Steve is one of my favorite Guitarist of all time , but i never want to see him sing lead vocals again ,it would have been better if he hummed it. I bet Jon was laughing his ass off.
This trio has always been my favorite Yes lineup. B, H, and SOG (Bruford, Howe, and Some Other Guy) needs to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
The funny thing about this is you can tell the bass player realizes part way through that Howe's lower harmony vocal is not enough to carry this song. He realizes he needs to sing the lead. He's totally not prepared for it, but pulls it off and (almost) saves the performance. Bravo to that guy. Not sure who he is (maybe Tim Harries?) but I gotta give him credit. Look how happy Howe gets when he starts singing the lead. On the other hand, maybe he was supposed to sing the lead part from the beginning but just missed his cue ... he did have a microphone after all. If that's the case, boo to that guy. Oh well. Really good bass playing in any case.
His name is actually Tim Harries. They were on Regis & Kathie Lee promoting the 1993 album “Symphonic Music of Yes,” which Tim Harries is also the credited bassist for. This is all information that is easily found online.
I also thought that, but after seeing this and his tantrums, plus his refusal to reunite with Jon, respect is gone and the great guitarist is no longer revered. There are limits. It akin to hatred of John McEnroe for being a jerk on the court, despite his amazing talent at play.
I don't see why everyone's complaining. He's doing his vocal harmonies that he does in the actual recording. He didn't learn to sing the vocals how Jon did, so of course he'll sing in the harmonies; it's a reflex for him, just as it would be for Chris. Harmonies aren't there to show off their singing abilities, it's to emphasize the vocals at a certain moment. Whether it's live or the recording, his harmonies sound great with Jon. Personally, there's nothing wrong with his voice here, as I can clearly hear that he's singing as he normally does in Yes or with Jon, not as does if he was to sing solo.
The problem with Steve doing _harmony vocals_ here, if that is indeed what's happening, is that there are no _melody vocals_ for them to underlie. It's like hanging a frame with no picture.
@@lesimprosdulezardvert1342 , even simpler: choose your material. If the song requires something you don't have, pick another song. They could have done "Clap" or "Mood for a Day" with Bill improvising some percussion and we could be having a much better conversation, lol.
Oof. Howe gives us an important lesson as to why you DON'T SING THE HARMONY AS THE LEAD LINE. He's technically singing in key and correctly. But all of the notes count as weak notes, because of their relation ship to the key being played. He actually did a stripped down version of this kind of thing with just him and an acoustic guitar during a smal club tour he did. It worked ok, but he only did certain songs. Not this one.
Wow. I've never seen this before. I don't know why anyone thought that Steve Howe doing lead vocals would be a good idea. It's bad. On the other hand, I thought it was interesting. As a few others have pointed out, Howe is actually singing his harmony part, he's wisely not trying to replicate Jon Anderson. I've always wondered where Howe fit in on those old Anderson/Squire/Howe harmony blends, and here it is.
I remember this. It's so incredibly bad, it's almost funny, Howe singing his harmony part in place of a lead vocal and that absolutely-not Chris Squire mucking up his vocals. What a mess. Part of Yes history, though.
Given that it is a three piece performing a song from a much larger group, this was an interesting experience. Howe wasn't bad. Nobody who knows anything about singing would honestly say he sang out of key, out of tune. Most people just aren't aware of the different vocal parts, so they can't comprehend this perform. It really wasn't bad.
When it's all said and done , I look back at this series thinking how great it was that Regis and Kathy Lee were featuring progressive notables as Yes, Jethro Tull, and ELP !!!
Bill later said that Steve saw this clip and then agreed it wasn't a good idea. But what the hey, they're musicians trying to promote music. They gotta play something! What else would anybody recognize from the earlier catalog other than Roundabout, that might possibly survive without Jon?
This video proves my theory that Steve Howe quietly, but forcefully feels he is the heart and soul of YES. This is a very funny clip. Poor Bruford, he got drug into this. Probably needed to exchange a pair of shoes he bought in NYC on the Union Tour, and this was an easy way to return them without having to pay plane fare. Death row inmates should be forced to listen to Steve Howe sing.
@@JCM-LedZeppelin-Stories Howe is a totally uptight prima donna, yelling at fans during performances, yelling at Yes members. I loved it when Chris Squire said something like "Get the vegetarian some meat" because Steve was so uptight.
