From the very first bass note of the first YES album, Chris Squire unleashed a bass tone and style unique to himself and all of bassdom. Changed the roll of the bass and was innovative beyond belief. A great showman, vocalist and composer, He had a pretty incredible run
as a boy listening to rock radio...THAT BASS knocked me out! "THAT's how bass should sound!!!!" i exclaimed with glee! Dude should be in the RNRHOF...just FOR HIS BASS PLAYING. Still the best in history, IMO.
Chris also had a bad habit of painting and sanding, then repainting his bass more than a few times. He took it to a craftsman to rebuild it, who told him not to mess with it anymore. It's the loss of some of the original wood that contributed to that sound.
If you listen to the other prog groups, including groups whose music I really do like, while the music is itself convoluted and baroque in the way that prog should be, the vocals are a major weak point. Camel and Caravan especially come to mind.
This is a perfect example of what happens when phenomenal musical geniuses are allowed to be themselves without too much refining. You can tell the difference between a money motivated project and a group like this who was motivated by their love of their music. And they're not afraid to sound beautiful and provide a positive enlightening message
One of the two songs without the orchestra background...this song is like the precursor to the whole Yes Album. This song really rocks has such a build in the middle part. One of my top songs from the pre Howe albums.....has that classic signature Yes sound.
A fav of mine from the early days. When I saw them in 08' they played it. Sweet! First time I saw Yes was in 73', Nashville. I still love this band. Always will. We miss you Chris...
It's really cool how at such an early phase in his career Bruford has mastered the I-want-to-be-somewhere-else look. Alan White never quite achieved it.
BILL! l have nothing but utter respect for the dude! Seen him 3x, and he is _FAR AND AWAY_ my favourite drummer!! Whatever he does sounds _GOOD_ MAN!!! And watching him is even more fun!!
To me, if it were a "contest," The Moody Blues were the most stand-out English prog-rock group, the first rock band to collaborate with a symphony orchestra, songs with serious meaning that are always relative, great expressions...then Yes, but sometimes I would put Yes at 1st place. But no "contest," the Moodies, King Crimson, and Yes-men were friends, then and now.
Yes band are very amazing,i'm avid fan since i was teenager,now im 67 yrs.old,until now i' m still listening yes with my children,and my grandchildren,although they're like a metal,grunge,deathmetal,but still they're like to listened progressive rock like yes.
maybe you know the answer, 2nd album videoclips were arranged from or for a tv special for bbc, that is they had a special occasion as it was for pink floyd for example, and others. consider the tv special was about of 30 minutes. more they had another one passage of material for the succesive album, the yes album, that one opening with yours is no disgrace, maybe not fully recorded
@@bemorebulldog3680 hi, you have to look for on amazon for example or other online stores to get this on dvd, or blueray don't know. consider when you find a remastered file at more than 480p you have an higher quality, i mean dvd often reveals as obsolete
@@johnprior588 he was dismissed, he had several problems with “Time and a World” producer Tony Colton and did not accept the idea of using orchestra on the album very well
@@johnprior588 It was a combination of both. The band wanted a more virtuoso stylist player and Pete wasn't totally on the same page the rest of the band was in the direction they wanted to go musically. It would be great the same thing with Tony Kaye eventually. Once Yes got the Best Overall guitarrist, they wanted a Keyboard man to be able to match Keith Emerson, hence they got Rick Wakeman.
@@jskypercussion There was a problem. Keith Emerson, was a virtuoso that, also, could rock. Rick Wakeman, is only a virtuoso "throwing notes. Half a century after, "Fragile, sounds clearly like a transition album, "Close to The Edge, a Masterpiece, but, "Tales..." and " Going For The One, like Tormato, sounds today pretentiuous and out of time. But, be quiet, Wakeman, in those albums, was throwing as many notes as he could. Rock? What is that? Wakeman, was only an employee.
The bass was the lead! Excellent climb back to the main theme near the end! My favourite Yes song of all time! Gates of Delerium second, other parts from Close to the Edge and Fragile...but this was them at their best i think...
the production of this video is remarkable! simple scenes of the band in the raw, and the unusual ending when the man turns around as the band plays the last note, how unique and memorable! in 2022 yes still bangs like no other band does.
