i'm excited

[Rabin105]

I can;'t wait to hear him on a new yes album.

:D

[True Believer]

Me too - have you heard him with Mystery?

[tidewater]

I sincerely hope he will record with YES.
And also together WITH JON and RICK plus the 3 others:headset:

[JaneEyre]

He'd be great. I'd love to hear some new music!

[Soleil3]

This is gonna be cool.

[True Believer]

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hubba HUBBA!

[Earl Grey]

I'm all for the evolution of YES.

Bring it on!

Earl:yesbird:

[gitsy]

Positive thoughts, lets hope it happens.

[90125yes]

just read the opening thread - what is the subject

i would love to be excited too

but what are we getting excited about ?

--- oh i see benoit ??

[crotale2112]

A new energy on the horizon..

I always get visions when I hear yes music. I pray benoit helps with the flow of this energy and helps with a new vision and landscape of yes music
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[Michelle Johnston]

As Benoit is principally a singer my hope is that he will enable the band to be more focused and energised leaving others to write the bulk of the material knowing he will interpret their ideas clearly and quickly. Based on the Mystery CD he can provide a vocal energy that will enable then to encompass different moods but also be direct and powerful.

I look forward to new music and more revivals, my wish list - I know they are the musicians and they will chose!!
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Arriving UFO
A French Lyric version of Nous Sommes Du Soliel (song only), with Chris singing counterpoint in English.
On the Silent Wings of Freedom using the keyboards in a support role only, leaving Chris and Steve to go Nuclear.
In to the Lens
We Can Fly From Here.

[tommyhawk]

I'll rely on Yesfans for reviews and recommendations when it comes to anything released by this version of Yes.

[Revolution9]

I saw him in Anaheim and I thought he brought a new energy and youthfulness to the band. I brought my 22 yr old son and his friend, who are die hard Squire fans, and they totally dug the band.

[xlink_nz]

I'll rely on Yesfans for reviews and recommendations when it comes to anything released by this version of Yes.

well you should should be well aware of how conservative many 'fans' can be for example if it isn't typical of the 73-77 period many would rubbish it, according I would be careful with recommendations from this site

it will be very interesting to say the least what path they take in regards to new music, will they go retro and just do a retake on the so called classic period, will they go radio friendly or will they actually be fresh and break new ground ?

I would argue that this question is more important that who is in any current lineup. Expectations will of course be high...

BTW Since this thread is about the current vocalist I wish David all the best

[90125yes]

well you should should be well aware of how conservative many 'fans' can be for example if it isn't typical of the 73-77 period many would rubbish it, according I would be careful with recommendations from this site

it will be very interesting to say the least what path they take in regards to new music, will they go retro and just do a retake on the so called classic period, will they go radio friendly or will they actually be fresh and break new ground ?

I would argue that this question is more important that who is in any current lineup. Expectations will of course be high...

BTW Since this thread is about the current vocalist I wish David all the best

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yes good post

i wish david all the best and hope the concerts in the uk go well

:beerchugr:

[Michelle Johnston]

[quote=90125yes;1849298]---

i wish david all the best and hope the concerts in the uk go well



Absolutely agree, this simple sentiment was missing from my earlier post.

[True Believer]

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yes good post

i wish david all the best and hope the concerts in the uk go well

:beerchugr:
I know they will, 'cos I'll be there cheering loudly!

[Sharp on Attack]

We can fly from here and Telephone Secrets could come out of the closet.

[90125yes]

I know they will, 'cos I'll be there cheering loudly!

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great

which venues will you be going to ?

[Dondeh]

I know they will, 'cos I'll be there cheering loudly!

Great. And I hope everyone adopts that approach. I still have the recurring nightmare of the Drama tour.

D

[True Believer]

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great

which venues will you be going to ?
Birmingham, London, Edinburgh, Newcastle, Manchester.

[90125yes]

Birmingham, London, Edinburgh, Newcastle, Manchester.

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wow -see you at manchester

:beerchugr:

[Rabin105]

Great. And I hope everyone adopts that approach. I still have the recurring nightmare of the Drama tour.

D

you and trevor horn both.


Hoorayv for david though :D

[Bobby Dread]

Wishing Benoit and the rest of the guys much success and enjoyment as they tour Europe, enjoy the holidays and then record the first new Yes album since 2001!

[90125yes]

Wishing Benoit and the rest of the guys much success and enjoyment as they tour Europe, enjoy the holidays and then record the first new Yes album since 2001!

