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As I'm sure you've maybe been noticing, but the 70's was probably the peak of musical experimentation and innovation. Musical creativity absolutely exploded during that decade!
I dearly wish that creativity would come back and meld with our new technology and what a creation fest we could have! But, now the music industry has been taken over by the Deep State and all you get is the same four chords in every song. They even have a commercial for playing the piano that admits it! He says that he can teach you to play hundreds of popular songs in less than an hour with the same four chords. This is why today’s music sucks and nobody wants to listen to it anymore because it’s boring 😴!
Lots of musicians doing that in the 1960's also though that then continued into the 1970's: King Crimson, The Beach boys, Pink Floyd, Stevie Wonder, Miles Davis and fittingly The Mothers of Invention.
@@jimsteinmanfan80 Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix, The Animals, Bob Dylan, Buffalo Springfield, Cream, Traffic and many more were making awesome music in the 60s and then the 70s explored even more until Disco killed it. Sure, you had great musicians who could play well, like Stevie Ray Vaughan, but even he couldn’t bring rock and roll back into its full potential again. Disco killed the heart of rock and roll.
The Owner of a Lonely Heart music video on MTV was the first time I’d heard a YES song. Loved everything about it and knew every song they brought out would take me on the musical journey of an amusement park ride while trying to soak in every sight and sound along the way. It’s been a while since I’ve heard them but as soon as the songs kick in, I remember the whole experience like a two decade long musical friends reunion passing through the hourglass of time.
Chris Squire Changed his Strings before every performance That was his way of keeping it Crisp and Sharp. Did it really work well that is debatable but not for Chris!
Ladies and gentlemen Chris Squire and YES greatest show on earth. I've been dancing to Roundabout for 53 years. I've seen YES 36 times over forty years, so my hats off to you for your analysis. Enjoy your YES journey, I got shotgun ✨️🎶🙏🎶✨️
@tonydelapa1911 started in 75, and the first three songs were Sound Chaser, Close To The Edge, and Gates Of Delirium. The last time I saw YES was before Chris Squire passed 🍁🙏🍁
@paulgilhuis1 OMG!! I'm so jealous! This brings back so many memories! I used to rock out both. Yes and Alan Parsons Project in the car at an unreasonably loud volume driving home from college and many of my other high rides!! ❤❤❤❤
According to a quote from the singer, Jon Anderson, they'd been touring for about a month. Steve Howe, the guitarist, and Jon were singing this in the back of a small van. They were going down a narrow road, with sheer mountains at both sides, and they couldn't see the tops of the mountains through the low cloud. Jon remembered saying "Oh, the mountains - look! They're coming out of the sky!" The lyrics '24 before my love' is about being back with his loved one. They were then driving around Loch Ness - a famous lake in Scotland - so that's where 'in and around the lake' comes from.
@@jeannettesimpson9778 All of my albums were stolen a long time ago. While i was in the National bowling tourney up in Reno Nevada. All 9,827 of them . When i got home it was empty. my heart was ripped to shreds as i fell to the floor, throwing up. Over 20 years collecting gone. The forthcoming police investigation was futile. But i still have my memory of all those years and all the record stores. And listening to my music with friends. All the parties Rocking our brains out. They can never steal that. I started replacing them but most i will never be able to replace. I'm at 1600 or so now.
In 1976 I spray painted the album cover art onto my bedroom wall and painted a smaller version on my crash helmet. I moved to London in 1977 and by 1980 I was painting helmets for Formula 1 drivers.
YESSSSSS!!! RIP Chris Squire - a phenomenal bassist! Welcome to progressive rock. The roundabout idea did come from all the roundabouts while touring in Scotland - they are everywhere. lol
While Yes’ first two albums are awesome, they hit their stride when Steve Howe (the guitarist) joined them with their third album, The Yes Album. Yes is my favorite group. Almost everyone starts with either Roundabout or Close To The Edge, but I recommend to do the Yes rabbit hole starting with Yours Is No Disgrace, the first track on The Yes Album and going track by track in chronological order through their album Going For The One. That would be albums three through eight of their current 23(?) studio album output. But those are considered Yes’ classic run. I personally also like their ninth studio album, Tormato, but it tends to be a divisive ones for the fans. If you find you enjoy Yes after listening to the classic run of eight albums, my suggestion would be to go back and listen to their debut, called Yes, and their sophomore album, called Time and a Word. Then go on to Tormato, and carry on from there.
