No autotune. no Pro-tools. No grid-snap. This is the way music should be

Chris Squire played those complex bass parts while singing harmony and pulled it off live in concert like it was no big deal. He was just pure music

Chris Squire's use of the Rickenbacker bass is legendary and had a gigantic influence on Rush's Geddy Lee. Regardless of the lineup, Yes was alway filled with extremely skilled players and you can understand how all of them contributed to composition as their arrangements are intricate but masteful.

It looks like they're enjoying Yes. "Welcome to our world boys, glad you made it here"!

you can call it "prog rock" if you like, but what it really is, is just amazingly well composed music rendered by excellent musicians.

‘Close To The Edge’ by Yes is regarded as the most complex song ever written in rock history. The most daring and fattest bass you’ll ever hear as well. My favorite song of all genres.

The delicate, tasteful and restrained playing with musicality in every choice make this one of Yes’s finest recordings. I even love the cover pictures. The Yes Album and the two that followed it were a musical education for a young man growing up in the 70s. I thought they outclassed everything else I had ever heard and I listen intently to a lot of music back then.

I'm 63 now and I still listen to those songs.

At 64, I've been listening to this since it first came out on vinyl and wore it out as a teen. Today on CD, it STILL puts a smile on my face and always Epic being so incredibly complex brain candy. Thank You! There are no more hand-made treasures like this anymore. This is real Human Passion and Dedication to Music.

Roundabout or Starship Trooper are both worth a listen for sure.

When they were inducted to the Rock Hall, Squire had passed away so Geddy Lee sat in for him. Lee had often said that Yes was a major influence on Rush.

Love to see young'uns enjoying the music of my youth!

I laughed when you said they don't make music like this today. Not close. I had the privilege to see these guys twice. Once outdoors and once at a small theater. Incredible show and musicians. Great way to spend an evening. I know a guy who plays keyboard in a band. I said play some YES. He laughed and said no way their so far advanced. We were spoiled listening to the bands we grew up to and didn't even know it. Keep those older bands coming. You will have the same reaction as you did to this one.

Compositionally they are a pinnacle - beyond any band you can compare them with. Lots of bands can shred. Yes composes at a master level. Much more out there.

Steve Howe was voted best guitarist 5 years in a row in a ballot of his peers.

"A master-class in instrumentation". Well said, spot-on!

Don't sleep on Bill Bruford, one of the best, if not THE best prog drummers. He is so technically perfect, yet so subtle that he sometimes gets overlooked in the midst of all this musical magic.

PLAY STARSHIP TROOPER! STARSHIP TROOPER STARSHIP TROOPER STARSHIP TROOPER 😎☮️❤️

Chris Squire still blowing minds R.I.P.

I had an opportunity to see YES live in the 80s. I never would have chosen to buy tickets to see them. I was invited by my best friend, who was supposed to go with her boyfriend, but NO, they had a falling out. Bad for them. AWESOME for me! To this day, I am mind blown Never before or since have I seen a bassist just play on and on in his own solo. Like he was the only guy there. Chris Squire is easily one of the most incredible bassists EVER! I'll see you after dude! Needless to say, I am a YES girl forever after that!

Very top shelf of the top shelf of epic music. Rush, ELP, Led Zep, Pink Floyd, the best of the very best. Yes may be the very best of them all.

This is the late Chris Squire on Bass. Steve Howe on guitar. Keep listening.

It was something out of the ordinary, a masterpiece. The YES group has an unusual musical style of music, special, non-standard, which greatly distinguishes this group from others. Despite many line-up changes, temporary breakups and constant changes in music, this band has been around for over 50 years and still retains a huge number of its listeners around the world. Yes's music is characterized by sharp dynamic contrasts, extended song lengths and the highest performing skills of all members of the group. Yes often uses symphonic and other so-called "classical" musical structures, mixes different styles, incorporates various innovations into their compositions and creates extremely bright and full of ideas music as a result. In 1972, two of the group's best albums, Fragile and Close to the Edge, were released one after the other (both discs hit the top ten of the US hit parade). Great musical group.

Hopefully one day they'll pass this memory on to their kids enjoy.... Long live Yes. . . 😁😁😁

Shout out to NIck. I really liked your reaction in the first time witnessing of an awesome band. I was seven years old back in 1974. I had eight older brothers and sisters who owned stacks of albums. YES has always been in my top three since then. I have seen them four times LIVE and they perform with as much precision, but they are multiplying the force because they are LIVE.

Heart of the Sunrise, Starship Trooper, And You and I, Roundabout, Close To the Edge, Gates of Delirium …

Starship Trooper. Amazing! The whole album is actually. As I've said before, Yes wil ALWAYS put a smile on your face.

Chris Squire played the bass guitar as a lead instrument. he was amazing.

