Amen brother! Always loved this song and loved the drums, especially all the off-beat and strange time signatures. Chris' mad bass and Steve's guitar are the best examples of their phenomenal playing! This song took up the entire side 1. What a journey!
Yeah and then left the band so he never had to play this live. And whenever he would get back in the band for a tour the two or three times he did he never played it like this. So, I put this down to what you can do in a studio when you only have to pound it out once as opposed to recording something and then playing it live on tour 2 - 3 times a week, like what Neil Peart and Carl Palmer did with some of their VERY hard drumming.
@@johndoh5182 ....No one in the band yes ever played Close to the edge like the studio version and by the time Bill came back to the band in the later years he was way ahead of what he played as a 22 year old kid...as the whole band really approached the songs in a different light as they matured. Being a good musician is not about reproducing a Studio album on stage...ask Gentle giant ! Musicianship is pretty much about evolution as a player...Not playing the same notes day in day out!
Thank you!! I have posted a lot of Rush covers there as well and just wanted to show that Rush is not the only band I am playing through. But Rush and Genesis are my two favs
Holy Shit Niko I am a yes fan kinda a big YES fan seen them 73 or so times since the 70's I was at JFK in Phila You have done what many can not You have reproduced Bill Bruford Yes I am a HUGE Bruford fan. And a drummer myself back in the day.. My Hat is off too you Niko It made me cry. CTTE is my Fav YES SONG. Bravo and keep the YES COMING Thank You
I don't even have the words to use with how impressed I am with this cover. Dude.......you're not from this planet to be able to do Bruford's beats so amazingly spot on. I bow down to your greatness!!!
Wow. You got that final crescendo just right. It's a series of weird time signatures and Bruford just plows through it with that extended sforzando until it hits the climax. Yikes! You got it PERFECTLY, especially the accents following it with that oddly placed downbeat on the snare between the cymbal crashes. Well done, Niko. Very well done indeed. I must note, however, that Bruford did everything that you did with a very simple trap set. NOT criticizing: the man has a PhD in percussion. But I have NEVER seen that many cymbals outside of Neil Peart's kit. I'm REALLY impressed, both with your gear and your skill level. You could be playing for darn near anyone. Thanks for sharing this with us.
Thank you so much!! My kit is just that big because I do covers from so many different bands for example Genesis, Rush, Yes, Pink Floyd and many more :) check them out if you want ;)
One of the first records I got into of my dads...when I was just four years old in 1986. One of my top 10 favorite records of all-time still to this day. Progressive rock at its finest. And I still have his copy!
I am a huge Bill Bruford fan. His way off drumming is so unique. You did a great performance! Incredible. Would love to see you perform the first 4 songs from UK's firts album :)
Hello there young man you are phenomenal I’m an old 67-year-old prog rocker from the 70s I love all your work but I noticed you haven’t done any ELP how about Tarkus thank you for your time by the way the last time I saw yes I was at the Jones Beach theater New York September 7, 2001 when they were playing with a full orchestra they opened up with close to the edge and the audience was absolutely stunned it was spellbinding powerful there were no words after it was over we still on for 10 minutes and wouldn’t stop clapping thank you Nick I’ll keep up the great work and I hope you And your family are doing well through these tough times thank you James
Thanks a lot! I once read that Bill Bruford said 1972: "In 40 years people will listen to Close To The Edge and say this is was progressive rock was" and thats exactly what I/we do
Thank you!! :) This is probably my best video. Definitely the one I am proud of the most. I have to share it on Instagram as well today, maybe you can share it in your story then?! would be so nice :D
I'll say this much, wooooooo!!! I'm now going to listen to the original recording again, why...because I can't believe how good this drummer is...somebody did their homework.......A+.
Just saw this on Jon Anderson's post, one of my favorate Yes tracks, you have done a great job, sounds awesome, great to see there music being played by a younger generation.