There are a lot of great bass tones and, above them all, there's Chris Squier tone. We bass players miss you so much, Chris....😢😢 What he plays from 4:34 to 4:56 is mind blowing!!!!
After all these years I've only just noticed that Chris Squire and Tony Kaye have swapped places - presumably to make Steve feel less embarrassed about miming to Pete Bank's guitar. Love it.
Great video! Fun to see the clip at the beginning at the airport. Fits the song perfectly! Looking forward to seeing Tony Kaye at the first stop during the 50th anniversary tour in the States next month! Hope they play this song!
I remember the first time I saw this video. In the 80's, they had Yes conventions annually at the Hyatt hotel in Cherry Hill, NJ. They were hosted by Ed Schiaky of WIOQ & WMMR in Philly. I think that that Yes convention showed Astral Traveller, No Opportunity Necessary, No Experience Needed & Everydays (video with band members being stalked by a nun, eh ?) 😎 It was on actual film, projected onto a screen....if memory serves. Unique & poignant was choice of host. Ed Schiaky- only person to greet Yes at the airport when they'd arrived in America for the 1st time (The Yes Album tour, 1971) Cool stuff, I talked to Alan White & Roger Dean on the phone, that was put through the monitor system for the audience to hear. Great memories, that stuff. And, boy, was I high, too....
I saw the video for that convention and I heard Steve Howe talk about working with Annie Haslam. Wish I could have been there. I fell in love with yes the first time I heard them and I still love to listen to there music. Lots of positive memories. Remain in light.
I'm from Philly. So I grew up listening to WIOQ and WMMR, and DJ Ed Schiaky from 1974 - 1979 in Philly! Your post caught my eye when I read those 4 references.
Mellotronage.........I live in Tenn. now but I used to live in Pa. 50 mi. west of Philly. I saw YES 4 times at the Spectrum. I used to listen to Ed Schiaky on WIOQ. Those were some great times!
The distinctive Rickenbacker Bass sound Best bassist EVER!!!!! ..John Entwisle from THE WHO a distant 2nd...Steve Howe top 5 guitarists of all time Bill Brueford top 10 drummer
Wow! That was fantastic. I never knew that this footage even existed. A great song with all the early elements in place to create The Yes Album. The long central instrumental section sounded very Genesis-like. So this would be, what, early 1970?
Bravo! Да.....Вдвойне интересно в 2020году, сидя дома на диване в России посмотреть на них молодых. Для меня это лучшая группа в мире! Да. №1. Когда -то я ходил на толкучку и покупал их диски у спекулянтов, отдавая последние деньги. Стипендия была у меня 32рубля50копеек в месяц, а диск стоил 25 рублей. Но я был счастлив! Теперь это заслуженные классики арт-рока, симфо-рока и прогрессив-рока.
I think I finally get the apple on that guys face at the end. Yes is saying they are, on the face of it, an extension of Beatle music. Or it seems to me. BTW Time and a Word is one of Yes's best albums. :)
I Had all their records in my youth. Being a drummer I kinda focused to much on the drum part. Nowadays - old as medieval cheese, listening in headset i finally discovered the engine of Squire. Truly a motor for eternity.
Hocus Pocus was released the next year.when I saw Banks’ band Flash play in early 72 (or Kate 71) at the Marquee Club in Soho. , Jan Ackerman joined him onstage. So maybe no confidence there
Videos as you know them really almost didn't exist then. Nobody ever made them the way they became. They didn't even have the word video in the sense that we use it today. These are archival telly broadcasts or promotional films.
Only time you'll hear Jon use some kind of obvious effect on his voice other than a tiny bit of delay. Heaven had yet to reveal that beautiful pure alto soprano
@@drewbacsi yeah, Banks is playing on this track, but he departed from the group soon after recording this second album with Yes. He was already gone before all the promotion for this album began.
@@robertobortolo1373 Ahahahah no this is Tony Banks and he plays keyboards for Genesis, here we are talking about Peter Banks and he played guitar for Yes on their first two albums. By the way, if you haven't heard it yet, buy his solo album ''Two sides of Peter Banks'', it's worth it I'll tell you that.
+phuckthefcc Steve uses the Gibson only for the earlier songs. He uses mostly his newer Gibson/Fender models. And Chris had a different Rickenbacker made for him. Dunno what happened to this one.
