How "Yes" Cheated Death: The Comeback Nobody Saw Coming

Imagine spending an entire decade as the poster child for complicated, twenty-minute keyboard solos. Then, overnight, the music business shifts, and that world has no room left. Critics and punk rock have already declared progressive rock dead. That's exactly where the rock legends of the band Yes found themselves in the early 1980s. This video takes you on a journey through the band's impossible comeback story. We cover everything from the breakup, the messy, failed attempt to reboot with The Buggles on the Drama tour, and how the core members almost gave up on the Yes name. Then, a young South African guitarist named Trevor Rabin entered the picture with a stack of modern rock demos and a huge guitar riff that became "Owner of a Lonely Heart." The visual shift is as dramatic as the musical one, with the band's identity moving from the intricate art you see on "Tales from Topographic Oceans" to sleek MTV-style videos. Join us for this messy, unlikely, and downright brilliant story of how Yes remade themselves for the MTV age and pulled off one of the boldest reboots in rock history. 📚 I've also written books on 70s, 80s & 90s rock — Amazon links below! 👉 GET THE BOOKS: "NEAR MISS: Alternate Histories Of Rock's Greatest Personnel Decisions": https://a.co/d/01DxIg9A "BREAKING POINT: The Financial and Psychological Ruin Behind 80's Rock Masterpieces": https://a.co/d/017g8dm7