Drummer reacts to "Yours is No Disgrace" by Yes

Yes.... how you never disappoint. What a tune. Everyone was just taking turns showing off and sounding awesome. And what a welcome to Steve Howe! He killed it. This was his first album with Yes, right?
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[@L33Reacts]

These guys were destined for greatness from beginning to end. Just so much pure talent and musical love. Chris and Steve absolutely OWNED this track. Thank you so much for watching y'all! It means the world to me, it really does. If you want to help support the channel, please consider liking this video and subscribing to the channel. If you would like to make a request or just send a one time donation, here's how! @L33Reacts - PayPal $LeeMann3011 - Cash App WWW.PATREON.COM/L33REACTS Thank you so much. A donation of any amount will get your named added to the supporter video that plays at the end of every video.

[@louise_rose]

YES - I've been a fan for more than forty years, they really were and are a unique band with their own world of musical visions. Amazing musicianship, songwriting, vocals (I LOVE the sheer sound of Jon Anderson's voice, his phrasing and sense of tone and rhythm) and critically, interplay and dynamics. They're as unique as Led Zeppelin, or even more so.

[@jimdukeproject]

Chris definitely takes a more upfront presence and adds much to their songs. I am influenced by his playing, as was Geddy Lee of Rush. This is Tony Kaye on keys as the original keyboard player who left after this one, until returning for 90125. Correct this is Steve Howe's first with the band.

[@TheProgCorner]

The first Yes masterpiece. First of many!!! Greatest band ever!!! ❤️👍❤️👍

[@michaelyork4554]

The Live version from YESSONGS is like another song entirely, the middle section/guitar part by Steve is utterly mind blowing. I'm a guitarist and Steve was my inspiration.

[@gerrydupuis9897]

Absolutely killer.

[@caroleann_2142]

Live. From YESSONGS IS THE BEST, THE OUTRO IS EXPLOSIVE 🎉🎉🎉

[@cherylgalleran6602]

Steve Howe. What can I say! Brilliance!!

[@ileanaospino126]

I prefer not to comment on Yes, because for me it is one of the Most Perfect Bands in the Universe 😍😍❤️❤️

[@kevinbrown3082]

Chris Squire created the blueprint for all prog bass players that followed. His understanding of melody and harmony shine in his playing. One of the greats.

[@NVprods]

This is the third Yes album, but it is the one that really launched them, and it was Steve Howe's first album with the band. The entire album is excellent. Starship Trooper is amazing, (Your Move) I've Seen All Good People, Perpetual Change, these all became MONSTER songs when they played them live and are played live to this day. But listen to the studio versions first, then start watching videos of live performances of this awesome album that set the tone and laid the foundation for their next album, FRAGILE.

[@TheAmazingSpaghetti]

The live versions of the songs on this album are where it's at, they jam out.

[@louise_rose]

Yes for sure, the Yessongs live album is plainly one of the great live albums of the entire decade, and the version of YIND in particular is (to me and many others) THE defining take of the song. Steve Howe's greatly extended guitar solo on that one, and the whole jamming interpolation it's part of, are one of the greatest stretches of live electric guitar ever recorded.

[@johnelectric1]

In an interview, Bruford said they were "cowboy crazy". They loved American cowboy films and tv shows. He mentioned The Big Country and tv's Bonanza riding their horses. The main theme of YIND, as played in the 1st few bars, is reminiscent of Bonanza horse riding scenes. The song/title itself is a reflection on the soldiers coming back from the Vietnam war.

[@profjohnfrinks]

It took me years to get one of my friends into Yes. I took him to see them, I got seats in front of steve howe, because my friend is a guitar player. The whole show he had his eyes on Chris. He was mesmerized. The bass speaks for itself.

[@frankhoulihanfh4972]

I love this story!❤

[@johnnyfrederick01]

Yesterday a morning came A smile upon your face One of my favorite songs by Yes. Got to see them in 1976. Wakeman had left by then. His solo albums were also a staple of our lives You have know too that the sound bouncing from one channel to another was still a new phenomenon in music. Listen to some old mono recordings to see what we had to listen to before stereo. Then came Quadrophonic sound….

