Yes - The Late Late Show with Criag Kilborn

This was from 2004, if I recall correctly. I was there, at CBS studios in Hollywood. What an honor. They performed 2 songs, but only one made it on air that night. The second song was aired some days later. I'll have to find it in the archives (boxes of junk, piled and disorganized!) This was a great show. Roundabout! (I'll add the intro part and the night's advertisement, too, in two other uploads.)

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• Roundabout
• Late
• Show
• Yes
• Jon
• Anderson
• Rick
• Wakeman
• Steve
• Howe
• Alan
• White
• Chris
• Squire
• Craig
• Kilborn
• CBS

[blitzspeer]

But if you saw this on youtube as I did you would see it from my point of view because not everyone there got free tickets.

[yesmuseum]

As far as I understand, the tickets for broadcasts are free to all.

[blitzspeer]

If I saw the billboard and it stated with guest yes and I payed my hard earned money I would be pissed to hear this rendition ,because nobody goes to the Craig Kilborn show unless there is something or someone of special interest appearing anyhow + Yes should have done another song as Kilborns' audience is not as old as Lettermans' or the tonight shows'.Yes did great stuff all through the 80's and 90's;maybe something off Union instead.

[yesmuseum]

Yes did 2 songs that evening, though the second song aired on another date. There wasn't a billboard. We got tickets by good fortune (and a few connections) and they were free. On tour, that year, Yes did their rock show, then had a shorter acoustic segment in the middle. They played (I think) 4 songs, then went back to rock. I thought it was brilliant.

[wpollock1]

Great version. Wakeman's piano fills are awesome as are the vocals.

[pauljeffreymiller]

@steamrocks you are comical not yes

[aristotled1]

an amazing performance by true pros. how enjoyable. creativity hitting new heights. love it love it love it. 

[steamrocks]

@blitzspeer Agreed, this rendition is a great disappointment, almost comical, however, it is an interesting alternate 'take' on the song. The only saving grace is that in his solo, Rick Wakeman is not as stiff as he was in his original organ solo on the recording. He has loosened up, and it is refreshing to hear.

Do I know what I am talking about? search 'Les Knoll' on youtube, I have a solo keyboard transcription of 'Roundabout' of my own posted.

[violethill]

It's like I'm in the lounge of a Ft. Washington, Pennsylvania Holiday Inn.

Bring me another Rolling Rock and order of cheese-chili fries.

[green3825]

@TheTherese3 I agree.

[mootbooxle]

Jon's voice was the best thing about this performance. And that's not me criticizing the performance...it is kinda weird trying to fit all those 16th note licks over a swinging triplet groove tho...sounds pretty sloppy. This does NOT suck though, by a long shot.

[TheTherese3]

To me TV is too small for Yes.

[gigantorrrrrr]

What a great swing/smooth jazz version of Roundabout! Shows the genius of Yes to adapt! Kool!

[MichaelRivetteTV]

@scottdavidwilcox I think it's more they've played this song hundreds of time and are trying to have fun with it again...There a reason used to refer to the genre as progressive its cause it was willing to grow and intrepret there works when the need or want arose!