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TOD KREMER 
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 Topic: Best Yes copy band.
Posted: May 26 2006 at 23:18 |
Many bands have emulated the style of Yes. Who do you think had the most success emulating their style?
Which of these bands were/ are just very good in their own right?
Yes, I would even include bands with former (or current) Yes members.
Starcastle, World Trade, Flash, and Conspiracy all come immediately to mind.
IMO, no one has come very close from a technical aspect.
Are there other bands that I have not mentioned? (so I can check them out for myself).
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Posted: May 26 2006 at 23:29 |
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Sorry but I don't mean to sound offensive...what a sad topic, noone emulates Yes, period!
Edited by Chris Stacey - May 26 2006 at 23:30
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Posted: May 26 2006 at 23:36 |
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Starcastle and Flash didn't emulate Yes???????
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Posted: May 27 2006 at 00:21 |
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Yea they did!
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Teaflax
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Posted: May 27 2006 at 01:04 |
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I haven't heard Flash, but when I first heard Starcastle it struck me
how unique and mostly unemulated the Yes sound is (and - not least -
how hard it is to pull off).
World Trade and Conspiracy sound nothing like Main Sequence era Yes, so they don't count.
Edited by Teaflax - May 27 2006 at 02:51
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Posted: May 27 2006 at 10:28 |
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Cherry Five. It's an early incarnation of Goblin. Sounds a
helluva lot like Yes. Really good band, though. They only
released one self-titled album before disbanding and reforming as
Goblin, the Italian Symphonic Prog band that did soundtracks for movies
like Suspiria and Dawn of the Dead.
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Posted: May 27 2006 at 11:37 |
 Teaflax wrote:
I haven't heard Flash, but when I first heard Starcastle it struck me
how unique and mostly unemulated the Yes sound is (and - not least -
how hard it is to pull off).
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that was my impression of Starcastle... an attempt to emulate that really showed just how unique and unemulatable Yes was....
for what it's worth... I liked the attempt. I enjoy pulling out Fountains of Light once in awhile.
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The Wizard
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Posted: May 27 2006 at 11:51 |
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Starcastle is basically a Yes tribute band that writes it's own songs.
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Posted: May 27 2006 at 11:58 |
I dislike YES...stop ignoring me,let me conclude!!! OK,they're my "least favorite band",but I appreciate their masterity and attitude. I even REALLY like some tracks from "Magnification".I've no prejudition against clone bands,even love some of them(GENESIS/MARILLION-related  ) .I'd recommend you MAGENTA,which I love many more than YES (unquestionably!!!) and one-shot band AD INFINITUM - another YES-clone which I can listen to with pleasure 
The bad example is BLUE SHIFT.Very bad ,really
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Teaflax
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Posted: May 27 2006 at 12:25 |
micky wrote:
for what it's worth... I liked the attempt. I enjoy pulling out Fountains of Light once in awhile.
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Same here, it's cute little album and has its qualities.
But I don't hear it in Ad Infinitum, unless I have the wrong album by them, or something.
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Posted: May 27 2006 at 23:53 |
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I Don't think Flash emulated Yes as much as it was just in parrallel with Yes. Flash Is after all half of Yes. at least for its first outing. Its what Yes was heading for with Peter and Tony.
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Posted: May 30 2006 at 13:24 |
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Starcastle and a band called Alaska.
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Posted: May 30 2006 at 15:05 |
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Spock's beard is trying to copy Yes, but it is only bad copy
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Posted: May 30 2006 at 15:09 |
pero wrote:
Spock's beard is trying to copy Yes, but it is only bad copy |
I don't hear it...where in paticular?
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Posted: May 30 2006 at 15:12 |
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I agree with all who say Starcastle. They are the only band to me who really sound Yesish.
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Posted: May 30 2006 at 15:59 |
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A lot of Yes style going on in Paradox Hotel. And, IMO, it is very tastefully used ideas and sounds that they 'lifted'.
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I can strangle a canary in a tin can and it would be really original, but that wouldn't save it from sounding like utter sh*t.
-Stone Beard
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Posted: May 30 2006 at 17:29 |
andYouandI45 wrote:
Yea they did! |
Peter Banks had a point to make after making way for Steve Howe: common
complex guitar style, not much else indicates copying. Starcastle
imitated the style and the arrangements and fooled a few people in the
70's they were hearing new pre-Topographic Yes .
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Posted: May 31 2006 at 03:25 |
Snow Dog wrote:
pero wrote:
Spock's beard is trying to copy Yes, but it is only bad copy |
I don't hear it...where in paticular?
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me neither they may sound more like gentle giant that yes IMO
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Posted: May 31 2006 at 03:31 |
On album "V", they are unique copy of Genesis, Yes and Gentle giant.
Even some large pieces of their music is from above mentioned.
If you are keen for details wait until tomorow, because I'm at work now.
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Posted: May 31 2006 at 06:12 |
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Calling All the Heroes by It Bites sounds like Yes to me. The lyrics could also be from a Yes album. The Mr Big (British not American) rock band also sound like Yes on the Romeo and Feel Like Calling Home singles. This is evident particularly in Dicken's vocals.
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