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Dellinger 
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About Sherwood, I'm more concerned about his contributions to writing and producing music, than his ability to play the bass.
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AFlowerKingCrimson
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I take it you haven't seen Yes with Sherwood in the band? His sound is similar to Squire's but he's not a copycat. Apparently many fans would be upset with Billy if he deliberately tried to sound like Squire. Howe has been with the band on and off since 1971. Would you rather have Trevor Rabin on guitar? As for the name, I don't care much about that. If people don't want to call it a Yes record that's fine with me. I think of ABWH as a Yes album but many disagree with that sometimes because of semantics. Over on the rush fans website there's a poll and so far I don't think anyone on there thinks of this new one as being "the real Yes." I personally think they have a right to call themselves Yes since this band is descended from the Squire band but I seem to be in the minority these days. Of course I would prefer if Jon was in the band(and Rick too for that matter) but we all know that's probably not going to happen (especially not with Rick).
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Catcher10
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Posted: July 10 2021 at 14:26 |
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Geddy I highly doubt would agree to assume Squire's role, sure he played with them at the RRHoF but that's not the same. I was not thinking Geddy Lee.......but I don't think Sherwood again, from a musical view, is that great, he's fine. Tony Levin would be able reproduce those monster bass licks. Logical only in that supposedly Chris wanted him in the band, they were friends. We will see, maybe his playing will be better suited to the Yes sound today as I am sure Sherwood feels the pressure to perform like Squire.....See the issue is that Squire's sound was a huge, huge part of the Yes sound, it's what everyone talks about, it's the meat and bones of Yes. I don't care who you are, after 40+ years people want the classic Yes sound again, not Howe's sound which is much too trebly. I'm hoping for a good record, but it won't be a Yes record.
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AFlowerKingCrimson
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Posted: July 10 2021 at 10:34 |
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^I disagree. Sherwood might not be perfect but he's a good fit for the band and he's the most logical choice as a successor to Chris. I don't think say Geddy Lee would be a better replacement for Chris (not to mention not appropriate). In this case I think of Yes as sort of like a company where you want to fill the higher positions with people who are already associated with or working within the company.
As for the Jon and Rick comment well I guess in your opinion Yes should have called it quits after Heaven and Earth (if not sooner). Edited by AFlowerKingCrimson - July 10 2021 at 10:38 |
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Posted: July 10 2021 at 09:31 |
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I hear you.....but honoring someone's wish does not mean this is the best for music creation going forward. I could think of several bass players that could contribute more from a performance level than Sherwood. The more I think about this the more it really should have been a solo Howe album or call it something else than Yes.....Making a case for Sherwood is sad, the effort should be to make a case for Jon Anderson and Rick Wakeman to return. And if Howe is really, really totally against Jon and Rick coming back then Yes is over.
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Posted: July 10 2021 at 06:58 |
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Welcome to the middle of the film.
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Posted: July 10 2021 at 05:18 |
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Chris Squire is sadly no longer with us, so making another album with him is obviously impossible. Squire wanted the band to continue, and before his death he appointed Sherwood to play the bass in his stead. I cannot think of anybody else that would have been a more obvious choice, not only because of Squire's wish, but also because he already had history with the band. Nobody else ticks those boxes. |
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Posted: July 10 2021 at 03:38 |
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The Quest will only be the fourth new, full-length Yes studio album from the last 20 years; it's been seven years since the previous one. Yes studio albums don't exactly grow on trees these days. And now that they are finally breaking the silence, all people do is complain. I for one am happy that they still making new music, a new studio record is soo much more interesting to me than endless touring and live albums with subpar renditions of the classics. |
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Posted: July 09 2021 at 23:38 |
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The more I think about Billy Sherwood, the more I think this is a mistake....
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Considering Sherwood collaborated with William Shatner doesn't exactly give him the best prog creds in the world!
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Yeah, I find it difficult to imagine it being as underwhelming as the last one... yet, this time Billy Sherwood is fully on board, and whenever he's been involved with Yes the results have been rather underwhelming (except for the song The More we Live, which I do love). |
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Posted: July 09 2021 at 09:49 |
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I'm going to reserve my judgment until I've heard the album. No sense in getting your underwear twisted around your head before you've even heard the album.
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Posted: July 09 2021 at 03:05 |
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So he must have done The Quest album cover a few years before it was recorded then? Fortunately he is very much alive.
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Posted: July 09 2021 at 02:48 |
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I think with the covid lockdown they had more time to works the songs. I would be surprised that it's as bad as Heaven and Earth
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Yes are one of my favorite bands and I will always love them, but in their history they have never been known for their good relationships within the band members. In my opinion, people on their age and achievements in the music career must have surpassed their ego and the conflicts of the past. I don't know who manages their management, but isn't it time for a second Union, in which everyone contributed to the name of this brand to get involved?
And yes, Jon Anderson is the voice of Yes, but he is also the soul of this band.
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I can already predict the 1 star reviews pouring in just like Heaven and Earth
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AFlowerKingCrimson
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Posted: July 08 2021 at 20:42 |
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Roger Dean did not die. You must be thinking of Storm Thorgerson who was born the same year as Roger but died in 2013.
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Posted: July 08 2021 at 15:02 |
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Roger Dean is alive. Yes too. It's like if they do nothing, then they're dead, if they do something... they're dead too!
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Posted: July 08 2021 at 14:15 |
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I like Roger Dean art on all their releases...I also recall he died a few years ago ,so, no new art.
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Posted: July 08 2021 at 11:36 |
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I can't imagine pre-ordering this album, unless they are only going to make like 2,000 or so but it's not being labeled Limited Release. I suspect it will be available readily, and the CD may end up being discounted by November.
Jon Anderson is the Voice of Yes, always will be. With Squire gone now it makes Jon even more important if they wanted to continue as Yes....I just have a hard time calling this lineup Yes.
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