-

agreed

:beerchugr:

[AmorReal]

I'm definitely looking forward to the new album. I think Benoit is a good addition to the band, and would be excellent on new material. :)

[True Believer]

Wishing Benoit and the rest of the guys much success and enjoyment as they tour Europe, enjoy the holidays and then record the first new Yes album since 2001!

I'm definitely looking forward to the new album. I think Benoit is a good addition to the band, and would be excellent on new material. :)
Yes, indeedy!

[Michelle Johnston]

Its quite clear from the opening night of the European Tour that both Oliver and Benoit are on the move. The latter in particular has developed significantly since last autumn. He is coming at the note from above now rather than streching up for it. The voice sounds much richer and whilst he contributes faithfully to the overall sound it is his voice now, the same but different you might say. I just hope the sound engineer is on the money on the 23rd at the Colston Hall but certainly I have high hopes for his contribution (which I would principly expect to be as a vocalist) to the new album.:appl[1]:

[Revolution9]

Birmingham, London, Edinburgh, Newcastle, Manchester.

You've earned your stalker wings!

[kirk]

Being able to sing Yes music and writing it's 2 vastly different things.
The Mystery stuff isn't credited to BD, so we know very little about his
writing abilty.

I wish them the very best, but still remaining pragmatic in regard to it all.
I'll be listening with objective ears, and hope everyone will do the same.

IMHO, if he turns out to have writing skills, it's pure dumb luck, considering
the reason he was chosen.

K

[nzyesfan]

Its quite clear from the opening night of the European Tour that both Oliver and Benoit are on the move. The latter in particular has developed significantly since last autumn. He is coming at the note from above now rather than streching up for it. The voice sounds much richer and whilst he contributes faithfully to the overall sound it is his voice now, the same but different you might say. I just hope the sound engineer is on the money on the 23rd at the Colston Hall but certainly I have high hopes for his contribution to the new album.:appl[1]:

case in point

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fKCNl7cXMPU&feature=channel

After a few cringe-worthy moments with this song on the first leg I was VERY pleasantly surprised by how much better this is sounding now.

p

[witeskyn7]

We can fly from here and Telephone Secrets could come out of the closet.


Pardon my inexcusable naivities but....Wot the bloomin' 'ell
R U talking about???

Telephone secrets????

[fovman]

Benoit recording with YES will make him official
....and hopefully stop some of the whining.

[Michelle Johnston]

Being able to sing Yes music and writing it's 2 vastly different things.
The Mystery stuff isn't credited to BD, so we know very little about his
writing abilty.


You are quite right he may just develop into a very good vocalist for Yes.


I wish them the very best, but still remaining pragmatic in regard to it all.
I'll be listening with objective ears, and hope everyone will do the same.


I could not agree more I have been interested in the band for all my adult life and yet of the around 20 or so original recordings they have made I only own 8 Cd's. It is a myth that all Yes fans are anoraks who suspend their creative judgement and accept everything they do with out question.


IMHO, if he turns out to have writing skills, it's pure dumb luck, considering
the reason he was chosen.


My reading of the situation is that Howe,Squire and Wakeman are the writing core but Alan has said for years he has ideas stockpiled. To use Chris's words everybody will make a contribution to how the music turns out and in Benoit's case that will be first and foremost as a vocalist.

[Michelle Johnston]

Pardon my inexcusable naivities but....Wot the bloomin' 'ell
R U talking about???

Telephone secrets????

Its a piece that was rehearsed in 1981 with Jimmy Page for the XYZ project.

[Meng]

Benoit recording with YES will make him official
....and hopefully stop some of the whining.
Don't hold your breath.

[Michelle Johnston]

Don't hold your breath.

Oh the first beer is on me for that maybe even the second thank you for making smile :beerchugr:!!!

PS I will have an agreeable glass of "cote de severn"

[the greenman]

Pardon my inexcusable naivities but....Wot the bloomin' 'ell
R U talking about???

Telephone secrets????

it's here on YouTube if you want to check it out...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sykd7S4dxEw

as are the other tracks from that session.

Be interesting to see how they finish that & 'We can fly from here' - they'd be good starters, given Yes' recent history of re-cycling.

But even better would be some fresh new material. We live in hope...

[nzyesfan]

Don't hold your breath.

Being able to sing Yes music and writing it's 2 vastly different things.
The Mystery stuff isn't credited to BD, so we know very little about his
writing abilty.

