My Top 10: 1. South Side of the Sky 2. Gates of Delirium 3. Awaken 4. Close to the Edge 5. Yours is No Disgrace 6. Machine Messiah 7. Astral Traveler 8. Long Distance Runaround 9. Mind Drive 10. Going For the One
10. Gates of Delirium 9. Parallels 8. Yours is no disgrace 7. The Remembering High. The Memory 6. The Fish (Shindleria Praematuras) 5. Siberian Khatru 4. Southside of the Sky 3. Starship Trooper 2. Leave it 1. The Revealing Science of God. Dance of the Dawn
My (So hard to made) list: 10. SURVIVAL 9. AWAKEN 8. TIME AND A WORD 7. SOUND CHASER 6. MACHINE MESSIAH 5. ROUNDABOUT 4. SIBERIAN KHATRU 3. HEART OF THE SUNRISE 2. CLOSE TO THE EDGE 1. STARSHIP TROOPER Obviously 10 arent enough Pete but great video man. Carry on!!!!
Drama is a GREAT album. We didn't realize, at the time, how groundbreaking and original it was... We were all so perplexed at the line-up change! Into the Lens is amazing.
True. I think a lot of Yes fans would rate it higher if it didn't seem like turning their backs to the original template. I think, however, after T. Rabin, the Trevor Horn version actually sounds more "Yessy" than people thought it did. It's great music on that album, on every level.
My list 10. The revealing Science of God 9. Awaken 8. And You and I 7. Yours is no disgrace/South side of the sky 6. Starship troopers 5. Roundabout 4. Siberian Khatru 3. Heart of the sunrise 2. The gates of Delirium 1. Close to the edge
Sooooooo hard to pick! But i dig reading everyone elses choices........close to the edge, turn of the century, awaken, onward, to name but 4, parallels is so cool......
1.heart of the sunrise 2.close to the edge 3.ritual 4.and you and i 5.gates of delirium 6.awaken 7.starship trooper 8.south side of the sky 9.siberian khatru 10.on the silent Wings of freedom
Great list. Here’s mine, it’s bound to change but here it is as of now. 10. Going For The One 9. Mind Drive 8. Changes 7. Owner Of A Lonely Heart 6. Siberian Khatru 5. Astral Traveller 4. Roundabout 3. Close To The Edge 2. Endless Dream 1. The Gates Of Delirium
I love The Ladder and I think Magnification is wonderful. But, I’ve been listening to Yes since 1970. I just don’t compare albums. I love them all for themselves.
My favorite Yes song is It Will be a Good Day, then Homeworld then Close to the Edge and then there’s about every other song is tied. 54 years of listening to Yes has been awesome.
10. We have Heaven 9. It Can happen 8. Machine Messiah 7. Leave it 6. Long Distance Runaround 5. Owner of a Lonely Heart 4. Yours is no Disgrace 3. Starship Trooper 2. Tempus Fugit 1. Roundabout I may be the only one who will put a Trevor Horn song in my top 2. I really love the edge to it
Here's my all time favorite songs from Yes. #1 - Heart of the Sunrise. #2 - Parallels. #3 - Awaken. #4 - Machine Messiah. #5 - Into the Lens. #6 - Run through the Light. #7 - Siberian Khatru. #8 - Close to the Edge. #9 - Roundabout. #10 - Tempus Fugit. #11 - Don't kill the Whale. #12 - Onward. #13 - On the silent wings of Freedom. #14 - Changes. #15 - It can Happen. #16 - Wonderous Stories. #17 - Going for the One. #18 - Then. #19 - Everydays. #20 - Sweet Dreams. #21 - Time and a word. #22 - Starship Trooper. #23 - Yours is no Disgrace. #24 - I see You. #25 - Yesterday and Today. #26 - Every Little Thing. #27 - Survival. #28 - I would have waited Forever. #29 - Without hope you cannot start the Day. #30 - Dangerous. PLUS alot more I really like also. But these are pretty much My most favorites. YES in my opinion are One of the most Greatest and most Talented groups in the History of any genre of music. 🙂
Again very difficult list: 10.Perpetual Change 9.Turn of the Century 8.I've seen all good people 7.Starship Trooper 6.Heart of the Sunrise 5.In the Presence Of(version of the symphonic live) 4.Awaken 3.Gates of Delirium 2. And you and I 1.Close to the Edge (Honorable mentions: Yesterday and Today; Yours is no Disgrace; Siberian Khatru; Machine Messiah; Wonderous Stories; Then; Time and the Word; Madrigal; Tempus Fugit)
Miguel, I totally agree with your list. I'm thinking of requesting And You And I to be played at my funeral, although I'm in good health and nowhere near dying, I hope.
Thanks for the heads up - I went back and listened to these songs and once again rediscovered the magic of Yes. Oh my, when you compare the music of today you can definitely see we are no longer in the "Golden Age of Rock Music".
1 Close To The Edge 2 The Revealing Science Of God 3 Siberian Khatru 4 Roundabout 5 On The Silent Wings Of Freedom 6 And You And I 7 Our Song 8 Future Times/ Rejoice 9 Tempus Fugit 10 Release Release Hi to you Pete , thank you for all your passionate videos , Happy New Year 2019.
1) Awaken 2) And You and I 3) Close to the Edge 4) Gates of Delirium 5) Mind Drive 6) South Side of the Sky 7) Starship Trooper 8) Heart of the Sunrise 9) Homeworld 0) Changes
I enjoy your show. Your picks were great. Close to the Edge is a great album . My two fave songs are Close to The Edge and Heart of The Sunrise. It is very hard to pick the top 10 Yes songs. I love prog rock. I never thought of Yes as a prog rock band in my younger days. I just thought of them is a rock band that I loved very much. I'm 65 now and still listen to them almost daily. I enjoy your show and I'm still learning new bands even now. Never stop learning & never stop growing. Music is essential to living & mental growth and well-being. Helps keep you sane!
I loved Yes from the first moment listening to Roundabout on the radio. Every album I got was like a revelation to me. The only album that didn't reach me was Drama. The longer the tunes were, the more I Ioved them. So to me the full side tunes like Relayer, Close to the Edge, and the four of Tales, are definitely my top. But not because they are better, simply because they don't stop so soon. But I love all songs from Yes. F.e. Time and a Word from Time And A Word, The Prophet, or Astral Traveller aso. F.i. I remember being called by a friend one sunday afternoon in about 1971 or '72. He told me: listen to this song on the radio - and it was Take A Pebble from Emerson Lake Palmer. I remember sitting there, crying and praying to God "Please don't let this music stop!". God bless you.
I can still put on Close the the Edge to this day and be transported to that place that only this band could take you. Every minute/second of that album is a gift to mankind. It’s a masterpiece.....by the way, I’m with you on Changes. It was great. I didn’t see that one coming.
Yes played South Side of the Sky on their 35th Anniversary tour. The arrangement was spectacular, featuring a dueling back and forth section between Wakeman and Howe.
I love South side of the Sky. It always gets overlooked. Whenever I hear it, it always reminds me of H.P. Lovecrafts At the Mountains of Madness. Not sure why but it always does.
