Yes

Tales from Topographic Oceans (Definitive Edition)

by John Kelman
October 8, 2016

It was the album that, based on challenges during the five months it took to record, should really never have come to pass. It was the album that broke a three studio album/one live recording winning streak of increasing critical acclaim. It was the album, when at least for some critics, suggested the group's seemingly endless wellspring of creative indulgences were beginning to cross over into excess. It was the album that began to divide the band's fanbase, for the ...

Live Review

Yes at the NYCB Theatre at Westbury

by Mike Perciaccante
August 13, 2016

Yes NYCB Theatre at Westbury The Album Series: Drama + Topographic 1 & 4. The “Evening With Yes. Westbury, NY August 6, 2016 Yes is like the little engine that could. No matter what, regardless of any obstacle, the band continues to forge on. During the past (almost) 50 years, Yes has been the home to, at various times, 19 official members and another 2 touring members. Band members drift-in, drift-out, leave and eventually ...

Extended Analysis

Progeny - Seven Shows from Seventy-Two

by John Kelman
May 31, 2015

A sad life truth is that, for far too many people, massive success changes everything. Despite making more money than would last the average family many lifetimes, they go through it like water; they gradually begin to believe all the positive press and massive sales, becoming legends in their own mind; and, perhaps worst of all, they lose the very edge and innovation that garnered them their success in the first place. Sadly, too, these things often don't bother fans: ...

Extended Analysis

Yes: Progeny - Highlights From Seventy Two

by Doug Collette
May 30, 2015

Progeny: Highlights From Seventy Two consists of ninety minutes of live recordings exhumed from Yes' 1972 tour, some of which were released as Yessongs (Atlantic, 1973). Culled from seven previously unreleased recordings of complete concerts, and sequenced to approximate a setlist of the time, this two package comes adorned in vintage Roger Dean artwork that, vivid as it is, cannot compare to the vibrancy of the music inside. Cognoscenti may or may not agree this material constitutes Yes' ...

Rediscovery

Yes: Relayer

by John Kelman
January 16, 2015

YesRelayerPanegyric2014 (1974) Today's Rediscovery is an anomaly in the catalog of one of progressive rock's most innovative groups of the late 1960s/early '70s, and how better to experience it than with Steven Wilson's upgraded 2014 stereo (and 5.1 surround sound) remix, as the former Porcupine Tree frontman nears the release of his own Hand. Cannot. Erase. (Kscope, 2015). But back to Relayer. Wilson has described Lizard (DGM Live, 1970)--the first of his run ...

Live Review

Yes at the NYCB Theatre At Westbury

by Mike Perciaccante
July 19, 2014

Yes NYCB Theatre At Westbury Westbury, NY July 12, 2014 When Yes announced that it would be touring in the summer of 2014, it also stated that it would be playing its classic albums Fragile (Atlantic Records, 1971) and Close To The Edge (Atlantic Records, 1972) in their entirety, as well as excerpts from Heaven And Earth (Frontier Records, 2014) and some greatest hits selections. Quite a daunting proposition, especially considering that original lead vocalist ...

Extended Analysis

The Yes Album (Definitive Edition CD/Blu-Ray)

by John Kelman
June 8, 2014

While later albums like Fragile (Atlantic, 1971) and the epic Close to the Edge (Atlantic, 1972) would establish Yes as superstars of the progressive rock world (and, to some extent, beyond), it was The Yes Album, also released by Atlantic but nine months earlier in February of 1971, that announced Yes a group with still-untapped potential but a group that had, nevertheless, finally arrived. It was a tumultuous time for a group whose career has subsequently been defined ...

Recording

Yes! Trio: with Ali Jackson, Aaron Goldberg and Omer Avital release 'Spring Sings'

Source: Jason Byrne, Red Cat Publicity
February 8, 2024

Four years after the success of Groove du Jour, named best album of the year in 2019 by the French Academie du Jazz, Yes! Trio is finally back! Strengthened by their differences, these musicians, who never seemed predisposed to meet—a drummer, scion of the great African-American jazz family; a hippie bassist with Yemenite and Moroccan roots; a bon ton Bostonian with a Harvard degree pianist—united by thirty years of love of swing continue to embrace jazz with the same happiness, ...
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Award / Grant

Yes Legend Jon Anderson To Receive Prog God Award From Progressive Music Awards

Source: Glass Onyon PR - Keith James
July 21, 2016

Music legend Jon Anderson will be presented with the Prog God award at this year's Progressive Music Awards, in association with currencies.co.uk, which will be held at London’s Underglobe on September 1, 2016! This very special honor is awarded to musical innovators within the world of progressive rock music and sees Anderson joining such music luminaries as Rick Wakeman, Ian Anderson, Peter Gabriel and Tony Banks, in collecting the prestigious award. Says Jon “After all these years, it’s just wonderful ...
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Recording

