@@snowroom1 nah, this is 4 hundred times better than anything bach or beethoven put out, it takes like 10 instruments to play but only like 5 people to play, plus I've never met anyone who actually dislikes this song. Whereas nobody on planet earth listens to classical music for any reason beyond fitting in or the supposed boost it gives to your synapses which honestly seems like pseudoscience
Incredible. Seminal. Original. Breathtaking! My only complaint - the camera is almost universally on the wrong band member …or that ridiculous microscopic drop of water.
Oh, I see your point, but I prefer the studio versions of any album because that's the first version you hear, so anything after that sounds strange, at least to me.
People talk about Bohemian Rhapsody been a classic song which is right but this is a MASTERPIECE of unbelievable music, Jon Anderson's voice is majestic I find it a very spiritual song that takes you on a journey. It is without a doubt the GREATEST Prog Rock song ever made.
My father died in May of 2015. Regretfully weren't close. I found this album in his car and I remembered his favorite band was YES. This is my third time watching today. I so wish we could have watched this together.
Charlee, how are you doing?. I was never close to my old Man but I miss him so much. He died in 1984 a huge classical fan and great guitarist and loved Steve Howe. Hope you are well.
+anthony eagle I've been doing fine, thanks ! People keep saying time heals the pain. A crock of shit in my opinion. The one year was a few weekends ago so it was pretty hard. I guess we'll see. Sorry you lost your father as well. My Dad's name was David J Haffner
As much as I love early Bruford Alan White is also epic. I saw an early video of Bruford and some evil man was speaking and trying to disregard the lyrics that make sense over time.
Steve Howe.. what an underrated guitarist.. he is playing like 5 guitars in this song.. he is one of the best... and Chris’s bass playing is mind blowing!
White was an exceptional drummer, yes. (pun intended) but Bruford is unrivaled in his abilities, creativity, and diversity. From Yes to King Crimson, UK to ABWH, Genesis, Gong, and solo work, Bill Bruford long ago established himself as the premier progressive rock, jazz, avant garde percussionist, holding that throne through the better part of FIVE DECADES.
Rafael Augusto LARA PALMEROS there's no one that phrase like steve howe and no other bass player embraced counterpoint like chris squire, inimitable beauty!
There is no sense in debate --- I may change my mind day to day, year to year -- CTTE & SR (and those are just some of the 20ish minute ones) There are too many - love 'em all. That's the idear ( as Jon A. might say) :-) Music - love it or leave.
I have listened to this 100's of times and probably will continue to till I leave this earth. There are several Yes songs that are so beyond this planet that I never tire of them. It is the only music I never take a break from.
Starting at 14:37, Rick Wakeman takes over this song and nails a perfect repeat of the studio version of his solo. The speed of his fingers to hit the notes without mistakes is super-human talent. What a performance! RIP Chris Squire and Alan White. 🙏
I'm of the age that I remember when this album was released. Rick Wakeman dominated the entire album. Curious if anyone remembers Journey to the center of the earth or the wives of Henry the eight?
I saw Jon and the band geeks play this last week and it hit me like a ton of bricks . How he has maintained his voice and enthusiasm over 50 years after Yessongs is a testament to positivity and true love for mankind . I wish I could click the thumbs up a 100 times .
Just saw them in Massachusetts a few days ago. Absolutely stellar! His voice is amazing, his energy was inspiring, the Band Geeks are astonishingly great musicians. 🤘🎉❤️
I agree BUT what happened to YES they got SOoo messed up, slow and LACK REAL LOVE ! I have YET to see Jon with the Geeks I look forward to that ! I live in the Bay Area California, and would Love to see them ,somewhere lol,
When i first heard yes and this particular song, it opened a whole new world of music to my young mind and to the rest of world. To this day ive always said if you put five exeptionally great musicians, you just cant miss. Sadly the original members are leaving us, but the great music they created will live beyond our time also. Thank you mr. squire and all the rest.
i'd like to tell the story of a 13 y.o. kid who, casually, during a summer internet-journey opens this video and his mind is totally blown away by the majesty of the initial solo and the rest of this musical trip. It was 2008 and today i'm 29. This was my biggest influence in starting to research the music i listen to, to like the thought behind the music and to start play an instrument. Thank you Yes, this song changed my life.
