All About Yes!

[@laynehorwitz3082]

On the day of my introduction to prog in '73, a day that literally changed my life, a Boy Scout buddy of mine played Time And a Word, Close to the Edge and Genesis' Foxtrot. They BLEW MY MIND. Previously, I was heavily into softer rock and Motown, I had never heard music like this, wonderful, complex and seemingly rooted in Classical. Being a budding drummer and songwriter at the time, the mathematics of the different time signatures intrigued me. My two favorite drummers, who were initially Gene Krupa and Buddy Rich, became Bill Bruford and Phil Collins. Listening to them play was mesmerizing and definitely affected my style of play, along with my songwriting. I will never forget that day ! Prog Rules !

[@racerxyz8833]

Is this my all-time favorite band? YES!!!!

[@lesblatnyak5947]

Ladies and gentlemen Chris Squire and Yes the greatest show on earth

[@pietervandalen8841]

They were my youth in the 70s. I ve seen 2concerts in 1974 and 1977. Amazing musicians!! Great symphonic progressive rock!!

[@yes_head]

About as good and concise a history of Yes as I've ever heard, with some bonus rare early interview material. Nice job, Denny.

[@paulbrookes413]

GFTO and Tormato are not acknowledged !!

[@bertbecker7532]

@@paulbrookes413 Their hideous covers must have scared Denny off.

[@hollynorris957]

As a teenager who was totally into the Beatles I’ll never forget my first experience with Yes in my bedroom listening to Close to the Edge, mind blowing ! Truly expanded my musical horizons !

[@jimmeek7849]

Me too!!!!! My mother must have known every measure

[@LizOBrienRochford-gs2kj]

Same story here. Major Beatles fan, heard CTTE, went from Beatlemania (saw them twice) to adding Yesmania (saw CTTE concert) and haven’t turned back from either since

[@lifetrack6019]

Same here but even from the first long play called Yes, the best follow up of great talent

[@davidfarrall]

The World is a better place because of Yes, God’s genius, virtuoso musicians and lyricists. They are a unique Institution, a band that very few are qualified enough to play with. Well done lads and RIP to members who have passed.

[@mikem3695]

Yes was just one of many bands that had their greatest commercial success long after their best creative years.

[@melodymakermark]

I saw them twice in the ‘70’s. Awesome live.

[@MrAlebarjr]

Fragile is one of THE most amazing albums of all time for listening when tripping on sunshine. Speaking from glorious experience.

[@ronnieciago]

I played with Patrick Moraz in "Moraz & Ciago", ,Tony Kaye & Billy Sherwood in "Circa", and Jon Davidson in a Yes Tribute Band before he joined Yes.

[@morbidmanmusic]

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[@jeffsimon9594]

Nice to see you on here! I recently discovered Billy's first band Lodgic, an interesting band influenced by Toto and 'Synchronicity' era Police.

[@Mike__G]

Yea has been my favourite band since the release of The Yes Album. I remember as a teen working like mad on a piano arrangement of Roundabout that was, at best, passable. But my buddies loved it. To say nothing of a medley of selections from Six Wives. I still haven’t heard a band that tops them.

[@Ross2112]

Awesome summary! I'm looking forward to the next part. I would love to see something similar about Rush!

[@caroleann_2142]

Geddy said if it wasn't for YES there would have been no RUSH

[@fredbates7693]

Now 36 years clean and sober, I still remember, as a teen, alone with the FM radio, soring with their 🎶 🎵. What Warren Zivon title do I think of when I recall those times? Muhammad's Radio!

[@scottydub5785]

Great video, pics and interviews, Denny! Thanks for your hard work, sir!

[@idahomike4254]

RIP Chris Squire.

[@paulmysliborski4832]

Agreed. I just watched a hilarious video where he described meeting/opening for Jimi Hendrix the first time. Chris was one of the most amazing bass players in rock history in my opinion.

[@charlesrobinson7469]

Very Good Documentary. I love that You added the Interviews during the time periods.👍🏾

[@vergedrums]

Well done!! I really enjoyed this. Some unique interviews that I hadn’t heard before. Much appreciated!!

[@robinwatson4282]

Maybe I misheard this, but I think the second soundbite is an anecdote from Pater Banks saying that Chris said the band was called Yes; yet, according to Anderson, it was Banks that coined the name in the first place.

[@cronejawford978]

I noticed that, as well.

[@DennySomachProductions]

bad memory

[@robinwatson4282]

​@@DennySomachProductionsWell yeah, but who?

