Drummer reacts to "To Be Over" by Yes 

Most underrated Yes track. Lifts you up and calms you down simultaneously. Transcendent, cathartic, timeless, cleansing music

Close to the Edge was such a masterpiece you wondered what could they do next - then this came next and it made your jaw drop.

To Be Over is a great palate cleanser after all the chaos that precedes it. Steve OWNS Relayer.

More than any other member of the band, "Relayer" is Steve Howe's album. He dominates every track and his playing really hit a peak here, with such a wide range of dynamics and sounds. And what a perfect way to close a record.

"Do not suffer through the game of chance that plays." Love this song, Love this album. I love Rick. But this album with Patrick, is just OUTSTANDING!! I have it hanging on my wall. 💙🎵🎶🎶

Just another masterpiece in the plethora of YES masterpieces!🤩

I recently had a very dear friend pass away and I put together a memorial video of photos of her and this song seemed to fit perfectly for that video. It is so calming and beautiful.

This song is my Favorite YES song Being a Abstract Artist .I have painted many Paintings to this song A Masterpiece. Thank you for sharing this song and taking the time to listen to it 🙏🎨😍 Namaste 🎨🕯️💜🤗🙏

Beautiful start to my day. Thanks for sharing this. Peace, all 💕

Howe shines so bright on this Track ! Relayer is a superb Record 😃

Yes. It’s another Masterpiece from the Masters of Prog’. I saw this Album performed live in 1975 on the ‘Relayer Tour’. I was 19. Absolutely amazing Show. Patrick Moraz was brilliant too. Love it. 🎶❤️🎶

the 3 mn solo of Steve Howe is definetly the peack of the track ! what a grace !

immediately I'm transported back to my first year away at college and one of most beautifully magical times of life. EMACULATE MASTERPIECE. STEVE is pure SHINING GOLD here! The trio interplay section between Pat, Steve & Chris during MORAZ'S SOLO is just brilliant & trademark 70's YES!!!!! "Don't doubt your part, be ready to be LOVE!!!!!!!!!!!!" PURE HEAVEN! This is not their last great album but their last GREATEST ALBUM.

I have been planning to use this at my own memorial service - eventually. Says it all.

The first time i heard "To be Over" I just fell in love with rhe song. It usually takes me more than one listening to get attached to a song. I was touched by the sadness of the song, lamenting our own mortality! I was really impressed by the introduction of the different instruments used... guitar, slide guitar, synthesizer, sitar... and TUBULAR BELLS! Of course bass and drums, just magnificent layering of all of the different sounds..almost perfect!

Much of what you are attributing to Patrick moraz is actually Howe on a peddle steel. Guitar World magazine had a Best Guitarist poll during the late 1970’s, the readers of the magazine voted Steve Howe the best in 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, and 1980. In 1981 they opened their HOF, with Howe as the first inductee which disqualified him from the best poll to give the other guitarists a shot at the title;);) Watch a live version you be flabbergasted at what is making the sounds;)

You’ve needed to hear this for a long time. Maybe all your life. We all need to hear this. Again and again. The entire nation, the entire world. It should be mandatory listening for all of humanity upon waking in the morning. Cranked up. Anger issues worldwide would decrease, then dissipate, because this song, in addition to being absolutely gorgeous, just beautiful, is also a major league creeper. It just gets better every time you hear it. I’ve listened thousands of times and love it more now than ever. Until my next listen. Does it sound like I love this song? ❤😂❤ Relayer as a whole. Nothing like it, before or since. May never again be. Yes may have done work as near and dear to our hearts, or in some cases more so, but never again did they reach the originality, uniqueness or overall beauty of Relayer. Nice work, Lee!

That’s Steve doing his thing with surround sound vocals amazing!

What a way to conclude an album, following the musical madness of Gates and Sound Chaser. A perfect trio of perfect Prog!

Relayer album by Yes is a piece of abstract art. It's like a Picasco painting, where the figure in the painting has an outer structure but the inner structures contain disconnected pieces that make up the outer structrure! That;s Yes!!!

My favorite Steve Howe solo. Just takes to a place where times runs slow.

I had listened to and enjoyed this song for many years before realizing what the lyrics are about. It's a song about how dying isn't the end, but rather a passage, a doorway into a new and ultimately more transcendental phase of life. The song expresses this in such positive and sublimely beautiful terms that it became one of the few songs that actually made me cry. Those who dismiss it as a letdown ending to the rest of the album have never delved into its true meaning and beauty, and coming after the chaos of "Gates" and "Sound Chaser", it's akin to "Soon" as a calming lullaby.

What a great way to start a Saturday, or should I say YesSaturday! "To Be Over" is a very beautiful song. And I believe you're right about Steve playing a sitar. I just love the outro, with the repeating motif. It gives me heavenly sensations, almost like a feeling of watching beaming shafts of sunlight coming down from the clouds to give us a peek at the Divine. In structure _Relayer_ is very similar to _Close to the Edge,_ with an epic length track on Side 1 with two 10 minute songs on Side 2. But _Relayer_ is far more complex than _Close to the Edge._ Steve Howe in particular really shines on this album. The addition of Patrick Moraz really adds a different dimension to the music as well. If you decide to do a live version "The Gates of Delirium", Lee, I highly recommend doing the _Yesshows_ version. I think that is the definitive version of that masterpiece. Anyway, peace, brother! 🙏😎

Wise yet celebratory.

