I met Tevor Rabin in 1989 when I was working at a lumber store in Burbank while I was going to GIT. I hadn't worked there (or even lived in LA) long at all when I saw him walking into the Lumber department. He was with his wife. He asked if I could make some keys for his guitar cases. He said his roadie had lost them. I was thinking to myself, "who locks all their guitar cases". Having just moved here, I figured this was just a typical day in LA. I told him that we couldn't make key without having a key to copy but that being a total guitar nerd I had a couple keys for my own cases on a ring in my car. I was able to open some of his cases with my keys and ended up just breaking open a couple of the locks that just couldn't be opened by any other way. It was a totally weird experience for a midwestern kid that saw the 90125 tour as my first big rock show. As it would turn out, he was the first and last rock star I ever saw at the Lumber store.
When you realise that the riff in Trevor Rabins song "Eyes of Love" was used and re-imagined by Eddie Van Halen (with Trevor's blessing) in the song "Baluchitherium", it shows just how brilliant Trevor Rabin is as a composer as well as an awesome guitarist.
Wow dude. I thought I knew something’s but this I did not. I went and compared the two. My god you are correct . ThatsAMAZING thank you for sharing that
When I was a kid if you wanted to be considered a legit audiophile you had to own early Yes albums. My friends snubbed their noses at Yes when Trevor Rabin came around. For me personally I love Rabin's contributions to the Band and took Yes to another level beyond snooty prog rock! Give me Trevor Rabin over Steve Howe any day of the week!
Trevor Rabin is a brilliant musician and he brought so much to Yes. I love 90125 and there was great stuff on Big Generator too. Still a huge fan and am glad he toured once more with Anderson and Wakemen. They still sounded great.
Oh yeah, "Big Generator" is so brilliant as well. I love all the Yes stuff with Steve Howe, but the albums with Trevor Rabin are my favorites - the songs are great, the musicianship is off the hook and the production by Trevor Horn is as stellar as you would expect.
Yes, Trevor Rabin is a genius. One of the most beautiful, emotional guitar solo for me is the 2nd one on "Hearts", also on the 90125 album, starts at 5.55 in the song.
Hearts is incredibly good. One of the many things I love about it is how it ties back into the sound of the “Going for the One” album, making them a kind of matched pair.
Both Trevors are geniuses, Mr Horn especially. The sound and arrangements on 90125 are just first class. It's one of the best sounding records ever made I think.
My all time favorite guitarist. He's so multi talented. I was so psyched when I met him on the Talk tour and he autographed the Trevor Rabin signature design guitar.
City of Love is such an underrated track. Good to see someone else who has it as their favourite song on the record. What an extraordinary album. Really makes you feel some beautiful in your chest.
I lent my voice to a Yes tribute band that actually shared the stage with Yes members. Alan White played drums with us for Cinema and Hold on. It was magic.
When I was younger, I sang in a Yes cover band as well. Now,20 years later, I have to sing Anderson in lower key. I am 52. Jon is almost 80, and he can still sing the same as he did in the 70's. Blows my mind.
@@noeqplease I guess I mean lower range, then (maybe?). My point being that I had to start singing several levels deeper than him. Not even close to his range, even nowadays. I hope you get my point, though my music education on terms is limited.
When I was taking my lady to YES' "Open Your Eyes" concert, I was explaining the YES lineup changes to her. I said "And then there is Trevor Rabin, he is " the new guy." She asked "How long has he been in the band?" I said "ONLY eleven or twelve years!" She said "Gee, how long does a fella have to be in the band before he's no longer considered " new?"
Hi Tim. Thanks for these videos. I'm 67. I've been messing with the guitar for over 50 years. I'm kind of self-taught. I was a bad teacher and I suck. I have a 21 year old autistic son. He has a flying v. It's just a wall hanger. I want to get better so I can teach him some stuff. I can't afford it this month, but I want to get your master class. I'll be able to pay for it with my social security raise in a few months. Keep it coming, you're great.
I was fortunate enough to see Yes on the Union tour, both old Yes and new Yes together on one stage. One of the very best shows I have seen. It was EPIC!
@@plaubelmakina8916 "The venue was horrid for sound and really took away from the experience" was it The World music theatre? Saw the Union tour there and it was awful sound. I think it replaced Poplar Creek, which always sounded fine. The World always sounded like mud. Ruined a perfectly good Rush concert as well. Fortunately I also saw the Union tour in Champagin-Urbana in the round on a spinning stage and the sound there was fine
I saw it outdoors at Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion (just north of Houston) which is a large outdoor venue. Great sound, audience and show. I still remember Jon "busting" everyone at the back, on the hilltop "I see what you guys are smoking back there!" (Or somesuch). I also remember the incredibly beautiful girl getting gas, heading to the show, with the (tight) blue jeans covered completely in Yes patches and artwork 💙 😀 (My chance to immortalize that moment, thanks!) I was shy, a bit pudgy and already starting to "peak" (iykwim), so that was that! Seeing Union Live now. I feel Trevor went a bit overboard on the "metal" solos, but I forgive him. The 1994 Talk tour is great. I love the bootleg Endless Dream.
