REACTION TO Yes - Owner of a Lonely Heart | THIS IS ABSOLUTELY BONKERS

[@NaturalMuscleSF]

This was an absolutely monster hit when it dropped. Couldn't stop listening to it.

[@copyrightstrike6910]

I agree, and the crazy thing is the first original video didn't do well, And although it did well in the US, it only made to number 28 on the UK charts, they really missed out. Most people over there probably dont even remember it.

[@markr.devereux3385]

The sounds TREVOR gets out of his guitar Quite amazing. Those harmonics are huge.

[@flomalheur7467]

The most successful and probably the most controversial song by Yes. Old Yes fans were horrified that Yes is now doing "synth-pop". In return, they have gained new fans who are more into shorter, danceable songs. The fact is that at the beginning of the 80s hardly anyone wanted to hear excessive, multi-part prog songs. Yes has taken this into account with this album. (and very successfully). And if you listen closely to the songs and arrangements, you can still clearly see the "Prog origins" of the songs.

[@cowetascore8476]

Rick Wakeman once compared Yes to a bus of outstanding musicians. Sometimes people got off the bus and others got on, but the music remained.

[@nancymjohnson]

Yes fans that I know, including me, were NOT horrified. This is not pop people. We played it on our rock stations in Dallas.

[@NoName-fx9zi]

This song and album wasn't originally intended to be Yes. Guitarist Rabin was trying to start a solo career and producer Trevor Horn wanted a 10-song demo. Rabin only had 9, so he rattled off 30-40 sec of the chorus line, hoping Horn wouldn't listen to it. Horn got hooked on it and helped him craft it into a full song in the studio with the help of two studio musicians, former drummer and bassist of Yes. Unfortunately, Rabin had a hard time with the vocals, so the bass player contact lead singer Anderson to come in and try it. It worked so well, Yes was reassembled around Rabin just because of this tune, the entire album also required some reworking and Anderson had to overdub his vocals over all of Rabin's previous vocals.

[@nonrepublicrat]

In other words, in the end they were sellouts. Artistic value gone, replaced only wanting the money that comes from being popular in the world of trendy.

[@nonrepublicrat]

@@nancymjohnson OK, it is not "pop", It is shit.

[@pietrocofelice2292]

Riff di chitarra in introduzione MICIDIALE !!!! avevo 13 anni quando ascoltai questo brano. Yes sono stati tra i pionieri del Prog-Rock anni 70 ed i primi anni 80. Rullante batteria e doppiacassa che riprende il ritmo della canzone dopo il riff di chitarra a metà brano è di una potenza ed un groove eccezionale.

[@kevinjennings238]

If you want a ROCK song, do "Tempus Fugit" (Time Flies) from the "Drama" album!!! Great Bass & Guitar riffs!

[@rustyknyffe88]

The "abruptness" is what YES fans appreciated - they were/are the most progressive rock band of our era and they broke all of the rules to take listeners to places that they didn't know existed. We grew up with YES and watched their evolution........they synthed seamlessly because they were such a progressive group of visionaries. Look for YES's "We Have Heaven" which was an impromptu piece that is absolutely too short.

[@ericanderson8886]

"Close to the Edge" a Yes masterpiece of prog rock. Yes to Deep Purple as well, great band.

[@mattleppard1964]

I’ve asked him so many times to do CTTE and Gates

[@mattshaw6180]

Yes had talent to burn. Try "Roundabout" or "Yours Is No Disgrace" to hear where Prog Rock lived in the early 70s. Deep Purple? Certainly! "Child In Time", live, will floor you.

[@heavin6586]

Its weird, I've heard this song soooo many times over the last 30 years, that I don't even hear all hose little things anymore. Thank you for bringing them back to the forefront...❤😂🎉

[@sfrjenkins]

Ahhh….the music of my youth. Makes me so nostalgic.

[@spawn4582]

One of the best songs YES, I remember this 1983 year

[@ncbandit6409]

Roundabout from them is amazing.

