Superb album, it was an experiment that needed to be made at the time and YES were probably better equipped than any other rock band to take on the challenge. They had already done an epic "full-side track" as you might call it (taking up an entire LP side) with Close to the Edge, so Tales was the natural continuation: four sides, four extended songs as a kind of symphonic suite. "The Remembering" would correspond to the slow movement of a classic/late romantic symphony (Dvorak or Bruckner, maybe), it is richly textured and lets themes and tunes unfold across its span of twenty minutes, There are amazingly beautiful stretches here - my favourite is the interlude that starts at 17:14 here, I can see you adored that one too, it has a huge feeling of expanse and vaulted shapes and colours.... :) The "long-form song" is something they really learned to handle on this album, I think "Ritual" achieves it best of all - but also, you really should listen to "The Ancient", the most free-form sounding piece they had ever done (or would ever do, I guess!), with astonishing guitar (both electric and acoustic) and drums, a majestic evocation of a primeval/mythical early human past, stone age or bronze age.
GENIUS! HIGH the memory carries on vividly of experiencing this incredible journey LIVE in 73 through a sea of Tripping dripping tears 😂❤❤❤ From the moment the dreamy chanting lullaby sets sail from the sweet innocent shores of pure love, I am completely engulfed & swept away with emotion. The tidal wave that gradually arrives is only the finale of a gorgeous flowing journey of tranquil swelling melancholia, nostalgia and hope. The REMEMBERING moves me to tears 😢 just as much as AWAKEN. This dream always leaves me beached awakening on the sands of eternity.
"Tales from Topographic Oceans" is the most wonderful work of music ever written and performed by anyone anywhere at any time. I'm always amazed that this album was released on the same day as ELP's "Brain Salad Surgery." The two most ambitious albums by the two most brilliant bands coming out side-by-side. Definitely a peak moment for civilization.
@@retroreactions.... I have to think about that for a week or two. Could it be that this release date of both those particular albums might be the most important day since the resurrection of the Christ. WOW!
@@TheRKae Karn Evil 9 and The Remembering released on the same day? WOW! "Pull Jesus from a hat. Get into that. Get into that." I wonder if each band knew what the other band was doing.
@@retroreactions.... I saw Carl Palmer in an interview. He was asked if he knew Geoff Downes before they got together in Asia, and he said that he had seen Geoff playing with Yes during the "Drama" tour, then he added with a chuckle, "England is a very small place!" Greg Lake and Chris Squire used to be flat-mates. That's how Lake learned to play the bass with a pick - just like Squire. Hey! Have you reacted to any Asia? I can't remember. I'm sure you have. But "Wildest Dreams" has bit where Carl goes insane.
This is easily my favourite song on topographic Brandon...it's just so mesmero.. beautiful... dreamlike...Yes at their peak imo. Always loved this album...it's just so hypnotic Brandon...What an amazing band Yes were.❤❤❤ Great review too..great channel too🫶🫶🫶
Hi Neil! Thanks for the great words for Yes, and your kind compliments to me... 😊 Glad you enjoy my channel and this top tier music. Thanks so much for stopping by...💙
Hi. I'm seeing that "peak Yes" is a common opinion about this album! You're very welcome and thanks so much for watching and for the compliment Harley!
@@retroreactions...."I recall Chris Squire once telling me that when the band were working on this album they did no more than a few bars of music a day. This meant they could perfect what they had, and explains why 'Tales' sounds so highly detailed... I know it was Jon Anderson’s concept, but you can tell from the way everyone got involved instrumentally that all of Yes were at a peak." - Steve Hackett
It's hard to believe this majestic piece of music was performed by a rock band. It is so symphonic, that I could easily picture an orchestra playing it. And there's no other singer alive that can do this masterwork the justice it deserves than Jon Anderson.
Out of the entire Yes catalog, The Remembering is the Yes song that Jon Davison wants to sing the most. Yes hasn't played this song since 1974. It's long overdue. And everybody missed the 50th anniversary opportunity. The biggest mistake Yes ever did
What a beautiful song!! “Tales…” is such an amazing album and I know you’ll love the remaining tracks!! Another great reaction from you….Happy Weekend my friend! 😊
I had high hopes for tracks 3 & 4. Dale says they're great... now I'm gonna love them!!! 😊 Pretty happy with the reaction. Luckily I fixed one major technical problem that I was running into the last few days. Happy Saturday. Lots of great music for you today here and on P....