I saw the Union Tour twice. One in the Round (The Palace at Auburn Hills) and outdoors at the Pine Knob Amphitheater. The outdoor show rocked! and in my opinion more spirited.
Thank you for covering Trevor, and it’s awesome you worked with ‘Uncle Trev.’ That’s no small potatoes sir. Rabin’s music is a huge inspiration for me in life overall. He has helped me think through a lot of important times & no doubt make life-saving decisions. To honor him, I built myself a strat like his with his exact pickups (SD stack-BL L-250-SD Rails) and painted & drew on it like Trevor’s friend did, but in my own way. It’s a great set of pickups, and to have the sound on “Hold On” is an experience like no other. Trevor has great taste in sound. I’m excited to hear his newest solo release.
Tim, your playing is fantastic you and Rick Beato are keeping Rock and Roll alive. Yes was my 2nd Rock Band I loved after the Beatles. Close to the Edge in 1972. I am 62 yrs old. Long Live Rock. I need every night.
Of all the folks on YT you do THE BEST TR era YES covers… frankly Band Geeks do the best YES covers period. Frankly speaking, Anne Marie’s version of Close to the Edge (especially that last section…) it is just the most incredible/most emotional version. Sorry - didn’t mean to geek out on you geeking out. I’ll retreat now. …as you were…
Tim, one thing I always enjoy about your videos is the obvious joy for what you are playing. Thanks for teaching us all how to have fun as we obsess relentlessly over guitar stuff!
I was in the elementary school (early 90s) and always thought of Travor Rabin as a "2nd hand guitar player" in YES. Only in my late 30s to realize that he was probably the best thing that ever happened to YES at that time. Sadly wasn't able to see Anderson/Wakeman/Rabin on tour, I hope they'll do that again in future!
Very true , When Trevor walked into YES, I was hooked as a fan . He brought such interesting music art together with YES it is still amazing today to listen to. Even on his solo records or CD's in my case , just loved the solid rock god goto work. Still today I can loose myself for hours playing many songs . Just pure 100% talented .
I've met Trevor a few times and even have been in his studio on a couple of occasions. The first shock is how tall he is (I was not expecting !!) He is such a soft spoken, polite and educated person, to start with , besides being a total talent !!. I will never forget when he put in my hands his strat....It's a miracle that it still holds together...the neck has been broken and brought back to life like a hundred of times, there's even pieces of wood inserted on it. Great, great person and unbelievable musician !.
I'm dissapointed I missed this! Rabin is def one of my favourites. His influence during that period of YES albums is strong and clear. His solo stuff is awesome as well.
Wow, what is so funny, I did a deep dive on the track "Cinema" recently which led to a video of Leave It in which Gotley and Creme (from 10 CC) produced the music video for MTV. Anyway, I have been listening to 90125 for weeks and realizing how great of an album it is- I totally loved it in 83, but hearing it again and watching Tim in all his mastery just gives me goosebumps! It's amazing that they reached that success missing almost have of their original band. Shows you how strong the line up of Anderson, Squire and White were and that adding another guitar/singer, keys and new producer (Horne) could totally re-imagine their sounds. Way to go Tim Pierce :)
Loved the guitar solo to the title track from Rabin’s album Can’t Look Away. That solo is so soulful and soaring, and the extended improvised solo in the live version all the more so. I saw Rabin with Yes when they were promoting 90125 at Daly City’s Cow Palace, and it was a great show.
One of the all-time great albums of the 1980's. Side one is as perfect as it gets. Cannot understate the production influence of this album. Great work from both Trevors.
Always amazed at your ability to choose content for your channel that awesome, Yes and Trevor Rabin. And your so great at teaching what went on I thank you for your hard work.
Check out Trevor Rabin's work with Rabbitt, his South African rock group that released a couple LPs stateside in 1976-77. Excellent musicianship throughout, and you can hear Rabin's techniques on those records. His solo stuff before he joined Yes is good, too. The US album "Trevor Rabin" (which was released on Chrysalis) has a lot of great guitar work. The songs are good, too. Any Rabbitt fan probably instantly recognised Rabin's style of playing and songwriting when they first heard Yes. I know I did.