Yes is so good it boggles the mind.

Yes is the father of all the mentioned prog bands. Heart of the Sunrise. Rush listened to them when they were kids.

Yeah YES is Freaking Fantastic Live and they had a Rotating stage in the center of the Theater Badass!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

A major bonus is to watch YES play this song live! Bassist Squire and Guitarist Steve Howe are all over the strings of their instruments. Everyone is a phenomenal musician in YES! Great reaction guys!!!

That is my number one song I have seen them play that a 1000 times fantastic

“How is Squire not tired?” Still pondering that after all these years. His tempo is unreal

The bass beat ties all of the bridges together to make it all work...this is a common theme with Yes...Ty guys for this

Hey guys one of the best reactions I’ve seen! To one of the best songs ever! Top 5 yes tunes! And they’ll never be another Chris Squire! Rest In Peace man! The best!!! Thanks guy’s!

That album was the beginning of the guitarist Steve Howe winning Guitar Magazine’s guitarist of the year five years in a row and them having to create a hall of fame so he could be retired from the running. Chris Squire is perpetually top 5 bassists of all time in Rock/Prog Rock. Tne next album brought a virtuoso keyboardist in Rick Wakeman to replace the adequate, but not special, organist Tony Kaye. And the drums are Bill Bruford who brought in a whole new level of jazzy rhythm that will never be mistaken for a 4/4 groove drummer, but was good enough to jump to King Crimson a few albums later. Welcome to the rabbit hole that is Yes.

*Yes 'Roundabout' worth showing above all. A big hit; do not deny yourselves. ty*

RIP Chris Squire - one of the greatest rock bassists ever. Try 'Starship Trooper' and 'Yours is No Disgrace' both from this album and then venture on to the albums Close to the Edge and Fragile. The bass line in 'Starship Trooper' is a wicked ride! I feel so fortunate to have seen them live a few times.

Guys. I'm 66. Went to 2 Yes concerts. Very happy I came across your channel. Really surprised to see you dudes enthusiastic over Yes. And now I can see that there is hope for the USA and rock music. With the passing Gary Rossington, famous guitarist for Lynyrd Skynyrd, we may not have any new Southern rock ever again. I'll try to pass along some of the greatest rock songs from my era and hopefully you'll get hooked. Kudos. A thousand thanks guys.

Welcome to one of THE greatest bands on the planet boys (and all planets for that matter)

Close to the Edge is the best song by Yes. Maybe the best song by any band ever.

That was so Fun!!!! I love watching young people listen to Yes for the first time and the look on their face! 5 excellent musicians who loved playing created amazing music! No, NO, No, all of those bands you mentioned idolized Yes. Most musicians idolized yes. I was so lucky to see them live "In the Round" at the old Los Angeles Forum. The stage went in circles so we could see all of the band. Early 80's. They were sooooo goood!

Ladies and gentlemen Chris Squire and Yes the greatest show on earth. I've seen Chris and his band 36 time over forty yrs. Yes has 7 symphonic masterpieces that Morazt would be proud of. May I suggest Close To The Edge, the greatest prog rock piece ever, or Awaken a gift to the divine in all of us. Nice reaction boys. You've got fifty yrs worth of music to catch up. For Yes's great vocal work South Side Of The Sky from their 35th Anniversary Tour called Songs From Tsongas is a must.

When I was sixteen, I went on a tour of Europe for over a month. When I was in London, England I went to this underground club & this amazing band started playing a few feet away from me. It was "Yes", making their debut tour around England. I was blown away, and said to myself, "this band is going to make it big." By the time I got back to America, they had their debut album come out & hit big. I was right...

All of YES is good! Saw them in concert in Chicago in 1984.

YES! The best band ever! I found them in 75 thanks to a schoolmate. Saw them live, jaw dropping live. To this day! Chris Squire passed in ‘15, and we miss him- all his fans. They are masters of transitions. Shining flying purple wolfhounds are British fighter jets. On top of all of this, they are some of the kindest, most incredible people. Only after I was 50, could I talk to them. Met them many times. I once told Jon (singer) that he was my biggest fan. He said “yes Nancy I am”. Howe on guitar is simply brilliant. Keep going with YES. You won’t be disappointed.

You owe it to yourselves to hear the song "Close To The Edge". Epic in proportion, it is truly their masterpiece. You can literally time travel while listening to it. 😄

I've been listening to this album for 50 years. It never gets old.

Amazing musicians, all of them. Chris Squire is a legend, and any band that has Bill Bruford in the mix is bound to be at the peak of their game. "Starship Trooper" or "And You & I" should be your next hits - though for Squire at his finest, the introduction to "Heart of the Sunrise" takes some beating.

