Trevor Rabin - (1979) Face To Face

Trevor Rabin - (1979) Face To Face

TrackList:
1. I'll Take the Weight — 3:57
2. Don't You Ever Lose — 4:02
3. I'm Old Enough (To Make You a Woman) — 4:14
4. The Wanderer — 3:47
5. You — 2:39
6. Now — 4:51
7. The Ripper — 3:49
8. Candy's Bar — 4:05
9. Always the Last One — 5:07

Yes - (1991) Yesyears (4CD Boxset) Compilation

Yes - (1991) YesYears: 4CD Boxset/Compilation

Tracklist:

CD 1 (72:50)

01. Something's Coming (7:06)
02. Survival (6:18)
03. Every Little Thing (5:41)
04. Then (4:18)
05. Everydays (4:08)
06. Sweet Dreams (3:49)
07. No Opportunity Necessary, No Experience Needed (4:48)
08. Time and a Word (4:31)
09. Starship Trooper (9:26)
10. Yours is no Disgrace (9:40)
11. I've Seen All Good People (6:53)
12. Long Distance Runaround (3:33)
13. The Fish (Schindleria Praematurus) (2:35)

CD 2 (72:40)

01. Roundabout (8:31)
02. Heart of the Sunrise (10:31)
03. America (edit) (4:03)
04. Close to the Edge (18:34)
05. Ritual (21:33)
06. Sound Chaser (9:23)

CD 3 (73:18)

01. Soon (4:06)
02. Amazing Grace (2:31)
03. Vevey, part 1 (1:07)
04. Wonderous Stories (3:45)
05. Awaken (15:34)
06. Montreaux's Theme (2:26)
07. Vevey, part 2 (0:57)
08. Going for the One (5:32)
09. Money (3:12)
10. Abilene (3:55)
11. Don't Kill the Whale (3:55)
12. On the Silent Wings of Freedom (7:45)
13. Does It Really Happen? (6:34)
14. Tempus Fugit (5:14)
15. Run With the Fox (4:09)
16. I'm Down (2:31)

CD 4 (72:43)

01. Make it Easy (6:08)
02. It Can Happen (6:01)
03.Owner of a Lonely Heart (4:27)
04. Hold On (5:15)
05. Shoot High Aim Low (7:00)
06. Rhythm of Love (4:46)
07. Love Will Find a Way (4:49)
08. Changes (7:34)
08. And You And I (10:49)
09. Heart of the Sunrise (10:50)
10. Love Conquers All (4:57)

Line-up/Musicians

- Jon Anderson / vocals
- Trevor Horn / vocals
- Chris Squire / bass and vocals
- Patrick Moraz / keyboards
- Geoff Downes / keyboards
- Tony Kaye / keyboards
- Rick Wakeman / keyboards
- Alan White / drums
- Bill Bruford / drums
- Peter Banks / guitars
- Trevor Rabin / guitars and vocals
- Steve Howe / guitars and vocals
- Billy Sherwood / guitars and vocals

Rick Wakeman - (1999) Return To The Centre of The Earth

Studio Album, released in 1999

Track Listings

1. A Vision (2:34)
2. The Return Overture (2:39)
3. Mother Earth (3:48)
a) The Shadow of June
b) The Gallery
c) The Avenue of Prismed Light
d) The Earthquake
4. Buried Alive (6:01)
5. The Enigma (1:18)
6. Is Anybody There? (6:35)
7. The Ravine (0:49)
8. The Dance of a Thousand Lights (5:41)
9. The Shepherd (2:01)
10. Mr. Slow (3:47)
11. Bridge of Time (1:12)
12. Never is a Long, Long Time (5:19)
13. Tales from the Lidenbrook Sea (2:57)
a) River of Hope
b) Hunter and Hunted
c) Fight for Life
14. The Kill (5:23)
15. Timeless History (1:10)
16. Still Waters Run Deep (5:21)
17. Time Within Time (2:39)
a) The Ebbing Tide
b) The Electric Storm
18. Ride of Your Life (6:01)
19. Floating (1:59)
a) Globes of Fire
b) Cascades of Fear
20. Floodflames (2:00)
21. The Volcano (2:10)
a) Tongues of Fire
b) The Blue Mountains
22. The End of the Return (5:23)

