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01 Interview: Rick Wakeman 28.7.74 02 Interview: Steve Howe 1976 03 Interview: Chris Squire 11.7.76 04 Interview: Alan White 12.9.76 05 Interview: Jon Anderson 10.10.76 06 Interview: Rick Wakeman 29.5.77 07 Interview: Steve & Rick 18.9.77 08 Interview: Steve & Rick 25.9.77

July 1974-September 1977 A series of interviews with all members of the 'Classic Line-Up' around the time of 'Relayer'/'Going For The One'. The Nightbird in question, is late night disc jockey Alison Steele who was a major fan (& subsequent friend) of the band, whose show 'Nightbird & Company' aired in the states during the late sixties/early seventies. Sadly, she died of cancer in 1995.

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Disc 1: Firebird 2004-06-22 Paris, FRN Roundabout 1971-11-24 New York, NY* Perpetual Change 1999-09-12 Buenos Aires, ARG Close To The Edge 2001-12-01 Brighton, ENG Heart Of The Sunrise 1979-06-09 Chicago, IL Gates Of Delirium 1974-12-01 Baton Rouge, LA Disc 2: Cans And Brahms 1973-03-10 Tokyo, JPN* Long Distance Runaround 2004-09-13 Albuquerque, NM Clap 2004-09-17 Concord, CA To Be Over 2003-09-20 Sydney, AUS Show Me 2002-10-24 Clearwater, FL We Have Heaven 2002-08-23 Universal City, CA South Side Of The Sky 2004-08-22 Hartford, CT Turn Of The Century 1977-10-27 London, ENG The Revealing Science Of God 2002-08-24 Las Vegas, NV

Disc 3: The Remembering 1974-02-14 Uniondale, NY* The Ancient 1973-11-27 Sheffield, ENG* Ritual 2001-08-11 Columbus, OH Flight Jam 1977-10-27 London, ENG

Disc 4: Awaken 1977-10-28 London, ENG Your Move/I've Seen All Good People 1998-03-01 Nottingham, ENG In The Presence Of 2001-09-06 Holmdel, NJ And You And I 2004-05-13 New York, NY Yours Is No Disgrace 1977-08-12 Boston, MA Starship Trooper 1973-03-08 Tokyo, JPN*

A Concert Dream: Called Over Valleys of Endless Seas If Jon Anderson was Yes' lead singer and he asked me to compile a setlist for him, this is how it would look. And sound. YES (the players): Jon Anderson - lead vocals Tom Brislin - keyboards Bill Bruford - drums Steve Howe - guitar, vocals Igor Khoroshev - Keyboards Patrick Moraz - keyboards Billy sherwood - guitars Chris Squire - bass, vocals Rick Wakeman - keyboards Alan White - drums, vocals We open with the "Firebird," of course, and then from there, the Voice. Jon Anderson, with his distinctive tenor, simultaneously delicate and powerful, is Yes' one and only true lead singer. It is the band's fifth (or first) musical instrument. Imagine Zeppelin without Plant, the Doors without Morrison, the Stones without Jagger. Yes without Anderson? Listen to the the power of "Gates," the innocence of "Show Me." Only a voice as versatile as Anderson's can handle the vocal requirements of compositions as diverse as those. Howe's guitar is the next defining Yes sound. The acoustic break of "Clap" into "To be Over" bookends his talent over the years, but it's the electric lead fills in "South Side" and solos in "Trooper" and "Disgrace" that absolutely boggle the mind. Yes' other three elements close the circle. White and Squire work together seamlessy. Check out their interplay on "Heart of the Sunrise." Yes has employed other keyboard players but Wakeman is the band's quintessential piano man. he standouts here are the back and forth with Howe on "South Side," the 1973 solo piece, "Cans and Brahms," "Turn of the Century" and, of course, the masterpiece, "Awaken." The astute Yesfan will notice that all save one of these compositions come from that golden era (1970-78) when Yes' successful creative energy knew no boundaries. Our imaginary concert starts with a Bruford driven "Roundabout" when the boys weren't tired of playing it. The symphonic "Close to the Edge" stuns in its reach and scope. The awesome "Gates of Delirium" provides a taste, both composition and performancewise, of what could have been had the Moraz era lasted. We hear "Tales" in its entirety and even for those who weren't thrilled with that "bombastic" orchestral work, to hear it performed in its entirey is to marvel at Yes' ambition in those years. A lively "All Good People" with its nod to John Lennon highlights the band's vocal harmonies. The show closes with the stunning MSG performance of "And You and I"... what, in retrospect, should have been Yes' final performance. All that's left are the two encores and the final notes fade over valleys of endless seas. We love when we play. Indeed.

