Musician REACTS YES Yours Is No Disgrace LIVE UNION Tour REACTION

[@JustinPanariello]

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[@kurtkish6970]

Back to back Howe/Rabin solos. Eargasm!

[@nancymjohnson]

Steve Howe on guitar. Trevor Rabin on guitar. Both unbelievable talent. Trevor had written many movie scores. Bill Bruford (who also played for King Crimson) and Alan White both on drums. Holy cow! All of them. Rick Wakeman and Tony Kaye o keys, Squire was the most incredible bassist to walk the earth, and my future husband (lol) Jon Anderson’s unique, angelic voice. This show was any Yes fans dream come true. Mine too!!

[@cobbycaputo3332]

Another comment about this song generally. The Yes Album was their first album with Steve on guitar, and this song in particular was designed to showcase his playing. You might pick up some of the Chet Atkins influence on Steve's playing, although it gets lost once Trevor starts with his more modern solo. Steve's guitar, his beloved Gibson ES-175D used to fly on the plane with him, in its own seat. He put it in with the checked luggage once and it got damaged, so from then on they would buy a ticket for "Mr. Gibson" and the guitar would sit next to him on the flight.

[@nonrepublicrat]

Rabin's "more modern solo" was just a lot of pointless random noise, that was ruining the song. Whatever it was that he thought he was doing, it had nothing to do with the song they were playing.

[@davep8221]

I saw this tour in Orlando. The EmmCee came out and said Rick had heat stroke and wouldn't be appearing. I was bummed to say the least and the crowd responded with concern. About maybe 2 songs in, he came out and I screamed so loudly that I was truly hoarse for the next two days. He didn't miss a key.

[@justineapril7922]

Steve Howe and Trevor Rabin (RAY-bin) are both excellent guitarists. There is a difference in their styles. I wish I could have seen The Union Tour, however in 1991, I had my hands full raising 3 children under the age of 10. I'm just glad there is video of Yes. I have seen various incarnations of Yes and fortunate enough to see all 4 lead singers, although Jon Anderson is THE voice of Yes. Awesome video version of "Yours is No Disgrace." Thanks for posting! ✌💙🎼🎸🎹🥁🎸🎤🎹🥁🎸🎶

[@nonrepublicrat]

Steve is excellent. Rabin SUCKS!

[@garysteinert8040]

Saw this tour in the round in Atlantic City. Musically, possibly the best concert I ver saw.

[@jimmadden3864]

I was there saw ABWH the year before also

[@davidbarker77]

I saw this concert tour in Toronto. It was a mind blower. Loved your reaction.

[@yeshayahuhomberger2079]

Yes to yes 👍👍

[@lesblatnyak5947]

Ladies and gentlemen Chris Squire and Yes the greatest show on earth. Great reaction to the guitar styles of Steve and Trevor. Justin just so you know Squire used his thumb behind the pick to alter its sound pick thumb on the down string and conversely on the up pick, thumb pick the string. A song called Ritual from their 35th Anniversary Tour called Songs From Tsongas is a great trip. Get to see Squire play timpani.

[@jeffschielka7845]

😎

[@GTO4now]

YES! 😊 I saw this tour in Atlanta, and it was a fantastic show! I know the two groups joined together supposedly weren't getting along so great, but the live performance was really incredible. That's a lot of talent on one stage playing some great music!!! Really glad I was able to experience this! 🙂

[@ok-qt4kr]

Ridiculous virtuosity bro...Crazy indeed .

[@stephenignatz8364]

Great Reaction. ALot of fun to watch.

[@yes_head]

The video you reacted to that got blocked was the 1970-1 lineup performing on the German TV show "Beat Club". A lot of those old programs -- including Yes' appearance -- are now being sold on DVD, which is why it got blocked. And thank you for not pausing your videos. You're right -- it kills the momentum and sense of musical progression. For those interested, the Beat Club video can be found on KZbin. I think this performance is from Mountain View, CA at the very end of the tour whereas the "Heart of the Sunrise" clip you watched was from the very beginning of the tour. The difference in energy between the two is palpable. Re: clothing choices, hey -- it was 1991 (we all remember fanny sacks and parachute pants, right?) RIP Alan White.

[@johncase2408]

There are some great guitar harmonics with Howe and Rabin here. So, their different influences do sound great together...harmonically speaking. Great reaction review!

