Agreed, but for me, their most important skill is composition. Tribute bands show the music can be recreated by others. But no one else can put the right notes in the right order in the first place.
Here is a list of all the instruments used in this song; keyboards, drums, bass, and guitar with human beings operating those instruments. At least I think they are human.
Thanks for doing this. When I was young (I’m 67 now) I was shy and thought everything was my fault. I loved the music, beautiful melodies. But - these lyrics (and other Yes’ songs) helped me to get out of myself, and be more extroverted. If the summer changes to winter, then mine was no disgrace. A nice confidence booster.
Based on today's music, it's far more fresh and inventive that most things out there. Ian Anderson nailed it in an interview, ~Back then, it was death to sound like anyone else. Now, it's death to sound different.~ Except for the very few who add a new float to the hit parade. The everyone jumps on that until it collapses.
Believe it or not, most of what you heard was guitar, The keyboard sounds were Hammond organ and bass petals. But this track was Steve Howe's debut with the band and it features some of the most diverse guitar work ever laid down in a single song. Electric, acoustic, classical nylon string, scratchy distorted , clean jazz, staccato funk..this is a whole workshop for guitar. Steve was a guitarist for guitarists.
Ladies and gentlemen Chris Squire and Yes the greatest show on earth. A great a rock and roll song if their was one, Yes style. Of the 36 times I saw Chris think they played this live 16 times. Brilliant tune.
Per an interview I saw of Jon Anderson, he said this song was written with the soldiers going to Vietnam from a point of empathy...It is high art and beautifully executed...YES is the best!
And Rush, especially after The Professor's death in 2020. Much the same level of musicianship and composition/arrangement. Put Sabbath and Zeppelin in the same category of instrumentation. Neil Peart's lyrics gives Rush a slight nod IMHO.
According to Jon Anderson, this song is an encouragement to Vietnam vets returning home to anger and scorn. He cries out, “Yours is no disgrace.” Same happened in US and Britain. I’ve loved this song since the 70s.
Strange how no-one famous in the West sings about all the Vietnamese that American soldiers went half way across the world to slaughter. Guess that perspective wouldn't sell records.
@@psbarrow Check out Kate Bush's song 'Pull out the Pin".It is from the point of view of a Vietnamese soldier stalking an American in the jungle.."Just one thing in it; me or him, and I Love Life!! so I pull out the pin, I Love Life!! I Love Life!!...So I Pull out the Pin.." She was one of the most fearless songwriters, she never backed away from uncomfortable themes
@@Frankincensedjb123 If they refused the draft (like many did), they wouldn't have been in Vietnam in the first place, and hence, being regarded, prima facie, as war criminals.
I only recently understood the song. At the time of it's release I wanted to hold participants responsible for helping fight an immoral war. Now I am better able to have compassion for difficult choices, even for those who chose differently. I remember telling my brother-in-law and his veteran friend, that if they had resisted, the war would have ended more quickly and saved innocent lives. Only my brother-in-law's protection saved me from bodily harm. Feelings still run deep after more than 50 years.
Here's something people might find interesting. It's a video interview with Steve about the making of _Yours is No Disgrace_ Steve Howe's influences are, basically, everything: rock, classical, funk, jazz, blues, and country. The whole video is fascinating, but this is one part where a very distinct influence becomes pure Yes: ruclips.net/video/C1vv3morvx0/видео.html The instruments are, as far as I can tell, are "just" guitars, bass, drums, Hammond organ and I believe this is one of the few times that Tony Kaye used what sounds like a Mini Moog synth. And, of course, Jon's voice. That "WTF?" sound you were wondering about is, I believe, Steve sliding a chord shape up the neck, along with Tony Kaye (keyboards) and maybe Chris Squire (bass). A glissando, if my ancient Humanities memory serves. For a great live in studio performance, check out: ruclips.net/video/nx_GIji9EGw/видео.html It's clearly live because there are some noticeable differences from the original. Very few overdubs for example ;->
There's the basic 4 instruments: drums, electric guitar, bass and organ plus, they use acoustic guitar, synthesizer, piano and mellotron and sometimes the electric sitar and lap steel guitar. Every great once in a while, Jon will play percussion, acoustic guitar or harp. In the early `80's, they also used an emulator (Fairlight Synthesizer) and electronic drums. This version of the band had Bill Bruford on drums, Chris Squire on bass, Steve Howe on guitars I think it was Tony Banks on keyboards, or possibly Rick Wakeman and Jon Anderson on lead vocals. Steve and Chris did some of the backing vocals and I THINK Bill did a tiny bit of vocals, too. I've met Bill (a couple times) and Chris (once, shortly before he died) and had no idea they were both as tall as me (6' 9")!! After leaving (after talking to Chris), Steve drove right past me on his way to the show so, although we saw each other, I never got to actually meet him.
