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Yes Music PodcastA Yes Connections Quiz – or actually a Christmas Quiz – 701Produced by Joseph Cottrell, Wayne Hall, Ken Fuller and Jeffrey Crecelius
This week Mark and I recorded what turned into a Christmas quiz. As you will hear, we even diverted into other aspects of the holiday season at the end, so look out for that.
As a dedicated Yes fan, you’ll want to take part in the quiz yourself by keeping track of your own answers and scores and then adding them to the show notes for this week.
Does Kevin or Mark win the quiz?
How did you do?
What is the Christmas diversion at the end of th...
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Yes Music PodcastA Yes Connections Quiz - or actually a Christmas Quiz - 701 Produced by Joseph Cottrell, Wayne Hall, Ken Fuller and Jeffrey Crecelius This week Mark and I recorded what turned into a Christmas quiz. As you will hear, we even diverted into other aspects of the holiday season at the end, so look out for that. As a dedicated Yes fan, you'll want to take part in the quiz yourself by keeping track of your own answers and scores and then adding them to the show notes for this week. Does Kevin or Mark win the quiz...
2025-12-1244 min
Slang of Ages PodcastKevin Mulryne Talks about his 'Tales From Topographic Oceans' bookIn this episode of Slang of Ages Podcast, Preston Frazier sits down with author, podcaster, and Yes scholar Kevin Mulryne to discuss his latest book, Tales from Topographic Oceans – Yes Album Listening Guide. Building on the success of his earlier work, The Tormato Story, Mulryne dives deep into one of Yes’s most polarizing and ambitious albums. He reveals how a fan poll led him to tackle the project, the discoveries he made from speaking with band members and technical staff, and the surprising role of little-known engineer Gennaro Rippo in the making of the record.
Mulryne also unpacks Rick Wake...
2025-11-1535 minYes Music PodcastDave Watkinson’s financial forensic detective work in the Yes archives – 690Produced by Joseph Cottrell, Wayne Hall, Ken Fuller and Jeffrey Crecelius
This week, Mark and I spoke to the redoubtable David Watkinson who has published another fabulous Yessay (see what he did there?) on Forgotten-Yesterdays.com. This time, it’s about a subject that might appear a bit dry - the band’s accounts books from 1969-1970. In fact, there is a huge amount that can be gleaned from the documents as you will hear in this episode. Can you guess what are the largest - and the most bizarre - expenses the band incurred at this time? Prepare to be a...
2025-09-2637 minYes Music PodcastDeep Cuts outside Yes – 687Produced by Joseph Cottrell, Wayne Hall, Ken Fuller and Jeffrey Crecelius
Mark and I spent some time this week searching through both our memory banks and our shelves of Yes related records. We wanted to uncover and promote some lesser-known deep cuts on albums that Yes men have been involved with outside the main group.
We each came up with 3 songs you may not have heard or you may have forgotten about. We hope you enjoy revisiting them or discovering a little more of the breadth and depth of what Yes musicians have been involved with over the decades.
Of...
2025-09-051h 01Yes Music PodcastBilly Sherwood’s bass – 672This week Mark and I enjoyed thinking about what Billy Sherwood has contributed on bass to the last two Yes albums, The Quest and Mirror to the Sky. We each chose three examples of songs from those two records to talk about and shared our thoughts on whether Billy has continued the tradition of Chris Squire bass playing or gone his own way - or a combination of the two.
Is Billy channelling Chris?
What do we want from a 'new' bass player?
How does Billy's multi-instrumentalist pedigree affect his bass playing with Yes?
Billy Sherwood © William Mulryne
There wasn’t e...
2025-05-0940 minYes Music PodcastYes Connections – The Game! 671Produced by Wayne Hall, Joseph Cottrell, Jeffrey Crecelius and Ken Fuller
This week, Mark and I are trying out a new concept - it’s a game called Yes connections. There will be chances to laugh at my ineptitude as well as chances to get involved yourself with a special Yes connections round for listeners - with a prize for the more creative - or maybe funny entry sent into the show. Hang onto your hat and test your Yes knowledge in a few minutes’ time.
What are the connections?
Why doesn't Kevin know the answers?
Did you shout at your...
2025-05-0236 minYes Music Podcast661 - David Watkinson, Roger Dean and Trading Boundaries Produced by Wayne Hall, Joseph Cottrell, Jeffrey Crecelius and Ken Fuller This week I'm feeding back on my trip to Trading Boundaries to see what Dave Watkinson has put on display alongside the permanent Roger Dean exhibition there. I made a video of Dave showing me around and we both enthuse about all the amazing items. I then had a chance to chat with Mark about what he noticed on the video - of course it's embedded into the show notes over at YesMusicPodcast.com What...
2025-02-1445 minYes Music Podcast658 - Trident Studios Tales with Jon Pickles Produced by Wayne Hall, Joseph Cottrell, Jeffrey Crecelius and Ken Fuller Mark was back this week and we welcomed YMP listener and Patron Jon Pickles onto the show to talk about the time he was a 'tea boy' at Trident Studios in London. You'll need to listen to the interview to hear all about it but Trident was the world-renowned studio where, amongst unnumbered highlights of rock music, Yes recorded overdubs for their first album, Queen recorded their first two albums and The Beatles recorded Let It Be and other seminal songs.
2025-01-2446 minYes Music Podcast657 - Will 2025 be a great year for Yes? - with Henry PottsProduced by Wayne Hall, Joseph Cottrell, Jeffrey Crecelius and Ken Fuller Unfortunately, Mark was unwell this week so we wish him a speedy recovery. I'm sure he will be back with us next week. I did manage to speak to the Yes expert Henry Potts, however, about his recent blog post. Called 'What does 2025 hold for Yes fans?' it contains, in Henry's usual style, a huge amount of detail about all sorts of live and recorded Yes and Yes-related activity that may or may not see the light of day in 2025. As...
2025-01-1746 minYes Music Podcast656 - 6 reasons why Drama is a great Yes albumProduced 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...
2025-01-1034 minYes Music Podcast655 - Now the season now the question – YMP Christmas Quiz – the answers! Produced 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 wor...
2024-12-2613 minYes Music Podcast654 - Now the season now the question - YMP Christmas Quiz Produced 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?
