Thank you so much! Lots of people give us a hard time for pausing. Unfortunately it's necessary but we also love to talk about what we hear. We appreciate your comment very much!
@@NicknLex There's nothing unfortunate about it! It's a reaction video after all, I love the appreciation of which is my late Father's music, I've just rediscovered it, and I agree pretty much with all you say! If you get a chance, it's very jazzy but very prog and British, is a band called 'Van Der Graaf Generator'. Very awesome! Great work guys! Best wishes, Iain from Scotland.
@@NicknLexI just discovered you guys a couple of weeks ago and you are awesome! I can't seem to find a list of what you have already reacted to, so even if I'm suggesting a song you've already reacted to, I will throw in my vote for The Gates of Delirium on the Relayer album. It's another 20-minute tour de force like Close to the Edge ... yet very different. I just turned 62 years old and discovered yes when I was about 14 years old. I didn't "get them" at first, but my ears adapted and then I was hooked! 😮😅
Those of us who have heard the song thousands of times should not care if you pause. Personally, I'm here for your reaction. Keep doing what your doing!
yes, BUT when you first heard Roundabout and formed your initial opinion of it, was it with abrupt interruptions? I doubt it. The song was heard as it was meant to be heard.. played through in its entirety.
Greatest bass player in rock history... Chris Squire has no peer in leading from the bottom. And "Roundabout" is absolutely his showcase. No one ever played like this. If they did, I'll bet Mr. Squire influenced them...
yes, squire is a bass maestro! you ever hear his solo album "fish out of water?" my favorite yes solo album is alan white's "ramshackled." it had a variety of musical genres and white stayed politely in the background never taking center stage with a myriad of guest musicians.
Yup. I too was 14 then and now, just turned 68. It was 1971, in November, Thanksgiving that I first heard this band live at the Academy of Music in NY, opening for Procul Harum and King Crimson. Yes pretty much stole the show.
Guys, please don't ever EVER apologize for pausing and reacting. For me, your channel is a time machine. By watching you react, I get to relive my teenage years hearing these songs for the first time. Your reactions exactly mirror what I felt all those years ago. When I see the looks on your faces as you listen, and then hear your words as you describe what you are feeling as you listen, I AM A TEENAGER again, hearing La Villa, or Roundabout, or Point of No Return, or I Robot, or Natural Science, or Jacobs Ladder, for the very first time on my cheep turntable, amp and speakers. I am TRANSPORTED IN TIME and I'm YOUNG AGAIN. Your reactions mirror what I was thinking and feeling as an impressionable youngling and are a tonic for my soul. And sharing your love of this amazing music with each other and us brings memories of sharing my love of this music with my best friends in high school to the forefront of my mind - memories I haven't accessed for decades. THANK YOU for what you are doing. Keep it up.
Wow this was beautiful to read!! Thank you so much for your lovely words. It’s a pleasure to share this with you! We appreciate you being in our lives. ❤️ - Lex
They were classically trained musicians. They all could sing, the Acapella round towards the end is fantastic. I think classic Spanish guitar when I hear the opening notes too. No AutoTune, no programmed beats, this is real MUSIC.
You guys keep pausing. I'm 56 years old I've heard this song a 1000 times. The reason I watch is because I want to know what you think and with an 8 minute song I want to know your thoughts at certain parts. If you wait till the end I'll miss some great thoughts and reaction. That's the whole point of the Channel. Love!!!
14 - still good friends with my buddy that played the album for me and showed me the harmonics on his acoustic guitar. It is truly a world shifting eye/ear/mind opener coming from AC/DC, Aerosmith & Led Zeppelin! 🤘🏼🎧 🤘🏼 - Lex & Nick, so much FUN cranking this up and watching your smiling faces, heads bobbing right along!
Guys, you'll want to watch them perform this at their induction into the RRHOF. Chris Squire had passed away, so Geddy Lee sat in for him. Chris was a huge influence on Geddy and he's the reason Geddy played a Rickenbacker bass. Geddy loved YES and when you watch you'll see how much he enjoyed being able to play Roundabout with them on stage 🙂
Also *Renaissance's* bass player, Jon Camp, said that he was mightily inspired by Chris Squire's bass playing (which is obvious when you listen to Renaissance)...
Yes was the Bach of progressive rock. I still remember, at 14, laying in the living room floor with my $10 speakers on each side of my head hearing this the 1st time on vinyl.
Part of the charm is the vicarious thrill of your reaction, having already experienced our own moments of discovery whenever this music first grabbed us, as it has now for you. We live twice, as it were. You two don't pause a lot, but hearing your thoughts and articulating your impressions are essential elements in the nature of an appealing "reaction."
Yes! This is the niche that react channels fill! "Why watch someone react to it if you can just listen to it on your own?" Because I can see somebody else experience this wondrous soundscape for the first time.
There are definitely reactionaries who pause way more often! Thinking of two who are misplaced in Sin City who pause about every 20 seconds! I understand that they don't want to get struck so I can persevere.
Chris is the reason their vocals live were so good. To be able to keep up with Jon and sing harmonies. (Jon always flawless.) During the Trevor Rabin years he really came into his own as a vocalist. Saw them eight times throughout their different lineups. He never stopped growing as a musician, even though he was already so superb.
When I first heard Roundabout, I was only in 6th grade. Didn't know who Yes was just yet, but even at that age I was awestruck and that song would ultimately turn me into an eternal fan. So now it's you're turn to enjoy it.
What grabs you is the artistry and mastery of all the instruments and all parts of the composition, from the acoustic guitar to the crunchy base and everything in-between. They are all masters of this art form. Nobody is saying, "Well, we can just give this repetitive part to Doofus and let him play it over and over again." It's all nuanced, all in the right places, and none of it is predictable.
This is Yes' signature song. For those who get pissed off about you pausing, they should not be watching reaction videos anyway. Your reactions are similar to mine when I first heard them. It's like reliving the first time I heard these songs. Thanks for sharing your experience. (Liking your guitar collection btw.)
