Some people have the attention span of a turnip. You will know these people by how they think great bands only have good tunes when those tunes are overplayed on the top 40 radio.
TOTALLY!! He showed up, plugged in his guitar, and told the band, "Watch all the funny expressions I make when I get lost in my playing!" (He really does!) But they never noticed because they were all lost in his playing.
Chris Squire's bass just gets more incredible every time I hear this. He is both bottom holding and at the same time melody making. So awesome within an awesome band.
First time I saw YES live they opened with this song. As expected the audience stood and cheered and applauded while the concert started. Then something weird happened. The entire stadium sat down and just stared. I thought “Oh no! They aren’t enjoying it.” but, as the number came to its climax, the whole place stood and cheered with thunderous approval. Then, as the next song started, it happened again. Everyone just sitting and listening. Then cheering wildly at the end of each song. I had not been to very many rock concerts yet, but this seemed strange to me. By the end, I realized this was an enormous show of respect. Never seen anything like it since. ✌️
I saw them live three times. Each time I went right down the front to the stage. I was mesmerised. And, yes, total respect from the audience. Totally different genre, I saw the same at a Leonard Cohen concert. You'd hear a pin drop.
I’d love for you to do “I’ve seen all good people” off this same album. It’s poppy enough to satisfy the haters, and proggy enough to show off their talent. It’s still one of my favorite songs by Yes....
Fundamental to Yes listening is paying attention to Chris Squire's bass lines. The guy was one of the best bass players in rock, and his melody lines were epic.
That's like just eating the whip cream on the pudding...:)...EVERY band member is contributing their asses off...More so Steve by any sense of the word...But; This is Bruford too...Forgetaboutit!
@@godbluffvdgg Yo Rob! I'm a Philly girl (Frankford) I agree with you about Bill on drums! He was great. I saw them on ABWH tour and he was just so good. Tony Levin was the bassist during that tour. Saw them at the Spectrum. You take care and stay safe 😷
Yeah there's not much more I can add but that Chris Squire is sorely missed and his bass lines IMO are what truly made Yes. No offense to all the other band members (I love and respect them all), but Chris's bass lines were charting new territory when early Yes came out. I truly grieved his death in 2015. We lost him WAY too soon!!
I get it - lots of people think prog is “pretentious”. Maybe, but there isn’t a genre that is more demanding musically, which is why some of the greatest musicians are in these types of bands. Is there a better bassist than Chris Squire? RIP.
I'm not going to say he's better, because I like them equally, but I have to think Geddy Lee is on a par with Squire. Yes evidently think he is, since they invited him to fill in for the late master bassist (smh at you naughty-minded people) at their Rock and Roll HoF induction.
The thing about prog is that it is written in movements like classical, which is what puts more poppy people off. This is art refined like the greatest symphonies.
Prog is a thinking man's music. Sometimes the same old 4/4 and 3/4 time signatures just get old and stale. Boring major and minor chords need spicing up with 3rds, 5ths, 6ths, diminished, etc. Using your brain instead of just tapping your foot can be refreshing. Glad to see you enjoying the more advanced stuff. A+!
Which is why I believe Steely Dan is the perfect balance. They are musically challenging, while still engaging the lower regions and the shadows. I do enjoy and respect Yes but often feel the are mostly in the cranium....or higher.
They could only keep this up for a couple of minutes at a time, so they would cut and glue 2 minute segments to make the master tape, then they would practice the song over and over again, so they could do it live.
I remember, at 12 years old, alone in my bedroom, putting the needle of my shitty record player on the lead in to the first track of an album loaned to me by a friend, of a band I'd never heard of before. That first track was _Yours is no disgrace._ Changed my life, pop music would never be the same for me.
I walked into the record store across the road from the music shop I worked in, and heard the entirety of a brand new album named Time and a Word. That was me sold on Yes, and have been for the last 50-plus years.
Wonderful to see the reaction of the current college generation.I was 15 when I first heard this in 1971, so 50 years ago and it still sounds like music from the future. Still have the original vinyl album, also Fragile and Close to the Edge survived my post CD cull of vinyl. Those possessions are forever.
It’s also Jon telling the kids who got drafted into the Viet Nam war that even though you are ordered to take lives in order to survive yours is no disgrace.
Yes! and idk if it's coincidence but there was a USAF F-4 Phantom jet squadron (32nd Air Operations) called "The Wolfhounds" that flew sorties in Vietnam from a base in the Netherlands.
Listening to any Yes track is like listening to Classical Music in Rock performed by talented musicians. Give me a 9 minute Yes song any day! First listened to this track in 1972 and was completely smitten and live it just as much today nearly 50years later!!
The live version from "Yessongs" is a Steve Howe tour-de-force. The band is having SO much fun: Jon's vocals are immaculate, Rick's keyboard comping shows how seamlessly he fits in, Bruford's drumming; Chris' contrapuntal bass lines that are "lead" bass in their own right. The band is on fire.
South Side of the Sky is a *very* strong cut, (though it was never a "hit")~~~~ ....Check out the great cover version of it by a Bulgarian prog-rock cover band named ... Bulgaria ! You won't be disappointed!!
