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An in-depth look at the ill-fated 1979 Paris recordings by Yes and their subsequent Drama album. This video also discusses the XYZ project with Jimmy Page and other Trevor Horn productions.
After researching / writing the script, I then set about hours and hours of sourcing and individually cleaning up / colourising photos, all of which have to be re-made to fit the aspect ratio of this screen. It's a slow, manual and tedious task. After recording my voice I then weave the sounds in and out of it, this is the fun part were the general shape of the video comes to life. Finally, I glue it all together, which, on my computer, is a real slog. The software glitches constantly under the sheer strain and it takes an age with software that I am basically learning as I use.
The reward is seeing the comments roll in and knowing that the video will bring so much pleasure to people. I suspect one day this channel will be wiped by the copyright bots but until then I'll continue to make them, perhaps on different (and even - shock - NON PROG!!!) bands.

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@paulweiss3818
@paulweiss3818 Год назад
Honestly, Drama is one of my favorite Yes albums. I never understood why so many fans wouldn't accept it as a true Yes album.
@kuttycrew
@kuttycrew Год назад
Agreed, my favorite to play drums to.
@russell_szabados
@russell_szabados Год назад
Drama *is* my favorite Yes album. I don't accept Yes fans that don't accept Drama. Same with Genesis fans that don't accept A Trick Of the Tail and Wind and Wuthering. They cease to exist in my worldview.
@paulnolan4971
@paulnolan4971 Год назад
@@russell_szabados I feel the same about them and Floyd very especially
@kuttycrew
@kuttycrew Год назад
@@russell_szabados yes, but do you accept calling all stations?
@warptek
@warptek Год назад
Paradoxically they don't accept because of the absence of Jon Anderson yet, if Jon had been let in on these sessions it would have been a completely different record entirely.
@robjordan2506
@robjordan2506 Год назад
My 17-year old self saw them on this tour, front row. I camped in front of the ticket office at Notre Dame U. for 3 days to get those seats. I had no idea that Anderson was not on the tour and was disappointed when I saw TH singing, wearing a short brown jacket that had HOLLYWOOD written across the back in sequins. It didn't seem very ''Yes-like.'' However, the concert was musically brilliant even without him. I had the good fortune to meet Steve and Chris after the show and was given a ride home in their limo after I jumped a barricade to get Steve the posters (Studebaker Museum) that he had left behind after signing autographs for fans. They asked me what other music I listened to and we talked about Rush and King Crimson. I could barely breathe in their presence and couldn't believe my good fortune. What a thrill.
@BrunoniTube
@BrunoniTube Год назад
Indeed!
@sternzbt
@sternzbt Год назад
What a great experience for you. I had a very similar thing happen to me when I met Peter Gabriel
@ednewton4455
@ednewton4455 Год назад
What an incredible experience/memory 👏
@papadopp3870
@papadopp3870 Год назад
Cool memory, Rob!!! Was that in Indiana in America? During the 90s “Union” tour, I met Rick and Jon when I was thirty-five. I had the same reaction! Fortunately, Rick fixed me a nice drink. Way nice. He became me best mate right away. We mocked John about his pronunciation of the word “idea”, then realized I did, too. I felt bad the next day… not for the mockery of my favourite vocalist, but because of Rick’s nice drinks! That, and we had to drive 425 miles for a gig that day. It was well worth it!!! Haven’t heard from me mate since, tho!
@missingremote4388
@missingremote4388 Год назад
Amazing stories I went to and saw Yes 90125 in 1983 . Probably when I became a fan. But I was more into the Who's style R&B or ledzeppelin ☆ shout-out to Gary Newman in the white corvette
@timmee6937
@timmee6937 Год назад
Drama has always been my favorite Yes album. Its futuristic, almost extraterrestrial soundscape, is deeply hypnotic. Trevor's production is absolutely flawless and packs a smooth sonic punch. Forty two years have gone by yet it's still as fresh as ever.
@roboneil408
@roboneil408 Год назад
I have to agree with you. I'm 57 years old and have listened to an extreme amount of music throughout my life. However, YES has always been my mainstay and my favorite overall. And mind you, I like many different genres of music.
@josephbenesch4220
@josephbenesch4220 Год назад
Today agree !!! Fav by far
@jamesbyers6720
@jamesbyers6720 Год назад
22 years
@jamesbyers6720
@jamesbyers6720 Год назад
I couldn't agree more. 42 years, 22 years, 12 years, yesterday. The songs are ageless, yet they define an age of the band.
@Acujeremy
@Acujeremy Год назад
Something is wrong with people that think Drama is the best Yes album. Sorry, but that is just absurd!
@progrockdocs
@progrockdocs Год назад
How I make these videos: After researching / writing the script, I then set about hours and hours of sourcing and individually cleaning up / colourising photos, all of which have to be re-made to fit the aspect ratio of this screen. It's a slow, manual and tedious task. After recording my voice I then weave the sounds in and out of it, this is the fun part where magic happens and the story starts to tell itself. Finally, I glue it all together, which, on my computer, is a real slog. The software glitches constantly under the sheer strain and it takes an age with software that I am basically learning as I use. The reward is seeing the comments roll in and knowing that the video will bring so much pleasure to people. I suspect one day this channel will be wiped by the copyright bots but until then I'll continue to make them, perhaps on different (and even - shock - NON PROG!!!) bands. Enjoy Droogs....
