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Tag Archives: Yes
Somehow still finding his way home and away – the Jon Anderson interview
More than 50 years after his debut recordings with Yes, Lancashire-born US citizen and legendary vocalist and songwriter Jon Anderson remains enthused about his music, eager to spread the word about his 15th solo album. The prog rock icon is … Continue reading
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Tagged 000 hands, 1, Accrington, Accrington Stanley, Alan White, Amen Corner, Bill Bruford, California, Chris Squire, David Lloyd, Family, Hands & Feet, Heads, Ian Anderson, Jean-Luc Ponty, Jon and Vangelis, Jon Anderson, Keith Emerson, Kitaro, La Chasse, lancashire, Lonnie Donegan, Michael Franklin, Olias of Sunhillow, Orlando, Rick Wakeman, Roine Stolt, Steve Howe, The Marquee, Trevor Rabin, Vangelis, Yes
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The writewyattuk quotes of 2016, part one – January to June
As a year probably remembered on a national and international level as one of big-name departures and alarming political shifts draws to a close, writewyattuk faces the music and dances (somewhat discordantly) in a retro style, looking back on the last … Continue reading
Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Comedy & Theatre, Music
Tagged Alan White, Blake, Blancmange, Bruce Foxton, Ciaran McLaughlin, Colin Blunstone, Dan Gillespie Sells, Dave Brock, Dr. Robert, Duke Fakir, Four Tops, Gary Stringer, Gilbert O'sullivan, Graham Nash, Hawkwind, Howard Jones, James, Jim Glennie, Joe Bonamassa, John Flansburgh, John Lydon, Kate Mullins, Lulu, Mick Avory, Miles Hunt, Neil Arthur, Newton Faulkner, Otis Williams, PiL, Puppini Sisters, Reef, Simon Tong, Stephen Bowman, Stephen K Amos, Temptations, The Blow Monkeys, The Everlasting Yeah, The Feeling, The Kinks, The Magnetic North, The Wonder Stuff, Thea Gilmore, They Might Be Giants, Toyah, Will Young, Yes, Zombies
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Yes yesterdays and todays – the Alan White interview
This coming summer, drummer and songwriter Alan White will have been in the band Yes for a staggering 44 years – give or take one worked gap-year. That equates to two-thirds of his 66 years and counting, so I guess … Continue reading
Posted in Music
Tagged Alan Price, Alan White, All Things Must Pass, County Durham, Doris Troy, Drama, Fragile, Geoff Downes, George Harrison, George Martin, Imagine, John Lennon, Jon Anderson, Newcastle, Plastic Ono Band, Rick Wakeman, Steve Howe, The Beatles, The Buggles, Trevor Horn, Trevor Rabin, Washington, Yes
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Consequentially speaking – the Fish interview
Remember Marillion’s 1980s heydays, with the band led by a compelling Caledonian performer and singer-songwriter going by the name of Fish? While his old band remain a thriving concern – with 17 albums to the name – their former vocalist … Continue reading
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Tagged A Feast of Consequences, Calum Malcolm, Dalkeith, Edinburgh, Fish, Genesis, Hibs, Karlsruhe, Marillion, Misplaced Childhood, Peter Gabriel, Preston, Scotland, Yes
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