YES - Heart of the Sunrise | FIRST TIME COUPLE REACTION

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@kenanthony1202 Месяц назад

This is an advanced class in prog drumming by BillBruford

@cartelesargentinos 26 дней назад

Totally agree

@jameshannagan4256 24 дня назад

I was about to type the exact same thing.

@BenjWarrant 3 дня назад

The most sustained piece of percussion creativity in pop music history. It's almost every drum technique, fills left right and centre - and yet never gets in the way of the song. It's not just how he plays: it's that he invented this drum part in his head, and then put it into practice. I'm in awe, and always have been. Bought this album when it was released - what a rush.

@BenjWarrant 3 дня назад

BTW, a good way to see that is to watch one of the drum covers on RU-vid. Like this one: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-QkZie6WkNI4.html This is not ordinary rock drumming, it's Marks and Spencers drumming...

@mikermer8284 16 дней назад

When Jon Anderson sings it's like a soft and sweet breeze in the leaves in October, and suddenly he turns up the voice and clears the snow. I've never heard such a talented voice.

@stpnwlf9 Месяц назад

This is definitely one of their most beautiful songs. Anderson's voice is incredible. Howe and Squire playing those arpeggios, sometimes in sync and sometimes in opposition and somehow perfectly coordinated.

@z-man2343 Месяц назад

This song in particular displays the sheer brilliance of Bill Bruford...particularly how he keeps the rhythm throughout the myriad transitions and time signature changes. Without him behind the drum kit, this is just all utter chaos.

@louise_rose Месяц назад

I love the Yessongs live version (from one of the first concerts Alan White played with them on the US tour), it has a huge.cosmic sense of passion and Jon Anderson once again sounds amazing. I have no problems with White's drumming, but it's true that he makes it subtly different than Bruford's jazzy stylings.

@frankhoulihanfh4972 26 дней назад

They were both such talented drummers. Bill’s cerebral approach and technical precision, that unique approach to rhythm. Alan’s passion and power, somehow conveying his steadfastness through his playing. No wonder Yes were so great. Two of the best ever to play.

@jameshannagan4256 24 дня назад

@@louise_rose White is a great drummer but you lose all that swing and they are even funky at times and that's all Bruford the guy is incredible.

@louise_rose 24 дня назад

@@jameshannagan4256 Have you heard the sly funky vibe Alan White and Chris Squire brought to some sections midway through "Ritual" a year later? Or the mixture of heavyweight power, bounce and swing (along with incredible fills) White displays on the Relayer album? :) I love the work of both of these guys, and I've heard Bruford in many other contexts (including with his own bands of course). :)

@jameshannagan4256 24 дня назад

@@louise_rose I love Alan White he's a monster but a totally different type of drummer. If I want power and a more bombastic and lively drummer Alan's the guy (I love Relayer) but Bruford is my favorite I just like how much he swings and how funky he can be. They're both great Yes didn't skip a beat when he came aboard and he added a lot to the band in a slightly different way that's all.

@richardfurness7556 Месяц назад

It's people like me who bought this record as 15 year olds when it was first released who should be thanking you. Those of us who 'got' this kind of music knew at once that it would be as timeless as the works of any of the great composers, and although we were laughed at for saying so channels such as yours have given our opinions a validation we could never have dreamed of back then.

@robertboston7872 Месяц назад

So thankful I grew up as a teenager in the 70's got to listen and see in concert so many amazing bands such as YES we took for granted thought it was normal everyday life not like it is now we were blessed to experience it all.

@williamburkholder769 Месяц назад

Oh hell yes! I had a professor in college tell me that rock was worthless cow dung compared to the classical music from prior centuries. That was in 1975. I asked him if he had ever heard of YES. He had not... I loaned him a cassette of this album, plus another one of *Close to the Edge.* He was embarrassed to see me the next time. "Okay, you win that one..." is all he said, handing me the tapes.