[@CthulhuWaitsDreaming]

90125 is very much the child of Trevor Horn, as was so very very much of the best music of the 1980s.

[@Lionize728]

This entire album is FIRE start to finish. It's too bad they weren't allowed to change their name to Cinema like they wanted. The comparisons to the 70's lineup detracts from the brilliance of this disc. Good candidate for a full album review.

[@Achimski]

I don't care what people say. I can hear this song now for about 30 or 40 years and id didn't loost his magic and impact to me. what a great an perfect masterpiece.

[@jodyjackson5475]

Monster hit I was obsessed with this album ~ my Sony Walkman wore this. poor. baby. out. ❤

[@jodij6280]

It's a great album.

[@littlenige]

The genius that is Trevor Horn! You love him or hate him - he's all about the beauty of the actual SOUND itself. Anything he touched in the 80's made a huge impact on the majority who heard it. Incredible synth sounds and tight, tight, production values. Throw the other worldly talents of Trevor Rabin into the mix on guitar and vocals and it was always destined to be HUGE.

[@johncase2408]

From one album to the next spanning from 70's thru 80's, Yes has the most diverse sound. Every album has its own signature character.

[@betseyr.9081]

You had better plan on hitting Emerson, Lake & Palmer, Jethro Tull and King Crimson(for starts) if you are on a prog journey!

[@dagmar.6954]

Yes are an English progressive rock band formed in London in 1968. The band has undergone numerous line-up changes throughout its history, up to nineteen musicians have been full-time members. They have had a lot of great songs such as "Roundabout", "Going For The One", "Masquerade", "Yours Is No Disgrace", "Heart Of The Sunrise", "The Gates Of Delirium", "And You & I", "Starship Trooper", "Close To The Edge", "I've Seen All Good People" etc. Sadly drummer Alan White just passed away.

[@3ggshe11s]

This song was my introduction to Yes. They're still my favorite band almost four decades later. The horn blasts, the drum treatments, Jon's vocal range, and that incredible guitar solo -- it all caught my young imagination. Then I ended up falling in love with their much more progressive back catalog. Some people are fans of one or the other era, but I enjoy it all.

[@kelloneill74]

Watching this song give you multiple jump scares was highly amusing :D :D One of the most enjoyable things about this track though is getting to know it so well that you can anticipate all the quirky twists and turns. It's so much fun!

[@MarkoMakela-mv8dt]

It surely makes you smile!;P

[@anthonyblakely399]

I like to see you react to Close to the Edge by YES Totally Fire 🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@steveullrich7737]

You asked for more synth and you got it in spades. This is such a fun song. They were masters at incorporating so many sonic elements that work perfectly together. Also, Yes, to Deep Purple!

[@melw5043]

YES DEEP PURPLE! "Lazy" is great. Give "Close To The Edge" by Yes a listen too.

[@lovedc4ever678]

I was given the opportunity to see YES live when they toured on this album's release. I never would have chosen to see them myself. DUDE! To this day it remains the best concert I have ever seen! There talent live is beyond description. I went straight out and bought this album the next day. Every song is absolute magic. Fire. Bomb. However you want to term it. Pure genius!

[@ct6852]

It's weird how freakishly talented they are and nobody EVER told me about them whatsoever. Just randomly heard them in a documentary. Amazing band.

[@amemabastet9055]

I was at the concert in Stockholm, the first stop on the Europe tour in 1984. Through sheer luck I ended up on the second row smack in the middle, close enough to see the sweat on Anderson's forehead. The best concert I ever experienced.

[@GlennEdgington]

I saw this show in Edmonton where they filmed for the 9012 Live rockumentary. It was so awesome!

[@David-iv6je]

I saw this tour and ABWH on the next tour, and then the 8-piece tour for "Union." (A long-winded way of saying "I saw all the tours, including Tormato and Drama.) This was probably the least amazing of the tours. Much more conventional.

