Steve Howe was simply the gold standard for guitarists of his era. He had so many different styles that he drew from, from rockabilly to classical to jazz to heavy rock and much more. A completely unique musician, and one of my favorites.

The Yessongs version of Yours is no Disgrace, in my opinion, ranks as one of the greatest live solos of all time.

Yes I was at the New Orleans stop of this tour. The greatest live performance I ever witnessed. Close to the Edge was as close to heaven as music gets.

There as many versions of Steve Howe's solo in Yours is no Disgrace as you've had hit dinners. Never seen him play the same version twice. That Rainbow Theatre version is different to that released on Yessongs. The pre Wakeman versions from 1971 are closer to the studio album version. He is just one hell of a guitarist - one of the best

Now that your curiosity has been satisfied, you really should listen to the studio version of Yours Is No Disgrace. (On your own, at least, if you don't want to do it again for our sakes.) Reason #1, this live version does not feature Bill Bruford on drums. No disrespect to Alan White, who was a great drummer, but the way Bill played with Chris Squire was _truly special._ Those two formed the best "Rhythm Section"--if you can call it that--in progressive rock _ever._ Bill was a jazz drummer by habit & so was always 'experimenting' in part inspired by the way Chris played bass. #2, the studio versions always put Chris Squire's Industrial-Melodic inspirations front & center in the mix. It was wonderful. At least in this live vid, the bass is not muffled by the other instruments, but it doesn't come close to replicating what the studio version accomplishes. #3, one of YES' special musical achievements was the unmatched perfectionism of The Mix that you hear in their studio albums. They made full use of both stereo channels to fine tune your panoramic listening pleasure. Sound engineer Eddy Offord always obliged the requests of the band members who would spend hours at the sound board making sure it sounded just right. While their creations were incredibly complex, the flow of their individual contributions are fantastically presented over the course of a song. Check it out! You'll see...😌

I was lucky enough to see this tour at Newcastle city hall all those many years ago, and bear in mind what you are watching was the encore at the end of a 2 1/2 hour magical show, Howe was stratospheric, they all were, was lucky to see them another 20 times or so over the years, but I can assure you, nothing ever surpassed that performance..

Steve Howe on guitar is amazing. Find a live version of the song named “CLAP”. It’s all acoustic Howe will blow your mind. I saw them live in the late 70s or 1980 in London at the Hammersmith Odeon on a revolving stage. I can’t remember the exact date must be my age. There are so many great videos of songs from this specific concert you’re watching now that are totally amazing.

YES maybe weren't the most successful band ever but they certainly were always different from everybody else and in my opinion the best group of wonderful musicians that ever existed..

Steve Howe is a legendary guitarist and a genuinely nice person, I have seen him twice live as a solo artist and once he appeared as a guest with a Yes tribute band called Fragile, I stayed afterwards and had a drink with Steve and the band, they were saying he spent a week rehearsing with them even helping the guitarist learn some of the more complex technical guitar parts he could not get right, because of Steve the wwre able to add another 6 songs to their repertoire.

Steve Howe was one of the biggest driving factors that led me to attend about 100 Yes concerts beginning in 1975. It was when you saw him perform live that that you could truly appreciate his talent. He was voted Best Overall Guitarist for 5 consecutive years.

A truly awesome band. I saw them live many times. No words can describe what it was like. You had to have been there.

I seen them in concert 1978 at the Cal Palace in San Francisco California. I was 18 years old at the time and to this day It’s still the best concerts I’ve been to.

Maybe "Starship Trooper" next, and I agree with the others about doing the studio version first.

The audio for the Yessongs film is pretty bad but the remasterd Yessongs triple Live album from the same tour is far better. Still, it suffers a bit from early 70s technology. Luckily, they continued to play with the same passion for years to come and there are some stunning live performances caught on tape and film. The songs on The Yes Album, which was the first to feature Steve Howe on guitars has several songs that are quite guitar heavy to highlight his craftsmanship. The next album "Fragile" has a bit more of a group aesthetic. He got very experimental with the next several albums but always has been rooted in good solid playing. The craziest he ever got with YES was side three of "Tales from Topographic Oceans" - which is for some difficult to listen to, but his mastery is on full display, and then the entire "Relayer" album from 1974. He's so good it's ridiculous.

they sound exactly the same on the studio version. they are so talented

As good as Steven Howe is, every one of them were that good. YES was amazing!

