Welcome to Yessounds Episode 024. This episode’s packed with deep cuts, solo gems, and a Featured Album that paints in candlelight: From Brush & Stone by Gordon Giltrap & Rick Wakeman. We’ve also got a Whisker Shuffle curated by Lenny himself, a Cover Song Spotlight, and a few poetic detours along the way.

Track list:
1. (Intro) If A Picture – Oliver Wakeman

2. Turn of the Century – Yes

3. The Chagall Duet – Jon Anderson

4. Sketches in the Sun – GTR

5. The Savannah Bird – Gordon Giltrap & Rick Wakeman (Featured Album)

6. The Thinker – Gordon Giltrap (Featured Album)

7. Closer to the Sky – Tarja feat. Trevor Rabin

8. And You and I – Yes

9. Change We Must – Jon Anderson

10. The Kiss – Gordon Giltrap & Rick Wakeman

11. Mood for a Day – Steve Morse

12. A for Aria – AndersonPonty Band

13. Shoot High Aim Low – Yes

14. Nine Voices (Longwalker) – Yes

15. We Agree – Yes

16. She Said Maybe... – Steve Hackett

17. Free (Some Would Say) – Jon Anderson

18. Rick Wakeman’s Intros – ABWH

19. Lure of the Wild – Wakeman with Wakeman

20. The Death of Chatterton – Gordon Giltrap & Rick Wakeman

21. Picasso – Yes

22. Page of Life – Jon & Vangelis

23. Soon – Yes

24. The Light of the World – Gordon Giltrap & Rick Wakeman

Yessounds Episode 023
Host Roman Guzman returns with a rhythm-rich journey through the Yes universe, featuring Dig? by Bill Bruford’s Earthworks as this episode’s spotlight album. Expect solo gems, rare cuts, guest appearances, and a brand-new segment: The Whisker Shuffle, curated by Roman’s feline co-host, Lenny.
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Intro Novalis – Steve Howe

1. Siberian Khatru – Yes

2. Fist of Fire – Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe

3. Hail Storm – Steve Howe

4. Stromboli Kicks – Bill Bruford’s Earthworks

5. Emotional Shirt – Bill Bruford’s Earthworks

6. Hold On – Yes

7. Life On Mars – Rick Wakeman

8. Island Of Life – Kitaro

9. Libreville – Bill Bruford’s Earthworks

10. Dancing on Frith Street - Bill Bruford’s Earthworks

11. Onward (Live) – Yes (Keys to Ascension)

12. All Things Considered – Arc Of Life

13. Ready, Set, Sue – Levin Minnemann Rudess

14. Stone’s Throw - Bill Bruford’s Earthworks

15. Atlantic Airs – Oliver Wakeman

16. Separate Ways – Steve Howe

17. The Calling – Yes

18. Days – Jon Anderson

19. Voice of Amerika – John Wetton

20. Hoedown – Patrick Moraz (Cover Song Spotlight)

21. Take the Water to the Mountain – Yes

22. Cover Up – Trevor Rabin

23. Gentle Persuasion – Bill Bruford’s Earthworks

Yessounds 022: Curated by Keith Hoisington
This episode features tracks handpicked by Scottish Yes fan Keith Hoisington, whose playlist spans decades of prog brilliance. Our Featured Album is Rio by Trevor Rabin—his first vocal-led solo release in over 30 years. Also in the mix: solo gems from Chris Squire and Steve Howe, a fusion firestarter from Kazumi Watanabe featuring Bill Bruford, and a sweeping orchestral piece by Mike Oldfield. Plus, a haunting cover of “Turn of the Century” by Dave Bainbridge & Sally Minnear and much more.

Intro: The Painted Corner - World Trade
1. Wonderous Stories – Yes
2. Garden of Flowers – The Producers
3. You By My Side – Chris Squire
4. I'm Running – Yes
5. Big Mistake – Trevor Rabin (Rio)
6. Top of the World – Jon Anderson
7. Parallels (Live) – Yes (Yesshows)
8. The Smile Has Left Your Eyes – Asia
9. Paradise – Trevor Rabin (Rio)
10. Push – Trevor Rabin (Rio)
11. Lim-Poo – Kazumi Watanabe (feat. Bill Bruford)
12. Words On A Page – Yes (From a Page)
13. Can’t Let You Go – World Trade
14. Egoli – Trevor Rabin (Rio)
15. Turn of the Century – Dave Bainbridge & Sally Minnear (Cover Song Spotlight)
16. Mont St. Michel – Mike Oldfield (Friends of Yes)
17. Orange – Steve Howe
18. Oklahoma – Trevor Rabin (Rio)
19. The More We Live—Let Go – Yes (Union)
20. Homeworld (Live) – Yes (House of Yes)
21. Goodbye – Trevor Rabin (Rio)

