I know you don't want to but if jon had to leave who would you like replacing him [Archive]

Joedude

04-30-2002, 12:03 AM

Many of those on this site revere Jon, so the thought of replacing him appears to be almost heretical. I am not one of those - if Yes is to continue beyond the next 15 years or so, someone else has to take the lead singer spot. And I personally would like to see Yes continue beyond 15 years provided their material is of high quality.

Yes Oz

04-30-2002, 03:36 AM

Good response but no "replacement" named.

As for me. I find it hard to think of Yes as Yes without Jon, but if he has to be replaced to continue the life of Yes then I'd have to say that I haven't heard anybody who can do the job. So if there is a singer out there to step into Jon's shoes then he hasn't been "discovered" yet. (IMHO).

But then do we really want to continue the life of Yes just for the sake of it. Its like prolonging someones life when the "qualitity" isn't there. I would sooner they died with dignity and remembered for there great music and entertainment than continue and come to a slow grinding death because "the fans" decided that what they were producing simply did not pass the "Yes Fans Test".

but here I am getting away from the point of this thread. But on the other hand maybe not. I don't think these thoughts are not totally irrelevent to the subject of the thread.

RobAdams

04-30-2002, 03:45 AM

I'll stick up for Jon here. I don't see why he'd need to be replaced for the band to continue for another 15 years or so. He still sounds great to my ears. He's the true voice of Yes. Without Jon's voice a great amount of "Yesness" would be lost if the band were to go on without him. Trevor Horn sounded pretty awful trying to sing YOURS IS NO DISGRACE. And I happen to like Jon's lyrics. I don't think there should be a YES without both Jon and Chris. If Jon left, whoever continued with Chris should form a whole new band with a new name. Anyone who disagrees is certainly free to their own opinion. This is just how I strongly feel. Jon's lyrics are an essential part of the Yes experience, in my opinion. I couldn't vote for anyone here.

Flo

04-30-2002, 09:30 AM

I share your point of view I-and-I. It's Jon I want to see in Yes. Despite having left the band several times, we know and he knows, he is an important and essential part of the band until the end. Yes is his life. We're wasting our time trying to figure out other line ups. I guess he would laugh at the thread should he happen to read our posts. If Jon was to leave, I would lose interest in Yes little by little..

Rabin105

04-30-2002, 10:05 AM

Billy sound like jon so does trevor alan said how ceartin times during rehersals Trevor horn would sing somthing almost exactly like Jon. and roger has that sort of high pitched voice mind you i was going to do a who should replace chris but didn't tony levin did a horible version of CTTE and if he ever were to replace chris imagine the horrible version of gates or soundchaser that he would do. as an after though chris would be a good replacment though i don't want them carring on as a quartet (that is why i unlike many people look at tom as a band member because he did a great job playing and he was there) antor guy i didn't put on now don't kill me but the lead voaclist of smashing pumpkins he also is in the sam range as jon as for the dram lineup of yours is no digrace Trevor sounded fine on the boot i got from Madison Square Garden. Keep in mind jon has been replaced twice in the band (2nd time in 90 by sherwood though union was formed before anything happend and now that i think of it imagine if there hadn't been those lawsuits there would still be two yes' igor and tom would have never been in the band and who know who would have replaced trevor and tony god that is a scary thought though maybe eddie might had finally joined) and look at the playing not vocals on drama I think trevor was just never given a fair shot by either the band or the audience, oh well
Mac

groovecake

04-30-2002, 12:21 PM

Easy.

Sammy Hagar.

No...wait....Gary Cherone!

Yeah. Gary Cherone.

Mitch

RobAdams

04-30-2002, 03:39 PM

How about Bob Dylan replacing Jon? At least they 'd still have good lyrics.

Jackaranda

04-30-2002, 04:14 PM

Ray Thomas of the Moody Blues.....

Joedude

05-01-2002, 10:26 PM

Originally posted by Yes Oz
Good response but no "replacement" named.

I voted for Billy Sherwood, but I'm not sure he would ever be truely accepted as a lead singer of Yes.

I agree with you, Yes Oz, that they shouldn't bother if the quality isn't there. To me, it's not as important who the lead singer is as long as the quality and standards of the music, recording, etc. remain high. Maybe it's just me, but I find it difficult to understand that a high-quality Yes CD or concert would not be appreciated just because Jon was not singing.

i-and-i, I can understand your response after I re-read my post. I did not intend to mean that Jon should be replaced soon or at any time in the next 15 years, but it is inevitable that Jon (and the other band members) will want to stop touring at some point.

