Yes - Looking Around - Live in Switzerland, 1969

Lip-synced performance. Original source - www.peterbanks.net
Peter Banks - guitar, back vocals
Bill Bruford - drums
Jon Anderson - lead vocals
Chris Squire - bass, back vocals
Tony Kaye - keyboards

[@jasonrothbaum7266]

Dancing is not the first thing that comes to mind when I hear this. The studio audience had their work cut out for them

[@charlesnolan7602]

I bought the first 2 YES albums in June, 1973. 49 years later, I have never gotten tired of them. Excellent albums!

[@billbailey7302]

I was fortunate enough to see them on their first US tour at a small venue in Struthers Ohio. I've been a fan ever since.

[@robrussell5329]

I'll bet you mean The Yes Album and Fragile, which for most fans were their first two albums. But they had two earlier albums and this video is from that period.

[@stevieG.]

Its impossible to tire of Yes they transcend everything . wearing my Yes t-shirt out in public always gets approved by those in the know.

[@vbian88]

It's such an overlooked song. Should've been a hit. Great beat and rhythm.

[@josephcosta9772]

YES! ❤✌️🎸

[@jsteed44]

Their debut album is overlooked rather listen to it sure beats topographical oceans

[@1ouncebird]

@@jsteed44 To each their own taste I guess. I quite like Yes's debut album. There are some great tunes on it. But to claim that it beats Tales From Topographic Oceans is mind boggling in the extreme.

[@davidstrange6914]

This is the real YES fantastic sound and loved Banks guitar work, saw them live several times amazing band

[@Hiwatt100W1]

I agree with you! I never saw them, but on record I prefer the Yes of Peter Banks- he had a great sound with that Rickenbacker through the Marshalls. The whole band was just more interesting to me in their original incarnation.

[@mikelord9860]

This is the earliest of Yes - the dance band! Who woulda thunk it?! I didn't listen to 'em til the mid 70s, and I did see 'em in concert, '77. They were absolutely triumphant!

[@faschuck]

Now there’s something you NEVER see: Chris playing a Fender Precision, instead of his iconic Rickenbacker 4003…

[@Cheese_1337]

this is lip synced anyways, that's a rick sound from studio version

[@seekingwisdom8]

Like most Americans, my introduction to Yes was the radio shortened version of Roundabout. I know I had heard Yours is no Disgrace at a friends house, but I didn’t really listen to it when he played it. Fast forward to September, 1972 and I’m attending a concert with 8 other friends in St Paul Minnesota at the armory. Opening act was Gentle Giant, and I was slightly familiar with them, but not impressed enough to buy an album. The second act was the Eagles, I believe on their first big tour. They had two hits prior to this, Take it Easy and Witchy Woman. Through the performances of the first two bands, I sat comfortably in a balcony seat, close enough to see the faces of every band member, but not a great spot to hear the music. As the Firebird suite played, I found myself out of my seat and moving to the front of the stage on the main floor. I had a great spot as the suite ended and Yes was on stage, in the dark. Immediately, they started playing Siberian Khatru in bright lights. It seems like their entire performance was over as soon as it started as I was mesmerized by every single song. I’ve yet to attend a concert as great as that. They performed two encores, and everyone in the armory was cheering and screaming for more. The armory wasn’t a large place, but the audience made it sound like a stadium full of fans celebrating their favorite sports team winning a world championship. It literally was a life changing experience for me and the other 7 guys who traveled to the concert that night. At 66, I’ve experienced true life altering events, heart breaking and others filled with overwhelming joy, and I don’t dare compare the Yes concert to those kinds of life changing events. Needless to say, I became consumed by Yes after that, seeking everything they recorded and attending two more concerts in the following 3 years after.

[@concatinate]

Cool story! :-)

[@magog6852]

Not reading that, sorry

[@robincarlysle-vo7pi]

Saw their 1972 summer tour with eagles as the openers. This was the last one for drummer bill before. Got to the show and the only tickets left were lawn seats we paid two American dollars each for our seats. Yes was scary good and great to see the band with bill bruford on drums he soon departed to king crimson

[@alanoneill3065]

simiar thing happened to me at the Glasgow Apollo..what a light show they had..I was tripping

[@tomgaylord1601]

I was at that show! Awesome memories. I too became infatuated with Yes after this show. I've seen them a dozen times or so since.

[@awaken77]

They are so young and cute. Great historical record

[@DrDiamond1]

Great times when people could dance to progressive rock.

