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richardh

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Topic: Petition to get Jon Anderson back into Yes
Posted: September 05 2013 at 01:29

progbethyname wrote:

looks like Yessongs poked the bear with Richard!

Can't mess with Rich's Glasshammer.

indeed

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Posted: September 03 2013 at 07:49

Jon's health problem is manageable after an operation--he still can't keep up a full time pace and does a concert here and there--he also asked to be let in Yes earlier this year and would re-jion with Davidson And Downes in the band and was rejected---I like FFH---I don't like mock prog like Glass Hammer---Besides Keys and Mag many albums led by Jon have been mediocre at best---but it seems that a special event which includes Jon A may happen if it can be arranged---Personally I think most of solo Jon A sucks---he is no great solo artist and has always needed Howe Squire, Bruford, White, Wakeman and Moraz to co-create the masterpieces (or even Vangelis)---a Garbriel or Hackett he is not. I thiink both Drama and FFH are both proper Yes albums and do not include Jon A. Are they in the same league as 70's Yes---? no but not too many prog giants created masterpieces after the 70's.

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Posted: September 03 2013 at 01:58

How about a petition to get Chris Squire out of Yes..

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Posted: September 03 2013 at 01:35

looks like Yessongs poked the bear with Richard!

Can't mess with Rich's Glasshammer.

Gimmie my headphones now!!! 🎧🤣

richardh

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Posted: September 03 2013 at 01:28

Yessongs wrote:

Jon Davison is fine but he is not Jon Anderson.........

The last 3 Glass Hammer albums are better then anything Yes have released since Talk. Yes are very lucky to have Davison.

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Posted: September 03 2013 at 00:19

^ what? Petition for John to keep being out of yes??? Noooooooooooo!

Gimmie my headphones now!!! 🎧🤣

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Posted: September 02 2013 at 23:11

The.Crimson.King wrote:

twosteves wrote:

Yessongs wrote:

Jon Davison is fine but he is not Jon Anderson.........

I want Jon Anderson back but that is not facing the reality of age and illness as sad as that makes me--he's fragile and not up to what these boys are going to do until they drop.

Is Jon Anderson ill? I haven't heard about this.

No, I don't believe he is presently ill...I saw him in his "Voice of Yes" show a few years ago, and he was animated, happy and in top form!

However, he did speak to us about Yes, and said that the others wanted to "be rockers," i.e. tour and play extensively. I am sure that Jon, having had a bad run with his serious respiratory illness, just doesn't think that running around, playing casinos, cruise ships etc. would be all that good for him.

Also, the band hasn't invited him back, which is a separate issue.

I'd like to start a petition to keep Jon OUT of Yes! Yes has degenerated into a parody of their former selves IMHO, Jon could do much better on his own or with close friends.

Personally, he can keep producing new material like this as long as he wants to! Check it out if you've never heard it!

http://www.sevendragons.org/zamran/

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Posted: September 02 2013 at 22:58

twosteves wrote:

Yessongs wrote:

Jon Davison is fine but he is not Jon Anderson.........

I want Jon Anderson back but that is not facing the reality of age and illness as sad as that makes me--he's fragile and not up to what these boys are going to do until they drop.

Is Jon Anderson ill? I haven't heard about this.

Mutiny in Jonestown : Progressive Rock Since 1987

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Posted: September 02 2013 at 21:50

Go Ben!

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Posted: September 02 2013 at 20:40

Yessongs wrote:

Jon Davison is fine but he is not Jon Anderson.........

I want Jon Anderson back but that is not facing the reality of age and illness as sad as that makes me--he's fragile and not up to what these boys are going to do until they drop.

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Posted: September 02 2013 at 16:23

Jon Davison is fine but he is not Jon Anderson.........

Caroline Yessongs

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Posted: August 06 2013 at 02:20

It was Rick Wakeman that said he saw Yes as being akin to a city symphony in that members will constantly be changing and that in 50 years (from the time of the interview) there would still be a Yes, just different, younger guys.
Jon Anderson has fulfilled his purpose in Yes.

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Posted: August 06 2013 at 02:01

I forgot about that other Canadian embarassment. I hope that punk wastes all his money and has to take his Ferrari to the pawn shop and ends up on skid row. I actually think that Annie could have done it. But she was a little on the softer side. It would be like having Maggie Reilly in Yes.Even though Jon sounded like a chick sometimes his vocals were powerful. I wonder what Yes would sound like with Jennie Haan? Nah that wouldn't have worked. Check out these videos :

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3xYswv1aSGc

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7gHosBKNnfU

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Posted: August 06 2013 at 01:50

Vibrationbaby wrote:

How about this one. A petition to keep Jon Anderson out of Yes and replace it with a petition to get Celine into Yes. I'd love to see how pathetic she would sound struggling through something like Heart Of The Sunrise.

Justin Bieber would be even more embarrassing! Ugh!

Annie Haslam recently waxed poetic about how she'd enjoy singing in Yes, I say "bring it on!"

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Posted: August 06 2013 at 00:54

How about this one. A petition to keep Jon Anderson out of Yes and replace it with a petition to get Celine into Yes. I'd love to see how pathetic she would sound struggling through something like Heart Of The Sunrise.

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Posted: August 06 2013 at 00:02

richardh wrote:

dr wu23 wrote:

mongofa wrote:

And while we're at it let's get the Earth back in the center of the universe and Kim Deal back in the Pixies

And do we need another Yes release since they haven't made a decent lp since Going For the One..?

Drama

Talk

Magnification

all decent imo

Drama has some decent tracks that capture that Yes sound and feel but Talk (Endless Dream is too long and not that good...) and Mag just don't have much to offer...imo.

Edited by dr wu23 - August 06 2013 at 00:03

One does nothing yet nothing is left undone.
Haquin

richardh

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Posted: August 05 2013 at 01:29

dr wu23 wrote: