I've always thought of Yes as a band where everyone is playing lead, at the same time. And somehow it works.
@carlgibbons5777 Жыл бұрын
Much like Rush. Except Rush does it with fewer members.
@markjacobsen8335 Жыл бұрын
That's about right.
@peterkassner3552 Жыл бұрын
only band where that has ever worked... too many virtuosos together, it can end up sounding like a competition... but through brilliant writing and arrangement, Yes pulled it off like nobody else
@carlgibbons5777 Жыл бұрын
@@peterkassner3552 Rush's odd time transitions are unmatched.
@timwhitnell7145 Жыл бұрын
Just like Rush
@maxbrazil3712 Жыл бұрын
"Fragile" is a start-to-finish rock album masterpiece.
@stevensmith8454 Жыл бұрын
Pretty close ,Max.
@rk41gator Жыл бұрын
Just incredible musicians, top to bottom.
@shoker8696 Жыл бұрын
The problem is that no one performs this kind of music now, maybe not everyone will agree, but modern music is shit compared to the music of the 20th century. For me personally, this is good music, and John Anderson's voice is beautiful!
@talshayar4279 Жыл бұрын
Mate, check out 'The Day That The World Breaks Down' by Ayreon. Modern prog at it's finest.
@thatguysme Жыл бұрын
Yes, more Yes! Chris Squire was THE best bass player and it's exemplified in all their music.
@CAdams6398 Жыл бұрын
I wouldn't dream of doubting Chris Squire's ability, but the jazz cats could match him stride for stride. It would be more accurate to describe him as the best rock bassist!
@thatguysme Жыл бұрын
@@CAdams6398 You are entirely right. I stand humbly corrected. 👍
@78yestor93 Жыл бұрын
@Christian Adams the point is Chris pioneered a new way of playing the bass in a pioneering new genre of music of the late 60s early 70s.
@CAdams6398 Жыл бұрын
I don't doubt that for a second, but the implication was best ever. Is he really the greatest man to pick up a bass guitar?
@78yestor93 Жыл бұрын
My point is that it is futile to compare jazz with prog rock it's like apples and bananas totally different. Also, these genres come from different times, different backgrounds and different musical worlds!!
@dennisr.4918DennyDesigns Жыл бұрын
This song is perfect in every way.
@joelliebler5690 Жыл бұрын
The song that launched progressive rock into popularity.
@stevensmith8454 Жыл бұрын
Err, one of them .
@lesblatnyak5947 Жыл бұрын
True dat the shortened version played on am radio and was a dance favourite
@EJSmith-dk3yg Жыл бұрын
Yeaaaa ... NO ! Here are some that predate Yes and one contemporary; The Moody Blues, Pink Floyd, Supertramp, and Emerson, Lake & Palmer ! Think about that !
@stevensmith8454 Жыл бұрын
@@EJSmith-dk3yg , Take a chill pill pal,he's entitled to his opinion
@jonathanlocke6404 Жыл бұрын
It's in valid contention, for sure. If we're going to pick just one song, I might say King Crimson's "21st Century Schizoid Man"...
@JJ8KK Жыл бұрын
The thing about YES' Masterpieces, like Roundabout, is that they cram so much complexity into them, you can only fully appreciate them with *_repeated listenings._* That's when you pick out how each of the members blend in their contributions _so perfectly._
@donnernoneya26 Жыл бұрын
I sang along to the entire song! LOVE, LOVE, LOVE YES!!!
@StarGeezerTim Жыл бұрын
This song practically invented "headphone rock" and had an incalculable impact on the sale of strobe lights back in the day! Proud to say I was part of it all! Great to see yet another generation discover and enjoy this treasure!
@54sks Жыл бұрын
The late Chris Squire was the only member of Yes to play on every album. His base playing is incredible.
@Someone-kg8qf Жыл бұрын
I really admire Squire, he is such a solid bassist. I will admit I am entranced by Jon's voice but we without Mr Squire the music would be missing a very important component. Rock bottom, holds the entire composition together. It is essential, along with the drums. Otherwise it is lacking.
@Someone-kg8qf Жыл бұрын
Despite the many amazing drummers and bassists they are still not appreciated. It's why I switched over to bass, but It has not hurt my guitar playing.
