I seen Yes, GFTO tour of 77 at Freedom Hall in Louisville, KY. Awaken is my personal all-time. Yes, song. This song has so much emotion. I purchased a T-shirt at the show. Yesshows Tour 1977. I was so proud to sport that cool concert t-shirt going back to start my senior year in high school. The concert ticket was 7.50 with floor seating. Those were the days. Thanks for posting this classic Yes live track.
This album stands on its own merit. This song is incredible, and proof that Yes continued to create modern masterpieces even 5-6 years after their foundations had been secured with Fragile and Close to the Edge. I've been listening to them since the early 70's. So many great memories!
Nothing can compare to seeing Yes on stage live - I was so fortunate to live in Birmingham & they played there often , first at The Odeon & then the Symphony Hall.....always in awe of Mr Wakeman who has more talent in one hand than anyone would think possible.....wonderful memories for me 🥰🥰
We had tickets for the first of the 1998 Symphony Hall gigs which was cancelled as all their gear was stuck in storms in the Irish Sea. Fortunately we managed to get tickets for the second gig there 3 days later. It was of course a fantastic gig & the beautiful hall provided wonderful acoustics.
Totally! Saw 90125 - not with Rick but saw him solo - despite all the changes of personnel, possibly no other group has had such an astonishing array of incredibly technical musicians .
However one might regard the musical value of what Wakeman plays in this video, it is easy to see that none of it is technically beyond the reach of any reasonably trained pianist.
THIS band was the REAL post-Yes band. That other band can't (couldn't) begin to hold a candle to THIS band. And, of course, RIP Chris. Lee does you proud.
I WAS TALKING TO RICK AFTER ONE OF HIS SHOWS IN NEWCASTLE UNDER LYME NEAR STOKE NOT LONG BACK AND I ASKED HIM WHAT HIS FAVOURITE YES SONG WAS , WITHOUT HESITATION HE REPLIED .... ‘ AWAKEN CLOSELY FOLLOWED BY CLOSE TO THE EDGE ‘ .... A MAN AFTER MY OWN HEART .
MAN ! I _so_ wish l had been there! l just couldn't ...... THANK GOD l can see it here, even though the recorded sound is a bit muddy on YT! Rabin is a GENIUS! Same with Wakey! Those church pipes sound _HUUUUGGGE!_ l can ''feel'' the air bellowing into the room here!!..... His boards are getting better all the time, and its good to see that moog back in the last 15 years! This is the _CROWN JEWEL_ of Yessongs too! Thank You BOYS!
flykeys ~ l don't like the word ''star'' but if you're a 'board man' ...like myself ...lts hard to take you're eyes, and ears off him! l like the word ''Medieval Knight' though! You could plop Wakey right in the middle ages, and he'd fit right in, with the pipes in the church, n harpsichords! l love the dude!
Awaken is by far the best song on Going for the One although I like Turn of the Century also, I feel so old I remember walking to my local music store to by this album when it came out, damn I feel old LOL
GFt1 is probably my fave single-disc album of theirs for their whole output. I think the album is great from the first note to the last. It's funny to read how different Yes fan opinions are from one another.
MDKArtist ~ l agree with you! Going for the one was a masterpiece, and 'Awaken' is the _CROWN JEWEL!_ No matter how long it is between the times its listen to .....its always like the first time!
Nobody could ever be a better Rick Wakeman than Rick Wakeman: notwithstanding: Jerry Corbetta, Chick Corea, George Duke, Larry Dunn, Jeff Lorber, Billy Preston, Vangelis, and Bruce Hornsby!
Thanks so much for posting. This is fantastic and yes I see Lou had issues with one of his sticks. So great to see Rick up close, concert at Hammersmith was really enjoyable although you could not see Rick playing like this from the stalls.
Interestingly, RW is playing in the key of E Minor, even though the actual pitch is D Minor. Obviously, the key was transposed down to make it easier for JA to sing, but RW didn't want to re-learn the whole thing in D Minor, and decided to transpose the keyboard(s) down a whole tone so he could finger in the original key.
In their heyday a performance from Yes stood frozen in time just like this. We knew we were witnessing something so very special. It was as if we were ordained to be there! God bless Yes!
