My 3rd grade teacher Ms. Byrd introduced me to YES. She chalked Roundabout on the blackboard. She said today's poetry lesson is Roundabout. Then she puts the album on , goes back to the blackboard with yard stick to point out the phrasing on each word. If you're out there, Thank You for introducing me to heaven via YES! I'll always be a Starship Trooper!
My mom told me to go downstairs and tell my brother to turn that damn music down. I went into his room (he couldn't hear me knocking) and he was laying on the floor with his head between 2 speakers listening to close to the edge, it was so loud. I laid down right next to him and put my head between the speakers and I haven't taken my head out from in between those speakers since. Best band ever. "I shook my head and smiled a whisper knowing all about the place."
I was 12, Going for the One had just come out. My brother borrowed the album from a friend, brought it in and played Awaken.That was it for me- saved all my pocket money for Fragile and Close to the Edge.
I was 15 and it was 1971. The wonderful, ‘The Yes Album’, was my first taste. What a sound, Jon’s voice, Steve’s Guitar, Chris’s Bass, Bill’s incredible drumming and Tony’s Organ, Piano and Moog. I couldn’t believe what I was hearing. After a couple of listens and checking out the Band’s history, I immediately went and bought the first two Albums. My amazing Musical journey was on its way. 🎶❤️🎶
We all had this experience. We are lucky to have been around for the ride of a lifetime. Its a joy to see and hear these stories. Well done Yes for keeping the standards up in everything connected to the band, all the way through the 50 years.
This is the first I've ever been motivated to comment. La Paz, Bolivia. My best friend loans me a copy of "Fragile". Immediately floored by "Heart of the Sunrise". A song that, for me, qualifies as one the greatest rock pieces ever written. It a perfect song in every way. I was just starting with guitar and Steve Howe's skill set became the target to shoot for. His influence on me is there still. One of those bands that were uniquely styled.
I was 12/1974, and my Brother was gone so I went into his room and went through his extensive album collection, came upon Fragile, mind you he had a Yamaha CR 2020 Receiver 400 Watt 4 Channel going to 4 Bose 301's, Roundabout hit me and that was it. I went through Fragile, The Yes Album, and Close to the Edge, and when my Brother came home we discussed YES and I remember saying "But there is no way they could play this stuff live" so he pulled out YESSONGS, can you be blown away, after being blown away, Yes You Can!!! Then Tales and Relayer WOW.
I seen Yes in Indianapolis and they were opening the show for Jethro Tull, it was their Yes Album tour and they absolutely knocked me out how good they were/are, bought the Yes album the next day, been a big fan ever since! Happy 50th!
I was 14 years old and hanging out with my friend Jody. He said, "Let's go listen to my brothers records". We ventured into his brothers bedroom which was up in the attic. A massive beer can collection and lots of black lights and such.. This was 1977 or 1978. Yes' "Going For the One" album was there and the cover struck me as so strange and thought provoking. I knew of Roundabout, but not much else. We put this record on and I was BLOWN AWAY... Changed my life. Have been a huge fan ever since and love all iterations of Yes and have seen them live many times. Happy 50, guys!!
Yes Music has been the Soundtrack of my life since I was 16yrs of age - All the good times all the bad times - Their music saw me through it all, I also know (100%) I am a better person for having been able to listen to all their music right from 1969 and the release of the Yes LP. Bless You YES, I Love and Thank You! Here's to the next 50 years!
MOST YES FANS DON'T KNOW YES' FIRST TWO ALBUMS. Listen to "Astral Traveller" and "Then" off their second album (before the band was popular) and prepare to have your mind blown! They were just kids! But wow! You can hear them on YT.
Yup, I'd say most Yes fans *do* know about the first two albums. Even casual fans have no excuse these days with all the resources available. Non-fans? Yeah, they probably don't know about the first two albums...
First time I heard Yes music my family was in the Hamptons. I was 13. My brother said, "Come here. You have to hear this". He played And You and I. It was magic. I became a lifelong Yes fan from that moment on.
My older brothers were listening to YES in the early 70's, I was just a preteen when I first heard thier music. Been a fan since then and was blessed to see them in concert some years ago, thanks bro-RIP Carl
Ditto. My brother listened to all the prog bands and almost all british music, Bowie included, though thats not Prog. I remember loving their covers, except I think Close to the Edge was just green right? The music just blew my mind, I really couldn't keep up. I remember a friend calling it "musical insanity".
My first ever concert. 1977 Going for the One tour. Saw them in Providence RI. Watching Steve Howe do things with a guitar that I didn't think were possible. Chris and that thundering bass. Wakeman and his army of keyboards. Anderson's angelic voice and Alan and his curved drum set. What a memory.
First listen was 90125. A buddy had this new thing called a CD player. It was amazingly crisp sound and interesting music. Later my brother turned me on to Fragile. Boom, I was hooked. Each album had its own flavor and depth. When I’m down, Yes music turns my mood around within 8 bars, no lie. If I had to, I’d pay hundreds of dollars if not thousands to replace my collection of Yes music. There’s not much more important to me.
The missing 18 minutes was replaced with Side 2 of Close To The Edge. Tricia wasn't around to show me how to copy an LP to a tape on the hi-fi, so I had to go with what I had. Brezhnev was stopping by with a big brick, so we had to blaze to something. We'd negotiated a peace that afternoon. And Mr. Anderson said that those in charge never listen. God bless and long live the legend of Yes.
Love this. Yes hooked me in the very first time I heard them. Now lets get the next generation hooked to Yes. We have to save and maintain this incredible music.
When I first heard Yes on the radio in the 70's - It motivated me to get a hold of one of their albums. Listening to that kind of quality music and vocal harmonies was a religious experience for me. It made me feel excited for the future. Thank you God for inspiring these musicians to share their talent with the rest of us.
You know, we Yes fans remember way back when, and still deeply love the band. As far as musicians are concerned, It is a matter of homage in that so much inspiration springs forth...and it can't be helped...it's not a matter of duplicating, it's a place of understanding that 'this can be done'. What a treat it is to be a yes fan! A true long-lasting super-group!
I was very lucky to see the 90125 tour in Detroit at Joe Louis Area. I had long been a yes fan, by then, but, that show made me a fanatic. Congratulations to all of the great players in the various configurations, I loved it all, even Machine Messiah. I have the most fond rememberences of Chris Squier, who is the probably the greatest bass player of my lifetime. I remember sitting 15th row, dead center, watch him play (bass and foor synth) and sing in amazement, while everytime he hit the bass synth it just went through you. Thanks for the fantastic music and inspiration.
