Yes Music Podcast
Two fans' exploration of the world's greatest progressive rock band.
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You're playing my song! - 662
02/21/2025
You're playing my song! - 662
Produced by Wayne Hall, Joseph Cottrell, Jeffrey Crecelius and Ken Fuller This week Mark and I consider 6 songs that were performed live really well by lineups of Yes that didn’t record them. With the revolving door policy of the band over the decades, there was a lot to choose from so see if we came up with anything you would have chosen yourself. Of course, as usual, we’d love to hear from you some of your own suggestions, so please do add those to the show notes for this week over at yesmusicpodcast.com What have we chosen? How do songs from different lineups sound live? Who plays it better? Let us know if you agree with us!
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David Watkinson, Roger Dean and Trading Boundaries - 661
02/14/2025
David Watkinson, Roger Dean and Trading Boundaries - 661
Produced by Wayne Hall, Joseph Cottrell, Jeffrey Crecelius and Ken Fuller This week I’m feeding back on my trip to Trading Boundaries to see what Dave Watkinson has put on display alongside the permanent Roger Dean exhibition there. I made a video of Dave showing me around and we both enthuse about all the amazing items. I then had a chance to chat with Mark about what he noticed on the video - of course it’s embedded into the show notes over at YesMusicPodcast.com What was on display? Where and what is Trading Boundaries? What has Paul Graf sent to Kevin? Let us know if you agree with us!
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Yes men covers - 660
02/07/2025
Yes men covers - 660
Produced by Wayne Hall, Joseph Cottrell, Jeffrey Crecelius and Ken Fuller After an important update on last week's episode, Mark and I choose 3 interesting cover versions each. They all feature Yes men past or present. If you'd like to listen to the songs before listening to us banging on about them, they are all embedded below with the original versions as well. Which covers did we choose? Who is represented from Yes? How do they stand up against the originals? Let us know if you agree with us!
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Yes stole The Gates of Delirium - 659
01/31/2025
Yes stole The Gates of Delirium - 659
Produced by Wayne Hall, Joseph Cottrell, Jeffrey Crecelius and Ken Fuller I received an interesting email from a listener this week. She asked if anyone was aware of the connections between a song by the Italian prog group PFM and Yes’ Gates of Delirium. I’ll explain more when I go through the email with Mark a little later on. Many thanks to the Patrons who gave their feedback on the topic and before you listen to Mark and my take, you may want to listen to the music involved. I’ve embedded the PFM and the Yes songs in the show notes so head on over to yesmusicpodcast.com and see what you think - then please do add your thoughts to the comments section on the show notes for this week. Did Yes copy the PFM song in Gates? Who are PFM anyway? Are there any connections between the bands? Let us know if you agree with us!
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Trident Studios Tales with Jon Pickles - 658
01/24/2025
Trident Studios Tales with Jon Pickles - 658
Produced by Wayne Hall, Joseph Cottrell, Jeffrey Crecelius and Ken Fuller Mark was back this week and we welcomed YMP listener and Patron Jon Pickles onto the show to talk about the time he was a 'tea boy' at Trident Studios in London. You'll need to listen to the interview to hear all about it but Trident was the world-renowned studio where, amongst unnumbered highlights of rock music, Yes recorded overdubs for their first album, Queen recorded their first two albums and The Beatles recorded Let It Be and other seminal songs. Listen out for stories about Rick Wakeman, Bill Bruford, Trevor Horn and many more! What did Jon have to do as a 'tea boy'? Who did he meet and work with? What was it like being in Soho in those days?
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Will 2025 be a great year for Yes? - with Henry Potts - 657
01/17/2025
Will 2025 be a great year for Yes? - with Henry Potts - 657
Produced by Wayne Hall, Joseph Cottrell, Jeffrey Crecelius and Ken Fuller Unfortunately, Mark was unwell this week so we wish him a speedy recovery. I'm sure he will be back with us next week. I did manage to speak to the Yes expert Henry Potts, however, about . Called 'What does 2025 hold for Yes fans?' it contains, in Henry's usual style, a huge amount of detail about all sorts of live and recorded Yes and Yes-related activity that may or may not see the light of day in 2025. As I say later on, if only half of what we talk about actually appears, it will indeed be a great year for Yes and associated artists. Many thanks to Henry who was as cheerful and generous as always, despite only having 24hrs notice of the recording. Henry's site is a veritable cornucopia of Yes and Yes-related information and is one of the longest-lived sources of Yes information on the internet, having been active since 2018! What is Yes likely to do in 2025? What has already been announced? What are past Yes members up to this year?