2024-12-2009 minYes Music Podcast653 - Rick Wakeman - the sublime and the ridiculousProduced 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 show notes at yesmusicpodcast.com What were Rick Wakeman's best contributions to Yes? What did he do that was more 'questionable'? How should he be rated?
2024-12-1336 minYes Music Podcast652 - 6 reasons why 'Yes' is a great Yes albumProduced 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 to...
2024-12-0633 minYes Music PodcastStephen Lambe on his book - Rock Classics - Yes 90125 - 651 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 more stadium...
2024-11-2945 minYes Music Podcast6 reasons why Anderson, Bruford, Wakeman, Howe is a great Yes album - 650Produced 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 for this week on https://Yesmusicpodcast.com
2024-11-2242 minYes Music Podcast649 - Anum Cara with Oliver Wakeman 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 Oliver has created to...
2024-11-1548 minYes Music Podcast6 reasons why Fly From Here is a great Yes album- 648 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 Yes album? Does it 'f...
2024-11-0844 minYes Music Podcast647 Happy 80th Birthday Jon Anderson! 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...
2024-11-0137 minYes Music Podcast646 -Yeskit part 2 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 to talk about - it could be scenery, musical equipment or...
2024-10-2541 minYes Music Podcast645 - Tales from Topographic Locations 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 comments section on this week's show notes. Is Morgan Studios still in operation? Where did...
2024-10-0451 minYes Music Podcast644 - Yes tracks through time revisited Tlaes from Topographic Locations 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. Join in via the Facebook Event: https://fb.me/e/1Xctfte4M 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 Yes tracks t...
2024-09-2757 minYes Music PodcastTrue Review - Jon Anderson and the Band Geeks - 643 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? Why would it be? Is it any good? ...
2024-09-2055 minYes Music Podcast642 - Yes Album Listening Guides – Tales From Topographic Oceans Part 12 - The Steven Wilson Experts Assemble! 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 the task of listening to one side each of Tales, with Mark taking...
2024-09-131h 04Yes Music Podcast641 - Yes Album Listening Guides – Tales From Topographic Oceans Part 11 - Michael Tait's TalesProduced by Wayne Hall, Joseph Cottrell, Jeffrey Crecelius and Ken Fuller 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 private club frequented by the who's who of the music business. Rubbing shoulders with rock...
2024-08-3040 minYes Music PodcastReplay - Technological Musical Magician, Derek Dearden - 640 Produced by Wayne Hall, Joseph Cottrell, Jeffrey Crecelius and Ken Fuller Unfortunately, this is another week in which Mark and I have been unable to record a new episode. Don't worry though, next week we are interviewing someone who created a huge amount of Yeskit when he worked with the band in the 1970s. We are also taking part in an epic session all about the Steven Wilson remixes of Tales from Topographic Oceans with several of your favourite YMP guests. Those two episodes will (hopefully) be coming up in the next two...
2024-08-2333 minYes Music PodcastYeskit part 1 - 639Produced by Wayne Hall, Joseph Cottrell, Jeffrey Crecelius and Ken Fuller Before we start, I'd like to thank everyone who has taken part in the Presale for my new book, the Tales from Topographic Oceans Listening Guide. It's gone really well and I can now afford to commission book covers, pay for production costs and licences for essential photographs and so on. The Presale is still open to those who have signed up to the e-newsletter over at tormatobook.com and to all YMP Patrons. If you are yet to sign up for the e-newsletter, you'll receive...
2024-08-1623 minYes Music Podcast638 - Previously unreleased Produced by Wayne Hall, Joseph Cottrell, Jeffrey Crecelius and Ken Fuller This week, Mark and I took a listen to some of the existing Yes songs and versions that have already been added to official reissued albums and collections and classed as 'previously unreleased'. We have chosen some of our favourites and discuss what we like about them. This activity was partly prompted by Yes aficionado Jon Dee who, in his own words on Facebook says the following: "I'm currently listening to YES playing 'Eleanor...
2024-08-0935 minYes Music Podcast637 - BBC Sounding Out - Yes in 1971 Produced by Wayne Hall, Joseph Cottrell, Jeffrey Crecelius and Ken Fuller Mark and I had a lot of fun talking about a remarkable video suggested by Rachel Hadaway this week. From a BBC programme called Sounding Out, it features live show footage and interviews with the band from 1971, shortly after Rick Wakeman joined. It's full of period charm, as they say, and thankfully available on YouTube now. You might want to watch it before listening to Mark and me banging on about it - or you might not. If...
2024-08-0235 minYes Music PodcastSteve Howe on his new solo album, Guitarscape - 636Produced by Wayne Hall, Joseph Cottrell, Jeffrey Crecelius and Ken Fuller As always, it was a delight to welcome Yes guitarist Steve Howe back onto the show to talk about his new solo album, Guitarscape. It was a fun discussion during which Mark and I enjoyed asking some searching questions about the new record. Of course, we also slipped in a few questions about Yes and Tales from Topographic Oceans! Guitarscape is a little different to other Steve Howe solo albums and I'm sure you will enjoy it when it is released in September.
2024-07-2632 minYes Music PodcastHappy Birthday Igor Khoroshev - 635 Produced by Wayne Hall, Joseph Cottrell, Jeffrey Crecelius and Ken Fuller This week Mark and I wish Igor Khoroshev a slightly belated Happy Birthday by talking about some of his greatest moments for Yes. We have chosen our favourite 3 examples of the great keyboardist's work with the band so keep listening and see if you agree. I've embedded YouTube videos of each song we discuss in the show notes for this episode, just in case you don't have copies of Open Your Eyes, The Ladder and Live from the House of Blues.
2024-07-1938 minYes Music Podcast634 - Union Live - our favourite facets Produced by Wayne Hall, Joseph Cottrell, Jeffrey Crecelius and Ken Fuller It seems like a long time since the last new episode of the YMP but it's not really. Anyway, I am back from my trip of a lifetime to the Indian Ocean for my 30th Wedding Anniversary which was a wonderful, unforgettable experience. While I was away, I received one of the Union 30 Live box sets after it had been reduced to a sensible price, as spotted by Brian Neeson. Rather than concentrate on what's in...
2024-07-121h 02Yes Music Podcast633 - Tales from the archivesProduced by Jeffrey Crecelius, Joseph Cottrell, Wayne Hall and Ken Fuller this is Yes Music Podcast Episode 633 - Tales from the archives This week I have delved into the YMP archives because my work commitments have not allowed me to record an episode with Mark. However, this means you can listen to me sounding younger, and perhaps a little more hesitant from way back in 2011. The first focus I had in the podcast was to record my thoughts on all the then Yes studio albums so what follows is those thoughts from episodes 6 and 7 where...
