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Yes Music PodcastYesKit Part 4 - Jon Anderson Edition - 697Produced by Joseph Cottrell, Wayne Hall, Ken Fuller and Jeffrey Crecelius From a tiny idea I had about Jon Anderson's use of instruments live with Yes, Mark and I managed to bang on for ages again this week. Hopefully, you will find the discussion as interesting as we did, particularly as I noticed some definite links between the band's sonic changes over the decades, Jon's development as a musician and the instruments he used. In order to create some kind of helpful structure to the conversation, I managed to find the earliest examples of each...
2025-11-1457 minYes Music Podcast696 - Yes (sort-of) Unplugged Produced by Joseph Cottrell, Wayne Hall, Ken Fuller and Jeffrey Crecelius As you will hear, I was looking at one of the amazing photos in the Barry Plummer Calendar (available now from YesMusicBooks.com) recently, when I noticed something peculiar about Chris Squire. I think what Barry has captured is a unique moment in Yes concert history. I don't think Chris ever did this in any other situation than the shows on the 1975 Relayer tour - and maybe not all of those performances. I have watched the QPR video many times but I...
2025-11-0738 minYes Music PodcastTrevor Rabin's Star Licks video – 695Produced by Joseph Cottrell, Wayne Hall, Ken Fuller and Jeffrey Crecelius In last week's episode about Chris Squire's Star Licks video, I was intrigued to notice that Trevor Rabin had also produced one and I had never watched it. Now that we are blessed with YouTube and the efforts of dedicated fans like, in this case, @YesSource, we can all enjoy watching Trevor in all his 1992 glory as he discusses not only his guitars but also his technique, studio practices, soloing approaches, songwriting and lots more. It's almost an hour of Yes goodness and Mark and I...
2025-10-311h 02Yes Music PodcastA Chris Squire Master Class - 694 Produced by Joseph Cottrell, Wayne Hall, Ken Fuller and Jeffrey Crecelius This week Mark and I took a careful look at the iconic Chris Squire Star Licks video from 1990. Chris is at his relaxed and chatty best and shows off his skills, his guitars and his pedal board. It's a wonderful time capsule of Yes goodness and Mark and I hugely enjoyed chatting about our reactions to it. The conversation goes down a couple of unexpected routes and we venture, predictably, into the weeds of both kit and musical theory! I promise it's...
2025-10-2459 minYes Music Podcast693 - The Drama is LiveProduced by Joseph Cottrell, Wayne Hall, Ken Fuller and Jeffrey Crecelius After the emergence online of another Drama Tour video - with sound - by James Ferrani on YouTube, Mark and I took a careful look at his 2 videos from consecutive days on the 1980 Drama Tour that featured Buggles men Trevor Horn and Geoff Downes. There are at least 2 revelations contained in the videos that I don't believe any Yes fans except those who attended the concerts in North America have experienced in the intervening 45 years. I knew they had happened but seeing them is...
2025-10-1745 minYes Music PodcastYessport (or Yessports) - 692 Produced by Joseph Cottrell, Wayne Hall, Ken Fuller and Jeffrey Crecelius Following a suggestion from the latest member of the Patreon YMP group, Thomas DeVries, Mark and I delved into Yes sporting links this week. It was great fun to learn about all the ways in which music and sport have collided over the decades and we were helped out by several kind contributors Dave Watkinson, Henry Potts, Geoff Bailie and Jon Pickles. If you have any other examples of sporting Yes links, please do add them to the show notes for this week. Also...
2025-10-101h 02Yes Music PodcastBilly Sherwood talks about Fragile 2025, his gear and new Yes music PLUS our first reactions to the Yes setlist - 691Produced by Joseph Cottrell, Wayne Hall, Jeffrey Crecelius, and Ken Fuller This week it was a pleasure to welcome Billy Sherwood to the YMP once again. We spoke to him just before a rehearsal at Mickey's Black Box rehearsal facility as the band prepared for the 2025 Fragile Tour of the US. Since that conversation, Yes have played 2 concerts. We spoke to Billy about the tour, his gear and the new Yes album. He was as gracious and open as usual - a great conversation that I know you will enjoy. Following the first concert on...
2025-10-0356 minYes Music PodcastDave Watkinson's financial forensic detective work in the Yes archives - 690This 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 a few minutes' time. Can you guess what are the largest - and the most bizarre - expenses the band incurred at this time? Prepare to be amazed, as they say. Yes were...
