@@stephenzevetchin lets see what your music sounds like. be kind, there only human, if they could always be in the same band and always make epic after epic they would. they have had in insane journey of albums. now they are old as fuck, and still trying to make their fans happy, which they always do.
@jeffroyer4522 maybe they should have the integrity and discernment to not crap on their legacy. It's ego and bitter to do what they do now Call them "Mess"
When my Mom listened to this, she immediately recognized it as a Yes song. Proof that Benoit David really nailed his vocals on Jon Anderson's level here.
PLEASE NEVER TAKE THIS DOWN. Benoit David's performance on this is spectacular. I like Trevor Horn a lot, but they never should have messed with this, they nailed it with Benoit David.
I couldn’t believe the removed the Benoit David version. I mean I get doing one with Trevor, but removing David’s version sucks. I much prefer benoits performance on this album(not saying Trevor is a bad vocalist at all)
@@jayg339 It just sucks they removed this version from streaming and took away the option to choose between them. I don't see the downside, both versions would equal more streams and more revenue.
Benoit David a fait un travail incroyable sur cet album et ses performances vocales sont justes et sensibles. Le défi était incroyable et il l’a relevé avec brio et de façon magistral.
As a teen, I liked Yes. In my twenties I liked them a lot. From thirty to fifty, I was too busy to explore. Since fifty, they've moved on up my chart (Mount Rockmore status), and I feel privileged to explore their marvelous catalogue!
Your journey with Yes is similar to mine. I was late to the party so to speak. I didn't appreciate them fully enough in my teens and through my fifties. It is a sad regret. Yes has since become my favorite band of all time. I just spent literally the past 5 years listening solely to Yes, anything and everything available. It was an amazing journey. It's not quite over, but it is time to move on. I actually get a bit teary eyed now listening to songs like this. It is amazing how they can take a concept like being at an airfield and making it beautiful and compelling. My sadness now reflects the departure of Jon Anderson, and now the passing of Chris Squire and Alan White. I believe they had so much more music to share together. It reflects my own life journey, in that at age 65 I now feel the urgency to accomplish all that I am supposed to do and gifted for. You don't think like that even at age 50.
@@PeterBrown-mz4nv There's sentimental value in letting Horn do his own vocals and add some Art of Noise flourishes, but that doesn't necessarily mean that the end product is better. There's a strong case to be made that the original is superior to _Fly from Here: Return Trip_ . Still, there's a hollow, unfinished quality to some of this material. Some of Steve Howe's guitar licks sound a little too sloppy. "Bumpy Ride" sounds like a demo, and the transition at the end of "Bumpy Ride" is jarring and forced, as if they had to meet a deadline and to stitch together what they had.
I’m a huge fan of Trever Horn and the Drama album, but I think this is much better than the newer version with Horn. Benoit is simply a better vocalist. His voice sits just right in the mix and perfectly cuts through the instruments. He also has some warmth and emotion in his voice which is different from Horns more angular approach. With that said, this album with either vocalist is the best Yes music since the early 1980’s. With low expectations I was shocked at how good this album was on first listen, and it’s held up brilliantly.
Check out keystudio which is the 7 new studio tracks from keys to ascension. That was also yes at it’s best with Anderson, Wakeman, Squire, Howe, White
Speaking of Yes since the 80's, Talk is terribly underrated. I especially like "Where Will You Be" and "Endless Dream". I personally think it's Rabin's finest hour with Yes, and feel it fits in well with the group's magical 70's tradition, albeit with a nicely updated touch. Wish they had continued in this particular vein but I suppose that's the turbulent nature of the band.
Loved this band since the first time I heard them 50 years ago. Saw them the first time in 1974 on the Relayer tour. Nobody comes close. So much talent...
When I first heard this album, My first thought was "Drama" part 2. And later as I learned, I was right. And I love it!!! It is totally classic Yes! Trevor Horn and Chris Squire made it this way. Not to mention Steve, Alan, and Oliver.
I first saw Yes in Byron Bay 2012 and i was blown away by their instrumental skills and song structure (unfortunately Benoit David was already gone by then). I had to seek their albums out. The first one i bought and listened to was Close To The Edge. Maybe i should've started off less intense but that album is my favourite and probably always will be.
There comes a certain point in this song, near the end, where I just have to say aloud, "Holy shit, this is good!" 30 years after their prime, with a new singer and a new songwriter, they came up with that old magic.
A big part of the suite was written during "Drama" sessions but did not make it to the album. I think "Sad Night at the airfield" may be the best peice of music that Geoff Downes wrote.
Yes is one of my favorite bands. I just discovered this album, what a nice surprise. God bless all the Yes members, so much amazing talent. Thank you Yes for all your amazing music.
Superior version of Fly From Here, the one I love from the original album release in 2011. Absolutely perfect! The "Return Trip" version is, quite frankly, inferior. I know Trevor Horn wrote a ton of the song, but he doesn't accurately convey the emotional dynamics of the lyrics despite that. Benoit's emotive and dynamic expression is lofty, soulful, and so beautiful.
I enjoyed the Drama album with Trevor Horn's vocals. But, I think Trevor did a great disservice to Benoit David by replacing Benoit's vocals for a release of this album. BD's voice blended so much nicer with Chris' on the harmonies. Thank you for keeping this version of FFH available. RIP Alan White. The rock of YES for 50 years.
