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This week Mark and I take a look at and have a chat about what Yes fan Ian Hartley has done to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Tales from Topographic Oceans. A chap after our own 5%-er hearts, he has taken things very much into his own hands as you will hear. If you want to understand fully what we are banging on about (if that’s even possible) then watch the video Ian made of the set which I have embedded below.
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Jim Morrison | Jon Pickles | Declan Logue |
Gary Betts | Alan Begg | Michael Handerhan |
Barry Gorsky | Steve Perry | Doug Curran |
Martin Kjellberg | Todd Dudley | Rachel Hadaway |
Lind | Paul Hailes | Craig Estenes |
Mark James Lang | Steve Rode | David |
Bob Martilotta | John Holden | Stephen Lambe |
Dem | Fred Barringer | Scott Colombo |
Chris Bandini | David Heyden | John Thomson |
Mark Baggs | John Cowan | John Parry |
Dave Owen | Simon Barrow | Steve Scott |
Terence Sadler | Steve Dill | Robert Nasir |
Fergus Cubbage | William Hayes | Geoff Bailie |
Steven Roehr | Lobate Scarp | Geoffrey Mason |
David Watkinson | Tim Stannard | Robert Vandiver |
Brian Sullivan | David Pannell | Jamie McQuinn |
Miguel Falcão | Paul Tomei | Michael O’Connor |
Brian Harris | Hogne Bø Pettersen | Guy DeRome |
Aaron Steelman |
Our (not really) new Facebook YMP Discussion Group is open to anyone to join but I’ll be adding rules and joining requirements when I have time (one day…). One of the advantages of the new format is that all members of the group have the same ability to post content, so it’s a bit more egalitarian, or somesuch. Please do search for the group and join in.
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The music I use is the last movement of Stravinsky’s Firebird Suite. This has been used as introduction music at many Yes concerts. My theme music is not take from a live concert – I put it together from: archive.org
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We continue our Tales from topographic oceans obsession this week with a look at 3 very different live recordings of side 4, Ritual – Nous Sommes du Soleil. The 3 different performances are included in the show notes below. They are from Yesshows (1980) , Symphonic Live (2002) and Topographic Drama (2017). This means we have the following musicians to listen to: Anderson, Squire, White, Moraz, Howe, Downes, Brislin, Sherwood, Davison, Schellen and the whole of the European Festival Orchestra. Wow. There are many differences between the recordings so listen along and see what you think.
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Jim Morrison | Jon Pickles | Declan Logue |
Gary Betts | Alan Begg | Michael Handerhan |
Barry Gorsky | Steve Perry | Doug Curran |
Martin Kjellberg | Todd Dudley | Rachel Hadaway |
Lind | Paul Hailes | Craig Estenes |
Mark James Lang | Steve Rode | David |
Bob Martilotta | John Holden | Stephen Lambe |
Dem | Fred Barringer | Scott Colombo |
Chris Bandini | David Heyden | John Thomson |
Mark Baggs | John Cowan | John Parry |
Dave Owen | Simon Barrow | Steve Scott |
Terence Sadler | Steve Dill | Robert Nasir |
Fergus Cubbage | William Hayes | Geoff Bailie |
Steven Roehr | Lobate Scarp | Geoffrey Mason |
David Watkinson | Tim Stannard | Robert Vandiver |
Brian Sullivan | David Pannell | Jamie McQuinn |
Miguel Falcão | Paul Tomei | Michael O’Connor |
Brian Harris | Hogne Bø Pettersen | Guy DeRome |
Aaron Steelman |
Our (not really) new Facebook YMP Discussion Group is open to anyone to join but I’ll be adding rules and joining requirements when I have time (one day…). One of the advantages of the new format is that all members of the group have the same ability to post content, so it’s a bit more egalitarian, or somesuch. Please do search for the group and join in.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/3216603008606331/
If you are still listening to the podcast on the website, please consider subscribing so you don’t risk missing anything:
The music I use is the last movement of Stravinsky’s Firebird Suite. This has been used as introduction music at many Yes concerts. My theme music is not take from a live concert – I put it together from: archive.org
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It was a delight to welcome the bass maestro Miguel Falcão back onto the YMP this week. As you would expect, he knows a lot about how Chris Squire created the bass lines for Tales from Topographic Oceans. You may have heard Miguel’s bass covers of both The Ancient and The Remembering, and if not they are embedded below.
