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ABWH - Order Of The Universe (Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View, CA 1989)

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Bill Bruford

Bill Bruford

Күн бұрын

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Back in Stadium Rock again! I’ve written a fair bit about this concert in the descriptions to other songs from it. I would never have thought 35 years later I’d be sitting in a Tokyo hotel room trying to write about it for something called a KZbin Channel.
I’ve played a wide range of music from behemoth rock like this in front of noisy thousands, through to ‘chamber’ improvised duets where you could hear a pin drop. At one end my instrument was the most expensive electro-acoustic drum set ever assembled, featuring two Simmons SDX units running in tandem (and, at Madison Square Garden, failing in tandem), and at the other a small but precise rental set of Tamas. I’ve spent most of my time inbetween these two extremes, one end of which is represented here. I don’t valorise one over the other, but my preference is for interactive music in small spaces. Usually the bigger the venue, the more ‘automatic’ (and sometimes automated) the performances tend to be.
The Order of the Universe is about as ‘heavy rock’ as I get. Beyond this, I’d simply be play-acting, and fooling nobody. The point of the back-rack, by the way, was so that listeners at the back of several thousand people might see what the drummer’s hands were doing, and thus identify the source of the percussion sounds. I’ve been to plenty of shows where the drummer has hidden himself and his hands behind a wall of instruments, so all you see is some flailing around the edges. Drums look great, sound great, and as it is at the very heart of the music, the rhythmic engine should be easily visible.
One big distinction for me between this ’Yes’ music and the early Yes of the 1970s that I helped give birth to, was that I wasn’t in on the inception of ‘Order of the Universe’ or any of the ABWH music. I didn’t help create it; these drum and percussion parts are not mine. That may seem like a small thing to you, but to me it’s a barrier against feeling that it is completely me up there on stage. There is perhaps a weaker emotional connection. It’s sort of a half me: Bruford-lite. Early Yes was full me. Earthworks is also fully-leaded.
Just to back up, Jon Anderson had approached back in England and asked me to come play on his next solo record. High quality demos already existed, so there would be no sitting around arguing about musical direction, or whether the bass should be playing G sharp or G natural. No blood on the floor, like in the old days. It would all be in the sunny Caribbean, so no problems with that. Sounded pretty much like the dream session gig. I don’t remember any talk of touring, until I turned up at Heathrow and met Steve Howe and the group’s manager. I had the feeling the project had been undersold; this was all going to be higher profile that I necessarily wanted or imagined.
At the studio, much of the percussion was well pre-programmed. All I had to do was re-record the drums, sprinkle some fairy dust on it, and give it whatever humanity I could. That was possible, but by now we’re talking session work, requiring nothing like the involvement or commitment to a band that I was used to and, notwithstanding the blood on the floor, I tend to prefer. The band environment, King Crimson and Earthworks especially, has given me the space to help produce the handful of interesting albums I’ve had the good fortune to be a part of.
I don’t really do superlatives. As many an interviewer knows, its’s not going to be useful asking me for the best bass player, the thinnest guitarist, the most tuneless singer, the worst gig I’ve ever had, the best musician I’d love to work with. Somehow, we’re all different people. Give guitarists Fripp, Torn, Belew, Howe, the late Allan Holdsworth, Ralph Towner or Kazumi Watanabe the chord of Emi7 to play, and goodness only knows what you’ll get back. They’re all different people exercising different choices, in turn reflecting their views on life, art and the order of the universe! Good groups are all about how different people act and react in specific musical situations. Anderson, Bruford, Wakeman, and Howe are going to combine in one way; Fripp, Belew, Bruford and Levin in another. Long live difference.
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@InnerLightDimension
@InnerLightDimension Ай бұрын
I was at this show. Jeff Berlin was on bass since Tony Levin was sick. It was at Mountain View amphitheater and the vibe was amazing!
@charlesdp
@charlesdp Ай бұрын
I bet Bill had a lot of fun playing this one, and that whole album for that matter. He was brilliant.
@radagastbrown9001
@radagastbrown9001 Ай бұрын
I hope so.
@franciscodiaz183
@franciscodiaz183 Ай бұрын
Mr. Bruford says it all in the text box. I don't think more can be added.
