Yes - The Story of Drama (and the '79 Paris Sessions) Documentary
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- Опубліковано 30 лис 2022
- An in-depth look at the ill-fated 1979 Paris recordings by Yes and their subsequent Drama album. This video also discusses the XYZ project with Jimmy Page and other Trevor Horn productions.
After researching / writing the script, I then set about hours and hours of sourcing and individually cleaning up / colourising photos, all of which have to be re-made to fit the aspect ratio of this screen. It's a slow, manual and tedious task. After recording my voice I then weave the sounds in and out of it, this is the fun part were the general shape of the video comes to life. Finally, I glue it all together, which, on my computer, is a real slog. The software glitches constantly under the sheer strain and it takes an age with software that I am basically learning as I use.
The reward is seeing the comments roll in and knowing that the video will bring so much pleasure to people. I suspect one day this channel will be wiped by the copyright bots but until then I'll continue to make them, perhaps on different (and even - shock - NON PROG!!!) bands.
Honestly, Drama is one of my favorite Yes albums. I never understood why so many fans wouldn't accept it as a true Yes album.
Agreed, my favorite to play drums to.
Drama *is* my favorite Yes album. I don't accept Yes fans that don't accept Drama. Same with Genesis fans that don't accept A Trick Of the Tail and Wind and Wuthering. They cease to exist in my worldview.
@@russellszabadosaka5-pindin849 I feel the same about them and Floyd very especially
@@russellszabadosaka5-pindin849 yes, but do you accept calling all stations?
Paradoxically they don't accept because of the absence of Jon Anderson yet, if Jon had been let in on these sessions it would have been a completely different record entirely.
My 17-year old self saw them on this tour, front row. I camped in front of the ticket office at Notre Dame U. for 3 days to get those seats. I had no idea that Anderson was not on the tour and was disappointed when I saw TH singing, wearing a short brown jacket that had HOLLYWOOD written across the back in sequins. It didn't seem very ''Yes-like.'' However, the concert was musically brilliant even without him. I had the good fortune to meet Steve and Chris after the show and was given a ride home in their limo after I jumped a barricade to get Steve the posters (Studebaker Museum) that he had left behind after signing autographs for fans. They asked me what other music I listened to and we talked about Rush and King Crimson. I could barely breathe in their presence and couldn't believe my good fortune. What a thrill.
Indeed!
What a great experience for you. I had a very similar thing happen to me when I met Peter Gabriel
What an incredible experience/memory 👏
Cool memory, Rob!!! Was that in Indiana in America?
During the 90s “Union” tour, I met Rick and Jon when I was thirty-five. I had the same reaction! Fortunately, Rick fixed me a nice drink. Way nice. He became me best mate right away. We mocked John about his pronunciation of the word “idea”, then realized I did, too. I felt bad the next day… not for the mockery of my favourite vocalist, but because of Rick’s nice drinks! That, and we had to drive 425 miles for a gig that day. It was well worth it!!! Haven’t heard from me mate since, tho!
Amazing stories
I went to and saw Yes 90125 in 1983 .
Probably when I became a fan. But I was more into the Who's style R&B or ledzeppelin
☆ shout-out to Gary Newman in the white corvette
Drama is one of my favorite YES albums. The music is incredible.
How I make these videos:
After researching / writing the script, I then set about hours and hours of sourcing and individually cleaning up / colourising photos, all of which have to be re-made to fit the aspect ratio of this screen. It's a slow, manual and tedious task. After recording my voice I then weave the sounds in and out of it, this is the fun part where magic happens and the story starts to tell itself. Finally, I glue it all together, which, on my computer, is a real slog. The software glitches constantly under the sheer strain and it takes an age with software that I am basically learning as I use.
The reward is seeing the comments roll in and knowing that the video will bring so much pleasure to people. I suspect one day this channel will be wiped by the copyright bots but until then I'll continue to make them, perhaps on different (and even - shock - NON PROG!!!) bands.
Enjoy Droogs....
