This masterpiece of an album was recorded and released in 1972 (nearly 50 years ago) and only consists of 3 songs - Close To The Edge (which you have already heard), this song, and Siberian Khatru...so that’s the only one left then you’ve experienced the whole album. It really was, and still is, a milestone in progressive rock music! By the way, that’s an acoustic guitar at the beginning...not a piano 😊. And all of lead vocals are sung by the same guy, Jon Anderson. He has a very unique voice and way of singing. The other members of Yes at this time were: Steve Howe - guitars & backing vocals Chris Squire - bass guitar & backing vocals Bill Bruford - drums & percussion Rick Wakeman - keyboard instruments (piano/organ/synthesisers etc) he is widely considered one of the greatest keyboardists in rock music. Happy exploring this wonderful band!
Jon Anderson had a unique voice in that he is a true Tenor with a wide range to the top end. And of course, he, along with the others were brilliant musicians who, as a group, came together completely as a unit with this album. It was the bands pinnacle achievement.
The first time I met Yes was in 1983, when Owner of a Lonely Heart video came out on MTV, and I said “wow, good rock band”. Then a friend of mine lent me an LP and said to me “Do you want to really know Yes? Just listen to this”. It was Close to the Edge and I said “WOOOW WOOOW WOOOW”. A whole universe opened to me from that moment on. A great album
It's astonishing when you watch Owner of a lonely heart's video on YT that most of the people who comment dont have a clue what Yes is really about... People dont have an open mind. If you liked the song, check out the group, its so simple nowadays.
Watching newbies have such reactions to these wonderful Yes songs is so amazing to us, because it is like we are reliving the first times ever hearing these masterpieces!
I have always loved this song from the moment I first heard it. When I see it performed live, with Jon Anderson singing it, I well up with a profound sense of experiencing something grand and beautiful, usually followed by tears of joy, which is then met with a raucous reaction when he sings “called over valleys of endless seas.” I don’t need to know about each word, because I’m delivered to it’s space. Then the crowd goes nuts. Probably gets the biggest standing ovation of the night. The whole shape of the song is completely unique in any genre of music.
I've probably heard this song 200 times and I still get emotional hearing it. For me what does it is when we typically hear love songs, they're easy to digest, and this song doesn't really do that, and to the untrained ear people may not even realize this is a love song at all. Judging from the lyrics, I feel that this is a song about a love that develops over time, and I can't even imagine how difficult it is to write a song that illustrates that, but somehow Yes had done it. Thank you so much for making this video, it was fun watching someone react to one of my favorite songs of all time :D
This song helped me deal with my mother’s death in 1984 soon after I discovered Yes at age 15. Somehow I lived through the 70s and did not hear of Yes until 1983 when Owner of a Lonely Heart was released. I bought their entire back catalogue on vinyl that same year and without Yes high school would have been completely different for me. I recommend Turn of the Century, Starship Trooper, and Hearts for you. Happy Listening!
I need to thank you. Whenever I see someone really hear this band I’m moved. I used to take my dads albums when I was about two years old and I’d play them on tiny turntable that my dad gave me. He trusted me with his records because he knew I had respect for them. Do listen to as much yes as you can. Jon Anderson us beautiful being. . I was lucky enough to meet him a few years ago and he is just as lovely as you can imagine
I met Jon Anderson a few years ago. I told him this was my favorite Yes song. He said "thanks, mine to". Yes, Genesis, Pink Floyd, Emerson, Lake, & Palmer... they were all modern-day classical composers. Tony Kaye, Rick Wakeman, Chris Squire, Bill Bruford, Trevor Rabin... brilliant musicians.
I heard this fir the first time in '74. I fell deeply for the Band. Close to the Edge is a top 10 album IMHO. So nice to watch the reaction on your face.
The love of another, the love of the infinite, the love of life, it's all in there...and believe when I say that while listening to this in concert once, while in a highly lucid state, I had a flash of how world peace can happen and how easy it really is if we would only see. I love that you are exploring the lyrics, there is a lot there and because he is basically painting with words, there are so many possible meanings that will change as you do. This song also contains one of my favorite lines...it is hard to hear because it is a backing vocal and it is very processed...it's at 5:17 in your vid: "Float your climb" which I take as the Daoist idea of "wu wei" or non-doing...if you let things flow, life will take you where you need to be. We have to allow ourselves to ascend and then we will float up without effort. To quote Yoda..."Luminous beings are we."
It’s so nice that YES has grabbed you! It seems that you are the newest true Yes fan! You have listened to the first 2 songs from the album called “Close To The Edge” - there are only 3 songs on the album, so you might as well finish! The final song is called “Siberian Khatru.” All 3 songs are entirely different than one another, yet equally great in their own way. After that -- how about “Heart of the Sunrise” and “Turn of the Century” - 2 more surprising and beautiful songs from this unique and amazing band. Keep listening, love your reactions!
Jon almost always dedicates this song to "his Janie" whom he's been married to since 1997. It's about *love*, which we truly need now. Jon Anderson, Chris Squire, Bill Bruford, and Steve Howe all had a hand in writing "And You And I".