2025-09-2637 minYes Music PodcastThe earliest online Yes conversations with Henry Potts - 689In a different kind of time travel this week, Mark and I welcomed Henry Potts back onto the show to talk about his recollections of the first Yes online discussions he was involved with in the early 1990s. After I posted some photos of the Yes fanzines I have in my collection on the Patreon group, Simon Barrow suggested we speak to Henry who has always been at the vanguard of Yes fans on the internet. He shared some fascinating insights into exactly how the first systems worked and how the 'scene' morphed and developed over the...
2025-09-1948 minYes Music Podcast688 - 6 reasons why Talk is a great Yes albumProduced by Joseph Cottrell, Wayne Hall, Ken Fuller and Jeffrey Crecelius This week, Mark and I considered what makes Talk from 1994 a great Yes album. The final Yes record featuring Trevor Rabin was a tour-de-force of progressive rock in many ways but what do you think Mark and I chose as our reasons to focus on? Perhaps we chose the same aspects as you would, perhaps not. In any case, do please add your thoughts on Talk to the show notes for this week's episode over at YesMusicPodcast.com Is this actually a great Yes album? D...
2025-09-1232 minYes Music Podcast687 - Deep Cuts outside YesProduced by Joseph Cottrell, Wayne Hall, Jeffrey Crecelius, and Ken Fuller 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...
2025-09-051h 01Yes Music PodcastSteve Howe talks about his solo re-releases PLUS 'Yes Guess Who'! - 686 Produced by Joseph Cottrell, Wayne Hall, Ken Fuller and Jeffrey Crecelius In a truly epic episode this week, I had a lovely conversation with Steve Howe about the re-release of two of his solo albums, Portraits of Bob Dylan and Natural Timbre. Then, Mark and I enjoyed goofing around asking each other to guess the Yes men being referred to in various quotations. Do play along with that yourself after listening to my great chat with Steve. Why is Steve re-releasing these two albums now? How do they differ in...
2025-08-291h 02Yes Music PodcastYes Authenticity - 685 Produced by Joseph Cottrell, Wayne Hall, Ken Fuller and Jeffrey Crecelius It was great to think a little about what might make up Yes' authenticity this week. Is it possible to define what makes the output of a band - or any kind of artistic endeavour 'authentic'? Rather than try and come up with a definition of authenticity (which is probably a loftier aim than we had time for this week), Mark and I discussed what the rather nebulous concept means to us, in the context of Yes music. ...
2025-08-1537 minYes Music Podcast684 - Yes Time Machine - Support Bands EditionProduced by Joseph Cottrell, Wayne Hall, Jeffrey Crecelius, and Ken Fuller This week Mark and I set off once again in our YMP Yes Time Machines, this time to visit Yes concerts that also featured fascinating support bands, or bands on the same bill that we would loved to have seen. According to the essential Forgotten Yesterdays website, there have been 599 bands who have either supported or played alongside Yes since 1968 so there was plenty of choice for Mark and me. Before we begin, have a think which shows you didn't manage to attend and...
2025-08-0843 minYes Music PodcastFragile Solo Songs Revisited - 683 Produced by Joseph Cottrell, Wayne Hall, Ken Fuller and Jeffrey Crecelius This week, Mark and I discussed the 'solo' songs on Fragile. Each band member contributed an individual project, some with more success than others. The style and approaches used by Anderson, Bruford, Wakeman, Howe and Squire are very different and they certainly prompted an interesting discussion as you'll hear. With Yes soon to embark on playing the whole of Fragile live for the third time, we also touched on how these songs come over live - and if...
2025-08-0143 minYes Music Podcast682 - Are there any short Yes epics?This week Mark and I had all sorts of fun thinking about whether there are any short Yes epics - or if this idea is even possible. We set ourselves the restriction of only choosing Yes songs less than 6mins in duration so can you guess what we came up with and how we justified our choices? It was sad to hear that Ozzy Osbourne died this week, only a few weeks after performing his last ever concert with his Black Sabbath bandmates. I can't say I was a dedicated fan of Ozzy or Sabbath but my...
