YES - And You and I (REACTION)
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I'm pushing 80 years of age now - can you imagine the impact this band had on us kids way back when? And to see the impact its having on you two guys now makes it all come flooding back - wonderful music, wonderful musicians. What a wormhole you've dug for yourselves!
well said !!! ... im 60 ish and im still brought to tears by certain pieces and moments from yes ... such emotional ellition is rare for me
We are a unique group / for sure
I'm 63. When I heard Close to the Edge as a young musician in 1975; it literally changed my life, for the better. No regrets.
Dave in my 60's exact same reactions and feelings on the impact of th band all. Nice!
Amen, my brother. When I first heard Yes as a young teenager in the mid 70's it stopped me in my tracks. I had no idea such music was possible.
This will remain your favorite Yes song until you hear the next one. Being properly medicated always makes listening to Yes a more meaningful experience😂 Great reaction.
Proper dosage is the key, and cab be a challenge, Yes 🎉🎉❤😅
Seriously - the more you get into Yes the more difficulty you’ll have choosing a favorite. They have at least ten cuts that could vie for the top spot.
This is the truest statement on the internet and exactly what I experienced 40 years ago.
Yes to being properly...
That could mean Paxel--in my case--prescribed :)
Here’s how I describe Yes:
Their music is multi dimensional, musically, spiritually, and sonically. The constant in all of their albums is emotional content. There isn’t a single superstar in the band like pop music, but rather the wall of music produced by the group is the star. ⭐️ They are masters of weaving complexity into unity.
Well said man, I always thought of their music as being in 3 dimensions, their use of space and depth is amazing, anyone nowadays who hears this is amazed.
I totally agree with both Jeff and Vic, but sometimes they might even pull in another dimension! Amazed me when it first came out and continues to do so!
@@alansmith7626 I've seen them in concert and everything starts moving in slow motion. It's the weirdest thing thing I have ever experienced.
Couldn’t agree more. 🎶❤️🎶
@@bauertime Saw them a couple of times in the mid 70's, and you're right about the weird slow motion movement, even though there was a lot of energy pouring out of them. Of course I was properly stoned, so that added to the experience of the slow motion dimensional effect of the concert!
Yes. The Masters. This was their 5th Album. 1972. And yes, Jon Anderson’s voice is unique and incredible.
And he’s still performing now, aged 78. And sounds fantastic.
‘And You And I’ is the first song of Side 2, on the Vinyl Album. It is made up of 4 ‘Movements’.
Just like the title track, ‘Close To The Edge’, which takes up all of Side 1, is also made up of 4 movements.
The remainder of Side 2, is just one track, ‘Siberian Khatru’.
I bought this the day it was released, in 1972. Pure Genius! 🎶❤️🎶
I totally agree… at that time there were no better musicians in any rock band…each one were masters of their respective instruments… I personally don’t think there was a better rock bassist than Squire 💜🎸
I wasn't alive when this album was released. But thanks to my wonderful father that knew what was up I got the listen to this and Yes-Fragile among other things as I grew up in 80s and 90s... I always liked Yes, certain tunes and such... But it wasn't until a grew up that I realized what a masterpiece of art Close to the Edge as a whole album is. It's basically perfection. It's like 40 mintues of musical nirvana. I can only imagine buying this album in 1972 and spinning and after getting the first punch from Close to the Edge...taking a 1-2 from And You and I and Siberian Khatru. It must have been insane back then because it is still now. CRAZY.
Starship Trooper changed many musicians' lives. Truly a spectator musical experience.
One of their best songs. Saw them perform this live. The next song, Siberian Khatru, is great too. They used to open their concerts with it (saw them 3X).
I've seen them about a dozen times starting in 1978 on the Tormato tour (in the round!) and have mostly seen Siberian Khatru be the opener like you said. But have been lucky enough to catch Going For The One and Parallels as openers as well. The latter of which had me geeking out hard,as Parallels is,in my estimation the Yes song that isn't often mentioned in the canon of their greatest songs,but should be.
