After you listen to this album, please watch a video of "Supper's Ready" live. For Genesis, hearing it is only HALF the experience. You need to see how Peter Gabriel performed it. He used many costume changes for different songs and was very theatrical!
2nd piece a relatively straightforward partial transcription of a 100 year old symphony by Johannes Brahms. Rick Wakeman showing off his classical chops.
Acoustic guitar is my fave of ALL instruments. Yeah, I love French horn, oboe, saxes, clarinets, piano, all basses, classical guitar, electric guitar, VIOLA, all strings, etc... I have been playing piano for 53 years, did pro French horn for decades, guitar off and on for decades, electric bass now and again, theremin (if I have one available) - these days loving trumpet - but, still... Acoustic guitar is totally the bomb!
Yes had many personnel changes but this is my favorite lineup. Jon Anderson’s voice is like a musical instrument in itself. Chris Squire on bass. Steve Howe on guitar. Rick Wakeman on keyboards. Bill Bruford on drums and percussion. All masters.
Nice reaction. I love that as one concentrates on each instrument and individual part for this song, guitar, bass, keyboards, and drums, it slowly dawns that each player is an absolute master for their instrument. These are Howe, Squire, Wakeman, and Bruford respectively. Then layer on Jon Anderson's superb vocals, blended with Squire's and Howe's!
I am 67 years old and you actually brought tears to my eyes from your reaction to south side of the sky and I was also playing the drums along with you thank you so much I'm glad you finally found the world of Yes
Hey Alan, I'm 67 years old as well. This was the album that started my love affair with the world of Yes. Through Close To The Edge, Tales from Topographic Oceans, Relayer... everything they have created is just brilliant.
I love watching somebody hear Yes for the first time. It's amazing how great they are. There's nobody like them. You forget how great South Side of the Sky actually is when somebody picks it apart like her. Never ceases to amaze. I especially love when someone hears Squire for the 1st time. He really was one of the best of all time. And of course Roundabout is a perfect song all the way through. But we all knew that.
Drummer Bill Bruford played his jazz-styled drum part and later added both a timbales overdub and “saucepans” - two milk bottles filled with differing amounts of water to create different pitches. Best. Mike.
Welcome to YES Verdy! Get ready for the ride!!! It has been said that you need to listen to a YES song at least 3x before you can catch all they are playing/singing! ❤️ Each member of YES is a maestro of their instrument! And that includes Jon & Chris’s vocals! You’ll see! Hang on cu it’s a lot to take in! You’ll be amazed! I’m a die hard fan-over 50 years now! Seen them live 48+ times! Fond memories!❤️ Hope you enjoy!!!
Hahaha I love Wakeman and Lifeson's speeches equally. I spent years and years of my youth loving their music, but thinking that these guys were dead-serious. I couldn't have been happier to eventually learn that both of them can be as silly as anyone else.
Geddy Lee of RUSH was inspired by Chris Squire and at the Rock Hall of Fame after inducting them with Alex Lifeson…Geddy played with YES on Roundabout! It’s awesome 👏🏻 😎
"Cans and Brahms" - "cans" is slang for headphones or tape boxes and Brahms is, well, the composer Johannes Brahms. The piece is an adaptation of the 3rd movement of his 4th symphony.
I was looking for Yes reactions, and I found your channel! And since I love watching people hear them for the first time, I decided to watch them, and I loved it! You have gained a new subscriber! Brazilian greetings 🇧🇷
Yes was one of my primary early influences to learn how to play bass. Chris Squire was very masterful at musical and melodic bass lines. Round About was the most iconic bass riffs he had. Of course the layers of instruments and vocals are super rich in all of Yes’ music. It was fun to watch you enjoy this album.
I had the pleasure of seeing Yes in concert 3 times in the 70s and this was their traditional opening song. What a way to kick off show!... The 2nd song is a reference tot he classical composer Johanes Brahms which is why it both sounds like, and is structured like, a classical piece of music. As you might be able to tell from his playing the keyboard/synth guy (Rick Wakeman) was a classically trained pianist.
I am so glad Ms. Verdy that you have enjoyed Yes music. There is so much more to enjoy and it really pleases me that younger people like yourself is enjoying it 50 years on. If you have ever watched a Sci Fi series called Fringe you may have heard Roundabout on that.
South Side of the Sky is where you can hear 5 geniuses together. Bill Bruford drums are not from this planet. The vocal arrangement in the middle was made by gods. I cry every single time I listen to this song.
I first heart YES at the East Town Theater in Detroit in 1971…. I was there to see Humble Pie…No one knew who they were… 3 encores.. blew everyone away…
Mark my God I’ve been to the East town theater about 20 times I’ve seen Johnny Winters Joe Cocker Mad dogs and Englishmen Alice Cooper Grand Funk Railroad and many many others we have to get in touch my name is Gary give me a shout. Another group I remember was Dick Wagner and the frost their best song was we Gotta get out of this place. Another Group I can remember was mountain with With Leslie West and one of the best songs of all times Mississippi Queen. What do you think! I’m sorry I keep remembering new groups Ted Nugent the motor city madman. Remember? Please get in touch with me. I grew up on the Eastside 8 mile and Gratiot.
Humble Pie was your average British blues band. I really liked their work and played a lot of it on a progressive FM station in the '70s. But Yes was 50 times the band as Humble Pie. I'm sure Steve Marriott didn't make that mistake of being upstaged that way again!
I saw Yes live back in the 70's and owned all the early albums... But I learned something from your reacton video... You have a good 'ear' for music Verdy.
8:45 the glass sound you hear is indeed glass! The drummer Bill Bruford is tapping on two glass milk bottles, each filled with different amounts of water to produce two pitches.
Love your reaction to one of my favorite bands. Would you believe there was a time in this country that FM radio stations would play this and songs from that era complete and unedited? They would even play album sides. I know, because I was there in college back in the day. Now, let me make a comment as a retired drummer. Your ear is perceptive. The stick noises you hear are most likely from a Spanish instrument called Claves, which is exactly two sticks striking each other. The salt shaker you hear is indeed called a shaker. They come in different sizes for different effects. Dr. Bill Bruford, the drummer on this album, is a master at percussive effects. Keep going on your Yes Journey. So much fantastic music awaits you. Cheers from Chicago.
Hi Verdy, I love your channel. You have a way of taking music we’ve all heard a thousand times and always you find a fresh take I hadn’t considered. If you have ever watched Rick Beato’s channel, he does a real cool breakdown of the first song “Roundabout” and how they achieve some of the sounds you hear.
