Yes fans really need to relisten to this masterpiece.. The second half is YES at its peak of playing lyrics and composition. As good as Delirium CTTE and Awaken

@theresa42213

2 жыл бұрын

Michael ~ Been an avid Yes listener all my life. 40 years of listening, and seen 'em 3x. This is the only song of the album l dont mind. lts got some really great parts. Other parts seem like more of a movie soundtrack. l never liked the album much at all. Wakeman never did either, and quit over it. l do not thing it touches CTTE. The song or the album. Awaken .....is a masterpiece! Glad you like it though. :D

@tonyburton419

2 жыл бұрын

@@theresa42213 Odd isn't it the way there can be so many different songs of Yes which evoke different reactions. Personally The RSOG still gives goosebumps the song as a whole - a beauty.

@jskypercussion

2 жыл бұрын

At 1:34 alone the harmonizing with Anderson and Squire with the mini moog is amazing. First time hearing it, it struck me and brought some tears. This song is a lyrically composed masterpiece. Many Yes fans consider it the weaker of the songs on Tales. It is not weak by any means, yes there is less instrumentation compared to the others, but that is not the point of this song. I got it after the first listen and it blew my mind at how deep it is. It is a masterpiece. You just have to get it once it clicks in your mind.

@wendellwiggins3776

Жыл бұрын

@@theresa42213 "I don't mind?" OMG pretty lukewarm reaction to such a incredible amazing work of sheer beauty as is the rest of TALES!. I am just sorry you're missing something and missing out

@theresa42213

Жыл бұрын

@@wendellwiggins3776 ~Me and Wakeman, and so MANY more of the 70 generation YES listeners.

This may not be the best most magical song they ever wrote, but its still the fucking best most magical song they ever wrote.

@brucesparks3019

6 жыл бұрын

Andersons vocals just grab you hard and won't let go ! IMMACULATE

@mikereiss4216

5 жыл бұрын

Huh? Lol.

@scivalesmusicbooks1977

2 жыл бұрын

Agreed! And Wakeman's soundscapes here are truly extraordinary!

@therealniksongs

6 ай бұрын

@@scivalesmusicbooks1977 So true. I wonder how great he might have played if he had LIKED it...haha! But seriously, a real example of what it means to be a true professional. That Rick could create on this level without being artistically in synch with the rest of the band leaves one dumbfounded. The keyboard work on this album is among the best ever done. Fifty years after first hearing it it still gives me chills. I say that as a keyboard player myself, humbled and in awe of its beauty and power.

For me it is the best and most beautiful song of the Yes group. This is the pinnacle of rock music. An absolute masterpiece!

As a Yes fan; when you finally get around to Tales and you finally "get it"; it's so joyful...The layers of all the songs is exquisite...Some of Yes's best work... It saddens me that, despite the half century of their playing, and the millions of fans; Yes is fading into the long night...People lack the patience to endure a 20 minute song...A song that requires imagination, patience, love of instruments, a love of Art...Five years after my first comment and I yearn for those days..That's how terrible it's gotten.

@chriscoll6493

Жыл бұрын

Layers; that's a great way to describe their workmanship.

@mikemustang3791

8 ай бұрын

Give kudos to the Steve and John factions for still touring. Love them all till the end.

@philipwilliams6206

4 ай бұрын

not to worry. time will not contain Yes.

When Jon sings the words "rainbows, sunlight" at the end of this song it makes me cry tears of joy... every time.

@Magnetron33

4 жыл бұрын

That is one of the greatest crescendos ever written. Makes me cry too, Like And you and I and Awaken. Their most overlooked Masterpiece

@JimmerJamesKM

3 жыл бұрын

Omg, you too? You have company...

@Canadarago

3 жыл бұрын

“Alternate views...surely,surely.”

@brianjlevine

3 жыл бұрын

Followed by "Alternate View" where Chris's harmony briefly rises to sing in unison with Jon on "Sunlight" where Chris comes back to his harmony. Its just magical.

@allanwalker2413

3 жыл бұрын

I know what you mean. Exhilarating.

