BIG GENERATOR

The twelfth album by YES, with the same line up as the previous '90125' album. Well, if ever we can accept the band's musical transformation to fit better to 80's music trend, probably we can still find good moments here.

Trevor Rabin guitar works dominate this album with strong rock-feel sound and riffs, although in some tracks, those are a little bit cheesy. I like his guitar work in 'Shoot High, Aim Low' (both acoustic and electric). The remaining YES' past artistic values is perhaps the vocal harmony, in which Trevor Rabin also fits very well with the band customary way of singing.

The intro, first verse and end sections of 'Final Eyes' has pleasant vibes of the band past music. 'I'm Running' is a unique track with a bit of Latin flavour. I like these 2 tracks as they have elements that also remind me to the music of ABWH.

'Love Will Find a Way' is a nice pop-rock track however quite strange to come from a band like YES. This track has catchy phrases and riffs, and enjoys a commercial success as single.

It is quite fair to compare this album with those of more or less the same period and line up. The '90125' and 'Union' are to me, has a stronger concept and overall better musical creativity.