Ladies and gentlemen Chris Squire and Yes the greatest show on earth. OK everybody in the immortal words of Jon Anderson "Everybody get up boogie". Sound Chaser should drop your jaw.🙏🍁
Yes is the grandaddy of prog rock. There were no other bands or music like Yes when their music was released. Also, Yes was highly influential in bands such as Rush.
YES were huge fans of Stanley Clarke, RTF, Mahavishnu Orchestra, and all the great fusion of the time. In fact, Stanley Clarke mentioned having lunch with YES back when he paid tribute to Chris Squire when he died in 2015. This album was influenced by the genre in many ways.
Alfred - if you are in to RTF/Stanley you may want to check out YES' "Relayer" album - especially 'Gates of Delirium' and 'Sound Chaser' ('To Be Over' is nice too but less fusiony than those other 2 tracks)
J'écoutais ça quand j'avais 16 ans,,,j'en ai 60 et ça me donne encore des frissons. J'en reviens pas encore que les gens les redécouvre . Quand c'est de la bonne musique, c'est intemporel.
Steve plays 3 guitars in this song, a Gibson 345, Coral Electric sitar and fender lap steel, and did this live. I saw them play this many times and it always blew me away. No auto tune or click tracks just amazing musicianship
POWERFULLY RELENTLESS ECLECTIC POYLRHYTHMIC GROOVE BOMB!!!!! PURE quintessential YES peaking on space and funk!!!! These lyrics are the MOST obscure of ANY YES song but there is always strokes of poetic genius & symbolism to garnish from them.
I went through your YES reaction vids & saw that you've reviewed _most_ of the *Must Listen* YES masterpieces from their "Super Classical Period" (The Yes Album, Fragile, Close To The Edge). The 2 remaining that I'm eager to hear your response to are: *South Side Of The Sky* and YES' cover of Paul Simon's *America.* (Of course, after those, I'd be mentioning Heart Of The Sunrise & Long Distance Runaround/The Fish from the Fragile album ) Oh, and please continue to review their 1st two albums, as well! IMO, Jon Anderson's lyrics are only a "problem" for those who can't stand to be challenged by poets who use language creatively to encourage the reader/listener to _figure out_ what they are talking about, based on only loosely connected 'hints.' I love that kind of art. All you really need to know about Jon's lyrics is that he's _usually_ just sharing his meditations re: God & Purpose in this life. That will take you a long way toward understanding his hidden intent.
Great reaction to a great song from a great band! I saw the live 'Close to The Edge' show in Sydney March 1973 at the Hordern Pavilion. Awesome show, I had a ball. Cheers and thanks from Australia!
Absolutely their best. No doubt about it. I heard it so many times and it still feels exciting. Saw them live in a ball-shaped concert hall in Brussels with this line-up but different drummer. The acoustics blew me away. And this song was one of them. I could feel Chris Squire's bass in my stomach.
Yes at their best IMO. Jon, Bill, Chris, Steve and Rick operating on all 12 cylinders. A great example of Chris’ funky, driving bass. I really miss him. And how about Steve’s clean solo during the outro? Something really special. Enjoyed your thoughts although they were a bit muted during the song. Looking forward to more Yes and other Prog music on the channel. DramaSydETV broadcasting from an undisclosed CIA safe house location. Better erase that whiteboard! 😄
The live version of this song on the YESSONGS album blows this studio one out of the water. Explodes at the beginning after the Stravinsky intro, and ends in the same way: abruptly in another blast of power.
I say that all the time and get cut down. Anyone who listens to the studio version needs to do themselves a favor and listen to the Yessongs version. I must also add I've heard other live versions that fall a bit short.
JON Anderson’s lyrics are practically unfathomable because he says that he used any word to fit in with the music; most of the songs have a spiritual connection as Jon is very open to all religions and opinions, just not easily interpreted when you see them written down.
Think of how fast Jon is spitting out those complicated and weird words and can repeat them every time. I'd say at points his delivery is pre-hip hop/rap, and he can be as fast as Eminem, Busta, etc.