Yes accompanied my spiritual awakening as a teenager. This album soars within the mind and heart. I cannot explain it, but I also don't need to. Thank you for your own reaction Brandon.
When I listen to this composition again and each time with the same enchantment, I tell myself with complete certainty: Having named our band (late '70s - mid '80s) rock cover (prog, hard, blues, southern) of which I was the lead guitar (and lead vocal, on some songs) "The Remembering" (in homage to YES), was without a doubt the first of our best achievements. 'Tales from Topographic Oceans', brilliant from beginning to end. Melodic, dark, deep, soft, heavy and sometimes tribal; the interaction between Chris and Alan is incredible. Thank you.
My favorite album and this is the most underrated of their epic tracks. It takes forever to “get there” but once it does you understand the slow build up. Pure genius.
How wondrous to share this ancient treasure with a young and appreciative soul. This was the side that got the most plays at the folks house, where I was living at time of its landing on Earth. Reviewers went apeshit. Music writers were of their time. Yes was 50 years ahead of their time. At least Jon was, and probably still is, being a representative on Earth from Heaven. The book upon which it is based is even more wondrous than the music, but the guy was a Yogi. It was the habit to study the art and read the supporting material, and so Yes brought the Yoge, Hesse, Tolstoy and others to young ears and minds, adding to their ongoing value and quality. I was always fond of the snappy "Don the cap and close your eyes/ Imagine all the glorious challenge" section, but with headphones, that final section really shines. Glad I couldn't sleep, and saw this waiting. I'll sleep better now. Cheers!
Treasure for sure. I mean, what "experiences" their songs are, especially these long ones. So happy I'm discovering all their music while I'm here on earth. Could have easily missed it all had I not started this channel. Glad that my video could be your melatonin for the night hehe...
Part 2 of an absolute magical journey. A Musical Masterpiece. Genius. To think the first time I heard this whole Album, was live, 2 weeks before it was released. At my hometown venue, in November 1973, I was 17. I’ve never stopped listening to it and never will. Every time I hear this Album, it transports me back to that awesome night, which I’ll never forget. 🎶❤️🎶
DANG!! That was quite a compliment. Thank you. I found an Eagles video you can react too. "I Can't Tell You Why". You should check it out. And I can't tell you why. 🤣🤣💙🎵🎶🎶That video goes under the radar. ☮💟
You're welcome. Oh my friend, I Can't Tell You Why is my favorite Eagles song, so I've seen the video a few times already. In fact I just watched it a couple of weeks ago! Unfortunately I can't do Eagles on this channel due to strong blocking/striking dangers. I adore Timothy B. Schmit's voice! 🥰
"I’m happy to see a growing number of those like me that appreciate its beauty and ambition... It doesn’t have the immediacy of some of Yes’ other records of the era, but I think, given time, it reveals itself as perhaps their greatest musical statement of all. It’s pure hardcore Yes!" - Steven Wilson on TfTO
Masterpiece. Tales From Topographic Oceans doesn't always completely work, but when it does, it reaches higher than any other progressive rock album. 😍
Yes. It’s all about the strive. The Topographic Oceans are the lowest reaches of the atmosphere, where humans live. And strive. And fail. And succeed! The album gets better every time I hear it.
A Majestically Beautiful Epic!!! The vocals, in my opinion, are some of the finest the band has ever recorded!!! It’s a beautiful, personal favorite of mine! Thanks for the great review of this gorgeous cosmic lullaby!!!
I'm glad you liked this one, Brandon. It's one of my favorites by Yes. I enjoy the harmonies between Jon, Chris and Steve here. The band were setting high goals and seemed to be reaching them effortlessly. I love Chris's bass playing, as usual. The soundscapes they created were magical. I wish Rick would have been more into it because he did some great stuff on the album. I'm happy to have grown up in a time when musicians had the freedom to be experimental and make interesting music. Looking forward to Ritual.
@@mattleppard1964That's like saying The Nutcracker is a long slog. It is long. It has its ups and downs. But it is a ballet. The greatest ballet in all music history. Tales is long. Tales has its ups and downs. But Tales is the greatest rock symphony in all music history.