It's also so amazing that they all sing like a bird. Intricate melodies, counter melodies with completely different words yet they mesh with Anderson's lyrics so perfectly. And then add the fact that Steve Howe is a freak from another planet!!! lol
The Mozart of Progressive Rock, that will surely endure for hundreds of years to come. The ultimate standard of the greatest talent that ever came to be on the same stage, to make a single sound together that was, is, and will forever be, YES.
I take that back all members of yes are some of best at their job Steve Howe one of the best guitarists ever Rick Wakeman one of the best keyboardists ever Chris squire one of the best bassists ever and Jon Anderson one of the best Front man ever. Yes is one of the best bands ever.
The best rock song (masterpiece) ever composed in history period!! Everyone of these men are professional geniuses. No one since can touch these guy’s talent. The live versions are much better than the studio version.
This show is like a painting in motion. And Steve Howe ripping that ES-345 is a huge reason why I got mine. Legendary precision and phrasing when he plays that thing, intrinsic understanding between man and instrument. Steve got the right guitar at the right time to record the right compositions for the right album. Great timing.
Someone gave my brother two tickets to see Yes at the Cow Palace in 1975. I was 15 and this was my very first concert. I had never heard Yes before. I didn't know what to expect. Needless to say, I have been a fan for life. What an amazing experience that I will always treasure.
I was there, too - 15 with my little brother! Dad drove us down.... what a wind blowing experince! Was thinking bout that day while watching video. Changed my life.....
I saw Yes in MSG just after Rick Wakeman came back. I don't remember much (too much smoke blowing around) but Yes was one of the two best concerts in my life. ELP the other one.
I heard Rick’s cape was his girlfriend’s idea, and when Chris saw it he wanted something like it too, hence the butterfly wings. Now that you mention it, I can’t think where I’ve put my cape, I’m sure it’s around here somewhere.
I was fortunate enough to witness this tour, saw Them at the Providence Civic Center. One of the top three concerts I have ever attended. And I have close to 60 or 70 under my belt
As complex as yes's songs were compared to their contemporaries, keith emerson could still play circles around any of the prog keyboardists...elp along with floyd are my least favorite prog groups of the 70s, but even i can admit keith was the most technically gifted.
Gunna miss Chris Squire..... His monumental, complex bass work had the perfect partner in Howe's guitar..... His vocals were important to the band, too.... I agree with what's been said - Close to the Edge is one of the great rock albums of all time. It's just one of Chris' great achievements in collaboration with the most astonishing bands in the world.
@Peter Stevens I agree... the band's background vocals are essential to their sound and required a lot of musicianship on the part of Howe and Squire to perform every night simultaneous with the very demanding guitar parts. Just an epic musicality going into those records and performances.
I have seen about every band from the 70s excluding Led Zep and Pink Floyd. Yes was my far the best concert I ever saw. They were the only band that did not have a warm up band to start. They were also the only band that had reserved seating. A different kind of concert. Much more sophisticated and professional then the rest. Close to the edge is one song I could never get tired of listening to. A masterpiece.
It's so great to hear and see what technology has done for these old videos. It was pretty rough when it came out, and theater's sound systems at the time weren't really up to it.
This film was the first time I had ever seen them playing. A local PBS station aired it. I had already been knocked out by their music but to see them playing it - it was like an altered state of consciousness. Just great!
This is before my time. I listened to this for the first time 2 days ago and was slightly underwhelmed. But something drew me back to listen again... and again... now this is hands down my favorite Yes song. It’s amazing how once your brain finally deciphers what’s going on, it can start to begin to appreciate complex masterpieces like this.
Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson mentioned during the Yes HOF induction ceremony that they saw Yes perform in 1972. It must've been on this tour. It's amazing to imagine that my favorite band (Rush) was so strongly influenced by my second favorite band (Yes) with this amazing composition. It is certainly, with deference to Rush, the finest example of composition and musicianship of the entire prog rock era. Spectacular.