Been listening to this since it first came out. The whole album is brilliant and still seems fresh even after all that time, probably due to the incredible musical abilities all members possess.
Many of our most creative minds were huge fans of Yes. A goodly number of my favorite TV series, when the credits run, turn out to have been produced by "Mutant Enemy Productions", a name drawn from one of the lyrical phrases in this tune.
Cynthia, I have completely enjoyed watching your reactions to this beautiful music from Yes. You have a very good ear for understanding what you are hearing and it is a pleasure to be able to witness your joy.
I saw Yes in an outdoor concert in Hartford, CT in 1972 during the tour promoting this album. I then saw them in Leicester, U.K. in 2015...a 43 year gap! They were minus Jon Anderson and Rick Wakeman, but they did their first three albums in their entirety. I was in heaven.
It was a pleasure to watch your eyes and face full of smiles. When this album came out I was a teenager and to this day this album is still one of the best
I felt the same way when I bought the album and heard this song, it became my favorite Yes song. I was a teenager learning the guitar and Steve Howe became a mythical being I could only dream of playing as he did. Many late nights burning much gasoline smoking buds listening to Yes! I don’t want to go back, it could never be as good as I remember it today!
YES has excelled in Progressive Rock with their instrumentation and stories involved with their songs! They capture moods and feelings and they are memorizing to watch and listen to!
Hi there. It's a harmonic intro by Steve Howe on the lead guitar. In the background the hauntingly beautiful piece is played by Rick Wakemen - he plays piano, organ, mellotron, etc. I'm a jazz bassist and multi-instrumentalist and working on my own progressive rock album. Prog rock was definitely the most experimental and talented genre that could push and challenge to the boundaries of no limits; musicians were free to do what they wanted due to the ever-growing and income of the music industry. Thanks for bringing this to new audiences. I am new to your channel and enjoyed this reaction. Thank you, Ambrose.
First heard YES at 13 years old in 1973. This piece deeply effected me and along with others from a very rich catalog did go on to chart the course of my musical sensibilities for the rest of my life. It's a "love affair" really . . . Welcome and enjoy . . . .
Hola tengo 60 años y vivo en Costa Rica y desde los 12 años soy fan de YES y justamente Close To The Edg fue el primer LP que compre en mi vida, quiero felicitarte por tu buen gusto musical y sobre todo por tu sensibilidad disfrute tu video , disfrute ver que alguien tan joven disfruta hoy de la música que me hizo soñar en mi adolescencia y me marco por toda la vida
And You and I; Classic yes so beautiful, emotional, uplifting, wonderful it is a great song like all Yes songs of that time. You really need to listen to this whole Yes, Close to Edge LP. No stopping the music, no distractions, darken room and let you mind fill with sound and light. This LP and this song is a masterpiece, the best prog rock LP ever. Looks like Yes has a new fan! Welcome to the Yes fan club. Please do an album review of Fragile, you will not be disappointed. Great reaction and continue the wonderful Yes music journey.
I love your reactions. Good luck figuring out Jon's lyrics! He gives you words and allows you to interpret them any way you like (as long as it is positive.) This is from one of their best albums. "Relayer" is another with only a handful of tracks, but it contains two of Yes's most beautiful tunes. (Soon and To Be Over. I don't know which is more lovely. (It doesn't matter, as we got TWO!)
Yes "Close To The Edge" is considered by many to be the greatest prog album ever, and considered by many to be the greatest album...period...and I agree.
Honestly, I am so happy to see your reaction. I have shared this song with ladies who didn't get the song. I have often thought if I could find a lady who really gets what an amazing love song this is, I would ask her to marry me, So very cool to see your genuinely lovely response. Namaste.
Welcome to the Yes Fan Club, Ms. Ambrose. I truly enjoy your reactions & appreciation for truly remarkable musical experiences. It is a pleasure to enjoy your fun videos.
Other great songs by Yes = I've Seen All Good People, Wonderous Stories, Turn Of The Century, Heart Of The Sunrise, Yours Is No Disgrace, America, Starship Trooper, etc. etc.
you forgot time and a word, venture, south side of the sky, going for the one, tempus fugit, even the rest of drama, and the trevor rabin years.... i mean, every yes song is great.
@@Lewis9709 i certainly don't want to turn this into "a thing", but... how could you have been "disappointed" with drama? what did you expect from a yes album without jon anderson? you "expected" great things? that's why i enjoy drama. i had no expectations for it. but tempus fugit, can it really happen?, and into the lens (i am a camera) are not horrible tunes, and trevor horn wasn't awful. not jon anderson, but he did his trevor horn thing perfectly. and geoff downs is a fine player. i prefer his work to tony kaye's and tormato was fun too. arriving UFO, on the silent wings of freedom, don't kill the whales... all good stuff
I'm so glad and grateful that you are exploring one of the premier bands of all time. This masterpiece song is from a brilliant land mark album that was a game changer not just for Yes but music itself. This album alone changed my taste in music and bands ever since. Yo should check out their live version of this song and a lot of their other earlier songs on Yessongs. It's my favorite live album. The movie was awesome too. Thank you for your wonderful videos that I really enjoy and always look forward to. I really enjoy your reactions and comments and the journey with you as a lovely hostess leading the way. Love ya my dear.