From the very first bass note of the first YES album, Chris Squire unleashed a bass tone and style unique to himself and all of bassdom. Changed the roll of the bass and was innovative beyond belief. A great showman, vocalist and composer, He had a pretty incredible run
In complete AGREEMENT!
Chris Squire's bass...always had a distinctive 'growl', I have never really heard any other bass player achieve. Such a fantastic sound.
as a boy listening to rock radio...THAT BASS knocked me out! "THAT's how bass should sound!!!!" i exclaimed with glee! Dude should be in the RNRHOF...just FOR HIS BASS PLAYING. Still the best in history, IMO.
Biamping was part of that, but his phenomenal playing was obviously a big factor! 👍️
part of that sound is the stereo outputs on it recorded separately
Chris also had a bad habit of painting and sanding, then repainting his bass more than a few times. He took it to a craftsman to rebuild it, who told him not to mess with it anymore. It's the loss of some of the original wood that contributed to that sound.
Lead amps and overdrive
I miss this wonderful bass sound from the great Chris Squire,His solo album is still one of my most played vinyl of all time
I love the way Chris goes to town on the bass. It's like he's in the song. RIP an amazing talent.
I think it's the finest moment of Peter Banks. Fantastic jazzy guitar solo 3:32. on the video indeed Steve Howe mimicking Banks' guitar part
Yes. You can see Steve's fingerings are different than what's being played.
I love the archive YES films. I wish they would've continued these throughout the albums. I wish Genesis would've done alot of these too.👍
66 and still a YES fan !
Same
Me also . FOREVER !!!!
I am 106 and still fan.
i am 128 and still love it
Me too. 66, long time musician playing many Yes songs in bands.
Banks shines on this track.
howe
oops wronk comment
This album came out when I was 16 and a classical musician. It's the only music that spoke to my soul as an inspiration to keep practicing.
Howe playing over Bank's studio ttack....One of the greatest display of talent in their sophomore work. BRILLIANT!
Not on the Album he doesn't and he's miming here.
@@Insolation1Absolutely
Gosh these promo films are so ahead of their time! The angles and the editing makes them look like videos from the early '80's.
@@Spock105 but it's unusual for Yes because they weren't such a popular band.
Wish I could have experienced Yes in the 70s. Thankful my dad raised me on prog rock
Jon's voice is the reason they were the most radio-friendly Prog group.
Also, notice the counterpoint in the middle: that's composition.
Phil Collins brought a similar dynamic to Genesis (while they were still primarily a prog group, from 76 to 78)
You got it!
The guitar solo in the middle section is one of the best guitar solos of Yes discography. So well built and performed.
If you listen to the other prog groups, including groups whose music I really do like, while the music is itself convoluted and baroque in the way that prog should be, the vocals are a major weak point. Camel and Caravan especially come to mind.
This is a perfect example of what happens when phenomenal musical geniuses are allowed to be themselves without too much refining. You can tell the difference between a money motivated project and a group like this who was motivated by their love of their music. And they're not afraid to sound beautiful and provide a positive enlightening message
Hear Chris Squire's phenomenal finger skills. What a bass player.
absolutely brilliant! Mr. Squire you are sorely missed!
One of the two songs without the orchestra background...this song is like the precursor to the whole Yes Album. This song really rocks has such a build in the middle part. One of my top songs from the pre Howe albums.....has that classic signature Yes sound.
One of my favorite and most creative musicians of all time! Amazing live concert in Brooklyn in 1972 and later years at Jones Beach Theatre
Yes has always been my favorite musicians...they were and still are the greatest.
A fav of mine from the early days. When I saw them in 08' they played it. Sweet! First time I saw Yes was in 73', Nashville. I still love this band. Always will. We miss you Chris...
It's really cool how at such an early phase in his career Bruford has mastered the I-want-to-be-somewhere-else look. Alan White never quite achieved it.
That's funny.
That somehwere else was with Tony Bobby and Belew
Bruford and Squire ❤ made some fine music.
Not sure how easy it would be to figure out the drums in this song for me. Seems very free form.
2:56 my favourite moment, oh Chris xD
great track from great album :D
Haven't been sadder about many others passing more than Chris
that was adorable :,(
Excellent. Un régal. 65 ans et toujours fan de Yes. Très bonne vidéo aussi, avec mélange Yes jouant /clip en extérieur.
