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Topic: Yes new album "Fly from here"-latest news
Posted By: twosteves
Subject: Yes new album "Fly from here"-latest news
Date Posted: March 04 2011 at 18:13
The new Yes album is called "Fly From Here" and Includes a long 20 plus minute piece.



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Posted By: progkidjoel
Date Posted: March 04 2011 at 18:20
Is there an official source on this?

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Posted By: The Quiet One
Date Posted: March 04 2011 at 18:29
Originally posted by progkidjoel progkidjoel wrote:

Is there an official source on this?


Posted By: twosteves
Date Posted: March 04 2011 at 19:51
http://www.bondegezou.co.uk/wnyesm.htm

try this for more info


Posted By: Dellinger
Date Posted: March 04 2011 at 23:05
Well, in Keys to Ascension and Keystudio they released a couple of epic songs, and I must say they rather failed for me... though Mind Drive came close to being great, just some parts of it were really too cheesy (though some others were really excellent). On the other hand, Endless Dream (from Talk) was a relly great epic song for me. I hope this new one will really be great.


Posted By: Harry Hood
Date Posted: March 05 2011 at 00:00
I really hope "Aliens Are Only Us From The Future" is on the album.

It would be even more awesome if it was the last track.


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Posted By: Easy Livin
Date Posted: March 05 2011 at 02:49
This appears to be speculation at the moment, even the site you link to says the title is "tentative". Is there an official source yet confirming the title and the information you give?


Posted By: Clepsydra
Date Posted: March 05 2011 at 05:56
YES! Can't wait!


Posted By: AtomicCrimsonRush
Date Posted: March 05 2011 at 07:16
In any case - a New Yes album is irrisistible! Awesome news !

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Posted By: Clepsydra
Date Posted: March 05 2011 at 13:16
And a LONG track!!! I am in Heaven!!!!


Posted By: stonebeard
Date Posted: March 05 2011 at 13:28
lol @ all recent Yes "news" being unconfirmed speculation.

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Posted By: twosteves
Date Posted: March 05 2011 at 16:12
Originally posted by Easy Livin Easy Livin wrote:

This appears to be speculation at the moment, even the site you link to says the title is "tentative". Is there an official source yet confirming the title and the information you give?

the site has been very accurate in the past---breaking news before official press releases with inside info--the word "tentative" was added later in the day---in the morning the site just said that was the title of the album---


Posted By: CCVP
Date Posted: March 05 2011 at 16:31
speculators will speculate.

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Posted By: Epignosis
Date Posted: March 06 2011 at 18:35
http://heraldbuzzworthy.blogspot.com/2011/03/new-yes-album-fly-from-here-ready-for.html" rel="nofollow - http://heraldbuzzworthy.blogspot.com/2011/03/new-yes-album-fly-from-here-ready-for.html

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Posted By: cstack3
Date Posted: March 06 2011 at 21:54
http://heraldbuzzworthy.blogspot.com/2011/03/new-yes-album-fly-from-here-ready-for.html?spref=fb" rel="nofollow - http://heraldbuzzworthy.blogspot.com/2011/03/new-yes-album-fly-from-here-ready-for.html?spref=fb

Here's the live link.  Hope it's a good one!


Posted By: Andy Webb
Date Posted: March 07 2011 at 20:04
Woot woot!

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Posted By: Clepsydra
Date Posted: March 08 2011 at 19:17
FLY FROM HERE!!!! INDEED!!!!


Posted By: thehallway
Date Posted: March 09 2011 at 14:15

We can fly from here...... a drama out-take?

Does anyone have any files of it they can share, if it was ever recorded/released?



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Posted By: TheGazzardian
Date Posted: March 09 2011 at 15:27
We can fly from here was released on the "The Word is Live" 3-disc compilation, and is recorded on various bootlegs of the Drama tour. It and "Go Through This" were both tracks that didn't make it onto the disc due to the deadline, but they made it onto the tour. An instrumental version of Go Through This called "Have we really got to go through this?" was one of the bonus tracks on the Rhino remaster of Drama. Both are good tracks. I believe "Go Through This" is also on The Word Is Live.

That being said, I hope neither find their way onto this "new" album. They were good tracks, but now, 30 years later, I hope they have something better to say than either of those. 





Posted By: freyacat
Date Posted: March 11 2011 at 17:10
An album from the present line-up of YES is fantastic news.

I accept that it's no longer the 70's, and that msrs. Squire, Howe, and White are getting up there in years, but my experience of this band live was that they performed the music of YES with an authenticity and joy that I never saw during the Union or Talk tours.  While I love Jon Anderson, I believe that Benoit David is better suited to actually performing these songs in 2011.

I have no idea whether this group can write good music, but for me, they have earned the right to give it a try!

I will listen with open ears...


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Posted By: twosteves
Date Posted: March 11 2011 at 18:41
Not crazy about the line-up---but will buy the album---saw this line-up live and was not impressed--the 35th anniversary tour was amazing--I understand they had to move on---Jon was all over the place, health wise and what he could or could not do---when he could do it---same for Rick. The three want to work and work, regularly not every 5 or 6 years and I can respect that. I wish they could have recorded with Jon---and made music with him ---and toured with whoever---Yes has done stranger things in the past. I also think it's acceptable in prog rock in particular to have 4 or 5 great composers in a band recording great songs--than constantly bringing in new guys who don't really get it.


Posted By: Anthony H.
Date Posted: March 11 2011 at 23:36
I'm quite excited for this, but the lack of Anderson is hard to accept.

