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@rodrigodesouza5524 3 года назад

I’m 19 and this is my favorite band of all time, their music is indescribable and truly out of this world!

@davidmullen4683 3 года назад

So glad to hear a young guy get into one of the greatest bands ever

@Bikofree2 3 года назад

Mine too and I'm 57.....

@lewis9702 3 года назад

You would've loved the 70's my friend

@Magnetron33 2 года назад

mine too and I'm 69

@randypowell3374 2 года назад

Dude, I'm an old guy and first saw Yes in 1971. Still probably my favorite Prog Rock band. Supremely talented. Unbelievably so. The Yes Album, Fragile, Close to the Edge, Tales of Topographic Oceans and Relayer. Absolutely awesome. Virtuosity.

@marcgus25 3 года назад

To be honest without this song I wouldn't be the person I am! This song this band ultimately changed my outlook on music and life! I've been listening to this song for 45 years and every single time it brings tears to my eyes because it is in my opinion the greatest song ever made!

@federov100 3 года назад

I'm with you bro

@vbian88 3 года назад

So hard to describe. Its like being paralyzed by God himself! Spiritual utopia!!

@douglasbyrd5524 3 года назад

No doubt

@Magnetron33 2 года назад

It is indeed a masterpiece that is more mysterious to me now than it was then. Nobody composed like this. Nobody but YES

@paulh.2294 3 года назад

You have to understand that early Yes was fortunate enough to come along when the record company and producers gave them the freedom to create this type of music. They take us on an incredible journey. Don't forget, this was the 70s. So close your eyes and take a ride, Close To The Edge.

@psbarrow 3 года назад

They had a high regard for Ahmet Ertegun, the boss of Atlantic (their record company) who let them do whatever they wanted to do. And Led Zeppelin reunited after 27 years in a tribute concert to him after he died. How many record company owners would command such respect these days?

@paulprendergast3184 3 года назад

Also FM Radio was new and they played whole albums not just hits. Requests weren't that big a deal to these new stations. Yes, Genesis, Steely Dan, etc wouldn't exist without open minded record executives/producers and FM radio. I do believe there was short version of Roundabout that was played a lot on our AM stations.

@ZalMoxis 3 года назад

Wouldn't happen today

@steveobrien9937 3 года назад

" Deeper than just music"?....yessir.....in all my years....I have yet to encounter anything that comes close to this beautiful, majestic, powerhouse of a piece of music....and I suspect I never will...

@williamburkholder769 Год назад

It's great to see young people, especially musicians, hear this and hear what we heard in the Fall of 1972. Yes was a very special band back then. Their albums from the 1971 YES album through 1977's Going for the One represent their core body of work. This sort of music is almost impossible to sell in huge numbers now, at least according to the spineless record industry execs who are incapable of risking what the late Ahmet Ertegun of Atlantic was willing to risk. God bless him for his support. And thank Eddie Offord for his supreme command of the control board, both in the studio and on the road when they toured back then. Yes always loved to do three hour shows. I saw them live in 1974 as they did Tales from Topographic Oceans and most of Close to the Edge, plus Roundabout. It was a magical evening. If you haven't seen the Yes Symphonic Live concert videos here on YT, look them up. They're a treat!

@Frankincensedjb123 3 года назад

My son, you have achieved Nirvana. You have reached the heights of progressive rock. You have been blessed and sanctified by the perfection of the ultimate Yes showcase masterpiece. Congratulations and welcome to the celestial plane of being. How-ummmmmmmmmm ....

@YoCraps-og4kt 3 года назад

Very nice Frankincensed 🌠

@ionakiya2448 3 года назад

The sacred music that is YES

@phillipradcliffe8037 3 года назад

I've been listening to YES for over 50 years now and their music never gets old and never ceases to amaze me.

@cybore213 3 года назад

So true.

@andrewtrautman592 3 года назад

Oh boy! Stopped dinner prep to listen in. My family understands. Seasons will pass you by...

@YoCraps-og4kt 3 года назад

All of us true Yes fans understand Andrew. 50 year Yes listener here.

@78yestor93 3 года назад

@@YoCraps-og4kt Right on, 48 year listener here saw them live twice back then never to be forgotten concerts.

@YoCraps-og4kt 3 года назад

@@78yestor93 Isn't it great brother, these younger people experiencing the "magic of Yes"?

@jeffschielka7845 3 года назад

I get up...i get down.

