Daily Star (Free subscription) | 09/25/2008
The electro-classical band were finalists in the ITV1 contest earlier in the year.And even though they didn’t win, show boss Simon Cowell gave them a £1.5m record deal. TV’s Mr Nasty, 48, handed them over to music producer and hitmaker Trevor Horn – the man who made the Russian lesbian duo tATu a smash hit.However Trevor, 58 teased: “When I was told I’d be working with a band with...
Popdose (Free subscription) | 10/09/2008
In 1982, the rock supergroup Asia kept my interest long enough to make me seek out previous work by the band members. This led me to the band Yes, and their final ’70s album, Drama . On it, Asia keyboardist Geoff Downes was given the unenviable task of replacing the enigmatic Rick Wakemen . At the same time, one of Downes’ former bandmates, Trevor Horn, was brought in to be the new singer...
Electric Roulette (Free subscription) | 10/08/2008
We'll give you this straight, because we ain't heard it. So, *cough* this, is the news. There's a new special CD/DVD/book box set charting 25 years of the UK record label ZTT (aka Zang Tuum Tumb). Founded in '83 by producer Trevor Horn, journalist Paul Morley and manager Jill Sinclair, ZTT has turned unknowns such as Frankie Goes To Hollywood and Seal into major stars, while delivering...
FreakyTrigger (Free subscription) | 10/01/2008
... plastic and cheap glue. And then an antique microphone, a singer, 1952: we’ve been here before . Trevor Horn, this ghost-image in crooner drag and awkward perm, has treated and clipped his vocals to mimic the compressed range available to old-timey singers, giving his thin voice a genteel veneer as he sympathises with one of them. Then the chorus - unshiftable earworm. The radio explodes,...
Band Weblogs (Free subscription) | 09/23/2008
... “La Promessa” and “The Power of Love,” which marks the first time songwriters Holly Johnson and Trevor Horn have allowed the song to be re-cut by any artist other than Frankie Goes to Hollywood . “People might be surprised by this album,” suggests tenor David Miller. “Our goal was to approach it with fresh ears and fresh spirits, and try some different things. We’ve still got all...
Today's Tribune-Review (Free subscription) | 09/15/2008
... and has also been touring with them.It's not the first time Yes has had a singer besides Anderson. Trevor Horn sang on the 1980 Yes album "Drama" when Anderson briefly left the band. Squire hopes to work songs from that album into the set for the upcoming tour, plus a few songs he said were not Anderson's favorites to perform live but the rest of the band likes."You can't ever really...
Skuds' Sister's Brother (Free subscription) | 09/11/2008
... Its not too encouraging, but it won’t put me off. Look at it this way: its better than having Trevor Horn doing the vocals again.
Rock and Roll Daily (Free subscription) | 09/11/2008
... look upon his replacement as more of an understudy.” Anderson has been replaced previously, when Trevor Horn took over vocals after Anderson quit Yes in 1980. There was a blueprint in place for Yes’ recent move, however, as other older bands have used YouTube as a HotJobs to fill their lead-singing vacancies. Journey hired singer Arnel Pineda after hearing the Steve Perry clone on...
Baltimore Sun (Free subscription) | 09/11/2008
... and has also been touring with them.It's not the first time Yes has had a singer besides Anderson. Trevor Horn sang on the 1980 Yes album "Drama" when Anderson briefly left the band. Squire hopes to work songs from that album into the set for the upcoming tour, plus a few songs he said were not Anderson's favorites to perform live but the rest of the band likes."You can't ever really...
Cinema Blend (Free subscription) | 09/11/2008
... a frequency of a real life Spinal Tap. But aside from a brief period in the early eighties when Trevor Horn replaced him, Anderson has always been the voice of Yes. Squire assures fans that he hopes for Anderson to rejoin the band once his health improves. In the meantime, Benoit David will join mainstays Squire, guitarist Steve Howe, and Alan White when the band launches it’s In...
Billboard (Free subscription) | 09/11/2008
... singing Journey songs on YouTube.It's not the first time Yes has had a singer besides Anderson. Trevor Horn sang on the 1980 Yes album "Drama" when Anderson briefly left the band. Squire hopes to work songs from that album into the set for the upcoming tour, plus a few songs he said were not Anderson's favorites to perform live but the rest of the band likes."You can't ever really...
kansascity.com (Free subscription) | 09/11/2008
... also been touring with them.
It's not the first time Yes has had a singer besides Anderson. Trevor Horn sang on the 1980 Yes album "Drama" when Anderson briefly left the band. Squire hopes to work songs from that album into the set for the upcoming tour, plus a few songs he said were not Anderson's favorites to perform live but the rest of the band likes.
"You can't ever...
Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 09/11/2008
... and has also been touring with them.It's not the first time Yes has had a singer besides Anderson. Trevor Horn sang on the 1980 Yes album "Drama" when Anderson briefly left the band. Squire hopes to work songs from that album into the set for the upcoming tour, plus a few songs he said were not Anderson's favorites to perform live but the rest of the band likes."You can't ever really...
Miami Herald (Free subscription) | 09/11/2008
... and has also been touring with them.It's not the first time Yes has had a singer besides Anderson. Trevor Horn sang on the 1980 Yes album "Drama" when Anderson briefly left the band. Squire hopes to work songs from that album into the set for the upcoming tour, plus a few songs he said were not Anderson's favorites to perform live but the rest of the band likes."You can't ever really...
The Washington Times (Free subscription) | 09/11/2008
It's not the first time Yes has had a singer besides Anderson. Trevor Horn sang on the 1980 Yes album "Drama" when Anderson briefly left the band. Squire hopes to work songs from that album into the set for the upcoming tour, plus a few songs he said were not Anderson's favorites to perform live but the rest of the band likes.
