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The second episode of the Yes Music Podcast featuring the second studio album, 'Time and a Word'.

 

* What are the themes of the album?

* How did Yes approach the 'difficult' second album?

* Does this album move closer to a 'classic' Yes sound?

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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Links to good stuff mentioned in the show:

* Rick Dante's Prog Blog Inferno

* Mark Toner's Spacepilot comic site

* M.J. Murphy's Twilight Guitar

* www.silhobbit.com

* Deep Purple - Concerto for Group and Orchestra 1st Movement (rest linked from here)

* Everydays - Buffalo Springfield

* Jesu Joy of Man's Desiring - JS Bach

Westerngate

Before I get loads of comments about this one - yes, I got it wrong. I now know the western theme used in No Opportunities is from the 1958 Western, 'THe Big Country'. Proof is on YouTube.

 

Homework for next time:

Listen to Yes' third studio album - 'The Yes Album' (1971)

'The Yes Album' on Spotify:

http://open.spotify.com/album/3jmAE8agsRbOlKYfSILfny

'The Yes Album' on iTunes:

http://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/the-yes-album-remastered/id213596813

'The Yes Album' on Amazon (UK):

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Yes-Album-3/dp/B00007KWHN

'The Yes Album' on Last.fm:

http://www.last.fm/music/Yes/The+Yes+Album

'The Yes Album' on YouTube:

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

* Yours is no disgrace

* The clap

* Starship Trooper

* I've seen all good people

* A venture

* Perpetual Change

The first episode of the weekly Yes Music Podcast, featuring the first studio album, 'Yes', and bassist Chris Squire.

Vinyl purchased circa. 1989, CD purchased circa. 2005 (click to enlarge)

 

* Personnel - how does this affect the sound of the album?

* What features of later Yes albums are present here?

* How does 'Yes' stand up as an album and particularly as a Yes album?

 

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 or via email updates.

Harmonicagate

I am reliably informed by the generous and knowledgeable Gary Betts that Chris Squire plays harmonica in the live version of 'And You and I'. Thanks for that, Gary! If you have no idea what I'm on about, please listen to the podcast!

Here's the proof - at 6mins 30secs-ish

 

Homework for next time:

Listen to Yes’ 1970 follow-up album, 'Time and a Word'. You can find it in the following locations if you don’t own it (yet!):

‘Time and a Word’ on Spotify:

http://open.spotify.com/album/6k3pRlamC3srUePKSlUaxJ

‘Time and a Word’ on iTunes:

http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/time-and-a-word-remastered/id261593167

‘Time and a Word’ on Amazon (UK)

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Time-Word-Expanded-Remastered-Yes/dp/B00007KWHO

‘Time and a Word’ on Last.fm:

http://www.last.fm/music/Yes/Time+and+a+Word

‘Time and a Word’ on YouTube:

Once again, please don't break Yes' copyright. Do buy their music. However, if you still need to be convinced, here are links to the tracks on Time and a Word:

* No Opportunity Necessary, No Experience Required

* Then

* Everydays

* Sweet Dreams

* The Prophet

* Clear Days

* Astral Traveller

* Time and a Word

The first episode of the weekly Yes Music Podcast, featuring the first studio album, 'Yes', and bassist Chris Squire.

 

* Personnel - how does this affect the sound of the album?

* What features of later Yes albums are present here?

* How does 'Yes' stand up as an album and particularly as a Yes album?

 

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 or via email updates.

Harmonicagate

I am reliably informed by the generous and knowledgeable Gary Betts that Chris Squire plays harmonica in the live version of 'And You and I'. Thanks for that, Gary! If you have no idea what I'm on about, please listen to the podcast!

Here's the proof - at 6mins 30secs-ish

 

Homework for next time:

Listen to Yes’ 1970 follow-up album, 'Time and a Word'. You can find it in the following locations if you don’t own it (yet!):

‘Time and a Word’ on Spotify:

http://open.spotify.com/album/6k3pRlamC3srUePKSlUaxJ

‘Time and a Word’ on iTunes:

http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/time-and-a-word-remastered/id261593167

‘Time and a Word’ on Amazon (UK)

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Time-Word-Expanded-Remastered-Yes/dp/B00007KWHO

‘Time and a Word’ on Last.fm:

http://www.last.fm/music/Yes/Time+and+a+Word

‘Time and a Word’ on YouTube:

Once again, please don't break Yes' copyright. Do buy their music. However, if you still need to be convinced, here are links to the tracks on Time and a Word:

* No Opportunity Necessary, No Experience Required

* Then

* Everydays

* Sweet Dreams

* The Prophet

* Clear Days

* Astral Traveller

* Time and a Word

A short introduction to the Yes Music Podcast with your host, Kevin Mulryne.

* Find out what the Yes Music Podcast is going to be about

* Start connecting with the show

* Subscribe and get involved

Homework for next time:

Listen to Yes' 1969 debut album, 'Yes'. You can find it in the following locations if you don't own it (yet!):

'Yes' on Spotify:

http://open.spotify.com/album/7wCflCoMEA9L7hIP65mfN3

'Yes' on iTunes:

http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/yes-remastered/id272122765

'Yes' on Amazon (UK)

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Yes-Expanded-Remastered/dp/B00007KWI9/ref=sr_1_14?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1316164508&sr=1-14

'Yes' on Last.fm:

http://www.last.fm/music/Yes/Yes

'Yes' on YouTube:

I do not condone uploading music to YouTube but as all the tracks from the album are there (at the moment) here are links to them. I hope this will inspire you to buy the album.

* Beyond and Before

* I See You

* Yesterday and Today

* Looking Around

* Harold Land

* Every Little Thing

* Sweetness

* Survival

A short introduction to the Yes Music Podcast with your host, Kevin Mulryne.

* Find out what the Yes Music Podcast is going to be about

* Start connecting with the show

* Subscribe and get involved

Homework for next time:

Listen to Yes' 1969 debut album, 'Yes'. You can find it in the following locations if you don't own it (yet!):

'Yes' on Spotify:

http://open.spotify.com/album/7wCflCoMEA9L7hIP65mfN3

'Yes' on iTunes:

http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/yes-remastered/id272122765

'Yes' on Amazon (UK)

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Yes-Expanded-Remastered/dp/B00007KWI9/ref=sr_1_14?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1316164508&sr=1-14

'Yes' on Last.fm:

http://www.last.fm/music/Yes/Yes

'Yes' on YouTube:

I do not condone uploading music to YouTube but as all the tracks from the album are there (at the moment) here are links to them. I hope this will inspire you to buy the album.

* Beyond and Before

* I See You

* Yesterday and Today

* Looking Around

* Harold Land

* Every Little Thing

* Sweetness

* Survival