Trevor Rabin the Will to Continue
Trevor Rabin
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- #21
I know Lou Molino III has played drums for Trevor's projects for years (he's on "Can't Look Away" as well) and he's played on Kim Mitchell's 90s solo projects.
If that's an indication what the record will be like, sign me up. Fantastic player, writer, producer, arranger and it's not fair he's so good on piano as well.
Pietro
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- #22
THAT is AMAZING!
First... two of my FAVORITE guitar players from the perspective of technique AND tone...
Second...
I saw one of the very first shows on the "Union" tour, and the musicians who hadn't worked together (especially Rabin and Howe) seemed to only "tolerate" the others presence (keyboard players were immune to this, they both looked like they loved it all), especially when they had to play on one of the "other guys songs".
I also saw one of the very last shows on the tour (only tour I ever saw twice) and everybody looked like they had been playing together for years and wanted to continue doing that.
And btw... how Steve Howe can look, well, frankly, that old and play that young is beyond me...
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Big Generator is a cult fav of mne.
The vid the OP posted is amazing.
Trevor just my be better now than in days past.
Im in on the new cd btw.
Wow the levels of awe on that trac alone is worth the scratch.
Thanks OP.
- #26
With respect that's a bit loose with the truth and you may want to believe that, but it's not fact.
Rabin and Horn's contributions were not equal.The OP I responded to implied that Rabin saved Yes.
He didn't. He played a part, but he was also the guy that rejected his own demo of what became "Owner of a Lonely Heart". The very song that saved them.The sound/production of "Owner of a Lonely Heart" is what made Yes relevant, got them back on the radio, and made them a lot of $$$ in the process.
That sound was created by Horn, not by Rabin.BTW - here's Rabin, Squire, Howe, White, Downes playing "Cinema" and "Owner of a Lonely Heart" at the Trevor Horn Tribute concert in London, 2004:
Cant have one without the other...no looseness with that truth.
Trevor Horn had a prior crack at Yes during the Drama period...completely took over Jon Anderson's spot and produced the album. The effort was a good one, as I dig Drama.
But that album didn't do a 1000th of the business that 90125 did. That would take Anderson, Rabin AND Horn to accomplish.
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- #27
As mentioned in another thread, he's said he's made far more money as a movie composer than as a member of Yes, plus no touring.
That's kind of sobering about the 'good old days' of record companies, isn't it?
- #28
Thanks for posting this. I just ordered the CD.
Ya, me too. I just dropped $9.99 on iTunes.
- #29
So many cool guitars.
Great pants at 3:40
I wish Tal would had been filmed for the video. What a talented and beautiful young lady!!!
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Rabin and Horn's contributions were not equal.
No they werent. Trevor was the song writer and musician and the person behind the song. The ideas in it were his, the noises and the overall sound were just 100% his. Horns own Mother wouldnt agree with your take.
- #32
I remember going to a one-off show in J'burg featuring a 12-piece fusion band. They played really intricate stuff (think Zappa meets Weather Report) and had rehearsed heavily for 3 weeks, with all the parts written out.
The bass player couldn't get there, Rabin was summoned from a studio a few blocks away. He turned up 5 minutes before showtime carrying a P-bass, a strap and a lead. Played the whole 2-hour set perfectly, sight-reading impossible stuff he'd never seen before.
At the end he hurried off wearing the bass, back to the studio job.
- #33
However, I consider Rabin more of a composer than a musician. And there is a BIG difference. He happens to be a composer that is a musician.
One is not less than the other, but there are musicians that just cannot compose. Period.
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- #35
I'm positive that Trevor's contributions were vastly more important than Trevor's contributions.
Nice!
I think Rabin has worked his way to the dream gig: Nice royalties still coming in from Yes, compose for movies (big budget, work at home for pre-production, track and mix in the best studios less than an hour from home, good money), write and record his solo stuff for satisfaction and fun.
I really don't think he's missing the plane/hotel/soundcheck/hotel/show/hotel/plane treadmill!
- #36
No they werent. Trevor was the song writer and musician and the person behind the song. The ideas in it were his, the noises and the overall sound were just 100% his. Horns own Mother wouldnt agree with your take.
To hear more of Trevor Horn's masterful production work, check out some of Seal's albums: most notably the one with "Prayer for the Dying", "Kiss from a Rose", etc.
What I wouldn't give to hire Trevor Horn to do one of my sessions (but of course, I couldn't afford him)! 
- #37
And, yes, Rabin has always been scarily talented. He and Mutt Lange were SA studio monsters.
- #38
No they werent. Trevor was the song writer and musician and the person behind the song. The ideas in it were his, the noises and the overall sound were just 100% his. Horns own Mother wouldnt agree with your take.
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Do you have any proof? Have you spoken to Horn's mother?
It's well documented, and agreed upon by both Rabin & Horn, who did what so I'm not making this up.
I posted links to interviews with Horn from last year where he lays out exactly how the album came together.
Watch it and learn.
Furthermore Rabin has said as much as well in other interviews and acknowledged that Horn saved "Owner of a Lonely Heart" when the rest of the band had passed on it.
Also, you should check the songwriting credits for the album.
While the songs were written by the members of Yes with Horn the sound of 90125 is the creation of Trevor Horn.
All you have to do is listen to everything else he has produced to hear that, and then listen to previous Yes albums and Rabin's solo records in comparison.
Yes didn't have that sound before or since except for parts of "Big Generator" that Horn produced before he quit the project because it was taking too long.
- #39
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Do you have any proof? Have you spoken to Horn's mother?It's well documented, and agreed upon by both Rabin & Horn, who did what so I'm not making this up.
I posted links to interviews with Horn from last year where he lays out exactly how the album came together.
Watch it and learn.
Furthermore Rabin has said as much as well in other interviews and acknowledged that Horn saved "Owner of a Lonely Heart" when the rest of the band had passed on it.
Also, you should check the songwriting credits for the album.While the songs were written by the members of Yes with Horn the sound of 90125 is the creation of Trevor Horn.
All you have to do is listen to everything else he has produced to hear that, and then listen to previous Yes albums and Rabin's solo records in comparison.
Yes didn't have that sound before or since except for parts of "Big Generator" that Horn produced before he quit the project because it was taking too long.
I dont agree with you on this. Some of the things you say I can agree with, but Im just not going to sit here and beat down Rabin and act like he wasnt the man who resurrected Yes because he was and Ive heard every member of the band including guys like Howe say as much. This thread is to celebrate Rabins solo album, not breakdown his impact on Yes. Horn is an extremely talented guy and neither him nor Rabin need me to defend their careers, they are both highly regarded heavy weights in their field.
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