New member here

[Andrea YouAndI]

Whew...I can't believe I never noticed that link from Yesworld to here before! I was looking for the lyrics to Tales from Topo, got a little close to the edge, and now apparently I've fallen over it! LOL

My name is Andrea; I'm 20 and live in northern Indiana. Before I say anything about the band that brought me here, let's see what other bands we have in common. I adore Pink Floyd more than any band I've ever known, but Yes, Led Zeppelin, Styx and REO Speedwagon (in no certain order) round out my top five. Other favorites are AC/DC, Boston, Aerosmith, Van Halen, The Beatles, Def Leppard, Bad Company, The Who, Fleetwood Mac, The Rolling Stones...in fact, name any classic rock artist, there's probably a 50/50 chance that I like at least some of their work! Bands with keyboards are my greatest love, though often my favorite band member is the bass player.

I've been hearing Yes music on the radio for years, but only last November did I get started when I picked up the Ultimate Yes. It's only 10 months later and I have nearly every studio album, starting with The Yes Album and ending with Keys to Ascension. I have just about every live release from that time period also, including the Yessongs and 9012Live DVDs. I've been debating getting Yesshows, but I've heard some criticisms of it and I'm not sure yet.

AND THEN there are the solo and Yes related recordings I've acquired. For Chris Squire (my favorite Yes member, indeed!) I have Fish out of Water and The Syn's Syndestructible. I have a Rick Wakeman '70s best-of and the first of his Two Sides of Yes CDs. Steve Howe is even more represented: the one and only Tomorrow album, both of his Asia albums, as well as Beginnings, The Steve Howe Album, and Not Necessarily Acoustic are all in my collection. I just ordered Quantum Guitar the other day, and I can't wait. OMG almost forgot I have the ABWH album also!

I also own all four of Trevor Rabin's solo albums, his even earlier band Rabbitt, plus two film soundtracks. Yep that's right, I'm such a hopeless Rabin nut, that I've seen several movies he's done the score for. LOL Don't worry, I don't just see them to "see" them, I require myself to have an interest in the subject first. :lmao: Armageddon is my favorite (I love sci fi an fantasy). Trevor has 3 movies coming out next month, 2 of which I want to see in theaters--an opportunity I haven't yet had. Oh please tell me there are other Yes freaks out there just like me who would do crazy stuff like that!

I've already set up my profile, so feel free to peruse it and ask about anything on there you see interesting. Now that my summer job has ended, I'll probably be here constantly until college starts up again. LOL

[neilius]

Welcome to the site Andrea. I can see from your first post that your quite a chatterbox! So you will fit right in here!

Welcome!

[WendyPoems]

Welcome Andrea!
Glad you found us!

Wendy

[plodder]

Welcome Andrea.

Nice to meet you.

[Sheerah]

Hi Andrea. Welcome to Yesfans!

You have wonderful taste in music! I'm right there with you on the Pink Floyd thing. They are fantastic! I've been lucky enough to see them twice!

Looking forward to reading more of your posts!

[smatt]

Welcome to the site Andrea! :clap:

[relayerjim]

Welcome to the site!
I like your list of music..(although you don't mention "Genesis/Peter Gabriel")
Pink Floyd is also in my top five.
With your love of bass players here's one you should check out: Tony Levin

http://www.tonylevin.com/

[muff]

I would also like to say welcome to the site Andrea,

young new fans are always welcome,

I,m sure you will soon make lots of new friends here, :winknudge

[Andrea YouAndI]

You have wonderful taste in music! I'm right there with you on the Pink Floyd thing. They are fantastic! I've been lucky enough to see them twice!

I am SO jealous! Unfortunately I didn't discover Floyd until 2001, and as for live stuff I have to live vicariously through the Pompeii and Pulse DVDs. LOL What tour did you see them on? I would've loved to see them any time, whether Waters was there or not. Maybe I'll get to see Gilmour and Wright if and when the "On an Island" tour comes to the States. Did I mention in my first post that I love keyboard players? ;)

Oh and RIP Syd Barrett...what a great mind he had. I wrote a poem in tribute to him that I might eventually post in the "Other Bands" forum. I also named one of our newest pet chickens after him--that bird has a personality and a look to fit the source of his name!