Thanks for putting this together!!! It is so nice to hear people in the industry pay tribute to a band that has meant so much to me over the years, I'm a tad younger, so I discovered Yes around Big Generator when I was in high school. They had been in and around me to some extent because of Owner of a Lonely Heart, but my 'Alice falling down the rabbit hole moment' came for me when I put on the album, Classic Yes, turned off the lights and lay in bed....Heart of the Sunrise burst out of my speakers and it was like I knew right there and then that my life was no longer going to be the same. ABWH were my first Yes shows, so I got to see both Tony and Jeff fill in on bass and do an incredible job, though with all due respect it wasn't Yes until I got to see Chris playing those parts. And then the Union tour after that...say what you might about that album, but the tour was phenomenal...I think I left part of myself up in the astral plane after hearing Awaken performed by that eight piece 'Yes orchestra.' Each and every time I have seen Yes live, it is something so incredible, reinvigorating and life affirming. It is unlike any other concert experience, you don't attend a Yes concert, you are part of a Yes concert. All love and peace and deep appreciation to all the members, producers, engineers, support staff, road crew, artists, past and present, living or passed who have been involved in bringing this amazing music to the universe for 50 years!!!
I discovered Yes in 1970 while browsing through a record bin at a neighborhood drugstore of all places. The album was their very first. When I noticed one of my favorite Beatles song was on it, I bought it. I had never heard anything like Yes - their harmonies, their arrangements, and song writing. “Survival” impressed me more than “Every Little Thing,” the Beatles tune. And I’ve been a fan ever since.
My first Yes concert was at the Forum and Donovan was the opening act about 1975, I went with my band mates and our band was called “ Edge”. Later on in 1981 I met my future wife and her high school friend at his house in Canoga Park he was very different ( he slept in a hammock) but he was always cool and very Focused on Yes music, he is Billy Sherwood. Then in about 1991 my wife and I move to San Luis Obispo county and I start bumping into the guys from Yes, to this day I still see Jon at the local Trader Joe’s. Yes has been a constant in my life and my wife shares that love. Thank you to all the great members of Yes past,present and sadly no longer with us.
Yes made me listen to classical music. When I first heard Yessongs I thought that The Firebird was their music! To this day, when I hear certain melodies from Starship Trooper, or The Gates of Delerium, I remember that feeling of Wonder that so many are expressing here. Sure, they have had their ups and downs, but to this day there is no one like them. What an accomplishment...congratulations YES!!
One of the things I really admire about Yes is their commitment to keep going. The lesson I get from them and this video is don't let age and fashion stop one from doing one loves with enthusiasm and confidence. Yes is my favorite band since 1972.
Well done!! This shows a bunch of the most respected musicians who acknowledge the importance of Yes' legacy on their professional careers, what Yes absolutely deserve. Thank you
1st time hearing them was life changing for me. Very kind people. Angelic music, ideas I could relate to...had an amazing chance collabing with Jon in 2010. Beautiful, generous guy, incredibly awesome group.
My brother played Yes beginning of seventies. He introduced me to this band and I instantly fell in love. I had quite a bad childhood but Yes' music pulled me through someway. I was about 10 years old. Headphones on and sinking into this mesmerizing beauty accompanied by the beautiful cover art of Roger Dean. Till this very day I am still a huge Yes fan living a happier life now. Thank you so much for all these gems and for sharing this video. Xxx
When I think of bands like Yes and all the other great Prog bands from the 70's I grew up with I then think of the utter mindless drivel that the youth of today have to listen to and aspire to and they all have my sympathy !
10 years old - Dad would blast Yes / Genesis , on Marantz Stereo and work around the house on weekends . So many awesome memories. Played the Roundabout opening lick ( just Harmonics ) for first couple years of learning guitar - got into RUSH as a result and really blasted my musical tastes wide open- then to King Crimson and Mahavishnu..... made me want to be a studio musician.
Yes was wonderful, and I am a big fan. But neither they nor anyone else is on the level of the Beatles. John Lennon and Paul McCartney were tremendous poets in addition to being great musicians. The members of Yes were (for the most part) virtuoso musicians, but their lyrics were non-sensical.
I was going to college in New York when film producer Todd Hallowell, who was my roommate on 18th Street, introduced me to The Yes Album….and Yes immediately started growing on me….and it was just a few years later that I was working as a rock ‘n’ roll dj in Philadelphia with Ed Sciaky, and I never missed a Yes show, and played more music of theirs on the radio than my program director really liked…. but I dug the heck out of it. Thank you, guys.
Hi Art, I grew up in Drexel Hill, and your morning radio shows rescued my soul every day. It was a big, unspoken thing in the hallways of my elementary school - Band name logos and cover art by bands like Kansas, Boston, and Yes had made their way onto bulletin boards and denim jackets at Garrettford, and the sound landscape of Yes’s music deepened in my awareness into the 80s. Yes’s music transported me inward and put me in touch with creative possibilities beyond the limitations of my town.
Early teens: My brother brought Close to the Edge and Dark Side of the Moon home. Both were instant mind blowers for me. Dark Side was dark, and Close to the Edge was enlightening. I adored the musicianship and long themes of both but I must have played Close to the Edge so much, I wore out the needle of the record player. Never go enough Yes. HUGE fan ever since.
P Jet Still love their most criticized and misunderstood album-Tales from Topographic Oceans. I was 20 would lay down, put on headphones for the 80 minutes and just left Earth 😎
P Jet Still love their most criticized and misunderstood album-Tales from Topographic Oceans. I was 20 would lay down, put on headphones for the 80 minutes and just left Earth
Yes is one of the all time best in my opinion. I'm so glad they FINALLY made it into the R&R Hall of Fame. They were all such masters of their craft and created music that took you on such fantastic journeys: And You and I, Starship Trooper even Roundabout to name just a few.
I opened for Jon Anderson / Vangeles at the Central Park Bandshell. When I met Jon, I said something like, "I grew up with your music." I may as well have said, "Wow, you're old!" He was very gracious about it.
