The intrigue of compilations like this is when seemingly incongruent artists successfully combine, or when somebody turns a familiar tune inside out.

For Rick Wakeman, who’s preparing a new tour of New Zealand and a reissue of Journey to the Centre of the Earth, the approach to music remains steadfastly organic: “It,” the prog god offers, “sort of happens.” You May Also Like: Rick Wakeman and the English Rock Ensemble – ‘TheRead More

At The Keswick Theater, Glenside, Pennsylvania: I admit I was quite skeptical when the opportunity arrived to see Rick Wakeman’s 2006 Grand Piano Tour. I was expecting dinosaur rock ‘n’ roll from a dinosaur musician You May Also Like: Rick Wakeman and the English Rock Ensemble – ‘The Red Planet’Read More

Celebrating a strange period when band not called Yes, including most of those credited with the Yes sound, got together and sounded just like … well, Yes.

Jon Anderson’s on-again, off-again recording project with fellow Yes alums Rick Wakeman and Trevor Rabin is apparently back on again. The three are passing around demos, and even contemplating a tour together. You May Also Like: Jon Anderson, of Yes and Anderson Rabin Wakeman: Something Else! Interview Trevor Rabin –Read More

Because I was a huge fan of progressive rock back in the 1970s, I believed I was among music’s most enlightened devotees. My love of prog grew from being a fan of Yes, the sub-genre’s most popular and successful band. You May Also Like: The Solo Song Where Jon AndersonRead More

If there is a central image of prog rock’s excesses, it is likely the cape-sporting Yes man Rick Wakeman surrounded by a semi-circle of towering keyboards. You May Also Like: Rick Wakeman and the English Rock Ensemble – ‘The Red Planet’ (2020)

A then-unknown Rick Wakeman showed up late for a David Bowie session, then proceeded to compose a memorable keyboard signature on the spot.

Jon Anderson remains hopeful that he’ll some day return to the band he co-founded, but in the meantime he’s been developing new projects with fellow former members Rick Wakeman and Trevor Rabin. You May Also Like: Jon Anderson, of Yes and Anderson Rabin Wakeman: Something Else! Interview Trevor Rabin –Read More

It has been, quite literally, the best of times and the worst of times for fans of Yes. The prog-rock legends issued their first album in a decade last year. But not before enduring the wrath of some old-line fans who were angry because Yes had moved on without co-foundingRead More