For Brian May to play this as enthusiastically as he does shows great respect for the song and YES and Steve Howe.

It's amazing how we critique a song. This is just some great musicians jamming out to a classic Yes tune. Nothing more and nothing less. No need to compare anything. They are having a great time playing it and I for one can appreciate this creation. It's not about May or Howe, or Rick or his son. Not even about rather Squire was better. Just enjoy instead of comparing. I'm sure their thoughts were soley aimed at just rockin away this song. Enjoy!!!!

Damn, Brian May's sound is HUGE here. The moment he walks on stage the whole band seems to put more energy in their performance. And that final solo from Rick is pure gold. I was thinking "Yeah, still amazing but you can hear he aged", which is true, BUT the moment the rhythm sections doubles the time feel he is on fire!

That G - Eb - C (I - bVI - IV) chord sequence in WURM was the very first Yes music I ever learned at the tender age of 14 in 1971. Those three chords started me down the prog rock road. I'll be 65 next year and still play every day. I hope I'll have my 1981 Lado Solo I in my hands when I take my last breath.

I am 55 now and then I see this old guys playing their music it boosted me up for live. thank you all.

Rick Wakeman, 71 and still wearing a cape. How cool is that? LMAO

The fantastic thing still about Rick Wakeman is the man still wears a cape. Even with a t shirt. Cape. I don’t have a cape. Rick Wakeman likely has giant road cases FULL of capes. Closets of capes. Capes of all colors and sizes. Capes for Christmas, vacations, family gatherings. CAPES. “Oh look, Ricky has his lovely Sparkly cape on today, he really dressed up for your 95th birthday pappy! He must think you’re very special!…” How many cape stores are left you ask? Can’t be more than 1 or 2 in the whole wide world (other than the cheap magician cape supply stores) but Rick Wakeman keeps those fine caperies in business. Only the best old capeists are still doing their work, crinkled hands from sewing new “drag bars” into torn up cape finery, renewing the glory of exquisite vintage capery, with an artistry almost gone. I don’t have a cape, you likely don’t either. But we want one. Or more. Imagine the sun streaming into your living area on a shiny autumn Sunday, padding around your home with comfy, warm fuzzy slippers, carrying a cup of hot chocolate or tea, gnawing on a sausage wrapped in a pancake, with a cape. Sounds appealing doesn’t it? Delightful even. Rick Wakeman knows. Oh yes. He knows.

I thought this would be yet another edition of "shredding to the oldies," then Brian May steps out of nowhere and delivers a stunning, powerful, and heartfelt solo with taste and nuanced sensibility comparable to Steve Howe at the height of his powers. It's not just an homage or a by-the-numbers crowd pleaser. May knows the song, loves the song, and adds an interpretive depth to the song while avoiding derivative playing or empty theatrics. It's the mark of a truly seasoned and gifted musician . I guess he's as good as everyone says he is--only better.

Brian May and Rick Wakeman bring a higher level of consciousness to the music .

Rick Wakeman And Brian May. You really don't get better than this !!!

I'm 72.5 and this took me right back to my teens. Brian May is beyond description on his hand-made masterpiece. It's a perfectly beautiful sunny spring day here in S.Louisiana, and all's well. Please guys, knock off the negativity and your memories. Peace to y'all.

TWO LEGENDS AND A SUPERLATIVE CREW!!!!!!! AMAZING, WONDERFULL, AWESOME SESSION!!!!!!

Brian May: CBE, Real PhD, Chancellor of Liverpool John Moores University, VP RSPCA, AIDS crusader. Fairly decent guitar player. What a slacker.

Everything is going great.. so then you add an astrophysicist... and it becomes ...Stellar..

You know when you love something, cause you don't want it to end ~ and that is the cresendo to Starship Trooper. Brian May was brilliant, and of course Rick is on fire! 🔥

As a teenager, we would gather in my friend's house - the one where no parents were home - and play those three chords of Wurm for like an hour, taking turns soloing over them, in complete awe and reverence, yet feeling the power of what they conveyed. The amps kept getting notched up "one more loud". At one point, and no one knows how, at the end of one of these sessions a living room arm chair wound up flipped on its side. To this day, we believe the sheer volume and power of Wurm did it.

I'm a Queen and Yes fan. I'ts heavenly, thanks for the upload!

I live very near to Brian May and he often visits the astronomy club I belong too. Glad to say we have spoken on a few occasions due to the fact I have a masters in astrophysics and am working towards PhD also a bonus is I also play guitar, although not to his standards and I am very much with him when it come to the protection of the environment and our native woodland creatures such as badgers. He really is a very down to earth and humble guy.