I've been blessed to have seen YES by accident opening with Jethro Tull in 1971at 15 on pot and by 16 during CTTE concert I had already gatewayed into LSD and the better they got, the better the Acid was and it was required contraband when YES came to town bc nothing feels as euphoric as being in an expanded state of awareness listening and seeing YES live. Pure out of body yet completely within my heart journey. Then in 2007 after reaching out to Jon on Myspace with samples of my computer animation art, I got a call from him and we had brunch and worked together on "idears" for his live solo visuals but sadly he became ill before we implement the project. We stayed in touch occasionally until years later he did contact me to design the set for ARW but mine was too costly . I still have his direct contact info. Each year I send him a Birthday Card. Maybe someday...
jeezus flapjacks! the song is called "clap" been listening since i was a boy of 7 great piece. Great to see Lee Abrams. He was the first person I'd ever heard interviewed (1978) and spelled out whay made yes yes cheers! and thanks
There is one other thing with Yes that is seldom discussed, and that is lyrics. Don’t get me wrong, I have always had the deepest respect for all musicians on the way that constitutes Yes. However, for me Yes is as much about the lyrics as it is about the music and skilled musicians. I can’t say that I intellectually understand it all, there is an languish barrier you see. But I find it easy to listen with my heart and that makes all the difference to me. It is as the words are written heart to heart, spiritual. I can honestly say that the music and lyrics of Yes can save a life, it did for me, it saved me when I was out in orbit. I will always love Yes. They are the trunk of my “musical tree”. So, Love to Jon, Chris, Steve, Alan and Rick. Also to Tony, Peter, Bill and the rest, but most to Jon. May all good things come your way...... Forever. Michael Hilldingh STOCKHOLM Sweden
I agree...Jon and his lyrics were always the biggest part of Yes for me! I think most people are afraid of how obtuse they are...but for me that was the greatest thing. So often they are like paintings with words, at times impressionistic but also deeply existential and even playful. Lyrics such as "If the summer changed to winter yours is no disgrace" made me think what could that mean, and then something like an instant of enlightenment would hit me and I would find a meaning, such as for this line, "if the Earth can go from vibrant green and bursting with life to dreary, deathly, dormant grey, nothing I can do as a mere human being could be that bad...and just like the Earth in the Spring I will bounce back and be alive again...so what could be disgraceful." Lines like this changed my way of seeing and living life, more than once over the years. And then realizing that Jon is able to capture so much with just a few charged words, puts me in such awe and appreciation. Anyway, thanks for your comment....Float your climb!!!
Jon has openly stated that the lyrics were never meant to make total sense, he just thought of vocals like an instrument, he was more interested in the sound or "feel" of the words, not if they had any coherent meaning. In fact sometimes he was so unconcerned about the actual words of a song that he just outsourced them. For example, there is this in wikipedia about "The Fish" from Fragile: _____________ Tait recalled Anderson called him "at ten o'clock one night from Advision and said, 'I want the name of prehistoric fish in eight syllables. Call me back in half an hour'". Tait subsequently found Schindleria praematurus, a species of marine fish, in a copy of Guinness Book of Records.
Dear ML Manville, Very interesting, thanks for your comment. Right as you might be, it doesn’t change anything for me. Those words are where they where intended to be, with a deeper meaning or not.
Iam so grateful to have lived as a teenager from 1965-to say around 1978, and heard and saw the best music ever, never to be repeated. Yes was only one of any amazing bands, Emerson,Lake & Palmer, King crimson ,Pink Floyd ,Moody Blues, Iron. Butterfly, The Doors, Hendrix, Van Morrison ,Jethro Tull, Cream, Led Zeppelin are just a few of the mind blowing bands of my youth. I would love to go back to those days and concerts.😊
That's not true, they have had Trevor Horn on lead vocals and Jon Davison and the magic of the music is still there. True, Jon and Steve are foundational in the sense they have contributed the most of the songwriting, but YES is a musical force that transcends any individual.
Felt Drama was Yes too. Other than that I agree 100 percent. Davison IMO is not a good singer. In fact would never see Yes live now. (Would def see ARW)
@@BluesLicks101 If you read the comment from Laurie, its only a personal opinion respect it in the same way you expect us fans to respect your opinion.
Yes was one of the bands I started getting into when I was a kid, I was like 10 or 11 yrs old , when I heard "Yesshows" and "Drama", I remember stuff like "Ritual" and how fundamentally different it all was from the rock music on the radio etc
It was destiny that YES would come into my life and change the way I played music and the way I listened to music, wrote music - who I played and wrote with, etc.. I was given YESSONGS (vinyl) by a Franciscan Nun (of all people) who was teaching me classical guitar - and she felt really bad about physically attacking me so she gave me a box of records at the next lesson. DIVINE gift!
I was twenty years old in 1971 and off my tits on acid when I heard Yours is no disgrace on a massive sound system in a pub in Kingston UK and it thrilled and scared the shit out of me in equal measure. I was convinced I had fallen through a portal into the future that music this transcendantly powerful and glorious could even exist. And it still thrills me to this day.
Have seen them 22 times. I am 63 and I've yet to hear anything even close to what YES is putting out.Best lineup is Anderson Wakeman Steve Howe Chris Squire Billy Bruford or Alan White...either or.. sadly you will never see this lineup again
I discovered Yes for the very first time. The first song was "Owner of the Lonely Heart" , that I discovered on the Radio. Brilliant. Happy Birthday to the whole Yes band members former till present.
My first magical inspiration came when I was about 14 in 1972 and I heard Roundabout on a NY rock channel call WPLJ with Pat St John (still around these days on XM radio). The sound was just so different and captivating. As a young classical violin player, it was like Bach, Mozart, and Beethoven were all of sudden reincarnated and were playing simply amazing complex music like no other bands. I instantly feel in love with the band and their unique sound. After Fragile, came Close to the Edge and Tales and I was hooked. After seeing them at Nassau Coliseum at age of 15, I was forever in love with them to this day I have seen them just about every year totaling something like 50 times. Unfortunately due to COVID -19 this years concert was cancelled here in South Florida. Planning on having AWAKEN played at my funeral.
Day one fan of these prog titans. Ppl tend to talk about their exceptional technique, creative genius, production quality, & now, their musical arc & amazing longevity. I would like to point out the transformative spiritual nature of their music. Rock Gods is an understatement. Yes music is 🍄 *CHURCH* 🍄
My first job as a teenager and I have money in my pockets. Go into a Sears store looking for albums. Find Relayer. Wow, incredible artwork! I buy it, having never heard the band. When that vinyl hit my speakers, i was forever hooked. Still have all my vinyls. The Yes Album, Fragile, Close to the Edge, Tales From Topographic Oceans, Relayer, Going for the One, Tormato.
My favorite line up ? Anderson, Squire, Howe, Bruford & Kaye- The Yes Album band. Right through the fade out of Perpetual Change, they had my attention. Greatness defined !!
