Prog Bands, Artists and Genres Appreciation - Geoff Downes: No Downes-Side

Geoff Downes: No Downes-Side

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Topic: Geoff Downes: No Downes-Side

Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Subject: Geoff Downes: No Downes-Side
Date Posted: August 06 2024 at 05:49

Keyboard legend Geoff Downes is one of the busiest keyboard players on the entire planet, aside from Rick Wakeman, obviously. In fact, the number of bands and album projects Geoff Downes has been involved with over the years just Buggles the mind. When he's not touring Asia with YES, he's touring Europe with ASIA, and as if that's not enough to keep any musician fully occupied, he's also one half of the Wetton-Downes partnership as well as being one half of the Downes Braide Association, on top of which Geoff Downes has made numerous guest appearances on other albums too. All in all then, his professional life has been filled with mostly Ups and hardly any Downes. Regarding his personal life, Geoff Downes is a supporter of Cardiff City, but you can't have everything in life. Tongue

1987: Geoff Downes & New Dance Orchestra - The Light Program - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdktF-lL0yEapk1L5x6Xvsc0u4w1rIcMr" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdktF-lL0yEapk1L5x6Xvsc0u4w1rIcMr

1992: Geoff Downes & New Dance Orchestra - Vox Humana - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdktF-lL0yEZYaESgPStXwVjEioAhIICw" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdktF-lL0yEZYaESgPStXwVjEioAhIICw

1994: Geoff Downes - Evolution

1999: Geoff Downes & New Dance Orchestra - The World Service - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdktF-lL0yEZJehI5Mybfzs5NnPTXLdX3" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdktF-lL0yEZJehI5Mybfzs5NnPTXLdX3

2003: Geoff Downes - Shadows and Reflections

2006: Geoff Downes & New Dance Orchestra - The Bridge

2010: Geoff Downes & New Dance Orchestra - Electronica

ASIA A Prog-Rock supergroup with the original line-up featuring prog legends John Wetton, Steve Howe, Geoff Downes & Carl Palmer. Asia were formed from the apparent break-up of three other prog bands, namely, Emerson, Lake & Palmer, King Crimson and YES, although none of the three bands ever really broke up - they just took a long extended break on the tropical island of Hiatus. Tongue

1982: Asia - Asia - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_ljvv0bOTxgh77Aa8LR7r5Ki8QRrnxO1UU" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_ljvv0bOTxgh77Aa8LR7r5Ki8QRrnxO1UU

1983: Asia - Alpha - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_kQHrcGw-VurdkLm4fmkIyam0eQstZBG1k" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_kQHrcGw-VurdkLm4fmkIyam0eQstZBG1k

1983: Asia - Live at the Budokan, Tokyo - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A0KT9JgioEg" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A0KT9JgioEg

1985: Asia - Astra - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_lraqar9sMcAW72R8XQDXI7G-t1-RPJco4" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_lraqar9sMcAW72R8XQDXI7G-t1-RPJco4

1990: Asia - Access All Areas: Live in Nottingham - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QeXBtp5Kymc" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QeXBtp5Kymc

1990: Asia - Then & Now - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLTCHZJbJm7G1Ci2B5tdpNwMPqr2MocbAu" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLTCHZJbJm7G1Ci2B5tdpNwMPqr2MocbAu

1992: Asia - Aqua - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_ng5dsGOX4sdicI7uGu--fec7maqtzOtAk" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_ng5dsGOX4sdicI7uGu--fec7maqtzOtAk

1994: Asia - Aria - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLTCHZJbJm7G0aNwQAXCW81uB7RoLadC10" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLTCHZJbJm7G0aNwQAXCW81uB7RoLadC10

1996: Asia - Arena - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_mTk_I7iX7Brpk3-U4yQu-vXpQLWdRP10E" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_mTk_I7iX7Brpk3-U4yQu-vXpQLWdRP10E

1999: Asia - Rare - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLTCHZJbJm7G3O-sQA6e7v_vg4TYOp_QM4" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLTCHZJbJm7G3O-sQA6e7v_vg4TYOp_QM4

2001: Asia - Aura - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLTCHZJbJm7G1RBJij2jafHLFSSBSJB-bk" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLTCHZJbJm7G1RBJij2jafHLFSSBSJB-bk

2004: Asia - Silent Nation - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLTCHZJbJm7G0gVlQQwnt0XBRwibsXkzjm" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLTCHZJbJm7G0gVlQQwnt0XBRwibsXkzjm

2007: Asia - Fantasia: Live in Tokyo - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hytNsWdL6BM" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hytNsWdL6BM

