XYZ (ex Yes Zeppelin) - "Mind Drive"
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Uploaded by tuktuktok on Mar 15, 2008
This is a song by short lived project called XYZ that consisted of guitarist Jimmy Page, bassist Chris Squire and drummer Alan White from Led Zeppelin and Yes. There has been only one official release of their material, the song Run With The Fox. It was released in 1991 in the Yes box set, Yesyears. This song is one of the three demo songs the band ever recorded. The demo is believed to be stolen from Page's home. It was recorded in 1981.
The song has no official name but the main theme was later used by Yes in their song Mind Drive, on Keys to Ascension 2 (1997), so thats why I named it so. The riff was used on The Firm's "Fortune Hunter".
See Wikipedia for more information about the band. Check out my profile to hear the two other songs ever recorded by XYZ on their rare demo!
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Some of this material sounds like material you could include on Death Wish II.
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@zlonxman Im totally with you man. If John Paul Jones got in on this on keys and Plant on vocals..... man..... just..... wow, cant even fathom how badass that wouldve been O.O
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It's a shame that this project was not actually...
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There is also A Scream for Help Movie Soundtrack w/John Paul Jones and it has Jon Anderson (yes) and Jimmy Page. I have the soundtrack and I know it exists I believe that is really where the XYZ Band and rumors of the band got started.
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@jroxx11211 I know now. thank you anyway.
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@Luxmaxnike this was chris squire on bass
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This is an amazing history lesson. Nice one matey!
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@SeanusAran Most definitely!
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@mawel1955 they were still looking for a singer and bass player
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This is fascinating! Zeppelin and Yes were two of my all-time favorite bands. To hear Pagey jamming with Squire and White is a treat I never thought I'd get to enjoy. It's too bad Plant didn't dig this music. XYZ COULD HAVE SAVED MUSIC IN THE 80S! Instead, we got a Death Wish soundtrack and Owner of a Lonely Heart.
zlonxman 1 year ago 4
Holy Grail. This song is so awesome, Chuck Norris took awesome lessons from it. This song is so awesome, it radiated backwards in time and rubbed off on the young Jimmy Page, making him future-awesome.
Gretschguy5119 4 months ago 3