Administered by Henry Potts.Inclusions so far based mainly on personal reaction - which probably only demonstrates what a strange sense of humour I have - but nominations welcomed: just forward the quote to me. For a more serious look at Yes, try the alt.music.yes FAQ.(Acknowledgements to the rec.arts.drwho quotefile for inspiration.)
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From: Kirk Mathison (17.9.97):
Michel wrote:
> Again, maybe they need ONE pop song to get a recording contract. They
> won't if they just play 20 min. stuff. Sad but true, this isn't 1973
anymore.
It ISN'T?? Whoooah. Dynamite weed.
From ROBERTSON (17.11.96):
bgrutch (bgrutch@netcom.com) wrote:
: [KTA got me laid!] ...and I hadn't had it for weeks ! On top of that
she had huge knockers !
Does this mean, no more surrounding yourself with yourself ?
From Dr Demento (8.11.96):
Yann Clochec wrote:
> And liking _Going for the one_ is a symptom of what ?
It's a symptom of liking the butts of naked men. The same people get a kick out of 2112, All the World's a Stage, and Hemispheres.
From Anthony Hobbs (1.11.96):
Henry Potts wrote:
> If time will allow
> We will judge all who came
> In the wake of our new age to stand with some zeal
> Don't kill the seal
Club it! Club it!
From Anthony Hobbs (4.10.96):
In [the Order of the Panthers], the name of "_Drama_" is surgically implanted into the top-5-list centres of your brain, meaning you only have to pick another four albums in the order of your choice. (However, it does become sort of unfortunate when _Drama_ starts appearing when we're polled for our top five ice cream flavours.)
From Bill Wade (7.9.96):
Quoth boilthat@aol.com (Boil That):
:In article <50mj9a$d35@news-e2c.gnn.com>, tabitha901@aol.com(Tabitha901)
writes:
:>A combined tour of ex Yes and Zappa members seems do-able, and I don't
think
:>XYZ was ever officially registered as a group name (Ex Yes & Zappa?).
:
:What is it you want, Tabby? What do you want? You want the moon?
Just
:say the word and I'll throw a lasso around it....Then you could swallow
it and
:it'll all dissolve and moon beams would shoot out of your fingersand the
:ends of your hair!
Hey, watch it! My mother *died* that way...
From Pooh (5.9.96, on rec.music.progressive):
The answer to the original question (Can FZ be regarded as progressive?) is of course yes.But no sane FZ-fan familiar with Yes would dream of comparing Zappas smirking lyrics to the majestic grandeur of Yes - a group that has written thought-provoking lyrics on many topics, like for instance on the following subjects;
Freedom: "One people - together Freedom for today So easy the future"(Hearts)
Life: "Life seems like a fight, fight, fight" (Ritual)
Loneliness: "There's no real reason to be lonely Be yourself"(Owner
of a lonely heart)
Medical research: "Hate is the root to cancer" (Then)
Probabilities: "It can happen to you it can happen to me it can happen
to everyone eventually" (It can happen)
Political prophecy: "Political ends as sad remains will die"(And
you and I)
Religion: "Our Gods awake in thunderous roars and guide the Leader's
hand in path of glory to the cause" (Gates of delirium)
Humor: " - " (Well, you can't expect a group of this calibre
to have everything can you ?)
Violence: "Does a lamb cry out before we shoot it dead" (Ancient)
Sex: "Create a new dimension when we are winning we can stop and shout
Making love towards perfection" (Parallels)
Wildlife: "In the wake of our new age to stand for the frail Don't
kill the whale" (Don't kill the whale)
These few examples should really set the record straight ! So even if some FZ-fans have the unmitigated audacity to criticise Yes I think that masterpieces like those quoted above speak for themselves. We certainly need groups like Yes who aren't afraid of being outspoken on serious matters.
From Steven Sullivan (4.9.96):
Yann Clochec (100772.2143@compuserve.com) wrote:
: How can you possibly say this ! "Whale"and
"Wings" are two of the
: best Yes songs ever. How you can miss the greatness of these twosongs
: is beyond my understanding.
Since we now all seem to be using the same rhetorical devices, may be we should post a template in the FAQ area: "_____________________is one of the best Yes songs ever. How you can fail to hear this is beyond my understanding."
From JSB (Mad Hatter) (4.9.96):
How can anyone compare Yes and Kiss (and therefore Jon Anderson and Gene Simmons)? That's like comparing apples to bloodstained oranges.
From Joe McGlinchey (4.9.96):
[reviewing Jon & Vangelis' _Page of Life_]
"Be a Good Friend of Mine"- In the ugly key of C#minor, joining the proud tradition of "Cruel Summer" by Bananarama and "All That She Wants" by Ace of Base (not that I'm trying to stir up anyspurious propaganda or anything!)...
From Tabitha901 (2.9.96):
Well, it's a given that Sulli would be involved in the TFTO faction. Think for a minute: "Nous sommes du Sulli", we are from Sulli. Not sure what that means exactly.