2024-06-2125 minYes Music Podcast632 - Yes Album Listening Guides – Tales From Topographic Oceans Part 10 - Tales live - the video Produced by Wayne Hall, Joseph Cottrell, Jeffrey Crecelius and Ken Fuller This week Mark and I watched the video compiled and edited by Hed Gilboa and posted to the YMP Discussion group on Facebook by Doug Curran that contains all the known crowd-shot footage of Yes on the Tales Tour of the US and Canada in 1974. One mistake I made (presumably amongst many) was to say that the Super 8 film format became available in 1975. Of course, I meant 1965 otherwise this tour couldn't have been captured using this technology. Also...
2024-06-1458 minYes Music Podcast631 - Yes live in Birmingham PLUS new Jon Anderson and the Band Geeks musicProduced by Joseph Cottrell, Jeffrey Crecelius and Ken Fuller I've had no time to put together any news this week but I still managed to speak at length to Mark about both my experiences seeing Yes at Birmingham Symphony Hall. It was a wonderful experience and not just because of the quality of the concert itself. We've also enjoyed listening to the new music from Jon Anderson and the Band Geeks that fans have captured from live concerts and posted on YouTube. There are many reasons to be excited in Yesworld at the moment....
2024-06-0755 minYes Music PodcastYes Album Listening Guides – Tales From Topographic Oceans Part 9 - Pete Greenwood's Tales Tour live experience - 630Produced by Joseph Cottrell, Jeffrey Crecelius and Ken Fuller This week we had a great conversation with the delightful Pete Greenwood about his recollections of the Tales Tour when it visited Manchester for two concerts in 1973. The gigs spurred Pete on to pursue his own bass playing and that eventually led to him performing all four sides of Tales himself with the Yes tribute band, Seyes. Fortunately for us, the Tales concerts left an indelible impression on Pete and he shares lots of stories from 1973 with Mark and me. I'm sure you will enjoy listening to those...
2024-05-3159 minYes Music Podcast629 - Our favourite 80s Yes lyricsProduced by Joseph Cottrell, Jeffrey Crecelius and Ken Fuller This week, Mark and I have been looking through the lyrics of the 80s Yes albums, including ABWH. So that meant considering Drama, 90125, Big Generator and ABWH. It was interesting to consider lyrics probably written by at least Jon ANderson, Trevor Horn and Trevor Rabin. It's an area we seldom look at so it was very enjoyable to examine a different aspect of the music of Yes and I definitely learned a lot from what Mark said about his choices. I'm sure you will as well. As always...
2024-05-2450 minYes Music Podcast628 - What did the Talk songs sound like live? Produced by Joseph Cottrell, Jeffrey Crecelius and Ken Fuller This week, Mark and I take our cue from the recent announcement of the Talk deluxe box set to be released at the end of this month. It contains a live recording of a 1994 concert in Canandaigua, New York (interestingly seemingly misspelt on the adverts) that includes 5 songs from the recently released album. So we were wondering how the latest songs sounded in 1994 in a live setting. The best bootleg available up to now has been the TV broadcast from...
2024-05-1750 minYes Music PodcastYes Tour Time Machine - 627 Produced by Joseph Cottrell, Jeffrey Crecelius and Ken Fuller This week, Mark and I climbed aboard our state of the art time machine to visit the past of the world's greatest progressive rock band. We each chose 3 Yes tours we would love to be able to visit and gave each other clues to guess which ones we were thinking of. You'll get the idea I'm sure. Do play along yourself and see if you can guess the tours in question before Mark or I do - you probably will...
2024-05-1049 minYes Music Podcast626 - Yes TexturesProduced by Joseph Cottrell, Jeffrey Crecelius and Ken Fuller Mark and I had a great time this week thinking about interesting or unusual Yes musical textures. We both came up with 3 examples that we thought were surprising or different so do have a look below to hear the clips we are referring to and add your own examples to the comments section. You may be surprised with some of our suggestions - that's somewhat the idea, after all. What interesting textures can you think of in Yes music? Is it down to instrumentation, arrangement...
2024-05-0345 minYes Music Podcast625 - Our favourite Peter Banks-era songsThis week Mark and I attempted to choose 3 Peter Banks era Yes songs each. As you'll hear, we turned out to be thinking along similar lines but it was still a very enjoyable experience listening to the earliest days of the band and discussing what made Yes unique even at that stage. This topic was partly in response to a tweet or X post or whatever they are now called from Phil (Primarily_Prog) @primarily_prog Who posted a photo of Time and a Word and said - Continuing tonight with perhaps the most undervalued album...
2024-04-2636 minYes Music PodcastYes tour with Deep Purple - 624 Produced by Joseph Cottrell, Jeffrey Crecelius and Ken Fuller It was lovely to welcome back onto the YMP our friend and patron, Geoff Bailie this week. Mark and I spoke to him about the recent news that Yes will be on tour with Deep Purple in the US and Canada this Summer. What do you think of that idea? Well, self-confessed Deep Purple fan Geoff shares some thoughts with us and we discuss pretty much every aspect of the forthcoming tour, as you would expect. Do leave your own thoughts on the show...
2024-04-1949 minYes Music Podcast623 - Yes Album Listening Guides – Tales From Topographic Oceans Part 8 – The unsung hero, Genaro Rippo Produced by Joseph Cottrell, Jeffrey Crecelius and Ken Fuller It seems like a long time since the last episode but it's not. Anyway, it was delightful to speak to a warm and friendly unsung hero of Yes last week. As you will hear, despite being very keen to be involved, Mark wasn't able to join in the conversation due to timing and technical issues but he will be back next week. Genaro actually contacted me quite some time ago and introduced himself. It's taken ages to coordinate...
2024-04-1229 minYes Music Podcast622 - Talk re-issue - the 'Lost' Yes album? Produced by Joseph Cottrell, Jeffrey Crecelius and Ken Fuller I'm publishing this episode on Good Friday so there's been no time for the usual news roundup. However, Mark and I did manage to talk about 'Talk' receiving the box set treatment. We discuss what's going to be included - and what doesn't seem to be included as well. It one of our favourite Yes albums so there's plenty to be excited about with this release.
