I could listen to him play or talk all day.

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VERY underrated in the rock world. Amazing talented player. One of the best. Deserves much more recognition.

One of?

Indeed he is! I saw this same performance in Dallas Tx. 1973!

I know but please don't refer to me as your god, obviously I am, a little redundant don't you think?

00 00 still is ......

Heaven.

@@RommelEGH He/she wasn't talking to you.

@@x00p3 yes they were

Yessongs has some of the greatest versions of their greatest songs. Marvelous stuff.

@@nbt3663 100% agreed. 🍻

It's funny, but I was in 8th or maybe seventh grade when I heard I See No Good People (I See All Good People a. Your Move b. All Good People.) I bought the Yessongs album and heard the finale of the Firebird ... that changed my thoughts about music forever. And You And I and Close to the Edge made most 3 minute songs seem like jingles to me. I miss those days.

@@nbt3663 Lol. Yes! I saw them live in 1978. Maybe the best show I've ever seen. Rush in 81 was up there, and a few others. But, like you, it was life changing hearing songs like Close to the Edge, And You and I, Starship Trooper, etc. It's music that will resonate across time.

@Quint Bromley very cool talking with you. Kids have no patience for it today. There is no adventure in the hearts of kids at all, just the here and now.

ETericET Bass player of the year for pretty much the entire seventies and rightfully so, no?

No doubt......no matter what, Chris seemed to the main, solid, continual force in Yes.....

marleen ryngaert You are a kindred spirit, I was 14 when I first saw them in 1971, and now at 62 they are still very much a part of life's journey, a spiritual one.

Will you marry me

Same here!

that's cool Yitzhak thanks for telling the story... I've been hooked as well with every single theme :-S

For me it was "The Yes Album" - the first few bars of "Yours is No Disgrace" with its sweeping chords and driving melody. Shortly thereafter I discovered Yessongs...and the rest was history.

thats neat, I first found yes by accident the yes album was at a home and the album was out as with keyboards and after listening, I went to town on the keyboard,, it was Fragile also, my older brother had, that I really then knew who they were..

Yitzhak Shtarker ..Yes album art and music was so perfectly matched, Right? That combo colored my perception of what became of my Life for decades. It still does. I listen to all of this newly discovered Yes music on you tube more than anything else. I was sixteen when Relayer came out and i backtracked through the Yes albums from then till now without ever getting jaded on how amazing it is despite the (relative) saturation. Still being blown away, don't ever want it to fade or diminish the sense of wonder... Saw Yessongs at a midnight matinee, brought weed but got so contact high I never broke into the lid till after at 2am with a couple chicks until the sun came up on us in my buddy's parents '72 Dodge Dart. Epic! Yes had been the one constant sound in my head for 45 years and I'm the better man for it!

I love Roger Deans artwork! Hes one of my favorites along with Peter Max that illustrated for the Beatles.. Picasso..Monet and Van Gogh. Id love to visit his original artwork someday!

Excellent review, brother.

Spot on in every way :)

Bill bruford no?

Bill Bruford will always be "the" YES connoisseurs drummer...simply amazing!

Chris and Rick were way in front of where other bassists and keyboard players were. That Rickenbacker through 12" speakers and the stacked keyboards... wow!

ARW?

hes not a rock guitar player hes a guitar player

@@greysonwilson4164 “Anderson Rabin Wakeman.” ✌🏻

When I grow up (and I'm close to 60) I want to be Steve Howe. Imagine - a musician being all about the music (something that seems to be a bit lacking these days) Chris Squire was a one of a kind. His approach to music was wonderful and unique. It's funny with Yes - it's one of those bands where each of the musicians ends up being a musical superstar in their own right. With the exception of Jon (who I love) no real ego cases either. Example - I like Neil Pert but his ego :(

I think you have it wrong. Steve Howe has a huge ego, and has alientated almost every past member of Yes, including Rick Wakeman. What he did to Peter Banks was petty and unforgivable, when he nixed him sitting in on a song at a concert.

I miss Squire the most as he was a pioneer into the 20 minutes songs after years of three minute pop one hit wonders..

whatever...I tolerate it from the best rock guitarist ever!

So good to mention Zappa here in a time when the effects of commercialism and MTV have watered down and restricted the artisitic scope of general industry patronised musical expression.

