ABWH - Roundabout (Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View, CA 1989)

[@Sammywhat]

The info under the video is equally as important to preserve as the original recordings are. You are a very generous man, Mr. Bruford! Thank you for the share!! ♥

[@pacoside1092]

This channel is golden. Thank you for curating it Dr. Bruford!

[@georgegeysen6499]

Bruford is just the master of an economy of movement. His poly rhythms are fierce and yet he is so controlled. So refreshing. A master.

[@yvoheaton6402]

Watching the interplay between Howe and Wakeman is a joy to behold. What an astounding number this is. Thank you for posting and for your comments Bill.

[@wajobu]

Jeff Berlin toiling away in the dark…I remember when this album was released like it was yesterday. The local high school bands tried to learn it to play at dances.

[@jrl-wb9le]

Thx for the post upload. I love yes in all teams. There is so much joy in everyone here but specially in Steve Howe.

[@patrickkelly9178]

A great version, but what i miss here is not so much the wonderful basss but the extra that Chris Squire added to the harmonies of Yes

[@thevoid99]

agreed. at the rock hall of fame, geddy lee at least was able to provide the bass lines for the song where it was audible. it may not have been as close to what squire has brought but lee was able to hold his own.

[@sarahwilliams6058]

Hey, hello Patrick

[@patrickkelly9178]

Hello to you assume you are a Yes fan too?

[@sarahwilliams6058]

@@patrickkelly9178 yeah sure!!! YES! Where are you from 😘

[@Jpeterson7]

Berlin is better than Geddy. Be real, he's just not mixed very loud in this video. He could play circles around this song and geddy, and they should have given him a solo to prove it. he had just a few days to learn the whole set after Levin got sick. @@thevoid99

[@stargate1555]

Jethro Tull circa 1970 and their backup band was some unheard of group called Yes. Lucky me. I still have my $4.50 ticket stub.

[@natethegreat1985]

Thanks for sharing these stories, Bill! More than "behind the music", inside it.

[@philipmandel]

I was fortunate enough to be at this concert. Thanks to a backstage pass via my good friend Jeff Berlin, I got to meet all four of ABWH. Even got a pic with Wakeman and another good friend Len Sherman.

[@sarahwilliams6058]

Hey Philip , how are you doing?

[@jonnyups2312]

I've been to a majority of Yes shows in my state since the ABWH tour. This show was my favorite. The only thing that could have made it better would have been to have Chris Squire there. Still, I remember it as a perfect concert experience. It was magical.

[@stargate1555]

You have definitely seen the best of the best.

[@MichaelPuterbaugh]

No shade intended to Alan White whose drumming shaped Yes's sound for so many years, but in concert he'd perform the middle section with a straight-ahead rock beat. It's amazing that Bill, as just one person, evokes so much of the multi-tracked Carnaval cacophony of the original studio version here.

[@markthulean8313]

That's because Bill bruford is arguably the best drummer ever!

[@markthulean8313]

The master of polyrhythms

[@jerrydecoster6183]

As I recall, Bill recorded Roundabout as a member of Yes.

[@madisondeans5566]

Bill was the OG drummer,as well as being boss rock drummer of the age!!

[@ajgat2]

You do know Bruford played the original track. I’m not trying to be a wise guy.

[@SnakeGodDiamond]

Love it, just missing the S

[@yoshipercussion5126]

Thank you for this amazing material, Mr.Bruford. What a performance. So tight and musical.

[@kevintralle6487]

Bill was used to working with Jeff Berlin from playing on Kazumi Watanabe's "Spice of Life."

[@duncanparsons]

I saw this tour at London's Wembley Arena in Oct '89, and remember Bill's tambourining during the coda! I like Steve's face at the end of this performance, the grimace as he hears his guitar isn't entirely in tune..

[@MommyMags50]

Love reading your comments/stories Bill. Keep em coming. Love this video. And YES, Jon's shoulder sway at 1:27 is delightful

[@lisachristensen4558]

All time FAVORITES ❤️🎶❤🤗

[@JosephFrancisBurton]

I was never sure what look Jon was going for with the frosted tips, faux military shoulder epaulets and baggy pajama bottoms.