[@TigerMtnKing]

YES!!! Nobody does it better!🤩

[@Richard2003]

I saw them in 1973. Fantastic concert

[@glenndespres5317]

Yes! What SteveJennings said! Yessongs version kills! Its not too late, Que it up!

[@mattleppard1964]

It’s all about the Vietnam War. According to Jon, the line about Caesar’s Palace Casino and high rollers seeing the sunrise juxtaposed with soldiers on a sailing ship to nowhere and faced with an enemy in tunnels and so on, reflects a silly human race. But at the end of the day, however perceptions of the war were changing (summer to winter) they never returned in disgrace. It’s all in there ❤

[@glenndespres5317]

Crawling out of dirty holes, their morals, their morals disappear.

[@unknown6390]

He went to Vegas and saw Caesar's Palace and thought to himself exactly "Silly human race" or something along those lines. Saw on an old interview

[@PK1971PK]

As someone else mentions, this this the album that put Yes on the map--to then kind of explode with Fragile. For many years several of us thought The Yes Album was their first. It wasn't until some time in the eighties that I saw the first two albums appear commonly in record stores. This is one of my favorite Yes songs--mostly because of Steve Howe's guitar work in the middle. Some are talking about the live recordings of this song, which, of course, are great, but I also recommend finding some of the videos of this being played live when they were still young. Steve holds the guitar like it's out of control and he is doing all he can to control and contain it.

[@Metal_Auditor]

The big difference between this album and "Fragile" is down to the keys. This album had Tony Kaye, not Rick. While Tony Kaye used the piano and Moog synths occasionally, he predominantly played the Hammond organ and played it pretty straight. He left shortly after recording this, and Rick Wakeman came in with his Mellotron, Minimoogs, clavinet, and other stuff, and he used the keyboards as a lead instrument rather than just harmony. If you watch the old live videos, like from the Yessongs film, he looks pretty epic with his long blonde hair, sparkly cape, and stacks of keyboards wrapped around him on three sides.

[@robertcussins2807]

Tony Kaye was no slouch. I've heard him dissed against Wakeman, but they had different styles. I've heard how Wakeman could mop the floor with Kaye, but you have to understand the different approaches. Just like Steve Howe vs. Peter Banks. Two different approaches. Banks left, then formed Flash of whom I think I like better overall. Just my opinion, so all you all of whom want to flame me...fine by me. Never said one was better than the other...just tastes. Thanks.

[@Metal_Auditor]

@@robertcussins2807 oh I’m not suggesting Kaye was a slouch, just that he didn’t play leads like Wakeman.

[@RobertLindabury]

Awesome! My whole high-school was spent listening to a TON of different music but mostly a ton of progressive rock like Yes and Genesis! We listened to every Yes album and every Genesis album and played them constantly. That being said, I was big on many genres so also was big with Humble Pie, Bowie, Lou Reed, Johnny Winter, Zep, Stones, Eagles, and so much more. Yes was daily listening for years and years. Thanks for a great reaction!

[@L33Reacts]

Sounds like you had a hell of a soundtrack for those days! I wish I knew about all of this stuff back in the day. I might have turned out differently 🤔 🤣

[@flomalheur7467]

For me, this is also one of the songs that you should definitely listen to in the live version on the album “Yessongs”. Personally, I go one step further: many of the songs before the Relayer album sound a bit edgy, choppy and not quite finished to me in the studio version. The Yessongs live version really breathes life into the songs.

[@heinzmuller159]

This was the final Album Tony Kaye plays the Keyboards for Yes. He then founded thè Band 'Flash' with former Yes Guitarrist Peter Banks. Their First Album with the selftitled 'Flash' sounded very Yes like and it is a very great Album (1972). For me, it was a absolute Masterwork. Here you have to hear the Track 'Dreams of Heaven'. It's a breathtaking 14 minute long Song. But The whole Album is absolute great. ☺ Kind Regards Heinz from Munich.

[@martinhayward4466]

Well final album for a while anyway.

[@brucehenninger2662]

This song, along with "And You and I" and "Turn of the Century," were what made me a Yes fan. The Summer of '77 was when I discovered Prog in a big way.

[@steeleye2112]

I was just 2 years behind you, Summer of '79, life completely changed.