THE BEST!!! I grew up with the most creative, innovative music! I am so lucky 🍀 My favorite Yes song in the 70s then they came back later with OWNER OF A LONELY HEART!!! A must listen!!!! Listen to ALL GOOD PEOPLE!!
Fantastic Heart of the sunrise from the same album is stellar Close to the edge entire album side their best So many folks can’t follow the complexity of their music but you will
Finally!!!! My favorite band in THE ENTIRE WORLD 🌎!!!!! These are Master Musicians. Don't try to decipher the lyrics, they mean what they mean to you. Just listen to the excellence and get ready for a wondrous rabbit hole 🕳️!!!!❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
You have chosen one of the finest songs of the past 60 years. As you say: I’m here for it! Strapped in, cocked locked and ready to rock. I saw Yes twice in the mid 70s. Second time I took a girl on our first date. SHE FELL ASLEEP during the concert. I got her safely home and never called her again.
Took my wife to see Yes at the St Paul Civic Center for the 90125 tour. Either 83 or 84. Amazing show and my wife was blown away by the laser show they had on that tour. I am sure it can be found on youtube somewhere. They used the lasers to make a globe over the crowd. I will never forget it.
This band came along LONG before Styx. I attended a Yes concert in Dallas in 1972, sat in the front row. My ears are still ringing today from that experience. It was SO loud! Got to hang out with the band at their hotel after the show that night. Very cool experience.
Just "Close your eyes and listen." As most of us Yes fans well know, Yes music requires the listener to immerse themselves, within the privacy of one's own head, and with repeated listenings; therefore to allow the music to carry you on a journey within one's own soul. With Peace and Love to all! (Michael)
Weren't we extremely fortunate to have been young and living in real time the best music? btw, you guessed right: the song originated when the band were on tour and travelled from Aberdeen to Glasgow, and went through many roundabouts on the way.
The song originated in March 1971 when the band were on tour promoting The Yes Album (1971), travelling from Aberdeen to Glasgow after a gig in Aviemore, Scotland. They encountered many roundabouts on the way; Anderson claimed "maybe 40 or so", which inspired Anderson and Howe to write a song about the journey as they sat in the back of the band's transit van, and include the roundabouts and the surrounding mountains into the lyrics. Within 24 hours, the band had arrived back home in London where Anderson reunited with his then wife Jennifer, which inspired the song's lyric "Twenty-four before my love, you'll see, I'll be there with you". A loch they passed as they neared Glasgow became the idea behind the line "In and around the lake" Anderson had smoked some weed during the trip, "so everything was vivid and mystical". Anderson added: "It was a cloudy day, we couldn't see the top of the mountains. We could only see the clouds because it was sheer straight up. I remember saying, 'Oh, the mountains-look! They're coming out of the sky!'" He began to write the song's lyrics in his notebook in a free-form style with minimal edits: "I just loved how words sounded when I put them together.
The route from Aberdeen to Glasgow in 1971 followed the coast to Dundee and then across the entire length of The Kingsway, Dundee which had roundabout after roundabout. Dundee had so many roundabouts they even had their own local name of "circles" but only 7 on the Kingsway remain as roundabouts today - Google "8-cool-facts-that-you-might-not-know-about-the-kingsway" if you fancy. The current main route from Aberdeen joins the Kingsway further along at what once was a double roundabout but is just traffic lights now. Yes had previously played Dundee in October 70 and returned in October 71 on the Fragile tour which opened with Roundabout. Sadly I can't hear Roundabout without thinking of the band in a tour van on the Kingsway!
Growing up in the 70's, Yes was my favorite band. The best way I can describe them is they take you on a roller coaster of emotion with their intricate time signature changes, exquisite and experimental mastery of instrumentation and Jon Anderson's incredible vocals. The lyrics are often deeply poetic and cryptic, but the instruments and vocals take you on a musical journey that tells a story as deep and coherent as any found in a book.
