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Every drummer should sit down and play to this album. Study this,it's worth the time.
Yes is Yes. Change is the only constant in life. Get over it ❤
This is one of the best vocal harmony songs ever. This is how it's supposed to sound.
One of the main things that Jon and Chris connected around when they met in 1968 was that they wanted a lot of vocal harmonies in the music they were going to make. That aspect of this song is VERY characteristic of Yes. Just a lot of new other characteristics here 15 years later. Also, Jon has said that Chris presented to Jon the Cinema recordings they had done so far and asked Jon if he'd like to contribute. That's what resurrected Yes.
When I interviewed Chris Squire about 25 years ago I asked him about this song and he said they laid down about 90 vocal tracks. Producer (and Yes alum) Trevor Horn was key to Yes' success in the 80s as his brilliant production took whatever material Squire/Rabin had to another level. Great reaction guys!
The b-side of the single is all a capella and is worth its own reaction. It was so good that it would also get played on the radio sometimes.
This band was actually called Cinema until Jon Anderson got involved and then the record company kind of strong armed them into calling the band YES, which I think was a good decision. It brought a whole new audience that propelled the band forward to even today.
Good summary and always needs repeating 😊
I've personally always loved this song❤
This tour went around the world twice. The second time was the loudest concert I have ever been to. I felt my organs inside my body vibrating in synch with Chris’s Subs. The whole hill (Irvine Meadows) shook. An excellent mix of old and “new” YES
If most of what you know is their early stuff, then going to "90125" and "Big Generator" is a dramatic shift. But if you follow their progress from album to album, this is not so shocking. At least that's what I think. But I'm really glad you two listened to this one!
It helps that Trevor Horn sang on _Drama_ so his continued work in the studio with them is also a continuation even of that.
I couldn't wait to see this reaction guys! Like a scratched record, I have been suggesting for ages that you should listen to the whole of '90125' in one sitting; to get the complete feel for the album which is, as you say Alexia, very different to previous Yes albums.
This was not planned to be a Yes album. They had split and Chris was looking to form a new band. He was introduced to Trevor Rabin who was trying to get someone interested in a bunch of songs he had written. He played them to Chris (who liked them) and Chris asked Alan and Tony Kaye (from the first three Yes albums) to join them and form a new band called Cinema. Somehow, Jon heard the songs, became buddies with Trevor, and was asked to add vocals to some of the songs. Management got involved, said 'This should be called Yes, there are four Yes members in the band', and that was that!
Don't forget guys, this is the same line-up that recorded 'Endless Dream', my request that you loved, ten years later. This is the 80's, and weird things happened in the 80's, but I lived through the Yes journey and am so glad I did. Great reaction NicknLex. Honest and passionate!
I was a big fan of the earler Yes prog stuff -to a point. They lost me with Tales... but-- prog rock went out of style by the mid/late 70's. By the time this album came out, they knew they needed to adapt to the times and present a more commercial slant to their music. Trevor Rabin was the answer to that. And surely the band was shocked by their newfound fortune & fame. I really njoyed those 3 Rabin era albums alot,too. This album was so widely accepted just because the songs were so damn good. T
Countless bands have changed there style and some more than once ,so I dont get the anger that people go, "Well that aint the bands sound". Well, YES it is. Just be glad they put out another album in the first place!! Or to say it another way, LEAVE It! Ha ha ha!
This band was going to be called "Cinema," but then Jon Anderson returned so they went back to "Yes." Trevor Rabin sings lead on a lot of the other songs on 90125 as well as Jon A. This era introduced me to Yes and then I went back and got into the 1970s stuff. The instrumental "Cinema," won a Grammy award and this album brought Yes great success. Don't sleep on Trevor or 90s Yes...(Remember "Endless Dream?" You might like more Talk songs). I've been to every tour from mid 80s to 2018.
