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A podcast by father and son Dan Shinder and Steven Shinder. We provide our thoughts on Yes news, Yes lineups, Yes songs, Yes albums...everything! There is so much to talk about on our quest to podcast about this progressive rock band that has been around since 1968 and gone through many shifts in members and styles. Should you give us a listen? The answer is Yes! We welcome comments, questions, and suggestions, so feel free to email us at yesshiftpodcast@gmail.com
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On this episode, Steven talks about his vinyl copy of Asia's second album, Alpha, released in 1983. He also talks about the video of John Wetton's final concert (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GSny30oIVJk) and the video of Asia's single "Only Time Will Tell" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWtf1du8uSc) from the upcoming Live in England release. There's also a donation link for the Love Hope Strength Charity and details here about how you can have your name featured in the booklet of the upcoming Asia studio album: https://www.facebook.com/asiatheband/posts/pfbid08SSAVJxn51zFxwJ2NuRumWAqFTgBXyQT9Lsi3KVghHMDyWPhxjqnUnk6fgKcnvj2l
Steven presents another Yesshift News Desk Edition, reminding everyone that January 31st is the deadline for fan submissions for the book Yesstuff 4 over at http://gottliebbros.com There's also a surprise David Cross & Peter Banks album release titled The Other Horizon. And, of course, some Oliver Wakeman updates, and more!
Bob Cesca joins us for an interview to talk about the art for the rerelease of Yes' Symphonic Live, which you can order here: https://linktr.ee/YESSymphonicLive Bob Cesca has also done the art for Yes' Magnification (even mentioning an upcoming reissue of it), Alt.Music.Yes collaborative album Cyberian Khatru, and Conspiracy's The Unknown.
Here's an excerpt from when Oliver Wakeman just joined us for another interview/fan Q&A session! To watch the full archived stream with the fan Q&A portion, become a Premium Member of http://www.DrumTalkTVBrilliance.com Pre-order the 20th anniversary edition of his Mother's Ruin album here: https://mercury-studios.lnk.to/JpopR3MB Follow him at http://facebook.com/OliverWakeman And see more Oliver Wakeman news and updates here: http://oliverwakeman.co.uk/
Steven provides the first Yesshift News Desk Edition of the year! We have an Oliver Wakeman Fan Q&A happening over at http//www.DrumTalkTVBrilliance.com on Wednesday, January 21st, 11am PST / 2pm EST / 7pm UK Time. So he'll talk about that, as well as the news of Oliver Wakeman's Mother's Ruin album being reissued, Oliver's touring updates, Rick Wakeman updates, a bit about Adam Wakeman's Jazz Sabbath Live album coming up, Asia Acoustic, and other things that have either happened or are coming up!
Dan and Steven are back with the first Yesshift episode of the year! And what a great way to begin 2026, as it is the 80th birthday of original Yes keyboardist Tony Kaye! Hear us talk about his career, favorites (including comments from fans), and a game of Take It or Leave It!
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
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