Trying to start Yes cover band in San Francisco

[Nellsalot]

This is quite a long shot, but if anyone here happens to live in/near San Francisco who wants to join a Yes cover band with me (bassist), email me! Here's my classifieds posting with more information: craigslist (http://www.craigslist.org/sfc/muc/23343631.html).

[sfpapillon]

If you ever get that great idea up and in a club let me know - keep my email address. I'd love to hear you play.

ihonor@aol.com

good luck

[Nellsalot]

Thank you! Will do.

[michaelbb]

Michael BB here from Madison WI.
YES cover/tribute/? bands are FanTasTic!!
They are also as complex a human endeavor as you could stand. SO.... a few easy but important tips.
1. Make sure the tempos are SLOW enough so the vocalist can breathe adequately. Intonation is dependent on AIR in the Lungs, and not as much on the Ear or Voice of said vocalist.
2. If you let the band evolve at its own pace. without a timetable, the players will feel more inclined to rehearse and perform with a good feeling, rather than some kind of imposed standard
or " Big Brother"-type watchful, critical eye.
3. Don't get too hung up on accuracy or reproduction too quickly. Mapping out the structures of the songs and getting those set in the mind is more important at the start than getting every pitch and tone down, if that turns out to be a goal.
4. Make it as FUN as possible! Everyone has pressures in their lives, and if your group turns into another one, your future members will sour much faster on the experience.
5. Make an arrangement to record as many rehearsals as is practical, even just a few open mics to a cassette deck. Keeping a sonic record is a great help to musical progress, and an invaluable document of your long hours and dedication. Good Luck! email to info@prog-music.info for more,well... INFO

[upbgirl]

what a big thing to try to do.. wow!!
hopefully, you live in a large city and can find people
1]willing
2] able enough to make a decent effort
it might take some time, but i hope you DO get something going
there was supposed to be a Yes tribute band here in MI, but i lost track of them [prob dis-banded by now] but i would have gone to see them..
hello, sfpapillon! wecome to yesfans!! a yes groupie along with the rest of us, huh? lol! nice to see you here.

this is a great site to list your bands and where they are playing-i know yesfans support other yesfans bands as well, and i bet people would come to hear ya once ya get it together, nellsalot..post someting in the 'gig report'-i think it's under 'member music' forum..

hey mbb! what wonderful insight and great tips for a band just starting out-
and YOU should know, of course. mbb knows his stuff, folks, and his band is darn good, too, btw, from the tunes listed on his website! they sound great! pretty close to exact from what i can tell!
thanks for giving the tips to nellsalot..
keep these tips handy, nells-just in case...
lol!
let us know how it goes, ok?

[Nellsalot]

For sure! Thanks for the support, guys :-)

[soulsearcher]

nell... you rock!!!
a girl who is a frontrunner in a yes cover band..and who adores stephen colbert!??

whatever you need from me..you got it!
come to nj and play, ok?

[Nellsalot]

nell... you rock!!!
a girl who is a frontrunner in a yes cover band..and who adores stephen colbert!??

whatever you need from me..you got it!
come to nj and play, ok?

WOW! No, YOU rock. Yes and Stephen Colbert don't seem like typical cross-over interests.