Steve means 'people have to like working with HIM'. No one wants another Union tour, but Yes need to end, the current Yes is an abomination. Slow and dull.

I know this video is a few years old, but I'm looking forward to seeing Jon Anderson this spring with the Band Geeks. They're awesome!

I think a final Yes reunion for maybe a 15-20 date farewell would be nice but doesn’t seem likely. Wouldn’t hurt to ask Geddy Lee to sit in, either

I gave up on Yes in 2009 after seeing David Benoit on vocals and Oliver Wakeman on keys. It just wasn't there. Hearing Steve Howe complain to the soundman a few times was something I've never seen from them before. I followed Jon Anderson and Rick Wakeman thereafter, including their tour with Trevor Rabin, which is likely the last time I will ever see them.

Time for Yes to go to bed and call it a day. Go home to your families and spent you ending years with them. There is no more great music for you to write. It was nice but now it's sour.

I agree completely with what you said about Neil Peart and Rush. I can’t wrap my head around it either. Peart was a perfectionist and didn’t want to let anyone down with a substandard performance. I respect Rush for knowing when to call it a day.

Having so many former members and such a legacy really makes things messy.

I always thought that Chris Squire was the glue that kept the band together. My all time favourite bass player. He seemed to be the soft filling in between two hard cookies (Anderson and Howe). I'm glad that I got to see the real band live several times.

I went to see YES in 2018 or so, its was kinda sad. I saw Jon with his new band last year as well, much more fun.

Really enjoyed this video. I wouldn’t go to a Yes concert because Chris Squire is gone. It’s that simple. I cried at the end of the video. It was so nice to see Rick Wakeman and Squire hugging and smiling.

I think this extended lock down is going to force the retirement of a lot of these classic bands that have been stuck on nostalgia tours for the last 20 years. I have no interest in seeing any of these classic bands I grew up with when there are so many young musicians making great new music. The last time I saw Yes perform was 2000, they were great, and that is how I want to remember them.

Thorough and well done as always, Ant. It saddened me to read in Rabin's interview that ARW was over. Saw those guys three times during their run and they killed it each time. I agreed with Wakeman in the Rolling Stone interview awhile back when he said the Yes band name probably should have been retired when Chris Squire died. Ah well, we fans will always have the memories, and what glorious memories they are! Anyhoo, keep up the good work, and all the best to you and yours during this shitshow of a year.

I agree with your assessment that a reunion can't happen without Chris Squire. It's sad to see (and hear) what Steve Howe's YES is doing under the YES banner.

One of the best , if not the best sumnation of the current status of Yes , with some interesting new (to me) quotes and points of view! The chances of any sort of reunion was knocked on the head , not by Steve necessarily , but by Jon.....he shot himself in the foot with that piece of brutal honesty! I can only imagine Steve's reaction to that!! In saying that , I like and have enjoyed the current lineup live (please no more "No Jon No Yes Crap....I know , I know!!!) Just wish (Corona notwithstanding) they could get some new material together!! Having read Steve's autobiography , he paints a pretty grim picture of what its like to be in a studio pulling together Yes music, even including those classic early albums!

Great channel Rush Trader, been on a binge of your content. You address the questions I wonder about concerning Yes, etc. Looking forward to more of your work.

In the last 30 years? Magnification, Fly From Here, the Ladder, Keystudio. All stellar albums

SUPER POSTING . Lots to digest and some great insights into the life ( or lack of it ) in one of the worlds greatest bands KEEP US INFORMED APPRECIATED

No point..its not Yes by any means. Steve Howe is not Yes and frankly should not play under that banner...

I just wanted to add I appreciate the time and effort you put into your podcast. Always well planned and thought out. Excellent content for sure. Best wishes and many thanks.

I feel like post-UNION, THE LADDER is the most worthy Yes release. "Homeworld" from that album was really solid and the band made great use of themselves on it.

What a great channel... subscribed

You raise many good points...but I'm glad that YES music is still being played...same with Genesis and King Crimson... The music is timeless! Keep up the great posts...I always enjoy them. Would love to hear your thoughts on Genesis Revisited and King Crimson.

Life goes on it's not fair to expect so much from our cherished musicians I saw yes last year Billy Sherwood and John Davidson we're outstanding with Steve Howe they gave us great yes music

Just bought Steve Howes new book. The first chapter on the rnr hall of fame induction says it all. Fractured beyond repair. And Howe is determined to run it into the ground.