Having been a Yes fan since their 70s epics, I actually loved 90125 when it came out. It gave the band a new lease of life, and in my opinion was a wonderful compromise between the old and new. Of course, the music got very electronic, in common with so many bands that made the transition from the '70s to the 80s, and the 1980s production unmistakably identifies it as being from that era, but I loved it.
90125 and its successor Big Generator - which is actually far more "proggy" - gave the band their biggest commercial successes up until then, and allowed them to continue. I would actually take those two albums over Yes ' more recent offerings, which are far too bland and unmemorable for my taste. There is one exception though: The title track to "Mirror To The Sky" is a classic Yes song, their best in decades in my humble opinion - you really should listen to it and perhaps react to it. It's worthy of any '70s Yes album.
Also, when's all said and done, any Yes album is still miles better than 99% of the crap put out by bands these days. Real musicians playing real instruments, and playing them exceptionally well. There will never be a substitute for that.
Thanks for yet another great reaction, you two!
I was going to say the same thing...this was a spinoff of sorts, called, as you said, Cinema. Chris and Trevor R were collaborating and then invited Jon back. Alan White and Tony Kaye are both long time Yes members as well. This we my first Yes album when it came out, and then I got the album "Classic Yes" and the rest is history! Close to the Edge, Going for the One (with Awaken) and Tales from Topographic Oceans still remain my favorite.
Without this album....yes would have been finished. So those of you dyed in the wool classic yes fans , of which i am...thank this album for keeping them in the limelight and there career going.
That's what I've always said. I'm grateful for this album.
This band was almost called “Cinema”, but when they asked Jon to join the project he insisted on calling it Yes. It was originally a project wit Chris, Trevor and Alan White.
I like all of Yes. This may be the first Yes album (cassette) I bought at 16 but I had heard Yes on the radio over and over growing up. Yes has very uplifting lyrics, in my opinion. I was a gay teenager in a small Midwestern city in the mid 80s. And songs/albums like this subconsciously gave me the strength I needed to move on. Fortunately I managed to find my place and have had a much more fulfilling and exciting life than I could have ever dreamed of back then. I'm now in my late 50's, recently just retired, and trying to figure out what is next. And music like this energizes me and pushes me to figure out my future.
Hi guys, this is a great album and I know what will change Lex's mind ... Watch the live concert from the 90125 Tour. It is amazing ...especially when they play "Starship Trouper" then Lex will say "Yes" !!! Great stage set which has all the scaffolding coming down during Starship Trouper. It really is a brilliant live show. ... Don't just "Leave it" [ see wot I did there ? Lol ] Byee Jim X ....edit > You should disagree more often ..That was brilliant !
This song was the opener of the show when I saw them in Barcelona (1983)
All five, Alan White and Tony Kaye included, standing up and singing
like you just heard on record
They always opened with Cinema/Leave It those 2 are connected but Nick and Lex didn’t know that unfortunately.
I was 16 when this album came out and I was thrilled. My favourite band was suddenly hip and all my friends dug them (albeit briefly). I have absolutely no problem with this being Yes. Just as valid as Going for the One (my favourite), Relayer and Drama. Yes, for me, is about attention to detail, incredible musicianship and pushing the production envelope. Not the album covers etc. They did not sell out - they actually progressed.😊 IMHO.
One of the best a capella sections I’ve ever heard is in Leave It. Love this song.
Try Gentle Giant.
@@MJ1 "On Reflection" by Gentle Giant. Also: there's a fully a capella version of "Leave It" that was a bonus track on "90125."
One of my favorite albums. Definitely check out the acapella version. Total Yes classic.
So what you're saying, Lex, is the band should have been named *"Cinema",* which is what Trevor & Chis & Alan were calling the band before bringing Jon in. That's when they decided that with Jon's voice on most songs, and it seemed to make commercial sense, they changed it to YES...
