Horn Will produce the follow up to FFH according to Squire plus Summer tour confirmed

[jimjacksonjim]

Horn's lyrics are often reflective. "Into The Lens" / "I Am A Camera" is about memories stored within the mind, a day at the beach with a loved one.

In fairness, your example may not fully support your assertion. "Into The Lens" lyrics were inspired by gay author Christopher Isherwood's Goodbye To Berlin collection. In fact, Van Druten's play based on Isherwood is titled I Am A Camera.

[bondegezou]

Agree. As I've posted before Made In Basing Street is so far my favorite album of the year.

Agreed... well, it's between Made in Basing Street and Rabin's Jacaranda.

Henry

[jskawaken]

Agreed... well, it's between Made in Basing Street and Rabin's Jacaranda.

Henry

Those are both great, as is Asia's XXX, and the new Rush album- but for me so far the favorite album of the year is Squakett's A Life Within A Day- the 5.1 mix is incredible.

[Reflections]

In fairness, your example may not fully support your assertion. "Into The Lens" lyrics were inspired by gay author Christopher Isherwood's Goodbye To Berlin collection. In fact, Van Druten's play based on Isherwood is titled I Am A Camera.

That I didn't know. That fact actually adds to Horn's writing skills. I would've never thought of a Yes song linked to an Isherwood novel.

[Mr. Holland]

On Eddie Offord: I don't think any phonecall would work, what I gathered from the 2007 Yes rockumentary Eddie likes being retired just fine.

And anyhow, good results in the past do not guarantee good results in the future.

But another suggestion: How about Roger King, who produced the Squackett album? That album has a very organic, warm feel to the production that woulde suit Yes very well I feel.

[ragtime]

On Eddie Offord: I don't think any phonecall would work, what I gathered from the 2007 Yes rockumentary Eddie likes being retired just fine.

And anyhow, good results in the past do not guarantee good results in the future.

But another suggestion: How about Roger King, who produced the Squackett album? That album has a very organic, warm feel to the production that woulde suit Yes very well I feel.

I actually agree with you on both points.

[Mind Driver]

So after that rather long-winded rant here's what I have to say about the next album: Don't try and go back to the 70s. Because it often never works. Bands often say that their album goes back to the old days and there's always people who complain that it doesn't sound exactly how it did back in 19__.

I don't know if you are/were a Van Halen fan, but you need to give their 2012 release "A Different Kind of Truth" a listen. They went back to what made them successful, and this is IMHO one of their best albums.

On Eddie Offord: I don't think any phonecall would work, what I gathered from the 2007 Yes rockumentary Eddie likes being retired just fine.

And anyhow, good results in the past do not guarantee good results in the future.

But another suggestion: How about Roger King, who produced the Squackett album? That album has a very organic, warm feel to the production that woulde suit Yes very well I feel.

I actually agree with you on both points.

Now that I think about the Squackett album, so do I. Good suggestion.

[Frumious B]

My vote is still for someone who is more of an indie rock guy who can give them a more immediate, back to basics, type sound without a bunch of unnecessary, power sapping tomfoolery.

[enoesque]

An indie rock guy would never touch something like Yes. Keep wishing. It will never happen.

[Frumious B]

An indie rock guy would never touch something like Yes. Keep wishing. It will never happen.

I suspect that there is probably more affection for old Yes records out there than people might think. Members of Flaming Lips and Circa Survive are fans, Field Music too. I hear hints of vintage Yes in stuff like Animal Collective, Elf Power and Neutral Milk Hotel. I think Yes could take their rightful place as aging godfathers of that sort of sound in the right hands.

[enoesque]

I agree, but they already have their rightful place as aging godfathers of that sort of sound. They don't need some hipster to take them there.

[Mr. Holland]

I don't know if you are/were a Van Halen fan, but you need to give their 2012 release "A Different Kind of Truth" a listen. They went back to what made them successful, and this is IMHO one of their best albums.

I catch your drift, however there is a fine line between going back what made you succesfull and trying to copy what you did back then. Copies never tend to have the same quality as the original.

[Frumious B]

I don't know if you are/were a Van Halen fan, but you need to give their 2012 release "A Different Kind of Truth" a listen. They went back to what made them successful, and this is IMHO one of their best albums.

