'I do not like the reappearance of The Jesuits ... If ever there was a body of men who merited damnation on earth and in hell, it is this society of Loyola's. Nevertheless, we are compelled by our system of religous toleration to offer them an asylum.' John Adams, 2nd President of the U.S.A
Yes at their Uber-Grooviest. I just love this song, & this version. Whenever I hear it I bob & wobble. 10 years ago I bought the 'beyond & before' 2 cd set. Excellent audio & real cool comments by Peter Banks (I think it's safe to say that the 2 cd set was his baby). 2 things I notice with this vid: Yes..It's true; at one time Chris Squire was like 6' 8" or something. And...who's that drummer?
this song, and the first two albums from yes, reminds me a lot of the first two of deep purple, the hammond sound, the harmonies, the sound of peter's guitar is pretty much the same that the one ritchie used on shades of deep purple and the book of taliesyn
Yes, A Celebration 1969-1979 2DVD set available at Tommygun Video, please see our youtube channel for links, video clips, more details. Footage includes live at QPR 1975, Beat Club 1972, Time & A Word videos, and more rare stuff from the 70s
genyouwin wrote: "It's like being able to watch Leonardo da Vinci on his back on the scaffold, that first day in the Sistine Chapel..." Amen brother, this lineup of the band at this juncture on the timeline embodied the very embryonic beginnings of progressive rock. Their indvidual character and collective chemistry was phenomenal, and the band lost both color and testosterone with the departures of Banks and Kaye.
The clip doesn't perhaps fully and technically reflect the spirit of the gig, yet, for those who remember how it was in the beginning: ), the older some of the stuff gets the more thrill it sends down to one's spine - simply mesmerizing
The introduction in French says that the Keith Jarrett Trio (jazz trio, for those who don't recognise the name) were on the same bill. Looking up Keith Jarrett's website shows they recorded a set in the ORTF Studios, Paris, France, some time between 13th and 17th November 1969 for the “Tous en scène” TV show in Paris. It was broadcast on November 23, 1969. So I guess this is likely to be the same show.
This is totally priceless... I envy kids nowadays. In a couple of clicks they can watch all these great classic rock groups. We 'old' people actually had to leave our home, go to the record store & buy the LP. I do miss album cover art work. Yes album covers were especially fantastic.
What a fab sound, great band and exciting era. I wish i could get in a time machine and get out of this stinking decade back to 1970. Anyone feel the same? Gimme the thumbs up!
@liquidplastic62 One option, if it's available to you is to attend one or more of the shows on Rush's current Time Machine tour. They made 30 and 40 year-old songs absolutely fresh and alive. Steve Howe and Chris Squire were big influences on Rush in their formative years.
@liquidplastic62 mmm, you should probably view the video one more time. Specifically at 0:31 sec. in. Nazi's! Now I know why Jon was'nt smiling. ...Someone feeling glum about being in this decade?...Sounds like someone needs to see Two Door Cinema Clubs' 'What You Know' Video....!
@liquidplastic62 A cover is always necessary. In concealment lies a great part of our strength. Hence we must always hide ourselves under the name of another society. --Die neusten ararbeiten des Spartacus and Philo in dem Illuminaten-Orden, 1794, p: 165
This is taken from page 491 of Foucault's Pendulum by Umberto Eco. 'Coincidentally' Umberto Eco has written the introduction to the newly printed version of Alexandre's The Count of Monte Christo.
A shame they dont have a pop out automatically when you click right on the song......like that you can go down through the messages printed down here and watching at the same time the video.
Wow is this rare! I love this song off their debut album.
So Peter Banks also sang? I've wondered for a long time whose voice that was with Jon some of the time on the first two albums when it obviously wasn't Squire.
Interesting! Musically, they did of course make a lot of groundbreaking stuff after this. (As we all know...) But somehow, the vocal harmonizing was never quite this good again... Oh well, you win some - you lose some...
i saw a video around the youtube space, and it shows a video of the first band playing or doing mimic of the song astral traveller, can somebody help me find it, im looking for it, but i cant find it....anyway im goin to continue my search
If you guy's are big fans of this era of Yes, I highly recommend the BBC Sessions. The audio quality isn't the greatest but is a great time piece of a short lived era.
