1971?! THIS MUST HAVE BEEN WAY AHEAD OF ITS TIME! First Time Hearing Yes - Roundabout Reaction!
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- Опубліковано 31 тра 2024
- Get ready to be taken back to 1971 as we experience "Roundabout" by Yes for the first time! Known for its progressive and innovative style, we're eager to discover why this track is considered to be ahead of its time.
🎸 About Yes: A band that epitomizes progressive rock, Yes is renowned for their complex musical structures, intricate harmonies, and innovative compositions. "Roundabout," one of their most iconic tracks, showcases their unique approach to music and has left a lasting impact on the rock genre.
🌀 In This Video: Join us as we dive into Yes's "Roundabout". We're ready to be captivated by its progressive elements and understand why it's held in such high regard. Expect reactions full of wonder, analysis, and appreciation for the groundbreaking nature of this classic track.
👫 Why React as a Couple?: Discovering music from different eras together adds a fun and insightful dimension to our reactions. We're both excited to explore the 70s rock scene and share our thoughts on this influential track.
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💬 Your Thoughts: What's your opinion on Yes's "Roundabout"? Do you think it was ahead of its time? Are there other classic rock songs from the 70s you'd recommend for us to react to? Share your suggestions in the comments section below!
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This is why many of the people that are in their 50's/60's/70's today think the current music has devolved.
Think? We know! 🙏🍁
Born in 64, todays music is comical at best!
I went to Japan for music so I could leave the crap in the USA.
Cuz it has. Today, what do we have, Taylor Swift? Consider the shear talent back then. No computers to fill in for lack of talent (hello autotune).
Just say the truth today's music sucks. BIG TIME!
Rick Wakeman on keyboards and Chris Squire on bass, it doesn't get any better than that.
Don't forget Bill Bruford's drums.
I love that f'ing bass. My favorite part of the song.
Wakeman and Keith Emerson the first that experimented with the MOOG.
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Don't forget Bill Bruford and Steve Howe
"1971?! THIS MUST HAVE BEEN WAY AHEAD OF ITS TIME!" ...2023 and It's still is :)
IF i had just 1 dollar every time i heard that bout a 70s song i would be filthy rich
I consider this to be a top 10 all time rock song. It’s a masterpiece.
Yep! Right up there with Bohemian Rhapsody and Stairway from Zep
@@michaelt3308both songs that you mentioned are mediocre shit, sorry for honesty
From u.k.
Totally agree, YES along with mahavishnu orchestra.
Musicianship on a different level, different planet
more like!
Just my opinion!
Yes is the band that influenced RUSH so profoundly. So much so that RUSH ended up inducting YES to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
And, according to Alex Lifeson, Jimmy Page . Rush covered Led in their formative years
Chris was already dead by the time Yes got inducted so Geddy was asked to play the bass for Roundabout.
@@paulelliott682and Geddy did him proud. That was amazing!
Which is funny because Rush sounds nothing like Yes.
...and Geddy Lee played Roundabout with them, standing in for the sadly departed Chris Squire. Quite a show!
The bass line that inspired so many bassists!! Never let our RICH history of music die!!
Chris Squire was a big influence on Geddy Lee. Yes was finally inducted into the R&R hall of fame in 2017, 2 years after Squire had passed. Geddy joined them to play pass on this tune.
INDEED!@@gold98gtp
...and he ruined it@@gold98gtp
Love that f'ing bass!!!
What you said brother!@@metalmark1214
YES was a group 5 musical geniuses!! To watch them play this live is off the charts the talent that is just ripping through this song. There is not a weak member in this band!! They're a huge influence on RUSH, especially on the smooth transitions. Great reaction!!
All on a 16 track TAPE machine! No cut and paste, no sequenced tracks, just talent... talent...
The insane groove that Bruford (drums), Squire (bass), Wakeman (keys) and Howe (guitar) dropped @10:25 might just be the best minute and a half in all of recorded music. What a freakin' jam!
Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe, the band they formed when they couldn't get the rights to play as Yes.three world class musicians & Jon Anderson.
@@scalefreedon't forget Chris Squire. A phenomenal bassist.
Look at those names...ICONS❗️❗️
I have been listening to YES for 50+ years, I even saw them live in 1972. As a long time YES listener I would suggest. “CLOSE TO THE EDGE”, it’s a masterpiece!!
1981 for me in Nashville TN
I was on the 3rd row right in front of Steve Howe. Back in the day when if you got in line early enough you could get a good seat
I would suggest you hold on CTTE until a few other tracks from their classic era under your belts. Will appreciate much more if you find Yes speaks to you. Ty for reaction both!
they're not ready for that. :)
YES first time listener since 1970.
I went to a concert by Emerson, Lake and Palmer back in 1971, and they had this unknown opening band named Yes. What an experience. Two of the best, original prog rock bands. Those of us who grew up with this music were privileged to hear the beginning of a music style. If you haven't listened to Emerson, Lake and Palmer, watch the video of their song Knife Edge from 1970. You'll see what it took to make this style of music.
These days, to hear this type of music, we've had to move to bands like Epica, Nightwish, and Dream Theater to hear this complexity and greatness in music.
Man, I thought EVERYBODY had heard this song by now . . . welcome to my teenage years!
Came here from _JoJo's Bizzare Adventure_ 2nd Season. Thought I recognized the closing credits music; checked closer; said "what the hell? Seriously?"''
Rock swiftly matured and became experimental after 1965. It was an explosion of creativity. Always loved this one! It played a lot on the radio despite the length.
Yea, not much left now. It all sounds the same from any commercially successful act.
At that time Yes was simply a band full of wizards. Seriously, this band had no weakness at all. Listening while trippin' helped but every aspect of the whole album changed what I felt about popular music at that time.Close to the Edge is stellar as well. 🕊💖🎸
Yes "I've Seen All Good People"...Nuff Said.
EXACTLY!
Some of the best musicians in Rock History
"Owner of A Lonley Heart" was their 80's comeback. Completely different than classic 70's Yes. No one should have suggested it as a very first introduction.
The album was actually quite good for an 80's crossover but it's not where to start. It's like suggesting Heart at Kennedy Centre before they've even heard Zep or Heart!! It's quite lame.
Next " Starship Trooper"
Trooper definitely, and “ I’ve seen all good people” and a dose of “ Yours is no disgrace” to get a good feel for them.
When "Owner Of A Lonely Heart" was released,, Most true Yes fans that i knew (including myself) were soo disappointed & felt that they had sold out & went pop.
P.S. We even made fun of the song by making our own lyrics,, "Odor of bologna farts,, is much better than,, the odor of salami farts" 🤪
Starship Trooper is a must listen,. If you're up for a long track, Close to the Edge is another must listen. IMO, that one is the pinnacle of the "classic" Yes discography.
I clearly remember first hearing "Owner.." on the radio when I was in high school. I freaked. You didn't hear Yes on the radio for reasons that made them elite and this is why others here were shocked and disappointed at Trevor Rabin's huge influence on the sound. I just think it's not so much where you start, it's what keeps you engaged and curious. For me, 90125 was an important first Yes album I owned and learning about Steve Howe might never had happened without it.
Owner of the Lonley Hearts Sucks
Hear the f'ing bass? Just love that.
Back on 1971, when donosaurs still roamed, there was an entire GENRE of progressive, alternative music w/super-talented musicians like Yes, Electric Light Orchestra (ELO), Jethro Tull, Moody Blues, etc.
all the YES ALBUM- FRAGILE and CLOSE TO THE EDGE are masterpieces
Guys you must do the big one ,,,, CLOSE TO THE EDGE
i just say : there is MUSIC.. and there is YES.
Don't worry about trying to find the meaning in Yes lyrics. Jon Anderson said he just assembled words and phrases that sounded nice together. Others in the band weren't sure what they were singing about or even if Jon knew.