@bobcarney3895 2 года назад

Thank you!! I'm 62 and I have NEVER gotten tired of listening to Yes. The same with Pink Floyd...many, many thanks Chod!!!

@nancymjohnson 3 года назад

Yes has been my fav since I was 15. Now 62. Yes. Positive name. Positive vibes. Great emotion and spirit. ☮️💜

@avodiablackheart6131 5 месяцев назад

Great review my musical friend. Youre right on the money... YES is an Amazing & Special Collaboration of Worldly Musicians..

@TheCornishCockney 3 года назад

Close to the Edge,the bible of prog. Geddy,Gabriel,Fripp and every prog legend pay homage to Yes and this legendary,iconic work of art. Please listen on repeat,each listen will reveal something new and very rewarding.

@TheGreatGig73 3 года назад

Rick Wakeman had once said the members of YES would all individually bring down random pieces of music and then they would weave it all together to make something amazing. And they did!

@scottzappa9314 2 года назад

I'd forgotten almost how epic this is. Masterpiece. Every one of them elite level ability. And much like Mozart, Rush, etc. you never get tired of listening to it. This is probably on the same level as Rush's 2112. I'm glad to see all you young kids getting into the classic rock. Rock and Roll is not dead.

@Brian-tb1zs 3 года назад

There are people who cannot escape themselves or surroundings long enough to listen to an 18 minute song. I am not one of them ! Thanks for actually listening to music 👍😎

@LarryEColeman 3 года назад

Yes, the are artists. They paint a picture that can't be duplicated. The only thing you can do is sit back and enjoy it. So many colors, textures, flavors and transitions; every band member a musical Dali, if you will.

@TheProgCorner 3 года назад

Greatest song ever written.

@gpg9516 Год назад

Still listening in 2023 which makes 59 years…aging boomer and I’m still listening to the same music I immersed myself in as a teen, no additional substances needed for this music.💙👍🎶😘

@mikegershon8528 3 года назад

One of the great Prog Rock albums of all time. The third song, Siberian Khatru, is Da Bomb! I was in college when this album came out. Hard to believe it was around 50 years ago. :)

@christopherhuot2826 2 года назад

This song never gets old !!!

@BigC. 3 года назад

One of my favorite shows back in the day. Yes in “the round” with the rotating stage set-up.

@EdwardGregoryNYC 3 года назад

Yes, saw them in-the-round at MSG with Wakeman. What a show.

@douglasgonzalez7561 3 года назад

This song BLEW me away the first time I heard it. It continues to blow me away EVERY time I listen to it. It is one of my most listened to songs, and I always seem to notice something I never noticed before. It is the very definition of a MUSICAL MASTERPIECE. I hope you enjoy it for a lifetime as I have.

@michaelbeerbados3291 2 года назад

calgary 1979 or 80..I was there..in the round..wish i still had the stubs !!

@MMT58 3 месяца назад

Time being relative, it flies by when I listen to this song.

@9RJA 3 года назад

Almost 19 minutes and when it's done you wish it was still going.

@markstedman9099 3 года назад

Aye Randy

@patrickwilder6492 Год назад

And when you watched them reproduce it live , on stage, in their prime, it really feels like a religious experience. The crowd filing out was dead silent, not wanting to ruin the memory with simple conversation.❤

@vincentharris7854 3 года назад

A Prog Rock masterpiece. I was 15 when it came out. It blew me away. In1972 there was literally nothing like it. "Awaken" is another pinnacle in Yes' catalogue. Give it a listen.

@joelliebler5690 3 года назад

A musical experience that changed so many, including myself what modern, contemporary rock was like. The evolution of progressive rock! From the Fragile album and this one a fan forever more. This is the Mt. Rushmore of progressive rock!👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻❤️❤️❤️☮️☮️🎤🎼🎹🎸

@donaldbass6737 2 года назад

Excellent reaction. Yes is like an impressionist painting. My favorite band of all time. You “get” it. Close to the Edge is at another level.

@stevenappleman Год назад

Growing up in the 70's had its advantages! Seeing them twice during their prime was fantastic.

@MJM1309 2 года назад

Bill Bruford on drums after this album Alan White from the John Lennon band took over on drums for YES. Bruford is a jazz drummer playing jazz in a rock band. From YES Bruford moved to King Crimson Genesis And a solo career. He retired a few years back .

