Yes - Tempus Fugit (Official Music Video)

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TEMPUS FUGIT
Born in the night
She would run like a leopard
That freaks at the sight
Of a mind close beside herself
And the nearer I came
How the country would change
She was using the landscape
To hide herself.
More in the mind
Than the body this feeling
A sense at the end
Of a circular line
That is drawn at an angle
I see when I'm with you
To navigate waters and finally answer to-yes.
If you were there you would want to be near me
Innocence, you could hold all the materials
And though nothing would really be living
It would shock Your fall into landing light
In the north sky time flies fast to the morning
The cold of the dawn it meant nothing to us
You were keeping your best situation
An answer to-yes
(Yes, Yes) And the moment I see you
(Yes, Yes) It's so good to be near you
(Yes, Yes) And the feeling you give me
(Yes, Yes) Makes me want to be with you
(Yes, Yes) From the moment you tell me - yes
If you could see all the roads I have travelled
Towards some unusable last equilibrium
Run like an athlete and die like a dead beaten speed-freak
An answer to all of your answers to-yes
In the north sky time flies faster than morning
The cold of the dawn it meant nothing to us
You were keeping your best situation
An answer to Yes
(Yes, Yes) And the moment I see you
(Yes, Yes) It's so good to be near you
(Yes, Yes) And the feeling you give me
(Yes, Yes) Makes me want to be with you
(Yes, Yes) If we wait for an answer
(Yes, Yes) Will the silence be broken
(Yes, Yes) Should we wait for an answer
(Yes, Yes) Do we leave it unspoken
(Yes Yes Yes Yes . . .)
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Drama
CD/VINYL SIDE ONE/TWO
1. "Machine Messiah" (Geoff Downes, Trevor Horn, Steve Howe, Chris Squire and Alan White) 10:27
2. "White Car" (Geoff Downes, Trevor Horn, Steve Howe, Chris Squire and Alan White) 1:21
3. "Does It Really Happen?" (Geoff Downes, Trevor Horn, Steve Howe, Chris Squire and Alan White) 6:35
4. "Into the Lens" (Geoff Downes, Trevor Horn, Steve Howe, Chris Squire and Alan White) 8:33
5. "Run Through the Light" (Geoff Downes, Trevor Horn, Steve Howe, Chris Squire and Alan White) 4:43
6. "Tempus Fugit" (Geoff Downes, Trevor Horn, Steve Howe, Chris Squire and Alan White) 5:15
CD REMASTER BONUS TRACKS
7. "Into the Lens" Single release 3:47
8. "Run Through the Light" Single release 4:31
9. "Have We Really Got to Go Through This" 3:43
10. "Song No. 4 (Satellite)" 7:31
11. "Tempus Fugit" Tracking session 5:39
12. "White Car" Tracking session 1:11
13. "Dancing Through the Light" (Jon Anderson, Howe, Squire, Rick Wakeman and White) "Paris Sessions" 3:16
14. "Golden Age" (Anderson, Howe, Squire, Wakeman and White) "Paris Sessions" 5:57
15. "In the Tower" (Anderson, Howe, Squire, Wakeman and White) "Paris Sessions" 2:54
16. "Friend of a Friend" (Anderson, Howe, Squire, Wakeman and White) "Paris Sessions" 3:38
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PERFORMED BY
Trevor Horn - lead vocals, fretless bass on "Run Through the Light"
Steve Howe - guitars, backing vocals
Chris Squire - bass, backing vocals, piano on "Run Through the Light"
Geoff Downes - keyboards, vocoder, backing vocals
Alan White - drums, percussion, backing vocals
PRODUCED BY
Trevor Horn, Yes
Backing tracks: Eddie Offord
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Released 22 August 1980
Recorded April--June 1980
Length 36:55
Label Atlantic
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Drama is the tenth studio album by British rock band Yes. It is the first Yes album without vocalist Jon Anderson. In early 1980, after rehearsing music for the follow-up to the tepidly-received Tormato, both Anderson and keyboardist Rick Wakeman departed the band over creative and financial differences.
It was the only album without Anderson and with keyboardist Geoff Downes before Fly From Here in 2011, and is the only Yes album with Trevor Horn as lead vocalist; however he was later involved as producer in 90125 and Fly From Here. It is also Yes last album before the band disbanded in 1981, before reforming in 1982.
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See YES on Tour in 2013/14 performing 3 full-length albums:
The Yes Album, Close To The Edge & Going For The One.
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[@nucleusmedicalmedia]

Can we all just appreciate Chris Squire's finger madness while he's singing? RIP.

[@stephenchristopher9991]

incredible

[@petecanthropus9947]

Yep. The man seemed to have a third hemisphere (or whatever the name should be for a third part of a brain divided in three sections). To sing and play the bass is always difficult, even when playing basic stuff.

