Advice from a grey-beard to youngsters today. Attend live concerts of your favorite musical acts whenever you can. The things that you have, cars, clothes, gadgets will be long forgotten. But the concerts will be forever memories that you'll cherish. Bands break up. Members pass away. See them live now. You might not get another chance.
There's NOTHING today in the so called music industry that can TOUCH this!! Thank you YES for being part of the tapestry of our lives! You should be proud of the contribution you made to peoples lives! You are PURE talent and happiness! You can't imagine the joy and meaning you brought into peoples lives!! I thank you from the bottom of me heart!
1977 I sung yes in the shower at 17 , and now at 64 , I still sing yes in the shower and enjoy their music just as much . the last 47 years went by so so fast . So happy to have had this music for my soul to enjoy ........
The whole stucture of this song is genius. Steve Howe's acoustic 12 string virtuosity playing perfect, the late Chris Squire with his dominant bass introduction for Howe to deliver the chordal piece and then Jon Anderson. My God, there is nothing like YES. Thank God I grew up with this music and band.
I thank god too. Almost forgot that loving feeling from back when. But it still comes thru. This song and Yes hit me deep back when i was young. You got 16 like all of them over 70 years old/ like me.
Yes počúvam od svojich 17 - tich, dnes mám 65 a stále mi majú čo povedať. Videl som ich naživo vo Viedni v chladnej koniarni. Anderson povedal: "Dnes z nej urobíme Yes house!" A urobili...
Those days are long gone.. 🙁Anybody born after the early 80's will never know the wonder, amazement and hypnotic affect, of sitting on the mainfloor, listening and seeing in person, some of most exceptional artists perform such well written compositions,.. and all that, for just $7.50 😊
This music STILL amazes me after all these years. I mean, WHERE did they come up with this stuff? What musical god inspired them to evolve a sound that is so singularly iconic??? And it never ever ever gets old or any less amazing. Like so many commenting here, I was blessed to see Yes live many times in my life...too many times to count. They are definitely part of the soundtrack of my life. I love them so much.
I was thinking the same thing yesterday while listening to Emerson Lake & Palmer. That led me to thinking about the greats of that unique era, Yes, along with Rick Wakemen’s Journey to the Center of the Earth & The Six Wives of Henry the Eighth, Tommy the Who, & The Moody Blues Dark Side of the Moon for starters.
WITHOUT A CRYSTAL BALL I FEAR THAT YOU ARE PROBABLY CORRECT, BUT AT LEAST THE FUTURE OF HIGH QUALITY MUSIC ARTISTS HAS THIS PROFOUND EXAMPLE OF PRECISELY NEAR PERFECT ARTISTRY AND MAGIC TO BE INSPIRED BY AND THEN POSSIBLY EXCEED THE BAR THAT THEY SET SO INCREDIBLY HIGH.
The great Chris Squire, gone and not forgotten. Steve Howe is a virtuoso. Rick Wakeman stands with Keith Emerson as the keyboard god of the era. And the enigmatic voice of Jon Anderson. Yes was an anchor point of my musical education. Thank you.
We really did have superior music back in the day. The variety... the talent.. the uniqueness.. the artistry. Each group had its signature sound, and YES was soooo true to such distinctiveness. So rich... so different... so gratifying. Jon Anderson's soaring tenor voice is unmatched, yet the guitar work is seductive, as well. 10 minutes of pure heaven... wow.
No one knows how meaningful Yes was to me as a young teen. They probably saved my life by filling my heart with their music beyond what I thought was possible. It helped me weather setbacks.
Tous les jours ,tous les jours un YES au réveil et le plus souvent cette chanson , la plus belle à mon goût. Vu 6 fois à PARIS les plus grands concerts de ma vie avec le Pink Floyd et Génésis
Back when albums were all top tier music with no fillers. Can't really pick a favorite song from 'Close to the Edge'. End up playing the whole album if I even think of one song. IMO top five groups and albums ever.
Oh how I miss the music of the late '60's through the '70's...music today really sucks. The big "stars" of today don't have the talent these guys have in their pinkies. Bands like Yes, Genesis, Pink Floyd, Grateful Dead, ABB...now THAT was music...
Hmmm you're not really searching!!! For example check Patrick watson's bollywood...or hearts...of course YES is on another level but these watson tracks are delightful!!!
@brucesilverman ...and Beatles, Led Zeppelin, Deep Peuple, Jeff Beck were very good too. But listen Steve Reich's music like "electric counterpoint" and many other pièces : it is awesome music.
WITHOUT A CRYSTAL BALL I FEAR THAT YOU ARE PROBABLY CORRECT, BUT AT LEAST THE FUTURE OF HIGH QUALITY MUSIC HAS THIS PROFOUND EXAMPLE OF PRECISELY NEAR PERFECT ARTISTRY AND MAGIC TO BE INSPIRED BY AND THEN POSSIBLY EXCEED THE BAR THAT THEY SET SO INCREDIBLY HIGH.