Thanks for the welcome everybody. I still have to go through the old posts on the other forums, but eventually I'll catch up. BTW, in real life I'm not that big of a chatterbox, but get me online or get me talking about music and a huge transformation occurs.
Right now I'm going to go listen to Tales from Topo, with the lyrics that I was looking for all along, so that I may begin to understand it.:headset:

[Imperatrix]

With your love of bass players here's one you should check out: Tony Levin

http://www.tonylevin.com/


Hi Andrea! Welcome to Yesfans...and I completely, wholeheartedly agree with RelayerJim on this point!

Have fun here on the site. We are silly sometimes, but we're pretty good people! :D

[Andrea YouAndI]

Have fun here on the site. We are silly sometimes, but we're pretty good people! :D

Nothing wrong with being silly--that just means you're extra enthusiastic about what you love. If you think this is crazy, you should see the REO message board I'm on. Those people are absolutely insane! I just hope you don't deviate from topic the way they do in nearly every thread...it's weird.

[Yes.2]

Hi there Andrea.:wavey:

[Andrea YouAndI]

While I was listening to Topo I looked through the music collection that Dad and I share, and here are some other favorite music I didn't mention the first time through:

Deep Purple - The Doors - Eagles - John Mellencamp (he's an Indiana native just like me)
Journey - Night Ranger - U2 - George Thorogood - The Yardbirds -
I am not much into modern rock, but Train strikes a chord with me that most others don't.

I also love African world music. I got started on it at 8 years old, when I first saw The Lion King. Then I got into rock and didn't listen to African stuff for a while, but then came Yes and my fascination with Trevor Rabin. Hearing his African-flavored Can't Look Away reawakened those tribal rhythms within me, and I've since bought a couple more African music CDs. Thank you Mr. Rabin!!

I should also mention that when I was little, I used to listen to classical and orchestral stuff a lot, but finding rock got me away from that too. But once again, thanks to Yes, orchestral music has made a comeback in my life!

[YESOLA]

Great ! Wecome to Yesfans!

[Dances w/PURPLE]

Hi Andrea!
Wow. You found the right place for music. YES is an amazing band and the members are accomplished each in their own right as you noted. I too love Deep Purple, Machine Head is probably my favorite album. Eagles, yup, and I see you too are a Floyd fan. Welcome welcome to YESFANS.

Patty

[pedro skychaser]

yeah,welcome aboard, bFg,,you seem to be hitting the deck running!!...goodTimes ahead...

[Yes2Yes]

Welcome to the site, Andrea. You'll find it nice a cozy here!

[deelovesyes]

Welcome Andrea

[True Believer]

Hi Andrea and welcome to Yesfans!

I too saw Pink Floyd twice - the DTOSM tour was the first time!

Hope you enjoy yourself here.

[Hill St.]

Welcome Andrea!It sounds like you will fit in well here.

[cinderella]

I also own all four of Trevor Rabin's solo albums, his even earlier band Rabbitt, plus two film soundtracks. Yep that's right, I'm such a hopeless Rabin nut, that I've seen several movies he's done the score for. LOL

Oh please tell me there are other Yes freaks out there just like me who would do crazy stuff like that!



Yes there are! Hi Andrea! I'm the resident Rabinologist ;) and I too own all the Trevor solo/ Rabbitt albums. Glad you're here! The more Trevor fans, the better! Welcome to the neighborhood!

http://www.millan.net/minimations/smileys/welcomesmile.gif

[Andrea YouAndI]

Welcome to the site!
I like your list of music..(although you don't mention "Genesis/Peter Gabriel")
Pink Floyd is also in my top five.

Hi Jim,
First I have to admit that I haven't heard enough Genesis to really judge them or spike an interest. All the Genesis played on the radio around here is with Phil Collins singing. I have heard plenty of both Gabriel and Collins solo though, and if I had to pick one I'd definitely go with Gabriel. I think he's done some experimental world music, am I right?

