Why do you do this to me, my friend? Me and my best mate had just passed our Driving Tests in London and driving on a 1,000 mile round trip in 1981 to Scotland for a 2 week holiday and playing this Album very loudly as we drove through the Scottish mountainside and that was 40 years ago now and where has it gone, my friend ? :)
@@babylonsister118 I don't know if Bruford is the best drummer, but he is certainly my favorite prog rock drummer. King Crimson was the best thing to happen to him
I saw them four times in the 70's and 80's. There is nothing to compare with this band. They invented their own genre of music. Every concert was magnificent.
Same here. Saw them at Madison Square Garden for this Album. So long ago yet seems just like yesterday. Since then I was hooked into trying to see them every time they came to town. Last time I saw them at the Garden with the original line up they were using the rotating circular stage for the Tormato tour. Then again for the Drama album but with the new line up. Took my nephew (12 at the time) to his first concert in 1998 at the Jones Beach Amphitheater for the Open Your Eyes tour. He was hooked on Yes too since. Last time I saw them was for the Yessymphonic Tour at Radio City Music Hall September 8, 2001. The Magnification album was just about to be released and they played songs from it with full orchestra behind them on stage. Awesome show. Unfortunately, that was 3 days before 9/11 happened.
Yeps. I really like that about Yes, Rush, and other prog bands (I particularly love longer well composed pieces like Yes's _The Ancient,_ or Rush's _Hemispheres)._ Yes in particular often compose songs similar to how classical composers create music with many movements, but they do it with a lot more improvisational elements.
Your comment makes me miss good friends, shrooms, and the Milky Way on a November night, lying in a field covered in quilts. This playing on repeat, through the window. New record player feature! Thank you! ❤️
I was sitting in the audience when Anderson and Wakeman did an acoustic version of this song. They did a tour together, just the two of them. So this being my favourite song of any band , I just closed my eyes the whole time.
I was about 14 when I bought this album in'72 and my older brother Marvin loved "And you & I", it was his favorite YES song. He died in a plane crash in 1979. I dedicate Jamel's reaction to "And you & I" to my brother's memory.
always make me cry. I had an epiphany decades ago watching this live. It seemed to me that the reason I loved this song so much was that it was part of my past many thousands of years ago. It made me remember a feeling, like no other song ever has.
Whatever Jon's lyrics describe, it comes round to hope, and joy, and love. Even after the Gates Of Delirium it's Soon The Light. The Light is Greater than the Darkness. Yessongs is Spectacular.
Jon Anderson has said that he chose words for lyrics based more on their sound & rhythm than their definition. SO don't try to make too much sense or look for deep messages -- Yes is all about the acoustic journey, with virtuosos as guides.
I think he channeled his lyrics. So there is maybe more feeling than meaning within them, yet they still tell a story that maybe sometimes is just not so easily understood. One might also see them as more easily applicable to ones own journey. A lot of lyricists (and artists, authors, etc) like to purposefully leave room for applicability. J.R.R Tolkien had a lot to say about his books not being allegorical, claiming he was wary of allegory and it's short comings.
"Now the verses I've sang don't add much weight to the story in my head so I'm thinking I should go and write a punchline. But they're so hard to find in my cosmic mind, so I think I'll take a look out of the window." -"Going For The One" When I first heard these lines, 1977, I thought, hey, I can understand that!!
You got it. With Yes, it's about the journey. They take you on a mind trip using your imagination. The lyrics are just another tool in the artist's bag. There is some meaning in the lyrics but it really is about painting a picture with the words and allowing your imagination, as the listener, to be transported into this world they've created. It's a great way to relax after a stressful day. They were masters at setting a mood and then moving the listener along a journey through their lyrics and musical arrangements. Then there are times when it's fun to try to pick apart the lyrics and try to guess at what they're writing about. A lot of nature references, mountains, skies, sun, moon, oceans, forests, animals, birds, etc. I've found their music to be really restful and peaceful when I close my eyes and just soak it in.
I have been listening to Yes since 1971. They remain my favorite band, fifty years later. It has always been about the experience of their music, best enjoyed alone and still in a dark room with no other sensory distractions. RIP Chris
When 5 musical geniuses realized how good they could be together this is what happens. Next year will be 50 years following Yes,and I thank God for every one on my journey.
