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Yes Music Podcast6 reasons why Drama is a great Yes album – 656Produced by Wayne Hall, Joseph Cottrell, Jeffrey Crecelius and Ken Fuller
It’s 2025 and Mark and I are back for another year of the Yes Music Podcast. According to an online tool, it’s 13 years 3 months 2 weeks and 6 days since I published episode 1. Wow.
This episode focuses on Drama from 1980 - released 44 years 4 months 2 weeks and 5 days ago. Despite the shock of the dramatic lineup changes (Buggles Horn and Downes replacing Anderson and Wakeman) and the resulting initial dismissal of the album by some fans, the record is now amongst the most popular of all Yes albums. So why is Dram...2025-01-1034 minYes Music PodcastNow the season now the question – YMP Christmas Quiz – the answers! 655Produced by Wayne Hall, Joseph Cottrell, Jeffrey Crecelius and Ken Fuller
It's Boxing Day 2024 and Mark and Kevin are still in a festive mood. This time, they announce the answers to the first ever YMP Christmas Quiz. They are still in that Christmas Market with the pesky tin cans being thrown about for some reason.
See if your answers were correct and join in all the fun…
What are the answers to the quiz questions?
Why was the quiz called that?
Are Kevin and Mark really in a Christmas Market? See if you can work it out this time.
https://yo...2024-12-2613 minYes Music PodcastNow the season now the question – YMP Christmas Quiz – 654Produced by Wayne Hall, Joseph Cottrell, Jeffrey Crecelius and Ken Fuller
In the first ever YMP Christmas Quiz, Mark and Kevin present an episode directly from a Christmas Market ;-)
See if you can answer all the 16 (not 20!) questions and send your answers to show@yesmusicpodcast.com before the next episode is released on Boxing Day (26th December 2024).
Remember that you can extra credit, as explained in the episode.
What will the questions be?
Why is the quiz called that?
Are Kevin and Mark really in a Christmas Market?
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...2024-12-2009 minYes Music PodcastRick Wakeman – the sublime and the ridiculous – 653Produced by Wayne Hall, Joseph Cottrell, Jeffrey Crecelius and Ken Fuller
This week Mark and I consider the conflicting aspects of Rick Wakeman’s musical character. We have both chosen one piece of sublime and one piece of ridiculous Wakeman playing on a Yes record or on a live recording. What will we choose? Listen on to find out and then supply your own examples via the comments below.
What were Rick Wakeman's best contributions to Yes?
What did he do that was more 'questionable'?
How should he be rated?
Let us know if you agree with us!
https://youtu.be...2024-12-1336 minYes Music Podcast6 reasons why ‘Yes’ is a great Yes album – 652Produced by Wayne Hall, Joseph Cottrell, Jeffrey Crecelius and Ken Fuller
This week we return to our (relatively) new series for 6 reasons why ‘Yes’ is a great Yes album. Mark and I came up with 3 reasons each so listen out and see if we’ve chosen one or more of your own. Then, why not add yours to the comments on the show notes for this week’s episode over at yesmusicpodcast.com?
Is the first Yes album any good?
What can we tell about the past and future of the band?
Does the record stand up well today?
Let us know if...2024-12-0633 minYes Music PodcastStephen Lambe on his book – Rock Classics – Yes 90125 – 651In Production:
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Produced by Wayne Hall, Joseph Cottrell, Jeffrey Crecelius and Ken Fuller
We spoke to publisher and Yes author Stephen Lambe this week about his (relatively) recent book Rock Classics - Yes 90125. The book delves deeply into the story of the 1983 album that became Yes’ best selling record of all time and saw the rebirth of the band after the events following the Drama tour. It could all have been very different if Trevor Rabin, Chris Squire, Tony Kaye and Alan White had stuck with their original plans of creating a much mo...2024-11-2945 minYes Music Podcast6 reasons why Anderson, Bruford, Wakeman, Howe is a great Yes album – 650In Production:
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Produced by Wayne Hall, Joseph Cottrell, Jeffrey Crecelius and Ken Fuller
This week, Mark and I considered what makes 1989’s Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe a great Yes album. You might now be shouting at your podcatcher, “It isn’t a Yes album,” and we address that question as part of our discussion.
If you remain unconvinced - or if you are convinced - or you are undecided, please do add your comments to the show notes below.
IsABWH a Yes album?
Is it a good album?
Is it a good Yes album?
L...2024-11-2242 minYes Music PodcastAnam Cara with Oliver Wakeman – 649In Production:
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Produced by Wayne Hall, Joseph Cottrell, Jeffrey Crecelius and Ken Fuller
It was a pleasure once again to welcome Oliver Wakeman onto the YMP. He came along to talk about his new album, Anum Cara, and, as you might expect, I couldn’t help throwing a couple of Yes related questions in as well. Listen carefully towards the end of the conversation and you’ll hear about an abandoned Yes project that Oliver would have been involved in. Head over to the show notes for this episode to see the videos Oliv...2024-11-1548 minYes Music Podcast6 reasons why Fly From Here is a great Yes album- 648In Production:
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Produced by Wayne Hall, Joseph Cottrell, Jeffrey Crecelius and Ken Fuller
This week, Mark and I chatted about an album we haven’t mentioned in quite some time - Fly From Here. We’ve been considering what makes it a great Yes Album. Always one to push the envelope, Mark also makes some other comments, as you’ll hear later. This is a conversation you may well want to add to so don’t forget to add your comments and ideas to the show notes below.
