Starship Trooper by Yes - (An International Collaboration)
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- A long time in the making, but well worth the wait. A big thanks to July, for putting it all together. Great to work with Reinaldo for the first time also. Always a great honor and pleasure to work with Tim and July. Special thanks also to my brother Jim for filling in on the keyboards when we were without. Enjoy!
July Valls (Guitars, Vocals, Keys, All Editing) - Argentina - / julyvalls
Tim Wardle (Vocals) - USA - / yea78861
Reinaldo Bertolotti (Bass) - Argentina - / @reinaldobertolotti4125
Jim Becher (Keyboards) - USA - / @frommysterytomusic5873
Dave Becher (Drums) - USA - / 17drums
The guy harmonizing with himself, during Disillusion. Freaking amazing.
Yeah, Tim is great. He should have been singing with Yes, instead of the guy they have now. Tim sounds more like Jon.
thanks for the very kind words, tim
If Tim Wardle were singing for YES today, maybe the Anderson acolytes would be silent. He sounds just like Jon Anderson. And the whole thing is impressive as hell. Thanks for posting! YES fan for 50 years.
Agreed! We were VERY fortunate to have Tim sing for us on these Yes videos. FYI, he also plays guitar, (see 'And You And I' collab) and sings baritone on a Jethro Tull collaboration we did!
Thanks my friend your very kind.
We all appreciate your thoughts, tim.
My god! Voice and vocal harmonies....Incredible! YES feelin is perfect.Bass line at the end wow Rest in peace Chris
As a 'Yes' follower from 1973 until 'Owner of the lonely heart' I can honestly say that this interpretation is on the same level as 'Yes'
I can't think of a better compliment. Thank you so much from all of us!
WONDERFUL, grazie !!
ANOTHER FANTASTIC COVER OF MY FAVORITE BAND " YES ". TIM AS USUAL EXCELLENT VOCALS.THE REST OF THE BAND WERE ALSO OUTSTANDING.KEEP UP THE FINE MUSIC I LOVE IT !
Thanks, John! Very kind comments.
Renaldo is the only bass player I have seen really play like Chris Squire.
My favourite song from my favourite band. Thank you.
Thank you! I'll pass along your kind comments to Renaldo.
I love Jim's keyboards. Its like something from "Back to the Future"
You wouldn't love them as much if you had to move them every night for years, as I did! Lol.
Wurm was unreal!
muchas gracias...!!!
Gracias por ver!
If I close my eyes I would think this is an unknown YES live recording. The song is one of my favourites, I admire the independence of the voices. A terrific job from all of you
Thanks, Dirk! I don't think that there is a better compliment than saying it sounds like a Yes bootleg.
Wow! Such an amazing rendition of this classic song. I've listened to it and seen YES play it live countless times, but what is so incredible is to see the musicianship up close and personal. You are all so talented to be able to match the original so well. I can't think of any higher praise than that! And of course, it shows how brilliant YES were, too. Many thanks! More please!
Thanks, Mike! I did another Yes collab with July, our guitarist here. When we did 'Yours is no Disgrace' July arranged it so that it was part "live" and part studio. But the really amazing thing is the middle guitar jam wherein he combined bits from 4 different concerts. You should check that one out. It's July's masterpiece, imo.
11:19 Sri Lanka
Perfect
Truly brilliant and well worth waiting for. I can't think of of enough words to say.
Thanks from all of us, Ken!
Not guess, now know, surely. First I read only the cast - the names - then that he is Your brother. Fine! Wish I had such a borther - or sister - too!
wow... thank you
You're very welcome!
4 years later and I still love this. Thank you so much playing this wonderful music! 🎸🎹😍
Thanks from all of us, Mike! Our appreciation of this music is what compels us to replicate it for others. It's so satisfying to hear that the appreciation of it continues in others through our efforts.
Wow!
Thanks from all of us!
jim's hair - awesome.
I'll let him know you said so!
THAT was FREAKING AWESOME!!!!
Thanks, Mark! We appreciate that.
I especially like this one because it's nice to hear somebody else's interpretation of a song I've heard too many times.
WOW! Outstanding!
Thanks, Roger!
