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TRUE!!! Album of the year for 2024!!!👍😎
He was 80 years old when he recorded this. He shouldn't be sounding this good!
Jon and the Band Geeks will soon be touring again. Go see them if you can. And, they have another album in the works. “True” was the greatest surprise of the year in 2024.
Another nice reaction, JP! "Counties" is one of my favorites on the album. That synth solo reminded so much of Wakeman on the Minimoog! It was Christopher Clark doing the solo, btw. Jon Anderson is still such an amazing singer (now 80 years old!) and songwriter. But he needs a group of like-minded, virtuoso musicians around him to succeed on this level, which he has definitely found in The Band Geeks. _You got a beautiful day. You got a beautiful day, today!_
Keeping the spirit of Yes alive. Well done, Jon and friends!
Absolutely fantastic writing. Brings me back to my youth! Thanks for bringing the bliss of great music to us, Justin!
Jon has said that he sent a demo of this song to the other members of Yes some years ago as possible material for another album but Chris and Steve rejected it. It probably sounded quite sketchy and folksy, but unlike the old days, they couldn't hear the potential for development. The Band Geeks did and effectively imagined their own version of what it would be like if Yes had accepted it and expanded it out into a full blown 70s progressive rock track.
When first listening to the CD, I had already heard the 1st two tracks. It was when this one started that I knew this was a very good album.
Can't believe you are just Reacting to this. It's taken me many listens to keep up & familiarize myself with the ever-evolving arrangement. The rich complex rhythms interspersed with Jon's delicious melodies is so tasty & satisfying. Such an incredible modern beautiful work so reflective & worthy of the greatness of classic YES!
Anderson/Geeks is the reinvention of YES music clear and simple.
Amazing track from the album that shows how Jon can rise up and prove who was the soul of Yes all along, and how a healed heart and aligned spirit is all you need to keep it going for all your life - he's still got it all.
I have tix to see them in April and I'm super jazzed, haven't seen Jon live in about 20 years since the classic Yes line-up did an anniversary tour... always a great live performer. Diggin' this album so far and looking forward to hearing some of it live.
This album was a great surprise to the followers of the golden era of prog{you know who you are.} Lots of goodness on the album. And like you JP, I'm a sucker for keyboards and synth, lol.
Those keys are just so good :)
@@JustJP 2 excellent players
Go see them. This will be the 3rd tour already. I am going again
I love that this is new music by Jon. Love its Yes-like essence.
The world was once people by good people, and Jon is an avatar of that world. The world is growing darker, and his light may well find less resonance today, ass deep in our Kali Yuga.
The album is a bit of a miracle. A gift to Humanity. A plea that we not lose it.
Certainly the best album of last year even coming up against stiff competition but is such a great album. So many Yes references but so fresh and vibrant, best “Yes” album in a long time
Seeing this song here to start the day put me in a good mood!!! I've type it before, but the Band Geeks are pretty much the perfect band for Jon's music today. They compliment him perfectly. You're right Kip did the organ solo and Clark did the synth solo. It is kind of like having Tony Kaye and Rick Wakeman in the same band. I believe Richie's keyboard contributions were basic tracking parts when Kip and Clark weren't available.
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Recent purchases from The Charity shop included Union on CD which beefed up my vinyl copy. Also Open yer Eyes which beefed up my car no end. Highly recommended.
My first time hearing this and I really liked it. It had some great familiar early Yes "feels" to it and I appreciated it. I'll have to listen to the whole album.
What I deduced from this track was it appeared the band was paying homage to classic Yes by using an organ solo reminiscent of Tony Kaye and a synth solo reminiscent of Rick Wakeman. And the guitars were definitely Howe-inspired. 👍
HI Justin. Dave from London, where the sun is coming out (It Will Be A Good Day). The strongest track on the album, from what I've heard. Nice melody, sweet vocals from Jon (staggering for an 80 year old), and some terrific musicianship (I agree about the organ solo), which unlike some parts of the album, is not too intense.
P.S. my song ref It Will Be A Good Day is from The Ladder.
Better than i thought. A good album and the vocals are brilliant.
Excellent and really enjoyable, but not the best track on the album which is Once Upon A Dream which is epic. thanks for your reaction , keep up the great work JP.
I am not sure whether it's Castellano or Graziano who plays bass on this track but vis-a-vis Chris Squire they have absolutely nothting to be ashamed of. ;-)
By virtue of his enormous influence, Chris lives through music like this
I find, the best things from Yes in the last years came from Former-Members. I liked Rick Wakemans "Red Planet", "Jacaranda" and "Rio" from Trevor Rabin much more than the latest Yes-Albums. And also nice to see that Jon Anderson discovered in his old days the good old prog. "Knowledge of Invention" and this album are strong Prog-Albums. Ok, i would put it behind every Yes Album from the 70s and early 80s and his masterwork "Ollias of Sunhillow", but nice to hear from Jon. Very impressive Band.. and although impressive to see, that Jon seems to lost nothing of this vocal-qualities.
I really like Jon's new album.
If u want to give Grobschnitt a second chance, i highly recommend "Solar Music LIVE"
Trippy as heck.. almost like a jam. AND one of the best sounding prog rock albums, if not THE best !
Way different than Rockpommel's Land you reacted to earlier...
Tremendous. A few tracks from the album are a little weak to me, but songs like this redeem it. The musicianship is clearly on a par with the best of Yes and the hooks are so strong without too much noodling. RIP Chris, but I think he would love the bass work here 😊
The ONLY thing that I truly regret about this album is the cover artwork. Seriously, if this had a Roger Dean cover, it would be amazing!
No matter from any angle, this album cover is terrible. I even want to design a new album cover myself.
Its cheesy but it's Jon lol
What song are the "only for you" parts from. It sounds so familiar, but I can’t place it.
I figured it out. Not Yes, but a popular song from the summer of 1981.
Mix of progrssive-rock-era Yes, "Drama"-period Yes, and Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe. :-)
Definitely!
Look for the recent Andy Edwards interview with Jon Anderson. I think you'll like it.
BEST track on a fantastic album
Justin, I hope you'll take the time to read my 2 Short Stories that I sent you, as I think you'll really like what I did with the last part of the sequel, as I incorporated lyrics from various songs, including two from this album. Also, in my narration, I played those sections of the music. Hope you check it out, and let me know what you think.
Good song. A little long, nothing new, but is good.
I wonder what Steve Howe thinks of this album. I reckon that if you asked 100 long-time Yes fans which was better - this or Mirror to the Sky, 80% would say this. Even 100 non-Yes fans might have the same result. Anyone know what the sales figures for each were?
Hola
Yes they can play, but I mean... come on. Half a century on, and he's still knockin' out the same ol' sound. And boy did it go on. But then it wouldn't be 'yes-esque' if it didn't now would it. Just left me rather flat.
Certainly a fair observation since all music is received subjectively by the listener. Just curious what you would prefer Mr. Anderson to offer us at this point.
@@newplbob I'm not fussy. Maybe some pop, grunge, ambient, punk... A bossa nova, cha cha cha even. Pretty much anything other than the same ol' stuff he's been trotting out for the 5 last decades. Just by way of a change, know what I mean :)
@ Fair enough, but not many artists are genuine genre benders. That said, if Jon wants to re-work Awaken as a cha cha number, I’m here for it.
@@newplbob Me too :)
I am so sick of the negativity from jfergs. Main reason I don't subscribe here anymore.