Oh I love you guys - you react to music with as much enthusiasm as kids reacting to new toys at Christmas. Please listen to more Yes, especially 70s Yes! But to answer your question YES there are other bands from the 70s that arguably have an even cleaner and deeper sound. If I could suggest only one song for you to react to, it would be "Firth of Fifth" by Genesis. I would crack out my best champagne for that video :)
1971 was the year this came out. What you listened to was the song remastered with great sound. That was my era. Many bands of that era were equally as skilled and imaginative.
1971, I was 12. Not only what you're saying but this song was being played on mainstream radio. The year before, Black Sabbath had come out with Paranoid and it was being played on mainstream radio. We've been listening to progressive and metal music for 50 years. We are quite musically advanced. lol
You guys are GREAT! Here's some history. YES may have been influenced by "In the Court of the Crimson King", released on 10 October 1969 by King Crimson. I am also an English-born musician (born in the 50's). King Crimson was certainly one of the originators of this 'progressive' rock music that integrated many musical styles. Greg Lake (from King Crimson) went on to form Emerson, Lake & Palmer and also played with Gary Moore, Asia, and Ringo Starr. According to Wikipedia "In 1969, the original King Crimson influenced and altered the approach of contemporaries such as Yes and Genesis. King Crimson has consistently drawn inspiration from a wide variety of music over the years, keeping their work fresh by incorporating elements of Classical music, jazz, folk, heavy metal, gamelan, industrial, Electronic, experimental music, and new wave." Robert Fripp, the guitarist and co-songwriter in King Crimson, worked as a session musician and collaborator, notably with David Bowie, Blondie, Brian Eno, Peter Gabriel, Daryl Hall, and Talking Heads.
Truer words have been rarely spoken about a band. These guys were visionaries. This isn't even the most most visionary of there songs by far but you can sense the power and dynamics in it. Fragile and Close to the Edge were music changing albums...
George and Patrick ...I have watched you guys fall in Love in Pink Floyd.....Led Zeppelin.....Queen....Freddie Mercury.....Eagles.....even the Beatles.....and I was there along with my generation of Baby Boomers when these rock group were created and we made them the gods of Rock n' Roll...but you have NEVER and WILL NEVER hear or experience a group like "Yes" who were the creators of "Classical Rock or Progressive" This group breaks the Laws in Physics when it comes to sounds of music. So, I am glad you answered my request along with millions of Yes fans/heads and listen to pure "Perfection of musicianship'" in "Roundabout," now you are heading for the Rabbit Hole!!!!! ENJOY IT!!!!
The '70's, when you could still do a song that was more than five minutes long, have several transitions, and there were places to hear it on the radio.
This song is 49 years old. Was in the Army in 71 and heard this while on leave. My first thought was this is timeless. Something from the future. You guys just proved that right! Thank you for your excellent reaction.
Coming of age in the 70’s, we thought great music would just keep being created daily forever! Little did we realize that we were living in a musical renaissance that was a blip in time and very, very special.
Me also .... Class of '73. In High School my guy was the keyboard player of a local Prog Rock band. Hammond organ with a Leslie amp..... Love those days! Lots of great memories and great friends.
I feel you BUT, would reverse what you wrote. We musicians were SPOILED by the sophisticated AUDIENCES that WANTED this music in the 70's, those who went to the shows and bought the merch. Don't forget the market shapes and determines what is seen and heard in the music business.
@@OmarTorrez - SOOO true... We busted our balls to even get noticed back then. We had to sell our shitty cars to cover the cost of recording time. The talent pool and the expectations were ridiculous. We didn't have the opportunity to spend a day or two in a bedroom producing an album that would be heard by millions (despite its quality) with just Pro-Tools and a click of the mouse (Yeah, a little jealousy there)... An album (in our day) could realistically take years to polish and hone, whereas TODAY you would literally be forgotten and replaced if you were to retreat and take the time to release something of real quality. I'm generalizing, of course, and there are exceptions to the rule, but welcome to the world we're living in where *music* has been replaced by *entertainment.*
Exactly!!! I really don't think I'm being biased when I say that today's music is nothing compared to the music of the 60's through the 90's. It is just too formulaic and programmed today.
“Starship Trooper”, “I’ve Seen All Good People”, “Changes”, “It Can Happen”, “Leave It”, “Owner of a Lonely Heart”, “Long Distance Runaround”, “Yours is No Disgrace” OMG are you ever on a journey down the rabbit hole of YES
Chris dominated in (almost) everything they did, other than Jaco Pastorius (maybe Entwhistle) I can't think of a more important and influential bass player, he defined Yes and in the 4 short years he and Bruford played together, they defined the modern rythym section.
