I am 75. play this during my funeral.

"The bass is strong with this one" - Yoda to Chris Squire.

@stevemeese9799

3 жыл бұрын

LMFAO! YES...master Yoda it is.....

@ydoesgooglesuck1960

3 жыл бұрын

@@vandalayindustries3057 incorrect. It was different. But even Allen White knows the genius of Bruford if you corner him at a cocktail party.

@ydoesgooglesuck1960

3 жыл бұрын

@@Carlosant I came for So Sincere. I stayed for Playing the Game. BTW Nick and Lex, I binge watch over and over. You are the reaction video equivalent of Law and Order.

@SebGeddy

2 жыл бұрын

@@vandalayindustries3057 Different styles, I'm a huge fan of Bruford (even more of his work in King Crimson) but Alan White is a really good drummer

@fizgig2016

2 жыл бұрын

@@SebGeddy One of the most impressive things about Alan, was that he had to learn all the music in a very short period of time in order to tour with them after Bruford dropped out on the CTTE tour.

I have been a YES fan since I was 16, I’m 65 now 🙆‍♀️so happy to see the younger generation appreciating genius 50 yrs later 👍❤️

@nicholasmiglino7299

Жыл бұрын

You took the words right out of my mouth Norah in watching their reactions reminds me of my friends & I initial reaction to this band in 1971 in our first year of college !! Their journey is just beginning & I’m jealous !! Lol They have so much to enjoy

@jimsteffel

Жыл бұрын

That's two of us.

@dhchbhrh82

9 ай бұрын

I've been a Yes freak since 3-6-72. Yes played Hanover Hall on the campus of UNC-W. This was the Fragile tour. Yes came, played, kicked ass and took names. My second show was at Cameron Indoor Arena on the campus of the dookies. The was the CTTE tour. I've seen Yes at least fifteen times. In 2006 I had the honor of sitting next to Chris. I had a cup of wine with him. Chris was inspired by Jack Bruce and John Entwistle. Steve Howe by Carl Perkins and Les Paul. Rick classically trained and Alan played with the Plastic Ohnoooo band and solo with Lennon. My second favorite group behind The Beatles. I haven't seen Yes since Chris passed. RIP, Chris Squire.

@richardcoulson6005

9 ай бұрын

OMG you youngsters make me feel old at 70

@SamMineo-yp8in

7 ай бұрын

I'm 70 it's great to see the younger kids appreciate the music we grew up with FAROUT

RIP Chris Squire. One of the greatest bass players in history.

@briangregory6303

3 жыл бұрын

@excollier114 Did I stutter?

@briangregory6303

3 жыл бұрын

@excollier114 Brad Delp and Steve Perry were pretty damn good in their prime as well.

@kmichaelp4508

3 жыл бұрын

He inspired me!🤐

@markhavens1153

3 жыл бұрын

Not only was he great from the start, he also continued to grow like no other musician i have seen. During the Trevor Rabin years he really stepped it up and became a powerhouse on vocals. Saw them seven times throughout all their line ups. At the start Chris was kinda in the background. By the end he was right up front, bold, and showing off. Great outfits too. Jon was always flawless live too.

@mwhich50

3 жыл бұрын

I think he was probably the greatest. Geddy Lee thinks so too.

You can’t imagine the joy this 61 year old felt watching you two listening and loving one of my favorite bands of all time. Try Close To The Edge! You will be in heaven! Peace ✌️

@mikes8149

3 жыл бұрын

Yes! 63 here, it is wonderful to see you two listen to stuff us old kat grew up with! Really dig your videos and great stuff you listen and respond to.

@janea57

3 жыл бұрын

Ditto from a 64 year old. The music will hopefully outlive us if people like you listen, love and share it. Thank you so much guys x

@ericlesher5962

3 жыл бұрын

59, I'm right there, saw them in CBUS

@kittyclimpson7090

3 жыл бұрын

Agree! 62 here, and absolutely thrilled to pieces for this young, intensely curious, splendidly musically literate couple to experience the glory that is Yes for the first time(s). They make my own joy in discovery as an early adolescent at the time fresh and new, and that is a gift -- an outright blessing.

