The footage and the audio are from two completely different performances of the song but I matched them up (or at least attempted to do so). There will be some obvious jump cuts throughout the video but it was the best I could do.
I was born in 71 But had a sister who was 10 years older And we had to clean our rooms She would blast Yes I grew to fall in love My sister passed 12-5-22 Today I had the strength to come back to the music ..happiness in a pool of tears ❤rip
I am 67, and so glad I grew up in this era...Yes, Genesis, Jethro Tull, Pink Floyd, ELP, King Crimson..... just to name a few.......such variety, such great music, such memories.......what a time to reflect now....
me too..its beautiful out here on the east coast..summer almost...so in view of these awesome lyrics and performance how bout we just "think" we are 25 again? ...atleast for a wk..maybe the whole summer..aching bones be damned! all us progressive rock fans! we just gotta watch this video once a day!
Guitar Player magazine best overall guitarist 5 years in a row. He kept winning so they created the Hall of Greats and he was inducted into it and no longer eligible for voting.
At 73 I am overjoyed that the awesome music I enjoyed on the way to being 'adult' is being enjoyed by younger enthusiasts today. 50 years ago this track blew me away, it still does.
I am 65. The band Yes changed my life. We were suddenly hearing music no one had done. Along with Yes came other greats. Genesis - Selling England by the Pound, King Crimson - Court of the Crimson King, Emerson, Lake and Palmer, Santana and plenty of bands great bands like Steely Dan and the Doobie Brothers. We were so lucky to have grown up with such great music and such talented bands to blow our minds. King Biscuit Flower Hour was key in introducing us to so many bands.
Don't turn your head too soon, or too far away from the maddening crowd... Once the religious, the hunted and weary Chasing the promise of freedom and hope Came to this country to build a new vision Far from the reaches of Kingdom and pope Like good Christians some would burn the witches Later some got slaves to gather riches But still from near and far to seek America They came by thousands, to court the wild But she just patiently smiled and bore a child To be their spirit and guiding light And once the ties with the crown had been broken Westward in saddle and wagon it went And till the railroad linked ocean to ocean Many the lives which had come to an end While we bullied, stole and bought a homeland We began the slaughter of the red man But still from near and far to seek America They came by thousands to court the wild But she just patiently smiled and bore a child To be their spirit and guiding light The Blue and Grey they stomped it They kicked it just like a dog And when the war was over They stuffed it just like a hog And though the past has its share of injustice Kind was the spirit in many a way But its protectors and friends have been sleeping Now it's a monster and will not obey The spirit was freedom and justice And its keepers seemed generous and kind Its leaders were supposed to serve the country But now they won't pay it no mind Cause the people grew fat and got lazy Now their vote is a meaningless joke They babble about law and order But it's all just an echo of what they've been told Yeah, there's a monster on the loose It's got our heads into the noose And it just sits there watchin' The cities have turned into jungles And corruption is stranglin' the land The police force is watching the people And the people just can't understand We don't know how to mind our own business 'Cause the whole world's got to be just like us Now we are fighting a war over there No matter who's the winner we can't pay the cost 'Cause there's a monster on the loose It's got our heads into the noose And it just sits there watchin' America, where are you now Don't you care about your sons and daughters Don't you know we need you now We can't fight alone against the monster America, where are you now Don't you care about your sons and daughters Don't you know we need you now We can't fight alone against the monster America... VOTE
I agree. The late '60's and 70's were phenomenal for music. I was lucky enough to have seen Yes twice. It was amazing. Yes, they changed my life as well. Prior to them I was really into Alice Cooper, Led Zeppelin, UFO, Humble Pie... all bands I still dearly love. But Yes was different. They brought a higher dimension to music. Jon Anderson's lyrics enfolded a spiritual perspective that I had not encountered before Yes. Though I still love all my favorites such as Foghat, J.Geils, Mountain, Robin Trower, Yes I think was the only band that inspired me creatively in a spiritual way. I sawTed Nugent around the same time and he's a killer guitarist. But, "Got you in a stranglehold baby, you best get out my way..." just cannot compare to, "The truth is written all along the page/How old will I be before I come of age, for you?" And that is one of the more transparent, less complex lines in Yes! Anyhow, Just amazing...!
