# What members can a band survive losing?

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [January 4, 2006, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-members-can-a-band-survive-losing/338484 "2006-01-04T23:48:57Z")\
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**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\
**Post date:** [May 30, 2006, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-members-can-a-band-survive-losing/338484/101 "2006-05-30T15:38:30Z")

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[QUOTE=Endemic]

And I agree that Drama was definitely a better album than ABWH, so maybe the band can do better without Anderson than without Squire. Actually I wish they would try that again now, as it is reputedly only Anderson who is holding the band back from recording and touring again. Where is Trevor Horn when you need him! 😃  
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“Drama is definitely a better album than ABWH”? Well to each there own. My circle of Yes fans friends all think Drama is the worst Yes album and ABWH was better than Big Generator and Drama. A few like it better than Tormato. There are a few songs on that album that make it shine for me, but I understand their feeling.  
ABWH use consummate Bassist Tony Levin to make the Album and I was fortunate enough to see them live with Tony. It was a very good album and great show.

Jim

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**Author:** ![Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e47c2d/32.png) [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffy_the_Elephant_Shrew)\
**Post date:** [May 30, 2006, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-members-can-a-band-survive-losing/338484/102 "2006-05-30T17:09:53Z")

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[QUOTE=Endemic]  
Who are you calling wrong, bub? Didn’t you see the footnote in my post? :dubious:  
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Sorry, no, I didn’t. I was just responding to the portion quoted by **ianzin**. And strictly speaking, it _was_ wrong, since Squire was never “replaced” in Yes. He was still in Yes when ABWH existed. This was the so-called “Yes West” lineup (with Billy Sherwood replacing Jon Anderson, and Bruce Gowdy briefly replacing Trevor Rabin), which never toured, but did record a few songs that later appeared on _Union_ with Jon Anderson’s vocals overdubbed. Meanwhile, ABWH never officially had a bass player–Tony Levin (who deserved better) was credited as an “additional musician.”

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**Author:** ![Orville\_mogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/aeb1de/32.png) [@Orville\_mogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Orville_mogul)\
**Post date:** [May 31, 2006, 10:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-members-can-a-band-survive-losing/338484/103 "2006-05-31T10:06:45Z")

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[QUOTE=Biffy the Elephant Shrew]  
Sorry, no, I didn’t. I was just responding to the portion quoted by **ianzin**. And strictly speaking, it _was_ wrong, since Squire was never “replaced” in Yes. He was still in Yes when ABWH existed. This was the so-called “Yes West” lineup (with Billy Sherwood replacing Jon Anderson, and Bruce Gowdy briefly replacing Trevor Rabin), which never toured, but did record a few songs that later appeared on _Union_ with Jon Anderson’s vocals overdubbed. Meanwhile, ABWH never officially had a bass player–Tony Levin (who deserved better) was credited as an “additional musician.”  
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You have me there **Biffy**. As you said, Squire was never replaced in Yes.

I must say it is great finding someone who knows more YesTrivia than I do.

\<bows in YesHomage\>

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