COOL 😎
Thanks!
listened to this as LOUD as i bloody could. my ears were bleeding by the end hahaha. time to listen to the last bit again ;-)
5.43 to be precise lol
Ha! It's a good kind of bleeding! Thanks, again.
the attention to detail is quite impressive down to the instrument choices and again, a vocal performance worthy of the work - not always the case! Nothing quite like cranking that Wurm outro and you guys just gave it a life of its own! Amazing work and brilliant song choice as usual! nothing easy on this performance and the drum/bass rhythm is just so solid throughout
Thanks, buddy!
Have you done a cover of "Yesterdays", as performed by Yes (written by Stephen Stills)`?
Wow, awesome, that’s amazing, absolutely brilliant.
Sorry I’m very late to the party with you guys. But so glad I’ve found you all. Thank you.
🎶❤️🎶
Thanks Eddie,
We all thank you for your support, tim.
So glad that you're enjoying these, Eddie! That's why we did them--to spread the love and appreciation of these great bands that sprung up during a unique time in musical history.
@@17drums Yes, I’m just sad I’ve not found you all, until recently.
No matter though, I’ll enjoy catching up for sure. 🎶❤️🎶
This version of Starship Trooper kind of reminds me of the one from Yes 9012Live.
It's quite possible. July is a big fan of the live Yes performances, where I tend to favor the studio cuts, though I'm not adverse to mixing and matching from both.
I love this.
Thanks, Jeff!
Excellent and the singer sounds like Jon Anderson!
That's why Tim is in demand as a Yes vocalist on these collaborations. Thanks from all of us!
What a great job chaps! I really like the way you have all added your own nuances to the piece without losing the feel of it. I've been listening to yes for 44 years now and I'm now quite fussy of covers of their music, but as far you guys are concerned...keep 'em coming. :) All the best, John.
Thanks. John! That's a great compliment. Most "purists" click the thumbs-down if everything isn't EXACTLY like the original.
Holy shit! Bravo
Thank you from all of us!
Wonderful.
Thanks, Chris! We appreciate it.
Damn Dave !!!, The was Freak'n Fantastic it sounds like it could be an unreleased cut from their vault back in the day ! I really enjoyed this on a lot, you play great and with your own touches here and there I got the Drummer's ear for that : D Your Brother really gets into it I love that ! ( What's his shampoo ? Lol) The singer Tim is like a young Anderson clean and clear voice, I just love Reinaldo's Bass Rick sound, the delay, reverb and tone is just right and the Bass pedals for that part was great (so many YT bands I see miss that) And July's guitar work is amazing also, I am still amazed each day of all the talented musicians in the world it is great. Some of you guys just got to break out with a super Prog bad and tour WE need this !!!! I know I do. I'm sure most of you are in bands. Well Damn that was good Dave, Thanks for doing these so much. : ) Oh who has more gear you or Jim ??? : D
Thanks from ALL of us! It's just so great to play these covers like an actual band, and to have them come out so well because of the extreme talent of the other guys. And my brother definitely has more gear than I do.
Oh my god . He sounds like John Anderson. Wow
Thanks! Yeah, Tim is our go-to for all of our Yes projects.
Rickenbacher !!
Most Excellently Done, The Precision & Detail To This Song Is Right On, And I Am Amazed At Tim's Vocals, Your Voice Is So Very Much Like Jon Anderson Of Yes, Bravo Guys !!!
Thank you again from all of us!
wow fucking epic cover. reminds me of the live version from lugano in 2004. fantastic wurm 10/10
Thanks!
Wow Dave!!! Where do I begin? This does sound like it could be a Yes bootleg. It's great to see Tim and July again. The performances by Jim and Reinaldo are stunning (love the bass pedals) and your kit sounds amazing. July's video editing was very creative and entertaining. I couldn't take my eyes off of it. Perfect mix too.
Thanks Donn! I'll forward all that praise to the guys who deserve it. Again, I only drummed!
Wow. I don't recognize any of those keyboards. Well. Hmmm. That has to be the Yamaha CS-80. And there's a Korg T3 in there. But there's that super cool one at 1:47. What is that?
Super great bass pedals. If there's anything I love in this world it's bass pedals.
The Phaser is strong with this one.
Thanks, Buddy! I think the keyboard at 1:47 is a dk Synergy. Does that sound right?
Ah ha! Yes, that does seem to fit! Thank you so much! I love keyboards that look this way, how they kinda fold up at the top of the keys. The MS-20 and the SV-1. Some of the ARP stuff, too. Thanks again!