I have listened to Drama without vocals. It’s every bit as good as an instrumental and it’s easier to imagineJon Anderson’s vocals on it. Trevor Horn left because of the concert circuit. They Sold Out Madison Square Garden five straight nights on the Drama tour and no one left happy. They had to play the Classics an octave lower to accommodate Horn’s vocals. He had trouble early in the concerts, reaching Anderson’s range, but by the time they got to the end of the tour, they really had to make some adjustments because his voice was burnt out. so that was the end of that version of Yes. I called the band they have today Maybe.
When it reaches that first chorus "And we can fly from here..." with Squire's descending bass lines undergirding, this piece takes off (pun intended!) and glistens every bit as bright as any Yes classic. And then to perfect the moment, Chris adds harmonies on the repeated phrase "We can fly", each one rising a step toward a wonderful resolution...nothing short of exquisite! Yes still had it - even in 2011 and without Jon Anderson!
I f I had to point to one experience that forever changed the entire direction, philosophy, hope, and love of my life it would be seeing The Tales of Topographical Oceans tour concert in Pittsburgh,Pa. I was lost, without anything in my life to define who I was, nothing to give my heart a need to love that life. My soul was freed from the darkness and cold that imprisoned it. I could see,hear,feel,touching the gentle awakening...I laughed, I cried soul wrenching sobs of joy! It couldn't end! It would never end. Afterwards I walked out into the night and just marveled at it all. My friend caught me up, looked in my eyes and smiled, welcoming me to this new world. We embraced,and laughed. I'll never be the same... I had been playing bass for a year or so,needless to say I had found a mentor,hero,and friend all in the personage of Chris Squire. My bandmates at the time must have thought I'd surely gone a bit mad...It struck me odd how some of my fellow musicians just didn't get what YES was about. They'd say it was alright,"But ya can't dance to it..." I would try now and then to work a Yes lick into the repertoire, it worked... sometimes. The greatest thing though was when the walls of my world came crashing down and all seemed lost, Yes somehow always had just released a new album,which I would buy, lock myself away and learn every note. Yes has the most efficacious curative powers for the heart and soul. God bless you, Chris, I shall always love,admire,and miss you terribly. I want to thank the Yes fans for letting me share my feelings. God bless us all!
That's a great story, James. Thanks for sharing that. I've also always found Yes music to be positive and uplifting, with restorative and recuperative powers that have helped me through the last 48 years. Especially Topographic Oceans. All the best x
I have developed a life view that we are the creators of our own heavens and hells. I cannot site direct lyrics, but I am convinced this attitude (which has served me extremely well...) can be directly attributed to a life-time of listening to the music of Yes.
Totally agree. I just listened the Return Trip versions and defintively I prefer the originals. David's voice it's much clear and pure, and the sound mix is better in my opinion. Horn's voice has changed very much since the Drama album
@@moonlite_ From what I can gather from Wikipedia, Trevor was on tracks 7 through 11, songs from other projects. This from Wikipedia: "With Horn's involvement into the suite, the band agreed that an album with only his partial contributions made little sense, so they successfully got Horn to oversee the production of the remaining tracks."
Mr Benoit David ,Buggles & the Yes blokes did a fantastic job in Honouring a great deal of YES’ Spirit when giving this a 21st Century twist & airing. Having not heard Yes until Wonderous Stories was a uk single I can’t pretend I was there from the earliest days but this album stands alongside Astral Travellor ,South Side of The Sky , The More We Live Let Go , That That is & lots more of their fucking wonderful sound & brilliant timeless colourful rock music made by masters which anyone with a musical heart & soul can’t but love . 🏴❤️😁🐢🟩
I'm glad I have a physical copy of the original CD with Benoît David, which is so much better than Horn's version. Thanks for sharing it, so more people can listen to it.
@@srb99100 It was Horn wanted to do. He wanted his vocals on another Yes album. He and Geoff Downs wrote the song. Don’t hate him for it. Both versions are beautifully done and Benoit and Trevor added their own personality to the song.
@@srb99100 According to Trevor's liner notes, he was invited to guest with the band and then at the gig, Alan White asked if Trevor would like to redo the vocals so that the Drama line-up would have another album.
@@ricardooliva4034 @Ricardo Oliva I can PLAY most of Yes's classic era stuff on both guitar and bass... My favorite song from Tales is "The Remembering", Yessongs is my favorite live album of all time and I've listened to it at least 100 times in its entirety... But none of that changes the fact that "Fly From Here" (the 6 minute title track of this extended track) is a masterpiece that I find even more musical than even "Close to the Edge", Gates, or "Heart of the Sunrise". Those songs are all much more technical than "Fly from Here" but in my opinion this is even more musical and shows the greater maturity of the band 40 years later even if Chris Squire was the only classic Yes member to get a writing credit... Not one bar too many... It's a perfect 6 minute song... And everyone from Steve Howe to Alan White is just perfect on this track. Easily my favorite Yes track.
@@squirtlesquirtle94 ok. I understood. Except you can play all the bass and guitars parts. Maybe while you are sleeping. Sorry for my english, it is not my first language.
Glad to see someone else loves this too! Fly From Here is my favorite epic length. What would you say your favorite Yes epic length is besides this one?
