REACTION TO Yes - Heart of the Sunrise | Well This Is SPECIAL! 

Why is it that it makes us feel so good when we see someone being introduced and loving such wonderful music that we've enjoyed for so many years? It just does and I'm glad

Jon Anderson's voice is an instrument. The transitions are incredible. Yes never gets old.

Imagine going into the record store and buying this 51 years ago... I've had this music, amongst so many others that come out at the time, for the rest of my life..... Haven't I been lucky....!!! Rush inducted them into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame because Yes had such a huge influence on them... Keep on Rocking

I love this song, it's such a complex meal of sounds, lyrics, vocals, makes me so happy that another generation is experiencing this.

Ladies and gentlemen Chris Squire and Yes the greatest show on earth. RIP Squire and White. If you listen to Turn Of The Century you will find the other side of Yes that tranquil divine state of love.

This brings me back fifty years. You can't imagine how big an impact Yes, ELP, and The Moody Blues had on an impressionable 15 year old. This, Jeff Beck, and Santana's Caravanserie completly changed how I listened to music. Welcome to the madness of the 70's that brought us Rush, Kansas, Zeplin, Heart, Queen, and a host of other bands that shattered the imagination of a generation. For teens with no other social media avalable, this was their go to form of communication. You can't imagine how important this music was to me and my friends, enjoy.

Yes is a thinking man's band..You are drawn in-drawn along..I have heard Yes songs maybe 50 to 300 times each and I get something different each time. Passages make me weeo...not cry..There will never be another band to compare to them..and BTW ...RELISTEN to Bruford's drumming here....simply immaculate

"Heart of the Sunrise" is my favorite Yes studio recorded song. A Yes fan since the first album "Yes" was released in 1969. Fantastic musicians and song writers.

In high school in 1972, this was my go-to "I'm pissed and I can't deal with anybody so I'm going to lock myself in my room and play this full blast" record. Still hits me today.

I listen to this several times a week while riding my bike through the woods. It's one of my favorite experiences.

As beautiful as his voice is, his Spirit and Soul are even more so.

They went on to honor Stravinsky by opening up their concerts with Firebird suite probably the best intro into a concert ever!!!

"Dreamer easy in the chair that really fits you" seems to fit your reminiscence.

The most magical era in modern music history. YES and others were actually creating the various diverse styles of this new genre one album at a time so you never knew what to expect next unlike today's more generic music era. The greatest influencers were all unique to themselves & YES moved to the top because of their imaginative skills at incorporating seamless changes in timing, rhythms, textures and moods all within each song while producing longer epics for their growing hungry Prog audience. This quintessential 5 Star line up also created the masterpiece album CTTE.

“They created this with their hands.” Yes, yes they did-and what magnificent handiwork.

Yes created a form of synesthesia in my brain without psychedelics. I hear the music and I see the shape of the song with clearly defined edges and colors. It's hard to explain, but real.

THE BEST FUCKING SONG OF THE ENTIRE UNIVERSE ! good for you man for sharing this !

For me it is never possible to listen to this song without tears in my eyes.

Amazing how they even sounded better live❤

Thanks for taking the Yes journey but you are just getting started. Yours is No Disgrace is a good one from the 1st to last note. Starship Trooper is another good one. Turn of the Century is one of my favorites. Close to the Edge is an epic 18 minute journey.

One of the best songs of the era. When choosing classic rock, lean towards 1971, it was a very good year for all styles of rock. I love this psychedelic stuff most. Great reaction thanks

You are slowly discovering and at some point in time you will realize and admit that YES is the greatest band to ever do it or who ever will. Nice reaction to a masterpiece of music!

Yes can rock, they have amazing harmony. Music to be listened to and experienced. They have much, much more for you to check out. Enjoy!

Always love watching people exposed to the genius of my teenage years. I remain proud I latched onto this music immediately and quickly realised, it would be life changing.

YES...this is a band best listened to by yourself with headphones on so you can really concentrate on everything you're hearing. Their songs will take you on a journey every time.

I'm 56 years old and my oldest brother bought this album when it came out. I was 6 I think at the time. Blew me away, obviously. I still listen and love it.

I scour the RU-vid universe for reactions like this. Seeing reactors being reduced to trying to find words…. Seeing the shock, the wonder for the first time upon hearing a masterpiece like this. Really enjoyed it. Makes the song new all over and it just keeps getting better.

I did a lot of distance running through my adult life. When iPod’s were new, I loaded mine up with lengthy, hypnotic prog jams from Yes, Genesis and Pink Floyd. This song made that list.

all these years on it still sounds good... good review big guy...keep it up.