I remember when I first heard this after I bought it from Hit Records in the Oak Cliff section of Dallas Texas. I was mesmerized. My friend David was also and became and instant fan of YES. It was late 1973 and I bought it because of the album cover. Damn, the greatest selection of music I ever made. Now I'm 65 and still nothing compares to the majesty of YES music. They will be remembered the way Beethoven and Mozart are remembered. The Beatles and Stones will be remembered for popular music. But YES will be remembered for the unique classical music of the 20th century.

@michaelsalisbury1477

2 жыл бұрын

Great album you know when I get your love.

I've always thought that Tales was the absolute pinnacle of progressive rock. If was I ever to be exiled on an island with only one album to take with me, Tales would be it.

Nothing like TALES, Nothing like 70s YES. Saw this Live 74 and can't express the intensity of the experience

TFTO was for me their best by far album. Steve's playing in the last minutes of this song is freaking crazy.

@fractalsechoesfrommotherea9084

11 ай бұрын

No doubt: by far Yes best album, not "Relayer" (a joke in comparation) neither "Close to the Edge" (half as good as this one).

Timeless .... I've been listening to this for 40yrs never gets old... we lost something along the way. My life has changed so much... we all change. Funny how we all go back to the music we so loved years ago.....

@katemurphy1915

5 жыл бұрын

Robert Addonizio I am still trying to regain what seems to be lost or ‘missing’...

@theresa42213

5 жыл бұрын

Kate ~ l think you may be thinking of youth? Cuz this music ...along with all the great Prog/Jazz still runs through my veins! lts a _spiritual_ thing. But l know what you mean about the ''missing'' when it comes to great music! This was a time where _melody_ was king, and now everything is rhythm based. The beauty is gone.

@onnion63

5 жыл бұрын

@@theresa42213 Morrisey said to Larry King " There is no more poetry in modern life". Morrisey is genius like Jon -- just very different perspectives.

@michaelnicoletti7985

4 жыл бұрын

So true nothing like our old music to take us back to our best time PRICELESS

@katemurphy1915

4 жыл бұрын

Robert Addonizio This music never leaves us behind.

That third ''And I do think (feel) very well'' hits you like the sun in the dead of night. Magical. Mystical. Immaculate. Perfect.

The more you listen to this song the more it grows on you. That 20 minutes really flies by. A testament to how gifted these guys were/are.

After listening to this, I am not afraid to die........

@davidstopford3165

5 жыл бұрын

Wow!

@Atom-56

4 жыл бұрын

Paul Catania Took my breath away, when I read that. Know exactly what you mean though, It's just that I'd never seen the words written down.

@cincinnatinorthernkentucky2224

4 жыл бұрын

Fuck that bullshit. I want to enjoy this as long as possible. "Remembering" should've been the closer on this album.

@Magnetron33

4 жыл бұрын

@@cincinnatinorthernkentucky2224 Maybe the closer of my life.

I haven't heard this song in 40 years... What A Masterpiece!

I'll be 80 in April. (Good grief) I wonder if there is anyone who remembers the night (early 1970's) while working the overnight at a mostly COUNTRY Music station in Alaska (Seward) that I played this entire album front to back...hahaha...It was awesome! Boy did I get calls . :-) No one complained but I made lot of new friends as it was the only radio station anyone could listen to. Educated a few folks I'm sure. (This song got me a new girlfriend too. :-) ) Still my favorite Album, pure genius...and this my favorite song from it. To all those 1st timers to Tales...'We receive all we venture to give."

I love The Remembering. Favorite cut from the album. Wish I could have heard them play it live. Great job.

As a gen z I must say, This is the best band I've ever heard. Going back and listening to the songs of a timeless era, truly a purifying sensation to behold. I feel so much better after listening to their songs. So glad I discovered this genre.

@onnion63

4 жыл бұрын

Through Jon's suggestion I read Siddhartha -Herman Hesse and Autobigraphy of a Yogi. Both very influential on Jon .

@tonyanderton3521

3 жыл бұрын

Michael, welcome to the global Yes family. As a life-long fan, I'm truly encouraged to learn of younger generations discovering the group's beautiful spacey music.