You guys are going down a DEEP Rabbit Hole with Yes and their AMAZING Music Masterpieces!!! Dude!!!! You gotta here "Awaken" and "Going For The One" by Yes. Another music masterpieces of songs by them!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Yes has had numerous members in their line-up over the decades, but all are very qualified musicians. There are no bad musicians in Yes! Jon Anderson an outstanding vocalist, Steve Howe is just a ridiculous guitarist, Rik Wakeman is a wizard on the keyboards and dresses like one, Chris Squire is an out-of-this-world bass player, and Bill Bruford a insane drummer. The whole band of Yes is off the charts talented and were at the forefront of Progressive Rock, along with Emerson, Lake, & Palmer, King Crimson, Rush and others. Watching Yes play this song live is utterly crazy!!
@@michaeldrennan9932 Go for it. Quite a different sound to the '70's stuff, Peter Banks was the guitarist on the 1st 2 albums Yes & Time and a Word before Steve Howe replaced him on The Yes Album. Quite a few cover versions on them but you can hear where their sound is heading. Personal favourite track - Survival (1st album). Here's an Easter Egg for you. If you like Starship Trooper specially the final movement Wurm, check out a track called Nether Street by Bodast. Enjoy
@@michaeldrennan9932 first 2 albums are a little weak, too much jazz, its only when Steve Howe joined that they took off, and then when Rick joined they went into hyperspace
They were the originals. Their Progressive Rock contemporaries were King Crimson, Pink Floyd, Genesis. And Yes is filled with amazing musicians and vocals, stunning the world with the song and then others. Their opus is "Close to the Edge", a song that is often considered, in prog rock, the pinnacle of achievement. BUT, you're not ready for that song-instead jump to Heart of the Sunrise or And You & I. Then move on to other pieces.
You hit the point exactly. The music, production, everything about YES music of the 70s is timeless. They were so far ahead of their time. I was 11 when I first heard them and it changed my world musically forever.
I hear you! I heard this in 1974 and was blown away. Nothing was ever the same. I spent years in a constant search for this experience. The rest of the Yes catalog. Genesis. Anything but going back to normal! Jon Anderson (vocals), Chris Squire (bass and vocal), Bill Bruford (drums, later with King Crimson), Rick Wakeman (keyboards, first recording with the group), Steve Howe (guitar and vocals). All legends!!! Chris, sadly, passed a few years back. Bruford is retired. The rest are alive and still out there! Go and hear them while you can!!!
Please please Emerson Lake and Palmer and Moody Blues( live on both is best) Emerson Lake and Palmer made those sounds. Electric Light Orchestra....you must . You will then understand
@@frazbo11 Without cherry-picking individual songs, I'll take the lazy route and recommend their album Brain Salad Surgery. It has variety, memorable songs, and they were at their peak in terms of creativity and performance skills. Best. Leo.
The 70's is where some of the best lyrics and musicianship happened. I was a teenager and moving on into the 80's, 90's and forward very little music can be compared as far as lyrics and musicianship. The 70's was the decade of master music makers.
You are totally right. No band, that I am aware of, ever sounded like Yess. This was one of the first albums I bought on cassette. They even sounded amazing on a cassette, played over a crappy stereo. I actually bought it because I liked the cover art. (no joke)
Thanks guys for playing my request. I said to fasten your seatbelts. YES recorded 6 albums in the seventies that are all top notch. Dive in boys. Starship Trooper-Southside of the Sky-Close to the Edge-Siberian Khatru-The Revealing Science of God-THE GATES OF DELIRIUM-Going For The One-AWAKEN..............can’t wait to sail there with you.
I rode the hotel elevator down with the bass player of Yes, Chris Squire. So I had to go to the show in Albany, NY at The Egg. Didn't even know they were in town. Fantastic show! Unfortunately Chris Squire passed away shortly after. RIP. PS...he was INSANE on the bass that night!
After a few notes, one of you asked: "Jazz?" Yes, jazz, fusion, rock - these guys were classically trained and made their own music. I saw them two years ago and for several years they had two bands, one touring Europe; one in the States, each with about half the band's original musicians and then other musicians in each of the bands. They had that kind of excellence. Thier followers who undestand them are eclectic. It takes a deep, deep dive to be willing to follow them and continue to say "Yes." In their shows they improvise on stage. If you were to continue to follow them, you would have to let go of everything that you think you know and be willing to be trained to appreciate their experimental and evolving musical journey.
