* * * * * * * * * * ______ ______ ____________ _________ / \ | \ __/ \ __/ \__ | \| \ / |/ _ \ | // _____ || / \_/ \ // / \ \\_ \___ \ || _____ ___\ \ \_ \ \ || / --/ ______| \ \ ___\ || | | - /______ __/ \ ___/ \ \\ \_ \_ // | / ___\ _/ \_ \ \_ _// | \__ \__/ ___/ \_ \____ | \_/ \__ ___/ \___ _/ \__ \__/ \ \_________/ \_____/ \_ \_____/ \ \_ | \_ | \__ __/ \_____________/ ******************************************************************************* \ \ \ \ \-- -- \------- \--------- \-------- | \ | | | _____\ |___ ___\ | _____\ | \ | | | |____ | | \ | |___ | _ \| | OTES | ____\ ROM | | HE | ____\ DGE #53 | | \ | | | \ | | | | | | \ | | | | | | |______\ | | \ | | | | | | _________\ | / \ | |/ |/ |/ \ |/ \| | | | | \ | | | ******************************************************************************* January 5, 1993 IN THIS ISSUE ============= Yes Archive - Experimental Server 90125 Tour Songs - Where are these songs? BG Sheet Music - Does anyone have this? Solo Albums - A few comments... Wondrous News - Fall 92 Issue, Jon raps! The Yes Biography - Will it ever come to pass? Tony Kaye - What has he done lately? Asia on tour - One person's experience NFTE Logo - Where do we go from here? * * * * * * * * * * EXPERIMENTAL SERVER ------------------- From: IN%"mike@meiko.com" "Mike Stok" I have stuck an experimental gopher server on port 8565 of bart.meiko.com [192.131.107.5] which has a sizeable chunk of the Yes Archive stuck in it. If you want to advertise it in the next NFTE then please check out that it's accessible from "outside" Meiko (I *think* it is...) and ask people to be gentle 'cos it's *my* workstation which gets beaten into the ground... Anyway, it's good to see NFTE up again. Good luck. [Ed. Thanks, I'll need it.] * * * * * * * * * * LOOKING AROUND -------------- From: IN%"mcmahan@cs.unca.edu" It's back! Hooray! I wish I could remember my post to the old editor. There's several little things that I wanted to bring up. One thing I've been dying to ask on here, and no NFTE meant I can't ask it is: IMPORTANT: Can you help? *** I am desperately seeking a show from the 90125 tour with Our Song *** *** and/or Perpetual Change. A tape of this DOES EXIST, and it is *** *** mastered or copied at the wrong speed. If anyone has any show or *** *** anything from the 90125 tour with either of these numbers, please *** *** contact me immediately! I must have a copy of them performing *** *** those numbers on the 90125 tour. *** Now, that's all the begging and pleading. :) Is there going to be a Union live album or is there not going to be a Union live album? I've heard yes (no pun intended) and I've heard recently that there isn't one. An official word would be nice. Can anyone photocopy sheet music for the Rhythm of Love for me? (I'll swap you any Genesis song you'd like, or whatever, in return.) I assume there was a sheet music book or something. If there is, maybe even Love will find a way? Speaking of bootlegs, was the Chris Squire Experience on the West Coast *EVER* bootlegged!?! How are we East Coast (or even Central and Mountains) Squire fans ever going to hear what it sounds like!? Help!! He and Alan and Billy, the Let Go team, have had to come up with something worth recording. ON SOLO CAREERS: ---------------- Since the last NFTE, a loooonnnnngggggg time ago, I've gotten quite a lot of Yes solo stuff, ususally at rock-bottom prices. Some of my reviews and comments I'll share with you. Trevor Rabin -- he pronounces his name "RAY-bin", like the Ray-ban sunglasses. I didn't know that. I said "rah-BEN", sort of like the Israeli foreign minister, only an American "i" sound. But he does good solo albums. I got one solo album in a trade just to try him out, then found an incredibly cheap Rabbit album. The Rabbit album in question is good, and features a song called "Take it Easy" -- it's an instrumental that sounds *nothing* like Make it Easy, which was originally called Take it Easy. Good clean rock, with some other influences thrown in. I also heard a bootleg of him and his band doing a few Yes songs he'd written, incl. Owner, which is good because he sang and it was possible to tell what the words were the way he wanted them sung. I recommend him. Rick Wakeman -- The Family Album. After Rambling to the Center of the Earth put me to sleep, I took a chance on this one. It paid off! This is pure Wakeman, great keyboard playing. It is hardly "new age" -- unless that is what new age is supposed to sound like. I think they call it that just to label it. People shouldn't have to do that. This is an