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Dude ... the entire Fragile album (this is the lead song) is awesome, but you have to listen to the title track from their Close To The Edge album, which of course, is the same, Close To The Edge. It's the entire side of the album and is served up in movements, The 2nd side consists of only two songs, And You And I (also in movements), and Siberian Khatru, both bangers in their own right, and nothing like the first side.
A Top 5 BEST ROCK LIVE ALBUM is DEEP PURPLE Made in Japan. Review the 20 minute tune called "SPACE TRUCKIN" and you will want to finish the entire album. Other songs Includes the best drum solo, best organ solo, best vocal solo, best guitar solo recorded LIVE. They also held the Guinness Record for Loudest Rock Concert for 15 years.
@@KentBalzer I would say, Yes, it IS a great song, but Close To The Edge, song (and entire album) is much better. I love all 3 (yes, ONLY 3 on the entire album) songs on it, including the title track, And You And I, and Siberian Khatru. However, I also love pretty much everything from the Fragile album, but just not quite as much. Another great song from the Fragile album (well, not a song) is Mood For A Day, IMHO.
@@Azabaxe80 they have some other really good stuff I didn't list, but anything off of The Yes Album, Fragile (except the solo stuff by Wakeman, Bruford and Anderson) and CTTE is classic.
@@jimschroeder1176 OMG! I think I've only ever expressed this out loud once or twice. _Fragile_ is, in my very humble opinion, an EP. The only tracks from it that I would have released are 1, 4, 6, 8 and 9. "Mood for a Day" the only instrumental I'd keep. For people just getting into Yes I recommend 'Roundabout" and the songs you listed. I love Side A of the debut album, but I understand is not classic Yes and the songs can be a little undercooked ("I See You" comes to mind). If I had to, gun to my head kind of thing, recommend anything from CTTE to someone going into it cold, I'd go for Siberian Khatru.
@@Azabaxe80 I like Squire's solo song on fragile, and like you, if I had to recommend something off of CTTE to a newbie, it would be Siberian Khatru, or And You and I.
The opening notes before the guitar is a recorded piano played backwards. Close To The Edge is probably the best music ever written!! Thanks for YES! More!! 😎❤️☮️🎼 I think Eddie Offord is producing Yes during this time.
Starship Trooper, Yours Is No Disgrace, Perpetual Change, Heart of the Sunrise, Long Distance Runaround/The Fish, South Side of the Sky, Close to the Edge, I could go on all day. My favorite band. Welcome to Yesworld. I know you'll enjoy the stay.
@@lesblatnyak5947 Grew up in Detroit have been listening to rock since the sixties. Our local rock station would play full albums as soon as they came to the station. Lucky that we got to hear Yes and a lot of other bands as soon as they came out.
@@lesblatnyak5947 Haha, I remember when I first heard the album. It was "Siberian Khatru" that hit me right from the get-go, next I got into "And You and I" and it took me quite a few listens before I suddenly fell in love with the title track. I'm so glad I didn't give up because it's now my favourite progressive song of all time.
Ladies and gentlemen, Chris Squire and Yes, the greatest show on earth. I saw YES 36 times, so you should listen to Siberian Khatru. They opened their show with it. Enjoy the YES journey ✨️🎶👑🎶✨️
I was at a Dream Theater show in Hollywood around 95-96 and stood in the beer line for about a half hour talking with Tony Kaye and Allen White.... What memories!
"Heart of the Sunrise", "South Side of the Sky", "And You and I", "Long Distance Runaround", "Yours is no Disgrace", "I've Seen All Good People", + "Wonderous Stories" are all classics. And "Close to the Edge" if you want to hear some full blown prog.
Close To The Edge is a Masterpiece of all Masterpieces. I think God helped them create their music, I cannot believe the exquisite timing, and composition from this band. And I have been listening for over 50 years, their music never ages!
bassist Chris Squire (RIP) was a major influence on Rush's Geddy Lee. Geddy had the honor of playing bass on this song at the rock HOF induction of Yes.
