I'll never forget the moment I played this song back when I was 14 years old on our living room stereo and when it was over my mom came out of the kitchen and said, "What a beautiful song that is!" Mom, I love you forever more!
I’ll try not to bore everyone, but I spent my teenage years learning every note on every instrument on that song, and memorized the lyrics. Close To The Edge has always brought out several different emotions in me. This band just did the same thing to me. I had tears streaming down my face. I can’t tell you what it did to me to hear/watch 5 other people do Close To The Edge damn near note for note. Absolutely amazing!
Close to the Yes Thank you for this. I think I should stop playing now. I once said I would if I found anyone who could do CTTE as well as the ABWHS band did. Well, I either have to quit ... or recognize my limitations. We aren't worthy. Kudos to everyone. The organ solo is bloody crazy hard to make as connected as Rick did. Closest drum treatment to Buford ever. Guits and bass? OMG. And Vocals - leads and backups were thrilling. Now that its all over and done, you have me in tears. My favorite piece of music. Period.
Lady and gentlemen , outstanding ... I've seem this sooo many times live and you truly did it justice ... Bravo , very well done ... I shook my head and smiled a whisper knowing all about the place... Love from N.Y. ...
Seven years after your upload of this song, RUclips reveals this beautiful secret to me. What a very nice suprise! Great performance, thank you so much!
I can only imagine the hours of practice that went into bringing this performance up to the level shown here. Very tight. Tremendous musicianship all the way around here. Very impressive.
The best prog song in the history of music. Anderson, Howe, Squire, Bruford, Wakeman........five of the best musicians in the history of rock....not an easy song to play. Well done my friends. Chapeau. Play on!
It's great without a doubt and I love the whole album. Have to say though those Genesis guys were even younger when they wrote "Suppers ready" which is for me on par with this song.
CTTE is an album that has survived 50+ years now and it is not to budge from the first place on the list of 100 best prog albums of all time on the Prog Archives site.
Excelente trabajo, he escuchado tributos a diferentes bandas de rock, pero siempre a los clásicos DeepPurple, LedZeppelin,BlackSabat etc,etc ,pero siempre de esas bandas y del heavy metal,pero nunca bandas que tributan a bandas del rock progresivo y creo que las razones son obvias como en el caso de YES,unos verdaderos maestros de la música, y con piezas de una extraordinaria complejidad musical y por lo mismo ;para hacer un tributo a una banda como YES ,hay que tratar de estar a la altura de semejantes músicos y aquí veo una banda realmente impresionante :tanto los músicos como la bocalista son muy buenos, se nota el trabajo, las horas de ensayo para poder hacer este cover. Felicidades a todos por lo que han hecho, me encantó .
This is amazing. All the musicians are on point, and the singer is absolutely perfect. Her voice doesn't waver one bit - it's so strong on every note. I've seen Yes play this live, and I truly think this may be the best performance of this song I've heard. BRAVO BRAVO BRAVO!!!!
Well done guys Southern California boy here 58 years old and have been listening to us since I was 14 and I enjoyed this very much. Also I play the drums so I know how hard all of this was
I absolutely love this! I saw Yes several times in the 70's and have been a lifelong fan, and this is one of the best covers I have seen - of anything, it is so good. I hope you are still together and performing!
A very respectable cover folks! You certainly captured the essence of the spirit of the song and considering the magnificence of the musicians that were YES you should be very proud of what you’ve accomplished here. Well done indeed!
You make me so happy! Not just because you succeed so well in playing this rather difficult music, but because it seems Chris Squire was right and the power of YES music appears to reach the next generations. I guess most of you weren't even born when 'Close to the Edge' hit the charts - only three years after YES appeared dead & buried after 'Time and a Word'. 1971-1973 were remarkable years for the band, in which they grew and grew, like adolescents inevitably heading for adulthood. Fully in bloom, YES produced music that is powerful & here to stay. You are proof of this, and totally worth it. Kudos!
I have probably listened to this song a thousand times. This performance makes it seem like I am listening to a new song . Every musician brings something of themselves to give it a different contemporary feel. Phenomenal musicianship. Jon Anderson sang in such a high register , it was always on my mind what would a female bring to these songs. Paula delivers with such commitment and style not overly feminine just absolute conviction. She makes this her own. The band and the production people obviously put a lot of work into this. Great editing and camera work . Dare I say this might become the definitive version of this song for me. Bravo.
