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@rodrigodesouza5524 3 жыл бұрын

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

@davidmullen4683 3 жыл бұрын

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

@Bikofree2 3 жыл бұрын

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

@lewis9702 3 жыл бұрын

You would've loved the 70's my friend

@Magnetron33 2 жыл бұрын

mine too and I'm 69

@randypowell3374 2 жыл бұрын

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

@marcgus25 3 жыл бұрын

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

@federov100 3 жыл бұрын

I'm with you bro

@vbian88 3 жыл бұрын

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

@douglasbyrd5524 3 жыл бұрын

No doubt

@Magnetron33 2 жыл бұрын

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

@paulh.2294 3 жыл бұрын

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

@psbarrow 3 жыл бұрын

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

@paulprendergast3184 3 жыл бұрын

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

@ZalMoxis 3 жыл бұрын

Wouldn't happen today

@Frankincensedjb123 3 жыл бұрын

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

@YoCraps-og4kt 3 жыл бұрын

Very nice Frankincensed 🌠

@ionakiya2448 3 жыл бұрын

The sacred music that is YES

@phillipradcliffe8037 3 жыл бұрын

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

@cybore213 3 жыл бұрын

So true.

@andrewtrautman592 3 жыл бұрын

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

@YoCraps-og4kt 3 жыл бұрын

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

@78yestor93 3 жыл бұрын

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

@YoCraps-og4kt 3 жыл бұрын

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

@jeffschielka7845 3 жыл бұрын

I get up...i get down.

@TheCornishCockney 3 жыл бұрын

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

@TheGreatGig73 3 жыл бұрын

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

@Brian-tb1zs 3 жыл бұрын

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

@9RJA 3 жыл бұрын

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

@markstedman9099 2 жыл бұрын

Aye Randy

@realbser1956 3 жыл бұрын

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

@justineapril7922 3 жыл бұрын

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

@jamescummins6918 Жыл бұрын

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

@mikegershon8528 3 жыл бұрын

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

@TheProgCorner 3 жыл бұрын

Greatest song ever written.

@michaelyork4554 3 жыл бұрын

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

@kima.4268 3 жыл бұрын

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

@VegasAlien1 3 жыл бұрын

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

@michaelyork4554 3 жыл бұрын

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

@LaurenMirandaG 3 жыл бұрын

@@kima.4268 I was there! :)

@martinreed5964 3 жыл бұрын

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

@Lightmane 3 жыл бұрын

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

@krisdoggett483 3 жыл бұрын

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

@Lightmane 3 жыл бұрын

@@krisdoggett483 Cool

@jeffschielka7845 3 жыл бұрын

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

@Lightmane 3 жыл бұрын

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

@jeffschielka7845 3 жыл бұрын

@@Lightmane Thanks! You know i will.😎

@stephenurso9267 3 жыл бұрын

The pinicle of progressive rock!