But with Jon' very distinctive alto voice, I've always wondered if there might be a woman who could be the lead voice.

05-02-2002, 02:45 AM

I'm with Yes Oz, i-and-i and Flo. You're right Joedude the thought of replacing our Jon is heritical. Yes without Jon is not Yes to me. If he is going to be replaced, may as well be Britney herself. She would fit the bill as well as anyone else--if you can't have Jon.

nightliner

05-02-2002, 02:52 AM

I don't see any of the above as a replacement for Jon. I don't think Jon can be replaced, but if he were to leave and the band wanted to continue, I would like to see it be Annie Haslam.

RobAdams

05-02-2002, 03:52 AM

But, if Jon "retired" and Chris, Steve, Rick, Alan and/or any other Yes alumni decided to keep playing music together, I'm sure Chris would continue using the YES name. But if this happened they would need to be careful who stepped up to the lead vocal mic. A replacement for Jon would not be welcomed with open arms by a large number of Yes fans. This would be an unenviable position subject to extreme scrutiny. Annie Haslam would be a cool choice if it absolutely had to happen without Jon.

With Annie Haslam as the lead vocalist, the old favorites Jon is known for would at least sound decent. I haven't heard what she did on the tribute to Yes CD, but I'm sure she can hit most of Jon's notes.

If this Yes line-up ever did come to exist, I'd rather the band focus on brand new material live, with only a few of the old Yes songs here and there. Perhaps then there may be one or two Renaissance classics played by Yes. ASHES ARE BURNING with a Chris bass solo?

I'd like to think that if this line up were to happen, Jon would hear them and not be able to resist coming back.

YESYOUANDI

05-02-2002, 05:19 AM

No one.
It would be time to give up and split!:crybby:

Yes Oz

05-02-2002, 07:16 AM

Originally posted by YESYOUANDI
No one.
It would be time to give up and split!:crybby:

That really was what I was trying to say earlier. So lets hope it doesn't happen.

nightliner

05-02-2002, 07:54 AM

Ashes are Burning would be awesome with Chris on bass. Jon Camp always thought he was Chris.

mrgone3

05-02-2002, 10:19 AM

Jon did leave home once.The Guys decided to press on and record another album.The result was DRAMA.I liked the musical direction the band took.There seemed to be a soul there,but no heart.Jon is the heart of the band as surely as Chris is the soul.If Jon left now,it would surely spell the end of YES as we know it.The remaining members couldn't produce a new sound.Remember Jon was also gone when Steve left for ASIA.I thought that was the end of YES for sure.Chris and Alan went with Tony Kaye and the new Trevor Rabin.Jon rejoined the band while they were trying to create a new album.I always wondered what the album would have sounded like if Jon did not rejoin. JOE

05-02-2002, 11:54 AM

Originally posted by mrgone3
Jon is the heart of the band

Right you are mrgone3!

I think I am the only person in life who never liked Renaissance. If Annie H became the lead vocalist, that would not be a happy day for me.

05-02-2002, 04:26 PM

The idea of this thread is disturbing to me.

Safe

05-02-2002, 05:54 PM

Well, call me f*cked up, but I've always fancied hearing/seeing Demis Roussos have a go at a Yes set!
Aphrodite's Child were a truly magnificent outfit, and Demis certainly has the personality and, ahem, physical presence to carry it off!
He'd also make Squire feel like the tall skinny one again.....

Failing that, It'd be a hell of a laugh to hear James Brown doing 'GOD'!

OOhhh, I could go on forever - how about:

Leonard Cohen singing 'I've Seen All Good People'

Patti Smith singing 'Wondrous Stories'

Anthony Newley singing 'And You And I'

&

Sonny & Cher singing 'Awaken'!

If Squire ever left, I'd have him replaced by that useless tw*t, Clayton, from U2, just to embarrass the hopeless f*cker!

Rabin105

05-03-2002, 11:09 AM

well some of the ideas you people come up with are disturbing to me i picked 3 people who can actually fill jon shoes in all asspcets Lyrics writing and singing Billy sound a lot like jon listen to the house of blues his voice sound really good and harmonic. Listen to more we live on conspiracy than on union cospiracy wins hands down list to love conquer all on cospiracy that is much better than the yesyears version. as for horn He did a great job on And You And I and was a bgreat lyricist look at go through this tempus fugit and does it really happen. and for roger if he was the lead sing on talk..
A) it would have been better
B) Trevor wouldn't of had half of the control on the other instrumets as he did.
That is why i picked the people i did not beacause they were offered the role or did an ablum with the band in that posistion it was because they could fiil the roll.