[@petermoran3041]

We 'freaked out' regularly Fridays at Esmerelda's Bletchley!! Happy days!!

[@straycatttt2766]

In the late 1990’s, my ex-girlfriend and I went to a Yes concert at the Camden amphitheater. We danced in the aisle and had a great time.

[@hardtruth4459]

Saw them in Denver, everyone remained seated the whole concert, stiff as boards.. Denver of all places.

[@colinburroughs9871]

it wasn't really prog rock at this point, hence the dancing

[@dislikesquare8749]

Peter Banks and Tony Kaye: The testosterone and color of YES.

[@jennifersman7990]

This is before Chris Squire started using Rickenbacker basses, that bass sound was one of Yes’ trademarks

[@worldnotworld]

Nothing "live" about it, but still wonderful.

[@adfowlkes71]

Call it a music video. They had a lot of them back then.

[@SandyPaper494]

F.....g bass , bloody brilliant . Rip Mr. Squire

[@slappy0077]

ANY footage of tubs & the fish on stage is worth watching

[@aschule5684]

Tubs? LoL 😂 so I have to ask because I honestly don't know would that be "Bruford" by any chance? I know Chris is the fish! If so that's funny in my 61 years I've never heard Bill referred to as Tubs although I spose it makes sense.....

[@dalebaker9109]

This just goes to prove, that Yes have always been good. What a fabulous band.

[@pristineclear8604]

I seen them either in 1972 or 73, LSD got right up to the very front. It was absolutely the best sounding concert I had I have ever been too. The place where I was seated about 14,000, and there wasn't maybe six or seven hundred people there. I think everybody wanting to listen to hard Rock and Roll didn't get into Yes the progressive type band. It was in the South so what do you expect. Absolutely the best. It was Lynyrd Skynyrd territory actually where the band members of Skynyrd grew up. Don't get me wrong I loved Skynyrd

[@kevinkilduff2064]

Man, were these guys at the vanguard of superb rock/prog music. True giants occupying a deserved place on the pantheon of rock musicians.

[@RicardoMartinez-oh9sq]

While the Beatles were in full decadence from their golden years.

[@MsLoverockmusic]

Amazing! 49 yrs after this performance, Jon & Tony are still rocking it this yr for their 50th!

[@Ready4changes]

I listened to this tape in my bug for 4 months straight and never got tired of it. I can listen to any Yes album over and over and still seem to discover something new in the music, it never gets boring for me.

[@hardtruth4459]

Not sure why, but I didn't know Banks was the original guitarist, until he died recently. Not as technical, but very emotional guitarist, and underated.

[@1ouncebird]

@hardtruth: I love Steve Howe and the direction the band would go with those epic full on prog albums of the 70's. But Peter Banks was a very talented guitarist and he was certainly underrated by me for a long time until I started paying more attention years down the road.

[@limonlimoneri8327]

This video shows how progrock can be danced; thanks God, I thought I was the only one...

[@pressureworks]

Really a psych band and a little punk rock around that point in time. Well perhaps the Prog Rock tag was more relevant later on, perhaps around the time of the Close To The Edge LP.

[@josie1776]

@@pressureworks , nothing of punk here. LOL Some prog fans think every prog rock song that is not extremely progressive is punk. Exactly as the metal fans call "pop" every rock song that is not extremely heavy. This song is a prog rock song with short duration, few ambiences and no big dynamic changes, but the elements of the genre are there.

[@pressureworks]

@@josie1776 thats a new term to me: EXTREMELY Progressive !

[@josie1776]

@@pressureworks , I can imagine; extremists in every area don't see themselves as extremists. The prog extremists obviously go in the same way.

[@alanoneill3065]

yes...I think it became bloated in the 70's...this is quite snappy

[@AnandaNaidu-j1u]

with bill bruford on drums yes always sound amazing

[@yes_head]

Yet another uber-rarity sees the light of day. Does Peter's estate have any other gems, one wonders?

[@JuanLozano-t4z]

una caracterísica de Yes que siempre se mantuvo: pese a la montaña de sonidos, y de lo complejo de algunos arreglos, nunca pierden la MELODÍA: hermosa canción; VIVA YES!!!

[@williambiondolillo6443]

Tony +Hammond= greatness

[@spoonful1018]

Nice version of the band - a bit more pleasant than the next several years

[@kevinwaters5872]

Yes were never an ordinary band. From the very get go.

[@richardcyrka6682]

I always forget how good this song is.