I will admit that when I first heard and was just taken away by the album "Close to the Edge", when I was 17, in 81', Siberian Khatru brought tears to my eyes. The theme was so saturated with emotion and repeated again and again like a reminder of an ancient journey across a forgotten rugged and snow covered landscape (thanks to Roger Dean's inside album art) to someplace where all the stuff Jon Anderson sang about was true! 1. South Side of the Sky, 2. Yours Is No Disgrace, 3. Heart of the Sunrise, 3. Long Distance Runaround, 4. And You And I, 5. Close To the Edge, 6. Starship Trooper, 7. Perpetual Change, 8. Your Move, 9. On the Silent Wings of Freedom, 10. Future Times/Rejoice
Hey Pete. Loving the top 10 series. I haven't listened to your Yes picks. I am adding mine and it will be very interesting for me to see how they compare with yours. Can't wait: 1. Starship Trooper 2.- Heart of the Sunrise 3.- Close to the Edge 4.- Awaken 5.- And You and I 6.- Your is No Disgrace 7.- South Side of the Sky 8.- Ritual 9.- Gates of Delirium 10.-Parallels
Good Choice! This is how I would do it: 1. Close to the Edge 2. Siberian Khatru 3. The Gates of Delirium 4. Soundchaser 5. Awaken 6. And You and I 7. Yours Is No Disgrace 8. Heart of the Sunrise 9. Starship Trooper 10. Release Release
Great video & list! My Top 10: 10 - Ritual 9 - Roundabout 8 - South Side of the Sky 7 - Siberian Khatru 6 - Machine Messiah 5 - Sound Chaser 4 - Heart of the Sunrise The three giants of Yes for me and Prog defining tracks: 3 - Close to the Edge 2 - The Revealing Science of God 1 - The Gates of Delirium
I am surprised at how little love "Seen All Good People" gets in these comments. That song is so beautiful. It's one of those songs where, as you hear each note, you immediately realize it is exactly as it should be and it could not possibly be anything else. Plus the whole chess motif
For me it's one of those songs that I liked at first but at one point decided I just don't need to hear ever again. I think the reason is because it's so repetetive, saying the same line over and over again.
10.City Of Love 9.Long Distance Runaround with the Fish instrumental at the end. 8.Close To The Edge 7.And You And I 6.Yours Is No Disgrace 5.Roundabout 4.Time And A Word 3. No Opportunity Necessary, No Experience Needed 2.The Gates Of Delirium 1.Heart Of The Sunrise (I can listen to that groovy bass drum interplay over and over again)
1. Close To The Edge 2 Heart of the Sunrise 3. Yours Is No Disgrace 4. Starship Trooper 5. Long Distance Runaround/Fish 6. Time and a Word 7. And You And I 8 I've Seen a All Good People 9. Ritual 10. It Can Happen
there are very few songs that are so musically powerful and musically moving that they can make me actually shed tears....but And You And I and Awaken do that for me
My top 10 1. Siberian Khatru 2. Yours Is No Disgrace 3. Long Distance Runaround 4. Awaken 5. Starship Trooper 6. And You and I 7. It Can Happen 8. Heart of the Sunrise 9. Close to the Edge 10. Wonderous Stories
10. Close to the Edge 9. Holy Lamb 8. Endless Dream 7. Sound Chaser 6. Final Eyes 5. Remembering 4. Ritual 3. To Be Over 2. Awaken 1. Gates of Delirium
My top 10: 10/ Schindleria Praematurus (RIP CS) 9/ South Side of the Sky 8/ Heart of the Sunrise 7/ Roundabout 6/ Ritual 5/ And You And I 4/ Yours Is No Disgrace 3/ Gates of Delirium 2/ Close to the Edge 1/ Awaken Thanks Pete!
Nice list Pete from this classic prog band. My top 20, 1-close to the edge. 2- Starship troopers. 3- heart of the Sunrise 4- the Gates of delirium 5- roundabout 6- awaken 7- yours is no disgrace 8- snd you and I 9- sound chaser 10- don't kill the whale
1 Close to the Edge 2 Gates of Delirium 3 Revealing Science of God 4 Awaken 5 Heart of the Sunrise 6 Yours is no Disgrace 7 And You and I 8 Roundabout 9 Starship Trooper 10 To be Over
My Top Ten:- 10. Machine Messiah 9. Turn Of The Century 8. Yours Is No Disgrace 7. Starship Trooper 6. Heart Of The Sunrise 5. The Gates Of Delerium 4. Siberian Khatru 3. And You And I 2. Close To The Edge 1. Awaken
Hi Pete:enjoy your website...i love early YES.seen them small. Academy of Music.NYC.around 1972..came on stage and they said .we are going to play a song from our new album.Fragile..Rounabout.wow.first row..best YES I ever seen.made poster with YES.symbol..they put it on stage.
Well Pete lol, on this one we have a lot in common... 10. Machine messiah 09. Yours is no disgrace 08. Changes 07. Sound chaser 06. Into the lens 05. Heart of the sunrise 04. And you and I 03. South side of the sky 02. The gates of delirium 01. Close to the edge
Excellent excellent list. That's basically my top ten is well, I would maybe tempted to swap Into The Lens for Machine Messiah but I do really like Into The Lens too. I like a lot of songs from Going for the One, Topopgrahic Oceans, early Yes and 80's Yes too but I would put those more in the top twenty.
1. Close to the Edge 2. The Remembering 3. Heart of the Sunrise 4. Awaken 5. Yours is no Disgrace 6. Starship Trooper 7. Revealing Science of God 8. Siberian Khatru 9. Astral Traveller 10. Roundabout
Here’s a top ten Yes list from someone who, at 49, never got into them until a few years ago (Jon Anderson’s vocals always wore on me) 1. Starship Trooper 2. Yours is No Disgrace 3. Close to the Edge 4. Gates of Delirium 5. I’ve Seen All Good People 6. Long Distance Runaround 7. Going for the One 8. And You and I 9. Heart of the Sunrise 10. Hold On HM: It Can Happen Shoot High, Aim Low …and I’m about to cheat and add: Brother of Mine
Yes is the definition of progressive rock and I saw them 5 times in my life and they never disappointed me as I was completely blown away after every show and are still on of my favorite bands of all time as I never got tired of listening to them because they have so many songs to choose from which keeps it moving along and their personnel is always top notch and second to none. Great singer, great guitar players, great bass player fantastic keyboards and drums and writer's, Anderson, Squire & howe would match up to anyone in the world. Here's my top 10: 1- Starship Trooper 2- And You and I 3- Heart of the Sunrise 4- Roundabout 5- Close to the Edge 6- Perpetual Change 7- Awaken 8- Yours is no Disgrace 9- Time and a Word 10- South Side of the Sky 11- Shoot low aim High 12- The Gates of Delirium 13- I've seen all good people 14- America 15- Turn of the Century 16- The Silent Wings of Freedom 17- Long Distance Runaround/The Fish 18- Sweet Dreams 19- Siberian Khatru 20- A Venture Sorry, here's 20 instead I'm an old head & I like the older Yes, peace ! 🎸 🇺🇸
Great choices, Pete! I'm on your wavelength. God, I love Yes. Like you, I've seen them multiple times in concert. Slayed every time. I would give an honorable mention to the song everybody says was too commercial: Owner Of A Lonely Heart. In the context of what was on FM radio in 1983, there was Every Breath You Take, In A Big Country, Burning Down The House, Sweet Dreams Are Made Of This, Bowie's Let's Dance, Billie Jean, Down Under, Little Red Corvette and 1999, She Blinded Me With Science, Rock The Casbah, Joe Jackson's Stepping Out and Breaking Us In Two, Elton's I'm Still Standing, She's Sexy and 17 by the Stray Cats --- I mean, OMG what a year on FM radio and then in November, Yes hits the charts with Owner Of A Lonely Heart, which was like icing on the cake. Commercial, yeah, but damn good in the context or arena it was meant for and with those brass stabs it was cool at high volume.