First of all I'm surprised at the choice of song. In this stripped down format Long Distance Runaround would have made more sense even though it's less familiar to the general public. As clueless as the hosts are, I like it when bands like this go on really mainstream programs so they get the exposure and not some weak pop band. Now the vocals were awful. The harmony singer is not necessarily right to sing lead. Let the bassist sing. Get Tony Levin to sing. Or Bruford. Granted none of them would be as good as Anderson but anything would have been better than this.
They should have known better than to perform in this configuration. But LDR would have needed keys to put across and if you're going on a show like this, go with a hit. I'm sure they've long regretted this appearance.
It's funny that they keep calling them "Yes". Lol. Regis and Kathy Lee probably had never even heard of them before that morning. But i get the feeling that KL likely knew of Owner. I peg Regis as a massive Neil Sedaka fan. Lol.
~~ it was Howe along with Squire that gave YES it's signature backing vocals sound behind Jon Anderson's great lead vocals - as good as the ABWH tour in the late 80's was - you could really hear what they were missing without Chris Squire's voice ..
So, this disc 'Symphonic Music of Yes' was released in October 1993, so I suppose this appearance have been around the time of its release. However, Union was well over at this point and according to the website 'Forgotten Yesterdays' Steve and Bill left the band in 1992 already. Sadly the site records no action for the band in 1993, but the fact that they appeared on this show as 'Yes' along with that other guy on bass seems slightly baffling to me.
Ya know, for an ordinary mortal you could say, "okay, his singing barely cuts it." But this is one of the GREATEST rock guitarists of all time, wasting our time on mediocre vocals. I get pissed off every time he tries to sing lead because he is such a GREAT guitarist.
This performance was as badly matched between the audience and the artists as it gets. The only people who watched or attended the program live were middle-aged housewives. They wouldn't have bought a Yes album if their lives depended on it. This is a venue more suited for women who listen to Air Supply. And let's not ignore Howes' weak vocal performance. The entire performance needs to be filled under the "WTF Were They Thinking?" category.
The bassist’s name is Tim Harries and he is actually a pretty respectable bassist in his own right. Please don’t let this performance lead you to believe he isn’t a good bassist.
I've never appreciated Jon Anderson so much in my entire life.
Cold. But so true, good Lord!
Steve isn’t a bad singer and he isn’t a good singer
OMG, LOL!
I love it when the first comment in the thread is EXACTLY what I am thinking.
😂
This is just crazy. Amazing that no one stopped this at any point.
Steve is one of my favorite Guitarist of all time , but i never want to see him sing lead vocals again ,it would have been better if he hummed it. I bet Jon was laughing his ass off.
Dave Strand We were all laughing, Dave.
+Dave Strand Steve must have lost a bet, how else can you explain it ?
Yea,you might of just hit it on the nose,lol
They could've asked an AUDIENCE member to sing it better!
For such a guitar icon, that singing is truly shameful. OMG. What is he thinking?
This trio has always been my favorite Yes lineup.
B, H, and SOG (Bruford, Howe, and Some Other Guy) needs to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Bass - Chris Squire with lead singing by Jon Anderson. Those FOUR members best line up ever!
@@stevendavid5370 Nope, the best lineup is Bruford, Howe, and Some Other Guy. We only got teased with this stellar performance.
@@markthomas1462 🤣
@@markthomas1462 Give it up for Some Other Guy!
The bassist’s name is Tim Harries. Look it up.
Steve sang HIS HARMONY PART for God's sake!!!
llora ahora.
That doesn’t mean it’s right! Down right embarrassing.
Achei divertido, e ao contrário do que dizem, o baixista matou os vocais quando entrou cantando
actually it is the Star Wars Christmas Special of YES.
The funny thing about this is you can tell the bass player realizes part way through that Howe's lower harmony vocal is not enough to carry this song. He realizes he needs to sing the lead. He's totally not prepared for it, but pulls it off and (almost) saves the performance. Bravo to that guy. Not sure who he is (maybe Tim Harries?) but I gotta give him credit. Look how happy Howe gets when he starts singing the lead. On the other hand, maybe he was supposed to sing the lead part from the beginning but just missed his cue ... he did have a microphone after all. If that's the case, boo to that guy. Oh well. Really good bass playing in any case.