Fuck this is a brilliant piece of music. Even a cover is still magical. I really hope the genius music of yes never dies. Imagine walking into a pub and hearing this.
I'm so glad I stumbled across this video! When I was 17 yrs old, I had the good fortune to become the drummer in a local band who worshiped Yes. We slept on the sidewalk so we could be at the front of the line for tickets to the Close to the Edge tour in the early 70s - and we handed over a grocery bag full of cash for all the tickets we bought for other people - our group of friends for the evening was most of the front center section of the arena. Two of the guys were music majors in College - we gigged around Norman, Oklahoma and played for dances and bars. We played other popular music, and we'd put up with hecklers who didn't think Yes was good dance music - we did Roundabout, I've Seen All Good People, Siberian Khantru, Long Distance Runaround and Heart of the Sunrise. We tried to learn Close to the Edge - but it was so incredibly tough, individually and trying to play together. We never even got within a mile of the edge. But I've heard this song a million times and imagined what it would feel like to pull it off - to actually be in sync with the band on all those incredible intricate details. Wow! You people did it!!!!! THANK YOU!!
I can only imagine the amount of work it took to learn, rehearse, and perform this in such a professional manner. Astounding. I've been listening to this album since it first came out; this and Fragile formed the basis for my love for Yes' music, which continues for over 40 years later now. Thank you!
what that ????!!!! I don't even know what to comment, I'm still processing, this cover is easily the best of all kinds I've ever listened. great for you guys and girl.!
Hace ,tiempo que no la volvia a escuchar, Por favor ,juntaros y msndar proximos conciertos Que equipazo, que musicos, habeis captado perfectamente la esencia de YES, ENHORABUENA
To anyone who objects to "cover" versions of YES music: It's no longer the province of one band (if YES' many members can even be called that!) but rather artistic composition in the classical vein that transcends the group and belongs to the world of highly skilled musicians who will continue to keep it alive...and even reinterpreted. You folks are wonderful - and I know how incredibly hard this work is: my college band was one of, if not the first to cover Close to the Edge - back in 1975 (The Haverford-Bryn Mawr College Progressive Rock Band). We actually received college credit for studying Yes' music. Your group demonstrates really terrific ensemble performance, a fine mix and great spirit! Also - great camera & editing work. Thank you so much for your contribution! --From Boston, Massachusetts USA
A very interesting observation by David regarding a cover like this being an interpretation of the music as opposed to trying to copy the musicians. Most enjoyable. This has been one of my "go to" pieces of music since my youth, 50ish years ago. I never get bored of it. Well done to this group.
Hari Yes, masterpieces like CTTE forms the new tradition of classical music - it is a well composed rock symphony with the clasdical ingredients like preludium, main theme in different varieties, interlude, climax and postludium. Just as clasdical composers of the are played by orchestras tiday, bands are "covering" composistions like CTTE, because they are classical works.
Bill P Well it’s not exactly identical. They actually sing in a different key than Yes at six minutes 33 seconds, the organ solo is not at all identical, and at 16 minutes 33 seconds the lead singer goes down instead of hitting John Anderson’s climactic high note. But it’s “Close” enough. Interpretation does not mean improvisation. Classical orchestras play almost every composer’s piece exactly note for note, yet great performances are always interpretations. In this very close rendition, hearing a female alto singing Anderson’s lead is really intriguing and informative. It impresses me all the more that while she has difficulty reaching his higher notes, he almost always nails it. This group’s sonic ambience uses less reverb. That allows each note of each instrument to come through a bit more clearly than Yes’ studio album or Yessongs versions. I really appreciate that, for example, because I can hear every single tap of the drumsticks, which makes me appreciate Bruford‘s brilliant technique all the more. Even the video recording and editing forms part of the interpretive value, at least for me. It emphasizes the intricacy of different instruments at different moments, highlighting the beauty of the orchestration.
Anyone who can play/sing this tune competently from beginning to end is at the top of their game. Well done guys. Sidebar: SMH at the 40 dislikes. I mean even if you genuinely disliked it why diss it with a dislike? These guys must have practiced for ages to nail it live for our listening pleasure. GRRR, damn mean-spirited people.
This is where real music lives... people getting together for the love of music, having fun and enjoying the pure emotion. Great stuff! Thank you! Cool vocal:)
Hard to find words to express how fantastic this is. The harmonies in the 'I Get Up I get Down' section bring tears to my eyes each time I watch and listen. Thank you so much for helping to keep classic music like this alive and kicking!