Total Time: 76:51
Line-up/Musicians

- Rick Wakeman / keyboards
- Fraser Thorneycroft-Smith / guitar
- Phil Williams / bass guitar
- Simon Hanson / drums
- Justin Hayward / vocals
- Trevor Rabin / vocals, guitar
- Ozzy Osbourne / vocals
- Bonnie Tyler / vocals
- Katrina Leskanich / vocals
- Tony Mitchell / vocals
- London Symphony Orchestra & English Chamber Choir

JON ANDERSON - (1985) 3 Ships

Studio Album, released in 1985

Track Listings
1. Save All Your Love (1:23)
2. Easier Said Than Done (4:14)
3. Three Ships (3:43)
4. Forest of Fire (3:31)
5. Ding Dong! Merrily on High (1:58)
6. Save All Your Love (Reprise) (3:10)
7. Holly and the Ivy (3:07)
8. Day of Days (3:36)
9. 2,000 Years (0:57)
10. Where Were You? (3:55)
11. O Holy Night (4:16)
12. How It Hits You (5:12)
13. Jingle Bells (0:31)

Total Time: 39:33


Line-up/Musicians :
- Jon Anderson / vocals
- Orchestra "Beyond War Philharmonic"
- Concert Master Paul Cheng / conducted by Bob Esty
- Gospel Choir Calvary Baptist Church of Santa Monica / directed by William Bryant II
- Childrens Choir / director Marta Woodhull
- Rhett Lawrence / keyboards
- Trevor Rabin and Elliot Easton / guitar
- Frankie Banali & R.J. Parnell / drums
- Paulinho da Costa / percussions
- Novi / electric violin
- Sandra Crouch and Friends / directed by Andre and Sandra Crouch
- Sandra Crouch / vocals on "Oh Holy Night"
- Jade Anderson / vocals on "Jingle Bells"

YES - (2005) The Word is Live

Live, released in 2005

Track Listings:

Disc 1:
1- Then (John Peel's Sunday Show 12 Mar 70)
2- For Everyone (John Peel's Sunday Show 12 Mar 70)
3- Astral Traveller (Konserthuset, Gothenberg, Sweden 24 Jan 71)
4- Everydays (Konserthuset, Gothenberg, Sweden 24 Jan 71)
5- Yours is No Disgrace (Crystal Palace Bowl, London 31 Jul 71)
6- I've Seen All Good People (Crystal Palace Bowl, London 31 Jul 71)
7- America (Crystal Palace Bowl, London 31 Jul 71)
8- It's Love (Crystal Palace Bowl, London 31 Jul 71)

Disc 2:
1- Apocalypse (Cobo Hall, Detroit 17 Aug 76)
2- Siberian (Khatru Cobo Hall, Detroit 17 Aug 76)
3- Sound Chaser (Cobo Hall, Detroit 17 Aug 76)
4- Sweet Dreams (Queen's Park Rangers Football Ground, London 10 May 75)
5- Future Times/Rejoice (Oakland Coliseum, Oakland, CA 8 Oct 78)
6- Circus of Heaven (Forum, Inglewood, CA 5 Oct 78)
7- The Big Medley: Time and a Word / Long Distance Runaround / Survival / The Fish / Perpetual Change / Soon (Forum, Inglewood, CA 5 Oct 78)
8- Hello Chicago (Chicago International Amphitheatre, Chicago, 9 Jun 79)
9- Roundabout (Chicago International Amphitheatre, Chicago 10 Jun 79)

Disc 3:
1- Heart of the Sunrise (Oakland Coliseum, Oakland, CA 8 Oct 78)
2- Awaken (Chicago International Amphitheatre, Chicago, IL 10 Jun 79)
3- Go Through This (Madison Square Garden, NY 6 Sep 80)
4- We Can Fly From Here (Madison Square Garden, NY 6 Sep 80) Tempus Fugit (Madison Square Garden, NY 6 Sep 80)
5- Rhythm of Love (Houston Summit, TX 19 Feb 88)
6- Hold on (Houston Summit, TX 19 Feb 88)
7- Shoot High, Aim Low (Houston Summit, TX 19 Feb 88)
8- Make It Easy/Owner of a Lonely Heart (Houston Summit, TX 19 Feb 88)

Line-up/Musicians

(Lineup varies depending on year of the Live recording)
- Jon Anderson / vocals
- Chris Squire / bass and vocals
- Tony Kaye / keyboards
- Bill Bruford / drums
- Peter Banks / guitars
- Steve Howe / guitars
- Rick Wakeman / keyboards
- Alan White / drums
- Patrick Moraz / keyboards
- Trevor Horn / vocals
- Geoff Downes / keyboards
- Trevor Rabin / guitars & vocals