Thanks for watching? Thank you for putting up this amazing display of skill! Yes are so complex that sometimes one would think those tracks can not be replicated... not even by the artist.. thanks for the drumm lesson!
Nice that you played it ala Bruford...In lieu of Alan White...CTTE is a BEAST too...I've practiced this song many times...it's a great lesson in syncopation and offbeat/downbeat...Bruford's Bass pedal is so tasty...You did an amazing job...Don't you just love that beat after 3:16? It's so tasty...A chops tester if ever there was one...
@@Progdrummernb I see you rockin the Fragile shirt in the video...:)...Heart of the Sunrise and Southside of the Sky were always some of my favorites to practice to. Quintessential Bruford...I used to practice all his King Crimson and U.K stuff...He's a great play along with drummer that really helps develop tempo...Between Him and Carl Palmer, I had some tight playing...Now Drums, i have a set still, are not as fun...I lost my stamina and wrist flexibilty after 30 years in construction...But; I can still do some stuff...:)...Zeppelin and the like...Just not In My Time of Dying or Out on the tiles anymore...:)
@@godbluffvdgg Fragile will also come ;) King Crimson is always a bit tricky because KC songs often got blocked on RUclips. Want to do the albums Court Of The Crimson King, Larks Tongues In Aspic and Red but cannot promise if they are availabe :/ and at least three ELP albums will definitely come ;)
@@Progdrummernb I'd like to see you do all three impressions from Karnevil 9 or Tank from the first album...:)...Good stuff! How about some Gadd from Steely Dan...That's good and a good challenge too..
Amazing! What a pleasure to watch and listen to. I've seen yes play many times with many different lineups and, while certainly not taking away from Bill Bruford or Alan White, you could fill in quite nicely. Fantastic work, spot on! Thank you for posting this.
Thank you very much!! And 200 more videos planned for the next 15 months. All Genesis songs 1970-1991, all Rush songs 1975-1981, all Yes songs 1970-1972 a lot of Jethro Tull, Pink Floyd and so on
Just came from your Tom Sawye vid and I've gotta say I haven't seen any drummer on youtube as good as you. You deserve every bit of praise you receive and even Jon knows it.
Nearly perfect! But how can I say this, except: NEEDS MORE COWBELL! J/k, seriously, that was/is awesome. Really helped me, as someone who has listened intently to that song many thousands of times since around 1974 (when I first started collecting Yes recordings), gain a greater appreciation for Bill Bruford's amazing work.
WTF 🤯🤯 what a great spot light for the drums in this song. Speechless. I play (well I in this company … only just😂) and this is incredible … even down to the correct cymbals chokes. 👌🔥🔥🔥🤯🤯
@@Progdrummernb Looking your amazing performance,i'm very impressed how much technical and fast was Bruford drumming here...I knew that Bruford is a master prog rock drumming,i have early 70s Yes albums ,but his drumming is really unbelievable.
@@massimolombardi1367 Brufords drumming is so amazing. And I would say Close To The Edge is the most difficult yep :) my problem with Bills drumming is that he is improvising on many albums. So its nearly impossible to cover. But I try it :) Fragile and The Yes album will follow and maybe the King Crimson albums Larks Tongues In Aspic and Red. I can play it but King Crimson stuff often gets blocked on RUclips so I cannot promise
@@Progdrummernb Bruford drumming in King Crimson was amazing too...I have read that early Collins drumming was influenced by Bruford.Is It true?Which are differences between two drumming styles? Collins drumming in Selling is high technical level surely,but in my opinion less than Bruford in Close to the Edge...What do you think,Niko?
9/10, great job! If you're wondering where you lose the point, it's your snare sound, it's missing that cutting high "toonk!" rimshot-sounding tone so prevalent in Bruford's work through UK.
Found your channel via the amazing Tom sawyer video, subscribed and clicked on the next one. That one was great, but this... This, sir, is something else. I really hope you get a long and prolific career in music if this is what you're pursuing. Bravo!
Jon Anderson himself just shared this on his facebook page. :) Congrats!
