its nearly impossible to listen to yes without a smile on your face.how they think this stuff up is completely beyond my comprehension.& 50 years ago at that.there CRAZY GOOD.
I've played bass for 40 plus years, French horn for six years, concert percussion for two and a half years. YES for me, was a musical awakening. They showed me what was possible, and I never looked back. I went on to be a devotee of jazz fusion, but my progressive leanings started with YES. I love them to this very day.
I grew up on long island during this period.. for some reason it became cool to learn how to play an instrument and get in a band back then. We were all humming along doing covers feeling good about ourselves and then the Yes album came out. It sent all of us playing bass, guitar or drums back to our bedrooms for more endless hours of practicing.
For sheer musicality, there are few rock songs that are in the same class as this. Beautifully constructed and executed, without following any existing rock formula, instead it creates its own.
This band is dripping with talent. The first time I listened to them I thought this bassist and guitar player are unbelievable. As I continued to listen I found out that the drummer, vocalist and keyboards are also world class. Yes and Porcupine Tree are bands that I never get tired of.
To me, "If the summer changed to winter, yours is no disgrace" means that there is no blame attached to the inevitable forces that are beyond our control.
As I understand it was an anti-war song but also about Las Vegas. Jon Anderson reported they had stayed there, saw all these people gambling trying to hit it big and still doing it when they woke up in the morning- silly human race. But he didn't judge them, he found it just people being silly.
I think you should do "Heart of the Sunrise" before "The Gates of Delirium" - to me it is a natural chronological evolution, but hey, I'm with you every step of the way whatever you chose.
I agree…Heart of the Sunrise, All of Going For The One, Yes Album, Then Relayer!! These prior albums prepare you for the incredible musicianship and ride your gonna take😉 Gates tells a story of War-Chaos-Delirium-aftermath. The Relayer album is meant to be heard in it’s entirety! It has become one of my fav albums. Road-trip tunes a few times!❤
First song with guitarist Steve Howe. Fifty-two years ago. The real start of prog rock. The first I heard of them was when Roundabout came out. Then, I bought Fragile and this album. Starship Trooper another great song on this album. Amazing. The Relayer album (Gates of Delirium) is just crazy.
Fantastic summary from you. ‘The Yes Album’, was my introduction to ‘Yes’, aged 15, in 1971. Hearing ‘Yours is No Disgrace’, I’ve Seen All Good People, Starship Trooper and the rest of the Album, I’d heard nothing like it before. Jon Anderson’s incredible unique voice just gave me goosebumps, Chris Squire’s amazing bass, Steve Howe’s scintillating guitars, lead and acoustic, (Steve had replaced Peter Banks) and Bill Bruford’s mind blowing drums. Tony Kaye was awesome on keyboards too, he was replaced by Rick Wakeman of course, after this Album. (The great Alan White replaced Bill Bruford on drums after the 5th Album, ‘Close To The Edge’, until Alan sadly passed away last year). I immediately checked out their history after hearing this and bought the first 2 Albums. (‘Yes’ and ‘Time and a Word’). I think you could sense the direction they were heading. I first saw them Live in 1973, at my hometown venue, Leicester’s ‘De Montfort Hall’, UK. To think I saw Jon Anderson performing these great songs again, just 3 weeks ago, in London, aged 78, with the amazing young musicians from the ‘Paul Green Rock Academy’. And sounding as incredible as ever. How blessed we’ve been. 🎶❤️🎶
I was just singing "Yours is no Disgrace" went into the instrumental and came out singing "Question" by the Moody Blues. "Why do we never get an answer When we're knocking at the door To a thousand million questions About hate and death and war." Pretty neat segue even if I say so myself! lol
Probably one of Yes’s most under rated tracks - if there can be such a thing. The bass in this is phenomenal. ‘ Man these dudes are different man’ you were simply echoing what everyone thought when this album burst onto the scene in 1971. The earlier albums ‘Yes’ and ‘Time and a word’ went under most peoples radar but the ‘Yes Album’ really put them in the spotlight and everyone went WTF! Floyd and King Crimson and Genesis were there but there was no one doing what Yes were doing musically and that would be the case for the next 7-8 years until under the pressure to be commercial and ‘popular’ most of the great prog bands sought a more commercial sound.