With the exception of Alan White (a solid drummer for sure) replacing Bill Bruford, this is the greatest collection of creative musical genius ever assembled in one band.
I have seen them 6 times. This song still gives me goosebumps. Love seeing the 70s hair, outfits and everything - perfect. Howe and Squire are still there, but cool to see Wakeman, Alan White, and of course Anderson. Great song, great band!
Incredible piece of music and incredible to see anyone pull this off live. While Bruford's my favourite Yes drummer, I'm astounded at how fast Alan White picked up the set to step in for this tour - it's not exactly simple stuff.
The last section of this song is the definition of catharsis. Just relentless until the end. Amazing stuff. Yes is the greatest rock band ever and Chris Squire's bass playing is unparalleled.
And at the end they hit a couple of higher note harmonies that aren’t on the studio version (or at least not as prevalent). When I heard the CTTE album, I always thought that those notes would have improved the song, so I was very happy to hear them as I sat in an art house type movie theater, when Yessongs was released. None of my friends liked prog so I went by myself, but I wasn’t really alone as part of an audience that watched in amazement as I did.
One of the greatest pieces of music ever produced. YES was like a celestial event - a once in a lifetime collection of the most incredible talent on the planet. They are without peer. Simply put a masterpiece.
Simply amazing. I'm at a loss for words. I've been a huge fan of Yes for years, and a musician (bass player) myself, and assumed, quite incorrectly, that they could never pull this off live. Well, I've never been so glad to be proven wrong. Stunning.
Take yourself back to when you first heard this (or actually came to appreciate it). You're too young (or in the wrong country) to have gone to a concert where they played it. Then in 2014 (albeit with the new Jon) they do the whole album (and Fragile). They open the show with this, you know how the track goes, you think it's not going to be possible to have it sound good live. It's great, it keeps getting better, and yet you still can't believe they will be able to hit all the high points. Yet they do. You can't believe your lucky stars. Chris dies the next year, and you truly realise, just how lucky you were to have gone to the show.
I keep imagining the mediocre life of the unfortunates who are capable of denying and disliking a tremendous sound like that. It is certainly people who have nothing to do.
The real miracle here is that the stage didn't collapse under the extraordinary weight of all that talent compressed into one space.
For sure. Every guy in YES was very skilled at each of their talents
Yes. And then more... Yes. 🕊🕊🌹🌹🌹😥❤💘💘
I was honored to witness this tour
What a brilliant comment.
There was more talent on that stage than there was at the last supper.
It is not overstating that this is one of the greatest compositions, not just of the 20th century but in all of human history.
Completely agree!
It kind of is ...
@@snowroom1 nah, this is 4 hundred times better than anything bach or beethoven put out, it takes like 10 instruments to play but only like 5 people to play, plus I've never met anyone who actually dislikes this song. Whereas nobody on planet earth listens to classical music for any reason beyond fitting in or the supposed boost it gives to your synapses which honestly seems like pseudoscience
@@2visiondigital um just a little! LOL
@@StankFrengus I'm prog rock fanatic and honestly think that The Rite of Spring by Stravinsky beats this.
Definitely the best version of this song. The guitar line in this is better than the original studio version.
Incredible. Seminal. Original. Breathtaking! My only complaint - the camera is almost universally on the wrong band member …or that ridiculous microscopic drop of water.
Oh, I see your point, but I prefer the studio versions of any album because that's the first version you hear, so anything after that sounds strange, at least to me.
I think all three tunes from the CTTE album excel in the live versions over the studio takes....
ABSOLUTELY NOT. However, the adaptions they had to make to get around overdubs in the live version is impressibe.
People talk about Bohemian Rhapsody been a classic song which is right but this is a MASTERPIECE of unbelievable music, Jon Anderson's voice is majestic I find it a very spiritual song that takes you on a journey. It is without a doubt the GREATEST Prog Rock song ever made.
My father died in May of 2015. Regretfully weren't close. I found this album in his car and I remembered his favorite band was YES. This is my third time watching today. I so wish we could have watched this together.
