YES "Shoot High, Aim Low" ~ Reaction and Dissection The Decomposer Lounge
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Yes - Big Generator - Aim High Shoot Low
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I am a millennial whose parents were hugely into progrock and English bands. Yes was the first concert I went to. Anderson was still singing. Kansas opened for them. I'm sure most kids my age would've thought it was lame, but I adore Yes. And I adore this album. It was one of the first cassettes I stole from my mom without asking. Gotta love Howe.
@GhostShelter You know how some parents play classical music for their babies because they think it makes them smarter? My parents did that with Pink Floyd, Yes, and Genesis. It was really important to them that my sibling and I loved music, and we do. I was really excited to see Yes live.
Right on dude. Im 38 and my dad is huge yes fan this album is the soundtrack to my matchbox car races.
Love Howe, but this is Trevor Rabin on guitar.
@@Zack419 omg you're right! I always thought Howe was always the guitarist for Yes.
I'm thinking with Kansas opening for Yes that the tour you saw was the tour for The Ladder?
Rabin is a fabulous composer and I'm grateful for his Yes collaboration's, they are like nothing else in their catalogue.
Close To The Edge is a very important album in my soundtrack of life so I actually bought this CD to learn more about Yes... and I found that the music is too advanced for me to easily appreciate. Never took the time to shut off my built in biases and really let it change me..... With this video you've got me curious about it again!
Close to the edge was my first taste of 70s prog rock when I was a kid. My older brother had the album and blared it. Whenever I hear it, it takes me back to my childhood.
Close to the edge i found very difficult to digest. I would recommend the album going for the one if you havent listened, easier on the pallet :-)
@@fatjonseatingadventures5429 that’s amazing! 😃
@@jasonjenkins6373 i thought that Close to the Edge itself is pretty dense, but the other two songs have that TOOL effect where they're incredibly complex but they don't sound off to the average ear.
I'm convinced if you took a time machine back to 1973 and played Big Generator for Anderson Squire and White, they wouldve been sitting on the studio floor in stunned silence, trying to figure out "how did they do all that"
This was my favorite cut off the two "Yes-Pop" albums in the mid-80's. Saw them do this live on their 1988 tour and it was glorious.
I saw this tour also and I seem to remember that they extended the end of his song and gave it more power.
My top 5 favorites from the two pop albums are I’m Running, Hearts, Shoot High Aim Low, Changes and Final Eyes. Honorable Mention: Big Generator.
I prefer to call them the Rabin era albums....I don't see them as 'pop' albums....more commercial certainly but commercial doesn't always mean pop. They are definitely rock. Don't get me wrong I prefer Yes's earlier prog stuff but only a prog snob would call those albums pop. Glad you like it though.
I am REALLY into this song…it transcends and pulls you in. What an awesome piece of music to do here…thank you 😎
This is now one of my favorites. I had never heard it before until now. Just amazing man.
I'm delighted by Alan White's subtle hi-hat emphasis - one measure he's hitting the downbeats, the next he joins the bass drum on the syncopation. RIP - you were the best.
A fair amount of this album doesn't age particularly well, but this song is a clear exception. Always loved it. Sounds as good today as when it first came out... nearly 34 years ago.
I first saw YES in 1978, and have been a fan ever since. I don't tire of listening to the complex simplicity, the sustains, and the boldness of including near silence within the song. Amazing work, awe inspiring, and so much more.
The masterful percussion holds the disparate sounds together in perfect synthesis. The work of the sound engineers, keeping the sounds perfectly balanced, was the proverbial "final tough" to the sythesis.
One of my favorite Yes songs. Listened to this track several times in the last weeks. Nice coincidence. "Heart of the sunrise" or "changes" are also worth a reaction.
Think he did changes
@@jmpsthrufyre oh, you are right. I missed it. Thanks!
