Produced by Wayne Hall, Joseph Cottrell, Jeffrey Crecelius and Ken FullerThis week, Mark and I were joined by Jon Pickles to talk about the latest (greatest?) Yes Record Store Day offering - Live at the Rainbow London, England 12/16/1972 - a catchy title if there ever was one. I haven't forked out the considerable amount of money for a copy - yet -…

Produced by Wayne Hall, Joseph Cottrell, Jeffrey Crecelius and Ken FullerThis week, Mark and I had a think about the Yes songs we like that include contrasts - one of my favourite aspects of progressive rock - and Yes music. We both chose 2 songs to talk about in depth but also went on a bit about other songs that also fit this category. It was ano…

Produced by Wayne Hall, Joseph Cottrell, Jeffrey Crecelius and Ken FullerMark and I always enjoy ‘getting into the weeds’ and ‘geeking out’ about Yes kit so here is another perfect example of this. This week we both chose 3 pieces of YesKit that took our fancy and went on about them for a long time. If you don’t consider yourself a 5%er who loves h…

Produced by Wayne Hall, Joseph Cottrell, Jeffrey Crecelius and Ken FullerThis week Mark and I have been listening to the great live album by Jon Anderson and The Band Geeks - Live Perpetual Change. Listen out for our comments in a few minutes and do let us know if you agree or disagree with us by leaving a comment on the show notes for this week.Ho…

Produced by Wayne Hall, Joseph Cottrell, Jeffrey Crecelius and Ken FullerUnfortunately, Mark has been unwell this week so best wishes to him for a speedy recovery. As we couldn't record an episode, I've been delving into the archive to uncover the first Yes Tracks Through Time episode I ever did. That was back in April 2013. Wow.Here are the show n…

Produced by Wayne Hall, Joseph Cottrell, Jeffrey Crecelius and Ken FullerIn a bumper double-feature episode (or something like that), Mark and I compare the Empire featuring Peter Banks version of Something’s Coming with the Yes studio version and we also indulge in a little bit of speculation about the forthcoming Yes album - and who doesn’t enjoy…

Produced by Wayne Hall, Joseph Cottrell, Jeffrey Crecelius and Ken FullerThis week, Mark and I return to one of our favourite pastimes - listening to Yes tracks through time. We each chose 3 different live recordings of Awaken to listen to and then discuss. So it’s time to put your Roger Dean thinking caps on and see if you would have chosen the sa…

Produced by Wayne Hall, Joseph Cottrell, Jeffrey Crecelius and Ken FullerThis week Mark and I enjoyed discovering the many delights of the Blu-ray version of the Steven Wilson remix set of Tales from Topographic Oceans. It’s packed full of obscure and unusual versions of the songs on the album - a delight for all Yes nerds fans everywhere.Do you ha…

Produced by Wayne Hall, Joseph Cottrell, Jeffrey Crecelius and Ken FullerThis week Mark and I consider 6 songs that were performed live really well by lineups of Yes that didn’t record them. With the revolving door policy of the band over the decades, there was a lot to choose from so see if we came up with anything you would have chosen yourself. …

Produced by Wayne Hall, Joseph Cottrell, Jeffrey Crecelius and Ken FullerThis week I’m feeding back on my trip to Trading Boundaries to see what Dave Watkinson has put on display alongside the permanent Roger Dean exhibition there. I made a video of Dave showing me around and we both enthuse about all the amazing items.I then had a chance to chat w…

Produced by Wayne Hall, Joseph Cottrell, Jeffrey Crecelius and Ken FullerAfter an important update on last week's episode, Mark and I choose 3 interesting cover versions each. They all feature Yes men past or present. If you'd like to listen to the songs before listening to us banging on about them, they are all embedded below with the original ver…

Produced by Wayne Hall, Joseph Cottrell, Jeffrey Crecelius and Ken FullerI received an interesting email from a listener this week. She asked if anyone was aware of the connections between a song by the Italian prog group PFM and Yes’ Gates of Delirium. I’ll explain more when I go through the email with Mark a little later on.Many thanks to the Pat…

Produced by Wayne Hall, Joseph Cottrell, Jeffrey Crecelius and Ken FullerMark was back this week and we welcomed YMP listener and Patron Jon Pickles onto the show to talk about the time he was a 'tea boy' at Trident Studios in London. You'll need to listen to the interview to hear all about it but Trident was the world-renowned studio where, amongs…

Produced by Wayne Hall, Joseph Cottrell, Jeffrey Crecelius and Ken FullerUnfortunately, Mark was unwell this week so we wish him a speedy recovery. I'm sure he will be back with us next week.I did manage to speak to the Yes expert Henry Potts, however, about his recent blog post. Called 'What does 2025 hold for Yes fans?' it contains, in Henry's us…

Produced by Wayne Hall, Joseph Cottrell, Jeffrey Crecelius and Ken FullerIt’s 2025 and Mark and I are back for another year of the Yes Music Podcast. According to an online tool, it’s 13 years 3 months 2 weeks and 6 days since I published episode 1. Wow.This episode focuses on Drama from 1980 - released 44 years 4 months 2 weeks and 5 days ago. Des…

