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Decided to revisit some Yes since we did our Drunk reaction! This was a very different vibe as compared to roundabout, not a bad track but perhaps less prog than we were hoping for. Hope you guys had a good weekend! 😁🔥
Starship Trooper, I've Seen All Good People, Long Distance Runaround, Close to the Edge
Hey A&A -- Very fair and targeted reaction - Accurate. This is a prime example of what I despised about the 80's. Too slick; too much polish and all of the bands started to sound the same. I would love to hear the demo... Watching your drunk reaction now. I think I'm ready for it! smh lol. Have a good one! :)
80's Yes is just okay, imho. For kickass Yes, check out Yours Is No Disgrace and Your Move/I've Seen All Good People. Then Close To the Edge- a prog masterpiece.
"Close to the Edge' is THE essential prog rock album! A must listen! :)
Wow, I didn't expect that song, for sure 80's style. Alex's face at 1:11 says it all, and I knew it was coming too !! pure GOLD.
For Prog rock, I would suggest --> Supertramp
"Crime of the Century" , " School" or "Bloody Well Right" to start.
If you want to go straight to an epic song - try "Fools Overture"
Peace Guys.
One of the best YES songs ever!! The production took it to another level. Took what would have been a mediocre pop tune and made it into an innovative prog tune🎸
This was the guitarist's throwaway tune on a home 4-track demo he presented to producer Trevor Horn when he was trying to score a solo record deal. Horn locked onto this tune and wound up reassembling Yes around him.
Cobblers....
23 studio albums, 18 live albums, 14 compilation albums, 41 singles, and 23 videos... yet this is pretty much their butter and gravy...
I get that I do not understand all the intricate details of production and making of songs,but all I know is 35 years later I can still jam to this song.
38 years
Good music from the 70's early '80's will go down in history.
The first time I heard this song, it threw me for a loop cos of the random changes and sudden bursts and the 80s production style. But the chorus was catchy so I kept listening to it, and as a result, the entire song grows on you, and all those sudden changes and bursts and the 80s production all begin to "blend" better and you begin to appreciate its "eccentricity" (which may be a better word than "obnoxious"? lol).
It's one of my favorite 80s songs now.
i remember i heard this when it first came out. a departure from their earlier work. a radio DJ in philly said that "Yes" should now be called "Yeah!" Great song.
And of course the ultimate irony, the best charting Yes song EVER.
Changes, on the same album, is a great song. You'll dig it. Keep in mind, they were a very different band during this time.
I was thinking the same thing!
Should have named the album that.
@@floorticket Agree, Great Album, saw them live on that Tour
Changes is an awesome song! Another great song off of 90125 is City of Love. It’s a good hard rock song.
Hey guys...listen to Changes...it's the best song on the album
This song saved my sanity in the 80's. As a junior high student, I listen to America's Top 40 before bed, and Michael Jackson was #1 for weeks. Weeks! One night, MJ was #2, and I was wondering, who's #1. I remember Casey Kasem saying, "And our new #1 hit is..." and the opening riff of "Owner of a Lonely Heart" plays. I had tears of joy.
I don’t think it’s a matter of aging well or not aging well. I think it’s more that the “80’s sound” is more of a stand-alone, like a snapshot in time. Whereas a lot of the 90’s sounded like a throwback, production-wise, to the 70’s era, the 80’s just sounds like the 80’s. It sounds like nothing before or since, which is why some people love it and some hate it. It has it’s own identity and I love it.
All I can respond to that comment is YES! 🙌 (no pun intended)
The crazy sounds make more sense if you watch the official video.
Oh jeez, yes... that video... all I remember of it now is the dude scooping up small yellow scorpions and plunging his face into them as if it were water from a basin. Left my jaw hanging first time I saw it, like "What dafuq did I just see...?"
They did make the sounds fit well into the video
Dudes, you must do Starship Trooper, Yours Is No Disgrace, Long Distance Runaround, and I've Seen All Good People.
The classic prog stuff is the best stuff Yes does. It's what enabled them to continue into the 80s.