@danacasey8543 Жыл бұрын
I'm a grandma that rocked out to Yes! I've seen them 4 times in concert and each time they were awesome! My dad loved Yes too, and got Rick Wakeman's album "The Six Wives of Henry The 8th" for me for Christmas in 1975. I loved it, but he listened to it more than I did!
@firebird7479 Жыл бұрын
I live in New Jersey, where roundabouts, AKA traffic circles, are a way of life.
@disneyworlddelights5 ай бұрын
You are not lying
@deweyg1555 Жыл бұрын
Geddy said he was honored to stand in for his biggest influence. Yes was a group with unusually gifted instrumentalists having remarkable breadth skills. Howe, Wakeman, Squire, Bruford, White and of course Anderson...were likely the most talented and amazingly creative musicians...possibly ever. The Mozart's of the 20th century..
@michaellockhart554 Жыл бұрын
Chris Squire, 'nuff said, there will never ever be a bass player to compare to Chris
@Gary19702 Жыл бұрын
Except his main influence.....John Entwistle.
@chriswiedeman2956 Жыл бұрын
"Oh my God, The Bass!" Chris Squire was a beast.
@Beamshipcaptain Жыл бұрын
I danced to this song in Summer Camp in 1972 when I was 11. So wonderful.
@MrSmartAlec Жыл бұрын
1971 senior year of hs starts. Seems like almost every morning someone with a portable cassette player had this song blasting by the lockers before class. What a musical golden age.
@Werewindle Жыл бұрын
It's great watching young people discover real music!
@cindysimpson1046 Жыл бұрын
There was never, ever a weekend where we didn't play this song turned up to the max in my 1973 Mercury Cougar XR7 with all of us singing our lungs out! Such a classic! We were like the teenagers in "That 70's Show". Wild and free times! Best memories ever.
@timwhitnell7145 Жыл бұрын
The song is 52 years old and I still get chills hearing it. From the best year in rock music: 1971. A masterpiece. Chris Squires' bass playing is mind blowing and Steve Howe's lead guitar is great but it is keyboard master Rick Wakeman's Hammond 3C organ work that is the most memorable for me. The arrangement of this song defies description. Prog rock at its absolute best. One of the handful of pop/rock songs that could be declared the best ever IMO. Next up with Yes for you should be their other early '70s popular prog epics such as: the upbeat and happy I've Seen All Good People, Long Distance Runaround, Starship Trooper and Close to the Edge. They changed their sound drastically for the hugely popular - with others not necessarily hardcore Yes fans - 1982 LP 90125. Owner of a Lonely Heart was the big radio hit but the entire album is fire especially Hold On, Changes, It Can Happen and Leave It. Jon Anderson's voice sounds so good throughout 90125.Guys, please continue to be 'progressive' in your musical reaction pursuits. I love it.
@pamnicklas5536 Жыл бұрын
I saw Yes twice in the 80's....both times they put on a stellar performance!
@CuzKatieSaysSo10 ай бұрын
Ahhh, THX that always sounded fantastic in the theatre! 🌹Rest in Peace, Chris Squire🌹 You were the Best
@markoliver630 Жыл бұрын
5 virtuosos in 1 band. Amazing
@gaznathemoon1128 Жыл бұрын
Remember when Ryan said that part of "Spirit of Radio" was his get up and go music?..Roundabout was the song for me when I was 13 yrs old flying home on my bicycle from my friends house to mine from across town for supper on a semi-cool early summer night. Wind in my hair, not a care in the world, and this song pumping thru my veins.
@hklinker Жыл бұрын
I would blow dry my hair to this song every morning before school. Welcome to the late 70s 😉.
@Someone-kg8qf Жыл бұрын
Found this album in my early teens. I love Yes.
@paulwicht6294 Жыл бұрын
The amazing bass is Chris Squire, the band leader.
@maryyoung2549 Жыл бұрын
If you like this type of music, check out Emerson Lake and Palmer, one of the earliest prog rock bands. Trilogy is a great starting point.
@mikeroche9986 Жыл бұрын
I’m sure two out of three of you will know this song. So glad you’re finally getting to it! Another suggestion for the future is “Heart Of the Sunrise” from the same album. It’s amazing!