It's OK to have a "moment" during Yes. It proves you are human Um, ELP "Trilogy"? The Beatles had moved the bar so very high that any band wanting to get into the market had not only clear that standard, but jump way over. There are literally hundreds of hours of music at this level (and level plus). Leaving you to discover.... :)

Yes touched the limits of composition in what was a popular music genre, by 1971. Never a Yes Concert, it was ," An Evening with Yes," on each ticket. Make sure you listen to South Side of the Sky before you leave the album.

This song is just as beautiful now, as it was when I first heard it, way back when it was new. It brings back so many memories...

1971-72, the trifecta of perfection, The Yes Album, Fragile and Close To Th Edge, they did great works overall but this time period, yeah this is MY Yes being 13 and all....my great musical awakening.

YES! The greatest band on this or any other planet. Mr Christopher Squire on bass at his very best! R.I.P. Chris.⚘⚘⚘

Just a great song, and that was a priceless reaction. Yes creates mood like no other band.

Melodic and effortless is Jon's voice.

I am 62, seen hundreds of concerts since 74. Easier to say who I haven’t seen. The Beatle and Led Zep, but have seen Page. Yes probably 10 times. Saw the Union tour. Possibly the best group of musicians I have ever seen on a stage. Jon Anderson sang Amazing Grace . It was the purist sound I think I ever heard.

Anderson wrote poetry and sings like no other vocalist I’ve ever heard.

Maybe this is it. The greatest rock track of all time. Not the longest, doesn't last a whole side or anything, but it gets me every time.

Saw them at least 6 times. Outstanding musicians. Very creative.

AWAKEN!!!!!, Close to the edge.....

I nicked this tape out of my brother's collection to listen again to the "Starsky & Hutch" song when I was a kid. There are so many bassline/drum moments that are still bonkers to me.

You'll get it!! You don't understand yet. Listen to Close to the Edge, Starship Trooper, Yours is No Disgrace, And You and I.........to begin with. Then you will know what all the hype is about😊

Yes can be challenging for a listener who isn't familiar with Classical, Jazz and album oriented Art, Concept an Prog Rock. They often play complex and dense polyphonic and ployrhytmic music, accented by some of the most gorgeous melodies, harmonies and singing that you've ever heard. Newby listeners who are unfamiliar with Prog will often go from, "What the hell is this crap?" to "Who is this? Wow! That's beautiful".

If it weren’t for reviews like this and the comments which follow, we might forget how special this song, and so many others by Yes, really were. Thanks for this video.

JUST UNFATHOMABLE! And with every listen to their 70s songs it just gets better and better. And I'm m going on 52 years of YES. I've seen them then and many times live up to 2004 when Jon left the band.

You are off to a great start. But you knew that a few weeks ago when you discovered YES. In 6 years ('71-’77) they composed and released 6 extraordinary albums, including a 2 disc set. The Yes Album-Fragile-Close to the Edge-Tales from Topographic Oceans-Relayer-Going for the One. Progressive Rock evolution at it’s most pristine. Squire’s bottom, Howe's frenetic frets, Bruford/White’s subtle/bombastic skins, Wakeman’s contolled passion on a mountain of Keyboards(he also has 96 solo albums) and of course Jon Anderson, our YES cult leader with pipes from heaven and lyrics from a cosmic mind. Go, or Go ahead.

I've loved this song for 40+ years, and your reaction is precious!

Yes was one of the greatest and most underated bands of the Classic Rock era. It's nice to see a younger audience discover them. Some of there stuff will bring you to tears,its that good. It's a travesty They didn't go into the Rock Hall of Fame sooner when Chris Squire was still alive.

Jon Anderson’s vocals: sublime

Yes were one of the most accomplished bands, they played all this stuff live

Isn't it amazing a song this powerful and intense can also be so peaceful and meditative.

I suppose you are right, back in 1975, at 13, I wasn't a loner, I had friends, but not friends who cared for YES. I did have an older brother with a huge record collection, and a killer stereo. After consuming everything Yes had done by then, I could always count on Yes to take me out of this world, with not only Jon's cryptic lyrics, but the fact that they were the best musicians creating compositions which were beyond anything else I had heard. Sitting alone with Yes cranked up is transcendent, and You haven't even gotten to Tales From Topographic Oceans yet. When you title a song "The Revealing Science Of God" that sets the bar pretty high right there.

The plus to having older siblings. Music I wouldnt have listened to on my own at 10 yrs old but my brother and sister did.

Song brings back such memories when I was a teen listeneing to this for first time in the 70's

YES IS THE PROG ROCK GROUP OF ALL TIME…the music is musical and magical and also peaceful 😁😁🙏🙏🙏🙏

This album inspired me to learn guitar, piano and bass. I tried drums but I sounded so terrible on it. I went to most of their early concerts and got heavily into music. Almost a dream of mine to grew up to be a musician, but then I saw and got to know a lot of night club musicians going from town to town, day in day out, and hours and hours of practicing and playing the same songs day in day out.

