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‘We still have a good rapport’: Geoff Downes is friendly with Steve Howe, despite exit from Asia

When Steve Howe quit Asia, he was only leaving one of the two band lineups that he shares with Geoff Downes. The pair continues forward in the current edition of Yes — and Downes says there’ve been no hard feelings. You May Also Like: Steve Howe Made a Colorful, QuiteRead More

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Circa – Circa: 2007 (2013)

Arriving in a period in which Yes wasn’t doing studio work, and including contributions from no less than five musicians with ties to the band, the comparisons for Circa came early and often. A new reissue from Cleopatra underscores the differences. You May Also Like: Arc of Life – ‘ArcRead More

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Yes’ Steve Howe on Jon Davison, performing classic LPs, a renewed solo focus: Something Else! Interview

It seems quitting Asia, with whom Yes’ Steve Howe has recorded and performed in tandem since 2008, has only given the guitarist more to do. You May Also Like: The Solo Song Where Jon Anderson Finally Reclaimed His Yes Legacy Steve Howe Made a Colorful, Quite Surprising Debut With TomorrowRead More

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‘It’s a pretty daunting task’: Yes’ Geoff Downes on following Rick Wakeman, and avoiding the capes

When Geoff Downes was invited, along with fellow Buggles co-founder Trevor Horn, to join Yes just before 1980’s Drama, the keyboardist was taking over a seat once warmed by the legendarily talented, and memorably caped Rick Wakeman. You May Also Like: How Yes Finally Saved ‘Drama’ From Unjust Obscurity RickRead More

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‘The beginning of an amazing musical period’: Technology helped Jon Anderson rebound after Yes

While so much of rock radio is now focused on rerunning legendary moments from the past, including the classic hits of Yes, Jon Anderson is looking ahead. In fact, he says music’s future has never been brighter. You May Also Like: How Jon Anderson Faced Down Threat of Gunfire atRead More

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‘It was great, great fun’: Ex-Genesis guitarist Steve Hackett optimistic about another album with Yes’ Chris Squire

Nearly a year after releasing a celebrated collaboration with fellow prog legend Chris Squire of Yes, Steve Hackett says another album could be in the offing. The former Genesis guitarist says it just a matter of scheduling. You May Also Like: Steve Hackett on ‘Night Siren,’ Chris Squire’s Legacy andRead More

Late Yes guitarist Peter Banks’ final recordings include cover of Steve Miller

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

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‘It’s about the kind of work I do’: Yes/Asia guitarist Steve Howe previews his rangy new summer camp

After a busy summer of touring, both with Yes and with his solo group, Steve Howe plans to share some of what he’s learned in five decades of music making during his first-ever Cross Styles music camp, to be held in August. You May Also Like: Steve Howe Made aRead More

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Chris Squire and Billy Sherwood – ‘Conspiracy Live’ (2013)

Chris Squire and Billy Sherwood, it seemed, had an immediate spark. Unfortunately, Yes just kept getting in the way.

Best of March 2013: Peter Banks, Toto, Eric Clapton, Jon Anderson, Boz Scaggs, Tony Levin, the Beatles

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