I will, little Alex. 😄
Thanks for all you are doing for the Prog community!!! 👍❤️🤘
Thank you so much for dedicated and creative efforts. They are truly appreciated
Rock history from the late 60's to about the early 80's is definitely fascinating , because that was when most of the greatest music was produced . Enjoy all of your documentaries !
why is jon anderson singing annoying vocals like that of a leprechaun in my ears during the studio scenes where they are speaking?
Drama has always been my favorite Yes album. Its futuristic, almost extraterrestrial soundscape, is deeply hypnotic. Trevor's production is absolutely flawless and packs a smooth sonic punch. Forty two years have gone by yet it's still as fresh as ever.
I have to agree with you. I'm 57 years old and have listened to an extreme amount of music throughout my life. However, YES has always been my mainstay and my favorite overall. And mind you, I like many different genres of music.
Today agree !!! Fav by far
22 years
I couldn't agree more. 42 years, 22 years, 12 years, yesterday. The songs are ageless, yet they define an age of the band.
Something is wrong with people that think Drama is the best Yes album. Sorry, but that is just absurd!
The 79 sessions sound really tired. It was accidental genius that Buggles were stitched into Yes. The resulting album is 100% a Yes album and stood the test of time.
The production of the album is the sharpest and crispest the band has done.
The hangover from the album laid the foundations for the mega-success of 90125.
Another amazing documentary (with welcoming narration local to me!)
I agree and also with the documentary. The Paris sessions do sound as if they're tired and running out of good ideas.. It sounds like they were making a Jon Anderson solo record. They lacked an edge and a drama in the music.
Messiah, Does it really happen, Tempus F all had that rocking quality that the band needed, even if that ment they had to go ahead without Anderson
The Paris sessions were typically Yes, this album is so un-Yes, we've finally got to take this and accept it. 'Drama' will remain an unfinished project and their best album. As you can clearly see, I'm not a Yes lover at all, so take me for what I am, I'm not trying to be in tune with you fans so I know I'll probably upset some of yous.
@@220773 bro you might as well just say “I want attention”
It's usually trouble if you can understand Jon's lyrics clearly.
@@hpatss4966 That's what you like to think.
I simply speak my heart out, for me myself first and for those who might connect with it. All the rest doesn't bother me at all, I know many people might disagree, not a problem.
So there you go, lad.
Downes' metallic/glassy B3 chords and Squire's flanged bass on "Tempus Fugit" are among the band's greatest moments.
Totally agree , right - the bass put through a flanger . A cool organ sound , and one of the hottest arrangements ever by Yes .
Squire owned a bass guitar which had a flanger system unit build in. He used that in couple Yes songs. It was very distinctive. You couldn't miss it.
It was a Hammond J122, so far as I am aware; he didn't have a B3 until he bought my old one, previously owned by Ken Hensley, prior to the second Asia album. It can be viewed in all its tubular steel legged glory on the Asia in Asia video although, frankly, it sounds awful!
Well, it sounded great on "Tempus Fugit". :)
And thank you for the correction/elucidation.
This documentary is absolutely ASTONISHING!! So incredibly well done. I totally agree with so much of the commentary as well. What a fascinating era for this incredible band. Congratulations, sir, on producing such a fine piece of work for us all to enjoy.
Cheers mate, I really appreciate comments like this.
I agree!!
Abraços do Brasil!!!! Hugs from Brazil!!!!
I don't care what anyone says (including Yes purists and fans) Drama is the bands masterpiece and I have bought it on several formats over the years and unlike some of their albums Drama still sounds so fresh and powerful.
I agree totally. All killer no filler.
Excellent album, after 44 years, I still play it regularly
The reprise in Does it Really Happen? Is one of the stand out moments of the album and Squire's work. It is stunning.
While I loved The Yes Album through Going For The One, I wasn't stuck on holding them to that sound/feel. When Drama came out it instantly became one of my top couple of fave Yes albums. One of the most underrated albums ever.
Right, Close to the Edge sucks! And that singer with high pitched voice - how great that he didn't sing on that brilliant album!
I liked Drama
@@BKastrosky Okay, I'll admit it: I can't tell if you're being sarcastic or sincere.
@@BKastrosky you're Close to the Edge
Yeah, it's not a bad album at all - just different! (must have seemed very confusing to fans at the time though, because Anderson and Wakeman had come to be seen as essential elements of the band). It will have helped that Trevor Horn was not just a superb producer, but also a big and long-term fan of Yes - something that wasn't true of most young bands during those years! Horn is on record saying that seeing Yes (with Patrick Moraz on keys) during the Relayer tour in 1975 (probably the London Queen 's Park gig, which was filmed by the BBC and has been released on dvd since) was one of the most powerful and moving shows he went to during the entire 1970s, and I understand him - I too LOVE Relayer and its particular sound, that album was far ahead of its time and a musical triumph. :)
Thank you for this doc. I was able to interview Steve Howe several years ago on my radio show. I told him Drama was my favorite Yes album. He said he had great affection for the project.
The last of Howe’s peak creative period is on Drama, imho
@@aeropilot4419 Thats 100%. He never played with that intensity and power again. Shame.
@@aeropilot4419
What happened to him after that
After Drama and Asia, Howe went lounge with his sound and style, killed my heart
@@darkcharles7472 Facts
Some albums from exactely the same era were also ill-received at the time, but as the years-decades passed most people came to understand them and recognize them as the true mastepieces they were. I'm talking about Genesis' Duke and Zeppelin's In Through The Outdoor.
This was an absolute delight to watch. I consider myself a pretty big Yes fan, but many of the historical points that were covered in this documentary I had never known about. I appreciate all the time and effort put forth to produce this and I subscribed to the channel and I’m looking forward to reviewing the rest of the content by this creator. Congratulations on a job well done!🎉❤
1980, a 16 year old wanted to give trial to a band he never heard of, but where to begin? I tried the latest album. From first note to end note I was frozen in amazement with each instrument BUSY and so well orchestrated!!! This quickly became my daily practise album with guitar & bass, along with Rush & Pink Floyd. Howe’s playing style appeared to be a prelude to Asia music. To this day I crank up Drama, so as to send me to bed full of incredible music in my mind- note for note with each instrument. Thank you Drama Crew- Howe, Squire, White, Downes & Horn
I share the same story, with the difference that I was 12 and not 16 and I asked my aunt the LP Drama as a present for Christmas. From then on Yes were always in my life and built a sort of Soundtrack to it!
I always thought that "Drama" was the nervous point between Chris Squire and Jon Anderson. Yes made their music revolution, and they needed it too, without Jon Anderson. He came back when all the work was done for "90125", but the acrymony still lives when Anderson tried to get back the direction of the band. And we know the story, Big Generator, ABWH, Union, Talk, and after, get back to the original Yes with Keys to Ascension.
It can explain why Chris Squire got rid of Jon Anderson in 2008 (?) But as a fan, I deplore the loss of Jon Anderson's voice.
The current Yes is just a shame
Im just happy to have seen Steve play
I agree. The current YES is a shame. After the 2004 tour, Jon wanted a break. Then he got sick. So, in 2008, the guys told Wakeman that they are moving on. Wakeman wanted no part of YES. Supposedly Jon & Chris reached out to each other of a possible future but, Chris passed.
Jon said on Rick Beato's channel that Steve was dodging him during the '17 R&R Hall of Fame. Geddy Lee said there was a schism between ARW & Yes during the rehearsals. So, it's best Rick & Wakeman moved on. Without Chris & even Alan, it's not Yes
@@Jeff-o-Lee "Without Chris & even Alan, it's not Yes." I think it can be, though...these just aren't the musicians to capture the spirit of what Yes is. Yes isn't a sound...it's more like a philosophy of music making. There is a "something" underneath everything that defines them - an "X" factor if you will beyond just big, tight, high harmonies, rhythmic creativity, dream-like lyrics and expansive melodies and solos...there's an energy that underlies the band's best work, and I believe the right musicians could find it. Unfortunately, I feel like the current band is more of facsimile of Yes' components than the keeper of the flame that truly defines the band.