I hope you own "The Word is Live". There's some great archival live stuff with that lineup, including a killer version of 'America' that proves Tony Kaye could play the Hammond parts even heavier than Wakeman could. Plus you can hear Steve Howe playing 'Astral Traveler' and 'Everydays'.
Yes is brilliant. The song that truely captured me within the band was yours is no disgrace. After that ive been a fan my whole life. And you and i still makes me cry to this day
I first heard and was so lucky to see Yes opening for Jethro Tull on it's Aqualung tour.As a novice bass player at the time I was absolutely floor by Chris Squire and company.The show basically made me have an about face in the direction or selection of music I was listening to at the time.I want to thank them for opening up new avenues for musicians to follow for many years after that initial concert back in I think the summer of 1971.
Definitely 1971. The reason I know that for sure is that my Uncle Hank and Aunt Marianne saw that same double bill in July 1971 in Atlantic City, New Jersey. (Atlantic City Convention Hall; July 7, 1971; I think.) Uncle Hank told me about it in a letter he wrote me in the early 1990's.
And didn't Chris Squire have the coolest tone? (Love, love, LOVE the unique sound of the Rickenbacker 4000-series basses -- especially with his playing style which emphasized the distinctive trebly clank of the Rick!)
For those who don't know who Roine Stolt is, he just did an album with Jon Anderson but he's been the leader of The Flower Kings for the past 25 years, a modern prog band with influences from Yes, Genesis, Crimson, Zappa, Moodys, etc. They've got tons of double albums with epic length tunes that would scratch any Yes fan's itch...
The music of Yes introduced me to the wild sound of Progressive Rock, 30 odd years I have been a fan of this music, and have seen Yes many times, as well as other prog bands (King Crimson being my favourite band)
I was a stupid kid in grade seven when I first heard of Yes, and it was my older sister to boot! so naturally, I had no interest in them, but thank god I grew up ! and now I can't imagine life or music or singing without them. I've seen fantastic things when I put on my headphones, close my eyes, and listen to them.
I heard Yes Songs around 1973 when I was 12 - it just blew my mind…. I will never forget that very moment next to the record player…. my head between the loudspeakers…. The magic never disappeared until today - will last forever.
I appreciate Lee Abrams' nostalgic recounting of his Yes experiences, yet Sirius/XM has YET to produce a progressive rock channel. We are still out here, loving Yes, early Genesis, ELP, Dream Theater, Haken, Spock's Beard, Rush, Aisles, Renaissance, Riverside, Tool, Big Big Train, Marillion, Neal Morse, Transatlantic, Moody Blues, Procol Harum, Supertramp, Asia, PFM, Jethro Tull, Porcupine Tree, Opeth, Symphony X, Van Der Graaf Generator, Gentle Giant, Alan Parsons Project, Camel, Queensrÿche, Caravan, Led Zeppelin, etc.!! We are legion and would love to have an even better reason to turn on our Sirius/XM! If you can have a 40's channel, you can have a progressive rock/metal/music channel! Get on this!
I'd be happy to know that all that music just had a home somewhere on Sirius/XM. But "If you can have a 40's channel..." changes things a bit. How much would it cost them?
Like Mike Keneally, my first exposure to Yes was via the Yes Album. I was gobsmacked, to use a Yorkshire expression. Still my favourite record of theirs.
Wow, I'm just now coming across this video. Smiled throughout the entire thing. Thank you Yes for being a huge part of my life. I've been a fan for 48 years now. From 2 years before the "Relayer" tour, my first concert ever, till the present. (I think my math is correct)
What a pleasure to see these fantastic musicians celebrating YES. Going for the One concert in Dec. 77 was probably the greatest show I ever saw... Absolute fan from 71, and forever...
My 3rd grade teacher Ms. Byrd introduced me to YES. She chalked Roundabout on the blackboard. She said today's poetry lesson is Roundabout. Then she puts the album on , goes back to the blackboard with yard stick to point out the phrasing on each word. If you're out there, Thank You for introducing me to heaven via YES! I'll always be a Starship Trooper!
Wow - awesome teacher
In my mind they are simply the best band ever.
Couldn't agree more, my favorite band on the planet 🌴🌴
Agreed. 100%
My mom told me to go downstairs and tell my brother to turn that damn music down. I went into his room (he couldn't hear me knocking) and he was laying on the floor with his head between 2 speakers listening to close to the edge, it was so loud. I laid down right next to him and put my head between the speakers and I haven't taken my head out from in between those speakers since. Best band ever.
"I shook my head and smiled a whisper knowing all about the place."
I was 12, Going for the One had just come out. My brother borrowed the album from a friend, brought it in and played Awaken.That was it for me- saved all my pocket money for Fragile and Close to the Edge.
I was 15 and it was 1971. The wonderful, ‘The Yes Album’, was my first taste. What a sound, Jon’s voice, Steve’s Guitar, Chris’s Bass, Bill’s incredible drumming and Tony’s Organ, Piano and Moog. I couldn’t believe what I was hearing.
After a couple of listens and checking out the Band’s history, I immediately went and bought the first two Albums. My amazing Musical journey was on its way. 🎶❤️🎶
Greatest collection of musicians ever compiled....never to be duplicated....they stand alone as far as I'm concerned!
We all had this experience. We are lucky to have been around for the ride of a lifetime. Its a joy to see and hear these stories. Well done Yes for keeping the standards up in everything connected to the band, all the way through the 50 years.
The 'Fragile' LP was to
YES what the 9th Symphony was to L.V.Beethoven.
¿Entonces qué son Close to the Edge, Topographic y Relayer?
This is the first I've ever been motivated to comment. La Paz, Bolivia. My best friend loans me a copy of "Fragile". Immediately floored by "Heart of the Sunrise". A song that, for me, qualifies as one the greatest rock pieces ever written. It a perfect song in every way. I was just starting with guitar and Steve Howe's skill set became the target to shoot for. His influence on me is there still. One of those bands that were uniquely styled.
Jeff Berlin's bass work on Bruford's solo albums is phenomenal.
Jean-Luc Ponty played with Jon Anderson, Tony Levin played in ABWH. Both great collaborations !
I was 12/1974, and my Brother was gone so I went into his room and went through his extensive album collection, came upon Fragile, mind you he had a Yamaha CR 2020 Receiver
400 Watt 4 Channel going to 4 Bose 301's, Roundabout hit me and that was it. I went through Fragile, The Yes Album, and Close to the Edge, and when my Brother came home we discussed YES
and I remember saying "But there is no way they could play this stuff live" so he pulled out YESSONGS, can you be blown away, after being blown away, Yes You Can!!! Then Tales and Relayer WOW.
