some YES fiction
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Topic: some YES fiction
Posted By: iguana
Subject: some YES fiction
Date Posted: February 11 2008 at 06:43
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boys and girls,
i've just had an idea: put together a fictive YES line up with whatever musician of choice. the only parameters: stay with the tested five-instruments personnel and your version of YES must include two members that have previously been in the band. it might be a laugh to see who people come up with. here's mine to start you off: JON ANDERSON CHRIS SQUIRE (sorry for being unimaginative, gotta have those two) FRANCIS DUNNERY CHRIS MAITLAND GEOFFREY DOWNES have fun. iguana ------------- progressive rock and rural tranquility don't match. true or false? |
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Posted By: npjnpj
Date Posted: February 11 2008 at 07:09
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Nice one. Let's see...
Chris Squire
Bill Bruford
Vocals: John Lawton
Keyboards: Tori Amos
Guitars: Pat Metheny
I suppose these choices are based on who I think might contribute to Yes moving forwards without sacrificing the band's 'soul'?
Should I apologise now or wait for the dust to settle? :-)
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Posted By: Blacksword
Date Posted: February 11 2008 at 07:14
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Annie Haslam - Vocals
Geddy Lee - Bass Steve Hackett - Guitar Rick Wakemen - Keys Bill Bruford - Drums Trying to imagine what a quality female singer would bring to the usic of Yes.. BTW, good to see F. Dunnery getting a mention. Brilliant guitarist! 
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Posted By: iguana
Date Posted: February 11 2008 at 07:15
john lawton! crikey! erm ... interesting, esp. tori on keys. hell, why not. no apologies! feel free to let loose with any constellation that comes to mind. spot on with the assessment as to who might move the band forward. ------------- progressive rock and rural tranquility don't match. true or false? |
npjnpj wrote:Posted By: npjnpj
Date Posted: February 11 2008 at 07:37
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Wow, now I'm torn between Lawton and Haslam. Haslam would be a better choice for capturing the spirit, but I feel that Yes would benefit greatly from some more powerfully delivered vocals.
Don't get me wrong, I've always appreciated Anderson's voice, but sometimes I feel that it can be a bit twee.
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Posted By: WideAngleWatcher
Date Posted: February 11 2008 at 08:34
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Rick Wakeman - Keyboards
Chris Squire - Bass Guitar
Vince Neil - Lead Vocals
Tommy Lee - Drums
Mick Mars - Guitar
Seriously, I had to... imagine it!
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Posted By: Raimondo
Date Posted: February 11 2008 at 09:58
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How about:
Drums - Steve Upton
Keys - Keith Emerson
Bass - Chris Squire
Guitar - Steve Lukather
Vocals - Ian Anderson
A good mix - good thread too, nice one
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Posted By: Charterhouser
Date Posted: February 11 2008 at 10:03
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Drums- Guy Evans Vocals- Greg Lake
Guitars- Steve Howe (I couldn't think to Yes without thinking to him
 )Bass- Tony Levin
Keyboards- Tony Banks ------------- I spent my hatred everyplace, on every work, on every face, someone gave me wishes and I wished for an embrace...- Teachers, Leonard Cohen |
Posted By: ghost_of_morphy
Date Posted: February 11 2008 at 13:41
| Dang it I thought this thread would be different somehow. You know, I was expecting fan fiction where each member of Yes acquired superpowers and went out to fight crime or something. |
Posted By: Charterhouser
Date Posted: February 11 2008 at 13:50
 this is what I expected, too!In fact I was quite disappointed when I discovered what it was really about
  ------------- I spent my hatred everyplace, on every work, on every face, someone gave me wishes and I wished for an embrace...- Teachers, Leonard Cohen |
Posted By: Blacksword
Date Posted: February 11 2008 at 16:36
Remember, iguana made one condition; that we retain two members of Yes (past or present) in our line ups. Stick to the rules, Charterhouser & Raimondo.. 
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Posted By: T.Rox
Date Posted: February 11 2008 at 16:58
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Rick Wakeman - Keys
Chris Squire - Bass
with...
Frank Zappa - Guitars & Additional Vocals
Stewart Copeland - Drums
David Surkamp - Vocals
------------- "Without prog, life would be a mistake." ...with apologies to Friedrich Nietzsche |
Posted By: Slartibartfast
Date Posted: February 11 2008 at 17:01
I don't know Lawton, but if you're going to have Amos, she should do vocals, too. Metheny would be rather interesting doing guitar. Squire and Bruford are cool, but shouldn't any lineup be just non-Yes members to be really interesting? ------------- Released date are often when it it impacted you but recorded dates are when it really happened... 