From someone who first saw Yes on their Close to the Edge tour in 1973, I absolutely love this album. So many fantastic songs, and adding Trevor Rabin helped them expand their sound. I actually saw ARW in 2016 (Anderson, Rabin and Wakeman), and it was a phenomenal show. Most of that show is on TH-cam to watch!!!
OMG! I all but forgot this song even exists.😮 Thank you two for reacting to this!!😍🎵🎶👍👍👍
Do the whole album please! I liked it when i was a young drum student, expecially our song!
This band was called CINEMA, right up to the release of this album.
And Trevor Rabin, this was the only time Yes had two lead singers. This is Yes mark ll
It was pretty cool how they used 2 lead vocalists on this LP...and they did so with style, makes the whole album even more unique.... Critics and fans ate it up! Good points on Genesis and the other bands ( Dire Straits, Rush, the Police, etc.) that had to change their sound to make it in the 80's
Also Chris has a ton of vocals on 90125.
This is why I enjoy watching younger folks react to these older songs. This album was kind of when I shifted from Yes. However hearing this song made me realize how unique they were with this lineup. Many bands in this decade from the 70's were trying to make radio friendly songs. It was hard to try and adjust. I enjoy it much more now. Thanks Nick and Lex! Rock on!😊
The band was going to be called Cinema before Jon came into the fold again. When that happened they decided to call it YES again. This album gave YES another 40 years of relevance.
Gary Langan, Trevor Horn's engineer at the time tells a good war story about this song about how a trainee engineer had been found removing a whole load of timecode from some of the slave tape reels that were being used to put this track together. The timecode on the tape was what held the whole lot together and make it possible for the Fairlight CMI to be able to sync all these parts up.
Langan found this guy trying to remove all this timecode from one of the tracks on the reels and had an "OMFG, what the hell are you doing??" moment. "Lets go and speak to Mr Horn, shall we?"
exit newbie tape engineer, stage right.
I think Langan gave the interview to an American podcast from St Louis called The Hustle. Well worth listening to.
I grew up on the 80’s YES in high school in the mid 80’s. Love all YES music 👍😎
Would have killed to see them try to replicate this live. Such complex integrated vocal lines. Love it.
I saw this tour concert in St. Louis "back in the day." Their opening act was supposed to be a British "New Wave" band called "Spandau Ballet." When Yes fans in St. Louis found out about the opening act, KSHE-95 (Real Rock Radio) was flooded with complaints - we didn't wanna hear no New Wave garbage! I suppose KSHE let Yes know about our feelings about Spandau Ballet and the opening act was replaced with three Bugs Bunny cartoons. WE LOVED IT!
KSHE's "mascot" was (is?) a joint smoking hog wearing headphones. And yes, Yes did play this song at that concert. One more thing - the name of the album, 90125, was simply the record label's catalogue number for that record - and yes, we bought records in those days.
A mí me encanta ese álbum, es para escucharlo de punta a punta, no tiene desperdicio. Además, aproximadamente por la fecha en que salió el álbum, Yes estuvo de gira por Argentina. Creo que fue la primera banda británica que vino luego del conflicto por Malvinas.
When MTV was still around and playing music videos, YES created a lot of videos for this song, more than 20, each was a different version of the "finished" video, which is now the official video for the song.
This was supposed to be a new band called Cinema without Jon. They didn't want yo be Yes. They brought in Jon to help with lyrics which turned into him joining. The label insisted they release it as Yes, not Cinema, under the belief it wouldn't sell otherwise. So, do not blame Yes.
90125 is the album catalog number for the original release.
I actually love this song. There was a video made. It was one of the first computer image videos. There are 18 variations of the video.
Spinal Tap would be a great reaction.
Perhaps the funniest movie of all time.
Just about EVERY band (especially Metal and Progressive Rock/Prog Metal) will make a reference to this hilarious movie, at some point.