Listen to The LIVE YESSONGS VERSION PLEASE, ITS SO MUCH BETTER, IN FACT ALL OF THOSE SONGS ARE! ITS MY FAVORITE LIVE ALBUM, YOULL LOOOOVE IT!!! TRUTH 😉❤💯
I think it's time for you to hear "South Side of the Sky" by YES. Time to hear some more "Heaven Music" as you call it!!!!! They are getting back together again.....They have a new album coming out in October 2021.
To be more precise, a group of musicians performing under the name of "Yes" have finished a new album. This iteration of the band has John Davison, lead singer, Billy Sherwood, bass guitar, Geoff Downes, keyboards, Steve Howe, lead guitar, and Alan White on drums. White has been in poor health in recent years and doing mere cameo appearances during live concerts. Downes was also briefly a member of the band for one album, Drama, in the early 1980's. Sherwood was a close friend of the now deceased bass playing, the legendary Chris Squire, and toured with the band playing onstage so low in the mix nobody could tell what he was adding to the music., but he is a very good prog musician whom Squire hand-picked as his replacement before he died. Jon Anderson still performs, but not with Yes, which is a shame. Jon Davison has a sound-alike voice, but it is not the same quality as Anderson's. In summary, there is really only one long-term member of the band still playing with it, and he's quite a member, and that would be guitarist Steve Howe, worth the price of a ticket by himself when they tour once again.
The new album is with the touring lineup, with Jon Davidson on vocals, Sherwood on bass, the brilliant Steve Howe on guitar. Alan White on drums and Geoff Downs on keys. Excellent first track - The Ice Bridge.
I was 13 when this album came out and the entire album is a masterpiece as are the following 2 albums after that, Fragile and Close to the Edge, the holy trinity of Yes and they released those 3 albums in less than a 2 year period, Chris Squire turned that bass into an other worldly instrument, he played it like a lead guitar and the band itself had 100 lineup changes and you'll not see a band go through so many people but Chris Squire is the only constant through out it's history right up to his death. I've seen them 3 times, 1979, 1984 and 2004 and they are true musicians because live they're even better, gotta tell you it was a glorious time to be alive the 70's and as I am sure you realize why my generation laments today's music because there's nothing, NOTHING today that can touch this, nothing.
Awaken was the last symphonic masterpiece Yes wrote of 7.The first was Close To The Edge. And yes son you should know their names. Hint their on the album. Keep your journey going of the Yes. You warm my old heart son.
Endless Dream is indeed masterful. Some people only like certain eras and lineups. I enjoy it all. I really like Fly From Here, with the lineup from the Drama album, but I’d hesitate to call it a masterpiece.
On this album we have: Jon Anderson - Vocals Chris Squire - Bass Steve Howe - Guitars Bill Bruford - Drums Tony Kaye - Hammond Organ, Keyboards. I always say this but the version from their live "Yessongs" album is phenomenal. Steve Howe's guitar solo is amazing. ruclips.net/video/cFD7pimdY5A/видео.html
Steve Howe-Guitar, Chris Squire-Bass, Rick Wakeman-Keyboards, Bill Bruford-Drums and Jon Anderson-Vocals. Probably the best version of Yes. There have been many, but this is my favorite.
11:43 - They can't completely reunite because unfortunately Chris Squire passed away a few years ago. Tony Kaye did the keyboards on this song, but was replaced by Rick Wakeman, who's considered a vital part of Yes.
Thanks Pope. I think most will agree you will like taking Yes through time, and I'm glad you're doing it. From what I can tell, you only need these to button up the early years: 1)I've Seen All Good People 2)Perpetual Change 3)Heart of the Sunrise Sorry if I mentioned a song you already covered. Many will also request South Side Of The Sky, which was released with Roundabout. You already heard Awaken from the middle years. Gates of Delirium is a masterpiece and a great song to kick off the rest of your trip through the middle years, if you continue. Middle Yes Period (MYP 1974-1980) 1)Gates of Delirium 2)Turn of the Century 3)Going for the One 4)Wondrous Stories XX5)AwakenXX 6)Don't Kill the Whale 7)Tempus Fugit 8)Machine Messiah
Love seeing brothers getting affected by prog rock..their reactions seem really authentic..but my question is do they listen to it when not doing reaction videos AND do they play it when their friends are over or in the car?
whoa....please don't get billy sherwood in your mind with these cream of YES tracks, all these tracks you have been astounded by are the classic 70's- 80's YES and any after with the exception of ABWH are not the classic line ups... 🙂
Although every member of this band is a top tier musician I always thought Chris Squires bass really made this band. I smoked a lot of weed listening to this band.
LOL Yeah - this might be my favorite Yes song. It's gonna blow you away. Both Steve Howe and Trevor Rabin virtuoso level guitarist. The whole band is outstanding.
I recommend you go back to the previous album, Time and a Word and listen to No Opportunity Necessary No Experience Needed, Everydays, The Prophet and the title track. The rest of the album is killer also.
