Yes (Close to the Edge) Kel's First Reaction
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- Watch Kel's first reaction to Close to the Edge - Yes.
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Nearly 50 years old, and it's still a masterpiece (but perhaps that's what masterpieces are, timeless)
timeless are some things that haven't created in decades. ruclips.net/video/RZq2JYYKzmow/видео.htmlith regards to all the human race.
psbarrow So well put 👽👽👍😀
Aye. You may be right.
And 50 years later music taken so many steps bakwards
It has held up superbly over the decades, truly a timeless piece of music. Sounds as fresh and innovative today as it did when it was released in 1972. Close to the Edge was so ahead of its time and has lost nothing of its sheer beauty.
This song always brought me to tears, it's just so beautiful. Close to the edge is one of mankind's greatest creation.
Genesis' equivalent is Supper's Ready. Although it must be said; at certain points, Supper's Ready includes a definite British sense of humour. (note the British spelling) Genesis' style could include a lighter side at times. Sometimes of a self effacing nature. Given Peter Gabriel's stage persona; a dark, "mysterious traveller" kind of demeanor, this humor worked well given that stage pretext of Gabriel being different. ( no "hello, New York !! Are you ready for a good time ?!!" intonations to the audience going on there- ever.) By comparison, as much as I LOVE Yes, they lacked that ability to just go for "silly" that others in prog were able to do. Tull excelled at it, too. But in the end, do a reaction vid with Supper's Ready. For sure, that track is a great, fun ride for the un-initiated as well. Or Dancing With the Moonlight Knight by Mssrs. Banks, Hackett, Collins, Rutherford et Gabriel.
Close to the Edge, Supper's Ready and Thick as a Brick should be in every museum. Pieces of art.
@@sonicplys64 And what about Bohemian Rhapsody, Stairway to Heaven, Imagine and Hotel California?
Okno, just kidding.
If this is her reaction to Close to the Edge wait until she hears Larks tongues in aspic. ;)
@@mikereiss4216 I'm quite surprised that Rich seems have never listened to King Crimson and Van der Graaf Generator...
I am 66 years old will have this played at my funeral. One of my favorite groups... Jon Anderson's voice just beautiful. No one even comes close to him.
First time i heard this album it was 1973. My life was never the same again. An absolute musical masterpiece.
I was in high school when this came out. AM radio was all I had in the car except for the 8-track installed under dash. Pink Floyd, Yes, Alan Parsons Project, etc. wore all tapes I wore out and replaced with cassette, then digital.
same Maestro....same
Same year, same reaction ... Just blew me away and made me realise how basic Black Sabbath were, who I idolised up to that point.
Absolutely!It's musical nirvana..The Gates Of Delirium had a similar effect on me when I first heard it.
@@rondohunter8966 Me too.
I can’t think of any other way to describe this piece than as a musical flex. It’s one of the ultimate expressions of songwriting, musicianship, and pure talent in the world of music.
I am African-American 50 years old yes is my favorite band it’s spiritual I like how they mention crucifixion like three times in the song and John Anderson’s voice is so beautiful I grew up in choirs and with rap music but the rhythms and the message of yes wow the best lines “getting over all time I have to worry..” and “how long will it be before I come of age” and finally I get up I get down.. you guys are so sweet I love your sharing struggle and pain I am blessed
This is my favorite group for fifty years !! Long live Yes
Must comment. The primary background vocalist is the bassist Chris Squire. His vocals are superb and a perfect complement to Jon Anderson's. Chris was also a phenom bassist. He doesn't get the full credit he deserves.
I was going to mention the angelic voice of Chris who at times sang above Jon! I still can't get over the fact that I will never see his mastery of the bass live again. RIP, Chris
Actually when Chris died he made the front online page of CNN and other mainstream sources. I was actually shocked at how much attention it got. Of course among prog fans and musicians (especially bassists) he was widely mourned. It's not often a bass player from a 60s band gets such attention, well deserved imo. As a bassist, a backup singer and writer.
That's only partially true. On this studio version Jon Anderson overdubbed all the high harmonies on the verses. Squire had to and did recreate most of them live, but they were very mixed down on the Yessongs version, which is why the main vocal melody sounds quite different. Personally I like the high harmony in the background and 'Anderson's' voice more prominent.
