That outro is to me like wherever I may roam, the best part of the song where the soloist gets to shine and the songwriter gets to see their creation become a masterpiece.
I said the same thing! Yes will still be playing while Springsteen and ac/dc are completely forgotten. ( not saying bad, just won't be relevant) How in God's name did these guys find each other?
I would submit that you are not being contentious at all in your summation - I'm still listening 50 years after I first heard them and they never get old.
My dad was a prog rock musician and fan. I was so lucky to be raised on a word as simple as YES. I’ve been blessed to see them probably 20 times since 1992. They only get better. Keys to ascension in 97, The ladder, magnification, they just kept making more good music. It breaks my heart we’ve lost Alan and Chris, but YES will love forever. I’m so happy for your discovery. This band will be with you forever…
I appreciate the fact that you were immediately sucked into this song and didn't constantly pause the music to talk. This is just what YES does, their sound grabs you and take you on a journey, and you were totally digging it from beginning to end. YES is amazing and I'm stoked you enjoyed it, bro.
Love your reactions to YES. Southside of the Sky is definitely one of my favourites among the plethora of incredible music that YES created...the drum work by Bill Bruford, who ended up leaving for King Crimson not long after Fragile, did some incredible work on this piece...in fact all pieces he was involved with...I heard he and Squires had a lot of disagreements but Squires acquiesced often to Bruford since he was usually right...keep up the great work Mr Pope your reactions are bang on and priceless!
Seen Chris Squire and Yes the greatest show on earth 36 times. I personally love to dance to this masterpiece, mom said I started young. Keep the faith Son.
I was @ Woodstock 99. I was in the pit of Pantera before far beyond driven before it came out, @ age 15. I saw an unsigned Korn perform as well as House of Pain before they became Everlast & Limp Bizkit. I miss the Roseland. Where underage misfits under the LIRR banner all congregated @ penn station for the 2:45 train East. Per every time I was in Penn Station between 1993 & 2002 I knew someone each time I passed thru. “I know how bribes work” in old School. She was 1 year younger than me In High school and she was the last person I randomly bumped into for the 2:45 train to LI. You are the best S. T.!
What more can you say. Yes! It's on it's own cosmic plane. When I saw you chose this to react to, I grinned, knowing what it would do to you. Enjoy every moment. We understand.
It’s fairly rare for young people to fully appreciate the music of the previous generation I know I didn’t Pope though , you really get it and it seems you did right from the start Me and many others are getting a warm feeling watching you appreciate the greatness of these iconic bands in just the way we did many years ago. It’s a joy and there are so many treasures still to be unearthed. It’s going to be so cool watching you discover them😎
My first yes album: close to the edge. I was 16 years old. 53 years later, I still listen to yes EVERY SINGLE DAY. Fills my soul. I know you are really hooked now.
Ha ha ha! You're gonna ending up reacting to every Yes song? That's a tall order, and one I look forward to you trying to achieve! I envy in a sense that you get to hear these songs for the first time. I remember what that was like. It was like a revelation. Sooo glad to see this music affecting you all these decades later the same way it did me then. A testament to that which was YES. Blessings.
@@lesblatnyak5947 Yup. YES was a critical factor in my mental well-being and overall disposition all through high school. Got to see them three times in the late '70's. Chokes me up too seeing minds and hearts blown away by music a half-century old.
Glad to see so many that get it. This is the new Mozart, the knew life affirming music of our time. Please remember, energy can not be destroyed, it can only change form! This is from a man who has studied physics and Yes all his life. What was before the big bang? Energy!
Yeah, lol me too; Speechless. Every single time I hear this song. Like I took an emotional journey. Must give "Gates of Delirium" a listen. So glad you're hitting all the "deep" Yes tracks. Great job man
One of my favourites is this. Takes liberties with most peoples musical conventions and sensibilities but, to my ears, facinating , punchy , dramatic, creative and the group just amazing here, a stunning piece. And like most yes music, it never ages, it merely stimulates questions like: just how the hell did they put this together ? because, its pure genuius.
