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YES and projects with several Yesmen	Jon Anderson	Chris Squire	Steve Howe	Alan White
Geoff Downes	Trevor Horn	Tony Kaye	Peter Banks	Patrick Moraz
Bill Bruford	Rick Wakeman	Trevor Rabin	Billy Sherwood	Igor Khoroshev Oliver Wakeman
Benoît David	Asia	CIRCA:	Anderson & Wakeman	Others associated with the band

On this page—Yes: On tour - Fly from Here - In the Present—Live from Lyon - DVDs/re-releases - Covers of Yes songs - Documentaries & books - Fandom

Projects involving multiple Yes men: Asia (Howe, Downes) - Anderson Wakeman - CIRCA: (Sherwood, Kaye) - Anderson/Wakeman/Rabin - Levin/Torn/White - Sonic Reality project - Raised in Captivity (John Wetton, w/ Sherwood, Kaye, Downes) - Spoonful of Time (Nektar, w/ Howe, Downes, Wakeman, Moraz)

Yes are Chris Squire, Steve Howe, Alan White, Benoît David and Geoff Downes. (Downes played most of the keys on Fly from Here, but there are some additional keys from the band's previous keyboardist, Oliver Wakeman.) Fly from Here (Frontiers Records) is out worldwide; Trevor Horn produced and co-wrote. A digital-only single, "We Can Fly (Radio Edit)", was released and can be heard at the band's SoundCloud page and through their Facebook account. The band play Australasia and Japan in Apr 2012 and then plan to return to North America in the summer: touring details below. A Jun 2011 interview with Squire had this: Squire does expect that Yes "is gonna stick with this lineup for a while" and says there's even talk of a follow-up album. "If an album becomes successful, of course everyone is very favorably disposed to want to talk about doing another one," he says. "I hope that does happen because I enjoy working with Trevor a lot, and it's really a fulfilling experience." In a Jun 2011 interview, he said: right now, having just finished the album and the fact that we’re all pleased with it and the reviews from outside all seem to be very positive, we’re at least going to spend the next year or two going around the world and promoting and playing live. Meanwhile, Downes and Howe's bandmate in Asia, John Wetton, described the situation as "Geoff does consider Asia to be the mothership, not Yes"—see the full quote on the Asia page. In a Jul 2011 interview, when Downes was asked about whether the current line-up will stay together beyond the current touring and possible future albums, he said: I sincerely hope so. I think the way to look at it is [...] Fly From Here, I think in many ways has gone quite a long way toward re-building the band in the fans' eyes, and showing them that we're ready to accept new challenges and take on new directions. [...] I think Benoit, this being his first album with the band, I think that has cemented him in the position of lead vocalist, and I can't imagine that anyone at this stage would want to change that. But Yes does go through changes. That's just the way it is. I think that Yes' music [...] goes through different chapters, and that involves different people. I don't think it's a case of, any year is better than any other. They can all co-exist quite comfortably. In an Aug 2011 interview, Downes said, "I think already we're talking about maybe, maybe going in, y'know, at some stage, and writing some stuff, and preparing another album along the way." He continued, "It probably won't be [2012] because [...] [of Asia's] busy schedule [for their 30th anniversary] [...] That will take over at that stage. But, I think, y'know, there's still… there's always the possibility of another Yes album fairly... after that." Later in the interview, he said, "It's kinda bizarre that both me and Steve are involved in [Asia] and also involved in Yes, but I think [...] the two things can live side by side quite amicably. I don't think there's any kind of clash of conflict, anything like that." And in a Sep 2011 interview, asked whether we can "expect more new music from Yes in the future", Downes replied: I think so, yeah. I think the Fly From Here album is the start of a new chapter. It’s the first album Benoit has been the vocalist on. I feel Yes is still very much an active band, and I think we look forward to doing more stuff in the future.

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Interviewer: Since this tour interrupts recording progress, does the time away offer perspective that will affect what happens next?

Howe: [...] There are two schools of thought. In one, you start making an album, and then you never stop until you completely finish it. The opposite of that is you do tracks, and then you come back to them. [...] So, you’re always thinking fresh. You’re not thinking, “God, I’ve been on this record for three months. I just want to stop hearing it!”

This is how we made our earlier records, and it may prove to be a much better way. [...]

Close to the Edge, Fragile and The Yes Album were made as we lived and toured, and stopped and started. I think, most probably, they were better because of it. They benefitted from renewing that fresh approach.

[...]

I would say that it [the new album] has turned into a good team record. I really hope that we all like it as much as we think we do at the moment. The collective enjoyment is very important.

It might be a little bit closer to Drama than we actually thought before. That might be due to the fact that Trevor cares a lot about the music. He’s a great writer, and has written some songs with us. [...] I don’t think [the album]’s very predictable. I think people are going to go, “Ouch! Ooh!,” in surprise. I don’t think they’re going to go, “Oh, God, it’s another Yes record.” [laughs]

[...]

[After praising The Libertines and the first Babyshambles album] I still need to have rock energy in music. Not in the same way, but I hope with the new Yes album that we’ve carried that rock message. Forget the poncing around with all the arty-farty music. Yes is fundamentally a rock band.

Howe has made this comparison with Asia before. A Dec 2009 article covers the topic of a new album by quoting Howe:

We've got to build ourselves. We've got to pace ourselves like Asia did with 'Phoenix' [...] [Asia] kind of had an almost 18-month [touring] run at things, so when we started making a record everything was on solid ground. ... I think that's how I'd like to approach it with Yes as well, to have a little bit more time to do a little bit more [live] work and playing and then divert to recordings.

One thing I definitely wanted to do on this tour just from the point of view of progress – I wanted to do this one new song, which is one of the songs that I’ve been working on with Steve Hackett.  The version that I do with Yes on stage is a very different version that features Oliver Wakeman on keyboards.

In a Nov 2008 interview, Oliver said he had been involved in developing "Aliens...". While initially performed by Squire, David and O. Wakeman live, over the course of the first leg, White developed a drum part for it. The piece was dropped from the Yes set in summer 2009. On the band's subsequent winter European leg, Squire said the "Aliens..." had been retired from the Yes repertoire after it was decided the song was for the collaboration with Hackett.

In an Oct 2008 article, Squire had said that he and Howe had written some "completely brand new things" for the tour, but in a later radio interview, Squire said they would be playing live a new song by him and that, "I would like us to do some new music for next year [2009]." In his NftE interview, Oliver Wakeman alludes to new material, saying:

I know people would like to think that Yes music is going to keep going and still create new stuff, and I know it's difficult for people to put out new albums these days, but I know for having spoken to Chris and work with Steve and things, these guys they write such good music, and they've got so much more music in them. It would just be great to be a part of them creating new stuff that hopefully will surprise a few people.