+Charlee Haffner I first this in 1973 at school. Its the best. Sorry about your old Dad son. He was clearly a man of taste
+anthony eagle Way cool, and thanks
Charlee, how are you doing?. I was never close to my old Man but I miss him so much. He died in 1984 a huge classical fan and great guitarist and loved Steve Howe. Hope you are well.
Charlee, what was your old dads name? My old fella was Ken. A maverick in every sense
+anthony eagle I've been doing fine, thanks ! People keep saying time heals the pain. A crock of shit in my opinion. The one year was a few weekends ago so it was pretty hard. I guess we'll see. Sorry you lost your father as well. My Dad's name was David J Haffner
To think that Alan White learned the then Yes repertoire all the way to Close to the edge in a weekend is groundbreaking. Absolute monster
and he looks so happy to be there 🥺
As much as I love early Bruford Alan White is also epic. I saw an early video of Bruford and some evil man was speaking and trying to disregard the lyrics that make sense over time.
wow really??!!
@@jennamichelle1090 in their prime in their prime!!
If this doesn’t transport you back, I don’t know what will
I remember feeling very nostalgic for a period I had not lived watching this for the first time in 2006 as an 18 year old
The shortest 18 minutes on earth
For real!
You live in Fukui?
I believe that Mozart, Beethoven and Bach all listen to this and love it.
Beethoven yes, mozart mmm idk maybe, but bach i dont think so hahahaha
@@ValentinoTorresi lol
😆🙌
@@ValentinoTorresi Devil' s music to Bach I guess.
But what about Paganini?
Agree. Feels like Mozart, in particular, would have loved this
Just maybe the greatest prog Rock song of all time. The closest to my heart for sure.
Evan Rice is your heart the edge??? Lol I’ll go home now
Yes😄
Evan Rice don’t use that term. It was underground music.
Ya lo creo que si
@@suginami123 Actually, it was progressive rock. It's the term that was used then. I saw Yes 3 times in the 70s.
Steve Howe.. what an underrated guitarist.. he is playing like 5 guitars in this song.. he is one of the best... and Chris’s bass playing is mind blowing!
steve howe is the master of guitar work.
I could not agree more.
You are all assholes ..where do you get underated..he is widely known as one of the best guitarists ever..
Bext your going to say Wakeman was underrated also..putz
Steve is very highly rated
RIP Alan White. What a job he did on this tour, learning the setlist in a matter of days after Bruford left.
White is much better than Bruford.
@John Wallace OK, but ... I've been listening to both of them for over half a century and it seems to me that this is an objective opinion :)
P.S. Of course, I mean his playing in the band Yes
White was an exceptional drummer, yes. (pun intended) but Bruford is unrivaled in his abilities, creativity, and diversity. From Yes to King Crimson, UK to ABWH, Genesis, Gong, and solo work, Bill Bruford long ago established himself as the premier progressive rock, jazz, avant garde percussionist, holding that throne through the better part of FIVE DECADES.
according to legend, he learned the whole Yes catalog in 3 days before the tour . A real hero!
50 years later still magnificent
! You got that right 👍
Extraordinário e é para o resto de nossas vidas
Só agradeço 💯👌
The most wonderful song of Progressive Rock
For me is Supper's Ready (Genesis)
Rafael Augusto LARA PALMEROS there's no one that phrase like steve howe and no other bass player embraced counterpoint like chris squire, inimitable beauty!
There is no sense in debate --- I may change my mind day to day, year to year -- CTTE & SR (and those are just some of
the 20ish minute ones) There are too many - love 'em all. That's the idear ( as Jon A. might say) :-) Music - love it or leave.
And 2112, and villa la strangiato, and others I missed.
Yours is no disgrace
I have listened to this 100's of times and probably will continue to till I leave this earth. There are several Yes songs that are so beyond this planet that I never tire of them. It is the only music I never take a break from.