I've met Anderson, Wakeman, Squire, White, Rabin, Downes and Howe, all are basically human beings who have retained the ability to relate to us as fans, Downes in particular I stood in the rain outside a Glasgow hotel having a smoke and talking shit with him for 15 minutes. The exception being Steve Howe, he is probably one of the 5 greatest guitarists IMO but he comes across as introverted to the point of illness, at 2 meet and greets that he's hosted he was just there with zero participation. Just my experience and impressions.

This ship has sailed. The best we can hope for is Jon & Steve doing (somehow) writing again and maybe a studio album.

I, of course, listened to many YES hits on the radio. However, I was never "into" them. I LOVED this interview. Jon & Rick have created NEW fan.

I never really got into Yes, but still a great video. I just hope that our beloved classic musicians can hang on until we can see them again live.

Good video. I think Yes has quite a bit of music from the last 30 years... Magnification is a highly under-rated album. Talk was great - The Ladder was very good. Plenty of music. Howe - really didn't respect Rabin back in the Union days.. however, in the 2010's Howe expressed quite openly that Owner of a Lonely Heart was a sensational song FOR Yes. Rick Wakeman has also commended the Yes-West era. I think it could work - they are older and Howe has got that bug out of his bonnet. I think Alan should probably have retired from touring about 8 - 10 years ago. Wakeman, Peart & Briford made the right decision - they deserve to be able to retire.

It was actually Jon Anderson that called Rick Wakeman to rejoin Yes for "GFTO" . Rick said to Jon that he couldn't do another "Tales From Topographic Oceans" album & wasn't a big fan of "Relayer" until Jon played him the the demo of "Wonderous Stories" & one other demo. Steve Was in ASIA when "90215" came out. The first ASIA album was released in March of '82 & YES were recording "90215" in July '82.

Jon is a founding member...Steve is not

You are totally righty, let’s stick to the best memories they gave us, and stop wonder for a miracle reunion

Great commentary... all extremely well said!

15:00 You nailed it 100% there!

Saw both bands a few years ago. Steve's version SUCKED!!! We left before the show was over. Saw ARW a few weeks later and they slayed it! A gazillion times better. I'd pay to see ARW again but you couldn't pay me to sit through another "official" Yes show.

Steve will always stand tall in the Yes hall of fame. Right now I just fill sorry for the guy and the band.

Yes we're a one off.A group of talented individuals who created some of the finest prog rock. Time has taken its toll as it will always do. Just be glad for the recordings and concert videos. That's all we have now.

Only thing left is creating an opportunity for a new great band. Just a quick thought of The Orphans ... Anderson (vocals), Wakeman (keys), Lee (Bass), Lifeson (guitar), Palmer (Drums). Put it out there ?

I appreciate your replie I forgot one thing when I was talking about yes at Jones Beach September 7, 2001 I had a good friend that got me great seats ninth row dead center and that’s when they were touring with the full orchestra they opened up with close to the edge they absolutely stunned the audience we were blown away after it was finished everybody in the soled out Jones Beach theater stood up for about 6 minutes with a standing ovation funny thing with Chris Squire got caught with an open mic near him and he said I’ll go run and drain the lizard everybody heard it he came back he tried to apologize but we said we love you Cris Squire you gave me a good insight about the inner workings of yes always looking to study the past especially about my favorite music I’m sure you know this that he got the nickname fish because he stayed in the bathtub for three hours a day but I’m sure you knew that please keep up the good work and The same time i’ve read free books about ELP and I have a feeling because you’re gifted insight i’m sure you know about that too the thing about talking about these groups that everybody’s got their story and try to show up to Next guy and one last thing I’m so blessed that at the height of their zenith meaning yes and Emerson Lake and Palmer I hope you weren’t upset on my other comments what I said about Styx because I tell you they were trying but they were not on the level of yes Emerson Lake and Palmer Genesis Jethro Tull I hope you don’t think this is British bias but that’s just how I feel but for all the fans out there I did not mean to insult them take care God bless everybody out there hopefully will get through all of the troubles at this time in our country take care good luck and follow your gut

No Chris Squire = no Yes.

I was front row on the union tour...that was a special one

No Squire, no Yes. Face it. Done. Over.

For me, when Chris Squire passed Yes should have ended too! Yes was great - one of the greatest musical experiences of modern times, but it's been done and it's time to wrap it up. And then all these fine players can explore their impressive solo directions. Solos, duos, trios and more but drop the Yes name - you've milked that name long enough! I can't keep up with the soap opera that has become the Yes band journey, and I don't really care, except I'd like to see the survivors get along and be civil with each other. All the best guys, and thanks for some of the greatest music, ideas and experiences of my life! And I'll always be watching for whatever you might do in the future. But Yes is unfortunately dead and should be buried, with love!

