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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Yes tracks through time revisited - 644
Yes Music Podcast
Tlaes from Topographic Locations Please join me as I broadcast live from various locations in London that are connected with Yes and/or Tales. I will be going live on Facebook at various points tomorrow afternoon - 28th September 2024. Join in via the Facebook Event: Produced by Wayne Hall, Joseph Cottrell, Jeffrey Crecelius and Ken Fuller This week, Mark and I enjoyed looking back in time via the lens of our Yes tracks through time feature but with a slightly different approach. We both chose 2 Yes song performances from the archives, separated by years, or decades and...
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True Review - Jon Anderson and the Band Geeks - 643
Yes Music Podcast
Produced by Wayne Hall, Joseph Cottrell, Jeffrey Crecelius and Ken Fuller It's time for Mark and me to expound our reactions to the new Jon Anderson and the Band Geeks album, True. I just listened to the music and deliberately stayed away from all other information about the writing etc. of the album but Mark found out a little more. I wonder if our views on the record will be the same as yours. Is this a Yes album? Why would it be? Is it any good? Let us know if you agree with us!
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Yes Album Listening Guides – Tales From Topographic Oceans Part 12 - The Steven Wilson Experts Assemble! - 642
Yes Music Podcast
Produced by Wayne Hall, Joseph Cottrell, Jeffrey Crecelius and Ken Fuller A couple of weeks ago, Mark and I assembled one of the most learned and erudite groups of experts the progressive world has ever seen to talk in incredible depth and detail about the Steven Wilson remixes of Tales from Topographic Oceans. We welcomed Prog Report stalwart Geoff Bailie along with Yes book authors Simon Barrow and Stephen Lambe to our special YMP round table after setting them the task of listening to one side each of Tales, with Mark taking side 4. I was exempt because I needed to act as referee and...
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Yes Album Listening Guides – Tales From Topographic Oceans Part 11 - Michael Tait's Tales - 641
Yes Music Podcast
Produced by Wayne Hall, Joseph Cottrell, Jeffrey Crecelius and Ken Fuller Mark and I had a great conversation with the legendary Michael Tait this week. Here is what the biography on his Mickey's Black Box website says: "Michael “Mickey” Tait landed in London from his native Australia in 1967. It was his third stop, after Hong Kong and Tehran, in what was meant to be a 3 month “Visit the Motherland” working vacation. His first job was bartending at the Speakeasy, a private club frequented by the who’s who of the music business. Rubbing shoulders with rock stars led to his second job:...
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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.