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See how Nick (🇩🇪) and Lex (🇺🇸/🇲🇽) listen to this long-awaited song by a band they should be more familiar with, but their parents never introduced them to this heavy-prog! Thank you for guiding us down this amazing rabbit-hole!
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@mikeomo3235 3 года назад

This is one of, if not the greatest prog/rock album ever recorded.

@Tapas08 3 года назад

The one

@dionisioiacobelli6689 3 года назад

IMHO, Thick as a Brick is .

@vicprovost2561 3 года назад

Certainly the best album by Yes & that is saying something. Fantastic band. 😎

@vorisha 3 года назад

The greatest

@yes642 3 года назад

@@dionisioiacobelli6689 your logic is not flawed.

@allenhays5126 3 года назад

Rick Wakeman once wrote, Jon Anderson wanted to change the planet whilst living on another one...

@avantprog6902 3 года назад

That's great! You know Rick's a stand up comic.😂

@JoinTheProgress 3 года назад

It was along the lines of "Jon is the only person I know who is doing everything he can to save the planet...while living on a completely different one."

@bobholtzmann 3 года назад

@@JoinTheProgress I remember that - so funny! I saw him live giving a talk about album and song names, and quoting Jon's comment about what a Topographic Ocean is, while doing it in a Michael Jackson voice.

@NH2112 3 года назад

Jon Anderson, David Bowie, David Byrne, Frank Zappa, all guys who are just a little out of phase with the reality the rest of us exist in and it makes them the way they are.

@bobholtzmann 3 года назад

@@NH2112 Jon Anderson's wife at the time was of an Indian family, which may have influenced the spiritual subject of Yes' lyrics, especially for Tales from Topographic Oceans.

@petepiraino3135 2 месяца назад

As chaotic and jam-session like the opening to Close to the Edge sounds, after you've heard the song many hundreds of times, the chaos disappears and you really begin to feel that every note was perfectly planned and executed. Truly Yes's masterpiece that sets the bar for all of prog rock!

@enzosmith5371 7 дней назад

Exactly right. Well said.

@jimreeves1 3 года назад

Us old folks are so grateful you find "our" music pleasing, it truly is rare.

@jeffelliott7353 2 года назад

Steve Howe came on the scene and immediately won Guitar Player Magazine's "Best Overall Guitarist" award the next 5 years in a row, which then retired him from future contention in tribute.

@curts6525 3 года назад

The other side of the album is outstanding too...it has two masterpieces: 'Siberian Khatru' and 'And You and I'. Both songs are alittle more straight-forward songs. They used Siberian Khatru to open their live shows for a long time--it really rocks. Also, I have to also mention the song 'Awaken' like a lot of people are suggesting in these comments. I believe some of the band members have said it may be the ultimate Yes song....i would say they are right....

@benrichardson7306 3 года назад

And the best version of Awaken is a cover - Todmobile with Jon Anderson and the Icelandic Symphony Orchestra. That song deserves a full choir and orchestra, and Todmobile provided it!

@jimreeves1 3 года назад

@@benrichardson7306 I agree Ben, it's so special to the the young Icelanders join in with Jon in such a masterpiece!

@gsisola 3 года назад

I would say “And You and I” is one of the most beautiful pieces of music… ever.

@jonkwape3097 3 года назад

Also I think it's worth to mention that Frusciante's solo in Scar Tissue was inspired by 'Siberian Khatru'

@clannad99germany70 2 года назад

And you and I was also always a favorite song of me by YES. Just from the very first moment listened to it.

@johnfish8208 3 года назад

What's mind boggling is that they performed this entire piece night after night live

@Beamshipcaptain 2 года назад

This album and piece stands the test of time extremely well. Hard to believe it came out 50-years ago when I was 11. Time flies. Enjoy your life and listen to YES, as your life's soundtrack!

@nachotube7012 Год назад

Even harder to believe that Alan White replaced Bill Bruford on drums a few days before the tour! How do you possibly learn that stuff so quickly?

@Magnetron33 2 года назад

This is not a song. This is a work of Art that operates and many levels.I believe they changed the world . I know they changed mine!

@GenXDaddyO 3 года назад

As a Bach fan, I was so happy to see you recognize the chord progressions influenced by his Toccata and Fugue. You know your stuff.

@garyd6421 3 года назад

The scruture of the album is from Anderson listening to Symphony Nos. 6 and 7 by Jean Sibelius. The seventh struck Anderson the most as he noticed that its main theme was introduced some time in the composition which influenced how Close to the Edge was shaped.

@LSUfan 3 года назад

Yes, Toccata and Fugue in D Minor, second favorite song after Roundabout!!

@davecole2561 3 года назад

I am expecting to get shot down in flames but here we go: am I the only big Rush fan in the world who says, again and again, no to Yes? I know the Toronto boys were influenced by them but they leave me cold. At best, I can understand Geddy's love of Entwistle's bass. I have tried several songs from different albums. Anderson's vocals don't move me either but actually grate on me. Do I need to seek medical help? Each to their own, I guess!

@78yestor93 3 года назад

@@davecole2561 A question do you like early Genesis?

@mike.thomas 3 года назад

@@davecole2561 I’ve called you a doctor :-)

@gerarddevine8651 Месяц назад

The birds 🐦 at the beginning!!! The green lights at the concert, YES on a rotating round stage at Madison Square Garden , NYC! WOW!!!! 62 years old now and still loving my YES!

@Bawookles 3 года назад

Always cracks me up to see Nick do his "bass face" while he mimes plucking the bass strings with his fingers! Chris Squire plays bass with a pick, Nick! ;)

@ronwilliams6565 3 года назад

The late Chris Squire..R I P....one of the great bass players of all time!

@Bawookles 3 года назад

@@ronwilliams6565 Without a doubt!

@willasacco9898 3 года назад

It was like he was playing rhythm and a melody at the same time.

@kmichaelp4508 3 года назад

My hero…well one of them.

@mackeymintle66 3 года назад

Chris Squire’s bass-lines are “fat-tastic”. I end up focusing on the bass do much, I have to play it again so I can enjoy Steve’s crazy guitar work! And on, and on…

@buddystewart2020 Год назад

I know this is a year old video, but I double dipped and I have to say this is my favorite track from YES, the title track, Close to the edge. I think of it as a classical format, with various movements in the piece. The main melodic themes are restated over again in slightly different forms. It's basically variations on a theme. The musicianship is outstanding. The execution is exceptional. The creativity is over the top. You can spend a lifetime exploring the depth of this song, and not reach the bottom of the well, and yet, it wouldn't be a life wasted. I can't listen to this without crying.

@NicknLex Год назад

I absolutely agree. This is a song I listen to on repeat and well and cry every time Rick comes in! 😭 Thanks for double dipping! ❤️ - Lex

@kengodwin3879 11 месяцев назад

Guy said he doesn't take drugs. I think you just did by listening to this song. You can't hear this and not get high.

