Nick and Alexia, I am so pleased you enjoyed 'Endless Dream'. You will see from the comments that those Yes fans that are 'in the know' love this album. It was released by Victory music which went bankrupt soon afterwards, so it received zero marketing support and many fans never heard it. I found it in a bargain bin in Johannesburg a year later and couldn't believe how good it was when I played it at home. Don't feel bad comparing it with other 90's bands Alexia, that was the time and this was 22 years on from Close To The Edge! I think the opening track 'The Calling' is the next best song with brilliant Jon vocals and a superb Trevor arrangement that blends prog with 90's rock. Just like Genesis and their different eras you have to approach 80's and 90's Yes with an open mind and realise how times/equipment/production techniques change and take the music at face value. Once again, I urge you to be brave and do a full album reaction to '90125', the album with 'Owner Of A Lonely Heart', and listen to the mixture of prog moments, Trevor Horn's 80's production, Trevor Rabin's songwriting and Jon Anderson's majestic vocals. Thanks for a great reaction!!
This is *THE* most unbelievable, emotional piece of music. For some reason, a lot of Yes fans (such as yourselves) don't really know this song as a "classic epic" composition of theirs. However, I easily put it up there with Close to the Edge and Awaken and such. To this day, after a thousand listens, I still cry every time. Enjoy re-listening MANY times!
its a good song ...but to put it in the same class as Close to the Edge and Awaken is a stretch at minimum....Rabin is no Howe and Kaye is definitely no Wakemen
@@guym1234 Rabin isn't Howe, but I like him better, at least he sings better. And Kaye has a great personal way of playing, maybe not as virtuoso but it fits completely in Yes. He was great on the first 3 Yes albums.
Talk is such an amazing, and criminally underrated album. The tour to support Talk was incredible - this song live was an out-of-body experience. Thank you for sharing!
There is a two-disc recording of a concert from that tour on the 30th anniversary box of this album. On that tour they took Billy Sherwood with them as an extra musician on stage.
I cried when I first listen to this CD. I thought "the YES era" was done. To think that Jon Anderson is keeping it going still in 2024...WE ARE BLESSED!
In case you haven't heard or read this....Trevor Rabin said when he first played Jon Anderson and his son his original demo for Endless Dream, he looked up (having had his eyes closed for the first 3 or 4 minutes) and said Jon and his son both had tears streaming down their faces.
There was ZERO promotion by the record company, which was on its way to Chapter 11. The best thing that came out of it was David Letterman heard "The Calling" on the radio and called his bookers and told them to get Yes on the show.
Trevor Rabin has musically scored three dozen films, including Con Air, Homegrown, Armageddon, Enemy of the State, Jack Frost, Deep Blue Sea, Gone in 60 Seconds, Remember the Titans, The 6th Day, The Banger Sisters, Kangaroo Jack, Bad Boys 2, The Great Raid, Exorcist: The Beginning, National Treasure, Coach Carter, Snakes On A Plane....and more. He is a genius.
There are videos on RU-vid on this song being played live in 1994-95 on the Talk Tour, so you can see it live that way. I saw that tour in the summer of '94 and they played this and Rabin's extended solo at the end was one of my favorite live music experiences ever. And Rabin not only played the guitars, but he played the piano and keyboard parts in the studio. Remember Kaye is listed as playing the Hammond Organ specifically. Everything else was Rabin. And Bill Bruford played on Yes's first five studio albums.
It's runner-up for most underrated. "Keystudio" is stunning! What was cool about the '90s was that the "90125 / Big Generator" band did this album and then two years later the "Topographic Oceans" band did the "Keys to Ascension" stuff (that got collected on "Keystudio"). It showed that both those versions of Yes were still powerful!
Didn't know if Nick n Lex were going to get to this 1994 Masterpiece of YES...but they did. Cannot wait to see the looks on their faces and their emotional responses.
Glad to see that you discovered this album, probably one of the most overlooked in Yes's catalog, thirty years later and I still listen to it often. Continue listening to the remaining tracks, you will not be disappointed. Another album of theirs worth listening to is The Ladder that came out in 1999, after that there are some good compilations such as the two Keys to Ascension albums and Live from the House of Blues.