This is what you get when you put real musicians in studio, not some computer programmer like we have today. All recorded onto tape. And they can do this live, no tricks, no backing tracks, no computers, just talent. ✌️♥️🇬🇧
Great reaction, YES were ahead of their time!! They were the leaders of Prog. Rock... Check out their induction performance in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Geddy Lee joins them in the jam!!(YES opened the door for bands like Rush). Saying that, now you should react to Rush. Thanks, that was cool watching your faces and listening to your perspectives. Mind blowing, isn't it? 💥🔥🤘
I, personally, cannot watch it. It still makes me sick that they were not inducted while Chris was alive. Fucking assholes the Hall of Fame are, I was devastated when he died and have not been able to listen to any ‘Yes’ music done without him.
Welcome to the seventies - the time of my youth. So many good bands - all different Yes, Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, Genesis, King Crimson, Emerson Lake and Palmer, Wishbone Ash, Jethro Tull, - all had one thing in common - great innovative musicians. You will find much music today has been inspired by them. They took inspiration from earlier music - blues, jazz, rock n roll, country, folk music, classical music and created their own sound.
God those of us who were growing up with all this in the 70’s were truly blessed. The bands& music that came out of Britain st this time is utter genius ❤️
A classic prog tune, Yes are incredible I have seen Steve Howe the guitarist live several times and he is stunning, and Rick Wakeman the keyboard player, he was just plain weird, but so talented. Similar bands from the 70's are King Crimson, Gentle Giant, Emerson Lake and Palmer, Van der Graaf Generator and Focus they are all epic.
@@robertcartier5088 ah Genesis, Peter Gabriel dressed as a flower, awesome stuff, loved their Peter Gabriel years, so creative, not quite so keen on the pop eighties mega band reincarnation
@@simply_psi Yeah, it was ok, but not really comparable as it seemed aimed at someone that was not us. The talent was still obvious, but sadly, it no longer held my interest as much. They decided to cash in, and I can't really blame them. Yes did the same, obviously. ;-)
@@davidmorgan6896 Britain is the only nation in the world that has a net positive against every other nation for the sale of music, so it is a British invasion of the world. The only other nation that comes close is the USA who only has one nation it is not negative with and that's obviously the UK.
@@gavinhall6040 "The British Invasion" is a very specific phenomenon from 1960s music history and is what the OP was alluding to. It is a catch-all term to describe the success of UK artists in the Billboard 100 after the total domination of local artists for the early years of rock&roll.
YES from their fourth studio album Fragile, released in November 1971. It was written by singer Jon Anderson and guitarist Steve Howe and produced by the band and Eddy Offord. This is one of my favorite bands. Thanks for playing it. Loved your reactions.
Prog rock's presence was truly announced, with an exclamation point, with King Crimson's debut album in 1969. Listen to the opening track "21st Century Schizoid Man".
1971! Back when creativity and originality were still thriving. You don't see anything like this any more. Not just great songs, but great performances by every band member. I mentioned it in another comment, but you need to watch them playing 'Yours Is No Disgrace' in the studio from 1971. Watching them play things like this live REALLY makes you appreciate their talent. There's a video of them playing 'Roundabout' at a concert in 1973 that is also mind blowing. Hard to believe, but they can sound just as good live.
Yes , made these sounds in 1972-1973. At the time all we knew was that we liked it....and it had an element of beauty and soulfulness we had never heard previously.
7:03 "Don't get crazy" Mwahhahaha! Just before the organ goes wild! I saw them live back in '78 and I'm not exaggerating when I say it was life-changing.
The first time I heard the song “Relayer” I almost had an out of body experience. The genre is called Progressive and many bands were working in that groove during the sixties and seventies.
You mean the album "Relayer" by Yes, right? There is no Yes song titled "Relayer". Although the word is used in the song "The Remembering-High the Memory", from their Tales from Topographic Oceans album.
They should wait. Listen to more from the Yes album and Fragile. Close to the edge and some of the later albums are pretty heavy. They may not be ready for them yet.
November 1971 Yes Fragile was released the edited version of Roundabout was on AM radio. I was 14, needless to say I was blown away! Chris Squire is my musical muse he is a rock Icon. they greatest musical talent of the prog rock genre !
This song came out in 1971. Yes. Amazing musicians and songwriters. Truly original with their own style and sound. Many great songs and albums. Ahead of their time. You've got a lot of great music to look forward to if you get into more YES.
Yes is one of the coolest trippiest bands of all time. No-one sounded like Yes. I actually met them in a Sheraton inn restaurant in STL towards the end of the performing career and they looked and acted like a bunch of super chill aging hipsters.
Chris Squire's bassline is amazing, Rick Wakeman on keyboards is crazy, Jon Anderson's singing is perfect and Steve Howe's acoustic and electric guitar work beautiful. This is my favourite Yes song - and that's saying something.
I grew up on this music. We listened to Yes and Pink Floyd all the time. I saw Pink Floyd perform in NYC in 1977. I still have my original albums. It never gets old for me.