And I LOVE the buttery smoothness of Trevor's voice in conjunction with the angelic high pitch of Jon Anderson! 💕
This song has always resonated with me. Like many of Yes' songs, this takes me to another place. Something about 'in the blue sedan we never got much further...' Feel that Trevor Rabin and David Gilmore were of the same ilk, Vocals and guitar, similar in many ways if you listen to them both. Underrated song, imho. Just beautiful. Thanks for this 💚💚💚
This song kicks my ass so hard. I love how it balances the super ambient/chill vibes with moments of epic, monstrous heaviness. Great, criminally underrated tune that makes for awesome late night driving soundtrack fodder. It's fantastic to see it getting the love it deserves. Thanks for the ride, Geebz!
"Pull a nugget on the machine." made me chuckle. I can dig it and followed the advised approach. No regrets and a quick thank you for all the work you do to bring us these videos.
Thank you, Geebz.
"Pull a nugget on the machine." Can you explain for non-english speakers?
@@okswes338 consuming cannabis through a vaporizer......the 21st century "bong rip"
This song absolutely slays. I heard it for the first time 2 years ago on the radio. I ended up looking it up on RUclips and listening to it on repeat for an hour straight.
I've never heard any other YES songs besides Roundabout. Thanks for reacting to this, now I want to listen to more of their stuff!
Ah Yes, I’ve loved this band since I was a kid thanks to my dad. Met Jon Anderson a few years back when he was with Jean Luc Ponty, great guy.
Peter Gabriel was a Fairlight-pioneer and Stewart Copeland did wonderful stuff with it (e.g. the album The Equalizer and Other Cliffhangers - one of my all time favourites)
Hoy con días de tinieblas, materialismo y locura los mensajes trancendentales de YES y su portentosa música me da esperanza dia a día.
The natural ambient reverb is the castle the record the track in....
From Wikipedia about the recording:
"the second group track,[5] was one of the songs recorded in Carimate, and features reverb that was captured naturally around the castle's acoustics, rather than reverb added electronically in the studio.[19] "
You can really turn this all the way up, deep deep lyrics. One of the best guitar solos you will ever hear.
❤️❤️❤️ Yes, and even more so when Trevor joined!!! 😁🤘❤️🎼
This has always been a track I've used to listen to new speakers / electronics. It's a very spacious and involving song with good gear.
Another good track for testing is Camera eye by Rush.
@@ebee3522 agreed. Plenty of good Rush tunes.
IMO one of the greatest chill songs ever...always takes me somewhere else.
Welcome to my world dear chap. Love your honest and natural reaction and appraisal to the sheer audio pleasure this material bestows. Many 'whole of life' Yes fans reacted snobbishly to both the 'Yeggles' and the 'Rabin years' . As for myself, I never suffered such idiotic prejudice, I just loved the musical journey and the musical near perfection continually achieved throughout Yes's amazing musical journey that sadly ended, when Chris Squire passed away. PS. RIP Mr Alan White too. 🙏
Yes was not afraid to stretch and expand their musical boundaries and musicianship regardless what the lineup.
Very fortunate to have seen them on the Reunion tour. The most complete line-up, melding the older members with newer. And it was In The Round on a revolving stage. Amazing.
One of my favorite Yes songs. The "crispness" of the tones and instruments in this track always appealed to me.
That's Trevor Rabin's studio chops.
I hear this and immediately think of Steven Wilson. He MUST have had some influence from YES.
First listen for me. Good stuff!🤙
Well Steve is just as HUGE an audiophile as Mikael Akerfeldt (Opeth) and Mike Portnoy, and both are huge Progressive Rock fans. And that Steve has remixed a few classic Progressive Rock albums :).
You are spot on. Check out Yes - The Steve Wilson Remixes.