3:39 starts a bass line that reminds me of The Knife by Genesis
Mmm, yes, Chris. Actually, I was thinking that the long central instrumental section sounded very Genesis-like.
BILL! l have nothing but utter respect for the dude! Seen him 3x, and he is _FAR AND AWAY_ my favourite drummer!! Whatever he does sounds _GOOD_ MAN!!! And watching him is even more fun!!
Danny Carey sites Bill as his favorite drummer and the influence shows on this track because Danny seems to play more with his snares off than on.
@@chrissmith3668 ~ l think you should watch this video again!
I love Tony's enthusiasm
A friend's brother was into yes and had bought yes songs.......I was 14 years old.....thus began my life long love of Yes music!
There brilliant 😂❤ love them sooo much 😅
Love Jon's use of the Tesco trolley at the start of the second verse. Classy.
Yes is my second favorite band along with Jethro Tull , the two best progressive rock bands .
Absolutely!
Life's a long song
What about Rush?
@@jh366 What about them?
To me, if it were a "contest," The Moody Blues were the most stand-out English prog-rock group, the first rock band to collaborate with a symphony orchestra, songs with serious meaning that are always relative, great expressions...then Yes, but sometimes I would put Yes at 1st place. But no "contest," the Moodies, King Crimson, and Yes-men were friends, then and now.
Brilliant music, brilliant filming, that breakwater jetty like a giant guitar neck into the surf.
Yes band are very amazing,i'm avid fan since i was teenager,now im 67 yrs.old,until now i' m still listening yes with my children,and my grandchildren,although they're like a metal,grunge,deathmetal,but still they're like to listened progressive rock like yes.
The bass and drums were awesome
Brillantes músicos! brillantes talentos, por siempre!
Bill just drums the song to death, amazing talent; a master of the rudiments.
taken from vastly,
underated album,
"time and a word'!!
I know! I was always told that album was MEH.... but it's REALLY REALLY GREAT.
@@dumpygoodness4086 glad you took it,
upon your self to listen to
this album.a great prelude,
to my fave , the yes album?
FROM THIS ALBUM YES PROVED THEIR BRILLIANCE NOT FROM THE YES ALBUM
Played this song in many bands over the years. Was a blast to play!
Why did they only make music videos in the 70's for their second album? Because I love all of these.
maybe you know the answer, 2nd album videoclips were arranged from or for a tv special for bbc, that is they had a special occasion as it was for pink floyd for example, and others. consider the tv special was about of 30 minutes. more they had another one passage of material for the succesive album, the yes album, that one opening with yours is no disgrace, maybe not fully recorded
oh, and not forgetting the cinematographic live movie of yessongs, made during 1972 tour for theatres, circa 76 minutes
just another note. yessongs movie audio is not the same of triple lp album
@@XanAxDdu Can you get that on DVD? It was great!
@@bemorebulldog3680 hi, you have to look for on amazon for example or other online stores to get this on dvd, or blueray don't know. consider when you find a remastered file at more than 480p you have an higher quality, i mean dvd often reveals as obsolete
Excellent, everything is nice and tidy with no mics or cables.
Who do you think the Chili Peppers learned from?
Well l know Flea _loved_ Jaco! :D
Standout track from that great album whose title track is my true favourite ever.
Song originally performed by Peter Banks, video with Steve Howe
I liked Pete Banks's style of playing and performance - saw them live with him, in the early days. Did he leave or was he pushed?
@@johnprior588 he was dismissed, he had several problems with “Time and a World” producer Tony Colton and did not accept the idea of using orchestra on the album very well
@@johnprior588 It was a combination of both. The band wanted a more virtuoso stylist player and Pete wasn't totally on the same page the rest of the band was in the direction they wanted to go musically. It would be great the same thing with Tony Kaye eventually. Once Yes got the Best Overall guitarrist, they wanted a Keyboard man to be able to match Keith Emerson, hence they got Rick Wakeman.
Yes ... I will say this. Yes.