It's interesting for me (an OLD guy - 71 years old) to see your reaction to the music that ELECTRIFIED and *ASTOUNDED* me when I first heard it aged 21, in 1971. . . I'm glad that music that affected me so profoundly when I was young still has the ability to astound similarly aged people . . . . 40 years later. . It just proves that it was GOOD music. . . Modern music has developed and morphed since these earlier pieces, but it's good to know that this piece still has the ability to surprise and delight 'new' listeners
This song is unbreakable. I’ve been listening to it for more than 40 years. It’s pretty much perfect. If there was such a thing as a compact prog track, this was it. And absolutely accessible. The big ones (Close to the Edge, The Gates of Delirium, etc) are ahead of you. Have fun!
I'm not a huge fan of the solo pieces on Fragile, and personally think Cans and Brahms can be skipped. However, I would do We Have Heaven leading in to South Side of the Sky leading in to Five Percent for Nothing. Then do Mood for a Day leading in to Heart of the Sunrise.
I was 11 in 1971, and when I first heard this song, I was immediately taken. I had to have my mom take me to the record store to buy Fragile. My friends and I would put it on and we were blown away. I'm so happy to see an entire new audience and generation have the same reaction now fifty (holy crap - half a century!) years later. I'm really curious to hear your reaction to Close To The Edge, and then if you want to get REALLY emotional, listen to Awaken. You will get goose bumps.
Roundabout is one of those songs where you remember exactly hearing for the first. One of the lucky who had the chance to see them live 5 times. How can you not get emotional when Squire’s bass pounds in to drive the song.
LOVE you guys and your channel. I look forward to your reactions. Dismiss the haters. I first heard Roundabout when I was 17. It so moving to see you react and feel what I felt when I was 17. I am now 66. Keep doing what you do!
Chris Squire's bass lines are what holds all Yes music together, and his unique tone (famously a Rickenbacker) is the backbone. I see you have some Rush stuff in the background of your studio. Squire was a huge influence on Geddy Lee's playing.
The quintessential Yes track to test if that band's for you. If people like it, they are most likely to also enjoy their even more adventurous tracks. When I heard this first, I was hooked and soon fell in love with "Close to the Edge". Hope you get to hear "Awaken" at some point. BTW you pause the tracks as much as you like - it's a REACTION channel. If I would want to simply hear the song without comments, I would turn elsewhere 😉
My recommendation would be they'd explore at least a little more Yes Album/Fragile at least before tackling Close to the Edge, but then again, I've seen people go straight into it, and had stars in their eyes. I can't wait to find out what they do!
Awaken is awesome! And I second the pause-as-you-like comment. I guess some people just want to see head-bops and ooooohhhhss, but we're all here for NicknLex comments. As you've said, if you wait too long to pause, you'll forget stuff. (I know I would!)
@@rollomaughfling380 Yours is No Disgrace --> Roundabout --> Close to the Edge. Perfect progression. Actually, just do The Yes Album, Fragile and Close To The Edge. Listen to albums, not songs. Like we did. That's the entire point, imo. And then you're on you own and good luck cause the training wheels are off!
Since you are familiar with Awaken, look up Jon Anderson and Toddmobile (Iceland) doing Awaken. Incredible with a full symphony and chorus, each singer with their own mics. You'll be blown away.
It was 1973…I was 16 years old and went to but the Fragile Album because “Roundabout” was very popular. But, they were sold out so I was going to buy something. I saw a weird group on the Midnight Special the night before. It had a very strange singer but a really unique sound. It was a group called Genesis. I left the album store with Selling England By The Pound, went home and played it. It changed my musical life! Yes and Genesis are my two favorite Prog Groups. I saw a Yes concert in 1979…
Right now I am smiling ear to ear. This song takes me back to senior year in high school. Seemed like almost every morning there was someone playing this song on a portable cassette player out by the lockers. Great way to start the day.
And many people say that Chris Squire was actually the second lead guitarist, after Steve Howe. And also, in live performances, they are singing while playing this amazing music…...
When Anderson, Squire, and Howe are doing 3-part vocal harmonies while Squire and Howe are playing - it boggles my mind. This song has harmony vocals to a greater degree than many of their songs.
I've been playing bass for around 30 years, and I'm a good singer...but holy kwap, doing them together, especially during syncopation and counterpoint fingering completely destroys me.
@@FenderBassMan I've been singing for over 30 years, bass for tennish. Jon and Chris both are way above almost all. I still struggle on certain songs to do both.
Happy you still dig our 50 year old classics. Rick Wakemans voice and keys are super distinctive, Ive listened to roundabout for 50 years and never tired of it! 😊
I love when Jack Black gives this song a shout out in School of Rock, when he gives the keyboard kid the Fragile CD and tells him to check out Roundabout because it has the best keyboard solo in rock history
That was awesome. I've spoken with Jack about this, and how Rick has said that his favorite organ solo in rock history was Rod Argent's for Hold Your Head Up. I also happen to agree with Wakey on that matter. And also about how clearly Rick's Close to the Edge Hammond solo is the superior dish :)
Hey, guys...you are very quickly becoming one of my favorite reactors ...JUST BECAUSE you occasionally stop and discuss. I'm a 66 year old jazz/prog rock bassist/percussionist who grew up on a lot of the music you are covering. I really appreciate what you're doing...keep it up, please! And, remember...there is no such thing as being " too proggy " ...👍🏻
This song is rock, classical, jazz, proto-funk.. so great to see that you guys appreciate all of it. The composition, instrumentation, musicianship, vocal layering....
Love how this song turned the two of you into bobble heads with stank face lol. This song does that to me every time! Keep pausing, that is why we are here. We want to hear what you think when you hear certain parts of the song. I know I sit there grinning waiting for the curveball changes to hit watching your facial expressions. You two are awesome and we love sharing music with you, don't give a couple jerks the power to affect your enjoyment of doing this.
You guys are the GREATEST! Don't mind the haters! You guys do you! You are such a sweet, adorable couple and it's so much fun for me (and others) to watch you listen to the music that I grew up with. Thanks so much for being so wonderful and fun!