2008: Asia - Phoenix - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL5mwjDWxwOwxsNzmcuYdjD6-5iziCHU56" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL5mwjDWxwOwxsNzmcuYdjD6-5iziCHU56

2010: Asia - Omega - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_nyzDU41XZcLyMtohXgkfUfcEbGJfZgPgM" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_nyzDU41XZcLyMtohXgkfUfcEbGJfZgPgM

2012: Asia - XXX - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL5mwjDWxwOwzi8E7Ul6yoggvrb_fPjw28" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL5mwjDWxwOwzi8E7Ul6yoggvrb_fPjw28

2014: Asia - Gravitas - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_mnXrUqdMNOpPM3yfdVyYKfftB7LQBtkB0" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_mnXrUqdMNOpPM3yfdVyYKfftB7LQBtkB0

2014: Asia - Recollections: A Tribute to British Prog - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_lG160InK3t42Z3zzzHk4n3eHTCABc-eWg" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_lG160InK3t42Z3zzzHk4n3eHTCABc-eWg

THE BUGGLES Fed up with producing untalented punk idiots with band names such as the Unwanted, the Unwashed and the Unheard, Trevor Horn decided The Buggles would be a great name for his own Synth-Pop band (although he's since regretted the choice of name) in partnership with premier league keyboardist Geoff Downes. Their first single "Video Killed the Radio Star" made it all the way to number one, as well as being the first video ever to be played on MTV in 1981. The Buggles broke up following poor sales of their sophomore album, but more Drama was just around the corner when Trevor Horn and Geoff Downes both became unexpected members of YES! Shocked

1980: The Buggles - The Age of Plastic - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_kDa9MV3a5Uqdp-YrjcdaiizTW3JVaUaxk" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_kDa9MV3a5Uqdp-YrjcdaiizTW3JVaUaxk

1981: The Buggles - Adventures in Modern Recording - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLALm9OqeAm6luHidBL21rnXdJ2lAulMks" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLALm9OqeAm6luHidBL21rnXdJ2lAulMks

DOWNES-BRAIDE ASSOCIATION (DBA) Not a firm of chartered accountants, but a musical partnership with Geoff Downes and Chris Braide. Smile

2012: Downes-Braide Association - Pictures of You - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_lDuJPaAeh6WbiU7fmWBc6PknzpReh46OA" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_lDuJPaAeh6WbiU7fmWBc6PknzpReh46OA

2015: Downes-Braide Association - Suburban Ghosts - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_l0tdnDNa8LlI-pWQnpWa7_unQew0-oltc" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_l0tdnDNa8LlI-pWQnpWa7_unQew0-oltc

2017: Downes-Braide Association - Skyscraper Souls - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_mrS6ZNUOk0BpsYpzl5yNtshHgmbQ6cU7Q" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_mrS6ZNUOk0BpsYpzl5yNtshHgmbQ6cU7Q

2019: Downes-Braide Association - Live in England - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_nOojXmCSkY0y6p7VAUl1s7kuKcrt8vhxk" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_nOojXmCSkY0y6p7VAUl1s7kuKcrt8vhxk

2021: Downes-Braide Association - DBA IV: Halcyon Hymns - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdktF-lL0yEbxzSX8xo-t12KMZd2FkA1o" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdktF-lL0yEbxzSX8xo-t12KMZd2FkA1o

2023: Downes-Braide Association - Celestial Songs - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_m612im3DBpw5oOzPQgCZjSjZA3y13D2OM" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_m612im3DBpw5oOzPQgCZjSjZA3y13D2OM

GLENN HUGHES & GEOFF DOWNES

1998: Glenn Hughes & Geoff Downes - The Work Tapes - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J0dTQa8UK5I" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J0dTQa8UK5I

GREG LAKE & GEOFF DOWNES

2015: Greg Lake & Geoff Downes - Ride the Tiger - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL88IcgHVjkeJDc33BMEbe5bF6Kinx0hm9" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL88IcgHVjkeJDc33BMEbe5bF6Kinx0hm9

TRAPEZE A high-wire act of funk rockers from Cannock in Staffordshire.

1998: Trapeze - Welcome to the Real World (Live)

WETTON DOWNES All the way from Asia, two Icons together.

