YES Starship Trooper Music Reaction - An incredible musical opera! First time hearing

[@MDLOP8]

Can we all stand and cheer for the band AND for Hari's reaction!

[@Dooklawz]

I just did. 😃

[@mikepeterman8441]

Still standing.

[@NathanVeenstra]

@@mikepeterman8441settle down, Elton! 🤣

[@jypziiatthecrossroads9047]

Progressive Rock is structured around Jazz and Classical, nobody does it better than Yes at their peak.

[@louisb5563]

🤘🏻😎

[@Valhalrik]

Hum Hrumm! RUSH!

[@j.andrewk.327]

And Jon Anderson held that voice for decades -- amazing.

[@davesigmon8144]

Splendid reaction to my favorite song from Yes. The heady days of 1971 still resonates with me.

[@BrendaChristensen]

I had been a jazz and classical musician for 5 years when I saw them live at age 16. I'd played Vivaldi, Stan Kenton, Beethoven, and I treated the concert as I would seeing Bach or Stravinsky perform. Even anticipating the musicianship they would deliver to their audience that night, it was incomparable to any performance I have ever seen. I left the stadium in shock. I knew I had experienced something so incomprehensible, even to my trained ear, that I would never reach that level of musicianship in five lifetimes. Still in awe.

[@frankhoulihanfh4972]

What you said.❤

[@garyd6421]

Ive listened to this for 40 years and was grooving down with you as if it was way back then. Superb reaction

[@dreamweaver8913]

One of my favorite Yes songs!

[@rush4ever]

My favorite YES song!

[@coot1925]

I've loved prog rock since I was 10 years old. Thats 51 years ago. My dad in the living room listening to Mozart. My sister listening to the Beatles, and my brothers listening to Yes, Floyd, Sabbath and such like. What choice did I have but to be a rock drummer for over 45 years. This stuff didn't just change my life, it was my life. Great reaction as usual Harri. You're a star in your own right. ✌️♥️🇬🇧

[@marybaillie8907]

From 1971 album, "The Yes Album", this is a magical 3 part song. The wonderful changes in mood, rhythm, tempo and style and Howe's guitar solo featuring country elements and rockability kept this song on the charts for 34 weeks and sold 1 million copies. Howe's part was from when he was in a band called Bodast, but the label closed down, so the album never came out. Great reaction Harri. Thanks Harri and Uncle Phil. Cheers from Canada 🇨🇦

[@lesblatnyak5947]

🙏🍁

[@philjones8097]

You can in fact hear that section on a track called Nether Street on The Bodast Tapes also on KZbin.

[@davidmckenzie420]

One of my favorite Yes tunes! On my favorite Yes album. Thanks for listening.

[@stevedotwood]

Absolutely! It has that jazzy feeling. The odd rhythm. the changes. They were so accomplished musicians, especially at that time.

[@ptrlxc]

They are so amazing live in concert. They sounded exactly like their recordings, there really isn't any room for error (just one bad note could stand out like a sore thumb). They're all business like on stage. But live is ooooh so good.

[@sandymiller3577]

I've seen them a few times in Seattle. One of the concerts had a rotating stage in the middle of the arena... With Rick Wakeman on keys. Fantastic show!

[@ptrlxc]

@@sandymiller3577 ... I saw that in Vancouver ... that was my first Yes concert. Cool.

[@unclephil7650]

That was one of the things that impressed me when I saw them live was that they sounded like the record which is exactly what I wanted

[@Able-Man]

¡¡¡EXCELLENT, Harri!!! Thanks so much, for posting this! (Thanks to whoever REQUESTED it!!!)

[@louisb5563]

Yes...YES...!!!!!!! 🏛🎼🎹🖼🎵🏯🎸🥁🏰 I remember in the late 70's while in grade school seeing this genre in music class being classified as "Art/Classical Rock"; its always stuck with me. 🤘🏻

[@jimdartouzos2127]

In my honest opinion. ...probably one of the best songs ever written. ...Awesomeness

[@NoviJimB]

If you really want to get your mind blown again check out their in-studio performance of 'Yours Is No Disgrace' from 1971 on The Beat Club. It's unreal to see a band play a song like that (back then a new song) so well live. Another song with several parts and each guy in the band playing/singing ridiculously good. Then there's the live performance of 'Roundabout' from 1973 and... I could go on...