YES was the second concert I ever went to as a kid, a young teenager really, back in the early 80's. Chris Squire was such an amazing musician and one who really made an impact on me as a young bassist in the 80's. I will always view him as one of the best Rock bassists to ever play the instrument, and both he and John Entwistle will forever remain my two Rock bassist influences. Their playing styles were so aggressive and the tones of their basses were so thunderous, that they stood out among all of the rest of the bassists in that genre of music. Squire was the driving force behind the YES sound and if I had to pick one song that epitomizes that, it would be "Roundabout".
Have a great weekend Geebz!!
I love this song. This one and the final track from this album "holy lamb" are both profoundly powerful songs. Anyone interested in exploring the depths of the human mind through the use of psychedelics this is the band for you. They must have been aware of what they were doing to those altering their own mind in such ways. Yes are masters of their craft and their music has an innate quality no other band cat really touch. I've been lucky enough to catch them live twice and live they were awesome. Cheers for picking this one my friend.
Every Yes album has something new to love. This was one of those albums I was into in the late 80's. A former band of mine covered "Love Will Find a Way" from this album in the 90's as one of the two Yes songs we did. "Changes" was the other one. I loved playing those songs so much.
This the big generator tour was my very first Yes concert. This album holds so many wonderful memories for me.
An underrated album. Probably the most Yes-like track in the classic sense is I'm Running, but there's plenty of other good stuff on it, including a great stereo moment in the title track.
Love the breakdown, thank you.
I'd love to see you move 6 years forwards with Yes to 1994 and react to 'Endless Dream' from the 'Talk' album. Rabin is still with the band at this point and really pushed the boundaries with the song imo. Are they still pushing the limits with it? ☺️
Agreed! Amazing piece of music, great album 💚💚💚
How do you even begin to replace Steve Howe? Trevor certainly found his place. Great musician!
duuuude, Shoot High, Aim Low - one of the best songs in the world.
I get ya when you talk about the simplicity! It's the beauty in the purity of a sound, like that of Dave Gilmour when he hits a note, and holds it. ❤️
My favorite Yes song,, 🥰
Always remember listening to this with my father when it came out. Good stuff, thanks! Another good Yes tune with lots of layering candy would be *"Lift Me Up"* off of the _Union_ album. 🤙🏼
This album along with 90125 both have amazing engineering. How many different snare drum sounds are per song to emphasize a move in the songs vibe. Just an awesome album.
I've been enjoying your videos for the last month or so and am thrilled to see you analysing this song! I grew up listening to my dad's mix of classical music alongside the classic rock (and eventually heavy metal) bands. He bemoaned the 80's output of some of the bands he but this song was among the exceptions, and I'm eternally grateful for that. Exceptional song with such a unique, relaxed but powerful feel. Thanks, keep up the great work.
Trevor Rabin is the producer for Big Generator and 90125 albums. Rabin has also worked with Manfred Mann and others.Trevor was a member of Yes from 1983 until 1195. He is the backing vocalist on this cut to Jon Anderson’s lead vocal. Gated reverb on the drums with healthy compression was popular in that era. (In the air tonight) While Trevor was not a founding member of Yes his contributions and ability to change the direction of the band made them successful a second time in their long career. The guitar work on this track also belongs to Rabin. Chris Squire’s tremendous bass work on SHAL is incredible.
I've always been a YES fan, but never heard this song until Pandora introduced it to me a year. Since then it has grown on my big time. I love it. Thanks for the review!
Lovely. Glad more fans love this lineup like me
Bought the Album in 87! Classic Album!
You asked, I showed up and listened. I am typically a stubborn being, but I do adore your work and love that you give us insight as to what makes you, you.
Wow, thank you!
Always a favorite song of mine... I never got why this album is not more loved...
I forgot all about this song… until I happen to come across it in someone’s “bumper music” on the radio… and have been listening to it again… nonstop, like I did when it came out… ❤️
My sister used to do Tony Kayes travel. I lucked out. Tony gave us tickets to The Big Generator tour. I'll never forger this song as a standout. Trevor Rabins guitar work on this song was other worldly . Jon's voice eloquently bounced off of Reunion Arena in Dallas Texas!