Isn't it great to hear a _bass player_ dominate songs of such beauty & sophistication? I mean, Chris Squire's domination of YES' Uber-Classic period of masterpieces was always my favorite part of what I was hearing, I can't lie. And again, it wasn't _all about him..._ not just him being featured as the Main Attraction, with skilled musicians providing a back up canvas (like SRV), but an ensemble that let his inspirations be heard front & center, with all the other musicians having their opportunity to shine. I know there are some YES fans who don't feel the same way that some of us do about Chris' contributions. IMO, those fans seem to celebrate Jon Anderson's & Rick Wakeman's (& also Steve Howe's) contributions first & foremost. Those are the YES fans who are usually pushing the vids of live YES performances, since Chris's contributions are usually diminished in them. But Yours Is No Disgrace provides a perfect example of the reason why the Studio recordings are far superior to the live performances: not only are Chris' contributions always presented up front to the listener, but also YES' (Eddy Offord's) mastery of the studio mix had no equal. Think of those panning effects you heard, which were just brilliant...none of which is heard in the live vids. If you now watch the YESSONGS' performance of YIND, you'll get a great earful & eyeful of Steve Howe's guitar playing talent, which is nice if that's what grabs you about the song, but _where is Chris Squire?_ Don't get me wrong, I think taking in their live performance vids are very appealing in a visual sense, but if you want to *hear* the full beauty of their studio perfection, you know what you have to do...😉
Keep digging into Yes!! U will be blown away! I was all those years ago, when they played live there was nothing to compare them too!! All musicians, GOATS!❤❤❤🔥🔥🔥🔥
For me- the summer changing to winter is about nuclear fallout. If this happens its not your (soldiers) fault. You’re doing this dirty work killing others - having to drop your morals and kill- but this total destruction is not on you. Back then we were all pretty terrified nuclear war was imminent. Jon wanted the soldiers to know we do not hold them in any way responsible for the actions of their and our leaders. Love Jon so much for his kind heart and clear vision.
the song is a comment on how badly US troops were treated when they returned from Vietnam, while some citizens were still living it up at caesers palace highlighting that it was not their disgrace, they were just doing their duty
The song is about the Vietnam war initially, but about any conflict where people are sent into battle, while another section of humanity is enjoying themselves at the same time - hence living the good life in Las Vegas - i.e., the mention of Caesars Palace . . . "silly human race." Your is no disgrace expresses how soldiers returning from Vietnam were treated in society even though they should have no disgrace as they were sent into a war by others who are to blame and should be disgraced. The section at the beginning expresses the military preparation for war.
If the summer changes to winter is a metaphor for the change life is submitted after going to war. Summer is the pleasant life you were living and winter is the war.
YES! !!! Chris on bass. RIP. These guys get into your head and you will really know what talent really is. Steve Howe was banned from Guitar Player contests because he won too many of them. Welcome to my generation.
Another great song from Yes. I've a suggestion for you to consider. There is a song, written by Paul Simon and recorded by Simon & Garfunkel, but then covered and recorded by Yes. It's called America, and I think you might enjoy reacting to each of them and see what you think of the contrasts between them. Personally, I consider them equally good for different reasons, as each put their own unique stamp on the song.
I suggest the entire Keys to Ascension album with all those live versions and one I like a lot "That, That Is". Also the live version of "The Revealing Science of God" which is much better that the original studio version on Tales.
Which is, of course, wrong as Nuremberg Principle IV stated, i.e. "The fact that a person acted pursuant to order of his Government or of a superior does not relieve him from responsibility under international law, provided a moral choice was in fact possible to him."
@@psbarrow Wasn't there a draft in those days? (Vietnam) At least one person per fanily? Footsoldiers generally speaking of course, there were criminal practices by individuals and groups.