@cjmacq-vg8um

2 жыл бұрын

how could you forget "gates of delirium?" its one of the best rock songs ever conceived. also, these "1st time listeners" should avoid live performances. listen to the studio version first. except, yes' "yours is no disgrace," off of the yessongs album, is one of the best live renditions of any song. i think our host should listen to - "Nostradamus" by al stewart. no one's ever reviewed that song yet. ITS EXCELLENT!

Nick and lex yes starship trooper is now in the legendary hall of fame.

When Yes are at their best, no one is better.

@stanervin6108

3 жыл бұрын

Was it Mae West that once said: "When I'm good, I'm bad. But when I'm bad, I'm VERY GOOD!"

@Ifyoudonttakeitucantfakeit

3 жыл бұрын

No. Your right.

@samiam7342

2 жыл бұрын

I got to see them at the Philly Spectrum in 1990..........it felt like an out of body experience, it was so good.

@michaelbeerbados3291

2 жыл бұрын

@Felipe Malaga Z. yep......I would rank Drama at 6 or 7

@michaelbeerbados3291

2 жыл бұрын

@Felipe Malaga Z. that is fact. Their last good album was Talk. After that ...a lot of "elevator" YES

Fifty years later and it is still one of the best pieces of music ever. The beauty of early Yes is that it is not simple. It is not backbround. It is not pop. It is for listening. You become the music when you play it. It is not something you just hear. It makes you listen.

Geddy Lee's favorite bass player, Chris Squire of Yes. Geddy played Roundabout at Yes's Rock Hall of Fame induction.

@WooBino.

3 жыл бұрын

I was there!!!

@generoberts9151

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah , Geddy said Squire made him turn to bass guitar.

@ilangornstein7635

3 жыл бұрын

I was there too and completely out of my mind!! My 2 favorite bands combining on one stage! RIP Neil and Chris ❤️

@avantprog6902

3 жыл бұрын

That was cool. Geddy was great and looked like he was having the time of his life!

@kevinjennings238

3 жыл бұрын

@@WooBino. WHAAAAAAAA?????? YA LUCKY BASTAGE!!! Dayum, I'm So Jealous! I'm a HUGE Rush & Yes fan! (I'm 59yo)

"Close to the Edge" is one of the best Prog Rock albums of all time. The title song is a masterpiece. Thanks for the reaction.

@bigua1428

3 жыл бұрын

Masterpice. One of yes, incredible theres others

@ArtistYellow

3 жыл бұрын

It certainly is.

@mikereiss4216

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, they have to do CTTE next.

@donaldbass6737

3 жыл бұрын

Absolutely!

@TheMaurobala

3 жыл бұрын

I agree.

So glad I was a teenager during a period of incredible musicians playing incredible music

@debrabrabenec3731

3 жыл бұрын

Me too!

@jeffheck5559

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, it was kick ass, was it not?

@simonheathcote4173

2 жыл бұрын

We were very blessed. It won't be repeated

@Louis19566

Жыл бұрын

We were very fortunate. I am 66 now. Every track is a journey.

Back in 1971 when my neighbour came in and said “you have to listen to this “, musically everything changed. I was 24 then, 75 now and it still hasn’t changed for when I hear them. I think it would be fair to say that when Jon announces that they are going to do “Star Ship Trooper” next, it gets the biggest reaction, because you are going to witness Chris Squire perform magic with a bass guitar. Great stuff guys. x

Chris Squire is nothing short of amazing. His bass playing is unmatched..

Chris squire backing vocals melded with John Anderson's so beautifully That acoustic breakdown is one of the best dual vocals I believe in classic rock history

@aprilstewart5929

9 ай бұрын

Chris had a gorgeous voice. I never realized how beautifully his vocals and Jon's were intertwined- sometimes, Chris would be singing above, and sometimes below Jon. Incredible duo.

This was my first listen to Starship Trooper, too! I'm just awestruck by that bass, and how Jon Anderson's voice cuts through it like a cool breeze! This was wonderful! ☺️

I am 69 and have listened to Yes since their first release. I can not explain it but every time I hear Starship Trooper I tear up and smile ear to ear.

