This is "must see" for the following reasons: 1. Bassist Chris Squire's glasses 2. Drummer Alan White's fashion. Everyone's fasion, while we're at it. 3. Steve Howe's smooth navigation among the three guitars. Looks as if he's having a blast. 4. It's the obscure incarnation of Yes from 1980, the one that created this album, Drama, that to me stands the test of time. 5. Keyboard Geoff Downes' pants 6. That the singer will look familiar to those who grew up in the early MTV era. That singer....Trevor Horn... Think, "Video Killed the Radio Star". Yep, he and Geoff Downes were principal members of Buggles.
suite, sorry while in live concerts steve howe's transition from guitar 2 guitar is fantastic this video is like lip sync . their not really playing, it's studio version music dubbed onto a video of them pretending to play the music. this really is common practice of all official music videos during the mtv,s generation, but u are very right. a very hard to come by movie called yessongs from the 80,s he does these transitions in concert footage. u can see bits and pieces of full songs on utube from the close to the edge tour and other live footage. peace bro.
SuiteDaddyO O I may be wrong, but I always saw both versions of yes, during these years as the MTV versions. I saw the live tour at Newcastle,Uk, city hall, unfortunately, Trevor, even tho he was fairly local to the area, seemed to be so nervous from the start, and stopped singing, about a third of the way in....at which point, Chris primarily took over lead singer as well. Being yes musically they pulled it off, just, not sure if Trevor continued with the tour much after that, but, that did seem to mark the end of , another chapter, and of course the inevitable start of a new one . . .i'm fortunate to have been seeing them live since 72/3, and, well, I know my favourites, both albums and line ups ( i.e. Live).
Some people give this video a thumbs down surely because he is filling Jon Anderson's shoes or at least trying to be...but it's not worth putting Trevor Horn down because he gave us a different type of Yes....and variety is the spice of life....besides, at the time, Jon Anderson and Rick Wakeman decided to leave Yes....so the genious Chris Squire brought it the Buggles. to join the remaining Yes members......many diehard Yes fans love this album...so bravo Chris Squire and your amazing ability to spot talent to compliment Yes.. That's my opinion and I welcome yours.
Agree with you a 100%. ! Pozdrav od Skopje...Geoff e za mene mozebi i najkompleten klavijaturist. Tatko mi e profesor po muzika i ima 80 godini. Veli Geoff e nesto spektakularno dobro, neverojatni resenija i idei...pozzz..
I bought this record new when I was 15. I was very disappointed when I opened it and there was no Jon Anderson or Rick Wakeman. I didn't want to like it, but I couldn't help it... the songs are all just so damned good. The musicianship in this track is astounding. So few bands (and probably none at the time) could pull off a song like this. And I think that Trevor Horn's voice is perfect for the songs on this album. He actually has a very pleasing voice, with a very clear, horn-like timbre. And I like his Scottish accent too.
For some reason, Drama has...up until very recently, I've had a "blind spot" for this wonderful album. Truth is now, ....I put it up in the Pantheon of Great Yes Album that exists in my head. This is an AWESOME collection....and I love the team/addition of Horn and Downes.
I never liked it, and not just because of the changing lineup, but I love how two guys doing 'video killed the radio star' could morph into Yes. Thats pretty astounding. That would be hilarious to hear Jon Anderson sing it.
@@mikearchibald744 Your tastes are your right, of course. However, I'm always a bit skeptical when people make blanket statements like "I didn't like it." What didn't you like about it? Did Squire's bass playing suddenly sour for you on this record? Was Howe off of his (otherwise very considerable) game? Did Downes offend you with his dual Minimoog playing? Or, as I suspect (sorry), did you "not like it" simply because you didn't want to like it? This is what we call "tribalism" and is, actually, almost everything that is wrong with our world today.
The fury of the rhythm section on this album cannot be overlooked. Squire, White and Howe unleashed. Jon Anderson would never have let them be so heavy. :)
I've been checking out this short era of yes these last couple of days because I have never listened to it and specially this song and it's so trippy, a fun song I like it.
Saw this line up at Hammersmith London. Some of the crowd were shouting for Jon. Why do that unless it's sprung on you. Felt a little sorry for Trevor. Drama is a great Yes album.