This song and I have history. I became a Yes fan at a young age, I am the youngest of 4, my oldest brothers introduced me to Classic Rock in elementary school. My brother Tom bought Yessongs album for my 18th birthday. And you and I quickly became my favorite Yes song. As fate has it, we were listening to that song when our grandfather passed away. We lived in his house, and he was a huge influence on us. I was the baby so we were very close. It was no coincidence that " And you and I " was playing
Saw them in concert when topographical oceans came out.. absolutely the greatest band I have ever seen..and I have been a dj...and a musical band photographer..my jaw was on the ground the whole concert 9th row..center..Forum, Los Angeles
King Crimson, Genesis the Foxtrot tour. Not better but easily as good. 2nd time I saw Yes was Topographic Oceans great performance but as many critics complained, over long. I fell asleep during the 3rd movement
@@victorlamothe6732 Chris Squire passed away, yes, but his legacy as a player is preserved. Their classic piece was Close to the Edge and this may have been a close second. Go back to Fragile and listen to his solo piece, The Fish
Probably my biggest regret in life... I had a ticket to see Yes in Louisville in 1979 and got the flu the day before the show. Sick as a dog with a fever so I couldn't go. All my friends (and brother) raved about the show and tormented me with their "In The Round" T-Shirts for years. I got the last laugh though when I got to see Wakeman play a 200 seat bar in Abu Dhabi at "The Club" in the mid 2000s. It was great because he joined everyone at the pub afterward (drinking only water) and we talked till the wee hours. Great memory with one of, if not THE greatest keyboard player ever. Regaled us with stories about being uncredited and unpaid by Cat Stevens, buying a racehorse from the royal family, living in a windmill in Holland... a night I'll never forget!! Thanks for the music and the memories and congrats Sir Rick for being named a Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire!
Thnx.for sharing with everyone! Your story is unique in that you've actually met and spent time ⌚ w/ an icon for awhile-- Wakeman's impact is truly legendary, as was Yes-- I am a fan of Jon Lord, btw-- We saw Yes ' in the round ' early 80's in Central Indiana- Chris Squire was 1⃣ of BEST on bass who ever lived!
I actually went to that show in Louisville (1979) along with my wife and some of her family. I was the designated driver, because I was never a drug user. That was the most awesome concert I have ever seen. The light show was spectacular. I kept thinking throughout the show that I saw a harp elevated on a platform in the shadows. Then, later in the show, the spotlight lit it up and the harpist ascended to the platform it was sitting on. I don't recall who played it, but I think it may have been Jon Anderson.
When younger, much younger, l saw YES and JETHRO TULL many times. 5 times and 4 times respectively. Last YES concert l saw, my buddy and l got tickets for 6-8 friends. We all rode together in a van. Kept secret about the tickets, handed them out at the gate, 3rd ROW to see YES on the revolving stage with WAKEMAN on keboards, wearing his cape. Everybody was blown away about the seats. Absolutely a blast. Two of my ALL TIME favorites.
That was just STUNNING, I saw them live in 1978, so I know how good they are. There aren't many bands that can come close to YES Live, truly UNTOUCHABLE
@@chriscoughlan5221 It was Stafford Bingley Hall, truly amazing live, how they play live like they do on their studio albums. A proper supergroup. Close to the edge down by the river, seasons will by you by, i get up i get down, fantastic
@@davehooper5115 I almost didn't see them, I lost my ticket and had to wait til the last person entered the hall!!!! They mustve pittied me!!! Happy me!!
So few people realize that this song is about Jesus and his mission & message! As great as the music is, And it is a monumental & magical work of art, to me the lyrics are the greatest part of this song! Jon Anderson is a genius for writing these lyrics!
My first time I seen this band @ William & Mary College in 71 I was stationed in Hampton, VA also seen a few times in Cincinnati and Dayton OH. Always one my favorite all time.
The last time I saw the classic line up do AYAI it was in Glasgow maybe 15-or so years ago with my son Ross and as the audience were on there feet I had tears in my eyes as it was THAT GOOD. And Radio Caroline will play the track uncut too. Thanks for the music bro. 🥰
An absolute masterpiece! There’s nothing else you can say about this musicianship at its finest. I really do believe for those of us born. I was born in 58 and grew up in the 60s in the 70s 80s even but the 60s and 70s music was just top notch. Just excellent songs, how I wish my 18-year-old son could see bands like this live…
I still get goosebumps in 2024 at 74, the sweetest music remindsme of the pure mountain air.and trips canoeing down the Chatooga in N.C. the sights the sounds, the light shining thru the mountain trees, pure light!
When i first heard Yes back in my college days i was hooked. I can be taken back to a specific day and time when i hear Yes. So talented. So creative. They made their mark in music history. I can only say thank you.
I saw them at the Hofheinz Pavilion at the University of Houston campus back in 1973 or so. An awesome show. Wakeman was shirtless under a floo-lenght cloak that was black velvet on the inside and sequins on the outside. When it caught the spotlights, even those who were not stone were stone. Lol
I’m glad I lived in the era of bands such as Yes, their music was genius and their vocals were phenomenal! How many singers today could sing this tight without auto tune??
I'M LISTENING - IN 2024! I'M INTO GREAT BANDS! GREAT MELODY! GREAT CONSTRUCTION! HARMONIES! TALENT! AND I SAW YES IN CONERT 6 TIMES! AND... I SAW THE BEATLES IN 1965, FRONT ROW! YES... I'M A BOOMER AND A GUITARIST, 63 YEARS AND CLIMBING!
My first concert 1979 in the round YES at Madison Square Garden- go to live shows- wow words cannot express- such memories- thanks for the opportunity to see them
As has been repeated ad nauseum, This era is real in every sense and sadly will never be duplicated again. Sound quality of the media and quality of bands alike. Nobody can touch this. Meaning vinyl on a good system, yet another classic that is superior to modern tech. (CD's or anything else)
I cannot even adequately express the meaning of this song in my life. Last year I saw Yes as it remains, in Houston. I cried most of the concert when I wasn't screaming admiration at Mr. Steve Howe, my guitar hero. I realize the passing of time for them and for me. So sad it is nearly over but I know the music will live on.
