Jon Anderson: what now ? re live work 2010

[barra1]

Now that CS has confirmed that JA is no longer in Yes and will not be touring with them or indeed involved in the new album, what are his best options from here.

He can continue to do the solo shows with his guitar but I think that this show has run its course.

Rather than abbrieviated Yes songs etc on his own would he not be better to tour with say a accoustic guitarist (+/- backing tracks) backing him up so that he can concentrate on his greatest talent ie his voice and his lyrics. Play from his extensive solo work more plus some Yes stuff.

This would hopefully not be too taxing on his health and not overlaying taxing on the tour budget either.

With his backdrop videos etc this could be a very good show.

I hope his health continues to improve so that he can continue to sing live next year.

[CybrKhatru]

I have heard rumblings that RW and JA will do some short duo tours in 2010....including the US West Coast. THAT would be cool!

[gathernear]

I have heard rumblings that RW and JA will do some short duo tours in 2010....including the US West Coast. THAT would be cool!

Maybe this is the way to go. If Jon and Rick have apparently burned their bridges regarding YES, they could team up. They've done it before, and I would be just as happy to see them as the other guys anyway.

[CybrKhatru]

Maybe this is the way to go. If Jon and Rick have apparently burned their bridges regarding YES, they could team up. They've done it before, and I would be just as happy to see them as the other guys anyway.

Me too.
And even if bridges are NOT burned, RW and JA could do live work or even studio work at their preferred pace...since they are brothers in illness and apparently cannot handle the rigors of a big tour.

Who knows, they could even put a respectable band together if they wanted...

[InverYes]

I hope his health continues to improve so that he can continue to sing live next year.

Amen to that.

I'd like to see him doing some new solo material and maybe it would be good for him to NOT do any Yes songs?

I think there would be something a bit sad about him and Rick playing Yes toons on their own, now that we have a complete Yes, off doing other things.

[Sharp on Attack]

B.R.A.W.L. is on (ok I've been repeating this for a few months now but it'has never seemed so close)

[gathernear]

Who knows, they could even put a respectable band together if they wanted...

Do you think Bill could be convinced to do something small? He is supposedly retired. Add Tony Levin...

[CybrKhatru]

B.R.A.W.L. is on (ok I've been repeating this for a few months now but it'has never seemed so close)

Lemme guess

B ruford
R abin
A nderson
W akeman
L evin

??


:D

[CybrKhatru]

Do you think Bill could be convinced to do something small? He is supposedly retired. Add Tony Levin...




Dunno... perhaps.

Then again, there are so many great drummers out there....

[gathernear]

Do you think Bill could be convinced to do something small? He is supposedly retired. Add Tony Levin...

Oops, I forgot guitar. I'm drawing a blank on that one.

[maninthemoon]

I would love to see Rick & Jon. I would likely not go see SHW or Yes or whatever again in 2010 if they toured because I paid to see them 4 times already without Jon and I currently don't have two nickels to rub together. I guess if they put out an album that blew me away.... maybe.

But to see Jon and Rick? I'd sell a kidney to see them. Not my kidney, but that of a dear friend of mine. Wouldn't even care if there were other instruments.

[relayeire]

Releasing and performing new, solid solo work would be good. And pulling out some early solo tunes on stage.

[Vic Anderson]

a band with jon rick and trevor and billy would be very interesting

billy would get an album done in no time :)

ARWS

and maybe I could get my wish to hear "enedless dream" live again

no seriously there is word jon witll tour with rick hopefully they'll have the album ready

and there was word of jon touring with a small symphony

[relayeire]

a band with jon rick and trevor and billy would be very interesting

billy would get an album done in no time :)

ARWS

and maybe I could get my wish to hear "enedless dream" live again

no seriously there is word jon witll tour with rick hopefully they'll have the album ready

and there was word of jon touring with a small symphony

Or maybe WARS? Or SAWR, as in the way some Yes members will say "I sawr it"?

[gathernear]

Oops, I forgot guitar. I'm drawing a blank on that one.

a band with jon rick and trevor and billy would be very interesting

billy would get an album done in no time :)




Billy! Great idea. But he has his own stuff to do...