YES is very special. Seen them 6 times live. Almost impossible to describe the live show, the live vibe. Much, much more powerful live than any recording. Super high level live band.
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Oh I love you guys - you react to music with as much enthusiasm as kids reacting to new toys at Christmas. Please listen to more Yes, especially 70s Yes! But to answer your question YES there are other bands from the 70s that arguably have an even cleaner and deeper sound. If I could suggest only one song for you to react to, it would be "Firth of Fifth" by Genesis. I would crack out my best champagne for that video :)
So true and Yes was typical of most of the Prog Rock bands. Great talented musicians and creative minds. Love it !!!
1971 was the year this came out. What you listened to was the song remastered with great sound. That was my era. Many bands of that era were equally as skilled and imaginative.
1971, I was 12. Not only what you're saying but this song was being played on mainstream radio.
The year before, Black Sabbath had come out with Paranoid and it was being played on mainstream radio.
We've been listening to progressive and metal music for 50 years. We are quite musically advanced. lol
You guys are GREAT! Here's some history. YES may have been influenced by "In the Court of the Crimson King", released on 10 October 1969 by King Crimson. I am also an English-born musician (born in the 50's). King Crimson was certainly one of the originators of this 'progressive' rock music that integrated many musical styles. Greg Lake (from King Crimson) went on to form Emerson, Lake & Palmer and also played with Gary Moore, Asia, and Ringo Starr.
According to Wikipedia "In 1969, the original King Crimson influenced and altered the approach of contemporaries such as Yes and Genesis. King Crimson has consistently drawn inspiration from a wide variety of music over the years, keeping their work fresh by incorporating elements of Classical music, jazz, folk, heavy metal, gamelan, industrial, Electronic, experimental music, and new wave."
Robert Fripp, the guitarist and co-songwriter in King Crimson, worked as a session musician and collaborator, notably with David Bowie, Blondie, Brian Eno, Peter Gabriel, Daryl Hall, and Talking Heads.
They didn't take inspiration, they were the inspiration
Truer words have been rarely spoken about a band. These guys were visionaries. This isn't even the most most visionary of there songs by far but you can sense the power and dynamics in it. Fragile and Close to the Edge were music changing albums...
We even had color TV and indoor plumbing back in the 1970's.
And dial telephones but no microwave.
HaHa - We had a cordless phone.
@@clab5864 We had an big, chrome Amana Radarange in the 70's (and I still have a cool, retro rotary dial phone on my kitchen wall),
1990s and 2000s got their sound yes from the seventees. We paved the way.
@@lisagraham2944 Absolutely!
George and Patrick ...I have watched you guys fall in Love in Pink Floyd.....Led Zeppelin.....Queen....Freddie Mercury.....Eagles.....even the Beatles.....and I was there along with my generation of Baby Boomers when these rock group were created and we made them the gods of Rock n' Roll...but you have NEVER and WILL NEVER hear or experience a group like "Yes" who were the creators of "Classical Rock or Progressive" This group breaks the Laws in Physics when it comes to sounds of music. So, I am glad you answered my request along with millions of Yes fans/heads and listen to pure "Perfection of musicianship'" in "Roundabout," now you are heading for the Rabbit Hole!!!!! ENJOY IT!!!!
“Are these guys from the future?”
Yes
The '70's, when you could still do a song that was more than five minutes long, have several transitions, and there were places to hear it on the radio.
Trust me, this song is 50 years old. It is still in my all-time Top 10.
This song is 49 years old. Was in the Army in 71 and heard this while on leave. My first thought was this is timeless. Something from the future. You guys just proved that right! Thank you for your excellent reaction.
Thank you for your service
Mark your calendar for November 12th this year - it will be the 50th Anniversary of the "Fragile" album release date.
Sorry Evil Sean. But Yes it is 49 years old. Sounds as good today as then. Be careful swimming in that river. The crocs over there are unforgiving.
too wholesome
music is Magic
Coming of age in the 70’s, we thought great music would just keep being created daily forever! Little did we realize that we were living in a musical renaissance that was a blip in time and very, very special.
There is lots to discover in Yes-land. Your journey has just begun.
Dudes - I'm 66 years old and I listened to this song almost every morning my senior year in high school. It's for real !
Same!! Class of ‘73 here!! ✌🏻
Me too!
High school class of 1977!
Me also .... Class of '73. In High School my guy was the keyboard player of a local Prog Rock band. Hammond organ with a Leslie amp..... Love those days! Lots of great memories and great friends.
and that will never change
This was Progressive Rock. They couldn't make these sounds today!
We were spoiled growing up in the 70s. There were so many good bands and songs we just thought it was another good song out of 1000s lol.