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6 reasons why Drama is a great Yes album - 656
01/10/2025
6 reasons why Drama is a great Yes album - 656
Produced by Wayne Hall, Joseph Cottrell, Jeffrey Crecelius and Ken Fuller It’s 2025 and Mark and I are back for another year of the Yes Music Podcast. According to an online tool, it’s 13 years 3 months 2 weeks and 6 days since I published episode 1. Wow. This episode focuses on Drama from 1980 - released 44 years 4 months 2 weeks and 5 days ago. Despite the shock of the dramatic lineup changes (Buggles Horn and Downes replacing Anderson and Wakeman) and the resulting initial dismissal of the album by some fans, the record is now amongst the most popular of all Yes albums. So why is Drama now regarded as a great Yes album? Mark and I have come up with our 6 reasons as you will hear in a few minutes. See if you agree and let us know in the comments for this episode. Why can we even call this a Yes album? What was the impact of The Buggles? Does it look like a Yes album?
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Now the season now the question – YMP Christmas Quiz – the answers! 655
12/26/2024
Now the season now the question – YMP Christmas Quiz – the answers! 655
Produced by Wayne Hall, Joseph Cottrell, Jeffrey Crecelius and Ken Fuller It's Boxing Day 2024 and Mark and Kevin are still in a festive mood. This time, they announce the answers to the first ever YMP Christmas Quiz. They are still in that Christmas Market with the pesky tin cans being thrown about for some reason.😉 See if your answers were correct and join in all the fun... What are the answers to the quiz questions? Why was the quiz called that? Are Kevin and Mark really in a Christmas Market? See if you can work it out this time.
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Now the season now the question - YMP Christmas Quiz - 654
12/20/2024
Now the season now the question - YMP Christmas Quiz - 654
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
12/13/2024
Rick Wakeman - the sublime and the ridiculous - 653
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
12/06/2024
6 reasons why 'Yes' is a great Yes album - 652
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
11/29/2024
Stephen Lambe on his book - Rock Classics - Yes 90125 - 651
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 discover the unsung hero of the album’s creation and the man who was responsible for bringing Jon Anderson back into the fold. Listen out for that later on in the episode and get hold of a copy of Stephen’s or your favourite retailer. Who is the unsung hero of 90125? Did the members of Cinema want it to morph into Yes? What are the keys to the longevity of the album? Let us know if you agree with us!
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6 reasons why Anderson, Bruford, Wakeman, Howe is a great Yes album - 650
11/22/2024
6 reasons why Anderson, Bruford, Wakeman, Howe is a great Yes album - 650
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
11/15/2024
Anum Cara with Oliver Wakeman - 649
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 than streaming the album. Is this a folk album? Who else is playing? Is that really Oliver on guitar? Let us know if you agree with us!
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6 reasons why Fly From Here is a great Yes album- 648
11/08/2024
6 reasons why Fly From Here is a great Yes album- 648
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 you agree with us!
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Happy 80th Birthday Jon Anderson! - 647
11/01/2024
Happy 80th Birthday Jon Anderson! - 647
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 musical wonders over more than 6 decades. What makes Jon Anderson a special musician? What collaborations or solo albums are our favourites? What are our choices of the best Jon live moments? Let us know if you agree with us!
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Yeskit part 2 - 646
10/25/2024
Yeskit part 2 - 646
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 episode. What Yeskit did we choose? What was analogue kit like? Who was Mister Bassman? Let us know if you agree with us!
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Tales from Topographic Locations - 645
10/04/2024
Tales from Topographic Locations - 645
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 Tales Tour in the UK? Let us know if you agree with us!
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Yes tracks through time revisited - 644
09/27/2024
Yes tracks through time revisited - 644
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 talked about the differences and similarities in approach, personnel and overall effect. Can you guess what songs we went for and what performances? Have your say on the show notes for this week and see if you agree with us on our choices. Are there any differences in arrangement between older and newer performances of the same song? How much difference does changes in personnel make? Are the newer versions always slower? Let us know if you agree with us!
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True Review - Jon Anderson and the Band Geeks - 643
09/20/2024
True Review - Jon Anderson and the Band Geeks - 643
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
09/13/2024
Yes Album Listening Guides – Tales From Topographic Oceans Part 12 - The Steven Wilson Experts Assemble! - 642
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 moderator - or at least that’s my excuse. If you’re a fan of YMP deep dives, you’re in for a treat. If you’re not a fan of that kind of thing feel free to take this week off - not really, it’s all fascinating stuff. Is remixing Yes albums ever a good idea? What has Steven Wilson done to Tales? Has he improved it? Let us know if you agree with us!
