"Roundabout" by Yes, released in 1970. It is their first Masterpiece and the introduction into the rabbit hole of YES who are the pioneers of PROG Rock.

@chellj8175

22 күн бұрын

Yes !!!

@chrisw3421

4 күн бұрын

It's a must... these guys would love Roundabout

Back in 83 this was aa cool video. The song at least still holds up even if the video doesn't

Yes ..the band reinvented themselves in the 80s.. iconic album.....not one bad record of this Album....Triple Dog Dare you to react to " It Can Happen" and " Changes" from this Album. ❤

Roundabout!!!

It probably seemed like a good idea at the time but, it hasn’t aged well and frankly the song is good enough to not need such a distracting video.

80's Yes is a very different animal from 70's Yes, which was their "classic". "Roundabout" is probably the best introduction to what Yes was all about in that period.

This song is on my forever 80’s playlist… Great song to start off any 80’s playlist…

Never heard of Yes??? No! That can’t be. Best band ever

Roundabout is a must! Chris Squire on that Bass will blow your freakin’ mind! And Rick Wakeman on the Keys. Lord have mercy.

Yours is No Disgrace - first album

Yeah ok the video is total 80s it's ridiculous lol but gotta love Jon's & Trevor's voices together, along with Chris' bass and vocals... Slamming.

You guys gotta do Roundabout.

@mikemicrael5749

23 күн бұрын

If you guys don't know Yes, you should start with the studio version of "Roundabout" and then check out the live version of "Yours Is No Disgrace" from the movie Yessongs from 1972. Best live band ever!!

U guys have to react to Yes song called Changes.

This is my favorite song by them it's definitely a jam

This song was dope and has been sampled several times by Rap artists. That bass line was funky and the video was creative & entertaining

Fellas, I got to C Yes in Downtown Orlando free concert series, n they have big time hits n Owner Of The Lonely Heart is one of the favorites. Rip Chris Squire who played Bass Guitar & Rip Alan White who played Drums!!!

Saw them in concert and was blown away

This is my #1 favorite song of the 1980s. And the video is probably in my top 5...because it's just so WEIRD, lol. This was the re-forming of Yes, and some of their 1970s fans did not like the album (90125), but I thought they did an amazing job of bringing their specific brand of prog-rock creativity and merging it with (then) modern 80s soundscapes. I happen to think it is a killer album, and I don't care that it doesn't sound exactly like all of their 1970s output. It's nice when a band is not afraid to evolve.

I can't help but chuckle every time I think of this song because of the scene it was used in in, "The Breakup", w Jennifer Aniston and Vince Vaughn 😂

This is such an amazing song. I feel very blessed growing up as a tween/teen in the 80s. It was the best time to grow up the best music and this song brings back. Great memories.

@chellj8175

22 күн бұрын

Same !! We were very lucky !!

Starship Trooper is a awesome awesome song !! Love YES!!

Check out "Leave it", another good song snd strange video on same album

Roundabout is the one everybody reacts to, for good reason. Early Yes is the best!

Roundabout is classic !

Forever play list song! Please do Roundabout by Yes! I love you guys! Much love from Detroit!!!

@mikemicrael5749

23 күн бұрын

Another call for early Yes from Detroit, rock and roll city.

Check out the song that they put out in the late 1970s. When they for short period of time had a replacement singer. The name of the song is called Tempest Fugit. With producer bass player and vocalist Trevor Horn leading the group. And although Chris Squire was still on base in the group. This was a multi-talented musician to take over the vocals. It doesn't sound like you're typical Yes song. Great baseline in the song great groove in the song. Trevor Horn was them gentleman who sang lead on the Buggles song. Video killed the radio star. Worth checking out. Keep up the good work and take care !

I'm with Ollie... i like to say it like Marv Albert during NBA playoffs. YES! AND IT COUNTS! 🏀

agree 100%. Song was great- and as always with Yes, their musicianship. Over indulgent video however, but hey this was the 80's, there was a lot of it about.

@indierockyhockey

23 күн бұрын

Total 80s video gotta love it.

Love this song.

Sorry for the absence. Great reaction to an INCREDIBLE song/video!!!! Loves this!!!

The song Tic Tac Toe by Kyper heavily sampled this song in 1990.

