Awaken - Jon Anderson with Todmobile live in Iceland 

This DVD is available to purchase at: www.farmersmarket.is/collections/music-books/products/todmobile-ulfur THE DVD WILL NOT PLAY ON AN AMERICAN DVD PLAYER UNLESS IT IS AN ALL REGION DVD PLAYER. It will play on your PC though and the video and sound quality is great!

I guess I watch and listen to this 2-3 times a year and check out the comments. Always proud to have been a part of it :-) Greetings, Todmobile's bass player

That guitarist is a renaissance man indeed. Conducting the orchestra in between flawlessly pulling off insanely difficult Steve Howe riffs.

Jon Anderson has made the world a better place!

Very best rendition of Awaken, the live choir & orchestra second to none and Jon still has it after 50+ years.

This song (and everything else Yes created between 1972 and 1977) shaped me in my teens... now in my 60s, sitting here, goosebumps, tears in my eyes... we are blessed witnesses of the otherworldly meaning and force of music... this is not just playing notes... its about opening windows in the everyday walls of our physical existence imparting moments of bliss... thank you

This song by YES 'Awaken' when I hear it, always makes my soul glow. Love you Jon Anderson.

This is _thee most_ beautiful Yes composition ever CREATED IN MY OPINION!

Not just a musical performance...a truly spiritual experience that Jon Anderson brings with his insightful compositions.

is it just me, or is Jon Anderson reaching new heights here? his vocals are 100% on spot, absolutely flawless, to perfection, just like the whole show. really good stuff.

Oh Lord, thank you for giving us Jon Anderson.

What a performance! Astonishing! Awesome! Staggering! Flawless!

Jon Anderson is an absolutely genius! Hands up to this masterpiece!

What an outstanding performance......goosebumps!

😀😥😀 This song always gets my emotions fluttering. My all time favorite.

I was a diehard Yes purist for many years. All these incarnations and offshoots disgusted me because they weren’t the real Yes. But then I started watching these videos, and I realized that because the Yes that I loved would never be again, I had to let go of my prejudices. As a listener I have been very unfair. This is a FANTASTIC version of a very difficult live song. Jon was the soundtrack to my life, but only in the way I wanted him to be. Now I’m free to enjoy all the wonderful interpretations by other bands, ensembles, and orchestras.

I've been a fan since 1978 and this is probably the best performance of this song I've ever seen

This is BY FAR, the BEST version of Awaken I have ever heard. It is stunning, beautiful, and impeccably performed.

The audience was very lucky to be witness of this wonderful and pure masterpiece !!!

I’m on a train from Bern to Fribourg in Switzerland and heard/saw this for the first time. Chills down my spine. Tears in my eyes. The chorus behind Jon and the band is breathtaking. Thank you all for this little slice of heaven on earth.

No words, just tears... of joy. Remarkable

Best version of Awaken...EVER!!! Jon even at 70 still has his fastball!! This is way that song SHOULD be done...majestic!!!

One of the best voices in rock music ever! And a perfect performance of this great song.

When I listen to this, I believe there is a God...

If, when you die, you find yourself in an afterlife where you don't get to hear Jon Anderson sing anymore, you're not in Heaven.

oh my , tears , never thought that the Yes version could be bettered but here it is

This gave me goosebumps, totally amazing.

THIS is what Jon Anderson and Yes deserve. Amazing performance in every way. WOW!

Tears then... Tears now... The finest piece of music ever written.

Nearly 50 years since this masterpiece came out, and to this day I can’t not tear up when I hear it.

Absolutely terrific! Transcendent.

Incredible. The song as it was always meant to be.

The Todmobile people should sell this to the PBS stations. They would buy it in a heartbeat. This would be perfect for public broadcasting. And it would get this video more exposure. People need to experience this.

Honestly this makes this grown man cry! Jon is the most amazing singer and sounds ethereal as ever. There is something so spiritually moving about Yes music and this song. This is a great version!