I seen Yes in Indianapolis and they were opening the show for Jethro Tull, it was their Yes Album tour and they absolutely knocked me out how good they were/are, bought the Yes album the next day, been a big fan ever since! Happy 50th!
I was 14 years old and hanging out with my friend Jody. He said, "Let's go listen to my brothers records". We ventured into his brothers bedroom which was up in the attic. A massive beer can collection and lots of black lights and such.. This was 1977 or 1978. Yes' "Going For the One" album was there and the cover struck me as so strange and thought provoking. I knew of Roundabout, but not much else. We put this record on and I was BLOWN AWAY... Changed my life. Have been a huge fan ever since and love all iterations of Yes and have seen them live many times. Happy 50, guys!!
Yes Music has been the Soundtrack of my life since I was 16yrs of age - All the good times all the bad times - Their music saw me through it all, I also know (100%) I am a better person for having been able to listen to all their music right from 1969 and the release of the Yes LP. Bless You YES, I Love and Thank You! Here's to the next 50 years!
MOST YES FANS DON'T KNOW YES' FIRST TWO ALBUMS. Listen to "Astral Traveller" and "Then" off their second album (before the band was popular) and prepare to have your mind blown! They were just kids! But wow! You can hear them on YT.
Yup, I'd say most Yes fans *do* know about the first two albums. Even casual fans have no excuse these days with all the resources available. Non-fans? Yeah, they probably don't know about the first two albums...
My favorite band ever. Saw them 37 times. Met them. Started playing bass because of Chris. Out if body experience when I saw them. What more can I say
you score! I hope those 37 were not all one month!!
Their love is a living bridge from the 70's well into the Millenium
@@leosullivan9228 "Their love is a living bridge from the 70's well into the Millenium". Beautifully said!
First time I heard Yes music my family was in the Hamptons. I was 13. My brother said, "Come here. You have to hear this". He played And You and I. It was magic.
I became a lifelong Yes fan from that moment on.
I, as an older brother, did the same with my bro
Quite simply, my life is better having heard them.
My older brothers were listening to YES in the early 70's, I was just a preteen when I first heard thier music. Been a fan since then and was blessed to see them in concert some years ago, thanks bro-RIP Carl
Ditto. My brother listened to all the prog bands and almost all british music, Bowie included, though thats not Prog. I remember loving their covers, except I think Close to the Edge was just green right? The music just blew my mind, I really couldn't keep up. I remember a friend calling it "musical insanity".
My first ever concert. 1977 Going for the One tour. Saw them in Providence RI. Watching Steve Howe do things with a guitar that I didn't think were possible. Chris and that thundering bass. Wakeman and his army of keyboards. Anderson's angelic voice and Alan and his curved drum set. What a memory.
as I use to say...Steve Howe, How does he do it...
To me YES is the best in the world ..I was fall in love with YES since 1973 when I was high school..Long Live YES..
1972 for me...
First listen was 90125. A buddy had this new thing called a CD player. It was amazingly crisp sound and interesting music. Later my brother turned me on to Fragile. Boom, I was hooked. Each album had its own flavor and depth. When I’m down, Yes music turns my mood around within 8 bars, no lie. If I had to, I’d pay hundreds of dollars if not thousands to replace my collection of Yes music. There’s not much more important to me.
The missing 18 minutes was replaced with Side 2 of Close To The Edge. Tricia wasn't around to show me how to copy an LP to a tape on the hi-fi, so I had to go with what I had. Brezhnev was stopping by with a big brick, so we had to blaze to something. We'd negotiated a peace that afternoon. And Mr. Anderson said that those in charge never listen. God bless and long live the legend of Yes.
Love this. Yes hooked me in the very first time I heard them. Now lets get the next generation hooked to Yes. We have to save and maintain this incredible music.
It’s always nice to see what great musicians think about other great musicians
When I first heard Yes on the radio in the 70's - It motivated me to get a hold of one of their albums. Listening to that kind of quality music and vocal harmonies was a religious experience for me. It made me feel excited for the future. Thank you God for inspiring these musicians to share their talent with the rest of us.
You know, we Yes fans remember way back when, and still deeply love the band. As far as musicians are concerned, It is a matter of homage in that so much inspiration springs forth...and it can't be helped...it's not a matter of duplicating, it's a place of understanding that 'this can be done'. What a treat it is to be a yes fan! A true long-lasting super-group!
I taught myself to play bass listening and learning to Yes. Chris Squire was my hero. The Yes album was my initiation.
This too, was my life.Can't wait to see them again next year.Yes.
discovered Yes in school assembly 71/72 Starship Trooper, been hooked all my life. Over 50 years of my life Yes Music, wow.
I was very lucky to see the 90125 tour in Detroit at Joe Louis Area. I had long been a yes fan, by then, but, that show made me a fanatic.
Congratulations to all of the great players in the various configurations, I loved it all, even Machine Messiah.
I have the most fond rememberences of Chris Squier, who is the probably the greatest bass player of my lifetime.
I remember sitting 15th row, dead center, watch him play (bass and foor synth) and sing in amazement, while everytime he hit the bass synth it just went through you.
Thanks for the fantastic music and inspiration.
Thanks for putting this together!!! It is so nice to hear people in the industry pay tribute to a band that has meant so much to me over the years, I'm a tad younger, so I discovered Yes around Big Generator when I was in high school. They had been in and around me to some extent because of Owner of a Lonely Heart, but my 'Alice falling down the rabbit hole moment' came for me when I put on the album, Classic Yes, turned off the lights and lay in bed....Heart of the Sunrise burst out of my speakers and it was like I knew right there and then that my life was no longer going to be the same. ABWH were my first Yes shows, so I got to see both Tony and Jeff fill in on bass and do an incredible job, though with all due respect it wasn't Yes until I got to see Chris playing those parts. And then the Union tour after that...say what you might about that album, but the tour was phenomenal...I think I left part of myself up in the astral plane after hearing Awaken performed by that eight piece 'Yes orchestra.' Each and every time I have seen Yes live, it is something so incredible, reinvigorating and life affirming. It is unlike any other concert experience, you don't attend a Yes concert, you are part of a Yes concert. All love and peace and deep appreciation to all the members, producers, engineers, support staff, road crew, artists, past and present, living or passed who have been involved in bringing this amazing music to the universe for 50 years!!!
YES HAS TOUCHED MY HEART!!!!
Saw yes for the first time on 77’ at msg. My life was never the same after.
