💬I made a post on my community tab about this but I lost my dad on 27 March ( czcams.com/channels/QlRvgisyDW43T7K9Txi9Lw.htmlcommunity?lb=UgkxVDbEELpe5VtVLgc4YizkeDinQaLHYjCs ). He wouldn’t have liked this song… he liked 50’s rock, old school country and western, Eagles, CCR, and some 60’s stuff… but I want to dedicate the work I did on this one to him. He was around for the first half of the process and two days before he died we were listening to some of his most favorite songs together. He was set in his ways when it came to music but I didn’t mind. I love all the music he loved to listen to. He used to sing Elvira by the Oakridge Boys to me, as well as many Elvis songs. And Tiny Bubbles by Don Ho. 😅 I used to change the chorus to “Tiny boobies” and he would get a kick out of that. Dad, I love and miss you so much. 💜😞
The bass line alone belongs in the Hall of Fame. One of my closest friends is one of the best bass players I've ever heard and it's a joy to watch him play it. I couldn't even try lol.
Gonna say that the tradeoff for having grown up with this music and all it's glory, and having only paid ten bucks or less to see bands like this live, is the fact that I have to be almost 70 years old now. But it was worth it!
I feel bad for my Dad. He was (and still is) a huge Yes fan, but during the one opportunity he had to see them, back in the 70’s (at a show at a racetrack with a very diverse lineup of other bands, which included Gary Wright, REO Speedwagon, Lynyrd Skynyrd, and Peter Frampton at the height of his “Comes Alive” fame) he got a spontaneous, bad case of diarrhea and wound up having to go home before Yes played.
1971. Incredible decade of music and this started it off. Still stands up, doesn’t it? Five virtuoso musicians and every one GOES OFF in this musical journey.
I tell reactors all the time that they cheat themselves with live versions. How could yes ever expand on the studio versions, they usually ran 8 plus minutes;)
I remember when this song (and this album) burst onto the scene. In the midst of a generation of great music, when new bands seem to appear weekly, something entirely new to tantalize your ears. And this was the FIRST SONG on the album! Chris Squire inspired bassists for generations.
YES. One of the greatest bands of all time. Very few bands in history have at the time assembled some of the greatest musicians for one band.. Chris Squire on Bass is one of my all time favorites and ranked as one of the Greatest of all time.
He’s not the most talented bassist. I know bassists that don’t like him because he used a pick, or rather a coin. But he is my favorite bassist. His sound, composition, and presence in the song is what makes him so remarkable. I always think that he complements Jon’s vocals brilliantly. He was the first bassist that was an integral part of the sound of a band and wasn’t just part of the rhythm section
This is the song that turned me on to Rock and Roll. I think I was in 6th grade this year and we moved into a new neighborhood, and one day during the summer this boy, white boy who was my friend invited me to his home. He or his older siblings had this kind of like garage or addition to the house, and it was decked out with black light posters, and strobe lights, and an amazing stereo system, and incense "remember this was the early 70's" and he asked if I wanted to listen to Yes. Up to that point I mainly listened to Motown and the Jackson 5 were my fav group. He played this song Roundabout and OMG I had never heard anything like this and it opened my eyes and my soul to a new type of music, It literally mesmerized me. I continued of course to love Motown and J-5, but suddenly a large piece of me wanted more of this music and the door that opened let other bands rush through like Chicago, Black Sabbath, Elton John, Bowie, The Eagles, Pink Floyd, Queen, and so much more. Even today in my 60's I listen to classic rock probably as mush as or more than any other music, and it's all because a little boy introduced me to a whole new world when I was 12 or 13
I seen Yes live in concert when I was 16 at the Chicago stadium and what a concert it was I’m 64 and will never forget this song and their show. It’s just incredible seeing all these young folks enjoying what we have grown up on. Real music nothing fake about it. It gave me a huge smile on my face even now.
@@melodiewallace9806 truly a great show and they where playing in the round the stage. I know you enjoyed it and especially at the Chicago stadium it wasn’t long after that the stadium shut down. I even seen Led Zeppelin at the argon ballroom and Emerson lake and Palmer and the Jethro Tull really I’ve seen so many fantastic shows when I was a teen.
In 1973, I rode up to the front door, on a 1968 BSA Thunderbolt motorcycle, at the Winterland Ballroom in San Francisco to see YES live. They let me park the bike near the front door so they could keep and eye on it. I paid my $6.00 for a ticket and got in line to wait. Someone offered me a couple of hits off a HUGE doobie, then the next thing I know is that I'm pretty sure I enjoyed the show. Damn, if only I could remember it!!!!
There are few groups in history more talented than Yes. I was a teenager in a band when Roundabout was released way back then and was stunned when I first heard this. It was light-years ahead of anything else at the time. We're talking like 55 years ago, and hearing it now, for the 1,000th time, I'm still appreciative of its excellence. Squire, Wakeman, Anderson. Howe....all masters.
You and me both. I wanted to play bass because I heard this song as a kid in the seventies. I wonder how many people became musicians because they heard other peoples music?