2024-03-2926 minYes Music Podcast621 - Anyone for tennis - and a pint? In conversation with Yes drummer, Jay Schellen Produced by Joseph Cottrell, Jeffrey Crecelius and Ken Fuller We were delighted to be able to speak to Jay Schellen this week about the upcoming Yes UK and Europe Tour and many other topics, particularly his relationship with the late, great Alan White. As you will hear, Jay's connections with Yes are numerous and he is a truly talented all-round musician, not 'just' a drummer. Stand by for surprising stories, tennis and visits to the pub... How did Jay find himself playing with so many Yes men? What d...
2024-03-2031 minYes Music Podcast620 - Pre-Conversation with Yes drummer, Jay SchellenThis week Mark and I were due to have a conversation with Jay Schellen about the forthcoming Yes tour of the UK and Europe. Unfortunately, this didn't happen for reasons outside our control. We will be speaking to Jay on Monday instead so I'm afraid you'll have to wait just a little bit longer for that. In the meantime in this very short episode, I thought I'd mention some of the interesting things I have found out about the (relatively) new Yes drummer. See how many of these facts you knew and how many are new to...
2024-03-1502 minYes Music Podcast619 - Chris Squire - bass lines we love Produced by Joseph Cottrell, Jeffrey Crecelius and Ken Fuller This week would have been Chris Squire's 76th birthday. To celebrate his legacy, Mark and I chose 3 of our favourite Squire bass lines and also chatted about his signature sound and how he achieved it. Make sure you add your own selections to the comments on the show notes for this episode and let's celebrate the legacy of the world's greatest bassist together. What are your favourite Squire bass lines? How did Chris achieve his sound? Did he always take the sa...
2024-03-0848 minYes Music Podcast618 - Old ABWH and the new Yes video Produced by Joseph Cottrell, Jeffrey Crecelius and Ken Fuller Mark and I had a fun time this week re-watching the ABWH Brother of Mine video and the new Mirror to the Sky one. Listen out for our thoughts in a few minutes' time and see if you can count how many times I call the song Long Lost Brother of Mine by mistake. Also, do check out the show notes before or during listening to Mark and me banging on because I've added lots of screenshots from the videos that we refer to...
2024-03-0147 minYes Music Podcast617 - Why did Yes want Geoff Downes...again? Part 2After a short break, Mark and I are back to consider what Geoff Downes was doing before being asked to rejoin Yes for the recording of Fly From Here, released in 2011, shortly before the Yes Music Podcast was established. We have been listening to the John Wetton album, Raised in Captivity which includes many prog rock heroes so listen out for our thoughts on that and what, if anything, we learned about why Geoff was re-recruited. Can we tell why Yes wanted Geoff Downes from this record? What do all those guests add? Is it a good record?
2024-02-2328 minYes Music Podcast616 - Why did Yes want Geoff Downes...again? Part 1 Produced by Joseph Cottrell, Jeffrey Crecelius and Ken Fuller This week, Mark and I talked about the situation in Yes at the time Geoff Downes rejoined for Fly From Here - around 2010-11. It's a contentious time - but then again when isn't with Yes? Oliver Wakeman had to make way for the return of Downes who had worked very closely with Steve Howe in Asia for many years and, when Trevor Horn was brought in to produce the new album, perhaps the writing was on the wall for a Downes redux.
2024-02-0823 minYes Music Podcast615 - Yes ephemera - print and digital Produced by Joseph Cottrell, Jeffrey Crecelius and Ken Fuller This week, Mark and I had a great conversation about Yes ephemera - what do I mean by that? Well it's stuff that would certainly have disappeared if it wasn't for people like Steve Sullivan, Pete Whipple and Geoffrey Mason over at forgotten-yesterdays.com who collect and share all sorts of items on that amazing site. As on other occasions, it's best if you take a look at the images in the show notes either as you listen or afterwards because everything will make...
2024-02-0253 minYes Music Podcast614 - Shhhh - quiet Yes songs Produced by Joseph Cottrell, Jeffrey Crecelius and Ken Fuller As you will hear, the title of this week's episode is a bit misleading. Mark and I have been choosing some of our favourite slower, calmer songs or parts of songs from the extensive Yes catalogue to talk about this week. There are plenty to choose from given the remarkable ability of Yes to create contrasting musical experiences within an album or even a single song, as I'm sure you know. See what you think of our selections and leave...
2024-01-1946 minYes Music Podcast613 - Yes iconography Produced by Joseph Cottrell, Jeffrey Crecelius and Ken Fuller This week's episode is a rather visual one so you will probably want to listen after (or concurrently with) looking at the images below. Mark and I discuss some of the most instantly identifiable (for Yes fans) images which don't include the name of the band. We start off with a quiz for Mark using the first set of images and then we head off down Yes, Jon Anderson, Roger Dean and some other associated rabbit holes. All of this...
2024-01-1250 minYes Music Podcast612 - Why did Rick Wakeman want Larry Fast? Part 2 Produced by Joseph Cottrell, Jeffrey Crecelius and Ken Fuller Happy New Year to you. I hope you had a great time whatever you were celebrating in mid-winter or mid-summer or something else depending on where you are on the globe. This week, Mark and I return to the second part of our discussion around why Rick Wakeman wanted Larry Fast to help him out on Tales from Topographic Oceans. We listened to Electronic Realizations For Rock Orchestra by Synergy on which Larry played everything. Stay tuned to hear what...
2024-01-0527 minYes Music Podcast611 - Why did Rick Wakeman want Larry Fast?Produced by Joseph Cottrell, Jeffrey Crecelius and Ken Fuller This week Mark and I are once again indebted to Doug Curran for setting us off to find out more about keyboard innovator Larry Fast and his Tales from Topographic Oceans connections. As you will hear, Larry was involved in the sound of the keyboards on Tales, something I did not realise until Doug posted a happy birthday message to Larry on the YMP Facebook Discussion Group last week. How much did you know about Larry's connections with Rick Wakeman? Let us know in the comments on the...
2023-12-2237 minYes Music Podcast610 - Tales from Topographic Oceans 50th Anniversary - a fan-made box set - Part 2 with Ian Hartley Produced by Joseph Cottrell, Jeffrey Crecelius and Ken Fuller Mark and I had a great conversation with Ian Hartley this week. As mentioned last week, Ian has produced his own 50th Anniversary box set of Tales from Topographic Oceans and we were keen to know what motivated him, how he went about it and how it fitted in with his own Yes story. If you haven't already watched Ian's YouTube video where he unboxes his own box and also shows off some of his Tales collection, then please do - it's embedded into...
