Episode 3 – ‘The Yes Album’

The third episode of the Yes Music Podcast featuring the third album, ‘The Yes Album’.What difference does producer, Eddie Offord, make to the sound?What is the contribution of new man, Steve Howe?Are there more classical music parallels in this album?Listen and see if you agree with me then let me know by leaving a comment or contacting me via the different routes on the right hand side!Please subscribe!If you are still listening to the podcast on the website, please consider subscribing so you don’t risk missing anything. You can subscribe with an RSS reader, with iTunes or via email updates.Show linksExamples of great musical build-ups: Tubular Bells - Mike Oldfield - each instrument is announced as it comes in Wishbone Ash - The King will come - a simpler but in some ways similar build-up Respighi - Pines of Rome finale - a remarkable, classical crescendo Ravel - Bolero - one of the most famous classical pieces - almost 15 minutes of build-up!Example of 'ground bass'Pachelbel - Canon in D - listen out for the repeated bass - the same ostinato pattern throughout the whole pieceI've Seen All Good People - LIVE2003 in Montreux - more rocky version than on the album?New theme musicThe music I'm now using is the last movement of Stravinsky's Firebird Suite. This has been used as introduction music at many Yes concerts. My theme music is not take from a live concert - I put it together from the following two creative commons sources:thanvannispen and archive.orgHomework for next time:Listen to Yes' fourth studio album - 'Fragile' (1972)'Fragile' on Spotify:http://open.spotify.com/album/4X6gq5bgpGXcHINlFWzriM'Fragile' on iTunes:http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/roundabout/id272122769?i=272122905&ign-mpt=uo%3D4'Fragile' on Amazon (UK):http://www.amazon.co.uk/Fragile-2-Yes/dp/B00007KWHP'Fragile' on Last.fm:http://www.last.fm/music/Yes/Fragile'Fragile' on YouTube:Buy Yes music, don't steal it. Take a look at this but then go out and buy the album:http://youtu.be/bCodpxoLIb0