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Yesterdays is a Hungarian symphonic progressive rock band based in Cluj Napoca, Romania.

Its musical style has been compared by various reviewers to Yes [1] [2], Quidam [3], Pat Metheny [4], Anna Maria Jopek [5], Eclipse (from Brazil) [6] and Genesis [7].

Biography

In 2004 the band won its first First Prize at the Félsziget Fesztivál's Talentum competition in Targu Mures (Romania).

In 2006 it released their its album, Holdfénykert (Moonlit Garden) on a small Hungarian record label: Rockszerviz. This first edition was sold out in 6 months. The band played in the Netherlands at the ProgFarm Festival (4th November 2006, Bakkeveen, The Netherlands).

In February 2007, Yesterdays and Rockszerviz Records organized the first MiniProg Festival (Budapest, Ship A38) in Budapest with two other bands: Flamborough Head from the Netherlands and ex-Yes guitarist Peter Banks' Harmony In Diversity (U.K.).

After some member changes the band worked on some new songs, a 20 minutes long epic for the upcoming Colossus Magazine/Musea release The Spaghetti Epic III and on a 5 minutes progrock hit with Jonas Reingold, the bassist of The Flower Kings, for Dante's Inferno (a new Colossus/Musea project CD box).

- The Spaghetti Epic III. is a project CD with 3 bands involved [8], each band had to write a 20 minutes long progressive rock epic inspired by Sergio Corbucci's famous tragic western movie called "The Great Silence"

This CD is scheduled to be released in December 2008 by Musea Records

- Inferno is a 4CD project with 34 involved bands from all around the world[9] and thematically it is based on Dante's Inferno, the first part of the Divine Comedy. Yesterdays did its contribution with two fantastic guest musicians: David Speight (current drummer of ex-Yes guitarist Peter Banks (U.K.) and bass guitar player of the famous progrock band The Flower Kings: Jonas Reingold.

This CD is scheduled to be released in November 2008 by Musea Records

In 2008, Holdfénykert was re-released by the famous French label, Musea Records. The CD came out as an "Enhanced and Remastered" edition, with some multimedia bonuses.

In July 2008 "It's So Divine" from the Holdfénykert album reached position 23 on "City FM 106,2" (Romanian Radio) National Top 30 Hit Chart. www.cityfm.ro

Currently the band is working on its second album.

Band members

Hanna - lead vocals
Bogáti-Bokor Ákos - guitars, keyboards, vocals
Enyedi Zsolt - keyboards
Kolumbán Zoltán - bass guitar
Murányi János - drums

Discography

2009, Jan: Various Artists - The Spaghetti Epic vol. III. - The Greatest Silence (Musea Records (FGBG 4731)
2008, Nov: Various Artists - Dante's Divine Comedy - Part I - Inferno (Musea Records (FGBG 4753)
2008, May: Holdfénykert (Enhanced and Remastered) - Musea Records (FGBG 4748.AR)
2006, Oct: Holdfénykert - Rockszerviz Records (rsz-001)
2004, May: A Whole Half (EP) - Author's edition

Related projects, guest appearances

2009, Jan: Tuonen Tytar II. (Colossus/Musea)

Reviews

External links

Official website
Online available interview with the band on HírTV Hungarian news channel Template:Hu icon
Yesterdays entry at Progarchives

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 , Nov:    Various Artists - ''Dante's Divine Comedy'' - Part I - Inferno (Musea Records (FGBG 4753)</br>
 , May:    ''Holdfénykert'' (Enhanced and Remastered) - Musea Records (FGBG 4748.AR)</br>
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-,  Dec:   ''The Spaghetti Epic III.'' (Colossus/Musea)</br>
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