@kevhead1525
@kevhead1525 Год назад
I will, little Alex. 😄
@TheProgCorner
@TheProgCorner Год назад
Thanks for all you are doing for the Prog community!!! 👍❤️🤘
@Originalspruce
@Originalspruce Год назад
Thank you so much for dedicated and creative efforts. They are truly appreciated
@gordonlandreth9550
@gordonlandreth9550 Год назад
Rock history from the late 60's to about the early 80's is definitely fascinating , because that was when most of the greatest music was produced . Enjoy all of your documentaries !
@mattmarkus4868
@mattmarkus4868 Год назад
why is jon anderson singing annoying vocals like that of a leprechaun in my ears during the studio scenes where they are speaking?
@jonesy2111
@jonesy2111 Год назад
I don't care what anyone says (including Yes purists and fans) Drama is the bands masterpiece and I have bought it on several formats over the years and unlike some of their albums Drama still sounds so fresh and powerful.
@mihali9655
@mihali9655 5 месяцев назад
I agree totally. All killer no filler.
@charlesnolan7602
@charlesnolan7602 3 месяца назад
Excellent album, after 44 years, I still play it regularly
@loyalroyal
@loyalroyal Месяц назад
Yes. It is fantastic.
@loftlegacy
@loftlegacy Год назад
The 79 sessions sound really tired. It was accidental genius that Buggles were stitched into Yes. The resulting album is 100% a Yes album and stood the test of time. The production of the album is the sharpest and crispest the band has done. The hangover from the album laid the foundations for the mega-success of 90125. Another amazing documentary (with welcoming narration local to me!)
@raymondhartmeijer9300
@raymondhartmeijer9300 Год назад
I agree and also with the documentary. The Paris sessions do sound as if they're tired and running out of good ideas.. It sounds like they were making a Jon Anderson solo record. They lacked an edge and a drama in the music. Messiah, Does it really happen, Tempus F all had that rocking quality that the band needed, even if that ment they had to go ahead without Anderson
@220773
@220773 Год назад
The Paris sessions were typically Yes, this album is so un-Yes, we've finally got to take this and accept it. 'Drama' will remain an unfinished project and their best album. As you can clearly see, I'm not a Yes lover at all, so take me for what I am, I'm not trying to be in tune with you fans so I know I'll probably upset some of yous.
@hpatss4966
@hpatss4966 Год назад
@@220773 bro you might as well just say “I want attention”
@johng2880
@johng2880 Год назад
It's usually trouble if you can understand Jon's lyrics clearly.
@220773
@220773 Год назад
@@hpatss4966 That's what you like to think. I simply speak my heart out, for me myself first and for those who might connect with it. All the rest doesn't bother me at all, I know many people might disagree, not a problem. So there you go, lad.
@3243_
@3243_ Год назад
Downes' metallic/glassy B3 chords and Squire's flanged bass on "Tempus Fugit" are among the band's greatest moments.
@gordonlandreth9550
@gordonlandreth9550 Год назад
Totally agree , right - the bass put through a flanger . A cool organ sound , and one of the hottest arrangements ever by Yes .
@ArtB414
@ArtB414 Год назад
Squire owned a bass guitar which had a flanger system unit build in. He used that in couple Yes songs. It was very distinctive. You couldn't miss it.
@johnsharp71
@johnsharp71 Год назад
It was a Hammond J122, so far as I am aware; he didn't have a B3 until he bought my old one, previously owned by Ken Hensley, prior to the second Asia album. It can be viewed in all its tubular steel legged glory on the Asia in Asia video although, frankly, it sounds awful!
@3243_
@3243_ Год назад
Well, it sounded great on "Tempus Fugit". :)
@3243_
@3243_ Год назад
And thank you for the correction/elucidation.
@winstontk
@winstontk Год назад
This documentary is absolutely ASTONISHING!! So incredibly well done. I totally agree with so much of the commentary as well. What a fascinating era for this incredible band. Congratulations, sir, on producing such a fine piece of work for us all to enjoy.
@progrockdocs
@progrockdocs Год назад
Cheers mate, I really appreciate comments like this.
@andreklawa-tecladodescompl5975
I agree!! Abraços do Brasil!!!! Hugs from Brazil!!!!
@Frip36
@Frip36 24 дня назад
"This documentary is absolutely ASTONISHING!!" Wrote Winstonk after snorting a 6 inch line of coke.
@caramanico1
@caramanico1 Год назад
While I loved The Yes Album through Going For The One, I wasn't stuck on holding them to that sound/feel. When Drama came out it instantly became one of my top couple of fave Yes albums. One of the most underrated albums ever.
@BKastrosky
@BKastrosky Год назад
Right, Close to the Edge sucks! And that singer with high pitched voice - how great that he didn't sing on that brilliant album!
@guitarpedaldemos9121
@guitarpedaldemos9121 Год назад
I liked Drama
@jtoms3
@jtoms3 Год назад
@@BKastrosky Okay, I'll admit it: I can't tell if you're being sarcastic or sincere.