@frankhoulihanfh4972 26 дней назад

@@williamburkholder769 I love this story! ❤

@rogerk55 21 день назад

Yes music will be played and appreciated hundreds of years from now, if our society survives.

@frankhoulihanfh4972 21 день назад

@@rogerk55 I say the same thing. Barring the utter demise of western civilization, Yes music will be heard across millennia. 3024 and the great is Tales classic or baloney debate will still be waged.❤️😆

@richardcyrka6682 Месяц назад

No one did it like Yes.....and no one ever will.

@frankhoulihanfh4972 26 дней назад

Unique and singular. Nobody ever sounded like them, and they sounded like no one else. Possibly the most talented band of the age.❤

@racebiketuner Месяц назад

They all are surfing on the wave of Bill Bruford's drumming. IMO, he never got enough love for that.

@raiderfan346 Месяц назад

The musicianship of this band is world class. You two are looking good!

@gpg9516 Месяц назад

I’ve said it before- it’s not a matter of competition. Bill Bruford’s technical precision, syncopation , jazz-leaning sensibility and wide ranging flexibility were an integral part of the Yes sound that brought them the audience and success that they first enjoyed with The Yes Album, Fragile and Close…Bruford’s sound is unmistakable and by the time he left to join King Crimson Yes’s star was already fixed in the firmament. He and Chris Squire were a melodically rhythmic force of nature as rhythm sections go. I’m not forgetting that Alan White played on such amazing albums as Relayer, Going for the One or Drama or that Bruford was only on their first five albums. Still, for me this is the classic lineup.

@carlnisbet1143 Месяц назад

YES was the first band that I got obsessed with. It was back in 1973. Thanks for 50 years of life enriching music.

@andrewk5710 Месяц назад

Tales 💕🎶

@randlnickel9196 Месяц назад

yup

@steve-zk5zm Месяц назад

I had the same kind of experience. Except mine was Thanksgiving 1971 at the New York Academy of Music show. My first date. I was 14 years old. ᎩᏋᎦ opened. The other two bands were ISLANDS King Crimson, and Procul Harum as the headliner. All were great, but I actually felt sorry for Procul Harum to have to follow first, ᎩᏋᎦ, and then King Crimson! It was anticlimactic. But I had never heard ᎩᏋᎦ before. And I remember being so moved. We were running a bit late and they were playing “Long Distance Runaround” as we walked down the aisle to our seats. I remember the feeling. I think I had tears in my eyes. I know I had the chills and goosebumps. They also performed “Heart of the Sunrise” (and of course, “Roundabout”). One of the greatest heights of my entire live music experiences of my entire 67 year life. Along with seeing Pink Floyd’s debut of THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON midnight show at Radio City Music Hall the following year. And almost every Weather Report show I saw and a handful of other shows throughout my life. Thank you for this reaction. It was a pleasure sharing this with you.

@VernonOdom-jw4ko Месяц назад

Heart of the Sunrise is a Masterpiece!

@CuzKatieSaysSo Месяц назад

After 50 years it still gives me goosebumps.

@fredwds5178 Месяц назад

“Dreamer easy in the chair that really fits you!” ❤️

@dhfenske Месяц назад

Thanks, fredwds5178! I wanted to write this here, too. I'm glad you think like me! Doesn't that just sound like a greeting? Or a blessing? I just want to give that line to people. One of my favorite lines by Jon. "Dreamer easy in the chair that really fits you" to you, too! Hey, Nick and Lex: Dreamer easy in the chair that really fits you! The music that goes along with it is excellent, too.

@luiselorza1261 Месяц назад

this song was the result of the audition for Rick Wakeman, and they never told him he passed the audition, everybody new he was in the band with this.

@petejp1 Месяц назад

As much as I like alan white, bruford's drumming can't be beat. He was perfect for yes.

@Tarkus7 Месяц назад

That syncopation! 😍

@jareczek1980 Месяц назад

At last someone said this at loud

@kurtv4946 Месяц назад

His jazz style was just right for Yes.