People that I’ve known that didn’t like YES say the same basic thing, “it’s too busy”, “too much going on all the time”.
Jon Andersen once said, “I pick the lyrics that go best with the music sometimes”.
Steve Howe was chosen by the readers of Guitar World Magazine as the best rock guitarist five years running, 1976-1980. In 1981 GW magazine started their HOF with Howe as the first inductee, which disqualified him from the best poll;) they had to give the rest of the guys a shot at the title:)
Sound Chaser off the Relayer album, it is exactly what the name suggests, one sound chasing the previous sound!!
This is not just well-made music or attractive music, it is true musicianship at the highest level that appears deceptively simple to the careless listener.
BOOM!!! 100% Spot On Mate!!! 🤟🤟🤟
8 minutes? For all purposes that's a short one in the realm of progressive rock.
Their contemporaries of the time Emerson, Lake and Palmer would crank out 15, 20 and even 30+ minutes of pure genius.
Suppers Ready>Genesis 23 min
Echoes>Pink Floyd 23 min
@@kbrewski1 Yes! My first thought was 'Supper's Ready'
YES!!!!!! ❤ Thrilled to find a channel reacting to them. My top 5 bands and saw them in concert a few times. Couldn’t pass a chance to see them back then if they were close to me. This music brings back wonderful memories.
“Close To The Edge” !!!
They're not ready for this yet.
I saw them in '71 and they were awesome live.
The next Yes song you should do is Yours Is No Disgrace.
Or Seen all Good People
Bill Bruford Classic Prog's Greatest Drummer Yes/ King Crimson, Master of the "Rim-Shot" Snare hit and complex timing !! 🥁🎼🎶
Chris Squire Classic Prog's Best Bassist with his Rickenbacker sound and influencer of countless great Bassist to come like Geddy Lee of Rush & Les Claypool of Primus !! 🎸🎶
After all of the years that have passed, they continue to sound great. Even the matured vocals of Jon Anderson puts only the slightest mellowness to the songs.
This was the greatest era for British rock!
I read an article the other day, and a couple of members of Yes said that when they heard The Beatles, I am the walrus, they felt that they had permission to play music in this style. I’m not surprised. The Beatles influenced everyone. I saw Yes in concert when they first released this song and I’ve been a fan ever since.
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Fragile was YES's fourth album.
This song always brings me back to my youth.
This was the song that sprung progressive rock into a major category of rock. So many artists that followed in this genre have attempted to emulate or reach the heights that this song soared to yet could not. YES is the pinnacle of prog. Rock or at least it was from the late ‘60’s until around 1980 and then many things changed in a major way .im guessing because I followed them more so in the early days and know a bit about their later albums; 27These are master musicians with great production on this ground breaking album! They have so many sensational songs. Chris Squire on bass guitar, Bill Bruford on drums, Steve Howe on lead guitar, Rick Wakeman on the magical synthesizer, and the heavenly perfect pitched Jon Anderson on lead vocals.. Chris does the main backup and almost side by side singing at the chorus. Try Heart of The Sunrise or Perpetual Change. Both will blow you away!
Pinnacle of prog is Genesis, they are genius of composing, but I have to give credit to Yes, they wrote few masterpieces like Close To The Edge and Gates Of Delirium, other songs are way bellow those two. Genesis on the other hand has very stable prog discography, every prog album they wrote is masterpiece in it's own way
@garri5108
And Genesis would never write a line like "in and around the lake, the mountains, they stand there." unless they were trying to be intentionally humorous or sarcastic.