@louise_rose
@louise_rose Год назад
Yeah, it's not a bad album at all - just different! (must have seemed very confusing to fans at the time though, because Anderson and Wakeman had come to be seen as essential elements of the band). It will have helped that Trevor Horn was not just a superb producer, but also a big and long-term fan of Yes - something that wasn't true of most young bands during those years! Horn is on record saying that seeing Yes (with Patrick Moraz on keys) during the Relayer tour in 1975 (probably the London Queen 's Park gig, which was filmed by the BBC and has been released on dvd since) was one of the most powerful and moving shows he went to during the entire 1970s, and I understand him - I too LOVE Relayer and its particular sound, that album was far ahead of its time and a musical triumph. :)
@dbaytug
@dbaytug Год назад
The reprise in Does it Really Happen? Is one of the stand out moments of the album and Squire's work. It is stunning.
@MurfTunes
@MurfTunes Год назад
Thank you for this doc. I was able to interview Steve Howe several years ago on my radio show. I told him Drama was my favorite Yes album. He said he had great affection for the project.
@aeropilot4419
@aeropilot4419 Год назад
The last of Howe’s peak creative period is on Drama, imho
@darkcharles7472
@darkcharles7472 Год назад
@@aeropilot4419 Thats 100%. He never played with that intensity and power again. Shame.
@monicadonnelly4991
@monicadonnelly4991 Год назад
@@aeropilot4419 What happened to him after that
@autk
@autk 6 месяцев назад
After Drama and Asia, Howe went lounge with his sound and style, killed my heart
@autk
@autk 6 месяцев назад
​@@darkcharles7472 Facts
@davethomas6337
@davethomas6337 Год назад
1980, a 16 year old wanted to give trial to a band he never heard of, but where to begin? I tried the latest album. From first note to end note I was frozen in amazement with each instrument BUSY and so well orchestrated!!! This quickly became my daily practise album with guitar & bass, along with Rush & Pink Floyd. Howe’s playing style appeared to be a prelude to Asia music. To this day I crank up Drama, so as to send me to bed full of incredible music in my mind- note for note with each instrument. Thank you Drama Crew- Howe, Squire, White, Downes & Horn
@giovannigalvagno6968
@giovannigalvagno6968 5 месяцев назад
I share the same story, with the difference that I was 12 and not 16 and I asked my aunt the LP Drama as a present for Christmas. From then on Yes were always in my life and built a sort of Soundtrack to it!
@rickshearer
@rickshearer Год назад
Drama IS and ALWAYS will be a proper YES album!
@BKastrosky
@BKastrosky 11 месяцев назад
Really?
@rickshearer
@rickshearer 11 месяцев назад
Does it really happen? Yes! @@BKastrosky
@jprph1
@jprph1 Год назад
This was an absolute delight to watch. I consider myself a pretty big Yes fan, but many of the historical points that were covered in this documentary I had never known about. I appreciate all the time and effort put forth to produce this and I subscribed to the channel and I’m looking forward to reviewing the rest of the content by this creator. Congratulations on a job well done!🎉❤
@GraachAhim
@GraachAhim Год назад
Some albums from exactely the same era were also ill-received at the time, but as the years-decades passed most people came to understand them and recognize them as the true mastepieces they were. I'm talking about Genesis' Duke and Zeppelin's In Through The Outdoor.
@dreamscuba
@dreamscuba Год назад
Drama is one of my favourite Yes albums. I love the energy and riffs... it's classic. Thanks for the documentary.
@major9991
@major9991 Год назад
There are many great albums by Yes, Fragile , Close to the edge are on top for me. Then Drama is next, its fresh and dynamic throughout the album. I saw Yes touring the "Drama" album. Such a great concert!
@rhoadnaroahs
@rhoadnaroahs Год назад
I didn't discover this album until 1986. Being a huge Yes, Asia and Buggles fan, I somehow found out that Geoff and Trevor were on Drama and bought it immediately. Loved it since then!
@allenbrooksoffical
@allenbrooksoffical Год назад
I received this album as a Christmas gift when it was released... I was just a kid but knew of Yes from roundabout. This record had a huge impact on me. It's very unique! Love this record.....
@SteveBello
@SteveBello Год назад
When I was getting into Yes in the early 80s, people told me not to buy DRAMA but glad I didn't listen to them. I think it's a fantastic album, definitely in my top 5 Yes albums! It's almost 'metal' for Yes!
@BKastrosky
@BKastrosky 11 месяцев назад
I am a camera, camera is metal indeed! LOL!
@ElCrusherDeCraneos
@ElCrusherDeCraneos Год назад
I have to tell you as a Rush fan early on when my good friend turned me on to Yes (he wasn't into Rush) I loved their music but Drama quickly became my all time favorite recording from the band. It is still in my regular rotation of music to play in my car and phone. It's as timeless as ever! Also, I'm a huge Buggles fan and I thank you for making this informative documentary as I've often wondered how the album came to be! Kudos to you!!!
@randolphmcinvale3609
@randolphmcinvale3609 Год назад
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@randolphmcinvale3609
@randolphmcinvale3609 Год назад
trrrr 13:07 13:08 😮😮😅😅😅😮
@arthurbristol1611
@arthurbristol1611 Год назад
I appreciate the hours, days and weeks it took to create this documentary. Yes was always a deep dive for a young listener, and Drama was just as demanding and rewarding as it's predecessors. You've illuminated the process and psychology of Drama's creation and the band's internal reaction in a historical context. A beautiful accomplishment, and worthy of accolades. To a community who love Yes as individuals, and Yes as an evolving collective, this RU-vid post delivers a 33 minute goldmine.