2023-12-1536 minYes Music Podcast609 - Tales from Topographic Oceans 50th Anniversary - a fan-made boxset - Part 1 Produced by Joseph Cottrell, Jeffrey Crecelius and Ken Fuller This week Mark and I take a look at and have a chat about what Yes fan Ian Hartley has done to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Tales from Topographic Oceans. A chap after our own 5%-er hearts, he has taken things very much into his own hands as you will hear. If you want to understand fully what we are banging on about (if that's even possible) then watch the video Ian made of the set which I have embedded below.
2023-12-0841 minYes Music Podcast608 - Yes Tracks Through Time - Ritual - Shows, Symphonic and Drama Produced by Joseph Cottrell, Jeffrey Crecelius and Ken Fuller We continue our Tales from topographic oceans obsession this week with a look at 3 very different live recordings of side 4, Ritual - Nous Sommes du Soleil. The 3 different performances are included in the show notes below. They are from Yesshows (1980) , Symphonic Live (2002) and Topographic Drama (2017). This means we have the following musicians to listen to: Anderson, Squire, White, Moraz, Howe, Downes, Brislin, Sherwood, Davison, Schellen and the whole of the European Festival Orchestra. Wow. There are many differences between the recordings so listen along...
2023-12-0147 minYes Music Podcast607 - Yes Album Listening Guides – Tales From Topographic Oceans Part 7 – Chris Squire's bass with Miguel Falcão Produced by Joseph Cottrell, Jeffrey Crecelius and Ken Fuller It was a delight to welcome the bass maestro Miguel Falcão back onto the YMP this week. As you would expect, he knows a lot about how Chris Squire created the bass lines for Tales from Topographic Oceans. You may have heard Miguel's bass covers of both The Ancient and The Remembering, and if not they are embedded below. We found out many things including what basses Chris used to record and play Tales live. So stand by for a...
2023-11-2450 minYes Music Podcast606 - Steven Rosen, author and interviewer Produced by Joseph Cottrell, Jeffrey Crecelius and Ken Fuller We had a great conversation with veteran music journalist Steve Rosen this week. Steve has interviewed almost all members of Yes over the decades, although they weren't always 'easy' sessions, as you will hear! Steve also spent a great deal of time with the iconic guitarist Edward Van Halen and has recently published a book, 'Tonechaser' about this relationship, which helps the reader to understand the personality of Edward, rather than just his amazing technical and musical accomplishments. How d...
2023-11-1745 minYes Music Podcast90124 vs. 90125 - 605Produced by Joseph Cottrell, Jeffrey Crecelius and Ken Fuller In the week of the 40th anniversary of 90125, Mark and I looked at Trevor Rabin's 90124 which contains a lot of source material for the classic from 1983. 90124 appeared in 2003 on the 20th anniversary of the globally-successful Yes album and contains all of Trevor's demos of songs such as Hold On, Changes, Owner of a Lonely Heart and Cinema. A truly fascinating listen, there are also demos of later Yes songs like Where Will You Be, Walls, Love Will Find A Way and Miracle of Life. How...
2023-11-1037 minYes Music Podcast604 - Yes - Best of the 80s Produced by Joseph Cottrell, Jeffrey Crecelius and Ken Fuller We took a break from Tales from Topographic Oceans this week to consider what Yes were up to in the 1980s. Across just four albums (if you are happy to call ABWH a Yes album), Yes music was somewhat different to what had come before. You are probably aware that our friends and YMP Patrons Stephen Lambe and Dave Watkinson wrote a whole book about Yes in the 1980s so don't forget to check that out if you don't already...
2023-11-0345 minYes Music PodcastYes Album Listening Guides - Tales From Topographic Oceans Part 6 - Alan White's drums with Joe Cass - 603Produced by Jeffrey Crecelius, Joseph Cottrell and Ken Fuller This week we are back to the epic in-depth study of Tales from Topographic Oceans. We asked the ever-generous drummer of Yes tribute band Total Mass Retain Joe Cass to join us to talk about Alan White's contribution to the classic album. You won't be surprised to hear that Joe managed to help us to uncover a wealth of detail about the percussion on the album and the musical and personal character of the late deeply missed Yes stickman. Thank you to Joe for his insights. I...
2023-10-2752 minYes Music PodcastIllustrator and Yes collaborator Jeff Cummins - 602Produced by Jeffrey Crecelius, Joseph Cottrell and Ken Fuller We had yet another lovely conversation with a relatively unsung hero of the Yes story this week. As you'll hear, you have probably seen Jeff Cumins' work, even if you don't realise it. He has a long and distinguished career as an artist and illustrator and revealed fascinating insights that neither Mark nor I had heard before. I'm sure you'll enjoy listening as much as we enjoyed talking to him. Do check out the images in this week's shownotes to see why were so pleased to be able t...
2023-10-2037 min
YesshiftEp 114 - Kevin Mulryne Interview: The Tormato Story
Kevin Mulryne of Yes Music Podcast joins us for a discussion of his book Yes: The Tormato Story, which you can check out at tormatobook.com As we discuss the book, we will also be celebrating the Tormato album itself, which recently turned 45 years old! Tell us your favorites from this album and if you saw the tour! (Tor, maybe?) And check out Dan playing along to "Future Times" / "Rejoice" shortly before the show here: https://youtu.be/JdksdtLa-Cw
2023-09-3047 min
Progressive PalaverSpecial Episode - Interview With Kevin Mulryne, May 2023Special Episode – Interview with Kevin Mulryne, Author of Yes - The Tormato Story
In this special episode we have the chance to speak with friend of the Palaver, host of The Yes Music Podcast, and now published author. Kevin provides us some insight into his new book, Yes - The Tormato Story. We go into all the usual Palaver corners covering his motivations for writing this particular book, his methods of research, and things that he learned along the way. Kevin’s answers are, as expected, illuminating and entertaining. It’s always an extreme pleasure to speak to such a well-v...
