tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1987551704267616839.post4017169261903652261..comments2023-11-09T16:43:55.329-08:00Comments on Blogdegezou: Yes @ The Hammersmith Apollo, Tuesday 17 November 2009Henry Pottshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06369300313889533829noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1987551704267616839.post-89080084446057953852010-10-19T13:05:47.977-07:002010-10-19T13:05:47.977-07:00Chas, they're recording a new album this month...Chas, they're recording a new album this month and next (Oct/Nov 2010). No release date has been announced, but some time in 2011 presumably.Henry Pottshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06369300313889533829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1987551704267616839.post-14886781676803820442010-10-19T11:56:16.473-07:002010-10-19T11:56:16.473-07:0019th Oct 2010 I a...19th Oct 2010 I am a Yes fan of 55 yrs of age. I seen the Yes tours, Close to the edge, Topographic, Relayer, Going for the one. Also seen the Ladder tour circa approx ,98 and the one after. Thought Magnification was a horrible recording. But I look forward to seeing this new line up record a new 70,s style album. would definately buy. Is this new album still definately on the books or has it already been recorded and released?Chasnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1987551704267616839.post-83138975109986172132010-04-24T05:44:53.817-07:002010-04-24T05:44:53.817-07:00I must agree with some of the comments here.
Now ...I must agree with some of the comments here.<br /><br />Now at over 40 years in existence in some form or other Yes are a musical institution and with all due respect to all members past and present surely it is the music that matters most.<br /><br />Jon Anderson is of course synonymous with Yes but following his recent illness unfortunately he can no longer cope with such arduous tour schedules. And this after a five year wait. <br /><br />This is of course a sensitive position but let's not forget; Howe, Squire and White are no spring chickens therefore time is important. <br /><br />For me, someone who want's to see Yes continue performing live, even though Jon may not be in the band or in agreement with them, the recent european tour has shown that Yes will always have something to offer, whoever takes the stage.Rob Owennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1987551704267616839.post-64221965913157305352010-01-03T18:21:36.938-08:002010-01-03T18:21:36.938-08:00Nice review, and kudos for having such a young gir...Nice review, and kudos for having such a young girlfriend...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1987551704267616839.post-43975100315831563772010-01-02T17:33:53.248-08:002010-01-02T17:33:53.248-08:00Hey Henry. This blog is a blast. Your review spo...Hey Henry. This blog is a blast. Your review spot-on. Keep up the great work. We all owe you much. Onward with Yes. <br /><br />Rick Wakeman, Himself, asserted on that DVD... "there will always be a YES, and it will fall on the current members to carry that banner" (or somesuch..)<br /><br />Now he's somehow got a problem with it. Oh - OK then. His prophesy was correct, though. <br /><br />Yes should always exist, so long as there is a pulse in our beloved Chris & Steve & Alan.<br /><br />Wakey & Jon flatleft the band 30 years ago & yet YES still found a way to make GREAT Art & carry on.<br /><br />And so 2010 is a new canvas for this incarnation of YES. We give them our blessings.<br /><br />Can they now make valid music together? <br />Hmm.. Thats a tough one. (Hope so) A failed YES album, at this late date, would ruin us all, and for good.<br /><br />But thats their next responsibility. <br /><br />Glad they're now making money again. But please please thrill us with a classic new album. <br /><br />Without that, we'll eventually lose interest.<br /><br />It can happen!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1987551704267616839.post-6654953811178795342009-12-27T12:53:27.667-08:002009-12-27T12:53:27.667-08:00Off topic but still... Lesh and Weir first replace...Off topic but still... Lesh and Weir first replaced Garcia with Steve Kimock and called it The Other Ones (with Hornsby coming back as a full time member). The they replaced Garcia with Warren Haynes and called it The Dead. Furthur (with just two out of six ex-Grateful Dead "survivors") is just a watered down version of previous reincarnations.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1987551704267616839.post-4059645327464413012009-12-11T16:11:09.050-08:002009-12-11T16:11:09.050-08:00I'm glad you enjoyed the concert, but after 30...I'm glad you enjoyed the concert, but after 30 years they've finally lost me. Too much drama (again). I may still see them if they come close, but I've lost the interest i had a decade ago. With only two original members, including a keys player notable more for his surname than his skills and a with an inferior replacement vocalist, why call it YES when it's not? Phil Lesh and Bob Weir have replaced the deceased Jerry Garcia with a cover band guitarist and have renamed their band Furthur.<br />It's sad to see a band with such a legacy of great music come to this.<br />By the way, Jon Anderson still alive and performing. <br /><br />Glad to hear that Dr. Henry has a girlfriend!<br /><br />Cheers!<br />TonyStardoggienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1987551704267616839.post-25272675547621800812009-11-24T15:08:32.112-08:002009-11-24T15:08:32.112-08:00Nicely put Henry. Now, unlike that rather bitter, ...Nicely put Henry. Now, unlike that rather bitter, old, AMY trash recycler over in California who refused to go to a show, you can certainly feel qualified to discuss the merits (and otherwise) of this new lineup in a live context.<br /><br />Similarly to yourself I might [stylistically] prefer Koroshev's return on keys but then again this is Oliver's chance and we all know how Igor knobbled his. <br /><br />That Oliver has the backing of HSW is enough for me.<br /><br />What I find interesting in reading yours (and others) online reviews is the by far majority shift _away_ from the consideration of this as some sort of tribute Yes...which is a totally preposterous concept anyway... and toward an acceptance of this lineup as having credibility and validity in their own right. After the "classic" reunion failed to deliver new material and move forward many people felt they were being consumed by their own nostalgia. Now with new blood in the band, the band seem invigorated and 2010 promises the first new album since 2001's Magnification.<br /><br />About time<br /><br />pPaul Rogersnoreply@blogger.com