[@lesblatnyak5947]

Son your ready for Close To The Edge the first of 7 symphonic masterpieces of 18 minutes plus but you better put your seat belt on. Yes on the Deep Purple and Genesis.

[@marcgus25]

One song that is a must is Awaken off the Going for the One album. It is pure magic!

[@mariaportengen2959]

I really love this record. It 's absolutely fantastic. 🎶🎶👍👍👍❤️

[@stanleymerritt4722]

You're wading in the stream. Wait 'til you find out Yes is an ocean. Love the reaction.

[@stuartdmt]

Definitely a divisive song in the YES playlist. It is so different than nearly every song that came before it, largely due to the change up in the band. The long time guitarist, Steve Howe had left the band as well as the various keyboardists (Tony Kaye, Rick Wakeman, Patrick Moraz, Geoff Downes) and the vocalist, Jon Anderson. Bassist Chris Squire and drummer Alan White were left and began working with South African guitarist Trevor Rabin. Soon, the original keyboardist for the band, Tony Kaye was brought in and the band, now called "Cinema" distributed some demos with mixed reactions. I think it was Squire that brought some of the demos to Anderson who liked the new, fresh direction of the songs and had some suggestions. He was invited to sing with them and when things clicked it was obvious that if he were to join up they would again be "Yes." What followed was a very bumpy but creative ride for everyone involved. They created some memorable music by infusing Pop music with the craft and musicianship of Progressive rock. Many old Yes fans gave a thumbs down to the new sensibility but the band moved forward. I've been a fan since the mid 70s and actually like the "Rabin Years" Yes (90125, Big Generator, Union, Talk) but my heart will always be centered on the music they made between 1971 and1981 including "I've Seen All Good People" which you listed. That tune's studio recording is great but perhaps dated with the technology. The live recording from 1973's Yessongs shows the classic lineup of the band and their ridiculously powerful talent and energy (the Yessongs film is available on KZbin.) As far as other Yes songs that may interest you, "Roundabout," and "South Side of the Sky" from Fragile, "And You And I" from Close to the Edge, "Sound Chaser" from Relayer, and "Parallels," "Wondrous Stories," and "Awaken" from Going for the One. Except for Sound Chaser and Awaken most of these are shorter tunes. The epics such as "Close to the Edge" "Ritual" and "The Gates of Delirium" are amazing but a lot to bite off at the beginning. - sorry for the run-on, but of all the bands I've listened to over the years, these guys hold a special place. (oh...they're still putting out albums and are currently on tour in the U.K. Last studio album was 2021!)

[@wttw4942]

That song is a very good representation of the music compositional flow used in old school music, specifically the 80'. There are no loops on it at all. You have a meaningful lyric, excellent synth programing, sampling and performance on the keys, excellent drum sound, immaculate bass, very innovative guitar processing and the most important, NO AUTOTUNE AT ALL! You have real singer performing in the way a real artist with real talent is supposed to cut his tracks.

[@kengregory6026]

Sir Trevor Horn produced this....'nuff said

[@antarcticorb9197]

You had me laughing brother! I knew you were going to get shocked once those synthesizer effects dropped in. Best reaction to the song on the net! Yes no pun intended do I've seen all good people!

[@Prone2Thrill]

I've seen all good people is a great earlier release - their discography is decades long and impressive to the highest standards of the greats like RUSH and Zeppelin. 90125 and Big Generator are very underrated albums. We used them often to sell high end speakers at Roger Sound Labs in So Cal. Starship trooper is up near the top - it's a RIDE! Aim High Shoot Low is a VIBE and plenty more - strap in for a long trip!

[@thebonnielass5640]

it's always funny watching people react to songs for the first time

[@Dragonfly_64795]

I haven’t heard this song in years , love it !! ❤

[@MsTruthseeker999]

This song is epic! Yes had a load of good songs but this one has always been special to me and can only be listened to LOUD! Definitely yes do Deep Purple...Smoke on the water is a great start and then later in time Perfect Strangers. I know you'll love both. Priceless reaction by the way:)

[@oceanbluebandflorida]

This album has a bunch of GREAT songs

[@Calumetto]

If you asked top-flight musicians today to create something of this quality, and then showed them 38 year old computers and recording equipment and said "you've got to use this" they'd probably shake their heads and say "no way." ••• Thanks! PEACE!!!