@@wreckingKREW1 I first saw them right after The Yes Album came out. They opened for Jethro Tull, but I went to see Yes. It was a fairly small venue, with floor seating (oh, to be young again, lol). They had Tony Kaye (?) on keyboards back then. Amazing show. Then I saw them on their Fragile tour at a much larger venue, and then during the Close To The Edge Tour, when they opened with Khatru.
Saw them 36 times starting with Relayer tour.
You should really play the rest of the album. Siberian Khatru is amazing!
We will do that one next
@@AirplayBeats yaba daba dooo, Flintstones for you young pups.
One of the funkiest songs they have. You’ll love it.
For sure!! Might as well finish this masterpiece of an album.
Yes represents music which brings peace and joy as it is an ultimate happy place.
Jon Anderson is a shaman
Now you got a taste of what it was like as a teen in the seventies. Mind expanding music and substances. 😉 No regrets of a misspent youth. The themes from Wakeman, Howe and Squire are quite unique. Not unlike, Floyd, ELP and many others. Love the channel guys. 🤘😎
Ditto that.
When you listen to a Yes song from the early years--Yes Album, Fragile, Close to the Edge--you're not just sitting back listening to some simple pop ditty. Listening to these pieces is a project, songs that are highly complex, diversly crafted works of art. No simple listen. That you guys have taken the time to really listen to this music is commendable.
I grew up with the music you explore. Watch several reaction videos but I like you dudes the most because I can tell you are serious and can truly recognize these music masters you hear. I lived through video killing the radio star with Ratt and Poison and other assorted posers so it's great to see you gentlemen discover the early masters. Yes is second to very few if any. Rock on.
Rock on! Exactly….I’m 70 now and so fun to watch these brothers discover what we grew up with…music today is so contrived I’m just glad a few are being turned onto these masters! Nothing like it!
They do all their masterpieces live as well!! One of the goat bands!
Yes is not in a hurry to get through a song, they just keep on going. Exceptional music.
So refreshing to hear actual musicians react to YES. You guys help me understand the music even more. I grew up on YES, Led Zeppelin, Genesis and Pink Floyd. Seen them all in concert many times. Great times.
One more to go.
This is my favorite YES song. Just blows my mind. Till I hear another YES song.
I like how they start this song. You can hear talking. The mic is live, then Steve is tuning up before he starts playing the song.
Just checking back in to see if Jon Anderson's voice has made any headway towards D Fagen level? And while some compare Yes to Pink Floyd, Floyd was rather cynical and dark while Yes was always PURENESS!.
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Headphones? Try Heart Of The Sunrise
Yes fan since first hearing “Roundabout” in 1972 at 15. Saw them live four times. This song and “Awaken” are my favorites. No shade to the rest of their discography which puts them in my all time top 5 musical acts.
Your reaction was terrific, even without any mention of the lyrics which are another rabbit hole entirely. Singer Jon Anderson was also the band’s lyricist. He acknowledges that some of his lyrics were chosen for how the words sounded as much as their literal or metaphorical meaning. Others were reflections on what he was thinking and reading.
Spirituality has been an enduring interest and reading subject of his. I think this song’s lyrics (and those of Awaken and Wonderous Stories) are about contact with the Higher Self through meditation. Certainly all three pieces are open to other interpretations.
I'm 57, my oldest brother was the musical head of the family, he brought this when it came out. Needless to say, mind blown as a young kid. Hard this a song. A slice of musical heaven.
"YOU and I" also known as "God and Me" There is a song by YES called SOUND CHASER. It is very full of every style and influence all packed into one tune. ALSO: Have to Finish FRAGILE....! The whole album is just as different as hearing this the first time. For most, it was the Introduction Album to Yes.
I have been fortunate to see YES Live 4 times. Each show is a spectacular event and display of talent. I was once asked… How do you describe their music?… I replied… Only one word can describe their music….”YES”
Indeed, it’s often called ‘Yes music’, right? Saw them three times, the first when Donovan opened the show in 1977. A surprising and very welcome treat!
@@hklinker Yes indeed, it was often called "Yes Music". It stands alone for the sound they make together.