One of the pioneering bands from Progressive Rock. I love it non-commercial tendency and opulent style of acoustic creations. Awaken with the return of the legendary Rick Wakeman is my favorite, as well as much of the creative engineering of the pieces from Yes's entire melodic arsenal. Howe, White, Anderson, Wakeman, Downes at Hall of Fame.
Nice work, Pete. This is fun stuff . . . 10. South Side of the Sky 9. And You And I 8. Revealing Science of God 7. To Be Over 6. Siberian Khatru 5. Awaken 4. Machine Messiah 3. Sound Chaser 2. Close to The Edge 1. Gates of Delerium
Here are mine. 1 Close to the Edge 2 And You and I 3 Heart of the Sunrise 4 Going for the One 5 Roundabout 6 Siberian Khatru 7 Starship Trooper 8 Yours is No Disgrace 9 Don’t Kill the Whales 10 Wonderus Stories.
Love hearing these lists and hearing your reasons! My top 10 (Not super in any order): 10. Machine Messiah 9. Awaken 8. Close to the Edge 7. Yours is no Disgrace 6. Long Distance Runaround 5. Homeworld 4. Magnification 3. Give Love Each Day 2. And You and I 1. The Revealing Science of God
Great choice for #1. Siberian Khatru has been my favorite forever. 1. Siberian Khatru. 2. Close To The Edge 3. Heart Of the The Sunrise 4. And You And I 5. Awaken 6. Yours Is No Disgrace. 7. South Side Of The Sky 8. Turn Of The Century 9. Perpetual Change. 10. The Revealing Science Of God.
My favourite Yes album is Drama so would include a few tracks from that album but your number 1 matches mine. It's just a phenomenal track, easy to love and enjoy it all the time.
1. Siberian Khatru 2. Heart of the Sunrise 3. Close to the Edge 4. Roundabout (over-played, but I still love it) 5. Awaken 6. And You and I 7. Long Distance Runaround 8. Machine Messiah 9. Changes 10. Starship Trooper
My Top 10 Yes Tracks: 10) *I've Seen All Good People* 9) *Roundabout* 8) *Yours Is No Disgrace* 7) *Leave It* 6) *Hold On* 5) *Starship Trooper* 4) *Hearts* 3) *City Of Love* 2) *Love Will Find A Way* 1) *Changes* I haven't delve into much of Yes' music catalogue. As you can see, I really liked 1983's *90125* Lp. I'd go as far to say that it is one of my favorite albums from the entire 80's decade...🎶🙂🎸
1- close to the edge 2- yours is no disgrace 3- siberian katrhu 4- heart of the sunrise 5- awaken 6- going for the one 7-into the lens 8- starship trooper 9- sound chaser 10-the ritual
I’ve Seen All Good People, Starship Trooper, Yours Is No Disgrace, Machine Messiah, Wondrous Stories, Heart of the Sunrise, Time & A Word, And You & I, It Can Happen, I Am Waiting
I love your channel and the fact that there is room for progressive rock on RUclips in 2020. Many thanks for that! Let's keep the flame alive! Here is my list: 1. Awaken 2. Parallels 3. Siberian Khatru 4. Walls 5. Starship Trooper 6. The Gates Of Delirium 7. Does It Really Happen? 8. Dangerous 9. South Side Of The Sky 10. Shoot High Aim Low
I love Yes! That's why it's great to see the top 10 songs from you! Here's my opinion! 10. I've Seen All Good People 9. Tempus Fugit 8. Starship Trooper 7. Awaken 6. South Side Of The Sky 5. Heart Of The Sunrise 4. Close To The Edge 3. And You And I 2. Siberian Khatru HM: No Opportunity Necessary, No Experience Needed, Yours Is No Disgrace, Perpetual Change, Into The Lens, Owner Of A Lonely Heart. 1. Roundabout
Interesting list, Pete. We all have our favorites. My Top 10: 1. Starship Trooper 2. And You And I 3. South Side Of The Sky 4. Close To The Edge 5. Sound Chaser 6. Miracle Of Life 7. Awaken 8. Astral Traveller 9. The Revealing Science Of God 10. Wondrous Stories Honorable Mentions: Tempus Fugit, America, The Clap (or just Clap), The Fish (live), On The Silent Wings Of Freedom, Beyond And Before, The Gates Of Delerium, Ritual, Yours Is No Disgrace and though I'm a little sick of it, Roundabout (it was the 1st song I ever heard), Give Love Each Day, Parallels (live) and Homeworld. And how can I forget the overplayed but still classic I've Seen All Good People, the classic Heart Of The Sunrise or Mood For A Day, which was the perfect way to introduce the epic finale to Fragile? That'd make a Top 25 list!
Four distinct eras of Yes: 68/69, 70/78, 80/94, 95 and beyond. Second era top 13: 13. To Be Over 12. Turn Of The Century 11. South Side Of The Sky 10. Sound Chaser 9. The Gates Of Delirium 8. Siberian Khatru 7. Perpetual Change 6. Awaken 5. Heart Of The Sunrise 4. Roundabout 3. Starship Trooper 2. And You And I 1. Close To The Edge Third era top 14: 14. State Of Play 13. The More We Live 12. Our Song 11. Big Generator 10. Rhythm Of Love 9. Lift Me Up 8. City Of Love 7. I Am Waiting 6. Miracle Of Life 5. Shoot High Aim Low 4. Hearts 3. Final Eyes (alternate version) 2. Owner Of A Lonely Heart 1. Endless Dream
Yes has been among my top 3 favorite bands since I first got into them. I love so many songs by this band that making any list of favorite songs is tough. My tastes have changed over and over again through the years, and my top 10 is never consistent. But here’s my list based on the songs I typically love the most. Also, I have to pull a mulligan for number 10 because I have two songs I can’t leave out of my top list. 10. Then/Parallels - Time and a Word/Going for the One 9. Changes - 90125 8. Roundabout - Fragile 7. Siberian Khatru - Close to the Edge 6. Machine Messiah - Drama 5. Yours Is No Disgrace - The Yes Album 4. Heart of the Sunrise - Fragile 3. Tempus Fugit - Drama 2. Close to the Edge 1. Starship Trooper - The Yes Album Honorable Mentions: YES • Beyond and Before • Every Little Thing TIME AND A WORD • No Opportunity Necessary, No Experience Needed • Sweet Dreams • Astral Traveller THE YES ALBUM • Clap • I’ve Seen All Good People • Perpetual Change CLOSE TO THE EDGE • And You & I RELAYER • Sound Chaser GOING FOR THE ONE •Going for the One • Awaken TORMATO • Don’t Kill the Whale • Release, Release DRAMA • Does It Really Happen • Into the Lens 90125 • Owner of a Lonely Heart • It Can Happen BIG GENERATOR • Love Will Find a Way TALK • Walls • Endless Dream
10. South Side of the Sky 9. Perpetual Change 8. On the Silent Wings of Freedom 7/6. Siberian Khatru (tie) 6/7. And You And I (tie) 5. Awaken 4. The Revealing Science of God 3. Ritual 2. Close to the Edge 1. Gates - Live (Yesshows)
10. Does it Really Happen 9. Close to the Edge 8. Heart of the Sunrise 7. South Side of the Sky 6. Starship Trooper 5. Time and a Word 4. And you and I 3. Ritual (Nous Sommes du Soleil) 2. Awaken 1. Yours is no Disgrace. Seen Yes 6 times, truly awesome live band.