@@metalmark65 I just saw them last year for their 50th anniversary. I've never missed a Yes concert if at all possible since 76. They opened with close to the edge . I got to take my 19 year old daughter and she cried through the whole thing. She said she couldn't believe she was hearing this live and especially hearing it with me.💜
And their magnin opus Perpetual Change.
Or Heart of the Sunrise, or South Side of the Sky, or the whole Fragile remaster including America.
Or Perpetual Change...or even some Astral Traveller.
After ALL that, maybe a couple tracks from "Going For the One" like Parallels and Awaken.
I love Yes ppl!!!
This is like a Pop version of YES. Let's just say they are The Preeminent Progressive Rock Band. Listen to YESSONGS "Yours Is No Disgrace" " Heart Of The Sunrise" "Siberian Khatru" all of it.
Yessongs is probably one of the best live albums ever done. It has the bands rendition of Stravinsky's Rite of Spring- I think they call it the Firebird Suite. When it was first performed in Paris in 1913, it caused a riot. Not exactly rock and roll but apparently it had the right attitude.
@@JamesSavik I absolutely agree. The Best Live album ever done. Yet out of the hundreds of people I have met in my life, only a few have heard it. I live in the Southern US though. I can't believe I have to beg people to listen. Their LOSS.
Gotta agree....Siberian Khatru and Heart of the Sunrise are awesome.
not those tunes. Yessongs: Perpetual Change and Long Distance Runaround. The band at their very best before Bruford jumped ship.
This is their most Rock song ever.
There are a lot of great Yes prog songs noted in the comments, however, the way to appreciate prog rock is not song by song, but by listening to an album - the art was the album. And if you're listening to classic Yes, or other prog bands of that era, you should determine where the album sides were divided and listen on a per side basis. That's the box they had to work within to create their art, and that's how it was produced and presented for the listeners.
Thank you for not feeling like you must stop the song to say something.
If you've only done "Roundabout" (from 1971), you should dip into "Close To The Edge" (1972)- many regard this as the best prog album ever, especially the title track.
Definitely! 'Close to the Edge' is THE prog' rock album! :)
I can’t disagree with these men.
cCose to the edge and Topigraphic Oceans barely Edge our Relayer for me, most of the time.
Definitely Listen to Close to the Edge, but make sure you bring a few snacks, because it will take a while. :P
This is the Yes song with the most radio play, but many classic Yes fans hate it. Check out "Starship Trooper" and "South Side of the Sky" for some real classic Yes.
stalrunner BIG 10 -4.
I think there are others that are played more on the radio these days.
I've been listening to Yes since 1973 and while it's not proper Yes I don't hate it as a Pop song. It's Anderson's vocals and Squire's bass that carry it.
stalrunner I agree, though listening again with headphones, it sounded better than I remember. But I wasn’t a fan of their music after about their third album.
@@wicky4473 their third album was "The Yes Album." You're not a fan of "Fragile" and "Close to the Edge"?
Eye in the Sky, by Alan Parsons Project
Sirius
Frankly anything by APP applies.
One of my favorite albums of all time - psychobabble and mammagamma
You have to realize this song was revolutionarily fresh when released. It wasnt trendy but edgy in its day. It really took everyone by surprise. 90125 is a classic album, with hints of prog throughout and at least one full on prog song at end of side 2
You completely nailed the producer's role in making that album. Trevor Horn, the ex-lead singer of Yes produced the album, and felt that single needed some punch, and added the 'exclamation points' as an afterthought.
Horn was not "the" ex-lead singer, he was "one of" the temporary lead singers who tried to replace THE LEAD SINGER Jon Anderson.
@@MissAstorDancer That would be an ex lead singer
@@YouDummy That is correct. He was "an" ex-lead singer.
But the OP said "the" ex-lead singer.
@@MissAstorDancer trust me, I am well-versed in the history of Yes. I was not intending to cut and paste a Wikipedia article on the band. It was making it simple.
@@YouDummy mkay
;)
Gates of Delirium or Close to the Edge are progressive classics and would make for a nice long reaction video.