@mathames4679
@mathames4679 Год назад
Fantastic, well done. All of your hard work on the audio and visuals is worthwhile.
@TomHolliday9
@TomHolliday9 Год назад
Great take on this period of Yes' history! Thanks for posting this. Really enjoyed it. Drama has always ranked pretty high in their catalog for me..
@skeezix64
@skeezix64 Год назад
Fantastic “documentary?” In 1980 I was 16 and a fanatical Yes fan. Seeing this tour in the round in LA in the 5th row, was such a thrill. Of course I was somewhat devastated not to have Rick and Jon up there on the stage, but Steve Chris and Alan were three of my heroes. Seems so long ago and yet remains so vivid. And I still love Drama. Always will.
@tragus44
@tragus44 Год назад
same here same age also was a yes fanatic
@gabesvidz
@gabesvidz Год назад
I also was at the sports arena for that tour but was 18.
@mpRamosgroove
@mpRamosgroove Год назад
Great job on this documentary. It really struck me when you compared Drama to The Yes Album because they are my favorite two albums by YES.
@barrykimber
@barrykimber Год назад
Agree totally that this is one Yes album that doesn't seem to sound dated. I can recall the hostility from many fans to the idea of 'plastic pop' in the form of Buggles teaming up with the remants of Yes, but it actually worked....i loved this album & saw them on the UK leg of the Drama tour and they were excellent, a real shame they didn't go on to do more together
@nelmquist
@nelmquist Год назад
Agreed. Never would expect Yes+Buggles to mix, but the key factor is talent. Trevor Horn is a brilliant music mind.
@jefflofgren5304
@jefflofgren5304 Год назад
All 5 of the same musicians regrouped for the Yes album "Fly From Here-Return Trip" something like 30 years later!
@kevhead1525
@kevhead1525 Год назад
The new wave Yes album. Looking forward to this.
@aschule5684
@aschule5684 8 месяцев назад
Such a brilliant masterpiece ! Steve Chris and Alan played with a genuine enthusiasm for this project with unexpected newbies that created a YES not heard before or since. A captured moment in time that will forever stand alone in it's unique flare and excitement. Sometimes out of chaos comes magic!
@autk
@autk 8 месяцев назад
Definitely
@Justin_Kipper
@Justin_Kipper Год назад
Saw the band on the Drama tour in Tulsa. Wasn't sure what to make of it or the album itself at the time. But over the years, I've come to appreciate how good the album is, and it's probably what Yes needed to do at that point. It's an essential and important part of the long and somewhat mysterious musical road that Yes traveled, some of which we'll never know the full story behind...but we have the most important part of the story: the music itself. Great video, your work in making these is much appreciated!
@TheSteveSteele
@TheSteveSteele Год назад
Excellent commentary! I’ve always liked Drama. In fact, after the early albums with Bruford, and Relayer, Drama sits solidly after those. I now remember the Page and Squire attempt. I’d forgotten about that.
@barryclay9084
@barryclay9084 Год назад
My friends and I were always amazed at the crisp, clear production of Drama. This album sounded sooo fresh, especially when compared to Tormato. We would crank it up in my car (which was white, incidentally) and always listened to it in one sitting, so to speak. It has remained the most played of all my Yes albums. Tempus Fugit!
@davidbutler8096
@davidbutler8096 8 месяцев назад
Thank you for another fantastically researched and delivered video. YES is the band I've seen the most times live, and it's a shame that Jon and Steve can't bury the hatchet and give us longtime fans one last tour. Drama was a turning point for a lot of the old school fans, but I, like the majority here, liked it...a lot. Trevor Horn hit it out of the park with his involvement with FGTH and Welcome to the Pleasuredome, which I think is the best track...with a cameo from Steve.
@markwdixon
@markwdixon Год назад
Thank you! Really enjoyed this video. I'm a long time Yes fan who was very surprised to find that I loved Drama when it came out. Still sounds great today. Cheers!
@tomfenn7149
@tomfenn7149 Год назад
Still my favourite YES recording. And when I sold all my records, 'Drama' was the one YES album I kept, and still have. Agree completely that it still sounds modern and fresh today. It does! My 17 year old daughter loves it too. Great video!