[@spawn4582]

Here it is kzbin.info/www/bejne/pKnCeHygnp54fdk

[@Ker-mk3bf]

Excellent excellent song. Great for driving long distances. 🎶🚗 🙂

[@ZZ430T56]

Live they are mesmerizing. You just sit back, feel the flow and veg out

[@hungaria333]

I saw them do Starship Trooper live at the Garden State Arts Center in 1984.

[@waltw4537]

Thanks Uncle Phil.Thanks Harri. And to all a good night.

[@vern1418]

Awesome song. Their catalog is so full of intricate music. As always, enjoyed your reaction .

[@derekmeade6350]

Wonderful seeing you react to this magnificent band: seen it live many times, always spectacular. Keep Yes in your mind, especially their 70s output 👍

[@dominickferrari8368]

The epitome of 70's Progressive Rock. My favorite Yes song:)

[@dannyriccardo-kornpet4599]

Hello Dear Harri -- I visit all reactions to prog rock for a project I'm working on. I visit you more often because your good cheer gives me a lift. My favorites get told two my wife. She knows you as the happiest man in England. ...So imagine you're 17 in 1978, in Madison Square Garden, watching Yes play in the round. The lights and sound mounted on a star shaped circle over the stage. I was about twenty feet from the stage. The first song was so loud I couldn't 't hear it. They ended with Starship Trooper -- after many joints passed around -- and the band was ripping -- and then the lights started coming down, the truss arms closing like a flower. For a moment I thought they were elevating the place. Keep listening. On a good day they can lift your house.

[@vicprovost2561]

Great song, studio or live, those guys had the skills to take a most difficult prog rock catalog and bring it to life. Saw them several times in the 1970s, they were incredible. You should do Close to the Edge, that entire album is amazing, 3 epic songs, the title track took up one side of the LP while And You and I & Siberian Khatru took up side 2. Amazing music that is amongst the best in the last 60 years. They played 3 hour shows that literally took you away into their musical landscapes. Musical Savants, they produced the musical equivalent of magic mushrooms. Enjoy! 🎵🎸🎤🎹🎶🎧

[@RobONeill-b5e]

The moment Steve Howe joined Yes they went from promising to totally fulfilling. Plenty more off that very album just as worth hearing - have a go at Yours Is No Disgrace - studio version

[@lesblatnyak5947]

Very nice Harri. Saw Yes 36 times and yes they did play it live brilliantly. The remastered Yessongs Live videos are a nice look c.

[@yeshayahuhomberger2079]

Yes 👍💪

[@timgrady4630]

Thanks Uncle Phil . Brilliance never gets old .

[@michaelyork4554]

I saw them in '77, and '79. They are Amazing Indeed.

[@EccentricAuntWanda1]

Amazing song - thanks for reaction!

[@johnbordach4195]

The production values on their albums kept getting better each outing. One of the prime bands that created the soundtrack of the 70's BTW love your dedication to music, and how you react.

[@louisb5563]

Total agreement!🤘🏻😎

[@tkengathegrateful4844]

Interesting for you to mention them finishing a live show with this. I saw them in 1983 ish, when I was 20, and there were all these junior high schoolers there because the Yes they knew was 90125 and "Owner of a Lonely Heart". They played that, but overall, great show. The first encore is "Gimme Some Lovin'" (with Jon Anderson's voice ... wow!). Kid next to me asks "Is that a Yes song?" I said, "Nope, Spencer Davis Group, with Little Stevie Winwood." Might as well have spoken in Latin. They finished the show with Starship Troopers, and I turned back to him and said "Now THAT was a Yes song!"

[@wendellwiggins3776]

Yes! Playing this last but extended was exactly what they use to do Live in the early days when I saw their first US Tour.

