It warms my heart to know 1) that my admittedly biased opinion of the music of my generation has some justification, 2) that a new generation is able to enjoy it, and 3) that when we are gone it will not be forgotten.
Ya. I had my Yes awakening in the early 70’s. When I was like 14. Ruined me for regular music forever. There’s a Yes rabbit hole of unimaginable dimensions waiting for you.
I love seeing first time reactions to Yes, Roundabout was a great place to start from back in 1971 The 'interesting' note with the accoustic guitar at the beginning is on the piano recorded and played backwards. This became very popular with other bands much later on to create a crescendo like effect. Rush, Dream Theater and Tool cite Yes as a major influence. Geddy Lee from Rush stood in for Chris Squire [RIP] at their Hall of Fame induction. Yes music is a rabbit hole full of journeys like you just experienced. One thing is for certain, no other music or band sounds like Yes. I recommend you listen to 'Yours Is No Disgrace' next, then 'Long Distance Runaround'. 😊
When I watch someone hear this song for the first time, it’s fresh for me again. Thanks Hap. “A thousand years have come and gone But time has passed me by Stars stopped in the sky Frozen in an everlasting view Waiting for the world to end Weary of the night Praying for the light Prison of the lost - Xanadu”
YES So far ahead of their time, how come this was recorded 49 years ago and still (and always will) gain new fans. The Pioneers of new Classical period
Get ready, my friend...you're going to experience this same kind of reaction again and again and again as you expose yourself to more and more of YES' masterpieces. Unique in all the musical universe...
Chuck, thank you so much for introducing Hap to Yes! They are one of my favourite bands and I saw them live 4 times in the '70's. Steve Howe, the guitarist is the guy who played the Spanish guitar in Innuendo. The late Chris Squire was one of the most amazing bassists around. Other songs to give a listen to are "And You And I", "Long Distance Runaround", "Heart Of The Sunrise" and loads more. I'm so happy that you enjoyed this, Hap!
Ahhh YES!! Thank you for taking us on this great symphonic rock journey, through space and time. I think you may enjoy "Owner of A Lonely Heart", "I've Seen All Good People". Another band to explore would be STYX, very deep rabbit hole to go down. Peace J
Definitely an adventure when you listen to YES. I See All Good People is a great tune. When they were inducted into the Hall Of Fame in 2017, Geddy Lee from RUSH played bass on this tune. I believe this group was the reason my older brother started playing keyboards. I did see them Live in Tulsa, Oklahoma in my youth. ✌❤🤘
This is one of their biggest hits, a great jamming song from 71. Absolute virtuoso musicians, all of them. If you love this song, you will absolutely get your mind blown by so many of their other songs, you must check out Close To the Edge, Awaken, Gates Of Delerium, anything from Close To The Edge album, Going For The One Album, Relayer album. A lot of the same people who like Pink Floyd like Yes also. They changed in the 80's with a different guitarist who is great and made the 90125 album (check out Owner Of A Loney Heart), then returned later to their prog style when Steve Howe returned.
Your point of speakers vs. headphones is so important when it comes to how music was and is mixed, particularly since your right ear will hear the left speaker, but not the left can. The opening to Here Comes The Sun, original and remastered is a great example for this
One of your reaction compatriots, very popular several hundred thousand followers, listened to Close to the Edge for the first time recently; when it was done he didn't say anything for almost a full minute then said "that was the best song I've ever heard, I didn't want it to end".
It's a masterpiece. I get goosebumps every time and you're the 5th reaction I've watched in a row for this one tonight. It's amazing how younger generations are grooving to this. Good music will move you, great music will take you somewhere else inside and change you for that moment, especially when it's the first encounter.
Wow! I have met many on my bucket list, but I bow to you for getting to meet Steve and Jon! I agree, though, meeting someone and knowing they are really nice down to earth people is awesome.
@@risecarter Ah Yes (no pun intended), I have a few stories as well, my dad worked for Polygram/Mercury while I was growing up. Through interviews and stories of those we wanted to get to meet, it's pretty easy to figure out who the good ones are. I know my mom and dad went to see a lot that I didn't when I was really little, heard stories of who were so nice and a few that were very nasty people. Once I was old enough, I also have my own interactions to remember, great, great memories. I wish I could go back in time.
