A Medley of Some Yes Tunes

A short medley of some bits from songs by Yes. Before I get shot, I have to profusely apologise for the vocal on “And You and I”

It was produced by a piece of software that uses artificial something-or-other :rofl: It does sound a bit awful. I thought I’d buy the database for a female vocalist to sing the Jon Anderson parts, but only noticed after I’d bought it that the one I got was based on a native Japanese pop singer. OK she’s singing English, but the tone isn’t quite right.

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Hi,
I really liked this one. Your Yes work is good. I like your 1 man band approach and some of the tones you got on keys were good stuff. Add to that the guitar tones, esp. on solo work in spots had a great tone as well.

One thing you might think about when doing melodies such as this is to change the on screen title to match the present song. That would help listeners know what to comment on by name of song. I can’t recall but that title may be coming from YT itself. If so, just add a title for each song, maybe at the bottom.

All all great work!
LBro

Yes! Such a great performance. An Opus to me. As usual I look forward to your next one!

You own this lonely heart… : )
Always fun to listen to your latest

Phil

Another mini-masterpiece. There’s a marvellous combinations of so many different instruments: the drums could perhaps be a little quieter. Well done!

Brian

Fabulous stuff Phil! Nice closing Hit hat sound :rofl:
Really well played all round - your keyboard skills are nearly as impressive as your guitar.

Gobsmacked once again, Phil! :open_mouth:
I never found my ‘way into’ Yes, and still struggle to appreciate their music, (although I would happily buy their albums just for the sleeve covers).
You keep on the way you’re going and soon you’ll be free from orbit and gravity’s constraints, to go where no one has gone before…
YES!
:grinning_face_with_big_eyes:

@LBro @Willsie @WayneR @beejay56 @mathsjunky @brianlarsen thanks for the listen and the comments folks

@LBro You’re probably right - apart from hardcore Yes fans, people probably won’t know the tracks the extracts come from!

@beejay56 Point about the drum volume noted!

@mathsjunky I’m not really a keyboard player - mostly one handed :rofl:

I can understand that. It is a bit of an acquired taste. The first time I heard “Close To The Edge”, I wasn’t really impressed, now for me it’s one of my favourite albums!

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The man never ceases to impress. Very well done, Phil.

Thanks James, but I am not a man, I am an AI entity :rofl:

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As always its out of this world :open_mouth:

Im like Brian and I have difficulties listening to YES but listening to you playing YES is enjoyable :smiley:

A racking collection and all instantly recognisable - no captions needed.
Sack the singer and get a refund on the db. :rofl:

Have to agree with Paul, some spectacular ivory tickling going on sir !!

I’ve never been into “Yes” but that was really amazing. Thanks for posting. I enjoyed it a lot.

Phil, your dedication to the cause is quite something, guitar, bass, keys, drums … I hear a song …

Well I’m a one man band
Nobody knows or understands

:slight_smile:

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WOW! You just took me back 50 years to my college days! Great job!

You got me to spin my Yes LPs again. I’d call that a success!

@GrumpyMac @TheMadman_tobyjenner @Prof_Thunder @Richard_close2u @GDPiper169 @wiredforsound

Thank you for putting up with this prog dinosaur’s efforts folks! :rofl:

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That’s faboulus Phil! It is just stunning to me how you’ve been able to put all this together :open_mouth: Most enjoyable indeed Sir! :grinning_face_with_big_eyes:

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Most people “just play” a song and then there is Phil

A rock opera isn’t intimidating to you and I love how you convey the love for storytelling in the big, elaborate landscapes you paint

“a short Yes” medley :smiley:
What instrument did you play? “oh all of them.”

my ADHD-ish brain is both amazed at your abilities as a musician as a producer.

Big round of applause!

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@Silvia80 @LievenDV Many thanks for the listen and the encouraging comments folks!

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