Pausing does strengthen your case for fair use if the reaction gets blocked. We can listen to the song straight through anytime we want. This is a reaction channel, not a listening channel.
I will echo what others have said already. Pausing to let comments/emotions in is just the nature of the beast. We watch these two beautiful human beings discover all that amazing music because it reminds a bunch of us what it felt like when we listen to all this great stuff for the first time. And I am personally amazed by how much these two knows so much of the music from the 70's and 80's. I watch their videos and enjoy them as much as one would enjoy comfort food. Please keep doing them, you do bring so much joy in my day.
The honesty in your reactions deserves our loyalty to your channel PAUSE OR NO PAUSE!!! thanks for playing this masterpiece for me and everybody else on this channel. if you guys want more masterful music try C.T.A Chicago transit authority you'll love it like YES and RUSH !!!
The reaction at the beginning when the guitar harmonics immediately follow the keyboard is priceless! You guys aren’t alone in that. Andy and Alex did the same thing! 😎
Oh, just a footnote here, check out Yes live 1978 i think it's Madison Square Garden in NYC. to see either Bill Bruford or was Alan White on the drums was mindblowing! to see how difficult and complex the drumming was, and they make it look easy! trust me, it wasn't! but it was a thing of beauty!
I think you're going to find the music in the late 60's through the 70's is probably the best you'll hear. Something about that decade. A LOT of great music came out then.
I’m 71, been listening to Yes since ‘71, and they never get old. Keep reacting, love it. Eventually, Close to the Edge, but be prepared for a massive experience. I suggest you listen to it all the way thru first off line, so you get the whole effect, then react to it as a second run thru, breaking at the obvious point midway during the ambient interlude. Love what you guys do. Keep it up
I couldn’t care less how many times you pause. Your reaction is why I watch. Next time you listen to this song listen for “Three Blind Mice” in the harmonies at the end of the song. These guys were brilliant!!!
you guys go ahead and pause all you want, it's your channel; I'm still waiting for Heart of the Sunrise and , of course, the ultimate Yes song, Close to the Edge !!!! Always look forward to your reactions, you guys are THE BEST !!!!!
South Side of the Sky, Wonderous Stories, Turn of the Century, Awaken, And You and I (Live Version Yes Songs), Gates of Delirium, Sound Chaser, Machine Messiah, Man in a White Car, Tempus Fugit, Shoot High, Aim Low, I'm Running.
The first concert I went to was Yes. I was barely 13 years of age and saw their Close To The Edge tour. Over 2 hours of The Yes Album, Fragile and CTTE. Fifty years and 16 Yes concerts later they are still my all time prog rock band.
This album is best listened to from beginning to end. Each song kind of leads into the next. I was 16 when this album was released. You have to remember the context of the time period. We are only 7 years removed from when the Beatles came to America. This stuff was so groundbreaking.
Just do you!!!! (and more Yes)! This is a feel good song for sure. My favorite on this album is South Side of the Sky - one of their heaviest songs. Just wait to you hear songs like Turn of the Century and Awaken - such good music.
It's a shame you two even had to see comments that are hostile.....your real fans love you for how YOU FEEL, nobody else; please try not to entertain the fools and enjoy....we love you guys
I have seen them produce these great songs live many times and they have never disappointed. In fact they are enhanced when performed live by this incredible batch of musicians .
Saw them perform "in the round" back in 1978. The stage was located in the middle of the arena, as the stage was round, and it rotated like a clock throughout the show. An amazing experience it was to witness as a teenager.
Not bad for a 50 year old song, eh?😂 Love you guys and your reactions! Please don't let the "non-pausers" dampen your enthusiasm or change what you're doing - the comments and emotions are why we keep coming to your channel. Rick joining on Fragile really established the classic lineup of the band for me. Chris and Steve both provide backing vocals, but it's generally Chris that you hear harmonizing with Jon and many times singing even higher than him (while playing those incredible bass lines 😱). Chris was a choir boy and he and Alan White released a single under the band name "Chris Squire's Swiss Choir" - try saying that one 5 times in a row! So much fun watching you hear this music for the first time and I'm already grinning thinking about all the Yes discoveries you have yet to make. My favorite prog group, and it's just joyous to watch you learning to love them too! Keep up the good work!❤️👍🏼😀
I'm here for the Stank Face, you gotta pause to talk! The two of you bopping along when the bass kicked in was a TRUE reaction, amazing, and very funny.
I know lots of reactors have reacted to Close to the Edge already, but I'd like to recommend you two give it a listen, regardless of whether or not you chose to react to it, simply as a reward for all of the hard work you put into this channel. I'm deeply impressed by the diversity of really good tunes you've already reacted to!
The song was written while driving through Scotland and every few minutes going through yet another roundabout got the pen moving across the pad. Jon Anderson - Lead Vocals Steve Howe - Guitar Chris Squire - Bass Guitar Rick Wakeman - Keyboards Bill Bruford - Drums My favorite group since the mid-seventies!!!!!
YES, I agree. You guys are so fresh and honest and I have so much fun watching your reaction in anticipation. Do not change a thing. Of all the reactions I enjoy yours the most. Keep doing what you are doing.
Nick & Lex, I am so darn happy I was born in the mid- 1950's. Because that made me a young adult in the 1970s. Such great music and vehicles. My entire life I have been exposed to music. The vintage Country and Western, the early rock & roll, Elvis, the Beatles, the English invasion of music, and more. Hey Lex my dear you have the proper attitude. Haters will hate. Sorry that is just how they roll. It is you twos channel and project. If you all want to pause then pause. These complainers maybe should start their own channel. I think you ALL loved this..
Just want to say you guys are now my favorite reaction commentators.....keep on doing what you are doing. I recommend you do "And You and I" and "Close to Edge" from the Close to Edge album....I sincerely believe it does not get better than that
There's alot to take in with Yes, so pauses sometime are good. It shows that you are already hooked by the groove. So, with the 'pause naysayers' meh...you guys are fun to watch. Give a big shout to Eddie Offord for his innovative contributions in recording this prog masterpiece essential! Great review!
