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2013-12-06 21:13:56 UTC
I hear there are whispers of possibly Dave Grohl or Roy Thomas Baker as being considered for the next "Yes" record.
RTB certainly has a longer resume, but this would be a surprise due to the old stories of how the band did not click with RTB back in the 70's. He seemed to be on all of the big records 30 years ago or more, but I'm not sure what he has done lately. I know he did "The Darkness" second record which was only a few years ago.
I think it might be very cool to collaborate with Grohl. He has a rock sensibility which has been largely absent from Yes music for ages.Perhaps Steve Howe is still trying his best to avoid what he views as the "cliches" of blues-influenced rock, but I personally think the band were at their best when they were a rock band augmented by some of Howe's unique stylings/sounds, as well as the toolbox Wakeman brought to them for Fragile and CTTE. While I would much prefer to have Anderson in the band, the one hope I had while awaiting FFH was that perhaps the record would be a little less "wimpy" without JA. But this was not the case. I enjoyed FFH, but it was pretty soft, I think.
It seems they could benefit from a songwriting partner as well as a producer, clearly Grohl has some skills there. Steven Wilson would be very strong in this regard as well, but one could see the material being a bit more subdued with someone like Wilson.
I wonder if they would consider Grohl's pal and Foos/Rush Producer Nick Raskulinecz. I would think that Grohl or Nick R. or Taylor Hawkins might be more likely to bring something fresh to the table, as opposed to old Roy TB
RTB certainly has a longer resume, but this would be a surprise due to the old stories of how the band did not click with RTB back in the 70's. He seemed to be on all of the big records 30 years ago or more, but I'm not sure what he has done lately. I know he did "The Darkness" second record which was only a few years ago.
I think it might be very cool to collaborate with Grohl. He has a rock sensibility which has been largely absent from Yes music for ages.Perhaps Steve Howe is still trying his best to avoid what he views as the "cliches" of blues-influenced rock, but I personally think the band were at their best when they were a rock band augmented by some of Howe's unique stylings/sounds, as well as the toolbox Wakeman brought to them for Fragile and CTTE. While I would much prefer to have Anderson in the band, the one hope I had while awaiting FFH was that perhaps the record would be a little less "wimpy" without JA. But this was not the case. I enjoyed FFH, but it was pretty soft, I think.
It seems they could benefit from a songwriting partner as well as a producer, clearly Grohl has some skills there. Steven Wilson would be very strong in this regard as well, but one could see the material being a bit more subdued with someone like Wilson.
I wonder if they would consider Grohl's pal and Foos/Rush Producer Nick Raskulinecz. I would think that Grohl or Nick R. or Taylor Hawkins might be more likely to bring something fresh to the table, as opposed to old Roy TB