Doesn't get better..This was the only Golden age in rock..so far hopefully lol This period of the 70's allowed so much artistic impression..the major labels bought in..until 77 78
@@christiancamlin13 I'm not sure about this, but I thought that I heard that Steve Howe went to that great concert hall in the sky. If so, it would kinda prevent any type of collaboration.
@@SaltyDraws Wonderful. Thanks for the heads-up. For some reason, I thought that I heard that he moved on. It seems as if we lose one the greats every other week.
I remember the first time I heard this song, I was in high school( 1975) I instantly went out and bought the yessongs album. Some 44 years later I can't imagine my life without the magic that is Yes music. RIP Christopher Squire, a truly gifted and in my opinion , the best base player ever.
Same here - in Hungary, so there was no buying western vinyls at all in the late sixties, early 70-ies, just listening to Radio Luxembourg...then Yugoslavia helped - all leading bands' LPs could be bought from there, years later...Now I have YES inside all my home computers and mobiles(cell phones), hard drives, floppys and CDs, DVDs, mp3s, original vinyls in the wardrobes, and old tapes and cassettes, all over in our house... I can't imagine my life without this magic, too. From their very beginning, a lightning revelation.
@@musicstewart9744 I see it as an opportunity to introduce them to real music. Some like it - and that is good enough. Even if it is only one - the torch has been passed.
So am I ! Have seen Yes at least 12 times. I remember Long Beach Arena in CA and Yes opened for Deep Purple. Can you imagine? My ears still ring but the memories are exquisite!
On February 26, 1972, the band I was in, Genya Ravan's "Baby", played a gig with Yes at the Capitol Theatre in Passaic, New Jersey. We were scheduled to open for them at this show and we rolled in during the early evening. It was freezing cold and we all kept our overcoats on even in the theatre. I had heard both "The Yes Album" and "Fragile" by this time and I was, of course, duly impressed. The stage was set with Yes's equipment (Steve had piles of various Fender amps and Chris used Marshalls) as they were going to do the first soundcheck and then their stuff would be moved back so that we could set up in front of them and do ours. Our stuff would remain there and we would open the show. After our set, our stuff would be removed and their stuff moved up. Except for their equipment, the stage was empty as we came in, except for one guy sitting at the grand piano on the right of the stage (from the audience). After going back to our dressing room and removing my winter coat and all, I went onto the stage and over to this guy who was playing the piano bit from "Morning Has Broken", the Cat Stevens song which was then all over the radio. Well, this guy had long blonde hair and was playing the song so wonderfully. I sat on the bench with him and he looked over to me and smiled and he continued to the end of the song. I introduced myself to him and told him that I was in the opening band. He introduced himself to me as Rick and said he played in Yes. We shook hands and talked for a while. He said that his wife was expecting a child that very night and that he was nervous and excited about it. I congratulated him and assured him that everything would be alright. He smiled, thanked me, and we continued to talk. When I asked him why he was playing that song he said that he had done the arrangement and had recorded the piano on Cat Stevens' record. He said that he really liked that piano part and that playing it helped him to warm up his hands and his head. His son, Oliver, was born that night which was announced from the stage during their show. As the other guys in Yes took the stage for the soundcheck I went to the back of the theater to listen. Genya was there with me, too. She had never heard Yes before and she was curious as to what they were about. I told her that they were incredible and very original and that she would be knocked out. They opened their soundcheck with "All Good People" and their harmonies and all were immaculate. Genya was impressed and said so. I said, "Just wait." When they finished the first part and went into the instrumental for the second part of the song they just blew the roof off the place and Genya just about dropped to the floor. Chris' bass was so enormous it filled every inch of the room, Steve's guitar was sharp and clear and brilliant, and Rick and Bill were just as good as possible. They were the best band I had ever heard except for possibly The Who at The Village Theatre (later The Fillmore East ) some time before. We were an R&B-based band. We did our set and got a very good reception, but when Yes came on stage to the last few minutes of Stravinsky's "The Firebird" playing over the P. A., I knew that we were completely outclassed and obsolete. These guys were the future and their sound was from another place entirely. Their set was so amazing that I'll never forget it. We did a second show and I was inspired by Steve and Yes to do some further improvising on guitar, but our thing seemed to me to be so dull compared to what they were doing. I later met Chris and we became friends. He was an R&B fan and loved our stuff. I told him that it didn't stand up at all to what his band was doing, but he assured me that it did and that he liked our set. He was a nice guy. I miss him. After "Fragile", just as did Bil, I too found that Yes was moving into a musical direction that seemed to be complexity for its own sake. To me, "Fragile" is their high-water mark.