So was mine! Southampton 1975

The first Yes gig I saw was the Relayer tour, at QPR, Loftus Road, in which there is a film of it on KZfaq. I was just to the right of the tower. I saw them later that year as they were a last minute book at the Reading Rock Festival. Right at the front there, in the pouring rain. They were certainly different. Except for Genesis, most rock stages in those days was pretty rudimentary. They were next on tour in the UK in 1977. In those days you sent your cheque in a SAE to the venue. Earlier that year I had seen Pink Floyd, with the Animals Tour. I was literally at the back of Wembley Arena. Horrible time. When I sent off for my tickets for the Yes concert in October, I included a letter moaning about my shitty seats at Pink Floyd, and asked for some good ones this time. Sadly. a couple of weeks before the show, I had to go to Germany for a year, and gave my tickets to my brother, who went with his girlfriend at the time. Asked if the seats were any good he said brilliant. He was right next to the mixing desk. The band were in the centre of the arena, instead of one end. Grrrrrr

Never saw yes live.booh But relayer one of my all time favourite albums. Right up there

So was mine , Manchester , England...the second night. A guy at school got a cracking black and white photo from the night before, it's still tucked away in my programme..

richard Hines mine too, Cardiff 1975. Fucking incredible night. Loudest audience I've ever heard.

Yes doesn't forget their alumni. Even if they were kicked out.

Patrick is a very underrated musician who never really got his just rewards. Gave Yes one of their greatest albums with his jazz influences and revived / saved the Moody Blues as a touring entity in the 80’s. Graeme Edge has the audacity to say that he was a “sideman”. Unbelievable !

Patrick’s influence overflowed to the music on Going For The One. Read his interview in “Hard Rock” mag. April 1978.

same feelings man! Tony Banks is the mann too!

Siberian Khatru is my favorite from Yes

I like Howe's playing on Yessongs, too, but let's not get carried away. Yes wasn't (and isn't) "his band" and Genesis even more surely was not Tony Bank's band. Both groups were special because of the vital contributions of a number of members. Jon Anderson and Chris Squire were just as central to Yes as Howe. And Peter Gabriel and Mike Rutherford (and Phil Collins) were just as central to Genesis as Tony Banks.

@@davebartholome2924 0 for 2 with the obvious leader Hackett not being mentioned.

@@RommelEGH I didn't mention every member of Yes or Genesis. My point was not to denigrate the contributions of those I didn't mention. That said, I've never heard anyone describe Steve Hackett as the leader of Genesis. Maybe he was your favorite member, but given his less-assertive personality (compared to the others), I think it's pretty obvious he wasn't the leader. (If he were the leader, he wouldn't have had to leave to make the music he wanted to make.)

LastDays70AD Daniel12 lol calm down, son

panic attack induced by nostalgia...when it hits, you do gotta to take a step backand reset. Then continue.

It's fantastic but Gentle Giant's Playing The Fool live album is certainly a contender

Great memories of YES at the Spectrum

Saw them in the round at the Spectrum in 78 or 79. 12th row from the stage.

Yeah, those always played the Philly Spectrum a couple times a year. Good devoted crowd of fans. Those concerts were special. You really appreciated their talent even more seeing them live.

My pleasure. That book is hard to find but well worth tracking down. Best place to try is abebooks.com

1963 gibson es-175d he used.

July 1964 Gibson ES175D Serial: 183488.

He writes in his book that his first Fender amp (before joining Yes) was a Tremolux which he used with his Gibson 175. Just before the Fragile album, he bought Fender Duel Showman amps. When he started using steel guitars, he got Fender Super Reverb amps. Finally, when they did their in-the-round tours in the late 70's, he needed a smaller setup, so he used two Fender Twin Reverb amps.

So true!! And he further writes that the twins were connected to two extension speaker cabinets!

Sounded like a good evening. Yes has been a great influence on my brother too as he plays guitar bass and piano for 42 years. I as his little sister have always loved Yes along with my Bro too. We him and i went to see Yes 2 times i couldn't get enough of them and i never tire of their music. Take care abd thanks for sharing!

Saw them live at Loftus Road..an all day festival performance..around 1976 I think..amazing performance brilliant group

Sorry, TFTO tour in '74

I would have loved to hear those mellotrons