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YESSONGS is best live version of Starship Trooper with addition of Rick Wakeman with his magical synthesizer sounds !! Also Alan White joining band only three days before this tour . White was an awesome pick up after Bill Buford departure to King Crimson. Alan White played with John Lennon and George Harrison before joining Yes . Always the best live band ever !
Live in Montreux’03 is great live concert. This is definitely a live version. I saw them two months ago playing this as encore…seen Yes DOZENS of times. Never missed a tour. The first time I saw them, I belonged to the YES club. ☮️❤️
When yes was Inducted into the Rock and Roll hall of fame Alex and Geddy Lee inducted them Alex mentioned about how many times he practiced this song , ,
This song is part of the live album, but wasn’t included in the movie. What you see here is a montage of bits and parts of the movie by a fan to make it look as much as possible as the band performing the song.
Finally someone listening to the right version. From 1973. Don't understand why some people on youtube watch ones for the first time reaction from a version after 1979 which are very Inferior to 1973 - 1979.
This is the first great Yes song that grabbed me. The thing I love is Steve Howe's beautiful fingerstyle playing. This footage is from Yessongs in which only the end of this song is played in the closing credits
Great point , when Taylor Hawkins from the Foo fighters started with Alannis Morisette he mentioned about the bass player who joined her band his name is Chris Chaney he was a schooled Jazz player , Taylor wanted a different style for Morisettes band , Taylor suggested that he listen to Janes Addiction, ironically Chris Joined Janes Addiction after playing with Alannis , Chris and Taylor formed side band till Taylor’s passing
Yes, this vid was recorded from a live performance, edited of course. I gotta tell ya, I understand the desire to see the band live and I know a lot of YES fans are enthusiastic about them, but I _always_ recommend that 1st time listeners go to the studio version first, & then check out the live performances. The reason is because 1) the members spent an inordinate amount of time on perfecting the mix, primarily because they packed so much *complexity* into their masterpieces and the result was always really close to perfection. It's because of this that repeated listenings are a _must._ The next several times you listen to them, you'll hear things you missed previously. 2) because of the complexity, watching a live performance at first listen, you are at least part of the time distracted from the complexity being woven together by the visuals you are seeing. 3) if you're a Chris Squire fan, the bass was always given a dominating role in the mix on the studio versions but always gets a bit lost in the live versions. You'll see what I'm talking about here... Obviously, I recommend both, but I say do the studio version first. Another reason for you to now listen to the studio version of Starship Trooper is because the drummer in the studio version was Bill Bruford, who combined with Chris to form The Best "Rhythm Section" in progressive rock ever. (Not to say Alan White is a bad drummer by any means. It's just that Chris & Bill were magic.)
Funny, because Chris and Bill weren't the best of friends. Another thing about Yessongs versions of Yes Album songs is Rick's reinterpretations. Each are great in their own unique ways. Rick's solo here is just a "wee little bit different."
@@davep8221 Yeah, I know... It's weird, cuz if Bill Bruford's name is remembered 100 years from now, it will be for his contributions to YES' early masterpieces, especially Close To The Edge (which will be remembered 100yrs from now) & not for anything he did afterward with King Crimson or anyone else. He walked away from a a music-creating ensemble in which his contributions stood out in a very appealing way, juxtaposed against Chris' Industrial-Melodic bass inspirations. Thereafter, he embraced the comparative obscurity of being 1 of many good fusion-jazz drummers that no one ever heard about cuz few people other than jazz musicians listen to fusion-jazz as their preference. I get that he took Chris' tardiness "personally" & who knows what other complaints about his personality, but how was he not able to see the specialness of how he & Chris sounded together. Bill once said he stuck with YES early on because of how good they were with vocal harmonies. But when he left for KC, he joined a band that wasted little effort on such a concern. People are who they are, but I can't help but think of what "might have been" if Bill had been able to maintain an "attitude of gratitude" in 1972. Whatever I guess...
Seeing them play this live in 1979 was incredible. During the last part of the song (called Wurm, I believe) Squire was just stalking around the stage playing that bassline holding the song together while Howe and Wakeman went off on their solos. Really "rock-starring" it up. He was a very charismatic performer. Edit to add Wakeman played his solo on a keytar, totally duelling center-stage with Howe.
