Yoko Ono is doing Free Outdoor Shows in NYC to help ensure city residents stay inside. Her 20 min set includes her big hits: Scream Like A Capuchin Monkey Who Needs A Haircut? (not me) Bodyhair Is My Friend Still Irrelevant Dragon Lady Breaks Up The Band. Encore: Razors & Hygiene are for Losers (pt.I & II)
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Quotejbwelda I thought the bass playing carried most Yes songs. Reminded me of Jack Cassidy who along with Jack Bruce I consider the best rock bass players ever. Red Freak: one who overindulges in downers, mainly seconol which were referred to as "reds". You could usually spot them because they are lying on the floor passed out by the second or third song. Very common in the seventie
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Quotejbwelda I liked Yes early on (vocals were a bit of an acquired taste, true) but I never saw any link between Yes and Rush. To me, Yes was intellectual, lyrically and musically and kind of heavy handed (not as bad as King Crimson, but sort of leaning that way) while Rush was just party music for red freaks. Maybe I missed out on something but that was always my impression. Didn't hear mu
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QuoteKoen Paul and Rick Rubin project: Paul McCartney, Rick Rubin Teaming On 6-Part Docuseries; First Time Original Masters Have Left Abbey Road Studio
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Quotedead.flowers Yes, nice promo. But wouldn't this extremely OT thread fit better into a Yes fanpage than here? It's no different than the dozens of other OT threads for other bands (The Who, Led Zep, Page & Plant, Hendrix, ACDC, Springsteen, etc. etc.)...
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Quoteroryfaninva Reminds me of the vibe I got off classic Tull ('72-76)- I didnt really like the band but the playing was razor sharp and immaculate, Martin Barre was an awesome guitarist and they were, love 'em or hate 'em, completely original and totally distinct. Too mannered and eccentric to suit me. I feel the same way about most of Genesis (P.Gabriel era), though ironicall
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QuoteFernandobsas Like Yes and Rush, and I think it was not just magic music, it was like a combo, the yes vinyl artworks are incredible, the same with Rush some albums. And in the case of Yes, Yessongs was a triple vinyl album !!!! things like this don't happen this days. Bye Fernando Yes, exactly! I like how Rush's A Farewell to Kings is the (pt.1) of Hemispheres (pt.2),
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Just a sample of (relatively shorter) great songs that aren't the 10-20min Opus' (their other Masterpieces). I have compiled these for those who haven't had much exposure to the band and/or it just didn't "click" when you last heard them etc. Every Little Thing (Beatles cover) Yours Is No Disgrace Starship Trooper Perpetual Change Going For
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Quotemasseywinos I hate Yes and most prog rock bands. They might be talented but bores the crap out of me. And people that like them are generally music snobs who put down rock fans as unsophisticated dimwits I don't bother defending rock to these people. Music is highly subjective & that's okay. Yes & Rush aren't for everybody, it's certainly an acquired taste,
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QuoteThommie IMO four Yes albums are fantastic: The Yes Album Fragile Close To The Edge 90125 The rest of the albums are from okay to good but don't come close. Interesting that you have 90125 on there. It got a good amt. of airplay in it's time. Curiously absent though is Relayer, TFTO, and to a lesser extent even Going For The One & Tormato (as the latter 2 were very di
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QuoteTate I didn't like Yes as a kid, but definitely went through a Rush phase... then as I got older, I enjoyed revisiting old Yes albums (I studied them as a young drummer, but didn't get into them at the time) and now I have an appreciation for early Yes. Rush, on the other hand, comes off with a bit more of a cheese factor to me these days. I loved Moving Pictures and 2112 as a ki
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QuoteJimmyTheSaint Growing up in Canada, I was exposed to Rush early and often. I'm not a huge fan of their earlier material, but I do like some of their songs from Permanent Waves on quite a bit. Jacob's Ladder, Entre Nous, Limelight, Red Barchetta, Subdivisions are among the tracks of theirs that I enjoy. I also greatly appreciate how well the three of them represented Canada. T
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Quoteroryfaninva Never much of a Yes fan but the quality of the musicianship was extremely high. Steve Howe had very few peers among 70's guitarists, totally original approach. I applaud your recognition of their musical talent, even if their particular brand doesn't appeal to your senses. I'm venturing a guess you're either a musician/play(ed) an instrument or just have a
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Quotemakemeburnthecandle Always loved Yes and Yes Songs is one of the greatest live albums ever. It makes me sad that most of my friends (over the decades) never really got into them, only a handful of musician friends truly appreciate their genius. I'm glad you recognize it & enjoy them. If there's any band in my Top 5 all-time that's criminally underrated, it's Yes (
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Quotewalkingthedog If you like Yes you will probably enjoy norwegian band Wobbler : @walkingthedog Thanks for the heads up, I'm always open to new music suggestions. Coming from one Yes fan to another, the recommendation holds 10x more clout. I'll give 'em a listen. What albums after '80's Drama do you recommend? I look forward to your feedback.