I feel that you boys would like Electric Light Orchestra or ELO. Y’all seem to like more of the ‘70’s type music. Nobody is doing ELO. Try Don’t Bring Me Down. Released in 1979.
lol, I bought that album and listened to that track about 20 times in a row until my mom complained. It was one I used to love from the roller rink.
Nah, dude, Twilight or nothing!
@Judi Dipillo Telephone Line.
Or for the ultimate in bizarre - The fact that Jeff Lynne was a major contributor to the Xanadu soundtrack (probably the worst movie ever made, so bad that you enjoy watching it) But the soundtrack went double platinum.
Showdown by ELO
King Crimson was one of the few great original Progressive bands who transitioned into an 80s band that was just as creative, intelligent and innovative as they had ever been. And they got even better into the mid-90s!
Yes has a handful of world class songs from the early 70's...
Starship Trooper
And You and I
Long Distance Runaround
I've Seen All Good People
Yours is No Disgrace
I can think of a few others as well: Close to the Edge, Siberian Khatru, South Side of the Sky and Heart of the Sunrise. Later on there would be Gates of Delirium and Awaken of course.
WAY more than a handful......
Back in high school days I was giving someone a ride. He's looking though my tapes and says, "Rush? Kansas? Yes? ELP? Christ, Joe, where's the good music?"
Yeah, he had a long walk home.
"Take the Long Way Home" ~ Supertramp
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What were you doing with my tapes in your car...I wondered where those went
Toss the Rush and the Kansas
agree with everything you said except for Emerson Lake and Palmer. Good band but I blame them entirely for the Punk movement. Kansas ruled but no one will admit it
@@slugdaluga so that was a long walk ?
Progressive Yes is The Yes Album 1971 - Great Song "Starship Trooper" , Fragile LP 1972 "Roundabout" and "Heart of the Sunrise" Close to the Edge LP 1972- "Close to the Edge". If your really eager for Yes Progression - Tales from Topographic Oceans LP 1973 - 4 Songs- 1 on each side of a 2 LP presentation
The opening riff was my first ring tone.
Produced by Trevor Horn of 'The Buggles', he was an early pioneer of sampling using the Fairlight CMI sampling system, these sounds seemed to creep into so many productions in the 80s, I have to agree with Alex on this one
“Starship Trooper” is a more progressive Yes song, in the vein of “Roundabout.” Also, try “Tempus Fugit.” That song has some of the more pop-style elements of the 80s, while still retaining some of their more progressive roots...including some KILLER bass playing.
Chris D A must listen! A sound from 1971...way ahead of their time!
I agree with Tempus Fugit. Some members left the band, so it is not the original line up, but it's an amazing prog-rock song. Like complicated musical notes but still catchy and melodic at the same time.
Yes, The late great Chris Squire on bass. The founder of the group Yes. They were and are, true Starship Troopers.
Tempus Fugit. Definitely.
It wasn't the original lineup as soon as Steve Howe joined the band in 1970, and the original lineup never returned. Never did more than two albums in a row without a lineup change.
Honestly, unless you're attached to one musician, and if you're just getting introduced to Yes, don't worry too much about the specific lineups. In fact, listen to the albums out of chronological order, and the commonalities will become apparent to you more readily than if you focus on personnel. Just be prepared to accept that the style wanders a bit, and toes are dipped in other genres at times.
As for "Tempus Fugit", YES! My only bit to add would be that both "Does It Really Happen?" and "Machine Messiah" off that same album are not to be neglected, for the bassline and for the complete arrangement, respectively.
Yes - "Starship Trooper" in my mind, one of their best songs.
As a huge Yes fan, I never would have suggested this song for you. If I had to suggest something from this album for you, it would have been Leave It.
I love Yes. I loved their 70’s stuff AFTER as a young kid this was on the radio a lot & made me look more into them. This is more nostalgic for me, i was like 10 lol... loved Ive Seen All Good People from Yes best, besides Roundabout.. the 80’s were extraordinarily diff then the 70’s!