I feel you BUT, would reverse what you wrote. We musicians were SPOILED by the sophisticated AUDIENCES that WANTED this music in the 70's, those who went to the shows and bought the merch. Don't forget the market shapes and determines what is seen and heard in the music business.
@@OmarTorrez - SOOO true... We busted our balls to even get noticed back then. We had to sell our shitty cars to cover the cost of recording time. The talent pool and the expectations were ridiculous. We didn't have the opportunity to spend a day or two in a bedroom producing an album that would be heard by millions (despite its quality) with just Pro-Tools and a click of the mouse (Yeah, a little jealousy there)...
An album (in our day) could realistically take years to polish and hone, whereas TODAY you would literally be forgotten and replaced if you were to retreat and take the time to release something of real quality.
I'm generalizing, of course, and there are exceptions to the rule, but welcome to the world we're living in where *music* has been replaced by *entertainment.*
Exactly!!! I really don't think I'm being biased when I say that today's music is nothing compared to the music of the 60's through the 90's. It is just too formulaic and programmed today.
I could write a whole book just about the bass in this band. A complete revolution in sound.
Released on the Fragile album 1971.
“Starship Trooper”, “I’ve Seen All Good People”, “Changes”, “It Can Happen”, “Leave It”, “Owner of a Lonely Heart”, “Long Distance Runaround”, “Yours is No Disgrace” OMG are you ever on a journey down the rabbit hole of YES
ooooh..Owner of a Lonely heart. Yummy
"Into The Lens"...it's not Anderson but it's still a classic.
Wait until you hear Close To The Edge. Yes this came out in the 70's. It is called Progressive Rock kids.
The beginning of the 1970s, actually.
@@ChrisMaxfieldActs correct. I saw the CTTE tour in 72
60’s and 70’s pure vocals, instruments, and lyrics.
Chris Squire dominates in this one.
Chris dominated in (almost) everything they did, other than Jaco Pastorius (maybe Entwhistle) I can't think of a more important and influential bass player, he defined Yes and in the 4 short years he and Bruford played together, they defined the modern rythym section.
You guys are going down a DEEP Rabbit Hole with Yes and their AMAZING Music Masterpieces!!! Dude!!!! You gotta here "Awaken" and "Going For The One" by Yes. Another music masterpieces of songs by them!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Yes has had numerous members in their line-up over the decades, but all are very qualified musicians. There are no bad musicians in Yes! Jon Anderson an outstanding vocalist, Steve Howe is just a ridiculous guitarist, Rik Wakeman is a wizard on the keyboards and dresses like one, Chris Squire is an out-of-this-world bass player, and Bill Bruford a insane drummer. The whole band of Yes is off the charts talented and were at the forefront of Progressive Rock, along with Emerson, Lake, & Palmer, King Crimson, Rush and others. Watching Yes play this song live is utterly crazy!!
Are they from the future? Listen to “Starship Trooper” and find out!
Starship Trooper off their First Album!!
Starship Trooper is on Yes's 3rd Album - The Yes Album
@@vtwinsteve Yes! You are correct!! Guess I need to check out their first 2!! Never heard them or even of them until now!! Thanks
@@michaeldrennan9932 Go for it. Quite a different sound to the '70's stuff, Peter Banks was the guitarist on the 1st 2 albums Yes & Time and a Word before Steve Howe replaced him on The Yes Album. Quite a few cover versions on them but you can hear where their sound is heading. Personal favourite track - Survival (1st album).
Here's an Easter Egg for you. If you like Starship Trooper specially the final movement Wurm, check out a track called Nether Street by Bodast.
Enjoy
@@michaeldrennan9932 first 2 albums are a little weak, too much jazz, its only when Steve Howe joined that they took off, and then when Rick joined they went into hyperspace
They were the originals. Their Progressive Rock contemporaries were King Crimson, Pink Floyd, Genesis. And Yes is filled with amazing musicians and vocals, stunning the world with the song and then others. Their opus is "Close to the Edge", a song that is often considered, in prog rock, the pinnacle of achievement. BUT, you're not ready for that song-instead jump to Heart of the Sunrise or And You & I. Then move on to other pieces.
Don't forget The Moody Blues and Jethro Tull.
@@fordp69 Emerson! Lake and Palmer.
@@gerhardbraatz6305 I knew I left someone out!
Yes 70s. I was listening to this album, on my record player. Sorry guys, 90s music doesn't hold a candle to late 60s and the 70s
This is a very good comment. I love this song, but don't know much about Yes's music, so this is very helpful. Thanks!
You hit the point exactly. The music, production, everything about YES music of the 70s is timeless. They were so far ahead of their time. I was 11 when I first heard them and it changed my world musically forever.
I saw these guys a couple of times in the 70's and they sounded just as good live as the recording.
