Even a dream lineup of Yes legends couldn't save Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe (ABWH) from failed supergroup status.
If Jon Anderson had prevailed, it could have emerged under the name The Affirmative. If the more waggish members of the ensemble had had their way, it could even have been attributed to No.
In need of new collaborators, Anderson turned to some former Yes mates – namely drummer Bill Bruford, keyboardist Rick Wakeman, and guitarist Steve Howe. Forced to abandon the Yes banner due to Squire ...
One of the most convoluted chapters in the history of progressive rock titans Yes -- and there are many -- is Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe. In 1989 vocalist Jon Anderson, drummer Bill Bruford, ...
The death of Yes bassist Chris Squire is a tragedy on many levels, only one of which is the fact that a complete reunion of the classic lineup of the band is now impossible. Discounting the ...
The band Yes poses all sorts of philosophical questions. For example, at what point has a band lost so many key members that it becomes nothing more than a tribute to its former self? The current ...
The background to this release 25 years ago was the latest bust up in the world of prog-rock, with Jon Anderson quitting Yes after a fall-out with Chris Squire and Trevor Horn. Yes had produced one of ...
The guitarist made his assessment during a new conversation with Rolling Stone. “I don’t think [fans] should stay up late nights worrying about [a reunion],” he remarked. “There’s just too much space ...
For a band that sang about love and brotherhood, Yes has a pretty fractitious history. In addition to their virtuoso musicianship, the band, whose hits include “Roundabout” and “Owner of a Lonely ...
It looked like a Yes album, it sounded like a Yes album, it even had musicians that had created Yes albums, but it wasn't an official Yes album. Well it sort of was but not really. Their self-titled ...