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Dantallion 
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Joined: May 27 2006 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 60 |
 Topic: Yes looking for a new lead singer?Posted: August 05 2008 at 13:38 |
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Hi all,
Last week I received a message from Circa:'s Myspace site saying that Alan White was leaving Circa: to work on a new Yes Project. Then while checking www.yesfans.com i found rumblings that Yes are currently looking for a new lead singer. I know that Jon Anderson is having some health issues and that Yes canceled their upcoming tour. Could this be true? I was wonder if any one out there has more info?
If this is true what do you all think?
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The Quiet One
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Joined: January 16 2008 Location: Argentina Status: Offline Points: 15745 |
Posted: August 05 2008 at 13:44 |
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mmm, it would be odd, very odd. Yes has had only 1 singer, that's Jon. With the exception of 1 album with Trevor Horn in vocals.
It would be interesting for an album, but for a tour? Nah, don't think so. |
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Slartibartfast
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Honorary Collaborator / In Memoriam Joined: April 29 2006 Location: Atlantais Status: Offline Points: 29630 |
Posted: August 05 2008 at 15:04 |
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Yeah, they're replacing him with Les Claypool.
 (Just trying to start a rumor.) |
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Released date are often when it it impacted you but recorded dates are when it really happened...
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rushfan4
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Posted: August 05 2008 at 15:16 |
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I'm guessing that the singer from this band named "No" is probably not under consideration.
Seriously, though, I remember watching an interview with the band where they were asked how long they planned on continuing, and they answered that Yes would continue on for as long as it could and that it would be passed on from father to son (or daughter as the case may be). Part of that almost came to fruition with Oliver Wakeman taking over keyboards for the recently cancelled tour. That would make Jade Anderson, a possible candidate for the job.
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HaroldLand
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Joined: April 02 2005 Location: Canada Status: Offline Points: 162 |
Posted: August 05 2008 at 15:48 |
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yeah, i remember one of them saying that in an interview in the film YesYears, where they said Yes would be like the London Philharmonic, it'll be an entity that exists even when the founding members cease to exist. but as for a new yes singer... i'm not sure how enthusiastic i am about that idea. as much as i like the idea of yes continuing on and on and on, i'd almost prefer them to call it quits than to end up a mere fragment of their original glory, which, by the way, we are *extremely* lucky, as yes fans, to still have pretty much the original five (original being the mid-70s lineup, not tony kaye and peter banks), when most bands from that era are not even close to their original state these days, if they're still around at all. it's a bit frustrating to think of a yes without jon anderson. i had tickets to see them in Toronto in July, and it was canceled. i hope that tour wasn't my/our last possible chance to see them with jon. |
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el böthy
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Posted: August 05 2008 at 23:46 |
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mmm... I don´t like the sound of that... and hello Jade Anderson!!!  ...I mean the music is pure crap... but... daaaaaaaaamnnn!!! |
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"You want me to play what, Robert?"
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rushfan4
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Posted: August 06 2008 at 10:43 |
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^ That was my thought too!!!
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Norbert
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Posted: August 06 2008 at 13:34 |
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Without Jon only a Drama tour with Trevor Horn make some sense, so I hope this will remain a hoax.
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RaphaelT
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Posted: August 06 2008 at 14:39 |
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Why Jade and not Damion Anderson? He has already sung on a Yes album?
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yet you still have time!
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The Quiet One
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Posted: August 06 2008 at 14:54 |
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Seconded  When I saw her MySpace, I really couldn't believe SHE was the daughter of Jon.
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SouthSideoftheSky
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Posted: August 06 2008 at 15:29 |
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If I'm not mistaken it was Rick who said something like that in an interview on the YesYears rockumentary. Should we take it seriously? Rick (and Jon too) say a lot of stuff. Only a couple of years ago Rick said he was never ever going to tour again. This was most likely uttered in a moment of over-enthusiasm |
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SouthSideoftheSky
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Posted: August 06 2008 at 15:33 |
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I agree, she looks nothing like him
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rushfan4
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Posted: August 06 2008 at 15:42 |
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I have that rockumentary on DVD so that was probably where I saw that. I don't remember which member said that, might have been Rick or Jon. It is certainly a possibility with Steve Howe having two musician sons and Rick Wakeman having 2 (or is it 3) musician kids, and Jon having Damion, Jade, and also Deborah, who I didn't mention earlier. I think both Deborah and Jade have made an album. I don't know about Damion. Also, I have never heard any mention of Bruford, White, or Squire having any musical children, but that doesn't mean that they don't exist. Not to mention that there might not be some musical Banks, Kayes, Morazes, etc running around out there as well. Probably not likely, but still kind of a fascinating idea. If it were to ever happen they would need to be judged on their output, but I suspect that far more people would hate the idea then there would be that would like the idea.
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SouthSideoftheSky
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Posted: August 06 2008 at 15:58 |
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Instead of Alan leaving, couldn't Chris and Steve join Circa: and that would be the new Yes Seriously, I don't know if I would want them to tour (or record) without Jon unless it is a very special "project". An all instrumental tour maybe? The instrumental Yes-medley that Circa: played live was pretty cool. Maybe Yes could do something like that for a whole show? |
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SouthSideoftheSky
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Posted: August 06 2008 at 16:11 |
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If I'm not mistaken some of Squire's children did an album under the name Esquire some years back. I have never heard the album so I can be mistaken about it.
