Classical Composer Reacts to Yours Is No Disgrace (Yes) | The Daily Doug (Episode 552)

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In this #throwbackthursday episode of #thedailydoug, I'm going back to the song that won our '12 Songs of Doug-Mas' Fan Favorites poll at the end of 2022...Yours is No Disgrace by Yes. This was indeed a first time listen for me, and I was blown over (as I normally am) by the band's musicality. I hope you enjoy!

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[germantoenglish]

Listening to the bass in this song you can see why Geddy Lee is so enamored by Yes.

[stevenseamus]

Man and boy I have listened to this piece for 52 years now and never get tired of it. Still fresh and ground breaking. Amazing.

[helterskelter]

Chris Squire and Bill Bruford.
The best rhythm section in prog.

[courtneywallace]

I love how Rick Wakeman said Jon Anderson is the one person who’s trying to save this planet while living on another. Perpetual Change is a great one and The Clap has Steve doing some amazing guitar work. The whole album is amazing.

[gergelystechnicmodels]

Steve Howe's first song with the band! What a way to introduce yourself eh?

[chrislegner]

Simply a masterwork of progressive rock. A half century old and it still sounds way ahead of it's time.

[tadzagogo]

Chris Squire was the best. Never forgotten ❤️

[BobSiefken]

"South Side of the Sky" from Fragile would be a great deeper cut to check out.

[ericblankenburg]

This is one of the best rock albums of all time. Yours Is No Disgrace, Starship Trooper, The Clap, I've Seen All Good People, and Perpetual Change. I remember being absolutely in love with this album in Jr. High.

[randlerobbertson]

Id never heard of Yes before a friend dropped the stylus on this track on this album, I was 13 and it hadnt been out long.The first few bars of this, and I was hooked. For life As it turned out..🎉

[darkerSolstice]

This is one of my absolute favorite albums, and when I made a playlist of prog rock for a teenage coworker, this and Perpetual Change were both on it.

[dkfotog]

Such a fantastic song! Steve Howe’s debut with the band set the standard for guitarists for decades. He is my all-time favorite. Thanks for reacting to this classic, Doug.

[adriangoodrich]

The Yessongs live version is just SO chuffing brilliant!!!

[johndrx]

Very cool song and album. Steve Howe goes from clean guitar to acoustic, to a distorted jazz tone and then more rock tone flawlessly.

[fmsdaman]

The seismic shift in musical direction between their first two albums and the Yes album just shows what a tour de force that Steve Howe was and how important his contributions were to Yes becoming the quintessential progressive rock band.

[georgeratkovich]

According to Rolling Stone Magazine, it was the addition of Steve Howe that allowed YES to find its true identity. I don't think anyone expected what YES was going to sound like in concert. Just about every song in their extensive catalog was overhauled and enhanced for playing live on stage. Many bands find it difficult to reproduce on stage what they recorded in the studio. For Yes, it was entirely different. Their music soared to unimaginable heights on stage, a reflection of their musicianship, as each band member proved to be a master of his own craft. They simply blew audiences away. According to Rick Wakeman, "new fans of YES were born at live shows." The point here is while "Yours is No Disgrace" was a ground breaking studio recording, the way this song, and all of their songs were played live is why YES became so popular in the 1970s, and continued for decades.

[Fosseracer]

The first two Yes albums contain some of my favorite songs. Well worth listening to.

[cmichaelanthonyimages]

Watching Steve is an exspirence. He takes the guitar to a whole different dimension. Not to say that some of the greats dont make their axe sing, but Steve, it's like listening to a choir. Watching him live is an exspirence like none other. Magical is an understatement.

[OldMusicGuy]

I'm a musician and was in high school when this came out. Some of my peers (musicians who could actually play) put the record on and told me that I had to hear this new band. This was the first track and I was just floored and they were all smiling at me. In short order we all had the album and were writing out riffs we had figured out (before we had internet to show you everything.) The same thing happened with The first Chicago album, ELP, King Crimson, Return to Forever... and many more. Those were good times for us.

[DavidLazarus]

I'm sure someone has mentioned it, but there is one more major track from this album. Perpetual Change. It's absolutely brilliant! Definitely gives this song a run for the money! Jon's vocals are powerful on that track.

Regarding Starship Trooper, the studio version will always hold a special place in my heart due to Bill's amazing cymbal work during Wurm. Neither he nor Alan played it the same live; not even touring as ABWH. However, the live versions with Steve and Rick playing dueling solos are fantastic! Those solos make it so that I don't miss Bill's original cymbal work as much.

Keep it coming, Doug! Love your stuff!