[@sallybannister6224]

They are all outstanding musicians in their own right and I simply love them ....but ..without Jon Andersons vocals , Yes simply would not be the same .. he is everything ❤️

[@fractuss]

I mean yea, but I really liked the Drama album.

[@jodij6280]

Jon's voice is mesmerizing.

[@skaye19]

You can't judge Yes until you hear Roundabout and Starship Trooper

[@rk41gator]

This sounds more like Rush to me than Yes. It is a fun, dance-able tune. But people (critics) need to lighten up. Exciting is a great comment. More Yes, yes. (but don't forget that deep Genesis hole!)

[@jodij6280]

Abacab is my favorite.

[@ct6852]

KZbin randomly brought me here. Totally forgot how much I was obsessed with this song a decade ago. This and Roundabout are EPIC.

[@stephanie.r382]

Please can I suggest you react to Black Night by Deep Purple, it's brilliant!

[@pooler99]

Deep Purple - Child In Time Live Made In Japan (best Deep Purple song and best version)

[@correctlyrics]

Definitely do Deep Purple if you've never heard them. Highway Star Burn Child in Time And I'm very sure that you have heard ONE DP song... Smoke on the Water (and because you like back stories of songs...this one will delight you)

[@helenespaulding7562]

Hi Sal! I suggest Leave It or Ive Seen All Good People as your next Yes reaction

[@ianmitnick8245]

"Heart of the sunrise" by Yes is a masterpiece and so is "Close to the Edge" and "starship Trooper" is great - they are genius musicians!!! cream of the crop!! Very sadly to say - Rest In Peace bass player Chris Squire and drummer Alan White and Steve Howe the guitar player's beloved son.......very sad

[@lovedc4ever678]

Chris is quite possibly the most bad ass bassist to ever walk the planet IMO.

[@doughaviland1729]

I think that it's safe to say that this one CAUGHT YOU COMPLETELY OFF GUARD! 🤣 Great reaction !

[@yeshayahuhomberger2079]

Amazing reaction. Thx 👍💪

[@nancymjohnson]

Yes is my fav. Deep Purples Smoke on the Water live from Made in Japan is a must!!

[@jamesboyd2394]

Simply put..they were ahead of their time...

[@t.mccullough2573]

This is my all time fave YES song

[@dbrinkm1]

Great Song !...very few songs exist where the baseline completely takes over and drives the whole piece. Credit the late and greatest Chris Squire for perfection.per Wiki Squire recalled how he had obtained his distinctive tone at the time by rewiring his RM1999 into stereo and sending the bass and treble pick-ups each into a separate amplifier. By splitting the signal from his bass into dual high and low frequency outputs and then sending the low frequency output to a conventional bass amplifier and the high-frequency output to a separate lead guitar amplifier, Squire produced a tonal "sandwich" that added a growling, overdrive edge to the sound while retaining the Rickenbacker's powerful bass response. This gave his bass sound bright, growling higher frequencies and clean, solid bass frequencies. This technique allowed Squire to use harmonic distortion on his bass while avoiding the flat, fuzzy sound, loss of power and poor bass response that typically occurs when bass guitars are overdriven through an amplifier or put through a fuzz box db

[@kevinmarsh8922]

Try "Lazy" by Deep Purple, a great song.

[@pietrocofelice2292]

Chi non ha vissuto quelli anni d'oro della musica non può capire fino in fondo la qualità artistica e musicale di tutti quelli gruppi e cantanti solisti. È stato INCREDIBILE !!!! FENOMENALE !!!!