And there it is, another band I've never heard of before...until you reacted to them, Hap. Always learning and discovering new music with you. And yet another band a bit before my time...just a bit 😁 (yes, I googled them and saw that they were formed in 1968, so a biiiitttt before my time). This song is kinda trippy, I think. They were all over the place 😁 I have to listen to it again to really get all the lyrics, but for my 1st time listening to them, I liked it 👌👍 Thanks, Hap for yet another lesson
Yes Arguably had the best keyboardist and Synthesizer player ever Rick Wakeman Maybe Emerson of Emerson Lake and Palmer was as good but that would be it !!! Great Reaction Hap !!!! 🎤🔊🦁.
Close to the Edge is generally considered to be the greatest prog rock piece of music ever recorded. Came out in 1972. Nothing quite like it before or since.
so happy to hear this song again!!!!! Thanks so much for reacting! This song was released a year after I was born and YES had been a part of my growing up years into the 1980s. with Roundabout....if you listen closely you can hear some Beatles-igh styling from their psychadelic period (think Strawberry Fields) and I think that is due to the technology available at the time. I dunno it's the vibe I get from it :) But Roundabout is/was a major anthem song!
Well at 8:37 you hear a mellotron and Strawberry Fields used a mellotron. This was before polyphonic synthesizers or digital samplers so mellotrons were very popular. They were used on probably thousands of records back in the day.
There is so much great Yes music. You're lucky to have the Yes musical road ahead of you. The Yes Album, Close to the Edge, Relayer, Going for the One, Tales from Topographic Oceans. So much to listen to. Prepare to have your mind blown.
Singer Jon Anderson is from Acrrington - "in an' ou' the valleyyyyy" Lovely to hear your reaction too. Nice to hear someone with the same accent as me (yours) :)
Welcome to YES.... Glad you enjoyed Roundabout...your in for a very fun ride.... You'll get a lot of suggestions, most are fantastic, especially the recordings they put out before the 1980s Must hear EPICs are, Close to the Edge, Gates of Delirium, Awakening..... ENJOY my friend
50 year listener to "Yes". Top 5 band of all-time in my opinion. Right up there with the Zeppelins, the Floyds and the Whos. The Beatles stand alone at the top.
Listen to Close To the Edge. It'll make you question everything about what is musically possible. I'm of the firm belief that everyone needs to listen to this piece at least once in their lives. Close to the Edge is sublime!
@@YoCraps-og4kt I never considered the MTV days as Yes-lite or Non-fat yes. I always considered that as “Not Yes at all”, or alternatively, “Trevor Rabin and the Stooges”. 80s Yes are not even part of the conversation when I discuss Yes music, in the same way that Chicken MxNuggets are not part of the conversation when discussing Michelin starred restaurants. I’m not saying 80s completely lack value, but it is not the same band, and it’s not part of the same conversation. It’s a whole different band, with different goals, different compositional techniques, different organizational structure. 80s Yes centred around Trevor, his hit-making abilities and abilities to imitate Van Halen and draw screaming girls. 70s yes was a democracy of 5 musicians of equal strength, whose compositions drew from everybody’s contribution. The two bands just happened to have the same name and share some members.
