The fun continues with the exciting intro of “Our Song”, which sounds like a cross between Rush and Dire Straits stylistically. Yes - National Radio Call-In Press Conference For Beginning of USA 90125 Tour - 1983-12-09 FM reel-to-reel At the beginning of December, Yes announced a major US tour in support of the 90125 album. Excellent job on the trimming/correction, Nag. Several corrections to be made. Read reviews and buy Yes - 90125 (CD) at Target. Releasing 90125 in ‘83, Yes turned the creative wheel around completely. YES disbanded in 1981 and reformed in 1983 with three long time core members (Anderson, Squire, and White) one original member (keyboard wiz Tony Kaye) forced out of the band early on, and a new kid from South Africa (Trevor Rabin), and this group of musicians put out a YES album (90125) that not only won over past skeptical critics, but youngsters who had never heard of the band. edit: Thank you Romulus. I'm feeling generous haha It’s the B side of 90125 where the true gems lie. What became their the eleventh studio album overall, was initially intended to be the debut album for a new rock trio called Cinema, featuring (then) former Yes members bassist Chris Squire and drummer Alan White, along with South African guitarist and songwriter Trevor Rabin. It has not the same musical landscape at all. However, it gave us an extra dimension.” 90125 was originally going to be released as Rabin's solo record. Album Rating: 3.5Album is very underrated. OK, I'll check this out I'm actually a huge fan of progressive rock/metal so I think I'll enjoy it. Where's the place to start with Yes? Reviews: Yes: 90125. read discussion. Reviews: 5. Review by indigo66 September 26, 2014 (5 of 7 found this review helpful) Performance: Sonics: I grew up listening to this on LP and loved it from the day it was first released. Genre: Pop Rock. Owner of a mediocre album (much better than the) owner of an awful album.. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L1rphfkk7is He suggested joining the project as a reformation of Yes. They are pioneers of the genre. David Bowling, BLOGCRITICS.ORG. “Because the album was so fresh, we picked up a new audience. The sound is clear, very clean to sharp in the high range at modest to higher volumes both with headphones and the Bose system in my CTS. Album Rating: 3.5Yes Album Rating: 1.5this isn't really yes to my ears. The song contains excellent production which includes plenty of orchestral and odd instrumental samples above the crisp guitar riff, strong rhythm, and soaring vocals. I actually in enjoyed both songs. The song originated from a solo demo by Rabin in 1980 and was originally written as a ballad. Wait Yes is progressive?....what the fuck? I think I have seen Yes some 14-15 times now, in various forms. The album’s closer “Hearts” works off a simple Eastern-sounding verse with vocal duet sections and a couple of inspired guitar leads by Rabin. That is an argument that has been going on for many years among Yes fans old and new. Bands: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z, http://www.sputnikmusic.com/list.php?memberid=280733&listid=41744, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L1rphfkk7is. Enjoy. Writing a set of catchy, concise and effective tunes is potentially just as much a challenge as penning a grandiose epic; it just requires a separate set of skills. This is still a pretty sweet idea. A half decade before Bobby McFerrin made it popular, the a cappella vocals of “Leave It” drove the early choruses of this fine pop song with precision polyphonic vocal effects. Ripe with catchy hooks, the radio singles show only one dimension of Yes. Glad they did , I love Page but that record is magic. Yes’ 1980 album was ‘Drama,’ not ‘Cinema.’ Kaye was not fired during the recording of ‘The Yes Album,’ but after their UK tour supporting that album in ’71, which followed their US tour. 790125-1; Vinyl LP). This song is prly the most harsh of their catalogue =]. “Cinema” developed from a twenty minute-long track with the working title “Time”, but was paired back to a barely two minute final product. Recently I wrote a review after speaking to a customer service rep over the phone and also trying to get help by contacting customer service through the website message center. Yes released '90125,' home to their first and only No. Yes officially disbanded in 1981 at which time Squire and White attempted to start a supergroup called XYZ (ex-Yes and Zeppelin) with former Led Zeppelin members Robert plant and Jimmy Page. Shop Yes 90125 T-Shirt, also available in many unique styles, sizes, and colors. I always thought of Yes as a pretty cheesy band. In fact, it is quite enjoyable. In April 1983, former Yes front man Jon Anderson heard some of the “Cinema” recordings and was very much impressed. 