[@dinohudson1432]

First time reaction wow! and I’ve been listening to this for 40 years practically. Yeah I jammed out just like you did

[@toddellison5128]

This is just one of those songs you need to crank up and let it rip.

[@grahamkey8496]

I hated this song when it came out and was being played on the radio every hour of every day. But when I witnessed it being recreated live in concert, I was blown away.

[@ptxaholic]

eeeeek, I love this song! I actually didn't know they sung it lol. love react 💙💙

[@benjaminroe311ify]

When I was little my dad played this for me... told me it was Yes and I didn't believe him... Same band that did Roundabout and Heart of the Sunrise and And you and I? I said. Yeah he said. Listen. That's the singer, Jon Anderson... it's YES he says... I am like... no way... He's like WAY! Haha.

[@ianmitnick8245]

just to add --- "Owner of a Lonely Heart" was REJECTED and TURNED DOWN by the CEO of the record label - he said to YES he wouldn't put this out I think the story goes?? He didn't think it was marketable nor would it be popular financially so to speak - but they changed it or compromised and this song almost never happened - true story i believe

[@angelashepherd4429]

Listen to "Leave it" by YES. It'll blow your mind.

[@jodij6280]

Especially the acapella version.

[@gotham61]

Trevor Horn was the golden boy producer of the early 80s, and he pulled out all the stops with this one. The synth sounds are from a CMI Fairlight, a very early sampling synth, used to create the orchestral "hits" from samples.

[@kenhavens9559]

This song defined 1983. It was so new and different than anything else at the time - yet still very musical relatable and with great lyrics. This whole album is amazing!

[@robertsonsid]

The music video was cool as well.

[@RollosMustache]

Those sounds are orchestral hits. They were one of the first to use them they became common in the 90's and 2000's.

[@jenniferfoster1692]

Roundabout by Yes is a must..one of their epics

[@dreamweaver8913]

"Starship Trooper" is another amazing song by Yes! There's many and well worth the rabbit hole!

[@wen-nz3sk]

Yes had rotating members, lots of changes. Still, I love this song. ❤ And yes to Deep Purple!! 👍🏽

[@aronp7097]

Try the song: Changes

[@clarionblur]

Superior driving song.

[@roblake3350]

One of my top 5 favourite songs - love it ❤

[@ankhgirl3]

YES to “Yes” and this reaction. This song has ALWAYS been 🔥 Love how they were able to get so many different elements in this one song.

[@cowetascore8476]

Trevor Rabin and Trevor Horn are the fathers of this song. Rabin came in with it and Horn produced the heck out of it.

[@correctlyrics]

This is a great song, but "Roundabout" will knock you off your chair.

[@RMForbes505]

Changes is the best song on this album as far as I'm concerned.

[@cowetascore8476]

Hearts is the most "Yes" song on the album, though. Not a bad song on the album. One of my favorites.

[@helenespaulding7562]

Funny, I always thought Roundabout was their biggest hit. Live and learn. Yes epitome of prog rock, along with King Crimson, Genesis and later Rush. Many great Yes songs in your future. You’re going to love them!

[@hounddogtunes3203]

I loved YES! Went to see Anderson, Bruford, Wakeman, Howe in concert in the early 1990s. They were members from YES and made a separate album. If you haven't listened, "Leave It" from the 1980s was cool too. The video was hokey but the song was wonderful.

[@tehmascot]

if you want BONKERS.... go watch "Play" by Dave Grohl... once you realize what is actually happening.. your mind will be blown.

[@robertbullard4266]

You should look into the influences Rick Wakeman on keyboards over the years not only for Yes.

[@fernandotor3266]

Changes is the best

[@frankmarsh1159]

3:33 That synthesizer was a Fairlight CMI which was one of the very first digital samplers. When they first came out in 1979 they cost $32,000 which is about $129,000 in 2022 dollars. It is a short sample of an orchestra. They call it a orchestral stab. Of course nowadays just about any cheap toy keyboard could make that sound. You can also get that sound for free by downloading it from a sample library site. But back in 1983 it was pretty rad. ZZ Top and lot's of other bands used it too.