I liked South Side of the Sky. Rest In peace, Chris and Alan. It's good to see Squire with his old RIC.Between him and Rush, I played a RIC more several years. I used to really be into progressive rock, but even though I have several Dream Theater albums, I rarely listen to them. My tastes have become a bit less progressive with time.
Yes were an early name in progressive rock - but the originators are historically considered to be either King Crimson or the Moody Blues. The Blues were the earlier band, but their early classical-rock fusion is sometimes considered "art-rock" rather than "prog". Either way - Yes have specifically stated that it was a King Crimson concert which inspired them to "step up their game" - and led to a huge jump in musical complexity (including the firing of Peter Banks and later Tony Kaye). As Steve Howe took over guitar duties and brought his influences, "The Yes Album" (including this song) was born - note that this song (along with the rest of the album) is guitar-forward. After this album, Rick Wakeman took over the keyboards, and we got the "classic lineup" which produced Fragile and Close to the Edge.
This video is someone doing their best to match footage of different live performances (from the move Yessongs, which didn't include Starship Trooper) with a live performance of Starship Trooper on album Yessongs from the same 1973 tour. If you want to see actual video performances from the movie, you can't beat Close to the Edge and And you and I.
Rick Wakeman was at least 6'5" tall. He was quite the striking figure in that sequined cape. This era saw the advent of all sorts of new types of keyboards, each offering it's own distinctive sound, and some having new controls in the way of dials to bend the frequencies and volume. Nowadays, we have the digital chops to allow one set of keys to play all these sounds, but, back then, you needed lots of keyboards to produce all these different sounds. Wakeman is given credit for being the first keyboardist to perform with racks of keyboards encircling him, one of the many "firsts" for Yes and its members.
@@keithh2636 Old people shrink in height. But you are probably helpful in noting that, unlike a lot of these old musical heroes, he's still alive and playing music.
This was a live version off the same video/concert you reacted to a previous yes reaction. Listen to the studio version which is on the Yes Album. Chris Squire's bass is brought forward in the mix, you'll enjoy it. The last section, Wurm, Squire uses foot pedals to get some real filthy sounds out of his Rickenbacker.
Starship Trooper is from "The Yes Album" released in 1971. I think reviewers should hear the original studio recording before listening to live versions.
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Live version. It was one of the first concert video films. Yessongs I believe. This was the second encore closing song I believe. ( the first encore was Yours is no Disgrace. ).
Back in the day, it was called Art Rock. Anderson's idea, i think, that each tune was a separate piece of art. Some impressionistic, some abstract, some abstract.
King Crimson; Emerson, Lake & Palmer; Gentle Giant, and Genesis are some other early prog bands. Also (sometimes) Jethro Tull and Pink Floyd. EDIT: and the Moody Blues - check out Days Of Future Passed.
I recommend, just for yourself, listen to the keys to Asension live version. It is far superior. This version leaves you hanging at the end. The keys version gives you the resolve that your heart desires.
Funnily enough, the original drummer on this (Bill Bruford) and Chris Squire didn’t get on on such a personal level they they nearly came to blows. So Bill left. He was replaceable it turns out. Chris never ever was. But he was the party guy, always late to EVERYTHING, and quite laid back. Bill was a militant jazz muso ❤ So much Rush so little Yes in your collection. Shame as “no Yes, no Rush” said Geddy Lee. Do more!❤
Would've preferred the studio version. Totally awesome song though. This is the live version from their Yessongs triple live album and the video footage is from their concert film, Yessongs. The studio version was released in 1971 on The Yes Album. Another band it'd be great to see you get into, if you're not already, is Blue Oyster Cult. Their self titled debut album was released in 1972 and it's fantastic. Very good but underrated rock band.
You may want to check out more recent live footage. I would recommend live at tsongas from the 35th anniversary tour from 2004. Better audio and video None of the those out there added video affects. Just all pure performance. Great stuff.
Yes, you're listening to the Yessongs live version from 1973. The footage from the Yessongs *movie* (released in 1975) that syncs to the recording only kicks in at about 10:50 (and even then it's badly synced.) Let's be clear, there's nothing wrong with the live versions on Yessongs, although I generally do agree it's best to start with the studio versions. Justin did well to focus on the recording and ignore all the gibberish on screen.