At the end of "Roundabout" when the are singing "Dahda dahda dah dah dah" and you hear the "dit dit dit" in the background, the "dit dit dit" is actually "Three Blind Mice." Jon Anderson once said that they put that in "To keep it simple."
This just reminds me to thank you for your incredible sound quality and your diligence. It does not go unnoticed. I think you have the best sound quality of any reactor that I watch. The man is on the level(s)!!!
YES is the greatest progressive rock band in my opinion. I just subscribed. I subscribe to anyone who reacts to them as will many other YES fans so keep them coming. Loads of greats including "Awaken", "The Gates of Delirium", "Close to the Edge", "And You and I", "Turn of the Century", "Starship Trooper", "Perpetual Change", "The Revealing Science of God", lots more.
Us kids in the '70s took a lot of great music for granted, yet here we are with yet other generations celebrating the unique talent and technology of our era. The richness was the key to most, not able to be manipulated much by electronics back then, the performers worked much harder. I know you get it!
😊 Another great reaction! I know everyone thinks we didn't hear this whole song on FM radio in the 70's but, indeed, we did! Another world back then. Welcome!😂❤
You were hearing Rick Wakeman on his various keyboards and organs and Bill Bruford on the drums, some of the most prolific rock musicians ever. If you want another straight banger from Yes I'd go straight for Siberian Khatru, it probably has my favorite solo of all time, short and sweet but gets weird with the instrumentation, love it. The bass is also the signature tone of Chris Squire.
The arpeggiated keyboard part is a Hammond C3 organ as is the keyboard solo. The synthesizer interjections are played on a Minimoog, and the flute sounds are the Mellotron.
There is not and will not be any other band like Yes. Very high music. I heard this song as a ten-year-old child. I am 63 years old. and I still like it. 😎
The song is unbelievable but in addition its on the same album.. what the total f.. had a friend who was a few doors down.. in college. 18yrs old practiced Squire at night..just about perfect. we had a.floor of wonen below us and above.. theyd come on the floor complaining. .. then theyd throw in it sounds horrible. I was so misled on the attractiveness of these coeds..
Yes was my first concert back in 74 and I seen them about 10 ten times since that's one of the great things about being old I got to see some great bands they have some great songs Yours Is No Disgrace Starship Trooper,Long Distance Run around And You and I, It Can Happen, and so many more
When the bass (Squire), drums (Bruford), keys (Wakeman) and guitar (Howe) drop that monster beat @9:55, the proceeding minute and a half might just be the best jam ever laid down on vinyl. Here are four musicians in their prime, absolutely blowin' it up with reckless abandon, yet still tight as can be....amazing!
I absolutely agree. Chris laying down a melodic & often funky groove with Bruford's ghost notes while Rich Wakeman & then Steve Howe solo over them. YES forces you to listen to them both, at the same time, and the result is eargasms for those who have an appreciative ear. They did the same sort of thing with Wakeman's final solo at the end of Close To The Edge..
Dude...I've been listening to this since the 1970's... and it's as fresh today as it was the day it was released. Steve Howe on guitar, Chris Squier on bass, Rick Wakeman on keys, Bill Bruford on drums, and Jon Anderson on vocals. The godfathers of prog.
OhMyGod! This song came out around the time I graduated high school. I had my first job and part of that job was doing courier duties for my boss. The song got played so much on the radio, I could almost guarantee I would hear it once, or maybe twice everyday while driving. It would be blasting and I would be singing at the top of my lungs! I'm sure the drivers around me on the freeway thought I was deranged. I didn't care then, and care even less now. The bottom line is this song still makes me smile and I can still sing every word along with Yes! Thanks for playing this one. I still love it 50+ years later.