It is such a pleasure to see someone your age "get" YES so intensely. The way you react confirms what my generation (I'm 61) felt half a century ago. It makes us feel--I should say, it reminds us--that we invested ourselves in something of real quality and lasting value. I would also say that your allowing yourself to be so emotionally transparent is rather brave--and, entirely the point of a "reaction video." I don't know you, of course; and, yet it is as if we have a grande thing in common. May God Bless you; and, may the music continue to enhance your life.
First concert I ever went to was Yes in 1974, Roy Galleger and Edward Winter opened. IT COMPLETELY BLEW MY MIND. I had been a fan for years but never saw them live. They were doing Yessongs that tour and I don't think I listened to anything else for months. I'm so sad that you can't see them live, they had Lazer light shows that were perfectly in sync to all the rhythm changes and all of your senses were just enveloped, I was in a hypnotic place for hours after. 😎😎😎
My friend, you have just found the song that started Yes to realize that that their individual genius combined could lead to something magical. There is a journey from ctte,to Awaken that will change your life. They understand that combined, they can share the truth with you. Believe it, 1st law of thermodynamics, energy is a constant, can't be destroyed, can only change form. Jon knows that, his lyrics changed my life. Not ever afraid of life's problems. Not afraid of anything. Life will go on. Beautiful music and lyrics changed me into the positive and loving man I am today. Welcome aboard.
Hearing Yes for the first time in the early 70's as a young teenager is what inspired me to learn how to play guitar. When I first heard Yours is No Disgrace, I thought that the fast arpeggio part during the verses (after the singing) was a keyboard. It blew my mind when someone told me it was the guitar. I had never heard anyone play guitar like that. I just HAD to learn how to play like that - I had no choice in the matter!! So, my musical journey commenced and, while I'm not quite as good as Mr. Howe, playing guitar and composing are still much fun after all these years. So, I totally get your reactions to Yes. Their music definitely makes you think about stuff like the meaning of life, the cosmos, other worlds and other possibilities.
I was introduced to Yes when I was about 9 or 10 (1977 or 1978) and I still listen/love/praise them to this day! It brings a smile on my face to see younger people discover, recognize and adore the musical masters of the past. I don't know this guys past tastes but you know the stereotypes and I love seeing things that debunk them. Welcome to the fold Popenyco It is a lovely place with incredible music. Welcome!
This is another Yes classic, so far ahead of its time in a different place. I remember playing Fragile with my group of friends. It was awesome then as it is now. Pope if you really like these Yes songs you really need to do whole albums to get the full impact. We did, every time they released a new album. We played albums time and time again. You need to do the whole album with; The Yes Album, Fragile, Close to the Edge, Relayer; Going for the One and Yessongs live. For someone new to Yes Tales from Topographic Oceans should be checked out one side at a time. But take the ride check out all their material until 1977. For South Side of the Sky great reaction my friend. It is so awesome to see you react like we did all those years ago.
This is about mountain climbers freezing to death together when caught in a blizzard. From the verses describing the cold, we get the last stanzas which end with "Were we ever WARMER on that day? a million miles away...it seemed from all of eternityyyyyyeah.."
I remember Jon describing his inspiration for this song at a live show and it was basically a NatGeo special he watched about lost climbers he couldn’t get out of his head. It was touching.
You are one of my favorite reaction masters. Because it gives me joy to see your complete bodily and spiritually inhabitation of the music. At times it's like you are having a religious experience.(For me that's what it is). And I know exactly what it feels like to have music effect you that way. It reminds me of how I felt as a kid. But it's more intense as an adult because we are more in tune with our emotions and appreciative of the beauty of the world and it's people.
Glad you love them. You need to hear everything from the Going For The One album, Close To The Edge album, and the Relayer album, off the hook amazing. The 90125 album is quite different but very cool stuff also.
Hey Buddy, great reaction to one of my Yes favorites, time you ventured onto the album after Close to the Edge, Tales from Topographic Oceans which were 4 full LP side epics in a double album which overall differs a bit from their previous material, being quite experimental and generally more expansive. Their best known piece and my favorite from the album is "The Revealing Science of God", would also recommend "Ritual". The album Relayer follows this which is an absolute Yes Classic and different again, featuring new keyboardist Patrick Moraz. The opening track "Sound Chaser" is a super intensive marriage of Prog Rock and Jazz Fusion which will blow your socks off!! The epic on the album is "Gates of Delirium" which is right up there with the greatest of all Yes pieces, the slow piece "To be over" is also magnificent. Keep enjoying your Yes journey!