This is so cool. I am a lifelong Yes fan. I first saw them with the 90125 tour. Trevor Rabin is sooo good. Thanks for playing along with these songs and for the background info.
My wife and I saw Anderson, Rabin, Wakeman at the Schermerhorn Symphony Center here in Nashville a few years ago. It was an absolutely amazing concert. My wife is difficult to impress when it comes to music and she was blown away.
I don’t think there can be too much rock Tim. I love that your process of learning a riff is like most of us. Practice it a hundred times and then tomorrow you forget some of it. Thanks for the Yes tribute.
This is such a grand conjunction for me. Trevor Rabin was hugely influential to me as a guitarist, and Trevor Horn was hugely influential to me in term of production aesthetics. Always liked early Yes, but they became an entirely new band on 90215. Horn went on to produce the first Seal album as well, which had a mighty impact on me. There are really great deep cuts on it, and I believe that Rabin played on a few cuts as well.
Great job on one of my major 80's influencers. You can verify with Horn, I believe most of the Synth stuff was actually Fairlight CMI, and the harmonizer on OLH solo was an old MXR with the 4 "preset" hand capacitance knobs across the blue face. Anyhow, fantastic video and I bet Trev Horn can clarify the 2 minutia I mentioned. Love your channel!!!!
Worth it for the spiked bleached mullet alone They say if you remember the 60s, you weren’t there I say, if you say you remember the 80s, you clearly weren’t embarrassed enough
Tim, long time subscriber. This tour was my third ever concert. City of Love is by far my favorite song. You Rock in so many ways Tim! Thank you so much!
I'm a huge fan of both Trevors; both are geniuses. I'm in the minority, but my favorite Yes album is "Drama," where Trevor Horn and Geoff Downes took over for Wakeman and Anderson. IMO, it sits in the sweet spot between the super-proggy stuff of the 70s and the Rabin era. Tim- it's so cool you worked with Horn!!!!! He's an idol of mine.
Drama is a GREAT album. I listen to it quite often. Out of 21-25 (depending how you count) YES albums, Drama is rated as the 7th higest, so it's in good company.
Trevor is the reason I began playing guitar! saw him live in South Arica when I was a still a teenager playing with one of the most successful bands South Africa has ever produced Rabbitt what a band they were! They just blew me away!
I also saw them in 1976 at the Baxter Theater. What an experience . I still believe that their song Charlie should get more attention. Great song. I met Duncan Faure a couple of times. Very sweet guy and also incredibly talented.. He was having a hard time making a living at the time. Hopefully things have improved for him. I believe he plays mostly in Vegas. He told me that Trevor had an older brother, a lawyer who insisted on handling Trevor's money coming in from Rabbitt. Trevor got a small weekly stipend. Initially he wasn't keen on the idea, but after Rabbitt, that saved his a$$.
I saw Yes in 1974 in Rotterdam while touring Europe. Just happened to see a billboard with their tour dates. They had just released Tales of Topagraphic Oceans and were at their peak. I’ve seen all the great Seventies bands including Pink Floyd and Zeppelin but this concert was surreal, magical. Definitely my favourite band alongside Genesis.
Cant Look Away!! Trevor Rabin...very underrated guitar player. He really gave Yes that heavy edge they really needed IMO at that point in time. Changes,City of Love & Hold on are my 3 faves off of that album.
Trevor has said in interviews that the signal chain for "Owner" was his Strat split to two amps, one of which had an MXR Pitch Transposer (set to raise the pitch by a fifth) feeding it. The two amps were facing each other about a foot apart with one mic hanging between them. All of the reverb and panning were done in post.
That effect on the guitar now claimed to be a 12 string Ricky is mesmerizing in all it's splendor I'm talking about the break following the solo which is iconic also
@@markr.devereux3385 It might be, although I do know that by Big Generator Trevor had a Westone twelve-string, which he used on "Love Will Find a Way." I don't know exactly when he got that guitar, though.
Got to see them on that tour at Meadowlands and MSG. My wife worked for them at the time. It made me give up playing for about 10 years and came back a stronger player. Trevor was awesome. Steve too but he was the right place right time right guitarist.
I always enjoyed this album. You’re absolutely right, there are a number of really good tracks here. I think my favorite was the last track, “Hearts”. It got so big and uplifting and “major” for lack of a better way to put it. Kind of inspiring.
As I watch you play in all of your videos I see in you what I would be like if I could play like you. You radiate joy and happiness while playing that shows how much you love music.
One of my all time favorite guitar tones has got to be his first solo and Shoot High, Aim Low. It's a weird hybrid acoustic/electric sound with a bit of overdrive that just kills.
