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Episode 103 – Yes Greatest Video Hits – Part 2

Greatest Video Hits
VHS cassette purchased circa. 1992 (click to enlarge).

The one hundred and third episode of the Yes Music Podcast, featuring part two of the VHS collection – ‘Yes Greatest Video Hits’.

Listen and see if you agree with me about this collection of the band’s promotional videaos, then let me know by contacting me via any of the different routes on the right hand side or by leaving a comment below!

  • What on earth is going on in several of these videos?
  • Has Big Generator strayed too far from the principles of Yes?
  • Rabin’s toilet story emerges once again – why?

 

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Episode 96 – Songs from Tsongas – Highlights

Tsongas DVD
DVD purchased circa. 2005 (Click to enlarge).

The ninety-sixth episode of the Yes Music Podcast, featuring highlights from the 2005 DVD, Songs from Tsongas – Yes 35th Anniversary Concert.

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  • Is this the classic line-up of the band?
  • What rarities are performed?
  • What are those illuminated globes hovering into view next to Alan White?

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Episode 95 – Yes Tracks Through Time Part 4 – Leaves of Green

leaves
Leaves of Green…part of The Ancient

The ninety-fifth episode of the Yes Music Podcast, featuring four versions of the Yes track, ‘Leaves of Green’ through the years.

Also featuring Patrick Moraz who I missed out of the Yes Alphabet ‘M’ episode last week!

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  • What or where is ‘Leaves of Green’?
  • Can it work as a piece on its own?
  • Has it been performed in different ways over the years?

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Episode 93 – Jon Davison and the new Yes album

Jon Davison
Jon Davison – photo by Bob Mantin

The ninety-third episode of the Yes Music Podcast, featuring an examination of what Jon Davison might bring to the writing and performing of the next Yes album, based on what he added to the Glass Hammer album, ‘If’.

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  • Does Jon Davison has a recognisable writing style?
  • What was his contribution to ‘If’ by Glass Hammer?
  • Do Glass Hammer and Jon Davison simply copy old-style progressive rock from the masters?

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Episode 92 – The XYZ Project

Super group, XYZ
Super group, XYZ

The ninety-second episode of the Yes Music Podcast, featuring an exploration of the post-Drama project, XYZ, from Alan White, Chris Squire and Jimmy Page. Dave Lawson of Greenslade was also involved.

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  • Is any of the demo material worthy of appearing on the new Yes album?
  • Should XYZ reform and release the songs?
  • Has any of it seen the light of day so far?

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Sad news reached me this week of the passing of another of the extended Yes family, via my former colleague, Jim Sweetman:

R.I.P Mike Dunne, Yes engineer, tape operator and editor.

Mike was a key component in the definition of Yes’ sound and worked with the band from its early days until 1980.

Later, he returned to add his special talent to compilations like, ‘In a Word, Yes’.

Alongside Yes, Mike also worked with many other influential artists such as Mott the Hoople, Jon Anderson (for whom Mike was engineer on ‘Olias of Sunhillow’ and ‘Song of Seven’), Van Der Graaf Generator, Flash, Greg Lake and Alex Harvey.

A generous, gracious gentleman when I emailled him, Mike will be missed by all Yes fans.

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