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Posted By: thehallway
Date Posted: March 12 2011 at 04:21

I think a lot of people, who perhaps think the idea of Yes releasing a 20-minute song in 2011 is rather cliché, are failing to understand that Yes have always been better at writing long songs than short songs. For every good song you cna think of under 5 minutes, there's usually a better one over 10! Only with Trevor Rabin were the band able to make good singles.

And so, although since CDs have come around, 20 minute epics haven't been that necessary any more, I don't think anyone should not buy the new Yes album based on that. They gave us so much in the 70's they don't need to be progressive any more, they just need to make good music. And I know that Howe and Squire are great at writing extended length pieces, whether they are for the sake of being "prog" or the for the sake of being nostalgic!

It shouldn't be thought of as a bad attempt to be progressive... is what I'm saying..... but rather, an attempt to write good, if formulaic, music (as opposed to mediocre 90's pop!).



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Posted By: Epignosis
Date Posted: March 12 2011 at 06:26
Drama didn't have Anderson.  I like Drama.



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Posted By: Morningrise
Date Posted: March 15 2011 at 09:29
Originally posted by Epignosis Epignosis wrote:

Drama didn't have Anderson.  I love Drama.

 
There. Fixed. Approve


Posted By: thehallway
Date Posted: March 15 2011 at 10:42
Originally posted by TheGazzardian TheGazzardian wrote:

We can fly from here was released on the "The Word is Live" 3-disc compilation, and is recorded on various bootlegs of the Drama tour. It and "Go Through This" were both tracks that didn't make it onto the disc due to the deadline, but they made it onto the tour. An instrumental version of Go Through This called "Have we really got to go through this?" was one of the bonus tracks on the Rhino remaster of Drama. Both are good tracks. I believe "Go Through This" is also on The Word Is Live.

That being said, I hope neither find their way onto this "new" album. They were good tracks, but now, 30 years later, I hope they have something better to say than either of those. 



Listening to that, I quite like it! And I can see the potential it has for being a 20 minute epic (hopefully the new version will sound a bit more modern though).

'Have We Really Got To Go Through This' is really cool too, but I agree that it would be a disappointment for that to be the best the new line-up can offer.


I look forward also to the new music from Anderson, Rabin and Wakeman.



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Posted By: Phideaux
Date Posted: March 15 2011 at 11:07
I like Howe, Squire and White and what they came up with for Drama.  I can look upon this new album as "Yes" but mostly as a project from these three great musicians who have been capable of great things in the past.  It won't need to obliterate my love for the classic yes, but might be a good album no matter who is singing it.


Posted By: lazland
Date Posted: March 15 2011 at 14:41
Originally posted by Phideaux Phideaux wrote:

I like Howe, Squire and White and what they came up with for Drama.  I can look upon this new album as "Yes" but mostly as a project from these three great musicians who have been capable of great things in the past.  It won't need to obliterate my love for the classic yes, but might be a good album no matter who is singing it.

In which case, I would be far happier if they called it something else besides Yes. I know they have the legal right, but, even so, I really do still think the whole sage has become farcical and worse than a typical soap opera.


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Posted By: TheGazzardian
Date Posted: March 15 2011 at 15:08
Originally posted by lazland lazland wrote:

Originally posted by Phideaux Phideaux wrote:

I like Howe, Squire and White and what they came up with for Drama.  I can look upon this new album as "Yes" but mostly as a project from these three great musicians who have been capable of great things in the past.  It won't need to obliterate my love for the classic yes, but might be a good album no matter who is singing it.

In which case, I would be far happier if they called it something else besides Yes. I know they have the legal right, but, even so, I really do still think the whole sage has become farcical and worse than a typical soap opera.

I sort of agree, but if 90125 hadn't been a "Yes" album despite massive line-up changes (only two members remaining from the previous album) and a huge change in sound, I wouldn't be here today. If this album is good, it may drive people to look backwards. 


Posted By: thehallway
Date Posted: March 15 2011 at 16:22
Originally posted by TheGazzardian TheGazzardian wrote:

Originally posted by lazland lazland wrote:

Originally posted by Phideaux Phideaux wrote:

I like Howe, Squire and White and what they came up with for Drama.  I can look upon this new album as "Yes" but mostly as a project from these three great musicians who have been capable of great things in the past.  It won't need to obliterate my love for the classic yes, but might be a good album no matter who is singing it.

In which case, I would be far happier if they called it something else besides Yes. I know they have the legal right, but, even so, I really do still think the whole sage has become farcical and worse than a typical soap opera.

I sort of agree, but if 90125 hadn't been a "Yes" album despite massive line-up changes (only two members remaining from the previous album) and a huge change in sound, I wouldn't be here today. If this album is good, it may drive people to look backwards. 

You mean.... the success of your parents mating depended on whether Trevor Rabin called this band Yes or not???!



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Posted By: JS19
Date Posted: March 15 2011 at 17:06
I also agree that this lineup is as further from Yes than ever ... and I reckon I would enjoy it more if they weren't masquerading as them either.....

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Posted By: TheGazzardian
Date Posted: March 15 2011 at 18:06
Originally posted by thehallway thehallway wrote:

Originally posted by TheGazzardian TheGazzardian wrote:

Originally posted by lazland lazland wrote:

Originally posted by Phideaux Phideaux wrote:

I like Howe, Squire and White and what they came up with for Drama.  I can look upon this new album as "Yes" but mostly as a project from these three great musicians who have been capable of great things in the past.  It won't need to obliterate my love for the classic yes, but might be a good album no matter who is singing it.

In which case, I would be far happier if they called it something else besides Yes. I know they have the legal right, but, even so, I really do still think the whole sage has become farcical and worse than a typical soap opera.

