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A podcast by father and son Dan Shinder and Steven Shinder. We provide our thoughts on Yes news, Yes lineups, Yes songs, Yes albums...everything! There is so much to talk about on our quest to podcast about this progressive rock band that has been around since 1968 and gone through many shifts in members and styles. Should you give us a listen? The answer is Yes! We welcome comments, questions, and suggestions, so feel free to email us at yesshiftpodcast@gmail.com Support this podcast: https ...
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The ultimate classic rock podcast with big name interviews on every episode including 30+ Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductees! If you love classic rock and want to hear stories of the glory days from the guys who were at the heart of the action then you'll LOVE this comprehensive classic rock podcast, hosted by UK radio veteran, Paul Stephenson! Check out the VRP Rocks YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@VRPRocks Proudly part of Pantheon Podcasts Network.
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In this special My 5 Favourite episode of VRP Rocks, host Paul Stephenson sits down with legendary guitarist Bruce Kulick as he reveals his top five favourite albums from his prolific career. Known for his iconic work with KISS, Grand Funk Railroad, and a successful solo journey, Bruce takes listeners behind the scenes of some of his most treasured…
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Steven recaps his experience seeing David Gilmour's Luck and Strange Tour concert at the Intuit Dome in Inglewood, which took place October 25, 2024! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/yesshift/support
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In this special My 5 Favourite episode of VRP Rocks, host Paul Stephenson welcomes back Britt Lightning, the powerhouse guitarist of the legendary all-female rock band Vixen. Following last week’s in-depth interview about her career, Britt returns to reveal her five favourite guitarists, the legends who’ve inspired her the most! Find out who they a…
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We read people's dream setlists for a scenario in which Jon Anderson could perform any of his works with an orchestra! Happy 80th birthday to him! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/yesshift/support
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Jon Anderson joined us for an interview! In the window of time we had with him, we talked about True, got a glimpse of another bit of music that may come from him and The Band Geeks, his musical Chagall, and what he likes doing in his spare time! And check out his Patreon: patreon.com/JonAnderson --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify…
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Steven goes live to remind people we have Jon Anderson on Yesshift tomorrow, 11:30am PDT, as well as to talk about recent/upcoming music releases, and a review of what he saw of the ProgStock live streams! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/yesshift/support
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In this episode of VRP Rocks, Paul interviews Britt Lightning, the lead guitarist of the legendary all-female rock band Vixen. Britt shares her incredible journey, from her early days of touring at just 17 years old to playing with Vince Neil (Mötley Crüe) and Steven Pearcy (Ratt). She also opens up about her work as musical director at Rock and Ro…
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Steven talks about his vinyl copy of the new Rick Wakeman release, Yessonata, a piano album containing Yes and King Arthur medleys! Have you listened to it? Did you get to see it performed live? --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/yesshift/support
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In this episode of VRP Rocks, Paul welcomes back legendary Grand Funk Railroad frontman Mark Farner for another incredible conversation. Mark shares the inspiration behind his first new album in almost 20 years, "Closer to My Home", and the fascinating story of re-recording his iconic hit "I’m Your Captain (Closer to Home)" in 432 Hz. Mark also ref…
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Joe Cass of Total Mass Retain JA80 Tour Celebrating Jon Anderson's 80th Birthday - Yesshift
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Drummer Joe Cass guests on Yesshift again, this time to talk to Steven about Yes tribute band Total Mass Retain's upcoming JA80 Tour celebrating Jon Anderson's 80th birthday! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/yesshift/support
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We talk about the now 30-year-old Jon Anderson solo album Change We Must! Let us know what other songs he was involved in you'd like to see him do with an orchestra as part of your dream setlist, and we'll read people's lists on Jon's birthday October 25th! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/yesshift/support…
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In this exciting episode of VRP Rocks, Paul sits down with legendary guitarist Bruce Kulick for an in-depth conversation spanning his entire career. From shredding with Kiss during their iconic non-makeup era where he helped shape the band’s sound on iconic albums like Asylum and Revenge. He also takes us back to his early days on the road with Mea…
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For Tom Brislin's birthday, we are sharing our thoughts on a couple videos he did with The Band Geeks! We share snippets, but check out the full versions over on Richie Castellano's YouTube channel afterward! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/yesshift/support
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Andy Ascolese joins us for an interview for Drum Talk TV and Yesshift! Recently, he's been drumming with Jon Anderson and The Band Geeks, who've released a new album called True! Check out our conversation about the album, his own solo album Endless Sunset, his bandmates, touring, and gear! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/p…
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Steven does a news catchup for the month of September. Check out what's come out and what's coming up, including Fake Band Practice's Out of My Mind, Chris Braide's There Was A Time - The Songs of Marc Bolan, and Concentus - the John Wetton Live Collection, Volume 1, among others. Plus, it's been 40 years since 9012Live was filmed. --- Support this…
