Yeah I've been playing the hell out of 90125
― imago, Sunday, 29 April 2018 08:57 (five years ago) link
I think frogbs linked to this ages ago on another Yes thread.
Icelandic band Todmobile's cover of Awaken w/ Anderson guesting, a great arrangement, augmented by a choir, some brass and strings, they really know how to effectively pile on the layers for the very end section, best version I've heard so far (other than nitpicky issues with the bass player).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CwspoyRdeV0
― MaresNest, Sunday, 29 April 2018 09:56 (five years ago) link
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― imago, Friday, April 27, 2018 1:00 PM (two days ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
you can feel no sense of measure
― Guayaquil (eephus!), Sunday, 29 April 2018 12:00 (five years ago) link
holy shit, this version of Awaken
― imago, Sunday, 29 April 2018 16:23 (five years ago) link
that's one of the greatest things ever recorded, surely
also, at the end of the video is the first time i've heard Roundabout and thought 'ah NOW i get it'
― imago, Sunday, 29 April 2018 22:37 (five years ago) link
ya, this is terrific, even when it's not late at night
― doug watson, Monday, 30 April 2018 13:43 (five years ago) link
So, there wasn't really this spirit of this magical, wonderful, open-hearted feeling of the word Yes that I expected, which sort of devastated me at first. It took me a couple of weeks to really understand that. I had just worked with Duran Duran and we'd had several number one songs.
http://zenponies.com/yitp/2001/mar/mar_01.html
― reggie (qualmsley), Tuesday, 15 May 2018 21:57 (five years ago) link
lmao
JE: There was no material. Basically, what there was was Steve (Howe) was working on a solo album (later released as Turbulence) and he brought in some things. Jon (Anderson) brought in one or two faint ideas. The problem is they hated each other so much at that point. I couldn't get Jon and Steve to sit down in a room together without me and the only way that Steve would do anything is to wake up and get very stoned and he was no good for the whole day after that. So we would sit down and try to write a few chords and here are my sort of kid pop idols and they couldn't string three chords together without fighting about what they were. And that was just putting Jon and Steve together, and constantly Steve would be badgering me about how he hated Jon's lyrics and how Jon had no good ideas. And Jon would say to me, 'Oh, Steve's just so washed out and Asia was such a horrible thing—look what it did to him.' You had Rick Wakeman who… all he wanted to do was get out there in the mix. And Rick had three or four parts that he would play, the same thing on everything. I would bring a Hammond organ in—he wouldn't touch the Hammond. He said, 'That's old-fashioned.' Not realising… well, he's so out of touch—what good would it have done had he played? I couldn't get these guys to sit down and write material without other people being in the room because of the social reasons. They had just been on the road for so many years and they probably had so many episodes with each other. Half of them couldn't really play any more. I mean, it was really sad. They were just sloppy and tired and old.
I guess that confirms everything I suspected about Union
― frogbs, Tuesday, 15 May 2018 22:14 (five years ago) link
Just listened to Yessongs recently. Love how heavy the bit is after "I Get Up I Get Down".
― Robert Adam Gilmour, Friday, 18 May 2018 19:58 (five years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1_yXaZYZGDo
― reggie (qualmsley), Wednesday, 20 June 2018 18:35 (five years ago) link
https://www.facebook.com/yesmusicpodcast/photos/a.1240630969322023.1073741829.1120877741297347/1983610341690745/?type=3&theater
― timellison, Friday, 3 August 2018 18:02 (five years ago) link
Cool. Where is that?
― calstars, Saturday, 4 August 2018 01:48 (five years ago) link
reach out as 'forward taste' begin to enter "you" "oo" "moo"
― reggie (qualmsley), Thursday, 13 September 2018 01:01 (five years ago) link
Got p Yessed out listening to the title track of "Close to the Edge" on the drive home last night, marvelling at how well something so busy hangs together as a large composition.
― The nexus of the crisis (Sund4r), Tuesday, 16 October 2018 14:54 (five years ago) link
steve howe's best guest bit?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g2N0TkfrQhY
― reggie (qualmsley), Wednesday, 7 November 2018 22:16 (five years ago) link
That's great, didn't know about it. Don't know about any of his guest appearances.