I sort of agree, but if 90125 hadn't been a "Yes" album despite massive line-up changes (only two members remaining from the previous album) and a huge change in sound, I wouldn't be here today. If this album is good, it may drive people to look backwards. 

You mean.... the success of your parents mating depended on whether Trevor Rabin called this band Yes or not???!


Yes. Stern Smile

...LOL, nah, I mean PA, you silly!


Posted By: RoyFairbank
Date Posted: March 16 2011 at 09:48
Originally posted by twosteves twosteves wrote:

The new Yes album is called "Fly From Here" and Includes a long 20 plus minute piece.



Trevor Horn Smile
Oliver Wakeman Dead
Chris Squire Confused
Alan White Confused
Jon Anderson Impersonator Dead

Net: Confused


Posted By: twosteves
Date Posted: March 16 2011 at 10:53
Originally posted by RoyFairbank RoyFairbank wrote:

Originally posted by twosteves twosteves wrote:

The new Yes album is called "Fly From Here" and Includes a long 20 plus minute piece.



Trevor Horn Smile
Oliver Wakeman Dead
Chris Squire Confused
Alan White Confused
Jon Anderson Impersonator Dead

Net: Confused

where's god guitar player Steve HoweSmile


Posted By: thehallway
Date Posted: March 16 2011 at 12:35
Originally posted by TheGazzardian TheGazzardian wrote:

Originally posted by thehallway thehallway wrote:

Originally posted by TheGazzardian TheGazzardian wrote:

Originally posted by lazland lazland wrote:

Originally posted by Phideaux Phideaux wrote:

I like Howe, Squire and White and what they came up with for Drama.  I can look upon this new album as "Yes" but mostly as a project from these three great musicians who have been capable of great things in the past.  It won't need to obliterate my love for the classic yes, but might be a good album no matter who is singing it.

In which case, I would be far happier if they called it something else besides Yes. I know they have the legal right, but, even so, I really do still think the whole sage has become farcical and worse than a typical soap opera.

I sort of agree, but if 90125 hadn't been a "Yes" album despite massive line-up changes (only two members remaining from the previous album) and a huge change in sound, I wouldn't be here today. If this album is good, it may drive people to look backwards. 

You mean.... the success of your parents mating depended on whether Trevor Rabin called this band Yes or not???!


Yes. Stern Smile

...LOL, nah, I mean PA, you silly!

Ahhhh..... you wouldn't be here today.

LOL



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Posted By: Andy Webb
Date Posted: March 19 2011 at 14:39
Originally posted by Anthony H. Anthony H. wrote:

I'm quite excited for this, but the lack of Anderson is hard to accept.


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Posted By: Andy Webb
Date Posted: March 19 2011 at 14:45
Originally posted by RoyFairbank RoyFairbank wrote:

Originally posted by twosteves twosteves wrote:

The new Yes album is called "Fly From Here" and Includes a long 20 plus minute piece.



Trevor Horn Steve Howe Big smile
Oliver Wakeman
(what's wrong with Oliver Wakeman?) Smile
Chris Squire Big smile
Alan White Big smile
Jon Anderson Impersonator Benoit David Smile

Net: Smile


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Posted By: JIF8882
Date Posted: March 27 2011 at 20:26
Fly From Here IS the name of the new Yes cd and We Can Fly From Here IS the 20 minute epic. There will 5 other songs at 6 minutes a piece.

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Posted By: Andy Webb
Date Posted: March 27 2011 at 20:36
Nice! Thumbs Up

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Posted By: TheProgtologist
Date Posted: March 28 2011 at 07:19
I know you all have been talking about it but I saw this blurb yesterday
 
Producer Trevor Horn, who helped Yes score a massive hit with 1983's "Owner Of A Lonely Heart," has been asked to produce the forthcoming Fly From Here, Yes' first collection of original songs in 10 years. The album will also mark the official debut of Benoit David, who replaced original frontman Jon Anderson several years ago. [RollingStone.com]



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Posted By: AtomicCrimsonRush
Date Posted: March 28 2011 at 07:46
Originally posted by TheProgtologist TheProgtologist wrote:

I know you all have been talking about it but I saw this blurb yesterday
 
Producer Trevor Horn, who helped Yes score a massive hit with 1983's "Owner Of A Lonely Heart," has been asked to produce the forthcoming Fly From Here, Yes' first collection of original songs in 10 years. The album will also mark the official debut of Benoit David, who replaced original frontman Jon Anderson several years ago. [RollingStone.com]

Ah this will be great to hear new Yes after so many years and about time too!
As long as Howe, Squire, and White are on it I could care less about the rest. I am sure Benoit sounds great (Anderson's voice is raspy these days) and Rick replaced by Oliver will not hurt either.
 
Great to hear this news!


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Posted By: twosteves
Date Posted: March 28 2011 at 08:37
Originally posted by AtomicCrimsonRush AtomicCrimsonRush wrote:

Originally posted by TheProgtologist TheProgtologist wrote:

I know you all have been talking about it but I saw this blurb yesterday
 
Producer Trevor Horn, who helped Yes score a massive hit with 1983's "Owner Of A Lonely Heart," has been asked to produce the forthcoming Fly From Here, Yes' first collection of original songs in 10 years. The album will also mark the official debut of Benoit David, who replaced original frontman Jon Anderson several years ago. [RollingStone.com]

Ah this will be great to hear new Yes after so many years and about time too!
As long as Howe, Squire, and White are on it I could care less about the rest. I am sure Benoit sounds great (Anderson's voice is raspy these days) and Rick replaced by Oliver will not hurt either.
 
Great to hear this news!

G. Downes is mostly on keys on the album not Oliver.


Posted By: thehallway
Date Posted: March 28 2011 at 10:40

A 5-song album!!!!

