Drummer reacts to "Roundabout" (Live Yessongs) by Yes

[@MsUrbangirl]

I saw Yes the last time in 1990. I had just had my son. Their concerts were so long, but we couldn't leave it was so good. My poor son was screaming to eat when we finally got home! He's forgiven me since.

[@dannynewman2]

Getting to see the 35th anniversary tour in 2004 (and also twice in 2002) with the classic lineup again was truly a God-send for me in the 21st Century...

[@billbitterman9487]

I was lucky enough to see Yes in concert in 1973, festival style "seating" and I was right in front of Steve Howe. It was an absolutely masterful performance. Every one of the band was a virtuoso. A fantastic show

[@sdholmess]

This was the first tour I ever saw of Yes. I was 16 years old, it changed my life. Over the next 40 years I saw them 33 more times. Yes music is the soundtrack of my life. ✌️😎

[@YESFan1971]

Hello 34 times........49 times live for me. I can die a happy man.

[@sdholmess]

Hey 49 what are your top three shows ​@@YESFan1971

[@MsUrbangirl]

33 times??👏👏👏

[@sdholmess]

Yes and I remember every show ​@@MsUrbangirl

[@blitztim6416]

They rock Roundabout live. Audience will be on their feet dancing.

[@JackSchitte]

I had the fortunate experience of seeing them live during this tour. The 2 hits of orange sunshine made it all a religious experience I shall never forget...Jack

[@donaldanderson6604]

The Rainbow was a classic north London venue. I saw Yes there in 1980. Genesis did three shows there in 1977 to introduce Chester Thompson. All the great bands played there. The energy of Yes here is phenomenal.

[@mikeeckel2807]

The "dit, dit, dit" chorus in the background at the end of "Roundabout" is actually "Three Blind Mice." Jon Anderson said that he put that in "...just to keep it simple."

[@seerofallthatisobvious1316]

I attended a midnight screening of this movie somewhere in the late 1970's or early 1980's, i'm told i had a very good time.

[@geob3963]

Midnight movies were an 80’s staple. Dawn of the Dead to Pink Floyd at Pompeii.

[@normandaubry]

The Yessong version of Close to the Edge is incredible. Steve is on fire on it!

[@mikeeckel2807]

"CTTE" is a long-time favorite of mine (I play it LOUD in-store, when shopping for stereo equipment) but I've found the "YESSONGS" version lacking. The versions on "Seven Shows From '72" are much better.

[@myfavoritedream2149]

I saw Yes in 1977-ish. Absolutely fantastic live. I wish I could remember better, 😉

[@seancoleman5021]

The Close To The Edge reaction was memorable.

[@kenfalloon3186]

Yeah you nailed it, hurt in a good way. That was my emotional response when l first heard Yes back in 71. It was like hearing music from a higher dimension. Ectstaticly scary almost.

[@kevincorrigan7893]

The energy in this performance is incredible. Check out the stunning version of Close to the Edge - better than the album version IMO. Great reaction!

[@YESFan1971]

Gotta love YES-Saturdays. They are the best.

[@davep8221]

Rick tells a story about why he wears a cape. During an early concert, a reporter wrote that he "looked like a demented spider" because of the the way he played all his keyboards, both hands and one foot. Also, some band wrote a song called _Rick Wakeman's Cape._ I sheet you not. IIR, I listened to it on Spotify.

[@martinreed5964]

Chris told Rick to wear a cape, because he looked like a demented stick insect performing live

[@fernandotor3266]

Thanks. 50 years ago? Wow. Pinnacle of prog

[@Atom-56]

I was there, front row seats on both nights. They were on fire!

[@jamespaivapaiva4460]

"She said the tune is soothing but frenetic. My reply was "Yessongs" are sometimes like that, in a "Roundabout" way. Peace and Love on a sunny Saturday!

[@MrWishud]

I agree. This is a cracking version. No Disgrace from the original Yessongs guitar solo to die for.

[@Hartlor_Tayley]

Amazing song and performance

[@patrickcadge-moore6916]

well hell. now I gotta chase down this whole concert

[@markhaus2830]

This concert came out on vinyl in 1973. It's a Triple Vinyl. I have it, and still play it on a regular basis. Amazing!

[@maartenvaneerten4388]

Yes, Paul played drums on "Dear Prudence" in Ringo's absence. However, word was that when Ringo returned, some of his drumming was overdubbed for the last part, hence that very noticeable Ringo style in the last verse .

[@butchstudley]

Love Yes. No one compares...

[@corawheeler9355]

Yes live ... so good

[@TDRFamilyGaming]

“What a talented f*kin band” lol! Yes - amazing musicians for every incarnation when live on stage. Sorry you paused on Big Generator but this was a good consolation throwback to the beginning of your Yes channel stuff. :) keep it up!