Nice gentlemen and correct about that video. I've been dancing to Roundabout for 53 years, y'all should give it a look c ✨️🎶✨️

Wow so I grew up in Lititz PA where Claire Bros formed who did and still does do sound and shows for musicians. Now called Claire Global. My brother worked for Clair Bros and when YES was at the water street studio he took me down there to meet some of them. I got to meet Allan White the drummer. My brother told me to let him kiss my hand because if I didn’t he would get on the floor and bite my ankles 😂 I saw Rick Wakemans keyboard set up. Back in the 70’s you could meet groups like this because there wasn’t a lot of security issues like there are today. I went to school with all the Clair Bros kids so we always knew who was in town at any given moment. Michael Jackson loved Lititz because it’s a small town and no one ever bothered him. Just a little history and now I feel old 🤔😆

A lot of the artists in the early eighties were not fans of making videos. It took some convincing by studios to get artists to make videos. Especially the artists that were around in the sixties and seventies. This one started out okay but of course they decided to take it to another place. This was probably because they were around in the seventies and wasn’t fans of the idea of videos. Plus this was a different style of music that was done on this album. The previous style was more progressive. Similar to early Genesis.

🤗 I wore the grooves out of my 12" extended version of this song! 🥰🐰

Love YES !!!! Old Yes is better but I love ALL YES !’ Jon Anderson has a great voice ❤❤❤❤ !! Check out some old videos from their early days !! They are awesome !!

Check out the studio version of ROUNDABOUT for some great bass!

Storm Thorgerson directed the video and is best known for closely working with groups such as Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath, just to name a few; he directed their music videos and he even helped on many of the band's album artwork. The video was his work and he felt that the complexity of visual imagery matched the song's unconventional sound (although I would agree, today the video is distracting) also one must remember this is at the very beginning of the MTV era. Here's another one of their songs, if interested. "YES - Roundabout (Original 1971)" Enjoyed rocking with you, peace out~

I had the biggest crush on Trevor Rabin. Got Chris Squire’s autograph on this tour.

Oh gotta love those '80s videos 🤣🤣...looking back the cheese is so funny to me...but the song is SOOO good. My intro to Yes & I love almost everything by them.

@lordessducky8494

23 күн бұрын

I love cheese… YUM!

That intro always gets me❤

Got a great song for u guys..local indlps band roadmaster ended up with a huge hit called sweet sweet music..find the live version..great concert band..lead guitarist ended being mellencamps lead..great singer

A true Masterpiece in Music History ❤❤❤ a timeless Rocker and Banger

Have you gentlemen and reacted to Queen, LIVE AID concert , 1985, Wembley Stadium? If you have disregard, if you haven't, well.. shucky Ducky. ❤😂

I highly recommend Yes - Owner Of A Lonely Heart (Live At The Apollo) - One of the best live recordings I've ever seen or heard. Better than the original in my opinion. I believe it's from 2017. And no distracting video interlude.

Olli: "Yes!"

I agree...I never liked the video, but the song is bomb!

Wow! Loved dancing to this back in the day, but never saw the video before!

Videos of the 80s were hit or miss, like this one. Another example Tears for Fears " EVERY ONE WANTS TO RULE THE WORLD, ...the 80s was an experiment , video, absolutely took away from the genius of the artist......please react to Studio version of " " It Can Happen" ...from same album...

My first concert was Yes in Chicago when they toured for this album back around '84.

This track was heavily sampled in "Dearly Beloved" by hip-hop group Black by Demand on Tommy Boy Records in '89,

I luv you for doing this. YES! 😂

My husband and I are old Yes people. WTF was that video? Do listen to more. The reincarnated Yes in concert was one of the best shows we have seen with the band. We saw them 3X total. Listen to more. Please. 🎭

Green fields, snakes and birds lol just get to the song! (PS- Trevor Rabin 👍 )

Yall should review Rolling Stones' Undercover Of The Night

Great song from a great band. The video... In the producer's head it was probably a great idea and made sense 😁

This was the jam back when I was in college. It was in all the DJ mixes and I went and HBCU (Jackson State) so it had to be a banger.

Do roundabout

🔥

I knew the song, it’s my first time seeing the video. I agree, the song is much better than the video

Video is weird, song is fire 🔥

YES! 😊 I have to agree with you...great song, terrible video! 😂 This band was killing it in the '70s, and the members kind of came & went. Trevor Rabin hooked up with Chris Squire, Alan White & Tony Kaye in the early 80's with the intention of forming a new band, but management thought it might be best to bring in Jon Anderson as lead singer and make a new YES album. It worked out ok for all involved! Some old school YES fans didn't like the change, but I think most came around eventually. The new band definitely had some good material and a fresh sound. Very iconic 80's music with a little bit of prog mixed in here & there. All of the members of YES were very talented and they have many fantastic songs. This could be a very deep rabbit hole to go down.😊

Go bird!