I saw Jon Anderson in a very small supper club in NYC. Our table was against the stage.. The next table over.. Who else? To your surprise his wife Jane. He dedicated this song to her. It was Magic..So Beautiful❤️ That night was heaven..closest I never got to him. Jamel are you aware this is progressive rock and that's why it has it's transitions. The instrumentals..the changes in they music. Like Rush.. Pink Floyd.. Genesis.. King Crimson.. Moody Blues etc.
This song always brings me to near tears. It is hauntingly beautiful and Jon Anderson's voice is so evocative. The complex interweaving of the song is like hearing a silk gown being created one thread at a time.
Wow! That's a musical journey. The various interludes are brilliant. It's like all of their instruments get a chance. And Jon Anderson's vocals are unique!
Yes are simply amazing. The creative minds that must have been at work to come up with their music and lyrics is something out of this world. They are stunning!
At that time in the 70's Yes were in their own class of music. Way up in orbit. Yes were amazing, what they could do with music and sound to paint a complete soundscape. This music has been part of me for 50 years.
That is why it is said -To really be able to absorb all of Yes you need to listen to their songs at least 3 times before you can absorb it all together!❤️ Best Progressive Band Ever!
So glad you finally discovered this track! It is one of my All Time Favorite Yessongs! It doesn't do it justice to call it a song as it is an epic composition and works flawlessly and fluently through the musical changes and lyrical storytellings. The acoustic segments are amazing as are the contrasting keyboards. I literally get goose bumps! Awesome!!!
Jamel, I am a Yes fan and have recently discovered Chris Squire's solo album "Fish Out of Water." It's as good as any Yes album, you should check one of the 5 tracks out!
Definitely my favorite of any of the Yes solo efforts and yeah,I'll stack it up against any Yes album as well. I first came across it in '80 or '81,maybe a year after I got into Yes.
Jamal, I don't think I've ever been so entertained watching someone else experience music. This song has been a part of my life since I was a teenager. There are many classic rock songs that I don't ever need to hear again, due to being played too many times on radio. I don't know how, but this song NEVER gets old. Thanks for your insightful observations and reactions.
How is it possible that after 40 years I'm still in love with this song ? There are 8 ways I've found to list to this song & CTTE. Listen as a whole & let it flow over you, Listen & follow each of the 5 musicians separately, Listen and analyze the symbolic poetry of Jon's lyrics, and Listen while enjoying the interaction of 2 of the musucians.
Because of you I’ve heard Yes for the first time in sooooo long, I want to say a decade at least. It used to get radio play when I was much younger but it never does where I live anymore and I forgot how stunningly beautiful their music is. I was on that journey with you, you’re a very special human, bringing music and joy into my (our) lives! Thank you so much💜🎶💜🎼💜🎵💜
Way before the "prog rock' label was around, Yes was considered "classical rock" because of the complexities and similarity to Classical music. I've been a fan since "72! Seasons have passed me by. I get up, I get down. I get up. ☮❤🎸🎶
This magnificent piece of music along with hundreds of others , has been floating in cyberspace around your head your whole life . You had only to reach out to discover it .
Saw YES many times Seattle area... but during this song (in the '76 show), there was a blue sky with clouds in the background going across the stage and it was incredibly beautiful. One o' my fave shows. ;-)
That look, at 5:01… that’s the look when the music opens up and you just kind of fall into it. That’s a powerful feeling. I love watching these videos and remembering those little nuances about hearing these songs for the first time - a very, very, very, very long time ago.
Jon Anderson DID say that this was his definitive love song. This song to me is about the innocence and simplicity of love and companionship, even when surrounded by the seemingly infinite..and even when caught up in the knotted completies of human life and society. All of which fall away, leaving just you and I.. "There'll be no mutant enemy we shall certify, political ends as sad remains will die, reach out as forward taste begins to enter you.." -I love the very last line: "And You and I called over valleys of endless seas" It seems to say that we are not bound by time or distance.. beautiful..
Thanks dude ! YES - one of a very few bands that I would call “instrumental” in forming my musical tastes, back in my formative years ... 😃 First got into them with release of their “Fragile” album.