All of the sound-alike bands you mentioned (Rush, Kansas, Boston) were profoundly influenced by Yes. Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson of Rush talked about their influence when they inducted Yes into the R&R Hall of Fame. Geddy played bass on "Roundabout" (which you should react to if you haven't) at the induction after Chris Squire had passed away. Other early Yes songs also shine ( "And You and I" "Close to the Edge"). Later Yes ( "Wonderous Stories" "Awaken") are also amazing.

"I've seen all good people" YES

First really got into them in mid 70's in College.....so intense: STARSHIP TROOPER STILL ONE OF THE VERY BEST!

Gentlemen, welcome to Yes. These guys built the reputation that made progressive rock great. There is tons of music to listen to here, from the classics "Close to the Edge" and "Awaken", to early stuff like "Something's Coming" to "Lightning Strikes - Can I - Face to Face". The catalog contains about 20 albums. A lifetime of music for you gentlemen to enjoy. Choose anything - you won't be disappointed. Ken

Yes has funky jazz elements that are unique in prog rock 🪨 they are musical geniuses

This is why we all became Yes Heads in 71

After Squire passed, Geddy Lee stood in for him at the band's R&R Hall of Fame induction ceremony.

"Battleships confide in me and tell me where you are"!

This is the album that got Yes onto college radio in the states, and the rest is history. It was actually "Starship Trooper" that got the most immediate interest from Phil Carson at Atlantic Records, so I'd recommend covering that one next. You can then close out the next most important songs off this album, "I've Seen All Good People" and "Perpetual Change" (although it would be fun for you to cover the live versions from Yessongs), or you can go on to the highlights from their next album, Fragile, which include "Roundabout" and "Heart of the Sunrise". Then it's on to the big kahuna, Close to the Edge.

I was fortunate to see the original band in concert four times in the 1970s. The band was even better live! I tripped at one concert and felt like I was in heaven.

Written in their mid 20's. Like Floyd with Moon. Those were the British days. World changing.

I had to get a Ric Bass after hearing Chris Squire /Yes Back in the Day. These guys were so damn good.

Imagine yourself listening to this back in the late '60s... And seeing them in their Hay Day live. That's where I'm coming from. Ran out and bought this album immediately followed by roundabout and close to the edge. Man oh man I was so lucky to see all these bands when they first started.

Yes probably was the group with the best individual musicians. Steve Howe on guitar - Rick Wakeman on keyboards and Chris Squire on bass. All three virtuosos. Jon Anderson on vocals was very good as well.

Ever been puzzled why there are so many YES reaction videos on KZfaq? They put a smile on your face. sheer genius.

I just subbed. I'll always do that after I've sampled 5 or so of the vids and realize The 502 is doing it up right. YES is a Phenom Prog band thats been around almost as long as I have. It's always great to see younger fans take a sip of this well aged masterpiece! There are SOOOO many other yes songs in their catalog with SOOO many different lineups. None of which are not worth a listen.

This was possibly the first Yes song for many fans at the time, even though it is their third album. The Yes album was a huge creative leap and the start of an amazing career for the band.

Remember, these guys were in their mid-twenties when they wrote this. Squire is considered the best bass player in Rock and Roll. Bill Bruford is also considered to be one of the best drummers of all time. After his stint with Yes, he drummed with King Crimson. Steve Howe obviously one of the best guitar players ever. Jon Anderson, great vocals and arranger.

"Awaken" "Roundabout" "Starship Trooper"

Norman Greenbaum - "Spirit In The Sky" 1969 Rush debut album - "Rush" 1974 Kansas debut album - "Kansas" 1974 Boston debut album - "Boston" 1976 Yes third album - "The Yes Album" *1971* Other than Norman Greenbaum, all of the "prog" examples given were influenced by Yes, particularly Lee and Lifeson of Rush. Along with King Crimson, Yes was one of the defining pioneers of progressive rock.

So, you've opened the door to some great music/"prog rock." Keep going. ELP, Moody Blues, Tull, and so on.

incredible bass line

So good to see 3 young guys reacting to an album I bought in 1971 when I was 15 and still have the original vinyl...not so much to play as a thing to treasure...like most people my listening is digital these days.. Remember that the recording techniques were all analogue and at most a 16 channel mixing desk, possibly only 8. There were no digital sound affects available, Tony Kaye makes use of the bass pedals on the Hammond organ, also uses an early Moog synthesisers in the keyboard solo..Good to see you were blown away by the bass playing of the late Chris Squire...he made that Rickenbaker sound his own. Bill Bruford on drums, fluid and seemingly effortless with his jazz influences clearly there...virtuoso Steve Howe on a number of different guitars...still my favourite band of all time, Yes will always be a musical adventure for anyone coming to them for the firs time

Thank you guy for dropping such a gem by my favorite band ❤

When you said this came from the community post asking for requests, I had to double check. Yep, this was mine. Glad y'all enjoyed! ❤️‍🔥

What made it a stereo bass was the fact that the neck pickup ran to one Amp and the bridge pickup ran through another Amp. I played one for years.