Produced by Wayne Hall, Joseph Cottrell, Jeffrey Crecelius and Ken FullerIt'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 a…

Produced by Wayne Hall, Joseph Cottrell, Jeffrey Crecelius and Ken FullerIn 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 [email protected] before the next episode is released on Boxing Day (26th December 2…

Produced by Wayne Hall, Joseph Cottrell, Jeffrey Crecelius and Ken FullerThis 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 yo…

Produced by Wayne Hall, Joseph Cottrell, Jeffrey Crecelius and Ken FullerThis 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 epis…

In Production:Tales from Topographic OceansListening guideYesMusicBooks.comProduced by Wayne Hall, Joseph Cottrell, Jeffrey Crecelius and Ken FullerWe 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 s…

In Production:Tales from Topographic OceansListening guideYesBooks.comProduced by Wayne Hall, Joseph Cottrell, Jeffrey Crecelius and Ken FullerThis 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 …

In Production:Tales from Topographic OceansListening guideYesBooks.comProduced by Wayne Hall, Joseph Cottrell, Jeffrey Crecelius and Ken FullerIt 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 Production:Tales from Topographic OceansListening guideYesBooks.comProduced by Wayne Hall, Joseph Cottrell, Jeffrey Crecelius and Ken FullerThis 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 …

In Production:Tales from Topographic OceansListening guideTormatoBook.comProduced by Wayne Hall, Joseph Cottrell, Jeffrey Crecelius and Ken FullerLast 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 Y…

In Production:Tales from Topographic OceansListening guideSign up to the e-newsletter updates for exclusive access to the PRESALE!TormatoBook.comProduced by Wayne Hall, Joseph Cottrell, Jeffrey Crecelius and Ken FullerI’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…

In Production:Tales from Topographic OceansListening guideSign up to the e-newsletter updates for exclusive access to the PRESALE!TormatoBook.comProduced by Wayne Hall, Joseph Cottrell, Jeffrey Crecelius and Ken FullerThis week Mark and I listened to the edited audio of the main ‘location reports’ I made last Saturday during my trip to London to te…

In Production:Tales from Topographic OceansListening guideJoin me live in London tomorrow!Please join me as I broadcast live from various locations in London that are connected with Yes and/or Tales. I will be going live on Facebook at various points tomorrow afternoon - 28th September 2024.Join in via the Facebook Event: https://fb.me/e/1Xctfte4MS…

In Production:Tales from Topographic OceansListening guideSign up to the e-newsletter updates for exclusive access to the PRESALE!TormatoBook.comProduced by Wayne Hall, Joseph Cottrell, Jeffrey Crecelius and Ken FullerIt's time for Mark and me to expound our reactions to the new Jon Anderson and the Band Geeks album, True. I just listened to the mu…

In Production:Tales from Topographic OceansListening guideSign up to the e-newsletter updates for exclusive access to the PRESALE!TormatoBook.comProduced by Wayne Hall, Joseph Cottrell, Jeffrey Crecelius and Ken FullerA couple of weeks ago, Mark and I assembled one of the most learned and erudite groups of experts the progressive world has ever see…

In Production:Tales from Topographic OceansListening guideSign up to the e-newsletter updates for exclusive access to the PRESALE!TormatoBook.comProduced by Wayne Hall, Joseph Cottrell, Jeffrey Crecelius and Ken FullerMark and I had a great conversation with the legendary Michael Tait this week. Here is what the biography on his Mickey's Black Box …

In Production:Tales from Topographic OceansListening guideSign up to the e-newsletter updates for exclusive access to the PRESALE!TormatoBook.comProduced by Wayne Hall, Joseph Cottrell, Jeffrey Crecelius and Ken FullerUnfortunately, this is another week in which Mark and I have been unable to record a new episode. Don't worry though, next week we a…

In Production:Tales from Topographic OceansListening guideSign up to the e-newsletter updates for exclusive access to the PRESALE!TormatoBook.comProduced by Wayne Hall, Joseph Cottrell, Jeffrey Crecelius and Ken FullerBefore we start, I’d like to thank everyone who has taken part in the Presale for my new book, the Tales from Topographic Oceans Lis…

In Production:Tales from Topographic OceansListening guideSign up to the e-newsletter updates for exclusive access to the PRESALE!TormatoBook.comProduced by Wayne Hall, Joseph Cottrell, Jeffrey Crecelius and Ken FullerThis week, Mark and I took a listen to some of the existing Yes songs and versions that have already been added to official reissued…

Produced by Wayne Hall, Joseph Cottrell, Jeffrey Crecelius and Ken FullerMark and I had a lot of fun talking about a remarkable video suggested by Rachel Hadaway this week. From a BBC programme called Sounding Out, it features live show footage and interviews with the band from 1971, shortly after Rick Wakeman joined.It’s full of period charm, as t…

