
Stephen Lambe
Stephen Lambe is a publisher, author and festival promoter. A former chairman of The Classic Rock
Society, Stephen has written ten books, including five about music. These include the best-selling
Citizens Of Hope And Glory: The Story Of Progressive Rock and two books about Yes: Yes On
Track and Yes In The 1980s. After a lifelong career in publishing, he founded Sonicbond in
2018, which specialises in books about rock music. With Huw Lloyd-Jones, he runs the Summer’s End
and Winter’s End progressive rock festivals, and he also dabbles in band promotion and tour
management. He lives in Tewkesbury in Gloucestershire.
Latest articles by Stephen Lambe

Twists of fate pushing Jon Anderson to finish his next projects, even if they take 30 years
By Stephen Lambe published
The sequel to Olias Of Sunhillow, a reunion with Roine Stolt, a musical featuring Kelsey Grammer… the Yes veteran says a lot is happening soon, although he’s less sure about 1000 Hands Part 2 and his memoir

Jon Anderson’s gratitude at returning from the edge of death to make solo album True
By Stephen Lambe published
80-year-old ex Yes singer recalls effectively passing in his wife’s arms – before a series of incidents returned him to health, creativity and a new appreciation of his past and future

Is Talk a real Yes album or actually a Trevor Rabin solo work?
By Stephen Lambe published
30 years on, band members reflect on their last LP with Rabin and Tony Kaye, giving the overlooked masterpiece the re-evaluation it deserves.

"We need to get a younger generation on board with prog. There’s a massive gap in the market waiting to be tapped." Last Flight To Pluto are ready to pick up the baton
By Stephen Lambe published
Welsh prog rockers Last Flight To Pluto tell the story of third album Random Karma, Fate And Destiny

“Those who have heard it suggest it may not be the lost classic its reputation implies”: Six songs that didn’t make Yes’ 90125 tracklist
By Stephen Lambe published
Starting out as Cinema before resuming their established name, the band spent 18 months developing the album that saved them. Inevitably, not every track made the final cut

“I just knew Trevor Horn as a pop producer. When he turned up with a guitar, I said, ‘Is that a prop, or are you going to use it?’ We just didn’t hit it off”: How Yes’ 90125 became a triumph – despite starting with “the worst jam in history”
By Stephen Lambe published
After Drama resulted in the band’s complete collapse, a massive revamp seemed the only hope for any kind of future. But that epic challenge resulted in an equally epic album

”I was pretty much ordered to go and play with Steve Howe, Carl Palmer, Geoff Downes and John Wetton. I was told that if I didn’t, I’d be dropped”: Trevor Rabin’s challenging road to Yes
By Stephen Lambe published
From a dalliance with NWOBHM and Asia to sudden career jumps across the ocean, he’s always been far more interesting and varied than many realise

"I often see debates about album lengths on prog forums, and I’ve always been of the view that a record must be as long as it needs to be." How Cosmograf made Heroic Materials
By Stephen Lambe published
With 2022's Heroic Materials Cosmograf's Robin Armstrong took inspiration from WWII veteran Geoffrey Wellum
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