Thank you!! I know :) Really appreciate that
Jon Anderson should get this guy and two more ringers who sound like Steve and Chris, bring Rick along and we could have yet another version of Yes.
That's when you know you're good!
I'm not sure I trust I trust a song that points my liver specifically.
That just goes to show how much of a Creative genius Bill Bruford was on drums, only 23 years old when he dropped those beats!!
Amen brother! Always loved this song and loved the drums, especially all the off-beat and strange time signatures. Chris' mad bass and Steve's guitar are the best examples of their phenomenal playing! This song took up the entire side 1. What a journey!
and he did it with fewer drums
Yeah and then left the band so he never had to play this live.
And whenever he would get back in the band for a tour the two or three times he did he never played it like this.
So, I put this down to what you can do in a studio when you only have to pound it out once as opposed to recording something and then playing it live on tour 2 - 3 times a week, like what Neil Peart and Carl Palmer did with some of their VERY hard drumming.
@@johndoh5182 ....No one in the band yes ever played Close to the edge like the studio version and by the time Bill came back to the band in the later years he was way ahead of what he played as a 22 year old kid...as the whole band really approached the songs in a different light as they matured.
Being a good musician is not about reproducing a Studio album on stage...ask Gentle giant !
Musicianship is pretty much about evolution as a player...Not playing the same notes day in day out!
@@johndoh5182Peart and Palmer were never even close to writing something like that on drums, Peart himself said that bruford is a better drummer xd
Jon Anderson sent me here. It was worth every second!
Thanks a lot! Still can't believe that he shared it
I never really realized how fucking crafty of a drummer Bruford was until I watched this. Thanks man.
Neil Peart Fan Club post brought me here! Those ghost notes - unreal. Excellent cover.
Thank you!! I have posted a lot of Rush covers there as well and just wanted to show that Rush is not the only band I am playing through. But Rush and Genesis are my two favs
Gives me a whole new appreciation for BB on that song! Great job. Thanks.
Thanks!!
Amazing job Nico.
Bill is a genius.
If Yes had only done Close to the Edge and Roundabout, that would have been a Hall of Fame career.
Holy Shit Niko I am a yes fan kinda a big YES fan seen them 73 or so times since the 70's I was at JFK in Phila You have done what many can not You have reproduced Bill Bruford Yes I am a HUGE Bruford fan. And a drummer myself back in the day.. My Hat is off too you Niko It made me cry. CTTE is my Fav YES SONG. Bravo and keep the YES COMING Thank You
Thank you so much!!! It's my favorite song as well. More Yes content will come after I finished my Genesis and Rush recordings :)
Nice one, difficult piece 👊
I've NEVER seen or heard a cover pf anything as good as this. You nailed Bill Bruford to a tee. Wow. Alan White shouldn't watch this, lol.
Thank you so much!!!
Imagine disrespecting Alan white
Alan White learned to play this piece in three days. I think he would’ve been happy about this guy
If Alan whites gonna retire Jon has you in his list
I think I just ascended to heaven. That was absolutely amazing. I hope bill bruford sees this.
I don't even have the words to use with how impressed I am with this cover. Dude.......you're not from this planet to be able to do Bruford's beats so amazingly spot on. I bow down to your greatness!!!
Thank you so much!!
So grateful for Bruford's playing on this album...
That was truly amazing !! I think that's as close to Brufords original as is humanly possible .
Very impressive young man !!
That moment when Jon Anderson himself shares your Yes drum cover. Whoa. Nice going. :)
So proud! :)
Honestly, it's insane that Bill ever came up with this. This is beyond amazing, i've never heard anything like this
Best Cover i have Seen yet. This Song is so incredibly hard to Play. I am impressed
Thank you!
Not even Alan White could play that, you are amazing sir! Wow🤘
Great cover of perhaps the greatest prog tune ever. Most enjoyable! Congratulations!
My favourite song of all times. Thank you very much!
Never get tired of this, still learning...