Second, I love your avatar! What computer program did you make that on? When I saw your username and pics I was inspired to listen to Relayer today. I simply adore the whole album, but "Sound Chaser" is my favorite of the tracks. :)

[Andrea YouAndI]

Hi Andrea! I'm the resident Rabinologist ;) and I too own all the Trevor solo/ Rabbitt albums. Glad you're here! The more Trevor fans, the better! Welcome to the neighborhood!

http://www.millan.net/minimations/smileys/welcomesmile.gif

Thanks, Ms. Rabinologist! LOL I was hooked on Trevor's work from day one of my Yes fandom--"Owner of a Lonely Heart" was one of the 2 or 3 songs that made me a Yes fan. In fact, other than the Ultimate Yes compilation, 90125 was the first Yes studio album I ever bought. I got various albums from all eras soon after, but I made a special point of getting Big Generator and Talk after finding out who was on them. ;)

I hope you've seen or own the reissued 9012Live DVD. If you have, what do you think of the backstage documentary? I found it an absolute riot that had me laughing harder than I had in a long time. Even my mom (who is about 5 years older than TR) said, "That Trevor IS a cutie." :lmao:

Rock on Cinderella! :heydude: (sheesh that reminds me of Def Lep LOL) Between you and I there will be many more Rabin discussions to come!

[cinderella]

I love that DVD. Trevor is hilarious. LOL! I was watching 9012LIVE several years ago and my mom said, "Who that, he's really pretty." :winknudge

I think I even converted the pizza delivery guy once. I was playing the 9012LIVE video and while waiting for me to get the money to pay him, he heard Hold On on the TV, and wanted to know who the band and guitar player was. I told him and I hope he went out and bought the album.

[True Believer]

Hi Jim,
First I have to admit that I haven't heard enough Genesis to really judge them or spike an interest. All the Genesis played on the radio around here is with Phil Collins singing. I have heard plenty of both Gabriel and Collins solo though, and if I had to pick one I'd definitely go with Gabriel. I think he's done some experimental world music, am I right?

Second, I love your avatar! What computer program did you make that on? When I saw your username and pics I was inspired to listen to Relayer today. I simply adore the whole album, but "Sound Chaser" is my favorite of the tracks. :)

Andrea you need to get some Genesis/Gabriel era stuff right now! ;)

My first Genesis album was Foxtrot and I never looked back from then (until they went "off" after Duke).

So, I'd recommend:

Foxtrot
The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway
Nursery Cryme
Trespass

[fish62858]

hello and welcome to YesFans
its marvelous to see a young person like yourself come to Yes.

also, don't pass on Genesis/Seconds Out

[relayerjim]

Hi Jim,
First I have to admit that I haven't heard enough Genesis to really judge them or spike an interest. All the Genesis played on the radio around here is with Phil Collins singing. I have heard plenty of both Gabriel and Collins solo though, and if I had to pick one I'd definitely go with Gabriel. I think he's done some experimental world music, am I right?

Second, I love your avatar! What computer program did you make that on? When I saw your username and pics I was inspired to listen to Relayer today. I simply adore the whole album, but "Sound Chaser" is my favorite of the tracks. :)

Andrea,
I used photoshop for my Avatar and Signature and Yes album fonts for the text.
I also prefer the Peter Gabriel/Steve Hackett era.
You would love Peter Gabriel live with Tony Levin on bass.
I'm so happy you liked the Relayer album, it's one hell of a record.

[yesrolfer]

Welcome Andrea from a fellow Hoosier.
I was just in Indiana last week, it was beautiful and the cornfields looked healthy.
I have seen Pink Floyd once and it was an exciting experience.
Yes has been my favorite since 1970. I love Wakey and Jon especially.
Hope to see you here often.
Michael

[Jackaranda]

Hi Andrea! Welcome to the Starship!

