So Fantastic Yes !! with Jon in vocals or in this case with Trevor Horn,another great musician,nowdays this kind of music don't make any more, those times, ending the 70's and beginning the 80's, was made The Best rock music ever,of so incredible quality, .//
Trevor Horn is a fine record producer, but he was horrible as a singer in Yes! That being said, Drama was an interesting album. Incidentally, the song White Car, was inspired by Chris Squire and Trevor Horn seeing Gary Numan tearing around the streets of London in a White Corvette that he bought from the proceeds of his The Pleasure Principle Album.
@filbertflange How can you say something so utterly ridiculous? A "horrible singer"? This is some of Yes' finest work, and Trevor Horn's voice fits perfectly here. These songs are mesmerizing, one after the other. I loved this album from day one, and his voice is a key ingredient that sets this record apart. Get real.
@MillionthUsername did you see them in concert? Trevor's voice was well suited for the material on Drama, but it wasn't up to snuff in trying to recreate Jon Anderson's vocals on earlier selections such as Heart of the Sunrise or Perpetual Change. He just didn't have the range for it. And he had a lot of trouble remembering the lyrics during the two shows I saw him singing; in Buffalo and Toronto.
@filbertflange No, I didn't see him in concert. His voice seems plenty high enough to sing Yes songs, though. It's a different thing to say he was not up to snuff on tour than saying he is a "horrible singer." No one would get that impression from listening to this record. It just seems like you're going out of your way to put him down needlessly.
@MillionthUsername I think he did a good job on the album, and his voice wasn't bad on any of the Buggles material. But singing Yes music live was not his forte. I guess calling him a horrible singer without quantifying the criticism was wrong. I will give him credit, he did try to his best.
1:43 Could that be Capt. Kangaroo's son? lol :) I'm just sayin. Look that hair and that red jacket. At least there's no ping-pong balls falling on his head in this video. lol
I miss that show. I used to watch it when I was a kid. No dissing of YES intended. I listen to most of the YES music.
FROM THE 1980 DRAMA ALBUM..THE 1ST WITHOUT JON ANDERSON...HORN DOES AN AWESOME JOB ON VOCALS AND GEOFF DOWNES HIS BUD FROM THE BUGGLES SHOWING WHY HE IS A TOP 5 KEYBOARD PLAYER..LUV GEOFF BEING BACK NOW WITH HOWE IN YES AND ASIA...WISH IT WAS HORN AGAIN SINGING INSTEAD OF BENOIT GARBAGE...BUT OF COURSE JON ANDERSON SHOULD BE SINGING ANYWAY..GOING TO SEE JON AND RICK WAKEMAN 2ITE IN PITTSBURGH..
@SOUNDCHASERX The reason Trevor Horn didn't stay in the band is because his voice wasn't holding out during live performance. He was really pushing his voice not only in range, but to sound similar to Jon Anderson....
LOL When I first heard this....I thought it was an earlier YES song, and that RUSH borrowed some of thier cadences and timming change ups. That is untill I found out it was from 1980. Then I realized it might have been more the other way around! If you listen to the Bass/Drums and the changes its VERY like Rush!
This album never got the credit it deserved. Squire and Howe rocked it like there was no tomorrow. One of my favorites. Saw them– this Drama tour at the Cow Palace in 1980– twas awesome.
@wingnut: John left the band around this time (1980) so he could pursue his own solo career. In fact, he recorded an album with Greek composer Vangellis (yes, he of 'Chariots of Fire' fame...lol) in 1981... :^)
@zackjp - Thanks for clearing that up for me. I had no idea that was Trevor Horn singing with Chris Squire. I actually like this version of Yes better than the original line-up. Regards.
and to me i actually liked patrick moraz over wakeman...i like moraz' style and presence and how he 'approached' Yes...which was really good! and he's an excellent keyboardist
yeah this was bad azz album..and much needed...a shot in the arm..but the vocals still sound like the original members..good album...progressive in a diff. direction at that time...kinda sounds like rush too...lol
No Repubic here. The Elephant and the Jackass have been screwing us both for Decades! I fall more in the category of Conservative arms collector and musician.
So you drank the Obama Zombie Kool Aide eh?. Was not hard to figure out, you just confirm it. Thanks man :-) Are you honestly 38? Hard to believe reading when your reply but then again you are a blind sheep of the great Shepard Obama!
@TWR1961 No, kool-aid here, loser. I'm no big fan of pols, they're all bought and sold- but I know better than to let republicans near any power. Too bad you can't see fascism, bigotry, and class warfare right in your face. Too bad YOU drink the kool-aid and blame a "republican lite" for the many clear failings of the far right. Liars, religious frauds, tax cheats, race-baiters, who believe that only the super-rich and their willing christ-sucking slaves should have any voice in government.
