#geoff downes

[progschmog]

Chances are you've seen the Beatles vs. Monkees fight polls circulating around on your dash before, now here's one for the Yesheads out there...

******This isn't a popularity contest. Pick who you think would win.

Feel free to reblog with propaganda!

#I'd add the more recent members if I could but I ran out of room. Please don't come at me with tomatoes #I'm genuinely curious as to what the results will end up being #yes band #progressive rock #prog rock #poll #jon anderson #steve howe #chris squire #rick wakeman #bill bruford #tony kaye #alan white #trevor rabin #geoff downes #patrick moraz #trevor horn #peter banks #the ultimate yes showdown #paperlate

[thegroovyarchives]

The Buggles From the June, 2017 issue of MOJO Magazine.

#The Buggles #Trevor Horn #Geoff Downes #70's music #80's music #MTV #70's #80's #my scans

[stoneoferech]

Yes "Yesyears"

#prog rock #yes #progressive rock #classic rock #jon anderson #chris squire #steve howe #bill bruford #rick wakeman #alan white #tony kaye #patrick moraz #trevor rabin #trevor horn #geoff downes #united kingdom

[moody-yesterdays]

Trevor Horn is the most lovable dork ever like it's literally impossible not to love this man

Including photos of Yes' Drama lineup for prog tax, as I try to keep this blog prog-centric, but let it be known I am also a fan of Trevor and Geoff in The Buggles as well.

#trevor horn #geoff downes #the buggles #buggles #yes #yes band #drama

[medl2ey39]

#geoff downes #the buggles #asia band #prog rock #fanart

[dompauljones]

What

#doodles #shitpost #art #the buggles #trevor horn #geoff downes

[rubbishvibes]

Everyone at my uni getting Buggled so hard, they don't even know it.

#the buggles #trevor horn #geoff downes #loser in the wild

[p4ncha]

Geoff Downes

i had to eat a couple of candies..

#geoff downes #keyboardist #Guitar keyboard #asia band

[fluffyfluffsfly]

I drew this millennia ago

#the buggles #geoff downes #trevor horn #peeing with my boy geoff #yeah

[peanutbuttaz]

Bunny downed

#my art #geoff downes

[progschmog]

Yessketches (and some Buggles)

#yes band #prog rock #progressive rock #my art #artists on tumblr #steve howe #rick wakeman #jon anderson #chris squire #bill bruford #alan white #trevor horn #geoff downes #the buggles #ignore the hands

[probably-not-mig]

✨(Possibly) unpopular opinions with Mig✨

I've done a few of these so I thought I'd give it a fancy title this time.

Drama is the best Yes album since Close to the Edge

There, I said it! And honestly, I think I believe it.

Don't get me wrong, I absolutely LOVE tales, Relayer and GFTO and I absolutely- well... like Tormato. They've all got a plethora of incredible, life affirming Yes goosebump moments. I just feel like Drama has the upper hand and I'm going to attempt to explain why now.

I see a whole lot of people shitting on Drama and I can't for the life of me figure out why. It ticks all the Yes boxes (heavy, unusual, singable, Chris Squire) while also adapting to a new musical climate. Machine Messiah is joyous and chilling, Does It Really Happen kicks arse, Into the Lens is about being inside a camera (what's better than that??) and the album doesn't even stop there! I also think that it's not as pretentious as some previous albums. As much as I can't express how much I love Gates of Delerium (and the epics from that era), nobody can deny that putting War and Peace to music in the form of a side-long fusion epic is a bit silly.

I feel that none of those '73-'79 yes albums were quite as consistent as Drama (GFTO and Relayer come close I think) and the main issue with that was the band losing a lot of the heaviness and life. I feel they lost a lot of the youthful energy they had on the albums before and on Close to the Edge and that energy returned on Drama. It feels much more exciting and excited than some of the stuff on previous albums. They sound really happy and up for playing with each other (to me at least). I like that it's a bit less of a 'sweet' sounding record compared to some stuff on Tormato and GFTO. Don't get me wrong, I really like Turn of the Century but I feel it's a bit too surgery for me. To me, even the slower songs on earlier Yes albums (Sweetness, Clear Days, Your Move, etc) had the atmosphere of a rock band. They felt young, alive, flourishing and rebellious. It's a kind of indescribable magic that I feel lacks on some later material.

In all fairness (a short opposition)

The album does sound very much 1980 with the synths and the mix. BUT I found buying the (original mix) record completely transformed the way I heard that album. Suddenly, all the body I felt was missing on CD appeared, it felt closer to CTTE than it did 90125 and it all began to make sense for me.

It's also quite a cluttered arrangement at times. I happen to quite enjoy that though and knowing yes fans, I'm sure it's not busier than anything else you've heard!

All that being said, I often listen those '73-'79 albums and am just blown away by the beauty and originality of the music and the ecstasy they make me feel. Let's all just love Yes!

#prog rock #yes band #prog #rock #jon anderson #steve howe #alan white #rick wakeman #fish chris #geoff downes #trevor horn

[stoneoferech]

Yes

#yes #jon anderson #trevor rabin #chris squire #alan white #tony kaye #geoff downes #bill bruford #peter banks #tony o'reilly #rick wakeman #patrick moraz #trevor horn #eddie jobson #igor koroshev #oliver wakeman #benoit david #jon davison #billy sherwood #jay schellen #prog rock #progressive rock #roger dean #united kingdom

[moody-yesterdays]

This was funnier in my head

#steve howe #geoff downes #trevor horn #chris squire #alan white #drama #yes #yes band #meme #asia #asia band #progressive rock #progblr

[dompauljones]

did anyone do that one yet

#doodles #shitpost #the buggles #art #trevor horn #geoff downes

[childoftheriver]

Some Asia pics shared on FB. They all look adorable but, oh Gregory…

#greg lake #love his laughing face! #blonde greg! #hot hot boy #carl palmer #he’s so badass here #whew! #geoff downes #in his letterman jacket #fabulous hair! #steve howe #maestro #asia band #in London #After #elp #emerson lake and palmer #emerson lake & palmer #emerson lake palmer #a greg a day (or two or more)