This was released the year I was born, so I can't claim to have a good firsthand sense of what was happening in global society and culture at the time. But I do know history, and I know that many young people were being sent to fight in a very unpopular war. And when they came home, many were not treated well or with the respect they deserved. I can't help but think of those soldiers when I hear "If the summer changed to winter, yours is no disgrace.." Maybe I'm just pointing out the obvious, LOL.
Yes were inducted to the RnR hall of fame in 2017, (bassist Chris Squire had passed away in 2015), so when they played live Yes were joined by none other than Geddy Lee of Rush, he had been a Yes fan since he was young so it was a tremendous honor and bittersweet for him.
Geddy Lee is my 2nd favorite Bassist. YES and RUSH are the only two bands besides Eagles that I would pay money to see live, and I have seen YES live 8 times since 1977, the GOING FOR THE ONE tour, in the Round, in Madison Square, Garden, July, 1977, the Summer of STAR WARS that I will never forget! So much great cinema, so much great music on the Radio.
After all these years the song still takes me there. Specially Steve how playing that Gibson ES 175 guitar. Just an incredible band and watching you enjoy it takes me way back ! thank you For this
They are extremely creative Englishmen and are master musicians. The keyboard player, Rick Wakeman is a classically trained player with classical music records on his own. He is also a very silly man. He gave one of the all time best acceptance speeches when YES was finally inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. He accepted the award with the whole band standing behind him and try hard not to laugh. It’s great and easily findable. The only other acceptance speech that is as good or better is Alex Lifeson of RUSH. He fucking killed it! You need some background on the R. R. H. O. F. first. They are notoriously out of touch with very deserving bands and have a weird nomination process which everyone agrees sucks. Anyway, they are getting a little better because they’ve caught so much heat over this. Alex Lifeson expresses this in such a hilarious, unique way that it blew minds during his acceptance speech. It’s one of those things you have to see for yourself. The way he did it was so honest and outrageous that he couldn’t get in trouble for it. Everyone knew exactly what he meant but he didn’t use proper words. It’s fucking epic. I love that guy! Seen them live 18 times!
I would say 'Turn of The Century' next. A proper story from Jon. The instrument you were playing 'air keyboard' to was Steve Howe on the guitar. He uses so many different guitars and effects it's easy to confuse ☺️
Howe could keep up with Wakeman all day. Tony Kaye had great tone but had no chance of going note for note with Steve on guitar. Patrick Moraz on Relayer also could keep up with Howe quite nicely like Wakeman. Always wanted Howe and Alex Lifeson to collaborate on an album. Vastly different styles - that could make it interesting! Listen to the guitar solo on the live version of this song on the Yessongs audio album. They captured a different night's performance of this song for the Yessongs movie and it was less impressive. He can pick.......
I HIGHLY recommend the 1973 TALES FROM TOPOGRAPHIC OCEANS album. The Vinyl was two LPs, and the artwork from Roger Dean is especially otherworldly and fantastic! Will send you into another DIMENSION!
the unique thing (that I did not understand too in the first years I had the album) is that those parts you mimic (in this video) as played by keyboard was currently played by a jazz-guitar instead (bu it seems a keyboard for how fluid and uniform was played)
The artists on the song are Jon Anderson, Steve Howe, Chris Squire, Bill Bruford, and Tony Kaye. Chris Squire has died, Bill Bruford retired. Only Steve Howe is in the current touring Yes. The band touring as Yes are a mere shadow of Yes. Nonetheless, their current release is somewhat catchy. ruclips.net/video/PbGEa7ju8bg/видео.html
You were asking about the band members. Original lineup: Jon Anderson: Vocals Bill Bruford: Drums Chris Squire: Bass, backing vocals Peter Banks: Guitar, backing vocals Tony Kaye: Keyboards 3rd album: Steve Howe replaced Peter Banks 4th album: Rick Wakeman replaced Tony Kaye 6th album: Alan White replaced Bill Bruford 7th album: Patrick Moraz replaced Rick Wakeman 8th album: Rick Wakeman replaced Patrick Moraz After that there were a lot more changes that happened. It gets complicated. Chris Squire and Peter Banks have passed away. Only Steve Howe remains in the band today.
Another masterpiece! I saw them live twice - both times "in the round." Both times their massive stage was circular and spun slowly, so that we would see different views of the stage. They played all their masterpieces, including Awaken, and Close to the Edge - two of my top favorites. And saw Jon Anderson solo live too.
Jon Anderson - vocals Chris Squire - Rickenbacker 4001 bass, vocals Steve Howe - Gibson ES175 guitar Tony Kaye - fat organ Bill Bruford - drums, percussion That's on this album, their third.
Hey man, it’s so good to see people listen to music like this. Yes they are legends, they set the bar for prog-rock with Close to the Edge. There is no one making music like these bands did. It won’t ever be done like this. Anyway, thanks, I appreciate that YOU can appreciate some really great music.