From Steven Sullivan (29.8.96):
Henry Potts (some0280@sable.ox.ac.uk) wrote:
: Steven Sullivan (sullivan@gwis2.circ.gwu.edu) wrote:
: : Anthony Hobbs (anthony@atlantis.actrix.gen.nz) wrote:
: : : In article <4vtido$f2a@cronkite.seas.gwu.edu>,
: : : Steven Sullivan <sullivan@gwis2.circ.gwu.edu> wrote:
: [...]
: : : > Including Yes, who I don't think have sold out MSG for manya
year now.
: : : Four nights in a row on the holy _Drama_ tour...*sigh*...
: : Panther dreaming again: they sold out MSG *before
the lineup change was
: : announced*. Lots of empty seats for the actual shows.
: Apparently, quite a number of large, melanistic felids were turnedaway
: by security *despite having valid tickets*...
can we keep discussions of alternate realities to a minimum, thanks?
From Bill Wade (27.8.96):
Quoth anthony@atlantis.actrix.gen.nz (Anthony Hobbs):
:In article <4vs6hh$ab7@solaris.cc.vt.edu>, Bill Wade <groon@vt.edu>wrote:
:
:> At least they're not calling *you* third class. While I've been called
:> worse, usually by dates,
:
:Dried tropical fruit insults you? Have you been sniffing nail polish
:remover again, Bill? I warned you about that.
No, I'm just having trouble making new friends. Mangoes are good conversationalists and kumquats are drop-dead hilarious, but those damned dates are insulting bastards/bitches.
From MisterJDF (20.8.96):
Anthony Hobbs writes:
>We can let you back in if you like, but you'll have to start again
as Knight Officer and do some push-ups.
*ant* (and Yann), I know I've asked this before, but I don;t think you ever answered... When you say "do some pushups," I must ask you to define "do" and "pushups."
"Pushups" could refer to:
a) an aerobic exercise consisting of successively lowering and raising
oneself, using only the arms, to and from a prone prosition;
b) a brassiere used to enhance or draw additional attention to cleavage;
and
c) a horrid (American) ice cream confection in which a frozen treat is
pushed up through a tube and eaten.
"Do" is frequently interpreted in American vernacular to mean(among
other things):
a) perform;
b) have sex with; and
c) kill.
The above definitions are only a small representation of the microcosmof meanings associated with the words do and pushups. I think a little clarification is in order, as some pretty unspeakable (but obviously not unpostable) connotations arise (ahem) rather readily.
Grotesquely and unwantedly yours,
Derek
From Diane197 (17.8.96):
In article <williams2-1708960023380001@pm1-23.miworld.net>,williams2@miworld.net
wrote:
> Alan Williams
> 1/8/58
>
> (and so much OLDER than most of you!)
> --
Are you surprised, or *bragging*?
6/14/54 Take that, kiddo! I was *riding my bike* when *you* were in diapers!
(Uh, gimme a day or so to re-work that brag...)
From Anthony Hobbs (13.8.96):
Steve Sullivan wrote:
[carolynne dunn wrote:
: With all due respect, what one single person does or does not carefor
should not
: be allowed to unduly influence what everyone else is "allowed"to
say or do.]
> I cannot allow this sort of thinking to gain currency here.
It threatens my imaginary
> hegemony. You must stop.
Hey! The OP has the imaginary hegemony around here, partner, and we outnumber you.
From merry celeste (11.8.96):
Xpnent wrote:
> June 18, 1996 (The Mighty Power Of God)
>
> I AM the mighty power, the mighty God mine depend on for/to meet all
their
> needs. (snip a lot of the following)
> 1(&1E9F5A=&5D#0H-"@T*#0H`
> `
> end
> END--cut here--cut here----
*rob*
what was that, a spiritual orgasm? come again?
oxox
*m*
From Jon Szpara (7.8.96, on rec.music.progressive):
My wife was resting her head on my chest, and said "I'm listeningto your heart. It's has a nice, regular beat. Not very progressive, though..."
From Don Becker (5.8.96):
Joe McGlinchey wrote:
> It is of course well known that before Jon joined Yes, he was cavortin'
> around with Anton LeFay and Jayne Mansfield, chainsawing cows in half
and
> then later drinking the blood of newborns in between recording "I
snort
> the nose Lucifer" subliminally on "We Have Heaven"
played backwards...
Funny...whenever I play it backwards, it always sounds like "Reahhcram eht llet, godnoom eht llet."
From Steven Sullivan (4.8.96):
I demand acknowledgment here and now that:
1) a newbie is being subjected to 'negativity'
and
2) I have had nothing to do with it (so far)
From Christopher Currie (1.8.96):
[reviewing Anderson's _Toltec_]
And what's the purpose of having a member of the *Dakota* tribe on an album about the *Toltecs*, a tribe vastly removed from the Dakotas in both time and location -- isn't this kind of like the spiritual leader of a Lappish group singing a eulogy to the Etruscans? (Well, not really, but I couldn't resist using that line.)