[maninthemoon]

Add Kurt Michaels and it could be SWARM.


(I'd give a kidney...)

[Vic Anderson]

Billy! Great idea. But he has his own stuff to do...

let's ask him he hangs around here
he could get to jon and ask :)

[Michelle Johnston]

I saw Jon and Rick in Bristol in 2006. Jon was in great voice and the new songs showed a great deal of promise quite different from YES.

Next time I would like to seem them augment the line up with the acoustic guitarist and bass player from Ricks band, so its very much unplugged which suits Jon's musical preference and health but enabling them to finesse and flesh out the arrangements.

As regards the set list there is so much work that could be revived and/or revised and finished off

Revive

Days
Take Your Time
Song of Seven
Bounderies
Anyone Can Light a candle
Ankor Wat
The Meeting
Take The Water To the Mountain
etc etc

Finish Off

Axle of Love
Picasso
Richard
The Spell
Pieces from Chagall & Zamran

That there really is no need to look at Yes Material.

Also make sure Jon plays to his strengths, keep him away from the piano.

[CybrKhatru]

I dunno....

I think I'd rather see Jon and Rick with three others.. Rabin would be great too if he'd want to do it.

But I wouldn't mind a completely fresh rhythm section.

And YES...lots of solo stuff and dusted-off gems. Maybe some new music too.

Stuff from Olias could be stellar.

[maninthemoon]

I dunno....

I think I'd rather see Jon and Rick with three others.. Rabin would be great too if he'd want to do it.

But I wouldn't mind a completely fresh rhythm section.

And YES...lots of solo stuff and dusted-off gems. Maybe some new music too.

Stuff from Olias could be stellar.

I guess I'm getting old. I like the stripped down acoustic nature of the clips I heard Jon singing recently—I just think the accompaniment needs to be better, and with Rick it surely would. I don't want to deal with all the mix issues, just the essence of the songs. I do understand your point though and I'm sure I'm in the minority.

[CybrKhatru]

I guess I'm getting old. I like the stripped down acoustic nature of the clips I heard Jon singing recently—I just think the accompaniment needs to be better, and with Rick it surely would. I don't want to deal with all the mix issues, just the essence of the songs. I do understand your point though and I'm sure I'm in the minority.

Hey bro, that could work too....I'd love an acoustic thing sans full band. Either way!

[Bluegrunt]

He needs to finish the tracks we co wrote together properly, get in a rehearsal space with me and 3 or 4 other good musicians, and put together something new and fresh to take out on the road in support of a fabulous new record. :-)

That would be interesting.

[fovman]

I hope Jon & Rick would put a band together so to do some full-band Yessongs and solo album songs (and new album).
Maybe Jon could team up with Rick's English Rock Ensemble members.


Possible new band names:
The Affirmative
AOK
Yep
You Betcha
Oui
Si
Ja
Maybe

P.S. or a double "yes" (French/German) with a mystical combination: Oui Ja

[DramaRama]

All this talk of bring back burford, rick, billy, trevor, levin....etc. etc. Is soo funny!
I say Burn all those bridges and start with a Fresh New Band!!!
Why try to rehash the old days when their is plenty of new talent out there that would jump at the chance to work with Jon! I say full steam ahead now that Yes is over!!!

Rick seems happy with the people he works with, BUT a short Jon&Rick tour would be Very exciting!!!

[Sharp on Attack]

You guessed right Cybr but obviously this could only be a studio project with Bruford temporarily out of retirement if he finds the music good and if T.Levin is there too.

[barra1]

He needs to finish the tracks we co wrote together properly, get in a rehearsal space with me and 3 or 4 other good musicians, and put together something new and fresh to take out on the road in support of a fabulous new record. :-)



this seems to be an issue sometimes with JA, getting what was started finished, hope it works out sooner rather than later now that he appears to be gaining strength after his illness and multiple surgeries.

[barra1]

Amen to that.

I'd like to see him doing some new solo material and maybe it would be good for him to NOT do any Yes songs?