You really should check out the studio version of this and other Yes songs. The live performances are great (unless it's mashed up like this one) but the studio versions are beautiful.
There is the live album "Yessongs" (3 LPs) and the concert film "Yessongs, The Movie". Both were recorded during the "Close To The Edge Tour" (1972/73). But not at the same concerts. I haven't seen the film in ages, but the music to this video is definitely from the live album. (I know every note). I'm just amazed at the mediocre sound quality. The footage appears to be from the movie; only that "Starship Trooper" is not part of the film. Somebody must have been hard tinkering. Unfortunately, Yes's old film documents are terrible. Picture and sound quality is poor, the camera work is abysmal. (but I still like to watch it;-)
I agree with what you are saying, but IIRC, the instrumental ending to Starship Trooper that plays over the credits in the movie is from the Yessongs album. And somewhere on RUclips, someone took the entire Yessongs version of Starship Trooper, edited in video cuts to the first part and synced it to the ending of the movie. I think that's whats being shown here.
@@gmlasorsa You are right. The only part of Starship Trooper in the YESSONGS movie is at the end credits. Same as the album. So your hearing here Yessongs album Starship Trooper dubbed / synced over parts of the movie that isn't Starship plus the ending with the credits. Also the Yours is no disgrace from the movie is not the one from the album. It's edited. When Yes started to do Starship Trooper on the Close to the edge tour they edited Your is no Disgrace. The last verse. The one from the album is the entire version from a show where Starship wasn't played yet. I once thought the movie edited it for time reasons, but that's not the case. They actually edited it when it was played. Confirmed by listening to other shows where Starship was played. They edited Yours is no disgrace.
I forgot what you’ve done. I’ll have to go back. Try Gates of Delirum, and ideally the original mix. Later ones bury the bass, vocals, and keys. It’s based on War & Peace so a whole section is a musical battle and simply phenomenal. And you may cry at the end. Tempted? It’s 22 mins of magic ❤️ Then there’s Close to the Edge and Awaken. You’re well on your Yes paths with the “big 3” ❤🎉 Original audio pls
I'm a tech mojo is cool Nitro, tends to flake off under use sweat and temps YES is the band ! Awaken will knock you out! Chris Squire is my muse bought a Ric 4001 I wish i could play like him. Justin this is the movie Yessongs Steve Howe's brother was film photographer and decided to film a concert in 1973 and they added Roger Dean's artwork from Fragile. and some other weird psychedelic images. it is live, the 3 record set was the whole concert which they cut in parts on the film for artistic license.
Justin you need a Ric 4003 in your bass collection totally different than a fender I have a P bass love them both but are totally different stay cool ! I enjoy a musicians take on these songs.
Some dufus is making all these videos using the Yessongs movie video and superimposing the Yessongs album audio over it, which is stupid and misleading. I hate it. And now some bigger dufus is providing RUclips reviewers with these bogus videos to see and hear Yes music for the first time, leading to this kind of confusion. I wish RUclips would flag these videos and get them off the platform. In this case, the guy making the video effed it up in that the performance on the album is actually from the same concert that the movie was filmed, and in the movie during the credits they show the correct video to go with this audio. It starts after the Wakeman keyboard solo and shows the whole Howe guitar solo during the finale. Somehow this guy didn't get the video footage to sync up with the audio during this part, even though it is perfectly synced in the movie itself. Amazing. That said, I'm really enjoying your reactions, Justin. It's great to see younger people discovering this magic from the early 70's when I was a teenager, especially guys like you who are musicians and can appreciate it on that level.
Love the Wurm. Anybody know if was the first umlaut in a song name? Steve actually wrote it back in a older called BODAST. I think that Yes didn't care about time signatures for the sake of just changing them. Jon wasn't originally a trained musician, and he was a kind of guiding light for the early stuff. Clearly it was an intense collaboration and they all joined bits others had written. I get the feeling that Jon was more of the idea guy/architect for a lot of the stuff. There's a great documentary called "Inside Yes." Most was with journalists (good ones ;-) but there were some good Steve parts. He'd say something like, ~I don't have a song, but I've got some *stuff*~ I also read something by Rick where he said that a lot of the time signature changes were to fit Jon's lyrics into the song. He may have been snarking at the dumbass music "journalists" who claimed prog was more like ego rock. "Progtentious" is my come back. *Or* it may've been a snark at "Tales..."