As a life long Yes fan i say go to hell Steve Howe. Yes is not Yes without Jon Anderson.
Not being a Yes fan but a Genesis one indeed I do think this will hurt you quite a lot but, man, I still think Yes' main problem has always been Steve Howe. Not Chris, not Jon.
Steve Howe, to me one of the most overrated guitar players ever. Multiple licks everywhere, constantly playing and fitting in any bit of any song, getting sometimes lost in what he's doing and even (ever noticed?) missing some notes and mistaking them. He fared much better on classic and acoustic guitars.
He did all that in Yes and while on 'The Yes Album' someone must have told him to play WITH the band and not as a soloist, what he was left free to do in the subsequent albums is such a shame. I can't get why Rick Wakeman could stand all this, he was constantly overshadowed by Howe. Jon Anderson seemed to like it, after all he also tends to build music non-stop losing himself into it... what Yes lacked was (as Rael here says) 'precision and control'. They never knew when it was time to stop it and turn pages... strangely enough, they succeded in doing that only on 'Tales', in my opinion, there are many more silent and sweet moments in those tunes, unlike what usually happened in Yes. When you hear this band you can lose your breath, not because it's breathtaking but simply because you just can't breathe all through this mess!!! 'Tormato' is their worst example ever. How can you really like that album? Apart from its opener, a fine song that reminds me of my dear bagpipes (I'm Scottish), the rest is unlistenable. It was good they broke up after that, it shows justice exists and this band couldn't go on playing senselessly for more and more years.
Genesis were quite the opposite: measure, sense of melody, control, craftwork. And Genesis were much more direct and even forward looking than Yes.
Anyway, if ever someone got rid of Jon Anderson don't point your fingers on Chris alone, he's the best Yes music writer, he could punch you straight in the eye with his aggressive tunes... try and check out what Steve Howe had in his mind... now Chris has gone, so why is Steve not considering letting Jon in again? There must be something wrong............
'Drama' will remain a lone gem, unrepeated , probably not repeatable. Their best album by far. But I'm a Genesis man, not a Yes one, proudly.
There are many great albums by Yes, Fragile , Close to the edge are on top for me. Then Drama is next, its fresh and dynamic throughout the album. I saw Yes touring the "Drama" album. Such a great concert!
Drama became, probably, my favorite Yes Album. It had the "life" and vitality reminiscent in many groups first albums. It also seemed like more of a complete work, rather than a varied collection, like a few of their other albums.
I didn't discover this album until 1986. Being a huge Yes, Asia and Buggles fan, I somehow found out that Geoff and Trevor were on Drama and bought it immediately. Loved it since then!
I remember hearing Anderson saying in some interview: "We had a lot of fine dinners in Paris, with quite a bit of good wine, while we were also trying to work out an album. One day when Rick and I were the only ones to show up at the studio after one of these dinners, we stood there looking at each other across a large table with tape reels, paper sheets and bottles, considering the situation. That's when we both felt that the sessions had more or less stalled, and decided to pull out of the band". This is probably a bit stylized and oversimplified, but it may catch some of what it felt like in the band at the time... :)
Bless Ya Loise Rose. And Merry Christmas.
@@cjo2012 Yes, it's a rather funny picture he painted, isn't it? ;) Merry Christmas and Many Happy Returns!
I gather Anderson was working with Vangelis on the Short Stories album in early '79, before the Yes tour that year. But I also get the sense that experience shifted his whole working style and the kind of music he wanted to make. Rick seemed sympathetic, but there must also have been big personality conflicts going on. In the Dan Hedges book he refers to Steve Howe ripping into Jon at one point. I have a feeling much of their current dysfunction dates all the way back to that period.