Of course I made it this far! You have found your calling with this channel. I’ve only said this to 2 other people who make reaction videos: you are a good (very good) listener. There is SO much powerful music out there. I hope you will continue to be interested in finding it. Seeing you connect with it and hearing your comments makes me genuinely happy for you. Many, many people won’t take a minute and listen - and never get it. These songs are the most important literature of our time, IMO.
Hi Pope. What I really like is when there's a great bit coming up in a song and I know that you have no idea what is going to hit you and when it does, the reaction is amazing! Keep it up and keep 'em coming!
That's right Bruh. Feel it like it's supposed to be felt. Not just heard, but felt. Been vibing that since the 70's. I will say that Yes and a lot of great prog rock does often put you in touch with your soul in ways that a lot of other music doesn't, and that's okay. Some music puts you more in touch with your body, some with your heart and some with your soul. For me, music (and many other things) that put me in touch with my soul (a lot of which Yes produced) helped confirm my belief in the Divine, because, as you said, "you can't make this stuff up". Something in it that came through those musicians to you, came from somewhere else...and not nowhere. Peace.
In The Presence Of - The Live version if possible. From the cd Magnification. They use a symphony for this while Wakeman was on hiatus. The studio version is great of course too.
“Deeper than every ocean deeper than every river thats what your presence brings to me” We had that printed on the back of my dads funeral program. He loved YES since the beginning, but Magnification was the last great album he got to experience.
Yes. I finally got to see them do this live about 15 or so years back. A memorable moment. Rarely played in concert but they dusted it off and put it out there. Yes!
It should be said that they late 60's early 70's were such a fertile time for great music... The soul and funk music scene itself with acts like Marley, Wonder, Gaye, Mayfield and more. The acoustic and folk rock scene was also flourishing and. of course, hard rock, glam, shock rock, etc. were all producing mind-blowing material. It was great to be listening deeply to music for the first time with so much to explore..At the time YES didn't attract much diversity in their audience - it was mainly young, fairly educated, (ahem), white guys so it's very cool to see the appeal can cross cultural and generational boundaries.
Cultural forces based on a group approach to handling uncomfortable history, IMO, impeded the development of Yes' multi-ethnic audience. By the time most of us reached a certain age...we understood the English language, Western thought, European based melody and harmony and basic mythology and some form of "Judeo/Christian" religious thought; all the necessary basic ingredients to understand Yes or most prog. But due to a focus on pro-afro-based music as a response to "group history", music from outside the culture was often frowned upon. I think it was a sad move, but at the same time I understand it. In private, I loved what I loved and listened to what I wanted to listen to. Yes was in that mix way back then. It's interesting and heartening to see young people who didn't grow up through the 60's and 70's respond to this music without the same cultural "baggage" that many of us carried. It is what it is. It all teaches us something about our humanity.
We don't know each other and it's likely that we'll never meet, but we have shared a common experience between us. I can see in your facial expressions that you, too, have heard YES at some of their most musically exquisite moments and found it grabbed you in a way that is almost painful for its near transcendence.
I would like to recommend a song by Yes from the same year (1971) to you. "America" (be careful, there is a short version of the song. The correct one is 10 minutes). This is a cover of the Simon & Garfunkel song of the same name, but not much is left of the original. The song is a bit "lighter" in terms of mood, but it exudes so much joie de vivre, joy of playing and a good mood that I have to smile just when I think of the song.
While you have certainly displayed a special receptivity to the music of YES, I would be carefully selective where you take the next steps in the journey. Some of the suggestions below seem to me like saying, "Oh, you like Bud Light? Then you'll love Jameson! Drink a gallon right now! Warm!" "Tales from Topographic Oceans," "Relayer," and certain songs from other albums need to be consumed only when you build up into them. Truly, your appreciation of this band is mind-blowing and culture crossing! I absolutely love music and its among the most important things in my life, but YES is the only thing I have tattooed on my body. (Their iconic Roger Dean logo.)