You guys killin it with the bobble head action 😂🤙🏽

You can go down a very deep rabbit hole with YES! You have to hear Awaken, it’s a religious experience!

Gentlemen, you need to listen to more. This is ultimate head music. This is my #1 group and has been since '72. Enjoy.

It was wonderful to watch you guys hear this song and YES for the first time. Without YES there may not have been bands like Rush or Boston or Kansas or even Metallica. More than any other band , YES defines the Prog-Rock genre. Just ask Geddy Lee of Rush. I was so fortunate to have grown up in a time when this music was first emerging and I'm very happy to see people like you guys out there helping to keep this music alive! Thank You 502!

and that's just beginning. please explore more YES :) PEACE

Shout out to shining flying purple wolfhounds! THEY know where you are ;)

These guys were even better live in concert. I was able to attend their shows a few times in the mid and late 70's. The sound, lights, energy and the crowds made it magical.

OMG, guys. You haven't heard of Yes. Welcome to an aural pleasure and multiple future eargasms. I've Seen All Good People, Starship Trooper, especially Roundabout (an all-time classic), Long Distance Runaround and Close To The Edge are all must reactions. Their 1983 album 90125 is a complete departure from the early '70s prog sound, and alienated a lot of their fans, but many also think it is fire, as I do. Owner of A Lonely Heart was a major radio hit and still holds up very well but Changes, Leave It, It Can Happen, Hold On and Cinema are all solid tunes from that album. The different sound just demonstrated Yes's musical versatility. Ryan, Nick and Ty, If you only listen to one more Yes song you have to make it Roundabout. It is mezmerizing.

Chris Squire is why I wanted a Rickenbacker so bad. He was a beast and that fucking TONE omg I'm so glad I got to see their Tempus Fugit tour- in the round- when I was 14. It was mindblowing. Good choice!

Saw them at Freedom Hall on the last day of the state fair 1970'something. They be a Corn Dog stand right out front of the main doors and on the way out of the show I got the LAST Corn Dog they had !!!

Saw Yes in 1980 and my God, they killed it! The timing it takes to play this live is astonishing. Chris Squire was a top-notch bassist and to see him play The Fish live was amazing! And to see them do all this on a rotating round stage just put this concert near the top of my greatest concerts!

Thank you!

Glad you enjoyed it. I’ve been a huge Yes fan since my teens (1976 onwards) Yes were a huge influence on Rush, Kansas et al.

Remember gentlemen, Yes was bigger than any of the other bands. If you would have seen Yes live at the time, their concerts were powerful and they did not jam. The songs were exactly as presented on the LP.

Like Zendaya says at the end of the movie Dune, "This is just the beginning." So you are in for a treat as you follow the band through the 70s. After this album saved them, Yes brought in a new keyboardist, the classically trained progressive pioneer Rick Wakeman, and their next album 'Fragile' is, imo, the official beginning what is their pivotal 70s-era Yes period, when they would become the influencial stand-out progressive rock act. It is music from another dimension. Tightly arranged, virtuostic and dynamic. Close To The Edge, Tale From Topographic Oceans and Relayer. Wakerman left before Relayer because he didn't like where the music was going. He was replaced with a Swiss jazz influenced madman named Patrick Moraz, who helped bring Yes even farther into unexplored terrain, all the while maintaining their tightly composed style and virtuostic playing. Wakeman returned for their next album "Going For The One" and they constructed a beautifully layered series of songs that, while still maintaining their progressive sound, brought them back into earths aymosphere. Their story doesn't end there of course but that is their shining period, imo. You will be awed.

It's always great to see new appreciation for Yes who certainly deserve it.

Yes formed years before Rush came along.

'A concert staple': Yes is/was a live band. No matter how intricate and layered their music is (and there are many pieces far more intricate and layered than this), they play it live just like on the recording -- but often better! Jump from Yours Is No Disgrace to Roundabout (from the Fragile album) to Siberian Khatru then (drumroll) Close To The Edge (both from the Close To The Edge album). You can thank me later.

I was a teen (just learning bass) when I heard this stuff. Blew my mind! It pushed me hard to really push myself. I've been playing ever since. Slowing down a bit now! In my 50's now. But listening back to this stuff brings me back to when I could play like this!! Great reaction!

This song was a declaration of intent.

Gosh, so f-g great to review YES YES YES!!!

I'm 64 years old. I always loved Yes. That song you played is one of my best Yes songs of all time.

Same album " Starship Trooper" You will be transported out of the stratosphere.