2025-07-2538 minYes Music Podcast681 - Six reasons why 90125 is a great Yes albumProduced by Joseph Cottrell, Wayne Hall, Jeffrey Crecelius, and Ken Fuller This week, Mark and I returned to the show to talk about the Yes classic album, 90125 from 1983. It is clearly, we believe, a great album but what makes it a great Yes album? It wasn't originally going to be a Yes album at all and only became one at the last possible moment when Jon Anderson arrived on the scene. The band Cinema, consisting of Tony Kaye, Alan White, Trevor Rabin and Chris Squire had basically finished the record with Trevor Horn but, as you can...
2025-07-1835 minYes Music Podcast679 - 6 reasons The Yes Album is a great Yes album Produced by Joseph Cottrell, Wayne Hall, Ken Fuller and Jeffrey Crecelius This week, Mark and I enjoyed coming up with 6 reasons why the band's third record, The Yes Album, is a great Yes album. As I'm sure you know, this was Steve Howe's first album with Yes and also Tony Kaye's last. It is correctly viewed by many fans, critics and Steve Howe himself as the first Yes masterpiece. Clearly, we could have found dozens of reasons why this is a great Yes album but that would have left...
2025-06-2741 minYes Music Podcast678 - Favourite new millennium Yes songs Produced by Joseph Cottrell, Wayne Hall, Ken Fuller and Jeffrey Crecelius R.I.P. Johnny Bruhns This week, Mark and I considered the Yes music of the new Millennium - 25 years after it began. In this time, the band have produced just 5 studio albums and 1 EP: Magnification Fly From Here From a Page (EP) Heaven and Earth The Quest Mirror to the Sky However, there are plenty of examples of great Yes music to enjoy and Mark and I chose 3 examples each.
2025-06-2037 minYes Music PodcastYes audacity - 677 Produced by Joseph Cottrell, Wayne Hall, Ken Fuller and Jeffrey Crecelius This week, Mark and I returned to our occasional series on Yes concepts. This time we considered Yes audacity - those times when the band has done something few others would have attempted. We both came up with 3 examples and it proved to be a very enjoyable conversation, albeit with quite a bit of shameless self-promotion from me. In the world of progressive rock, perhaps the most audacious genre of all, what do you think we came up...
2025-06-1338 minYes Music Podcast676 - AI killed the prog star?Produced by Joseph Cottrell, Wayne Hall, Ken Fuller and Jeffrey Crecelius This week we have a bumper, epic episode where Simon Barrow, Mark and I discuss AI and its impact, in the context of Yes music, of course. My daughter, Charlotte, also gives us her thoughts on the subject so many thanks to her. This topic was suggested by the appearance on YouTube of an album entitled 'YEP – On The Waterline (70's Prog Rock / Progressive Rock)' as spotted by Charlie Nolan. Should AI be used in music? What impact could it have? What about the future for Yes...
2025-06-061h 20Yes Music PodcastAlan White's adaptability - 675Produced by Joseph Cottrell, Wayne Hall, Ken Fuller and Jeffrey Crecelius It's already been 3 years since Alan White died. To mark the sad anniversary, Mark and I discussed the iconic drummer's adaptability this week. We each chose 3 different examples of his playing to highlight different aspects of his musical character. In addition, 4 YMP Patrons gave us comments to read out - Jon Pickles, Ronnie Neeley, Doug Curran, and Fred Barringer. It was very enjoyable to think about Alan but also, of course, a somewhat mournful process. Do add your own memories of Alan to the show notes...
2025-05-3046 minYes Music Podcast674 - Chris Squire - 10 years gone with Stephen LambeUnbelievably, it's already 10 years since we lost Chris Squire. Tempus Fugit, but this time not in a good way. To mark this sad milestone, Prog Magazine has included 2 large articles about Chris in the latest issue, number 160. The person charged with writing the main piece was friend of the YMP, Stephen Lambe. Mark and I spoke to him this week about the greatest bassist the world has ever seen, the irreplaceable Christopher Russell Edward Squire (4 March 1948 – 27 June 2015).
2025-05-2333 minYes Music Podcast673 - Yes virtuosityMark and I really enjoyed discussing what Yes virtuosity means to us with the help of YMP Patrons Brian Harris, Michael OConnor, HB Pettersen, Jon Pickles, Dave Owen, Gary Betts, Mark Slater and Ronnie Neeley this week. Can you guess what we all chose for our examples of Yes virtuosity? You might be surprised, as Mark and I were. There were some common themes that emerged which is always encouraging because it means we are not on our own in our thoughts about the band. So thank you to all those Patrons but do have yo...