[@warmswarm]

The band at 5.05 is not Yes. It looks like Peter Banks band Flash, but it's not Yes.

[@jamesbatcho]

The photos in general don't align with the history being told. Interesting comments though.

[@lenpey]

Yes- that is FLASH.

[@markhunter8554]

Figured it had to be something like that.

[@GNTRR]

Thanks for your sharing, enjoyed your interesting video! Have a nice day! New Sub!!!

[@marcoshoffner1738]

Simply thank loved yes from start

[@patrickkelly5004]

I'm surprised to hear Yes played Asbury Park in November 1971. I saw them open for ELP which must have been late 1972 then. I recall Ed Sciaky was a major supporter of Yes on Philly radio, as he was of a number of other artists, including Bowie, Springsteen, and Billy Joel.

[@glennhecker4422]

They played in Atlantic City, NJ, in July 1971, opening for Jethro Tull. My Uncle Hank and Aunt Marianne Hecker were at the concert. I heard a radio interview with Jon Anderson around the mid-1990's, and he actually MENTIONED that gig! July 7th, 1971, I think.

[@kevinstimelsky673]

The 1980 Yes Drama album kicks ass!!!!

[@frankmarsh1159]

1:45 I''ve heard multiple stories claimng that Peter was the one who came up the name Yes... But here he is saying that they were already called Yes when he joined?

[@robertjannush4403]

I have read from on a music channel on Comcast years ago that Yes got their First Start when Sly and the Family Stone backed out of a Tour with Creams Farewell Tour back in the late sixties (68 or 69). Later on years go by and I heard that Sly had a Fear of Stage Fright which I’m guessing is why they back out of the Tour with Cream back then so someone asked Yes to Fill in for Sly and The Family Stone. I’d have to to a little more research into that to find the right answer for how Yes got their First Start on Stage though.

[@brucefortmann4506]

0.5 seconds of Simon & Garfunkel cover “America” by Yes played at 17:07.

[@ingemarbroberg6822]

Nice really good

[@jedtulman46]

Great job here

[@peterstudley1804]

YES, have been with me my whole life , nothing comes close, apart from Genesis, peter gabriel era, i still listen to YES very often , i use going for the one lp as a cut off point, I'm not familiar with albums after 1977.

[@albertvinyes4951]

Same here. Close to the Edge, Topographic Oceans and Relayer are for me the zenith of modern music composition. (Along with Genesis''s, ELP's, and King Crimson's albums from that same era)

[@reneelyons6836]

Great video!! Love this band!!!!!!

[@paulbrookes413]

GFTO and Tormato are not acknowledged !!

[@kevinogracia1615]

Moraz was in another cool band called Mainhorse. Peace on earth.

[@mallorga1965]

Yeah; they were all Swiss. And they had a hit here in Chile called More Tea Vicar, an instrumental from their album.

[@BrendaChristensen]

❤Chris❤

[@guppybill]

Yes is one group that justly fits the old saying, "Your favorite band's favorite band." Shame you had to leave out works like, "Going for the One" and "The Ladder." They were gems.

[@maximusindicusoblivious180]

For sure, "The Ladder," particularly was a favorite of mine and I really enjoyed the tour and merch.

[@krone5]

This might be more about the lineup changes than the actual whole band is what I took from this saga, and it only goes to 1983

[@jeffsimon9594]

7:48 "WRONG" as DJT would say.. the band of course formed in 1968, Jon should know, he was there!

[@koshersalaami]

The pictures don’t match the audio track. They’ll be talk about Peter Banks joining the band and the photo shows Steve Howe and Rick Wakeman. This isn’t just audio, it’s video. You can do better than this.

[@frankmarsh1159]

The picture of Ahmet Ertegen looks like it's from the 1930s. Then there are recent pictures while they are talking about something that happened fifty years ago. And one of the pictures is not even Yes !!! ... How the f&$# does that happen?

[@robbes7rh]

Did I hear that right? The present incarnation of Yes sans jon Anderson? Ookay... but aren't his vocals the most distinctive aural trademark associatedd with the brand over the decades? I like Steve Howe, so I'm sure to like the music, but it's still a little puzzling.

[@dreadpirateroberts4052]

If Peter Banks came up withe name YES…..why is he asking Chris Squire what is the name of the band he is in @1:47secs?

[@DennySomachProductions]

bad memory

[@christopherjonson4072]

2013, wrong century. @5:55?

