Geddy and Alex inducted Yes to the Rock Hall of Fame and then Geddy played bass during their performance of Roundabout since Chris Squire (their original bassist) passed away and he was a huge influence for Geddy.
This is the second incarnation of Yes. They basically had drifted off in different directions from their heyday in the 70's, for example Steve Howe the original lead guitarist was in the supergroup Asia and so on. Trevor Rabin is the guitarist you are listening to on this recording and it is mostly his song. Chris Squire (bass), Jon Anderson (vocals), Alan White (drums) are all from previous version of Yes. This version formed as a band with Trevor Rabin and called themselves Cinema. Jon Anderson must have been bored sitting around counting his $ on the beach in Tahiti or whatever lol because even though he did not care for the straight up "Pop" sensibility and sound of Cinema, he joined and he brought the Yes name with him. I really like both versions of Yes and this one really rocks whereas the "original" version is a progressive rock legend. Another band to do a deep dive into. I agree, "Roundabout" is a good song to introduce you to the old school lol. Love what you do man, keep on rocking.
Joining the chorus. "Roundabout" makes the most sense at this point. So much funk and incredible transitioning. I'd then move into "Close to the Edge" for that black belt level prog experience. Yes are the apex predators of Prog Rock and there's SO much to dig into.
Funny you mention the funk in this. I was a junior in HS when this was released and recall it was in regular rotation on the local R&B/Hip Hop station as much as it was the AOR rock station.
LOVED how you pick out all of the little instrumental nuances of the song, instead of just giving us "surface-reactions! THANK you for these great reactions and respect for these great vintage rock BANDS!
Try " Changes" from this album. I was in 10th grade when this album came out and watched them perform it in a large college gymnasium. They were amazing.
Susan R ......oh yes please !! .....No ones giving "Changes " a go and as I saw these guys in Germany 1983 promoting this album , I'll NEVER forget Chris Squire in his huge feather cloak , shuffling across he stage to his solo ....phenomenal. A few years later I saw all known YES band members on a revolving stage at the NEC .....8 of them .....wonderful as old and new YES merged !!!👏👏👏
If this is your first foray into Yes...you have a whole rabbit hole to disappear down now. This is their later stuff - more radio-friendly, compact, and poppy...but still with that Yes edge. As others have mentioned, "Roundabout" is a staple of prog rock, and the bass playing will blow you away. Chris Squire was a master. Enjoy the ride!
Jon Anderson has one of the most beautiful voices in rock music. And he still does. If you like, check out "Yes - Live at the Apollo" (it's here on YT) from 2016. They core members were all older gentlemen already (Jon was in his early 70s), but they put every young rock group to shame. And Jon still has his crystal clear tenor, which is not a given at that age. They are awesome and I am very grateful that I got to see them live twice in my life.
Down the Yes rabbit hole you go!! This album. 90125, was their most "mainstream" album that had more "radio friendly" tracks in respect to a popish vibe and length of the tunes. There are some other excellent tracks from this album (Leave it, Changes, It Can Happen) but their earlier albums put them on the map (Fragile, Close to the Edge) as making epic songs makers with on point orchestration and arrangements. And by epic I mean side one of an album would be just one song and only limited by what you could jam onto one side of vinyl. Unique sound that is like Rush in that there is no category for them, you can say prog-rock but they are much more than that. Enjoy the journey!
This was something of a comeback album for the band. They had broken up several years earlier, and a few members got together with a younger guitarist to form a band that was to be called Cinema. However, the band felt the vocals weren't quite there, and called in Yes's original singer, Jon Anderson, to help. Eventually, they realized that they'd basically reformed Yes, and dropped the original name, though the album has an instrumental track called Cinema. This was probably their most commercially successful album, with a number of tracks that recieved heavy radio (and MTV, back when it actually played music) play. Being the old man I am, I was a teenager at the time and I'm pretty sure I played this album until it wore out.
