Ein Haufen junger Sportler in Kiel-Schilksee zu dem Young European Sailing. Coole Stimmung und wenig Vollpfosten hier ... nur Poller und Dalben. #yes#segeln#kiel
Yes imploded/exploded quite a few times over the years, and when it broke into XYZ/Asia and this Trevor Horn-led version, 90125 came out with a new, very 80s-commercial sound.
You've definitely heard "Owner of a Lonely Heart”, which was mostly a Horn composition for a solo album. Kind of last-minute add-on Jon Anderson gave it (and the album) a more "Yes" feel.
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“When the line-ups changed I thought it was getting a bit stale. But they reinvented themselves… what an incredible thing”: Steve Stevens has loved Yes since he was 14, and always will
Billy Idol’s guitarist discovered his mood for a lifetime when he saw the British icons at Madison Square Garden in 1974
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Ian Anderson names the "big four" of progressive rock
Jethro Tull had a healthy respect for the sound of progressive rock, but Ian Anderson thought that these four groups epitomised the genre.
All right, y’all know the drill by now. Continuing our (kinda sorta) Prince-themed 6 Degrees series, connecting albums from The List and carrying on from where we left off last time. This is essentially a guest post as avi_miller provided the connections for the last four albums in this set, so a big thank you to them!
Robert Fripp – (971)
…this album by Robert Fripp, who was in…
King Crimson – (568)
…King Crimson. The line-up at the time of this album included Bill Bruford on drums/percussion, who had previously been the drummer for…
Yes – (527)
…Yes. This album was recorded at Advision Studios, where part of…
Kate Bush – (576)
…this album by Kate Bush was also recorded. This album features Jimmy Bain on bass guitar, who also played bass on…
Some fun connections between this group of artists and The Purple One. Let me know in the comments if you know of any others!
In 1990, Prince invited Kate Bush to meet him after a show, and they decided to collaborate. The two couldn’t again get in the same room, so “Why Should I Love You?” (released on Bush’s 1993 album The Red Shoes) took 2 years to create (or, rather, construct, then deconstruct, then reconstruct…) by sending tapes back and forth.
Kate Bush does backing vocals on Prince’s “My Computer“, from his 1996 album, Emancipation.
The soundtrack to the 1995 film Showgirls features two Prince songs (The Gold Experience‘s “319” and Crystal Ball‘s “Ripopgodezippa”) as well as David Bowie’s “I’m Afraid of Americans”, which was co-written by Brian Eno.
Both Prince’s Purple Rain and Brian Eno’s Another Green World have inspired custom perfumes made by dublab that are supposedly meant to, umm, smell like them (like the albums, not the musicians).
Both Prince and Ritchie Blackmore, guitarist and leader of the band Rainbow, are known as two of the greatest guitarists of all time, and both loved to break out lengthy but spectacular solos. On Rolling Stone‘s 2023 list of the top 250 guitarists, Prince ranked at number 14, and Blackmore at 75. (There are actually a ton of artists from The List on Rolling Stone‘s list, because we have great taste.)
Prince and Ronnie James Dio (the singer for Rainbow at the time of the Rainbow Rising album) both packed an enormous amount of talent in a smaller frame – the two were nearly the same height (with or without their fabulous high heels). (And speaking of fashion, some of Dio’s stage outfits wouldn’t look too out of place on Prince, and vice versa.)
Tune in on Friday for Part 6, to see how we get from Rainbow to Madhouse!
I started out on the fediverse arooooound...I wanna say 2017/18 mebbe? My big start in social media was MySpace. Before that, I had a LiveJournal (which I miss mightily with all my heart). My very first computer was a Gateway PC, back when they shipped them to you in those awesome cow spot pattern boxes. I am trying to de-google my life.
I'm #ADHD and suffer from #dysthymia. I'm currently unmedicated. I can be damned moody at times, so there's your warning.
Religiously/spiritually speaking, I'm complicated. That will be a long post, when I get around to writing it. My general rule is: I have my thing. It's not everybody's thing, and that's cool. Not everybody's thing is my thing, and that's cool. Just don't be a wanker towards those whose thing ain't your thing. OM 🕉
I'm 57 years old and have come to the conclusion that we never truly appreciate the decades we grew up in until we hit middle age.
I'm single and childless, hence my user tag: TheLastOfHisName.
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“When working on material we could ask, ‘What would we have done in the days of Close To The Edge?’ Maybe sometimes we didn’t ask that question enough”: Steve Howe’s favourite Yes songs
Guitarist lists his five of the best – and explains why they’re all from the 70s
Rick Wakeman - 'Live At The London Palladium 2023' (4cd) (2024)
#RickWakeman performs his first three solo concept albums + #Yes classics. Amazing performance, perfect band. #Wakeman's synthesizer solos are astonishing. This is a colossal set.
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Today In Metal History 🤘 March 4th, 2024 🤘 JASON NEWSTED, DARKTHRONE, YES, SLAYER, THIN LIZZY, TROUBLE, ACCEPT
TALENT WE LOST R.I.P. Christopher (Chris) Russell Edward Squire (YES) - 1948 – 2015 (aged 67) HEAVY BIRTHDAYS 61st Jason Newsted (NEWSTED, METALLICA, VOIVOD, FLOTSAM AND JETSAM) - 1963 60th Paul Bostaph (SLAYER, TESTAMENT) - 1964 55th Owe Lingvall...
It took half a century, but science has finally addressed Jon Anderson's question from the Yes song "Siberian Khatru", "Who holds the ring and ring?". The answer: Hoag's Object.
Scientists remain uncertain whether, once at the start, you can gamble that you really, surely, really mean to finish. Further research is planned.
40 years ago this week, "Karma Chameleon" by #CultureClub reached the top spot, replacing "Owner Of A Lonely Heart" by #Yes after two weeks. What's the video equivalent of an earworm? I clearly remember seeing this video and all the pearl clutching about Boy George. The song is still catchy, too. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JmcA9LIIXWw#1980s#MusicHistory#MusicVideo
Today’s listening is ‘Relayer’, the 1974 album by Yes.
In particular, I’ve been listening to the 2014 remix of the album by Steven Wilson.
Not an album for the faint of heart or the casual Yes fan, this!
With Patrick Moraz on keyboards, Yes went down a more ‘jazz-experimental-rock’ road at full tilt.
It does have it’s beautiful moments (especially the ‘Soon’ section at the end of 'The Gates Of Delirium') but it can also be a pretty ‘challenging’ listen for the most part!
#GreatAlbums1980s: #Yes – 90125 (1983). Prog purists got their space blankets in a bunch when Yes committed the ultimate treason of a No. 1 hit with "Owner of a Lonely Heart" – as if they were ever going to remake Close to the Edge (they still haven't). Views have mellowed since, and Trevor Rabin's presence on "Hold On," "Changes" and "Leave It" reenergizes Jon Anderson and a returning Tony Kaye, against the always interesting bass of Chris Squire.
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Today In Metal History 🤘 2024 🤘 SLAUGHTER, CACTUS, MEGADETH, YES, KREATOR, OBITUARY
TALENT WE LOST R.I.P Timothy Patrick "Tim" Kelly (SLAUGHTER guitarist killed in a car crash) - 1963 – 1998 (aged 35) R.I.P. John Voorhis "Tim" Bogert III (CACTUS, VANILLA FUDGE, BECK, BOGERT, APPICE) - 1944 – 2021 (aged 76) HEAVY BIRTHDAYS Happy...
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