Hey guys. Great choice. I've touched base a couple of times. I'm a huge Rush and YES fan. I know you guys are falling in love with these groups.. Just the tip of the iceberg. Gates of Delirium Por Favor. As far as Rush goes your approach has been diverse but it's time for the live stuff. Xanadu 'Exit stage Left, YYZ in Rio, and any live version of Freewill will crush.
I'm just discovering your channel and am really enjoying your reactions. I was a teenager in '71 and I'm not a progressive rock fan, but this song is indeed a masterpiece. I think Yes's great strength here was to keep the progressive jamming tethered to a great melody, tremendous groove, fabulous vocals and funky sections like the organ solos. It wasn't just a lot of high-quality noodling, as with some prog bands. The '60s and early '70s was a time when *music*, as opposed to the marketing department, drove the boat.
Hi guys It's Chris Squire singing with Jon. You are now progressing with in my mind Prog's greatest band. For your enlightenment ' Close to the Edge ' must be next then advance to 'The Gates of Delirium ' from Relayer.
I can tell that listening to this for the first time really blew your minds. But I can say that it's mind-blowing even after having heard it many times for the past 49 years. And as someone else said, just do what you want. You can't please everyone. No one can, so just enjoy!
This was their first big hit. The radio edit was under 4 minutes, to which Jon Anderson said those were some really big scissors you used to cut this. They weren't happy, but it all worked out.
always pause guys, I have all of this on vinyl, and I pause! Reflection and especially your reactions matter!
Thank you so much! Lots of people give us a hard time for pausing. Unfortunately it's necessary but we also love to talk about what we hear. We appreciate your comment very much!
@@NicknLex There's nothing unfortunate about it! It's a reaction video after all, I love the appreciation of which is my late Father's music, I've just rediscovered it, and I agree pretty much with all you say! If you get a chance, it's very jazzy but very prog and British, is a band called 'Van Der Graaf Generator'. Very awesome! Great work guys! Best wishes, Iain from Scotland.
I mean, if you wanna listen the song you can leave the video and go to the song
I'm 70 and brings me to tears watching the younger getting into what we took for granted love it we were so lucky
@@NicknLexI just discovered you guys a couple of weeks ago and you are awesome! I can't seem to find a list of what you have already reacted to, so even if I'm suggesting a song you've already reacted to, I will throw in my vote for The Gates of Delirium on the Relayer album. It's another 20-minute tour de force like Close to the Edge ... yet very different. I just turned 62 years old and discovered yes when I was about 14 years old. I didn't "get them" at first, but my ears adapted and then I was hooked! 😮😅
Those of us who have heard the song thousands of times should not care if you pause. Personally, I'm here for your reaction. Keep doing what your doing!
Cool Nickname. It beats mine 'Unkie Monkey'. I do tons of reaction videos. I like these kids.
Well said. Exactly what I was going to say.
@@TriGator AGREED!! How many times have we heard this song?!!
I can always listen to it uninterrupted. I’m here for N&L’s reaction! 🤪
yes, BUT when you first heard Roundabout and formed your initial opinion of it, was it with abrupt interruptions? I doubt it. The song was heard as it was meant to be heard.. played through in its entirety.
I agree Nick & Lex....keep doing what you're doing. This song is timeless....and I've heard it a gajillion times. Each time is good!!
Greatest bass player in rock history... Chris Squire has no peer in leading from the bottom. And "Roundabout" is absolutely his showcase. No one ever played like this. If they did, I'll bet Mr. Squire influenced them...
Uh, Shindaeleria Prameataurus(however the fuck it's spelled) is the actual incomparable Chris Squire showcase.
@@kennethkelly708 It's a monster, for sure. Just call it The Fish. It's a lot easier.
yes, squire is a bass maestro! you ever hear his solo album "fish out of water?"
my favorite yes solo album is alan white's "ramshackled." it had a variety of musical genres and white stayed politely in the background never taking center stage with a myriad of guest musicians.
He definitely influenced Geddy Lee.
@@donnazasgoat2274 Absolutely!
I was 14 than, 64 now, and still love this music. Happy the younger people also discover this fantastic music😊👍🏼
Yup. I too was 14 then and now, just turned 68. It was 1971, in November, Thanksgiving that I first heard this band live at the Academy of Music in NY, opening for Procul Harum and King Crimson. Yes pretty much stole the show.
Guys, please don't ever EVER apologize for pausing and reacting. For me, your channel is a time machine. By watching you react, I get to relive my teenage years hearing these songs for the first time. Your reactions exactly mirror what I felt all those years ago. When I see the looks on your faces as you listen, and then hear your words as you describe what you are feeling as you listen, I AM A TEENAGER again, hearing La Villa, or Roundabout, or Point of No Return, or I Robot, or Natural Science, or Jacobs Ladder, for the very first time on my cheep turntable, amp and speakers. I am TRANSPORTED IN TIME and I'm YOUNG AGAIN. Your reactions mirror what I was thinking and feeling as an impressionable youngling and are a tonic for my soul. And sharing your love of this amazing music with each other and us brings memories of sharing my love of this music with my best friends in high school to the forefront of my mind - memories I haven't accessed for decades. THANK YOU for what you are doing. Keep it up.
Wow this was beautiful to read!! Thank you so much for your lovely words. It’s a pleasure to share this with you!
We appreciate you being in our lives. ❤️
- Lex
While you’re on “Fragile”, listen to “Heart of the Sunrise” for awesome Jon Anderson sonic vocals!
Yup. Please do.
And the bass in that song is so epic!
YES!
My all-time favourite Yes song!
Yes! Heart of the Sunrise is a magical and poweful trip!
They were classically trained musicians. They all could sing, the Acapella round towards the end is fantastic. I think classic Spanish guitar when I hear the opening notes too. No AutoTune, no programmed beats, this is real MUSIC.
Wakeman was classically No one else
Why do people claim this when it isn't true?