He did not save the performance. Nothing could save this performance.
His name is SOG!!!
Kevin Kuhn on bass and vocals.
His name is actually Tim Harries. They were on Regis & Kathie Lee promoting the 1993 album “Symphonic Music of Yes,” which Tim Harries is also the credited bassist for. This is all information that is easily found online.
Estava melhor só com o howe
The mammoth Steve Howe ego on full display for all to see.
Yes is one of my favorite bands...I didn't know this existed. Now I can't unhear or unsee it.
THE LEAST they could've done was explain that the lead singer was NOT singing here.
At least you've got to admit that Steve is one of the greatest guitar players of all time.
Steve is one of the greatest guitar players of some time.
And one of the worst singers lol.
Yes
i mean he is a mint guitarist: awesome
I also thought that, but after seeing this and his tantrums, plus his refusal to reunite with Jon, respect is gone and the great guitarist is no longer revered. There are limits. It akin to hatred of John McEnroe for being a jerk on the court, despite his amazing talent at play.
Well, now that Steve earned a little money with this performance, maybe he can buy the rest of that guitar.
GREAT comment. One of the best I've ever read. Thank you sir!
Eric Beer Agreed. Pretty funny. I hate the look of guitars without headstocks.
Who told that man he could sing? As the late great Frank Zappa said" Shut up and play your guitar".
Wow this is incredible. Few bands have made more bad decisions that Yes, and this is one of the worst.
Yes? no
I love early Yes and Steve Howe is one of my favorite guitarists. But he is a dumbass. He's the Napoleon Dynamite of music.
LOL! I literally laughed out loud at this performance. Amazing
nice. i like.
btw, most people don't seem to get it: Steve Howe is singing his harmony vocal part, not Anderson's lead vocals.
correct. but w/o the lead vocal on top of it, it sounds kinda flat and odd.
No, I think everybody gets it just fine.
Do
Not
Defend
This
Blatant SH move.
One like the one that got Wetton fired
Killed AsiA as well
Great guitar
Poor teammate
IMHO
Sorry
Not sorry 😐
An Abomination unto the ages how many did he smoke before he did this? This is so bad that it even shook the Dead!
@@artpatten lol. i still like. ;-) it's pretty cool for karaoke - you sing the lead! :-D
Couldn't make it past the first "I'll be the roundabout...". Whew. What were they thinking?
I don't see why everyone's complaining. He's doing his vocal harmonies that he does in the actual recording. He didn't learn to sing the vocals how Jon did, so of course he'll sing in the harmonies; it's a reflex for him, just as it would be for Chris. Harmonies aren't there to show off their singing abilities, it's to emphasize the vocals at a certain moment. Whether it's live or the recording, his harmonies sound great with Jon. Personally, there's nothing wrong with his voice here, as I can clearly hear that he's singing as he normally does in Yes or with Jon, not as does if he was to sing solo.
Good man, very perceptive. I cringed at first but yeah... thats actually the vocal part he sings with Yes!
ClowR Yes but without the lead vocal against it, it sounds flat and dull. It's like listening to music through one speaker.
The problem with Steve doing _harmony vocals_ here, if that is indeed what's happening, is that there are no _melody vocals_ for them to underlie. It's like hanging a frame with no picture.
ok man, it's simple : there's a big difference between a lead vocal and hushing some background vocals. It's really bad, that's all. Nothing more
@@lesimprosdulezardvert1342 , even simpler: choose your material. If the song requires something you don't have, pick another song. They could have done "Clap" or "Mood for a Day" with Bill improvising some percussion and we could be having a much better conversation, lol.
I always felt this lineup was really underrated. Wished they would do another reunion. There's always The View!
Their so talented but this is an EPIC vocal fail.
As I've said all along, they are nothing without Jon, Chris RIP and Rick....
as is your grammar lol
what are u then?
truly God-awful. What was Howe thinking?
Anderson backed out of this at almost last minute. So Steve did the best he could.
this never fails to make me laugh oh god 😭😭😭
And u can buy the steve howe albumn!!!!! Every song sounds like this
That was not Steve Howe! I'm pretty sure that was Billy Bob Thornton!!!
Steve "Hmm, If Trevor can do it why shouldn't I"?
Oh my !
What's up with Steve's eyebrows?