@johnparker3111 Жыл бұрын
Don't forget South Side of the Sky
@FreeMTrider Жыл бұрын
Yes-Roundabout was way before my time when it was released in '71, so I had no idea how to like it or not. I first learned about Yes until they reformed in '83 with the release of the single Owner of a Lonely Heart. And also Asia. It was many years later until I was able to understand how badass Yes was. Yes can be found in a bunch of bands......their influence on progressive rock is everywhere.
@tubesterini8 ай бұрын
What a PHENOMENAL MUSICAL MASTERPIECE! So glad you decided to play and react to it. And YES--it's on FIRE! 🔥 from first note to the last. THANKS GUYS!!!
@GGLee315 Жыл бұрын
Guys, you need to listen to this 10 times before you decide what’s your favorite part and this and that and the other because it’s a lot of song. And all the parts will grow on you. Still turns my headlights on after 50 years!!
@gpg9516 Жыл бұрын
Their skill as musicians was unequalled.
@moonrich3492 Жыл бұрын
Would be true if Emerson, Lake & Palmer had never played music.
@go234ko96ts5 Жыл бұрын
A great Yes song by a super group of the 70's and even the 80's. Their style changed somewhat in the 80's but they still sounded good. A favorite song of mine from the group during the 70's were " Your Move". Don't forget guys, a group that didn't get the recognition they deserved was Captain Beyond. Their album came out in 1972 and the songs to me that were good rock and roll were, " Thousand Days of Yesterdays, " Dancing Madly Backwards" and Raging River of Fear" and I Can't Feel Nothing". You won't be disappointed.
@cdfdesantis699 Жыл бұрын
The fuzz bass is absolutely off the CHARTS in this masterpiece by this incredible band. Thanks for your reaction.
@x0539p Жыл бұрын
Lead singer is Jon Anderson and he has a song called “Friends Of Mr Cairo” and it’s a wonderful masterpiece leading you in various directions. You all would enjoy this immensely. Love your reactions.
@direnova6284 Жыл бұрын
There is so much to hear with Yes that of all my favourite bands they have remained the most fresh, after 50 years I still hear new things.
@switchflow5405 Жыл бұрын
Yes "I've Seen All Good People" a must.... that is all.
@toddstevens13 Жыл бұрын
Yes asked Geddy Lee to stand in to do this at their HOF concert portion.
@thesidsss14 күн бұрын
Songs by Yes just keep hitting more as you listen again and again. The live shows I saw back in the 70’s were an amazing experience!
@barriehull7076 Жыл бұрын
Did the British invent roundabouts? The era of modern roundabouts began in the United Kingdom in 1956 with the construction of the first "yield-at-entry" roundabouts. In 1966, a nationwide yield-at-entry rule launched the modern roundabout revolution. Australia and most other British-influenced countries soon built modern roundabouts. The Magic Roundabout in Swindon, England, is a ring junction constructed in 1972 consisting of five mini-roundabouts arranged in a circle. ... Magic Roundabout (Swindon)
@tommythompson9565 Жыл бұрын
Came in mid-song. Get ready for an avalanche ... 2 of y'all weren't blown away. I can almost guarantee that your affection for this song will grow upon multiple listens.
@tjtampa214 Жыл бұрын
Or else the affection is dead. This is a great song... if you can feel it. Butcha gotta feel.
@micheleparker3780 Жыл бұрын
Exactly.
@johnnelson3869 Жыл бұрын
The first note fade-up is actually a recording of a piano note. It's recorded on tape, then cut out and attached in reverse to the master recording tape (back-masking). No digital captures and manipulations in 1971. Just great musicians, engineers and producers.
@glennawhiteman742 Жыл бұрын
Rush bassist Geddy lee played bass for Yes at their rock and roll hall of fame induction .He stood in for Yes bassist Chris Squire after his death. They played this song. Geddy looked to be having a great time.
@chrisblower8868 Жыл бұрын
Imagine hearing this as a 15 year old in 1971....that was me.
@JamesBrady-rl7pz5 ай бұрын
I'm right there with you.
@nathanwahl92245 ай бұрын
Same. Second album I ever bought with my own money.