For me, genuinely extraordinary music is only the one that makes me stop and listen and get lost in it..If my thoughts wonder from it I know it did not reach me..So, if you had a rough day and music helped you to forget about it and simply enjoy it, it is musical nirvana worthwhile listening and remembering, not just a one-time use like a tissue. I enjoyed it too, they got me right away with that slow guitar beginning, I wish there was more going in that direction..And whatever you do at the beginning of videos, is fine and cool as long as it's spontaneous 👍
It was great watching u listen to this song! I was lucky enough to see YES in the round! The stage slowly moved through out the concert. Great Experience!! Love it 👍♥️
Remember that there were no computers back then. The strange fading in sound at the start was created by physically turning the tape over and then playing a chord at the right moment, then when the tape is put back the right way it fades in instead of out. Another thing is that stereo records didn't come into popular use until the mid 1960s even though the tech had been around since 1957. This is mainly due to people only having portable record players with one speaker. So bands like Yes and pink floyd were really experimenting with stereo panning and separation. Having been a musician for over 50 years and done shit load of studio work and prog rock is easily the most demanding to produce and play. Let me know if you want any more info. ✌️♥️🇬🇧
In its original form, the song began with the acoustic guitar, which Howe played on a 1953 Martin 00-18, but the group soon thought a more dramatic opening was needed. This led to Wakeman playing a note on the piano that was recorded and played backwards, creating an effect that Howe described "as if it's rushing towards you". Wakeman played the lowest E note on his grand piano with the E an octave higher which gave it "a fatter feel".
This is Progressive Rock. Often much maligned but always with superb musicianship and great composition. A Yes concert was always a massive event and you should try some more Yes. Starship Trooper would be another good one before heading to Awaken and Close To The Edge which are the two most amazing trips. Great reaction , thanks for being so open minded about a group that’s been around for more than 50 years.
That opening sustained note that ramps and ends suddenly is actually a single key on a piano being held and fading, but played it reverse! The initial attack becomes the sudden end.
Never heard this before Hap but it’s definitely different I just can’t make up my mind it’s one of those you have to hear a few times and it’s definitely flower 🌺 power Love 💕 from Denise in Yorkshire England 👍👏👏👏👌🌺👋
This music was made for headphones. We used it for entertainment before tv had anything for us or the internet. It was fun and easier to separate what is going on.
Yes Is a experience !! A positive one that can change your mood !! Go down the YES rabbit hole u won’t be the same !! Genius’s epic prog classic rock!!
YES was probably a band who had all the best most advanced rock/classical/jazz/etc musician around back then all together to form the most unique sounds. I don't think anyone ever duplicated or even tried to. Steve Howe (guitar) Alan White (drums) Rick Wakeman (keys) Chris Squire (base) and Jon Anderson. Their were 2 other members before this song, (Bill Buford on drums and Tony Kaye on Keyboards) Actually their were a few others who started the band, but not many people were aware of them. This was in a time were 3 minute songs were not the norm. And instrumentals were a huge part of the songs. Everything was Analog, except for maybe the synths, but they still recorded to tape (analog) Much more authentic sound with tape IMO. Maybe only the drums suffered some if you didn't have a good sound guy. Many bands got their inspirations from YES. The original drummer went on to join King Crimson, who followed with their unique sound. Yes, really got popular in 1970-71 and were a big part of our music throughout the 70's. They put the word class in the world of rock music. And other followed because of them. I kinda get shocked when music from when we grew up gets listened to by listeners from today who are much younger and never heard what we did back then. Their interpretation and how they describe this music is a bit off from what it really was about. But I realize if you're not from that era you would have different feelings. Plus today's listeners couldn't understand what we did and how different life was then. And music for anyone who grew up then was so so much more fun and interesting to listen to. You could just rock out with simple tunes or listen to something as complex as YES and zone out.
Actually, there was a band, Starcastle, that tried so hard to duplicate everything about Yes that they even wore the same outfits while onstage. They actually put out a couple of very good albums, but could never work their way past the disdain they engendered for being so imitative of Yes. If you've never heard of them, you should give a listen: ruclips.net/video/sSZepYc219Y/видео.html
Oh ...p.s ....Steve Howe , the guitarist, did a cheeky little quest appearance on Queens Innuendo track , he popped in the studio in Montreaux to see them and did the Spanish guitar section on Innuendo. I'm such a geek 😄😁🤣🤣😂🤔
strap in, theres much more to come...all good...all like this....that intro is a note on a piano played backwards by the way...way ahead of their time in 1971
I'm amazed how electronics manufacturers have completely screwed up stereo sound with 'surround sound' and the public has fallen for it. God gave me two ears, not 7.1! George Martin did more with stereo separation in 2-channel sound than many engineers today could imagine. Listen to the separation in the song, 'Revolution'.