[@SANPARR1]

I love "YES"

[@jpirard]

When the YESSONGS movie came out there were lines around the block at a theater near me because they were running the sound through an actual PA system for concerts. Same thing for Wings over America,

[@stevedotwood]

They made music like their lives depended on it

[@gwyles4550]

Close to the Edge from Yessongs is definitely worth a listen, especially for Rick's Church organ part.

[@mattleppard1964]

I find the key change at the end a little off-putting. I know it was to save Jon’a voice but… nah.

[@SnoopySnoops1]

Very special to watch live!

[@lookmanohands1966]

Yes is the perfect band to bring you back to earth and tell you it's ok after they return you from another world.

[@TerenceShortman]

Ricks nickname was the wizard of the keyboards in part because of the cape

[@Lightmane]

Just wait until you hear Rick's live performance of his 'Excerpts from The Six Wives of Henry the VIII'

[@andymccracken4046]

That was really enjoyable, and nice to see them from the early days.

[@porflepopnecker4376]

I would also urge you to listen to side one of Yessongs. I think those are the best-ever versions of "Siberian Khatru" and "Heart of the Sunrise."

[@KT123Caton]

Chris Squires base ,live is unbelievable.

[@jimdukeproject]

First time I saw this it was amazing. I shared it with my metal band at the time who couldn’t appreciate it yet.

[@Richard2003]

Saw them in 73 and 2005.

[@jamessomers8808]

It would be cool to find some video footage of Yes, when they are playing on a rotating stage. My mom used to go on and on about that. I I mean when she was describing what it was like to see them live.😁 and of course, she always said that Chris Squier was a total beast. Not in those words, but you know what I mean.😂

[@richardjacobs7632]

Great live performance! Very big here in Maryland in their heyday! Thanks

[@philipmason9537]

Although Yes were ever improving on their live performances here probably the best performances were in 2003/2004 especially at Montreux 2003; I hope you’ll post some of these performances to show their live musicianship at its best !

[@gillwaugh7212]

Great reaction Lee. One of my favourites so far. I’m taken right back to my little room in ‘73 in my own little world with this album. The combination of the virtuoso musicianship and Roger Dean’s cover were unlike anything I’d come across before. Life changing!

[@shemanic1]

Yes! No more to say.

[@paulehney4581]

This is the classic Yes tune!

[@TheMerryPup]

I saw them once in 1976 at Roosevelt Stadium in Jersey City, New Jersey. Fantastic live show! A NYC radio station, (WNEW-FM), did a simulcast of the show which you can find here on KZbin.

[@Tarkus7]

Guys, for live Yes please try the Live At Montreux and Live Lugano Jazz Festival. They are the best video and audio on the planet. Also, Jon Anderson with Todmobile Awaken.

[@martinreed5964]

the symphonic 2001 live version of roundabout is well worth a look too....the whole orchestra all got up and danced

[@ursgeiser6570]

After this brilliant song, the song package Long Distance Rounaround/The Fish 13:45 from the same live 2CD Yessongs almost comes to mind, really another fantastic musical journey with transitions. This song package comes from the same studio album Fragile, but there is only a short version of 3:30+2:42. Keep having fun!!!

[@mstewart109]

So happy you finally listen to Yes. Not a new one for you unfortunately. Great Song...great film? Miss just the albums and radio plays of my youth. Had this album when came out. 14 yrs old. Wow!'so long ago

[@jamesm.3967]

This is a classic song, but it’s probably best to listen to the album version. This song is hard to do live. Love the reactions.

[@L33Reacts]

I did the studio a year ago. I said that in the beginning of the video lol it was the whole intro 😂

[@sergebrunet4218]

Hi ! yesterday i watched an interview of Jon Anderson on a radio station in Chicago ! Man...he s an old man now ...but still singing in YES ! You guys must see that ! i ll go see what the tittle is and comment it ! i should ve done that before texting this ! lol !🤔

[@surestrike4893]

A lot of times bands are only half themselves when they play live. The times I saw them there was no drop off from the studio stuff.

[@GES8215]

Listen to squires bass lines and then realize he’s singing as well .

[@TrevRockOne]

Roundabout became a meme because it was the ending song for Jojo's Bizarre Adventure, and everything associated with Jojo's Bizarre Adventure is a meme.

[@terrygarcia897]

Saw them at the Texas jam Dallas cotton bowl. Maybe 1978. Have about 17 albums

[@benjaminsanabria6021]

Broooo,do "mind drive" 90's yes super amazing song. DO IT NEXT SATURDAY, PLEASEEEEE 😁🙏🏻

[@melvinroebuck1160]

Yeah it’s too bad they didn’t show Alan White more. I love the joy he expressed while playing.

[@sergebrunet4218]

Ok ! here s the tittle of the interview i saw yesterday ! Jon Anderson (YES ) interview with Meagan Panici on WZRD ! it s a few days old !