@Kenneth_Fishing

Жыл бұрын

Same bro, part of the reason I was attracted by Yes was because I have never heard anything like it ever before. Music like this isn’t made today

@madcap_9539

7 ай бұрын

I'm also Gen Z. I like to think of Yes as a vehicle that takes you on journeys.

I hear this song since 1974 (I´m 58) For me is the best album of Yes and this is the best song. With this track I had a mystical experience: once, hearing this, I was able to make a link with myself in my youth, like if I were sending a message through time. (I´m not an alchemist or substances consumer...just in order to avoid suspicions) Always thought this is a "cosmic song"

@TacomaPaul

7 жыл бұрын

That is quite awesome. I'm 58 and am right with you there. "Ritual" intrigued me. And then Relayer album hit me big time (after hearing older YES I had never heard). THEN went back to listening to Topographic. Least listened to...and so glad I did. And from YES I've *so* loved Wakeman's "Journey to the Center of the Earth".... but I really gotta say, Anderson's "Olias of Sunhillow" is the best from one of the minds of YES. A link to so many wonderful memories.

Heard this song first time in 1978 and found it difficult to understand....but the more I listen the more I like it. Looking backward, the album "Tales from the T.Ocean " is really a great progressive masterpiece, many many years ahead!

@PrZemek44

8 жыл бұрын

That's prog for ya ;) Goes for practically all songs, even those seemingly 'simple'...

@brianjlevine

7 жыл бұрын

Rick Wakeman said that Tales was limited by vinyl, in that they had to fill 4 sides at 20 minutes per side, and therefore the music was padded. Far be it from me to disagree with the Maestro, but other than about 90 seconds from the middle of The Ancient I just can't find anything that I would cut.

@stevenpolonus5189

7 жыл бұрын

YES TALK

@jmlincolorado

7 жыл бұрын

wakeman has no position to complain. Give a listen to his crappy 1979 album

@porflepopnecker4376

7 жыл бұрын

Strange as it seems, stodgy Rick just didn't get "Tales" or Yes' progression in general. They made their finest album, "Relayer", during his absence. When he returned and Yes gave in and pulled back from the course they'd been on, their creative downfall began.

Yes made wine. Some bottles were drunken after first maturing, while several others reminded in the cellars to enjoy them today that we grow up, got older and have enough wisdom to feel the wonderful taste of this music

@totalmassretain6199

5 жыл бұрын

Mario Fatelevich sweet analogy

One of the few YES masterpieces they rarely played in concert, and that has no video of them playing it. Such a shame. It is my favorite YES song.

@brucesparks3019

6 жыл бұрын

YES seen one Topograhic tune played live.

@darkmango1249

6 жыл бұрын

They just play "Ritual" all over again. Nothing else. One thing Yes can't do are original setlists. It's just one song from each 70s album and that's their setlist.

@purplelizard2348

6 жыл бұрын

kzread.info/dash/bejne/ZoaYktRviqXPcqg.html : )

@orogenicman

6 жыл бұрын

Time and time again, I find myself drawn back to it. Rick Wakeman once called it "fill", but I think it is profound. And I love this video. Pull it up on your smart TV, and relax in your favorite chair. Doesn't get any better than this.

@orogenicman

6 жыл бұрын

That is live audio, not live video. But thanks for the effort.

JON's singing is simply SHEER RADIANT & MAGNIFICENT. With Steve, Rick, Chris & Alan firing on all cylinders as well created a brilliant radiant shimmering Work of Art

Chris Squire claimed this particular piece of music to be the best bass material he'd ever written. (interview 2014) Many thanks to vzqk50HD for all the great enjoyment you provide us with.

@dennisshaler4769

7 жыл бұрын

YES! I emphatically concur, Lowell, vzqk50HD is not only a lifelong YES fan, he is, in his own right, an incredibly gifted artist! We all really owe Mr, vzqk a giant debt of gratitude! Dr. Of Style (Dennis)

@brianjlevine

7 жыл бұрын

Especially his work on the Guild fretless bass. I really miss Chris.

@lowellhayenga8330

7 жыл бұрын

Brian Levine So do I Brian. I knew him personally. Our first meeting was in 1978 on the "Going for the One" tour. Did not get a chance to see him before he passed and we were even living in the same city at that time. (Phoenix, AZ) I'm still in shock and can't believe he's not with us anymore.