Saw Yes 36 times from Relayer tour to Squire's passing
I am impressed Les, I was fortunate to see them 6 times in the 70s and 80s, utterly great shows, musicians with very few peers.
@@hklinker That was my first concert. It was in Nashville.
I like when you say "What's coming next?" That's how progressive music works. A group of mini songs all in one. Different keys, time changes, styles, etc. As you mentioned, Pink Floyd. Rush, Early Genesis, Jethro Tull, etc.
Going For The One album guys. Great great songs but Awaken and Turn Of The Century are masterpieces
I'm almost 70. Man this is my youth. Along with Motown, Stax, Beatles, Hendrix...
Seen Yes 23 times since 1972 with the Close to the Edge tour. They were so incredible live. Back when the audience didn’t have smart phones up ruining the whole experience.
Don’t try to make sense of the lyrics but somehow they fit.
I spent my teenage years trying to get as many people as I could to listen to YES, 70's Genesis, King Crimson, etc. Most of the time, I was ridiculed for it. I got to see so many first reactions to this music but I never got as much enjoyment out of it as I do seeing all the young people of this era discovering it. Love your reactions!
😌 I too am "properly medicated" ..... 🙄🙄 Probably why my laundry still ain't done! 🤭 DOH'! 😝🐰
You've enjoyed the CTTE ride so far - you're now about to experience Siberian Khatru - buckle up and have fun as you land this masterwork of an album - one of the very best progressive rock albums ever , many still have it as their #1
Looking forward to your reaction to Siberian Khatru. I first saw Yes perform the Close to the Edge tour in the spring of 1973 at Winterland in San Francisco. Over the years, I've seen another dozen Yes concerts, along with countless listenings to all of Yes's music, and still the CTTE album and especially Siberian Khatru have remained my favorite music of all. Hope it brings you the same joy I've been grateful to experience!! Peace and love to all!
I saw that tour in New Haven, they blew our minds, tripping to YES!
@@vicprovost2561 HI Vic
By any chance did you also see the Tales of Topographic Oceans tour the following year in 1974?
I saw it with the same friends also at Winterland whilst enjoying some major hallucinogens, during my college years.
Still have photos and fond memories of those shows!
I'm glad u guys are getting off on the music of my youth, TIMELESS!!!
So Great to be here watching and listening to my Fav Band! The More you listen to them the more you’ll be able to Hear. I’ve heard Yes Referred to as music for the mature! Like huh? Then I thought about it…there is So much to absorb in Yes music. Each member is a Master of their instrument! Jon Andersons voice is his instrument! And he’s a Genius in how pronounces and uses words for effect. Steve Howe on Guitar and Rick Wakeman on keyboards we’re voted the Best in the World a few years running!❤
I’ve had the pleasure of seeing Yes 48+ times! Including some solo tours! Have met the band quite a few times and have a ton of memorabilia!
It is said to really absorb a Yes song it must be listened to at least 3x!
I hope you keep delving into their Incredible library!
Yes music will Move you…and Add 💕 to your life…you’ll see…if you Get it!
I’ll be back to watch you experience the Legends that are YES!❤
I've seen Yes over 30 times, this song was our wedding song over 40 yrs ago. Great live band!
YES was so innovative. They had other great bands in this era going WTF?
It takes me back to 78' Joe Louis arena downtown Detroit they played in the round it was amazing..on microdots and weed..blew our minds for 3 hrs..I will never forget it..Thx for the memories guys ..great reaction!!
That was the Olympia, not the Joe.
@@wolfnola You are correct..Time has a funny way these days..lol..
Oh Yeah that Chris Squire bass is killer. This band just takes you on a trip and you never know where you're going. Not sure if you'v done Starship Trooper or Long Distance Runaround/The Fish but they have the same affect like youre on a journey
Totally agree Siberian Khatru should be next to close out Close to the Edge, I'd also recommend Heart of the Sunrise after that
In fact, the drummer left the band after this album, his reasoning? They created the perfect album, no more challenges for Yes.
a few words from me. They were some of the best musicians at that time. Bass, Keys, Drums, Guitar, Vocal. They were already virtuosos back then, and they were under 25 years old. To this day, I don't get it.
