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ESSENTIAL ALBUMS
TREVOR
RABIN
by John Stix
For most of us, Trevor Rabin exploded
onto the world stage as the chief
architect of the Yes album 90125, which
songs were actually written for his 4 th
solo album. But there was a lot of music
before Yes. Trevor Rabin was a big-
time session musician at the early age
of 17, and learned on-the-job working
with Mutt Lange. He was also originally
invited to join Steve Howe as the second
guitarist/vocalist in what became the
band Asia. Instead, he stayed with Yes
for four studio albums before departing
for another life creating film scores.
Memorable moments here include scoring
movies like Armageddon and Remember
the Titans. Rabin also composed music
for the NBA and March Madness. Most
recently he’s been playing with ARW,
which includes those other Yes boys,
Jon Anderson and Rick Wakeman. When
asked for a list of essential albums, it’s
no surprise he chose guitar masters
with both a progressive and cinematic
approach to the instrument. ■
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