Yesshift

With the recent passing of bassist Roger Newell, we spend an episode talking about his work in the music world. After working with the band Rainbow Ffolly, he joined Rick Wakeman's English Rock Ensemble, performing on Rick's solo albums Journey to the Centre of the Earth, The Myths and Legends of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table, and No Earthly Connection . Following this, he joined...

The Yes album Magnification was originally released September 10, 2001 in the UK. What set this album apart from other Yes albums is that it featured a four-member lineup relying on an orchestra (conducted by Larry Groupé) in place of a keyboardist. To honor the 20th anniversary of this album, we discuss how we feel about it, talking about each track that is included, and go over the lasting impac...

"Dare to Know," the second song from the upcoming Yes album The Quest, was released last week! We provide our thoughts on the song and its music video, as well as read several comments from other fans regarding the song. Check it out! You can follow our podcast series at https://anchor.fm/yesshift, which includes an audio version of this episode if you prefer not to look at us. We welcome comments...

Hi, it’s Dan! We had a lot of fun on this episode exploring the vast catalog of Roger Dean’s work. I personally have been a fan since the early ‘70s. We talk about much more than just his work with Yes, and we read LOTS of comments from those who answered the question to our post: What are your top three works by Roger Dean? We will be publishing a video version of this so you can see all the artw...

Keyboardist Geoff Downes' birthday happened recently. So we decided to dedicate an episode to highlights from his career. But first, we touch upon the passing of Charlie Watts and read Alan White's tribute to The Rolling Stones drummer. Afterward, we talk about Geoffrey Mason's video of Downes performing "White Car" in 2015 and then touch upon Downes' work across different eras, including musical...

On this episode, which we recorded earlier this summer, we ponder the question of whether or not Benoît David was erased from Yes. This was suggested when Fly from Here – Return Trip was released in 2018 with Trevor Horn recording over David's vocals, and it has also been pointed out that this version is the only one available on Spotify and Yes' official YouTube channel. As fans of both versions,...

When Jon Anderson went off to do ABWH, Yes members Tony Kaye, Trevor Rabin, Chris Squire, and Alan White were left to ponder what to do next. They considered continuing as a quartet, and then considered replacing Anderson with Billy Sherwood, Steve Walsh, or Roger Hodgson. On this episode, we discuss what it might have been like had Yes West gone on without Anderson. Dan recalls when Alan told him...

This past week saw the birthday of drummer Dylan Howe, son of Yes guitarist Steve Howe. So for this episode, we talk about Dylan's time playing with Yes on the 2017 Yestival tour! Dan recalls his thoughts on the Phoenix show he attended on that tour, and we even included a clip of "Yours Is No Disgrace" from that show and read a few comments about the video. There is also a little bit of Dylan How...

On August 3, 1968, Yes played their first gig at East Mersea Youth Camp. Since then, there have been many lineup changes, and the slot that has changed the most is the keyboardist slot. So what better day to release an episode about the many keyboard players? Listen to us talk about the various Yes keyboardists and their contributions that stand out to us! And be sure to let us know what you think...

40 years ago, on August 1, 1981, MTV launched with The Buggles' "Video Killed the Radio Star" (viewable here: https://youtu.be/PJtiPRDIqtI ) To commemorate the occasion, we talk not only about the music videos for that song, but also other music videos by The Buggles as well as Yes music videos that probably aired on MTV. We even talk a bit about Asia, ABWH, and Trevor Rabin's "Something to Hold O...

On this episode of Yesshift, we begin with a little bit of feedback regarding the first Yes album, which turned 52 on July 25! Then we focus on Jon Anderson's activities, talking about the upcoming re-release of his 1994 solo album Change We Must, last week's "Heart of the Sunrise" video that he did with Paul Green Rock Academy (found here: https://youtu.be/SPdy9VRHeAA ), his upcoming tour with th...

Yesterday, Francis Monkman's response to Yes fan Dan Roth regarding the similarities between "The Ice Bridge" and his own song "The Dawn of an Era" made the rounds. After responding to a listener's email, we discussed our thoughts about Monkman's response and the resolution to the whole situation. You can find Dan Roth's full post about the matter here: https://www.progressiveears.org/forum/showth...

A new Yes song titled "The Ice Bridge" dropped on Friday! On this episode of Yesshift, we talk about our initial reactions to the song, read quotes from the band members about the song, and read off a few fan reactions. After all that, we address the weirdness that has been pointed out regarding similarities to "The Dawn of an Era," which appeared on Francis Monkman's album Energism. We do not hav...

Greetings! We are Steven Shinder and Dan Shinder and wanted to record a video episode (which is taking a little while to upload) on our Facebook page to say hello, explain the name change, report some Yes news, and share some trivia. So join the conversation via comments! We talk about Peter Banks and Trevor Horn (whose birthdays were both on July 15), a funny meme recently posted on the Yes (Band...

A new Yes album titled The Quest has been announced! On this episode, we share our thoughts on the title, the album cover, the mysterious producer of the album, the time it took to make the album, the promise of orchestrations, Jay Schellen's role, the new label, the song titles, and the release formats. There is so much to unpack from this announcement of NEW upcoming Yes music! If you found this...

Welcome to the podcast! On this first episode, we introduce who we are, discussing when we fell in love with Yes music, what to expect from this series, the weirdness of the Yes fandom, what we'd each choose as our "stuck on an island" Yes album (and we want to know yours), favorite album covers, some Yes trivia, and whether or not artists should "cater" to the fans. Plus, we try two games we made...

Welcome to the podcast! In this trailer, we explain who we are and what this podcast is about! If you're a Yes fan, check out this father/son podcast by Yes fans Dan Shinder and Steven Shinder! Check out the Yesshift Facebook page and write to us at yesshiftpodcast @gmail.com with comments and topic suggestions. And if you'd like to support us, go to https://anchor.fm/dan-and-steven-shinder/suppor...