I first saw Yes in 1970 at a Community Collage in Long Island, NY. The "Yes" Album was out, so we were surprised to see this keyboard player with long blond hair walk up to this huge stack of keyboards. The room only held about 1,200 people, and they played songs from their new album, "Fragile." It was unreal! I have seen them over 25 times, sat and had a beer with most of them (Trevor Rabin was like one of the guys, as was Alan White) and still love their music. Glad they are still popular!
That is cool! I hear they are touring again. I don't think Jon Anderson is on the tour because of an illness? I hope he gets well soon! He is brilliant!!
I but it was shocking to see different keyboardists. I'm 16 and a fan of Yes. I'd prefer Tony Kaye over Rick Wakeman. Tony wasn't flamboyant about his keyboards. Tony was pretty basic.
Tony loved the Hammond sound and would not embrace the new "synth" stuff that Jon wanted for Yes music. Tony did some great stuff with "Badger," but I like both sounds. It's all good!
Marvelous! Real live, not mimed. An interestingly different version from the studio album. Great sound quality given its age and the venue. Really cool and unique camera work. Those distant shots from off stage and high up in the back give the whole thing a dream-like quality that I just love. It's fantastic to see Yes so very young, ambitious, hungry. All those milestones and changes still in their future. Jon Anderson may have looked like a space cadet here, but he was very driven in fact...
I totally agree with dudeman. Led Zep sounds good for a while then show no imagination and direction. Yes always develop their songs in interesting ways
okay? that was 2 months ago, and yet you still comment? How do you know I haven't completely changed my frame of mind about the subject by now? I merely said it because Led Zeppelin overshadowed Yes, though I don't understand why. Led Zeppelin was okay, but nothing compared to Yes. Though that is just my opinion. But i do have to say, if you're trying to resolve this, saying it in such a hostile way isn't going to do it. you sound too commanding.
well you still have the same frame of mind about the subject apparently, and theres little sense saying one is better since theyre in two different genres of rock
ahhh I don't know about that, sometimes its very blatantly obvious, like compare Eminem to Mars Volta? Its obvious Mars Volta is better, even though Eminem is rap and Mars Volta is progressive. But, I apologize for my outburst earlier, I just tend to berate anything that isn't progressive..
I have nothing to do with this, but ... music awesome period. People express themselves, and its your choice to like it or not. My personal opinion is the music isn't exactly what matters, but how openly the people are expressing themselves for themselves and not for the fame. I think there are moments where yes is better than led zeplin, and led zeplin better then yes, and eminem worse and better as well. It depends on the moment and what works for you. What tempo does your heart beat at? lol
Amazing footage! The lighting and camerawork make it seem so intimate and alive - almost like you were there in person. Must be some of the best films I've seen of Yes captured live in concert! One wonders, is there more?
Wow, nice find. Haven't heard this in forever; gotta break out the vinyl. Great example of how they were really a different band in the pre-Howe days.
I love this old Yes. Their line-up was not quite as strong as it would become. But this early incarnation of the band definitely gelled and produced some excellent music.
I'm French and I can tell you their accent is nothing to do with French Canadian. These girls can roughly read French but can't speak it like in Quebec.
Pete Banks rocking his Rickenbacker. He added a really interesting element to Yes. If anyone is interested in the Banks era of Yes, check out Yes BBC sessions, I have it myself and like it a lot.
Yeah. It's amazing, considering how complex their (a bit later) music was. Prog rock is my favourite 'rock genre', nad Yes (with Genesis and ELP) on top of my list.
Thanx a lot for posting. Must be one the very rary footages...
Great stuff. I love their first three albums. The next album I loved from them was Relayer. The Yes album is my favourite. Can anyone remember 'The Yes' on ITV's Magpie? They were the tip for the top for 1969.
Chris Squire in a Morris dancer's hat, BB tinkling and damping the cymbals, Jon Anderson in an Anton Chigur wig, Peter Banks slashing at his guitar and Tony Kaye bouncing around like tigger!
It's like being able to watch Leonardo da Vinci on his back on the scaffold, that first day in the Sistine Chapel...
Great post. It's in my eternal treasure box. Thank you, Patto69, French TV, and all the Yes fans down the years who protected this gem.
awesome! as much as I love Steve Howe, I always liked the first two yes albums the best (sorry). Banks' solo on Astral Traveler holds its own against anything Howe ever did
This is awesome! Thanks for posting. I never got a chance to see the original line up, so especially appreciated to see Peter Banks. Love Bill's shirt!