"....and laffing too"
As soon as Steve opened his mouth, I thought: "Yikes".
The pain, the pain...
Oof. Howe gives us an important lesson as to why you DON'T SING THE HARMONY AS THE LEAD LINE.
He's technically singing in key and correctly. But all of the notes count as weak notes, because of their relation ship to the key being played.
He actually did a stripped down version of this kind of thing with just him and an acoustic guitar during a smal club tour he did. It worked ok, but he only did certain songs. Not this one.
Wow. I've never seen this before. I don't know why anyone thought that Steve Howe doing lead vocals would be a good idea. It's bad. On the other hand, I thought it was interesting. As a few others have pointed out, Howe is actually singing his harmony part, he's wisely not trying to replicate Jon Anderson. I've always wondered where Howe fit in on those old Anderson/Squire/Howe harmony blends, and here it is.
me too.
Fun Fact! His vocal teachers were Linda McCartney and Yoko Ono
lol
How on God’s name did Bill Bruford agree to do this?
Thankfully at least it’s short!
What made him think he could sing that song
2:02 helppp
Steve's Gibson 175 wanted no part in this, hence the blue pawn shop guitar.
Obviously you never heard of a Steinberger. HARDLY a pawnshop guitar.
I actually really like his vocals in a weird sort of way
Cos it's great!!!
How much better would they have done to just go instrumental with this? These are great musicians all.
I remember this. It's so incredibly bad, it's almost funny, Howe singing his harmony part in place of a lead vocal and that absolutely-not Chris Squire mucking up his vocals. What a mess. Part of Yes history, though.
Given that it is a three piece performing a song from a much larger group, this was an interesting experience. Howe wasn't bad. Nobody who knows anything about singing would honestly say he sang out of key, out of tune. Most people just aren't aware of the different vocal parts, so they can't comprehend this perform. It really wasn't bad.
That was hard to watch.
Who is that bass player?
Holy fcuk
belongs on a cringe compilation, lol! Still love Yes and all the members
Jon was disappointed with the album. So, he would not promote it.
I can never unhear this ....oh my god .....
When it's all said and done , I look back at this series thinking how great it was that Regis and Kathy Lee were featuring progressive notables as Yes, Jethro Tull, and ELP !!!
This comment is the proverbial “putting lipstick on the pig”.
The man sang all the low harmonies in Close To The Edge, enough said, he's a legend, an amazing legend at that...
@Bobby Francis what are you talking about?
Ok.. He sang low harmonies in CTTE... There is a difference here...
NOT enough said. Your legend sucks as a vocalist. Your legend is also RUINING the YES legacy in 2022.
He sang all the low harmonies in every Yes song.
So weird how well Steve fits in with the harmonies of Yes, but on his own…. Is just horrible.
I liked it, Steve Howe & Bill Bruford doing a trio with Yes music, flaws & all, pretty cool
Bill later said that Steve saw this clip and then agreed it wasn't a good idea. But what the hey, they're musicians trying to promote music. They gotta play something! What else would anybody recognize from the earlier catalog other than Roundabout, that might possibly survive without Jon?
This didn't survive. It is a train wreck.
Best singer in the world: SOG !!!
They call this band "NO"
Who is the bass player???
Steve....DON'T QUIT YOUR DAY JOB
He's singing his part of the harmony. I don't understand the ignorance and hate.
Here's another great Steve Howe moment: th-cam.com/video/-ohHqRg7PGE/w-d-xo.html
Why, Steve? Why?
Why in the world did they do this? How embarrassing.
This video proves my theory that Steve Howe quietly, but forcefully feels he is the heart and soul of YES. This is a very funny clip. Poor Bruford, he got drug into this. Probably needed to exchange a pair of shoes he bought in NYC on the Union Tour, and this was an easy way to return them without having to pay plane fare. Death row inmates should be forced to listen to Steve Howe sing.
LOL..i love the shoes part. Funny! (and maybe true!)
Hahahahah i love YES but i have always hated Howe for some reason. This video confirms some things .
@@JCM-LedZeppelin-Stories Howe is a totally uptight prima donna, yelling at fans during performances, yelling at Yes members. I loved it when Chris Squire said something like "Get the vegetarian some meat" because Steve was so uptight.
And why the current lineup of "Yes" exists. Should be "No".
Steve..
don't do it!
