Yes Music Podcast

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The music I use is the last movement of Stravinsky’s Firebird Suite. This has been used as introduction music at many Yes concerts. My theme music is not take from a live concert – I put it together from the following two creative commons sources:

Ben Craven and the Section website

Episode 84 – Yes Tracks Through Time Part 3 – Long Distance Runaround

show@yesmusicpodcast.com (Kevin Mulryne) — Fri, 10 May 2013 16:35:09 +0000

The wrong title but we know what they meant…

The eighty-forth episode of the Yes Music Podcast featuring several different versions of the classic track, Long Distance Runaround.

Listen and then let me know if you agree with my assessment of the performances by contacting me via any of the different routes on the right hand side or by leaving a comment below!

How is the studio version developed into a live version?
Does it always work?
What influence do different band members have on the track?

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Miguel Falcao’s YouTube channel

Howe and Squire show their kit

Jon Davison’s Q&A

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Ben Craven and the Section website

Episode 83 – The Yes Alphabet – ‘K’

show@yesmusicpodcast.com (Kevin Mulryne) — Fri, 03 May 2013 16:28:36 +0000

…brought to you by the letter ‘K’.

The eighty-third episode of the Yes Music Podcast featuring the Yes Alphabet – ‘K’.

Listen and then let me know if I have missed out any of your letter, ‘K’ suggestions by contacting me via any of the different routes on the right hand side or by leaving a comment below!

How many versions of Keys to Ascension are there?
What are your favourite keyboard moments and little-known facts? Add them to the comments below…
Which ‘K’s also played keyboards for the band?

Prog rock hero, Yes fan and Yes Music Podcast listener, Ben Craven

STOP PRESS!

Watch Ben Craven and The Section

on YouTube

11th May 2013

at 2pm UTC!

If you’d like to be part of the specially-invited audience, please email me. There are only 8 places available in the Google+ Hangout On Air for this event.

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Keys To Ascension website

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Alan White’s Q&A on Yes World

Episode 82 – Yes QI Part 4 – Yes Complete Deluxe Edition

show@yesmusicpodcast.com (Kevin Mulryne) — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 16:34:45 +0000

It was complete at the time…almost

The eighty-second episode of the Yes Music Podcast featuring some quite interesting things about the Yes Complete Deluxe Edition score book.

Listen and then let me know if agree with my assessment of the book by contacting me via any of the different routes on the right hand side or by leaving a comment below!

Do we need a book of scores?
Are all the parts played by all musicians included?
Is it ‘complete’?

Cover

Contents

Dear Father

Clap

Sound Chaser

Awaken

Back cover

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Wikipedia on musical notation

The British Library exhibition of Victorian Music Hall scores

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Scott Harman’s review on YesFans.com

Episode 81 – Yes Tracks Through Time part 2 – Time and a Word

show@yesmusicpodcast.com (Kevin Mulryne) — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 13:54:58 +0000

and the time is…various

The eighty-first episode of the Yes Music Podcast featuring several studio and live versions of the track, ‘Time and a Word’.

Listen and then let me know if I have missed out any live recordings or if you have different opinions of the performances included by contacting me via any of the different routes on the right hand side or by leaving a comment below!

How does this track change in performance?
Do the musicians try to stick close to the original?
Can you hear the character of the musicians involved through their interpretations?

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Steve Howe’s Q&A on YesWorld.com

Those weird crotales, as used by Alan White (Wikipedia)

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Episode 80 – The Yes Alphabet – ‘J’

show@yesmusicpodcast.com (Kevin Mulryne) — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 16:35:31 +0000

…brought to you by the letter, ‘J’.

The eightieth episode of the Yes Music Podcast featuring the Yes Alphabet – ‘J’.

Listen and then let me know if I have missed out any of your letter, ‘J’ suggestions by contacting me via any of the different routes on the right hand side or by leaving a comment below!

Which ‘J’ was almost a member of Yes – twice?
Are there any tracks or albums which begin with ‘J’?
Does humour have any place in prog rock?

Ken Fuller and Bob in New York at the Yes show

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Geoff Downes YesWorld Q&A

Honey for your Ears featuring Len Rice

Owner of a Lonely Heart video featuring Eddie Jobson (or not…)

Yesworld redesigned

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Episode 79 – Yes Tracks Through Time Part 1 – Astral Traveller

show@yesmusicpodcast.com (Kevin Mulryne) — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 13:42:32 +0000

Cosmic lyrics (Click to enlarge)

The seventy-ninth episode of the Yes Music Podcast featuring the first in a series of Yes Tracks Through Time. After the initial recording, what happened to songs live? How did different line-ups of the band alter the character of tracks – if at all?