God how I miss the 20th century! Picture Perfect & Amazing rendition from this Band! Omg! tears in my eyes now! All those fond fond memories of friends & family who are gone & lost
Jon Anderson never did better than when he sang this. My man Wakeman on keyboards is what I would have loved to emulate but quickly learned that level of musician is genius and above my dreams. Love this forever❤
When I think of yes, bands like Pink Floyd, Genesis and others how good they were as I grew up born in 1960 compared to the bands of today. Their is just no comparison and they don't even have the technology then like they do now. Most of the musicians a lot of them could all sing, switch instruments, incredible! I love yes, I love this song and I love that acoustic guitar, sounds so sweet. I guess what I'm trying to say is I'm blessed to have grown up when I did finish were way better you guys know what I'm talkin about. God bless everybody.
My very first live concert was seeing Yes in February of 1974 during the “Tales From Topographic Oceans” Tour. Saw them four times after that during the ‘70s. They were such a big part of my life as an adolescent and I’ll always be grateful I grew up in a time when music was transcendent. The musical landscape has suffered the same fate as the natural one during the intervening years.
Cobo Hall - Detroit My friend Chris' older brother had a record collection that would've rivaled any of the FM stations. Thought the albums were terrific, but live.. blew me away. Anytime they were inntown, we were there; $8.50 Mainfloor !
I was also there in Philadelphia on July 12-13, 1991 during the Yes Fest event at the Sheraton and in the round at the Spectrum. That Friday performance still ranks as one of the best concert experiences I ever witnessed.
Wow I would have loved to see Yes in concert I’m a fan from the 1980s MTV “Owner of a Lonely Heart”and I had a YES record album Fragile it had Runabout and another big hit was “I’ve seen all good people “which got a lot of radio airplay back then around here.
YES is why I play music and why I've owned my guitar repair business since for 49 years. OBVIOUSLY, I am not the only one who resonates with this incredible band and their songs. When I heard Roundabout in 74 or 75, my life absolutely changed. As soon as I could collect my thoughts, I quit piano lessons and picked up the guitar I was not allowed to touch. Never looked back. YES has been a lesson that has been life-long!
Brings me back to my high school days where I would wait to payday to buy another album or two. Yes in the Round at Madison Square Garden was one of my favorite concerts of all time.
Well, i think this is the best song I've ever hear, it's marvelous but sweet , with a lot of temp they make a very difficult song , nobody's make a talentous work like YES , simply the perfect song of all time , thank you YES for existing.
That's the art in full intensity of creation and performance. Where is the real music in nowadays around the globe? Nothing compares these genius from 60s.70s.80s....
Guitar virtuoso. I’m lucky enough to be a kid into my teens when these guys were all over the radio and in the record store. At 65 I’m blessed to have heard and seen some of the best bands in the seventies. Magical time my friends.
This song blew my young mind at 13. It encapsulates some of humanities very few saving graces. Creativity , curiosity and of course , love. Anderson reaching out to the cosmos for higher wisdom, then looking back at himself and us for appreciation and reflection.Hope in a future governed by reason over superstition. And in one of music's most serendipitous moments, finds himself in a band filled with the brightest and most talented musicians to score it perfectly.
Eduards...tienes pasión por la narración poética ..yo no lo podría expresar..de esa manera ..un saludo ..desde México...yes..es el grupo más infravalorado de fama en México....yo los escucho desde 1976
Toujours debout 😊, toujours vivant, toujours aussi bons, pas une ride sur la musique, la voie est toujours excellente houaou 😅génial. Merci pour le retour.
My college roommate introducted me to Yes in 1973 and I was never the same. Steve Howe inspired me to play guitar. What a collection of talented players.
@@stephaniegaines9190 Yeah, was gonna say. Not really sure Bruford did anything other than what he was told. From what I've read, he was bored shitless by the constant repetition. Squire was awesome. I saw Anderson-Bruford-Wakeman-Howe live, it was really bad (great anyway though, haha) because they had the bass buried in the mix.
@@stephaniegaines9190 The bass should be so phat everyone can sit on it and kick their feet and hang out, like on a dock. It's impossible for it to drown other stuff out if done right.
Topographic came between Close to the Edge and Relayer! And after that they still had aspirations and could bring out an album called Going for the One......
Posiblemente la mejor versión de esta canción en directo, pasarán 100 años y seguirá sonando igual de bien, las obras de arte no caducan y esto es una maravilla.
Advice from a grey-beard to youngsters today. Attend live concerts of your favorite musical acts whenever you can. The things that you have, cars, clothes, gadgets will be long forgotten. But the concerts will be forever memories that you'll cherish. Bands break up. Members pass away. See them live now. You might not get another chance.
Absolutely the truth!
This piece of advice rings especially true in today's climate. Hope youngsters take your advice to heart when all of this blows over :)
❤️
Well said brother
record them with your phone, too
There's NOTHING today in the so called music industry that can TOUCH this!! Thank you YES for being part of the tapestry of our lives! You should be proud of the contribution you made to peoples lives! You are PURE talent and happiness! You can't imagine the joy and meaning you brought into peoples lives!! I thank you from the bottom of me heart!
As do I. Only Jon Baptiste comes close.
yes from germany ,,, long time ago and still feeling it.
This is like a prog rock masterclass. Stunning!!!
ABSOLUTELY, AMEM.
