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Yes - "Roundabout" (Original 1971)
Youtube ^ | 10/13/2018 | That70'sMusic

Posted on 04/21/2021 4:26:01 PM PDT by simpson96

"Roundabout" is a song by the English progressive rock band Yes from their fourth studio album Fragile, released in November 1971. It was written by singer Jon Anderson and guitarist Steve Howe and produced by the band and Eddy Offord. The song originated when the band were on tour and travelled from Aberdeen to Glasgow, and went through many roundabouts on the way.

Yes - "Roundabout" (Original 1971)

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To: dfwgator

Funeral For A Friend/Love Lies Bleeding is one of the ten greatest rock songs of all time.

Absolutely !


41 posted on 04/21/2021 6:22:05 PM PDT by redrhino47
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To: redrhino47

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N4IL8Wu49ME


42 posted on 04/21/2021 6:26:05 PM PDT by redrhino47
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To: simpson96

Rick Wakeman speech at RRHOF in 2017

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=jdOliYDY-LM

Geddy Lee playing bass and air keyboards on “Roundabout” at same event

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=8_hAhzdk-h8


43 posted on 04/21/2021 6:31:15 PM PDT by Disambiguator
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To: dfwgator

Both of those songs are great. Good choices. I can make a reasonable stab at Siberia Khatru on guitar. Attempts to play it in bands were less than stellar as it is a bit complex and is not exactly a crowd pleaser if you are a cover band.


44 posted on 04/21/2021 7:02:46 PM PDT by plain talk
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To: redrhino47; dfwgator

Dream Theater did a great cover of Funeral for a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding!


45 posted on 04/21/2021 8:08:18 PM PDT by BradyLS (DO NOT FEED THE BEARS!)
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To: simpson96

One of the worst bands ever. I used to automatically tune in another station whenever one of their songs came on. Not a problem today, as my musical tastes evolved and their songs are not played on the stations I listen to today.


46 posted on 04/21/2021 8:09:39 PM PDT by AlaskaErik (In time of peace, prepare for war.)
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To: simpson96

It look like a bunch of housewives sitting around the kitchen table.


47 posted on 04/21/2021 9:03:18 PM PDT by PetroniusMaximus (Jesus, Rex Universalis)
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To: webheart
T he album was Not Fragile

That was Bachman-Turner-Overdrive. I had the open reel tape.
48 posted on 04/21/2021 9:11:29 PM PDT by Dr. Sivana (There is no salvation in politics)
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To: dfwgator
Elton had the best band in the world backing him at the time.

I saw Elton and Ray Cooper perform during the Simple Man tour in 1979, in Wiesbaden, Germany. Great, great concert...they really put on a show.

49 posted on 04/21/2021 9:37:15 PM PDT by Night Hides Not (Remember the Alamo! Remember Goliad! Remember Gonzales! Come and Take It!)
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To: dfwgator
That song is the reason that the only Elton John album I own is Goodbye Yellow Brick Road. And that was partly influenced by Dream Theater's cover of the song.

Dream Theater - Funeral For A Friend/Love Lies Bleeding

50 posted on 04/21/2021 10:03:56 PM PDT by ZirconEncrustedTweezers ("I don't come from money. I come from the opposite of money. I come from... no money." - Ron White)
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To: be-baw
Yes is probably not in my top three, but as a prog-rock fan they're pretty high on my list. They had a pretty good run from The Yes Album through Relayer.
51 posted on 04/21/2021 10:05:38 PM PDT by ZirconEncrustedTweezers ("I don't come from money. I come from the opposite of money. I come from... no money." - Ron White)
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To: BradyLS

Nice! I’m not the only Dream Theater fan here. :)

Have to admit, though, that I haven’t bought any of their albums since Portnoy left.


52 posted on 04/21/2021 10:08:13 PM PDT by ZirconEncrustedTweezers ("I don't come from money. I come from the opposite of money. I come from... no money." - Ron White)
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To: simpson96

Their best and only Number One song, 1983, was the fantastic “Owner of a Lonely Heart”.

Close your eyes and just listen to the music. If you don’t want to get up and dance, then you are dead.

Do not doubt me!


53 posted on 04/21/2021 11:09:23 PM PDT by MadMax, the Grinning Reaper
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To: plain talk

Those two knock me out. Wakeman’s solo in Close to the Edge is, inmho the best rock keyboard solo ever, beating out Jerry Corbetta of Sugarloaf and the solo in Hold Your Head Up.


54 posted on 04/22/2021 6:38:54 AM PDT by LS ("Castles made of sand, fall in the sea . . . eventually" (Hendrix) )
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To: dfwgator

My band and I drove all the way down to Tucson to see Yes open for . . . wait for it . . .

Black Sabbath.

In fact, we weren’t even going to see Yes, but our jaws dropped. Black Sabbath came out and were like infants compared to the musicianship that had just left the stage.


55 posted on 04/22/2021 6:40:30 AM PDT by LS ("Castles made of sand, fall in the sea . . . eventually" (Hendrix) )
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To: Disambiguator

Thanks. That “Union” concert they do with both Trevor Rabin and Steve Howe; Alan White and Bruford; and Tony Kaye (who never played a solo at all) and Wakeman is amazing.


56 posted on 04/22/2021 6:41:45 AM PDT by LS ("Castles made of sand, fall in the sea . . . eventually" (Hendrix) )
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To: LS
In fact, we weren’t even going to see Yes, but our jaws dropped. Black Sabbath came out and were like infants compared to the musicianship that had just left the stage.

Same happened when Van Halen opened for Sabbath. This is why Peter Grant decided Zeppelin wouldn't have any acts opening for them, after Grand Funk Railroad blew them off the stage.

57 posted on 04/22/2021 6:41:59 AM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: corkoman

Especially guys like Jack Bruce, Tim Bogert, and Squire. They often sang complicated melodies that were out of synch with the bass playing. Squire is mind-boggling at this.


58 posted on 04/22/2021 6:42:42 AM PDT by LS ("Castles made of sand, fall in the sea . . . eventually" (Hendrix) )
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To: LS

Squire’s backing vocals were a huge part of the Yes sound, that’s why Drama still sounded like Yes even without Anderson.


59 posted on 04/22/2021 6:43:26 AM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: dfwgator

He and Greg Rollie of Journey never got enough credit for their vocals.


60 posted on 04/22/2021 6:45:28 AM PDT by LS ("Castles made of sand, fall in the sea . . . eventually" (Hendrix) )
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