Author: Chris Welch Publisher: Omnibus Press ISBN: Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 312
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Heart Of The Suurise, I've Seen All Good People, Yours Is No Disgrace, Siberian Khatru... these were the classic anthems from the glory days of Yes--the greatest of all the Seventies progressive supergroups.
Author: Chris Welch Publisher: Omnibus Press ISBN: 0857120425 Category : Music Languages : en Pages : 446
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Yes have now been on the rock circuit for an incredible 34 years. Jon Anderson, Steve Howe, Rick Wakeman, Chris Squire and Bill Bruford are just some of the star players who helped to make the band one of the greatest-ever names in classic rock. Their turbulent story spans the early days of pub and club gigs, international supergroup status in the heyday of rock, and various line-ups since.Chris Welch's definitive biography of Yes is once again updated to include the historic return of Rick Wakeman to the classic Yes line up during 2002 and their subsequent highly successful tour of America.
Author: Will Romano Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield ISBN: 1617136816 Category : Music Languages : en Pages : 310
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The first half of the 1970s was an especially fertile period for British progressive rock, laying claim to classics such as Tarkus, Selling England by the Pound, Larks' Tongues in Aspic, The Dark Side of the Moon, and Thick as a Brick. Collectively these and other works represent the best British progressive rock had to offer. Yet, it's Yes's 1972 three-track masterpiece, Close to the Edge, that presents a snapshot of an adventurous rock band at the peak of its powers, daring to push itself musically, both as individuals and as a unit. In this absorbing chronicle, which draws upon dozens of original and archived interviews and features rare photographs and an extensive discography, acclaimed music journalist Will Romano examines why Close to the Edge is the ultimate prog rock album. Yes had previously penned epic tracks for The Yes Album and Fragile, but nothing on the magnitude of the musical gems appearing on Close to the Edge. It's something of a small miracle – perhaps even magic – that the virtuoso quintet crafted such a cohesive and compelling album during an often-hectic recording process that very nearly relegated this monumental work to the dustbin of history. So potent was the power of Close to the Edge that even before its release it had forever shifted the personal dynamics of the group and the course of progressive rock. Rarely had Yes, or any rock outfit for that matter, been simultaneously so expansive and concise, spiritual and savage, profound and nebulous.
Author: David Watkinson Publisher: ISBN: 9780859652971 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 0
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Mixing the raw power of rock and roll with the complex textures of classical music and the fluidity of jazz, Yes created a startling new sound that swept them from the London club scene to world stages. In spite of internal conflicts, the group has managed to stay together for over 30 years. Combining biography, set lists, a complete list of tour dates, memorabilia, photographs, bootleg information, album details, and an introduction by the current members of Yes, this retrospective is a collector's dream.
Author: Simon Barrow Publisher: ISBN: 9780995738188 Category : Languages : en Pages : 232
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Lifelong Yes listener, Simon Barrow, examines the band that came to define Progressive Rock, and how they have survived fifty years of intense devotion and strong criticism. This book illustrates the capacity of honest musical appreciation to remake us, rather than simply to confirm our prejudices.
Author: Stephen Lambe Publisher: Sonicbond Publishing Ltd ISBN: 1789520274 Category : Music Languages : en Pages : 157
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This is a new edition, bringing the Yes story up to date for 2020 and specifically including a brand new section on the 2019 album ‘From A Page’. In Yes On Track, Stephen Lambe provides a thorough assessment of the career and output of one of the most important Progressive bands of all time. Lambe authoritatively examines each of the band’s twenty-one studio albums, chronicling the many high points and the rarer missteps, as well as dissecting the changes in band dynamics, which led to some eclectic - but always interesting - music over fifty years of recording. Lambe also discusses the band’s many live recordings and provides a brief guide to the band’s performances on DVD and video. Featuring coverage of the 50th anniversary celebrations, this is a comprehensive guide to the band’s music and should be essential reading for the band’s many devoted fans. Stephen Lambe is an author, publisher and record label owner. He is an acknowledged expert on progressive rock, having written the best-selling Citizens of Hope and Glory - the history of Progressive Rock in 2011 - and has discussed the subject on BBC Radio. Lambe has co-hosted the Summer's End Progressive Rock Festival since 2005, and is a former Chairman of the Classic Rock Society. His first live concert - of many hundreds - was Yes at Wembley Arena in 1978.
Author: Stephen Lambe Publisher: Sonicbond Publishing Ltd ISBN: 1789520142 Category : Music Languages : en Pages : 115
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90125, released towards the end of 1983, was Yes’ best-selling album. A combination of commercial necessity and luck saw an album by a new band called Cinema – featuring Yes stalwarts Chris Squire, Alan White and Tony Kaye alongside talented multi-instrumentalist Trevor Rabin – become Yes, following the last-minute recruitment of vocalist Jon Anderson. A US number one hit single, ‘Owner Of A Lonely Heart,’ led to a triple platinum record and a massive world tour, giving this band a new lease of life into the 1980s. Featuring new interviews with Jon Anderson, Trevor Rabin, Tony Kaye, current Yes bassist Billy Sherwood and Atlantic executive Phil Carson, this book traces the story of the album from its roots in Rabin’s garage in 1981, via Trevor Horn’s turbulent production, up to the end of the world tour in early 1985. 90125 is reviewed in full, and the book also includes a detailed look at the somewhat complex and contrived process that created it, as well as the videos that promoted it. The book also discusses the album’s legacy and the remarkable afterlife of its innovative number-one single. The 90125 story is possibly the most astonishing in this legendary group’s nearly six-decade history. This is how it happened. Stephen Lambe is a publisher, festival promoter and freelance writer. A former chairman of The Classic Rock Society, he now owns Sonicbond Publishing. His piece about 90125 for Prog magazine was the inspiration for this, his eleventh book. The other ten include two other books about Yes, and the best-selling Citizens Of Hope And Glory – The Story Of Progressive Rock for Amberley in 2011. He has also written several volumes of local history. He lives in Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, UK.
Author: Rebecca Serle Publisher: Simon and Schuster ISBN: 0857075195 Category : Juvenile Fiction Languages : en Pages : 245
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Growing up in privileged, Manhattan social circles, Caggie's life should be perfect, and it almost was until the day that her younger sister drowned when Caggie was supposed to be watching her. Stricken by grief, Caggie pulls away from her friends and family, only to have everyone misinterpret a crucial moment when she supposedly saves a fellow classmate from suicide. Now she's famous for something she didn't do and everyone lauds her as a hero. But inside she still blames herself for the death of her sister and continues to pull away from everything in her life, best friend and perfect boyfriend included. Then Caggie meets Astor, the new boy at school, about whom rumours are swirling and known facts are few. In Astor she finds someone who just might understand her pain, because he has an inner pain of his own. But the more Caggie pulls away from her former life to be with Astor, the more she realises that his pain might be darker, and deeper, than anything she's ever felt. His pain might be enough to end his life…and Caggie's as well.
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