I am just going to say this…..You have a fan for Life because you get YES. YES like other progressive groups or even Rock groups….like The Who….The Beatles…..Led Zeppelin……Steely Dan…….Supertramp…..The Moody Blues…..Deep Purple…….Rush…Pink Floyd……is a High Tier Music group……..who require a High IQ in music to appreciate and really get their music contributions. These guys are the gods of Rock n' Roll…….they specialize in perfecting their sounds and creating music that is not average type of music. People that are really into Jazz or Classical or Opera music have high IQ's in music because it requires one to really listen how an instrument is being played to create certain sounds or how a vocalist is singing a melody to cause an emotional effect. Like Jazz or Classical music one must hear the tones of the way music is being delivered to the ear to understand the meaning or see the story that is being expressed. This is the description of a Hight IQ in music which can understand and appreciate Top Tier Music because it is "Art." You appreciate and get the Art of YES!!!! And you have a fan for Life!!!!
If you read the comments to Yes reactions , you realise that a lot of people that like Yes also believe in the reality of God, Gods, or dimensions not measurable by scientific analysis. These people are willing to believe in things when there is insufficient evidence to support those beliefs, this is because they have faith. IMO, having faith in the existence of something without sufficient evidence is not a sign of a high IQ. Therefore I dispute your assertion that liking Yes is a sign of a high IQ.
Jon Anderson said, when asked about the meaning of his lyrics, that he didn’t write lyrics for their meaning, but for the way words sounded…which helps one understand and fully appreciate their music.
The album I had in high school was yessongs, a live three record set. Even today, studio versions are always a bit of a revelation. Just thought I'd remark. Thanks!
This is one of the most beautiful pieces of music every written. To this day I think it has the best intro I have every heard... and I have heard A LOT of intros haha.
My man Jamal, I'm 67 and you give me hope for the future. I love what you do and who you are-- a beacon in the night for all humanity. Stay strong brother, we need you.
Steve Howe has always been my guitar hero. Every member of that band was a virtuoso in talent and so vastly underappreciated throughout their career. It's a shame but thank God they left us with this legacy.
Hooray!! You finally reacted to one of my favorite Yes songs!! Really happy that you listened thru the whole song without stopping. Keep keeping great music alive 👍
Music is the common thread. As humans we have a much better chance of finding an artist/ band, song, album or genre of music we can agree upon than just about any subject. It only takes an open mind. Really enjoyed the video, Jamal. This is my favorite Yes song of all time.
...... When man and instrument, are in perfect harmony, when those men come together in the same room and just let It go, you get this wonderious sound!! Hoorah Chris ( RIP) The only bass player to have a Volume setting that read 9,↗️10 ↗️11,↗️12,↗️ Squire!!
Excellent job. Why so good? Because you listen, and are open to the art of the creation. In the movie "Mr. Bean", someone asks him what he does at this art place where he is employed, and he says "I sit in the corner and look at the pictures". You are smart, but your best asset is that you "listen" to what is painted with the sounds. Best wishes!!!
You need to hear the live performance of this track on the "Yessongs" album. As good as the studio performance is, the live performance is even better. It is life-changing music.
I think performed in the round…or maybe that was Yesshows(?). Regardless, great live performances…fortunate to see them 3yrs ago - Anderson, Wakeman, Trevor on guitar…a bit ‘canned’ as they did exact same set list each night I believe, but still powerfully nuanced - Anderson’s voice was impeccable
For all the great songs from yes for some reason this one's my favorite! Back in the early 80s my Young daughter my wife and I would go up into the White Mountains of eastern Arizona. I brought along a small Boombox and the album close to the edge and would play this song up in a mountain Meadow somewhere and back then in Eastern Arizona in the mountains there wouldn't be anybody for ten miles in any direction and I remember my daughter picking wildflowers in a mountain Meadow with butterflies dancing in what seemed like slow motion all around us! It was truly magical and just a wonderful memory! Yes and Pink Floyd went with me and my family on all my trips to those mountains!! It was like we were truly in heaven for a little while!
Man, love this album. I've had the album, 8 track, cassette and CD. Music like this and other songs from the classic rock era will never get old. And sadly that level of talent will never be seen again. Keep up the jammin tunes brother Jamel.