I'm a year late lol.. but wanted to explain that like fine wine, their performance of this song has aged beautifully. Find the Amsterdam symphonic yes 2001 version, with full orchestra. 30 yrs after they wrote it. You will cry again :)
Glad you loved it. They are the king daddy of Prog rock. Even after all these years I think the lyrics are baffling but man those guys put together beautiful melodies.
First saw Yes 1973 west palm bch auditorium....seen them many times since....fantastic ...unique music....and yes...To Be Over ...good choice as is Awaken....Turn of the Century!!!
Hi Cynthia. I loved your reaction. I think you have perfectly understood the meaning of this song. It also reaches me very deep. Since you liked this one, I highly recommend you "To be over". Regards from Argentina, Máximo
Welcome to the music, lyrics , vocals, and emotions of the greatest 5 man orchestra in the world !!! My favorite band from the first time I saw them as virtual unknowns in 1971 in New York . I love how aside from the obvious musical greatness of ‘Yes’ .... you focus on the lyrics ! I love your reactions . Thank you and enjoy more from the amazing Yes catalogue....another one I suggest is Awaken from the Going for the one album . Long , but worth every note and minute !!!
In a re-union concert, Jon Anderson said this was written as a love letter to his wife. With the bands growing success they could finally travel the world, and the lyrics allude to that.
You get it! So glad. Yes were notorious for obscure, but beautiful lyrics. This is also one of my favourite songs ever. I saw yes play this live in 1973, I still love it x
YES, " AND YOU, AND I" CYNTHIA, THIS ONE OF MY TOP FAVORITE BANDS. THE ABSOLUTE FABULOUS COMPOSITIONS WITH HIGH QUALITY MUSICIANS AND THE COOLEST VOCALS.. JON ANDERSON LEAD SINGER... "ROUNDABOUT", " AIM HIGH, SHOOT LOW" "CHANGES"...
💜 I knew you would love "And You And I". Thanks so much for the reaction. I highly recommend "To Be Over" and "Turn Of The Century" for more beautiful and moving YES pieces.
Greetings from Oregon. We old folks get emotional too. We think you will be just fine. Welcome aboard. Welcome to the greatest music of my time. All our best to you and your family..
FYI, Cynthia, the opening of the song is all Steve Howe on guitar using touch harmonics on the strings. He very lightly touches the strings directly above the frets and instead of a solid tone, it sounds more like a soft bell. Another example is Roundabout opens with harmonics.
I love your reaction and your comments. This is from one of my favourite albums. It's great to see people in other regions of the world discovering this music and loving it. If you would like to hear music in a similar style, I recommend you the songs of Genesis, like The Cinema Show, Watcher of the Skies, or The Fountain of Salmacis.
It's a 12-String Guitar at the beginning - and it ends the song perfectly with Anderson accompanying on vocals, whole Wakeman takes off into Space on the final chord 😏👍
One of the best examples of the virtuoso guitar abilities of Steve Howe. Electric guitar, acoustic guitar and steel pedal guitar all in the same song. He was voted guitarist of the year five years in a row, they finally took him off of the balloting to give someone else a chance.
That favorite line, to me it means that the seeds of life are within us. Discovering and using this knowledge for good, is the meaning of our lives. I could be wrong but that's how I take it.
Very nice music and excellent reaction. I'm sure you will do more from Yes. But please don't forget that there are other good bands out there with excellent music still, probably a lot of which you have also not heard yet. Great job as always, Cynthia! Here's to your next one! 🙏😊❤️
It's so nice to see the joy in your eyes when you listen to this music. For the songs from the early studio albums, I always recommend listening to the songs on the live album "Yessongs" (1973) too. Some of the songs have been significantly revised and I personally like them better (not all, but most of them). You can try the song "Heart Of The Sunrise". Or, if it should be a "masterpiece", "The Gates Of Delirium" from the album Realayer. The song is based on Leo Tolstoy's "War and Peace"
The build up into and including the line "coming quickly to terms of all expression made" is about as close as youre going to get to hearing what heaven sounds like.
@@matthewnoto9380 No question about it. I saw Ian at the R&R Hall of Fame around 2000. Giving a question and answer session, while playing his release "The secret language of birds" for the people in attendance, on just a tape recorder.
I am so much enjoying watching you as you take your journey into the world of this fantastic group known as Yes..:) I have been around since their inception and I've never grown tired of putting on any one of their albums and just disappearing into their magical world... Thank you again Cynthia for showing us old folks that you in the younger generation really do understand and appreciate the true meaning of what real talent the people of my generation had to have back then just to survive as the competition was so fabulous.. They had no auto-tune to make them sound good when they had no true talent...:)
@@AmbroseCynthiaThe auto-tune technology wasn't developed until many years later (1997), that's almost 30 years! Any of the glorious Progressive Rock songs you will hear were done with real musicians, playing real instruments, raw vocals, with only normal analog recording and editing. No digital anything.