I couldn't agree with this more, when you first hear these masterpieces, you might think they are all like that. I love all of their music but take your time. The band has many incarnations and not everyone likes all of them. In the mid 90's they released 2 live albums with some new studio tracks, the Keys To Ascension albums which gives you an idea how well they could pull off these masterworks live. Also the new tracks on these albums shows that they could still produce some amazing long songs. Mind Drive is quite a piece to listen to, especially the improved guitar solo sections, very surprising. Have fun listening to all of the great Yes music.
I'd like to share with you some information about yes - some about deep personal experience, some about the band singer Jon - all very mind blowing stuff. Is there a way to link you?
He didn't need to say much to show he'd been moved by this incredible song/work. South Side of the Sky could be played in a cathedral and it wouldn't sound out of place.
The whole Relayer album is great. For sure Gates is such an amazing work. I hope that Pope listens to whole Yes albums privately later because Fragile was a concept album and South Side of the Sky (which is so great by itself) does fit into album context of tracks. That intent by the band can be lost in the digital format.
Pope and anyone else,,,. Check " band geeks" cover of this song. None better. These guys have a helluva channel with unbelievable covers of Yes tunes and many others.
Young man I think you might enjoy this - another unique album and unique band. You are one of the few that I see genuinely enjoys the progressive stuff. Mom had this album too - her collection was outstanding. Irobot by Allan Parsons ua-cam.com/video/8ng6N5oXZ9M/v-deo.html
To me Yes is like the music of the stars and planets . Higher incarnations of the human soul.
When they sung this live it was God sent.
You have found the impossible beauty and soul of Yes! I found it 50 years ago, and it still takes me to a higher place. Every single day! 😍☮️
The holy devine ones
That outro is to me like wherever I may roam, the best part of the song where the soloist gets to shine and the songwriter gets to see their creation become a masterpiece.
I contend that 500 years from now there will be musical theory classes on "YES" music just as there is on Beethoven's works today. 💙
I said the same thing! Yes will still be playing while Springsteen and ac/dc are completely forgotten. ( not saying bad, just won't be relevant) How in God's name did these guys find each other?
I’ve been saying the same thing since CTTE…GOD…Awaken…etc…etc!!!
Time will be very kind to YES!!!
I would submit that you are not being contentious at all in your summation - I'm still listening 50 years after I first heard them and they never get old.
My dad was a prog rock musician and fan. I was so lucky to be raised on a word as simple as YES. I’ve been blessed to see them probably 20 times since 1992. They only get better. Keys to ascension in 97, The ladder, magnification, they just kept making more good music. It breaks my heart we’ve lost Alan and Chris, but YES will love forever. I’m so happy for your discovery. This band will be with you forever…
I love seeing the reaction of someone's mind being blown by the Best Band EVER!!!
I appreciate the fact that you were immediately sucked into this song and didn't constantly pause the music to talk. This is just what YES does, their sound grabs you and take you on a journey, and you were totally digging it from beginning to end. YES is amazing and I'm stoked you enjoyed it, bro.
Love your reactions to YES. Southside of the Sky is definitely one of my favourites among the plethora of incredible music that YES created...the drum work by Bill Bruford, who ended up leaving for King Crimson not long after Fragile, did some incredible work on this piece...in fact all pieces he was involved with...I heard he and Squires had a lot of disagreements but Squires acquiesced often to Bruford since he was usually right...keep up the great work Mr Pope your reactions are bang on and priceless!
I think this is the hardest hitting Yes song for me. It hits SO hard...and that piano part in the middle...such a banger!
Seen Chris Squire and Yes the greatest show on earth 36 times. I personally love to dance to this masterpiece, mom said I started young. Keep the faith Son.
I was @ Woodstock 99. I was in the pit of Pantera before far beyond driven before it came out, @ age 15.
I saw an unsigned Korn perform as well as House of Pain before they became Everlast & Limp Bizkit.
I miss the Roseland. Where underage misfits under the LIRR banner all congregated @ penn station for the 2:45 train East.
Per every time I was in Penn Station between 1993 & 2002 I knew someone each time I passed thru.