Listen and then let me know what you think of the different approaches by contacting me via any of the different routes on the right hand side or by leaving a comment below!

Which of the three versions of Astral Traveller is the best?
Should group members leave tracks alone or add their own character?
Does the band’s approach change over time?

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Yesworld redesigned

Yesshows blog

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Yes bootleg tapes website

Episode 78 – Yes Rarities – Part 7 – Paris ’79 – What Might Have Been…

show@yesmusicpodcast.com (Kevin Mulryne) — Fri, 29 Mar 2013 17:14:47 +0000

Production values? (Click to enlarge)

The seventy-eighth episode of the Yes Music Podcast featuring the publicly available ‘lost tracks’ from the Yes Paris sessions in 1979 which were brought to an abrupt end when Alan White broke his foot in a bizarre roller-skating accident. Arguably, this saved the world from some of the worst Yes music of all time. However, you might not agree…

Listen, view the YouTube playlist and then let me know what you think of the music by contacting me via any of the different routes on the right hand side or by leaving a comment below!

Is there anything worth salvaging in this collection?
What effect did the personal problems have on the music?
Was Roy Thomas Baker the right choice as producer?

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Episode 77 – A Yes Story in xXx Objects

show@yesmusicpodcast.com (Kevin Mulryne) — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 17:29:18 +0000

What a mug!

The seventy-seventh episode of the Yes Music Podcast featuring an array of amazing memorabilia sent in by listeners.

Listen, view the slideshow and/or watch the YouTube video then let me know what you think by contacting me via any of the different routes on the right hand side or by leaving a comment below!

What an amazing collection – what’s your favourite?
Do you have any other objects you’d like to contribute?
Would you also like to see some Roger Dean wallpaper?

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Chris Squire explains the Rickenbacker (Joost Maglev)

he Slightly Spring song, ‘God Knows’ (Joost Maglev)

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Episode 76 – An interview with Tom Brislin, Yes live keyboard player

show@yesmusicpodcast.com (Kevin Mulryne) — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 17:16:45 +0000

Symphonic Tour Yes keyboardist, Tom Brislin

The seventy-sixth episode of the Yes Music Podcast featuring an interview with Tom Brislin who played keyboards on the Symphonic Tour in 2001.

Listen and learn all about Tom, his time with Yes and his own new solo album. Please contact me and keep the dialogue going via any of the different routes on the right hand side or by leaving a comment below!

Follow Tom Brislin on Twitter – http://twitter.com/tombrislin
Tom’s website – http://www.tombrislin.com

How did Tom get the most important keyboard gig in the world?
What was working with the band like?
What’s the story behind why Tom plays Trevor Rabin’s guitar solo in Owner of a Lonely Heart on the keyboard? (Thanks, Ben Craven!)

Feedback for this episode

@yesmusicpodcast @tombrislin That was such a great interview.Thanks Tom.Thanks Kevin.

— Ken Fuller (@AwaKen_Fuller) March 15, 2013

@sharman62 @yesmusicpodcast thanks! I had fun too.

— Tom Brislin (@TomBrislin) March 17, 2013

@yesmusicpodcast @tombrislin Great interview! Loved every minute of it. #inspired #progrock

— m.j. murphy (@mjmurphy61) March 19, 2013

@yesmusicpodcast Great podcast! I only realised, too late, that @tombrislin also played in The Syn, post Banks and Squire.

— Ben Craven (@CravenBen) March 20, 2013

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The Yes and Philosophy blog by Scott

Episode 75 – An interview with Yes book author, Scott O’Reilly

show@yesmusicpodcast.com (Kevin Mulryne) — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 17:36:26 +0000

Author and Yes fan, Scott O’Reilly

The mythical Ouroboros which eats its own tail

The seventy-fifth episode of the Yes Music Podcast featuring an interview with Scott O’Reilly, author of ‘Yes and Philosophy: The Spiritual and Philosophical Dimensions of Yes Music’.

Listen and find out what the book is all about, then let me know what you think by contacting me via any of the different routes on the right hand side or by leaving a comment below!

What have the sun and the mythical Uroborus got to do with Yes music?
Are Jon Anderson’s lyrics just impossible to understand?
Why should you read Scott’s book?