All the members of Yes at the time were brilliant and finished top of the NME musician charts for their particular role in the band. Chris Squire who sadly passed away in 2015 was by far the best bassist in the world. He could make that Rickenbacker 4001 Stereo bass guitar sing.
YES is my favorite group. I subscribe to anyone who reacts to them because I want others to discover their great talent and the best Progressive rock music. My number one favorite is "The Gates of Delirium" with "Close to the Edge" an extremely close second. Studio versions only. It's pretty hard to reproduce those live. "Roundabout" is awesome too. They have loads of good songs. And their music is complex not the usually short songs. "Close to the Edge" is a masterpiece. On par with classical music like Beethoven. Every note is just right. The lyrics are mystical and spiritual with the interpretation up to the listener like a Picasso painting. A couple of others include "Turn of the Century ', 'Starship Trooper" "The Revealing Science of God" - live version from The Keys to Ascension album is another great one. One of my favorite live ones is "Awaken" : ua-cam.com/video/nDXccU0xgNo/v-deo.html . Keep the YES music coming!!
When I was a sophomore in High School there was a boy who played Mood for a Day on his acoustic guitar all over campus & I don’t know whether I fell in love with him because of the song or the other way around, lol. The boy is long gone but I still love the song, so perhaps that answers the question! Keep up the good work on your channel, I really enjoy how much you enjoy the music!
Oh, you are so lucky to be experiencing this album for the first time! I'm pretty old already so when I get senile and forget everything I want my friends to play this for me.
Miss Verdy, you have a great talent to detect all these details the instruments are doing. I heard this album for the first time over 20 years ago, and I can still learn something about it with the help of your reaction.
I bought mine from the Brand New Releases rack as a 12 year old, and I still pick up subtleties from these sorts of reviews and listening again myself 50 years later
"I like acoustic guitars." Here we go. YES is my favorite band. Specifically this time period. Your enthusiasm is fantastic. You certainly make sense in your musical descriptions. Thank you for reacting to 'Fragile' - it is heartwarming to see you experience it. Can you imagine my being overwhelmed on hearing this album when it first came out? Also, I was fortunate to hear and see them play live during this 'Fragile Tour'.
My first thought when she paused the playback to say how much she liked acoustic guitar was "If she thinks this is good, wait 'till she hears "Mood For A Day."
My dad introduced me to Yes in the 80s and it was love at first hearing. Wakeman's Journey to the Center of the Earth was our road trip album. I'm so stoked to see another generation discover my favorite band ever. The album art is so sublime too. Just a whole aesthetic! Nobody ever seems to know about them, and if they do, it's "owner of a lonely heart" which is... Not it. Glad to see someone else sharing my joy for this sublime music.
Welcome to the wonderful world of Yes. it’s like nothing else before or since. Don’t worry that you feel like you are missing so much in the music the first time, you are! But we all did when we first heard Yes and that is the delight, for 50 years afterwards we have been spotting more and more subtleties in the music such that it always remains fresh. That is their Genius and why their music will captivate people long after they have all left us.
So great seeing people listening to classic/progressive rock. You seem to dig the bass, drums and synthesizers so I would HIGHLY suggest giving Rush a listen. Cool reaction. I've listened to this song for over 40 years and it still amazes to this day.
@@ctims4185Derek and the Dominoes is a great supergroup for sure. Sad they didn't record more albums. I think Clapton's best works were mostly when he collabed with a band.
Yes is one of the top 10 greatest bands of the 70's. Everyone who reacts to Yes is always blown away. They are uniquely Yes. Anderson's vocals...unique. When you hear his voice it is instantly recognizable to only him! Bill Bruford's drums on this album are also so f'ing SICK! He has an unmistakable sound, when you hear him, you know it's Bruford. I love watching Yoiu Tubers reacting to Yes for the 1st time. Welcome to complex, astounding, actual MUISIC, by a group of guys who are each virtuoso on their instruments. No auto tune or studio tricks with Yes (and most Prog Rock bands, like Genesis, Rush, Pink Floyd, Supertramp, etc. Welcome to the Yes Rabbit Hole, a band with a large discography worth diving into, esp their first 5-6 albums).
Roundabout is used in the Jo Jo’s Adventure Meme which is why it sounds familiar to you. The short individual tracks were used to fill in the running time because this was the second album that they made in 1971. The next album after Fragile is Close To The Edge which is always in the top five best Progressive Albums of all time lists. Yes are still touring now ( with some different members) and were inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2017.
Physical ecstasy, better than drugs, that's what music is to me. I grew up on "Yes" and - to some extent - I modeled my physical style and my study of music after them. I graduated with a degree in Music Therapy & pursued the study of Early Music in London. Eventually, I made my living as an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse specializing in psychiatry, drug & alcohol dependence. But post-Beatles Prog Rock has never left my head or heart ... precisely because it is so interesting & entertaining! When first it came to fruition, Prog Rock wasn't considered to be much more than musical mastrubation - an overindulgence of instrumentalist musicians, but to those who held it in high intellectual and emotional esteem it was our world - the soundtrack of our lives, our generation. These were accomplished musicians expressing their creative art.~ I was 21 then, I'm 67 now. It's so nice to see someone so young, get so joyous a spiritual high off of this music! It warms my heart. :) Stay curious, keep exploring. We learn about our world, and ourselves along the way.
Ladies and gentlemen Chris Squire and Yes the greatest show on earth. Welcome to your Yes journey. Having seen Squire and his band 36 times you should listen to them in chronological order, it will provide the genius of Yes. Glad you loved it.
Now this is a nice choice! Great job! Jon Anderson has a voice of an angel. My absolute favorite band and singer from the progressive rock area. Please do yourself a favor and listen to their next album called Close To the Edge. Equally good, and in some peoples opinion, mine included, better than Fragile.
Not mine! They peaked with "Fragile", as far as I'm concerned. "Close To The Edge' is ok, but it's easy to see why Bruford left - too many cooks. "Fragile" is perfection from beginning to end and - along with "Who's Next" and "Led Zeppelin IV" - is THE ultimate '71 rock album.
@Bookhouse Boy That's THAT quote. Elsewhere he's complained that they d everyone's ideas were given equal weight and that the album was recorded in short increments, and made up as they went along. Which is exactly what it always sounded like to me. Frankly, I think Tull and Genesis do the side-long suite way better than Yes, who always come off sounding "random" (post-Fragile).
