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Trevor Horn - YES, “Owner of a Lonely Heart" Track Breakdowns - Original and Reimagines the 80s

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We talk to Trevor about his new album ‘Trevor Horn Reimagines The Eighties’ and we look at the multi-track sessions of “Owner of a Lonely Heart" by Yes and Trevor’s updated version from Trevor Horn Reimagines the Eighties.

If you enjoyed this, watch our second interview where Trevor talks about his production career. Trevor Horn - The Art of Record Production

Chapters

Trevor Horn Reimagines The Eighties

00:00 - Intro
01:43 - What Is Trevor Horn Reimagines The Eighties?
02:41 - When Did The Project Start?
06:37 - Arranging Strings

YES, "Owner of a Lonely Heart" Track Breakdown

07:44 - On Recording YES To A Click
08:46 - Drums
09:37 - Bass Part
10:36 - Intro Guitar Power Chords
11:50 - Rhythm Guitar - Rickenbacker 12-String
12:37 - Synth Accents - Synclavier, Fairlight CMI
14:44 - Vocals

15:41 - Owner of a Lonely Heart Reimagined Version
18:01 - Drums
18:27 - Bass
19:00 - New Middle & Ending Arrangements
21:28 - Outro
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20 Comments

@AmpAHolic-wn6mr 7 years ago

Trevor says “now it’s 2018, it’s not an innovative record anymore” truth be told, it’s just as fresh and inspiring as the day I first listened. To be able to make a record like that in the 80’s was cutting edge. No one makes music like that anymore. Today’s music scene is simply sad.

@mediumstudio 7 years ago

people didn't like that snare?! its absolute perfection ...

@OrzoMondo 3 years ago

"That's a Synclavier and a Fairlight". The fact that they used both gives away the type of song this is.

@Quizwax_J 6 years ago

Trevor Horn will always be regarded highly in my book because he created one of the most original and best bands of the 80s: The Art of Noise.

@sawnmiwe1460 4 years ago

In my humble opinion, this is the greatest feat in audio engineering and production in the 80s. And possibly the best song made in the 80s all together.

@rome8180 5 years ago

The performances in the original are just mind blowing.

@NessunDorma732 6 years ago

How can someone not like that snare ?!?

@johnflanagan9153 7 years ago

Jon Anderson's legendary voice was, and is to this day, a marvel.

@TTPDrums 7 years ago

This man knows how to make drum tracks sound amazing. Slave to the rhythm is a masterpiece!

@mikedr1549 7 years ago

Back when music had dynamic range. Very cool to see the various tracks!

@Cre8tvMG 2 years ago

I've always loved the extreme shifts on this song from massive loose grunge to super tight, crisp tracks. Brilliant.

@GlenFerrisMusic 7 years ago

My god, how good does Jon Anderson sound on this in isolation....such a great tone and projection....bloody marvellous.

@cd3949 7 years ago

Yes segment starts at 7:45.

@goofe.washington953 4 years ago

If I like a song, there is nothing more fascinating - and pleasing - than hearing the deconstruction of it, and being able to identify the various components. This video is stunning.

@carlasker9285 3 years ago

Together with Scritti Politti's "Cupid & Psyche" and Rush's "Power Windows", this album is my favorite production from the 1980's. Stellar album, 90125.

@meemiseffenai 5 years ago

You can see how The Art of Noise was born. This guy needed that outlet.

@2009captainpaul 7 years ago

"people hated the snare sound". What?! No way, best sounding snare sound I heard during that era. I nearly crapped my pants in awe when I first heard the song. Great song that never gets old.

@frankjamesbonarrigo7162 7 years ago

Higher standards back then for radio music

@andrewphillips8198 5 years ago

Loved hearing Jon's voice on one track without any music.

@beatz04 7 years ago

I still consider the long album version of Welcome To The Pleasuredome to be an early taste of what later would evolve into techno. The middle part with its 4 on the floor beat, the offbeat hihats, and that room filling bass. Sonically it was light years ahead of its time and even today it's as hifi as it can get.