Great rundown. Yes is my fav band ever so im paralyzed for a top 10 but to mention a few gems you didn't mention...The Ancient, The Remembering, Footprints, Im Running so many great songs snd Pete, no one can argure Siberian Khatru... You the man
10. Close to the Edge 9. Changes - totally agree about this one 8. Yours is no Disgrace 7. America 6. Roundabout 5. Long Distance Runaround 4. Heart of the Sunrise 3. Starship Trooper 2. And You and I 1. Awaken I wanted to squeeze on “The Revealing Science of God” but I couldn’t pick one to remove, so here’s an honorable mention.
I saw Yes in 76 in Detroit... some of the concert has been released on the 'Yesshows' and 'The Word is Live' albums... I like that you mention 'Sound Chaser', but live it was a bit sloppy, Moraz kind of misses his solo re-entry, but 'Ritual (Nous Sommes du Soleil)' was a revelation... I was surprised, but have come to appreciate Topographic Oceans much more in the past couple of decades than when it was first released... keep on keeping on!
A tough one to come up with for sure. Close to the Edge is my favorite Yes album so that is on there. A couple songs from Talk and a song from The Ladder may make people say WTF!!!??? but they have special meaning and memories for me to not have them in my top ten list. 1. Close to the Edge 2. Siberian Khatru 3. Heart of the Sunrise 4. Wonderous Stories 5. And You and I 6. If Only You Knew 7. Going for the One 8. Yours Is No Disgrace 9. The Calling 10. Walls
1. Close to the Edge 2. And You and I 3. Starship Trooper 4. Awaken 5. Heart of the Sunrise 6. Gates of Delirium 7. Awaken 8. Perpetual Change 9. Going for the One 10. Machine Messiah
I love hearing your list and comparing to what I like. I have Relayer and not being able to get into to it. So I would replace those two songs with maybe Starship Trooper, Perpetual Change or one of those two or 3 Drama songs.
1) Heart of the Sunrise 2) Changes 3) Yours is No Disgrace 4) South Side of the Sky 5) Siberian Khatru 6) Roundabout 7) Long Distance Runaround 8) It Can Happen 9) Rhythm of Love 10) Starship Trooper
My top 10: 1. Sound Chaser 2. Changes 3. Close To The Edge 4. Cinema 5. Siberian Khatru 6. Heart Of The Sunrise 7. Gates Of Delirium 8. On The Silent Wings Of Freedom 9. Owner Of A Lonely Heart 10. Onward
Oh Yea! Great list! Top 10 for me: 1. Awaken 2. Close To The Edge 3. The Gates Of Delirium 4. And You And I 5. Heart of The Sunrise 6. Perpetual Change 7. South Side Of The Sky 8. Madrigal 9. Turn Of The Century 10. On the Silent Wings Of Freedom THAT... was a tough one!
1. The Gates of Delirium 2. Close to the Edge 3. South Side of the Sky 4. Into The Lens 5. Machine Messiah 6. Changes 7. Love Will Find A Way 8. It Can Happen 9. Sound Chaser 10. Roundabout (Overplayed) but still awesome. No songs from the yes album on here. I like that album a lot, but none of the songs are something i listen to that often for some reason. And i love a lot of the more poppier stuff, and i will not be ashamed of that.
My fav prog band--- 1. Awaken 2. Gates Of Delirium-Yesshows version 3. On The Silent Wings Of Freedom 4. South Side Of The Sky 5. And You And I 6. Sound Chaser 7. Ritual 8.Circus Of Heaven 9.Close To the Edge 10. StarshipmTrooper wild card track--Arriving UFO.
I have never been as much a fan of Yes as of, say, Genesis or Gentle Giant, but they have released a couple of songs, say 10 to 15, that are amongst the best in the prog genre. The rest I hardly listen to anymore, although, admittedly, most bands would cut off some serious body parts to have a repertoire like this... Here are my favorites; most of them I prefer in a live version. 1. Starship Trooper (Keys to Ascension version, mindboggling duel between Steve Howe and Rick Wakeman!) 2. Heart of the sunrise (ABW&H version) 3. Siberian Kathru (KTA version) 4. And you and I (Symphonic Live version) 5. Roundabout (KTA version) 6. Clap 7. 8. Yours is no disgrace 8. Sound chaser 9. Long distance runaround (Live at Montreux version) 10. I’ve seen all good people (KTA2 version)
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My Top 10:
1. South Side of the Sky
2. Gates of Delirium
3. Awaken
4. Close to the Edge
5. Yours is No Disgrace
6. Machine Messiah
7. Astral Traveler
8. Long Distance Runaround
9. Mind Drive
10. Going For the One
10. Gates of Delirium
9. Parallels
8. Yours is no disgrace
7. The Remembering High. The Memory
6. The Fish (Shindleria Praematuras)
5. Siberian Khatru
4. Southside of the Sky
3. Starship Trooper
2. Leave it
1. The Revealing Science of God. Dance of the Dawn
Astral Traveler is amazing👏
@Jaime my top 10 changes all the time. It's different now
I love how u have mind drive in there
My (So hard to made) list:
10. SURVIVAL
9. AWAKEN
8. TIME AND A WORD
7. SOUND CHASER
6. MACHINE MESSIAH
5. ROUNDABOUT
4. SIBERIAN KHATRU
3. HEART OF THE SUNRISE
2. CLOSE TO THE EDGE
1. STARSHIP TROOPER
Obviously 10 arent enough Pete but great video man. Carry on!!!!
Almost same
Bruno VallésMuñoz Survival is an incredible shout
Wurm! Best outro ever!
Awaken #9? #1 for me
Drama is a GREAT album. We didn't realize, at the time, how groundbreaking and original it was... We were all so perplexed at the line-up change! Into the Lens is amazing.
True. I think a lot of Yes fans would rate it higher if it didn't seem like turning their backs to the original template. I think, however, after T. Rabin, the Trevor Horn version actually sounds more "Yessy" than people thought it did. It's great music on that album, on every level.
@@rembeadgc totally agree!
agreed, love tempus fugit
My list
10. The revealing Science of God
9. Awaken
8. And You and I
7. Yours is no disgrace/South side of the sky
6. Starship troopers
5. Roundabout
4. Siberian Khatru
3. Heart of the sunrise
2. The gates of Delirium
1. Close to the edge
No Yes list is a bad list imo.