Well I'm glad you finally got back to Yes! Great song even better live! Hopefully we don't have to wait another 3 months for you to get back to them again! Next you must do Gates of Delerium off the Relayer album!
Same with the live version of "Siberian Khatru" off that same album. When Wakeman hits those low notes on the Moog during the final movement, you can just about *feel* the subsonics shaking the floor of the concert hall.
So thankful I got to see Squire live just before he was taken from us. Playing the entire Fragile album live in Louisville, with my 2 sons to whom I had introduced his amazing music. He was the mighty engine at the front of the train on all Yes songs. SRV and Neil Peart finally got the bassist for that ultimate power trio in Rock Heaven.
Not a wasted second on this track, a track about how "silly humans" are "on a sailing ship to nowhere..." This was one of my favorite reactions of yours. I was surprised you didn't address the wah-wah guitar break, but again, there were many moving parts to this one. Well done, lads.
Listening to Yes is an adventure. I love to try and focus on one instrument throughout and then the rhythm section then try and hear all instruments as one 4 headed monster. Jon’s lyrics are like little gems woven throughout the song that hold more emotional weight than prose story telling.
Siberian Khatru is awesome, especially the first couple of minutes when bass, guitar and keyboard are all playing 3 entirely different things that blend together perfectly.
Actually, the main premise of the song is about war and was inspired at the time by the Vietnam War. There are a few code words in the lyrics as well. The whole line of "Death defying, mutilated armies scatter the earth..... their morals disappear." But in the end "Yours is no disgrace" is the message to the soldiers, because the true disgrace goes to those who orchestrated the war.
I was only 11 but it was a great time to be alive...We had no idea the shit happening these days would be as is...We were thinking we going to be the Jetsons by 2000...What a let down ...
Definitely King Crimson. "21st Century Schizoid Man" from this album. Greg Lake of ELP on vocals on this album with legendary guitarist Robert Fripp. Drummer Bill Bruford (Yes) would join the band a few years later.
I once saw Jon Anderson in an interview who said, in some songs the lyrics don't necessarily have to mean anything. They used them like another instrument looking for a particular sound or fill.
I heard a similar interview on the radio back in the 80s where Anderson's bandmates said pretty much the same thing -- Jon often considered his voice to be just another instrument, and as long as the words *sounded* good together when he sang them, he didn't care if they actually *meant* anything or not. His intention was for their rhythm and cadences to evoke a particular emotional state or mental image in the listener, rather than communicate any specific or literal message.
I was gonna play the song, but I poured a drink and listened to all the remixes, demos and of course 5.1 versions of the album. So much for the yard work. ;0)
Your listening to Early Yes In 1971 the same year they made Fragile. Get Out there and do some more of their Progressive Long Masterpieces. The Gates Of Delirium is A MUST!
The early 70s was when lots of folk traded in their old mono record player for a fancy stereo set up with two-foot-high speakers, a separate amp, with a laser strobe timer light at the side of the turntable. It now seems like record producers started switching the sound back and forth between speakers on tracks like this or say, Floyd’s Money, just so we could play with our new toys.
Anytime someone leaves Steve Howe off a list of greatest guitarists of all time, I want to make them to this song then look them in the eye and just say... "Really?!"
I think those lists are more or less popularity contests. The first 10 are roughly spot on. Then they start becoming interchangeable. Who's better? Alvin Lee or Terry Kath? Simple. Ask they're fans. Whichever has the most fans voting will be placed higher. Steve Howe is an excellent guitarist. I remember back around 77' he was on the cover of several magazines.
You should hear Yes live, they take all their songs up to another level. There's so much more for you to get to, but I would love to see you react to "SOUND CHASER" from the Relayer album. Amazing.
So glad you’re hitting Yes again. Please react to The Gates Of Delirium from their 1974 album Relayer. A frenzied, kinetic, emotional rollercoaster! 22 perfect minutes.
@@jameshannagan4256 I believe it, it’s so singular and can divide opinions. Me, I think it’s their best album and also the greatest album ever recorded. I LOOOVE it so much! I think A&A would enjoy the wild ride that is Gates.
1970’s Progressive Rock Rules and is still a great listen 50 years later...Yes are a fantastic band of musicians who played their instruments with great deftness and deserve praise for their body of work ...Other top tier bands of the genre and era are King Crimson, ELP, Pink Floyd, Genesis, Jethro Tull, PFM and Rush...
When I was 15, I started taking bass lessons. The first song I learned was “Long Cool Woman” by the Kinks. My teacher gave me “The Yes Album” and said “Learn This.” I did. I’m glad he was cool when I wasn’t. I have been schooled that The Hollies did “Long Cool Woman.” Thanks for correcting my bad memory.
Moody Blues “Tuesday Afternoon” and “The Story In Your Eyes”, Genesis “Lamb Lies Down On Broadway”, ELO “Fire On High”, ELP “Fanfare For The Common Man”
JETHRO TULL full "THICK AS A BRICK" album on vinyl ! Its truly legendary. Also Live Tull is needed as well. "Bouree", "songs from the wood", "my god" , "skating away on the thin ice of a new day", "black satin dancer", "nothing is easy", "roots to branches", etc...they have a huge catalogue ! !
