"True Messenger" Jon Anderson and The Band Geeks Live Debut Song New Brunswick NJ May 30 2024 Yes

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  • Опубліковано 27 лис 2024
  • On the first date of their 2024 tour, Jon Anderson and the Band Geeks performed live at the State Theater in New Brunswick, New Jersey on Thursday night, May 30! They performed a new song, "True Messenger", from their forthcoming album, "True"! This was the first time ever that "True Messenger" was played live!
    Check them out if you get the opportunity! AMAZING concert!
    You can find out more information about Jon Anderson and the tour here: jonanderson.com/
    You can find out more about the Band Geeks here: richiecastella...
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    Jon Anderson - Vocals, Percussion and Harp
    Andy Graziano - Lead Guitar
    Rob Kipp - Keyboards
    Andy Ascolese - Drums
    Richie Castellano - Bass Guitar
    Chris Clark - Keyboards

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  • @lastdaysguitar
    @lastdaysguitar 5 місяців тому +56

    I love Steve Howe and lots of respect for what he's accomplished - but I have to say, Jon has chosen wisely: the Band Geeks have the spirit and THIS is the new YES.

    • @RadagastBrown420
      @RadagastBrown420 5 місяців тому +4

      Steve literally chose not to choose Jon for the last 15+ years. His loss.

    • @lastdaysguitar
      @lastdaysguitar 5 місяців тому +3

      @@RadagastBrown420 Agreed - I realize he and Chris were upset but come on, Steve!

    • @jobstludwig6197
      @jobstludwig6197 4 місяці тому +1

      Stimme absolut zu, mit einem kleinen Unterschied, das die Howe Coverband die sich leider auch noch YES nennen darf nur noch peinlich ist 😢😢😢

    • @andybolam6639
      @andybolam6639 2 місяці тому +1

      Jon and The Band Geeks are definitely the new YES….the one I have loved the most for for 40 years…I was lucky enough to see them at least 10 times, with Jon and Chris S being brilliant, with my very best mate Ian Julian, who introduced me properly to their music….Ian was tragically taken from us in 2011 (pancreatic cancer )….he was only 53…I think about him often, and treasure the moments we shared listening to Yes, with Jon’s angelic voice, defining a truly special place in my life…..I also discovered Richie Castellano whilst looking for help with my Helix, and what a gift that was discovering The Band Geeks, doing Yes music superbly…..to find that Jon Anderson has found The Band Geeks and is creating new music, as well as playing all the music that all Yes fans love…( The band geeks are all truly very talented…I’m almost speechless how good they are)….well, I’ve rattled on a bit….but truly, this collaboration truly is a magical and unexpected gift that I never thought I’d see….Jon, 75 years old, singing as great as ever, with a band I found on UA-cam that are truly incredible…..Thank you, from the bottom of my heart….Andy B, UK…

  • @mulemusic
    @mulemusic 3 місяці тому +5

    The finest YES music in years! The album is phenomenal!!!

  • @cristianrodrigomedinacarra2356
    @cristianrodrigomedinacarra2356 6 місяців тому +21

    I can't believe it, love it , love it , love it.

  • @kevinwatson4981
    @kevinwatson4981 24 дні тому +1

    Saw them in MA, absolutely wonderful, they played 2/3 of close to the edge too

  • @Julie-bp8jd
    @Julie-bp8jd 5 місяців тому +22

    Thanks for bringing back that Yes feeling ❤💋

  • @chris-qw4xb
    @chris-qw4xb 4 місяці тому +8

    Most exciting YES lineup since the seventies Rock on Jon amazing stuff can’t wait for the album 😊🙏

  • @eduardoferreira1963
    @eduardoferreira1963 6 місяців тому +30

    It's progressive Rock , with Jon Anderson. Nothing is better🎉❤

    • @RadagastBrown420
      @RadagastBrown420 5 місяців тому

      It's progressive but it's also psychedelic hippie music 🎵🎶!

  • @bélalugrisi
    @bélalugrisi 6 місяців тому +24

    Man! This has the VIBE! Wonderful!!

  • @michaelanthony9068
    @michaelanthony9068 5 місяців тому +14

    I love that YES music has become a style that excellent musicians can emulate in playing, writing, singing. I’ve been a super fan since 1973. Thank you YES.

  • @davewebbtheauthor
    @davewebbtheauthor 5 місяців тому +11

    Can't wait to hear the studio version of this. Just heard Shine On for the first time and it's great too.

  • @MG-hf4mm
    @MG-hf4mm 5 місяців тому +9

    Jon Anderson has been the catalyst for so many great moments in my life, thank you Jon Anderson & Band Geeks!

  • @pimtelman
    @pimtelman 6 місяців тому +15

    That is a great song!

  • @randlerobbertson8792
    @randlerobbertson8792 5 місяців тому +12

    I'd watched band geeks for quite a long time before Jon hooked up with them. They covered all manner of music from ABBA to ZzTop [I think].Quite brilliantly too, with Yes material covered authentically and expertly. When I first heard, they had hooked up. I knew for sure, it truly would be a marriage made in heaven .