This song should be listened to in complete darkness, with your eyes closed and very loudly. Only then can you hear the effect. For me, the entire "Talk" album is one of the most important in the history of music in general, and the song "Endless Dream" in particular. Technical curiosity - this is the first album in history recorded and mixed entirely on a hard drive.
you must listen to Magnification album the last one with Jon and Chris in 2001 In Tne Presence Of is another masterpiece there is a live youtube recording amazing song
I loved this album when it came out. Chris, Trevor and Alan showed why they could melt you face off when necessary and be gentle and calm at the same time in the same piece of music.
isn't music incredible, it can make you happy when you're sad, make you sad when you're happy, music can help you to remember a lost loved one, take you back in time, help you to handle whatever challenges are ahead of you, even save your life, Music, the gift that keeps on giving, Thank you NicknLex for helping to remind me what music means to me and how it helps to brighten my life and makes life a whole lot better, LONG LIVE THE GIFT OF MUSIC !!!!
Wife and I seen the Talk tour at the Gorge in George in Washington State. The sun was starting to set on the Columba River hundreds of feet above the river in Eastern Washington at the start of this song. The colors of the sunset were fabulous. Even the band members were amazed at the scenery. One of the best outside venues in the country. Everyone needs to go to at least one show for the experience. Great show. We were in the 10th row from the stage in front of chis Square, my wife could not believe how good he was on the bass one of the best in the world.
This is my 5th time watching your reactions, Nick & Lex, to this video.....I forgot to mentioned three things that were dominant in this song that was superbly expressed that you guys failed to mention. Alan White drumming in this song is beyond excellence!!! It was just boomed throughout the song. other than the album "Relayer," this song, "Endless Dream" and many other song on the album, his drumming was just excellent and deserves so much praise!!! I love Bill Bruford....but Alan White in Yes established himself as the band's true drummer. His drumming has been on almost 18 albums. Give it up for him!!!! Secondly, There was the soaring haunting stretches of Trevor Rabin pronounced(Ray-bin). His guitar licks were excellent in giving Yes a darker serious tone and sound of the 90's music which was being expressed by Grunge music of Nirvana, Soundgarden, Pearl Jam, Metallica, Alice In Chains, Yes was inspired by these sounds of these bands including Rap music and Hip-Hop music and were making a transition into being relevant in the 90's. The Ladder," released in 1999 was their Masterpiece album of the 90's. Then Jon Anderson's voice. Jon Anderson's voice on this song was stretched higher than he has ever sang on his albums in the past. He went a few octaves up in his vocals that he has never done before, which was a message that this version of YES was going to be less "Ethereal" and more "Earthy." Prepare yourselves for that!!!
In '96 (two years after this) the "Topographic Oceans" version of Yes reunited to do some EPIC stuff. Check out their songs "Mind Drive" and "That That Is." Utterly heavenly.
@@PipelinerChallenges Weird. "Keys..." is just a cursed album from the word go. The band did fantastic work, and then the tracks were put on a live album instead of being an album of their own. Then they were released on their own, but it was years later and no one knew about it. There was a '90s collection of albums called "Essentially Yes," and the "Keys..." stuff was left out of it. Bizarre. The "Topographic" lineup regroups, you'd think someone would give a sh!t.
I saw this tour in the summer of 1994 in Sacramento, California. It was amazing. Within a week of seeing Yes I saw Stone Temple Pilots touring for their Purple album. I was lucky that both bands were in town while I was on leave between Keflavik, Iceland and Panama City, Florida. 90125 made all the money, but this album, Talk, is my favorite Yes album with Trevor Rabin.
Trevor Rabin took the band into a more dramatic era in the 90s, after the cheesy Big Generator. It certainly has the Rabin flavor. It's good. It has its moments. Every decade has had its influences on the band.
