Posts Tagged progressive rock
Episode 86 – Yes websites
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The home of Yes on the web
The eighty-sixth episode of the Yes Music Podcast featuring Yes websites.
Listen and then let me know which websites I’ve omitted by contacting me via any of the different routes on the right hand side or by leaving a comment below!
- Where are the Yes official Internet sites?
- Where do fans go?
- How did the Yes web presence develop?
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 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?
Prog rock hero, Yes fan and Yes Music Podcast listener, Ben Craven
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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 78 – Yes Rarities – Part 7 – Paris ’79 – What Might Have Been…
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Production values? (Click to enlarge)
The seventy-eighth episode of the Yes Music Podcast featuring the publicly available ‘lost tracks’ from the Yes Paris sessions in 1979 which were brought to an abrupt end when Alan White broke his foot in a bizarre roller-skating accident. Arguably, this saved the world from some of the worst Yes music of all time. However, you might not agree…
Listen, view the YouTube playlist and then let me know what you think of the music by contacting me via any of the different routes on the right hand side or by leaving a comment below!
- Is there anything worth salvaging in this collection?
- What effect did the personal problems have on the music?
- Was Roy Thomas Baker the right choice as producer?
Episode 77 – A Yes Story in xXx Objects
Posted by Kevin in Episodes, Interview Specials on March 22, 2013
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What a mug!
The seventy-seventh episode of the Yes Music Podcast featuring an array of amazing memorabilia sent in by listeners.
Listen, view the slideshow and/or watch the YouTube video 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 an amazing collection – what’s your favourite?
- Do you have any other objects you’d like to contribute?
- Would you also like to see some Roger Dean wallpaper?
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!)
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