― Robert Adam Gilmour, Saturday, 10 November 2018 14:17 (five years ago) link
i was watching that "other side of the wind" documentary when all of a sudden out of nowhere fucking heart of the sunrise showed up
what the hell does yes have to do with orson welles
for my money steve howe's best guitar solo is in tomorrow's version of "why", not strictly a guest bit i don't think
― dub pilates (rushomancy), Saturday, 10 November 2018 23:23 (five years ago) link
When Yessearches Go Wrong (Yet Oh So Right), or Watch, look over your shoulder, this one is strictly for you:
I was looking for the demos record called "90124", which led to a Trevor Rabin Spotify deep-dive. While said album wasn't there, I looked up/down/out/all around and located "Something to Hold On To" (it's a shame the band didn't add this track to "Big Generator", as it would be a total blast to hear between "Almost Like Love" and "Love will find a way"), and cranked the stereo to "middle drum section of 'The Gates of Delirium'-level" volume. As I scrolled through Trevor's oeuvre, I noticed that he scored a Jacaranda-esque number of soundtracks, including the epochal "Snakes on a Plane".
(Samuelljacksonsayingmotherfuckingplane.gif)!
The track titles are almost as hilarious as the movie:-"Snakes on Crack"-"Snake Chaos"-"Serpent Situation"-"Snakes Kill"-"Snake Kabab" (perhaps that's how it's spelled in Johannesburg?)-"Reptile Wrecker"
Next time you enter the (wait for it) cinema - especially anything directed or produced by Jerry Bruckheimer - check the credits, as our Trevor may have been responsible for that additional emotional gut-punch.
― Prefecture, Tuesday, 20 November 2018 02:39 (five years ago) link
I'm guessing that for many of you, Yes has a heavy influence on your musical taste, to the point where you a song with a hint of their influence will quickly become one of your faves.
that recently happened to me, after discovering the song "Refugees" by South Australia-based Atlas Genius. If you ever wondered what it would sound like if a band said "What if The 1975 decided to base their sound on 'Big Generator'..."
In addition to 4 great chord progressions (verse, pre-chorus, chorus, bridge), "Refugees" has these awesome scream-along harmonies in the "Rhythm of Love" counter-melodic style that could lead a morning daydream through the fire to the water!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=75dj5EGdxL4
― Prefecture, Tuesday, 20 November 2018 03:30 (five years ago) link
they stand there
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ST97kob06Ss
― reggie (qualmsley), Saturday, 24 November 2018 17:23 (five years ago) link
That's a pretty good version, interesting how Todd handles it vocally.
― Robert Adam Gilmour, Friday, 30 November 2018 19:15 (five years ago) link
good cover, the still-image video cracks me up tho
― galaxy brian (voodoo chili), Friday, 30 November 2018 19:40 (five years ago) link
Lack of Wakeman organ riffs really leaves some holes in that tune.
― Mario Meatwagon (Moodles), Friday, 30 November 2018 22:07 (five years ago) link
http://ultimateclassicrock.com/yes-songs-ranked/
nice to see respect for "survival"
― reggie (qualmsley), Thursday, 6 December 2018 00:24 (five years ago) link
Howe as guest star? Hmmm -- I know he played on this album (along with David Sylvian among others!) and always felt the little Wes Montgomeryish guitar moment at 3:25 sounds pretty Howeish:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kzt2iSNyN8Q
― An Uphill Battle For Legumes (Capitaine Jay Vee), Thursday, 6 December 2018 01:28 (five years ago) link
wtf there is no way "Man in the Moon" is worse than "It Was All We Knew"
― frogbs, Thursday, 6 December 2018 14:19 (five years ago) link
lots of rankings on that list are straight up bullshit (i particularly don't get all the challopsy stanning for open your eyes) but it's refreshing to read an overview of their stuff that goes past 90215
― reggie (qualmsley), Thursday, 6 December 2018 17:36 (five years ago) link
https://www.facebook.com/motherearth1000/posts/646902405764619
tried hard to refrain from making the drive-thru joke but I couldn't help it
― frogbs, Wednesday, 6 March 2019 15:10 (five years ago) link
god i am so yessed out rn
― j., Friday, 29 March 2019 00:56 (five years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VSak3PG-tjg
― Theorbo Goes Wild (James Redd and the Blecchs), Friday, 29 March 2019 03:07 (five years ago) link
wondrous rainy day album: tales from topographic oceans
man.
there was never any doubt since the first time i heard it; it's easily my favorite thing any of those people ever did. steve howe is just in another galaxy the entire time.
