XYZ was the proposed name for an abortive supergroup. The name XYZ is taken from eX-Yes-&-Zeppelin as the group consisted of ex-Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page, along with ex-Yes members Chris Squire and Alan White . Page believed the band needed a strong vocalist and sought out former Led Zeppelin frontman Robert Plant — Plant did attend one XYZ rehearsal in 1981 but decided not to join the group, citing his dislike for the complexity of the music.

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  • XYZ was the proposed name for an abortive supergroup. The name XYZ is taken from eX-Yes-&-Zeppelin as the group consisted of ex-Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page, along with ex-Yes members Chris Squire and Alan White . Page believed the band needed a strong vocalist and sought out former Led Zeppelin frontman Robert Plant — Plant did attend one XYZ rehearsal in 1981 but decided not to join the group, citing his dislike for the complexity of the music. Without a firm commitment from Plant, and contractual issues on who should manage the supergroup, the project was shelved shortly thereafter. Since the mid 1990s, a number of bootleg tracks have surfaced, originally recorded by XYZ at Chris Squire's home studio at New Pipers, in Virginia Water, Surrey, during April 1981. They are believed to have been sourced from demo tapes stolen from Jimmy Page's house at Cookham, Berkshire, in 1987. These consist of four pieces: two instrumentals, plus vocal numbers known as "Telephone Secrets" and "And You Believe It" . This latter track was recorded by Yes in 2001 under the title "Can You Imagine" on Magnification. It is quite possible other songs were also attempted but nothing else has been released publicly. With XYZ's future now in limbo, Squire and White recorded a Christmas single called "Run With the Fox", in October 1981 at New Pipers, before forming Cinema, with guitarist Trevor Rabin and keyboardist Tony Kaye. Rabin initially attempted to rework the XYZ material along with his solo songs for the new group, but the material was abandoned. In 1984, Jimmy Page joined Yes on stage, playing "I'm Down" during a concert in their 9012Live tour at Westfalenhalle in Dortmund, Germany. The demo tracks have recently resurfaced on Youtube. (en)
  • XYZ - projekt brytyjskiej supergrupy z 1981 roku, zainicjowany przez byłych muzyków Yes i Led Zeppelin. Nazwa XYZ oznaczała miała eX Y(es) i Led Z. Grupę utworzyli Chris Squire, Alan White i Jimmy Page. Page uważał, że zespół potrzebuje mocnego wokalisty, dlatego chciał, aby zaśpiewał z nimi Robert Plant . Plant zjawił się nawet na jednej próbie w 1981 roku, ale nie zdecydował się na dołączenie do grupy. Głównie z powodu braku jego udziału projekt nie został ostatecznie zrealizowany. W połowie lat 90. zaczęły się pojawiać bootlegi z utworami nagranymi przez XYZ w domowym studio Chrisa Squire'a w New Pipers w Virginia Water w kwietniu 1981. Prawdopodobnie pochodzą one z taśm demo skradzionych z domu Jimmy'ego Page'a w Cookham w 1987. Bootlegi składają się z czterech utworów: dwóch instrumentalnych . Pozostałe dwa to utwory znane jako "Telephone Secrets" oraz "And You Believe It" (lub "Can You See"). Ten ostatni został nagrany przez Yes w 2001 i wydany na płycie Magnification jako "Can You Imagine". Squire i White wydali w grudniu 1981 singel "Run with the Fox", oparty na melodii stworzonej przez XYZ. Później założyli grupę Cinema, w której występował też gitarzysta Trevor Rabin i klawiszowiec Tony Kaye. Zespół stał się w późniejszym okresie niejako drugim wcieleniem Yes i w 1983 wydał album 90125. (pl)