We found out many things including what basses Chris used to record and play Tales live. So stand by for a massively in-depth look at the album…once again…
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Producers:
Patrons:
Jim Morrison | Jon Pickles | Declan Logue |
Gary Betts | Alan Begg | Michael Handerhan |
Barry Gorsky | Steve Perry | Doug Curran |
Martin Kjellberg | Todd Dudley | Rachel Hadaway |
Lind | Paul Hailes | Craig Estenes |
Mark James Lang | Steve Rode | David |
Bob Martilotta | John Holden | Stephen Lambe |
Dem | Fred Barringer | Scott Colombo |
Chris Bandini | David Heyden | John Thomson |
Mark Baggs | John Cowan | John Parry |
Dave Owen | Simon Barrow | Steve Scott |
Terence Sadler | Steve Dill | Robert Nasir |
Fergus Cubbage | William Hayes | Geoff Bailie |
Steven Roehr | Lobate Scarp | Geoffrey Mason |
David Watkinson | Tim Stannard | Robert Vandiver |
Brian Sullivan | David Pannell | Jamie McQuinn |
Miguel Falcão | Paul Tomei | Michael O’Connor |
Brian Harris | Hogne Bø Pettersen | Guy DeRome |
Aaron Steelman |
Our (not really) new Facebook YMP Discussion Group is open to anyone to join but I’ll be adding rules and joining requirements when I have time (one day…). One of the advantages of the new format is that all members of the group have the same ability to post content, so it’s a bit more egalitarian, or somesuch. Please do search for the group and join in.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/3216603008606331/
If you are still listening to the podcast on the website, please consider subscribing so you don’t risk missing anything:
The music I use is the last movement of Stravinsky’s Firebird Suite. This has been used as introduction music at many Yes concerts. My theme music is not take from a live concert – I put it together from: archive.org
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Produced by Joseph Cottrell, Jeffrey Crecelius and Ken Fuller
We had a great conversation with veteran music journalist Steve Rosen this week. Steve has interviewed almost all members of Yes over the decades, although they weren’t always ‘easy’ sessions, as you will hear!
Steve also spent a great deal of time with the iconic guitarist Edward Van Halen and has recently published a book, ‘Tonechaser’ about this relationship, which helps the reader to understand the personality of Edward, rather than just his amazing technical and musical accomplishments.
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https://www.tonechaserbook.com/
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Producers:
Patrons:
Jim Morrison | Jon Pickles | Declan Logue |
Gary Betts | Alan Begg | Michael Handerhan |
Barry Gorsky | Steve Perry | Doug Curran |
Martin Kjellberg | Todd Dudley | Rachel Hadaway |
Lind | Paul Hailes | Craig Estenes |
Mark James Lang | Steve Rode | David |
Bob Martilotta | John Holden | Stephen Lambe |
Dem | Fred Barringer | Scott Colombo |
Chris Bandini | David Heyden | John Thomson |
Mark Baggs | John Cowan | John Parry |
Dave Owen | Simon Barrow | Steve Scott |
Terence Sadler | Steve Dill | Robert Nasir |
Fergus Cubbage | William Hayes | Geoff Bailie |
Steven Roehr | Lobate Scarp | Geoffrey Mason |
David Watkinson | Tim Stannard | Robert Vandiver |
Brian Sullivan | David Pannell | Jamie McQuinn |
Miguel Falcão | Paul Tomei | Michael O’Connor |
Brian Harris | Hogne Bø Pettersen | Guy DeRome |
Our (not really) new Facebook YMP Discussion Group is open to anyone to join but I’ll be adding rules and joining requirements when I have time (one day…). One of the advantages of the new format is that all members of the group have the same ability to post content, so it’s a bit more egalitarian, or somesuch. Please do search for the group and join in.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/3216603008606331/
If you are still listening to the podcast on the website, please consider subscribing so you don’t risk missing anything:
The music I use is the last movement of Stravinsky’s Firebird Suite. This has been used as introduction music at many Yes concerts. My theme music is not take from a live concert – I put it together from: archive.org
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Produced by Joseph Cottrell, Jeffrey Crecelius and Ken Fuller
In the week of the 40th anniversary of 90125, Mark and I looked at Trevor Rabin’s 90124 which contains a lot of source material for the classic from 1983. 90124 appeared in 2003 on the 20th anniversary of the globally-successful Yes album and contains all of Trevor’s demos of songs such as Hold On, Changes, Owner of a Lonely Heart and Cinema. A truly fascinating listen, there are also demos of later Yes songs like Where Will You Be, Walls, Love Will Find A Way and Miracle of Life.
Let us know if you agree with us!
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Producers:
Patrons:
Jim Morrison | Jon Pickles | Declan Logue |
Gary Betts | Alan Begg | Michael Handerhan |
Barry Gorsky | Steve Perry | Doug Curran |
Martin Kjellberg | Todd Dudley | Rachel Hadaway |
Lind | Paul Hailes | Craig Estenes |
Mark James Lang | Steve Rode | David |
Bob Martilotta | John Holden | Stephen Lambe |
Dem | Fred Barringer | Scott Colombo |
Chris Bandini | David Heyden | John Thomson |
Mark Baggs | John Cowan | John Parry |
Dave Owen | Simon Barrow | Steve Scott |
Terence Sadler | Steve Dill | Robert Nasir |
Fergus Cubbage | William Hayes | Geoff Bailie |
Steven Roehr | Lobate Scarp | Geoffrey Mason |
David Watkinson | Tim Stannard | Robert Vandiver |
Brian Sullivan | David Pannell | Jamie McQuinn |
Miguel Falcão | Paul Tomei | Michael O’Connor |
Brian Harris | Hogne Bø Pettersen | Guy DeRome |
Our (not really) new Facebook YMP Discussion Group is open to anyone to join but I’ll be adding rules and joining requirements when I have time (one day…). One of the advantages of the new format is that all members of the group have the same ability to post content, so it’s a bit more egalitarian, or somesuch. Please do search for the group and join in.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/3216603008606331/
If you are still listening to the podcast on the website, please consider subscribing so you don’t risk missing anything:
The music I use is the last movement of Stravinsky’s Firebird Suite. This has been used as introduction music at many Yes concerts. My theme music is not take from a live concert – I put it together from: archive.org