@Bookhouse Boy Please don't give me a lecture about the creation of boring, bloated, tedious "Close To The Edge". I know how it was written and recorded, and for prog rock, I don't give it high marks in terms of composition. Period. You fall for that, all the more power to you. I require more than random splices. As far as comparing "Supper's Ready" and "Close To The Edge".....the fact of the matter is all of those sections in "Supper's Ready" are great songs unto themselves, whereas "Close To The Edge" can barely muster up a single memorable hook (and the one that it does have is annoying beyond all words). Yes fans jerk themselves off to "Close To The Edge". PS: Bruford left Yes because Crimson was the more interesting band. He didn't want to sit there and do edits all day, he wanted interplay. And absolutely, I'll take ANY of the three Crimson albums he did in the 70s over "Close To The Edge".
Awesome! "Roundabout" is a masterpiece. It's been one of my favorite songs ever since I first heard it as a kid back in the seventies. That bass line. Those drums. The organ runs. The change ups and the turnarounds. The guitar flourishes. And the harmonized tip of the hat to "Carry On" by Crosby, Stills and Nash at the end before the final classical guitar lick. WOW! If you watch anime, various snippets of "Roundabout" were used as the ending theme song for the first season of the JoJo's Bizarre Adventure anime series back in 2012. Even if you don't, the "To Be Continued" insert at the end of those shows was apparently turned into an internet meme that also used the song. I used to listen to Fragile all the time when I was twelve or thirteen back in '79. Fragile and Rush 2112 and ELP Brain Salad Surgery, often all three of them one after the other, records stacked for autoplay. Fragile was the record I played when my parents complained that I was playing Black Sabbath or The Rolling Stones too loud. [grin] And what a great album cover too. Time to explore the imagination!
Welcome to the bass work of the incomparable Chris Squire who sadly died not long ago - I saw them live all the way back then and the next album, Close to the Edge. They were mind blowing live.
First album I listened to on headphones. I believe it was the second album I ever got, the first being Jefferson Starship's BLOWS AGAINST THE EMPIRE, which is a terrific record long-forgotten today, as it was the group's first release and it came before they became "famous" (radio friendly). The stereo on both of these albums was incredible! FRAGILE got me and many others listening to classical music for the first time, along with Emerson Lake and Palmer's PICTURES AT AN EXHIBITION.
Those three albums were a big part of my teenage years. I had to spend a year in Utah, but at least I got to see much of Blows Against the Empire performed live. I'm also a big fan of the much neglected Kantner/Slick/Freiberg album Baron von Tollbooth & the Chrome Nun.
Always lovely to see new people listen to this fifty years or so after I first heard it..And feel the same wonderment at the sheer genius of it all. AND, It stands today as relevant as it ever was.
Cool to see a young person appreciate the brilliance of Yes!! The greatest assembly of musicians ever!! The way the mesh together is just off the charts!! Seeing them live in the 70's is an experience I will never forget! There is nothing like a Yes concert! She brought a tear to my eye speaking about the bass. Chris Squire! I know I'm bias but the greatest bass player ever!! Please if you like this album go listen to the others. You will love them!!
Loving the new format... Really brings out your true beauty, thanks for introducing prog-rock.. YES was a great start... Love the authentic reaction... Acoustic guitar right on point... Epic LP..
The YES Album, Fragile, Close to the Edge, Tales from Topographic Oceans, and Relayer are all masterpieces of progressive rock. You simply must listen to them all! I grew up in the early 1970s with this music. It was a large part of what kept me sane through high school and college.
I’d replace Tales with Time and a Word on your list. And I’d add Going for the one too, slightly later I know but it has Awakening on it and that song is epic.
@@amnril I saw the Tales... tour live in 1974 with a future editor of RollingStone. It was one of the best shows I saw in the 70's. Tales is like Relayer and Close to the Edge. You have to experience it in the right frame of mind and the right setting.
They hit their stride with The Yes Album and didn't really stumble until Tormato, which IMHO is their weakest effort (not counting "Yes West", which I prefer to ignore). I was a little iffy about Drama at first, but once you see it for what it really is - not a Yes album, but a Chris Squire album - it's not bad.
@@garryberman894 2 of the beatles (you know who) were probably better songwriters, but as instrument players and live perfomers there's no comparison sorry.
I was waiting for the Verdy - Yes connection! "transitions" is the right word. Yes uses them a lot. This is your band Verdy. They will spoil you forever. Their best songs need multiple listens to get the most from them. In order for your brain to keep track of all the instruments and voices. The Yes Album just before this one. Also Close to the Edge, and Relayer, Going for the One. All great albums
Since I saw your reaction to the first Led Zeppelin album, I've been looking forward to your reaction to this (& a couple other) YES albums. Led Zeppelin & YES hit the rock music scene about the same time & they turned out to be 2 of the all-time best bands _ever._ As great as Led Zeppelin was, I have to give the title of Best [Progressive] Rock Band ever to YES. If you take their 3 classic Masterpieces, *The Yes Album, Fragile, & Close To The Edge* & match them up with the 3 best albums of any other band, YES stands out as the best, in my opinion. The first of these 3 albums was The Yes Album, which I consider tied with Fragile as the 2nd Best YES album, exceeded only by the 3rd of these, Close To The Edge, which is the best Progressive Rock Album ever recorded. I hope you'll be listening to The Yes Album next in your journey through YES' catalog before tasting the rarest of fruit that is Close To The Edge. In my opinion, THE *key* to YES' amazing musical creations was the bassist, Chris Squire, who absolutely dominated their early sound with his Industrial-Melodic inspirations. The rest of the band realized how important it was that they build their sound around Chris' lead. IMO, beginning with The Yes Album, the band could have appropriately marketed themselves as "YES: featuring Chris Squire on bass." That's how masterfully he dominated their sound during their Classic Period. He not only got this amazing growl out of his instrument, but he added a lot of melody to their songs, even while sustaining the bottom-end groove. I think Squire's bass playing is the single most appealing thing I always loved about YES as a Progressive Rock band, and there was _a lot_ to like about all of the tremendous contributions made by the other musicians in the band. It made them stand out in the musical universe. YES' target audience was first & foremost _other musicians_ which is apparent when you notice the incredible amount of _complexity_ they packed into their masterpieces. Every musician makes his contributions, adding innovative/experimental layers, but instead of just being a bunch of noise, they blended it all together in an extremely pleasing way. That complexity is why you can listen to their creations dozens of times & still hear something you missed before. On top of all that complexity was YES' emphasis on melody & vocal harmonies, an important part of their creations that appealed to the ears of pop music fans. Jon Anderson's voice was unique, but it was accentuated by Chris Squire's high range harmonies blended in. Jazz drummer Bill Bruford's experimental approach perfectly complimented Squire's dominating bass lines. Together, they formed Progressive Rock's best "Rhythm Section" if you can call it that. After you've listened to the 3 sensational classic albums, you'll want to check out a cover tune called *America* that was essentially a concert jam they'd been playing at around the same time as the classic studio albums. Enjoy your YES journey! I know they're going to blow you away! :)
Imo Relayer and GftO are better albums than TYA and Fragile, but, in general, the run from TYA up until GfTO is imaculate. Even TfTO is a very divisive masterpiece imo.