It'll be like Going For The One



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Posted By: The Hemulen
Date Posted: March 28 2011 at 10:45
Originally posted by thehallway thehallway wrote:

A 5-song album!!!!

It'll be like Going For The One



Only insofar as it'll be a Yes album with 5 songs on it. The considerable involvement of Horn and Downes coupled with the fact that the epic title track will be a reworking of a Drama-era demo suggests that it could be more reminiscent of Drama than anything else, though if they pull off anything even half as good as that album I'd be amazed, quite frankly.


Posted By: thehallway
Date Posted: March 28 2011 at 11:04
Originally posted by The Hemulen The Hemulen wrote:

Originally posted by thehallway thehallway wrote:

A 5-song album!!!!

It'll be like Going For The One



Only insofar as it'll be a Yes album with 5 songs on it. The considerable involvement of Horn and Downes coupled with the fact that the epic title track will be a reworking of a Drama-era demo suggests that it could be more reminiscent of Drama than anything else, though if they pull off anything even half as good as that album I'd be amazed, quite frankly.

One of them is big (think Awaken)...... the others around 6 minutes!

And with Howe at the writing helm, I'm thinking it's going to be a little more in the progressive style of Yes than Drama was.  Add to this the blood of a Wakeman..... and I think we have another GFTO. Obviously there are strong connections to Drama though.



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Posted By: The Hemulen
Date Posted: March 28 2011 at 11:12
Originally posted by thehallway thehallway wrote:

Originally posted by The Hemulen The Hemulen wrote:

Originally posted by thehallway thehallway wrote:

A 5-song album!!!!

It'll be like Going For The One



Only insofar as it'll be a Yes album with 5 songs on it. The considerable involvement of Horn and Downes coupled with the fact that the epic title track will be a reworking of a Drama-era demo suggests that it could be more reminiscent of Drama than anything else, though if they pull off anything even half as good as that album I'd be amazed, quite frankly.

One of them is big (think Awaken)...... the others around 6 minutes!

And with Howe at the writing helm, I'm thinking it's going to be a little more in the progressive style of Yes than Drama was.  Add to this the blood of a Wakeman..... and I think we have another GFTO. Obviously there are strong connections to Drama though.



Call me a sceptic if you like, but I've yet to see sufficient peer-reviewed evidence to persuade me that progginess is passed on genetically. Besides, Downes is providing most of the keys on this album, not Wakeman jr. Of course,
Howe was also one of the main songwriters on Drama (which I actually maintain is a pretty proggy album, especially on the opening and closing tracks). I'd actually take Machine Messiah and Tempus Fugit over the majority of GFTO any day.

Either way, we've no way of knowing how this album's going to turn out so it's best not to waste too much time and effort speculating. All I'll say is, despite a few glimmers of hope here and there, Yes haven't really produced any decent new material for decades, and the fact that they're falling back on an old Drama-era demo as their title track for this new album doesn't exactly fill me with hope.


Posted By: thehallway
Date Posted: March 28 2011 at 11:21

Shocked Of course progginess is passed on genetically! Look at Dweezil......

Ahhh you're right though..... why choose an out-take from the 80's if you're supposed to be being creative?

I bet there'll be a lot more hard rocking stuff now that Anderson has been "removed".... which could be either 'good' or 'really cheesy and bad'.......... 




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Posted By: TheGazzardian
Date Posted: March 28 2011 at 11:28
I'll buy it either way, it looks like it's gonna be a real controversial release but I imagine there will be some good songs. Title track is pretty much guaranteed to be njoyable, albeit not innovative.


Posted By: TheProgtologist
Date Posted: March 29 2011 at 02:29
Originally posted by The Hemulen The Hemulen wrote:

Originally posted by thehallway thehallway wrote:

Originally posted by The Hemulen The Hemulen wrote:

Originally posted by thehallway thehallway wrote:

A 5-song album!!!!

It'll be like Going For The One



Only insofar as it'll be a Yes album with 5 songs on it. The considerable involvement of Horn and Downes coupled with the fact that the epic title track will be a reworking of a Drama-era demo suggests that it could be more reminiscent of Drama than anything else, though if they pull off anything even half as good as that album I'd be amazed, quite frankly.

One of them is big (think Awaken)...... the others around 6 minutes!

And with Howe at the writing helm, I'm thinking it's going to be a little more in the progressive style of Yes than Drama was.  Add to this the blood of a Wakeman..... and I think we have another GFTO. Obviously there are strong connections to Drama though.


Either way, we've no way of knowing how this album's going to turn out so it's best not to waste too much time and effort speculating.
 
This is a prog forum,it's one of the main things we do here!Wink


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Posted By: Harry Hood
Date Posted: March 29 2011 at 03:11
So has any of the tracklist been confirmed yet?

I really want to find out if "Aliens Are Only Us From The Future" is going to be featured on this album.

Also what's this about Geoffrey Buggle replacing Wakeman on keys?Confused




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Posted By: cstack3
Date Posted: March 31 2011 at 00:28
Originally posted by Harry Hood Harry Hood wrote:

So has any of the tracklist been confirmed yet?

I really want to find out if "Aliens Are Only Us From The Future" is going to be featured on this album.

Also what's this about Geoffrey Buggle replacing Wakeman on keys?Confused



I just found this online: 

http://allmediareviews.blogspot.com/2011/03/yes-fly-from-here-2011-10.html" rel="nofollow - http://allmediareviews.blogspot.com/2011/03/yes-fly-from-here-2011-10.html

Squire also confirmed [...] Trevor Horn produced the album. The players, Squire continued, would be the same one attendees will see on stage when the band performs Friday [...]:


Guitarist Steve Howe, drummer Alan White, keyboardist Oliver Wakeman, lead singer Benoit David and Squire.