Chris Squire and this album are why I started playing bass guitar in 1971 at the age of 12. Bought my first bass and amp 3 months after I bought the album. Mowed lawns for the money. Rest In Peace, Chris. 1948 - 2015
Its sad to me that alot of these reactors do not realize that when these recordings were made, it was REAL MUSICANS, No digital BS, thry wrote their lyrics and played their instruments...FOR REAL!! AWESOMENESS
A lot of talent before was very present on the airwaves…today there are still many great artists unfortunately they don’t get much recognition as the entire music industry has changed and made it very difficult for great artists to be heard…but they are still there you just have to look. Don’t give up hope on this generation!!
Imagine how we felt listening to this back in the day. We had never heard anything like it. Saw them live they were incredible. Yes & Pink Floyd were so ahead of their time. Saw Pink Floyd "Dark Side of the Moon" tour in 1973. We were so lucky to be alive then. 😊❤❤
I love watching the younger generation trying to figure out how to classify fantasic prog rock like this. lol. We couldn’t back then. It’s just what it is and it’s crazy good.
These reactions give me absolute joy! Whole new generations are diving into Yes and other great artists of the recent past...and you are actually liking and appreciating them! Thank you so much, all of you open-minded people who make these videos. I truly believe that partly because of you, these kinds of works of pure genius will even more assuredly live on forever.
Your reactors hit it perfect, "different and unorthodox", I would add indulgent = PROG. Five master musicians and the WALL of SOUND you get! Yes was put in R n R Hall of Fame too late, bassist Chris Squire had died. Only one guy could play with them at induction : Geddy Lee playing for his idol.
Another magisterial compilation! Thank you :) I saw Yes 3 times before they had a recording contract. First time Jon Anderson announced "the next song is another from our favourite musical West Side Story" they played 4 rock versions of Bernstein's songs, one Somethings Coming, made it to their first album, and a bunch of covers including Every Little Thing by The Beatles (with Day Tripper riffs). At that time (1968) they were bottom of the bill to Pink Floyd. At their first headlining concerts in 1970 David Bowie was bottom of the bill! Love your wonder work momma!
I knew people would react to Roundabout just as I did as a kid. That bass guitar puts you in the groove every time, even while instrumental solos were being highlighted. Awesome job! I hope you found it therapeutic during such difficult times. 🤗
My senior year in high school. A magical era for music. A blend of the analog as synthesized technology was rolling, before music was corporatized and produced in factories, and creativity was allowed to run free...
Seen these guys at the buffalo bills stadium in Orchard Park, n.y. in the 70's . They played this song and the place rocked. The venue had peter frampton, and the J Giels band excellent summertime show
Love it!! I'm a huge Yes fan since i was a teenager in the 70s. I have a coworker that is just 20 , played this for him and it's on his playlist now. Thank you! And may your dad RIP. He raised a good kid!
Saw these guys do this concert......set up in away i had never seen....instead of being at one end of Norfolk Scope (Virginia) they set up in the middle of Scope (basketball/hockey area) on a massive round stage that rotated slowly so everyone was totally entertained....you had to have been there....AMAZING
Im 63 and look forward to your montages. You are so talented with a real ear and eye for great music and capturing honest reactions. If I could suggest Inside Looking Out by Grand Funk Railroad. I have watched so many reactions to this song as it was a fave if mine. Not one bad reaction to this song and some so mind blowing. 1969 live and Heartbreaker live 1974 was epic as well for reactions. Anyway ..kee doing what you do. Its brought this old gal alit if pleasure through a lot of loss in the last few years. Godspeed
I grew up with this music of Yes. It opened neural pathways in my brain for complex music that have never gone away. I now love Mozart and classical music because of this band.
A lot of 60s and 70s music was based on blues but yes embraced classical and medieval modes but also showed their healthy respect and hours of listening to American R&B. They used to play it on the radio and we would absolutely JAM this song..it made you speed
Unfortunately I only saw Yes live once, but it was incredible. It was at Red Rocks in '04 and Dream Theater opened for them. What impressed me the most, other than the unbelievable musicianship (from both bands!) was Jon's voice. He sounded exactly as he did when they recorded this all those years ago! One of the best shows I've ever seen!
Great job WonderMomma, Was born in 52 so I've heard it all as the soundtrack to my life. I was afraid it would get lost with the fast-food McMusic of today. Thanks to your father raising a very bright and inventive daughter more people can hear what should make them happy. Thankyou.
They made the 70's sound Incredible. I remember listening to this on the radio riding the bus to and from school. This is one of many songs that you should try to listen to, to become a fan. Explore their early catalog of music if you like this. you will be surprised.
I'm so, so sorry for your loss. I lost my daughter 2 years ago and her birthday was March 27. She would have been 17 this year. I didn't handle that date very well. I bought a lot of booze and did a lot of drinking. For me, forgetting is easier than remembering.
Thank you. I am so sorry for your loss as well. I couldn't imagine losing a child. 😞 That date will now also be a hard one for me. That is the date that he died.
I remember the 1st time hearing this song, I was working graveyard at the railroad and the radio was stuck on the classic rock station. This song came on and I was like WOW!! This was back in 1998 and I had the same reaction as these reactors. Excellent job....
Saw them twice on the album's release. Sounded even better live than on the record. Looking back after more than 50 years we were a privileged generation to witness music of this calibre.
It's so cool to see young people listening to classic rock and loving it. This music was the greatest of all time. In my opinion, you just listened to the best rock song ever it's definitely in the top 10. Keep and open mind and continue your rock and roll journey. There are so many fantastic groups and songs from the 60's and70's to choose from. Rock on with your bad self's. 😂
First reactions are one thing, but the magic and mastery come out after the tenth or twentieth or fiftieth listening. Every time I listen to Roundabout, I hear something new that makes the song that much better.