Funny you should mention dream theater on one of there live vid there's a seg whe re Steve Howe joins John and John Mike on stage at a lil bar and they jam on this tune stars ship tropper pretty amazing to see.john and Steve take turns on a solo sure can hear the style between them old and new it was cooll like you said there be no dream theater without yes John saying the same thing how much of a influence yes was on them and there music
The live performance of Starship Trooper was actually recorded at the Rainbow Theatre UK December 15, 1972, this is part of the Close To The Edge Tour. The footage is a montage from the Yessongs video released in 1973. The Yessongs video contains seven songs but as for Starship Trooper in the video we only can hear the ending of the song in the credits part of the video except for the very last minutes where we can see Steve with the double neck guitar. Starship Trooper was released on The Yes album February 19, 1971.
There are better versions of this song out there than the one you critique. Yessongs was recorded by a half deaf sound engineer through a pair of sweaty socks with the video footage edited by a myopic lunatic who, knew absolutely nothing about the band he was supposed to be recording for posterity. The original version of starship trooper on the original yes album is a far more subtle beauty than the yessongs effort, Featuring a much more subtle interplay between bass and drums and with, sublime hammond organ buildup by Tony Kaye. Plus if you want a 'proper' live version with Wakeman ascending, try the Tormato tour recording of yes live at the empire pool wembley in 1978 which I witnessed myself and, I can tell you that version of starship trooper takes the roof off and is unsurpassed. Listen to those two versions before you fully understand and appreciate the true majesty4 what Yes were all about. And Yes Dreamtheater are another wonderful band that are 'keepers of the flame' of progressive music.
As has been pointed out, this video is not at all the performance of this song. Also, Alan White's drumming of Bill Bruford's parts, especially on his first tour with Yes, is a travesty. You have to listen to the studio version, Bruford's drumming on this song is especially great.
This is 70s film production during psychedelia. Film clips w science films. Believe it or not, this was state of the art for its time. Some songs from Yessongs movie are great - Close to the Edge, Roundabout, And You and I. Others, like this one are more like clips. It is what it is. Most old fans dont care. The songs captured the excitement of their live shows, which they lived for. Thanks. Bro!
You owe it to yourself to listen to the studio version, and if you also want to see a real live performance, there are many great ones of this song, one I can recommend is live at Tsongas from the 35th anniversary tour. This video is distracting from the music, and it's not a great mix.
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Now don't forget Ritual. Oh if you shave that Fender and put a cream color on it you could call it Squire Oopsy II.
Chris Squire’s “solo” track, from that same live performance. Jaw dropping, despite the sketchy sound.
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Thanks for this. It was a great experience to enjoy classic line up few times... amazing performers
Live recording with random footage from the same concert series. This was from Yes Songs - the Yes Album had the original song.
YESSONGS is best live version of Starship Trooper with addition of Rick Wakeman with his magical synthesizer sounds !! Also Alan White joining band only three days before this tour . White was an awesome pick up after Bill Buford departure to King Crimson. Alan White played with John Lennon and George Harrison before joining Yes . Always the best live band ever !
The best live version of StarshipTrooper Ever. No matter how many times I listen to it I get frisson and every hair stands up on end
Greatest band ever.
1973 was when my daughter was born. This takes me to wonderful places. Several lifetimes ago.
Live in Montreux’03 is great live concert. This is definitely a live version. I saw them two months ago playing this as encore…seen Yes DOZENS of times. Never missed a tour. The first time I saw them, I belonged to the YES club. ☮️❤️
Really wish you'd done the studio version, but still awesome. Go listen to it on the Yes Album though. Much tighter and more powerful. Oh, and 1971.
When yes was Inducted into the Rock and Roll hall of fame Alex and Geddy Lee inducted them Alex mentioned about how many times he practiced this song , ,
This song is part of the live album, but wasn’t included in the movie. What you see here is a montage of bits and parts of the movie by a fan to make it look as much as possible as the band performing the song.