All Yes music is great even some of the lesser known or pop stuff.No one could ever deny the unreal musical talent they possesed.I did enjoy Drama and everyone knocks Tormato but I loved it also.I also love Tales From Topagrafic Oceans which the critics hated also.
i mean future times, dont kill the whale, release release, arriving ufo, circus of heaven and slient wings of freedom are all good songs. tormato is waaay underrated.
i think tormato is underrated becuase all of the song but onward and madrigal are good grooves and drive. my favorite albums though are a tie between fragile and relayer.
@Amanwhistler: I too was going to ask if anybody had the remastered version (on CD, mp3, WMA, etc) of this album, and I too enjoyed the "rough draft" with John Anderson and Rick Wakeman while they were still in the band! Another lost track I like is "Golden Age," particularly its bridge section. I take it these were originally done during the 'Tormato' sessions and they had died on the cutting room floor...
Now THAT's a real bassline, not like this dance crap in clubs nowadays. Sigh... why don't my peers understand this. I may be 17 but at least i appreciate this stuff.
@SerenSeven - Real music is always played on instruments. Even the best electronic bands understand this and play live, such as New Order and Kraftwerk. Go listen to them if you don't know those bands: New Order: Blue Monday watch?v=ftJZomwDhxQ Bizarre Love Triangle watch?v=fOWBX_xP5y8 Thieves Like Us watch?v=3KTlDVeY--0 Kraftwerk: Autobahn watch?v=gChOifUJZMc Trans Europe Express watch?v=qBGNlTPgQII Tour de France watch?v=sQz-CZvkY8k Pocket Calculator (live) watch?v=UD9e6us6ISI .
@SerenSeven - youtube screwed up that post. Let's try that again: New Order: Blue Monday watch?v=ftJZomwDhxQ Bizarre Love Triangle watch?v=fOWBX_xP5y8 Thieves Like Us watch?v=3KTlDVeY--0 ------------------ Kraftwerk: Autobahn watch?v=gChOifUJZMc Trans Europe Express watch?v=qBGNlTPgQII Tour de France watch?v=sQz-CZvkY8k Pocket Calculator (live) watch?v=UD9e6us6ISI
I don't really like the "drama" album, but there are some very underrated tracks, such as Tempus Fugit. The bass is amazing here. Chris is doing a very great job here! Everybody, including the not amazing keyboardist geoff downes, with a lot of energy.
Yes, yes. "Drama" was a very underrated album. Hard to recall a time when the band was more energized and vital. Mr. Horn's influence, no doubt, crystallized in the form of "90125." YES fans are very fortunate to have had this band, and its many iterations, for as long as it has....
This may come as a very big shock to my fellow Yes fans, but 'Drama' is my second all-time-favorite Yes album (only after 'Close to the Edge'). Seeing as how 'Tormato' was both a critical and a financial flop, Trevor Horn and Geoffrey Downes were the much-needed proverbial "shots in the arm" for this band so as to finally notch the New Wave-style the former one attempted abortively... :^)
@luciaatherton really? that sucks. :( I get plenty of that stare just by saying that I like this band in general. This girl took my iPhone and looked at the artists I had on my iPod and said, "You need to get some REAL music on here." Sad, right?
@GuitarMasterizer In general---I know. But it’s only the reaction from the progressive purists that bothers me at all.
‘Real music’. What, some bimbo lip-syncing with four dancers behind her, or some self-aggrandising moron chanting over an annoying beat while making gang signs? (Musicianship is so uncool nowadays.)
You can’t win, really. You can get ‘the look’ from the disposable-pop crowd AND the purists.
@faschuck Tormato was only a flop in the Media eye. Tormato was a Masterpeice. It was far from mainstream, the very quality that sets YES apart. Only a small part of society is smart enough to understand complexity in any aspect. The majority of people are simple minds and always will be. Not shocking that you would like Drama better, only that you would consider Tormato a flop. The Media is why Obama got elected, real geniuses they are!
Why don't you shut up and go listen to Yes with Sarah Palin then, you idiotic dipstick? Probably too "elitist" for her though, so I guess you'll have to get used to Bon Jovi!
Hurrrr!!! Obama Bad!!!! I'm a worthless moron, but liking prog rock make me all smart!!!!! Obama bad!!!! (drool)
Exactly! Horn + Downes really helped this band. But there are still Yes fans that won't get into it because Jon was not in the band. They just don't see it.
@faschuck I agree this was a shot in the arm for the dying yes lineup but 2 consider this better then Relayer and Tales is a far reaching statement. CTLE, TFTO, Relayer and GFTO are Yes at their pinnacle! This album will never survive the test of time like those 4 masterpieces
@faschuck Dude, Drama totally rules! Yes' most "heavy metal" album, yet totally plugged into the New Wave of the time. So glad to be able to see this footage. Some hardcore Anderson-heads may not like this, but Anderson himself said that Drama is a fine album. My personal favorite? Tales from Topographic Oceans, another controversial one.
Steve Howe é um guitarrista extraordinário..... Tranquilo, seguro, ciente do que faz. Acho que êle é um deus minimalista, faz tão somente o necessário para mostrar o quanto é... extraordinário.
