Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site decwrl.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!security!genrad!decvax!decwrl!daemon From: daemon@decwrl.UUCP Newsgroups: net.music Subject: Attention Yes fans. Message-ID: <4214@decwrl.UUCP> Date: Mon, 21-Nov-83 07:54:02 EST Article-I.D.: decwrl.4214 Posted: Mon Nov 21 07:54:02 1983 Date-Received: Tue, 22-Nov-83 01:58:53 EST Sender: daemon@decwrl.UUCP Organization: DEC Western Research Lab, Los Altos, CA Lines: 61 From: Ed Featherston HL01-1/P06 225-5241 Begin Forwarded Message: ------------------------------------------- Newsgroup : net.records >From : ORPHAN::BLICKSTEIN Organization : Digital Equipment Corp. Subj: Attention Yes fans. Yes is back together, and has just released a new album! The new line up is Jon Anderson - vocals Chris Squire - bass, vocals Alan White - Drums, Vocals Tony Kaye - Keyboards Trevor Rabin - Guitars, keyboards and vocals Note that with one exception, all these people have been members of Yes in the past although several members have not been in the band at the same time. Tony Kaye left after The Yes Album, and Alan White joined during the Yessongs. tour. Trevor Rabin is the new face. The new album is called 90125. It has nine new songs, one of which is an instrumental. Yes has evolved from each album to the next and this album seems to follow that trend: it is most similar to the last couple of albums "Drama" but mostly "Tormato" and "Going for the One". I've only listened to it twice, but my impression has been favorable. They sound much more like Yes than they did on the Drama album. The lyrics are much more accessable now, but still have that wonderful Anderson flair for diction. The music is also a bit more pop-oriented than in previous albums but I don't think that they have sacrificed much progressive-integrity to achieve this. To sum it up, I think if you liked Tormato and Going for the One (as I do) you will like the new album. Most Yes fans are probably wondering, "so who's this Trevor Rabin guy?" I don't know. I've never heard of him before. Let's put it this way: I haven't heard anybody who would be a much better "fit" for Yes, but he's no Steve Howe. But he is very good and has a creative guitar style (Steve Howes Forte in my opinion). I think there's much to look forward to. I hope this signals a trend for a renaissance of the seventies style of progressive music. Now if only Keith Emerson would get off his butt. Dave Blickstein P.S. Fairly well confirmed rumor: John Wetton has left Asia and has been replaced by Greg Lake of ELP. (I always thought he sounded like Lake anyway.) The rumor is that the rest of the band wanted to move towards a more progressive format, while Wetton wanted to remain in a more commercial style. I was extremely dissapointed with the Asia albums. It's just not the kind of music I expect from those people, but maybe there's hope. Mail address : ...decvax!decwrl!rhea!orphan!blickstein ------------------------------------------- End Forwarded Message