I recommend that you also listen to Machine Messiah and Into The Lens from the Drama album, recorded with a particular line-up, the Buggles - at that time topped the charts with the single Video Killed The Radio Star - duo Trevor Horn as vocalist and Geoff Downes as keyboard player. A mix of Progressive Rock with the New Wave sound of the 80s.
🤘🏼🎧🤘🏼 Most excellent reaction HAP! Love how honest and real you are... Check out “Starship Trooper” which was my introduction to Yes and still one of my favorites- as for “Roundabout” can you believe the song was cut in half, then snipped some more so the record label could release it as a 3 minute 27 second single. 🤔 But it did get radio play and peaked at #13 here in the US. 🤘🏼
Aaah, a bit of Yes 😍😍😍😍 love these, though I must admit , John Anderson's lyrics never made a lot of sense to me 😁 Starship Trooper another great one . Btw , I set the old graphic equalizer up to this track , if you get that then you know 😏😉😉😉
The first thing you heard was a piano chord (I've been told it's in E) played backwards. A common and easy effect today, but quite difficult with 1971 technology. I would suggest taht the keyboard panning could be interpreted ad the sound going round rather than back and forth.I could be wrong, and the illusion is very hard to create when there's only two speakers;experiments have been made using an arificial head recordning system to acheive that, but this was 1971.) BTW, sound waves travel at the same speed regardless of frequency. Iamgine a stadium concert if that wasn't the case: the band woyld sound increasingly out of sync the furthe back you got.
"Yours Is No Disgrace" "Close To The Edge"
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"YES"!! Can we bring back this music again? 🎶 I was so blessed to have grown up with so many incredible bands that were so amazing in their own right
It warms my heart to know 1) that my admittedly biased opinion of the music of my generation has some justification, 2) that a new generation is able to enjoy it, and 3) that when we are gone it will not be forgotten.
you have alot to look forward to ,,YES, to me ,are the most genius band ever
Ya. I had my Yes awakening in the early 70’s. When I was like 14. Ruined me for regular music forever. There’s a Yes rabbit hole of unimaginable dimensions waiting for you.
I love seeing first time reactions to Yes, Roundabout was a great place to start from back in 1971
The 'interesting' note with the accoustic guitar at the beginning is on the piano recorded and played backwards. This became very popular with other bands much later on to create a crescendo like effect.
Rush, Dream Theater and Tool cite Yes as a major influence. Geddy Lee from Rush stood in for Chris Squire [RIP] at their Hall of Fame induction.
Yes music is a rabbit hole full of journeys like you just experienced. One thing is for certain, no other music or band sounds like Yes.
I recommend you listen to 'Yours Is No Disgrace' next, then 'Long Distance Runaround'. 😊
try anything from the classic yes period 69 to 77
When I watch someone hear this song for the first time, it’s fresh for me again. Thanks Hap.
“A thousand years have come and gone
But time has passed me by
Stars stopped in the sky
Frozen in an everlasting view
Waiting for the world to end
Weary of the night
Praying for the light
Prison of the lost - Xanadu”
This song is an awakening. I have listened to it for 30 odd years. Still fresh.
YES So far ahead of their time, how come this was recorded 49 years ago and still (and always will) gain new fans. The Pioneers of new Classical period
Get ready, my friend...you're going to experience this same kind of reaction again and again and again as you expose yourself to more and more of YES' masterpieces. Unique in all the musical universe...
As always Chris Squire is epic on the bass.
This song is about a road trip through Scotland .Traveling around the fjords and all the roundabout intersections in the town's.
Welcome to Yes! Please continue your exploration - a group of musical geniuses, so much truly masterful music! Thanks!!
Chuck, thank you so much for introducing Hap to Yes! They are one of my favourite bands and I saw them live 4 times in the '70's. Steve Howe, the guitarist is the guy who played the Spanish guitar in Innuendo. The late Chris Squire was one of the most amazing bassists around. Other songs to give a listen to are "And You And I", "Long Distance Runaround", "Heart Of The Sunrise" and loads more. I'm so happy that you enjoyed this, Hap!