@langobard5546 2 года назад

Yes is by far my favorite band. No one comes even close to their masterpieces. What you said after the song ended made tears in my eyes. I am so happy for you.

@jeffschielka7845 3 года назад

Masterpiece. R.I.P. MR SQUIRE. Chris you are SO missed my friend.🌹🌹🌹

@michaelyork4554 3 года назад

I was 11 in 1973 when my older brother was away, and my parents, and I snuck in my brothers room, and picked this out for some reason, I have never been the same musically, since then. I happened to mention to him a year later, about listening to Yes, and what he thought, and I remember saying "but they couldn't play any of this live", and he reached in his crate of albums and handed me YESSONGS. Not only can they play all of their masterpieces live, they created "new" masterpieces. Yours Is No Disgrace from YESSONGS is a must hear.

@kima.4268 3 года назад

They were amazing live. Late 70's in the round at the Forum in Los Angeles. Incredible live show. Sounded better live!

@VegasAlien1 3 года назад

I kind of envy Chod hearing this for the first time. I can barely remember my first time with it, cuz we were smokin'.

@michaelyork4554 3 года назад

@@kima.4268 I saw them in '77, when they did Close To The Edge with the huge screen, with the earth turning and the running man, with dry ice mist, and multicolored nylons stretched from truss to stage, Wow what a show. I saw them on the Tormato tour "in the round" and Jon's Son came out and spoke the lines at the end of "Circus Of Heaven". Again, a Masterpiece Live Show. RIP Chris Squire, such a Master Bass Player.

@LaurenMirandaG 3 года назад

@@kima.4268 I was there! :)

@martinreed5964 3 года назад

my older brother came home from a gig in 1971 , thrust a copy of the Yes album into my hands and said, what do you think of this? I was hooked at 14yrs old and never regarded any other band in the same way ever again

@richardrader6427 3 года назад

Growing up during the time of these great bands it was everyday music and easy to take for granted. Hearing them through young ears that appreciate the music, helps me realize how truly great they were.

@clivegrant4225 2 года назад

When I was at High School back in the early 70s, my mates and I used to take turns in discovering and sharing the latest epic prog rock bands. Yes was one of my earliest and I don't think I've discovered anything better since. They are literally a force of nature.

@realbser1956 3 года назад

It’s quite literally a religious experience listening to this song and album. Tales From Topographic Oceans is the following album, a double album, four sides, each side is a song, each song is a masterpiece. Enjoy it when you get to it.

@justineapril7922 3 года назад

My personal favorite Yes album! TFTO!! Indeed that each song is a masterpiece! 👍💜💗

@jamescummins6918 2 года назад

@@justineapril7922 TFTO was my first experience with Yes. I was only 13 or 14. Didnt understand what I was listening to , but I knew it was great. Their musicc will be studied by musicians for years to come.

3 года назад

You're honest, smart, very insightful and so to watch and listen to. Its a pure joy to listen to Yours insights. It resonates with me very deeply. I feel the same way about Yes. They are simply unmatched, musical phenomenon.

@tonyhuff161 3 года назад

Thanks for getting to this Chod. The live version on Yessongs is even better. It's hard to believe that a band can pull this kind of music off live better but it's true. I'll be 65 the 3rd of next month. I saw Yes perform this live in Atlanta when I was 16. Stood at the stage in front of Steve Howe and was blown away. Their music still does the same to me today.

@flomalheur7467 3 года назад

When I listen to the studio version, there are always a lot of moments when I think: something is missing now, isn't it?

@keriford54 3 года назад

I first heard this when I was about 11 years old and it opened up a whole new world for me, well over 40 years later this music is a profound experience still, it's great musicianship, but other bands are great musicians, this music is genuinely inspired, its a new spiritual rock music, deeply creatiove and deeply moving. There is no modern pop/rock music better than this.

@leemccurtayne9489 3 года назад

I was 17 and a lady called me out of the blue and asked if I would like to go and hear “YES” ?. For no other reason that she was someone I would like to know, and was stoked that she knew was into live music. I didn’t tell her I had never heard of YES, but why look a gift horse in the mouth. 50 years on I can still remember every minute of the concert, wish I could remember her though.

@thomassharmer7127 3 года назад

I quite simply never tire of listening to this, which to me is the mark of truly great music.