I just had a brilliant idea! Jon Anderson should tour with Steve Hackett's band and play Yes music from, say, 1970 to 2000 and maybe even a few new songs that Jon has written. I think Hackett would gladly do that.

I would rather see ARW than Yes or even Anderson, Howe, Wakeman.

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Official YES, is the Steve Howe Band, or YESASIA, which is Yes and Asia combined.

My oh my what a bunch of children. I love Yes and listen to them at least once a week but I only listen to the 70s music, enough said.

Yes RIP. I saw them live 2001 and 2004 and ABWH in 1989.

You got the point, man. You say exactly what I think about the current Yes-situation. No chance for a reunion and people should start to accept that.

It is very unfortunate that there might not be any substantial Yes reunion, especially for a young fan like me who wasn’t even old enough for the Union tour. I hope Howe and Anderson can get over their differences and make something happen while they can still play.

Jon Anderson should do exactly what Steve Hackett does, make his own music and tour YES revisited with top notch players like Roine Stolt, Mike Portnoy and other premier Prog musicians!

I think you should consider the times in the late 90th then Anderson was still singing with the band, the Ladder is very good, with Anderson-Squire-Howe-White classic line-up and feeling. For now, I think the best new Yes album is Wobbler - Rites At Dawn (in a way). If you haven't heard it, give it a try - incredible Yes-feeling (I believe they use original Hammond!!).

Amazing that Steve Howe came up with “ownership” of the name, when he isn’t a founding member of the band. But there it is… got to have been bugging him, knowing that Yes Featuring ARW had more original members than Yes (the Steve Howe band). They should all hang it up, as far as Yes is concerned.

@RushTrader Was Jeff Beck’s walk-on appearance and brief reunion with Rod Stewart at the end of Rod’s Hollywood Bowl show (almost exactly one year ago) on your radar or do you even care?

I feel that Yes grew and grew up to, and including, "Going For the One". But with the release of "Tormato" the output lost that shimmering quality. It's just the way it goes with just about every band. Sooner or later they just lose momentum - or interest - or each other... What are you gonna do? The truth is that the closest thing to a new great Yes album is Jon Anderson's "1000 Hands". Anderson (and Squire) started the band - anybody interested should listen to him when he says he has eight new suitable Yes songs!

Excellent summation of the current state of the band(s). Sadly, I have to agree with all the points made. Best to accept that the best is in the past and simply get on and enjoy the old stuff.

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As far as maternal not playing much.Most of Anderson Wakeman Bruford Howe was incredible.

can you do a deeper thing about Alan White's sad position in that conert.....or tour? what's the reason why they took another drummer on stage?

Great video, sad news!

Am curious of what you think of the new Yes album. I'm pleasantly surprised how good it is, though still don't see Davision as an appropriate stand in for Anderson.

Great points. I feel the same way on 99 percent of your presentation. Only small disagreement is regarding STYX. I think they are still terrific. I really dug The Mission and I have seen many others rate it higher than some of the albums with DeYoung. Yes - enjoy this great music while we can!

Albeit through their differences, Jon and Chris were the heart of YES. Plain and simple. Steve got on board well after they had started the band; gave them the nudge that Trevor then gave in the 80’s. That’s fine. The politics of this band has been their greatest musical asset and ultimately their demise. This current iteration of YES is not YES. If you disagree, you probably never saw them at their peak and n the 70s…. Peace out.

I agree, not likely for a reunion. Chris is gone. Most everyone wants one last good Yes album. Do not think survivors can write it. Egos ...

The best chance we have to see more great Yes concerts is that Wakeman and Anderson can talk Trevor Rabin into one last hurrah because ARW was incredible and there is no Yes without Anderson whose voice is unimaginably good for a guy over 70 whose been through what he has. A lot of the magic of Yes songs was the writing duo of Anderson and Howe which unfortunately won’t happen. What could have happened but didn’t was bringing Anderson back in when David left and let Anderson,Howe and Squire write one last album. I’m sure we could have got at least a few more good Yessongs.

The thing that's a little perplexing to me is John Anderson was in the band before Steve.Howe how does that work? Was it John a founding member along with Chris Squire?

I saw ARW in 2016 and they were FANTASTIC!!! So glad I saw that show! Sorry that the classes YES will never perform together again, but that's life I guess.