The lyrics on Yes songs are often fairly abstract, especially this album. Sometimes individual phrases have some meaning, or a song has been influenced by a book Jon read, like with Close To The Edge, it's abstract but influenced by a Herman Hesse book. Some of the lyrics in Yes are about finding & understanding god. I like them because I can use my imagination and conjure up visuals and my own interpretations. Some yes lyrics have very specific meaning and aren't very abstract, such as Don't Kill The Whale.
Even Jon Anderson's band mates joke about not knowing what the lyrics mean, so trying to understand them would be an arduous task. As always, love the melodies and the transitions between them. Bought this album (probably in '77 after hearing them perform it live) and it still sounds great, despite the little pops and things that old vinyl provides. Don't know everything that you've reacted to of theirs since YT decided to remove the search capability (unless there's some secret to getting it back that I' not aware of). I know that you've done Relayer, Roundabout, CTTE, Yours is No Disgrace, Starship Trooper, and a few others. I would suggest "South Side of the Sky" off Fragile.
I’m glad you’re finally getting around to finishing off Close To The Edge. This is an absolute jam, and I’m not even surprised that you’re stopping so quick to point out how much you like it. And anyone who doesn’t like the term progressive rock, should not be listen to this.!! God Bless Brother!!
You, my friend, are a highly intelligent person. Lyrics *are* the song; lyrics on melody (with whatever vocal arrangement) IS the sng, and the musicians are playing backup. That's how it works, and everybody in the music industry knows this. However.... ...with Yes, that can become problematic, because Jon Anderson's lyrics can be completely obscure. He actually had a contest online, and the prize was that some fan would get to ask him what specific lyrics of his mean! There are times that Jon says things clearly and indisputably, but a lot of SK has eluded me- which in no way makes it less gorgeous to listen to. "River running right on over my head", however, echoes back to "Close to the Edge", and he refers to rivers a lot on this album. From what I can gather, there are a lot of times Jon just uses words for their sound, as musical instruments, for their vowels and what he can do with them. Then again, having watched his work over the last 60 years, I think his whole approach to language is unique. I'm really glad you got to hear this song. It became a dearly ear-worm for me, when I first heard it, 50 years ago. I bet you have a similar experience!
It’s not that the lyrics aren’t important, they are; Very poetic, with incredible word-play and countless memorable phrases. Plus, Anderson’s cadence is very rhythmic. He sings like a percussionist. Sometimes the sound of the word is more important than the meaning, and it comes out musical. Chris Squire is also a great singer who blends his voice so seamlessly with Jon’s that it’s hard to tell them apart. However the lyrics themselves, are dense and imponderable. It’s easy to fool yourself that they are saying something profound when often there is no “meaning”. Maybe it doesn’t matter in the end.
DO take note of the lyrics (pun unintended). Whether Jon intended to or not there’s deep meaning in most of their songs. In every line of Close to the Edge even. You just have to figure it out. ❤❤ Words as sounds, yes. But those words came from somewhere 😊 Nice reaction to what is considered by many as the weakest on the album.
My favorite band.
Ladies and gentlemen Chris Squire and Yes the greatest show on earth. OK everybody in the immortal words of Jon Anderson "Everybody get up boogie". Sound Chaser should drop your jaw.🙏🍁
Goddamn but Chris Squire just kills it....unbelievable tone, constantly inventive and utterly relentless drive.
YES! The greatest band on this or any other planet!😎
Good morning 214, another fine Yes day
Of course!!!
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Yes is the grandaddy of prog rock. There were no other bands or music like Yes when their music was released. Also, Yes was highly influential in bands such as Rush.
So happy a new, younger generation is discovering the magnificence of YES.
Never heard this, but was pretty bad ass. Enjoyed the bass guitar mostly, I play too
For your ongoing exploration of Yes I would suggest YOURS IS NO DISGRACE, HEART OF THE SUNRISE, PARALLELS and RELEASE, RELEASE; thanks.
Reminds me of Stanley Clarke! I'm going to listen again immediately! Thanks for the introduction to this incredible piece of music 🎶 🎵 ❤️
YES were huge fans of Stanley Clarke, RTF, Mahavishnu Orchestra, and all the great fusion of the time. In fact, Stanley Clarke mentioned having lunch with YES back when he paid tribute to Chris Squire when he died in 2015. This album was influenced by the genre in many ways.