Good start guys, now you need to listen: Roundabout, Siberian Kathru, Heart of the sunrise, Perpetual Change, You've seen all good People, Mood for a day, and all of this songs, including Starship Troopers, are in the Yessongs Live Album wich has the best interpretation of this songs. I was lucky to listen to this album when I was 13 and blew my mind. Now I'm 61 and still blows my mind when I listen to it. Yes is one of my favorites bands of all time and the more you listen to the more you like it. Please listen to that album! It wont dissapont you!

@michaelmontalvo5757

3 жыл бұрын

Close to the Edge is fantastic! And You And I is my fav!

@frankbarnwell____

3 жыл бұрын

Wonderous Stories, Cans and Brahms, The Fish.

@barrettkeathley6985

3 жыл бұрын

I couldn't agree more with all your suggestions. I would especially appreciate a reaction to perpetual change which I haven't seen reacted to yet. Should get you ready for close to the edge, my fav.

@barrettkeathley6985

3 жыл бұрын

Oops, just searched perpetual change and there's a few reactions out there. Still a great choice, I think it's a good place to go next, before taking the next step and diving into the mind-blowingly epic CTTE

@frankpentangeli8104

3 жыл бұрын

Great list! And I would add Yours is No Disgrace and Long Distance Runaround to it. Cheers!

I'm both a guitarist and a drummer and both Steve Howe and Bill Bruford are my primary influences.

@grimdrum2396

3 жыл бұрын

Bill Bruford is one of the most creative and tasteful drummers of all time!

@avantprog6902

3 жыл бұрын

@@grimdrum2396 I love Bruford's use of space. He plays things slow that blows your mind. Mixing accents, syncopation, odd time grooves, I incorporate those principles into my playing.

@avantprog6902

3 жыл бұрын

@Bookhouse Boy I was fortunate to see Bruford at some very intimate venues several times. Actually the only time it wasn't intimate was on that Yes Union tour. Even King Crimson I saw at the House of Blues.

@avantprog6902

3 жыл бұрын

@Bookhouse BoyI moved to LA in 1986 to attend MI and never left. One of a Kind was my favorite album. Jeff Berlin was on staff. Allan Holdsworth played the Baked Potato at least twice a year. The Baked Potato is the size of a shoe box, l sat 10 feet away from him more times than I can count

@ILSRWY4

3 жыл бұрын

I feel sorry for you... I love YES... but so many other talented drummers

10 years old when first hearing this, on a tinny little record deck, and it still felt like it was opening the doors to a different universe, Glad young people today are still discovering the majesty.

@tramlad2

2 жыл бұрын

Same for me , my mate , his cousin lent this, and we almost wore it out , circa 1974, never looked back, saw them a few times, superb band

@johnwriter8234

2 жыл бұрын

Me too, Bro!

If you haven't heard "Roundabout" off of Yes' "Fragile" album, you should definitely give it a listen. It's their signature song. Great reaction btw.

@StewartUSAF

3 жыл бұрын

I would rate Roundabout as the third or fourth best track off of Fragile. This is not meant to downplay Roundabout, mind you, the whole album is just so good.

@jsm2420

3 жыл бұрын

@@StewartUSAF yes but is rhe most accessible

@johngregory4801

3 жыл бұрын

@@StewartUSAF South Side of the Sky.

another deep rabbit hole; how influential were Yes?? They're the only band Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson stood in line over night to get concert tickets for. Heart of the Sunrise from the album Fragile is a masterpiece, as is the nearly 20 minute Close to the Edge !!!

@plantfeeder6677

3 жыл бұрын

And yet Jethro Tull was Geddy Lee's favorite band to watch. Hmmmm

I have been listening to this record for 40 years and it still gives me goosebumps.

Side note: The backing vocal harmony is Chris Squire the bass player.

Jon has the voice of an absolute angel! You guys are so into Rush so you'll absolutely love these guys as well! Jon is now 76 years old and his range is still there today! Enjoy guys.