@kirkstevens8499 Жыл бұрын
The intro fade in is a chord on the keyboard played backwards to get that effect. A popular 70’s trick..
@markrobertdevison1227 Жыл бұрын
Jon Anderson, the man with the angelic voice is how he was referred to back in the day. Roundabout is a masterpiece. Nothing can be taken out of it or added, it's perfect as is.
@ekmyaki Жыл бұрын
incredible bass line
@ScottDeBerg Жыл бұрын
Yes is a very cool rabbit hole to go down. “Heart of the Sunrise” also from the album Fragile. Their masterpiece, however, is “Close to the Edge”, the song and the album. Great reaction - thanks for the return to Yes.
@grelch Жыл бұрын
Btw, don't let people tell you that Yes came before Rush. Technically both bands formed in 1968 although the classic line up of Rush that endured for the next few decades gelled in the early '70s. But officially, both bands started concurrently.
@fantasyguru26 Жыл бұрын
There are so many intricate elements to this song but the bass is what ties it all together for me.
@lesblatnyak5947 Жыл бұрын
Nice gentlemen. Been dancing to Roundabout for 52yrs
@mariaportengen2959 Жыл бұрын
I already was in love with this record, when it came out in the early seventies. A real Masterpiece. Greetings from the Netherlands. 🎶🎶❤️
@toddwebb6216 Жыл бұрын
You truly understand the GRANGER of YES...Greetings from America, Maria.
@annewoodard6803 Жыл бұрын
MAKE SURE YOU LISTEN TO THE 2008 REMASTERED VERSION. THE RADIO VERSION IS… the radio version. 😁
@barrycohen311 Жыл бұрын
That opening chord is a C major chord on piano played backwards. So that the fade out starts first, and the initial attack comes at the end.
@lindazee Жыл бұрын
YES are pioneers of the progressive rock style. Their musicianship is of the highest caliber. The mystical melodies and lyrics are grounded by a fierce rhythm section of the strongest bass and drums. The harmonies, time signatures, rhapsodic storytelling, and tight performances will forever embed them at the top of the music landscape as classic. Their era of "modern classical" music is what musicians and music lovers will continue to play and rediscover for many years to come. I seriously doubt that much of the music from this latest era will last at all.
@astroteech Жыл бұрын
I was first introduced to this as a sophomore in high school when it first came out. There is no progressive rock equal to YES, accept the "Moody Blues". "Twenty-four before my love you'll see I'll before there with you".
@glyngasson8450 Жыл бұрын
That fade in was produced by hitting a piano note and letting it die away and then reversing the tape.
@shawnmurdock8059 Жыл бұрын
The THX is a crescendo. the ramp up on the song is a piano chord played backwards. Yes is amazing
@rickandgen Жыл бұрын
That THX sound was actually inspired by the closing of A Day In The Life by the Beatles
@rayeckert242 Жыл бұрын
This one lives in your soul. Gut-wrenchingly outstanding. Haven’t caught my breath since I first heard this one.
@Jax4umalta Жыл бұрын
Just found you guys watched a few videos. The three of you are awesome together. I love this channel one of my new favorites. I was born in 66 so this music has a lot of memories for me. There’s a lot of great music out there. Can’t wait for you guys to explore and see your reactions.
@noteverton Жыл бұрын
The opening note is a single note on the piano played backwards.
@yeshayahuhomberger2079 Жыл бұрын
Yes to Yes. Thx for the nice analysis and reaction. 💪👍
@markwhitely4021 Жыл бұрын
My 3 Bros from Georgia U.S.A. Saw YES in 1975, Vancouver B.C. Pacific Coliseum. Alan White was the best drummer other than Bonham, of all the rock bands I saw live. And I saw them all.
@joelliebler5690 Жыл бұрын
This was the song that launched the popularity of Progressive rock genre.This is the Mt. Rushmore of this type of music.Chris Squire is considered one of the best bass players ever on Earth!
@jeffreylyons5785 Жыл бұрын
Chris was the most unique bass and great backing vocalist
@anthonyblakely399 Жыл бұрын
Glad you guys like it! This is the first masterpiece and really intro to prog music....by the band YES. For your next reaction you must hear their second masterpiece, "Close To The Edge," which will make you forget about Roundabout!!! This song "Roundabout" and "Close To The Edge," were performed in the concert I went to last year in October and it was so AMAZING that it made you not want to hear the studio version!!!! It was just incredible that tears fell from eyes!!!! Yes are sooooooooooooooo Great in concert!!!!