@herbhill7591 3 жыл бұрын

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

@justineapril7922 3 жыл бұрын

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

@joelliebler5690 3 жыл бұрын

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

@BigC. 3 жыл бұрын

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

@EdwardGregoryNYC 3 жыл бұрын

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

@douglasgonzalez7561 3 жыл бұрын

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

@michaelbeerbados3291 2 жыл бұрын

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

@susanstein6604 3 жыл бұрын

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

@pliesj 3 жыл бұрын

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

@karelvandervelden8819 3 жыл бұрын

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

@dopaminecloud 2 жыл бұрын

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

@karelvandervelden8819 2 жыл бұрын

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

@tonyhuff161 3 жыл бұрын

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

@flomalheur7467 3 жыл бұрын

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

@zamaurijones2725 3 жыл бұрын

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

@WILBURNREACTIONS 3 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂😂

@btannereagle 3 жыл бұрын

So did I 🙏🏼

@tomfabozzi6309 3 жыл бұрын

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

@jeffschielka7845 3 жыл бұрын

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

@fordp69 3 жыл бұрын

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

@richardrader6427 3 жыл бұрын

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

@jimmayors2315 3 жыл бұрын

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

@enderjed 3 жыл бұрын

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

@YoCraps-og4kt 3 жыл бұрын

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

@budmaynard5952 3 жыл бұрын

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

@JJ8KK 3 жыл бұрын

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

@yeshayahuhomberger2079 3 жыл бұрын

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

@keriford54 3 жыл бұрын

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

@langobard5546 2 жыл бұрын

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

@steveobrien9937 3 жыл бұрын

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

@veganapiranha7365 3 жыл бұрын

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

@justineapril7922 3 жыл бұрын

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

@sandymiller3577 3 жыл бұрын

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

@flomalheur7467 3 жыл бұрын

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

3 жыл бұрын

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

@haroldjacobs3679 3 жыл бұрын

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

@CFDFirepup 3 жыл бұрын

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

@paulh.2294 3 жыл бұрын

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

@martinreed5964 3 жыл бұрын

live version is best

@jeffschielka7845 3 жыл бұрын

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

@ScottDeBerg 3 жыл бұрын

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

@freegracetruthembrace7188 3 жыл бұрын

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

@jimralston7562 3 жыл бұрын

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

@robertjewell9727 3 жыл бұрын

Ok, it's time to do SUPPERS READY by GENESIS. It is indescribably stellar and instrumentally staggering, stunning and beautiful.

@williamburkholder769 Жыл бұрын

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

@biskygiver 3 жыл бұрын

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

@wolfpat 3 жыл бұрын

I read somewhere that Yes was Sherman Hemsley's favorite band.

@krisdoggett483 3 жыл бұрын

Far out man

@bobcarney3895 2 жыл бұрын

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

@avodiablackheart6131 4 ай бұрын

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

@nancymjohnson 3 жыл бұрын

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

@kenbarton2920 3 жыл бұрын

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

@psbarrow 3 жыл бұрын

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

@DayGloClam 3 ай бұрын

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

@CFDFirepup 3 жыл бұрын

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

@gpg9516 Жыл бұрын

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

@patrickwilder6492 Жыл бұрын

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

@cybore213 3 жыл бұрын

I knew you'd get around to this sooner or later. I was about 14 when I first listened to this. I was already a big prog and Yes fan, but this blew me away. Such a great song.

@jeffkemper7920 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for reacting to the greatest progressive rock song of all time. This is a musical masterpiece. I saw YES in 1972, at the Long Beach Auditorium. They played this whole album, from start to finish. I had been listening to this on cassette for several months. I couldn’t tell the difference. Favorite album of all time.

@joelliebler5690 3 жыл бұрын

Now try reacting to the other two masterpieces on this life changing album, And You And I, and Siberian Khatru!

@TheCornishCockney 3 жыл бұрын

Love the whole album of course but And You And I is SUCH a beautiful piece of music.

@joelliebler5690 3 жыл бұрын

I think of my late wife every time I listen to And You And I!👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻❤️❤️❤️

@scottzappa9314 2 жыл бұрын

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

@chrisstones1249 3 жыл бұрын

Great reaction young man ,us Brits aren't bad at music even fifty years ago are we .and we're only a small is land ,but an absolute planet when it comes to creating great tunes.fabulous reactions young man .

@willhous19 3 жыл бұрын

I believe this song is when music peaked, throughout our entire history. This is the best song ever made!

@stevenappleman Жыл бұрын

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

@christopherhuot2826 2 жыл бұрын

This song never gets old !!!

@cobbycaputo3332 3 жыл бұрын

They pushed a lot of boundaries with this song. Just an incredible work. Great reaction man. And remember, "I crucified my hate and held the world within my hands."

@vincentharris7854 3 жыл бұрын

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

@justineapril7922 3 жыл бұрын

Chod!!! You did it! You finally played THE song that drove many of us in the 70s insane with joy!! THIS is the album that epitomized prog rock. This title track from the album is only half of the record. Then Side B gives us 2 more Yes classics: "And You And I" and "Siberian Khatru." Now, what will continue to blow your mind is listening to the next year's TRIPLE ALBUM release, 'Yessongs,' which showcases the 3 previous albums, 'The Yes Album,' 'Fragile' and 'Close to the Edge.' Not only does it showcase those albums, Yes replicates the music to near perfection! My personal Top 3 bands are Rush, Yes and The Moody Blues, the latter of which you have yet to really dive into. Rounding out my Top 5 are Led Zeppelin and Pink Floyd (who I saw live in 1977)! ✌💋

@leemccurtayne9489 3 жыл бұрын

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

@benjaminsanabria6021 3 жыл бұрын

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

@LarryEColeman 2 жыл бұрын

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

@clivegrant4225 2 жыл бұрын

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

@danielhamm4146 3 жыл бұрын

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

@donaldbass6737 2 жыл бұрын

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

@MJM1309 2 жыл бұрын

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

@bbiermanster 3 жыл бұрын

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

@freegracetruthembrace7188 3 жыл бұрын

Spot on mate .