2025-05-1654 minYes 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. There wasn't enough time to review the posts on the YMP Facebook discussion group this week but hopefully I'll be able to get back to t...
2025-05-0940 minYes Music PodcastYes Connections - The Game! 671This 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.
2025-05-0236 minYes Music Podcast670 - Reactions to Record Store Day 2025 Produced by Wayne Hall, Joseph Cottrell, Jeffrey Crecelius and Ken Fuller This week, Mark and I were joined by Jon Pickles to talk about the latest (greatest?) Yes Record Store Day offering - Live at the Rainbow London, England 12/16/1972 - a catchy title if there ever was one. I haven't forked out the considerable amount of money for a copy - yet - but both Jon and Mark have, so at least they are speaking from a position of knowledge. No change there then. Have you managed to get...
2025-04-1851 minYes Music Podcast669 - Yes songs with great contrasts Produced by Wayne Hall, Joseph Cottrell, Jeffrey Crecelius and Ken Fuller This week, Mark and I had a think about the Yes songs we like that include contrasts - one of my favourite aspects of progressive rock - and Yes music. We both chose 2 songs to talk about in depth but also went on a bit about other songs that also fit this category. It was another very interesting conversation - at least I thought so. What songs do we choose? What do we mean by contrast? Do our selections...
2025-04-1141 minYes Music Podcast668 - YesKit Part 3 Produced by Wayne Hall, Joseph Cottrell, Jeffrey Crecelius and Ken Fuller Mark and I always enjoy 'getting into the weeds' and 'geeking out' about Yes kit so here is another perfect example of this. This week we both chose 3 pieces of YesKit that took our fancy and went on about them for a long time. If you don't consider yourself a 5%er who loves hearing about the minutiae of music tech as used by Yes, then feel free to skip this episode. If you do, though, I feel I should point out that...
2025-04-0458 minYes Music Podcast667 - Jon Anderson and the Band Geeks - Live Perpetual Change Produced by Wayne Hall, Joseph Cottrell, Jeffrey Crecelius and Ken Fuller This week Mark and I have been listening to the great live album by Jon Anderson and The Band Geeks - Live Perpetual Change. Listen out for our comments in a few minutes and do let us know if you agree or disagree with us by leaving a comment on the show notes for this week. How does Jon Anderson sound these days? Is this a cover band? What are the epics like? Let us know...
2025-03-2836 minYes Music PodcastDelving into the archive for a Yes Tracks Through Time - 666Unfortunately, Mark has been unwell this week so best wishes to him for a speedy recovery. As we couldn't record an episode, I've been delving into the archive to uncover the first Yes Tracks Through Time episode I ever did. That was back in April 2013. Wow. Here are the show notes from way back then: 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...
2025-03-2117 minYes Music Podcast665 - Something's Coming - Peter Banks and the new Yes album Produced by Wayne Hall, Joseph Cottrell, Jeffrey Crecelius and Ken Fuller In a bumper double-feature episode (or something like that), Mark and I compare the Empire featuring Peter Banks version of Something's Coming with the Yes studio version and we also indulge in a little bit of speculation about the forthcoming Yes album - and who doesn't enjoy these kinds of guessing games? Well if you don't, feel free to use the fast forward button. Anyway, it was a lot of fun listening to some very early Yes and w...
2025-03-1449 minYes Music PodcastYes Tracks Through Time - Awaken - 664 Produced by Wayne Hall, Joseph Cottrell, Jeffrey Crecelius and Ken Fuller This week, Mark and I return to one of our favourite pastimes - listening to Yes tracks through time. We each chose 3 different live recordings of Awaken to listen to and then discuss. So it's time to put your Roger Dean thinking caps on and see if you would have chosen the same versions as us. Which versions did we choose? Why did we chose those ones? Who does it best? Let us know if you...
2025-03-0745 minYes Music Podcast633 - Yes Album Listening Guides - Tales from Topographic Oceans - Part 13 - Extras on the Steven Wilson Blu-ray of Tales Produced by Wayne Hall, Joseph Cottrell, Jeffrey Crecelius and Ken Fuller This week Mark and I enjoyed discovering the many delights of the Blu-ray version of the Steven Wilson remix set of Tales from Topographic Oceans. It's packed full of obscure and unusual versions of the songs on the album - a delight for all Yes nerds fans everywhere. Do you have a copy of the Blu-ray version? If not, you might want to find one as explained in our chat in a few minutes' time. ...