“I know how bribes work” in old School. She was 1 year younger than me In High school and she was the last person I randomly bumped into for the 2:45 train to LI. You are the best S. T.!
What more can you say. Yes! It's on it's own cosmic plane. When I saw you chose this to react to, I grinned, knowing what it would do to you. Enjoy every moment. We understand.
I was lucky enough to see Yes in Toronto sometime in the seventies.
It’s fairly rare for young people to fully appreciate the music of the previous generation
I know I didn’t
Pope though , you really get it and it seems you did right from the start
Me and many others are getting a warm feeling watching you appreciate the greatness of these iconic bands in just the way we did many years ago.
It’s a joy and there are so many treasures still to be unearthed.
It’s going to be so cool watching you discover them😎
I read this just seconds after saying the same thing but not as eloquently
@@TheJerham68
thank you Sir
We All wish we were the individuals that turned him on to Every Yes song!
My first yes album: close to the edge. I was 16 years old. 53 years later, I still listen to yes EVERY SINGLE DAY. Fills my soul. I know you are really hooked now.
By the way, my hubby and 2 daughters became yes lovers too (they had no other choice)
My favorite band!!! YES is the best.
Steve Howe is playing totally epic guitar all over this song!
Everytime I hear this song I think about Christmas time man.
I think this song is my favorite Christmas song.
One of their incredible masterpieces .
Ha ha ha! You're gonna ending up reacting to every Yes song? That's a tall order, and one I look forward to you trying to achieve! I envy in a sense that you get to hear these songs for the first time. I remember what that was like. It was like a revelation. Sooo glad to see this music affecting you all these decades later the same way it did me then. A testament to that which was YES. Blessings.
I'm in for the ride. He acts just like i did fifty yrs ago. Chokes me up.
@@lesblatnyak5947 Yup. YES was a critical factor in my mental well-being and overall disposition all through high school. Got to see them three times in the late '70's. Chokes me up too seeing minds and hearts blown away by music a half-century old.
Glad to see so many that get it. This is the new Mozart, the knew life affirming music of our time. Please remember, energy can not be destroyed, it can only change form! This is from a man who has studied physics and Yes all his life. What was before the big bang? Energy!
@@lesblatnyak5947 same here man.... I was 8 or 9 back in 77 or 78. My mind was blown, I've never stopped.
Yeah, lol me too; Speechless. Every single time I hear this song. Like I took an emotional journey. Must give "Gates of Delirium" a listen. So glad you're hitting all the "deep" Yes tracks. Great job man
Me to, I not afraid to admit I have shed a tear or two at the beautiful music and lyrics!
One of my favorites! I love the La La section. This lineup, IMHO, was the best! Bill on drums added a unique element to the music.
Yes. You will be listening to YES forever.
One of my favourites is this. Takes liberties with most peoples musical conventions and sensibilities but, to my ears, facinating , punchy , dramatic, creative and the group just amazing here, a stunning piece. And like most yes music, it never ages, it merely stimulates questions like: just how the hell did they put this together ? because, its pure genuius.
It is such a pleasure to see someone your age "get" YES so intensely. The way you react confirms what my generation (I'm 61) felt half a century ago. It makes us feel--I should say, it reminds us--that we invested ourselves in something of real quality and lasting value. I would also say that your allowing yourself to be so emotionally transparent is rather brave--and, entirely the point of a "reaction video." I don't know you, of course; and, yet it is as if we have a grande thing in common. May God Bless you; and, may the music continue to enhance your life.
First concert I ever went to was Yes in 1974, Roy Galleger and Edward Winter opened. IT COMPLETELY BLEW MY MIND. I had been a fan for years but never saw them live. They were doing Yessongs that tour and I don't think I listened to anything else for months. I'm so sad that you can't see them live, they had Lazer light shows that were perfectly in sync to all the rhythm changes and all of your senses were just enveloped, I was in a hypnotic place for hours after. 😎😎😎
My friend, you have just found the song that started Yes to realize that that their individual genius combined could lead to something magical. There is a journey from ctte,to Awaken that will change your life. They understand that combined, they can share the truth with you. Believe it, 1st law of thermodynamics, energy is a constant, can't be destroyed, can only change form. Jon knows that, his lyrics changed my life. Not ever afraid of life's problems. Not afraid of anything. Life will go on. Beautiful music and lyrics changed me into the positive and loving man I am today. Welcome aboard.
