1. After the separation of their previous band , Brendan Benham and Dan Mena discussed the idea of founding a new band with Shae Lappen .
2. After the separation of their previous band , Shae Lappen and Dan Mena discussed with Brendan Benham the idea of founding a new band .

Select your answer from the options. Are these two sentences paraphrases of each other?
Pick from: a). no; b). yes;...I think the answer is
a).