Me too 65 still rocking my ass off
...and listen to 'Heart of the sunrise' by YES.
Progressive rock! One of the greatest bands!
My head almost explodes when I think of all the talent that we had to listen to in the 70s.
Been listening to this song for 50 years now. Still gives me goosebumps !!
I saw Yes in concert in 1978 and they played this song. They were just that good.
Okay, you picked now the Top. Yes is awesome an Roundabout is the perfect prog song. Congratulations for climbing that high!
Fragile by YES should be listened to in its entirety!
They are from the past.
@@lisagraham2944 Do you have a point. All bands are from the past unless they start today!
@@lisagraham2944 Actually, they are from the present and still performing.
I hear you! I heard this in 1974 and was blown away. Nothing was ever the same. I spent years in a constant search for this experience. The rest of the Yes catalog. Genesis. Anything but going back to normal!
Jon Anderson (vocals), Chris Squire (bass and vocal), Bill Bruford (drums, later with King Crimson), Rick Wakeman (keyboards, first recording with the group), Steve Howe (guitar and vocals). All legends!!! Chris, sadly, passed a few years back. Bruford is retired. The rest are alive and still out there! Go and hear them while you can!!!
You can also react to Emerson, Lake and Palmer, another great progressive rock band from The 70's
Emerson Lake and Palmer and Yes had an engineer named Eddie Offord and that how they got "that sound".
Please please Emerson Lake and Palmer and Moody Blues( live on both is best) Emerson Lake and Palmer made those sounds. Electric Light Orchestra....you must . You will then understand
I suppose a place to start with ELP might be Karn Evil 9 2nd Movement. Best. Leo.
Got any good elp recommendations? I like from the beginning but really dont know anything else
@@frazbo11 Without cherry-picking individual songs, I'll take the lazy route and recommend their album Brain Salad Surgery. It has variety, memorable songs, and they were at their peak in terms of creativity and performance skills. Best. Leo.
"Don't tell me they are humans, man!" LOL
I turn 60 years old in a couple of weeks and I can attest…this song DID come from the 70’s!!!
And many other great ones too!! Loved the video!
Wellcome, I'm 64 and I listen to them since 1973
When it comes to music, OLD IS GOLD!
I’ve seen all good people is a real banger❣️🎶🎶🎶🎶
Great sounds all came from the past music.
Aren't most of them??
Yes this song is from the early 70's. We were spoiled in this decade with a huge number of bands and artists.
The 70's is where some of the best lyrics and musicianship happened. I was a teenager and moving on into the 80's, 90's and forward very little music can be compared as far as lyrics and musicianship. The 70's was the decade of master music makers.
You are totally right. No band, that I am aware of, ever sounded like Yess. This was one of the first albums I bought on cassette. They even sounded amazing on a cassette, played over a crappy stereo. I actually bought it because I liked the cover art. (no joke)
I saw Yes in concert in 1976 in the Anaheim Stadium.
They absolutely played this song, along with many others.
You guys are so fun to watch! ❤️
Thanks guys for playing my request. I said to fasten your seatbelts. YES recorded 6 albums in the seventies that are all top notch. Dive in boys. Starship Trooper-Southside of the Sky-Close to the Edge-Siberian Khatru-The Revealing
Science of God-THE GATES OF DELIRIUM-Going For The One-AWAKEN..............can’t wait to sail there with you.
Awaken is probably the most amazing piece of music that I've ever heard, would love to see their reaction to that
Back in the early 70’s I saw Yes open for Black Sabbath, now that was an interesting combination!
Love Black Sabbath and the drummer
I rode the hotel elevator down with the bass player of Yes, Chris Squire. So I had to go to the show in Albany, NY at The Egg. Didn't even know they were in town. Fantastic show! Unfortunately Chris Squire passed away shortly after. RIP. PS...he was INSANE on the bass that night!
After a few notes, one of you asked: "Jazz?" Yes, jazz, fusion, rock - these guys were classically trained and made their own music. I saw them two years ago and for several years they had two bands, one touring Europe; one in the States, each with about half the band's original musicians and then other musicians in each of the bands. They had that kind of excellence. Thier followers who undestand them are eclectic. It takes a deep, deep dive to be willing to follow them and continue to say "Yes." In their shows they improvise on stage. If you were to continue to follow them, you would have to let go of everything that you think you know and be willing to be trained to appreciate their experimental and evolving musical journey.
This is what you get when you put real musicians in studio, not some computer programmer like we have today. All recorded onto tape. And they can do this live, no tricks, no backing tracks, no computers, just talent. ✌️♥️🇬🇧
Great reaction, YES were ahead of their time!! They were the leaders of Prog. Rock... Check out their induction performance in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Geddy Lee joins them in the jam!!(YES opened the door for bands like Rush). Saying that, now you should react to Rush. Thanks, that was cool watching your faces and listening to your perspectives. Mind blowing, isn't it? 💥🔥🤘
Rush for sure and maybe start with Spirit of Radio?