My favourite bass player
There's nothing like that Rickenbacker thump that Chris was responsible for creating.
A person wearing a Metallica shirt listening to Yes. I love that.
I imagine Metallica listen to Yes.
Lol that's literally me. Master Of Puppets T-shirt and listening to Fragile album (1971)
Metallica & Yes are my favorite bands ever
As a young boy i grew up worshiping Metallica, and my favourite pieces were the long (kind of proggy) instrumentals (Ktulu, Orion and To live is to die) and songs like Master of Puppets, Ride he Lightning and Frayed ends of sanity, thus, obviously years later i was hooked by the 70's prog movement (Crimson, Yes, ELP, Camel, Genesis, Rush, Gentl Giant).
My dad's favorite singer was also Frank Sinatra. He is now 93, and still listening to Frank religiously. My brother who passed away at his own hands loved Yes! He worshiped them! I remember him shutting the door to his room, and blasting the pictures off the walls with their music. I have to admit this was emotionally challenging for me to hear this. Brought me to tears.....I miss him like crazy. Thank you....this brought back lots of great memories of him.
@@MissAstorDancer, thank you so much for your kind compassionate words. When I was little my dad would also have Frank Sinatra playing on our console stereo. It got to the point where I knew all of his songs by heart. I miss those days of being a little girl. Time goes by too fast. Sending lots of well wishes your way also.
Even after almost 50 years this song has the power to move me, cannot for the life of me explain why, the look on Kel's face as the song worked it's magic must be how I looked in 1972 aged 16. I have seen the band in every decade bar the 60s and they still cut it every time, excellent reaction guys.🤩😍😎🦉🦉
Now you see why I became a "Yes Head"...they were not a band....they were an entity...a phenomenon.
I've grown up listening to Pink Floyd, Yes, ELO, Led Zeppelin & on and on. It's so refreshing to see someone's reaction to listening these songs for the first time. My wife & I say we had the best rock & roll growing up...
Saw this tour live in 72. I fell in love with Yes and lust with a few of the band members. Kel? We all had the same looks on our faces too.
Kel’s face was PRICELESS! She gets! Greatest Prog Rock song ever written by ANYONE! The standard was set by this song. Not to many notes, not to few notes, PERFECT in every way, an amazing weave of pure sound. This is the Mona Lisa of Prog Rock.
One of the greatest bands ever.
For me its 1 Rush 2 Yes 3 Pink Floyd
@@Rosbergen80 hoping King Crimson is #4.
@@Muckduckly i never really had listen to that band..
@@Muckduckly what is your top 5?
For me Yes is the best!! Then ELP, Rush, actually the list is almost endless.
Well, your wife is very understanding to endure a full run-through of Close to the Edge. It's a hard listen at first because you don't really have any idea where it's going, and as Kel pointed out, the opening part is very frenetic and blazing fast. Lots of notes. But, once the verses begin to drop in and Jon's soaring harmonies collide with the musical landscape it does kinda take you to another place. There are so many parts and changes, though, that for a first listen it can be off-putting. Part of the enjoyment of listening to something like CTTE is that over time, and with many listens, you begin to anticipate the sections as they come, and hear all the layers of musical activity that are easily lost in the cacophony. For me, the thing that really holds it altogether is Bruford's drumming. He's tailored every beat and fill to stitch the disparate sections together, and keeps the flow going throughout. Of course, everything else is great, but I think in the hands of a lesser drummer, or less creative percussionist, the arrangement would fall flat. Anyway, cool to watch the reaction of a new listener.
I smoked alot of pot to Yes. Lol
Bruford IS great. This is also perhaps Steve Howe's finest moment...
Just imagine being in Alan White's shoes, and having to fill those of Bill.
Kudos to Alan. Love to Bill.
Yet Bill left. Alan came, and stayed. So love to Alan, too.
It is Brufords Drumming, Squires Bass as much as Howe’s Guitar and Anderson’s angelic voice. All exceptional artists that created one of the most creative and powerful musical masterpieces done ever. None of them really dominating the piece but adding a bit to a rich soundcarpet that only the Yes of the late 60th and 70th was able to produce. Am forever greatfull 🙏 , they have enriched my life!