Agree @discoveryman55
1977 I sung yes in the shower at 17 , and now at 64 , I still sing yes in the shower and enjoy their music just as much . the last 47 years went by so so fast . So happy to have had this music for my soul to enjoy ........
Love this--and completely concur, my friend:)
Aw, ya got me by a year... Vintage '61! [s]Rock[/s] Prog On! 👍
Me too! Wonderful :)
Right there with you. What amazing times we've seen and music we've lived. Enjoy
they still sounds good forever dude
Thank God I lived during this.
I was thinking the same thing. Remember when a record came out? It was priority to get it. First one to have it was the coolest lol.
The whole stucture of this song is genius. Steve Howe's acoustic 12 string virtuosity playing perfect, the late Chris Squire with his dominant bass introduction for Howe to deliver the chordal piece and then Jon Anderson. My God, there is nothing like YES. Thank God I grew up with this music and band.
I thank god too. Almost forgot that loving feeling from back when. But it still comes thru. This song and Yes hit me deep back when i was young. You got 16 like all of them over 70 years old/ like me.
Sono completamente d'accordo con le Vostre Parole Yes
Easily one of my very favorite songs
It's true!
Yes počúvam od svojich 17 - tich, dnes mám 65 a stále mi majú čo povedať. Videl som ich naživo vo Viedni v chladnej koniarni. Anderson povedal: "Dnes z nej urobíme Yes house!" A urobili...
when i was 17, now 62, love this song, and YES!!!
THEY ARE GENIUS!
I was 13. Now just turned 65. My love for Yes has not faded. I know just how you feel!
@@5argetech56 Tämä vasta 67 vuotta ja The Yes edelleen parasta musiikkia. Toki muutakin aikalaisiaan nautiskelen. ~]:>)
Also 62 and remembering them at Olympia in Detroit 1980-ish still a little "Foggy"
Exactly . i'm 62.
Since My 17s,.Yes in My life
Real playing of instruments, real singing, real and interesting music, bring it back👨🏻🦳
Yes!!!
100000000000000000000000.....(there are not enough zeros) % agree!
Just perfection
So powerful and beautiful! Makes my heart sing!
Those days are long gone.. 🙁Anybody born after the early 80's will never know the wonder, amazement and hypnotic affect, of sitting on the mainfloor, listening and seeing in person, some of most exceptional artists perform such well written compositions,.. and all that, for just $7.50 😊
This music STILL amazes me after all these years. I mean, WHERE did they come up with this stuff? What musical god inspired them to evolve a sound that is so singularly iconic??? And it never ever ever gets old or any less amazing. Like so many commenting here, I was blessed to see Yes live many times in my life...too many times to count. They are definitely part of the soundtrack of my life. I love them so much.
I think the singer is answer.
How lucky you are ❤❤❤
Never ever get tired of YES. I'M 70, and they never get old, especially after smoking one. Simply the best.
Gotcha by 2 doesn't matter analog is the best
🎉
Not sure about the never getting old part haha
Holy shit! Best song ever! Best guitarist ever! Steve Howe killed this! Nothing like old 70 rock! I saw them in concert twice!!! Awesome!
Steve Howe, Chris squire, and ?
Estás en lo cierto...steve.howe..es el genio musical de yes..Pero todos lo son también...jamás veremos..una unión..de genios en un grupo..
I know I shit my my brains out on this one when I was 13 years year old😭🥰🤣🤣🤣
Oh yeah, some guy named Rick Wakeman @@ianddavidson1
Guitars are played by Steve Howe AND Trevor Rabin
there will never be music like this again. so glad to be alive during...
I was thinking the same thing yesterday while listening to Emerson Lake & Palmer. That led me to thinking about the greats of that unique era, Yes, along with Rick Wakemen’s Journey to the Center of the Earth & The Six Wives of Henry the Eighth, Tommy the Who, & The Moody Blues Dark Side of the Moon for starters.
yeah we were fortunate to be around during that incredibly productive musical period.
WITHOUT A CRYSTAL BALL I FEAR THAT YOU ARE PROBABLY CORRECT, BUT AT LEAST THE FUTURE OF HIGH QUALITY MUSIC ARTISTS HAS THIS PROFOUND EXAMPLE OF PRECISELY NEAR PERFECT ARTISTRY AND MAGIC TO BE INSPIRED BY AND THEN POSSIBLY EXCEED THE BAR THAT THEY SET SO INCREDIBLY HIGH.
The great Chris Squire, gone and not forgotten. Steve Howe is a virtuoso. Rick Wakeman stands with Keith Emerson as the keyboard god of the era. And the enigmatic voice of Jon Anderson. Yes was an anchor point of my musical education. Thank you.
Amen. Yes was an ideal standard to which all rock groups should aspire. Not copy, but aspire. Exquisite song writers and performers.
hear hear!
This is the song that got me into Yes. Had to have it. Ended up buying the album to get it. Then I heard Close To The Edge.
Yes es una explosión de creatividad musical sublime, tremendos músicos,Anderson la vos de Dios!!!!👏
Tony banks was up there with those two
We really did have superior music back in the day. The variety... the talent.. the uniqueness.. the artistry. Each group had its signature sound, and YES was soooo true to such distinctiveness. So rich... so different... so gratifying. Jon Anderson's soaring tenor voice is unmatched, yet the guitar work is seductive, as well.
10 minutes of pure heaven... wow.
Totally agree. Everything now is derivative and reductive.
When I listen to the mindless shit called music now I fear for my grandchildren 😮
Could not say it better
There is no sound like new acoustic guitar strings!
Absolutely we did have the music.