@@stevedotwood There was certainly a draft for the American War Against Vietnam. The moral choice for those draftees was not to participate in it (as many did, either by fleeing the country, going into hiding, or to jail, not to mention getting exemptions/deferments).
I don't remember how I found all these bands in the late 60s and early 70s. There was next to nothing on TV. There was Radio Caroline and Luxembourg, which was hit and miss. We had the music magazines Sounds, NME. We had a music emporium where they had listening booths where you could ask to listen to a track on request. And yet I found all these great bands. Somehow their reputation grew.
Yes, anti-war song from the Vietnam era. Governments start wars not soldiers so Yours (the soldiers) Is No disgrace. YES is the GOAT in the song writing, producing, singing and playing, ever! Be prepared to be blown away when you hear The Gates of Delirium.🤩
Great song and album! The Yes Album is probably my 3rd favorite Yes album after Close to the Edge and Going for the One. I’m partial to Wakeman on keys over Tony Kaye. But Tony does a great job on this song and album.
^ No. Tony Kaye was marvellous on this album. The first 3 Yes albums, but especially this one. For his work on the Wurm section of Starship Trooper alone, that gorgeously detailed buildup, he earned his induction into rrhof.
As is often the case when someone listens to old songs by Yes, I would like to draw your attention to the live version of this song on the Yessongs album. Of course, the live album can't keep up with the studio versions in terms of recording technology, but live the songs have a completely different dynamic and the arrangement is often revised again.
If you listen closely you can hear that this is an anti-Vietnam War song. As troops sail to distant lands, and the rest of the silly human race gambles as the sun rises at Caesar’s Palace Casino, for the soldier… summer may turn to winter but theirs is no disgrace. Pretty much how Jon describes it. ❤
Great reactio checkout another family band Liliac they just released there new Madness album and the title track is phenomenal every song onalbum is amazing.
More people dislike Yes than like Yes. That is because most people like a simple song no longer than three minutes in length in verse, chorus, verse, instrumental, chorus, verse format. They find songs with melodies established, then played on top of at least one counter-melody, with distinct movements presenting different dynamics, different melodies, and different time signatures to be confusing to their ear, impossible to dance to, and difficult to sing along. My wife hates Yes music. She loves soft rock radio, especially love songs. Alan White himself once spent at least 20 minutes in a one-on-one in person conversation with her trying to explan why progressive rock, in general, and Yes music in particular is stupendous, but she never budged off her long-held opinioni that it is just stupid.
All masterful musicians.
I literally still get goosebumps when I hear this song... 45+ years and counting
Chris Squire killing it
its nearly impossible to listen to yes without a smile on your face.how they think this stuff up is completely beyond my comprehension.& 50 years ago at that.there CRAZY GOOD.
I've played bass for 40 plus years, French horn for six years, concert percussion for two and a half years. YES for me, was a musical awakening. They showed me what was possible, and I never looked back. I went on to be a devotee of jazz fusion, but my progressive leanings started with YES. I love them to this very day.
Keep on listening to YES and smiling. It's a good way to go through life. lol
I grew up on long island during this period.. for some reason it became cool to learn how to play an instrument and get in a band back then. We were all humming along doing covers feeling good about ourselves and then the Yes album came out. It sent all of us playing bass, guitar or drums back to our bedrooms for more endless hours of practicing.
For sheer musicality, there are few rock songs that are in the same class as this. Beautifully constructed and executed, without following any existing rock formula, instead it creates its own.
You can't go wrong with YES. All their music is good.
FUN is the operative word. Despite the serious lyrical message the song oozes positive energy.
This band is dripping with talent. The first time I listened to them I thought this bassist and guitar player are unbelievable. As I continued to listen I found out that the drummer, vocalist and keyboards are also world class. Yes and Porcupine Tree are bands that I never get tired of.
Excellent reaction! Yes is so super talented in a very intricate way!
To me, "If the summer changed to winter, yours is no disgrace" means that there is no blame attached to the inevitable forces that are beyond our control.