I discovered Yes in 1970 while browsing through a record bin at a neighborhood drugstore of all places. The album was their very first. When I noticed one of my favorite Beatles song was on it, I bought it. I had never heard anything like Yes - their harmonies, their arrangements, and song writing. “Survival” impressed me more than “Every Little Thing,” the Beatles tune. And I’ve been a fan ever since.
My first Yes concert was at the Forum and Donovan was the opening act about 1975, I went with my band mates and our band was called “ Edge”. Later on in 1981 I met my future wife and her high school friend at his house in Canoga Park he was very different ( he slept in a hammock) but he was always cool and very Focused on Yes music, he is Billy Sherwood.
Then in about 1991 my wife and I move to San Luis Obispo county and I start bumping into the guys from Yes, to this day I still see Jon at the local Trader Joe’s. Yes has been a constant in my life and my wife shares that love. Thank you to all the great members of Yes past,present and sadly no longer with us.
Yes made me listen to classical music. When I first heard Yessongs I thought that The Firebird was their music! To this day, when I hear certain melodies from Starship Trooper, or The Gates of Delerium, I remember that feeling of Wonder that so many are expressing here. Sure, they have had their ups and downs, but to this day there is no one like them. What an accomplishment...congratulations YES!!
One of the things I really admire about Yes is their commitment to keep going. The lesson I get from them and this video is don't let age and fashion stop one from doing one loves with enthusiasm and confidence. Yes is my favorite band since 1972.
Well done!! This shows a bunch of the most respected musicians who acknowledge the importance of Yes' legacy on their professional careers, what Yes absolutely deserve. Thank you
Best band ever🙌
Damián Anglada After the Beatles. And I think all of Yes would agree. Very similar attitude.
Very sweet tribute :) Happy 50th Yes!!!
Close to the Edge was my introduction to Yes. I was probably a sophomore in high school.
My life was changed forever.
It was mine too Joe. I totally agree with you there . CTTE and Suppers Ready by Genesis changed my life forever from that moment!
1st time hearing them was life changing for me. Very kind people. Angelic music, ideas I could relate to...had an amazing chance collabing with Jon in 2010. Beautiful, generous guy, incredibly awesome group.
My brother played Yes beginning of seventies. He introduced me to this band and I instantly fell in love. I had quite a bad childhood but Yes' music pulled me through someway. I was about 10 years old. Headphones on and sinking into this mesmerizing beauty accompanied by the beautiful cover art of Roger Dean. Till this very day I am still a huge Yes fan living a happier life now. Thank you so much for all these gems and for sharing this video. Xxx
Been a big Yes since Fragile and then discovered Gentle Giant in 1980.
Gentle Giant Free Hand album is legendary.
When I think of bands like Yes and all the other great Prog bands from the 70's I grew up with I then think of the utter mindless drivel that the youth of today have to listen to and aspire to and they all have my sympathy !
10 years old - Dad would blast Yes / Genesis , on Marantz Stereo and work around the house on weekends . So many awesome memories. Played the Roundabout opening lick ( just Harmonics ) for first couple years of learning guitar - got into RUSH as a result and really blasted my musical tastes wide open- then to King Crimson and Mahavishnu..... made me want to be a studio musician.
The Beatles and Yes will be listened to forever like Mozart and Beethoven!
Yes was wonderful, and I am a big fan. But neither they nor anyone else is on the level of the Beatles. John Lennon and Paul McCartney were tremendous poets in addition to being great musicians. The members of Yes were (for the most part) virtuoso musicians, but their lyrics were non-sensical.
@@wrobinson1702 Yes easily surpasses the Beatles....
@@wrobinson1702 Yes lyrics were supposed to SOUND themselves, not to MEAN literally. This is just on of thei great innovation in those years
I was going to college in New York when film producer Todd Hallowell, who was my roommate on 18th Street, introduced me to The Yes Album….and Yes immediately started growing on me….and it was just a few years later that I was working as a rock ‘n’ roll dj in Philadelphia with Ed Sciaky, and I never missed a Yes show, and played more music of theirs on the radio than my program director really liked…. but I dug the heck out of it. Thank you, guys.
Hi Art, I grew up in Drexel Hill, and your morning radio shows rescued my soul every day. It was a big, unspoken thing in the hallways of my elementary school - Band name logos and cover art by bands like Kansas, Boston, and Yes had made their way onto bulletin boards and denim jackets at Garrettford, and the sound landscape of Yes’s music deepened in my awareness into the 80s. Yes’s music transported me inward and put me in touch with creative possibilities beyond the limitations of my town.
Very cool! Yes is the kind of band that is usually a milestone in people’s lives. Squire is a hero of mine...40 years...
Early teens: My brother brought Close to the Edge and Dark Side of the Moon home. Both were instant mind blowers for me. Dark Side was dark, and Close to the Edge was enlightening. I adored the musicianship and long themes of both but I must have played Close to the Edge so much, I wore out the needle of the record player. Never go enough Yes. HUGE fan ever since.
First Yes album I got was Close to the Edge.. Saw the Relayer and Going for the One tours... Unforgettable.
Jealous. I saw the Tormato tour. Still pretty great.
P Jet Still love their most criticized and misunderstood album-Tales from Topographic Oceans. I was 20 would lay down, put on headphones for the 80 minutes and just left Earth 😎
P Jet Still love their most criticized and misunderstood album-Tales from Topographic Oceans. I was 20 would lay down, put on headphones for the 80 minutes and just left Earth
All of these people have such good taste.
Yes is one of the all time best in my opinion. I'm so glad they FINALLY made it into the R&R Hall of Fame. They were all such masters of their craft and created music that took you on such fantastic journeys: And You and I, Starship Trooper even Roundabout to name just a few.
Very cool!
I opened for Jon Anderson / Vangeles at the Central Park Bandshell. When I met Jon, I said something like, "I grew up with your music." I may as well have said, "Wow, you're old!" He was very gracious about it.
I remember John Petrucci from junior high. He definitely went through a Yes period. Hendrix, Rush, and The Who as well.
My friend came to me with an 8-track and said, we need to listen to this on the way to the fish'n hole. It is a memory I cannot forget.
I've been blessed to have seen YES by accident opening with Jethro Tull in 1971at 15 on pot and by 16 during CTTE concert I had already gatewayed into LSD and the better they got, the better the Acid was and it was required contraband when YES came to town bc nothing feels as euphoric as being in an expanded state of awareness listening and seeing YES live. Pure out of body yet completely within my heart journey. Then in 2007 after reaching out to Jon on Myspace with samples of my computer animation art, I got a call from him and we had brunch and worked together on "idears" for his live solo visuals but sadly he became ill before we implement the project. We stayed in touch occasionally until years later he did contact me to design the set for ARW but mine was too costly . I still have his direct contact info. Each year I send him a Birthday Card. Maybe someday...