BRAVO!..... A wonderful interpretation of a magnificent piece of music, great musicianship and spellbinding vocals by Paula Troitiño, truly Marvelous....
I'm one of those young Yes fans. Turning 50 you know. 😉 I love that musicians cover songs like these and especially this one. Classics must be played and music must live. Thumbs up and thanks for sharing. 👍
Tal vez sea esta la mejor canción que ha compuesto el rock británico desde que existe como tal. Mis felicitaciones a estos músicos descomunales que han logrado hacer un cover brillante...
All right, this video tells me that music universally touches all nations and all people. It tells me that people it's worthwhile to cover great bands and enhance their music. "In her white lace . . . she could clearly see the children of her own domain . . ." please continue to use your voices and insturments to communicate the changes we seriously need in our country . . .
Yes fan almost all my life, I grew up on this, Fragile, and the Yes Album. You all did great justice to this notoriously difficult piece. Jon's range is naturally treble, very unusual for a male; and Miss Paula was spot-on.
Great musicians gravitate towards great music and only great musicians can keep the flame of Yes alive. What an impressive cover of a wonderfully complex rock masterpiece!
I had to double check that i hadn't set this at 1.25x speed. I'm always astounded that this song even exists, much less than an excellent cover here. The guitarist is exceptionally talented. I often joke that I'm a musician, too. But I can only play the stereo.
One of the toughest songs for anyone to cover but this band did an amazing job. I have seen Yes many times and I would see this band. I have played guitar for 40 years and would never attempt this. Great job!!!
Wow .. i remember in my youth Yessongs was the first record i ever bought myself and for long time i listened to this song every day, often 3-4 times in row. Great cover, nice done with female vocals .. well done.
I accidentally clicked onto this video. I really needed to watch the video that was just below this one for work purposes. A "how too" instructional on... on...I forgot what the hell I was looking for now. Because of my clumsiness, now I'm going to be late for work. You see, after the intro, I couldn't just walk away, you totally had me under your control.I was/am completely blown away. I should thank my clumsiness for this but I won't. You 5 deserve all the thanks.
¡Excelente, tí@s! Soy fan de Yes desde 1970, cuando tenía apenas 10 añitos, y amo vuestra fuerza, vuestro respeto y vuestro enorme trabajo para revisitar este temazo. ¡Felicidades!
I saw the title, and clicked to listen to my favorite song. I like lots of music, but Yes has a special place for me. And this song got me through my awkward teenage years, and my difficult adult years, and now in my even more difficult Climate activist years. So I was ready to listen, and ready to criticize anything that wasn't equal to the high standards of the great musicians of YES. I listened to the end, and read most of the comments and had to agree with so many people that you deserve "un grand bravo et brava". You showed the difficulty of each individual member of Yes with you rendition, and yet tied it all together. The vocals, heavenly. But Yes was not just Jon, the backing vocals were an integral part, and your band exemplified this so well. Paula, this was amazing. Agustin and Juan did justice to Chris and this made this such a great experience. The instruments were done to perfection. I always thought that this was a song that Beethoven and Mozart would listen to. And they would appreciate your performance as well.
Absolutely beautiful, I was a little worried about the vocals, knowing how unique Jon Anderson's voice is... But Paula really nailed it, and at the same time made it her own. All of you did a beautiful job and I could've never expected how perfect this would be. Amazing work, you are both very "Close to the Yes" but also amazing musicians in your own right.
Recuerdo perfectamente cuando llegó el álbum Close to the Edge de Yes a Torres Quevedo 73 en Albacete...éramos todos adolescentes...Ramón, Juan Francisco y un servidor: Paco. Antonio José era algo más joven y se pasaba el día con sus teclados Bontempi...hoy dia versiona a Yes...algo nada fácil...señal de que su dedicación y esfuerzo le ha valido de mucho.....yo por mi parte no puedo escuchar a Yes...rompo a llorar y me sobrepasa la melancolía..fueron años inolvidables...Yes forma parte de la banda sonora de mi vida.
Ironic ' old and new Yes always a pleasure to listen to.Great cover,one of my favorite albums. These musicians care ,keep up the great music ,suggestion something from Time and a word. Something Bluesyyy you would nail it !
