OMG! wow! THANK YOU!

I loved Trev..He had the light....

Fantastic! Been looking for this for decades and you break it down into doable bites. I also have a MOXF8.

One of my favorite songs.

Trevor is really talented..I love his stuff..

What a great interview. Such a timeless song. Recently I saw a clip showing the isolated cowbell track. It’s hard to hear in the mix, but now that I know that there is cowbell, I can’t not hear it. I wonder if Trevor Horn said to the band,“I gotta have more cowbell!”

I've always fancied having a crack at this. Its very technical so will stretch my capabilities even further which I like. Thank you very much for transcribing this. It will give me hours of hard work which will be very rewarding. 👍👍👍

Was hoping you could help use with the sustained string pad immediately after this piano opening? Thanks for any & all help, Arj!👍🏼🎹👍🏼

Why we haven't yet got a 5.1 mix of this album is beyond me. We got The Yes Album in 5.1 and Atmos for fuck's sake.

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Poor attitude with drummer ,usuall ,we are the backbone .🥁🥁🥁🪘

OMG. I'm so jalous... Simply amazing.

The thing that I always like about Trevor Horn’s production was that he embraces technology without becoming a slave to it.

The two Trevors together are a force to be reckoned with. I wish that they could make an album or two together. Not necessarily as a YES album.

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It's interesting how Yes, of all bands, made 2 decade defining songs in entirely different styles.

That's superb - input the downloaded screenprints into Dorico and it works beautifully. Now I have to learn to play it! Thanks so much.

Thank you very much :-)

High vibrations go on...🎵 Years ago I saw YES do Awaken for the first in decades since I saw it on the Going For The One tour, but with with Geoff Downes playing keyboards. I don't remember how he did. Later that same year, I saw Anderson Rabin and Wakeman do it with Rick on keyboards. I think they did it to give Rick a keyboard showpiece and it was totally bizzare for me to watch Rabin do the guitar parts.

Great song but GFTO is rarely considered the “pinnacle” of Yes music.

I'm so glad I found this video!

Nice post, I'm a guitarist and vocalist but i find this very interesting, if you ever would like to cover this wonderful yes tune on a simpler acoustic level i would love to be apart of the project. I have sang Awaken live with a band called Awaken, again thanks, tim.

Trevor Horny is lucky that Rabin even allowed his fat ass in the studio. Horny lucked out when Yes had him sing on Drama but aside from that he’s not qualified to use the same bathroom as Trevor Rabin or Chris Squire.

Those last two little notes at the end are so perfect after the amazing waterfall of notes. It's kind of mirrored at the end of the song by Steve's little guitar riff that helps us to land back on earth after the journey the song takes us on.

They are composing cheap drugz for the masses to keep them happy and thinking being in the best possible world! Sure money will flow into their pockets .... but compared to something like Pink Floyds The Wall this is totally crap!

I love the honesty. Besides all the creative differences, when something simply works out, it is the most amazing thing ever. Like this song. And the album. Let's not forget the album!

I feel that Steve Howe intended to echo Wakeman’s intro when he composed the final guitar run that ends the piece.

disco-ish beat? that guy is a moron

Oh please Trevor horn, Trevor rabin refused to sing with you, so you were kicked out and rabin was in, so I can hear your bitterness! Rabin was the genius behind the song.

Rick Wakeman the greatest keyboardist of them all. This introduction is a timeless gem, and very original too. Many thanks for this video!

I've always loved this piece of music and particularly this intro. It's not just the remarkable speed that makes it sing it's also the expression - each note played hard and distinctly - like a true classical pianist! Well done for having the patience to work this out I don't know if I could have done it. From a Yes fan that is as old as the band and enjoys a tinkle on the piano.

Fantastic my friend!!! You've explained everything with patience and clarity...thanks a bunch!!!

Awesome breakdown. Thanks for going to the trouble of sharing/explaining.

What a dead and uninterested audience. Disgrace.

What really pulls me into the song is how the intro sounds are all blown out and the reverb is big, washy... then the full band kicks in and the mix dries up, super tight and crisp. Def Leppard gives way to Supertramp. Heavy contrasts everywhere. Unafraid, genius.

One of the most innovative songs at the time. The synths. Like he said the Synclavier was a very expensive unit. Way before laptop shit. Like a $100,000 machine. The samples of an orchestra which could be triggered with one note. Great editing great mix and very different from what YES did previously which was more prof rock. This was pop but intelligent kudos!!

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I could listen to him all day! I love Trevor!!

The song always makes me think that someone listened to Jump by Van Halen and tried to write a similar song, but what they produced was weak, wet, corny and cringe.

I have been looking for a piano tutorial for this very specific part for years. Thank you very much for your very valuable help. If you could possibly show us the sequel with the grandiose organ part, my joy would be complete. 👍

Ha! Jon told Rick Beato the “move yourself” sparse lyrics were his idea - It sounds like there was a lot of ego clashes going on. The band really fought over 90125, but the album stands alone as a masterpiece in my book.

Pretty good, I think there’s a bit more movement in the 2nd wall down but Rick is very good at disguising

Love it!

Very interesting. It went on to be the biggest hit of the band. They needed fresh, refresh… and this was the air that launched them again. YES , with modern feel. And still absolutely brilliant music.

Wow! From using a Stewart Copeland sound on the snare to shooting the eagle in the sky, what a great & insightful interview this was. Much Thanx!

Funny that you heard this song during a bio-break because I heard Trevor Rabin say he came up with the main riff in the bathroom.

Fabulous!

absolute stunning great work🎹🎹🎹

I am so glad Trevor’s ideas prevailed. To me, This album still is one of the tightest and most enjoyable sonic mixes ever. I used to use this song, and ‘Oh Yeah’ by Yello, to make my mid level stereo system - sound phenomenal - as everything just seemed to jump to life. When this album hit the airwaves, it demonstrated that Yes was back in big way… and not afraid to take chances, which really is what they were always known for. I was so happy they were back too. A Great vid here. I really enjoyed this. Cheers.

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