Some of the music of my childhood, teenage hood. I learned a lot, not necessarily musically, because I'm not a musician. But i always stdied the lyrics. The same applies with bands like Rush, etc.
I have been playing music since I was about five years old. That's almost thirty years. Aaaand... I have no idea how they do this. We're on the same page. I'm pretty sure there's something sinister going on. They kidnapped a muse, made a bargain with a genie, or ate a wood chip with a molecule left over from the fruit of knowledge lodged in it. They definitely did something.
The original members are singer Jon Anderson and bassist Chris Squire (RIP). There have been countless variations of lineups since then and even now post-Covid-19 there are 2 different Yes spinoff s going about. For most bands that would suck, but with Yes the world needs more Yes love.
This is the album that put YES on the path to CTTE. They could of stayed where they were but needed to grow musically. Alla CTTE, Awakening, Relayer. For those who stayed on the journey, it changed our lives. Everything else sounds less superior. There is a ton of great music out there but as you can see this is special.
Yes is still together and touring and they have a new album realeasing soon. However the band had a lot of changes, members leaving and coming back etc. Jon Anderson, the amazing singer is not with them, he was replaced by a few different guys who are good but not in the same league. Chris Squire died around 6 years ago and was replaced by Billy Sherwood, the guy who he was mentoring and who was was a secondary member of the band on and off. It's complicated. The band kind of split into 2 bands a few times. Check out their solo stuff, Jon Anderson has a ton of amazing solo stuff.
Chris Squire was Yes. He was the main driving force thru 18 band variations and 47yrs until his passing. He made the bass guitar a lead instrument which broke the barrier for future bass players.
There is also a pre-released song from the new album "The Quest" on youtube: "The Ice Bridge". Many say that this is no longer Yes, but I liked the song.
Heart of the Sunrise, The Gates Of Delerium ( very very intense track, almost “difficult” to listen to), Parallells and On the Silent Wings of Freedom should be your next induction into Yes.
Modern classic!!! OMG so wonderful!
Best musicians ever assembled in my opinion, over the top composition, creativity, skill and timing.
Agreed, but for me, their most important skill is composition. Tribute bands show the music can be recreated by others. But no one else can put the right notes in the right order in the first place.
Here is a list of all the instruments used in this song; keyboards, drums, bass, and guitar with human beings operating those instruments. At least I think they are human.
Thanks for doing this.
When I was young (I’m 67 now) I was shy and thought everything was my fault.
I loved the music, beautiful melodies.
But - these lyrics (and other Yes’ songs) helped me to get out of myself, and be more extroverted.
If the summer changes to winter, then mine was no disgrace.
A nice confidence booster.
This sounds as fresh and inventive as it did 50 years ago. They are STILL ahead of their time.
Based on today's music, it's far more fresh and inventive that most things out there. Ian Anderson nailed it in an interview, ~Back then, it was death to sound like anyone else. Now, it's death to sound different.~ Except for the very few who add a new float to the hit parade. The everyone jumps on that until it collapses.
Amazing song
Believe it or not, most of what you heard was guitar, The keyboard sounds were Hammond organ and bass petals. But this track was Steve Howe's debut with the band and it features some of the most diverse guitar work ever laid down in a single song. Electric, acoustic, classical nylon string, scratchy distorted , clean jazz,
staccato funk..this is a whole workshop for guitar. Steve was a guitarist for guitarists.
You are correct sir! I forgot to mention that to Pop.
Great dissection of the magic of Steve Howe. Most underrated guitarist maybe ever considering Yes’s substantial body of work!
Steve Howe is great. Chris Squire on bass. There was organ and synth. (I think you meant bass "pedal" rather than "petal...")
@@paulseymour6012 Haha! I spelt pedals like flower petals, YES might like that spelling anyway, Lol!! 🌷🌻🌼
What about Rick Wakeman and his Moog for some of those sounds?
Some of favorite Steve Howe licks, ever!
It's just insane how good of musicians these guys were! Just magic!
Are!
Yes is totally unique 🎉
I like the Beat Club version best. Brilliant creation, this song is.
"Shining flying purple wolfhounds show me where you are"
Yes, they certainly do.
Ladies and gentlemen Chris Squire and Yes the greatest show on earth. A great a rock and roll song if their was one, Yes style. Of the 36 times I saw Chris think they played this live 16 times. Brilliant tune.
214 for me. No idea how many times they played YIND. The song totally kicks ass!!!
Ok, I hate you guys.
That Spanish national football jersey that made us world cup champions in 2010 😍😍😍😍😍😍
Alright Pope! I'll check out your reaction on Awaken. Four of my immediate friends are liking your reactions for YES!
Per an interview I saw of Jon Anderson, he said this song was written with the soldiers going to Vietnam from a point of empathy...It is high art and beautifully executed...YES is the best!
its about those that start war and those that have to carry it through and how their morals are damaged while the ones that start it live great lives
@@WELLBRAN no it contrasts yes being in Vegas during the war and people go on with life having fun..yours is no disgrace
You get it Man...Every YES song is a magnificent Journey of Musical skill. I envy you hearing this stuff for the first time! *cheers*
Let us trip like we did in the70’s
FIRE!!! Such creativity. How about those 70's musicians!!! No better decade of music
And movies.