Hey great video RushTrader. I'm really glad I saw Yes when I did back in 2002. They still had the classic line up then and I actually own a copy of that show on 2 CDRs. The Yes now with Steve Howe is nothing more than a cover band and not a very good one. They have no original members. Same thing with Styx.

You really have a hardon against Steve Howe. Maybe you should look at some of Anderson's antics. Anderson kicked out Banks and Kaye.

You have been very fair - good commentary - bittersweet ending

Wow, Ant. I gotta say...brutally honest. A lot of guys that report on Yes and the other great bands are careful not to offend, and hold back from taking a stand on some of these issues. I always say to myself: yeah, if it were me, I'd just go ahead and say what I really think. But even with that, I was surprised at how frank your commentary was. I've no doubt you've offended some people, including (possibly) some band members. Having said that, I can't honestly say that you're wrong. I'd have to say I pretty much agree, both with your opinions and your conclusions, although I do think there were great albums after 90125. To me, the last great Yes album was Talk. Great songs on the Ladder, Magnification, and Fly from Here, but not solid all the way through. At any rate, thanks for your honesty.

Sad to see Alan has declined so; I had no idea. He is the drummer I saw in concert as a youngster(Tormato) that made me want to play drums for real. Love Yes, but their drama had always been sucky.

A Yes fan since CTTE, I hope Steve Howe, when he retires, replaces himself so that Yes can continue, not as a classic cover band but also create new material, true to the genre. I wish they had brought up understudies like Sherwood & Igor.. there are plenty of great musicians and this genre has just broken the surface.

Here’s the thing. I saw yes in 2002. We had all our favorites playing except for bill Bruford, Steve Howe technically can’t play like he did back then however, the vibe in that place was very cold. I saw them a second time last November in Westbury, Long Island, Steve how was the only common denominator. Technically, Steve Howe does not play like he used to. Technically, Jeff Downs does not play like Rick Wakeman or like Patrick Moraz, or like Igor koroshev. but I will tell you I enjoyed the recent concert much more than I did the one in 2002. There was a great camaraderie there and

Yes should have called it quits after the Magnification album.

It's sad really because Yes proper is not Steve Howe's Yes Revisited. Jon Anderson might as well do the eight tracks he has for ARW or Yes Revisited and put it under a solo album titled: This is Yes!!! You have a good point about Chris being the go between in the band. To be honest with you when Chris passed away I was afraid this Yes thing was going to happen and to me it shows that certain band members are trying to squeeze everything out of Yes (product). Sort of like all those best of and live albums.

Here's the line up I would love to see----Anderson, Wakeman, Howe, Geddy lee on Bass and a new drummer(Bruford would be the optimum, but he's retired) That would be a Yes band I would pay to see.

Please do not mention Styx in the same sentence with YES.

Excellent analysis! I’d rather everyone just stay retired and work on enhanced resolutions of their old catalog. Nothing sadder to me than paying to see a bunch of angry old men arguing onstage with the audience. We have our memories of a happier time, let the old men relax and enjoy a life well lived while there’s still time.

Thanks for your incisive and honest commentary on Yes. I agree 100% with your assessment of the situation. It's very sad that these guys couldn't get past their own egos and greed and get along for one more really good tour and/or album, but now that Squire is gone and White is really in no shape to play, I really do think that ship has sailed. I did see The Steve Howe Band in 2019, and the setlist was epic, but Jon was right. They really weren't that good. Howe performed well, and Billy Sherwood did a very admirable job of handling Squire's parts, but overall the performance was sloppy, especially in the keyboard department. I am glad I saw them one last time, but I'm not sure I'd pay today's ticket prices to do it again. :-(

To say they have not made anything good since UNION is outrageous.

The bad vibe beetween howe and rabin started with Asia... Look up for a song named "starry eyes" which later became as "only time will tell" at the very beginning of that supergroup kzfaq.info/get/bejne/npddf9mhvqvSnnk.html

I agree with you re:Yes. As much as I would love to see Anderson, Wakeman and Howe I don’t see it happening. I enjoy the new stuff from Wakeman but I also understand his situation personally. Jon Anderson will always bring me music that touches my heart and more. As much as I think Steve Howe is an ass I do think he can play well. I just finished Steve Howe’s autobiography. Interesting and not very surprising after following YES and the individual musicians since the day Fragile came out.

