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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 Yes’ Chris SquireRead 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.

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Steve Howe’s first impressions of Yes’ ‘Owner of a Lonely Heart’: ‘We never went glam, put make up on’

Steve Howe and Asia had already cracked the Top 5 with 1982’s “Heat of the Moment” when Yes — Howe’s former band — emerged with a new guitarist and the track “Owner of a Lonely Heart.” You May Also Like: Inside Steve Hackett and Steve Howe’s ill-fated GTR supergroup: ‘TheRead More

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‘I perform and record these basic ideas myself’: Steve Howe to release home demos of Yes, Asia songs

Steve Howe is releasing early demos of songs from both Yes’ Fly from Here and Asia’s XXX projects. Homebrew 5 continues a series of home recordings the guitarist began releasing in 1996. You May Also Like: Steve Howe Praises Fellow Guitarist Steve Morse: ‘The Breadth of the Music!’

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‘We’re just kind of feeling our way’: Alan White, Jon Davison discuss prospect of new music from Yes

Jon Davison has been with Yes for about a year and half, time that’s largely been spent revisiting a trio of the group’s 1970s recordings on tour. Now, he and drummer Alan White talk about the prospect of new music. You May Also Like: Geoff Downes discusses Yes’ challenges inRead More

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‘We’ll just have to work around that’: Jon Davison’s tenure in Yes complicates things for Glass Hammer

As Yes enters the final weeks of a U.S. tour featuring a trio of its 1970s recordings, the question of where that leaves frontman Jon Davison’s other group Glass Hammer looms large. You May Also Like: Geoff Downes discusses Yes’ challenges in replacing Jon Anderson: ‘There’s a certain resentment’

Peter Banks, Sonja Kristina + Billy Sherwood, "Winter Time" from Fly Like an Eagle (2013): One Track Mind

Peter Banks, Sonja Kristina + Billy Sherwood, “Winter Time” from Fly Like an Eagle (2013): One Track Mind

In yet another guest-packed project, the Billy Sherwood-produced Steve Miller tribute Fly Like an Eagle finds a special resonance with the inclusion of more final music from Peter Banks. You May Also Like: Billy Sherwood + Tony Kaye and Chris Squire, “The Citizen” (2015): One Track Mind Todd Rundgren, BillyRead More

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How Yes Legend Chris Squire Almost Helmed Rush’s ‘Grace Under Pressure’

Did Yes’ Chris Squire — a notable influence on bassist Geddy Lee — almost end up producing Rush’s Grace Under Pressure back in 1984? In a new Q&A posted at Yes’ official site, Squire says he was part of a group of potential candidates to helm the project that alsoRead More

Almost Hits: The Art of Noise, "Close (to the Edit)" (1984)

Almost Hits: The Art of Noise, “Close (to the Edit)” (1984)