I just saw REO last month and wow.....what a pleasant surprise. They were great! I'd seen them back in the 70's but this was better.

Anyway, have a great time here!

[Andrea YouAndI]

Hi Andrea! Welcome to the Starship!

I just saw REO last month and wow.....what a pleasant surprise. They were great! I'd seen them back in the 70's but this was better.

Anyway, have a great time here!

Hi there Jack! My parents and I have a bunch of pet chickens, and two of my favorites are a pair of Old English Game bantams I named Trevor and Jacaranda. Here's a pic. This guy knows he's hot stuff:
http://i1.tinypic.com/1zxwt51.jpg

I've seen REO twice in concert, last July and this past March. How do you like their bassist Bruce? The solo he does at the beginning of "Back on the Road Again" is killer! Bruce is my favorite member of the current lineup, though their keyboardist Neal is awesome too. :)

[Andrea YouAndI]

If you guys liked the pic of Trevor and Jacaranda, here's a couple more chickens I named after Yes members. In fact I have several pet chickens named for rock musicians.

Here's Bruford--this guy is a bear!
http://i1.tinypic.com/1zyaerr.jpg

Whitey--I named this one after the other drummer, and kept the name even though it turned out to be a girl:
http://i1.tinypic.com/2007gxv.jpg

Enjoy!

[Jackaranda]

Hi there Jack! My parents and I have a bunch of pet chickens, and two of my favorites are a pair of Old English Game bantams I named Trevor and Jacaranda. Here's a pic. This guy knows he's hot stuff:
http://i1.tinypic.com/1zxwt51.jpg

I've seen REO twice in concert, last July and this past March. How do you like their bassist Bruce? The solo he does at the beginning of "Back on the Road Again" is killer! Bruce is my favorite member of the current lineup, though their keyboardist Neal is awesome too. :)


Nice pic!!

Yeah, REO was tremendous. We actually stumbled across that show by accident. We were at a Tall Ships festival in Michigan and REO was the featured band that night (we had no idea they were there) so we stayed and my gosh, what a great surprise! I've always thought their guitar player was awesome, but the whole band were really smokin' that night!

[yes_angel]

Rabin Rocks! I call it Real Love!! welcome to the site

[MrZuLu]

:wavey:


good lord...

I think I have a grandson that would be interested in meeting you!

lol well maybe a son anyway
:lol:

[Andrea YouAndI]

:wavey:
good lord...

I think I have a grandson that would be interested in meeting you!

lol well maybe a son anyway
:lol:

How come? Is he a Rabin fan or does he like chickens? ;) Or does he like REO?

[TheLongwalker]

Hello!!


I'm a new member here. My name is Rachel.

My favorite bands are Yes and Aerosmith.


A couple of years ago on my birthday I saw Yes and it was one of the first concerts that I went to.

[plodder]

Hi Rachel. Welcome to yesfans.

:wavey:

[Original_Shifty]

Hello Andrea and Rachel.

Thanks for joining our Yesfans family. Have fun posting!

[Silent_wings]

Welcome to Yesfans

I lived in Indiana for 25 years and I've to Goshen a few times.
Nice to have another fellow Hoosier aboard.

[fish62858]

wonder how our heros feel about being the namesakes of chickens???

;-)

[Andrea YouAndI]

Welcome to Yesfans

I lived in Indiana for 25 years and I've to Goshen a few times.
Nice to have another fellow Hoosier aboard.

Hi Kathy,
I get the impression that there aren't many Yesfans in Indiana or the Midwest? Especially Indiana, where I'm a rebellious liberal living in a conservative state! :rolleyes: You might describe as an eccentric, just like a certain blond keyboard player we all know well.

BTW, love your "End of the World..." parody on your signature. My dad's an REM fan, so I've heard that song several times. ;)

[Andrea YouAndI]

wonder how our heros feel about being the namesakes of chickens???

;-)

LOL! Well...I belong to a forum for REO's bassist Bruce Hall, where Bruce himself sometimes comes in and posts. I mentioned that I'd named a rooster after him, and Bruce said "I'm sure that's a first," but I think he was pleased.