This is THE song that first got me into Yes. I'd heard Roundabout, Long Distance Runaround, and even Owner of a Lonely Heart, but none of them ever piqued my interest enough to pursue this band. Then I heard this and *WOW,* 90125 was my FIRST Yes album. Then, in a clearance bin I saw "Yesshows" and I was totally blown away by "Going for the One," "Don't Kill the Whale," etc... and thus began my quest to get EVERY Yes album (including all the solo albums and over 50 Rick Wakeman albums). Interestingly, you have the ORIGINAL keyboardist BEFORE Rick Wakeman (Tony Kaye). The ONLY non-veteran Yes member on this album is Trevor Rabin. Now do "Machine Messiah" from Drama by Yes... totally different ;)
Me too, but from 9012Live, with Cinema before it ❤
This was my entry point for buying Yes on vinyl, but I always bought earlier LPs, 😂❤ high school soundtrack 😊
Trevor Horn (production, started ZTT Records) is why that album sounds so slick. I'm as much a fan of his producing work as I am any artist he's worked with.
I've loved Yes since 1971, and while there will always be a special place in my heart for the Yes Album through Going For The One period, I am unapologetically appreciative of 90125 and Big Generator, and have no problem calling it Yes, and felt far less letdown by this era than when Genesis went limp and schmaltzy in the 90's...
Hola chicos! entiendo lo que sintió Alexia como fan de Yes de los primeros álbumes, porque me pasó a mí también... pero te digo Alexia que luego que los sigas escuchando este álbum, y sobre todo este tema Leave It, lo vas a amar!!! Pasa igual que con temas de Luis Alberto Spinetta, es muy difícil que te guste en la primera escucha, a medida que lo sigas escuchando lo empezás a entender y terminás amándolo! Bueno, a mí me pasó eso con esta "nueva" etapa de Yes y tuve la suerte de ir a verlos aquí en Argentina en primera fila! Le pude ver la costura del jean a Trevor!!! jajjaa impresionanteeeee!!! saludos desde la ciudad de Buenos Aires! 🤩
Personally, as a long time Yes fan, I found no fault in the album to speak of. Indeed I was quite happy with it and quite happy to have my favorite band active once again. They disbanded in 1980 after the _Drama_ tour, when Steve and Geoff Downes went on to form ASIA, along with John Wetton, formerly of King Crimson, U.K. and Family and Carl Palmer, former of ELP and Atomic Rooster. So for 3 years there was no Yes, until _90125_ was released in 1983, now with Trevor Rabin on guitar and vocals, along with four Yes alum: Jon Anderson, Chris Squire, Alan White and Tony Kaye. Trevor Rabin almost single-handedly, gave Yes a new lease on life, allowing them to flourish for decades to come.
And Trevor is probably even more of a virtuoso than Steve.
Hmmmm, I kinda' get what you are saying, but they are VERY different guitar players. I really love both of them.
I’ve been a fan since 1972 with the release of Fragile. Listening to YES from the beginning I appreciated the album 90125 since its release and felt it was a shot to the arm of the YES fandom.
Other bands that are YES off shoots.
Anderson, Buford, Wakeman and Howe
The KBC Band
I really enjoy Union which features all past members of the group. I have been fortunate to have seen YES three times and they rocked it every time !
From Normal, IL USA
The KBC band is incorrect the band was GTR.
How on earth can Jon Anderson still hit those high notes at 80.
two comments first, the name of the album is the Atlantic Records catalog number -- actually very funny.
Second, this album is the reason Yes could go on as a band through the 80s and 90s and 2000s. They were flailing and not doing well financially and losing members, and it looked like they were going on "permanent hiatus" when they pivoted with the times. It was the right move, and led to the bands biggest hit of all time, and set up the supergroup Asia to dominate the tour scene for the next decade.