YES is my favorite band!!! So thank you!!!
Ahhh YES!! Thank you for taking us on this great symphonic rock journey, through space and time. I think you may enjoy "Owner of A Lonely Heart", "I've Seen All Good People". Another band to explore would be STYX, very deep rabbit hole to go down. Peace J
I was eleven years old with this song came out. I was just really just starting to get into music. This song changed me !
Definitely an adventure when you listen to YES. I See All Good People is a great tune. When they were inducted into the Hall Of Fame in 2017, Geddy Lee from RUSH played bass on this tune. I believe this group was the reason my older brother started playing keyboards. I did see them Live in Tulsa, Oklahoma in my youth. ✌❤🤘
This is one of their biggest hits, a great jamming song from 71. Absolute virtuoso musicians, all of them. If you love this song, you will absolutely get your mind blown by so many of their other songs, you must check out Close To the Edge, Awaken, Gates Of Delerium, anything from Close To The Edge album, Going For The One Album, Relayer album. A lot of the same people who like Pink Floyd like Yes also. They changed in the 80's with a different guitarist who is great and made the 90125 album (check out Owner Of A Loney Heart), then returned later to their prog style when Steve Howe returned.
Back to the 70's 👍
That curious sound at the start of the song was a single chord on a piano but with the tape played backwards, brilliantly simple IMHO :-)
Your point of speakers vs. headphones is so important when it comes to how music was and is mixed, particularly since your right ear will hear the left speaker, but not the left can. The opening to Here Comes The Sun, original and remastered is a great example for this
One of your reaction compatriots, very popular several hundred thousand followers, listened to Close to the Edge for the first time recently; when it was done he didn't say anything for almost a full minute then said "that was the best song I've ever heard, I didn't want it to end".
It's a masterpiece. I get goosebumps every time and you're the 5th reaction I've watched in a row for this one tonight. It's amazing how younger generations are grooving to this. Good music will move you, great music will take you somewhere else inside and change you for that moment, especially when it's the first encounter.
I met these guys back in the day! Fantastic memories.
Wow! I have met many on my bucket list, but I bow to you for getting to meet Steve and Jon! I agree, though, meeting someone and knowing they are really nice down to earth people is awesome.
The only one I've met is Rick Wakeman. He had me throwing sweets to him all the way through one of their shows! 🤣
@@grimgrinningtracy9157 I have a friend that did promotions for Atlantic Records. I have many stories! And the guys in YES are extremely nice!
@@risecarter Ah Yes (no pun intended), I have a few stories as well, my dad worked for Polygram/Mercury while I was growing up. Through interviews and stories of those we wanted to get to meet, it's pretty easy to figure out who the good ones are. I know my mom and dad went to see a lot that I didn't when I was really little, heard stories of who were so nice and a few that were very nasty people. Once I was old enough, I also have my own interactions to remember, great, great memories. I wish I could go back in time.
And there it is, another band I've never heard of before...until you reacted to them, Hap. Always learning and discovering new music with you.
And yet another band a bit before my time...just a bit 😁 (yes, I googled them and saw that they were formed in 1968, so a biiiitttt before my time). This song is kinda trippy, I think. They were all over the place 😁
I have to listen to it again to really get all the lyrics, but for my 1st time listening to them, I liked it 👌👍
Thanks, Hap for yet another lesson
Great song! Awesome you were a part of the experience, HAP! Great song request Chuck!🎵🎶🎵🎶👍
that is about how i felt first time i heard this song
Yes Arguably had the best keyboardist and Synthesizer player ever Rick Wakeman Maybe Emerson of Emerson Lake and Palmer was as good but that would be it !!! Great Reaction Hap !!!! 🎤🔊🦁.
Wow this is another great music 🎶🎼 Great reaction Hap ❤️👍
there's a very long piece by Yes: "Close To The Edge" about 19 minutes long.