  • XYZ fue el nombre propuesto para un proyecto musical entre Jimmy Page (ex guitarrista de Led Zeppelin) y los ex miembros de Yes Chris Squire y Alan White. El nombre proviene del acrónimo eX-Yes & Zeppelin. Page pensaba que el grupo debía tener un vocalista fuerte, por lo que propuso a su ex compañero Robert Plant para el puesto, quien después de un concierto dijo que no estaba de acuerdo con la complejidad del rock progresivo y decidió no unirse al grupo. Con la negativa del vocalista, y los problemas de Page con las drogas, el proyecto fue abandonado al poco de idearse. A mediados de la década de 1990, varios bootlegs de la banda fueron publicados, grabados originalmente por Chris Squire en Surrey en abril de 1981. Se rumorea que este material fue robado de la casa de Page en Berkshire, en 1987, y consiste de cuatro canciones, de las cuales dos son instrumentales, una es una pieza hablada empleada en la canción "Song No. 4" de Yes, y la otra es un tema llamado "And You Believe It", grabada por Yes bajo el nombre de "Can You Imagine" en 2001 en el disco Magnification. Es posible que se hayan grabado otras canciones, pero ninguna de ellas ha salido a la luz por el momento. En octubre de 1981, Trevor Rabin intentó reformar el proyecto, pero tuvo que abandonar su idea debido a la reunión de Yes en 1983. (es)
  • Gli XYZ sono un gruppo di rock progressivo inglese degli anni '80. Furono uno dei primi "supergruppi", ovvero gruppi formati esclusivamente da musicisti di talento già noti al pubblico per aver suonato in grandi complessi rock degli anni '70. Il nome XYZ sta per "ex Yes Zeppelin": ne facevano parte infatti Jimmy Page e Chris Squire e Alan White, rispettivamente bassista e batterista degli Yes. Su richiesta di Page, che riteneva che il gruppo avesse bisogno di un cantante all'altezza, anche Robert Plant partecipò a qualche sessione di prova col gruppo, ma nel 1981 decise di non entrarvi. L'intero progetto fu abbandonato poco dopo, senza che gli XYZ avessero mai pubblicato alcunché. Dalla metà degli anni '90, hanno cominciato ad apparire numerose registrazioni bootleg delle sessioni di prova degli XYZ, originariamente incise nello studio privato a casa di Squire a New Pipers, Virginia Water, Surrey, nell'aprile del 1981. Si pensa che queste copie pirata provengano da nastri rubati nel 1987 dalla casa di Jimmy Page a Cookham, nel Berkshire.Di quattro demo è certo che siano state registrate nel 1981: due brani strumentali e due pezzi cantati che vengono chiamati Telephone Secrets e And You Believe It (o Can You See). Quest'ultimo brano fu riscritto dagli Yes e apparve col titolo Can You Imagine sull'album Magnification del 2001. Nel dicembre del 1981, poco prima di formare il gruppo "Cinema", Squire e White pubblicarono il singolo Run With the Fox, anch'esso basato su una melodia degli XYZ, e in seguito incluso nel cofanetto degli Yes Yesyears. (it)
  • XYZ war der Name eines kurzlebigen Supergroup-Projekts der Yes-Musiker Chris Squire und Alan White, mit ex-Led Zeppelin-Gitarrist Jimmy Page. Die drei Buchstaben XYZ stehen für eX-Yes-&-Zeppelin. (de)
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  • XYZ was the proposed name for an abortive supergroup. The name XYZ is taken from eX-Yes-&-Zeppelin as the group consisted of ex-Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page, along with ex-Yes members Chris Squire and Alan White . Page believed the band needed a strong vocalist and sought out former Led Zeppelin frontman Robert Plant — Plant did attend one XYZ rehearsal in 1981 but decided not to join the group, citing his dislike for the complexity of the music. (en)
  • XYZ - projekt brytyjskiej supergrupy z 1981 roku, zainicjowany przez byłych muzyków Yes i Led Zeppelin. (pl)
  • XYZ fue el nombre propuesto para un proyecto musical entre Jimmy Page (ex guitarrista de Led Zeppelin) y los ex miembros de Yes Chris Squire y Alan White. (es)
  • Gli XYZ sono un gruppo di rock progressivo inglese degli anni '80. (it)
  • XYZ war der Name eines kurzlebigen Supergroup-Projekts der Yes-Musiker Chris Squire und Alan White (Schlagzeug), mit ex-Led Zeppelin-Gitarrist Jimmy Page. (de)
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