He does a phenomenal job!!!! I don’t even like prog and I subscribed! Can you imagine if he actually talked about music that was good? He’d take over the world 😂
Glad to see my favourite song of all time (not just my favourite from Yes) make your top ten: Turn of the Century. Great list, Scot, presented with your usual knowledge and passion 👍
My Top 10: 1. Yours Is No Disgrace 2. Starship Trooper 3. South Side Of The Sky 4. Close To The Edge 5. And You And I 6. The Revealing Science Of God 7. Ritual 8. To Be Over 9. Turn Of The Century 10. Awaken Honourable Mentions: Beyond And Before The Prophet Perpetual Change Heart Of The Sunrise Siberian Khatru The Ancient Sound Chaser Going For The One On The Silent Wings Of Freedom Tempus Fugit It Can Happen Give Love Each Day
I love your list, mine is pretty similar: 1. Close to the Edge 2. Awaken 3. The Remembering/High the Memory 4. To Be Over 5. Turn of the Century 6. And You and I 7. Gates of Delirium 8. The Revealing Science of God 9. Heart of the Sunrise 10. Wondrous Stories
Roundabout is my #1, the first Yes song I heard, Chris Squire's bass somehow both being a lead and rhythm instrument was astounding...the keyboards too. RIP Chris Squire
I feel like everyone remembers their first time listening to CTTE, me and a friend were listening to it for the first time during the summer after taking some big bong rips and we were blown away by it, easily my favorite song of all time.
Scot, I've just now gotten into prog and Yes was the band that hooked me. Like you, Tales from Topographic Oceans is my favorite album of theirs and side one is my favorite song. Keep up the great work my friend.
1. And You And I 2. Close to The Edge 3. Awaken 4. Starship Trooper 5. Gates of Delirium 6. Turn of the Century 7. To Be Over 8. Wonderous Stories 9. The Revealing Silence of God 10. Heart of the Sunrise ....and the list will surely be a different one later this evening and gone tomorrow morning, but this was what just came out right this minute.
My favourite yes song must be awaken,pure perfection and the apex of all yes epics, the keybord in this song is simply magic. Also i think that the first 5 minites of awken might be the best 5 minites of music ever created
Naturally, I had to leave off a ton of great tracks. 25 Time and A Word 24 Looking Around 23 Hold On 22 Machine Messiah 21 Release, Release 20 Mood for a Day 19 Hearts 18 Madrigal 17 It Can Happen 16 Going For the One 15 Your's is no Disgrace 14 Changes 13 Heart of the Sunrise 12 (Tie) America and Onward 11 The Gates of Delirium 10 Roundabout 9 And You and I 8 Wonderous Stories 7 I've Seen All Good People 6 To Be Over 5 Long Distance Runaround 4 Ritual 3 Starship Trooper 2 South Side of the Sky 1 The Revealing Science of God No two top 25' s will ever be the same. Notable omission on my list is Close to the Edge. It's musically and lyrically brilliant but it just doesn't hit the spot for me. Excellent list Scot. Hey, I know they're not prog, but I'd love to see a top 25 song ranking for XTC, a band which you are entirely qualified to comment on. Gratitude.
I wish you could have seen the YeSSongs lineup as I was fortunate to have seen three times, also saw them with Patrick Moraz and Igor oh yeah also Ricks son Oliver.😅
Great list Scot, learned a lot because i'm not really a Yes-completist.Some amazing songs on there. Myself i love "Parallels", if not only for the mighty, mighty keyboard-riffs and, of course, the bass... "Don't Kill the Whale" is an nostalgic song for me, very innocent sounding, also sounds like Howe is a beginner guitarist, ha,ha.Love it!
