The ever "tolerant" Geoff Downes strikes again.

[josuev80]

I still think Yes should play Owner, even if no one now in the band had anything to do with it.

Maybe Asia’s Heat of the Moment with Howe and Downes inspired Yes to come out with a song that could become a number one hit. Howe has no problem with playing songs from the band’s first two albums.

[Gilly Goodness]

I don’t think ........... and Hinduism are too keen on killing people.

PM Modi was here the other day woopin' it up with PM Albo who said he got a louder reception at Qudos Arena than Bruce Springsteen.

Was Minister for Gudjaret in 2002 when 1,000 Muslims were killed by riotin' Hindus. BBC made a doco about it which is forbidden to be shown in India.
Skeletons. Closets.








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[luvyesmusic]

I still think Yes should play Owner, even if no one now in the band had anything to do with it.

No Owner. No no. :-)

[luna65]

I don’t think Buddhism and Hinduism are too keen on killing people.

Perhaps not the systems themselves, but yeah, as Gilly notes - the history is long and bloody. Partition was a thing.

[patrickq]

Should Yes stop playing Close to the Edge and anything from Tales since they based those songs on Buddhism and Hinduism? Is that not cultural appropriation, one of the most grievous sins one can commit these days?

Teakbois—now that was cultural appropriation.

Seriously, though, Close to the Edge has the most Christian imagery of any Yes album. It borrows (perhaps shallowly, I’m not sure) from a lot of traditions. Neither it nor Tales appropriates anything from any culture, as far as I can tell. I’m pretty sure no one is trying to “cancel” Yes. At least I hope not.

[Oldie on the Goldie]

Perhaps not the systems themselves, but yeah, as Gilly notes - the history is long and bloody. Partition was a thing.

Partition was between Muslims and Hindus. Muslims wanted their own country. Nothing to do with Buddhism.