I knew Amber would love this song. She has come so far since she joined the reaction channel. She now likes the trippy head space songs and yes YES DEFINITELY DELIVERED. Thank you Momma for another great video. ❤
By the way, the weird noise at the start is achieved by hitting a chord on a piano, letting it die away and then running the tape backwards, so it goes from quiet to loud.
It's funny, I've been a Yes fan since I first heard them in 1970, but I wasn't old enough to go to their concerts (I was 8 at the time.) My first Yes concert was their Tormato tour when I was 16. Over the years, I missed them as much as I saw them: I had concert tickets when Yes concerts were cancelled due to the Kansas City Kemper Arena roof caving in a few days before the concert, another time when bassist Chris Squire was sick, and again when singer Jon Anderson fell ill. But I did get to see them a few times, including the tour when the band members was that of your photo at 13:57 (almost)! I figured that I'd probably never get to see them again, so I bought the VIP "meet & greet," where I got to meet and talk to Chris Squire, Steve Howe, Alan White, Oliver Wakeman and Benoit David. It was the most expensive concert ticket, but I was front row center, at only $400! Amazing concert! Though it turns out I did get to see them play two more times, in their alternate lineup for their 50 anniversary tour, and as "Yes featuring ARW" the following year. "Roundabout was a game changer for me when I first heard it, I still remember where I was, who I was with, and what I was doing that day in 1971!
Saw these guys, Trevor Rabin-guitar, John Anderson- vocals, Tony Kaye-keyboards, Chris Squire-bass, and Alan White-drums on their Big Generator Tour in Omaha, NE; Nov.14th 1987.... They played them all... Ya'll should have been there!
This song was in heavy rotation on the FM stations for about two years.. I've heard it at least 500 times and it never gets old.. sixties and seventies rock in all its forms is like being a kid in a candy shop.. Thanks WonderMomma!
Yes always delivers. This was great! If you like long hours of work (lol), check out reactions to their magnum opus, “Awaken.” Jon Anderson counts it as his favorite. It’s only 15+ minutes, piece of cake! The icing is the organ, which was played by Wakeman in a church in Switzerland, piped to the recording studio several miles away over the PHONE. In 1977.
This album changed how I looked at music. My first taste of Prog-Rock and my mind was blown. Caught them four times in concert (Tormato, 90125, Big Generator and Union)
I had the absolute pleasure of seeing Yes in the round! I would not call it a concert but an "experience " This song is one of most amazing songs ever...its over 8 minutes long on the album...imagine it live!!! Jon and Steve wrote this while traveling through Scotland...deceptive cadence!!! Just when you think it is going to go one way it flips you! Rick Wakeman on the keyboard and Steve Howe's phenomenal guitar work are the highlights! Wondermomma with all my heart ❤️ thank you for putting this together ... knowing what you are going through with the loss of your dad... you still were able to hit my musical life journey and take me back to the night of my experience with Yes! Love to you! ❤️
Thanks WonderMomma, you are INCREDIBLE!! I wonder if you could find enough of the Carpenters, John Denver, Selena Quintanilla and CCR to make a few of these AWESOME mashups that you do! Remarkable!!! Love your dedication and talent!!!
Woke up to THIS today! Outstanding work, as always, from momma. Great song. Great editing. Great video. We love what you do! Gonna be a good day, tater.
So much fun watching people young enough to be my grandchildren discovering what is now called classic rock! Yes carved out their own sound in a sea of musical talent and a crowded radio dial. Glad to see renewed appreciation for the soundtrack to so many lives during that era.
I still love the outro to this video. Very creative and it looks like a lot of work and love went into making this video for us to enjoy. Thanks Wonder Mamma you’re the best!
I love your compilations! I saw YES 3 times, live, in Summer, outside, under the stars, fantastic! Side note: When my baby daughter was hospitalized, during a bone marrow transplant, a few times the nurses would encourage me to take a break. I would go to my car and crank out YES. It would feed my fix for a dream of a joyous life. I love them so dearly! Thank you, YES! BTW my daughter is 36 years old and she loves YES, too!
I saw them in an outdoor arena. It started to rain. They walked off & people were screaming Roundabout. They walked back on stage & played this in the pouring rain. We went home covered in mud. It was worth getting filthy dirty. They rocked the place down. ✌️🌻🌻 I'm so glad your daughter is well. ❤❤
❤YES❤!!!❤ THANK YOU FOR THIS! I smiled from beginning to end. There were only about three Reactors whom I haven't seen their channel before. The rest was like watching old friends. 🪷 YES 🪷 Fragile, Relayer, and Close to the Edge helped me survive my high school years. Graduated in 1975. I still remember some times watching the sunset from my bedroom window listening to Close to the Edge. I definitely began to understand spirituality vs religion. 🐚🐠🪸 Thank you for your incredibly hard work and dedication in creating these. 🪸🐠🐚
Spec-tac-ular work there, WondermommaOG, as usual. Thanks so much. I've seen many of these, but this is like a new experience of the reactions, along w/ a few new ones. It's like sharing s/thing you've long enjoyed/loved w/ ppl who have no idea about it, but are open to the experience, and find s/thing very alien to them. But they totally dig it cuz it just cooks like a mother.