RobAdams

05-03-2002, 11:52 AM

Trevor Horn did a decent job as lead vocalist on DRAMA

Trevor Horn cannot sing Jon's parts very well. The material on DRAMA was written and arranged with Trevor Horn's vocal range in mind. I've heard my share of live DRAMA tour boots. Horn ALMOST pulled it off, but not quite - and that's why that line-up crashed into the ground. The old songs made them sound like a YES tribute band in need of a better singer.

Roger Hodgeson? Hmmm.....No thanks. I'll pass....

Billy Sherwood???? I haven't heard any of his stuff outside of Yes apart from the CONSPIRACY cd with Chris Squire. Billy's a good singer, and a good musician, but I don't think he can fill Jon's spot in YES. By the way, I'd rather hear THE MORE WE LIVE - LET GO with Jon singing on it.

I'd rather have NO than Jonless YES. Annie Haslam is the ONLY lead singer I know of that I would not be totally disgusted at the idea of her filling in for Jon - UNTIL HE CAME BACK....You know Jon can't stay away from YES.

The negative reaction to Trevor Horn was such that I don't expect Chris to ever have a band without Jon called YES - unless Chris and Jon become enemies. Let's hope that doesn't happen. I think the ABWH and UNION fiasco proved that Anderson and Squire are meant to be on the same side.

Joedude

05-04-2002, 12:10 AM

Originally posted by illusion
And anyone know that album SH+AH's Turn Of The Century is on?

Tales from Yesterday, the Yes tribute CD. It's also got a good new version of "Roundabout" I like as well by Robert Berry.

YYY

05-04-2002, 11:02 PM

quote:
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Originally posted by mrgone3
Jon is the heart of the band
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

I can't even contemplate this question.
JON brings an extroadinary originality to what IS the YES sound.
His style of writing of lyrics and melodies gives Yes a very different and original way of creating music.
I realize this when I listen to other prog bands, especially the new bands who have all the right talent and abilty but still come up with ideas stolen or influenced by what has been done before.
Somehow YES ( even when they aren't perfect ) still seem to have a sound that is purely there own. They never seem to sound like anyone else and Jon is totally the primary force that maintains this unique quality in the band. Without JON, I would probably stop listening YES because anyone else would just be a huge disappointment.

05-04-2002, 11:06 PM

YYY, you took the words right out of my head! Exactly my thought. You are so right....again!

YYY

05-04-2002, 11:22 PM

I know I picked up your thought waves just before I began to type. Thanks again Pat. I haven't recieve any new messages in the last few minutes but I'll be keeping my antenna raised just in case. I'm really from a UFO that has already arrived

05-04-2002, 11:40 PM

Ok, YYY. Since we are so good at that brain wave stuff, what say we send some to Jon to make him realize that we can never live without him and that he should never leave Yes? I can tell that he is open to them as he sings in Journey To Ixtlan, "She sends special signals to me".

YYY

05-05-2002, 07:19 PM

OK Yessirree, I'm sending a mental message to Jon at this moment while listening to 'Don't Go'. I should be getting some feedback within the next few days since I'm getting a vibration that he in out of the California area at the moment. ohmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

05-05-2002, 07:22 PM

I'm tuning in YYY........

astraltraveller

05-06-2002, 01:27 PM

Don't be ridiculous! Jon Anderson is the Heart and Soul of YES.

05-06-2002, 08:25 PM

astraltraveller, you are so right!

and welcome to the site!

closetotheedge

05-10-2002, 03:29 PM

You really can't replace Jon it was tried with Drama and look what happened

Rabin105

05-10-2002, 03:59 PM

Yeah a great ablum happenend your point

Devotee

05-10-2002, 05:05 PM

Can you imagine Alanis Morrisette with the musicians of Yes?

Jon is irreplacable, but in the hypothetical world where he retires (to start an ashram to the Divine Mother of course) and the others do not, I think this would be cool. Then after the tour I would run off and join the ashram.............

RobAdams

05-12-2002, 11:51 PM

If Jon left and the other YES guys continued as YES without him....

How about Mark Volman and Howard Kaylan a/k/a Flo & Eddie?

We could get an epic length version of HAPPY TOGETHER

(only kidding now...)

05-13-2002, 12:02 AM

Originally posted by Devotee
Then after the tour I would run off and join the ashram.............

I'm right beside you Devotee!

gt76yesman

05-31-2002, 09:57 PM

...the songs were arranged with Trevor's range in mind. All live Drama-Tour boots I have heard where Trevor tries to sing like Jon are very poor.