[@michaelbaucom4019]

And another clinic on bass from Chris Squire...RIP Chris

[@andyshan]

Marvelous vocals considering there were no IEMs in those days. Floor monitors were the standard.

[@franciscialini7489]

😊

[@EricSmaug]

CAN THEY ROCK OR WHAT LOL!!!!!

[@steveowens2505]

Bruford leaving was big loss. He kept a balance. Live it seemed everyone was trying to upstage each other. Got better after Going for the One and when they played in round without tons of amps.

[@jstock2317]

so good. maybe the camera doesn't give White much attention cause he was new to the band at the time? still good 😊

[@dawnschneider187]

Awesome song and reaction! Check out "And You And I" by Yes if you haven't yet.

[@jeffmiller4832]

Close to the Edge, the album is a must, the song which was one side of the album. So if you react to it, smoke a joint, relax and enjoy. Trust me on that one.🖖🍻

[@steve26553]

Lee has been doing Yes Saturdays for ages now. He's already done CTTE.

[@MisterWondrous]

Jon never looked more like Jesus than in this concert performance (if one is to judge from the photos back at church). In some he looks more like Manny or Felipe. I would recommend seeing the whole enchilada. Same goes for the Orchestral 2002 live concert from Amsterdam, I believe. Pure exuberance. Pure medicine for the soul. And the thing is...he really will be that roundabout.

[@MisterWondrous]

@@realbser1956 Happy holiday, mate! I saw that same tour, just a few months earlier, and north of here about 800 miles...at Radio City Music Hall a few nights before 9/11/01...which kept me there for several more breathless weeks in the smoke. They were an emboldening force, and the love that washed between band and audience was palpable. They played the long classics...starting with Close to the Edge. A remarkable evening.

[@firebird7479]

Check out their re-worked, acoustic version. They performed this version on their 25th anniversary tour. Very jazzy.

[@jeffschielka7845]

35th😎

[@firebird7479]

@@jeffschielka7845 Forgive the typo for autocorrect not know what it does. 🙄🙄

[@jeffschielka7845]

@@firebird7479 I figured.👍😎

[@sigil5772]

You hardly ever see Alan in the whole movie, probably cos there's not enough room for a 70s size camera + operator to move around. A lot of Rick's stuff in the movie is edited cutaways too.

[@crystal-ice555]

Don't bye-pass Yessongs the album like most others have done just because of the video recordings you've listened to. While the visual experience of the videos is classical, the album audio versions have to be listened to. You have to understand that most of us did not have access to the videos back then anyway. This album (triple) was the definitive Yes for me and the must have in my collection. It made me realize that live Yes was always best (except for Topographic Oceans and Going for the One).

[@joelliebler5690]

This song is incredible live. As far as Tales goes I prefer heads over that album meaning Tales to me would not be in my top 15! Tge YES album, Fragile, and Close to The Edge are the trilogy of greatness. Drama, Going For The One, ABWH, Relayer, and 90125 to me are their best overall!

[@steve26553]

Tales is the one album that that splits Yes fans and subject to debate. When it came out, I hated it but now in my later years, I listen to it a lot. The more times you hear it and concentrate on what's going on artistically, the more you appreciate it. For me, it's a work of art.

[@jewsbad]

when they first came out, my fav band was Black Sabbath and i had bought tickets to go see them, well Yes opened for them, and Yes was so good that i left in the middle of Black Sabbath, Yes just blew them out of the water , but it was a bad partner ship, not the same styles of rock, i blame the promoter.

[@anthonyblakely399]

Didn't show the drummer once! Bad quality! It wasn't Alan White, it was Bill Bulford!

[@steve26553]

Agree. I also think that Chris's guitar work deserved more camera attention especially on a song like this with the iconic bass line.

[@boboquisp]

Sorry, Bruford only appears on Yessongs during Long Distance Runaround/The Fish and Perpetual Change. He isn't seen on the Yessongs movie.

[@L33Reacts]

It's Alan. Bill was on the tracks the comment above me said.

[@MegaIronleg]

GREAT SONG BY A GREAT BAND, PERFORMED BRILLIANTLY…. BUT HONESTLY, THE RECORDING…. SUCKED. RECOMMEND STUDIO VERSION. ROCK ON 👊🖖

[@mattleppard1964]

I have to break ranks here (and duck and cover) to say that I don’t like Yessongs other than the cover. For me, the performances are too raw and unpolished and the sound quality is tinny. Siberian Khatru and Yours is No Disgrace are OK but Jon loses pitch at the end of Starship Trooper and that always irked me. Plus Steve Howe endlessly a-noodling as is his wont. I know Yes can achieve perfection live - as on Yesshows. I guess that was later, of course, but one Yes album I never return to is this. Sorry fans! ❤

[@JoeandAngie]

Live YES doesn't translate to live very well. Their live recording never captured their true essence. Still have 1st lp I got when they 1st hit the scene

[@adelbouafia2751]

Mmmm but no Bill Bruford .. shame