Today is the day.

No, it is not true that Yes lyrics are being added to the New Testament…

“Let us rejoice in this momentous occasion,” said Pope John Paul II in a special service at St. Peter’s. “And let no man be unmoved, remembering the words of Jesus: ‘In and around the lake, mountains come out of the sky, and they stand there.’ Amen.”

…but we do get the epic release of Progeny today. Which is still pretty darn great!

There’s a nice 2-disc set of highlights if you can’t imagine yourself like me, listening to all 14 compact discs.

Disc: 1
1. Opening (Excerpt From Firebird Suite) / Siberian Khatru (Live at Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, New Yor
2. I’ve Seen All Good People: Your Move / All Good People (Live at Knoxville Civic Coliseum, Knoxville,
3. Heart of the Sunrise (Live at Knoxville Civic Coliseum, Knoxville, Tennessee November 15, 1972)
4. Clap/Mood For A Day (Live at Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, North Carolina November 12, 1972)
5. And You And I [I. Cord Of Life, II. Eclipse, III. The Preacher The Teacher, IV. Apocalypse] (Live at
Disc: 2
1. Close To The Edge (I. The Solid Time Of Change, II. Total Mass Retain, III. I Get Up I Get Down, IV.
2. Excerpts From “The Six Wives of Henry VIII” (Live at Cameron Indoor Stadium, Durham, North Carolina)
3. Roundabout (Live at Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Ontario October 31, 1972)
4. Yours is No Disgrace (Live at Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, North Carolina November 12, 1972)

But wouldn’t you want to buy the whole thing, just for the packaging and the new art?!

Can’t wait for my 14 CDs to arrive in the mail…

Proggers are usually bibliophiles… so don’t we need a prog version of this?

Sweet guitar arrangement of a beautiful song (also available as an MP3, MP3 320, or FLAC file):

I began making videos of myself playing classical guitar on YouTube in 2006. Those eventually grew into multi-instrumental music videos that became quite popular around the world, especially among progressive rock fans. In 2007, after seeing the movie The Fountain, I was moved by the song composed by Clint Mansell and played on piano during the closing credits, ‘Together We Will Live Forever’. I decided right away to make an arrangement of the song for classical guitar and record it for YouTube. I had no idea at the time that it would become my most-watched video for many years.

Love the sound of this:

Who can resist Anneke?

YesWorld announces Chris Squire to undergo treatment for Leukemia:

Grammy Award-winning bass guitarist, vocalist, and founding member of Yes, Chris Squire, has been diagnosed with Acute Erythroid Leukemia (AEL), an uncommon form of Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML).

Chris will be receiving treatment in his hometown of Phoenix over the next few months.

YES will be honoring their commitments to their North American summer tour with Toto, as well as confirming their performances on the Cruise To The Edge in November.

Chris’s role in the band will be covered by YES alumnus Billy Sherwood.

To quote Chris, “This will be the first time since the band formed in 1968 that YES will have performed live without me. But the other guys and myself have agreed that Billy Sherwood will do an excellent job of covering my parts and the show as a whole will deliver the same YES experience that our fans have come to expect over the years.”

Pretty excited about this:

DISTRICT 97 will now proudly unveil their third studio full-length recording this Summer, once again through Laser’s Edge. With just over a full hour of the band’s most dazzling instrumentation and vocal prowess yet, In Vaults was recorded at IV Lab Studios in Chicago, engineered by Chris Harden with additional engineering by Shane Hendrickson, mixed by Rich Mouser and Jeff Fox at The Mouse House Studio and mastered by Bob Katz at Digital Domain. The brilliant cover art by Björn Gooßes and the album’s track listing have been unveiled.

In Vaults will be released on June 23rd, 2015. Stand by for audio samples, videos and more from In Vaults to be revealed shortly.

In Vaults Track Listing:
1. Snow Country
2. Death By A Thousand Cuts
3. Handlebars
4. A Lottery
5. All’s Well That Ends Well
6. Takeover
7. On Paper
8. Learn From Danny
9. Blinding Vision

http://www.district97.net