Thank you so much!! Beautifully done! True to the spirit of the original, beginning to end. A one in a million piece of music. Nothing will ever come close..."Then according to the man who showed his outstretched arm to space; he turned around and pointed, revealing all the human race. I shook my head and smiled a whisper, knowing all about the place!!
You know, I just watched this so I could criticize it, but damn - really nice job. It wasn’t note for note, but they did, I think, a masterful job. I got chills on the “now that you’re home” line at the end. The singer grew on me, to - she was wailing. I’d take her over Jon Davison now, and I actually like him a great deal. Bravo indeed! Anyone who can hang together that well for 17 minutes of Yes at their finest deserves a tip of the hat!
I always have my doubts about the covers of great groups / songs, you name it. Basically because the expectations are really high and boy they made it 😍. A truly and genuine cover of a great song from one of the greatest prog.rock music. Great musicians, great performance. Thank you
I think this is one of the hardest pieces of music to cover, you are very good, I mean, you are great, only in my dreams I could find a group of musician to play this song, but its really hard.
What an incredible job! Thanks to the band for what must have been a labor of love. Words are inadequate to describe my appreciation for your work. What a pleasure to listen to!
Hola. No recuerdo si ya comenté algo, pero en todo caso lo vuelvo a hacer. Una versión magnífica. Rítmicamente (y no es nada fácil), texturas, voz, atmósfera. Fantástico.
Close to Edge...of an audio orgasm...I actually heard lyrics in this version that I didn't know where recorded in the original. An absolutely note-for-note version with soul, spirit and groove. You guys KIIIILLED it! I loved it!
Deepest respect for a band having the courage to cover Closer to the edge from the album Close to the Edge, widely regarded as one of the greatest progressive rock albums ever recorded. Chapeau👍🏻
I'll never forget the moment I played this song back when I was 14 years old on our living room stereo and when it was over my mom came out of the kitchen and said, "What a beautiful song that is!" Mom, I love you forever more!
That sounds exactly like my first listen.
Wow, I remember a friend hearing and calling it "musical insanity"
The only thing cooler than being a Yes fan is being a Yes fan with the musical ability to play their songs. Kudos to you.
ni hablar, yo estoy buscando músicos en mi zona que les guste tanto yes como para armar una banda tributo y no consigo. que envidia.
It makes my old heart so happy to hear a much younger generation playing and appreciating this music. I was 13 when this album came out…
I’ll try not to bore everyone, but I spent my teenage years learning every note on every instrument on that song, and memorized the lyrics. Close To The Edge has always brought out several different emotions in me. This band just did the same thing to me. I had tears streaming down my face. I can’t tell you what it did to me to hear/watch 5 other people do Close To The Edge damn near note for note. Absolutely amazing!
東京からです、ありがとうございます。たくさんのカバー演奏がありますけれど、この演奏が一番好きです。
This is really beautiful! I never heard a female singer singing a Yes song. Congratulations!
This is a gem. ruclips.net/video/8yVWwjI932k/видео.html
Thank you very much for so many good words and wishes.
Cheers to everyone :)
Suban más temas!!
Close to the Yes Thank you for this. I think I should stop playing now. I once said I would if I found anyone who could do CTTE as well as the ABWHS band did. Well, I either have to quit ... or recognize my limitations.
We aren't worthy. Kudos to everyone. The organ solo is bloody crazy hard to make as connected as Rick did. Closest drum treatment to Buford ever. Guits and bass? OMG. And Vocals - leads and backups were thrilling.
Now that its all over and done, you have me in tears.
My favorite piece of music.
Period.
Bravo
Brilliant
@@papadopp3870 couldn't agree more. Now that's talent !
Lady and gentlemen , outstanding ... I've seem this sooo many times live and you truly did it justice ... Bravo , very well done ... I shook my head and smiled a whisper knowing all about the place... Love from N.Y. ...
Very Nice work, Yes is some of the most challenging work in rock and roll
Un-frickin-believable. This must have taken forever to dial in this tight. Totally spot on!
Seven years after your upload of this song, RUclips reveals this beautiful secret to me.
What a very nice suprise! Great performance, thank you so much!
In addition to the great musical interp, the video was quite interesting as well
I can only imagine the hours of practice that went into bringing this performance up to the level shown here. Very tight. Tremendous musicianship all the way around here. Very impressive.
Good musicians except for the lead guitarist tbh, he wasnt really fit for this sort of playing
@@yanniklohlein5998 Keyboard player did ok but not like Rick Wakeman could play it. I am surprised anyone would attempt to play that song.
