Yes - Leave It - Rock in Rio 1985

[LORDKALHEV]

I love this song....... Chum chum chum chum chuchuchuchum chuuuum!

[06EROS]

SUPERBE

[ColinBobbyDartford]

Oh my, this is painful. :-D

[tjurubu]

ESSE FOI O MELHOR ROCK IN RIO DE TODOS ........SIMPLESMENTE FANTÁSTICO !!!!!

[cuerpoeperra]

All of us are speaking about Jon´s out of key voice here, the fckin feddback etc etc....... But who are musicians knows that you could be a really pro band, and some shows will be better than others......... All we know the live version from the 9012 live...but this is must hones and accordt to the reallity, less overdubed. And of course, the mix is not equal.

[cuerpoeperra]

I saw Asia a mont ago....In the first song they make a mistake and the song was off in the end...What the hell, will i hesitate on Howe, Palmer and his colleagues tallent just for this?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!........­....... They are MASTERS.....and they are humans too!!

Viva YES, y la musica misma carajo!!!!

[hhenriqueful]

q inveja de n ter nascido pra ver isso... so tenho 16anos

[ealessa]

Eu me orgulho de diser que estava la neste dia, o video é real e verdadeiro, adorei poder ver isso aqui, uma das melhores bandas do rock in rio de 85-)

Por isso abriu e fechou o festival de ROCK,.,,,,,

[arweiss100]

Kudos to the entire band for having the ba**ls & chutzpa to try doing this live. At least they tried and I will happily take 5 of the world's greatest musicians REALLY singing, even with the stuff being a bit off, than Justin Bieber or today's poseurs lip synching & doing autotune. These guys are tremendous talents & singers and this is just too tough to tackle out of the studio, but they still have my thumbs up for trying and doing so admirably!

[Slntpsych]

3:11 Scared Squire

[Reed3111]

The problem is in the mix, Anderson's voice is far to dominant and the others are not strong enough. That makes it difficult to judge the live performance.

[uj1xt5m98ap]

Guys, this has 5 people singing together. The vocals on this songs are complicated like crazy. I am not surprised that it does not sound like the studio recording...

And btw, it still sounds nice. Obviously, it aint as good as the studio version but then that is what live music is like.

[TheProgNerd]

WOW...Aside from a brief clip, I've never heard/seen a live version of "Leave It" that didn't use the vocal backing track. Although the singing is rather limited when compared to the studio version...I am jubilant that this sounds as good as it does.

Finally, after 12 years of being a Yes fan...a real live version of my fav Yessong!

[miguelbass]

@TheProgNerd absolutely agree... for me it's also 1st time I actually hear this without the backing track (or it's there but very low) This means Tony and Alan singing too, great to hear!

[lmw289]

The audio on this video is complete SHIT! Don't bother watching it!

[nintendo64isking]

woh this is very bad for them, jon cant seem to get the vocals right

[starionpatrol]

WOW, I didn't know they attempted to do this live :p I've seen the lipsync version.. how ambitious :p

[starstarstar42]

My comment does not relate to the musical qualities of this video or the groups perceived vocal faults. No, my issue is one of much greater artistic merit and importance. I take GREAT and heated issue with the fact that Jon Anderson seems to think that Frankie wanted him to RELAX (in Rio no less). Hehehe, these guys must all look back and turn bright red thinking about their Flock-of-Seagulls haircuts, power-mullets, and parachute cloth pants. 80's, thy name is Embarrassment.

[XXXREBXXX1]

@starstarstar42 ---- they were trend setters

[mrcguerra]

Eu fui de P. Alegre ao Rio nessa época só para ver o Yes.....não me decepcionei, o show foi ótimo e era a formação original do Yes menos Rick Wakeman.

[DrewAnthonyNeurocide]

If Jon Anderson wasn't singing so high and out of key, this performance wouldn't be half bad.