[@CountBrass]

When I think of archetypal progressive rock, the extended middle section of this song is what comes to mind. I also think it is one of the best sounding of all the albums in their discography.

[@philflower7778]

This whole album is great!! Check out the rest of it, you'll love it!

[@KMAsKorner]

This album is the link between their first two albums and the next two albums Fragile, Close to the Edge. The live version from YesSongs is one of my favorite Yes masterpieces. Try Starship Trooper off this album or Perpetual Change.

[@cherylgalleran6602]

Such a great song! I mean… I’m always in awe each and every time.. for what ?? 50 years??? Damn!

[@randlerobbertson8792]

My first ever Yes track. Meeting up in a school pals house, his older sister who was at teacher training college, put this on. And my life changed forever. This would be about 1972 and I was aged 14. It was perfect, Everything I had heard in my entire life musically, seemingly led up to this. .........😊 enjoy. Ps, Fierce Hammond organ, piano and moog were by Tony Kaye, the rest you already know. And then, the journey unfolded.

[@L33Reacts]

Sounds like a lot of yall had similar experiences with coming to this band. That's so cool to me. It's crazy how much nostalgia I have for a time I wasn't even alive for lol

[@alanfine9825]

Was a Freshman in College, partying with friends on a FREEZING cold DeKalb, IL. evening at Northern Illinois University when friends put on this album and passed the Bong. Hooked ever since....'77. Yes & Fragile are still my favorites.

[@machipensa]

Buenos días! Qué alegría ver a un joven músico como vos gozar del mejor grupo musical de la historia moderna! Un abrazo desde Argentina!

[@2407paul]

Man oh man, this is not just a great song, but for me its a "timemachine", .........it smells of greatness

[@yankeeboyno7]

There are three more songs on this album that made it a complete album. Starship Trooper, I’ve seen all good people and finally Perpetual Change. All three show why Yes became as popular as they did. You won’t go wrong with any or all of those songs!! Keep up the great work !

[@lizze490]

Gorgeous song- thanks Lee - for your insightful review. Jon Anderson has an amazing voice that has held up remarkably well. I saw Yes in 1972- they were fantastic! The venue was not my favorite- a stadium concert- way too large but still a great show. The Eagles and Mahavishnu Orchestra opened for them. ❤

[@jpirard]

THE LIVE YESSONGS VERSION has an amazing guitar improv in the middle, You would do well to explore that.

[@ronnie6613]

Their new Album, Mirror To The Sky, is absolutely Brilliant 👍 Great review. Keep Rockin'🎸📀 RONNIE Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@wendellwiggins2900]

MY GAWD THUS BAND. Since 1970 and their 70s music edoevidlly still gives me CHILLS. It's so RICH, DENSE, INSPIRING, INTERACTIVE & BEAUTIFULLY COMPLEX

[@eddiecriglington400]

Epic! My first Yes Album. Aged 15, in 1971. 🎶❤️🎶

[@RandymanB]

We referred to this as our "Happy Rock", which Jon Anderson would appreciate. They were very good times. The fact that these guys got together to make this amazing music for my generation and generations to follow, I feel so fortunate that this was the music we were able to listen to in our teen years. I'm still amazed by their combined talent almost 50 years later!

[@steeleye2112]

No other word for it, Chris was an absolute monster, greatest of all time for me.

[@stanleymerritt4722]

Great stuff!! Starship Trooper from this album is great too. Thanks!!

[@L33Reacts]

Hey Stanley! I've actually done starship trooper already. I believe I did the live version of it as well.

[@L33Reacts]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/eZutZYOhfNCid9U

[@stanleymerritt4722]

@@L33ReactsMy bad. I'm 69 years old. I do good to remember my name. Heh heh. lol

[@julianbarber4708]

I remember, back in the early 70s, people arguing in the letters page of Melody Maker, as to whether Steve Howe was a genius, or just couldn't play at all! Jeez, were we spoilt!