Glad to see you digging this. I can tell you do appreciate all the nuances of Yes. They are geniuses all. You must check out Yes Close to the Edge. It will utterly blow you away. Listen first to the studio version! It is absolutely epic progressive rock. Yes!!
The two musical masterpieces of composition and performance (studio) by Yes are the songs "Close to the Edge" and "Awaken." If you listen to these, be prepared for a mental and emotional journey.
Yes with this lineup are truly special! Bruford and Squire are my favorite rhythm 🥁 section ever…Thx for such a great 👍 reaction! Check out Heart of the Sunrise and South Side of the Sky from Fragile and don’t forget their first two albums, Yes (1969) and Time and a Word (1970) which are also amazing 🤩!
One of the greatest musical masterpieces ever created!! It's one of those songs you never want to end. Long Distance Runaround/The Fish, Yours Is No Disgrace, Starship Trooper are all similarly great like this one.
The period of YES' discography you should focus on first is their "Uber Classical Period" (their 3rd, 4th, & 5th albums: *The Yes Album, Fragile, & Close To The Edge* ). On those 3 albums you'll hear at least 7 of their all-time masterpieces. In order, *Yours Is No Disgrace, Starship Trooper, Roundabout, Heart Of The Sunrise, South Side Of The Sky, Close To The Edge, And You And I, & Siberian Khatru)* That's not to mention the near-masterpieces that were also on those albums. They still did create several more masterpieces after that, as well, but you'll definitely want to start with their Uber Classical Period masterpieces first
_Now you get it!_ The thing about YES is they spent a tremendous amount of time at the soundboard perfecting the mix & the result was that the studio versions of their Masterpieces are a *_special_* creation in & of themselves. They 'placed' the instruments perfectly in the soundscape & like most innovative bands at that time, used panning to optimal effect. You don't get that in the live recorded versions. Also that 'concert hall' sound you hear on YESSONGS live recordings doesn't compare at all to the studio recording. Checking out live performances is always good, but only after listening to the studio versions first
@@brucefelger4015 With music that is as dense as YES', the visuals only distract you from the sonic beauty your ears are being exposed to. Visual curiosity gets satisfied, but at what cost?
The first Mellotron that you heard was a doubled Mini Moog synthesizer, and the second one was a Hammond organ. The Mellotron does come in just before the organ and guitar solos. Best. Mike.
Yes are an English progressive rock band formed in London in 1968. The band has undergone numerous line-up changes throughout its history, up to nineteen musicians have been full-time members. They have had a lot of great songs such as "Starship Trooper", "I've Seen All Good People", "Going For The One", "Masquerade", "Yours Is No Disgrace", "Heart Of The Sunrise", "The Gates Of Delirium", "And You & I", "Close To The Edge" etc. Sadly drummer Alan White passed away recently.
Let's Gooo! This is my favorite Yes song the transitions are insane. This is why you should always listen to the studio versions first 😅 ELO or Supertramp and Rush for progressive rock. Great reaction and Peace out ☮️ ✌️ 🙏 BTW Since I've been loving you live MSG performance Led Zeppelin ❤️
Yes is the top progressive rock band in history. Other songs on Fragile. Songs from Close to the Edge album, and the Relayer album. Going for the One. Or go back and start with songs from The Yes Album. Every song is great on these albums.
I listened to this when it was new! Great song, isn't it? Bruford on drums is so unassuming on this but is playing such difficult patterns! Every time I think I'm following it; he changes it up and then drops back in.
Wait till you do the "Close To the Edge" studio track. P.S. With any band or song, ALWAYS do the studio track first and then move on to live versions afterwards if you want.
Thank you for doing the studio version sir! As an audio company gent, you will enjoy studio Yes. Pretty perfect placement. Maybe not always perfect levels,but placement. Lol Thanks again! Just love this band more than most things.