I think there would be something a bit sad about him and Rick playing Yes toons on their own, now that we have a complete Yes, off doing other things.

I just cant see him not doing Yes songs, many of the public who turn up will expect it, personally doing his solo stuff would suit me but i think we would be in a minority.

I see he has 2 canadain dates for Nov announced , hopefully he will add more and swing back to Toronto again.

[Frumious B]

I think there would be something a bit sad about him and Rick playing Yes toons on their own, now that we have a complete Yes, off doing other things.

Shrug...Those songs belong to Jon just as much as they belong to the other guys, much more than a couple of the other guys.

[1yesfan]

Would Rick and Jon be allowed to perform YES stuff???? Legal issues there???
If Rick and Jon got together and they could do Yes stuff I'd like to see it in the formatt that Rick did on his solo tour in which he did tunes and told stories from the road. To have both of them up there telling stories about the road, about the tunes would be very cool. Rick pulled it off WELL when he did it.
But to my first point is there any legal issues with them doing YES stuff?
Like the current lineup I woudl think to some point evven if a small thing the other guys may want to keep pthe fires stoaked a little and do some old stuff.
I FULLY support the cueent Yes but I hope we don't lose a big part of the old Yes. I hope some day they all can be one again for one more run. Put the ego's aside perhaps.

[Frumious B]

Would Rick and Jon be allowed to perform YES stuff???? Legal issues there???

I think that as long as ASCAP, BMI and so forth get paid then anyone can play pretty much anybody's song, no permission slip required. I remember seeing both Roger Waters and Dehydrated Floyd in 1987 and their sets had quite a few songs in common.

[1yesfan]

I can see a BATTLE OF THE BANDS forming. YES and AWRLC Anderson, Wakeman, Rabin, Lake, and PHILL COLLINS!!

[1yesfan]

allll this stuff is fun. I am happy with what is coming, but the combo's for the ex members that would play if wanted could be fun.

[Frumious B]

I think I would love a collaboration between Jon Anderson and Roine Stolt. Frankly, if a hypothetical Anderson/Stolt album came out the same day as a hypothetical Yes album from the current lineup, I only had the money for one and I hadn't heard either one then Jon and Roine would be the ones getting my money.

Of course if a new CIRCA: album also came out that same day then I'd have to go with that one.

[crotale2112]

Anderson
rabin
bruford
brislin
levin
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[erik_1099]

I think if you've followed Bill's career lately, you'd see there's very little chance of him recording anything that Jon would be into. Bill is doing a lot of conversational jazz based on technical improvisation.

I'm TL would be onboard if there was room in his schedule and the money was there (no to diss on him, but he is a top tier guy and worth every penny).

I don't see Jon really having the $$$ to put together an "all star" band - it would have to be either some other Yes members for a "counter Yes" or some second/third tier guys only some of us have heard of. More likely people he's met locally in Santa Barbara or like the folks he's been collaborating over the internet. It's a practical matter of simply being cheaper to put a band like that together.

You guessed right Cybr but obviously this could only be a studio project with Bruford temporarily out of retirement if he finds the music good and if T.Levin is there too.

[kirk]

Lemme guess

B ruford
R abin
A nderson
W akeman
L evin

??


:D

Hell, I'd go see that, wouldn't you ?! :beerchugr:

K

[kirk]

I can see a BATTLE OF THE BANDS forming. YES and AWRLC Anderson, Wakeman, Rabin, Lake, and PHILL COLLINS!!

Collins had to retire from drumming.

D'Virgilio .

K

[Enlighten]

I can see a BATTLE OF THE BANDS forming. YES and AWRLC Anderson, Wakeman, Rabin, Lake, and PHILL COLLINS!!

Phil Collins just announced that he is officially retiring from drumming because of a degenerative spinal cord issue. Maybe Phil could sing and Jon could play drums.

[stephenlayton]

He needs to finish the tracks we co wrote together properly, get in a rehearsal space with me and 3 or 4 other good musicians, and put together something new and fresh to take out on the road in support of a fabulous new record. :-)
I'm sure that's going to happen any moment Tom. Same for me. But I think aliens will conquer Earth before we see it happen.