Billy? Haven't heard him try to sing leads.

Roger, hmmm, he was great with Supertramp! I love his voice and I bet he could hit the range, however, I haven't heard much about him recently. I think he is living in the Sierra foothills of California. But would he want to play Supertramp songs..... hmmm, There are some great Supertramp songs.........

It might take a woman to handle it,

STILL I DON'T WANT TO THINK ABOUT IT!!!!!!

markcampbell

05-31-2002, 11:54 PM

supertramp are as you say A fine prog band (someone in the music press I read was of the opinion that Supertramp were watered down prog rockers - whatever the ---- that means!). For my own part I listened to the IT WAS THE BEST OF TIMES double cd set by this very same band tonight having not listened to it for a very long time. I'm not like what I take to be the general Supertramp sort of fan (ie Breakfast in America). Don't get me wrong: I love that sort of music. It's just that it's the done thing to like that album if you happen to like Rick DAVIES OR rodger Hodgon type material from the so-called popular range. But my love of the band goes much deeper. I have always been a major fan of the record EVEN IN THE QUIETEST MOMENTS. IT's a classic as far as I am concerned. Downstream at the start of the second disc of It WAS THE BEST OF TIMES is a clear case in point. Speaking of which, I now come to the point in my message that means the most to me. It was only tonight after having logged into yesworld that I discovered that THE LEGEND had returned! I can only hope that Rick's sentiments are for reAL AND THAT HE really is in for good. The thought of seeing what I have always considered as the classic yes line up back working not only on an american rock stage but a british one aLSO IS almost too much to take. And there was me thinking the last yes gig i went to was the best ever (of any band) ! - yes symphonic at the hammy odeon in dec of last year. Speak to you again 'soon.'

Mark

bjm0rwo

06-12-2002, 11:16 PM

I just received the Wakeman dvd that was recorded in Buenos Aires and for the last song they perform Starship Trooper.Seeing the singer tackle this song kind of made me realize that some front men can never be replaced.They are too integral to the overall sound and anyone else attempting to do their songs cannot be left uncriticized. With this said,I always thought that the guy who was in Starcastle sounded closest to Anderson in his singing.But he's probably washing dishes somewhere and lost his chops.

ELLIS

12-16-2003, 07:36 AM

I hope Jon never leaves, but if he did: Roger Hodgson, or Robert Berry, or "what's his name" from Starcastle.

yessongs72

12-16-2003, 07:46 AM

No one can replace Jon,we have already seen the Trauma the first time he left in 1980. No one also can really replace this classic line up we have, even though they have tried.

jaynote1

12-16-2003, 11:28 AM

If Jon left YES, whom would I like to see replace him?......ME!!!!!!..............

BlueEagle

12-16-2003, 12:37 PM

Samantha Fox or Baby Spice

Rabin105

12-16-2003, 02:56 PM

Roger hodgeson would do nicely. Funny enough I read on a supertramp website a review on the song Walls (because Roger Hodgeson co wrote it) and the guy reviewing said Jon kinda sounded like him. just thought you guy would find it interesting.
Mac

ELLIS

02-05-2004, 03:37 PM

Either the lead singer of Galadriel, (Spanish band) or the singer of Cast. (Mexican band).

pixiedave

02-05-2004, 06:40 PM

-tom waits

the'YES'kid

02-06-2004, 06:24 AM

No one can replace Jon,we have already seen the Trauma the first time he left in 1980. No one also can really replace this classic line up we have, even though they have tried.

I'm glad Trevor Horn was in Yes at that time 'cause they did one of Yes' BEST albums.

In the other hand I think that if Jon would leave Yes, then Yes should no longer exist.

About The Round

02-06-2004, 06:50 AM

No claws, but Horn

Rabin105

02-07-2004, 10:38 AM

Trevor horn or Billy sherwood both would work

altaeria

05-05-2004, 04:28 PM

I hope Jon never leaves, but if he did: Roger Hodgson, or Robert Berry, or "what's his name" from Starcastle.

I would give "the guy from STARCASTLE" a chance ...
assuming his voice didn't go the way of David Lee Roth.

How about James LaBrie from DREAM THEATER?
Actually ... how about we just get that whole band to be YES-Phase2 when the real YES "retires".

Whatever LEGITIMATELY maintains the legacy for another 35 years would be fine with me.