That power-hair interviewer is Tom Kolb from Musicians Institute. Great guitar instructor and super nice guy... As for Rabin....what can't this guy do. I still get blown away from his film scores...even aside from his iconic solos.
Saw Yes in concert at the Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia, Maryland right after 90125 came out. They were so tight they sounded exactly like the album. Trevor is an amazing guitarist and vocalist. He made Yes climb to a different level. That was my favorite line up when I saw them and I've been a Yes fan from the beginning.
Trevor Rabin one of my all time favorites. An amazing blend of virtuosity, phrasing, and emotion. Jaw dropping songwriter. On another note, it would be great to hear any tips from Tim Pierce about hand/arm warm up to prevent injury.
Thank you Tim for this great post. I remember when this album got out and was the only one in my Yes fans friends that love the turn they did at time. A secret is that sonetimes a long run band like Yes have to be open to changes and Yes did it then. Rabin was the guy they needed.
That was an incredible intro Tim. I knew the guitar work was great but that was generally buried in the mix (great engineering). That solo was so understated. I'll have to pick 90215...this is a great 2022 advert for Yes!
🇿🇦When Trevor left the band Rabbit in South Africa for LOS ANGELES it really broke my heart and viewed it as betrayal💔💔. Rabbitt was one of the bands in south Africa at the time and were celebrated everywhere. However, I am glad for all great things he's done and achieved in the music world.
"City of Love" puts me in mind of a certain song by BOC about an otherworldly critter that rises from the Sea of Japan every so often lol... Would love to see you review Buck's work in that song Tim 🎵 Great video, the knowledge and experience that you have and share are beyond value imho!
Thoroughly enjoyed this look at a guitarist that gets overlooked too much. Thanks for that, Tim! The three full albums he did with Yes were held to a same high standards 70s Yes was, if not more. Even if the end result was way different. There's no slackers in Yes.
Guitar players I knew (me included) loved Trevor Rabin after hearing 90215. Definitely a recognizably unique player with a Brian May/Queen-esque command of harmonies.
I met Tevor Rabin in 1989 when I was working at a lumber store in Burbank while I was going to GIT. I hadn't worked there (or even lived in LA) long at all when I saw him walking into the Lumber department. He was with his wife. He asked if I could make some keys for his guitar cases. He said his roadie had lost them. I was thinking to myself, "who locks all their guitar cases". Having just moved here, I figured this was just a typical day in LA. I told him that we couldn't make key without having a key to copy but that being a total guitar nerd I had a couple keys for my own cases on a ring in my car. I was able to open some of his cases with my keys and ended up just breaking open a couple of the locks that just couldn't be opened by any other way. It was a totally weird experience for a midwestern kid that saw the 90125 tour as my first big rock show. As it would turn out, he was the first and last rock star I ever saw at the Lumber store.
Great story, thanks for sharing
Great story!
Great Story :). Best Regards!
Great story,thanks for sharing it.
That is most excellent, dude!
The songwriter, vocalist and guitarist that saved them. Much more than guitar
When you realise that the riff in Trevor Rabins song "Eyes of Love" was used and re-imagined by Eddie Van Halen (with Trevor's blessing) in the song "Baluchitherium", it shows just how brilliant Trevor Rabin is as a composer as well as an awesome guitarist.
Wow dude. I thought I knew something’s but this I did not. I went and compared the two. My god you are correct . ThatsAMAZING thank you for sharing that
When I was a kid if you wanted to be considered a legit audiophile you had to own early Yes albums. My friends snubbed their noses at Yes when Trevor Rabin came around. For me personally I love Rabin's contributions to the Band and took Yes to another level beyond snooty prog rock! Give me Trevor Rabin over Steve Howe any day of the week!
Trevor Rabin is a brilliant musician and he brought so much to Yes. I love 90125 and there was great stuff on Big Generator too. Still a huge fan and am glad he toured once more with Anderson and Wakemen. They still sounded great.
Oh yeah, "Big Generator" is so brilliant as well. I love all the Yes stuff with Steve Howe, but the albums with Trevor Rabin are my favorites - the songs are great, the musicianship is off the hook and the production by Trevor Horn is as stellar as you would expect.
Don't forget the calling
Trevor Rabin’s Can’t Look Away is one of my favorite albums of all time. As good as any of his stuff with Yes. All your fans should check it out.
His other non soundtrack albums are very good also.
Seen YES 37 times. Never seen a group so good live. I had an out of body experience in 1973 seeing them live. I was dead center, 7th row.
Yes, Trevor Rabin is a genius. One of the most beautiful, emotional guitar solo for me is the 2nd one on "Hearts", also on the 90125 album, starts at 5.55 in the song.
Cuing up 'Hearts' now.