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Dear Father Dear Father Yesterday And Today ~ Everydays Beyond And Before Beyond And Before Looking Around Sweetness Something's Coming Something's Coming (Partial) Dear Father Dear Father Dear Father Dear Father Everydays Everydays Everydays Everydays Something's Coming Dear Father Close To The Edge (Backwards Fragment) No Opportunity Necessary, No Experience Needed Then Everydays Sweet Dreams Clear Days Astral Traveller Time And A Word No Opportunity Necessary, No Experience Needed Then Everydays Dear Father Clear Days Astral Traveller Time And A Word Time And A Word The Prophet Dear Father (From Acetate?) And You And I And You And I (Cont'd) And You And I (Cont'd) Everydays Your Move ~ All Good People And You And I (Partial) Roundabout Close To The Edge (Partial) Close To The Edge Close To The Edge Unknown Acoustic Song Fragment Unknown Acoustic Song Fragment Unknown Acoustic Song Fragment Unknown Acoustic Song Fragment Siberian Khatru Siberian Khatru (Partial) Siberian Khatru (Partial)

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Sala Palatului, Bucharest 2000-03-25: Firebird (part) Face to Face Hearts Igor Solo / Awaken Your Move / All Good People Clap Cinema Roundabout -This is Your Life - Rick Wakeman 25 Minutes from BBC-TV October 1998 -I'll Find My Way Home - Jon & Vangelis TOTP appearance December 1981 -Video Killed the Radio Star - Buggles TOTP appearance October 1979* -Grief Never Grows Old - Promo Video - World Project (with Jon and Rick) -Owner of a Lonely Heart - Promo Video - Max Graham Vs Yes -Owner of a Lonely Heart - Max Graham Vs Yes - TOTP appearance

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- The Spectrum, Philadelphia 1978-09-11: a semi-professional production created from Super 8 sound film - New Haven Veterans Memorial Coliseum 1977-08-08: 8mm film, sound and silent - Colt Park, Hartford 1976-06-19: silent 8mm footage from before and during the concert - Rick Wakeman, Palace Theatre, Waterbury 1975: silent 8mm footage, exact date unknown

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Give Love Each Day, 2001-12-13, Manchester, ENG Siberian Khatru, 1979-04-18 Quebec City, CAN America, 2002-08-24, Las Vegas, NV Don't Kill The Whale, 2002-08-25, Las Vegas, NV Everydays, 1970-04-03, Koeln, GER Soundchaser, 1976-07-22,Vancouver, BC, CAN In the Presence of, 2001-09-03, Danbury, CT Show Me, 2004-06-22, Paris, FRA Owner of a Lonely Heart, 2004-06-20, Glasgow, SCL Winter, 2002-10-24, Clearwater, FL Roundabout, 2004-06-22, Paris, FRA Sweet Dreams, 2004-07-12, Braintree, ENG Perpetual Change, 2001-10-26, Katowice, POL Wonderous Stories, 1977-10-24, London, ENG Onward, 1996-03-06, San Luis Obispo, CA Time is Time, 2004-06-19, Manchester, ENG We Have Heaven, 2003-09-14, Tokyo, JPN South Side Of The Sky, 2003-09-14, Tokyo, JPN Parallels, 1977-08-12, Boston, MA Rhythm Of Love, 2004-04-18, San Diego, CA Heart Of The Sunrise, 2003-07-01, London, ENG Going For The One, 2004-06-18, Birmingham, ENG Magnification, 2002-08-23 Universal City, CA To Be Over, 1975-06-23, Los Angeles, CA Hold Out Your Hand, 1976-06-04, Memphis, TN* You By My Side, 1976-06-04, Memphis, TN* Madrigal-Silent Wings of Freedom, 1978-10-28 London, ENG The Fish, 2003-07-01, London, ENG Awaken, 1979-05-05, Vancouver, BC, CAN Time And A Word, 1996-03-06, San Luis Obispo, CA And You and I, 2001-12-04, London, ENG Ritual, 2004-06-22, Paris, FRA Starship Trooper, 2004-09-22, Monterrey, MEX Soon, 2004-04-28, Atlanta , GA