[@mattfoley6082]

Absolutely! Also check out Larry Graham.

[@whenmullet2674]

Ummmm it's a music video, think they're lip syncing to the recording? Think Chris laid the base line down then dubbed the vocals?

[@Augfordpdoggie]

hes no geddy lee

[@brain67braker]

Never understood why this album never received all the attention it deserved. It's a musical jewel.

[@andyharman3022]

It has aged very well.

[@mikek5958]

Criminally underrated album; one of my faves.

[@KazBodnar]

Underrated because no anderson

[@peternielsen8362]

It's a great album even though Jon wasn't singing.

[@LaRRinco]

Just because is not the original formation.

[@karimnedal9714]

Chris Squire is definately the best and most badass bassist of all time. Rest in Peace legend.

[@ACTUEL1]

he was effectively amasing, and had a great voice too.. RIP

[@blaws6684]

He and entwistle are having an eternal jam

[@GrampsD63]

My favorite since I heard "Heart Of The Sunrise" when "Fragile" came out. Sheer Brilliance

[@karimnedal9714]

@@GrampsD63 yeah "Fragile" as a whole is a masterpiece, and "Heart Of The Sunrise" was probably one of the main reasons i started playing bass along with "Tempus Fugit" and ofcourse "Roundabout". Chris Squire was very creative, the man can blow you away with very complex basslines or have you dancing with very simple ones. What a bassist he was.

[@GrampsD63]

@@karimnedal9714 I was 11 when i first heard it and my buddy's brother-in-law had a cherry red Rickenbacker for sale. I tried to sell everthing I owned at the time to buy it because of just that one song. I just didn't have the money. Never got one and became a mechanic instead. Later I was working at a m/c club racing track near LA and my rider, David DeLeon, was a professional bassist. Played on "The Blues Brothers" movie soundtrack amd also was the only guy to get credit playing on a Stanley Clarke album. Walter Becker used his base to record "Aja" too. We used to crank "Fragile" on the way to the track all the time. Guess I wasn't meant to be a musician.

[@tomnewton2784]

Losing Jon and Rick gave Steve, Chris, and Alan a chance to shine and they produced probably the most rocking Yes album ever. I know many people hate this album. I love it.

[@scottsharp3356]

Well put!

[@Azabaxe80]

Of course I don't consider this band to be Yes any more than I consider Asia to be Yes, but this is about as much a Yes song as anything produced by any band going by that name. Certainly more "Yes-like" than anything in 90125.

[@yutuberocks22]

Honestly, most of the people I know who have heard this album have loved it. It really is great.

[@vincentmesa7024]

@@yutuberocks22 yes sir.

[@jgboys1]

I wanted to hate it but I couldn’t. It’s actually one of my favorite YES albums.

[@aliensporebomb]

The fact that Squire could play that bass line while also singing those lyrics prove that he had two brains.

[@chrismawson8935]

Totally agree: singing whilst playing that super-busy bassline is pretty amazing.

[@notrenbanney2450]

Geddy Lee and Les claypool are really good at that and their both fans if squire I believe

[@Cr8Tron]

Thanks for confirming exactly what I was consciously thinking before scrolling the comments!

[@lovetogolf4184]

Geddy lees Idol!!!

[@The_OneManCrowd]

And he's having a blast too you can see it. Not only one of my favorite bassist of all time but one of my favorite musicians, period.

[@louiseoctober8]

Steve Howe and Chris Squire are beyond the beyond.

[@pabloribeiro4600]

Yes is beyond the beyond.

[@mariosirius]

I've seen them 2 Times in Italy, both over 60 years of age, and they where still amazing... Miss You Chris 😔

[@cesarincamendozaloyola4407]

And shame on Jon for perpetually dismissing this powerful album

[@user-fu2mi1nd5l]

really shame on them all for acting like fools all these years, even Chris dying couldn't bring em all back together@@cesarincamendozaloyola4407

[@DrMidnight-oz1rk]

​​@@cesarincamendozaloyola4407it's below YES standards, that's why Though not bad, this should be retitled Asia, not Yes.

[@charleskuckel3173]

A terribly underapreciated song from a vastly underrated album. Although this is just the video, watching them play along gives me an amazing appreciation for the complexity of the song. Chris Squire is his awesome self as usual. RIP Sir.

[@stefaniapartini5825]

I agree. It is a masterpiece.

[@jaethehilleran]

Agreed, was just about to comment the same thing. This one of Chris's best bass riffs in my opinion, Downes demonstrates as much strength as any Yes member, and Trevor, while a little uncomfortable in the frontman role, you wouldn't know it while watching him here. :)

[@SKarlsson]

We saw them at the Cow Palace in Daly City in 1980. A fantastic show. Squire at the top of his game. The band was super tight the whole set.

