Trevor Rabin is everywhere

Renesongs

"The haunting, triumphant victory tune which played when Obama walked out on stage in Chicago's Grant Park to give his victory speech was by former South African composer, Trevor Rabin."

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sepheritoh

That is very cool. I am a huge Trevor Rabin fan - from all his periods. First Rabit then solo, then Yes and now his movies. The Titans theme that Obama used was used as an anthem in the American football for many years (almost like Eye of the tiger for boxing). He deserves the credit.

Squonk

I saw women remove underwear and toss it on stage at Trevor, circa 1976 Rabbitt, Roodepoort Town Hall. The closest I ever got to Beatlemania.
Trevor is good but IMO he destroyed Yes, turned them into a AOR american sounding Band. Enjoyed his solo stuff though.

Manfred-Klose

South Africa +1...........again

JK

I think Rabin is great, and we should be proud. I do prefer Steve Howe with regards to Yes, but i wish i had an ounce of Rabin's talent!

Squonk

JK wrote I think Rabin is great, and we should be proud. I do prefer Steve Howe with regards to Yes, but i wish i had an ounce of Rabin's talent!

Rabin is brilliant, he got Brian May sounds in the 70's. He used to do a good Ritchie Blackmore live, Rabbitt used to do "Highway Star".
I wonder how much Soundtrack Music pays?

Matt-White

He is brilliant. And, apparently from interviews, a nice guy. But I still prefer Rabbitt!

Riaan-Combrink

Squonk wrote Trevor is good but IMO he destroyed Yes, turned them into a AOR american sounding Band. Enjoyed his solo stuff though.

Easy now, Squonker! First the 80s and now 90125 ? ? You do rush in where angels fear to tread ...

Seriously, I'm a huge Yes fan, pre-Rabin and the line-up that gave 90125, Big Generator, etc. I think they're just different bands. Yes needed a rejuvenation in that era, and TR gave them that. I think the Union album, where both line-ups played, shows how great they both were, and also how complementary the two line-ups were (strangely enough). Of far greater concern to the Yes legacy IMHO is Yes' (post-Rabin line-up) reported plans to tour without Jon Anderson. They chose his replacement by watching Yes tribute bands on Youtube, for >☹ >☹ sake!
And they appear to be extremely unsupportive of Anderson in his period of illness.

Rabin walks on water as far as I'm concerned, so I'm (possibly) biased!!

Bob-Dubery

Squonk wrote I saw women remove underwear and toss it on stage at Trevor, circa 1976 Rabbitt, Roodepoort Town Hall. The closest I ever got to Beatlemania.
Trevor is good but IMO he destroyed Yes, turned them into a AOR american sounding Band. Enjoyed his solo stuff though.

I recall seeing Rabbitt at some basement club in Joubert Park. This would also have been circa 1976. I think it was just before their first album came out. They did a lot of covers. I remember them playing Rodriguez numbers. I also remember Rabin having a killer tone and a very cool stomp box called (IIRC) a "dizzy tone".

The Yes thing... that project was never meant to be called Yes. It started off with Rabin and Chris Squire meeting and deciding to work together. At some point Jon Anderson got involved and then it was decided that the shorter path to fame, big stadium shows and loads of money was to leverage the "Yes" name.

Given the songs that Rabin had ready, and given Trevor Horn's rather OTT production it was never going to sound like Yes in their "Close To The Edge" phase.

Riaan-Combrink

Bob Dubery wrote
Squonk wrote The Yes thing... that project was never meant to be called Yes. It started off with Rabin and Chris Squire meeting and deciding to work together. At some point Jon Anderson got involved and then it was decided that the shorter path to fame, big stadium shows and loads of money was to leverage the "Yes" name.
The band was Cinema and included Tony Kaye before Anderson got involved.

Found that Wiki actually has a very up to date and nicely summarised Yes history for those interested:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yes_(band)

Riaan-Combrink

sepheritoh wrote I am a huge Trevor Rabin fan - now his movies.

Won Hollywood Fame Lifetime Achievement Award in 2004:

Trevor is the only film composer to have a handprint in the legendary Rock and Roll Walk of Fame on Sunset Boulevard, is an Oscar nominee and Grammy winner.