@stevemeese9799

3 жыл бұрын

It really is!! So many singers lose their voice at his age but Jon's is angelically crystal clear. Nobody sounds like him, he just has such a unique voice

@caraziegel7652

3 жыл бұрын

I got to see him live in the late 80s, Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe

@louise_rose

Жыл бұрын

Yep, he STILL has that voice after turning seventy-five! His voice and range have aged incredibly well. I saw Placido Domingo performing in Verdi's opera Luisa Miller around five years ago, in a livecast to movie theatres from the New York Met (one of his last apopearances there before they ditched him on dubious accusations of touching other singers a bit too much) - he was almost eighty at the time and still sounded incredible: a solid, warm voice with excellent range. The parallel with Jon struck me at once. Both men appear vocally indestructible.

Yes' "And You And I" is a must. You will get goosebumps listening to it.

@jimled50jl49

3 жыл бұрын

One of my favourites - Such a wonderful song. Great choice.

@Iscariot-sq1mm

3 жыл бұрын

Can't upvote this enough.

I love that many songs back in the day were allowed to develop and didn't have to be 3-4 minutes.

@frankpentangeli8104

3 жыл бұрын

And I love the fact that FM stations actually played them in their entirety back then. I miss those days.

@Walamonga1313

2 жыл бұрын

Prog still exists dude

@texugo6239

Жыл бұрын

@@Walamonga1313 I like to this foto man!!

I am 68 and after the Beatles, Yes is my favorite band of all time. I also love the Moody Blues and Renaissance. At the same time I was listening to prog rock, I was also listening to country rock and funk. The 70s was a great era for music.

@christianmarler2253

Ай бұрын

Who knows where the time goes?

If you want another suggestion for YES, check out Siberian Khatru. It combines some of the most prog sounds with one of the grooviest hooks you will ever hear. And then of course, there's YES's masterpiece, Roundabout that everyone is going to recommend. And one point about YES, and their lyrics. Don't worry about not following them. The lead singer, Jon Anderson, who writes them, is more concerned with how a series of words sound musically than what they are saying. He wants his voice to be an instrument that fits into the song more than being there to tell a story. He says to think of it more like a form of poetry.

I’m just gonna sit back, be patient and enjoy your Yes journey.

Woohoo! I'm 66 now and got to hear this album on vinyl in 1971.

We are, all of us, Starship Troupers. Imagine hearing this in 1972, as I did. No one had ever heard anything like this before, it was so new, innovative, and different than what anyone else was doing. They inspired generations. You all should listen to the Yessongs version. It is the best.

Pleased to say the lead singer Jon Anderson and I are from the same town in the UK. FYI when Yes was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame(much to late IMO} Yes asked Geddy Lee to play Bass at the induction because their original great Bassist Chris Squire had sadly passed away.

Lead Guitar is Steve Howe - in my opinion one of the best guitar players at all.

@svdd10

Жыл бұрын

Absolutely! Steve plays more guitar on this one song than some guys play on a whole album!

Prog rock craftmanship at its finest!

Absolutely a timeless piece of music and the talent playing is some of the best in rock history Great reaction nick this is 70’s best era ever for music

Basically Yes was orchestral music. Each instrument is doing something different, but related. When I was a kid in the 70's listening to this, I would listen to each song 4 or 5 times. Each time I would just follow one instrument throughout the song, and then listen one time to everything all together. A big thing to bear in mind with Yes is that Jon Anderson, the vocalist who wrote the lyrics, viewed his voice and the sounds he made another instrument in the band. So he often chose lines or phrases that fit into the rest of the instrumentation. They don't always make a lot of sense, but they sound incredible in the song.

@32anna2538

3 жыл бұрын

His lyrics always make sense. Jon could tell you what the lyrics mean to every song he wrote.

@christianmarler2253

Ай бұрын

@@32anna2538 The words make cosmic sense.

I had to comment again. This song was their closing song back in the 80’s. Their stage would literally transform into a Starship. There’s so much more for you to listen to. I would suggest “And You And I” from “Close to the Edge” (as well as Close to the Edge...20 minutes of pure perfection)

@cobbycaputo3332

3 жыл бұрын

On the 79 tour (my first concert ever at age 15!) Wakeman walked out from behind his house of keyboards with a keytar on and played the solo-duel with Howe. Incredible.

@sns2112

3 жыл бұрын

It was their closing song on their 2019 tour as well.

@Pixelologist

3 жыл бұрын

That entire album is extraordinary - And You And I, Siberian Khatru, and, of course, Close to the Edge. Just an amazing journey from beginning to end.