Starting at 14:37, Rick Wakeman takes over this song and nails a perfect repeat of the studio version of his solo. The speed of his fingers to hit the notes without mistakes is super-human talent. What a performance! RIP Chris Squire and Alan White. 🙏
Totally agree. And Squire's bass lines during that solo are so perfectly timed
I'm of the age that I remember when this album was released. Rick Wakeman dominated the entire album. Curious if anyone remembers Journey to the center of the earth or the wives of Henry the eight?
@@brianschindlbeck2807 Owned both on vinyl… unfortunately lost in a storage unit flood many moons ago. 😞
Es un genio de los teclados !!
I saw Jon and the band geeks play this last week and it hit me like a ton of bricks . How he has maintained his voice and enthusiasm over 50 years after Yessongs is a testament to positivity and true love for mankind . I wish I could click the thumbs up a 100 times .
Ditto on Jon w Band Geeks. Stunning (I saw 2023 in Chicago).
Just saw them in Massachusetts a few days ago. Absolutely stellar! His voice is amazing, his energy was inspiring, the Band Geeks are astonishingly great musicians. 🤘🎉❤️
It was almost a religious experience. Saw them in June and will see them with Carl Palmer in September
I agree BUT what happened to YES they got SOoo messed up, slow and LACK REAL LOVE ! I have YET to see Jon with the Geeks I look forward to that ! I live in the Bay Area California, and would Love to see them ,somewhere lol,
Wish they'd come to Seattle!!
Ladies and gentlemen Chris Squire and Yes the greatest show on earth..
I can't think of any other Rock Group in history who would be able to play such a complex piece of music so effortlessly. True masters.
RUSH😁
When i first heard yes and this particular song, it opened a whole new world of music to my young mind and to the rest of world. To this day ive always said if you put five exeptionally great musicians, you just cant miss. Sadly the original members are leaving us, but the great music they created will live beyond our time also. Thank you mr. squire and all the rest.
These young men were the MASTERS of Music!
Yes is incredible. Their technique never overshadows the emotion
yeah!! :)
exactly technique was the means to the end-Inspiration.
The best comment here
@@amgere2195 The Robert Evvers and Gerry Berry comments tie for number one.
I think Gerry might have a slight edge
No one. No one understands the musical genius of this group of musical geniuses.
No one.
@@lostinstrumentalsproject7343 Guess again.
Prétentieux, moi?
Yes I do been listening to them since74
google morbid man covers close to the edge soundcloud . just one person. also Gates of delirium.
Ah, could you please step aside and let the next gentleman hit the bell, sir?
This is the greatest composition of all time
ACDC7369 For me is Supper's Ready (Genesis)
Igor Maxwel Ok, that as well Igor :)
Igor Maxwel Same here
+ACDC7369 YES!!! Your're right.... it's awesome!!!
Ronie Aquije Nothing beats Supper's Ready!
I miss bands who could play BETTER than the album!
i'd like to tell the story of a 13 y.o. kid who, casually, during a summer internet-journey opens this video and his mind is totally blown away by the majesty of the initial solo and the rest of this musical trip. It was 2008 and today i'm 29. This was my biggest influence in starting to research the music i listen to, to like the thought behind the music and to start play an instrument.
Thank you Yes, this song changed my life.
So much talent in one band
It is amazing that every member is a total Virtuoso,
It's also so amazing that they all sing like a bird. Intricate melodies, counter melodies with completely different words yet they mesh with Anderson's lyrics so perfectly. And then add the fact that Steve Howe is a freak from another planet!!! lol
Agusti Soler you have right
ellisd2u exactly
ellisd2u he’s the best
The Mozart of Progressive Rock, that will surely endure for hundreds of years to come. The ultimate standard of the greatest talent that ever came to be on the same stage, to make a single sound together that was, is, and will forever be, YES.
Zdecydowanie najlepszy zespół rockowy w historii
This is glorious, otherworldly music. A miracle happened here...
2:31 What a joy to see that.
THE greatest song that was composed, written,played and sung of all time! Thank you YES for all you guys have done. R.I.P Squire.
I was at this show. still blown away nearly 43 yrs later.
Rainbow Theatre December 1972 I was there. Amazing.