2023-06-231h 10
Sound Compilation of Full Audiobooks in Science Fiction & FantasyYes - The Tormato Story - Kevin MulryneListen to this audiobook in full for free onhttps://epod.spaceTitle: Yes - The Tormato StoryAuthor: Kevin MulryneNarrator: Kevin MulryneFormat: UnabridgedLength: 7:26:25Language: EnglishRelease date: 06-17-2023Publisher: Findaway VoicesGenres: Non-Fiction, Art & MusicSummary:The music of Yes indelibly shaped the original sound of progressive rock. But the true tale of this landmark band goes well beyond headline-making albums like Fragile and Close to the Edge. In this book, Kevin Mulryne tells the absorbing story of the final Yes alb...
2023-06-177h 26
The Ugly American Werewolf in London Rock PodcastYes - The Tormato Story Book/Album Review with Author Kevin MulryneTormato is an album that only hardcore Yes fans seem to know about. Without huge hit singles and a non-Roger Dean cover that many people do not like (including famously some of the members of the band), their 1978 offering often flies under the radar. But thanks to Kevin Mulryne, co-host of The Yes Music Podcast and author of the book Yes - The Tormato Story you can learn the most extraordinary details that went into the making of this album.From working with Hipgnosis on the cover, working at Advision studios to only move to RAC, the...
2023-06-081h 29
Slang of Ages PodcastPreston discusses the book, The Tormato Story with author Kevin MulryneYes Music Podcast founder and cohost Kevin Mulryne discusses his wonderful new book, Yes-The Tormato Story; available now at Burning Shed and www.tormatobook.com.
2023-05-2032 min
YMP Classic Feed – Yes Music PodcastWhat did they do next part 26b – Steve Howe – 507Steve Howe by William Mulryne
Produced by Wayne Hall and Jeffrey Crecelius
In this second part of our look at what Steve Howe did next, Mark and I listen to his solo album, Spectrum.
It includes contributions from Tony Levin, Dylan Howe, Virgil Howe and Oliver Wakeman and features many fabulous examples of Steve's virtuosity and versatility.
How does this rank among Steve's solo albums?What are the contributions of the 'guests' like?Is that 'Hour of Need'?
Listen to the episode and let us know what you think!
https://youtu.be/rMGW4Sp33xw?list=PL8a8cutYP7fp0...
2021-11-0536 minYMP Classic Feed – Yes Music PodcastWhat did they do next part 26a – Steve Howe – 506Steve Howe by William Mulryne
Produced by Wayne Hall and Jeffrey Crecelius
In a break from our very well-received technical episodes, Mark and I return this week to the what did they do next series.
We are still in the so-called YES hiatus period of 2005-ish and we have just two band members yet to consider, the first being Steve Howe. SO we’ve taken a look around the various sources to see what Steve was up to at this point and one of the most useful was, perhaps unsurprisingly, his autobiography, All My Yesterdays.
So, what do you think we...
2021-10-2925 min
Yes Music PodcastKevin Currie and Ted Stockwell tell the story of the band, White – 457Produced by Jeffrey Crecelius, Wayne Hall, Preston Frazier and Bill GovierThe album from WhiteBack of WhiteThe eponymous albumAcross the globe from Canada, Indonesia, the UK and the US (I think!) it was a real pleasure for Mark and I to speak to Kevin Currie and Ted Stockwell this week about their band, White, which has featured Alan White and Geoff Downes in the past. It's a great, in-depth interview in which we delve into the fascinating history of the band and their strong links to Yes....
2020-11-2046 minYMP Classic Feed – Yes Music PodcastWhat did they do next part 12a – Eddie Jobson – 426In the UK we are coming to the end of the second week of total lock down and my friends and family are currently coping quite well thanks to the wonderful work of the NHS (including my wife, Sarah) and all the key workers. Thank you to each and every one of them.
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As I said last week, we are aiming to ensure the YMP provides a bit of normality through this difficult time so this week we are perhaps bending the rules slightly to consider what Eddie Jobson did after leaving Yes.
We also have...
2020-04-0328 minYMP Classic Feed – Yes Music Podcast8 years of the YMP – 400Just some of the prizes up for grabs!
Produced by Jeffrey Crecelius, Wayne Hall, Preston Frazier and Bill Govier
Well, here we are at episode 400 and as a result we are going to break the structure of the episode for one week only because we have 2 major pieces of content for you - an interview with a certain musician you will certainly recognise (OK, it's our own, Billy Sherwood!) and then our epic 400th episode quiz to win a ridiculous number of Yes and Yes related items.
Billy Sherwood joins us this week! Photo by William Mulryne
Billy talks about...
2019-10-0455 minYMP Classic Feed – Yes Music PodcastYes singles part 1 – 314Yes singles
Produced by Jeffrey Crecelius, Michel Arsenault, Wayne Hall, Preston Frazier and Bill Govier.
For our first episode of 2018 - #YES50! - we start a new series about Yes singles from the first album to the last. This week we consider the two 45s released from the debut album.
Also, there's the chance to win a copy of the Downes Braide Association album, Skyscraper Souls and a show-and-tell session featuring our Christmas hauls - all great fun!
Listen to the episode then let us know what you think!
Become a YMP Patron!
If you would like to support the Yes...
2018-01-0548 min
Pivotal Podcast - Managing BehaviourIt's the Pivotal Podcast Christmas Quiz 2017! - 181It's time for the annual Pivotal Podcast Christmas quiz. This year, we've changed the format a bit so you can play along in your staff meeting or even at your Christmas party!Podcast presenters are:Paul DixOllie FrithHywel RobertsKevin Mulryne
2017-12-1148 minYMP Classic Feed – Yes Music PodcastJon Anderson’s Song of Seven – 303Song of Seven
Produced by Preston Frazier, Bill Govier, Wayne Hall and Michel Arsenault.
In a week where Kevin is not well, we still manage to review Song of Seven separately. Mark also steps into the breach with a review of an epic Rick Wakeman album - Return to the Centre of the Earth - as well as a special 2 pence - thanks Mark!
What is the follow up to Olias of Sunhillow like?
Is it prog?
What did Jon get up to outsode Yes?
Listen to the episode then let us know what you think!
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2017-10-2032 minYMP Classic Feed – Yes Music PodcastMark’s ARW experience including an interview with Lee Pomeroy – 299Produced by Preston Frazier, Bill Govier, Wayne Hall and Michel Arsenault.