@FrogUncle264 Месяц назад

Bill was twice the percussionist; the skill levels between the two weren't even debatable. That's no disrespect to Alan at all; there are only a scant few drummers that have ever breathed the rarefied air in Bruford's stratosphere. Bill existed to be challenged, the next musical leap of expansion and experimentation, he had to be a part of it and became bored easily when he wasn't. His percussive knowledge is unfathomable. That being said, Alan was actually there come Hell or high-water, totally reliable and always on-point with YES for 50 years. I consider them both to be icons.

@robertboston7872 Месяц назад

He is one of my fav drummers so underrated

@PJprog Месяц назад

Wow , oh , Wow , can't believe your first listen to this... seriously just how good are this band !!! Absolute Legends !!! Many thanks Nick n Lex. 😍🎵

@siskokidd Месяц назад

The live version from Yessongs is a MUST listen! The power of Jon's vocals throughout is stunning. The whole band just crushes it. The entire album is a must listen.

@andythain3923 Месяц назад

How can the wind with its arms all around me....gets me every time.

@louise_rose Месяц назад

The very first sung lines are so beautiful, both Jon's voice and the tender lyrics. Even more powerful and poignant in the Yessongs live album version. Jon's beaming, potent voice in that one, at the climax of the song reaches a truly operatic quality: we encounter a "heroic tenor" projecting his full vocal power across the wide hall.

@The_Nightwatch Месяц назад

For me there were 4 voices of prog rock in the '70's......Jon Anderson, Peter Gabriel, John Wetton and Greg Lake.

@thielmangary Месяц назад

I would add Geddy Lee and Steve Walsh👍

@paulkobler8049 Месяц назад

This is one of my favorites songs by yes. The trouble is they have soooo many amazing songs, but this one has a special place in my heart ( no pun intended).

@alanglover9117 Месяц назад

This has to be the peak of prog rock for me. I dread to think how many times I've listened to this and it never fails. The drumming and the bass are awe inspiring. Anderson unsurpassed

@lesblatnyak5947 Месяц назад

Ladies and gentlemen YES the greatest show on earth ✨️🎶✨️

@TheRKae Месяц назад

First Yes song I ever heard. Changed my life.

@Dave-hb7lx Месяц назад

Great reaction, thanks for doing this. I will go to my grave stating this is the most musically talented band of all time.

@courtneywallace871 Месяц назад

Won’t fight you on it, for there are certainly arguments to be made, but might have to go with Rush or Zeppelin.

@TerryKrysinski Месяц назад

Close...Gentle Giant. T

@anthonyschell9225 Месяц назад

Them or mid 1970s Jethro Tull. I think those two are well out front.

@frankhoulihanfh4972 25 дней назад

I will not mount any meaningful argument. They were all so talented. Their achievements stun me to this day. The future will be just as stunned to discover Yes music. ❤

@gpg9516 4 дня назад

⁠@@TerryKrysinskicriminally under appreciated and overlooked. Stellar musicians every one and their vocal arrangements are second to none. I was stunned by their live show, couldn’t even make my brain form thoughts when their set was over. They rank alongside Yes in my opinion.

@susybacci 25 дней назад

Hola chicos! el 11 es mi "vuelta al sol" N° 65, este disco me lo sé de memoria! Lo gasté, como decimos en Argentina. Aunque les cueste creerlo, les cuento algo: la mayoría de las tapas de discos que tienen allí, muchos argentinos las tenemos o las tuvimos... y las reacciones a las bandas que hacen de música de los 70 y 80 nosotros, los argentinos, las conocemos casi todas!!! Por suerte tuvimos acceso a la música extranjera y creo que fueron una gran inspiración al talento y buen gusto de los músicos argentinos.. Gracias por mostrar al mundo a estos genios! a Yes los fui a ver 2 veces a estadios de Buenos Aires, una vez fue con mi hijo mayor.. una alegría compartir con él esa experiencia! Un abrazo desde la ciudad de Buenos Aires!