I did have a rooster named Chris, but we had to put the poor guy down recently due to an incurable illness. There's another chick I'm really getting to like that I think I might call Squire. Here's a pic--do you think that's a good name for him?

http://i1.tinypic.com/2007llv.jpg

This little guy already has an interesting story: Sometime yesterday we realized he was missing, and we thought sure he'd died or been killed by a raccoon. But my mom was in the barn an hour or so ago, went to move an upside-down bucket, and there he was underneath! He's doing fine now; he's got some spirit (and probably a good sense of humor), that's for sure. I would really like to know what that chick did to get under the bucket, though...

[Sheerah]

http://i1.tinypic.com/2007llv.jpg

This little guy already has an interesting story: Sometime yesterday we realized he was missing, and we thought sure he'd died or been killed by a raccoon. But my mom was in the barn an hour or so ago, went to move an upside-down bucket, and there he was underneath! He's doing fine now; he's got some spirit (and probably a good sense of humor), that's for sure. I would really like to know what that chick did to get under the bucket, though...

Bless his little heart!
So glad you found him in time.

If you found the little guy caught underneath a Harrod's tea cosy, then Squire would be a perfect name for sure.

[muff]

That's funny Sheila. He's probably just the right size to be hiding in a tea cosy!

I want a chicken names after me....how about Screedy The Cheeky Chicky?!?!?!

Also, welcome to the site!!!! xoxox

There already is a Screedy the cheeky chick, ;)

[Andrea YouAndI]

All right, I'm going to call that little guy Squire! Things haven't been the same around here since I lost my roo Christopher. But this young chick has the personality and spirit to fit his name, maybe even more than the first named after Chris.

BTW, for those wondering, mini-Squire's feathers are supposed to be crazy like that! Some chicken breeds have a gene called "frizzle" that can make feathers grow backwards. Among our frizzled birds, we find that they often have personalities unique enough to match their looks. ;)

[cinderella]

LOL! Well...I belong to a forum for REO's bassist Bruce Hall, where Bruce himself sometimes comes in and posts. I mentioned that I'd named a rooster after him, and Bruce said "I'm sure that's a first," but I think he was pleased.


Your little chickies are adorable, Andrea.

I love REO Speedwagon. I used to have a huge crush on Bruce Hall back in the early 80's. Their former guitarist Gary Richrath was great. I always thought he was very underrated.

[True Believer]

Hello!!


I'm a new member here. My name is Rachel.

My favorite bands are Yes and Aerosmith.


A couple of years ago on my birthday I saw Yes and it was one of the first concerts that I went to.

Hi Rachel, welcome aboard!

[Andrea YouAndI]

I love REO Speedwagon. I used to have a huge crush on Bruce Hall back in the early 80's. Their former guitarist Gary Richrath was great. I always thought he was very underrated.

Ah yes, Gary was awesome! Another one of my roosters is named after him--a black one with curly hair, just like human Gary. :lmao: I have ALL of Gary's REO work, and the Richrath band (post-Speedwagon) album too. If you haven't gotten it you should. It's kind of a cross between REO and Def Leppard!

[MrCalling06]

Welcome Andrea, you do have great taste in music! Keep posting

[Andrea YouAndI]

That's funny Sheila. He's probably just the right size to be hiding in a tea cosy!

I want a chicken names after me....how about Screedy The Cheeky Chicky?!?!?!

I'll see what I can do. LOL
That little chickie does fit in the palm of my hand now (but he'll grow), so he probably could get into that tea cosy fairly well. BTW, just gotta say, I'm a tea drinker myself. Hot or cold, orange or green, put just the right amount of sugar in and I'll take it. I can't stand coffee or cappucino, not even ice cream that has coffee flavor. Tea for me!

[Yes.2]

bassFish_gurl,

Hey it's great to meet you. Are you a bass fish lover? personaly I love bass fishing....

[Andrea YouAndI]

Hey it's great to meet you. Are you a bass fish lover? personaly I love bass fishing....