YES - (2002) In a Word

Boxset/Compilation, released in 2002

Track Listings

Disc I: 79:24
1. Every Little Thing - 5:46
2. Sweetness - 4:35
3. Survival - 6:20
4. Then - 5:47
5. Sweet Dreams - 3:51
6. Astral Traveller - 5:56
7. Time and a Word - 4:34
8. Dear Father - 4:13
9. Yours Is No Disgrace - 9:42
10. Clap - 3:24
11. Perpetual Change - 8:53
12. Starship Trooper: A. Life Seeker / B.... - 9:28
13. I've Seen All Good People: A. Your Move / B. - 6:55

Disc II: 78:15
1. Roundabout - 8:33
2. South Side of the Sky - 7:56
3. Heart of the Sunrise - 10:36
4. America - 10:31
5. Close to the Edge: The Solid Time of... - 18:38
6. The Revealing Science of God Dance of the... - 22:01

Disc III: 79:44
1. Siberian Khatru - 8:55
2. Long Distance Runaround - 3:33
3. The Gates of Delirium - 21:50
4. To Be Over - 9:07
5. Going for the One - 5:32
6. Turn of the Century - 7:41
7. Wonderous Stories - 3:49
8. Don't Kill the Whale - 3:56
9. Release, Release - 5:46
10. Arriving UFO - 6:02
11. Richard - 3:33

Disc IV: 76:47
1. Tango - 3:48
2. Never Done Before - 2:10
3. Crossfire - 2:42
4. Machine Messiah - 10:24
5. Tempus Fugit - 5:17
6. Owner of a Loneley Heart - 4:29
7. It Can Happen - 5:30
8. Leave It - 4:14
9. Hold On - 5:16
10. Rhythm of Love - 4:52
11. Love Will Find a Way - 4:50
12. Holy Lamb (Song for Harmonic Convergence) - 3:22
13. Brother of Mine: 1. The Big Dream /2.... - 10:18
14. Fist of Fire - 3:28
15. I Would Have Waited Forever - 7:02

Disc V: 78:37
1. Lift Me Up - 6:31
2. The Calling - 6:55
3. I Am Waiting - 7:25
4. Mind Drive - 18:38
5. Open Your Eyes - 5:14
6. Universal Garden - 6:17
7. Homeworld (The Ladder) - 9:35
8. The Messenger - 5:15
9. Last Train - 2:23
10. In the Presence of: Deeper / Death of Ego... - 10:24

Total Time: 392:47
Line-up/Musicians

- Jon Anderson / vocals
- Trevor Horn / vocals
- Chris Squire / bass and vocals
- Patrick Moraz / keyboards
- Geoff Downes / keyboards
- Tony Kaye / keyboards
- Rick Wakeman / keyboards
- Alan White / drums
- Bill Bruford / drums
- Peter Banks / guitars
- Trevor Rabin / guitars and vocals
- Steve Howe / guitars and vocals
- Billy Sherwood / guitars and vocals
- Igor Khoroshev / keyboards

YES - (1998) Big Generator Tour

Big Generator Tour 1988

Houston, Texas - Feb. 2nd 1988

Tracks:
Rhythm Of Love
Hold On
Heart Of The Sunrise
Big Generator
Changes
Instrumental
Shoot High Aim Low
Owner Of A Lonely Heart
And You And I
Yours Is No Disgrace

Yes - (1994) Talk

THE LAST RABIN CONTRIBUTION!

I don't know what happened exactly between UNION and TALK, but the 80s line-up reunited tp produce one last album. This is the last TREVOR RABIN appearance with YES, but he will leave with a bang. On TALK, RABIN is not sharing any leadership with Anderson. This is a RABIN album with YES members as back-up band; no less. I think the only contribution of JON ANDERSON is limited to the lyrics.

TREVOR RABIN plays guitar ,sings, plays keyboards (yes,Tony KAYE playsonly hammond) , programs, engineers, and of course produces the album through a computer; did i mention he composes the songs as well?? and of course, i am sure he told the other 4 members that the services of designer ROGER DEAN were again no longer needed, thus back to ugly and dull cover artwork; i guess his choice of covers is not his strong point.

Like any other RABIN-era Yes album, we have a mixed bag of horrible plain pop songs that tend to sound all the same after a while.Trevor RABIN knows how to find hooks when composing, the problem after a while, it's always a little bit the same thing, repeated ad nauseam.