Yes I love this band saw about 15 times I’m 66 years old I saw a rush about six times both of these bands are in the rock ‘n’ roll Hall of Fame and members of rush say they were heavily influenced by yes and Emerson Lake and Palmer and yet they’re not in the rock ‘n’ roll Hall of Fame think about that for a minute

My musical wish would be for Yes ( Jon Anderson, Rick, Steve and Bill Bruford, with a bass player to cover for Chris ( rest his soul), to make one last album at equals the old stuff. you all know what I'm talking about ( Tales, Fragile , The Yes album, Going for the One, Relayer, etc etc, and best of all, Close to the Edge). I must have spent a 10th of my life listening to Yes, time well spent, and I want to listen to another new epic before I meet my maker.

I'm quite happy with the way Yes is now. Lots of variety in the setlist, lots of energy from the new guys. Plus Jon Anderson is doing quite well on his own. 1000 Hands album and tour was excellent. He would not be able to do that if he were in Yes, and most likely would not be able to stand the rigors of a long tour. The last ARW tour was only 10 dates.

No Jon,no Yes.

RIP Chris Squire, Peter Banks, and Alan White

Thanks Tony. Agree one of the main mechanisms of YES was Chris Squire making things happen behind the scenes. Also wondering if we can have some sort of discussion on who the actual owners of the YES name are. It seems White and Howe are in the drivers seat now but Anderson owns a different entity and still part owner of a separate one. I think it’s all about Money. Would like your take on Steve Howe’s biography. Steve discusses Jon asking for a load of money upon his return from his respiratory illness and Steve mentioned they didn’t want to go that route. Interesting

I enjoyed ARW live and they ALL enjoyed it too - just watch one of the '50 years' concerts to see what I mean! If Trevor Rabin would do it I'm sure the other guys would be in .. I live in hope!!

Why don’t we do an assholes club of music: Mike Love, Steve Howe, Richie Blackmore, There’s more

Yes, is Anderson, Howe, Bruford, Wakeman, Squire. Trevor Rabin and the rest of them make up a different band ... like Asia or something. After Fragile, the band peaked with Close To The Edge, and after that it was a slow and steady decline, with ever-changing members, sound, etc. They never peaked again. They had pop success, but artistically they never topped Close To The Edge. Bruford's comments on that album really show you inside working with these guys. It was tedious, laborious and totally self-indulgent. As Bruford said, he/they did their best work on Close To... but it came at a horrible cost. I mean, Bruford literally falling asleep in the control room while Squire fiddled with his bass sound only to wake up an hour later to find Chris STILL playing with the same two knobs. Hell, I am not surprised Bill left screaming. Could only imagine how mind-numbingly annoying sessions with Squire and Howe must've been and if it colored their relationships in later years. Don't reunite, please stay away. I don't like reunions unless the bands still have something to offer and can still play. Putting a bunch of old men on stage hoping they're going to capture something they had 45 years ago is really more about denial than anything. It's sad. Let these guys age gracefully and enjoy their later years.

Now you don’t have Alan at all, RIP Peter, Chris & Alan.

They do need to realize what time it is, time to do what they do great while they can. If they play- they will come. If they get into the studio- great music will flow the tide of sales. Steve is right, in part, there is enough space to each do what they want to do- together though, and fans will always be there to listen, but I think his bitter spirit of error has effected them in error to think in error but for Anderson lately who humbly has the right attitude to make it happen. And I get the logistics part, with them all having responsibilities, living in different parts of the world, having made other plans sololy; but surely they can block out a couple months to do as they have before; work together in the spirit of Yes music, even in the spirit of Chris Squire, the spiritual glue that held them together, making an album of honoring the members and the fans who went along for the ride- and all who made it possible, even to tie loose ends, in the creative process. But we do see those members comments in the media, from time to time, some, perhaps, to feel out the mindset of the other members, but the feed back is usually grim, that of cynical error in spirit unrest they are holding onto from the past, while we always have hope, as fans, to see them get together again, to do what they do, as great musicians. In any event we don't hold retiring against them- we still have the great music of that day and more.. ---And In closing, I'm reminded of the words of Bill and Ted: "Be excellent to one another"- and JAM on dudes!