@justaguy2365 3 года назад

Bill Bruford the drummer joined King Crimson after this album.. he's an incredible drummer!!

@littlestevey4172 3 года назад

I just bought the album Red by them and I am absolutely obsessed with it. "Starless" is just simply amazing!! I think I like that album better then In the Court..

@kennethkelly708 2 года назад

Uh yeah, but so is the great ALAN WHITE!

@justaguy2365 2 года назад

@@littlestevey4172 Yeah I love Red. Anything with John Wetton on vocals is my favorite. I like to listen to the crazy middle section of Starless when I'm in a plane taking off

@barriereid9244 Год назад

He still is

@gwmatteson 3 года назад

I'm 64 years old. I first heard this in the fall of 1972 when I was 14. It has been my all time favorite song ever since. I still get emotional every time I hear it. This truly was their magnum opus. They came close to it a few times but never quite reached this peak again. Closest they came to it was "Gates Of Delirium" from their 1974 album "Relayer." Thanks for sharing your reaction to this music.

@gibby6904 10 месяцев назад

An absolute MASTERPIECE!!! Their finest moment of MANY.......an incredible band......

@ShroomKeppie 3 года назад

"And You and I" Yes's most ethereal and beautiful song of their entire catalog. Do it.

@cometogether999 3 года назад

Cheers for listening to this epic Yes track. You seemed to love it as much as I thought you would. Patiently waiting for "And You and I" and "Heart of the Sunrise."

@patrickbullock62 6 месяцев назад

You're not alone. I'm a 61 year old man and I still get emotional during I Get Up 45 years after hearing it the first time

@lazarus1371 3 года назад

You just listened to the pinnacle of progressive rock. This entire album is a masterpiece, You have so much to enlighten your learning so next try Tales of Topographic Oceans then Relayer with the equally iconic ' Gates of Delirium '

@henryefroymson4941 3 года назад

A couple of comments: - Bruford is keeping 4/4, 5/4 and 7/8 time effortlessly. Astonishing drumming that one must listen to in isolation. - this is not a concoction put together in a studio. This is not visiting musicians adding one-time fill. This is exactly how they sounded live.

@michelemichele3375 3 года назад

Excellent comment! For me, that is one of the most amazing feats that they accomplish with this masterpiece. Thanks ✨🤪

@Yes_Jorge_Yes 3 года назад

There is no better drummer than the Bruf... he is perfection, in Yes, King Crimson, Genesis, UK, Bruford, National Health, Gong and many others

@benrichardson7306 3 года назад

@@Yes_Jorge_Yes And he did an album with Gordian Knot, one of Nick's picks.

@ShroomKeppie 3 года назад

When I studied African tribal percussion as a music major in the late '70s, one of the things I learned that stuck in my head was that every drummer "played to his own beat." Western music's "syncopation" is the transliteration of that multi-downbeat performance into a set time signature. The best drummers have that same feel for the beat and can switch it around at will, but to express it on paper requires the odd time signatures.

@michaelmause544 2 года назад

Mostly 6/8, 2/4 and 4/4

@HARPERSSON 3 года назад

When I was in high school (40 years ago) this was in my car stereo for 6 months. A true masterpiece and now in my 50's I still have the same emotional reaction every time I hear it. I'm so glad you discovered it now. As stated in the comments, DON'T ignore side two of this album. It's in my top 3 of all time favorite records.

@Ifyernotawakeyet 3 года назад

In a day of short musical attention spans, i really appreciate you both. You both are capable of great things!

@vanytasticsone9071 3 года назад

There is a way to approach Yes music that works best for me: Attempt to listen as if for the first time. Calm the mind. Throughout the song focus on the main instruments one at a time. Then on the rhythm section. Then on Jon’s vocals. Then on the 4 headed beast that are all instruments. Then the song as a whole. Shifting back and forth throughout the song appreciating the layers of sound and how they interplay, harmonize, depend on each other for structure. Feel the emotion that the songs are filled with. Some have said Yes music is pretentious, technical but I say they have not permitted themselves to really hear Yes, to allow themselves to feel the reach of their music. Jon’s lyrics are felt far more than understood. There is very little classical prose style lyrics in classic Yes but there are thoughts and phrases that carry a weight of emotion that enhance the incredible music flowing around and through them. So grateful for the reaction to this incredible piece of music.

@glenndespres5317 3 года назад

You have it right. There is just too much to absorb in Yes music on the first listen. Each subsequent listen you hear something else or just more.

@ebonysweetroll 3 года назад

You missed the first step... Rip a bong hit.

@donnielee5331 3 года назад

@@ebonysweetroll Precisely

@debrabrabenec3731 3 года назад

Beautifully stated, Vanytastic SONE!

@santiagogonzalez8371 3 года назад

Everytime I hear Yes, I discover something new...

@keithbraid9716 3 года назад

I saw them perform this in 1972 at the Rainbow Theatre in London, the recording used for the live Yessongs album released in '73. Live they were remarkable, so accurate in their playing and full of energy. I think they reached a pinnacle in this period of 71-72. Three brilliant albums in less than two years - then Bill Bruford left . . .

@IllumeEltanin 3 года назад

While many say Jon Anderson's lyrics are written for the way they sound, there usually is meaning in them. Close to the Edge is loosely based on the novel "Siddhartha," by Hermann Hesse, and involves searching for spirituality only to realize one finds it within oneself and can do so wherever one is. The novel finds a river to be a very spiritual place, hence "Close to the edge, down by the river," and the opening and closing nature sounds. Yes, the music is one of the greatest pieces of progressive rock. The lyrics and story told elevates it even higher.