@@charleswagner2984 Yes. My opinions of it have changed over time, and as a fan, I appreciate the album totally. Perhaps “slog” is better termed “commitment” because it’s not an album you just dip into. That said, I prefer Relayer. Just my opinion
How right you are Jerry, how right you are..... A SUPER wise choice I made today in choosing this one...now Ancient and Ritual should come sooner than later... Thanks for stopping by tonight my friend 😊
Yes, not really a song, rather a tale, as they put it themselves... I can also see this being played in the Divine Halls beyond this world, which also reflects the book well, on which this whole album is based... deeply intelligent, spiritual and mysterious... Yes, Yes, and Yes 💖☯🌊
Hey Brandon! Sorry I'm late, but still recovering. Was hurting last night and had to sleep. TFTO!! A great masterpiece from the boys! I'm sure you will love all of it after a few listens. A lot to take in at first listen. Enjoy my friend!👍⭐️☮️😎
Jeff! Oh no, it's my fault for posting so late, but it's YES we're talking about, so no fault to be found 😁 Yes, already loved the first 2, so I'm certain I will enjoy the other half! Prayers and best wishes for your continued recovery my friend....
According to legend, RW Curry ate during two Manchester concerts because he had so little to do. The song was then dropped from the tour outside the UK. As a Christian, RW couldn't open up and get excited about this Shastras project (started solo, left the group after touring), which was pushed forward by Jon ("little Napoleon?!?") and Steve. Chris later praised the DLP. Back then as a teenager I was confused, but after listening and discovering it several times, I found access to Ritual (which was later played live, see Yesshows) and The Ancient. For a long time The Rembering was somehow too "pathetically churchy" for me, but over the years I began to discover and love the musical nuances of the first two sides. When listening to TOTTO you have to be willing to let yourself go and "go into it", otherwise you won't find enjoyment. Thanks to Yes for the courage to have such an album in the catalog, but also to YOU for engaging with the spiritual work.
While recording Tales, British Atlantic Records executives kept pestering Yes for hit singles. When they learned it's going to be a double album, they insisted on four singles that better be hits. Ahmet Ertigun pays a visit from America to see how things are going, and Anderson bumps into him and says "Your boys are harassing us for hit singles and it's disturbing." Ahmet says "Do whatever you want. I LOVE YES!" Nobody bothered them again for four years. If Yes didn't make this album then, no record label would allow that
@ursgeiser6570 At 17 & a fan since 71 I was immediately overwelmed with TALES from start to end. Saw the concert, tripping bathed in tears of ecstasy. It was decades before I ever listened to it, not in its entirety.
That is the funniest and most epic musical thing I think I've ever heard! I read about it yesterday. I think Rick played with a puppet and toy dinosaur on stage too 🤣 Happy to hear this album grew on you. You're very welcome and thanks so much for stopping by!
Per usual with Yes, I come to hear Chris Squire(RIP) put on a clinic on how to play bass, and thoroughly enjoy the rest of the band excel. Rick Wakeman on keys is the other star here
I think maybe it's an ethereal sea. The late somnabulistic hypnotist (the very deepest soul level) and writer and Delores Cannon (The Convoluted Universe, maybe Book 4 but can't remember exactly) has referenced the Source Creator (rather ineptly referred to in this world as God) as an Ocean of positive, benign and loving energy (my paraphrasing). Through the instrumental music on this track, I can see why and I get it. Sublime, what else to say.
@@retroreactions.... Side 3 has a lot of dissonance and discord. I used to skip it - but then, I also used to fast-forward my Close to the Edge cassette (!) to after the beginning chaos 😂. Eventually, the “challenging” aspect becomes part of the overall experience 👍🏼
@@AlanWeisssaltz Yes always have been The Band From Another Planet. I still remember those first few listens, the first few hearings, and asking myself, “Who ARE these guys?”Surely(Surely) they can’t be real! They aren’t from around here, they have to be aliens from the future, here to show us the limitless power and potential of music. These feelings persist to this day. Some have come close, a few have equalled the thrill and majesty of the best Yes music. Like this song, largely passed over for 50+ years and still sounding better than ever. Still better with each listen. No one has ever surpassed them.
My least favorite of the four sides. Not saying it’s no good, it is still a sublime piece of music, especially the last few minutes, from the lute section onward.
Twenty minutes of sublime divine Yes ocean bliss... Thanks for watching! 🥰 🌊
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This song was my favorite Yes song until they released Awaken, which is my favorite song in all music history.
Makes perfect sense....both are heavenly!