Yes was so instrumental in aspiring other musicians back in the early 70's. One of them were Rush. You Tube has a great Rock and Roll Hall of Fame video of Yes being inducted in 2017. They play some of their tunes, and Geddy Lee joins them with his bass onstage. Awesome.
The opening lyric is incredible: Move yourself You always live your life Never thinking of the future Prove yourself You are the move you make Take your chances, win or loser See yourself You are the steps you take You and you, and that's the only way Shake, shake yourself You're every move you make So the story goes
Yes, indeed, more Yes... They go all the way back to 1968, so there is a ton of great material. Roundabout (from the 1971 album Fragile) is a great place to start...it's what got me hooked. You will absolutely dig the funky bass line. Another good one is Starship Trooper (from the 1970 "The Yes Album"). Especially the jam at the end... You'll see. They were a huge influence on many artists, especially Rush. Some of their stuff is way complicated, and way out there, but I think you'll dig it. Keep on keepin on, man... Always look forward to you vids!!!
Glad to see your back and this one, from Yes, makes me happy - as does the Chili Peppers by the way - though you're now going to hear now that you must listen to Roundabout. Must. Must. Must. It really is their most classic cut, though they certainly have a few. … Here, if I can offer a history lesson. Yes was one of the first and one of the best, maybe the best, prog rock band of its time. Influenced lots of folks, Rush included. Anyway, they left the stage in 1980 and reappeared with the Album "90210" on which was this song you've just reviewed. But here's the thing. That three year gap produced a number of Yes spinoffs - Asia, GTR and Anderson, Bruford, Wakeman and Howe, and all produced good stuff - but when Yes came back, 90210 just took over. It just took over, you couldn't outrun it. It would chase you top 40 radio, album radio, rock radio .And, since, 90210 and everything they did afterward became "New Yes" and the stuff before it "Old Yes." I think for folks my age - 52 - New Yes seems like yesterday. It was 38 years ago!!!!!
The tour for this album went NUTS with a laser light show during the whole concert showing off latest tech of the day. Great show! Classic Yes is a bit different than 80's Yes
Yes - huge influence on Rush. Chris Squire is a monster on the bass - you only got a tiny hint of it here. The beauty of Jon Anderson’s voice. This is Trevor Rabin on guitar and he’s awesome but their longer serving member guitarist Steve Howe is legendary for his eclectic playing. Lots of different keys players but all masters. Alan White longtime drummer a legend as is first drummer Bill Bruford - left after third album to join King Crimson and was a huge influence on Neil Peart. Roundabout, Starship Trooper, Long Distance Runaround, Yours is No Disgrace, Wondrous Stories - All Must listens. “And You and I” - quite possibly the most beautiful piece of music you will ever hear in your life.
While this one is a good tune, I think the best cut on that release is Changes, the lyrics have some deepness to them so give it a listen! I was never a huge Yes fan, but this release has several great cuts on it. Great reaction, thanks!! CHANGES!!!
@@joeday4293 As a drummer, Changes is one HELL of a song to play, SOOO much fun!! But the song has a very deep message, one that hits me personally anyway.
You mention you liked the bass. Chris Squire(RIP) was one of the best bassists ever! You really should listen to their earlier stuff from the early 70s. The bass is really technical on a lot of their songs! Enjoy!
This is one of their most famous songs. The break at 3:24, was actually all a synthesizer, it was called the Fairlight. It was big in the 80’s. This album started out as a demo, by Cinema, which was a group that Trevor Rabin (Guitarist), Alan White (Drummer), and Chris Squire (Bassist), but after lead singer Jon Anderson and original Yes keyboardist (Before Rick Wakeman, who play keys on Roundabout, and others songs) Tony Kaye joined in, they decided just to call it Yes.
If you want to hear a bass line, check out Roundabout by them. Btw I know your a Geddy Lee fan. Geddy played bass on Roundabout when Yes was inducted in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. You’ll love it.
Yes has some of the best musicians and Chris Squier (RIP) was one of the best bassist around. I enjoy your reactions, keep doing what you do. If I may, I recommend Yes songs "It Can Happen" and "Awaken" It's long, but a masterpiece!