@@Kimberrann Oh yeah, the old slide mount. How about being able to wire and install your stereos and speaker's yourself. Musta swapped that 8 track into 4 different cars.
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Why do you do this to me, my friend?
Me and my best mate had just passed our Driving Tests in London and driving on a 1,000 mile round trip in 1981 to Scotland for a 2 week holiday and playing this Album very loudly as we drove through the Scottish mountainside and that was 40 years ago now and where has it gone, my friend ? :)
Wonderful to see you delve back in to YESSSS!
I'm so happy to see you reacting to this!!! 😍
Check out some Rhandy Rhoades pkease!
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Best progressive rock bassist ever- Chris Squire-, according to the best living progressive rock bassist- Geddy Lee.
Bill Bruford best drummer. i know i will get flack for this because of so many Pert fans but IMHO it's Bruford all the way.
Love the way Geddy stepped in for Chris Squire at the Rock and Roll HOF induction for Yes.
In Geddy's words - Without Yes, there would be no Rush.
@@babylonsister118 I don't know if Bruford is the best drummer, but he is certainly my favorite prog rock drummer. King Crimson was the best thing to happen to him
use to run into Geddy and Alex back in Toronto oh so many yrs ago
I love Jon Anderson . And Rick Wakeman and Chris Squire and Steve Howe . And Bill Buford a lifetime of fanhood and love .
I saw them four times in the 70's and 80's. There is nothing to compare with this band. They invented their own genre of music. Every concert was magnificent.
I saw them at the Blaisdell Arena in Honolulu. Yes performed All Good People with the Honolulu Orchestra....beautiful.
Same here. Saw them at Madison Square Garden for this Album. So long ago yet seems just like yesterday. Since then I was hooked into trying to see them every time they came to town. Last time I saw them at the Garden with the original line up they were using the rotating circular stage for the Tormato tour. Then again for the Drama album but with the new line up. Took my nephew (12 at the time) to his first concert in 1998 at the Jones Beach Amphitheater for the Open Your Eyes tour. He was hooked on Yes too since. Last time I saw them was for the Yessymphonic Tour at Radio City Music Hall September 8, 2001. The Magnification album was just about to be released and they played songs from it with full orchestra behind them on stage. Awesome show. Unfortunately, that was 3 days before 9/11 happened.
I saw Yes three times; in 1976 for the “Relayer”album, in 1977 “Going For The One”album and in 1978 for the “Tormato” tour.
I couldn't agree more. Saw them twice and regret not seeing them more.
I have utmost respect and a pinch of envy for anyone who got to see Yes in the golden years. If only....
I have loved this song for 45 years and thank you for bringing it to the younger generation.
Same. I had the album. Had to buy it twice actually because I wore the first one out! Takes me back to high school!
YEP!
@@Kimberrann All told, I think I went through five....and then cd's were invented. It's eternal.
52yrs now for me 🙏🎶
Me too! In 1979, a friend lent me the album, calling it a masterpiece.
Is it broken up into parts: yes! Four movements: "Cord of Life," "Eclipse," "The Preacher, The Teacher," and "Apocalypse."
Yeps. I really like that about Yes, Rush, and other prog bands (I particularly love longer well composed pieces like Yes's _The Ancient,_ or Rush's _Hemispheres)._ Yes in particular often compose songs similar to how classical composers create music with many movements, but they do it with a lot more improvisational elements.
Rick Wakeman called And You and I a Mini- Sonata
One of the greatest pieces of music ever recorded by any band
or anybody
For sure... It's like Amazeballs...
Listening to this makes me miss Chris Squire so much. Beautiful!!
This is just one of those magical songs where you can sit back, close your eyes, and just experience the aural experience.
Your comment makes me miss good friends, shrooms, and the Milky Way on a November night, lying in a field covered in quilts. This playing on repeat, through the window. New record player feature!
Thank you! ❤️
I was sitting in the audience when Anderson and Wakeman did an acoustic version of this song. They did a tour together, just the two of them. So this being my favourite song of any band , I just closed my eyes the whole time.
Definitely headphone music
Yes!
Have you heard Wakeman’s tribute to Alan White that he uploaded a few days ago? Heartfelt words, and an exquisite piano-only version of this song.
Holy crap! This sucked me through a worm hole a couple of decades back! Memories flood my brain. Excellent!