Yes, that's rediculous. Did they expect Jon to appear out from the curtains on to the stage after their shouting and heckling?, seriously. All that would likely do is cause a stressful , less enthusiastic performance by the band.
Yeah. The fans didn’t accept the change and wanted only Jon and Rick in the band with the other guys. I love this album and I think a Trevor and Geoff did a great job. I think it was just too quick of a change for some fans right after the Tormato tour.
@@montag4516 Yeah. Jon and Rick were at a crossroads with the other guys. There was a story that Rick would throw peanuts at Alan’s drum kit just to annoy him during the Paris sessions in 1979. There was definitely some stress in the band.
Tempus Fugit (Time flies) 1979..is anchored by the greatest bass line ever. By far their most undervalued album. The more you hear this song and the album The greater it sounds. Imagine being Trevor Horn at Madison Square Garden, in front of a huge crowd that has had tickets for six months to see Jon Anderson and Yes. He did a fantastic job. Yes never really broke up, they just rearranged themselves once in awhile, and kept going.
I don’t think this album got enough appreciation. If you listen from start to finish, you can really appreciate the flawless talent of them all! RIP Chris Squire. You are truly missed!
@Satanic Panic Fun and Games sound impressive in terms of years (6) till you hear that there were only 2 albums in between (Going For the One and Tormato) Relayer didn't even have Rick Wakeman on it.
@chwthomas1102 That's Cool... You enjoy < BENDING OVER> @ SATANS COMMAND. Countless times a day. Sad that your entire reality is... GAMING. Sooo, When you first heard this album you were 8. ? ( This DID get a fair amount of radio play) But you were buisy playing with luciferian dolls to even notice. What ? Are you " Offended" by this ? Then clearly you you are Offended by your own Satinic Homophobia. ( It was Your comment that prompted this )
Chris Squire, y ahora Alan White, (RIP)…quiénes, NO se resignaron a qué "la marca de YES" desapareciera...!!👏👏👏 Descansen en paz muchachos!!! Todos los que amamos sus talentos los vamos a extrañar mucho!!! 😢😢
@@Jorgevegaramirez Coincido plenamente!!! Es verdad que JON y RICK no eran fáciles de reemplazar, pero…qué talentos el resto de los muchachos para hacer una obra musical (“Drama”) que debió ser más valorada aún!!! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🙏🏻🎵🙏🏻
@@lusich94 Los dos miembros que reemplazaron le dieron otro sonido diferente. Lo cuál no puede agradarle a muchos fans de Yes, pero en lo personal me gustaron. Fusionaron muy bien ambos estilos
ray mccoy Only because some people are strict old yes only addicts. The same reason why strict Yes fans dont like 90125. I think this is a fantastic album. If this was produced in the late 80's during the Trevor Rabin era some of these songs may have been radio hits.
ray mccoy Because it's so different. Dramatically different you might say...Trevor didn't really try to sound like Jon, so right there, such a big change. Geoff was so different, not to mention the (personal opinion here), pop look, style, his whole approach back then seemed so different from Rick or Patrick (I think he was a great fit, different from Rick, more of a Jazzy sound yet still a great fit.).On it's own, with an open mind, a great album, I've always loved it, and I'm a hard core, Old School Yes fan.
In the early 80’s there was a DJ on Liverpool’s Radio City called Phil Eastern. He had a show called the Great Eastern Express. One night he played the whole of Drama and I was blown away by the album. Still recall the moment.
This was the first Yes tour I saw... and it blew my mind. Fantastic songs/structures, first time I heard the Fairlight. Amazing musicianship. Will always love Anderson, but Horn did his best, and the original songs are still fantastic. And, of course, Horn is a genius in his own right. 🤩
It's fantastic that they produced so much music - the musician change-ups only added to the whole. I'm STILL finding and re-finding stuff to love. "Union" has some terrific music on it, for example. And one of Chris Squire's best, I think, is On the Silent Wings of Freedom, from the hated Tormato album.
@@oo88oo I'm one of those who actually likes Tormato a lot. If you just edit it a little bit, then it would have been not so hated. For example, just remove the Circus of Heaven song and replace it with something else. COH is a nice song, but it just belongs on a Jon Anderson solo album instead of a YES album. Then, for Arriving UFO have Wakeman change some of the keyboard lines that sounded like explosions to something else. Get rid of the audience applause in Release, Release and it would would be the great song that it really is.