[@I_Have_The_Most_Japanese_Music]

For me this has always been the definitive Yes song.

[@richardalbert4016]

Great song from Yes's best album since Relayer.

[@mikebrowne477]

R.I.P. Alan White. Losing him and Chris Squire is just too much. Love this album.

[@LisaGrace]

My favorite album of all time and favorite song. #Drama

[@slagit]

Yes two great players and to me Chris Squire was like the foundation of YES as up to a point he was the one constant of this band!

[@KOSMICKEN09]

I did see Yes in 2011 when they were still alive 😢

[@Daniel-415-Ponce]

Yes' "Drama" album was a then-underappreciated genius musical hybrid of 70's prog and 80's new wave. No other record like it exists as far as I know.

[@geraldbostock1530]

Crest of a Knave - Jethro Tull

[@vinniebarusa]

I think that's probably the best description I've ever read of this album. I couldn't quite figure it out but that is it.

[@gktde9874]

Rush "Grace under Pressure"

[@FANDEFIRULAIS]

@@gktde9874 *...yeeesss the best of Rush amigo!!!!!!* 🎵🎶👌🏼💪🏼🧠✨

[@robertbelchick8263]

For some reason it reminds me of Rush and Iron Maiden combineed.

[@sammay600]

Drama is super under rated.

[@mrjayad1]

VERY underrated

[@JulesFox]

+sammay600 True. Nowadays albums are under-appreciated and unlikely to be uncovered by a new audience. A loss.

[@porflepopnecker4376]

I rank it just under the classic Yes albums from "The Yes Album" to "Relayer."

[@MatthewHaislip]

I love all of Yes, but yeah, Drama is AMAZING. One of the greatest!

[@porflepopnecker4376]

Except for a few parts of "Going For the One", I think "Drama" is the only Yes album after "Relayer" that's worth a damn.

[@markpage9886]

Trevor Horn sounds amazing!!! His range is awesome.

[@gigiartstudiowithartistvir3919]

I agree. I would have liked to hear him sing more with Yes.

[@No_Comment259]

Such a unique personallity!

[@Robert_St-Preux]

So why do Chris and Steve have to sing the entire song with him? Kinda says he couldn't handle the gig.

[@No_Comment259]

@@Robert_St-Preux Kinda funny how Horn got a grammy and Anderson never did...

[@No_Comment259]

@@Robert_St-Preux And in terms of handling the gig, he handled the band right into the 80s, basically saving them. Don't be so critical of Trevor Horn...

[@KurtRichterCISSP]

This bassline convinced me to start playing bass 20 years ago. ❤️

[@marylamanna-ulrich4590]

I played it for my cousin a proficient bassist and he happily called me two days later and could only slowly play what Chris is effortlessly wailing on!!

[@themasterrogerdelgado]

Trevor Horn is so underrated. This album really stands out in their catalog as a brilliant statement to 80's progressive rock.

[@MrDuojet]

Steve Howe, Chris Squire and Alan at the top of their game. Vastly underrated album by most Yes fans. Too bad that this formation of the band only produced 1 album.

[@Frenchnostalgique]

They also made Fly from here :) (with another singer, but trevor was still producing, writting and providing backing vocals)

[@genericusername1365]

Fly From Here was a pleasant surprise.

[@cletusbeauregard1972]

Alan was a beast all over this album.

[@williamsmith9026]

How were they to top this??

[@mucaslatos]

Recently they re-released Fly from Here with Trevor Horn on vocals, making the line up the same of Drama. You could check it out, it sounds fantastic.

[@seamusforever7081]

Rest in peace, Chris Squire and Alan White, two of the best musicians the rock scene has had the privilege to see. I love how Alan is enjoying Chris' bassline at 0:38.

[@Teri.Dactyl]

Still one of my fave Yes songs to this very day. RIP Alan White 🙏🏼

[@simonpeter6]

Buggles merged with Yes!! And it worked! Let that sink in for a moment.

[@johnanthonycantergiani9815]

Simon Peter Groebner Exactly! I really wish XYZ would have happened. That would have been awesome!

[@Kenneth_Fishing]

The Buggles are the reason I discovered yes

[@mallorga1965]

Right! It took many years for me to understand that, but it's true.

[@proofbyfaith]

Indeed Simon Peter!..quite challenging to " wrap the mind around".. Hmm.however since both YES..and the Buggles..were Innovative/ pioneers in own unique respect...sigh

[@Atom-56]

Simon Peter Groebner Love this comment, made me smile when I read it. It also, made me think about the moment I discovered that Buggles had hooked up with Yes. Talk about getting a shock! I was in complete disbelief and believe I was disturbed for some time.