I can attest to that; it’s still raises the hair on the back of my neck. I still have the original three disc vinyl with decal intact😊
So lucky! I wish I could see them live in person. I love Yes dearly, one of my favorite bands.. Just waaay before my time haha
Chanceux!
To think they were doing this 50 years ago. It's a lost art. Rip Alan.😢
Yeah it blows my mind that this is half a century ago.
Through many glorious hours of continuous play & replay over the years I believe this song has become fused to my DNA. ;)
We evolved!
I join...)) and yet "Soon"..... certainly in my blood...
thanks for saying it best.
Hrolgrim Perfection !
Hrolgrim .....beyond perfection... beyond bliss...beyond sublime...beyond the edge...Pure Jon Pure Zen Pure Yes!
Not a weak link in this line up. Alan white is amazing. What a band.
Amazing how they could perfectly reproduce studio versions of these songs live.
Steve Howe is easily one of the best guitarists ever
I take that back all members of yes are some of best at their job
Steve Howe one of the best guitarists ever
Rick Wakeman one of the best keyboardists ever
Chris squire one of the best bassists ever
and Jon Anderson one of the best Front man ever. Yes is one of the best bands ever.
+Jake Reber oops. Forgot Bill Bruford
Bill Bruford was in King Crimson by the time this concert was recorded. That's Alan White on Drums here.
At one point I think the singer looked a little scared. lol
+Matthew Davey oh yeah forgot about that
The best rock song (masterpiece) ever composed in history period!! Everyone of these men are professional geniuses. No one since can touch these guy’s talent. The live versions are much better than the studio version.
one of the greatest things ever made by mankind
Totally agree!
This show is like a painting in motion.
And Steve Howe ripping that ES-345 is a huge reason why I got mine. Legendary precision and phrasing when he plays that thing, intrinsic understanding between man and instrument. Steve got the right guitar at the right time to record the right compositions for the right album. Great timing.
8:08 to 13:43: one of the greatest passages in all of progressive rock - and in the history of live music.
I love that you notist the same passages as i do!
Thanks for the magic moment I was reading your comment at that exact moment.
Someone gave my brother two tickets to see Yes at the Cow Palace in 1975. I was 15 and this was my very first concert. I had never heard Yes before. I didn't know what to expect. Needless to say, I have been a fan for life. What an amazing experience that I will always treasure.
I've seen Yes 4 or 5 times over the years great experience each time ,one of the great bands.
I saw them at the cow palace in 1979,
I was there, too - 15 with my little brother! Dad drove us down.... what a wind blowing experince! Was thinking bout that day while watching video. Changed my life.....
No Wakeman
I saw Yes in MSG just after Rick Wakeman came back. I don't remember much (too much smoke blowing around) but Yes was one of the two best concerts in my life. ELP the other one.
Close to the edge is, by my view, Yes's masterpiece ! And Steve Howe is such a great guitarist and musician too... I Love the 70s dress code :D
steve was grunge,before grunge got accepted by the main steam media in the 90's,collective soul,nirvana,and pearl jam.
I saw them do this atcthe Nassau Veterans Coloseam in 1973. I couldn't talk for two days.😊
The reason CAPES are so popular and EVERYONE wears them today is because of THESE guys.
THANK you.
John Rick Steve Allen Chris!
I heard Rick’s cape was his girlfriend’s idea, and when Chris saw it he wanted something like it too, hence the butterfly wings.
Now that you mention it, I can’t think where I’ve put my cape, I’m sure it’s around here somewhere.
Rest in Peace Alan White. You were such a great drummer
Anderson's vocals is one of the most hypnotic tones!
It's mind blowing how close to the studio recording this sounds but at the exact same time how many subtle differences I can catch because it's live.
THE BEST LIVE VERSION OF CLOSE TO THE EDGE !!!
Musique d'un autre temps, d'un autre univers . Musique divine
Rip Chris Squire...great bass
He is a God sequined pot leaves n all I saw yes wow n wow n wow forever
I was fortunate enough to witness this tour, saw Them at the Providence Civic Center. One of the top three concerts I have ever attended. And I have close to 60 or 70 under my belt
By FAR the most musically talented rock band ever. NO ONE could touch Rick Wakeman. A GENIUS!!