YES is musical alchemy. You have beheld the philosophers stone. You will forever seek it's elusive truths.
Hearing Yes for the first time in the early 70's as a young teenager is what inspired me to learn how to play guitar. When I first heard Yours is No Disgrace, I thought that the fast arpeggio part during the verses (after the singing) was a keyboard. It blew my mind when someone told me it was the guitar. I had never heard anyone play guitar like that. I just HAD to learn how to play like that - I had no choice in the matter!!
So, my musical journey commenced and, while I'm not quite as good as Mr. Howe, playing guitar and composing are still much fun after all these years. So, I totally get your reactions to Yes. Their music definitely makes you think about stuff like the meaning of life, the cosmos, other worlds and other possibilities.
We have Heaven, Is the precursor, lookup the longer version of it! Those Vocals!
I was introduced to Yes when I was about 9 or 10 (1977 or 1978) and I still listen/love/praise them to this day! It brings a smile on my face to see younger people discover, recognize and adore the musical masters of the past. I don't know this guys past tastes but you know the stereotypes and I love seeing things that debunk them.
Welcome to the fold Popenyco It is a lovely place with incredible music. Welcome!
Subtlety and strength.....I believe you´re agree with me...You´re right, I hear this song since 1974 and make me emotional each time
Steve Howe is amazing, he was voted best guitar player five years in a row by Guitar Player magazine. After that they took him off the voting ballot.
I really enjoy watching the music travel right through you. YES does it to me too :)
YES!
One does actually end up listening to yes for the rest of one's life. It is rather immortal music indeed.
So glad you decided to check this one out...
Your reaction is EXACTLY how i felt when i first heard it, around 1980
Listen to this forever? You betcha 😎
This is another Yes classic, so far ahead of its time in a different place. I remember playing Fragile with my group of friends. It was awesome then as it is now. Pope if you really like these Yes songs you really need to do whole albums to get the full impact. We did, every time they released a new album. We played albums time and time again. You need to do the whole album with; The Yes Album, Fragile, Close to the Edge, Relayer; Going for the One and Yessongs live. For someone new to Yes Tales from Topographic Oceans should be checked out one side at a time. But take the ride check out all their material until 1977. For South Side of the Sky great reaction my friend. It is so awesome to see you react like we did all those years ago.
So glad you reacted to this song🎉
Welcome to Yes World - enjoy your stay. :-)
This is about mountain climbers freezing to death together when caught in a blizzard. From the verses describing the cold, we get the last stanzas which end with
"Were we ever WARMER on that day? a million miles away...it seemed from all of eternityyyyyyeah.."
I remember Jon describing his inspiration for this song at a live show and it was basically a NatGeo special he watched about lost climbers he couldn’t get out of his head. It was touching.
After seeing this incredible band 214 times I love it when the song list is changed during the show. Always a nice surprise. YES!!!
SO glad to welcome you in the world of YES !!!! fantastic pick here.. ;)
I so love your reactions to Wake and piano on this tune.
Listen to the longer version of the precursor WE HAVE HEAVEN...Tell the Moon dog, Tell the March hare...😊❤
You are one of my favorite reaction masters. Because it gives me joy to see your complete bodily and spiritually inhabitation of the music. At times it's like you are having a religious experience.(For me that's what it is). And I know exactly what it feels like to have music effect you that way. It reminds me of how I felt as a kid. But it's more intense as an adult because we are more in tune with our emotions and appreciative of the beauty of the world and it's people.
perfect description.
YES, is really special.
Awesome job. The greatest part is knowing this music will live on, in part because of you.👍
Glad you love them. You need to hear everything from the Going For The One album, Close To The Edge album, and the Relayer album, off the hook amazing. The 90125 album is quite different but very cool stuff also.