I love the way you guys listened so intently and respectfully - brilliant! Yes - it's all about the bass 😄
What a band!
I personally find them to be a little overwhelming…
But it seems like my deficit not theirs.
The intricacies take study… but always worth the effort…
Good Headphones are the key…..
Thanks for your dedication to excellence…
Nice reaction gentlemen to Yes the greatest show on earth. Just Siberian Khatru left to listen to from the Close To The Edge album. Medication and seatbelts suggested. 🙏🍁
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..properly medicated"...nothing you'll ever get at your doctors office..hahah...
Yessongs1973 was a live triple album that I saved up for a long time after seeing them live. It contains the whole album Close To The Edge, as well as almost all songs (the most important ones except the short one) from the two previous albums✌
Please tell me you guys listened to the Close To The Edge track more than once? Here's a suggestion: when you decide to listen to the last track of this Best Progressive Rock Album Of All Time . . . *Siberian Khatru* . . . first sit down & listen to CTTE again, followed by *And You And I,* and *_then_* listen to *Siberian Khatru* for the 1st time. There just something about having just been swept away by And You And I and then hearing the guys go right into Siberian Khatru. It's the perfect climax for an album that is full to the brim with ear candy. You'll see...😉
Used to bring this one into the store when buying speakers - this and a Steely Dan disc was all I needed!
My favorite bands as well. We must have excruciatingly good taste.
It’s a good crowd in here today.
I always used Rikki Don't Lose That Number or this song by Yes to check out stereo equipment back in the 70's. Good to know others did as well!
You got that right, gold standard for testing stereo equipment
You gents are great. Thanks for your reactions to Yes. So real and honest. Happily subscribed
Check out Jon Anderson (lead singer from "Yes") singing *"In High Places"* on a Mike Oldfield (of "Tubular Bells" fame) album called "Crisis" (1983). NOTE: "____" will not let me post the link to this song.
Also, highly recommend you Gentlemen watch a Cameron Crowe movie called *"Almost Famous"* (2000) that accurately shows how the music scene was circa 1973, featuring songs by Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath, Yes, etc. Moreover, the musical score was wriiten by Anne and Nancy Wilson of Heart. As above, "____" will not let me post the link to the trailer for this movie.
Yes are an English progressive rock band formed in London in 1968 by lead singer and frontman Jon Anderson, bassist Chris Squire, guitarist Peter Banks, keyboardist Tony Kaye, and drummer Bill Bruford. The band has undergone numerous line-up changes throughout their history, during which 20 musicians have been full-time members. Since February 2023, the band has consisted of guitarist Steve Howe, keyboardist Geoff Downes, bassist Billy Sherwood, singer Jon Davison, and drummer Jay Schellen. On the song Roundabout, the musicians and vocals are: Chris Squire: Bass player and back up vocals; Jon Anderson: Lead vocals and back up vocals; Steve Howe: Lead guitar, Acoustic guitar, & electric guitar; Bill Bruford: Drums, Congos, & Percussion(Trash cans, Cymbals, Bells, etc,); Rick Wakeman: Keyboards, Organ, Piano, & Synth. Roundabout is from Yes's fourth studio album "Fragile." Check it out!!!! Enjoy the journey!!
It doesn't get much better than this for me on this planet. It's 51 years old! 51 years back from 1972 was 1921! Mind-boggling.
If you love this one, the next track will blow your mind "Siberian Khatru".
This is their best album by a long chalk, and with the best band line-up:
Jon Anderson on Vocals, Chris Squire on Bass, Steve Howe on Guitars, Rick Wakeman on Keyboards, and Bill Brufurd on Drums.
In order of liking the tracks on this masterpiece of an album:
Close to the Edge (my favourite dog-Rock track of all time and if I could only take one song to a desert island, this would be it),
Siberian Khatru, and,
And You and I.