This was the Close to the Edge tour in 1973. Saw them in Nashville at War Memorial Auditorium. It was amazing. At one point, Steve Howe very humbly came to the microphone and said, “I’d like to now play a tribute to the great Nashville guitarist, Chet Atkins.” He was immediately greeted with boos from the audience. He looked over at Jon Anderson, who shrugged his shoulders, smiled and continued on with the next song. I’ve always wondered what that tribute might have sounded like, but we’ll never know. I’m sure it would have been incredible to hear! Stupid people.
Steve Howe was a great string man-loved his mandolin stuff in concert. Squire? Because of Yes's music structure, his bass came off as sounding like no other, while the 'Wizard' Wakeman was an accomplished musician- a session player in demand his whole playing life.
My husband & I went to the LA Forum to see them live in 1973. Our show had the stage set up as a lighted chessboard. The floor would light up every time with the music and the guys would actually move from square to square. Left an indelible memory in my mind. Every time I hear it I see it in my mind and makes me smile. The squares were neon green and black. Absolutely blew me away. Thanks for the post and sweet memories.
On the one hand: this sounds so corny and dumb!! On the other hand: I would have given my left nut to see those guys, live, in their prime... You were blessed.
Saw them in Las Vegas either right before or after their Forum show in spring of '73. I think, due to a forced change of venue due to a riot at the 7k seat Convention Center, (when Deep Purple cancelled after their preliminary act finished), Yes shelved their obvious stage set up as a chessboard, due to the small venue (Ice Palace-1500 capacity) and it's small stage. To their credit, (they easily could have cancelled the Vegas show) Yes played anyway, and we're everything they should have been at the time, and that was maybe the hottest band for that two, three period ('71-'73). In addition to Yes being rescheduled from the larger Convention Center to the much smaller Ice Palace, TYA also kept their date, and Mr. Lee didn't disappoint, while Jeff Lynn and ELO did the same. Great three concert stretch at the quaint 1500 seat Ice Palace. (good memories-senior year '72-'73)
I cannot believe that I was only 15 when I saw Yes live on stage at The City Hall in Newcastle upon Tyne,I'm almost 62 now and still have a special place in my heart for these 5 amazing people
ELP were the best. They were extraordinary Take away Jon's voice, Yes are pretty ordinary. Jon has the greatest rock voice of all time. Better than Don Van Vliet. better than anyone.
@@zapkvr Oh come on now, one of the guitar greats, a keyboard wizard, as unique and idiosyncratic bass player as anyone could want, a superb drummer and Jon Anderson, to use the word 'ordinary' is crass. True Wakeman did not have the inventiveness and chutzpah of Keith Emerson and Carl Palmer is arguably the best drummer ever, but 'ordinary' cannot be used to describe the playing here. No wonder you call yourself the Flatulent perhaps you should add fatuous to your title as well.
Saw Yes a few times. Memorable 1976 concert in Balboa park in San Diego with Peter Frampton and Gentle Giant opened. Can not leave my car until any Yes song playing is over.
I saw that 1976 show at Anaheim Stadium. Frampton Comes Alive had just topped the charts and the place went crazy for him and some left after his set.I came for Yes. The previous summer I saw the tour where they recored Comes Alive.Sabbath headlined, then Skynyrd, Frampton was 3rd on the bill, Gentle Giant and Black Oak Arkansas opened the show at the Orange Show Speedway in San Berdino.