Yes with Anderson were working on material in 2008. In an interview with Michael Smerconish in May 2008, Anderson said that, "there's a couple of new songs we've been recording." He went on to explain: "There's going to be about four new songs altogether on the show." While details were unclear, some reports suggested new material was planned both to be played on the tour and for studio recording. Anderson in Mar and May 2008, and White in Apr indicated that new material might be played on the tour that was subsequently cancelled. This new material seems to have been driven by Anderson and so, I would guess, will not be used by the line-up without him. In a Jun 2009, Polish radio interview, Anderson says of two new songs he is playing live, that he had wanted to do them with Yes in 2008. He doesn't identify the songs in the interview, but these seem to be "Never Ever" and "Music is God".

A May 2008 article reported, "Anderson says the [band] are preparing four new songs of the "opus" variety -- lengthy, multi-movement compositions along the lines of "Close to the Edge" and "Tales From Topographic Oceans."" It quoted Anderson: "They're very, very different. It'll be interesting when we perform them, because we know that we want to try and perform them in a unique fashion." However, he goes on to suggest that recording an album had yet to be decided upon: "Putting together an album really isn't logical anymore. Putting together a large piece of music or something that is really a jump in a musical direction takes a lot of commitment from everybody.... But maybe during the tour we will discuss making some new music." In a later May interview (see above), Anderson talked of playing "a couple of new songs we've been recording", and then went on to say, "There's going to be about four new songs altogether on the show." In a Mar 2010 interview, Anderson talks about writing large-scale pieces: "They're exciting to do, because they are like climbing mountains. And I used to drag the band up the mountain half the time, and sometimes a couple would stay with me all the way. And of late it just became "Well, if you want to do that, Jon, you're going to have to do it by yourself."" A Mar 2008 article described Anderson as, among various solo projects, also "writing songs for an upcoming Yes album and tour." In two Mar 2008 articles, Anderson said the set would include some new music. In the NftE interview, Mike Tiano asked Anderson about new music. He replied, "I've been writing new music for the band, and I'm working with Trevor [Rabin] on a couple of songs." (Anderson and Rabin have been writing together since early 2006—see below.) In a Jun 2008 interview, after the Yes tour was cancelled, Anderson said the band were continuing to work on 3-5 songs via the Internet, in collaboration with producer Jack Douglas (worked with John Lennon, Aerosmith, The Who, The New York Dolls), for a new album—see details above.

In a Jun 2011 interview, Anderson talked more about this period:

Jon [...] was hoping to record a new album with Yes around four years ago [...]

"They wanted to go into a studio in London or LA, and I said before we do that why don't we connect, send each other music ideas and that's one way of creating music. They just wouldn't do it," he told Nicky [Horne]. "On reflection it's as though they were happy to do it their way and they weren't willing to be as adventurous as we were in the 70s or the 80s. When I worked with the guys they were so excited to try anything new.

"At that time I was really reaching out to the guys from Yes to write some songs via the internet. But they weren't that interested["]

White also talked about new material in 2008, but in more cautious terms. At RoSFest in early May 2008, he said there were "thoughts floating around" for new music, although in another report, White was said to have confirmed that there are two new pieces that the band wanted to include in a live recording of the tour. In a Jan 2008 interview, asked about new recordings, White said, "We're looking towards recording some material to go with the tour and all that kind of stuff". In his Apr 2008 interview, White said, "we're thinking about new material. Jon's got a couple ideas and things are being passed around, but nothing concrete yet. I guess we are working on some—some—new material to go with the tour." A Dec 2007 report quoted White as saying he will be spending some pre-rehearsal/writing time with Anderson in Jan 2008 and that Anderson has put together five new pieces in outline form that may be played live in 2008 and may form the basis for a new album. However, a report from Dave Ling (see 2 Apr entry) on a conversation with Wakeman had him saying the band then had no new material to promote.

Line-up discussion & longer term plans
The Oliver Wakeman Band Facebook page had this statement about his departure:

In a Jun 2011 interview, Squire discusses Downes replacing Wakeman:

Yes are focusing on the promotion of Fly from Here and plan to record a second album with the same line-up. In a Jul 2011 interview, Squire was asked if he could "reformulate Yes with any musicians, who would you choose for the line-up?" His reply:

Squire is also asked about the possibility of reuniting with Anderson in the future.

Will there be a possibility? I've never closed the door to the idea, but obviously, not at the moment. Our focus is on this line-up, and to go and promote the new album. And by the time that we go around the world- that's going to take a couple of years, so that's what we'll be doing... Then, as I said, I think we'd like to make another new album then. I'm never going to close the door to the idea of working with anyone who's been in Yes if they wanted to come back. But not right now.

In the Jan 2012 Billboard interview, Squire said that he has "never ruled out the idea of working with Jon again... but right now the task at hand is promoting 'Fly From Here,' and it definitely will be for this year."

A Mar 2011 Squire interview had this:

“A couple years back he [Anderson] did have some problems with his voice and problems with his breathing. It became a little obvious that he was reticent to want to commit to do any large-scale touring,” Squire said. “The rigors of going on the road as a lead singer, it’s a very difficult job. So, at the moment, we’re concentrating on this lineup.”

Benoit David has filled in [...] He will also serve as lead vocalist on the forthcoming album [...] Performing original material on the record will enable David to establish his own identity within the group, Squire said.“

[“]Benoit has certainly grown into the job very well. He manages to pretty much pull off most of what Jon does, if not all,” Squire said. “Jon Anderson is a great singer and still is a great singer and obviously very difficult to replace, but the fans seem to have embraced Benoit [...]”

Another Jul 2011 interview had Squire giving this explanation of how Anderson was replaced:

Squire says the group moved on without Anderson after the vocalist developed serious respiratory problems.

"We took some time off in between 2005 and 2007 for Jon to get treatment for that condition," Squire says. "Then in 2008 we agreed to go on tour and Jon was up for it. But just before the tour started he got very sick and we had to cancel the tour. At that point we had to make a decision to bring somebody else aboard in order to carry on working. It's as simple as that, really."

