For Billy Sherwood, the difficulty in accepting a childhood dream job with Yes in the 1990s was obvious. They already had, in Trevor Rabin and then the returning Steve Howe, an entrenched guitarist.
So where did he fit in? Principally, as a peacekeeper. Sherwood did whatever Yes needed, providing a Swiss Army knife of musical contributions, even as he worked to smooth the sometimes-difficult transition from Rabin (a member from 1982–94) back to Howe.
In all, Howe has three stints with Yes — between 1970–81, 1990–92 and again since 1995. He was protective of his own role in the band’s larger dynamic, and at first cast a critical eye on the Rabin-era hit music that had been a cornerstone of Yes’ setlist during that time away. But by 1999, Sherwood says they’d developed something of a truce.
“When we went in to write The Ladder, Steve and I worked together — well he’s going to play that, I’ll play this, the rhythm, the ‘Homeworld’ platoon with the 12-string arpeggios, it’s me playing that while he plays the leads,” Sherwood tells Vintage Rock‘s Shawn Perry. “We kind of came up with a way to make it work. At the time, I don’t know if Steve was so thrilled about it, but I think upon reflection he might have a different take on it now. We came up with good stuff and there were plenty of guitar parts to be covered because he does multiple layers in the studio.”
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