@@chrisbowling4060 Such great Art, for all time!
Now this one is more on point. 👍🏻
Love to see more young folks discovering Yes!
And Rush, especially after The Professor's death in 2020. Much the same level of musicianship and composition/arrangement. Put Sabbath and Zeppelin in the same category of instrumentation. Neil Peart's lyrics gives Rush a slight nod IMHO.
71 year old Yes fan here, blessed with 4 live acts from them :-). Good for you man, you feel what real music is all about.
According to Jon Anderson, this song is an encouragement to Vietnam vets returning home to anger and scorn. He cries out, “Yours is no disgrace.” Same happened in US and Britain. I’ve loved this song since the 70s.
Strange how no-one famous in the West sings about all the Vietnamese that American soldiers went half way across the world to slaughter. Guess that perspective wouldn't sell records.
@@psbarrow Check out Kate Bush's song 'Pull out the Pin".It is from the point of view of a Vietnamese soldier stalking an American in the jungle.."Just one thing in it; me or him, and I Love Life!! so I pull out the pin, I Love Life!! I Love Life!!...So I Pull out the Pin.." She was one of the most fearless songwriters, she never backed away from uncomfortable themes
@@psbarrow They were under law of draft to kill the "enemy." What would you have liked them to do, just lay down their guns and take a bullet. DAFC
@@Frankincensedjb123 If they refused the draft (like many did), they wouldn't have been in Vietnam in the first place, and hence, being regarded, prima facie, as war criminals.
I only recently understood the song. At the time of it's release I wanted to hold participants responsible for helping fight an immoral war. Now I am better able to have compassion for difficult choices, even for those who chose differently. I remember telling my brother-in-law and his veteran friend, that if they had resisted, the war would have ended more quickly and saved innocent lives. Only my brother-in-law's protection saved me from bodily harm. Feelings still run deep after more than 50 years.
Btw love your Yes reacts. Hit the sub button
I love Chris Squire’s growling bass parts!
My man niko williams has a great taste in music 😂
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Here's something people might find interesting. It's a video interview with Steve about the making of _Yours is No Disgrace_
Steve Howe's influences are, basically, everything: rock, classical, funk, jazz, blues, and country.
The whole video is fascinating, but this is one part where a very distinct influence becomes pure Yes:
ruclips.net/video/C1vv3morvx0/видео.html
The instruments are, as far as I can tell, are "just" guitars, bass, drums, Hammond organ and I believe this is one of the few times that Tony Kaye used what sounds like a Mini Moog synth. And, of course, Jon's voice. That "WTF?" sound you were wondering about is, I believe, Steve sliding a chord shape up the neck, along with Tony Kaye (keyboards) and maybe Chris Squire (bass). A glissando, if my ancient Humanities memory serves.
For a great live in studio performance, check out:
ruclips.net/video/nx_GIji9EGw/видео.html
It's clearly live because there are some noticeable differences from the original. Very few overdubs for example ;->
You showing your positivity makes the experienced listener hear it as if it were for the first time. This it's why it's gold. Keep doing it.
Yes is a great band! Many great songs by them!
Yes is not Yes without Chris Squire, may he rest in peace.
There's the basic 4 instruments: drums, electric guitar, bass and organ plus, they use acoustic guitar, synthesizer, piano and mellotron and sometimes the electric sitar and lap steel guitar. Every great once in a while, Jon will play percussion, acoustic guitar or harp. In the early `80's, they also used an emulator (Fairlight Synthesizer) and electronic drums.
This version of the band had Bill Bruford on drums, Chris Squire on bass, Steve Howe on guitars I think it was Tony Banks on keyboards, or possibly Rick Wakeman and Jon Anderson on lead vocals. Steve and Chris did some of the backing vocals and I THINK Bill did a tiny bit of vocals, too. I've met Bill (a couple times) and Chris (once, shortly before he died) and had no idea they were both as tall as me (6' 9")!! After leaving (after talking to Chris), Steve drove right past me on his way to the show so, although we saw each other, I never got to actually meet him.
Listen to The LIVE YESSONGS VERSION PLEASE, ITS SO MUCH BETTER, IN FACT ALL OF THOSE SONGS ARE! ITS MY FAVORITE LIVE ALBUM, YOULL LOOOOVE IT!!! TRUTH 😉❤💯
I think it's time for you to hear "South Side of the Sky" by YES. Time to hear some more "Heaven Music" as you call it!!!!! They are getting back together again.....They have a new album coming out in October 2021.