@@ricardooliva4034he’s probably a younger fan like me. So we see the newer eras differently than some of the older fans might, though I have to say that even I gave up on this band after Chris died…
Love the Chris Squire backing vocals on this album! I never saw Benoit David live in concert. I saw Jon Anderson 12 times and Jon Davison twice live. Both very talented live.
*Yes - Fly From Here (2011)* 00:00 1. Fly From Here - Overture (Instrumental) 01:54 2. Fly From Here - Pt I - We Can Fly 07:54 3. Fly From Here - Pt II - Sad Night At The Airfield 14:44 4. Fly From Here - Pt III - Madman At The Screens 19:51 5. Fly From Here - Pt IV - Bumpy Ride 22:07 6. Fly From Here - Pt V - We Can Fly (Reprise)
A mudança mais marcante no Yes se deu com a saída de Howe. Criou-se um outro Yes sendo Yes. Todas as mudanças para mim foram super válidas. Eles sempre continuaram a seguir um estilo próprio. Excelente banda
Return Trip was a total slap in the face to Benoit David in my view. It’s really sad what’s happened to Yes, especially after Chris Squire passed. In my opinion, Yes should’ve ended with this album, they would’ve gone out on top.
I honestly think they could've ended with magnification. This song had been floating out in the æther for over 30 years, and I'm glad it was finally released. It is a masterpiece. But to be fair, it's technically more of a Buggles song than a Yes song. Sure, Yes played it a few times in the early 80s, but the Buggles played it a few times more in the late 70s. Side note: I do think this album is better than Magnification, I just believe Magnification is more of a Yes album than Fly From Here. One thing we can all agree on is Heaven & Earth was hot garbage.
@@real.sugarcone: It's not just that it takes an investment in some listening time. Heaven & Earth actually is, admittedly, a bit below the usually high musical and melodic standards of YES. I think I read somewhere that Steve Howe is reputed to be a bit unhappy with it.
Unfortunately, Yes has a long history of treating ex-members like trash, going back to Peter Banks and Tony Kaye. They did the same with Patrick Moraz and Benoit David. But the one that totally takes the cake is Jon Anderson. Turfed from the band he helped co-found. I lost all respect for the remaining members of Yes after they did that.
Does anyone else feel Genesis in Sad Night at the Airfield? Imagine Steve Hackett and Mike Rutherford's 12-strings, and Peter Gabriel on vocals! That said, this is the only post-Drama Yes track I've been able to listen to the end of... and then another 3 times. Thanks for posting, and all the informative comments.
The song at 11 minutes- is it Sad Night At The Airfield - if Robbie Williams had this on an album of his people all over the planet would be weeping along with it & it’s sentiments . Quality tune . ❤️
Beautiful piece. So different and yet so like Yes. Just like the Drama album was. It does sound like a follow-up to Drama, which in a way, it actually is.
Hello , Hello Hello ! C'est Michel Sarto - Laporte De votre belle planète Terre Pourquoi , je dis ça , en 1994 Le " bon Dieu " m' a bombarder Père ( et Mère aussi ... ) Pour faire une histoire courte ( Moé , impossible mais je vais me forcer en 2024 ! Je m' estime heureux maintenant Mais j' avoue humblement que J' aurais mis mes 2 mains à couper , tellement incroyable Que , une autre personne Possede , la voix angelique , si douce et apaisante , Chapeau! Maintenant , dans mon coeur Il y ' a 2 voix en Or , pour Yes John Andeson ****. And Benoît David
This is a great album. There is only one thing missing: Jon Anderson's voice... Somehow, every time I listen to this album, I am subconsciously hearing Jon Anderson singing... It's a funny feeling, as if it ought to have been there - and it's not. Don't get me wrong - Benoît David's vocals are unquestionably great, too, but I would love to have had Jon on that album. Jon, if you ever read this - you and Yes belong together forever. Too bad, we all have to eventually pass away, and soon there will be no us... But the music of Yes will stay for ever! In our mind, and in our heart. Thanks for having given it to us!
I agree, Jack. But let's not be too harsh here. This is my first hearing this album (and Benoit David) and I think his vocals are good (but not great). I think I can get in to this album - it seems a bit of a return to the '70s Yes that I've always loved since those days. But, at the same time, I know what you mean about Jon. For me, Jon was always the spiritual, creative and motivational driving force of Yes. Yes without Jon is not the true Yes.
First time hearing this and totally agree - yes it is Yes, but then again it's not quite - it's very good but Jon has a Spiritual presence that lifts the soul to a level above. And I miss Rick Wakeman's keyboard also. That said, I can say I will listen to this and enjoy it!
I too have the original CD with Benoit David autographed by the all band members. Met him at an outdoor performance in Boca Raton, Florida.Very personable and he definitely captures the sound and emotion of early Yes.
if iam not wrong this album and this song came out years before its time i saw Yes in MSG during the question years with geoff downs it was a great show the longest ovations ive ever herd .
I think every person who played in the rock group "yes" should go out on tour separately so we can have 30 groups named "yes" on tour. Like a bunch of little kids that can't put their ego's aside and bring back the best rock group "ever" bar none.
I don't like the name being flung around with come and go great musicians. It can only be the real original band. Just never is the same. Yes different, and great too, but sorry chucky it aint yes. it is no.