For me Yes was one of the bands that was always perfect. Seemed like everything they released was flawless, every performance perfect . The only other two bands I put at the same tier as them is Rush and Tool.
Verdy lovely reaction. Yes are the best. The lyrics are used like an instrument and build in a poetic and metaphorical way and a little to interpretation. But like in Roundabout it’s about being in tour and longing for returning to his wife and to see her again and is describing the beauty of the views of the mountains and haze while they were traveling in Scotland. South side of the sky it’s about mountain climbing, as we climb mountains every day, and reaching to the top represents the end of this life -because eventually dies- and transition to the next one. And you are right, In Roundabout in the middle percussion Bill Bruford uses milk bottles filled with water at different levels to achieve different tones. And in a sad note, Alan White, the drummer who eventually changed after Bruford left the band has just passed away. Thx. 👍💪
Great record from a great progressive band. Thank you for your reaction. I liked it a lot. According to Wikipedia, " "Cans and Brahms" is Wakeman's adaptation of the third movement of Symphony No. 4 in E minor by Johannes Brahms, with an electric piano used for the string section, grand piano for the woodwinds, organ for the brass, electric harpsichord for reeds, and synthesizer as contrabassoon".
Hi, Im' 66yrs old. I was starting high school when Fragile came out. Telling friends, People will be studying Yes 50 years from now. Now I smile out loud watching young people enjoy this New Music for them. Today I say, Studying Yes hundreds of years into the future. You have a Guitar players ear. That's Howe to Enjoy Yes.
YES: "ROUNDABOUT". Top 5 Band of all time. Was 14 when I first heard them in 1971. It was then I realized, Thank God no more 2 and a half to 3 minute a.m. radio songs. YES a most outstanding band of musicians. You would think they were 40 year old by their abilities alone. RIP drummer Alan White. It was announced yesterday that he died. HE was 7 years older than myself. Great reaction Verdy, ✌
Alan White isn't the drummer on this album (as I'm sure you know). Bill Bruford is most definitely the drummer on this album (and the one before, and the one after).
Lol I believe that “female” voice you hear is Jon! Jon’s voice is his instrument. You’ll hear that a lot! But it’s So true! If you listen closely -you’ll be able to decipher his perfectionism in production and dubbing -he’ll record many different notes in incredible harmony(with Chris’s voice too)! So amazing!!!
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*GENESIS - Foxtrot album pt.1 & pt.2 (early access Patreon)
Foxtrot will blow your mind.
Suppers Ready, will be a nice Birthday Present vor me 🎂 Thank You so much…I think, it will blow your mind 🎇
After you listen to this album, please watch a video of "Supper's Ready" live. For Genesis, hearing it is only HALF the experience. You need to see how Peter Gabriel performed it. He used many costume changes for different songs and was very theatrical!
2nd piece a relatively straightforward partial transcription of a 100 year old symphony by Johannes Brahms. Rick Wakeman showing off his classical chops.
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Your jaw-drop at the beat-drop of "Roundabout" was *priceless*. And your face-palm when Rick Wakeman comes in.
A collection of musicians musicians... all masters... like your channel Verdy... cheers!
Just smiles to know this album still works for people who missed it the first 50 years it was around (the lake). :)
Great music Is timeless
well said ;)
Acoustic guitar is my fave of ALL instruments. Yeah, I love French horn, oboe, saxes, clarinets, piano, all basses, classical guitar, electric guitar, VIOLA, all strings, etc...
I have been playing piano for 53 years, did pro French horn for decades, guitar off and on for decades, electric bass now and again, theremin (if I have one available) - these days loving trumpet - but, still...
Acoustic guitar is totally the bomb!
The whole album is impressive. The five members of the band display musicianship of the highest level.
Yes had many personnel changes but this is my favorite lineup. Jon Anderson’s voice is like a musical instrument in itself. Chris Squire on bass. Steve Howe on guitar. Rick Wakeman on keyboards. Bill Bruford on drums and percussion. All masters.
Best drummer of all time in Prog.
Howe made me dedicate myself to guitar, then Bruford made me dedicate myself to drums.
Can't argue with the results but Yes' creative PROCESS is what eventually led Bruford to leave the band after they'd finished Close to the Edge.
This is the classic lineup. It's like the 1997-98 Bulls, the 1985 Oilers, or the 1927 Yankees. Murderers Row.
Totally agree!, the best YES lineup.
Nice reaction. I love that as one concentrates on each instrument and individual part for this song, guitar, bass, keyboards, and drums, it slowly dawns that each player is an absolute master for their instrument. These are Howe, Squire, Wakeman, and Bruford respectively. Then layer on Jon Anderson's superb vocals, blended with Squire's and Howe's!
I've been listening to YES since i was 11 years old.lol... 50 years and going.. Bravo to you young lady for having great taste in music like this.
South side of the Sky... that piano part with the wind is always dark and mesmerizing...
I am 67 years old and you actually brought tears to my eyes from your reaction to south side of the sky and I was also playing the drums along with you thank you so much I'm glad you finally found the world of Yes
Hey Alan, I'm 67 years old as well. This was the album that started my love affair with the world of Yes. Through Close To The Edge, Tales from Topographic Oceans, Relayer... everything they have created is just brilliant.
So glad you are listening with 🎧. It is the best way to hear these 5 geniuses
I love watching somebody hear Yes for the first time. It's amazing how great they are. There's nobody like them. You forget how great South Side of the Sky actually is when somebody picks it apart like her. Never ceases to amaze. I especially love when someone hears Squire for the 1st time. He really was one of the best of all time. And of course Roundabout is a perfect song all the way through. But we all knew that.
Everyone that heard this for the first time, pauses and restarts this because their mind has just been blown. ✌️🤟🎶💚🌍
Drummer Bill Bruford played his jazz-styled drum part and later added both a timbales overdub and “saucepans” - two milk bottles filled with differing amounts of water to create different pitches. Best. Mike.