As I understand it was an anti-war song but also about Las Vegas. Jon Anderson reported they had stayed there, saw all these people gambling trying to hit it big and still doing it when they woke up in the morning- silly human race. But he didn't judge them, he found it just people being silly.
can't go wrong with classic YES! :)
From their first album " Yes " to their last album " Heaven and Earth " they had some of the best talent in musical history.
I think you should do "Heart of the Sunrise" before "The Gates of Delirium" - to me it is a natural chronological evolution, but hey, I'm with you every step of the way whatever you chose.
I agree…Heart of the Sunrise, All of Going For The One, Yes Album, Then Relayer!! These prior albums prepare you for the incredible musicianship and ride your gonna take😉 Gates tells a story of War-Chaos-Delirium-aftermath. The Relayer album is meant to be heard in it’s entirety! It has become one of my fav albums. Road-trip tunes a few times!❤
Steve Howe is one of the best guitarists on the planet. Jazz, classical, rock, country, he can do it all.
First song with guitarist Steve Howe. Fifty-two years ago. The real start of prog rock. The first I heard of them was when Roundabout came out. Then, I bought Fragile and this album. Starship Trooper another great song on this album. Amazing. The Relayer album (Gates of Delirium) is just crazy.
Ladies and gentlemen Chris Squire and Yes the greatest show on earth.
Yes. When being great is not enough. They keep building awesomeness.
Fantastic summary from you.
‘The Yes Album’, was my introduction to ‘Yes’, aged 15, in 1971. Hearing ‘Yours is No Disgrace’, I’ve Seen All Good People, Starship Trooper and the rest of the Album, I’d heard nothing like it before. Jon Anderson’s incredible unique voice just gave me goosebumps, Chris Squire’s amazing bass, Steve Howe’s scintillating guitars, lead and acoustic, (Steve had replaced Peter Banks) and Bill Bruford’s mind blowing drums. Tony Kaye was awesome on keyboards too, he was replaced by Rick Wakeman of course, after this Album. (The great Alan White replaced Bill Bruford on drums after the 5th Album, ‘Close To The Edge’, until Alan sadly passed away last year).
I immediately checked out their history after hearing this and bought the first 2 Albums. (‘Yes’ and ‘Time and a Word’). I think you could sense the direction they were heading. I first saw them Live in 1973, at my hometown venue, Leicester’s ‘De Montfort Hall’, UK. To think I saw Jon Anderson performing these great songs again, just 3 weeks ago, in London, aged 78, with the amazing young musicians from the ‘Paul Green Rock Academy’.
And sounding as incredible as ever. How blessed we’ve been. 🎶❤️🎶
I was just singing "Yours is no Disgrace" went into the instrumental and came out singing "Question" by the Moody Blues.
"Why do we never get an answer
When we're knocking at the door
To a thousand million questions
About hate and death and war."
Pretty neat segue even if I say so myself! lol
YES
Probably one of Yes’s most under rated tracks - if there can be such a thing. The bass in this is phenomenal. ‘ Man these dudes are different man’ you were simply echoing what everyone thought when this album burst onto the scene in 1971. The earlier albums ‘Yes’ and ‘Time and a word’ went under most peoples radar but the ‘Yes Album’ really put them in the spotlight and everyone went WTF! Floyd and King Crimson and Genesis were there but there was no one doing what Yes were doing musically and that would be the case for the next 7-8 years until under the pressure to be commercial and ‘popular’ most of the great prog bands sought a more commercial sound.
Looking forward to Gates! ❤❤❤
Isn't it great to hear a _bass player_ dominate songs of such beauty & sophistication? I mean, Chris Squire's domination of YES' Uber-Classic period of masterpieces was always my favorite part of what I was hearing, I can't lie. And again, it wasn't _all about him..._ not just him being featured as the Main Attraction, with skilled musicians providing a back up canvas (like SRV), but an ensemble that let his inspirations be heard front & center, with all the other musicians having their opportunity to shine.