To be more precise, a group of musicians performing under the name of "Yes" have finished a new album. This iteration of the band has John Davison, lead singer, Billy Sherwood, bass guitar, Geoff Downes, keyboards, Steve Howe, lead guitar, and Alan White on drums. White has been in poor health in recent years and doing mere cameo appearances during live concerts. Downes was also briefly a member of the band for one album, Drama, in the early 1980's. Sherwood was a close friend of the now deceased bass playing, the legendary Chris Squire, and toured with the band playing onstage so low in the mix nobody could tell what he was adding to the music., but he is a very good prog musician whom Squire hand-picked as his replacement before he died. Jon Anderson still performs, but not with Yes, which is a shame. Jon Davison has a sound-alike voice, but it is not the same quality as Anderson's.
In summary, there is really only one long-term member of the band still playing with it, and he's quite a member, and that would be guitarist Steve Howe, worth the price of a ticket by himself when they tour once again.
The new album is with the touring lineup, with Jon Davidson on vocals, Sherwood on bass, the brilliant Steve Howe on guitar. Alan White on drums and Geoff Downs on keys. Excellent first track - The Ice Bridge.
No Jon , no Yes
They've been 'together' for quite some time now, recording new albums and such too. Who knew?
I was 13 when this album came out and the entire album is a masterpiece as are the following 2 albums after that, Fragile and Close to the Edge, the holy trinity of Yes and they released those 3 albums in less than a 2 year period, Chris Squire turned that bass into an other worldly instrument, he played it like a lead guitar and the band itself had 100 lineup changes and you'll not see a band go through so many people but Chris Squire is the only constant through out it's history right up to his death. I've seen them 3 times, 1979, 1984 and 2004 and they are true musicians because live they're even better, gotta tell you it was a glorious time to be alive the 70's and as I am sure you realize why my generation laments today's music because there's nothing, NOTHING today that can touch this, nothing.
Awaken was the last symphonic masterpiece Yes wrote of 7.The first was Close To The Edge. And yes son you should know their names. Hint their on the album. Keep your journey going of the Yes. You warm my old heart son.
Keep his journey going to the center of the earth?
I think Endless Dream was their last masterpiece.
Endless Dream is indeed masterful. Some people only like certain eras and lineups. I enjoy it all.
I really like Fly From Here, with the lineup from the Drama album, but I’d hesitate to call it a masterpiece.
@@lewis9702 NOT in the same category...not even close.
On this album we have:
Jon Anderson - Vocals
Chris Squire - Bass
Steve Howe - Guitars
Bill Bruford - Drums
Tony Kaye - Hammond Organ, Keyboards.
I always say this but the version from their live "Yessongs" album is phenomenal. Steve Howe's guitar solo is amazing. ruclips.net/video/cFD7pimdY5A/видео.html
Guitar; bass; drums; keyboards; vocals. That's it. Dude. Look up. Steve Howe; Bill Bruford; Rick Wakeman; Jon Anderson;Chris Squire.
First Yes song I ever heard and it was live in concert...1971...still my favourite!! Thank you.
You should definitely do Gates of Delerium off the Relayer album! It will blow you away!
agreed.
Steve Howe-Guitar, Chris Squire-Bass, Rick Wakeman-Keyboards, Bill Bruford-Drums and Jon Anderson-Vocals. Probably the best version of Yes. There have been many, but this is my favorite.
11:43 - They can't completely reunite because unfortunately Chris Squire passed away a few years ago. Tony Kaye did the keyboards on this song, but was replaced by Rick Wakeman, who's considered a vital part of Yes.
Bonanza!
One of my favorites
Thanks Pope. I think most will agree you will like taking Yes through time, and I'm glad you're doing it. From what I can tell, you only need these to button up the early years:
1)I've Seen All Good People
2)Perpetual Change
3)Heart of the Sunrise
Sorry if I mentioned a song you already covered. Many will also request South Side Of The Sky, which was released with Roundabout.
You already heard Awaken from the middle years. Gates of Delirium is a masterpiece and a great song to kick off the rest of your trip through the middle years, if you continue.
Middle Yes Period (MYP 1974-1980)
1)Gates of Delirium
2)Turn of the Century
3)Going for the One
4)Wondrous Stories
XX5)AwakenXX
6)Don't Kill the Whale
7)Tempus Fugit
8)Machine Messiah
Also good tracks on 90125 (1983) and Big Generator (1987).
Great reaction and great appreciation of one of the most creative bands of all time Pope
Also, you continue to impress with your t shirt collection 😎
Yo pope do ordinary man by Triumph or anything Chicago transit authority or Dokken or Ratt or Savatage or Black Sabbath(Dio) !!!
Love seeing brothers getting affected by prog rock..their reactions seem really authentic..but my question is do they listen to it when not doing reaction videos AND do they play it when their friends are over or in the car?
That video is better than the one where the doll's head spins and shreds at the end.