@brianquinn989

7 жыл бұрын

I think Heart of the Sunrise is better. Followed by America. I think they recorded that during the CTTE sessions. Sounds the same. Anything He did with Bill Bruford. But we all have our favorites. Were all Yes Fans.

@lowellhayenga8330

7 жыл бұрын

Brian Quinn America is awesome. Close to the Edge is one of my favs. As a bass player, I've learned a lot of Yes songs but that one eludes me. I've never come "close" to learning it. Like you said, we're all YES fans. And YES fans will all admit,..we are a unique bunch!

impossibly beautiful music ... among my very favorite yes songs ... groundbreaking album ... extremely disappointed they didn't get inducted into rock h.o.f. before squire's demise

@paulpaladino8324

5 жыл бұрын

They should have been there before Madonna(!) who never should have gotten in ever....

@richardarnold4271

5 жыл бұрын

He sees from On High!

@louise_rose

2 жыл бұрын

The interlude beginning at 15:50 and lasting for two minutes is one of the most intensely beautiful passages on this great album. Wakeman's careful keyboard work here, the interplay with Alan and Steve and the multi-layered sounds phased over one another: this is pure atmospheric music, just like the Floyd's opening for "Shine On", recorded almost two years later. Wakeman didn't agree with the concept for the album but he is completely in tune with the music of the band here.

@michaelsalisbury1477

2 жыл бұрын

Steve Ross the RR HOF is a pathetic joke only concerned with sales.

@cmichaelanthonyimages2197

Жыл бұрын

Chris was there...as he always was, and still is, in high spirit. He and Jon are Yes! Though Jon is not present, his presence, and Chris' will always be.

This song is far too short. Such a masterpiece.

This is my favourite song from the album. :)

@Tsnore

7 жыл бұрын

There are moments on Side 1, 3, and 4, but overall I agree that this piece is superb and stays with you.

@departamentomusica6233

6 жыл бұрын

Me too.

@ChrisChoi123

5 жыл бұрын

same

@matsly9318

5 жыл бұрын

Also my.

@17golfstar

4 жыл бұрын

which album is it from? I don't own any of them...……. :(

Roosevelt Stadium, Jersey City NJ 1976. I was 17. This was my "Church Music" It is " The Holy Spirit is in there" Listen to the words written down long ago, and be ready when thw man comes around. LOVE

@zappaclinton4391

4 жыл бұрын

God Bless U2, brother...

Great song, and I do love those very fascinating keyboard landscapes by Rick Wakeman! :-)

@Magnetron33

4 жыл бұрын

The best ever!

@louise_rose

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, the interlude starting at 15:50 is one of his best moments on the entire album (amazing interplay with the rest of the band, too!)

This is probably my favorite YES song of all time! This is definitely my favorite album, far and away, nothing else from the boys even comes close! I saw the TALES....Tour, and it was amazing, except for the group Natural Gas(opening act) blowing out all the speakers at Cobo Arena, in Detroit; delaying YES's performance by about 2 1/2 hours. By the way, I did buy AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF A YOGI, shortly after purchasing this album the very first day it came out! Rock on, kids! Dr. Of Style (Dennis)

@matthewjeffers1801

5 жыл бұрын

Dennis Shaler Funny. I too bought Autobiography of a Yogi as a result of reading the cover at age 11. Didn't get it then but it has had a profound impact on my life since.

@Magnetron33

4 жыл бұрын

So did I!

"Don the cap and close your eyes/Imagine all the glorious challenge...." This section should've been developed more. The highpoint of a beautiful song.

@markgore9202

3 жыл бұрын

Nu

Thank you so much for this! Yes fans are my favorite people!

@ThrawnTheater

6 жыл бұрын

I've seen all good people!

@mikereiss4216

5 жыл бұрын

All of us(or almost all of us)are good people. So yours is probably no disgrace either. ;)

@katemurphy1915

4 жыл бұрын

Rhonda McEwan Anderson I no longer know many people who love the same music that I do.