I like to EAT fish is what I do! LOL I've only had the opportunity to fish at free fishing weekends or Girl Scout camps, but I did enjoy it. I caught a croppie once just for fun, and let it go again.

My username does come out of a bass fishing thing though. My mom gets monthly updates from the local DNR, and one email this spring was about the population of bass in Indiana rivers. I was trying to read the email aloud, and when I got to the phrase "bass fish," I pronounced it like base instead of class. It was so funny I even laughed at myself! :lmao: The phrase stuck with me as kind of a Yes/Chris Squire inside joke between my parents and me, and when I came here I knew exactly what moniker I had to use. My username is pronounced "base" fish.

So that's my big fish story. What's yours? ;)

[Whitefish]

Welcome! I like your avatar too! Great you have all those chickens! Hope you are not going to eat them!

[Andrea YouAndI]

Welcome! I like your avatar too! Great you have all those chickens! Hope you are not going to eat them!

Aww heck no! We've disposed of a couple really mean human-attacking roosters that way, but other than that they are pets. I don't think I could eat something I named after so many of my favorite rock musicians, or my favorite bassist's girlfriend!!!!!! ;) Most of ours are bantams, and all free-range, so there wouldn't be much good meat on them anyway. The roosters we ate were kinda tough as a result of free ranging.

Hmm--Whitefish--cool username you've got there. No question why you liked my avatar! Definitely one of the greatest rhythm sections in the history of rock, though more than a rhythm section they are...

[dsaucier72]

Hi everybody ! I'm also new here !

Andrea was wondering if other YES freaks had done crazy things.... Well i'm also a YES collector and when i found out that Trevor Rabin was in a band called Rabbitt before he joined YES i started looking for stuff and the only thing i found was a vinyl on Ebay. I ordered it and it came from far in the states and i live in Ottawa, Canada. It was in good shape when it arrived !

I also have a few of the solo albums...

Jon Anderson
Olias of Sunhillow
Song of Seven
Animation
3 Ships
In the city of the angels
Change we must
Earth Mother Earth

Steve Howe
Beginnings
The Steve Howe album
Turbulence
The Grand Scheme of things
Not necessarily acoustic

Bill Bruford
Feels good to me
One of a kind
The bruford tapes
Gradually going tornado

Rick Wakeman
Six wives of Henry VIII
Journey to the centre of the earth
Myths and legends of King Arthur
Lisztomania
No earthly connection
White Rock
Criminal Record
Rhapsodies
1984
Theme from The Burning
Silent nights
Greatest Hits
Return to the centre of the earth
Two sides of YES volume 2

Chris Squire
Fish out of water
Conspiracy
The syns

Trevor Rabin
Can't look away
90124 (90125 demo's)

Alan White
Ramshackled

Peter Banks
Two sides of Peter Banks featuring:

-Jan Akkerman (gtr of Focus)
-John Wetton (bass of Asia)
-Phil Collins (drums of Genesis)
-Steve Hackett (gtr of Genesis)


I also have a lot of the Asia albums, the 2 GTR albums, all King Crimson albums. Some Vangelis albums too.

I have a DVD of almost every tour from YES. (most are bootlegs)

I have the two books from Roger Dean (Views and Magnetic Storm).

I have the two YES "box sets".

And of course all YES albums including lots of audio bootlegs and demo's.


Cheers all YES FANS !!!!

Hope they release an album this year and tour !!!

[noleman7442]

You've definitely done well with your musical interest. There are some heavy hitters in your list which the 20-ish generation doesn't always know about (or never experienced). I'm a product of the late 70's/early 80's so we're right in line. Always feel free to keep your musical interest and opinions open here (respectfully of course). Welcome aboard!

[wolfhound]

Welcome Andrea, Rachel, and dsaucier72 ! ! !
I think you'll enjoy YesFans ! Glad you found us !

[MrCalling06]

I like to EAT fish is what I do! LOL I've only had the opportunity to fish at free fishing weekends or Girl Scout camps, but I did enjoy it. I caught a croppie once just for fun, and let it go again.

