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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 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 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 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 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.
Listen and see if you are hoping for the same thnigs as me, then let me know by contacting me via any of the different routes on the right hand side or by leaving a comment below!
- 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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- Upload your photograph (with your name in the title) via the page here.
- Let me know what you have uploaded and why via the contact form here or by leaving a voicemail on the telephone number on the right or via the green ‘Record a message’ button.
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This can be any kind of Yes item – it doesn’t need to be rare or valuable – we are just interested in the story behind it and why it means so much to you. (By uploading, you agree to let me add your photograph to a YouTube video and to re-tell your story on the podcast.)
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Episode 72 – Yes Music and Technology
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Geoff Downes and Fairlight synth on the Drama tour. Photo by Jeremy North
The seventy-second episode of the Yes Music Podcast featuring some thoughts about Yes music and its relationship with technology.
Listen and see if you agree with me, then let me know by contacting me via any of the different routes on the right hand side or by leaving a comment below!
- Would Yes music exist without technology?
- What is musical technology?
- Has Yes music relied too much on technology at any point?
Please send in photographs of your favourite Yes-related memorabilia
- Upload your photograph (with your name in the title) via the page here.
- Let me know what you have uploaded and why via the contact form here or by leaving a voicemail on the telephone number on the right or via the green ‘Record a message’ button.
If you need to you can use the usual email address instead: show@yesmusicpodcast.com
This can be any kind of Yes item – it doesn’t need to be rare or valuable – we are just interested in the story behind it and why it means so much to you. (By uploading, you agree to let me add your photograph to a YouTube video and to re-tell your story on the podcast.)
Thanks so much for getting involved!!
Episode 71 – The Yes Alphabet – ‘H’
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…brought to you by the letter, ‘H’.
The seventy-first episode of the Yes Music Podcast featuring the Yes Alphabet – ‘H’.
Listen and see if all your ‘H’ ideas are present, then let me know by contacting me via any of the different routes on the right hand side or by leaving a comment below!
- H is for which one of the most important Yes musicians?
- Which prog rock instrument begins with H?
- Which tracks and albums begin with H?
Please send in photographs of your favourite Yes-related memorabilia
- Upload your photograph (with your name in the title) via the page here.
- Let me know what you have uploaded and why via the contact form here or by leaving a voicemail on the telephone number on the right or via the green ‘Record a message’ button.
If you need to you can use the usual email address instead: show@yesmusicpodcast.com
This can be any kind of Yes item – it doesn’t need to be rare or valuable – we are just interested in the story behind it and why it means so much to you. (By uploading, you agree to let me add your photograph to a YouTube video and to re-tell your story on the podcast.)
Thanks so much for getting involved!!
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