@@kevin122759 try band geek cover. It's excellent.
@@yanniklohlein5998 Yeah he seems like more of a metal guitarist but I still think he did a good job. Crazy to even attempt covering this song.
Band Geek kicks!
The best prog song in the history of music. Anderson, Howe, Squire, Bruford, Wakeman........five of the best musicians in the history of rock....not an easy song to play. Well done my friends. Chapeau. Play on!
It's great without a doubt and I love the whole album. Have to say though those Genesis guys were even younger when they wrote "Suppers ready" which is for me on par with this song.
@@peterhammer6915 they were and are all flowers from the same magnificent garden
CTTE is an album that has survived 50+ years now and it is not to budge from the first place on the list of 100 best prog albums of all time on the Prog Archives site.
I cry everytime I hear this song...this time was not diferent...p.s. this singer...she was awesome..omg..she is awesome
It's like she was born to sing this song. Truly remarkable in timing, pitch, and tone.
Me to.
@@calidadAmbientalca two years later...im back here...crying again
no doubt !
I feel the same
Yes’s music sounds really complex and then you try to play it an discover that it’s 100x more complex than you thought. Respect.
Most excellent cover, perhaps the closest to the vinyl I have heard yet. Well done everyone. Shout out to the tech !
Excelente trabajo, he escuchado tributos a diferentes bandas de rock, pero siempre a los clásicos DeepPurple, LedZeppelin,BlackSabat etc,etc ,pero siempre de esas bandas y del heavy metal,pero nunca bandas que tributan a bandas del rock progresivo y creo que las razones son obvias como en el caso de YES,unos verdaderos maestros de la música, y con piezas de una extraordinaria complejidad musical y por lo mismo ;para hacer un tributo a una banda como YES ,hay que tratar de estar a la altura de semejantes músicos y aquí veo una banda realmente impresionante :tanto los músicos como la bocalista son muy buenos, se nota el trabajo, las horas de ensayo para poder hacer este cover. Felicidades a todos por lo que han hecho, me encantó .
This is amazing. All the musicians are on point, and the singer is absolutely perfect. Her voice doesn't waver one bit - it's so strong on every note. I've seen Yes play this live, and I truly think this may be the best performance of this song I've heard. BRAVO BRAVO BRAVO!!!!
Well done guys Southern California boy here 58 years old and have been listening to us since I was 14 and I enjoyed this very much. Also I play the drums so I know how hard all of this was
I absolutely love this! I saw Yes several times in the 70's and have been a lifelong fan, and this is one of the best covers I have seen - of anything, it is so good. I hope you are still together and performing!
Thw whole band is top notch, but the singer - my Goodness! - the singer is fenomenal.
A very respectable cover folks! You certainly captured the essence of the spirit of the song and considering the magnificence of the musicians that were YES you should be very proud of what you’ve accomplished here. Well done indeed!
La vida es simple. Solo el placer de tocar.
You make me so happy! Not just because you succeed so well in playing this rather difficult music, but because it seems Chris Squire was right and the power of YES music appears to reach the next generations.
I guess most of you weren't even born when 'Close to the Edge' hit the charts - only three years after YES appeared dead & buried after 'Time and a Word'.
1971-1973 were remarkable years for the band, in which they grew and grew, like adolescents inevitably heading for adulthood. Fully in bloom, YES produced music that is powerful & here to stay.
You are proof of this, and totally worth it. Kudos!
Fantastic to see the music of YES being carried forward to a new generation
I have probably listened to this song a thousand times. This performance makes it seem like I am listening to a new song . Every musician brings something of themselves to give it a different contemporary feel. Phenomenal musicianship. Jon Anderson sang in such a high register , it was always on my mind what would a female bring to these songs. Paula delivers with such commitment and style not overly feminine just absolute conviction. She makes this her own. The band and the production people obviously put a lot of work into this. Great editing and camera work . Dare I say this might become the definitive version of this song for me. Bravo.
Fuck this is a brilliant piece of music. Even a cover is still magical. I really hope the genius music of yes never dies. Imagine walking into a pub and hearing this.
