Friday, September 26, 2008
Cream Calendar Yes? Yes! Dec. 10 at The Ryman!
Posted by Jack Silverman on Fri, Sep 26, 2008 at 11:56 AM
Speaking of old guys at the Ryman....
Watch the above video, from the 1972 tour film Yessongs, and two things become apparent. First, Yes clearly provided inspiration for Spinal Tap. (Tell me that's not Nigel Tufnel on guitar.) But more importantly, they could play the shit out of their instruments while still hitting harmonies like the Vienna Boys' Choir.
Yes play the Ryman on Dec. 10 to "perform the group's classic repertoire in live spectacular," says the grammatically peculiar press release. Sadly, lead singer Jon Anderson has been stricken with acute respiratory failure and can't make the tour, so he'll be replaced by Canadian prog-rock singer Benoit David. And keyboard wizard (we mean that literally, as the video shows) Rick Wakeman had previous touring obligations, so his son Oliver Wakeman will man the 'boards. But drummer Alan White, bassist Chris Squire and überguitarist Howe will be there. (None of that Trevor Rabin bullshit, thank you very much.)
One thing's for sure: For those of us who remember sitting around our dorm rooms in the ’70s (that probably includes me and one other Cream reader), focusing our dilated pupils at Yes' whacked-out Roger Dean album covers while Close to the Edge blared over the stereo, this will be, um, a trip down memory lane.
Be sure to pay close attention at 1:22 in the above video, as bassist Squire (wearing more scarves and veils than a mid-'80s Stevie Nicks) does a stage kick for the ages. Derek Smalls himself couldn't have done it better.
Tickets go on sale Friday, Oct. 3, at 10 a.m.
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Dilated pupils: Yes, you are correct. And Old Dude, damn, you were into the hard shit! Relayer and Tales for Topographic Oceans weren't for novices.
They should have "JEFF the brotherhood" open for them.....no wait a minute,I'm sure "JEFF" would completely upstage "Yes" considering "JEFF's" complex musical compositions and technical ability.
First concert I ever went to- Yes and Donovan at Municipal. 1977
Kinda sucks they are touring without Jon Anderson, though.
Whats that supergroup with people from Yes, Genesis, and Death? Is/was Anderson in that maybe?
wipe your faces on their asses punks! The OG of progressive rock runs over your stupid little music heads like woman piss
I saw a video clip of the opening night in Hamilton, Ontario and Benoit David is a ringer for Jon. I couldn't find that video again but here are some tour clips: http://nfte.org/yestube.html
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