I’ve seen them 4-5 times in philadelphia. I’m still moved, still in awe, still in love..
jeezus flapjacks! the song is called "clap"
been listening since i was a boy of 7
great piece.
Great to see Lee Abrams. He was the first person I'd ever heard interviewed (1978) and spelled out whay made yes yes
cheers! and thanks
Mike Kennealy ON THE SPOT.
Steve Vai spoke my feelings on Yes
So articulate.
There is one other thing with Yes that is seldom discussed, and that is lyrics. Don’t get me wrong, I have always had the deepest respect for all musicians on the way that constitutes Yes. However, for me Yes is as much about the lyrics as it is about the music and skilled musicians. I can’t say that I intellectually understand it all, there is an languish barrier you see. But I find it easy to listen with my heart and that makes all the difference to me. It is as the words are written heart to heart, spiritual. I can honestly say that the music and lyrics of Yes can save a life, it did for me, it saved me when I was out in orbit. I will always love Yes. They are the trunk of my “musical tree”.
So, Love to Jon, Chris, Steve, Alan and Rick. Also to Tony, Peter, Bill and the rest, but most to Jon. May all good things come your way......
Forever. Michael Hilldingh
STOCKHOLM Sweden
I agree...Jon and his lyrics were always the biggest part of Yes for me! I think most people are afraid of how obtuse they are...but for me that was the greatest thing. So often they are like paintings with words, at times impressionistic but also deeply existential and even playful. Lyrics such as "If the summer changed to winter yours is no disgrace" made me think what could that mean, and then something like an instant of enlightenment would hit me and I would find a meaning, such as for this line, "if the Earth can go from vibrant green and bursting with life to dreary, deathly, dormant grey, nothing I can do as a mere human being could be that bad...and just like the Earth in the Spring I will bounce back and be alive again...so what could be disgraceful." Lines like this changed my way of seeing and living life, more than once over the years. And then realizing that Jon is able to capture so much with just a few charged words, puts me in such awe and appreciation. Anyway, thanks for your comment....Float your climb!!!
Jon has openly stated that the lyrics were never meant to make total sense, he just thought of vocals like an instrument, he was more interested in the sound or "feel" of the words, not if they had any coherent meaning. In fact sometimes he was so unconcerned about the actual words of a song that he just outsourced them. For example, there is this in wikipedia about "The Fish" from Fragile:
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Tait recalled Anderson called him "at ten o'clock one night from Advision and said, 'I want the name of prehistoric fish in eight syllables. Call me back in half an hour'". Tait subsequently found Schindleria praematurus, a species of marine fish, in a copy of Guinness Book of Records.
Dear ML Manville,
Very interesting, thanks for your comment. Right as you might be, it doesn’t change anything for me. Those words are where they where intended to be, with a deeper meaning or not.
I am literally every one of these guys
Iam so grateful to have lived as a teenager from 1965-to say around 1978, and heard and saw the best music ever, never to be repeated. Yes was only one of any amazing bands, Emerson,Lake & Palmer, King crimson ,Pink Floyd ,Moody Blues, Iron. Butterfly, The Doors, Hendrix, Van Morrison ,Jethro Tull, Cream,
Led Zeppelin are just a few of the mind blowing bands of my youth. I would love to go back to those days and concerts.😊
Jon Anderson is Yes. If Jon is there, Yes is there. That's the way it is for me.
That's not true, they have had Trevor Horn on lead vocals and Jon Davison and the magic of the music is still there. True, Jon and Steve are foundational in the sense they have contributed the most of the songwriting, but YES is a musical force that transcends any individual.
Felt Drama was Yes too. Other than that I agree 100 percent. Davison IMO is not a good singer. In fact would never see Yes live now. (Would def see ARW)
@@BluesLicks101 If you read the comment from Laurie, its only a personal opinion respect it in the same way you expect us fans to respect your opinion.
Yes was one of the bands I started getting into when I was a kid, I was like 10 or 11 yrs old , when I heard "Yesshows" and "Drama", I remember stuff like "Ritual" and how fundamentally different it all was from the rock music on the radio etc
Rick Beato on What Makes this Song Great Ep.36 “What can you say?!”
It was destiny that YES would come into my life and change the way I played music and the way I listened to music, wrote music - who I played and wrote with, etc.. I was given YESSONGS (vinyl) by a Franciscan Nun (of all people) who was teaching me classical guitar - and she felt really bad about physically attacking me so she gave me a box of records at the next lesson. DIVINE gift!
I was twenty years old in 1971 and off my tits on acid when I heard Yours is no disgrace on a massive sound system in a pub in Kingston UK and it thrilled and scared the shit out of me in equal measure. I was convinced I had fallen through a portal into the future that music this transcendantly powerful and glorious could even exist. And it still thrills me to this day.
How could you not get a member of Rush in this? HUUUGE Yes fans!!
Saw the band on the Relayer tour twice! Totally agree with Mike Keneally - Yes music really is the nearest thing to heaven
Wow, Jeff Berlin had something nice to say about someone. I'm shocked...
Have seen them 22 times. I am 63 and I've yet to hear anything even close to what YES is putting out.Best lineup is Anderson Wakeman Steve Howe Chris Squire Billy Bruford or Alan White...either or.. sadly you will never see this lineup again
Correct. No body will ever see Yes again!
Well, I did see Jeff Berlin play with AWBH at the Shoreline when Tony got sick. He learned his lines pretty quickly.
I am a bit surprised he likes Yes so much. Of course he played on the Bruford albums, but Bruford seems rather cynical about Yes.
Saw them 4 times on the ABWH tour, Berlin was covering for Tony as he was very sick. Amazing shows!
Berlin is awesome. Just listen to his bass-lines on Road Games by Allan Holdsworth, that ''Water on the Brain pt 2'' is ridiculous.
@@MTheoOA Holdsworth was a great one. I am so lucky to have seen him perform once, years ago (1990).
I also was at this show, omg..I was in heaven, I did miss chris but still..a awesome show
Omg, when I glimpsed Roine Stolt, I thought Geddy had gone grey.
Lol. You're not the only one bro.
I discovered Yes for the very first time. The first song was "Owner of the Lonely Heart" , that I discovered on the Radio. Brilliant.
Happy Birthday to the whole Yes band members former till present.
