Peter Banks
Like Anthony Phillips, Banks had the dubious distinction of being booted from a band (Yes) on the cusp of greatness. Unlike Phillips, however, Banks did not initially go gentle into that good night. First, he formed a new band, Flash, that continued his journey through prog rock and originally included fellow deportee Tony Kaye. A subsequent solo album, Two Sides of Peter Banks, featured Focus guitarist Jan Akkerman alongside members of Flash and Genesis, and served as something of a template for instrumental prog rock albums, notably Steve Hackett's Voyage of the Acolyte. Banks then revived Flash, renaming it Empire, but the recordings failed to find a buyer (they were eventually released in the '90s by One Way Records). So it seemed that Banks' star had faded, his absence felt most profoundly during a 1991 reunion of Yes members past and present. In 1993, Banks quietly resurfaced with the first of several DIY instrumental albums, Instinct.
| Date | ALBUMS / Singles |
|---|---|
| 1973 August | TWO SIDES OF PETER BANKS |
| 1993 | INSTINCT |
| 1995 | SELF-CONTAINED |
| 1997 | REDUCTION |
| 1999 | CAN I PLAY YOU SOMETHING? |
SEE ALSO...
EMPIRE discography
FLASH discography
YES discography
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