Although this track is drastically different from their earlier work, it reached #1 on the Billboard singles chart in 1983 and the 90125 album as a whole is an absolute masterpiece. Perhaps more importantly it introduced a whole new generation, myself included, to the music of Yes. I recommend "Heart of the Sunrise", "Starship Trooper" or "And You and I" for your next reaction. The ABWH (Anderson, Bruford, Wakeman and Howe) album is a Yes album, they weren't able to acquire rights to the name "Yes" because of their bassist Chris Squire. For many fans of Yes, the ABWH album is one of their absolute best. From that album I'd recommend "Soul Warrior". Really enjoying the channel.
Yea, people need to remember this song was a huge moment in rock history. Think of the pop giants that were out in 83, and im fairly certain this song was the longest running at number 1 in that year.
Reaching #1 is not an achievement.....it's 80's A&R committee produced music product......total radio-advertisement fodder trash
I saw Anderson, Bruford, Wakeman and Howe at a concert in the mid 80's at Torontos exhibition stadium. They only used part of the venue. There were about 17 thousand yes fans there and they played 95% of the classic YES songs. It was an amazing concert and lasted around 4 hours. Their newer stuff was OK but the older stuff really resounded more for me anyways!! At least I had a chance to see them live. It was awesome!!
Full disclosure: I've owned this record since my brother gave it to me as a 14th birthday present and I've enjoyed it ever since. Having gotten that out of the way, I have to say that this is not proper Yes. This is like saying to you "hey listen to this song 'Amanda' (1986) by this band you've never heard of called Boston". Yup. Precisely.
90125 featured a very talented guitarist/songwriter/vocalist named Trevor Rabin, who alongside Chris Squire formed a band called Cinema. They had a guy named Trevor Horn (look him up, he's a really interesting character) as producer. Cinema also featured Tony Kaye on keyboards. They recorded a bunch of songs based on Rabin's demos. Then they asked Jon Anderson to add vocals to the tracks. With Anderson, Squire and Kaye, Cinema had 3/5 of the original Yes lineup from 1968. Anderson (or someone in marketing) suggested that they change the name to Yes. And you have....this. I mean, it's a fine record, but.....
Go back to proper Yes. And proper Yes does not include anything involving Trevor Rabin. Proper Yes would be anything from 1971 to 1972. The Yes Album, Fragile and Close to the Edge. This last album is (not just in my opinion) the best example of progressive rock. Even Robert Fripp (look him up) would agree.
The explosion sound was put in by producer Trevor Horn, because he didn't wan't the words Eagle in the sky.so he put the shotgun effect in to shoot the Eagle.and to get one over on Jon Anderson.😂
Their 80s commercial phase was funky and quirky. They were a prog rock band with a unique sound. Them and Steely Dan had some interesting time signatures in a few of their tunes.
“Changes” anyone?
Rabin brought a TON
Favorite songs from this album are Changes, City of Love & It Can Happen. For 80's Yes though, the album is Drama, the song is Machine Messiah.
This band was actually Cinema formed by ex Yes members Trevor Rabin {keyboards] & Tony Kaye [guitar] who were not in the band when Roundabout was recorded. They asked Jon Anderson to do the vocal so it became the new Yes instead of Cinema . Chris Squire was bass player for both.
Trevor rabin was absolutely the pinnacle of this album and the single owner of a lonely heart he didnt exactly get on with producer Trevor horn but later conceded that horns production was the thing that made this album huge
How the hell have you guys not heard this song? it's one of the most popular songs ever made lol.
They have heard it, wakey wakey.
@@tradeladder146 First time hearing is literally in the title
You are finding studio musicians who have created supergroups. Yes is one of these
This song, when it came out, actually got me to research more older Yes so kudos for that. It was trendy, but it works to distinguish it from other 80’s stuff.
Love this song! It had you two rockin' the head moves! Ha! As for doing another "drunk review", my ol' lady soul says, "No!", but my "I refuse to grow old soul", says "Yes!"....just don't drive anywhere. Okay? 😁😉
Must listens by pre 80s YES - Survival, Starship Troopers, And You and I, Yours is No Disgrace, Heart of the Sunrise, and Time and a Word. There are a few others but these are the big ones I can remember off the top of my head
Guys, the producer is no one less but Trevor Horn who is reeponsible for the magnificant eighties sound. He was the trendsetter not just a producers who put in some soundeffects. Listen to Slave to the rythmn by Grace Jones, Frankie Goes to Hollywood, Propaganda and ABC. You may not like his style but Trevor is one of the greatest producers ever who made just as big a mark on music as Quincy Jones or Brian Eno, to name but a few.
