Master of Images - Barry Plummer's Yes Legacy - Part 1 - 1984 - 719
Yes Music Podcast
Produced by Joseph Cottrell, Wayne Hall, Ken Fuller and Jeffrey Crecelius This week, we start a new series of episodes in preparation for the forthcoming book Master of Images - Barry Plummer’s Yes Legacy. One of the most intriguing sets of photos shared with me by Barry shows some kind of an event in 1981 with Rick Wakeman, shortly after he left Yes. I’ve added a couple of the shots (heavily watermarked) into the show notes for this week’s episode but the whole set will be available in what is shaping up to be a very interesting book. Mark and I discuss the photos as well as the...
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In conversation with Paul K Joyce about his contributions to the new Yes album, Aurora - 718
Yes Music Podcast
Produced by Joseph Cottrell, Wayne Hall, Ken Fuller and Jeffrey Crecelius This week we spoke to Paul K Joyce who has contributed orchestrations to the new Yes album, Aurora. This is the third Yes album he has been involved with after helping the band create the wonderful aural landscapes of The Quest and Mirror to the Sky. He tells us about how the decisions came about, how many of the songs on Aurora feature orchestra and how the Czech National Symphony Orchestra went about recording the tracks, with him in the recording booth. As always, it was a fascinating conversation with someone who...
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New Yes single ‘Aurora’ plus Oliver Wakeman live in Worcester and the new version of From A Page - 717
Yes Music Podcast
Produced by Joseph Cottrell, Wayne Hall, Ken Fuller and Jeffrey Crecelius Kevin is back! He and Mark bang on at length about the recent Oliver Wakeman concert with his band at Worcester, the remastered and expanded From A Page album and the first single from the new Yes album, Aurora. My thanks to everyone who has wished me well, including Brian Breen, Chris Berry and Gary Betts and his wife and most importantly Mark, who has kept the wheels turning at YMP Towers brilliantly. There are also some thoughts from Daniel and Amanda about the new From A Page, especially the inclusion of the...
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Aurora News and my Top 5 Yes Live Albums - 716
Yes Music Podcast
Mark shares news about the forthcoming Yes album, Aurora, and runs down his own top 5 Yes live albums. Tune in and compare your own favourites!
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Must own Yes vinyl pressings, Yes news, and more!! - 715
Yes Music Podcast
Another stellar (how topical) episode from Mark in Kevin's absence! This week, he covers a wide variety of topics including the weather(!), his own latest Projekt Gemineye release, Jon Davison and the new Yes album and the main topic - the record pressings you must have if you count yourself as a fanatical Yes collector! Mark recorded this episode shortly before the news broke that the Yes Fragile Tour has had to be postponed due to Steve Howe requiring an operation. Get well soon, Steve!
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Top 5 Yes albums between 1980 and present day - 714
Yes Music Podcast
Produced by Joseph Cottrell, Wayne Hall, Ken Fuller and Jeffrey Crecelius Continuing his sterling work in Kevin's absense, Mark considers his picks for the Top 5 Yes albums since 1980. I wonder how his list will compare with yours. Let us know in the comments, as always. What post-1980 album comes out top for Mark? How does his top 5 compare with yours? Do any of his picks seem odd to you?
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Yes Symphonic Live Comparison - The original vs the new reissue - 713
Yes Music Podcast
Produced by Joseph Cottrell, Wayne Hall, Ken Fuller and Jeffrey Crecelius Mark considers the new version of Yes Symphonic Live, from the amazing combination of Anderson, White, Squire, Howe, Brislin and orchestra. Is the new version significantly different to the original? What are the added ingredients? Is it worth the purchase price?
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Yes albums and the memories they bring us - 712
Yes Music Podcast
Mark continues his solo episodes in Kevin's absence. This week, he thinks about his memories associated with three Yes albums. There's also time to reflect on the recent announcement of the deluxe and expanded version of the Oliver Wakeman-led Yes album, From a Page.
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My Top 5 70's albums by Rick Wakeman - 711
Yes Music Podcast
In his second solo episode, Mark talks about a very small section of his extensive Rick Wakeman collection.
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A Vinyl Collector compares and analyzes Time and a Word - 710
Yes Music Podcast
A Vinyl Collector compares and analyzes Time and a Word.
info_outlineProduced by Joseph Cottrell, Wayne Hall, Ken Fuller and Jeffrey Crecelius
This week, we had a great conversation with Glenn Williams, a rock writer based in Japan who I found via YMP Patron Paul Hailes. We picked Genn’s brains about the music scene in Japan today and over the decades to try and find out what makes the country ‘tick’ and why they seem to receive special treatment from record companies. I have several Yes records and CDs in Japanese import versions, as you probably do and they are always impressive.
We also discussed the conditions for live music in Japan and how different genres are viewed. Glenn shared some great insights.
- How have music listening trends changed in Japan over the decades?
- Why has it always been seen as a great place to record live albums?
- How popular is progressive rock nowadays?
Let us know what you think in the comments on the show notes for this week.