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Two fans' exploration of the world's greatest progressive rock band.
Based on 6 episodes we listened to · September 2026
Close fan scholarship turns Yes records, gear, solo work, and release history into detailed, approachable music conversation.
Yes Music Podcast treats fandom as close study. Kevin Mulrine and Mark Anthony Kaye move from Yes records and solo work to performance footage, instruments, studio practice, and the uncertain provenance of concert releases.
A bass string goes lower to meet the synthesizer, and your Yes rabbit hole gets wonderfully specific.
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A tougher Yes quiz carried by easy, knowledgeable banter and a few welcome detours.
Yes Music Podcast 708 puts the quiz at the center, with Kevin Mulrine and Mark Anthony Kaye moving through harder Yes quotations, decade guesses, and the occasional bonus point.
A close look at how early Yes fandom moved online.
This episode looks back at some of the earliest Yes discussion online, with Henry Potts joining Kevin Mulrine and Mark-Anthony Kaye to revisit the conversations they found in the early 1990s.
Steve Howe's solo songs are judged for how easily they could be turned into Yes songs.
Steve Howe's solo records are treated as possible branch lines in Yes's history. Kevin and Mark compare Beginnings, the Steve Howe album, and Turbulence, then test which songs might have worked as Yes tracks.
A Japan-focused look at Yes, imports, and the changing balance between international and domestic music.
This episode uses Yes as a way into Japan's role in rock distribution, live music conditions, and the shifting balance between international and domestic music.
A fan-facing look at Drama-era stagecraft that still manages to surprise.
Kevin and Mark use another Drama tour video as a reason to slow the pace and look closely at two consecutive days from the 1980 tour. The episode works best when it stays with the stage setup and how it would have read from a distance, since that is where the clearest…
Billy Sherwood leads a practical look at Fragile 2025, with setlist spoilers saved for committed Yes fans.
Billy Sherwood anchors the episode, which takes on Fragile 2025, his gear, and the new Yes music in a calm, practical way. It was recorded just before rehearsal at Mickey's Black Box, as the band was getting ready for the 2025 Fragile tour of the US, so it feels less like a big…
A grounded look at the BBC Wembley 1978 Yes release, with Kevin and Mark sorting through the new issue and its bootleg questions.
The BBC Wembley 1978 recording gives this Yes Music Podcast episode a firm center. Kevin and Mark spend most of their time on the new issue, the packaging, and the bootleg question, and they keep the discussion grounded in a fan's-eye view rather than drifting into grand…
A fan-led look at John Anderson's live percussion and the band's changing sound.
Yes Music Podcast episode 697 focuses on John Anderson's live use of instruments with Yes, and it works best when Kevin Mulrine and Mark Anthony Kaye lean on photos and gear details to trace how the band's sound changes over time.
Chicago critics DeRogatis and Kot pair new-album reviews with deep dives into records like Rumours.
Annual Songlines Music Awards ceremonies spotlighting global artists, from Afrobeat to sevda.
A high schooler's music diary — Grammys press pass stories to family concert interviews.
Stephen Hyden and Ian Cohen argue about indie rock, one Metacritic score at a time.
Yes Music Podcast episode 700 centers on the 700th Yes concert, which Kevin and Mark identify as 3 March 1974 at Cincinnati Gardens in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Episode 714 opens with spring weather.
Yes takes a sporting detour sparked by Patreon member Thomas De Vries.
Steve Howe sits down with Kevin to talk about two re-releases, *Portraits of Bob Dylan* and *Natural Tambra*.
Yes Music Podcast episode 687 centers on Kevin Mulrine and Mark-Anthony Kaye trading deep cuts from Yes-related solo and side projects, including Billy Sherwood's World Trade, Sin, John Anderson's Change We Must, Patrick Moraz's Time Code, and Rick Wakeman's Out There.
Episode 705 opens with a neat little test.
Episode 693 watches Drama come alive onstage.
Yes Music Podcast 706 compares John Anderson solo songs to possible Yes arrangements, focusing on Elias of Sunhillo, Song of Seven, and Animation.
Yes Music Podcast episode 685 centers on Kevin Mulrhyne and Mark Anthony Kaye debating what “authenticity” means in Yes music, from Project Gemini and Roger Dean to Going for the One and Awaken.
