90125

Yes

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 25, 1990)
• Original Release Date: November 7, 1983
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Atlantic / Wea
• ASIN: B000002JK8
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (97 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #45,354 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com essential recording

After breaking up at the dawn of the '80s, Yes made a surprise comeback with this 1983 effort. This album (named after its catalog number) featured a retooled band lineup, with guitarist Trevor Rabin and original keyboardist Tony Kaye joining longtime members Jon Anderson, Chris Squire, and Alan White. It also unveiled a newly streamlined sound, courtesy of British avant-pop producer Trevor Horn, who'd briefly replaced frontman Anderson on the pre-breakup album Drama. The new approach made these English prog-rock vets sound contemporary at the height of the MTV explosion, spawning memorably catchy hits like "Owner of a Lonely Heart," "Leave It," and "It Can Happen." --Scott Schinder

Product Description

s a second installment of Friday Music's extensive YES 180 Gram Audiophile Half-Speed Master Series, we bring you their most famous and hit-filled album 90125. Originally released in 1983, this incredible album marked the return of vocalist founder Jon Anderson and original keyboardist Tony Kaye, plus their new guitarist Trevor Rabin, along with the great Chris Squire and drummer champion Alan White. Includes the original album cover art elements, protective poly sleeve for the album cover, and the smash hits Owner Of A Lonely Heart Leave It & Changes, Impeccably half-speed remastered by Joe Reagoso at Friday Music studios and at Capitol with Ron McMaster. Mastered from the original Atlantic Vault Tapes. Track Listing: Side One: Owner Of A Lonely Heart Hold On It Can Happen Changes Side Two: Cinema Leave It Our Song City Of Love Hearts --This text refers to the Vinyl edition.

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18 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I Want My Yes-t.v., February 22, 2000

By	Jason Stein (San Diego, CA United States) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

If you're a long time Yes fan you probably like their earlier music. It was more progressive and less pop oriented. However, I think it's refreshing for a band known for long, classically progressive songs to reach a point in its career where it sells out a bit an shortens its song structure. 90125 would be that cd. Trevor Horn produced this album and the band added Trevor Rabin to replace Steve Howe (who really sold out and did Asia--which is another review all in itself). Both Trevors significantly altered the sound of Yes in interesting ways. Shorter songs with a more cohesive melodies. A pop album, sure. It's a good one though. While most of Yes's early work is exceptionally well played, it isn't very catchy or memorable. I DO like Yes's early work, but 90125 deserves its place. I like brevity and cohesiveness and 90125 is just 9 songs and 40 minutes in length. All the songs compliment one another. It does sound like it was made 17 years ago, but "Owner of a Lonely Heart" still sounds as if it was made today. Still, there are some great songs on this disc like "Hold On", "It Can Happen", "Changes" and "Leave It". Just check out the complex vocal harmonies, overdubs and studio techniques. I respect Yes at all stages of their career because there aren't many bands like them. Even their new cd "The Ladder" is very good considering this band has been around for 30 years. You can say they've sold out, sure, but their spirit is still alive through their music. They're not like Journey or Styx or The Moody Blues--all of whom have gone down hill musically with age. If you want early Yes then go for Fragile or Close to the Edge. If you want newer Yes go for 90125, Big Generator or The Ladder.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Yes, It's Clever Trevor!, July 22, 2001

By	MATTHEW BLACK "MATT BLACK" (Auckland, New Zealand.) - See all my reviews

Ummm... Time for a political statement. Just because Led Zeppelin, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones and The Foo Fighters have sold tons of albums, does that mean their work has no artistic merit or credibility? OF COURSE NOT! And a swat on the rear to anyone who thinks otherwise. And that especially goes for all those Rabin-bashing twits out there. Right, ahem, time to put the reviewer hat back on. The only bad thing about this album is the culture shock to some Yes fans that it created. I could understand why some wouldn't like it, truly I can. But to new listeners and those with open hearts and minds this outstanding album is a revelation. 90125 incorporates some traditional prog-rock moves with a hefty dose of hard stadium pop/rock. Trevor Rabin is an under-appreciated genius and would be so even if Chris Squire had never heard or met him. The massive hit "Owner Of A Lonely Heart" still manages to sound fresh so many years later, no small feat thanks to Rabin and producer/former Yesman Trevor Horn. 90125 is also one of Jon Anderson's best recorded perfomances ever. His vocals are strong and motivated and his lyrical contributions make a mockery out of anyone who dismissed him as purely a Hippy. In fact, in a personal aside; I'd like to thank Jon for his contributions to "Owner..." "It Can Happen" and "Changes", those lyrics have provided inspiration on more than one difficult occasion in my life. Thanks. The hilights are: "It Can Happen" with its sitar, tabla drums and soaring vocals, the startling aptly-named "Changes", "Leave It" with backing vocals Queen would be proud of, and "Hearts". Remember Matt's Yes Law: Whenever 2 (Squire and Anderson) are gathered in music's name; there is Yes! This album needs a top-notch digital remaster though; It's signal-to-noise ratio (volume punch) could be better.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Very Best Yes Album from the Trevor Rabin Era, June 4, 1998

By A Customer

This beautiful album marked the auspicious entry of the phenomenal Trevor Rabin into Yes at a time when many people thought the group was gone forever. The outstanding quality and energy of this masterpiece distinguish it among the many other excellent offerings from this legendary group.

Although the first track, "Owner of a Lonely Heart", was the top-40 darling, each and every one of the nine tracks on this album is superlative, and I love them all. Taken as a whole, it is an amazing collection of fantastic songs, and no worthwhile rock collection should be without it.

Some older Yes fans decry this album as marking the "descent into the power-chord era", and to be sure, this is a far cry from the style of the group when Steve Howe and Rick Wakeman are aboard. Nonetheless, this is one of the tightest and best albums Yes has ever made. I don't give out "10's" lightly.

If you don't have this album, buy it.