You're my favorite prog channel because you like me you know that YES is the greatest band ever and you have more YES content than anyone. I think what you just did is probably the hardest thing ever. Rating the top 3 for me is easy but the next 10 are in 2nd place.🤩
@@TheProgCorner It's funny you say that because I have been on a 'TRSoG binge for a week and a half now, listening to it every evening with the headphones on. That song is coming pretty close to being my number two behind CttE. It just pulls you in and you can't get enough of it.🤩
Great list Scott, you know your Yes! here’s mine 1. Starship Trooper 2. Roundabout 3. And You & I 4. Heart of the Sunrise 5. Ritual 6. Gates of Delirium 7. The Rembembering 8. Release, Release 9. Sweetness 10. Leave It
As much as I love Yes, I have a love/hate relationship with them. Well, I wouldn't call it hate, I would call it disinterested. In my list, albums that are entirely left off are, most often, because I don't like the entire album such as Relayer (don't care for the jazziness), Tales...(just don't care for it and Open Your Eyes (it just sucks). Many of my faves are because of the exquisite bass runs by Squire. Well, here goes! 1)Tempus Fugit 2)Machine Messiah 3)On the Silent Wings of Freedom 4)Arriving UFO 5)Close to the Edge 6)Release, Release 7)Starship Trooper 8)I've Seen All Good People 9)Future Times/Rejoice 10)Owner of a Lonely Heart 11)Into the Lens 12)South Side of the Sky Honorable mention, Roundabout. This is a great song, but I have heard it so friggin' many times I never need to hear it again. You hear it in restaurants. You hear it on classic rock radio. It's as if it's the only song Yes ever did. I will also give a shout out to the whole album of Talk! Why? This album was in heavy rotation when my beloved wife and I got together, and it always gives me the warm fuzzies for that reason.
As of now: 1. Close to the Edge 2. The Gates of Delirium 3. Awaken 4. Heart of the Sunrise 5. And You And I 6. Starship Trooper 7. Roundabout 8. Yours is No Disgrace 9. Siberian Khatru 10. The Remembering HM: Survival, The Prophet, South Side of the Sky, America, The Revealing Science of God, The Ancient, Ritual, Sound Chaser, To Be Over, Turn of the Century, Parallels, On the Silent Wings of Freedom, Machine Messiah, Into the Lens, Tempus Fugit
My list 1:The Revealing Science of God 2:The Remembering 3:Close to the Edge 4:Gates Of Delirium 5:Turn of the Century 6:Awaken 7:The Ancient 8:Ritual 9:Parallels 10:Sound Chaser 11:Wonderous Stories 12:Starship Trooper 13:Going For the One 14:And You And I 15:South Side of the Sky 16:Roundabout 17:Machine Messiah 18:Survival 19:Yesterday and Today 20:To Be Over 21:Yours Is No Disgrace 22:Real Love 23:Can You Imagine 24:Heart Of The Sunrise 25:Into the Lense Tough to rank. There's not a single song I don't enjoy from 1969-1983, and there's plenty afterwards I like aswell!
I only know maybe 15-20 songs by Yes but of the ones I know I have to say my favourite is "I've Seen All Good People", followed by "Roundabout". Those two songs are brilliant as far as I'm concerned. "Leave It" would also make my top cuts from them. "Heart of the Sunrise" is an awesome tune, come to think of it the only issue I have with their music is they have really long songs, sort of like Rush but I prefer Rush more.
@@TheProgCorner True. I actually don't really have a problem with Owner (it was actually the song that first got me into the band after all). I was just joking around.
1- The Remembering 2- The Revealing Science of God 3- Gates of Delirium 4- Close to the Edge 5- Sound Chaser 6- Heart of the Sunrise 7- Awaken 8- Yours is no Disgrace 9- Turn of the Century 10- Machine Messiah
As with all other bands, ranking albums is always easier than ranking songs. Something might grow on me at a later time. I still have no definite Yes album ranking lol Stuff that were your close calls but are among my favs: Tempus Fugit, Leave It, Shoot High Aim Low, Endless Dream, Fly From Here Suite Stuff that were onyour list that I agree with: Owner (duh), Onward (😢🐟), All Good People, CHANGES💖💙💛, Long Distance Runaround/The Fish, Siberian Khatru, Roundabout Glaring emissions: -Y69: Every little thing, Beyond and before, Looking around -Time: Everydays, No Opportunity..., Time and a Word -Going for the One (my current fav Yes album): Parallels, Going for the one, Wonderous Stories (entering guilty pleasure territory) -Tormato: Dont' Kill the Whale -Drama: Into the Lens -90125: It Can Happen -BiG: Rhythm of Love, BiG generator, Love will find a way -ABWH: Quartet, The meeting -Union: Lift me up -Talk: Walls, The calling -Open Your Eyes: No way we can lose, Man in the moon (leaving guilty pleasure territory) -Ladder: The River -Mag: Can You Imagine Dishonorable mention: CIRCUS OF HEAVEN
Scott, Great list!! Could'nt agree more. Now I got a question for you or any of your listeners/viewers of your great site. Long time ago,probably early 70's, some Yes members incl at least Jon, Steve, Chris participated/played on some Orchestral Recording, with tiny little real Yes bit of 2/3 minutes right in the middle of a 20 minute Orchestral recording. Any of you know where I am talking about? Can't find it!