I’m still an A Passion Play dude. I recently listened to both back-to-back. I like APP just a bit more. I bought a copy of A Passion Play when it was 1st released on CD, it was literally one track. It came out before they decided to chop it up. The Boys should check out both of these albums. They’re simultaneously a song and full album reaction! PS But I’ll accept The Minstrel in the Gallery album as an alternative.
The unique part in this song is Steve Howe looking for something different and progressive in his solo, added two quick rakes of the strings below the bridge at the end of the second solo. I noticed Andy's face react to the sound when it occurs, but I don't think he figured out what he heard
Other prog for your consideration: King Crimson - 21st Century Schizoid Man, Red, or Frame by Frame. Also, Gentle Giant - Free Hand or So Sincere. Note that Gentle Giant may be too much for you - meant as a challenge 8).
Been a Rush fan since the 70's and obviously think Geddy is the best player I've ever heard. Chris Squire is the only other bassist who is on the same level. Both style and tone are so similar. Only difference is Geddy was lead singer and keyboard player while he played his awesome bass lines
Yes was My first concert in 1979 sophomore year of high school at Madison Square Garden. They had a circular stage that slowly rotated. Epic first concert.
As good as it is on first listen, these long pieces grow on you more and more, each time you hear them. Perpetual Change from the same album should be next.
They opened so many shows with Siberian Khatru, and it is, on a Yes perspective, a banger. And yeah, Parallels is so underrated. Chris's backing vocals are incredible
The Moody Blues ....The Moody Blues.....The Moody Blues.... you did ask who you should do next? THE MOODY BLUES... they has such great songs. I'm Just A Singer ... Ride My Seesaw - Tuesday Afternoon - Never Comes The Day - Knights In White Satin.... we could all watch the Concert at the Isle of Wight together. Anyway - this was a great song guys! YES was a great live band too!
You should check out Gentle Giant. Their album Free Hand is accessible. Their other stuff is excellent if rigorous for first timers. You guys are up for it.
I saw them as a young teenager, they opened for the Jethro Tull Aqualung tour. We were on the first row; no one knew who they were; they just kind of burst onto the scene. Amazing concert.
"The Dixie Dregs" have some interesting songs. They're kinda a cross between prog country and jazz if you can believe that. The lead guitarist is Steve Morse. Probably the closest thing they had to a hit was "Cruise Control".
Tony, yes! Steve Morse and the Dixie Dregs! Woo! I've seen them several times. I saw them first on the "Unsung Heroes" tour! Amazing show! I love the Dregs!
They had two songs hit the "Bubbling Under" charts. Take It Off The Top was #102 in 1978 and Crank It Up was #110 in 1982, they never had a Top 100 hit. But Cruise Control is a great song. My local radio station played Take It Off The Top for a short time in Summer 1978 which led me into getting the What If album and then I was hooked.
Alex: "At what point are we going to get lost in the sauce?"
The World: "When you push play!"
Some people have the attention span of a turnip. You will know these people by how they think great bands only have good tunes when those tunes are overplayed on the top 40 radio.
One of the best comments ever, Clark! 👏
No fricking idea. Forgot what this is myself. I bet I would rather get lost in 8 minutes of Aja sauce.
I was lost in the sauce of this song about 47 years ago, so I may not be the right person to ask.
@@StatsJedi why not both! Thank god I’m more open minded
No matter how many times you play Yes songs, they never get old or boring........ amazing talents.
This is Guitarist Steve Howe’s first song with the band. This is the song where he announces: “Here I am. Be impressed.”
TOTALLY!! He showed up, plugged in his guitar, and told the band, "Watch all the funny expressions I make when I get lost in my playing!" (He really does!) But they never noticed because they were all lost in his playing.
I think he was showing off just a little, too. “...Be impressed. Just imagine what else I’ve got in these fingers!”
And he does it with his eyes closed.
And the beginning of his acclaim, which culminated in 5 guitar player of the year honors from Guitar Player magazine.
No shit..he is Motzart reborn on that string box
Chris Squire's bass just gets more incredible every time I hear this. He is both bottom holding and at the same time melody making. So awesome within an awesome band.
I believe he credited John Entwistle as the biggest influence on his style and tone, and I can hear that, but Chris sure made it his own.
The tone is mind blowing. Not even touching on the melodies.
@@schirmc1 Dude you need a wheelbarrow to carry the balz on that bass sound
Just astonishing and unbelievable that this music was recorded over FIFTY years ago!
There were no Pro Tools back then; just pros.
Agree
First time I saw YES live they opened with this song. As expected the audience stood and cheered and applauded while the concert started. Then something weird happened. The entire stadium sat down and just stared. I thought “Oh no! They aren’t enjoying it.” but, as the number came to its climax, the whole place stood and cheered with thunderous approval. Then, as the next song started, it happened again. Everyone
just sitting and listening. Then cheering wildly at the end of each song. I had not been to very many rock concerts yet, but this seemed strange to me. By the end, I realized this was an enormous show of respect. Never seen anything like it since. ✌️
Every YES show!