Asked in an 18 Apr 2011 interview, Squire said:

Er… My standard answer to that is that there’s no door closed on the possibility of that happening. Um, but you have to remember that, y’know, Jon did go through some quite severe respiratory problems, and I think he’s doing pretty well now. But, erm, the rigours of being able to do a large tour with Jon are probably gonna be a bit more than he’s capable of. But, y’know, we’ve always talked about doing some selected shows

In a 28 Jun radio interview, asked again about the possibility of Anderson returning, Squire protested the question, saying the band's focus "for the next couple of years" was touring in support of Fly from Here, but that after then, they could think about working with Anderson again. In another Jun 2011 interview, Squire said:

I’ve never closed the door on the possibility of working with Jon again. He has left and rejoined the band on a couple of previous occasions. It could happen again. But right now, having just finished the album and the fact that we’re all pleased with it and the reviews from outside all seem to be very positive, we’re at least going to spend the next year or two going around the world and promoting and playing live. That’s really all I can say right now about that. Ask me again that question in a year’s time and I might have a different answer. I’m hoping that we’re just going to be doing promotion on the album and furthering the band in its current format.

While a Mar 2011 interview with David had this:

Vapeur Mauve : Certains journaux anglais ont été un peu durs envers toi à cause de la réaction négative de Jon Anderson. Ça t’a blessé ? [My translation: Some British newspapers have been a little tough on you because of the negative reaction from Jon Anderson. Does this hurt you?]

Benoît David : Je ne suis pas au courant de propos durs tenus envers moi ou de réaction négative. Jon, à ma connaissance, n’a jamais parlé de moi de façon négative ou mis en doute ma capacité à faire le job. [I am not aware of harsh words about me or a negative reaction. Jon, to my knowledge, has never spoken negatively of me or questioned my ability to do the job.]

Vapeur Mauve : As-tu pu entrer en contact avec Jon et éclaircir les choses ? [Have you been in contact with Jon and clarified things?]

Benoît David : Je n’ai jamais rencontré ou parlé avec Jon. [I've never met or spoken with Jon.]

This from a Mar 2011 interview with Squire:

Interviewer: Was it difficult to move forward without Jon Anderson singing?

Squire: Not really, no. People move on, times change, things get updated. That’s what happens. We adjusted to not working with him. As with most things over time, things start falling into place, and it’s been going exceptionally well with Benoit.

And this from another Mar 2011 Squire interview:

"Those [the Anderson/Wakeman shows] were all fairly lightweight, acoustic kind of shows," Squire says. "Singing for Yes is a very taxing position and I don't know Jon's abilities to do a heavy rock & roll tour."

[...] Squire insists that there is no bad blood between Anderson and the rest of Yes. "We exchange Christmas cards," he says. "I'd be happy to work with him in the future. I'm proud of the fact that we started this thing together. If there's a way in the future that we could work together, and it's something that's comfortable for him and everyone else involved, I'm certainly open to looking at it."

In a different Mar 2011 interview, Howe said: "It's got a lot to do with commitment. We didn't want Jon to leave, and we didn't want Rick to leave, but basically, they didn't want to be part of the party." He then continues:

[David and O. Wakeman] They’ve brought [the Yes] sound. It’s quite a similar tone, and that’s helped us maintain a familiar sound[.] You shut your eyes, and you think it’s Jon and that’s never happened before.

We didn’t go out with a sloppy show with a singer who couldn’t deliver. I think the audiences have been impressed by Benoit and, thankfully, have accepted him.

And there is this from another interview with Squire that month:

A reunion of the two original Yes men [Squire and Anderson] might happen.

But don’t expect it anytime soon.

“I don’t see why not,” Squire said. “That door is always open.”

He added, “But that would be something to look into two or three years from now.”

And Squire in a 22 Mar interview, asked about Anderson:

“We always exchange Christmas cards,” Squire began with a hearty laugh, “but I haven’t spoken to him recently. I don’t have any problem with communicating with him, I believe he’s doing very well and is a lot more recovered from his respiratory problems he was having, so that’s good news.

“It wouldn’t be out of the question that we would do something with him again in the future, but we’ve got to get at least another year and promote this new album before we turn to any special guesting from Jon — but it’s not impossible to happen.”

An interview with Squire from around Feb 2011 has the following:

When asked how Yes keep things fresh [...] Squire chuckles and says bluntly, “[We] change the other guys in the band.” [...] Squire is matter of fact about the circumstances that led to Anderson being replaced as well as the number of fans who are upset about the change. “I find that to be the minority of people at the moment, as far as I am concerned. Obviously, there are going to be people who will miss him or whatever but life must go on. Believe you me, if Jon was up and his health was good, then it would be a different situation, but that is not the situation. We decided at one point to go one with Benoit. Otherwise the band would have just slipped into obscurity.”

[...] “We were very lucky to find someone [in David] who can basically do the job. He pretty much has all of the ideas surrounding the job as well,”

Some 2009 reports had Anderson (and maybe R. Wakeman) returning to the band at some point in 2010, but this did not happen. Anderson has said that he told Howe/Squire/White that he was ready to return to the band in 2009, but they told him they would stick with David.

Trevor has for a number of weeks been contacted by YES members and their new management inviting him to tour with the band this year [2008]. “I appreciate the invite and miss the excitement of playing live. Unfortunately, my schedule just does not allow for it this year,”

In the Mar 2010 issue of Classic Rock Presents... Prog, Rabin appears to describe a more recent approach from the band:

I got a call from Steve Howe not so long ago, asking if I'd be interested in returning. Then I found out that Jon had left the band again, so there was an ulterior motive. That's typical of Yes. I don't say that with any malice, but they get in contact whenever they need something.

In a Sep 2008 interview for Delicious Agony, Sherwood relates how, after Anderson's illness, he had had an idea: "this was [when White] was still around in CIRCA:. I said it's too bad we can't do CIRCA: with Chris Squire as well doing an hour of Fish Out of Water. Steve Howe playing either as Steve Howe or maybe we get Asia. And we put the various elements together under one tent [...] That's kinda a concept I had that obviously didn't fly." In late Sep 2010, after a Yoso show, Tony Kaye reportedly said that he felt Yes isn't Yes without Anderson.

Hace poco la compañía Universal Pictures se mostró interesada en hacer una película de animación en la que se muestra un poco de nuestra trayectoria musical, desde cuando surgimos, hasta la actualidad, incluyendo obviamente, nuestras canciones más representativas. Lo estamos analizando, todavía hay algunas puntos por precisar, como la historia, de qué trataría y cómo se abordaría, cuáles etapas de la carrera se incluirían, las canciones, pero creo que es muy pronto para hablar del tema, esperemos pronto poder dar más detalles. [...]

