Jon Davison & Yes in New Zealand & Australia

However, now Squire's voice is shot....that "karma thing," Chris!!  Check this out, I'll watch for more postings! 

In all honesty, I think the aging remnants of Yes are doing this embarrassing geriatric tour out of financial necessity!  

Their record sales have probably been moribund for years & they haven't had the big arena tour in quite a while (35th Anniversary as I recall).  

Many bands like Porcupine Tree, Dream Theater etc. are relying upon live performance DVD sales to boost their income.  

I once read that Trevor Rabin pulled their collective chestnuts out of the fire with his work on "90125," and any of that largesse is probably gone. 

Rather embarrassing actually, they must not have saved enough for retirement!  Many aging rockers are in the same boat, maybe we should start a fund to build them a home or something?  

 

Well said,

 

If people are turned off by YES still continuing then they can find something else to do, like maybe educate themselves

and realize how much they are acting like Fascists.

 

Fascists advocate a state-directed, regulated economy that is dedicated to the nation; the use and primacy of regulated private property and private enterprise contingent upon service to the nation.

 

The very definition of the people here who are keen to decide what YES should do.

 

 

I don't think I would see Styxx without Dennis DeYoung, but that decision has no value ouside my own little world.  I don';t waste my time(or anybody else's) talking about it publicly. So I have no need to go on about it as it will probably just annoy people who enjoy the current version of Styxx.  Jon Anderson on his own doesn't do it for me, so I didn't go to any of his solo shows, I have never voiced this before, no reason too.  The people that wanna go see Jon, go see him and I understand they have had great times.  I think that kinda system is like a Democracy or somethin.

I think that is better then the sytem that the anti-Yes Fascists are proposing.

 

Thanks Chuck for some more great YES info.

Also, there's absolutely nothing wrong in them still touring together. I'm just saying, that if I was in their situation (and perhaps in a better financial situation), I would've moved on long ago. But its their band, lives, everything.

Actually, I'd bet that if Yes reprised the original lineup for "Tales From Topographic Oceans" for a very limited tour (with full DVD recording of course), it would be a financial smash!  

Moreso than the pap they seem intent on spreading across many continents, anyway!  

DM, I don't know squat about the "Chicken Farmer" song!  Is that played at German weddings?  Cheers!