Man what a time we grew up in ♥️♥️
No one knows how meaningful Yes was to me as a young teen. They probably saved my life by filling my heart with their music beyond what I thought was possible. It helped me weather setbacks.
Sigo a la capa....
Dady.... My father.
Me too.
I think the same.
We know.
i am watching in Oct. 2024. I saw them several times in the seventies and had 4 of their albums. One of my favorie bands!
Tous les jours ,tous les jours un YES au réveil et le plus souvent cette chanson , la plus belle à mon goût. Vu 6 fois à PARIS les plus grands concerts de ma vie avec le Pink Floyd et Génésis
Dec 2024. My youth 72-73ish. Discovered. Life long fan
Back when albums were all top tier music with no fillers. Can't really pick a favorite song from 'Close to the Edge'. End up playing the whole album if I even think of one song. IMO top five groups and albums ever.
Thanks, I was about to say that. btw, this was shorter and easier. 🙂
@@johncmitchell4941 That, and 'Fragile' are my favorite YES albums.
Oh how I miss the music of the late '60's through the '70's...music today really sucks. The big "stars" of today don't have the talent these guys have in their pinkies. Bands like Yes, Genesis, Pink Floyd, Grateful Dead, ABB...now THAT was music...
Me too!
Hmmm you're not really searching!!! For example check Patrick watson's bollywood...or hearts...of course YES is on another level but these watson tracks are delightful!!!
@brucesilverman ...and Beatles, Led Zeppelin, Deep Peuple, Jeff Beck were very good too. But listen Steve Reich's music like "electric counterpoint" and many other pièces : it is awesome music.
We can get Gen Z to like this music.
After 50 years, still in love with Yes.
Saw them live so many times. Jon Anderson, when he worse those beautiful robes and with his long hair flowing sang and looked like a god.
Definitely one of the most beautiful and creative pieces in the Yes catalog!
Agree with you 100%
Uhh, but what about....no, uh, but then there's....uh, I guess you're right.
in any catalog
Also my favourite. Seen them many times. I still go to concerts when they are playing in Newcastle upon Tyne.
not the best version, don't know why, everybody's here but something apathetic
YES, when music was real, we will sadly never see their like again.
WITHOUT A CRYSTAL BALL I FEAR THAT YOU ARE PROBABLY CORRECT, BUT AT LEAST THE FUTURE OF HIGH QUALITY MUSIC HAS THIS PROFOUND EXAMPLE OF PRECISELY NEAR PERFECT ARTISTRY AND MAGIC TO BE INSPIRED BY AND THEN POSSIBLY EXCEED THE BAR THAT THEY SET SO INCREDIBLY HIGH.
This song and I have history. I became a Yes fan at a young age, I am the youngest of 4, my oldest brothers introduced me to Classic Rock in elementary school. My brother Tom bought
Yessongs album for my 18th birthday. And you and I quickly became my favorite Yes song.
As fate has it, we were listening to that song when our grandfather passed away. We lived in his house, and he was a huge influence on us. I was the baby so we were very close. It was no coincidence that " And you and I " was playing
I'm 75 and STILL ENJOY THIS SONG !!!! BACK IN MY DAYS
Me too, wonderful memories and friends.
Even though I'm Welsh, thank you for your service🫡
@@paddington3028 Hi,,Many Thanks and Have a Safe and Happy Holidays ahead !!!!!!,,,,,,,
Close to the Edge is probably one of the most impactful, deep and ethereal albums Ive ever known. Simple words can’t describe.
Never heard a band that was more in sync than Yes. Phenomenal artists.
Saw them in concert when topographical oceans came out.. absolutely the greatest band I have ever seen..and I have been a dj...and a musical band photographer..my jaw was on the ground the whole concert
9th row..center..Forum, Los Angeles
King Crimson, Genesis the Foxtrot tour. Not better but easily as good. 2nd time I saw Yes was Topographic Oceans great performance but as many critics complained, over long. I fell asleep during the 3rd movement
Did they not lose there bass player RIP years after this.
@@victorlamothe6732 Yes, sadly he passed away in 2015, due to acute myeloid leukemia.
@@victorlamothe6732 Chris Squire passed away, yes, but his legacy as a player is preserved. Their classic piece was Close to the Edge and this may have been a close second. Go back to Fragile and listen to his solo piece, The Fish
Rick Wakeman,Tony Kaye, Bill Bruford, Allen White, Steve Howe Trevor Rabin, seriously what more could you ask for in a Yes concert
Maybe Jon Anderson on vocals and Chris Squire on bass…but that would be it.
How could you not mention Chris and Jon.
I would ask for there never to have been any one called Trevor to ever have been involved.
E L P
You couldn't ask for more they were the best
Probably my biggest regret in life... I had a ticket to see Yes in Louisville in 1979 and got the flu the day before the show. Sick as a dog with a fever so I couldn't go. All my friends (and brother) raved about the show and tormented me with their "In The Round" T-Shirts for years. I got the last laugh though when I got to see Wakeman play a 200 seat bar in Abu Dhabi at "The Club" in the mid 2000s. It was great because he joined everyone at the pub afterward (drinking only water) and we talked till the wee hours. Great memory with one of, if not THE greatest keyboard player ever. Regaled us with stories about being uncredited and unpaid by Cat Stevens, buying a racehorse from the royal family, living in a windmill in Holland... a night I'll never forget!! Thanks for the music and the memories and congrats Sir Rick for being named a Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire!