Sooooooo hard to pick! But i dig reading everyone elses choices........close to the edge, turn of the century, awaken, onward, to name but 4, parallels is so cool......
Totally digging these segments. Love Genesis and Yes
a king crimson list would be amazing
1.heart of the sunrise
2.close to the edge
3.ritual
4.and you and i
5.gates of delirium
6.awaken
7.starship trooper
8.south side of the sky
9.siberian khatru
10.on the silent Wings of freedom
Good list, I have 7 of them in mine.
Saw YES in 1969 in London and I've been a fan since then.
Opening for Cream?
First yes album is one of the best IMO.....
Saw them in '68 when they were still called "NO"..............Ha ha.
Great list. Here’s mine, it’s bound to change but here it is as of now.
10. Going For The One
9. Mind Drive
8. Changes
7. Owner Of A Lonely Heart
6. Siberian Khatru
5. Astral Traveller
4. Roundabout
3. Close To The Edge
2. Endless Dream
1. The Gates Of Delirium
Fun, original list! Nice man! :)
I love The Ladder and I think Magnification is wonderful. But, I’ve been listening to Yes since 1970. I just don’t compare albums. I love them all for themselves.
My favorite Yes song is It Will be a Good Day, then Homeworld then Close to the Edge and then there’s about every other song is tied. 54 years of listening to Yes has been awesome.
10. We have Heaven
9. It Can happen
8. Machine Messiah
7. Leave it
6. Long Distance Runaround
5. Owner of a Lonely Heart
4. Yours is no Disgrace
3. Starship Trooper
2. Tempus Fugit
1. Roundabout
I may be the only one who will put a Trevor Horn song in my top 2. I really love the edge to it
Close To The Edge, title track, is my very favorite Yes song!!❤❤❤😎
The entire Yessongs album....that '72 European tour was perhaps the best live prog rock tour of all time!!
AGREE!
...fully agree - Yessongs is just unbelievable good - all way through!! 💖
Here's my all time favorite songs from Yes.
#1 - Heart of the Sunrise.
#2 - Parallels.
#3 - Awaken.
#4 - Machine Messiah.
#5 - Into the Lens.
#6 - Run through the Light.
#7 - Siberian Khatru.
#8 - Close to the Edge.
#9 - Roundabout.
#10 - Tempus Fugit.
#11 - Don't kill the Whale.
#12 - Onward.
#13 - On the silent wings of Freedom.
#14 - Changes.
#15 - It can Happen.
#16 - Wonderous Stories.
#17 - Going for the One.
#18 - Then.
#19 - Everydays.
#20 - Sweet Dreams.
#21 - Time and a word.
#22 - Starship Trooper.
#23 - Yours is no Disgrace.
#24 - I see You.
#25 - Yesterday and Today.
#26 - Every Little Thing.
#27 - Survival.
#28 - I would have waited Forever.
#29 - Without hope you cannot start the Day.
#30 - Dangerous.
PLUS alot more I really like also. But these are pretty much
My most favorites. YES in my opinion are One of the most Greatest and most Talented groups in the History of any genre of music. 🙂
I have been revisiting these and making playlists. Saves a lot of time. Great for the gym. Thank you.
Again very difficult list:
10.Perpetual Change
9.Turn of the Century
8.I've seen all good people
7.Starship Trooper
6.Heart of the Sunrise
5.In the Presence Of(version of the symphonic live)
4.Awaken
3.Gates of Delirium
2. And you and I
1.Close to the Edge
(Honorable mentions: Yesterday and Today; Yours is no Disgrace; Siberian Khatru; Machine Messiah; Wonderous Stories; Then; Time and the Word; Madrigal; Tempus Fugit)
Miguel, I totally agree with your list. I'm thinking of requesting And You And I to be played at my funeral, although I'm in good health and nowhere near dying, I hope.
Thanks for the heads up - I went back and listened to these songs and once again rediscovered the magic of Yes. Oh my, when you compare the music of today you can definitely see we are no longer in the "Golden Age of Rock Music".
Best YES song I ever heard and blew me away. "THEN" ..!
Roundabout, Owner of a lonely heart. The calling is a great later tune! It always pumps me up!
1 Close To The Edge
2 The Revealing Science Of God
3 Siberian Khatru
4 Roundabout
5 On The Silent Wings Of Freedom
6 And You And I
7 Our Song
8 Future Times/ Rejoice
9 Tempus Fugit
10 Release Release
Hi to you Pete , thank you for all your passionate videos , Happy New Year 2019.
Turn of the Century - Honorable Mention for me
1) Awaken
2) And You and I
3) Close to the Edge
4) Gates of Delirium
5) Mind Drive
6) South Side of the Sky
7) Starship Trooper
8) Heart of the Sunrise
9) Homeworld
0) Changes
I enjoy your show. Your picks were great. Close to the Edge is a great album . My two fave songs are Close to The Edge and Heart of The Sunrise. It is very hard to pick the top 10 Yes songs. I love prog rock. I never thought of Yes as a prog rock band in my younger days. I just thought of them is a rock band that I loved very much. I'm 65 now and still listen to them almost daily. I enjoy your show and I'm still learning new bands even now. Never stop learning & never stop growing. Music is essential to living & mental growth and well-being. Helps keep you sane!
I loved Yes from the first moment listening to Roundabout on the radio. Every album I got was like a revelation to me. The only album that didn't reach me was Drama. The longer the tunes were, the more I Ioved them. So to me the full side tunes like Relayer, Close to the Edge, and the four of Tales, are definitely my top. But not because they are better, simply because they don't stop so soon. But I love all songs from Yes. F.e. Time and a Word from Time And A Word, The Prophet, or Astral Traveller aso. F.i. I remember being called by a friend one sunday afternoon in about 1971 or '72. He told me: listen to this song on the radio - and it was Take A Pebble from Emerson Lake Palmer. I remember sitting there, crying and praying to God "Please don't let this music stop!".
God bless you.
I can still put on Close the the Edge to this day and be transported to that place that only this band could take you. Every minute/second of that album is a gift to mankind. It’s a masterpiece.....by the way, I’m with you on Changes. It was great. I didn’t see that one coming.
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I just read a writer's list of the top 20 Yes songs and they didn't include Close to the Edge.
Yes played South Side of the Sky on their 35th Anniversary tour. The arrangement was spectacular, featuring a dueling back and forth section between Wakeman and Howe.
I love South side of the Sky. It always gets overlooked. Whenever I hear it, it always reminds me of H.P. Lovecrafts At the Mountains of Madness. Not sure why but it always does.
I will admit that when I first heard and was just taken away by the album "Close to the Edge", when I was 17, in 81', Siberian Khatru brought tears to my eyes. The theme was so saturated with emotion and repeated again and again like a reminder of an ancient journey across a forgotten rugged and snow covered landscape (thanks to Roger Dean's inside album art) to someplace where all the stuff Jon Anderson sang about was true!
