YMP Classic Feed Archives - Yes Music Podcast

CD purchased 1999 (Click to enlarge)

The nineteenth episode of the Yes Music Podcast featuring the eighteenth studio album, 'The Ladder'.

* Does a full complement of members make for a more cohesive sound?

* Classic cover - classic album?

* Can Igor Khoroshev match Rick Wakeman?

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!

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Limited edition:

Did they really sell 36478 copies before I got mine?

New Yes member, Jon Davison, singing for Glass Hammer:

'If' by Glass Hammer on YouTube

MJ Murphy on Simplicity:

Twilight Guitar

Theme music

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:

thanvannispen and archive.org

Homework for next time:

Llisten to the next studio album, Magnification from 2001:

Magnification on Spotify

Magnification on iTunes

Magnification on Amazon (UK)

Magnification on Last.fm

Buy Yes music, don't steal it. Take a look at this but then go out and buy the album:

Magnification on YouTube (Only this live version available to start you off)

The eighteenth episode of the Yes Music Podcast featuring the seventeenth studio album, 'Open Your Eyes'.

* Billy Sherwood joins but there's no 'official' keyboard player - does it matter?

* How consistent is the quality of the songs?

* No epics - no good?

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!

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Slightly odd sticker on my CD:

Theme music

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:

thanvannispen and archive.org

Homework for next time:

Llisten to the next studio album, The Ladder from 1999:

The Ladder on Spotify

The Ladder on iTunes

The Ladder on Amazon (UK)

The Ladder on Last.fm

Buy Yes music, don't steal it. Take a look at this but then go out and buy the album:

The Ladder on YouTube (Start here with 'Homeworld')

CD purchased 1997 (Click to enlarge)

The eighteenth episode of the Yes Music Podcast featuring the seventeenth studio album, 'Open Your Eyes'.

* Billy Sherwood joins but there's no 'official' keyboard player - does it matter?

* How consistent is the quality of the songs?

* No epics - no good?

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!

Please subscribe!

If you are still listening to the podcast on the website, please consider subscribing so you don’t risk missing anything. You can subscribe with an RSS reader, with iTunes, via email updates or via www.stitcher.com.

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Slightly odd sticker on my CD:

Was I just dreaming about Keys to Ascension and Keys to Ascension 2?

Theme music

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:

thanvannispen and archive.org

Homework for next time:

Llisten to the next studio album, The Ladder from 1999:

The Ladder on Spotify

The Ladder on iTunes

The Ladder on Amazon (UK)

The Ladder on Last.fm

Buy Yes music, don't steal it. Take a look at this but then go out and buy the album:

The Ladder on YouTube (Start here with 'Homeworld')

The seventeenth episode of the Yes Music Podcast featuring the studio tracks from the sixteenth studio/live album, 'Keys to Ascension 2’.

* Is the same quality and feel retained from Keys to Ascension?

* Is this 1977 or 1997?

* Does splitting the studio tracks between two albums work?

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!

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Yes and Philosophy: The Spiritual and Philosophical Dimensions of Yes Music:

Kindle e-book by Scott O'Reilly (Amazon UK)

Ravel Bolero:

Listen out for the ostinato side drum part

Harmonics on the guitar:

YouTube tutorial

Theme music

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:

thanvannispen and archive.org

Homework for next time:

Llisten to the next studio album, Open Your Eyes from 1997:

Open Your Eyes on Spotify

Open Your Eyes on iTunes

Open Your Eyes on Amazon (UK)

Open Your Eyes on Last.fm

Buy Yes music, don't steal it. Take a look at this but then go out and buy the album:

Open Your Eyes on YouTube (Start here with 'New State of Mind')

CDs purchased 1996 and 1997 (click to enlarge)

The seventeenth episode of the Yes Music Podcast featuring the studio tracks from the sixteenth studio/live album, 'Keys to Ascension 2’.

* Is the same quality and feel retained from Keys to Ascension?

* Is this 1977 or 1997?

* Does splitting the studio tracks between two albums work?

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!

Please subscribe!

If you are still listening to the podcast on the website, please consider subscribing so you don’t risk missing anything. You can subscribe with an RSS reader, with iTunes, via email updates or via www.stitcher.com.

Show links

Yes and Philosophy: The Spiritual and Philosophical Dimensions of Yes Music:

Kindle e-book by Scott O'Reilly (Amazon UK)

Ravel Bolero:

Listen out for the ostinato side drum part

Harmonics on the guitar:

YouTube tutorial

Theme music

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:

thanvannispen and archive.org

Homework for next time:

Llisten to the next studio album, Open Your Eyes from 1997:

Open Your Eyes on Spotify

Open Your Eyes on iTunes

Open Your Eyes on Amazon (UK)

Open Your Eyes on Last.fm

Buy Yes music, don't steal it. Take a look at this but then go out and buy the album:

Open Your Eyes on YouTube (Start here with 'New State of Mind')

The Danglers were extremely generous, intelligent and fun guests.

We talked about Yes, The Danglers, music technology, the state of the music industry and many other fascinating topics in an engrossing and entertaining interview.

It's a little longer than the usual podcast episodes but I can promise you that it's well worth listening right to the end!

The Danglers links:

* My Space

* Facebook

* Reverbnation

Take a listen to some fantastic tracks by The Danglers:

 

I was delighted to receive these through the post! (Click to enlarge)

The Danglers were extremely generous, intelligent and fun guests.

We talked about Yes, The Danglers, music technology, the state of the music industry and many other fascinating topics in an engrossing and entertaining interview.

It's a little longer than the usual podcast episodes but I can promise you that it's well worth listening right to the end!

The Danglers links:

* My Space

* Facebook

* Reverbnation

Take a listen to some fantastic tracks by The Danglers:

 

It was great to talk to Joost Maglev recently about a very wide range of Yes-related topics including:

* insights into Chris Squire's bass technique and technical set up

* how Yes put their music together

* Benoit David

* The future for Yes - hopes and reality

Joost links:

* http://www.joostmaglev.com

* http://www.facebook.com/pages/Equisa/

Check out Joost playing a lot of the instruments on this as well as co-writing and producing (teaser video):

Joost Maglev

It was great to talk to Joost Maglev recently about a very wide range of Yes-related topics including:

* insights into Chris Squire's bass technique and technical set up

* how Yes put their music together

* Benoit David

* The future for Yes - hopes and reality

Joost links:

* http://www.joostmaglev.com

* http://www.facebook.com/pages/Equisa/

Check out Joost playing a lot of the instruments on this as well as co-writing and producing (teaser video):

The sixteenth episode of the Yes Music Podcast featuring the studio tracks from the fifteenth studio/live album, 'Keys to Ascension'.

* A classic appearance - a classic sound?

* Are we 'back to the 70s'?

* Was it all worth it?

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!

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Ornamentation:

Ornamets on Wikipedia

Examples of classical, programmatic tone poems:

50 greatest classical tone poems

Richard Strauss: Don Juan & Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche

Gershwin: An American in Paris

Holst - The Planets

Theme music

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:

thanvannispen and archive.org