@markhaus2830 Месяц назад

One of my favorite bands. I saw them live 8 times. Always FANTASTIC no matter the lineup. First time was in 1976 and the last in 2019. Yes, I'm getting old.

@Southbound63 Месяц назад

I saw them first on the Topographic Oceans tour when I was 13 and Yes I am old too. 😁😁😁

@frankhoulihanfh4972 25 дней назад

They were so great on stage. When they hit that groove, when they reached their zone… Incomparable. ❤

@Lightmane Месяц назад

If you do South Side of the Sky, make sure you also listen to We Have Heaven, as it rolls into South Side. They kind of go together. I recommend you just listen to the rest of the album, as it features each individual performer. We Have Heaven is Jon's solo.

@bmac1205 Месяц назад

Nick did SSOTS by himself in a marathon.

@filetknife59 Месяц назад

@@bmac1205 I know he did the 35th anniversary live version of South Side of the Sky, but I am not sure he listened to the studio version.

@maryg9215 Месяц назад

I saw YES in 1972 when they were on their Close to the Edge tour. I was a senior in high school and had gone to visit my brother at the University of Alabama. The concert was an hour late because the Eagles (the original lineup) were having barbecue in Birmingham and had forgotten the time! I knew and loved YES from hearing them played in our band room, but I had never heard of the Eagles before. It was an amazing night. Thanks for your always thoughtful reactions.

@brianparkman8183 Месяц назад

Saw them on the same tour at GA Tech.

@garyspry1444 Месяц назад

Imagine being 12 or 13 and the impact of hearing this and being in love. This lp and Dark Side of the Moon were so impactful to me childhood and still effect me over 50 years later.

@JJ8KK Месяц назад

I now describe Jon's voice as *"The Most **_fragile-sounding_** Lead Singer voice in all of Prog Rock."* Seems to capture it rather well...

@markferrett700 Месяц назад

To think this was recorded way back in 1971......Still as fresh as the day it was released....Timeless classic 👏👏....prog at its finest.

@louise_rose Месяц назад

Brilliant song, a groundbreaking and emotionally very powerful hymn which seems to relate both to human love and themes of encounter with the divine, with a spiritual level. And the live version on Yessongs is just as great, even more majestic and overwhelming

@Galahad-hk4bb 14 дней назад

I truly hope and pray that Jon (Anderson), Rick (Wakeman), or Steve (Howe) will give the both of you an interview. The both of you are so genuinely sincere with your love of YES❤❤❤

@greenbluemonkey Месяц назад

I like the no-pause method. Like back in the day, friends listening to a record for the first time in their parents basement on the record player. Talking over the record live is just fine and natural.

@UjjayaEthnoambient Месяц назад

With "Soon" the most beautiful song of Yes . The beauty of this song grow with the repetition . You have to hear it again and again .

@PhilipPedro2112 Месяц назад

From Gates of Delirium

@edf13 Месяц назад

Masters of dynamic sound from gentle melodies to intense hard rock jams in the same song seamlessly and majestically.

@davidwilkins5932 Месяц назад

Such a profound classic. And the entire album fits together in a way that can’t be surpassed.

@owdashape19 Месяц назад

Back in my high school days, I bought “Fragile” and liked it. A friend recommended “Close to the Edge,” which I just couldn't get into on first listen. He said you had to be a “head” to get it; I replied you had to be “on the head” to like it, which in my school at that time was an insult. (Too long to explain.) He was right, I was stupid. Both albums are awesome. I’m almost 70, and I still can’t hear Jon Anderson’s voice on some songs without choking up, including this one.

@christianmarler2253 5 дней назад

The amazing thing is they can (or, at least could when Squire was still here and before they basically split into two bands) reproduce pretty much their entire catalog of songs on stage.

@JJ8KK Месяц назад

One of the _special_ things about this studio version that you didn't get with the live recordings is *Bill Bruford* on drums. Not saying Alan White wasn't a great drummer, but the Squire-Bruford "Rhythm Section" (if you can call it that, lol) was special. Bruford's contribution to HOTS was amazing (as was his drumming on the studio version of *South Side Of The Sky,* which I'm not sure Lex has heard).

