Jon Anderson 6/6/2009

[DoctorAxe]

Absolute JA, in his element!

[HasinaiMan]

Ahh, Jon doing a gig down the road from his home. Very sweet to see and hear him again. I'm with Jane, this is one of my favs too. It sounded nice last night in Sellersville, PA 9/8/2010.

[charliejazz64]

He doesn't seem confined by his age. Being 45 myself and sometiimeswondering where I fit in the music business, it's nice to hear Jon and his resillient self.

[hubiex]

Great song!! Thanks for sharing!

[Genesismanwr]

Please keep to comments regarding the video and not religous banter. I have been asked to shut down the link, which I won't do. I don't have the time to frequent this list I simply posted the music to be shared and enjoyed. So help me not get emails regarding religious opinion and watch the vids! Tx Genesismanwr

[lambliesdown]

Saw this wonderful Spirit Saturday past. It was a n incredible and intimate performance! Sweet Dreams for sure...feels like one....since my son and I met him backstage for an autograph, photo, and a little chat time. Jon's wife is such an endearing soul! What a treasured time this is and thank you Genesismanwr for the post. We love you Jon....and congratulations on your ascension

[tuktuktok]

What the heck is this. I'm away for a few weeks and this video has reverted to religios debate. Shut and listen the music.

[MrOscarWild]

don't forget the Muslims also. They want to see the destruction of western civilisation in it's entirety. Basically, they want to murder everyone that is not a muslim.

[ArideTWT]

@MrOscarWild so true!

[MrOscarWild]

Now gizlivadi8013 wants to start arguing with me, about my statement of fact.

[MrOscarWild]

See what happens when you let an evil cult, like christianity run your life, you end up just as ignorant and bitter as IYAMNI.

[gizlivadi8013]

You know, I was reading through all the argument, and felt really amused, and even thought you were right, you know (though you must give Jon some credit, man, a band's lyrics are little less important than the music, if less important at all).

Although very annoying, I thought the message of your posts was really accurate and true, especially on the "insults are not a substitute for wit", BUT when I read your very last post, about christians, man, thats pure BULLSHIT!

[gizlivadi8013]

I mean,you say that pure insult is stupid,and this comment of yours,is just plain baseless insult! Christians hav nothing to do here,and even more,you assume and bother this guy IYAMNI for being christian,though he never even said he was,and post a stupid comment that has NOTHING to do with Jon or Yes,just to insult some random guy without giving any argument or reason,just to troll around. And then you say:"You seem to think that ignorance and insults are a valid substitute for content and wit"

[MrOscarWild]

Christianity is an evil cult, not bullshit.

[gizlivadi8013]

@MrOscarWild Yeah, yet another witty comment form MrOscarWild.. I think you disn't even understand the point of my mesage. I just said Christianity has nothing to do with Jon Anderson writing for Yes. The fact that you're insulting christianity in a completely different topic shows that you don't have any valid argument that actually HAS SOMETHING TO DO with the discussion.

[MrOscarWild]

@gizlivadi8013 You mentioned christianity itself at the end, not in relation to jonderson, so STOP BEING A FOOL, or at least try not to be.

[gizlivadi8013]

@MrOscarWild I mentioned christianity because YOU start talking about it when it has nothing to do with Jon Anderson. I mentioned it to to show that you don't know how to keep an argument or conversation. I mean, if you're talking about the role of Jon in Yes, do you start criticizing christianity? What does it have to do with it? Can you even keep a subject when talking with someone? That's why I mentioned it.

[MrOscarWild]

@gizlivadi8013 There you go again, jumping to conclusions. I didn't mention it in relation to anderson, duh. Read the comments that iyami sent to me, and then maybe, an ignorant person like you would understand it. iyamni didn't keep the subject from his second comment onwards, he was just trying to insult people. I started to play him at his own game at the end, and soon enough he retreated. You should ask iyamni, what his homophobic comments have to do with anything on the subject of Yes.

[MrOscarWild]

You seem to think that ignorance and insults, are a valid substitute for content and wit. Example: "Perhaps you share another of his well known proclivities? Hmmmmmmm?". So we have established that you are a homophobic, and deluded christian, that knows little or none of Yes music history. Any reason why you choose to be homophobic?

[IYAMNI]

Hey, I love homosexuals, girlfriend. I was just trying to figure out why you call yourself "Oscar Wild". I figured that had to be the reason. There surely is no intellectual similarity.

I said Jon was a writer on every except Drama and 90125. Read back a few posts Leonard.

You never heard any of the solos. You don't even know who was in the original lineup.

??Not a Christian... don't know where that's coming from, but go for it if it gets you off..