This is the song producer Trevor Horn is most proud of. Helps that he was a big Yes fan before he became member of the band. Trevor would become one of the biggest producers of the 80s.
From 1983 -- Oh yeah! More Yes! "Roundabout", "I've Seen All Good People," "Starship Trooper", and many others. Chris Squire, the bass player for Yes, was a huge hero to Geddy Lee of Rush. Listen to "Yours Is No Disgrace" to get a sense of Squire's influence on many Rush songs. Squire also shows off his chops on "Roundabout", a song many deem a masterpiece from the 70's personnel formation of the band.
Welcome. You have just entered the YES ZONE. Your next listen: Roundabout. This is a very deep and beautiful rabbit hole. Put on your parachute, because you clearly understand good music. And there's nothing else coming out of YES.
Once you check out older Yes (like Roundabout), their induction into the Rock &Roll Hall of Fame is a must! Geddy Lee from Rush on bass, filling in for Chris Squire! 🤟🏻💜🎶
"Starship Trooper" by Yes. You'll likely hear a hint of Rush in some of the earlier songs by Yes. They were very influential to Geddy Lee, especially the bass playing by Yes' Chris Squire (among the best on the bass).
I'm also a 70s yes fan, but when "Owner Of A Lonely Heart" was played in every discotheque in the 80s, it was kind of awesome. Instead of the good old epic 70s songs by Yes, I would suggest you to continue listening (if you want to): from the album Big Generator (1987) "I'm Running" czcams.com/video/q4KnMgNVISw/video.html "Shoot High Aim Low" czcams.com/video/CNnKau1OLp4/video.html
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!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
1st or 2nd incarnation of the band as long as Jon Anderson was on vocals. That's what we heard in the nosebleed section of MSG! 😄😊 " In and around the lake... " 😍🐰 #ENRGYZRBunny
What is funny about this song is that it came out in the middle of the MTV/ New Wave era and YES were considered a "Dinosaur" band from the 70's at the time until they released a Video for it and MTV played the hell out of it!
Note that as good as this song is, its from their 80s pop era, and is unlike most of their catalog. Check out 'Roundabout' for their second most popular track, which is more representative of their work overall.
Thanks so much for your thoughtful reviews and true appreciation of music... Happy to see you get to YES..... I concur with the comments I've seen...Roundabout is a great next step..along with Long Distance Runaround.... With YOUR ear...I would also suggest you not miss ... Close To The Edge, Gates of Delirium, and Going For The One...... ...at some point your gonna cross paths with Emerson Lake and Palmer (ELP)...when you do I would suggest you start with "Tarkus" .... ...and..some other day...if you want to hear the cream of the crop in Jazz Rock/fusion of this same era......Don't miss the bands "Return To Forever" (Romantic Warrior) ....Weather Report (Heavy Weather) (with great Jaco Pastorius on Bass) Since I lived through those days, I have about a thousand other rabbit holes to point you towards......later...... Enjoy the adventure!!!!!
Some great tracks on this album and the one after. This is, however, like Lenard Clowry rightly mentions, there 80s sound. The seriously awesome Yes stuff is their prog stuff from the 70s; Roundabout, Starship Trooper, I've Seen All Good People, Yours Is No Disgrace, Long Distance Runaround, Heart Of The Sunrise....
If you're expecting other Yes tunes to sound like this, you may be disappointed. Yes had been around since 1969 and was one of the premier groups of the progressive rock genre. What you heard was released in 1983, after the group had undergone major stylistic changes. However, now that I've gotten that out of the way, it would definitely be worth your while to check out more songs from this band's massive catalog.
There's so much more to this band than this so popular and excellent song, and I believe that, for YES, this would be like their warm up, compared to "Roundabout", "Changes" or "Leave it" which are more musically challenging just to put it in a way that you can understand how good they are, to me they sound more like progressive rock due to the transitions how little by little they pick up on making the song more complex, not necessarily going faster when I said "pick up", they are simply masters at what they do, and other songs you can't definitely miss "Rhythm of Love" and "Love will find a way" trust me I know what I'm talking about and fans will let you know too. Greetings from Guatemala.