This song really showcases Chris Squire's talents on the bass. It also demonstrates Rick Wakeman's keyboard talents. You should check out Starship Trooper. You can hear how Rush was heavily influenced by Yes in that song. Another good one is Yours Is No Disgrace. You can hear a lot of Rush in that one, too. Geddy Lee was a huge fan of Chris Squire.
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This is one of the most amazing musical masterpieces I have ever heard!!
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Dude ... the entire Fragile album (this is the lead song) is awesome, but you have to listen to the title track from their Close To The Edge album, which of course, is the same, Close To The Edge. It's the entire side of the album and is served up in movements, The 2nd side consists of only two songs, And You And I (also in movements), and Siberian Khatru, both bangers in their own right, and nothing like the first side.
A Top 5 BEST ROCK LIVE ALBUM is DEEP PURPLE Made in Japan.
Review the 20 minute tune called "SPACE TRUCKIN" and you will want to finish the entire album. Other songs Includes the best drum solo, best organ solo, best vocal solo, best guitar solo recorded LIVE. They also held the Guinness Record for Loudest Rock Concert for 15 years.
You should react to Heart of the Sunrise. I believe that to be the Yes masterpiece.
@@KentBalzer I would say, Yes, it IS a great song, but Close To The Edge, song (and entire album) is much better. I love all 3 (yes, ONLY 3 on the entire album) songs on it, including the title track, And You And I, and Siberian Khatru.
However, I also love pretty much everything from the Fragile album, but just not quite as much. Another great song from the Fragile album (well, not a song) is Mood For A Day, IMHO.
Rick uses a mellotron, but each time you asked "Is that a mellotron?", is was a Hammond organ.
Starship Trooper, Heart of the Sunrise, Perpetual Change, South Side of the Sky...
This is a good start.
That's it. Nothing more to add. And if he somehow survives all that, then maybe, _maybe_ , CTTE. The whole thing.
@@Azabaxe80 they have some other really good stuff I didn't list, but anything off of The Yes Album, Fragile (except the solo stuff by Wakeman, Bruford and Anderson) and CTTE is classic.
@@jimschroeder1176 OMG! I think I've only ever expressed this out loud once or twice. _Fragile_ is, in my very humble opinion, an EP. The only tracks from it that I would have released are 1, 4, 6, 8 and 9. "Mood for a Day" the only instrumental I'd keep.
For people just getting into Yes I recommend 'Roundabout" and the songs you listed. I love Side A of the debut album, but I understand is not classic Yes and the songs can be a little undercooked ("I See You" comes to mind). If I had to, gun to my head kind of thing, recommend anything from CTTE to someone going into it cold, I'd go for Siberian Khatru.
@@Azabaxe80 I like Squire's solo song on fragile, and like you, if I had to recommend something off of CTTE to a newbie, it would be Siberian Khatru, or And You and I.
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Close to the edge will blow your mind when you get round to it
Yours Is No Disgrace; Starship Trooper; Heart of the Sunrise; Siberian Khatru; Close to the Edge; Tempus Fugit; Long Distance Runaround/The Fish
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Great List
Back in the day, this kind of stuff was the reason Pioneer, Yamaha and Technics sold so many receivers....
The opening notes before the guitar is a recorded piano played backwards. Close To The Edge is probably the best music ever written!! Thanks for YES! More!! 😎❤️☮️🎼
I think Eddie Offord is producing Yes during this time.
Offord also produced some ELP as well..thus ELP'S song-Are you Ready Eddie?
Eddie Offord,sound engineer, 6th member of Yes, pure genius...even when not sober
A lot of what you’re thinking is mellotron is actually a Hammond organ
Or Minimoog.
"Yours is No Disgrace" is the natural follow up to Roundabout. Geddy Lee is likely to agree 🤗
In your own time, watch the Rick Beato interview with Rick Wakeman. There's some technical studio talk you'd like.
Been listening to this for 50 years and it’s gets better each time
Just the tip of the iceberg. You have no idea…
I saw YES in 1984 in Frankfurt, Germany. They had no opening band and jammed for 4 hours!! It was incredible!