In my opinion, Yes is the best band ever. Awaken is the best song of Yes and this is the best version of Awaken you've ever heard. So I just heard the best music that I hear in my life. Thank you for this, wonderful

If I was that guitarist, I'd have said happily "it's all downhill from here". What a moment to be a part of. This never fails to give me chills.

In my humble opinion this is the greatest production of any Yes song ever with the master himself on vocals. Jon, you Are Yes!

STUNNING! If you are a fan of this music and know the details from the Yes recording, this will BLOW YOU AWAY. Chills, tears, whatever emotional impact gets you, this performance will DO it. Jon Anderson is an ageless, joyful wonder. The scoring of the piece with orchestral instruments and choir is masterful. The guitar playing was fantastic, but the vocals are what sent it over the top for me. Jon Anderson perfection + incredibly scored and performed backing vocals and atmospherics. You will NEVER hear this piece of music performed this well live again. BRILLIANT!

I've listened to Awaken at least 2,000 times. This really is as good as it gets. Jon's voice is amazing. And I swear that guitarist is channeling Steve Howe.

I could close my eyes and swear that was Steve Howe playing. I like how the guitar player is smiling as he's nailing Steve's fast runs. This is a great version of one of YES's masterpieces.

Anyone who understands the concept of music as worship gets where Jon is. It’s not a performance, it’s a gift. Not going into midrash or religious brands or labels but John is gifting his gift to the giver of the gift. Those of us who get to relish that get to see a tiny glimpse of heaven. Eternity is going to be so cool, don’t miss it friends.

Listened to this many many times. It is a timeless masterpiece among the greatest songs ever written. Can not get enough of Jon Anderson. Cried a little at the end.

I would like to simply add that not only is this a fabulous rendition of a wonderful song, but I would love to compliment the singers and the orchestra (tho I doubt they'll ever see this comment) - they've added so much to the performance and I appreciate every one of them!

As a lifelong Yes fan. (U.S. radio friendly period exempt!). This is without doubt the most beautiful,powerful version of this song ever! Even the band themselves never replicated it with so much power and beauty.

Every time I listen to this song, I'm reminded of how big our universe is. How infinite. And how little we truly know of the finite, much less that infinite. This son never fails to inspire me and bring out such raw and humble emotion. I saw yes perform this song "in the round" many ears ago, and you could feel the emotions run through the audience, both old and young alike. From start to finish, this song inspires, and it rarely fails to bring tears to my eyes. Thank you, Yes.

Like the time I ran away and turned around you were standing close to me. ......MAJOR. GOOSEBUMPS

Simply a masterpiece of progressive rock, and this presentation is epic.

I genuinely can't watch this without tearing up. Beautiful beyond words.

That bass tone is a monster, sounds so good!

One of the BEST performance of "Awaken" I have EVER heard!

Is it me, or does Jon Anderson just get better with age?

This the very best version of Awaken I have ever heard...or ever will probably.....it simply cannot...and will never be bettered - it is absolutely sublime and perfect....but it is Jon's vocals and presence that makes this so very special......

So magical and so epical! The music of Yes made me a better man. Personality and the voice of Jon every time brings to me positivism and energy for life!

You can see the joy on Jon's face as this starts...he knows this is how it was always meant to sound live ...WOW!!

Best performance i heard. In my opinion, best ever version of awaken. I'm in heaven !! Thanks Todmobile ! Thanks Jon ! Thanks Iceland !!!

I saw Yes play this when I was 17 years old when the album came out in 1977. It was the third time that I saw Yes. But this version of Awaken is simply the best version I have ever seen or heard. I'm so happy that this was videotaped. It is so powerful.

Todmobile looks as he was waiting to play this for his whole life

This is probably the best version of Awaken I've ever heard. Yes is my all-time favourite band and it's great to see Jon Anderson back on top form.

How great would it be to see Jon Anderson & Todmobile do a world tour re working all Jon's Yes songs? After all, they're his tunes and the current Yes line up are just a tribute act now trading on his legacy. Great to see he's still out there though. And still sounding as brilliant as ever.

Listened to this with lousy quality headphones. And still moved to tears. What magic it must have been, being in the audience.