Jon and Chris trading vocals then together on the chorus. Priceless
That is Jon and Trevor this time.
I'm here from your Tesseract video and I'm MAD that I have never heard this song before! Thanks so much for introducing me to it!
I haven’t heard this since it came out, it’s much better than I remembered.
I 💜 Yes! My favorite band and possibly my favorite song. So cool that you did this.
Great comments! I'm a very early admirer of the (in the first place) arrangement of this song. It's a pure art! It's a film of a catching story, sustained by the "just enough" musical means. I love this song since 1987-88! And I'm old, and I'm proud :P
My favorite Yes song. I can never wear it out. Even though I've tried. Glad you covered it.
Always been my favorite YES!
hands down one of my all time favorite bands and tracks.
Thanks for reminding me of this epic Yes classic. I tend to forget that they also have fine short works. I've seen them maybe four times now, and on their Big Generator tour, they had a huge flying saucer looking thing over our heads, which shined down interesting lights in patterns on us, as "Shoot High, Aim Low" played. Transcendent. Great review. Subscribed.
“… when someone shouted ‘open the door’… LOOKOUT!!!…”
The deep sustained bass notes are the Moog Taurus pedals. A lot of bands used them. Chris played them with his feet. Rush, Genesis, Styx, and The Police used them. This song also used a combination of acoustic drums and drum sounds from the Fairlight C.M. IIx triggered from Simmons pads connected to the Fairligh
Ladies and gentlemen Chris Squire and Yes the greatest show on earth. Saw Chris and his band 36 times. Siberian Khatru would be a brilliant introduction for your audience
His band…….nope.
@waynecox3958 Chris started the band. Financially kept it alive, nicked all the musicians and played in every live show Yes had until his passing. Yes was Squire's
All us oldies have a prejudice to the early stuff because hey your first love is always special but for me later Yes is just as strong, different maybe but I still adore it.
Do close to the edge!
I was in high school and working at a music store when this came out. It got heavy play in the store heh. My manager was close friends with a WEA rep in Ottawa at the time, lucky sod got to meet the band when they came to town... Came back grinning with photos of her and Jon Anderson cheek to cheek with their arms around each other. I did score a signed copy out of it :) I've always loved this album. I didn't get to see a version of them until the ABWH tour.
I really only know their song Roundabout (which I LOVE) but this song was pretty cool too. Almost feels like something you'd hear in church
YES does not prescribe a single dose of the feels. Have all of them.
✌️❤️🇦🇺
I immediately knew what you meant by seeing similarities between Tesseract and Yes with regards to layering and such when this song kicked in. :D
As the 80's dawned, I thought Yes was dead after Drama and the massive change of sound(I loved it). Then along comes 90125 and this album and all was amazing in the Yes camp.
Simply put...Yes is Awesome
Thanks for choosing this one. It's one of my personal favorites. Alan is so integral to the sound. I'm a drummer too, and this has always been an inspiration.
Oh man, what a throwback. This album has a sound like no mother, sonic excellence. Saw the tour live in L.A. and was doubly impressed, their engineer's just nailed it, especially Trevor's solo. Thanks man! The reverb is like we're listening at the end of a mile long tunnel. Another record (track) that had a similar feel was Rush "Marathon".
One of my favorite songs!
One of my many favorite albums growing up what an epic review thanks for sharing mate
My favorite Yes song, hands down.
Thank you Geebz, I really enjoy your comments in your many videos I´ve seen. You have reacted to many of my favorite bands for years, but always keep looking for new bands and enjoyable music sensations. Please consider to make reactions to Arch Echo's Leonessa, also to The Omnific's The Stoic and the very heavy Andromida's Havoc. I think you'll enjoy them. Keep up with your good stuff !! congratulations. Regards from Santiago, Chile
This was a special treat 🤘🤙 ALOHA
In a blue sedan we never got much further. I have a monstrously huge Yes and related collection. This song ranks in the top ten (I think). They have many, many incredible pieces of music. The new album is the mellowest I've heard.