@symphonyx767 Whoa... You never heard YES? Drama and 90125 were good YES albums from the 80s. The Yes Album and Fragile are required listening from their beginnings in the 70s. Round About and Starship Trooper are great songs off of those albums.. also listen to City Of Love on 90125. Those are a few of my favs.. I hope you find more you like
@coldfarted That's the problem kids have these days, way too many bands to listen to from their own generation not to mention everything that came after 1954. Can you imagine not having heard of Yes? Completely unfathomable for people our age. I applaud the young man for finding Yes and enjoying their songs.
The music on this album is a strong example of the remarkable evolution of this band. Rick Wakeman once remarked, "'Drama' is not a Yes album." Years later he publicly took that remark back, saying, "If not for 'Drama', Yes may well have never continued beyond 'Tormato'."
@MrClose2theEdge The only thing I was disappointed with is that as many times as I've seen Yes over the years, Steve Howe has always managed to do a solo and he did not do one this time (e.g, The Clap, Mood For A Day). However, it was still awesome. Yes is the Best; can't decide who I like better between Kansas & Yes, but to me they are both the best.
@WingThaiJ Chris Squire said that this would be a "rock-n-rolly" tour with Styx and would play many of their more recognizable songs (e.g., Starship Trooper, Roundabout, and Owner of a Lonely Heart) . Seeing also that they were limited to 90 min its kinda makes sense. I was hoping maybe for an epic piece like Close to the Edge or Awaken but overall I was pleased. Im sure Steve was just as disappointed as we were.
@MrDan708 Actually Drama came out about 1 year before MTV. I doubt if they would have played much YES.. They played some good music at first then it just turned to crap. From good music to hair metal and Boy George to rap crap then stupid reality shows. MTV really sucks.
@coldfarted Agreed. And i love how Vh1 trys to throw in an hour of Van Halen videos as to say "look we play older music, sometimes..." but it just annoys the hell out of me every time I turn on "100 greatest rock songs" or something of that nature and some stereotypical AC/DC song is # 1. An hour of overplayed AC/DC doesnt make up for 23 hours of the Jersey Shore.
@above90devibels - agree completely - there is some fantastic program about. Still though, I keep going back to ELP, King Crimson, Asia, Yes, Genesis, Rick Wakeman, Marillion, Rush, etc. etc. Long live program!
Steve Howe is absolutely one of my all-time favorite guitarists, but I just realized seeing this: He IS Jame Gumb, the serial killer from Silence of the Lambs...
@powermichiel i think trevor horn sounds really great.. dont get me wrong jons voice is amazing and im all for the key components - my favorite lineup is Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe Squire. but trevor did a good job and later produced stuff for yes. good guy
For years I would not buy "Drama" because Jon Anderson was not on it.Then I bought a compilation with this and "Does It Really Happen" on it,and I realized what a mistake that was.That record was arguably better than any Yes album since 90125,and I wish they had done more.
And Horn and Downes went on to do the first video ever shown on MTV
starofradiance 1 week ago
@starofradiance Horn and Downes actually did the 'Video killed the Radio star' thing BEFORE joining YES.,,,just saying.
zacanic 6 days ago
One of the best bass lines EVER written!
ProfessorDaveatYork 1 week ago
My problem with this is Horn is an Anderson wannabe, now just imagine Phil Anselmo singing for Yes....fuck ya
VoidMagus666 2 weeks ago
That bass... it's so amazing!
Pogsvarts 2 weeks ago in playlist YouTube Mix for Yes
I love that song..
TheMusicchannel23 2 weeks ago
So Fantastic Yes !! with Jon in vocals or in this case with Trevor Horn,another great musician,nowdays this kind of music don't make any more, those times, ending the 70's and beginning the 80's, was made The Best rock music ever,of so incredible quality, .//
rudy71478 3 weeks ago
Is that the guy from the Bugles singing?
tetedepoulet 3 weeks ago
@tetedepoulet Yes.
fcaravella 2 weeks ago
@tetedepoulet Yes.
zacanic 6 days ago
FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK AND DOUBLE FUCK!!!! FUCKING PERFECTION! THE HAMMER MAN.
MultiTruther 4 weeks ago
Damn, Steve kills it on this album.
alexmortland 1 month ago
Run like an athlete or die like a dead beaten speed freak - heavy lyrics man!
filbertflange 1 month ago
Trevor Horn is a fine record producer, but he was horrible as a singer in Yes! That being said, Drama was an interesting album. Incidentally, the song White Car, was inspired by Chris Squire and Trevor Horn seeing Gary Numan tearing around the streets of London in a White Corvette that he bought from the proceeds of his The Pleasure Principle Album.
filbertflange 1 month ago
@filbertflange How can you say something so utterly ridiculous? A "horrible singer"? This is some of Yes' finest work, and Trevor Horn's voice fits perfectly here. These songs are mesmerizing, one after the other. I loved this album from day one, and his voice is a key ingredient that sets this record apart. Get real.