[@MikeFloutier]

Truly breath-taking! 🍾❤️

[@snoopstp4189]

first listened to this on a Craig 8 track with a pair of Jensen coaxial 6x9s in the rear deck... really takes us back to the good ole days..

[@sarahwilliams6058]

Hello snoop

[@TheInnerParty]

This was wonderful, thank you. But the star in this particular video, and this is very rare on KZbin, was the description in the video. Fascinating.💯 After a decade, I'm trying to achieve some thing like Bill did, and failing miserably, I dropped out of professional music, went to school, and became in Economist. So in the description when he talks about the critical importance of "transportation costs" I remember that like it was yesterday. It can absolutely break a band. I believe this is what killed Emerson Lake and Palmer's infamous US tour where they had an orchestra accompanying them. My understanding is palmers quarter inch steel drum kit, required a crane to lift an offer and the stage to be reinforced. Today, because I've been trained in such things, and that's what I have applied my mind to, it seems so obvious. But back then, it seems so cool❤

[@stefaniabrazzi1358]

❤❤❤Fan since I was 12 years old! Seen only once in 2002 at the Brighton Dome, super fantastic. ❤❤❤

[@21stCenturySchizoid-zj6ef]

You should have heard them when you were eleven; they were better then . Where were you?

[@stefaniabrazzi1358]

@@21stCenturySchizoid-zj6ef 😁😁

[@NEntv58]

And just love your 1976 work with Genesis...

[@rosanacianciosi1226]

Muchas gracias Mr Bruford por compartir con todos nosotros tan ecpcional material ABWH tremenda banda y este tema de los mejores temas de YES gracias saludos desde Argentina

[@richardgleichmann7671]

Thank you for all the great music over the years, (starting first with hearing Roundabout.. in '69 or '70). Also thank you for the kit "breakdown" and a "view" from the road.. Be well..😌👍

[@thomasgoldthorpe508]

I remember watching this in Toronto from the same tour. I was so taken back by just how much talent shone on that stage. It was incredible to hear.

[@sarahwilliams6058]

Hello Thomas

[@jimmycampbell78]

Wonderful performance, thank you

[@mannys1930]

Great pocket on the verses and great flow thru the whole song. hope the Simmons pads didn't wreak havoc on your hands...

[@scivalesmusicbooks1977]

In questi decenni ho ascoltato veramente di tutto, ma niente da fare: i miei insuperabili eroi rimangono sempre loro. E il mio grande modello Rick Wakeman... non ce n'è veramente per nessuno come timbrica, drive, presenza scenica, improvvisazioni a tempo doppio, ecc. E su tutto, la meravigliosa Energia Positiva di questa Musica!

[@mikegarrett861]

Timeless and still awsome.........!

[@mariankocmanek6791]

Just came across this video. Wow, memories! I attended this show and was 6 years old at the time. I remember sitting on the lawn with my mother and her friends. I often listened to the ABWH album as a kid and just played it today for the first time in decades.

[@ranatz]

Thanks for sharing! I'm a huge fan of yours from the early days of Yes.

[@taniaion7145]

really getting into yes this year, and this live recording is a gem, thank you for sharing! i was in a college prog rock band back in '89 modeled after yes called sojourn. i played tambourine, flute, back up vocals. the drummer was a huge fan of yours and had simmons kit as well as a full kit in a cage. it was an undertaking loading in and out with that beast! he ( garry williams) now owns san fran drum co. and makes custom kits. this is what your writing style does, it really does feel like a conversation :) keep the content coming!

[@WakadooPlaypen]

I was there. Im still mad at you for retiring.

[@jefflevinson669]

Brufords prerogative many years of fantastic music

[@billrudiak]

Amazing performance of an amazing song, I'm just blown away by how someone thought to capture this with so many cameras waaay back in 1989! And in a live stadium venue like Shoreline. Almost 35 years later, we now take HD and 20+ cameras for granted. And thanks for all the background info Bill, it's great that you share all of this with your faithful audience. Will always remember seeing you play live with Earthworks at Yoshi's in Oakland.

[@sarahwilliams6058]

Hello Bill

[@bencarter6702]

Gold. Thanks Bill.