@@AndySchroeter I mean, I totally agree that the sum of the parts is an amazing achievement, and they all brought their best on this one. But, my point was that Bill was able to weave these unconventional sections of music together with his adroit rhythmic choices and smartly chosen fills that provide a seamless underpinning holding the whole thing together. It's really a subtle thing, until you start listening to what he's doing. Not a lot of drummers have that kind of instinct and finesse.
Damn, a 2019 video about prog rock. Bless the internet.
I cried happy tears watching her discover this epic emotional music.
Back in the 70’s, my best friend’s oldest brother gave me a ride home from high school. He was playing the 8-track tape of Close to the Edge. My mind was blown. He let me borrow his tape. I have been hooked on Yes and Prog-Rock ever since. Every time I hear this song I can picture myself back on that ride home from school.
I just love Kel's grin when the sort of chaotic intro resolves into the theme at 6:25!!
Both the sound and her sight moved me to tears..
I used to hear that song when I was a little kid while a sitting outside my elder's brother's room each time he listened to it. My brother was never aware of me. That memory bring me to tears, It was so magic... it still is.
Kel you have the best post song breakdowns. Well said and explained. Love it!!
Man, I miss you two!!
Thank you MMcC! We love ya
KnR ❤️😘😌
It cracks me up how on every SINGLE reaction video on RUclips of this song, all the reviewers always goes into a trance, during the intro to "I Get Up, I get Down" for a full minute...always, just like you two did! Y'all were Trancin' hard starting at 12:25. Haha. This song does that to everyone! It just transorts you somewhere else, for me, sometimes almost an out of body experience. Very few bands can achieve that. Yes, one of them. Pink Floyd and Genesis do the same for me as well!
the opening is meant to be "chaotic"- it's a musical expression of the chaos in a modern world, as juxtaposed to the more reflective/beautiful sections...
Thanks for this, and the other Prog reactions. It almost seems unfair to have to give a reaction to a piece of Yes music after the first listen. These are complex arrangements of melodies and rhythms played at breakneck speed by world-class musicians with an ever-changing array of instruments/timbres. Warren Haynes of the Allman Brothers and Gov't Mule once said that Steve Howe played more guitar styles on Close to the Edge than most guitarists play in their career. This is tricky stuff. It requires something of the listener to be fully appreciated. You shouldn't operate heavy equipment while listening to Yes. Check out CTTE two or three more times when you're free; it'll grow on you. As John Lennon said. "Turn off your mind, relax, and float down stream".
I have a final thought about Yes music from the early '70s. I don't think that the studio musicianship, the writing, the arranging, the engineering/recording are the most amazing aspects of their music. It's the fact that these five guys traveled around the world with the limited equipment of the day and played this complex and beautiful music in front of thousand of people every night nearly note-perfect. Thanks to Jon, Chris, Bill, Steve & Rick, and Kel-n-Rich.
Agreed. There are so many layers to the songs on this album that's it's almost impossible to take it all in on the first listen. Still my favorite Yes album (and I was lucky to catch this tour - my first of many.)
I often didnt like yes songs until the 5th or 6th hearing. The 1st hearing was never the best.
@Brian Boru Hear! Hear! (pun implied)
I had to reply because, as a dual US/Irish citizen, I love your screen name.
Kel, Since you prefer to first experience new music through the "theater of the mind" audio rather than video, I have another Yes suggestion to humbly submit:
Opening (Excerpt from Firebird Suite) / Siberian Khatru (Live at Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, New York November 20, 1972) from the Progeny album.
ruclips.net/video/Xny9mtsOpgA/видео.html
During this tour (and others) #Yes played a 3:00 minute intro tape of Eugene Ormandy and the Philadelphia Orchestra's Firebird Suite by Stravinsky. Then, Yes would explode into Siberian Khatru. Unlike the Yessongs recording of the same intro from this tour, Progeny's producer, Brian Kehew, let's your hear the final instrument checks by the band during the intro tape that the fans never heard in the Coliseum. You hear Wakeman testing out the Minimoogs and Mellotrons on the right channel. You hear Howe testing the electric and pedal steel guitars on the left channel. Your hear Squire testing the bass near the center. And, a little farther back you hear White testing the bass drum and high hats. Anderson's "check, check" can just about be heard before White (?) counts in "1,2,3,4". The separation of the instruments on Progeny is exceptional for 43 year old tapes that had to be baked and digitized before mixing. It's worlds better than the Yessongs production. So, if you want to "virtually" experience 1972 Yes from about 10 rows back in the center of the arena, check out this performance. During the outro you'll be able to hear Wakeman on the right channel playing a repeated Minimoog melody with his right hand and a repeated Mellotron chord progression with his left hand. Howe's outro freak-out on the left channel is a thing of beauty. In 1972, this band hit the stage in fifth gear.