I know there are some YES fans who don't feel the same way that some of us do about Chris' contributions. IMO, those fans seem to celebrate Jon Anderson's & Rick Wakeman's (& also Steve Howe's) contributions first & foremost. Those are the YES fans who are usually pushing the vids of live YES performances, since Chris's contributions are usually diminished in them. But Yours Is No Disgrace provides a perfect example of the reason why the Studio recordings are far superior to the live performances: not only are Chris' contributions always presented up front to the listener, but also YES' (Eddy Offord's) mastery of the studio mix had no equal. Think of those panning effects you heard, which were just brilliant...none of which is heard in the live vids. If you now watch the YESSONGS' performance of YIND, you'll get a great earful & eyeful of Steve Howe's guitar playing talent, which is nice if that's what grabs you about the song, but _where is Chris Squire?_
Don't get me wrong, I think taking in their live performance vids are very appealing in a visual sense, but if you want to *hear* the full beauty of their studio perfection, you know what you have to do...😉
I saw them 6 or 7 times and I couldn't stop watching Chris, the best there is.
RIP
I'm glad you're listening to this fantastic number. I think this is a great one from Yes, a masterpiece! 🎶🎶🎶👍
Keep digging into Yes!! U will be blown away! I was all those years ago, when they played live there was nothing to compare them too!! All musicians, GOATS!❤❤❤🔥🔥🔥🔥
Starship Trooper, I Seen All Good People, and Perpetual Change are all great songs off that album.
love Stevie on this one
For me- the summer changing to winter is about nuclear fallout. If this happens its not your (soldiers) fault. You’re doing this dirty work killing others - having to drop your morals and kill- but this total destruction is not on you. Back then we were all pretty terrified nuclear war was imminent. Jon wanted the soldiers to know we do not hold them in any way responsible for the actions of their and our leaders. Love Jon so much for his kind heart and clear vision.
Wrote this after seeing Las Vegas
while the war in VIETNAM was being protested by veterans and draftees. seeing all the clueless frivolity . GOD BLESS YES❤
You are really getting this music! Makes me smile! 👍
This trac gives me chills all these years later
the song is a comment on how badly US troops were treated when they returned from Vietnam, while some citizens were still living it up at caesers palace highlighting that it was not their disgrace, they were just doing their duty
The song is about the Vietnam war initially, but about any conflict where people are sent into battle, while another section of humanity is enjoying themselves at the same time - hence living the good life in Las Vegas - i.e., the mention of Caesars Palace . . . "silly human race." Your is no disgrace expresses how soldiers returning from Vietnam were treated in society even though they should have no disgrace as they were sent into a war by others who are to blame and should be disgraced. The section at the beginning expresses the military preparation for war.
If the summer changes to winter is a metaphor for the change life is submitted after going to war. Summer is the pleasant life you were living and winter is the war.
First song off the album..banger..
Guitar is magnifecent
YES! !!! Chris on bass. RIP. These guys get into your head and you will really know what talent really is. Steve Howe was banned from Guitar Player contests because he won too many of them. Welcome to my generation.
Yes was in my prog rock collection decades ago.
Great reaction to an amazing song, now listen to the live version from Yessongs, it proves you point about GOATs perfectly.
Uplifting & Thought Provocative in the most beautiful way there is nothing to disdain or be disgraced when it comes to Yes
Fab song!...Got lost in music cuicumstances!
Great picks man- you're gonna love Perpetual Change :)
Another great song from Yes. I've a suggestion for you to consider. There is a song, written by Paul Simon and recorded by Simon & Garfunkel, but then covered and recorded by Yes. It's called America, and I think you might enjoy reacting to each of them and see what you think of the contrasts between them. Personally, I consider them equally good for different reasons, as each put their own unique stamp on the song.
I suggest the entire Keys to Ascension album with all those live versions and one I like a lot "That, That Is". Also the live version of "The Revealing Science of God" which is much better that the original studio version on Tales.
Agreed - I love both versions to.
Is there anything as much fun, other than becoming one yourself, as watching a new Yesfan being born?
No. There are very few things as much fun!
Yes was special. Yours is no disgrace is giving foot soldiers a heads up: You're not to blame for what politicians decide.