@skybluemarshall 3 года назад

Actually, his lyrics are a mixture of both. Jon Anderson often had specific ideas and themes in mind when he wrote lyrics. Sometimes his original lyrics would articulate what he was thinking or feeling, very well. Other times, he would change the lyrics to something far less obvious, because they sounded better when he sang them, but in his mind, they still conveyed the same themes. Example, Starship Trooper: "Well, at the back of my mind I knew what I was trying to say lyrically, but I was always afraid of being too clear or too defined. When I wrote it, it never sounded right. When I wrote, "Your guardian angel would always be around you," I would sing, "Sister bluebird flying high above, though you've seen me, just look after my soul." Then, there were other times when he simply wrote lyrics and it wasn't until later, after performing the songs many times, that the actual meaning of his own lyrics would reveal themselves to him. This is why I always caution people not to be too simplistic in their interpretations, when analyzing the lyrics of highly creative people. Sometimes, the artist themselves are tapping into a stream of consciousness, which they simply record on paper and they don't really know what it means until much later. I can't tell you how many comments I've read, that say something like, "Wow! These guys must have been on some really good acid". The listeners know that many 60s and 70s bands took some acid trips at one point. Now, they're assuming that those highly creative artists were forever locked inside of some little LSD flashback box and everything they did creatively for the rest of their lives was based on a handful of good acid trips from many years ago. That's insulting. They act like these guys never read a book or a newspaper or saw a play or a movie or looked at a piece of art which inspired them to write creative lyrics. As you are well aware, these people are very creative thinkers. They can write lyrics which speak directly about their thoughts or they can write about their ideas metaphorically or they can sometimes write lyrics that convey their ideas in a very abstract ways. Example: In the song Long Distance Runaround, the words, "Hot color melting the anger to stone", are about the shootings at Kent State University on May 4, 1970 when the United States National Guard killed four students. Anderson explains: "It was just a thought that emotion is made of colors, and you could bring peace by finding a healing color to melt hate. The government cracking down on young people because they were trying to tell the truth about the war in Vietnam. It was just one of the crazy fears of time." Unless we were thinking way, way outside of the box, we could never even come close to making that connection. I guess, sometimes it's best to just let the lyrics speak to us personally and not get too wrapped up in what the author was actually thinking or feeling.

@dandecastro51 3 года назад

@@skybluemarshall Brilliant!! Thank You, I so enjoyed reading this, As I listened to CTTE for the 1000th time ;) What a great analysis. Brilliant (again, lol)

@dandecastro51 3 года назад

Also, thank you, Illume, for yours :)

@ellipseanostalrius1710 3 года назад

@@skybluemarshall what he said.

@toddfrank3344 3 года назад

Actually, it was Jon himself who said his lyrics were written for the sound of the words.

@avantprog6902 3 года назад

For church organ, you need to hear " Awaken". There's a part one reactor refered to as," the moment ". I whole heartedly agree!

@michaelbeerbados3291 3 года назад

I BELIEVE Rick may have recorded CTTE organ and AWAKEN organ in the same church at different times, but don't quote me on that

@philgorner9836 3 года назад

Rick recorded the CTTE organ at St Giles, Cripplegate in London...the same one as on his Six Wives album. Awaken was recorded in Switzerland. The organ was at St Martin's Church in Vevey and was fed through telephone lines (they were that clear!) to the Mountain Studios in Montreux, four miles away

@marksingo2177 2 года назад

Back in the late 60's, early 70's there was a direction that music was going, so experimental and so exciting... The quality of the musicians, the song writers were unparalleled...hard to find this today...One of their epic masterpieces!!

@davmtu 3 года назад

As I have mentioned before in other comments about Yes songs, many of us have listened to this song for 50 years and still haven't heard all of it. It will take you many listens to really appreciate all that is going on. Amazing piece of music from amazing musicians.

@martinschell4212 3 года назад

14 year old me bought ‘Fragile’ in April 1972, caught up with ‘Time and a word’ and ‘The Yes Album’ the following month, and bought ‘ Close to the edge’ and ‘YesSongs’ when they came out. This is a masterpiece. Buy a Ric bass, hang it on the wall, and gaze at it in wonder of what can be done on it.

@IllumeEltanin 3 года назад

If someone pays to request "Awaken" from the Going For the One album, I strongly recommend recommend you combine it with the first track on side B, "Wondrous Stories." The two tracks together comprise the whole B side of GFtO. The band has never said so, but for me the two songs tell one story: "Wondrous Stories" is the Seeker's journey along with their Spiritual Guide/Teacher/Master to attain Nirvana. "Awaken" is that Seeker having attained Nirvana, and coming in to the presence of The All/Source. And please, do the original studio versions. None of the live versions include Wakeman on church organ, and you must experience the church organ.

@LaurenMirandaG 3 года назад

Awaken is one of my favorite songs... I've never thought of your interpretation and combining it with Wondrous Stories. I like it.

@IllumeEltanin 3 года назад

@@LaurenMirandaG , my recollection is back in the day, even albums which weren't concept albums had the track order meticulously placed. I especially think that is the case with the B side of Going For the One. Again, as far as I know, the band never came out and said they go together, and I don't recall the two being played together in all of the Yes shows I've attended. But, I do personally think that just their placement as the only two songs on the B side of the album implies them being connected somehow. And, definitely. Awaken is my favorite nonsymphonic piece of music of all time. Even more so when combined with Wondrous Stories. I rank Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue as my favorite ever, but Wondrous Stories/Awaken is pretty much tied with Stravinsky's The Firebird ballet score for second.

@jpirard 3 года назад

@@IllumeEltanin Saw them play the entire album in concert.

@IllumeEltanin 3 года назад

@@jpirard Unfortunately, I didn't discover Yes until Tormato, which in-the-round tour was the first of the two dozen+ times I've seen them. But, I missed the GftO tour. Oh, I knew the radio edit of Roundabout, but I think I was 12 when it was getting airplay, and I was more in to bubble gum as a tween. Ah, the errors of our youth!

@Lightmane 3 года назад

@@IllumeEltanin In the Round was my first YES concert too. It blew my mind.

@kennethmacrae 3 года назад

An absolute joy to see you enjoy this masterpiece by Yes - not so much a song, more an experience!. A very good definition of great Art is something you might not immediately get but still draws you in to discover more...that applies to books, films and music...and in particular to Close to the Edge...it sounded pretty good on first listen and still is spine-tingling nearly 50 years on.

@debrabrabenec3731 3 года назад

Great comment! Yes, I am still as thrilled at 64 as I was listening on headphones at 16!

@joelliebler5690 3 года назад

A YES concert back in their prime was a total ethereal experience!👍🏻❤️☮️

@williammaddock9179 2 года назад

Two possibly scary things about bassist Chris Squire's playing on this album: He was only 23 when this got recorded, and, even in that passage after the pipe organ section, where he is absolutely DESTROYING the bass line, he was playing that with a plectrum (he did not do finger picking on the bass).

@bernycout 3 года назад

For me this piece is one of the greatest progressive pieces in 70's rock. musically the first part very complex and Bill Bruford's drums playing the best. the guitar solo and wakeman solo has magic organ

@DWHarper62 3 года назад

CHRIS SQUIRE plays the bass and is the reason why you have heard of Geedy Lee because without Yes, there is no Rush...

@stpnwlf9 3 года назад

I think that late in the piece, when the organ section begins and in the transitions that follow, you hear some of Rick Wakeman's best work with Yes. He is a genius at converting classical passages into rock and roll and his solo work also exemplifies this but I think this was his masterpiece with Yes.

