Together with Floyd’sDark Side of the Moonand Genesis’Foxtrot, Yes‘ 1972 masterpieceClose to the Edgeis probably the most fully realized album in progressive rock. It captures the band during an incredible (if fleeting) creative peak, and perfectly sums up the prog ethos; its lofty ideals and natural attraction towards the whimsical …
Read More »Yes Singer Jon Davison 'Deeply Hurt' Over 'Frivolous' Copyright Claim
Jon Davison, the lead singer of the legendary progressive-rock band Yes since 2012, is firing back at a copyright-infringement lawsuit filed last week over the group’s 2021 single “Dare to Know.” In a lengthy statement posted on the band’s website today, Davison says the new legal claim from fellow prog-rock …
Read More »Yes, Steve Howe Sued for Copyright Infringement over 'Dare to Know'
A new lawsuit alleges members of the legendary progressive rock band Yes used a composition stolen from fellow prog-rock musician Riz Story as the basis for “Dare to Know,” the second single off Yes’ 2021 album The Quest. The copyright infringement complaint, filed Wednesday in Los Angeles and obtained by …
Read More »The Making of 'Fragile,' the Birth of Prog, and More with Yes Guitarist Steve Howe
“Too twiddly didn’t really exist to us, in our minds,” guitar legend Steve Howe of Yes says in the new episode of Rolling Stone Music Now, explaining the musical mission of his band — and of prog-rock itself. “There wasn’t really such a thing. If you could play it, then …
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