Here's a spin on it: suppose Rabin had joined Foreigner (he almost went on tour with them). Suppose it had been Foreigner, rather than Yes, that had experienced a Rabin "transformation," with structures and riffs and production akin to "Endless Dream," "City of Love," "Shoot High Aim Low," "Final Eyes," "I'm Running," and so on.

We would cease to call him a glam-rock poser, and would view him as an agent for taste and sophistication.

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