Glass Hammer :)

[soundchaser09]

In light of the obvious recent events, would it not now be appropraite to have a glass hammer page in the forum?

[Yes.2]

Until Yes, get's its positive act together with Jon.(sorry he's not replaceable) I'm considering Glass hammer, the new "real" Yes of our times.

[downbyariver]

Until Yes, get's its positive act together with Jon.(sorry he's not replaceable) I'm considering Glass hammer, the new "real" Yes of our times.

Um, dude, check the main forum. Jon Davison, the lead singer of Glass Hammer is the lead singer of Yes now, at least for the Asian tour at a minimum.

Kind of leaves the "No Jon (Anderson), no Yes" crowd in a bit of a pickle if they're also Glass Hammer fans. I guess they could escape on a technicality that they just meant they required someone who's first name was Jon to front the group, not necessarily Jon Anderson specifically.

[Purple Wolfhound]

In light of the obvious recent events, would it not now be appropraite to have a glass hammer page in the forum?

Yeah, as long as we talk about Glass Hammer...

[soundchaser09]

Yeah, as long as we talk about Glass Hammer...

[True Believer]

I've liked GH for years - I have about 6 or 7 of their albums. They make great music!

[Dantalion Rides Again]

Know Jon, No Yes. No Jon, No Glass Hammer. No Glass Hammer, Know Jon. No Keys II, Know instead.

[chescorph]

I am listening to If since Monday. It sounds so crystal clear and beautiful. Jon Davison sounds like Jon A on TAAW or TYA, such perfect intonation. The music sounds a bit like Tales, lots of great Mellotron flourishes which I love. Lots of neat time changes. Great headphone stuff.

My question is, can Cor Cordium be any better than this?

[highaltitude]

In light of the obvious recent events, would it not now be appropraite to have a glass hammer page in the forum?

yes, in parallels..., in a parallel way....

[AmorReal]

I have all 12 of the Glass Hammer studio albums, but haven't had a chance to listen to all of them yet.

I agree that I really like If. That, along with Chromotree, is my favorite Glass Hammer album.

[True Believer]

My question is, can Cor Cordium be any better than this?

I like Cor Cordium, but no, it's not better than If, IMO.

[Olias of BurryPort]

Great idea to have a Glass Hammer thread I have three albums - If, Cor Cordium and Culture of ascent. I love If - its a classic. Cor Cordium sounds like If part two with some new stuff bolted on which is not good. Cultur of Ascent is hard work in places, bought it originally as Jon A makes a very brief appearance.
Their music is hard to find in the UK at a reasonable price.

[TOBYSGRAPHICGOKART]

Yep, I agree with True and Oli.

IF was quite sublime so any follow-up was always going to be compared with that.

For me, there are a couple of tracks that let CC down - the much too long (and very personal) Dear Daddy, which should really have been reserved for a JD solo album, and Salvation Station, which I actually like and is quite a catchy and surprisingly addictive little ditty after a few plays, but just not what I wanted to hear on a prog album.

Fair old chunks of the rest sound like either IF out-takes or stuff they decided not to put on that album due to the fact that, at around 67 mins, IF was already a long enough album.

Overall, whereas I gave IF a perfect 10, Cor Cordium only merits a solid 7. It's still a very decent album though.

[Camphire]

I'm listening to GH Now. (My first time)
IF. So far I'm liking what I hear!

[lilquiz]

I own 'If', 'Cor Cordium', 'The Inconsolable Secret', and 'Chronometree'. My favorites are If and Chronometree. This band is amazing.

[lamia1]

Cor cordium and If are by far their best efforts...hopefully this might prompt the band to modify their set list as well. And please no FHH. I still can`t get into it. Least favorite of all the Yes albums..

[Purple Wolfhound]

I have If, Cor Cordium, Three Cheers For The Broken Hearted, Lex Rex, Shadowlands, Culture Of Ascent and Perelandra – of those I’d have to say it’s between Lex Rex and Shadowlands that I like the most at the moment. That’s only because I’m burnt on If and Cor, I suppose – I’ve played them so much. I have to agree about COA – it is a hard listen but it has a few gems as well – Sun Song and Life By Light (with some vox by Jon Anderson).

I also have two dvds by them – Lex Live and Live At Belmont, both are good. The camerawork could have been executed a little better, imo – but the music is great and the sound first rate. A few behind the scenes goodies come with both of them, too. Judging from The Inconsolable Secret songs that they did on Live At Belmont, I definitely want to get that cd when it is re-released – it is out of print at the moment. Be forewarned about the dvds, though – they are both pre-Jon Davison. Another dvd is slated for re-release, Live At The Tivoli, which I’ll have to pick up at some point.

I have to consider myself lucky that I was able to see them live at 3RP in 2009 with basically the COA line-up – eh, these guys change players as often as another band we know so well. I wasn’t that much into them then, but I did want to see how they handled their version of South Side Of The Sky – which they pulled off fairly well, from my recollection. I was able to talk with their drummer at the time, Matt Mendians and found out that he lived in Michigan – so that kind of cool having a home state connection.

All in all, though – I’d have to say I’m quite pleased with what I’ve heard and seen so far. They have the ingredients I’m looking for in a prog (why I am starting to not like that word – can we come come up with something else? ) band – complex (but not overly so) music, thoughtful lyrics, a singer(s) that doesn’t grate on my eardrums. Yes, they have been accused of being derivative I suppose, but I have to admit it’s well executed. At the very least, they are drawing on more than one influence anyway and I have to say it’s the better part of those influences that makes them so unique and good, imo.

[lilquiz]

I liked the thoughts from this blog:

http://flightoftheskypilot.blogspot....ammer-yes.html

aside from the Chris Squire fruedian slip...or was that on purpose??

[BILL HERWIG]

i like there sound quite a bit myself.

[BILL HERWIG]

i love what i hear!

I'm listening to GH Now. (My first time)
IF. So far I'm liking what I hear!