Not bitter, just amused. ;-)

Next...

[IYAMNI]

You know what, you can have the last word, girlfriend. I didn't realize how many posts we've made and if somene did this at one of my vids, I'd delete them

Apologies to Genesismanwr for cluttering up his vid with nonsense. I have no prob if he deletes mine.

Mr Wild... it's been faaaabulous. ;-)

Ciao'

[MrOscarWild]

What's with "girlfriend"? I'm not a girl, or gay. You're still leaving homophobic comments, and you think that your comments are clever? I think that you are a vile person, and i'm sure that Oscar Wilde would have thaught so too, for obvious reasons.

[MrOscarWild]

IYAMNI thinks that ignorance is a virtue. The poor sod even thinks that Jon Anderson created all of the music of Yes.

[IYAMNI]

Your memory is deteriorating even faster than your reason, and there wasn't much to begin with. I never said Jon created ALL Yes music, just that he was an active writer... you said he created NONE of it. Read back a few posts 'Leonard'. Easily proved you wrong.

Of course the solo albums relate to Yes Music, they are all by people who wrote Yes music... by listening you can tell who influenced what. D'uh?

You're just embarrassed because you never heard of of them. Avid fan.

Try again.

[IYAMNI]

btw... just out of curiosity, since you obviously posses none of Oscar Wilde's famous wit, I wonder why you chose that name.

Perhaps you share another of his well known proclivities? Hmmmm? :-)

[MrOscarWild]

@IYAMNI You said that jon co-created all of the music of Yes, and you were wrong. None of those rocords relate to who has written the majority of Yes music, d'uh. Of course I have heard of them, you should stop being a presumptuous fool. You always presume things (I have just proved that),XD and that is why you always lose the argument, d'uh.

[MrOscarWild]

I can't believe that you still have trouble understanding these facts. Or maybe you do understand them, but you just choose to be bothersome.

[MrOscarWild]

"Steve and Chris follow the money" LOL That means, Jon also must have chased the money for a very long time. Jon's instrumental contribution to Yes, was very limited. You can't give jon credit, where it's not due (related to the previous point). iyamni will probably continue to try and insult me, without actually having a valid point to prove. All of the comments from iyamni so far, has been either inaccurate or wrong. I'm laughing at both of you, and for good reason. May Thor bless you all.

[IYAMNI]

Dude, at first I thought you were just stubborn... . Then I figured you were stupid. Now I see you're fk'n crazy. "Clearly... clearly."

[MrOscarWild]

@IYAMNI You have just proved my last point. LOL You are an idiot. May Baal bless you.

[IYAMNI]

??.. you know, Wilde was clever and subtle. You just post addled pejoratives ad nauseum. Come on... at least put some thought into it.

[MrOscarWild]

@IYAMNI It took you 3 quarters of an hour to reply, and that is the best you can do!? lol You have very little to say, and delight in saying it. You still have no point to prove. You are angry that you lost the argument, and now you have nothing left to say. It's sad to see someone degenerate so much. Be a good christian, and stop bothering people.

[IYAMNI]

Proved my point many posts ago. Jon was an active writer in every Yes album he appeared with the exception of 90125 which was pretty much already written by Rabin & Chris. Any real Yes fan would know that. I am just responding to you now because you're fk'n hilarious. I mean.... what was that thing with Baal? Continue...

[MrOscarWild]

@IYAMNI Steve Howe and Trevor Rabin created most of the guitar music for Yes. Rick Wakeman (can't believe I have to explain this to an apparant Yes fan) and Tony Kaye created most of the keyboard and piano music for Yes. Jon Anderson did not create most of the guitar and keyboard/piano music for Yes. Jon gave forth most of the lyrics and sang them for Yes. He did not give forth most of the music for Yes. The Baal thing, was supposed to be a simplistic consciousness raising exercise for you.

[IYAMNI]

Uh... not. Howe didn't even join until the 3rd album. Jon was one of the main writers. He wrote much of CTTE, most of Gates of Delirium was his. He and Howe wrote most of Tales, which Wakeman didn't even like. Rabin wrote most of 90125 but Trevor Horn was responsible for the production. Big Generator and Talk were collaborative albums. Jon and Rabin worked closely on Talk and became very tight friends.

You really have no idea what you're talking about. But please, continue... enlighten me. :-)

[MrOscarWild]

Jon didn't write the majority of Yes music, you fool.XD Jon did not create any music on Talk, Jon even admits it. Alan said it was trevor's album. Your ignorant opinion does not serve as fact. Steve Howe and Trevor Rabin created the majority of the music. You clearly don't know what you are talking about. You probably believe that god exists too. XD Be a good little christian and stop bothering people.