I'm not sure there is any real point in a re-union - As Jon Anderson says the current Yes is great just not THAT great and until they release a killer album (Fly from Here was close but it included Trevor Horn and Jon Davison wasnt with them yet and Heaven and Earth - I like it but it does reside in the bottom quarter of my favourite Yes Albums, whihc is a real shame seeing as it was the last ever Chris album) I dont think they'll ever be seen by a lot of Yes fans as anything other than a cover band though - even with getting past members to join them now and again - and even if they did record a stone cold classic a lot of Anderson fans just wouldnt go with it simply because he's not there and neither is Chris. Perhps we should just just go back to and cherish the Tsongas DVD, the ABWH DVD, Yessongs and Yes at QPR - oh and nearly forgot Yes Union, Symphonic and 9012 live but perhaps not House of Yes. If Jon Anderson was to get back with them I feel it would have to really be a one off event to play all the classics and maybe one or two hidden gems (how about side 2 of Topographic Oceans:) ), get it recorded (without added audience noise !!!) on DVD and CD and let that be it.

I always thought that Trevor was the issue. I saw the Union Tour Live in MSG, it was incredible! I got the box set later, I heard And you and I and thought it was do much more soulful than the"Maestro". My favorite moment on the concert dvd is when Steve looks up and looks freaked out when Trevor hits the ching, ching on Yours is no discgace!

Number 6 : Yes sacked Oliver Wakeman in an odd way and replaced him with Geoff . His words : - Do you feel bitter about the way your songwriting went into YES after you were asked to leave the band? Yeah, it was difficult. We started talking about the album in 2009, and in 2010 we went to Phoenix, Arizona, to write and came up with some really, really good music. But what happened was, when we went to the studio and started recording, Trevor Horn came in to record and he had an idea about the album and wanted to do one of his old songs - an old song he’d worked on with Geoff Downes - and I wasn’t very keen on this. I thought, “Well, we should be doing new music. We shouldn’t be doing a song that’s twenty. We should be doing the stuff that we had worked out, the stuff we’re going to write or work on together”. But we did this song, and then he said, “Oh, I’ve written another part that goes with it, with it”, and so they wanted to do that song, so Geoff was involved in that one. And then I think Trevor decided that there was more and more songs that they had written that matched with “We Can Fly From Here”, and he wanted to do the album like this and wanted Geoff to play the keyboards on it and write it. That just got to the point where Trevor had come up with so much of the music with Geoff and wanted him in the band, which wasn’t very good for me. But that’s the decision they made. - And how did you react to this on a personal level? I mean you know Chris Squire, Steve Howe and Alan White from your very childhood and they were like family to you… I felt terrible! (Laughs dryly.) I felt really bad, because I wasn’t expecting it. Trevor went away for four weeks, and we carried on recording, and then we went on tour together for three weeks, and then we all said goodbye at the airport and said, “See you in three-week time”. So I went home and I had Christmas. I was due to go out back in January, when the tour manager phoned me up and said, “Oh, your plane ticket is delayed by a week, because Trevor wants to do one more song with Geoff”. I said, “Well, OK”, and I phoned him up again a week later, and he said all had been delayed for another week. I was not very happy, but I thought, “If Trevor wants Geoff on those two tracks, then Trevor will have Geoff on those two tracks”. I phoned again, and somebody said to me, “You’re out of the band”. And that was it: my ticket was cancelled, and I wasn’t involved with it anymore. They just decided that they were going to follow the route that Trevor was setting up for them, so that’s the route that they went. It was a shame, but that’s the decision they made as a band. But it wasn’t easy. Number 7 : Fly from here Return trip : check the black and white picture with the band ; they photoshopped it by replacing Benoit by Trevor Horn , speaking of a real stab in the back and unbelievable that this could ever have happened in any band. Number 8 : It is all about money money money. One thing they almost never talk about. On a personal level : I have seen and met the band with Wakeman and Anderson and it was great . With Benoit it was good . With the new Anderson and exit Chris : the playing is slower , less magic , less aura . And I have seen and met ARW : good , people who know how to smile and stay Pro , bottomline : rather have a drink with ARW than YES. Would I like to see a reunion : NO - because it would be forced to much .......and Time is relentless in showing reality .

I agree it'll be next to impossible to reunite Jon and Steve. But I take issue with the notion that Yes hasn't created any great music since Union or 90125 or the 1970s. There are a number of outstanding tracks on Talk, Keys 1 and 2, The Ladder, Magnification. Even Fly From Here has a beautifully arranged and performed title epic. It's this kind of exclusionary attitude that causes the band (in whatever form) to lean so heavily on the crowd-pleasing 70s classics rather than doing what Rush used to do, which is to lend credibility to newer material by actually playing it live on successive tours. For fans of a progressive band, which is mean to, y'know, progress, Yes enthusiasts are awfully stuck in one or two eras.