2025-02-2840 minYes Music PodcastYou're playing my song! - 662 Produced by Wayne Hall, Joseph Cottrell, Jeffrey Crecelius and Ken Fuller This week Mark and I consider 6 songs that were performed live really well by lineups of Yes that didn't record them. With the revolving door policy of the band over the decades, there was a lot to choose from so see if we came up with anything you would have chosen yourself. Of course, as usual, we'd love to hear from you some of your own suggestions, so please do add those to the show notes for this week over at yesmusicpodcast...
2025-02-2140 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 Podcast660 - Yes men covers Produced by Wayne Hall, Joseph Cottrell, Jeffrey Crecelius and Ken Fuller After an important update on last week's episode, Mark and I choose 3 interesting cover versions each. They all feature Yes men past or present. If you'd like to listen to the songs before listening to us banging on about them, they are all embedded below with the original versions as well. Which covers did we choose? Who is represented from Yes? How do they stand up against the originals? Let us know if you agree with us...
2025-02-0735 minYes Music Podcast659 - Yes stole The Gates of Delirium Produced by Wayne Hall, Joseph Cottrell, Jeffrey Crecelius and Ken Fuller I received an interesting email from a listener this week. She asked if anyone was aware of the connections between a song by the Italian prog group PFM and Yes' Gates of Delirium. I'll explain more when I go through the email with Mark a little later on. Many thanks to the Patrons who gave their feedback on the topic and before you listen to Mark and my take, you may want to listen to the music involved...
2025-01-3135 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 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 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 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 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 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 minYes Music Podcast601 - Yes Album Listening Guides - Tales From Topographic Oceans Part 5 - Steve Howe's guitarsProduced by Jeffrey Crecelius, Joseph Cottrell and Ken Fuller This week Mark and I returned to Tales form topographic oceans to consider Steve Howe's guitars, based on Mark's expert knowledge and thanks to Geioff Bailie kindly sending us photos of the Steve Howe guitar collection book. After recording I also heard from Nick Kokoshis that he has assembled a set of photos on Facebook all about the guitars on Tales so please see the link in the show notes for this episode to see what he has found out. You may need to join the F...
2023-10-1555 minYes Music PodcastEpisode 600 with Trevor Rabin Produced by Joseph Cottrell, Jeffrey Crecelius and Ken Fuller Support the Fundraiser! After more than 12 years, we have reached episode 600! It was a delight to welcome Yes legend, Trevor Rabin, onto the show to help us celebrate the milestone. We spoke about Yes, Cinema, his new solo album, Rio, and more. Trevor was a generous and amusing guest and Rio is a great, varied album. Thank you to him for helping us to mark the special occasion. As part of our celebrations, you'll h...
2023-10-0652 min
YMP Classic Feed – Yes Music PodcastWhat if…the Paris sessions had been successful? 491https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qlEKA2eEbwg
Produced by Wayne Hall, Jeffrey Crecelius and Preston Frazier
I had no time to do any news collation this week but I did have time to speak to the redoubtable Geoff Bailie and the equally impressive Mark Anthony K about what could have happened if the ill-fated Paris Sessions of 1979 had ended in a Yes album.
I also invited Geoff to give is thoughts on the forthcoming new Yes album, The Quest.
The Quest by Yes
What was that music like?Was it worth finishing off?Would we have had Drama or 90125...
2021-07-1642 minYMP 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 PodcastA post-holiday round up – 239Chris Bandini went to see Yes recently...
I'm back from holiday but am still on leave from work so U just have time for an update. However, the ever-reliable Mark has a review of Rick Wakeman's latest offering, King Arthur, and a two pence segment.
How are the band sounding?
What is Rick Wakeman's latest recording like?
Should Wakeman have returned to King Arthur??
Listen to the episode then let me know what you think!
Show notes and links
William's amazing RNLI photos
Mark Anthony K's King Arthur photos:
Chris Bandini's photos:
Steve Howe tour
Wakeman on ARW
Rabin on...
