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Hey, it's Dan! Right before we began the previous episode, I sprung onto Steve that I wanted to do another quick surprise episode following, so here we are. He didn't/doesn't even know what it was about until we begin and it unfolds 😛 Relevant Links: -Asia in Asia box set: https://www.amazon.com/Asia-Live-Budokan-Tokyo-Deluxe/dp/B09RMBX28F   -And pre-order the Fantasia - Live in Tokyo 2007 3...

Happy birthday to Jon Davison, Trevor Rabin, and Tony Kaye! 🎂Celebrating these January birthdays by highlighting each musician's Yes contributions and saying which four songs we'd like to see the three of them perform together (in a fantasy scenario, of course), and which living bassist and drummer we'd like add to the lineup. We even read comments from fans as well after we give ours! Relevant L...

We each give our respective takes on which two consecutive Yes albums have the biggest shift in production. Then we read a TON of fan answers to that from recent posts about this episode.  Relevant Links: -Jon Dee's post about Drama tour rehearsal footage: https://www.facebook.com/reel/1255122348371376/ -Steve Howe's post about Jeff Beck: https://www.facebook.com/guitarrondo/posts/pfbid033LB5...

In our year end wrap-up, we take a look at some favorites of a few topics and events covered in 2022, and ask that you chime in on each one in the comments as well. Thanks for following us and for a great 2022! Looking forward to 2023! -Steven and Dan

On this holiday themed episode, we'll be talking about selections featuring Yes members from the Ultimate Christmas Party albums, An All-Star Salute to Christmas, and A Prog Rock Christmas! Plus, recapping the Awaken setlist, and taking in the update from Rick regarding getting help from another certain keyboardist after his equipment got stolen. Send us topic ideas at yesshiftpodcast @ gmail.com...

Join us in celebrating the 50th anniversary of when One Live Badger and the Yessongs film were recorded at the Rainbow Theatre in London December 15-16, 1972! Badger was original Yes keyboardist Tony Kaye's band, and Yessongs is considered a classic in both Yes and prog rock fandom.

Join us as we go over Yes-related news, including a lookback at the Play for Chris 8 - Alan White tribute, an upcoming charity stream by Yes tribute band Awaken, Cruise to the Edge lineup thoughts, and more involving Yes members and alumni! Relevant Links: -Play for Chris 8 - Alan White: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jkePHlhQkiE -Total Mass Retain dates: https://www.facebook.com/yestheband/posts...

Claire Hamill joins us to talk about her new album A Pocket Full of Love Songs! A singer-songwriter with half a century in the music industry, she has made various albums over the years! As far as Yes connections go, she had Alan White on her second solo album October, guested on The Steve Howe Album track "Look Over Your Shoulder," provided backing vocals on Jon & Vangelis song "Back to Schoo...

His "trial" interview when joining Melody Maker in 1964 was Joe Morello! Now, legendary music journalist and author Chris Welch joins us to talk about the recently released Keith Emerson biography he wrote! You can get it at http://www.keithemersonbook.com Known for his work with Melody Maker and beyond, Chris has written various books on artists and bands Jimi Hendrix, Yes, Cream, Led Zeppelin, P...

On this episode, we share our thoughts on Arc of Life, a band featuring Billy Sherwood, Jon Davison, Jay Schellen, Jimmy Haun, and Dave Kerzner. Their self-titled debut album came out early 2021, and their second album Don't Look Down was released recently just a couple weeks ago. We even read some comments from fans!

The new Keith Emerson biography by Chris Welch came out recently, and here we talk about it with Aaron and Jo Emerson, Keith's son and daughter-in-law, respectively! You can order the book via www.keithemersonbook.com Tune in as we talk about what it was like getting everything together, and feel free to chime in with some memories of Keith. (And for the Yes fans, Aaron has an amusing anecdote reg...

Join us for a celebration of Open Your Eyes, released by Yes 25 years ago Nov. 25th! We go over thoughts on the music, the tour, and more! This may be the most polarizing Yes album ever!  Relevant Links: -Yes Live: Universal Ampitheater L.A. 07/24/1998 / 'No Way We Can Lose' With Junior High School Choir: https://youtu.be/x0x_UezR5Ik -Yes 1998 Budapest: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FsdFmpp...

