Tuesday 15 January 2013

LINK: A Short Conversation with Jon Anderson

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To talk with those who journeyed with you, in their way, as you made your way through this thing called life, well, that's special.
Being a Yes fan, I followed much of their music as I made my uncertain way through my teens. They were unlike any other band I had heard. And they still are.  So when I discovered that Audio Fidelity would reissue Close to the Edge, the enduring 1972 classic that, as Jon Anderson so eloquently puts it, "...changed the musical landscape a little at that time," as a high-resolution Super Audio CD (SACD), I became excited.
It's not every day that a fan can get one of their favorite albums remastered in the highest quality. It has the potential to become a whole new experience.
I sought out an opportunity to talk with one of the architects of Close to the Edge and other Yes classics, Jon Anderson. What follows is a short—and memorable—conversation I had with the writer and voice of all those songs.
Read on...

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