Post Tagged with: "Yes"

Yes, "Beyond and Before" from Yes (1969): YESterdays

Yes, “Beyond and Before” from Yes (1969): YESterdays

Preston Frazier’s new Yes series starts with their debut album’s opening cut — and, already, they are hinting at great things to come.

Yes' high-concept "And You and I" marked end of an era: 'Music that had never been tried'

Yes’ high-concept “And You and I” marked end of an era: ‘Music that had never been tried’

Jon Anderson remembers “And You and I,” which became Yes’ fourth consecutive Top 50 single after its release this week in 1972.

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Must-Own Billy Sherwood projects: Gimme Five

Preston Frazier discusses Billy Sherwood’s best contributions to prog and pop, both with Yes and with stars like Paul Rodgers and William Shatner.

'Shoot High, Aim Low' showed where Yes could have gone: 'It was hard at that time'

‘Shoot High, Aim Low’ showed where Yes could have gone: ‘It was hard at that time’

Jon Anderson and Trevor Rabin discuss the creative process that led to Yes’ deeply underrated ‘Shoot High, Aim Low,’ released as a single on Dec. 31, 1987.

Preston Frazier's Best of 2014 (Concerts): St. Vincent, Seth Walker, Yes, Brownout

Preston Frazier’s Best of 2014 (Concerts): St. Vincent, Seth Walker, Yes, Brownout

As 2014 began, I pledged to go to fewer concerts. Instead, as my Best of 2014 shows, I saw great moments from St. Vincent, Seth Walker, Yes, and others.

Roger Hodgson collaboration represents road not taken for Yes: 'One of those things that fizzled out'

Roger Hodgson collaboration represents road not taken for Yes: ‘One of those things that fizzled out’

Released as a single on Dec. 25, 1994, “Walls” found Yes collaborating with Roger Hodgson of Supertramp fame. What if he’d become their lead singer?

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Don’t expect to shake hands with Yes’ Steve Howe: ‘I’ve got to put my work first’

Steve Howe has crafted a legendary career with his hands, and he takes that very seriously, indeed.

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Billy Sherwood served as a peacekeeper during Yes’ 1990s era: ‘Enjoy the music and get into it’

Billy Sherwood talks about the role he played in smoothing Yes’ sometimes-difficult transition from Trevor Rabin back to Steve Howe.

Peter Banks Empire - The Mars Tapes (2014)

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.

Mabel Greer's Toyshop, "Electric Funeral" from New Way Of Life (2015): One Track Mind

Mabel Greer’s Toyshop, “Electric Funeral” from New Way Of Life (2015): One Track Mind

A Yes pre-cursor group, Mabel Greer’s Toyshop has returned — with a whole new set of connections to the legendary prog amalgam.