I was in sixth grade when when I first heard this album at my friends house. I can still remember that day. I am 61 now.
@stevet52667 ай бұрын
Two more Yes classics you should check out are "Heart of the Sunrise" and "South Side of the Sky"
@alldayadventures54187 ай бұрын
They really need to revisit the Fragile Album. They stopped after Roundabout...
@unclemeat73107 ай бұрын
Absolutely!
@mr.snicker-doodles70817 ай бұрын
Dude YES!! No pun intended...AGREED...Heart of the SUNRISE...all time favorite YES-song!
@daveh93357 ай бұрын
Great especially live
@alanmaxwell31047 ай бұрын
"Yes" sir
@lesblatnyak59477 ай бұрын
Ladies and gentlemen YES the greatest show on earth . 🙏🎶
@jeffschielka78457 ай бұрын
👍🪐🪐🪐😎
@andrewcole37367 ай бұрын
Jon Anderson wrote Your move and Chris Squire wrote All good people. 🕊❤️🎼
@aprilstewart59297 ай бұрын
I didn't realize that about Chris. Good to know.
@ws37647 ай бұрын
I always had trouble identifying YES as just another prog band. They seem like so much more.
@jaquestraw17 ай бұрын
They are
@0okamino7 ай бұрын
To me, being so much more than just this or that is part of what prog is about.
@Ibanezed2107 ай бұрын
They were progressive, classical, rock, blue grass, funk and cultural all wrapped in one.
@t.j.payeur53317 ай бұрын
We sure did!@@AgingDrummerBoy-ly1js
@ronaldelliott43737 ай бұрын
The lyrics of a chess game as a metaphor for a relationship and one’s life. Jon’s lyrics usually don’t come wrapped with a bow of coherence. However, his use of words to create sounds complementing melody are his trademark, as he has said many times over the yrs. Their body of work is of a quality that’ll stand the test of time.
@humpy9367 ай бұрын
Truth
@ZacCostilla7 ай бұрын
And it was also a tribute to John Lennon, with lines like “Send an instant karma to me” and background vocals singing “All we are saying is give peace a chance”.
@scottstewart57847 ай бұрын
Some people are better at comprehending sung lyrics than others. I myself struggle a lot with many artists, and when struggling I treat the lyrics as another instrument. I can't both understand and process the difficult-for-me lyrics AND jam to the song, so I let the meaning go. If it's a good song sung well, it will convey the same feeling.
@dannycasson15517 ай бұрын
One of the more accessible songs by them if you're not familiar with Prog. What a classic band. These songs just get better and better as the years go by.
@genecase94647 ай бұрын
Just a wonderful album. This song was a bit more traditional than most of their other songs. But it's also one of their most popular ones. Starship Trooper is probably my favorite off this album.
@robertrosello19647 ай бұрын
Chris Squire's bass playing, while always amazing, is particularly awesome here. I play air BASS guitar when I hear this
@sagegoodwin16 ай бұрын
He’s totally all over this album too, he is so good.
@vicprovost25617 ай бұрын
Great song that got a ton of airplay in the 70s, they always played it live when I saw them. For another YES classic, do And You And I, tremendous and unique tune, a sound like no other, you will be impressed. Enjoy! 🎵🎸🎤🎹🎶
@mr.snicker-doodles70817 ай бұрын
Ehh, they already did it! But I think the live version from YESSONGS is WAY better..
@frankhoulihanfh49727 ай бұрын
@@mr.snicker-doodles7081 Yes have done live versions of And You And I that surpass the wonderful original studio version, but in my opinion the Yessongs version isn’t one of them. I dislike the overly bombastic opening and far prefer the softer 12 string harmonic intro. Far. In fact, it is one of the most beautiful things they ever did. The Yessongs version is again, imho, one of the weaker spots on an otherwise great set.
@mr.snicker-doodles70817 ай бұрын
@@frankhoulihanfh4972 Well, ya know what they say, Opinions are like A-holes! Everyone's got one!!
@frankhoulihanfh49727 ай бұрын
@@mr.snicker-doodles7081 Truth is I was just thinking the same thing! lol
@crosscatch7 ай бұрын
I know a fella who saw them when they played the whiskey in LA during their first US visit. He’s thought there were the best band he had ever seen. His band was really good too so it’s incredible assessment.