@plantfeeder6677

3 жыл бұрын

@@Pixelologist yes we all know "Close to the Edge is a great song....but I've seen people back in the day stop it during the beginning cause it didn't make sense and never really enjoyed the whole song. Sad really. I hope they eventually heard it. Their loss if they didn't

Thanks for listening to true geniuses. I think the ultimate praise I can give is that they could replicate their music on stage. Also along with ELP they play such intricate music that there are very few tribute bands around that would attempt to copy them.

"I Still Remember, the Talks by the Water. The Proud Sons and Daughters, that Knew the Knowledge of the Land, and Spoke to me in Sweet Accustomed Ways." Beautiful!

This brought tears to my eyes. It did in 1971 and it still does. It's so staggeringly wonderful you forget to breathe.

I am 67 and heard Yes, Genesis, ELP, Renaissance, Jethro Tull, Moody Blues, King Crimson, etc. for the first time at age 18. The Golden Age. Watching you two makes me feel 18 again. We didn't know at the time how lucky we were, but we knew the music was special. Just how special it was could not be known until unborn generations became fans. By the way, I am also a big fan of Steven Wilson, and my 37 year old son introduced me to Radiohead about 12 years ago. Prog lives on, and the rumours of its death were greatly exaggerated. ❤❤❤💕

@janea57

3 жыл бұрын

Yes! Totally agree with you! It was the golden age. We were so lucky. And watching Nick and Lex listening to these songs really does take me back to my teen years, when I would dash to the local record shop when the albums were released and dash home to listen with my friends - totally blown away by the music. And I'm a huge Steven Wilson fan too. Hope to see him again next year, Covid permitting.

My absolute favorite Yes tune is "And You and I". Roger Dean did most of their album covers. Saw 'em in 1973, Tampa Stadium. Infuckingcredible...

@mhump23

3 жыл бұрын

Saw them in Jacksonville right after(or before 😎)

@t.j.payeur5331

3 жыл бұрын

@@mhump23 Roger Dean stage show..how about that cape that Wakeman wore?

@garywillingham3644

3 жыл бұрын

I was there also also at Curtis Hixon hall on the Close to The Edge tour I was 13 and my second concert It was a religious experience And You And I took my soul 3 months later ELP also at Curtis Hixon hall yeah that was well IT WAS still searching for the right adjective

The yes journey continues forever once you fall down the hole.

@tasender3

3 жыл бұрын

Maybe, you mean up the latter (:

I saw Yes when i was young in Italy, thanks for sharing. I love you. I am 64 years old. Rock on!!

Keep in mind that your listening to one of the greatest progressive rock bands of all time

"The bass is strong with this one" haha so true

The big smile on your face says it all!

YES music brings me joy especially now as I am newly disabled! I can listen and feel like I am going somewhere special! Thank you two for sharing your reactions! I think it makes us YES fans happy! We r a special group of creatures!

YES is the very BEST band ever. I’ve been listening to them for almost 50 years. Always gives my spirit and soul a lift. Seen them in concert so many times, get so excited I can’t eat lol. Gates of Delirium live from 70’s is great. Awaken live in Montreux from ‘03 is spiritual! ❤️❤️

This is such a great suite of songs on so many levels - and even better in the live version that closes the Yessongs album! The luminous, uplifting quality of the vocals (Jon sounds fantastic here! - and that canon moment at "you and you maaay - follooooow"!!), Steve Howe's quick,. fluid guitar lines, the bouncy drumming and cymbals work, that hammond organ - oh yes, Chris Squire's bass figures too - the whole thing feels shot through with light, it captures this feeling of optimism and excitement about space and life, very much an element of those days. They would come back to these feelings three years later at the end of Ritual - the lovely "Hold me, my love" finale at the end of Tales is in the same vein, and with the same image of the cosmos as "home". It's not an easy idea to present because well, space is endless, cold and dark even though also filled with untold wonders and magnificence, and hopefully also with millions of planets with intelligent life (an idea that was still sci-fi when these songs were recorded, but by now we *know* that planets are quite normal in the universe, and that life around faraway suns appears ever more likely). Yes are trying their very best to fill this image with life here. :)

Don't stop the music of YES, ever! Ever ever ever. Talk at the end. Thank you!