2016-08-1900 minYMP Classic Feed – Yes Music PodcastFragile Definitive Edition, mixed by Steven Wilson – part 1- 217CD/Blu-ray purchased 2016
Despite what I say at the beginning of the episode, this is definitely episode 217. I finally manage to crack open my copy of the Steven Wilson Fragile remixes. Also, Mark Anthony K spins Rick Wakeman's Sea Airs and there's a news round up.
What has Steven Wilson managed to find in the archives?
How does the new version of Fragile 'feel'?
Why might Mark fall asleep at the wheel listening to this Wakeman record?
Listen to the episode and then let me know what you think!
Show notes and links
Release Release cover by Concertos Dana
Stephen...
2016-03-1122 minYMP Classic Feed – Yes Music PodcastAn Interview with Billy Sherwood – Chris Squire, Yes and Citizen – 216 – Yes Music PodcastBilly Sherwood
Thanks to Mark Anthony K, we both managed to speak to Billy Sherwood and I'm releasing this episode on Chris Squire's birthday. Billy talks a lot about his memories of Chris as well as his experience of playing with Yes and his new album, Citizen.
There is also a review from Mark Anthony K of Keys to Ascension I and a lovely recording of Deidre Nelson who is the partner of Yes author, David Watkinson. It's a lovely and unusual way to experience Jon Anderson's lyrics.
Is Billy looking forward to playing Drama and Fragile?
What is the...
2016-03-0545 minYMP Classic Feed – Yes Music PodcastMark’s interview with Phil Naro from Yessongs – 214Yessongs live!
It's half term in the UK so I was planning on having a very short episode. Fortunately, Mark Anthony K came to the rescue with a review and a great interview with Phil Naro from Yes tribute band, Yessongs. Thanks Mark!
Listen to the episode and then let me know what you think!
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2016-02-1923 minYMP Classic Feed – Yes Music PodcastABWH Live at the NEC October 24th 1989 – Part 2 – 209ABWH Live with Tony Levin
I finally get a chance to listen to the first disc of this collection. There is also time for another live review from Mark Anthony K and a top ten from Steve Roehr! Add to all this some amazing news about Anderson, Rabin, Wakeman, a press release from Yes and a preview of Dave Watkinson's new book and it's a packed episode!
How does Levin actually sound?
Does the structure of the concert work?
What is the ABWH choir like?
Listen to the episode and then let me know what you think!
Show notes and li...
2016-01-1534 minYMP Classic Feed – Yes Music PodcastABWH Live at the NEC October 24th 1989 – Part 1 – 208ABWH Live with Tony Levin
I have been unwell this week so I have only had time to listen to the first moments of the ABWH Live at the NEC package. However, I have had time to look at the sleeve notes and do a bit of research. There's also a great review of a Jon and Vangelis album from Mark Anthony K and another 'list' from Marc Cadmore.
Why was this recording made?
Why was it not released until 2012?
Who is playing on it?
Listen to the episode and then let me know what you think!
Show notes and l...
2016-01-0819 minYMP Classic Feed – Yes Music PodcastAnderson Ponty Band Competition! – Episode 197Anderson Ponty Band - Better Late Than Never
The 'Happening' I keep referring to was postponed again this week which only left me enough time to do a very short episode containing a review of ABWH by Mark Anthony K and the details of how to enter the Anderson Ponty Band competition to win one of two copies of the new album, 'Better Late Than Never'!
Send your competition entry to show@yesmusicpodcast.com
What does Mark Anthony K think of ABWH?
Was it really all peace and harmony in the band at the time?
Listen to the episode and...
2015-10-0206 minYMP Classic Feed – Yes Music PodcastEpisode 187 – YMP Redux – Yes Music PodcastMe, obviously
After fantastic encouragement from listeners, this is the re-boot of the YMP. I am hoping to press onto episode 200 and beyond!
Thank you to everyone who voted in the poll.
Thank you to everyone who got in touch.
Here's to the future!
Show links and notes
http://youtu.be/GTlysbK5eZ0
@NotRightAway - tweeted a link to this dissection of Roundabout
Mark Anthony K's latest purchases!
Mark is also creating a new prog band!
Ken Fuller and Mark Anthony K Ultimate Classic Rock article link
Uncle Preston Frazier's review of Sweet Dreams
Brian Sullivan spotted this touching tribute t...
2015-07-2408 min