Except for one change.


At Horn’s insistence, “Fly from Here” will feature [...] Geoffrey Downes on keyboards, as opposed to Wakeman, Squire said.
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What's all this then, eh?




Posted By: TheGazzardian
Date Posted: March 31 2011 at 11:26
Originally posted by cstack3 cstack3 wrote:

 
At Horn’s insistence, “Fly from Here” will feature [...] Geoffrey Downes on keyboards, as opposed to Wakeman, Squire said.

That sounds good to me - implies that Fly From Here is the only one written in the Drama era (probably why Horn is insisting Downes plays on it). Meaning we are getting new tracks, thank goodness. 


Posted By: Ivan_Melgar_M
Date Posted: March 31 2011 at 11:35
Originally posted by Epignosis Epignosis wrote:

Drama didn't have Anderson.  I like Drama.


Yep, but Trevor Horn was a  different vocalist, that made it great, Benoit David is a new version of Jon Anderson.

And Oliver Wakeman is not Geoff Downes. Nepotism doesn't work in music.

To be honest, after Drama I lost the faith in Yes.

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Posted By: cstack3
Date Posted: March 31 2011 at 12:34
"Drama"....what an appropriate name!  More like "Drama Queens"!!  

Whatever, I don't know why we care so much....I think Anderson was treated shabbily by his bandmates, but if this generates some decent music, well, it's long overdue from this bunch.  

So, which bandmember has the duty to write the goofy "Yes" lyrics I wonder?   


Posted By: Epignosis
Date Posted: March 31 2011 at 15:29
Shocked

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CD2LRROpph0" rel="nofollow - Yes! New single to be released next Friday!


http://www.blogcdn.com/www.noisecreep.com/media/2011/03/yesrobshanahan.jpg

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Posted By: twosteves
Date Posted: March 31 2011 at 15:46
Did Oliver get the axe? He's not in picture or in press release which says Downes is now in Yes on keys.


Posted By: cstack3
Date Posted: March 31 2011 at 15:55
Originally posted by twosteves twosteves wrote:

Did Oliver get the axe? He's not in picture or in press release which says Downes is now in Yes on keys.

Ollie did get axed, see this:   http://heavyrocktheplaylist.blogspot.com/2011/03/yes-new-album-fly-from-here-out-in-july.html" rel="nofollow - http://heavyrocktheplaylist.blogspot.com/2011/03/yes-new-album-fly-from-here-out-in-july.html

Maybe the music will be OK (I like Drama, but it is not my favorite Yes album), but we'll have to wait and see. 

Squire seems to be the engineer of these moves, a bit heartless in my eyes.  Ollie was a nice bridge to the distant past of Yes.  




Posted By: Epignosis
Date Posted: March 31 2011 at 16:00
Originally posted by cstack3 cstack3 wrote:

Originally posted by twosteves twosteves wrote:

Did Oliver get the axe? He's not in picture or in press release which says Downes is now in Yes on keys.

Ollie did get axed, see this:   http://heavyrocktheplaylist.blogspot.com/2011/03/yes-new-album-fly-from-here-out-in-july.html" rel="nofollow - http://heavyrocktheplaylist.blogspot.com/2011/03/yes-new-album-fly-from-here-out-in-july.html

Maybe the music will be OK (I like Drama, but it is not my favorite Yes album), but we'll have to wait and see. 

Squire seems to be the engineer of these moves, a bit heartless in my eyes.  Ollie was a nice bridge to the distant past of Yes.  




http://allmediareviews.blogspot.com/2011/03/yes-fly-from-here-2011-10.html" rel="nofollow - This source you posted earlier says that Trevor Horn insisted on replacing Wakeman with Downes.




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Posted By: cstack3
Date Posted: March 31 2011 at 16:06
Originally posted by Epignosis Epignosis wrote:

Shocked

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CD2LRROpph0" rel="nofollow - Yes! New single to be released next Friday!


http://www.blogcdn.com/www.noisecreep.com/media/2011/03/yesrobshanahan.jpg

http://www.noisecreep.com/2011/03/31/yes-reunite-with-trevor-horn-for-new-album/" rel="nofollow - http://www.noisecreep.com/2011/03/31/yes-reunite-with-trevor-horn-for-new-album/

LOL!!  I see why they brought in Benoit David....he's the only one likely to score any chicks!!    What a rough-lookin' bunch these days!!  

Squire needs a new 'do, he looks like Barbara Bush or something.  And, who's the porker with the sunglasses??



Posted By: cstack3
Date Posted: March 31 2011 at 16:09
Originally posted by Epignosis Epignosis wrote:

Originally posted by cstack3 cstack3 wrote:

Originally posted by twosteves twosteves wrote:

Did Oliver get the axe? He's not in picture or in press release which says Downes is now in Yes on keys.

Ollie did get axed, see this:   http://heavyrocktheplaylist.blogspot.com/2011/03/yes-new-album-fly-from-here-out-in-july.html" rel="nofollow - http://heavyrocktheplaylist.blogspot.com/2011/03/yes-new-album-fly-from-here-out-in-july.html

Maybe the music will be OK (I like Drama, but it is not my favorite Yes album), but we'll have to wait and see. 

Squire seems to be the engineer of these moves, a bit heartless in my eyes.  Ollie was a nice bridge to the distant past of Yes.  




http://allmediareviews.blogspot.com/2011/03/yes-fly-from-here-2011-10.html" rel="nofollow - This source you posted earlier says that Trevor Horn insisted on replacing Wakeman with Downes.



