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    Posted: October 25 2005 at 19:48

During the Yes hiatus, Chris Squire has reformed his pre-Yes band, The Syn. The band has a new album coming in the couple weeks, and it sounds excellent, with classic Yes influences (obviously) as well as a strong influence from 70s Genesis (lead vocals, guitars, etc.).

You can find MP3 samples here:

http://www.spv.de/scripts/ktrack_e.asp?nummer=48732&labe l=ns

Happily, the music is nothing like 60s Syn, which was more pysch-mod. This is very clearly 70s-style prog. If the tracks are as good as the samples, it should be the best Yes side project since the 70s.

the band's web site: http://www.synmusic.net/index2.html
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Yes music with Genesis like vocals...and Chris Squire? If you tell Mr Fripp is the guitarist Ill crap my pants right here, right now!
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I love the Syn, including their psych stuff.
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Points: 16889 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 25 2005 at 21:43
I need to hear this
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Points: 623 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 26 2005 at 10:05

Originally posted by el böthy el böthy wrote:

Yes music with Genesis like vocals...and Chris Squire? If you tell Mr Fripp is the guitarist Ill crap my pants right here, right now!

The vocals definitely are similar to early Gabriel.

And the quality of the music seems to be much higher than Squire's recent Conspiracy side projects, which were more mainstream.
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Points: 75 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 26 2005 at 19:51

 

 

heard the clips, sounds very good, I had never heard Syn, is this what the original stuff was like?

The music sounds very much like Chris Squire, and I can hear influences from Fish out of the water..which I love.

Also proves for once and for all that Chris is one of the greatest Bass players

Looking forward to this one.
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The Syn was something like pre - Yes, featuring Pete Banks and Chris Squire. Maybe Chris should once again go to La Chasse and meet Jon - we will at last have new Yes album!! History repeating itself?
yet you still have time!
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Points: 637 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 27 2005 at 14:10
wow! this sounds like it came straight out of the early 70's, thats amazing. the way prog is getting more popular these days, it just needs a push  from a famous progster to be put back into the spotlight, this sounds real god damn good..
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Originally posted by el böthy el böthy wrote:

Yes music with Genesis like vocals...and Chris Squire? If you tell Mr Fripp is the guitarist Ill crap my pants right here, right now!

Mr. Fripp is the guitarist!!!!!
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Originally posted by el böthy el böthy wrote:

Yes music with Genesis like vocals...and Chris Squire? If you tell Mr Fripp is the guitarist Ill crap my pants right here, right now!

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Points: 51 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 27 2005 at 19:55

Oh man. I have seen threads about The Syn at the YesFans forums, but I always skipped them, figuring it was people discussing the old Syn. I had no idea.

Thanks for the tip. I will now seek out some new Syn.
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I posted on this subject last week, just after I'd heard The Syn's version of "Time And A Word" on Stellar Attraction Prog Rock Radio.

That track absolutely blew me away!  So much so that I got straight on line and bought the album "Original Syn". It's a double that features one disc of the old Syn stuff, and one disc of new or reworked tracks. Although I haven't even received this yet, I'm already looking forward to Monday(31st), when the new CD "Syndestructible" will be released.

Somebody needs to do the appropriate business and get this band on the Prog Archives website!!


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Points: 1881 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 28 2005 at 10:04
Originally posted by Norm Cash Norm Cash wrote:

I'm already looking forward to Monday(31st), when the new CD "Syndestructible" will be released.


Me too!
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Points: 12818 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 28 2005 at 13:01

To clarify some confusion, Gary Husband has e.mailed me this:

Regarding the subjects you mentioned, The Syn for me was only ever going to be a "stand-in" situation and I was never part of the band as it is officially and on their new album. I was simply enlisted for the tour... which didn't end up happening anyway!! That's the scoop there. I still might get asked if their regular drummer (Jeremy Stacey) is busy doing something else, so... it's pretty much left like that. I'm just a dep.

 

But doesn't answer the question: why was  It Bites' Francis Dunnery  another name in the frame, and like Gary Husband included in press-release photos of the anticipated touring Syn ?
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Points: 49 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 28 2005 at 13:47

It sounds rather good, looking forward to it (=

And it's a lineup to die for...
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Points: 49 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 29 2005 at 08:09

btw, is Pete Banks included in this "new" Syn?
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 29 2005 at 11:58

This is my first post.

I think this project is interesting in several ways. For example, I think it is a nice path for old musicians, to either reform old bands OR to form complete new ones, instead of milking a dying cow, so to speak. More of this. You don't HAVE to stick to a winning horse, always and forever

Thanks.



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Originally posted by Phil Phil wrote:

Originally posted by Norm Cash Norm Cash wrote:

I'm already looking forward to Monday(31st), when the new CD "Syndestructible" will be released.


Me too!


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Points: 201 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 31 2005 at 03:46
Well. I guess Im a lucky guy seeing as I will be going to the London Syn concert in two weeks.
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Well, Chris Squire's solo album is probably my favorite Yes solo album, so I will definitely try to be on the lookout...if only my memory wasn't so terrible...
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