The greatest Yes song ever written! This one track made Going for the One the surprise it was back in 77. performed here by the true core of Yes. For me sadly the Howe, White, Downes Yes isnt yes without Anderson on vocals.
1977 when they went on tour with this it was an experience that can never be duplicated. We were in complete awe! It was a night and a time I can never forget.
Lavoravo a Londra all' epoca del tour di Tormato, e vidi gli Yes all' Earls Court ,giusto perché un amico mi diede il suo ticket, ebbe un imprevisto e cosi assistetti allo show, più bello ed emozionante della mia vita. Niente è stato più paragonabile a ciò che vidi allora. Maestosi, inarrivabili per chiunque.
Not Franz Liszt or Vladimir Horowitz but those guys had bigggg hands. I remember Yes opening for Poco in the very early 70's and both groups were great (I went mostly for Yes) both responded to the applause and performed encores.
Gft1 is my fave Yes album and Awaken is my fave Yes song. Awaken brings tears to my eyes. And that little noodling Steve riff at the end is such an incredible way to end their most epicest song ever!
Just wondering if you have just watched (The Daily) Dougs reaction to this song as he made a special point of exactly that bit of playing at the end of this masterpiece. th-cam.com/video/_dMQpNP1wGY/w-d-xo.html
@@marillion335 Yeah, I saw it. Bummer, but mvsik is personal. It's amazing how differently two people can feel about such a little string of notes. It's like taking a long walk together and and the very end he east into his house and I turned west into mine, but knowing the next walk will be enjoyable, too. I hope, especially if he listens again in light of what he said WRT the lyrics, he might get to like it. It's always nicer to have one more thing to provide some enjoyment. I'm glad he liked the rest. It's also amazing (good or bad) that I have so much to say about a "little string of notes." ;-)
Yep. I know what you mean! I first heard Awaken on the Tommy Vance Friday Night Rock Show, but missed what it was called and what album it was on! When I eventually found it on "Going" I was thrilled and yes you can't miss those notes off the end!
Maybe a spinal tap cape but the dude delivered the goods. On the album he plays in a Swiss church over phone lines. Sidebar; I always found his use of the Mellotron the most subtle, like you hardly knew it was there. Deep respect.
Thrasher91604 I think he is just his own harshest critic, always wanting to do better. I saw them last week and he cursed at his Mini Moog when it stopped working at one point, calling it a bastard. I mean he refers to himself as "Grumpy Old Rick", and I love it. He's the best!
Wakeman brought showmanship To the Band . Humor as well as his great musicianship. Patrick Moraz on Relayer was great as well. But Wakeman is YES . That Classic Lineup. But post YES. This Shines.
Apparently he used to live in South Wales, I put a pebble against the window of his house or the new people who bought it, my dad gave me a right good thrashing, but it has stuck in my mind did he live in Cardiff near Ely, I was a terror, but glass is delicate, thankfully I am more civilized almost 50 years later.
I love RW is one of my fav, actually number 2 behind tony banks, but when i see his awesome keyboard rig, i wonder if he really needs all of these keyboards or is like something like atrezzo reminding the look of old days with monotimbrical keyboards? I,ve counted at least 3 korg kronos The most powerful keyboard today eith splits, layers, setlists, sampler. Does he need every keyboard shown here or is something related with the visual scene of stage? Great performance anyway!
acheron4444 definitely for show and stage purposes. There’s nothing that you would do on two 88 weighted Kronos that you can’t do with one. I guess it also makes him feel more comfortable
After hearing this version you do appreciate Alan Whites style. This drummer is good but the toms in the beginning seem to heavy handed and White seems to hold back in the big crescendos near the end more but that may be not even the drummers call here. I just really like the Montreux versiin that last crescendo at the end was so held back it wasn't so tempo conscious ad this one, which made it momentus. Rick always plays the section w the crotales different in every live version Ive seen. Heard in an interview that Jon would say play it like you did on the album but Rick would just nod, lol. So i guess that area is like a solo of sorts. But anyway I always wondered how Bruford would've played this tune if he were still the drummer in Yes.