Never, EVER get tired of these guys. EVER
I'm so glad I stumbled across this video! When I was 17 yrs old, I had the good fortune to become the drummer in a local band who worshiped Yes. We slept on the sidewalk so we could be at the front of the line for tickets to the Close to the Edge tour in the early 70s - and we handed over a grocery bag full of cash for all the tickets we bought for other people - our group of friends for the evening was most of the front center section of the arena. Two of the guys were music majors in College - we gigged around Norman, Oklahoma and played for dances and bars. We played other popular music, and we'd put up with hecklers who didn't think Yes was good dance music - we did Roundabout, I've Seen All Good People, Siberian Khantru, Long Distance Runaround and Heart of the Sunrise. We tried to learn Close to the Edge - but it was so incredibly tough, individually and trying to play together. We never even got within a mile of the edge. But I've heard this song a million times and imagined what it would feel like to pull it off - to actually be in sync with the band on all those incredible intricate details. Wow! You people did it!!!!! THANK YOU!!
I can only imagine the amount of work it took to learn, rehearse, and perform this in such a professional manner. Astounding.
I've been listening to this album since it first came out; this and Fragile formed the basis for my love for Yes' music, which continues for over 40 years later now.
Thank you!
what that ????!!!! I don't even know what to comment, I'm still processing, this cover is easily the best of all kinds I've ever listened. great for you guys and girl.!
Bravo! Thank you for upholding to the unbelievably high standards of this hyperdimensional orchestral masterpiece! STANDING OVATION!!
I'M IMPRESSED !!!! THEY DID A GREAT JOB WITH ONE OF THE BEST SONGS EVER WRITTEN !!!!
Hace ,tiempo que no la volvia a escuchar,
Por favor ,juntaros y msndar proximos conciertos
Que equipazo, que musicos, habeis captado perfectamente la esencia de YES, ENHORABUENA
Oh my God,i have never heard that song covered by any band.....unreal!
To anyone who objects to "cover" versions of YES music: It's no longer the province of one band (if YES' many members can even be called that!) but rather artistic composition in the classical vein that transcends the group and belongs to the world of highly skilled musicians who will continue to keep it alive...and even reinterpreted.
You folks are wonderful - and I know how incredibly hard this work is: my college band was one of, if not the first to cover Close to the Edge - back in 1975 (The Haverford-Bryn Mawr College Progressive Rock Band). We actually received college credit for studying Yes' music. Your group demonstrates really terrific ensemble performance, a fine mix and great spirit! Also - great camera & editing work. Thank you so much for your contribution! --From Boston, Massachusetts USA
Who the fuck objects to covers?
A very interesting observation by David regarding a cover like this being an interpretation of the music as opposed to trying to copy the musicians. Most enjoyable. This has been one of my "go to" pieces of music since my youth, 50ish years ago. I never get bored of it. Well done to this group.
Hari
Yes, masterpieces like CTTE forms the new tradition of classical music - it is a well composed rock symphony with the clasdical ingredients like preludium, main theme in different varieties, interlude, climax and postludium. Just as clasdical composers of the are played by orchestras tiday, bands are "covering" composistions like CTTE, because they are classical works.
Nigel Wilson interpretation? Sounds pretty dang close to an exact copy!
Bill P Well it’s not exactly identical. They actually sing in a different key than Yes at six minutes 33 seconds, the organ solo is not at all identical, and at 16 minutes 33 seconds the lead singer goes down instead of hitting John Anderson’s climactic high note. But it’s “Close” enough. Interpretation does not mean improvisation. Classical orchestras play almost every composer’s piece exactly note for note, yet great performances are always interpretations. In this very close rendition, hearing a female alto singing Anderson’s lead is really intriguing and informative. It impresses me all the more that while she has difficulty reaching his higher notes, he almost always nails it. This group’s sonic ambience uses less reverb. That allows each note of each instrument to come through a bit more clearly than Yes’ studio album or Yessongs versions. I really appreciate that, for example, because I can hear every single tap of the drumsticks, which makes me appreciate Bruford‘s brilliant technique all the more. Even the video recording and editing forms part of the interpretive value, at least for me. It emphasizes the intricacy of different instruments at different moments, highlighting the beauty of the orchestration.
This is the type of music that is so damn good it brings tears to your eyes.
Anyone who can play/sing this tune competently from beginning to end is at the top of their game. Well done guys. Sidebar: SMH at the 40 dislikes. I mean even if you genuinely disliked it why diss it with a dislike? These guys must have practiced for ages to nail it live for our listening pleasure. GRRR, damn mean-spirited people.
This is where real music lives... people getting together for the love of music, having fun and enjoying the pure emotion. Great stuff!