Thats really sad. Those guys are all such heroes to me. I got to meet all five of the classic line up in 1996 at a private performance at Tower Records in Hollywood. I guess it makes me sad that they didn’t honor themselves and their deeply devoted fans enough to handle adversity better than they did back then, and again when Jon was sick a few years ago and they just moved on without him. Man those shows in SLO in ‘96 and then the tours in the early aughts with Wakeman. Priceless how we all got to recapture it together for a while, while Chris was still alive.
@@skeezix64 What's *really* tragic is that it seems a lot of the rift was because of Jon and Chris' wives not getting along. Which is really stupid considering both marriages were over by the end of the 80's.
Drama came out when I was in college, and I had the album. I always liked it quite a bit.
I received this album as a Christmas gift when it was released... I was just a kid but knew of Yes from roundabout. This record had a huge impact on me. It's very unique! Love this record.....
Fantastic “documentary?” In 1980 I was 16 and a fanatical Yes fan. Seeing this tour in the round in LA in the 5th row, was such a thrill. Of course I was somewhat devastated not to have Rick and Jon up there on the stage, but Steve Chris and Alan were three of my heroes. Seems so long ago and yet remains so vivid. And I still love Drama. Always will.
same here same age also was a yes fanatic
I also was at the sports arena for that tour but was 18.
Agree totally that this is one Yes album that doesn't seem to sound dated. I can recall the hostility from many fans to the idea of 'plastic pop' in the form of Buggles teaming up with the remants of Yes, but it actually worked....i loved this album & saw them on the UK leg of the Drama tour and they were excellent, a real shame they didn't go on to do more together
Agreed. Never would expect Yes+Buggles to mix, but the key factor is talent. Trevor Horn is a brilliant music mind.
All 5 of the same musicians regrouped for the Yes album "Fly From Here-Return Trip" something like 30 years later!
Drama IS and ALWAYS will be a proper YES album!
Really?
Does it really happen? Yes! @@BKastrosky
Drama is one of my favourite Yes albums. I love the energy and riffs... it's classic. Thanks for the documentary.
First rock concert I ever saw - at 14 years old. It blew me away! And the Fairlight never lost my imagination. Kudos to Horn and Downes for breathing new sonic vistas into the Yes vocabulary... 🙏
Fantastic, well done. All of your hard work on the audio and visuals is worthwhile.
Extremely well done! I hadn't seen many of these photos before - great research & production to pull this all together!
I'm only a 1/4th of the way in, and I can already say this is brilliant, yet again. Fantastic content brother, as always...
The new wave Yes album. Looking forward to this.
When I was getting into Yes in the early 80s, people told me not to buy DRAMA but glad I didn't listen to them. I think it's a fantastic album, definitely in my top 5 Yes albums! It's almost 'metal' for Yes!
I am a camera, camera is metal indeed! LOL!
Drama was one of the best YES records, for me. I've been a fan since 1971. The band grew and they've always changed to fit the times. I'm a huge Jon Anderson fan, but Trevor Horn brought a new voice, and a good one, and Geoff Downes was a perfect fit. Great video.
@Randy A I like Benoit very much. I wish they'd kept him instead of Davison - his voice, while more like Horn's, sometimes has a bite or edge like Anderson's.
Love Drama. It brought a 3rd dimension to Yes and gave them a much needed punch that really kicked ass & modernized them at a changing time in rock.
Excellent rockumentary.
Great take on this period of Yes' history! Thanks for posting this. Really enjoyed it. Drama has always ranked pretty high in their catalog for me..
Great job on this documentary. It really struck me when you compared Drama to The Yes Album because they are my favorite two albums by YES.
Thanks a lot, this is a brilliant insight and it does much justice to this criminally underrated album. Your documentaries are awesome, please keep up the good stuff, many thanks in advance ! Best wishes from France.
This is a great album. I play it all the time. Finally Steve, Chris and Alan could open up.