If you like bass check out Leave It from this same album By Yes. The whole 90125 album from Yes is play list. Incredible songs with incredible beats, musicianship, arrangements and production. You could react to this whole album. It's that good.
YES one of the greatest progressive rock groups of all time and my favorite. Some good ones include "Roundabout", "Close to the Edge", "The Gates of Delirium". "Awaken", "Turn of the Century"... Loads of good ones.
Most folks are gonna suggest Yes’s 70’s songs, and they’re great, but perhaps do one or two more from 90215, such as “It Can Happen”, “Leave it” (there’s also an a cappella version of “Leave It”,) or “Changes”.
First time long time 🤣 sorry, old school radio listeners will appreciate. Seriously, first time on your channel. You obviously understand music. This was a good one 👍 keep up the good stuff bro 😎 maybe RUSH? ...dang, feeling stoop! You’ve done a bunch of RUSH! Really keep it up bro!! ❤️ Big love 💕
Roundabout by Yes is a must!
I agree I'm sure he would love it
Cannot stress enough
Protect ya Neck 👐🏿
@@sfjarhead4062 😉 Especially during Roundabout 😄🐰 #ENRGYZRBunny
Please please please!
This song was fire when it first came out and STILL IS!! The intro is iconic!
Check out Roundabout and See All Good People. These are early 70's hits by these guys.
This whole album is a gem. So many great tunes. "Changes" "Leave It" "It Can Happen" "City Of Love" "Hold On" all worthy.
Geddy and Alex inducted Yes to the Rock Hall of Fame and then Geddy played bass during their performance of Roundabout since Chris Squire (their original bassist) passed away and he was a huge influence for Geddy.
Seriously, there was no more perfect person to sit in for Chris that night. Geddy knocked it out the park.
This is the second incarnation of Yes. They basically had drifted off in different directions from their heyday in the 70's, for example Steve Howe the original lead guitarist was in the supergroup Asia and so on. Trevor Rabin is the guitarist you are listening to on this recording and it is mostly his song. Chris Squire (bass), Jon Anderson (vocals), Alan White (drums) are all from previous version of Yes. This version formed as a band with Trevor Rabin and called themselves Cinema. Jon Anderson must have been bored sitting around counting his $ on the beach in Tahiti or whatever lol because even though he did not care for the straight up "Pop" sensibility and sound of Cinema, he joined and he brought the Yes name with him. I really like both versions of Yes and this one really rocks whereas the "original" version is a progressive rock legend. Another band to do a deep dive into. I agree, "Roundabout" is a good song to introduce you to the old school lol. Love what you do man, keep on rocking.
Yes goes 80s dance. this was a huge club hit back in the 80s.
I think some people just go around CZcams thumbing things down for the hell of it. And I love this song. Any Yes.
Joining the chorus. "Roundabout" makes the most sense at this point. So much funk and incredible transitioning. I'd then move into "Close to the Edge" for that black belt level prog experience. Yes are the apex predators of Prog Rock and there's SO much to dig into.
Funny you mention the funk in this. I was a junior in HS when this was released and recall it was in regular rotation on the local R&B/Hip Hop station as much as it was the AOR rock station.
I saw them in the round...awesome concert!
Chris Squire on a Rickenbacker bass pushed through a lead guitar amp to get that tone. His technique is impeccable.
Great review!!
This song blew me away when I heard it on the car radio for the first time fall 1983.
Jon Anderson of "Yes" on vocals and his one of a kind voice. This song 🎵 was HUGE in 1983.
I never tire of listening to this track.
Beautiful reaction...honest and only paused for a reason...great job bro!
LOVED how you pick out all of the little instrumental nuances of the song, instead of just giving us "surface-reactions! THANK you for these great reactions and respect for these great vintage rock BANDS!