Good list… but I would not divide Tales from Topographic Oceans into four since they are not individual songs or suites, but rather they are four interconnected movements of a single piece of music, a single rock symphony. My list would be: 1. Tales from Topographic Oceans (in its four-movement entirety) 2. Close to the Edge 3. The Gates of Delirium 4. Awaken 5. And You and I 6. Heart of the Sunrise 7. Starship Trooper 8. Sound Chaser 9. To Be Over 10. Siberian Khatru
Okay, let me try to make my own list before I watch so I won't be influenced. ;-) 1. Starship Trooper 2. And You and I 3. The Revealing Science of God 4. Heart of the Sunrise 5. Yours is No Disgrace 6. South Side of the Sky 7. Siberian Khatru 8. Roundabout 9. I've Seen All Good People 10. Long Distance Runaround/The Fish HM: Close to the Edge; Perpetual Change; Time and a Word; Wondrous Stories
@@TheProgCorner Thanks. As was your vid. And I'm sure you're right. It was Astral Traveller I was thinking about from Time and a Word. Brain cramp on my part. Based on your enthusiasm I'm really looking forward to this new one in a couple of weeks! 😃🥰😜
Here are my top Yes songs: Roundabout South Side of the Sky And You and I Starship Trooper Close to the Edge Soon Yours Is No Disgrace Holy Lamb Siberian Khatru I’ve Seen All Good People Rhythm Of Love Perpetual Change We Agree To Ascend Machine Messiah It Will Be A Good Day Time And A Word Survival To The Moment The Gift Of Love The Revealing Science Of God Walls Future Times/Rejoice Without Hope You Cannot Start The Day The Man You Always Wanted Me To Be
@@TheProgCorner, I can well believe it. In my mind there is a slight difference between prog song and prog epic. Like with Genesis for me, I would think "Supper's Ready" and "Firth of Fifth", although I'm not sure that FoF would be my favourite "song", but I hope you know what I mean. In any case, I loved watching your countdown. .❤❤
Hei Scott but how many masterpieces they wrote and played YES ? I have no more adjectives to describe this group I write it in Italian "porca vacca che gruppo lo amo alla follia "
First, I see that Yes have announced their 2024 UK tour as 'The Classic Tales of Yes' which presumably replaces the 'Relayer' tour which had been promised and postponed thrice. I'll not be happy unless all three Relayer tracks make an appearance and won't be buying the new album as a protest until I'm convinced of that. Second: 1: CTTE 2: Gates of Delirium 3: Sound Chaser 4: Heart of the Sunrise 5: Ritual 6: Awaken 7: And You and I 8: Starship Trooper 9: America 10:Long Distance Runaround
I hear you but… …this version of Yes should not attempt Relayer. It’s more than Geoff and Steve can handle. It really is. And they know it!!! That’s the real reason for the change…
@@TheProgCorner And I hear you! You're probably right that they couldn't handle some of the tricky bits but I still bought a ticket on the strength that they would try. I did see them in 1975 when they did GoD and Sound Chaser and remember them as epic at the time though Patrick Moraz and Steve Howe were at the top of their game then.
My first Yes show was 1976. I met Jon and Patrick that day. Happiest 13 year old kid in the world!!! The opened with Sound Chaser. It was pure magic!!!