I saw them live three times. Each time I went right down the front to the stage. I was mesmerised. And, yes, total respect from the audience. Totally different genre, I saw the same at a Leonard Cohen concert. You'd hear a pin drop.
@@LyndaHill Lost count of the number of shows. I know it's over 200. Best band on this planet!
@@jeffschielka7845 wow. That's dedication.
This song got the first of several standing ovations when I saw Yes on their 35th Anniversary your.
I guess by now you can see why so many people squawked when they picked "Owner of a Lonely Heart" as their first Yes song.
Lol, nailed it
Well said!
I quite like _Owner of a Lonely Heart._ But it's not Yes.
I believe Jon Anderson was the only member of Yes on Owner of a Lonely Heart. Maybe one other, I don't recall.
"Owner of a Lonely Heart" is to Yes as "Invisible Touch" is to Genesis.. totally not worthy of a band of that caliber.
I’d love for you to do “I’ve seen all good people” off this same album. It’s poppy enough to satisfy the haters, and proggy enough to show off their talent. It’s still one of my favorite songs by Yes....
Live version is way better. Plus I think they already did isagp
Good song, and good choice! I’m not sure that /they have reviewed it.
Yeah...."Your Move."
Steve Howe is one of the best of guitarists of all time..
There was nothing like growing up in the 70's and 80's and having the most incredible rock and roll bands providing the soundtracks for our lives!
Fundamental to Yes listening is paying attention to Chris Squire's bass lines. The guy was one of the best bass players in rock, and his melody lines were epic.
That's like just eating the whip cream on the pudding...:)...EVERY band member is contributing their asses off...More so Steve by any sense of the word...But; This is Bruford too...Forgetaboutit!
Squire was a monster on the bass!!
@@godbluffvdgg Yo Rob! I'm a Philly girl (Frankford) I agree with you about Bill on drums! He was great. I saw them on ABWH tour and he was just so good. Tony Levin was the bassist during that tour. Saw them at the Spectrum. You take care and stay safe 😷
Yeah there's not much more I can add but that Chris Squire is sorely missed and his bass lines IMO are what truly made Yes. No offense to all the other band members (I love and respect them all), but Chris's bass lines were charting new territory when early Yes came out. I truly grieved his death in 2015. We lost him WAY too soon!!
@@melissa2688 Those were the days eh? So many great shows at the Spectrum!
I get it - lots of people think prog is “pretentious”. Maybe, but there isn’t a genre that is more demanding musically, which is why some of the greatest musicians are in these types of bands. Is there a better bassist than Chris Squire? RIP.
I'm not going to say he's better, because I like them equally, but I have to think Geddy Lee is on a par with Squire. Yes evidently think he is, since they invited him to fill in for the late master bassist (smh at you naughty-minded people) at their Rock and Roll HoF induction.
@@RaymondBCrisp I didn't think anything "naughty" until you pointed it out...
@@ATalkingBadger I didn't myself until I reread what I had typed!
He's great. How about Entwhistle of the WHO.
Try Gary Richrath.
You have to hear all his solos to see what I mean. Especially his 70s stuff.
A great album that turns 50 this year and damn does that make me feel old. Lol. Long live prog!
You and me both. Great isn't it.
Imagine for a moment this album dropping now- ears would not know what to do. Thank the music gods for the 70s!
The thing about prog is that it is written in movements like classical, which is what puts more poppy people off. This is art refined like the greatest symphonies.
YES!!!
Poppy people, lol!
And for some folks, not being able to count to 5, 6 or 7 is a huge hindrance. ; )
Prog rock is intellectual rock.
I never heard it put better. It’s not blues based rock, but classical. For most people it takes repeated listening others get it first play.
This is a real Masterpiece, those drums, and bass. One of the best numbers of Yes, a real classic. Enjoy it.
Prog is a thinking man's music. Sometimes the same old 4/4 and 3/4 time signatures just get old and stale. Boring major and minor chords need spicing up with 3rds, 5ths, 6ths, diminished, etc. Using your brain instead of just tapping your foot can be refreshing. Glad to see you enjoying the more advanced stuff. A+!
Which is why I believe Steely Dan is the perfect balance. They are musically challenging, while still engaging the lower regions and the shadows. I do enjoy and respect Yes but often feel the are mostly in the cranium....or higher.
You're exactly right - well said. We're not talking The Ramones here.
I would add, when you have such superb musicians you may need a 9 minute song to highlight each musicians skill.
Or woman 😃😎
Jon, Chris and Steve all harmonizing on this track. It's incredible.
Yes it is!
Just Remember They Were Recording Live in The Studio !!! No Pro Tool's or Auto Tune !!! Timing and Musicianship Was Everything !!!
They could only keep this up for a couple of minutes at a time, so they would cut and glue 2 minute segments to make the master tape, then they would practice the song over and over again, so they could do it live.