Genesis were except collins
You guys keep pausing. I'm 56 years old I've heard this song a 1000 times. The reason I watch is because I want to know what you think and with an 8 minute song I want to know your thoughts at certain parts. If you wait till the end I'll miss some great thoughts and reaction. That's the whole point of the Channel. Love!!!
I agree totally.
@@geraldmulvey5646 same here
It's SO beautiful watching you both hearing this for the first time.
It’s impossible to describe the effect of hearing this song for the first time at 12 years old. 🤯🔥
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I was also 12...
14 - still good friends with my buddy that played the album for me and showed me the harmonics on his acoustic guitar. It is truly a world shifting eye/ear/mind opener coming from AC/DC, Aerosmith & Led Zeppelin! 🤘🏼🎧 🤘🏼 - Lex & Nick, so much FUN cranking this up and watching your smiling faces, heads bobbing right along!
i was 14 blew me away
Indeed, try 8!
NO ONE is ever ready for their first time hearing Roundabout! This song changed my definition of what music could be!
Guys, you'll want to watch them perform this at their induction into the RRHOF. Chris Squire had passed away, so Geddy Lee sat in for him. Chris was a huge influence on Geddy and he's the reason Geddy played a Rickenbacker bass. Geddy loved YES and when you watch you'll see how much he enjoyed being able to play Roundabout with them on stage 🙂
Also *Renaissance's* bass player, Jon Camp, said that he was mightily inspired by Chris Squire's bass playing (which is obvious when you listen to Renaissance)...
@@JJ8KK Yes. Very much so. Love Renaissance, though I only heard them about a year ago, thanks to UA-cam reaction channels.
I loved the growl of Ged's 4001 Ric. Just the shape of it was so cool with the 2 cresting waves & even on the headstock...
@@thomasvarady1210 The subscribers on this channel rock the knowledge! Thanks so much. 🤪
That was great to see! I was surprised because Yes' current bass player was there.
Steve Howe on guitar. One of the greatest. Chris Squire on bass probably was the greatest.
Bruford, Wakeman & Anderson not far off the greatest either.
Probably?
Yes was the Bach of progressive rock. I still remember, at 14, laying in the living room floor with my $10 speakers on each side of my head hearing this the 1st time on vinyl.
The Bach of progressive rock. I LOVE that!
Same age, same experience! Yes was a revelation to me.
I laid on the floor between my speakers too! If I had good headphones I might not have, but that was the way to hear all the nuances.
I installed large house speakers and an amp in my car. Popped in the 8 track ate a mushroom and cranked it up.
@@patrickv391 that reminds me of my friend who installed quad speakers in his car. And the eight track was usually Brain Salad Surgery! Fun times.
Part of the charm is the vicarious thrill of your reaction, having already experienced our own moments of discovery whenever this music first grabbed us, as it has now for you. We live twice, as it were. You two don't pause a lot, but hearing your thoughts and articulating your impressions are essential elements in the nature of an appealing "reaction."
Yes! This is the niche that react channels fill! "Why watch someone react to it if you can just listen to it on your own?" Because I can see somebody else experience this wondrous soundscape for the first time.
There are definitely reactionaries who pause way more often! Thinking of two who are misplaced in Sin City who pause about every 20 seconds! I understand that they don't want to get struck so I can persevere.
True. If I wanted to hear the uninterrupted song I would. I came here for your reactions and comments.
Jon Anderson lead vocals, Chris Squire bass vocals, Steve Howe guitar vocals, Rick Wakeman keyboards, Bill Bruford drums
I think Chris would be considered a tenor just like Jon 😉
Chris is the reason their vocals live were so good. To be able to keep up with Jon and sing harmonies. (Jon always flawless.) During the Trevor Rabin years he really came into his own as a vocalist. Saw them eight times throughout their different lineups. He never stopped growing as a musician, even though he was already so superb.
@@progperljungman8218 Jon's actually a countertenor, he himself confirmed that. Chris did sound like a tenor, though.
Do your channel the way you want. Those who don't like it, can start their own channel. I enjoy your channel just the way it is. JMO.
@@progperljungman8218 alto lead
This group is called, YES for a reason!❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
1971 to 2021....music reaching a new generation. This is why we watch to see you discover the magic Nick and Lex.
When I first heard Roundabout, I was only in 6th grade. Didn't know who Yes was just yet, but even at that age I was awestruck and that song would ultimately turn me into an eternal fan. So now it's you're turn to enjoy it.
HEART OF THE SUNRISE...A must.. Also, dont worry about the complaints...They can look at the 20,000 of us that enjoy the way you 2 do things. Peace !
What grabs you is the artistry and mastery of all the instruments and all parts of the composition, from the acoustic guitar to the crunchy base and everything in-between. They are all masters of this art form. Nobody is saying, "Well, we can just give this repetitive part to Doofus and let him play it over and over again." It's all nuanced, all in the right places, and none of it is predictable.
imagine growing up with this music when it first came out , our 70s musical generation was just a magical time
You have to check out Yes' "I've Seen All Good People." Another masterpiece!
This is Yes' signature song. For those who get pissed off about you pausing, they should not be watching reaction videos anyway. Your reactions are similar to mine when I first heard them. It's like reliving the first time I heard these songs. Thanks for sharing your experience. (Liking your guitar collection btw.)
It's interesting for me (an OLD guy - 71 years old) to see your reaction to the music that ELECTRIFIED and *ASTOUNDED* me when I first heard it aged 21, in 1971. . .
I'm glad that music that affected me so profoundly when I was young still has the ability to astound similarly aged people . . . . 40 years later. .
It just proves that it was GOOD music. . .
Modern music has developed and morphed since these earlier pieces, but it's good to know that this piece still has the ability to surprise and delight 'new' listeners
You are officially Stage 1 Yes fans, Stage 2 will knock you beyond the moon! Love you both.
BTW, And You and I, and Close to the Edge will launch you into Stage 2. Stage 3… well, let’s wait to talk about that!
Would love to see a reaction of Sound Chaser from the Relayer album.