Thank you! Cool vocal:)
Hard to find words to express how fantastic this is. The harmonies in the 'I Get Up I get Down' section bring tears to my eyes each time I watch and listen. Thank you so much for helping to keep classic music like this alive and kicking!
BRAVO!..... A wonderful interpretation of a magnificent piece of music, great musicianship and spellbinding vocals by Paula Troitiño, truly Marvelous....
I'm one of those young Yes fans. Turning 50 you know. 😉
I love that musicians cover songs like these and especially this one. Classics must be played and music must live.
Thumbs up and thanks for sharing. 👍
Tal vez sea esta la mejor canción que ha compuesto el rock británico desde que existe como tal. Mis felicitaciones a estos músicos descomunales que han logrado hacer un cover brillante...
All right, this video tells me that music universally touches all nations and all people. It tells me that people it's worthwhile to cover great bands and enhance their music. "In her white lace . . . she could clearly see the children of her own domain . . ." please continue to use your voices and insturments to communicate the changes we seriously need in our country . . .
Yes fan almost all my life, I grew up on this, Fragile, and the Yes Album. You all did great justice to this notoriously difficult piece. Jon's range is naturally treble, very unusual for a male; and Miss Paula was spot-on.
Its the YES-atmosphere this band creats...very nice
Amazing, amazing, amazing!
It's a joy to see all of you playing this fantastic Song.
I would cherish the look of your friends dropping by for the first time and hearing you perform.
Tears!!! Much love to u all for taking the time to master this!
Great musicians gravitate towards great music and only great musicians can keep the flame of Yes alive. What an impressive cover of a wonderfully complex rock masterpiece!
Impressed! Worthy! Particularly impressed by the keyboardist and bassist. All are to be commended.
These vocals ROCK along with the rest of the band.
Wow! Very nice. Bravo!
Excellent cover!
Just found this gem. Beautiful!
I had to double check that i hadn't set this at 1.25x speed. I'm always astounded that this song even exists, much less than an excellent cover here. The guitarist is exceptionally talented.
I often joke that I'm a musician, too. But I can only play the stereo.
LOVE bthe way Paula sings her little heart out! Gives it her all and it shows. The rest of the band too!
Great job all, fabulous singer
One of the toughest songs for anyone to cover but this band did an amazing job. I have seen Yes many times and I would see this band. I have played guitar for 40 years and would never attempt this. Great job!!!
que bueno ,,soys muy grandes
Wow .. i remember in my youth Yessongs was the first record i ever bought myself and for long time i listened to this song every day, often 3-4 times in row.
Great cover, nice done with female vocals .. well done.
At some point, around the middle, this stops being a cover and becomes a performance - and a brilliant one. Well done.
Wow! A fantastic version of what must be one of the most difficult songs to play ( And play well!) Very well done!
I accidentally clicked onto this video. I really needed to watch the video that was just below this one for work purposes. A "how too" instructional on... on...I forgot what the hell I was looking for now. Because of my clumsiness, now I'm going to be late for work. You see, after the intro, I couldn't just walk away, you totally had me under your control.I was/am completely blown away. I should thank my clumsiness for this but I won't. You 5 deserve all the thanks.
Anyone who even attempts this cover has my respect - but this is more than just an attempt! Amazing work!
I'm waiting for the tour. Loved it, keep it up. You do YES proud.
good on you all for having the ambition and fortitude to cover such an insane work of art
Excellent. I discover this song on hhe yessongs album. Real creative musicians, complex structures melodies so fantastic. Great great job
¡Excelente, tí@s! Soy fan de Yes desde 1970, cuando tenía apenas 10 añitos, y amo vuestra fuerza, vuestro respeto y vuestro enorme trabajo para revisitar este temazo. ¡Felicidades!
I saw the title, and clicked to listen to my favorite song. I like lots of music, but Yes has a special place for me. And this song got me through my awkward teenage years, and my difficult adult years, and now in my even more difficult Climate activist years. So I was ready to listen, and ready to criticize anything that wasn't equal to the high standards of the great musicians of YES.
I listened to the end, and read most of the comments and had to agree with so many people that you deserve "un grand bravo et brava". You showed the difficulty of each individual member of Yes with you rendition, and yet tied it all together.
The vocals, heavenly. But Yes was not just Jon, the backing vocals were an integral part, and your band exemplified this so well. Paula, this was amazing. Agustin and Juan did justice to Chris and this made this such a great experience.