[IYAMNI]

Dude.... you are so fk'n weird. Does your mommy know you're on the computer?

Anyway, you don't know Yes' history. Do you even know the original line-up...have any of the solo albums? Beginnings? 6 Wives?? Fish Out Of Water? Check out 'Olias of Sunhilow' Written, arranged, performed by Jon. The definitive Yes solo disc. Howe's was great too. But Patrick Moraz did one of the best Yes solo albums, "Story of I" ... and you probably don't even know who that is.

[MrOscarWild]

@IYAMNI You don't have anything to say, kid, or should I say dude. The albums you have mentioned have nothing to do with the music of Yes albums. May allah, jesus, baal, and wotan bless you, mr dude.

[TheLastNeon]

I'm laughing at both of you. Yes was a combination of ingredients you cannot replicate. Only substitute. Jon follows a path based on his passions. Steve and Chris follow the money. I don't blame any of them for their choices.

[IYAMNI]

Absolutely. Yes was a combination of influences and writers. Wild's assertion was that, aside from from lyrics, Jon was not an active writer for Yes. Might read b4 you laugh?

[MrOscarWild]

Chris Squire and Steve Howe never lost it.

[journeyvail]

He will be back in yes soon just watch

[endlessdream83]

Geeeez, 65 and Jon still sounds pretty darned good... and that's while playing guitar! I can't help but think he'd sound even better with a full band...

[MrBlack1968]

druidkat, I so agree with you. He was my hero when I was sixteen and I first heard 'Find My Way Home' From then I was hooked and joyfully discovered Yes. Haven't listened for a few years and just melted on hearing that voice again. . .It's perfect 'because' of it's imperfection. bless him.

[druidkat7]

I adore this guy...shaky notes and health issues aside, Jon Anderson never fails to inspire me...this song rocked!

And his music and voice have not once failed to remind me that NONE of us are alone...we're all brothers and sisters in the Big Dream...but when the Love of the Divine hits you...you know it...and you can't help but sing out with joy...

Especially when the Love of the Divine has been working through a man like Jon Anderson!

Nous Sommes Du Soleil!

[obsidiansands1]

A lot of Jon's solo material is indeed poppy dreck- but if you are any kind of Yes fan and don't have a copy of "Olias Of Sunhillow" & "Change We Must" you are missing out on a pretty wonderful, rich vein of music.

[Stevomyungbassfreak]

The Yes Singer... of course.... but as for his solo stuff????? 'Dont give up the day job?' I wouldnt give any penniues to him in the street! :-)

[actormanic]

Jon is not JUST a singer. he has been THE principal songwriter for Yes for most of their years. There's a reason your comment is getting the thumbs down.

[MrOscarWild]

Jon Jnderson gave forth the lyrics for half of YES' albums, but none of the music for which the the band is know for.

[IYAMNI]

That's not true. He was an active writer. Yes' tunes were always so-rwote by all the band. Many of the hits are based on Jons tunes. Your Move, the opening for And You And I, Gates Of Delirium is almost all his. You don't know Yes history.

[MrOscarWild]

@IYAMNI Yes have over 150 songs.

[IYAMNI]

And how is does that response apply to what I pointed out? Anderson is and was an active writer in every line up of Yes he was part of, except when Rabin took the reins on 90125, which only succeeded because of the legacy Yes had established in the 70s. And if you think that is an exaggeration, just look how well Rabin's solo albums did.

[MrOscarWild]

@IYAMNI You are obviously are a jon anderson nut. There were other members of yes, other than jon anderson. 90125 suceeded because of trevor rabin, with a more mainstrem sound, not because of jon anderson or due to the past.

[IYAMNI]

??You hould change ur handle. Wild made 'clever' comebacks.

Rabin's great, but without Jon 90125 would not have had the success it did. Squire knew that. That's why he wanted him back..

BTW, I have every solo album by every Yes member including Rabin's demos of all the 90125 songs, sans Jon. One listen and you can tell why Squire wanted him back.

So, sure, I'm an 'Anderson nut.' There's a lot of us. And there's a reason for that. More than any other member, he carries the Yes spirit.

[MrOscarWild]

@IYAMNI Rabin made 90125 a success, not anderson.

[IYAMNI]

The name "YES" made 90125 a hit. If they came out as 'Cinema', w/o Jon, as originally planned, it would have been as big as any other Yes offshoot.. The weak sales of Rabin's solo projects proves that. If only he was the key, then everything he did would be gold. It works both ways, Rabin brought Yes back to life. But Yes made Rabin big. Otherwise he'd be known for his soundtracks. Nothing he has done outside of Yes has been as successful. That's why Squire wanted that name and Anderson back.