1. South Side of the Sky, 2. Yours Is No Disgrace, 3. Heart of the Sunrise, 3. Long Distance Runaround, 4. And You And I, 5. Close To the Edge, 6. Starship Trooper, 7. Perpetual Change, 8. Your Move, 9. On the Silent Wings of Freedom, 10. Future Times/Rejoice
Hey Pete. Loving the top 10 series. I haven't listened to your Yes picks. I am adding mine and it will be very interesting for me to see how they compare with yours. Can't wait:
1. Starship Trooper
2.- Heart of the Sunrise
3.- Close to the Edge
4.- Awaken
5.- And You and I
6.- Your is No Disgrace
7.- South Side of the Sky
8.- Ritual
9.- Gates of Delirium
10.-Parallels
If it were a top 15, this would've probably been my number 11: On the Silent Wings of Freedom
Good Choice! This is how I would do it:
1. Close to the Edge
2. Siberian Khatru
3. The Gates of Delirium
4. Soundchaser
5. Awaken
6. And You and I
7. Yours Is No Disgrace
8. Heart of the Sunrise
9. Starship Trooper
10. Release Release
Great video & list!
My Top 10:
10 - Ritual
9 - Roundabout
8 - South Side of the Sky
7 - Siberian Khatru
6 - Machine Messiah
5 - Sound Chaser
4 - Heart of the Sunrise
The three giants of Yes for me and Prog defining tracks:
3 - Close to the Edge
2 - The Revealing Science of God
1 - The Gates of Delirium
I love "Endless Dream" .. My favorite of the Rabin tracks..
It's a great song and my favorite of Rabin songs is "Shoot high aim Low". Carry on & peace ! 🎸
Endless Dream is awesome. Saw it live. Great song!
Tempus Fugit and Machine Messiah are great, but so is In The Lens, when discussing Drama.
I am surprised at how little love "Seen All Good People" gets in these comments. That song is so beautiful. It's one of those songs where, as you hear each note, you immediately realize it is exactly as it should be and it could not possibly be anything else. Plus the whole chess motif
Agreed
For me it's one of those songs that I liked at first but at one point decided I just don't need to hear ever again. I think the reason is because it's so repetetive, saying the same line over and over again.
10.City Of Love
9.Long Distance Runaround with the Fish instrumental at the end.
8.Close To The Edge
7.And You And I
6.Yours Is No Disgrace
5.Roundabout
4.Time And A Word
3.
No Opportunity Necessary, No Experience Needed
2.The Gates Of Delirium
1.Heart Of The Sunrise (I can listen to that groovy bass drum interplay over and over again)
I first heard Yes when 'Awaken' was played on the radio. Still listen to it and marvel even now. Perfect for late night driving.
1. Close To The Edge
2 Heart of the Sunrise
3. Yours Is No Disgrace
4. Starship Trooper
5. Long Distance Runaround/Fish
6. Time and a Word
7. And You And I
8 I've Seen a All Good People
9. Ritual
10. It Can Happen
there are very few songs that are so musically powerful and musically moving that they can make me actually shed tears....but And You And I and Awaken do that for me
My top 10
1. Siberian Khatru
2. Yours Is No Disgrace
3. Long Distance Runaround
4. Awaken
5. Starship Trooper
6. And You and I
7. It Can Happen
8. Heart of the Sunrise
9. Close to the Edge
10. Wonderous Stories
They are the best!
10. Close to the Edge
9. Holy Lamb
8. Endless Dream
7. Sound Chaser
6. Final Eyes
5. Remembering
4. Ritual
3. To Be Over
2. Awaken
1. Gates of Delirium
Close to the edge,,,,10? you are a fucktard
Ok fine asshole I’ll put it number 9 ahead of holy lamb. Happy? Actually, yeah it’s probably better than holy lamb.
I love Holy Lamb.
My top 10:
10/ Schindleria Praematurus (RIP CS)
9/ South Side of the Sky
8/ Heart of the Sunrise
7/ Roundabout
6/ Ritual
5/ And You And I
4/ Yours Is No Disgrace
3/ Gates of Delirium
2/ Close to the Edge
1/ Awaken
Thanks Pete!
Awaken has one of coolest riffs Steve Howe ever wrote.
@Giovanni Rocco You could totally listen to Awaken in that time
The bass run that Chris goes on in Gates Of Delirium starting at 12:05 has always been one of my all time favourite Yes moments.
My list is slightly different, but I am pleased to listen to yours.
Love and peace..
Nice list Pete from this classic prog band. My top 20,
1-close to the edge.
2- Starship troopers.
3- heart of the Sunrise
4- the Gates of delirium
5- roundabout
6- awaken
7- yours is no disgrace
8- snd you and I
9- sound chaser
10- don't kill the whale
1 Close to the Edge
2 Gates of Delirium
3 Revealing Science of God
4 Awaken
5 Heart of the Sunrise
6 Yours is no Disgrace
7 And You and I
8 Roundabout
9 Starship Trooper
10 To be Over
Strong list!
Very good and the ones you left off that I love you gave mention to .
My Top Ten:-
10. Machine Messiah
9. Turn Of The Century
8. Yours Is No Disgrace
7. Starship Trooper
6. Heart Of The Sunrise
5. The Gates Of Delerium
4. Siberian Khatru
3. And You And I
2. Close To The Edge
1. Awaken
Doing a top Ten Yes would blow my mind, but just for now, an honourable mention must go to Onward.
“Onward” is such a beautiful song
I Love yes great band
Hi Pete:enjoy your website...i love early YES.seen them small. Academy of Music.NYC.around 1972..came on stage and they said .we are going to play a song from our new album.Fragile..Rounabout.wow.first row..best YES I ever seen.made poster with YES.symbol..they put it on stage.
Well Pete lol, on this one we have a lot in common...
10. Machine messiah
09. Yours is no disgrace
08. Changes
07. Sound chaser
06. Into the lens
05. Heart of the sunrise
04. And you and I
03. South side of the sky
02. The gates of delirium
01. Close to the edge
Excellent excellent list. That's basically my top ten is well, I would maybe tempted to swap Into The Lens for Machine Messiah but I do really like Into The Lens too. I like a lot of songs from Going for the One, Topopgrahic Oceans, early Yes and 80's Yes too but I would put those more in the top twenty.
1. Close to the Edge
2. The Remembering
3. Heart of the Sunrise
4. Awaken
5. Yours is no Disgrace
6. Starship Trooper
7. Revealing Science of God
8. Siberian Khatru
9. Astral Traveller
10. Roundabout
Here’s a top ten Yes list from someone who, at 49, never got into them until a few years ago (Jon Anderson’s vocals always wore on me)
1. Starship Trooper
2. Yours is No Disgrace
3. Close to the Edge
4. Gates of Delirium
5. I’ve Seen All Good People
6. Long Distance Runaround
7. Going for the One
8. And You and I
9. Heart of the Sunrise
10. Hold On
HM:
It Can Happen
Shoot High, Aim Low
…and I’m about to cheat and add:
Brother of Mine
GREAT list.
Starship trooper deserves to be 1
Oh yes (!) ! Awaken is absolute perfection.
... as all the other tracks you ranked...
I would consider Tales as "one song", and will forever love it.
