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Episode 89 – ‘Talk’ revisited part 1

Talk Collector's Edition

CD purchased 2002 (click to enlarge)

The eighty-ninth episode of the Yes Music Podcast, featuring some interesting facts about Talk which I didn’t mention in Episode 15. Listen and see if you agree with me about this album, then let me know by contacting me via any of the different routes on the right hand side or by leaving a comment below!

  • Is this Rabin at his best?
  • Who was responsible for the writing on the album?
  • What was special about the recording of Talk?

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Episode 88 – The Yes Alphabet – ‘L’

L

Brought to you by the letter, ‘L’…

The eighty-eighth episode of the Yes Music Podcast featuring The Yes Alphabet – ‘L’.

Listen and then let me know if I have missed out any of your letter ‘L’ suggestions by contacting me via any of the different routes on the right hand side or by leaving a comment below!

  • Which tracks and albums  begin with ‘L’?
  • Who or what is ‘Longwalker’?
  • Which legendary letter ‘L’ almost takes his place amongst the ranks of band personnel?

 

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Episode 82 – Yes QI Part 4 – Yes Complete Deluxe Edition

It was complete at the time...almost

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’?

 

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Episode 76 – An interview with Tom Brislin, Yes live keyboard player

Symphonic Tour Yes keyboardist, Tom Brislin

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!

  • 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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Episode 75 – An interview with Yes book author, Scott O’Reilly

Author and Yes fan, Scott O'Reilly

Author and Yes fan, Scott O’Reilly

The mythical Ouroboros which eats its own tail

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

Scott’s author page on Amazon

Yes and Philosophy paperback on Amazon (UK)

Yes and Philosophy Kindle edition on Amazon (UK)

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Episode 74 – The Yes Alphabet – ‘I’

...brought to you by the letter, 'I'.

…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?

Please send in photographs of your favourite Yes-related memorabilia

  1. Upload your photograph (with your name in the title) via the page here.
  2. 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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Episode 72 – Yes Music and Technology

Geoff Downes and Fairlight synth on the Drama tour. Photo by Jeremy North

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

  1. Upload your photograph (with your name in the title) via the page here.
  2. 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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Episode 71 – The Yes Alphabet – ‘H’

...brought to you by the letter, 'H'.

…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

  1. Upload your photograph (with your name in the title) via the page here.
  2. 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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Episode 68 – My programmes

Four great shows (click to enlarge)

Four great shows (click to enlarge)

The sixty-eighth episode of the Yes Music Podcast featuring the programmes I have collected from Yes shows.

Listen and see if you have any similar Yes programmes then let me know by contacting me via any of the different routes on the right hand side or by leaving a comment below!

  • What can we learn about the state of the band at the time from the programmes?
  • Are all programmes created equal?
  • What makes for a satisfying Yes programme?

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Episode 67 – The Yes Alphabet – ‘G’

...brought to you by the letter, 'G'.

…brought to you by the letter, ‘G’.

The sixty-seventh episode of the Yes Music Podcast featuring the letter, ‘G’.

Listen and see if all your letter ‘F’ choices are included, 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 albums and songs begin with ‘G’?
  • Are there any important ‘G’ Yes concepts?
  • What have I missed out?

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