Okay, first Tobiah, Frampton was on top of the world in '76, and he's second on the bill? Granted, Yes was a stud act, and deservedly so, even though in my opinion, they peaked in '73. Frampton released that monster 'Frampton Comes Alive' album in summer '76, which rocketed him to the top along with Fleetwood Mac's new lineup. (Buckingham/Nicks)
Fall, 1972 ... Me and my younger brother would sneak this album out of our older brothers' room just to listen to Chris Squire's amazing bass playing and we'd go absolutely bonkers when Chris would hit that certain low, floppy sliding note every now and then...I miss u, Danny...R I P .
I've seen all good people turn their heads each day So satisfied I'm on my way I've seen all good people turn their heads each day So satisfied I'm on my way Take a straight and stronger course To the corner of your life Make the white queen run so fast She hasn't got time to make you a wife 'Cause it's time, it's time in time with your time And its news is captured For the queen to use! Move me on to any black square Use me anytime you want Just remember that the goal Is for us all to capture all we want (Move me on to any black square) Don't surround yourself with yourself Move on back two squares Send an instant karma to me Initial it with loving care (Don't surround yourself) 'Cause it's time, it's time in time with your time And its news is captured For the queen to use! Diddit diddit diddit diddit diddit diddit diddit didda Diddit diddit diddit diddit diddit diddit diddit didda (Don't surround yourself with yourself) Don't surround yourself with yourself (Don't surround yourself) Move on back two squares Send an instant karma to me (Send an instant karma to me) Initial it with loving care (Don't surround yourself) 'Cause it's time, it's time in time with your time And its news is captured For the queen to use! Diddit diddit diddit diddit diddit diddit diddit didda (All we are saying) Diddit diddit diddit diddit diddit diddit diddit didda (Is give peace a chance) Diddit diddit diddit diddit diddit diddit diddit didda (All we are saying) Diddit diddit diddit diddit diddit diddit diddit didda (Is give peace a chance 'Cause it's time, it's time in time with your time And it's news is captured I've seen all good people turn their heads each day So satisfied I'm on my way I've seen all good people turn their heads each day So satisfied I'm on my way I've seen all good people turn their heads each day So satisfied I'm on my way I've seen all good people turn their heads each day So satisfied I'm on my way I've seen all good people turn their heads each day So satisfied I'm on my way I've seen all good people turn their heads each day So satisfied I'm on my way I've seen all good people turn their heads each day So satisfied I'm on my way I've seen all good people turn their heads each day So satisfied I'm on my way I've seen all good people turn their heads each day So satisfied I'm on my way I've seen all good people turn their heads each day So satisfied I'm on my way I've seen all good people turn their heads each day So satisfied I'm on my way
I was born in 72 and was the only kid at school who was into Yes. I'm so glad I discovered this superlative band at such a late stage. They are timeless, cosmic and RIP Chris Squire.
I saw Yes when Steve Howe had just joined and it was in a small venue in Devizes in the UK, there was no stage and about 300 people, he had to learn their songs in about one month....fantastic days and never will forget
everything was new at that time, the chorus, the mandolin, the spanish guitar on some songs, the keyboard, the drum like Bill Buford played (although in the video is Alan, everything was innovative....and then Jon's voice. So much talent
YES had two of the best musicians in all of rock music in Steve Howe and Chris Squire. These guys were unreal talented! Love this band for so many reasons!!
packers600 I saw YES at the Pittsburgh Civic Arena in 1972. Amazing concert with the J.Geils Band opening the show. The weed smoke was so thick that they had to open the retractable dome to let some air in. People outside said it looked like a cooling tower of a nuclear reactor when the dome opened. Once the smoke cleared it was listening to YES, vegetating and gazing at the stars outside. Amazing!!!!! J.Geils put on quite an act too, with some concert -goers feeling that they actually stole the show.
Off the chart musicianship all around. I defy any modern band/artist to come anywhere close to this for technique, originality and just being so damn tight!