Scott’s author page on Amazon

Yes and Philosophy paperback on Amazon (UK)

Yes and Philosophy Kindle edition on Amazon (UK)

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Yesofficial Instagram

Time and a Word: The Yes Interviews book website

Image credit for the Ouroboros

Tom Brislin on Twitter

Wikipedia article about the Ouroboros

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Geoff Downes audio interview

Episode 74 – The Yes Alphabet – ‘I’

show@yesmusicpodcast.com (Kevin Mulryne) — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 17:32:58 +0000

…brought to you by the letter, ‘I’.

The seventy-fourth episode of the Yes Music Podcast featuring the Yes Alphabet – ‘I’.

Listen and see if you all your letter, ‘I’ selections are there, 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 Yes tracks begin with ‘I’?
Is improvisation an important factor in Yes music?
What have I left out?

Please send in photographs of your favourite Yes-related memorabilia

Upload your photograph (with your name in the title) via the page here.
Let me know what you have uploaded and why via the contact form here or by leaving a voicemail on the telephone number on the right or via the green ‘Record a message’ button.

If you need to you can use the usual email address instead: show@yesmusicpodcast.com

This can be any kind of Yes item – it doesn’t need to be rare or valuable – we are just interested in the story behind it and why it means so much to you. (By uploading, you agree to let me add your photograph to a YouTube video and to re-tell your story on the podcast.)

Thanks so much for getting involved!!

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Get Lobate Scarp’s new CD!

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Episode 73 – My hopes for the new Yes album

show@yesmusicpodcast.com (Kevin Mulryne) — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 16:30:57 +0000

What will it be like?

The seventy-third episode of the Yes Music Podcast featuring some hopes for the new Yes album which is supposed to be recorded in 2013.

Listen and see if you are hoping for the same thnigs as me, then let me know by contacting me via any of the different routes on the right hand side or by leaving a comment below!

Will the new album be another Fly From Here?
What difference will Jon Davison make?
Will it be epic, progressive or modern?

Please send in photographs of your favourite Yes-related memorabilia

Upload your photograph (with your name in the title) via the page here.
Let me know what you have uploaded and why via the contact form here or by leaving a voicemail on the telephone number on the right or via the green ‘Record a message’ button.

If you need to you can use the usual email address instead: show@yesmusicpodcast.com

Thanks so much for getting involved!!

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Episode 72 – Yes Music and Technology

show@yesmusicpodcast.com (Kevin Mulryne) — Fri, 15 Feb 2013 16:30:28 +0000

Geoff Downes and Fairlight synth on the Drama tour. Photo by Jeremy North

The seventy-second episode of the Yes Music Podcast featuring some thoughts about Yes music and its relationship with technology.

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

Would Yes music exist without technology?
What is musical technology?
Has Yes music relied too much on technology at any point?

Please send in photographs of your favourite Yes-related memorabilia

Upload your photograph (with your name in the title) via the page here.
Let me know what you have uploaded and why via the contact form here or by leaving a voicemail on the telephone number on the right or via the green ‘Record a message’ button.

If you need to you can use the usual email address instead: show@yesmusicpodcast.com

Thanks so much for getting involved!!

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Episode 71 – The Yes Alphabet – ‘H’

show@yesmusicpodcast.com (Kevin Mulryne) — Fri, 08 Feb 2013 17:23:49 +0000

…brought to you by the letter, ‘H’.

The seventy-first episode of the Yes Music Podcast featuring the Yes Alphabet – ‘H’.

Listen and see if all your ‘H’ ideas are present, then let me know by contacting me via any of the different routes on the right hand side or by leaving a comment below!

H is for which one of the most important Yes musicians?
Which prog rock instrument begins with H?
Which tracks and albums begin with H?

Please send in photographs of your favourite Yes-related memorabilia

Upload your photograph (with your name in the title) via the page here.
Let me know what you have uploaded and why via the contact form here or by leaving a voicemail on the telephone number on the right or via the green ‘Record a message’ button.

If you need to you can use the usual email address instead: show@yesmusicpodcast.com

Thanks so much for getting involved!!