Close to the Edge is generally considered to be the greatest prog rock piece of music ever recorded. Came out in 1972. Nothing quite like it before or since.
so happy to hear this song again!!!!! Thanks so much for reacting! This song was released a year after I was born and YES had been a part of my growing up years into the 1980s. with Roundabout....if you listen closely you can hear some Beatles-igh styling from their psychadelic period (think Strawberry Fields) and I think that is due to the technology available at the time. I dunno it's the vibe I get from it :) But Roundabout is/was a major anthem song!
Well at 8:37 you hear a mellotron and Strawberry Fields used a mellotron. This was before polyphonic synthesizers or digital samplers so mellotrons were very popular. They were used on probably thousands of records back in the day.
There is so much great Yes music. You're lucky to have the Yes musical road ahead of you. The Yes Album, Close to the Edge, Relayer, Going for the One, Tales from Topographic Oceans. So much to listen to. Prepare to have your mind blown.
Singer Jon Anderson is from Acrrington - "in an' ou' the valleyyyyy"
Lovely to hear your reaction too.
Nice to hear someone with the same accent as me (yours)
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Jons accent comes back when hes introducing bingo and t strippers on the acoustic rehearsal videos, narrated by Rick Wakeman
Welcome to YES.... Glad you enjoyed Roundabout...your in for a very fun ride....
You'll get a lot of suggestions, most are fantastic, especially the recordings they put out before the 1980s Must hear EPICs are, Close to the Edge, Gates of Delirium, Awakening..... ENJOY my friend
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When I see someone react to Roundabout I always want to see their face and the movement of their body when the bass starts playing.
50 year listener to "Yes".
Top 5 band of all-time in my opinion. Right up there with the Zeppelins, the Floyds and the Whos.
The Beatles stand alone at the top.
50 years old too.
Listen to Close To the Edge. It'll make you question everything about what is musically possible. I'm of the firm belief that everyone needs to listen to this piece at least once in their lives. Close to the Edge is sublime!
I love the way they use pauses to build tension in the song.
Bill Bruford's drumming is always 🔥🔥🔥🔥
This is ‘Yes Lite’. If you think this is an ‘Awakening’, wait til you get to their strong stuff.
I always thought their MTV days were when they were known as "Yes-Lite" or "Non-Fat Yes"?
@@YoCraps-og4kt I never considered the MTV days as Yes-lite or Non-fat yes. I always considered that as “Not Yes at all”, or alternatively, “Trevor Rabin and the Stooges”. 80s Yes are not even part of the conversation when I discuss Yes music, in the same way that Chicken MxNuggets are not part of the conversation when discussing Michelin starred restaurants. I’m not saying 80s completely lack value, but it is not the same band, and it’s not part of the same conversation. It’s a whole different band, with different goals, different compositional techniques, different organizational structure. 80s Yes centred around Trevor, his hit-making abilities and abilities to imitate Van Halen and draw screaming girls. 70s yes was a democracy of 5 musicians of equal strength, whose compositions drew from everybody’s contribution. The two bands just happened to have the same name and share some members.
No, no, Yes lite came much, much later. But only relatively lite.
Gotta try "close to the edge" , "your's is no disgrace" that is some strong Yes.
Grew up with this, my oldest brother got this album when it came out. My mind was blown by this at 6 years old. Still love it.
Welcome to the best prog rock band ever!👍🤗
For me, genuinely extraordinary music is only the one that makes me stop and listen and get lost in it..If my thoughts wonder from it I know it did not reach me..So, if you had a rough day and music helped you to forget about it and simply enjoy it, it is musical nirvana worthwhile listening and remembering, not just a one-time use like a tissue. I enjoyed it too, they got me right away with that slow guitar beginning, I wish there was more going in that direction..And whatever you do at the beginning of videos, is fine and cool as long as it's spontaneous 👍
It surprises me that so many young people don't know anything about good music. First time hearing such masterpiece? Are you serious??
It's called progressive rock and this is one of the greatest bands of that era.