I have to tell you as a Rush fan early on when my good friend turned me on to Yes (he wasn't into Rush) I loved their music but Drama quickly became my all time favorite recording from the band. It is still in my regular rotation of music to play in my car and phone. It's as timeless as ever! Also, I'm a huge Buggles fan and I thank you for making this informative documentary as I've often wondered how the album came to be! Kudos to you!!!
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Brilliant yet again. I can tell how much effort you put into these.
Knocked it out of the park again! Thank you! Please keep doing more Yes albums!
Excellent commentary! I’ve always liked Drama. In fact, after the early albums with Bruford, and Relayer, Drama sits solidly after those. I now remember the Page and Squire attempt. I’d forgotten about that.
To this day Drama is my favorite Yes album.
The first album of Yes i heard in 1983... I discovered how the bass could be creative !
Because Squire was the best bass player that ever lived.
Chris was using his Ranney 8 string bass heavily in these sessions - it sounds so good, especially cranked through a Marshall.
You did more than an incredible job with this doc. I love the Drama album. Great job with this!
Another excellent documentary! I thank you very much for all the research you do and the way you spread it!
That's a tremendous documentary! Thanks for it!
Rael!!!! You rock! Nothing else could be or should be said. Thank you!!!
Hey brother. Can’t wait to watch this one.
I bought this album the day it was released, which happened to be the day I left home for college. Also saw yes on this tour in Pittsburgh. It’s a special recording for me. Thank you for your great videos!
As usual, an excellent presentation and assessment of the album. Good work sir, I look forward to your next post.
Great job! I love your videos and look forward to them.
Great video! It took a few listens for Drama to grow on me, but nowadays it’s one of my favorites
Oh for sure..................
My friends and I were always amazed at the crisp, clear production of Drama. This album sounded sooo fresh, especially when compared to Tormato. We would crank it up in my car (which was white, incidentally) and always listened to it in one sitting, so to speak. It has remained the most played of all my Yes albums. Tempus Fugit!
I simply just LOVE these documentaries created and edited by real nyc!!! Congrats and high vibrations, bud!!!
Magnificent once again . Thank you for all your hard work.
This album has always been my favorite with Relayer a close second.
Several people here have said this. With myself included. They go hand in hand.
IMHO:
1. Fragile
2. Relayer
3. The Yes Album
4. Close to the Edge
5. Drama
6. 90125
7. Tormato
8... everything else drops off from here for me with a few bright spots (Wonderous Stories, Shoot High Aim Low...
Two of my all-time favorites are Tormato and The Paris Sessions. However, Drama was so distinctive and the complexity of the songs necessitated multiple listenings. Without Drama launching Yes into the 1980s, we wouldn't have 90125 and Big Generator.
Excellent editing.
Thanks for the effort!
Please keep making videos.
So many eye-openers here! Thank you. 🙏🏻
It's absolutely worth it- all you've been doing... I learn so much and hear so many things that are new... just saying thank you.
As an avid Yes fan for 40+ years, I really love the fade in of Does It Really Happen! Such a great jam and I'm so drawn to the off beat going on with Howe and Downes. Always fresh to listen to. Yay Yes
Your content is so amazing! Fantastic job, thank you so much.
Thank You for posting this. You have done an excellent job on this.🎻
Saw the band on the Drama tour in Tulsa. Wasn't sure what to make of it or the album itself at the time. But over the years, I've come to appreciate how good the album is, and it's probably what Yes needed to do at that point. It's an essential and important part of the long and somewhat mysterious musical road that Yes traveled, some of which we'll never know the full story behind...but we have the most important part of the story: the music itself.
Great video, your work in making these is much appreciated!
Thank you! Really enjoyed this video. I'm a long time Yes fan who was very surprised to find that I loved Drama when it came out. Still sounds great today. Cheers!
Wow! This was amazing! The production quality was excellent, the research and storytelling was even better! thank you!
Was 16 when this came out and remember it well. I even bought on the old Columbia Records 10 for $1 deal. I simply love the album and now this documentary too. Thank you!