One of my favorite songs ever also. I've been listening to this song for over 30 years and never could fully understand the words, so thank you for the lyric prompt. "I listened for the good nazi??" 🤔 10:13 I knew that wasn't what he sang. Lol. 😂😂😂 I am happy that And You And I is still melting hearts everywhere. 💗✌
Ah, pretty Lady! I see you've reacted to Awaken, and yet you still come back to Yes for more. Again, very bold of you. Welcome! And thank you for listening.
Jon Anderson is the lead vocalist. He's made several solo albums and has made a few albums collaborating with the Greek musician Vangelis. Some really good music on those albums as well that you would enjoy I think. "Song of Seven"for example is from Jon's second solo album of the same name, beautiful song.
This is one of the best albums ever created, and is my personal favorite. The title track, "Close to the Edge" is a true masterpiece. The intro in this song is a 12-string acoustic guitar. "I love this voice!" So do we! That's all Jon Anderson - he's amazing. He has a naturally high voice: he's a alto-tenor or countertenor, which is above the tenor range. He doesn't use falsetto, which is what a lot of men use to hit high notes (like Mick Jagger or the BeeGees) Suggestion: don't watch lyric videos of Yes songs. The lyrics are meant to create mood as much as convey meaning: they are often chosen for how they sound with the music as much as for their meaning. Just sit back and listen and enjoy! Remember when all this music came out back in the seventies, we didn't have lyrics available unless they were printed on the album sleeve. We share your joy in listening to this beautiful classic. Please continue! Peace from SF
And You And I is another one of YES' masterpieces. It is a song about the band and the audience. Probably seen this song performed 150 times. Jon at his best!
Agreed: the part from 7:25 (in your reaction video) when Jon sings "Coming quickly to terms of all expressions laid..." is almost transcendental, he spills his guts (is that the right expression? , I meant he utterly gives all he got)...
Thanks for your very good playlist, I already known most of them but progressive rock is so beautiful :) And thx also for the lyrics of that particular song. As french, I didn't take time before to read them... so beautiful text !
The intro is just Rick Wakeman (Keyboards) holding the Key Chord on a Hammond C3 organ while Steve howe plays the 12 string guitar. Then Wakeman comes into a lead-in with the Moog Synthesizer. (You did ask for explanations!). The vocals are all Jon Anderson with backup vocals from Steve Howe (Guitar) and Chris Squire (Sadly no longer with us on Bass Guitar). The ending was an Orchestration by Rick Wakeman on a keyboard called a Mellotron.
Brings a tear to my eyes watching young people react to the first time hearing the music that I grew up with.
On of the most moving pieces of music in rock history.
The Preacher, The Teacher has to be my favorite couple of minutes of music ever.
This masterpiece of an album was recorded and released in 1972 (nearly 50 years ago) and only consists of 3 songs - Close To The Edge (which you have already heard), this song, and Siberian Khatru...so that’s the only one left then you’ve experienced the whole album. It really was, and still is, a milestone in progressive rock music!
By the way, that’s an acoustic guitar at the beginning...not a piano 😊. And all of lead vocals are sung by the same guy, Jon Anderson. He has a very unique voice and way of singing. The other members of Yes at this time were:
Steve Howe - guitars & backing vocals
Chris Squire - bass guitar & backing vocals
Bill Bruford - drums & percussion
Rick Wakeman - keyboard instruments (piano/organ/synthesisers etc) he is widely considered one of the greatest keyboardists in rock music.
Happy exploring this wonderful band!
Yeah, it's a 12 String. It did sound slightly like a harpsichord after she said that.
Jon Anderson had a unique voice in that he is a true Tenor with a wide range to the top end. And of course, he, along with the others were brilliant musicians who, as a group, came together completely as a unit with this album. It was the bands pinnacle achievement.
The first time I met Yes was in 1983, when Owner of a Lonely Heart video came out on MTV, and I said “wow, good rock band”. Then a friend of mine lent me an LP and said to me “Do you want to really know Yes? Just listen to this”. It was Close to the Edge and I said “WOOOW WOOOW WOOOW”. A whole universe opened to me from that moment on. A great album
It's astonishing when you watch Owner of a lonely heart's video on YT that most of the people who comment dont have a clue what Yes is really about... People dont have an open mind. If you liked the song, check out the group, its so simple nowadays.
Watching newbies have such reactions to these wonderful Yes songs is so amazing to us, because it is like we are reliving the first times ever hearing these masterpieces!
Truly the joy of watching reactions!
it's like sitting with friends when you want them to hear something new that you love and they love it too.
".....callllll" -how many bong hits across the earth.
"To Be Over" is a song from YES I think you'd love, same type of theme, same beautiful, peaceful melody.
Yes, "To Be Over" and "Soon the Light." I think she'd also like much of "Olias of Sunhillow."
