Billy Sherwood Talks #Yes50, ‘Topographic Drama’ and a Tribute to Chris Squire
Billy Sherwood joined Preston Frazier to discuss Yes’ 50th anniversary plans, a new-look live album, and continuing work on a Chris Squire tribute project.
Billy Sherwood joined Preston Frazier to discuss Yes’ 50th anniversary plans, a new-look live album, and continuing work on a Chris Squire tribute project.
Each time I listen again to Yes’ ‘Big Generator,’ I’m struck afresh by its poise and expansiveness. “Shoot High Aim Low” is a perfect example.
“Big Generator,” the title track from Yes’ 12th studio album, seems desperate in its need to sound modern.
Pink Floyd created a signature concert experience during their first performances of ‘The Wall,’ but I was lucky to have been there at all.
“Rhythm of Love” provides a rabble-rousing opening to 1987’s ‘Big Generator,’ but I’m not sure it’s really Yes.
What a way to end Yes’ ‘90125,’ the biggest album from the world’s greatest progressive rock band.
Dylan Howe had already made a name for himself as a jazz bandleader and a sideman before he joined his father’s group.
Was the performance at the YEStival in Baltimore epic? The answer is Yes!
An often-overlooked Yes classic, “Changes” is a testament to a how great the band was during the Trevor Rabin era.
It didn’t help that a different singer was featured on each single from the Alan Parsons Project’s smash album, which arrived in June 1982.