They ("Yes") where considered to be among the finest of progressive rock along with Genesis, Led Zepelin and Pink Floyd.
whoa....please don't get billy sherwood in your mind with these cream of YES tracks, all these tracks you have been astounded by are the classic 70's- 80's YES and any after with the exception of ABWH are not the classic line ups... 🙂
Although every member of this band is a top tier musician I always thought Chris Squires bass really made this band. I smoked a lot of weed listening to this band.
LOL Yeah - this might be my favorite Yes song. It's gonna blow you away. Both Steve Howe and Trevor Rabin virtuoso level guitarist. The whole band is outstanding.
Pope, try He is Sailing with Vangelis, and if you want to blow your mind, Change We Must.
I recommend you go back to the previous album, Time and a Word and listen to No Opportunity Necessary No Experience Needed, Everydays, The Prophet and the title track. The rest of the album is killer also.
This was released the year I was born, so I can't claim to have a good firsthand sense of what was happening in global society and culture at the time. But I do know history, and I know that many young people were being sent to fight in a very unpopular war. And when they came home, many were not treated well or with the respect they deserved. I can't help but think of those soldiers when I hear "If the summer changed to winter, yours is no disgrace.." Maybe I'm just pointing out the obvious, LOL.
Yes were inducted to the RnR hall of fame in 2017, (bassist Chris Squire had passed away in 2015), so when they played live Yes were joined by none other than Geddy Lee of Rush, he had been a Yes fan since he was young so it was a tremendous honor and bittersweet for him.
I love Rush too!
That was a great moment when Geddy Lee stepped in for Chris Squire.
🤯 That was EPIC! 😁🐰
Geddy Lee is my 2nd favorite Bassist. YES and RUSH are the only two bands besides Eagles that I would pay money to see live, and I have seen YES live 8 times since 1977, the GOING FOR THE ONE tour, in the Round, in Madison Square, Garden, July, 1977, the Summer of STAR WARS that I will never forget! So much great cinema, so much great music on the Radio.
Simply a 70s Rock band. Squire passed.
I don't know what you've done so far but you could play the whole Fragile album and not be disappointed even for a minute.
Love watching you discover this music. I've been listening to this stuff for over 30 years and i still feel the same way.
Love the tradeoffs around 7:00 Howe , Squire and Wakeman
I've seen Yes so many times. Fantastic Band !
Very good selection this is all jam time!!!!
Great song choice!
Videos by VZQK50 are the best ones to react to, the images in them really do justice to the music.
After all these years the song still takes me there. Specially Steve how playing that Gibson ES 175 guitar. Just an incredible band and watching you enjoy it takes me way back !
thank you For this
They are extremely creative Englishmen and are master musicians. The keyboard player, Rick Wakeman is a classically trained player with classical music records on his own. He is also a very silly man. He gave one of the all time best acceptance speeches when YES was finally inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. He accepted the award with the whole band standing behind him and try hard not to laugh. It’s great and easily findable. The only other acceptance speech that is as good or better is Alex Lifeson of RUSH. He fucking killed it! You need some background on the R. R. H. O. F. first. They are notoriously out of touch with very deserving bands and have a weird nomination process which everyone agrees sucks. Anyway, they are getting a little better because they’ve caught so much heat over this.
Alex Lifeson expresses this in such a hilarious, unique way that it blew minds during his acceptance speech. It’s one of those things you have to see for yourself. The way he did it was so honest and outrageous that he couldn’t get in trouble for it. Everyone knew exactly what he meant but he didn’t use proper words. It’s fucking epic. I love that guy! Seen them live 18 times!
This shit is so groovy
I love the energy of the show , it’s great to see you’re experiencing the same things I did when I first started listening to yes 40 years ago❤☮️
Love your honest sincere blown away reaction. Like moi 48 yrs ago😂
Your particles fan out in a blazing dance of hoppin’ cosmic joy!
I would say 'Turn of The Century' next. A proper story from Jon.
The instrument you were playing 'air keyboard' to was Steve Howe on the guitar. He uses so many different guitars and effects it's easy to confuse ☺️
agreed, a gentle change of pace, along with wondrous stories
Howe could keep up with Wakeman all day. Tony Kaye had great tone but had no chance of going note for note with Steve on guitar. Patrick Moraz on Relayer also could keep up with Howe quite nicely like Wakeman. Always wanted Howe and Alex Lifeson to collaborate on an album. Vastly different styles - that could make it interesting! Listen to the guitar solo on the live version of this song on the Yessongs audio album. They captured a different night's performance of this song for the Yessongs movie and it was less impressive. He can pick.......
I HIGHLY recommend the 1973 TALES FROM TOPOGRAPHIC OCEANS album. The Vinyl was two LPs, and the artwork from Roger Dean is especially otherworldly and fantastic! Will send you into another DIMENSION!
The bass is insane.
