"A joyous piece of vinyl": Rick Wakeman looks back over his career with the glittering, limited edition Yessonata By Philip Wilding published 4 October 24 This Rick Wakeman medley reworks and reimagines some of his greatest moments
"Although synth lines were the starting point, this remains a guitarist's album at heart": Steve Howe ranges far and wide on Guitarscape By Neil Jeffries published 27 September 24 Instrumental solo album from Yes/Asia guitarist Steve Howe
“I took off my apron. My manager said, ‘You’ve got tables to serve,’ and I said, ‘I’m talking to Peter Gabriel!’” How actor Adrian Lukis was talked out of signing a music contract by his Genesis hero By Jo Kendall published 23 September 24 After connecting with fellow public schoolboys, he went on to admire Pink Floyd’s intellectualism, appreciate Curved Air’s sexiness, and get lost in Jean-Luc Ponty while on acid
“No pale rehash of former glories, but a genuine triumph in a state-of-the-art setting”: Jon Anderson And The Band Geeks’ True By Paul Ging published 13 September 24 Team player returns to prog with collaborators he discovered covering Yes songs
“I played it to Jon Anderson and his son. They were both crying – which was either a huge compliment or a disaster!” Trevor Rabin and Jon Anderson unlock the secrets of Yes's overlooked Talk By Stephen Lambe published 29 August 24 30 years on, band members reflect on their last LP with Rabin and Tony Kaye, giving the overlooked masterpiece the re-evaluation it deserves.
“We booked a studio and said, ‘Whoever’s here on Monday morning is in Yes’”: How the band regenerated to make Drama, in their own words By Daryl Easlea published 18 August 24 Rick Wakeman recalls quitting with Jon Anderson, Steve Howe recalls hoping they’d return, and Trevor Horn recalls being dragged into the line-up that bounced back in 1980
Rick Wakeman pens new adaptation of Yes music for vinyl release By Jerry Ewing published 1 August 24 Rick Wakeman will release his new suite Yessonata on limited edition vinyl in October
“It’s like Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor. We can’t live with each other and we can’t live without each other”: the tangled history of Rick Wakeman and Yes By Jon Hotten published 28 July 24 Keyboard wizard Rick Wakeman’s history with Yes goes back to the early 70s – but there have been plenty of bumps along the way
“When the mood took them, the prog legends of the 70s could write simple but catchy music with aplomb”: The 40 greatest Yes songs ever By Jerry Ewing, Grant Moon, Chris Roberts, Johnny Sharp, David West published 25 July 24 When 50,000 Prog magazine readers voted on the band’s catalogue, the resulting chart contained a few surprises
Steve Howe announces new solo album Guitarscape By Jerry Ewing published 16 July 24 Yes guitarist Steve Howe teams up with son Dylan on drums for new solo album to be released in September
“We’d arranged to do an album of new material together. He called me… ‘I’ve got cancer; do you mind if we put things on hold?’ Sadly it never happened”: Rick Wakeman’s tribute to Jon Lord By Dave Everley published 16 July 24 Deep Purple icon, who inspired Yes counterpart to remake Journey To The Centre Of The Earth, had a wicked sense of humour and was a true progger at heart
“A lot of the music I’ve made has had the goal of achieving something similar to Yes”: Steve Howe was the middle ground between Moby and his punk-hating guitar teacher By Jo Kendall published 15 July 24 Electronica, ambient and rock artist still listens to Close To The Edge once a month
“I used to wake the engineer up to try again; he went home because it was driving him crazy. And I was angry because I didn’t know how to stop trying”: Jon Anderson recalls the “state of madness” that gave us Olias Of Sunhillow By Mark Blake published 9 July 24 Yes singer pushed far beyond his comfort zone for 1976 debut solo record, and when it was finished the world – and his bandmates – seemed underwhelmed. Was it worth the effort?
The story of Marillion's Marbles is on the cover of the new issue of Prog, on sale now! By Jerry Ewing published 21 June 24 Plus Yes, Steven Wilson, Richard Thompson, ELO, AIrbag, Moody Blues, Nordic Giants, Marjana Semkina and loads more...
“Here was fresh music, well-presented in high quality, and I didn’t have to sit around in a rehearsal room for months deciding on the sandwich order”: The joy and pain of Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe’s only album By Johnny Sharp published 20 June 24 United under Jon Anderson’s vision, four ex Yes members regrouped to make the 1989 record that looked both forward and backward
"When I'm not interested or unavailable, I believe that Yes should carry on": Steve Howe on the future of Yes and his new version of Tales From Topographic Oceans By Dave Ling published 31 May 24 Steve Howe on the future of Yes, the band's next leader, and why an Avatar show isn't out of the question
Jon Anderson teases fans with new video clip of Soon By Jerry Ewing published 29 May 24 Jon Anderson will release new album TRUE, recorded with touring band The Band Geeks, in August
“Perpetually overlooked… the right album at the wrong time. It’s fascinating to hear Jon Anderson’s voice sounding rather throaty and, well, dirty”: Yes’ Talk 30th Anniversary edition By Daryl Easlea published 25 May 24 An untitled Trevor Rabin instrumental and an incredible 10-minute demo of Endless Dream crown the bonus elements of the 1994 ‘Yes West’ record
"Sounding as pristine today as it did in 1994": Trevor Rabin and Jon Anderson shine on their final Yes album together, Talk By Philip Wilding published 24 May 24 Overlooked and undersold Yes gem Talk gets a welcome multidisc reissue
Yes to release Super Deluxe Edition of Fragile in June By Jerry Ewing published 15 May 24 The new Super Deluxe version of Yes's Fragile album is remastered and features rarities and previously unreleased live recordings