People have a fetish for 80s stuff these days, and that's fine, but they only hear the stuff that survived and charted, living through is as a prog fan was brutal there was so much "disco-ization" and bargain-basement crap on the radio for most of the early 80s people have no idea. Back then I got in the habit of recording the rock radio station only after midnight on and listening to that because the daytime stuff was so bad. In the 80s there was a kind of ban on 60s and 70s stuff except for "nostalgia" shows like on weekends around 11::00pm. But you might hear "owner of a lonely heart" or "Leave It" (because of the MTV thing of having so many different video edits people were always checking to see the new one).
"Hold On" is perhaps the strongest songwriting and best example of the new sound and direction on the album -- the rest are experiments and solo album demos by Trevor Rabin (the producer, lead singer from the Buggles).
"Hearts" sounds like it should be on a Jon Anderson solo album, even though he only co-wrote some of the melodies.
Bringing Jon back was the only way they could get the record deal, and it turned out good for everyone, but fans were divided, and apparently still are. But hey this album grows on you, some of it. They can't all be masterpieces, I mean look at Fragile, there are some short stuff tracks on there that are throw away as well.
But, like SAGA sings, "It's all part of the game."
"People have a fetish for 80s stuff these days, and that's fine, but they only hear the stuff that survived and charted, living through is as a prog fan was brutal there was so much "disco-ization" and bargain-basement crap on the radio for most of the early 80s people have no idea. Back then I got in the habit of recording the rock radio station only after midnight on and listening to that because the daytime stuff was so bad. In the 80s there was a kind of ban on 60s and 70s stuff except for "nostalgia" shows like on weekends around 11::00pm."
WOW! You have taken words out of my mouth, that I have said just about the same soo many times to friends and comments here and there. Thank you for that!
Also . . . . There is a LOT of *Saga* I'd still LOVE to introduce to Nick & Lex! (I've sent the 1st 5-6 albums CD's to them 4 years ago) :D.
Yes actually was going to do this album as a different band named "Cinema." That's actually the name of one of the tracks from this album. But when Jon Anderson came back to it, they kept the name to Yes. Personally, I love "Leave It." it's like bite-sized Yes. Trevor Horn's production is stellar on this album.
A very good yet different sounding YES because Trevor was the guiding force of this album! Adding Jon Anderson’s vocals just put these songs on a different level that gave a fresh new sound for the band!
If Yes had didn't change their style in the 80's they would have been rejected. The times had changed and bands needed to keep up or get left behind. Eventually they came back to a more progressive sound in the 90's and beyond. And Jon keeps going...
This is the more poppy («main stream») YES - but as good as the older songs.
I appreciate both (all) eras of Yes - the music and style is very different, but the talent and musicianship is consistent. That said, I'm not gonna try to tell you how to feel in your heart. :)
Yes you need to check this song out and acapella
Asia is an entirely different band. Initially, when this line-up started to come together, they were going to call it Cinema. Then Jon came on board and at that point, they had four Yes members in the band, so they decided to go with the name Yes. We fans refer to this era as YesWest. Not the same, but still really good. I consider myself a Yeswhole. I love it all; though not necessarily for the same reasons. I recommend the follow-up, Big Generator. There is some amazing material on that album, especially Shoot High Aim Low, Final Eyes and I'm Running.
This band was going to be called "Cinema" however at that time Jon wasn't in the band but the record producers felt the band needed another vocalist so Chris contacted Jon. Jon liked the music and joined the band after that the band had to be called "Yes" again. So, the name of the band Yes was an afterthought after Jon rejoined the band.
Just to add this was a shock to me at first but I did like it but I didn't like the follow up album Big Generator. I think in the 80s it was the only way to survive Prog didn't seem to be cutting it anymore. We saw the return of the Yes style sound with ABWH in the late 80s.
I remember the video to this song had multiple versions. All pretty cool for their time.
“Final Eyes” from “Big Generator” is another good one from Yes.
It’s has been a minute since I heard this forgot how great the harmony is. It doesn’t feel like the Yes 70s music that imprinted on my brain. It fits the leaving theme since it is such a departure from the original YES. Great reaction. I’m not leaving ⁉️ and I’m ready for the John Denver and Chicago songs in the theme of leaving. Peter Cetera’s voice is pretty amazing.