Wow. You got that final crescendo just right. It's a series of weird time signatures and Bruford just plows through it with that extended sforzando until it hits the climax. Yikes! You got it PERFECTLY, especially the accents following it with that oddly placed downbeat on the snare between the cymbal crashes.
Well done, Niko. Very well done indeed. I must note, however, that Bruford did everything that you did with a very simple trap set. NOT criticizing: the man has a PhD in percussion. But I have NEVER seen that many cymbals outside of Neil Peart's kit. I'm REALLY impressed, both with your gear and your skill level. You could be playing for darn near anyone. Thanks for sharing this with us.
Thank you so much!! My kit is just that big because I do covers from so many different bands for example Genesis, Rush, Yes, Pink Floyd and many more :) check them out if you want ;)
@@Progdrummernb I will! Thank you again for sharing and for being such a consummate pro.
This is sooo sick. The build up at 10:50 gives me chills every time. So good. Might need to make a keyboard cover of this one day. Amazing job!!!
Freaking awesome!!! Bill Bruford would be proud.
Damn that was intense, great drumming!!!! Can't believe I'd not seen this before!
My first album was Yessongs...first concert 1976 Relayer. No stopping after that. Excellent job Niko!
One of the first records I got into of my dads...when I was just four years old in 1986. One of my top 10 favorite records of all-time still to this day. Progressive rock at its finest. And I still have his copy!
I am a huge Bill Bruford fan. His way off drumming is so unique. You did a great performance! Incredible. Would love to see you perform the first 4 songs from UK's firts album :)
You're the best, man... congrats!!!
Thanks a lot!!!
すげー！！ 素晴らしい！！ great!!!!
I could not look away... Mesmerized from start to finish. We LIVE for this. Thank you!
Just sent it to the drummer of my band ! This is one of my favourite pieces of music and you beat it perfectly. Thank you
The ending is fucking so magical, amazing cover
Thank you very much!!
Boy,,,,,that was really nice! I'm gonna watch it again as soon as I can find my 'bong', (I'm always misplacing it)......
Thank you very much!!
What is the little black cymbal you strike at 4:15? Thanks....
@@stevemoss947 thats a bell called Stagg BM-B7H Heavy Black Metal Bell 7" a very cheep bell but with an amazing sound
Great drummers play with finesse, technical ability and feeling. You do all of that. Keep playing man.
Freaking awesome!
confirmation the bruford is a god. amazing job. was simply mind numbing to watch/witness. thanks. subbed
He is ;) Thanks a lot
Hello there young man you are phenomenal I’m an old 67-year-old prog rocker from the 70s I love all your work but I noticed you haven’t done any ELP how about Tarkus thank you for your time by the way the last time I saw yes I was at the Jones Beach theater New York September 7, 2001 when they were playing with a full orchestra they opened up with close to the edge and the audience was absolutely stunned it was spellbinding powerful there were no words after it was over we still on for 10 minutes and wouldn’t stop clapping thank you Nick I’ll keep up the great work and I hope you And your family are doing well through these tough times thank you James
Good music will always survive. Thanks for the wonderful video and artful drumming.
Thanks a lot! I once read that Bill Bruford said 1972: "In 40 years people will listen to Close To The Edge and say this is was progressive rock was" and thats exactly what I/we do
omgosh SOOOOO good!!!!!!!!
Thank you!! :) This is probably my best video. Definitely the one I am proud of the most. I have to share it on Instagram as well today, maybe you can share it in your story then?! would be so nice :D
Fantastic job. Made me appreciate Bruford's work on this classic even more. I didn't think that was possible. Thank you so much!
It's so awesome you have a love for this timeless, classic, Epic music in your heart Niko. The beat goes on!
Amazing view too! Well done!!!
Thank you!!
Outstanding job
Just great Niko - your cymbal flams at the end are so joyous. Loved all of that.
Thank you very much!!
Awesome! Great drumming!
Amazing drumming!!! Woooooow!!! I love this album!!!