excellent album filled with nice tunes. Just keyboard, no guitar or anything. Steve Howe -- Beginnings. Well, it's a start. I didn't realize it was his first solo album til I consulted the Yes discography. I thought The Steve Howe Album was! Yet this is, and it features Patric Moraz, et al. Steve is an atrocious singer, and the vocal tracks are incredibly weak. The other tracks are nice instrumentals. There's even a classical piece!! The Roger Dean art is worth the couple of bucks the album cost. The Steve Howe album, which surfaced oddly enough on a tape with Sting in a trade I did, is much better. At least he brought in a singer. CHRIS SQUIRE: FISH OUT OF WATER. This is *THE* album. I love it!!! I really love Chris' singing. And his bass. And this album shows them off in an incredible way. I wish Chris would do another album where he sings all the songs. There's not enough songs with Chris on vocals. This is the best solo Yes album I've ever heard, maybe even better than Animation. I highly recommend this to any Yes fan. The orchestration, unlike Journey to the center, works very well and complements the music. It's like Yes to the nth degree. Favorite words: Jon: "sun" "eagle" "moon" "universe" "love" Chris: "confusion" (is there a song Chris wrote *without* this word in it?) "it..happen" (It Can Happen, Does It Really Happen) Trevor Rabin: "love" (Rhythm of... Love will find... ...Conquers All etc) Etoile Noir, Chez Nous, etc -- anything French Most run in the ground song: Toss up here between And You And I and Roundabout -- there's never been a tour they *weren't* done on after they were written. Scott -- Morning daydream midnight fever -- Yes 1987 * * * * * * * * * * NEWS FROM WONDROUS STORIES -------------------------- From: IN%"talbert@athena.cas.vanderbilt.edu" Somehow a copy of _Wonderous Stories_, a good little YES fanzine, made its way to Nashville, and so I thought you guys might like to hear some of the news it reports. This is from the Fall 1992 issue, and there's supposed to be a Winter/Spring issue with an interview with Chris Squire. Those of you who subscribe can skip all this, since you've already read it. - The next album is under construction, with the 90125 + Wakeman lineup. Some songs are being written, supposedly tending toward the long, "And You And I"- ish style. (!) - Steve Howe is doing another solo album for Relativity. Relativity also was supposed to have released a Christmas guitar album with some Steve tracks on it, although I personally never found it in the stores. - Damion Anderson (Jon's son) has done a single called "Close 2 The Hype". It's supposed to feature Jon rapping (!) to a modernized version of "Close To The Edge". According to WS a video has also been done for it. - The perpetually forthcoming YES bio _Beyond and Before_ is "about 80% done", according to author Clifford Loeslin as quoted to WS. Loeslin has been working on this book for 8 years now! There was also an excellent order form for rare YESstuff in the back of this issue, including the aforementioned "Close 2 The Hype" CD5. The address for WS is Wonderous Stories, PO Box 2308, Stamford, CT 06906 if you would like a back copy of this issue (Volume 3, Number 2) or a subscription ($17 for a year). I've only read two issues of this zine, but it's quite good. * * * * * * * * * * LOGOS ----- This is what happens when you have too much time on your hands... I just doodled this new logo up over break, and I thought you might like to keep it around. I don't know how it compares to the current one, but I figure if you want to maybe use this one every once in a blue moon it would be kind of a fun change of scenery. Robert ---- +-----------------------------------+ | /\ /// | | //\\ // | | \ / | N O T E S F R O M T H E E D G E | / | | / //-------\ | The YES computer magazine | / _________ | for all good people | / //-------\ / \\| | / \__ | I S S U E _ _ | / //-------\ \\_____ | | / \\ | | / \\| |/ //| Editor: Jeff Hunnicutt / / | (your net address) | \ / | or the YES quote of the bi-week. | \\-----\__________/ | or something else to fill this space. +-----------------------------------+ * * * * * * * * * * YES MAGAZINE ------------ From: IN%"JJOHANNE@ucs.indiana.edu" "Jeff Johannes" If possible, you may want to mention that Yes Magazine 4:2 finally exists. I got my copy today. The main feature is an interview with Chris Squire. Aside from that, there is the member status update that we all know (with no new information), and reviews of _Page_of_Life_, _Aqua_, Steve in concert, and the Chris Squire