Son muchos años, muchas anécdotas que contar, creo que tendríamos que seleccionar muy bien lo que quisiéramos abordar, porque una película, comúnmente tiene una corta duración, cerca de dos horas y es muy poco para contar tanto, ya casi cumplimos cincuenta años de estar juntos.

It is unclear whether Yes are involved with current planning for "Floating Islands". The film is expected to feature music by the band. Asked in the Mar 2008 interview about Yes making some music especially for the project, Dean replied: "all members of the band have spoken enthusiastically about doing that. [...] That's definitely what we would like." He goes on to say he would like both existing and new songs, and discusses the options for either existing or new recordings of old songs. He talks about both "Awaken" and "Soon". Back in Jun 2007, Dean had said that Yes are not currently involved with the project beyond authorising the use of their music. A report from around 2005 had that the film is intended to contain 8-12 classic tracks (a re-recorded "Close to the Edge" was mentioned in one rumour) and at least 4-5 new recordings. In Jun 2007, Dean confirmed there had previously been discussion of Yes writing new music for the film and that the band had been thinking of "re-recording everything" (presumably meaning re-recording classic pieces), but that there hadn't been any discussion of new music recently with Yes then being dormant.

Further back, there were more reports from Yes about contributing. In a Dec 2004 Delicious Agony interview, White said, "We're starting to write music for it." In his Christmas Newsletter 2004, Wakeman said: "There are certainly ideas in the offing which include [...] making a film/and/or DVD with Roger Dean involved with all of the visuals which I particularly like, but there is much to be sorted out within the band itself before any decisions". Wakeman indicated that one of their main reasons to prefer the DVD format over CDs is Internet piracy. In an Oct 2005 interview with Squire for YesFANZ, he said:

We are looking at various options from the various major companies. Universal have shown interest and we are going to be looking at trying to put together a show that maybe then after the film has been made of the same, we can then tour the world with that kind of a look and with that kind of combining the film and the touring aspect.

I think Roger’s floating Islands idea is a very good project. But after Lord of the Rings was made [...] with such good quality, it[']s hard to know quite whether Roger may be a bit late in thinking about that because it has been done so well with the correct amount of money [...] His idea, I fully support it but I am not quite sure where it is going to go. I had a couple of meetings with him to try and figure it out but so far nothing is happening.

[...] I think pretty much [he is looking for funding]. [...] Yes is a separate entity really from Roger [...] I have to look out for what’s best for Yes as opposed to Roger. But I think the idea of animated film for a Yes musical project is a good one but there are various options on the table that we are looking at.

1. "Rick Wakeman Intro's": 2:48 of Wakeman talking about the album
2. "Brother of Mine (Edit)": possibly the ~3:20 promo edit
3. "Brother of Mine (Radio Edit)": ~6:30 edit, also released at the time as the 'Rock Edit'
   
4. "Vultures in the City": previously unreleased on an album
   
5. "Order of the Universe (Edit)": presumably the ~4:40 'Short Edit'
   
6. "Order of the Universe (Long Edit)": a ~5:59 edit
7. "Quartet (I'm Alive) (Single Edit)"
   
8. "Brother of Mine (Live)": from the 24 Oct 1989 show at the NEC, Birmingham, UK
   
9. "And You and I (Live)"
10. "The Order of the Universe (Live)"/hidden track (deluxe version only): "Distant Thunder" (~5:28; ABWH's version of "Children of Light", omitted from the final album, seems to be the same as the version previously bootlegged under the name "Distant Thunder")

Covers of Yes songs & other news
"And You and I" and "Close to the Edge" are used in the science fiction/horror film "Apollo 18".

Various Yesmen have covered Yes material in other projects. White has performed a number of Yes songs with his eponymous band. Dylan Howe, Steve's son, in part inspired by its use by Yes as intro music, has been performing Stravinsky's "The Firebird" in a duo with pianist Will Butterworth (see here), while Tony Levin's Stick Men have also tackled the piece on their album Soup.

"Roundabout" is one of 83 songs on the "Rock Band 3" game, now out. Other songs include John Lennon's "Imagine" (on which White played) and David Bowie's "Space Oddity" (on which R. Wakeman played), as well as songs by Foreigner, Phish, Queen, The Doors, The Who and many others. The game is available on XBox 360, Wii and PlayStation 3. A version for the Nintendo DS has fewer songs, but does include "Roundabout". Released in the US was "Yes Pack 01", downloadable content for "Rock Band 3", with "Heart of the Sunrise", "I've Seen All Good People", "Owner of a Lonely Heart", "South Side of the Sky" and "Starship Trooper".

Mellow Records are releasing a tribute to Yes, Tales from the Edge: A Tribute to Yes (MMP 519), due soon, another in their long line of prog tribute albums (bands are Italian unless otherwise specified):

3RDegree (USA) - "Going for the One" (previewed here)
Raven Sad - "Soon" (previewed here)
Armalite - "Time and a Word"
Periplo - "To be Over"
Spirits Burning (USA) - "South Side of the Sky"
Carlo Barreca - "The Fish" (previewed here)
Luca Scherani - "Holy Lamb"
SETI (Chile) - "Machine Messiah"
The Opium Cartel (Norway) - "Clear Days" (previewed here)
The Samurai of Prog (Finland) - "Starship Trooper"
Vanilla Project - "Heart of the Sunrise"
Yessongs - "Siberian Khatru"
Aquael - "Run Through the Light" (previewed here)
Jay Tausig (USA) - "Wonderous Stories" (previewed here)
Marco Masoni - "In the Presence of"
TenMidnight - "Tempus Fugit"
Goad - "I'm Waiting" (previewed here)
Din Within (USA) - "Changes" (previewed here)
Greenwall - "Onward"
Subterra (Chile) - "Shock to the System" (previewed here)
Coscienza di Zeno - "Homeworld" (previewed here)
Roz Vitalis (Russia) - "Yours is No Disgrace" (previewed here)
The Pravednicks' Band (Russia) - "Awaken" (previewed here)
Kbridge - "Survival"
Yesterdays (USA) - "America"
Chris Fournier (USA) - "Then"
Stefano Vicarelli - "Mood for a Day"
Conqueror - "Lift Me Up"
Yesterdays (Romania) - "White Car"
Mojo Pojo (Venezuela) - "Close to the Edge" (previewed here)
Aurora Lunare - "Don't Kill the Whale"
Alessandro Corvaglia - "And You and I"
Supernal Endgame (USA) - "Parallels" (previewed here)

Another tribute album, released Feb 2011, was Piano Tribute to Yes (Copycats), in the Classic Rock Piano Series. Tracks: "Roundabout" (3:41), "I've Seen All Good People" (3:28), "Long Distance Runaround" (3:10), "South Side of the Sky" (4:09), "Time and a Word" (3:30), "Starship Trooper" (4:27), "Yours is No Disgrace" (4:44), "Going for the One" (2:59), "Wondrous Stories" (2:54), "Owner of a Lonely Heart" (3:43).