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Yes Album Listening Guides – Tales From Topographic Oceans Part 11 - Michael Tait's Tales - 641
08/30/2024
Yes Album Listening Guides – Tales From Topographic Oceans Part 11 - Michael Tait's Tales - 641
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: Road Manager for the newly formed progressive rock band YES. During his 12 years on the road with YES he advanced the art of stage production and was a driving force in the new field of tour lighting. He is credited with building the first pedalboard for guitar, the double Mellotron, the flat mirror ball, the 400-watt Leslie speaker box, and one of the first pin matrix lighting consoles. Next came self-contained lighting units consisting of genie lifts in large road cases with integral 4 cell par 64 lamps. These became known as “Tait Towers,” hence the name of his soon-to-be lighting rental company. Perhaps one of his most important innovations was the portable rotating stage used by Yes in the 1970’s. Inspiration struck Tait while delivering a can of 35mm film to Morgan studios, where YES were recording. The concept, initially met with skepticism, was soon embraced as it gave everyone in the house a better view of the band and also increased the ticket gross dramatically." Despite recovering from COVID, Michael was generous and open about his recollections of working with Yes, particularly around the time of Tales from Topographic Oceans. Was the Tales Tour a turning point for the Yes live production? How did Michael get from Yes roadie/van driver to establishing the most successful live production company in the world? What about Jon's bathroom at Morgan Studios? Let us know if you agree with us!
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Replay - Technological Musical Magician, Derek Dearden - 640
08/23/2024
Replay - Technological Musical Magician, Derek Dearden - 640
Produced by Wayne Hall, Joseph Cottrell, Jeffrey Crecelius and Ken Fuller Unfortunately, this is another week in which Mark and I have been unable to record a new episode. Don't worry though, next week we are interviewing someone who created a huge amount of Yeskit when he worked with the band in the 1970s. We are also taking part in an epic session all about the Steven Wilson remixes of Tales from Topographic Oceans with several of your favourite YMP guests. Those two episodes will (hopefully) be coming up in the next two weeks so look out for those. This week, on the theme of Yeskit, I'm going to replay the interview we did with the delightful Derek Dearden. Here's how I introduced the interview in June 2023: "Unless you have already read my book, Yes The Tormato Story, you may not recognise the name Derek Dearden. However, you have certainly heard the results of his amazing technical wizardry. This is another deep dive episode but it also contains much of interest to any Yes fan. Derek was a delight to speak to when Mark and I interviewed him a few months ago and I’ve been keeping this fascinating interview under wraps so that early readers of the book had a few surprises to discover. If you don’t like spoilers, then consider coming back to this episode at a later date. I won’t be offended. Quite a bit of this conversation was used in the chapter entitled The Other Drums in my book but even if you have read that, I’m sure you’ll love hearing Derek explaining how it all came about in his own words. To whet your appetite, Derek was employed at Advision as a technician and then went on to found a company very closely associated with Alan White." What did Derek Dearden create for Alan White? How did it all come about? What else did Derek invent? Let us know if you agree with us!
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Yeskit part 1 - 639
08/16/2024
Yeskit part 1 - 639
Produced by Wayne Hall, Joseph Cottrell, Jeffrey Crecelius and Ken Fuller 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.
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Previously unreleased - 638
08/09/2024
Previously unreleased - 638
Produced by Wayne Hall, Joseph Cottrell, Jeffrey Crecelius and Ken Fuller This week, Mark and I took a listen to some of the existing Yes songs and versions that have already been added to official reissued albums and collections and classed as ‘previously unreleased’. We have chosen some of our favourites and discuss what we like about them. This activity was partly prompted by Yes aficionado Jon Dee who, in his own words on Facebook says the following: “I’m currently listening to YES playing ‘Eleanor Rigby’… IN THE STUDIO!! There are 3 takes and it sounds like they’re doing a studio run through. Sounds like a single microphone was used to record it as a demo - but it’s very good quality. Getting this on top of the multi-tracks for some ‘Time and a Word’ songs has made this a great week! I have let the record label and management know about this as the first two albums will be getting rereleased at some point. How many of you would like to hear ‘Eleanor Rigby’ by YES - plus an orchestra free version of ‘No Opportunity’, ‘Sweet Dreams’ and ‘Clear Days’?? ‘No Opportunity’ will blow people away when they hear a no orchestra version with Kaye, Squire and Banks far more to the fore. It seriously rocks. In addition to his full electric guitar track, there is also a Spanish guitar track from Banks on the multi-track for ‘No Opportunity’. Peter plays some very cool acoustic guitar on that track.” It’s another set of very exciting discoveries for us Yes fans so keep your ears peeled for more news of that, hopefully soon. What could we hear in the future? What are our favourite previously unreleased songs? Could any of them have been on official albums? Let us know if you agree with us!