― Totally different head. Totally. (Austin), Tuesday, 30 April 2019 20:53 (four years ago) link
that bit on Side 2 (where Jon sings "relayer…") has one of the best guitar riffs ever
― frogbs, Tuesday, 30 April 2019 21:35 (four years ago) link
Korekojinn does an amazing "Yes medley" (all their best stuff in like 5 minutes) and when that part came on I was frustrated because I couldn't remember what it was from. but it got me listening to Tales again, because honestly where else would it be
― frogbs, Tuesday, 30 April 2019 21:36 (four years ago) link
I dunno, to me, Yes is nighttime music, 'cos like, when a lot of us first heard it, we were curled up in bed and the parents were asleep we were sneaking in a listen to the rock radio, so it's like a good memory. The radio stations were better at night, they'd play more obscure songs or albums and stuff.
― Have you tried Night of Olay? (I M Losted), Wednesday, 1 May 2019 01:01 (four years ago) link
I love “awaken” so much
― calstars, Friday, 30 August 2019 02:18 (four years ago) link
sometimes, under certain circumstances and alcohol levels, the yessing becomes necessary
― mookieproof, Friday, 18 October 2019 04:41 (four years ago) link
('roundabout' being played at last night's hockey game was not, but it doesn't take much)
― mookieproof, Friday, 18 October 2019 04:45 (four years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ospDSOyjuC4
― pplains, Friday, 18 October 2019 14:02 (four years ago) link
Sister bluebird, flying high above
― calstars, Friday, 18 October 2019 15:55 (four years ago) link
Big Generator: title track is fun and "Rhythm Of Love" is pretty good. "Final Eyes" has a lot of nice things going on but doesn't quite make it. "I'm Running" is the obvious highlight for me, hope they have more stuff like this, Yes or solo Jon doing some kind of world/tropical thing makes a lot of sense to me.Really should have cut "Love Will Find A Way". I liked some of Rabin's songs on previous album's bonus tracks but this is just rote pop. The rest is "meh" to okay.
― Robert Adam Gilmour, Friday, 18 October 2019 19:05 (four years ago) link
cold-blooded to drop this on jon anderson's 75th birthday
https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/yes-reveals-four-previously-unreleased-2010-recordings-on-the-new-from-a-page-mini-box-set/
― reggie (qualmsley), Friday, 25 October 2019 23:44 (four years ago) link
Wore this last week
― calstars, Saturday, 26 October 2019 01:00 (four years ago) link
I read about Jon's new album, I think 1000 people are on it, tons of guest stars, some of the recordings date back to the 90s.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1000_Hands:_Chapter_One
― Robert Adam Gilmour, Saturday, 26 October 2019 12:37 (four years ago) link
Totally new to me that Anderson was the godfather of Ari Up.
― Robert Adam Gilmour, Saturday, 26 October 2019 13:16 (four years ago) link
wow, Larry Coryell *sheds tear*
― the public eating of beans (Sparkle Motion), Saturday, 26 October 2019 16:41 (four years ago) link
How was he involved?
― Robert Adam Gilmour, Saturday, 26 October 2019 16:51 (four years ago) link
Heard a number of people say it’s his best solo effort since Olais but idk if that’s a compliment
I think it’s pretty nice, more modern sounding than I was expecting and way better than the “Make me Happy” single implied it would be
― frogbs, Saturday, 26 October 2019 16:56 (four years ago) link
all i know can be shown by your acceptance of the facts there shown before you
― mookieproof, Sunday, 27 October 2019 00:34 (four years ago) link
Haven't heard this new one yet but the album he did with Roine Stolt in 2016, Invention of Knowledge, was pretty great.
― shared unit of analysis (unperson), Sunday, 27 October 2019 00:55 (four years ago) link
JA's 1,000 Hands has my favorite new "yes" music since fly from here
this sounds way better than heaven & earth but still pretty shitty of them to surprise-release this "new" stuff on JA's 75th birthday
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PKUK_frQEsQ
― reggie (qualmsley), Sunday, 27 October 2019 17:33 (four years ago) link