This is their best vocal workout. Love this song.
I love very song on this album. Yes was like Chicago, some people loved their early stuff, but not their later stuff. But they’re still Yes and Chicago.
At least Yes was always in charge of their music and writing their own songs (as fas as I know) unlike Chicago who handed over the reigns to David Foster.
I was fortunate enough to see the 9012 LIVE show in upstate NY when it came through, and it was truly a great concert. I do wish I had seen them prior to that, but they did play many of the older favorites, which was excellent.
Trevor Rabin who sang the first verse on Leave It is also the composer of the theme music for TNT's Inside The NBA.
Great song 👌
Cool MTV video for this song.
When the album came out, I drove 17 miles from the record store to my house at the speed of sound, tossed the vinyl on the turntable and listened to the album 4 straight times, uninterrupted. My best friend and sister were listening in the next room. After the 4th listen, I walked in a daze into the other room and announced my favorite track on the album: Leave It. You guys have to watch the concert video from the tour after you listen to the entire album. I love YES when they're playing great tunes, regardless at what point of their career they recorded them. Truly, after 90125 (pronounced - Nine-Oh-One-Two-Five) they put out some crap songs along with some great songs. Talk is an amazing album and the finest of the YES WEST era with Trevor & Tony (and also is the proggiest of this iteration). I think The Ladder was their best record in total since Going For The One. But after that, the crap far outnumbers the good ones. I saw them 3 times on the 90125 Tour, twice in Philly separated by 4 months or so due to Philly sports teams being in playoffs or something.
This album made me love Yes I must admit, it was this time there featured the 2 Trevor (Rabin and Horn) for inspiration and production, I never got easily into the old repertoire of Yes even if I learned to love some of the songs, but never could cover it all. Also I found there previous album Drama very captivating, featuring the Buggles, well Trevor Horn again but more in the singing . In contrary I always loved early Genesis and were a little less enthusiastic to their evolution even if I liked some of their 80s stuff.
The reason you should play Cinema/Leave It is because Cinema is an instrumental in F# which ends on a huge heavy D chord which segues perfectly into Leave It in A Cappella D. Then switches to Gminor. They opened every concert on the 9012Live Tour and released a dvd from Canada.
If it's 1983, and you think your favorite band may be done, any new music is a good thing. Sure it's different, but I could never quit a band based on who is/who isn't in their lineup. Think of all great songs you may never hear live again. Also from 90125, check out "Hearts".
As old Yes fans, when this album came out we were all pretty disillusioned. However, after you continue to listen to this album it will definitely grow on you as it is still so mindbogglingly masterful. Before Jon became involved it was supposed to be a band called Cinema, and Jon came in towards the end of the project. At that point they actually had more actual YES band members than their previous album Drama (which you guys have criminally avoided) which sounded more like the Yes we were accustomed to. Drama is an AMAZING album!!
It's aged very well and it really isn't all that "80's sounding" if you never heard early Yes before and just put this album on blind. It's shorter cuts and catchier hooks than the early stuff but I think it played to what they wanted and needed. Air time/MTV. It's a transition every band had to make to stay afloat and relevant and it's just a real good album.
YES! 😊 As an early YES fan, it took me a little time to come around to like this album & this version of YES. But, after giving it a chance, I decided it was pretty good. Obviously, it's different from the 70's stuff, but with Jon's vocals and Chris on bass...it had enough familiar sounds for me to give it a chance. I actually really enjoy listening to 90125 and Big Generator once in a while. Very good music for that time period, and it really did introduce the band to a whole new generation and keep their music alive. Peace! ✌️
I am just getting to this today- for Nick and Lex, please keep in mind context: i.e. the time this came out. You may not know this but the 80's was time for experimenting for all of the "Prog" generation of music. We heard this in Prime time, meaning it was on the radio and fresh and new with MTV. You guys are experiencing this music decades after it's debut in a different time and consciousness with possibly a over bearing amount of critique, review and cynicism. This album was so important to me on a Emotional level- not intellectual like alot of their music was before.
