Produced by Joseph Cottrell, Wayne Hall, Ken Fuller and Jeffrey Crecelius
After the emergence online of another Drama Tour video - with sound - by James Ferrani on YouTube, Mark and I took a careful look at his 2 videos from consecutive days on the 1980 Drama Tour that featured Buggles men Trevor Horn and Geoff Downes. There are at least 2 revelations contained in the videos that I don’t believe any Yes fans except those who attended the concerts in North America have experienced in the intervening 45 years. I knew they had happened but seeing them is quite remarkable. Stay tuned for our discussion, watch the videos below and leave us a comment while you are here.
* What are the unique aspects of these videos?
* Was Chris Squire a bit 'under the weather'?
* Who looked more comfortable - Downes or Horn?
See if you agree with us and then leave a comment below.
https://youtu.be/SgWu1NIJjss?si=8MuF1WPc9GkhjqTr
https://youtu.be/uIbcQTITKOc?si=qwByx3z5-La8Xt0F
Steve Howe Press Release
Fans will be happy to know that to follow up the release of ‘Portraits Of Bob Dylan’ on 12th September, Steve Howe will issue ‘Signals Crossed’, an E.P including three previously unreleased interpretations of Bob Dylan songs. It will feature ‘I Want You’, ‘One Too Many Mornings’ and ‘Mama, You`ve Been On My Mind’. It will include appearances by Geoff Downes, Dylan Howe, Stephanie Sounds and Paul K Joyce.
The EP will be available as a white vinyl 10” – one sided and mirror backed – limited to 500 copies worldwide. It will also be available as a download. It will be released on 5th December 2025. You can pre-order the vinyl here:
https://lnk.to/joLdy9
Steve Howe: “I recorded 'I Want You' before starting the released ‘Portraits Of Bob Dylan’ tracks, then I recorded two alternative versions of songs from the album in different styles. This version of 'One Too Many Mornings' wasn't in the right key for Phoebe Snow, who sang beautifully to an acoustic version on the released album. This version gives it an electric setting, taking a little from Bob's 'Hard Rain' version. I sang ‘Mama, You've Been On My Mind’ on the original release, slow and a little mournful but here has a more upbeat and optimistic flavour. With the vocal harmonies and Dylan’s drumming, these tracks retain the mood of what I wanted to explore in 2000, songs about getting your Signals Crossed”
Track Listing:
1. I Want You
2. One Too Many Mornings
3. Mama, You've Been On My Mind.
Steve Howe: “What I loved about it was having the chance to arrange them as I wasn't going to copy what Dylan had done; I wanted to bring a little bit more to it.”
Steve Howe: “The ‘Portraits’ idea was always a sort of pipe dream, and I originally
recorded one song to start the project, and I thought, this will be good, I'll do lots of Bob”
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