The 80s was such a magical decade for music.
Try " Changes" from this album. I was in 10th grade when this album came out and watched them perform it in a large college gymnasium. They were amazing.
Susan R ......oh yes please !! .....No ones giving "Changes " a go and as I saw these guys in Germany 1983 promoting this album , I'll NEVER forget Chris Squire in his huge feather cloak , shuffling across he stage to his solo ....phenomenal.
A few years later I saw all known YES band members on a revolving stage at the NEC .....8 of them .....wonderful as old and new YES merged !!!👏👏👏
So cool to see young people listening to and enjoying music i listened to 40 years ago. Play more of the yes you will enjoy brother.
"I've Seen All Good People", "Leave It" and "Hold On" in addition to "Roundabout" are excellent Yes songs to react to.
Ah yes the pop years....you will love it ......no matter what they do...talent..
My man!! I always played my Yes 8 track during morning drives to school and work . Every morning.
If this is your first foray into Yes...you have a whole rabbit hole to disappear down now. This is their later stuff - more radio-friendly, compact, and poppy...but still with that Yes edge. As others have mentioned, "Roundabout" is a staple of prog rock, and the bass playing will blow you away. Chris Squire was a master. Enjoy the ride!
Jon Anderson has one of the most beautiful voices in rock music. And he still does. If you like, check out "Yes - Live at the Apollo" (it's here on YT) from 2016. They core members were all older gentlemen already (Jon was in his early 70s), but they put every young rock group to shame. And Jon still has his crystal clear tenor, which is not a given at that age. They are awesome and I am very grateful that I got to see them live twice in my life.
Down the Yes rabbit hole you go!! This album. 90125, was their most "mainstream" album that had more "radio friendly" tracks in respect to a popish vibe and length of the tunes. There are some other excellent tracks from this album (Leave it, Changes, It Can Happen) but their earlier albums put them on the map (Fragile, Close to the Edge) as making epic songs makers with on point orchestration and arrangements. And by epic I mean side one of an album would be just one song and only limited by what you could jam onto one side of vinyl. Unique sound that is like Rush in that there is no category for them, you can say prog-rock but they are much more than that.
Enjoy the journey!
This was a huge album and song during my freshman year of college. Lots of great memories wrapped up in this one!!
Awesome reaction Jay, enjoyed. I'm happy to see you catch up to one of the big prog bands along with Floyd, ELP, Genesis, King Crimson. Yes
Roundabout by Yes is a masterwork
Like all the iconic rock bands. Their 80s stuff is fun , their 70s stuff is Epic.
This was something of a comeback album for the band. They had broken up several years earlier, and a few members got together with a younger guitarist to form a band that was to be called Cinema. However, the band felt the vocals weren't quite there, and called in Yes's original singer, Jon Anderson, to help. Eventually, they realized that they'd basically reformed Yes, and dropped the original name, though the album has an instrumental track called Cinema. This was probably their most commercially successful album, with a number of tracks that recieved heavy radio (and MTV, back when it actually played music) play. Being the old man I am, I was a teenager at the time and I'm pretty sure I played this album until it wore out.
😄 Me too! 😍🐰 #ENRGYZRBunny
“Yours is no disgrace” is such a great song by them
Yes was so instrumental in aspiring other musicians back in the early 70's. One of them were Rush. You Tube has a great Rock and Roll Hall of Fame video of Yes being inducted in 2017. They play some of their tunes, and Geddy Lee joins them with his bass onstage. Awesome.
The opening lyric is incredible:
Move yourself
You always live your life
Never thinking of the future
Prove yourself
You are the move you make
Take your chances, win or loser
See yourself
You are the steps you take
You and you, and that's the only way
Shake, shake yourself
You're every move you make
So the story goes
Yes, indeed, more Yes... They go all the way back to 1968, so there is a ton of great material.
Roundabout (from the 1971 album Fragile) is a great place to start...it's what got me hooked. You will absolutely dig the funky bass line.