[barra1]

I'm sure that's going to happen any moment Tom. Same for me. But I think aliens will conquer Earth before we see it happen.

:anncr:
they are here:huh: :huh:


so you might not be :horse:

;)

[Vic Anderson]

i would love to hear sacred balance live :)

[stephenlayton]

i would love to hear sacred balance live :)

Jon asked me to write a song for Yes. He said "put everything you'd like to hear in a Yes song" and this was it.
It's meant to be played by Yes and sung by Jon. The guitar parts are Steve's, ditto.. bass... ditto everything.
Ah well, such is life.....

[The Baron]

All this talk of bring back burford, rick, billy, trevor, levin....etc. etc. Is soo funny!
I say Burn all those bridges and start with a Fresh New Band!!!
Why try to rehash the old days when their is plenty of new talent out there that would jump at the chance to work with Jon! I say full steam ahead now that Yes is over!!!

Rick seems happy with the people he works with, BUT a short Jon&Rick tour would be Very exciting!!!


Well, a project with Anderson, Wakeman, and Rabin would be interesting. Supposedly, Anderson and Rabin had been working on some stuff before Anderson's health issues. Also, Rabin did want to have Wakeman part of Yes when they did the Talk album. I think it's natural for some fans to want to see what would come of this partnership given their history together and they all had a big part of the Yes legacy. I think it would be cool to add Billy Sherwood into the mix because he is a talented bass player and was a member of Yes. I'd really enjoy seeing those four create something. It will never happen, but it could make for some interesting ear candy.

[Buglunch]

The Yes name should be retired; it has to be Squire and Anderson and that won't happen again. Chris should make a new band and everybody should record new albums with whomever they want.

[Andersonic]

Jon could take his 'revenge' (as he may want to see it but he kept the Yes hanging too long) with a new supergroup with Transatlantic as role model. Get a few big names together, not perse with a Yes past as that will continue the ABWH vs. YesWest battle and we're done with that.

Musicians from bands such as Styx, Journey, Kansas, Genesis, Peter Gabriel, Pink Floyd even (what's Gilmour doing these days?), create a wonderful album and take it on the road. Call it The Infinitive and surprise the world...

Either that or...well...GET SOME OF THOSE TRILLION PROJECTS OUT THERE MAN! ZAMRAN? CHAGALL? TRUE YOU TRUE ME? UZLOT? ANDY & WAKEY! AND MANY MORE!

Or just form a band to tour with and play a fine selection of your entire 40 year career; YES, solo, J&V songs...

Lots of options possible but please get your act together and stop this collaborating with everybody who send in two notes of a song. The majority is erm...rubbish (as unfinished as they might seem)

There, I said it.

[crotale2112]

The Yes name should be retired;
What about the fantastic drama album. It's a yes album.

I Think jon should team up with the amazing Dent May!!

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[InverYes]

A serial killer if I ever saw one!

[ACK!]

Lemme guess

B ruford
R abin
A nderson
W akeman
L evin

??


:D


I could get on board with that! I would love to see what would happen in a Yes lineup with Rabin and Wakeman. I think it was a real missed opportunity that those two never got to work together like that.

And I'd love to see Bruford playing the Yes stuff live again -- Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe was my first Yes concert and it was great!

[ANTIOCH]

Hmmmm . . . Anderson & Wakeman. That could fill an evening with some intimate, wonderful acoustic music. Vox & keys. I'd go !!!
Add a guitarist (I'd love to see Trevor Rabin with Wakeman) that sings and you open the door for some past material(s) worth hearing.
I also agree with the idea of letting go of the YES name regarding all the fine musicians that have travelled upon their Starship. It's time !

[Roan's Lady]

Hmmmm . . . Anderson & Wakeman. That could fill an evening with some intimate, wonderful acoustic music. Vox & keys. I'd go !!!
Add a guitarist (I'd love to see Trevor Rabin with Wakeman) that sings and you open the door for some past material(s) worth hearing.
I also agree with the idea of letting go of the YES name regarding all the fine musicians that have travelled upon their Starship. It's time !

