Some Mom’s might think it’s an okay present…
I was asked a while back if I was going to dip into the Yes catalog and today’s comic title should answer that with a big YES. 1977’s “Going For The One” is perhaps their best, but lesser known albums. It featured the return of Rick Wakeman on keyboards/synthesizers… ousting Patrick Moraz who would later gain much fame as the keyboardist for all of the 80s big hits for the Moody Blues. Today’s title is just perfect… this event IS making for a Wondrous Story indeed as Bud is telling it to his daughter and you & I get to tag along. I’m a genious sometimes.
I will be coming back to this album shortly as it has a couple more titles that will hit the mark for 1977. Glad they released it in the year they did!
More tomorrow as we try to get out of the bathroom and some hot water! 🙂
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I forgot to mention that webcomic creator Eldon Cowgur posted a review of 1977 up at his comic “Astray3” Not only should you check out the review, but take a look the comic! Great storyline and even better artwork! Click here to go see the review.
funny, not how you’d expect her to act.
and, uhh, in panel two she looks like Bud…*shudders*
Now you have to wonder if Jeff will stumble on the scene as well…… 🙂
Nice to see a Yes reference, especially since the first stanza of the song says “I awoke this morning/Love laid me down by the river…”
Hey, are they doing something in there? 😀
Each day I get more impressed with your knowledge of music. You really know A LOT. I can’t remember most of players’ and songs’ names, and you seem to rebember everything and to know every band in the world. How’s that possible? 🙂
Have a good week!
The use of a Yes reference compelled me to stop lurking and comment at last… (although I’d have to say Close To The Edge is probably my favourite)
I’ve been following the comic for a while now, and I have to say it’s probably (in my humble opinion) one of the best comics I’ve read. Keep it up!
LOL on seeing today’s & Sunday’s strip, Byron. I had something similar happen, but in reverse with a gal’s mom not knowing I was there & walking in on me… (not with quite the same result as from Sunday tho!) Nice using Yes’s “Going For the One” – absolutely one of their best, & probably most underated. A quick aside from Sunday’s “Mother”… On reflection, it seems like all of the “Mother” tunes I can think of are mostly in the negative vein (at least from the rockers): ‘Floyd’s of course, John Lennon’s “Mother”, Danzig, & the winner (or at least tied with ‘Floyd) for traumatic “Mother” songs – how ’bout The Police’s from “Synchronicity”?
“Going for the One” is okay, but hardly this line-up’s best. Hard to pick what I *would* call their best, but depending on my mood it would always be one of the Big Three: “The Yes Album”, “Fragile” and “Close to the Edge”. CTTE is always high on the list though.
Thanks for answering the call though. It was beginning to look like the premier head music band of the 70s was being given a pass.
Now: When are you gonna do a Tangerine Dream segment?
:o)
If you like the Wakeman Sound with Yes, I recommend “The Ladder” which doesn’t have Wakeman on it but sounds like it does.
This is getting… complicated…
Poor Bud.
Lucky Bud.
Yes is my favorite band, so I’m glad to see you referencing them 🙂
Ahem, camel toe in panel 2! Hehe! If I remember correctly, those were a must-have in the 70’s.