@@kbrewski1 agree, mumble jumble is not for them. The Lamb is example of top level Genesis poetry for me. Better than The Lamb lyrically I can only think of Peter Hamill - Louse Is Not A Home lyrics, probably my favorite lyrics ever, but I always looking for smth new, so it may change. Sorry for my english, it's my third language
@@garri5108 Tu Ed loco en la cabeza. That basically means you have no idea what you are talking about. The other 2 songs on CTTE are equally great, And You And I, and Siberian Khatru, Perpetual Change, Starship Trooper, Awaken, Southside of The Sky, Heart of The Sunrise, and Turn of the Ventury just to name some of their great songs. Much more depth of great songs than Genesis ever did. I like Genesis and they do have a few great tunes though not even close to the depth or edge of what YES have done over their 23 studio albums, not including some of their great live albums!😡
@@garri5108 Genesis had its moments that were right up there with YES though a bit more inconsistent and for not as long a time in that progressive style!
the Lead singer is still alive and 79 and still kills it live, Mr. John Anderson
This is a good song to open the book up on Yes -- but there is so much more to explore. Looking forward to more Yes reactions.
Thanks for showing Yes some love.😊
And they pulled these songs off live. Check out those and also.....Close To The Edge, it will blow your mind.
This song is about a drive from Aberdeen to Glasgow in Scotland. Aberdeen is full of roundabouts, it still is. and the journey through the mountains and crazy beautiful landscape of Scotland!
Roundabout was the first Yes song that rocked my world and made them my favorite band. Their creative surge was the birth of Prog Rock for me, and Roundabout is still the song I could hear every day and never tire of it.
Jon Anderson is a poet. You'll never hear any lyric of his say anything just straight out. It's always a unique choice of words to convey a feeling and a tone, a mood, more than any kind of plot or factual idea. You'll always have to figure out what he's saying on your own, or rather what he's saying to _you._ That's the charm of Yes - the journey is different for every listener. :)
The best drummer in rock.
Best band...ever. Best music...ever. There next album after Fragile (Close to the Edge) I consider to be the best album...ever, and contains the best song...ever.
Siberian Khatru?
@@kbrewski1 Close to the Edge :)
@@stanleymerritt4722
Suppers Ready blows CTTE out of the cosmos.
@@kbrewski1 I'm more Firth of Fifth and Dance on a Volcano and Awaken, but I somewhat agree. but Plague of Lighthouse Keepers is my trance song.
Imagine a time when this was the kind of music you went to see live. No choreographed shows, just straight forward music. I saw Yes with a rotating stage, and it was amazing!
Having seen Yes live many times there sound is even better live!! Genius these guys are phenomenal!!!
Who makes music this good any more? Late 60s and early 70s was a real peak in music. There is so much more out there for you to discover. Try King Crimson's 21st Century Schizoid Man. The most progressive song in history IMO.
Todd Rundgren.
There was great synthesizer in there, yes. But a lot of what you were hearing was Rick Wakeman playing the organ - a very traditional instrument, masterfully played. All those "video game" and "slot machine" sounds were mostly the organ. I think that when people get those kind of "vibes" it's because they don't have any reference to those sounds. But back in the day it was common place. There were no digital sounds in this song. Even the synthesizers were all analog. This is one of the key moments of Prog Rock.
Thank you for pointing that out. It really gets under my skin when reactors who look like they should be old enough to know better show their complete ignorance. It seems like people today have only their own experiences as reference points, even though they have access to practically all of recorded history and culture at their fingertips. It is super frustrating.
@@jpmnewyork Remember, people who are in their 30s now were born in the late 80s and early 90s and didn't really listen to music for another 10 years.
@@PittDaddy Granted, but I'm not necessarily referring only to music -- I'm talking about general knowledge and cultural awareness.
@@jpmnewyork The reason I brought that up is that I was a college instructor for 11 years and things that I often thought were common knowledge were completely unknown by my students because of their age.
@@PittDaddy My daughter is now a college instructor, and she is constantly amazed at the amount of knowledge and awareness students do not have. I am not convinced it is exclusively a function of age, though there does seem to be a generational shift in attitude, i.e., less curiosity or desire to know about anything that came before.
Yes is one of best bands that exist. Can't put a label on this bands style. Best bass player.
Pure talent!
I was 15 years old when this record came out. I loved it immediately. Still do. Fantastic music! 🎶🎶🎶🎶👍
I took my son to see YES here in Reno Nevada with all the original members a few months before Chris passed. He was as great as I remember when I saw the original band in the 70's as well as the 80's YES.