For starters, this tune was written by Horn and Downes, and originally by them recorded as well. Everything else done afterwards is a version of the original tune. Horses for courses, but it is known that Horn was requested to lay the vocals for the 2008/2011 versions, and those takes served as a guide for Benoit, who recorded his on top of Horn's. If you want to find the album version, not the outtakes, look no further than in Yes's official page.
i found the original 2011 one on amazon. CD for CDN $42.89, used thought so its something. i was looking for this for ages so I'm glad someone finally uploaded the original 24 minute track. last time herd this was in 2014. ill be bummed out if i come back and see this video has been taken down with the stupid frowny face.
This is the last Yes album that feels like they played standing up. David is lower energy than Anderson was for sure, but compared to Trevor Horn's voice, David is Johnny Rotten.
This is really great piece of art and personally I think this is peak moment of Geoff Downes songwriting.
I don't understand some Yes fans turning on the group for the latest offerings. They should be grateful.
The latest are terrible and Howe needs to disband the fake Yes
@@stephenzevetchin No he certainly shouldnt. Be nice.
@@stephenzevetchin lets see what your music sounds like. be kind, there only human, if they could always be in the same band and always make epic after epic they would. they have had in insane journey of albums. now they are old as fuck, and still trying to make their fans happy, which they always do.
@jeffroyer4522 maybe they should have the integrity and discernment to not crap on their legacy.
It's ego and bitter to do what they do now
Call them "Mess"
Until today (7-20-2023) I've never heard this masterpiece and it is taking me into another dimension. I absolutely love YES
When my Mom listened to this, she immediately recognized it as a Yes song.
Proof that Benoit David really nailed his vocals on Jon Anderson's level here.
Great Mom that is familiar with Yes 🎉❤
PLEASE NEVER TAKE THIS DOWN. Benoit David's performance on this is spectacular. I like Trevor Horn a lot, but they never should have messed with this, they nailed it with Benoit David.
agreed. I have this version!
I couldn’t believe the removed the Benoit David version. I mean I get doing one with Trevor, but removing David’s version sucks. I much prefer benoits performance on this album(not saying Trevor is a bad vocalist at all)
@@jayg339 I am going to buy the first version of this album with Benoit David second hand from EBay
@@jayg339 It just sucks they removed this version from streaming and took away the option to choose between them. I don't see the downside, both versions would equal more streams and more revenue.
Agreed.
Benoit David a fait un travail incroyable sur cet album et ses performances vocales sont justes et sensibles. Le défi était incroyable et il l’a relevé avec brio et de façon magistral.
The true genius and generosity of spirit that is Benoit David shines through. A truly remarkable album.
when I first heard this, it was obvious the band has still something to offer...... R.I.P. to the bass maestro
Chris Squire ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
I think Yes band is a gift from GOD
And you'd be correct! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
I second that for sure!
As a teen, I liked Yes. In my twenties I liked them a lot. From thirty to fifty, I was too busy to explore. Since fifty, they've moved on up my chart (Mount Rockmore status), and I feel privileged to explore their marvelous catalogue!
Your journey with Yes is similar to mine. I was late to the party so to speak. I didn't appreciate them fully enough in my teens and through my fifties. It is a sad regret. Yes has since become my favorite band of all time. I just spent literally the past 5 years listening solely to Yes, anything and everything available. It was an amazing journey. It's not quite over, but it is time to move on. I actually get a bit teary eyed now listening to songs like this. It is amazing how they can take a concept like being at an airfield and making it beautiful and compelling. My sadness now reflects the departure of Jon Anderson, and now the passing of Chris Squire and Alan White. I believe they had so much more music to share together. It reflects my own life journey, in that at age 65 I now feel the urgency to accomplish all that I am supposed to do and gifted for. You don't think like that even at age 50.
The last great Yes record, and this version smokes the later version with Trevor Horn. That needed to be said.
Trevor wrote this.
@@PeterBrown-mz4nv There's sentimental value in letting Horn do his own vocals and add some Art of Noise flourishes, but that doesn't necessarily mean that the end product is better. There's a strong case to be made that the original is superior to _Fly from Here: Return Trip_ .
Still, there's a hollow, unfinished quality to some of this material. Some of Steve Howe's guitar licks sound a little too sloppy. "Bumpy Ride" sounds like a demo, and the transition at the end of "Bumpy Ride" is jarring and forced, as if they had to meet a deadline and to stitch together what they had.
I'm a big fan of both versions. I love all of the Yes incarnations. Yes is a gift that keeps giving.
I agree Donald. Seen them live 8 times. I first saw YES in 1976 and the last one was in 2019 in Nashville Tennessee. I love YES!!!!!
@@markhaus2830 I REALLY ENVIE YOU, FORTUNATE SON
Haven’t got this album in my yes collection. I deem it very worthy after hearing it. Love and miss Chris..😢
I’m a huge fan of Trever Horn and the Drama album, but I think this is much better than the newer version with Horn. Benoit is simply a better vocalist. His voice sits just right in the mix and perfectly cuts through the instruments. He also has some warmth and emotion in his voice which is different from Horns more angular approach. With that said, this album with either vocalist is the best Yes music since the early 1980’s. With low expectations I was shocked at how good this album was on first listen, and it’s held up brilliantly.
