"I could sense the end was near": Yes bassist Billy Sherwood recalls his "heartbreaking" final conversations with his hero Chris Squire By Paul Brannigan published 15 January 24 "We started talking all the time...The conversations got deeper and heavier"
“This is tightrope-walking without a net… it feels a bit like having him play a solo up close and personal, and who – other than certain former members of Yes, perhaps – wouldn’t want that?” Steve Howe’s Motif Volume 2 By Gary McKenzie published 3 January 24 15 years after the first instalment, the guitarist bares the bones of his writing and proves those bones are strong
“As hard as it was, and it was hard, nobody wanted to bottle out. We just knew we had a big landscape we could explore”: How Tales From Topographic Oceans became the most arduous project in Yes’ history By Sid Smith published 7 December 23 Used as a byword for musical over-indulgence, 1973 album fought its creators every step of the way – right down to its master tapes nearly being crushed by a bus
Classic Tales Of Yes European and UK tour dates announced for 2024 By Jerry Ewing published 6 December 23 Yes European and UK live dates include shows rescheduled from 2023
“The disc of unreleased live material truly captures the excitement of this line-up in full flight”: The Yes Album Super Deluxe Edition By Daryl Easlea published 5 December 23 Extended third LP, their first with Steve Howe, illustrates the amazing connection between musicians at the top of their game
”I was pretty much ordered to go and play with Steve Howe, Carl Palmer, Geoff Downes and John Wetton. I was told that if I didn’t, I’d be dropped”: Trevor Rabin’s challenging road to Yes By Stephen Lambe published 28 November 23 From a dalliance with NWOBHM and Asia to sudden career jumps across the ocean, he’s always been far more interesting and varied than many realise
"We realised that anything, from that moment onwards, was possible": The first time I heard The Beatles, by Jon Anderson By Nick Hasted published 28 November 23 Original Yes frontman Jon Anderson on why The Beatles were the original progressive rock band
Yes grace the cover of the new gift-packed issue of Prog, on sale now! By Jerry Ewing published 24 November 23 Plus Peter Gabriel, Fish, Edgar Broughton, Gong, Bruce Soord, Tiger Moth Tales, The Emerald Dawn, Southern Empire, Christina and loads more...
"Where all this repackaging and repurposing is headed is anyone's guess, but we're surely beyond the point of diminishing returns": The Yes Album (Super Deluxe Edition) By Fraser Lewry published 24 November 23 Yes's breakthrough album has been effectively re-repackaged, again: there's plenty of greatness included, but when is enough enough?
“I was interested in being on stage with people who are not only comfortable with not knowing what’s going to happen next, but would rather not know”: Bill Bruford’s journey through jazz and prog By Johnny Sharp published 8 November 23 The groundbreaking drummer’s bid to find a balance between Yes, King Crimson and Genesis on one hand, and his Earthworks project on the other
“The world of music was going through some serious changes and we were not embracing them”: how Yes’s Going For The One and Tormato almost ended things for good By Chris Roberts published 5 November 23 Punk rock, flying fruit and rollerskating accidents – how Yes went from triumph to disaster at the end of the 1970s
“With British crowds, it was: ‘We want Jon! Get Jon back!’ People were aggressive about it”: how Yes faced down the haters and made the classic Drama album By Chris Roberts published 29 October 23 Replacing Jon Anderson and Rick Wakemen with Buggles duo Trevor Horn and Geoff Downes was controversial – but it resulted in one of their most underrated albums, Drama
“There’s some good music, of course, but most of it was reshaped for expediency rather than for aesthetic reasons”: Yes compilation Yessingles By Mike Barnes published 27 October 23 Selection was made to fit on an LP, but as the band have released 41 singles so far, it’s only part of the story
“Keith Emerson said, ‘Why do I need to join Yes when I have ELP?’”: the story behind Yes’ delirious Relayer album By Chris Roberts published 21 October 23 Rick Wakeman was out, new boy Patrick Moraz was in, and Yes were about to make their most underrated album of the 70s
“Chris and Jon often didn’t get on… I didn’t want to be the leader, but to be a strong voice on the team, brave enough to speak up”: Steve Howe learned to play peacemaker in Yes By Chris Roberts published 19 October 23 Guitarist aimed “to be useful” in a band he believed had something to say
"The psychedelic scene was largely over by the summer of 1968, but that spirit of musical adventure was still running rampant": A beginners' guide to the origins of prog rock By Hugh Fielder published 10 October 23 Where on earth did progressive rock come from?
“There was quite a lot of pressure. Those demands have bordered upon insult – largely from my wife”: Trevor Rabin’s return to action with Rio By Dave Ling published 9 October 23 Former Yes man didn’t think about pleasing the band’s fans with his first vocal-led release since 1989
Remastered Super Deluxe Edition of The Yes Album due in November By Jerry Ewing published 5 October 23 New Yes box set features rarities, two previously unreleased concerts, and a new Dolby Atmos mix by Steven Wilson
"We’d been working on it for two weeks… Mike Oldfield had wiped it. There was no undo button. I was in shock. It was the only time it’s ever happened to me in 40 years": Trevor Horn's lows and highs By Daryl Easlea published 4 October 23 Known as ‘the man who invented the 80s,’ producer and musician Trevor Horn always enjoyed sneaking prog into the mainstream
"If it wasn't for early prog, heavy metal would sound different today": Metallica's Kirk Hammett on discovering prog rock By Paul Brannigan published 19 September 23 It took a while for Kirk Hammett to properly listen to prog rock, but once Metallica's guitarist dived in, he went deep