They created this by hand. 😁

Melodic genius.

I was lucky to find Yes at the age of 10 in my cousins record collection in 1973! I entered this world via his copy of Close to the Edge and have been hooked ever since :)

Yet another example of just how special the music of the “Classic Era” was and is. Teen mind expansion on 11.

having recently found you ..I`m working my through and as a huge yes fan , was right there with you making pretty much the same faces at the same points and ive been listening to this since 72 so it doesnt get old !!! its a joy to watch your joy !

Do what you need to... Many of us appreciate a rewind😘🤣💯

I find listening to Yes in the dark with headphones on to be a very uplifting, inspiring, and healing experience.

I have always been amazed at how the guitar and bass play parallel arpeggios and then shift and play them in opposing directions, with one ascending while the other is descending -- that just amazes me and is one of the reasons this composition is so incredible.

Great choice as you have just started your journey into the amazing music of Yes and Prog in general. Their 70s albums are their real prime and most anything they did in that era is worth hearing. Try And You and I, it is another Yes all time classic. Enjoy! 🎵

The word: Angelic.

I truly believe people will be listening to Yes hundreds of years from now ,that real, that life changing, 😊😅

I agree with you, it's truly a masterpiece that enfolds around you. Definitely a song that you should enjoy alone.

OK finally ran across this a year late. Wonderful reaction to one of the very best YES songs there is. This was my introduction to the group in 1973. It's repetition and returning to themes and variations gets in your blood; music should stir the soul and this song is a masterpiece. Watching you discover it, your puzzlement at the start -- but the song has its logic and in time you grasped it deeply. Thanks!!! It was a delight to watch you discover this and take this trip. Yes music is mostly about a journey rather like Pink FLoyd.

I'd recommend "Roundabout" as your next Yes song. It's from the same album as "Heart of the Sunrise", and is probably their best known song (though not necessarily their best song) from their "classic" period of the 1970's. No Yes concert was complete without a performance of "Roundabout."

One of the joys of Yes is that it's almost impossible to predict what's direction any track is going to take. Very clever. The fact that this music was written by mere mortals is amazing......and they reproduce it live time and time again Amazing!

Some of the best to ever play. You are on the path to enlightenment young man.

That look of “WHAT IS GOING ON?” 😆 It does take a few listens to be ready for the changes. Then it’s REALLY cool!

Yup,they took you on a journey…all the way to the Sun,the heart of it.

All of them wizards at their craft. This came out when I was 12 never ever gets old. The best concert I ever saw Yes in the round at the Omni 1977.

It was so nice to hear your childhood story. I was driving up from Tampa to Toronto listening when I was 8yr :)

Jon is out touring with a group of teenage music students. He is in his 70s, but his vocals sound just the same.

One of my all time favorite bands!

Good 👍 YES is for peace and ❤️

Listened to this when it came out, still love all there music

I get your comment about listening to music and having it create a sense of blissfulness that helps you fall asleep.I have fallen asleep plenty of times listening to yes over the years!

I'm so excited 😀

One of my all time favorite Yes songs! Been listening to this since I was a wee lad.

Great reaction! This whole album is a masterpiece. And then there’s Close To The Edge if you want more.

There's nothing to forgive when you rewind to listen to Jon Anderson's voice again. It's special.

I am absolutely ecstatic to find out today that Mr Anderson will be touring with the geek band and start touring in 2023 and will be performing yes classics such as this beautiful song and Gates of delirium Etc

Great reaction, more YES on the channel please

To me, great prog-rock was a gateway to classical. These guys were all amazing musicians.

I love the stankface while you waited for this song to blossom. 😩 surprise! it got quiet. but the overarching build is another story. yes is definitely transportational. jon sure knows how to sing.

Can't beat the combo of Squire on the bass and Bruford on the drums! Add in Jon's vocals, not the mention Steve and Rick and it definitely is special!

YES creates such a cool mood with their songs

Sail away on that bass and those organs! Love comes to you, and you follow…..

Those who aren't familiar with Chris Squire,will definitely know him after hearing this, incredible🥰🤗

They have been my special musicians since 1976

In my top 5 Yes songs. Can't wait to listen to some of my other favorites. You've got some really amazing songs yet to discover.

This is my alltime favourite song.

Music from another Universe

Fantastic music 🎶🎸🎹

Soy Fan de YES desde Finales de los 70s, amo la voz de John Anderson, para mi es la N.1 del Rock Progresivo!! YES llevo el Rock Prog a otro UNIVERSO!! Aveces siento que es casi imposible escoger su mejor Álbum o Tema, pero mis Favoritos son más de 50!! 😁 And You And I•Heart Of The Sunrise•Aweken y un larguísimo etc.....AMO A YES!! SON LA PERFECCIÓN ABSOLUTA HECHA BANDA!! ♥️♥️♥️♥️