@@hasltisl It's so funny for us fans knowing what is awaiting new yes fans with CTTE so close :)
Yep Relayer !
@@michaelmontalvo5757 Yes! Relayer is stage 3.
This song is unbreakable. I’ve been listening to it for more than 40 years. It’s pretty much perfect.
If there was such a thing as a compact prog track, this was it. And absolutely accessible.
The big ones (Close to the Edge, The Gates of Delirium, etc) are ahead of you. Have fun!
Next off Fragile, South Side of the Sky, Heart of the Sunrise
South Side of the Sky !!!!!! Yes.
3rd for "South Side of the Sky" (my personal fave on the album), but Heart of the Sunrise is awesome too.
No doubt. The 2 best songs on the album IMO
I'm not a huge fan of the solo pieces on Fragile, and personally think Cans and Brahms can be skipped. However, I would do We Have Heaven leading in to South Side of the Sky leading in to Five Percent for Nothing. Then do Mood for a Day leading in to Heart of the Sunrise.
South Side of the Sky or Awaken would be an excellent choice.
You may have to listen to this for a few months to digest it all ....
I am still listening after 50 years and it (unlike me) never gets old.
This and Close to the Edge are EPIC!
I was 11 in 1971, and when I first heard this song, I was immediately taken. I had to have my mom take me to the record store to buy Fragile. My friends and I would put it on and we were blown away. I'm so happy to see an entire new audience and generation have the same reaction now fifty (holy crap - half a century!) years later. I'm really curious to hear your reaction to Close To The Edge, and then if you want to get REALLY emotional, listen to Awaken. You will get goose bumps.
Roundabout is one of those songs where you remember exactly hearing for the first. One of the lucky who had the chance to see them live 5 times. How can you not get emotional when Squire’s bass pounds in to drive the song.
LOVE you guys and your channel. I look forward to your reactions. Dismiss the haters. I first heard Roundabout when I was 17. It so moving to see you react and feel what I felt when I was 17. I am now 66. Keep doing what you do!
Sorry for being a pest but I need to mention what may be my favorite song of all time...And You And I. Just beautiful.
quite understandable
I Vote for a Reaction of the whole album . . . I mean, they might as well, all "3" songs are monumental :).
Three different reaction videos for the 3 songs on their masterpiece album
1. Close to the Edge... 2. And You And I... 3. Siberian Khatru
Chris Squire's bass lines are what holds all Yes music together, and his unique tone (famously a Rickenbacker) is the backbone. I see you have some Rush stuff in the background of your studio. Squire was a huge influence on Geddy Lee's playing.
The quintessential Yes track to test if that band's for you. If people like it, they are most likely to also enjoy their even more adventurous tracks. When I heard this first, I was hooked and soon fell in love with "Close to the Edge".
Hope you get to hear "Awaken" at some point.
BTW you pause the tracks as much as you like - it's a REACTION channel. If I would want to simply hear the song without comments, I would turn elsewhere 😉
My recommendation would be they'd explore at least a little more Yes Album/Fragile at least before tackling Close to the Edge, but then again, I've seen people go straight into it, and had stars in their eyes. I can't wait to find out what they do!
Awaken is awesome!
And I second the pause-as-you-like comment. I guess some people just want to see head-bops and ooooohhhhss, but we're all here for NicknLex comments. As you've said, if you wait too long to pause, you'll forget stuff. (I know I would!)
@@rollomaughfling380 Yours is No Disgrace --> Roundabout --> Close to the Edge. Perfect progression. Actually, just do The Yes Album, Fragile and Close To The Edge. Listen to albums, not songs. Like we did. That's the entire point, imo. And then you're on you own and good luck cause the training wheels are off!
Since you are familiar with Awaken, look up Jon Anderson and Toddmobile (Iceland) doing Awaken. Incredible with a full symphony and chorus, each singer with their own mics. You'll be blown away.
@@thomasbcool thanks for the recommendation!!
It was 1973…I was 16 years old and went to but the Fragile Album because “Roundabout” was very popular. But, they were sold out so I was going to buy something. I saw a weird group on the Midnight Special the night before. It had a very strange singer but a really unique sound. It was a group called Genesis. I left the album store with Selling England By The Pound, went home and played it. It changed my musical life! Yes and Genesis are my two favorite Prog Groups. I saw a Yes concert in 1979…
Right now I am smiling ear to ear. This song takes me back to senior year in high school. Seemed like almost every morning there was someone playing this song on a portable cassette player out by the lockers. Great way to start the day.
So much fun to watch you getting turned on to this! The "interruptions" are literally WHY im here
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Another feel good Yes song is 'I've Seen All Good People' in conjuction with 'Your Move'. They must be listened to together.
Ok, *now* you're ready for Close To The Edge. Have fun!
And many people say that Chris Squire was actually the second lead guitarist, after Steve Howe. And also, in live performances, they are singing while playing this amazing music…...
When Anderson, Squire, and Howe are doing 3-part vocal harmonies while Squire and Howe are playing - it boggles my mind. This song has harmony vocals to a greater degree than many of their songs.
Chris made the bass a lead guitar and was also a lead vocal if nothing else check out his solo album Fish out of Water (1975).
I've been playing bass for around 30 years, and I'm a good singer...but holy kwap, doing them together, especially during syncopation and counterpoint fingering completely destroys me.
@@78yestor93 Forgot about that one. Have to dig it out of my vinyl collection.
@@FenderBassMan I've been singing for over 30 years, bass for tennish. Jon and Chris both are way above almost all. I still struggle on certain songs to do both.
Happy you still dig our 50 year old classics. Rick Wakemans voice and keys are super distinctive, Ive listened to roundabout for 50 years and never tired of it! 😊
I love when Jack Black gives this song a shout out in School of Rock, when he gives the keyboard kid the Fragile CD and tells him to check out Roundabout because it has the best keyboard solo in rock history
That was awesome. I've spoken with Jack about this, and how Rick has said that his favorite organ solo in rock history was Rod Argent's for Hold Your Head Up.