Really cool!
Thanks!
I love your video collaborations!😃 This one was especially fantastic because of the participation of Yes music virtuoso July Valls 🎵🎵🎵🎵🎵.
Oh bloody hell! This justs gets better and better. Yep. Jon said Yes was bigger than just "them". And so it comes to pass. Their legacy is assured. That makes me feel wonderfully happy for some reason. Thanks. This too, is fabulous work.
Thank you very much for that wonderful compliment. We all really do appreciate it!
Wow! That opening riff just knocked me off my chair! It's about time this song got its due from the collab "union", so to speak. Awesome job guys.
Thanks, Dave! It means a lot coming from a guy (and his brother) who play awesome Yes covers themselves.
Wonderful too see brilliant music of Yes live on.
Best cover of Starship Trooper I have heard.
Thanks, Mike! That's very generous of you to say so.
It was a pleasure to join the team!... look forward to do more!
Lovely red Rick!
Great working with you Reinaldo! You really have Chris Squire's musical feel for things!
Chris was always my most admired bassist, I think that inevitably I catch some of his style!!!
Just one word, BEAUTIFUL!!!!
Just one more word Sebastiano, THANKS!!!!
simply awesome
Thanks from all of us!
Great...sound, performance, great vocals.....virtuosos..YES music is in a very dificult frame work...nice guitar solo..
We appreciate your appreciation!
Very much worth the long wait ! This is a MUST see for every Yes fan ! Loved it from the very beginning to the end. Love brother Jimbo in his control centre :) Must be like a candy shop for every keyboardplayer. Congratulations guys ! Super collab, all of you
Thanks so much, Cees! July has informed me that he is now concentrating fully on CTTE. Hopefully, we'll get some missing videos from the others and we can get that one posted as well. Have you received any vocals from Tim yet? (I forget where we're at on this one).
Maravilloso, muchas gracias!. Me encantaría ver una colaboración con la canción Perpetual Change
Thank you very much! Perpetual Change may be a project in the future.
thinking of when chris would strut across the stage during the jam at the end.R.I.P. mr. Squire.
Yeah, I really miss him. Thanks for watching, Mike.
have you thought about doing sound chaser?
We have a lot of projects scheduled Mike, but right now Sound Chaser isn't yet one of them. Next up is Close to the Edge. Then, hopefully, Siberian Khatru.
cool
Very late to this, but superlatively excellent work. You completely honour the intent and direction of the song, but each contributor brings his own sound and interpretation within that framework. This is how covers should be done. Bravo!
Thank you very much from ALL of us!
:))))))))))) I've noticed just now - reading the whole text - that Jim, the keyboarder - guess - is Your brother! Congrat! Remember me to Him! And interprete please my admire and thank for the JOY!
I'll pass on your compliments, George! Thanks.
Superb as always. Way to go, lads.
Thanks!
You guys are fantastic!! Excellent job! Thank you.
Thank YOU from all of us!
Great stuff loved it .
Thanks, Neil! We (ALL) appreciate it.
Até agora este foi um dos mais produzidos vídeos. Ficou incrível.
Está e outras músicas que vocês escolhem certamente viraram clássicos de virtuosismo inclusive. Vocês tiverem o dom de renová-las.
Ótimo. Do começo ao fim.
Muito obrigado por seus comentários muito generosos. Todos nós agradecemos.
Fantastic!!
Thanks! (From ALL of us.)
Dave, again, you guys killed another track!! AWESOME!!! You guys SHOULD be on Cruise To The Edge!! Hearing the bass solo in this brings tears to my eyes because this part is my favorite of this song. Thanks so much and I will be posting this link on many of my FaceBook groups and my personal page. Thank you everybody involved!!
Thanks so much Mark! And a special thanks also for sharing our work with others. SOME day, if I can convince my wife to sail the seas (or take a vacation alone!), I'll make one of those Cruise to the Edge tours. In the meantime, I hope you keep attending them and posting all of your excellent work in that live forum!
17drums Never taken a Cruise To The Edge. Did see a Chicago band last month that's on the next one. A band called District 97 is a really good prog band.
Love the work you do and greatly appreciate the work and care you and the others put into these videos. Whether it be Emerson Lake and Palmer or Yes, it's easy to see you all are genuine fans of these bands.