@kennybrown1315
@kennybrown1315 Год назад
Superb documentary of a time in the band that should never be forgotten for all the best reasons. Great musicianship, production, engineering, songwriting, its only a pity a decent live recording and video doesnt exist. Horn and Downes gave them a reboot and its arguable 90125 wouldnt have happened without this line up. It allowed Yes to move on from Anderson and when they brought him back it was on the band’s terms. It was good that some Drama songs were given an airing when Benoit David was in the band and for me Fly From Here is a stunning album. Also Topographic Drama tour put the album back on the map. Great work mate
@ednewton4455
@ednewton4455 Год назад
To make this documentary for RU-vid is so applaudable. Hats off to you, I have really enjoyed it. And for what it's worth, one of my top 5 Yes albums 🙌
@ednewton4455
@ednewton4455 Год назад
Although (as I type on Dec 23rd) sad to dismiss Run With the Fox ☹️
@mattbrowne7862
@mattbrowne7862 Год назад
As an avid Yes fan for 40+ years, I really love the fade in of Does It Really Happen! Such a great jam and I'm so drawn to the off beat going on with Howe and Downes. Always fresh to listen to. Yay Yes
@gregggoss2210
@gregggoss2210 8 месяцев назад
When my friends and myself purchased tickets for this show, there was absolutely no mention of the personnel change by anyone involved. Not the promoter, not the radio stations, no one. We felt betrayed and cheated. Strangely enough, when Asia formed and toured, we forgot it and moved on. Looking back now, the show was good but it didn't feel like it at the time. By the way, great job on this. You are awesome.
@marcjdt5796
@marcjdt5796 Год назад
The first album of Yes i heard in 1983... I discovered how the bass could be creative !
@LoneLee2022
@LoneLee2022 Год назад
Because Squire was the best bass player that ever lived.
@joebill3400
@joebill3400 Год назад
So rich with precious information, so well written, wonderfully documented, so interesting...Outstanding. Congratulations and thank you so much for sharing.
@progrockdocs
@progrockdocs Год назад
Cheers mate!
@joebill3400
@joebill3400 Год назад
@@progrockdocs thank YOU !
@marinhrabric6162
@marinhrabric6162 Год назад
great album, just as good as the previous albums. one of my favourites. and i have to say this channel is doing wonders with these documentaries.
@fallingmanuk
@fallingmanuk Год назад
My older brother took to Hammersmith Odeon for the first time December 1980 to see Yes with the Buggles chaps - wow what a first London gig! I was 13 years old but already mad about prog rock especially Genesis and Yes, and already a wannabe synth player so Geoff Downes' keyboard rig was highly drollworthy! Really enjoyed this documentary as I do all your other ones so thank you so much and keep up the fantastic work.
@Kenneth_Fishing
@Kenneth_Fishing Год назад
Part of why the album is so good is because Chris and Howe were given the reigns and were able to do whatever they wanted. They are full of ideas and energy
@autk
@autk 6 месяцев назад
Indeed!!
@lylesmith3506
@lylesmith3506 Год назад
This is a great album. I play it all the time. Finally Steve, Chris and Alan could open up.
@leddygee1896
@leddygee1896 Год назад
Drama is my favorite album by far, Not to say any of their other albums Are bad, they just seemed to hit the Sweet spot in their creativity. thanks for showing some background details of this record. It was fantastic!!
@LoneLee2022
@LoneLee2022 Год назад
It's a brilliant album.
@WolfhandsYouTube
@WolfhandsYouTube Год назад
Chris was using his Ranney 8 string bass heavily in these sessions - it sounds so good, especially cranked through a Marshall.
@sogggyyy
@sogggyyy Год назад
Two of my all-time favorites are Tormato and The Paris Sessions. However, Drama was so distinctive and the complexity of the songs necessitated multiple listenings. Without Drama launching Yes into the 1980s, we wouldn't have 90125 and Big Generator.
@trioofone8911
@trioofone8911 Год назад
Long time Yes fan. I always loved the Drama album
@burke9497
@burke9497 Год назад
Hey brother. Can’t wait to watch this one. I bought this album the day it was released, which happened to be the day I left home for college. Also saw yes on this tour in Pittsburgh. It’s a special recording for me. Thank you for your great videos!
@dr91262
@dr91262 Год назад
i was also at that show at Notre Dame for the Drama Tour. I was in Heaven! All were seated and i walked up the aisle to take awesome shots of Chris and the group! Big moment in my life! They were great! i had no problem with Trevor singing lead, it matched the 80s Drama scene for me.
@tonysienzant6717
@tonysienzant6717 Год назад
I've always felt that the "TORMATO" album was a much better album than "DRAMA." I loved ALL the tracks on it, especially the ones dismissed by the narrator of this video. To me, "TORMATO" was a re-invigorated YES, with catchy & clever songs, often pared down in time-length. It is finely recorded & beautifully sounding in stark contrast to the Punk movement at the time. It is highly enjoyable from start to finish & remains one of my all-time favorites of theirs, alongside "CLOSE TO THE EDGE" & "FRAGILE" & some of their earlier albums which first put them on the map, pre-Rick Wakeman.
@johnreed9435
@johnreed9435 Год назад
Was 16 when this came out and remember it well. I even bought on the old Columbia Records 10 for $1 deal. I simply love the album and now this documentary too. Thank you!
@eyesoftheworld362
@eyesoftheworld362 Год назад
Loved Drama and both tours. Go Through This and Fly From Here were wonderful surprises on their first tour. Squire and Howe stepped up with more harmonies with Squire assisting Horn on lead. Loved Horn on all the classics, especially And You And I.
@charlesnolan7602
@charlesnolan7602 Год назад
I attended 2 DRAMA shows in Philadelphia, September and October, 1980. The Drama " in the Round" staged shows that I attended were absolutely incendiary, high-art, with a fabulous intro and outro Alan White drum riser at the beginning and ending of " Machine Messiah." It was easliy a 20 foot high ascent from the main circulating stage, with every spot light in the Spectrum arena hitting Alan 's kit, as he rotated counterclockwise to the main stage!