Right? All of sudden it was the 70's and I was sitting in my brothers room listening to this again for the first time. ✌
Yes, and LSD was involved.
@@paragozar indeed it was.
Yes is an incredible band. Glad to have had them along on my journey.
Me too
I always liked “Starship Trooper” for the journey.
I was about 14 when I bought this album in'72 and my older brother Marvin loved "And you & I", it was his favorite YES song. He died in a plane crash in 1979. I dedicate Jamel's reaction to "And you & I" to my brother's memory.
🙏🍁
YES have been just an unbelievably massive part of my life for over 40 years now..Thankyou J for the amazing reactions you always give 🎶👍
Now it’s time to react to “Siberian Khatru”, the final track of the Close To The Edge album.
Yep finish off Close to the Edge, Prog rock at it's zenith.
_Yes_ please.
You’re darn tootin!
The best version is on the live album Yessongs !
@@stephanechamberland8486 *THIS*
YES: "Wonderous Stories" "Heart Of The Sunrise"
Yup,2 more BANGERS!
Love them both!
Wondrous Stories IS AMAZING !!! ❤️☮️🎶
Very moving song, brings me to tears and I'm not sure why.I've been listening to Yes since the 70's, they are timeless.
always make me cry. I had an epiphany decades ago watching this live. It seemed to me that the reason I loved this song so much was that it was part of my past many thousands of years ago. It made me remember a feeling, like no other song ever has.
“The point of the journey is not to arrive.” Rush, “Prime Mover.” This song is one of those journeys you never want to end.
Whatever Jon's lyrics describe, it comes round to hope, and joy, and love. Even after the Gates Of Delirium it's Soon The Light. The Light is Greater than the Darkness.
Yessongs is Spectacular.
He always shines bright with the strength, honesty, and wisdom that come naturally from owning compassion.
Awesome comment and spot on.
Jon Anderson has said that he chose words for lyrics based more on their sound & rhythm than their definition. SO don't try to make too much sense or look for deep messages -- Yes is all about the acoustic journey, with virtuosos as guides.
I think he channeled his lyrics. So there is maybe more feeling than meaning within them, yet they still tell a story that maybe sometimes is just not so easily understood. One might also see them as more easily applicable to ones own journey. A lot of lyricists (and artists, authors, etc) like to purposefully leave room for applicability. J.R.R Tolkien had a lot to say about his books not being allegorical, claiming he was wary of allegory and it's short comings.
I like that. It's not always about the message but the feeling
"Now the verses I've sang don't add much weight to the story in my head so I'm thinking I should go and write a punchline. But they're so hard to find in my cosmic mind, so I think I'll take a look out of the window." -"Going For The One" When I first heard these lines, 1977, I thought, hey, I can understand that!!
The entire album is a GEM!
You got it. With Yes, it's about the journey. They take you on a mind trip using your imagination. The lyrics are just another tool in the artist's bag. There is some meaning in the lyrics but it really is about painting a picture with the words and allowing your imagination, as the listener, to be transported into this world they've created. It's a great way to relax after a stressful day. They were masters at setting a mood and then moving the listener along a journey through their lyrics and musical arrangements. Then there are times when it's fun to try to pick apart the lyrics and try to guess at what they're writing about. A lot of nature references, mountains, skies, sun, moon, oceans, forests, animals, birds, etc. I've found their music to be really restful and peaceful when I close my eyes and just soak it in.
Oh man. Hit this notification right away. One of my favorite Yes songs
Same! I’ve been waiting for this one!
My fav, by far!
One of the great bands of my high school years. Yes taught me how to be present. They do reward multiple listens.
The world needs more people who know how to be present too.
You know, because here we are. lols
That’s beautiful, that they taught you to be present. I’m never going to forget it.
thanks for the wonderful memories and the chills and tears that you ran down my spine and eyes God bless you and thank you for your great reaction
One of the most beautiful pieces of modern music ever recorded. Thanks man.
When I was a Teenager, I spent countless hours listening to this album in a slightly 😂 altered state. So beautiful. 🖤🖤🖤
You were not the only one...😉
🙋 me too... Lol 🥴
Can I join the party? I was a fellow traveller!!
me too. This and the much maligned Topographic Oceans.