Oh, my mistake Mark. I thought I saw you in some of those CTTE jam videos. But now I remember that it was Mark DeGregory on drums. Another Mark. (I'm easily confused these days!)
Once again...you guys...you're just AMAZING
Thanks from all of us, Mariano!
Hi Dave, what a fabulous job my Friend :>) Absolutely great. Just speechless. Great to see you again and I'll be checking out your other recent Hits too. This International Project is one-of-a-kind and you own it Dave :>) God Bless and keep on Jammin !!! Best Regards to all, Tones
Thanks, Tony! This was another one where I finished my drum parts almost two years before the project was completed. I end up forgetting about it until I receive an email update from the guys!
That was great! Excellent job, everyone!
Thanks, Jim!
FANTASTIC!
THANKS!
Ever think of doing any Rush covers?
Possibly, in time. But there is still so much more Yes, ELP, Genesis, and Gentle Giant we have slated first.
y the way, I super enjoy the work you guys do.
Thanks from ALL of us!
5000 views. Why 5000 lousy views? Why? Please, why only 5000 views? Why not 5000000 like it should be?
Thanks! I guess that there are not enough new prog fans to take up the slack.
the vocals are amazing !
Nice job ... really enjoyed it
Thanks from all of us!
The photo at the end shows Rick Wakeman, whereas Tony Kaye was in fact on keyboards. Thoroughly enjoyable rendition, well played. I love this number. Please cover more from albums one to seven.
Thanks Mike. You're right. Good catch! (I never really noticed that.) We've done 'And You and I' and 'Yours is no Disgrace' with this line-up. And I've done collaborations with Tim on vocals and other musicians on No Opportunity Necessary, No Experience Needed; Then; a shortened version of Ritual (from Tales); and Shoot High Aim Low from the later Big Generator album, (which I was not really a fan of.) If you haven't seen them, you can find them under my Yes playlist. I also completed my drum parts for Close to the Edge two years ago, but I'm still waiting for everyone else to finish up their parts! Hopefully, that will be the next Yes collaboration I can post.
17drums
Thanks for the reply. I’ll check out your other videos and I’m looking forward to the next post.
Fantastic!
Thanks, Hans!
Very nice cover! Great to see your brother in the video, Dave! He has quite a rig - and if he had long straight hair he would look like Wakeman! Same type of face. Great performances, All! July - nice video editing - easy to watch!
Thanks, Tom. Yeah, I used to have to hump that keyboard rig around (as a roadie). Thank God for these in-home collaborations!
Great job as always, Dave. This has to be one of your 'easier' songs to play on but damn, the engineering that went into producing it is quite an accomplishment. It's one of my all time favorite songs. All musicians played quite well and Tim's vocals were excellent, particularly since Jon is just so hard to replicate. I was fortunate to see ARW about a month ago and it was a great show. Best to you and your family. Thank you for sharing.
Thanks so much! A very Merry Christmas, and blessed New Year to you and yours as well!
most awesome thing I've heard.
Thanks Alfredo, from ALL of us!
Nice work guys!
Sounds great, well done guys!
Thanks from all of us, Jim!
Wow.....great great channel Dave......Idolhands50 sent me your way. Told me you guys were excellent. He wasn't kidding....
Thanks, Rob! George (idolhands50) has a great channel himself. He's an excellent keyboard player. One of these days, I'll get him into one of our collaborations!
You're welcome Dave..... I just realized that I had been to your channel about a year ago.... The stuff you cover is scary. Yeah George is a good guy.....I met him through a mutual friend. I can't play keys for shit.....but he is always very encouraging. Yeah, he should do something on here....it seems like he is always pressed for time ...he said he'd rather help people with what little time he has.
great performance!
Thanks Steve, from all of us!
Great work, congrats to all participants! :-))
Thanks, Misi!
WOW! That has to be the best cover I've ever heard! Closing my eyes really could have been Yes. Try I have seen all god people next.
That's the best compliment one can pay. Thanks, Ken! We've got a few more Yessongs scheduled. Next up, Close to the Edge. Hopefully in time, we'll get to 'All Good People' and 'South Side of the Sky'. There was discussion of tackling 'Siberian Khatru' first, after CTTE is finished.
Bravo! Great job to everyone!
Thanks, Jim!