Yes during that period in the early to mid 70s was scary good. Yessongs is a triple album live set from that tour. Back then they played with an aggressiveness that couldn't be matched. They just rampage through every song on Yessongs. After you're blown away by Steve Howe on guitar then go back and play any song again and Chris squire is going off just as much on the bass. Over the years they mellowed a lot and the tempo slowed but back then they were something to behold.

Try the Steve Wilson remixed versions of yes. They sound amazing. Try the studio version of this song or try “Starship Trooper”

I saw them in 1974. They were that good! All their albums from 1970 through 1977 are excellent. Close to the Edge (song and album) is masterful, probably the best progressive rock you can hear. Listen loud in a dark room with headphones to Side One, the song, Close to the Edge. It is an 18+ minute roller coaster ride!

I was in that audience in 72. was my first YES show. I was never the same

Please listen to the studio version. You really should have done the studio first. You know why...

Your reaction and grunts and groans resembled mine in 1971 when I first heard Yes. The guitar runs are unlike any other player.

You are right about the sound quality of this live recording… live performance is great though. There are many live performances of this piece to choose from. Steve Howe is on fire for this. Unfortunately Chris Squire’s bass performance which is every bit as impressive as Steve’s guitar performance, is lost a little in this video. The keys are a bit buried as well. The studio is definitely worth a listen as well as the YesSongs performance. YES is most definitely one of the most exciting live bands as well as a mind blowing studio band. Yes should be your next rabbit hole for sure. Thanks for the review !

To answer your question, yeah I saw this tour on multiple stops back in 72. As good as this is, the whole show was just incredible. Wish you could experience it in something other than this footage we have from the Yessongs film. Absolutely vote for you to hit the studio version ASAP and as a couple others here have said, in general I'd suggest always checking the studio versions on Yes first. It will give you a better foundation to hearing them live as well as bumping up your appreciation of how well they could recreate so much of their complex studio sound live. Looking forward to more Yes explorations for you!

About the sound, that we nowadays have subwoofers is because of Yes. They wanted a deeper sound not possible until then. The first ones were made for Yes. About the lights, we have vari-lites/moving heads because of Genesis, but that's another story.

I saw Yes first American tour in Hartford CT outdoors......they surprised the entire city with their music and VOLUME.....it was amazing.

I will be 69 this year. And still listening to yes. I was at that gig and was memorized. Years down the line I have seen Yes 32 times over the years, and never been disappointed. Even getting Steve to sign my Acoustic guitar after the Magnification tour.

Seen them in '77 in the round. Then again in a smaller venue in '98. They were absolutly the greatest to see live. They seemed to out do their studio versions.

Your reaction is exactly why I’ve been listening to Yes since 1971 (or so).

Yes in concert is an experience. I saw them in 1974 or 1975 for the first time (4 times since). I was 2 rows back from Rick Wakeman. You just kinda float out of the arena after one of their concerts!

Saw Yes live about 10 times. First time sept 1978, been in love with their music ever since. Steve Howe is an incredible guitarist, never left during his solos. Getting old sucks, losing Chris was tough. He seemed to be the glue that kept the band together on and off over the years. Would love another chance to see Jon, Steve, Rick and now that Alan passed, maybe Bill Bruford could join in on drums.

YES many many times since 1972 around 73 times seeing them

SH is beyond phenomenal!!! Incredible live band with massively complex musical arrangements!

I saw this tour. I'm 66. The difference between Yes and the other prog bands of the era was that Yes could really ROCK.

I've seen them a couple dozen times . . . amazing that ALL of them have their own distinct (and recognizable) solos that they would perform in their shows. My first Yes show was the Relayer tour with Patrick Moraz on keyboards - spectacular - I was 17. Then their tours "In the Round" started and saw them numerous times; once even inside the barricade between the audience and the round stage - HOLY SH*T that was amazing. Almost face to face with Rick Wakeman while Howe was playing his acoustic solo 'Hey, Rick. Nice show", with his response of "thank you." Saw the Union tour, and the Magnification tours as well. Just love the band. I'm 63 now and still listen to Yes every day, especially now that people are doing reactions. Can't help myself. I do really appreciate your reviews! You certainly appreciate talent when you hear/see it.

The personnel listed in the wiki entry you were checking show the studio album keyboardist, Tony Kaye. This live performance has Rick Wakeman on keyboards. As good as Kaye was (and he was quite good) Rick Wakeman is a legedary keyboardist and performer.

We’ve been knowing about YES’s greatest for 50 plus years, it’s official YES IS BEST!!!