I wish them the very best, but still remaining pragmatic in regard to it all.
I'll be listening with objective ears, and hope everyone will do the same.

IMHO, if he turns out to have writing skills, it's pure dumb luck, considering
the reason he was chosen.

K

An interesting point to consider is that as of the upcoming Antwerp, Belgium (10Nov09) concert, Benoit will have sung more shows with Yes than Trevor Horn.

With the promise of new material and further touring next year this version of Yes now appears to be on a good, steady functional track.

p

[90125yes]

An interesting point to consider is that as of the upcoming Antwerp, Belgium (10Nov09) concert, Benoit will have sung more shows with Yes than Trevor Horn.

With the promise of new material and further touring next year this version of Yes now appears to be on a good, steady functional track.

p

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good post

all bodes well

[booj]

no no no no

i cant get excited without

jon,rick,trevor,geoff,trevor,bill,tony,billy,igor and patrick

this line up is well rubbish

[Michelle Johnston]

I caught up with the video footage from the second night. Benoit seems to have found his feet and has gained that vital quality when in front of an audience of giving himself time. I loved the stylings that Steve informed the music with and I love the faithfulness of Olivers contributions, when he plays those organ pieces all these years later I feel moved by his love of the music. He obviously is a very shy performer but a very thoughtful one. On this latter point when I think back over the 35 years of Yes concerts I have attended I have rarely connected emotionally with the keyboard playing as a visual thing it has been almost totally a sound experience. I will always remember vividly at Wembley 77 Rick playing the big keyboard sound in Close To The Edge but he had gone to part of the rig high up at the back of the stage I made a wonderful connection with the sound but could barely see him. I sat in the front row at Colston Hall in 1975 and had a perfect view of Patrick who was to Alan's right I have no recollection of physical charisma maybe the left hand went up in the air a couple of times but his performance was superb.

[nzyesfan]

The longer these threads persist the more it becomes obvious that with their recent actions, Yes have managed to not only split their hardcore fanbase but they've also provoked many of their fans into a highly spirited debate. Myself, I'm probably quite typical in that I'm torn.

Torn in my respect for the vast contribution that Jon has made within Yes' body of work (and seeing Benoit/Oliver Yes as a necessary movement of progress) and torn in acknowledging that Jon can't continue along the path that the rest of the guys want to go (health concerns, generation of new material and overall commitment to Yes).

I can't compare Benoit-Yes with classic Yes because the former dosn't have a substantial enough body of work and/or experience to validitate that comparison (yet)....but... I **can** accept the current version of Yes as a new "phase" in the bands history. And that, to me, is an important part of this Yes2009 thing. Its a new thing, its a functional thing. But it's a cautious thing too.

I feel a certain level of support for this lineup because so little was happening with the classic lineup and I strongly believe they squandered too many opportunities and seemed FR too complacent upon trading on past glories...rather than creating new ones. And thats another p[ossible reason why they really have to move on.

p

[Bo Locks]

no no no no

i cant get excited without

jon,rick,trevor,geoff,trevor,bill,tony,billy,igor and patrick

this line up is well rubbishHow can you have a Yes without Peter? The only REAL Yes is the one with Peter in the line-up. A line-up without Peter is unimaginable, unethical, disrespectful, money-grabbing, a rehearsal band, a tribute band. Aha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha...

[Michelle Johnston]

The longer these threads persist the more it becomes obvious that with their recent actions, Yes have managed to not only split their hardcore fanbase but they've also provoked many of their fans into a highly spirited debate. Myself, I'm probably quite typical in that I'm torn.

Torn in my respect for the vast contribution that Jon has made within Yes' body of work (and seeing Benoit/Oliver Yes as a necessary movement of progress) and torn in acknowledging that Jon can't continue along the path that the rest of the guys want to go (health concerns, generation of new material and overall commitment to Yes).

I can't compare Benoit-Yes with classic Yes because the former dosn't have a substantial enough body of work and/or experience to validitate that comparison (yet)....but... I **can** accept the current version of Yes as a new "phase" in the bands history. And that, to me, is an important part of this Yes2009 thing. Its a new thing, its a functional thing. But it's a cautious thing too.

I feel a certain level of support for this lineup because so little was happening with the classic lineup and I strongly believe they squandered too many opportunities and seemed FR too complacent upon trading on past glories...rather than creating new ones. And thats another possible reason why they really have to move on.

p

I enjoyed reading your post primarily because I recognise my view of the facts as I see them. That then enables any two fans to have a dialogue. If you cannot agree on the facts then you are lost before you start!