Top Musicians Play Yes, now out, appears to be a re-release of the 2001 album Wonderous—A Tribute to Yes (a.k.a. The Revealing Songs of Yes), a tribute album by Adam Wakeman, also including appearances by Rick Wakeman, Nikki Squire and others.

Undercover (Musea Records) is the debut album, now out, from The Samurai of Prog, a project led by Marco Bernard (ex-Elektroshock; Rickenbacker bass) with Kimmo Pörsti (drums) and Steve Unruh (Resistor; vocals, violin, guitars, flute). Tracks: "The Lamia" (originally by Genesis), "Starship Trooper" (Yes; also on Tales from the Edge, see above), "World of Adventures" (The Flower Kings), "Assassing" (Marillion), "Gravitá 9.81" (Arti + Mestieri), "Jerusalem" (ELP), "Dogs" (Pink Floyd), "The Promise" + 4 bonus tracks of other acts covering Elektroshock pieces. Guests include Roine Stolt (The Flower Kings; guitars), Michael Manring (bass), Jonas Reingold (bass), Jon Davison (Glass Hammer; vocals), David Myers (ex-The Musical Box, Mystery; grand piano on "The Lamia"), Guy Le Blanc (Nathan Mahl, ex-Camel; keys), Richard Marichal (keys), Eduardo Garcia Salueña (keys), Stefano Vicarelli (keys), Srdjan Brankovich (guitars). A follow-up album, Secrets of Disguise, is planned for late Spring 2012; tracks (in no particular order): "One More Red Nightmare" (King Crimson), "Aspirations" (Gentle Giant), "Dancing with the Moonlit Knight" (Genesis), "Jacob's Ladder" (Rush), "Singring and the Glass Guitar" (Utopia), "Traveller" (Premiata Forneria Marconi), "Descenso en el Maelstrom" (Crack), "Darkness" (Van der Graaf Generator), "Time and a Word" (Yes). Guesting will be Stolt, Le Blanc, Davison, Myers, Salueña, Srdjan Brankovic (Expedition Delta), Jan-Olof Strandberg, Phideaux Xavier, Mark Trueack (Unitopia, working with Jon Anderson, Nikki Squire), Linus Kåse (Brighteye Brison), Octavio Stampalia (Jinetes Negros), Lalo Huber (Nexus), Stefano Vicarelli (Fonderia), Richard Wileman (Karda Estra), Mimmo Ferri (Floating State), Mento Hevia (Crack) and others.

Unitopia (MySpace) are releasing a covers album entitled Covered Mirror, due Nov 2011; tracks: "Overture", "Calling Occupants", "Easter", "Still Here", "Man of Colours", "Genesis Medley: The Silent Sun/Lamb Lies Down/Suppers Ready/Carpet Crawlers", "The Rain Song", "Real Love", "Sweet Little Mystery", "Can We Still be Friends", "The Way the Waters Move", "Yes Medley: Awaken/Soon/Close to the Edge/Onward/Owner of a Lonely Heart/Survival", "Everybody's Got to Learn Sometime", "To One in Paradise". For more on Unitopia's Yes connections, see here.

Composers Ryan Fraley (worked with Jon Anderson) and Ralph Johnson and vocalist Lydia McAdams, as Wave Mechanics Union, are working on an album of jazz interpretations of rock pieces. Due soon, tracks are "Won't Get Fooled Again" (The Who), "Killer Queen" (Queen), "The Rain Song" (Led Zeppelin), "The Great Gig in the Sky" (Pink Floyd), "Available Light" (Rush), "De Do Do Do" (The Police), "Eleanor Rigby" (The Beatles), "Why Should I Cry For You?" (Sting), "Elephant Talk" (King Crimson), "Istanbul" (They Might Be Giants), "Heart of the Sunrise" (Yes). Fraley also has an orchestration of "Days" that he did for Anderson on spec, available on his website (select "Orchestra" on the audio player).

Vic Anderson's INYTH project is recording versions of "Endless Dream" (sample on MySpace page) and a Jon Anderson/Kitaro song. Classical pianist Stephen Prutsman performs his version of "Sound Chaser" in his recitals, and may now be working with Jon Anderson (see under Anderson).

Media, books, documentaries & fandom
Scott O'Reilly has written a new digital book entitled "Yes and Philosophy: The Spiritual and Philosophical Dimensions of Yes Music", examining the band's output from a philosophical perspective.

Will Romano's "Mountains Come Out of the Sky: The Illustrated History of Prog Rock" (Backbeat Books) covers Yes, Asia, King Crimson, Genesis, Pink Floyd and many other bands. The foreword is by Bill Bruford. Another new book about progressive rock is "Prophets & Sages: An Illustrated Guide to Underground and Progressive Rock 1967-1975" by Esoteric Recordings label manager/founder, Mark Powell (worked with Soft Machine, Caravan, Camel). Another new book about progressive rock takes its name from Yes: "Beyond and Before: Progressive Rock Since the 1960's" by Paul Hegarty and Prof. Martin Halliwell from Continuum. It is due in hardback 16 Jun (according to Amazon), with the paperback following 18 Aug. And another book about progressive rock that covers Yes, inter alia, is Stephen Lambe's "Citizens of Hope and Glory: The Story of Progressive Rock", due Sep 2011 from Amberley. Garry Freeman (author of "The Bootleg Guide" and the forthcoming "Emerson, Lake and Palmer—A Live Guide 1970-1978") is working on "Yes—A Live Guide 1968-1979" (Helter Skelter Publishing). The book aims to review as many shows as possible from this period, including details on equipment specifications and so on. If you can help with recordings of shows or technical information (what equipment the band used, what was the set list etc.), please e-mail Garry. The Gottlieb brothers are working on a book on Yes collectibles and Bill Martin (author of "Music of Yes—Structure and Vision in Progressive Rock") has been rumoured to be working on a new Yes book. In a Jul 2004 interview, Wakeman said he would be writing a book about Yes: "I am going to do [a book] about Yes. There have been lots of books written about the band and I want to do one from what it's like inside the band." In a Jan 2005 interview, he said he was "seriously thinking about" writing a book about Yes having been asked to do one by a "big publisher". See further details under Wakeman. Moraz too is planning an autobiography that "will reveal the truth of what happened with Yes" (Oct 2010 interview). Squire and Howe are both working on autobiographies, which will doubtless cover Yes.