I suspect that some (most?) of the people you are thinking about being involved are rather against the idea. I mean it is one thing to work with your father in new projects, but would you want to travel around the world and sing old songs written by your father? I think that all these children of famous musicians want to be respected for something they themselves has done and not solely because of their parents. I think that they are dying to break away and go out on their own and do their own things. BTW, have you heard that Black Sabbath are touring again next year with Kelly Osbourne on vocals. Just kidding |
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rushfan4
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Posted: August 06 2008 at 16:22 |
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I think that Esquire was actually Chris's wife or ex-wife. I don't think there were any kids involved, but I could be wrong too.
In regards to the 2nd paragraph, I don't doubt that that is true. I think that the Howe kids and the Wakeman kids have both appeared on/done albums with dear old dad. And if I am not mistaken Howe's son who is a drummer has worked with one of Wakeman's sons, but again I might be wrong there. I realize that the music world is different from the real world, but children take over family businesses all of the time. Obviously, this probably has never happened in the music world. And of course, nothing says that once Yes Generation 2 was formed that they couldn't create their own music and perform that while on tour along with dear old dad's music. Some of the fun of forums is the speculating about what might be in cases that will probably never ever happen, but you just never know.
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Abstrakt
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Posted: August 06 2008 at 16:25 |
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That would be interesting! I can imagine Primus covering "Close to the Edge"  |
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Dantallion
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Joined: May 27 2006 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 60 |
Posted: August 06 2008 at 16:37 |
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I have been a fan of Yesfor 30 years. I really hope that they are not looking for a Jon clone so they can go out and tour. Soon they will be doing the curcuit with REO Speedwagon and Styx. They will become a mockery of what they once were.
On the other hand, if they find a new singer with his own voice and personality and record a new album, now that might be interesting.
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SouthSideoftheSky
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Posted: August 06 2008 at 16:40 |
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Oh, you are probably right. I just asumed it was his children
BTW, here are the credits for the album:
- Nikki Squire / vocals
- Nigel McLaren / bass, backing vocals - Charles Olins / keyboards, backing vocals Additional musicians: - Chris Squire / backing vocals - Alan White / drums - Pat Thrall / guitar - Steve Topping / guitar - Eddie Golga / guitar - Jamie Lane / drums - Dinky / drums - Carmen Squire / backing vocals If Nikki is his wife then who is Carmen Squire?
Yeah, that's right. Both Dylan and Virgil Howe play with Steve on some of his albums and also on the live DVD Steve Howe's Remedy Live. Adam Wakeman can be seen appearing with Rick on the live DVD Rick Wakeman Live In Buenos Aires. They are all good musicians.
It is an interesting idea but would it really be Yes? I mean if Oliver Wakeman replaced Rick with all the other intact it would still be Yes for sure. But if you kept replacing all the others with their respective offspring it would rapidly seize to be Yes, wouldn’t it? |
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rushfan4
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Posted: August 06 2008 at 16:59 |
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Being from Detroit I'll use this lame example, but Henry Ford is long dead, but they still make Ford automobiles (hopefully for a long, long time, but things are sure bleek these days). A Ford Flex is absolutely nothing like a Model T, but it is still a Ford. The current Executive Chairman of the Board is his grandson William Clay Ford, Jr. He is still Ford and in a way he is involved in his old product as well as his grandfather's product. (Boy that really was a lame example).
I definitely agree that it would definitely cease to be Yes. I've discussed similar things previously on the forums, but where do you draw the line when members leave for when a band can still be the band. Most of the bands have gone through numerous lineup changes and yet the names continue. Pink Floyd without Syd Barrett and then without Roger Waters. Yes without Peter Banks and Tony Kaye, and then without Bill Bruford, and then without Rick Wakeman, etc. etc. etc. to the infinity. Heck, King Crimson is such a favorite on here, but the band that created ITCOTCK never actually recorded another album. And of course we don't want to even get started on Genesis. I always find this to be an interesting discussion so I guess that it beared repeating. And I think that in a case where all of the original members were gone and replaced by all their kids that that line would definitely be crossed.
Again never going to happen, but what if the scenario were that they released a couple of albums with this line-up with Oliver Wakeman instead of Rick. And then Alan White dropped out and Dylan or Virgil Howe took over drums (I forget which one plays the drums). They do a couple of albums and then the other Howe comes in to play guitar (I think the other one plays guitar, but maybe he is a keyboardist. I forget there too.) Finally, after a couple of more albums Jon decides to hang up the mike and one of his kids takes over. Sort of a gradual switch instead of a fullscale switch. Still crossing the line, but maybe more acceptable. Especially if the new albums that they release are Closer to the Edge and Tales of Mars Oceans. i.e. so good that we forget that it is the kids doing the music. Ah well, my straitjacket is already on order so no need to report me.
EDIT: Also, note that Chris Squire is still the bass player. After all, I believe that he still owns the rights to the name and he is the only one who has appeared on every album, so of course that has to continue forever. Edited by rushfan4 - August 06 2008 at 17:13 |
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