I have always loved this song from the moment I first heard it. When I see it performed live, with Jon Anderson singing it, I well up with a profound sense of experiencing something grand and beautiful, usually followed by tears of joy, which is then met with a raucous reaction when he sings “called over valleys of endless seas.” I don’t need to know about each word, because I’m delivered to it’s space. Then the crowd goes nuts. Probably gets the biggest standing ovation of the night. The whole shape of the song is completely unique in any genre of music.
I've probably heard this song 200 times and I still get emotional hearing it. For me what does it is when we typically hear love songs, they're easy to digest, and this song doesn't really do that, and to the untrained ear people may not even realize this is a love song at all. Judging from the lyrics, I feel that this is a song about a love that develops over time, and I can't even imagine how difficult it is to write a song that illustrates that, but somehow Yes had done it. Thank you so much for making this video, it was fun watching someone react to one of my favorite songs of all time :D
This Song is Beautiful, And You and I Are.
Oh Gods, after all these years they’re still absolutely beautiful 🙏🥰✊🏽
This song helped me deal with my mother’s death in 1984 soon after I discovered Yes at age 15. Somehow I lived through the 70s and did not hear of Yes until 1983 when Owner of a Lonely Heart was released. I bought their entire back catalogue on vinyl that same year and without Yes high school would have been completely different for me. I recommend Turn of the Century, Starship Trooper, and Hearts for you. Happy Listening!
Emotions and spirituality are the basis of Yes music 🎶🎵
All instruments fit each other in an incredible choral sound
And you and I 💘
Ambrose, Yes are absolute Icons of early Progressive Rock music! Love every single song they put out!
I need to thank you. Whenever I see someone really hear this band I’m moved. I used to take my dads albums when I was about two years old and I’d play them on tiny turntable that my dad gave me. He trusted me with his records because he knew I had respect for them. Do listen to as much yes as you can. Jon Anderson us beautiful being. . I was lucky enough to meet him a few years ago and he is just as lovely as you can imagine
I met Jon Anderson a few years ago. I told him this was my favorite Yes song. He said "thanks, mine to". Yes, Genesis, Pink Floyd, Emerson, Lake, & Palmer... they were all modern-day classical composers. Tony Kaye, Rick Wakeman, Chris Squire, Bill Bruford, Trevor Rabin... brilliant musicians.
I heard this fir the first time in '74. I fell deeply for the Band. Close to the Edge is a top 10 album IMHO. So nice to watch the reaction on your face.
The love of another, the love of the infinite, the love of life, it's all in there...and believe when I say that while listening to this in concert once, while in a highly lucid state, I had a flash of how world peace can happen and how easy it really is if we would only see. I love that you are exploring the lyrics, there is a lot there and because he is basically painting with words, there are so many possible meanings that will change as you do. This song also contains one of my favorite lines...it is hard to hear because it is a backing vocal and it is very processed...it's at 5:17 in your vid: "Float your climb" which I take as the Daoist idea of "wu wei" or non-doing...if you let things flow, life will take you where you need to be. We have to allow ourselves to ascend and then we will float up without effort. To quote Yoda..."Luminous beings are we."
One of the best love songs ever written; seeing all the beauty of the world through your loved one, nothing more, nothing less.
Great reaction! I've been a devoted Yes fan since 1971 and am delighted when younger folks like you enjoy this exceptional music
One of my favorites by Yes, it takes me to another world every time. This album is connected to a very special time in my life.
It’s so nice that YES has grabbed you! It seems that you are the newest true Yes fan! You have listened to the first 2 songs from the album called “Close To The Edge” - there are only 3 songs on the album, so you might as well finish! The final song is called “Siberian Khatru.” All 3 songs are entirely different than one another, yet equally great in their own way. After that -- how about “Heart of the Sunrise” and “Turn of the Century” - 2 more surprising and beautiful songs from this unique and amazing band. Keep listening, love your reactions!
Everyone who watches can see the band resonating through you. Makes me cry this song too. Wonderful reaction.
There is a lot of spirituality in Yes music, that's why we get emotional listening....
Jon almost always dedicates this song to "his Janie" whom he's been married to since 1997. It's about *love*, which we truly need now.
Jon Anderson, Chris Squire, Bill Bruford, and Steve Howe all had a hand in writing "And You And I".
Been listening to this since it first came out. The whole album is brilliant and still seems fresh even after all that time, probably due to the incredible musical abilities all members possess.
Many of our most creative minds were huge fans of Yes. A goodly number of my favorite TV series, when the credits run, turn out to have been produced by "Mutant Enemy Productions", a name drawn from one of the lyrical phrases in this tune.
Cynthia, I have completely enjoyed watching your reactions to this beautiful music from Yes. You have a very good ear for understanding what you are hearing and it is a pleasure to be able to witness your joy.
I saw Yes in an outdoor concert in Hartford, CT in 1972 during the tour promoting this album. I then saw them in Leicester, U.K. in 2015...a 43 year gap! They were minus Jon Anderson and Rick Wakeman, but they did their first three albums in their entirety. I was in heaven.