[@yes_head]

I get how this can feel a bit clinical to modern ears. Now do the Yessongs version and see if you have the same response. 😄 But yeah, they wrote this after Steve joined and they retreated to a country cottage (very much in vogue back then) to "get it together". Atlantic Records was thinking of dropping Yes after the poor performance of the first two albums, so the pressure was on. Plus by then bands like King Crimson and ELP were making themselves known, which was also adding pressure to up their game instrumentally. Steve brought a broad range of skills and styles, but perhaps even more importantly he was a songwriter. The songs on The Yes Album may be the most collaborative of their entire catalog. Songs like "Starship Trooper" can be easily divided into Jon's, Chris' and Steve's sections, for example. They'd figure out how to blend the writing together more seamlessly on future albums, but the seeds of the classic Yes writing partnership between Jon, Chris and Steve were planted here. Plus, this is the first album where Jon's lyrics go completely away from a standard prose approach, into something much more abstract and surreal, that I've seen described as both "Joycian" and "word salad" -- take your pick! 😄

[@ocayul]

I think that you may enjoy Survival, from their first LP. It's a lovely song that will spoke to you in times of problems, and also contribute to your Yes's musical discovery

[@davidporter499]

Heard this first at Royal Albert Hall, London. They were support to Iron Butterfly and promo-ing the album. To my mind they burned the headliners. The two bands did a joint encore which says a lot.

[@frankhoulihanfh4972]

Didn’t they end up with Iron Butterfly’s PA system? Or something… lol

[@davidporter499]

@@frankhoulihanfh4972 quite possibly. I do remember the drummer of Iron Butterfly fell through his kit toward the end of the encore and music papers reported a serious health problem to be responsible. Their tour may have had to be cut short (I was 14 and it was a long time ago, who knows what tricks my memory may be playing). Keep listening and keep well.

[@jeffschielka7845]

YES❗️The greatest band on this or any other planet❗️🔈🔉🔊😎

[@Lightmane]

And Jon, who's not from this planet, agrees with you 😏😃🙂

[@jeffschielka7845]

@@Lightmane 👍😎

[@L33Reacts]

Yesssssss

[@jeffschielka7845]

@@L33Reacts 👍😎

[@lesblatnyak5947]

Love the giddy up feel, puts me on the Ponderosza

[@sherrisykes4764]

I have seen YES live many times back in the day, yes I'm old. In my opinion Chris Squire is one of the greatest bassists in the world along with John Paul Jones of Led Zeppelin. ♥️🎵✌

[@L33Reacts]

Chris is definitely one of my favorites if not THE favorite of this era. His sound is just so full and well rounded sounding. And a very adaptable sound as well.

[@Jimbowlcoach]

See also Jeff Berlin, Les Claypool, Tony Levin, and Charles Berthoud, and others have carried on Chris Squire’s work

[@gwyles4550]

Have a listen to Perpetual Change from Yessongs. Steve Howe's guitar work is beyond excellent. Probably Yes at their peak.

[@kevinmcconnell3641]

This is the first album Steve Howe played on after joining YES!! Sound chaser has my favorite Steve Howe work of any YES albums! When asked about the why he join YES he said, “I was looking for a group to join but I didn’t want to join a group doing rock or blues and be laying down blues riffs.” Paraphrased;)

[@thomassharmer7127]

I shared a room with my older brother as a kid and he had a good vinyl deck and big speakers. When this came blaring out one evening I was mesmerized and hooked for life 😊. BTW, as others have said, the lyrics reference the Viet Nam War -"if the summer change to winter: they dropped a chemical called Agent Orange to strip all the leaves from the trees so the Viet Cong couldn't hide in the jungle. "Shining, flying purple wolfhounds ... : there were special groups of Seawolf helicopters known as 'purple' teams that supported ground attacks. It all kind of makes sense, just not in a linear way.

[@gpg9516]

This was the LP that crossed over into United States charts pushed by the single “your move” . It’s funny but I remember that when we heard this over the school bus radio system everybody quieted down and on a school bus that doesn’t happen much, if you know what I mean. This album has so many extended high points from the opening track to ‘Starship Trooper’ to ‘All Good People’ to Perpetual Change’. When you have a moment, check their early tracks ‘Then’, ‘I See You’, ‘Everdays’ plus so many more. Their brilliance was evident from the very beginning.

[@firstfreonwarrior]

We were so lucky to grow up with this wonderful music. I know, I don't look my age.

