RIP Alan White

[rogerbmiller]

Watch him in the Yessongs movie. He has a huge smile the entire time. One of my all time favorite bands.

I believe that was the Yes tour for which he had 3 days to prepare!

 

[Monkey]

I listened to "Gates of Delirium" and "To Be Over" last night and had a good cry. What a great musician.

 

[DrayMiles]

I'm glad I saw Yes with Alan AND Bruford once in the late 80's. The only disappointment I remember having is that the 'riff' from Owner of a lonely heart was pre recorded and triggered. They didn't play it... Other than that, I remember the vocals were spot on...

 

[rtslinger]

RIP A White thanks for the music

 

[rtav]

I was fortunate enough to have heard Yes on the “Drama” tour “in the round” at Nashville’s Municipal Auditorium, eighth row.

It was an amazing concert - just phenomenal. I remember “And You And I” the best, for some reason. Fantastic.

I didn’t know I was going… A guy I didn’t know really well (he sat next to me in some 10th grade class and we both liked Yes, Tull, Rush, etc.) called me up and asked if I was going, I lamented that I wasn’t, no ticket, no money, no car, shoes in 2 hours.

He said, “Well, I have an extra ticket, fifth row. I can pick you up in an hour.” My jaw dropped and true enough, there I was, at the concert, stunned.

On the way to drop me at home after the concert we talked about the show, I thanked him and he started talking about an “organization” he was affiliated with that were doing a lot of good in the world, and if I was interested i should give him a call.

Then he handed me a KKK business card with his name on it.

I looked at it… uh…. Ok… (don’t make him mad…)

I nodded politely, got out at my place, thanked him again and walked away, unable to have the guts to tell him he just took a Jewish kid to the Yes concert.

Helluva show.

 

[5StringBlues]

I was fortunate enough to have heard Yes on the “Drama” tour “in the round” at Nashville’s Municipal Auditorium, eighth row.

It was an amazing concert - just phenomenal. I remember “And You And I” the best, for some reason. Fantastic.

I didn’t know I was going… A guy I didn’t know really well (he sat next to me in some 10th grade class and we both liked Yes, Tull, Rush, etc.) called me up and asked if I was going, I lamented that I wasn’t, no ticket, no money, no car, shoes in 2 hours.

He said, “Well, I have an extra ticket, fifth row. I can pick you up in an hour.” My jaw dropped and true enough, there I was, at the concert, stunned.

On the way to drop me at home after the concert we talked about the show, I thanked him and he started talking about an “organization” he was affiliated with that were doing a lot of good in the world, and if I was interested i should give him a call.

Then he handed me a KKK business card with his name on it.

I looked at it… uh…. Ok… (don’t make him mad…)

I nodded politely, got out at my place, thanked him again and walked away, unable to have the guts to tell him he just took a Jewish kid to the Yes concert.

Helluva show.

He probably wanted to hear The Sheets of Deliruim.

 

[Michedelic]

And wow, had no idea he recorded with Lennon and Harrison.

 

[Indiedog]

So nice to see Alan get the love he deserves. My first time for him was the GOING FOR THE ONE tour in 77 (at MSG). I think I have seen him about 10 times total. Such a professional, and brilliant.

His work on “Awaken” is sublime.

Of course, as a pianist he wrote quite a few YES themes over the years.

Rest well, Alan. Condolences to his family.

 

[Ric5]

Remembering Alan White (R.I.P.) with Yes' Turn of the Century and CTTE (Yessongs) | Episode 405 - YouTube

 

[bass62]

I was a Bruford guy, both sound and approach, so when Alan came along I didn’t wanna hear him. He disappeared in “Topograghic Oceans”(not his fault) but when “Relayer” came out I went “Woh! This is great drumming, he found “his groove”. The highest degree of respect for a great musician. That rhythm section will forever be missed.