Beat Club, German TV, Saturday afternoon in the early 70s .... Yours is no Disgrace live .... and I was hooked for life!!!
My first magical inspiration came when I was about 14 in 1972 and I heard Roundabout on a NY rock channel call WPLJ with Pat St John (still around these days on XM radio). The sound was just so different and captivating. As a young classical violin player, it was like Bach, Mozart, and Beethoven were all of sudden reincarnated and were playing simply amazing complex music like no other bands. I instantly feel in love with the band and their unique sound. After Fragile, came Close to the Edge and Tales and I was hooked. After seeing them at Nassau Coliseum at age of 15, I was forever in love with them to this day I have seen them just about every year totaling something like 50 times. Unfortunately due to COVID -19 this years concert was cancelled here in South Florida. Planning on having AWAKEN played at my funeral.
Day one fan of these prog titans. Ppl tend to talk about their exceptional technique, creative genius, production quality, & now, their musical arc & amazing longevity. I would like to point out the transformative spiritual nature of their music. Rock Gods is an understatement. Yes music is 🍄 *CHURCH* 🍄
I agree. Increased my faith.
My first job as a teenager and I have money in my pockets. Go into a Sears store looking for albums. Find Relayer. Wow, incredible artwork! I buy it, having never heard the band. When that vinyl hit my speakers, i was forever hooked. Still have all my vinyls. The Yes Album, Fragile, Close to the Edge, Tales From Topographic Oceans, Relayer, Going for the One, Tormato.
Yes, then, now and forever. Love love and more LOVE.
Special thanks to Roine and the guys in Kaipa how holds a very special place in my heart.
Michael
My favorite line up ? Anderson, Squire, Howe, Bruford & Kaye- The Yes Album band. Right through the fade out of Perpetual Change, they had my attention. Greatness defined !!
Yes' 2nd album is KILLER too, but everyone ignores that one! MAGNIFICATION is unusually great for a LATE Yes album!
I hope you own "The Word is Live". There's some great archival live stuff with that lineup, including a killer version of 'America' that proves Tony Kaye could play the Hammond parts even heavier than Wakeman could. Plus you can hear Steve Howe playing 'Astral Traveler' and 'Everydays'.
YES is the Prog one. Congratulations and sucess, always!! I saw them in São Paulo, Brazil, in 1999, at Olympia!!
Yes is brilliant. The song that truely captured me within the band was yours is no disgrace. After that ive been a fan my whole life. And you and i still makes me cry to this day
Wow! I didn't expect Steve Vai in first place.
Omg, STEVIE VAI!!!! LOVE HIM, HE PLAYED WITH MY ALLTIME FAVORITE MUSICIAN, THE INCOMPARABLE
(FRANK ZAPPA)!!!!!
I first heard and was so lucky to see Yes opening for Jethro Tull on it's Aqualung tour.As a novice bass player at the time I was absolutely floor by Chris Squire and company.The show basically made me have an about face in the direction or selection of music I was listening to at the time.I want to thank them for opening up new avenues for musicians to follow for many years after that initial concert back in I think the summer of 1971.
Definitely 1971. The reason I know that for sure is that my Uncle Hank and Aunt Marianne saw that same double bill in July 1971 in Atlantic City, New Jersey. (Atlantic City Convention Hall; July 7, 1971; I think.) Uncle Hank told me about it in a letter he wrote me in the early 1990's.
And didn't Chris Squire have the coolest tone? (Love, love, LOVE the unique sound of the Rickenbacker 4000-series basses -- especially with his playing style which emphasized the distinctive trebly clank of the Rick!)
For those who don't know who Roine Stolt is, he just did an album with Jon Anderson but he's been the leader of The Flower Kings for the past 25 years, a modern prog band with influences from Yes, Genesis, Crimson, Zappa, Moodys, etc. They've got tons of double albums with epic length tunes that would scratch any Yes fan's itch...
P Jet also toured with Steve Hackett a couple of years ago ... amazing player ! 🙂✨
The music of Yes introduced me to the wild sound of Progressive Rock, 30 odd years I have been a fan of this music, and have seen Yes many times, as well as other prog bands (King Crimson being my favourite band)
I was a stupid kid in grade seven when I first heard of Yes, and it was my older sister to boot! so naturally, I had no interest in them, but thank god I grew up ! and now I can't imagine life or music or singing without them. I've seen fantastic things when I put on my headphones, close my eyes, and listen to them.
I heard Yes Songs around 1973 when I was 12 - it just blew my mind…. I will never forget that very moment next to the record player…. my head between the loudspeakers…. The magic never disappeared until today - will last forever.
I appreciate Lee Abrams' nostalgic recounting of his Yes experiences, yet Sirius/XM has YET to produce a progressive rock channel. We are still out here, loving Yes, early Genesis, ELP, Dream Theater, Haken, Spock's Beard, Rush, Aisles, Renaissance, Riverside, Tool, Big Big Train, Marillion, Neal Morse, Transatlantic, Moody Blues, Procol Harum, Supertramp, Asia, PFM, Jethro Tull, Porcupine Tree, Opeth, Symphony X, Van Der Graaf Generator, Gentle Giant, Alan Parsons Project, Camel, Queensrÿche, Caravan, Led Zeppelin, etc.!! We are legion and would love to have an even better reason to turn on our Sirius/XM! If you can have a 40's channel, you can have a progressive rock/metal/music channel! Get on this!
you know that is really funny they dont now that you mention it-
I'd be happy to know that all that music just had a home somewhere on Sirius/XM. But "If you can have a 40's channel..." changes things a bit. How much would it cost them?
XM's Music Lab was a prog channnel for several years that played all of those bands.
I saw YES in a small club on Wardour street London before their first album came out
The Marquee. 👍🏻
tell us more!
i love ROINE STOLT
absolut GENIUS
Like Mike Keneally, my first exposure to Yes was via the Yes Album. I was gobsmacked, to use a Yorkshire expression. Still my favourite record of theirs.
Wow, I'm just now coming across this video. Smiled throughout the entire thing.
Thank you Yes for being a huge part of my life. I've been a fan for 48 years now. From 2 years before the "Relayer" tour, my first concert ever, till the present. (I think my math is correct)
Thanks to YES, today I listen to classical music!
Roine Stolt- I saw him play bass for Steve Hackett. Excellent musician.
I saw him too in that occaison. So true
What a pleasure to see these fantastic musicians celebrating YES.
Going for the One concert in Dec. 77 was probably the greatest show I ever saw...
Absolute fan from 71, and forever...