Mark went to see ARW in concert this week and he also managed to meet up with Lou Molino and Lee Pomeroy! He recorded some audio with Lee and gives us his view of the show. In a complementary event, I received my Yes Active CD-ROM which is wonderful!
What was the ARW concert like?
How were Lou and Lee?
What is the Yes Active CD-ROM like?
Listen to the episode then let us know what you think!
Become a YMP Patron!
If you would like to support the Y...
2017-09-2256 minYMP Classic Feed – Yes Music PodcastBill Bruford vs. Alan White – 285Bill Bruford book
Produced by Preston Frazier, David Gordon, Bill Govier, Wayne Hall and Michel Arsenault.
It was brilliant to be able to welcome Preston Frazier to the podcast this week to talk about Bill Bruford and Alan White. Mark and Kevin join with Preston to review the two drummers' contribution to the music of Yes over the years.
Which drummer is your favourite Yes skinman?
Could Bruford have carried on in Yes?
What about Union live and 'those' Simmons drums?
Listen to the episode then let us know what you think!
Become a YMP Patron!
If you would like...
2017-06-0945 minYMP Classic Feed – Yes Music PodcastARW live in Birmingham – 13th March 2017 – 273ARW live!Produced by Preston Frazier, David Gordon, Bill Govier, Wayne Hall and Michel Arsenault.
Kevin feeds back from the ARW concert. Wow. Mark interviews him about his experiences and there's even time for a Patrick Moraz review!
What was the ARW concert experience like?
Were the band on top form?
How was the venue and the sound?
Listen to the episode then let us know what you think!
Become a YMP Patron!
If you would like to support the Yes Music Podcast, there is a new Patreon page where you can sign up.
The new iOS YMP app! Download...
2017-03-1757 minYMP Classic Feed – Yes Music PodcastARW as they were in Union Live – 272Tales from Yesterday
Produced by Preston Frazier, David Gordon, Bill Govier, Wayne Hall and Michel Arsenault.
Before the ARW concert on Monday night, Kevin and Mark discuss how the three musicians performed together when they were all in Yes for the Union tour. There's also a two-part two pence dealing with Asia and Geddy Lee and an album review from Mark of the compilation record, Tales From Yesterday. Wow!
What can Kevin expect fro ARW on Monday night?
How did they get on live in 1991?
What might be the differences now?
Listen to the episode then let us know what...
2017-03-101h 07YMP Classic Feed – Yes Music PodcastRest In Peace John Wetton plus Jon and Vangelis remasteredJohn Wetton
Produced by Preston Frazier, David Gordon, Bill Govier, Wayne Hall and Michel Arsenault.
Geoff Baillie and Jamie McQuinn lead the tributes to John Wetton, prog bassist. Mark and Kevin review teh remastered Jon and Vangelis songs on the new Vangelis Box Set Delectus and Mark brings us another vinyl/CD review. Another packed episode!
How much of John Wetton's story do you know?
How do the Jon and Vangelis songs sound on the new re-masters?
Are the 1980s elements too much?
Listen to the episode then let us know what you think!
Nick Baker's excellent blog post about...
2017-02-031h 17YMP Classic Feed – Yes Music Podcast2016’s Christmas Presents and Top 3s – 263Union on 180g vinyl!
Produced by Preston Frazier, David Gordon, Bill Govier, Wayne Hall and Michel Arsenault.
It's New Year 2017 so Mark and I take some time out to compare our Yes-related Christmas presents. Also, we pick our top 3 Yes happenings of 2016 - and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is the gift which keeps on giving with news from Rick Wakeman!
What did we receive for Christmas?
What are our top funny important and surprising 2016 Yes happenings?
What do you make of Rick Wakeman's announcement that he will attend the Rock Hall induction ceremony after all?
Listen to...
2017-01-0641 minYMP Classic Feed – Yes Music PodcastA Bootleg From The Solo Albums Tour – 256 – Yes Music PodcastJust after Relayer...
Produced by Preston Frazier, David Gordon, Bill Govier and Wayne Hall.
This week Mark and Kevin listen to a bootleg on YouTube of the first concert in the Solo Albums Tour. Mark also gets to 'geek out' about audio formats for listening to Yes music and there are clips from Mitch Lefon's recent interview with Alan White to enjoy. We also enjoy two written reviews of ARW concerts from Joseph Cottrell and Steven English.
Does the concert feel like a Yes show?
Which of the solo tracks are played?
Do they all work equally well?
Listen to...
2016-11-181h 11YMP Classic Feed – Yes Music PodcastThe Story of I by Patrick Moraz – 253'The Story of I' by Patrick Moraz
Produced by Preston Frazier
This week Mark and Kevin look at The Story of I by Patrick Moraz. This is the third solo album from the 75/76 collection. The 2 Pence is about Kevin and Mark's choice of solo albums after this period and there are also a couple of listener voicemails and a written review of ARW to enjoy!
Does this keyboard-based album stand the test of time?
How does it compare to the Howe and White efforts?
Is there a theme or concept?
Listen to the episode then let us know what you...
2016-10-281h 08YMP Classic Feed – Yes Music PodcastRamshackled by Alan White – 251 – Yes Music PodcastRamshackled by Alan White
Produced by Preston Frazier
Mark and Kevin start a series on Yes members' solo albums with the Alan White album, Ramshackled. There's also news on a new YMP Classic Feed containing the archive of older episodes and the 2 pence segment is about ARW - and it's a bit controversial...
Why is Ramshackled the least well-known of the Yes solo albums?
Is it possible to hear Alan White's influence?
What style is the record?
Listen to the episode then let us know what you think!
Become a YMP Patron!
If you would like to support the Yes...
2016-10-1452 minYMP Classic Feed – Yes Music PodcastPatrick Moraz, Bill Bruford, Dave Watkinson and ARW Live! 250Mark reviews a little-known record by Bill Bruford and Patrick Moraz, Dave Watkinson joins Kevin to talk about his new Warriors book and there is plenty of discussion of the set list and first videos from ARW live! There's a 2 pence about holograms (!) and Kevin continues his exploration of the Bill Bruford autobiography. As this is episode number 250, there is also information about the new Patreon page and the winners of the 5th Anniversary quiz are announced. Wow!
Moraz and Bruford - what's that like?
What has Kevin Brodie been thinking about Bill Bruford?
Which of us has European forebears?
L...
