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Title: Is Yes dead at last?
Review: With the exception of Close to the Edge (and perhaps Going for the One) Yes's best albums always featured new artists: Steve Howe on The Yes Album, Rick Wakeman on Fragile, Patrick Moraz on Relayer, Geoff Downs and Trevor Horn on Drama, and most importantly, Trevor Rabin with his pop sensibility on 90125. Whether this infusion was happenstance or by design, it was vital to the vibrancy of the music. While Rabin was never my favorite band member, his connection with the pop sound really made the eighty's band sound great. With Rabin's departure, it sounds like Yes is trying to capture his rock magic with with skills more suited to their older style. They need to forget Trevor and find some new blood to breath life back into the band. If they still love what they are doing they should go ahead, but it sounds to me like they are just going through the motions.
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