Vol. 5, No. 7 - April 1998
Concerts | Alan | Chris | Jon | Rick | Steve | Yestival
Off of the Magna Carta web site....
"Age Of Impact"
April 3, 1998
An incredible collaboration with today's leading progressive rock artists The dream rhythm section includes Terry Bozzio and Billy Sheehan. Lead vocalists James LaBrie (Dream Theater), D.C. Cooper (Royal Hunt), Bret Douglas (Cairo), Matt Bradley (Dali's Dilemma) and Trent Gardner (Magellan). Featured soloists John Petrucci (Dream Theater) on guitars, Steve Howe (Yes) on acoustic guitars and Derek Sherinian (Dream Theater) on keyboards. Concept, music, lyrics by Trent Gardner.
From: progzine@aol.com (Progzine) (4/4)
Progression magazine issue No. 26 was mailed to all subscribers on Tuesday, March 31, after a delay caused by last-minute changes in federal postal regulations. Contents include the following:
* Cover feature articles/interviews with Cast and Spock's Beard
* In-depth analysis of progressive rock trends 1968-1998
* Feature interview with Tempest
* Feature interview with Rob Thorne of Soundscape
* Feature interview with space music pioneer Jonn Serrie
* Comparative analysis of Yes' Open Your Eyes and Keys to Ascension II
* Debut of James Bickers' prog-metal column "Metallurgy" and Paul Williams' space-music column "Universal Copernican Rumbles"
* Brief interview with Eddie Jobson regarding the new U.K. project
* Update from Ian Anderson on Tull's '98 hiatus and plans for 1999
* Happy the Man's impending reunion
* Concert reviews of: Robert Fripp, Annie Haslam, Jon Finn Group, Project Lo, Powermad '97 festival, Brazilian festival featuring Grandbell, Cinema Show, Apocalypse
* About 100 book, video and CD reviews
Progression No. 27 is slated to be published in late June and will include the following: feature articles/interviews with King Crimson's Tony Levin, Ritchie Blackmore and Candice Night of Blackmore's Night, Fates Warning, Finneus Gauge and White Willow; an in-depth review of Baja Prog '98; in-depth history of Canterbury progressive; analysis of Polish progressive rock; coverage of Yes and Genesis live in Europe; all regular columnists and tons of reviews.
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Attention all prog bands, mail-order specialists, labels, distributors, etc. Please contact Publisher John Collinge for information on advertising and receiving the magazine for retail sale at Progzine@aol.com, (800) 545-7371 within the United States, or (978) 970-2728 phone/fax outside the U.S. Bands: please send full press kit, review copies (CDs preferred) and contact information.
From: J R
An amazing thing happened on Sunday, 5 April.
The local pabulum jazz station (103.1) played "Sound & Color" on their Sunday AM "Landscapes" show and later in the afternoon, the local "classic" rock channel (96.5),played Open Your Eyes during a YES triple-play session.
I thought it was funny when the jazz DJ referred to the JA tune as " Jon Anderson playing with the woodland animals." I almost spit coffee all over my one-year old I was laughing so hard.
From: Simon Barrow (simonbarrow@cix.co.uk) - April 8
Anyone seen the reviews of Bill Martin's "Music of Yes" in Mojo, and "Listening to the Future" in Mojo and (rather more interestingly) The Wire? Vicious but fair, I fear.....
From: BRIAN_NEESON@solectron.co.uk - April 8
UK VH1 is running a competition to win tickets for next week's Yesshows in Cardiff and Plymouth. 14th & 15th respectively.
Competition Question: Name Yes' Lead Singer.
Answer by phone 0891 334336
by fax 0171 428 0808
email hitforsix@mtvne.com
and name the concert you would prefer to attend.
I would enter myself, but the question was just too difficult.
From Luis F. Torre Lavin (uc104@estud.unican.es) - April 15
Last Sunday POLSAT 2 TV (Poland satellite channel) broadcasted a progressive rock special, featuring interviews and clips with FLOY (Waters int.), and some others, including YES live in Poland 1998, and interview with Howe and Sherwood.
The stage seemed very poor and cheap, and the band looked like they were fat, old and tired...
Anyway, it has been the 1st time in years that YES are on European TV.
LFTorre
YES IN SCRANTON, PA: ON SALE NOW TO YESWORLD MEMBERS (anyone on the Yesworld, YES Magazine or Notes From The Edge mailing lists -- that's YOU! ;-) )
The Yes show in Scranton, PA at Montage Mountain on June 28 is scheduled to go on sale to the general public this weekend.