Jon considers this part of the Yes long form classic legacy and I agree. Powerful emotional piece which believe Rabin constructed mostly on his computer. You must do "I'm Running" off Big Generator. Its got definite shades of 70s Yes in Rabin style. Think you'll love it
This was played live with the full Band being all of the previous members coming together to play, they also play many of their numbers which includes 'And you and I' which is something else.
Hi everyone!! This video was released as a Premiere (sort of like a livestream with a pre-recorded video). To follow along with the little "chat party" going on while listening, make sure to click on "Show Chat Replay" 🤓 Thank you for watching!! 🥰
I was afraid after you guys' tepid response to Love will find a way off big generator that you might not enjoy later Yes so much. But I knew if you listened 9:13 to this song you would like it. They took a mini FM radio broadcast unit with them so you could hear it on the radio. It was also performed in 5.1 surround. The Encore on the show I saw in Nashville was Purple Haze!! Also the first performance of the talk tour is on RU-vid.6/18/94. It's filmed with a single camera but the audio is from the FM source. It's a very exciting performance✌️😎
Love this! I`ve listen a lot to the four albums from Talk to Magnification. Can`t figure out why it sounds so much better when i`m listening to your reactions then when I`m listening to it myself.
Trevor Rabin wrote the song you dislike, ‘Love Will Find a Way,’ for Stevie Nicks , however when Yes drummer, Alan White heard it, he asked Rabin to keep it for Yes. Chris Squire agreed. It reached number thirty on the Billboard hot 100, and was number one for three weeks on the US mainstream rock chart, in late 1987. I don’t think it’s a bad song. Perhaps if you knew you were about to hear a pop song - not the prog rock song you were expecting , your reaction wouldn’t have been so negative.
I SAW THE TALK TOUR. GREAT ALBUM! STOOD AT A BACK GATE AFTER THE SHOW FOR AN HOUR N A HALF. THE TOUR MANAGER CAME OUT SCREAMING, "ALRIGHT, GET IN THERE YOU GOT 10 MINUTES. MET ALAN AND TALKED TO CHRIS FOR HALF AN HOUR! HE SIGNED THE BACK OF MY SHIRT. COOL TALK. HA HA NO PUN INTENDED. HE LAUGHED WHEN I TOLD HIM THAT I SAW HIM IN CONCERT WHEN I WAS ELEVEN.
As a longtime subscriber and a longtime YesHead, I am over the moon that you finally chose this song. I have recommended this song in comments on some of your previous YES reaction videos. The Trevor Rabin era (pronounced ray-bin) is, to my ears, the last great YES era although there is some 80’s “cheesiness” sprinkled throughout. I attribute that more to the era than the artists. Chris Squire was at his happiest musically during this time. More from this period that I’d totally recommend: ..from “Big Generator”, I’d love to see reactions to “I’m Running”. A Chris Squire gem. Also, “I Am Waiting”. Trevor wails on the guitar and Jon’s voice is simply divine. …from “90125”, I recommend “Hearts”. I also CANNOT RECOMMEND ENOUGH from this era… the classic ”Starship Trooper” from the “9012LIVE” video. Easily found on RU-vid to enjoy. Chris Squire totally takes over the last 10 minutes! Cheers!!!
Guys, so glad you got to this album. I remember hearing The Calling driving home from work and getting very excited about a new Yes album after the Union album. By the way Lex it's the album opener and would be a great next song to dive into. Also State of Play. Tony Kaye was on the first 3 Yes albums as keyboardist and then came back for the 80's and 90's. It's Trevor Rabin's voice you are hearing at the beginning of Endless Dream and he and Squire give beautiful vocal harmonies to Jon, just like Steve and Chris did in the 70's. Enjoy this album and please do more reactions from it, you will love it.
I was fortunate to get to see them twice on the "Talk" tour and so got to experience them perform it twice. Epic. You know what - you guys need to watch the YesYears documentary. It was released in 1992 and will really give a better perspective on the band that led to this era. It's also perhaps one of the top 5 best rockumentaries ever produced.
The also have "Classic Artists: Yes" which is super comprehensive, and all members of Yes up to Talk is interviewed, except oddly, no Tony Kaye. I don't think they've watched it yet.