[@АндрейЛежнин-ы3с]

Музыка моего детства

[@BillBadMule123]

My First Yes album I Bought was Close to the Edge back in the early 70s

[@aschule5684]

This incarnation of Yes had a kind of psychedelic feel to their music ☮️

[@colinburroughs9871]

The big 3 records have it in spades, and done artfully, it's kind of campy here, though nice.

[@robertjannush4403]

This is one of the very first YES songs I EVER heard that was NEVER PLAYED on the Radio long after it came out and It STARTED MY LOVE FOR YES AND HAVE BEEN A HUGE FAN MORE THAN EVER AND IT CONTINUES TO GROW AS TIME GOES ON !!!!!! ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@rickyman2307]

Pete Banks your the best everyone just looked so happy then

[@JuanLozano-t4z]

se los ve jóvenes plenos felices!! Y ESA FELICIDAD LA transmiten aunque estén haciendo PLAYBACK!!

[@bazbarrett8103]

Great song and all un all my favourite album.

[@michaeljones9301]

So cool to see these old clips of my MUSICAL Heros. Reason I play Keys and Percussion. More of a Wakeman Fan i guess, but love Bill. And his love of electronic percussion, at different times and places, why i love to play drums. Its now aproaching 56 years, these guys definitely changed music. Hope to see Jon and the Band Geeks. Look forward to the new CIRCA: Record, Love Trevors Album . EXCELLENT. Long live this Musical Institution.

[@blitztim6416]

Chris on a Fender. Still sounds great.

[@frankguertin1892]

Lucky kids, they cannot imagine how good they had it to be there.

[@TheBundleofkent]

The guy "dancing" at 02:13 slayed me!!!!!!!!

[@wojciechtrojanowski7178]

Master of the dance floor.

[@louisb5563]

You guys!!!😁😃😄😆😆😂🤣🤣😂🤣

[@alanoneill3065]

In my humble opinion...the best band to trip to

[@dornelli1]

2:16 the man in the suit, dancing the prog song away

[@charliegglines3965]

Wish the bass was as prominent on the recording as it is here! Squire’s tone here is one of a kind!

[@paularcuri2376]

This is dubbed in from the album

[@charliegglines3965]

⁠@@paularcuri2376it is, but the film equipment from this set seems to have made the bass a higher volume than the others unlike the album

[@laurentakchote8242]

Oh my oh my ! Yes looking around for power and glory 😂😅😂 Yes Forever ❤

[@Gizathecat2]

Just watched the Los Bravos cover of this song! Jon’s brother was lead singer in the early seventies.

[@johnnytidoyjimenea480]

Greatest band ... bravo👏👏👏👏👏👏👏🎈🎈🎈🔆

[@anthonyglaser929]

nice find, thanks for posting.

[@hardtruth4459]

Love the " Yesterday" album - great hits of this period, got me through a lot of tough times.

[@gregmccourt4730]

Wow. Those people can dance!

[@MarbleyeRecords]

Amazing

[@claudioa670]

pedazo de banda grande yes

[@gtralive-2025]

Groovy baby!

[@lemonink3685]

lead guitar peter banks *YES*

[@tomallen5837]

gosh and they made it sound so much like the album! Anyway, what beautiful visuals... of Tony Kaye's ummm "keyboards".

[@paularcuri2376]

This is dubbed in from the album

[@RajivChopra]

What a great band

[@paulkemnater9216]

timeless good sound !

[@papunAlicea]

Thanks so much for share this video. Great memories, song, performance and arrangement. Great YES

[@nigel900]

Outstanding!

[@usthem9145]

cool!

[@franktreppiedi2208]

Hippie Yes.

[@marcosfrancisco7046]

O primeiro disco do Yes que comprei foi o YES lançado em 1969, o da capa preta com nome vermelho, é tinha essa música , para mim o que mais gostei.

[@urs-wernermerkli3035]

That was when they first dated Patrick Moraz and Professor Ristori at Montreux. The festival is Rose d'or.

[@nhikoid]

Brilliant!

[@fintyfire5412]

Classic YES.......

[@estebangranados2583]

Qué belleza de espectáculo!!!!!

[@davidwatkinson1226]

Love it. WONDERFUL 😁😀😁😀😁

[@juancarlosbermudez7789]

Rock progresivo en sus comiensos

[@rivaldosouza782]

Very good YES the best prog

[@GreatBowlsAfire]

try early Goblin

[@IanBourneMusic]

That bass sound, though.