I 've seen them in France in the summer of 2017, I was so happy to hear them again, it was nearly at home but…. I've seen them five or six times i think but this time i' m sorry to have to say this, but it was awful, I think Rick was drunk… He was always late and seemed completely lost at moments, I felt really sorry for them, everything sounded totally approximative excepted Jon who was really here him,... must have been felt really alone this evening. My best souvenir is still their concert in Montreux in 2003, it was another group, and another planet :^(
I thought the organ run at the end of the instrumental ended with a D chord, on F#. Rick ends it on Bb! Is part of this performance recorded? Also, where's the little guitar tag at the end that Steve plays? That officially ends the song for me, not just a sustained and fading string synth.
Not playing that Howe signature tag at the very end is sacrilegious. Rabin doesn’t do these magical masterpieces justice. I was at this show in The Netherlands and I really missed Steve.
Don't think sinister. Unnatrual. OK:ALL Musicians : This our connection to 'Yes Higher Power *This includes ALL blessed with the gift and can play Yes compositions *
Steve Howe and Jon Anderson are credited with writing this tune, but I would give Rick some songwriting credit, as his parts in this song are so pivotal to it's nature. Other than that, I'm concerned about Rick's health. He's looking large, and for someone his age, it's not a formula for longevity. Regardless, the guy is a legend as far as I'm concerned.
Clive ~ GREAT comment! l agree! Wakey was the ''completion'' of Yes! He was the last _perfect_ member to join the group, and took them places no one ever DREAMED! He's HANDS DOWN my favourite member ...along with Bruford! His solo compositions were/are flippin' wonderful! l just watch Wakeman ''Made in Cuba'' on YT, and ITS THEE BEST SHOW I'VE EVER SEEN HIM DO!! The musicians he chose took his music to a _whole knew level!!_ lts like hearing them for the first time!! You've GOT to see it!!!!
Fantastic. Is it just me, or did Rick add more notes into some of the runs in the first few minutes? If you have "finger memory", how easy does that make it to transpose key? OT. I'm appalled at what I read last night of the treatment of Billy Sherwood and the complete lack of professionalism and civility of two of the players here in various interviews and comments. I'd love to see Trevor play, but the other two egos are simply too big. How can THIS be the "reunion" when you are using two session/road musicians?
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Apparently Trevor doesn't realize the great importance of the final delicate guitar notes played by Steve in the original version. However, not playing them probably was better anyway, because only Steve can put the sensitivity and magic in the music he created with Yes. I was at this concert one day later in Utrecht, The Netherlands. Enjoyed it thoroughly, this song is still magic.
Fantastic to see ARW giving this their treatment, but I have to agree with other comments about this not really building on the original. If you watch the 'making of GftO' series, the level of detail that went into layering the keys on Awaken (particularly), and the subsequent paring down of the guitars (the making of vid shows Howe totally overplaying bits and still sussing things out), makes you really appreciate the balance they struck with the album in general and Awaken particularly. It really blows the lid off everything else they did before or after. Funny, people always cite CttE as their best album (for good reason), but personally, I find myself listening to GftO more often. I've grown bored of CttE for some reason.
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One of the few musicians where a cape is warranted. 😊
I seen Yes, GFTO tour of 77 at Freedom Hall in Louisville, KY. Awaken is my personal all-time. Yes, song. This song has so much emotion. I purchased a T-shirt at the show. Yesshows Tour 1977. I was so proud to sport that cool concert t-shirt going back to start my senior year in high school. The concert ticket was 7.50 with floor seating. Those were the days. Thanks for posting this classic Yes live track.
This album stands on its own merit. This song is incredible, and proof that Yes continued to create modern masterpieces even 5-6 years after their foundations had been secured with Fragile and Close to the Edge. I've been listening to them since the early 70's. So many great memories!
Nothing can compare to seeing Yes on stage live - I was so fortunate to live in Birmingham & they played there often , first at The Odeon & then the Symphony Hall.....always in awe of Mr Wakeman who has more talent in one hand than anyone would think possible.....wonderful memories for me 🥰🥰
Fab live. Bingley hall for me in 77 😊☮️
We had tickets for the first of the 1998 Symphony Hall gigs which was cancelled as all their gear was stuck in storms in the Irish Sea. Fortunately we managed to get tickets for the second gig there 3 days later. It was of course a fantastic gig & the beautiful hall provided wonderful acoustics.
Totally! Saw 90125 - not with Rick but saw him solo - despite all the changes of personnel, possibly no other group has had such an astonishing array of incredibly technical musicians .