Hey grl hey, Killer band, such candy for the ears. I think Disney love them because in thr 80s my kids got into DTV which was Disneys version of MTV and they used quite a few of their songs. Since age three my kids have loved them and still do, their fav was Owner of a Lonely Heart. Straight out of the womb I introduced them to the 70s music and they've never turned back, lol. Thanx so much darlin', take care, Peace
They were truly the most progressive band at the time… I was pleasantly surprised through the different phases of this song as reactors kind of thought. It was going to end and then had that pleasant smile when they realized it wasn’t pure gold.
This has been one of the happiest moments ever for me as a result of a Ů-Ţøøɓ Video. To be able to see multiple first listens of one of my favorite bands and one of my favorite songs is; Priceless! Thank you for your hard work and time, again. This is Brilliant. 🎶🕊💓🕊🎶👋👉🍁
Thank you Los Santos Rock Radio for introducing me to YES. I just Google them and I remember owner of a lonely heart being on the radio lots as a kid too.
Really enjoy people experience Yes for the first time! I’ve been a huge fan for or 50 years…seen them live 50+ times. Dig this compilation! Funny to see the first main pic of the “Benoit” rendition of Yes! He did an amazing job! But not the Most Prolific Yes Line Up!😉 great job!
💬I made a post on my community tab about this but I lost my dad on 27 March ( czcams.com/channels/QlRvgisyDW43T7K9Txi9Lw.htmlcommunity?lb=UgkxVDbEELpe5VtVLgc4YizkeDinQaLHYjCs ). He wouldn’t have liked this song… he liked 50’s rock, old school country and western, Eagles, CCR, and some 60’s stuff… but I want to dedicate the work I did on this one to him. He was around for the first half of the process and two days before he died we were listening to some of his most favorite songs together. He was set in his ways when it came to music but I didn’t mind. I love all the music he loved to listen to.
He used to sing Elvira by the Oakridge Boys to me, as well as many Elvis songs. And Tiny Bubbles by Don Ho. 😅 I used to change the chorus to “Tiny boobies” and he would get a kick out of that.
Dad, I love and miss you so much. 💜😞
WoW, luv and respect. Still dealing with my Dad stuff. Glad you got to work on yours.
I’m so sorry for your loss. Dads are the toughest. Hang in there.
Very sorry for your loss. Hang in there.
Thoughts and prayers WonderMomma...Losing a parent is tough. My Mom will be gone five years tomorrow.
You'll always have those songs and those memories, cherish them, and remember the joy it brought to you both.🙏🤗❤️
The bass line alone belongs in the Hall of Fame. One of my closest friends is one of the best bass players I've ever heard and it's a joy to watch him play it. I couldn't even try lol.
It took until 2017, but they did eventually make it!!
This is why I wanted to play bass when I was a kid, I’ll bet that there are a bagillion kids just like I’me
Me as well, I bought many Rickenbacker basses because of Chris Squire and GeddyLee
@@kevinmcconnell3641Unfortunately, Chris didn’t live to experience that ☹️
His outfit was amazing. Super tall, long arms with fringe to the floor
Gonna say that the tradeoff for having grown up with this music and all it's glory, and having only paid ten bucks or less to see bands like this live, is the fact that I have to be almost 70 years old now. But it was worth it!
I agree. I would trade anything to go back in time. We never realized how lucky we were.❤️✌️🌻🌻
Saw them in Nashville! Love it!
Same ! 67 here and I love watching these people hear these songs for the first time and reliving the joy!
I feel bad for my Dad. He was (and still is) a huge Yes fan, but during the one opportunity he had to see them, back in the 70’s (at a show at a racetrack with a very diverse lineup of other bands, which included Gary Wright, REO Speedwagon, Lynyrd Skynyrd, and Peter Frampton at the height of his “Comes Alive” fame) he got a spontaneous, bad case of diarrhea and wound up having to go home before Yes played.
Schaffer music festivals in Central Park in NYC. Tickets were $3 and $5. Whole summers, two or three times a week.
1971.
Incredible decade of music and this started it off. Still stands up, doesn’t it?
Five virtuoso musicians and every one GOES OFF in this musical journey.
My birth year! 71 baby!
People that say that the seventies sucked didn’t live in the seventies. Some of the best music that was or ever will be made came from that decade
Yeah, but what do we know we were drinking out of garden hoses….
To the Barbells- nothing was digitalized. That was a Hammond Organ in all its glory!
Rick Wakeman?
Rick Wakeman doing his thing baby. Positively glorious
We couldn't digitize stuff 1971
Sounded bigger than a B-3.
It’s because of steroids I guess
I saw Yes on the 90125 tour and they played this. Every song was exact to the album. RIP Chris Squire.
I tell reactors all the time that they cheat themselves with live versions. How could yes ever expand on the studio versions, they usually ran 8 plus minutes;)
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Music has not progressed today. It has regressed too bad You couldn’t be a part of the real music.
Saw them at the Cow Palace in Nor Cal on that tour for the first time. They were amazing. Chris was a real character.
I remember when this song (and this album) burst onto the scene. In the midst of a generation of great music, when new bands seem to appear weekly, something entirely new to tantalize your ears. And this was the FIRST SONG on the album! Chris Squire inspired bassists for generations.