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QuoteDandelionPowderman Tormato is poor, but the rest of those albums are ace. I love Tormato, even the cover is hilarious. Though it's not a Roger Dean special art work like the others. His covers add to the justified mystique & magic, at least for me. Probably similar to a Dead Head's infatuation with The Grateful Dead. Tormato was better than Drama imho, which was their las
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YES is the greatest Prog. Rock band imho & Top 4 All-time, regardless of genre. '71 through '80 is especially great. Their iterations b/w '69-'80 featured many amazing musicians & songwriters individually & even better collectively. For example guitarist "Steve Howe was voted "Best Overall Guitarist" in Guitar Player magazine five years in a row (19
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QuoteMariuana QuoteRisingStone My only reservation is, however, the author picks The Doors as the greatest American rock band of all time albeit ad interim. How many song titles of them can a casual music listener or an average person of the general public name when they are asked? Probably only two — Light My Fire and The End. Maybe Hello, I Love You and Touch Me, but that’s it. Compare them
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QuoteGasLightStreet Bobby Helms' 1957 version of Jingle Bell Rock is supreme. Christmas birthday boy Jimmy Buffett does hilariously awesome versions of Christmas Island and Mele Kalikimaka. I knew I was forgetting at least one: Mele Kalikimaka.
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QuoteKevinM Will someone please post the lyrics to this gem? Please! I've looked several times & couldn't ever find them. Please, can anyone copy/paste the lyrics? I haven't found them anywhere. Thanks in advance.
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Watched the show (or reruns) in the mid-late 70's as a kid, loved the custom GTO (car). Bought the earlier of the LP's, still have them, but 2 were kinda crappy & I basically gave them away, kept a few + GHits/Best Of's. Good to know about The Wrecking Crew...Hal Blaine is a Top20 drummer all-time, easily, imho. I prefer more Mickey Dolenz vocals vs. Jones+Nesmith�
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The Kinks - Father Christmas The Ronettes - Frosty The Snowman Eagles - Please Come Home For Christmas Bing Crosby & David Bowie - The Little Drummer Boy J.Lennon - Happy Xmas (War Is Over) P.Macca - Wonderful Christastime Mele Kalikimaka EDIT: (adding) Eric Clapton - White Christmas Eric Clapton - White Christmas HM to: RS - Cosmic Christmas The Beach Boys
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Quotejbwelda Destroying it would be a pretty Taliban like approach. How about you buy it, and then you destroy it? That would certainly be proving something. Personally I think its an important piece of history and belongs in the Smithsonian or somewhere like that. jb If anything, the auction house should take ALL the $ they made off it & DONATE IT to a NPO (Non-Profit Org.), one that
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QuoteKevinM Lots of Unreleased Beatles songs (100+), even for someone like me who searches & finds them on 10+ sources...worth a good look... Unreleased Songs By The Beatles, 1956-1959 Unreleased Songs By The Beatles, 1960-1961 Unreleased Songs By The Beatles, 1962-1964 Unreleased Songs By The Beatles, 1965-1967 Unreleased Songs By The Beatles, 1968-1970 Working Song
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Paul McCartney - Just Because written in 1929. recorded in 1993 Paul is Live Tour, Tokyo Dome, Japan. This is not the Lloyd Price song, nor the other song 'Just Because' recorded by John, nor Lennon's Lloyd Price cover with same name, but a completely different song altogether.
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QuoteStoney1962 Found this... YT Chuck Berry (with Keith Richards) 1986-06-06 Chicago Blues Fest. Grant Park, Chicago. -The band: Chuck Berry, guitar, vocals Matt Guitar Murphy, guitar Thomas Palmer, bass K.C., drums Lafayette Leake, piano Ingrid Berry, vocals with special guest Keith Richards on guitar on tracks 11, 12, 13, 14. -Setlist: 01. Intro 02. Roll Over Beethoven 03.
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Will someone please post the lyrics to this gem? Please! I've looked several times & couldn't ever find them.
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QuoteTaylor1 .......I sometimes just listen to the music which is really good and remove some of the vocals I love this song (Fast Talking, Slow Walking), so underrated. For the longest time YT had 2 Stones channels that had 250+ & 120 RS instrumentals playlists...a lot of studio stuff, but also a fair amount of unreleased. They're not up today, however I'll look at my YT subs
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1. The Doors (all American) 2. The Jimi Hendrix Experience (1/3 American) 3. Van Halen (David Lee Roth era) / The Beach Boys 4. Nirvana / Guns'N Roses Aerosmith/Eagles CCR Allman Bros. Boston
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Let It Bleed (no pun intended) M.Rambler
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