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Topic: Tony Levin Biography Error

Posted By: Guillermo
Subject: Tony Levin Biography Error
Date Posted: July 24 2006 at 17:03

I read today his biography in his Discography page in Progarchives. The Biography says that he toured with YES in the "Union Tour". This is an error. He didn`t play with YES during the "Union Tour". For more details: http://www.forgottenyesterdays.com/ - www.forgottenyesterdays.com/ . I also have a tour book of that tour. Levin is not mentioned there like he was mentioned as a musician in the ABWH tour book (1989-90). My brother saw them play in concert during the "Union Tour" in Germany. He gave me the tour book as a gift.

I also read an interview with Steve Howe (done in 1992, I think; it is still available in the "Archives" section of that website)) in the "Notes from the Edge" website (which is in http://www.yesworld.com - www.yesworld.com ).

In http://www.forgottenyesterdays.com/ - www.forgottenyesterdays.com/ , in the "Union Tour" section, there is a quote from an interview with Levin.

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Posted By: Guillermo
Date Posted: July 24 2006 at 17:11

Both interviews are quoted at the end of the page in http://www.forgottenyesterdays.com/tour_listing.asp?s=5&tname=14&SortBy=tDate&so=asc&navb=4 - http://www.forgottenyesterdays.com/tour_listing.asp?s=5&tname=14&SortBy=tDate&so=asc&navb=4 :

"Notes From The Edge:

TONY LEVIN INTERVIEW by Mike Tiano
Copyright © 1995 Notes From The Edge #129/Jeff Hunnicutt and Mike Tiano.
All rights reserved.
(Used with permission)
MOT: Steve told us that you were contracted for the UNION tour.

TL: Nope. I did the album, then, after we had done our S. France tracks, their overall plan changed to include a reunion. I don't recall who told me, but it obviously meant I wouldn't be touring with them, which was fine with me (not many bassists would love a two - bass - band) and I went to the show in Albany, near here, to say hi to the guys.

Notes From The Edge:

STEVE HOWE INTERVIEW by Mike Tiano
Copyright © 1994 Notes From The Edge #125/Jeff Hunnicutt and Mike Tiano.
All rights reserved.
(Used with permission)
SH: I think to answer that fairly one's got to take into account some of the other ideas in UNION that never happened and what was talked about was what about having some very special shows where we've got Trevor [Horn] and Geoff [Downes] and Peter and Patrick as well; and the other guys were like (foo), we just got blanked on some ideas about making it even more special, topping it off with more people or something. After all, we wanted Tony Levin; quite blatantly we said, we want Tony Levin on this tour, we booked him for the tour and they wouldn't agree. And we could have played all that stuff, 'I Could [sic] Have Waited Forever' like a piece of cake, we all knew it but Chris didn't know anything, he only learned 'Shock To the System'. I was telling you that just to show you that there was an openness more from the European side about sharing this as a project, certainly making some special event. "

Posted By: Jimbo
Date Posted: July 25 2006 at 17:38

Done. Thanks, Guillermo! < =text/>

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Posted By: Guillermo
Date Posted: July 25 2006 at 19:05

Thanks, Jimbo!

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