Starship Trooper and Siberian Khatru are 2 songs you really must hear. They are top tier Yes.
Especially as a drummer, you've got to hear "Heart of the Sunrise" off the same album. You Have To.
Starship Trooper, Yours Is No Disgrace, Perpetual Change, Heart of the Sunrise, Long Distance Runaround/The Fish, South Side of the Sky, Close to the Edge, I could go on all day. My favorite band. Welcome to Yesworld. I know you'll enjoy the stay.
@@benjaminrupe5930 and the other guy from a few days has him listen to America… unfucking real joke
"I've seen all good people" should be next on your Yes list. Can't wait.
Heart Of The Sunrise and then…Close To The Edge!!!
What Scot said.
Can hardly wait until you do Close To The Edge.
I always recommend to the virgins that they listen to the album backwards. Siberian Khatru, And You And I then Close To The Edge. 😊
@@lesblatnyak5947 Grew up in Detroit have been listening to rock since the sixties. Our local rock station would play full albums as soon as they came to the station. Lucky that we got to hear Yes and a lot of other bands as soon as they came out.
@@lesblatnyak5947 Haha, I remember when I first heard the album. It was "Siberian Khatru" that hit me right from the get-go, next I got into "And You and I" and it took me quite a few listens before I suddenly fell in love with the title track. I'm so glad I didn't give up because it's now my favourite progressive song of all time.
The bass player doubled his parts on an acoustic guitar to make the sound even more 'stringy'. Their attention to detail was phenomenal.
Ladies and gentlemen, Chris Squire and Yes, the greatest show on earth. I saw YES 36 times, so you should listen to Siberian Khatru. They opened their show with it. Enjoy the YES journey
✨️🎶👑🎶✨️
What?! That’s amazing!! 🔥
Chris Squire is relentless, mesmerizing on bass he carries this entire magnificent production on his back.
Love his bass tone on this one! 🔥
@@setonhillstudios so rich and resonant. Masterful. You can see from whence Geddys tone was spawned.
I was at a Dream Theater show in Hollywood around 95-96 and stood in the beer line for about a half hour talking with Tony Kaye and Allen White.... What memories!
Yes is the granddaddy of prog rock. Without them there may not have been a prog rock genre.
"Heart of the Sunrise", "South Side of the Sky", "And You and I", "Long Distance Runaround", "Yours is no Disgrace", "I've Seen All Good People", + "Wonderous Stories" are all classics. And "Close to the Edge" if you want to hear some full blown prog.
One of my 1st shows
YES in the round!
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I was 11. I had the best big sister ever!
That’s EPIC!! 🤘🏻
@@setonhillstudios shared love of music can change the world.
@@kellypickle Absolutely! 💯
Close To The Edge is a Masterpiece of all Masterpieces. I think God helped them create their music, I cannot believe the exquisite timing, and composition from this band. And I have been listening for over 50 years, their music never ages!
Appreciate the recommendation! I cannot wait to check out more from them for sure! Have a great day! 😁
Best...band...ever. Their song Starship Trooper is another really good song. They have scores of great songs.
That keyboardist is known as "one take Wakeman" totally awesome!
I have to admit, when I bought the sheet music for the bass line to this song, I got a little scared. 😄✌
Shewee!! 😳
Rick Beato recently did an interview with Rick Wakeman (Yes keyboards). He briefly talks about the making of Roundabout.
that was a great interview.
well worth anyone watching.
Rick is a bottomless well of stories.
@@derekjinks5640 Rick confirmed what I had heard in the past, that the sound near the beginning of the song is a piano chord played backwards.
I saw the "In the round" tour . they had a round stage that rotated . Back then that was really something in itself . Lol
I saw that tour also,
Great show
bassist Chris Squire (RIP) was a major influence on Rush's Geddy Lee. Geddy had the honor of playing bass on this song at the rock HOF induction of Yes.