I went to see Yes in Glasgow. very early 70s They were 2nd on the bill with Dada (who later became Vinegar Joe Elkie Brooks and Robert Palmer were the singers )The top of the bill was Iron Butterfly Needless to say The big Y blew them off the stage!!!
Having been a big fan of YES from their 1st lp, I was always disappointed in the loss of Peter Banks and Tony Kaye. Losing them changed the sound dramatically; without Banks they lost their testosterone & musical humour, and without Kaye they lost colour and a wonderful, spiritual delicacy. These guys were the yin/yang bookends of the band and without them Yes has never been the same. Thanks for posting this.
Decent? I would say incredible! They are very different from Banks and Kaye but every bit as creative,ballsy and excellent on their respective instruments.Everybody has their own tastes and you are talking two different flavors both equally tasty!
the ending very much has similarities to Genesis' Trespass with the subtle interplay between bass lead and volume pedal guitar. But you can also see the rock balls that Yes has and the roots of what they will become. Outstanding.
Yeah, this is a great clip! I've seen The Moody Blues, Pretty Things, Pink Floyd and also Led Zeppelin on this show; the latter which was officially released on their DVD set. It would be great to have a complete collection of at least all the great rock groups together!
This IS incredibly rare -- other than the Beat Club promo of "No Opportunity..." from a year later it's the only footage known to exist showing Banks playing with Yes. And it is THE only existing footage of anything from the first album, back when Chris' harmony parts were almost always falsetto. This song is a holdover from Chris' pre-Yes band Mabel Greer's Toyshop. For Yes geeks this is pure gold.
Very cool, I'm a little disappointed that Chris Squire's intro riff was shortened. Thats the best part of the song. do do-do-do do-do-do-do-do-do-do
MojoHandle 1 month ago
@MojoHandle honestly it seems to me the riff lasting just the same than in the album
danielexr 1 month ago
Look at the band just all going crazy, and then Jon's just there quietly grooving to himself :P
imhamish 2 months ago
0:30 Is that the Gestapo?
probrojeffro 2 months ago
Great music.
Thanks.
George Vreeland Hill
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uriahheep108 5 months ago
Yes is the best did see them 27 times in cleveland
no better no how
spindal69 5 months ago
kaye play like an autist..
ddvepprker 5 months ago
@ddvepprker He's like the Joe Cocker of keyboards.
infocus 4 months ago
Just love Bruford's shirt! :)
thesubstitutes01 6 months ago
We have an all new band playing tonight!
Are they good?
Yes.
What do they call themselves?
Yes.
Yeah, I know but what is their name?
YES!
Yeah, know but what's their name?
YES!
Die.
gkchvh 6 months ago
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gkchvh 6 months ago
Yes at their Uber-Grooviest. I just love this song, & this version. Whenever I hear it I bob & wobble. 10 years ago I bought the 'beyond & before' 2 cd set. Excellent audio & real cool comments by Peter Banks (I think it's safe to say that the 2 cd set was his baby). 2 things I notice with this vid: Yes..It's true; at one time Chris Squire was like 6' 8" or something. And...who's that drummer?
jamesnich99 6 months ago
Are the pixels? Or those girls at the beginning are really awfull???
dustasdu 6 months ago
@dustasdu The darker of them looks like Michael Jackson
Elefantter 4 months ago
Pretty groovy. They make me happy.
derschwarzeengel1 7 months ago
If it was the Yes album tour then it was 1971 since TYA was released in 71 and not 70.
MrMikej413 8 months ago
this song, and the first two albums from yes, reminds me a lot of the first two of deep purple, the hammond sound, the harmonies, the sound of peter's guitar is pretty much the same that the one ritchie used on shades of deep purple and the book of taliesyn
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Tommygun1028 9 months ago
Geez, I want to see the footage of Martin Circus, East Of Eden and Keith Jarrett the ladies announced at the beginning.
thatmuse76 10 months ago
Tony Kaye looks... uh... wasted?
Triewer 10 months ago
@Triewer
Tony Kaye always looks that way.
thatmuse76 10 months ago
@Triewer Yes. and he plays great.
atamalakolive 10 months ago
YES sounds even greater in that times!
