This is a MASTERPIECE - Yes "Roundabout" REACTION

[00:00:00]All right, we've got the band Yes, that did the song Owner of a Lonely Heart, which I checked out. Good song.

[00:00:06]Interesting music video. This is Roundabout. People told me, I looked on the comments on that yes reaction.

[00:00:12]People said check out Roundabout. That has to be the next one. A lot of people who said it. So, yeah, here we are. U you support the original, leave a like and let's see what this is, man. Link to the original is down below. We'll see what we can catch.

[00:00:32]>> [music] [music] [music] [music] >> I'll be the roundabout. about the words will make you out and out [music] and spend the day your way.

[00:01:36]Call it morning driving through the sun [music] and in and out the valley.

[00:01:43][music] [music] The music dance and [singing] sing. They make the children [music] really ring. I spend the day your way morning driving [music] through the sun and in and out the valley.

[00:02:09]In and around [music] the lake.

[00:02:13]Mama's come out of the sky and they stand there.

[00:02:18]We'll be [music] there. We'll see you.

[00:02:26][music] We'll be there.

[00:02:36]I'll [music] be there with you.

[00:02:43]>> [music] [music] >> I [music] will remember you just in the weather [music] will charge the view of distant atmosphere [music] morning driving through the silent even in the around [music] the lake.

[00:03:18]Come out of the [music] sky. Stand there.

[00:03:25][music] We'll be there. I see you [music] swim.

[00:03:38][music] I'll be there with you. [music] [music] Heat.

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[00:05:32]>> [music] [music] >> This is this is amazing.

[00:05:59]Around the lake, mountains come out of the sky. They stand there.

[00:06:09]Twfold before [music] my love. I'll be there.

[00:06:21][music] Heat. Heat.

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[00:07:33][music] >> [music] >> Spend the day [music] in another [music] stand there.

[00:08:00][music] We'll see you [music] soon.

[00:08:16][music] [music] Heat. Heat.

[00:08:24][singing] [music] I love it.

[00:08:34][music] [music] [singing] >> [music] [music] >> This is one of the most interesting songs I think I've ever heard. And I I didn't see it coming because Yes. Owner of a Lonely Heart was such a I mean, at least it seems like such a radio song to me, like such a mainstream appeal having song that I wasn't expecting. This this is progressive rock. This is as progressive as it gets.

[00:09:20]Uh progressive rock means a traditional rock song. You think about mainstream radio friendly like made for radio, right?

[00:09:34]I'm trying to think of an example.

[00:09:41]Well, let's just say like this is this is I would use this to describe progressive music, progressive rock, because usually most songs have this a certain structure to it. Um, you know, there's an intro, there's a verse, there's a chorus, there's a verse, there's a chorus, and then there's a bridge, there's a chorus, repeat the chorus, or there's a solo, and then a final chorus, this and that, right? and then it ends out draw. This did not have that. This had such variation in it, such interesting changes in structure to where you could take one part of the song, one minute, two minutes of the song, and it would sound completely different than the next segment or a few segments later into the song, but then they would they would have reoccurring patterns like that, which for some reason is very recognizable for me. Like I I have never heard this song before. I did not know the song Roundabout. I don't I've never heard this before. Yes, the band Yes. is new to me. That owner of a Lonely Heart was new to me. But I recognize that I don't know where I've heard that before, but I recognize that specific part. That's the only thing I recognize.

[00:10:50]It's that I can tell you. I've never heard this before, but I know that. So, it's been used in something. Maybe in a movie or I don't know where I've heard.

[00:10:57]I'm trying to figure it out, but I don't know. Um, this did not do the standard progressive approach. It's it's multiple sections. Uh, it's like the music evolves over time. It progressive.

[00:11:12]Different things are introduced and then certain things like the riff or that bass is revisited. Like it doesn't it doesn't sound like there's a structure.

[00:11:25]You get me? Like the standard structure.

[00:11:27]It's like a journey. This is what uh progressive music does. It takes you on a journey. Let you know, close your eyes, use your imagination. Let the progress, let the music guide you through a journey. Feel it out. It's basically what it is, right? Uh it doesn't sound like a loop.