Thnx.for sharing with everyone! Your story is unique in that you've actually met and spent time ⌚ w/ an icon for awhile-- Wakeman's impact is truly legendary, as was Yes-- I am a fan of Jon Lord, btw-- We saw Yes ' in the round ' early 80's in Central Indiana- Chris Squire was 1⃣ of BEST on bass who ever lived!
I actually went to that show in Louisville (1979) along with my wife and some of her family. I was the designated driver, because I was never a drug user. That was the most awesome concert I have ever seen. The light show was spectacular. I kept thinking throughout the show that I saw a harp elevated on a platform in the shadows. Then, later in the show, the spotlight lit it up and the harpist ascended to the platform it was sitting on. I don't recall who played it, but I think it may have been Jon Anderson.
When younger, much younger, l saw YES and JETHRO TULL many times. 5 times and 4 times respectively. Last YES concert l saw, my buddy and l got tickets for 6-8 friends. We all rode together in a van. Kept secret about the tickets, handed them out at the gate, 3rd ROW to see YES on the revolving stage with WAKEMAN on keboards, wearing his cape. Everybody was blown away about the seats. Absolutely a blast. Two of my ALL TIME favorites.
Wow! What an awesome surprise!!!!
These two bands were the heroes of my youth in the 70s... not the only ones, but the most important ones
I saw them October 1978 in Las Cruces New Mexico on that revolving stage. Killer light show. Blew me away.
In the round it was called ,,saw yes/ kansas/ huey too all separately of coarse in ct back when,, see it when possible its only time ,, u know
Thank goodness for you tube. Even though our vinyl has long warped, the great music from this era will live on forever.
YES!😊
I thought I would never see all this again, Loving it again
That was just STUNNING, I saw them live in 1978, so I know how good they are. There aren't many bands that can come close to YES Live, truly UNTOUCHABLE
o yes
i saw them the same year in stratford bingley hall!! amazing!!
@@chriscoughlan5221 It was Stafford Bingley Hall, truly amazing live, how they play live like they do on their studio albums. A proper supergroup. Close to the edge down by the river, seasons will by you by, i get up i get down, fantastic
@@davehooper5115 I almost didn't see them, I lost my ticket and had to wait til the last person entered the hall!!!!
They mustve pittied me!!! Happy me!!
@@chriscoughlan5221 Thank God you managed to see them you were very lucky indeed. To have missed that concert would have been suicide city lol
Both drummers. Both Guitarists. Both Keyboardists. One singer. ONE BASSIST!
Beautifully performing one of my all-time favorite songs.
So few people realize that this song is about Jesus and his mission & message! As great as the music is, And it is a monumental & magical work of art, to me the lyrics are the greatest part of this song!
Jon Anderson is a genius for writing these lyrics!
Jon Anderson: The Voice Of An Angel
Jon Andenerson
His voice is almost surreal. I love this Band. ❤
not angel, god itself 😊
A true Masterpiece! Rip Chris , we all miss you ❤️🩹🎸🎼
My first time I seen this band @ William & Mary College in 71 I was stationed in Hampton, VA also seen a few times in Cincinnati and Dayton OH. Always one my favorite all time.
I saw Chris in Houston.
He stole the show.
See you soon Chris.
A musical masterpiece created by one of the finest bands that this planet has seen, with Jons voice just sublime
The last time I saw the classic line up do AYAI it was in Glasgow maybe 15-or so years ago with my son Ross and as the audience were on there feet I had tears in my eyes as it was THAT GOOD. And Radio Caroline will play the track uncut too. Thanks for the music bro. 🥰
❤❤❤
This music truly is timeless. How lucky we were to witness talent like this in their prime. Nothing today compares.
I was fortunate to have grown up during the greatest era of Rick music..
What a beautiful piece of music that I have the honour to listen to for about 50 years now!
And it never gets old, does it? Check out some of Rick Wakeman's solo piano versions of this piece. Pretty amazing also.
At 66 yo ,im not sure anything will ever match this ❤❤🤟🏽🤟🏽
Definitively one of the best pieces of music ever made. A gift for the mankind!!! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Their stuff was so symphonic in proportions. Key and meter changes, intricate melodies, harmonies and textures. One of the best bands ever.
An absolute masterpiece! There’s nothing else you can say about this musicianship at its finest. I really do believe for those of us born. I was born in 58 and grew up in the 60s in the 70s 80s even but the 60s and 70s music was just top notch. Just excellent songs, how I wish my 18-year-old son could see bands like this live…
I still get goosebumps in 2024 at 74, the sweetest music remindsme of the pure mountain air.and trips canoeing down the Chatooga in N.C. the sights the sounds, the light shining thru the mountain trees, pure light!
When i first heard Yes back in my college days i was hooked. I can be taken back to a specific day and time when i hear Yes. So talented. So creative. They made their mark in music history. I can only say thank you.
Jon Anderson has the best voice in rock. Angelic.
That's too generous, most unique voice in symphonic prog, IMHO.
My high school girlfriend introduced me to Yes around 1974 and I’ve been hooked ever since
There's nothing better than this just a comment from an old man
You csn see hes totally into that guitar. Fantastic.
Yeah the 12-string just sets it off. I used to jam on those 3 opening chords after I got my Martin D-12-20 back in the late 60s.
I do not think most young people today would have the patience or appreciation for this music.
they didn't in the seventies.....people asked me what music I liked...YES... they would say who?
You mean the guys with the tartan scarves hanging out their pockets and buying Bay City Rollers and similar crap? Know what you mean. @@hangemhigh63
Согласен на все100℅. Живу в России, за рулём слушаю эту музыку уже лет 15.