Unbelievable song, best on this album. The epitamy of progressive rock. The last 5 minutes is as good as anything Yes has ever done. This song just soars, brings you to a higher cosmic level. Jon Anderson's voice is heaven sent, what a supreme talent. Love everything about this song.

I had not listened to this song in perhaps five years, and someone was pi$$ing on it on a video, and I thought that I remembered it differently, because I had loved it when it came out and for many years later. I originally felt that it was as good as Revealing Science and Ritual. So when I listened to it again, I couldn't believe how beautiful it was, and that certainly it is every bit as good as the other masterpieces on the album. I have listened to it every day for a couple weeks, and it is just breathtakingly beautiful and magnificent. It is hard to imagine the state of mind of the members of the group in putting together such an incredible piece of music.

This song is what sold me on Topographic Oceans' being my #1 favorite album. Stunning work on Wakeman's keyboards to create the visual by only accessing your ears. This video is also stunning. Thank you to it's creator.

Jon Anderson is well versed in esoteric lore . Anyone with an understanding of the occult will find the lyrics very revealing indeed.!!

@Canadarago

3 жыл бұрын

Jon’s lyrics here are what I call “impressionistic” for a reason. In the same way Monet can paint an impression of lilies that feels more real than the real thing, so Jon’s lyrics here try to express the inexpressible.

@alisyedhasany6594

3 жыл бұрын

No the fuck it's not occult. It's intentionally vague but as he has very clearly expressed, all 4 compositions of Topographic are based on Indo-Aryan Shastras: the shruti, smriti, puranas, and tantras. These are orally recorded epics, legends and instructions generally related to nature, change, the true intent embedded in every concept, and compassion. Do you hear satanic shit about child sacrifices to Molech and Ba'at? White people love narratives being solely about them.

@uapuat

3 жыл бұрын

@@alisyedhasany6594 'Occult' doesn't necessarily mean Satan worship or human sacrifice. Many would consider the Shastras to be 'occult.'

@alisyedhasany6594

3 жыл бұрын

​@@uapuat Congratulations to the white race for labelling pagan polytheist Hindus as "occult" in the same vein as the Freemasons & Knight's Templar. I mean, they must all be the same to you.

@uapuat

3 жыл бұрын

@@alisyedhasany6594 ’Occult' is not a perjorative term. It just means 'hidden' or 'esoteric.' I'm not trying to label any spiritual traditions. I'm just trying to reclaim the word. I mean no offence by suggesting that the Shastras might be seen as 'occult' by westerners. I am just saying that we know very little about them. So-called 'occultism' has nothing to do with satanism or child-sacrifice, except in very rare and criminal cases. But every tradition has its criminal element. And are Hindus polytheists? It's many years since I read the Hindu scriptures, but I understood them to teach about one God with many aspects and manifestations. I'm not being sarcastic here, by the way. That's a genuine question.

The world was truly blessed by the music of Yes.

Cellestial music for our lives... thanks Yes... ❤🙏

The synth riff starting at 13:42 is one of the biggest eargasms I've ever had!

@tonyanderton3521

3 жыл бұрын

True enough, Aarni, but it's also the whole 2-minute section starting at 15:45 - you've got the headphones on, dim the lights, and just let the music take you on a trip across landscapes and to other worlds.

@Canadarago

3 жыл бұрын

...and what Chris and Alan are playing underneath it is incredible.

The voice of an angel, the bass player is a genius, guitar and keyboard like No one else, and drummer that holds it all together, we are blessed to have this music in our lives

it took a lot of courage and vision to produce an album like this..even in 1973!!..but Yes had an endless supply of those things..they didnt so much break the rules..they destroyed them!!!

Sew them in 73 and all thru the 70` never missing a tour. The GREATEST MUSICIANS,MUSIC ,and MEOLODY!!!!!

This is definitely one of my top three favorite Yes songs.

Sometimes I ponder The Remembering.i do remember.The science of these men.They gave us our passports to a nother place.

Panned by so many and yet TFTO is such a beauty of a Prog Rock LP or as Jon has said Adventurous Rock rather than Progressive. The Remembering was my first introduction to the magic of YES back in early-mid 1974. YES has shaped my life ever since. Such days of glory !