Check out keystudio which is the 7 new studio tracks from keys to ascension. That was also yes at it’s best with Anderson, Wakeman, Squire, Howe, White
Listen to Squire too. Blinding just awesome. God rest Him.
Im a Drama big fan too :)
Speaking of Yes since the 80's, Talk is terribly underrated. I especially like "Where Will You Be" and "Endless Dream". I personally think it's Rabin's finest hour with Yes, and feel it fits in well with the group's magical 70's tradition, albeit with a nicely updated touch. Wish they had continued in this particular vein but I suppose that's the turbulent nature of the band.
You're nuts. Keys? Ladder? OYE?
Just love Benoit David vocals.
Overture 0:00 (1:54)
We Can Fly from Here 1:54 (6:00)
Sad Night at the Airfield 7:54 (6:50)
Madman at the Screens 14:44 (5:08)
Bumpy Ride 19:52 (2:14)
We Can Fly (Reprise) 22:06 (1:49)
Magical
It's wonderful to hear Chris Squire's runs. There's no replacing his genius.
Loved this band since the first time I heard them 50 years ago. Saw them the first time in 1974 on the Relayer tour. Nobody comes close. So much talent...
Relayer was my first blessing of Yes. I was so impressed I saw Chris Squire and Yes the greatest show on earth 35 more times!
Dan Cusack saw them at Roosevelt Stadium in jersey city nj around then- were you there?????????EPIC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
When I first heard this album, My first thought was "Drama" part 2. And later as I learned, I was right. And I love it!!! It is totally classic Yes! Trevor Horn and Chris Squire made it this way. Not to mention Steve, Alan, and Oliver.
Yes is a ship sailing seas of soun̈d the crew each manning their unique part.
I first saw Yes in Byron Bay 2012 and i was blown away by their instrumental skills and song structure (unfortunately Benoit David was already gone by then). I had to seek their albums out. The first one i bought and listened to was Close To The Edge. Maybe i should've started off less intense but that album is my favourite and probably always will be.
There comes a certain point in this song, near the end, where I just have to say aloud, "Holy shit, this is good!" 30 years after their prime, with a new singer and a new songwriter, they came up with that old magic.
A big part of the suite was written during "Drama" sessions but did not make it to the album. I think "Sad Night at the airfield" may be the best peice of music that Geoff Downes wrote.
Yes is one of my favorite bands. I just discovered this album, what a nice surprise. God bless all the Yes members, so much amazing talent. Thank you Yes for all your amazing music.
RIP Chris Squire !
Superior version of Fly From Here, the one I love from the original album release in 2011. Absolutely perfect! The "Return Trip" version is, quite frankly, inferior. I know Trevor Horn wrote a ton of the song, but he doesn't accurately convey the emotional dynamics of the lyrics despite that. Benoit's emotive and dynamic expression is lofty, soulful, and so beautiful.
you were and will be my favorite band I love you yes
First time heard anything from this band and wow, that was a roller coaster! Love it though!
I enjoyed the Drama album with Trevor Horn's vocals. But, I think Trevor did a great disservice to Benoit David by replacing Benoit's vocals for a release of this album. BD's voice blended so much nicer with Chris' on the harmonies. Thank you for keeping this version of FFH available. RIP Alan White. The rock of YES for 50 years.
I have listened to Drama without vocals. It’s every bit as good as an instrumental and it’s easier to imagineJon Anderson’s vocals on it. Trevor Horn left because of the concert circuit. They Sold Out Madison Square Garden five straight nights on the Drama tour and no one left happy.
They had to play the Classics an octave lower to accommodate Horn’s vocals. He had trouble early in the concerts, reaching Anderson’s range, but by the time they got to the end of the tour, they really had to make some adjustments because his voice was burnt out. so that was the end of that version of Yes. I called the band they have today Maybe.
Fantástica composición. La diferencia entre genios de la música y lo que producen los Millenium....Los Felicito
Sublime composing, production and musicianship. Not available today....😪
When it reaches that first chorus "And we can fly from here..." with Squire's descending bass lines undergirding, this piece takes off (pun intended!) and glistens every bit as bright as any Yes classic. And then to perfect the moment, Chris adds harmonies on the repeated phrase "We can fly", each one rising a step toward a wonderful resolution...nothing short of exquisite! Yes still had it - even in 2011 and without Jon Anderson!
Squire was Yes
Jon Anderson is the voice of Yes as well as a founder member of Yes with Chris Squire.
I f I had to point to one experience that forever changed the entire direction, philosophy, hope, and love of my life it would be seeing
The Tales of Topographical Oceans tour concert in Pittsburgh,Pa.
I was lost, without anything in my life to define who I was, nothing to give my heart a need to love that life. My soul was freed from the darkness and cold that imprisoned it.
I could see,hear,feel,touching the gentle awakening...I laughed, I cried soul wrenching sobs of joy! It couldn't end! It would never end.
Afterwards I walked out into the night and just marveled at it all.
My friend caught me up, looked in my eyes and smiled, welcoming me to this new world. We embraced,and laughed. I'll never be the same...
I had been playing bass for a year or so,needless to say I had found a mentor,hero,and friend all in the personage of Chris Squire.
My bandmates at the time must have thought I'd surely gone a bit mad...It struck me odd how some of my fellow musicians just didn't get what YES was about. They'd say it was alright,"But ya can't dance to it..."
