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Episode 59 – Keys to Ascension DVD – Part 1

DVD purchased circa. 2000 (click to enlarge)

The fifty-ninth episode of the Yes Music Podcast featuring the live DVD – Keys to Ascension.

Listen and see if you agree with me, 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 does a DVD add to an audio recording of a concert?
  • What was DVD production like in 2000?
  • Would we rather not see how the pieces are put together?

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Episode 58 – Mabel Greer’s Toyshop

The Yes family tree

The fifty-eighth episode of the Yes Music Podcast featuring the pre-Yes band, Mabel Greer’s Toyshop.

Listen and see if you agree with me that this band gives a fascinating insight into the development of Yes, then let me know by contacting me via any of the different routes on the right hand side or by leaving a comment below!

  • Are any of the surviving recordings of Mabel Greer’s Toyshop worth listening to?
  • What clues are there to the early sound of Yes?
  • Why should we bother to remember bands like this?

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Episode 57 – Yes QI – Part 1

Book purchased circa. 2003

The fifty-seventh episode of the Yes Music Podcast featuring some Quite Interesting things from the book, ‘Perpetual Change’ by David Watkinson.

Listen and see if all you think this is all as interesting as I do. 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 are the most interesting aspects of the Yes Family Tree?
  • What marketing techniques have been used over the years?
  • Is this book worth buying?
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Episode 56 – The Yes Alphabet – ‘E’

…brought to you by the letter, ‘E’.

The fifty-sixth episode of the Yes Music Podcast featuring the letter, ‘E’.

Listen and see if all your letter ‘E’ choices are included. Then let me know by contacting me via any of the different routes on the right hand side or by leaving a comment below!

  • How many Yes tracks begin with ‘E’?
  • Have I missed any important facts, tracks or Yes concepts?
  • Why not get in touch and let me know?
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Episode 55 – A Yes Music Dinner Party Conversation

Where to start?

The fifty-fifth episode of the Yes Music Podcast featuring an imaginary dinner party conversation.

Listen and see if you would say the same as me. Then let me know what suggestions you have for where to start – or not to start – with Yes music. Contact the show via any of the different routes on the right hand side or by leaving a comment below!

  • How would you convince dinner party guests to listen to Yes music?
  • Where would you recommend new listeners to start?
  • How would you defend Yes music and progressive rock?