I remember, at 12 years old, alone in my bedroom, putting the needle of my shitty record player on the lead in to the first track of an album loaned to me by a friend, of a band I'd never heard of before. That first track was _Yours is no disgrace._ Changed my life, pop music would never be the same for me.
It was Roundabout for me at just about the same age... laying on my waterbed.
Ahhh the 70's.
@@coolworx _Waterbed?!_ Get you!
I walked into the record store across the road from the music shop I worked in, and heard the entirety of a brand new album named Time and a Word. That was me sold on Yes, and have been for the last 50-plus years.
And You and I is another classic.
For more prog magic check out Dance on a Volcano or Squonk by Genesis.
As a huge bass fan, this might be my favorite Yes track musically. What brutal, nasty playing by Chris Squire!
Agreed.
You might enjoy Stanley Clarke with Return to Forever then.
Love Love this song! Thanks so much guys. Needed this - in Texas - no heat - no water - 23 degrees. This will warm me up!
Stay safe! Sending you warm Florida vibes!
@Deborah Brown Much love and prayers! Stay strong! You just got a new subscriber! 🙏❤
Sending you well wishes, and praying for ya. I hope you get your heat and water back on, asap.❤
you and the FAM be safe
Wonderful to see the reaction of the current college generation.I was 15 when I first heard this in 1971, so 50 years ago and it still sounds like music from the future. Still have the original vinyl album, also Fragile and Close to the Edge survived my post CD cull of vinyl. Those possessions are forever.
This song is Soo Great 💯 You will love all of it🎉Thank you ❤
It’s also Jon telling the kids who got drafted into the Viet Nam war that even though you are ordered to take lives in order to survive yours is no disgrace.
Yes! and idk if it's coincidence but there was a USAF F-4 Phantom jet squadron (32nd Air Operations) called "The Wolfhounds" that flew sorties in Vietnam from a base in the Netherlands.
Listening to any Yes track is like listening to Classical Music in Rock performed by talented musicians. Give me a 9 minute Yes song any day! First listened to this track in 1972 and was completely smitten and live it just as much today nearly 50years later!!
Perpetual Change would blow your minds, given which aspects of this song you guys most appreciated. 😉
The live version from "Yessongs" is a Steve Howe tour-de-force. The band is having SO much fun: Jon's vocals are immaculate, Rick's keyboard comping shows how seamlessly he fits in, Bruford's drumming; Chris' contrapuntal bass lines that are "lead" bass in their own right. The band is on fire.
@@marcanglin7127 absolutely - Steve's playing on the Yessongs version of Perpetual Change is absolute fire
Want to add another vote for Perpetual Change
@@marcanglin7127 Absolutely
PERPETUAL CHANGE!!!!! It's in the same vain as this song, in that constantly changes and the musicianship is fabulous!
The bass lines from Yes are thumping. Chris Squire was all that.
“South Side of the Sky”!!!! Perhaps their most underrated but most brilliant songs. Best bass work period.
Can't be missed!!
Love South Side. The harmony section in the middle still blows me away. Dig Chris's high harmony vocal during that.
one of my favs too. heard someone at a mall do a cover of it and i nearly fainted, though no on eelse had ever heard of it of course
South Side of the Sky is a *very* strong cut, (though it was never a "hit")~~~~
....Check out the great cover version of it by a Bulgarian prog-rock cover band named ...
Bulgaria ! You won't be disappointed!!
Definitely in my top five of the Yes catalog...maybe top 3.
Moody blues . Long version of "Tuesday Afternoon 👌
I've been waiting for some Moody Blues
I’ve been trying to push the whole Days of Future Past reaction.
I think Question might be the better starting point for the Moody Blues, both a ballad and a rocker.
Search for the Lost Chord entire album is the only way to do it !
Procession/ Story in Your Eyes!
Well I'm glad you finally got back to Yes! Great song even better live! Hopefully we don't have to wait another 3 months for you to get back to them again! Next you must do Gates of Delerium off the Relayer album!
Would like to see them do 1 YES song per week for the next 5 years!
That song will freak them out! But it's the greatest song!
@@Raiderblack One of their several masterpieces!
Ohhh. Don’t think Alex can survive The Gates .........
@@waynecox3958 Maybe with a good buzz. Lol
The live version of this, off of 'Yessongs' is even more impressive.
Same with the live version of "Siberian Khatru" off that same album. When Wakeman hits those low notes on the Moog during the final movement, you can just about *feel* the subsonics shaking the floor of the concert hall.
they could even watch the concert movie with the same title
steve howe's greatest guitar work on the yessongs version
So thankful I got to see Squire live just before he was taken from us. Playing the entire Fragile album live in Louisville, with my 2 sons to whom I had introduced his amazing music.
He was the mighty engine at the front of the train on all Yes songs.
SRV and Neil Peart finally got the bassist for that ultimate power trio in Rock Heaven.
I heard that when it first came out and it was like nothing I, or anyone else, had ever heard before.
The bass, man. It’s all about the bass. R.I.P.
Not a wasted second on this track, a track about how "silly humans" are "on a sailing ship to nowhere..." This was one of my favorite reactions of yours. I was surprised you didn't address the wah-wah guitar break, but again, there were many moving parts to this one. Well done, lads.