I would try now and then to work a Yes lick into the repertoire, it worked... sometimes.
The greatest thing though was when the walls of my world came crashing down and all seemed lost, Yes somehow always had just released a new album,which I would buy, lock myself away and learn every note.
Yes has the most efficacious curative powers for the heart and soul.
God bless you, Chris, I shall always love,admire,and miss you terribly.
I want to thank the Yes fans for letting me share my feelings. God bless us all!
That's a great story, James. Thanks for sharing that. I've also always found Yes music to be positive and uplifting, with restorative and recuperative powers that have helped me through the last 48 years. Especially Topographic Oceans. All the best x
I have developed a life view that we are the creators of our own heavens and hells. I cannot site direct lyrics, but I am convinced this attitude (which has served me extremely well...) can be directly attributed to a life-time of listening to the music of Yes.
Beautiful words @james with a YESish quality, I totally understand.
And yes, RIP Master Squire! 🤗
Thanks James, welcome, You understand what it is to be a Yes fan!
"Yes has the most efficacious curative powers for the heart and soul." So true , brodie, Thnk you for sharing your beautiful self.
Chris Squire knows what he is doing
Thank you so much for uploading the REAL version of this album.
Yes, please avoid "the return trip" at all costs. This is a one-way flight.
return trip es muy inferior al fly from here original. Benoit David es MUCHO MEJOR CANTANTE QUE HORN...
At last. Wonder if the video also is back. I loved it
Totally agree. I just listened the Return Trip versions and defintively I prefer the originals. David's voice it's much clear and pure, and the sound mix is better in my opinion. Horn's voice has changed very much since the Drama album
@@moonlite_ From what I can gather from Wikipedia, Trevor was on tracks 7 through 11, songs from other projects. This from Wikipedia: "With Horn's involvement into the suite, the band agreed that an album with only his partial contributions made little sense, so they successfully got Horn to oversee the production of the remaining tracks."
Incredible song and album!!
Merci merci merci,retour à ma jeunesse pour c 23 minutes de bonheur❤🎉❤🎉❤🎉
Yes band, what an excellent band for all times beautiful songs, reminds me so much,,, ❤❤❤
Buggles.. Yes ...doesn´t matter,this is a fantastic song and a great Album,good music lives for ever.
Mr Benoit David ,Buggles & the Yes blokes did a fantastic job in Honouring a great deal of YES’ Spirit when giving this a 21st Century twist & airing. Having not heard Yes until Wonderous Stories was a uk single I can’t pretend I was there from the earliest days but this album stands alongside Astral Travellor ,South Side of The Sky , The More We Live Let Go , That That is & lots more of their fucking wonderful sound & brilliant timeless colourful rock music made by masters which anyone with a musical heart & soul can’t but love . 🏴❤️😁🐢🟩
I prefer this one over the 2018 remix - Benoit David is just better!
I can't believe they deleted this and made it hard to find. This is awesome.
Orgasmic track. Origin by the Buggles. The lads that did DRAMA before. And I love DRAMA. And I love both their Buggles Albums.
I'm glad I have a physical copy of the original CD with Benoît David, which is so much better than Horn's version. Thanks for sharing it, so more people can listen to it.
Supreme musicianship. 🖖
Far better than their latest album
Great song. killer bass line!
I will never understand why the group canned this incredible singer.
Benoit developed respiratory problems that resulted in his retirement from the music biz.
@@Gizathecat2 but why did they take a further step and re record the album with Trevor Horn’s vocals and not leave Benoit’s voice as is?
@@srb99100 It was Horn wanted to do. He wanted his vocals on another Yes album. He and Geoff Downs wrote the song. Don’t hate him for it. Both versions are beautifully done and Benoit and Trevor added their own personality to the song.
@@srb99100 According to Trevor's liner notes, he was invited to guest with the band and then at the gig, Alan White asked if Trevor would like to redo the vocals so that the Drama line-up would have another album.
What was the reason?
5:16 is my favorite part!
The vocals are amazing!
I've always loved that as well but I prefer when Squire handled those vocals himself as he did on the 1980 'Drama' tour.
I saw them perform this live in 1980 although the song was not included on the Drama album
one of the best songs of ALL TIME. My favourite Yes song.
I think you know very litle the Yes repertorie.
@@ricardooliva4034 @Ricardo Oliva I can PLAY most of Yes's classic era stuff on both guitar and bass... My favorite song from Tales is "The Remembering", Yessongs is my favorite live album of all time and I've listened to it at least 100 times in its entirety... But none of that changes the fact that "Fly From Here" (the 6 minute title track of this extended track) is a masterpiece that I find even more musical than even "Close to the Edge", Gates, or "Heart of the Sunrise". Those songs are all much more technical than "Fly from Here" but in my opinion this is even more musical and shows the greater maturity of the band 40 years later even if Chris Squire was the only classic Yes member to get a writing credit... Not one bar too many... It's a perfect 6 minute song... And everyone from Steve Howe to Alan White is just perfect on this track. Easily my favorite Yes track.
@@squirtlesquirtle94 ok. I understood. Except you can play all the bass and guitars parts. Maybe while you are sleeping. Sorry for my english, it is not my first language.
Glad to see someone else loves this too! Fly From Here is my favorite epic length. What would you say your favorite Yes epic length is besides this one?