One of the better prog rock bands from that period and this is one of their best - you never know what’s coming next in a ‘Yes’ song which makes it all the more exciting. Great great musicians - huge respect to them and to you guys for covering this!
The Best
At the time, it was a very innovative sound for a Top 40 song. But yeah, the sounds seem somewhat contrived today and sounds really 80s. "Totally."
Andy’s facial reaction is priceless. Reminds me of day when I first heard it 20 something years ago.
Heart of the Sunrise is classic 70’s Yes. I’m sorry but this song is and will continue to be a classic. How it is you guys have never heard it before is crazy. Keep on listening!
A lot of the prog rock bands of the late 60s and the 70s tried their hand at pop music in the 80s. Yes did some pop albums, and Genesis switched completely from prog to pop. Bands like Asia and GTR also formed, consisting of members of Genesis, Yes, ELP, King Crimson, etc.
If you like the prog side of Yes, check out Close to the Edge. Or if you are really brave check out The Gates of Delirium from the Relayer album.
You guys hit the nail on the head .... Yes' music, in the 80's, became trendy. To me, their best years were in the 70's!
If you want ProgRock - have you met King Crimson, yet? Their "In the Court of the Crimson King" album is Legend!
You'll never get a Crimso reaction video posted, but you guys owe it to your own musical growth to eat them up. From the initial lineup (incl Greg Lake on bass and vocals) to the Discipline incarnation and beyond. Continual progression and reinvention, at the hands of music genius, Robert Fripp.
Why do you suppose they couldn´t post a reaction video? Copyright-police?
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@@juttapopp1869 Robert Fripp has a well earned reputation as king of the take-downs. He most vigorously protects his copyright. They can talk about all they want, but to actually play a song from the album, better luck getting Fripp to make a personal appearance, IMHO.
@@submandave1125 :) only two people called Genius in their lifetimes, and both deserved: Frank Zappa and Robert Fripp
Saxon made Crimson King so good. You should take a listen to the harder version. Same but different.✌️
The Police were huge in this time period, I think this is YES being influenced by what was happening around them in the musical landscape.
@Joseph DeFilippis Thought this song sounded a lot like the Police. Great info, thanks!
Boy do the the Police rock. Reggatta De Blanc is def. one of my top 5 albums. Love the groove of Deathwish.
@Joseph DeFilippis Hmm, did he? I don't recall ever seeing anything about that and thought that Nigel Gray did the engineering and production on those early records, with Hugh Padgham doing the later ones.
Shawn M. Schmidt what!?! Don’t blame the Police for this 💩
@shawn yes, Rush was influenced by The Police at that time as well.
Definitely a "totally" 80s song vs. 70s for Roundabout.
Real Yes is the 70's stuff. Do 'Close to the Edge', 'Heart of the Sunrise', The Gates of Delirium', 'South Side of the Sky' or 'Siberian Khatru' for the real prog stuff!
Whole album is a masterpiece. 1st CD i ever hears -- blew my mind.
Really enjoyed watching your reaction video for "Owner..." I'm a big Yes fan and I'm always confused by this song - there's a long complicated history to it and the album that you can look up if you want, but the odd thing is that I think of it as an okay to good 80s pop song, a complete anomaly for Yes, and it was their only #1 hit. It, and the album as a whole is no where near the "Yes" that is considered by many to be the quintessential "Prog Rock" band. 90125 (the album) was a revival of the band and an attempt to go in a different direction (with a new guitarist) and with a different approach to music. The producer, by the way, is Trevor Horn, considered by some to be one of the architects of the 80s production sound. Again, something you can research if you want.