rtwbikerider right on comments ! One of the best musical ( extremely) groups in history ... they weren’t just a “band” , they were an experience , similar to the way Jimi Hendrix was an “experience” and I love them both
YUP! YES LIVE ALWAYS BETTER THAN STUDIO,...ESP "YESSONGS!" So very true about 1 hearing,...it took me many times to pickout who was doing what & when,...how? How could they stay together!? Only ELP could play so inticate & stay together! LOL!
Imagine being 15 years old and pulling the cellophane off the album jacket and hearing this in musical awe. Hold the test of time? This is a musical masterpiece that at 45 years old is timeless. Take the time to learn about the musicians in this version of the band (Jon Anderson (vocals), Bill Bruford (drums and percussion), Steve Howe (guitar), Chris Squire (Base), Rick Wakeman (keyboards)). This Yes lineup was perfection! Thanks for taking me back to a place I so enjoyed.
Try "Fish out of water" from Chris Squire (Yes bassist), his only solo album. A real masterpiece of its own and a hidden gem in the Yes music catalog. It's very Yes but with Chris Squire vocals instead of Anderson.
Chris also did a solo holiday album entitled "Chris Squire's Swiss Choir"!
Growth is right at the end of your comfort zone.
Love your channel
Watching her expression brings tears to my eyes, I've been listening to this for 40 some years
Mozart, Beethoven, Yes. This album will be listened to for generations to come.
If Mozart and Beethoven lived in the 20th century, I’m sure they would be part o the YES family tree !!!
The greatest band of all time with the ability to give you an out of body experience without drugs....
Every time...
Masterpiece - still not boring after all those years. It was my first album
Michael Jackson Bad was mine.🤣
I knew you would like it.....when I was 12 and heard it for the first time....I knew I was listening to some complex technical music! I loved the way it took me away. My parents had just divorced, and there were many family problems going on....but this album gave me escape and peace. I did not hear again a band so complex until I was 16....and it was RUSH 2112. LOVE!
cutest couple ever. This is how prog is meant to be listened to
Thank you for reacting to this. Great reaction. #Yes Siberian Khatru
Starship Trooper
"Sing bird of prey....beauty begins at the foot of you...do you believe the manner?
"Even Siberia goes through the motion...hold out and hold on..."
agreed
Agreed
This song still gives me chills, after all these years. It changed the way I listened to music. Thanks for taking the time to appreciate it.
Greetings from Scotland 🙂 I loved watching your first hearing of this track - music which has meant so much to me over the years and which still fills my heart with joy. You’re lovely together 🙂
What a pleasure it was to listen to CTTE with you folks! It was great to see Kel's reaction to certain segments within the song. I'm a musician who plays plenty of Yes music so I know where all the exciting points are located within the song. Being it was Kel's first time hearing CTTE I truly appreciated her emotional reactions to those key points of the song. During the calm segment of "in her white lace.... you can clearly see the lady sadly looking" Kel's eyes were shut and with her head back, she was taken on a musical journey. She was clearly absorbed by the music. She was totally captivated by CATHEDRAL organ! There was also a great facial reaction to Wakeman's 2nd organ solo which was very progressive and fast. And then finally...at the end of CTTE both of you appeared to have been musically satisfied with what you just heard. CTTE one of my all time YES favorites! You guys have my attention and I'm a follower! Thanks Chip
If you guys like Close to the Edge, you will also love The Gates of Delirium. It is also an album side masterpiece...my favorite composition from Yes.
Yes, just like Pink Floyd, can take you places. Movie critics generally agree that the 70's were the most important decade for film. I believe that the 70's was the most important decade for rock and roll as well.
Definately. The 70s was a time of inovation, experimentation, and so much creativity.