Alfred - if you are in to RTF/Stanley you may want to check out YES' "Relayer" album - especially 'Gates of Delirium' and 'Sound Chaser' ('To Be Over' is nice too but less fusiony than those other 2 tracks)
Lol! Back in the day, we went directly from Squire to Clarke!
Wonderful reaction, loved watching you enjoy it! Of course I am biased, I think Yes can do no wrong.
J'écoutais ça quand j'avais 16 ans,,,j'en ai 60 et ça me donne encore des frissons. J'en reviens pas encore que les gens les redécouvre . Quand c'est de la bonne musique, c'est intemporel.
Love this song!!!! What a MASTERPIECE!!!! You can also see where "Owner of the Lonely Heart " came from. Excellent reaction!!!
Steve plays 3 guitars in this song, a Gibson 345, Coral Electric sitar and fender lap steel, and did this live.
I saw them play this many times and it always blew me away.
No auto tune or click tracks just amazing musicianship
POWERFULLY RELENTLESS ECLECTIC POYLRHYTHMIC GROOVE BOMB!!!!! PURE quintessential YES peaking on space and funk!!!! These lyrics are the MOST obscure of ANY YES song but there is always strokes of poetic genius & symbolism to garnish from them.
My favorite song off this album!
I went through your YES reaction vids & saw that you've reviewed _most_ of the *Must Listen* YES masterpieces from their "Super Classical Period" (The Yes Album, Fragile, Close To The Edge). The 2 remaining that I'm eager to hear your response to are: *South Side Of The Sky* and YES' cover of Paul Simon's *America.* (Of course, after those, I'd be mentioning Heart Of The Sunrise & Long Distance Runaround/The Fish from the Fragile album ) Oh, and please continue to review their 1st two albums, as well!
IMO, Jon Anderson's lyrics are only a "problem" for those who can't stand to be challenged by poets who use language creatively to encourage the reader/listener to _figure out_ what they are talking about, based on only loosely connected 'hints.' I love that kind of art. All you really need to know about Jon's lyrics is that he's _usually_ just sharing his meditations re: God & Purpose in this life. That will take you a long way toward understanding his hidden intent.
Great reaction to a great song from a great band!
I saw the live 'Close to The Edge' show in Sydney March 1973 at the Hordern Pavilion.
Awesome show, I had a ball.
Cheers and thanks from Australia!
Ello mate! 🙏🍁
YES !!!
Absolutely their best. No doubt about it. I heard it so many times and it still feels exciting. Saw them live in a ball-shaped concert hall in Brussels with this line-up but different drummer. The acoustics blew me away. And this song was one of them. I could feel Chris Squire's bass in my stomach.
Yes used to always start their shows with Firebird Suite straight into this. Goosebumps every time!!
It's a great track, one of my faves from YES. Great performance from the boys too.
The next song you should react to is: "That is, That, " by Yes. It's FIRE!!!
You"re right ! Yes lyrics often guide the sense or the beat of the music ! .. the inner metronome ! 🙏🏻
Yes at their best IMO. Jon, Bill, Chris, Steve and Rick operating on all 12 cylinders. A great example of Chris’ funky, driving bass. I really miss him. And how about Steve’s clean solo during the outro? Something really special. Enjoyed your thoughts although they were a bit muted during the song. Looking forward to more Yes and other Prog music on the channel. DramaSydETV broadcasting from an undisclosed CIA safe house location. Better erase that whiteboard! 😄
🤣🤣🤣🤣
Glad you're loving this mind journey of YES....
YES quite a bit transitions in this great song.
The live version of this song on the YESSONGS album blows this studio one out of the water. Explodes at the beginning after the Stravinsky intro, and ends in the same way: abruptly in another blast of power.
I say that all the time and get cut down. Anyone who listens to the studio version needs to do themselves a favor and listen to the Yessongs version. I must also add I've heard other live versions that fall a bit short.
All the songs from "Close to the Edge" EXPLODE On "YesSongs" ... Just sayin 🙂
🙏 ✌ ❤ 🎶 🌎 👏 Chris
"Yours Is No Disgrace" "Awaken"
I’ve done these two and they are in Yes’ playlist
JON Anderson’s lyrics are practically unfathomable because he says that he used any word to fit in with the music; most of the songs have a spiritual connection as Jon is very open to all religions and opinions, just not easily interpreted when you see them written down.
