
The short-lived Drama era in 1980 was almost the death of Yes. Yet three years later, the heroes of British progressive rock – temporarily operating as a band called Cinema – had been completely reinvented with massive worldwide success.
In 90125 they had their biggest-selling album and a worldwide hit single. On the way, while the line-up settled and resettled and musical intentions were refined, some songs that had been roughed out, written and rehearsed were dropped from the record.