I've loved this band for decades, master musicians working at their craft for the love of it. Melodic bass lines, intricate guitar work, the wide variety of keyboard sounds all weaving in and out, playing different elements that weave together. Music this in depth rewards repeated listening. Thanks for the reaction.
Kel n Rich, I took your advice and looked back on your videos to see what other tunes and music you had played. Yes is my all time favorite band. To understand them is to understand me, you know how that is Kel. :-)
Anyway, your reaction was again priceless Kel. You explained your feeling and emotion perfectly. I could see the changes as you accepted what you heard and kicked back and enjoyed the ride. Unplugging was the perfect thing to say. Also, if you learn to "talk in circles" you will truly comprehend this band. They were the forefathers of classical rock, progressive rock, they gave you a mind trip without drugs. They show you how music can be taken to a high level, a higher plain without internal stimulus. This is why they will never fade away. Thanks for sharing guys. Love you. :-)
I recommend Awaken from Going For The One. Also, Turn Of The Century and Wondrous Stories from the same album. Cheers!
Their best piece. IMHO. Rick's keys on Awaken are pure fire
@Tripper Harrison I agree. Thanks. Try and find Todmobile's version with Jon Anderson. Excellent. Cheers!
Great recommendations
Going For The One was my first Yes album and it is an underrated masterpiece. I love the barebum dude in front of the World Trade center on the cover.
@@DavidRDavidRoss I don't know why, but the barebum dude reminds me of Gino Vanelli. Maybe the hair?
I've been listening to and loving this song for 41 years, since I was 13. I know every note, every moment. And Kel's reactions to each of the movements - the fade in "forest" sfx, the angular opening solo that releases in to one of the most beautiful themes ever, the variations of 1st and 2nd verse and chorus, the break down riff be fore the "I get up I get down" dream-scape, the grand pipe organ, the B3 solo, and finally the return to verse and chorus culminating in the finale - everything that her face said she was experiencing was everything I could have hoped for her.
I do not like reaction videos because they are so often a person talking over the song trying to say something to make them seem insightful. But who'd've thought I could be so moved by watching someone just sitting there listening. Good on Rich for turning her on to this. And congrats Kel and welcome to the Close To The Edge fan club!
I have fond memories of my older Hippie brother stacking albums on his stereo before we went to bed, and listening to all of these bands till way into the morning hours.YES resonated with me as a 15 year old and I began my musical journey.I had the belt buckle, the bass, and the tenacity and worked for literally months and years learning how to play those progressions.I am now 60 and your video brought me back to a wonderful place and literally to tears.Thank you for your channel.
Close to the edge. Yes classical. I'm 57 y o. and I have the same feeling each time I listen to it. It's nice to see people who really appreciate this great music. For me, the version in yessongs album is the best. Thanks for sharing this good feeling.
Watching you two listen to "Close to the Edge" reminded me of myself back in the 70's listening to this same album. I would put on my old-school headphones, sit back and listen. I've seen Yes three different times and they are great.
'South Side of the Sky' or 'The Gates of Delirium' next!!
I would give anything to hear that song again for the first time. Completely changed my trajectory and understanding of what and where we can be. Thank you.
I heard it for the first time 28 years ago.
That's love right there! I could see all the changes Kel was going through to get to what could be embraced by her. It was so touching to see how she recognized what the music did to Rich. Lump in throat and water in my eyes several times. Yeah man, if you have a woman who will go through CTTE with you, she's a keeper! It's also amazing to kind of listen to it through someone else's ears, sorta kinda. I could see when things settled in comfortably for her and when it literally switched her into another groove (courtesy of Bill Bruford). She's a very sensitive listener. That was quite a task for a first listen. It reveals more with each listen. It deepens as you deepen. Nothing esoteric, that's just how deep human beings are and particularly these humans, at that time, in that way.
Close to the Edge is the benchmark, the standard to which all Progressive Rock is measured.
I lived near Crystal Palace in London. I was at the premier of Close to the Edge. Still think about that day, Masterpiece.