I saw this album tour and it was awesome. I still have the tee shirt and wore it when I saw Jon and the Geeks in July. Great to see Jon again. This album rocks and think this song rivals Awaken from GFTO. Rabin is an awesome musician. That is why Yes is Yes. They always reached if not broke through that musical ceiling. Alan was so underrated. Masterful!
This is the same line-up as "90125", and, "Big Generator". The 1st Yes line-up was: Bill Bruford, Tony Kaye, Peter Banks(guitar), Jon Anderson & Chris Squire, for the first 2 albums. Steve Howe(guitar), came on board for "The Yes Album"(album # 3). Rick Wakeman joined for "Fragile" & "Close To the Edge", albums 4 & 5. The rest you can lookup on Wikipedia.
Trevor is probably the most talented musician to ever exist in Yes and that’s saying a lot, this is basically his solo album and Jon’s vocals are fire. The opening track The Calling is amazing as well as Waiting
Really enjoyed your reaction to this, and really glad that you liked it!! I first saw Yes on the Close to the Edge tour in 1973, and few more times before seeing them on this Talk Tour in the 90s. Their live version of "Endless Dream" was amazing, and Trevor Rabin's (the "a" in his name is pronounced as a long "a") guitar solo on this live was extended!!! Most recently saw them a few years ago at The Austin City Limits Live Theater as ARW with Anderson, Rabin, and Wakeman with Lee Pomeroy on bass and Lou Molino III on drums. And that was incredible. If you are Yes fans, then you need to check out the official live performance videos from that tour on RU-vid!!! It's all there to see and listen to. From this Talk album, I highly recommend "State of Play", "The Calling", and "Walls"!!!!!
Me encanta este álbum ! Del Yes que viene desde 1983 !! Con un toque muy moderno de los 90 pero volviendo a la escencia del rock progresivo en el último tema !! Porque lo tengo en cd desde el 94 ! Soy de Argentina ! Justamente este tema es progresivo
So good to see you enjoy this Yes gem 20 years after Relayer💕👏🙏reminds me of the joy you both felt together on all the early Yes reactions all three Rabin Era albums are superb in my book 🤟
You can just hear Trevor Rabin's compositional style all through this! There are so many great songs from these five guys as Yes, such as I'm Running, Shoot Hi Aim Low, Changes, Hold On, It Can Happen, Holy Lamb, etc. Do NOT judge this period by just listening to the radio hits. Dig in to the albums, You will find some good stuff. And Trevor Rabin is an outstanding guitar player, not to mention great writer of movie scores!
Here Jon's voice really shows his strangeness and ability in "Endless Dreams/Silent Spring" There's many other songs from this album and most albums later on as well worth to react to. I would therefore suggest the most "epic" songs from each later album. - Keys to Ascension - "That, that is" (not only for the musical performance by all the main original yes members, but also very deep lyrics which grab your heart. - Open your eyes - (skip this album) - The Ladder - "New Language" - Magnification - "Dreamtime" +++ Don't miss the "Yes Symphonic Live" video featuring all main original members except Rick, replaced by Tom Brisling (Close to the edge example) ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-8SGVPi5J2Nw.html
Mind drive from keys studio this is taken from sessions with squire/white played with Jimmy Page for a project band called XYZ (ex yes zeppelin) which unfortunately never got finished and yes took it on for a reunion of anderson squire howe white and wakeman in 1999 I think it was
I can’t wait for you two to react to Jon Anderson and the Band Geeks new album “TRUE “! It’s a Masterpiece and your jaws will drop when you hear it! Jon sounds amazing on it! Give it a listen soon!
And just a helpful tip: Rabin is pronounced “RAY-Bin”. I love when you two react to Yes/Jon Anderson music, please check out “TRUE “ when you get a chance, you will be blown away ❤
I saw this Talk tour in Nashville 1998 at the Starwood Amphitheater. Billy Sherwood was on the tour with them providing backup Guitar and Keys. It was a a wonderful Concert in surround sound.