Airplay Beats can you guy's check out Grand Funk Railroad Inside Looking Out Live 1969 Video or Black Licorice Live Video you guy's will be blow'en away thanks and keep doing what you do
Now, you gotta do Brian Eno's "Another Green World" album. It features Phil Collins on drums, Robert Fripp (King Crimson) and John Cale (Velvet Underground.) This album is a masterpiece. One of the greatest things to come out of Great Britain. It is a different variety of prog that is as mood setting as Pink Floyd. I figure your already familiar with King Crimson because of Kanye's sample use on "Power."
I met Rick Wakeman while walking my dog in Suffolk - he loves dogs - what a down to earth guy who also is certainly in the top 3 best rock keyboard players.
The previous song you heard, Close To The Edge, is off the hook amazing too, but it wasn't the best song to start with for Yes cause it's so wild and complex, but after you hear it several times and get used to what they do, wow. And You and I, that is wonderful, and you'll love the next one, it's funky and it jams. I would suggest Roundabout next.
After 50 years still my favorite Yes. Used to sing this to my daughter to sleep. The next/last song will blow your mind. Guaranteed.
Why is it we like to see other people enjoy Yes? For myself it does my heart good to see others enjoying this masterful work knowing that you're not alone in enjoying these wonderful masterpieces😊😅
Their live 70s yt concert videos are incredible to watch. I hope you watch them in action with their instruments and vocals at their peak in the 70s. . I love this band, ELP, Pink Floyd and Led Zeppelin.❤️👏👏
My suggestion, in a couple of months revisit Roundabout, but go for the remastered version from 2008. I think seeing it through seasoned eyes might change your perspective on it. 😁❤️
Pink Floyd and Yes, progressive wizardry atop the musical food chain.
pink floyd were depressing, where as yes were uplifting....all great musicians, but a very different style
Their run of albums, the Yes Album, Fragile and this one, Close to the Edge came out in the period of 1970-1972. Rick Wakeman replaced Tony Kaye for the latter two and the band upped their Keyboard game just like they upped their guitar game when Steve Howe replaced Peter Banks on the Yes Album. Just after they started touring for Close to the Edge, drummer Bill Bruford left a d was replaced by Alan White. There is a live album of this tour called Yessongs. The album after Close to the Edge (the one you said you had to buy) was Tales from Topographic Oceans. It was way over the top. I bought it but it was just too much for me. Apparently Rick Wakeman agreed because he quit the band after it came out. Relayer was after that and was OK, but they never again hit the level of the three records I mentioned above IMO.
they brought it back briefly with going for the one, when Rick re-joined
The Yes Album, Fragile, and Close to the Edge aren't necessarily greater achievements than Topographic Oceans and Relayer just because their songs are more accessible. Topographic is an extension of CttE and the ultimate journey for Yes aficionados and long distance voyagers. Wakeman didn't leave until after the album's tour when it had become obvious thar he and the rest of the band had drifted further apart musically. Patrick Moraz was the right fit for Relayer which was about as far as Yes (or anyone for that matter) could go without abandoning rock all together. The Yesshows live album focuses on the mid to late 70s.
Tales was definitely their most complex ambitious album. It capped off their early work and brought everything together. After it, their sound changed and grew in other directions, but Tales was their high water mark, even if only hardcore Yes fans could appreciate it.
Siberian Khatru is going to BLOW YOUR MINDS
Yeah, as these dudes like a good groove, that's the one for them. Incidentally, Siberian Khatru is my favourite track on this amazing album.
This is what hi fidelity stereo equipment was designed for...
You guys are great! I'm so glad I discovered your channel! I grew up with this band, seeing them many times during the seventies and it's so heartwarming to see you guys appreciate this music from yesteryear!
I used to lay on my belly with the lyrics in front of me and sing to album after album when I was young. I have been blessed to see them twice with the first being on a revolving stage and it was a deeply spiritual experience! I have to say what a pleasure it is to watch you guys meet and greet my dear old friends of 50 years! Bless you guys! I found this while looking up the year...yes, it was 1972, and found this article, "Whenever he’s going out in the car, it’s Rick Wakeman’s habit to grab a handful of CDs so he’s got something to listen it while he drives. Not knowing which albums happen to be in the pile he’s snatched up adds a nice element of surprise on the journey, kind of like shuffle play, but with the addition of the internal combustion engine.