Terrific use of the non-album demos and other historic bits. Your attention to detail makes for an ideal recounting of the this historical album. I remember being turned off by the lack of Jon and Rick. My buds had the album and I was converted by their enthusiasm for this mainly uptempo and rocking album. Too bad they didn't make a true follow up, but then the lineup was always in a state of flux.
Thanks for this one. 'Drama' was my first Yes record and it still ranks among their best albums in my book. I knew there was a lot of music written before and after the 'Drama' sessions, but I was unfamiliar with the original demos, except for some of the stuff they recorded with JP.
This was fantastic! Keep em coming, and thank you!
Thank you posting this video and we appreciate the work you put into it.
I always loved Drama. The punch that was in their early albums was all but gone as the seventies rolled on and then Drama comes out with great guitars and heavy drumming. Loved it!
Great work...Drama has always been one of my favorite Yes albums.
I seem to remember an interview with Howe from the time in which he explains that he and Jon simply weren't seeing eye to eye on what an 80's version of the band should sound like. Howe even said that all of Jon's material from the time equated to "airy fairy bits of music", while Howe wanted something grittier. On past albums, they were able to work things out as most of their best material combines sections of Howe's rockier playing and Jon's softer approach. I guess they just got fed up with compromising with each other. I think those things combined with the fact that the classic lineup had to be burnt out at the time led to artistic change becoming a necessity.
The AWBH story I read asserts that Jon and Steve did not communicate for almost a decade after the split, and that the reunion happened only because Jon talked to Rick about a joint project and Ricked talked to Bill who was working with Steve at the time, who initially had no interest in ever working with Jon again... like the state of the band today!
@@grantpenton1850 I certainly don't envy the creative process that these guys must have gone through back then. Write, record, tour...maybe get a couple weeks off here and there. Pressure from the record company to continue this cycle every year. It has to become a real grind after a while and topped off with the fact that it's the same bunch of guys their stuck with. I imagine it would be very easy, friendships aside, to get really annoyed at the others from time to time.
I think Jon assumed when he left Yes, that would be the end of the band. I don't believe he considered that they may want to try it without him. It happened back in the Drama days and happened again later on when Jon was going through his health issues and was replaced by Benoit.
Working with the same people all the time, each of whom have their own agenda, has to be a serious drag. You get to the point where you know how the others will respond to a question before asking it, so topics stay buried instead of being brought out into the open. There aren't a whole lot of bands that have been able to survive that without taking years off to recharge every now and then.
Unfortunately, I think Jon and Steve have passed the point of no return years ago.
Tempus Fugit is one f my favorite Yes tracks. Amazing energy.
Wonderful documentary about one of my favorite Yes albums. Thank you!!
Congrats Rael for another excellent documentary video as always.
great album, just as good as the previous albums. one of my favourites. and i have to say this channel is doing wonders with these documentaries.
Loved Drama and both tours. Go Through This and Fly From Here were wonderful surprises on their first tour. Squire and Howe stepped up with more harmonies with Squire assisting Horn on lead. Loved Horn on all the classics, especially And You And I.
What an excellent summary -- as usual!!!
'Drama' has always been a very important sound discovery to me. Still nowadays every time I listen to the albuns it's like a new throughout to arrive. So I please and give many thanks for this documentary. Salute from Brazil!
Drama is my favorite album by far,
Not to say any of their other albums
Are bad, they just seemed to hit the
Sweet spot in their creativity. thanks for showing some background details of this record.
It was fantastic!!
It's a brilliant album.
Superb documentary of a time in the band that should never be forgotten for all the best reasons. Great musicianship, production, engineering, songwriting, its only a pity a decent live recording and video doesnt exist. Horn and Downes gave them a reboot and its arguable 90125 wouldnt have happened without this line up. It allowed Yes to move on from Anderson and when they brought him back it was on the band’s terms. It was good that some Drama songs were given an airing when Benoit David was in the band and for me Fly From Here is a stunning album. Also Topographic Drama tour put the album back on the map. Great work mate
Wonderful documentary - congratulations! Consider myself a huge fan of the band but there's so much material in here I either didn't know about or which it brought to life. Thanks so much for painting a great picture of the band, albeit in some turmoil.