@@genericusername1365 Wakeman's keyboards sounded really thin on that album. I remember reading somewhere that it was recorded with Dolby noise reduction turned on, but mastered by someone else who didn't realise, so it sounded really flat and dull.
My introduction to Yes: Drama was very late at night. Sent to bed, I secretly stayed awake - with my tape recorder running - to capture this wonderful album.
Not sure what kind of look Howe was going for with that Jeff Beck haircut and vest, playing a Telecaster. The rest of them look like they raided Elton John’s closet
One of the best albums of all time. Didn't even have to think about it when I first heard it. A friend said "Wow, Jon's voice is so powerful! " I said That's not Jon. His name is Trevor Horn." Goes to show you. No matter the line up, they always seem to capture the amazing spirit of YES.
I thought I had heard all of Yes. I saw them live at Ahoy in the early seventies. I can dream almost all of their albums... I’m 65 now, but... wait... THERE’S MORE. I listened to Drama for the FIRST time ever YESterday. This is the second time. F*CK!! What have I missed all these years?? This is way up on the list(en), way up high. Five, yes, five great musicians.
i saw yes about a week ago and they had Geoff Downs on keys, Steve Howe on guitar, and Allan White on a few songs. sad they didn't play this, but it was still lots of fun. RIP Chris Squire and Peter Banks.
Nature Rules The Telecaster makes an appearance on the first Asia album too( on Sole Survivor) along with the incredible ES Artist guitars. Only saw Steve live once on the first Asia tour. He was the most respected guitarist of his time.
Brilliant song. There is so much to it that is intricate and emotional. Both Trevor Horn and Geoff Downes should be more honored for their contributions.
@@SmartDave60 I do, tho I like those too. My own taste favors when Yes was more pop conscious…. however, I didn’t ever fully warm to the Trevor Rabin years. (Patrick Moraz on Relayer was amazing fwiw)
This song takes me back to fall '80 when I was a barely mediocre drummer in a barely mediocre band. Somebody got ahold of this album, and we listened to it all the time and thought it was really cool, especially on one memorable road trip. Good memories. Great song.
My favorite Yes album,must be because over the years this seems to be the most played Yes track I listen to.Amazing musicianship and sound.Trevor Horn has a great voice and is perfect for Yes's prog sounds.
I'm amazed at how much Horn and Squire sound like Anderson and Squire. It really speaks volumes how much Squire contributed to the Yes sound. Like Taylor in Queens choruses. This is new to me so thank you for posting.
DenseAlloy Anderson may have been visionary, but Squire was always the heart and soul of the band. Hence I can only barely tolerate to listen to them perform without him these days.
Horn's vocal range is similar to Squire's which is why Squire stands out more on this album. When I saw Drama on tour, Horn had some difficulty hitting those high notes Jon excelled at.
@@Daniel-415-Ponce Squire was the heart and soul of the band for me as well. I salute the band fro still playing out live and making music, but it’s not the same without Chris. Billy Sherwood is doing a great job filling in his shoes though.
@@cathridge That may be because the material he was singing was virtually out of his range, but he tried his best. Singing at that range during the tour really strained his voice.
I feel very fortunate that I was a young teenager when I heard this song and album. I've always enjoyed English progressive rock from early Genesis to UK, Yes, ELP, Jethro Tull and so many more.
Right there with you! I could have gone the Black Sabbath, Black Flag, Dead Kennedy's (which I did to an extent), but Genesis as well as Yes were sincerely mega-influences. I didn't experiment with pot then, but I did enjoy the beer! I believe that the lyrics as well as the surreal guitar by Howe and Hackett, as well as the keyboards by Wakeman and Banks sealed my entrenched affection for classical/progressive rock! Buford, White and Collins were and are still great to listen to! Hope that I didn't offend anyone by my opinion!!!! In concert, you cannot fake excellent musicians! At least I hope that it cannot be done.
Great minds think a lot. (lol) Have you listened to any of Steve Hackett's solo stuff? The"Cured" album and the songs "Spectral Mornings" and "Narnia" are awesome (in my mind). Yes, I also feel very fortunate to have been young and lucky enough to ;have experienced it. I also listened to the heavier/industrial music but always came back to the English progressive music which never seems to get old. It stands the test of time.