Finally someone listening to the right version. From 1973. Don't understand why some people on youtube watch ones for the first time reaction from a version after 1979 which are very Inferior to 1973 - 1979.
This is the first great Yes song that grabbed me. The thing I love is Steve Howe's beautiful fingerstyle playing. This footage is from Yessongs in which only the end of this song is played in the closing credits
Great point , when Taylor Hawkins from the Foo fighters started with Alannis Morisette he mentioned about the bass player who joined her band his name is Chris Chaney he was a schooled Jazz player , Taylor wanted a different style for Morisettes band , Taylor suggested that he listen to Janes Addiction, ironically Chris Joined Janes Addiction after playing with Alannis , Chris and Taylor formed side band till Taylor’s passing
Yes, this vid was recorded from a live performance, edited of course.
I gotta tell ya, I understand the desire to see the band live and I know a lot of YES fans are enthusiastic about them, but I _always_ recommend that 1st time listeners go to the studio version first, & then check out the live performances. The reason is because
1) the members spent an inordinate amount of time on perfecting the mix, primarily because they packed so much *complexity* into their masterpieces and the result was always really close to perfection. It's because of this that repeated listenings are a _must._ The next several times you listen to them, you'll hear things you missed previously.
2) because of the complexity, watching a live performance at first listen, you are at least part of the time distracted from the complexity being woven together by the visuals you are seeing.
3) if you're a Chris Squire fan, the bass was always given a dominating role in the mix on the studio versions but always gets a bit lost in the live versions. You'll see what I'm talking about here...
Obviously, I recommend both, but I say do the studio version first. Another reason for you to now listen to the studio version of Starship Trooper is because the drummer in the studio version was Bill Bruford, who combined with Chris to form The Best "Rhythm Section" in progressive rock ever. (Not to say Alan White is a bad drummer by any means. It's just that Chris & Bill were magic.)
I too tell everyone to first listen to the album. Cause over the yrs I would tell my bud they changed keys.
I totally agree with you. It’s better to get familiar with the studio versions first.
Funny, because Chris and Bill weren't the best of friends.
Another thing about Yessongs versions of Yes Album songs is Rick's reinterpretations. Each are great in their own unique ways.
Rick's solo here is just a "wee little bit different."
@@davep8221 Yeah, I know... It's weird, cuz if Bill Bruford's name is remembered 100 years from now, it will be for his contributions to YES' early masterpieces, especially Close To The Edge (which will be remembered 100yrs from now) & not for anything he did afterward with King Crimson or anyone else. He walked away from a a music-creating ensemble in which his contributions stood out in a very appealing way, juxtaposed against Chris' Industrial-Melodic bass inspirations. Thereafter, he embraced the comparative obscurity of being 1 of many good fusion-jazz drummers that no one ever heard about cuz few people other than jazz musicians listen to fusion-jazz as their preference.
I get that he took Chris' tardiness "personally" & who knows what other complaints about his personality, but how was he not able to see the specialness of how he & Chris sounded together. Bill once said he stuck with YES early on because of how good they were with vocal harmonies. But when he left for KC, he joined a band that wasted little effort on such a concern. People are who they are, but I can't help but think of what "might have been" if Bill had been able to maintain an "attitude of gratitude" in 1972. Whatever I guess...
Seeing them play this live in 1979 was incredible. During the last part of the song (called Wurm, I believe) Squire was just stalking around the stage playing that bassline holding the song together while Howe and Wakeman went off on their solos. Really "rock-starring" it up. He was a very charismatic performer. Edit to add Wakeman played his solo on a keytar, totally duelling center-stage with Howe.
Yup - 1979 In The Round - Best Starship Trooper ever!!!!!
I liked South Side of the Sky. Rest In peace, Chris and Alan. It's good to see Squire with his old RIC.Between him and Rush, I played a RIC more several years. I used to really be into progressive rock, but even though I have several Dream Theater albums, I rarely listen to them. My tastes have become a bit less progressive with time.
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The studio version came out in 1971. This version is from their 1973 live album "Yessongs".
Live version...they released a film which showed the limitations of the time but was great to hear the live album Yessongs in the cinema.