I requested this after the last "Yes" video you did. I really enjoyed both of your reactions. The rest of the album is okay, more radio friendly to me.
Hi Guys, this is a great track. Love Trevor Rabin both on vocals and lead guitar. His 1st appearance was on the concert "90125" which was actually on English tv and it was brilliant. I went straight out and bought the studio album. They then released another called " 90125 - The Solos" Excellent music and for me personally, superior to "Big Generator" ..They tried to do a "Genesis" and go commercial...."Heart" did that and totally bombed shortly after, which was ironic, as their commercially released singles were massive hits ....to many who did not know them before.....and the long term fans were the ones that were lost. Sometimes a hit single for such artists can be the kiss of death.....Luckily "Heart" made a comeback years later, due to live concerts and more Led Zeppelin covers. With Trevor Rabin joining "Yes" there were a lot of fans who didn't like Jon being pushed into the background ...even on stage he stood at the back which was sad to physically see at the time, as Trevor at front of stage was given more limelight. He did give the group a well needed boost, and there is plenty of Jon's vocals on the "90125" album. This album is very different but is well worth listening to. It holds your attention and Jon's vocals coming in when it did with this track, adds to the impact, rather than him singing from the start....So that actually works a treat. It also means ....Trevor may be amazing ... but Jon is a Legend !!! Nuff said !! [ Mic drop ] Byee Jim X
Terrific Yes song! I've loved Yes since '72, but the only time I was able to see them live was for this album, during their Talk tour. It was late spring in the late afternoon, and they play in an open-air amphitheater, right next to the Arkansas River. It was magical. The Surround Sound section of this song, Endless Dream, where the guitar is sharp as a knife but also swirling, was amazing, because the huge speakers surrounded the audience and the sound was bouncing around like mad. BTW, Tony Kaye was the original keyboardist for Yes, until he left after The Yes Album. Also, Bill Bruford played drums on the first five Yes albums. This entire album is great! I think you'll love this album, especially the song "State of Play." They also had some great tunes on "The Ladder" album, though the songs are shorter. One of my favorite Yes albums is one of their last, together as the Classic Lineup, and that's the 2001 release of Keystudio, which is a compilation of new studio songs from two live albums, and those songs are incredible! And, of course, the symphonic orchestra backed classic album, "Magnification" with everyone but Rick, which is sublime, and was released where I live on 9/11/01, and the album was a true balm to me during that horrible time in the U.S. It's a glorious album! Love you guys. ❤✌
I agree with you that of all their post 80s stuff, Talk, The Ladder, KeyStudio, and Magnification are their best and are very close in my taste to their '70s stuff. I should even add Union to that list.
Trevor Rabin kept the yes Flame alive in the 80's & early 90's Rick Wakeman Stated this !! the Talk album was one of the very first ever albums recorded & edited entirely digitally without using traditional audio tape. Steve Howe has been doing this for the past 20 years at some shows i have seen it no need for it. Nice Track called Fragile (studio track)from AWR Anderson Wakeman Rabin when they done shows together several years ago it is well worth a listen. Lots of good tracks on 90125: Our Song, City of Love, Hearts, Big Generator : I'm Running, Holy Lamb, Shoot High Aim Low. Talk: I am waiting, State of Play, Real Love all great. open up the book again on Yes trust me guys. More great music from Open your Eyes, The Ladder, Magnification, & Later Fly from Here !!
