Posted on 05/26/2022 11:09:42 AM PDT by chuck allen
Always sad, even if one doesn’t like the music.
White was an excellent drummer. Maybe not as good as Bill Bruford but who is.
Always found it ironic that Instant Karma was referenced in “I’ve Seen All Good People” when Bruford was still their drummer.
I’m probably one of the few that thinks “Drama” was one of the best Yes albums.
Back when catching that hi-hat at the exact moment to make it sizzle was so cool, even disco picked up on it, Alan did this four banger during an instrumental section of “Gates of Delerium” on the “Relayer” album which I still think is the hottest hi-hat punch I ever heard.
Always wondered if “Anderson, Bruford, Wakeman and Howe” wouldn’t’ve just been named “Yes Minus White” if people wouldn’t;ve thought it was referring to a color. (Not exactly: Squire was also from that era of Yes.)
While he didn’t play on it,
more weed was smoked with “Close to the Edge” than with any other Album.
He joined right after.
If I remember correctly . . .
What?
Yes...yes you are...
That’s a major blow. Loved his drummingand unique feel with Yes. Just damn
I was at one of their shows at Jones Beach in the late 80’s.
The only time I saw Yes without Alan White
Well it certainly blew Tormato out of the water.
Tempus Fugit flat out rocks.
I saw Yes twice. They did not try to copy pop culture and I appreciated that. They were unique and made their own way. I first heard of them when I was in high school with the song “Starship Troopers” a Robert Heinlein-inspired song. RIP Alan White.
What I find sad is that with each of these rocker deaths we realize we are witnessing an end of a marvelous era of music in the late 50's thru the early 80's.
I was a fan of Yes, having found them as an adolescent when “Owner of a Lonely Heart” went huge. White’s was probably the best drum smash-in I can think of (although Phil Collins’ “In the Air Tonight” is a good runner up).
No-one take this personally, but I think the big limit to their popularity was that Yes fans were among the worst of what we now would call “gate-keepers,” though. It’s like you weren’t ALLOWED to call yourself a Yes fan if you liked 90215 without first finding their older albums divinely bestowed upon humanity.
Neil Peart, Phil Collins, too. Seems like drumming takes a heavy toll over the years.
Genesis fans are just as bad, especially those who think they didn’t do anything worthwhile after Gabriel left.
Thieves steal piece of rock and roll history from local hall of fame drummer
www.q13fox.com/news/thieves-steal-piece-of-rock-and-roll-history-from-local-hall-of-fame-drummer.amp
Man, nothing makes you feel out of touch when you realize one of your favorite “Dad rock” bands released a new album (”The Quest”) in 2021, and you didn’t even realize it.
Any opinions? Worthy of Yes? NOT worthy of Yes but still worthy of a listen (like, for instance, Pink Floyd’s sleepy-time album, “The Endless River.”)?
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