MrDodstink 11 months ago
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genyouwin wrote: "It's like being able to watch Leonardo da Vinci on his back on the scaffold, that first day in the Sistine Chapel..." Amen brother, this lineup of the band at this juncture on the timeline embodied the very embryonic beginnings of progressive rock. Their indvidual character and collective chemistry was phenomenal, and the band lost both color and testosterone with the departures of Banks and Kaye.
jonsilence 1 year ago
The vocal harmonies sound really good! They recreated this well live.
This probably is my favorite song off the Yes debut album.
tonusaitis 1 year ago
@tonusaitis I See You rates up there too.
atamalakolive 10 months ago
You have your years wrong hatfez--The Yes Album wasn't released until February of 1971
lminsk 1 year ago
I really wish I could find a bass tab for this, Squire is amazing just like the song and band.
thekorn09 1 year ago
Ah the total surrealism of French TV... love it that Bruford's t-shirt reads "No".
Always thought ABWH should have called themselves "No" or "Know" in the late 1980's when they got back together... ;)
DarkeningSkies1 1 year ago
hahaha the day the french learned tae say " yes"
shieldwolf49 1 year ago
The stewardesses are hot - I'd hit it
JackBlair2 1 year ago 2
The clip doesn't perhaps fully and technically reflect the spirit of the gig, yet, for those who remember how it was in the beginning: ), the older some of the stuff gets the more thrill it sends down to one's spine - simply mesmerizing
jlresk 1 year ago
The introduction in French says that the Keith Jarrett Trio (jazz trio, for those who don't recognise the name) were on the same bill. Looking up Keith Jarrett's website shows they recorded a set in the ORTF Studios, Paris, France, some time between 13th and 17th November 1969 for the “Tous en scène” TV show in Paris. It was broadcast on November 23, 1969. So I guess this is likely to be the same show.
ChibWinnegan 1 year ago
There's something special about the water in Accrington.
Liebducks 1 year ago
This is totally priceless... I envy kids nowadays. In a couple of clicks they can watch all these great classic rock groups. We 'old' people actually had to leave our home, go to the record store & buy the LP. I do miss album cover art work. Yes album covers were especially fantastic.
bhinderbinder 1 year ago
What a fab sound, great band and exciting era. I wish i could get in a time machine and get out of this stinking decade back to 1970. Anyone feel the same? Gimme the thumbs up!
liquidplastic62 1 year ago 39
@liquidplastic62 One option, if it's available to you is to attend one or more of the shows on Rush's current Time Machine tour. They made 30 and 40 year-old songs absolutely fresh and alive. Steve Howe and Chris Squire were big influences on Rush in their formative years.
cyyyggnus 1 year ago
@liquidplastic62 molto bravi
Brinco85 8 months ago
@liquidplastic62 mmm, you should probably view the video one more time. Specifically at 0:31 sec. in. Nazi's! Now I know why Jon was'nt smiling. ...Someone feeling glum about being in this decade?...Sounds like someone needs to see Two Door Cinema Clubs' 'What You Know' Video....!
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@liquidplastic62 A cover is always necessary. In concealment lies a great part of our strength. Hence we must always hide ourselves under the name of another society. --Die neusten ararbeiten des Spartacus and Philo in dem Illuminaten-Orden, 1794, p: 165
This is taken from page 491 of Foucault's Pendulum by Umberto Eco. 'Coincidentally' Umberto Eco has written the introduction to the newly printed version of Alexandre's The Count of Monte Christo.
uriahheep108 5 months ago
@liquidplastic62 thumbs up!
JackHanna88 2 weeks ago
Jon Anderson (v), Chris Squire (b), Peter Banks (g), Tony Kaye (o) and Bill Brufford (d). Yes! Great!
borjalo 1 year ago
I've actually got a much cleaner version of this clip. I also have the exact date written down somewhere...
Cygnus111 1 year ago
wow. Very rare footage. A track from their first album. Still one of my top ten desert island discs.
nevilleanimusic 1 year ago
LOVE BILL'S SHIRT "NO"
onefjefaerts 1 year ago
This is awesome. I love the first album. What a classic.
jennyconn1 1 year ago
THIS is incredible! Thank you to whomever posted this!!! MANY THANKS! WOW!
southamptonite 1 year ago
A shame they dont have a pop out automatically when you click right on the song......like that you can go down through the messages printed down here and watching at the same time the video.
amigomontreal1960 1 year ago
What was Bill Brufford thinking of playing with this bunch of tossers?
popliphaha 1 year ago
Wow is this rare! I love this song off their debut album.