Yes were an early name in progressive rock - but the originators are historically considered to be either King Crimson or the Moody Blues. The Blues were the earlier band, but their early classical-rock fusion is sometimes considered "art-rock" rather than "prog". Either way - Yes have specifically stated that it was a King Crimson concert which inspired them to "step up their game" - and led to a huge jump in musical complexity (including the firing of Peter Banks and later Tony Kaye). As Steve Howe took over guitar duties and brought his influences, "The Yes Album" (including this song) was born - note that this song (along with the rest of the album) is guitar-forward. After this album, Rick Wakeman took over the keyboards, and we got the "classic lineup" which produced Fragile and Close to the Edge.
This video is someone doing their best to match footage of different live performances (from the move Yessongs, which didn't include Starship Trooper) with a live performance of Starship Trooper on album Yessongs from the same 1973 tour. If you want to see actual video performances from the movie, you can't beat Close to the Edge and And you and I.
Love your 74 Jazz bass!
Rick Wakeman was at least 6'5" tall. He was quite the striking figure in that sequined cape. This era saw the advent of all sorts of new types of keyboards, each offering it's own distinctive sound, and some having new controls in the way of dials to bend the frequencies and volume. Nowadays, we have the digital chops to allow one set of keys to play all these sounds, but, back then, you needed lots of keyboards to produce all these different sounds. Wakeman is given credit for being the first keyboardist to perform with racks of keyboards encircling him, one of the many "firsts" for Yes and its members.
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@@keithh2636 Old people shrink in height. But you are probably helpful in noting that, unlike a lot of these old musical heroes, he's still alive and playing music.
Regardless of whether you like his style (I do), with Wakeman you know what you're getting.
This was a live version off the same video/concert you reacted to a previous yes reaction. Listen to the studio version which is on the Yes Album. Chris Squire's bass is brought forward in the mix, you'll enjoy it. The last section, Wurm, Squire uses foot pedals to get some real filthy sounds out of his Rickenbacker.
Did you know Rick Wakeman was the first person to stack his keyboards. Now everyone does it to this day. The Grand Father of Stacking
Starship Trooper is from "The Yes Album" released in 1971. I think reviewers should hear the original studio recording before listening to live versions.
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You got it right. its there live version from Yessongs and is a compilation of video.
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Live version. It was one of the first concert video films. Yessongs I believe. This was the second encore closing song I believe. ( the first encore was Yours is no Disgrace. ).
And I particularly didn't know anyone who creases Bell-bottoms as long as they weren't throwing in a pile on the floor they were ready to wear
That's a brilliant talent you have to sing along never hearing it. My mentor had that ability and was the first to PHD in his field of music.
Back in the day, it was called Art Rock. Anderson's idea, i think, that each tune was a separate piece of art. Some impressionistic, some abstract, some abstract.
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I hope you get to Close to the Edge and Gates of Delerium and Awaken! And there are so many more great tunes by this band!
King Crimson; Emerson, Lake & Palmer; Gentle Giant, and Genesis are some other early prog bands. Also (sometimes) Jethro Tull and Pink Floyd. EDIT: and the Moody Blues - check out Days Of Future Passed.
I recommend, just for yourself, listen to the keys to Asension live version. It is far superior. This version leaves you hanging at the end. The keys version gives you the resolve that your heart desires.
Funnily enough, the original drummer on this (Bill Bruford) and Chris Squire didn’t get on on such a personal level they they nearly came to blows. So Bill left. He was replaceable it turns out. Chris never ever was. But he was the party guy, always late to EVERYTHING, and quite laid back. Bill was a militant jazz muso ❤
So much Rush so little Yes in your collection. Shame as “no Yes, no Rush” said Geddy Lee. Do more!❤
Would've preferred the studio version. Totally awesome song though. This is the live version from their Yessongs triple live album and the video footage is from their concert film, Yessongs. The studio version was released in 1971 on The Yes Album. Another band it'd be great to see you get into, if you're not already, is Blue Oyster Cult. Their self titled debut album was released in 1972 and it's fantastic. Very good but underrated rock band.
You may want to check out more recent live footage. I would recommend live at tsongas from the 35th anniversary tour from 2004. Better audio and video None of the those out there added video affects. Just all pure performance. Great stuff.