@gpg9516 4 дня назад

Exactly right, and a shout out to Eddie Offord’s engineering which somehow gives breathing room to some very densely packed instrumental sections on The Yes Album, Fragile and Close to the Edge.

@robertjantzen6545 9 дней назад

Bruford and Squire ...the Master class in a rhythm section here.

@philflower7778 3 дня назад

Just love watching your reactions. Makes me cry a little too! There's no comparison to Yes music!!

@richardtodd7797 14 дней назад

This was the song that got me stuck on Yes. After hearing "Your Move/All Good People" on Melbourne radio around 1971, I purchased the album "Yes Album" and loved all the songs. Soon after that, Fragile was released and immediately put in on the turntable to be absolutely blown away listening to "Heart of the Sunrise". 'Couldn't believe music could be so good and played it endlessly until at last their latest album came out a year later - which was "Close To The Edge". After listening to the title track, I was further blown away. I couldn't get to the 2nd side as I had to listen to Close to the Edge over again. Then when I turned over the album, I got "And You and I". 'Couldn't believe how good this band was/is and couldn't listen to anything else as all I could talk about when discussing music - was Yes. I had to wait until 1974 for their next release, which was "Tales From Topographic Oceans". That sent me on a journey I'll never forget and couldn't believe how all the world wasn't listening to Yes. "Tales From Topographic Oceans" became my favourite album of all time and still is, closely followed by "Close To The Edge". This period of Yes, from Heart of the Sunrise through to the Relayer album, was the best period of music in the history of time. Amazingly, along came "Going For The One" which was also a classic with "Awaken". But it all started with Heart of the Sunrise.

@Lightmane Месяц назад

3:05 Yes Nick, 'this' was the classic lineup, that was to stay together for many years, but Bruford left after their next album, 'Close to the Edge', and White was their drummer from that point forward, though Bruford came back for the Union tour.

@BenjWarrant 3 дня назад

Many people think that _Close to the edge_ is Yes' masterpiece. That's fine. But for me, it's this song.

@Jack-D-Ripper Месяц назад

This is one of my favourite Yes songs (but don't get me wrong, "Close to the Edge" is still the very finest Yes song and my favourite for the last 52 years), and is exception for it's progression. How do you compose such excellence, quite apart from play it so well? Jon's voice is exceptional here.

@Kotic1959 День назад

Bruford and Howe are spectacular here. This is one of the hardest songs to play and the vocals also are difficult. Have seen this performed 9 times live and saw Steve Howe play it with a different singer. He almost nailed it but he couldn't get the beginning .

@3ggshe11s Месяц назад

This was the first song I heard from '70s Yes after I'd discovered them at age 12 with 90125. I can still remember dropping the needle on my cheap little record player and being utterly blown away. Forty years later, and I still marvel at just how amazing this song is. It's a perfect culmination of everything that made Yes such an amazing band.

@YESFan1971 Месяц назад

Best band ever, Period.

@clivewatson3609 Месяц назад

Amazing incredible but old genesis better

@itsmedrooms6071 Месяц назад

Bruford approached this with a very jazz and fusion oriented style. When I approach triplet oriented stuff I use those same fills based on 6 Stroke rolls broken up between the hi-hat/ride cymbal, snare and also bass drum; very cool. I probably picked it up from Bill, he’s such a jazz player at his core I think.

@bmac1205 Месяц назад

Nick did South Side of The Sky by himself which was a crime :🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 The Lovely Alexia should hear South of the Sky with you. Some great piano and great three part harmony from Jon, Chris AND Steve.

@sovner День назад

Mirror to the sky is one of my favourites

@ChrisLegner-qp1yh Месяц назад

A personal favorite of mine. I choose it quite often to begin my bike rides through the canyon.

