Jay Schellen officially joins Yes

[Ash Armstrong]

I get people have favourite lineups.

This new Uncut Mag has 2 words prominently displayed on the cover...





PERPETUAL CHANGE


Isn't that close to the identity of the band?

New players, new concepts, new fans.

It's almost zen buddhism. 😏

It's the title of the last track on The Yes Album. Neither an ideology nor a theology.

[Gilly Goodness]

It's the title of the last track on The Yes Album. Neither an ideology nor a theology.

Cute literalism. Is that even a genre?

And yet. Book after podcast after headline uses those 2 words to explain the revolvin' door of talents.




I won't repeat the organic legitamacy of the current YES Official. It's a joy to me to still dig new YES music and of course a renaissance of Roger Dean. Plus excited to hear new album.

HIGHER CENTURY


( just latest guess )

Now. Gotta admit when Steve goes. Won't bunch my undies if Arc of Life take the Yankees and Geoff leans more into DBA or even ASIA. We've had a great run.

[agentarmstrong]

VERY happy to see a couple things here, as a YES fan...

1- YES took a lot of time to properly mourn the passing of Alan White publicly.

2- Jay Schellen HAS ultimately been named the 3rd official drummer of YES.

My first Jay Schellen CD was with GPS: I thought he was phenomenal...

My first Jay Schellen CONCERT was the night of my 20th anniversary vacation to San Francisco with my wife: the Yes TOPOGRAPHIC DRAMA tour, Mountain Winery, Saratoga, CA. That setlist was a "killer"... and Jay and Billy together that night, were genuinely the best I had seen & heard the Yes rhythm section locked in since the 2000 MASTERWORKS tour. Jay is great.

CONGRATULATIONS, Jay Schellen... welcome to the future of YES liner notes, tour programs, and the recorded legacy.

/AgentA\
-Douglas

[bondegezou]

This is about Steve choosing what’s most comfortable for him in terms of interpersonal dynamics within the band and also continuing to play the music that he loves and was instrumental in creating.

I don't know that you have an actual insight into Howe's thinking. It seems to me that Howe is excited about creating new Yes music (with a second album coming very soon after The Quest). He isn't resting on his laurels. He is trying to evolve a new Yes sound. You might not like it, but that doesn't mean Howe's merely doing "what's most comfortable for him". What would be most comfortable for him is not making a new album at all.

[Frumious B]

Schellen has always seemed like he should be in Whitesnake to me.

[bondegezou]

Schellen has always seemed like he should be in Whitesnake to me.

Adam Wakeman is in Snakecharmer, a Whitesnake spin-off, which also contains former Whitesnake bassist Neil Murray, who played with Bill Bruford in National Health.

[Soundwaveseeker]

Schellen has always seemed like he should be in Whitesnake to me.

That's probably just because of his image/tattoos etc. True, he may look like a hard rock kinda guy, but you know what they say about books and covers and all. He definitely has the Alan White style and approach. I'm glad he's in Yes officially. It makes the sadness of Alan's absence slightly not as bad when you still have the Alan White musical soul and sound carried over to the next drummer.

[Ash Armstrong]

So is the official part about becoming a shareholder or something, or a contractual/legal thing? Because I'd assumed he'd been a member of the band for some time, having toured and recorded and appeared on album covers, etc? I've little idea of how this side of things works, as you can tell.

[Kenny]

So is the official part about becoming a shareholder or something, or a contractual/legal thing? Because I'd assumed he'd been a member of the band for some time, having toured and recorded and appeared on album covers, etc? I've little idea of how this side of things works, as you can tell.

IIRC permanent band members become partners or shareholders in the Yes "Official" company. That company will have contracts (as associated obligations) with Yes management, professional advisers, record companies, tour promoters etc.

Previously, Jay would have been a "sideman" or session musician like Tom Brislin or Lee Pomeroy with ARW. He would have been paid fees, like any other freelancer, for his work on tours and albums.

[bondegezou]

IIRC permanent band members become partners or shareholders in the Yes "Official" company. That company will have contracts (as associated obligations) with Yes management, professional advisers, record companies, tour promoters etc.

Previously, Jay would have been a "sideman" or session musician like Tom Brislin or Lee Pomeroy with ARW. He would have been paid fees, like any other freelancer, for his work on tours and albums.

As far as I know, and this is all very murky and difficult to tell, Sherwood and Davison are still employees rather than partners/shareholders. So I don't think Schellen will have become a shareholder now. He may have moved from being paid per show to being paid a retainer?

I would guess that becoming a member is a presentational thing these days.

[rabin105]

As far as I know, and this is all very murky and difficult to tell, Sherwood and Davison are still employees rather than partners/shareholders. So I don't think Schellen will have become a shareholder now. He may have moved from being paid per show to being paid a retainer?

I would guess that becoming a member is a presentational thing these days.

What if Gigi sold her husbands shares to Jay now that would be interesting

[Kenny]

What if Gigi sold her husbands shares to Jay now that would be interesting

It would be even more interesting if she sold or gave her shares to Anderson.

[Kenny]

That's probably just because of his image/tattoos etc. True, he may look like a hard rock kinda guy, but you know what they say about books and covers and all. He definitely has the Alan White style and approach. I'm glad he's in Yes officially. It makes the sadness of Alan's absence slightly not as bad when you still have the Alan White musical soul and sound carried over to the next drummer.

Or Jay was asked or told to play in White's style and did so?

It's possible that he has the ability to play a wide range of styles, i.e. what his customers eant or specify in their contracts.

[rabin105]

It would be even more interesting if she sold or gave her shares to Anderson.

Why would that be interesting so Jon can do nothing with yes for another ten years

[Frumious B]

That's probably just because of his image/tattoos etc. True, he may look like a hard rock kinda guy, but you know what they say about books and covers and all. He definitely has the Alan White style and approach. I'm glad he's in Yes officially. It makes the sadness of Alan's absence slightly not as bad when you still have the Alan White musical soul and sound carried over to the next drummer.

Ah dunno…This sounds way closer to Whitesnake than to Relayer to me:

https://xsrock.com/hurricane-where-are-they-now/