  • @mikedenmark
    @mikedenmark 3 місяці тому +2

    Yes, yes, yes 👍 Thank you Jon and Band Geeks for carrying the torch of progressive rock 🙏 More power and love to you all💪🫶

  • @drrobram
    @drrobram 6 місяців тому +14

    It's a great song.

  • @danpaterno9267
    @danpaterno9267 6 місяців тому +14

    Powerful. A great mix of dynamic 70s-style progressive arrangement and 80s technical power-ROCK.

    • @Magnetron33
      @Magnetron33 5 місяців тому +2

      and 70s jazz fusion ala Corea or Maha

  • @Magnetron33
    @Magnetron33 5 місяців тому +15

    WOW Best new YES music since Magnification

    • @ejc8017
      @ejc8017 5 місяців тому +2

      Let's hope the new album sounds good. Since "keys to ascention" there hasn't been a good sounding yes album

    • @Magnetron33
      @Magnetron33 5 місяців тому +2

      @@ejc8017 Agree

    • @ShrekTheMackem
      @ShrekTheMackem 15 днів тому

      Magnification is so underrated it love it imo this is the best since Magnification

    • @Magnetron33
      @Magnetron33 14 днів тому

      @@ShrekTheMackem agree 1005

  • @andrewwelsh4968
    @andrewwelsh4968 5 місяців тому +5

    Jon Anderson's YES !!!

  • @nedmarc
    @nedmarc 5 місяців тому +10

    Thanks for sharing

  • @kikoissa
    @kikoissa 5 місяців тому +5

    This is VERY YES. Period.

  • @skipmessier765
    @skipmessier765 6 місяців тому +10

    Look forward to hearing more from their upcoming release. If his is any indication…….Wow!

  • @kikoissa
    @kikoissa 5 місяців тому +4

    It’s absolutely awesome.

  • @witeskyn7
    @witeskyn7 6 місяців тому +13

    In A Word > YES!! 🎼

  • @rorykirker3108
    @rorykirker3108 5 місяців тому +3

    Excellent. Happy Yes got back together.

  • @williamharris9417
    @williamharris9417 4 місяці тому +3

    a little city of love at the end. tasty track. i will buy this album..

  • @cyberiancartoon3140
    @cyberiancartoon3140 4 місяці тому +2

    Majestic. Truly stunning. Some really well-done original music performed by masters of their craft. I cannot wait for Patchogue. 🤯

  • @tracycramer4817
    @tracycramer4817 4 місяці тому +3

    thanks!

  • @FranklinOPT
    @FranklinOPT 6 місяців тому +8

    Thank you for uploading this exciting new song! I can hear enough of the arrangement to enjoy the vibes and hear the basic structure. The murky acoustics in the venue and limitations of phone audio were challenging, I imagine.

  • @alaino4185
    @alaino4185 5 місяців тому +6

    Great song! album ordered 🤩

    • @tommyd1871
      @tommyd1871 5 місяців тому +2

      Right there with you. Ordered mine the other night.

    • @RadagastBrown420
      @RadagastBrown420 5 місяців тому

      Nice!

  • @paulharvey7223
    @paulharvey7223 6 місяців тому +7

    Sounds good ! 👌🏻 😊

  • @PHDWhom
    @PHDWhom 6 місяців тому +5

    ᏩᏙ for sharing this! New Yes Music is always welcome in my world, even if it isn't the classic Yes.

    • @yeswolf1
      @yeswolf1 5 місяців тому +1

      This combination of talent is the closest thing to 'YES' since Magnification, even though Jon has come close several other times.

  • @Relayer526-mi4wt
    @Relayer526-mi4wt 6 місяців тому +11

    Very Relayer-esque looking fwd to tomorrow big time.

    • @nedmarc
      @nedmarc 5 місяців тому +2

      I hear a lot of Kansas and 90125 - very cool, no matter what it sounds like

    • @nedmarc
      @nedmarc 5 місяців тому +2

      maybe a little Talk, too

    • @tenebr1sm
      @tenebr1sm 5 місяців тому +1

      yep, one of the synths used throughout the song reminds me so much of moraz

    • @yeswolf1
      @yeswolf1 5 місяців тому +1

      @@tenebr1sm I saw keyboardist Chris Clark play with John Goodsall and Brand X, he's very much like Moraz.

  • @clairoconnor1708
    @clairoconnor1708 5 місяців тому +9

    Get ye to Europe lads! 🙏🏻💕

  • @pauljohnson8477
    @pauljohnson8477 3 місяці тому +2

  • @tommyd1871
    @tommyd1871 5 місяців тому +7

    Jon and the Geeks could play nursery rhymes and it would be amazing.

    • @RadagastBrown420
      @RadagastBrown420 5 місяців тому +1

      They have an awful lot of great songs to choose from!