You also mentioned Genesis (and Rush Too!), same thing in being more radio friendly and poppy with shorter tunes. The whole concept about music is keeping an open mind and heart and what about the idea to be surprised? I recommend listening to the track Cinema the one right before that leads into ( you missed an opportunity for the entire experience) also with the mention "Cinema" was going to be the name of the band and project and they decided to keep Yes, and I am totally glad they did! Be well ~JP
Yes is one of my favorite bands more so from their music in the late 60's and the 70's. 80's up still have some great music. I have nearly all of their studio albums and I like 90125 pretty well. This song is one of the better ones on this album IMO.
Classic reaction from folks that expect to hear what they like. Music evolves and you needan open mind to enjoy it. Production and playing on this one is immaculate, even if it’s not similar to Roundabout, or Close to the Edge, or something from the 70’s
I got this album (LP) for Christmas when it first came out. I didn't listen to it, but I returned it to the record store and picked up Judas Priest - Screaming For Vengeance (being a metalhead and all). A couple of years later, after hearing a few songs on Mtv and the radio, I went back and bought it. Great album, even though it is very different from the earlier albums!
Yes fan from very early on. My first live concert was Fragile and most live shows in 70s & 80s. I liked this album and it is Prog, just different.
....I'm listening to this album since it was released....one of my favorite lp .....👋
Genesis is my first love in music (my elder brother had Trespass, Nursery Cryme, Selling England and The Lamb in the house), but the first 2 rock records I bought with my own money were Tales from Topographic and Relayer from Yes. I was around 14 years old. The first record I bought was in fact a classical record: Pollini playing Chopin's Study. First rock show: Genesis at the Montreal forum (1977-03-02). I can't forget that evening of music. I left the boat with Genesis after Hackett departure in 1978, and came back later, but less of an unconditional fan. For Yes, I hated Tormato, but 90125 was a good fun. Yes is complicated because they had so many turn around!
You guys have got to check out Jon Anderson and The Band Geeks live and their new album. They sound as good, if not better in some songs, than YES!
We saw them live!! Just have been saving the album True for a full album reaction on Patreon. Hopefully soon!!
@@NicknLex Awesome! I'll be standing by for that! Maybe you could pick one or two live performances from Jon and The Geeks in the meantime. Also standing by for more reactions from what I call "the Superfecta groups: Band-Maid, The Warning, Lovebites and Jinjer!" 🤘👍
@@NicknLexBoth of you should react to more 1980s Yes. So far, you haven't heard the best of the 1980s Yes music. All of it is very much Yes music. Just changing with the times. Keep going with 90125 and Big Generator albums by Yes. You will eventually see that this Yes music really is real Yes music. You'll see.
In my minds eye.
90215 stands on its own.
Anything,with Jon is Yes
And Trevor shined on this album...
I love the band geeks.
And, cut genesis some slack for their Mtv era.. few, old school bands survived.
And, they made some fun funny stuff.
Bills had to be paid.
90215 did that with honor.
Love the extended version of Owner of a lonely heart track from the album
It was a single over in the UK well worth a play Nick n Lex
90125 is very good 👍
Fun fact: Yes made 17 videos for this one song😅
90125 was the catalog number of the album for the record label.
Saw them on this tour...amazing!! ✌❤
In fairness, Yes were already transitioning from the classic 70s prog sound with Tormato, before Trevor Horn or Tony Rabin joined them.
Ah, Yes. Good old Atco catalog number 90125. Great album. Very different than anything from Yes that came before it, but still great, and still Yes. Actually was not super aware of Yes when I was in high school in 1983, until this album came out. You gotta remember that a lot of prog bands were evolving a lot in the 80s (Rush, King Crimson, Genesis, etc...).