@@ricardooliva4034he’s probably a younger fan like me. So we see the newer eras differently than some of the older fans might, though I have to say that even I gave up on this band after Chris died…
Love the Chris Squire backing vocals on this album! I never saw Benoit David live in concert. I saw Jon Anderson 12 times and Jon Davison twice live. Both very talented live.
*Yes - Fly From Here (2011)*
00:00 1. Fly From Here - Overture (Instrumental)
01:54 2. Fly From Here - Pt I - We Can Fly
07:54 3. Fly From Here - Pt II - Sad Night At The Airfield
14:44 4. Fly From Here - Pt III - Madman At The Screens
19:51 5. Fly From Here - Pt IV - Bumpy Ride
22:07 6. Fly From Here - Pt V - We Can Fly (Reprise)
I have to say i prefer this version. Along with Magnification this is my favourite Yes album since 90125, and i think i prefer it to that.
agreed
Saw this tour in Toronto I thought for sure that Squire found the voice. David was truly wonderful.
Best versión of this álbum.
Apart from Jon Anderson, Benoit was the best lead vocalist Yes ever had. The blend with Chris was beautiful.
agreed
Only because he imitates Anderson.
@@nonrepublicrat Of course, that’s the gig if you’re the singer in Yes. They all try to imitate Anderson. Benoit did it best.
Best version
Awesome piece of art. Greetings from Czech Republic!
I just went back to listen to this album again on streaming services and CAN'T BELIEVE they touched the vocals on this. What the fuck?
I much prefer this version with Benoit David singing than the one with Trevor Horn. This sounds more like Yes to me. 👍🏻
Ngl I like this and the Trevor Horn version equally for different reasons, I find both are good vocalists with different strengths and weaknesses
Heard them live 2010 in Munich, had to go out an buy this album right the next day!
Essa é a única e melhor versão desse Álbum. Eu amo esse disco
A mudança mais marcante no Yes se deu com a saída de Howe. Criou-se um outro Yes sendo Yes. Todas as mudanças para mim foram super válidas. Eles sempre continuaram a seguir um estilo próprio.
Excelente banda
In my opinion Benoit's voice is beautiful and natural.....Davidson seems to try to hard to mimic Anderson's voice.....Great album
Couldn’t have said it better myself. Davison would sound so much better if he didnt try to sing notes clearly too high or long for him.
Bring back John Anderson
Fly from here made me a better drummer thank you Alan❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Proud to say I have a copy of original Benoit version of CD
Lucky. Man
I had a digital version of the original release, but lost it when my phone was stolen. Should have backed it up, I know!
I was fortunate enough to get a copy on vinyl.
Just found one at a local record shop, a CD that is
I have both versions on CD
Return Trip was a total slap in the face to Benoit David in my view. It’s really sad what’s happened to Yes, especially after Chris Squire passed. In my opinion, Yes should’ve ended with this album, they would’ve gone out on top.
I honestly think they could've ended with magnification. This song had been floating out in the æther for over 30 years, and I'm glad it was finally released. It is a masterpiece. But to be fair, it's technically more of a Buggles song than a Yes song. Sure, Yes played it a few times in the early 80s, but the Buggles played it a few times more in the late 70s.
Side note: I do think this album is better than Magnification, I just believe Magnification is more of a Yes album than Fly From Here.
One thing we can all agree on is Heaven & Earth was hot garbage.
@@real.sugarcone: It's not just that it takes an investment in some listening time. Heaven & Earth actually is, admittedly, a bit below the usually high musical and melodic standards of YES. I think I read somewhere that Steve Howe is reputed to be a bit unhappy with it.
@@real.sugarcone Agreed! Heaven and HELL. I tried, but I couldn’t do it.
Unfortunately, Yes has a long history of treating ex-members like trash, going back to Peter Banks and Tony Kaye. They did the same with Patrick Moraz and Benoit David. But the one that totally takes the cake is Jon Anderson. Turfed from the band he helped co-found. I lost all respect for the remaining members of Yes after they did that.
@@TheReaperMan275 and yet they still try so hard to find singers who sound like jon
I’m getting Drama vibes from this song. Drama Pt 2
Even thought is impossible to replace Jon Anderson Benoit is the best "substitute".
Si , señor !
I love this. Benoit David's vocals are superb and the music is great.
Glad to see this being appreciated. I thought nobody likes this album. But suddenly, people see the great music in it. Edit: I own the CD :)
Your not the only one
Same. Probably my favourite since Drama
Does anyone else feel Genesis in Sad Night at the Airfield? Imagine Steve Hackett and Mike Rutherford's 12-strings, and Peter Gabriel on vocals! That said, this is the only post-Drama Yes track I've been able to listen to the end of... and then another 3 times. Thanks for posting, and all the informative comments.
A tremendous track. Yes at its best.
The song at 11 minutes- is it Sad Night At The Airfield - if Robbie Williams had this on an album of his people all over the planet would be weeping along with it & it’s sentiments . Quality tune . ❤️
This is probably the only piece of Yes music post-Anderson that I can tolerate.
Beautiful piece. So different and yet so like Yes. Just like the Drama album was. It does sound like a follow-up to Drama, which in a way, it actually is.