The ending of that song is called the wurm one of the greatest pieces of music ever written even better live.

Our civilization peaked 50 years ago in 1971 when they wrote this song. I'm 45 years old ('75) and I remember my parents listening to a lot of different music, but this one escaped me. I heard it on the radio for the first time a few years ago on 93 KXLP while driving home from work (at 2 am, and yes they played the full 9+ minute version) and I was blown away! I too had a 'meditative' experience! The technical skill with the instruments, the vocals (harmonizing in particular) were just awesome. So much respect for this band. YES!!! I'm still listening to this frequently and it gets better and better. I'm referring to that in 2 ways: it gets better the more times I listen to it, and it gets better as the song itself progresses. I love the vocals of the song, but I really enjoy the instrumental 2nd half, starting at around 12:33 (of this video). I just love that whole theme and how they develop and build it. And then, just when you think the song is over, it actually climaxes from 15:29 all the way to the end! What a brilliant piece of music. Still in awe. They aren't making music like this anymore.

Prog Time

@An_Cat_Dubh

3 жыл бұрын

I agree that Genesis' Firth of Fifth is one of those "essential" progressive rock/art rock tracks.

I grew up with this stuff. It spoils you at a very young age.

Starship Trooper is awesome...Saw them way back when...

You can go either "Close To The Edge" or "Roundabout". You can't go wrong.

The ending of this song always gives me goosebumps. It’s amazing how masterfully they gradually ramp up the intensity in so many different but subtle ways.

I love your honesty about experiencing the music for what it is that's rare these days keep up the great work

im so happy I grew up with this music instead of the garbage today . I saw Yes at the Bergen pac in NJ Nov. 17 2022 . great show 🙏

You know Rush attributes Yes as one of their biggest influences. See Yes' induction into The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

“Loneliness, is a power that we posses, to-give-or take away, forever”...

@mvunit3

3 жыл бұрын

FOLKS! See this guy "Still Kickin"? . . . He creates the COOLEST Themed "Rush" videos! Check his stuff out!

@STILL-KICKIN

3 жыл бұрын

@@mvunit3 Thanks, very kind of you

@mvunit3

3 жыл бұрын

​@@STILL-KICKIN - you bet! Have enjoyed each and every one. Hope you create more :D. "Camera Eye" & "Jacobs Ladder" are fantastic!

I weep with joy when I listen to this song.

Saw them in 72 and listening to this for 50 years is always familiar and refreshing

Yeah, you never got into Yes because you heard "Owner of a Lonely Heart" first. 71-77 is where you should be looking and listening. ❤️

@gphill3954

3 жыл бұрын

Agreed I think you can go as far as the “Going for the One” album and still find the stripes in the Yes toothpaste taste just as minty as they did on the first squeeze!

@ronalddobis6782

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah. Owner blows. That's when I stopped listening to their new stuff.

@Walamonga1313

2 жыл бұрын

That's a great song regardless

Yours is no disgrace from the same album would be a choice option.

@stretchgilbert

3 жыл бұрын

Absolutely

@Pcrimson1

3 жыл бұрын

Actually, the live version from Yessongs is even better, IMO.

@JJ8KK

3 жыл бұрын

I agree, the next YES song for them to review is *Yours Is No Disgrace.* Stick with the same period of awesomeness for now...

@johnvrabec9747

3 жыл бұрын

My favorite Yes album. Yours Is No Disgrace my favorite Yes tune.

@StewartUSAF

3 жыл бұрын

This would also be excellent.

"Starship Trooper" is a killer jam. I've always loved it.

Here in the U.K., if you broke into this song halfway through, you could possibly die. Taken outside and shot. Fan since 1969. The best band ever.

How this couple feels is exactly what we felt when we first heard these releases. ROCK ON !!!

This song’s fade-out is one the saddest in music history. Sad because it signifies the songs end.

@bobbeland9220

3 жыл бұрын

I heard somewhere that the tape literally ran off of the spool on the recorder while the band was still playing and that’s why the fade is the way it is.