One of their most magical compositions!
After all these years is Rick Wakeman still so Awesome to watch! Incredible speed in that fingers and not a wrong note!
However one might regard the musical value of what Wakeman plays in this video, it is easy to see that none of it is technically beyond the reach of any reasonably trained pianist.
@@herbertwells8757 Could they write the music also?
Not a question No queries for who is The Best Magnificent Very Organic though
And he is battling arthritis.
@@smilanesi98 Me too and I beg you to believe that it is impossible to play with such pain.
THIS band was the REAL post-Yes band. That other band can't (couldn't) begin to hold a candle to THIS band. And, of course, RIP Chris. Lee does you proud.
I WAS TALKING TO RICK AFTER ONE OF HIS SHOWS IN NEWCASTLE UNDER LYME NEAR STOKE NOT LONG BACK AND I ASKED HIM WHAT HIS FAVOURITE YES SONG WAS , WITHOUT HESITATION HE REPLIED .... ‘ AWAKEN CLOSELY FOLLOWED BY CLOSE TO THE EDGE ‘ .... A MAN AFTER MY OWN HEART .
Very interesting, thanks for sharing
I'm a huge fan of Wakeman
MAN ! I _so_ wish l had been there! l just couldn't ...... THANK GOD l can see it here, even though the recorded sound is a bit muddy on YT! Rabin is a GENIUS! Same with Wakey! Those church pipes sound _HUUUUGGGE!_ l can ''feel'' the air bellowing into the room here!!..... His boards are getting better all the time, and its good to see that moog back in the last 15 years! This is the _CROWN JEWEL_ of Yessongs too! Thank You BOYS!
Wakeman in his medieval knight's clothes and surrounded by huge stack of keyboards, always was star of the show.
Star lol
flykeys ~ l don't like the word ''star'' but if you're a 'board man' ...like myself ...lts hard to take you're eyes, and ears off him! l like the word ''Medieval Knight' though! You could plop Wakey right in the middle ages, and he'd fit right in, with the pipes in the church, n harpsichords! l love the dude!
Abdolutely
He is incredible !!!
Great video. I love YES. Thanks from Argentina. My danish grandfather came to America in the early 1900´s.
This song should be carved in stone
That's not how music works. :o)
It's already carved in my heart.
This song is SACRED & HOLY
@@steveouk90126 Hey, if you go find a cave and carve the notes of a song into the stone, that CAN BE how music works.
How would you play it?
This is truly an ethereal experience.
Awaken is by far the best song on Going for the One although I like Turn of the Century also, I feel so old I remember walking to my local music store to by this album when it came out, damn I feel old LOL
GFt1 is probably my fave single-disc album of theirs for their whole output. I think the album is great from the first note to the last. It's funny to read how different Yes fan opinions are from one another.
MDKArtist ~ l agree with you! Going for the one was a masterpiece, and 'Awaken' is the _CROWN JEWEL!_ No matter how long it is between the times its listen to .....its always like the first time!
lol i went out and bought fragile in 1971..ill tell you what old is ha
You're not alone !!! He'll, I'm 70 and I remember allowing Rick and Yes's great music !!! No one can cover them !!!
Don’t feel old, just privileged.
Saw this line up in Seattle during that tour----phenom !
Had a few years of a break getting to see and hear Jon and Rick perform this together live, and I missed it! Thank you for sharing this!
The magician of the keyboards. From his fingers he is able to create beauty in a simple way.
A great sight from over the keys layout. Just adds to the fact his work will still be around in 500 yrs! So long as the world doesn't screw it up!
Nobody could ever be a better Rick Wakeman than Rick Wakeman: notwithstanding: Jerry Corbetta, Chick Corea, George Duke, Larry Dunn, Jeff Lorber, Billy Preston, Vangelis, and Bruce Hornsby!
Yes, (pardon the pun), a fantastic view of the best Yes line up today and one of the best ever. Great sound also. Thanks for posting.
Wakeman , the best
Thanks for uploading this! It was a sensational tour! Best to all! ☮, ❤& 🎶 / 🌎
Thanks so much for posting. This is fantastic and yes I see Lou had issues with one of his sticks. So great to see Rick up close, concert at Hammersmith was really enjoyable although you could not see Rick playing like this from the stalls.