Awesome job guys! I'd love to hear/see Into The Lens (I Am A Camera).
Wow, guys! This is great. Good work! Actually...perfection!
Thanks so much from ALL of us, Sly!
I got goosebumps, love it! keep it up guys, I know you're busy, but South Side of the Sky had always been one of my favorites, if you ever get around to it :)
by the way, do you use marching band drum sticks like corpsmasters or something?
Thanks, Justin! I'd love to do South Side of the Sky. I'll suggest it to the others.
I use Regal Quantum 7000's. They are a 3S marching stick, but with a tapered grip end. Big and heavy, yet perfectly balanced in my hand.
You never disappoint guys! :D Great work, as always ;)
I don't know if you consider requests, but I would love to see someday a cover of Chris's and Alan's "Run with the Fox" performed by you.
Rock on ;)
Thanks, Mikolaj! I'll pass your request suggestion on to the others. Right now though, we've got a pretty full plate of songs we'd like to reproduce already.
Better than the original!
Wow. Thanks!
That was amazing. Could have been Yes. Alternate lyrics in the beginning?
Thanks! You know, I never noticed the lyric change. Apparently, Tim was singing the "live" version lyrics Jon sang from Yessongs.
@@17drums yep. Hope all is well buddy.miss you.
oh. my. god. i almost hate daring to comment on this one, perfection was achieved. instrumentally and vocally perfect; the only tweak i'd have suggested would be amping up renaldo's bass; crank it up to 11 or something. gotta feel it in my bones, if you know what i mean.
Agreed about the cranking bass! Thanks!
Are the vocals real? They sound incredibly Accrington
Vocals are real, sung by Tim (lead) and July (harmonies).
I've got to give you guys credit for doing a nice job with this, but I have to say that IMO the studio version of Starship Trooper is clearly superior to this Yesssongs live version. I'm a die-hard YES fan and I _always_ recommend that people listen to the studio versions of their masterpieces _first_ before checking out the live recordings. I just wanted to share that opinion...
Thanks. I too, always appreciate the studio versions over the live ones. But since the project was designed by July, the guitar player, I had no input as to the arrangement. I was simply asked to supply the drum parts--for which I am grateful.
Focus on t he Drummer a bit more, he seems very faithful to Bruford's original work, and Bill seemed to had been having a ball playing on this song.
Thanks, Joey! I tried to play it the way Bruford did, as closely as possible. There are a couple of slight deviations however.
Nicely played and sung, but what's with the the lyrics? They're very wrong in places and almost sound made up. Or is this a cover of a version I've not heard before, from, say, a live album or something?
Indeed it was, the lyrics were from different live shows i have seen over the years. Thanks tim.
Just my interpretation.
TBH the 1. part - full of vocals - is a bit unpleasent for my ears and soul. (I never liked the voice of Anderson.) But the 2., instrumental part! Hey Dave! That,s excellent!!! I enjoyed very much the whole, but must mention: the top is the keyboarder's solo! I have listened to that at once twice. He is a very good guy, keep him!
Thanks George, on behalf of my brother, the keyboard player! Whoever July was planning on using initially on keys dropped out of the project. My brother was a last-minute fill-in for us, and bailed us out! (He also did a great job, so it probably worked out much for the better).
What about "Gates of delirium"? :)
We wanted to do one of the full-length pieces, and voted for 'Close to the Edge' instead. Hopefully, that one will be out shortly, (since I finished my drum tracks to it in September of 2015).
if your ctte is half as good as this one, i'll be in heaven. yes doesn't get any more challenging.
merloon
I'm hoping that it is. I've heard some preliminary mixes. I've tried to keep my drum parts as close to the original Bruford. I posted a drum cover of my parts to this over a year ago. So you can see how long these projects can drag on!
has any work begun on tarkus yet
Nah. On the ELP front, we're trying to do the entire Karn Evil 9 suite first. We have Rachel's keys for both parts of the 1st Impression, as well as the 2nd Impression. Finishing those up will probably take years before we can even start on the 3rd Impression.
More than 5K views and only 200-smthng likes?!? And even one disgruntled dislike! Can't believe it...
Thanks! Unfortunately, there is always some disgruntled (jealous) viewers who simply cannot enjoy someone else's efforts. Sad really.
This is great sans the gum chomping Jim who is a baffoon! (Just my own opinion.)