tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4073855367187904573.post7117523730365508096..comments2012-08-08T05:32:57.890-07:00Comments on Alisonsays: Just One ManAlisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10221576114291058432noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4073855367187904573.post-33730989627924566502011-05-18T14:28:55.444-07:002011-05-18T14:28:55.444-07:00Am not one for long examinations of things - I nev...Am not one for long examinations of things - I never have been Ali - but I have to admit - this piece about Jon - wonderful reading. I am another step closer to knowing the real 'progrock chick' that you truly are haha!(not that the music you and I have discussed has given much away haha!)<br />I dont know whether I should put this comment in this space but I did spot a picture of Mr Hackett and your writing on '15 albums in 15 minutes (which is wonderful in itself), and I suddenly remembered what I felt , the first time I heard Spectral Mornings. 'Dave floated away, with all his childhood memories and was placed softly on a cloud' about sums it up! To end, it just shows how powerful something as simple as music can be to elevate a soul, no matter how dark the depths it may be in.drummer111https://www.blogger.com/profile/09457224619945284541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4073855367187904573.post-19042889577574585372011-04-03T01:33:11.994-07:002011-04-03T01:33:11.994-07:00Rather than specifics about this post, I just want...Rather than specifics about this post, I just wanted to comment on your posts in general. Alison, I totally get where you are coming from. I had a "Road to Damascus" moment listening to Roundabout in my teenage years and I haven't looked back since. I pretty much agree with all you make public, and I love the eloquence of what your write.<br /><br />toodle pip - DonFFNandheelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08169675768284878086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4073855367187904573.post-13395056972158207242011-03-14T09:20:42.549-07:002011-03-14T09:20:42.549-07:00For me, Yes are soulless without Jon, simple as th...For me, Yes are soulless without Jon, simple as that. The performances, while excellent, have no living heart now, no meaning; they are just accurate copies in a display cabinet. <br /><br />This is not a complaint about Benoit, it's a lament for the absence of the visionary who wrote the songs. When Jon sang them, it was him talking to us in his own words. With Benoit, it’s just a case of watching to see how good an impersonation he can do. For me, Steve and Rick’s magnificent runs were wordless affirmations of the message of the guy in the centre of the stage with the microphone – this cannot be the case anymore.<br /><br />If I start writing now about Jon's significance to me I will be writing for the next 12 hours; but all I have to do is listen to “To the Runner” from Olias and that says everything I want to say.<br /><br />DaveDavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11704238865554665186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4073855367187904573.post-53326390031773579972011-02-28T12:49:07.164-08:002011-02-28T12:49:07.164-08:00As is often the case Alison; I agree with about 75...As is often the case Alison; I agree with about 75% of what you put, and love the way you express the other 25%! I too, am sure Jon will not be part of Yes again, and yet I'm looking forward to the new material with anticipation. Yes' music has been part of my life since the early 70s and, whilst I am by no means the dedicated acolyte that you are, I am similarly sad to sense the passing of an era.Hemispherical Walterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16033809140797823950noreply@blogger.com