I got to see them twice. Mesmerized for 2 and a half hours. Came out with smile on my face. Just witnessed some of greatest musicians ever.
Howe’s scratchy guitar banging from left channel to right . . . Koss headphones . . . high school . . . will never forget . . .
Listening to Yes is an adventure. I love to try and focus on one instrument throughout and then the rhythm section then try and hear all instruments as one 4 headed monster. Jon’s lyrics are like little gems woven throughout the song that hold more emotional weight than prose story telling.
Well said, and me too!
AGREED!!!
Jon's lyrics are complete drivel simply
made up to fit the gaps !!
He said so himself...!!
Your next Yes reaction should be "Siberian Khatru" or "And You and I".
If they do both they’ll have all of Close to the Edge!
I agree wholeheartedly. Siberian Khatru is probably my favorite.
Love And You and I
Siberian Khatru is awesome, especially the first couple of minutes when bass, guitar and keyboard are all playing 3 entirely different things that blend together perfectly.
"And You And I" is my favourite song by Yes.
Yes!! No pun intended... one of my fave Yes songs of all time ! Whiskey in hand, man!
I’ll say it again, Jon Anderson has the voice of an angel.
I think it is safe to say that they don't write them like this anymore. Such glorious songs.
Not in the mainstream they dont!
Actually, the main premise of the song is about war and was inspired at the time by the Vietnam War. There are a few code words in the lyrics as well. The whole line of "Death defying, mutilated armies scatter the earth..... their morals disappear." But in the end "Yours is no disgrace" is the message to the soldiers, because the true disgrace goes to those who orchestrated the war.
The Wolfhound was Britain's most advanced fighter jet at the time
@@enderjed And I think even Caesars Palace was a nickname for some military respite set up in Vietnam. Can't find any stories about that, though.
Silly human race
Ah, 1971 “Bliss it was in that dawn to be alive, but to be young was very heaven.” (Wordsworth)
So very true ! Born in 1958 teenager in the seventies what a incredible time particularly for music wouldn’t swop it for the world
I got this album in 71 for my 19th birthday. I listened to it at least every three months since.
I was only 11 but it was a great time to be alive...We had no idea the shit happening these days would be as is...We were thinking we going to be the Jetsons by 2000...What a let down ...
Sauce so deep you will need to invent the sauce safety snorkel..
Roundabout at Rocknroll Hall of fame induction with Geddy Lee on bass.2017
YES! Yes yes yes! Even better live! They put on a phenomenal show!♥️🎼🎶😍🇨🇦
If you’re looking for more Prog Rock, dig into King Crimson’s “The Court of the Crimson King”.
For more Yes, check out “I’ve Seen All Good People”
They’ve done Court on Patreon but agree about All Good People!
Definitely King Crimson. "21st Century Schizoid Man" from this album. Greg Lake of ELP on vocals on this album with legendary guitarist Robert Fripp. Drummer Bill Bruford (Yes) would join the band a few years later.
King Crimson gets blocked on youtube, they can only react to them on Patreon
@@rich6113 Don't forget legendary guitarist, Adrian Belew!
Larks Tongue in Aspic parts 1 and 2 for me.
I once saw Jon Anderson in an interview who said, in some songs the lyrics don't necessarily have to mean anything. They used them like another instrument looking for a particular sound or fill.
Interesting. I used to think he wrote while high on LSD and you had to be tripping too to understand what he meant.
So very true
I heard a similar interview on the radio back in the 80s where Anderson's bandmates said pretty much the same thing -- Jon often considered his voice to be just another instrument, and as long as the words *sounded* good together when he sang them, he didn't care if they actually *meant* anything or not. His intention was for their rhythm and cadences to evoke a particular emotional state or mental image in the listener, rather than communicate any specific or literal message.
YES, you didn't play the song, you played the whole album.
I was gonna play the song, but I poured a drink and listened to all the remixes, demos and of course 5.1 versions of the album. So much for the yard work. ;0)
One doesn’t simply listen to Yes ‘songs’ by themselves. Need to hear them as albums, they run together as one cohesive musical experience.
I don't recall seeing any Wishbone Ash on the channel. You would love them.
Your listening to Early Yes In 1971 the same year they made Fragile. Get Out there and do some more of their Progressive Long Masterpieces. The Gates Of Delirium is A MUST!
They would have to be carried out of the room after listening to that, lol
They will be floor by Gates! Like wtf was that? haha
The live version off Yessongs is amazing
The live version on Yessongs blows this away. Howe's guitar blizzard before the last verse is unbelievable....
I think that version is a lot better. This one, though excellent, seems lifeless in comparison.
live version of "..disgrace" off yessongs , is the superior version
jeff
I love all the live versions on that album better than the originals. I forget often I go to that album first. Just amazing.
The early 70s was when lots of folk traded in their old mono record player for a fancy stereo set up with two-foot-high speakers, a separate amp, with a laser strobe timer light at the side of the turntable. It now seems like record producers started switching the sound back and forth between speakers on tracks like this or say, Floyd’s Money, just so we could play with our new toys.