So Peter Banks also sang? I've wondered for a long time whose voice that was with Jon some of the time on the first two albums when it obviously wasn't Squire.
tonusaitis 1 year ago
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stevezane 1 year ago
...yes!
ralfschulz 1 year ago
Great beat on 4:40! not in the lp version..
Siska0Robert 1 year ago
quem é esse tecladista???????????????
2202533 1 year ago
This is my favorite song off their first album. Great live performance.
schutzenhaus 1 year ago
Peter banks is an underrated guitarist,,,he is NO WAY in the same league as HOWE but a great player none the less!
harveydents 1 year ago
Interesting! Musically, they did of course make a lot of groundbreaking stuff after this. (As we all know...) But somehow, the vocal harmonizing was never quite this good again... Oh well, you win some - you lose some...
griiseknoen 1 year ago
love this rocking YES- they really had something fragile(no pun intended) and special at this point early on. bruford is the man x
dootraanougat 1 year ago
I love Peter Banks. quite the rocker, indeed.
yes lost some of their edge when he left/was fired (however it really played out)
I would like to hear his take of something like "south side of the sky"....but that's just a dream
MadJohnEscapes 1 year ago
i saw a video around the youtube space, and it shows a video of the first band playing or doing mimic of the song astral traveller, can somebody help me find it, im looking for it, but i cant find it....anyway im goin to continue my search
sakaelporro 1 year ago
Caramba, fiquei impressionado com eles ao vivo no início da carreira. Esta música ao vivo ficou bem rock!
Ricordopoxa01 1 year ago
Sem noção! Referência pro Rock! Tá ai...
meninapoeta 1 year ago
oui
pzolsky 2 years ago
If you guy's are big fans of this era of Yes, I highly recommend the BBC Sessions. The audio quality isn't the greatest but is a great time piece of a short lived era.
Bluesmen88 2 years ago
Frere Jacques at 4:49!
The drummer's "No" shirt hahahaha...
I love the first album.. some very good songs and vocal harmonies on it. And Peter Banks is a great guitar player. Very underrated lineup! thx, Anna.
drrtymac 2 years ago 2
Word, this Yes rocks WAYYY harder than the subsequent "classic" lineup with Steve Howe and Rick Wakeman.
psychill22 2 years ago
This is old school classic "YES" What, is it in an old school gym? They are working there asses off to get famous. You can't beat this.!
va4rebs 2 years ago
I first saw Yes in 1970 at a Community Collage in Long Island, NY. The "Yes" Album was out, so we were surprised to see this keyboard player with long blond hair walk up to this huge stack of keyboards. The room only held about 1,200 people, and they played songs from their new album, "Fragile." It was unreal! I have seen them over 25 times, sat and had a beer with most of them (Trevor Rabin was like one of the guys, as was Alan White) and still love their music. Glad they are still popular!
hatfez 2 years ago 28
That is cool! I hear they are touring again. I don't think Jon Anderson is on the tour because of an illness? I hope he gets well soon! He is brilliant!!
va4rebs 2 years ago
@hatfez
I but it was shocking to see different keyboardists. I'm 16 and a fan of Yes. I'd prefer Tony Kaye over Rick Wakeman. Tony wasn't flamboyant about his keyboards. Tony was pretty basic.
sabbath231 1 year ago
@sabbath231
Tony loved the Hammond sound and would not embrace the new "synth" stuff that Jon wanted for Yes music. Tony did some great stuff with "Badger," but I like both sounds. It's all good!
hatfez 1 year ago
@hatfez
And we all love the Hammond. Thats all Tony needed huh. :). Great stuff. Thanks for uploading patto69!
sabbath231 1 year ago
@hatfez i wish i was your best friend !!!!!
lovelyflares 1 year ago
@hatfez I love them somehow.........
amigomontreal1960 1 year ago
@hatfez seen them once only
amigomontreal1960 1 year ago
@hatfez
Great post and I am so envious.
drudger6666 7 months ago
Nazi @ .32
uk70sprogrock 2 years ago
Is it possible that somebody could upload the studio version of this song? I would really appreciate that.