Written after the death of one of Howe's sons. What a gorgeous tribute w the Howe grand theme at the end. Triumph over tragedy. Wow!

Gods, I hadn’t heard that in decades. Time to get out the old vinyl.

A gorgeous piece of YES. Thanks!

Balance the thoughts that release within you…

This is the song I want played at my funeral. And I want a really good sound system to be playing it too, so that people are immersed in it and touched by it.

So glad you chose to listen to Relayer!!! Many of us have had that album for Decades!! Each time you listen it’ll take you on a ride. You’ll hear new pieces each time u listen…(I know I’ve said that before), but it’s true! I just played it again and Dam if this album doesn’t Rock!!!❤

You’ll love this !!! The last song of Relayer…very Emotional!

This entire album was a musical interpretation of war and peace acording to what Jon told Roger Dean who is responsible for the cover art. It too, is one if my favorites in the Yes catalog.

Steve's layered guitar work on. This is incredible some of my all time favorite.❤

LOL with your "naughty Santa". Anyways, "To Be Over" is a deep cut from an under-appreciated album, a song that fans have been dying for them to play live for years. Steve Howe has been including it in his solo live shows for decades (not the whole thing, obviously). But it's a quintessential, beautiful mid 70's Yes song.

I find original pressings of this record in good condition for £5 or so pretty often, and always gift them to friends and colleagues who have a turntable! A lot of them obviously aren't familiar with Prog Rock, and having to listen to The Gates of Delirium as their first song must really throw them into the deep end 😂 If I can add my own recommendation, I'd suggest that you listen to the first two Yes albums, if you haven't already. They don't have any of the lengthy masterpieces on them like the other albums do, but the band is incredibly tight and self assured in their playing and compositions right from the start, and the production is first rate!

Best days ov my life

Awesome.

All appropriate adjectives. Glad you got it. Keep exploring!

Another Masterpiece ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

We go sailing down the calming streams Drifting endlessly by the bridge To be over, we will see, to be over [Chorus] Do not suffer through the game of chance that plays Always doors to lock away your dreams Think it over, time will heal your fear, think it over Balance the thoughts that release within you [Interlude] [Guitar Solo] [Verse 1] Childlike soul dreamer One journey, one to seek and see in every light Do open true pathways away [Verse 2] Carrying closer Go gently, holding doors will open every way You wander true pathways away [Instrumental Break] [Bridge] After all your soul will still surrender After all don't doubt your part Be ready to be loved [Outro] Nous somme du lay Sah du rah Sah du lay Tu sah rah Du sah du lay Sah du rah Tey tu sante

I think the words you're looking for are "Well structured Chaos". My favorite Yes album.

There is a live version on YT. It's just Steve on 12 string but it captures all the elements of the song.

Best yes album for me . I love the mood of it. Chaos in the first two tracks then absolute bliss to end it. I think Moraz was amazing.

Love Steve Howe's pedal steel guitar work

The "Relayer" album is the best ever!

YES! 😁

I think this is some of Steve Howe's best work.

One of my favourites. Sad I never got to hear them play this live (aside from the short classical guitar solo version from the 2003 tour).

I have no idea why toy skipped this one. Great vocals and amazing guitar solo (The synth solo isn't bad either. And the rhythm guitar during the synth solo is such an original approach).

An incredible example of how (should that be Howe?) you can imbue music with emotion without having to scream or fit 300 vocal notes into one syllable.

My favourite album. This track even has a waltz passage. Can’t decide on this or Awaken for my funeral.

I agree with the one comment A great way to start a day. Great reaction Thanks

Appreciate your attempts to find the right words to describe this masterpiece of a Yes album. All your observations are valid and remarkable for a first listen. All I can say is that, as with any great work of art, your appreciation for it will morph and evolve with every subsequent listen. Your focus may shift; now the lyrics, now Steve’s guitar, now Alan’s drumming, later how it all weaves and dances together. Yes lives on as it’s fan base continues to grow!

A perfect album closer, serving as the calm after two impressive “storms” (‘Gates’ and ‘Sound Chaser’). The initial sound is actually an unusual instrument called a sitar guitar that found favour in the late 60s (The Byrds etc). This track has so much grace and understated power which gets unleashed in the last third of the song with those incredible harmony vocals. Although not as famed as epic tracks like ‘Awaken’ or ‘…Edge’, this “deep cut” is one of my favourite Yes tracks. Another first rate reaction review. 👍

Lee one of may favorite Yes songs Enjoy !

Wow. Haven't heard this in a long time. It's a favorite of mine, for sure. ❤❤❤

You do a great job with your reactions, maybe my fave reaction channel. I kinda of wish that last few minutes of the song would go on like that for another 10 or 20 minutes, but it does leave you wanting more, so it's perfect as is. The beginning and middle of the song are a perfect balance and lead up to the ending, but Yes is amazing at doing that in the compositions.