@tonygittins5980 3 жыл бұрын

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

@ray-moeadayinthelife9754 3 жыл бұрын

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

@louisgrenier5528 2 жыл бұрын

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

@PaulScherdell 3 жыл бұрын

Prog masterwork.

@jeffschielka7845 3 жыл бұрын

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

@RejonMunchausen 3 жыл бұрын

been to every tour since the 90s...Close to the edge is probably their best 'long song' Awaken a close second

@CrYou575 3 жыл бұрын

They were exposed to a whole range of types of music growing up. Classical, jazz, rock, blues. They just melded that together with the advances in technology, like the synthesizer, and came up with something new. You're doing great work listening to it and hopefully it will inspire young artists to fuse styles together.

@buddystewart2020 3 жыл бұрын

When they came along, there were several bands that really didn't sound like anybody else. They didn't want to. People were trying to be unique. Yes didn't sound like anybody else. I bet I've listened to this song 10 times in the last month.

@BigMacIain 3 жыл бұрын

Not entirely. Like other bands of that time, they would be influenced or try to emulate bands they heard. Heart Of The Sunrise is strongly influenced by 21st Century Schizoid Man and the opening of Close To The Edge by Mahavishnu Orchestra, who they toured with in the States. Not just Yes; Phil Collins used to go see them at The Speakeasy and would encourage the rest of Genesis to try polyrhythms as well.

@queefreak666 3 жыл бұрын

Yes recorded this song in '71 in parts and pieces while on tour. Their equipment was broken down and reassembled over and over through this recording. As drummer Bill Bruford referred to this piece, "Great song, horrible experience".

@mellotronin54 3 жыл бұрын

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

@g.willykers 5 ай бұрын

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

@LaurenMirandaG 3 жыл бұрын

Well, you asked what I thought when I first heard it - I was 16 years old and was swimming in everything YES! I had seen them the previous year at the Hollywood Bowl for the Relayer concert (PLEASE do try SOUND CHASER from that album - a great drum song!). I loved watching you succumb to closing your eyes while you took this musical journey of CTTE. If you really want to listen to a "novel" by Yes, you will take on the four 20+ minutes each songs that make up Tales From Topographic Oceans. Yes is both musical mastery and a spiritual experience... it really changed my life for good.

@j.jennings1722 3 жыл бұрын

I remember when this song came out and it was a shock to the system (longtime Yes fans will get that pun). The song was like nothing I'd ever heard, and I was already a Yes fan when it came out. A true masterpiece. And now, you are finally ready for their incredible song "The Gates of Delirium." It's also a long song, but it's so incredible and hard hitting, with an ending that is sublime. A masterpiece that's at least on par with CTTE if not arguably better. Please, react to "Gates of Delirium" if not next then soon.

@glennkeaton7800 3 жыл бұрын

YES: The Calculus of Music.

@greggbarrett7117 Ай бұрын

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

@rogerk55 3 жыл бұрын

I wonder what it felt like for these five fine musicians upon completing this epic in the studio and sitting back and listening to it for the first time as a completed work? Almost 50 years later, I am still blown away by it every time I listen to it.

@shyshift 3 жыл бұрын

Chod please play the live versions of Long Distance Runaround/The Fish from YESSONGS. Mind blowing bass solo. On the same album Bill Bruford plays a drum solo in Perpetual Change. Both songs are special because these are the only 2 that have Bill Bruford on drums. To me that is my favorite lineup of Yes. They only recorded 2 albums. Fragile(1971) Close To The Edge(1972)

@dennisjohndreher7258 3 жыл бұрын

they actually didn't know how to end this song. all the members kept coming up with extensions. the hardest part was knowing when to complete the masterpiece

@paulh.2294 3 жыл бұрын

Hell yes, it's about time.

@ZalMoxis 3 жыл бұрын

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

@stpnwlf9 3 жыл бұрын

Prog nirvana -- you have arrived, Chod! While the rest of the album is great, if you want another epic mental journey, try Gates of Delirium from Relayer.

@timhankins9245 3 жыл бұрын

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

@randypowell3374 2 жыл бұрын

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

@loupi4bama 3 жыл бұрын

So thankful that I got to see Yes in 99 and again in 2014. They did all old stuff at both concerts. Fabulous!

@DaveColli Жыл бұрын

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