[@IllumeEltanin]

Harri, as others have said, currently this genre is called Progressive Rock, because the songs “progress” through different themes, yet still remain together. But also as others have said, back in the day it was called Classical (not Classic) Rock, because of the musicianship of the band members. Yes is my favorite band, but I firmly believe in introducing someone new to their music chronologically, starting with this, their third album and playing the tracks in chronological order as well. This album, called The Yes Album, opens with Yours Is No Disgrace, and is the perfect introduction to the band, especially Chris Squire on bass. Strong recommendation that you visit Yes in chronological order.

[@Prone2Thrill]

My favorite hobby! Masterclass stuff by YES

[@erickvermeulen9734]

I appreciate your reaction a lot, this prog rock is not your daily dosis of music, I assume. I first heard it when a friend took me to a small neighbourhood theater showing the Yessongs movie around 1976. Sound was not great, but music impressive, and I have been a fan of Yes ever since. When I visited a Yes concert in late 1977, Roundabout was the last song, if I remember correctly :-) As teenager, I had to hurry to catch a train home.

[@markhaus2830]

Harri, I saw YES play this song live at 9 different YES concerts. Always amazing! I see them every chance I can!

[@ronaldelliott4373]

Always wished Chris Squire would have opened up more during that gorgeous outtro. His restraint was palpable. So glad my coming of age (in a few ways👈) occurred during The Classic Era. Mind expansion at its best, and groups like Yes were a huge part of the times. 🤘😉

[@reallymysterious4520]

One of the bands that most heavily influenced RUSH along with Zeppelin & The Who

[@nancymjohnson]

I’ve loved Yes for over 50 years. Never have I thought of them a jazz, prog or anything but YES ☮️❤️

[@garystephenson9412]

The original version of the last part of the song "wurm" was by a group called Bodast and the song was called Never Street.. You can definitely hear in inspiration for such a classic that Starship Trooper is

[@rogerhennie8939]

And written by Bodast guitarist Steve Howe!

[@Cynthia...]

Very nice Uncle Phil. ✌

[@MikeOstrowski-iq8wf]

My favorite (YES) album……. Still have my original album 🤗 also wore out my 8-track that I played in my (1972) Chevelle ❤️ great reaction & great memories! Ty Harri 🔥🔥🔥

[@realitybytez]

one of my favorite yes songs. i've seen yes several times in the 70s and 80s and 90s. i always liked when they played this live and they would extend the würm section with multiple instrumental solos. what an amazing group of musicians. their music can be so complex, but still accessible.

[@timwhitnell7145]

What a classic song. I love the final competing guitar solos. It had to be a direct homage by Steve Howe to the section of The Beatles' medley on Side Two of Abbey Road where Paul, George and John play competing guitar licks. Howe's work at the end is superb and stands on its own merits sonically but it always reminds me of that Beatles' medley riffs.

[@robertjewell9727]

That's Bill Bruford on drums. You should check out his solo albums particularly ONE OF A KIND.

[@KJ-4321]

This was a GREAT reaction!! Yes is soo talented, each and every one of them and they are so intricate and detailed. Great melodies! They impressed me from day 1 back when they first came out… thanks for this reaction! 😀

[@skunkworksu7638]

My favorite band for ever . Every thing up to and including Drama .

[@jamestaylor2920]

As progressive rock this was an awe inspiring composition released in 1971. It has garnered many accolades and they are richly deserved. There is no connection to the book or movie. From Wikipedia, "Anderson was aware of the title of Starship Troopers, the 1959 novel by Robert A. Heinlein, and from that, got the idea of a "Starship Trooper being another guardian angel and Mother Earth"." If true, then it is clear that he never actually read the book. The same can be said of Paul Verhoeven, the director of the movie "Starship Trooper", because other than a few proper names, nothing in the movie is contained in the novel.

[@ribamar4624]

Não entendo nada de inglês mas ouvindo o som dos instrumentos muito bonito pelo o sim dos instrumentos o cantor é muito bom parabéns pôr você trazer esses músicos no seu programa gostei muito sempre acompanho seu programa isso é bom pra nós todos e sempre vou ouvindo músicas pôr aqui ⭐🎸

[@chrisbanks5925]

Genius.