However, tickets for this show are on sale NOW as an Internet pre-sale promotion for YesWorld members, today and tomorrow only (Thursday and Friday, April 16 & 17) between 10 AM and 5 PM Eastern Standard Time.
To order tickets for these shows please call the Metropolitan Box Office at 1-800-331-2582. Visa, MasterCard, and American Express accepted. Tickets will be mailed from the Metropolitan Box Office via U.S. mail.
YesWorld Network
April 28, 1998
A major media event is planned for the Hard Rock Cafe in New York City at 9 AM on April 28, and is open to the general public. This is to announce Yes' Summer Surround Sound Tour which will be presented with a special surround system designed by the Clair Bros. The tour is sponsored by DTS.
Among the events scheduled:
A demonstration of the surround sound system to be used on the tour. Three songs from Yes' performance at the Universal Amphitheater last December will be played through the system.
A ceremony where Yes will be presented with a plaque for their 30th anniversary and 30 million albums sold worldwide. Yes will receive recertifications from the RIAA for seven albums that have gone multi-platinum. Roger Dean will be in attendance along with displayed lithographs of some of his famous artwork.
Note that the band will not be performing. The Hard Rock Cafe will be filled to capacity. Fans are encouraged to wear their favorite Yes clothing, and if possible to visit the NBC Today show window with signs to make the hosts aware of Yes' stature. The Hard Rock Cafe is at 221 W. 57th in NYC. YesWorld: yes.news
From Anil Prasad (aprasad@innerviews.org) - April 25
Innerviews Magazine: Music Without Borders
I haven't officially announced this interview yet, but I thought I'd let you all know about it in advance.
A pretty fascinating new interview with Yes is now available on the Innerviews website at http://www.innerviews.org
A lot of unique discussion comes up, including: Possibly Chris Squire's first public comments on XYZ
The making of OPEN YOUR EYES and KTA2
The current "business" of Yes
Details of the group's take on Billy Sherwood
The whole union story in all of its gory glory
And a whole lot more.
From Tami Freed (Toltec7) - April 28
Well, there were a few of us at the Hard Rock Cafe today. Couldn't be more than 50 fans total. So much for a mob scene! :-)
There was a fair amount of media people in attendance, which was nice to see.
No Steve Howe, no Igor. Jon mentioned Steve was sick with the flu, and Igor was lying down somewhere (or something like that).
The guys were presented with numerous plaques, and then fielded a few questions. Chris mentioned they will be doing "Close to the Edge" and "Mind Drive" this summer. Pretty cool, eh?
Not much more to say about today... for those who didn't go, don't think you missed some great big huge event. For those who did go, nice to see ya! :-)
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From Robin Kauffman - April 28
LOVED the huge plaque (more like 4 dozen framed CD's with a huge brightly colored Yes logo in the middle and all of the other alternate Yes logos painted in gold on the glass) they got for 30 years and 30 million albums sold. I'd certainly like to have THAT hanging on my wall somewhere. :-) ***INCREDIBLE*** about them playing "Mind Drive" this summer, huh?! :-)
Got the chance to speak with Alan briefly afterwards and he said that Alan Parsons would probably play for 3/4 of an hour to 1 hour. Yes will play for 2 hours. They also will be playing "New State of Mind" and are rehearsing "Universal Garden" which he said sounded pretty good, but didn't commit to whether they would definitely be playing it or not. He said that he definitely wanted to.
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From Rhea Frankel (rhea@sas.upenn.edu) - April 29
I was there. Hearing that they were planning to play "Mind Drive" was definitely a highlight. Also noteworthy is that they will be using a Roger Dean designed stage set.
I didn't expect it to be so short. I called out sick from work that day, and I'm not sure it was worth it. Plus, I managed not to get one of those chocolate bars with Yes logos on them. We didn't hang out afterwards to meet the band. Did anyone get to?
"Best question asked of the band" award goes to John Amick, who used to post here (on AMY). He managed to get in with the press people (they were the only ones allowed to ask questions) and he asked where Igor was, and as a follow-up, when he was officially joining the band. Jon gave a roundabout answer, saying that they'll be working on a new album after the summer tour, and will make a decision then.
What else?
Alan Parsons is opening every show. He was there too.
Supposedly, according to the Jam Tickets person, all shows went on sale yesterday, Tuesday, at 9 am.
They are definitely not planning a big reunion show, with former members, for their 30th anniversary.
The whole thing, including people from Jam Tickets, Atlantic Records, Alan Parsons, Roger Dean, and the band lasted about an hour.