@jenniferfoster1692 Жыл бұрын
Owner of a Lonely Heart is another great one from them.
@stevensmith8454 Жыл бұрын
Hi Guys ,All I'd add to what has already been said is that Jon Andersons voice absolutely soars ,there are very few vocals that could match his range . When you have some spare time give 'Soon' a spin & listen to the voice & a few other things.
@daveman_50 Жыл бұрын
The bass tone is iconic. Chris Squire played an old Rickenbacker bass with a straight neck and low action, played with a pick, to get that rattly "clank" -- you'd never think that setup could be so funky, but it is!
@nancymjohnson Жыл бұрын
YES IS TOTALLY AWE-MAZING!! Been a fan since 70. I was 12. And they still amaze me with this music…and thru the decades. Chris Squire on bass. There was no one that could touch him. Bill Bruford on drums, they made an unstoppable rhythm section. I ❤️ them all. Listen daily!! Love you guys too! ☮️❤️
@joelliebler5690 Жыл бұрын
Me too while listening to my brother’s albums and then finally purchasing Tormato in 1978. Finally seeing them live at MSG in 1979 with my other brother!Best concert to date!
@nancymjohnson Жыл бұрын
The Tourmato tour in Dallas, Jon held my hand for a whole song. They had to quit rotating the stage. Almost lost my boyfriend that night. Would have been worth it! Lol
@mowerdan8133 Жыл бұрын
Epic tune. Believe or not, there was a shorter AM radio version of this tune heard from many a transistor radio back then! So yes, even my grandparents were hearing this in the early '70s
@micheleparker3780 Жыл бұрын
Of course we were - we were just graduating from high school!!! (That would be me..😁)
@sandrabanghart2000 Жыл бұрын
One of my favorites from -Yes -. Another good one that was more popular in the day was "Owner of a Lonely Heart". Awesome!!!!! Here's a band to check for a reaction, if you haven't done it already is "Blackfoot". Fox Chase. A bit of Southern Rock like Lynard Skynyrd. And really good guitars.
@brucemarshall9521 Жыл бұрын
Old fire that's never burned out.
@TheGreatGig73 Жыл бұрын
The Beatles of Prog Rock
@davidschecter5247 Жыл бұрын
I loved the immediate reaction: "Interesting." How about: "One of the greatest rock songs of all-time?"
@robinlowe2329 Жыл бұрын
Rick Wakeman's "Journey to the Center of the Earth" and "The Six Wives of Henry 8th" are excellent albums.
@cynthiawhite9830 Жыл бұрын
Very much looking forward to this!
@GaryColemanNC Жыл бұрын
There's my beautiful boys... Brilliant, too!
@thegorn68 Жыл бұрын
Such a kickass song! Really shows off Chris Squire's bass playing wizardry and is the epitome of what 70's Prog Rock was all about.
@joebarrera9741 Жыл бұрын
This is COOL YES Is always awesome to listen
@genestippell1833 Жыл бұрын
From that lineup there wasn't anyone better than Squire on bass with Bruford on drums. The precision was second to none. Plus both were very creative in the use of their instruments. As you listen to yes look for the tone changes Squire uses in different parts of the song. He used an array of foot pedals and his Rickenbacker bass was "stereo". 2 pickups that could be used independently and run through separate amps.
@novacrowsnest597 Жыл бұрын
So many bands.. So much great music came from the 70s. Yes is a band that I've learned to appreciate much more later in life, with their complex mixes and progressive sounds.
@steveblomerth Жыл бұрын
Yes record company did a radio edit for a shorter length and did leave out the middle section....You can probably still find that version.
@Jims_Camera_at_dawn Жыл бұрын
Great song start to finish. First album and first CD I ever purchased. Cannot say this enough, don't let the 3 minute limit radio imposes limit your music interest.
@thesuperdak7224 Жыл бұрын
This song just makes everybody happy.
@dano4518 Жыл бұрын
The opening sound at the beginning of the song was a reverse guitar strum. Brilliant sound.