TioLorenza 2 years ago
Marvelous! Real live, not mimed. An interestingly different version from the studio album. Great sound quality given its age and the venue. Really cool and unique camera work. Those distant shots from off stage and high up in the back give the whole thing a dream-like quality that I just love. It's fantastic to see Yes so very young, ambitious, hungry. All those milestones and changes still in their future. Jon Anderson may have looked like a space cadet here, but he was very driven in fact...
fabrikk60 2 years ago
Steve Howe is a far superior guitarist, but the vocal harmonies with Peter Banks were the best sound they ever had.
vveq 2 years ago 2
Now, this is some seriously great early footage from Yes !!!! Wow !!!!!
MRGXX64 2 years ago
I love this song . By the way , I love that 1st album
jabandrade 2 years ago
This song is the same age as ME ! 1969... Awesome ancient song! "Me like.......a"
AIKevorkian 2 years ago
If you crank the bass up on this it's as heavy as some of their later material
ProgChannel 2 years ago
hehehe Banks riffs 'frere jacques' at 4:48
MisterSlacker 2 years ago
I caught that as well haha.
Bluesmen88 2 years ago
4:46 fara zhaka fara zhaka ding dong ding, ding dong ding.
I thought wwII was over? What's with the German helmet heads? That's pretty scary.
drunksingsheep 2 years ago
I totally agree with dudeman. Led Zep sounds good for a while then show no imagination and direction. Yes always develop their songs in interesting ways
exegesis67 2 years ago
Is Tony Kaye There?
rachel8865 2 years ago
Yes, and Peter Banks on guitar.
jyps 2 years ago 2
yes, he is.
indi626 2 years ago
sooooo much better than Led Zeppelin.
dudemanwhoathe1st 2 years ago 2
this video is about yes, not led zeppelin.
quit starting shit
jamalam17z7 2 years ago
okay? that was 2 months ago, and yet you still comment? How do you know I haven't completely changed my frame of mind about the subject by now? I merely said it because Led Zeppelin overshadowed Yes, though I don't understand why. Led Zeppelin was okay, but nothing compared to Yes. Though that is just my opinion. But i do have to say, if you're trying to resolve this, saying it in such a hostile way isn't going to do it. you sound too commanding.
dudemanwhoathe1st 2 years ago
well you still have the same frame of mind about the subject apparently, and theres little sense saying one is better since theyre in two different genres of rock
jamalam17z7 2 years ago
ahhh I don't know about that, sometimes its very blatantly obvious, like compare Eminem to Mars Volta? Its obvious Mars Volta is better, even though Eminem is rap and Mars Volta is progressive. But, I apologize for my outburst earlier, I just tend to berate anything that isn't progressive..
dudemanwhoathe1st 2 years ago
I have nothing to do with this, but ... music awesome period. People express themselves, and its your choice to like it or not. My personal opinion is the music isn't exactly what matters, but how openly the people are expressing themselves for themselves and not for the fame. I think there are moments where yes is better than led zeplin, and led zeplin better then yes, and eminem worse and better as well. It depends on the moment and what works for you. What tempo does your heart beat at? lol
lolferny 2 years ago
Wow deep stuff, but very cool observation.
record1207 2 years ago
amen
ArmyOfRock11 2 years ago
Bill, Tony, and Pete are incredible!!! Love this line up! Amazing album!
yournotjohn 2 years ago 2
The soldiers! LOL. Was this 1944?
georgeman2468 2 years ago
wow. i like this!!!!
psychobollox 2 years ago
Them 2 German soldiers, sitting with the audience look great
kopynd 2 years ago 2
i mean *vital* he is awesome
buchanangenesis 2 years ago
Amazing footage! The lighting and camerawork make it seem so intimate and alive - almost like you were there in person. Must be some of the best films I've seen of Yes captured live in concert! One wonders, is there more?
PraDecon 2 years ago
also howe on geeeetars
buchanangenesis 2 years ago
not howe - peter banks
cshehadi 2 years ago
this is great love yes bruford my main man! just wakeman on keys would then be the ultimate lineup
buchanangenesis 2 years ago 2
what about steve howe?
genesisrock43 2 years ago
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buchanangenesis 2 years ago
well then you have my apologies
genesisrock43 2 years ago
Wow, nice find. Haven't heard this in forever; gotta break out the vinyl. Great example of how they were really a different band in the pre-Howe days.