@smilanesi98

3 жыл бұрын

Those that panned it including Wakeman never understood what the band was trying to accomplish here. At the time Anderson said they were trying to further their audience. And they did just that. Just by reading all these praiseworthy comments on this page nearly 5 decades later tells us they captured a whole new audience of Yes fans who remained loyal and learned to love all of the music from this band.

Remember..as the late great Alan White always said...Yes was always looking beyond the horizon...Tales at the time of it's release and even today is ahead of its time...damn I miss the 70's!!!

@johnjohn1922

Жыл бұрын

When this album came out it was one of the FCC's banned albums.

One time I was staying over in my friends dorm to watch a movie but i was really depressed and homesick since it was freshman year. I started listening to this album and fell asleep but I went through my entire life and started crying. It was like a weird trip but I've never done any drugs. What a magical album.

The ending of this side is nothing short of magnificent. The "Relayer" vocal section lifts you out of your seat. So many beautiful passages. Top of their game. Nobody, and I mean NOBODY makes music like this. I'm 68 and I saw them perform this in it's entirety live in Tampa years ago. Ahead of its time. The beauty of rediscovering this after decades is amazing. A masterpiece.

Ahhhhhh Glorious! Excellent sound & BeeeUteeeFull video! Thanks so much!

The final few moments are as good as anything they've ever done... Brilliant

... too beautiful for words. I watched most of it "through the fish eyed lens of tear stained eyes."

Thanks so much vzqk50HD. I watch all these Yes videos full screen and stoned as hell. Great job and I appreciate you taking the time to construct all of this. Bravo

Bought this album when it was brand new. My bandmates and I, Yes fans already, were bowled over. We thought they had gone beyond anything ever done, and had created a new genre of music altogther--to merely call it "rock" seemed to fall short. We felt it was on a level with classical masterpieces--music that would be played and enjoyed and discussed a hundred years from now. Well, now here we are, fifty years since then--halfway there. My opinion of it remains the same.

Time Magazine chose this as one of the best albums that year.

@Tapas08

3 жыл бұрын

Hare Krishna Yes, when there was still reasonable jourmalists, who were able to appreciate creative work for what it is, and not for going with the flow. Met Jon Andersson after a concert 1989 in

@Tapas08

3 жыл бұрын

Oslo in a spiritual exchange.

this video is so fantastic and carries this brilliant musically magnificently!!!! thank you!!!

First heard this 46 yrs ago, I'd never heard anything like it prior to that, still brings back memories of days long forgotten. Days of innocence past. Was very ambitious in it's day, from tales of topographic oceans. Who would have thought of how times have changed from those far off days of innocence and tentative steps into the unknown. The journey continues......

@claywithers523

4 жыл бұрын

ps I believe Darwin's Theory is incorrect, not his fault, he didn't know what is known today, I go with the Hebrew theory of a young Earth, but they seem to have lost a few years in their dating method; given the differences between the Septuagint(common in Yeshua's time), and the Masoretic(KJV O.T.), it is thought to be a conspiracy, though I very much doubt it given their sincerity in abiding by the Word. But I could be wrong, as it appears that some sort of elaborate cover up involving the history of the man Yeshua(Jesus), as he is still unrecognised by certain factions in the Jewish community, and those factions are expecting the imminent appearance of a Mashiach, who is not Yeshua. This could be something to do with the appearance of the one who is not the true Mashiach, we wait and we watch. The true one will come as he left, Acts 1:9-11. With clouds. The false one is spoken of in the book of Revelation. "As in the days of Noah". The preterists believe this has already happened, but their theory doesn't line up with the final chapters of Revelation. Shalom.

well, that's the part of the Tales that requires most patience, it builds up really slowly but then comes the beautiful finale which is perhaps the single most overwhelming section of the whole work (which says something because there are many moments of greatness here) it ranks right up there with the finale of CTTE, or Gates or Awaken, such a overwhelming beauty...plus that special warmth which is unique to the sound of Tales

I find this masterpiece to be very underrated. Even many people who love TFTO have shit to say about this song. The intro is beautiful. The section with the lyric "Relayer..." is extraordinarily catchy. A perfect song, tied the best on TFTO with "The Revealing Science of God".

