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Episode 85 – Yes Live in Philadelphia 1979 DVD
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DVD purchased circa. 2002 (Click to enlarge)
The eighty-fifth episode of the Yes Music Podcast featuring the DVD, ‘Live in Philadelphia 1979′.
Listen and then let me know if you agree with my assessment of the disc by contacting me via any of the different routes on the right hand side or by leaving a comment below!
- What is the production like on this archive recording?
- Is the band at the peak of its powers?
- Why buy this collection when there are many others?
Episode 84 – Yes Tracks Through Time Part 3 – Long Distance Runaround
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The wrong title but we know what they meant…
The eighty-forth episode of the Yes Music Podcast featuring several different versions of the classic track, Long Distance Runaround.
Listen and then let me know if you agree with my assessment of the performances by contacting me via any of the different routes on the right hand side or by leaving a comment below!
- How is the studio version developed into a live version?
- Does it always work?
- What influence do different band members have on the track?
Episode 83 – The Yes Alphabet – ‘K’
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…brought to you by the letter ‘K’.
The eighty-third episode of the Yes Music Podcast featuring the Yes Alphabet – ‘K’.
Listen and then let me know if I have missed out any of your letter, ‘K’ suggestions by contacting me via any of the different routes on the right hand side or by leaving a comment below!
- How many versions of Keys to Ascension are there?
- What are your favourite keyboard moments and little-known facts? Add them to the comments below…
- Which ‘K’s also played keyboards for the band?
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Episode 82 – Yes QI Part 4 – Yes Complete Deluxe Edition
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It was complete at the time…almost
The eighty-second episode of the Yes Music Podcast featuring some quite interesting things about the Yes Complete Deluxe Edition score book.
Listen and then let me know if agree with my assessment of the book by contacting me via any of the different routes on the right hand side or by leaving a comment below!
- Do we need a book of scores?
- Are all the parts played by all musicians included?
- Is it ‘complete’?
Episode 81 – Yes Tracks Through Time part 2 – Time and a Word
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and the time is…various
The eighty-first episode of the Yes Music Podcast featuring several studio and live versions of the track, ‘Time and a Word’.
Listen and then let me know if I have missed out any live recordings or if you have different opinions of the performances included by contacting me via any of the different routes on the right hand side or by leaving a comment below!
- How does this track change in performance?
- Do the musicians try to stick close to the original?
- Can you hear the character of the musicians involved through their interpretations?
Episode 80 – The Yes Alphabet – ‘J’
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…brought to you by the letter, ‘J’.
The eightieth episode of the Yes Music Podcast featuring the Yes Alphabet – ‘J’.
Listen and then let me know if I have missed out any of your letter, ‘J’ suggestions by contacting me via any of the different routes on the right hand side or by leaving a comment below!
- Which ‘J’ was almost a member of Yes – twice?
- Are there any tracks or albums which begin with ‘J’?
- Does humour have any place in prog rock?
Episode 79 – Yes Tracks Through Time Part 1 – Astral Traveller
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Cosmic lyrics (Click to enlarge)
The seventy-ninth episode of the Yes Music Podcast featuring the first in a series of Yes Tracks Through Time. After the initial recording, what happened to songs live? How did different line-ups of the band alter the character of tracks – if at all?
Listen and then let me know what you think of the different approaches by contacting me via any of the different routes on the right hand side or by leaving a comment below!
- Which of the three versions of Astral Traveller is the best?
- Should group members leave tracks alone or add their own character?
- Does the band’s approach change over time?
Episode 76 – An interview with Tom Brislin, Yes live keyboard player
Posted by Kevin in Episodes, Interview Specials on March 15, 2013
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Symphonic Tour Yes keyboardist, Tom Brislin
The seventy-sixth episode of the Yes Music Podcast featuring an interview with Tom Brislin who played keyboards on the Symphonic Tour in 2001.
Listen and learn all about Tom, his time with Yes and his own new solo album. Please contact me and keep the dialogue going via any of the different routes on the right hand side or by leaving a comment below!
- Follow Tom Brislin on Twitter – http://twitter.com/tombrislin
- Tom’s website – http://www.tombrislin.com
- How did Tom get the most important keyboard gig in the world?
- What was working with the band like?
- What’s the story behind why Tom plays Trevor Rabin’s guitar solo in Owner of a Lonely Heart on the keyboard? (Thanks, Ben Craven!)
Episode 75 – An interview with Yes book author, Scott O’Reilly
Posted by Kevin in Episodes, Interview Specials on March 8, 2013
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Author and Yes fan, Scott O’Reilly
The mythical Ouroboros which eats its own tail
The seventy-fifth episode of the Yes Music Podcast featuring an interview with Scott O’Reilly, author of ‘Yes and Philosophy: The Spiritual and Philosophical Dimensions of Yes Music’.
Listen and find out what the book is all about, then let me know what you think by contacting me via any of the different routes on the right hand side or by leaving a comment below!
- What have the sun and the mythical Uroborus got to do with Yes music?
- Are Jon Anderson’s lyrics just impossible to understand?
- Why should you read Scott’s book?
The Yes and Philosophy blog by Scott
Yes and Philosophy paperback on Amazon (UK)
Episode 74 – The Yes Alphabet – ‘I’
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…brought to you by the letter, ‘I’.
The seventy-fourth episode of the Yes Music Podcast featuring the Yes Alphabet – ‘I’.
Listen and see if you all your letter, ‘I’ selections are there, then let me know by contacting me via any of the different routes on the right hand side or by leaving a comment below!
- Which Yes tracks begin with ‘I’?
- Is improvisation an important factor in Yes music?
- What have I left out?
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