@BarnDoorProductions Жыл бұрын
It's a reversed E minor chord on piano. The second one is a C major chord.
@LyndaHill Жыл бұрын
Totally exquisite. I saw them live three times in the 70's. Each time I went down the front and stood right in front of them. I was in heaven.
@castlew4162 Жыл бұрын
Next for Yes I'll suggest: "I've Seen All Good People/Your Move", "Starship Trooper", and "Long Distance Runaround". It's been almost a year since I made a comments for you guys to do more "Classic Rock" bands. You did a few, but still are lacking exposure. Emerson, Lake, and Palmer: "From The Beginning", "Karn Evil 9"(killer live version), "Lucky Man" Foreigner: "Cold As Ice", "Long Long Way From Home", "Urgent", "Juke Box Hero" Bad Company: "Bad Company", "Feel Like Makin' Love" America: "Ventura Highway", "Sister Golden Hair", "Horse With No Name" Steve Miller Band: "Fly Like An Eagle", "Jet Airliner" More Styx than just "Renegade": "Prelude 12/Suite: Madame Blue", "Fooling Yourself", "Come Sail Away"(Album version), "CASTLE WALLS" , "Man In The Wilderness", "Queen Of Spades", "Blue Collar Man". Boston: "A Man I'll Never Be"
@Phillphine Жыл бұрын
Before thx (I think) you could hear that at the beginning of another song, "way out" by Steve Arrington. Truthfully I've never thought of that and I'm not sure which might have came first, but it does start that way.
@scottstewart5784 Жыл бұрын
Jack Black handed a CD to the keyboarding student in "School of Rock." It was this record, and he directed him to study the keyboard playing on this song.
@atdeacon Жыл бұрын
Its a masterclass of rock and roll
@markjohnson4217 Жыл бұрын
YES were doing everything a rock band wasn't supposed to do. The rhythm section was churning and hyperactive, fusion jazz on steroids, the bass instead of sitting behind everything was right up in your face, the lead vocals were clean and almost in a male soprano range. The instruments were clear and clean with good separation in the mix, and on top of it all, they were writing and recording complex, epic arrangements that even the most well educated music professor would dive into. Every single thing that a rock band should NEVER do!! LOL...
@toddboyle1716 Жыл бұрын
That THX sound effect came from the opening to a 1985 Asia song called "Countdown to Zero".
@natmoss1399 ай бұрын
Guys, check out Yes’s “Going for the One”! It has all the compositional craftsmanship you expect from Yes combined with hard charging straight-up rock and roll. It’s a song to start your day with and get the blood pumping.
@jaquestraw1 Жыл бұрын
Some of the finest music ever created
@davidhoward6254 Жыл бұрын
THX has been happily replaced by Dolby Atmos which provides not only surround but elevation as well! But glad you picked this song, it's a really excellent example of the prog-rock scene of the 70s and 80s
@reneelyons6836 Жыл бұрын
YES and Genesis!!!! Musical Masters. We are sooooooo lucky.
@carlgibbons5777 Жыл бұрын
Rush probably more talented than both of those:)
@reneelyons6836 Жыл бұрын
@@carlgibbons5777Watch the video of Geddy playing with Yes. Yes is clearly a musical influence on Rush. That's almost like saying , which came first the chicken or the egg? We know Yes came first.
@carlgibbons5777 Жыл бұрын
@@reneelyons6836 Yes. Peace! All three bands are legendary:)
@IllumeEltanin Жыл бұрын
Yay! Although I wish you had chosen to do Yes in chronological track order with Clap/Starship Trooper, the next tracks from The Yes Album, rather than skipping ahead to Fragile. But, more Yes on the channel is always a good thing.
@z-man2343 Жыл бұрын
@15:10, when the drums (Bill Bruford), bass (Chris Squire), keys (Rick Wakeman) and guitar (Steve Howe) drop that insane groove, it may just be the best 1minute 30 seconds in all of recorded music...seriously. I defy anyone to find a more complex yet straight up rockin' jam...those four were absolutely killin' it.
@jamescox4231 Жыл бұрын
The “fade in” was a piano chord recorded then played backwards. Back in the day when they did the THX logo, we would yell “louder!”