@damonwillis3672

4 жыл бұрын

If there's any piece from Tales I find difficult to take it would "The Ancient". I'm surprised there are people who dislike this one. I can always listen to it.

This is one of my favorite Yes album.Used to have the vinyl,double album 4 songs.You don't see that nowadays...My favorite after Close to the edge....reminds me of adolescence

@stevenpolonus5189

7 жыл бұрын

YES TALK

The second half of this piece is YES at it's writing and performing pinnacle with amazing lyrics !! I mean they have 30 - 40 iconic songs that can never be truly reproduced... but many try...yet how many tribute tries are there of this classic? no one can handle the complexities, especially when the shift rocks in the brilliant second half.. Absolutely YES at it's finest...OMG..listen !! force the bit between the mouth of Freedom !! Didn't we learn to fly? Remember to SAIL the skies !!!

@doughigley9669

2 жыл бұрын

Nailed it Michael.

THE ENTIRE ALBUM IS A MASTERPIECE. THE REVEALING SCIENCE OF GOD WAS SPECTACULAR. THEIR'S WILL NEVER BE REPEATED OR DUPLICATED. SPECTACULAR!!!!!!! BRAVO❤❤❤❤❤

AWESOME piece of work!!!! Transcendent. I heard this the first time 40 years ago and was utterly clueless. Now...on some subliminal level I GET IT!!! Surely, Surely Ohhh, Ohhhh.

@Magnetron33

4 жыл бұрын

I worked in a record store when it was released and it took me awhile to absorb it. There is so much music. I saw the tour 3 nights in a row wanting to hear this, but alas, they had been pressured to cut it after Detroit.

Steve Howe plays some really cool guitar on this song. Great video as well.

It's a shame Rick Wakeman doesn't like Tales. This is some of my favorite Synthesizer playing ever. Really takes you on a journey through time and space if you let the music flow through you.

The crescendo at the end is magnificent,what happened to music like this?Long live prog and long live Yes!

@brianjlevine

7 жыл бұрын

Yup. My single favorite Yes moment. "Rainbows! Sunlight! Alternate view!"

@randylopez7128

7 жыл бұрын

don the cap and close your eyes imagine all the glorious challenge

@Magnetron33

4 жыл бұрын

One of the best moments in recorded music history! Yes compositions are unique in Rock history. A band of virtuosos working in unison

I remember, Brother Gerardissimo! The prelude to Relayer...too awesome for words!!!

"Scuse me, while I kiss the sky...." I just did, but many skies. Supreme loveliness! p.s Seen Yes in 1976, a night of memories never forgotten.... Didn't we learn to fly Remember to sail the skies

This is rad. i love this so much. wish there was more music like this nowadays.

This song brings me back to the mid-70s. I remember the music critics saying Yes was getting “too serious” about their music with release of TFTO and Relayer. I believe that’s why Wakeman left.

@smilanesi98

3 жыл бұрын

Wakeman first said that Topographic although it had good material failed to stick to traditional structure which was his big thing. It also had parts that they just filled in rather than carefully polishing. Wakeman could be stubborn and immature. He complained that Relayer was also another undisciplined album which he would have struggled to perform. But on his own Rick fell into financial ruin and was thankful to come back.

Your artistry always manages to capture the essence of every Yes song I've seen you do. This is, once again, no different. Thank you so much for the post, for your passion, and for sharing your gift with those of us you don't even know.

Amazing! You've made this as much a visual experience as YES has made it a glorious audio experience!

I have'nt heard this song in years, forgot what a true masterpiece it is. Yes and The Flower Kings are in my opinion the best progressive bands of all time. Hands Down!

This is like the prospective of total awareness that I sometimes have in my minds eye when I take the time to stop to take notice, only in this case it's like looking through your minds eye. And yes (no pun intended) YES music is the soundtrack that runs in the theatere of my mind a good deal of the time. This is great work. Thank You.

This is beautiful. Thank you.

Thank you for this! Would gladly trade either of the two songs that Yes are going to do live from "Tales" for this one!