Love this composition. I saw Yes play the album at Oakland Coliseum in the 70's. Rick played a very large pipe organ. Amazing
shelby 500 In recording orignal Going for thé One Rick play Organ Church in Parralels and Awaken
shelby 500 Its a Organ Electronic than Rick use more ? And to his right a Moog Synthétiser? Thank
beautiful recordings! Seen them back many times. I was sitting with my son (18) one level lower, Fantastic evening!
Interestingly, RW is playing in the key of E Minor, even though the actual pitch is D Minor. Obviously, the key was transposed down to make it easier for JA to sing, but RW didn't want to re-learn the whole thing in D Minor, and decided to transpose the keyboard(s) down a whole tone so he could finger in the original key.
I was in the front row in Kansas City right in front of Rick. Between songs when it was quiet for just a bit I said: "Hey Rick, nice cape!"
Meu amigo pessoal. O Mago dos Teclados. Um gênio da música contemporânea
De la musique !?!
I love Lee Pomeroy Very huge talent.
In their heyday a performance from Yes stood frozen in time just like this. We knew we were witnessing something so very special. It was as if we were ordained to be there! God bless Yes!
The greatest Yes song ever written! This one track made Going for the One the surprise it was back in 77. performed here by the true core of Yes. For me sadly the Howe, White, Downes Yes isnt yes without Anderson on vocals.
1977 when they went on tour with this it was an experience that can never be duplicated. We were in complete awe! It was a night and a time I can never forget.
Agreed.
Nowadays the lineup Howe, Downes...it's just a good band playing music of YES, it isn't YES, and still more sad Alan White passed away
Close To The Edge was their signature masterpiece, while this song was a brilliant second best.
Never forget Chris Squire.
Amazing point of view to see the magical keyboards and magical hands of #RickWakeman
A true Master of keyboards !!!
magical, is an understatement, for the talent this man has. rick is as unique as the great pyramids. never to be duplicated.
Ok. My name is Carl and my rock God is Wakeman. The best keyboardest on Earth!!!
You mean Keith!?
Hi Carl.
@@Iracord Keith is the best in heaven.
TRUE !!!👍👍👍
Don Pullen was a hard-core
Lavoravo a Londra all' epoca del tour di Tormato, e vidi gli Yes all' Earls Court ,giusto perché un amico mi diede il suo ticket, ebbe un imprevisto e cosi assistetti allo show, più bello ed emozionante della mia vita.
Niente è stato più paragonabile a ciò che vidi allora.
Maestosi, inarrivabili per chiunque.
Not Franz Liszt or Vladimir Horowitz but those guys had bigggg hands. I remember Yes opening for Poco in the very early 70's and both groups were great (I went mostly for Yes) both responded to the applause and performed encores.
Gft1 is my fave Yes album and Awaken is my fave Yes song.
Awaken brings tears to my eyes.
And that little noodling Steve riff at the end is such an incredible way to end their most epicest song ever!
Just wondering if you have just watched (The Daily) Dougs reaction to this song as he made a special point of exactly that bit of playing at the end of this masterpiece.
th-cam.com/video/_dMQpNP1wGY/w-d-xo.html
@@marillion335 Yeah, I saw it. Bummer, but mvsik is personal. It's amazing how differently two people can feel about such a little string of notes. It's like taking a long walk together and and the very end he east into his house and I turned west into mine, but knowing the next walk will be enjoyable, too.
I hope, especially if he listens again in light of what he said WRT the lyrics, he might get to like it. It's always nicer to have one more thing to provide some enjoyment. I'm glad he liked the rest.
It's also amazing (good or bad) that I have so much to say about a "little string of notes." ;-)
Yep. I know what you mean! I first heard Awaken on the Tommy Vance Friday Night Rock Show, but missed what it was called and what album it was on! When I eventually found it on "Going" I was thrilled and yes you can't miss those notes off the end!
Saw them a few weeks ago at Hudson Gardens here n Colorado ! Fantastic show.. The song went on forever!
th-cam.com/video/93VGSFf6EWw/w-d-xo.html
Delicate and wonderfull!