YYY

05-05-2004, 05:01 PM

I am having a difficult time getting into the idea of replacing YES members with all sorts of 2nd and 3rd generation proggers. Sure, DreamTheatre is a very good band that is carrying on the prog tradition BUT I do not see how any of these guys can be considered as replacements of any member of YES. The best of YES music exist in a realm that most these guys are still trying to figure out. Geez, I've been listening to them for over 30 years and
I still can't quite pinpoint how they do it. AND Jon is simply one of a kind.

Rabin105

05-06-2004, 07:43 PM

Trevor Rabin could work Rodger Hodgson would defiantly work Max Bacon di an alright job Sherwood would work as well. I figure Squire did a good job last time so he will do a good job this time.

bbb

07-04-2004, 09:30 AM

Judie Tzuke...anyone hear her version of Roundabout from 'Wonderous'. She has the same range and her harmonies are perfect.

pianozach

07-23-2004, 06:15 PM

Rabin105

07-24-2004, 12:11 AM

Funny. If you close your eyes while Carly Simon is singing . . . . she sounds a lot like like Jon.

But, if it came to that, I'd like to hear an expanded band with Squire, Rabin, Hodgeson and Sherwood on vocals. And maybe even Horn.
throuhg in tony kay bill bruford alan white rick wakeman geoff downes Brislin and a few other musicans and you'd have the yes orchesta/choir and it woulds sound either great or not so great

Timmo

07-24-2004, 12:59 AM

NOBODY.

TIM
Venice, CA

Sheerah

07-24-2004, 02:30 AM

I'm glad Trevor Horn was in Yes at that time 'cause they did one of Yes' BEST albums.

In the other hand I think that if Jon would leave Yes, then Yes should no longer exist.

I am so with you on this Reniet!

Rabin105

07-24-2004, 12:00 PM

maybe they should pull a genesis and Have alan sing lead vocals ;)

cinderella

07-24-2004, 12:10 PM

I don't think anyone should replace Jon, but Roger Hodgson has a similar sound to his voice, so I guess he'd be my choice.

(Notice I didn't say Trevor Rabin. I'm trying to be good.)
http://www.digikitten.com/playhousev2/files/Cinderella/angel.gif

cjreyes

06-23-2006, 08:40 PM

Out of the choices, I went with Roger. A woman of some sort would also be a good choice. :band:

MrZuLu

06-23-2006, 08:45 PM

non of the above...

I suggest
Eldon Guinn

smatt

06-23-2006, 08:47 PM

Who says Hodgson "Almost" joined Yes in "89"????? Not really the case at all.... He was inlvovled in recording an album with Trevor, Chris, Alan, and Tony Kaye. Which BTW was completely done and ready for release... Of course that where "Walls" came from. But it wasn't going to be called Yes at all...... I didn know they worked on some more stuff besides Walls, but I never knew how close they were to going out as a different band to be called "The Royal Family" or something like that, and that the album was done and ready for release...

I'm of the opinion at this point that if Jon decides h's not coming back,t hen it's over and it's better that way really.... No Jon, no Yes... They'll go on to other things.... But I'll be none to happy about it... :crybby:

Rabin105

06-23-2006, 08:50 PM

roger sounds good to me

True Believer

06-23-2006, 09:06 PM

Of course I don't want Jon to leave, but Roger Hodgson has a similar range of vocals (not saying his voice sounds the same) and could probably sorta do the job.

Malcolm Birkett

06-24-2006, 06:37 AM

Of course I don't want Jon to leave, but Roger Hodgson has a similar range of vocals (not saying his voice sounds the same) and could probably sorta do the job.

Annie, Annie..get your guns again.

Are you kidding??? OK, Supertramp were pretty good..Dreamer!!..cool track, and I possess a couple of their albums. Right! Right! You're bloody well right!!!
How about a 'breakfast in America' again together...yes please. But I think you are maybe committing the 'crime of the century' here.
To even speak Hodgsons name in the same sentence as the lord god Jons is pure sacrilege. He ain't even on the same planet pet.
The answer to the question in this thread for me is....irreplaceable.
Jon's voice, Chris's bass....YES...without either...it don't exist darling...Mmmmm..on reflection though....jeez....Drama was pretty damn hot and I just love the ABWH album.

RickyG

06-24-2006, 09:45 AM

I agree with Malcolm about Roger Hodgson.... pure sacrilege to mention him in the same sentence as Jon.

Jon is irreplaceable. If Jon goes, (or Steve). it's time to let it go.

Would you replace your mom or your dad or a brother or sister at this point in your life?

Well I wouldn't.

And that is exactly what it is like. The whole notion of replacing these people at this point is absurd.

There is season...... and a time to every purpose under heaven.

Which includes a time to let go of it all.