On this episode, we talk about Billy Sherwood's first solo album, The Big Peace. Released in 1999, it was originally intended to be a third World Trade album. Here are our thoughts on the music. Coincidentally, our episode came out the same day as The Prog Collective: Seeking Peace, which we talk about here as well for a little bit. Relevant Links: -Play for Chris 8 - Alan White: https://www.youtu...

In honor of what would have been Keith Emerson's birthday, here's our general review of Chris Welch's new Keith Emerson book, which you can purchase at www.keithemerson.com Join us in celebrating one of the biggest keyboardists in prog rock history!

Recorded October 25, 2022, this is another Jon Anderson birthday episode! As previously promised, we recap the Zoom AMA we went to on October 6, where Jon shared some insights and talked about some of the projects he's working on. We also mentioned some more recent videos uploads on Jon Anderson's and his video collaborator Michael Byrne's YouTube channels. We also share some of our Jon Anderson f...

Steven saw Yes live at The Magnolia in El Cajon, California with friend Cris Molina and his friend JP on October 24th. Afterward, they went live with their overall thoughts on the show. While the video looked horizontal when filmed, it came out vertical for some reason. The audio also had some sort of feedback sound, so the goal in the new edit was to reduce that overwhelming noise without muting...

New(ish) YES drummer Jay Schellen joins us to talk about his journey as a musician, influences, playing with Peter Banks, and his long friendship with Tony Kaye. Plus, he gives us an onstage tour of his kit! We also relay a few questions submitted by fans.

Toward the end of our road trip, we listened to Trevor Rabin's Can't Look Away! Steven has listened to it on several occasions, and this was apparently Dan's first time listening to it in full. Here are our thoughts on the album, continuing our "First Solo Album Since Joining Yes" series of sorts! Also, the phone overheated midway through, hence the abrupt transition. Relevant Links: -"Something t...

As we left San Francisco, we went live to discuss a hypothetical that came up in conversation during the trip. The question: Should there be a Yes docudrama? Here are our thoughts on the matter.

From earlier today, October 18, here's a little update on the way out of San Francisco, reflecting a bit on the trip and seeing the exhibit, and a little bit of what's to come.

We're finally sharing our overall thoughts on the Alan White celebration concert that was streamed live from the Paramount Theatre in Seattle, Washington a couple weeks ago! The setlist, the messages, and whatever else comes up. Chime in with your thoughts in the comments! Relevant Links: -The full video of the stream: https://www.facebook.com/imaginealanwhite/videos/581163260452312 -Clips from th...

We saw Roger Dean and Freyja Dean's art at The Secret Path exhibit in San Francisco, and here's our broad overall thoughts on the experience before we delve deeper in a later episode! Later in the week, we'll be putting out a more detailed video tour of the experience, with our commentary accompanying the footage.

Before going to the Roger Dean / Freyja Dean exhibit, we caught up on some news related to Yes and associated projects! Topics included below! Relevant Links: -Goldmine Magazine Article: https://www.goldminemag.com/columns/rare-live-recordings-released-by-1970s-prog-rockers-flash-are-for-the-true-fan -Far Out Magazine Article: https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/how-steve-howe-created-starship-trooper/ T...

Yesshift on the road! On our way to San Francisco, where we’ll see The Secret Path exhibit. In the meantime, we just listened to a couple Tom Brislin related albums! Spiraling’s first album Transmitter turned 20 last month, and Tom’s solo album Hurry Up and Smell the Roses turns 10 later this month. Plus it was Tom’s birthday recently! Relevant Links: -Spiraling: Transmitter on Bandcamp:   ht...

On this Yesshift interview recorded October 11, 2022, we interviewed bassist Jeff Berlin! Yes fans may be familiar with his work with Patrick Moraz, Bruford, and ABWH. We touched on those aspects of his career and more, but we also talked a good deal about his recently released album Jack Songs, a tribute to Jack Bruce featuring an all star roster of musicians. You can get at album at https://www....