TREVOR RABIN Discusses His First Vocal Solo Album In 34 Years, Plus Stories Of YES, ARW And More!

Long before he joined Yes, Trevor Rabin was a superstar in his native South Africa with the band Rabbit. Moving to London and eventually to Los Angeles in order to break out to a wider audience, it was several years and solo albums before the pieces came together to form a new band Cinema with Chris Squire, Alan White and Tony Kaye. When Jon Anderson entered the picture, the pressure from record execs to recapture the Yes name was too great, and Rabin found his new band had morphed into an old band, albeit a re-invented version. Several chart-topping hits later, Rabin was seen by many as the man who had saved Yes in the 80s, but his ambitions continued to progress.
Starting in the 90s, Rabin would switch careers to scoring Hollywood blockbuster film soundtracks, a world which consumed him for decades. Aside from a brief pause to record the instrumental genre-hopping “Jacaranda”, Rabin didn’t dabble in the rock world much until 2016’s reunion with Jon Anderson and Rick Wakeman for a series of live shows featuring Yes music. 200 concerts later, Rabin’s voice and fingers were primed to record his first solo rock album since 1989’s “Can’t Look Away”.
The resulting album “Rio” is jam packed with fretboard frenzy, multi-tracked harmony vocals, masterful production and an extremely diverse range of styles. It’s a wonderful release, both a return to form and a stab at breaking new ground all at once.
In this engaging interview with Rabin, Sonic Perspectives correspondent and Yes-aficionado Scott Medina goes into “Rio” in depth, giving greater perspective on the inspiration and arrangement approaches. There’s also several questions and stories involving Yes over the years, along with Rabin’s time with Roger Hodgson, as well as inquiries about ARW’s recorded output - live and studio. A guaranteed fun time for all fans of Rabin!
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[@MP-TheNewGuy]

Great interview. You asked several questions I wanted to asked that I haven't heard anybody else ask. Like that you asked about getting the ARW live album rereleased without the audience additions and getting an official release for the song Fragile. I'm going to be left wondering what the off the record story of Miracle of Life is. Steve was quoted as liking that song at one point. Makes me wonder if that was true now. Kudos on the interview, and thanks for not asking how he joined Yes.

[@chrislestermusic]

I appreciate that you asked about his vocals because I was blown away at how good he sang on the new album. His range is crazy.

[@vinnytheterp]

Excellent interview. Thanks for bringing up rereleasing the ARW Concert and ARW's version of Fragile.

[@danielfisch389]

Excellent interview with the insanely talented Trevor. Pretty much all of the questions and the comments on his fantastic new CD and musical history are questions and comments I would have asked Trevor too. What a genius musician and funny and likeable dude Trevor is. Thanks for the upload,

[@JackGowen77]

Great interview Scott. Best I've seen or heard with Trevor in a long time.

[@SOALNightLive]

Great interview, Scott! Kudos!

[@PeterDAmoreMusic]

Great interview, you picked some original questions that I was also wanting to know about, thanks so much!

[@gokhanersan8561]

That song Push is just breathtaking.

[@justinkinkade2063]

Damn I'd like to hear the Miracle of Life backstory

[@blindfate6759]

Wonderful interview.
...like the rest, I can't help but wonder what the story behind Miracle of Life is... Please share! 😊

[@gokhanersan8561]

I discovered 6 fantastic songs for my taste. Kind of a way overdue follow up to Talk, one of my favorite rock albums of all time.

[@geoffbickerton1557]

Fantastic interview. Trevor, please release Fragile officially for us ARW fans!

[@ProgSnob14]

So glad he could come back to tackle all the hot button issues that Disney has already shoved down our throats.