[MrYeshead]

The Trevor era of Yes was more top 40 directed than the Yes of past line ups. Yes was also experimenting with backing tracks during their performances at this time. Squire stated in an interview that they used a backing vocal track for Leave It. It is obvious that track was not used for this performance. Jon is off key a few spots, but there is some feedback heard during the song as well that tells me that they were dealing with some sound issues.

[mglacken0410]

3:45 - this is absolutely the WORST singing I've ever heard from a band (let alone trying to cool by raiding Sheena Easton's closet). I hated the 80's and reminders like this help explain why.

[27svideos]

@mglacken0410 I have to agree, this is the worst performance I have ever seen form YES.

[MOSKII58]

@27svideos it's not that bad ya wanna hear bad listen to some of their performances w/ new vocalist benoit david, granted he's not up on par w/ Jon Anderson, but i think the band as a whole needs work & time to gel..some of their performances here on the tube sounded like a bad tribute band rendition..then you look and you see Squire,Howe & co.. and you you have your jaw to the floor.

[elipper]

Wow!~! Amazing to hear such a weird Yes performance - with Kaye & White on vocals to boot!!

[bellybuster509]

Yes is the most bad ass band ever. My fav song is owner of a lonely heart.

[LaWoman071]

So: You must love this line up with Trevor Rabin and Casey Young then. I'd love to see this tour again. It was amazing, and I can't find Trevor's Spanish Guitar solo from 90125!

It will blow you away.

[ahoog69]

It's quite amazing that this sounds as good as it does! From what I remember, Trevor and Chris overdubbed their voices several dozen times in the studio to create what ended up on the album!

[tizdude62]

Trevors hair!!! Trevors hair!!!

Remember them days(sort of)...Great concert, love these guys!

[mfryed2112]

i love yes, one of my all time favs. BUT, where in the hell did alan get the shirt, lol!

[mgoos9]

Every time someone posts the studio version of "Leave It"(not a live version, or a remix version)...the original studio version, some jagoff "yanks" it... The "yanker" should be glad anyone even cares to hear any Yes tune at all...

[SupernalOne]

this song was my anthem after my divorce - it said everything

[icandoitbetter]

Beatles were mega gay. I wanna hold your hand. taxman...list goes on and on. everything they did was queer. then you have their note selection. and outfits. and haircuts. and well that covers everything. Just another group who got lucky.

They were popular becuz their music was wimpy and catchy enough for moms to enjoy at the time. They weren't as cool or dangerous as the stones or other 60s bands.

Beatles. Where's the bug spray?

[rdaly333]

Brilliant observation. How's the weather in crazyville?

[icandoitbetter]

The weather in crazyville sounds like a nice GAY Beatles song too.

[fish310866]

Did they invite Patrick Swayze to Jam with them?

Oh,  it's Chris!

[lauraken]

ABSOLUTELY FANTASTIC!!! :)

[juliobratiliere]

bom d+++++++ good

[JZimm8787]

Do you think Jon Anderson gave George Michael his shirt back?

[Chudhole]

I've heard much better versions of this song live. Though it's funny, it sounds like they bumped the live mix much higher than usual. When I saw them in Pittsburgh they sounded pretty good for this song. Obviously because it was mostly tape!

[quarqill]

I like the studio version better.

[nathanielto]

THIS IS THE GAYIEST SHIT EVER~

"TOO TOO TOO" lol

These guys couldn't rock their way out of a paper bag.

[climaxwell]

Beatles were gayer.

[Hailstonedpikachu]

don't write them off, personally, i like the beatles, and yes, (do like the opposite as well e.g slayer)

[jayhawksrock1]

Beatles were the best band ever so fuck you

[TimeForTimer]

Beatles best band ever? I'd rather shove a mic up my ass and give it a listen than any of John & Paul's pukem...

[jayhawksrock1]

Look, that's your opinion, but if you talk about sales and influence and fans, not just personal taste, then the Beatles were the best band ever. They had millions and millions of fans, they're still making all sorts of money even with two of them dead and almost every band today is influenced by the Beatles in some way.

[dablt]

Well said!