My username does come out of a bass fishing thing though. My mom gets monthly updates from the local DNR, and one email this spring was about the population of bass in Indiana rivers. I was trying to read the email aloud, and when I got to the phrase "bass fish," I pronounced it like base instead of class. It was so funny I even laughed at myself! :lmao: The phrase stuck with me as kind of a Yes/Chris Squire inside joke between my parents and me, and when I came here I knew exactly what moniker I had to use. My username is pronounced "base" fish.

So that's my big fish story. What's yours? ;)


I love that Story because I have a bumper sticker on my truck that reads
Everyone Follows
The Bass Player
I've been asked by several people now (like when I stop at a local conveince store) and I'm getting gas or whatever and they come up to me and say - Are you a bass player (but they are saying bass as in class) not base....I get a kick out of that everytime.....Of course I live in Alabama too, so I guess eveyone around here is into bass (like class) fishing....hehe

and being a bass player I wanted to have that on my bumper on the truck.
:cool2:

[SusieQ]

Many warm welcome greetings to Andrea, Rachel and dsaucier72!

[MrZuLu]

Rofl~!

[Bugeyes]

...Everyone Follows
The Bass Player...

...and being a bass player I wanted to have that on my bumper on the truck.
:cool2::lol: Oh, pardon my outburst. :lmao:

Hi new people! Post! Post! Post!
:wavey:

[cinderella]

when i found out that Trevor Rabin was in a band called Rabbitt before he joined YES i started looking for stuff and the only thing i found was a vinyl on Ebay. I ordered it and it came from far in the states and i live in Ottawa, Canada. It was in good shape when it arrived !


Hi and welcome! Glad you're a Trevor Rabin fan. Excellent!!

I've got all the Rabbitt albums on vinyl and also on CD. My first came from a guy in Johannesburg, South Africa 23 years ago. The others came from a guy in London. No such thing as Ebay when I got mine, I had to do it the hard way, corresponding through the mail.

Enjoy the site! http://www.millan.net/minimations/smileys/hellosmiley.gif

[luckeydoug1]

Hi everybody ! I'm also new here !

Well i'm also a YES collector and when i found out that Trevor Rabin was in a band called Rabbitt before he joined YES i started looking for stuff and the only thing i found was a vinyl on Ebay. I ordered it and it came from far in the states and i live in Ottawa, Canada. It was in good shape when it arrived !



Welcome, welcome, indeed! Its great having another Trevor fan aboard. You will find that we are somewhat in the minority here, but we are a very dedicated and vocal minority. I love your avitar and signature, btw. The Trevor era (aka YesWest) is by far my favorite Yes era, and 90125 is my most favorite of all prog/rock etc albums, hands down. It is a perfect 10 for me: all hits, no errors. This Yes album gets the most play of all for me. I would like to think I am the biggest Trevor fan here, but I know that Cindy and JaneE, at a minimum, would challenge that statement! I just know I can't get enough of Trevor's music, be it Yes, solo, Rabbit, or his soundtrack music.

[Andrea YouAndI]

OMG...if you ever thought of eating Little Mr. Squire I would cry for days

I am going to have a song written for him..

Little Mr. Squire...you're always on fire!!!!

LIttle Mr. Squire....who we will always desire!!!!

Little Mr. Squire don't sell your meat for hire!

(I have no idea what that meant but I just love Little Mr. Squire)

NONONONONO Screed I would never never ever in all my life think of doing anything to hurt the little guy! That's why I name my birds, because they are favorites and giving them endearing names protects them!! I wouldn't even be able to give mini-Squire away without kicking myself.