Produced by Wayne Hall, Joseph Cottrell, Jeffrey Crecelius and Ken FullerAs always, it was a delight to welcome Yes guitarist Steve Howe back onto the show to talk about his new solo album, Guitarscape. It was a fun discussion during which Mark and I enjoyed asking some searching questions about the new record. Of course, we also slipped in a few q…

Produced by Wayne Hall, Joseph Cottrell, Jeffrey Crecelius and Ken FullerThis week Mark and I wish Igor Khoroshev a slightly belated Happy Birthday by talking about some of his greatest moments for Yes. We have chosen our favourite 3 examples of the great keyboardist’s work with the band so keep listening and see if you agree. I’ve embedded YouTube…

Produced by Wayne Hall, Joseph Cottrell, Jeffrey Crecelius and Ken FullerIt seems like a long time since the last new episode of the YMP but it’s not really. Anyway, I am back from my trip of a lifetime to the Indian Ocean for my 30th Wedding Anniversary which was a wonderful, unforgettable experience.While I was away, I received one of the Union 3…

Produced by Wayne Hall, Joseph Cottrell, Jeffrey Crecelius and Ken FullerThis week I have delved into the YMP archives because my work commitments have not allowed me to record an episode with Mark.However, this means you can listen to me sounding younger, and perhaps a little more hesitant from way back in 2011. The first focus I had in the podcas…

Produced by Wayne Hall, Joseph Cottrell, Jeffrey Crecelius and Ken FullerThis week Mark and I watched the video compiled and edited by Hed Gilboa and posted to the YMP Discussion group on Facebook by Doug Curran that contains all the known crowd-shot footage of Yes on the Tales Tour of the US and Canada in 1974.One mistake I made (presumably amongs…

Produced by Joseph Cottrell, Jeffrey Crecelius and Ken FullerI’ve had no time to put together any news this week but I still managed to speak at length to Mark about both my experiences seeing Yes at Birmingham Symphony Hall. It was a wonderful experience and not just because of the quality of the concert itself.We’ve also enjoyed listening to the …

https://youtu.be/BhsNZbhrzaoI am in Devon for half term so here’s Mark’s latest Album Series addition - Fragile.By Kevin Mulryne

Produced by Wayne Hall and Jeffrey CreceliusCD set purchased 2014Is this the last part of our What did they do next series? Probably…possibly…maybe not. In any event, we are going to stop for the moment after we have talked about what Benoit David did after leaving the band due to ill health in 2012. Apart from the tragic loss of Chris Squire and t…

Produced by Wayne Hall and Jeffrey CreceliusWe went deep into the weeds again this week with Master of the Master Tapes, Brian Kehew, who produced the amazing live box set, Progeny, as well as working on the bonus tracks for the Tormato and Drama Expanded and Remastered CD releases in 2004.What governed the choices when creating Progeny?Is Progeny …

Produced by Wayne Hall and Jeffrey CreceliusThis we are joined by prog aficionado, writer, publisher, compère and all-round great chap, Stephen Lambe to discuss many aspects of Gordon Giltrap and Oliver Wakeman's album, Ravens and Lullabies.Is it a bird, is it a plane, is it a prog album?What did Stephen Lambe have to do with the album (if anything…

Produced by Wayne Hall and Jeffrey CreceliusThis week it’s the first part of our next - and presumably last…maybe…what did they do next featuring the 2011-ish departure of keyboardist and true gentleman of prog, Oliver Wakeman. Mark and I discuss how and why Oliver left the band and what he did next in collaboration with another giant of the music …

Produced by Wayne Hall and Jeffrey CreceliusIt was great to speak to Gerald Bassols from Spain this week all about his amazing book, The Musical Instruments of Progressive Rock which very much does what it says on the tin. Stay tuned for that conversation.Whatare the best 'Spinal Tap' moments in his book?Did digital technology kill musical creativi…

Produced by Wayne Hall and Jeffrey CreceliusSimon Barrow with his book in front of the YES 50 plaqueWhat should we expect from Yes in the coming year? Simon Barrow has some ideas as does Mark. We had a great conversation about the possibilities and our own, personal desires, partly based on the Facebook post by Daniel Krohn on the YMP Facebook page…

Produced by Wayne Hall and Jeffrey CreceliusAs we begin the 11th calendar year of the show, it’s time to take a look back at 2021. Mark and I have chosen a few clips each which remind us of the range and depth of Yes topics we have covered in the past 12 months. We hope you enjoy the selection - do let us know if your favourite is or isn’t included…

Produced by Wayne Hall and Jeffrey Crecelius'IT'S CHRISTMAS' as yer man sings in that song (which doesn't feature in our festive collection). Mark and I select a few prog or prog-related Christmas songs to rank in another totally pointless but fun seasonal activity.SEASON'S GREETINGS TO ALLIs your favourite in our selection?What is 'proggy'?What is…

Produced by Wayne Hall and Jeffrey CreceliusMark and I met someone who can fill in a few more gaps in the Yes story this week. We managed to track down and speak to Peter Woolliscroft who was only a short time into his studio engineering career at Advision studio in London when Yes turned up to record Tormato. He shares his recollections of the ses…