It was great watching u listen to this song! I was lucky enough to see YES in the round! The stage slowly moved through out the concert. Great Experience!! Love it 👍♥️
Remember that there were no computers back then. The strange fading in sound at the start was created by physically turning the tape over and then playing a chord at the right moment, then when the tape is put back the right way it fades in instead of out. Another thing is that stereo records didn't come into popular use until the mid 1960s even though the tech had been around since 1957. This is mainly due to people only having portable record players with one speaker. So bands like Yes and pink floyd were really experimenting with stereo panning and separation. Having been a musician for over 50 years and done shit load of studio work and prog rock is easily the most demanding to produce and play. Let me know if you want any more info. ✌️♥️🇬🇧
and... 50 yr. after the fact it still sounds like it was made yesterday. You know, then, this will be as timeless throughout the generations.
One of the greatest bands of all time.
Noticed the Queen picture behind you, Queen were really influenced by Yes.
In its original form, the song began with the acoustic guitar, which Howe played on a 1953 Martin 00-18, but the group soon thought a more dramatic opening was needed. This led to Wakeman playing a note on the piano that was recorded and played backwards, creating an effect that Howe described "as if it's rushing towards you". Wakeman played the lowest E note on his grand piano with the E an octave higher which gave it "a fatter feel".
“I didn’t know something like that could exist”, isn’t that cool? Great, and fitting, reaction.
This is Progressive Rock. Often much maligned but always with superb musicianship and great composition. A Yes concert was always a massive event and you should try some more Yes. Starship Trooper would be another good one before heading to Awaken and Close To The Edge which are the two most amazing trips. Great reaction , thanks for being so open minded about a group that’s been around for more than 50 years.
Hands down, the best rock/prog rock bass sound and groove of any generation. Amazing for 1972. IMHO
That opening sustained note that ramps and ends suddenly is actually a single key on a piano being held and fading, but played it reverse! The initial attack becomes the sudden end.
"What the hell did I just hear?"
People still wondering, after fifty years.
Never heard this before Hap but it’s definitely different I just can’t make up my mind it’s one of those you have to hear a few times and it’s definitely flower 🌺 power Love 💕 from Denise in Yorkshire England 👍👏👏👏👌🌺👋
This music was made for headphones. We used it for entertainment before tv had anything for us or the internet. It was fun and easier to separate what is going on.
Awesome. Next song to react to should be "Yours Is No Disgrace".
Right here that is where "Piano stroke and reversed played" in the beginning. That is the sound. Live it is done by Steve Howe on guitar.
Maybe the panning back and forth (L/R) is to make us think of going in circles, or spinning… like in a roundabout.
Welcome to the rollercoaster that is a YES song.....Close to the Edge!!!
Yes was a great band andnputnon a fantastic light show.
i've been thinking about this since May 15 and have decided that as per 70s peace artwork, fingers forword is proper.
Yes played in Quad. I saw them in 1973 in Denver.
Yes Is a experience !! A positive one that can change your mood !! Go down the YES rabbit hole u won’t be the same !! Genius’s epic prog classic rock!!
Its a masterpiece THAT is what that is.
Yes was a great band who also put on a great light show.
That first piano note was recorded and played backwards and ended abruptly . Adding to the effect was those beautiful harmonics.
When you think about it, an early example of sample manipulation.
Actually something cool I learned is that stretched note you hear in the beginning of the song is actually a piano note played in reverse!
Pure ear candy, headphones required
YES was probably a band who had all the best most advanced rock/classical/jazz/etc musician around back then all together to form the most unique sounds. I don't think anyone ever duplicated or even tried to. Steve Howe (guitar) Alan White (drums) Rick Wakeman (keys) Chris Squire (base) and Jon Anderson. Their were 2 other members before this song, (Bill Buford on drums and Tony Kaye on Keyboards) Actually their were a few others who started the band, but not many people were aware of them. This was in a time were 3 minute songs were not the norm. And instrumentals were a huge part of the songs. Everything was Analog, except for maybe the synths, but they still recorded to tape (analog) Much more authentic sound with tape IMO. Maybe only the drums suffered some if you didn't have a good sound guy.
Many bands got their inspirations from YES. The original drummer went on to join King Crimson, who followed with their unique sound. Yes, really got popular in 1970-71 and were a big part of our music throughout the 70's. They put the word class in the world of rock music. And other followed because of them.