On a recent jaunt, Wakeman found himself listening to Close To The Edge. “I hadn’t heard it for a long time and as I was listening, I actually pulled the car over on the A14 and I sat there, and I actually said out loud, pardon the language, ‘How the fuck did we do that?’ Because when I listen to it, with the technology we had at that time there is no way we should have been able to do that album. Absolutely no way.”
As Wakeman talks about the album he was a part of 50 years ago, he sounds genuinely moved. “We had ideas of what we wanted to do and then we had to sit down and figure out how to do it and record it. That was the genius of that album and I put it down as the very last Yes album where we were completely ahead of technology. For me, what makes Close To The Edge the finest Yes album is [that] it’s where every single one of us were into it and knew what we were all trying to achieve.” source:www.loudersound.com/features/total-mass-retain-how-yes-made-close-to-the-edge
Squire and Wakeman are the showmen of the band Chris Squire is a trip to watch play
Of the original few pioneers of Prog Rock…. They are the Gods of instrumental time signature shifting genius. Good lord I’m so happy I was alive for them to display their wonders…. RIP CHRIS and ALAN
"And You and I" Also my favorite YES song, was lucky enough to see them perform it multiple times live in the late 70's, 80's 90's and early 2000's even!
Guys "GOING FOR THE ONE" will blow your brains out...also check out the live version of "And you and I" from their Concert Film YESSONGS....insanely good.
Gentleman, in the background is a picture of the great Bob Marley. On Yes' album "The Ladder" there is a song called "The Messenger". It is Jon Anderson's tribute to Bob Marley. He regards him as a "messenger", which he clearly is!!! Keep up the good work please.
I can't wait to watch your faces when you get a few seconds into Siberian Khatru, the last song on this album.
I've said it before, but your observations and enthusiasm make this music new to me again, and are a joy to share.
It's probably not a coincidence that you are enjoying this in the same state as I did/am. Excellent choice! Peace.
My favorite Yes song too. You will like Starship Trooper
Guys, we always listened to this album high back in the day. The next song is great too.
You are the best and my favorite reactors. As someone who worshipped Yes as a kid in the 1970’s and saw them perform this music live (and impressively so) multiple times I can’t tell you the joy it brings me to have you genuinely enjoy Yes.
One note. As you listen do not be put off by Anderson’s ethereal and often inscrutable lyrics. He admits that he often used phrases because he liked their sound - almost like a different instrument.
I wouldn’t be so bold as to try to pigeonhole Yes, but I think it’s true there is divergence then coming together within songs, the classic ones, anyway. You’ll hear that on Siberian Khatru, the last song on this album (I prefer the live version on YesSongs, but you have to do the studio thing).
Yeah, that was all just one song. It's sort of like classical will have a long piece with different movements, but it's all the same composition. You have to get used to long-form music, which tends to introduce different themes in a piece, and can also take a central melody and restate it at various points in a slightly different way. I've always loved this song.
That's how I explained Yes to my kids when they were starting to listen to music seriously in their teens. Classical music is the key.
Yes is simply the best! Seen them live many times - never missed a tour. Last time was Oct 21, 2022. Jon Anderson’s voice will take you wonderful places.
Man, when Steve Howe changes gears at 8:50….wow, what gorgeous picking. Chills.
My favorite song from Yes, has been since I first heard it in the 70's, absolutely brilliant!! Still puts the hair up on the back of my neck!!
That one spot near the beginning of the second half when it drops and the base kicks in.
My most favorite song by Yes. The album is great too. Bought it around 1976.
Have a look at their great live concert: live at Montreux.
Close to The Edge was released in the fall of 1972….was turned onto the group by a brother while in the USAF….thank you, Ira King…for a masterpiece….such a treat to see you journey along…
I have 2 vinyl copies. Both are worn out.