@GorgonTheHybrid 3 года назад

When you talked about Dream Theater being the love child of Yes, Rush, Genesis, Pink Floyd, etc. - THAT'S the reason I can't really get into modern prog. If you started with the modern stuff, it's probably vastly different, but having first fallen in love with Rush, Yes, Genesis, King Crimson, Pink Floyd, Jethro Tull, Gentle Giant, ELP, Can, Amon Duul II, Roxy Music, Brian Eno, Mahavishnu Orchestra, Frank Zappa/The Mothers of Invention, Camel, Caravan, PFM, Banco, Tangerine Dream, etc. before a lot of modern prog existed, it makes it hard for me to get into Dream Theater, Porcupine Tree/Steven Wilson, Tool, Opeth, etc. All I hear are echoes of those original bands mixed in with some heavy metal riffs. And who were those original bands copying? NO ONE. Yes, they were influenced by rock, blues, classical, jazz, and some albums that came before some of theirs, but they were making phenomenal music that was new to the world and shattered the foundations of the earth. I'm not saying modern prog artists aren't talented and don't have mad skills and creativity, but they're standing on the shoulders of giants. It's like insanely talented guitar players that can copy everything Hendrix or Eddie Van Halen or Jimmy Page did. That's impressive, but can you CREATE and INNOVATE from scratch like they did? Probably not.

@leo3521 3 года назад

I couldnt agree more.

@fords_nothere_100 3 года назад

I was about to write a lengthy post similar to yours. But you've got it spot on so no need. Anyway, I got this far before I saw yours, lol ... "Dream Theater is very clearly inspired by Yes and Rush (and King Crimson and, and). But the difference is about 40 years. I would argue what worked so well in the 70s doesn't work quite the same way today so, to my ears DT often comes across pretentious and contrived."

@VallaMusic 3 года назад

fascinating comment and as a composer myself i think you are spot on - as i look across the musical landscape (of the entire history of music !), I wonder just how many new musical lands, so to speak, are left to be discovered - at the very least, i think a musician/composer owes it to themselves to discover and express their own personal style - but very few are they who can create an entirely new sound world - but an artist should never put limits on themselves ! - who knows what inspiration may be whispered in the creative corners of one's mind in the wee hours of the night !

@your_local_dummy4137 3 года назад

I think there are a few factors, In that era from the late 60s to early 70's look at the primary influences at that time for a guide. I would say the Beatles in music they pushed in so many directions and opened new ground, the space race in innovation that enabled us to think there were no limits and the Vietnam war on society and the social revolution of the 60's and 70's. That was a unique mix of influences at that time anything seemed possible in so many fields. Prog was born at that time and Yes developed the talent to produce epic songs based on themes. Their music became an adventure, a journey, a sonic movie, emotional and up lifting. Others also did this The Moody Blues, ELP, Pink Floyd and so on. Just look at the lists of top 100 albums from 1970 to 74 and they are stunning lists. Lists of that quality have not been seen in decades since. Back in the early 70's bands had to search and create stuff to produce the sounds they wanted they could now dial up an effect on a computer. That level of innovation and those big influences produced that era. Most of those influences are gone now but the music remains. So now for music there are windows to that era but it is a limited experience and well short of the experimental, innovative, ground breaking, free thinking & free spirit environment of that time.

@GorgonTheHybrid 3 года назад

One question I like to ask younger people today or people who are busy mining for gold in today's musical landscape is this: What is your list of bands and artists from the past 20 years that can match this list? The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan, The Kinks, PInk Floyd, Led Zeppelin, Grateful Dead, Jefferson Airplane, Joni Mitchell, The Who, Ravi Shankar, Neil Young, CSNY, CCR, Simon & Garfunkel, Jethro Tull, Rush, Yes, King Crimson, Genesis, David Bowie, Queen, Jimi Hendrix, John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Sun Ra, The Velvet Underground, Charles Mingus, Herbie Hancock, Mahavishnu Orchestra, Sandy Denny, Nick Drake, Fairport Convention, Black Sabbath, The Moody Blues, Gentle Giant, Tangerine Dream, Vangelis, Jean-Michel Jarre, Can, Camel, Caravan, Brian Eno, Roxy Music, Frank Zappa/The Mothers of Invention, Captain Beefheart, Amon Duul II, Neu!, PFM, Banco Del Mutuo Soccorso, Elton John, The Doors, Jeff Beck, Santana, Spirit, The Steve Miller Band, Janis Joplin, The Byrds, Buffalo Springfield, Bruce Springsteen, Billy Joel, James Taylor, Van Morrison, Eric Burdon & The Animals, The Zombies, The Pretty Things, Deep Purple, Kiss, Van Halen, AC/DC, ELO, ELP, Cream, Traffic, etc. It's a hard question to answer. Radiohead is awesome, but it's ultimately a short list. Yes, times have changed, the cards are stacked against people and it's much harder to be given a chance these days, but that level of innovation and talent should still be possible. Yes, great music still exists, but in my mind there was a golden era / renaissance period in music of the 60's and 70's we really haven't seen since.

@fewwiggle 3 года назад

RE: Keyboards -- Rick Wakeman was literally surrounded by keyboards when they did a show. And, Bill Bruford was probably the drummer's name you were trying to remember.

@benrichardson7306 3 года назад

The one time I saw Rick with them, on one of their reunion tours, he had 11 keyboards around him. I counted. He had to walk from one side to the other to play them all. He was also wearing his sequined cape. It was beautiful! :)

@williammanns9927 3 года назад

@@benrichardson7306 He was also usually surrounded by empty Heineken bottles...

@daneng3641 3 года назад

Finally! Someone on the internet knows how to use "literally"!

@fewwiggle 3 года назад

@@daneng3641 Thanks!!! :-)

@gillesgibson9845 3 года назад

I suggest Gates of Delirium from the Relayer album, The Master piece.

@GrouchyMarx 3 года назад

I second that! 😁👍

@keithbeason9284 3 года назад

Definitely, Gates of Delirium should be your next Yes reaction. CttE is immersive and awe-inspiring. Gates is more intense and mind blowing! Go for it guys, go to the summit of Yes!

@OriginalHandprint 3 года назад

Definitely Relayer next - they’ll enjoy trying to keep up with Gates!

@chadbennett7873 3 года назад

One of the two greatest songs ever written. War & Peace in musical form and this generation's 1812 Overture. Complete Genius in every sense of the word!

@your_local_dummy4137 3 года назад

That is an epic great song. A true master piece just as relevant now as back in the 70's. Maybe even more relevant now. But I would like to see them fill in the gaps on The Yes Album, Fragile and CTTE. Also I would like to see how they react to Yes live on Yessongs. What those guys achieved on stage in the early 70's is just amazing. Just about all the studio versions were done better, elevated and extended on stage. To me that fully showcases the awesome talent of this band.

