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[Rick and Roll]

What must be have been going through Pat Moraz's mind to join Yes at that juncture? Relayer was very different because of his presence, and is one of their best records. It would never work today. Moraz's best work is in the Jazz/Prog vein. I'd rather he do his side things with Bruford or Squire tham get stuck in a band like Yes now or what he did the Moodies. Maybe he needs the money.

Anderson does sing on a song on Crimson's Lizard. It sounds like it would sound if they collaborated full-time, and is very dated. I don't think it would have been bad for the time - we're talking about 1970, and I'm sure they would have evolved. There would have been Yes - don't discount the Squire dynamic.

I'm just glad Bruford left Yes because he was out of his element. He's so much more effective doing what he does. I mean, One Of A Kind is one of the best Jazz/Prog albums EVER. And his Earthworks stuff is way more interesting than keeping time for Yes (that's what Alan White is for). Watching him on the reunion tour play "Roundabout" was intensely painful (I'm glad they did Awaken to balance it out).


If GTR, 3, and Asia's music would have been worth a damn, then that's one thing - but if someone with the talent/resume/ability of Jobson or Moraz wants to join a band to play crap, as John Lennon said, "Brother you can count me out"!


What really would have twisted things up was Hendrix, Emerson, Lake, Mitchell together, or Iommi with Tull. You never know how these things will turn out.

Eddie Jobson with Trevor Rabin with Yes would have been a travesty.