Another good one is Starship Trooper (from the 1970 "The Yes Album"). Especially the jam at the end... You'll see.
They were a huge influence on many artists, especially Rush. Some of their stuff is way complicated, and way out there, but I think you'll dig it.
Keep on keepin on, man... Always look forward to you vids!!!
Thanks brother! This song is a classic!
12 years ealiier Roundabout
Glad to have you back up and running
Hi Guy! Welcome to Old school! This song is 37 years old, and yes, it still packs a punch! God Bless!
Glad to see your back and this one, from Yes, makes me happy - as does the Chili Peppers by the way - though you're now going to hear now that you must listen to Roundabout. Must. Must. Must. It really is their most classic cut, though they certainly have a few. … Here, if I can offer a history lesson. Yes was one of the first and one of the best, maybe the best, prog rock band of its time. Influenced lots of folks, Rush included. Anyway, they left the stage in 1980 and reappeared with the Album "90210" on which was this song you've just reviewed. But here's the thing. That three year gap produced a number of Yes spinoffs - Asia, GTR and Anderson, Bruford, Wakeman and Howe, and all produced good stuff - but when Yes came back, 90210 just took over. It just took over, you couldn't outrun it. It would chase you top 40 radio, album radio, rock radio .And, since, 90210 and everything they did afterward became "New Yes" and the stuff before it "Old Yes." I think for folks my age - 52 - New Yes seems like yesterday. It was 38 years ago!!!!!
This a group of all masters...each musician is a master....
The tour for this album went NUTS with a laser light show during the whole concert showing off latest tech of the day. Great show! Classic Yes is a bit different than 80's Yes
Thats a Classic right There!! When MTV was going strong!!!
Different guitar here than the early Yes. Steve Howe, awesome, Trevor Rabin. awesome!
Yes - huge influence on Rush. Chris Squire is a monster on the bass - you only got a tiny hint of it here. The beauty of Jon Anderson’s voice. This is Trevor Rabin on guitar and he’s awesome but their longer serving member guitarist Steve Howe is legendary for his eclectic playing. Lots of different keys players but all masters. Alan White longtime drummer a legend as is first drummer Bill Bruford - left after third album to join King Crimson and was a huge influence on Neil Peart.
Roundabout, Starship Trooper, Long Distance Runaround, Yours is No Disgrace, Wondrous Stories - All Must listens.
“And You and I” - quite possibly the most beautiful piece of music you will ever hear in your life.
I’m more a “To Be Over” fan than And You And I
You must listen to Roundabout by Yes. The bass line alone will make your headphones melt.
Good choice!
More indicative of Yes would be the song 'And You & I' or 'Roundabout' but perhaps their best known song is the beautiful 'Wondrous Stories'.
Roundabout!!!
Starship trooper
And you and I
Lift Me Up off the Union album is great.
While this one is a good tune, I think the best cut on that release is Changes, the lyrics have some deepness to them so give it a listen! I was never a huge Yes fan, but this release has several great cuts on it. Great reaction, thanks!! CHANGES!!!
"Changes" is so money. I think Jay would dig "City Of Love" and "It Cam Happen" too.
@@joeday4293 As a drummer, Changes is one HELL of a song to play, SOOO much fun!! But the song has a very deep message, one that hits me personally anyway.
I agree, Changes is so good. All the songs on this album are good.
@J OConnell Nice profile picture, I see you're a fan of Rush
@@darkblakdk2865 Absolutely!! Just now finished reading an article titled 'The Spirit of Neil Peart' a friend sent me, excellent article!
You mention you liked the bass. Chris Squire(RIP) was one of the best bassists ever! You really should listen to their earlier stuff from the early 70s. The bass is really technical on a lot of their songs! Enjoy!
Appreciate your work, man. Great seeing young people hearing old songs and appreciating the talent. Keep it up !