Saw them back in the day after Trevor joined them. Was blown away how tight and clean they sounded.
One of the great anti-war songs! Fantastic review, very knowledgeable stuff!!!
1st heard this song in high-school, I graduated 2011, and fell in love with this song immediately. This song is timeless.
Some people pretend 80's Yes isn't good. I don't know chief, sounds great to me! Top fiver to me for a long time, glad to see you enjoy it as well.
I've seen Yes several times over the years, in their various configurations. The Big Generator tour was a standout for me. One of the best shows, I've ever been to. And I've been to hundreds of shows. They did Starship Trooper, for an encore, and even in an extended version, I can assure you that nobody in that crowd wanted it to end. Trevor Rabin is a top notch musician and composer, that put a slightly different face on Yes.
And here's my usual request for you to react to something from HUM.
Awwright! 🤙🏼
90125 was basically a Trevor Rabin album; he had written almost all of the songs when Chris Squire asked him to join the band.
I can listen to this song anytime
I want this played at my funeral.
Exactly what I thought upon hearing first few times; it reminded me of David Gilmore's sustain, reverb etc.
lol What a great song! I have loved Yes forever and I actually got to see them when they were touring for Big Generator. Really was an awesome performance. I've seen shows from AC/DC, Queensryche, Ozzy, Lamb of God, Static X, Godsmack, Disturbed, Megadeth, Santana and Tool 3 times among others. All great shows well worth every penny, great memories and time well spent. Yes is the only concert to this day I have ever seen that every single person in the packed Tucson Convention Center sat quietly in their seat and just watched the show. I mean the Tool shows I've seen were pretty chill and no trouble makers that I ever saw but the Yes show was different. Yeah people cheered at the end of songs and what not but for the most part 90% of the time, everyone just sat hushed up and listened. It was something to see. Don't think I'll ever forget that show.
Liked this one so much I won't even pester you for my usual request.😁
My fave YES 80s album .....
Thank you for reacting to this one! One of my absolute favorites from a great band. Not enough people reacting to their 80's era stuff.
I transitioned to this after my Mom died. I was heavy into the doors during her demise.
YES! Anderson's voice always helps me remember how vast I really am. Thanks so much for this Geebz, I can appreciate this song in such deeper ways than I did when I was younger, thanks to you & this channel. Much Love dude. Keep doing what you love.
I only knew the song Roundabout by Yes before seeing this video and even though I think its an amazing song, it's just not my jam. So I wasn't planning on watching this, but since you insisted on it in your next video I figured, why the hell not. And wow, am I glad I did. This is amazing! Thanks for telling me to watch this one ;)
Wow you’ve covered my favourite song!
This is one of my dad's favorite and mine!! So awesome!! It literally takes you somewhere else❤ Melt your face off is right!
The thing that’s interesting about this- about you “reacting” to a song you already know and love- is that you’ve heard it enough times to notice and point out all the little details that you might miss when listening to a song for the first time. Plus the passion you have for the song really shows.
Hi, excellent analysis, my favorite track on the album, the two Trevor's (Horn/Rabin) influence on the sound is so striking, the mix and sound scaping is so tasteful.
Never stop doing what you're doing man! Your channel is inspiring !!!!
Thank you.
Great song from a fab album, excellent choice!
Hi Geebz, I've come here after watching your reaction to the studio version of 'anesthetize' by Porcupine Tree. After being totally moved and mesmorised by your reaction of such depth and analysis, I knew from any recommendation/references you made I needed to check it out. Thank you! I love it! You have a new fan here. Lx
I absolutely do see your link between this and TesseracT ambience wise. As a TesseracT fan it's made me want to listen to more Yes!
Here from the Tesseract Nocturne reaction. Definitely hear the similarity!