Jon Anderson - lead vocals Tom Brislin - keyboards Bill Bruford - drums Steve Howe - guitars, vocals Igor Khoroshev - Keyboards Patrick Moraz - keyboards Billy Sherwood - guitars Chris Squire - bass, vocals Rick Wakeman - keyboards Alan White - drums, vocals With the passing of Chris Squire, one of the band's founders and only original member present throughout Yes' various incarnations through 2015, here is my tribute to this utterly unique and prodigiously talented musician. He was much more than just "the bass player." Chris' influence and leadership took Yes in many directions, but despite the many misfires, personnel changes, and infighting, he always brought the music back to excellence, humor and optimism. [from wiki] "Squire's unique tone was very clear and distinct, and his playing was noted for being aggressive, dynamic and melodic. Squire's main instrument was a 1964 Rickenbacker bass (model RM1999, serial number DC127), which he bought and began playing in 1965.The instrument, with its warmth, was a significant part of Squire's unique sound. Due to its distinctive tone, which has been compared to that of a guitar, it allowed the bass to take on a more "lead" role, which created a dynamic sound, and suited Squire perfectly. In a 1973 interview for Guitar Player magazine, Squire recalled how he had obtained his distinctive tone at the time by rewiring his RM1999 into stereo and sending the bass and treble pick-ups each into a separate amplifier. By splitting the signal from his bass into dual high and low frequency outputs and then sending the low frequency output to a conventional bass amplifier and the high-frequency output to a separate lead guitar amplifier, Squire produced a tonal 'sandwich' that added a growling, overdrive edge to the sound while retaining the Rickenbacker's powerful bass response. This gave his bass sound bright, growling higher frequencies and clean, solid bass frequencies. This technique allowed Squire to utilise harmonic distortion on his bass while avoiding the flat, fuzzy sound, loss of power and poor bass response that typically occurs when bass guitars are overdriven through an amplifier or put through a fuzz box. Squire claimed to have rewired his bass to stereo, even before Rickenbacker introduced the Rick-O-Sound feature, so he could send the output of the bass (neck) pick-up through a fuzz box, while keeping the treble (bridge) pick-up clean, because the last sounded "horribly nasal" when used with the fuzz effect. He also played with a pick which contributed to the sharp attack as well as using fresh Rotosound Swing Bass strings for every show." Christopher Russell Edward Squire (March 4, 1948 – June 27, 2015) Rest in Peace

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-Jon Anderson, Steve Harley and Mike Batt - Whatever You Believe 2:10 (This was a live charity performance in London's Hyde Park, part of the 'ITV Telethon' 1988) -Yes - I've Seen All Good People (Atlantic's 40th Anniversary show 1988) -Yes - MTV Rockumentary 1991 -Rick Wakeman - Danny Baker's 'After All' (BBC 1993) Part 1 -Rick Wakeman - Danny Baker's 'After All' (BBC 1993) Part 2 - Playing 'The Nursery Rhyme Concerto'

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Everydays Sweetness Something's Coming Sweet Dreams Then Looking Around America Starship Trooper No Opportunity Necessary, No Experience Needed Something's Coming

Tracks 1-8: BBC Live Sessions 1969-1971 Track 9: Beat Club, Bremen 1971-01-28 Track 10: B-side of 'Sweetness'

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Studio Talk America Studio Talk Studio Talk Roundabout America America Roundabout Owner Of A Lonely Heart Open Your Eyes I've Seen All Good People Roundabout Roundabout Owner Of A Lonely Heart I've Seen All Good People

Tracks 1-8 1996-10-29 - Fox After Breakfast - New York Cit Tracks 9-12 1998-02-12 - Mark And Brian Radio Show - Los Angeles Tracks 13-15 1998-06-15 - VH-1 Hard Rock Live - New York City:

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Disc 1 Happy Magazine (w/ Alan White) 01 - Who Belongs To You 02 - Beautiful Land. Federals (W/ Tony Kaye) 03 - Brazil 04 - On A Persian Market 05 - The Climb 06 - Dance With A Dolly 07 - Boot Hill 08 - Keep On Dancin’ With Me 09 - Marlena 10 - Please Believe Me 11 - Twilight Time 12 - Lost And Alone 13 - Bucketful Of Love 13 - Leah. The In Crowd (W/ Steve Howe) 15 - Why Must They Criticize? 16 - I Don’t Mind. Keith West (W/ Steve Howe) 17 - Engel Fallen Night Vom Himmel 18 - Shy Boy. The Warriors (W/ Jon Anderson) 19 - You Came Along Hans Christian (Jon Anderson) 20 - Sonata Of Love 21 - Mississippi Hobo Disc 2 Tomorrow (W/ Steve Howe) 01 - Revolution 02 - Three Jolly Little Dwarfs Winston’s Fumbs (W/ Tony Kaye) 03 - Real Crazy Apartment 04 - Snow White Syndicats (W/ Steve Howe) 05 - Maybelline 06 - True To Me 07 - Howlin’ For My Baby 08 - What To Do 09 - On The Horizon 10 - Crawdaddy Simone * Dib Cochrane & The Earwigs (W/ Rick Wakeman) 11 - Oh Baby 12 - Universal Love Paul Williams Set (W/ Alan White) 13 - My Sly Sadie 14 - Please Stop The Wedding Happy Magazine (W/ Alan White) 15 - Satisfied Street 16 - Do Right Woman Do Right Man SYN (W/ Chris Squire & Peter Banks) 17 - Created By Clive 18 - Grounded Tomorrow (W/ Steve Howe) 19 - My White Bicycle 20 - Claramount Lake Yes 21 - For Everyone

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