Produced by Wayne Hall, Joseph Cottrell, Jeffrey Crecelius and Ken Fuller

It's Boxing Day 2024 and Mark and Kevin are still in a festive mood. This time, they announce the answers to the first ever YMP Christmas Quiz. They are still in that Christmas Market with the pesky tin cans being thrown about for some reason.😉

See if your answers were correct and join in all the fun...

• What are the answers to the quiz questions?
• Why was the quiz called that?
• Are Kevin and Mark really in a Christmas Market? See if you can work it out this time.

Produced by Wayne Hall, Joseph Cottrell, Jeffrey Crecelius and Ken Fuller

In the first ever YMP Christmas Quiz, Mark and Kevin present an episode directly from a Christmas Market ;-)

See if you can answer all the 16 (not 20!) questions and send your answers to [email protected] before the next episode is released on Boxing Day (26th December 2024).

Remember that you can extra credit, as explained in the episode.

• What will the questions be?
• Why is the quiz called that?
• Are Kevin and Mark really in a Christmas Market?

Produced by Wayne Hall, Joseph Cottrell, Jeffrey Crecelius and Ken Fuller

This week Mark and I consider the conflicting aspects of Rick Wakeman's musical character. We have both chosen one piece of sublime and one piece of ridiculous Wakeman playing on a Yes record or on a live recording. What will we choose? Listen on to find out and then supply your own examples via the show notes at yesmusicpodcast.com

• What were Rick Wakeman's best contributions to Yes?
• What did he do that was more 'questionable'?
• How should he be rated?

Let us know if you agree with us!

Produced by Wayne Hall, Joseph Cottrell, Jeffrey Crecelius and Ken Fuller

This week we return to our (relatively) new series for 6 reasons why 'Yes' is a great Yes album. Mark and I came up with 3 reasons each so listen out and see if we've chosen one or more of your own. Then, why not add yours to the comments on the show notes for this week's episode over at yesmusicpodcast.com?

• Is the first Yes album any good?
• What can we tell about the past and future of the band?
• Does the record stand up well today?

Produced by Wayne Hall, Joseph Cottrell, Jeffrey Crecelius and Ken Fuller

We spoke to publisher and Yes author Stephen Lambe this week about his (relatively) recent book Rock Classics - Yes 90125. The book delves deeply into the story of the 1983 album that became Yes' best selling record of all time and saw the rebirth of the band after the events following the Drama tour. It could all have been very different if Trevor Rabin, Chris Squire, Tony Kaye and Alan White had stuck with their original plans of creating a much more stadium rock orientated band called Cinema. Stephen Lambe helps us to discover the unsung hero of the album's creation and the man who was responsible for bringing Jon Anderson back into the fold.

Listen out for that later on in the episode and get hold of a copy of Stephen's book at Burning Shed or your favourite retailer.

• Who is the unsung hero of 90125?
• Did the members of Cinema want it to morph into Yes?
• What are the keys to the longevity of the album?

Let us know if you agree with us!

Produced by Wayne Hall, Joseph Cottrell, Jeffrey Crecelius and Ken Fuller

This week, Mark and I considered what makes 1989's Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe a great Yes album. You might now be shouting at your podcatcher, "It isn't a Yes album," and we address that question as part of our discussion.

If you remain unconvinced - or if you are convinced - or you are undecided, please do add your comments to the show notes for this week on https://Yesmusicpodcast.com

Produced by Wayne Hall, Joseph Cottrell, Jeffrey Crecelius and Ken Fuller

It was a pleasure once again to welcome Oliver Wakeman onto the YMP. He came along to talk about his new album, Anum Cara, and, as you might expect, I couldn't help throwing a couple of Yes related questions in as well. Listen carefully towards the end of the conversation and you'll hear about an abandoned Yes project that Oliver would have been involved in. Head over to the show notes for this episode to see the videos Oliver has created to accompany the album and why not order yourself a copy of the CD rather than streaming the album.

• Is this a folk album?
• Who else is playing?
• Is that really Oliver on guitar?

Let us know if you agree with us!

Produced by Wayne Hall, Joseph Cottrell, Jeffrey Crecelius and Ken Fuller

This week, Mark and I chatted about an album we haven't mentioned in quite some time - Fly From Here. We've been considering what makes it a great Yes Album. Always one to push the envelope, Mark also makes some other comments, as you'll hear later. This is a conversation you may well want to add to so don't forget to add your comments and ideas to the show notes below.

• Is Fly From Here a great Yes album?
• Does it 'feel' like a Yes album?
• What could possibly make it better?

Let us know if you agree with us!

Produced by Wayne Hall, Joseph Cottrell, Jeffrey Crecelius and Ken Fuller

Last week was the 80th birthday of the legendary Yes co-founder Jon Anderson. To mark this important milestone, Mark and I chose just 3 of our favourite Anderson moments - solo (or collaborations), with Yes on record and with Yes live.

Clearly, we both had to do a lot of thinking and leave out countless items we could have included. However, we did come up with 6 interesting and iconic items to celebrate Jon's birthday. It's remarkable that he is still so active and has created such an amazing collection of musical wonders over more than 6 decades.

• What makes Jon Anderson a special musician?
• What collaborations or solo albums are our favourites?
• What are our choices of the best Jon live moments?

Let us know if you agree with us!

Produced by Wayne Hall, Joseph Cottrell, Jeffrey Crecelius and Ken Fuller

I'm delighted to say that we are back at the helm of the good ship YMP this week. First of all I'd like to say thank you to everyone who has sent their best wishes to me. It is very much appreciated.

This week, Mark and I have been thinking about all the different Yeskit that has fascinated us over the years. We have chosen 2 items each to talk about - it could be scenery, musical equipment or anything else you could describe as kit. Listen out for our choices and add your own to the show notes for this episode.

• What Yeskit did we choose?
• What was analogue kit like?
• Who was Mister Bassman?

Let us know if you agree with us!