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Episode 80 – The Yes Alphabet – ‘J’

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...brought to you by the letter, 'J'.
…brought to you by the letter, ‘J’.

The eightieth episode of the Yes Music Podcast featuring the Yes Alphabet – ‘J’.

Listen and then let me know if I have missed out any of your letter, ‘J’ suggestions by contacting me via any of the different routes on the right hand side or by leaving a comment below!

  • Which ‘J’ was almost a member of Yes – twice?
  • Are there any tracks or albums which begin with ‘J’?
  • Does humour have any place in prog rock?

 

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Episode 76 – An interview with Tom Brislin, Yes live keyboard player

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Symphonic Tour Yes keyboardist, Tom Brislin
Symphonic Tour Yes keyboardist, Tom Brislin

The seventy-sixth episode of the Yes Music Podcast featuring an interview with Tom Brislin who played keyboards on the Symphonic Tour in 2001.

Listen and learn all about Tom, his time with Yes and his own new solo album. Please contact me and keep the dialogue going via any of the different routes on the right hand side or by leaving a comment below!

  • How did Tom get the most important keyboard gig in the world?
  • What was working with the band like?
  • What’s the story behind why Tom plays Trevor Rabin’s guitar solo in Owner of a Lonely Heart on the keyboard? (Thanks, Ben Craven!)

 

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Episode 75 – An interview with Yes book author, Scott O’Reilly

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Author and Yes fan, Scott O'Reilly
Author and Yes fan, Scott O’Reilly
The mythical Ouroboros which eats its own tail
The mythical Ouroboros which eats its own tail

The seventy-fifth episode of the Yes Music Podcast featuring an interview with Scott O’Reilly, author of ‘Yes and Philosophy: The Spiritual and Philosophical Dimensions of Yes Music’.

Listen and find out what the book is all about, then let me know what you think by contacting me via any of the different routes on the right hand side or by leaving a comment below!

  • What have the sun and the mythical Uroborus got to do with Yes music?
  • Are Jon Anderson’s lyrics just impossible to understand?
  • Why should you read Scott’s book?

The Yes and Philosophy blog by Scott

Scott’s author page on Amazon

Yes and Philosophy paperback on Amazon (UK)

Yes and Philosophy Kindle edition on Amazon (UK)

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Episode 72 – Yes Music and Technology

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Geoff Downes and Fairlight synth on the Drama tour. Photo by Jeremy North
Geoff Downes and Fairlight synth on the Drama tour. Photo by Jeremy North

The seventy-second episode of the Yes Music Podcast featuring some thoughts about Yes music and its relationship with technology.

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!

  • Would Yes music exist without technology?
  • What is musical technology?
  • Has Yes music relied too much on technology at any point?

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  2. Let me know what you have uploaded and why via the contact form here or by leaving a voicemail on the telephone number on the right or via the green ‘Record a message’ button.

If you need to you can use the usual email address instead: show@yesmusicpodcast.com

This can be any kind of Yes item – it doesn’t need to be rare or valuable – we are just interested in the story behind it and why it means so much to you. (By uploading, you agree to let me add your photograph to a YouTube video and to re-tell your story on the podcast.)

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Episode 67 – The Yes Alphabet – ‘G’

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...brought to you by the letter, 'G'.
…brought to you by the letter, ‘G’.

The sixty-seventh episode of the Yes Music Podcast featuring the letter, ‘G’.

Listen and see if all your letter ‘F’ 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!

  • Which albums and songs begin with ‘G’?
  • Are there any important ‘G’ Yes concepts?
  • What have I missed out?
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