MillionthUsername 1 month ago
@MillionthUsername did you see them in concert? Trevor's voice was well suited for the material on Drama, but it wasn't up to snuff in trying to recreate Jon Anderson's vocals on earlier selections such as Heart of the Sunrise or Perpetual Change. He just didn't have the range for it. And he had a lot of trouble remembering the lyrics during the two shows I saw him singing; in Buffalo and Toronto.
filbertflange 1 month ago
@filbertflange No, I didn't see him in concert. His voice seems plenty high enough to sing Yes songs, though. It's a different thing to say he was not up to snuff on tour than saying he is a "horrible singer." No one would get that impression from listening to this record. It just seems like you're going out of your way to put him down needlessly.
MillionthUsername 1 month ago
@MillionthUsername I think he did a good job on the album, and his voice wasn't bad on any of the Buggles material. But singing Yes music live was not his forte. I guess calling him a horrible singer without quantifying the criticism was wrong. I will give him credit, he did try to his best.
filbertflange 1 month ago
☆AMAZING!! Steve Howe sounds like he is hovering over the stratosphere, freed from everything on earth. Yes remains Yes without John and Rick.
contedete 1 month ago
LOLZZ
MrFredGoldstein 1 month ago
I had no idea Jon Cusack sang for Yes in the 80s... I kid, I kid... Awesome song, awesome album :-)
pdromero09 1 month ago
The BEST production of a YES album ever made...hands down...(MY OPINION)
mrkevstarr 1 month ago
Bazinga!!!
mrkevstarr 1 month ago
Thought he looked a bit young to be Rick Wakeman - thought RIck played on this album.....
EmphaticItalic 1 month ago
omg freemason simbol "A" lighting.
toku2008 2 months ago
Drama could well be the greatest album ever recorded. there, i said it! i don't care!
TheloniusBostik 2 months ago
WHAT AN EPIC <3
Xitahh 2 months ago
Great(:
Coootii1 2 months ago
Pure genius.
JimSVoit 2 months ago
Sonic, acoustic art in its highest form.
szore 2 months ago
1:43 Could that be Capt. Kangaroo's son? lol :) I'm just sayin. Look that hair and that red jacket. At least there's no ping-pong balls falling on his head in this video. lol
I miss that show. I used to watch it when I was a kid. No dissing of YES intended. I listen to most of the YES music.
kd4adv 2 months ago
the buggles guy is weird
DBSimmons8 2 months ago
23 people dont like rock music
alvarofblanco 2 months ago 6
@alvarofblanco I wouldn't exactly call this rock, sounds more like noodle-tronics.
burlearth 1 week ago
excellent bass
Mr88PANZERSS 2 months ago
@Mr88PANZERSS it is yes man ;)
SC2Student 2 months ago
Hey is it just me or does Trevor Horn look like Christofer Walken?
skunkape77 2 months ago
FUCK YEAH!!!!!!!!!!!!
davidvollmar 2 months ago
FROM THE 1980 DRAMA ALBUM..THE 1ST WITHOUT JON ANDERSON...HORN DOES AN AWESOME JOB ON VOCALS AND GEOFF DOWNES HIS BUD FROM THE BUGGLES SHOWING WHY HE IS A TOP 5 KEYBOARD PLAYER..LUV GEOFF BEING BACK NOW WITH HOWE IN YES AND ASIA...WISH IT WAS HORN AGAIN SINGING INSTEAD OF BENOIT GARBAGE...BUT OF COURSE JON ANDERSON SHOULD BE SINGING ANYWAY..GOING TO SEE JON AND RICK WAKEMAN 2ITE IN PITTSBURGH..
SOUNDCHASERX 3 months ago
@SOUNDCHASERX The reason Trevor Horn didn't stay in the band is because his voice wasn't holding out during live performance. He was really pushing his voice not only in range, but to sound similar to Jon Anderson....
mojorisen74 2 months ago
Teriffic
MrJETCITY 3 months ago
what month and year was DRAMA released?
The096757 3 months ago
@The096757 1980.
MasterTubeTheatre 3 months ago
Also, I LOVE how Trevor Horn sounds like Jon Anderson! VERY Cool!
Yep the 80's really had some AWSOME Music!
It was the BEST PART of that Decade as far as I'm concerned!
MrTamadrummer3 3 months ago
@MrTamadrummer3 They do sound alike but trevors voice is a little deeper though and kinda has a little tinge to it
jackoe123 3 months ago
LOL When I first heard this....I thought it was an earlier YES song, and that RUSH borrowed some of thier cadences and timming change ups. That is untill I found out it was from 1980. Then I realized it might have been more the other way around! If you listen to the Bass/Drums and the changes its VERY like Rush!
Great 'PROG ROCK' is Great 'PROG ROCK'!
Period!
MrTamadrummer3 3 months ago
@MrTamadrummer3 Right. Yes needs to rip off RUSH. HA HA. RUSH always wanted to be YES and the POLICE, and DEVO and......
swans1997 3 months ago
"If you could see all the roads I have traveled towards some unusable last equilibrium..."
I absolutely loved Drama. One of their best.