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Steven talks about his vinyl copy of Nektar's latest album Mission to Mars. And Dan will be interviewing their drummer Jay Dittamo later today, Tues. Sept. 24th, 6pm PDT / 9pm EDT. It'll be live @DrumTalkTV on Facebook and YouTube! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/yesshift/support…
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For the late Virgil Howe's birthday, Steven goes live for a bit to talk about his vinyl copy of Virgil & Steve Howe's Lunar Mist album. Have you listened to it? --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/yesshift/support
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What are your memories and favorite moments of The Ladder? We’re celebrating its 25th anniversary! Join us as we talk about what we think of the album and share fan comments about it! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/yesshift/support
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Adam Wakeman joins us for an interview! We'll be talking about Jazz Sabbath and perhaps other facets of his music career! Jazz Sabbath's The 1968 Tapes comes out November 29th and can be pre-ordered here: https://jazzsabbath.bandcamp.com/album/the-1968-tapes --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/yesshift/support…
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We review Steve Howe's upcoming album Guitarscape, which will be releasing September 27th! The album sees Steve Howe not just on acoustic, electric, steel, and bass guitars, but also on keyboards! And joining on drums is his son Dylan Howe! Pre-order here: https://lnk.to/hkKdov --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/yessh…
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In this episode of VRP Rocks, we dive deep into rock history with two legendary segments. First, we pay tribute to the genius of Jeff Beck, as six rock icons share their personal stories and insights on why Beck was the greatest guitarist of all time. Then, we crank up the volume for the ultimate showdown between The Beatles and The Rolling Stones.…
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Happy 80th birthday to Roger Dean! What are some of your favorite non-Yes artworks he's done? Being very familiar with Yes, we share our observations on what makes his non-Yes art for other bands and solo albums different. He's made many incredible works over the years, so let's celebrate! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/po…
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We go live to take a little look at our CD copies of True and talk about the contents! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/yesshift/support
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In this episode of VRP Rocks, host Paul Stephenson sits down with legendary session musician, guitarist and producer Danny Kortchmar. Known for his work with iconic artists like James Taylor, Carole King, Don Henley and Jackson Browne, Danny shares his top 5 favourite songs that he’s worked on throughout his incredible career. From behind-the-scene…
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Happy birthday to Geoff Downes! Join us as we talk about him and his work, and speculate about how things might have been different had he rejoined Yes in 1997, something that almost happened! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/yesshift/support
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We review the newly released album from Jon Anderson & The Band Geeks titled TRUE! You can order the album here: https://ffm.to/jonandersontrue --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/yesshift/support
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Yes Tour with Deep Purple Underway, Live Stream Concert Reviews, & More - Yesshift News 08/22/2024
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Steven goes live to talk about some news and things that have gone on lately! The current Yes tour with Deep Purple is underway, but the details on the setlist will be saved for the end! Steven also talks about a couple of live streams that happened over the weekend: Total Mass Retain's Alan White tribute concert at The Royal Room in Seattle, and M…
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Today I speak with the founder and CEO of Drum Talk TV, Dan Shinder! Dan is here to talk about his personal 5 Favourite Drummers of all time - and he shares some fascinating stories along the way! Dan's life in drumming started at a really young age and he was in bands supporting the likes of Heart and Blue Oyster Cult when he was just 15 years old…
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Author Stephen Lambe joins us again, this time to talk about his recently published book, Rock Classics: Yes - 90125 from SonicBond Publishing! You can order the book from Burning Shed here: https://burningshed.com/stephen-lambe_rock-classics-yes-90125_book --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/yesshift/support…
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We review the Jon Anderson and The Band Geeks concert we attended last night at the Celebrity Theatre in Phoenix, Arizona! Tune in and hear our takes on the experience! And pre-order their new album True here: https://talkshop.live/channels/jonanderson --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/yesshift/support…
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As sad news reached me about an hour ago of the sad passing of Greg Kihn, I thought I'd put out a short episode paying tribute and including some of the funniest stories Greg told me during our interview back in 2021. To hear the full interview check out episode 21 of VRP Rocks Hear behind-the-scenes tales, including a humorous encounter with Bruce…
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Steven recounts a concert he attended at Zebulon Cafe this past Saturday featuring Raspberry Blonde and Ruth Radelet! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/yesshift/support
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In this captivating episode, legendary drummer Simon Phillips takes us on a journey through his illustrious career, sharing insights into his favourite albums he's played on. Simon gives a behind-the-scenes look at recording tracks with musical luminaries like David Gilmour, Pete Townsend, and Jack Bruce. He delves into the intricacies of creating …
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As a bonus release before the next regular Yesshift episode, here's something from Drum Talk TV. Scott Higham joins Dan Shinder for some gear talk! Scott has worked in the realms of prog rock, pop rock, metal, and musicals. He has worked with Oliver Wakeman, having recently drummed on Oliver's new solo album Anam Cara, and he drummed for Pendragon …