[00:11:43]It's also not built around one specific hook. It's just kind of it kind of keeps moving basically, right? There's so many things to talk about. This was a long one, too. How long is this? 8 minutes 30 seconds. Okay. Very bright vocals. Very nice. It's easy to listen to, easy on the ear. Um, three instruments that I've noticed, the guitar, electric guitar, the bass, and the organ. I believe it was the organ. I mean, it's it sounded very much like an organ. Usually certain instruments support, right? Like uh in let's say in a traditional rock song the vocal you know the verse is hit and the chorus the vocals are take are in the forefront and the guitar would lead the instrument and the you know the percussion would be the backbone of the song the bass would support and the keyboards are in the middle or they're kind of in the background with this you know throw that whole throw that idea out the window.

[00:12:45]There were melodic segments almost solos you could hear from every each instrument. Um the drumming like it switches it up like they're playing around with with the the percussion the the v even the vocalist is playing around with it. The the baseline some there's like melodic baseline sometimes it sounds like the bass is not supporting anything. It's doing its own thing. It's leading by itself. Uh, so I've noticed this is this is the thing that I've I've gotten into um what's it called again?

[00:13:19]Different time signatures and poly rhythms and um what's it called?

[00:13:23]syncupation by listening to tulle for example like that kind of was my introduction to a lot of that stuff like different doing a 3 four or 78 or whatever right and I was it was very new to me I started learning about it I'm like okay this is that this is that um I think most of this song is in a 44 but at certain parts or all of this is in a 44 I'm not 100% certain because there was a lot to digest here but I do think at certain segments they play around with the rhythm like something I'm not sure what it was but something changes which which keeps it interesting and doesn't make it sound repetitive which is a thing that you kind of want to do I'm guessing if you're doing an 8 minute song also I'm hearing there's a lot Zagab bro I'm just I'm just rattling off what I heard there's I think there's like some jazz uh influence in this one um the segments in between I think it's called interplay that they do in jazz like the fillers or interplay that they do in between while keeping this acoustic guitar going, while keeping rock energy. It's It's like I'm listening to different genres being blend together, being put together into one song, if that makes sense. Also notice like this is on a more technical thing. They play around with audio panning. So you have stereo, you have left, right, right? Um and at a certain point the organ plays only in the right ear. Like little little details uh you you could notice. question. Is this recorded on analog? Like this has to be. When was this released? 2008 remaster. Yeah, but that doesn't that's a 2008 remaster.

[00:15:00]1972. You telling me this this was recorded on analog? Are you Hold on.

[00:15:07]Round about uh Yes.

[00:15:10]When was it recorded or when was it, you know, brought? Sep August and September 1971.

[00:15:18]So that means that this was analog, right?

[00:15:27]It has to be.

[00:15:30]Hold on. I'm trying to find it, but I'm trying to find information about this. I mean, I'll look it up later, but that's that's impressive.

[00:15:45]Was this a one take? If this was a one take, that's going to blow my mind.

[00:15:48]That's insane. If it was like it recorded in one session in one go.

[00:15:56]So, I said I said a lot about this song, but like there's so much more like it's progressive the song. It sounds like it's changing. It progresses instead of being repetitive.

[00:16:11]Uh each member, each instrument has its role. It's uh distinct. It's it's it has personality. It's unique. They all do different things.

[00:16:20]Um different genres blend blended together.

[00:16:25]It's ambitious. I think for its time, this would be something that's ambitious that's like innovative. It's something different that perhaps like inspired a lot of other bands that came after to do this is what I'm getting. Would Would this be the start of progressive uh rock? I I need to look this up. I I want to know this. I need to look this up later if this is like the beginning of of progressive rock. see something like this. Send this my way. I love this type of stuff. This like unexpected like I heard owner of a lonely heart which to me is like a radio pop hit. Then this is completely different progressive going against the standard threeinut songs the standard blueprint saying no we're doing an 8 minute song and then being incredibly successful with it cuz you have to realize that this came out in 72 then was uploaded to YouTube in 2014 and gained 72 million views after being after existing for 40 what is it 42 years and then it was uploaded But after 42 years and he still got 72 million views. This is this is amazing. Like this just shows how timeless the song is. And I see now why you guys wanted me to check it. Thank you for sending this my way. I love this one. Fantastic song.

[00:17:40]There's probably some other things I could have picked on um or or picked up on, but uh I'm not doing a second lesson on this one because this this video is going to be an hour. So link to the original is down below. If you've got more stuff like this, I'm intrigued. I like progressive music.

[00:17:57]It because it just, you know, it's different. It's not the standard, you know, pop blueprint, mainstream music blueprint. I like the different So, yeah. Appreciate y'all.