MadDog:

The reason why I was thinking of both 90124 and 90125 was because I was asked the other night what single disc would I select, if I wanted to turn someone on to YES, if I could only buy one single disc. Naturally, because I was being asked this by my close friend, whose son is a musician.

In my iTunes music player, I have smart playlists set up that seperate my YES library into the following subgroupings:

YES - STUDIO / LIVE / Steve Howe Years / Trevor Rabin Years /

The reason why I mention this is because I enjoy BOTH eras of the band --- which because of the geographic locations the band was based in --- they are called YES EAST (Steve) and YES WEST (Trevor).

I really enjoy Trevor's music, as it added an entirely new dynamic to the YES music. Also, equally as important to the sound of 90125 was the producer TREVOR HORN. Trevor wrote and produced THE BUGGLES and actually replaced JON ANDERSON of the YES DRAMA album and tour, which happened in 1980.

YES have been going now for 35 years. The only other band to have gone on longer are the ROLLING STONES, who were around for five years longer, and the reason why their latest tour and compilation was called FORTY LICKS.

I have been a YES fan since the very beginning, and from here on out, I am going to take every opportunity to see them, as I don't know how much longer they will go on. STEVE HOWE has come to look very aged, and my wife and I have a bet whether or not Trevor will come back to replace Steve when the time comes.

Thank you for listening to YES!

http://www.yesworld.com

KDB = Buffalo, NY USA