Welcome to YES Verdy! Get ready for the ride!!! It has been said that you need to listen to a YES song at least 3x before you can catch all they are playing/singing! ❤️ Each member of YES is a maestro of their instrument! And that includes Jon & Chris’s vocals! You’ll see! Hang on cu it’s a lot to take in! You’ll be amazed! I’m a die hard fan-over 50 years now! Seen them live 48+ times! Fond memories!❤️ Hope you enjoy!!!
Thank you again Ms. Verdy. I'm so happy you decided to react to this group. Sadly, we lost one of YES's senior members just yesterday. RIP Alan White.
For me, Yes is the greatest of all the prog rock bands. And no artist will ever surpass Rick Wakeman's speech at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.....
I still remember seeing that. Enjoyed the father-son joke.
Oh, I don't know about that. I thought Alex Lifeson's speech at the R&R HOF was pretty epic.
id agree with that, I think Yes is the prog rock band as well.
Hahaha I love Wakeman and Lifeson's speeches equally. I spent years and years of my youth loving their music, but thinking that these guys were dead-serious. I couldn't have been happier to eventually learn that both of them can be as silly as anyone else.
I'm afraid Alex Lifeson beat him for sheer originality!
YES always takes you on a trip somewhere and the landscape keeps changing until the end. This is my favorite reaction from you so far!
Geddy Lee of RUSH was inspired by Chris Squire and at the Rock Hall of Fame after inducting them with Alex Lifeson…Geddy played with YES on Roundabout! It’s awesome 👏🏻 😎
It's great watching people discover yes. Keep listening to the keyboard-his name is Rick wakeman.
"Cans and Brahms" - "cans" is slang for headphones or tape boxes and Brahms is, well, the composer Johannes Brahms. The piece is an adaptation of the 3rd movement of his 4th symphony.
That's what happens when you get a classically trained keyboardist joining the band!
Roundabout brilliant song, masterpiece.
This the first album of yes I was introduced to. In 76 and I saw them preform this in 77! Seattle Washington, Seattle Coliseum! Epic!
I was looking for Yes reactions, and I found your channel! And since I love watching people hear them for the first time, I decided to watch them, and I loved it! You have gained a new subscriber! Brazilian greetings 🇧🇷
great reaction.
you're wonderful!
I was 21 when this album was released and saw them perform it live. It was awesome.
Yes was one of my primary early influences to learn how to play bass. Chris Squire was very masterful at musical and melodic bass lines. Round About was the most iconic bass riffs he had. Of course the layers of instruments and vocals are super rich in all of Yes’ music. It was fun to watch you enjoy this album.
I can't play a note on any instrument, but I also love John Entwistle of the Who's bass playing.
I dare anyone to listen to Roundabout and either:
1. Want to learn bass asap
or
2. Understand that they can never sound as good as Chris Squire. lol
Hi I'm 64 and I listend to that in 1970, this is so good.
Love your reactions to this great music that I first heard 50 years ago. You made me smile
I had the pleasure of seeing Yes in concert 3 times in the 70s and this was their traditional opening song. What a way to kick off show!... The 2nd song is a reference tot he classical composer Johanes Brahms which is why it both sounds like, and is structured like, a classical piece of music. As you might be able to tell from his playing the keyboard/synth guy (Rick Wakeman) was a classically trained pianist.
You always do great.
1972 I was 13 years old. This is the first album I ever purchased. Never gets old. I saw them live 6 times. Miss those days.
First time I have heard this album since 30 years ago and it's as good as I remember it.Nice.Another great review...
Your reactions are brilliant....its great to see someone so young enjoying the music just as we did......years ago.
Bill Bruford's drumming on this album is magnificent! Each musician excels in Yes... always.
YES produced cool albums like this one for the whole decade '68-'78 ... and more
I am so glad Ms. Verdy that you have enjoyed Yes music. There is so much more to enjoy and it really pleases me that younger people like yourself is enjoying it 50 years on.
If you have ever watched a Sci Fi series called Fringe you may have heard Roundabout on that.
There are moments (and way more than 'moments') that immerse the listener in serious symphonic majesty.
South Side of the Sky is where you can hear 5 geniuses together. Bill Bruford drums are not from this planet. The vocal arrangement in the middle was made by gods. I cry every single time I listen to this song.
yep South Side of the Sky is brilliant
That's my favourite. I see all good people is second xx
I first heart YES at the East Town Theater in Detroit in 1971…. I was there to see Humble Pie…No one knew who they were… 3 encores.. blew everyone away…
Mark my God I’ve been to the East town theater about 20 times I’ve seen Johnny Winters Joe Cocker
Mad dogs and Englishmen Alice Cooper Grand Funk Railroad and many many others we have to get in touch my name is Gary give me a shout. Another group I remember was Dick Wagner and the frost their best song was we Gotta get out of this place. Another Group I can remember was mountain with With Leslie West and one of the best songs of all times Mississippi Queen. What do you think! I’m sorry I keep remembering new groups Ted Nugent the motor city madman. Remember? Please get in touch with me. I grew up on the Eastside 8 mile and Gratiot.
Humble Pie was your average British blues band. I really liked their work and played a lot of it on a progressive FM station in the '70s. But Yes was 50 times the band as Humble Pie. I'm sure Steve Marriott didn't make that mistake of being upstaged that way again!
I saw Yes live back in the 70's and owned all the early albums...
But I learned something from your reacton video...
You have a good 'ear' for music Verdy.
The artistry displayed on the cymbals by this epic drummer is MAGNIFICENT!!
My favorite YES album!
Happy you enjoyed and happy you stopped the Tracks to give your comments. Too many 'Reaction' vids just nodding along with no interaction. Love It!
8:45 the glass sound you hear is indeed glass! The drummer Bill Bruford is tapping on two glass milk bottles, each filled with different amounts of water to produce two pitches.
Love your reaction to one of my favorite bands. Would you believe there was a time in this country that FM radio stations would play this and songs from that era complete and unedited? They would even play album sides. I know, because I was there in college back in the day. Now, let me make a comment as a retired drummer. Your ear is perceptive. The stick noises you hear are most likely from a Spanish instrument called Claves, which is exactly two sticks striking each other. The salt shaker you hear is indeed called a shaker. They come in different sizes for different effects. Dr. Bill Bruford, the drummer on this album, is a master at percussive effects. Keep going on your Yes Journey. So much fantastic music awaits you. Cheers from Chicago.
Please do not miss out on the previous YES album.They were a fabulous group of musicians & that Chris Squire bass!!
Yes, Time and a Word is so overlooked and yet is in my top five Yes Albums.
Or the one after this.
@@amnril I believe "they" were referring to The Yes Album which is the one right before Fragile.