It was a pleasure to watch your eyes and face full of smiles. When this album came out I was a teenager and to this day this album is still one of the best
I felt the same way when I bought the album and heard this song, it became my favorite Yes song. I was a teenager learning the guitar and Steve Howe became a mythical being I could only dream of playing as he did. Many late nights burning much gasoline smoking buds listening to Yes! I don’t want to go back, it could never be as good as I remember it today!
YES has excelled in Progressive Rock with their instrumentation and
stories involved with their songs! They capture moods and feelings and
they are memorizing to watch and listen to!
Hi there. It's a harmonic intro by Steve Howe on the lead guitar. In the background the hauntingly beautiful piece is played by Rick Wakemen - he plays piano, organ, mellotron, etc.
I'm a jazz bassist and multi-instrumentalist and working on my own progressive rock album.
Prog rock was definitely the most experimental and talented genre that could push and challenge to the boundaries of no limits; musicians were free to do what they wanted due to the ever-growing and income of the music industry.
Thanks for bringing this to new audiences. I am new to your channel and enjoyed this reaction.
Thank you, Ambrose.
The song is flat out art. The listener defines and interprets the creation.
First heard YES at 13 years old in 1973. This piece deeply effected me and along with others from a very rich catalog did go on to chart the course of my musical sensibilities for the rest of my life. It's a "love affair" really . . . Welcome and enjoy . . . .
Hola tengo 60 años y vivo en Costa Rica y desde los 12 años soy fan de YES y justamente Close To The Edg fue el primer LP que compre en mi vida, quiero felicitarte por tu buen gusto musical y sobre todo por tu sensibilidad disfrute tu video , disfrute ver que alguien tan joven disfruta hoy de la música que me hizo soñar en mi adolescencia y me marco por toda la vida
And You and I; Classic yes so beautiful, emotional, uplifting, wonderful it is a great song like all Yes songs of that time. You really need to listen to this whole Yes, Close to Edge LP. No stopping the music, no distractions, darken room and let you mind fill with sound and light. This LP and this song is a masterpiece, the best prog rock LP ever. Looks like Yes has a new fan! Welcome to the Yes fan club. Please do an album review of Fragile, you will not be disappointed. Great reaction and continue the wonderful Yes music journey.
I love your reactions. Good luck figuring out Jon's lyrics! He gives you words and allows you to interpret them any way you like (as long as it is positive.) This is from one of their best albums. "Relayer" is another with only a handful of tracks, but it contains two of Yes's most beautiful tunes. (Soon and To Be Over. I don't know which is more lovely. (It doesn't matter, as we got TWO!)
Seen live in 77. One of their best songs done...at that concert.
Yes "Close To The Edge" is considered by many to be the greatest prog album ever, and considered by many to be the greatest album...period...and I agree.
Ver a esta chica escuchando una de mis canciones favoritas me ha emocionado....de verdad
Honestly, I am so happy to see your reaction. I have shared this song with ladies who didn't get the song. I have often thought if I could find a lady who really gets what an amazing love song this is, I would ask her to marry me, So very cool to see your genuinely lovely response. Namaste.
Each time I hear it I'm 12 again, having my horizons blown open. I'll never lose that feeling of listening to it for the first time.
Welcome to the Yes Fan Club, Ms. Ambrose. I truly enjoy your reactions & appreciation for truly remarkable musical experiences. It is a pleasure to enjoy your fun videos.
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Other great songs by Yes = I've Seen All Good People, Wonderous Stories, Turn Of The Century, Heart Of The Sunrise, Yours Is No Disgrace, America, Starship Trooper, etc. etc.
Love all those - Starship Trooper especially
Can't go wrong with any of those.
you forgot time and a word, venture, south side of the sky, going for the one, tempus fugit, even the rest of drama, and the trevor rabin years....
i mean, every yes song is great.
@@scruffytube5169 Sorry, Drama was a huge disappointment IMHO. Even Tormato was better than Drama.
@@Lewis9709 i certainly don't want to turn this into "a thing", but...
how could you have been "disappointed" with drama?
what did you expect from a yes album without jon anderson? you "expected" great things?
that's why i enjoy drama. i had no expectations for it.
but tempus fugit, can it really happen?, and into the lens (i am a camera) are not horrible tunes, and trevor horn wasn't awful. not jon anderson, but he did his trevor horn thing perfectly. and geoff downs is a fine player. i prefer his work to tony kaye's
and tormato was fun too. arriving UFO, on the silent wings of freedom, don't kill the whales...
all good stuff
I'm so glad and grateful that you are exploring one of the premier bands of all time. This masterpiece song is from a brilliant land mark album that was a game changer not just for Yes but music itself. This album alone changed my taste in music and bands ever since. Yo should check out their live version of this song and a lot of their other earlier songs on Yessongs. It's my favorite live album. The movie was awesome too. Thank you for your wonderful videos that I really enjoy and always look forward to. I really enjoy your reactions and comments and the journey with you as a lovely hostess leading the way. Love ya my dear.
I'm a year late lol.. but wanted to explain that like fine wine, their performance of this song has aged beautifully. Find the Amsterdam symphonic yes 2001 version, with full orchestra. 30 yrs after they wrote it. You will cry again :)
Glad you loved it. They are the king daddy of Prog rock. Even after all these years I think the lyrics are baffling but man those guys put together beautiful melodies.