From: YESFAN1046 (4/30)
YES was mentioned in the comic strip "Betty" last week. The strip is on line at:
http://www.unitedmedia.com/comics/betty/archive/betty980422.html
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From: YESFAN1046 - May 6 (heard on the radio today WMGK 102.9 Philadelphia)
Flash !!!
Peter Ross, a worker for C P Cases, a music/ concert case company recently took out of storage a storage box used during the seventies for the musical group Yes.
Discovered inside were approximately a dozen reel to reel live sound board recordings! No word yet on when these will see the light of day.
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From Robin Kauffman - May 6
There's also info about these tapes on the YesWorld website along with pictures of a rep from the case company showing them to each of the band members. They evidently brought the tapes to the last London show.
YESWORLD UPDATE - April 24, 1998
ONLINE TICKET SALES BEGINS APRIL 25
By Saturday afternoon most local TicketMaster outlets will have activated their systems to allow online sales through JamTV's web site. Certain shows being sold through TicketMaster will be available to YesWorld members prior to the public Internet sale which begins on Tuesday, April 28. Most shows will go on sale at local TicketMaster outlets on May 2.
YesWorld members (including online subscribers to Notes From the Edge and Yes Magazine) are exclusively being advised of this. Yes wants to accommodate their faithful fans, who will be able to view and choose their seating locations and purchase tickets using a major credit card through a secured web site.
Most shows sold by TicketMaster will go on sale to YesWorld members beginning Saturday. It isn't possible to advise on specific times and dates due to the procedures and logistics involved (including unresolved decisions on seating and PA setups, for instance), and for these reasons some shows may not go on sale until after the public Internet date. Please check JamTV's site periodically for the shows you want to attend, and whenever possible YesWorld will keep members advised through email. Please also visit the tickets page on the web site for general updates.
In addition when you purchase tickets via JamTV you'll be automatically entered to win a Chris Squire-autographed Rickenbacker guitar or one of nine copies of the limited edition surround sound version of OPEN YOUR EYES--four or which are autographed by the band. No purchase is necessary to enter.
JamTV's Yes tickets page:
http://www.jamtv.com/sections/special/yestour/text/default.asp
Venues that are not handled by TicketMaster will not be available through this web site. However, Yes has made special arrangements with many of those venues to make tickets available to fans prior to their public on sale dates, and YesWorld will advise you of these as they become available. These include the following venues. If you have any questions please contact the venue directly as we have no additional information.
SALT LAKE CITY, UT: E CENTER - JULY 15
Tickets for this show are available beginning 10 AM on Saturday, April 25 by FAX only. As orders are received they will be filled and mailed out. Ticket prices are set at $38.25 and $27.75; there is also a $3 service charge per order to cover credit card and mailing fees.
E Center's FAX number is 801-988-8909.
Faxed orders MUST include ALL of the following:
=> BOSTON, MA: HARBOR LIGHTS - JUNE 30
This show will be on sale Monday, April 27, at 6 AM. To order tickets for this show call 617-423-6000.
From: captvision@aol.com (Captvision) - April 3
Patrick Moraz and drummer Ronnie Ciago will perform this Sunday night, April 5th, at Steamers, 138 W. Commonwealth Ave. Fullerton CA.
You can phone Steamers for more info at (714) 871-8800.
I think they're doing two shows at like 7 & 10.
Ronnie is playing on the Sat. before at Besties in Hermosa Beach. with Blue Thunder, a band that also includes the BRITISH Paul Williams, John Goodsall, Doug Lunn, and yours truly
---- chuck t.
From: yeswolf1@aol.com (YESWOLF1) - April 8
Great gig. Patrick was not only in fine form behind the keys, but also behind the microphone. His genuine nature and charming sense of humor delighted the rather sizable crowd at Steamers' Cafe. Both Patrick and Ronnie turned in inspired performances. No disappointed fans at this great gig!
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From: yeswolf1@aol.com (YESWOLF1) - April 10
Dave -- quite similar to the Harbor College gig in that it was Patrick and Ronnie on Grand Piano and Drums, respectively -- of course. Quite different from the Harbor College gig in that Patrick and Ronnie never do anything the same way twice...
Patrick kept saying things like, "Let's play 12 bars of ___ and see what happens." They did do full versions of "Blue Brains/Black Brains (of Positronic Africa)" and "Children's Concerto".
Patrick was in the best spirits I have ever seen him. What a joy it was. A truly great evening...!
From: "Dave Gallant" (asianerd@hotmail.com) April 1
For those in attendance, Geoff plans to attend (no, not perform) at YES' April 14th concert in Cardiff, Wales at the International Arena.