I was born ten years too late and first saw this Yessongs Movie on USA Night Flight in like 1985. Still blown away.

I saw them on this tour and the encore was Yours is no disgrace and Starship trooper. it was an awesome show.

Steve Howe was and is still a genius at guitar playing. YES is just a sensational band.

Just a side comment to mention some of the great guitarists named "Steve": Howe, Hackett, Vai, Morse. Have seen them all live several times starting in the 70's. And they are still performing! Hope you can see them while they are still with us. They are all fantastic live!! Peace and love to all!

The Rainbow Theater was in London and popular for lots of popular bands in the ‘70s. (The building still exists, but I don’t think it’s a music venue anymore.).

I've seen Yes at least a dozen times since the 70's in many different configurations. Even though the audio wasn't the best, it was great to see them from that era. I'm sure you get many requests to view live versions of songs but IMO, I think it's best to always listen to the studio version first. Great watching you discover Yes. They never cease to astound.

This is actual music, played on actual instruments, by skilled virtuoso musicians, with singers with actual talent, recorded on actual media, with skilled producers. This is not the over-produced, over-Autotuned pretentious noise that passes as music today.

Ladies and gentlemen YES the greatest show on earth

Howe it's simply an amazing guitarist...out of this planet!!!

I saw Yes during the Close to the Edge tour late in my freshman or early sophmore year at Marshall University (yeah, that Marshall, started there the year after the plane crash)...still my favorite band over 50 years later!

I saw them live in Houston in the 80's along with so many others like Eddy Money, Van Morrison, only to name a few.

They are ALL such great artists that it melds and moves sooo very well.

I saw this same show in Norfolk, VA.......Rick Wakeman came out in the same outfit like a wizard. What a fabulous experience.

Steve IS The Maestro, this song from YESSONGS is the Ultimate Version of Steve playing this unbelievable solo part, must listen. The studio version is crisp and clean as you would imagine. These 5 guys are the Top of My List from 50 years and beyond. Great Reaction.

The Close to the Edge tour, recorded live and released as Yessongs, and also as a ground-breaking concert film, lacks the quality needed to fully appreciate their live performance. What the bad sound quality could not hide was their raw energy and musicianship. I have seen them live many times throughout the years, in most of their various lineups, and they have always blown my mind. I have not seen them since they went on without Jon Anderson. I have just felt Jon's voice and contribution to arrangements provided so much foundation to the end result that without him they could never reach the same level of creativity as before. Only Howe remains in the current lineup, which some argue amounts to the current Yes being little more than a talented tribute band. I will always treasure their early music from the 70s, it was unique and inventive yet remained eminently musical.

I saw them at the Rainbow in 1980 and YIND was awesome.

I saw these shows live in Tennessee. I was just blown away

For many years Steve was voted in Guitar Player magazine as the #1 Rock n Roll guitar player. This pre date EVH eruption by 7 years.

Saw Yes several times in the 70s, starting with a support gig (to Blodwyn Pig!) at Leeds Uni in 1970, not long before the second album came out. I was at one of Rainbow Theatre concerts in ‘72: possibly this very one.

Yes. Studio version! We used to listen to whole Albums. Never just a song. ❤

I grew up with them. I've been to see them live 4 times. Nothing but great memories. Always a stellar performance. 1972 thru 1979.

Afternoon, I have seen them live 13 times from the early 70's to the mid to late 80's. One of the most amazing bands I've ever seen. Thank you for your work in continuing to showcase there talent, which by the way, is quite extraordinary.

I did...saw them a dozen times from '73 through 35th anniversary tour.

What a great video of an historic performance. Best live version I think I've heard. Yeah, do studio.

Sat with Alan White's mum on the 2003 Apollo gig Manchester - amazing time

I saw them @ the Ritz theater in Staten Island NY I believe it was 72’ or 73’ friend worked there so I was backstage, my Jaw Dropped when I heard these guys.😂😂😂

A masterclass in musicianship!

The camera man from this era was frustratingly somewhere else when Steve Howe was doing the most amazing guitar. When he plays "the clap", on Yessongs, we get to see his knee out of focus! What a treat.

Please, please do the studio versions first of songs.... it's the definitive version that the band felt for that particular song, at that particular time.

I've been listning to this since I was 10 years old, my older brother had about 300 records.

And I saw this tour in 1972 at Notre Dame University when I was 18. Me and two friends hitch hiked to and from for 150 miles. Greatest show ever. Talent everywhere doing complex music perfectly. An honor.