[@MichaelVLang]

As soon as Bill comes in, it sounds like The Tune. Love it.

[@sarahwilliams6058]

Hello Michael

[@veronicaterragni740]

Simplemente genios ❤ Los mejores de los mejores del mundo 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

Keep them coming Bill!

[@v2gbob]

OMG, Bill--what a disaster! "The ‘most expensive drum kit ever staged’, consisting of two Simmons SDX units (one being back-up) and multiple pads around an acoustic set, failed me spectacularly in a moment of hubris when the two computers were powered down in the intermission at Madison Square Gardens with Yes in the early 90s, and refused to power back up again."

[@fabrikk60]

As electrical disasters go, I'm reminded of the Tangerine Dream concert I saw in Toronto circa 1987. *All* of the band's German gear (220 volt) was plugged into a large voltage converter so it could run on North American 120 volt. Guess what blew? And took over 30 minutes to fix?

[@sarahwilliams6058]

Hello, Bob how are you doing?

[@doctalksdude651]

ELVIS IS PASTOR BOB JOYCE NOW BILL! THANKS FOR THE GREAT SONIC ASSAULT OVER THE YEARS SIR!

[@tommyrawlings3046]

Anderson's voice ss good as ever!

[@khrdina]

Bill, I love the music and greatly appreciate the commentary as well.

[@ALIASZARDOZ]

Magnifique ! Sublime ! Un morceau rayonnant de lumière et de beauté musicale. ❤ Phil from Dunkirk

[@silviopimentel7247]

Thank so much for all your work.

[@GiancaSitar]

That Mozambique!!!!!!♥♥♥♥♥♥

[@BoBo0807]

Fascinating and informative as always! Regarding the "synth drums" of the 80s: Mr. Bruford writes, "Simmons drums got steadily more sophisticated over a decade or so until it was possible to configure dozens of samples into ‘kits’ that could be changed at the touch of a button." I'm wondering if those are the drums Phil Collins played on the "fight scene" part (as seen in the video - the early part of the instrumental break) of "Tonight, Tonight, Tonight" from the Invisible Tough album? For years I thought the sound was coming from Tony Banks' keyboards, until I saw a live video from the Genesis 1987 tour!

[@sarahwilliams6058]

Hello, nice meeting you

[@jaya1305]

I remeber this show. If my memory is correct, I saw this show and the very next day I drove up to Sacramento with a buddy to see you guys play again (ah to be 27 again!). As a drummer myself, I always liked wondering what new kit Bill would be playing when I would go to see him play live, although as a life long fan of Roto Toms, I was always partial to the Bruford era kit myself.

[@sarahwilliams6058]

Hello Jay

[@rodrigogarrido5990]

Mr. Bruford I really enjoy reading your stories. Thanks for your music, you are a drum hero for me. And of course i was in the front row when you came to play in Chile in 2002.

[@danielmora7382]

I was there too! Although fourth or fifth row... what a blast!👍

[@sarahwilliams6058]

Hello Rodrigo

[@lafayettemoreira4423]

Thank you.

[@jersonllanes818]

nice good memories 1970 when i was teen ager ❤

[@sarahwilliams6058]

Hello jerson

[@jeemjam17]

Truly one of the Best,wish I could have seen them with Bill Bruford on drums,pure brilliance. Kudo's to Alan White, I just preferred Brufords style . What an amazing live performance.

[@sarahwilliams6058]

Hello, nice meeting you here

[@kennyk3989]

Mr Buford back during “Close To The Edge” times being a younger drummer, your style caught my attention promptly. The jazz aspect was so different from anything else that I wore out so many LPs and 8-tracks listening and trying to learn what you were doing. I’m not book smart I’m self-taught and I eventually figured it out. I have to say that when you left the band I felt it ruined the whole basis of their sound. With all due respect to the late Mr White he came in and added his chops which didn’t help, but he was great for his own style just not for a jazz based rhythm. Too bad you didn’t stay. Thank you for years of watching and listening to a fantastic drummer.

[@sarahwilliams6058]

Hello Kenny

[@kennyk3989]

@@sarahwilliams6058 hi Sarah

[@ikkenhisatsu7170]

I know there are a myriad of reasons it didn't continue, but I was really hoping this lineup would continue. Tony Levin had found his legs by the (awful) Union record and we could have had two Yes's.