experiment. * * * * * * * * * * TONY KAYE --------- From: IN%"JJOHANNE@ucs.indiana.edu" "Jeff Johannes" Ok, unlike some people, I'm not quite ready to give up on Tony Kaye. I am confident that given the attitude of the band to quality performance, that there is probably a good reason that he is around, and more than the fact that he's "a nice guy". That didn't stop them from axing him back in '71. I _know_ that the Kaye material on the first three albums is very good (in fact, probably the highlight of _Yes_ and _Time and a Word_), but at the risk of being impudent (wc?), what has he done lately? Does anyone have any really good examples of his current prowess? I've tried to scan over recent material, and the only thing that comes to mind is "Miracle of Life", which definitely brought to mind visions of the Kaye of old. Particularly, does anyone have any memories or recordings of a really impressive recent live performance? And, for that matter, has anyone picked up the "in between" stuff of his from Flash, Badger, Detective or Badfinger? Any quality performances there? I've always been sort of a completist, so I assume one day, I'll finally get them, but they don't show up too often. And, while we're on the topic of Flash and unappreciated Yes members, does anyone know the current whereabouts of a Mr. Peter Banks? For that matter, do we have any reviews of his post-Yes work? _Two Sides_? Just trying to keep thinking about Yes, in new and different ways, until we see living signs of the men again. Jeff Johannes "Start a New Generation with the Freedom that's ours." - JA * * * * * * * * * * ASIA ON TOUR ------------ From: IN%"JJOHANNE@ucs.indiana.edu" "Jeff Johannes" On November 16, I got a card from _Yes_Magazine_ telling me of "Last Minute Asia Tour Schedule". I saw a date in Cincinnati ( <3 hours from here [Bloomginton, IN]), and figured since it was over my break, and I'd be bored anyway, that I might as well go. So, I called and ordered my ticket that afternoon. What follows is a summary of the events from 3p-3a Nov 28-9 1992. I left here around 3p, drove until around 5:30 to finally arrive in Cincinnati. Then, I got gas, parked my car, picked up my ticket, ate some supper, and then looked at some records, before showing up at the door again around 6:45. The door was scheduled to be opened at 7:30p. So, I hung out for awhile, with the people waiting there (about 5 when I got there, which means, since it was GA that I was going to be in pretty good shape!!), and since Asia and Yes are so intricately tied (and Steve Howe was going to be there) we talked about Yes-stuff (I always like talking Yes-stuff with people who _know_ the material, though tonight it seemed like I was the expert. Hey, I don't mind that either). Anyway, the doors did open at 7:30p. I went inside the small club-type place, picked up my shirt (as I always do) and then walked straight up to the centre of the stage and leaned against it, designating it as my spot for the night. And, then I started contemplating how I was going to be able to really see these people, and they would see me, exciting. The opening act (some noname) began at 8:30p. The main point here is that I really began to realize how close I was when he started playing. We would be exchanging glances, and it was clear that his satisfaction was directly hinged upon my enjoyment. For me, being used to Arena shows, this was going to be a really cool night. He finished at around 9:10, and the stage hands came on. We had found out earlier from a stage hand (since they were only feet away from us, we could talk with them, of course) that Asia would hit the stage at 9:45. So, we waited, and as planned, they did. Geoff Downes came out wearing spandex, a japenese bandana, and a "troll" t-shirt (I guess for some reason he likes them?) The rest of the band basically looked like they did in Aqua, but since you don't know them (John Payne - voc/bass, Vinny Burns - guitar, Trevor Thornton - drums), that doesn't mean much to you. They opened with "Go" from Astra, and then Geoff came to a mic, announced that Steve will come on in a couple of songs, and then introduced the "new members of Asia." They continued with the following songs . . . Lay Down Your Arms (from Aqua) Rock and Roll Dream Love Under Fire (Aqua) Little Rich Boy (Aqua - only on import version) Then Geoff came forward again to introduce "an old friend of mine. We played together in Yes about 12 years ago. Steve Howe!" Steve then came on (wearing this unusual shirt with pictures of CDs on it!), and played the first