As complex as yes's songs were compared to their contemporaries, keith emerson could still play circles around any of the prog keyboardists...elp along with floyd are my least favorite prog groups of the 70s, but even i can admit keith was the most technically gifted.
Stan Danly Love Rick Wakeman, but Keith was the best.
Emerson is by far the best of the genre
Gunna miss Chris Squire..... His monumental, complex bass work had the perfect partner in Howe's guitar..... His vocals were important to the band, too.... I agree with what's been said - Close to the Edge is one of the great rock albums of all time. It's just one of Chris' great achievements in collaboration with the most astonishing bands in the world.
+Nathan Birnbaum chris was a musical god in a human body,may he rest in peace,a great man
Allan White. Embodied. their. music
Nathan Birnbaum It’s in my top-25 of all-time pop/rock albums.
@Peter Stevens I agree... the band's background vocals are essential to their sound and required a lot of musicianship on the part of Howe and Squire to perform every night simultaneous with the very demanding guitar parts. Just an epic musicality going into those records and performances.
@@richardshansky3040 What are the others??
I have seen about every band from the 70s excluding Led Zep and Pink Floyd. Yes was my far the best concert I ever saw. They were the only band that did not have a warm up band to start. They were also the only band that had reserved seating. A different kind of concert. Much more sophisticated and professional then the rest. Close to the edge is one song I could never get tired of listening to. A masterpiece.
You had 4 years to edit "ping" floyd and yet you didn't....you didn't.....😥
Maybe he is one of the sultans of ping.
I remember Ping Floyd, he was a Chinese kid I knew back in school.
Thank you for your comment. YES was different from all other bands. They were masters of their art in every way.
@@LifeofCharlie19 WHERE'S ME JUMPER? 😅
It's so great to hear and see what technology has done for these old videos. It was pretty rough when it came out, and theater's sound systems at the time weren't really up to it.
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... Yes is Yes ... Forever and Ever.
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Magical.
When I listen to YES, so do the neighbors.
The thing that amazes me most about watching all these old Yes live pieces is how Jon never misses a note. His tuning is spot on.
he really struggled with that one part in And You And I just before this
First time I’ve ever heard of this band or this song. It’s amazing.
check out their album Fragile!
This film was the first time I had ever seen them playing. A local PBS station aired it. I had already been knocked out by their music but to see them playing it - it was like an altered state of consciousness. Just great!
Yep,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Seeing this when I was a kid like 16 just blew me away
This is before my time. I listened to this for the first time 2 days ago and was slightly underwhelmed. But something drew me back to listen again... and again... now this is hands down my favorite Yes song. It’s amazing how once your brain finally deciphers what’s going on, it can start to begin to appreciate complex masterpieces like this.
Jeezus what a great band !!
And Alan White always looks like he's having so much fun.
This is a smoking, joyful performance. The look of exuberance on Alan whites face is worth it alone.
Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson mentioned during the Yes HOF induction ceremony that they saw Yes perform in 1972. It must've been on this tour. It's amazing to imagine that my favorite band (Rush) was so strongly influenced by my second favorite band (Yes) with this amazing composition. It is certainly, with deference to Rush, the finest example of composition and musicianship of the entire prog rock era. Spectacular.
72 I was 13, loved Yes then, LOVE YES now more than ever!
R.I.P. Chris, I'll definatly meet you when...
Me too, same age saw them live 2X
With the exception of Alan White (a solid drummer for sure) replacing Bill Bruford, this is the greatest collection of creative musical genius ever assembled in one band.
I literally can’t stop breaking down to this masterpiece . It’s so powerful, it is imposible to hold back my tears every time I hear this
This live version sound so clean and good that evene sounds like a studio version.
This is the Yessongs (album) version...
@@davidseres3030 still not a studio version
@@joaomicto Of course, Yessongs is a live album.
what is wrong with the microphone tho?