One of the best British Progressive rock bands...when I was a teen we had to listen to Yes and other bands at the time on late night college radio stations cause " mainstream" radio at the time wouldn't play these long, experimental and very different for the time bands...another very cool progressive ,unconventional band was ELP...Emerson ,Lake and Palmer. Was fortunate to see both of the iconic bands many ,many many times! And little did I know then as a teen and fan would meet both in later years...
Yes is a band's band! So many other infuenced by them. IProgressive Rock at its best. This came out my sophpmore HS yeara. Blown away. And their concerts were out of this world. Every menber of Yes is a virtuoso in their owns right. As you listen to the complexity, not the bass-drum duets, the synth/guitar duets. Every member supports and works with every other member at deep levels of musical creation :) Example: Rick Wakeman (Keyboards, synths, organ, piano) was not only a talented member of Yes, but was a studio artist for Cat Stevens, David Bowie, Ozzy Osborne, and many. many others, AND an epic composer in his own right. Jon Anderson's yrics are highly poetic, often mystical/spiritual. BUT, they often do have deep layers of meaning and purpose. Thanks for your reactions.
I enjoy it when u go in blind on a review. Doesn’t get more authentic than that. My son was only 17 when he played lead guitar for Jon Anderson at the Canyon Club in Agoura Hills, CA. Then two yrs. later got to play with him again in the recording studio on Long Island, NY. Jon’s voice has stood the test of time for 50+yrs. And he’s a nice guy too.
This song introduced me to rock and roll. I was very young like 12 when this song was popular, but I had never heard it. I was a huge Jackson 5 fan as a little kid and other esp Motown or Atlantic groups. My family moved to a new neighborhood and I became friends with a little white boy my age. He invited me to his house to listen to records and his house had an addition, like a garage, but it was almost like a studio, turntables, or at the time we called it record players, black light posters on the wall and strobe lights. He asked me to sit down, he had Kool-Aid and snacks and he played this song loud and I was like WOW, what is this music. From that day on I was hooked on rock and roll and started listening to other groups of the day like Queen, Black Sabbath, Elton John, Chicago, Aerosmith, Pink Floyd, The Eagles, etc. I still listened to The Jackson 5 and Motown, but rock and roll made me a well rounded listener to music. This first song Roundabout just blew my young mind and opened a door that I happily walked through 😎👩🎼🎸
What a great memory and story you shared! I also grew up listening to a lot of pop, r&b, and such,. In 1972, a friend sat me down in front of his large stereo system, popped some headphones on me and said sit back and listen to this! I was 16 at the time. It was my first time listening to YES. They quickly became my favorite group. I also enjoyed many years of rock music in all its styles. Wonderful memories of lots of concerts. I also still have my original vinyl albums. Opening them up was part of the fun and the experience!
I was 9 years old when this song was released. It was still being played on the radio, at parties, etc. when I was in high school in the late 70s. I really was lucky to have grown up with such great music of all kinds.
@edf13 I could tick off dozens of reasons why I think Genesis was "better", which in the end is subjective. I won't other than the most obvious one. SONGWRITING. If you include original founder and lead guitarist Anthony Phillips, Genesis had 6 prolific talented songwriters, 2 of whom literally dominated the 80s and part 90s(Gabriel and Collins). Genesis was much more a true songwriters collective, with contributions from all. In Yes, Anderson pretty much controlled the lyrical content. That not only gave Genesis great diversity of sound, but displayed a much broader range of subjects and English HUMOR, which, let's be honest, was there ever an intentionally humorous Yes song? So in Genesis, not only was the magnificent music stunning, but their intelligent rich wordplay made the storytelling so important and crucial. Don't get me wrong, Yes is in my Top 5, and I saw Yes in various formations almost 20 times since 1977, so I'm a mega fan of both bands, but I play Genesis more, and I absolutely treasure the 10 times I saw Genesis live, for me the most incredible live band I ever saw. (I've also seen Steve Hackett about 15 times). Another problem with Yes was the merry go round band changes and most of all the Anderson/Howe split which created 2 competing Yes'. That crap really tarnished Yes' legacy. I love both band's music though, so I'm trying not to be hyper critical. 😁
Wow! You've responded in pretty much the same way ALL of us did when we first heard this masterpiece. I can say (without reservation), that "Yes" the band changed my life. You really need to hear more...seriously...you NEED to hear more Yes. Their album "Close To The Edge" is widely considered to be one of the greatest albums of all time...across ALL musical genres. You should listen to it in its entirety...to get the full effect. Some of their individual songs to check out would be, "And You And I", "Starship Trooper", "I've Seen All Good People", "Long Distance Runaround", & "Yours Is No Disgrace", for starters, and from their really early works, "Looking Around", "Time And A Word", & "Sweet Dreams" are definitely worth a listen or two. Also, their version of Simon & Garfunkel's musical gem, "America" is very, very good (if not better), than the original version. Oh, and most of their album cover designs were created by English artist Roger Dean, who is an iconic, artistic genius in his own right. Peace out brother! ✌😎
Early Progressive Rock. It was attempt by bands to elevate rock away from three chord pop music to a level of musicianship and composition comparable to classical or jazz.