I can now say I might be better than Steve at something!
Excelente guitarrista Howe, pero en canto..............mejor que toque la guitarra.
This was the perfect version for Regis and Kathy Lee...
Oh my damn.
Good to hear Bill play the song like it should be played.
First of all I'm surprised at the choice of song. In this stripped down format Long Distance Runaround would have made more sense even though it's less familiar to the general public. As clueless as the hosts are, I like it when bands like this go on really mainstream programs so they get the exposure and not some weak pop band. Now the vocals were awful. The harmony singer is not necessarily right to sing lead. Let the bassist sing. Get Tony Levin to sing. Or Bruford. Granted none of them would be as good as Anderson but anything would have been better than this.
They should have known better than to perform in this configuration. But LDR would have needed keys to put across and if you're going on a show like this, go with a hit. I'm sure they've long regretted this appearance.
wonder what year??
93
Jesus, guys.
uuugggghh....!!!!
Well, that’s the most embarrassing thing I’ve seen in a while..
When ego overruns common sense.
Just listening to a Bruford Interview and Steve blames bill for that and Bill blames steve.. LOL
They should call themselves "No"
Pretty cool to see Steve Howe sing lead vocals
...but, he didn't. So there's that, lol.
Ahhhh, no it isn't, my ears are still bleeding.
Who is on Bass?
Kevin Kuhn on bass and vocals.
I gave this a thumbs up just for the comedic value. Nobody should take this too seriously. You can tell that Bill Bruford isn't.
It's funny that they keep calling them "Yes". Lol. Regis and Kathy Lee probably had never even heard of them before that morning. But i get the feeling that KL likely knew of Owner. I peg Regis as a massive Neil Sedaka fan. Lol.
Why all the edits? :-(
~~ it was Howe along with Squire that gave YES it's signature backing vocals sound behind Jon Anderson's great lead vocals - as good as the ABWH tour in the late 80's was - you could really hear what they were missing without Chris Squire's voice ..
Harmony works best when the melody is present. That's kind of what makes it a harmony.
Why not let the bassist sing the main melody from the start?
in and out the VALLEEEEEEHH
So, this disc 'Symphonic Music of Yes' was released in October 1993, so I suppose this appearance have been around the time of its release. However, Union was well over at this point and according to the website 'Forgotten Yesterdays' Steve and Bill left the band in 1992 already. Sadly the site records no action for the band in 1993, but the fact that they appeared on this show as 'Yes' along with that other guy on bass seems slightly baffling to me.
Who's the bass player? I thought I heard Regis say Kevin....
Kevin Kuhn
I have to give Steve credit; it took guts to sing that alone. Now we know why he never sang lead with Yes.
Holy crap......I'll pay you Steve (and your buddy) NOT to sing. This is horrid.
HAHAHAHAHAHA!
Hahahahahhaha HOWE SOUNDS LIKE AN American Idol Entry
Ah yes « The Yes version of their tremendous hit Roundabout »
High Pitch Mike is a decent bassist.
Kevin Kuhn on bass and vocals.
what the F?!?
1:30 "..In and out of tune.."
LMFAO!!! Who's on bass anyway?
I thought it was les claypool but in all honesty i have no idea
Kevin Kuhn on bass and vocals.
It's ZZ Yes!!
Ha ha!
Ya know, for an ordinary mortal you could say, "okay, his singing barely cuts it." But this is one of the GREATEST rock guitarists of all time, wasting our time on mediocre vocals. I get pissed off every time he tries to sing lead because he is such a GREAT guitarist.
this was kind of like watching the Yes tour bus going over a cliff. i just had to keep watching until the end
This performance was as badly matched between the audience and the artists as it gets. The only people who watched or attended the program live were middle-aged housewives. They wouldn't have bought a Yes album if their lives depended on it. This is a venue more suited for women who listen to Air Supply.
And let's not ignore Howes' weak vocal performance. The entire performance needs to be filled under the "WTF Were They Thinking?" category.
The mad proffesor should just play but then again granmma' don't hear too good anyhoo. 😜
The bassist’s name is Tim Harries and he is actually a pretty respectable bassist in his own right. Please don’t let this performance lead you to believe he isn’t a good bassist.
You'd think they could've given Bill a mic, too. Could he have possibly made them sound any worse?
OMG! Unwatchable...