Caveman6666x 2 years ago
I love this old Yes. Their line-up was not quite as strong as it would become. But this early incarnation of the band definitely gelled and produced some excellent music.
darling67 2 years ago
I wonder why yes almost never plays anything from Yes or Time and A Word?
keznh 2 years ago
??? They played "Sweet Dream" and "Every Little Thing" on 2004 tour, and "Astral Traveler" in 2008.
kirklott 2 years ago
Thanks for posting, great! It must be rather be from a Canadian TV (Quebec) where they have this strong accent
Free07Style 2 years ago
I'm French and I can tell you their accent is nothing to do with French Canadian. These girls can roughly read French but can't speak it like in Quebec.
I think they're quite simply british.
banjoshua 2 years ago
Pete Banks rocking his Rickenbacker. He added a really interesting element to Yes. If anyone is interested in the Banks era of Yes, check out Yes BBC sessions, I have it myself and like it a lot.
Bluesmen88 3 years ago 2
I love Brufords shirt! NO! Anderson looks a little lost with the tambourine! What a polite crowd!
rickyon 3 years ago
Awesome!!!I had only seen one other video with Banks in it. Thanks!
hillst30 3 years ago
very cool.. never saw them playin with peter banks.
croke66 3 years ago
Probably the oldest footage of Yes. Brilliant!
ProgEars2006 3 years ago
they are so freaking amazing live, whatever generation of yes
a11natura1 3 years ago 2
Yeah. It's amazing, considering how complex their (a bit later) music was. Prog rock is my favourite 'rock genre', nad Yes (with Genesis and ELP) on top of my list.
Thanx a lot for posting. Must be one the very rary footages...
PrZemek44 2 years ago
Great stuff. I love their first three albums. The next album I loved from them was Relayer. The Yes album is my favourite. Can anyone remember 'The Yes' on ITV's Magpie? They were the tip for the top for 1969.
NeilThompson30 3 years ago
Amazing!!!!!!!
unamacarana 3 years ago
Whoa! How wonderful is this?
Chris Squire in a Morris dancer's hat, BB tinkling and damping the cymbals, Jon Anderson in an Anton Chigur wig, Peter Banks slashing at his guitar and Tony Kaye bouncing around like tigger!
It's like being able to watch Leonardo da Vinci on his back on the scaffold, that first day in the Sistine Chapel...
Great post. It's in my eternal treasure box. Thank you, Patto69, French TV, and all the Yes fans down the years who protected this gem.
genyouwin 3 years ago 13
This is great! I love the mix of all the instruments, so flowing and yet filled an "old" power...
gingerb91 3 years ago
Brilliant !!!!!!!!!!!!
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dougcash1 3 years ago
count me in for saying thank you very much for posting this!!! Yes changed my musical life!
deeliciousplum 3 years ago
awesome! as much as I love Steve Howe, I always liked the first two yes albums the best (sorry). Banks' solo on Astral Traveler holds its own against anything Howe ever did
VincePalamara 3 years ago
Best Yes lineup, IMO! Very unique sound.
drtymac 3 years ago
This is awesome! Thanks for posting. I never got a chance to see the original line up, so especially appreciated to see Peter Banks. Love Bill's shirt!
favorsham 3 years ago
There's footage of the original lineup on Musikladen Live.
2008AndAYes 3 years ago
thankyou SO much for sharing this video!
i love yes, especially early..well up to Relayer anyway..
szymonstamonsta 3 years ago
anyone noticed the ww2 wehrmacht-soldiers at 0:30 ?
thoseItCovers 3 years ago
Love the early Yes (as well as the later) They were so very different, so unique. No one came close to their sound.
eennymo 3 years ago
WOW! This is wort a million $. Very cool song. If only Jon hadn't become such a stick in the mud, they would play this live today.
kirklott 3 years ago
Classic. I've never seen footage of the original lineup.
rhart123 3 years ago
I went to see Yes in Glasgow. very early 70s They were 2nd on the bill with Dada (who later became Vinegar Joe Elkie Brooks and Robert Palmer were the singers )The top of the bill was Iron Butterfly Needless to say The big Y blew them off the stage!!!
dixiesda 3 years ago
i love bruford's t-shirt slogan, lmao
ePhilosopher 3 years ago
Bill and his no t shirt
keystop 3 years ago
The best years of yes, no doubt!