I, personally, cannot watch it. It still makes me sick that they were not inducted while Chris was alive. Fucking assholes the Hall of Fame are, I was devastated when he died and have not been able to listen to any ‘Yes’ music done without him.
@@CharCanuck14 Rush for sure.... 2112.
@@magicalmystery1964 Yes, quite agree... I feel the same way now that Neil Peart is no longer with us.
Welcome to the seventies - the time of my youth. So many good bands - all different Yes, Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, Genesis, King Crimson, Emerson Lake and Palmer, Wishbone Ash, Jethro Tull, - all had one thing in common - great innovative musicians. You will find much music today has been inspired by them. They took inspiration from earlier music - blues, jazz, rock n roll, country, folk music, classical music and created their own sound.
God those of us who were growing up with all this in the 70’s were truly blessed.
The bands& music that came out of Britain st this time is utter genius ❤️
A classic prog tune, Yes are incredible I have seen Steve Howe the guitarist live several times and he is stunning, and Rick Wakeman the keyboard player, he was just plain weird, but so talented. Similar bands from the 70's are King Crimson, Gentle Giant, Emerson Lake and Palmer, Van der Graaf Generator and Focus they are all epic.
No Genesis? Aww... ;-(
@@robertcartier5088 ah Genesis, Peter Gabriel dressed as a flower, awesome stuff, loved their Peter Gabriel years, so creative, not quite so keen on the pop eighties mega band reincarnation
@@simply_psi Yeah, it was ok, but not really comparable as it seemed aimed at someone that was not us.
The talent was still obvious, but sadly, it no longer held my interest as much. They decided to cash in, and I can't really blame them. Yes did the same, obviously. ;-)
"Yours is No Disgrace" and "Going For the One" are two Yes songs that will also take your minds for long rides.
I highly recommend Boston 'Foreplay/Long Time'.
Yes, Boston and Kansas 'Carry on Wayward Son'...they will blow them away as well!
The entire Boston album...!!!
@@2869may agree! It's one of the best debut albums of all time.
@@Mark-nu3ej Absolutely..! Every song got radio play... Not many albums can say that...
Maybe Rumors...?
BAD CO is another Great Debut album.
Oh, but we did have this song in the 70s. Many happy memories associated with this song.
Now listen to Yes's " I've Seen All Good People ". It is truly epic!
I'll second that!
Moody Blues inspired them for one.
Also check out Emerson Lake & Palmer: Lucky Man, or Still You Turn Me On, or From the Beginning, or Fanfare for the Common Man.
Great video: ELPs "Fanfare for the Common Man" live at Montreal Olympic Stadium.
It was called the English Invasion and from 1967 we were spoiled rotten.....
British invasion
British invasion and only in the US
@@davidmorgan6896 Britain is the only nation in the world that has a net positive against every other nation for the sale of music, so it is a British invasion of the world. The only other nation that comes close is the USA who only has one nation it is not negative with and that's obviously the UK.
@@gavinhall6040 "The British Invasion" is a very specific phenomenon from 1960s music history and is what the OP was alluding to. It is a catch-all term to describe the success of UK artists in the Billboard 100 after the total domination of local artists for the early years of rock&roll.
@@davidmorgan6896 it's not just the 60s as the 80s describes the 2nd British invasion.
Music when I was a teenager. Best era of music.
YES from their fourth studio album Fragile, released in November 1971. It was written by singer Jon Anderson and guitarist Steve Howe and produced by the band and Eddy Offord. This is one of my favorite bands. Thanks for playing it. Loved your reactions.
Pink Floyd used a lot of synth/organ sounds and made incredible sounds back in the 70's.
And on tape, no digital !!
I said that out loud when he asked who else sounded like this back then.
My thoughts too! "What about Pink Floyd???"
@@deborahstrickland9845 YES was the bright light to Pink Floyd's darkness. Both are epic.
@@edf13 Yep they are like the Ying/Yang of each other during that time and really influenced everyone later that did ANYTHING progressive in rock...
Prog rock's presence was truly announced, with an exclamation point, with King Crimson's debut album in 1969. Listen to the opening track "21st Century Schizoid Man".
I would LOVE to hear the boys react to Schizoid Man but chances are Robert Fripp would block it as he keeps a very tight rein on King Crimson. Sad.