[@benvad9010]

Man oh man could Squire play the bass.

[@genericusername1365]

And a good vocal harmonizer as well.

[@forevershampoo]

@@genericusername1365 im listening on some nice AKG headphones and that bass sounds amazing for sure

[@micnorton9487]

..OH yeah...r.i.p. ...

[@jimlallement6066]

He played lead bass like John Entwhistle

[@ronniebaker4549]

He doesn't show his high vocals in this video, but in addition to what everyone else said he could hit some great high harmony notes.

[@lucifer73]

Steve and Chris seem to be enjoying themselves for a change. Trevor and Geoff were a breath of fresh air.

[@josephramone5805]

One of my favorite YES albums 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 So wonderful to see a young, healthy Chris Squire.

[@aceishigh666777]

RIP Chris Squire you were tremendous

[@davidgrout1056]

That lick at 3:02!!! HS

[@robertmizek3315]

And a class guy too!

[@nestormartinez1081]

Robert Mizek: Yes

[@sanitytheorist8221]

THAT BASS PLAYING IS SO GOOD

[@101AOK]

you bet CHA

[@53redcobra]

It's utterly fantastic.

[@fakesmile172]

That's how Chris Squire works.

[@rbuthird]

Chris Squire was a master on the bass. RIP.

[@gregorykingsley6179]

Chris Squire is the bad ass of bad asses. Playing a complicated bass part while singing a completely different part. RIP The Mighty Chris Squire

[@billc307]

Their most underrated album and probably one of their best.

[@davidg9927]

Yes

[@williamsmith9026]

Thee best

[@notrenbanney2450]

Not as good as their 70s work but this is prolly their best 80s song just no Jon Anderson and there is absolutely no replacing him. It's a different sound I know but still

[@RommelEGH]

Bill whats wrong with you?

[@adamodimattia]

My personal favorite.

[@johnymoondog2373]

I can totally understand Howe and Squire's admiration for this album. They are on another level on every track. Brilliant work!

[@sheldonvogt5212]

And Alan White is all over it on every track.

[@spitfirekid1]

So nice to see Chris smiling and enjoying playing. I had the pleasure spending a half hour with him after a show once and we talked all about a lot more than music. Very nice man. RIP Chris

[@kevinnobody3052]

I didn't appreciate these guys when I was a young man...... BUT I SURE DO NOW!!!!!!!!! The precision, timing, and mastery of their instruments is amazing.

[@MetalHead-ks9zq]

I know exactly what you mean because there’s other bands that didn’t click with me in my younger years but now I just can’t get enough of them ZZ Top is a perfect example

[@user-fu2mi1nd5l]

Did you miss out on seeing them live cause they were UNREAL

[@micnorton9487]

I don't always listen to Yes, but when I do SO DOES THE NEIGHBORHOOD...

[@axeldorman262]

+Mic Norton Does that mean it's loud?

[@micnorton9487]

+Axel Dorman no, it means I send fuckin engraved invitations sayin "non-weird theme party,neighborhood invited to stay up late an go fast, if you got nothing better to do, why not help a poor invalid and help me remove an ounce of, uh, dust from a mirror, WITH STRAWS,assuredly a good time will be had by all, food, drink,conversation, (etc etc etc) provided by host but you do gotta bring your own companion lady/gennelman, this is a CLASSY party..."

[@axeldorman262]

Mic Norton Yeah ok yjrm

[@micnorton9487]

+Axel Dorman sorry...had a , uh, sinus problem that day..or was it week, or....

[@porflepopnecker4376]

If I had a neighbor like that, the problem wouldn't just be eliminated--SO WOULD HE.

[@gtf2648]

Perfect example of... "ANYBODY can be replaced" Great album

[@Aquatarkus96]

Someone should've gave Genesis the memo, they STRUGGLED to replace Phil Collins when making Calling All Stations

[@edlawn5481]

Jon is replaceable, Chris isn't. It still sounded like Yes because of Chris' backing vocals.

[@davidkelly5459]

It breaks my heart every time I see Chris playing. Taken too soon! May he look down on us an REST IN PEACE! Keep his legacy alive, guys.

[@ACTUEL1]

Squire was such a great bassist, one of the best of all time RIP Squire

[@davidwatchesyoutube]

I was introduced to the music of Yes about 3 years before 90125 was released. I never understood the apparent hatred towards Geoff and Trevor from the "die hard" fans. I appreciated this album as much as any other I heard. The bass line from this song still is, in my opinion, one of the best bass lines ever. It really drives the song. Chris Squire is impressive in any decade.

