http://www.examiner.com/article/jon-...ns-40-years-on
It's not like Tales hasn't been talked about here before.. with that said.. I've heard for years the stories about how Jon
had the studio made up to look like a country scene... anyone ever seen photos of the haybales, cutout cows etc?
Got to be the most Spinal Tap moment in Yes' colored history...
Nice interview and story. It's always cool when the interviewer is so obviously familiar with who he's interviewing. I enjoyed the little analysis of the themes on Tales.
But the takeaway for me is that there was no indication that the Anderson/Rabin/Wakeman thing will ever take off, which is really about the only thing I'm interested in from Anderson these days. Oh well.
Music isn't about chops, or even about talent - it's about sound and the way that sound communicates to people. Mike Keneally
Agreed. I'm sure Henry will archive that since it's good to get Jon on record getting into the details behind something like Tales.Originally Posted by Scott Bails
Done!
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Best thing I've seen written about Tales. The questions are so smart that Jon says a lot we haven't heard before.
That is a fantastic interview. Nice to see an interviewer who appreciates and knows his stuff
Good to see Anderson embrace the critical epithet "progressive rock" without irony, self-consciousness, or as a backhanded compliment. Where others run from it, he flies the flag. Kudos!
That Tales is in the hermetic tradition of the ancient Mystery schools doesn't mean that it's incomprehensible, only that its "revealing" requires some effort to apprehend (or only poses more questions worth pondering). So, let the Maened critics have their three-chord wonders; a continuing search for the lost chord holds more appeal for some of us....
Hell, they ain't even old-timey ! - Homer Stokes
What a fantastic post. I kid you not - perhaps because it is written from my 'side' as a Tales lover... or simply because of how well written it is. Whatever the case, I say honestly in a state of reasonable sobriety - I loved reading that!
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I think the stories of Tales are true. I remember reading in the liner notes to the Rhino remaster that electronic utters were placed in the studio.
Super interview.
Thanks for the link.
I love the way the interviewer manages to go back and forth and touch on almost all of Yes's and Jon's work.
I especially love the part about Olias, and how Tales and Relayer were preludes to that. The part about Jon learning all those instruments in his garage 8 hours a day was stunning.
Very human. Very eye-opening.
I am also glad, of course, that Tales is being taken more seriously now. I have loved it from the start (though at first I did a little head-scratching), and always wondered why so many dismissed it as a waste. It's the best.
Wonderful read - thank you for sharing the link
BG
"When Yes appeared on stage, it was like, the gods appearing from the heavens, deigning to play in front of the people."
Some great insights to the best album ever made. It just comes to me as I'm typing; wouldn't it be amazing for Jon to do a video commentary on Tales like Chris done on the recent release of Fish Out of Water. That would be something. There could be an alternative commentary from Rick who goes through it slating it to death.
wow, 40 years! Jon Anderson should put together a supergroup tour the whole album for it's anniversary.
Let me be the first to suggest Squire, White, Howe, and Wakeman. They could call it Yes!
I think Transatlantic doing it would be more likely.
Music isn't about chops, or even about talent - it's about sound and the way that sound communicates to people. Mike Keneally
Since you CAN hear vocalizations on Tales I'd say this is sort of true.
You mean "udders"?
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He meant nipples.
Teats?
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This news about a Wakeman tour is cool:
JON: Not at the moment. I spoke with Rick a couple weeks ago, and he’s getting ready for a tour next year. It’s going to be the big Henry VIII Journey to the Centre of the Earth, a big tour. But he actually said to me he had some new music he wanted to have ready in a couple weeks, and I said, “Please,” because we might as well continue writing together, because we respect and love each other very much. And I’ll be doing an East Coast tour this April. That’s in the spring time. Keeping busy!
Just give it up. There's one of these in every thread. I agree with Scott that an Anderson and Transatlantic team-up would be great.Let me be the first to suggest Squire, White, Howe, and Wakeman. They could call it Yes!
Just give it a rest already. There's one of these in every thread. I agree with Scott that an Anderson and Transatlantic team-up would be great. So, the Anderson, Wakeman, Rabin project is dead?Let me be the first to suggest Squire, White, Howe, and Wakeman. They could call it Yes!
You should report him to the administrator of this message board!
Chill, Corky. Life goes on. I'm sure that Jon Anderson and Yes will be reunited one day.
I say they should form a band with Jon, Jon, Jon, Jon and Jon and they can call themselves JIF's Nightmare.
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