At the end of "Roundabout" when the are singing "Dahda dahda dah dah dah" and you hear the "dit dit dit" in the background, the "dit dit dit" is actually "Three Blind Mice." Jon Anderson once said that they put that in "To keep it simple."
😂 Never knew that
This just reminds me to thank you for your incredible sound quality and your diligence. It does not go unnoticed. I think you have the best sound quality of any reactor that I watch.
The man is on
the level(s)!!!
Really appreciate that! Alot does go into these videos but I am enjoying the ride! Thanks for the kind words! 🙏🏻
Listened to this a million times. Got nothing to add that you don't already realize or appreciate.
YES is the greatest progressive rock band in my opinion. I just subscribed. I subscribe to anyone who reacts to them as will many other YES fans so keep them coming. Loads of greats including "Awaken", "The Gates of Delirium", "Close to the Edge", "And You and I", "Turn of the Century", "Starship Trooper", "Perpetual Change", "The Revealing Science of God", lots more.
Us kids in the '70s took a lot of great music for granted, yet here we are with yet other generations celebrating the unique talent and technology of our era. The richness was the key to most, not able to be manipulated much by electronics back then, the performers worked much harder. I know you get it!
😊 Another great reaction! I know everyone thinks we didn't hear this whole song on FM radio in the 70's but, indeed, we did! Another world back then. Welcome!😂❤
This is such a wild journey! Absolutely love this tune!! 🎶
You were hearing Rick Wakeman on his various keyboards and organs and Bill Bruford on the drums, some of the most prolific rock musicians ever. If you want another straight banger from Yes I'd go straight for Siberian Khatru, it probably has my favorite solo of all time, short and sweet but gets weird with the instrumentation, love it. The bass is also the signature tone of Chris Squire.
The keyboards are the Mini Moog synthesizer & Hammond organ. The flutes are the Mellotron.
Rick Wakeman is just amazing on those keyboards.
Chris Squire is the BEST rock bass player ever. :) RIP Chris.
On the Menu :
1. South Side Of The Sky
2. America
3. Sound Chaser...
& Loads more where THAT came from...
God said "I'm gonna make one song that can only be appreciated thru headphones no matter how good their speakers are"...and this is it!
Genesis-Carpet Crawlers (studio version), next?
The arpeggiated keyboard part is a Hammond C3 organ as is the keyboard solo. The synthesizer interjections are played on a Minimoog, and the flute sounds are the Mellotron.
There is not and will not be any other band like Yes. Very high music. I heard this song as a ten-year-old child. I am 63 years old. and I still like it. 😎
You are correct. Yes were a singularity in the world of music. A one off, never to be repeated or heard again.
You must do "Awaken" next.
Heart of the Sunrise even better.
The song is unbelievable but in addition its on the same album.. what the total f.. had a friend who was a few doors down.. in college. 18yrs old practiced Squire at night..just about perfect. we had a.floor of wonen below us and above.. theyd come on the floor complaining. .. then theyd throw in it sounds horrible. I was so misled on the attractiveness of these coeds..
The drummer is Bill Bruford. Check out "One More Red Nightmare" by King Crimson. He plays on that too
Yes was my first concert back in 74 and I seen them about 10 ten times since that's one of the great things about being old I got to see some great bands they have some great songs Yours Is No Disgrace Starship Trooper,Long Distance Run around And You and I, It Can Happen, and so many more
When the bass (Squire), drums (Bruford), keys (Wakeman) and guitar (Howe) drop that monster beat @9:55, the proceeding minute and a half might just be the best jam ever laid down on vinyl. Here are four musicians in their prime, absolutely blowin' it up with reckless abandon, yet still tight as can be....amazing!