Absolutely, that's a beautiful solo!
Tim Pierce ain't half bad either. Take a listen to Dweezil Zappa's version of Stayin Alive with Donnie Osmond. Tim has a great solo on it.
Yes!
Hearts is incredibly good. One of the many things I love about it is how it ties back into the sound of the “Going for the One” album, making them a kind of matched pair.
Both Trevors are geniuses, Mr Horn especially. The sound and arrangements on 90125 are just first class. It's one of the best sounding records ever made I think.
My all time favorite guitarist. He's so multi talented. I was so psyched when I met him on the Talk tour and he autographed the Trevor Rabin signature design guitar.
A phenomenal album for sure! One of my favorites from that album is "Changes". Such a killer song, with an odd time signature. 👍❤️😎
City of Love is such an underrated track. Good to see someone else who has it as their favourite song on the record. What an extraordinary album. Really makes you feel some beautiful in your chest.
There is nothing better than Steve Howe and Trevor Rabin, together on stage at the HOF ceremony. That's class. ...and let's not forget Geddy Lee.
My favorite soaring Trevor Rabin solo is the one at the end of "lift me up". Never gets old!
I lent my voice to a Yes tribute band that actually shared the stage with Yes members. Alan White played drums with us for Cinema and Hold on. It was magic.
When I was younger, I sang in a Yes cover band as well. Now,20 years later, I have to sing Anderson in lower key. I am 52. Jon is almost 80, and he can still sing the same as he did in the 70's. Blows my mind.
@@michaelblaydes2259 He does sing in a lower key than the originals on vinyl. ;)
@@noeqplease I guess I mean lower range, then (maybe?). My point being that I had to start singing several levels deeper than him. Not even close to his range, even nowadays. I hope you get my point, though my music education on terms is limited.
Fantastic drummer..
Must've been a wonderful experience, William ❤️
When I was taking my lady to YES' "Open Your Eyes" concert, I was explaining the YES lineup changes to her. I said "And then there is Trevor Rabin, he is " the new guy." She asked "How long has he been in the band?" I said "ONLY eleven or twelve years!" She said "Gee, how long does a fella have to be in the band before he's no longer considered " new?"
Hi Tim. Thanks for these videos. I'm 67. I've been messing with the guitar for over 50 years. I'm kind of self-taught. I was a bad teacher and I suck. I have a 21 year old autistic son. He has a flying v. It's just a wall hanger. I want to get better so I can teach him some stuff. I can't afford it this month, but I want to get your master class. I'll be able to pay for it with my social security raise in a few months. Keep it coming, you're great.
I was fortunate enough to see Yes on the Union tour, both old Yes and new Yes together on one stage. One of the very best shows I have seen. It was EPIC!
I saw that show. Was like 10 people on stage. The venue was horrid for sound and really took away from the experience.
I saw that tour too!
@@plaubelmakina8916 "The venue was horrid for sound and really took away from the experience" was it The World music theatre? Saw the Union tour there and it was awful sound. I think it replaced Poplar Creek, which always sounded fine. The World always sounded like mud. Ruined a perfectly good Rush concert as well. Fortunately I also saw the Union tour in Champagin-Urbana in the round on a spinning stage and the sound there was fine
I saw it outdoors at Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion (just north of Houston) which is a large outdoor venue. Great sound, audience and show. I still remember Jon "busting" everyone at the back, on the hilltop "I see what you guys are smoking back there!" (Or somesuch). I also remember the incredibly beautiful girl getting gas, heading to the show, with the (tight) blue jeans covered completely in Yes patches and artwork 💙 😀 (My chance to immortalize that moment, thanks!) I was shy, a bit pudgy and already starting to "peak" (iykwim), so that was that!
Seeing Union Live now. I feel Trevor went a bit overboard on the "metal" solos, but I forgive him. The 1994 Talk tour is great. I love the bootleg Endless Dream.
I saw the Union Tour twice. One in the Round (The Palace at Auburn Hills) and outdoors at the Pine Knob Amphitheater. The outdoor show rocked! and in my opinion more spirited.
Thank you for covering Trevor, and it’s awesome you worked with ‘Uncle Trev.’ That’s no small potatoes sir. Rabin’s music is a huge inspiration for me in life overall. He has helped me think through a lot of important times & no doubt make life-saving decisions. To honor him, I built myself a strat like his with his exact pickups (SD stack-BL L-250-SD Rails) and painted & drew on it like Trevor’s friend did, but in my own way. It’s a great set of pickups, and to have the sound on “Hold On” is an experience like no other. Trevor has great taste in sound. I’m excited to hear his newest solo release.