So what's good, what's bad? Let start with the ugly, the cold production of the album.The album is like the cover,it has no warmth, no coziness, that's bland sound with almost all the time, horrible drums on the forefront. And believe me , ALAN WHITE is not being asked to copy BILL BRUFORD; You could have put a drum machine and it would sound the same. Also The bass playing from CHRIS SQUIRE has become almost non-existent. Whatever happened to the old glorious basslines from YESteryear? That's the very bad part.Some songs are irritating like the horrible ''state of play'' or the dull ''walls'' .

But after that, that's not bad at all: ''The Calling'' is classic pop songs but with good hooks and nice arrangements. ''I am waiting'' is just plain beautiful ballad as is ''where will you be'', which could sound like old YES. And for the first time in years, YES comes back with an epic ''endless dream''. I guess RABIN wanted to show that he could compose an epic too as he was about to leave the band. Oh! this is not ''The gates of delirium'' or other good oldie from the glorious times, but that's a very interesting 15mn piece of music with a lot of rythm changes, sometimes hard-rocking, sometimes sweet and peaceful. This is almost a solo piece as TREVOR RABIN is in charge of guitars and keyboards and do a lot of vocals l I guess it was his swansong, his testament when saying goodbye to YES.

So with some good parts, some excellent parts, some dull parts and some ugly parts, with a horrible production, i would put classify this album as average..... so let's go with 3 stars. But good news: the great YES is about to return soon!!

Track List :
01. The Calling
02. I Am Waiting
03. Real Love
04. State Of Play
05. Walls
06. Where Will You Be
07. Endless Dream Part 1 : Silent Spring
08. Endless Dream Part 2 : Talk
09. Endless Dream Part 3 : Endless Dream

Line-up :
- Jon Anderson / vocals
- Chris Squire / bass and vocals
- Tony Kaye / keyboards
- Alan White / drums
- Trevor Rabin / guitars and vocals

YES - (1994) ENDLESS DREAM

This set was recorded live at Canidegua, New York on 19 June 1994. It's definitely soundboard, this version most likely derived from an FM broadcast. Either way, this is a very good quality recording - and a fantastic gig. Recorded on the second night of the 'Talk' tour.

CD 1:
1) I'm Waiting
2) The Calling
3) Rhythm Of Love
4) Hearts
5) Real Love
6) Changes
7) Heart Of The Sunrise
8) Roundabout

CD 2:
1) Cinema
2) City Of Love
3) Make It Easy
4) Owner Of A Lonely Heart
5) And You And I
6) Where Will You Be
7) I've Seen All Good People
8) Walls
9) Endless Dream.?

Line-up:
Jon Anderson (lead vocals, guitars)
Tony Kaye (keyboards)
Trevor Rabin (guitrs, vocals)
Chris Squire (bass, vocals)
Alan White (drums, vocals)
Billy Sherwood

Yes - (1991) Union

Studio Album, released in 1991

I heard that Wakeman has referred to this one as “Onion”. You know, it might have worked if only they had included Patrick Moraz and Peter Banks.

This really isn’t that bad of an album. I got into it when it was fresh and then I saw them on the tour. (A crappy outdoor venue I might add.)

The first couple of pieces are a bit too commercial, but then comes in Masquerade, a rather nice acoustic piece by Howe. Lift Me Up starts of with promise, but then goes back into commercial territory. Miracle of Life’s not too bad. Silent Talking may be one of the real gems on the album apart form Howe’s solo piece. More We Live/Let Go is nice, too. The extremely short Evensong is interesting, prog, yet only 51 seconds. Take the Water to the Mountain, which wraps it up, is quite good, too.

There's some dense and intense moments offered on Union. Not a Yes masterpiece, but really not a piece of crap.

So, all in all, an interesting, but uneven experiment. If you can get past the commercial bits, there’s something decent here to listen to. And frankly, the commercial bits aren’t all that bad.