I am so glad to see so many fervent yes fans saying that they like this album. I will admit a little bit of disorientation with it. I understand those who feel put off. But I enjoyed this album when it came out, and still do today. Not only is this a cappella astounding, but the rest of the lyricism has almost a hip-hop feel to it. I could almost see John with a gaudy gold chain around his neck when they were doing this! The symphonic feel from Yes’s earlier days is gone, but the complex arrangement is still there. That stuff of syncopation (an Easter egg for you )It is still Prog, just a different decade with different sounds.
Yes I have followed since 1970 or 71 and when this came out I appreciated that they morphed in 1983 and I liked the 90125 album a lot but I did not try to put it as a sell out but more of a growth and new direction- Leave it is my favorite track of the album for the funk and the vocals and sound effects
Lots of vocal samples on this song. Some of the drum samples were also used on the songs Beat Box and Close To The Edit from The Art Of Noise album Who's Afraid Of. Trevor Horn who produced the 90125 album and Fairlight programmer and player J.J. Jeczelick were members of The Art Of Noise.
REO Speedwagon: TIME FOR ME TO FLY
The Beatles: BACK IN THE USSR
I think that "Drama" was the last great prog Yes album, even though it's without Jon Anderson and Rick Wakeman, but Steve Howe, Chris Squire, and Alan White bring that "Yes' magic, Trevor Horn and Geoff Downes do admirable jobs filling in got Jon and Rick, respectively. I think that the album is so underrated and is a masterpiece.
"Everyone's singing? I guess we're a boy band now!"
I tend to lean towards the progressive side of Yes, but I love 90125. It wasn't what they were in the 70s, but it was still inventive, original, and it rocked!
I think this song is much more of a experiment compared to the others on the album. It still has the Yes vibe to me. I think you would appreciate it more in the context of the time. Like it or not (pun intended), the best bands evolve and don't become stale imitations of themselves. Yes and Genesis did evolve and probably did it the best out of any of their peers going into the 80s/90s. They became MTV, stadium selling mega stars, writing more pop oriented, but still high quality music.
Many people hate what Genesis, Yes and King Crimson did in the eighties and while I adore their seventies output I like these more simple pop-oriented songs by them too. Actually King Crimson's eighties albums are my favorites by them, don't hang me.
See, Genesis, Pink Floyd and YES too got a change in their music from the 70ies to the 80ies, you just cannot compare ,it is different but still great. So it was ProgRock then and later it was mor PopRock, so easy.
This band was originally named Cinema before Jon came on....then it was changed back to Yes.
"Hold On" is
My fav song on the album
Rabin was main songwriter on this LP.
Why style is different...
There are obvious differences between 70s and 80s Yes but to me, I think they are both easily recognizable as Yes. I don't get the people who consider it to be so different. It seems like a pretty natural progression. Jon Anderson's voice is equally as prominent in both. The 80s stuff is still proggy, just a little different kind of proggy. They use vocal harmonies equally in both incarnations. The biggest difference is Trevor Rabin as opposed to Steve Howe and there's more synths.
I've always found this album to be just as good as Classic Yes, but it absolutely has a very different sound and I understand people like Lex who get hung up on the name being shared. In the end I think this era of the band just adds to the band's legacy rather than take away from it, they're two different sounds but they both represent the band pushing the boundaries of the style of the time.
I wasn't thrilled with their new direction , but this album was SO good in its own right.
I actually like a lot of this record, but I do feel similarly to Alexia. It just is so disturbingly different , it is hard for me to be ok calling it a Yes album! I am newer fan as well and of course started with the Yes album , Close to the edge and Fragile. Just a completely different sound! Enjoyed the reaction! Glad you are checking more of the album out!
This is one of those songs I'm not too crazy about, although I do like the last chorus. But I REALLY like the song that comes before this: Cinema. It leads up to this & it's awesome.
90215 is the sequence number of the record company for the album