@budmaynard5952 3 года назад

The real beauty and genius of this song, is that aspects of it will reveal for decades! It takes many listens to fully appreciate it, but then it keeps on giving as you listen more. If I'm forced to name a favorite of the scores, even hundreds, of songs that I love, this would be my favorite. Like you, I have two favorite bands, and though I love Led Zeppelin, my other favorite band is Radiohead. They have a similar level of talent, especially their lead guitarist/keyboardist/multi-instrumentalist/ arranger Jonny Greenwood, along with songwriter and lead singer, Thom Yorke. Keep going with Yes, but plan on checking out some Radiohead at some point. One suggestion I would make; take their songs in chronological order. Their sound and style evolved so much from album to album, that you will appreciate them much more if you hear their songs in order written. Thanks for listening and sharing this awesome work of art! Peace from SF

@tonygittins5980 3 года назад

You have a huge, beaming smile throughout this song - which is how Yes's music has affected me for 50 years!

@g.willykers 6 месяцев назад

That, my friend, is a musical masterpiece!! Unmatched…even to this day! YES is the greatest band of all time. Now you need to experience yet another masterpiece by them: Gates of Delirium. Enjoy!! Great review!

@zamaurijones2725 3 года назад

when i saw that you uploaded this, a few minutes ago, I said out loud, "ahh shit", and grinned.

@WILBURNREACTIONS 3 года назад

😂😂😂😂

@btannereagle 3 года назад

So did I 🙏🏼

@tomfabozzi6309 3 года назад

Same! Knew Chod was the right man for the job 😊

@jeffschielka7845 3 года назад

@@WILBURNREACTIONS I've seen YES over 200 times. Greatest band on this planet!!

@benjaminsanabria6021 3 года назад

The remembering by YES will blow your mind also.🙏 blessings.

@randypowell3374 2 года назад

And I would note that the pipe organ solo in the middle of this song was recorded at the massive pipe organ at Saint Giles Cathedral in downtown London. Yeow!

@danielhamm4146 3 года назад

None better, been on the Yes journey for almost 50 years and what a journey its been, thank you Yes!

@flomalheur7467 3 года назад

You have to listen to this song from the album "YESSONGS" (live album) too. I know I am "prejudiced". Yessongs was my first Yes album. That's why these live versions of the songs are "the original" for me. But despite the moderate sound quality and the lack of the effects possible in the studio: all the songs in the "Yessongs version" sound more clarified, rounder, more dynamic and more powerful. Many songs have also been further developed in terms of composition / arrangement. With "Close To The Edge" you notice that especially in the second half (after the spherical interlude)

@ScottDeBerg 3 года назад

So glad you've done "Close to the Edge"... This is Yes at its' best. Lyrically and musically. There are so many other Yes tunes that come close - but this one is their ultimate masterpiece. Just my opinion...

@jeffschielka7845 3 года назад

Dude! You get it. YES fan for 50 years, 200 plus shows and still going. You are one of us now. Welcome to YESWORLD!!!

@mellotronin54 3 года назад

This song on first hearing changed my musical life in 1976 and I am not surprised it is still doing it.

@stephenurso9267 3 года назад

The pinicle of progressive rock!

@sandymiller3577 3 года назад

Reminds me of being in high school... When a friend and I first discovered Yes. Brings back some wonderful memories. Good job 👍

@DaveColli Год назад

I really like this guy. He has described the brilliance of this piece of music so well and acknowledges in his wisdom that this sort of genius will never see the light of day again. I bought this album at the age of twenty when it came out in late 1972. I subsequently saw Yes perform the whole album in 1973 in it's entirety at the The Rainbow Theatre London. They then performed their new double Album Tales From Topographic Oceans (which was not yet released), in its entirety. Just like their performance of Close To The Edge it was note for note perfect. Such genius.

@herbhill7591 3 года назад

Imagine that you’re just a young teenager and you find this in a record store. Mind blown. 🤯

@justineapril7922 3 года назад

Indeed! I was that 15 yo teenager who found this album at the record store. It was the first Yes album I bought and it remains close to my heart; second only to their next year's release, 'Tales from Topographic Oceans,' which is my favorite Yes album. A 4-sided double album with only FOUR SONGS!! 💙💙💙💙

@fordp69 3 года назад

OK, ready for a 43 minute Prog masterpiece? ("Thick as a Brick")

@louisgrenier5528 2 года назад

I'm 62 and I still listen to Yes since 73.

