YES to Tour with Tribute Band Singer

blackjack · Post by **blackjack** » September 11, 2008 11:52 am

Benoit David from Close to the Edge, a YES tribute band, will be the lead singer on the band's upcoming tour due to Jon Anderson's bad health.

http://apnews.excite.com/article/200809 ... CPNO0.html

First Journey, now YES! (He sounds pretty good though.)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c3BFuxBayxg

Frank4 · Post by **Frank4** » September 11, 2008 12:06 pm

I'll sleep better knowing that tonight. I did not even realize YES was still together...

RinglingRingling · Post by **RinglingRingling** » September 11, 2008 12:07 pm

Didn't they make a movie about this a while back?

Brown Eyed Girl · Post by **Brown Eyed Girl** » September 11, 2008 12:10 pm

Hmmmm, not to be confused with David Benoit, the jazz musician.

RinglingRingling · Post by **RinglingRingling** » September 11, 2008 12:11 pm

or Beloit, WI.

Brown Eyed Girl · Post by **Brown Eyed Girl** » September 11, 2008 12:11 pm

Frank4 wrote:I'll sleep better knowing that tonight. I did not even realize YES was still together...

oh honey, a friend of mine is such a YES fan that he wrote a book about them!

And he mocks ME for being a parrothead...

rednekkPH · Post by **rednekkPH** » September 11, 2008 12:45 pm

Brown Eyed Girl wrote:oh honey, a friend of mine is such a YES fan that he wrote a book about them!

Has anyone ever bothered to read it?

popcornjack · Post by **popcornjack** » September 11, 2008 1:18 pm

Judas Priest did the same thing for a while with Tim "Ripper" Owens before Rob Halford rejoined the band.

RinglingRingling · Post by **RinglingRingling** » September 11, 2008 1:31 pm

popcornjack wrote:Judas Priest did the same thing for a while with Tim "Ripper" Owens before Rob Halford rejoined the band.

Did Tim's girlfriend look nearly as hot as Jennifer Aniston wearing a macromae (sp?) dress with a thong underneath?

ph4ever · Post by **ph4ever** » September 11, 2008 1:47 pm

I saw Yes back in, 2002, mabe 2003 at Smirnoff in Dallas. They barely filled the pavillion. The only people in the lawn were us that ended up there to get in a cool breeze. Maybe 30 of us max.

Brown Eyed Girl · Post by **Brown Eyed Girl** » September 11, 2008 1:55 pm

rednekkPH wrote:
Brown Eyed Girl wrote:oh honey, a friend of mine is such a YES fan that he wrote a book about them!
Has anyone ever bothered to read it?

Dunno. I never did.

Wanna borrow my copy?

blackjack · Post by **blackjack** » September 11, 2008 4:52 pm

LIPH · Post by **LIPH** » September 11, 2008 5:05 pm

I saw Yes back in the early '70s when I was in college. A girl I knew liked them and I was trying to get into her pants. Didn't work. B*tch

Joetown Parrothead · September 11, 2008 5:09 pm

Journey is out on tour with one right now! Sorry didn't read all of 1st post!

Joetown Parrothead · September 11, 2008 5:14 pm

blackjack wrote:

http://rockstarmovie.warnerbros.com/index_flash.html
Steel Dragon kicked ass, I liked this movie! Chris "Izzy" Cole !

We all Die Young, Mark Wahlberg vocals were awesome!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kytej72YH20

Stand up and shout
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3f8nL_fmDCo

Frank4 · Post by **Frank4** » September 11, 2008 5:55 pm

ph4ever wrote:I saw Yes back in, 2002, mabe 2003 at Smirnoff in Dallas. They barely filled the pavillion. The only people in the lawn were us that ended up there to get in a cool breeze. Maybe 30 of us max.

Sounds like something out of "This is Spinal Tap"....

MDown · Post by **MDown** » September 11, 2008 7:25 pm

Joetown Parrothead wrote:
blackjack wrote:
http://rockstarmovie.warnerbros.com/index_flash.html
Steel Dragon kicked ass, I liked this movie! Chris "Izzy" Cole !

We all Die Young, Mark Wahlberg vocals were awesome!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kytej72YH20

Stand up and shout
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3f8nL_fmDCo

Wahlberg didn't do any vocals. Vocal duties for the movie/soundtrack are handled by Michael Matijevic of Steelheart. GREAT singer with a wide range. Steelheart was an hairband from the late 80's.

Jeff Scott Soto (of Journey fame) provided the vocals of the original singer of the band in the movie.

ragtopW · Post by **ragtopW** » September 11, 2008 10:18 pm

Boston did the same..

Lightning Bolt · Post by **Lightning Bolt** » September 14, 2008 4:20 pm

total Yes fan here...

Seen them in many different incarnations since '77
The band's musical prowess always just awes me, even through their last tour in 2003

Steve Howe and Chris Squire are enough to carry the band
but I wonder if they can keep it tight without the spiritual leader, Jon Anderson

Brown Eyed Girl · Post by **Brown Eyed Girl** » September 14, 2008 4:41 pm

Lightning Bolt wrote:total Yes fan here...
Seen them in many different incarnations since '77
The band's musical prowess always just awes me, even through their last tour in 2003

Steve Howe and Chris Squire are enough to carry the band
but I wonder if they can keep it tight without the spiritual leader, Jon Anderson

Ohhh...wanna borrow my book?