@Mormaqurial Месяц назад

I saw them on their 90125 tour back in 84. I have seen a lot of shows in my 60 years. Yes was on of the best

@MyCrazyDogs32 Месяц назад

I saw Jon Anderson with The Band Geeks last year and it was absolutely incredible.

@joedouglas9217 Месяц назад

Thanks guys. "Dreamer easy in the chair that really fits you."

@DavidKennaway1 Месяц назад

Try "hearts" from the Yes album "90125". Trevor Rabin is on guitar. It's a beautiful love song but still in the tradition of classic YES. Love your reactions. What sets you apart is your understanding of music and how the parts make up the whole.

@lawrence1389u Месяц назад

So much fun to see you guys listening and reacting as we did... over 50 years ago! Went to many YES concerts over many years. The most memorable for me was in the early 2000's when I got to meet the band! Worked at a Philadelphia radio station and got to meet them all before a show. I HAD A TEN MINUTE CONVERSATON WITH JON! Even Jon's speaking voice was lyrical. Every band member as I always hoped they would be. I can hear and see it as if it as if it were yesterday.

@marcanglin7127 Месяц назад

Jon and Rick are lovely souls, for sure (the only members that I have met).

@RGRG3232 Месяц назад

Been waiting so long for you to get to the studio version (because I know you'll love it). Sublime and worth the wait. Hope this is the Steven Wilson version. This is my favorite track of theirs. I hope one day you get to their song "Survival" from their first album. That is a great track too.

@richardtodd7797 14 дней назад

God bless you Nick and Alexis, for bringing to the attention of new music listeners to the music of Yes.

@spikeysnack Месяц назад

The A section is basically heavy metal before it was a thing. King Crimson and Black Sabbath were more into the doom of it all, Yes only took a little doomy flavor in short passages. But that heavy rapid pounding bass line and matching guitar was metal AF! Then comes the yes paradox -- straight melodic passages, with strange avant-garde multivariant time signatures and strange contrapunctal interlocking melodies, pulling you in multiple directions at once, yes somehow moving the narrative in a unified direction. Just like the breaks in Roundabout, Rick is hitting the keys in an impossible off-beat melody that is perfectly 'in between" everybody else. Then Rick was perfectly content to go into the back seat and provide atmospheric environmental sounds to widen it all out, he was cool like that. The percussion on this song is so tight and yes subtle so as never to stomp on the instruments and Jon's soaring vocals. Again like Roundabout they repeat the passages and recur the themes so many times it becomes like starting over the song 8 times without stopping, even though they are totally conscious of each repeated section having its variation barreling towards the finale. Rick Wakeman introduced this idea called "recapitulation theory" to the band, and they took to it like nobody else -- roundabout is like the ultimate recapitulation song, but so is heart of the sunrise, repeating the intro, the second part, the third, many times, and finally blasting out the first part for a finale. Instead of a chorus, why not just do the whole movement over, and mix it up while we're at it.?

@dhfenske Месяц назад

Awesome writing! Yes has made my favorite music and I don't know how to describe it like you do here. Thank you! Fascinating!

@jakeenan Месяц назад

There is something special about Squire's Bass playing when Bruford was in the band.....so it was no surprise on his one and only solo album that he called Bruford in on drum. He brought out the best in him. As he said in an interview at that time: he was my guy.

@stephanechamberland8486 Месяц назад

The live version on "Yessongs" is even better !

@kevinmcconnell3641 26 дней назад

For a little guy Jon Anderson has such great power in his voice! My YES obsession these days is “Sound Chaser” off The album Relayer!

@frankhoulihanfh4972 25 дней назад

All of Relayer. Stunning.❤

@stewpot6998 Месяц назад

On King Crimson's album Three Of A Perfect Pair, Bruford is listed on the liner note: Bruford- Drumming 😂 He moves that snare around don't he?

@onsesejoo2605 Месяц назад

Hearing this first time after Steve Howe's acoustic piece "Mood For The Day" fading, then this bursted in, it was quite an experience back then. Slightly off topic, you can hear this line-up without Anderson on Rick Wakeman's "Catherine Of Aragon" from his solo album "The Six Wives Of Henry VIII".