Hey Buddy, great reaction to one of my Yes favorites, time you ventured onto the album after Close to the Edge, Tales from Topographic Oceans which were 4 full LP side epics in a double album which overall differs a bit from their previous material, being quite experimental and generally more expansive. Their best known piece and my favorite from the album is "The Revealing Science of God", would also recommend "Ritual". The album Relayer follows this which is an absolute Yes Classic and different again, featuring new keyboardist Patrick Moraz.
The opening track "Sound Chaser" is a super intensive marriage of Prog Rock and Jazz Fusion which will blow your socks off!! The epic on the album is "Gates of Delirium" which is right up there with the greatest of all Yes pieces, the slow piece "To be over" is also magnificent. Keep enjoying your Yes journey!
One of my favorite songs from YES.
Of course I made it this far! You have found your calling with this channel. I’ve only said this to 2 other people who make reaction videos: you are a good (very good) listener. There is SO much powerful music out there. I hope you will continue to be interested in finding it.
Seeing you connect with it and hearing your comments makes me genuinely happy for you. Many, many people won’t take a minute and listen - and never get it. These songs are the most important literature of our time, IMO.
Hi Pope. What I really like is when there's a great bit coming up in a song and I know that you have no idea what is going to hit you and when it does, the reaction is amazing! Keep it up and keep 'em coming!
That's what REAL Music is !!!!
AND IT'S 50 YEARS OLD..I LISTENED TO THIS IN HIGH SCHOOL WHEN IT CAME OUT,,,,
Such great memories! I really enjoy watching you enjoy the music. Nobody makes music like that anymore!
Pope I really enjoy your reaction. You get it ma friend
Great choice brother! Fragile and Close to the Edge so full of greatness, magic!!! Thank God you get it!
Your so right
'Fragile' was an incredible release !!!
Pope you are cool. Gods speed
That's right Bruh. Feel it like it's supposed to be felt. Not just heard, but felt. Been vibing that since the 70's. I will say that Yes and a lot of great prog rock does often put you in touch with your soul in ways that a lot of other music doesn't, and that's okay. Some music puts you more in touch with your body, some with your heart and some with your soul. For me, music (and many other things) that put me in touch with my soul (a lot of which Yes produced) helped confirm my belief in the Divine, because, as you said, "you can't make this stuff up". Something in it that came through those musicians to you, came from somewhere else...and not nowhere. Peace.
Yes its amazing. Such liberty to create, its outrageous. Like no rules apply, and still its so beautiful.
Before even watching this video I Know it will be another among the others of you Favorite Yes songs
Definitely one of their very best songs.
I am so enjoying watching you enjoy the music I have enjoyed for years!
In The Presence Of - The Live version if possible. From the cd Magnification. They use a symphony for this while Wakeman was on hiatus. The studio version is great of course too.
Magnification the last great Yes album 😁😁😁
“Deeper than every ocean deeper than every river thats what your presence brings to me”
We had that printed on the back of my dads funeral program. He loved YES since the beginning, but Magnification was the last great album he got to experience.
Yes. I finally got to see them do this live about 15 or so years back. A memorable moment. Rarely played in concert but they dusted it off and put it out there. Yes!
Saw Yes do it at least eight times. Pure heaven.
The fucking bass my god
YESSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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YES!
Yes.
It's funny that a single word can say so much. But after hearing and enjoying Yes music the simplest most perfect word to say is still Yes.
Definitely an underrated Yes song. I rank this up there their greatest hits.
Fantastic
They in fact DID make this up. 😂🤣
It should be said that they late 60's early 70's were such a fertile time for great music... The soul and funk music scene itself with acts like Marley, Wonder, Gaye, Mayfield and more. The acoustic and folk rock scene was also flourishing and. of course, hard rock, glam, shock rock, etc. were all producing mind-blowing material. It was great to be listening deeply to music for the first time with so much to explore..At the time YES didn't attract much diversity in their audience - it was mainly young, fairly educated, (ahem), white guys so it's very cool to see the appeal can cross cultural and generational boundaries.