This is the first video I’ve seen from you guys and I really love the channel already, you made me feel positive and thank you very much, I’ll be watching the rest of your videos for sure! :)
Procol Harum "In Held 'Twas in I", Iron Butterfly "In A Gadda Da Vida", Emerson Lake and Palmer "Tarkus", Pink Floyd "Echoes", Jethro Tull "Thick As A Brick", Genesis "Supper's Ready", Yes "Close To The Edge", Nektar "Remember The Future", Cat Stevens "Foreigner Suite", Renaissance "Song of Scheherazade" and Rush "Hemispheres",, are all great epic masterpieces! As well as concept albums and album side like The Moody Blues Days Of Future Passed, most Pink Floyd albums, Yes Tales from Topographic Oceans, Genesis The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway, Rush Caress Of Steel (side 2), Nektar Recycled, Jon Anderson Olias of Sunhillow, and Rush 2112 (side 1)! There are more where they came from!
What a selection that is! Brilliant to see someone else who appreciates Nektar. Respect!
Love Kel's assessment. When I introduced my friends to Yes, and in particular Close to the Edge, the reaction was "That is dissonant noise." but as they listened longer they came to where Kel did, that the start of Close to the Edge is meant to be unquieting, too get you out of you head, to struggle to deal with the unfamiliar (the edge of our comfort), and to come out of the other side of the song with a new expanded world.
That chaotic opening almost made Kel’s eyes cross. Love it!
Yes are masters at the payoff. You have to invest in the angular, often discordant builds to reach the gorgeous beauty of the payoff. Would love to see you react to Yes' Awaken or Turn of the Century from Going For The One
Edwin Felix what a wonderful way to put it
What I love is that they reprise a lot of the discordant stuff from the intro after the organ part and it's not as jarring in a musical context. it's only because it's the first thing you hear that makes it so abrasive at the beginning.
I was 17? & a older Senior classmate not only "turned me on," but knowing I loved keyboards & synths, sat me down & played the whole "YESSONGS" LPs. Changed my brain!
GATES OF DELIRIUM
Also, the payoff at the end of Ritual…so worth the ~80 minute build up!!
I was really like 😮😮
In 2019 somebody reacts on this masterpiece of music!
Yes is my favorite band since i was 14 years old!
I was born in 1973, this album came out in '72
Tha you for your beautiful reaction on this and hope that you will react on more yes songs from the seventies 👍
Greetings from 🇩🇪
The first Yes album I bought was The Yes Album. Loved it, especially Yours is no Disgrace and Starship Trooper. The Clap was an awesome piece of acoustic by Steve Howe. I next bought Fragile as soon as it came out and wasn't sure about some of the tracks. The music was more complex, less accessible and took time to appreciate. Then, when I was at university, Close to the Edge was released. I listened to the first 2 minutes of side one in a booth in a record shop and decided - no, not for me, they've gone too radical. I dismissed it. Then, about 6 months later, I was hitchhiking home one weekend and I got a lift from a guy driving a sports saloon. He had an 8-track player and was playing this album. I was blown away. The most amazing music I'd ever heard. I immediately bought the album and it remains one of my favourites of all time. For me, this is the definitive Yes.
Kel's reaction at the end of the slow movement as the cathedral organ comes in gave me goosebumps. From there in, this track accelerates and reaches the most awesome climax. The musicianship is immense as is the sound. Truly great stuff.
Keith Hider I’ve always said that “Close to the Edge” is not only Yes’s greatest achievement but the epitome of all of prog-rock and the jewel in the center of its crown.
Loved reading of your experience with it as I was born in the mid-80s so I wasn’t even a dirty thought in my dad’s mind in 1972 when this album was released.
Are you English, by any chance? I only ask because you said “I was at university” and here in America, we say college.
It's fascinating to watch facial expressions which, like pictures, are often worth at least 1000
words. Around 15:40, when Rick Wakeman gets his organ cranked up, Kel was just this side of
being consumed, and rightfully so. Would love to find another song or two that has as much
music, mood, creativity, melody, musicianship, energy, and, to a degree, solitude, as this classic.
Thanks for posting. Just found this channel, will be back.
If This Song is Not a Masterpiece then I don't know what would qualify. They are First on my list.
Nothing better than hearing my good friend Jon Anderson throwing his miraculous voice around with the talents of Chris Squire and Steve Howe
My band played this piece of music at a local concert as a 3 piece and we just loved playing it because it was different from what other bands were playing... this was in 1975...