@Walamonga1313

2 жыл бұрын

It should've gone on for at least 5 more minutes. That's one of my favourite outros of all time. Could listen to it all day

love seeing you enjoy this music that i have been enjoying for more than 50 years,

Can't wait till ya'll start watching live YES. Their ability to do all this live is what really impressed me!

YES has been using this song in their live show encores since it was released. I never get sick of it!

The Revealing Science of God from Tales from Topographic Oceans is also really good. The opening is so foreboding and intense.

@StewartUSAF

3 жыл бұрын

Wait until you get songs from several other albums under your belt before tackling anything from Tales from Topographic Oceans. That is deep down the rabbit hole.

@bobbeland9220

3 жыл бұрын

The vocal and musical opening to that piece is really great.

@eddiecriglington400

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, a Masterpiece in my opinion. 🎶❤️🎶

Sooo good to see the young ones listening to what we did over 50 years ago

I've been listening for 45 years, I still hear or feel something new. They harmonize very well.

Yes has so many amazing compositions. I can't wait till you get around to "Awaken" a great 15 min epic from the album "Going For the One".

These guys were all virtuosos! This is Steve Howe's (guitar) first album, and you don't have Rick Wakeman yet on keys (this is Tony Kaye's last album on keys), but you will get him on the next album, "Fragile". Pay particular attention to Chris Squire on bass. He was (RIP brother!) a monster bass player, and so influential to other players who followed. You have so much to look forward to! You will be treated to much more excellence! Don't do it before, but after you digest the studio versions of these classics, you need to do the versions from "Yessongs" and marvel all over again at how good they were LIVE!

@maxkronader5225

3 жыл бұрын

I saw Yes live in 1979 in Philadelphia. They didn't put on a flashy show, but they are one the few bands that sounded as good live as they did in the studio.

@plantfeeder6677

3 жыл бұрын

Saw them during their Topagraphic Oceans tour. They opened with songs off that album and people started to jeer and boo them. Once they finished with all of that, they played all their greats and the crowd went crazy. I remember how RED Jon Anderson's eyes looked from 150' away to this day. Man he looked like he was a Starship Trooper a million miles away

@MikeOfPlano

2 жыл бұрын

Tony came back for the Trevor Rabin years 1983 - 1991.

I’ve been listening to this song since it was released in 1971. And it continues to blow me away. This song is the BEST example of Progressive Rock.

I'm in the same age bracket as these other posters. It's almost like hearing it again for the first time! It takes you somewhere else- I don't know where, but One doesn't want to come back. just don't want it to end...

Fun. Can’t go wrong listening to YES. My favorite YES song is almost always the one playing. These guys and Emerson Lake and Palmer were true innovators in prog rock.

Lovely people...I bought 4 LP albums in 1973/4 when I worked at my first ever job after leaving school and could afford to spend some money, aged 16 / 17. I bought / Led Zeppelin II / Family Anyway / Groundhogs 'Split' / and of course the 'YES ALBUM'......the rest is history, Ha! So fine to see you guys loving this album....a classic among so many classic bands and albums over the decades and the music never ends.... Love tae ye's.

The 70’s was the greatest decade for music ever. No other decade can get even close!

Could you even imagine this band on the radio today ? All this kind of stuff was on AOR radio in the 70's.

Yes is one band that can truly be compared to Zeppelin in terms of technical proficiency. And in terms of composition, this music is so rich in ideas. More Yes, please

@Mrjohnbigboy

3 жыл бұрын

Yes are way better than Zeppelin.

@frankpentangeli8104

3 жыл бұрын

Sorry, but Zeppelin doesn't come close to Yes in terms of technical proficiency. Led Zeppelin were some of the greatest songwriters ever in rock music, but they were not technicians in the progressive sense.

@KingXanadu

3 жыл бұрын

When I think of technical proficiency, about a hundred bands come to mind before Zeppelin lol

@goldenboy140

3 жыл бұрын

There are many bands better than Led Zeppelin technically

@maxkronader5225

3 жыл бұрын

In my opinion there are very few bands to rival the technical ability of Yes: Rush and Emmerson Lake and Palmer immediately come to mind. I can't think of any others off the top of my head, although Jethro Tull and Dave Brubeck also exhibited great technical skills.

I love all kinds of music, but Yes is one of my all-time favorites.