At some point in May's Amazing solo...I could have sworn I seen sparks coming off of the fretboard. ...Fucking Excellent.

I really don’t care who isn’t and who shouldn’t and who couldn’t. This is just a bloody great tune played by some of prog-rock’s finest ever 😊👌

These are some of the great elders of British music. May they play on forever.

I layed in my collage dorm room in 1971 listening to The Yes Album in the dark that was the last track on the album if I remember right… lowest bass line ever heard at that time…. .. what a wonderful time it was… 52 years ago and with a totaly different group of people playing that progression it is still exciting …..in a few years years no one from that time will be left to lend the same excitement to the performance… everyone here should be grateful that a few still are out there doing it…

My God...how amazing is Rick Wakeman?

I am seeing a bunch of craftsmen having the time of their lives playing together - a pleasure to watch, and a joy to hear.

Thanks magic Rick for this. Thanks Brian for your generosity and love for music. A tribute for us, all we fans of Yes over the world! Thanks for this gift!

Brian comes in and makes the jam session into an EPIC jam session.

Holy shit. Fantastic. Wow. Wow. Steve Howe's composition is an invitation to tear it up, and they just tore it up! This is kickass music.

Wow just wow!! Wakeman and Brian!! Epic

What a wonderful way to spend 11 minutes of your life - to watch something as good as this.

As a long time fan of Yes, I have never seen another musician enter Rick's circle of keyboards. Thank goodness it was Brian May. That was great! I just hope that the people in the audience knew how special this was. Amazing! Thank you for posting!

A brilliant jam session. I thought the first guitarist was excellent, May was excellent too.

This was absolutely amazing. A stunning array of musicians jamming and having fun. No more no less.

LOL that drummer is like "I can't believe I am on stage with Brian May!"

Let's consider ourselves lucky listening to this masterpiece!!

is like this song was written.. for Brian May to eventually show how cool a guitarist he actually was

Brian May's solo is so perfect.

How lucky we are to have grown up with this phenomenal talent!

It doesn't get Old!! It gets better and better..... WOW!! Thanks for posting 😎✌👍

Player/Composer Steve Howe is vastly underrated/unappreciated. Great jamming by the Wakeman kid and Les Paul guitarist...still the old school dudes were able to take the piece to another level. I put the Steve Howe voicing of the chords on my looper and could literally shred over it all night!

Amazing what 3 beautiful chords can do in the hands of geniuses

Excellent. Wakeman is such a freak. I love him. Steve Howe is so underrated. Technically brilliant, and good ear for the melody. Throw in Brian May, and how have I not seen this before!!!

You complainers are on drugs! This is fab. Its not the original but its not trying to be. Its called PROG rock for a reason. Thanks kids :)

Queen opened for Yes many times in the '70s... but wow!

This song is practically sacred to me, I love it so much, so it must be treated with reverence. The guy on the blue guitar honored the song with his playing, Brian May was dazzling, brilliant, and Wakeman was scary good as usual. Wow.

Am I dreaming? BM jamming with Wakeman on Starship Trooper?! Thank you for sharing this!

Wow! The old guys kill it! Yeah, the first solo is technically very proficient, but Brian's has that undeniable soul and seasoning. Amazing

Brilliant playing by Brian. I hope that Steve Howe saw this and liked it. I am a gigantic Yes fan, and I think that Wurm is one of their best compositions.

If yo got Brian May and Rick Wakeman together on a stage, it's absolutely okay to keep jammin over three chords for 10 minutes.

Amazing that no matter what video it is there are always those that look for the negative. Love the job Wakeman does toward the end. No one can play the MiniMoog like that. He just knows that piece of equipment like no one else. You won't be seeing this stuff forever. Enjoy it while it lasts!

Always liked the Wurm sequence. This is the best collaboration and version I’ve heard.

And Mr. Rick Wakeman still rocking a cape all these years later. Well done all.

Nothing short of an epic performance - absolutely brilliant and a powerful performance is an understatement . Great great musicians !! Long live rock !!

I just want to Reach the Level where I Can Wear a Cape with Complete Confidence!!! :D

Rick at the end. So awesome. No wonder the crowd got to their feet. Stuff on keyboards we guitar players get envious of, especially we who lean on pentatonics a lot.

That was great!

Brian May's sound will never, ever be superseded. Best and most unique sound I've heard.

Three chords. And look what they did with them. Respect.

Incredible ! Yes was my favorite Group in the seventies and Wurm was my favorite movement .

Its amazing to have the opportunity to see legends blend their styles. Musical imitation is "easy" but recreating a legendary song in your own style, and keeping the original feel, is not as easy. All the musicians here deserve the spotlight as everything was fantastic.

think I need a cigarette after this one fantastic! brilliant!!