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Posted By: Slartibartfast
Date Posted: February 11 2008 at 17:06
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Though given your parameters, how about Moraz and Banks as the two mixed in with I dunno... ------------- Released date are often when it it impacted you but recorded dates are when it really happened...
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Posted By: sean
Date Posted: February 11 2008 at 17:44
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I'd keep Squire and Bruford. Then maybe add: Peter Hammill on vocals, since every band in existence could benefit from that Frank Zappa-guitar Ludwig Van Beethoven-keys yeah, that sounds good. |
Posted By: Mike Giles
Date Posted: February 11 2008 at 19:06
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Heres my line: vocals:Jon Anderson bass:Geddy Lee guitar:Steve Howe drums:Keith Moon keyboard:Jon Lord Maybe it is weird? ------------- Nothing he's got, he really needs. Twenty first century schizoid man. |
Posted By: happythe
Date Posted: February 11 2008 at 20:08
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Vocals - Shiva Jones Guitar - Steve Howe Bass - Chris Squire Keys - Norman Haines Drums - Carl Palmer Hmm :) ------------- Stop me from dreaming? Okay :-( |
Posted By: TGM: Orb
Date Posted: February 11 2008 at 20:10
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I think Ghost _of_Morphy's idea had more potential as a thread. Hm. Not sure who I'd replace, and it'd probably end up with Asia + David Byron. Howe - Guitars Downes - Keyboards Wetton - Bass Byron - Vocals Palmer - Drums |
Posted By: Mike Giles
Date Posted: February 12 2008 at 00:04
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Sometimes it gives strange mixes lol.
------------- Nothing he's got, he really needs. Twenty first century schizoid man. |
Posted By: iguana
Date Posted: February 12 2008 at 03:36
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thanks for participating! some weird sh*t in there.
hey, let's have david surkamp on vocals, geddy lee on bass and rik emmett (ClemOfNazareth, take note!  ) on guitar and let them sing three piece harmonies, hehe.
rick wakeman (1991 union tour) “i have a strange suspicion that there could be a YES long after we are all dead and buried ... in a similar way that there'll always be a LondonPhilharmonicOrchestra ... that we are only part of the history“ ------------- progressive rock and rural tranquility don't match. true or false? |
Posted By: sean
Date Posted: February 13 2008 at 01:09
well, anyone want to write some Yes fan fiction? |
Posted By: ghost_of_morphy
Date Posted: February 13 2008 at 02:51
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Ok, here's MY line-up!!!! I call them the Y-Men!!!
Chris Squire --- CODENAME: THE FISH
Leader of the Y-Men
Superpowers -- Well, he was bitten by a radioactive minnow when he was little and he has the proportionate strength and agility of a rainbow trout. Um yeah, that's it. Oh, and he can drink like a fish too.
Jon Anderson -- CODENAME: WHITE BUFFALO
Superpowers -- He's like some kind of North American/Hawaiian mystical shaman, and he can summon powerful animals out of the spirit world to help the Y-Men.
Steve Howe -- CODENAME: LASERFINGERS
Superpowers -- That's right, he shoots multicolored lasers out of his fingers. You got a problem with that?
Alan White -- CODENAME: THE REPLACEMENT
Superpowers -- He can mimic the superpowers of any other being after he has been exposed to them. That's how he came up with In The Presence Of, btw.
Rick Wakeman -- CODENAME: THE CAPED CRUSADER
Superpowers -- He doesn't have any superpowers, but the WakeCave is stocked with all kinds of neat crimefighting equipment, including WakeCopters, WakeBoats, WakeMobiles, and a couple of broken birotrons.
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Posted By: Norbert
Date Posted: February 13 2008 at 08:59
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Let's see.
Chris Squire
Steve Howe
Christian Vander
Thijs Van Leer
Francesco DiGiacomo
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Posted By: MusicalSalmacis
Date Posted: February 13 2008 at 09:12
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Bass: Chris Squire
Keyboards: Rick Wakeman
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Vocals: Kurt Cobain!
Drums: Yngwie Malmsteen!!
Guitar: Vinnie Vincent!!!
WIN!! :D
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Posted By: kiwi
Date Posted: February 13 2008 at 19:11
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If you are going to rip the heart out of Yes by taking out Jon Anderson - why not go all the way. Vocals - Rolf Harris Bass - the guy from the Bay City Rollers Drums - The woman from the White Stripes Keyboards - Liberace Banjo - Floyd Jones jnr. ------------- We, verily, have made music as a ladder for your souls, a means whereby they may be lifted up unto the realm on high.. (Baha'u'llah) music |
Posted By: The Quiet One
Date Posted: February 13 2008 at 19:17
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Tom Morello - Guitars
Roger Waters -Bass Dio - Vocals Bill Bruford - Drums Rick Wakeman - Keyboards Imagine it... |
Posted By: happythe
Date Posted: February 13 2008 at 20:49
Jon had spelled out the idea to Steve. He liked it, and the two of them at once began holding sessions by candlelight in their hotel rooms. By the time they reached Savannah, Georgia, things had come together very clearly. There, during one six hour session, which carried on until 7AM... and so on. ------------- Stop me from dreaming? Okay :-( |
Posted By: Shakespeare
Date Posted: February 13 2008 at 20:52
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Bruford Squire Christian Vander Jannick Top |
Posted By: Charterhouser
Date Posted: February 14 2008 at 09:34
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I'll try again, following the rules this time...