@jamesmartin-lb6br
@jamesmartin-lb6br Ай бұрын
I was at this show. First time I was able to see one of the many forms of Yes, and it set the stage for when Yes reformed with so many of it's former members and toured in the round. Great stuff.
@briansilcox5720
@briansilcox5720 Ай бұрын
Bill… well said. We can only hope for this level of creativity in our lifetime to again resurface. Thankful I was around from the 70’s - present to know it.
@firebird7479
@firebird7479 Ай бұрын
"Vocals, Bill Bruford." ~ Jon Anderson. "This is much more fun than playing drums." ~ Bill Bruford
@oldirtycaffrey
@oldirtycaffrey Ай бұрын
yet he's not credited with vocals on the album! a travesty! 😄
@firebird7479
@firebird7479 Ай бұрын
@@oldirtycaffrey Someone who gets it! From the behind the scenes documentary on the making of the album. His humor and Rick's humor really made that documentary.
@oldirtycaffrey
@oldirtycaffrey Ай бұрын
@@firebird7479 one of my favorite Yes-related releases. The behind-the-scenes of "Vultures in the City" is very cool.
@katanatac
@katanatac Ай бұрын
Roundabout has always been my favorite YES song , your drumming on that piece is amazing!
@MichProgNerd
@MichProgNerd Ай бұрын
@@katanatac I like the Fragile Super Deluxe edition with Steven Wilson remixes.
@ono1dij
@ono1dij Ай бұрын
Thanks Bill!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Amazing, incredible, ABWH was a wonderful project, It's really a shame ABWH didn't make more albums...
@gerardleveque3568
@gerardleveque3568 Ай бұрын
Another YES masterpiece! 👍👍👍
@BlackfyreWarrior
@BlackfyreWarrior Ай бұрын
I too was there, great night...couldn't believe how great they sounded! Fun crowd as well! Bay Area! 🤘🏿🎧🎸
@theangryaccountant0
@theangryaccountant0 Ай бұрын
Every time a clip from this show appears in my feed I have to watch it. You guys were on fire that night.
@braziliantvhd2768
@braziliantvhd2768 Ай бұрын
Amazing
@radagastbrown9001
@radagastbrown9001 Ай бұрын
Nothing beat an ABWH outdoor show in 1989/1990. Better than the Grateful Dead.
@JosephFrancisBurton
@JosephFrancisBurton Ай бұрын
I have never seen Jon doing such an aerobic workout before!
@MichProgNerd
@MichProgNerd Ай бұрын
Steve playing the Mike Rutherford designed Steinberger.
@harounel-poussah6936
@harounel-poussah6936 Ай бұрын
It's Steinberger... If you want really jawdropping carbon necked guitars, the best ones are Vigier Arpège II and Vigier Passion III (except the last 46 built that have a 90/10 neck and are just the best guitars I ever touched over 40 years). I own an Arpège-II, I owned a Passion-III/carbone which I bartered for a 2nd Passion III-90/10... No way I'd barter a Steinberger for any of these. I'm not saying the Steinbergers are bad, but they're sub-par to the carbon-necked Vigiers. Now good luck if you want to find one : there are only about 200 of each that have been built...
@maval4537
@maval4537 Ай бұрын
1989, the first time I saw them live... although I regretted not to have seen Chris Squire, Tony Levin was a worthy deputy. The show was my best live experience ever!
@bytornsnowdog1347
@bytornsnowdog1347 Ай бұрын
Thanks Bill. You are one of the greatest percussionist in world history! Thank you so much for your wonderful contributions to the art. R. Daniel Garza Corpus Christi, Texas USA
@josephmartin1749
@josephmartin1749 Ай бұрын
An Evening of Yes Music with ABWH was the first Yes cd I ever bought. Then i ended up buying just about ever album they put out.
@markbataitis4851
@markbataitis4851 Ай бұрын
I remember seeing this on PPV back when they first performed there.
@Atekneci
@Atekneci Ай бұрын
Long live difference indeed ❤You’re always different but always the same Bill Bruford in your different contexts.