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Dream Theater and Steve Howe Yes medley

tapeop.com

Dream Theatre and Steve Howe Machine Messiah

Geoff Downes tweeting about Hammond organ

Chris Squire Hendrix story

Steve Howe and Tomorrow story with Hendrix

Hipgnosis on Wikipedia

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New Album ‘Time and ‘Space’ to listen to in full on Bandcamp

Episode 70 – An interview with Adam Sears of Lobate Scarp

show@yesmusicpodcast.com (Kevin Mulryne) — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 17:33:10 +0000

Adam Sears, the creative force behind Lobate Scarp

The seventieth episode of the Yes Music Podcast featuring an interview with long-time Yes fan and progressive rock visionary, Adam Sears, from the band, Lobate Scarp.

Listen to the interview, then get involved with the conversation by contacting me via any of the different routes on the right hand side or by leaving a comment below!

Where did that amazing name come from?
What kind of music do Lobate Scarp play?
A choir singing in Latin on the new album? What’s that all about?

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Adam Sears playing live with Lobate Scarp!

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Lobate Scarp’s website

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Chris Squire Vintage Rock Interview

Episode 69 – ‘Classic Yes’

show@yesmusicpodcast.com (Kevin Mulryne) — Fri, 25 Jan 2013 14:31:08 +0000

Cassette purchased circa. 1984, CD purchased circa. 2005. (Click to enlarge.)

The sixty-ninth episode of the Yes Music Podcast featuring the 1981 compilation album, ‘Classic Yes’.

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

Is it possible to have a single album with a representative selection of Classic Yes tracks?
Are the right tracks here in the right order?
What’s missing?

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Rockline Radio Squire and White Interview

Squire Yahoo Interview

Downes Rock Show Critique Interview

Davison Technology Tell Interview

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Episode 68 – My programmes

show@yesmusicpodcast.com (Kevin Mulryne) — Fri, 18 Jan 2013 17:36:15 +0000

Four great shows (click to enlarge)

The sixty-eighth episode of the Yes Music Podcast featuring the programmes I have collected from Yes shows.

Listen and see if you have any similar Yes programmes then let me know by contacting me via any of the different routes on the right hand side or by leaving a comment below!

What can we learn about the state of the band at the time from the programmes?
Are all programmes created equal?
What makes for a satisfying Yes programme?

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Extracts from the programmes

(click to enlarge images)

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Magic Lantern – great prog rock track by Joost Maglev

Episode 67 – The Yes Alphabet – ‘G’

show@yesmusicpodcast.com (Kevin Mulryne) — Fri, 11 Jan 2013 17:36:47 +0000

…brought to you by the letter, ‘G’.

The sixty-seventh episode of the Yes Music Podcast featuring the letter, ‘G’.

Listen and see if all your letter ‘F’ 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 albums and songs begin with ‘G’?
Are there any important ‘G’ Yes concepts?
What have I missed out?

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Gibson ES-175D web page

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Episode 66 – New Year 2013

show@yesmusicpodcast.com (Kevin Mulryne) — Fri, 04 Jan 2013 15:34:35 +0000

New Year!

The sixty-sixth episode of the Yes Music Podcast featuring plans for 2013 in a very brief episode.

Listen and then let me know your ideas for the next year of the Yes Music Podcast by contacting me via any of the different routes on the right hand side or by leaving a comment below!

Have I done everything I had planned for 2012?
What does the future hold for the podcast?
What is already lined up?

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Lobate Scarp’s website

The Danglers’ website

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Creative commons image credit: bayasaa

Episode 65 – An interview with bass maestro, Miguel Falcão

show@yesmusicpodcast.com (Kevin Mulryne) — Fri, 28 Dec 2012 16:21:14 +0000

Miguel in action!

The sixty-fifth episode of the Yes Music Podcast featuring an interview with bass guitar guru and Chris Squire fanatic, Miguel Falcão.

Listen to a real Yes fan and a fantastic musician, then let me know what you think by contacting me via any of the different routes on the right hand side or by leaving a comment below!

What prompted Miguel to start recording Yes and Chris Squire bass covers on YouTube?
What makes Chris Squire’s style so interesting?
What other music does Miguel make and where can you find him?

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Chris Squire fanatic and bassist, Miguel Falcão

Me Out of Water – Miguel’s YouTube Channel

Queen – Millionaire’s Waltz bass cover by Eddie Bass on YouTube

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Episode 64 – Yes QI – Part 3

show@yesmusicpodcast.com (Kevin Mulryne) — Fri, 21 Dec 2012 09:50:53 +0000

Book purchased 1998

The sixty-fourth episode of the Yes Music Podcast featuring some more Quite Interesting things from Tim Morse’s book, ‘Yesstories – Yes in their own words’.