Track Listings

1. I Would Have Waited Forever (6:32)
2. Shock to the System (5:09)
3. Masquerade (2:18)
4. Lift Me Up (6:30)
5. Without Hope You Cannot Start the Day (5:18)
6. Saving My Heart (4:42)
7. Miracle of Life (7:30)
8. Silent Talking (4:01)
9. The More We Live - Let Go (4:34)
10. Angkor Wat (5:24)
11. Dangerous (Look in the Light of What You're Searching For) (3:39)
12. Holding On (5:24)
13. Evensong (0:52)
14. Take the Water to the Mountain (3:10)
15. Give and Take (see below)

Total Time: 65:25

Line-up/Musicians:

- Jon Anderson / vocals on 1, 2, 4-5, 8, 10-12, 14-15
- Chris Squire: bass on 4, 6-7, 9, vocals on 1, 4, 6-7, 9
- Tony Levin / bass on 1, 2, 5, 8, 10-12, 14-15
- Tony Kaye / keyboards on 4, 6-7, 9
- Rick Wakeman / keyboards on 1, 2, 5, 8, 10-15
- Alan White / drums on 4, 6-7, 9
- Bill Bruford / drums on 1, 2, 5, 8, 10-15
- Trevor Rabin / guitars and vocals on 4, 6-7, 9
- Steve Howe / guitars on 1-3, 5, 8, 11-12, 14-15

Yes - (1987) Big Generator

Track List :
01. Rhythm Of Love (4:49)
02. Big Generator (4:31)
03. Shoot High Aim Low (7:59)
04. Almost Like Love (5:58)
05. Love Will Find A Way (4:48)
06. Final Eyes (6:20)
07. I'm Running (7:34)
08. Holy Lamb (Song For Harmonic Convergence) (3:15)

Line-up :
- Jon Anderson / vocals
- Chris Squire / bass and vocals
- Tony Kaye / keyboards
- Alan White / drums
- Trevor Rabin / guitars and vocals

Yes - (1985) 9012 Live The Solos

Track List :
01. Hold On (6:57)
02. SI (2:40)
03. Solly's Beard (4:39)
04. Soon (2:18)
05. Changes (7:00)
06. Amazing Grace (2:10)
07. Whitefish (8:40)

Line-up :
- Jon Anderson / vocals
- Chris Squire / bass and vocals
- Tony Kaye / keyboards
- Alan White / drums
- Trevor Rabin / guitars and vocals

Yes - (1983) 90125

Studio Album, released in 1983

90125 was an accidental Yes album. Yes had been disbanded in 1981 and Chris Squire and Alan White had met up with South African guitarist Trevor Rabin in 1982 and recorded songs for an album under the name of "Cinema." Former Yes keyboardist Tony Kaye, who had been fired in 1971, joined Cinema. When Squire played some of the material to Jon Anderson in 1983, Anderson became interested in the project. With four former Yes members in the band, it was decided to use the Yes brand on this album. Rabin was dubious at first as he did not want to be known as Steve Howe's replacement (Howe was with Asia at the time), but rather wanted to be the lead guitarist of a new group. Rabin changed his mind when Anderson added lyrics and his distinctive vocal style to the existing tracks. Besides, it would have more marketability under the Yes brand name.

So, 90125 was not originally intended to be a Yes album as it sounds nothing like Yes, with the exception of Anderson's voice. Thus, it seems unfair to compare it with earlier Yes works. Rabin has a completely different guitar style from Howe and Squire takes a more relaxed approach to bass on this album. Instead of the complex bass riffs of the past, he basically imitates the typical bassist one would hear on an average AOR song.

Judging 90125 on its own merits and not comparing it to any prior Yes album, I'm left with the conclusion that this is simply a pop rock/AOR collection of songs with some showing prog tendencies. If one does compare this to previous Yes works, it easily ranks as the worst Yes album in their career up to that point. However, as a pop rock album, it's not bad. Hearts and Changes are really nicely done. But as a progressive rock effort, two stars is as high as I will go. For collectors and fans only. Even Yes fans might want to avoid unless they are completionists.


Track Listings

1. Owner Of A Lonely Heart (4:27)
2. Hold On (5:15)
3. It Can Happen (5:39)
4. Changes (6:16)
5. Cinema (2:09)
6. Leave It (4:10)
7. Our Song (4:16)
8. City Of Love (4:48)
9. Hearts (7:34)

Total Time: 44:34
Bonus Tracks:
10. Leave It (Single Remix) (3:56)
11. Make It Easy (6:12)
12. It Can Happen (Cinema Version) (6:05)
13. It's Over (5:41)
14. Owner Of A Lonely Heart (Extended Remix) (7:05)
15. Leave It ('A Capella' Version) (3:18)

Total Time: 77:02

Line-up/Musicians

- Jon Anderson / vocals
- Chris Squire / bass & vocals
- Tony Kaye / keyboards
- Alan White / drums
- Trevor Rabin / guitars & vocals