Yes: Live From Seventy-Two

Source: Michael Ricci
March 4, 2015

Two Live Collections Debut Newly Discovered Recordings From The Prog-Rock Pioneer's Acclaimed 1972 World Tour Double-Disc, Triple-LP, And 14-Disc Boxed Set Available May 19 From Rhino Yes was firing on all cylinders in the fall of 1972. The prog-rock pioneers' fifth studio album Close To The Edge was a smash success as audiences around the world packed arenas to see the legendary group perform. The band captured the magic of that tour on its first live album, Yessongs. Released in ...
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Recording

Legendary Yes Singer/Songwriter Jon Anderson And Counting Crows Matt Malley To Release Charity Single The Family Circle

Source: Glass Onyon PR - Keith James
October 26, 2014

London, UK - GONZO Multimedia is proud to announce the release of a new charity single “The Family Circle” by legendary YES vocalist/songwriter Jon Anderson and former Counting Crows bassist Matt Malley. The money received from the single will go to the following charities: Flutie Foundation (Jon Anderson), Sahaja Yoga Meditation(Matt Malley) and National Autistic Society (Rob Ayling, GONZO Multimedia president) “'Family Circle' came together when Matt sent me the beautiful music earlier this year. I sang the song and ...
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Recording

Guitarist Marty Walsh Releases New CD Featuring Guest Appearances By Members Of Yes, Rufus And A Host Of La Studio Legends

Source: Glass Onyon PR - Keith James
June 25, 2014

Boston, MA – Much to the excitement of guitar aficionados across the globe, celebrated guitarist Marty Walsh released his eagerly awaited debut instrumental solo album 'The Total Plan' on June 16th 2014! Making the release even more thrilling is the array of guest artists appearing on the release – Billy Sherwood (YES/CIRCA:), John “JR” Robinson (Rufus, Eric Clapton, Mike Oldfield/Steve Winwood) and a multitude of LA Studio Legends. Says Marty, “Everyone on the album are musicians that I have close ...
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Performance / Tour

Legendary Yes Singer Jon Anderson To Play Florida, Iceland And Progressive Nation At Sea

Source: Glass Onyon PR - Keith James
October 20, 2013

Asheville, NC - Legendary vocalist Jon Anderson, YES's singer/songwriter for 35 years along with his successful work with Vangelis, Kitaro, and Milton Nascimento, will be performing shows in Miami Beach and Clearwater, Florida, as well as Iceland and the Progressive Nation At Sea 2014 cruise. The shows promise to deliver an exciting mixture of material from Jon Anderson's prolific solo career, collaborations with Vangelis and classic YES songs, along with new compositions, highlighted by humorous and enlightening stories told by ...
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Recording

Italian Prog Ensemble Sarastro Blake Release Debut Cd Featuring Members Of Yes, Caravan, Greenslade, Alan Parsons Project And Steve Hackett Band

Source: Glass Onyon PR - Keith James
October 9, 2013

Italy – Prog music enthusiasts worldwide are buzzing with excitement about the debut release by Italian ensemble Sarastro Blake titled 'New Progmantics'. Sarastro Blake is a new musical project which takes its inspiration from the Alan Parsons Project as a band format, meaning it revolves around a few selected musicians, plus other special guests who are chosen for their specific talent and for certain songs. Featuring prog legends Rick Wakeman (YES), Richard Sinclair (Caravan/Hatfield & The North), Nick Magnus (Steve ...
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Performance / Tour

Yes Legend Jon Anderson To Guest Star In Raiding The Rock Vault In Las Vegas – Sept. 20-24, 2013

Source: Glass Onyon PR - Keith James
September 9, 2013

Las Vegas, NV: Jon Anderson, founding member and former lead vocalist of the definitive progressive rock band YES, will guest star in RAIDING THE ROCK VAULT, the Ultimate Classic Rock Concert Experience, Sept. 20 – 24. The co-writer and singer of cosmic classics, including “Owner of a Lonely Heart,” “Roundabout,” “Going for the One,” and “Close to the Edge,” whose time with the band spanned five decades, will sing in the show for five special performances. “Jon Anderson is an ...
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Recording

Boston Jazz Vocalist Agachiko Debuts On CD July 9 With "Yes!"

Source: Terri Hinte Publicity
June 21, 2013

Agachiko has been turning heads since 2008, when the septet led by Kenyan-born, Boston-based vocalist Gabrielle Agachiko was formed. On her debut album Yes!, to be released July 9 by Accurate Records, she brings an international sensibility to the incantatory spirit of Nina Simone and Abbey Lincoln. Whether gracefully delivering a pointed political message on “Words,” soulfully crooning Buddy Johnson’s love-struck blues ballad “Since I Fell for You” (complete with the rarely sung verse), investing Nina Simone’s “Four Women” with ...
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Recording

Yes - In the Present: Live from Lyon (2011)

Source: Something Else!
November 28, 2011

There was at least one benefit to the departure of Jon Anderson from Yes in 2008: The presence of new lead singer Benoit David immediately opened the door for a rewrite of what had become a very rote setlist. Anderson had always refused, for instance, to sing tunes from Yes' guitar-driven 1980 release Drama, recorded during a previous stint away from the legendary progressive rock band. David's arrival, however, coincided with a return for both Trevor Horn and Geoff Downes, ...
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