I'm just being a good "journalist" and posting them as they appear.  I don't know how Trevor would be able to "insist" upon replacing Wakeman with Downes, as I wouldn't think he would rate that kind of influence.   Ollie's the better keyboardist by far. 

I still think this has Squire's fingerprints all over it.  He should have called this something else, like the old "Cinema" project.  Rent must be due or something.


Posted By: chopper
Date Posted: March 31 2011 at 16:26
Originally posted by Epignosis Epignosis wrote:

Shocked

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CD2LRROpph0" rel="nofollow - Yes! New single to be released next Friday!




http://www.noisecreep.com/2011/03/31/yes-reunite-with-trevor-horn-for-new-album/" rel="nofollow - http://www.noisecreep.com/2011/03/31/yes-reunite-with-trevor-horn-for-new-album/


Why is there a link to Rebecca Black on YouTube in this post?


Posted By: Padraic
Date Posted: March 31 2011 at 16:30
Originally posted by chopper chopper wrote:

Originally posted by Epignosis Epignosis wrote:

Shocked

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CD2LRROpph0" rel="nofollow - Yes! New single to be released next Friday!




http://www.noisecreep.com/2011/03/31/yes-reunite-with-trevor-horn-for-new-album/" rel="nofollow - http://www.noisecreep.com/2011/03/31/yes-reunite-with-trevor-horn-for-new-album/


Why is there a link to Rebecca Black on YouTube in this post?


Yeah, Rob, what's up with the rickroll?


Posted By: Epignosis
Date Posted: March 31 2011 at 16:32
God will get me for that, don't worry.  Tongue LOL

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Posted By: chopper
Date Posted: March 31 2011 at 16:51
Originally posted by Epignosis Epignosis wrote:

God will get me for that, don't worry.  Tongue LOL


Quite frankly you should know better.

You could at least have linked to a track from Love Beach or something.


Posted By: Ivan_Melgar_M
Date Posted: March 31 2011 at 18:37
Originally posted by cstack3 cstack3 wrote:

Originally posted by Epignosis Epignosis wrote:

Shocked

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CD2LRROpph0" rel="nofollow - Yes! New single to be released next Friday!


http://www.blogcdn.com/www.noisecreep.com/media/2011/03/yesrobshanahan.jpg

http://www.noisecreep.com/2011/03/31/yes-reunite-with-trevor-horn-for-new-album/" rel="nofollow - http://www.noisecreep.com/2011/03/31/yes-reunite-with-trevor-horn-for-new-album/

LOL!!  I see why they brought in Benoit David....he's the only one likely to score any chicks!!    What a rough-lookin' bunch these days!!  

Squire needs a new 'do, he looks like Barbara Bush or something.  And, who's the porker with the sunglasses??


Really a creepy looking bunch, incredibly Steve Howe looks younger than most of the rest.

I guess the fat guy with classes is Teevor Horn, but he's among the younger in the group (Except for Benoit David and Geoff Downes who is three years younger)

But except for Geoffry (Born in 1952) and of course Benoit, none of them is that old to look like them.

Iván


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Posted By: twosteves
Date Posted: March 31 2011 at 18:53
Originally posted by cstack3 cstack3 wrote:

Originally posted by twosteves twosteves wrote:

Did Oliver get the axe? He's not in picture or in press release which says Downes is now in Yes on keys.

Ollie did get axed, see this:   http://heavyrocktheplaylist.blogspot.com/2011/03/yes-new-album-fly-from-here-out-in-july.html" rel="nofollow - http://heavyrocktheplaylist.blogspot.com/2011/03/yes-new-album-fly-from-here-out-in-july.html

Maybe the music will be OK (I like Drama, but it is not my favorite Yes album), but we'll have to wait and see. 

Squire seems to be the engineer of these moves, a bit heartless in my eyes.  Ollie was a nice bridge to the distant past of Yes.  



I think it's a good move--I saw O.Wakeman live with the group and it was not good. He seemed timid and not self assured and had no strong playing style which for me is a disaster in a group like Yes. Downes has a style and is somewhat of a showman. I wonder if there was a time when Benoit's head was on the chopping block and the Drama line-up would reunite. Anyway I might go see them now---I was going to skip it--as I'm one of those long time fans who think it's not the same without Jon. Even thought I think maybe he tried to control too much of everything in the last 20 years. 


Posted By: Bassthang
Date Posted: April 04 2011 at 11:21
I can't keep up with all the changes and politics in Yes.
You'd think that after all these years, they'd have learned to put their differences aside and work together.
I agree that Oliver seemed like he was taking a back seat when I saw them in 2009, but given the rest of the talent in the group, it must be hard to make an impression (after all, Yes have never had a poor keyboardist). Benoit really impressed me. Not only is it amazing that he sounds so much like Jon, but he had the biggest fan backlash to deal with at gigs, yet managed to project himself confidently.
I hope that Oliver can continue to contribute in some capacity to the recording. After spending all this time on the road with Yes, he deserves a permanent entry in the discography.
 


Posted By: twosteves
Date Posted: April 04 2011 at 13:31
Originally posted by Bassthang Bassthang wrote:

I can't keep up with all the changes and politics in Yes.
You'd think that after all these years, they'd have learned to put their differences aside and work together.
I agree that Oliver seemed like he was taking a back seat when I saw them in 2009, but given the rest of the talent in the group, it must be hard to make an impression (after all, Yes have never had a poor keyboardist). Benoit really impressed me. Not only is it amazing that he sounds so much like Jon, but he had the biggest fan backlash to deal with at gigs, yet managed to project himself confidently.
I hope that Oliver can continue to contribute in some capacity to the recording. After spending all this time on the road with Yes, he deserves a permanent entry in the discography.
 