[@sheldonvogt5212]

David Watches KZbin Squire is a BEAST on this track!

[@sheldonvogt5212]

David Watches KZbin Squire is a BEAST on this track!

[@bobpierce6831]

Agree that this is impressive musicianship, and the hated for anyone given the opportunity to join this great band is irrational. However, this does not go to my island with me like Fragile, Close to the Edge, or Going for the One --- all of which included Anderson, Squire, Wakeman and Howe.

[@stevemurrell6167]

Prog rock is great but some prog rock fans are a bit snobbish......they couldn't reconcile a 'pop' duo joining a 'prog' band. They ignored the obvious talent and stuck to their arrogant 'outrage'. I think they look back differently now.....

[@tsot9837]

I was a Yes fan when The Yes Album was released. I thought this album was awesome when it came out. I also thought Relayer was great and got to see the Relayer tour in 1974. Great show!

[@btofan]

Always amazed me how Chris could play such intricate parts and sing at the same time.

[@petermastronardi6641]

The overall greatness of this band since 1968 is highly underrated, inducted into the Rock in Roll Hall of Fame way to late.

[@cyberacha5931]

I will never get used to Chris being gone. It makes me sad whenever I realise that there is a period on the incredible musical sentence that was Chris Squire. We are truly blessed that he and his musical perfection are available to be enjoyed into eternity

[@audio7033]

A rare example of technical skills and musicality.

[@sapiensfromterra5103]

Rare? What about the last 500 years of western classical music? It is only now in the rock/ pop paradigm, that technical ability and musicality are strangely devided

[@garymcaleer6112]

Between Squire and Howe, they kept that ship afloat. And Trevor's voice was a good match for Jon.

[@edlawn5481]

The key was Squire's background vocals, that's why it still sounded like Jon, a lot of time it was both Jon and Chris singing together.

[@greatsajby9266]

Alan's fill at 1:04 is the BOMB DIGGETY. Never gets old to me.

[@rockonguitar8117]

Man, I watch this clip every week for 2 years and I never noticed how killer that fill is man...no doubt! I guess it is kinda hidden between the vocoder part and the next main part. Killer!

[@christiansumner1023]

@@rockonguitar8117 I saw others post on how easy the drummers get it when covering this song comparable to the guitarist, keys, bass...and this is one of my examples that proves Alan's not slacking at all here.

[@nickavenoso7851]

@@christiansumner1023 Alan and Chris were on fire on this album. They were really on fire. A great rhythm section.

[@hpatss4966]

this song is as funky fresh as Trevor's sunglasses

[@richardworth350]

don't forget Alan's head band

[@jaimehudson7623]

Bought a Bass guitar because Chris inspired me to. He and Geddy Lee are the greatest Bass men in the known Universe!

[@jaimehudson7623]

YES was always many light years ahead... and they always will be. RIP Chris (and Thank-You!)

[@deanstanley2125]

Check out John Entwistle from the who. They didn't call him thunderfingers for nothing.

[@chalteondavis7118]

Rest In Peace Alan White. You are and always will be an absolute LEGEND! Tempus Fugit

[@martinkyle1463]

I like the way Steve Howe and Chris Squire hold their guitars quite high. It is as if they look relaxed but are always concentrating.

[@zzzxxyy]

The Fish and The Ox will now be having their epic bass battles in Rock and Roll Heaven.

[@johncalvo1743]

Along with Jack Bruce and Jaco.

[@johncalvo1743]

And you can throw Greg Lake and John Wetton in that mix also.

[@RCAvhstape]

Meanwhile Lemmy will be over at the bar watching and talking up the ladies.

[@paulelliott3220]

Fantastic Very under-rated album but this track in particular sounds awesome

[@101AOK]

Great song

[@EpicB]

My favorite tracks off Drama are this and Into the Lens.

[@gregorflea]

Paul, Surely your kidding right? Some great footage of the late great Chris squire laying it down fat and fast. Some great up close footage of Howe doing what has made him so famous, impeccable guitar work, with precision... on a Strat! Of Course Allan is a monster... what’s not to like. Pull the wax out!

[@mikelhilton4315]

"Into the Lens"really sucks, apart from that great album.

[@EpicB]

@@mikelhilton4315 Into the Lens is a weird song.

[@frankoch1]

Chris's active bass -- with the effects built right into the guitar.

[@johnperry6874]

Just a phenomenal song. Alan swoops and dives through it. Just impeccable and daring.

[@julio_scissors]

Drama stands the test of time. Machine Messiah, this track, classics. Would've loved to hear more from this line-up - Hell they even got Steve Howe to use some distortion!