Maybe a spinal tap cape but the dude delivered the goods. On the album he plays in a Swiss church over phone lines. Sidebar; I always found his use of the Mellotron the most subtle, like you hardly knew it was there. Deep respect.
You can not ask for better music !!!
Always liked how that cape knows well enough to get out of the way when Rick changes instruments.
Can't wait to see them again this year.
Love this! Still waiting for a live DVD...
No need to wait as "Live At The Apollo" is readily available on streaming, MP3, vinyl, CD, Prime Video, DVD, and Blu-Ray.
Awaken is a timeless masterpiece
His Majesty Rick is simply stunning.
Absolutely adored Wakeman
And the next morning Punk Rock was born. Thank God.
Greatest Rock Keyboardist Ever❤❤❤❤❤
with Keith Emerson of course :)
That Roland stand is a little tippy 😳 That had to annoy Rick a smidge lol
O Rei dos Teclados 🎹
Lindo D+......❤❤
The Master Wakeman!
Such a legend. Love it!
Es la reencarnación de Juan sebastian bach, fabuloso, el mejor tecladista, no escucho alguno lo supere, y eso que dejo la adiciónes
Still waiting on the fantastic view?
Rick thé best
Their tour manager Frank Fallowes told me they used to wrap Rick's keyboards in cling wrap to annoy him.
Rick was shaking his head there at the end. I wonder what for? Thank you for the video!
He flubs up with both hands @ 4:08, that's probably why
Thrasher91604 I think he is just his own harshest critic, always wanting to do better. I saw them last week and he cursed at his Mini Moog when it stopped working at one point, calling it a bastard. I mean he refers to himself as "Grumpy Old Rick", and I love it. He's the best!
Rock AND roll Is anything
Wakeman brought showmanship
To the Band .
Humor as well as his great musicianship.
Patrick Moraz on Relayer was great as well.
But Wakeman is YES .
That Classic Lineup.
But post YES.
This Shines.
Wakeman and Larry Dunn are the best!!
Interesting angle. Audience view?
Sweetwater: which keyboard would you like Mr Wakeman? Wakeman: All of them, and oh and the stands too.
Rick Wakeman THE FINGERS. THE MASTER. FOREVER YES!!!🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹
Without a doubt !!! None can compare !!!
@@richardallenpeers480 😎
Incredible beautiful.
...simply ...fantastic ....
Yes!
So great
Apparently he used to live in South Wales, I put a pebble against the window of his house or the new people who bought it, my dad gave me a right good thrashing, but it has stuck in my mind did he live in Cardiff near Ely, I was a terror, but glass is delicate, thankfully I am more civilized almost 50 years later.
Only one Mini Moog
I swear he had 4 in the Journey to the Center of the Earth era
The 13 thumbs down are Bon Jovi fans.
..and even Dream Theatre..
This is Yes
just fantastic
Wakeman, the legend...without a doubt my favorite YES song, and as good as Trevor is this song is not the same without Howe's steel slide.
Rick -Wakeman- "Awakeman"".😂
And , Roundabout !! Amazing guitar work , but , also Rick's keyboard wizardry!!!
a somewhat underrated album, 'Going For The One',; this is an epic tune
Food yeah. Thank ypu
I love RW is one of my fav, actually number 2 behind tony banks, but when i see his awesome keyboard rig, i wonder if he really needs all of these keyboards or is like something like atrezzo reminding the look of old days with monotimbrical keyboards? I,ve counted at least 3 korg kronos The most powerful keyboard today eith splits, layers, setlists, sampler. Does he need every keyboard shown here or is something related with the visual scene of stage? Great performance anyway!
Not a huge Bank's guy myself (though most of my experience with Genesis is through Hackett. Wakeman and Emerson are about tied in my books.
acheron4444 definitely for show and stage purposes. There’s nothing that you would do on two 88 weighted Kronos that you can’t do with one. I guess it also makes him feel more comfortable
Must be nice to own all those keyboards. If only I could afford at least one. :(
Only Ed had enough respect from management to be able to play this track on the radio.