I agree that it's an awesome record, simultaneously modern sounding, yet classic VH, but they had to get Dave back first in order to pull it off. They couldn't have done it with Hagar or Cherone.

[Mind Driver]

I catch your drift, however there is a fine line between going back what made you succesfull and trying to copy what you did back then. Copies never tend to have the same quality as the original.

The new VH album is definetly not a copy of anything.

I agree that it's an awesome record, simultaneously modern sounding, yet classic VH, but they had to get Dave back first in order to pull it off. They couldn't have done it with Hagar or Cherone.

Agreed.

[Mr. Holland]

The new VH album is definetly not a copy of anything.

Sorry if I was being unclear, but I didn't mean to imply it was. However, when Yes has tried to do so in the past (ABWH, KeyStudio) IMO it was copying and therefore hardly satisfying.

[Rabin105]

2 comments about the next yes album

one not so good

Andy Burns: There’s been lots of talk about a new Yes studio album sometime next year. Can you shed any more details on that, and if you’ll be apart of it? Along the same lines, do you know if we’ll see a live document from the current line-up of the band.

Geoff Downes: As yet, this is not high priority on the agenda, and there’s a lot of discussion to be had about what’s planned for the future. Suffice to say, the idea has not been dismissed, but has neither been discussed actively. I think we’ll all have to ‘wait and see’.

http://biffbampop.com/2012/07/09/exc...to-andy-burns/

and on vague but better then what geoff is saying

I’m hoping we will probably do another one next year,” said Squire.

http://www.orilliapacket.com/2012/07...rama-next-week


One thing that is undeniable Chris Squire wants to do another album next year. that i think is undeniable even by the most harden yes skeptic. I think Alan Does to same with Steve ... Geoff I think is interested....

and yet another squire quote that is odd
“We haven’t made formal plans yet for next year. I suspect that when we do, we’ll be wanting to make another studio album with Jon Davison,” Squire says
http://www.atlanticcityinsiders.com/...9bb2963f4.html


strange

[josuev80]

I’m hoping we will probably do another one next year,” said Squire.

"Hoping" and "probably" are not definitive. They may happen but they are not certain.

[Mr. Holland]

2 comments about the next yes album

one not so good

Andy Burns: There’s been lots of talk about a new Yes studio album sometime next year. Can you shed any more details on that, and if you’ll be apart of it? Along the same lines, do you know if we’ll see a live document from the current line-up of the band.

Geoff Downes: As yet, this is not high priority on the agenda, and there’s a lot of discussion to be had about what’s planned for the future. Suffice to say, the idea has not been dismissed, but has neither been discussed actively. I think we’ll all have to ‘wait and see’.

http://biffbampop.com/2012/07/09/exc...to-andy-burns/

and on vague but better then what geoff is saying

I’m hoping we will probably do another one next year,” said Squire.

http://www.orilliapacket.com/2012/07...rama-next-week


One thing that is undeniable Chris Squire wants to do another album next year. that i think is undeniable even by the most harden yes skeptic. I think Alan Does to same with Steve ... Geoff I think is interested....

and yet another squire quote that is odd
“We haven’t made formal plans yet for next year. I suspect that when we do, we’ll be wanting to make another studio album with Jon Davison,” Squire says
http://www.atlanticcityinsiders.com/...9bb2963f4.html


strange

I think it's undeniable that Squire wants to another album and he would rather do it sooner then later, but timetables can often be shifted depending on what the circumstances are......

[Mind Driver]

Sorry if I was being unclear, but I didn't mean to imply it was. However, when Yes has tried to do so in the past (ABWH, KeyStudio) IMO it was copying and therefore hardly satisfying.

.....and you are entitled to that opinion. Personally, I found ABWH gave us new music that was different than Yes music at that time, and Keys Studio gave us Mind Drive - an epic that I love.

[ragtime]

From recent interviews, I'm not sure that Yes is going to be top of Steve Howe's priority list for quite a while after the next tour. He not only has Asia but his solo and jazz combo projects seem to be a more of an attraction for him now. I'm not saying a new Yes album won't happen, but I wouldn't expect any news until late in 2013 at the earliest. Unless they have a specific contractual commitment to Frontier to produce someting within a time frame, I would not hold my breath. Chris clearly wants to do another one with the current line up if possible, but as we know ... with Yes anything can happen.