After seeing yes 10 or 11 times live and awaken about as many times ... which was awesome as they have been in my life ... I think they as composers have to see this at least to me the pinnacle of the version ... I think they heard all along in their heads .... a grandiose performance a perfect mix all the textures between the band orchestra and choir was Beautiful this is just my opinion .... I’ve been along and with them since 1971 and never looked back They along with ELP, PinkFloyd , Tull , King Crimson , And all in that period took the risks of new frontiers in music ... And I’m blessed to be from that era of growth .... Thank you 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻💯🎸

They nailed that one. What a performance.

WOW! Simply amazing! This is an evidence that heaven exists! Tears in my eye and shivers down my spine all the way through the song. Jon is YES - it is soooo evident, even when he is not supported with the rest of the band. If only Chris was there too, and a dot on the end (country guitar lick) so I could say it is perfect. Andrej

No Yes needed here to appreciate Jon's marvellous voice

Takes my breath away! And how could Jon Anderson keep the purity and quality of his voice,....just unbelievable!Amazing cooperation and perfect harmony of all , the choir, the orchestra and the band.Goosebumps!

It is such a joy to see (and hear) Jon Anderson in great form, and what a fantastic band. Probably the best live rendition of "Awaken", ever.

the best live performance I've ever heard

There is not a better version of Awaken...WOW! Nailed it!

what an honor it was to see yes growing up in the 70s...Jon Andersons voice is magical.

Blimey! What a wonderful performance... How remarkable that Jon, though he was betrayed and abandoned by his life-long partners in Yes (whilst he lay in hospital at death's door, no less), has nevertheless been able to both maintain his personal and artistic integrity, and regain his health and his voice; all of which reaffirms the indisputable fact that Jon is, always has been, and forever will remain the guiding soul, spirit, and one-and-only true visionary of the concept and music of Yes.

After all these years, this piece still leaves me spell bound ( bought the original album in 1977) This performance is outstanding!

I am hearing this song for the first time. It makes me cry -from deep inside. Aristotle observed, that it is in man to search for beauty. We know it in the moment of ineffable experience. A ‘joy by surprise’…a moment of spontaneous awakening.

it must be fenomenal and feel incredible right, to hear from such an orchestra and musicians,a music made by you so long ago,and after all this time its still a blast.

This is absolutely outstanding. Probably the best live rendition of this masterpiece. Awaken is by far my all time favorite song from Yes. To be perfectly honest, this solid performance really brought tears to my eyes. On the other hand, it really misses the wonderfully light hearted guitar phrase that usually closes the song. A huge thank you to Jon and the others for this!

With no doubt for me, this is the BEST version of Awaken never made (including YES versions). Incredibly performed...the face of Jon Anderson says everything. Fantastic Anderson, Fantastic the band and orchestra. In my opinion, the long problems and painful departure from Yes bring us Anderson at his best and a real reborn for prog music.

This is beyond beautiful ❤. I don't even have words, just goosebumps!!! Jon, you are incredible!

best version of Awaken, absolutely!

Why do I find this performance so fantastically moving? There I was, back in 1978, in my room in the attic, a 14 year old boy discovering the beauty of YES music, like I was the only one in the world at that age; while my peers revelled in disco, ABBA, KISS, maybe ELO. A friend of mine - he RIP - presented me with a cassette recording of this album. YES opened up a world of music for me. A world of colours, thoughts, feelings; a trust in intuition, in emotion, in the wordless magic of sound. No 'message', no 'fashion', just creativity, originality, dare. It stayed with me ever since, and helped shape my many other musical adventures and discoveries. It gave me musical 'guts'. Every now & then I get into a 'YES mood' and play a few of their albums upside down, with a smile from ear to ear. I am not a 'spiritual' guy. I am a sceptic, a 100% agnostic, and quite happy with it. Yet I am highly committed to making music with other people, contacting with my fellow humans on that inexplicable level of creativity and happiness. Music is a fabulous means to express and share our humanity, both our thoughts and our feelings, both what we do and what we don't understand. Witnessing this RU-vid performance I note that today, 2015, so many other people of all kinds of ages, in the band, the orchestra, the choir have come to enjoy that 'strange' YES music, get excited, feel the beauty of it, become a part of it, totally commited in giving it their best shot - and a great shot at that. Of course the original recording is in my veins; but today, I find this recording to be even more exciting. The 1978 attic boy witnessing a stageful of shared musical excitement. Look at how many people this 'Awaken' song connects; the many players, the many vocalists. All using their skill to give expression to whatever the song is to each of them. The guitar player totally making the song his own, as if there never was a Steve before him. He almost makes me cry for all his joy. As per Jon, no voice in this world will ever match his; or will ever enrich my life as his voice did. I am so happy to see him having returned to the stage, find musical companions, and share his musicianship. To me, Jon is the proud keeper of the YES flame. LOVE to all who enjoy this performance!