[@alanoneill3065]

distinctively YES

[@jimiboii209]

Camera crew is on point!

[@1ouncebird]

Well, they seemed to have trouble showing Peter during his guitar solos but other than that it was pretty good.

[@GreatBowlsAfire]

you mean on tip 🤣

[@MatthewReiser123]

Love this song (and performance, even though Jon's lip-synching here)

[@Silenceeify]

0:48 there's a lot to unpack right there (literally)

[@Mauro_B._Vieira.]

There`s any shadow of doubt that first performers in the first band formation for the first album still the best ever? And have your own choice, cause if you don`t know or don`t want to dance, feel embarrased or something like that, there will be no trouble to stay around the stage only for apreciate and feel the music. That`s realy great!

[@filidorable]

Great sound from the boys - considering that they aren't actually plugged in! You can sense where the music was actually going tho. The great albums were in the future along with the classic line up.

[@Magnetron33]

Pretty sure this is the recording from the first LP

[@ksjoyjespeace]

Yeah,probably.

[@123agidee_2]

Yeah its synced to the studio recording

[@Magnetron33]

@@123agidee_2 Thanks

[@Tomversal]

@@Magnetron33 It is, although their syncing was so perfect I couldn't tell for a while

[@juliobalaguerferrer4102]

👏👏👏👏

[@7piecebucket]

Peter's fingers are like spiders! Especially the part that starts around 0:55. His fingers are so long and flexible.

[@EduardAntoniu]

What's up with the ribbon that is tied around Jo(h)n's left knee? Ha! And a microphone lies on Tony's Hammond, pointed towards the keys.

[@clint9040]

Oookay. Let's celebrate music

[@Caveed999-hx1ub]

Still psych pop...banks and squire from the sun...Tony kaye was in Jimmy Winston's thumbs.....another good psych band

[@donkeyshot8472]

marvellous! however...not "live", but a playback performance from a saturday afternoon swiss tv pop show "for the kids".

[@explicitobemdito4853]

Yes - 1969, my all time favorite record with Revolver by The Beatles

[@freddiesoverbite6162]

Chris playing the telecaster bass.

[@matthatter2849]

Gee....could Tony Kaye's pants be any TIGHTER? LOL.

[@matthatter2849]

I'm sorry....I meant "trousers." LOL.

[@mysterirhys]

Well, if someone ever asks if he’s circumcised, now you know the answer.

[@josie1776]

@@matthatter2849 , the two words mean the same. Hehe

[@petermoran3041]

@@josie1776 Pants is ex USA, trousers more correct in UK :) Additional trivia....'Pants' in English also used for something crap, poor quality or a bad situation/situation....example...'your performance in bed last night was really pants'....

[@mikew4001]

He‘s got his mobile phone in his pocket … 😂😂

[@joaquinlencinagarcia4575]

Ahi reside la grandeza de los beatles😅❤

[@Driver2616]

This is far superior to the current YES lineup, none of whom are original members…

[@colinburroughs9871]

is this really a great point? they're like 80 now.. they were 20 here, this should be better, no?

[@hpatss4966]

😂😂😂 nice argument

[@blurch]

Nice pants.

[@salviadivinorum1762]

Peter Banks looks like he was 'double jointed'

[@karenstauffer1524]

Yes, in psychedelic black and white!

[@fletchrocks1155]

When Yes were good.

[@Tackytiger74]

They had a big sound even then...

[@vicebacker]

Musica avanzada para la época ¿no creen?

[@giulienf]

Happy birthday Bill Bruford ! (born 17 May 1949) : en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Bruford

[@georgforster1]

dancing to YES was a difficult thing to do

[@garyinmarz8938]

Yes, they did realize that they had to become a vocal band.

[@flufycat2748]

Giants! Timeless. Now only shit on tv's.

[@Varonno]

If I forgot how to read music because it’s been two decades and I can play this by ear am I doing OK? The keys will take a few run throughs to get the arpeggios and correct patches. If I can play the bass on guitar or fretless bass is it OK? I live in a small town and it’s impossible to find a band

[@peteredward2547]

For an average Joe.. Yes' music is too difficult for them to comprehend...😂

[@zipzip4545]

Bill Bruford on drums but is that glen on bass and wakeman on keyboard?

[@johnkru1295]

This is the studio recording. Not live.

[@darylcumming7119]

LSD influcence?

[@tomlehr861]

Didnt know they had other guitarist