@babarishka 3 года назад

Interesting factoid: At the beginning of Steve Howe's guitar solo at the 4:15 mark above, you can hear this high pitched, repetitive, tinkly sound in the background. It's actually keyboardist Rick Wakeman playing the exact same thing bassist Chris Squire is playing, only twice as fast. You can hear the 3 of them play the riff together at the 4:54 mark above.It's easier to hear it if you slow down the speed.

@lindazee 2 года назад

Wow, only 50 years late for me to notice this, especially the Rick Wakeman part! Damn, and thanks!

@murdockreviews 3 года назад

Musically/harmonically one of the most pleasing prog epics out there. I strongly suggest "Awaken" next.

@davidadkins2065 Год назад

Close to the Edge is timeless. Each time I listen, something new comes to the forefront with each performer. Bass, drums, keyboards guitar and superb is what comes to mind. Then J Anderson vocals unique and complimentary to this masterpiece. I am fortunate to say my 1st Yes concert was Relayer tour and it was in New Jersey. Yes is a once in a lifetime band.

@danielhamm4146 3 года назад

Watching your "Close To The Edge " right now. I'm 63 discovered this song at 18 and there is none better. Now your ready for "The Gates Of Delirium" and then "Awaken" in my opinion are the three best Yes songs from their best years 1972-1977. Check them out and I think you will agree. Love your show!

@giuseppemaggio5894 3 года назад

One of my favourite songs of all time from one of my favourite bands. I have this whole album on vinyl and everytime I just wonder how could a human mind give birth to something like this...

@ericmeredith8754 3 года назад

This truly blew my mind! This was so all over the place but somehow felt cohesive! Its flowed , the transitions were perfect!Definitely my favorite from them so far! Thanks for this reaction! So happy that you are back! Truly! Look forward to more

@erikberg5363 3 года назад

I’ve heard this song dozens of times and I still notice something new each time I listen to it. Amazing stuff! You guys should check out “The Gates of Delirium” or “Awaken” if you want another fantastic Yes epic.

@audiotomb 3 года назад

dozens? Hundreds.

@kirbywilliamson2942 3 года назад

I'm on that list... The story continues . . .

@marcpetak114 3 года назад

You guys are so fresh, fun to share music with, so "human" and sincere, it really is a pleasure to check out what you are discovering. I'm 65, a veteran of playing lead guitar in original bands, covers, recording, live, etc, and I know a lot of the songs you review. Like having friends over to hang and listen to new music with. Thank you for giving us that experience over again! Cheers!

@CFDFirepup 3 года назад

I am enjoying YOUR reactions to these YESSONGS so much. Thank You. NIck, your comments reflect a balance of musicianship and technical understanding as well as the humility to still be awed and wowed by the beauty of the final art form. I smile with you when you experience the newness. Speaking of Smiles, Lex your smile lights up the whole room. It's wonderful to see you lovingly experience the art while sharing the emotional and moving moments with your partner. You're both blessed and those of us that watch you, admire and appreciate you so very much. Thanks Again. I look forward to your next video.

@rafaelmarsalpla4301 2 года назад

A true masterpiece. Prodigious musicians and Jon Anderson's voice is wonderful. A legendary progressive rock album.

@gregcormier2379 3 года назад

This is Yes's masterpiece! Your reaction was priceless. The amount of interchanging elements and themes assembled in this song is truly astounding.

@steverodgers8425 3 года назад

This is recording, for the most dynamic and energetic version listen to the Yessong's version. Not only can Yes play this live they can exceed this version. I believe most Yes fans would agree.

@hasltisl 3 года назад

I agree, especially with And You and I. Amazing what unique worlds Steve How can carve out on pedal steel guitar. True also of all three songs on Relayer.

@hasltisl 3 года назад

Can you see Nick and Lex doing a live reaction to the entire Yessongs? I can.

@kmichaelp4508 3 года назад

@@hasltisl , no I cannot

@lighthallbcu5105 3 года назад

I totally agree. The live versions are the refined versions, the versions that the songs were meant to be.

@michaelbeerbados3291 3 года назад

@@hasltisl greatest live album ever..not the audio quality..the delivery of these exquisite complicated songs will never be matched. These live versions all equal or surpass the studios..That just doesn't happen. And no autotune or recorded overdubs...truly amazing...The band from the future.the future we haven't reached yet !!

@nigeljames5622 Год назад

The moment when the organs come in is one of the most euphoric moments in music, just beyond amazing and then they do it again

@buddystewart2020 3 года назад

'what time signature is this?' The songs opening section is in 3/4. After that bombastic section, when Chris starts playing longer notes, they've switched to 6/8. Near the end of this section there's a bar of 9/8 then three bars of 4/4 while they hold out whole notes then into 12/8 for the section where the singing starts. When they come to the lyric 'close to the edge, down by the river', it's a bar of 4/4 a bar of 2/4 then they hold the note over 3 bars of 3/4. There's a coda there where they repeat that 'close to the edge..' section again. At bar 156 which is a pretty syncopated section they move into 6/4. At the end of the section they go back into the 'close to the edge' with again if the bar of 4/4 then a bar of 2/4 then they hold the long note over 3 bars of 3/4, repeat it. So we're up to about bar 185 there. So yeah, there's a buttload of time signature changes in this piece of music. There's a web page out there with it written and performed by strings where you can follow along and read the music and hear the string ensemble play it, it's pretty cool. It really demonstrates how complex this piece is.

@michelemichele3375 3 года назад

I love detailed, informative comments like this! Thanks, Buddy. ✨🤪 Wow. It’s as if the time signature was transcribed in invisible ink. Lol. No wonder we experience it as different legs of a journey but also feel that it’s all ONE TRIP. Literally. Lol. 🤯😜

@nicodegallo7886 3 года назад

What’s the webpage?

@ronaldoortiz1958 3 года назад

What's the webpage (2)?

@buddystewart2020 3 года назад

@@ronaldoortiz1958 - I tried to post it and youtube removed the link. It's on a site called musescore dot com.

@buddystewart2020 3 года назад

@@nicodegallo7886 - I tried to post it and youtube removed the link. It's on a site called musescore dot com. Just go there and search for Close to the edge.

@andrewmackinnon3378 3 года назад

What I love most about watching you guys reacting to songs like these is that you can tell you guys aren't just going through the motions for the sake of the channel but listening intently to every sound picking out and reacting to the little bits and pieces. That's when you know someone is really listening and enjoying what they're hearing. Reminds me of listening to this as a teenager laying on my bed with my headphones cranked up high and soaking it all in. It takes me back. I think that's the reason I stopped on your channel. LOVE IT!!

