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Episode 36 – Yes Rarities Part 4 – Magnification Limited Edition

CD purchased 2002 (Click to enlarge)

The thirty-sixth episode of the Yes Music Podcast featuring the bonus content in the Limited Edition of ‘Magnification’.

  • Can a whole orchestra replicate the role of a Yes keyboardist live?
  • What about Tom Brislin – what does he add?
  • What does the ‘enhanced content’ contain and how does it work ten years later?

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Episode 35 – Yessongs part 3

Vinyl triple album purchased 1989 (Click to enlarge)

The thirty-fifth episode of the Yes Music Podcast featuring Volume III of the first live album, ‘Yessongs’.

  • Close to the Edge takes up a whole side – is it worth it?
  •  Can Alan White reach Bill Bruford’s standards?
  • Is the production holding back the music?

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Episode 34 – Yessongs part 2

Vinyl triple album purchased 1989 (Click to enlarge)

The thirty-fourth episode of the Yes Music Podcast featuring Volume II of the first live album, ‘Yessongs’.

  • Rick Wakeman – does his solo piece fit in?
  • Bill Bruford vs. Alan White
  • Steve Howe – what is he doing in Long Distance Runaround?

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Episode 33 – Yessongs Part 1

The thirty-third episode of the Yes Music Podcast featuring the first live album, ‘Yessongs’.

  • Does this triple album capture the essence of the live performances of the time?
  • What difference does Alan White make on tracks recorded in the studio by Bill Bruford?
  • Do the live versions of the songs retain the feel of the studio versions?

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Episode 32 – Your Yes Fantasy Live!

Listen to these Live Fantasies

The thirty-second episode of the Yes Music Podcast featuring listeners’ ideas of their fantasy Yes live event.

  • What would the ultimate Yes Live event be?
  • Who would it feature?
  • What would the setting be and when in time?

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