Guys-- you will find alot to love on these three Yes albums with Trevor Rabin on guitar/vocals. Dive into 90125,big Generator and Talk. Also their last great album - The Ladder. All great stuff!! Cheers, T
The track is probably the last "biggie" for me for Yes music in terms of their long-form tracks. In the book "Yes Stories" by Tim Morse, Trevor Rabin said that he wanted to do a track that felt like 70's era Yes, with everyone on board. The last album "Big Generator" was not what one would call a real Yes album. The band was not all seeing eye-to-eye and there was alot of tension between Rabin and Anderson. After "Big Generator" Anderson left to do "Anderson, Bruford, Wakeman, How" or ABWH, an offshoot Yes band with Tony Levin of King Crimson on stick/bass. The ensuing lawsuits between Yes and ABWH over who had control over the music and name. Eventually this was settled and when the dust cleared the mayhem that was "Union" came out to universal dismay. The tour was of the 8 man group called "Around The World In 80 Days", was the highlight. After this tour Victory Records wanted the 90125 band to record an album, which meant Howe, Bruford and Wakeman were essential sacked. Rabin and Anderson worked together quite closely and amicably. Rabin said he felt the urge to leave but stayed and Talk apparantly was it. Rabin and Anderson did reform in the mid 2010s for ARW - Anderson Rabin Wakeman which is great. Talk is the album "Endless Dream" appears on as its finale. Recorded completely on computer, with bass/drums being manipulated, and Rabin playing keyboards and guitars. Kaye is said to have not participated on the album, and all of his parts played by Rabin. The legend goes that Kaye did not play even on 90125 and was brought in solely to appease the contract for use of the Yes name, since he was an original member But Endless Dream is a highpoint. The brightest spark of the 90s Yes which had too many lows. Union, and Open Your Eyes are not quite reaching and have mixed reactions. As a Yes nut myself, the 90s was a horrible Yes decade, with moments on Talk being the exception. "Real Love" is another good rocker on Talk. Endless Dream has some minor themes used by Anderson with Vangelis on the 1991 album "Page of Life." Endless Dream has drive, shock, orchestrally sized melody. You name it, it has it. I find it hard to find later Yes material that has the same caliber as "Endless Dream". That is not to knock other Yes fan's opinion's. Incidentally the last few seconds of Endless Dream are supposed to be a fetal heartbeat. To make a recommendation - Anderson, Bruford, Wakeman, Howe, 1989, Arista Records. An exceptional Yes album.
YES can still take the listener to the heavens and back! Epic vocals, music and music...even in the 90s. Please listen to THE CALLING, from the same album, its amazing.
Trevor Rabin was a pioneer in digital recording, and excelled in attention to detail. You can hear that on this record. Also on Talk, check out "I am waiting", it has the sweetest lead guitar. I've been talking up Talk for months TBH. You still have two more albums to enjoy - The Ladder, and Magnification. IMHO, the party stops there.
This CD came with a warning on the sleeve regarding the enhanced recording techniques, ..meaning watch out, this can blow yours speakers So I took it to Circuit City to test their CD players..
Peter Max did all the artwork on Talk. I love State Of Play, I Am Waiting, Real Love, and Walls. You two will love them better than Endless Dreams. The concert was great. Filmed in Argentina, might still be on RU-vid.
You need to try the 1980 album Drama, the 1991 album Union, the 1999 album the ladder and from 1997 Open Your Eyes. Also Jon Anderson with Todmobile 2013 live
This was wonderful! Now I'm excited to see what other amazing tunes they had in the later years. I personally loved the album 90125 even though it was completely different than the prog I was used to from Yes, but never really explored anything after that album. Trevor Rabin sure brought a totally different guitar sound to the band, but (and I'm sorry to disagree, Nick) there's something special about Steve Howe's intentional choppiness. Very unique!
Was wondering what you thought of it, so happy you liked it! (Its on 2 different playlists I created). Will write you soon Lee! :D. Again, its in my Top 5 Epics :).
Talk was the last album with Trevor Rabin ( before ARW). Trevor played most of the album before he presented it to Jon and made it into a Yes album. Chris and Alan added parts. Most keys were done by Trevor as well. Tony Kaye added Organ. In the tour they brought Billy Sherwoord to play second guitar, additoonal Keys and even Bass in a song. Now Billy of course is part of the Steve Hower Yes. The other 90's album you must react to is Key Studio, and I am recomend Mind Drive and That That is from that Album. Unfortunately after Keystudio Yes re-recorded an album that was supposed to be a Billy Shewood/Chris Squire record and released it as a Yes Album and it is abysmal it is called Open your Eyes. They Followed Open your Eyes with Ladder which is an excellent record and you should listen and react to it.