First saw Yes 1973 west palm bch auditorium....seen them many times since....fantastic ...unique music....and yes...To Be Over ...good choice as is Awaken....Turn of the Century!!!
My fav song. I still remember where I was when I heard this song 50 years ago
Hi Cynthia. I loved your reaction. I think you have perfectly understood the meaning of this song. It also reaches me very deep. Since you liked this one, I highly recommend you "To be over". Regards from Argentina, Máximo
Welcome to the music, lyrics , vocals, and emotions of the greatest 5 man orchestra in the world !!! My favorite band from the first time I saw them as virtual unknowns in 1971 in New York . I love how aside from the obvious musical greatness of ‘Yes’ .... you focus on the lyrics ! I love your reactions . Thank you and enjoy more from the amazing Yes catalogue....another one I suggest is Awaken from the Going for the one album . Long , but worth every note and minute !!!
In a re-union concert, Jon Anderson said this was written as a love letter to his wife. With the bands growing success they could finally travel the world, and the lyrics allude to that.
Jon Anderson would just love watching & listening to Cynthia’s reaction here, which was Yes’ goal always
You get it! So glad. Yes were notorious for obscure, but beautiful lyrics. This is also one of my favourite songs ever. I saw yes play this live in 1973, I still love it x
YES, " AND YOU, AND I" CYNTHIA, THIS ONE OF MY TOP FAVORITE BANDS. THE ABSOLUTE FABULOUS COMPOSITIONS WITH HIGH QUALITY MUSICIANS AND THE COOLEST VOCALS.. JON ANDERSON LEAD SINGER... "ROUNDABOUT", " AIM HIGH, SHOOT LOW" "CHANGES"...
💜 I knew you would love "And You And I". Thanks so much for the reaction.
I highly recommend "To Be Over" and "Turn Of The Century" for more beautiful and moving YES pieces.
One of my favorite bands. I love "Yes".
thank you for your sweet reaction..."YES" were superb musicians, and Jon Anderson's voice still goes straight to the heart!
All Jon Anderson the lead vocalist on all the early YES albums!👍🏻👍🏻❤️❤️❤️☮️☮️ My favorite YES song and one of my all time favorites!
Greetings from Oregon. We old folks get emotional too. We think you will be just fine. Welcome aboard. Welcome to the greatest music of my time. All our best to you and your family..
FYI, Cynthia, the opening of the song is all Steve Howe on guitar using touch harmonics on the strings. He very lightly touches the strings directly above the frets and instead of a solid tone, it sounds more like a soft bell. Another example is Roundabout opens with harmonics.
I love your reaction and your comments. This is from one of my favourite albums. It's great to see people in other regions of the world discovering this music and loving it. If you would like to hear music in a similar style, I recommend you the songs of Genesis, like The Cinema Show, Watcher of the Skies, or The Fountain of Salmacis.
Yes is also hugely popular in South America.
It's a 12-String Guitar at the beginning - and it ends the song perfectly with Anderson accompanying on vocals, whole Wakeman takes off into Space on the final chord 😏👍
This for me is the best track on the album and quintessential Yes at their very best. Wonderful reaction.
Yes music brings out all the different emotions in you. It's spiritual and soothing and in the same time it can make you a much better person. Enjoy
One of the best examples of the virtuoso guitar abilities of Steve Howe. Electric guitar, acoustic guitar and steel pedal guitar all in the same song.
He was voted guitarist of the year five years in a row, they finally took him off of the balloting to give someone else a chance.
This is golden. Heck, you are golden. I love early Yes, but your reaction is such a joy to see.
I love the way you pronounce transitions.
Your reactions are full of child-like wonder. That makes you as lovely as this music. 💖
If I had a time machine I send you back to the 70s to see this performed live where they slowed down the middle part and made it much more powerful.
Beautiful reaction from a beautiful lady !! Cynthia ... i love all of your classic music video reactions !! Saludos desde New Mexico USA :)
That favorite line, to me it means that the seeds of life are within us. Discovering and using this knowledge for good, is the meaning of our lives.
I could be wrong but that's how I take it.
LOL! The piano at 2:40 is in fact a 12 string acoustic guitar! He was just tuning up! (LOL)
Very nice music and excellent reaction. I'm sure you will do more from Yes. But please don't forget that there are other good bands out there with excellent music still, probably a lot of which you have also not heard yet. Great job as always, Cynthia! Here's to your next one! 🙏😊❤️
Cant wait to explore other great bands 😊
@@AmbroseCynthia 🙂
It's so nice to see the joy in your eyes when you listen to this music. For the songs from the early studio albums, I always recommend listening to the songs on the live album "Yessongs" (1973) too. Some of the songs have been significantly revised and I personally like them better (not all, but most of them). You can try the song "Heart Of The Sunrise". Or, if it should be a "masterpiece", "The Gates Of Delirium" from the album Realayer. The song is based on Leo Tolstoy's "War and Peace"
The build up into and including the line "coming quickly to terms of all expression made" is about as close as youre going to get to hearing what heaven sounds like.
