OFF: Other Bands - Guilty pleasures

[William Duffy]

Although I'm not a big Yes fan, I did really like the one they did with The
Buggles (the first track has a great heavy riff). I also quite liked the one
Yes fans regard as the worst, Tormato (maybe because the songs are
shorter?). I didn't mind Jon Anderson's solo material.

William


----- Original Message -----
From: "Mark Von Bargen" <mark.von-bargen at O2.CO.UK>
To: <BOC-L at LISTSERV.SPC.EDU>
Sent: Sunday, January 19, 2003 7:13 AM
Subject: Re: OFF: Other Bands - Guilty pleasures


> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "William Duffy" [snip a bit]
> > The Buggles (safe since they became part of Yes)
> [snip a bit more]
> yeah,  there used to be a great game for winding up Yes fans.
> get them talking and bring the topic round to 'what do you reckon was Yes'
> best ever song'.
> let them have half an hour to do their overblown piece about one song or
> another. Wait for that strategic two second gap and then get in there.
> 'Actually, I've always thought the best Yes song ever was......... Video
> Killed the Radio Star.
> Then leg it before they sussed the wind up.
> It was a great time being a Hawkwind fan as a teenager. used to wind up
the
> Genesis/Yes/Wakeman bunch something wicked.
> Those were the days:
> Hawkwind, Clash, Specials, Early Madness, Pistols, Motorhead, Ramones,
> Floyd - remember, this was Liverpool where I grew up.
> Years later it seemed almost unreal seeing HW in a top ten alongside such
> prog greats. Stiil, it got them on telly for a few minutes.
>
> Mark
>
>