This is one of their most famous songs. The break at 3:24, was actually all a synthesizer, it was called the Fairlight. It was big in the 80’s. This album started out as a demo, by Cinema, which was a group that Trevor Rabin (Guitarist), Alan White (Drummer), and Chris Squire (Bassist), but after lead singer Jon Anderson and original Yes keyboardist (Before Rick Wakeman, who play keys on Roundabout, and others songs) Tony Kaye joined in, they decided just to call it Yes.
I vote for( love will find a way).millions of blessings & magical music to you🎶🕊🕉
If you want to hear a bass line, check out Roundabout by them. Btw I know your a Geddy Lee fan. Geddy played bass on Roundabout when Yes was inducted in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. You’ll love it.
Right on.
So, the one to blow your mind off this album is the track Leave It.
You'll love picking that apart.
Break out the good headphones
Yes has some of the best musicians and Chris Squier (RIP) was one of the best bassist around. I enjoy your reactions, keep doing what you do. If I may, I recommend Yes songs "It Can Happen" and "Awaken" It's long, but a masterpiece!
This is the song producer Trevor Horn is most proud of. Helps that he was a big Yes fan before he became member of the band. Trevor would become one of the biggest producers of the 80s.
"Roundabout" and "Starship Trooper" are two more songs to check out
From 1983 -- Oh yeah! More Yes! "Roundabout", "I've Seen All Good People," "Starship Trooper", and many others. Chris Squire, the bass player for Yes, was a huge hero to Geddy Lee of Rush. Listen to "Yours Is No Disgrace" to get a sense of Squire's influence on many Rush songs. Squire also shows off his chops on "Roundabout", a song many deem a masterpiece from the 70's personnel formation of the band.
Welcome. You have just entered the YES ZONE. Your next listen: Roundabout. This is a very deep and beautiful rabbit hole. Put on your parachute, because you clearly understand good music. And there's nothing else coming out of YES.
Once you check out older Yes (like Roundabout), their induction into the Rock &Roll Hall of Fame is a must! Geddy Lee from Rush on bass, filling in for Chris Squire! 🤟🏻💜🎶
"Starship Trooper" by Yes. You'll likely hear a hint of Rush in some of the earlier songs by Yes. They were very influential to Geddy Lee, especially the bass playing by Yes' Chris Squire (among the best on the bass).
I'm also a 70s yes fan, but when "Owner Of A Lonely Heart" was played in every discotheque in the 80s, it was kind of awesome. Instead of the good old epic 70s songs by Yes, I would suggest you to continue listening (if you want to): from the album Big Generator (1987)
"I'm Running"
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"Shoot High Aim Low"
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If you want something different, check out the studio version of Air Conditioned Nightmare by the band Mr. Bungle.
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!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
What a great reaction :) it's like hearing it for the first time, like i did, when i was 15, in 1985. :)
1st or 2nd incarnation of the band as long as Jon Anderson was on vocals. That's what we heard in the nosebleed section of MSG! 😄😊 " In and around the lake... " 😍🐰 #ENRGYZRBunny
What is funny about this song is that it came out in the middle of the MTV/ New Wave era and YES were considered a "Dinosaur" band from the 70's at the time until they released a Video for it and MTV played the hell out of it!
All Good people yours is no disgrace long distance runaround
Note that as good as this song is, its from their 80s pop era, and is unlike most of their catalog. Check out 'Roundabout' for their second most popular track, which is more representative of their work overall.
Long time since I have given this a listen. I enjoyed your reaction, thanx man.
The whole album is great.
One of the most awesome music groups ever along with Rush and Led Zeppelin.
Thanks so much for your thoughtful reviews and true appreciation of music...
Happy to see you get to YES..... I concur with the comments I've seen...Roundabout is a great next step..along with Long Distance Runaround.... With YOUR ear...I would also suggest you not miss ... Close To The Edge, Gates of Delirium, and Going For The One......
...at some point your gonna cross paths with Emerson Lake and Palmer (ELP)...when you do I would suggest you start with "Tarkus" ....