This is one of my favorite songs (by Yes or anyone else). It's amazing that this and Sound Chaser make up one side of a single album! I love Patrick Moraz's keyboards - I've found it pretty fascinating that apparently when Rick Wakeman heard this album he was like "yup, glad I left, that is not where I want to go." I've always wondered what a second album by this line-up would have been like, but the rest of the band went back towards the not-quite-as-experimental approach and apparently Moraz wasn't enthusiastic which led to Wakeman being brought back. Great observation that Moraz is in a way like Tony Banks - I'd never considered that (and Banks is one of my favorite keyboardists), but even though Moraz has Wakeman's virtuosity, he and Banks often work more with texture. I also really appreciate your comments about Alan White's drumming. As much as I'm a fan of Bruford, this album made me really appreciate White. Sound Chaser is the obvious attention-grabber for his work, but as you mentioned, White's more subtle work on this song really work well. BTW if you haven't seen any of the live footage from the Union tour with the Anderson/Squire/Howe/Rabin/Bruford/White/Kaye/Wakeman line-up, there are at least two full shows out there on RU-vid - one "in the round" (on a slowly spinning stage) and one on a regular stage. The Union album was a disaster but the tour was amazing. Howe and Rabin kinda just co-exist, but the interplay between Bruford and White, and Kaye and Wakeman is pretty fascinating. Also, there's a bit of footage with the original lineup featuring Kaye and Peter Banks, and it's pretty eye-opening to see how those two played in the early years.

Yes - I've said it before - please do the Yesshows versh of Gates. It is monster.

YES.... Very abstract is right... But as this comes after the Jagged Abstract that is the rest of the album it is so soothing and such a brilliant way to end. If I HAD to choose one Yes album to take then this would be the one. And this is coming from a BIG Rick Wakeman fan.

I dont think Yes ever performed this live. It's one of Steve's favourites and he did a version on of his solo albums. If you're a Steve fan I'd recommend Natural Timbres. His son Dylan is an awesome drummer who can play everything from straight rock to jazz fusion.

Congratulations on 7k!!! I’m right behind you!!!! Well deserved. You are awesome. As is To Be Over, perhaps Yes’ most underrated track…

I'm new, and you just made my day! 🤩

Thanks Lee, Love, Love this song. Wishing you all the best brother. You should check out the poem that is inside the album cover. Certainly in my top 10 albums. "Don't doubt your part, be ready to be loved"

Moraz came in for Relayer created his best work of his carrier and then he was gone This is my number 2 YES album CTTE is my number 1of course.

The adjective you were searching for might be one of the following: Melancholy Wistful Autumnal Somber

You like Bruford. You like Moraz. It will be time to listen to the Moraz-Bruford albums. Their two studio albums are both great but very different from one another!

This song can really grow on you.

Howe: “It was one of my songs that Jon liked. It was quite a well-structured song. We had this abundance of rich ideas that weren’t simply knitted together in an abstract way. They were meant to be together. For me, this song has one of Yes’ best middle eights.” Moraz: “I treated [the synth solo] exactly like a fugue, a classical fugue. Although it doesn’t sound as baroque as it could have, given less modern harmonies, it is really structured like a fugue. I always acquaint Yes with what Stravinsky would have done as a rock musician. Yes music has that kind of symphonic approach and arrangement. The sophistication of the orchestration is absolutely staggering.” To Be Over (Steven Wilson mix) ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-aOsUlsx8ADE.html

tHE THE SH ROOMS ALONE!, YES Are jusr Kick - A SSED

Relayer - a--a-h-h-h-h-h...... !

God the groups back then

Don’t kill the whale is a fav of mine!! It was don’t at a time when whaling around the world was under attack by environmentalists!!

Howe used Fender guitars on this album. A real change from his early Gibson f hole sound.

Gates live at QPR. Same gig that you took Ritual from ❤❤

I thought this was a Chris song but checking online maybe not. It’s lovely but for me, Gates and Sound Chaser dominate this album ❤ I agree that it’s a special album. CTTE is stunning but this is a step away and up. The cover reflects this for me. I always describe the whole product as sparkling-ice Yes ❤

Danelectro Coral Electric Sitar

YES, has some of the Best Album Art. Some of it is just as confusing as the Lyrics from most of the songs...! PS: A hint about the Lyrics... Think " Spiritual Thoughts" and you will see the link between GOD and Song. YES was very spiritual in many aspects.

TRY OUT THE BAND ELOY-1979 AND 1976 PROG ROCK . HOPE TO SEE YOU DO IT !

dont kill the whale has disappeared

Close to the Edge vs The Gates of Delirium Siberian Khatru vs Sound Chaser And You And I vs To Be Over Two incredible albums that were almost identical in their construction. Love all 6 pieces, but CttE just narrowly beats TGoD for me, while SC just barely edges out SK, but as beautiful as TBO is, AYAI is still better, imo.

Steve pkays guitar anf danelectro it sounds like guitar