>>> As for a suggestion for a Yes track that shows them taking their instruments to new places, I'll suggest something I didn't see in any of the comments below. The song is "Sound Chaser" from the 1974 album "Relayer." It's a long track (9 minutes or so) and it may seem to rely on studio tricks, but they actually opened live shows with the song, and those performances were even crazier. The song has a jazzier more angular feel and the musicianship and song writing is ridiculously good.. Thanks again.
“Roundabout” is a great song. “Owner of a Lonely Heart” is a great song. Just different styles. I like this album a lot and I think the production is stellar, but then again, I’m a fan of slick, polished 80’s production.
Trevor Rabin on guitar ... has some strong solo albums also. YES > I've Seen All Good People is a must listen as well. Keep on Rockin !
Trevor’s part is my fav
Guys play Awaken from Going for the one of greatest songs they ever played 70's prog
If you like this you have to give LEAVE IT a listen off the same album. Crazy headphone song.
Glad someone has mentioned 'Leave It'
as it my favourite track on '90125' as well.
Trevor Horn is a genius and was a HUUUUUGE influence in the 80's and 90's
I just heard Prog for the first time...I call it all Classic Rock!
Wow could not disagree more. Awsome song timeless
Tune went to #1 on pop charts ....top five on R&B charts and #1on dance/club charts a huge hit back in the day!!! Still sounds great!!
HAHAHA! I was your age when this came out back in the eighties! This was a pretty big hit.
Hey fellas, give Yes's album "Drama" a listen. It's their first 1980's album (albeit without Jon Anderson or Rick Wakeman). The entire album is fantastic but I would start with "Tempus Fugit". Chris Squire's bass riffs are out of this world.
Mike K
Totally agree with you about the "Drama" album. It is a masterpiece, and its stature has only grown over the years. As a lifelong fan of classic Yes music, I have always loved it, but when it first came out in 1980 a lot of crybabies unjustifiably completely dismissed it simply because original singer Jon Anderson was no longer in the band. And, well, yes (!), the song "Tempus Fugit" in particular would be an awesome track for rocker dude and little blond twink here to sample on their show, whether or not they are intoxicated at the time.
Might i suggest The Cars, Moving in Stereo, Double Trouble, and Stranger Eyes. You wont be disappointed
SO many great songs by The Cars! One of my all time favorite bands.
This was a huge hit for Yes, definitely more of a standard pop rock tune.
I figured this may be too 80’s pop-ish for you guys. Of course, I grew up then. So, I have always liked the song. My friend Scott, just saw Yes in concert a few weeks ago. He loves them. I need to show him this, and introduce him to your amazing channel. ❤️
I didn't realize we were friends, and I was pretty drunk, so I have to take your word for it... ;)
You like progressive rock then check out GENTLE GIANT ! This 70's band is awesome, let me put it to you this way my first music of choice would be Jazz,R&B and Soul stuff along those lines so for [me] to not only listen but buy their albums is saying a lot.
excellent reaction guys, way to stick to your heart
Ah the memories. I was 21 when this album came out. Pre-internet. No smartphones...no email. A simpler time when people used to communicate directly. Not the best Yes album. They went commercial with this release.
I'm a guy who is pushing 50. With that in mind, I kinda enjoy it when you guys are a little more negative. In general, you guys tend to really like the older music. So when you have a negative reaction, it shows how genuine you are when you praise something.
"Oh this is trendy now, let's put it in". Trevor Horn started the trend.
It's kinda like when Rush did Signals and Grace Under Pressure. Yes they went more 80s synth and less 70s proggy, but it's still good. You can't deny that
Moving Pictures also has synths, sequencers ... and that album is a masterpiece.
Imo power windows is the height of geddys vocals
Hi Andy & Alex, I'm Bob I'm 66yrs old, grew up listening to all the music you've been sharing. Lots of good memories! Been subscribed for several weeks now. Love and appreciate your comments!
You guys need to give a listen to the Allman brothers band, especially -
" In memory of Elizabeth Reed".
The Allman brothers where Greg Allman on keyboard and vocals, Duane Allman on guitar, deceased, Dicky Betts guitar, two drummers....
I've had the privilege of seeing them live several times. Incredible!!
Enjoy!!!!