Cultural forces based on a group approach to handling uncomfortable history, IMO, impeded the development of Yes' multi-ethnic audience. By the time most of us reached a certain age...we understood the English language, Western thought, European based melody and harmony and basic mythology and some form of "Judeo/Christian" religious thought; all the necessary basic ingredients to understand Yes or most prog. But due to a focus on pro-afro-based music as a response to "group history", music from outside the culture was often frowned upon. I think it was a sad move, but at the same time I understand it. In private, I loved what I loved and listened to what I wanted to listen to. Yes was in that mix way back then. It's interesting and heartening to see young people who didn't grow up through the 60's and 70's respond to this music without the same cultural "baggage" that many of us carried. It is what it is. It all teaches us something about our humanity.
We don't know each other and it's likely that we'll never meet, but we have shared a common experience between us. I can see in your facial expressions that you, too, have heard YES at some of their most musically exquisite moments and found it grabbed you in a way that is almost painful for its near transcendence.
Their songs Survival and Then are only six minutes long but, still provide the same impact!
I affirm.
LET's go to a YES Concert... ;)
Hell yeah!
Great song and reack
my body is ready
Think about how funky these lines are. Like just as Parliament Funkadelic was getting their sound together. Just putting that out there.
Please turn All of your friends & families to the music of Yes!!
Yes is in my top 5 with The Beatles, MGMT, Jethro Tull and Van Der Graaf Generator.
I would like to recommend a song by Yes from the same year (1971) to you. "America" (be careful, there is a short version of the song. The correct one is 10 minutes). This is a cover of the Simon & Garfunkel song of the same name, but not much is left of the original. The song is a bit "lighter" in terms of mood, but it exudes so much joie de vivre, joy of playing and a good mood that I have to smile just when I think of the song.
I love Yes songs that feature more Wakeman, and not just the Steve and Chris show (which I also love)!
Others would I'm sure dispute, but for me, South Side of the Sky is peak Yes.
While you have certainly displayed a special receptivity to the music of YES, I would be carefully selective where you take the next steps in the journey. Some of the suggestions below seem to me like saying, "Oh, you like Bud Light? Then you'll love Jameson! Drink a gallon right now! Warm!" "Tales from Topographic Oceans," "Relayer," and certain songs from other albums need to be consumed only when you build up into them. Truly, your appreciation of this band is mind-blowing and culture crossing! I absolutely love music and its among the most important things in my life, but YES is the only thing I have tattooed on my body. (Their iconic Roger Dean logo.)
I couldn't agree with this more, when you first hear these masterpieces, you might think they are all like that. I love all of their music but take your time. The band has many incarnations and not everyone likes all of them. In the mid 90's they released 2 live albums with some new studio tracks, the Keys To Ascension albums which gives you an idea how well they could pull off these masterworks live. Also the new tracks on these albums shows that they could still produce some amazing long songs. Mind Drive is quite a piece to listen to, especially the improved guitar solo sections, very surprising. Have fun listening to all of the great Yes music.
I'd like to share with you some information about yes - some about deep personal experience, some about the band singer Jon - all very mind blowing stuff. Is there a way to link you?
Do Frank Zappa, Inca Roads (studio version). I’m very confident you will love this song. Frank is a beast.
He didn't need to say much to show he'd been moved by this incredible song/work. South Side of the Sky could be played in a cathedral and it wouldn't sound out of place.
Endless Dream NEXT!!
Just listen to the Relayer album! It will blow your mind. The whole album!
More awesome guitar! Howe?
The Gates of Delirium, must do it next. Their best one in my opinion. "That, That Is - another great one.
The whole Relayer album is great. For sure Gates is such an amazing work. I hope that Pope listens to whole Yes albums privately later because Fragile was a concept album and South Side of the Sky (which is so great by itself) does fit into album context of tracks. That intent by the band can be lost in the digital format.
Pope and anyone else,,,. Check " band geeks" cover of this song. None better. These guys have a helluva channel with unbelievable covers of Yes tunes and many others.
Young man I think you might enjoy this - another unique album and unique band. You are one of the few that I see genuinely enjoys the progressive stuff. Mom had this album too - her collection was outstanding. Irobot by Allan Parsons ua-cam.com/video/8ng6N5oXZ9M/v-deo.html
Prog on
That about sums it up: Yes.
Pope if you wanna do another live reaction look up their 1991 Union Tour it’ll blow you away. It blew me away