[@gazza8127]

My favorite live version of this piece, the double line up & those solos with all that energy & power get's me every time. Check out "Awaken" from the same DVD, out of this world. The back story on Trevor's guitar, in the Yesyears doco he explained that he took his guitar with him when he was doing his National Service Army compulsory training in his native South Africa & did the air brush art on it in his free time. Close up it's pretty nice. Cheers

[@bobcorbin3294]

The finish on Trevor Rabin's guitar is something he painted himself. He said that he did it back in the "mad days"

[@teresakoslosky3053]

Wow, Fire!🔥🔥🔥I have seen this in person! I was High for a week after! They r Fire anytime they play!🔥🔥

[@georgespragens7589]

A very brief (as I can make it) history of how Yes got to this particular grouping: After the break-up of what was left of '70s Yes, the band made a comeback with the album 90125 which ended up featuring Jon Anderson on vocals, Trevor Rabin on guitar (and other stuff), Tony Kaye on keyboards (and he was the original keyboard player in the original band), Chris Squire on bass (the only member who appeared on every album until he passed away a few years ago), and Alan White on drums. Rabin and Anderson eventually began to have artistic differences and Anderson left the group. Anderson still wanted to do Yes-type stuff, and ended up getting back together with Steve Howe, Rick Wakeman (keyboards), and Bill Bruford (the band's original drummer). Squire didn't join this group and for legal reasons they couldn't use the name "Yes". So, they produced the album Anderson Bruford Wakeman and Howe (also known as ABWH, which if you like this, you should really check it out). Tony Levin ended up playing bass for that group. While this is going on, Rabin, Kaye, Squire, and White were still working on stuff for the next actual Yes album and had several songs written and mostly in the can. ABWH was also at this time mostly done with material for their second album. Stuff happened, guys ran into each other, more stuff happened, and the record company, a few studio musicians and producers slapped together the Union album and now they all had a reason to tour as "Yes" -- Anderson on vocals, Howe and Rabin on guitar, Wakeman and Kaye on keys, Squire on bass, and Bruford and White on drums. As a fan, this was a dream-come-true version of Yes and I absolutely loved this tour and concert. In the end, most (if not all) of the musicians said they really liked the tour but disavowed the album because so much of it wasn't any of them (gotta admit, I'm still a sucker for the album). Also, with every member having, as Wakeman described it, their own manager, attorney, and tax accountant, never mind the actual band management, this grouping didn't last long. But it was great while it did.

[@charlieYTonly]

Trevor Rabin was the guitar player on the 90125 album and he co-wrote Owner of a Lonely Heart which, I think, was their biggest hit. The Union tour brought together all the various members of Yes from the different lineups (hence the name "Union" for the tour). Also, Trevor liked to use a harmonizer on his guitar (reference the Owner of a Lonely Heart solo) and that was one of the effects you were hearing.

[@ThatsMrPencilneck2U]

Yes fell off the Classic Rock radio rotation some fifteen or twenty years ago. Ten years ago, I surprised when adults weren't familiar with the stuff we couldn't get away from, when we were kids.

[@philipmason9537]

Although this is a good example from the Union tour having eight musicians instead of the usual five does mean changing some of the original score and I think that the Montreux 2003 gig is the best showcase for this band at its peak.

[@davep8221]

"the original *score*" That gives their compositions the proper respect!

[@philipmason9537]

@@davep8221 👍

[@stcif]

Loved how Trevor and Alan snuck in that Big Generator riff.

[@thegreypigeon]

Good review Justin... coming at different angles is a perfect summing up... they were always better live for the fans.

[@LetsDoEntertainment]

This concert video from the UNION tour was filmed on the last show of the long international tour. The band is tired, Anderson's voice is at its end (notice how much he is "scooping" his words rather than hitting the key spot-on), and I think to some degree they have sort of checked out. There are some unique moments on the full video, like a few practical jokes, the roadies all coming on stage with empty beer cardboard cases on their heads, and general fooling around, but it is a very loose performance at the end of an already overwhelming tour.

[@michaelyork4554]

Still definitely worth listening to the version from YESSONGS. "Starship Trooper", and "Siberian Khatru" are also EPIC versions from YESSONGS.

[@mhlevy]

If you're interested in a terrific song from a more "modern" version of Yes, check out the song "Homeworld" from the album, "The Ladder." That song features a second guitarist/keboardist Billy Sherwood, who had worked with Chris Squire for a number of years and side projects. Billy is a fantastic producer as well, and when Chris learned that his cancer was terminal, he wanted Yes to continue with Billy playing bass, and he does a terrific job. But I think that you might find "Homeworld" a great introduction to a later version of Yes.

[@anthonyblakely399]

Back my day concerts would last 3 to 4 hours because of solos like this......YES is incredible!!!! And they are touring Europe right now......nothing mentioned about the States yet.

[@Parrain0606]

You completely get the non-interruption part!!!!!

[@dolfinpt]

Wow been awhile since I watched this tour Live vids! I seen them in the round for the Union tour and Steve & Trevor put it all out there! I can’t help but wonder about vibes on stage! Trevor is your “80’s YES guitarist! Yep he’s the one behind all their 80’s hits! The man is amazing and has done much more than Yes!! Solo works are great!! Oh what a concert! I

[@mark-be9mq]

Don't know if it's mentioned but on the Union tour w the varying Yes members, like Rabin and Howe, Tony Kay & Rick Wakeman plays keys and Alan White and Bill Buford(look up his resume) on percussion. Of course one and only Chris Squire on bass.