@erickent35577 ай бұрын
I only know this from 70s radio; the tracks played together just like that. I was a boy then, and though I never owned a YES album nor thought of myself as a fan, this set has a magic of the times that can't be created again.
@lindaulloa47867 ай бұрын
This is I think is my favorite album. Fragile, Close to the Edge and Relayer follow. Have seen Yes multiple times in their different incarnations. Always an awesome performance!
@rogueleader41817 ай бұрын
This album is also a classic. My gateway album to the rest of the Yes catalogue.
@frankhoulihanfh49727 ай бұрын
I have come to believe that whether they knew it or not at the time The Yes Album became more or less their mission statement.
@sagegoodwin16 ай бұрын
It’s a perfect album, not easy to do!
@rk41gator7 ай бұрын
Love their harmonies and how they can handle multiple time signatures at the same time. Phil Collins loved to listen to Yes and bring ideas back to Genesis. Then they too had great harmonies and polyrhythms all over the place. These are the two BEST prog bands by far.
@shariherman347 ай бұрын
Sorry, but I really need to insert ELP and Rush in there also.
@rk41gator7 ай бұрын
@@shariherman34 I saw both Genesis and ELP live and, while ELP's show and music were stellar, Genesis was in a league by themselves. I've seen King Crimson, but not Rush. Both Rush and ELP, I agree, are hugely important and influential. But I would only put Pink Floyd at the top of my list with Yes and Genesis. Opinions vary. Ain't it wonderful?
@lazarus5507 ай бұрын
The album that had a life time affect on a 16 year old at high school in 1970.. Changed my musical outlook forever. the Yes album the start of their prog gems up to Tormato. Great choice lads.
@richardhudson11656 ай бұрын
I was fortunate enough to see them live! They sounded just like that only a lot! Louder
@shirley33717 ай бұрын
Great pick to react to , great harmonies and love the message of peace
@danevans58237 ай бұрын
The constant with them aside from the unbelievable mix of music is they have a positive message of peace and actually provide ways of living it.Try Starship Trooper which lives up to its name
@owenhershey137 ай бұрын
Love this Yes classic! Beautiful harmonies and melodies
@robinstarkey60717 ай бұрын
I played this album so much h as a teen that i could sing every word, and knew every pause. It is woven into my memory ❤
@user-gd1ru7er5t3 ай бұрын
When you listen to a Yes song, it's like they take you on a journey with them! And they are glad to take you along!!! Lol!!!
@rhondamcewananderson39687 ай бұрын
Forever a fan! 🎵❤️🎶
@8DecadesLife7 ай бұрын
I was 12 when this came out. I'd suggest "South Side of the Sky" Not as well known but was always my favorite.
@jeffschielka78457 ай бұрын
YES❗️❗️❗️The greatest band on this or any other planet❗️❗️❗️🪐🪐🪐😎
@lesblatnyak59477 ай бұрын
👑🎶
@jeffschielka78457 ай бұрын
@@lesblatnyak5947 👍😎
@mr.snicker-doodles70817 ай бұрын
GOING FOR THE ONE! Amazing song..first song I ever heard from them!! Great album too...
@christianmarler22532 ай бұрын
"All we are saying...is give peace a chance."
@johnbuono947526 күн бұрын
I wonder how many people catch that?
@christianmarler225321 күн бұрын
@@johnbuono9475 I know, it seems to slip by most listeners.
@mrDK19517 ай бұрын
Imagine a world without music.
@ML-un1oi7 ай бұрын
My favorite song from Yes. And one my all time favorites. Thanks fellas for the excellent reaction!
@aprilstewart59297 ай бұрын
It helps if you think of Yes songs as being like Oreo cookies. Double stuffed. The cookie surrounds the lush filling, keeps it all together, makes a whole out of seemingly disparate parts. Some songs are like huge BAGS of Oreos (Close to the Edge). Everything Jon Anderson wrote (with and without Yes) is a divine confection. :)
@jeremygray13317 ай бұрын
The background singing of “All we are saying is give peace a chance” is actually a John Lennon song (his first solo single) Plastic Ono Band.