This harmonisation in 16:43 is a kind of beauty...to cry
One of the THE BEST performances ever, so technical, and they're rocking it like they're from another planet.
I have seen them 6 times. This song still gives me goosebumps. Love seeing the 70s hair, outfits and everything - perfect. Howe and Squire are still there, but cool to see Wakeman, Alan White, and of course Anderson. Great song, great band!
Little man with a huge voice!!! Best of all time.
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イエスこそが最高！
The world would have no more war if every single one would listen to Close to the Edge, Takus, 2112 and Echoes.
Incredible piece of music and incredible to see anyone pull this off live. While Bruford's my favourite Yes drummer, I'm astounded at how fast Alan White picked up the set to step in for this tour - it's not exactly simple stuff.
Valois Yes Bruford is my favorite drummer of any genre, but Alan White is a superb rock drummer.
Being John Lennon's drummer in Plastic Ono and playing on Harrison's All Things Must Pass, kind of prepped him for it.
I wish I was an adult in the 70s so I could have enjoyed bands like this first hand. I was born in 71.
Live music does not get much better than this. Period. Fucking Awesome. Yes kicks fucking ass.
this was a great concert remember it well at first I thought Rick wakman was a woman with his long blonde hair and sparkly white cape
Yes in their prime going crazy. This was on in the 70's as a late night movie at theaters. It was SO good.
The last section of this song is the definition of catharsis. Just relentless until the end. Amazing stuff. Yes is the greatest rock band ever and Chris Squire's bass playing is unparalleled.
And at the end they hit a couple of higher note harmonies that aren’t on the studio version (or at least not as prevalent). When I heard the CTTE album, I always thought that those notes would have improved the song, so I was very happy to hear them as I sat in an art house type movie theater, when Yessongs was released. None of my friends liked prog so I went by myself, but I wasn’t really alone as part of an audience that watched in amazement as I did.
It Was A Time. When Music and Lyrics Means So Much. YES . FOREVER. YESSONGS . The Ultimate YES. JON, ALAN, CHRIS, STEVE, RICK
what a band! what a song! what a time! it was truly magical.
The Ultimate YES. Jon, Alan, Chris, Steve, Rick.
The ultimate yes to me is Jon, Bill, Chris, Steve and Rick
Un grain de sable dans l'univers voila ce que nous sommes, eux la musique de nos origines ❤
Close To The Edge,perfection in an album.
The song that forever changed my musical life ☮️
One of the greatest pieces of music ever produced. YES was like a celestial event - a once in a lifetime collection of the most incredible talent on the planet. They are without peer. Simply put a masterpiece.
I bought this album 45 years ago and never tire of hearing this masterpiece
Wow. The react videos brought me here honestly. Never ever would have heard of this masterpiece other way! Bravo!
One of the most beautiful pieces of music, ever written. This whole album
Simply amazing. I'm at a loss for words. I've been a huge fan of Yes for years, and a musician (bass player) myself, and assumed, quite incorrectly, that they could never pull this off live. Well, I've never been so glad to be proven wrong. Stunning.
the name yes says it all,nothing's impossable
Take yourself back to when you first heard this (or actually came to appreciate it).
You're too young (or in the wrong country) to have gone to a concert where they played it.
Then in 2014 (albeit with the new Jon) they do the whole album (and Fragile).
They open the show with this, you know how the track goes, you think it's not going to be possible to have it sound good live. It's great, it keeps getting better, and yet you still can't believe they will be able to hit all the high points.
Yet they do. You can't believe your lucky stars.
Chris dies the next year, and you truly realise, just how lucky you were to have gone to the show.
I keep imagining the mediocre life of the unfortunates who are capable of denying and disliking a tremendous sound like that. It is certainly people who have nothing to do.
I can't believe I was more than 18 minutes without breathing!! #BREATHLESS
Remember, seasons will pass you by...you get up, you get down.
Still mind blowing to watch all these years later....the feel / timing is amazing....everything is....and LIVE performance and mix, wow
Steve Howe's face at 2:20, priceless. Love this band so much, R.I.P. Chris.
ahhhh this is music!!!!!!!!!