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Deep Cuts outside Yes – 687

Produced by Joseph Cottrell, Wayne Hall, Ken Fuller and Jeffrey Crecelius

Mark and I spent some time this week searching through both our memory banks and our shelves of Yes related records. We wanted to uncover and promote some lesser-known deep cuts on albums that Yes men have been involved with outside the main group.

We each came up with 3 songs you may not have heard or you may have forgotten about. We hope you enjoy revisiting them or discovering a little more of the breadth and depth of what Yes musicians have been involved with over the decades.

Of course, we would be delighted to have your own suggestions of what other deep cuts we can all benefit from hearing – leave your suggestions on the show notes for this week’s episode below.

  • What are your favourite solo deep cuts?
  • What do Mark and Kevin choose?
  • Do you know all these songs already?

Steve Nardelli on the YMP

The Syn biography on Prog Archives

Details of the Chagall Project on Henry Potts’ website


Yes – The Tormato Story & Tales from Topographic Oceans – Yes Album Listening Guide

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Tim’s Vinyl Confessions – Tales book conversation

It was great to be interviewed about the Tales book by Tim. Here is: the video:

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Steve Howe talks about his solo re-releases PLUS ‘Yes Guess Who’! – 686

Produced by Joseph Cottrell, Wayne Hall, Ken Fuller and Jeffrey Crecelius

In a truly epic episode this week, I had a lovely conversation with Steve Howe about the re-release of two of his solo albums, Portraits of Bob Dylan and Natural Timbre. Then, Mark and I enjoyed goofing around asking each other to guess the Yes men being referred to in various quotations. Do play along with that yourself after listening to my great chat with Steve.

  • Why is Steve re-releasing these two albums now?
  • How do they differ in approach?
  • How important is Bob Dylan to music generally and to Steve?

CAT NO: Portraits of Bob Dylan – HSLP011, HSCD011,

Natural Timbre -HLP012, HSCD012

Official Website: www.stevehowe.com

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'Beginnings' by Steve Howe
‘Beginnings’ by Steve Howe

Yes – The Tormato Story & Tales from Topographic Oceans – Yes Album Listening Guide

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Yes Authenticity – 685

Produced by Joseph Cottrell, Wayne Hall, Ken Fuller and Jeffrey Crecelius

It was great to think a little about what might make up Yes’ authenticity this week. Is it possible to define what makes the output of a band – or any kind of artistic endeavour ‘authentic’? Rather than try and come up with a definition of authenticity (which is probably a loftier aim than we had time for this week), Mark and I discussed what the rather nebulous concept means to us, in the context of Yes music.

We each came up with examples of what we consider to be authentic aspects in the 50+ year history of the band and how they support our ideas of what ‘authentic Yes’ is.

As always, we would be fascinated to hear what you think of this concept – please leave your ideas in the comments below.

  • How can you tell if a band like Yes is ‘being authentic’?
  • Is authenticity more than simply ‘sounding like the same band’?
  • Beyond music, are there any other aspects that might contribute to a feeling of authenticity?
House of Yes!

Yes – The Tormato Story & Tales from Topographic Oceans – Yes Album Listening Guide

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Yes Time Machine – Support Bands Edition – 684

Produced by Joseph Cottrell, Wayne Hall, Ken Fuller and Jeffrey Crecelius

This week Mark and I set off once again in our YMP Yes Time Machines, this time to visit Yes concerts that also featured fascinating support bands, or bands on the same bill that we would loved to have seen.

According to the essential Forgotten Yesterdays website, there have been 599 bands who have either supported or played alongside Yes since 1968 so there was plenty of choice for Mark and me. Before we begin, have a think which shows you didn’t manage to attend and would like to go back to in a time machine to experience for yourself.

I wonder if you will pick any of the occasions Mark and I did. Let us know in the comments in the show notes below.

  • When will we travel to?
  • What will we see?
  • What other bands will be playing?

Yes – The Tormato Story & Tales from Topographic Oceans – Yes Album Listening Guide

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  • Wayne Hall
  • Ken Fuller
  • Jeffrey Crecelius

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