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The well-known Forgotten Yesterdays site is temporarily down. Pete Whipple posted to alt.music.yes on 30 Nov 2010:

Management
Yes are with Trudy Green at HK Management (manage Aerosmith, Mick Jagger, Def Leppard, worked with Michael Jackson, Janet Jackson) in California. Green was previously also Anderson's manager. As I understand it, the Yes name is currently co-owned by Anderson/Squire/Howe/Wakeman/White. In 2008, Squire's website stated that "the [Yes] name is co-owned by Chris, Alan White and Jon Anderson". However, Rick Wakeman e-mailed me in Oct 2008 to correct that, explaining he too remains a part owner of the name, and so does Howe as far as he knows. In an Apr 2011 interview with Anderson, the interviewer said that Anderson is "part owner of the name Yes". Squire's site went on to say that, "Yes, LLC is co-owned by Chris, Alan and Steve Howe." (Yes, LLC is the business entity.) Consider also this Jul 2009 interview with Squire:

Jon Anderson & Trevor Rabin
Anderson and Trevor Rabin have been sporadically collaborating over the last 5 years or so. A Jun 2006 report had Rabin saying he and Anderson had just spent a week writing together and that they were both very pleased with the results and the pair were also working together for about a week in Mar 2006. Anderson has mooted both the possibility of joining Rabin on some film work and of touring the YesWest catalogue. In a May 2008 article, he talked of him and Rabin "maybe touring some of that '80s-period music, because it was very special. [...] I wouldn't do it, like, Yes. I'd do it like me and Trevor aspiring to be the two of us making music and see what we come up with." The article describes Anderson as being "amenable to some sort of reunion of the Yes[West] lineup", although it is unclear whether Anderson indicated the involvement of any of Squire, White or Kaye. However, it appears this co-writing activity is now being directed to a project with Rick Wakeman as well: see immediately below.

Jon Anderson, Rick Wakeman & Trevor Rabin
Anderson, Wakeman and Rabin are working on a project together, which could encompass both an album and touring. Some material has been written, mostly by Anderson/Rabin in early 2011 and before, but also through online collaboration by all three since. However, further substantial work on the project has been delayed: in 2011, it emerged that plans had shifted to the main activity being in 2012, and it now appears the project has been pushed back to 2013. An interview with Anderson conducted by Winston Arntz in Nov 2011 suggests no imminent developments:

With Trevor it’s all about timing being everything you know. You never know, Trevor always said he wanted to do but right now he’s going through some changes in his work, seeing what he wants to do. I am very open to when it happens it happens, always ready to try things like that.

[...] I think Trevor is waiting to jump into that adventure but he’s not quite ready yet in his heart. We wait and see and when we will work together I think it will be real spontaneous music. That’s what we talked about, making it spontaneous. A bit different than we used to do…

In a mid-Apr 2011 Facebook message, Anderson said, "all is great with Trev, Rick and Myself, writing ideas , and thinking of next year [2012] already." In an Apr 2011 interview, Anderson said, "At the moment, I am writing with Trevor Rabin and Rick." Asked about the collaboration in a May 2011 radio interview, Anderson said, "we were writing songs just two weeks ago [...] it's gonna be fantastic next year [2012]". Then there was this in a joint Oct 2011 interview by Anderson and Wakeman:

Wakeman: [I'm] waiting to hear from Trevor at the moment. To be fair, I certainly haven't chased him, as I've been so busy this year [2011] (as indeed Jon has and certainly Trevor as well). I really want this to happen; I believe it could be amazing in so many ways. I will certainly play my part in trying to bring this to fruition.

Anderson: We've talked about creating a project; it's just finding the right time to work together.

The Nov 2011 Classic Rock Presents... Prog (issue 21) has this on the collaboration:

Rabin is also to be involved in a new project with [...] [Wakeman and Anderson.] But things are still in the formative stages right now.

"We are still working it all out. I did spend some time with Jon when he was over in the States doing solo shows not that long ago. I'm sure this'll happen."

The original idea was for the project to be made up of and be called Anderson Bruford Wakeman Rabin, echoing the Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe project of 1988-90, but Bruford is not to be involved. I had multiple reports that plans for the project came to a halt in Mar 2011, but the project returned to being a going concern. I reported the project's demise here on 31 Mar, but in response to the subsequent online discussion, Wakeman explicitly denied that the project was cancelled and his webmaster advised looking to the RWCC for any official news. A report from close to Jon Anderson also denied the project had come to an end. Wakeman discussed the matter at some length in his April 2011 GORR:

In his 18 May blog, Bruford said in reply to questions:

a lot of people talking about Yes, which you may all know that I am not re-joining and have received no such invitation from anyone connected with the band. [...] Can’t we just let rumours be rumours? It just clogs up the place.

The answer to Roger Norway - 3/16/2010 12:02:37 PM [who asked about the reports of Bruford's involvement in the Anderson/Wakeman/Rabin project] is therefore – I have no interest. These rumour things often get started by a ‘slow news’ day over at the magazines and blogs.

Jon Anderson & Peter Banks
A few years back, Jon Anderson and Peter Banks began working together remotely. The collaboration was soon abandoned, but contact was re-established in 2011. In an Aug 2011 interview, Anderson said: "I was actually talking to Peter Banks just a couple of days ago. He's been pretty sick, and I gave him a call, and he's gonna send me some guitar music to sing to." However, it is unclear how likely this will ever come to fruition.