[@donaldanderson6604]

I saw the Union tour and it was very impressive. It's fascinating to compare the two guitarists. For me, Rabin has the flashier chops but Howe still owns this song and his solo is actually much more musical. I've seen Yes live many times in lots of different line ups and this song is always a highlight for hardcore Howe fans like me. (Rabin's finest hour was playing excerpts from Six Wives of Henry VIII on solo electric guitar.) Wakeman called the studio album Onion because it was so bad it made him cry. Bruford described it as the sort of record that a bunch of lawyers would produce.

[@nonrepublicrat]

All that shredding shit does the fit the YES sound and it is NOT good music.

[@puncht37]

That`s what makes it a union.

[@anthonyblakely399]

oh name is Trevor Ray-Bin!!!

[@_JimS]

I've never seen this either.....DAMN!!! This all YES band members through the years hands on deck! Bill Bruford AND Alan White together......I'm diggin' this. Trevor Rabin is so fluid, like he's not even breaking a sweat and Steve Howe is just a Master. Jon's vocals just make one melt........ I saw YES three times in the 70's in Cleveland, Oh and Jon 's solo tour in Pittsburgh in the 80's. These cats just ooze talent. How about Trevor and his Wife Beater shirts....Lol! Liking good rock and being a Bass guy, check out a cool all female Japanese band "Band-Maid...Japan is tearing it up for Hard Rock and Metal. "Domination" LIVE from Feb14th 202 and the a nice instrumental "Onset" LIVE is a good start...these girls are for real.

[@jimmadden3864]

Trevor called this collaboration a fortieth floor decision

[@Yesquire0]

Fans say this was a great tour. I missed it. It might help for you to have some background as to how all these guys ended up on the same stage together. There was a schism within the original members of the band. This resulted in a tour by "Anderson, Bruford, Wakeman & Howe" in support of a studio album. They billed that tour as "An Evening of Yes Music, Plus" and sprinkled in some classic Yes tunes along with songs from their new album. Meanwhile, some of the other guys, Squire, Rabin, Kaye, and White, were still performing as "Yes". Squire owned the name "Yes", and he sued the ABW&H guys. Howe has always been adverse to playing any songs in which he had not composed the guitar parts. He sort of had to play the one big hit, "Owner of a Lonely Heart", so he added a five minute guitar solo towards the end of the song, and thereafter it has been regularly performed by the future iterations of the band with Howe on lead guitar. My understanding of the lawsuit was that it was settled out of court, and part of the settlement included the "Union tour" from which this video was taken. I doubt Howe was happy to share lead guitar with Rabin, but it was undoubtedly better than continuing in Court with the lawsuit. But that's why you are looking at two guitarists, two drummers, and two keyboardists. There was also a studio album filled with uninspired songs. This 8-piece existed on for a brief moment in time. Their must have been some resentment still existing between the two factions. Trevor Rabin is a gifted, genius musician and composer. After leaving Yes, he composed over 40 film scores, some of them for big Hollywood blockbuster films. Not too long ago, in a "history repeats itself" moment, Anderson, Wakeman, and Rabin toured as AWR, playing small venues, drawing nice crowds of old Yes fans, and playing classic Yes music. This time around, nobody sued them.

[@nancymjohnson]

Thank you for doing Yes! My fav band. I’m glad you love them too!! Alice In Chains comes in 2nd for me. But Yes is forever number 1 😎☮️❤️

[@KafeteriaFood]

🤘🤘🤘🤘

[@TheAmazingSpaghetti]

You gotta hear Rick Wakeman's live keyboard solo and solos from Chris Squire, Steve Howe, and drummer Bill Bruford. Rabin is amazing, and is also a great keyboardist, he toured with Anderson and Wakeman a few years ago, but he mainly does movie soundtracks now.

[@eprohoda]

hiya! -like- you did super ,see ya!! )

[@markjensen5517]

Please do the song Resist from Rush R30 tour. Thanks

[@reneelyons6836]

Great Video. Like WTF did we just watch?

[@keithbk]

"Let's switch between Steve Howe and Trevor Rabin; people will really love that! And let's turn the audio all the way down on Tony Kaye's keyboard and let him think he's playing in the same arena as Rick Wakeman."