1971! Back when creativity and originality were still thriving. You don't see anything like this any more. Not just great songs, but great performances by every band member. I mentioned it in another comment, but you need to watch them playing 'Yours Is No Disgrace' in the studio from 1971. Watching them play things like this live REALLY makes you appreciate their talent. There's a video of them playing 'Roundabout' at a concert in 1973 that is also mind blowing. Hard to believe, but they can sound just as good live.
Yes , made these sounds in 1972-1973. At the time all we knew was that we liked it....and it had an element of beauty and soulfulness we had never heard previously.
Owner of a Lonely Heart by Yes was another hit.
Gates of Delirium is epic. Steve Howe on Guitar, the late Chris Squire on bass, Jon Anderson the best vocalist ever...
They are the greatest band ever. Welcome to the Yes universe!!!!! Your reactions are priceless!!!!!!!!
7:03 "Don't get crazy" Mwahhahaha! Just before the organ goes wild!
I saw them live back in '78 and I'm not exaggerating when I say it was life-changing.
The first time I heard the song “Relayer” I almost had an out of body experience. The genre is called Progressive and many bands were working in that groove during the sixties and seventies.
You mean the album "Relayer" by Yes, right? There is no Yes song titled "Relayer". Although the word is used in the song "The Remembering-High the Memory", from their Tales from Topographic Oceans album.
@@saurian11 yes, I stand corrected. The song was Gates of Delerium, I think.
Listen to Close To The Edge. It's a masterpiece.
They should wait. Listen to more from the Yes album and Fragile. Close to the edge and some of the later albums are pretty heavy. They may not be ready for them yet.
70's was the best decade for music - so much creativity. All downhill since. Another great Yes song - Owner of a Lonely Heart.
Believe it. Yes were way ahead of their time, pushing all the boundaries.
I was kid when this came out and it was mind blowing then as it is now. Glad you guys discovered that which is old is new again.
"There's someone in my head but it's not me"... ~Pink Floyd
November 1971 Yes Fragile was released the edited version of Roundabout was on AM radio. I was 14, needless to say I was blown away!
Chris Squire is my musical muse he is a rock Icon. they greatest musical talent of the prog rock genre !
Success in rock and roll defined: When young people listen to your songs 50 YEARS later and say that it sounds more like the future than the past!
The band "Rush" should be your next rabbit hole!!
Rushgal says Yes!!!!!
This Toronto girl has to agree! Gotta love our hometown guys. Say, start with Spirit of Radio???
@@CharCanuck14
Sounds good. 🤟
This song came out in 1971. Yes. Amazing musicians and songwriters. Truly original with their own style and sound. Many great songs and albums. Ahead of their time. You've got a lot of great music to look forward to if you get into more YES.
Bill Bruford (drummer) was/is one helluva jazz-fusion drummer. All the musicians in this band are absolutely top shelf.
Listen to Relayer by Yes. That should do it!
The unmistakeable voice of Jon Anderson. YES was definitely ahead of their time... you really need to listen to their song "Owner Of A Lonely Heart"
A lot of times it was Anderson and Squire together singing, Squier's backing vocals were a huge part of the Yes sound.
Yes is one of the coolest trippiest bands of all time. No-one sounded like Yes. I actually met them in a Sheraton inn restaurant in STL towards the end of the performing career and they looked and acted like a bunch of super chill aging hipsters.
I was a real DJ in 74-76 I used to play this all the time. This is absolutely 70s !!!! That sound is an early synthesizer !
Try Uriah Heep "Salisbury".
Rush, Boston, Queen
Chris Squire's bassline is amazing, Rick Wakeman on keyboards is crazy, Jon Anderson's singing is perfect and Steve Howe's acoustic and electric guitar work beautiful. This is my favourite Yes song - and that's saying something.
I grew up on this music. We listened to Yes and Pink Floyd all the time. I saw Pink Floyd perform in NYC in 1977. I still have my original albums. It never gets old for me.
Rush did this kind of music. Although I do like Yes more.
It's 1971!
1971. Steve Howe, the lead guitarist uses a Gibson ES-175, which is a jazz guitar. This was done back when the artists have the freedom to experiment.
Fantastic Band to see live in concert in the 1970's
pink floyd made these sounds , queen made these sounds ........there are quite a few bands from 70s who made music sound futuristic
It's embarrassing how mundane and shallow today's music is compared to my 70's.
That sound was the harmonics from a guitar who was one of the greatest guitar players ever.
"Yes" is so loaded with musical and compositional talent - it's amazing!
"Owner Of A Lonely Heart"..."Leave It'...Just sayin'...
This cant be from the seventies just like you guys don't even look alike.
The members of this band would be so happy to be getting such a great reaction from listeners. Great video guys!
YES is very special. Seen them 6 times live. Almost impossible to describe the live show, the live vibe. Much, much more powerful live than any recording. Super high level live band.