Protest at Yesshows!

In a thread on another prog forum I read one of the funniest things I've happened to come across in a long time.  It seems that, at the Yes gig of yesterday evening at the Calvin Theater in Northampton (MA), there were people outside the venue handing out leaflets in which Jon and Rick allegedly dissed the current incarnation of the band. Can you believe that - prog fundamentalists? Obviously, no one believes that the two musicians are in any way behind this 'original' initiative. It seems, anyway, that some people have nothing better to do with the time on their hands. 

do you by chance have the link to the other forum where this has been discussed?

NJCat_11 wrote: do you by chance have the link to the other forum where this has been discussed?

It's on the home page of ProgressiveEars (www.progressiveears.com). It should still be among the newest items.. Unfortunately, it's not easy to conjure up the link for the thread in question, but you should have no trouble in finding it - the title is the same.

Found this on another forum site:

...a two-sided postcard-sized paper, on the front of which is a pic of Jon and Rick, stating:
Jon Anderson has branded Yes as 'disrespectful' for continuing to tour with tribute singer Benoit David in his place. Anderson claims his request to rejoin the band for a latest bunch of dates in the UK this month was rebuffed. "As much as I wish the band well, they should not (be touring) as Yes," he insists.
On the back, shots of Jon & Rick:
"Keyboardist Rick Wakeman has no time for the current version of Yes, even though his son Oliver is in the line-up. Yes also replaced Jon Anderson with tribute singer Benoit David. "It's inappropriate and not respectful to the fans," said Wakeman. "It's all over with the calssic line-up-I just get on with my life and my music."

bah....   it's all about the music. They sounded GREAT.. at least for the two songs we heard from that lineup last year before the Anti-Christ intervened and unleashed one of the protends of the apocalypse on us

Edited by micky - February 09 2010 at 19:05

people take this sh*t too seriously....  it's music...  nothing more .. nothing less.   For all intents and purposes 3/4ths of Yes is still playing to it's fans...  most people simply don't care if Jon is there or not.  David is not... well.. ME up on stage. He sings Jon's parts damn well... 


seriously.. would people just want the group to just hang it up because the egos which have been as much a part of the group as the music itself haven't gone away.

Hmmm....they should have recruited Steve Carney from the UK tribute band "Fragile"!  Fragile sound remarkably like Yes, and have played onstage with Pete Banks and other Yes-men.  I always thought Fragile had the "stamp of approval."

I've only seen one protest at a concert and that was when Weather Report played in Atlanta after playing Sun City.  As far as Yes is concerned the band member changes have been uhm, perpetual.  As long as the music is good they can keep on doing it and have the band live on forever.  I've moved on a while ago though.

Edited by Slartibartfast - February 09 2010 at 21:50

Someone or something must own the rights to the 'Yes' name so wouldn't said owner(s) be within their rights to sue third parties for a breach ?

Atavachron wrote: cstack3 wrote:   PLEASE, don't try to do another "Union" routine!!  Ugh!!   that tour was spectacular; imagine Yes in-the-round with two drummers and two guitarists.. it's considered one of their finest tours ever, I believe