Yes Music Podcast

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Established in 2011 - Two fans' exploration of the world's greatest progressive rock band

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Now the season now the question – YMP Christmas Quiz – the answers! 655

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? S...

Dec 26, 2024•13 min

Now the season now the question – YMP Christmas Quiz – 654

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 show@yesmusicpodcast.com 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 r...

Dec 20, 2024•9 min

Rick Wakeman – the sublime and the ridiculous – 653

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 comments below. What were Rick Wakeman's best contributions to Yes? What did he do that was more 'questionable'? How should h...

Dec 13, 2024•37 min

6 reasons why ‘Yes’ is a great Yes album – 652

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 we...

Dec 06, 2024•33 min

Stephen Lambe on his book – Rock Classics – Yes 90125 – 651

In Production: Tales from Topographic OceansListening guide YesMusicBooks.com 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 Trev...

Nov 29, 2024•46 min

6 reasons why Anderson, Bruford, Wakeman, Howe is a great Yes album – 650

In Production: Tales from Topographic OceansListening guide YesBooks.com 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 below...

Nov 22, 2024•42 min

Anam Cara with Oliver Wakeman – 649

In Production: Tales from Topographic OceansListening guide YesBooks.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 invol...

Nov 15, 2024•48 min

6 reasons why Fly From Here is a great Yes album- 648

In Production: Tales from Topographic OceansListening guide YesBooks.com 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 th...

Nov 08, 2024•45 min

Happy 80th Birthday Jon Anderson! – 647

In Production: Tales from Topographic OceansListening guide TormatoBook.com 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...

Nov 01, 2024•37 min

Yeskit part 2 – 646

In Production: Tales from Topographic OceansListening guide Sign up to the e-newsletter updates for exclusive access to the PRESALE! TormatoBook.com 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 ...

Oct 25, 2024•41 min

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