@MusicMan73790 8 дней назад

This album, and song, is often listed as the #1 prog piece of all time, and rightly so. In the world of prog rock, YES was like no one else...before them all, and no one topped them. There were TWO bands that were miles ahead of everyone else in their time, The Beatles, and Yes.

@yeshayahuhomberger2079 3 года назад

Nice reaction. Yes: The gates of delirium, maybe the next one? Thx.

@ZalMoxis 3 года назад

Glad you were floored ... again by YES. 100% correct about being unrivalled and will never be

@CFDFirepup 3 года назад

in 1979 one of the first quad plex movie theaters in KC was having a midnight special with 2 theaters showing YESSONGS and two showing The Song Remains the Same. Both were packed. It was like a dream multiband concert and the atmosphere and reactions by the viewers was just as intense as if the bands were on stage.

@jimmayors2315 3 года назад

When you listen to a YES song, you are embarking on a musical journey. One of my favorite albums, start to finish, is Magnification

@enderjed 3 года назад

Magnification is so underrated. Their last truly great album. Dreamtime and In the Presence of... are latter-day masterpieces

@YoCraps-og4kt 3 года назад

Ah yes, or better yet, Ah Yes, such a criminally underrated album. A tremendous tour also with a local orchestra playing with the guys in every city. Long live the mighty Yes.

@JJ8KK 3 года назад

First listen of CTTE is always amazing. You can remember sections that impressed you, but the totality of what those guys achieved is only fully appreciated upon subsequent listenings. YES packed so much into their Epics, you only notice how it all works together the more you listen to it. Which is one of the reasons I've loved YES; their music always remained so fresh for so long. Like you said, Chod, Close To The Edge was smack-in-your-face *_outrageous_* with respect to the raw *_audacity_* of what those musicians were actually attempting to do, but dammit, *_they nailed it._* So perfect was this composition on multiple levels, it's fair to describe it as a "religious experience" for those who have a deep appreciation of music. I can't imagine another Prog Group exceeding CTTE, cuz while many have been inspired by it--like RUSH--none have been able to match the overall mastery of CTTE. So far, the only band that has come close is...YES...:)

@veganapiranha7365 3 года назад

That smile that creased your face for the final, "I get up, I get down" just said everything. You got it. This song is based on the book Siddhartha, but you don't even need to know that to enjoy the beauty of this piece. You'd also enjoy Tales From Topographic Oceans, it's a double album, 4 song set that Jon Anderson said tongue-in-cheek was his version of putting the Bible to music, lol. As only he could.

@justineapril7922 3 года назад

Well, TFTO was both Jon Anderson and Steve Howe. But the cryptic lyrics are most definitely the eclectic Mr Anderson!! ✌💙

@jimralston7562 3 года назад

I still have the album and turntable I first played it on 45 years ago at age 15. Classic music and spiritually deep. I can always count on it keeping me from going over the edge in difficult times. Thanks for reacting to it!

@Nikioko 3 года назад

This, probably along with Supper's Ready, The Court of the Crimson King and Thick as a Brick, is the pinnacle of Progressive Rock. And of all four of them, this is the one closest to perfection.

@BlutoLongneck 3 года назад

One of my 10 fav songs, maybe top 5 forever. I'm so happy you played it out. Subbed! By your reaction, you are YES!

@ozzietingobeltran5790 Год назад

As you say, takes you through a rollercoaster of emotions. Listen to CTTE with good headphones sitting in a beanbag with my eyes closed and I feel like Im flying, on some drug, and I do not want it to end..

@davidhenderson9715 2 года назад

You should always listen to the remastered versions, if available. Absolutely amazing! Especially with headphones.

@ray-moeadayinthelife9754 3 года назад

The "Trigonometry of Music"...Classic View ...thanks Chod

@Thirdwind2 Год назад

One of the best reactions on this song! Keep going with YES!!

@Magnetron33 2 года назад

They could have been known as the Crescendo Kings. Masters of the slow build-up and the power crescendo. It became a trade-mark. Thank goodness there is at least Yessongs that has a good recorded performance. I'm so thankful to have seen them do this dozens of times. Not sure how they maintained the energy level needed to tour this material. Luckily, they were in their early 20s

@mauriceforget7869 3 года назад

that time, that opennesssssss made it possible. we can learn from that.