    • @janetacquilano1912
      @janetacquilano1912 4 місяці тому

      @@RadagastBrown420And THEIR NEW STUFF TOO ❤❤

  • @chris-qw4xb
    @chris-qw4xb 4 місяці тому +2

    YES Jon is back keep this band together making new Yes music
    Don’t like Steve and his ego trippers that go in the name of yes I have bought any of their material or seen them live since they sacked Jon due to ill health it all went against the spirit of Yes music
    Rock on Jon sock it to em 😊❤

  • @saurian11
    @saurian11 6 місяців тому +9

    It sounds like a rocking song, but I have to hear the studio version of it. The audio is a bit blaring, can't quite make out some of the stuff going on from this live version, but it does sound dynamic! I can't wait for this album/CD to come out! when is the release date for it? GO JON and BAND GEEKS!!!!! YOU ROCK!!!

    • @Atom-56
      @Atom-56 6 місяців тому +1

      Think Jon said it’s out on 9th of September.

    • @JukeboxHeroes-Yes
      @JukeboxHeroes-Yes  6 місяців тому +5

      It looks like August 23, 2024 is the release date of the new album blabbermouth.net/news/yes-legend-jon-anderson-and-the-band-geeks-to-release-true-album-in-august

    • @skipmessier765
      @skipmessier765 6 місяців тому +2

      It does sound like one hell of a tune. I agree that it is a bit hard to hear it clearly
      (Can’t wait for the studio release) but considering it was recorded from someone’s phone it’s understandable.
      They certainly play with a lot of energy.

  • @skipmessier765
    @skipmessier765 5 місяців тому +8

    Steve Howe has the right to play with whomever he wants but I’m sorry. Jon Anderson and the Geeks are a match made in Heaven. While the new material leans more toward 90125 era Yes, these guys more than hold their own with vintage Yes songs. Everyone has their own opinion and they’re entitled to it but personally I think Jon and Co. leave Steve/“Yes” in the dust.

  • @RickSerra
    @RickSerra 5 місяців тому +6

    The feel I get is definitely Yes esque. Jon s voice I guess. But I have heard Squire and Howe like phrasing in the piece. Strong keys too. I’d love more fidelity though.

    • @yeswolf1
      @yeswolf1 5 місяців тому +1

      This a poor recording from a cell phone in an acoustically obnoxious venue. Can't judge it properly from this but the song itself and the arrangement do indeed ring through.

  • @fueledbylove
    @fueledbylove 6 місяців тому +5

    Did it make Steve get angry at some more of his audience? lol

  • @angrysunflower222
    @angrysunflower222 3 місяці тому +1

    Here to say, I actually thought the thumbnail shot was some really good fanart

  • @mikew5858
    @mikew5858 6 місяців тому +12

    Steve Howe wishes he could still play that well.

    • @Magnetron33
      @Magnetron33 5 місяців тому +3

      Andy put that in supershred mode. He is a monster player thought I hear Al DiMeola

    • @MG-hf4mm
      @MG-hf4mm 5 місяців тому

      You make a valid point, but Steve Howe is still one of the 2 or 3 best guitarists I've ever heard in person (first saw Yes circa 75/76) and, even though I prefer this "Yes" to Steve Howe's current version, I could never cast aspersions. I'm so grateful for what Steve Howe gave us when he was at the top of his game.

    • @mikew5858
      @mikew5858 5 місяців тому +1

      I’m not up on the legalities of who has rights to the name but Jon’s band has one original member and Steve’s has none. If people want to pay to hear lifeless performances of Yes songs at tempos that would put a sloth to sleep I certainly don’t begrudge them the opportunity. I saw Yes in the round in 79 and Howe was stellar but that was 45 years ago.

  • @lizcenterfield1963
    @lizcenterfield1963 5 місяців тому

    I'm looking forward to seeing Jon in four days, but I feel bad for the guy holding the bass guitar.

    • @jackthefunshack8618
      @jackthefunshack8618 5 місяців тому +1

      What? 😂 Why? Richie is amazing and IS the reason you got to see them!

    • @lizcenterfield1963
      @lizcenterfield1963 5 місяців тому

      @@jackthefunshack8618 Well Jon did tell that story and I agree they're very good. Glad I went. I'm just an old Squire fan, is all.

    • @therealniksongs
      @therealniksongs 4 місяці тому

      ​​@@lizcenterfield1963So is Richie. So are we all. I would bet that Chris is a Richie fan.

  • @williamharris9417
    @williamharris9417 4 місяці тому +1

    make an onion out of the geeks and Yes. steve could use the help at this point. let's put the band band back together!

  • @hawkwind7
    @hawkwind7 6 місяців тому +3

    The sound quality is not good. Can’t really decide about this.

    • @yeswolf1
      @yeswolf1 5 місяців тому +1

      Sound quality from a cell phone in a venue that is not good acoustically but you can certainly hear the song structure, the major components of the arrangement, and the creativity/tightness of the playing. I can easily tell from this that the studio version is likely to be wonderful. You cannot expect every song to be a masterpiece but for me Jon comes close to accomplishing that frequently.

    • @markseifert521
      @markseifert521 5 місяців тому

      Babies are born with birth defects, good people die young, an idiot got elected as president, but Jon did and always will write great music!

  • @pabloguti
    @pabloguti 3 місяці тому

    señor Howe esto es Yes no el proyecto paralelo suyo con los Ex Asia