I'm a few years outside that generation, having been born in 1973. But I 100% agree. It's up to us to keep true talent and meaningful music alive forever.
because you're old and ignorant. I'm old too, but I can play music and know you are full of it. Stop being old and cliche. .here are some yes covers i did. soundcloud.com/morbidman/close-to-the-edge-yes-cover soundcloud.com/morbidman/gates-of-delirium-yes-cover
The day when we saw “all good people “in a band. The love you hear in Jon’s voice transcends time . They wore capes because they were real super hero s ! Thank you Yes for the music that made my life .
With sadness I learn that the great, gifted Alan White passed on this past weekend. Rest in Peace ! Probably met with some good ol' friends such as John Lennon, George Harrison and Chris Squire. Thanks for your talent and the good memories.
There's a video of Steve Howe playing with Les Paul. Les calls him "Stevie Howe," and Steve is just grinning from ear to ear eating it up! ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-LZz9UFqNPxk.html
I cloned the band .I found him to be an interesting slob. Not an insult. here are some yes covers i did. soundcloud.com/morbidman/close-to-the-edge-yes-cover soundcloud.com/morbidman/gates-of-delirium-yes-cover
The Yes Album was one of the best gifts I ever got. Some find it dated---the sort of people who can't see what's so special about the Beatles. So many fantastic albums toward the end of the 60s by bands that became legendary.
Steven Temple I’m hear you although I would like to say that not all of today’s music is total trash, most of it certainly, but not all. I’m a huge Yes fan and I need to feel a little hope for our future. Keep listening my friend.
When this tune and Roundabout came out in 73, rock n roll was peaking. Real musicians, real singers, real music with lyrics, ballads, political messages, and the everlasting quest for love and peace. Good times our kids and grandkids will never know like we did.
I was at this tour's show in Akron, OH, 8/10/72 I believe. YES was amazing, really at the top of their game. John McLaughlin and Mahavishnu Orchestra opened, and opening for them was some little new group called Eagles or something. Wonder whatever happened to them.
wow, I remember seeing "yessongs" at the theater when I was so young with jeff, nancy, and paul. I was 18. I agree, this is the BEST version of this song. Steve was never better on that hollow Gibson....I wish the young people today would appreciate what real music, from the heart is like...
What a hell of band they were especially this line up. Guess the 73 dislikes were folks that watched this and realized they will never play this well in their lifetime. I also love the line up with Pete & Bill. Man i saw them back in 72 & am still awed by them. We miss Chris as well.
I'm so fortunate to have grown up in this era , listening to some of the greatest music ever produced. Bands like Rush, Led Zeppelin, Boston, Aerosmith , journey, and so many others. This is true rock ‘n’ roll music. This was true talent.
Back when you had to actually play an instrument very well. And or sing well. Nowadays everything is rap, or computer generated music, then the singers need back ground vocals and computers to make them sound good. The creative minds of the 60s, 70s was mind blowing
I saw Yes on stage back in the early 70’s and they were great! One of my favorites to go see. Along with Jethro Tull,Uriah Heap and Emerson Lake and Palmer.
I came here today because I just saw the trailer for a new Tom Hanks movie coming out soon called "Here" and ISAGP played in the background . it touched a nerve and I just had to hear it again - just an awesome song. Thanks for the video, you did a great job syncing the audio and video.
I first saw Yes with Jethro Tull at Sacramento Memorial Auditorium... and I was blown away... and this song brings it all back. Love you all, thanks for the heart stab.
I just turned 61 and I remember that I was a teenager when that song came out. And it just gets better and better each time I hear it. You kids today have no artist like Yes. There are no more Rockers. This music today the artist don't play instruments. It is all Robot music, There is no more talent like the Beatles or groups like Yes.
I really love getting comments like yours and seeing that this video has been a nostalgia trip for you guys. And yeah while today's mainstream music is pretty shitty, I would have to argue that we do still have good music this generation but you just need to look beyond what plays on the radio in order to find it. There are some really amazing underrated bands on the internet like 'Deck Edison' for example.