YES. One of the greatest bands of all time. Very few bands in history have at the time assembled some of the greatest musicians for one band.. Chris Squire on Bass is one of my all time favorites and ranked as one of the Greatest of all time.
He’s not the most talented bassist. I know bassists that don’t like him because he used a pick, or rather a coin. But he is my favorite bassist. His sound, composition, and presence in the song is what makes him so remarkable. I always think that he complements Jon’s vocals brilliantly. He was the first bassist that was an integral part of the sound of a band and wasn’t just part of the rhythm section
As a bass player, I 10000% agree
I love the way he makes me feel the thickness of the strings (i hope that makes sense lol)
This is the song that turned me on to Rock and Roll. I think I was in 6th grade this year and we moved into a new neighborhood, and one day during the summer this boy, white boy who was my friend invited me to his home. He or his older siblings had this kind of like garage or addition to the house, and it was decked out with black light posters, and strobe lights, and an amazing stereo system, and incense "remember this was the early 70's" and he asked if I wanted to listen to Yes. Up to that point I mainly listened to Motown and the Jackson 5 were my fav group. He played this song Roundabout and OMG I had never heard anything like this and it opened my eyes and my soul to a new type of music, It literally mesmerized me. I continued of course to love Motown and J-5, but suddenly a large piece of me wanted more of this music and the door that opened let other bands rush through like Chicago, Black Sabbath, Elton John, Bowie, The Eagles, Pink Floyd, Queen, and so much more. Even today in my 60's I listen to classic rock probably as mush as or more than any other music, and it's all because a little boy introduced me to a whole new world when I was 12 or 13
I seen Yes live in concert when I was 16 at the Chicago stadium and what a concert it was I’m 64 and will never forget this song and their show. It’s just incredible seeing all these young folks enjoying what we have grown up on. Real music nothing fake about it. It gave me a huge smile on my face even now.
I WAS THERE!!!!! We were in high school and the stadium was filled with smoke (wink wink.) Great Show
@@melodiewallace9806 truly a great show and they where playing in the round the stage. I know you enjoyed it and especially at the Chicago stadium it wasn’t long after that the stadium shut down. I even seen Led Zeppelin at the argon ballroom and Emerson lake and Palmer and the Jethro Tull really I’ve seen so many fantastic shows when I was a teen.
In 1973, I rode up to the front door, on a 1968 BSA Thunderbolt motorcycle, at the Winterland Ballroom in San Francisco to see YES live. They let me park the bike near the front door so they could keep and eye on it. I paid my $6.00 for a ticket and got in line to wait. Someone offered me a couple of hits off a HUGE doobie, then the next thing I know is that I'm pretty sure I enjoyed the show. Damn, if only I could remember it!!!!
Still have the bike?
@@BROU-bb2uc My step dad opened for them a couple times
It's so refreshing to see others genuinely enjoy some of the music I grew up with before most of them weren't even born.
There are few groups in history more talented than Yes. I was a teenager in a band when Roundabout was released way back then and was stunned when I first heard this. It was light-years ahead of anything else at the time. We're talking like 55 years ago, and hearing it now, for the 1,000th time, I'm still appreciative of its excellence. Squire, Wakeman, Anderson. Howe....all masters.
You and me both. I wanted to play bass because I heard this song as a kid in the seventies. I wonder how many people became musicians because they heard other peoples music?
Chris Squire and this album are why I started playing bass guitar in 1971 at the age of 12. Bought my first bass and amp 3 months after I bought the album. Mowed lawns for the money. Rest In Peace, Chris. 1948 - 2015
Its sad to me that alot of these reactors do not realize that when these recordings were made, it was REAL MUSICANS, No digital BS, thry wrote their lyrics and played their instruments...FOR REAL!! AWESOMENESS
Truth. No auto tune nothing but pure talent. I believe some of use lived in the era of the best music ever made.
A lot of talent before was very present on the airwaves…today there are still many great artists unfortunately they don’t get much recognition as the entire music industry has changed and made it very difficult for great artists to be heard…but they are still there you just have to look. Don’t give up hope on this generation!!
That was when rock still was very creative.
This song tickles the brain and NEVER fails to make me smile. Sorry for your loss, Momma. My dad was a Cash fan, and he's why I love him, too.
Imagine how we felt listening to this back in the day. We had never heard anything like it. Saw them live they were incredible. Yes & Pink Floyd were so ahead of their time. Saw Pink Floyd "Dark Side of the Moon" tour in 1973. We were so lucky to be alive then. 😊❤❤
Absolutely. Puts me back to my happy place
Being 70 i realize what a gift growing up in the time watching yall loving the period
“In around the lake, mountains come out of the sky and they stand there.” This line always gets me. When I was a kid I thought they said marmots
It’s kind of ridiculous if you think about it. A bunch of sky marmots loitering about
I was 10 when this came out and I thought it was "Mamas come out of the sky and they stand there." Made perfect sense.
That’s funny brother 😄
I thought it was marlins, as in the breed of fish. Which, frankly, makes just as much sense as marmot, mamas, or, for that matter, mountains.
I guess Marlins works, makes as much sense as anything else. Choose your own bizarre imagery
I love watching the younger generation trying to figure out how to classify fantasic prog rock like this. lol.
We couldn’t back then. It’s just what it is and it’s crazy good.
Right. We didn't analyze songs, we just loved them, and played them to death!
