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Topic: R.I.P. Peter Banks (part 1 - Yes) Posted: March 15 2013 at 05:21
Edited by Gandalff - March 15 2013 at 05:22
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Posted: March 15 2013 at 05:37
I really don't like either of the first two Yes albums very much, to be honest. Perhaps if they hadn't gone on to release The Yes Album, CTTE and Relayer, I'd be more generous in my view.
His best work was on The Two Sides of Peter Banks, which is an excellent release; very eclectic.
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Posted: March 15 2013 at 06:20
Astral Traveller .....................Then......................Survival.................vastly different in style to Howe but equally as effective.
On a side note - I worry when I fire up the PC and tune in to my favourite site - there always seem to be quite a few R.I.P.'s mentioned............speaking for most of us, we never actually knew these amazing artists personally - the music they compose/perform connects with us in such a way that we just gather they'd be all-round, top folks. We just know.......................
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Posted: March 15 2013 at 08:06
I like the first two Yes albums a lot. I choose Beyond And Before, because of the tremolo effect (if that is the right word) he uses at the end of the song. Simple but shivers down the spine.
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Posted: March 15 2013 at 08:20
I agree with whoever said that Banks best work came post-Yes, but I think he did do some great work with Yes as well. I'm going to have to pick Beyond & Before. Love his guitar work on that song, although Astral Traveler comes a very close second.
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Posted: March 15 2013 at 14:15
I am going with the majority in voting Astral Traveller, followed by Survival, but I appreciate his live performances with the band more. They show more of what he was capable of and I believe are better representations of what he was like as a guitarist in his early career. Check them out in Something's Coming BBC recordings (a.k.a. Beyond and Before in the U.S.).
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Posted: March 15 2013 at 15:01
I'll go with the pack on this one.
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Posted: March 15 2013 at 23:07
I would have to listen to this albums again with very close attention to the guitar... I actually heard them a few days ago, but not well enough, it seems. However, by far my favourite song of the bunch is "Harold Land"... but that's not the question.
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