@eyesoftheworld362
@eyesoftheworld362 Год назад
Was at all of those shows at the Spectrum and got backstage both years. Downes endeared himself to Yes’ U.S. home base by wearing a Phillies jersey with a Fanatic doll on one of his keyboard tops, unlike Wakeman who’s keyboards were topped with bottles of Heineken before he got sober :)
@davelanciani-dimaensionx
@davelanciani-dimaensionx Год назад
I love the Drama album. It sounds like Steve Howe finally learned how to get a decent, gritty rock tone from his guitar, like he started using an overdrive pedal, and it sounds great.
@GTP_Mars
@GTP_Mars Год назад
Brilliant documentary, heartfelt commentary and stunning depth of information - and, above all, a great testimony to a unique incarnation of a unique band, great work!
@JohnHancotte
@JohnHancotte Год назад
Terrific use of the non-album demos and other historic bits. Your attention to detail makes for an ideal recounting of the this historical album. I remember being turned off by the lack of Jon and Rick. My buds had the album and I was converted by their enthusiasm for this mainly uptempo and rocking album. Too bad they didn't make a true follow up, but then the lineup was always in a state of flux.
@chrisjanisch330
@chrisjanisch330 Год назад
Long time Yes fan here as many are, with my first show being Relayer with Pat Moraz. Fortunately I had purchased the record and gotten quite used to it before the show. Like many I was skeptical going into it, but as usual, Yes delivered. Horn did a great job with Anderson’s vocal parts, but didn’t try to sound like Jon which was really refreshing. The band was tight, and the new material was solid and delivered perfectly. Overall a great record with solid songs and what I really like is that it’s its own record. They didn’t try to recreate classic Yes, instead they wrote and performed songs that fit the lineup and the times in which it was released. This record is a solid 10+
@daveycretin664
@daveycretin664 Год назад
Engaging, exciting, excellent, and exquisite. Another extraordinary entry into your unique and unequivocal palatial prog programming pantheon. Three cheers to you! Greetings from Noo Yawk, ova heyah!! Prog On!!! 🎸 🎹 🥁 🎤
@progrockdocs
@progrockdocs Год назад
I am in awe, Sir, at your affecting and articulate alliteration 🤓
@daveycretin664
@daveycretin664 Год назад
@@progrockdocs ~ ¡Muchas Gracias, Señor! Murray Christmas 🎄, Happy Chanukah, Groovy Kwanza & a Fun-Filled Festivus to you and yours! 🤘😇🤘
@bizzynomo6624
@bizzynomo6624 Год назад
Drama is one of my favorite YES LP's. I was amazed how seamlessly the Buggles integrated into the YES sound. I get why some fans rejected this line up and dismissed the LP but I think it holds up very well in the context of their body of work.
@marksaxon
@marksaxon Год назад
Great video! One of my favorite Yes albums. I don't care if Jon isn't on it. It had a fresh sound and memorable songs I still listen to today. Can't remember the last time I listened to Tormato. Lol.
@davelouis4004
@davelouis4004 Год назад
One of my favourite Yes recordings, extremely underrated !
@Terminus1962
@Terminus1962 Год назад
What an incredible and poignant testament to an incredible and very progressive album. It truly is a Yes album in every way. It also gives us Yes fans a glimpse of some of the music that could have been and helps restore dignity to the band after so much "drama". Thank you for the hard work you put into this documentary. I will view it many times!!
@craigfazekas3923
@craigfazekas3923 Год назад
Out of all of Steve Howe's lead/solo guitar work in Yes ? The outro to Run to The Light is among my very favorites. It has a almost etherial sound to it- the sound that a beautiful sunset would make, if it could..... 🚬😎
@progrockdocs
@progrockdocs Год назад
Whilst making this doc it was Howe’s playing on ‘I am a camera’ that I was most impressed by.
@craigfazekas3923
@craigfazekas3923 Год назад
@@progrockdocs I was fortunate enough to see Steve solo twice. Both were super memories. The 1st time was Halloween night at the TLA in Philly, 2000. While walking up & down South St. prior to the gig ? I hear live KISS music, and growing louder as I walked along. Yup, unmistakenly, are blasting the sounds of the song 'Got to Choose'. There was a KISS tribute band playing a free show outdoors on Halloween night. They focused on all the early material- Deuce, Strutter, Parasite, Cold Gin, ect. What a trip.... And the second Steve Howe gig I saw was at a Yacht Club in Belmar, NJ- with an extremely noisy & rude crowd. Steve was clearly miffed as well- he politely asked the crowd why they came if they weren't going to listen. Yeah. Prior to that show ? I'd just bought the King Crimson CD of the entire Asbury Park show in '74. Asbury Park was near Belmar, so I went to the original Casino where KC played, and listened with my eyes closed with headphones on at full volume- just soaking it in & knowing I was going to see Mr. Howe immediately after. It was great. I was wasted on painkillers too- being that I was an addict at the time. Fun ? You bet.... I also saw Joe Walsh at The Stone Pony in Asbury Park too- 10 years prior. And stayed at The Empress that night, knowing that Crimson stayed there when they played there in '74. Btw- what is Fred Flintstone's fave rock band ? Of course; King Crimstone..... Sorry. 🚬😎
@monicadonnelly4991
@monicadonnelly4991 Год назад
@@craigfazekas3923❤❤❤
@paulwilliams6593
@paulwilliams6593 Год назад
Your documentaries are awesome. I have been a huge Yes fan for nearly 50 years (as well as Genesis) and a huge lover of all music and I have learned many things from these very well researched and professionally assembled pieces. Many congratulations and very well done !!