Happy we saw him before he passed R.I.P.
Starship Trooper 👍
man for man..probably the most talented musical group of their generation
quite a number of bands that could compete ... mahavisnu orchestra, zappa/mothers circa roxy performances, king crimson with giles and later with bruford, allman brothers band, colosseum, gentle giant, premiata forneria marconi, .... 1967-1976 10-years when the music mattered.
YES❗️The greatest band on this or any other planet❗️23 studio albums. Seen 214 shows. 🎵🎼🎶🔈🔉🔊😎
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It takes at Least 3 listens to a Yes song to absorb what is being played!!!❤
Yes is Definitely a Band that leaves you feeling Good!
Many songs move you …spiritually!
My Fav band for over 50 years!❤️ Seen them live 50+ times! Ya I’m old😉
One of the great things is that this was also how it sounded live. Original YES was fantastic!
This came out when I was a freshman in high school. I'll never forget waking up one morning to my clock-radio before catching my bus to school to this song. Anyone at that time with any music background understood they were listening to progressive rock genius. My mom was a jazz musician, and me and my 2 brothers all played brass instruments in band class. Check out their Rock n Roll Hall of Fame induction performance of this song from 2017, 46 years later! It was perfect, with Geddy Lee of Rush playing bass. He was in heaven, and chosing him for the bass part was so awesome and appropriate.
Me…. 1972…… Birch, Ant, Stu….. all gone…. Manchester. A concert I will never forget and which calls back my wonderful friends.
YES, "ROUNDABOUT" Top of the charts In the history of rock music Jams... Their one the most influential bands ever... I was there from the start... , "Starship Trooper"
A Monster Hit for Yes and still played everyday on Classic Rock radio station across the nation 🎶📻 The Band with the Greatest Classic Prog Musicians Ever !!
Bruford, Howe, Squire, Wakeman, Anderson !!
My first Live concert with my older Brother, I was 13' was Yes in Hartford, CT Aug.1972' on their "Close to the Edge" tour. And I was hook and saw most every great Prog & Rock band many times in the Best Music era ever in the 70s driving everywhere with my Brother and friends. Growing up in the Boston area every band came here and all around, we drove to see them in Providence, RI, Cape Cod & Springfield, MA, Hartford & New Haven, CT and NYC. It was the greatest time for us as we all played in Garage bands and learning and seeing these great musicians and bands in to the 1980s ..... Classic Prog and Rock, Yes/ King Crimson, Genesis (Gabriel & Collins eras)/ Jethro Tull/ ELP/ Gentle Giant/ Pink Floyd/ Nektar/ Santana/ Black Sabbath/ Deep Purple/ Led Zeppelin/ Thin Lizzy/ Rush/ Kiss/ Queen .. and many more I'm 65' now !! 👍🎼🚙💨🎶✌
I recommend you give "And You and I" a listen. There is a beautiful live symphonic version.
Welcome to Yes!
Bars & Barbells so many great black funk & Soul from this same era that never gets suggested.
Curtis Mayfield - Superfly ( 73)
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Yeah, and some Parliament-Funkadelic! Or anything with Bootsy Collins!
@@markdriscoll8119 💯
God, that baseline. It's been awhile and I'd forgotten. Funk overload! Thank you for the reminder!
Their transitions are incredible ! Love me some YES !!! 🔥😍
Quintessential Yes. I predict minds will be blown
Masterpiece!!
Welcome to the real Yes sound. Rick Wakeman's keyboards, Chris Squire's bass and Steve Howe's guitars make this song what it is - fantastic. This is classic Yes music. Hope you do more of them soon. Great choice. Thanks for reacting to it.
Always loved the bassline on this song. 🔥
YES! 😊
Ah, memories of school days and listening to this
The whole Fragile album is terrific as an entry. As is The Yes Album. But then a graduation to the album Close To The Edge is highly recommended. These guys take music to another level. Enjoy the ride!
