Sad and Scary Yes Related Thought

[Yesspaz]

Yeah Poda, I think they got one or two more in them. The problem is Jon Anderson. He's mad about lack of sales, but Yes still outsells all the "big prog bands" like Tangent and stuff. The issue isn't really about sales; JA is just not in love with making music anymore. Steve and Chris and Alan would go into the studio tomorrow. Not sure about Rick, but the keyboard spot in Yes is almost like a for-hire position anyway. If Steve, Chris, Alan, and Jon went into the studio with some other keyboardist we'd never heard of, we'd be upset in a sentimental way but not be afraid to hear the music. But if it were Steve or Chris being replaced, we'd all be worried. Regardless, Jon is boycotting making more albums, so he's unofficially killed Yes.

I think the other four should hit the studio without him, making an instrumental album. See, Jon's done this before in 1983 and and 1991. If there's a Yes album being made that he's not a part of, eventually he'll hear the music, realize how good it is, and suddenly want to sing on it. The trick to getting Jon back in the studio is go into the studio without him. He'll feel left out and he'll come in. He can't do a dang thang about it anyway, because Chris owns the name.

[Rick and Roll]

I think y'all getting a bit too sentimental about this.

I'm a Squire man..but Yes put out Union without much of him. They had Tony Levin (who hasn't)?

Squire's used Sherwood, etc etc. I agree, it would be neat to see the others go in studio, but I'm not impressed with Squire in the 90's forward anyway.

If it happens great. If not, I'm not pining over it. Same with my reaction to Floyd. If they're not into it, why force it?