Levin Torn White Now out is a new collaborative instrumental album by Levin Torn White, a trio of Tony Levin (bass, Stick), Alan White (drums, percussion) and David Torn (worked with Bill Bruford, Terry Bozzio, Jeff Beck, David Bowie, John Legend; guitar, textural events). (Levin previously played with Torn with Bill Bruford.) The project was recorded over the preceding year in Seattle, WA, Woodstock, NY and Plymouth, New Zealand. The 14-track album, simply called Levin - Torn - White (Lazy Bones), was produced by Levin and Scott Schorr, and mixed by Tony Lash; it was mastered in July. Torn, on The Gear Page forum, described it as: this was a real "project"-project, w/deep involvement, concept & direction from the producer..... scott schorr, who, fwiw, is a lovely & hyper-enthusiastic dude. also, the mixer --- tony lash --- was very positively involved. Schorr described how the project came about on Yesfans.com: [It] all started when I produced Tony Levin's solo CD, "Stick Man." Tony & I hit it off so well that we were looking for something else to work on. Alan has always been one of my fav. drummers and Yes my all time fav. band. I mentioned it to Tony & he dug Alan so he was way into it. Tony then recommended David Torn [...] What a crazy trio that would make!! So, that's the story. It was really cool to watch how these 3 powerhouses came together & really gelled. I can tell you that each guy pushed themselves to the limit. I was hoping for a hard core sound w. melody as well. I think they pulled it off.

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He later had this to say:

it all started w. Alan in the studio. I just said, "rip it up, Alan. The more hardcore the better. Whatever you feel." Then we ran a click track through his headphones & began recording him just jamming. We'd stop then give him another tempo & he'd be off and running. In between takes, he'd just be messing around; off beats & fills galore (no click) & I would tell the engineer to start recording. Alan had no idea he was being recorded during these "breaks". Most of these free jams made the record. His timing was impeccable & he was so locked in the entire time. [...] after drumming, he sat at the piano & blew everyone's mind. Awesome pianist & he actually wrote a very cool piano piece that didn't make the record.

And:

I've been a life long fan of classic Yes & Crimson & I just asked myself, "what kind of sound would I personally like to hear as a fan." You make that guess & then hope you're right. Also, isn't FREEDOM FOR THE MUSICIAN (in the recording studio or live) one of the most important aspects? It seems that when you have players of this caliber, you let them GO OFF, without any restrictions. What you hear is what Alan, Tony & David came up with. My main guidance to them & I hope it wasn't restrictive: Hard Core & Progressive!!

In a Sep 2011 interview, Levin said:

I've known Alan and admired him for some time, but never got to do a project with him. (Not counting the "YES" album where we both played with different incarnations of the group, but not together!)

David is an old friend and co-conspirator [...]

When I realized from Alan's ideas, and my reactions, how radical the direction was for this music, David seemed not only the best choice, but pretty much the ONLY choice for guitar!

He went on to describe how the album was made:

It's a category I don't know quite how to describe. Improvisational, to be sure, but with each player improvising separately to what the others had done, and then re-assembling and then re-improvising.

In an interview published early Nov 2011, White said:

I came up with some really different drum patterns and timings. Some of it was especially for this, but some of them were things I have been working on for years. Tony and Torn [...] then came up with their own ideas [...] Toward the end, it was more Tony and Torn who collaborated, since I was on tour with Yes. I was on the telephone quite a bit, talking to them. Some of those things were inspired from me as the source. It might change direction slightly, become something different.

He went on:

When we were first getting into it, we were all just trying to find our own way. [...] I think all of these ideas have been doing through the three of us for a lot of years, and those things just naturally come out when you’re inspired by the people you are playing with. It was mostly improvised but, at the same time, it still sounds really articulated. There are spaces within all of that stuff to breathe.

In an Oct 2011 interview, White describes the project starting with him, Levin and Schorr, but then they considered a number of guitarists, before Levin and Schorr proposed Torn.

You can order the album through Levin's website. Tracks: "No Warning Lights", "Ultra Mullett", "White Noise", "The Hood Fell", "Monkey Mind", "Cheese It, the Corpse" (full streaming audio available here), "Convergence", "Pillowfull of Dark", "The Eggman Cometh", "Sleeping Horse", "Prom Night of the Centipedes", "Crunch Time", "Brain Tattoo", "Lights Out". Schorr, on Yesfans.com, described White's work for the album as "more in the style of Classic Yes (Relayer, Tales, Going for the One.)" There is a preview video on YouTube and various samples on SoundCloud and Facebook. Details in Yescography. The album has been as high as #68 at Amazon.com (#48 in Rock).

Asked about the possibility of live work, Torn said: "we've been talking about it, but a few periods-of-time already haven't worked-out, so..... dunno." Levin, in the aforementioned interview, said, "We're indeed talking about that… too early to know if it can come together. Alan busy touring with Yes -- I have Fall and Winter commitments with Stick Men sharing a bill with Adrian Belew. So … we'll see." While in White's Nov 2011 interview, he said: "We've talked on email about doing some shows, maybe next year [2012] sometime. I think everybody still has that in the back of their minds. But I told Tony we would have to rehearse at least a month to recreate that stuff!"

Sonic Reality progressive rock project
Sonic Elements (SoundCloud) is a progressive and classic rock project, or group of projects, led by Dave Kerzner (working with Steven Wilson, Simon Collins, worked with Jon Anderson, ex-Giraffe), founder of the music software development company Sonic Reality. Kerzner is the main producer and keyboardist of a number of "virtual bands" involving several guests—including Billy Sherwood, Francis Dunnery (ex-It Bites, ex-The Syn, worked with ABWH), John Payne (ex-Asia, Asia Featuring John Payne, GPS), Nick D'Virgilio (Mystery, ex-Spock's Beard, Big Big Train, ex-Genesis, ex-Tears for Fears, worked with Chris Squire), Erik Norlander (Asia Featuring John Payne), Mike Keneally (ex-Frank Zappa, ex-Stanley Snail, worked with Robert Fripp), Jason Scheff (Chicago), Nad Sylvan (Agents of Mercy, Unifaun), Roger Manning (Jellyfish; vocals, keys)—that are recording various covers (including of Yes, Rush, Pink Floyd, Genesis and ELP) and original songs for upcoming releases, but where some of the instrumental tracks are also available through Sonic Reality's sample libraries. Plans are still being worked out for how this material will be released. In Dec 2011, Kerzner described to ProgressiveEars.com the plan for 2012 as:

Sonic Elements Fantasy Interactive Dark Side of the Moon w/ Alan Parsons
Sonic Elements XYZ Fantasy Band Tribute to Rush featuring Neil Peart Drums
Sonic Elements Lamb Lies Down on Broadway Fantasy Soundtrack Tribute to Genesis
Sonic Elements Trifecta (original music with Billy Sherwood and drums from Terry Bozzio, Rod Morgenstein, Neil Peart...)
Sonic Elements TBA fantasy progressive rock project featuring...