Buggles' version sounds so serene this sounds more hyped hard to pick a favorite
i like it; groove after subtle change after wild change after groove;
Hello , Hello Hello !
C'est Michel Sarto - Laporte
De votre belle planète Terre
Pourquoi , je dis ça , en 1994
Le " bon Dieu " m' a bombarder
Père ( et Mère aussi ... )
Pour faire une histoire courte
( Moé , impossible mais je vais me forcer en 2024 ! Je m' estime heureux maintenant
Mais j' avoue humblement que
J' aurais mis mes 2 mains à couper , tellement incroyable
Que , une autre personne
Possede , la voix angelique , si douce et apaisante , Chapeau!
Maintenant , dans mon coeur
Il y ' a 2 voix en Or , pour Yes
John Andeson ****.
And Benoît David
Great album I'm happy with it listen alot.ive been a long time yes fan.
My favorite band
Brilliant masterpiece!
It is fastly becoming one of my favs, never quite thought that I would ever care for someone replacing Jon, but Benoit took the reins with grace 😊😊😊
@@user-ek7vx9rq2nagreed. Amazing material on this album. I’ll take it anyday over the 2 newest “Yes” albums from the 2020s…
Ultra good music , there are a few blessed people
Thanks for sharing
This is the best album of yes. (Maybe except for fragile and tales from topographic oceans)
This is a great album. There is only one thing missing: Jon Anderson's voice...
Somehow, every time I listen to this album, I am subconsciously hearing Jon Anderson singing... It's a funny feeling, as if it ought to have been there - and it's not. Don't get me wrong - Benoît David's vocals are unquestionably great, too, but I would love to have had Jon on that album.
Jon, if you ever read this - you and Yes belong together forever. Too bad, we all have to eventually pass away, and soon there will be no us... But the music of Yes will stay for ever! In our mind, and in our heart.
Thanks for having given it to us!
Yes is Anderson and Anderson is Yes. No doubt.
I agree, Jack. But let's not be too harsh here. This is my first hearing this album (and Benoit David) and I think his vocals are good (but not great). I think I can get in to this album - it seems a bit of a return to the '70s Yes that I've always loved since those days. But, at the same time, I know what you mean about Jon. For me, Jon was always the spiritual, creative and motivational driving force of Yes. Yes without Jon is not the true Yes.
First time hearing this and totally agree - yes it is Yes, but then again it's not quite - it's very good but Jon has a Spiritual presence that lifts the soul to a level above. And I miss Rick Wakeman's keyboard also. That said, I can say I will listen to this and enjoy it!
Andersons voice is transparent like a Gibson PAF. And it Floats in Zero Gravity. This Voice sounds great. Right on pitch, if you know what I mean.
Steve Howe is absolutely immaculate
Masterpiece !
I too have the original CD with Benoit David autographed by the all band members. Met him at an outdoor performance in Boca Raton, Florida.Very personable and he definitely captures the sound and emotion of early Yes.
if iam not wrong this album and this song came out years before its time i saw Yes in MSG during the question years with geoff downs it was a great show the longest ovations ive ever herd .
Yes... One day..
Yes... Always
YES! the original version
I think every person who played in the rock group "yes" should go out on tour separately so we can have 30 groups named "yes" on tour. Like a bunch of little kids that can't put their ego's aside and bring back the best rock group "ever"
bar none.
Except the ego's there's also the money side of the story of course...
I don't like the name being flung around with come and go great musicians. It can only be the real original band. Just never is the same. Yes different, and great too, but sorry chucky it aint yes. it is no.
Magical
YESISH is what this is. Not a bad name and not misleading.
Better than everything else the band put out after Drama.
I saw this formation of yes live in Auckland new Zealand 2012 and bought a tee shirt it's now April 2023
And I saw this lineup in 2011 in St Petersburg Florida😊😊
Saw them in Florida 2011😊😊
For starters, this tune was written by Horn and Downes, and originally by them recorded as well. Everything else done afterwards is a version of the original tune. Horses for courses, but it is known that Horn was requested to lay the vocals for the 2008/2011 versions, and those takes served as a guide for Benoit, who recorded his on top of Horn's. If you want to find the album version, not the outtakes, look no further than in Yes's official page.
Unfortunately, only the first part of the titular suite is playable from the band's website linking to Spotify, and the other links are all broken.
I love the boys, in all lineups ... but "Sad Night" was the last teary-eyed kick in the chest they gave me.
This sounds very good, just read about in an article about Geoff Downes. David really does have a nice voice.
Benoit David is a remarkable vocalist . His work with Yes and Mystery are unparalleled.
On a par with close to the edge😊 Beautiful, but honestly I'm freaking out, every morning I wake up singing fly from here in my head 😂😂
I'm with you on that, this masterpiece of composing is with me daily. 🖖🎼🎵🎶🎶🎵
The last great Yes. Benoit is a great singer. Wondering what is he doing now.
i found the original 2011 one on amazon. CD for CDN $42.89, used thought so its something. i was looking for this for ages so I'm glad someone finally uploaded the original 24 minute track. last time herd this was in 2014. ill be bummed out if i come back and see this video has been taken down with the stupid frowny face.
Lo mejor que escucho de los años 70 🎉😮
This is the last Yes album that feels like they played standing up. David is lower energy than Anderson was for sure, but compared to Trevor Horn's voice, David is Johnny Rotten.