MillionthUsername 4 months ago
wow the 80s sure did mess up everyones style still quite a good piece of music though
silverslater08 4 months ago
Damn copy ! Get rid of the cover band and create something real then see how many years can survive.
NiltonQuaglioz 4 months ago
I dream this song. Crazy. Good soundtrack to R.E.M. sleep!!!
davidvollmar 4 months ago
superb song and music...............this is really progressive rock!
iwmadi090266 4 months ago
These guys manage to be awesome while looking like LMFAO. Much unlike LMFAO itself.
Nymfipapukaija 4 months ago
Bass line :D
oldslatzy 4 months ago
This album never got the credit it deserved. Squire and Howe rocked it like there was no tomorrow. One of my favorites. Saw them– this Drama tour at the Cow Palace in 1980– twas awesome.
KarlssonGroup 4 months ago
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Trevor Horn is so damn cool.
SirHatchporch 4 months ago
This is where learning scales comes in handy.
Raelspark 4 months ago
@wingnut: John left the band around this time (1980) so he could pursue his own solo career. In fact, he recorded an album with Greek composer Vangellis (yes, he of 'Chariots of Fire' fame...lol) in 1981... :^)
faschuck 4 months ago
@jimascia thats not john thats trevor horn
zackjp 4 months ago
@zackjp - Thanks for clearing that up for me. I had no idea that was Trevor Horn singing with Chris Squire. I actually like this version of Yes better than the original line-up. Regards.
jimascia 4 months ago
YES with Trevor excelent.,the style buggles members are unique, expands the particular sounds of everyones , really great !!
rudy71478 4 months ago
Unbelievable musicianship from all the members. I can't believe the bass player also sang lead with Jon on Tempest Fugit. I am in AWE....
jimascia 4 months ago
i find this is a very happy entrance in the 80's for a rock band
lazlocarreidas 5 months ago
where the heck is john? they sound great!
WingNutLCC 5 months ago
This kicks so much ass!!!
cdmorr2112 5 months ago
Don't know if it was mentioned but they aren't playing it in this video, it seems to be a lip sync.
alexcoe 5 months ago
@alexcoe it's an overdub. They played it live in reality but they replaced it with the album version.
fraroc 5 months ago
bass bass bass
trblcumn 5 months ago
ahhhh! all is true, but you forget rick wakeman..superb
SuperAssassin117 5 months ago
and to me i actually liked patrick moraz over wakeman...i like moraz' style and presence and how he 'approached' Yes...which was really good! and he's an excellent keyboardist
TheTayedrums 5 months ago
yeah this was bad azz album..and much needed...a shot in the arm..but the vocals still sound like the original members..good album...progressive in a diff. direction at that time...kinda sounds like rush too...lol
TheTayedrums 5 months ago
this took Me back.. long enough drive to hear for the first time,Yes.. this was driving from South Paterson N.J to Garfield N.J.what a nice drive
ilbamo5c 5 months ago
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Correction!
No Repubic here. The Elephant and the Jackass have been screwing us both for Decades! I fall more in the category of Conservative arms collector and musician.
We finally agree, You are alright!
TWR1961 5 months ago
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TWR1961 5 months ago
So you drank the Obama Zombie Kool Aide eh?. Was not hard to figure out, you just confirm it. Thanks man :-) Are you honestly 38? Hard to believe reading when your reply but then again you are a blind sheep of the great Shepard Obama!
TWR1961 5 months ago
@TWR1961 No, kool-aid here, loser. I'm no big fan of pols, they're all bought and sold- but I know better than to let republicans near any power. Too bad you can't see fascism, bigotry, and class warfare right in your face. Too bad YOU drink the kool-aid and blame a "republican lite" for the many clear failings of the far right. Liars, religious frauds, tax cheats, race-baiters, who believe that only the super-rich and their willing christ-sucking slaves should have any voice in government.
SmartPatrolDNA 5 months ago
Is this the studio recording ?
Olav321 5 months ago
All the esence of Yes sound, really fantastic ...Geoff Downes making a great job...
rudy71478 5 months ago
I know that everyone likes Rick Wakeman but Geoff Downes is one talented guy....amazing keyboard player....
fraroc 5 months ago
what a load of sh*t ...
jezza10181 5 months ago
All Yes music is great even some of the lesser known or pop stuff.No one could ever deny the unreal musical talent they possesed.I did enjoy Drama and everyone knocks Tormato but I loved it also.I also love Tales From Topagrafic Oceans which the critics hated also.
Big77Jim 5 months ago
Pasan los años y con todas las formaciones siguen siendo GENIALES.
borisziri 5 months ago
I Love tHE rIFF!!