@Frankincensedjb123 3 года назад

On my birthday, June 24th, what do I see? The pinnacle of prog music, one of the best songs ever created and one of my all-time favorites, certainly my favorite Yes song. This song alone defines why I've listened to very little popular music over the last twenty years. The 70s had some of the most impactful, creative, foundation-setting music in modern times. The spiritual element and emotion of this music is off the charts, and one of the main reasons I was able to recover from my months of cancer over 20 years ago. God bless Yes and all great uplifting and inspiring music. It is more than mere entertainment. It is the revealing, lifting, and enhancing of the soul.

@rogerpitcher6540 3 года назад

My parents said that Emerson Lake and Palmer was worse than drugs. But they were wrong. It was better. Don’t neglect side 2.

@davidmckenzie420 3 года назад

ELP...Fabulous group, which I put ahead of Yes and all the other Prog Rock groups. That said, I love them all.

@HollowGolem 3 года назад

Side 2 of this album is amazing. "And You and I" is definitely my favorite Yes song, hands down. It does what "Awaken" and "Close to the Edge" do for me, but in half the time.

@petekraemer6613 3 года назад

My 1st concert was 'Brain Salad Surgery' on Long Island Dec `73...But Yes is my favorite group ;- )

@your_local_dummy4137 3 года назад

Love ELP too. Yes, ELP and Pink Floyd are what I listen to mostly over the last 45 years. Which one is best? Who cares, with music that good just listen to them all. But for me side 1 of ELP, Trilogy, The endless Enigma pt1- fugue- The endless Enigma pt2 and side 6 of Yessongs take the cake for me. Agreed side 2 of CTTE is great too.

@dannyriccardo-kornpet4599 3 года назад

ELP is my sentimental favorite for best band ever. I think the hearts of Nick & Lex will prefer Yes. For you ELP fanatics, I have a novel coming out called The Spy Who Loved Keith Emerson. Where? On my RU-vid channel of course. It will come out July first in ten minute installments. Prog on.

@TheAmazingSpaghetti 3 года назад

Glad you "get" Yes, us fans are a devoted cult! I suggest some of the other songs people are reccomending, but also solo stuff from the various yes guys, they've made so much great solo stuff.

@johncase2408 3 года назад

What's astonishing, is how they perform CTTE on Yessongs with aplomb and frankly take the song to another level. You have to be so accomplished to perform something of this magnitude. Great spot on enthusiastic review!

@Lightmane 3 года назад

Close to the Edge was their 5th album. The bass player and backup singer is Chris Squire. Steve Howe also provides backing vocals. His voice isn't as good as Chris's and Jon's, but the 3 of them create beautiful harmonies together. This is their greatest album and Close to the Edge is the greatest piece of music I've ever heard, though Bach was pretty good too 😛

@pauld669 3 года назад

Yes. The Harmonies on I get up I get down are Steve and Chris.

@Lightmane 3 года назад

@@pauld669 I know. That's what I said in my comment 😀

@avantprog6902 3 года назад

You know Chris Squire was hugely influential on Geddy Lee. At Yes' induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Geddy looked like a little kid playing with Yes. He was grinning ear to ear.

@kentinatl 3 года назад

I REMEMBER WHEN I WAS 15 {1972} I BOUGHT THIS ALBUM AND LISTENED TO IT ALL THE WAY THROUGH AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK FOR MONTHS..STILL LISTEN TO IT...GREAT TO SEE YOU REACT TO IT,YOU GUYS ARE AWESOME! ALL MY BEST ...KENT.

@semchen9 3 года назад

I followed that similar Meditation, of this same Liturgy, but for several years of singing its Hosannas.

@luizoctaviodrummond8878 3 года назад

Now listen to Gates of Delirium and Turn of the Century

@EnglishTomanotJuanma 3 года назад

Wow, my two favourite Yes songs. I couldn´t agree more.

@Biofilmz 3 года назад

and Awaken!

@MrFrikkenfrakken 3 года назад

This is one of prog’s Mt Rushmore tunes. You have many excellent suggestions in the comments but I echo playing ‘Gates of Delirium’ from the Relayer album, it is Yes but almost a different band with Alan White and Patrick Moraz. If you ever want to be amazed check out the version of ‘Close to the Edge’ from Yessongs and see how they tackle this in concert - it will honestly boggle your mind. Fun reaction, looking forward to the next one.

@Jaffy2112 3 года назад

Wow if I ever had a partner to listen to “close to the edge” with, would be a keeper! Love the reaction as always.

@scottmcgregor562 3 года назад

Geddy Lee "played" Chris Squire bass for Yes for their induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. He is a natural to play their music.

@patricknicolucci5073 3 года назад

Geddy and Alex were both Yes fans they wanted their music to have drama like yes.

@nathanboyd3179 3 года назад

Chris Squire was the GOAT.

@patricknicolucci5073 3 года назад

@@nathanboyd3179 I sat 3rd row at MSG in 1979 20ft form the band watching Squire was just awe inspiring

@jpirard 3 года назад

And yet Chris Squire handpicked Billy Sherwood to replace him.

@patricknicolucci5073 3 года назад

@@jpirard Billy is an excellent musician Chris was not wrong passing the torch to him.

@GorgonTheHybrid 3 года назад

I think I got more emotional than you guys did - couldn't wait for the church organ part. Jeez, who needs a mellotron when you can do THAT? I don't know if you know the reaction guy Jamel AKA Jamal, but when he played this, his reaction was something like, "Oh my God, this is literally the best song I've ever heard in my entire life!" This song is kind of the apex of prog, along with a few other songs that can sit alongside it. I hope one day you will do another sidelong epic of theirs; 'The Revealing Science of God' from Tales from Topographic Ocean. Similarly epic and brilliant.

@benrichardson7306 3 года назад

"Revealing Science" is a fascinating work. It's a study in crescendo-resolution. Personally, I would cut out about 4 minutes during the middle section, but the beginning and ending are wonderful! Some of the best Yes ever did!

@rwbillings 3 года назад

I couldn't agree more! Rick Wakeman's organ piece elevates the listener.

@GorgonTheHybrid 3 года назад

@@rwbillings It's one of those ecstatic musical moments/crescendos that are all too rare - it's difficult to achieve and articulate that rarified level of inspirational spiritual brilliance through music where you're transported so effectively and dramatically into another realm.

@DonP_is_lostagain 3 года назад

@@GorgonTheHybrid My two Yes albums that are my favorites of all their albums are Fragile and Tales. An extremely close second is Close To The Edge. They're just so tonally immersive.

@richardtodd7797 2 дня назад

Classic Album - still relevant today. Love hearing your comments and reaction, it's like listening to a friend discuss music from this great band. Yes music is still current, don't let anyone tell you any different.

@willpapp2044 Год назад

Yes, totally the greatest prog rock band ever! They never got the recognition they deserve . They did finally get inducted into the rock and roll hall of fame in 2017 way overdue .The musical talent of the band in the 1970's especially is unmatched ,truly leaders in their styles and inspiration to many musicians afterwards. Geniuses!