Edward Winters dude, there are bands that are still as good as these older bands. I mainly listen to prog and jazz, some modern bands that I've discovered that are really good are Lamp, Chon, and Haken. However none of them are able to quite match the geniuses of Yes, Genesis, Rush, etc
OK do you really believe that there are any groups today that will be able to fill coliseums 50 years from now? I won't know but I would bet my fortune against it. It is multi layered of course but this was from a time when for the most part, this music was all new. The way they played it, the sound, the music written itself and the lyrics. All came from groups that had no social media or any way to get together but word of mouth or from their own neighborhoods. What are the chances so many would be so good from these two decades? I think it was meant to be, I am blessed beyond words to have been there to see and hear it as it came out and truthfully glad they still tour. Eat it up live because the days are numbered.
Brien Butler they won't fill up coliseums because people think that all modern music is garbage. Which isn't true because there's obviously still talent today that isn't being recognized
Your logic is slightly flawed because in this day of social media you could promote anything to the entire world and if they were any good, people would go I should imagine. but let's say this, name me more than a couple of "rock bands" from the 80's or 90's that can still fill up a coliseum. They should have been recognized in their time by enough who should still want to go today. I can save you some time because as we have discussed, they are not touring being the proof. As an aside, MTV was the beginning of the end for real and lasting artists but that's a whole other discussion The key to the example is, you can say there are groups as good as those older groups but will they still draw the same crowds in 30 40 or 50 years and I say no and we can see the proof from those groups still doing it today. Time will tell...keep going to live concerts.
As a kid from the era, this music may never pass our way again. Relish it while you can and turn your kids and grandkids on to it so they may keep it alive.
Sophomore year of college {1971}, I was walking down my dorm hallway and heard this song coming from a room. I walked in to hear who it was. I've been hooked since. Fortunately, a KMart nearby had all 3 released albums.
The first concert I went too was YES! They played at the Forum in Montreal with Rick Wakeman. What a great time that was. The 70’s gave us some unforgettable music!
Coincido plenamente !!! En su momento quienes (pocos) escuchábamos rock progresivo y sinfónico, teníamos 4 ó 5 bandas en nuestras afinidades. Pero luego con “la masiva” llegada de videos (MTV, primero…RU-vid, luego), más un “buen marketing” (ejemplo, la película de Alan Parker “In the wall”), marcó diferencias en el “conocimiento” del público respecto a la existencia de las bandas. Eso hizo parecer que algunas fueran “superiores” a otras… Es un tema para “debatir” ampliamente!!! 🤷🏻♂️🤷🏻♂️🤷🏻♂️
My brother took me to see the Reunion tour for my birthday that year... I am so happy I got to see Yes, Pink Floyd, and Rush live in my life. The best shows I've ever seen.
Lo escucho y lo vuelvo a escuchar...y con el transcurrir de los años NO salgo de mi asombro!!! Cada vez disfruto más de esta, y todas las canciones de YES... Y les hallo mayor gusto, placer, etc...!!! En definitiva..”se paladea” como los BUENOS VINOS !!! DIOS bendiga la música de YES !!! 🙌🏻🎵🙌🏻
This is my all-time favorite group and what a beautiful song I have listened ever since I was 14 years old I am now 62 I will die with this music in my heart
I remember my sisters and I decorating our Christmas tree to this, back in '73, such a magical time in music and culture. There was an energy and Soul, to it all. I consider it an honor to have grown up in such a culture. The likes of which we'll never see again, in this generation
Having been born in 1948, I lived through the 50's genre of music, and even as a child I thought it was great, and I just figured it would go on forever like that.. But then, along came the 60's, with a whole new sound, and with its own brand of music, and its own great, talented writers and performers. But, who would have guessed that the 70's would equal, if not outdo, the great groups and artists of the 60's? Of course, then all of that was followed by more fantastic music of the 80's and 90's! And looking back, only now do I fully realize and recognize just how fortunate those of us who lived in those years were to have experienced live concerts with those wonderful musicians, artists, writers and performers. It was such a marvelous era, one that I don't think will ever be duplicated. Even now, who could ever tire of listening to those amazing, legendary sounds? I feel blessed to have lived through those years, and will always have wonderful, fond memories of them, and of the music that brought us together and lifted us up during those days..... Peace, everyone!
