Why did Yes name themselves Yes?

Cristi wrote: dougmcauliffe wrote: I feel like this is more of a google search rather than a Progarchives thread, god knows we already have enough Yes threads.

Cristi wrote: Psychedelic Paul wrote: Cristi wrote: dougmcauliffe wrote: I feel like this is more of a google search rather than a Progarchives thread, god knows we already have enough Yes threads. You may be interested to know I have some Yes solo album polls coming up soon, when I've eventually sorted out the long list of Yes band members, past and present. I thought you did it already, or at least something similar.

A Crimson Mellotron wrote: Psychedelic Paul wrote: Cristi wrote: dougmcauliffe wrote: I feel like this is more of a google search rather than a Progarchives thread, god knows we already have enough Yes threads. You may be interested to know I have some Yes solo album polls coming up soon, when I've eventually sorted out the long list of Yes band members, past and present. Bring 'em on, Paul!

Cristi wrote: dougmcauliffe wrote: I feel like this is more of a google search rather than a Progarchives thread, god knows we already have enough Yes threads.

AFlowerKingCrimson wrote: It was going to be life, world or Yes. They wanted a one word name. Peter Banks came up with Yes because he convinced the rest of them that because it was only three letters it would take up more space and appear larger on posters for their shows.

Awesoreno wrote: Ironically, it's Eagles, not "The Eagles," but many people get it wrong (understandably). Hehe. Funny that one of them said "the Yes" then.

cstack3 wrote: Awesoreno wrote: Ironically, it's Eagles, not "The Eagles," but many people get it wrong (understandably). Hehe. Funny that one of them said "the Yes" then. Funny, they are constantly referred to as "The Eagles" by the media.   https://www.rockhall.com/inductees/eagles

I suspect the media calls them The Eagles and not Eagles because so many of them went on to successful solo careers so "THe Eagles" makes a little more sense ... BTW I love Eagles one of the few non prog bands I've got plenty of time for.  

Frenetic Zetetic wrote: cstack3 wrote: AFlowerKingCrimson wrote: It was going to be life, world or Yes. They wanted a one word name. Peter Banks came up with Yes because he convinced the rest of them that because it was only three letters it would take up more space and appear larger on posters for their shows. Thanks, good history!  I remember the early 1970s, when "Yes" were sometimes referred to as "The Yes."  When I saw the CTTE show in Chicago (22 Sept 1972), the US band The Eagles opened.   When they finished, one of the band members introduced the band as "...our friends, the Yes!"   I know Peter Banks was very favorably impressed by Pete Townsend and The Who, so that may have figured into it a bit.   Yes (lol!) I remember hearing this, as well (regarding potential Yes band names). What a positive group of young lads, lol!

Having a band name that you have to explain is a right pain in the ***. We were once briefly called "Red Mullet Fantasy" (the result of a slightly drunken meal at a local Indian restaurant where it was on the menu and someone said "that's a good name for a band!).

chopper wrote: Having a band name that you have to explain is a right pain in the ***. We were once briefly called "Red Mullet Fantasy" (the result of a slightly drunken meal at a local Indian restaurant where it was on the menu and someone said "that's a good name for a band!). We once entered a battle of the bands contest where we were billed as "Red Mullet Factory". Many years ago I was in a band called Hoozhoo and nobody could ever spell it properly.