I also happen to agree with Wakey on that matter. And also about how clearly Rick's Close to the Edge Hammond solo is the superior dish :)
Hmmmm,great yes,but best?
My own favourite man on the keys,Jon Lord but plenty just behind including rick wright.
@@TheCornishCockney That's all subjective of course. It's just what Jack Black says in the movie, and I thought it was a cool moment
“Listen to the keyboard solo on Roundabout. It will blow the classical music out your butt!” 😂
Ha! Steve Howe... but thank you for reminding me about Steve Morse! Awesome guitarist!
Hey, guys...you are very quickly becoming one of my favorite reactors ...JUST BECAUSE you occasionally stop and discuss. I'm a 66 year old jazz/prog rock bassist/percussionist who grew up on a lot of the music you are covering. I really appreciate what you're doing...keep it up, please! And, remember...there is no such thing as being " too proggy " ...👍🏻
This song is rock, classical, jazz, proto-funk.. so great to see that you guys appreciate all of it. The composition, instrumentation, musicianship, vocal layering....
Love how this song turned the two of you into bobble heads with stank face lol. This song does that to me every time! Keep pausing, that is why we are here. We want to hear what you think when you hear certain parts of the song. I know I sit there grinning waiting for the curveball changes to hit watching your facial expressions. You two are awesome and we love sharing music with you, don't give a couple jerks the power to affect your enjoyment of doing this.
Amen, amen, amen!
Hi Bill, I also am a Jamel fan, big time. Peace and love
RIP Chris Squire! What a beast!
No one's recommended Yes's "And You and I" yet? Gotta do that one.
You guys are the GREATEST! Don't mind the haters! You guys do you! You are such a sweet, adorable couple and it's so much fun for me (and others) to watch you listen to the music that I grew up with. Thanks so much for being so wonderful and fun!
The whole Fragile album is simply AWESOME! Love this song!
Heart of the Sunrise is the next logical step....talk about jaw-dropping...
There are three singers in this band. Steve Howe is the guitarist and he sings too. Amazing band.
Did you know their vocal stylings were influenced by the 5th dimension singing group?
And the beach boys
Pausing does strengthen your case for fair use if the reaction gets blocked. We can listen to the song straight through anytime we want. This is a reaction channel, not a listening channel.
We are reliving the joy at hearing these songs for the first time which WE can never do again.
Since you love Jon Andersons voice so much you need to listen to Turn Of The Century off the Going For The One album. You just have to.
I will echo what others have said already. Pausing to let comments/emotions in is just the nature of the beast. We watch these two beautiful human beings discover all that amazing music because it reminds a bunch of us what it felt like when we listen to all this great stuff for the first time. And I am personally amazed by how much these two knows so much of the music from the 70's and 80's. I watch their videos and enjoy them as much as one would enjoy comfort food. Please keep doing them, you do bring so much joy in my day.
The honesty in your reactions deserves our loyalty to your channel PAUSE OR NO PAUSE!!! thanks for playing this masterpiece for me and everybody else on this channel. if you guys want more masterful music try C.T.A Chicago transit authority you'll love it like YES and RUSH !!!
The reaction at the beginning when the guitar harmonics immediately follow the keyboard is priceless! You guys aren’t alone in that. Andy and Alex did the same thing! 😎
The beginning of the song features a "reverse piano", which gives it a very unique quality!
Oh, just a footnote here, check out Yes live 1978 i think it's Madison Square Garden in NYC. to see either Bill Bruford or was Alan White on the drums was mindblowing! to see how difficult and complex the drumming was, and they make it look easy! trust me, it wasn't! but it was a thing of beauty!
I think you're going to find the music in the late 60's through the 70's is probably the best you'll hear. Something about that decade. A LOT of great music came out then.
I dig you two very much.
Your format is excellent.
Your perfect as you are!
Obviously everyone loves Roundabout but I think for me Heart of the Sunrise just edges it. The total emotion of that gets me every time.
I’m glad there are young people enjoying our old people’s music! Lol! Pure talent, no computers!
Pausing is a-ok because yes I want to hear what you think. That is why I watch your reactions to songs I know and love. Keep it up guys!
I’m 71, been listening to Yes since ‘71, and they never get old. Keep reacting, love it. Eventually, Close to the Edge, but be prepared for a massive experience. I suggest you listen to it all the way thru first off line, so you get the whole effect, then react to it as a second run thru, breaking at the obvious point midway during the ambient interlude. Love what you guys do. Keep it up
I couldn’t care less how many times you pause. Your reaction is why I watch. Next time you listen to this song listen for “Three Blind Mice” in the harmonies at the end of the song. These guys were brilliant!!!
These guys were the pioneer Genius, with one or two other bands, to develop new music which will always attract new fans across many decades to come.
Exactly. It’s a reaction video!
Discovering 'Fragile' for the first time, and having a female partner who loves Yes and looks that good! One lucky dude!
you guys go ahead and pause all you want, it's your channel; I'm still waiting for Heart of the Sunrise and , of course, the ultimate Yes song, Close to the Edge !!!! Always look forward to your reactions, you guys are THE BEST !!!!!
You will always find haters. Forget them and enjoy discovering yes , my number one band since I was 13 I'm now 47 . Nothing has changed.
I saw yes 5 times in the 70s. I was 15 in 72 when I saw them first. We called ourselves Yes Freaks.
Several songs to listen to. Top of the list is "Awaken" which was recommended below. Wonderous Stories, And You and I and on and on and on.
South Side of the Sky, Wonderous Stories, Turn of the Century, Awaken, And You and I (Live Version Yes Songs), Gates of Delirium, Sound Chaser, Machine Messiah, Man in a White Car, Tempus Fugit, Shoot High, Aim Low, I'm Running.
South Side of the Sky is a must.
@@historyguy5942 I agree. Not played nearly enough. Heard it in Clearwater when I went to see Jon, Rick and Trevor the second time.
. . . "Endless Dream" :). But I love your list too.
If you really want to be blown away by Yes: Awaken...No, wait, Sound Chaser...Nope, Ritual....No, no, The Gates of Delirium....aw, screw it.