@JJ8KK Месяц назад

So glad to hear you guys acknowledge the existence of YES' cover of Paul Simon's *America.* Did you know that what you heard at the end of this recording was the beginning of *America?* Starting with the The Yes Album Tour, they'd play this cover as an encore tune they could jam to. (There's a version of it on RU-vid featuring Tony Kaye on the keyboards) As they developed their America jam, they finally got around to recording it, but it was only released by Atlantic Records on a promo album with other bands. YES did finally put it on their first compilation album, *Yesterdays,* a few years later. The recorded version we all love features Rick Wakeman on the keys What they ended up recording was chock full of Squire/Bruford ear candy, as well as Steve Howe impressing. By the time they got done "Yessifying" Simon's ballad it only barely resembled the original, but it's glorious in its own right. It featured a lot of the "hard rocking" edge that YES had during this period. It's an absolute Must Listen. You won't be disappointed...

@marcanglin7127 Месяц назад

I believe that the compilation album that "America" was on was called "The Age of Atlantic". I might even still have a copy somewhere........

@gpg9516 Месяц назад

@@marcanglin7127The New Age of Atlantic, I think(?)👍

@williamburkholder769 Месяц назад

Never. Gets. Old. Those early '70s Yes albums kept me sane in college. Thanks for re-visiting this classic. Now go listen to the latest from The Warning! They're killing it.

@Barbaste Месяц назад

I went to see them in 94 and this song was stuck in my mind for days

@robertjantzen6545 9 дней назад

10 minute version of America is wonderful.

@ronsukowski9799 Месяц назад

Thank you for your emotion.

@GP-mw8ce Месяц назад

Guys you should look at the Rush induction of yes at Rock and Roll hall of fame with Geddy playing in place Of departed Chris on Roundabout

@Pirates_of_the_Underground_I Месяц назад

I believe they saw it, and may have reacted to it (?).

@pauloaceves4744 15 дней назад

I had the opportunity to see them in Mexico City, in the national auditorium, with the full band, and it was one of the best experiences in my life.

@NicknLex 15 дней назад

Wow que increíble ha de haber sido eso!!! 😍😍😍

@MrBlond777 Месяц назад

Thx guys! My favorite rhythm 🥁 section Bruford and Squire! It’s such a pleasure to listen to them on this album. Great reaction!

@hatsbo1 17 дней назад

Wakeman's breakout album! The mellotron fills and synthesizer, in addition to the organ and piano on this song added yet another dimension to what was already a complex musical offering by Yes.

@hurricane1951 Месяц назад

There's an isolated drum track for this song on RU-vid. You can hear the other instruments faintly in the background, so it's not just the drums. I don't think Bruford repeats anything. His interplay with Squire in the beginning is my absolute favorite Bruford playing.

@Jimi-ld2vw Месяц назад

Your intro always cracks me up. Studio is better, I think. This album deserves a lot of love. I like the way the pieces of this song variegate and fit together, how the instruments compliment one another, and the vocals excel. And the line "Dreamer very easy in the chair that really fits you". That's a good one. The 70s were the best. That Dimeola album was a real good one too, Elegant Gypsy. More sensational 70s.

@hasltisl Месяц назад

Jon’s voice is so pure in this song! 💛💚❤️🧡💙❤️‍🔥

@garylewis9113 Месяц назад

I am so glad you circled back to this definitive version. It is supremely transcendent...

@pencilpauli9442 19 дней назад

America wasn't on the original release of Fragile. It was recorded for a various artists compilation demo album and included on the Yesterdays album, with songs from their first two albums. It's an amazing cover track and I think you will like!

@glenndespres5317 Месяц назад

You know I am here for Yes anytime. Can’t believe this is still left undone but happy to catch it! This song is a major highlight from a great album. Great reaction from you both. They can move you to tears because this music just speaks to your soul. And Nick, your thoughts about that break where Chris is just bringing the bass perfection and the moog or mellotron is adding expansive space and Steve is coming in low with that exquisite riff. Just a masterclass and so satisfying to hear! Love you guys!