Yes is the definition of progressive rock and I saw them 5 times in my life and they never disappointed me as I was completely blown away after every show and are still on of my favorite bands of all time as I never got tired of listening to them because they have so many songs to choose from which keeps it moving along and their personnel is always top notch and second to none. Great singer, great guitar players, great bass player fantastic keyboards and drums and writer's, Anderson, Squire & howe would match up to anyone in the world. Here's my top 10:
1- Starship Trooper
2- And You and I
3- Heart of the Sunrise
4- Roundabout
5- Close to the Edge
6- Perpetual Change
7- Awaken
8- Yours is no Disgrace
9- Time and a Word
10- South Side of the Sky
11- Shoot low aim High
12- The Gates of Delirium
13- I've seen all good people
14- America
15- Turn of the Century
16- The Silent Wings of Freedom
17- Long Distance Runaround/The
Fish
18- Sweet Dreams
19- Siberian Khatru
20- A Venture
Sorry, here's 20 instead
I'm an old head & I like the older Yes, peace ! 🎸 🇺🇸
Great choices, Pete! I'm on your wavelength. God, I love Yes. Like you, I've seen them multiple times in concert. Slayed every time. I would give an honorable mention to the song everybody says was too commercial: Owner Of A Lonely Heart. In the context of what was on FM radio in 1983, there was Every Breath You Take, In A Big Country, Burning Down The House, Sweet Dreams Are Made Of This, Bowie's Let's Dance, Billie Jean, Down Under, Little Red Corvette and 1999, She Blinded Me With Science, Rock The Casbah, Joe Jackson's Stepping Out and Breaking Us In Two, Elton's I'm Still Standing, She's Sexy and 17 by the Stray Cats --- I mean, OMG what a year on FM radio and then in November, Yes hits the charts with Owner Of A Lonely Heart, which was like icing on the cake. Commercial, yeah, but damn good in the context or arena it was meant for and with those brass stabs it was cool at high volume.
One of the pioneering bands from Progressive Rock. I love it non-commercial tendency and opulent style of acoustic creations. Awaken with the return of the legendary Rick Wakeman is my favorite, as well as much of the creative engineering of the pieces from Yes's entire melodic arsenal. Howe, White, Anderson, Wakeman, Downes at Hall of Fame.
Nice! I love Wondrous Stories as well as the short and often overlooked White Car!
Nice work, Pete. This is fun stuff . . .
10. South Side of the Sky
9. And You And I
8. Revealing Science of God
7. To Be Over
6. Siberian Khatru
5. Awaken
4. Machine Messiah
3. Sound Chaser
2. Close to The Edge
1. Gates of Delerium
Close to the edge is probably my favorite from their early 70s era too. As the saying goes, all killer no filler.
Here are mine.
1 Close to the Edge
2 And You and I
3 Heart of the Sunrise
4 Going for the One
5 Roundabout
6 Siberian Khatru
7 Starship Trooper
8 Yours is No Disgrace
9 Don’t Kill the Whales
10 Wonderus Stories.
Love hearing these lists and hearing your reasons!
My top 10 (Not super in any order):
10. Machine Messiah
9. Awaken
8. Close to the Edge
7. Yours is no Disgrace
6. Long Distance Runaround
5. Homeworld
4. Magnification
3. Give Love Each Day
2. And You and I
1. The Revealing Science of God
Great choice for #1. Siberian Khatru has been my favorite forever.
1. Siberian Khatru.
2. Close To The Edge
3. Heart Of the The Sunrise
4. And You And I
5. Awaken
6. Yours Is No Disgrace.
7. South Side Of The Sky
8. Turn Of The Century
9. Perpetual Change.
10. The Revealing Science Of God.
My favourite Yes album is Drama so would include a few tracks from that album but your number 1 matches mine. It's just a phenomenal track, easy to love and enjoy it all the time.
1. Siberian Khatru
2. Heart of the Sunrise
3. Close to the Edge
4. Roundabout (over-played, but I still love it)
5. Awaken
6. And You and I
7. Long Distance Runaround
8. Machine Messiah
9. Changes
10. Starship Trooper
My Top 10 Yes Tracks:
10) *I've Seen All Good People*
9) *Roundabout*
8) *Yours Is No Disgrace*
7) *Leave It*
6) *Hold On*
5) *Starship Trooper*
4) *Hearts*
3) *City Of Love*
2) *Love Will Find A Way*
1) *Changes*
I haven't delve into much of Yes' music catalogue. As you can see, I really liked 1983's *90125* Lp. I'd go as far to say that it is one of my favorite albums from the entire 80's decade...🎶🙂🎸
VERY ENJOYABLE VIDEO
1- close to the edge 2- yours is no disgrace 3- siberian katrhu 4- heart of the sunrise 5- awaken 6- going for the one 7-into the lens 8- starship trooper 9- sound chaser 10-the ritual
Yes. Was looking forward to this list.
i love 'Sweetness;' it's a little different than most of the lists, but damn it't so sweet.
I’ve Seen All Good People, Starship Trooper, Yours Is No Disgrace, Machine Messiah, Wondrous Stories, Heart of the Sunrise, Time & A Word, And You & I, It Can Happen, I Am Waiting
I love your channel and the fact that there is room for progressive rock on RUclips in 2020. Many thanks for that! Let's keep the flame alive! Here is my list:
1. Awaken
2. Parallels
3. Siberian Khatru
4. Walls
5. Starship Trooper
6. The Gates Of Delirium
7. Does It Really Happen?
8. Dangerous
9. South Side Of The Sky
10. Shoot High Aim Low
I love Yes! That's why it's great to see the top 10 songs from you! Here's my opinion!
10. I've Seen All Good People
9. Tempus Fugit
8. Starship Trooper
7. Awaken
6. South Side Of The Sky
5. Heart Of The Sunrise
4. Close To The Edge
3. And You And I
2. Siberian Khatru
HM: No Opportunity Necessary, No Experience Needed, Yours Is No Disgrace, Perpetual Change, Into The Lens, Owner Of A Lonely Heart.
1. Roundabout
Interesting list, Pete. We all have our favorites. My Top 10:
1. Starship Trooper
2. And You And I
3. South Side Of The Sky
4. Close To The Edge
5. Sound Chaser
6. Miracle Of Life
7. Awaken
8. Astral Traveller
9. The Revealing Science Of God
10. Wondrous Stories
Honorable Mentions:
Tempus Fugit, America, The Clap (or just Clap), The Fish (live), On The Silent Wings Of Freedom, Beyond And Before, The Gates Of Delerium, Ritual, Yours Is No Disgrace and though I'm a little sick of it, Roundabout (it was the 1st song I ever heard), Give Love Each Day, Parallels (live) and Homeworld. And how can I forget the overplayed but still classic I've Seen All Good People, the classic Heart Of The Sunrise or Mood For A Day, which was the perfect way to introduce the epic finale to Fragile? That'd make a Top 25 list!
Top Ten Gentle Giant songs?
I’d like to see that too. One of the best bands ever.
Four distinct eras of Yes: 68/69, 70/78, 80/94, 95 and beyond.
Second era top 13:
13. To Be Over
12. Turn Of The Century
11. South Side Of The Sky
10. Sound Chaser
9. The Gates Of Delirium
8. Siberian Khatru
7. Perpetual Change
6. Awaken
5. Heart Of The Sunrise
4. Roundabout
3. Starship Trooper
2. And You And I
1. Close To The Edge
Third era top 14:
14. State Of Play
13. The More We Live
12. Our Song
11. Big Generator
10. Rhythm Of Love
9. Lift Me Up
8. City Of Love
7. I Am Waiting
6. Miracle Of Life
5. Shoot High Aim Low
4. Hearts
3. Final Eyes (alternate version)
2. Owner Of A Lonely Heart
1. Endless Dream
These ranking videos are such a Christmas miracle TBH,,, would love, love, love ELP ranked! Camel, too!
