YES - Heart of the Sunrise | FIRST TIME COUPLE REACTION

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@kenanthony1202 Ай бұрын

This is an advanced class in prog drumming by BillBruford

@cartelesargentinos Ай бұрын

Totally agree

@jameshannagan4256 Ай бұрын

I was about to type the exact same thing.

@BenjWarrant 13 күн бұрын

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 13 күн бұрын

BTW, a good way to see that is to watch one of the drum covers on KZfaq. Like this one: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/h9GKnMhnvNGyeWg.html This is not ordinary rock drumming, it's Marks and Spencers drumming...

@richardfurness7556 Ай бұрын

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 Ай бұрын

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 Ай бұрын

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 Ай бұрын

@@williamburkholder769 I love this story! ❤

@rogerk55 Ай бұрын

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

@frankhoulihanfh4972 Ай бұрын

@@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.❤️😆

@stpnwlf9 Ай бұрын

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 Ай бұрын

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 Ай бұрын

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 Ай бұрын

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 Ай бұрын

@@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 Ай бұрын

@@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 Ай бұрын

@@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.

@raiderfan346 Ай бұрын

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

@richardcyrka6682 Ай бұрын

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

@frankhoulihanfh4972 Ай бұрын

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

@carlnisbet1143 Ай бұрын

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

@andrewk5710 Ай бұрын

Tales 💕🎶

@randlnickel9196 Ай бұрын

yup

@steve-zk5zm Ай бұрын

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.

@petejp1 Ай бұрын

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

@Tarkus7 Ай бұрын

That syncopation! 😍

@jareczek1980 Ай бұрын

At last someone said this at loud

@kurtv4946 Ай бұрын

His jazz style was just right for Yes.

@FrogUncle264 Ай бұрын

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 Ай бұрын

He is one of my fav drummers so underrated

@racebiketuner Ай бұрын

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

@mikermer8284 26 күн бұрын

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.

@VernonOdom-jw4ko Ай бұрын

Heart of the Sunrise is a Masterpiece!

@fredwds5178 Ай бұрын

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

@dhfenske Ай бұрын

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.

@gpg9516 Ай бұрын

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.

@PJprog Ай бұрын

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. 😍🎵

@CuzKatieSaysSo Ай бұрын

After 50 years it still gives me goosebumps.

@The_Nightwatch Ай бұрын

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

@thielmangary Ай бұрын

I would add Geddy Lee and Steve Walsh👍

@Dave-hb7lx Ай бұрын

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

@courtneywallace871 Ай бұрын

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

@TerryKrysinski Ай бұрын

Close...Gentle Giant. T

@anthonyschell9225 Ай бұрын

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

@frankhoulihanfh4972 Ай бұрын

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 14 күн бұрын

⁠@@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.

@paulkobler8049 Ай бұрын

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).

@siskokidd Ай бұрын

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 Ай бұрын

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

@louise_rose Ай бұрын

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.

@lesblatnyak5947 Ай бұрын

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

@luiselorza1261 Ай бұрын

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.

@Lightmane Ай бұрын

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 Ай бұрын

Nick did SSOTS by himself in a marathon.

@filetknife59 Ай бұрын

@@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.

@TheRKae Ай бұрын

First Yes song I ever heard. Changed my life.

@maryg9215 Ай бұрын

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 Ай бұрын

Saw them on the same tour at GA Tech.

@alanglover9117 Ай бұрын

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

@susybacci Ай бұрын

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!

@garyspry1444 Ай бұрын

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.

@markferrett700 Ай бұрын

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 Ай бұрын

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

@JJ8KK Ай бұрын

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 14 күн бұрын

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.

@YESFan1971 Ай бұрын

Best band ever, Period.

@clivewatson3609 Ай бұрын

Amazing incredible but old genesis better

@richardtodd7797 24 күн бұрын

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.

@greenbluemonkey Ай бұрын

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.

@JJ8KK Ай бұрын

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...

@davidwilkins5932 Ай бұрын

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

@edf13 Ай бұрын

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

@richardtodd7797 24 күн бұрын

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

@UjjayaEthnoambient Ай бұрын

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 Ай бұрын

From Gates of Delirium

@markhaus2830 Ай бұрын

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 Ай бұрын

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

@frankhoulihanfh4972 Ай бұрын

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

@owdashape19 Ай бұрын

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.

@bmac1205 Ай бұрын

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.