@enricjerez5148
@enricjerez5148 Ай бұрын
How gratifying it is to see you... 👍
@bAgRiMoIrEsS.4
@bAgRiMoIrEsS.4 Ай бұрын
This band was one of the best things that happened to me in the 1980's
@piad2102
@piad2102 Ай бұрын
Ya in 1980´s, today they are just sounding bad bad bad.
@machone35
@machone35 Ай бұрын
All fabulous players
@user-ir6fm3qs4o
@user-ir6fm3qs4o Ай бұрын
Bill !!!
@darrenrunning5415
@darrenrunning5415 Ай бұрын
I just listened to this CD the other day. Definitely the strongest song on the album.
@bassinthehouse374
@bassinthehouse374 Ай бұрын
Watched this as a live show on pay-per-view, I believe. Sorry to not have that great bass and drum duet Tony and bill where creating at the other shows since and we were all anticipating to have video of:). Jeff Berlin was great and all, stil.
@stevesmith3990
@stevesmith3990 Ай бұрын
Ah - the summer of '89 when this came out and saw you 3 or 4 times in London & Birmingham the following Autumn - happy memories.
@Vitor.Portugal
@Vitor.Portugal Ай бұрын
An absolute 80's Classic post apotheosis theme, everything at the right time.
@Rightvector
@Rightvector Ай бұрын
Thanks for sharing your insight on this era, Dr. Bruford!
@davidgeorge8226
@davidgeorge8226 Ай бұрын
I'm going to call this YES!!!
@johngalt5411
@johngalt5411 Ай бұрын
Oh please don't
@davidgeorge8226
@davidgeorge8226 Ай бұрын
Are you a lawyer?
@davidgeorge8226
@davidgeorge8226 Ай бұрын
Are you a lawyer?
@BasicDrumming
@BasicDrumming Ай бұрын
Great video.
@mattleppard1964
@mattleppard1964 Ай бұрын
Saw them at Earls Court. Best Close to the Edge I’ve seen and heard ❤
@curly437
@curly437 Ай бұрын
Saw this tour. One of the best lineups and this coming from a Squire fan
@BradfordWarner
@BradfordWarner Ай бұрын
Clearly one of the best tours of this extended progressive rock family, or any formation of Yes.
@STR82DVD
@STR82DVD Ай бұрын
Bloody amazing performance.
@garyvanremortel5218
@garyvanremortel5218 Ай бұрын
We were there that night.
@zoltanszabo4242
@zoltanszabo4242 Ай бұрын
Mr. Bruford writes: "The Order of the Universe is about as ‘heavy rock’ as I get. Beyond this, I’d simply be play-acting, and fooling nobody. " I'd like to remind him of the very heavy beats, accents and colors he did for such King Crimson pieces like Red, (those cymbals!!!), Vroom Vroom (note floor toms) and so on. If he was "play-acting", he sure fooled me! :)
@ocayul
@ocayul Ай бұрын
So grateful for the text you took time to craft and present to us. Good input in the mind of the artist, the worker, the music man. Greetings from Chile.
@tommyrawlings3046
@tommyrawlings3046 Ай бұрын
Wonderful piece! Bruford never disappoints! Howe a master, Wakeman one of the best ever!
@charlesberton2581
@charlesberton2581 Ай бұрын
Wow! Way, way cool!
@user-nd2cf6zy3f
@user-nd2cf6zy3f Ай бұрын
Great Scott I was at this venue. I'm at Max Roach Tony Williams I've met this is a great show thank you from Great Scott
@johnunderwood3132
@johnunderwood3132 Ай бұрын
My favorite line up right here. Well Chris Squire is missing
@CurtisBooksMusic
@CurtisBooksMusic Ай бұрын
Hey Bill, you still owe us the end of that MSG story. ;)
@TimJackson-eq6iy
@TimJackson-eq6iy Ай бұрын
I love this album. Having the great rhythm section of Bill and Tony for Rick and Steve to build on is awesome.
@LittleManFlying
@LittleManFlying Ай бұрын
Hmmm... Well, there we are
@jesterman1302
@jesterman1302 Ай бұрын
💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe
@bigvrocks2480
@bigvrocks2480 Ай бұрын
Bruf-ford!
@mdmsr2000
@mdmsr2000 Ай бұрын
Put it back together. One more album. One more time.