RailcarFerrostaal 4 years ago
Time like gold dust brings mind down.
chrisradano 4 years ago
Fresh as new fallen snow.
chrisradano 4 years ago
Watch Tony at 3:16 - he really freaks out!
zappatx 4 years ago
Miraculous to see this...what's the deal with French cameramen of this era? Were they always stoned?
schlepworld 4 years ago
Nazis in the audience at :29
what the hell????
urckrecords 4 years ago
JUst amazing to find this !!!
lovelyflares 4 years ago
"le group qi s'appelle 'the Yes'."
Iscalion 4 years ago 2
Thanks for posting this, I just bought the cd so this is the "cherry" on top of a solid cake (so to speak).
ayn911 4 years ago
Btw,the tv show was called Tous en scene.
isatomic 4 years ago
Having been a big fan of YES from their 1st lp, I was always disappointed in the loss of Peter Banks and Tony Kaye. Losing them changed the sound dramatically; without Banks they lost their testosterone & musical humour, and without Kaye they lost colour and a wonderful, spiritual delicacy. These guys were the yin/yang bookends of the band and without them Yes has never been the same. Thanks for posting this.
jonsilence 4 years ago 2
Howe and Wakeman were decent replacements.
GaryNull 4 years ago
Decent? I would say incredible! They are very different from Banks and Kaye but every bit as creative,ballsy and excellent on their respective instruments.Everybody has their own tastes and you are talking two different flavors both equally tasty!
rickyon 4 years ago 3
the ending very much has similarities to Genesis' Trespass with the subtle interplay between bass lead and volume pedal guitar. But you can also see the rock balls that Yes has and the roots of what they will become. Outstanding.
weareglass81 3 years ago
Anyone have any footage of Flash?
wkreuder 4 years ago
There is a Flash website that has footage. Look on Wikipedia and follow the links. Flash was fun, too, eh?
ClueSign 4 years ago
tony is cool but not clear...
majamazzi 4 years ago
Yeah, this is a great clip! I've seen The Moody Blues, Pretty Things, Pink Floyd and also Led Zeppelin on this show; the latter which was officially released on their DVD set. It would be great to have a complete collection of at least all the great rock groups together!
DippyTV 4 years ago
Love seeing a band like Yes in their earliest days. You KNOW they are doing it for the love of the music. Not that they ever lost it but......
hellotimetogo 4 years ago
Incredible, even with the poor quality. Turn that organ up, Tony! Bruford = amazing. I've never seen Tony Kaye rocking out like that. Killer clip!
1993champs 4 years ago
Sweet!!!!!!!!!!!!!
alanmorri 4 years ago
At this point, they had no idea they would go where they did. I can't believe this exists or that I'm watching it.
jackeminor 4 years ago
This IS incredibly rare -- other than the Beat Club promo of "No Opportunity..." from a year later it's the only footage known to exist showing Banks playing with Yes. And it is THE only existing footage of anything from the first album, back when Chris' harmony parts were almost always falsetto. This song is a holdover from Chris' pre-Yes band Mabel Greer's Toyshop. For Yes geeks this is pure gold.
yeshead 4 years ago
You ain't lying. The purest of the gold. I in heaven.
jackeminor 4 years ago
YES IT IS! i'd pay $50 for a remastered version from the master copy on DVD!
ybrix101 4 years ago
Bruford...what a pinpoint timekeeper he is.
hihats 4 years ago
The real Yes!!
moonrock 4 years ago
Fantastic harmonies!
Rhubba 4 years ago
I must echo mrlucky777- Anyone have anything by Flash?
Timpscars 4 years ago
Look up Flash in Wikipedia and follow the links on the bottom.
ClueSign 4 years ago
this is fantastic!
peppercub 4 years ago
WOW footage I've never seen. nor this song Live. THanks so much. Great footage and Audio.
wigginsdesign 4 years ago
con lagrimas en los ojos,digo gracias!
diegaless 4 years ago
Man they are so heavy. God I love it. Thanks so much for putting this up.
davens99 4 years ago
maravilloso!! no hay mas !!!
pinamar13 5 years ago
poor tony had to play without a leslie
THeMaskedBlogCritic 5 years ago