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[namnibor]

YAZ was definitely brilliant! I have the best of Yaz and that reminds me of period of time in life I was also listening to Romeo Void....love the 80's!

[Berni]

Originally Posted by namnibor

YAZ was definitely brilliant! I have the best of Yaz and that reminds me of period of time in life I was also listening to Romeo Void....love the 80's!

Don't u mean Yazoo? Yazz was some model that Coldcut hooked up with & had a #1 in the UK with 'the only way is up'...as far as I remember.
What about the early human league stuff, john foxx, ultravox, japan...I could go on

[MBTC]

Originally Posted by Berni

Don't u mean Yazoo? Yazz was some model that Coldcut hooked up with & had a #1 in the UK with 'the only way is up'...as far as I remember.
What about the early human league stuff, john foxx, ultravox, japan...I could go on

I think it was a North American thing that "Yaz" was the more common name, while it remained Yazoo in the UK. I don't remember what the story was behind that one, but for example the cover of Upstairs at Erics said "Yaz", so many people heard them by that name first on this side of the pond.

[Berni]

Originally Posted by MBTC

I think it was a North American thing that "Yaz" was the more common name, while it remained Yazoo in the UK. I don't remember what the story was behind that one, but for example the cover of Upstairs at Erics said "Yaz", so many people heard them by that name first on this side of the pond.

Strange a group with 2 different names????????? It's like calling Duran Duran...Duran! Or Spandau, Flock of

[namnibor]

Originally Posted by Berni

Strange a group with 2 different names????????? It's like calling Duran Duran...Duran! Or Spandau, Flock of

Yes, here in USA it was Yaz! You would never guess this but it indeed had to do with legalities and some tiny USA non-signed band name called Yazoo, if I recall. I am NOT kidding! Fracking lawyers! Only in USA and Mexico was name different.
Yes, all those groups mentioned above are in my CD collection right beside my Led Zeppelin, Judas Priest, Icehouse, and even Go Go's!! Always had kind of a crush on Belinda Carlisle and her voice!
Yaz is the group I will always point people to listen to when they want a great example of Sequential Circuit's Pro One Monophonic Analog monster synth sound--whether to emulate it or when considering a Mopho. However, not to try to feed your gearlust, but the DSI Mono Evolver Keyboard can sound more like the Pro One than the Mopho can when isolating the analog osc's....it has actually become my favorite synth next of course to my Virus ! Yaz's "Upstairs At Erics" is a masterpiece and is actually done with minimal instrumentation. I have some of the lead singer's solo work as well (this early in morning my brain cannot recall her name)...AHH...that's it; Allison Moyet! What a voice!! When music was music, men were men and so were the woman!

[Berni]

Originally Posted by namnibor

Yes, here in USA it was Yaz! You would never guess this but it indeed had to do with legalities and some tiny USA non-signed band name called Yazoo, if I recall. I am NOT kidding! Fracking lawyers! Only in USA and Mexico was name different.
Yes, all those groups mentioned above are in my CD collection right beside my Led Zeppelin, Judas Priest, Icehouse, and even Go Go's!! Always had kind of a crush on Belinda Carlisle and her voice!
Yaz is the group I will always point people to listen to when they want a great example of Sequential Circuit's Pro One Monophonic Analog monster synth sound--whether to emulate it or when considering a Mopho. However, not to try to feed your gearlust, but the DSI Mono Evolver Keyboard can sound more like the Pro One than the Mopho can when isolating the analog osc's....it has actually become my favorite synth next of course to my Virus ! Yaz's "Upstairs At Erics" is a masterpiece and is actually done with minimal instrumentation. I have some of the lead singer's solo work as well (this early in morning my brain cannot recall her name)...AHH...that's it; Allison Moyet! What a voice!! When music was music, men were men and so were the woman!

I see, very interesting. As I said earlier Yazz was a completely different pop star in the UK back then.
Not sure about the men being men, I seem to recall a lot of guys wearing a lot of make up in the 80's

[namnibor]

Yaz in the USA and Yazoo in U.K were one and the same New Wave musical duo...you can buy Import CD's with the 'Yazoo' name, but it's the exact same band and tracks.