[IYAMNI]

People forget that Yes was YES long before Rabin came along. You accuse Jon fans' if being zealots. I say you are a Rabin zealot and don't even understand how the biz works.

This 'debate started off when you said Jon wasn't an active writer. I showed you were wrong. Anderson has had more success outside Yes than any other members. Wakmen & Moraz have more solo albums but nowhere near the following. Neither does Rabin. And then there's ABWH. Huge album. No Rabin. No Squire. Big hit.

[MrOscarWild]

@IYAMNI You are a liar an ignorant fool, I was talking about 90125, I said jon was not the only member of yes. My original comment was not sent to you, but that didn't stop you from sending me, your illinformed assumptions. jon was not the only member of yes, he didn't write and perform the music to all of the yes songs. jon is a mortal man, not a god, so you should stop worshiping him, as if he was a god. gods don't exist. I'm looking forward to the new yes album, it's going to be a success.

[IYAMNI]

tsk tsk tsk. Anger is a weak substitute for substance.

If I'm ignorant fool' as you so eloquently put it "Oscar Wild", then where I was factually wrong?

I too want the new material to succeed. But it won't if they just clone Jon with someone who sounds like him. They'll be a glorified Yes cover band. Drama, underrated IMO, worked because Yes was true to the vision and went a new direction. They'll have to do something different now, like they did with Rabin... like they've always done.

xoxo

[MrOscarWild]

@IYAMNI I wasn't angry, I said that you were a liar and an ignorant fool, this is a fact. You hate the fact, that Yes, continue to make more albums without jon anderson. jon anderson did not create any good music for Yes, he only gave some lyrics and sang. jon said himself, that he is not a great musician.

[IYAMNI]

"anderson did not create any good music for Yes, he only gave some lyrics and sang."

lol. I must conceded for:

"It is impossible to defeat an ignorant man in argument."

...a wasted reference since you probably have no idea who said it or the irony in that ignorance. -sigh-

Carry on blissfully 'Mr Wild' ;-)

xoxo

[MrOscarWild]

@IYAMNI You have misunderstood the quote (as you would), you ignorant fool. You are an ignorant man/woman/tran, but it is possible to defeat you in an argument, because I have just proved that. You believe that jon created all of Yes' music, and you probably believe in a sky god, yet you call me ignorant for knowing facts about the issue. Funny. You don't seem to know the difference between lyrics and music. lol XD xoxo or whatever. Carry on blissfully or whatever, or something boring like that.

[IYAMNI]

!!Man, it is totally worth responding, just to keep you posting. I can't be the only one getting a laugh.

Eventually you might post something that doesn't completely desecrate the memory of your namesake... But , if not, you are "at least spared the knowledge of defeat."

[MrOscarWild]

@IYAMNI It's funny how you TRY and insult me, and also continue to avoid the subject. jon did not create the music of Yes (fact).

[yesfan1968]

jon is yes always was allways will be,

there is more to a band then just good musicians

jon is the heart and sole of all music

[MrOscarWild]

Idiots prefer to listen to jon singing, than YES who have great musicians and a good singer. I'll stick with YES.

[actormanic]

I would just suggest to you that you look at the songwriting credits on Yes albums throughout the years. The name you see the most, without a doubt, is Jon Anderson. Who, after all, has the new singer patterned HIS vocals after? I think your sentiment as far as the musicianship of the other Yesmen is concerned, is right on. but calling Jon's fans "idiots" is just, well, it's IDIOTIC!

[MrOscarWild]

I was referring to people who hate YES now, just because jon has left, as if he was the only member that created the music.

[yesiammark]

Go Jon go! Well worth the 4 hour drive from the OC to see Jon in his first public performance in over a year. Truly magical!

[heinzberger]

I have loved Yes from the moment I saw them back in the early 70s, I have seen just about every tour since. Clearly Jon is awesome in all that he does. I have enjoyed every configuration they have come up with including AWBH. I was not so impressed with the new vocalist. I hope if there is a future tour with Jon they will do some different songs. The "best of Yes" song list is by far not the "best Yes"

[remfanbeforu]

Seen my first concert in '72 (I snuck out to see them, I was 12). Believe I've seen every tour since, but boycotted the last tour. I'll probably go see 'em just to see the 'ol guys, but, Yes, JON IS YES!

There never has been nor never will be a voice like his. As for the Divinde Mother, at 65, he still sounds great so something must be working in his favor.

[Canadarago]

Agree with Progrocker69. Jon seems to get stronger as the song goes on. Hope that's a metaphor for his health. Think that if Rick's suggestiong were followed up on, we as fans woudl definitely make it monetarily worth the "tour with breaks".