[@Aweso1974]

Tempus Fugit and Machine Messiah are obviously the best on Drama, but I also really like Does It Really Happen

[@FANDEFIRULAIS]

@@Aweso1974 ...seeeeeeeee👌🏼🔝🧠✨🙋🏻‍♀️

[@edlawn5481]

IMHO this is Steve Howe's best album, he was in beast mode here.

[@todd9774]

If you look at a lot of Steve Howe's 80's material he used this sound. I wonder if this Yes lineup inspired him or if he just had already began to develop it.

[@geneconnelly3852]

@@todd9774 I think this line-up and album inspired a lot of people. Asia obviously stemmed from it and every pop friendly progressive group after (Marillion, or possibly the more mains stream direction of bands like Kansas or Rush) and/or progressive metal grow out of this moment. - Dream Theater, Queensryche, Fates Warning, Frost* - this was a game changer for quite a few. This and Genesis DUKE happening about the same time really steered the ship a bit.

[@RA-VEN8]

This line up needed one more album..

[@casperguylkn]

Fly From Here and the Return Trip satisfies that itch.

[@rockmanhunter]

Drama is AWESOME. Never got why this was so much maligned then. So glad Horn produced and recorded vocals for Fly From Here: Return Trip;

[@EpicB]

I think back then some people were simply not on board with the idea of The Buggles becoming a part of Yes, even if Drama turned out pretty good. It would have been interesting to see this lineup of the band continue beyond a single album.

[@U2WB]

One of Yes’ best tracks of all time.

[@richardpilhofer3994]

This song is without a doubt one of Chirs' best moments. It is not unusual for me to go a whole day with this bass line stuck in my head

[@gleabesguitarchannel3305]

My favourite yes song of all time!

[@Mr.Truxton]

I see not enough love for Trevor Horn in here. He was involved a lot in the writing process of this album and sings pretty well in my opinion. He brings his own personality in here. And it works. I'm honestly not that bothered that Anderson is not on here. After the bore which was Tormato especially. This album beats that fully.

[@scottanthonyweidner8692]

It is criminal how there are some Yes fans running around who get indignant when other fans say that Drama is better than Tormato. While everyone's entitled to their own opinion, of course Drama is better. :-p

[@nickavenoso7851]

I do love Tormato. It’s one of my favorites. I love Drama more though. I just think that the fans at the time wanted only Anderson and Wakeman and didn’t accept the change. I do respect Horn for not trying to be Anderson. I just think singing in that high of a register for him strained his voice. Chris really was the one who persuaded him to do it.

[@peternielsen8362]

Yes it is a great album. First album Jon wasn't singing but still a great album. The Buggles did a great job along with the other Yes sound.

[@peternielsen8362]

@@scottanthonyweidner8692 Both are great. As are all of the Yes albums, just several different sounds.

[@azwris]

@@nickavenoso7851 Both Tormato & Drama are great albums. Equally!

[@disgruntledtoons]

Every bassist and wanna-be bassist is bowing down in homage throughout this video.

[@joeblow8593]

I'd hear this all the time in the Fall of 1980 on 95.5 WPLJ "New York's Best Rock"

[@ZippyThePinhead]

I won't say it's my favorite Yes album, but this is my favorite song from that album. That bass groove is just killer. RIP Mr Squire, we respect admire, and miss you sir.

[@alanferdman9516]

One of the best Bass lines of all time

[@chuckwhite3033]

Tempus Fugit = Time Flies. I bought this album in 1980 and didn't realize until into my 50's what it meant.

[@mykeross2377]

Owen Wilson playing the Keys like a god! ;)

[@henryramsey9690]

He isn't quite Wakeman though

[@micasaveiro]

where?? i just see Geoff Downes

[@johnburger7098]

Bad boy. Bad, bad boy. jvb

[@mykeross2377]

@@johnburger7098 I still love Yes. Does that count?

[@MrCatalysis101]

40th anniversary of Drama this year. Such a wonderful and memorable Yes era. Chris's playing is out of this world here.

[@Graystaff]

One of the best bass lines ever written. Such a groove.

[@user-fu2mi1nd5l]

The best bass riff in music history

[@thomasrice4930]

One of my all time favorite bass riffs ever and Chris plays it on the electra bass which had a built in flanger effect.

[@TheSwamper]

R.I.P. Chris

[@jeremycarroll451]

Time has been kinder to Drama than most of their other albums. A testament to Trevor Horn.

[@AntiMarxism21stCentury]

It's impossible for me to watch this video, listen to this song, watch Chris Squier, and not cry like he was a close friend that I lost. TR Ball

[@jetman_pt]

Thank you for the wonderfull music. RIP Chris and Alan.