@Lightmane Ай бұрын

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.

@Galahad-hk4bb 25 күн бұрын

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❤❤❤

@Jack-D-Ripper Ай бұрын

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.

@spikeysnack Ай бұрын

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 Ай бұрын

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

@robertjantzen6545 19 күн бұрын

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

@philflower7778 13 күн бұрын

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

@itsmedrooms6071 Ай бұрын

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.

@ChrisLegner-qp1yh Ай бұрын

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

@RGRG3232 Ай бұрын

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.

@lazarus550 4 күн бұрын

I've only returned to listening to you two again especially when you have the greatest band that has graced this planet on your podcast. When you have music from the perfect time to be buying and going to gigs on I'll catch up with you. I enjoyed your Trick of the Tail re listen Entangled is a very special song.

@joedouglas9217 Ай бұрын

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

@christianmarler2253 15 күн бұрын

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.

@stephanechamberland8486 Ай бұрын

The live version on "Yessongs" is even better !

@lawrence1389u Ай бұрын

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 Ай бұрын

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

@3ggshe11s Ай бұрын

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.

@kevinmcconnell3641 Ай бұрын

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 Ай бұрын

All of Relayer. Stunning.❤

@Jimi-ld2vw Ай бұрын

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.

@ronsukowski9799 Ай бұрын

Thank you for your emotion.

@GP-mw8ce Ай бұрын

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 Ай бұрын

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

@MyCrazyDogs32 Ай бұрын

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

@Lightmane Ай бұрын

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 Ай бұрын

It sucks

@Lightmane Ай бұрын

@@Barbaste I think it's great

@sovner 11 күн бұрын

Mirror to the sky is one of my favourites

@JJ8KK Ай бұрын

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 KZfaq 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 Ай бұрын

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 Ай бұрын

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

@mjm5081 Ай бұрын

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

@JKonstage Ай бұрын

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 Ай бұрын

Agree but Radiohead, Tool and Tame Impala do justice

@williamburkholder769 Ай бұрын

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.

@hasltisl Ай бұрын

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

@MrBlond777 Ай бұрын

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

@glenndespres5317 Ай бұрын

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!

@Barbaste Ай бұрын

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

@Mormaqurial Ай бұрын

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

@kentinatl Ай бұрын

love this ..that opening is so epic,,,,much love my Rocky Mtn friends,,so great to see such love of music...Kent

@eaglesrule1415 Ай бұрын

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 Ай бұрын

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

@onsesejoo2605 Ай бұрын

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".

@garylewis9113 Ай бұрын

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

@stewpot6998 Ай бұрын

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?

@randlnickel9196 Ай бұрын

What a fantastic live concert

@TheProgCorner Ай бұрын

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

@cybore213 Ай бұрын

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.

@racebiketuner Ай бұрын

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

@lsbill27 Ай бұрын

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!

@TheAmazingSpaghetti Ай бұрын

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.

@billsmith2407 Ай бұрын

His voice is angelic

@spazimdam Ай бұрын

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.

@tonybaker55 Ай бұрын

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

@hatsbo1 27 күн бұрын

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.

@robertjantzen6545 19 күн бұрын

10 minute version of America is wonderful.

@Kotic1959 11 күн бұрын

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 .

@hurricane1951 Ай бұрын

There's an isolated drum track for this song on KZfaq. 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.

@TomTornado Ай бұрын

Thank you very much for reacting to my personal favorite song of my favourite band ❤

@dgator3599 Ай бұрын

Hope you're not getting sick...take care and listen to more YES, maybe it'll make you feel better :)

@susangonsalves9636 Ай бұрын

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

@jakeenan Ай бұрын

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.

@mgagne1999 Ай бұрын

"Straight light moving and removing sharpness of the colour, sun shine Straight light searching all the meanings of the song Long last treatment of the telling that relates to all the words sung Dreamer easy in the chair that really fits you" ❣😊

@filetknife59 Ай бұрын

We like Jon for his voice, but not even the FBI can decipher these lyrics!

@tubinreo 19 күн бұрын

It is a masterpiece! My fav on Fragile.

@orogenicman Ай бұрын

One of my favorite Yes songs.

@lawrenceschabell5740 Ай бұрын

I saw them live on there first American tour in the seventies they were absolutely amazing.

@BeCoShooter Ай бұрын

Thanks for doing one of my all time favs. And Lex, you never looked better.

@avantprog6902 Ай бұрын

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.