It’s not only the music and lyrics that you find yourself understanding a little more every time you listen, but the images as well. The image of the father and son together while “stand on hills of long-forgotten yesterdays” is being sung just dawned on me, the lyrics referring to the concept of humanity learning and growing from the experiences of all previous generations while the image focuses on the passing of knowledge from one generation to another.

Next year will be 50yrs I'm with YES. I've seen them do every song on this album live but Ancient. I don't think they ever did it. Nothing compared to seeing them doing these songs live. Ritual is phenomenal live. Rest Peacefully with love Chris🌹

@paularcuri2376

Жыл бұрын

Yes played The Ancient on some gigs on the Tales From Topographic Oceans Tour in 1974... kzread.info/dash/bejne/hZ6Fk8efkdGtdrA.html

Beautiful images to compliment beautiful music - a fine piece of work.

Wow. Once again, just blew my mind!

Wait a minute… That keyboard part at 17:34 continues even after the drums come in?! HOW MANY SECRETS IS THIS SONG KEEPING FROM ME!?!?

@atlasking6110

6 жыл бұрын

There's all kind of deep shit going on in this piece. Layers on layers.

@joshwolfegant8449

5 жыл бұрын

Always gives me chills

Hé ben, tu vois, en 76 , j' adorais YES, et maintenant, voilà, Suez comme un môme, en ecoutant cet album, ... Je me mets à pleurer! Comment peut on passer à côté d un tel chef- d oeuvre ? Ca devait être classé au " patrimoine mondial" des trucs pareil! Merci infiniment à YES ... J espère que Chris a retrouvé des potes ... Là haut !

Ladies and gentlemen Chris Squire and Yes the greatest show on earth

Saw them in Paris in 74...all they played was the 4 songs of topographic ocean....it was...like a dream...best concert ever....

Wow, SUPER quality. Thanks so much!

Everytime I hear Jon sing out strongly that dramatic line, " the strength of the moment lies with you." Then Wakeman and his moog BREAK---THE TOPOGRAPHIC OCEAN !!!

JonJonJonJonJOnJonJonJonJonJonJonJonJonJonJonJonJonJonJonjonjonJonJoNjonJonjonjonJonJonjonJonJonJonjonjOnJonJonJonJonJonJonJonJonJonJonJonJonJonJon. I'm going to be so sad when Jon passes . All there is Jon. Mystic far beyond this world.

Since I'm quick to criticize Google otherwise, it's worth remarking that I listened to this 20+ minutes of music without commercial interruption.

I didn’t hear Tales until New Year’s Eve of 1984, though I had really gotten into Yes in 1980 with Going For the One, Drama, CTTE, The Yes Album and Fragile, of course. But I was really stoned and totally unprepared for this

Beautiful work on a favorite Yes music. Thank you.

Fantastic production, as always! Thanks for providing!

Wonderful, gorgeous, loved it. Great art work complementing such a marvelous song

"Don the cap and close your eyes..." - Maria Sabina.....

Loved ChrisSquires voice filling Jon’s high end.

Glad to read all these comments that offer so much praise for this track. It was always the side of TFTO that gave me the most chills and captivated me the most. I read they only played it a total of 32 times, live. What a shame.

So sad, so nostalgic, it hurts so much. Beautiful.

YesSongs is the ultimate rock album, Tales was the ultimate questioning. From the beginning we were one. Then bang. How do we get back to that which loved us. Thank you for the video.

Thanks for taking time out of what I hope is an amazing life filled with love and happiness to upload these images and great song...:)...Namaskar.

i was 12 when first listening to Yes...im over a half century old now..still my fav

Relayer All the passion spent on one cross amazing

- One of my top 5-favorite Jon Anderson vocals - for about 35 yrs (though I remember a vague joke about setting the bible to music - this is serious stuff) sung like NO One Else Can (or EVER Will !) & I do think VERY WELL ! - Thks Jon. - Peace to ALL (PRAY for the abandoned people of The Ukraine - GOD's GLORY to ALL of THESE VERY BRAVE SOULS - Thank You

As lembranças! Tales From Topographc oceans do YES, pra mim é o melhor álbum da banda.