@Latexhandske
@Latexhandske Год назад
Bloody fantasic ❤
@starwarsunfiltered7848
@starwarsunfiltered7848 Год назад
As a longtime Yes fan of nearly 25 years, you knocked this out of the park. (I'll forgive the negative mention of "Run With The Fox", which is a perennial Christmas favorite.) Just days after discovering Yes via 90125 on the week of my 18th birthday, I almost nonchalantly found a cassette of Drama for 99 cents at my local Wherehouse. My first listen was permanently imprinted into my consciousness, and through that summer and beyond the album became not only one of my top favorites of all time, but one of the catalysts that propelled me into delving into more of Yes for these last three decades as I scoured for every record, video and boxed set and saw the band live fifteen times since 1998. It's been very vindicating to see not only love for Drama slowly bubble up through the years, but also magical and surreal that Geoff would rejoin for these last 11 years and that the album would eventually be played in its entirety in 2016. I still can't quite believe it.
@artmccartan4911
@artmccartan4911 Год назад
It was at this point in time I gave up on Yes,. not because of the music, because some "expert" claimed the Buggles duo ruined Yes. Shame on him and shame on me.
@rockingtr1
@rockingtr1 Год назад
I will never forget a very long power outage at a Chicago show that was met by much booing, mostly directed at Geoff's computer screen, eerily still glowing. Great to see that program art again. I concur this is "very metal" for Yes as I have claimed for years. Now ya'all go watch the Tempus Fugit video and check out the old overhead lights from Awaken disassembled as triangles.
@robtymec2045
@robtymec2045 Год назад
If I had any real complaint about Drama, it would be that I wish it had a few more tracks on it. It was an interesting transitional album that did some really great experimentation. I really like it. Each track is quite enjoyable. Even if it is weird not to hear Jon's voice on it.
@richardmorgan1588
@richardmorgan1588 Год назад
Thank you for digging up and so marvelously presenting us this wonderful window into the band that was the introduction of the very concept of “progressive rock” to myself and … dare I say… most others! I’d love to get my hands on that album “Golden Age”. Most of that was new to me and I’ve been a Yes fan since I bought Fragile the year it came out which was one of the first rock albums I ever bought! These kinds of videos really enrich me! Please know you are appreciated and we would love to see more!
@ceecoursian
@ceecoursian Год назад
The missing link between Prog Rock and New Wave Synth Pop
@afargreencountry6324
@afargreencountry6324 Год назад
Big 70’s Yes fan. Yes at Wembley gigs were amazing. I was at school and my friends had a good laugh at Buggles joining Yes. From day one I loved the Drama album and still do. Glad none of the post-Tormato demo stuff made it to the following Yes album. Tormato was great although it is a bit thin sounding. That’s my 2 pennies worth. 🙂
@zephead64
@zephead64 Год назад
Really enjoyed this mini doc! Having been a Yes fan for a few years prior to Drama, I was initially skeptical about the new line up but quickly ended up loving the Drama album. I still play it quite often and consider it a masterpiece.
@fenderstratocastertelecast8479
The drama lineup is brilliant and as once said by Alan white... Has a lot of credibility And i love It!!!
@josephneundorf2298
@josephneundorf2298 11 месяцев назад
This rockumentary is absolutely fascinating...Horn and Downes meshed so well w remaining YES members
@redstrat1234
@redstrat1234 Год назад
As usual, an excellent presentation and assessment of the album. Good work sir, I look forward to your next post.
@stevebasford6598
@stevebasford6598 Год назад
Well that was absolutely bloody excellent mate,so we’ll put together with so much stuff I didn’t know Big thanks and keep it going we really appreciate your work
@godbluffvdgg
@godbluffvdgg 11 месяцев назад
As a Yes head since the early 70's We loved Drama when it came out...
@TheSteveSteele
@TheSteveSteele Год назад
Btw, have you done a “story of Relayer”? I’d love to hear about the aftermath of Tales, and the addition of Patrick Moraz.
@TheSteveSteele
@TheSteveSteele Год назад
@@eyesoftheworld362 Never knew that.
@eyesoftheworld362
@eyesoftheworld362 Год назад
@@TheSteveSteele This is what he said in a 2000 interview: “Unfortunately, I was forced to leave. And even though, at the time, the split “was not made to appear acrimonious”, I suffered extremely and extensively. To be “asked to leave” so suddenly put me in a lot of turmoil and disturbance. The fact is, I was never compensated for anything. I never ever got paid for any of my tour participation in the extremely successful and extensive YES Tour of 1976, which comprised about 65 concerts, many of them in front of sold-out audiences of more than 100,000 people. After all, as a member of the band, I was entitled to a 20% cut from what the band was getting.
