why late at night in the u.s. does ilm get all yessed out

don't shoot the stick messenger!

For years, I swore Tony Levin was a stage name meant as a brag about his bass sound ("Tone Eleven"). Then i learned that he primarily played something resembling an electric cribbage board, and "Tony Levin" is his real name.

But the serious question: when will Yes give us their "Honkin' on Bobo"?

I think they may be warming up to their Honkin' on Bobo. The most recent live album (I think, they may have squeezed another one out since I heard it) inexplicably included a cover of "Imagine" and a Richie Havens song.

They covered Richie Havens on their second album.

So they've been honkin' on bobo for a long, long time, it seems.

down at the honk
round by the bobo

loooooose one
onn too the honk of the bobo

Honks From Bobographic Oceans

They covered Richie Havens on their second album.

Yeah, I knew that, I guess by "inexplicable" I just meant that they haven't put non-Yes stuff on very many of these recent live tours where they've been performing full albums.

Shining, flying, purple bobo, tell me where you honk

Bobo Honker, go sailing on by

Honker Of A Lonely Bobo

LISTEN TO THIS TREVOR

I've Honked All Good Bobos

LISTEN TO THIS TREVOR

Honks From Bobographic Oceans

― Montgomery Burns' Jazz (Tarfumes The Escape Goat), Monday, July 12, 2021 10:16 AM (eleven hours ago)

There were several great ones up above, but this is some God-level "Revealing corridors of time provoking memories Disjointed but with purpose" level topography

I was listening to Guided by Voices and it occurred to me they might be the only band that was just influenced by Yes's (particularly Anderson's) melodic sensibilities while taking absolutely nothing from their musicianship etc

So I don't keep up with current Yes at all but Youtube recommended this new video to me and, while it's not the classic band, if it were a new Mew song, it would be completely acceptable.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PbGEa7ju8bg

That's the first post-2000 Yes song I've heard. It wasn't embarrassing, but somehow it feels like they're hampered trying to "be progressive". I was wishing for the arrangement to be a little more straight rock (but, admittedly, what does that even mean in 2021).

lol why do they fake out "Touch and Go" at the beginning

its better than anything on Heaven & Earth, that's for sure

Mew? lol

It's not really as infectious melodically as Mew or classic Yes; just had a contemporary progressive pop quality for me and a strong sense of groove + the vocals and meandering melodic lines made me think a bit of Mew.

Miss Mew

well yeah also I miss Mew and would accept this if it was new material

Was probably overrating it out of hopefulness.

late night and I got the Yes Album on blast, I don't care how much embarrassing bullshit they put out they're still one of the sickest bands ever

inside out
outside in

I'll probably only hear the post-Magnification albums after I've heard like 30 solo albums.

I've been listening to Steve Howe's Beginnings. He sings too much, sometimes straining both his physical and emotional range, but unlike a lot of people I wouldn't say the vocals ruin the record.

Seems to me that great prog bands have a lot of great solo artists too. I know Steve Hackett's debut album is a classic but it's so brilliant that I'm surprised it doesn't come up in conversation here more.

Hackett's solo career is indeed quite good. all his first 4 are good, it gets a bit corny after that. but his recent albums are apparently on par with his early ones.

I too like Beginnings but am surprised Howe tries to even sing at all. I'm curious what his other solo albums sound like. I too am in that "Yes solo album" phase; so far Olias of Sunhollow, The Six Wives of Henry VII, and The Story of i are my favorites

Seems to me that great prog bands have a lot of great solo artists too.

not Gentle Giant! I don't know if they have a single solo album!

The Bruford albums, although far from being solo records, are terrific. One Of A Kind especially.

fair amount of controversy kicked up by this as it turns out something about this is identical to something written by Francis Monkman in 78. Downes insisted it was his own and then clarified that it seems he made a mistake, and the writing credits are being revised.

yeah actually seems like an innocent mistake, still lol @ these guys having to mine four-decade old demo tapes for inspiration

lol at them not remembering who wrote it too

that said, that's how Fly From Here happened and that is still a great album

Feel like there could be a thread about late career albums which just wound up being discarded ideas from the band’s prime. I’m pretty sure that’s what the last Van Halen album was.

Tattoo You

Change Becomes Us by Wire.

both great! it's kind of amazing to me that Tattoo You songs were cast offs.

fuck it, I'm gonna listen to every single Yes album over the next 2 months

The last Seger album was like half trunk songs.

forgot how much I like their debut. "Yesterday and Today" is such an incredibly sweet song

also lol at how much bass there is on this. i actually kinda dig how wildly uneven the mixes are on some of these late 60s albums

Early Yes when they think they are covering show tunes is awesome.

lizard by king crimson is basically a yes album right?

Jon Anderson sings one song on Lizard, but I can't imagine Yes would have wanted so much sax, oboe and trombone everywhere. And Fripp and Howe are completely different types of guitarist.

yeah I can't see Yes doing anything as brooding as "Cirkus" nor as chaotic as "Happy Family" (though parts of Relayer come close). also they never used horns & didn't really go into jazz territory outside of that first album. that said the Fripp/Anderson bit on Side B is so good it makes me wish they did a full LP together

the only thing I can think of that sounds like Lizard is Pete Sinfield's solo album...it's not too good but has some pretty fantastic sections. it's funny when Greg Lake shows up and just soars over Sinfield's voice, god if only he could've sung the whole thing

fuck it, I'm gonna listen to every single Yes album over the next 2 months

save some space for your defense of ween and soul coughing!

they only made good albums though, when you do it with Yes it's a fuckin' chore and you really get thrown off the deep end of shit after 90125

How Much Money Would It Take For You To Listen To All These Asia Albums?