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May 29, 2022 by Simon Sweetman

R.I.P. Alan White

Alan White has died. The drummer, best known for his long tenure in the prog-rock group Yes was 72. White’s playing with Yes is wonderful, and even if you’re not a prog-rock fan it’s still easy to admire the depth and soul he gave to so many drum tracks. He also bought something of a […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged Alan White, Drummer, Drums, Eulogy, Imagine, John Lennon, Plastic Ono Band, prog-rock, R.I.P., R.I.P. Alan White, Yes ·

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April 21, 2021 by Simon Sweetman

Shit That’s Good! Crap Albums I Love # 45 – Yes, “Big Generator”

Yes, Big Generator, 1987 This one’s pretty funny. I bought this because I quite liked that 80s hit, Owner Of A Lonely Heart. Then, much later, I found out that was the band Yes. I’m not sure if I ever really liked the band Yes, but I did know their early prog records – the, […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged “Big Generator”, 1987, 80s, Alan White, Blog, Chris Squire, Crap, Owner of a Lonely Heart, Rick Wakeman, Shit, Shit That's Good, Shit That's Good - Crap Albums I Love, Shit That’s Good! Crap Albums I Love # 45, Shit That’s Good! Crap Albums I Love # 45 – Yes, Trevor Horn, Trevor Rabin, Want more? Check out my Substack You can also support Off The Tracks via PressPatron, Yes ·

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October 4, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

Daniel Bryan: YES – My Improbable Journey to the Main Event of Wrestlemania

Yes: My Improbable Journey to the Main Event of Wrestlemania Daniel Bryan w/ Craig Tello St. Martin’s Press The big problem with this book is the ghost-writer’s voice. He does a fine enough job when inside Daniel Bryan’s voice but ruins any of that good work by starting each chapter in his own voice, as […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Autobiography, Book, Book Review, Bryan Danielson, Craig Tello, Daniel Bryan, Daniel Bryan: YES - My Improbable Journey to the Main Event of Wrestlemania, Memoir, Pro-Wrestler, Pro-Wrestling, WM, WM30, Wrestlemania 30, Wrestling, WWE, Yes, Yes: My Improbable Journey to the Main Event of Wrestlemania ·

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July 26, 2015 by Simon Sweetman

The Ghost of Electricity: War Stories by Jon McLeary # 69 Virgin Records – Part Three “Veedon Fleece”

The year after Christine was taken out of school we lost touch completely. We’d lost our virginity together but only just, before her parents caught us at it and separated us (see The Ghost of Electricity #47). I met Susan that following year and it was like we were made for each other – she […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged Art, Close To The Edge, Guest Blog, Jon Mcleary, Music, Relayer, Spines, The Ghost of Electricity, The Ghost of Electricity: War Stories, The Ghost of Electricity: War Stories by Jon McLeary # 69 Virgin Records – Part Three “Veedon Fleece”, The Spines, Van Morrison, Veedon Fleece, Virgin Records, War Stories, War Stories # 69, Wellington, Writing, Yes ·

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June 28, 2015 by Simon Sweetman

R.I.P. Chris Squire

Chris Squire bassist for Yes has died. He was the only member of the band to appear on every album, treating the work and band like a business – almost unemotional towards the end. I had the chance to interview Chris a couple of years ago, deeply unrewarding it was, one of the worst interviews […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged Chris Squire, Eulogy, prog-rock, R.I.P., R.I.P. Chris Squire, Yes ·

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January 11, 2015 by Simon Sweetman

Stubs: # 37 – Rick Wakeman, Wellington, 2012

Well, he sure gave good interview – but the gig itself was a little silly, a little sad. I loved hearing a bit of his solo piano playing – dude can fucking play! – but the jokes. Oof. Suddenly it wasn’t Rick Wakeman it was nearly Roy “Chubby” Brown. But hey, that’s his legacy and […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged 2012, An Evening With Rick Wakeman, Cat Stevens, David Bowie, Life On Mars?, Live Gig, Morning Has Broken, Oh You Pretty Things, Piano, Prog, Rick Wakeman, Solo, Stories and Songs, Stub, Stubs, Stubs: # 37 – Rick Wakeman, The Strawbs, Ticket, Wellington, Yes ·

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August 18, 2014 by Simon Sweetman

Yes, Alan White’s Alright With Yes (Still)

When Yes plays an Auckland show on its current tour in November of this year it will be just the second time the band has played to a New Zealand audience. But Alan White, the band’s drummer since 1972, says they’re “well aware” of a New Zealand audience, of “huge support” for the band from […]
Posted in Blog, Interviews · Tagged Alan Price Set, Alan White, All Things Must Past, Auckland, Band, Close To The Edge, Composer, Drums, Fragile, George Harrison, Heaven and Earth, Imagine, Interview, Joe Cocker, John Lennon, Jon Davison, Live Peace in Toronto, Musician, New Zealand, November 2014, NZ Tour, Plastic Ono Band, Prog, prog-rock, Progressive Rock, Rick Wakeman, The Yes Album, Yes ·

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July 1, 2013 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 1344

David Bowie, Hunky Dory (1971) Last year I interviewed Rick Wakeman and that was the catalyst for digging out this record. I don’t listen to it often – the LP that is. I have Hunky Dory on an iPod (along with pretty much everything that David Bowie has released). And so I give it a […]
Posted in The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged 1971, Blog On The Tracks, Cat Stevens, David Bowie, Hunky Dory, Life On Mars?, Mick Ronson, Rick Wakeman, The Man Who Sold The World, Vinyl, Yes ·

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January 1, 2012 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 1690

Yes, Fragile (1971) Well there’s Roundabout – that’s certainly one reason to listen to this album. And there’s Heart Of The Sunrise – definitely a reason to listen to this album. And on both of those bookending cuts and on everything in-between there is Steve Howe and Bill Bruford; another two reasons to listen to […]
Posted in The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged 1971, Bill Bruford, Buffalo 66, Fragile, Guitar World, Heart Of The Sunrise, Long Distance Runaround, LP, Modern Drummer, Prog, prog-rock, Progressive Rock, Roundabout, Steve Howe, Vinyl, Yes ·

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