Yes has been among my top 3 favorite bands since I first got into them. I love so many songs by this band that making any list of favorite songs is tough. My tastes have changed over and over again through the years, and my top 10 is never consistent. But here’s my list based on the songs I typically love the most. Also, I have to pull a mulligan for number 10 because I have two songs I can’t leave out of my top list.
10. Then/Parallels - Time and a Word/Going for the One
9. Changes - 90125
8. Roundabout - Fragile
7. Siberian Khatru - Close to the Edge
6. Machine Messiah - Drama
5. Yours Is No Disgrace - The Yes Album
4. Heart of the Sunrise - Fragile
3. Tempus Fugit - Drama
2. Close to the Edge
1. Starship Trooper - The Yes Album
Honorable Mentions:
YES
• Beyond and Before
• Every Little Thing
TIME AND A WORD
• No Opportunity Necessary, No Experience Needed
• Sweet Dreams
• Astral Traveller
THE YES ALBUM
• Clap
• I’ve Seen All Good People
• Perpetual Change
CLOSE TO THE EDGE
• And You & I
RELAYER
• Sound Chaser
GOING FOR THE ONE
•Going for the One
• Awaken
TORMATO
• Don’t Kill the Whale
• Release, Release
DRAMA
• Does It Really Happen
• Into the Lens
90125
• Owner of a Lonely Heart
• It Can Happen
BIG GENERATOR
• Love Will Find a Way
TALK
• Walls
• Endless Dream
Tull will be fun. Songs From the Wood is my 3rd fav record ever
Benefit for me
Stand up
10. South Side of the Sky
9. Perpetual Change
8. On the Silent Wings of Freedom
7/6. Siberian Khatru (tie)
6/7. And You And I (tie)
5. Awaken
4. The Revealing Science of God
3. Ritual
2. Close to the Edge
1. Gates - Live (Yesshows)
10. Does it Really Happen 9. Close to the Edge 8. Heart of the Sunrise 7. South Side of the Sky 6. Starship Trooper 5. Time and a Word 4. And you and I 3. Ritual (Nous Sommes du Soleil) 2. Awaken 1. Yours is no Disgrace. Seen Yes 6 times, truly awesome live band.
Great rundown. Yes is my fav band ever so im paralyzed for a top 10 but to mention a few gems you didn't mention...The Ancient, The Remembering, Footprints, Im Running so many great songs snd Pete, no one can argure Siberian Khatru... You the man
10. Close to the Edge
9. Changes - totally agree about this one
8. Yours is no Disgrace
7. America
6. Roundabout
5. Long Distance Runaround
4. Heart of the Sunrise
3. Starship Trooper
2. And You and I
1. Awaken
I wanted to squeeze on “The Revealing Science of God” but I couldn’t pick one to remove, so here’s an honorable mention.
Cool list Pete. I've always really enjoyed Relayer also, plus the LP label is gorgeous.
You nailed it perfectly
I saw Yes in 76 in Detroit... some of the concert has been released on the 'Yesshows' and 'The Word is Live' albums... I like that you mention 'Sound Chaser', but live it was a bit sloppy, Moraz kind of misses his solo re-entry, but 'Ritual (Nous Sommes du Soleil)' was a revelation... I was surprised, but have come to appreciate Topographic Oceans much more in the past couple of decades than when it was first released... keep on keeping on!
Love this new segment Pete!! Keep them coming))
A tough one to come up with for sure. Close to the Edge is my favorite Yes album so that is on there. A couple songs from Talk and a song from The Ladder may make people say WTF!!!??? but they have special meaning and memories for me to not have them in my top ten list.
1. Close to the Edge
2. Siberian Khatru
3. Heart of the Sunrise
4. Wonderous Stories
5. And You and I
6. If Only You Knew
7. Going for the One
8. Yours Is No Disgrace
9. The Calling
10. Walls
1. Close to the Edge
2. And You and I
3. Starship Trooper
4. Awaken
5. Heart of the Sunrise
6. Gates of Delirium
7. Awaken
8. Perpetual Change
9. Going for the One
10. Machine Messiah
Great video Pete. All the songs you mentioned are excellent. One song I love that isn’t in your list is Turn Of The Century.
I love hearing your list and comparing to what I like. I have Relayer and not being able to get into to it. So I would replace those two songs with maybe Starship Trooper, Perpetual Change or one of those two or 3 Drama songs.
You should do just a top 25 with some of these huge bands with great discographies!LOL Love it
1) Heart of the Sunrise
2) Changes
3) Yours is No Disgrace
4) South Side of the Sky
5) Siberian Khatru
6) Roundabout
7) Long Distance Runaround
8) It Can Happen
9) Rhythm of Love
10) Starship Trooper
My top 10:
1. Sound Chaser
2. Changes
3. Close To The Edge
4. Cinema
5. Siberian Khatru
6. Heart Of The Sunrise
7. Gates Of Delirium
8. On The Silent Wings Of Freedom
9. Owner Of A Lonely Heart
10. Onward
Oh Yea! Great list!
Top 10 for me:
1. Awaken
2. Close To The Edge
3. The Gates Of Delirium
4. And You And I
5. Heart of The Sunrise
6. Perpetual Change
7. South Side Of The Sky
8. Madrigal
9. Turn Of The Century
10. On the Silent Wings Of Freedom
THAT... was a tough one!
now that is strong...I would be a 90% match
1. The Gates of Delirium
2. Close to the Edge
3. South Side of the Sky
4. Into The Lens
5. Machine Messiah
6. Changes
7. Love Will Find A Way
8. It Can Happen
9. Sound Chaser
10. Roundabout (Overplayed) but still awesome.
No songs from the yes album on here. I like that album a lot, but none of the songs are something i listen to that often for some reason. And i love a lot of the more poppier stuff, and i will not be ashamed of that.
My fav prog band---
1. Awaken
2. Gates Of Delirium-Yesshows version
3. On The Silent Wings Of Freedom
4. South Side Of The Sky
5. And You And I
6. Sound Chaser
7. Ritual
8.Circus Of Heaven
9.Close To the Edge
10. StarshipmTrooper
wild card track--Arriving UFO.
Awaken was made in heaven
I have never been as much a fan of Yes as of, say, Genesis or Gentle Giant, but they have released a couple of songs, say 10 to 15, that are amongst the best in the prog genre. The rest I hardly listen to anymore, although, admittedly, most bands would cut off some serious body parts to have a repertoire like this... Here are my favorites; most of them I prefer in a live version.
1. Starship Trooper (Keys to Ascension version, mindboggling duel between Steve Howe and Rick Wakeman!)
2. Heart of the sunrise (ABW&H version)
3. Siberian Kathru (KTA version)
4. And you and I (Symphonic Live version)
5. Roundabout (KTA version)
6. Clap
7. 8. Yours is no disgrace
8. Sound chaser
9. Long distance runaround (Live at Montreux version)
10. I’ve seen all good people (KTA2 version)