I was at Boston, (the Boston in Lincolnshire England), in January 1970. I was riding pillion on a beat-up Triumph 500 speed twin and it was seriously cold. I didn't want to go. Yes played and I didn't want to go home.

YES! 😊

My favorite 'Yes' lp. "The Yes Album" put them on the map with the introduction of Steve Howe on guitar. Four timeless songs that were a staple in their concert sets for decades after this album was released(Steve would play "The Clap" many times too). It doesn't get any better than early Yes.

Some day in your future, you will meet Gates of Delirium. I'm happy for you guys.

@gphill3954

3 жыл бұрын

“Gates of Delirium” comes at a massive turning point for the band. It would be very interesting to watch that reaction. I have stronger favourites from the band, but at the same time there are musical nuggets which are some of their very best and make my spine tingle.

One of my all time favorite songs, period ..

Close to the Edge is My FAVORITE piece of music from any time or place..... THE BEST!!

Amazing band. Fragile, Close to the Edge, Going for the one, just incredible playing singing and general musicianship

You can't get into a yes song from this period on a single listen but trust me, give it a good go and you will not regret it.

@clivehorridge

3 жыл бұрын

I agree, much like nearly all the good stuff from that era, you need a darkened room, good headphones and time... best off luck and enjoy...

YES is insanely talented. Welcome to a wonderful new world of mind/soul travel, to beautiful places you never knew existed.

I had the great pleasure of being hooked on Yes from the first radio airplay in Central Florida in the early 70’s with Fragile. When I was a senior in HS they did the “Yes in the Round” tour, played at Lakeland Civic Center June 1979, a rectangular venue with decent acoustics in its day. For such a small town, they booked AMAZING bands there during about a 5 year period. We saw Genesis, Eric Clapton, Jethro Tull, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Blue Oyster Cult, Peter Frampton, Robin Trower, Jeff Beck, Santana, The Police, Tom Petty, The Cars, Aerosmith, Rush, Doobie Brothers, Stills Young Band and many more. Of all those concerts, my favorite was Yes. They had the round “wedding cake” rotating stage smack in the center of the building floor. All sound system and lighting was suspended from the ceiling, so you had totally unobstructed stage views from every seat. My gorgeous date and I were back about 50’ but at eye level with the band and the perfect distance for the sound to cross over. I was transformed for 2+ hours almost to another mystical planet envisioned by Roger Dean who did much of their spaced out album artwork. The music was incredibly precise, powerful at times then sweetly melodic at others. Jon Anderson’s voice was nearly flawless, Howe, Squire and Wakeman alternated ripping solos while slowing rotating so someone was always facing you. I had just experienced the milestone of graduating high school 3 weeks before the concert, but carried the weight of tragically losing my baby sister a year younger than me (16) in a tragic car accident with 2 of her friends just 2 weeks before that. I badly badly badly needed an escape...if only for a couple of hours. Yes was my emotional rescue if only for a night....but man, what night!

"Turn of the Century" is a beautiful Yes song that is 'under rated'. Jon's voice is top notch.....He also recorded an album with Vangelis called Heaven and Hell and the song "So Long Ago, So Clear" was a bit of a hit on local radio in 1975-76.

@martinreed5964

3 жыл бұрын

I rate wondrous stories alongside turn of the century

Nick - you'll probably get this: The last section - "Wurm" - (about 13:50 in this video) is a reference to Ouroboros - the self-devouring dragon (Wurm) eating its own tail. To capture this, the repeating 3-chord pattern returns upon itself, giving a circular feel. The song is completely unrelated to either the book or the movie - and the movie takes character names and the general idea of human defenders against alien "bugs" from the book - most of the thematic elements of the book are discarded, leaving little more than "fan service" (nudity, gore, and violence).

You two are so adorable. Thanks. Nick, your small 'musician' insights are always welcome (from a musician), and Lex's authentic emotional reactions and looking at the camera when she's enthralled are great. Keep up the good work!

Bill Bruford ( drums ) Chris Squire ( bass ) Steve Howe ( guitars ) Rick Wakeman ( keyboards ) and Jon Anderson ( vocals ) ... you cannot ask for more .

@brianclark7606

3 жыл бұрын

Tony Kaye played keyboards on the Yes album.