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Yes, live version from their movie. Not synced up, but when I saw it at the theatre in the 70's I didn't care.
Yes, you're listening to the Yessongs live version from 1973. The footage from the Yessongs *movie* (released in 1975) that syncs to the recording only kicks in at about 10:50 (and even then it's badly synced.) Let's be clear, there's nothing wrong with the live versions on Yessongs, although I generally do agree it's best to start with the studio versions. Justin did well to focus on the recording and ignore all the gibberish on screen.
You really should check out the studio version of this and other Yes songs. The live performances are great (unless it's mashed up like this one) but the studio versions are beautiful.
There is the live album "Yessongs" (3 LPs) and the concert film "Yessongs, The Movie". Both were recorded during the "Close To The Edge Tour" (1972/73). But not at the same concerts. I haven't seen the film in ages, but the music to this video is definitely from the live album. (I know every note). I'm just amazed at the mediocre sound quality. The footage appears to be from the movie; only that "Starship Trooper" is not part of the film. Somebody must have been hard tinkering.
Unfortunately, Yes's old film documents are terrible. Picture and sound quality is poor, the camera work is abysmal. (but I still like to watch it;-)
I'm very partial to the Keys to Ascension version of Troopers.
@Bookhouse Boy Correct!! 10/28/78 Wembley = $1,000,000,000,000. Keys to Ascension -1996 = $1
I agree with what you are saying, but IIRC, the instrumental ending to Starship Trooper that plays over the credits in the movie is from the Yessongs album. And somewhere on RUclips, someone took the entire Yessongs version of Starship Trooper, edited in video cuts to the first part and synced it to the ending of the movie. I think that's whats being shown here.
@@gmlasorsa You are right. The only part of Starship Trooper in the YESSONGS movie is at the end credits. Same as the album. So your hearing here Yessongs album Starship Trooper dubbed / synced over parts of the movie that isn't Starship plus the ending with the credits. Also the Yours is no disgrace from the movie is not the one from the album. It's edited. When Yes started to do Starship Trooper on the Close to the edge tour they edited Your is no Disgrace. The last verse. The one from the album is the entire version from a show where Starship wasn't played yet. I once thought the movie edited it for time reasons, but that's not the case. They actually edited it when it was played. Confirmed by listening to other shows where Starship was played. They edited Yours is no disgrace.
@@yesshows100 Wow, I did NOT know that.
I forgot what you’ve done. I’ll have to go back. Try Gates of Delirum, and ideally the original mix. Later ones bury the bass, vocals, and keys. It’s based on War & Peace so a whole section is a musical battle and simply phenomenal. And you may cry at the end. Tempted? It’s 22 mins of magic ❤️
Then there’s Close to the Edge and Awaken. You’re well on your Yes paths with the “big 3” ❤🎉 Original audio pls
John Petrucci's goal was to make Dream Theater a mix of Yes and Metallica, so you pretty much nailed it.
Apologies if this is a repeat.
I'm a tech mojo is cool Nitro, tends to flake off under use sweat and temps YES is the band ! Awaken will knock you out! Chris Squire is my muse bought a Ric 4001 I wish i could play like him. Justin this is the movie Yessongs Steve Howe's brother was film photographer and decided to film a concert in 1973 and they added Roger Dean's artwork from Fragile. and some other weird psychedelic images. it is live, the 3 record set was the whole concert which they cut in parts on the film for artistic license.
Justin you need a Ric 4003 in your bass collection totally different than a fender I have a P bass love them both but are totally different stay cool ! I enjoy a musicians take on these songs.
Some dufus is making all these videos using the Yessongs movie video and superimposing the Yessongs album audio over it, which is stupid and misleading. I hate it. And now some bigger dufus is providing RUclips reviewers with these bogus videos to see and hear Yes music for the first time, leading to this kind of confusion. I wish RUclips would flag these videos and get them off the platform.
In this case, the guy making the video effed it up in that the performance on the album is actually from the same concert that the movie was filmed, and in the movie during the credits they show the correct video to go with this audio. It starts after the Wakeman keyboard solo and shows the whole Howe guitar solo during the finale. Somehow this guy didn't get the video footage to sync up with the audio during this part, even though it is perfectly synced in the movie itself. Amazing.