A++ rendition of this tune, perhaps the greatest progressive rock composition of all time. I've watched this twice and the tears came both times. Wow!

This might just be the best version ever!

I'd just like to add my "Bravo" to Jon Anderson, along with Todmobile, the Orchestra and Choir. This was by far the best live performance of Awaken. I thoroughly enjoyed this track on Yes' Going For The One album in '77 when it came out , and, for my part, enjoyed Yes "In The Round" in the Springfield (MA) Civic Center, both in '78 and '79. But this performance here is very true to the album and well appreciated. Again, "Bravo!"

Awaken has always been my passion, my very favourite song of my very favourite band, YES. A loyal and completely infatuated fan since 1972. BUT THIS .... Oh my God!! Vibrant, Sharp, Emotional and truly the best rendition of Awaken I have ever seen and heard! ......Perhaps! ...... YES in concert playing Awaken at New Bingley Hall, Staffordshire, England 1977, on the Going For The One Tour, by the classic line up A,S,H,W & W, has gotta take some beating, ......I think it just did!!.......... It literally did bring a tear to my eye!! ............. Thank you so much for sharing.

Essa música deveria ser o hino oficial da O N U. Ninguém pensaria em "guerras " após ouvi-la. Calmaria e entendimento total no recinto.

The mans voice will live on forever, I saw Yes in 79 TORMOTO TOUR and Anderson , Bruford, Wakeman & Howe tour, it’s just truly Heavenly

Jon Sang this version about a year after he'd had nasal polyps removed he sounds better than ever and I believe this to be the best live performance of Awaken.

Truly mesmerizing. I never want this to end...

What an amazing rendition. Jon sounds awesome.

Ever since the first time I listened to the original studio recording of "Awaken" from Yes' 1977 Going For The One album, I have believed it to be the most majestic piece of music ever composed. Truly a song for all the ages both past and future!

Just watched this again and how BLOODY AMAZING IS THIS!!!!!????? What musical mastery!

WOW,, a better version of Awaken, I have yet to hear. Absolutely fantastic, amazing tribute to the genius of Jon Anderson Steve Howe, Chris Squire and Rick Wakeman.

i think that this is how, indirectly, "awaken" was always meant to be played, on a grand scale......i truly like this better!

Thankfully I was introduced to this music by a friend. I,m 71 !!!! Where have I been ??

iNCREDIBLE....and people would happily go on a cruise to hear a sound alike. ONLY ONE VOICE OF YES.

It just moves me to tears every time I see it!!! So brilliant!!! It is a true homage to the original (Going For The One)!!

I have listened to Yes for over 40 years and there are no bad Yes songs so Jon Anderson with Todmobile just blew me away BRAVO BRAVO i love this song and were lucky enough to see Yes when released the song Awaken in NYC but this is amazing.

The best version of this amazing song I have seen. And I saw Yes many times.

To me this is THE MOST GREAT MASTERPIECE of symphonic prog rock ever made. Nothing to compare. Absolutely wonderful. With any musical arrangement that is made. Jon Anderson genius!!!

This is now my number favourite version of Awaken!!!

this version proves what ive known since i was 12yrs old in 1977. awaken is the best composition and piece of music ever..period case closed p.s jon is the 8th wonder of the world

What a amazing tenor voice Jon Anderson has! Beautiful!