Hi Verdy, I love your channel. You have a way of taking music we’ve all heard a thousand times and always you find a fresh take I hadn’t considered. If you have ever watched Rick Beato’s channel, he does a real cool breakdown of the first song “Roundabout” and how they achieve some of the sounds you hear.
No band explores dynamics in their music than YES
All the members of Yes at the time were brilliant and finished top of the NME musician charts for their particular role in the band. Chris Squire who sadly passed away in 2015 was by far the best bassist in the world. He could make that Rickenbacker 4001 Stereo bass guitar sing.
YES is my favorite group. I subscribe to anyone who reacts to them because I want others to discover their great talent and the best Progressive rock music. My number one favorite is "The Gates of Delirium" with "Close to the Edge" an extremely close second. Studio versions only. It's pretty hard to reproduce those live. "Roundabout" is awesome too. They have loads of good songs. And their music is complex not the usually short songs. "Close to the Edge" is a masterpiece. On par with classical music like Beethoven. Every note is just right. The lyrics are mystical and spiritual with the interpretation up to the listener like a Picasso painting. A couple of others include "Turn of the Century ', 'Starship Trooper" "The Revealing Science of God" - live version from The Keys to Ascension album is another great one. One of my favorite live ones is "Awaken" : ua-cam.com/video/nDXccU0xgNo/v-deo.html . Keep the YES music coming!!
When I was a sophomore in High School there was a boy who played Mood for a Day on his acoustic guitar all over campus & I don’t know whether I fell in love with him because of the song or the other way around, lol. The boy is long gone but I still love the song, so perhaps that answers the question! Keep up the good work on your channel, I really enjoy how much you enjoy the music!
Oh, you are so lucky to be experiencing this album for the first time! I'm pretty old already so when I get senile and forget everything I want my friends to play this for me.
Miss Verdy, you have a great talent to detect all these details the instruments are doing. I heard this album for the first time over 20 years ago, and I can still learn something about it with the help of your reaction.
I bought mine from the Brand New Releases rack as a 12 year old, and I still pick up subtleties from these sorts of reviews and listening again myself 50 years later
"I like acoustic guitars." Here we go. YES is my favorite band. Specifically this time period. Your enthusiasm is fantastic. You certainly make sense in your musical descriptions. Thank you for reacting to 'Fragile' - it is heartwarming to see you experience it. Can you imagine my being overwhelmed on hearing this album when it first came out? Also, I was fortunate to hear and see them play live during this 'Fragile Tour'.
My first thought when she paused the playback to say how much she liked acoustic guitar was "If she thinks this is good, wait 'till she hears "Mood For A Day."
My dad introduced me to Yes in the 80s and it was love at first hearing. Wakeman's Journey to the Center of the Earth was our road trip album. I'm so stoked to see another generation discover my favorite band ever. The album art is so sublime too. Just a whole aesthetic!
Nobody ever seems to know about them, and if they do, it's "owner of a lonely heart" which is... Not it. Glad to see someone else sharing my joy for this sublime music.
Owner of a Lonely Heart is actually a solid new wave track. But I agree that it pales in comparison with Yes' 70s top stuff.
Welcome to the wonderful world of Yes. it’s like nothing else before or since. Don’t worry that you feel like you are missing so much in the music the first time, you are! But we all did when we first heard Yes and that is the delight, for 50 years afterwards we have been spotting more and more subtleties in the music such that it always remains fresh. That is their Genius and why their music will captivate people long after they have all left us.
So great seeing people listening to classic/progressive rock.
You seem to dig the bass, drums and synthesizers so I would HIGHLY suggest giving Rush a listen.
Cool reaction. I've listened to this song for over 40 years and it still amazes to this day.
Probably the most concentrated talent in any one band, fantastic stuff. I'd love to see you react to Inca Roads live by Frank Zappa and his band.
Watching the live video, for sure!
@@leventvehbiuysal1215 That’s Ruth!
Derek & the Dominoes is my favorite concentration of musicians, but these guys have always been up there. So talented at such young ages.
Oh hell yeah, Inca Roads live, mixed with the freaky claymation!
@@ctims4185Derek and the Dominoes is a great supergroup for sure. Sad they didn't record more albums.
I think Clapton's best works were mostly when he collabed with a band.
Roundabout was used as the closing credits for an anime called JoJo's Bizarre Adventure which in turn got meme'd heavily a few years back.
I'm so glad I was growing up when this music was being created. On the other hand, I'd love to be listening to it somehow for the first time again.
Yesterday we lost Al;len Wihite , he was a gift , love to all. God bless .
Their best album and track is "Close to the Edge", it will blow you away with its complex beauty.
I couldn't help but smile too at that huge grin plastered on your face! Great reaction to one of my favorite tunes.
Rick Wakeman's solo albums are great too. He's a master of keyboards.
I think you'll find that that is not an uncontentious opinion.
Yes is one of the top 10 greatest bands of the 70's. Everyone who reacts to Yes is always blown away. They are uniquely Yes. Anderson's vocals...unique. When you hear his voice it is instantly recognizable to only him! Bill Bruford's drums on this album are also so f'ing SICK! He has an unmistakable sound, when you hear him, you know it's Bruford. I love watching Yoiu Tubers reacting to Yes for the 1st time. Welcome to complex, astounding, actual MUISIC, by a group of guys who are each virtuoso on their instruments. No auto tune or studio tricks with Yes (and most Prog Rock bands, like Genesis, Rush, Pink Floyd, Supertramp, etc. Welcome to the Yes Rabbit Hole, a band with a large discography worth diving into, esp their first 5-6 albums).
First 11 albums more or less (I'm including their first 2 and Tormato, the rest are undoubted masterpieces imo, including the very divisive TfTO).
I wish l was 20 years younger. R minds think just the same… keep being U. Bless ❤
Roundabout is used in the Jo Jo’s Adventure Meme which is why it sounds familiar to you.
The short individual tracks were used to fill in the running time because this was the second album that they made in 1971. The next album after Fragile is Close To The Edge which is always in the top five best Progressive Albums of all time lists. Yes are still touring now ( with some different members) and were inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2017.
Physical ecstasy, better than drugs, that's what music is to me. I grew up on "Yes" and - to some extent - I modeled my physical style and my study of music after them. I graduated with a degree in Music Therapy & pursued the study of Early Music in London. Eventually, I made my living as an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse specializing in psychiatry, drug & alcohol dependence. But post-Beatles Prog Rock has never left my head or heart ... precisely because it is so interesting & entertaining! When first it came to fruition, Prog Rock wasn't considered to be much more than musical mastrubation - an overindulgence of instrumentalist musicians, but to those who held it in high intellectual and emotional esteem it was our world - the soundtrack of our lives, our generation. These were accomplished musicians expressing their creative art.~ I was 21 then, I'm 67 now. It's so nice to see someone so young, get so joyous a spiritual high off of this music! It warms my heart. :) Stay curious, keep exploring. We learn about our world, and ourselves along the way.