The instruments were done to perfection.
I always thought that this was a song that Beethoven and Mozart would listen to. And they would appreciate your performance as well.
I truly love Paula Troitino.She has a beautiful voice.What a gorgeous woman you are Paula,sing my angel sing!!!
Bravo! Great job. A reminder that Yes were light years ahead of everyone back in 1972 ...
Absolutely beautiful, I was a little worried about the vocals, knowing how unique Jon Anderson's voice is... But Paula really nailed it, and at the same time made it her own. All of you did a beautiful job and I could've never expected how perfect this would be. Amazing work, you are both very "Close to the Yes" but also amazing musicians in your own right.
Love Paula's voice. Very unique!
Recuerdo perfectamente cuando llegó el álbum Close to the Edge de Yes a Torres Quevedo 73 en Albacete...éramos todos adolescentes...Ramón, Juan Francisco y un servidor: Paco.
Antonio José era algo más joven y se pasaba el día con sus teclados Bontempi...hoy dia versiona a Yes...algo nada fácil...señal de que su dedicación y esfuerzo le ha valido de mucho.....yo por mi parte no puedo escuchar a Yes...rompo a llorar y me sobrepasa la melancolía..fueron años inolvidables...Yes forma parte de la banda sonora de mi vida.
Ironic ' old and new Yes always a pleasure to listen to.Great cover,one of my favorite albums. These musicians care ,keep up the great music ,suggestion something from Time and a word. Something Bluesyyy you would nail it !
So good and impressive.... Lead singer you killed it!!!👏
Thank you so much!! Beautifully done! True to the spirit of the original, beginning to end. A one in a million piece of music. Nothing will ever come close..."Then according to the man who showed his outstretched arm to space; he turned around and pointed, revealing all the human race. I shook my head and smiled a whisper, knowing all about the place!!
You know, I just watched this so I could criticize it, but damn - really nice job. It wasn’t note for note, but they did, I think, a masterful job. I got chills on the “now that you’re home” line at the end. The singer grew on me, to - she was wailing. I’d take her over Jon Davison now, and I actually like him a great deal. Bravo indeed! Anyone who can hang together that well for 17 minutes of Yes at their finest deserves a tip of the hat!
This is so, so good. Dammit man. So good.
Love Yes and you blew my mind. Awesome singing to the Lady
Bravissimi!!! Questo è uno dei pezzi degli Yes più difficile da riprodurre.
Absolutely brilliant. Great musicians. Well done everyone on making a great version of a great piece of music.
I always have my doubts about the covers of great groups / songs, you name it. Basically because the expectations are really high and boy they made it 😍. A truly and genuine cover of a great song from one of the greatest prog.rock music. Great musicians, great performance. Thank you
I think this is one of the hardest pieces of music to cover, you are very good, I mean, you are great, only in my dreams I could find a group of musician to play this song, but its really hard.
I almost clicked away 3 times.... stayed for the whole tune. WELL DONE!!!!
What an incredible job! Thanks to the band for what must have been a labor of love. Words are inadequate to describe my appreciation for your work. What a pleasure to listen to!
Hola. No recuerdo si ya comenté algo, pero en todo caso lo vuelvo a hacer. Una versión magnífica. Rítmicamente (y no es nada fácil), texturas, voz, atmósfera. Fantástico.
Close to Edge...of an audio orgasm...I actually heard lyrics in this version that I didn't know where recorded in the original. An absolutely note-for-note version with soul, spirit and groove. You guys KIIIILLED it! I loved it!
A late comer to this, but, fantastic great performance by all concerned ,would willingly pay to watch and hear this band ,well done .
Omg. That was incredible...was in tears. Way to totally pull the heart strings.
Truly outstanding vocals and musicianship guys...BRAVO!!!
That was incredible. The original never fails to bring me to tears, but i never thought a cover could. You guys nailed it.
Beautiful! Oh I love her voice so much! Up and coming for sure! Keep going!
Yes es lo Máximo y estos chicos son lo máximo. Que bien
Deepest respect for a band having the courage to cover Closer to the edge from the album Close to the Edge, widely regarded as one of the greatest progressive rock albums ever recorded. Chapeau👍🏻
Magistral interpretación de una muy complicada obra del Súper grupo Yes . Verdaderamente muestra la calidad y maestría de estos grandes músicos . 👏👏👏👏
Incredible - Yes music lives!