Tim, your playing is fantastic you and Rick Beato are keeping Rock and Roll alive. Yes was my 2nd Rock Band I loved after the Beatles. Close to the Edge in 1972. I am 62 yrs old. Long Live Rock. I need every night.
Trevor is my favorite guitar player! You’re pretty awesome too, Tim!
Of all the folks on YT you do THE BEST TR era YES covers… frankly Band Geeks do the best YES covers period. Frankly speaking, Anne Marie’s version of Close to the Edge (especially that last section…) it is just the most incredible/most emotional version. Sorry - didn’t mean to geek out on you geeking out. I’ll retreat now. …as you were…
Trevor is on my list of my top 5 favorite guitar players. His solo album CAN'T LOOK AWAY is a masterpiece.
Tim, one thing I always enjoy about your videos is the obvious joy for what you are playing. Thanks for teaching us all how to have fun as we obsess relentlessly over guitar stuff!
Trevor would be honored... trust me.
Trevor is a beast! Huge influence on me. 👍❤️🙏
Thanks Tim this was my first time watching a live stream, because it was yours! You always give great content and perspectives!
I was in the elementary school (early 90s) and always thought of Travor Rabin as a "2nd hand guitar player" in YES. Only in my late 30s to realize that he was probably the best thing that ever happened to YES at that time. Sadly wasn't able to see Anderson/Wakeman/Rabin on tour, I hope they'll do that again in future!
Very true , When Trevor walked into YES, I was hooked as a fan . He brought such interesting music art together with YES it is still amazing today to listen to. Even on his solo records or CD's in my case , just loved the solid rock god goto work. Still today I can loose myself for hours playing many songs . Just pure 100% talented .
He was the reason I started to learn the engineer aspect of music. One of my top 3 of all time. Huge inspiration to me.
I've met Trevor a few times and even have been in his studio on a couple of occasions. The first shock is how tall he is (I was not expecting !!) He is such a soft spoken, polite and educated person, to start with , besides being a total talent !!. I will never forget when he put in my hands his strat....It's a miracle that it still holds together...the neck has been broken and brought back to life like a hundred of times, there's even pieces of wood inserted on it. Great, great person and unbelievable musician !.
Most Saffers are polite. 😅
I'm dissapointed I missed this! Rabin is def one of my favourites. His influence during that period of YES albums is strong and clear. His solo stuff is awesome as well.
Wow, what is so funny, I did a deep dive on the track "Cinema" recently which led to a video of Leave It in which Gotley and Creme (from 10 CC) produced the music video for MTV. Anyway, I have been listening to 90125 for weeks and realizing how great of an album it is- I totally loved it in 83, but hearing it again and watching Tim in all his mastery just gives me goosebumps! It's amazing that they reached that success missing almost have of their original band. Shows you how strong the line up of Anderson, Squire and White were and that adding another guitar/singer, keys and new producer (Horne) could totally re-imagine their sounds. Way to go Tim Pierce :)
Loved the guitar solo to the title track from Rabin’s album Can’t Look Away. That solo is so soulful and soaring, and the extended improvised solo in the live version all the more so. I saw Rabin with Yes when they were promoting 90125 at Daly City’s Cow Palace, and it was a great show.
One of the all-time great albums of the 1980's. Side one is as perfect as it gets. Cannot understate the production influence of this album. Great work from both Trevors.
That album is just killer. So many fantastic tunes and hooks. Love it and still play it regularly.
Always amazed at your ability to choose content for your channel that awesome, Yes and Trevor Rabin. And your so great at teaching what went on I thank you for your hard work.
Check out Trevor Rabin's work with Rabbitt, his South African rock group that released a couple LPs stateside in 1976-77. Excellent musicianship throughout, and you can hear Rabin's techniques on those records. His solo stuff before he joined Yes is good, too. The US album "Trevor Rabin" (which was released on Chrysalis) has a lot of great guitar work. The songs are good, too. Any Rabbitt fan probably instantly recognised Rabin's style of playing and songwriting when they first heard Yes. I know I did.
This is so cool. I am a lifelong Yes fan. I first saw them with the 90125 tour. Trevor Rabin is sooo good. Thanks for playing along with these songs and for the background info.
My wife and I saw Anderson, Rabin, Wakeman at the Schermerhorn Symphony Center here in Nashville a few years ago. It was an absolutely amazing concert. My wife is difficult to impress when it comes to music and she was blown away.
I don’t think there can be too much rock Tim. I love that your process of learning a riff is like most of us. Practice it a hundred times and then tomorrow you forget some of it. Thanks for the Yes tribute.