Huge Yes fan here, but I'm an admirer of BM as well. Saw Queen in concert with the legendary Freddie Mercury. Saw Yes quite a few times. I'm not going to judge this performance. All I can say is that if you were in the audience you would have loved it regardless. Brian was a guest having fun with the boys, it's what famous musicians do. Brian is not trying to be Steve Howe, he's just being himself. Lay off the judgment and just enjoy the jam!

Totally great here! Could listen to this all day long!

This is a great Jam, of a good Yes song. I saw Yes at least 15 times. This is a good version, and kudos to the musicians involved made it fun!

One of the greatest jams of all time.

Steve must be pleased with this!.

They closed their YESSONGS era (73-74) shows with “Wurm” an incredible call and respond between Rick and Steve that left you exhausted and in disbelief as you departed for you car. That was and is a special jam the top musicians love!

What an incredible jam. My first time hearing this song. Amazing.

I truly didn't know if Brian still had it in him to rip and improvise innovative guitar solos - and I'm happy to learn that I was wrong.

Every time someone plays a guitar part originated by Steve Howe , all they accomplish is further proving how utterly superior Steve Howe is.

Another decade or so and this music is gone. But so will I.........Bravo!

Brian May and his unique style of play guitar. I love the sound of the Red Special!!

Too bad the director didn't know Adam Wakeman was doing the first keyboard solo.

That was absolutey outstanding.

Jay-zum!! Great to see a bunch of old warhorses can still show how it's done! All these musicians obviously enjoy playing together - no show, no fancy effects or clothes - just damn good music! A pleasure to watch and listen to! Thank you!

That's the best I've heard Brian play for a long time. Normally, in his later years, his playing has been so wooden but this was great.

With the certified Starship Trooper himself, Dr. Brian May.

Damn. This is still perhaps the best improvised version they ever made.

Always interesting to hear one of the greats playing a tune from another great. It shows compassion and appreciation.

Brian May is one of the original guitar heroes. He has a unique instrument, idiom, and writing style which has become his own identifiable brand, and that is what makes him so special and admirable. He has carved a very deep niche into rock history in the service of one of the greatest bands of all time. That's the attraction. Eric Clapton or Jimmy Page would have met with the same criticism. (I would like to hear Michael Schenker jam with Rick Wakeman; that would be cool.)

I don't care what anyone says, Steve Howe and Chris Squire are THE guitarist/bassists for Wurm!

@2:29 cameraman finally figures out who is playing lead on the keyboards! 🙂

Two of my favourite musicians performing together.

still get tingles each time I watch it and May appears from back stage

An astrophysicist playing Starship Trooper...all is good here!!

Simply incredible! I know no words to express how great this clip was. WOW

A fine jam. A good time was had by all, and the song was done justice.

Then through the Yellow haze comes Brian May. Wow absolutely fantastic, loved every second...

Wow, Brian May shreds on this, I kind of wished he did this in Queen, but that’s just my opinion, I loved Queen (especially in the ‘70s) but this is another level

Great cover and great stuff by Brian May. It is interstate in that it demonstrates that Steve's guitar playing is unique and you couldn't just replace him and retain that Yes feel even with a bloody marvellous guitarist like Brian. You end up with a different sound and a different band - still brilliant mind you. However, as a dyed in the wool Yes fan Steve's guitar does it for me every time. Thanks for sharing - loved it.

Blown away! Two of the greatest together.

This clip blows my mind every time I come back to it. It's an 11 minute jam that carry's you off into the clouds. That first guitar solo, he was channeling Howe. Amazing.

I see a bunch off guys who are heaving a great time together on stage playing a Yessong!

Brain May playing Yes, that's awesome

Cuánto talento sobre sólo 3 tonos !!!! Grandioso.... piel de gallina

This is an excellent jam! The gent playing the Les Paul is impressive. Brian May is clearly enjoying himself and sounds excellent as well...Bravo

Yes are one of my fav bands of all time, the ‘Yes Album ‘ a true masterpiece

Absolutely excellent.Still playing my original copy of 'The Yes album' on vinyl.Saw Joe Bonamassa and his band perform Starship Trooper at a gig many years ago and they nailed it too.

08:53. Like how Brian gets close to Rick as if inviting him to render one of his "King Arthur"-like solos, which he really does.... Nice friendly atmosphere!

There was a Time!!!!!!!!! Giants of music!!! Thanks God we still have them.

Just had to watch this again. Love Yes and this is one of my favs……but Brian May sets it afire!