Anderson, Rabin and Wakeman

Anderson, Rabin and Wakeman (ARW)
Years active 2010-present
Associated acts Yes
Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe
Anderson/Wakeman
Website arw-tour.com
Members Jon Anderson
Trevor Rabin
Rick Wakeman

Anderson, Rabin and Wakeman (ARW) are a rock band formed in 2010, consisting of singer Jon Anderson, guitarist/singer Trevor Rabin, and keyboardist Rick Wakeman, three former members of the progressive rock band Yes. They have been developing new material for a studio album[1] since 2011. Their debut tour named An Evening of Yes Music and More is due to cover the United States from October to December 2016 and Europe in March 2017.

History

Formation

Anderson, Rabin and Wakeman was formed by three past members of the progressive rock band Yes who joined the band at different times in its history of different line-ups. Singer Jon Anderson co-founded the band in 1968, guitarist/singer Trevor Rabin joined in 1983, and keyboardist Rick Wakeman joined in 1971. The three only performed together for the 1991–92 Union Tour, but never all worked together on a studio project. Away from Yes, Anderson and Rabin, Anderson and Wakeman, and Wakeman and Rabin have worked together in various capacities.

The group was first announced in February 2010 when Wakeman spoke about a potential project with Rabin "and a couple of other ex-members of Yes who will remain nameless" on his Planet Rock radio show.[2] This was later revealed to a plan to form a supergroup with Anderson, Rabin, Wakeman, and former Yes drummer Bill Bruford,[3][4] but Bruford soon denied any involvement.[5] Developments then progressed slowly, mainly due the three members' commitments to their solo projects and conflicting schedules.[6][7] In October 2010, Rabin announced the group had yet to formally begin work on the project, but were "really itching" to proceed with it.[8] Following the death of bassist and Yes co-founder Chris Squire in 2015, Wakeman said it was a right time for the three to record new songs and perform on stage.[9] In January 2016, they officially announced the band[10][11][12] and secured Brian Lane as their manager, who used to manage Yes in the 1970s and currently manages Wakeman.[9][13]

Planned album and touring

Initial plans to record a studio album were revealed in June 2011 when Anderson said the three were working on new songs with the aim to perform them with songs from the Yes albums 90125 (1983), Big Generator (1987), and Talk (1994).[14] Musical ideas were exchanged between the three on-line by sharing music files recorded at their own locations. Anderson described their new songs as "unique"[10] that will feature a group of side musicians. Wakeman said the songs sound "Amazing. Very fresh, full of life, energy and melody".[9] One suggested plan is to release in three parts, as it would contain some pieces of extended length.[15] In June 2016, Rabin indicated that recording was still in an early stage, consisting of "bits and pieces of song ideas", and that recording deals from several labels had been declined so the trio could maintain control over the album's musical direction. Rabin said that the trio had agreed to make the upcoming tour their priority, putting the album "on the back burner".[16] In September 2016, Anderson confirmed that "[the trio] had written a lot of new music" but stated: "Time wouldn't allow us to properly record this year, so we're going to probably record in January or February [2017]," adding: "We're not quite sure how or what we're going to record, but we have a lot of good music already we've worked on over the past few months. The most important thing is to establish ourselves."[17]

Their debut tour named An Evening of Yes Music and More is due to cover the United States and Europe from October 2016 to March 2017.[18] The three are touring with bassist Lee Pomeroy and drummer Lou Molino III.[19] Anderson announced a live set made of "songs that [he] wanted to sing again that [he] hadn't sung for a long time, like "Perpetual Change" from the very early Yes work, "Starship Trooper" and of course musics that [he] did with Trevor [Rabin], some songs [he] wrote with him for the Talk album and some 1980s music and classic 1970s Yes."[17] Indeed, in April 2016, Anderson stated: "When we tour later this year [2016], we'll be doing two or three songs from Talk."[20] Besides, he eventually confirmed that there are yet no plans for new music to be performed, stating: "I wanted to [play new songs on the tour] at certain times, but I realized it's better to really solidify the classic music that we love and perform that well and put on a great show".[17]

Tours

Personnel

Anderson Rabin Wakeman
Additional musicians

External links

References

  1. ↑ http://www.rwcc.com/gorr_1610.asp
  2. ↑ Rick Wakeman, Planet Rock radio show, 6 Feb 2010
  3. ↑ Classic Rock Presents... Prog, March 2010 issue
  4. ↑ "Saying Yes to Seizing the Moment" by Mike Mettler, Progression, issue 70
  5. ↑ "BillBruford.com". Archived from the original on May 23, 2010. Retrieved January 20, 2016.
  6. ↑ "Composer Trevor Rabin & Rockers The Golden Ghosts | emPOWERme.tv". empowerme.tv. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
  7. ↑ "Innerviews: Rick Wakeman - Different routes". innerviews.org. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
  8. ↑ "Trevor Rabin Interview : Guitar Interviews". web.archive.org. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
  9. 1 2 3 "Rabin, Anderson, Wakeman taking a 'fresh' approach - TeamRock". teamrock.com. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
  10. 1 2 Giles, Jeff (13 January 2016). "Are Ex-Yes Members Jon Anderson, Rick Wakeman and Trevor Rabin Touring Together in 2016?". Retrieved 15 January 2016.
  11. ↑ "Anderson Rabin Wakeman Supergroup: It's On - uDiscover". Udiscovermusic.com. 2016-01-13. Retrieved 2016-02-22.
  12. ↑ "Anderson Rabin Wakeman Project Gathers Speed". TeamRock.com. Retrieved 2016-02-22.
  13. ↑ "RWCC > Grumpy Old Rick's Ramblings January 2016". rwcc.com. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
  14. ↑ "Singing in the 'World Studio' - TechnologyTell". technologytell.com. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
  15. ↑ Podcast Episode 170: Jon Anderson (Media notes). Inside MusicCast. 15 May 2016. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
  16. ↑ Hoffman, Chris (15 June 2016). "Trevor Rabin talks about reuniting with former Yes bandmates". News for San Antonio. Retrieved 18 June 2016.
  17. 1 2 3 Greene, Andy (19 September 2016). "Jon Anderson on New Yes Spinoff Band, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Chances (Eight years after Yes hit the road without him, singer will revive band's catalog with Rick Wakeman, Trevor Rabin)". Rolling Stone. Rolling Stone. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
  18. ↑ "ARW: An Evening of Yes Music & More". Retrieved 14 May 2016.
  19. ↑ ""Lonely Heart" Club: Yes Spinoff Group ARW Announces Full Touring Lineup". KWBE: ABC News Radio. 8 July 2016. Retrieved 9 July 2016.
  20. ↑ Ousley, Jim (22 April 2016). "Jon Anderson – Infinite Beings in the 21st Century". playbackstl.com. PlaybackSTL. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
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