Love your chant-poem Screedy. :hearts:

[Joe]

Welcome home Andrea :yesbird:

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y209/joeykeyz/Music/linkyes.gif

[Andrea YouAndI]

Its great having another Trevor fan aboard. You will find that we are somewhat in the minority here, but we are a very dedicated and vocal minority. I love your avitar and signature, btw. The Trevor era (aka YesWest) is by far my favorite Yes era, and 90125 is my most favorite of all prog/rock etc albums, hands down. It is a perfect 10 for me: all hits, no errors. This Yes album gets the most play of all for me. I would like to think I am the biggest Trevor fan here, but I know that Cindy and JaneE, at a minimum, would challenge that statement! I just know I can't get enough of Trevor's music, be it Yes, solo, Rabbit, or his soundtrack music.

I'm a huge Rabin fan too! But I'm also a huge Howe fan (got Quantum Guitar today--lovely). I like the feeling of being the go-between, like a mediator, and having the best of both worlds. Howe and Rabin can play each others' material, but they are different enough that it's hard to truly compare them and do justice to either one.

Love all, serve all, be all, that's me. After all, I can do that when my favorite Yesman is the ONE who has appeared on every album. ;)

Hugs to everybody, Rabinites, Howe fans, Wakeys and Kayes and the rest included!
:heydude: :headset:

[Andrea YouAndI]

BTW, forgot to mention that I found an easier way to get the Rabbitt albums. I got mine on CD Universe for extremely reasonable prices. (like $12 each) And not only that, but it gives you a list of "customers who bought this item also bought..." and I found the one-and-only Tomorrow CD that way. Apparently someone was like me and was thinking of Rabin and Howe at the same time! :D I think all CDs were imports, but they were very nice reissues for the prices I paid. The Tomorrow one especially.

http://www.cduniverse.com

[dsaucier72]

Thanks all for the warm welcome !!! Also thanks for the info about the cd's on CDUNIVERSE.com... Like Luckeydoug1 said, 90125 is definitely a great album. This is the album that made me discover YES. I then got CLASSIC YES and was introduced to another dimension of the band, their earlier stuff. Then i started getting every album and i'm still looking for YES related stuff 20 years later !

[cinderella]

Rabinites

It sounds so biblical. LOL! :winknudge

[Andrea YouAndI]

LMAO Cin...I didn't think of it that way. I was just trying to think of a collective term for Trevor fans, and Rabinites sounded good!

Now what would we call Howe worshippers?

Howeites (well maybe not)

Howetians (eww...even worse)

Quantum Rondos (now I might be on to something)

Rondo Mongers (hmmm....)

What's everyone else think?

At least Wakesters know who they are!

[cinderella]

LMAO Cin...I didn't think of it that way. I was just trying to think of a collective term for Trevor fans, and Rabinites sounded good!


Oh you're absolutely right, that's definitely what we are.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/1003/Cinderella528/Milan%20Smileys/fanclub.gif

[Scottie]

This is both a very interesting and entertaining thread.

Guess who I might prefer ;) That by no means is disrespect to the bible thumpers here ;)

Quantum is excellent! Enjoy it!

Welcome to the site Andrea!!

[luckeydoug1]

I'm a huge Rabin fan too! But I'm also a huge Howe fan (got Quantum Guitar today--lovely). I like the feeling of being the go-between, like a mediator, and having the best of both worlds. Howe and Rabin can play each others' material, but they are different enough that it's hard to truly compare them and do justice to either one.


Oops, now I feel like a huge jerk. I just realized I welcomed someone else to the site in the middle of the post and never welcomed you. Well, since we have been exchanging posts in other threads I feel like I already know you, but.... a very belated..... welcome to YesFans. I have been hanging around here nearly a year now and have 'met' many wonderful, helpful friendly people here. Yeah, we Rabonites take some friendly knocks from time to time, but its all part of the game. Since you are also a big Howe fan, you should have no trouble here :D . Seriously, it is a great site and I am glad you found your way here.

[luckeydoug1]

Rabonites
It sounds so biblical. LOL! :winknudge

Well, the music of Trevor Rabin is definitely a religious experience for me!

[cinderella]

Well, the music of Trevor Rabin is definitely a religious experience for me!


Amen to that, Doug!

[Melissa]

Welcome to all three new members.

Come on in, pull up a chair, and make yourselves at home. Post early and often.