@@retroreactions....👍⭐️☮️😎
Superb album, it was an experiment that needed to be made at the time and YES were probably better equipped than any other rock band to take on the challenge. They had already done an epic "full-side track" as you might call it (taking up an entire LP side) with Close to the Edge, so Tales was the natural continuation: four sides, four extended songs as a kind of symphonic suite. "The Remembering" would correspond to the slow movement of a classic/late romantic symphony (Dvorak or Bruckner, maybe), it is richly textured and lets themes and tunes unfold across its span of twenty minutes, There are amazingly beautiful stretches here - my favourite is the interlude that starts at 17:14 here, I can see you adored that one too, it has a huge feeling of expanse and vaulted shapes and colours.... :)
The "long-form song" is something they really learned to handle on this album, I think "Ritual" achieves it best of all - but also, you really should listen to "The Ancient", the most free-form sounding piece they had ever done (or would ever do, I guess!), with astonishing guitar (both electric and acoustic) and drums, a majestic evocation of a primeval/mythical early human past, stone age or bronze age.
GENIUS! HIGH the memory carries on vividly of experiencing this incredible journey LIVE in 73 through a sea of Tripping dripping tears 😂❤❤❤ From the moment the dreamy chanting lullaby sets sail from the sweet innocent shores of pure love, I am completely engulfed & swept away with emotion. The tidal wave that gradually arrives is only the finale of a gorgeous flowing journey of tranquil swelling melancholia, nostalgia and hope. The REMEMBERING moves me to tears 😢 just as much as AWAKEN. This dream always leaves me beached awakening on the sands of eternity.
Hi Wendell! A most perfect and beautiful analysis you gave there. Couldn't have said it better! Such a special work of art this song... Thanks
"Tales from Topographic Oceans" is the most wonderful work of music ever written and performed by anyone anywhere at any time.
I'm always amazed that this album was released on the same day as ELP's "Brain Salad Surgery." The two most ambitious albums by the two most brilliant bands coming out side-by-side. Definitely a peak moment for civilization.
Well that is mind blowing!!!!!!! To get this album AND the album with Karn Evil on the same day?? Unreal...
@@retroreactions.... I have to think about that for a week or two. Could it be that this release date of both those particular albums might be the most important day since the resurrection of the Christ. WOW!
@@TheRKae Karn Evil 9 and The Remembering released on the same day? WOW! "Pull Jesus from a hat. Get into that. Get into that."
I wonder if each band knew what the other band was doing.
Yea....hard to say way back then, with no internet....unless their were some friendships between certain band members of both groups?
@@retroreactions.... I saw Carl Palmer in an interview. He was asked if he knew Geoff Downes before they got together in Asia, and he said that he had seen Geoff playing with Yes during the "Drama" tour, then he added with a chuckle, "England is a very small place!"
Greg Lake and Chris Squire used to be flat-mates. That's how Lake learned to play the bass with a pick - just like Squire.
Hey! Have you reacted to any Asia? I can't remember. I'm sure you have. But "Wildest Dreams" has bit where Carl goes insane.
This is easily my favourite song on topographic Brandon...it's just so mesmero.. beautiful... dreamlike...Yes at their peak imo.
Always loved this album...it's just so hypnotic Brandon...What an amazing band Yes were.❤❤❤
Great review too..great channel too🫶🫶🫶
Hi Neil! Thanks for the great words for Yes, and your kind compliments to me... 😊 Glad you enjoy my channel and this top tier music. Thanks so much for stopping by...💙
For me, PEAK YES! 😊 Great reaction, great way to begin my day. Thanks Brandon!
Hi. I'm seeing that "peak Yes" is a common opinion about this album! You're very welcome and thanks so much for watching and for the compliment Harley!
@@retroreactions...."I recall Chris Squire once telling me that when the band were working on this album they did no more than a few bars of music a day. This meant they could perfect what they had, and explains why 'Tales' sounds so highly detailed... I know it was Jon Anderson’s concept, but you can tell from the way everyone got involved instrumentally that all of Yes were at a peak." - Steve Hackett
Oh yes! -😊 One of the very best Yes tracks❤
Scifimonkey! Hello. I agree with you completely, as my rating reflected. Thanks so much for stopping by 😊
It's hard to believe this majestic piece of music was performed by a rock band. It is so symphonic, that I could easily picture an orchestra playing it. And there's no other singer alive that can do this masterwork the justice it deserves than Jon Anderson.
