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From Garry Beers / INXS / AshenMoon.. Re Chris Squire..
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It's interesting, Everyone mentions George Martin when they speak Beatles but no-one really mentions Eddie Offord when talking Yes. Love his production and input in the Yes on what are my fav albums, Close to the Edge, Tales and Relayer. He did not produce Awaken which is a freakin masterpiece in every way.
Legend
Eddy Offord - Wikipedia
Legend
Eddy Offord - Wikipedia
Not for us! As we were listening to Yes in the mid 70s it was very clear from the albums (Eddie was pictured along with the and on one or more albums), from their interviews, and from other press people, reviewers, and bands (ELP!) that Eddie was a huge part of the band and a special producer. My college Roommate Rick Rees was always a fan of him because of his passion for Yes and ELP, so I too have always been aware of his importance.
Recently he became focused on bringing the intriguing story of Giorgio Gomelsky to light through interviews. One of his biggest catches was Eddie! He starts with the Yes history but moves into the Gomelsky stuff later:
Thanks for the share, I really miss album covers where you would see pics of personel on records or studio shots etc. I remember studying Zep 3 while listening and Close to the Edge and Tales covers where you would feel more connected to the music by checking out the artwork.
Goodbye Yellow Brick Road was another great package that I'd sit and study everytime I'd listen.
Now there another brilliant bass player who very much influenced me- Dee Murray- that pic of him in white with his white Jazz bass on GYBR was epic. I got into Elton before Yes and Chris so one of the first bass tracks where I really picked up on a great aggressive sound was this- still one of my fav songs and bass track.
A classic song with a great bass part and tone indeed! Dee gets lots of love on this site.
Found an archive of 4 or 5 YES interviews from the 70's:
Yes – My Things – Music history for those who are able to read.
Yes – My Things – Music history for those who are able to read.
It's amazing how Yes related things keep turning up on YouTube when I'm not even looking..
And this- which I've never seen- about Tales !
I haven't watched it thru yet but it looks very interesting..
I haven't watched it thru yet but it looks very interesting..
Oh Garry!!! You are in for a treat…the chap that made this documentary is a member of the “Progressive Ears” Forum. I haven’t watched this new one on “Tales” yet, but his other docs are on GENESIS, mostly the earlier albums. You will love those!
Hs name over there is rael74; here is the link to his “Selling England by the Pound” docu. The one he did on “The Lamb” is stunningly good; I learned some new things. If you cannot find the others shout and I’ll post them.
Genesis - New Selling England documentry
The site is quite good, but as YES often does, there are some rather polarized fans. But that seems to be the case on any site where YES comes up.
I visited a Roger Dean exhibit in SFO today…..
I kind of hope, just as a goodwill acknowledgement, that some character, in some vehicle will be heard blasting some Yes out of their com's system, on screen in the new Avatar movie.
I think the graphic arts people involved with Avatar borrowed from Roger Dean significantly.
Agree, that's what I thought way be then when it came out, like from the Fragile album.
I think he sued them for copying his designs, regarding the floating islands, and general look of the place. I think the judge ruled in favour of Hollywood.
Oh man, this is great! Haven't seen this before. Love listening to Wakeman talk about getting lost in "Heart of the Sunrise" at an early gig. Pretty funny, because when I was a teen I was convinced these guys were literally Gods (actually, I still think that....
)But on another note, big fan Garry, and I want to know more about the GGB basses!
Well, now that you mention it, the bass in "What You Need" feels not unlike when Squire would play a driving part like that(even if in his case he'd only do it for a few bars and then go somewhere else
). He really did rock with the best of 'em.
Oh man, look at Alan White, right after they end, last frame--his expression is priceless.