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Buck Dharma, founding member of iconic rock band Blue Öyster Cult, takes centre stage on todays episode. Buck discusses his latest single "The End of Every Song," and delves into the band's reimagined record "Ghost Stories," using AI to revitalize previously unreleased tracks. Buck also reminisces about the band's early years, sharing insights abou…
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Happy birthday to drummer Dylan Howe! For this occasion, we're talking about Steve Howe's Remedy, in which Dylan played alongside his father Steve Howe and his brother Virgil Howe, as well as guitarist Ray Fenwick and bassist Derrick Taylor! Steve Howe's Remedy includes the studio album Elements (2003) and concert film Remedy Live recorded in March…
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Steven goes live for a news round-up (including info on a Relayer 50th anniversary pressing, a Bill Bruford box set, Rick's Yessonata, and more) before talking about his vinyl copies of Earthside's Let the Truth Speak and Ruth Radelet's The Other Side. Plus, a little bit of info on a couple of the episodes one can expect this month! (Also may have …
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In this weeks show we dive deep into some great records for a change. Tony Carey is back to talk about a brilliant collective of musicians who count Jethro Tull's Ian Anderson, Supertramp's John Helliwell and Simon Phillips amongst their number - plus his new efforts to remaster some of his most creative concept records as Planet P Project. The dar…
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Join us as we celebrate 55 years since the release of Yes' self-titled debut album! We also go over the following questions: What are your favorites from this debut album? What are your top five Yes album covers? What are your top five highlights from Yes' history (could be a song, album, etc.)? How many times have you seen Yes? What's your favorit…
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In this episode of VRP Rocks, we delve into the captivating world of music with Tony Carey as he unveils his top 5 most memorable recording sessions. As a renowned musician celebrated for his work with Rainbow and as a solo artist, Tony Carey intricately details the enchanting stories behind his collaborations with some of music's biggest legends. …
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Dan and Steven look back at the 2014 Yes album Heaven & Earth on its 10th anniversary! Produced by Roy Thomas Baker and mixed by Billy Sherwood, this album featured the lineup of Jon Davison, Geoff Downes, Steve Howe, Chris Squire, and Alan White. Do you have any favorites from this album? Did you get to see the material they played live? Check out…
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Steven's Venue Adventures - Reviewing Concerts by Total Mass Retain, When in Rome UK, Asia Featuring John Payne, and The Buggles
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Steven reviews a few concerts he watched online and in-person. On July 13, he watched the Total Mass Retain concert streamed by ProgStock via Stageit from the Williams Center in Rutherford, New Jersey. Afterward, he went to the Forever '80s concert at Pershing Square in Los Angeles, managing to catch When in Rome UK and Asia Featuring John Payne. A…
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In this episode renowned drummer Chris Slade shares captivating stories from his illustrious career. From his time with classic rock legends like AC DC, Jimmy Page, and David Gilmour, to his hits with Tom Jones and Manfred Mann's Earth Band, Chris Slade's journey is a treasure trove of music history. Get an inside look at his new album "Timescape,"…
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We are joined by John Perez of Texas-based tribute band Close to the Yes! Based in Dallas, Texas, the band played live a bit back in March and is playing its first full set on August 24th at The Maverick. The show will also include Rush tribute band Clockwork Angels! Event details here: https://www.facebook.com/events/408069202152232/ --- Support t…
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Celebrating the third anniversary of Yesshift with a few topics! An icebreaker topic Dan came up with is the question of what one ABWH song we'd each have liked played on the Union Tour. Then we'll touch on July birthdays by talking about what Peter Banks era Yes songs we'd like to see on a new tour as a nod to him, notable Igor Khoroshev keyboard …
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Terry Reid shares stories from his incredible career. From his early start in the industry, touring with the Rolling Stones on his 16th birthday, Reid's experiences are nothing short of legendary. The interview features captivating tales of his interactions with icons like Aretha Franklin, Steve Marriott, and Jimmy Page, offering a rare glimpse int…
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Steven gives a little update on activities and talks about the experiencing of playing his vinyl copy of the Caligula's Horse album Charcoal Grace! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/yesshift/support
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Step into the world of music history with renowned drummer Russ Kunkel as he unveils the captivating stories behind his top five favorite records. Experience the behind-the-scenes magic of influential albums that have left an indelible mark on the music industry. From studio collaborations with legendary artists to the creation of timeless classics…
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Steven talks about some of the latest Yes and related news, sharing thoughts on Play for Chris 10, waxing nostalgic about his first Yes and Asia concert experience, reviewing the upcoming Focus 12 album, and mentioning other releases and touring tidbits! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/yesshift/support…
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John Mitchell and Harry Whitley of the new Asia lineup join us to talk about the Heat of the Moment Tour, which commences July 3rd in North America! They go into connections with and thoughts on John Wetton and Geoff Downes, and how the new lineup of Downes, Mitchell, Whitley, and Virgil Donati came together! Check out the North America tour dates …
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