It's hard to keep up with the DRAMA---but most of it comes from 3 guys who want to work all the time and two others (Jon and Rick) who for health reasons can't. The two controlled the group for years until finally the other 3 had to make a move. As  far as Oliver goes--(he didn't impress live) and it seems when he got in the studio he didn't impress there either so producer Trevor Horn phoned up his friend Downes to record. I'm not sure if Yes booted him or Horn started this in motion. For me a long time fan--I would have been happy if they recorded with Jon and toured with Benoit. Because Jon can't tour he admits it in a recent interview and Rick doesn't want to tour a lot.


Posted By: Theriver
Date Posted: April 24 2011 at 16:05
What to think of the following?
 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fly_from_Here" rel="nofollow - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fly_from_Here
 
i ll say it will a year after the release a 3.35 average rating, just a wild guess (for fun).
 
 
 
 


Posted By: tupan
Date Posted: April 24 2011 at 16:47
That album will bwe with Benoît David?

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Posted By: NotAProghead
Date Posted: April 24 2011 at 19:23
The title looks like a message to Jon Anderson  LOL. Ungrateful mates.

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Posted By: madmike
Date Posted: April 24 2011 at 19:48
Originally posted by NotAProghead NotAProghead wrote:

The title looks like a message to Jon Anderson  LOL. Ungrateful mates.

Or, for that matter, to Oliver Wakeman... "circular firing squad" seems to apply here.


Posted By: TheGazzardian
Date Posted: April 24 2011 at 20:11
Title comes from the title track, which will be an epic-length piece that is expanded from a song that they wrote with Drama lineup.

old discussion on the album:
http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=76415" rel="nofollow - http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=76415


Posted By: juandhaltrich
Date Posted: April 24 2011 at 20:41
banoit david and geoff downes instead of wakeman and anderson. enough said. not great perspectives for this one.


Posted By: Harry Hood
Date Posted: April 25 2011 at 01:10
That has to be Roger Dean's worst album cover yet. It's like he's not even trying anymore.


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Posted By: gen77c
Date Posted: April 25 2011 at 02:53
that made me laugh....


mmm Geoff Jones is back in the band? to me that's a good thing, I think, I really like Drama and the first Asia album.


Posted By: Lark the Starless
Date Posted: April 25 2011 at 12:03
Originally posted by Harry Hood Harry Hood wrote:

That has to be Roger Dean's worst album cover yet. It's like he's not even trying anymore.
 
LOLLOLLOL


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Posted By: tupan
Date Posted: April 25 2011 at 16:47
See:  http://www.yesworld.com/ywpr_we-can-fly.html" rel="nofollow - http://www.yesworld.com/ywpr_we-can-fly.html

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Posted By: NotAProghead
Date Posted: April 25 2011 at 17:04
Originally posted by Ivan_Melgar_M Ivan_Melgar_M wrote:

 
Yep, but Trevor Horn was a  different vocalist, that made it great...
Was he really so different? 
There are good examples when bands hired completely different singers (Coverdale after Gillan, Dio instead Ozzy, Lawton after Byron), Trevor Horn in my opinion is not the same case.


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Posted By: AtomicCrimsonRush
Date Posted: April 25 2011 at 18:15
good old WIKI
 

Fly from Here is the upcoming twenty-first http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Studio_album" rel="nofollow - studio album by the English http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Progressive_rock" rel="nofollow - progressive rock band http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yes_%28band%29" rel="nofollow - Yes . It is expected to be released July 12, 2011 on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frontiers_Records" rel="nofollow - Frontiers Records in the US, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fly_from_Here#cite_note-1" rel="nofollow - [2] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fly_from_Here#cite_note-bradenton.com-0" rel="nofollow - [1] and 22 June on Avalon in Japan. The album takes its name from its title song. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fly_from_Here#cite_note-bradenton.com-0" rel="nofollow - [1]

love the album cover


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Posted By: JIF8882
Date Posted: April 25 2011 at 19:36
Originally posted by gen77c gen77c wrote:

that made me laugh....


mmm Geoff Jones is back in the band? to me that's a good thing, I think, I really like Drama and the first Asia album.
Don't you mean Geoff Downes?


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Posted By: Grimalkin
Date Posted: May 21 2011 at 05:02
Originally posted by Harry Hood Harry Hood wrote:

That has to be Roger Dean's worst album cover yet. It's like he's not even trying anymore.

I'm currently working on the Yes FFH layout and... I can tell you: this is going to be one of the best Roger Dean's cover in Years.

-Giulio Cataldo-


Posted By: The Truth
Date Posted: May 21 2011 at 11:32
^ Really? Shocked

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Posted By: Grimalkin
Date Posted: May 21 2011 at 17:56
Definitely Beautiful!


Posted By: fluiddruid
Date Posted: May 22 2011 at 03:29


1.
Fly From Here - Overture
2.
Fly From Here - Pt I - We Can Fly
3.
Fly From Here - Pt Ii - Sad Night A T The Airfield
4.
Fly From Here - Pt Iii - Madman At The Screens
5.
Fly From Here - Pt Iv - Bumpy Ride
6.
Fly From Here - Pt V - We Can Fly
7.
The Man You Always Wanted Me To Be
8.
Life On A Film Set
9.
Hour Of Need
10.
Solitaire
11.
Into The Storm
 http://www.ginza.se/Product/Product.aspx?Identifier=107947




Posted By: chopper
Date Posted: May 22 2011 at 03:42
Nice to see an old fashioned Roger Dean cover.
 
I've got a short version of We Can Fly From Here on The Word Is Live and it's a good song so I'm looking forward to this.