I totally agree. And vinyl was heavenly. Digital sucks.
Psychedelics were also a big part
I remember getting a quadaphonic stereo record player for my 13th birthday. Changed my life.
Hendrix originated a lot of it - listen to the Electric Ladyland album in headphones and see
@@kenwelch198 I had a quad system, too. Our local rock station, KMOD, broadcasted in quad. It was a thing for a short time.
Crazy, I was listening to this song in the shower this morning and thought “I don’t think A&A did this song yet, and they should.” A&A deliver!
Talent Extraordinaire! Each musician are so tight. Written by all five members- Jon Anderson, Chris Squire, Steve Howe, Tony Kaye and Bill Bruford
Anytime someone leaves Steve Howe off a list of greatest guitarists of all time, I want to make them to this song then look them in the eye and just say... "Really?!"
Agreed! How about his guitar work on Close to the Edge?
@@ralphus555 sublime!
I think those lists are more or less popularity contests. The first 10 are roughly spot on. Then they start becoming interchangeable. Who's better? Alvin Lee or Terry Kath? Simple. Ask they're fans. Whichever has the most fans voting will be placed higher. Steve Howe is an excellent guitarist. I remember back around 77' he was on the cover of several magazines.
You should hear Yes live, they take all their songs up to another level. There's so much more for you to get to, but I would love to see you react to "SOUND CHASER" from the Relayer album. Amazing.
So glad you’re hitting Yes again. Please react to The Gates Of Delirium from their 1974 album Relayer. A frenzied, kinetic, emotional rollercoaster! 22 perfect minutes.
None of my friends could understand my love for that album that was the one that really separated the wheat from the chaff for a lot of prog fans.
@@jameshannagan4256 I believe it, it’s so singular and can divide opinions. Me, I think it’s their best album and also the greatest album ever recorded. I LOOOVE it so much! I think A&A would enjoy the wild ride that is Gates.
1970’s Progressive Rock Rules and is still a great listen 50 years later...Yes are a fantastic band of musicians who played their instruments with great deftness and deserve praise for their body of work ...Other top tier bands of the genre and era are King Crimson, ELP, Pink Floyd, Genesis, Jethro Tull, PFM and Rush...
I've heard this song a thousand times and I still can't get enough of it
Oh my god... finally something i can smoke a joint to. Hehe
Actually, I was thinking that this track was able to get me in that headspace without any mind-altering substances! 😆
@@steffg9321 same with Starship Trooper. Although you can get lost on headphones either way..
Did you get Taco Bell delivery?
You’re gonna get lost when you hear Chris Squire’s bass tone and by the way he’s sings harmony while playing.
Some might not like Prog but some of us love it!
Wait until you hear "Awaken" and The Gates Of Delirium"... 😁
Both are absolutely brilliant.
I question now if they ever will. Can't remember the last time they listened to something that was over 8 minutes long.
You know YES is special, when RUSH thanks them for EVERYTHING and inducts them into the Rock&Roll Hall of Fame!
When I was 15, I started taking bass lessons. The first song I learned was “Long Cool Woman” by the Kinks. My teacher gave me “The Yes Album” and said “Learn This.” I did. I’m glad he was cool when I wasn’t. I have been schooled that The Hollies did “Long Cool Woman.” Thanks for correcting my bad memory.
Long Cool Woman was the Hollies
@@toddjackson5131 At least I can remember how to play “Yours is No Disgrace.” I have selective memory. The Hollies it is! Thanks.
@@landshark7730 "Long Cool Woman" must have been a really fun song to be your first. Great song.
Long Cool Woman is The Hollies pretending to be Creedence Clearwater Revival. John Fogerty could have written that easily.
@@shyshift It only went to #2 so you are probably right.
Check out the Yes, song "Going For The One". Total greatness!
and Starship Trooper !
Thank you for getting back to the prog guys!
Your avatar has me heading out to Eden. Good to see not everyone’s a Herbert around here.
@@jamesgeckle489
“Well snap my fingers and jump for joy, I’ve got a clean bill of health from Dr. McCoy”. We reach brother.
@@sirajaxl We’re One. Excuse me while I tune the spokes on this bicycle wheel and pull my manly reverse bikini out of the dryer. :)
My favorite Yes song. Listen to the live version on Yessongs from the early 70's. Thanks, guys.
Moody Blues “Tuesday Afternoon” and “The Story In Your Eyes”, Genesis “Lamb Lies Down On Broadway”, ELO “Fire On High”, ELP “Fanfare For The Common Man”
JETHRO TULL full "THICK AS A BRICK" album on vinyl ! Its truly legendary. Also Live Tull is needed as well. "Bouree", "songs from the wood", "my god" , "skating away on the thin ice of a new day", "black satin dancer", "nothing is easy", "roots to branches", etc...they have a huge catalogue ! !
Thick as a Brick is an absolute must, as is Minstrel in the Gallery.
Baker St. Muse. Shit Shit Shit. Take Two.
