History Trivia / Yes

** Rabin, Kaye, Squire, and White originally asked Trevor Horn (who had already committed to be the producer) to sing on the album that would become ''90125''. Horn refused (maybe remembering the poor reception from fans he had received on the ''Drama'' tour). It was only after this that Squire met Anderson at a party and brought him back into the fold

* ThePeteBest: Peter Banks and Tony Kaye.

** Eddie Jobson (ex-JethroTull, UK and FrankZappa keyboardist/violinist) was recruited to join Yes in 1983 after Tony Kaye (who had recorded some of the keyboard parts as a special guest) had finished his studio work on ''90125''. Jobson and Kaye rehearsed with Yes for the ''90125'' tour, and Jobson participated in the filming of the "top of the skyscraper" part of the video of "Owner Of A Lonely Heart" (though he was largely edited out later), but some personal and musical differences led Jobson to leave the band.

** Also, ''Drama'', thanks to Alan White's foot injury stopping recording, the disasterous Roy Thomas Baker sessions, and Wakeman and Anderson leaving the band. ''Fly From Here'' had similar birthing problems with another Wakeman/Anderson exodus and the legal and personal issues that kept Yes from recording for ten or so years.

** Also, ''Drama'', thanks to Alan White's foot injury stopping recording, the disasterous Roy Thomas Baker sessions, and Wakeman and Anderson leaving the band. ''Fly From Here'' had similar birthing problems with another Wakeman/Anderson exodus and the legal and personal issues that kept Yes from recording for ten or so years.

** Eddie Jobson (ex [[JethroTull]], UK and FrankZappa keyboardist/violinist) was recruited to join Yes in 1983 after Tony Kaye (who had recorded some of the keyboard parts as a special guest) had finished his studio work on ''90125''. Jobson and Kaye rehearsed with Yes for the ''90125'' tour, and Jobson participated in the filming of the "top of the skyscraper" part of the video of "Owner Of A Lonely Heart" (though he was largely edited out later), but some personal and musical differences led Jobson to leave the band.

** Also, ''Drama'', thanks to Alan White's foot injury stopping recording, the disasterous Roy Thomas Baker sessions, and Wakeman and Anderson leaving the band. ''Fly From Here'' had similar birthing problems with another Wakeman/Anderson exodus and the legal and personal issues that kept Yes from recording for ten or so years.

** [[Music/{{Supertramp}} Roger Hodgson]] was also considered as Yes frontman after Anderson left again after ''Big Generator'', which is why Hodgson has a writing credit on "Walls".

** Trevor Horn and Geoff Downes of Music/TheBuggles. They'd already written a song for Yes before Jon Anderson and Rick Wakemen left. It didn't hurt that they shared a manager with the band, either.

** Music/PhilCollins was scheduled to audition to be their drummer, but earlier that same day he auditioned for [[Music/{{Genesis}} another band]] and went with them instead.

** When Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe, the band formed by those ex-Yes members which was Yes-in-all-but-name, they were nearly going to (somewhat humorously) call themselves "No".

** [[Music/{{Supertramp}} Roger Hodgson]] was also considered as Yes frontman after Anderson left again after ''Big Generator''.

** current singer [[ReplacementScrappy Benoit David]]

** PhilCollins was scheduled to audition to be their drummer, but earlier that same day he auditioned for [[Music/{{Genesis}} another band]] and went with them instead.

* {{Promoted Fanboy}}: Igor Khoroshev, as well as current singer [[ReplacementScrappy Benoit David]].
** Don't forget Trevor Horn and Geoff Downes of TheBuggles. They'd already written a song for Yes before Jon Anderson and Rick Wakemen left. It didn't hurt that they shared a manager with the band, either.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen: After the first break-up of Yes in 1981, Chris Squire and Alan White tried to form a SuperGroup called XYZ with former Music/LedZeppelin members Jimmy Page and Robert Plant. Plant quickly lost interest in the project and the band folded. But then Squire and White started working with a new guitarist from South Africa...

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: After the first break-up of Yes in 1981, Chris Squire and Alan White tried to form a SuperGroup called XYZ with former LedZeppelin members Jimmy Page and Robert Plant. Plant quickly lost interest in the project and the band folded. But then Squire and White started working with a new guitarist from South Africa...

* MoneyDearBoy: ''Fragile'' had the band members doing "solo" pieces to record the album quickly in order to pay for Rick Wakeman's keyboards. Subverted in that it's still considered one of the band's best albums.