YESSOUNDS

Step quietly down the hall and listen through the half‑open doors — this week’s Yessounds explores albums where familiar names appear only in passing. From jazz corridors to progressive suites, these are the rooms off the main hall, the places where great players left their echoes. 

Scenario – Al Di Meola (Scenario)

The Dodo’s Dream – Gordon Giltrap (Starfield)

Angelus – Milton Nascimento (Angelus)

We Used To Play In These Hills – Charlie Bisharat (Along the Amazon)

Black Diamond Run – Charlie Bisharat (Along the Amazon)

Blood From A Stone – Cycle V (Metropolis OST)

A Drop Of Silence – Kitaro (Dream)

Assembly Line – Dixie Dregs (Industry Standard)

Bloodsucking Leeches – Dixie Dregs (Industry Standard)

Taurus 3 – Mike Oldfield (Crises)

Everybody Knows You When You're Up & In – Jeff Berlin (In Harmony’s Way)

Outbound – Béla Fleck & The Flecktones (Outbound)

Earth Jam – Béla Fleck & The Flecktones (Outbound)

Bungie Bass – Tony Levin (Bringing It Down to the Bass)

Sun Song – Glass Hammer (Culture of Ascent)

Las Estrellas En La Tierra – Cielo Y Tierra (Heaven & Earth)

Los Cuatro Elementos – Cielo Y Tierra (Heaven & Earth)

Nuestra Única Ilusión – Cielo Y Tierra (Heaven & Earth)

The Will Of The Wind – Vangelis (Direct)

Celtic Ring (Feat. Alan Parsons) – Alan Simon (Songwriter)

The Elements (Feat. Roger Hodgson) – Alan Simon (Songwriter)

Along Came Mary – Roger Hodgson (Open the Door)

Showdown – Roger Hodgson (Open the Door)

Bijou – Queen (Innuendo)

This episode highlights 90125 as our feature album and explores the surrounding branches of the Yes family. The playlist moves through classic material, solo work and connected projects that show how the band evolved during and after the 90125 period. It’s a thoughtful look at one of the most important turning points in the Yes story.

Yessounds 069 — 90125

It Can Happen (Cinema Version) – Yes (90125)

Long Distance Runaround – Yes (Fragile)

The Journey Overture – Rick Wakeman (Rick Wakeman’s Greatest Hits)

Cherokee Ridge – Steve Howe & Martin Taylor (Masterpiece Guitars)

Our Song – Yes (90125) 

Leave It – Yes (90125)

Opionium – Ayman (Dancing with My Soul)

The Calling (Canandigua – New York) – Yes (Talk 30th Anniversary 4CD Expanded Edition)

221b – Oliver Wakeman & Clive Nolan (Tales By Gaslight – Dark Fables)

Owner of a Lonely Heart – Yes (90125) 

The Clap – Steve Morse (Tales From Yesterday)

In My Sky – Circa (And So On)

Impressions (The Dream) – Patrick Moraz (The Story of I)

Hold On – Yes (9012Live: The Solos)

Cover Up – Trevor Rabin (Can’t Look Away)

Arriving UFO – Yes (Tormato – Bonus Tracks)

Sea of Mercy – John Wetton (An Extraordinary Life, Disc 2: Battle Lines)

City of Love – Yes (90125)

Make It Easy – Yes (90125)

Awaken – Yes (House of Yes: Live from House of Blues)

The Mission – Rick Wakeman (Out There)

Hearts – Yes (90125)

Episode 068 continues our Track Series with a full lineup of Track 3s, creating a snapshot of how Yes changed from era to era. These selections highlight the shifts in lineup, production and direction that shaped each period of their history. A thoughtful listen for anyone who enjoys the deeper story behind the music. 

1. Masquerade – Union
2. The Clap / Mood For A Day – An Evening of Yes Music Plus
3. Real Love – Talk
4. America – Keys to Ascension
5. Time and a Word – Keys to Ascension 2
6. Universal Garden – Open Your Eyes
7. Lightning Strikes – The Ladder
8. Homeworld (The Ladder) – House of Yes: Live from House of Blues
9. Don’t Go – Magnification
10. South Side of the Sky [Acoustic] – The Ultimate Yes: 35th Anniversary Collection
11. Long Distance Runaround – Symphonic Live
12. Fly From Here Pt. II – Sad Night at the Airfield – Fly From Here
13. Tempus Fugit [Live] – In the Present: Live from Lyon
14. Step Beyond – Heaven & Earth
15. Sweet Dreams [Live] – Yes 50 Live
16. Minus the Man – The Quest
17. Luminosity – Mirror to the Sky
18. Love Lies Dreaming – Aurora

Episode 067 focuses on a unique slice of the Yes discography by gathering only Track 3s, creating a snapshot of how the band evolved from era to era. These selections highlight the shifts in lineup, production and direction that shaped each period of their history. A thoughtful listen for anyone who enjoys the deeper story behind the music. 

1. Yesterday And Today – Yes – 1969
2. Everydays – Time And A Word – 1970
3. Starship Trooper – The Yes Album – 1971
4. We Have Heaven – Fragile – 1971
5. Siberian Khatru – Close To The Edge – 1972
6. Heart Of The Sunrise – Yessongs – 1973
7. The Ancient (Giants Under The Sun) – Tales From Topographic Oceans – 1973
8. To Be Over – Relayer – 1974
9. Parallels – Going For The One – 1977
10. Madrigal – Tormato – 1978
11. Does It Really Happen? – Drama – 1980
12. Going For The One – Yesshows – 1980
13. It Can Happen – 90125 – 1983
14. Solly's Beard – 9012Live: The Solos – 1985
15. Shoot High Aim Low – Big Generator – 1987
16. Brother Of Mine – Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe – 1989

Episode 066 explores the Yes universe through reinterpretation — covers, tributes, and re‑imagined classics performed by the musicians who shaped, expanded, and were inspired by the band’s legacy 

1. Cinema – Steve Hackett – Yesterday and Today – A 50th Anniversary Tribute to Yes
2. On the Silent Wings of Freedom – Jon Davison & Patrick Moraz – A Life in Yes: The Chris Squire Tribute
3. Georgia – Trevor Rabin – Rio
4. So Long Ago, So Clear – Giorgia Fumanti – Like a Dream
5. Your Move – Shaw Blades – Influence
6. The Sound of Silence – Jon Davison & Geoff Downes – Songs We Were Taught
7. Wonderous Stories – World Trade – Tales from Yesterday
8. Onward – Annie Haslam – A Life in Yes: The Chris Squire Tribute
9. Give a Little Bit – Richard Page & Peter Banks – Songs of the Century – An All-Star Tribute to Supertramp
10. Wild World – Rosalie Cunningham & Patrick Moraz – Songs We Were Taught
11. State of Independence (Original Version) – River Ocean – Elemental
12. Turn of the Century – Steve Howe & Annie Haslam – Tales from Yesterday
13. Aurora Lunare – Don’t Kill the Whale – Various Artists – Tales from the Edge – A Tribute to the Music of Yes
14. Change We Must – Laura Casale
15. C’est La Vie – Jon Davison & Larry Fast – A Tribute to Keith Emerson & Greg Lake
16. Release, Release – Shadow Gallery – Tales from Yesterday
17. Crime of the Century – Billy Sherwood & Rick Wakeman – Songs of the Century – An All-Star Tribute to Supertramp
18. Soon – Laura Casale
19. Roundabout – Robert Berry – Tales from Yesterday
20. South Side of the Sky – Glass Hammer – Culture of Ascent
21. Yes Medley – Unitopia – Covered Mirror, Vol. 1