Our favourite Peter Banks-era songs – 625 Yes Music Podcast

Produced by Joseph Cottrell, Jeffrey Crecelius and Ken Fuller







This week Mark and I attempted to choose 3 Peter Banks era Yes songs each. As you’ll hear, we turned out to be thinking along similar lines but it was still a very enjoyable experience listening to the earliest days of the band and discussing what made Yes unique even at that stage.







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This topic was partly in response to a tweet or X post or whatever they are now called from Phil (Primarily_Prog) @primarily_prog who posted a photo of Time and a Word and said -







Continuing tonight with perhaps the most undervalued album in the Yes discography.I seldom hear it mentioned, yet the interplay between Banks, Bruford, Squire and Kaye is quite something.And Jon’s voice to top it off … pic.twitter.com/tiO0ZlZQ5E— Phil (Primarily_Prog) (@primarily_prog) April 21, 2024









* What was special about the Peter Banks era?







* What are our favourite songs from way back then?







* What can we learn about how Yes music developed?









Let us know if you agree with us!







Peter Banks from his Mabel Greer's Toyshop days, pre-Yes















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Producers:









* Joseph Cottrell







* Ken Fuller







* Jeffrey Crecelius









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