I think of an Anderson/Wakeman tour as the two of them playing songs which aren't designed for two (that is, Yes songs), some sub-par solo material, and telling stories/jokes appreciated only by the most die-hard fans who didn't get enough of this stuff last time Rick came around.

As far as a musical project involving additional musicians - I'm in fact skeptical of any involving whom I see as a much mellower, new-agey, and self-absorbed Jon Anderson. With him at the helm, I'm afraid that the other players' contributions ("big names" or not) would be compromised.

[Borris]

What i would love to see from Jon is the completion and release of Zamran, hopefully a New Age vision in spades!

But Jon needs to set himself a deadline and focus on it, he has bandied about with it for long enough. He should decide it's length, he's talked about multiple CDs, but to make it manageable one or at most two CD's is more than enough, if that isn't big enough for his concept then it could be Zamran Part 1. As a sequel to Olias I think he should take primary responsibility for it, make the album at his own studio, using his large imagination. Concentrate on shaping the musical, lyrical and concept material he has. Call on some of his collaborators to give additional colour in places. I'd love to hear some Rich Goodhart collaboration as a part of it, I was excited to hear they had done some work together, I love Rich's Earth Spiral Water Sound and think it has some great synergies with Jon's work. Bruce Baldwin's arrangements could also add great colour as well as work from Stephen and Tom. He shouldn't think about a recording contract, as record companies are unlikely to find this concept young and sexy, get distribution through amazon, should be able to find others too. Main thing put some time into it, build some great vocal textures, tell some fantastic stories.

That is my little dream scenario. I want Zamran!

[edarnold]

I'm sure that's going to happen any moment Tom. Same for me. But I think aliens will conquer Earth before we see it happen.

Jon can handle the aliens. You guys handle the music. ;)

[yarstruly]

Me too.
And even if bridges are NOT burned, RW and JA could do live work or even studio work at their preferred pace...since they are brothers in illness and apparently cannot handle the rigors of a big tour.

Who knows, they could even put a respectable band together if they wanted...

That would be very nice, indeed! Where do I audition?

[relayeire]

This scenario is starting to resemble the King Crimson projekcts.

[mageestout]

I volunteer my band as back up for Jon in 2010.
http://www.youtube.com/user/mageestout (http://www.youtube.com/user/mageestout)
Our female lead singer would blend nicely with him. Hell, we'd even play tunes from EARTHMOTHEREARTH with him if he wanted.

No more acoustic Jon tours !!! I saw the first one, and while I love Jon, this is not his strength. It is nice for a few tunes for him to be on an acoustic, and him to tell some stories (not too many - Jon is on another plane), he really is a lead man for a band. His voice, vision & leadership of a group is his strength.

I do like all the crazy combo ideas floating around. Did anyone mention Peter Banks????

[kirk]

I volunteer my band as back up for Jon in 2010.
http://www.youtube.com/user/mageestout (http://www.youtube.com/user/mageestout)
Our female lead singer would blend nicely with him. Hell, we'd even play tunes from EARTHMOTHEREARTH with him if he wanted.

No more acoustic Jon tours !!! I saw the first one, and while I love Jon, this is not his strength. It is nice for a few tunes for him to be on an acoustic, and him to tell some stories (not too many - Jon is on another plane), he really is a lead man for a band. His voice, vision & leadership of a group is his strength.

I do like all the crazy combo ideas floating around. Did anyone mention Peter Banks????

Peter Banks...slowly I turned...inch by inch...

K

[mageestout]

Peter Banks...slowly I turned...inch by inch...

K



...step by step....

[relayeire]

...step by step....

The Susquehanna Hat Company?

[kirk]

I think Jon should give all these guys he's sort of dangled
a carrot in front of a break, finish Zamran with them, take it
on the road.

Personally, I'd be really pissed to have spent the time writing,
to see absolutely nada come from it.

K

[barra1]

is it wise for JA to tour Canada in Nov when the weather can be cold etc, or maybe this shows he is a lot healthier.

if I remember correctly it was a month or two after a Winter tour of Canada that he fell critically ill.