I'll say this much, wooooooo!!! I'm now going to listen to the original recording again, why...because I can't believe how good this drummer is...somebody did their homework.......A+.
Thank you so much!!
Wooohooo ! Amazing !
Thanks
Great job! This song is absolutely my favorite YES tune! Exquisite! As a bass player, Chris is perfection here. They all were. True synchronicity!
Chris bass playing is masterclass!! Thank you very much :)
Briliant!
Thankyou for playing it! Awesome !
Excellent! no body plays this type of music any more. Love your very nice drum set.
Thank you!
Just saw this on Jon Anderson's post, one of my favorate Yes tracks, you have done a great job, sounds awesome, great to see there music being played by a younger generation.
Thank you so much!! My favourite song of all times. Grew up with Genesis music and discovered the other prog bands during the last 10 years
Sick bro! I needed that today.
R.I.P. Professor
Thank you so much!! RIP Neil
Brilliant! ✌️😎
Great birdseye view of the technical prowess required to play this! You're there man! Great stuff!
Thank you very much!
fantastic
Just fantastic; thank you!
Thank you very much!!!
I love this
FANtastic!!!
Thank you!!!
This is Fantastic ☆☆☆☆☆
Thanks for watching? Thank you for putting up this amazing display of skill! Yes are so complex that sometimes one would think those tracks can not be replicated... not even by the artist.. thanks for the drumm lesson!
Thank you very much!
beautiful, and precise, thanks !
Thank you!
Worth it just for 3.16 :-) many thanks for keeping the flame burning
Thank you so much!!!
Amazing !!!
Breaking down the greatest song the drums
Very well done, Sir.
Thanks!
killer performence. great job man👏
Thank you very much!!
BRAVO!!
Wow man!
Bravo!!
Nice that you played it ala Bruford...In lieu of Alan White...CTTE is a BEAST too...I've practiced this song many times...it's a great lesson in syncopation and offbeat/downbeat...Bruford's Bass pedal is so tasty...You did an amazing job...Don't you just love that beat after 3:16? It's so tasty...A chops tester if ever there was one...
I love every second in this song. My favorite song of all times :)
@@Progdrummernb I see you rockin the Fragile shirt in the video...:)...Heart of the Sunrise and Southside of the Sky were always some of my favorites to practice to. Quintessential Bruford...I used to practice all his King Crimson and U.K stuff...He's a great play along with drummer that really helps develop tempo...Between Him and Carl Palmer, I had some tight playing...Now Drums, i have a set still, are not as fun...I lost my stamina and wrist flexibilty after 30 years in construction...But; I can still do some stuff...:)...Zeppelin and the like...Just not In My Time of Dying or Out on the tiles anymore...:)
@@godbluffvdgg Fragile will also come ;) King Crimson is always a bit tricky because KC songs often got blocked on RUclips. Want to do the albums Court Of The Crimson King, Larks Tongues In Aspic and Red but cannot promise if they are availabe :/ and at least three ELP albums will definitely come ;)
@@Progdrummernb I'd like to see you do all three impressions from Karnevil 9 or Tank from the first album...:)...Good stuff! How about some Gadd from Steely Dan...That's good and a good challenge too..
@@godbluffvdgg i will definitely do Karn Evil 9 ... Have done it 5 years ago check it out if you want, but the sound is just crappy :/
Bill Bruford in his younger days!
Bruford would give you a standing ovation and well deserved.
You killed it
Vaya mi amigo Nicko!!! Excelente cover !! Felicitaciones !!🤘🤘
That is true drumming right there, amazing work !! got that cover down to a tee bro
Thank you so much!!!
Amazing! What a pleasure to watch and listen to. I've seen yes play many times with many different lineups and, while certainly not taking away from Bill Bruford or Alan White, you could fill in quite nicely. Fantastic work, spot on! Thank you for posting this.
Thank you so much!!!
Excellent! Well-done!
Thank you!!!
amazing!!!!!