Jon’s voice and his cadence in this song brings tears to my eyes every time I hear this!
you are listening to YES high.... OMG man your poor heads are gonna explode
I caught that, too😉. That’s how you get sold on Yes, maybe permanently.
One of my favorites Yes songs....I just can't say enough about it. There are so many songs by Yes to recommend but one that doesn't disappoint is "Heart of the Sunrise".
Incredible song from an incredible album, not just one of the best Prog-Rock albums of all time, but for me, one of the best albums by anyone, anytime, YES at their zenith. Can't wait for the 3rd and last track from Close to the Edge, being the brilliant Siberian Khatru. If you ever get a chance, check out their reunion tour called Union, where they got all the major players together for an 8 piece ensemble with 2 leads guitars, 2 keyboards, 2 drummers and the singular, enormous bass of Chris Squire and the magnificent vocals of Jon Anderson. They mesh better than might think and it is a juke box of Yes prog classics in that concert video. Enjoy! 🎵🎸🎤🎹🎶
I absolutely loved your reaction to my all time favorite band and my favorite album from Yes. Thank you!
all of their 1970s stuff is this good, not one bad song, this is their 5th album, the first two were ok but they were just getting into it, the 3rd album, called "the yes album" is the one that took off
Can't believe this is more than 50 years ago. The album after this one is "Tales from Topographic Oceans" which, imho, is their Magnum Opus, so ambitious, it broke up the band. The whole album is one composition, structured like a symphony, which is why it didn't get the airplay like their shorter stuff. However, it brings everything you've heard in the previous albums and kicks it up to an interstellar level. They went back to shorter, easier to digest songs in the next two albums, but they still had long form compositions like Awaken in "Going for the One". Mid 70's was mostly the end of album length songs for most bands in Rock/Pop.
Wait until you hear Siberian Kahtru! Each one of these guys is a master of their instrument, and each song is driven by a fusion of folk, rock, jazz, blues, psychedelic, orchestral, and classical music tied together through numerous rhythm changes. More than anything else, the true pleasure of progressive rock music is the tight changes in rhythm and time. I saw them for the first time in 1972, during the Close to the Edge tour. You must watch them play live, and if you can find a video, it has to be YES with Jon Anderson (vocals), Steve Howe (acoustic, electric rhythm and lead guitars, steel guitar, electric sitar), Chris Squire (bass guitar), Rick Wakeman (Keyboards), and either Bill Bruford or Alan White drums.
YES and the Moody Blues define the ultimate in terms of the progressive rock that sprang up in the late 60's and early 70's, along with Emerson Lake and Palmer. At that time I was the son of a jazz musician mother from the 40's to the 60's, so I was primed to connect with this music. It was a magical time. This music is what future fans will compare with Mozart, Bach, Beethoven, and Brahms.
Echoes - 1971, Close to the Edge - 1972
It's most advantageous to be "properly medicated" when listening to YES! 😁 That definitely helps you to appreciate their musical genius! You guys are great! Really enjoying your reactions to my favorite group YES. Check out The YES Album and Going For The One if you haven't heard them yet. Also, Relayer will totally blow your mind! Enjoy!
Thanks for playing this. my vote for next one is STARSHIP TROOPERS.
..this..song...takes.. you ... "THERE"
Yes has gone through many line ups through the years. Until his death, Chris Squire, the bassist, who you are digging, was the only member to play on every Yes album.
After Chris, Alan White played on the most consecutive Yes albums - Bruford of course is on this one.
@@rollomaughfling380 and their only with no original members - so far anyway
My top 3 yes song! Killer ❤ my buddy used to play this intro in our high school lunchroom on his 12 string! Every time I hear that intro I think of Bobby!
Chris Square has been rated as one of the greatest Bass Players ever in Rock! He was unbelievable and was a great singer for back up. Saw them 3 times in the 70's and man talk about a solid 2 to 2/12 hours of magic!
Cracked me up when you asked "where are they going now??" we never knew, and that was the beauty of Yes. They took you to so many new places, all without formula or warning....
all my fav right there......Parliment (Mothership connection).....Johnny Guitar Watson (a real mother for ya) and Yes