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Benoît David
Benoît Gérard Guy David (; born 19 April 1966) is a Canadian singer best known as the lead vocalist in the English progressive rock band Yes from 2008 to 2012, replacing long-time vocalist and founding member Jon Anderson. He was also lead singer of the band Mystery from 1999 to 2013, and a Yes tribute band called Close to the Edge. Early life David was born in Montreal, Quebec on 19 April 1966. He was raised speaking French, and worked in Montreal as a salesperson. He began singing in rock bands at the age of fifteen. Musical career David joined the Yes tribute band Close to the Edge in 1994, after a friend compared his voice to then-Yes singer Jon Anderson’s. David joined Mystery, a band led by Michel St-Père, as the lead singer in 1999. He appears on 2007's '' Beneath the Veil of Winter's Face'', 2010's '' One Among the Living'' and 2012's '' The World Is a Game''. While the former was entirely written by St-Père, the latter two feature David's first songwriting ef ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Montreal
Montreal ( ; officially Montréal, ) is the List of the largest municipalities in Canada by population, second-most populous city in Canada and List of towns in Quebec, most populous city in the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Quebec. Founded in 1642 as ''Fort Ville-Marie, Ville-Marie'', or "City of Mary", it is named after Mount Royal, the triple-peaked hill around which the early city of Ville-Marie is built. The city is centred on the Island of Montreal, which obtained its name from the same origin as the city, and a few much smaller peripheral islands, the largest of which is Île Bizard. The city is east of the national capital Ottawa, and southwest of the provincial capital, Quebec City. As of 2021, the city had a population of 1,762,949, and a Census Metropolitan Area#Census metropolitan areas, metropolitan population of 4,291,732, making it the List of the largest municipalities in Canada by population, second-largest city, and List of cen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steve Howe (guitarist)
Stephen James Howe (born 8 April 1947) is an English musician, best known as the guitarist in the progressive rock band Yes across three stints since 1970. Born in Holloway, North London, Howe developed an interest in the guitar and began to learn the instrument himself at age 12. He embarked on a music career in 1964, first playing in several London-based blues, covers, and psychedelic rock bands for six years, including the Syndicats, Tomorrow, and Bodast. Upon joining Yes in 1970, Howe helped to change the band's musical direction, leading to more commercial and critical success. His blend of acoustic and electric guitar helped shape the sound of the band. Many of their best-known songs were co-written by Howe, who remained with the band until they briefly disbanded in 1981. Howe returned to the group in 1990 for two years and has remained a full-time member since 1995. After Alan White's death in 2022, he is the longest-serving member of the band currently active. Howe a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ravens & Lullabies
''Ravens & Lullabies'' is a studio album by Gordon Giltrap and Oliver Wakeman. Giltrap also worked with Oliver's father Rick Wakeman on the album '' From Brush and Stone'' three years prior. Track listing Personnel *Oliver Wakeman - piano, keyboards and backing vocals *Gordon Giltrap - acoustic and electric guitars *Paul Manzi - vocals *Benoît David - vocals *Steve Amadeo - bass guitar *Johanne James Johanne James is the drummer for British progressive metal band Threshold. He joined the band officially, replacing Mark Heaney, in 2001, to record the album ''Hypothetical'', which occurred after having toured with the band in support of the a ... - drums and percussion References {{DEFAULTSORT:Ravens and Lullabies 2013 albums Gordon Giltrap albums ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oliver Wakeman
Oliver Wakeman (born 26 February 1972) is an English musician, rock keyboardist and composer, best known as a member of Yes (band), Yes from 2008 to 2011, having filled the role of keyboardist previously held by his father, Rick Wakeman. Biography Oliver is the first son of Rick Wakeman and his first wife Rosaline Woolford and is the older brother of Adam Wakeman. His parents divorced when he was young. Solo He worked with Clive Nolan (of Arena (band), Arena) on two progressive rock concept albums, ''Jabberwocky (album), Jabberwocky'' (released 1999) and ''Hound of the Baskervilles''. Tracy Hitchings appears on both albums, while Rick Wakeman (narrating) and Yes alumnus Peter Banks both appeared on ''Jabberwocky''. Wakeman worked with Steve Howe (guitarist), Steve Howe for several years (originally his father's bandmate in Yes and later as a bandmate when Oliver joined Yes himself). The two lived fairly close to each other in south-west England. Howe guested on Wakeman's solo al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tales From The Netherlands
''Tales from the Netherlands'' is a double live album by the Canadian progressive rock band Mystery. Overview The album was recorded during the tour supporting the album ''The World is a Game'' at Cultuurpodium Boerderij in Zoetermeer, Netherlands on May 10, 2013 and was the band's first European concert. The recording is made up of songs from the three albums released during Benoît David's time in the band: '' Beneath the Veil of Winter's Face'', '' One Among the Living'' and ''The World is a Game''. It is the last album David recorded with the band before leaving in autumn 2013. Cover art The cover art is the creation of Polish photographer Leszek Bujnowski, who also created the cover for ''The World is a Game'' and ''Delusion Rain'', and is entitled ''Lost''. Track listing ;Disc one ;Disc two Personnel *Benoît David Benoît Gérard Guy David (; born 19 April 1966) is a Canadian singer best known as the lead vocalist in the English progressive rock band Yes from 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
France