This was the last album from Bill Bruford's first stint with Yes. He moved on to King Crimson, where he worked on some of the greatest progressive metal albums ever. #King Crimson Red--perhaps the most brutal yet beautiful album ever made. SF, California
Indeed, Red is an awesome album. I second #KingCrimson Red! But maybe it would be an easier introduction to King Crimson via their classic _21st Century Schizoid Man_ ...
Your review of this masterpiece is your best yet!! Please do Awaken next (also by Yes). It's long, but not as long as this, and it is every bit as dynamic and breath taking.
Best thing they ever did. A great peice of music.
I loved watching Kel's face as her expressions changed throughout the song. At first, she had a neutral expression, then one eyebrow raised, then a soft smile appeared as she began to really experience this great musical masterpiece in all its glory.
I first heard Close to the Edge in 1972 at age 14 and loved it immediately. And still do.
"And You And I" from this same album is a beautiful song.
A prog love song, in my opinion.
Really hard stuff... Unbeleivable cool... Your faces tell stories ... This voice . incredible ... or? Its unbeleivable that this guy used that voice for that music... and its so good... and he is still singing with the age of 74...
"Slowly musical paradise started to emerge."
Right! Well said....
I love you guys right back. I watched her expressions throughout "Close to the Edge", just as I did when I played this song to my wife around the time we first met, and I had tears in my eyes. Kel's reactions reminded me of Deborah's, which reminded me of all the feelings the song gave our close bunch back then. The perfect time in high school, and we discovered the greatest record in the history of humankind and knew it's secrets, it's every word and note, from the opening sound of a sunrise through the end of the mid-section where God, with help from Rick Wakeman, destroys the church organ. Then, Chris Squire glued the song together with his bass, The very nature of this song impacted me back then and it's the same today. As a whole, all around, it's still, in my opinion, the greatest. Thanks for the video.
Listened to this on my way to work this morning and have been waiting for my lunch hour to comment. This album is not just my favorite YES album but my favorite all time album. Been waiting for it to be done.
Had a feeling the discordance at the beginning wouldn't sit well with you at first but it has a purpose. Prog being very epic movement oriented and hits vibrations inside that cycle you through levels of emotion.
Awaken off Going for the One does this more than any other. Listening to it is like being immersed in the energy of the universe for me. I would listen to the rest of this album #pain in the ask And You I and some other earlier stuff before moving on to it though.
Tales From Topographic Oceans is great too. It was the next after this and is a two disc album with one song per side (about 20 min each). My favorite on that is The Revealing Science of God.
RSOG is a Magnum Opus
Kel got the emotional role of the initial discord very quickly: the erase head prepping the tape for the laying down of fresh tracks. Or perhaps primordial soup waiting for lightning to strike?
Thanks for doing this. It is one of my favorites and had not listened to it in its entirety for awhile. Brought tears to my eyes watching this reaction. Nice work.
I love the way Kel's facial expressions were nigh totally baffled @ the guitar intro! lol - Probably mine were too at 17 when first put on the stereo in 72. - But when the main guitar theme burst through the look of wonder & bliss was too precious! - And the rest of course. Thnx for my long-forgotten memories of ages past. Kudos & cheers to both of you!
I know I loved it lmfao. Steve Howe jumps around so much, (oh wait that's southside of the sky intro to long distance runaround) yet lays down the framework to the whole song in a quick synopsis after the beginning, it make me young again too listening to this album for the first time as a kid in the seventies. Actually the live version of close to the edge on YESSONGS is more deep and broad thick sound that you might appreciate even more.
Very cool concept having you take your wife through new music. It's fun to watch Kel's facial expressions. You can almost tell what she might be feeling as she experiences the artist. I think especially so with a band like "Yes" where the music transitions so frequently with so many layers and textures. I saw the band tour the Close to the Edge album when it was released. Up to that point the only song I had ever heard from them was "Round about." Imagine my surprise when the curtains opened to "Firebird Suite" and then transition into "Siberian Khatru." As the evening unfolded it felt more like a religious experience than a concert, almost overwhelming but utterly joyous!
This is why lyrics are on the record sleeve. I have been listening to this album since 73, I have heard Close to the Edge so many times in various recordings and videos but I still need a lyric sheet because I hear different things and my interpretation is different in my 20s, 30s, 40s, 50s, 60s. Yes, I have aged myself, I do not care this music is timeless.
