
The Saxon Reissues : Saxon (1979) / Wheel of Steel (1980) / Strong Arm of the Law (1980)
The New Wave of British Heavy Metal (NWOBHM) was the time so may great bands emerged in a perfect storm. Championed on the BBC Friday…
Geoff Bailie lives in Belfast, Northern Ireland. His interest in rock music began when he was 8 from a combination of deciding he was no good at soccer and being loaned a copy of Queen “Live Killers”. He’s married, has 2 kids, works for a worldwide professional services firm and in his spare time he's usually listening to music, playing the guitar or spending time with the family – and sometimes all three at once.
The New Wave of British Heavy Metal (NWOBHM) was the time so may great bands emerged in a perfect storm. Championed on the BBC Friday…
I recently wrote an article about my Desert Island Yes albums. As I had expected, that prompted some debate, and many comments on my choices.…
The first show, in the august surroundings of the London Palladium, saw the kick off of Yes’ 50th Anniversary Weekend. The venue was the focal…
I’m not someone who has signed up for the vinyl resurgence. I’m happy enough with my CDs and downloads, but will often grab the super…
So this all started when the main editor of Sonic Perspectives asked me if I’d dare writing an article ranking all the YES albums. Wow.…
Contributor Geoff Bailie had the opportunity to talk to John Holden, a UK based multi-instrumentalist who is about to release his debut album called “Capture…
When it comes to the history of YES, one could say Peter Banks is the overlooked bloke. A founding member and the gent who came…
For people reading this there’s probably no need to tell the story… Operation: Mindcrime was the album, perhaps more than any other ,that lit the…
The Yes family was rocked several months ago by the sudden death of Steve Howe’s son, Virgil, who had played keyboards on the majority of…
Of all of the bands that form and then fall apart, there are probably very few who achieve three full album releases. When you consider…