@Bob.L.Shirley 3 года назад

I feel like Nick in one of his "speechless" moments 😂 Been waiting for this one! Your reaction was everything I was expecting and so fun to watch. As much as I'm also anticipating you getting to 1977's Awaken (and the whole Going For The One album), I really hope you just continue with the two other CTTE tracks for now before bouncing around the Yes catalog anymore. Regardless, great to have you back! ❤️👍

@debrabrabenec3731 3 года назад

I agree, I'd love to see your reactions to "And You And I" and "Siberian Khatru".

@ztazon 3 года назад

I totally second that motion!

@sigil5772 3 года назад

Yes, you should listen to it again, without stopping. The great thing about this piece is how it takes a handful of ideas/themes/leitmotifs, arranges them in a few different ways and then assembles them so that you keep recognising them as they reoccur in different ways, so you never, ever lose interest, even for 19 minutes.

@peterramsay4674 Год назад

The fat bass. Chris Squire the bass master. On stage Chris often is the focal point because of his next level bass play. It’s phenomenal. There is not to many bands where the bass is given so much prominence. Rush comes to mind with his bass that drove so many songs. Him and Neil.

@mellotronin54 3 года назад

I first heard this at school in 1975 our music teacher let people bring albums in and play them in his class at lunch break. I had never heard anything like this and it changed my life. I have been playing keyboards in bands ever since. The timeless quality of this tune transcends any genre and it still sounds as good today . Thank you both for your channel so great to re-live that moment again.

@TrevRockOne 3 года назад

You gotta hear Awaken. I think that one is actually their magnum opus

@hasltisl 3 года назад

With that song, classic Yes comes to an end for me. Lot of great songs later, but if there is one song to declare the finale of classic Yes, this is it.

@genecase326 3 года назад

Back in the early 70's a lot of my friends listened to the music that would piss off their parents the most and sounded better to them when they were getting wasted. I listened to early Yes because it showed me what music could be. And IMO, I had to be in complete control of my whole body, mind and soul to truly appreciate what they were doing. I've been listening to this for almost 50 years. Trust me, it only gets better as the years go by. Side two is just as good as side one. "And You And I" is simply beautiful and "Siberian Khatru" is like listening to a bucket full of spiders! Enjoy.

@hohhoijaa 8 месяцев назад

I love watching you guys over the weekend and your reactions to the songs and especially this song. Nick and Lex. I love you

@hanswulffele8760 Год назад

I’m in my 70’s and know Yes for about half a century. Amazing that i still can listen to their breathtaking music as i did 50 years ago!

@hasltisl 3 года назад

Welcome to Stage 2 Yes! Stage 1 is everything through Fragile. Stage 2 goes through Tales of Topographic Oceans, including Yessongs once you’ve completed everything through Close to the Edge. Then you can go to Relayer, which begins and ends Stage 3. Stage 4 includes Going from the One and Tormato, and then Stage 5 Drama. After that it’s all a mix. But now you know that this journey is far from over. Love you guys! Let us know when you start your Patreon account. I’ll be one of the first to sign up!

@raymondanthony8542 3 года назад

Isn't this just one of the greatest freaking albums you've ever heard you!

@maryannturton9830 Год назад

I laughed so hard when he said,I feel high,but I don't do drugs!😂Imagine those of us who were in an altered state of mind,back in the day,listening to this...😎🎶

@PJsUTubeVids 3 года назад

I once saw in an interview where Ged & Alex (RUSH) went to see a YES concert while they were recording CARESS OF STEEL. At one point they said they looked at each other and were thinking of throwing in the towel and giving up. (Glad they didn't) That's RESPECT.

@cybore213 3 года назад

Yes were on the way back home from a gig and stopped at the Speakeasy club in London. They saw King Crimson play, and when it was over Jon turned to Chris and said "We've got to practice more, because these guys are seriously good". In my opinion, they did just that. Also, Bill said to himself "I've got to quit Yes and get in this band". But ot took another couple of years for that to happen.

@kmichaelp4508 3 года назад

@@cybore213 ……RED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

@jareczek1980 3 года назад

@@cybore213 the same was when they saw Mahavishnu Orchestra

@johndoh5182 Год назад

This is pretty much a magnum opus by Yes. ALL the band members were playing their asses off, and the drummer just went off, Bill Bruford. Unfortunately the drummer left the band right after they recorded this and he didn't even do the tour. He got back with the band a few years later and they played Close to the Edge live but he didn't play it anything close to this. The complexity of this drumming is hard to explain. He's changing what he's doing so much and you take the same melodic line and make it into something different based on how he's keeping the beat through it and accenting different notes. So more than the other members, this was really Bill Bruford's magnum opus. I don't think he wanted to go on the road with this song really because he put everything he could into it. The entire beginning where Steve Howe is playing the intro guitar solo, Bill is playing at a blistering pace, not for a short burst per se but he's holding that pace with both hands running that fast pace on the cymbals and then pulling off to hit the snare and that's REALLY hard to maintain that for any period of time. Neil Peart did the same thing with the song La Villa Strangiatto. Both are about as hard, but there's a handful of place where what Bill did it's harder than what Neil did. The only difference really is that Neil played what he recorded LIVE, Bill Bruford never did.

@jeffkemper7920 2 года назад

A true masterpiece of Progressive Rock. In my top three albums of all time.

@magirusdeutzjupiter2234 3 года назад

One of my favourite Yes tracks, so technical and very intelligent from the band takes you to a magnificent journey and back again, absolutely memorising.

@BrainAttackMusic 3 года назад

This was released in 1972, the same year as Foxtrot by Genesis (with "Supper's Ready"). I was 14 at the time. Can you imagine a bunch of 14 year olds with these LPs tucked under their arms, on their way to school? Happy days!

@eileendobbs8009 3 года назад

What a masterpiece. I hope you'll also react to my personal favorite Yes song, And You and I. It's beautiful and another masterpiece in its own right.

@stevemd6488 3 года назад

I like side 2 better. I used to sing And You And I to my daughter when she was going to sleep.

@benrichardson7306 3 года назад

@@stevemd6488 I sing Onward to my kids. :)

@shyshift 3 года назад

Siberian Khatru blows Roundabout out of the water.

@shyshift 3 года назад

@@eileendobbs8009 I know. If I make a claim about anything it’s an opinion. IMHO or IMO is literally unnecessary. It’s like people who ask “Where are the batteries at? Where are the batteries? Gets the point across. Everything is an opinion just as you saying I should use IMO. I don’t need to. Freedom of speech is an amazing thing. I am not going to obey you Eileen and maybe someday you will stop telling complete strangers how to think.