Guys you MUST hear Paul Rodgers in both Bad Company & Free!! Check out:
Free - Alright Now
- Mr. Big
Bad Co. - Bad Company
- Feel Like Makin' Love
- Can't Get Enough
- Shooting Star
I always thought " love will find a way" was the best song from Yes in the 80s. Might wanna check that one out.
Love it!
It's hard to say if Owner of A Lonely Heart or Roundabout is the biggest hit from Yes. However, it might be safe to say Owner got more radio time since it's more accessible. Either way, I love 80s Yes and enjoy prog Yes as well.
No, it isn’t. This was a no. 1 song. Roundabout peaked at no. 13.
A *lot* of the production tricks on this song became trendy *because* of this song. Trevor Horn who produced this was super influential in the 80s, and this song was in large part why.
Absolutely love both "versions" of Yes, including the "Yes West" lineup as this one was called. But back in the 80s, this was the moment new Yes fans would have gone "OK Boomer" to all the hate from the traditional prog fans. I think the best way to enjoy Yes is to understand that everyone in the band always brought something of value with musicianship. It was a big bus and at some points of the ride, somebody got off and somebody else got on. Most of the time it was the same guys getting on and off the bus.
I met YES in 1985. I still have my 90125 1985 Live T-shirt!
Yeah, when there are more members of The Buggles in the Yes lineup than the original members of Yes, you basically get a Yes-ified version of Video Killed The Radio Star. Not a bad song, but not the Yes I enjoy. From this album I preferred It Can Happen (because of the sitar) or Leave It (because of the vocal harmony gymnastics), but this was the fab radio hit, so whatyagonnado?
You're thinking of their previous album, Drama. There were no Buggles in this iteration of Yes. Geoffrey Downes was playing for Asia at this point and Trevor Horn produced the album, but didn't play in it.
The Applesauce Project the Bungles were on Drama not 90125.
@@joeschmoe118 And Drama is *far* closer to 70's Yes in sound than to most of Asia or to YesWest. (Only big exception is that the Asia track "Time Again" sounds like it could have been from Drama.)
YES's StarShip Trooper might be what your after. Changes and Yours Is no Disgrace are also good songs. They do a phenomenal live performance. I bet Alex likes it when Neil Peart does all them whimsical sounds throughout his performances.
YES is more of a modern age group. Here is a list of some true progressive rock.
Pink Floyd-See EMILY Play
Small Faces-Itchycoo Park
The Byrds-Eight Miles High & Turn Turn Turn
Yardbirds-Heart Full Of Soul
Strawberry Alarmclock-Incense and Peppermints
Lemon Pipers-Green Tamborine
Donovan-Sunshine Superman
Peacepipe-A Bikers Tune
Bloodrock-Dier Not A Lover
WoW! do you want more? 🤪
I get why early Yes fans dislike this, but listened to without the baggage of the past, this is a diamond of a pop song: catchy, quirky, with crystal-clear Trevor Horn production. I grew up in the 80s and used to feel snobbish about “crazy” 80s production. Now I enjoy and appreciate it; Trevor Horn is a master.
Never been much of a Yes Fan but this is one of the songs I like
The core sound of the songs from this album stem primarily from the collaboration between guitarist Trevor Rabin, bassist Chris Squire and drummer Alan White. Before singer Jon Anderson joined the project at the last minute, it was going to be called "Cinema" instead of YES. Rabin released a version of this album called 90124 (to indicate that it contained his "pre" YES versions of the songs). ). Please do "Starship Trooper." It's my favorite YES song!
The producer was Trevor Horn who had been the lead singer on the previous YES album, "DRAMA," after Anderson had left the band. Horn went on to produce many of the biggest acts of the 80's. That synth "Orchestral Stab" basically had it's beginning with this song and would be used all over in the coming years.
That orchestral stab was known by it's creators as 'Orc-5' and it was one of the first sample sounds on the Fairlight CMI, an Australian keyboard creation that revolutionised recording in the 80's.....and not always for the better.😯
@@stevemurrell6167 Yeah, I remember hearing an interview with Horn talking about the Fairlight's role on the creation of that song's sound. It seemed I heard it EVERYWHERE as the 80's progressed.