For me Jon is Yes he is woven into the fabric of the band, he always will be. However because I agree with your view of the facts I am happy to consider the changed line up and offer my support.

I have bought everyone of their releases of new material but I only own 8 Cd's 9 if you include ABWH so you can see I approach everything they do with an open mind but with my critical faculties, as I see them, in tact.

I am cautiously confident, based on the evidence, that if the sound man does his job properly on the night I will have a great time on the 23rd.

I also hope that the reception they receive in Europe encourages them to record but its one step at a time.

[the greenman]

The longer these threads persist the more it becomes obvious that with their recent actions, Yes have managed to not only split their hardcore fanbase but they've also provoked many of their fans into a highly spirited debate. Myself, I'm probably quite typical in that I'm torn.

Torn in my respect for the vast contribution that Jon has made within Yes' body of work (and seeing Benoit/Oliver Yes as a necessary movement of progress) and torn in acknowledging that Jon can't continue along the path that the rest of the guys want to go (health concerns, generation of new material and overall commitment to Yes).

I can't compare Benoit-Yes with classic Yes because the former dosn't have a substantial enough body of work and/or experience to validitate that comparison (yet)....but... I **can** accept the current version of Yes as a new "phase" in the bands history. And that, to me, is an important part of this Yes2009 thing. Its a new thing, its a functional thing. But it's a cautious thing too.

I feel a certain level of support for this lineup because so little was happening with the classic lineup and I strongly believe they squandered too many opportunities and seemed FR too complacent upon trading on past glories...rather than creating new ones. And thats another p[ossible reason why they really have to move on.

p

nicely expressed - especially the piece about Jon/Benoit. Pretty much mirrors my own internal musings.

Jon's vocal 'sound' has been so essential to my experience of this band (tho I do love Drama - I was able to experience that with a totally different 'head on' because altho Trevor sang in Jon's register he didnt 'ape' Jon. Tho, maybe there is a bit in 'I am a Camera' when we get a bit of Jonnish phrasing. & the playing was so dynamic.)

But he's not part of this incarnation - yes2009 - Benoit is, & lets see what he can bring. I already noted that Yes now has two guitarists again (with Steve actually letting Benoit do the 6-string acoustic parts in certain songs).

& of course, Jon has been so integral with the creative process of the band - even if at times that's gone off the rails a bit for me. A bit like some of Macca's more sentimental ballady stuff in later Beatles. But he was still the guy who could rock out 'Helter Skelter' and 'Get Back'. So, as he would say 'well, you know..'

I'm looking forward to the live performances. I'm a bit concerned by some of the reviews on this leg but until you're in the room, how do you know? & I hope we can move into a phase where there's some new music to hear, discuss endlessly and maybe even DANCE to (& yeh, I know.. Progboys dont dance..)

[90125yes]

counting off the days until YES at manchester apollo

YES i am getting excited

[witeskyn7]

Its a piece that was rehearsed in 1981 with Jimmy Page for the XYZ project.

it's here on YouTube if you want to check it out...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sykd7S4dxEw

as are the other tracks from that session.

Be interesting to see how they finish that & 'We can fly from here' - they'd be good starters, given Yes' recent history of re-cycling.

But even better would be some fresh new material. We live in hope...

Thank-you Both!!!
:beerchugr:

I hadn't thought of the 'XYZ' sessions at all.

I can almost hear the additions that could be made to this song
when approached by the group as a whole.

Wow!!

[Michelle Johnston]

I can almost hear the additions that could be made to this song
when approached by the group as a whole.

Wow!!

I am with you Jimmy Page's contribution would be substantially improved on by Steve, as it was with Mind Drive. If they polished the arrangement you have a bone fide Yes song. I love the way it starts of as quite a straight ahead rock song and then moves off into an instrumental section which has the potential to surprise and could be developed. In that way it works a bit like the track Finally on the Ladder but for me it sounds like a more natural progression.

On the thread title just watched three pieces from the second night, as the reviewers said Benoit is to low in the mix, but the pace was good and Oliver was up in the mix and particularly loved his work on one piece that was not always played throught out the stateside tour.

[90125yes]

counting off the days until YES at manchester apollo

YES i am getting excited
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[Rabin105]

counting off the days until YES at manchester apollo

YES i am getting excited
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it should be an amazing show I loved them back in july :D