@Lightmane 3 года назад

Wilburn Reactions: YES and Led Zeppelin are my 2 favorite bands. Me: Well, after this I'm sure Led Zeppelin will be fine with "second place" 😎

@krisdoggett483 3 года назад

Before Yes & Zeppelin formed in '68, Jon Anderson & Robert Plant knew each other when Jon was in the Warriors & Robert was in Listen c. '66.

@Lightmane 3 года назад

@@krisdoggett483 Cool

@jeffschielka7845 3 года назад

@@Lightmane Found another one. I am getting CTTE'd out! Lol.😂😂😂

@Lightmane 3 года назад

@@jeffschielka7845 This guy loves YES. He's reacted to some old YES too, which is awesome. Enjoy

@jeffschielka7845 3 года назад

@@Lightmane Thanks! You know i will.😎

@mrnobody3161 3 года назад

The Song 'Music of the Spheres' by Argent will help you comprehend how such music is written. Argent toured with Yes during the early 1970's. You've reacted to one Argent song. Rod Argent and Rick Wakeman became great friends. Music of the Spheres is a Theory of Pythagoras. Close to the Edge one of my favorite songs. Heard it first in 1975 about the same time I discovered Argent which lead me to Yes. Blew My Mind.

@bbiermanster 3 года назад

Progressive rock = a handful of people attempting to be a full orchestra. Yes = 5 guys succeeding at the above.

@freegracetruthembrace7188 3 года назад

Spot on mate .

@mejsjalv 3 года назад

This is kind of a nice trend going on with young black Americans reacting to this song (and some more from this band) and really getting into it. Young folks getting into classic Yes? Oh HEEELLL YES! I'm loving it. This dude just smiling for most of the song. By all means enjoy your moment of "I get uuuuuuup, I get doooooooooown" for years to come. The lyrics do not make a whole lot of sense with Yes, but still they will get you very emotional. That has been their thing for ages, making some of the most overwhelming music of the rock era.

@andrelevesque2405 3 года назад

Never has been equaled and never will be surpassed. The Prog Classic Masterpiece of Prog’s Classics.

@CFDFirepup 3 года назад

In CTTE the band brought their A game. They are truly incredible. However, don't forget there was another presence in that studio that rarely gets mentioned. Next time you get that goose bumpy feeling for CTTE remember that the unheard piece of that sonic puzzle was a guy named Eddie Offord. Although rarely mentioned, a little research will reveal his strong contribution to the magic of YES. I'd compare him to what George Martin was to the Beatles.

@haroldjacobs3679 3 года назад

You're doing the entire "Close To The Edge" Can I just take a moment and thank the big guy upstairs....life feels real good today.

@CFDFirepup 3 года назад

By Big Guy upstairs are you referring to Chris? Even though he's gone, that thundering bass still influences people.

@MusicMan73790 8 дней назад

I LOVE your comments....trigonometry of MUSIC...lol. Brilliant observation. Love this take.

@glennkeaton7800 3 года назад

YES: The Calculus of Music.

@susanstein6604 3 года назад

In the 80s there was a backlash against progressive rock. It’s great to see younger generations finding Yes an appreciating them for the great musicians they are.

@pliesj 3 года назад

Absolutely. As an aging Gen-X’er, I remember the vitriol heaped on Yes and Rush in the late 70’s and 80’s. They were absolutely hated by the music press and the mainstream. It is bizzare but satisfying to see so may positive reaction videos to these bands several decades later as a new generation discovers and appreciates their music without the stigma that used to be attached to progressive rock bands.

@karelvandervelden8819 3 года назад

Its not popmusic. More progressive jazzrock with classical influenses. Many pop critics did not understand it.

@dopaminecloud 3 года назад

@@karelvandervelden8819 Which is mind-boggling in many ways. Jazz used to BE the popular music.

@karelvandervelden8819 3 года назад

@@dopaminecloud Maybe we should let loose the labels and just enjoy the artistc expression as is communicated. (or not)

@kenbarton2920 3 года назад

Right on Chod, & why I've seen them perform some 25-30 times since '75. Yes was a part, a big part, for me of what the '70s as a teenager sounded like, & felt like. In all sincerity the vibes were truly different & did not last, but this music did. I took my kids to see them, & so have many others, I feel because the younger ones needed to experience these performers before they are gone forever, and many are. There is both joy & sorrow in how all this is being shared & celebrated, as I experienced a huge part of it.