Yes Music Podcast 698, 'Yes Guess Who II,' centers on Kevin Mulrine and Mark Anthony Kaye playing a revised quote-guessing game built from lines by Yes members across the band’s history.
Yes Music Podcast 696, “Yes (sort-of) Unplugged,” starts from a Barry Plummer calendar photo of Chris Squire and turns into a deep look at a 1975 QPR performance of “Long Distance Runaround.” Kevin Mulrine and Mark Anthony Kaye focus on Squire’s six-string acoustic Rickenbacker, a guitar they could not readily match to another Yes appearance, and they compare it with the album version, the Yes Songs live version, and Yes Acoustic from January 2004 in Los Angeles.
Dave Watkinson walks through Yes accounts books, petty-cash records, and contracts from 1969-70, including two petty cash books, one completed and one empty.
Yes Music Podcast episode 708, Yes, Guess Who?
Kevin Mulrhyne and Mark Anthony Kaye spend the episode on Trevor Rabin's Starlix video and what it shows about his playing.
Yes Music Podcast 699 focuses on the 1978 Wembley BBC recording, a release that Kevin Mulrine says has set the “Yesiverse” into meltdown.
Yes Music Podcast episode 689 brings Henry Potts back to trace the earliest Yes conversations online, including alt.music.yes, alt.music.progressive, and the 1993 “eternal September” shift.
Yes Music Podcast episode 713 compares the original Symphonic Live DVD with the new Blu-ray reissue, using a concert recorded on November 22, 2001 at the Heineken Music Hall in Amsterdam.
Yes Music Podcast episode 709 centers on Kevin Mulrine and Jay Schellen discussing Yes’s forthcoming UK and European Fragile Tour, the move toward a new July album, and Jay’s place in the band after Alan White’s transition.
Yes Music Podcast episode 702 marks 15-year anniversary with discussion of Fish Out of Water, Chris Squire's 1975 solo album celebrating its 50th anniversary.
Hosts Kevin Mulrine and Mark-Anthony Kaye explore six reasons why Talk (1994) is a great Yes album.
Yes Music Podcast's 711th episode features host Mark Anthony Kaye ranking the top 5 Rick Wakeman solo albums from the 1970s.
Kevin Mulrhyne and Mark Anthony Kaye speak with Glenn Williams, a rock writer based in Japan.
Progressive rock vinyl expert Mark Anthony Kaye analyzes five different pressings of Yes' Time and a Word, exploring how mastering, pressing locations, and manufacturing dates affect sound quality.
Preston Frazier joins Yes Music Podcast to discuss his book Yes Indeed, which explores Yes albums and periods without John Anderson.
Hosts Kevin and Mark explore Jon Anderson's diverse live instruments with Yes, from tambourines and Mr.
Hosts Kevin and Mark conduct a Yes Connections quiz with trivia questions about albums, musicians, gear, and band associates, revealing obscure facts and personal anecdotes.
Kevin Mulrine and Mark Anthony Kaye spend this episode taking a close look at the Chris Squire Starlix video from 1990.
Yes Music Podcast episode 712 centers on Mark Anthony Kaye’s personal memories tied to Fragile, Relayer, and Union, with each album linked to a specific life moment.
Episode 691 opens with Billy Sherwood back on the YMP mic.
Two fans discuss a recent Oliver Wakeman concert, the remastered From a Page album, and the new Yes single Aurora.
A solo host discusses Yes news, weather, listener comments, and previews a top 5 live albums segment.
A fan podcast episode featuring listener messages and a concert review of the band Yes.
Two fans explore Yes concerts with notable support bands, discussing the band's history and engaging with listener comments.
Two fans discuss the solo songs from Yes's album Fragile, comparing styles and debating their inclusion in live performances.
Two fans review and discuss the new album 'True' by John Anderson and the Band Geeks, debating whether it qualifies as a Yes album.
A roundtable of experts discusses the Steven Wilson remixes of Yes's album Tales from Topographic Oceans in depth.
Two fans host a deep dive into Yes's album Tales from Topographic Oceans, featuring an interview with former road manager Michael Tate.
Two fans discuss a compilation of crowd-shot footage from Yes's 1974 Tales tour, analyzing the stage production and historical context.
Two fans explore the progressive rock band Yes, with this episode featuring a conversation about the 1973 Tales Tour and album analysis.