What did the Talk songs sound like live? - 628
Yes Music Podcast
Produced by Joseph Cottrell, Jeffrey Crecelius and Ken Fuller This week, Mark and I take our cue from the recent announcement of the Talk deluxe box set to be released at the end of this month. It contains a live recording of a 1994 concert in Canandaigua, New York (interestingly seemingly misspelt on the adverts) that includes 5 songs from the recently released album. So we were wondering how the latest songs sounded in 1994 in a live setting. The best bootleg available up to now has been the TV broadcast from Santiago in Chile during the fairly short South American Tour of 1994. Mark...
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Yes Tour Time Machine - 627
Yes Music Podcast
Produced by Joseph Cottrell, Jeffrey Crecelius and Ken Fuller This week, Mark and I climbed aboard our state of the art time machine to visit the past of the world’s greatest progressive rock band. We each chose 3 Yes tours we would love to be able to visit and gave each other clues to guess which ones we were thinking of. You’ll get the idea I’m sure. Do play along yourself and see if you can guess the tours in question before Mark or I do - you probably will. Then, why not add your own to the show notes for this week - set a few clues and then see if anyone can guess in the...
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Yes Textures - 626
Yes Music Podcast
Produced by Joseph Cottrell, Jeffrey Crecelius and Ken Fuller Mark and I had a great time this week thinking about interesting or unusual Yes musical textures. We both came up with 3 examples that we thought were surprising or different so do have a look below to hear the clips we are referring to and add your own examples to the comments section. You may be surprised with some of our suggestions - that’s somewhat the idea, after all. What interesting textures can you think of in Yes music? Is it down to instrumentation, arrangement or a combination? Do Mark and I choose the same things...
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Our favourite Peter Banks-era songs - 625
Yes Music Podcast
This week Mark and I attempted to choose 3 Peter Banks era Yes songs each. As you’ll hear, we turned out to be thinking along similar lines but it was still a very enjoyable experience listening to the earliest days of the band and discussing what made Yes unique even at that stage. This topic was partly in response to a tweet or X post or whatever they are now called from Phil (Primarily_Prog) Who posted a photo of Time and a Word and said - Continuing tonight with perhaps the most undervalued album in the Yes discography. I seldom hear it mentioned, yet the interplay between Banks,...
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Yes tour with Deep Purple - 624
Yes Music Podcast
Produced by Joseph Cottrell, Jeffrey Crecelius and Ken Fuller It was lovely to welcome back onto the YMP our friend and patron, Geoff Bailie this week. Mark and I spoke to him about the recent news that Yes will be on tour with Deep Purple in the US and Canada this Summer. What do you think of that idea? Well, self-confessed Deep Purple fan Geoff shares some thoughts with us and we discuss pretty much every aspect of the forthcoming tour, as you would expect. Do leave your own thoughts on the show notes for this week. Why are Yes touring with Deep Purple? Is this a co-headlining tour...
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Yes Album Listening Guides – Tales From Topographic Oceans Part 8 – The unsung hero, Genaro Rippo - 623
Yes Music Podcast
Produced by Joseph Cottrell, Jeffrey Crecelius and Ken Fuller It seems like a long time since the last episode but it’s not. Anyway, it was delightful to speak to a warm and friendly unsung hero of Yes last week. As you will hear, despite being very keen to be involved, Mark wasn’t able to join in the conversation due to timing and technical issues but he will be back next week. Genaro actually contacted me quite some time ago and introduced himself. It’s taken ages to coordinate a time to speak but I’m sure you’ll agree that it was well worth the effort and I’m sure he will...
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Talk re-issue - the 'Lost' Yes album? - 622
Yes Music Podcast
Produced by Joseph Cottrell, Jeffrey Crecelius and Ken Fuller I'm publishing this episode on Good Friday so there's been no time for the usual news roundup. However, Mark and I did manage to talk about 'Talk' receiving the box set treatment. We discuss what's going to be included - and what doesn't seem to be included as well. It one of our favourite Yes albums so there's plenty to be excited about with this release.
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Anyone for tennis - and a pint? In conversation with Yes drummer, Jay Schellen - 621
Yes Music Podcast
Produced by Joseph Cottrell, Jeffrey Crecelius and Ken Fuller We were delighted to be able to speak to Jay Schellen this week about the upcoming Yes UK and Europe Tour and many other topics, particularly his relationship with the late, great Alan White. As you will hear, Jay's connections with Yes are numerous and he is a truly talented all-round musician, not 'just' a drummer. Stand by for surprising stories, tennis and visits to the pub... How did Jay find himself playing with so many Yes men? What did he learn from Alan White? What is it like playing with Downes, Howe,...
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Pre-Conversation with Yes drummer, Jay Schellen - 620
Yes Music Podcast
This week Mark and I were due to have a conversation with Jay Schellen about the forthcoming Yes tour of the UK and Europe. Unfortunately, this didn’t happen for reasons outside our control. We will be speaking to Jay on Monday instead so I’m afraid you’ll have to wait just a little bit longer for that. In the meantime in this very short episode, I thought I’d mention some of the interesting things I have found out about the (relatively) new Yes drummer. See how many of these facts you knew and how many are new to you - most of them were new to me.
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Chris Squire - bass lines we love - 619
Yes Music Podcast
Produced by Joseph Cottrell, Jeffrey Crecelius and Ken Fuller This week would have been Chris Squire’s 76th birthday. To celebrate his legacy, Mark and I chose 3 of our favourite Squire bass lines and also chatted about his signature sound and how he achieved it. Make sure you add your own selections to the comments on the show notes for this episode and let’s celebrate the legacy of the world’s greatest bassist together. What are your favourite Squire bass lines? How did Chris achieve his sound? Did he always take the same approach? Let us know if you agree...
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Mark and I had a great time this week thinking about interesting or unusual Yes musical textures. We both came up with 3 examples that we thought were surprising or different so do have a look below to hear the clips we are referring to and add your own examples to the comments section. You may be surprised with some of our suggestions - that’s somewhat the idea, after all.
- What interesting textures can you think of in Yes music?
- Is it down to instrumentation, arrangement or a combination?
- Do Mark and I choose the same things again?