@NVprods7 ай бұрын
You'll understand why these songs go together when you get a chance listen to the live version on the Yessongs album, or any other live version, where they connect the two songs and really jam at the end. Crowds used to go crazy.
@JJ8KK7 ай бұрын
There's two more songs on this album you haven't heard, both of which are shorter songs, both of which are really quite excellent (but don't really fit into YES' list of masterpieces, cuz so short). You might want to react to them both in the same vid, given their shorter length. I absolutely love *A Venture,* a 3-minute song that's melodically beautiful, but at the same time displaying their super musicianship & experimental approach. *The Clap* was YES' way of introducing new virtuoso guitarist Steve Howe to their fan base, demonstrating that there were no guitar skills that he lacked in a fun "live"performance before an audience. Well worth a listen Oh, and don't think you've finished with YES' Uber-Classic Period masterpieces after you've heard The Yes Album, Fragile, & Close To The Edge. There's one more astonishingly good recording of another YES Masterpiece in the form of a Cover (their last) of Paul Simon's *America* which they turned into an encore jam played at the end of concerts. Though recorded at that time, it never appeared on any studio album, but only on a compilation album some years later. Filled to the brim with Squire/Bruford ear candy. (One more thing, don't do a comparison reaction to 1st the Paul Simon version & then YES' version. They are two completely different things)
@PaulHilburger7 ай бұрын
The Godfathers of Prog Rock!
@stevejennings18097 ай бұрын
"All we are saying is give peace a chance", you can hear them sing that chorus in the first half of the song. That chorus line was huge during Band-Aide and I don't recall YES ever getting credit for that chorus?
@BethTiner29 күн бұрын
John Lennon wrote Give Peace a Chance
@garyosborn6 ай бұрын
I love your reactions and commentary guys - you cover some great music. I am surprised you have not yet reacted to 'Awaken' by Yes. Its a must!
@marcelliott11117 ай бұрын
Hearing Jon Anderson's voice makes me want to see both of you react to something a little different🥴-- Friends of Mr. Cairo , full version by Jon and Vangelis ( did the music for Blade runner).The lyrics will leave no doubt as to what the song is about. Haunting.!😢
@jaquestraw17 ай бұрын
Absolutely. Olias of Sunhillow is another favorite of mine
@rk41gator7 ай бұрын
"give peace a chance" Such a nice detail.
@stanleymerritt47227 ай бұрын
Thanks!! for the reactions to YES. Always makes my day just a bit better.
@2869may7 ай бұрын
CLASSIC...! Great Song...!
@peterjoslyn17 ай бұрын
The second part is one of the most joyous moments in the Yes catalogue. I saw them play it live in 1989 with Bill Bruford as ABWH, and it was magnificent
@willo87947 ай бұрын
Here I go in the way back machine. I’m 17 and just graduated from HS. Little did I know that my future step son would be born the same year.😊
@fredscott56447 ай бұрын
Listen carefully there is John Lennon's "Give Peace a Chance" in the background of the second movement.
@perrynelson42547 ай бұрын
I think the coolest thing that's happening in the world right now is that people are actually exercising CRITICAL LISTENING again. You guys are to be commended for being two of the best at it. With a good pair of headphones (AKG's perhaps?) and time devoted to it, you are experiencing what folks used to do in the early days of the hi-fi/stereo revolution... really listening to recordings with your ears and minds. God bless you. The rewards for doing this are almost limitless. Check out the What If album by the Dixie Dregs. Another Ken Scott engineering masterpiece. Your souls will be lifted, I promise.
@scottsnyder27267 ай бұрын
As a pre-teen/teen it was wonderful hearing a new Yes song on the radio then going out, buying the album and listening with head phones. Always knew it would be something a little different with great ear candy. My favorite example of Jon Anderson’s vocals.
@tonytony53807 ай бұрын
Amazing how they can write a song about a chess game and its amazing They still play them back to back on the radio
@randyallaben99007 ай бұрын
Chris Squire (the Dr. of the Rickenbacher) on bass is a creative beast. John Anderson is an incredible lyricist and singer. Steve Howe on guitar is incredible. Bill Bruford on drums is amazing, also of King Crimson. Tony Kaye on keys very solid. Just an amazingly talented and creative band.