[@davidmckenzie420]

I love this song--and listen to it often.

[@L33Reacts]

I already listened to it twice on my way to work this morning! SO good.

[@brianvernon249]

This is Tony Kaye’s (the one in the chair) last album until 90125 in 1983. Wakeman replaced him, quit, came back & quit again before Kaye came back.

[@mattleppard1964]

Lee, you’ll eventually regard all of Yes as friends ❤

[@L33Reacts]

I have loved each song so far... I doubt that will change any time soon. ❤️😊

[@edf13]

FYI: The Yes Album featured their original keyboardist Tony Kaye. Wakeman came aboard on the next release, Fragile. Definitely some other great tracks on TYA to explore. You're an official Yes Fan now!

[@Raistlin306]

Mentioning that the vocals from weren’t as out front, Chris and Jon built the band on harmonies, you get to hear Chris and Jon together sounding amazing, Chris as a vocalist is no slouch. If you get a chance listen to music by Conspiracy or Chris solo album Fish Out Of Water, or even his Xmas album Chris Squire Swiss Choir, try saying that fast a few times. Thanks for continuing to bring Yes into new ears.

[@martinhayward4466]

Chris's vocals on Drama to compliment Trevor Horn are sensational.

[@kenanthony1202]

The bass is insane on this song. But you could say that about many Yes songs. You can listen to this song and just focus on the bass and be blown away. Of course the vocals and guitar are awesome too. Ok ok it’s all awesome!

[@Kevonutube303]

Yes!

[@FireMunki63]

Its not everyone favourite but I love the Tormato album. Tracks like Silent Wings of Freedom and Release Release show Yes rocking the hell out things whilst at the same time being innovative as only they know how. The lineup is Anderson, Squire, White, Howe and Wakeman so still classic lineup. Would love to see your reaction to those!

[@L33Reacts]

I haven't even heard of that album yet 🤪 there's so many haha. What is it exactly called? Lol

[@jimdukeproject]

Yeah Tormato tends to be the most disregarded by us Yes fans. I had it on 8 track back in the day believe it or not.

[@Raiderblack]

I like Tormato too... unique album. Every song is amazing to me. Release Release and SWOF are great and I just love Don't Kill the Whale even though it's a more straightforward song...

[@cybore213]

​@@RaiderblackI just love the bass and drum intro to SWOF! And Steve's guitar work is crazy good and Rick kills it on keys. My favorite from Tormato.

[@bookhouseboy280]

Tormato is the most underappreciated classic Yes because it was a real change in sound and has more shorter songs. Future Times/Rejoice, Release Release, and Onward are my favorites as they are on the album. Don't Kill the Whale, SWoF, and Arriving UFO benefitted the most from live performances, IMO.

[@mattleppard1964]

Perpetual Change ❤ Starship Trooper ❤️

[@L33Reacts]

I've done both! Here's starship trooper kzbin.info/www/bejne/eZutZYOhfNCid9U

[@L33Reacts]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/pKm7pWWAi7l1gtk perpetual change

[@cybore213]

​@@L33ReactsA few in the comments have said you should hear Yours Is No Disgrace from the live Yessongs album. You have to listen to these as well, they are all killer live. Note: Perpetual Change and Long Distance Runaround / The Fish are the only songs on Yessongs with Bill. Alan White (who had joined Yes just after Close to the Edge was released) plays on the rest.

[@joelliebler5690]

One of their best songs to go along with a fantastic and very underrated album! For me this was so much more appealing than the Revealing!All of us YES fans are fully aware of Chris’s influence on the whole YES sound. The 2 things that really held this band to a higher standard was Chris’s bass and Jon Anderson’s voice. Steve added another dimension with his intricate and lively playing while Rick was the glue that made it all cone together. Bill was Bill meaning as innovative and unobtrusive a drummer as there possibly could be.A When Alan White joined he showed how easily he fit in, especially playing live in concerts.

[@nancymjohnson]

I don’t know where you live, but Stave Hose’s Yes is touring right now.

[@rossgreenstein5116]

Look at King Crimson and also Emerson, Lake and Palmer!! They were awesome!!