I absolutely agree. Chris laying down a melodic & often funky groove with Bruford's ghost notes while Rich Wakeman & then Steve Howe solo over them. YES forces you to listen to them both, at the same time, and the result is eargasms for those who have an appreciative ear. They did the same sort of thing with Wakeman's final solo at the end of Close To The Edge..
*_"Heart of the Sunrise"_* and *_"South Side of the Sky"_* from the same album are a must!
Dude...I've been listening to this since the 1970's... and it's as fresh today as it was the day it was released. Steve Howe on guitar, Chris Squier on bass, Rick Wakeman on keys, Bill Bruford on drums, and Jon Anderson on vocals. The godfathers of prog.
Heart of the Sunrise!
Now, try this Yes - Roundabout (Studio Acapella)
Thanks for your wonderful reaction they are magicians of music . I was introduced to to Yes by a friend in 1972 how lucky was i
That Rickenbacker bass sound is awesome :)
Always great to see someone younger pickup on these great tunes. I remember when this was new. Yes blew everybody away. Wonderful hearing it again.
YES!! Go for broke and do "Heart of the Sunrise"
Yours Is No Disgrace. Studio version.
Wait till you listen to _Heart of the sunrise!_ It's an exhibition piece.
OhMyGod! This song came out around the time I graduated high school. I had my first job and part of that job was doing courier duties for my boss. The song got played so much on the radio, I could almost guarantee I would hear it once, or maybe twice everyday while driving. It would be blasting and I would be singing at the top of my lungs! I'm sure the drivers around me on the freeway thought I was deranged. I didn't care then, and care even less now. The bottom line is this song still makes me smile and I can still sing every word along with Yes! Thanks for playing this one. I still love it 50+ years later.
If you wanna hear Yes harmonies in a unique way vocally try Leave It .
Glad to see you digging this. I can tell you do appreciate all the nuances of Yes. They are geniuses all. You must check out Yes Close to the Edge. It will utterly blow you away. Listen first to the studio version! It is absolutely epic progressive rock. Yes!!
Give the yes album a spin,a total banger.
The two musical masterpieces of composition and performance (studio) by Yes are the songs "Close to the Edge" and "Awaken." If you listen to these, be prepared for a mental and emotional journey.
Heart of the Sunrise just has to be the next one for ya!!!
Yes with this lineup are truly special! Bruford and Squire are my favorite rhythm 🥁 section ever…Thx for such a great 👍 reaction! Check out Heart of the Sunrise and South Side of the Sky from Fragile and don’t forget their first two albums, Yes (1969) and Time and a Word (1970) which are also amazing 🤩!
Heart of the Sunrise Studio version is amazing
One of the greatest musical masterpieces ever created!! It's one of those songs you never want to end. Long Distance Runaround/The Fish, Yours Is No Disgrace, Starship Trooper are all similarly great like this one.
Dream Theater actually idolized Rush. And Rush was influenced by Yes.
Work your way to Awaken
I will tell you something, ALL reactions for the first time should be the studio version. You don't get the full sound if you don't
I agree. My only personal exception is Jethro Tull’s “Locomotive Breath”, Anderson’s performance on stage just adds so much.
This is not true in all cases. For example, Bob Seger or J Geils band is way better live.
@@scottlaughlin9897 There are exceptions to every rule.
As a young bass player, I was blown away by Chris Squire. He was at the top of my influential players, and there were so many I took inspiration from.
I can't wait for you to listen to Heart of the Sunrise, Starship Trooper, and South Side of the Sky. Amazing.
The period of YES' discography you should focus on first is their "Uber Classical Period" (their 3rd, 4th, & 5th albums: *The Yes Album, Fragile, & Close To The Edge* ). On those 3 albums you'll hear at least 7 of their all-time masterpieces. In order, *Yours Is No Disgrace, Starship Trooper, Roundabout, Heart Of The Sunrise, South Side Of The Sky, Close To The Edge, And You And I, & Siberian Khatru)* That's not to mention the near-masterpieces that were also on those albums. They still did create several more masterpieces after that, as well, but you'll definitely want to start with their Uber Classical Period masterpieces first
An excellent band and song. Still my favourite after all these decades. Great reaction.