Great work again on your documentaries! I discovered this album 30 years ago in college, and think it is brilliant. I've been a yes fan since '83, I find the album quirky and unique, giving it its charm. This is an important album in the Yes history because it gave them a chance to be reborn. I have always wanted to hear Jon Anderson sing some of these tracks especially Tempus Fugit, or I would love to hear Jon work with Geoff Downes and have Trevor Horn harmonizing in the mix.
Thank you for another fantastically researched and delivered video.
YES is the band I've seen the most times live, and it's a shame that Jon and Steve can't bury the hatchet and give us longtime fans one last tour.
Drama was a turning point for a lot of the old school fans, but I, like the majority here, liked it...a lot.
Trevor Horn hit it out of the park with his involvement with FGTH and Welcome to the Pleasuredome, which I think is the best track...with a cameo from Steve.
Part of why the album is so good is because Chris and Howe were given the reigns and were able to do whatever they wanted. They are full of ideas and energy
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That was pure delight, you forget how much of a great album Drama was. Your attitude to detail is superb thank you so much.
Thank you for the work you put in on this project. Yes has become a huge part of my life. Their music has brought me great joy. It is work like this that helps fans to know the band and the incredible musicians behind it.
Engaging, exciting, excellent, and exquisite. Another extraordinary entry into your unique and unequivocal palatial prog programming pantheon. Three cheers to you!
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Your documentaries are awesome. I have been a huge Yes fan for nearly 50 years (as well as Genesis) and a huge lover of all music and I have learned many things from these very well researched and professionally assembled pieces. Many congratulations and very well done !!
Excellent!! Love your album documentaries!!!
Great video! One of my favorite Yes albums. I don't care if Jon isn't on it. It had a fresh sound and memorable songs I still listen to today. Can't remember the last time I listened to Tormato. Lol.
The drama lineup is brilliant and as once said by Alan white... Has a lot of credibility
And i love It!!!
This was awesome!. Thank you. It's nice to know the detailed history of the making of the album, and hear parts of the songs that were supposed to be in the Jon Anderson Yes album at that time.. Drama was such a great album.
Great job documenting perhaps Yes's most intriguing and complete album ever. Congrats, mate.
I love the Drama album. It sounds like Steve Howe finally learned how to get a decent, gritty rock tone from his guitar, like he started using an overdrive pedal, and it sounds great.
Drama is just a weird thing that happened that bridges so many loose ends in Yes lore together it's very unique and underrated. Has anyone else noticed that Does it Really Happen and It Can Happen have all kinds of overlapping elements including subtle bits of synth texture in the background?
Certainly, I am curious as to what other parts of Yes songs he had a direct influence on?
Drama pretty much marked the end of Yes. That said... I fucking LOVE Drama.
@@eyesoftheworld362 yeah... not for me. Again, I LOVED Drama. But it is not a "YES" album for me.
@@gr8dane626 It's funny right? And I'm certain my perspective is different because I didn't live through this (my first gig was the Talk tour as a kid). I see Talk as the end of the band being a legitimate risk taking endeavor making up for the attempted suicide that was Union. Subsequent Talk they sort of went into legacy mode, even though a few of those newer-ish tracks are pretty good.
@@eyesoftheworld362 Of course it can be answered. I just answered it. I didn't think I had to add that it was just my opinion. So, IMHO Yes stops at Tormato. They have no great songs or albums after that. And FWIW I can't stand Davison. He does not do it for me. No one but Anderson does. David came close. Again... just my opinion!
Another extremely well-done biography segment! I thought I knew a lot about this period but I learned a lot more from this--thank you for all the work that must have gone into this!!
Excelente documentary and amazing sound mix, really amazing!
thanks