[@lesblatnyak5947]

Ladies and gentlemen Chris Squire and Yes the greatest show on earth. Jon self-taught Chris self-taught Steve self-taught Guess the divine showed up.

[@mattleppard1964]

Damn. Missed this. Out with the kids. Catch up later

[@Relayer6a]

You should listen to the Yessongs version. IMO the best guitar solo ever recorded.

[@L33Reacts]

I will definitely give it a listen! I have to hear this solo everyone is talking about lol

[@anthonyblakely399]

Chris Squire and Jon Anderson are the founders of YES. This s their second or third album....this album is before Fragile album which they started to craft their style for future Masterpieces to come. But Jon writes the song....Chris adds to the song to the meaning of the song....and then Steve and Bill come in to add their solos and fills Remember...Yes or Jon is influence by The Beach Boys. The Beatles. The Association. Jazz music. Classical music....and Broadway Musicals. Keep this in mine when you are reacting to Yes!!!! Good reaction.

[@bruceducsak2153]

You are spot on with Chris Squire. His bass playing in this song is a definitely driving force for momentum and for so many other songs in this band's catalog of music. Chris has a distinct way of playing his bass and the sounds he puts out from the ones he plays. He is the only bass player I have ever seen play a triple-neck bass. I suggest PERPETUAL CHANGE off this album to give a listen to. I really enjoy your reactions to this band and your notice of all the musicians contributing their part in each individual piece they wrote. I think you will enjoy your journey listening to YES throughout their many years of making music together as a band and solo artists 🍄🍄🍄🌈💫✌

[@L33Reacts]

Here is perpetual change kzbin.info/www/bejne/pKm7pWWAi7l1gtk

[@L33Reacts]

He really rocks so hard man. No more neglecting him!

[@gregjones861]

Chris is going to flabbergast you when you hear the next 3 sides of Tales From Topographic Oceans. Squire was an apex predator on the bass.

[@SANPARR1]

Wonderful.

[@L33Reacts]

Glad you enjoyed my friend!

[@pauld669]

The 12 minute live version from the Union tour is quite good

[@johng.8517]

This album which is their third album is what really gave them their start. Then Fragile and Close to the Edge right after. The whole album is good. You've done 3 already might as well finish it. Or just do "I've Seen all good people".

[@jpirard]

That was Tony Kaye on keys

[@jimdukeproject]

I heard them say they based the rhythm on a country sound. I think notably the theme from the TV show Bonanza

[@diverdown631]

That Bass is Chris and the unmistakable sound of a rickenbacher 4001, my favorite Bass tone.

[@L33Reacts]

It sounds so fucking good. I can't get enough of it.

[@bobcorbin3294]

Rotosound Roundwound Strings add to the sound.

[@TheReaperMan275]

Nice reaction, as always, my friend. I look forward to Saturdays to enjoy your Yes music reaction videos. It seems like you are becoming a true fan of the group. _The Yes Album_ is considered by some to be the band's first true album, even though they had previously released two other albums. But this is the first to feature Steve Howe and the first Progressive Rock album they recorded. On the next album, _Fragile,_ Rick Wakeman would join the band, replacing Tony Kaye and setting the stage for the classic Yes lineup of Jon Anderson, Steve Howe, Chris Squire, Rick Wakeman and Bill Bruford.

[@L33Reacts]

I am definitely an official fan now! I love these guys so much. It's just so good. I wish I could share them with everyone I meet lol

[@TheReaperMan275]

@@L33Reacts Welcome to the club.

[@stevejennings1809]

Dude, do it live, 1972 Yessongs concert, one of the best guitar solos out there IMHO?

[@L33Reacts]

Too late now for this Video but I will definitely check it out 😊

[@louise_rose]

Yep, the live album version is fantastic, to me and many others it is THE definitive version of the song (note: the live album and the film Yessongs were both recorded in 1972 but apart from the last few minutes of the film, there is no overlap in the actual performances used)

[@mattleppard1964]

Nah, always do studio first IMO

[@meistergedanken4790]

Yep, the live album version is a genuine guitar tour de force - NOT the version that is from the Yessongs movie (which you will be tempted to click on because of the video footage), which is decent but the solo is not as good.