"The Making of..." portion of the video is super impressive. Had no idea there was so much involved. Very cool.
These reactions give me absolute joy! Whole new generations are diving into Yes and other great artists of the recent past...and you are actually liking and appreciating them! Thank you so much, all of you open-minded people who make these videos. I truly believe that partly because of you, these kinds of works of pure genius will even more assuredly live on forever.
Yes - Roundabout is one crazy funky triply song that blows your mind🤘🎤🎹🎹🎸🎸🎸🥁🔉🔉🔉🔉🔉🔊🔊🔉🔉🤘🎵🎵🎵🎵🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥💯✅
Your reactors hit it perfect, "different and unorthodox", I would add indulgent = PROG. Five master musicians and the WALL of SOUND you get! Yes was put in R n R Hall of Fame too late, bassist Chris Squire had died. Only one guy could play with them at induction : Geddy Lee playing for his idol.
Can you imagine this on the radio today? This got regular rotation on what were called "album-oriented rock" (AOR) stations in the 70s and 80s.
AOR was big in the 70s college radio scene. You'd get half of an album played without a break.
This song cracked the Billboard Top 10!
Thank you doesn't even begin to be thank you enough for this song. One of my all time faves.
Another magisterial compilation! Thank you :) I saw Yes 3 times before they had a recording contract. First time Jon Anderson announced "the next song is another from our favourite musical West Side Story" they played 4 rock versions of Bernstein's songs, one Somethings Coming, made it to their first album, and a bunch of covers including Every Little Thing by The Beatles (with Day Tripper riffs). At that time (1968) they were bottom of the bill to Pink Floyd. At their first headlining concerts in 1970 David Bowie was bottom of the bill! Love your wonder work momma!
I knew people would react to Roundabout just as I did as a kid. That bass guitar puts you in the groove every time, even while instrumental solos were being highlighted. Awesome job! I hope you found it therapeutic during such difficult times. 🤗
The Bass just pins it all down, you hear the guitar, but you really HEAR the Bass, but it is not over the top
You make the best reaction compilations on youtube. Period.
My senior year in high school. A magical era for music. A blend of the analog as synthesized technology was rolling, before music was corporatized and produced in factories, and creativity was allowed to run free...
Seen these guys at the buffalo bills stadium in Orchard Park, n.y. in the 70's . They played this song and the place rocked. The venue had peter frampton, and the J Giels band excellent summertime show
And they could play this live in concert. It was truly a experience.
Love it!! I'm a huge Yes fan since i was a teenager in the 70s. I have a coworker that is just 20 , played this for him and it's on his playlist now. Thank you! And may your dad RIP. He raised a good kid!
YES since I was a teen!! Now 62!! One of my fav bands !!! ❤❤❤❤!! Jon Anderson has a fantastic voice !!
We has “Roundabout “ on our jukebox in high school in 1976. It played about every 30 minutes.
Saw these guys do this concert......set up in away i had never seen....instead of being at one end of Norfolk Scope (Virginia) they set up in the middle of Scope (basketball/hockey area) on a massive round stage that rotated slowly so everyone was totally entertained....you had to have been there....AMAZING
Im 63 and look forward to your montages. You are so talented with a real ear and eye for great music and capturing honest reactions. If I could suggest Inside Looking Out by Grand Funk Railroad. I have watched so many reactions to this song as it was a fave if mine. Not one bad reaction to this song and some so mind blowing. 1969 live and Heartbreaker live 1974 was epic as well for reactions. Anyway ..kee doing what you do. Its brought this old gal alit if pleasure through a lot of loss in the last few years. Godspeed
Thank you so much. I will definitely check those reactions out.
Grand Funk Live Album and Led Zeppelin II were my favorite albums until Fragile and Thick as a Brick came along. The early 70s were epic!
Tears of joy are running down my cheeks, watching these young people get a first taste of ROUNDABOUT.
Thank you as always. You've really shown the positivity in the room by presenting Yes! It should put a smile on everyone's face watching.
I grew up with this music of Yes. It opened neural pathways in my brain for complex music that have never gone away. I now love Mozart and classical music because of this band.
A lot of 60s and 70s music was based on blues but yes embraced classical and medieval modes but also showed their healthy respect and hours of listening to American R&B. They used to play it on the radio and we would absolutely JAM this song..it made you speed
Unfortunately I only saw Yes live once, but it was incredible. It was at Red Rocks in '04 and Dream Theater opened for them. What impressed me the most, other than the unbelievable musicianship (from both bands!) was Jon's voice. He sounded exactly as he did when they recorded this all those years ago! One of the best shows I've ever seen!
I just saw Jon Anderson last year in NYC (backed by the amazing Band Geeks). Jon sounded incredible. Brought tears to my eyes. He's a treasure! 💚
Stellar song from a classic band.
Great job WonderMomma, Was born in 52 so I've heard it all as the soundtrack to my life. I was afraid it would get lost with the fast-food McMusic of today. Thanks to your father raising a very bright and inventive daughter more people can hear what should make them happy. Thankyou.
Omigod! I was just jamming this song yesterday! STAY OUTTA MY HEAD, WOMAN!!! LOL! THIS IS CRAZY!
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I fell in love with Yes the minute I heard their first song. I'm glad I grew up, when I did.