I remember the Union tour well. This is the greatest super group ever. Yes has been my band since 1975. Timeless.
RIP Chris and Alan.
RIP Chris Squire, fantastic bass & vocals !
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I so long for a modern artist that can tingle my spine as Yes could. I remember seeing them "in the round". What a memory.
I saw that tour too! Truly spectacular.
I saw them at the Hofheinz Pavilion at the University of Houston campus back in 1973 or so. An awesome show. Wakeman was shirtless under a floo-lenght cloak that was black velvet on the inside and sequins on the outside. When it caught the spotlights, even those who were not stone were stone. Lol
WHO'S LISTENING IN SEPTEMBER 2024!!?
October 2024!!!!
Same here, still love it
Yup! Never gets old!
Never gets old😊😊😊😊😊@@John-vw3um
And from the Philippines on vacation October 24
Kocham profesjonalizm grupy Yes.vangelis+John
I’m glad I lived in the era of bands such as Yes, their music was genius and their vocals were phenomenal! How many singers today could sing this tight without auto tune??
I wish I would have appreciated these guys when I was a teen. They are gods of music. Kids today don't get this. SHAME!
Chris will remain underrated in perpetuity. RIP young man
...Chris Squire made playing the Rick' with a pick cool !!!
@JaneHobson-on3jj hahaha. Never heard that. Backer Rocker.
What a beautiful piece of music and what a band.
I'M LISTENING - IN 2024! I'M INTO GREAT BANDS! GREAT MELODY! GREAT CONSTRUCTION! HARMONIES! TALENT!
AND I SAW YES IN CONERT 6 TIMES! AND... I SAW THE BEATLES IN 1965, FRONT ROW! YES... I'M A BOOMER AND A GUITARIST, 63 YEARS AND CLIMBING!
unforgettable group I am almost eigthy but it is still a great joy to listen to their music
enjoy
70 for me and likewise
My first concert 1979 in the round YES at Madison Square Garden- go to live shows- wow words cannot express- such memories- thanks for the opportunity to see them
Pure artistry
Gotta be one their best songs. It rings with my soul and makes me happy hearing opening notes with Steve and rick.
I saw them do it live and I still get chills every time I hear it!
I saw them live too. They’re the best!
Yes, of course it's one of their best songs. And Close to the Edge is one of their best albums.
As has been repeated ad nauseum, This era is real in every sense and sadly will never be duplicated again. Sound quality of the media and quality of bands alike. Nobody can touch this. Meaning vinyl on a good system, yet another classic that is superior to modern tech. (CD's or anything else)
I cannot even adequately express the meaning of this song in my life. Last year I saw Yes as it remains, in Houston. I cried most of the concert when I wasn't screaming admiration at Mr. Steve Howe, my guitar hero. I realize the passing of time for them and for me. So sad it is nearly over but I know the music will live on.
God how I miss the 20th century! Picture Perfect & Amazing rendition from this Band! Omg! tears in my eyes now! All those fond fond memories of friends & family who are gone & lost
Igual doctor ..me emociono...con esta canción mística..música de redención ..cósmica...increíble Yes..adelantada .50 años ..a su tiempo...
@@jorgekossio5759 Muy encanta , My generation on full tilt boogie
@@jorgekossio5759 Still gives me goosebumps!
@@jorgekossio5759 Que Bueno
I feel the same way, YES will always be my number 1
Desde Chile. Extraordinario!!!
No one could ever come close to duplicating Jon Anderson's amazing vocals. I get chills just listening to this song.
Jon Anderson never did better than when he sang this. My man Wakeman on keyboards is what I would have loved to emulate but quickly learned that level of musician is genius and above my dreams. Love this forever❤
His vocals on The friends of Mr Cairo with Vangelis Tribute album to the old time Hollywood greats equally great ❤️
When I think of yes, bands like Pink Floyd, Genesis and others how good they were as I grew up born in 1960 compared to the bands of today. Their is just no comparison and they don't even have the technology then like they do now. Most of the musicians a lot of them could all sing, switch instruments, incredible! I love yes, I love this song and I love that acoustic guitar, sounds so sweet. I guess what I'm trying to say is I'm blessed to have grown up when I did finish were way better you guys know what I'm talkin about. God bless everybody.
Just realised this song was released 50 years ago. Close to the edge was the first rock LP i ever bought and had the most amazing album cover ever.
Me too.
+1. I first heard the organ part from Close to the Edge in a Gead shop, pipes and black light posters, 1972
I am a 12-string player and this song is the highest achievement on a 12 demonstrated by Steve Howe. Cheers!
My very first live concert was seeing Yes in February of 1974 during the “Tales From Topographic Oceans” Tour. Saw them four times after that during the ‘70s. They were such a big part of my life as an adolescent and I’ll always be grateful I grew up in a time when music was transcendent. The musical landscape has suffered the same fate as the natural one during the intervening years.
My story is much the same except my first concert was 1977 Yes in the Round Houston Coliseum
Cobo Hall - Detroit My friend Chris' older brother had a record collection that would've rivaled any of the FM stations. Thought the albums were terrific, but live.. blew me away. Anytime they were inntown, we were there; $8.50 Mainfloor !
My 1st Yes concert many years ago. Just a lad then,76 now and still rate them as one of the best bands ever. So much talent, live and real music 😊
We just spent a week relaxing on the beach. My Bose Bluetooth speaker played Yes every day. At 72 I'm still hooked.