We can only hope....

[ChrisBoylan]

This is Jon doing his strolling minstrel thing, which I've always thought was Jon at his best. To do this is one thing. But to tour with YES, a long difficult performance every night for a prolonged time is VERY different. Best that he takes his time. Rick originally suggested that YES do a 'special' tour, playing only major cities and widely spaced because his own doctor said that he (Rick) simply wan't up to the big tours anymore. I'm just happy to have them still with us.

[O2know]

I was lucky enough to see Jon in Northampton a few weeks ago. It was a very special evening. I don't think any one in the audience had dry eyes all night. I wont slag off the other members of the band as they will have to live with that decision for the rest of their lives. Rather them than me! Without doubt Jon is Yes. I am so happy is is making a great recovery. Thank you Jon, you have no idea what you mean to so many!

[fistacorpse]

glad to see Jons doing good. thanks to YES tour 09 for canceling Vancouver twice in row. wtf

[weedhopperps51]

Jon's voice still sounds fantastic but it makes me sick to see him out performing while Yes is on tour with a lead singer from a cover band. He must be pissed that the band decided to tour while he was recovering but after waiting so long for Divine Mother to give him the okay to rejoin Yes I can hardly blame them. Hopefully they will put their differences aside and get together for at least one more tour because there has never been a band quite like Yes and there never will be.

[imusbcraz]

Wow, glad to see he is on the road to recovery. He was very sick man...so much so, I don't think it would have been wise to go on tour with YES. Let's hope a full recovery is on the way and he can do a tour again.

[PCFDD]

I think credit for Yes has to be given to all members, not one alone. But if Jon is better, as he certainly sounds, why couldn't he join them on tour. Probably too respectful.

[blackjack1107]

I agree 120% with bryanmclean42. Jon is YES. Jon is the person that made YES the group they are today. I will also give credit to the other members of the band, but I'm not happy about them trying to substitute Jon so they can tour. YES is just not the same without Jon. Hopefully he will rejoin them again.

[progrocker69]

And here I was, under the impression that Jon had come down with a respiratory ailment bad enough to most likely end his career?

Now here he is, back and sounding as sharp as ever. Watching this made me so happy I cried.

Thank you so much for posting this!!

[bryanmclean42]

Great to see Jon again!  He sounds great. He should be back in Yes. I don't like what Chris, Steve and Alan are doing.

Bryan McLean

Hanover PA

[jvaljean69]

bryanmclean42: I feel EXACTLY the same and have been debating people who would pay Yes prices to see the band with a tribute singer! I wouldn't have been so angry if Chris, Steve and Howe billed the tour as "SHW: An Evening of Yes Music,: as was the case with Anderson, Buford, Wakeman & Howe, who ALSO had NEW music to back up the tour! There is no Yes without the spiritual leader and orchestrator of Yes, Jon Anderson, and would see him solo any day before the band with a fugazi singer - Peace

[telemacherT2]

When I saw the "Drama" YES I didn't miss Jon as much as I missed Steve during the 90210-Talk Yes.

I love them both, just a fact.

[jvaljean69]

IMHO, "Drama: Yes sound was more like The Buggles, who at least were pro musicians, and had an album of new material to back up the tour that I passed on. I agree Steve Howe is the greatest Yes guitarist, but disagree that the 90215 album or tour was any less Yes, as Trevor Rabin is an exceptional player and singer/songwriter as well, and brought a unique sound with the two differing voices together, It was a great live show. Again, without Jon, there is no Yes! Nous Sommes du Soleil!

[ricardomt]

Jon is looking awesome. Great to see him back!

[yestopographic73]

Thank You so much to Share this Moment with All Good People .

[AwakeningComics]

Great to see Jon onstage again!

[SuperDuus]

Good to see Jon again :)

[TheGatesofDelirium]

Thank you for posting our Jon Anderson. The Voice is back again I hope he can join the guys pretty soon. We love when they play.

[kingfisher1031]

My POV: Thank you for posting this video. Jon's voice seemed to only get better as he went along. His spirit still shines through. Can't wait for the new album!

My wife's POV: He really looks good to be the age he is. I'm glad I was at this show because I saw how happy my husband was. I could even see a glow in his face. Jon still has his unique voice that makes people follow him in his concerts all over the world. Good for you Anderson, take care of your health.

[BEEYESFAN]

Good to see you Jon!

Welcome back my friend...

and I hope it never ends!

[torontomarkyes]

This is great! Good for you to post this so soon after Jon's show!

[sorayalis]

Thank you for post this video... Jon is wonderful!!