Yes is really progressive,,,,some of their stuff is WAY out there. They're good,,,wait until you get to Yours is no Disgrace,,,,,💥💥💥👍😎
Ladies and gentlemen Chris Squire and Yes the greatest show on earth. Welcome to your Yes journey. Having seen Squire and his band 36 times you should listen to them in chronological order, it will provide the genius of Yes. Glad you loved it.
Gotta watch the live performance of yours is no disgrace. WHAT A MASTERPIECE! 👍
Now this is a nice choice! Great job! Jon Anderson has a voice of an angel. My absolute favorite band and singer from the progressive rock area. Please do yourself a favor and listen to their next album called Close To the Edge. Equally good, and in some peoples opinion, mine included, better than Fragile.
Not mine! They peaked with "Fragile", as far as I'm concerned. "Close To The Edge' is ok, but it's easy to see why Bruford left - too many cooks. "Fragile" is perfection from beginning to end and - along with "Who's Next" and "Led Zeppelin IV" - is THE ultimate '71 rock album.
@Bookhouse Boy That's THAT quote. Elsewhere he's complained that they d everyone's ideas were given equal weight and that the album was recorded in short increments, and made up as they went along. Which is exactly what it always sounded like to me. Frankly, I think Tull and Genesis do the side-long suite way better than Yes, who always come off sounding "random" (post-Fragile).
@Bookhouse Boy Please don't give me a lecture about the creation of boring, bloated, tedious "Close To The Edge". I know how it was written and recorded, and for prog rock, I don't give it high marks in terms of composition. Period. You fall for that, all the more power to you. I require more than random splices. As far as comparing "Supper's Ready" and "Close To The Edge".....the fact of the matter is all of those sections in "Supper's Ready" are great songs unto themselves, whereas "Close To The Edge" can barely muster up a single memorable hook (and the one that it does have is annoying beyond all words). Yes fans jerk themselves off to "Close To The Edge". PS: Bruford left Yes because Crimson was the more interesting band. He didn't want to sit there and do edits all day, he wanted interplay. And absolutely, I'll take ANY of the three Crimson albums he did in the 70s over "Close To The Edge".
Possibly the best album Yes ever did.... Oh yes, and also The Yes Album.... Just absolutely awesome....
Awesome! "Roundabout" is a masterpiece. It's been one of my favorite songs ever since I first heard it as a kid back in the seventies. That bass line. Those drums. The organ runs. The change ups and the turnarounds. The guitar flourishes. And the harmonized tip of the hat to "Carry On" by Crosby, Stills and Nash at the end before the final classical guitar lick. WOW! If you watch anime, various snippets of "Roundabout" were used as the ending theme song for the first season of the JoJo's Bizarre Adventure anime series back in 2012. Even if you don't, the "To Be Continued" insert at the end of those shows was apparently turned into an internet meme that also used the song. I used to listen to Fragile all the time when I was twelve or thirteen back in '79. Fragile and Rush 2112 and ELP Brain Salad Surgery, often all three of them one after the other, records stacked for autoplay. Fragile was the record I played when my parents complained that I was playing Black Sabbath or The Rolling Stones too loud. [grin] And what a great album cover too. Time to explore the imagination!
Roundabout is great, but as a lifelong fan I would rank it about # 19 in great Yes songs. And they have 50 great songs.
@@michaelbeerbados3291If you rank South Side of the Sky and I see all good people in your top ten, I would love to learn your top 50 ❤
You are such a sweet girl and it's a pleasure to see and hear you do your reactions . Thank you
This is my favorite band, and it was a lot of fun to see you enjoy this album.
Welcome to the bass work of the incomparable Chris Squire who sadly died not long ago - I saw them live all the way back then and the next album, Close to the Edge. They were mind blowing live.
Chris Squire is your favorite bass player's favorite bass player. He really used the bass guitar in ways that it wasn't up until that point.
Now I can't stop picturing Bruford surrounded by a bunch of different sized casserole dishes ....
First album I listened to on headphones. I believe it was the second album I ever got, the first being Jefferson Starship's BLOWS AGAINST THE EMPIRE, which is a terrific record long-forgotten today, as it was the group's first release and it came before they became "famous" (radio friendly). The stereo on both of these albums was incredible! FRAGILE got me and many others listening to classical music for the first time, along with Emerson Lake and Palmer's PICTURES AT AN EXHIBITION.
Those three albums were a big part of my teenage years.
I had to spend a year in Utah, but at least I got to see much of Blows Against the Empire performed live.
I'm also a big fan of the much neglected Kantner/Slick/Freiberg album Baron von Tollbooth & the Chrome Nun.
@@rickwagner- Baron Von Tollbooth and the Chrome Nun is excellent.
Always lovely to see new people listen to this fifty years or so after I first heard it..And feel the same wonderment at the sheer genius of it all. AND, It stands today as relevant as it ever was.
Cool to see a young person appreciate the brilliance of Yes!! The greatest assembly of musicians ever!! The way the mesh together is just off the charts!! Seeing them live in the 70's is an experience I will never forget! There is nothing like a Yes concert! She brought a tear to my eye speaking about the bass. Chris Squire! I know I'm bias but the greatest bass player ever!! Please if you like this album go listen to the others. You will love them!!
@Bill Courtney We ain't dead yet, dude. A lot of us will be around til' 2050 and beyond.
Watching you thoroughly enjoy your first listen of Roundabout has made my night. Thank you!!!
Loving the new format... Really brings out your true beauty, thanks for introducing prog-rock.. YES was a great start... Love the authentic reaction... Acoustic guitar right on point... Epic LP..
The YES Album, Fragile, Close to the Edge, Tales from Topographic Oceans, and Relayer are all masterpieces of progressive rock. You simply must listen to them all! I grew up in the early 1970s with this music. It was a large part of what kept me sane through high school and college.
I’d replace Tales with Time and a Word on your list. And I’d add Going for the one too, slightly later I know but it has Awakening on it and that song is epic.
@@amnril I saw the Tales... tour live in 1974 with a future editor of RollingStone. It was one of the best shows I saw in the 70's. Tales is like Relayer and Close to the Edge. You have to experience it in the right frame of mind and the right setting.