2016-10-071h 13YMP Classic Feed – Yes Music PodcastYMP 5th Anniversary part 5 with Kevin Brodie and Mark Anthony K – 249Kevin Brodie
It's the fifth and final day of the 5th Anniversary celebrations and we have a bumper episode featuring a conversation with teacher, listener and Yes fan, Kevin Brodie, as well as Kevin interviewing Mark and Mark interviewing Kevin!
What can we find out about our three intrepid heroes?
What has Kevin Brodie been thinking about Bill Bruford?
Which of us has European forebears?
Listen to the episode then let us know what you think!
Show notes and links
Mark's Official Projekt Gemineye Group on Facebook
KISS FAQ Podcast featuring Mark!
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2016-09-301h 20YMP Classic Feed – Yes Music PodcastJon Anderson – Prog God – 241Jon Anderson Prog God 2016
In the week when Jon Anderson is deified as the 2016 Prog God, we discuss Yes' whole album live obsession and the fact that Trevor Horn appeared on stage with them again this week. Mark reviews Fly From Here which fits in rather well and Kevin reads the Prog magazine articles about Jon Anderson.
What's Fly From Here like in retrospect?
What has Prog magazine to say about its new Prog God?
Is there another Trevor Horn-produced album on the way?
Listen to the episode then let us know what you think!
Show notes and links
https...
2016-09-0255 minYMP Classic Feed – Yes Music PodcastFavourites from the Internet plus Yes or Anderson Rabin Wakeman – which is more authentic? 240Yes' home on the web - YesWorld.com
We are trying out a new format on the podcast beginning this week. There's the usual news and an album review from Mark (Keys to Ascension II) but then I take part in a discussion of Mark's 2 Pence which is about how the Internet has changed how we find out about our favourite band and we also have a chance to discuss an email from Joseph Cottrell about the authenticity of the current touring Yes band compared with Anderson Rabin Wakeman - ARW.
What's KTAII like?
What have you discovered which amazed...
2016-08-2652 minYMP Classic Feed – Yes Music PodcastA Yes Miscellany and a World Trade album review – 237A shot from Ken Fuller's concert experience
I'm off on holiday for the next two Fridays so episodes will be shorter than normal. We have the benefit of Mark's latest album review this week, however - from Billy Sherwood's World Trade band - and Mark also adds his latest 2 pence for your consideration. I also grab a chance to listen to a couple of interesting miscelaneous tracks from Kevin Brodie's CDs he sent me recently. Ken Fuller has been to see Yes recently and he has kindly sent along both an audio review and audio review and a set of...
2016-08-0525 minYMP Classic Feed – Yes Music PodcastTalk to be played live by Anderson Rabin and Wakeman! 224This week Kevin shares some thoughts about Anderson, Rabin and Wakeman tackling Talk live. There is also a review of Talk by Mark and a reminder of what happened last time Kevin went to see Yes live in Birmingham.
Keyboards have always been a controversial subject in Talk live - what will Wakeman do?
Is Talk a good album?
Yes live in Birmingham 2014 - how did it go?
Show notes and links
Mood for a Day review by Preston Frazier
Preston speaks to Ben Craven
Sheffield review
Kenny Brown spotted this best to worst collection
Glen Alexson likes the Oliver W...
2016-05-0637 minYMP Classic Feed – Yes Music PodcastYes Tracks Through Time – Part 11 – Ritual – 221Which Ritual is your favourite?
The 'other' track Yes will be playing live from Tales From Topographic Oceans this year - Ritual. Also, Mark reviews a rather different album, Big Generator.
Is the Yesshows version the best?
How does a Symphonic version sound?
When the classic line-up return, what's the outcome?
Listen to the episode and then let me know what you think!
My son's directorial debut is here! William Mulryne shot and directed the first single video from November Plot. You can see some more of his band photography here.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FLuE_vH25YQ
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2016-04-1518 minYMP Classic Feed – Yes Music PodcastYes Tracks Through Time – Part 10 – The Revealing Science of God – 220Tales From Topographic Oceans
In a week where Yes revealed they will be playing sides one and four of Tales From Topographic Oceans live, Mark and I look at aspects of the most controversial Yes album ever.
What's Tales all about?
How many times have sides one and four been performed live?
Which line-up was best at performing it?
Listen to the episode and then let me know what you think!
Show notes and links
Ben Craven's website for his new album, 'Last Chance to Hear'
Preston Frazier on Close to the Edge
Paul @Earthbound's new video
Tony Kaye and B...
2016-04-0821 minPivotal Podcast - Managing BehaviourKevin Bachan Singh - Our Man From The PRU (Pupil Referral Unit) - PP84Paul interviews Kevin Bachan Singh who works at a Pupil Referral Unit about what it's really like.
2015-08-2438 minYMP Classic Feed – Yes Music PodcastEpisode 186 – The FutureWhat is the future for the YMP now that Chris Squire has left us? Please listen to the short episode and then let me have your thoughts in the poll below.
Many thanks,
Kevin
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2015-07-1702 minYMP Classic Feed – Yes Music PodcastEpisode 180 – Chris Squire, bass legendChris Squire - photo by Jeremy North
There has never been a more appropriate time to consider the contribution of Chris Squire to the greatest progressive rock band in the world.
What makes Chris Squire's bass playing unique?
What does he add to every Yes track he has been involved with?
What will Yes concerts be like this Summer without Chris on bass for the first time since 1968?
Listen to the episode and then let me know what you think!
Show links and notes
Light a candle for Chris Squire
Video about Miguel's project in support of Chris Squire #playforChris:
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2015-05-2920 min
The Deadly Arnold - there is no fate.Teaching & Education with Kevin MulryneMy chat with Teacher, Educator and life-long Prog rock fan Kevin Mulryne from the Pivotal Podcast (UK)http://braverbytheday.com/24
2013-11-1251 min
Yes Music PodcastYes Music Podcast 0 – IntroductionA short introduction to the Yes Music Podcast with your host, Kevin Mulryne.Find out what the Yes Music Podcast is going to be aboutStart connecting with the showSubscribe and get involvedHomework for next time:Listen to Yes' 1969 debut album, 'Yes'. You can find it in the following locations if you don't own it (yet!):'Yes' on Spotify:http://open.spotify.com/album/7wCflCoMEA9L7hIP65mfN3'Yes' on iTunes:http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/yes-remastered/id272122765'Yes' on Amazon (UK)
2011-08-1703 min