[@magicact]

I must admit I love this YES album. Getting new blood in the band was great and they really look happy playing this music. Steve looks like he is enjoying himself rather than doing his usual workout. Squires bass work really stood out in the mix. This has yet to sound dated.

[@benvad9010]

Trevor Horn is really talented and is a good sound for Yes.

[@benvad9010]

***** Truly under appreciated.

[@micnorton9487]

comm a bit dated but, yeah no shit, love the crank-freak bass fretwork, fuckin awesome, tryin to do this one required a good 250 mg of top quality shit to even get CLOSE, then when the tunes over its like, no more tunes? class A shit...

[@JulesFox]

+ben vad This album and Magnification both under-rated and both where new blood (Larry Groupe - in the case of Magnification) was not valued by the Yes-Fandom.

[@Jpeterson7]

IMO, the only thing dated is their clothes and hair.

[@robihart15]

Chris Squire is a true rock legend!!

[@flyingaxeman7343]

Getting high and rocking out with my buds in the early 80's listening to my older sisters Yes album , never once pausing to think how every member of this band was literally on fire.

[@DJBuglip]

Trevor and Geoff did an amazing job on this record.

[@tomtrana3449]

Alan White one of the best drummers of our time.

[@kermittheprog7778]

Just LOOK at these (once) young guys! Their faces show that they're having a blast performing this Squire song

[@U2WB]

Gotta love the 80s : fan blowing hair, headbands, white jumpsuits. LOL But Yes was fantastic.

[@beaudure01]

Geoff Downes’ rig here is the keyboard equivalent of Terry Bozzio’s current drum kit. Love this song - so much energy.

[@SAHogan-ih3bo]

A forgotten classic; no doubt YES's most underrated song.

[@Atom-56]

S.A. Hogan You say underrated, but the comments are heading for 1000.

[@SAHogan-ih3bo]

@@Atom-56 Compared to the rest of their catalog, YES.

[@Chuckles..]

I liked Drama pretty well when it was released but even more now. Newer prog is very advanced as far as technical playing but the melodic stuff in old prog is still unmatched imhop. The many Yes records and tours I've bought/seen doesn't really compensate for the value of a lifetime worth of music enjoyment I've experienced with this band, and I still get into a deep meditative state that takes five minutes to come out of when I get the head phones out and listen to something like The Remembering. Greatest of thanks to the members of Yes!.

[@SKarlsson]

Yes, Chris Squire always drives the music forward, steers it. Rest in Peace Chris Squire.

[@scottkronenberg]

Between 1:50 thru 2:05, Steve Howe’s fingers are moving so fast that you can literally see the space-time continuum bend before your eyes. 😳

[@rockonguitar8117]

Ha, man...I thought the same thing, except I think they are doing it to blur out that cool trick he is doing. He's pulling off a step and a half and then hammering on a half step, he does all over the neck to get this sequence...I was trying to figure it out on guitar and the space time continuum on the video is blurry!

[@marylamanna-ulrich4590]

He was voted guitarist of the year 5 years in a row around that time

[@gregharvey98]

I had no idea that the guy who sang video killed the radio star played on one of my favorite yes albums

[@CthulhuWaitsDreaming]

He also *produced* 90125.

[@hustler3of4culture3]

@@CthulhuWaitsDreaming did not know that. Wow!

[@RebuttalRecords]

Neither did I.

[@marykeane1141]

I played guitar for a top progressive band for years. Rush, Crimson you name it. We spent a month to pull this off and I teach at Juliard. Go ahead, Prepare to get bloody. This is beyond La Villa la villa strangiato, yyz . This is off the reservation. This is the hardest tune your band will ever play together. Hopefully you are still speaking afterwords

[@lamecasuelas2]

hello, i play guitar sometimes as a hobby,and i find the running parts of Steve Howe really hard to play when i do it while i listen to the music, so yeah i can imagine

[@23294virgo]

Sadie that is the youtube post of the month! Ha! Having played a strat since 1983, I can agree that this mid-life iteration version of YES made some fantastic stuff. With Lerxst as my favorite player, Steve Howe was/is a close second; Same with Geddy and Chris. Nice to see Trevor Horn; and to see Steve with bangs.. too bad this is lip-synced but still great to watch. Peace all.

[@johnfrangione7059]

I believe it.

[@SneezyD]

Mary Keane we're thinking of tackling this. Did la Villa, did yyz...

[@edwardheins2930]

frank zappa the black page is another ridiculously hard piece

[@loucifer4225]

Steve fucking Howe one of the best guitarist ever

[@x00p3]

Yeah, and Chris fucking Squire was arguably the best bass player.

[@GerardVos]

x00p3 don't forget Trevor fucking Horn killing it on vocals

[@Pyrethryn]

I'm not gonna lie, there's a lot of honesty going on in this thread.