TheMusicchannel23 5 months ago
Yes is so awesome. So musically diverse. I guess thatll happen when you have one consistent member in 20 years
MastaChief117 5 months ago
i mean future times, dont kill the whale, release release, arriving ufo, circus of heaven and slient wings of freedom are all good songs. tormato is waaay underrated.
a1rf0rce1992 5 months ago
@a1rf0rce1992 hear hear! My third favourite Yes album, right after The Yes Album and Close to the Edge!
filbertflange 1 month ago
i think tormato is underrated becuase all of the song but onward and madrigal are good grooves and drive. my favorite albums though are a tie between fragile and relayer.
a1rf0rce1992 5 months ago
@Amanwhistler: I too was going to ask if anybody had the remastered version (on CD, mp3, WMA, etc) of this album, and I too enjoyed the "rough draft" with John Anderson and Rick Wakeman while they were still in the band! Another lost track I like is "Golden Age," particularly its bridge section. I take it these were originally done during the 'Tormato' sessions and they had died on the cutting room floor...
faschuck 6 months ago
Now THAT's a real bassline, not like this dance crap in clubs nowadays. Sigh... why don't my peers understand this. I may be 17 but at least i appreciate this stuff.
SerenSeven 6 months ago
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zxcv1234vcxz 5 months ago
I LOVED "Drama"--SOOO glad I ignored the bad press of the day & bought this fantastic musical offering!!
viddymeenow 6 months ago
This is the best song of Drama! I have got the newest CD have got this song of unfinished version. I like it,too.
Amanwhistler 6 months ago in playlist Buggles
Horn at 3:51: ‘Christ, will this never end?’
luciaatherton 6 months ago
No shock. It's one of my favorite YES albums as well.
RandallFlagg17 6 months ago
I don't really like the "drama" album, but there are some very underrated tracks, such as Tempus Fugit. The bass is amazing here. Chris is doing a very great job here! Everybody, including the not amazing keyboardist geoff downes, with a lot of energy.
taleylon11 6 months ago
Yes, yes. "Drama" was a very underrated album. Hard to recall a time when the band was more energized and vital. Mr. Horn's influence, no doubt, crystallized in the form of "90125." YES fans are very fortunate to have had this band, and its many iterations, for as long as it has....
stonefish17 6 months ago
This may come as a very big shock to my fellow Yes fans, but 'Drama' is my second all-time-favorite Yes album (only after 'Close to the Edge'). Seeing as how 'Tormato' was both a critical and a financial flop, Trevor Horn and Geoffrey Downes were the much-needed proverbial "shots in the arm" for this band so as to finally notch the New Wave-style the former one attempted abortively... :^)
faschuck 6 months ago 15
@faschuck same here, man. Close to the Edge is my number-one favorite, followed by Drama. I'm PROUD to say that. :D
GuitarMasterizer 6 months ago
@GuitarMasterizer I stopped telling other Yes fans that face-to-face. They tend to look at you as if you just farted.
luciaatherton 6 months ago
@luciaatherton really? that sucks. :( I get plenty of that stare just by saying that I like this band in general. This girl took my iPhone and looked at the artists I had on my iPod and said, "You need to get some REAL music on here." Sad, right?
GuitarMasterizer 6 months ago
@GuitarMasterizer In general---I know. But it’s only the reaction from the progressive purists that bothers me at all.
‘Real music’. What, some bimbo lip-syncing with four dancers behind her, or some self-aggrandising moron chanting over an annoying beat while making gang signs? (Musicianship is so uncool nowadays.)
You can’t win, really. You can get ‘the look’ from the disposable-pop crowd AND the purists.
luciaatherton 6 months ago
@faschuck Drama is an excellent album!!! I saw them on this tour, and I still have the album. And the live "Yesshows" too!
funkychick60 6 months ago
@faschuck Tormato was only a flop in the Media eye. Tormato was a Masterpeice. It was far from mainstream, the very quality that sets YES apart. Only a small part of society is smart enough to understand complexity in any aspect. The majority of people are simple minds and always will be. Not shocking that you would like Drama better, only that you would consider Tormato a flop. The Media is why Obama got elected, real geniuses they are!
TWR1961 5 months ago
@TWR1961
Why don't you shut up and go listen to Yes with Sarah Palin then, you idiotic dipstick? Probably too "elitist" for her though, so I guess you'll have to get used to Bon Jovi!
Hurrrr!!! Obama Bad!!!! I'm a worthless moron, but liking prog rock make me all smart!!!!! Obama bad!!!! (drool)
SmartPatrolDNA 5 months ago
@faschuck drama is my fav
OdinNoogrodamus 5 months ago
@faschuck mine is topographic oceans
zackjp 4 months ago
@faschuck
Exactly! Horn + Downes really helped this band. But there are still Yes fans that won't get into it because Jon was not in the band. They just don't see it.
Raelspark 4 months ago
@faschuck I agree this was a shot in the arm for the dying yes lineup but 2 consider this better then Relayer and Tales is a far reaching statement. CTLE, TFTO, Relayer and GFTO are Yes at their pinnacle! This album will never survive the test of time like those 4 masterpieces
joctheviper1 3 months ago
@faschuck Dude, Drama totally rules! Yes' most "heavy metal" album, yet totally plugged into the New Wave of the time. So glad to be able to see this footage. Some hardcore Anderson-heads may not like this, but Anderson himself said that Drama is a fine album. My personal favorite? Tales from Topographic Oceans, another controversial one.