Great hustle song. Oddly.

Tripping out. Acid or what.

Don’t be put off by that cheesy video. I never saw a Yes video and don’t care to see much before videos came out. Hit Roundabout. That will blow you away.

Yes did a lot of things that didn't make much sense and this video was one of them--made some damn good music, tho, so it was all good.

You guys were great, as usual. And, I love the band AND the song. But, that music video sucked! Lol

This is when I stopped listening to Yes. They went commercial in my opinion. I can listen to this song if it comes on but I won't search for it. I suggest, I'm sure I'm not the only one, that you go back to the beginning with Yes. I think the song Close To The Edge will blow your minds, I suggest the studio version.

Great song... bizarre video. 😅

Great song but video definitely distracting. Check out Lowdown by Boz Scaggs. Super funky and a great song.

Looks familiar 🤔 This is where they got the idea of the Matrix from starring Keanu Reeves the roof top scene i loved the video well acted .

The band had no input into the video, and the video doesnt relate to the song. But it is a great song. Their 70's stuff is what you should really check out, start with Roundabout.

I feel like in the 80s directors were doing just too much sometimes. But I did show this video to my mother who was a huge Yes fan and she said the lead singer was just weird, even though she loved the group. Ha ha, so who know why they went this direction.

Video killed the radio star….No lie.

Good music never gets old! 😊

This song, and the album 90125, caused a big division between old school and new Yes fans. The old school did not like this song.

Chris Squire still doing it on the bass but this is really commercial for Yes.

Good song. Weirdest video ever.

😂 I have never seen this video! 😆🤣 I knew he was gonna turn into a bird!! 😆 Damn you gotta love those corny 80s videos! The song is better without the video/stupid movie thing!

The video doesn't really make much sense. It takes away from the song. YES is the greatest progressive rock band in my opinion. I just subscribed. I subscribe to anyone who reacts to them as will many other YES fans so keep them coming. Loads of greats including "Roundabout", "Awaken", "The Gates of Delirium", "Close to the Edge", "And You and I", "Turn of the Century", "Starship Trooper", "Perpetual Change", "The Revealing Science of God", lots more.

I remember when this video came out, never connected to the depth of the song.. YES is complex deep and incredibly talented. I love this song and the vid is cool in its own right at the time but dont think this is all YES is.. PLEASE see more of them before you make up your minds..

Love the song/music, hate the video.

Its well documented that the members did not like making videos at all.

The video ruined the flow of the song ! Selfish director I assume..

Agreed. The song is amazing, but the video was not fluid with the song.

This was a cheesy video with a great song. LOL. Kyper, a rapper from Baton Rouge, sampled this is his song TIC TAC TOE. It was huge in Louisiana where I'm from back in the early 90's.

That's not the Yes you should be listening to! It may be their biggest seller, but nothing like classic Yes. Roundabout is a great introduction, then any track from the Close To The Edge album. Strap in if you go for the 20 minute title track though, it's acclaimed by most as the all time greatest iconic prog rock epic. Enjoy!

People in the 80s took a lot of creative license with videos but remember this one being cliche and distracting. I liked that people took chances back then but this video never quite worked.

Trevor Rabin hated the video, I don’t think the band had anything to do with it

Videographers must have giant egos seeing as how they make vids that have nothing to do with the song.

Song was good..The video was painful..

Yes the videos back then were pretty lame.

crap video - amazing song... the danger of the video age -- some dismissed the musician because video director was out of their mind... the album '90215' is produced by Trevor Horn who updated their sound with tech/studio wizardry but the songs are powerful

goofy.... watch close to the edge

This is a stupid video for a decent song by Yes. I suggest you focus on the early '70s through mid '70s era for their best progressive work. Yes will blow your mind.

@indierockyhockey

23 күн бұрын

It's ok to like 80s YES

Love the song but the video is super distracting. 80’s videos made no sense at all

Yes pop, not a good representation of their music

When people recommend videos, they should make better choices (like a lyric video) rather than this artsy fartsy Yes video that suddenly stops in the middle. A lyric video allows the reactors to concentrate on what matters... the music.

Great song? Most definitely. Most lame video of the 80s? Quite possibly.😂