T.Underhill
Pioneer Member
Last night I had a disappointing but wonderful experience at a Yes concert, one of my favorite bands. Lemme 'splain.
The good - Yes has a new vocalist Jon Davison that brings so much energy, presence, and vocal power to the show. He is exceptional live and I enjoyed that part a lot, in fact I was blown away. Jon is a fantastic addition to Yes!
The bad - Alan White made many, many mistakes. He got completely lost during South Side of The Sky and Siberian Khatru, leaving Steve Howe turning around to direct him. Completely fell off the beat, which in prog rock is pretty bad and slowed the tempo of most of the songs. Most of the more difficult parts that he wrote have been diluted into more 4/4 beats and leaves a lot to be desired...there's no spark anymore. Lastly, their new album has lackluster drumming that drags down what good content exists.
As a real Alan White fan it sucked to see it and the frustration could be seen in the band member's faces. I don't have to say this but it's obvious what Alan has meant to Yes since he joined and was thrown down the gauntlet of replacing Bruford on tour and recording Tales right off the bat.
Anyway, the rest of the band still has the speed, chops, and vocals to record and tour. I know a replacement drummer could be the shot they need to sound amazing once again. It's worked for a lot of other bands when they replaced the drummer and people kept coming to see them.
Any thoughts on bands that could replace the drummer or any other member?
The good - Yes has a new vocalist Jon Davison that brings so much energy, presence, and vocal power to the show. He is exceptional live and I enjoyed that part a lot, in fact I was blown away. Jon is a fantastic addition to Yes!
The bad - Alan White made many, many mistakes. He got completely lost during South Side of The Sky and Siberian Khatru, leaving Steve Howe turning around to direct him. Completely fell off the beat, which in prog rock is pretty bad and slowed the tempo of most of the songs. Most of the more difficult parts that he wrote have been diluted into more 4/4 beats and leaves a lot to be desired...there's no spark anymore. Lastly, their new album has lackluster drumming that drags down what good content exists.
As a real Alan White fan it sucked to see it and the frustration could be seen in the band member's faces. I don't have to say this but it's obvious what Alan has meant to Yes since he joined and was thrown down the gauntlet of replacing Bruford on tour and recording Tales right off the bat.
Anyway, the rest of the band still has the speed, chops, and vocals to record and tour. I know a replacement drummer could be the shot they need to sound amazing once again. It's worked for a lot of other bands when they replaced the drummer and people kept coming to see them.
Any thoughts on bands that could replace the drummer or any other member?