2002: Wetton Downes - Wetton Downes - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLTCHZJbJm7G3xFddzGY9hmpaX_RB49j3d" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLTCHZJbJm7G3xFddzGY9hmpaX_RB49j3d

2005: Wetton Downes - Icon - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_nUEWi4KU67M2I_Tz2ujrC5cR5q1rwGLP0" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_nUEWi4KU67M2I_Tz2ujrC5cR5q1rwGLP0

2006: Wetton Downes - Icon II: Rubicon - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_kiD1EJdG-TTCiQykp2tgoyIuFQtnbGvFI" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_kiD1EJdG-TTCiQykp2tgoyIuFQtnbGvFI

2006: Wetton Downes - Icon Live: Never in a Million Years - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdktF-lL0yEanOaCIzqHCW3dCmAIwCQJF" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdktF-lL0yEanOaCIzqHCW3dCmAIwCQJF

2006: Wetton Downes - Icon: Acoustic TV Broadcast - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdktF-lL0yEbnroEXCaf02DFBftxA0mW6" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdktF-lL0yEbnroEXCaf02DFBftxA0mW6

2009: Wetton Downes - Icon 3 - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_leu0P4KPkKmfg9cOtm8Sd6BlRoMQVzSxU" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_leu0P4KPkKmfg9cOtm8Sd6BlRoMQVzSxU

2009: Wetton Downes - Urban Psalm Live - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_lqUBldKJAlaFwQNzwBmI-H1jmZ6RdErus" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_lqUBldKJAlaFwQNzwBmI-H1jmZ6RdErus

2017: Wetton Downes - Icon Zero - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_m66iahYFGgWxxDKSX-z_nhG0d2gMbs-Hk" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_m66iahYFGgWxxDKSX-z_nhG0d2gMbs-Hk

WHITE A one-off Prog-Rock collaboration between Geoff Downes and YES drummer Alan White.

2006: White - White - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wFJsMXAm8pA" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wFJsMXAm8pA

YES albums with GEOFF DOWNES

1980: YES - Drama - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_kLIq1y7oaYVFV1zUMSR0I9nFFa7vOAyPw" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_kLIq1y7oaYVFV1zUMSR0I9nFFa7vOAyPw

2011: YES - Fly from Here - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLknWpd5vdlOSXG98H36D1l3pc2183t9z5" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLknWpd5vdlOSXG98H36D1l3pc2183t9z5

2014: YES - Heaven & Earth - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0Tfxf8B-2QCkUQmwItn52pk5QZglz2Hj" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0Tfxf8B-2QCkUQmwItn52pk5QZglz2Hj

2014: YES - Like It Is - Yes at the Bristol Hippodrome - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kvSA1zR-bGM" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kvSA1zR-bGM

2015: YES - Like It Is - Yes at the Mesa Art Centre - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HgeQHxFEF6I" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HgeQHxFEF6I

2018: YES - Yes 50 - Live at the Apollo - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GTk7KmCNOJE&t=1066s" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GTk7KmCNOJE&t=1066s

2019: YES - The Royal Affair Tour (Live from Las Vegas) - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_mmt9lVzEFpWw-b5F-oKFWrojd6c9_kuOo" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_mmt9lVzEFpWw-b5F-oKFWrojd6c9_kuOo

2021: YES - The Quest - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_lD6x-iaY3we25X25RBbX2g_ee9AmZCUlA" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_lD6x-iaY3we25X25RBbX2g_ee9AmZCUlA

2023: YES - Mirror to the Sky - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_mdLFJt9iPnV0i5cqbPQzOA3-wD3VEgJxA" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_mdLFJt9iPnV0i5cqbPQzOA3-wD3VEgJxA

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Posted By: verslibre
Date Posted: August 06 2024 at 09:34

I still haven't heard those albums with Lake and Hughes.

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Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: August 08 2024 at 03:02

verslibre wrote:

I still haven't heard those albums with Lake and Hughes.

Geoff Downes collaboration with Alan White is pretty good too. Thumbs Up

I still haven't heard four of Geoff Downes' solo albums though, mainly because I've never been able to find them on YouTube. Confused

Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: August 21 2024 at 15:40

John Wetton & Geoff Downes with a Live performance of Urban Psalm - the most fun you can possibly have in a church. Smile

Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: October 08 2024 at 15:33

The superb opening track from The Light Program (Or BBC Radio 2 as we now call it in England, for those of us old enough to remember Jimmy Young). Tongue

Posted By: verslibre
Date Posted: October 08 2024 at 16:42

Psychedelic Paul wrote:

1987: Geoff Downes & New Dance Orchestra - The Light Program

A classic electronic symph (no vocals, hooray) recording from the good old days when keyboard players in well-known bands outside Tangerine Dream, like Eddie Jobson and Pete Bardens, surprised us with their contributions to the genre. I've owned multiple versions of it, with my "keeper" being the Voiceprint reissue.

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