@Lightmane 3 года назад

Bill Bruford left YES and joined King Crimson after this album, shocking many. When asked why he left, seemingly at their peak, he said there were several reasons. Here are 2 quotes: "Bruford, by 1972, had felt that Yes had come as far as it could, or at least as far as he could contribute to it. He didn't want to spend what he felt was an inordinate amount of time in the studio debating chords and producing records that he felt would only be in the shadow of Close To The Edge." "I wasn’t about to go through “Close to the Edge” again. It had taken three months of all-nighters, and if I knew one thing at the end, it was that I wouldn’t be able to improve on that effort with that group of people, so no point in hanging around." I swear I read somewhere where he said the reason he left was that Close to the Edge was perfect and he doubted they'd ever create anything better, so he quit. I guess these quotes are similar 🙂

@semchen9 3 года назад

And after 'Yes' were introduced to 'Mahavishnu Orchestra's' Sound, they too morphed. Alas, 'Yes', had that ability to morph into another form of Majesty, unimagined then to Bill.

@Lightmane 3 года назад

@@semchen9 I've never heard that before. Interesting.

@edflava4121 3 года назад

Eventually in different formations he would return to YES and his bandmates. Alan White deserves a lit of credit for picking up the baton and keeping the great music coming.

@semchen9 3 года назад

@@Lightmane New to me too

@semchen9 3 года назад

@@edflava4121 87's ABWH Album and subsequent Tour.

@matthewhoag2609 3 года назад

So glad you guys did this one! You will hear new bits every time you listen - there’s so much to unpack in this piece. The pipe organ is uplifting, and the tone on Chris Squire’s bass is phenomenal. I’d love to see you guys react to South Side of the Sky off Fragile. It has a driving guitar part, and Wakeman has a beautiful piano interlude. Cheers!

@meganparsons9106 3 года назад

South side of the sky is an amazing song.

@SamMineo-yp8in 7 месяцев назад

Im smiling ear to ear tears running watching the younger generation listening to what i grew up and the best decade EVER

@louaguado995 3 года назад

I've always loved the controlled chaos sound of the beginning, like acid jazz. Chris Squires bass lines are great. I was a teenager in the 70's and always wondered why European bands were so much more creative than American bands. It's like pop music in the U.S. today, they're more about money than creativity.

@glynisjones3531 2 года назад

Thank you for this.....it's one of my faves!

@michailburgesmeir8623 3 года назад

Close to the edge - a masterpiece, indeed. For me, personally, the solo from Rick Wakeman (starting 24:56) seems to be the best key solo i have ever heard. And I heard a lot. Nick and Lex, youre doing well, thx, stay healthy you both, and greetings from Rhineland/Germany :-)

@lindazee 2 года назад

And Nick commented about the bass...the bass during that solo is unbelievably impactful! So unique!

@BrettLesPaul 3 года назад

The great thing about Close to the Edge is that you can listen to it over and over and hear something new each time.

@willykruijntjens7172 3 года назад

Gates of Delirium and Awaken; and of course the live versions on Yessongs and Yesshows

@matrobnew 3 года назад

You guys are so frikken cute, as always. I know you don't typically do video reacts, and I'm not asking you to, but just for yourselves you should find some youtube vids of these guys doing this song live. Or any song, really. The canonical concert movie (and much higher-quality recording) is YesSongs, though I don't remember that they do CTTE material there. I did recently find a CTTE performance that was apparently close to their first stage performance of this song, and Anderson's glee and relief are palpable when they manage to stick the opening. But in all of their early-70s shows, they never try to hide how pumped they are at being able to pull off this kind of wildly-orchestrated, wildly virtuosic work on a live stage. It's an almost comic contrast with, for instance, live Zep shows from the same time, where Jimmy P. is all confidently chill, almost impassive, and Plant struts around with supreme authority and audience command (Jon Anderson is the anti-Robert Plant in every way). I love Zep as much as Yes, but Zep knew they were rock gods out of the gate, and were working a heavy-duty electric blues groove already well-established by 69 or so. Yes was making it up as they went along, taking huuuge leaps from album to album, into a space where, apologies to Rush and Genesis and Floyd, but no--to my mind nobody else in Prog-world got to that planet. Anyway, watch some videos, so you can see just how insanely, inhumanly fast Squire and Howe are actually fingering. And their expressions: Howe actually has Nick's air-bass face, while Squire is usually too busy harmonizing with Jon, but when he's not he's got his own way of expressing his glee at what they're collectively pulling off. Btw, Nick, what does your shirt say?

@ballyastrocade5672 3 года назад

And speaking of insanely inhuman, Wakeman's keyboard work certainly qualifies as well! I cannot fathom *how* the man can surround himself with multiple keyboards and not only switch seamlessly between them, but can play *two* of them, one with each hand, playing two entirely different melodly lines and time signatures, without missing a beat. The man must have an extra lobe to his brain that mere humans lack. :-)

@rickgarms7656 3 года назад

It's hard to beat a well placed Yes tune in anybody's collection of sound. Cudos to you on your journey. PS...Your listening facial expressions are often priceless!

@Dd8505 2 года назад

Dude!!! How awesome is it to have a beautiful lady enjoying the hell out of herself to Close to the Edge???!!! Wow, what a treat pals.

@davidmurphy9433 3 года назад

So I'm 57 and have heard this song 784 times, since I stole the album from my sister in the late 70's. So why am I watching this again. There is only one reason. Your reactions are the best I love them.

@michelemichele3375 3 года назад

Amazing reaction. You were able to linger there ... Close to the Edge ... without going over, without retreat ... not just hanging out there, but actively involved staying and Being Here Now ... Great Zen 😌

@songsmithy07 3 года назад

Now that you've done CttE, you need to do two more epic Yes pieces to top things off: "The Gates of Delirium" and "Awaken." Just trust me; you will be happy you did.

@paulobrienmus 3 года назад

You beat me to it Matt! The exact two pieces I'd have them listen to next. :)

@NH2112 3 года назад

I’d add disc 1 of TFTO.

@dleachman80 3 года назад

I would also be curious to see their reaction to dont kill the whales...not on this style but one of Howes best work

@jareczek1980 3 года назад

Now they must hear and you and i and then the best from Yes Siberian....

@dandecastro51 3 года назад

@@NH2112 Ritual, LIVE... 30 years later, on Symphonic Yes (Live w orchestra in Amsterdam) blows me away how Yes are fine wine.

@dhurley6985 3 года назад

Thank you. In tears watching and listening to your reaction. At around the 21:30 mark, the looks on your faces say that you are listening to something really special... I have been listening to this for nearly 45 years, and it still delivers chills and tears. How is that even possible?

@brunswicklord6365 3 года назад

I heard it once and wanted to hear it again, I was 16, and I listened to it again and again and again. I am in my 60s now, I listened hundreds of times. Maybe their greatest piece of work.