News Desk Edition - October 9, 2021

There was so much news this past week, we decided to introduce our idea of the News Desk Edition episodes that will come out between numbered episodes focused entirely on specific topics! Recorded on October 9, we begin by talking about John Lennon's birthday and Alan White guesting on the WhyHunger video "Drum Together" with many other drummers. Then, we talk about how the new Yes album The Quest has done on the charts, and give shoutouts to a couple listeners of the podcast, one of whom did an unboxing of his deluxe edition of the album on twitch.tv/relayer. (You can also check out Steven's written review of the album on Vocal.) Next, we go over Rick Wakeman's comments about Fragile and current Yes from a Prog Report article, as well as updates to his tour dates. After that, we dissect separate Behind the Scene with Colleen interviews in which Rick talks about the possibility of ARW touring again, and Billy Sherwood talks about the possibility of making a memoir. Plus, another Billy Sherwood interview on NewEARS Prog Show in which he touches upon Yes touring, World Trade, Asia, and Arc of Life. After all that, we close the show with news about upcoming releases: Pink Floyd tribute album Animals Reimagined featuring Yes members among many guests, and The Moody Blues' John Lodge: The Royal Affair and After live album featuring Jon Davison on a couple tracks!

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