Wishbone ash....the band that inspired iron maiden....the first band in the world to feature two lead guitarist...if you like melodic rock...you will absolutely love wishbone ash
Good recommendation but definitely not the first band to feature 2 lead guitarists.
Like seeing a painting for the first time. "Wow, that's cool." Then you look again, and say, " That's really great".
I saw Yes shortly before Chris died.. I heard them as a teen and I was hooked. LOVE watching the wife take pleasure in watching her man enjoy it so much! Good on you Mrs.!
Everyone is saying that this album is a masterpiece.
They're damn right!
Jeffrey here. I am a new subscriber. I think you both nailed it. I 1st saw Yes in 1975 at15 years old, having 1st heard yes in 1971, about a year before this album came out, skiing on the hills of Wisconsin over the loudspeakers. I do think it is one of their best songs. Since, I have heard it many times in concert in different cities and countries. When it 1st came out we had never heard anything like this before. Musicians had not either. Every one was stunned. Everyone still is. Also, you clearly have great harmony together and love and so that is why I subscribed to your channel. Also kudos to the sound quality. And the over the ear headphones. Very important. While being transported to planet Yes, you do want good sound quality for headphones or speakers. You both have excellent vibrations. I look forward to seeing more reactions to excellent music. I also love progressive rock and heavy metal and have been to hundreds and hundreds of concerts during my lifetime. I'm now 61 as I write this.
Kel will love South Side of the Sky. That's my favorite Yes tune.
Mine is Turn of the century
Im going in to the 40's first time i hear it i was 14 in jr high. I got hook. And when school of rock came up in 2005 i love it even more.cheers from australia. And los angeles
Long Distance Runaround.
Thanx for this I was in kind of rotten mood but know seeing you guys absorbing this tune brought back memories , tytyty you guys are great. Yes always gives you a huge jolt positivity that can't be done again.
Reaction GENESIS SUPPER'S READY
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MUSICAL BOX
I'd be interested in that as well. Hmmmm
Oh yes! Definately 'Supper's Ready'... Awesome piece
@@michaellomax843 Absolutely Supper's Ready. Also Firth of Fifth.
Cinema Show, Seconds out version...
If you do Supper's Ready, please do the 'Second's Out' version that Phil sings lead on. It's so much smoother and soulful than the original IMO.
My one and only brother turned me onto Yes when I was about ten (10) years old, and it was this song "Close to the Edge".
"Slowly, musical paradise began to emerge...." good call
Rich let her talk. She is the star of this volg... Well done you two from me and my husband Frank.. Here in Edinburgh Scotland... Lots of love..
Big fan of Yes! Jon Anderson's voice is what brings it all together for me.
In the day when Yes released an event, we made sure to have a good buzz going on. This one brings back memories!
first time in 40 years I listened to this song _not_ buzzed....
Rockinghorse Winner
Me too. Wish I was😉
Starship Trooper and Yours is No Disgrace are great also.
First time seeing these two reactors.
Just wanted to hear Roundabout.
Seen enough…
Mine too. Just trying to figure out if it's a flashback I'm getting or does this song give me a natural high.
Longtime Yes fans are THRILLED when someone discovers their music. A beautiful gift you give yourself and we get to watch you open it.
It is complex, and takes several listens to really dig in. Once there, you’ve got Gold.
So happy for you two!
Amazing musicianship writing and performance kel you had your mind blown you have heard the best of prog rock
Man, I love your face at 20:40.. Like thinking "Yes is so amazing.."
Long live to Yes and ProgRock!
Salutes from Buenos Aires.
Jon Anderson just released a new album called 10000 Hands. Spreading the prog knowledge around
Ramalama is a jam!
Terrific album heralding the amazing and complete rejuvenation of Anderson's voice.
Who would have thought.
Closing 1000 Hands is an Anderson love song---- to Steve Howe, who I hope is taking notice of Jon's olive branch and responds accordingly. Time is marching on lads, time to come home together and give us one more incredible Yes album. Please don't let the tepid Heaven & Earth be the band's swansong.
What a great musical journey you two are taking!
May your “ Auntie” rest in eternal peace ♥️
One of my favourite songs ever, many thanks, another great reaction.