@@Green-Lyon The 'Orc-5' stab must be the most repeated sample in music history.....it's a classic for sure. As you said, you hear it everywhere in 80's music but I have noticed it's popping up again in current music. Not sure that's a good thing....😯😀
Those sound affects produced in the song was because it was a video song played over and over on mtv you have to watch the video to understand the sound affects to understand why the sound affects were produced into the song
worked at trevor rabin's house...he lived just under the H in the Hollywood sign...wanted to put up a fence to keep fans away at the end of the cul-de-sac...worked in 100 plus summer days only to build it and have the city take it down...super nice guy...offered us lemonade at his pool...the south african accent i did not expect...wife was super sweet...great guy
Listen to yes - heart of the sunrise from their 1971 album fragile, roundabout is the opening track 👍🏻
My first real concert: Yes, "Union" tour, Brendan Byrne Arena, April 1991.
Saw them in concert three times! They were fantastic! This was back in the seventies.
You guys are totally right about the evolution of this song. Trevor Rabin, the guitarist, brought it in as a basic verse-chorus-verse rock tune and wasn't even going to present it to the band. Then Trevor Horn, the producer, got a hold of it and polished it up, including all those horn stabs and flanged drum breaks. Sampling was cutting-edge technology at the time, and Horn decided to exploit his new toys, the Synclavier and Fairlight synthesizers, for this song. He did the same thing for "Leave It" on the same album, feeding in the vocal tracks to his sampler and multi-layering them. Horn also helped create the band The Art of Noise out of these sessions -- they built their entire sound around samples and looped drums. It was revolutionary stuff at the time.
The drums on this song aren't sampled. Horn wanted a crisp sort of Stewart Copeland sound, so he tuned Alan White's snare drum up high and then kept taking parts of his kit away until he was eventually just left with snare, hi-hat, and kick drum, to force him to focus on the groove.
This is the song and album that turned me on to Yes, but I sort of agree that the production hasn't aged so well. I still love the guitar solo on "Owner," though.
My all time fave, Tempus Fugit. Yes purists will disagree because it's not the original line-up. But it's a fast paced melodic gem with the musicianship totally showcased!
Relatively a good song, but as you can hear, Yes got very "poppy" in the 80's.
Hugh I completely agree.
So many of our classic bands sadly went pop in the 80's.
Alex...that momnent at 1:11...I knew exactly what was going though your mind.
@Todd Kelly
LOL! He was like “hmm interesting choice”
I'll bet he thought "studio trickery"...
Trevor Horn produced. He used early sampling, probably a Fairlight. Horn sang on the previous album, Drama, which you guys may love, just for the bass. Trevor Horn was also "The Buggles".
I saw Yes do this at the Philadelphia Spectrum. Jon walked around the crowd while singing this song. I happened to have seats at the boards and he was slapping people's hands as he went by. He came to me and I gave him a Soul Brother shake instead and he laughed. He has the softest hands for a man lol. A great moment for me. Changes is my favorite song. Really, all the songs on this album are good.
1:11 Reaction to the infamous dodgy 80's sound effect 😂
Well, if you guys l like prog rock, I would suggest "That Alan Parsons Project." "The Raven," followed up by "Sirius" and "The Eye in the Sky" would work nicely. Also, check out "Jane" by Jefferson Starship.
Hi ! To understand this, you have to understand the whole history of the band. The band was a 70's prog band who almost dismantle in 1980. The Buggles (Horne, Downes) joined after the lead singer and keybordist left to create the Album Drama. Three years later, Yes had a new reincarantion with the original members, new guitarist Rabin and original lead singer (Anderson) and Trevor Horne who was a very successfull producer (and the singer on Drama album) To hear more from Horne as a producer listen to Welcome to the pleasure dome from Frankie goes to hollywood. Have fun!
Close to the Edge is the greatest piece of music YES ever wrote. After making that album Bill Bruford said, and I'm paraphrasing, "it was perfection, so I knew we'd never write anything better, so I quit and joined King Crimson".
I believe in that one statement he gave high praise to both bands.