Dan and Steven talk about this past year, 2025, in terms of activities related to Yes and current and former members! What were the highlights? What are we looking forward to next year? There's even some news to talk about regarding a forthcoming Asia live album, an Icon release titled Lexicon, and reissues of Jon Anderson's EarthMotherEarth and Survival & Other Stories! Steven also shares his thoughts on the Cousins & Willoughby album The Bridge!

Steven provides the final Vinyl Adventures episode of 2025, talking this time about Steve Howe's new EP Signals Crossed. You can order it here: https://lnk.to/joLdy9 This is essentially an addendum to his Portraits of Bob Dylan album. Hear all about it!

Guitarist/vocalist Ted Leonard joins us for a Yesshift interview! You may know him for his work with Enchant, Spock's Beard, Pattern-Seeking Animals, and more! And of course, Yes is one of his influences! Spock's Beard have released a new album titled The Archaeoptimist, and you can check out the purchase options here: https://www.spocksbeard.com/discography/archaeoptimist/

We are joined by longtime Yes photographers, tourbook makers, interviewers, and essay writers Doug and Glenn Gottlieb! We will talk with them about their history with Yes, their ongoing book series Yesstuff, and how Yes fans can contribute to an upcoming book! Check out their website https://gottliebbros.com/

Trey Gunn joins us for an interview! He is a Chapman Stick and War Guitar player known for his work in King Crimson and its ProjeKct offshoots. He recently put out an album with David Forlano titled Select Habits of Invertebrates, which you can find here: https://treygunn.bandcamp.com/album/select-habits-of-invertebrates

It's that time again to recap some of the Yes-related news that's come out lately! News opics include the following:-The Gottlieb Bros. announcement of a book where Yes fans can contribute-The late Johnny Bruhns will be on a Leon Alvarado album that also features Billy Sherwood and Jon Davison-Rick Wakeman positive health update-Oliver Wakeman music updates-Reminders of the reissues of Fly from Here: Return Trip, Symphonic Live, and Tales from Topographic Oceans-Tormato Tour recordings (Richfield and Wembley)-Upcoming Trevor Horn UK showsSteven also shares his thoughts on Billy Sherwood's The Art of Survival and Steve Howe's Homebrew 7. All this and more!

Dan and Steven share their experience seeing Robert Plant's band Saving Grace, as well as opening act Rosie Flores! They show clips and pics from the concert, as well as segments where Steven's friend Cris Molina (who attended the concert with them and Nja Onê) chimes in with thoughts on the concert.

Steven is joined by Simon Barrow and Miguelbass to chat about what online Yes fandom was like in early internet days over at Alt.Music.Yes! We also touch on the news of Symphonic Live being rereleased, and Simon talks about future plans for an expanded version of his book Solid Mental Grace and the in-development Yes in the 1990s!

Dan and Steven each attended different Steve Hackett concerts recently. Dan went to the Celebrity Theatre in Phoenix on November 11th, and Steven went to the second of the Orpheum Theatre shows in Los Angeles November 14th. Hear them share their experiences of this tour in which Steve Hackett plays solo and Genesis cuts alongside musicians Nad Sylvan (vocals), Nick D'Virgilio (drums), Roger King (keys), Jonas Reingold (bass), and Rob Townsend (sax).

Steven recaps and reviews the Yes concert he saw at the YouTube Theater in Inglewood November 13, 2025! What art did he see? What merch did he get? What's in the tour book? How was the setlist? Check this out and find out!

Steven talks about his vinyl copy of 2011 album Levin Torn White! Purchase the album over at https://levintornwhite.bandcamp.com/album/levin-torn-white

Steven goes over Yes-related news of the past week! Just today, November 10, 2025, we got the news of spring 2026 tour dates for Jon Anderson & The Band Geeks. And the other day saw the announcement of the Tales from Topographic Oceans Super Deluxe Edition coming out in the new year. Plus, an update from Emily Lodge regarding a project to expect regarding her father the late John Lodge. All this and more news items.

Steven talks about is vinyl copy of Yes' 9012Live: The Solos, released November 7, 1985!

Guitarist Brian Willoughby joins us to talk about The Bridge, a 1994 album he did with the late Dave Cousins. Considered somewhat of a lost Strawbs album, it is now seeing a reissue on November 28, 2025. You can pre-order it here: https://burningshed.com/cousins-and-willoughby_the-bridge_cd

Steven goes live with recent Yes-related news, including the Yesstuff books from the Gottlieb Brothers, calendars from Yes Music Books (with discount code), Asia's upcoming Japan tour dates, Jon Anderson Official YouTube channel status, Wakeman & Son's warm-up gig, and more. Note: The intro music does go on for the first seven minutes, due to it not being audible on Steven's end for a while. Just a heads up.

Happy birthday to Jon Anderson! Steven talks with Dan about his recently acquired box set, Jon Anderson's The Lost Tapes! This is something that Steven has wanted since he first found out about it in middle school, and for years was unable to order it while it was out of print, and then finally got it when he saw the listing on Bespoke Editions over on Music Glue!

Dan and Steven chat with keyboardist Adam Parrish! Hear about his gigs and check out his site https://adamparrishmusician.wordpress.com/ He has assisted on Rick Wakeman's crew before, has seen Rick's recent shows, and has performed with Gordon Giltrap! There's also some Yes music chat, and a fun bit of info regarding his sparkling outfit!

Dan and Steven review Cyberian Khatru, recently uploaded by Miguelbass here: ⁠https://youtu.be/3ky-74Fr1Xg?si=Ggps08Q8rpcRqjza⁠ Released in 2002, this project includes tracks by Yes fans to showcase "the sounds of alt.music.yes," an online newsgroup instrumental in bringing fans together in the early days of the internet. The cover artwork was also done by Magnification artist Bob Cesca, originally for the In a Word: Yes box set and then donated to this project once Roger Dean got involved in the box set. Along the way, Dan and Steven's discussion evolves into one about newer fans potentially influenced by Yes, as well as the future of Yes and Yes music beyond the current lineup we know.

We review Rick Wakeman's latest piano album, Melancholia! In Rick's own words, "Though often misunderstood as mere sadness, melancholia - as Wakeman himself notes - is more textured, more intricate. It is a temperament as much as a mood: sensitive, thoughtful, loyal, creatively driven, deeply analytical, and quietly steadfast. That richer definition lies at the heart of this album. These compositions are neither bleak nor morose. They are generous in spirit, filled with moments of light and resolve, reflecting a mind that has learned to make peace with melancholy - not to escape it, but to transmute it." Hear what we have to say about the album! And you can see the places to purchase it at https://www.rwcc.com/product.php?int_titleID=206

We interview Yes Music Podcast's Kevin Mulryne, who recently released a book: Tales from Topographic Oceans Yes Album Listening Guide! You can order it at https://yesmusicbooks.com/ and check out http://yesmusicpodcast.com