I kinda get shocked when music from when we grew up gets listened to by listeners from today who are much younger and never heard what we did back then. Their interpretation and how they describe this music is a bit off from what it really was about. But I realize if you're not from that era you would have different feelings. Plus today's listeners couldn't understand what we did and how different life was then. And music for anyone who grew up then was so so much more fun and interesting to listen to. You could just rock out with simple tunes or listen to something as complex as YES and zone out.
Actually, there was a band, Starcastle, that tried so hard to duplicate everything about Yes that they even wore the same outfits while onstage. They actually put out a couple of very good albums, but could never work their way past the disdain they engendered for being so imitative of Yes. If you've never heard of them, you should give a listen:
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Oh ...p.s ....Steve Howe , the guitarist, did a cheeky little quest appearance on Queens Innuendo track , he popped in the studio in Montreaux to see them and did the Spanish guitar section on Innuendo. I'm such a geek 😄😁🤣🤣😂🤔
LOL, you need to hear, ' Awaken ', now.
The beginning is a backwards piano playing A
Try Close to the Edge. All three cuts are amazing! So cool to see this music still resonates.
A group like Yes could heal a lot if pain in today's world.
That first note is a Em on a piano run backwards on the tape.
It’s a piano chord in reverse
strap in, theres much more to come...all good...all like this....that intro is a note on a piano played backwards by the way...way ahead of their time in 1971
They actually play a simple guitar strum in reverse to get that effect at the beginning.
This album was designed to be played on big speakers very loudly. I rarely listen to Yes on cans because I'm losing most of the good stuff.
Nice reaction !!😊👍👍
Stereo. That’s what the split sound is called. 😁
I'm amazed how electronics manufacturers have completely screwed up stereo sound with 'surround sound' and the public has fallen for it. God gave me two ears, not 7.1!
George Martin did more with stereo separation in 2-channel sound than many engineers today could imagine. Listen to the separation in the song, 'Revolution'.
Excellent!!!
Welcome to our youth....(65 years old)... Imagine .... From Elvis to this?
Enjoy!
I recommend that you also listen to Machine Messiah and Into The Lens from the Drama album, recorded with a particular line-up, the Buggles - at that time topped the charts with the single Video Killed The Radio Star - duo Trevor Horn as vocalist and Geoff Downes as keyboard player. A mix of Progressive Rock with the New Wave sound of the 80s.
Oh boy. Hard to believe it's been that long ago.
Yes!!! I recommend "Gates of delirium"
🤘🏼🎧🤘🏼 Most excellent reaction HAP! Love how honest and real you are... Check out “Starship Trooper” which was my introduction to Yes and still one of my favorites- as for “Roundabout” can you believe the song was cut in half, then snipped some more so the record label could release it as a 3 minute 27 second single. 🤔 But it did get radio play and peaked at #13 here in the US. 🤘🏼
Aaah, a bit of Yes 😍😍😍😍 love these, though I must admit , John Anderson's lyrics never made a lot of sense to me 😁 Starship Trooper another great one . Btw , I set the old graphic equalizer up to this track , if you get that then you know 😏😉😉😉
It is a reversed piano..
Hap that sound was a piano chord played backwards its a old recording engineer's trick
Yours is no disgrace , starship trooper ( live ) also good Yes songs. Live version of starship trooper awesome
The first thing you heard was a piano chord (I've been told it's in E) played backwards. A common and easy effect today, but quite difficult with 1971 technology.
I would suggest taht the keyboard panning could be interpreted ad the sound going round rather than back and forth.I could be wrong, and the illusion is very hard to create when there's only two speakers;experiments have been made using an arificial head recordning system to acheive that, but this was 1971.)
BTW, sound waves travel at the same speed regardless of frequency. Iamgine a stadium concert if that wasn't the case: the band woyld sound increasingly out of sync the furthe back you got.
What you ear in the back ground is an organ Hammond B 3 and a moog synthetiser
That is Steve Howe on guitar. He did the spanish
Guitar on Innundo.