This is such a grand conjunction for me. Trevor Rabin was hugely influential to me as a guitarist, and Trevor Horn was hugely influential to me in term of production aesthetics. Always liked early Yes, but they became an entirely new band on 90215. Horn went on to produce the first Seal album as well, which had a mighty impact on me. There are really great deep cuts on it, and I believe that Rabin played on a few cuts as well.
Oh my goodness. Pure talent. Trevor and Tim!
Great job on one of my major 80's influencers.
You can verify with Horn, I believe most of the Synth stuff was actually Fairlight CMI, and the harmonizer on OLH solo was an old MXR with the 4 "preset" hand capacitance knobs across the blue face. Anyhow, fantastic video and I bet Trev Horn can clarify the 2 minutia I mentioned. Love your channel!!!!
Thanks Tim you always make it look easy and your accuracy is incredible
You made my day! I love Trevor and this amazing album. Thank you so much!
Such an incredibly outstanding video. Your insights and shared experiences are wonderful. Thank you!
Such great playing/talent !! Cheers Tim
Worth it for the spiked bleached mullet alone
They say if you remember the 60s, you weren’t there
I say, if you say you remember the 80s, you clearly weren’t embarrassed enough
Tim, long time subscriber. This tour was my third ever concert. City of Love is by far my favorite song. You Rock in so many ways Tim! Thank you so much!
You have an amazing background . Many do not know it's you on records and what you have contributed.your like a hidden legend!
Can't Look Away is one of my favorite albums. The production is awesome.
Good pick. Loved that album. It’s under rated. Eyes of love was a good one.
The only 'Yes' album I can listen to all the way through.. near perfection 💯
I'm a huge fan of both Trevors; both are geniuses. I'm in the minority, but my favorite Yes album is "Drama," where Trevor Horn and Geoff Downes took over for Wakeman and Anderson. IMO, it sits in the sweet spot between the super-proggy stuff of the 70s and the Rabin era. Tim- it's so cool you worked with Horn!!!!! He's an idol of mine.
Great album.
I think more alleged Yes fans dislike 90125 / Big Generator than Drama. Love them all.
Drama is a GREAT album. I listen to it quite often. Out of 21-25 (depending how you count) YES albums, Drama is rated as the 7th higest, so it's in good company.
Trevor is the reason I began playing guitar! saw him live in South Arica when I was a still a teenager playing with one of the most successful bands South Africa has ever produced Rabbitt what a band they were! They just blew me away!
I also saw them in 1976 at the Baxter Theater. What an experience . I still believe that their song Charlie should get more attention. Great song. I met Duncan Faure a couple of times. Very sweet guy and also incredibly talented.. He was having a hard time making a living at the time. Hopefully things have improved for him. I believe he plays mostly in Vegas. He told me that Trevor had an older brother, a lawyer who insisted on handling Trevor's money coming in from Rabbitt. Trevor got a small weekly stipend. Initially he wasn't keen on the idea, but after Rabbitt, that saved his a$$.
I love learning things from you. The breadth of genres and generations you cover never ceases to amaze me.
Another great video and fantastic playing by Tim.
One of my favorite albums of all time! Trevor Rabin is a god! I get inspiration all the time from this dude! 30 years later and I still marvel at it!
Soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo Glad to hear you,Tim Pierce discussing Trevor Rabin. You 2 are my faves....FOREVER.
I saw Yes in 1974 in Rotterdam while touring Europe. Just happened to see a billboard with their tour dates. They had just released Tales of Topagraphic Oceans and were at their peak. I’ve seen all the great Seventies bands including Pink Floyd and Zeppelin but this concert was surreal, magical. Definitely my favourite band alongside Genesis.
Cant Look Away!! Trevor Rabin...very underrated guitar player. He really gave Yes that heavy edge they really needed IMO at that point in time. Changes,City of Love & Hold on are my 3 faves off of that album.
Tim is just as hyped as any music fan when talking about these demos… so cool ..
Great video Tim. Full of the right information. Thank you!
My goodness you look like you're have a blast! Thanks Tim, for covering this class act!
Got to see them a couple times in that format. Amazing.
Trevor has said in interviews that the signal chain for "Owner" was his Strat split to two amps, one of which had an MXR Pitch Transposer (set to raise the pitch by a fifth) feeding it. The two amps were facing each other about a foot apart with one mic hanging between them. All of the reverb and panning were done in post.
That effect on the guitar now claimed to be a 12 string Ricky is mesmerizing in all it's splendor I'm talking about the break following the solo which is iconic also
@@markr.devereux3385 It might be, although I do know that by Big Generator Trevor had a Westone twelve-string, which he used on "Love Will Find a Way." I don't know exactly when he got that guitar, though.