Me too. This album was definitely part of our basement collections. Things were always rather altered in the basements!
This song makes me cry, how good it is every time I hear it!
40+ years now and I STILL get goosebumps listening to this song.
YES is a journey into absolute bliss. They are super talented..classical music of rock and roll... sophisticated rock
One of those songs that is lush and overwhelming. Gives me goosebumps.
Eddie Offord Great Producer
my favorite Yes song. I never tire of it. The guitar...just so awesome. Those classic opening riffs.
Hot damn Jamal, you're starting to experience this music just like we did...
Analyzing-underanalyzing,..oh the memories.
I never tire of this one. Their music is so intricate you have to listen more than once.
I have been listening to Yes since 1971. They remain my favorite band, fifty years later. It has always been about the experience of their music, best enjoyed alone and still in a dark room with no other sensory distractions. RIP Chris
When 5 musical geniuses realized how good they could be together this is what happens. Next year will be 50 years following Yes,and I thank God for every one on my journey.
HE, I'm 64, and Yes is in my life since 1972. Happy to count you in.
So stoked you're finally covering more YES Jamel 💙💙
I saw Jon Anderson in a very small supper club in NYC. Our table was against the stage.. The next table over.. Who else? To your surprise his wife Jane. He dedicated this song to her. It was Magic..So Beautiful❤️ That night was heaven..closest I never got to him. Jamel are you aware this is progressive rock and that's why it has it's transitions. The instrumentals..the changes in they music. Like Rush.. Pink Floyd.. Genesis.. King Crimson.. Moody Blues etc.
This song always brings me to near tears. It is hauntingly beautiful and Jon Anderson's voice is so evocative. The complex interweaving of the song is like hearing a silk gown being created one thread at a time.
Wow! That's a musical journey. The various interludes are brilliant. It's like all of their instruments get a chance. And Jon Anderson's vocals are unique!
Was lucky enough to see Yes in concert 3 times in the 70s. Fabulous !!!
A very under appreciated Yes song. I'm always happy listening to this song
Yes are simply amazing. The creative minds that must have been at work to come up with their music and lyrics is something out of this world. They are stunning!
Awwww Yes. One of the best songs ever. Sit back relax and blow 11 minutes 😅
That said, my favorite song. Beam me up! Watching us go by...
At that time in the 70's Yes were in their own class of music. Way up in orbit. Yes were amazing, what they could do with music and sound to paint a complete soundscape. This music has been part of me for 50 years.
That is why it is said -To really be able to absorb all of Yes you need to listen to their songs at least 3 times before you can absorb it all together!❤️ Best Progressive Band Ever!
Thanks Jamal,, Amazing music!!! Great reaction...Such a stupendous, collection of musicians and songwriters!! Can't be duplicated again..
How many times have I heard this song? How many times have I listened in awe? Many, many times...but nowhere near enough. This is greatness...
So glad you finally discovered this track! It is one of my All Time Favorite Yessongs! It doesn't do it justice to call it a song as it is an epic composition and works flawlessly and fluently through the musical changes and lyrical storytellings. The acoustic segments are amazing as are the contrasting keyboards. I literally get goose bumps! Awesome!!!
Jamel, I am a Yes fan and have recently discovered Chris Squire's solo album "Fish Out of Water." It's as good as any Yes album, you should check one of the 5 tracks out!
Silently Falling:
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Definitely my favorite of any of the Yes solo efforts and yeah,I'll stack it up against any Yes album as well. I first came across it in '80 or '81,maybe a year after I got into Yes.
One of my all-time favorite albums.
Lucky 7
Agree
Jamal, I don't think I've ever been so entertained watching someone else experience music. This song has been a part of my life since I was a teenager. There are many classic rock songs that I don't ever need to hear again, due to being played too many times on radio. I don't know how, but this song NEVER gets old. Thanks for your insightful observations and reactions.
and you are correct Jamel, "And you & I" is in 4 parts, I. Cord of Life, II. Eclipse, III. The Preacher the Teacher, IV. Apocalypse
I’ve been a big Yes fan for 50 years. Seen them 19 times starting in ‘72.
There’s no other.
How is it possible that after 40 years I'm still in love with this song ?
There are 8 ways I've found to list to this song & CTTE.