[@awkdarsh]

i love how the comments dont have a single jojo reference🥴 but man this song is greatt💕💕

[@Rumtoad1]

I saw you on this tour in Portland,Oregon. I have to say though- I bet you are glad you don't have to play Roundabout anymore.

[@sarahwilliams6058]

Hello, how are you doing?

[@tmm7369]

Give Jeff Berlin a look in!

[@mia-eh8jx]

Love bruford

[@秀策久野]

素晴らしいです。懐かしいですね。

[@gilcimarmoreira3337]

fantasticos...

[@lorenzofeugg7540]

Reunion!!!

[@johncase2408]

Fragile to me, broke new grounds in terms of song structure. Comparatively speaking, you could say Fragile was like Radiohead's 'OK Computer.' They were both innovative, but Yes' really changed the game in terms of song structure and Bruford's unique jazz elements, and last but not least the noticeable counterpoint treatment of the bass ala Chris Squire.

[@persona-non-grata1231]

Coisa mais maravilhosa ... . . .

[@juliodicarlo5313]

Yo pienso que sin BB no es Yes, pero en esta versión hay algo que no funciona. Aniway... Thanks for sharing.

[@ananominity]

The VIP in this band is the keyboardist. His playing is the most iconic, recognizable sound of the group

[@sarahwilliams6058]

Hello

[@williammckay9229]

Saw this at the Greek Theatre in LA.

[@sarahwilliams6058]

Hello Williams

[@mikec7176]

Really really nice!!👍

[@sarahwilliams6058]

Hello Mike, how are you doing?

[@mikec7176]

@@sarahwilliams6058 Hello Sarah, I am doing fine, I hope you are as well.

[@sarahwilliams6058]

@@mikec7176 yeah I’m great Thank you Where are you from And do you mind we get to know each other better with some great benefits you’re gonna appreciate 😉😘🍑

[@drprick7432]

I started clapping spontaneously at the end of this! Lol

[@sarahwilliams6058]

Hey, hello dr prick

[@Tiberius_Productions]

Look I hate to say it… but… Alan White > Bill Bruford… Alan knew how to make this song rock more that is monumental. RIP Alan!

[@billmay7364]

Bill Bruford changes the Dynamics Of YES. Especially with Chris Squire. Jeff Berlin is nothing to Sneeze at. Great player. YES Classic Lineup was the Best. ABWH is as close as it gets.

[@sarahwilliams6058]

Hello bill

[@billmay7364]

@sarahwilliams6058 Hello Sarah. If your a fan of Bill Buford. You have good taste. When Bill was active seen him play with King Crimson. Incredible Drummer. One of my favorites.

[@sarahwilliams6058]

@@billmay7364 really? Then I’d love to listen to more of his plays Where are you from?

[@billmay7364]

@sarahwilliams6058 U.S.A. And Yourself ? I'm Curious. Because Bruford usually don't attract Women to his Muse. Bruford is Obscure. Anyone who plays with King Crimson. Is outside the Box. Much like Zappa.

[@sarahwilliams6058]

@@billmay7364 I’m from USA 🇺🇸 too Why don’t we talk elsewhere than the comment section… I’d love to hear more from you What do you think?

[@ianpaice]

i love you

[@harveydents]

ONE of the BEST drum parts EVER! Mr Bruford you are the MASTER sir! And im not even a drummer im a guitarist! You are my favourite drummer of all time and your playing never gets boring sir! God Bless, and COME OUT OF RETIREMENT!!

[@glennsvoboda6602]

Ass kicking like always!!!

[@michaeleastes1705]

This is a fine performance, but the presence of Chris Squire is definitely missed.

[@sarahwilliams6058]

Hello, Michael

[@TheSuccessfulHuman]

Board mix?

[@amieljonatan3488]

KI BELEZA

[@Sos_tenuto]

I understand this is "ABWH" but I'm a bit disappointed that the support members get virtually zero screen time. Particularly I think the bass player added a whole lot to the music.

[@ChrisW-q1h]

Been loving this for years, but give it up guys you’ve had your day and Britney Spears isn’t that good at singing it!