I have put in italics the projects that so far appear to have some Yes member involvement. The tribute to Rush and Sonic Elements Trifecta serve to explain the model for these projects. An original track entitled "Trifecta" is previewed here. This features newly composed material performed by Sherwood (bass, guitars) and Kerzner (keys) to an existing drum track for Rush's "Tom Sawyer" that was recently recorded by Neil Peart for his Vol. 2 The Grooves sample library at Sonic Reality with producer Nick Raskulinecz (worked with Rush). (In Dec 2012, Kerzner discussed on Facebook a piece with Sherwood (guitars, bass, vocals) and himself (Keys) using Peart's "Tom Sawyer" drums entitled "Times Gone". It's unclear whether this is a different piece or "Trifecta" under a new name.) Presumably the Sonic Elements Trifecta release follows this model. Presumably also referring to this project, in Jan 2012, Kerzner said on Facebook: "Among the various music releases you can expect this year from Sonic Elements are some original tunes, many of which have been done with ex-Yes-man Billy Sherwood along with SR sampled grooves of great drummers such as Rod Morgenstein of the Dixie Dregs." There is an accompanying clip to a piece entitled "Razors Edge" with Sherwood and samples from Morgenstein. Meanwhile, the XYZ Fantasy Band Tribute to Rush involves multiple covers all using further samples from Peart. At various times, Kerzner or others have described:

• "Freewill", with Sherwood (bass), Dunnery (lead guitar), Alastair Greene (Alan Parsons Live Project; rhythm guitar)
  
• "Time Stands Still", with Sherwood (bass)
• "Limelight", with Sherwood (bass), John Wesley (Porcupine Tree, ex-Fish), Randy McStine
• "YYZ", with Sherwood (bass), Kerzner
• "Spirit of Radio", with Sherwood (bass), Kerzner (keys), Keneally (guitars), D'Virgilio (vocals)
• "Tom Sawyer" with Wesley (vocals, guitar), Sherwood (bass) and Kerzner (keys)
  
• "Subdivisions", with Kerzner, Payne (vocals), Norlander
• "Red Barchetta", with Rik Emmett (Triumph; guitars, vocals)
• "Mission" with Kerzner (keys), Steven Robinson (guitar), Valerie Spinner (bass) and John Beagley (vocals)
• "Between the Wheels" with Kerzner (keys) and Matt Dorsey (Simon Collins)
• "One Little Victory" with members of Queensryche
• "Losing It"
  

Dunnery is also singing on some of the Rush songs. Asked in early Dec 2011 about a release schedule for the Rush-related material, Kerzner said on Facebook: "By next month. Maybe sooner. Probably not later though."

Various further progressive rock covers have been described, presumably falling under the Sonic Elements Fantasy Progressive Rock Project. In Aug 2011, Kerzner described Sherwood and "several other ex-members of Yes" yet to be specified as working on some Yes covers. Sherwood (bass, vocals) and Kerzner (vocals) then described a cover of "The Fish", using existing drum samples from Bill Bruford and also from D'Virgilio. There's a teaser sample here. Kerzner described in Oct 2011 working on a Yes medley with Sherwood, possibly including "Starship Trooper: Würm". Next came a sample from "Changes" with Sherwood (bass, guitars, drums, vocals) and Kerzner (keys, vocals). Sherwood and Dunnery have also been linked to some Genesis/Peter Gabriel covers, and Kerzner's also described doing 3 tracks for the Alan Parsons project with Sherwood. An ELP cover with Keith Emerson (ex-ELP; keys) and Payne (vocals) is planned.

Nektar's Spoonful of Time
Progressive rock band Nektar's next release is to be a covers album entitled Spoonful of Time (Cleopatra Records), performed by Roye Albrighton (vocals, guitars), Ron Howden (drums, percussion) and Klaus Henatsch (keys), and featuring multiple guest musicians, including Steve Howe, Geoff Downes, Rick Wakeman and Patrick Moraz. The planned tracks are:

1. "Creep" (originally by Radiohead)
   
2. "Riders on the Storm" (The Doors) – with Billy Sheehan (Mr. Big, Niacin; bass), Rod Argent (The Zombies, Argent; keys)
3. "Dream Weaver" (Gary Wright) – with Jerry Goodman (ex-Mahavishnu Orchestra, ex-The Flock, worked with Dream Theater; violin)
4. "Fly Like an Eagle" (Steve Miller) – with Geoff Downes, Joel Vandroogenbroeck (Brainticket; flute, keys)
5. "Wish You were Here" (Pink Floyd) – tentatively scheduled to be with Edgar Froese (Tangerine Dream; keys/synth)
   
6. "For the Love of Money (The O'Jays) – with John Wetton (Asia, ex-King Crimson, worked with Billy Sherwood; bass); tentatively scheduled to be with Ian Paice (Deep Purple; drums)
   
7. "Blinded by the Light" (Bruce Springsteen) – with Joakim Svalberg (Opeth; keys), Ginger Baker (ex-Cream; drums)
   
8. "Sirius" (Alan Parsons Project) – with Michael Pinnella (Symphony X; keys)
   
9. "2000 Light Years from Home" (Rolling Stones) – with Klaus Henatsch (keys), Simon House (ex-Hawkwind, ex-David Bowie, worked with Japan; violin)
   
10. "I'm Not in Love" (10cc) – with Rick Wakeman (keys), Vandroogenbroeck (flute, sitar)
    
11. "Out of the Blue" (Roxy Music) – with Henatsch (keys), House (violin)
    
12. "Old Man" (Neil Young) – with David Cross (ex-King Crimson; violin)
    
13. "Africa" (Toto) – with Patrick Moraz (keys), Vandroogenbroeck (flute, sitar)
    
14. "Can't Find My Way Back Home" (Blind Faith) – with Steve Howe (additional guitar), Derek Sherinian (Black Country Communion, ex-Dream Theater, ex-Billy Idol; keys), Mel Collins (Jakszyk, Fripp and Collins, ex-King Crimson, ex-Camel, ex-Caravan, worked with Chris Squire; flute, sax)
    
15. "Spirit of the Radio" (Rush) – tentatively scheduled to be with Keith Emerson (ex-ELP; keys)

William Shatner's Seeking Major Tom
Steve Howe and Patrick Moraz both appear, albeit separately, on the space-themed concept album of covers entitled Seeking Major Tom (after the character in David Bowie's song "Space Oddity") by actor William Shatner (Star Trek, worked with Ben Folds). The 2CD album, on Cleopatra Records, is now out. A 3LP vinyl box set with the same track list is also available. The album was produced by Adam Hamilton.

Any news, additions or corrections, please e-mail Henry Potts. Thanks.