I saw this tour live along with three other times. This tour was the first time I saw them and of course it was jaw dropping and magical. Steve Howe with that thick jazz guitar was just so unique for those times.

Best concert I ever saw was Yes in the round in 1977 at the Omni in Atlanta. And I have seen everybody.

Steve attacked the guitar in a way that was just off the charts in some scary unpredictable land. He just sounded really dangerous...I don't know how else to describe it.

Steve Howe is the one guitarist I always go back to. Could never be in a mood where I didn't want to hear him play.

The live version from the triple live album Yessongs is better, Steve Howe's guitar soloing on that is incomparable.

Name a more adept and versatile guitar player. Didn’t hide behind distortion. He’s a top 5 legend for me.

#1 Best Progressive rock Band ever ever

Steve Howe is in my top 5 all time greatest guitarists. Doesn't get the recognition he deserves.

When I went to their shows, they took you on a journey from start to finish. Constant movement, no filler or mindless chatter, just amazing music. I count myself very lucky to have seen them many times.

Ladies and gentlemen Mr Steve Howe as your brilliant guitarist!! Yes! Also listen to the studio version. Do you know Steve Howe still is as crisp as ever at 76!! Insane right! New subscriber 👋🏼

All 5 members collaborated on YIND, The YESSONGS VERSION IS MIRACULOUS A MUST LISTEN AS WELL, ITS ALL LIVE KIDS. ETHEREAL🎉🎉

The audio on the studio is of course incredible but to watch them perform is worth any deficiencies in recording quality in my opinion. But by all means do the studio version asap!!!

Went to see them in july 2022 he's 76 years old still has the guitar singing

I think Yes is as musical as it gets. All masters of their crafts. My first Yes show was in 78. Several handfuls of shows in the last 45 yrs. Nov 2022 was the most recent. Steve Howe is still getting it done.

I"ve been to at least a dozen YES, original lineup or close to it, and every show was this damn good! Including seeing them "In the Round" around 76 or 77 in St. Louis! Not just great musicians but they put on a great show. Seeing Jon Anderdon in St. Louis in May, next year, with a new band reproducing the classic 70's stuff as original as they can. Looking forward! Thank you for your excellent content and genuine enjoyment of music

Salvo, the audio-version, from the triple live album that came out from this tour -- the "Yessongs" album -- is even better than the video version! Steve Howe plays a better solo for this song, if you can imagine that! I didn't see Yes until 1980, for the Drama tour. Then I saw them on the 90125 tour. Amazing band, live!

Steve Howe is my all-time favorite guitar player but the unsung hero in this performance is Alan white on drums who had replaced bill bruford with only 3 days practice to finish out the tour

The band lineup for the video is different than what was listed on the Wikipedia page. Tony Kaye was swapped out for Rick Wakeman, and Bill Bruford was replaced by Alan White. The wiki page listed the studio lineup from 3 years prior.

The Rainbow Theatre was in N London..saw some brilliant gigs there..No longer a venue(hasnt been for years) and I believe it became a Jehovah's Witness 'Hall'..dont know if it still is

I think Steve's pinky finger is longer than my middle finger, haha. I think his hand span actually freed up his mind and opened up the fretboard for exploration. Only was able to see him with ASIA and saw YES with Trevor Rabin. Both phenomenal.

I saw that tour in New Orleans,first time I saw them. Would see them 3 more times. Best live band I have ever seen. Unbelievable sounds.

shredding clean on a bacon slicer of a gibson ... the action high enough to make coleslaw and an E like an anchor line still no distortion to hide the moves ... open to be heard ...on purpose ... so easy to overdrive to hide the3 moves but he saves the overdrive to make its intended effect masterful

I saw them 2 years later in '74. I was 11 but already a fan with my brother and father. It was amazing!!!

Bought the YesSongs album when I was 13 in 73. Listened to it for years and years and introduced many friends to Yes. And You and I is my favorite off the record. ✌️

You're right.. you need to hear the studio version. Steve is amazing.

Yessongs. Best live Yes. Don’t settle for less.

Steve Howe remains one of the most under-appreciated guitarists in the world. There are very few who are more skilled than he.

Seen these guys six times through out the years and they always impress me 🤯

Too many people haven't been exposed to Yessongs. They absolutely crush with their live performances.

The drummer was actually Alan White, who replaced Bruford that same year.

The version on Yessongs album has an even more mind-blowing improv section.

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