Listen as a whole & let it flow over you, Listen & follow each of the 5 musicians separately, Listen and analyze the symbolic poetry of Jon's lyrics, and Listen while enjoying the interaction of 2 of the musucians.
I saw them at their best back in June of 1979 at Madison Square Garden. Best concert to date!
Saw them in the same era Frankfurt 1978. Phenomenal.
Because of you I’ve heard Yes for the first time in sooooo long, I want to say a decade at least. It used to get radio play when I was much younger but it never does where I live anymore and I forgot how stunningly beautiful their music is. I was on that journey with you, you’re a very special human, bringing music and joy into my (our) lives! Thank you so much💜🎶💜🎼💜🎵💜
I am thankful that I grew up in that era of classic music. Hard to believe it's 50 years ago.
Ladies and gentlemen Chris Squire and Yes the greatest show on earth
Way before the "prog rock' label was around, Yes was considered "classical rock" because of the complexities and similarity to Classical music. I've been a fan since "72! Seasons have passed me by. I get up, I get down. I get up. ☮❤🎸🎶
Great journey....what a track. Have loved this one for decades.
It definitely gets better through multiple listens! It's been 45 years for me and it still thrills me to tears.
I saw Yes on Nov 11, 1972 at Duke University. Truly a life changing performance.
Thank you sir for getting back to YES!!!!
This magnificent piece of music along with hundreds of others , has been floating in cyberspace around your head your whole life . You had only to reach out to discover it .
Saw YES many times Seattle area... but during this song (in the '76 show), there was a blue sky with clouds in the background going across the stage and it was incredibly beautiful.
One o' my fave shows. ;-)
This is perhaps my personal favorite by them. Simply beautiful!
That look, at 5:01… that’s the look when the music opens up and you just kind of fall into it. That’s a powerful feeling. I love watching these videos and remembering those little nuances about hearing these songs for the first time - a very, very, very, very long time ago.
Jon Anderson DID say that this was his definitive love song. This song to me is about the innocence and simplicity of love and companionship, even when surrounded by the seemingly infinite..and even when caught up in the knotted completies of human life and society. All of which fall away, leaving just you and I..
"There'll be no mutant enemy we shall certify,
political ends as sad remains will die,
reach out as forward taste begins to enter you.."
-I love the very last line:
"And You and I called over valleys of endless seas"
It seems to say that we are not bound by time or distance.. beautiful..
Thanks dude !
YES - one of a very few bands that I would call “instrumental” in forming my musical tastes, back in my formative years ... 😃 First got into them with release of their “Fragile” album.
Same here brother! We are better for it
This is one of the songs with the most beautiful harmony I know.
I am just going to say this…..You have a fan for Life because you get YES. YES like other progressive groups or even Rock groups….like The Who….The Beatles…..Led Zeppelin……Steely Dan…….Supertramp…..The Moody Blues…..Deep Purple…….Rush…Pink Floyd……is a High Tier Music group……..who require a High IQ in music to appreciate and really get their music contributions. These guys are the gods of Rock n' Roll…….they specialize in perfecting their sounds and creating music that is not average type of music. People that are really into Jazz or Classical or Opera music have high IQ's in music because it requires one to really listen how an instrument is being played to create certain sounds or how a vocalist is singing a melody to cause an emotional effect. Like Jazz or Classical music one must hear the tones of the way music is being delivered to the ear to understand the meaning or see the story that is being expressed. This is the description of a Hight IQ in music which can understand and appreciate Top Tier Music because it is "Art." You appreciate and get the Art of YES!!!! And you have a fan for Life!!!!
If you read the comments to Yes reactions , you realise that a lot of people that like Yes also believe in the reality of God, Gods, or dimensions not measurable by scientific analysis.
These people are willing to believe in things when there is insufficient evidence to support those beliefs, this is because they have faith.
IMO, having faith in the existence of something without sufficient evidence is not a sign of a high IQ.
Therefore I dispute your assertion that liking Yes is a sign of a high IQ.
It’s always a journey with Yes!
Jon Anderson said, when asked about the meaning of his lyrics, that he didn’t write lyrics for their meaning, but for the way words sounded…which helps one understand and fully appreciate their music.