@@jskypercussion There was a problem. Keith Emerson, was a virtuoso that, also, could rock. Rick Wakeman, is only a virtuoso "throwing notes. Half a century after, "Fragile, sounds clearly like a transition album, "Close to The Edge, a Masterpiece, but, "Tales..." and " Going For The One, like Tormato, sounds today pretentiuous and out of time. But, be quiet, Wakeman, in those albums, was throwing as many notes as he could. Rock? What is that? Wakeman, was only an employee.
My favorite song to play when I played drums in a Yes tribute band.
Thanks for share....great song and performance...always progresive YES music
Vuela alto Chris Squire!
The bass was the lead! Excellent climb back to the main theme near the end! My favourite Yes song of all time! Gates of Delerium second, other parts from Close to the Edge and Fragile...but this was them at their best i think...
Bruford has named this album as his favorite
the production of this video is remarkable! simple scenes of the band in the raw, and the unusual ending when the man turns around as the band plays the last note, how unique and memorable! in 2022 yes still bangs like no other band does.
One of he greatest songs and videos ever! Hands down!
There are a lot of great bass tones and, above them all, there's Chris Squier tone. We bass players miss you so much, Chris....😢😢
What he plays from 4:34 to 4:56 is mind blowing!!!!
Those instrumental parts ... an early masterpiece!
I used to think the vocal at 5:56 onward was an actual ghost when I was a kid
Tony Kaye with the pre-John Travolta/Saturday Night Fever look.
After all these years I've only just noticed that Chris Squire and Tony Kaye have swapped places - presumably to make Steve feel less embarrassed about miming to Pete Bank's guitar. Love it.
Great video! Fun to see the clip at the beginning at the airport. Fits the song perfectly! Looking forward to seeing Tony Kaye at the first stop during the 50th anniversary tour in the States next month! Hope they play this song!
Quelle musique !
Ça n'a pas pris une ride!
Bravo!
Excellent! Steve Howe is already with them and Bruford on drums - historic.
Not exactly true-- Peter Banks played guitar on the audio recording, but by the time the film/video was made, Steve Howe had replaced Banks.
SH in Millie Vanillie moment.....
Howe came on board just before the 2nd album was released in July.
Worth a listen just for Squire's bass track. What a great band.
We were just one Rick Wakeman away from the final formation !
We ❤ Yes
My favorite pre-The Yes Album song.
Brillantes músicos, brillantes talentos ....YES FOREVER ♥️
I remember the first time I saw this video. In the 80's, they had Yes conventions annually at the Hyatt hotel in Cherry Hill, NJ. They were hosted by Ed Schiaky of WIOQ & WMMR in Philly. I think that that Yes convention showed Astral Traveller, No Opportunity Necessary, No Experience Needed & Everydays (video with band members being stalked by a nun, eh ?) 😎 It was on actual film, projected onto a screen....if memory serves.
Unique & poignant was choice of host. Ed Schiaky- only person to greet Yes at the airport when they'd arrived in America for the 1st time (The Yes Album tour, 1971) Cool stuff, I talked to Alan White & Roger Dean on the phone, that was put through the monitor system for the audience to hear. Great memories, that stuff. And, boy, was I high, too....
I saw the video for that convention and I heard Steve Howe talk about working with Annie Haslam.
Wish I could have been there.
I fell in love with yes the first time I heard them and I still love to listen to there music.
Lots of positive memories.
Remain in light.
I'm from Philly.
So I grew up listening to
WIOQ and WMMR, and DJ Ed Schiaky from 1974 - 1979 in Philly!
Your post caught my eye when I read those 4 references.
Mellotronage.........I live in Tenn. now but I used to live in Pa. 50 mi. west of Philly. I saw YES 4 times at the Spectrum. I used to listen to Ed Schiaky on WIOQ. Those were some great times!
no words....
That Rick growl! RIP Chris!
The distinctive Rickenbacker Bass sound Best bassist EVER!!!!! ..John Entwisle from THE WHO a distant 2nd...Steve Howe top 5 guitarists of all time Bill Brueford top 10 drummer
What a great song, I love it!
YES!!!! Brings back good memories......
Wow! That was fantastic. I never knew that this footage even existed. A great song with all the early elements in place to create The Yes Album. The long central instrumental section sounded very Genesis-like. So this would be, what, early 1970?
i grew up in the 70s obsessed with 2 bands, led zep & yes. 2 different genres.