Listen and see if all you agree with me that this second set are also Quite Interesting facts, then let me know by contacting me via any of the different routes on the right hand side or by leaving a comment below!

What can we learn about the band from what members actually said?
How does the time when the quotations were made affect the opinions given?
What insights can we gain about what life in Yes was like at the time?

Lobate Scarp will be appearing on YMP in the New Year. Listen to their great stuff here:

Check out Len Rice’s photo of Rick Wakeman in action and see if you can tell when it was taken..

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Episode 63 – Yes QI – Part 2

show@yesmusicpodcast.com (Kevin Mulryne) — Fri, 14 Dec 2012 17:44:41 +0000

Book purchased 1998

The sixty-third episode of the Yes Music Podcast featuring some Quite Interesting things from Tim Morse’s book, ‘Yesstories – Yes in their own words’.

Listen and see if all you agree with me that these are Quite Interesting facts, then let me know by contacting me via any of the different routes on the right hand side or by leaving a comment below!

What can we learn about the band from what members actually said?
How does the time when the quotations were made affect the opinions given?
What insights can we gain about what life in Yes was like at the time?

The Danglers’ new album – listen, then buy it!

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The Danglers on Bandcamp

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Episode 62 – Start as you mean to go on?

show@yesmusicpodcast.com (Kevin Mulryne) — Fri, 07 Dec 2012 17:29:14 +0000

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 61 – The Yes Alphabet – ‘F’

show@yesmusicpodcast.com (Kevin Mulryne) — Fri, 30 Nov 2012 17:28:13 +0000

…brought to you by the letter, ‘F’.

The sixty-first episode of the Yes Music Podcast featuring the letter, ‘F’.

Listen and see if all your letter ‘F’ 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!

Two albums begin with ‘F’ and each one has a track which begins with ‘F’ – can you name all four items?
How many other tracks can you think of beginning with ‘F’?
What have I missed out in the whole history of the group which begins with ‘F?

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Steve Howe interview in Prog Magazine talking about how unlikely new Yes records are

Episode 60 – Keys to Ascension DVD – Part 2

show@yesmusicpodcast.com (Kevin Mulryne) — Fri, 23 Nov 2012 17:35:33 +0000

DVD purchased circa. 2000 (click to enlarge)

The sixtieth episode of the Yes Music Podcast featuring the live DVD – Keys to Ascension.

Listen and see if you agree with me, 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 does the director treat the rest of the live footage?
Why are daytime TV movies relevant to this DVD?
What is the overall verdict of the package?

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Mozila Open Badges blog posts on mulryne.com

Episode 59 – Keys to Ascension DVD – Part 1

show@yesmusicpodcast.com (Kevin Mulryne) — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 17:32:05 +0000

DVD purchased circa. 2000 (click to enlarge)

The fifty-ninth episode of the Yes Music Podcast featuring the live DVD – Keys to Ascension.

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

What does a DVD add to an audio recording of a concert?
What was DVD production like in 2000?
Would we rather not see how the pieces are put together?

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Mozila Open Badges blog posts on mulryne.com

Episode 58 – Mabel Greer’s Toyshop

show@yesmusicpodcast.com (Kevin Mulryne) — Fri, 09 Nov 2012 12:14:26 +0000

The Yes family tree

The fifty-eighth episode of the Yes Music Podcast featuring the pre-Yes band, Mabel Greer’s Toyshop.

Listen and see if you agree with me that this band gives a fascinating insight into the development of Yes, then let me know by contacting me via any of the different routes on the right hand side or by leaving a comment below!

Are any of the surviving recordings of Mabel Greer’s Toyshop worth listening to?
What clues are there to the early sound of Yes?
Why should we bother to remember bands like this?

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Unitopia website

YMP YouTube channel featuring the Mabel Greer’s Toyshop playlist

Mabel Greer’s Toyshop on Allmusic

Peter Banks’ Can I play You Something? on Amazon

Dustbin Full of Rubbish on Allmusic

Mabel Greer’s Toyshop on the Flash website

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Perpetual Change by David Watkinson on Amazon

Episode 57 – Yes QI – Part 1

show@yesmusicpodcast.com (Kevin Mulryne) — Fri, 02 Nov 2012 16:20:10 +0000

Book purchased circa. 2003

The fifty-seventh episode of the Yes Music Podcast featuring some Quite Interesting things from the book, ‘Perpetual Change’ by David Watkinson.