[@madisondeans5566]

Wtf,editor left out chris squire the greatest bassist of a generation & more!!

[@vfxtutswithdan1893]

But who mic'd the acoustic snare? I can barely hear it in the mix.

[@sarahwilliams6058]

Hello, how are you doing today

[@randomdude6361]

Why is there not a single close-up bass shot 😢

[@jonesisdying]

because it's Jeff Berlin...

[@kpaasial]

Tony Levin was the bass player at the start of the tour but he got ill and Jeff Berlin was brought in as replacement.

[@Maldoror200]

💀..ALRIGHT..SLOW IT 🐌 DOWN, FELLA'S..!!! What's the damn rush..???

[@sarahwilliams6058]

Hello maldor

[@Maldoror200]

@@sarahwilliams6058 ..Hello, Sarah Williams..!! ✌️😉

[@sarahwilliams6058]

@@Maldoror200 oh! How are you doing Maldor? Where are you from?

[@Maldoror200]

@sarahwilliams6058 ..Hey darlin, would LOVE to tell You..., just not soo "publicly".., You know..?!

[@sarahwilliams6058]

@@Maldoror200 yeah sure So where would you love us to go?? Are you on instagram?

[@horizontalblanking]

Still a shame that Julian Colbeck is buried in the shadows 🙃

[@JosephFrancisBurton]

There are three musicians that are buried, not only in the shadows but also in the mix. Why call Jeff Berlin in on the fly if you are just going to bury the bass????

[@Jpeterson7]

I'm glad some people get it. Jeff is a beast on the bass. @@JosephFrancisBurton

[@KurtRichterCISSP]

Alexa, play 'Glory Days' by Bruce Springsteen ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥

[@sarahwilliams6058]

Hello Kurt

[@dannoonan6215]

Steve howe is more 'electric' on the acoustic than most electric players

[@sarahwilliams6058]

Hello Dan

[@Ĵõvëŋëůẃæỳ]

🎽🌀💎🌀💎🌀💎🌀💎🌀💎🌀🩴

[@DaveColli]

Where is Chris Squire? I can’t see him. Is there is another Bass Player playing? Why don’t you feature him? It’s a bit insulting for the Bass Player that you don’t show him in this clip. As a huge lifelong fan of Yes I have to say I’m a little bit disappointed that you have ignored the bass player!

[@5slabs]

This was Anderson Bruford Wakeman and Howe. No Squire.

[@aahmadfadhilah]

This is not YES, and Chris Squire was not part of this thus he's not in the show. Learn your fact before commenting and degrading first.

[@SuperQdaddy]

Ok..but I look for something different at this point..spice it up ?

[@ぐゎさわらし]

寿　で良かった 寿司だったらどうしようかと

[@tdog9818]

I understand the desire to keep things fresh and try new tech but man those e-drums (which I’m guessing were pricey) sound so cheap.

[@sarahwilliams6058]

Hello, how are you doing ❤

[@peregrinemccauley5010]

Yeah but .

[@jefflevinson669]

But nuttin

[@twtwtw1]

...no Squire

[@jefflevinson669]

@@twtwtw1 Jeff Berlin is no slouch

[@twtwtw1]

@@jefflevinson669 True but he isn't Squire either

[@jefflevinson669]

@@twtwtw1 oh my God man . They have a slightly different style both excellent . Love Tony Levin Percy Jones . Technically as solid as Squire just different

[@Cybi0]

The worst choice Bill Bruford could make at this time was to use electronic drums ... this apparatus will never be able to produce the myriads of different sounds REAL acoustic drums or percussions can give. Electronics instruments can fake the sound of acoustic instruments but will never reproduce the real analogic sound of them, even with a 192 billions gigahertz sampling rate. The human ears work in an anlogic way then the brain processes the signal received : the human ears don't do samples ...

[@Null_Experis]

bruh, you're listening to a digital recreation of actual music made by pulsing an electromagnet connected to a diaphram to generate air pressure.

[@tirmey]

Really bad sounding drums... oh the eighties! :(

[@sarahwilliams6058]

Hello, Mr thiago

[@scottunderwood5439]

The bass is the most important instrument in this song .... WTF ?