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Review – Rick Wakeman – Yessonata – by John Wenlock-Smith
Rick Wakeman will, I’m sure, be known to many of you as he was the keyboard player during the golden era of Yes in the 1970’s, where his talents added significant input to the albums ‘Fragile’, ‘Close To The Edge’ and ‘Tales From Topographic Oceans’ before leaving the group and rejoining for ‘Going For The…
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Interview With Bill Bruford – John Wenlock-Smith
John talks to legendary prog musician Bill Bruford about his days playing with progressive royalty such as Yes, King Crimson and Genesis and much much more: John Wenlock-Smith: Over your long and illustrious career you have worked with many of progressive rock’s major artists. Which made the biggest impression Bill Bruford: With Yes, at the…
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Review – Jon Anderson & The Band Geeks – True – by John Wenlock-Smith
2024 has been a most interesting and agreeable year musically with some real top draw releases. This has been further accentuated by this spectacular release which arrived somewhat from left field. ‘True’ sees the triumphant return of icon and legendary original Yes singer Jon Anderson who, at 79 years of age, is proving there is…
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YES Announce European Dates For The Classic Tales Of Yes Tour in 2024
Following their recent acclaimed tour in the USA, progressive legends YES have announced European dates for The Classic Tales of YES Tour 2024. Tickets go on sale on Friday 8th December at 10am GMT/11.00am CET https://www.yesworld.com/live/ Buy UK tickets from https://bookingsdirect.seetickets.com/tour/yes/ The Classic Tales of YES Tour 2024 will include many iconic tracks from the YES back-catalogue covering fifty-plus years. The tour will also include a…
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John Wenlock-Smith interviews Steve Howe
John Wenlock-Smith: Good day Steve, trust you are well Steve Howe: Hello John, yes, I’m fine thanks, trust you are too JWS: Let’s talk about the new Yes album, ‘Mirror To The Sky’. SH: If you have questions, I should have the answers! JWS: Is there an underlying theme to the album? SH: Yes have only…
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Review – Yes – Mirror To The Sky – by John Wenlock-Smith
It’s May 2023 and the world of Yes has been busy with stuff, namely cancelling the previously, hotly anticipated ‘Relayer’ tour because of insurance issues and also the soon to be released second blast of creativity that began with 2021’s ‘The Quest’ album and short UK tour in the wake of the passing of Alan…
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YES Announce UK Dates For The CLASSIC TALES OF YES Tour 2024
Progressive legends YES have announced UK dates for the Classic Tales of YES Tour 2024. The 9 UK dates includes a visit to London’s Royal Albert Hall and the Bristol Beacon together with 7 dates rescheduled from the 2023 UK tour, for which all tickets remain valid. YES are delighted to include the Royal Albert Hall among their 2024 UK tour dates having…
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YES launch ‘All Connected’; second single from ‘Mirror To The Sky’
YES, who are Steve Howe, Geoff Downes, Jon Davison, Billy Sherwood & Jay Schellen, are pleased to announce their new studio album Mirror To The Sky on InsideOutMusic/Sony Music on the 19th May 2023. This is a very important album for the band, says Steve Howe, Yes longest serving member, master guitarist, and producer of Mirror To The Sky. …
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YES announce new studio album?’Mirror To The Sky’ for release 19th May 2023; launch first single ‘Cut From The Stars’
YES, who are Steve Howe, Geoff Downes, Jon Davison, Billy Sherwood & Jay Schellen, are pleased to announce their new studio album Mirror To The Sky on InsideOutMusic/Sony Music on the 19th May 2023. This is a very important album for the band, says Steve Howe, Yes longest serving member, master guitarist, and producer of Mirror To The Sky. …
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Jay Schellen joins YES as a permanent member
YES are delighted to announce that drummer Jay Schellen has joined the band as a permanent member. Following the sad passing of our iconic drummer, Alan White on 26th May 2022, Jay will fulfil Alan’s wishes in becoming the new drummer with YES. Jay Schellen was Alan White’s choice to stand in during the Topographic Drama tour, in 2016, and shared drumming duties…