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Yes: a band in the making. Far and away the longest lasting and the most
successful of the '70s progressive rock groups, Yes proved ...
... The label and band are now making money from (a) concerts (b ... I want for my band that
over 50% of the people ... from my predictions, and what I have seen yes it is! ...
... Yes, Robin needs to change his strategy to fit the new ... business strategy (how to
get there) of the band and find new legal methods of making revenue to ...
... Musical heavyweights, yes. ... State University, and had no intention of doing anything
more than making music for fun ... "It was never like 'let's start a band and be ...
... and the men of Easy Company (Band of Brothers ... example, Timothy Findley wrote about
Robert, ?But love- yes. ... Robert?s quick decision making skills helped save ...
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Far and away the longest lasting and the most successful of the \'70s progressive rock groups, Yes proved to be one of the lingering success stories from that musical genre. The band, founded in 1968, overcame a generational shift in its audience and the departure of its most visible members at key points in its history to reach the end of the century as the definitive progressive rock band. Where rivals such as Emerson, Lake & Palmer withered away commercially after the mid-\'70s, and Genesis and King Crimson altered their sounds so radically as to become unrecognizable to their original fans, Yes retained the same sound, and performed much of the same repertory that they were doing in 1971; and for their trouble, they found themselves being taken seriously a quarter of a century later. Their audience remains huge because they\'ve always attracted younger listeners drawn to their mix of daunting virtuosity, cosmic (often mystical) lyrics, complex musical textures, and powerful yet delicate lead vocals.
Lead singer Jon Anderson (b. Oct. 25, 1944, Accrington, Lancashire) started out during the British beat boom as a member of the Warriors, who recorded a single for Decca in 1964; he was later in the band Gun before going solo in 1967 with two singles on the Parlophone label. He was making a meager living cleaning up at a London club called La Chasse during June of 1968, and was thinking of starting up a new band. One day at the bar, he chanced to meet bassist/vocalist Chris Squire, a former member of the band the Syn, who had recorded for Deram, the progressive division of Decca.
The two learned that they shared several musical interests, including an appreciation for the harmony singing of Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel, and within a matter of days were trying to write songs together. They began developing the beginnings of a sound that incorporated harmonies with a solid-rock backing, rooted in Squire\'s very precise approach to the...
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