I don’t like to dwell into negatives, however, I can tell you that I had absolutely no desire to want to leave YES, at the time, in November of 1976. We had just finished the biggest tour YES had ever done, the “Bicentennial Tour”, a huge, extremely successful tour for YES. Somehow, it had been decided that we would go and record, in my own country, Switzerland, what became the album “Going for the One”, which we had extensively composed, developed and rehearsed during the course of 1976 (and even before that). There was no reason in the world for me to want to leave the band! Also, I understood, much later, that Rick was already in town, with his own crew, when I was still in the group, and I was still part of YES.
In addition, it was an extremely complicated and difficult situation for me to be stranded, on the street, with my baby daughter who was only one-month old and her mother, without any transport or money, in the cold winter of Switzerland. Then the fight for survival to stay alive, it all became surreal.”
@kingpoptart9335
@kingpoptart9335 Год назад
@@eyesoftheworld362 Moraz is an amazing person. I could have never forgiven the band for that treatment and would have sued the s**t out of them. I saw both Relayer and the 76 Solo tour and Moraz was amazing. When I originally heard about this all those years ago my respect for those band members plummeted. Shiny Yes is full of greed.
@TheSteveSteele
@TheSteveSteele Год назад
@@eyesoftheworld362 Is this a verified story? As told, that’s extremely cold blooded.
@TheSteveSteele
@TheSteveSteele Год назад
@@eyesoftheworld362 Thanks. I’ll take a look.
@geoffreylogsdon162
@geoffreylogsdon162 Год назад
Excellent!! Love your album documentaries!!!
@BrunoniTube
@BrunoniTube Год назад
Great job documenting perhaps Yes's most intriguing and complete album ever. Congrats, mate.
@bibop969
@bibop969 Год назад
wow, now i adore jon andersons singing even more. what a voice
@yupitsmejohn
@yupitsmejohn Год назад
Wonderful documentary! Drama is one of my favorite Yes albums.
@pablosantander5739
@pablosantander5739 Год назад
Excelente documentary and amazing sound mix, really amazing! thanks
@vox1962
@vox1962 Год назад
One of my favorite Yes albums
@haydenarlington8256
@haydenarlington8256 Год назад
Brilliant yet again. I can tell how much effort you put into these.
@halcyon289
@halcyon289 Год назад
Magnificent once again . Thank you for all your hard work.
@thetype85
@thetype85 Год назад
Wow! This was amazing! The production quality was excellent, the research and storytelling was even better! thank you!
@Kenneth_Fishing
@Kenneth_Fishing Год назад
The intro to this video was pretty cool btw
@progrockdocs
@progrockdocs Год назад
I make the intro before I write a word of the script. It gives me some inspiration and focus on the long slog that then follows... I agree it’s shit-hot but then you can’t fail with that incredible ‘metal’ logo and that guitar noise!
@jeffreysawatzky
@jeffreysawatzky Год назад
Wonderful! Drama will always be in my top 5 Yes albums.
@normanmacfarlane6724
@normanmacfarlane6724 Год назад
I love your podcasts I really love Prog music Tales from Topographic Oceans my favourite album This is great stuff Thank you
@stevepeebles61
@stevepeebles61 Год назад
Loved Drama, Loved This Documentary ❤️ 🎸🎶
@mariobaert8346
@mariobaert8346 Год назад
Again a great documentary! Some not known (by me) information and a great era of my favorite band! Thanks Real Nyc!
@davidwatkinson1226
@davidwatkinson1226 Год назад
Well done I know how hard work this will have been to produce. The never ending Yes story means plenty more video to come. Congratulations 👏👍
@bettywing52
@bettywing52 Год назад
Wonderfully entertaining production and commentary well above the common run of "criticism" , especially for this band. Loved the photo of them with NYC Ranger shirts to commemorate their Madison Square Garden sold-out shows. Drama turned into a big win for the lot of them. Thank you for the Paris sessions and other recordings thrown in i'll have to find too.
@progrockdocs
@progrockdocs Год назад
To be honest, the 5 minutes I present here will probably do you!
@bettywing52
@bettywing52 Год назад
@@progrockdocs I was surprised to find how the track "Surface Tension" danced around. I thought it was a full-fledged second solo album song.
@fabiohaeser8742
@fabiohaeser8742 Год назад
'Drama' has always been a very important sound discovery to me. Still nowadays every time I listen to the albuns it's like a new throughout to arrive. So I please and give many thanks for this documentary. Salute from Brazil!
@AssociationAdmirer
@AssociationAdmirer 5 месяцев назад
10:42 No, I can't even allow that; I've heard as many people say that the classic lineup is Anderson/Squire/Howe/Wakeman/Bruford, and I personally consider the best lineup of the group to be Anderson/Squire/Howe/Kaye/Bruford. With lineup shifts occurring throughout the band's history, there's just no way to get a consensus on this point. Anyway, thank you for this wonderful little overview of my third favorite Yes album (after Close to the Edge and The Yes Album). Drama carries a punch on its first listen greater than any other Yes album, and still grows on me more with each listen. Hearing you point out some of the finer details makes me appreciate it still more.
@PhillipEaton
@PhillipEaton Год назад
Great video, thanks for making it. IMO, Drama is the best Yes album, short but brilliant.
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