[@TheReaperMan275]

@@meistergedanken4790 I agree. The video is about a minute or two shorter and is very noticeable to anyone who's familiar with the _Yessongs_ album version.

[@britannicvalente]

This was a great album and you're right this was their breakthrough album. They were at risk of getting dropped by Atlantic Records after their first two albums weren't huge hits. You'll appreciate Bill's drumming more once you get more familiar with it. I believe you've done most of the big hits on this album. Starship Trooper, Perpetual Change, and this. The last big one is 'I've Seen All Good People'

[@denniszimmerman1279]

Well spotted on the talent of Chris Squire. Treat yourself to the 2012 one-off project, Squackett, that combines Chris with the talent of Genesis' Steve Hackett. You will not be disappointed.

[@richiewest7495]

That's Chris and Jon singing together... most times.

[@dolfinpt]

I believe that’s Tony Kaye on keyboards. Rick didn’t join until after that album

[@steveg2936]

Have you reviewed Chris Squires album Fish Outta Water.....must listen

[@marshabonforte6963]

You’re right about Squire.

[@bazeye]

It wasn't Rick Wakeman on this track, the Yes album had Tony Kaye on keys.

[@Yes_Jorge_Yes]

Rick had not joined the band yet! That was Tony Kaye. Please react to Astral Traveler with the original guitar player and Tony Kaye

[@L33Reacts]

Thank you for letting me know. I will definitely add it to the list thanks 😊

[@Yes_Jorge_Yes]

@@Hartlor_Tayley Tony is an amazing Hammond Organ player, his work on the first two albums was very prominent, he just refused to use Synths and Mellotron and Anderson and Squire wanted a more Synphonic sound. So they canned him and hired Wakeman who was Mellotron King, having recorded with Bowie (Space Oddity), Cat Stevens and many others.

[@Yes_Jorge_Yes]

@@Hartlor_Tayley He eventually adopted other gear with Badger, Flash, Detective, Badfinger and eventually back in Yes in the 80s.

[@brucehenninger2662]

I'll second "Astral Traveller." Probably my favorite song of theirs from the pre-Howe era.

[@Yes_Jorge_Yes]

@@Hartlor_Tayley No, if you read his biography Bruford never regretted leaving Yes, even though he did say anytime Anderson has approached him to do something he has always loved to work with “Maestro Anderson” his own words, he did not enjoy playing with Genesis at all because he said he did not care for the music. On the other hand his heart was in King Crimson, his own band Bruford, UK and Earthworks.

[@mikegroce6872]

Great song. Ive seen Yes 3 times. Chris Squire plays with a pick which sound tighter imo. Steve Howe is a virtuoso who can play anything. Awaken is probably their best, arguably. Wakeman rules the keyboard, recorded in church in Switzerland.

[@lesblatnyak5947]

Jeff has seen Yes 214 times sadly I've only seen Yes 36 times. The greatest show on earth.

[@fernandotor3266]

😮😮😮 yes album is pergection

[@toddfrank3344]

It's not Rick on keys. It's Tony Kaye. Rick didn't play with them til the next album (Fragile). The other prominent tracks on this album are I've seen All Good People and Starship Trooper (live version of that one is better). However, my favorite piece on the Yes Album is the last one..Perpetual Change.

[@glenndespres5317]

Patrick Moraz on keys, I believe. I appreciate your appreciation of Chris. In concert my eyes were always drawn to him. Starship Trooper next? Or I’ve Seen All Good People or Perpetual Change.

[@Bob.L.Shirley]

Actually, Mr Tony Kaye on keys. His last album before Rick W shows up on Fragile. Tony reappears in the early 80s for 90125.

[@cindydahl9635]

Patrick didn't come on board for around 5 more years and debuted on the album Relayer

[@glenndespres5317]

@@Bob.L.Shirley I appreciate the kind correction. Just knew it wasn’t Rick yet.

[@glenndespres5317]

@@cindydahl9635 Thanks for the correction and reminder. Tony Kaye is just not a name that got stored and linked to Yes for me.

