Now the season now the question - YMP Christmas Quiz - 654
Yes Music Podcast
Produced by Wayne Hall, Joseph Cottrell, Jeffrey Crecelius and Ken Fuller In the first ever YMP Christmas Quiz, Mark and Kevin present an episode directly from a Christmas Market ;-) See if you can answer all the 16 (not 20!) questions and send your answers to [email protected] before the next episode is released on Boxing Day (26th December 2024). Remember that you can extra credit, as explained in the episode. What will the questions be? Why is the quiz called that? Are Kevin and Mark really in a Christmas Market?
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Rick Wakeman - the sublime and the ridiculous - 653
Yes Music Podcast
Produced by Wayne Hall, Joseph Cottrell, Jeffrey Crecelius and Ken Fuller This week Mark and I consider the conflicting aspects of Rick Wakeman’s musical character. We have both chosen one piece of sublime and one piece of ridiculous Wakeman playing on a Yes record or on a live recording. What will we choose? Listen on to find out and then supply your own examples via the show notes at yesmusicpodcast.com What were Rick Wakeman's best contributions to Yes? What did he do that was more 'questionable'? How should he be rated? Let us know if you agree with us!
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6 reasons why 'Yes' is a great Yes album - 652
Yes Music Podcast
Produced by Wayne Hall, Joseph Cottrell, Jeffrey Crecelius and Ken Fuller This week we return to our (relatively) new series for 6 reasons why ‘Yes’ is a great Yes album. Mark and I came up with 3 reasons each so listen out and see if we’ve chosen one or more of your own. Then, why not add yours to the comments on the show notes for this week’s episode over at yesmusicpodcast.com? Is the first Yes album any good? What can we tell about the past and future of the band? Does the record stand up well today?
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Stephen Lambe on his book - Rock Classics - Yes 90125 - 651
Yes Music Podcast
Produced by Wayne Hall, Joseph Cottrell, Jeffrey Crecelius and Ken Fuller We spoke to and Yes author Stephen Lambe this week about his (relatively) recent book Rock Classics - Yes 90125. The book delves deeply into the story of the 1983 album that became Yes’ best selling record of all time and saw the rebirth of the band after the events following the Drama tour. It could all have been very different if Trevor Rabin, Chris Squire, Tony Kaye and Alan White had stuck with their original plans of creating a much more stadium rock orientated band called Cinema. Stephen Lambe helps us to...
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6 reasons why Anderson, Bruford, Wakeman, Howe is a great Yes album - 650
Yes Music Podcast
Produced by Wayne Hall, Joseph Cottrell, Jeffrey Crecelius and Ken Fuller This week, Mark and I considered what makes 1989’s Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe a great Yes album. You might now be shouting at your podcatcher, “It isn’t a Yes album,” and we address that question as part of our discussion. If you remain unconvinced - or if you are convinced - or you are undecided, please do add your comments to the show notes for this week on
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Anum Cara with Oliver Wakeman - 649
Yes Music Podcast
Produced by Wayne Hall, Joseph Cottrell, Jeffrey Crecelius and Ken Fuller It was a pleasure once again to welcome Oliver Wakeman onto the YMP. He came along to talk about his new album, Anum Cara, and, as you might expect, I couldn’t help throwing a couple of Yes related questions in as well. Listen carefully towards the end of the conversation and you’ll hear about an abandoned Yes project that Oliver would have been involved in. Head over to the show notes for this episode to see the videos Oliver has created to accompany the album and why not order yourself a copy of the CD rather...
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6 reasons why Fly From Here is a great Yes album- 648
Yes Music Podcast
Produced by Wayne Hall, Joseph Cottrell, Jeffrey Crecelius and Ken Fuller This week, Mark and I chatted about an album we haven’t mentioned in quite some time - Fly From Here. We’ve been considering what makes it a great Yes Album. Always one to push the envelope, Mark also makes some other comments, as you’ll hear later. This is a conversation you may well want to add to so don’t forget to add your comments and ideas to the show notes below. Is Fly From Here a great Yes album? Does it 'feel' like a Yes album? What could possibly make it better? Let us know if...
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Happy 80th Birthday Jon Anderson! - 647
Yes Music Podcast
Produced by Wayne Hall, Joseph Cottrell, Jeffrey Crecelius and Ken Fuller Last week was the 80th birthday of the legendary Yes co-founder Jon Anderson. To mark this important milestone, Mark and I chose just 3 of our favourite Anderson moments - solo (or collaborations), with Yes on record and with Yes live. Clearly, we both had to do a lot of thinking and leave out countless items we could have included. However, we did come up with 6 interesting and iconic items to celebrate Jon's birthday. It's remarkable that he is still so active and has created such an amazing collection of...
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Yeskit part 2 - 646
Yes Music Podcast
Produced by Wayne Hall, Joseph Cottrell, Jeffrey Crecelius and Ken Fuller I’m delighted to say that we are back at the helm of the good ship YMP this week. First of all I’d like to say thank you to everyone who has sent their best wishes to me. It is very much appreciated. This week, Mark and I have been thinking about all the different Yeskit that has fascinated us over the years. We have chosen 2 items each to talk about - it could be scenery, musical equipment or anything else you could describe as kit. Listen out for our choices and add your own to the show notes for this...
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Tales from Topographic Locations - 645
Yes Music Podcast
Produced by Wayne Hall, Joseph Cottrell, Jeffrey Crecelius and Ken Fuller This week Mark and I listened to the edited audio of the main ‘location reports’ I made last Saturday during my trip to London to tell some Tales from Topographic Locations. I had a great time discovering what those important places look like today and their surrounding areas. Please tell us your experiences of The Rainbow Theatre by leaving a comments section on this week's show notes. Is Morgan Studios still in operation? Where did the band rehearse Tales? Where did Yes play 5 consecutive nights on the...
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Before we start, I’d like to thank everyone who has taken part in the Presale for my new book, the Tales from Topographic Oceans Listening Guide. It’s gone really well and I can now afford to commission book covers, pay for production costs and licences for essential photographs and so on. The Presale is still open to those who have signed up to the e-newsletter over at tormatobook.com and to all YMP Patrons. If you are yet to sign up for the e-newsletter, you’ll receive a message telling you how to access the presale as soon as you subscribe.
Remember that the presale is the only way to purchase signed copies of the forthcoming book and you’ll also receive an exclusive mini-pack of book-based memorabilia. What could be better? So make sure you don’t miss the opportunity to be the proud owner of those fine extras. Finally, almost all the Executive Producer slots have been snapped up. At time of recording this episode there are just 7 remaining so if you’d like to see your name printed towards the front of the Tales book as an official Executive Producer, you’d better get in quickly.
This week, Mark and I were going to talk about our favourite pieces of Yes-related equipment but unfortunately Mark was unavailable in the end due to an emergency situation with his dog, Shadow. So, instead, here is a chapter of the audiobook version of my book, Yes - The Tormato Story that deals with one of the pieces of Yes kit I probably would have mentioned anyway - Rick Wakeman’s Birotron. Incidentally, the audiobook is still available from Audible, Spotify and other fine purveyors of that digital format. As one kind review said about my first foray into authorship which, incidentally, he believes is, “presented as a teenage fan essay”, the audio version is delivered with what he calls a, “clipped late night Radio 2 circa 1990 style”. Hopefully that won’t put you off too much.