Is Fly From Here a great Ye...2024-11-0844 minYes Music PodcastHappy 80th Birthday Jon Anderson! – 647In Production:
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Produced by Wayne Hall, Joseph Cottrell, Jeffrey Crecelius and Ken Fuller
Last week was the 80th birthday of the legendary Yes co-founder Jon Anderson. To mark this important milestone, Mark and I chose just 3 of our favourite Anderson moments - solo (or collaborations), with Yes on record and with Yes live.
Clearly, we both had to do a lot of thinking and leave out countless items we could have included. However, we did come up with 6 interesting and iconic items to celebrate Jon's birthday. It's remarkable that he is still so...2024-11-0137 minYes Music PodcastYeskit part 2 – 646In Production:
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Produced by Wayne Hall, Joseph Cottrell, Jeffrey Crecelius and Ken Fuller
I’m delighted to say that we are back at the helm of the good ship YMP this week. First of all I’d like to say thank you to everyone who has sent their best wishes to me. It is very much appreciated.
This week, Mark and I have been thinking about all the different Yeskit that has fascinated us over the years. We have chosen 2 items each...2024-10-2540 minYes Music PodcastTales from Topographic Locations – 645In Production:
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Produced by Wayne Hall, Joseph Cottrell, Jeffrey Crecelius and Ken Fuller
This week Mark and I listened to the edited audio of the main ‘location reports’ I made last Saturday during my trip to London to tell some Tales from Topographic Locations. I had a great time discovering what those important places look like today and their surrounding areas.
Please tell us your experiences of The Rainbow Theatre by leaving a comment below.
Is Morgan Studios still in operation?
Wher...2024-10-0451 minYes Music PodcastYes tracks through time revisited – 644In Production:
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Join me live in London tomorrow!
Please join me as I broadcast live from various locations in London that are connected with Yes and/or Tales. I will be going live on Facebook at various points tomorrow afternoon - 28th September 2024.
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Produced by Wayne Hall, Joseph Cottrell, Jeffrey Crecelius and Ken Fuller
This week, Mark and I enjoyed looking back in time via the lens of our...2024-09-2757 minYes Music PodcastTrue Review – Jon Anderson and the Band Geeks – 643In Production:
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Produced by Wayne Hall, Joseph Cottrell, Jeffrey Crecelius and Ken Fuller
It's time for Mark and me to expound our reactions to the new Jon Anderson and the Band Geeks album, True. I just listened to the music and deliberately stayed away from all other information about the writing etc. of the album but Mark found out a little more. I wonder if our views on the record will be the same as yours.
Is this a Yes album?
...2024-09-2055 minYes Music PodcastYes Album Listening Guides – Tales From Topographic Oceans Part 12 – The Steven Wilson Experts Assemble! – 642In Production:
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Produced by Wayne Hall, Joseph Cottrell, Jeffrey Crecelius and Ken Fuller
A couple of weeks ago, Mark and I assembled one of the most learned and erudite groups of experts the progressive world has ever seen to talk in incredible depth and detail about the Steven Wilson remixes of Tales from Topographic Oceans.We welcomed Prog Report stalwart Geoff Bailie along with Yes book authors Simon Barrow and Stephen Lambe to our special YMP round table after setting them...2024-09-131h 04Yes Music PodcastYes Album Listening Guides – Tales From Topographic Oceans Part 11 – Michael Tait’s Tales – 641In Production:
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Mark and I had a great conversation with the legendary Michael Tait this week. Here is what the biography on his Mickey's Black Box website says:
"Michael “Mickey” Tait landed in London from his native Australia in 1967. It was his third stop, after Hong Kong and Tehran, in what was meant to be a 3 month “Visit the Motherland” working vacation. His first job was bartending at the Speakeasy, a privat...2024-08-3040 min
The Appraisal Update: The Official Podcast of Appraiser eLearningThe Appraisal Update - Episode 175 | What's Shaking at Val Expo 2024?Valuation Expo is making waves! As Jim says, we've "Shaken Things Up." There's also an exciting new app we're introducing. Join Bryan along with guest Jim Morrison and AEL's super guru Doug Hayes as they delve into the latest updates and explain why you should attend, even if it's just for one day. Jim calls it "Vegas in a Day!"Valuation Expo 2024August 19th-21st, Caesars Palace, Las Vegasvaluationexpo.com🔔 SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel to watch these episodes: /appraiserelearning✅ NEED APPRAISER CE? We've got you covered: appraiserelearning.com2024-08-0624 min
American AnthologyA River of Grass, The Lizard King and Happy Little TreesIn this episode, Mike takes us back to Florida for more stories from The Sunshine State. First, the story of Bob Ross who spent 20 years in the Air Force before showing the world The Joy of Painting. Next comes the tale of Nuestra Senora de Atocha, a Spanish Galleon lost in a hurricane in 1622 and discovered by treasure hunters three and a half centuries later. Then comes the story of the election of 1876 between Rutherford B. Hayes and Samuel Tildon, one of the most contentious in U.S. history. Marjorie Stoneman Douglas was a fearless crusader who helped bring...2019-04-1053 min