Bravo! Да.....Вдвойне интересно в 2020году, сидя дома на диване в России посмотреть на них молодых. Для меня это лучшая группа в мире! Да. №1. Когда -то я ходил на толкучку и покупал их диски у спекулянтов, отдавая последние деньги. Стипендия была у меня 32рубля50копеек в месяц, а диск стоил 25 рублей. Но я был счастлив! Теперь это заслуженные классики арт-рока, симфо-рока и прогрессив-рока.
私が初めて見たイエスの映像がこれか『Then』なんですよね～♪
確かクイーン目当てで親に録画してもらったBSの洋楽番組で流れてました。
数年後まとめて見返した時に「私イエスの映像持ってたんじゃん！」って。
しかし若いな・・・ジョンはホビットだし(今もか)クリスもカワイイし細い！スティーヴは今の方が細いけど。
We were so young and beautiful...
I think I finally get the apple on that guys face at the end. Yes is saying they are, on the face of it, an extension of Beatle music. Or it seems to me. BTW Time and a Word is one of Yes's best albums. :)
Well that's an interesting insight. However, I think it's a take off of the famous painting.
As I already stayed as reaction on an other comment. It is filmed in Belgium and an hommage to the great Belgium artist René Magritte.
@@Boudewijn23 Thanks for the info. I stand corrected.
Just listen to that Rickenbacker!
I Had all their records in my youth. Being a drummer I kinda focused to much on the drum part. Nowadays - old as medieval cheese, listening in headset i finally discovered the engine of Squire. Truly a motor for eternity.
@@jrnarvepettersen4083 Amen, brother.
That purple outfit is gorgeous ngl
Con yes y King Crimson no puedo lidiar totalmente de otro planeta
"Musicianship is what makes music Beautiful." td
Great video and audio quality! Loved it!
Самый лучший период YES!!! With Bill Bruford!
Anyone else notice that the middle section and Focus by Hocus Pocus are very close chord and rhythmic wise?
Hocus Pocus was released the next year.when I saw Banks’ band Flash play in early 72 (or Kate 71) at the Marquee Club in Soho. , Jan Ackerman joined him onstage. So maybe no confidence there
Steve Howe was thinking about all those songs he was going to bring to this group of musical geniuses.
He's thinking I have a lot to live up too.
Fabulous ... YES forever ....
Videos as you know them really almost didn't exist then. Nobody ever made them the way they became. They didn't even have the word video in the sense that we use it today. These are archival telly broadcasts or promotional films.
Yes, Yes, Yes!!!👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏Foreverrrrrrrr!!!
This is the best Yes music video hands down
I want to see them far beyond!!!!!!!!
Super sound!
Only time you'll hear Jon use some kind of obvious effect on his voice other than a tiny bit of delay. Heaven had yet to reveal that beautiful pure alto soprano
Tremenda canción🔥 Probablemente en el top 10 de la banda🙌
Love the bass here
And in the ruins of the balloon
Stood a man with glasses held high
:)
Wish this video featured Peter Banks.
It's his playing though, right?
@@drewbacsi yeah, Banks is playing on this track, but he departed from the group soon after recording this second album with Yes. He was already gone before all the promotion for this album began.
Peter banks of Gênesis ?
@@robertobortolo1373 you are thinking of Tony Banks.
@@robertobortolo1373 Ahahahah no this is Tony Banks and he plays keyboards for Genesis, here we are talking about Peter Banks and he played guitar for Yes on their first two albums. By the way, if you haven't heard it yet, buy his solo album ''Two sides of Peter Banks'', it's worth it I'll tell you that.
They look like kids; the best of Yes in my view.
Bill Bruford is #1
Beautiful ❤️😢
Steve and the late Chris still use/used those guitar and bass
phuckthefcc what a Kool bass player. thanks Chris for your music, we miss you
+phuckthefcc Steve uses the Gibson only for the earlier songs. He uses mostly his newer Gibson/Fender models. And Chris had a different Rickenbacker made for him. Dunno what happened to this one.
+Lemmy Kilmister wrong
These videos are fantastic!
Chris Squire era un bajista impresionante.Puede que el mejor.Tony Kaye era muy buen teclista.
The bass was the great edge to the music of Yes. I’ll never tire of Wetton’s playing.
Yes. Ahole traveler was a classic.
Great band!