[@PushServer]

No...

[@markhunter8554]

Bill would tell the band right before they went onstage: 'I'm going play everything differently tonight.' Then he would get on stage and play everything differently.

[@Randy.E.R]

You quit the podcast at a good point because that was when I started to hate Yes. I consider Drama to be Yes's last great album unless you count ABWH as part of the Yes discography. While Drama did not include Anderson and Wakeman, it was still as much in line with the band's prior work. 90125 and Big Generator make me cringe. Don't get me wrong, it's great music, but it isn't Yes music. It's Trevor Rabin using Yes musicians as his backup band.

[@peterfallowell6833]

I agree with you Randy. The 'Yes Sound' no longer existed when Bruford left, and to me, their 'bite' also disappeared

[@PaulFormentos]

ABWH is YES, and I saw them live in 89 and 90. Great show

[@Randy.E.R]

@@PaulFormentos I saw ABWH in 1989 at the Greek theater in Los Angeles. it was, by far, the best concert that I have attended. I ended up taking my sister when a series of mishaps prevented my wife from going and damn near kept me from being able to go. I have always appreciated how Yes doesn't waste a lot of money on pyrotechnics and other nonsense, they rather just put on a heck of a show. To return the favor, and for my 30th birthday, my sister took me to see Yes's Union concert in 1991. That show combined the ABWH and 90125 lineups of the band. The eight member ensemble was nothing short of a miscarriage of music. If my sister hadn't paid for the tickets I would have left after about 30 minutes of the show. Bill Bruford and Rick Wakeman have both expressed their regrets for being a part of the Union show. Perhaps I am being too critical. Yes, in my opinion, will always be the classic lineup

[@markhunter8554]

Absolutely. I personally find it interesting that Drama sounded more like Yes without Anderson than 90125 & Generator did with Anderson. But Anderson was not the main songwriter on those albums.

[@albertvinyes4951]

​@@peterfallowell6833 Topographic Oceans and Relayer are, for me, the very core of Yes's music along with Close To The Edge.

[@franklinboersma3276]

this is why i write songs on you tube😅

[@VDGG2112]

Never the same after Bruford left.

[@genestippell1833]

I agree. But now all these years later, I think they had gone as far as they could with bruford. Also, from what I understand that was going on behind the scenes, if Bruford had stayed they eventually would have killed each other.

[@paulbrookes413]

They got better - TFTO and Tormato !!

[@VDGG2112]

OK Circus of Heaven@@paulbrookes413

[@Bob-q5s]

Agreed

[@PaulFormentos]

Alan was GREAT may he RIP

[@wideyxyz2271]

❤

[@tOxIc_TrEaSuRe]

that's a lot of infor in 22 minutes

[@streamofconsciousness5826]

Jon : Peter came up with the Name YES, Peter asks Chris what the name of the Band is...... YES Photos do not match the band you are talking about.

[@paulbrookes413]

What about Tormato Their best album !!!!!!

[@jakeyell]

...uh...no.

[@mallorga1965]

Best album, according to whom?

[@paulbrookes413]

It's brimming with dynamism and variety ! What more do you want?!

[@jakeyell]

@@paulbrookes413 There are at least 7 (and likely 8) albums in the Yes canon that are better, including the greatest prog album of all time.

[@paulbrookes413]

​@@jakeyellI put TFTO in second place followed by their First album ! I don't need to hear anything else of theirs.

[@malekmo64]

20 members? Nowhere near Hawkwind's over 50 😂 the only difference is Hawkwind have one original member to date!!!

[@patrickcook7795]

You skipped over Rick’s return for Going for the one and Tormato. An important period for Yes.

[@Newfoundmike]

Tupac ?

[@frankmarsh1159]

Yeah don't ask.

[@pthomas1967]

It’s Rolling Stone magazine, it took pulling teeth just to get Yes in there.

[@trsalmon]

Weird thumbnail, dude.

[@cattnipp]

Congrats to Yes but what a disgrace ELO and Tupac on the same induction LOL. What a joke.

[@albertvinyes4951]

The Rock'N' Roll Hall of Fame is as cringy and fake an institution as the Rolling Stone a musical magazine.

[@cattnipp]

@@albertvinyes4951 Its undoubtably underwritten by taxpayers in Cleveland under the promise of "economic development." Otherwise it wouldn't even exist.

[@giorgiopalmas7934]

No!

[@fredfloyd68]

NO...