[@davidbarker77]

It is a classic! Yes, they often ended with this song. For your own pleasure, you can listen to the track from Keys To Ascension with a protracted ending and Rick Wakeman on keys and the late, great Alan White on drums. It's fantastic.

[@marktaylor7959]

thank you ,great song great show

[@clannad99germany70]

Saw them, when I was 15 years old, live in Germany. And it was in 1971 I guess, Steve Howe arrived in the band, but it was still the old keyboard player Tony Kaye. And they played of course this aweful song Starship trooper too, it was just close before "Roundabout" was released as a single record !!!

[@didierchapelot5671]

Great reaction to this masterpiece, my favorite Yes song from their best album (with "Close to the Edge"). Glad you cited Chris Squire, the bassist, at the end of the video. He quite revolutionarized the role of this instrument and without him, Yes is not Yes. The coda of "Starship Trooper" (called "Wurm") is one of my most loved rock moment and a sort of musical equivalent of an orgasm to my ears. Not sure but Kurt Cobain may have borrowed the riff for his "In Bloom".

[@johngardner4096]

I heard Joe Bonamassa play "Wurm" as a segue from a blues song - and did it proud.😊

[@StefanEngler-rb8lu]

Love Yes. One of my favorites. Seen them multiple times. R.I.P. Chris. Love to all!

[@unclephil7650]

Lol. They should indeed get another hobby if they don't enjoy this, Harri. It was a long one but your reaction was top-notch as usual.

[@firebreathingleviathan3280]

Great YES reaction again! I have seen YES quite a few times and they did end a few of their tours with Trooper. YES live was truly amazing! Keep on reacting, there is a lot more surprises in store from YES.

[@unichusettsofmassadversity9705]

Bill Bruford on drums- so good!

[@josepheastman1719]

Harri, they did a live performance popular on youtube, maybe Montreal in 93? 2003? Anyway, they killed it there, happy listening.

[@spawn4582]

Yes have a lot of good songs like: "Close to the Edge", "Owner of a Lonely Heart", "Yours Is No Disgrace" (from the same album), "The Gates of Delirium", "And You and I ", "Don't Kill the Whale", "It Can Happen", "Siberian Khatru", "Changes", "Heart of the Sunrise" and many, many more. I don’t know why, but they could write music for Hollywood, science fiction films, for example, for Spielberg, because their music is more than just songs, these are whole compositions, of course Yes is considered a progressive rock band, but there are elements of jazz and opera, as I noted HarrI which bribe the listener even more. For me, Yes is on par with progressive rock monsters like Pink Floyd and Rush.

[@johngardner4096]

There was a computer game called "Homeworld" for which Yes wrote the end credits once you won the game, called "The Ladder". So, yes, you are correct!

[@spawn4582]

@@johngardner4096 Wow... interesting fact, didn't know, thanks for the info

[@DaveColli]

Thanks mate and your uncle Phil for liking my favourite track of all time you are a real cool dude. Love Ya.

[@rogerbianchini2982]

you called it, HariB -- YES, definitely in the argument as GOAT band of rock-fusion-whatever

[@johncorrao9477]

Welcome to the wonderful and beautiful world of YES! Enjoy brother

[@martinreed5964]

plenty of live videos available, but I recommend the 2001 symphonic live version of this

[@rodjohnson2632]

I saw Yes live in Oakland 1977. Starship Trooper was the last song of their setlist, not counting the encore. They extended the last part quite longer than the studio version, but I still wanted it to go on even longer. This one of the top 3 or 4 concerts I ever saw.

[@robertjantzen6545]

Seen them live over a dozen times....always at least as good as studio and more times better.

[@stevenbertling2826]

I've seen them 3 times. The first was at a college in Pennsylvania in 72. They did this song.. they were phenomenal live. I just saw Jon Anderson (the singer) at a local venue, aa a solo act just before covid. He is still fantastic.

[@jimtatro6550]

Classic Progressive Rock!!🔥🤘🏻

[@librarylady13]

[@marshabonforte6963]

Perhaps the greatest outro in Rock. The simplist chord changes in the whole song; A relentless but slow buildup of dynamics, adding layers one at a time; The tempo is dead steady; The heat builds until it seems like it can’t possibly get any hotter. Then they hit you with a guitar solo. Masterpiece.