Jon Anderson just has one of those voices that fills you with joy.
More so than Ian Anderson. Who I also revere highly. Interesting contrasts.
@@gregvoloshen3065 Ian is a better entertainer, though. If you've ever seen Tull live (I'm guessing you have) the man was a showman above all else.
@@matthewnoto9380 No question about it. I saw Ian at the R&R Hall of Fame around 2000. Giving a question and answer session, while playing his release "The secret language of birds" for the people in attendance, on just a tape recorder.
I am so much enjoying watching you as you take your journey into the world of this fantastic group known as Yes..:) I have been around since their inception and I've never grown tired of putting on any one of their albums and just disappearing into their magical world... Thank you again Cynthia for showing us old folks that you in the younger generation really do understand and appreciate the true meaning of what real talent the people of my generation had to have back then just to survive as the competition was so fabulous.. They had no auto-tune to make them sound good when they had no true talent...:)
Mark it's the fact that no auto tune was used that is so fascinating.
@@AmbroseCynthiaThe auto-tune technology wasn't developed until many years later (1997), that's almost 30 years! Any of the glorious Progressive Rock songs you will hear were done with real musicians, playing real instruments, raw vocals, with only normal analog recording and editing. No digital anything.
The first half of this was released as a single with the other half on the B side. I heard it on the radio when I was a teenager.
One of my favorite songs ever also. I've been listening to this song for over 30 years and never could fully understand the words, so thank you for the lyric prompt. "I listened for the good nazi??" 🤔 10:13 I knew that wasn't what he sang. Lol. 😂😂😂 I am happy that And You And I is still melting hearts everywhere. 💗✌
I saw them live in Antwerp 1977😊
Great reaction to amazing music. Do more Yes.
Listen to it again. Only this time put on headsets, close your eyes and don't talk or think about talking. This song plays deep in the brain.
Ah, pretty Lady! I see you've reacted to Awaken, and yet you still come back to Yes for more. Again, very bold of you. Welcome! And thank you for listening.
I enjoyed your reaction, it was like you were secretly discovering something wonderful just for yourself.💖
When you reacted to the choir swell at 7:34, that's the moment the gets me too.
I cry every time I hear this song.
Jon Anderson is the lead vocalist. He's made several solo albums and has made a few albums collaborating with the Greek musician Vangelis. Some really good music on those albums as well that you would enjoy I think. "Song of Seven"for example is from Jon's second solo album of the same name, beautiful song.
You have it right. The total exhilaration of love and the total humility of love. Hard to call this a 'song'.
This is one of the best albums ever created, and is my personal favorite. The title track, "Close to the Edge" is a true masterpiece. The intro in this song is a 12-string acoustic guitar. "I love this voice!" So do we! That's all Jon Anderson - he's amazing. He has a naturally high voice: he's a alto-tenor or countertenor, which is above the tenor range. He doesn't use falsetto, which is what a lot of men use to hit high notes (like Mick Jagger or the BeeGees) Suggestion: don't watch lyric videos of Yes songs. The lyrics are meant to create mood as much as convey meaning: they are often chosen for how they sound with the music as much as for their meaning. Just sit back and listen and enjoy! Remember when all this music came out back in the seventies, we didn't have lyrics available unless they were printed on the album sleeve. We share your joy in listening to this beautiful classic. Please continue!
Peace from SF
This is in my top 5 Yes songs!! Great reaction!!!
And You And I is another one of YES' masterpieces. It is a song about the band and the audience. Probably seen this song performed 150 times. Jon at his best!
Agreed: the part from 7:25 (in your reaction video) when Jon sings "Coming quickly to terms of all expressions laid..." is almost transcendental, he spills his guts (is that the right expression? , I meant he utterly gives all he got)...
Thanks for your very good playlist, I already known most of them but progressive rock is so beautiful :) And thx also for the lyrics of that particular song. As french, I didn't take time before to read them... so beautiful text !
Fabulous beautiful song from a Great album. I have it in my album collection. Thank you Pretty Lady. ♥️🎼🎶🎵🇨🇦🇨🇦
Hi Dale 😊
What other song(s) do you have in your Album collection ?
@@AmbroseCynthia many many albums. All different types of music pretty lady. ♥️🎼🎶🎵🇨🇦🇨🇦
To hear this live, high. nothing better.
The intro is just Rick Wakeman (Keyboards) holding the Key Chord on a Hammond C3 organ while Steve howe plays the 12 string guitar. Then Wakeman comes into a lead-in with the Moog Synthesizer. (You did ask for explanations!). The vocals are all Jon Anderson with backup vocals from Steve Howe (Guitar) and Chris Squire (Sadly no longer with us on Bass Guitar). The ending was an Orchestration by Rick Wakeman on a keyboard called a Mellotron.
You have to listen to this song in wintertime with your eyes closed and a cup of tea in candlelight. That's my ritual on grey days
Actually the beginning is a 12-string acoustic guitar. It's not a piano. I just can't get over how beautiful you are! Keep going. Peace, D