[@larrymoody3782]

SH genius, CS genius, AW genius, GD and TH ... genius additions ❤️

[@yeslyrics8018]

Drama is so underrated

[@usmuse]

Alan was rocking those drums back and forth and they SOUND great!

[@MatthewHaislip]

I can't be the only one who loves every Yes lineup, right? Each era is amazing.

[@genericusername1365]

No, you're not the only one. I like 'em all. Last year I saw both Yes and ARW and enjoyed both. I've seen Yes with Bruford, White, Wakeman,Kaye, Downes, Khoroshev, Howe, Rabin, Anderson, David, Davison, Squire, Sherwood, Berlin. Never got to see Horn, Banks or Moraz, although I saw Moraz play with Bruford twice.

[@MatthewHaislip]

Great to hear! :) Awesome. I'm so young that I didn't get to see many great years for Yes...

[@Darrylizer1]

Nope, you're the only one.

[@knightstemplar6158]

I saw the Yes/Buggles combination at Hammersmith Odeon in 1980 or 81. We sneered at the lack of Anderson and Wakeman at the time but actually this album gets better on re-listening now.

[@101AOK]

Yes plays and accepts YES MASTER MUSICIANS chosen to be in YES contractually... ANYONE...anyone in ANY form of YES that AGREES to play with ANY Current form of YES . Gets my (our)blessing! For the band members CONTRACTED TO A CURRENT YES AGREEMENT has passed MUSTER long before we get to see them . God bless ALL members of YES!!! ALL!!! Kick ass gents! Get over yourselves. Yes IS Yes.....

[@stephenjeffrey9734]

I agree. I was at that gig too. Drama is a worthy Yes album ! It is great !

[@genericusername1365]

Out of 21 or so studio albums (depending how you count) only 6 currently rate higher than Drama on the Prog Archives site, so Drama has proved itself over time.

[@Atom-56]

Knights Templar So impressed with Drama, went to see them twice on the UK tour in 1980. Drama songs were great, but when it came to previous Yes songs, it didn't work for me.

[@marguskiis7711]

Wakeman was always ignorant soloist, never a band guy. Now, when being old, he is more mature. Young Downes looked cool but was amazing band keyboardist, inventive and collaborative.

[@paularcuri2376]

Such an underrated album...so sad that Chris and Alan are no longer with us...gone too soon...one of rock's great rhythm sections...

[@Cash2112]

Squire went totally beast mode on this entire Drama album.

[@edlawn5481]

He and Howe. Almost as if Anderson was holding them back. And the album showed just how important Squire's backing vocals were to the Yes sound.

[@geraldbalzano431]

Is there anything like the energy of this song? I think not.

[@talibe801]

the bass lines along with the drums in this fantastic song, are amazing...the tempo it´s all in this song.

[@markdaniels7174]

Probably my favorite Yes song of all time. There's no Jon, but my hero Chris Squire plays like a maniac, driving the song.

[@Kenneth_Fishing]

I used to be obsessed with this song and I can't remember how many times I've watched this. I would still prefer the old lineup (Anderson, Bruford, Howe, Wakeman, Chris) but this song is a masterpiece on itself. I don't know why I love this so much but I feel like Drama worked out a little. Before I was a Yes fan, I thought this was the original lineup and I loved it. It was only later that I found out that I was completely wrong and I found the absolute best songs like Roundabout, Close to the Edge, Awaken, Yours is no Disgrace, Starship Trooper, America, etc. However, I would say, forget about the old lineup for two seconds and appreciate this.

[@functionalschizophr]

people fuss over the different phases of the band...but I dig stuff from every incarnation...this is a well written concise prog pop song... oh Yes it is...

[@stevemadrid6522]

This was the first Yes song I ever heard. I actually saw the video on MTV and was blown away. The other day I was thinking about how much prog rock I grew up with. I really had no idea it was such a huge part of my musical lexicon.

[@filthymcnasty08]

Incredible energy ....Squires bass holds everything up on this one

[@The_OneManCrowd]

Probably my 3rd or 4th favorite Yes song of all time. The most underrated version of Yes IMO.

[@benstrout3231]

What a great song! It's no wonder 90125 turned out so well with Horn producing, taking the foundational blend of White/Squire/Kaye to yet another level. Squire's performance in particular displays his absolute mastery of his craft.

[@user-mj6kz9lx4s]

This will always be my personal favorite Yes song

[@Redlined997_C2S]

I remember boycotting this Album for years because no JA. Then when i finally listened to it, did I realize how I was missing out on a great album.

[@sullyb23511]

R I.P. Alan. Thanks for the music.