Listen and see if all you think this is all as interesting as I do. Then let me know by contacting me via any of the different routes on the right hand side or by leaving a comment below!

What are the most interesting aspects of the Yes Family Tree?
What marketing techniques have been used over the years?
Is this book worth buying?

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Hans Christian Anderson on YouTube

Larry Lurex on Wikipedia

Mabel Greer’s Toyshop ‘Beyond and Before’ on YouTube

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Episode 56 – The Yes Alphabet – ‘E’

show@yesmusicpodcast.com (Kevin Mulryne) — Fri, 26 Oct 2012 16:29:35 +0000

…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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Circa video on YMP YouTube Channel

Circa website

Soon tribute by Laura Casale (Spotted by Len Rice)

Perpetual Change by David Watkinson on Amazon

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Episode 55 – A Yes Music Dinner Party Conversation

show@yesmusicpodcast.com (Kevin Mulryne) — Fri, 19 Oct 2012 12:23:06 +0000

Where to start?

The fifty-fifth episode of the Yes Music Podcast featuring an imaginary dinner party conversation.

Listen and see if you would say the same as me. Then let me know what suggestions you have for where to start – or not to start – with Yes music. Contact the show via any of the different routes on the right hand side or by leaving a comment below!

How would you convince dinner party guests to listen to Yes music?
Where would you recommend new listeners to start?
How would you defend Yes music and progressive rock?

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Episode 54 – Your Dream Virtual Yes Concert

show@yesmusicpodcast.com (Kevin Mulryne) — Fri, 12 Oct 2012 16:39:58 +0000

The fifty-fourth episode of the Yes Music Podcast featuring your suggested YouTube videos of the band.

Listen and then play the video below or watch on the YMP YouTube channel.

Is your choice included?
What would it be like to travel through time and space to these concerts?
Which version of the band is your favourite live?

If you can’t see the playlist, watch here.

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Episode 53 – The Yes Alphabet – ‘D’

show@yesmusicpodcast.com (Kevin Mulryne) — Fri, 05 Oct 2012 14:30:30 +0000

…brought to you by the letter, ‘D’.

The fifty-third episode of the Yes Music Podcast featuring the letter, ‘D’.

Listen and see if your letter ‘D’ 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 ‘D’ band personnel can you name?
Which other ‘D’s are crucial elements of the band’s success?
Which tracks begin with ‘D’?

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Alan White interview found by Paul Wilson

Episode 52 – ‘Wonderous – A Tribute To Yes’

show@yesmusicpodcast.com (Kevin Mulryne) — Fri, 28 Sep 2012 16:30:02 +0000

CD purchased circa. 2001 (Click to enlarge)

The fifty-second episode of the Yes Music Podcast featuring ‘Wonderous – A Tribute To Yes’

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

Are tribute albums worthwhile?
Do the artists add any of their own interpretations?
Can any vocalist provide a reasonable Jon Anderson tribute?

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Episode 51 – The Yes Alphabet – ‘C’

show@yesmusicpodcast.com (Kevin Mulryne) — Fri, 21 Sep 2012 16:55:25 +0000

…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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Dave Pannell’s music

Anderson Wakeman Rabin project is on!

www.9012live.com

Brahms – Symphony Nr. 4, third movement

Handel – Water Music

Handel – Music for the Royal Fireworks

Berlioz – March to the Scaffold (I said it was Bizet!)

Vivialdi – The Four Seasons

Respighi – The Pines of Rome

Vaughan Williams – The Lark Ascending (Conducted by Vernon Handley – I was once in an orchestra conducted by him!)

Debussy – La Mer

Copland – Fanfare for the Common Man

Britten – Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra

Beatles – Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band

Jethro Tull – Thick as a Brick

King Crimson – In the Court of the Crimson King

Rick Wakeman – The Six Wives of Henry VIII

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Episode 50 – Change We Must

show@yesmusicpodcast.com (Kevin Mulryne) — Fri, 14 Sep 2012 17:00:59 +0000

CD purchased circa. 1994 (Click to enlarge)

The fiftieth episode of the Yes Music Podcast featuring the Jon Anderson solo album, ‘Change We Must’.

As a solo artist, does Jon Anderson sound like Yes?
Does this solo album compare favourably with Yes albums?
Do the many collaborators produce a worthwhile album or is it a bit of an uninspiring jumble?