Chris Squire on Bass... (RIP), one of the best to ever do it. Steve Howe on guitar... absolute beast. Jon Anderson...vocals. AMAZING singer. Rick Wakeman...Keys. Killer! Bill Bruford... Drums. O.G. Progressive Rock drummer!
11:58 What you’re feeling is music from an engineering background (pre-mixing and free-styling). The math is important, the timing it’s important, the tone is important, the instrumentation is important, the electrical flow is important, the tempo is important, the harmony is important. The brushstrokes of artists of sound.
Bruh, first time I watched your channel I didn't care much for it. I don't remember why, but I'm not the type to finalize an opinion on anything off of one experience, and I'm glad. You've become one of my favorite reactors, and I watch quite a few. Don't sub to all of them, but I watch. Your opinions are genuine. You make an effort to dig into the lyrics and message. Your background in the industry has given you an appreciation of the instrumentation and all the components of writing a song (i.e., time signatures, melody, depth and spacing). Just wanted to say I appreciate what you put into your product. Keep doing what you're doing.
I was 17 when 90125 was released and first heard Owner of a Lonely Heart and Changes. Since then I've been fortunate to see them in concert so many times I've lost count - including the 8-man Union version. Roundabout is a great intro song.
The Musicianship on this Song Is Off the Charts Absolutely Amazing 🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻 70’s Classic Rock Just Hits Different. Squire Crushing The Bass Wakeman Murdering The Keyboards Howe’s Wonderful Guitars & Anderson’s Vocals are Fantastic
YES is the greatest progressive rock band in my opinion. I just subscribed. I subscribe to anyone who reacts to them as will many other YES fans so keep them coming. Loads of greats including "Awaken", "The Gates of Delirium", "Close to the Edge", "And You and I", "Turn of the Century", "Starship Trooper", "Perpetual Change", "The Revealing Science of God", lots more.
I was a teen of the late 60s and into the 70s....I saw Yes in concert and it was mind blowing! They were and still are one of my all time favorite bands along with EL&P! A favorite song of mine by "Yes" is "Close To The Edge"! Oh and.....when I saw Yes when Rick Wakeman was in the band
You really do read your comments!!! I’ve given you a lot of groups and individuals and now I watch you listening to the songs and groups we ask you to listen to. You da best!!!!
You did a great job describing the act of listening to a YES Album song to song! Close to the Edge in another excellent album by YES. Bingo, now you need hear King Crimson for the ultimate in progressive rock. "Epitaph" would be today's history written in 1969! “21st Century Schizoid Man” from "In the Court of the Crimson King Album is an asskicker piece of history and artist group!
@@unicyclepeon That's a sad fact. Eagles do that too. I bought it all and never stole it! Good stuff should never be free unless it's a product of your own mind! Take it to the Limit One more time.
Thanks for the reaction! Roundabout is a stunningly great song. I listened to this on my buddy's turntable circa '73/74.. It stops me in my tracks to this day, if only to watch the circles go around and around, as on the roundabout......