@spazimdam Месяц назад

I listened to this so much in the 70s. Loved this, it was so cool. Yes were all geniuses. I saw them at the Cow Palace in San Fransisco in 1979. They were awesome! So glad you guys were able to dig this studio version.

@lsbill27 Месяц назад

Thanks for bringing classic prog to a young, new crowd! These guys with The Beatles, Floyd, ELP, Genesis, Rush etc. Were the soundtrack of my youth. I have to interject though. Later I discovered fussion jazz. I know you guys appreciate Jaco Pastorius so I thought you might like to react to a tune most fans consider his best work. 'Havona' from the 'Heavy Weather' album was written by Jaco, many consider his writing skills as impressive as his playing. . He’s melodic and fast, tasteful and powerful all on this tune while never overpowering the composition. Many even consider it one of the top Weather Report tunes. You won't regret reacting to it!

@JKonstage Месяц назад

Like nothing heard before or since. Hard to believe there was ever this much innovation and experimentation in songs that were so accessible. Never again.

@edf13 Месяц назад

Agree but Radiohead, Tool and Tame Impala do justice

@TheAmazingSpaghetti Месяц назад

Nobody sounds like Jon, there are other people with high voices, but nobody can replace him. And his lyrics, completely unique also, except for people who try to imitate that style of lyrics, but nobody that I know of has the gravitas to make them work so well.

@tonybaker55 Месяц назад

Nearly at 100k subs, so keep hitting the Like button. Can't wait until they earn their trophy.

@TheProgCorner Месяц назад

My favorite song ever. Play this at my funeral!!! ❤️❤️❤️Thanks, guys!!!❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️👍👍👍👍👍

@cybore213 Месяц назад

Long ago, when "security questions" first started showing up on internet accounts, I chose this song as the answer to "What is your favorite song". I was torn between this, Close to the Edge and Suppers Ready. Karn Evil 9 was also considered.

@mjm5081 Месяц назад

🙏❤🌹 Chris & Alan 🌹❤🙏 I think you're gonna love their version of America!!!

@racebiketuner Месяц назад

Can't go wrong with anything from Fragile or The Yes Album! 😉

@eaglesrule1415 Месяц назад

Love that Bruford Squire intro playing off of each other. Pure fire. Classic pick from classic album. Looks like you had a blast. That Jon Anderson show will be awesome. He still sounds amazing👍PS You should react to Race With the Devil on a Spanish Highway. That would be fantastic as well even though you know it.

@Dave-hb7lx Месяц назад

Yes, (no pun intended) that intro is a beast.

@55montypython Месяц назад

I got a chance to see them live in the early 70s. You couldn't believe they could play this verbatim

@avantprog6902 Месяц назад

Steve Howe and Bill Bruford were my first inspirations o guitar and drums. I saw Bruford at every opportunity. Check this out, I first saw him around 83- 84,. With Patrick Moraz. I was on the second floor of a riverboat in New Orleans. It was catered. All acoustic . Very intimate. Too cool.

@fernandotor3266 4 дня назад

One of best bruford's performances

@randlnickel9196 19 дней назад

What a fantastic live concert

@joelliebler5690 Месяц назад

Epic tune and this is one of their top 3 albums. Before 90125 Fragile was YES’s most popular album.

@billsmith2407 Месяц назад

His voice is angelic

@susangonsalves9636 Месяц назад

South Side of the Sky (live from Tsongas) esp. for the back and forth with Steve Howe and Rick Wakeman ...

@Lightmane Месяц назад

Regarding America, Simon and Garfunkel's America is like 3 minutes long, and is brilliant. YES took that it and turned it into a 10 minute crazy piece. Enjoy.

@Barbaste Месяц назад

It sucks

@Lightmane Месяц назад

@@Barbaste I think it's great