Out of the entire Yes catalog, The Remembering is the Yes song that Jon Davison wants to sing the most. Yes hasn't played this song since 1974. It's long overdue. And everybody missed the 50th anniversary opportunity. The biggest mistake Yes ever did
Agree with all 46 of your words! Put an orchestra on this and I'd likely faint LOL. Thank you so much for tuning in!
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What a beautiful song!! “Tales…” is such an amazing album and I know you’ll love the remaining tracks!! Another great reaction from you….Happy Weekend my friend! 😊
I had high hopes for tracks 3 & 4. Dale says they're great... now I'm gonna love them!!! 😊 Pretty happy with the reaction. Luckily I fixed one major technical problem that I was running into the last few days. Happy Saturday. Lots of great music for you today here and on P....
Yes accompanied my spiritual awakening as a teenager. This album soars within the mind and heart. I cannot explain it, but I also don't need to. Thank you for your own reaction Brandon.
When I listen to this composition again and each time with the same enchantment, I tell myself with complete certainty: Having named our band (late '70s - mid '80s) rock cover (prog, hard, blues, southern) of which I was the lead guitar (and lead vocal, on some songs) "The Remembering" (in homage to YES), was without a doubt the first of our best achievements. 'Tales from Topographic Oceans', brilliant from beginning to end. Melodic, dark, deep, soft, heavy and sometimes tribal; the interaction between Chris and Alan is incredible. Thank you.
What an awesome tribute to Yes and this song with your band name! I'm quickly realizing how special this album is...
My favorite album and this is the most underrated of their epic tracks. It takes forever to “get there” but once it does you understand the slow build up. Pure genius.
Hey Scot! This is one of my favorite Yessongs (😊), so we are in agreement already! Thanks so much for stopping by!
Well said brother.👍☮️👑🐍🙏😎
How wondrous to share this ancient treasure with a young and appreciative soul. This was the side that got the most plays at the folks house, where I was living at time of its landing on Earth. Reviewers went apeshit. Music writers were of their time. Yes was 50 years ahead of their time. At least Jon was, and probably still is, being a representative on Earth from Heaven. The book upon which it is based is even more wondrous than the music, but the guy was a Yogi. It was the habit to study the art and read the supporting material, and so Yes brought the Yoge, Hesse, Tolstoy and others to young ears and minds, adding to their ongoing value and quality.
I was always fond of the snappy "Don the cap and close your eyes/ Imagine all the glorious challenge" section, but with headphones, that final section really shines.
Glad I couldn't sleep, and saw this waiting. I'll sleep better now. Cheers!
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Treasure for sure. I mean, what "experiences" their songs are, especially these long ones. So happy I'm discovering all their music while I'm here on earth. Could have easily missed it all had I not started this channel. Glad that my video could be your melatonin for the night hehe...
YES, the greatest show on earth
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Proving it time and time again to me every 4 weeks. Thanks as always Les, enjoy the weekend!!
👍⭐️☮️😎
Part 2 of an absolute magical journey.
A Musical Masterpiece. Genius. To think the first time I heard this whole Album, was live, 2 weeks before it was released.
At my hometown venue, in November 1973, I was 17. I’ve never stopped listening to it and never will.
Every time I hear this Album, it transports me back to that awesome night, which I’ll never forget.
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And I do think very well. 😃 💙🎵🎶🎶My friends growing up, thought i was crazy for listening to this. Turns out i was the musical one of the bunch.🎵🎶🎶
You were in a higher musical dimension back then! And still are. You've heard and enjoyed the best of the best! Happy Saturday Renee 😁
DANG!! That was quite a compliment. Thank you. I found an Eagles video you can react too. "I Can't Tell You Why". You should check it out. And I can't tell you why. 🤣🤣💙🎵🎶🎶That video goes under the radar. ☮💟
You're welcome. Oh my friend, I Can't Tell You Why is my favorite Eagles song, so I've seen the video a few times already. In fact I just watched it a couple of weeks ago! Unfortunately I can't do Eagles on this channel due to strong blocking/striking dangers. I adore Timothy B. Schmit's voice! 🥰
OH, my bad. Sorry.
I don't understand why this is still not revered as Awaken is. There is no noise in Remembering. It is calm and always lean. Alternate Tune.
@@waynecox3958 EXACTLY! It's so moving that I can only describe it using esoteric metaphoric nouns & adjectives.