TheWolfe666 2 months ago 10
@TheWolfe666 Drama is right up their as one of the greatest musical efforts of...ALL TIME!
szore 2 months ago
Steve Howe é um guitarrista extraordinário..... Tranquilo, seguro, ciente do que faz. Acho que êle é um deus minimalista, faz tão somente o necessário para mostrar o quanto é... extraordinário.
tucupinotacacah 6 months ago
im trying tolearn this on bass... AHHHHHHHHHHHHH
Kickedinthehead2112 6 months ago
@Kickedinthehead2112 hurts your hands doesn't it? I know it does mine
Rowdyrecords55 6 months ago
I saw them for this tour @ the Garden and it was a great show!
The Buggles "blended right in . . ."
DJ
jeangenie1271 6 months ago
amazing!
i love the "Drama" album.
beautiful.
TheloniusBostik 6 months ago
where the fuck is jon anderson
SongHooks1993 6 months ago
Happy birthday Trevor Horn!
beatlemania2006 6 months ago
Note how much Squire/White/Howe have a Police groove going on, as they did on "Tormato" before this ... they were tight.
hiddenfire65 6 months ago 6
@hiddenfire65 Both Horn and Anderson actually sounded alot like Sting, like those voices alot!
JeffELOLynne 4 months ago
MrClose2theEdge, you have to see SH with Asia ~ he does Clap at every show! Plus Asia puts on a great show as well!
mgurski8 6 months ago
He may look confused, but he plays outstanding! Kinda like a goalie in Ice hockey!
mgurski8 6 months ago
is it me or does alan white always look confused when he drums
zackjp 6 months ago
@zackjp It's you.
CityslickCaptain 6 months ago
it's the buggles vocal
ThePinkguns 6 months ago
@ThePinkguns its the buggles and yes, not only trevor on vocal but geoff is on keyboard too
flawless 6 months ago
@flawless so this is a combi. yes and buggles
ThePinkguns 6 months ago
This is really amazing, i'd never heard yes before this and wow, i'm pleasantly suprised. This is epic.
symphonyx767 6 months ago
@symphonyx767 Whoa... You never heard YES? Drama and 90125 were good YES albums from the 80s. The Yes Album and Fragile are required listening from their beginnings in the 70s. Round About and Starship Trooper are great songs off of those albums.. also listen to City Of Love on 90125. Those are a few of my favs.. I hope you find more you like
coldfarted 6 months ago
@coldfarted That's the problem kids have these days, way too many bands to listen to from their own generation not to mention everything that came after 1954. Can you imagine not having heard of Yes? Completely unfathomable for people our age. I applaud the young man for finding Yes and enjoying their songs.
legunncat 6 months ago
Trevor Horn - lead vocals, still kinda looks like a buggle but he can sing similar to jon.
MichaelHansenFUN 6 months ago
The music on this album is a strong example of the remarkable evolution of this band. Rick Wakeman once remarked, "'Drama' is not a Yes album." Years later he publicly took that remark back, saying, "If not for 'Drama', Yes may well have never continued beyond 'Tormato'."
egdonheath1 7 months ago
Just saw them in Camden, NJ... Different line up but great as usual
WingThaiJ 7 months ago
@WingThaiJ Same, fucking awesome show. Me and my friends made a banner. Starship Trooper was epic.
MrClose2theEdge 7 months ago
@MrClose2theEdge The only thing I was disappointed with is that as many times as I've seen Yes over the years, Steve Howe has always managed to do a solo and he did not do one this time (e.g, The Clap, Mood For A Day). However, it was still awesome. Yes is the Best; can't decide who I like better between Kansas & Yes, but to me they are both the best.
WingThaiJ 6 months ago
@WingThaiJ Chris Squire said that this would be a "rock-n-rolly" tour with Styx and would play many of their more recognizable songs (e.g., Starship Trooper, Roundabout, and Owner of a Lonely Heart) . Seeing also that they were limited to 90 min its kinda makes sense. I was hoping maybe for an epic piece like Close to the Edge or Awaken but overall I was pleased. Im sure Steve was just as disappointed as we were.
MrClose2theEdge 6 months ago
@MrClose2theEdge They did sound great; but I think i will now wait for concerts where they will play alone.
WingThaiJ 6 months ago
In a band known for excellent musicianship, Chris Squire has always stood out.
cantamos100 7 months ago
Trevor Horn did a great job on this album. It took a lot of balls to do what he did.
CityslickCaptain 7 months ago
Great lip synching! That is my favorite Yes album, though. Trev really took the group in a different direction & kept them relevant!
shuttlebill 7 months ago
This song completely kicks ass! Excellent vocals by Trevor Horn!!!
laney50w 7 months ago
IMHO, the best tune from the one-off Drama lineup. Yeah, the video is cornball, but this was pre-MTV; the budget probably wasn't big for this clip.