France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pacific and Indian Oceans. Its Metropolitan France, metropolitan area extends from the Rhine to the Atlantic Ocean and from the Mediterranean Sea to the English Channel and the North Sea; overseas territories include French Guiana in South America, Saint Pierre and Miquelon in the North Atlantic, the French West Indies, and many islands in Oceania and the Indian Ocean. Due to its several coastal territories, France has the largest exclusive economic zone in the world. France borders Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany, Switzerland, Monaco, Italy, Andorra, and Spain in continental Europe, as well as the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Netherlands, Suriname, and Brazil in the Americas via its overseas territories in French Guiana and Saint Martin (island), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lyon
Lyon,, ; Occitan: ''Lion'', hist. ''Lionés'' also spelled in English as Lyons, is the third-largest city and second-largest metropolitan area of France. It is located at the confluence of the rivers Rhône and Saône, to the northwest of the French Alps, southeast of Paris, north of Marseille, southwest of Geneva, northeast of Saint-Étienne. The City of Lyon proper had a population of 522,969 in 2019 within its small municipal territory of , but together with its suburbs and exurbs the Lyon metropolitan area had a population of 2,280,845 that same year, the second most populated in France. Lyon and 58 suburban municipalities have formed since 2015 the Metropolis of Lyon, a directly elected metropolitan authority now in charge of most urban issues, with a population of 1,411,571 in 2019. Lyon is the prefecture of the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region and seat of the Departmental Council of Rhône (whose jurisdiction, however, no longer extends over the Metropolis of Lyo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Extended Play
An extended play record, usually referred to as an EP, is a musical recording that contains more tracks than a single but fewer than an album or LP record.Official Charts Company , access-date=March 21, 2017 Contemporary EPs generally contain four or five tracks, and are considered "less expensive and time-consuming" for an artist to produce than an album. An EP originally referred to specific types of other than 78 [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
From A Page
''From a Page'' is a Mini-LP, mini-album by the English progressive rock band Yes (band), Yes, released on 25 October 2019 by Yes Records. It contains four previously unreleased tracks originally recorded by the 2008–2011 line-up of the group and intended for release on an album, but ultimately weren't included on ''Fly from Here''. During this time, the lineup included bassist Chris Squire, guitarist Steve Howe (musician), Steve Howe, drummer Alan White (Yes drummer), Alan White, singer Benoît David, and keyboardist Oliver Wakeman. Wakeman, who wrote most of the material on ''From a Page'', was inspired to release it following Squire's death in 2015. Overview The release is based around four songs developed by the band in 2009/10, but not then used on 2011's ''Fly from Here''. The line-up is bassist Chris Squire, guitarist Steve Howe (musician), Steve Howe, drummer Alan White (Yes drummer), Alan White, singer Benoît David and keyboardist Oliver Wakeman. Wakeman assembled th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
In The Present – Live From Lyon
''In the Present – Live from Lyon'' is a 2-CD/DVD live album by Yes, released on 29 November 2011 in North America and 2 December 2011 in Europe. Overview ''In the Present – Live from Lyon'' is a recording of a Yes show on 1 December 2009 at the Bourse du Travail, Lyon, France as a part of their In the Present Tour which they undertook before the release of their new studio album ''Fly from Here'' (2011) featuring newcomer Benoît David on lead vocals. It is the first live album featuring lead vocalist Benoît David (from Mystery) and thus the first live album without ex-member Jon Anderson, whom David replaced. It was also the only release with Oliver Wakeman as a member of the band, until the release of the ''From a Page'' album in 2019. Track listing Disc 1 Disc 2 DVD Personnel *Benoît David – lead vocals, acoustic guitars, percussions *Steve Howe – guitars, pedal steel guitar, backing vocals *Chris Squire – bass, backing vocals *Oliver Wakeman – ke ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jon Davison
Jon Davison (born January 16, 1971) is an American singer, musician and songwriter who has been the lead vocalist of progressive rock band Yes (band), Yes since 2012. He is also known as the former lead singer of progressive rock band Glass Hammer from 2009 to 2014, and the former bass guitarist of Sky Cries Mary from 1993 to 2016, in which he was credited under his nickname of "Juano" Davison. In 2020, he and fellow Yes member Billy Sherwood created a new band, Arc of Life, which released its eponymous first studio album the following year and its second album in 2022. Career Early years Davison's earliest involvement with music began when he sang in the church youth choir led by his mother. From an early age, she instilled in him an appreciation for music and love for singing. Soon after he took up guitar and bass, which eventually led him during High School to perform in various original and cover bands with his childhood best friend, Taylor Hawkins (who was later the drumme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fly From Here
''Fly from Here'' is the twentieth studio album by the English progressive rock band Yes. It was released on 22 June 2011 by Frontiers Records, and is their only album featuring lead vocalist Benoît David and keyboardist Oliver Wakeman. Yes reformed in 2008 after a four-year hiatus with a line-up of David, Wakeman, bassist Chris Squire, guitarist Steve Howe, and drummer Alan White. The band prepared material to record for ''Fly from Here'' during breaks in touring in 2010 and 2011, during which they enlisted former Yes frontman Trevor Horn as producer. After songs contributed by Wakeman were scrapped in favour of expanding the song "We Can Fly" into a 24-minute six-part "Fly from Here" suite, the band replaced him with former Yes keyboardist Geoff Downes as he co-wrote much of the new material. ''Fly from Here'' received mixed to positive reviews from music critics, and peaked at No. 30 on the UK Albums Chart and No. 36 on the US ''Billboard'' 200. Yes promoted the album w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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