[@frankmarsh1159]

Fairlight 1983: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mpKvlJiDaNaNo6s

[@SalvoG]

Now this is super interesting thanks

[@katskillz]

yes now go and listen to Art of Noise from this same era, and Trevor Horn being the clever producer he was used these same orchestral stabs and more. I think Beat Box has this same sample, and Close to the Edit has the lo fi drum fill sample iirc

[@patricialea4024]

Kate Bush used a Fairlight too, and with her connection to Pink Floyd-i wonder if they did too (?)

[@foxchasejrt1]

Yes!!!! 😃 Deep Purple "Highway Star" studio version please!!!!🔥🔥🔥🔥 There's a video for that version too, not super well done but shows the band playing. I feel the solos (organ & guitar) are cleaner on the studio version than on the live videos.

[@davidgiles5912]

Enjoyed the 90125 album as well as Big Generator, Read the barcode to find the album name.

[@Thejazzfan66]

I really liked this song and the 90125 album. But then ❤, I realized as an 80’s kid; I didn’t know about their music from the late 60’s through the 70’s

[@delscoville]

The abrubt sound is called an Orchestra Hit. It was rather uncommon on synths back when this song was produced, but became standard on most rumpler keyboards, and preset sound banks on samplers. Yes sampled the sound from Funk, Inc. Kool is Back on a Fairlight CMI.

[@landiahillfarm6590]

YES went in so many directions over the years, and this was KILLER back in it's day.

[@GTO4now]

LOL...yeah, there is a lot going on in this song. As an original YES lineup fan I wasn't really sure about the "new" sound when this came out, but after listening to it a few times I really started to appreciate it. Now I regularly listen to 90125 and the Big Generator albums and I definitely appreciate the production and sound that the band put out in that Era. Chris and his bass play always stood out!

[@marksummers1700]

a disappointing song from a disappointing album... trevor rabin's direction of yes was horrible...

[@kevinjennings238]

BTW... Don't Bother Watching the "Official" Video! It's Bizarre, Convoluted and Doesn't give any kind of Meaning to the lyrics!

[@worldwidebirthdaycelebrations]

Great Reaction! Yes! Have you checked out "Baker Street," by Gerry Rapherty yet? (Always audio version first) it's the Blue Print! God Bless!

[@anthonyblakely399]

think you went to sleep on YES and i really saw your reaction to "Going For The One" so maybe you want to react to some more "Art Rock from this band!!! So I am requesting "Southside of The Sky" from the same album of "Roundabout" came which is entitled "Fragile." It is a Banger!!!! Hard rock and Ambient meets Funk rock!!!! Check it out!!! "Southside of The Sky" by YES!!! Reply

[@josephjones328]

Please, Deep Purple, Highway Star! It was sort of my anthem in 1971 while in college.

[@HarryCrabb-j9q]

100% fake review by someone who wants to capitalise on the naivety of Yes fans. Down thumbs.

[@brentgunderson1349]

The followup hit single "Leave It" was crazy different too.

[@gerardcote8391]

Just caught your Black Sabbath Iron Man. You Should check out Lovebites Holy War Live, I think you'll like it

[@guitar-arvidojoar560]

Regarding Deep Purple check-out Child of Mine live and Solider of Fortune

[@fliwatuett]

Great reaction Salvo. This was all over the radio in my youth. Greetings from Germany

[@louispeel9919]

I think you will find that the Keyboard was a Fairlight CMI!!!!

[@marksotta9696]

Welcome to the world of Trevor Horn, brief member of Yes who co-wrote and produced this song. He was largely responsible for creating this Dance-Rock genre move for Yes. No surprise, given his prowess as a keyboardist/synthesizer player, music composer and producer. He isn't called "The Man Who Invented The Eighties" for nothing...he even went down in history as half the of act (The Buggles) of the first ever video played on MTV in August 1981, "Video Killed The Radio Star."