Posted By: Rune2000
Date Posted: May 22 2011 at 07:23
Great to see that a Swedish online shopping site was the first to leak out the news! LOL

This new album will directly effect my decision of whether I want to see the live gig on December 9th here in Stockholm (Solna, to be precise), Sweden.


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Posted By: ProgressiveAttic
Date Posted: May 22 2011 at 08:38
It starts with what looks like a multi-part epic... sounds promising....

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Posted By: Anthony H.
Date Posted: May 22 2011 at 08:46
Wait, the epic isn't divided into tracks, is it? That would suck.

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Posted By: twosteves
Date Posted: May 22 2011 at 08:52
"prepare to be pleasantly surprised by the album. It's got a contemporary edge but it's not 90125. If you're a Yes fan the chances are you'll be more than happy with Fly From Here."
That's a quote from the magazine Classic Rock Presents Prog---the record will be reviewed in their next issue.
As a life long Yes fan, I'm excited to hear the new music---my hope is to not miss Jon too much. The title's  of the songs
already sound like something JA would not come up with.


Posted By: twosteves
Date Posted: May 22 2011 at 08:55
Originally posted by Anthony H. Anthony H. wrote:

Wait, the epic isn't divided into tracks, is it? That would suck.

Good question--but past Yes records had sections written in the same way, but the music flowed from one part to the next.


Posted By: Clepsydra
Date Posted: May 22 2011 at 09:49
Originally posted by Anthony H. Anthony H. wrote:

Wait, the epic isn't divided into tracks, is it? That would suck.

I agree when you burn it to your ipod.

Does anyone know of a program that joins all these epics together?


Posted By: ProgressiveAttic
Date Posted: May 22 2011 at 10:05
Originally posted by Clepsydra Clepsydra wrote:


Originally posted by Anthony H. Anthony H. wrote:

Wait, the epic isn't divided into tracks, is it? That would suck.
I agree when you burn it to your ipod.Does anyone know of a program that joins all these epics together?

Try Audacity

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Posted By: harmonium.ro
Date Posted: May 22 2011 at 12:23
Originally posted by twosteves twosteves wrote:

"prepare to be pleasantly surprised by the album. It's got a contemporary edge but it's not 90125. If you're a Yes fan the chances are you'll be more than happy with Fly From Here."
That's a quote from the magazine Classic Rock Presents Prog---the record will be reviewed in their next issue.
As a life long Yes fan, I'm excited to hear the new music---my hope is to not miss Jon too much. The title's  of the songs
already sound like something JA would not come up with.

Why on Earth would 90125 pop up in mind when thinking of "contemporary"? Confused LOL Is that the moment in time where YES members are stuck?


Posted By: lazland
Date Posted: May 22 2011 at 13:48
Originally posted by harmonium.ro harmonium.ro wrote:

Originally posted by twosteves twosteves wrote:

"prepare to be pleasantly surprised by the album. It's got a contemporary edge but it's not 90125. If you're a Yes fan the chances are you'll be more than happy with Fly From Here."
That's a quote from the magazine Classic Rock Presents Prog---the record will be reviewed in their next issue.
As a life long Yes fan, I'm excited to hear the new music---my hope is to not miss Jon too much. The title's  of the songs
already sound like something JA would not come up with.

Why on Earth would 90125 pop up in mind when thinking of "contemporary"? Confused LOL Is that the moment in time where YES members are stuck?

I agree Alex. It's a really strange comment in regard to an album that is, at the end of the day, about 30 years old now.

If they can come up with something as exciting and as ground breaking as 90125, though, I will be happy. I'm not holding my breath, though.


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Posted By: Slaughternalia
Date Posted: May 22 2011 at 15:15
Originally posted by Clepsydra Clepsydra wrote:

Originally posted by Anthony H. Anthony H. wrote:

Wait, the epic isn't divided into tracks, is it? That would suck.

I agree when you burn it to your ipod.

Does anyone know of a program that joins all these epics together?
I do this. Make sure you're working with a lossless format such as wav or flac if you don't want to lose quality. There is an option in the program Foobar when you're converting to merge the tracks into a single file.


Posted By: valravennz
Date Posted: May 22 2011 at 16:47
Excited about the imminent release of the new Yes album - YES! Will I miss Jon Anderson - hard to answer at this stage. 



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Posted By: cstack3
Date Posted: May 22 2011 at 18:08
Originally posted by Clepsydra Clepsydra wrote:

Originally posted by Anthony H. Anthony H. wrote:

Wait, the epic isn't divided into tracks, is it? That would suck.

I agree when you burn it to your ipod.

Does anyone know of a program that joins all these epics together?

His name was Eddie Offord.  


Posted By: Dellinger
Date Posted: May 22 2011 at 22:13
Originally posted by Slaughternalia Slaughternalia wrote:


Originally posted by Clepsydra Clepsydra wrote:


Originally posted by Anthony H. Anthony H. wrote:

Wait, the epic isn't divided into tracks, is it? That would suck.
I agree when you burn it to your ipod.Does anyone know of a program that joins all these epics together?

I do this. Make sure you're working with a lossless format such as wav or flac if you don't want to lose quality. There is an option in the program Foobar when you're converting to merge the tracks into a single file.


The one I'm using right now is Nero.


Posted By: bondegezou
Date Posted: May 23 2011 at 08:45
Originally posted by The Truth The Truth wrote:

^ Really? Shocked


Yes, Giulio Cataldo does layout for lots of Frontiers releases. He's also a prog musician and does some nice work as Grimalkin: http://www.myspace.com/grimalkinprog

Henry

Yes news: http://www.bondegezou.co.uk/wnyesm.htm



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