They hit their stride with The Yes Album and didn't really stumble until Tormato, which IMHO is their weakest effort (not counting "Yes West", which I prefer to ignore). I was a little iffy about Drama at first, but once you see it for what it really is - not a Yes album, but a Chris Squire album - it's not bad.
@@amnrilTales.....I got halfway through the second track.
Very poor.
Not too weird and difficult, just weak.
So so weak.
@@fuckamericanidiot same, by the second track I had to turn it off too, utter drivel. Shame as the earlier LP’s and a couple later ones are great.
Wonderful music of Yes. Love it. Fell in love the first time when I listened in my teen years
Anderson, Howe, Squire, Wakeman, Bruford. probably the most gifted and talented setup for a band ever
There was once a little group called the Beatles, you know...
@@garryberman894 2 of the beatles (you know who) were probably better songwriters, but as instrument players and live perfomers there's no comparison sorry.
This is the bass line that lives in the heads of many.
The interplay between Howe and Wakeman is wonderful and is even better live. Bruford is sublime and Squire's bass playing inspired Rush.
I was waiting for the Verdy - Yes connection! "transitions" is the right word. Yes uses them a lot. This is your band Verdy. They will spoil you forever. Their best songs need multiple listens to get the most from them. In order for your brain to keep track of all the instruments and voices. The Yes Album just before this one. Also Close to the Edge, and Relayer, Going for the One. All great albums
Since I saw your reaction to the first Led Zeppelin album, I've been looking forward to your reaction to this (& a couple other) YES albums. Led Zeppelin & YES hit the rock music scene about the same time & they turned out to be 2 of the all-time best bands _ever._ As great as Led Zeppelin was, I have to give the title of Best [Progressive] Rock Band ever to YES.
If you take their 3 classic Masterpieces, *The Yes Album, Fragile, & Close To The Edge* & match them up with the 3 best albums of any other band, YES stands out as the best, in my opinion. The first of these 3 albums was The Yes Album, which I consider tied with Fragile as the 2nd Best YES album, exceeded only by the 3rd of these, Close To The Edge, which is the best Progressive Rock Album ever recorded. I hope you'll be listening to The Yes Album next in your journey through YES' catalog before tasting the rarest of fruit that is Close To The Edge.
In my opinion, THE *key* to YES' amazing musical creations was the bassist, Chris Squire, who absolutely dominated their early sound with his Industrial-Melodic inspirations. The rest of the band realized how important it was that they build their sound around Chris' lead. IMO, beginning with The Yes Album, the band could have appropriately marketed themselves as "YES: featuring Chris Squire on bass." That's how masterfully he dominated their sound during their Classic Period.
He not only got this amazing growl out of his instrument, but he added a lot of melody to their songs, even while sustaining the bottom-end groove. I think Squire's bass playing is the single most appealing thing I always loved about YES as a Progressive Rock band, and there was _a lot_ to like about all of the tremendous contributions made by the other musicians in the band. It made them stand out in the musical universe.
YES' target audience was first & foremost _other musicians_ which is apparent when you notice the incredible amount of _complexity_ they packed into their masterpieces. Every musician makes his contributions, adding innovative/experimental layers, but instead of just being a bunch of noise, they blended it all together in an extremely pleasing way. That complexity is why you can listen to their creations dozens of times & still hear something you missed before.
On top of all that complexity was YES' emphasis on melody & vocal harmonies, an important part of their creations that appealed to the ears of pop music fans. Jon Anderson's voice was unique, but it was accentuated by Chris Squire's high range harmonies blended in. Jazz drummer Bill Bruford's experimental approach perfectly complimented Squire's dominating bass lines. Together, they formed Progressive Rock's best "Rhythm Section" if you can call it that.
After you've listened to the 3 sensational classic albums, you'll want to check out a cover tune called *America* that was essentially a concert jam they'd been playing at around the same time as the classic studio albums. Enjoy your YES journey! I know they're going to blow you away! :)
Imo Relayer and GftO are better albums than TYA and Fragile, but, in general, the run from TYA up until GfTO is imaculate. Even TfTO is a very divisive masterpiece imo.
For me Yes was one of the bands that was always perfect. Seemed like everything they released was flawless, every performance perfect . The only other two bands I put at the same tier as them is Rush and Tool.
Verdy lovely reaction. Yes are the best. The lyrics are used like an instrument and build in a poetic and metaphorical way and a little to interpretation. But like in Roundabout it’s about being in tour and longing for returning to his wife and to see her again and is describing the beauty of the views of the mountains and haze while they were traveling in Scotland. South side of the sky it’s about mountain climbing, as we climb mountains every day, and reaching to the top represents the end of this life -because eventually dies- and transition to the next one. And you are right, In Roundabout in the middle percussion Bill Bruford uses milk bottles filled with water at different levels to achieve different tones. And in a sad note, Alan White, the drummer who eventually changed after Bruford left the band has just passed away. Thx. 👍💪
Great record from a great progressive band. Thank you for your reaction. I liked it a lot.
According to Wikipedia, " "Cans and Brahms" is Wakeman's adaptation of the third movement of Symphony No. 4 in E minor by Johannes Brahms, with an electric piano used for the string section, grand piano for the woodwinds, organ for the brass, electric harpsichord for reeds, and synthesizer as contrabassoon".
So happy you got to the Yes rabbit hole!!!! Think you will enjoy the exploration!!
Hi, Im' 66yrs old. I was starting high school when Fragile came out. Telling friends, People will be studying Yes 50 years from now. Now I smile out loud watching young people enjoy this New Music for them. Today I say, Studying Yes hundreds of years into the future. You have a Guitar players ear. That's Howe to Enjoy Yes.
YES: "ROUNDABOUT". Top 5 Band of all time. Was 14 when I first heard them in 1971. It was then I realized, Thank God no more 2 and a half to 3 minute a.m. radio songs. YES a most outstanding band of musicians. You would think they were 40 year old by their abilities alone. RIP drummer Alan White. It was announced yesterday that he died. HE was 7 years older than myself. Great reaction Verdy, ✌
Alan White isn't the drummer on this album (as I'm sure you know). Bill Bruford is most definitely the drummer on this album (and the one before, and the one after).
The fact is he's dead. He was a part of the band since 1971. I'm sure he played on this song 100 of times since. Get a grip dump a__
Lol I believe that “female” voice you hear is Jon! Jon’s voice is his instrument. You’ll hear that a lot! But it’s So true! If you listen closely -you’ll be able to decipher his perfectionism in production and dubbing -he’ll record many different notes in incredible harmony(with Chris’s voice too)! So amazing!!!
Jon sings soprano without falsetto and can sing clearly way up into the whistle register.