Love you Wondermama❤.Thank you for making people happy and God speed to your father
They made the 70's sound Incredible. I remember listening to this on the radio riding the bus to and from school. This is one of many songs that you should try to listen to, to become a fan. Explore their early catalog of music if you like this. you will be surprised.
I'm so, so sorry for your loss. I lost my daughter 2 years ago and her birthday was March 27. She would have been 17 this year. I didn't handle that date very well. I bought a lot of booze and did a lot of drinking. For me, forgetting is easier than remembering.
Thank you. I am so sorry for your loss as well. I couldn't imagine losing a child. 😞
That date will now also be a hard one for me. That is the date that he died.
I remember the 1st time hearing this song, I was working graveyard at the railroad and the radio was stuck on the classic rock station. This song came on and I was like WOW!! This was back in 1998 and I had the same reaction as these reactors. Excellent job....
I'll NEVER stop liking these reactions to the songs I grew up with. 💥💥💥👍😎
Saw them twice on the album's release. Sounded even better live than on the record. Looking back after more than 50 years we were a privileged generation to witness music of this calibre.
It's so cool to see young people listening to classic rock and loving it. This music was the greatest of all time. In my opinion, you just listened to the best rock song ever it's definitely in the top 10. Keep and open mind and continue your rock and roll journey. There are so many fantastic groups and songs from the 60's and70's to choose from. Rock on with your bad self's. 😂
Probably the best song ever written about a picnic lunch.
Take a bow that caught me off guard funny comment
First reactions are one thing, but the magic and mastery come out after the tenth or twentieth or fiftieth listening. Every time I listen to Roundabout, I hear something new that makes the song that much better.
I knew Amber would love this song. She has come so far since she joined the reaction channel. She now likes the trippy head space songs and yes YES DEFINITELY DELIVERED. Thank you Momma for another great video. ❤
I am by no means a classical music expert but this song gives that same vibe. The length and change of ups is what I am talking about.
It’s seen around 100 different brands live including Yes. They are in the top three. Such great voices and instrumentation.
By the way, the weird noise at the start is achieved by hitting a chord on a piano, letting it die away and then running the tape backwards, so it goes from quiet to loud.
So sorry for your loss Momma. This is a brilliant song thats WAY ahead of its time. The level of musicianship is seriously next level.
Fortunate to see the Yes Union tour with all of the 8 members together. Such a deep prog catalog they have to enjoy.
Ladies and gentlemen YES the greatest show on earth. I actually saw all reactors' reactions originally 🎶✨️🎶
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It's funny, I've been a Yes fan since I first heard them in 1970, but I wasn't old enough to go to their concerts (I was 8 at the time.) My first Yes concert was their Tormato tour when I was 16. Over the years, I missed them as much as I saw them: I had concert tickets when Yes concerts were cancelled due to the Kansas City Kemper Arena roof caving in a few days before the concert, another time when bassist Chris Squire was sick, and again when singer Jon Anderson fell ill. But I did get to see them a few times, including the tour when the band members was that of your photo at 13:57 (almost)! I figured that I'd probably never get to see them again, so I bought the VIP "meet & greet," where I got to meet and talk to Chris Squire, Steve Howe, Alan White, Oliver Wakeman and Benoit David. It was the most expensive concert ticket, but I was front row center, at only $400! Amazing concert! Though it turns out I did get to see them play two more times, in their alternate lineup for their 50 anniversary tour, and as "Yes featuring ARW" the following year. "Roundabout was a game changer for me when I first heard it, I still remember where I was, who I was with, and what I was doing that day in 1971!
WOW. Haven’t heard that tune for years. It sounded effin AMAZING on my new vizio surround sound !!! GREAT VIDEOS !! Keep them comin !!
Love you, Wondermomma! You are an artist. Sending you blessings for comfort and peace. ❤
Saw these guys, Trevor Rabin-guitar, John Anderson- vocals, Tony Kaye-keyboards, Chris Squire-bass, and Alan White-drums on their Big Generator Tour in Omaha, NE; Nov.14th 1987....
They played them all...
Ya'll should have been there!
One of the sweetest acoustic guitar tones ever.
When this came on the radio I always pulled off the road to listen! Incredible. I was 20.
This song was in heavy rotation on the FM stations for about two years.. I've heard it at least 500 times and it never gets old.. sixties and seventies rock in all its forms is like being a kid in a candy shop.. Thanks WonderMomma!
Saw them I '78. Great show. Jon Anderson vocals, Steve Howe guitar, Chris Squire bass, Rick Wakeman keyboards, Bill Bruford drums.
Yes always delivers. This was great!
If you like long hours of work (lol), check out reactions to their magnum opus, “Awaken.” Jon Anderson counts it as his favorite. It’s only 15+ minutes, piece of cake! The icing is the organ, which was played by Wakeman in a church in Switzerland, piped to the recording studio several miles away over the PHONE. In 1977.
This album changed how I looked at music. My first taste of Prog-Rock and my mind was blown. Caught them four times in concert (Tormato, 90125, Big Generator and Union)
Love watching how this was made just as much as the compilation itself! Thank you for this!
