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Yes are a British progressive rock band who formed in London, United Kingdom in 1968. They are best known for 1970's "I've Seen All Good People", the 1972 9-minute US Top 20 smash "Roundabout" and their 1983 #1 hit "Owner Of A Lonely Heart". Despite many lineup changes, occasional splits and the influence of the many changes in popular music, the band has endured for 40 years and still retains a strong international following. Their music is marked by sharp dynamic contrasts, lush harmonies, often extended song lengths and a general showcasing of members' instrumentalism. |
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News in english
about Yes
(October / 2009)
Various Artists "Yes We Can! Obama Classics" Date: 01 Oct 2009
The Japan Times -
"Yes We Can! Obama Classics" is an album that sets excerpts of U.S. President Barak Obama's famous speeches to classical music, simple as that. Conceptually it's an interesting idea — harnessing the emotion of Obama's memorable words and setting them to powerful orchestration. The execution is not a bad effort, though the final product is something like a bizarre cross between a movie soundtrack ...
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Music festival offers jam-packed weekend Date: 01 Oct 2009
TCU Daily Skiff -
Three days, seven stages, 126 bands. Yes, it's that time of the year: October 2 to 4 is the Austin City Limits Music Festival, the weekend when thousands of audiophiles unite in central Texas to hear their favorite bands and discover new ones as they weave in and out of crowds and consciousness.
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Grand Valley Michigan's Minimalist-Music Hotbed Date: 02 Oct 2009
Newsweek -
Yes, you read correctly. This new version comes not from loft-based hipsters in New York or California, but via a mostly undergraduate crew from Allendale, Mich. Beyond the geographical surprise, it actually makes sense that a young ensemble has shown a flair for this music. The kids, as itwere, have always been alright with t he minimalists. Pete Townshend was so influenced by Riley's early ...
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Olympic City 2016 - The Decision Date: 02 Oct 2009
Yahoo.com -
THE RESULT IS IN: Rio de Janeiro, the city which never sleeps (yes, another one), will host the 2016 Olympic Games, becoming the first-ever South American city to stage the world's most prestigious sporting event.
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P2P legislation is smart next step in piracy education Date: 02 Oct 2009
ZDNet -
One of the things that has always bothered me about the Recording Industry Association of America and its file-sharing lawsuits is that, for many of those people, their biggest crime is being uninformed. I can't tell you many of my own friends and extended family members - educated, law-abiding citizens - who had no idea that they were sharing music illegally. Yes, most of them wonder how it's ...
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Online Music Videos Make A Comeback Date: 08 Oct 2009
Search Engine Land -
I want my, I want my, I want my OMV (Online Music Video)… Yes, that’s right! Popular music videos are about to make a comeback, not on the original music TV station per se, but on the most popular online video web site, YouTube.
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Beaming in to Norwich on the latest NME tour Date: 09 Oct 2009
EDP24 - Eastern Daily Press -
The Fly53 NME Radar Tour, the NME's touring showcase of new music featuring Golden Silvers, Marina and the Diamonds, Local Natives and Yes Giantess, hits the Waterfront, Norwich, on Monday.
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Microsoft Co-founder Sells Company He Started To “Help Him In His Own Songwriting” Date: 09 Oct 2009
TechCrunch -
Sonoma Wire Works , makers of RiffWorks recording software and the FourTrack and InstantDrummer iPhone Apps, has acquired the entire Submersible Music product line, including the DrumCore and KitCore software and drum content. Yes, I didn't know either one of those companies or products either. But I do know Paul Allen , co-founder of Microsoft and founder of investment firm Vulcan Capital , who ...
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