Roman is attempting to play one song from every Jon Anderson solo album.
This is Part One of The Jon Anderson Special

01. Jon - Songbirding - From Me To You
02. Jon - Forest of Fire - 3 Ships
03. Jon - First Born Leaders - 1000 Hands: Chapter One
04. ABWH - The Meeting - Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe
05. Charlie Bisharat – Along The Amazon - Along The Amazon
06. ABWH - Themes - An Evening Of Yes Music Plus
07. Jon - Prayer Song - Angels Embrace
08. Milton Nascimento - Estrelada - Angelus
09. Jon - Boundaries - Animation
10. Jon - Owner Of A Lonely Heart - Best of South America 1993
11. AndersonPonty Band - Renaissance Of The Sun - Better Late Than Never
12. Jon - Under The Sun - Change We Must
13. Mike Oldfield - In High Places - Crisis
14. Glass Hammer - South Side Of The Sky- Culture of Ascent
15. Ayman - Opionium - Dancing With My Soul
16. Jon - Deseo- Deseo
17. Kitaro - Agreement - Dream
18. Jon - That Crazy Wind - EarthMotherEarth
19. Alan Simon - Circle Of Life - Excaliber
20. Jon & Vangelis - I'll Find My Way Home - The Friends Of Mr. Cairo
21. Cielo Y Tierra - El Día - Heaven & Earth
22. Vangelis - So Long Ago, So Clear - Heaven & Hell
23. The Fellow Ship - The Sacred Stones - In Elvin Lands
24. Jon - Heart Of The Sunrise - Independent Stateside
25. Jon - Sundancing - In The City Of Angels

Way too hot to go outside so let’s stay in and listen to Yessounds Episode 20.

Featured album: Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe

01. Yes – Sound Chaser
02. AndersonPonty Band – Time And A Word
03. Patrick Moraz – Rise And Fall
04. ABWH - Themes
05. Yes – Have We Really Got To Go Through This
06. Bruford – Sample And Hold
07. Yes - Ritual
08. Asia – Joe DiMaggio’s Glove (Acoustic)
09. ABWH – Order Of The Universe
10. ABWH – Fist Of Fire
11. The Fellowship w/Jon Anderson – Dan Barliman’s Jig
12. Levin Brothers – Gimme Some Scratch
13. Yes – Shoot High Aim Low
14. Billy Sherwood, Jon Davidson and Larry Fast – C’est La Vie
15. ABWH - Quartet
16. ABWH – Vultures In The City
17. Trevor Rabin – Big Mistakes

Kicking of 2023 with Hurry Up And Smell The Roses by Tom Brislin
01. Jon Anderson - Maazo Maazo (Intro)
02. Yes - Mood For A Day
03. Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe - Let's Pretend
04. Alan White - One Way Rag
05. Tom Brislin - Industry In The Distance
06. Tom Brislin - Hurry Up And Smell The Roses
07. Yes - Make It Easy
08. The Oliver Wakeman Band - Three Broken Threads
09. Fritz Heede w/Jon Anderson - Come By
10. Tom Brislin - Stuff You Would Understand
11. Tom Brislin - Liftoff
12. Yes-I've Seen All Good People (Live)
13. Wakeman With Wakeman - Is It The Spring
14. Steve Hackett - Loving Sea
15. Tom Brislin - Your Favorite Day
16. Asia - Over And Over
17. Rick Wakeman - Minas Tirith
18. Peter Banks - Consolation In Isolation
19. Billy Sherwood - Setting Sun
20. Levin Brothers - Special Delivery
21. Tom Brislin - I Hold A Candle
22. Yes - Real Love
23. Melanie Mau & Martin Schnella - And You And I
24. Steve Howe - Momenta
25. Tom Brislin - When You Told Me Not To Go

A very sad day indeed as the news of the passing of Alan White breaks all of our hearts. In 2016 I had a conversation with Alan about the anniversary of his solo album Ramshackled for my podcast "Roman's World". Here is a re-release of that interview.

Roman's World Episode 046
"The Alan White Interview"
Original Air Date 4-1-2016

Track List:
01. Alan White - Oooh Baby (Goin' To Pieces)
02. Levin Torn White - Cheese it, The Corpse
03. Yes - Going For The One
04. Trevor Rabin - I Miss You Now
05. Alan White - One Way Rag
06. Alan White - Giddy
07. Levin Torn White - White Noise
08. George Harrison - Isn't It A Pity
09. Chris Squire & Billy Sherwood - Lonesome Trail
10. Alan White - Spring, Song of Innocence
11. Steve Howe - Pennants
12. John Lennon - Give Me Some Truth
13. Alan White - Darkness, Pts 1-3
14. Levin Torn White - Ultra Mullet
15. Yes - Does It Really Happen?
16. Rick Wakeman - Catherine Parr
17. Alan White - Marching Into A Bottle
18. Alan White - Avakak