[@nolaserv]

I thought this was an incredible concert. Here you have (almost the first generation minus Tony Banks but a great added Steve Howe) that featured him as the new guitarist replacing Banks on The Yes Album that got them on them firmly on the map, Chris Squire on Bass, Bill Bruford on drums, Tony Kaye on keys. Then along comes Rick Wakeman replacing Tony Kaye on keys but Rick added the synthesizer sound to give you Fragile and Close to the Edge albums of course with the big hit Roundabout. Then came Close to the Edge came to a close as Bill left to drum for King Crimson and was replace by Alan White who was John Lennon's drummer. That was pretty much status quo for the rest of the 70's. Then the 80's came with a different Yes sound as Trevor Raven replaced Steve on Guitar and Tony Kaye returned (original keys before Wakeman as then doing his solo stuff) and of course Jon Anderson thru most of Yes. I had never dreamed that ALL of them would come together again (original and new). Each of the members were big contributors throughout Yes and of the Union tour. Rick Wakeman said he loved it and felt so nostalgic for him but if I new about them getting together for this and never even heard it advertised. I would have traveled far to see them all. I saw them twice in the 70's and once in the 80's but I never counted on this. I'm so glad they did a video of that tour.

[@wendellwiggins3776]

Trevor went overboard but shredder young crowd loved it. I am not big on shred techicky tricks bc it looses song continuity.

[@nolaserv]

I totally agree. The original vinyl recording on this was perfect with relation to guitar and the solo. But I can't get enough of Steve's riffs in the beginning and ending.

[@kevindorobiala7027]

I love the band Yes. Love them since the early 70s. That was kind of a cartoon thing which I did not appreciate. I'm sure many will disagree with me. I'm a purist when it comes to listening to the band Yes. I will accept any negative comments thrown my way.

[@shabadoo25]

Not that it matters, but it's pronounced Trevor Ray-bin. He joined the band in the 80s for the "Owner of a Lonely Heart" era resurgence which was more hard rock-ish and less prog. He's produced a lot of rock records.

[@charlieYTonly]

and, for what it's worth, his son is the drummer for indie/alt band Grouplove.

[@mark-be9mq]

Squire is as good as bass gets, but Steve Howe, is there a more creative, skilled guitarist who incorporates so many styles in one song. He never gets old

[@cobbycaputo3332]

Sorry that the OG version of the song was blocked. The Union tour is good, it's Yes, so it's not going to be bad. But having to fit in 8 musicians makes it a little busy and cluttered. Plus Bill was unfortunately in his Simmons electronic drum kit, which worked better in King Crimson than here.

[@markwitherspoon1416]

Steve Howe was not happy with the Union setup with every present and past member all together. I saw the Union concert and it was down the list from the other Yes concerts I saw. A great live song is Perpetual Change from Yessongs.

[@terrynolan609]

Actually not every member. No Peter Banks nor Patrik Moraz

[@rogerhennie8939]

Allways do the studio version first.

[@Jpeterson7]

Yes made the best of the Union tour but it was a debacle forced upon them by record company execs, so the energy isn't as good as the classic Yes or even Yes West.

[@mattleppard1964]

You’ve done so much Rush. As Geddy Lee said: “No Yes no Rush.” Why aren’t you doing more?

[@JustinPanariello]

i'm doing this Rush project right now

[@JimboKM]

WTF Trevor Rabin?! Van Who?

[@scottzappa9314]

How do you not know Yes? Well, I guess your age might have something to do with it? Uh, maybe it might? Obviously you're not over 35-40? I know them because I'm 62. (In a sense thank goodness, because I would not have to tolerate the crap they call "music" nowadays. (I know I sound like my dad, but as an example take Cardi B. PLEASE!)

[@johnwolf3294]

Trevor and Steve, not sure a band can top these two.

[@nonrepublicrat]

Rabin's lame "shredding" did NOT fit the song at all, nearly ruining it. Couldn't wait for it to end. It was just a very distracting and annoying. Worst of all, it did NOT sound like YES.

[@p.millard557]

nonrepublicrat. I totally agree with you.

[@BackLooking]

Steve´s solo is so stiff here. He barely manages to play anything. Terrible.

[@JustinPanariello]

Oooff

[@roygaiot7968]

I think your trepidation of 80s Yes is well founded. To think a band that was the peak of prog (in any era) would transform into an 80s pop band is....? This is not to say that 90125 does not contain some excellent pop music, but they should have at least changed their name. I'm surprised that you're not covering, yet, more of their monumental 70s releases like Close to the Edge and Relayer. Get to it. ;) Please don't do the live version of Relayer - that live video is terrible, full of distortion, dropouts and just plain muddy sound.

[@ram11198]

Rabin is way over the top. Ruins the song. Totally out of context of the song.

[@jimmadden3864]

I think he enjoyed irritating Steve

[@ram11198]

@@jimmadden3864 I'm not a Rabin hater I just think he shreds too much and in places it's not needed

[@fernandotor3266]

Dont like union concert. Im a big yes fan. That second guitar improv...does mot match at all