@joelliebler56907 ай бұрын
One of the first YES classic songs that made me a lifelong fan at the age of 12 years old back in the early 1970’s!Try doing the ultimate prog. Song called Perpetual Change!
@ChasBeauregarde7 ай бұрын
One of my favorite Yes songs. I love the switch up on All Good People ( part three) with Chris Squire driving hard on that boogie. Yeah they were prog, but they could rock hard!
@krob-sn7ek7 ай бұрын
Always one of my favorite albums. Wow. It is still amazing after all these years. I think it just gets better ! First time hearing this 10th grade/78. My friends Dad had a B and O turntable Denon amp and Klipsch speakers. The first time hearing true high fidelity to this album. I couldn’t believe what I was hearing. Fuck. His Dad had a big ole jar of weed in the fridge. It was a good party! Wish you could have experienced it like that w us !! Rock on dudes.
@YESFan19717 ай бұрын
YES........best band ever. Period.
@BillyKaos5167 ай бұрын
The background srs are quoting John Lennon... "All we are saying is give peace a chance"
@eltonjah56697 ай бұрын
"Don't surround yourself with yourself"
@jenniferfoster16927 ай бұрын
This is on the Almost Famous movie's incredible soundtrack. You guys should watch it on your other channel. It's a movie, not a documentary, about the real life of a 15 yr old Rolling Stone music reporter in the 70s, who later became a film director, Cameron Crowe. He wrote this about his life following bands on the road as a teen, including The Allman Brothers, at 16 yrs old! Great music, hilarious and a great look into the 70s rock scene & the people who followed them around. He also directed Jerry McGuire, among others.
@alanwhetstone43967 ай бұрын
PEACE LOVE /*\ TRUE NORTH
@jaquestraw17 ай бұрын
Just what I needed 💚 Jon always nourishes my soul
@whoneedssantawhenthereisgr17247 ай бұрын
Love this song haven’t heard it in years thank you guys.
@whoneedssantawhenthereisgr17247 ай бұрын
Hi, l’m here now.
@whoneedssantawhenthereisgr17247 ай бұрын
I tried to text but it keeps telling me it’s an invalid number.
@eddiecriglington4007 ай бұрын
Magical Music. My first introduction to Yes. 1971, aged 15. 🎶❤️🎶
@albertjflores89502 ай бұрын
I believe I was 10 or there about when i first heard of Yes , I'm 65 now...
@cubangal17 ай бұрын
did we have the best music????you bet we did!!!!!!!!!so awesome thanks bunches
@paulwebster34177 ай бұрын
One of my top five bands of all time. No one sounded like them .
@KennyCamaro23647 ай бұрын
They always played these two songs together on the radio back in the day guys.
@dannywachowski58807 ай бұрын
The Yes Album was probably the first vinyl I ever bought back in the 1970's as a kid. I was seduced into their music after hearing Yours Is No Disgrace somewhere
@originalhgc7 ай бұрын
Used to hear them back-to-back on the radio too, on FM album rock stations. Can't imagine one without the other.
@hellemarc47674 ай бұрын
I love this album, and this is the best song about chess, a game I love.
@sigil57727 ай бұрын
One Yes (double) song that improved in terms of arrangement over years of live performance.
@renecuellar30787 ай бұрын
Another great band with an excellent body of work.
@ricobonifacio10957 ай бұрын
Steve Howe is not metioned enough in goat guitar players conversation. The man has done such amazing guitar work.
@darrenmaxwell10857 ай бұрын
Just started this one La & Chi! It’s just so good! Great choice!
@amyvest17777 ай бұрын
Groove and funk always wins!!!
@davids93447 ай бұрын
Good one. Awaken from the album Going for the One. You won’t be disappointed
@Sp33gan7 ай бұрын
A huge memory song for me. Not only that my older brother had this album and played it 'til the needle wore through the grooves, but wonderful memories of being 12 and starting my first job in a club (I had a full beard by this age) that hosted live bands. One of the top groups that played with us many times was a band called Bosco. This is one of the songs in their deep repertoire and damned if they didn't play it as good as the original. Bosco was a hugely popular Seattle band that made the normal tour across the border into Canada, as well as down the west coast. They were not only seriously good, they were really nice. Their bass player, Dan, was a good friend and married another friend of the family here in Vancouver. Dan grew up on the same street as Jimi Hendrix and Jimi's dad had given him several of his son's stage outfits which he happily wore on gigs. Add to it that he was almost a spitting image of Jimi, who could play his bass behind his head as well as playing the theramin, and you have a very entertaining band. That they never made it big is another story but Bosco certainly deserved it. Played by either Bosco or Yes, Your Move and I've Seen All Good People remains a favourite of mine 50 years later. ♥
@williamweiss61287 ай бұрын
THAT ALBUM!! Didn't see them back then, but!! Saw them in the round, later. Amazing band. Also, 90125 tour.