My brother always raved on about Trevor Rabin. Home grown right here in South Africa. Started the band Rabbitt
Got to see them on that tour at Meadowlands and MSG. My wife worked for them at the time. It made me give up playing for about 10 years and came back a stronger player. Trevor was awesome. Steve too but he was the right place right time right guitarist.
I always enjoyed this album. You’re absolutely right, there are a number of really good tracks here. I think my favorite was the last track, “Hearts”. It got so big and uplifting and “major” for lack of a better way to put it. Kind of inspiring.
I love listening to you play Tim. Sooooooo good.
Thank you Tim! A lesson in the first minute of the video! 😎🎸
this is great to hear!
Trevor and Eddie are the two who are capable of composing truly weird stuff that also makes you bang your head to it.
As I watch you play in all of your videos I see in you what I would be like if I could play like you. You radiate joy and happiness while playing that shows how much you love music.
Trevor was a big influence on my production and arrangements. I liked his solo album from the early nineties.
One of my all time favorite guitar tones has got to be his first solo and Shoot High, Aim Low. It's a weird hybrid acoustic/electric sound with a bit of overdrive that just kills.
Thanks Tim, Changes is one of my favs from that album
Awesome playing, it's an amazing piece he wrote. I love that picked part after the intro, so cool!
Love your channel Tim.
That power-hair interviewer is Tom Kolb from Musicians Institute. Great guitar instructor and super nice guy...
As for Rabin....what can't this guy do. I still get blown away from his film scores...even aside from his iconic solos.
Saw Yes in concert at the Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia, Maryland right after 90125 came out. They were so tight they sounded exactly like the album. Trevor is an amazing guitarist and vocalist. He made Yes climb to a different level. That was my favorite line up when I saw them and I've been a Yes fan from the beginning.
Trevor Rabin one of my all time favorites. An amazing blend of virtuosity, phrasing, and emotion. Jaw dropping songwriter. On another note, it would be great to hear any tips from Tim Pierce about hand/arm warm up to prevent injury.
I remember putting this on my turntable when it first came out ; blew me away ! ive since bought the cd. twice ; album still stands up
wonderful Tim!!
Owner of a Lonely Heart, What a fun song! I’ve always loved the sound of it.
Thank you Tim for this great post. I remember when this album got out and was the only one in my Yes fans friends that love the turn they did at time. A secret is that sonetimes a long run band like Yes have to be open to changes and Yes did it then. Rabin was the guy they needed.
"Changes"
Haha, I see what you did there.
Amazing playing as always Tim! Always a fan of Yes... Great band!
That was an incredible intro Tim. I knew the guitar work was great but that was generally buried in the mix (great engineering). That solo was so understated. I'll have to pick 90215...this is a great 2022 advert for Yes!
Great tone! Would have loved to see you play that clean part right after the solo. You played that fantastically.
Love your happy face playing guitar, mr. Tim. Makes my day! 😄
Does a bass-version of you exist? 😉
So AWSOME to be apprised to such sensitive information and playing! So thankful for your channel 🎃
🇿🇦When Trevor left the band Rabbit in South Africa for LOS ANGELES it really broke my heart and viewed it as betrayal💔💔. Rabbitt was one of the bands in south Africa at the time and were celebrated everywhere. However, I am glad for all great things he's done and achieved in the music world.
Proudly South African! Trevor was guitarist for ZA supergroup Rabbitt. All members went international and has great careers.
"City of Love" puts me in mind of a certain song by BOC about an otherworldly critter that rises from the Sea of Japan every so often lol...
Would love to see you review Buck's work in that song Tim 🎵
Great video, the knowledge and experience that you have and share are beyond value imho!
Great fun Tim!
90125 is in my top 5 fav albums. This tour was my first concert back in '84. It was incredible. Thank you Tim for doing this.
In my top 10 albums of all time - thanks for sharing
One of classic rock's best albums. Powerful and intelligent... Makes you want to play guitar!
Was just listening to “It can happen”, when this amazing tim pierce video popped up. That was my favorite song off 90125, so many great licks.
Thoroughly enjoyed this look at a guitarist that gets overlooked too much. Thanks for that, Tim! The three full albums he did with Yes were held to a same high standards 70s Yes was, if not more. Even if the end result was way different. There's no slackers in Yes.
Guitar players I knew (me included) loved Trevor Rabin after hearing 90215. Definitely a recognizably unique player with a Brian May/Queen-esque command of harmonies.
I grew up listening to Trevor’s music… such a distinctive sound, from Rabbitt through to the current day.
Amazing guitar skills! Wow
I saw Yes on the 90125 tour at the Myriad in OKC great show all around musicianship and vocals
Really admire Trevor Rabin. Great show!