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Episode 73 – My hopes for the new Yes album
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What will it be like?
The seventy-third episode of the Yes Music Podcast featuring some hopes for the new Yes album which is supposed to be recorded in 2013.
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- Will the new album be another Fly From Here?
- What difference will Jon Davison make?
- Will it be epic, progressive or modern?
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Episode 62 – Start as you mean to go on?
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Openings then and now…
The sixty-second episode of the Yes Music Podcast featuring the opening tracks of all the studio albums’.
Listen and see if all you agree with my assessment of the way in which each album begins, then let me know by contacting me via any of the different routes on the right hand side or by leaving a comment below!
- Does the band use the same approach to all opening tracks?
- Does the opening track always set the scene for the rest of the album?
- Are all opening tracks equally as successful?
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Episode 50 – Change We Must
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CD purchased circa. 1994 (Click to enlarge)
The fiftieth episode of the Yes Music Podcast featuring the Jon Anderson solo album, ‘Change We Must’.
- As a solo artist, does Jon Anderson sound like Yes?
- Does this solo album compare favourably with Yes albums?
- Do the many collaborators produce a worthwhile album or is it a bit of an uninspiring jumble?
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Episode 48 – Keys to Ascension live tracks – part 3
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CDs purchased 1996 and 1997 (click to enlarge)
The forty-eighth episode of the Yes Music Podcast featuring the live tracks from ‘Keys to Ascension’.
- What do the last live tracks here have in store for us?
- How do these performances differ from earlier ones?
- Overall, how good is this collection?
Episode 47 – Keys to Ascension live tracks – part 2
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CDs purchased 1996 and 1997 (click to enlarge)
The forty-seventh episode of the Yes Music Podcast featuring the live tracks from ‘Keys to Ascension’.
- Does the quality keep up in the other live tracks?
- Are there hints of over-dubbing?
- Are the band note perfect – and does it matter?
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Episode 46 – Keys to Ascension live tracks – part 1
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CDs purchased 1996 and 1997 (click to enlarge)
The forty-sixth episode of the Yes Music Podcast featuring the live tracks from ‘Keys to Ascension’.
- Do we need another collection of live performances of the same tracks?
- Is this the classic line-up for live performances?
- What is the production like?
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Episode 41 – Symphonic Music of Yes
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CD purchased circa 1993 (click to enlarge)
The forty-first episode of the Yes Music Podcast featuring the ‘Symphonic Music of Yes’ compilation.
- Are these arrangements better than the Magnification tour ones?
- With some key Yes band members, is this the treat one would expect?
- Are there any surprises?
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Episode 38 – Yesshows – Part 2
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Yesshows – part 2
The thirty-eighth episode of the Yes Music Podcast featuring sides three and four of the second live album, ‘Yesshows’.
- Is Patrick Moraz capable of matching Rick Wakeman’s parts on Ritual?
- Can the band replicate the studio majesty of Ritual live?
- How do the more ‘accessible’ shorter pieces work?
- Is Yesshows as good as Yessongs?
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Episode 33 – Yessongs Part 1
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The thirty-third episode of the Yes Music Podcast featuring the first live album, ‘Yessongs’.
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- Vinyl triple album purchased 1989 (Click to enlarge)
- Does this triple album capture the essence of the live performances of the time?
- What difference does Alan White make on tracks recorded in the studio by Bill Bruford?
- Do the live versions of the songs retain the feel of the studio versions?
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Episode 31 – Yes Rarities Part 3 – ’90125 Expanded & Remastered’
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CD purchased 2004 (click to enlarge)
The thirty-first episode of the Yes Music Podcast featuring the additional tracks from the Expanded and Remastered version of 90125.
- What can we learn about the genesis of this version of the band from these added tracks?
- Was Cinema Yes?
- Are there any worthwhile hidden gems?
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