Yes, Friends and Relatives VOL. 1

Yes, Friends and Relatives is a compilation album featuring songs of progressive rock  band Yes and a selection of performances licensed from associated acts. 
The double CD was released in 1998.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yes,_Friends_and_Relatives

Disc: 1 1. Owner Of A Lonely Heart (98 Remake) - Jon Anderson 2. Ice - Rick Wakeman 3. Red And White - Steve Howe 4. Zone Of O - Esquire 5. Up North - Earthworks & Bill Bruford 6. The Pyramids Of Egypt - Rick Wakeman 7. Roundabout - Steve Howe 8. Sync Or Swim - Wakeman With Wakeman 9. Arthur - Rick Wakeman 10. Close To The Edge: The Sound Time Of Change/Total Mass Retain/I Get Up, I Get Down/Seasons Of Man - Yes Disc: 2 1. No Expense Spared - Wakeman With Wakeman 2. Say - Jon Anderson 3. Walk Don't Run - Steve Howe 4. Tron Thomi - Esquire 5. 10 Million - Jon Anderson 6. Excerpts From Tales From Topographic Oceans: The Revealing Science Of God/The Remembering  -  Steve Howe 7. The More You Know - Jon Anderson 8. Journey - Rick Wakeman 9. America - Yes

Yes, Friends and Relatives VOL. 2

The second in this serie, released in 2001

http://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=1854


Songs / Tracks Listing

Disc One: (60:16)
1. Yes - New State Of Mind
2. Esquire - Big Girls Don't Cry
3. Steve Howe & Jon Anderson - Sad Eyed Lady Of The Lowlands
4. Rick Wakeman - Merlin The Magician
5. Chris Squire & Billy Sherwood - Days Of Wonder
6. Anderson - Magic Love
7. Bill Bruford's Earthworks - Footloose & Fancy Free
8. Adam Wakeman - Madman Blues
9. Howe - Night Trade
10. Yes - New Language

Disc Two: (58:43)
1. Yes - Homeworld
2. Howe & Annie Haslam - It's All Over Now Baby Blue
3. Rick Wakeman - Catherine Howard
4. Anderson - Faithfully
5. Esquire - Coming Home
6. Squire & Sherwood - Red Light Ahead
7. Yes - From The Balcony
8. Wakeman With Wakeman - Number 10
9. Earthworks - Dewey Eyed, Then Dancing
10. Yes - Finally

Total Time: 118:59

The Warriors ~~ Jon Anderson 1964!

The Warriors aka The Electric Warriors

David Foster (Badger) Bass Guitar and Harmonies

Jon Anderson (YES) Harmony Vocals

Tony Anderson (Los Bravos) Lead Vocal and Harmonica

Ian Wallace (King Crimson) Drums

Rod Hill Guitar

Mike Brereton Guitar

Formed in 1962 The Warriors went through different line up's until the most successful was achieved in '64, this being David Foster, Ian Wallace, Rod Hill, Mike Brereton, Jon Anderson and Tony Anderson. 

In their early days the band played the working men's club's, sporting clubs and small halls and club's in and around the Lancashire area eventually moving up to bigger rock venue's such as The Cavern, Liverpool, Oasis Manchester and the Mecca Ballroom circuit.

Decca Records signed the band in early '64 and The Warriors cut their single You Came Along b/w Don't Make Me Blue, the latter being David Foster's first recorded song. They appeared in a feature film called Just For You and made television appearances on ATV'S Thank Your Lucky Stars and BBC'S Juke Box Jury.
  
They then toured Britain extensively for the next year being managed by the owners of The Beachcomber Club's where they often appeared. Tony Anderson and Mike Brereton left the Warriors in late '65 leaving Jon and David on vocals and introducing Brian Chatton on keyboards. 

This was to be the last incarnation of The Warriors. After touring Europe's Cellar Club's (Top Ten, Hamburg, Storyville Clubs, Cologne and Frankfurt, Carousel Club, Copenhagen etc) they split up in Frankfurt Germany in August '67 shagged out after a long squawk.

http://www.highlandmotorcyclehols.com/warriors.htm

Jon Anderson - take your time

 ~~ random best ~~

Jon Anderson - take your time (1980)

from the album: Song of Seven

Rushing here and there, I'm told to slow down
Just relax, take your time, don't move fast, so fast
Tempers in the air, I'm told to slow down, ease back
By the fire, feel free, feel free
People pushing by and why
I don't mind, take my time, there's no race
Life is fine, life is fine
Come and take my hand and we'll be in a dream
Just relax, there's no rush, take your time
Take your time

Worries on your mind, always try to find happiness
Looking everywhere, life is but a care
Love will come always to you
Rushing here and there, I'm told
To slow down, just relax, take your time, don't move fast so fast
Tempers in the air, I'm told to slow down
Ease back by the fire, feel free, feel free

People pushing by and why
I don't mind, take my time, there's no race
Life is fine, life is fine
Come and take my hand and we'll be in a dream
Just relax, there's no rush, take your time
Take your time

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best of live performances ~ Yes - circus of heaven

best of live performances

Yes - circus of heaven
Philadelphia 1979

In this song the voice of the young kid is from Damion, son of singer Jon Anderson.

The day the Circus of Heaven came to town
Local folks lined the streets in a Midwestern town
Waiting anxiously for the parade to begin all around
On the very last day
A unicorn headed the mystical way
Surrounded by what seemed a thousand golden angels at play
Behind were Centaurs, elves, bright fairies all in colours of jade
On the very final day
For what seemed only just a moment in time
Seven solemn flying silvered regal horses rode by
Seven golden chariots in tow, a wonder to behold
The Seven Lords of the Mountains of Time
There then arose where nothing really stood there before
A giant tent rising one thousand feet high frofrom the floor
Towns people flocked inside with their eyes all amazed
To greet the Seventh Lord of the seventh age
A fanfare rang out in an incredible sound
Bringing out the strangest visions perfect harmony round
Any dreams he asked would they like to have seen
>From historical or mythical scenes
Then there above their heads just as vivid as life
Each vision transported multitudes inventing light
Grecian galleons, the sack of Troy, to the Gardens of Babylon
A play of millions roared along
The gigantic dreams of Alexander the Great
Civil wars where fbrothers fought and killed their friendship with hate
All seen by Zeus performing scenes in the magical way
The day the circus came to town
Outside great animals as tame as the trees
Angels high in starlight dancing streets
Turning their colours with indigo and gold
Dropping violet, red and emerald snow
As the circus finally changed its invisible course
A new world to be found
On the dreamy ground we walked upon
I turned to my son and said
"Was that something beautiful, amazing, wonderful, extraordinary
  beautiful?"
"Oh! It was OK!! But there were no clowns, no tigers, lions or bears,
cand-floss, toffee apples, no clowns."

Steve Howe & Chris Squire 1975 interview

Steve Howe & Chris Squire (Yes) 1975 interview
on the BBC program The Old Grey Whistle Test

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Yes with Benoît David

Sounds great as long as Benoît David tries not to imitate Jon Anderson...

Wonderous Stories by Yes

Picture this the year 1977:

Some older friends of mine were very much into Yes, Genesis and other symphonic rockgroups back then and I was a fan of the old glamrockers like Bowie, Sweet, Slade and Kiss.
In those days I always listened to the radio and one morning - it was on a saturday -
I heard a song, so serene, so beautiful.. I was blown away by this.
And the man on the radio said: Yes - Wonderous Stories,
That must be the band the guys were talking about! and I knew I had to hear more
of Yes and the other bands as well. Eversince Wonderous Stories is my one time favorite song, I still love hearing it.