Yes: And Asimov And I?

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    Mark W. Tiedemann, a science fiction author answers to one of his readers (source).

 "He goes on, then, to say he's pleased I'm
an admirer of classic progressive rock, particularly ELP and Yes. 
"Jon Anderson," he says, "must have written 'And You And I' with Asimov's
'Foundation' in mind..."

     I must confess I never put the two together. 
What an idea.  I'm going to relisten to that and see how it fits. 
I always regarded "And You And I" as an essentially religious song.

     But as to my taste in music, I have threatened
to do a long piece on my appreciation of these bands and that music. 
It will probably take more than one of these, but an opening salvo would
be--

     ELP and Yes are, to my mind, science fictional
in that they are very much future-feeling endeavors.  Emerson, Lake
& Palmer blatantly so.  "Karnevil 9" is nothing less than a mini
science fiction opera.  So, too, is Yes's "Relayer", which is ostensibly
about war, but has such a depth of Orwellian darkness and the possibility
of Armageddon leading to a bright future at the end.
"

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Progzilla Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: July 05 2005 Status: Offline Points: 206	Posted: August 22 2005 at 05:32
	Mark W. Tiedemann, a science fiction author answers to one of his readers (source). "He goes on, then, to say he's pleased I'm an admirer of classic progressive rock, particularly ELP and Yes. "Jon Anderson," he says, "must have written 'And You And I' with Asimov's 'Foundation' in mind..." I must confess I never put the two together. What an idea. I'm going to relisten to that and see how it fits. I always regarded "And You And I" as an essentially religious song. But as to my taste in music, I have threatened to do a long piece on my appreciation of these bands and that music. It will probably take more than one of these, but an opening salvo would be-- ELP and Yes are, to my mind, science fictional in that they are very much future-feeling endeavors. Emerson, Lake & Palmer blatantly so. "Karnevil 9" is nothing less than a mini science fiction opera. So, too, is Yes's "Relayer", which is ostensibly about war, but has such a depth of Orwellian darkness and the possibility of Armageddon leading to a bright future at the end. "
	Currently listening to: - Andromeda - Pagan's Mind - Kamelot

Progzilla Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: July 05 2005 Status: Offline Points: 206	Posted: August 22 2005 at 05:51
	From http://yescography.tripod.com/closetot.htm : "The lyrics for "And You and I" are more obscure. Yes expert Steven Sullivan has theorised a possible link to Isaac Asimov's "Foundation" series of science fiction novels, suggested by lines such as "As a foundation left to create the spiral aim". " So, Snow Dog, it seems as others have pondered over this connection as well. You're not alone! And "Close to the Edge" could refer to the position of the foundation at the edge of the galaxy. But leaving the speculations, I agree it's not at all impossible that Andersson might have been influenced by Asimov.
	Currently listening to: - Andromeda - Pagan's Mind - Kamelot

Eetu Pellonpaa Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: June 17 2005 Location: Finland Status: Offline Points: 4828	Posted: August 22 2005 at 07:37
	Someone should send a link of this thread to Jon Anderson (or his agent), and we might hear the truth.

NetsNJFan Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Prog Reviewer Joined: April 12 2005 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 3047	Posted: August 23 2005 at 16:09
	great books, though half way through the thrid they get boring