The first concert I went to was Yes. I was barely 13 years of age and saw their Close To The Edge tour. Over 2 hours of The Yes Album, Fragile and CTTE. Fifty years and 16 Yes concerts later they are still my all time prog rock band.
This album is best listened to from beginning to end. Each song kind of leads into the next. I was 16 when this album was released. You have to remember the context of the time period. We are only 7 years removed from when the Beatles came to America. This stuff was so groundbreaking.
Just do you!!!! (and more Yes)! This is a feel good song for sure. My favorite on this album is South Side of the Sky - one of their heaviest songs. Just wait to you hear songs like Turn of the Century and Awaken - such good music.
It's a shame you two even had to see comments that are hostile.....your real fans love you for how YOU FEEL, nobody else; please try not to entertain the fools and enjoy....we love you guys
Heart of The Sunrise is a masterpiece as well!
I have seen them produce these great songs live many times and they have never disappointed. In fact they are enhanced when performed live by this incredible batch of musicians .
Saw them perform "in the round" back in 1978. The stage was located in the middle of the arena, as the stage was round, and it rotated like a clock throughout the show. An amazing experience it was to witness as a teenager.
And the sound was so loud. I bet our baby in my wife’s womb heard the music!
I saw that
Not bad for a 50 year old song, eh?😂 Love you guys and your reactions! Please don't let the "non-pausers" dampen your enthusiasm or change what you're doing - the comments and emotions are why we keep coming to your channel. Rick joining on Fragile really established the classic lineup of the band for me. Chris and Steve both provide backing vocals, but it's generally Chris that you hear harmonizing with Jon and many times singing even higher than him (while playing those incredible bass lines 😱). Chris was a choir boy and he and Alan White released a single under the band name "Chris Squire's Swiss Choir" - try saying that one 5 times in a row! So much fun watching you hear this music for the first time and I'm already grinning thinking about all the Yes discoveries you have yet to make. My favorite prog group, and it's just joyous to watch you learning to love them too! Keep up the good work!❤️👍🏼😀
I've known this tune for more than 40 years, all I can say is :YES =))
I'm here for the Stank Face, you gotta pause to talk! The two of you bopping along when the bass kicked in was a TRUE reaction, amazing, and very funny.
I know lots of reactors have reacted to Close to the Edge already, but I'd like to recommend you two give it a listen, regardless of whether or not you chose to react to it, simply as a reward for all of the hard work you put into this channel. I'm deeply impressed by the diversity of really good tunes you've already reacted to!
Just the tip of a 50 year old ice berg ............... When Fragile first came out it was like no other :-)
it puts a smile on my face to see young people enjoying the music i have been enjoying for 40 years!! There is Plenty more Yes to enjoy...
The song was written while driving through Scotland and every few minutes going through yet another roundabout got the pen moving across the pad.
Jon Anderson - Lead Vocals
Steve Howe - Guitar
Chris Squire - Bass Guitar
Rick Wakeman - Keyboards
Bill Bruford - Drums
My favorite group since the mid-seventies!!!!!
Now that makes sense. Before I read that, I had no idea what the hell this song was about, even though I liked it.
Keep keepin’on... you are grand🎶🕊✨🌹
YES, I agree. You guys are so fresh and honest and I have so much fun watching your reaction in anticipation. Do not change a thing. Of all the reactions I enjoy yours the most. Keep doing what you are doing.
Nick & Lex,
I am so darn happy I was born in the mid- 1950's. Because that made me a young adult in the 1970s. Such great music and vehicles. My entire life I have been exposed to music. The vintage Country and Western, the early rock & roll, Elvis, the Beatles, the English invasion of music, and more.
Hey Lex my dear you have the proper attitude. Haters will hate. Sorry that is just how they roll. It is you twos channel and project. If you all want to pause then pause. These complainers maybe should start their own channel. I think you ALL loved this..
Just want to say you guys are now my favorite reaction commentators.....keep on doing what you are doing. I recommend you do "And You and I" and "Close to Edge" from the Close to Edge album....I sincerely believe it does not get better than that
There's alot to take in with Yes, so pauses sometime are good. It shows that you are already hooked by the groove. So, with the 'pause naysayers' meh...you guys are fun to watch. Give a big shout to Eddie Offord for his innovative contributions in recording this prog masterpiece essential! Great review!
Hey guys. Great choice. I've touched base a couple of times. I'm a huge Rush and YES fan. I know you guys are falling in love with these groups.. Just the tip of the iceberg. Gates of Delirium Por Favor. As far as Rush goes your approach has been diverse but it's time for the live stuff. Xanadu 'Exit stage Left, YYZ in Rio, and any live version of Freewill will crush.
I'm just discovering your channel and am really enjoying your reactions. I was a teenager in '71 and I'm not a progressive rock fan, but this song is indeed a masterpiece. I think Yes's great strength here was to keep the progressive jamming tethered to a great melody, tremendous groove, fabulous vocals and funky sections like the organ solos. It wasn't just a lot of high-quality noodling, as with some prog bands. The '60s and early '70s was a time when *music*, as opposed to the marketing department, drove the boat.
Hi guys It's Chris Squire singing with Jon. You are now progressing with in my mind Prog's greatest band. For your enlightenment ' Close to the Edge ' must be next then advance to 'The Gates of Delirium ' from Relayer.
There are three voices - Anderson, Squire, and Howe. Squire sang more than Howe did, in general, but most of this song has 3-part harmony.
@@stpnwlf9 Yep, there are three. Only two that count really are the voice of Yes and Chris Squire. Steve has an awful voice.
I can tell that listening to this for the first time really blew your minds. But I can say that it's mind-blowing even after having heard it many times for the past 49 years.
And as someone else said, just do what you want. You can't please everyone. No one can, so just enjoy!
This was their first big hit. The radio edit was under 4 minutes, to which Jon Anderson said those were some really big scissors you used to cut this. They weren't happy, but it all worked out.
My reaction exactly 50 years ago as a 16 year-old hearing this for the first time! Just proves Yes music is timeless!!