They don't make 'em like that anymore...

I hop in the car to run an errand and put the XM on one of my favorite channels -- Fine Tuning -- and what do I hear? Yes! I mean, the group Yes -- Rick Wakeman, Steve Howe, Jon Anderson, Chris Squire -- that Yes. One of my all-time favorite bands. Yes' Fragile was the second album I owned.

So driving along listening to a live recording of "Ritual", complete with drum solo (yes, young people, drum solo) followed by "Roundabout". What a band. I had forgotten just how utterly astounding they were. There are a lot of great bands these days, but Yes was one-of-a-kind. They just don't make 'em like that anymore...

Let me explain "Fine Tuning". It's a station on XM satellite radio that plays the most interesting mix of music. Immediately following Yes, they aired Aaron Copeland's "Appalachian Spring". Listen long enough and you'll hear The Moody Blues, Mozart, The Beatles, Pat Matheny, Sting, Tangerine Dream, The Chieftains, Alan Parsons, Al De Meola, and Yanni, just to name a few. It's a rather intriguing channel to listen to.