Listen and see if you agree with me. Then let us know by using any of the different routes on the right hand side or by leaving a comment below!

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Prog Awards – The Winners

London Chamber Orchestra

Gwendolyn Mok

Sandrine Piau

Geoffrey Alexander

State of Independence Jon and Vangelis version

In the City of Angels

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Antoine Dufour – South Side of the Sky on YouTube

Episode 49 – The Yes Alphabet – ‘B’

show@yesmusicpodcast.com (Kevin Mulryne) — Fri, 07 Sep 2012 15:00:36 +0000

…brought to you by the letter, ‘B’.

The forty-ninth episode of the Yes Music Podcast featuring the letter, ‘B’.

What can you think of for the letter, ‘B’?
Band members?
Songs?
Albums?
What else?

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!

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Bill Bruford’s website

Peter Banks’ website

Rhythm magazine website

The Buggles on Wikipedia

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Episode 48 – Keys to Ascension live tracks – part 3

show@yesmusicpodcast.com (Kevin Mulryne) — Fri, 31 Aug 2012 17:00:30 +0000

CDs purchased 1996 and 1997 (click to enlarge)

The forty-eighth episode of the Yes Music Podcast featuring the live tracks from ‘Keys to Ascension’.

What do the last live tracks here have in store for us?
How do these performances differ from earlier ones?
Overall, how good is this collection?

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 or by leaving a comment below!

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Episode 47 – Keys to Ascension live tracks – part 2

show@yesmusicpodcast.com (Kevin Mulryne) — Fri, 24 Aug 2012 17:00:45 +0000

CDs purchased 1996 and 1997 (click to enlarge)

The forty-seventh episode of the Yes Music Podcast featuring the live tracks from ‘Keys to Ascension’.

Does the quality keep up in the other live tracks?
Are there hints of over-dubbing?
Are the band note perfect – and does it matter?

Make sure you listen out for two important announcements including a domain name challenge!

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 or by leaving a comment below!

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Peter Gabriel website

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Episode 46 – Keys to Ascension live tracks – part 1

show@yesmusicpodcast.com (Kevin Mulryne) — Fri, 17 Aug 2012 16:30:41 +0000

CDs purchased 1996 and 1997 (click to enlarge)

The forty-sixth episode of the Yes Music Podcast featuring the live tracks from ‘Keys to Ascension’.

Do we need another collection of live performances of the same tracks?
Is this the classic line-up for live performances?
What is the production like?

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 or by leaving a comment below!

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Ground bass definition

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Episode 45 – The Yes Alphabet – ‘A’

show@yesmusicpodcast.com (Kevin Mulryne) — Fri, 10 Aug 2012 15:03:46 +0000

…brought to you by the letter, ‘A’.

The forty-fifth episode of the Yes Music Podcast featuring the letter, ‘A’.

What aspects of the band are represented by this letter?
What would you include?

Listen and see if your letter ‘A’ 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!

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Yes play Awaken in 2012

Yes play America in 2012

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Episode 44 – Your Dream Virtual Yes Concert

show@yesmusicpodcast.com (Kevin Mulryne) — Fri, 03 Aug 2012 16:51:23 +0000

What is your favourite Yes YouTube clip? Let us know by filling in the form below. I will then feature your choice in a YouTube playlist and mention it in a forthcoming episode of the podcast.

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Episode 43 – Yes Acoustic

show@yesmusicpodcast.com (Kevin Mulryne) — Fri, 27 Jul 2012 17:13:45 +0000

DVD purchased circa. 2004 (click to enlarge)

The forty-third episode of the Yes Music Podcast featuring the live DVD, ‘Yes Acoustic’.

Can the band achieve a satisfactory sound when ‘unplugged’?
Is the necessary re-arrangement of tracks successful?
Are there any interesting DVD extras?

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 or by leaving a comment below!

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Episode 42 – Yes Rarities Part 6 – Special Edition EP

show@yesmusicpodcast.com (Kevin Mulryne) — Fri, 20 Jul 2012 16:02:07 +0000

DVD purchased circa 2003 (Click to enlarge)

The forty-second episode of the Yes Music Podcast featuring the ‘Special Edition EP’ DVD.

Are these live performances or are the band miming to a tape?
Do the tracks show us anything interesting from the early days of the band?
Is the DVD worth finding and buying?

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 or by leaving a comment below!