...and..some other day...if you want to hear the cream of the crop in Jazz Rock/fusion of this same era......Don't miss the bands "Return To Forever" (Romantic Warrior) ....Weather Report (Heavy Weather) (with great Jaco Pastorius on Bass)
Since I lived through those days, I have about a thousand other rabbit holes to point you towards......later...... Enjoy the adventure!!!!!
"Love will find a way" "Rhythm of love" for more 80's Yes and "Starshp Trooper" 'Roundabout" "Heart of the sunrise" for some 70's Yes
Some great tracks on this album and the one after. This is, however, like Lenard Clowry rightly mentions, there 80s sound. The seriously awesome Yes stuff is their prog stuff from the 70s; Roundabout, Starship Trooper, I've Seen All Good People, Yours Is No Disgrace, Long Distance Runaround, Heart Of The Sunrise....
Power station, Some like it hot...Robet Palmer and Duran Duran 80's gold...
One of the giants of prog rock....
Roundabout..a musical roller coaster ride!!
If you're expecting other Yes tunes to sound like this, you may be disappointed. Yes had been around since 1969 and was one of the premier groups of the progressive rock genre. What you heard was released in 1983, after the group had undergone major stylistic changes. However, now that I've gotten that out of the way, it would definitely be worth your while to check out more songs from this band's massive catalog.
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Leave It is pretty funky. I think it was on the same album.
Love the Be yourself part @2:27 great song great pick! Try golden earring twilight zone next !!!
Legendary group. All masters at their craft. You mentioned bass..
you’re in for a treat. Squire is one of the best.
Yes that was a classic,!
Bro, seeing you smile and feel this song is so great! Give the entire album a listen to when and if you have the chance. You won’t regret it
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The reveling science of god (dance of the dawn) YES. Nothing like it
There's so much more to this band than this so popular and excellent song, and I believe that, for YES, this would be like their warm up, compared to "Roundabout", "Changes" or "Leave it" which are more musically challenging just to put it in a way that you can understand how good they are, to me they sound more like progressive rock due to the transitions how little by little they pick up on making the song more complex, not necessarily going faster when I said "pick up", they are simply masters at what they do, and other songs you can't definitely miss "Rhythm of Love" and "Love will find a way" trust me I know what I'm talking about and fans will let you know too. Greetings from Guatemala.
shoot high aim low give it a listen.
Love that song!!
saw them in concert awesome
See all good people
They are Masters !!
If you like bass check out Leave It from this same album By Yes. The whole 90125 album from Yes is play list. Incredible songs with incredible beats, musicianship, arrangements and production. You could react to this whole album. It's that good.
1 down, 1 to go. Another town and 1 more show.... 😉😏 I wore this single out. 😊🐰 #ENRGYZRBunny
Oh there's a lot of Yes you need to hear!
YES one of the greatest progressive rock groups of all time and my favorite. Some good ones include "Roundabout", "Close to the Edge", "The Gates of Delirium". "Awaken", "Turn of the Century"... Loads of good ones.
Most folks are gonna suggest Yes’s 70’s songs, and they’re great, but perhaps do one or two more from 90215, such as “It Can Happen”, “Leave it” (there’s also an a cappella version of “Leave It”,) or “Changes”.
Changes is really good - and not easy to play!
That's a great album
Ear candy galore, ain'it? I taped this off Top 40 radio so many times but there was always DJ banter over the intro.
Ah, '80s Yes, different but still magical. Need to check out '70s Yes, next. It's mind blowing.
First time long time 🤣 sorry, old school radio listeners will appreciate. Seriously, first time on your channel. You obviously understand music. This was a good one 👍 keep up the good stuff bro 😎 maybe RUSH?
...dang, feeling stoop! You’ve done a bunch of RUSH! Really keep it up bro!! ❤️ Big love 💕
🎤 " In the end you gotta go. Look b4 u leap. And don't you hesitate at all. No, no!" 🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁 🎸😊 Yaaaaas! I wore this single out yo! 😍🐰 #ENRGYZRBunny