Bill Bruford is ridiculous good and the Thunder god Alan White. Cmon, it's too good. Still can't believe I got to see them on this tour. So grateful
I know! Me too. East Rutherford NJ.. It was phenomenal!
I was also there in Philadelphia on July 12-13, 1991 during the Yes Fest event at the Sheraton and in the round at the Spectrum. That Friday performance still ranks as one of the best concert experiences I ever witnessed.
I never knew they did this together, so cool. It must be so hard to play with bill’s quirky unique style
@@TXMusicDrummer I stayed at that Sheraton for the Grateful Dead in 1994.
Wow I would have loved to see Yes in concert I’m a fan from the 1980s MTV “Owner of a Lonely Heart”and I had a YES record album Fragile it had Runabout and another big hit was “I’ve seen all good people “which got a lot of radio airplay back then around here.
I was lucky to see YES @ the Whiskey back in the day . The finished with Starship Trooper
Chris Squire you amazing musician...RIP. miss you so much.
YES is why I play music and why I've owned my guitar repair business since for 49 years. OBVIOUSLY, I am not the only one who resonates with this incredible band and their songs. When I heard Roundabout in 74 or 75, my life absolutely changed. As soon as I could collect my thoughts, I quit piano lessons and picked up the guitar I was not allowed to touch. Never looked back. YES has been a lesson that has been life-long!
This is real music. We held up lighters, today's audiences hold up cell phones to take pictures and miss the magic moments of a live concert.
Brings me back to my high school days where I would wait to payday to buy another album or two. Yes in the Round at Madison Square Garden was one of my favorite concerts of all time.
They were at their peak in the round in 78- 79. Saw them in philly.
This song touches the deepest fibers of my being with the most profound joy. 🙏
That man’s voice is even better after all these years! Fantastic!!!!
The new album is a gem. And Jon's approaching 80. Incredible!
Well, i think this is the best song I've ever hear, it's marvelous but sweet , with a lot of temp they make a very difficult song , nobody's make a talentous work like YES , simply the perfect song of all time , thank you YES for existing.
This is a three-year late reply I have to agree with you I just wish they would have kept John in a group the song is pushing and very memorable to me
You're so correct with that I hope you get this
That's the art in full intensity of creation and performance. Where is the real music in nowadays around the globe? Nothing compares these genius from 60s.70s.80s....
YES por siempre, inmortal......el mejor grupo de rock progresivo.
Guitar virtuoso. I’m lucky enough to be a kid into my teens when these guys were all over the radio and in the record store. At 65 I’m blessed to have heard and seen some of the best bands in the seventies. Magical time my friends.
This song blew my young mind at 13. It encapsulates some of humanities very few saving graces. Creativity , curiosity and of course , love. Anderson reaching out to the cosmos for higher wisdom, then looking back at himself and us for appreciation and reflection.Hope in a future governed by reason over superstition. And in one of music's most serendipitous moments, finds himself in a band filled with the brightest and most talented musicians to score it perfectly.
Changed my life at 18. Even more so at 58.
See Narnia Code.
OMG brother you said it
great show in 70 or 71 at Asbury Convention Hall...Yes opened for Tull !
Eduards...tienes pasión por la narración poética ..yo no lo podría expresar..de esa manera ..un saludo ..desde México...yes..es el grupo más infravalorado de fama en México....yo los escucho desde 1976
Toujours debout 😊, toujours vivant, toujours aussi bons, pas une ride sur la musique, la voie est toujours excellente houaou 😅génial. Merci pour le retour.
My college roommate introducted me to Yes in 1973 and I was never the same. Steve Howe inspired me to play guitar. What a collection of talented players.
They each were virtuoso in their own right but together they just blew EVERYONE away!
Wow, this is the classic line-up. Anderson, Bruford, Howe, Squire, Wakeman. I got into Yes too late. I should have been there.
Masterpiece!! Time divided me from this one. I'm now 62 and never again..
Ich bin 67 ,das war meine Jugend und wenn ich das höre fühle ich mich jung ❤❤❤
My favorite Yes track ever! And You and I what a song! Written by the fabulous trio Anderson-Howe-Bruford! :)
Chris Squire was also a writer on And You and I.
Mine too...by far
@@stephaniegaines9190 Yeah, was gonna say. Not really sure Bruford did anything other than what he was told. From what I've read, he was bored shitless by the constant repetition. Squire was awesome. I saw Anderson-Bruford-Wakeman-Howe live, it was really bad (great anyway though, haha) because they had the bass buried in the mix.
@@stephaniegaines9190 The studio mix of the bass in particular is very very great.
@@stephaniegaines9190 The bass should be so phat everyone can sit on it and kick their feet and hang out, like on a dock. It's impossible for it to drown other stuff out if done right.
Awesome, saw in 1971, In Philly 💖💖 With Bobby
The finest musicians on this planet, still to this very day.❤❤❤
One of the top bands ever. Fantastic!
Just how good is is Steve Howe
Close to the Edge followed by Relayer is astounding! No group ever made two albums back to back That could beat this!
Topographic came between Close to the Edge and Relayer! And after that they still had aspirations and could bring out an album called Going for the One......
Posiblemente la mejor versión de esta canción en directo, pasarán 100 años y seguirá sonando igual de bien, las obras de arte no caducan y esto es una maravilla.
Tak dzieło sztuki muzyka instrumenty wokal wszystko na tak
Owner of a lonely heart ...also!
And that, ladies and gentlemen, is how the greatest virtuoso-musician band ever to play the planet does it!
This is my favorite " YES" let's all have a " yes" party gathering. Sometimes I feel I'm the only one .