MrDan708 7 months ago
@MrDan708 Actually Drama came out about 1 year before MTV. I doubt if they would have played much YES.. They played some good music at first then it just turned to crap. From good music to hair metal and Boy George to rap crap then stupid reality shows. MTV really sucks.
coldfarted 6 months ago
@coldfarted Agreed. And i love how Vh1 trys to throw in an hour of Van Halen videos as to say "look we play older music, sometimes..." but it just annoys the hell out of me every time I turn on "100 greatest rock songs" or something of that nature and some stereotypical AC/DC song is # 1. An hour of overplayed AC/DC doesnt make up for 23 hours of the Jersey Shore.
MrClose2theEdge 6 months ago
It doesn't matter who is in the line up Yes still produce brilliant music.
larrydart13 7 months ago
skipping this chaotic one.
BooeyHogue 7 months ago in playlist yes mix by youtube
Cheesetastic video...but great song!
dimocomix 7 months ago
WHERE IS THE " INTO THE LENS " VIDEO ?
AgroDTOP 7 months ago
Video did kill the radio stars!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Proof is in the taste of the pudding.
JimmyLeeVanDePutte 7 months ago
@JimmyLeeVanDePutte Another memory of a great Yes tune ruined by the Yes meets Bee-Gee's video, lol
hambone9444 7 months ago
クリスが弾いてるエレクトラのMPCアウトローベース。こんな貴重な楽器を３０年も実戦で使ってるのは凄い事。
yes901251000 7 months ago
I saw this tour in Philly and Yes rocked...miss these days very much!
Drumster53 7 months ago
JupisGoiter - well spotted! Generally though they mime pretty well - I suppose good musicians do.
robicenco1 7 months ago
0:23 Geoff Downes' epic fail LoL
JupisGoiter 7 months ago
@JupisGoiter He was distracted---timing his next ‘come-hither’ look at the camera.
luciaatherton 6 months ago
Damn auto spell program = prog
1legman 7 months ago
@above90devibels - agree completely - there is some fantastic program about. Still though, I keep going back to ELP, King Crimson, Asia, Yes, Genesis, Rick Wakeman, Marillion, Rush, etc. etc. Long live program!
1legman 7 months ago
How Chris Squire plays that bass line and sings is beyond me.
trendyjon1 7 months ago
Follow current prog....there is still some incredible music and musicians out there.
above90decibels 8 months ago
One of my favorite songs from the album and from this band!
ghjkilm 8 months ago
one of my favorite songs by yes
ghjkilm 8 months ago
Really enjoyed the "Yuggles". Great album.
demonhoopa 8 months ago
Just seen them do this song at house of blues in Chicago and the new dude & Oliver rocked it
MrJeffyh 8 months ago
you want an answer???? YES!!!!!
coldfarted 8 months ago
ironically this is 4/5ths the current lineup just a differnt singer though Trevor horn is producing :D
Flyfromhere2011 8 months ago
These guys are Bad Asses no matter how you look at it.
ahvideoclips 8 months ago
@ahvideoclips So true! Especially in this video!
JimSVoit 8 months ago
That's an Elektra x610 "Outlaw" bass Chris has. Don't see too many of those anymore, especially with built in effects!
reedo35 8 months ago
omg! i've been listen this album for 20 years... at full volume..i never get tired of it..I LOVE IT!
MultiTruther 9 months ago
Steve Howe is absolutely one of my all-time favorite guitarists, but I just realized seeing this: He IS Jame Gumb, the serial killer from Silence of the Lambs...
uhmerikuhn 9 months ago
prepare 4 the dumbest remark on any you tube yes site...........
this is my favorite yes song...pls dont respomnd ..i know , i know
kaiserscooby 9 months ago
I think the bass is a Spector. He's playing the same one in a live video of the same song nearly 30 years later. Pretty cool!!
eledmonster 9 months ago
The only DRAMA is Trevor Horn on vocals !
powermichiel 9 months ago
@powermichiel i think trevor horn sounds really great.. dont get me wrong jons voice is amazing and im all for the key components - my favorite lineup is Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe Squire. but trevor did a good job and later produced stuff for yes. good guy
LeJaxx 8 months ago
Anyone know what kind of bass that is? :O
RadioMasterDude 9 months ago
what's really amazing to me is that Alan White also played drums on john lennon's "imagine". what a versatile dude.
Interst890 9 months ago
The best Yes album ever!!!
mickviking1 9 months ago
For years I would not buy "Drama" because Jon Anderson was not on it.Then I bought a compilation with this and "Does It Really Happen" on it,and I realized what a mistake that was.That record was arguably better than any Yes album since 90125,and I wish they had done more.
klongyaw7 9 months ago
The current line-up does a great job on this song. I wish they would perform more from Drama...like "Does it Really Happen?".
Musicbuff2u 9 months ago
@Musicbuff2u You may get your wish. Geoff Downes will be on the Summer tour instead of Oliver Wakeman. I'm seeing them in Bethel NY with Styx!
MarcusVermilion 9 months ago