Thank you very much!!!
Hell yeah!! Nicely done
Holy cow you have a lot of great drum covers!
Thank you very much!! And 200 more videos planned for the next 15 months. All Genesis songs 1970-1991, all Rush songs 1975-1981, all Yes songs 1970-1972 a lot of Jethro Tull, Pink Floyd and so on
@@Progdrummernb Wow! I hope you're gigging. It would be a damn shame. Great channel though 👌
Just came from your Tom Sawye vid and I've gotta say I haven't seen any drummer on youtube as good as you. You deserve every bit of praise you receive and even Jon knows it.
Thank you so much!!!
You are awesome, one of the few people covering Bruford
Thank you! He is one of my top 5 drummers of all time
@@Progdrummernb and who are the other 4?
Damn not sure whether to be more impressed by the kit or the playing
Nearly perfect! But how can I say this, except:
NEEDS MORE COWBELL!
J/k, seriously, that was/is awesome. Really helped me, as someone who has listened intently to that song many thousands of times since around 1974 (when I first started collecting Yes recordings), gain a greater appreciation for Bill Bruford's amazing work.
Wow man you did a fantastic cover!
Thanks a lot!
WTF 🤯🤯 what a great spot light for the drums in this song. Speechless. I play (well I in this company … only just😂) and this is incredible … even down to the correct cymbals chokes. 👌🔥🔥🔥🤯🤯
Congratulations !
Thank you!!
Great job Sir
SO NOT ONLY GENESIS (THE BEST FOR ME)...ALSO YES!!! VERY NICE AND EXCELLENT EXECUTION! CONGRATS
wow. . what a show Niko. . SUB'D!!!
Monster drumming Niko!!
Thank you!! One of my best videos definitely
@@Progdrummernb Looking your amazing performance,i'm very impressed how much technical and fast was Bruford drumming here...I knew that Bruford is a master prog rock drumming,i have early 70s Yes albums ,but his drumming is really unbelievable.
@@Progdrummernb Is "Close to the Edge" most difficult and technical song to play between all your covers?
@@massimolombardi1367 Brufords drumming is so amazing. And I would say Close To The Edge is the most difficult yep :) my problem with Bills drumming is that he is improvising on many albums. So its nearly impossible to cover. But I try it :) Fragile and The Yes album will follow and maybe the King Crimson albums Larks Tongues In Aspic and Red. I can play it but King Crimson stuff often gets blocked on RUclips so I cannot promise
@@Progdrummernb Bruford drumming in King Crimson was amazing too...I have read that early Collins drumming was influenced by Bruford.Is It true?Which are differences between two drumming styles? Collins drumming in Selling is high technical level surely,but in my opinion less than Bruford in Close to the Edge...What do you think,Niko?
i get up i get down あああーん！！！ from tokyo!
Legend!
I came here because Jon Anderson shared it on Facebook. Very nicely played my dude.
Thank you!! Feel so honored that he shared it
27 cymbals in view! .....too many choices for my limited brain. Well done lad. Well done~
Thanks! I think it's nearly impossible to start playing with so many stuff around you. My drumset grew year by year and so I got used to play it :)
Ha...I count 33 ( though I’m including hi hats, and it looks like possibly one black electronic cymbal). Nice job on my fav Yes tune of all time.
Bravo! I imagine one of the toughest songs to master (as you did).
Thanks a lot!!
Amazing cover! Respect dude!!
IMPRESIONANTE! GRACIAS!
9/10, great job! If you're wondering where you lose the point, it's your snare sound, it's missing that cutting high "toonk!" rimshot-sounding tone so prevalent in Bruford's work through UK.
Thank you!! Happy with the 9/10 Bills snare sound is nearly impossible to recreate
Found your channel via the amazing Tom sawyer video, subscribed and clicked on the next one.
That one was great, but this... This, sir, is something else.
I really hope you get a long and prolific career in music if this is what you're pursuing.
Bravo!
Thank you so much!!!!