Media Watch: new Muse On Muse interview

Published in this month's issue of the Japanese music magazine Muse On Muse is a new interview with Trevor.

http://www.museonmuse.jp/?p=10795

Of note is Trevor verifying once again that ARW has concluded and his new solo album is 60% completed, which is definitely progress!

The same...but not.

Yesterday, Gonzo Multimedia uploaded a new promotional video for Changes to their YouTube channel featuring a track from 90124, but for the second time now they've mislabeled the song.

As long-time fans are aware, when the 90124 compilation was originally released in 2003, the last track on the CD was labeled as "Cinema" when in fact it was "Don't Give In" which serves as the basis for the Cinema track "Make It Easy" -  recorded but not selected for 90125 - and the intro of which was then performed as a prelude to "Owner of a Lonely Heart" (and is generally credited thus on live releases such as ARW's Live at the Apollo).  And now "Don't Give In" is identified as "Make It Easy" but that is not correct.  They feature similar music but are not the same, just as "Moving In" and "Hold On" have much the same music but are not the same song.  The lyrics are completely different, and so the distinctly different titles make perfect sense in this context.  Thematically there is a similar thread of romantic strife, but a comparative listen will amply prove my point.

This is "Make It Easy."

As Trevor stated in the liner notes of 90124, it's "two bites of the same pie."

So it seems we might still not see a proper attribution of this particular song in the new boxset and one can react to that as they choose: either as an oversight not worth considering or yet another detail which may appear symptomatic of the quality of the release overall.

Media Watch: archival interview

This is another interview which I'm not sure if I had posted about previously, but it's from October 2016 and the only caveat I offer is that the DJs break in at various parts with (sometimes incorrect) commentary which is annoying, but entirely their prerogative.  However, I think the one bombshell for fandom is Trevor reveals the ARW enterprise was well aware before the name change occurred that the full rights to the Yes moniker were not solely under the purview of the established lineup.  And also it appears Trevor was in favor of putting out completed material piecemeal, which in part may explain why he allowed "Fragile/Touch" to be released into the wild, so to speak.

https://www.kshe95.com/audio/trevor-rabin-of-yes-ep-78/

Media Watch: PROG issue 108

Announced today, the new issue of PROG magazine (Emerson, Lake and Palmer on the cover) will feature an interview with Trevor as part of the promotional cycle for Changes.  The on-sale date in the UK is tomorrow.

Here's the cover of the new issue of Prog, on sale tomorrow. 50 years of ELP, @nickmasondrums, @alanparsons, @ClannadMusic, @trevorrabin, @PRR_official, @KatatoniaBand, @genesis_band, @StevenWilsonHQ, @bsoord, @Amy_l_Birks, Psychotic Waltz, @anubisband and loads more... pic.twitter.com/P5vQOAHwo8

— Prog (@ProgMagazineUK) April 2, 2020