Let's hear it for Alan

[luckyseven]

Just wanted to give Alan a Bravo for sticking with the band. He seems like the peace keeper of the bunch. Who knows where Yes might be if he wasn't?

[1yesfan]

I can't remember a time or anything where I saw Alan complaining about ANYTHING! He sure seems even tempered!!

[luckyseven]

I agree. He always seems kind of mellow. From stories I have heard he never minds talking with fans or taking pictures (he must get blinded from all of the flashes! :eek:). :cool:

[Robert Shupe]

I have been impressed by Alan for many reasons. I have always been fascinated by the work he did with John Lennon and it was great to see him talk about this recently in Notes From The Edge.

I also think he did a great job taking over drumming duties with little time for the Close To The Edge tour. We certainly can hear the amazing results on Yessongs.

His attitude is great and he is the nice guy you see in the interviews. There always seem to be a nice guy who does not bicker and Alan seems to fit the bill. He also seem very grateful.

Finally, I love seeing him close his eyes, lean back his head, and just jam away on the drums. He has done this every time I have seen him live.

It was also pretty cool seeing him do some piano on "In The Prescence Of" as the piano was his first instrument.

Robert Shupe

[Devotee]

on one of my Yes encounters, I remember talking to Alan for about 10 minutes in the hotel lobby. He was waiting for a ride to get some food before the show. It was like talking to anyone else. Calm, polite, funny. It was just what I needed after talking with Jon - Alan has a way of bringing you back to this plane!

My hubby and I have always had the Alan vs Bill argument. I think TIME is the judge on that one.

[luckyseven]

ha ha You said it!

[Earl Grey]

...Who else could have done "RITUAL?"
... 'Bill' would have tried 'Too Hard' to be the 'Jazz crusader', & would have probably 'messed it up'. He was too much 'on his own'.

It aint 'All That Jazz'. ...Not so simple....

YES takes their given space, and they push it into the extremity of modern classical music. Pop! goes the pop music!
They don't worry about whether it will 'gell' in the eyes of the critics (as if 'any given critic' could actually turn off 'Surviver' long enough to actually "LISTEN" to "Sound Chaser"!).
"YES": They do what they "DO!".
...Which is the reason why I spend all of my 'so-called' "Extra Time" posting on YESFANS about YES' ABILITY TO TRANSCEND THE OBVIOUS!
If they didn't exist, we'd have to create them! & THAT would be a BITC*H!!!!

I'm SO GLAD that ALAN came into the fold....He's the very best.
:yesbird: Earl.

[Earl Grey]

...So I didn't get to see "YES" at 'Vancouver' in '2001'. I have the "Bootleg" & it is great. (Thank you Dan!).
When YES played at the ' Universal Theatre' last year, EVERYONE was in form. THE BEST I'VE EVER SEEN THEM.

The Hollywood Bowl show this year, was certainly not the best YESSHOW I've seen...(Oops! We all have our off-nights!).

...The only member of YES that seemed to be 'on top of it' on that particular night, was (drum roll), "Alan White".
He didn't miss a beat, and found places to 'add a beat' that came off as 'new' and 'exciting'.
Alan is the best for YES.

It's time he received his honor...... :yesbird: :yesbird: :yesbird:

[Yes Lover]

You guys are right! Alan is a pretty Down-To-Earth guy. I mean I've never seem him in a bad mood or bad-talk the other members. I've never met him, but I feel like I know who he is and what kind of person he is. He seems soft-spoken, mild-mannered, even-tempered, and an all-around KICK-A** DRUMMER! I love him. He's really special and has stuck with the band through thick and thin. What a "Starship Trooper", huh? He is an irreplaceable element in Yes and will always be close to my heart! Thank you, Alan. Keep up the beat!

[haroldthebarrel]

Alan gets no respect, less than Rodney Dangerfield in fact.
I met him and of all the Yes members, he was the most patient, the most kind, and smiled the most. He didn't seem bothered, and in fact was expecting to do more for us, but we had run out of things to sign and people to shoot pictures. And this was despite the fact that 10 other people were yelling for his attention the whole time. A very good guy.
His drumming is superb too, but I have to say I can't agree that it was anything but cheezy that he came out and did the intro on piano for "In the presence of". It seemed a waste of time.

Joe