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Jon Lord’s website

Douglas Adams’ website

ELP’s website

Procol Harum’s website

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David or Dee Palmer – read the fascinating story of the former Jethro Tull musician here on Wikipedia

Episode 41 – Symphonic Music of Yes

show@yesmusicpodcast.com (Kevin Mulryne) — Fri, 13 Jul 2012 12:30:35 +0000

CD purchased circa 1993 (click to enlarge)

The forty-first episode of the Yes Music Podcast featuring the ‘Symphonic Music of Yes’ compilation.

Are these arrangements better than the Magnification tour ones?
With some key Yes band members, is this the treat one would expect?
Are there any surprises?

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 or by leaving a comment below!

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Tim Harries on Wikipedia

Alan Parsons’ website

Julian Colbeck on Wikipedia

Keith West on Wikipedia

London Community Gospel Choir website

London Philharmonic Orchestra website

English Chamber Orchestra website

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The Young Rascals – It’s Love on YouTube

Episode 40 – Yes Rarities Part 5 – The Word is Live

show@yesmusicpodcast.com (Kevin Mulryne) — Fri, 06 Jul 2012 17:01:57 +0000

CD set purchased 2012 (click to enlarge)

The fortieth episode of the Yes Music Podcast featuring the unique tracks from the live compilation boxed set, ’The Word is Live’.

Are there any unique tracks in this collection?
Does the medley work at over 20mins?
Is it worth the price tag?

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 or by leaving a comment below!

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Yes – It’s Love, live at Gaelic Park, 1971 on YouTube

Image gallery – click to enlarge images to see the detail:

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Episode 39 – 1st Yes Music Podcast Quiz Results!

show@yesmusicpodcast.com (Kevin Mulryne) — Fri, 29 Jun 2012 15:51:19 +0000

The winner doesn’t get one of these…

The thirty-ninth episode of the Yes Music Podcast featuring the results of the 1st Yes Music Podcast Quiz.

In a change to the normal format of episodes, here are the answers to the questions in the quiz, some of the more interesting answers and the announcement of the winner!

I also take a few moments to talk about the aspects of the podcast I usually skip through.

Thanks so much to everyone who either enjoyed reading the questions in the quiz or actually entered. It was a lot of fun watching the answers coming in.

I hope the winner enjoys the small prize when it arrives at their house! (It won’t be a big cup like in the illustration.)

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Mike Dunne on AllMusic (I thought I had a Wikipedia link but I can’t find it now)

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Episode 38 – Yesshows – Part 2

show@yesmusicpodcast.com (Kevin Mulryne) — Fri, 22 Jun 2012 17:00:47 +0000

Yesshows – part 2

The thirty-eighth episode of the Yes Music Podcast featuring sides three and four of the second live album, ‘Yesshows’.

Is Patrick Moraz capable of matching Rick Wakeman’s parts on Ritual?
Can the band replicate the studio majesty of Ritual live?
How do the more ‘accessible’ shorter pieces work?
Is Yesshows as good as Yessongs?

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 or by leaving a comment below!

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The Word is Live on Spotify

1st Yes Music Podcast Quiz

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Episode 37 – Yesshows – Part 1

show@yesmusicpodcast.com (Kevin Mulryne) — Fri, 15 Jun 2012 16:42:33 +0000

The thirty-seventh episode of the Yes Music Podcast featuring the first two sides of the second live album, ‘Yesshows’.

How does Patrick Moraz integrate with the band live?
Is the production of this live album better than Yessongs?
Can the band recreate the feel of Going for the One live?

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 or by leaving a comment below!

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Patrick Moraz’s website

Let It Be on Wikipedia

Yesshows on Spotify

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Episode 36 – Yes Rarities Part 4 – Magnification Limited Edition

show@yesmusicpodcast.com (Kevin Mulryne) — Fri, 08 Jun 2012 16:47:53 +0000

CD purchased 2002 (Click to enlarge)

The thirty-sixth episode of the Yes Music Podcast featuring the bonus content in the Limited Edition of ‘Magnification’.

Can a whole orchestra replicate the role of a Yes keyboardist live?
What about Tom Brislin – what does he add?
What does the ‘enhanced content’ contain and how does it work ten years later?

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 or by leaving a comment below!

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European Festival Orchestra on IMDb

Symphonic Music of Yes on YouTube

Larry Groupé’s website

Wilhelm Keitel’s discography

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