90125 is not even in the same sphere of existence as Quen, If you don't like this song, Yes is prly not for you. 5 out of 5 stars (361) 361 reviews $ 25.00 FREE shipping Only 1 available and it's in 1 person's cart. High Vibration is a 16 x Hybrid SACD Box Set made for the Japanese fans, containing their first 13 albums on 15 discs plus a bonus disc of extra tracks. For some reason I never knew that "Owner of a Lonely Heart" was Yes. Above this orchestra of vocals, Squire and Anderson alternate lead vocal duties on this popular radio hit which peaked at number 24 on the American pop chart. The song references a 1977 Yes concert in Toledo, Ohio, where the temperature inside the arena reportedly reached over 120 °F, resulting in the song being a big hit in that area (while a moderate hit everywhere else). “It Can Happen” may be a song either of hope or foreboding and uses a synthesized sitar sound for the main riff. Genres: Pop Rock, Progressive Pop. Album Rating: 3.5http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=byeSPOIffVE If there’s anything Yes‘ latest disasterpiece Heaven and Earth has taught me, it’s that I will always prefer a solid pop album over a dogshit prog one. Get it today with Same Day Delivery, Order Pickup or Drive Up. Lastly, the 90125 album has now sold over 5 million copies worldwide. The tune was actually a combination of two songs by Rabin and the two distinct parts of the song are held together nicely by the simple but effective drumming by Alan White. This same incarnation of the band and production team returned with Big Generator in 1987, another successful album of contemporary and catchy with the edge that only Yes provides. Includes Album Cover, Release Year, and User Reviews. Part of Classic Rock Review’s celebration of the 30th anniversary of 1983 albums. Now, this review is not going to substantiate or argue whether 90125 is a classic Yes album or not. Your email address will not be published. Favorite Add to Vintage 1st press Yes 90125 Vinyl Japan Obi P-11356 Vanpetal ... Vintage Yes 90125 Tee / Yes 1984 Tour Tee / Original Vintage 1980s Yes World Tour Tee / Sleeveless Rock N Roll Tour Tee Small milkandice. Discover releases, reviews, credits, songs, and more about Yes - 90125 at Discogs. Album Rating: 3.5mmmh, there's no metal on here. This Japanese import version of YES 90125 contained extended and alternate versions of tracks similar to the US "remaster" version. They made an attempt to try and work with Jimmy Page, but ended up with the line up that is on the record instead. With that project’s future in limbo, Squire and White recorded a Christmas 1981 single called “Run With the Fox” before forming Cinema with Rabin in early 1982. 'Close to the Edge' for instance. Being honest. Album Rating: 3.5ProgJect continues with this 6th review. Rabin, the only member of the group without a history in Yes, wrote the bulk of the material for 90125 and was at first dubious about the Yes reunion idea. He also didn’t want to be considered as simply the replacement of former guitarist Steve Howe, who was now in the group Asia. “Hold On” reached #27 On the Mainstream Rock chart and starts as kind of an upbeat bluesy ballad with later added sonic textures including a choppy organ, a heavy guitar and plenty of vocal motifs. Yes - 90125 | Rhino Stay in touch - be the first to hear about new releases, upcoming events, and more from Rhino. @Nag: ProgJect has just begun. Review Summary: Despite an obvious shift in style, 90125 is not by any means a bad Yes album. 90125 also spawned several hit songs, including the band’s first and only #1 hit along with their only Grammy winning track. Producer Trevor Horn was also a brief member of Yes, as their lead singer on the 1980 album Cinema. 90125 is also available as part of the High Vibration SACD Box Set at Amazon. In the latest issue of Rock Candy magazine, YES guitarist Trevor Rabin reveals the unbelievable story of how the band's 1983 tour in support of phenomenally successful comeback album "90125… This page includes 9012 LIVE (DVD)'s : cover picture, songs / tracks list, members/musicians and line-up, different releases details, free MP3 download (stream), buy online links: amazon, ratings and detailled reviews by our experts, collaborators and members. Shop Vinyl and CDs and complete your Yes collection. Album Rating: 3.5Thank you Mike. Good work, you too. But 90125 is pretty good in comparison to other albums released in early 80's. “Cinema,” an instrumental, gives a much needed break from Anderson’s grating voice and earned the band a Grammy for Best Rock Instrumental Performance. Free shipping on orders of $35+ from Target. The bass in Roundabout was insane. Your email address will not be published. “Changes” has a long xylophone-like intro playing a very syncopated riff, similar to Yes of yesterdays, until it breaks into a standard rock beat with bluesy overtones. We should give it a chance, and perhaps increase the pace a notch. Yes‘ big selling 90125 album will be reissued on ‘tri-coloured’ vinyl in July.. 90125 had four singles. An unplanned reformation of Yes in 1983 led to 90125, their most successful album commercially. The song is driven by White’s intensive drumming and Squire’s fretless bass, which topical instrumentation that gives it a sound more like old Genesis than old Yes. Some 70s diehards might have been upset by what we did. 90125 is the eleventh studio album by Yes, released on 7 November 1983 by Atco Records. The instrumental intricacy and deftness are intact, but a more direct approach begets "Owner of a Lonely Heart" and some other tunes more hooky than usual Yes. Three of which reside on the A side. @Deviant, thank you man. In 1985 it won the Grammy Award for Best Rock Instrumental, the Yes’s only Grammy. 90125 reached #5 on the album charts and has sold over three million copies, by far the band’s most successful album commercially. Released November 7, 1983 on Atco (catalog no. Album Rating: 3.5album is sooooooooooooooooooo underrated. It was always going to include keyboards, hence Tony Kaye. All Remastered by Isao Kikuchi at 24-96 & 16-44.1 with a 220 page book in Japanese. 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