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Episode 62 – Start as you mean to go on?

Openings then and now…

The sixty-second episode of the Yes Music Podcast featuring the opening tracks of all the studio albums’.

Listen and see if all you agree with my assessment of the way in which each album begins, then let me know by contacting me via any of the different routes on the right hand side or by leaving a comment below!

  • Does the band use the same approach to all opening tracks?
  • Does the opening track always set the scene for the rest of the album?
  • Are all opening tracks equally as successful?

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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 51 – The Yes Alphabet – ‘C’

…brought to you by the letter, ‘C’.

The fifty-first episode of the Yes Music Podcast featuring the letter, ‘B’.

Listen and see if your letter ‘B’ 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 tracks and aspects begin with ‘C’?
  • What links Yes with classical composers such as Vaughan Williams and Brahms?
  • Is Tales from Topographic Oceans the definition of the concept album?
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Episode 30 – Yes Rarities Part 2 – ‘Something’s Coming – The BBC Recordings 1969-1970’

CDs purchased 1997 and 1999 (Click to enlarge)

The thirtieth episode of the Yes Music Podcast featuring the compilation album, ‘Something’s Coming – The BBC Recordings 1969-1970’.

  • What can we learn about the earliest days of the band from these recordings?
  • Are there any hidden gems?
  • Were Yes ‘just a cover band’?

Listen and see if you agree with me then let me know by leaving a comment or contacting me via the different routes on the right hand side!

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Episode 27 – ‘Yesterdays’

Vinyl purchased circa. 1989. CD purchased circa. 2005 (Click to enlarge)

The twenty-seventh episode of the Yes Music Podcast featuring the compilation studio album, ‘Yesterdays’.

  • Does this work as a collection of early Yes?
  • Is it worth buying a copy?

Listen and see if you agree with me then let me know by leaving a comment or contacting me via the different routes on the right hand side!