After hearing this version you do appreciate Alan Whites style. This drummer is good but the toms in the beginning seem to heavy handed and White seems to hold back in the big crescendos near the end more but that may be not even the drummers call here. I just really like the Montreux versiin that last crescendo at the end was so held back it wasn't so tempo conscious ad this one, which made it momentus. Rick always plays the section w the crotales different in every live version Ive seen. Heard in an interview that Jon would say play it like you did on the album but Rick would just nod, lol. So i guess that area is like a solo of sorts. But anyway I always wondered how Bruford would've played this tune if he were still the drummer in Yes.
Wish they'd come to Oz....
Numeri Uno! :-)
I 've seen them in France in the summer of 2017, I was so happy to hear them again, it was nearly at home but…. I've seen them five or six times i think but this time i' m sorry to have to say this, but it was awful, I think Rick was drunk… He was always late and seemed completely lost at moments, I felt really sorry for them, everything sounded totally approximative excepted Jon who was really here him,... must have been felt really alone this evening. My best souvenir is still their concert in Montreux in 2003, it was another group, and another planet :^(
I thought the organ run at the end of the instrumental ended with a D chord, on F#. Rick ends it on Bb! Is part of this performance recorded? Also, where's the little guitar tag at the end that Steve plays? That officially ends the song for me, not just a sustained and fading string synth.
Not playing that Howe signature tag at the very end is sacrilegious. Rabin doesn’t do these magical masterpieces justice. I was at this show in The Netherlands and I really missed Steve.
I don't like dragging out the middle eerie quite section so much but....it's their song.
Don't think sinister. Unnatrual. OK:ALL Musicians : This our connection to 'Yes Higher Power *This includes ALL blessed with the gift and can play Yes compositions *
Steve Howe and Jon Anderson are credited with writing this tune, but I would give Rick some songwriting credit, as his parts in this song are so pivotal to it's nature. Other than that, I'm concerned about Rick's health. He's looking large, and for someone his age, it's not a formula for longevity. Regardless, the guy is a legend as far as I'm concerned.
Clive ~ GREAT comment! l agree! Wakey was the ''completion'' of Yes! He was the last _perfect_ member to join the group, and took them places no one ever DREAMED! He's HANDS DOWN my favourite member ...along with Bruford! His solo compositions were/are flippin' wonderful! l just watch Wakeman ''Made in Cuba'' on YT, and ITS THEE BEST SHOW I'VE EVER SEEN HIM DO!! The musicians he chose took his music to a _whole knew level!!_ lts like hearing them for the first time!! You've GOT to see it!!!!
Rick wearing that cape just looks so funny. Like he’s a parody of some renaissance re-enactment.
BoBo LaDouche Don’t be a Ladouche.
If you asked he would tell you straight ...all part of the show :-)
Fantastic. Is it just me, or did Rick add more notes into some of the runs in the first few minutes? If you have "finger memory", how easy does that make it to transpose key? OT. I'm appalled at what I read last night of the treatment of Billy Sherwood and the complete lack of professionalism and civility of two of the players here in various interviews and comments. I'd love to see Trevor play, but the other two egos are simply too big. How can THIS be the "reunion" when you are using two session/road musicians?
ARW....
Great!
I don't understand how after this, Rick Wakeman goes on a grand piano tour. Boooring!!!
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I would pay good money to see a 3 album tour, 90125, Big Gen and Talk.
Rick Wakeman has more talent in one hand and most keyboards have into
Cary's into what?
Toca súper pro los teclados pero la capa de Rick de El Santo y blue demon es de no mámes
Apparently Trevor doesn't realize the great importance of the final delicate guitar notes played by Steve in the original version. However, not playing them probably was better anyway, because only Steve can put the sensitivity and magic in the music he created with Yes. I was at this concert one day later in Utrecht, The Netherlands. Enjoyed it thoroughly, this song is still magic.
Yup always loved that little almost bluesy touch at the end it nicely ends the giant chords just played.
Fantastic to see ARW giving this their treatment, but I have to agree with other comments about this not really building on the original. If you watch the 'making of GftO' series, the level of detail that went into layering the keys on Awaken (particularly), and the subsequent paring down of the guitars (the making of vid shows Howe totally overplaying bits and still sussing things out), makes you really appreciate the balance they struck with the album in general and Awaken particularly. It really blows the lid off everything else they did before or after. Funny, people always cite CttE as their best album (for good reason), but personally, I find myself listening to GftO more often. I've grown bored of CttE for some reason.
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That’s a lot of keyboards and one cape