[@cybore213]

​@glenndespres5317 I didn't have any problem remembering Tony Kaye. But in the early days of exploring and becoming a lifelong prog fan in the early 70s I would sometimes confuse Tony Banks (Genesis keyboardist) with Tony Kaye. And other times I would confuse Peter Banks (Yes guitarist, first two albums) with Tony Banks.

[@jessemclemore1108]

Tony Kaye played keyboards on this album

[@Octobermoon-pc7lu]

👍 👍

[@Stacy55ish]

I think you're ready for "Awaken"

[@L33Reacts]

I already did it actually lol it was amazing. Here's the link kzbin.info/www/bejne/iKuwopuei6ago5Ysi=cID848Y53vSqFAp6

[@John-d5d9v]

I was surprised. You usually geek out unnecessarily on musicians names. Buford, different keywords. I'm sure others have pointed this out. NP. I just dug seeing you dig into it. 😮

[@chrismatthews8717]

For Halloween check out the song Ghosts by Japan. So unique and atmospheric,.

[@L33Reacts]

Thanks, you read my mind Chris. Sounds great :)

[@mark-be9mq]

Mmm....Chris Squire's bass. With perhaps the most creative & dynamic guitarists in Howe- out of this world.

[@kevinhouse1015]

This was Pre Rick Wakeman

[@sigil5772]

Tony Kaye, of course, and not Rick W. When you listen to the number of different guitars/guitar sounds/styles that new man Steve brought to this track and compare the keyboards - barely a lick, some organ chords - you can't really credit Tony with pulling his weight, much, certainly not as much as he did on the Time and a Word album. As others have said, listen to the Yessongs version, but a remaster like Ian Hartley's 2023 one here kzbin.info/www/bejne/imjQmnWYbZWfbdU (the film version and the original release are both quite noticeably edited).

[@Raiderblack]

Pre Wakeman has a different vibe. Tony Kaye is really talented too. Squire is the man though! This was the album that really started to show where they were going... This albumnhas lots of great song... Starship Trooper is badass!

[@skunkworksu7638]

Astral travller .

[@glenndespres5317]

Why do I want to say, “the Eddie Offord effect” when I hear this?

[@spongo]

Not enough credit is given to Offord's engineering and production prowess.

[@martinreed5964]

Eddie was definitely the 6th member of the band

[@glenndespres5317]

@@spongo I just was hearing it differently as Lee reacted to it and thought, wow, this is really well engineered. Of course when I think of great sound engineers I put George Martin at the top. He was the 5th Beatle for their whole span but in my opinion his magnum opus was achieved with his son Giles in producing the Beatles ‘Love’ album specifically for use with Cirque de Soleil. He saved the best for last? RIP Sir George Martin.

[@glenndespres5317]

@@martinreed5964 He was a great one. Hadn’t realized he produced /engineered for ELP in early 70s as well as all of Yes best albums.

[@PeregrineTravers]

You’ve just gotta do Starship Trooper next

[@L33Reacts]

I've already done it actually! Here's a link kzbin.info/www/bejne/eZutZYOhfNCid9U

[@mattleppard1964]

I’ve saved this to beat the Sunday night blues. For me, this album is as overrated as the first two are underrated. That’s only my subjective opinion and it’s a fine fine album. But the first two were unique to me, and this is a new-boy Steve Howe showcase, and his work here is so far below later stuff like Gates yet it is lauded as best solo this and that. Fragile and CTTE were steps way WAY above this. It’s just not outstanding for a band who elevated outstanding ❤ Just my opinion-and it’s not that I dislike any song on this. It’s just for me that it’s not the great revolution album that many feel it is. It is the last album to feature Tony Kaye and that’s bittersweet too ❤ He hated synths with such a passion but played them here. I always loved his organ sound ❤ He rejoined for the brilliant 80s “pop” Yes that you really should try. (Ducks and runs for cover at such heretical opinions) Chris plays with a pick AND thumb action if you want to copy him 😂 and as always Yes, it’s Chris who drove the best of the band’s music always RIP. There are a few videos on YT where he shows how he gets that fleshy organic thunder slam and slide. If you want to hear how vital Chris was try the album without Jon and Rick: Drama. It’s an effing MASTERPIECE ❤❤❤

[@cindydahl9635]

If you would have neglected this album that would have been a travesty😊😊😊😊