@paulbogan3400
@paulbogan3400 Ай бұрын
As much as I love Yes and ABWH, I think if Bill was going to come out of retirement, I'd love it to be a version of Earthworks. It'd be interesting to hear an elecroacoustic version of the Mark I lineup after all this time.
@Natasha.Raimondi
@Natasha.Raimondi Ай бұрын
❤❤❤❤❤❤
@maurolima8427
@maurolima8427 Ай бұрын
👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
@derekdrums
@derekdrums 22 күн бұрын
Full 7 piece sound, perhaps more...
@billyruss
@billyruss Ай бұрын
"Good groups are all about how different people act and react in specific musical situations. Anderson, Bruford, Wakeman, and Howe are going to combine in one way; Fripp, Belew, Bruford and Levin in another. Long live difference." Hear, hear 🙂
@lithium2876
@lithium2876 Ай бұрын
Mr. Bruford, I am a self-taught percussionist/drumset player wanting to study drumset at a college level. What drummers did you study? What books did you study? How did you learn what you know?? How can I learn and apply the same things. You're 1995 Indiscipline solo is crazy I want to transcribe it in the future. I messaged you on Facebook but had no response
@christopher.stewart
@christopher.stewart Ай бұрын
ABWH dared grandeur like the classic Yes lineups could…
@ianmcsherry5254
@ianmcsherry5254 Ай бұрын
Another one of the occasions where the Simmons SDX was "behaving".. 😏
@terryenglish7132
@terryenglish7132 Ай бұрын
Ive forgotten why Squire isn't w them. Some kind of record company shenanigans ?
@mancuniancandidatem
@mancuniancandidatem Ай бұрын
ABWH formed outside of Yes after Jon Anderson finished the Big Generator tour. At this time Squire, Rabin, Kaye and White were still writing and rehearsing as Yes, known to hardcore fans as Yes West. I don't think Chris Squire was interested in reforming the classic lineup at this time. I am assuming that ABWH could not get the rights to the YES name at this time. A couple of years after this, music from both camps ended up on the Union album and they did the Union Tour.
@terryenglish7132
@terryenglish7132 Ай бұрын
@@mancuniancandidatem Thanks. Yeah, I remember the "Cant use the name" thing.... I caught the Union tour in Washington DC. It was like an early Beatles concert. Everyone clapped and cheered so loudly for each player it overwhelmed the music.
@user-yb9xj4hs9t
@user-yb9xj4hs9t Ай бұрын
Hmm.. and I just listened to "uncle meat".) But Bill is jazz. I.e. it's like playing. Of all the "Yes", I used to listen early, before leaving. After until 1974. Then the whole Crimson.. Well, and where there is articulation for the brain. Maybe it's my ADHD that's to blame.
@fmphotooffice5513
@fmphotooffice5513 Ай бұрын
Serious joyful musicianship going on there. Chris must have been taking a break. Interesting how his signature sound is completely absent from the music. The order of the universe in the age where shirts must starch and pants must pleat. (joke)
@Dutchman536
@Dutchman536 Ай бұрын
Lousy , best years long ago
@gabrielknight5726
@gabrielknight5726 Ай бұрын
The mix of this is like, f*** the vocalist let's try to make all the instruments insanely loud so you can barely hear what the f*** is going on
@colinburroughs9871
@colinburroughs9871 Ай бұрын
Rick and his actual no taste in sounds.. lol
@mancuniancandidatem
@mancuniancandidatem Ай бұрын
Yes, his sounds really are terrible. Especially those brass presets. Maybe that is the second keyboard player, but either way, dreadful sounds. It ruins the music for me.
@popatyourecords
@popatyourecords Ай бұрын
i agree hes always had cheep cheesy sounds great player though
@piad2102
@piad2102 Ай бұрын
Damned they have gotten BAD, jesus, they should go home to their resting home.
@martinbosch8022
@martinbosch8022 Ай бұрын
I love Yes - music very much, the voice of jon anderson,... but this has no spirit, no inspiration... 🤔🙄
@davidgeorge8226
@davidgeorge8226 Ай бұрын
I'm sorry that you didn't understand it!
@radagastbrown9001
@radagastbrown9001 Ай бұрын
I disagree .
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