[wrothermel]

dude.... that's really funny

[juiaob]

Everytime someone says the Beatles were the best band ever, a child is violently raped. :(

[mowgli2071]

love the vhs tracking @ 2:38. lol Makes me feel like I'm back then (sort of), tying to watch a time shifted show, on an aoc 20 inch, monaural (of course), w/ a dial tuner!

[TheSiberiankhatru]

look at the drums man, the wimpy  anderson on vocals,thats not yes! its just commercial shit

[LeoHareMusic]

We all enjoy your videos, dude.

Should people with no videos be allowed to comment? I have often wondered that.

[chewdamax]

80s class,i love this

[RovieB]

I loved the video to this song, but I can't remember why. It's been too long...

[hwyfan]

They tried to do Leave It live on the first show of the 9012live tour (Millersville U. in Pennsylvania), but ran into problems with the choruses and subsequently utilized backing tapes of the harmonies (see 9012live video). Tony Kaye never sang in the chorus, Trevor Horn did though.

Here, it appears they are without the backing tapes and trying to do the song live. It didn't work, but they are sports for keeping a straight face in spite of the fiasco.

[mousiez]

I saw Yes live in Berkeley,CA, I REALLY enjoyed the concert, AND ESPECIALLY THIS SONG!

Something was wrong wtih the mic and the background noise, because they DID NOT sound bad.

The concert was wonderful, Yes is great, and man, all that sweet smelling smoke was niiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii­iiiiiice.

This video isn't representative of thier concerts, this video is trash.

I still love the song,though

[mousiez]

the feedback was unfortunate...

THIS WAS WONDERFUL, IT WAS WONDERFUL LIVE WHEN I SAW THEM IN BERKELEY!

[djschrum]

This little cover band from Hazleton pa sounded better than Yes...do a search on ROGUE Hazleton and you'll find it.

[dfulwilder]

I'm not bagging the band; in fact this is one of my favorite songs of theirs.

There are just some things that shouldn't leave the studio.

[fsdream]

preety bad performance

allthough it's one of the hardest songs to play live

[Cee21312]

Just wow

[hraith]

it would sound better if jon anderson's mic had malfunctioned during that song. or turned down some. doesn't the man practise between gigs like any responsible musician?

[Nixlplix]

oh man this is horrible compared to the studio version

[mglacken0410]

I think that YES should have taken a tip from Queen; they would simply walk off stage and play a recording of Bohemian Rhapsody's operatic 'section' and not even attempt to sing. This, in all honesty, is terrible. I think (starting at 5:00) this is the worst live performance I've ever heard.

[keystop]

So bad its funny. It sounds like karoke nite for yes... like they were singing this right on top of the album... funny

[deltabope]

where are you from?

[Spiccatoarco]

AAH! That little bit of guitar feedback right before the heavy part!

AAH!

[deltabope]

where you from?

[StefanoBrasil]

cara.. coloca "owner of a lonely heart"

[tieyourmotherdown]

I didn't know that tony kaye could sing

[foppa123]

Anderson sounds a little hoarse

[ianpaice]

leave it eh uma das 5 melhores do yes

[sorayalis]

Foi a primeira vez que vi o Yes em minha vida e fiquei fan na hora

[RustySacks]

After watching it... it seems like Trevor's microphone isn't even on and Jon's is way higher than Chris's. That's a crime!

[mg26]

first cinema after leave it ;)

[RustySacks]

Yep! "Leave It" is proceeded by the Grammy-winning "Cinema."

[tbfdude]

I was gonna say that this is actually 2 songs, first the instrumental, "Cinema", then "Leave It", but I see you 2 already mentioned it, hehe. BTW, I think the sound and voice mix sound alot better in their 1985 video, "9012LIVE."

[RustySacks]

I agree. This is probably from some old tape.

[romarioflazaco]

Raridade...valeu!

[Zekitcha2]

Não é nenhuma maravilha, mas como eu não achei nenhum post aqui do Yes no Rock in Rio 1985, achei que os fãs mais "aguerridos" iriam curtir.