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Something Else! Interview: Geoff Downes on new albums with Asia + Yes, and learning from the past

Geoff Downes better be wearing comfortable shoes, because he’s going to be on the run in 2014. The busy keyboardist just finished a new album with Asia, and is in sessions for another with Yes You May Also Like: Buggles’ ‘Video Killed the Radio Star’ Predicted the Music Industry’s LargerRead More

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‘Don’t know if I’m supposed to tell you’: Yes is in the studio with Roy Thomas Baker

Roy Thomas Baker, best known for producing Queen and Journey, is collaborating with Yes on its new studio album. Members of the group have uploaded photographs from the sessions — and a neon-shoed Baker appears in several. You May Also Like: Ginger Baker (1939-2019): An Apprecation How Yes Finally SavedRead More

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‘Trying to do something different’: Yes gears up for new album, but likely without Trevor Horn

Chris Squire says Yes will be at work on a new studio album through February, with songwriting contributions expected from current frontman Jon Davison. That’s not the only change, however, as Yes will probably be missing one key contributor. You May Also Like: Trevor Rabin – ‘Rio’ (2023) How YesRead More

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‘Everything is moving forward’: Yes, Jon Davison is still working with Glass Hammer

Jon Davison’s heavy workload with Yes has kept him busy crisscrossing the globe performing a trio of the band’s 1970s-era albums. So where does that leave Glass Hammer? You May Also Like: On the Joy, and the Pain, of Pete Townshend’s ‘Empty Glass’ The Beatles, “Glass Onion” from The WhiteRead More

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Grass-roots efforts of Voices for Yes aimed at belatedly propelling prog-rockers to Hall of Fame

A grass-roots effort to get Yes in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame began with John Brabender’s outrage over the band’s having been ignored for so long. Now, he’s trying to get them the needed votes. You May Also Like: Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Open Letter: StopRead More

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Steve Howe – Homebrew 5 (2013)

Steve Howe has probably never got the credit he deserved for his role in fashioning the legends of both Yes and Asia. The Homebrew series, whether intended or not, has done much to underscore his privotal role You May Also Like: Steve Howe Made a Colorful, Quite Surprising Debut WithRead More

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William Shatner with George Duke, “Where Does Time Go” (2013): Exclusive stream

A new prog-rock project from William Shatner includes final recordings with the late George Duke.

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Chris Squire stakes Yes’ claim as forefathers of the genre: ‘We invented progressive rock’

Chris Squire, of course, had little idea that Yes would still be together as the group was constructing the classic albums featured on their most recent tour. But he knew one thing You May Also Like: Esquire featuring Nikki Squire, “Ministry of Life” (2016): One Track Mind ‘A Life inRead More

Prog Collective with Colin Moulding, John Wetton, Peter Banks, Billy Sherwood, others – ‘Epilogue’ (2013)

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.

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Patrick Moraz, keyboardist with Yes and the Moody Blues: Something Else! Interview

Patrick Moraz stops in to discuss his endlessly varied career with Yes, the Moody Blues and as a solo artist.