[@davebzen795]

Phil - If I had to pick only one Yes album and three-part song, it would be this submission. This legendary group was a mainstay of the early 70s, and this album is in my Top 10 classics. Great submission and review, Harri.

[@alldayadventures5418]

Harri, I know you have been looking for another ZAPPA Tune to try. Try Waka-Jawaka, it is a long one and a very excellent tune. Runner up would be Willi-the-Pimp.

[@fastandfurious5755]

Yes, it's progressive, I like progressive bands like Emerson, Lake & Palmer with Trilogy, hope to see Harry react soon

[@noramiller2896]

When you said “I’m sure there will be more surprises” - I thought oh just wait!! ❤❤

[@kerrfoot]

Yes indeed… They typically close their concerts with this song. I’ve seen them a dozen times since this album was released and they are still amazing.

[@dougwill8850]

My favorite from Yes. Funny thing is I think of them as Rock Jazz and I'll be dammed you say Jazz Rock. Lol. I like yours better.👍

[@j.andrewk.327]

Fantastic stuff. One of my first 2 concerts which was at Colt Park, Hartford, CT in the mid-70s. The other was Jethro Tull.

[@StefanEngler-rb8lu]

Wow, Yes and Tull. Awesome first two concerts!

[@j.andrewk.327]

@@StefanEngler-rb8lu Right. The city of Hartford ran a series of concerts for a couple of years until the complaints of rowdiness grew too large. I have only been able to find some low quality audio and black and white still photos including folks hanging from the scaffolding.

[@StefanEngler-rb8lu]

Nice! 🤣🤣🤣

[@kevinogracia1615]

I love you cats digging the prog us ol' geezers grew up with. Peace on earth.

[@Thirdwind2]

Yeah! You got it!! A very good reaction!

[@ls1959]

Yes is one of the few bands that sound better live than on their original records. I first heard Starship Trooper on their live concert recording Yessongs. I consider that to be a superior version to this one. One live video I highly recommend on KZbin is And You and I, Live at Montreaux, 2003. kzbin.info/www/bejne/r2aliXWAqNl3hJY

[@jameskearney4100]

I would love to have seen Yes and ELP team up!!

[@GetzGoth]

I’ve seen these cats milk the Wurm for about 14 minutes live. It’s awesome! Cheers!

[@urex1717]

Their third, fourth and fifth albums were right in my wheelhouse. Loved me some Black Sabbath and Led Zeppelin and Aerosmith but those three albums were so easy to listen to. Never even thought of the jazz connection with them as much as I did with Steely Dan later.

[@stevetemple8826]

Music will never be this great again. 😢

[@dynodon9182]

Think about whether you really want to go down the Prog Rock rabbit hole. You've dipped your toe with The Moody Blues. But once you hit Yes, ELP, King Crimson, there's no going back.

[@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 "Owner Of A Lonely Heart", "Going For The One", "Masquerade", "Yours Is No Disgrace", "Heart Of The Sunrise", "The Gates Of Delirium", "And You & I", "Close To The Edge" etc. Sadly drummer Alan White passed away recently.

[@ggaworowski]

You have to check out their live Yessongs concert!

[@dipaknadkarni62]

3 songs in one. Like Tuesday Afternoon by the Moody Blues.

[@ZalMoxis]

You had a great mind journey there bro......

[@jbach4311]

It Sounds Better now than Fifty years Ago!! Guess I listen better Now, than fifty years ago!! Where's My Time Machine????

[@GTO4now]

YES! 😊

[@Valhalrik]

,More and more sound

[@michaelkorte4081]

I had a "trip" tape in the mid 70s. All instruments, umm trippy of course. Anyway, my girlfriend put on Wurm 3 times in a row. Probably still one of my favorite guitar riffs.

[@mcasualjacques]

the live versions have the bassist running around as he plays the second part which they call "Wurm"

[@davidberesford7009]

I think our Harri has got a brand new bag. All night grooving predicted.

[@rickkoehnlein4629]

Awesome

[@jimmyfortrue3741]

The song people dont want to end.