Which is, of course, wrong as Nuremberg Principle IV stated, i.e. "The fact that a person acted pursuant to order of his Government or of a superior does not relieve him from responsibility under international law, provided a moral choice was in fact possible to him."
@@psbarrow Wasn't there a draft in those days? (Vietnam) At least one person per fanily? Footsoldiers generally speaking of course, there were criminal practices by individuals and groups.
@@stevedotwood There was certainly a draft for the American War Against Vietnam. The moral choice for those draftees was not to participate in it (as many did, either by fleeing the country, going into hiding, or to jail, not to mention getting exemptions/deferments).
Thanks again sir! Just so good. Love them more than anyone but Zep. 😊
Lots of pot was smoked back then. And seeing Yes live in 70’s was life changing.
Absolutely 👍
I don't remember how I found all these bands in the late 60s and early 70s. There was next to nothing on TV. There was Radio Caroline and Luxembourg, which was hit and miss. We had the music magazines Sounds, NME. We had a music emporium where they had listening booths where you could ask to listen to a track on request. And yet I found all these great bands. Somehow their reputation grew.
Don't forget John Peel's 'Top Gear' on Radio 1, a follow up to his 'Perfumed Garden' programme on Radio London.
Consummate musicianship.
Yes, anti-war song from the Vietnam era. Governments start wars not soldiers so Yours (the soldiers) Is No disgrace. YES is the GOAT in the song writing, producing, singing and playing, ever! Be prepared to be blown away when you hear The Gates of Delirium.🤩
Great review of Yes!
You should hear this from YESSONGS, it's almost like another song entirely. Master Musicians. Let's say Eddie Offord is like another band member.
Your impressions… spot on.👍🎶
Great song and album! The Yes Album is probably my 3rd favorite Yes album after Close to the Edge and Going for the One. I’m partial to Wakeman on keys over Tony Kaye. But Tony does a great job on this song and album.
Kaye is pathetic on this album, no wonder they fired him afterwards. Wakeman took all their Kaye-era songs to a completely higher level.
^
No. Tony Kaye was marvellous on this album. The first 3 Yes albums, but especially this one. For his work on the Wurm section of Starship Trooper alone, that gorgeously detailed buildup, he earned his induction into rrhof.
As is often the case when someone listens to old songs by Yes, I would like to draw your attention to the live version of this song on the Yessongs album. Of course, the live album can't keep up with the studio versions in terms of recording technology, but live the songs have a completely different dynamic and the arrangement is often revised again.
I'd love to see your reaction to 'Perpetual Change' at some point! My personal favorite from this same album.
Love this song--and love this album! I hope you will check out some of the great ELP tunes too.
Karn Evil 9 by ELP!
@@j.h.3777 Yep.
If you listen closely you can hear that this is an anti-Vietnam War song. As troops sail to distant lands, and the rest of the silly human race gambles as the sun rises at Caesar’s Palace Casino, for the soldier… summer may turn to winter but theirs is no disgrace. Pretty much how Jon describes it. ❤
With YES everybody gets a solo!
Listen to Clap - Steve Howe solo classical guitar
Your impressions… spot on.👍🎶 It is an anti-war song.
The live version form YessSongs (the ALBUM) is SO much better.
Great reactio checkout another family band Liliac they just released there new Madness album and the title track is phenomenal every song onalbum is amazing.
yessongs..listen the yessongs versions with wakeman on..much better imo
More people dislike Yes than like Yes. That is because most people like a simple song no longer than three minutes in length in verse, chorus, verse, instrumental, chorus, verse format. They find songs with melodies established, then played on top of at least one counter-melody, with distinct movements presenting different dynamics, different melodies, and different time signatures to be confusing to their ear, impossible to dance to, and difficult to sing along. My wife hates Yes music. She loves soft rock radio, especially love songs. Alan White himself once spent at least 20 minutes in a one-on-one in person conversation with her trying to explan why progressive rock, in general, and Yes music in particular is stupendous, but she never budged off her long-held opinioni that it is just stupid.