Seve's importance to Yes

[markcampbell]

I have often admired Steve's guitar work. When he came back to Yes after such a long time away, he brought a classy edge to the whole project. Don't get me wrong here: I love Trevor Rabin's style of playing and he added a lot to the modern Yes sound. I actually became a fan of the band back in '83 after my brother let me listen to his tape of '90125' just after it came out. But there is a magical tone to Steve's work on so many Yes albums which never fails to amaze. One of my favourite guitar breaks from the man Jon likes to call 'the maestro' (an apt description if I ever heard one) comes in the finale to 'The Gates of Delirium' in the lead up to Jon's 'soon' section. That is thrilling in the extreme.

Mark

[gt76yesman]

*grin*

The Union tour where I sat in the front row was the place where Steve became the MASTER to me. Trevor played inches from me with all the flash he could master, but the soul was not there compared to Steve. Steve just sat back and outplayed Trevor without breaking a sweat. Steve's got those long fingers and he can make chords I will never be able to reach, unless I play a 3/4 size guitar. LOL. Steve plays just about anything with strings on it and plays them extremely well. His inventivenous is beyond compare. I cannot gush enough about Steve.

[ric]

for me, steve is the heart and soul of yes.trevor is a great guitarist,no doubt,he was asked to fill in for al dimeola,and he in my opinion, gave yes the boost to endure thru the 80's and early 90's.but,without steve it isn't yes.btw,trevor does a mean starshiptrooper,damn,i'll give him that.he's powerful and a virtuoso himself.however,when steve plays it's like it's all pouring out from him thru his guitars,mandolin,pedal steel'or whatever he puts his soul into.
we're very fortunate to have them still
with us.
ric