Vocals : Steve Winwood (I changed my mind)
Guitar: Steve Howe
Bass: Chris Squire
Drums: Guy Evans
Keyboards: Tony Banks ------------- I spent my hatred everyplace, on every work, on every face, someone gave me wishes and I wished for an embrace...- Teachers, Leonard Cohen |
Posted By: Sinusoid
Date Posted: February 14 2008 at 23:42
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Vocals: Ai Otsuka (Japanese pop singer)
Guitar: Alex Lifeson
Bass: Chris Squire
Keyboards: Tony Kaye
Drums: Jamie Muir
I can hear "Close to the Edge" now...
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Posted By: kiwi
Date Posted: February 15 2008 at 13:06
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For me Anderson, Howe, Squire and White have been more or less the heart of the band and the sum of the parts is less than the whole.
------------- We, verily, have made music as a ladder for your souls, a means whereby they may be lifted up unto the realm on high.. (Baha'u'llah) music |
Posted By: ghost_of_morphy
Date Posted: February 15 2008 at 13:49
That may be the best fan fiction I've ever read.
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Posted By: Fragile
Date Posted: February 15 2008 at 19:13
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Hey St.Pauli Bhoy strange thoughts but the original can't be improved.I have asked you this before are you a St.Pauli/ Celtic fan great connectiions between the supporters of both clubs. |
Posted By: cuncuna
Date Posted: February 15 2008 at 19:26
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Guitar: Robert Fripp. Guitar / vocals: Adrian Belew. Drums: Bill Bruford / Pat Mastelotto. Bass: Tony Levin / Trey gunn. ------------- ˇBeware of the Bee! |
Posted By: Moogtron III
Date Posted: February 16 2008 at 04:24
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Vocals: Jon Anderson
Bass: Chris Squire
Keyboards: Keith Emerson
Drums: Phil Collins
Guitar: Jan Akkerman
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Posted By: GhostWorks
Date Posted: February 19 2008 at 19:10
1970's | Met At English Boarding School Lineup Tony Kaye - keys Jimmy Page - guitars Phil Collins - drums Chris Squire - bass Fish - vox Good lord, this would've been colossal. Bluesy and brutal with occasional lighter 12 string / Hammond touches - great harmonies (something Marillion could've used). Favorite track imagined - Perpetual Change 1980's | Jazz Fusion Lineup Trevor Horn - vox Bill Bruford - drums Vangelis - keys Kazumi Watanabe - guitars Tony Levin - bass / stick Think about it. Drama-esque soundtrack jazz, with jaw-dropping bottom end. Favorite track imagined - Awaken 1990's | Let's Make Every Album One 60 Minute Ambient Song Lineup David Sylvian - vox Andy Summers - guitars Stewart Copeland - drums Geoff Downes - keys Trevor Horn - bass Right. Drama-esque ambient drum-n-bass, echoplex and guitar synthesizer, David's baritone croon. Favorite track imagined - Run Through The Light...really really s-l-o-w |
Posted By: progaeopteryx
Date Posted: February 19 2008 at 20:00
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Let's twist this up a bit... Jon Anderson: drums (yes, I said drums!) Bill Bruford: bass (yes, I said bass!) Abe Vigoda: guitars (I kid you not!) Sherman Hemsley: keyboards Barry "Greg Brady" Williams: vocals (yes!) |
Posted By: wolfvaga
Date Posted: February 20 2008 at 00:17
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What about Vangelis on keyboards? It could nearly happened once... The rest of line-up would be: vocals: Jon Anderson guitar: Steve Howe bass: Chris Squire drums: Alan White ------------- Lupus in fabula :) |
Posted By: GhostWorks
Date Posted: February 20 2008 at 08:53
Yeah. I remember that. I would've welcomed it. I have a love (Close To The Edge) / hate (Turn Of The Century/Wondrous Stories) relationship with Wakeman. |
Posted By: GhostWorks
Date Posted: February 20 2008 at 08:58
* fixed |
Posted By: alanerc
Date Posted: February 20 2008 at 15:59
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Bjork- Vocals Bruford- Drums Squire- Bass Keith Emerson. Keyboards Lifeson- Guitars |