That said, I'm really enjoying your reactions, Justin. It's great to see younger people discovering this magic from the early 70's when I was a teenager, especially guys like you who are musicians and can appreciate it on that level.
However. Genius.
Love the Wurm.
Anybody know if was the first umlaut in a song name? Steve actually wrote it back in a older called BODAST.
I think that Yes didn't care about time signatures for the sake of just changing them.
Jon wasn't originally a trained musician, and he was a kind of guiding light for the early stuff.
Clearly it was an intense collaboration and they all joined bits others had written. I get the feeling that Jon was more of the idea guy/architect for a lot of the stuff.
There's a great documentary called "Inside Yes." Most was with journalists (good ones ;-) but there were some good Steve parts. He'd say something like, ~I don't have a song, but I've got some *stuff*~
I also read something by Rick where he said that a lot of the time signature changes were to fit Jon's lyrics into the song.
He may have been snarking at the dumbass music "journalists" who claimed prog was more like ego rock. "Progtentious" is my come back.
*Or* it may've been a snark at "Tales..."
there ya go Rick Wakeman !
Dude, you should also listen to the original studio version of this song. This live version is quite different. from "The YES album".
Funny you should mention dream theater on one of there live vid there's a seg whe re Steve Howe joins John and John Mike on stage at a lil bar and they jam on this tune stars ship tropper pretty amazing to see.john and Steve take turns on a solo sure can hear the style between them old and new it was cooll like you said there be no dream theater without yes John saying the same thing how much of a influence yes was on them and there music
The Beatles are probably considered The Originators of progressive rock followed closely by The Moody Blues then King Crimson
Who else here thinks the Beatles are the originators of progressive rock? comment below.
The live performance of Starship Trooper was actually recorded at the Rainbow Theatre UK December 15, 1972, this is part of the Close To The Edge Tour. The footage is a montage from the Yessongs video released in 1973. The Yessongs video contains seven songs but as for Starship Trooper in the video we only can hear the ending of the song in the credits part of the video except for the very last minutes where we can see Steve with the double neck guitar. Starship Trooper was released on The Yes album February 19, 1971.
There are better versions of this song out there than the one you critique. Yessongs was recorded by a half deaf sound engineer through a pair of sweaty socks with the video footage edited by a myopic lunatic who, knew absolutely nothing about the band he was supposed to be recording for posterity. The original version of starship trooper on the original yes album is a far more subtle beauty than the yessongs effort, Featuring a much more subtle interplay between bass and drums and with, sublime hammond organ buildup by Tony Kaye. Plus if you want a 'proper' live version with Wakeman ascending, try the Tormato tour recording of yes live at the empire pool wembley in 1978 which I witnessed myself and, I can tell you that version of starship trooper takes the roof off and is unsurpassed. Listen to those two versions before you fully understand and appreciate the true majesty4 what Yes were all about. And Yes Dreamtheater are another wonderful band that are 'keepers of the flame' of progressive music.
Don't forget time signatures.
Got a Gibson 1275, it's too heavy to play anymore.
Wurm!
yes, live recording but random video clips....many better live versions available
I would rather you react to the live albums Yessongs and Yesshows than these fan made live videos.
Patina, well aged,
Humbling isn't it.
As has been pointed out, this video is not at all the performance of this song. Also, Alan White's drumming of Bill Bruford's parts, especially on his first tour with Yes, is a travesty. You have to listen to the studio version, Bruford's drumming on this song is especially great.
This is 70s film production during psychedelia. Film clips w science films. Believe it or not, this was state of the art for its time. Some songs from Yessongs movie are great - Close to the Edge, Roundabout, And You and I. Others, like this one are more like clips. It is what it is. Most old fans dont care. The songs captured the excitement of their live shows, which they lived for. Thanks. Bro!
You owe it to yourself to listen to the studio version, and if you also want to see a real live performance, there are many great ones of this song, one I can recommend is live at Tsongas from the 35th anniversary tour. This video is distracting from the music, and it's not a great mix.
The album version is much better and detailed,
It's irritating to see the footage of other songs matched with this performance.
Don't talk to the trolls. It's OK to let the audience have your credentials, but it seamed like you spent too much time answering the trash talkers.