@@jeffreyflint6286 Thanks so much! Truly an UNBELIEVABLE track!! 🔥🔥
Emerson ,lake ,Palmer "From the Beginning" another music genius group
_Now you get it!_ The thing about YES is they spent a tremendous amount of time at the soundboard perfecting the mix & the result was that the studio versions of their Masterpieces are a *_special_* creation in & of themselves. They 'placed' the instruments perfectly in the soundscape & like most innovative bands at that time, used panning to optimal effect. You don't get that in the live recorded versions. Also that 'concert hall' sound you hear on YESSONGS live recordings doesn't compare at all to the studio recording. Checking out live performances is always good, but only after listening to the studio versions first
yes live is great, but it's really only proof that they can actually play their music in concert. Studio is much more intricate
@@brucefelger4015 With music that is as dense as YES', the visuals only distract you from the sonic beauty your ears are being exposed to. Visual curiosity gets satisfied, but at what cost?
The first Mellotron that you heard was a doubled Mini Moog synthesizer, and the second one was a Hammond organ. The Mellotron does come in just before the organ and guitar solos. Best. Mike.
Not bad for 1971
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Nope. Not bad.
In fact, unbelievable.❤
Check out "Heart of The Sunrise" by Yes next!
Yes are an English progressive rock band formed in London in 1968. The band has undergone numerous line-up changes throughout its history, up to nineteen musicians have been full-time members. They have had a lot of great songs such as "Starship Trooper", "I've Seen All Good People", "Going For The One", "Masquerade", "Yours Is No Disgrace", "Heart Of The Sunrise", "The Gates Of Delirium", "And You & I", "Close To The Edge" etc. Sadly drummer Alan White passed away recently.
Let's Gooo! This is my favorite Yes song the transitions are insane. This is why you should always listen to the studio versions first 😅 ELO or Supertramp and Rush for progressive rock. Great reaction and Peace out ☮️ ✌️ 🙏 BTW Since I've been loving you live MSG performance Led Zeppelin ❤️
You’ve heard of a 1 hit wonder, YES is a 100 hit wonder, everything from YES IS GREAT!!!
Quite simply, one of the best songs ever written and performed
Yes is the top progressive rock band in history. Other songs on Fragile. Songs from Close to the Edge album, and the Relayer album. Going for the One. Or go back and start with songs from The Yes Album. Every song is great on these albums.
I listened to this when it was new! Great song, isn't it? Bruford on drums is so unassuming on this but is playing such difficult patterns! Every time I think I'm following it; he changes it up and then drops back in.
Such a BEAST!! 🔥🥁
Wait till you do the "Close To the Edge" studio track. P.S. With any band or song, ALWAYS do the studio track first and then move on to live versions afterwards if you want.
Saw them when they ‘arrived on the scene’ in the 70’s. The Eagles were the opening act.
Oh wow!! So cool! I bet that was a night you will never forget! 😳
Thank you for doing the studio version sir! As an audio company gent, you will enjoy studio Yes. Pretty perfect placement. Maybe not always perfect levels,but placement. Lol
Thanks again! Just love this band more than most things.
Heart of the Sunrise is right up there with this one.
This song really showcases Chris Squire's talents on the bass. It also demonstrates Rick Wakeman's keyboard talents. You should check out Starship Trooper. You can hear how Rush was heavily influenced by Yes in that song. Another good one is Yours Is No Disgrace. You can hear a lot of Rush in that one, too. Geddy Lee was a huge fan of Chris Squire.
Awaken
Other great Yes stuff: Awaken; Homeworld; Turn of the Century; Don't Kill The Whale; And You And I; Close to the Edge;
Yes!🙌🏻