Jon Anderson with the Cleveland contemporary orchestra is such a beautiful concert to watch
This was played on AM radio when I was 13. That's what I grew up with!
Steve Howe and his guitar are featured on the Queen song "Innuendo," a late in Freddie's life album, also called _Innuendo_ . Watch the video, it won many awards. One of Queen's best songs and Howe amplified the mystery and complexity. Thank you both!
A HUGE influence on Rush in their early days
Progressive Rock Rules
Thanks for the memories
So appreciated
yes it does
This song is a true masterpiece.
master musicians , on another level
Welcome to the world of Yes. Close to the Edge should be your next experience. Yes defined progressive rock. They are like no other.
What you're hearing is one of the best progressive rock bands ever assembled! All of these guys are geniuses and phenomenal musicians! This came out in 1971, I was only 6! Listen to the song Changes that came out in 1983, I was 18, that got me hooked on Yes! However, my favorite progressive rock group is Kansas( please react to this group), and more Rush as well! What you are hearing at the beginning are harmonics on the guitar, very impressive!
It was both _of_ its time and _ahead of_ its time. It was the beginning of the Golden Age of prog rock.
For me, it's not about reliving memories at all what does, but as a musician of many decades now, and I grew up with this as a kid, I still am fascinated every time I listen to it. Chris squire on that absolutely Savage Bass line, the acoustic intro that uses all the harmonics that we all had to learn as aspiring guitar players in junior high, you just had to learn it, all of those guys were monsters at what they did and yet they were so Progressive and creative and could evoke so many different textures, they were so technically proficient but they really knew how to rock out and Funk out when they wanted to or create almost like a dream state.
YAY YOU DID IT!!! IT’S 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
No idea how four guys go into a room together and come up with this stuff. Friggin incredible
Yep, always said the same thing about the immortal Led Zeppelin!
When albums (aka LPs in UK) ruled the world of music, this is what was produced! I doubt I'll live to hear anything that compares in my lifetime.
Slapping’ That Bass Mr Squire 🎸🔥🔥🔥
When this came out on the radio back then it was so different...It felt like sound was coming at you from everywhere..
YES was my first concert. I was 13 my big sister took me. It was awesome. Ft. Worth Texas. They played on a round turning stage. 1978
To me, this is the one song that perfectly encapsulates what Yes was all about, master musicians at the top of their game. Yes lyrics are more tone poem than logical, which adds an other-worldly aspect to their sound. Needless to say, this song still gives me goosebumps all these years later.
We were use to music like this back in the day!
I saw them live during this period. Astonishing...
The band said they would record the songs in pieces, and then would have to put all the pieces together. This wasn't easy in 1971 because it was all on tape. Funny that you mentioned digitised sound, there was no such thing in 1971
The amazing studio engineer Eddy "Are You Ready" Offord on this one!
Great reaction to an absolute seventies classic!
The amazing bass work done on this song (and all songs) by the late Chris Squire is just awesome. He is an absolute legend of a bass player who should get a lot more respect and acknowledgement than he does.
My best friend had this on his mixtape that he'd listen to while riding his motorcycle. It led to excessive speeds and some potentially disastrous interstate stunt driving, but he never wrecked his bike. Tickets, yes. Wrecks, no.
I was just starting high school when this came out . What an intro to my world opening up.
so much talent...plus the unique voice that is Jon Anderson!! .....and yes, this is the first song by Yes to be listened to!! true progressive rock!
I got to see them Live in The Round back in 1976. My first concert and it was awesome!!!! Rick Wakeman on Keyboards was a sight to behold, with his cape and 3-4 keyboards. I love Yes, Moody Blues, Pink Floyd to mention Rock Favorites. Played drums in Country Rock Bands for a few years, but, never anything like this.
They could completely pull this off during live performances also. Saw them in London many years ago on a revolving stage. Every member of this band is amazing. Check out some of their live performance videos, they do not disappoint even though some of the video quality is dated.