Layers of Funk!! : )
Think of how fast Jon is spitting out those complicated and weird words and can repeat them every time. I'd say at points his delivery is pre-hip hop/rap, and he can be as fast as Eminem, Busta, etc.
Lol, interesting take
The lyrics on Yes songs are often fairly abstract, especially this album. Sometimes individual phrases have some meaning, or a song has been influenced by a book Jon read, like with Close To The Edge, it's abstract but influenced by a Herman Hesse book. Some of the lyrics in Yes are about finding & understanding god. I like them because I can use my imagination and conjure up visuals and my own interpretations. Some yes lyrics have very specific meaning and aren't very abstract, such as Don't Kill The Whale.
Thanks for the info
Not my sort of music but as always loved the reaction ❤️🇦🇺
Even Jon Anderson's band mates joke about not knowing what the lyrics mean, so trying to understand them would be an arduous task. As always, love the melodies and the transitions between them. Bought this album (probably in '77 after hearing them perform it live) and it still sounds great, despite the little pops and things that old vinyl provides. Don't know everything that you've reacted to of theirs since YT decided to remove the search capability (unless there's some secret to getting it back that I' not aware of). I know that you've done Relayer, Roundabout, CTTE, Yours is No Disgrace, Starship Trooper, and a few others. I would suggest "South Side of the Sky" off Fragile.
Even Jon has said he doesn't know what they mean. Probably because he chose words for how they sound rather than depicting a story or concept.
Great song, great music one of my fav Yes songs. Good luck figuring out what the lyrics mean.
Checkout "That, That Is" and "In the Presence of".
I can't even begin to tell you what this album means to me, what it meant when I was in high school, listening to this as the sun went down......
Nice! Thought you'd like this one🤩
One of my favs as well
I’m glad you’re finally getting around to finishing off Close To The Edge.
This is an absolute jam, and I’m not even surprised that you’re stopping so quick to point out how much you like it. And anyone who doesn’t like the term progressive rock, should not be listen to this.!!
God Bless Brother!!
my opinion is that the lyrics of YES are more like poetry meant to evoke feelings and visions.
I can go for that
I'd love to see you react to "Sound Chaser" by YES. A fusion tour de force.
Yes Yes
Never try to listen to Yes lyrics. It's 100 percent the feelings they give you.
You, my friend, are a highly intelligent person. Lyrics *are* the song; lyrics on melody (with whatever vocal arrangement) IS the sng, and the musicians are playing backup. That's how it works, and everybody in the music industry knows this. However....
...with Yes, that can become problematic, because Jon Anderson's lyrics can be completely obscure. He actually had a contest online, and the prize was that some fan would get to ask him what specific lyrics of his mean! There are times that Jon says things clearly and indisputably, but a lot of SK has eluded me- which in no way makes it less gorgeous to listen to. "River running right on over my head", however, echoes back to "Close to the Edge", and he refers to rivers a lot on this album. From what I can gather, there are a lot of times Jon just uses words for their sound, as musical instruments, for their vowels and what he can do with them. Then again, having watched his work over the last 60 years, I think his whole approach to language is unique.
I'm really glad you got to hear this song. It became a dearly ear-worm for me, when I first heard it, 50 years ago. I bet you have a similar experience!
It’s not that the lyrics aren’t important, they are; Very poetic, with incredible word-play and countless memorable phrases. Plus, Anderson’s cadence is very rhythmic. He sings like a percussionist. Sometimes the sound of the word is more important than the meaning, and it comes out musical. Chris Squire is also a great singer who blends his voice so seamlessly with Jon’s that it’s hard to tell them apart. However the lyrics themselves, are dense and imponderable. It’s easy to fool yourself that they are saying something profound when often there is no “meaning”. Maybe it doesn’t matter in the end.
Another great reason why YES should now retire , PRONTO!!!
DO take note of the lyrics (pun unintended). Whether Jon intended to or not there’s deep meaning in most of their songs. In every line of Close to the Edge even. You just have to figure it out. ❤❤ Words as sounds, yes. But those words came from somewhere 😊 Nice reaction to what is considered by many as the weakest on the album.