The album I had in high school was yessongs, a live three record set. Even today, studio versions are always a bit of a revelation. Just thought I'd remark. Thanks!
Probably my favorite Yes song. I'll listen to this any time...
Thanks, Jamel!
Thank You, Jamal....for bringing another classic to the forefront.......keep up the great blessings!
Got to see them back in the 80s, this was one of the best shows I ever saw and I'm sure I have seen at least 100 concerts in my life
This is one of the most beautiful pieces of music every written. To this day I think it has the best intro I have every heard... and I have heard A LOT of intros haha.
Yes forever . ...brazil love you
My man Jamal, I'm 67 and you give me hope for the future. I love what you do and who you are-- a beacon in the night for all humanity. Stay strong brother, we need you.
Steve Howe has always been my guitar hero. Every member of that band was a virtuoso in talent and so vastly underappreciated throughout their career. It's a shame but thank God they left us with this legacy.
Hooray!! You finally reacted to one of my favorite Yes songs!! Really happy that you listened thru the whole song without stopping. Keep keeping great music alive 👍
I love every lyric and sonic element of this song. It brings me to tears it's so beautiful
Music is the common thread. As humans we have a much better chance of finding an artist/ band, song, album or genre of music we can agree upon than just about any subject. It only takes an open mind.
Really enjoyed the video, Jamal. This is my favorite Yes song of all time.
Thanks for this. I can only listen to this song once every blue moon. It's too emotional for me - a testament to its excellence.
My all time favorite tune from my favorite band!
I love the opening to this song. Simply beautiful.
Been waiting this one for a while, great song, great trip. Much love from Brasil ❤️
I've heard this song like 7 times this week now
no complaints
You've got it right, Jamel... It's the journey, NOT a specific "explanation," just as with much great art! Great song, wonderful reaction.
...... When man and instrument, are in perfect harmony, when those men come together in the same room and just let It go, you get this wonderious sound!! Hoorah Chris ( RIP) The only bass player to have a Volume setting that read 9,↗️10 ↗️11,↗️12,↗️ Squire!!
Listening to Yes is like standing on the edge of the Grand Canyon, or looking at the moon, or gazing at the night sky: you get some perspective.
Agreed!
Excellent job. Why so good? Because you listen, and are open to the art of the creation. In the movie "Mr. Bean", someone asks him what he does at this art place where he is employed, and he says "I sit in the corner and look at the pictures". You are smart, but your best asset is that you "listen" to what is painted with the sounds. Best wishes!!!
You need to hear the live performance of this track on the "Yessongs" album. As good as the studio performance is, the live performance is even better. It is life-changing music.
I think performed in the round…or maybe that was Yesshows(?). Regardless, great live performances…fortunate to see them 3yrs ago - Anderson, Wakeman, Trevor on guitar…a bit ‘canned’ as they did exact same set list each night I believe, but still powerfully nuanced - Anderson’s voice was impeccable
love, love, love yes, always have always will...............
Masterpiece.
For all the great songs from yes for some reason this one's my favorite! Back in the early 80s my Young daughter my wife and I would go up into the White Mountains of eastern Arizona. I brought along a small Boombox and the album close to the edge and would play this song up in a mountain Meadow somewhere and back then in Eastern Arizona in the mountains there wouldn't be anybody for ten miles in any direction and I remember my daughter picking wildflowers in a mountain Meadow with butterflies dancing in what seemed like slow motion all around us! It was truly magical and just a wonderful memory! Yes and Pink Floyd went with me and my family on all my trips to those mountains!! It was like we were truly in heaven for a little while!
It's truly a beautiful song on an absolutely epic album. Can't say enough about Close to the Edge.
Man, love this album. I've had the album, 8 track, cassette and CD. Music like this and other songs from the classic rock era will never get old. And sadly that level of talent will never be seen again. Keep up the jammin tunes brother Jamel.
Ever have to use the 'matchbook wedge' technique on your 8-track? '77 Econoline 150 memories...
@@michaellund2818 remember having to take the deck out of the car and put it in the trunk before we left the car? Lol Good times!
@@Kimberrann Oh yeah, the old slide mount. How about being able to wire and install your stereos and speaker's yourself. Musta swapped that 8 track into 4 different cars.
@@schrader21 I left that to the boyfriends lol