Peter Banks Empire – The Mars Tapes (2014)
Peter Banks Empire is a lost treasure from a time when prog badly needed something to restore its creative momentum.
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Exclusive: Video tribute to Peter Banks, founding guitarist of Yes and Flash
George Mizer, Peter Banks’ long-time manager and friend, is sharing a touching tribute video honoring the founding Yes guitarist on the one-year anniversary of his early passing. Stream it here! You May Also Like: Flash [Featuring Yes Co-Founder Peter Banks] – ‘In the USA Live 1972-73’ (2022) David Cross andRead More
Readers’ Top 10 for 2013: The Beatles, Peter Banks, the Band, Adrian Belew, Carcass, Led Zeppelin
Never mind that our readers’ top pick for 2013 was actually published on December 27, 2011. It’s part of a trend involving a certain mop-topped bunch. You May Also Like: How ‘Let It Be … Naked’ Led to Our New Understanding of the Beatles’ End Why Led Zeppelin’s ‘Houses ofRead More
Flash featuring Peter Banks – ‘In Public’ (2013): Something Else! sneak peek
‘In Public’ is live Flash project that co-founding Yes guitarist Peter Banks was working on at the time of his death, completed by George “The Miz” Mizer.
Prog Collective with Colin Moulding, John Wetton, Peter Banks, Billy Sherwood, others – ‘Epilogue’ (2013)
The second Prog Collective project holds a series of intrigues for fans of Yes, as still more final recordings from the late Peter Banks surface.
Peter Banks, Sonja Kristina + Billy Sherwood, “Winter Time” from Fly Like an Eagle (2013): One Track Mind
In yet another guest-packed project, the Billy Sherwood-produced Steve Miller tribute Fly Like an Eagle finds a special resonance with the inclusion of more final music from Peter Banks. You May Also Like: Todd Rundgren, Billy Sherwood + Others – ‘A Tribute to Keith Emerson and Greg Lake’ (2020) DavidRead More
New Prog Collective features more final recordings from Yes’ Peter Banks: ‘Special meaning, now and forever’
Billy Sherwood, fresh off a stint in the reconstituted Alan Parsons Project, has completed work on Epilogue — the second Prog Collective effort. Parsons will be featured on this new album, as well as several current and former members of Yes. You May Also Like: The Prog Collective – ‘WorldsRead More
Days Between Stations + Peter Banks, Colin Moulding, Rick Wakeman, Billy Sherwood – ‘In Extremis’ (2013)
In a strange and beautiful coincidence, Days Between Stations was working on an album about birth, life and death with Peter Banks just before he passed.
Late Yes guitarist Peter Banks’ final recordings include cover of Steve Miller
Fans of the late Peter Banks will get another chance to hear his unique guitar stylings on a forthcoming cover of Steve Miller’s “Winter Time,” to be issued as part of a Miller tribute project produced by Billy Sherwood. You May Also Like: Robbie Dupree, Chicago, Yes’ Peter Banks +Read More
Best of March 2013: Peter Banks, Toto, Eric Clapton, Jon Anderson, Boz Scaggs, Tony Levin, the Beatles
Yes fans joined in a celebration of Peter Banks’ life after the guitarist passed last month, and dug into a pair of talks with Jon Anderson as the founding vocalist explored his old band’s shared legacy. You May Also Like: How Jon Anderson Faced Down Threat of Gunfire at aRead More
