Yes vs. Glass Hammer dust-up!

Yes recently completed their Cruise To The Edge floating festival, which started with a cloud over it after it was said the band had forbidden Davison to sing with Glass Hammer on the ship.

But Howe calls the story an “exaggeration,” explaining: “There was a decision: we jointly, as a band, decided not to water it down – let’s all be Yes at that time. I won’t dabble with my thing and no one else will dabble with other things.

“When I saw how it had come out I went, ‘Yuck!’ I was uncomfortable. It should have just said – and it would have been more honest if it just said – ‘Yes members are only doing Yes on the cruise.’ It would have said the same thing in a much better way.

“There was a lot of logic in the decision and it applied to everybody, not just him. If we hadn’t make the decision we’d have been doing masterclasses, lunches, tap-dancing, using whatever other skills we had!"

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My guess is that Yes has completely assimilated Jon Davison into their band, and that Glass Hammer will move on.  No one has said as much, but I think that is the way it is moving.  Yes sorely needed some new energy and talent, and Davison brings composing skills and cohesion to a very dysfunctional group.  

I don't see any way that Davison can front two bands, Yes won't allow it.  Is this fair to Glass Hammer, after releasing their masterwork "Perilous"?  Probably not, but that's rock & roll.  

Read the entire interview, it's excellent....Howe is not favorable to a new Yes album, Squire is etc.