Hackett had some seriously haunting riffs. Voyage of the Acolyte and Spectral Mornings are still my favorites. Cannot really seem to find any new progressive material out there lately! Have you?
I can't find anything new either. I haven't been looking to hard though. I seem to be stuck in the past with my listening habits. Another favorite music of mine is NFL music (from the 60's and 70's) they played on highlight films. Have you ever listened to Sam Spence or Ken Mansfield? Orchestra arranged but really melodic.
No I have not. I believe that I missed that boat! I have been stuck in a rut, or a groove depending on your outlook, with Rush as well as classical music turned to rock: i.e. Tom Parker arr. Bach. Apollo 100, Joy, etc. Guess I am getting old! : )
Only Downes stayed, though. There was supposedly friction between the late Chris Squire and Trevor Horn that went all the way back to "Big Generator." Horn's not an easy person to work with.
Trevor Horn fixed in this song with Yes, Steve Howe what a musician so brilliant, first time I listened this was 14 YO in 1982, and seem to me a stunning song, now is confirmed, salutes from Lima.
Breathtakingly brilliant song. The whole album "Drama", all six songs ,are flawless, sheer brilliance and excellence. Sorry to upset any Yes fans, but in my eyes and ears Drama is the best Yes album ever - for me. Cheers !
@@peterbyrne178 Those albums all have their peaks but also (aside from CTTE) their valleys - I think Drama is by far their most consistent album. No filler or jerking around, every note in place.
I used to grab my dad's guitar when i was just a couple of years old, and just hit the same string a couple of times to make it sound like the beginning part. Now it's about 22 Years later and i'm still amazed by the song.
Drama is a very underrated album. I wish I'd seen that tour-- from my first Yes concert in 1974- the mesmerizing Tales from Topographic Oceans tour to 2011 Fly From Here tour, Drama is the only Yes tour I missed. I'm glad I got to see ARW. I'd see them anyday over what is now Yes. Steve Howe would be the only reason to see them, but ARW was incredible!
Bc some people are so obsessed with an idea that 1 person was an entire band. Much akin to the Roger Waters fanboys who think HE was Pink Floyd. I love Jon Anderson, but he wasn't Yes. Howe and Squire were much more important to the sound of Yes than Anderson and Wakeman imho. This album proved that.
it probably should be worth noting that this album could very well be showcasing steve howe's musical peak. his lead early in this song is quite possibly the best expression of his art in his career...its a shame jon missed it
of those, only tormato was a stinker, imo. i saw the relayer and going for the one tours....magnificent! tales was more or less a joint project between jon and steve
I would add that Squire and White never sounded better than they did on Drama, too. I love all of their work, but I think Steve, Alan, and Chris were really playing like they had something to prove here. Maybe to help make up for Jon not being there. Whatever the case, it resulted in some fantastic music.
Drama was an album that i largely ignored for many years but over the course of time has slowly grown on me and is now one of my all time favourites from Yes. What a dynamite album with some oustanding music and great playing from the guys. RIP Chris Squire & Alan White
Amazing band ! Love Steve Howe's playing on this album. And Trevor Horn..?.....Wow ! You can't ignore how good this album is, and these incredible musicians.
I saw them do this album in concert and they where perfect, almost too perfect. They sounded exactly like the album. They where in the round and the the drummer was in a cage that went up and down. It was one of the better concerts I have ever seen.
my favorite song from Drama, a solid overall album. This one is to me, is the best because of so many dynamics and such a cool build up and denouement. This is classic Yes to me.
Can’t the remaining members of yes just get over their issues and join forces It’s too weird having the two versions out there Drives me nuts That being said I love this album Going to go buy it ASAP I love the prog/new wave tilt
This is easily one of the best YES albums/incarnations I've heard. Not a die-hard Yes fan in the '70s, to me this is a prequel to "90125" and it's a bit more straight-forward formula.
So much goes on in every bar - I am absolutely overwhelmed by the harmonics and the structure of this piece. Steve Howe at its best. There isn't a better arranged Yes album than Drama (and its without Anderson - almost unthinkable)
Back in the 1980s I had the Drama and sort of like to hear it, but it sounded out of place after the great 1970s Yes albums. Many years later it is a pleasure to hear Into the Lens. Time gives us perspective.