@biskygiver 3 года назад

It was a great trip for myself, and others of my age, to experience Yes as they released this music, and as a teenager to be able to travel on that Yes journey. I would not have traded those times away.

@paulh.2294 3 года назад

Next up: Long Distance Runaround + The Fish. You will love Bruford's drumming and percussion and of course Squire's bass. Hell, it's all good, it's Yes.

@martinreed5964 3 года назад

live version is best

@aprilstewart5929 Год назад

Like any symphony, it took me a few listens to understand what I was hearing- but I loved it, actually couldn't believe it! Ok....now, do South Side of the Sky. :)

@freegracetruthembrace7188 3 года назад

The mountain has been summit-ed . You'll never be the same .

@douglasbyrd5524 3 года назад

Your analogy to a great painting was spot on.Genius is a tossed around word often used but as you eloquently put it they put together apiece that in my opinion can ,musically speaking, never be matched. Emotional yet thought provoking as they take you on this journey.it’s like taking your mind on a trip to places it’s never gone and giving it a new perspective on, at least for me, how I view the world in the most positive way possible. Just my two cents worth.....Have a great day and 🙏

@leemccurtayne9489 3 года назад

When you are “Yes” you can have as long an intro as you like, “Hell your Yes”, the offical industry handbook bit the dust. One has to ponder, nothing exceeds like excess.

@grahammitchell4142 Год назад

Another great reaction Chod, at 23:07 into video you mention music as an art form, and Yes paints the best picture, spot-on assessment, but might I add something else, I think Yes and their music is more akin to a Wall Tapestry !! I've followed Yes since the Marquee, London in 1968 as a 20 year old, and without question they were and still are one of the most progressive and musically creative, bands of what was a truly exciting era in musical history. And I consider myself so fortunate to have lived through that time in my life and enjoyed it LIVE and first-hand.

@greggbarrett7117 2 месяца назад

I remember listening for hours on end trying to decipher what the lyrics were, (Yes albums didn't have printed lyrics), and what the words I understood could possibly mean. Then 50 years later, I saw a short interview with Jon Anderson--in the seventies--saying, "Oh, I don't really think much about what the words mean, I'm more interested in how they sound"

@stevensprouse2449 2 года назад

When I listen to CTTE I am worshipping The Lord. This song and Awaken are meditations to The higher plane. Only Yes does that for me. And they've been doing it since 1971.

@psbarrow 3 года назад

Great stuff. I'd like to think music like this will continue, but alas, it seems the wonderful prog. rock albums we grew up with in the 70s won't ever be repeated. And music is the sadder for it.

@spazimdam 3 года назад

Great song you chose there. Yes is a mind blow, especially this song. You can hear how the band and the music is "close to the edge" at the beginning: it's like what is the craziest out there music we can do but still be understandable. Over the edge would be nonsense, rhythmic insanity but Yes will just be close to the edge here. And then Jon Andersen brings them bit by bit into relative normalcy. I love how we just hear that "aah" all of a sudden, then again and again, finally giving way to intelligible lucid music. I love the ambient interlude that comes in at 9:53. It just takes me away to a cool place: the Mellotron strings, the dreamy guitar and synth effects- a wonderful soundscape it is. And then pipe organ! I read that Rick Wakeman actually played a huge English cathedral pipe organ for this song. Incredible production. This was when music was unbelievably good. Ah the 70s.

@timhankins9245 3 года назад

I got to see Yes perform Close to the Edge live, amazing show. Alan Parsons project opened the show

@TheReaperMan275 3 года назад

Yes were operating on a whole different level from anyone around at that time. They were reaching for the cosmos. They were reaching for the divine. With a level of musicianship and artistic genius rarely seen then or now. The seventies especially was a time of creative freedom and the sky was the limit for bands like Yes, Genesis, King Crimson, ELP, etc. where record companies, for the most part allowed talented musicians to do what they did best, without much interference. A golden era of music that may take hundreds of years to come along again.

@federov100 3 года назад

Actually, Yes is far more funky that I ever noticed before... and Squire's bass is the bomb.

@Kae6502 3 года назад

I've watched SO many reactions to this song that I 'm probably responsible for RU-vids algorithm on this one. ;) ! But this album means to me. I first listened to this back in 1975 when I was in 9th grade. It means a LOT to me and changed my whole perception of music. Thanks for the reaction! You got a new sub. :)