@joebarrera97416 ай бұрын
CLASSIC BAND AND SUPER TALENT ....
@t.j.payeur53317 ай бұрын
Those vocals are something, huh...
@brandonboucher70907 ай бұрын
Epic track
@anthonyblakely3995 ай бұрын
I really need to educate you guys on the members of Yes on this album, "Fragile, " and this song, "Long Distance, " are: Jon Anderson >lead vocals; Bass guitar > Chris Squire; Steve Howe > guitars; Rick Wakeman > keyboards; Bill Bruford > drums and percussion.
@CosmicVagabondPixie7 ай бұрын
YAY **LUV** this **Reaction!!!** so **Crisp** luv that! & the keys YAY
@christopherhuot28267 ай бұрын
The live version is GREAT too😅
@melvinwomack37177 ай бұрын
Back to good old YES! 2:32
@erickvermeulen97347 ай бұрын
You don't hear often key changes anymore in pop music like here at the end of the song.
@elpelp18787 ай бұрын
Very true, Erick
@daveg39177 ай бұрын
❤❤❤
@user-jj4dz6tr1t7 ай бұрын
This song starts as an English folk song, then goes straight blues-rock!
@WorldwideWyatt6 ай бұрын
All we are saying is give peace a chance ✌️
@johnthegreek58367 ай бұрын
Great song, great album and thank you for reacting to this song, finally someone on KZbin found this classic gem!
@Noelle00267 ай бұрын
That whole album is great.
@user-vv7lp9nn6y7 ай бұрын
Check out Yours is No Disgrace and Starship Trooper from the same album - absolute classics
@jtj9097 ай бұрын
these guys could PLAY! Hard to find a group with a higher level of musicianship than YES
@nonsuch3 ай бұрын
Chris Squire's voice goes so well with Jon Anderson's when they harmonize and counterpoint.
@XDarkSyntaXOriginal7 ай бұрын
Try this one by yes "No opportunity necessary, no experience needed" it from their Time and a word album which was very underrated. I had it on 8track back in the day. I'm a musician of over 50 years. I'll hook you up with some incredible tracks when I get some time.
@paulhenry26555 ай бұрын
Y’all ought to do a reaction to Awaken. It is considered by many, including some band members as their best song. The studio version from Going For The One.
@KennyCamaro23647 ай бұрын
Laa and Chee. Love it brother!!
@jackndan66037 ай бұрын
Saw Yes with my sis in Vancouver,great live. Thanks for this one guy's!!😃🇨🇦
@GTO4now7 ай бұрын
YES! 😊
@mr.snicker-doodles70817 ай бұрын
Heart of the SUNRISE please...Heart of the SUNRISE please...Heart of the SUNRISE please...Heart of the SUNRISE please...Heart of the SUNRISE please...YES..:)
@ugadawgs19907 ай бұрын
This song is meant to reflect the emotional experience of a tulip opening up its petals to spring rain and sensing the approaching night. It’s what the flower is feeling.
@Macstick7 ай бұрын
The beginnings of the prog music !! 😎🍺. Also anything off 90125 album
@user-ek7vx9rq2n7 ай бұрын
The hell with tennis, who wants to play chess?😊😊
@Looksue7 ай бұрын
When this album was new saw them in ( Hampton beach N.H. )
@CuriousGeorge11117 ай бұрын
It looks like you guys got copyright struck on Dire Strait's Telegraph Road. I hope you're able to react to it eventually, because I consider it a masterpiece, particularly the album version. Knopfler named the album Love Over Gold, and I believe Telegraph Road lives up to that title. All the best, La and Che!
@kennethmardis21327 ай бұрын
Dire Straits great Band, Telegraph Road is one of my favorites