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Metal Writer Delivers A YES Saga

February 11, 2016

Traditionally associated with all things hard ‘n’ heavy, on which he authored four dozens tomes, this time Martin Popoff is delivering something completely different, revealing – to those who don’t know it – a wider scope of his musical expertise. “Time And … Continue reading →

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Rick Wakeman To Honor David Bowie With A Charity Single

February 1, 2016

has been playing David Bowie’s “Life On Mars” – the piece he originally recorded a piano part for – for years, but now the grand weird ballad has become a tribute to its writer. Most people’s, not fans’, perception of … Continue reading →

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Rick Wakeman’s Yuletide Romance

November 11, 2015

When it comes to Christmas or working with female singers, ‘s long ticked both of these checkboxes, having released an entire disc of Yuletide pieces and recorded with the likes of Chaka Khan and Maggie Bell. Still, there’s a first for … Continue reading →

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Billy Sherwood: A Concept Work With Major Guests

September 12, 2015

It would be unjust to ascribe the timing of Billy Sherwood‘s new album release to his return to the ranks of YES, because “Citizen” – and the reissue of “Divided By One” for that matter – had been devised before the American replaced  on-stage. … Continue reading →

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ANDERSON BRUFORD WAKEMAN HOWE – Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe

March 20, 2015

Arista 1989 / Esoteric 2014 YES by any other name: picking up the pieces, art-rock veterans return to the fragile edge to rock it. By the late ’70s, each member of YES had released a solo LP which made it … Continue reading →

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