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| From | Mike Vancha <mvancha@sasktel.net> |
| Subject | Yes man |
| Date | Thu, 14 Feb 2008 16:07:03 -0600 |
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Kerry,
It's funny how they have take Chris Squire's bass style and the Yes vocal
style on these songs.
This sounds like Drama era Yes to me.
Mike V.
> Regarding new music, man, I wish I'd added this to my
> top 2007 list (just got it last week): CIRCA: (s/t).
> Former members of Yes (all eras) write and release a
> beautiful album chock-full of incredibly moving and
> exceptionally interesting songs (to me, anyway).
> There's an insanely gorgeous ballad called "Together
> We Are" that would sit nicely with Oranges and
> Lemons-era Andy Partridge or vintage Todd Rundgren.
> It's one of those songs that I heard once, passed out,
> then had to re-listen another 25 times just for the
> sheer rush of the mindblowing changes. It's nice that
> life still continues to throw me "benchmark" songs
> this late in the game...
>
> Classifiers will place this album squarely in the
> "prog rock" catagory, but as a fan of great
> songwriting, I'm not so easily convinced. Of course,
> there are some songs that are breathtaking examples of
> musicians at the top of their game, but it's tempered
> with exceptional songs. The point being, it's not
> about the technical abilities of the band, it's about
> the music. Really great album, highly recommended for
> fans of Trevor Rabin or classic Yes or even XTC to a
> lesser extent. www.circahq.com
>
> kErrY
> www.myspace.com/kompost
>
> NP: Glass Wolfe -- Xotica
>
>
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