Hi Wayne. Well, it's highly revered by me already. Right up there with Awaken...Glad you love it too. Thanks for watching 🙂
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"I’m happy to see a growing number of those like me that appreciate its beauty and ambition... It doesn’t have the immediacy of some of Yes’ other records of the era, but I think, given time, it reveals itself as perhaps their greatest musical statement of all. It’s pure hardcore Yes!" - Steven Wilson on TfTO
Masterpiece. Tales From Topographic Oceans doesn't always completely work, but when it does, it reaches higher than any other progressive rock album. 😍
Yes. It’s all about the strive. The Topographic Oceans are the lowest reaches of the atmosphere, where humans live. And strive. And fail. And succeed!
The album gets better every time I hear it.
Rick's Mellotron/Minimoog interludes are sublime.
Patrick Moratz mellotron…replacing Rick in this masterpiece !
Hello Brandon! Hope you are doing well. Another beautiful song by Yes and another wonderful backdrop.
Hi there! I'm well, wishing you the same. Thank you. This is one of my favorite Yessongs for sure! Thanks for stopping by Pommie....🥰
A Majestically Beautiful Epic!!! The vocals, in my opinion, are some of the finest the band has ever recorded!!! It’s a beautiful, personal favorite of mine! Thanks for the great review of this gorgeous cosmic lullaby!!!
Best...band...ever. Thanks !!! for the reaction.
I'm glad you liked this one, Brandon. It's one of my favorites by Yes. I enjoy the harmonies between Jon, Chris and Steve here. The band were setting high goals and seemed to be reaching them effortlessly. I love Chris's bass playing, as usual. The soundscapes they created were magical. I wish Rick would have been more into it because he did some great stuff on the album. I'm happy to have grown up in a time when musicians had the freedom to be experimental and make interesting music. Looking forward to Ritual.
Always enjoy your Yes reactions Sir. Great track, though album from, sometimes maligned for excess. Not here, though! Just love these gents.
Thanks Ryan! This one was a truly special 20 minutes...Extreme level YES!! Thanks for tuning in... 😊
It is a long slog, the whole album. But it bears repeat listening 😊
@@mattleppard1964That's like saying The Nutcracker is a long slog. It is long. It has its ups and downs. But it is a ballet. The greatest ballet in all music history.
Tales is long. Tales has its ups and downs. But Tales is the greatest rock symphony in all music history.
@@charleswagner2984 Yes. My opinions of it have changed over time, and as a fan, I appreciate the album totally. Perhaps “slog” is better termed “commitment” because it’s not an album you just dip into. That said, I prefer Relayer. Just my opinion
Glad your back on the Tales journey. Getting ready to listen. I already know you're going to love it.🤩
How right you are Jerry, how right you are..... A SUPER wise choice I made today in choosing this one...now Ancient and Ritual should come sooner than later... Thanks for stopping by tonight my friend 😊
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@@retroreactions.... Get ready Brandon, the ride continues. 2 more masterpieces yet to hear!🤩
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Track decisely underrated
Don't worry -nobody-except Jon--Understand the lyrics. Tales has been and still is -my favorite album forever--all 4 sides.
Yes, not really a song, rather a tale, as they put it themselves... I can also see this being played in the Divine Halls beyond this world, which also reflects the book well, on which this whole album is based... deeply intelligent, spiritual and mysterious...
Yes, Yes, and Yes 💖☯🌊
Love your words as always! Ah, Yes, the gift that keeps on giving....for all time 😊
Hey Brandon! Sorry I'm late, but still recovering. Was hurting last night and had to sleep. TFTO!! A great masterpiece from the boys! I'm sure you will love all of it after a few listens. A lot to take in at first listen. Enjoy my friend!👍⭐️☮️😎
Keep the faith Jeff 🎶🙏🎶
Jeff! Oh no, it's my fault for posting so late, but it's YES we're talking about, so no fault to be found 😁 Yes, already loved the first 2, so I'm certain I will enjoy the other half! Prayers and best wishes for your continued recovery my friend....
@@retroreactions....Thanks Brandon! Much appreciated. 👍⭐️☮️😎
According to legend, RW Curry ate during two Manchester concerts because he had so little to do. The song was then dropped from the tour outside the UK. As a Christian, RW couldn't open up and get excited about this Shastras project (started solo, left the group after touring), which was pushed forward by Jon ("little Napoleon?!?") and Steve. Chris later praised the DLP.
Back then as a teenager I was confused, but after listening and discovering it several times, I found access to Ritual (which was later played live, see Yesshows) and The Ancient. For a long time The Rembering was somehow too "pathetically churchy" for me, but over the years I began to discover and love the musical nuances of the first two sides.