I’m still an A Passion Play dude. I recently listened to both back-to-back. I like APP just a bit more. I bought a copy of A Passion Play when it was 1st released on CD, it was literally one track. It came out before they decided to chop it up.
The Boys should check out both of these albums. They’re simultaneously a song and full album reaction!
PS But I’ll accept The Minstrel in the Gallery album as an alternative.
The unique part in this song is Steve Howe looking for something different and progressive in his solo, added two quick rakes of the strings below the bridge at the end of the second solo. I noticed Andy's face react to the sound when it occurs, but I don't think he figured out what he heard
Looking lost in the sauce at 5:10 😎😎. I cant wait for y’all to get to “Long Distance Runaround.” The basswork is 🔥!
Perpetual Change. The 14 minute version with the 2 minute drum solo at the end. My absolute favorite Yes song.
Other prog for your consideration: King Crimson - 21st Century Schizoid Man, Red, or Frame by Frame.
Also, Gentle Giant - Free Hand or So Sincere. Note that Gentle Giant may be too much for you - meant as a challenge 8).
Was just going to recommend Gent Giant. Maybe something from The Power and the Glory. Maybe Octopus, maybe Freehand.
U.K., The Only Thing She Needs.
@@ub2bn The thing she's searching for is...
I might put In the Dead of Night ahead of that one, 'though.
@@chucksiegfried7440 Yea, you can't go wrong with any of their stuff.
That whole album is just a work of art.
How’d ya like the bass player? Chris Squire is “Digging In.”
Chris Squire is bass guitar icon
@@giehayes8983 No One like him. An all-time great.
Yum yum yum
@@clarkwestfield7818 Squire started that tone, and Geddy Lee kept it going.....
Been a Rush fan since the 70's and obviously think Geddy is the best player I've ever heard. Chris Squire is the only other bassist who is on the same level. Both style and tone are so similar. Only difference is Geddy was lead singer and keyboard player while he played his awesome bass lines
You need to do Kate Bush. She's a very different kind of prog who has influenced SO many contemporary women performers.
They have so much talent 😢it makes me cry
Yes was My first concert in 1979 sophomore year of high school at Madison Square Garden. They had a circular stage that slowly rotated. Epic first concert.
Steve Howe & Chris Squire really shine here
It’s been a while since you guys did another King Crimson song. Maybe Larks Tongues In Aspic or Red. So much sauce here
Super saucy choices!
Sadly, Fripp is a blocker. He’d slap it down right quick.
Siberian Katru from Close to the Edge must be your next Yes listen. Fantastic!
Steve Howe, Chris Squire and Bill Bruford......a masterclass in improvising while keeping tight timing.
First heard this in the early 70’s and was totally blown away! I have seen them live at least 15 times and each was magical!
As good as it is on first listen, these long pieces grow on you more and more, each time you hear them.
Perpetual Change from the same album should be next.
Very true.
I’ve always loved the blending of themes in Perpetual Change. 1971 was a good year for tunes.
Siberian Khatru should be next, or And You And I, or maybe The Gates Of Delerium.
... or maybe Parallels.
@@Tarkus7 Parallels, Going for the One, Awaken...GFTO is a highly underrated LP.
They opened so many shows with Siberian Khatru, and it is, on a Yes perspective, a banger.
And yeah, Parallels is so underrated. Chris's backing vocals are incredible
...but Siberian Khatru first!!
Heart of the Sunrise...
The Moody Blues ....The Moody Blues.....The Moody Blues.... you did ask who you should do next? THE MOODY BLUES... they has such great songs. I'm Just A Singer ... Ride My Seesaw - Tuesday Afternoon - Never Comes The Day - Knights In White Satin.... we could all watch the Concert at the Isle of Wight together. Anyway - this was a great song guys! YES was a great live band too!
Went to many Yes concerts while in high school they were truly amazing 💜
The Yes Album, released February 19, 1971, 50 years ago. Still blowing minds after half a century.
This makes me feel very old! I was 16 when I bought this album and it still sounds great
Best Yes song ever is And You And I.
You should check out Gentle Giant. Their album Free Hand is accessible. Their other stuff is excellent if rigorous for first timers. You guys are up for it.
I think the song The Advent of Panurge is a pretty good introduction to the band, and also one of their best songs.
I saw them as a young teenager, they opened for the Jethro Tull Aqualung tour. We were on the first row; no one knew who they were; they just kind of burst onto the scene. Amazing concert.
"The Dixie Dregs" have some interesting songs. They're kinda a cross between prog country and jazz if you can believe that. The lead guitarist is Steve Morse. Probably the closest thing they had to a hit was "Cruise Control".
Tony, yes! Steve Morse and the Dixie Dregs! Woo! I've seen them several times. I saw them first on the "Unsung Heroes" tour! Amazing show! I love the Dregs!
They had two songs hit the "Bubbling Under" charts. Take It Off The Top was #102 in 1978 and Crank It Up was #110 in 1982, they never had a Top 100 hit. But Cruise Control is a great song. My local radio station played Take It Off The Top for a short time in Summer 1978 which led me into getting the What If album and then I was hooked.
Love the Dregs. One of my favs, by far.