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BBC Sounding Out - Yes in 1971 - 637
08/02/2024
BBC Sounding Out - Yes in 1971 - 637
Produced by Wayne Hall, Joseph Cottrell, Jeffrey Crecelius and Ken Fuller Mark and I had a lot of fun talking about a remarkable video suggested by Rachel Hadaway this week. From a BBC programme called Sounding Out, it features live show footage and interviews with the band from 1971, shortly after Rick Wakeman joined. It’s full of period charm, as they say, and thankfully available on YouTube now. You might want to watch it before listening to Mark and me banging on about it - or you might not. If you do, there’s a video embedded in the show notes. How does the band sound? What is the venue like? What did each band member say in their interview? Let us know if you agree with us!
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Steve Howe on his new solo album, Guitarscape - 636
07/26/2024
Steve Howe on his new solo album, Guitarscape - 636
Produced by Wayne Hall, Joseph Cottrell, Jeffrey Crecelius and Ken Fuller As always, it was a delight to welcome Yes guitarist Steve Howe back onto the show to talk about his new solo album, Guitarscape. It was a fun discussion during which Mark and I enjoyed asking some searching questions about the new record. Of course, we also slipped in a few questions about Yes and Tales from Topographic Oceans! Guitarscape is a little different to other Steve Howe solo albums and I’m sure you will enjoy it when it is released in September. What' did Igor bring to the Yes keyboard role's different about this Steve Howe solo album? How was it put together? Who else worked on it?
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Happy Birthday Igor Khoroshev - 635
07/19/2024
Happy Birthday Igor Khoroshev - 635
Produced by Wayne Hall, Joseph Cottrell, Jeffrey Crecelius and Ken Fuller This week Mark and I wish Igor Khoroshev a slightly belated Happy Birthday by talking about some of his greatest moments for Yes. We have chosen our favourite 3 examples of the great keyboardist’s work with the band so keep listening and see if you agree. I’ve embedded YouTube videos of each song we discuss in the show notes for this episode, just in case you don’t have copies of Open Your Eyes, The Ladder and Live from the House of Blues. What did Igor bring to the Yes keyboard role? Did he have all the skills he needed? What are his highlights?
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Union Live - our favourite facets - 634
07/12/2024
Union Live - our favourite facets - 634
Produced by Wayne Hall, Joseph Cottrell, Jeffrey Crecelius and Ken Fuller It seems like a long time since the last new episode of the YMP but it’s not really. Anyway, I am back from my trip of a lifetime to the Indian Ocean for my 30th Wedding Anniversary which was a wonderful, unforgettable experience. While I was away, I received one of the Union 30 Live box sets after it had been reduced to a sensible price, as spotted by Brian Neeson. Rather than concentrate on what’s in that remarkable package, Mark and I decided to talk more widely about the Union Tour, as you’ll hear a little later on. We also found time for a Two Pence on the surprising mistake on the latest Super Deluxe Edition of Fragile, so look out for that as well. What was Mark's experience of the Union Tour like? How did the musicians get on? Was it 'cluttered'? Let us know if you agree with us!
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Tales from the archives - 633
06/21/2024
Tales from the archives - 633
Produced by Jeffrey Crecelius, Joseph Cottrell, Wayne Hall and Ken Fuller this is Yes Music Podcast Episode 633 - Tales from the archives This week I have delved into the YMP archives because my work commitments have not allowed me to record an episode with Mark. However, this means you can listen to me sounding younger, and perhaps a little more hesitant from way back in 2011. The first focus I had in the podcast was to record my thoughts on all the then Yes studio albums so what follows is those thoughts from episodes 6 and 7 where I covered Tales from Topographic Oceans. I’m sure my thoughts would be very different if I were to rewrite these episodes today but maybe not. Certainly, you can play the old fashioned ‘spot the mistakes’ game with these episodes - do let me know what you come up with. I would say that Mark and I will be back as normal next week but actually we won’t because I am off on the trip of a lifetime to celebrate my wife’s and my 30th Wedding Anniversary. I’m intending to leave an episode to pop up in the feed and Mark is working on something as well but if that doesn’t happen and the podcast is away for two weeks, don’t worry - it is planned.
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