When listening to TOTTO you have to be willing to let yourself go and "go into it", otherwise you won't find enjoyment.
Thanks to Yes for the courage to have such an album in the catalog, but also to YOU for engaging with the spiritual work.
While recording Tales, British Atlantic Records executives kept pestering Yes for hit singles. When they learned it's going to be a double album, they insisted on four singles that better be hits.
Ahmet Ertigun pays a visit from America to see how things are going, and Anderson bumps into him and says "Your boys are harassing us for hit singles and it's disturbing." Ahmet says "Do whatever you want. I LOVE YES!"
Nobody bothered them again for four years. If Yes didn't make this album then, no record label would allow that
@ursgeiser6570 At 17 & a fan since 71 I was immediately overwelmed with TALES from start to end. Saw the concert, tripping bathed in tears of ecstasy. It was decades before I ever listened to it, not in its entirety.
That is the funniest and most epic musical thing I think I've ever heard! I read about it yesterday. I think Rick played with a puppet and toy dinosaur on stage too 🤣 Happy to hear this album grew on you. You're very welcome and thanks so much for stopping by!
Per usual with Yes, I come to hear Chris Squire(RIP) put on a clinic on how to play bass, and thoroughly enjoy the rest of the band excel. Rick Wakeman on keys is the other star here
Top top tier all around....another day in the YES office! I appreciate the late night watches (if you're in the US) and you're first again!! 💙 🥇
@@retroreactions.... I'm on the West coast, not that late...
Ah OK, same time zone as me!
One Of My Favorite Tracks From This Epic 2 Record Set...
If you are a Yes fan, do a reaction for "Endless Dream." It is one of their best! Thanks for your always great reactions.
Work of genius. Second only to 'Awaken', perhaps, in my book.
My favorite side of TFTO!
If you already reacted to side 1, and now side 2, you must not skip side 3 or 4. Please take it the rest of the way.
Side 1 done. Side 3 and 4 1000% going to happen my friend... 😊
Awaken 20:54
Heaven implies eternal consciousness, which begs the question, how does one combat boredom for ever ?
Brandon …Patrick Moratz is playing vs Rick on this masterpiece !my favorite album …this is the best track of Yes!
Hello there! Such a beautiful Yes track, I fully agree. Thanks so much for watching 😊
I think maybe it's an ethereal sea. The late somnabulistic hypnotist (the very deepest soul level) and writer and Delores Cannon (The Convoluted Universe, maybe Book 4 but can't remember exactly) has referenced the Source Creator (rather ineptly referred to in this world as God) as an Ocean of positive, benign and loving energy (my paraphrasing). Through the instrumental music on this track, I can see why and I get it. Sublime, what else to say.
I think on this song Squire plays a Fender P bass not Rickenbacker 4001....
Fretless bass. The only song he plays it on.
Nice. It sounded fantastic as always. Thanks so much for watching!
When I saw them live on this tour, they omitted this side. I was so disappointed.
What aliens wrote this masterpiece😊😊😊😊
Please make this a Ritual 😊😊😅😊😊😊😊😊❤
Well done - but avoid side 3 😂
Overall, it’s a challenging album. I initially didn’t like it much, but it grew on me. 😊
Avoid nothing!😎
@@jeffschielka7845 Just joking!
Well the first half was amazing, so I expect the same from the other half! Though this song will likely remain my fave from the album...
There you go!
@@retroreactions.... Side 3 has a lot of dissonance and discord. I used to skip it - but then, I also used to fast-forward my Close to the Edge cassette (!) to after the beginning chaos 😂. Eventually, the “challenging” aspect becomes part of the overall experience 👍🏼
What aliens wrote this masterpiece
@@AlanWeisssaltz
Yes always have been The Band From Another Planet.
I still remember those first few listens, the first few hearings, and asking myself, “Who ARE these guys?”Surely(Surely) they can’t be real! They aren’t from around here, they have to be aliens from the future, here to show us the limitless power and potential of music.
These feelings persist to this day. Some have come close, a few have equalled the thrill and majesty of the best Yes music. Like this song, largely passed over for 50+ years and still sounding better than ever. Still better with each listen. No one has ever surpassed them.
My least favorite of the four sides. Not saying it’s no good, it is still a sublime piece of music, especially the last few minutes, from the lute section onward.
Still no.
Guess Yes will always be a No for ya...