I had the absolute pleasure of seeing Yes in the round! I would not call it a concert but an "experience " This song is one of most amazing songs ever...its over 8 minutes long on the album...imagine it live!!! Jon and Steve wrote this while traveling through Scotland...deceptive cadence!!! Just when you think it is going to go one way it flips you! Rick Wakeman on the keyboard and Steve Howe's phenomenal guitar work are the highlights! Wondermomma with all my heart ❤️ thank you for putting this together ... knowing what you are going through with the loss of your dad... you still were able to hit my musical life journey and take me back to the night of my experience with Yes! Love to you! ❤️
Here I am thinking EVERYBODY has heard this song,(I grew up in the 70’s) I love this genre of video! Awesome idea!
Thanks WonderMomma, you are INCREDIBLE!! I wonder if you could find enough of the Carpenters, John Denver, Selena Quintanilla and CCR to make a few of these AWESOME mashups that you do! Remarkable!!! Love your dedication and talent!!!
Thank you so much.
I do have John Denver, the Carpenters and CCR on my list!
Yeeeeeeesssssss!!! 😅 awesome! What an epic prog monster!
"Fragile" is a phenomenal album. Chris Squire's bass work is magnificent.
Woke up to THIS today! Outstanding work, as always, from momma. Great song. Great editing. Great video. We love what you do! Gonna be a good day, tater.
So much fun watching people young enough to be my grandchildren discovering what is now called classic rock! Yes carved out their own sound in a sea of musical talent and a crowded radio dial. Glad to see renewed appreciation for the soundtrack to so many lives during that era.
Seen about 100 different artists live. Without a doubt they are in the top 5 live bands I’ve experienced 👍❤️
I still love the outro to this video. Very creative and it looks like a lot of work and love went into making this video for us to enjoy. Thanks Wonder Mamma you’re the best!
I love your compilations! I saw YES 3 times, live, in Summer, outside, under the stars, fantastic! Side note: When my baby daughter was hospitalized, during a bone marrow transplant, a few times the nurses would encourage me to take a break. I would go to my car and crank out YES. It would feed my fix for a dream of a joyous life. I love them so dearly! Thank you, YES! BTW my daughter is 36 years old and she loves YES, too!
Thank you for sharing that amazing story!
I saw them in an outdoor arena. It started to rain. They walked off & people were screaming Roundabout. They walked back on stage & played this in the pouring rain. We went home covered in mud. It was worth getting filthy dirty. They rocked the place down. ✌️🌻🌻 I'm so glad your daughter is well. ❤❤
Thanks so much for assembling this montage. I have heard most of those reactors before, but this brought tears to my eyes to have it assembled.
❤YES❤!!!❤ THANK YOU FOR THIS! I smiled from beginning to end. There were only about three Reactors whom I haven't seen their channel before. The rest was like watching old friends.
🪷 YES 🪷 Fragile, Relayer, and Close to the Edge helped me survive my high school years.
Graduated in 1975. I still remember some times watching the sunset from my bedroom window listening to Close to the Edge. I definitely began to understand spirituality vs religion.
🐚🐠🪸 Thank you for your incredibly hard work and dedication in creating these. 🪸🐠🐚
Spec-tac-ular work there, WondermommaOG, as usual. Thanks so much. I've seen many of these, but this is like a new experience of the reactions, along w/ a few new ones. It's like sharing s/thing you've long enjoyed/loved w/ ppl who have no idea about it, but are open to the experience, and find s/thing very alien to them. But they totally dig it cuz it just cooks like a mother.
lol thank you so much Kevin. That's awesome and gave me a chuckle. Specifically "cooks like a mother".
50 + YEARS OLD!!!! WHEN MUSIC WAS STILL MUSIC!!! My top band in the 70's
Your editorial skills are in a class all their own. Just brilliant.
Hey grl hey, Killer band, such candy for the ears. I think Disney love them because in thr 80s my kids got into DTV which was Disneys version of MTV and they used quite a few of their songs. Since age three my kids have loved them and still do, their fav was Owner of a Lonely Heart. Straight out of the womb I introduced them to the 70s music and they've never turned back, lol. Thanx so much darlin', take care, Peace
They were truly the most progressive band at the time… I was pleasantly surprised through the different phases of this song as reactors kind of thought. It was going to end and then had that pleasant smile when they realized it wasn’t pure gold.
This is why kids like me back in the seventies wanted to play bass. RIP Chris you are my favorite
Everything was golden. But that baseline!!! Holy shit! It kept it all together & was funky as it gets. They are. Leave it at that.
Chris Squire at his best. RIP
This has been one of the happiest moments ever for me as a result of a
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To be able to see multiple first listens of one of my favorite bands and one of my favorite songs is; Priceless!
Thank you for your hard work and time, again. This is Brilliant.
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Thank you Los Santos Rock Radio for introducing me to YES. I just Google them and I remember owner of a lonely heart being on the radio lots as a kid too.
Really enjoy people experience Yes for the first time! I’ve been a huge fan for or 50 years…seen them live 50+ times. Dig this compilation! Funny to see the first main pic of the “Benoit” rendition of Yes! He did an amazing job! But not the Most Prolific Yes Line Up!😉 great job!
What a great choice!! So many memories, hearing Yes. Kudos!
Your video compilation is every bit as remarkable as Yes' music. There are as many layers to your video as there are to Roundabout. Bravo!!!
Thank you Momma. I appreciate all the effort that goes into this.❤
The dude in the upper right corner @2:25; the bottom lip curl is brought to you, courtesy of that filthy bass, no doubt!
I'm so happy you all reacted to this song.
Great job!.