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At the end of the Yoso August tour I am going to Brazil.
I was invited as a special guest to perform live with a band I mixed recently
called "Bando Do Sol" {some may recall me speaking of them}. I said
"sure what's it going to be like..." They said play what ever you
like, by the way it's all going to be scored by our conductor, we are using a
large orchestra". With that in mind I selected a few tracks from various
bands... CIRCA: {Cut The Ties}, Yoso {To Seek The Truth}, Conspiracy {Red Light
Ahead}, and of course a few rockin' Yes tracks.
I am told they will be filming it and releasing it down range. We shall see. In
any event, I'm completely floored to perform solo with Bando Do Sol and an
orchestra !! It's a first for me but perhaps the beginning of a beautiful new
musical adventure from out of nowhere, as is always the case. There is dialog
already of replaying the concert in other venues in Brazil, which is where the
1st show will take place. 1st hour Bando Do Sol play their entire new record
{the one I mixed}, followed by me joining them for the 2nd hour with the tracks
listed above and more
The idea of playing "Red Light Ahead" in 2010 with an orchestra is
something special to me. I never sang the song nor played bass on it so that
will be fun {I played guitar on it, once in the studio for the record and once
for the "Conspiracy Live 2004 DVD"}. It lends itself to some
beautiful orchestral arrangments, lots of wide open spaces in there. There is
also a special place in my heart for our beloved Chris Squire and for all the
writing we did together, which stands up pretty well after many years, I think
anyways. To that end having the song performed in the manner it will be soon
{especially with an orchestra}, highlights and honors what was indeed a
"Conspiracy" between myself and Chris. I know he will have a special
appreciation for the selection too
..........Napoli, May, 2010 – The term “Super-Group” can
only describe the band arising out of two of the most creative bands of the
past 30 years: Yoso is formed out of TOTO's brilliant lead vocalist Bobby
Kimball and the creative force of former Yes members, Tony Kaye and Billy
Sherwood, thus equalling the magic of Yes with the voice of Toto. However, Yoso
is much more than a combination of two classic rock groups. The band's debut
album Elements - which comes together with a bonus live CD where the band plays
some old and new classics – presents a fascinating combination of the sound of
Yes ("90125"/"Big Generator" era) and TOTO, with a very
interesting and original sound that truly encompasses the styles.
Elements will see the light of day on July 2 in Europe and July 27 in the USA,
where the band has already scheduled a number of tour dates in support of the
album's release, on Frontiers Records.
Even though the band's heritage is from 2 classic bands, Yoso intends to become
its own identifiable entity in a very short time, Yoso's collective mission is
to make the next decade one where Yoso's music will be held up alongside their
classic rock backgrounds as a band as important as Toto and Yes.
Billy Sherwood recalls: "Yoso was started when I suggested to Bobby
Kimball we should write some new music and form a band, we had been working
together on various tribute projects I was producing and one thing lead to
another, before too long we had 5 songs in the can and were well on our way to
making a record and thinking seriously about taking it to the next level. Once
there was a few songs underway the concept grew into the band we now have,
" Yoso ".
Yoso line-up was later rounded out with two amazingly gifted musicians: Johnny
Bruhns as the guitarist and background vocalist and Scott Conner on drums,
percussion and background vocals.
Yoso does indeed have the magic of YES and the voice of TOTO. However, in 2010
the band intends to convince fans of both bands that the brilliance of Yoso
will be just as celebrated in the years to come.
“Elements” tracklisting includes: Yoso; Path To Your Heart; Where You'll Stay;
Walk Away; The New Revolution; To Seek The Truth; Only One; Close The Curtain;
Won't End Tonight; Come This Far; Time To Get Up; Return To Yesterday.
Bonus live CD: Yoso; Rosanna; Owner of a Lonely Heart; Walk Away; Good For You;
Yes Medley (Yours Is No Disgrace/Heart of the Sunrise/South Side of the
Sky/Starship Trooper/I've Seen All Good People); To Seek the Truth; Hold The
Line; Cinema; Gift With a Golden Gun; White Sister.
Yoso - US Tour dates (more TBA)
11 August - Keswick Theatre, Glenside, PA
12 August - The State Theatre, Falls Church, VA
15 August - Ramshead Tavern (Ramshead Onstage), Annapolis, MD
17 August - B.B. King's Blues Club and Grill, New York, NY
19 August - Kent Stage, Kent, OH
20 August - Syndicate Dinner Theatre, Newport, Ky
21 August - Lake Clementia Amphitheatre, Rancho Murieta, CA
accomplished
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