Starship Trooper Yes
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| 'Starship Trooper' | |
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| Song by Yes | |
| from the album The Yes Album | |
| Released | 1971 |
| Recorded | 1970 |
| Studio | Advision, London |
| Genre | Progressive rock[1] |
| Length | 9:29 |
| Label | Atlantic |
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| 'Life Seeker' | |
|---|---|
| Single by Yes | |
| from the album The Yes Album | |
| A-side | 'I've Seen All Good People: Your Move' (UK) |
| Released | 1971 |
| Recorded | 1970 |
| Length | 3:26 |
| Label | Atlantic |
| Songwriter(s) | Jon Anderson |
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'Starship Trooper' is a song written by British musicians Jon Anderson, Steve Howe and Chris Squire, which first appeared on Yes' 1971 album The Yes Album. The song is in three parts, 'Life Seeker', 'Disillusion' and 'Würm' . 'Life Seeker' was released as a single on the B-side of the UK release of 'Your Move'.
Lyrics and music[edit]
Anderson was aware of the title of Starship Troopers, the 1959 novel by Robert A. Heinlein, and from that got the idea of a 'Starship Trooper being another guardian angel and Mother Earth'.[2][3] 'Starship Trooper' was constructed from pieces of music written separately by Anderson, Howe and Squire.[4] Anderson was the primary author of 'Life Seeker'.[5] Squire wrote most of the 'Disillusion' section; this section had earlier been used with slightly different lyrics as the bridge for the song 'For Everyone', with Squire providing the lead vocals. Howe had written the instrumental 'Würm' section while he was in an earlier band (Bodast).[4]
The song was heavily constructed in the recording studio, and as a result the band were never able to play it live quite the way it was recorded.[5] The song changes mood, rhythm, tempo and style continually, but according to Yes biographer Chris Welch, it still manages to 'hang together'.[6] Authors Pete Brown and Lisa Sharken describe the 'Würm' section as 'a Bolero-paced chord sequence that builds into an explosive solo'.[7] They note that Howe's solo incorporates rockabilly and country music elements rather than on blues-based music with distortion as is typical for these types of solos.[7]
A theme of 'Life Seeker' is the search for God.[3][5] Anderson has stated that the lyrics:
Mother life hold firmly onto me
Spread my knowledge higher than the day
Release as much as only you can show
refer to 'the point within yourself that knows you,' which we call 'God.'[5] The lyrics accept the fact that 'no matter how much you want to get clearer visions of what you're up to, you're only going to get a certain amount.'[5]
The song uses UFO imagery.[3] Other themes that have been inferred for the song include new age ideas and environmentalism.[3][8]
Critical reception[edit]
Yes biographer Chris Welch describes 'Starship Trooper' as 'one the most astonishing pieces' in Yes' repertoire.[6] Welch particularly praises the 'Würm' section for its 'grinding intensity.'[6]The New Rolling Stone Album Guide critic Ernesto Lechner described the song as being 'ethereal.'[9]Pitchfork Media considered 'Howe's slow, spacey guitar build at the end' of the song to be 'one of the great Yes moments.'[10]
Other appearances[edit]
'Starship Trooper' has appeared on many of Yes' live albums and DVDs, including Yessongs, 9012Live, Keys to Ascension, Symphonic Live, Like It Is: Yes at the Bristol Hippodrome, and, most recently, Topographic Drama - Live Across America.[11] It has also appeared on compilation albums such as Yesstory.[11]
Personnel[edit]
Band
- Jon Anderson – lead vocals
- Chris Squire – bass guitar, backing vocals
- Steve Howe – electric & acoustic guitars
- Tony Kaye – Hammond organ
- Bill Bruford – drums, percussion
References[edit]
- ^Murphy, Sean (29 March 2017). 'The 100 Best Classic Progressive Rock Songs: Part 4, 40-21'. PopMatters. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
- ^Carl Wiser (17 May 2013). 'Songwriter Interviews: Jon Anderson of Yes'. songfacts.com.
- ^ abcdRomano, W. (2010). Mountains Come Out of the Sky: The Illustrated History of Prog Rock. Backbeat Books. ISBN9781617133756.
- ^ abHowe, S.'Starship Trooper'. musicradar.com. Retrieved 23 August 2014.
- ^ abcdeYes (1996). Yesstories: Yes In Their Own Words. MacMillan. ISBN9780312144531.
- ^ abcWelch, C. (2009). Close to the Edge: The Story of Yes. Omnibus Press. ISBN9780857120427.
- ^ abBrown, P. & Sharken, L. (2003). Gear Secrets of the Guitar Legends: How to Sound Like Your Favorite Players. Hal Leonard. p. 64. ISBN9780879307516.
- ^Chambers, S. (2002). Yes: An Endless Dream of '70s, '80s and '90s Rock Music: an Unauthorized Interpretative History in Three Phases. GeneralStore. pp. 22–23. ISBN9781894263474.
- ^Lechner, E. (2004). Brackett, N.; Hoard, C. (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. Simon & Schuster. p. 895. ISBN9780743201698.
- ^Dahien, C.; Leone, D. & Tangari, J. 'Yes: The Yes Album'. Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
- ^ ab'Starship Trooper'. Allmusic. Retrieved 23 August 2014.
External links[edit]
- Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics
Yes are an English rock band who achieved success with their progressive, art and symphonic style of music. They are distinguished by their use of mystical and cosmic lyrics, live stage sets and lengthy compositions, often with complex instrumental and vocal arrangements. Seventeen musicians have been a part of the band's line-up in its history, which has consisted of singer Jon Davison, guitarist Steve Howe, bass guitarist Chris Squire, keyboardist Geoff Downes, and drummer Alan White since February 2012.
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