instrumental track on the Aqua album ("Aqua I"). The band then played . . . The Heat Goes On Don't Cry Someday (Aqua) After that, for the last time, Geoff walked to the front of the stage and said "at this time four of us leave the stage and leave you alone with one member. On a acoustic guitar, Steve Howe." Steve plays Yes songs: Mood for a Day (comments about "strange things in the 70s", while introducing . . . ) The Ancient (edited down some from it's original 18 minute form) Clap (mistitled "The Clap" on _The Yes Album_) Then the band returns, and plays Wildest Dreams Back in Town (Aqua) Open Your Eyes Who Will Stop the Rain (Aqua) Only Time Will Tell The band then leaves the stage, and returns for an encore of . . . Sole Survivor (on which Steve gets more excited and into it than I've _ever_ seen him; and, of course) Heat of the Moment Now, before I continue let me say a couple of things about being so close. I got a lot of direct eye contact out of John Payne (who was standing in the middle, directly in front of me), and Geoff Downes (who kept noticing me, for some reason), and a little bit from Vinny Burns. However, I think Steve is a very introverted, and virtuoistic oriented performer, and he wasn't really looking out into the audience much, rather trying to present the best technique he possibly could. I can say more about this, but I think that sums it up. Ok, now, after the show (there's more!!), I walked around back with some people (mostly the people I'd been standing around), and we waited to see who would appear. Anyway, in short while, someone exits the building and pulls a car next to the door (the car being a white mercedes station wagon-type thing with PA plates, in case you're curious), and then Steve, now wearing a large winter coat, quickly passes from the door to the car, and is hauled away. Then, after a wait of about twice as long from the end to Steve, the rest of the band emerged. And, though their management types (bus driver, whatever) were being insistent, they were kind enough to stay and chat for awhile. I talked some to both John and Geoff, and got autographs on my little disk booklet from John, Geoff, and Vinny. After they got into the bus, I went to my car, and began the return trip. At that time it was around 12:30. I got home at around 3a. By the bye, I would say that the performance here was much better than Moscow, and that in fact, it was probably the most enjoyable straight-ahead rock concert (excluding, therefore Yes, and ELP, which as just too different from this) that I've been to. John Payne filled in marvelously for John Wetton, and in fact, if I didn't know that it was someone else, I could've been convinced that it actually was the same person (except his stage presence was a lot better than Wetton's came off on _LiM_). * * * * * * * * * * NOTES FROM THE EDITOR --------------------- Well that's it for now. It wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. Only 40 bounced email addresses! The enthusiasm I've received so far is encouraging. Thanks for letting me know how you feel. I hope you found this issue acceptable. Please let me know if you think otherwise, or just want make comments and suggestions. --- You may have noticed the NFTE logo at the beginning of NFTE #53. There is also one by Robert Talbert within the issue. If you have a preference, or would like to submit one of your own, let me know or do so! We can vote on it or have them rotated. I'm very flexible. ;-) --- Until next time... * * * * * * * * * * THOSE ALL-IMPORTANT ADDRESSES: ============================== New subscribers, contributions, questions/comments/criticism: Jeff Hunnicutt (Editor) hunnicutt@vxc.uncwil.edu NFTE Server (lyrics, backissues, discography, rarities, surveys, GIFs): Automated. For help send mail with subject line yes-archive@meiko.com "send main help" to NFTE Server problems, additions/corrections to the lyrics & GIFs, and additions/corrections to the rarities list: Mike Stok mike@meiko.com NFTE backissues, lyrics, etc, via anonymous FTP: cs.uwp.edu Directory: /pub/music/lists/yes Contact for helping out with transcriptions: Greg Utas utas@bnr.ca For Import CD's (last resort): Joe Pizzirusso joep@cbmvax.cbm.commodore.com The Rarities Tape(s): Jeremy Weissenburger 07822@brahms.udel.edu (this one may not work) or chrisw@brahms.udel.edu (interim address) ******************************************************************************** --< END OF NOTES FROM THE EDGE #53 >-- ********************************************************************************