Big Generator (song)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

"Big Generator"
Song by Yes
from the album Big Generator
Released	28 September 1987^[1]
Recorded	1985–1987 (exact date and location unknown)
Genre	Hard rock, pop metal
Length	4:33 (Big Generator version) 3:41 (The Ultimate Yes version)
Label	Atco Records
Composer(s)	Jon Anderson, Tony Kaye, Trevor Rabin, Chris Squire, Alan White
Lyricist(s)	Jon Anderson, Trevor Rabin
Producer(s)	Yes, Trevor Horn, Trevor Rabin, Paul De Villiers

"Big Generator" is a song by Yes that appears on their 1987 album, Big Generator. The song was remixed for a radio promotional single^[2] exclusively in the U.S. It appeared on every show on the Big Generator tour, but has not been performed live since.^[3]

Composition

Chris Squire used a 5-string bass tuned to A on the lowest (B) string to achieve a much lower sound on the opening riff of the track.^[4]

Personnel

Jon Anderson – vocals
Chris Squire – 5-string bass guitar, backing vocals
Trevor Rabin – rhythm and lead guitar, backing vocals, keyboards
Tony Kaye – keyboards
Alan White – drums, percussion

Notes and references

^ "Music Week" (PDF). p. 42.
^ Yesworld Archived 3 February 2007 at the Wayback Machine Yes official website, retrieved 30 January 2007.
^ Forgotten Yesterdays Archived 30 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine Yes tour log, retrieved 30 January 2007.
^ Yes – Big Generator (Guitar Pro), retrieved 15 November 2022

v t e Yes
Steve Howe Geoff Downes Billy Sherwood Jon Davison Jay Schellen Jon Anderson Chris Squire Peter Banks Bill Bruford Tony Kaye Rick Wakeman Alan White Patrick Moraz Trevor Horn Trevor Rabin Igor Khoroshev Benoît David Oliver Wakeman
Studio albums	Yes Time and a Word The Yes Album Fragile Close to the Edge Tales from Topographic Oceans Relayer Going for the One Tormato Drama 90125 Big Generator Union Talk Keys to Ascension Keys to Ascension 2 Open Your Eyes The Ladder Magnification Fly from Here Heaven & Earth The Quest Mirror to the Sky
Mini albums	From a Page
Live albums	Yessongs Yesshows 9012Live: The Solos Something's Coming: The BBC Recordings 1969–1970 House of Yes: Live from House of Blues Symphonic Live Greatest Hits Live Live at Montreux 2003 Songs from Tsongas Union Live In the Present – Live from Lyon Like It Is: Yes at the Bristol Hippodrome Progeny: Highlights from Seventy-Two Like It Is: Yes at the Mesa Arts Center Topographic Drama – Live Across America Yes 50 Live The Royal Affair Tour: Live from Las Vegas
Compilation albums	Yesterdays Classic Yes Yesstory Highlights: The Very Best of Yes Keystudio The Ultimate Yes: 35th Anniversary Collection Yes Remixes Yes, Friends and Relatives Yessingles
Box sets	Yesyears In a Word: Yes (1969–) The Word Is Live Essentially Yes High Vibration The Studio Albums 1969–1987 Progeny: Seven Shows from Seventy-Two The Steven Wilson Remixes
Singles	"Your Move" "Roundabout" "America" "And You and I" "Soon" "Wonderous Stories" "Don't Kill the Whale" "Into the Lens" "Owner of a Lonely Heart" "Leave It" "It Can Happen" "Love Will Find a Way" "Rhythm of Love" "Lift Me Up" "Saving My Heart" "Make It Easy" "The Calling" "Walls" "Open Your Eyes" "Lightning Strikes" "We Can Fly"
Other songs	"Yours Is No Disgrace" "Starship Trooper" "I've Seen All Good People" "South Side of the Sky" "Five Per Cent for Nothing" "Long Distance Runaround" "Heart of the Sunrise" "Close to the Edge" "Siberian Khatru" "The Gates of Delirium" "Run with the Fox" "Changes" "Cinema" "Our Song" "Hold On" "Big Generator" "Shoot High Aim Low" "Fly from Here" "Mirror to the Sky"
Video releases	Yessongs 9012Live Yesyears Greatest Video Hits Yes: Live – 1975 at Q.P.R. Live in Philadelphia Keys to Ascension Yesspeak Yes Acoustic: Guaranteed No Hiss Classic Artists: Yes Yesspeak Live: The Director's Cut Rock of the '70s
Tours	The Yes Album Tour Fragile Tour Close to the Edge Tour 1960s–70s 1980s–90s 2000s–10s 2020s
Related bands	The Syn Mabel Greer's Toyshop Flash Badger King Crimson The Buggles XYZ Jon and Vangelis Asia Cinema GTR Esquire Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe Conspiracy Circa Yoso Yes Featuring Jon Anderson, Trevor Rabin, Rick Wakeman
Managers	Roy Flynn Brian Lane
Related articles	Discography Band members Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe Yesoteric Symphonic Music of Yes Jimmy Haun Dylan Howe Roger Dean Yes bubble logo

Categories:

Hidden categories: