would you go see the current incarnation of yes?

it's only $19 for a lawn ticket, i might go but i don't know if i care about yes as much without jon anderson and rick wakeman... maybe what i need's a good healthy steve howe solo show

  On 4/29/2011 at 2:22 AM, tht tne said:

it's only $19 for a lawn ticket, i might go but i don't know if i care about yes as much without jon anderson and rick wakeman... maybe what i need's a good healthy steve howe solo show

You nailed it, man. Wakeman-era Yes is the best and Yes without Anderson is heresy. A Howe show, I'm not sure about, having not heard his solo career but it may be just what the doctor ordered.

  On 4/29/2011 at 5:33 AM, vproc said:

  On 4/29/2011 at 2:22 AM, tht tne said:

it's only $19 for a lawn ticket, i might go but i don't know if i care about yes as much without jon anderson and rick wakeman... maybe what i need's a good healthy steve howe solo show

 

You nailed it, man. Wakeman-era Yes is the best and Yes without Anderson is heresy. A Howe show, I'm not sure about, having not heard his solo career but it may be just what the doctor ordered.

the new vocalist is kinda wet behind the ears, still, after watching some youtube footage from 2011... i don't think i want to see styx anyway, so i'll give it a pass

nope

I wouldn't willingly go within 30 miles of Styx

lol

Wakeman era Yes is the best but Yes without Anderson is like a dream come true imo

His singing is one of the main reasons why I don't listen to them that often. But every now and then I do have to bust out Close to the Edge and Fragile, and I quite like Going for the One and The Yes Album as well. Alan White is pretty damn good but no match for Bill Bruford. But in saying that I'm glad Bruford bailed because he was put to far better use in King Crimson

I've seen them 5 or 6 times in 30 years, always with a different line up, and the best was still the first; with Trevor Horn & Geoff Downes at the Manchester Apollo in 1980/81 when they toured Drama. I last saw them about 10 years ago at the Liverpool Empire with some Russian dude on keyboards, and they were woeful. Anderson was really struggling.

Prog rock died in '78, and its swan song was Awaken off Going For The One.

utter musical wankery, always has been, always will be.

  On 4/29/2011 at 11:49 AM, loganfive said:

utter musical wankery, always has been, always will be.

this is kind.

  On 4/29/2011 at 11:33 AM, digger said:

Prog rock died in '78, and its swan song was Awaken off Going For The One.

oh my goodness how fucking incredible is 'Awaken'!?!?!! Wank or not, that is one intense piece of music!!!

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Rock In Opposition was the true, srsbiznis, largely wank-free (because it was srsbiznis) prog.

Would still pay to see Univers Zero

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YIa2Yz21g1Q

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yes? no.

i love close to the edge, and some of fragile is really good. i never listen to them anymore, but it's good music. no way would i pay to see a washed up live attempt by the remaining members though, that sounds painful.

baph that song is sick. better than yes.

can is also better than yes. they're one of the only prog bands i still listen to often.

can are awesome. yes are wank.

  On 4/30/2011 at 12:40 AM, loganfive said:

can are awesome. yes are wank.

see i don't agree with this, never liked can all that much

i never really liked any of rick wankman's contributions to yes. except maybe close to the edge, that's pretty good. besides that, the only yes albums i actually like to listen to are drama and relayer.

slightly off topic: tony banks > rick wakeman

  On 5/1/2011 at 7:17 PM, tht tne said:

  On 4/30/2011 at 12:40 AM, loganfive said:

can are awesome. yes are wank.

 

see i don't agree with this, never liked can all that much

Can are great but totally different to Yes. I don't even see how the comparison was made in the first place, they're nothing at all alike.

  On 5/1/2011 at 7:17 PM, tht tne said:

  On 4/30/2011 at 12:40 AM, loganfive said:

can are awesome. yes are wank.

 

see i don't agree with this, never liked can all that much

:wtf:

Nope, wouldn't pay to see them. Who's left from the original lineup now anyway? Just Chris Squire? Bahaha! Okay, I guess Steve Howe should count too.

I'm a HUGE fan of early Yes, but every bit of live footage I've seen of them in recent years has left me completely uninspired. I'd rather not have some of my favorite songs ruined by a bunch of washed up old farts that don't have a clue how to make real music anymore. For me, Yes died when Bruford Left. I've never been a fan of Alan White's drumming, and it just seemed like they turned into a meandering mess after he joined. I'd still go see King Crimson, Jethro Tull, or Rush in a heartbeat, but as far as 70s prog rock bands go, Yes has not aged well IMO.

^^^^^^ what he said

plus gentle giant basically ate all those bands [save for king crimson] for a snack including elp as well

King Crimson are so good it's almost unfair to say they're better than _________

If only they could stop Adrian Belew from singing they'd probably be the best band in the world

i liked journey to the centre of the earth when i was a kid.