Yes started in 1968 and they had their first big break when Sly And The Family Stone didn't show up for a gig and they were brought in at the last second so their was someone there to play. Music bigwigs were there for Sly but they got to see Yes and the rest is history. A form of Yes still tours to this day so that's 56 years of albums and performing. I've seen them many times and have a monstrously HUGE collection of albums including the group, guest appearances, solo albums, etc. I've also seen them many times and they're terrific live. They came out the same year as Led Zeppelin and at one time members of Yes and Led Zeppelin almost formed a group called XYZ (cross Yes/Zeppelin).
Their album “Close to the Edge,” released in 1972, is widely regarded as one of Yes’ greatest albums. This album pushes the boundaries of progressive rock, featuring long, intricate compositions that display the band’s exceptional musicianship. From the 18 minute "Close to the Edge" to the beautiful 10 minute "And You and I" through to the 9 minute "Siberian Khatru"....Absolutely amazing progressive rock!!!
The most iconic progressive rock band in history. If you want to really be taken on a ride listen to their song "Close to the Edge". They had a huge influence on Rush, specifically Geddy Lee who idolized Chris Squire, Yes's bass player. Lee actually stated that if there was no YES there probably wouldn't have been RUSH.
Congratulations! You have just stumbled onto (in my opinion) THE greatest band ever assembled. Five musicians that make epic masterpieces of sound "greater than the sum of its parts". Jon Anderson (VOCALS, guitar, harp, drums, keyboards), Chris Squire BASS virtuoso, harmonica, drums), Steve Howe (GUITAR, lap-steel guitar, lute, mandolin), Rick Wakeman (KEYBOARDS virtuoso) and Bill Bruford/Allen White (PERCUSSIONS). Try the album Close to the Edge! Three songs..."Close to the Edge", And You and I" and "Siberian Khatru". Then "Awaken" is a "must listen". Can't wait!
i was lucky enough to see the opening show of 902 tour. the best was seeing them on a night of a lunar eclipse. for the 2nd set they told us to go watch and they would keep playing. ( it was an outdoor show at blossom in Ohio. ) great time.
Yes are an English progressive rock band formed in London in 1968 by lead singer Jon Anderson, bassist Chris Squire, guitarist Peter Banks, keyboardist Tony Kaye, and drummer Bill Bruford. The band has undergone numerous lineup changes throughout their history, and have explored several musical styles over the years. Yes are most notably regarded as progressive rock pioneers. Basically, a HUGE rabbit hole of amazing music!!!
The sound of the 70’s. Dude…you are turning into a lover of REAL music. Won’t be long now before listening to rap will be totally boring and inspirational to you (except of course the music you have created which really resonates with you). I love watching you react. God love you
I grew up with Yes, and honestly, I was too impatient and just not smart enough to appreciate what Yes had to offer. Today, I LOVE their music. Each song is a musical adventure, quite the experience.
This song (and the album in general...stellar!) is what you get when EVERY member of the band is objectively at the highest level of their instrument and they all mesh in nearly seamless harmony. Fragile is certainly one of the best musical recordings ever produced.
Amazing Band !! my Favourite Band on this & any other planet 🙏spot on !! scenery the band viewed passing all the Roundabouts in the Highlands of Scotland 😀
This song always takes me back to a beautiful March morning in the Seventies. My brother and I had our motorcycles in my truck at Daytona going to race them. This song came over my truck radio and sealed the beauty and thrill of the moment into my head forever.
Yes Trivia Time….Yes once had a full album with only 3 songs ( 1 side had 30+ minute song on it, the other had 2 songs both were 12+ songs) , even later additions have only of 5 songs. Yes had so much turnover that they had 2 complete bands, the 2nd Anderson, Bruford, Wakeman, Howe had a successful career. Later there was a Yes Reunion album with both bands playing songs ( the tour was a disaster)
Yes Lead singer Jon Anderson and Steve Howe wrote this song near the end of a tour when they were traveling in Scotland. They were in the the back of a van when the song came together. Awed by the scenery. The band had been touring for about a month Anderson was looking forward to return to London. Where he could once again be with wife.The lyrics "Twenty four before my love you'll see I'll be there with you " Indicates that he is just 24 hours away from being with her again. Roundabout is a happy song and describes it as a Scottish jig
