The Band Kansas Explain Why Proggers Yes Are So Untouchable

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[robertschlueter]

Met Jon Anderson after a Yes show that Kansas opened for them .
There was a Bar Area backstage. He just walked up to me & my friend & he started talking to us . Freaking nice guy ! Asked us about the show etc & then a crowd started forming around him & he left .

[G.Gorrell]

Man I saw Kansas open up for Yes in 1975 in Indy in 1975. We were blown away of course.

[enzosmith]

Progressive-Rock will be my favorite genre because it includes many different styles.
In Progressive-Rock I hear Classical, Jazz, Folk, Fusion, Ambient

[arizonastrummer]

While I didn't get to meet any of the band members, our band in Phoenix got the gig to open on a large side stage to a concert for Yes and Kansas and then another concert for just Yes. It was unbelievable. The stage was at the entrance of the venue where everyone passed by getting to their seats. They had huge speakers, a full mixing panel and we had our own dressing rooms. We were performing songs I had written so it was one of the highs of my musical history. During the main concert we got into the back area where we interacted with the band road crews.

[lesblatnyak]

Had the greatest pleasure of my life by seeing Chris Squire and Alan White 36 times from 75 to 2015, including the tour with Brislin. GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH
✨️🎶🙏🎶✨️

[TomMazan]

Saw Kansas open for Yes in Chicago 2000.

[DropAnchor]

Tom is a perfect fir for Kansas. He has attention to detail and recreates not only all the parts but the sounds are accurate.

[ikkenhisatsu]

I thought Tom Brislin was the future for YES. As enamored as people are with Rick Wakeman, and I am a huge fan, I thought Brislin was a perfect fit. I'm glad he found a home!

[patrickmoreau]

I’ve seen YES several times
At TSONGAS arena, House of Blues Boston, plus with ASIA.
They were wonderful to see.

[privatemale]

Saw Jon Anderson a few days ago. Such a pro. Steve Howe should not be allowed to carry the YES name. He's playing mostly songs no one knows. Jon's voice was so on point. If you closed your eyes and just listened to the songs they were playing, you would say to yourself "oh yea, i'm at a YES concert". I hope Jon and the very talented Band Geeks stay on the road. See this legend of a singer while you still can. None of us are getting younger.

[bfls]

Tim Brislin was brilliant playing South Side of the Sky in a Band Geeks video a few years ago. No surprise of course.

[stevelacker]

Yes will always be my desert island band, but it was so cool to hear Joe Deninzon give Spock’s Beard a nod. I found those guys 25 years after I should have, and almost 50 years after I found Yes. Highly underrated and overlooked.

[RabbiSteve]

Great interviews and some interesting insights and history. Thanks for doing this and sharing it.

[impalaman]

That's funny, because in Kerry Livgren's autobiography, the man who FOUNDED Kansas, when he mentions all the rock music that influenced him, he specifically states that Yes was not one of them. Whenever he was told about Yes, he was told they would be everything he liked, and was disappointed that they weren't. In fact, he thought their lyrics were corny. But he was all about Gentle Giant and King Crimson!

[markgabriel]

They certainly are not talking about the current lineup of yes! 😂. All jokes aside, I saw Kansas open for yes many times and those shows kicked ass

[russellfillis]

I Saw cheap trick open for Kansas in LA... Then years later, saw Kansas open for Yes in decor CA... 😊 love Kansas ....😊😊 and of course yes..😊

[svencouture]

If it’s PROGRESSIVE it’s for me a 60 Y/O classic rock guy…another great video 👏🤘

[michaelbaucom]

Kerry Livgren has expressed admiration for Gentle Giant

[tribalflute]

I was at that same concert and had the exact same thoughts of Jon"s voice. Otherworldly and angelic. What I call nowadays... Elf N Magic. Someday when he passes away, some 130 or 40 some odd years from now. Scientists will discover that he was indeed... A leprechaun!

[WineSippingCowboy]

I like the albums from 1977 to 1982.

Yes 👍 is another prog band I like 👍