Video: Close To The Edge - Classic Yes 71-74 (1)

Hace poco se supo que Jon Anderson, vocalista de Yes, tuvo problemas respiratorios y se le ordenó descansar por seis meses. Por consiguiente la gira del 40 aniversario de la banda se suspendería, dejando a miles de fans muy tristes. Sin embargo, días después se anunció que el tour no se cancelaba porque los miembros restantes de Yes ya habían encontrado un sustituto ¿en dónde creen? En YouTube, porsupuesto. Benoit David, vocalista de una banda canadiense que rinde tributo a Yes llamada "Close to the Edge", se encargaría de suplir la voz de [...]

Prog-rock giants Yes are celebrating their 40th anniversary this year, but one person isn't feeling festive: Lead singer Jon Anderson, who's on doctor-ordered bed rest for the rest of 2008 after suffering "acute respiratory failure" in June. Anderson's illness resulted in the band canceling its milestone-celebrating jaunt earlier this summer, but as the leaves turn, so does the membership of Yes: The remaining members have announced that it's recruited Benoit David, lead singer of the Montreal-based Yes tribute band Close To The Edge (tagline: "It wont be Yes playing, but if you close your eyes, you might think [...]

Prog rockers Yes (in the wake of Jon Anderson's illness and the subsequent cancellation of this summer's planned U.S. tour) have gone the Journey route and selected a tribute band singer to replace its iconic frontman. He's Benoit David from the Canadian Yes tribute band Close to the Edge ( www.ctte.net ). Chris Squire, Steve Howe and Alan White are arranging a new line-up of Yes with Oliver Wakeman (keys) and David on vocals. The band plan to tour North America towards the end of this year, with a break [...]