Steve Howe is the best guitarist ever ! Chris Squire was the best bassist ever= R.I.P.
the unique thing (that I did not understand too in the first years I had the album) is that those parts you mimic (in this video) as played by keyboard was currently played by a jazz-guitar instead (bu it seems a keyboard for how fluid and uniform was played)
The artists on the song are Jon Anderson, Steve Howe, Chris Squire, Bill Bruford, and Tony Kaye. Chris Squire has died, Bill Bruford retired. Only Steve Howe is in the current touring Yes. The band touring as Yes are a mere shadow of Yes. Nonetheless, their current release is somewhat catchy. ruclips.net/video/PbGEa7ju8bg/видео.html
You were asking about the band members.
Original lineup:
Jon Anderson: Vocals
Bill Bruford: Drums
Chris Squire: Bass, backing vocals
Peter Banks: Guitar, backing vocals
Tony Kaye: Keyboards
3rd album: Steve Howe replaced Peter Banks
4th album: Rick Wakeman replaced Tony Kaye
6th album: Alan White replaced Bill Bruford
7th album: Patrick Moraz replaced Rick Wakeman
8th album: Rick Wakeman replaced Patrick Moraz
After that there were a lot more changes that happened. It gets complicated. Chris Squire and Peter Banks have passed away.
Only Steve Howe remains in the band today.
Its simply Guitars, Bass Guitar, Keyboards, and Drums!!! AWESOME music for the soul!
Love vzqk50. His videos are just amazing. Perhaps he's from the same planet that YES is from 😃😱😎🚀🌌
Another masterpiece! I saw them live twice - both times "in the round." Both times their massive stage was circular and spun slowly, so that we would see different views of the stage. They played all their masterpieces, including Awaken, and Close to the Edge - two of my top favorites. And saw Jon Anderson solo live too.
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Nobody could touch Howe on guitar at that time.
He’s been converted to Prog
Jon Anderson - vocals
Chris Squire - Rickenbacker 4001 bass, vocals
Steve Howe - Gibson ES175 guitar
Tony Kaye - fat organ
Bill Bruford - drums, percussion
That's on this album, their third.
Hey man, it’s so good to see people listen to music like this. Yes they are legends, they set the bar for prog-rock with Close to the Edge. There is no one making music like these bands did. It won’t ever be done like this. Anyway, thanks, I appreciate that YOU can appreciate some really great music.
YES is Jon Anderson-vocals. Steve Howe-guitar. Chris Squire-bass. Tony Kaye-keyboards, later replaced by Rick Wakeman. Bill Bruford-drums.
I think you would like Miles Davis, maybe Bitches Brew. It's out there, it's jazz, it's brilliant. You should try it. 🤙❤
I love this guy!! If he loves Yes I love him!!
Some of the music of my childhood, teenage hood. I learned a lot, not necessarily musically, because I'm not a musician. But i always stdied the lyrics. The same applies with bands like Rush, etc.
This is so much better live on YesSongs
remember this is 50 years old
Then that makes me..... 🤯 😳😄☺️😁
I have been playing music since I was about five years old. That's almost thirty years. Aaaand... I have no idea how they do this. We're on the same page. I'm pretty sure there's something sinister going on. They kidnapped a muse, made a bargain with a genie, or ate a wood chip with a molecule left over from the fruit of knowledge lodged in it. They definitely did something.
They practiced
Yes was founded in 1968. Were you even born then? LOL Anywqy, i'm a big fan of your channtel. Keep up the good work!
I was “founded” 32 years later 😅
The original members are singer Jon Anderson and bassist Chris Squire (RIP). There have been countless variations of lineups since then and even now post-Covid-19 there are 2 different Yes spinoff s going about.
For most bands that would suck, but with Yes the world needs more Yes love.
I 've been listening to this song like forever and I just realized it starts with some sort of march which fits the content of course.
This song was influenced by the theme song from the tv show Bonanza!
Please react Revealing the Science of God!
This is the album that put YES on the path to CTTE. They could of stayed where they were but needed to grow musically. Alla CTTE, Awakening, Relayer. For those who stayed on the journey, it changed our lives. Everything else sounds less superior. There is a ton of great music out there but as you can see this is special.
Yes is still together and touring and they have a new album realeasing soon. However the band had a lot of changes, members leaving and coming back etc. Jon Anderson, the amazing singer is not with them, he was replaced by a few different guys who are good but not in the same league. Chris Squire died around 6 years ago and was replaced by Billy Sherwood, the guy who he was mentoring and who was was a secondary member of the band on and off. It's complicated. The band kind of split into 2 bands a few times. Check out their solo stuff, Jon Anderson has a ton of amazing solo stuff.
Chris Squire was Yes. He was the main driving force thru 18 band variations and 47yrs until his passing. He made the bass guitar a lead instrument which broke the barrier for future bass players.
There is also a pre-released song from the new album "The Quest" on youtube: "The Ice Bridge". Many say that this is no longer Yes, but I liked the song.
Try listening to " I've seen all good people" by YES.
Heart of the Sunrise, The Gates Of Delerium ( very very intense track, almost “difficult” to listen to), Parallells and On the Silent Wings of Freedom should be your next induction into Yes.