Produced by Joseph Cottrell, Ken Fuller, Wayne Hall and Jeffrey Crecelius This week Mark and I had a lovely conversation with Paul K Joyce, the orchestrator on The Quest and Mirror To The Sky. He tells us some rather interesting things about the forthcoming album. Speaking of which, Simon Barrow returns this week to say a bit about the fan reaction to the new single, Cut From The Stars. He’s not happy. When was Paul asked to provide orchestrations for another new Yes album? Is the new album 'more of the same'? Why is Simon not happy? https://youtu.be/5WSqjH6mFhk Paul's website: http ..read more

Produced by Joseph Cottrell, Ken Fuller, Wayne Hall and Jeffrey Crecelius In a change to the advertised episode, Mark and I thought it was essential to give our thoughts on the new Yes single Cut From The Stars so most of this episode is devoted to the best new Yes music for many years. How does this new Yes music compare to The Quest? Does it sound progressive? Does it increase the anticipation for the new album? https://youtu.be/5WSqjH6mFhk YES announce new studio album ‘Mirror To The Sky’ for release 19th May 2023; launch first single ‘Cut From The Stars’ YES, who are Steve Howe ..read more

Produced by Joseph Cottrell, Ken Fuller, Wayne Hall and Jeffrey Crecelius This week the redoubtable Geoff Bailie presents his feedback on two remarkable Rick Wakeman concerts at the  London Palladium which, as you can imagine, contain a shedload of Yes connections. Then Mark and I start to consider why Yes wanted keyboardist Igor Khoroshev after the aforementioned Rick Wakeman left the band, once again in 1996. Photo by Geoff Bailie We will be setting you some homework to listen to a bootleg recording of Igor and the boys on the Open Your Eyes Tour so please see below for the li ..read more

Produced by Joseph Cottrell, Ken Fuller, Wayne Hall and Jeffrey Crecelius While Kevin is on holiday with his family, Mark flies solo and brings us some of the most important talking points of the week including the news that Jay Schellen has been named as the permanent replacement in Yes for Alan White. Also, Mark mentions what's coming up for Yes fans in this year's Record Store Day and more! What are your thoughts on the appointment of Jay Schellen? What do you think he will bring to Yes' writing? What would you like Yes to release for Record Store Day? 15th February 2023: YES are ..read more

Produced by Joseph Cottrell, Ken Fuller, Wayne Hall and Jeffrey Crecelius In celebration of Yes - The Tormato Story being made available for preorder from the wonderful people over at Burning Shed.com, I’ve decided to present a competition this week to win a copy of my book. All you need to do is send your answers to the 15 questions to show@yesmusicpodcast.com to be in with a chance of winning a copy which I will send to you as soon as it is released. Look out for the questions in this episode. How much do you know about Tormato? Do you need to guess? Is being a regular listener an ..read more

Produced by Joseph Cottrell, Ken Fuller, Wayne Hall and Jeffrey Crecelius This week Mark and I listened to Muddy Water Blues: A Tribute to Muddy Waters by Paul Rodgers and produced by Billy Sherwood. In addition, we chatted about My Own TOURMATO which I went on with my son William and Dave Watkinson this week It was a blast and my spliced-together video of my Facebook Live clips are below. What does the album sound like? Do the various different instrumentalists combine well? What does Billy play on this record himself? Photo copyright Gottlieb Bros. https://youtu.be/735Tw7Gb5XI http ..read more

Produced by Joseph Cottrell, Ken Fuller, Wayne Hall and Jeffrey Crecelius This week Mark and I began to think about the next musician Yes wanted to sign up, this time as a live associate member of the band for the 1994 Talk Tour. We talk about Billy's connections to Yes members, his involvement with Union and lots of other topics. You'll also find out what record we have chosen to listen to next week for some clues as to Billy's suitability to join Yes at this point. In addition, we have time for a two pence segment about the recent sale of Yes' Atlantic back catalogue to Warner Bros ..read more

Produced by Joseph Cottrell, Ken Fuller, Wayne Hall and Jeffrey Crecelius Jon Anderson's conceptual epic, Olias of Sunhillow, is under the microscope this week. Does this album live up to its amazing reputation? How does Jon Anderson get on playing all the instruments? Does Olias feel like a complete work or a bit bolted together? Mark's and Kevin's copies of Olias of Sunhillow: Vinyl: Olias of Sunhillow by Jon Anderson Record sleeve front Record sleeve back Side 1 label Side 2 label Olias logo SACD Mark's SACD version Inner case Back Booklet Disc German CD Front cover Back cover Dis ..read more

Produced by Ken Fuller, Wayne Hall and Jeffrey Crecelius As I’m sure you know we lost another giant of the rock world this week. Jeff Beck was one of the most influential guitarists of all time and I’m sure Yes music would sound very different - or possibly wouldn’t exist without the influence of the great man. Rest in Peace. This week we had a great conversation with Joe Cass who you may well know is the drummer for Yes Tribute Total Mass Retain. He told us stories of his connections with Yes members and the aims of his band who have confirmed two 2023 concerts so far - visit https://www.tota ..read more

Produced by Ken Fuller, Wayne Hall and Jeffrey Crecelius New Year and time to look forward, rather than back. Join Mark and me talking about what's coming up based on two sources: http://bondegezou.blogspot.com/ - companion site to http://www.bondegezou.co.uk/wnyesm.htm from the legendary Henry Potts https://www.facebook.com/reel/1255122348371376 from the knowledgeable and erudite Jon Dee What Yes and Yes related albums can we look forward to in 2023? Is anyone touring? Who is publishing a fascinating book about Tormato? Take a listen to the episode and then let us know what you think below! F ..read more