Great list..not too many surprises. However, while I love Tempus Fugit, Machine Messiah and all of Drama, the clear cut standout #1 track for me is Into the Lens off Drama. No The Sweetness, no Release Release..some of the tracks off The Ladder like Face to Face and Lightning Strikes didn't make it either. Props for Changes, Turn of the Century, and including Mind Drive, although Mind Drive would be higher on my list.
My favorite prog channel on youtube, you are doing such a great job Scot!
THANK YOU!!! That warrants a pinned comment.
He does a phenomenal job!!!! I don’t even like prog and I subscribed! Can you imagine if he actually talked about music that was good? He’d take over the world 😂
Glad to see my favourite song of all time (not just my favourite from Yes) make your top ten: Turn of the Century.
Great list, Scot, presented with your usual knowledge and passion 👍
What an amazing song!!!
My Top 10:
1. Yours Is No Disgrace
2. Starship Trooper
3. South Side Of The Sky
4. Close To The Edge
5. And You And I
6. The Revealing Science Of God
7. Ritual
8. To Be Over
9. Turn Of The Century
10. Awaken
Honourable Mentions:
Beyond And Before
The Prophet
Perpetual Change
Heart Of The Sunrise
Siberian Khatru
The Ancient
Sound Chaser
Going For The One
On The Silent Wings Of Freedom
Tempus Fugit
It Can Happen
Give Love Each Day
The Prophet!!! Nice!!!
I love your total enthusiasm, Scott. It's infectious. My no 1 is Awakan. It's so incredibly moving and uplifting.
Awaken is my Sunday Mass!!! I feel closer to the infinite after listening to it. Very special song. Very special band!!!
I love your list, mine is pretty similar:
1. Close to the Edge
2. Awaken
3. The Remembering/High the Memory
4. To Be Over
5. Turn of the Century
6. And You and I
7. Gates of Delirium
8. The Revealing Science of God
9. Heart of the Sunrise
10. Wondrous Stories
Outstanding!!!!!!!
Roundabout is my #1, the first Yes song I heard, Chris Squire's bass somehow both being a lead and rhythm instrument was astounding...the keyboards too.
RIP Chris Squire
Mine too!!!
Glad to see songs from Magnification and KeyStudio in there. I think their later albums are very underrated by most Yes fans.
I agree with that!!! Especially post-Anderson!!!
My sentiments exactly😊
I feel like everyone remembers their first time listening to CTTE, me and a friend were listening to it for the first time during the summer after taking some big bong rips and we were blown away by it, easily my favorite song of all time.
Oh yeah!!!
Love those YES reaction videos! Great list, Scot! Thanks & respect!
I waste sooooo much time watching reaction videos.
@@TheProgCorner Hope you get some smiles like I do!
I really do!!! Watching the Wolf Hunterz do Transatlantic’s The Whirlwind now. What’s wrong with me?
Scot, I've just now gotten into prog and Yes was the band that hooked me. Like you, Tales from Topographic Oceans is my favorite album of theirs and side one is my favorite song. Keep up the great work my friend.
Thanks, Dustin!!! You obviously have excellent taste!!! Prog on!!!
1. And You And I
2. Close to The Edge
3. Awaken
4. Starship Trooper
5. Gates of Delirium
6. Turn of the Century
7. To Be Over
8. Wonderous Stories
9. The Revealing Silence of God
10. Heart of the Sunrise
....and the list will surely be a different one later this evening and gone tomorrow morning, but this was what just came out right this minute.
Ten perfect songs.
Great list, Scot!!! Looking forward to Thursday too! :)
It’s a big day at The Prog Corner HQ!!!
My favourite yes song must be awaken,pure perfection and the apex of all yes epics, the keybord in this song is simply magic. Also i think that the first 5 minites of awken might be the best 5 minites of music ever created
Just gorgeous
oh man you made my day funny and interesting as usual thanx for bringing light ...
Olivier!!! Thank you!!!
Naturally, I had to leave off a ton of great tracks.
25 Time and A Word
24 Looking Around
23 Hold On
22 Machine Messiah
21 Release, Release
20 Mood for a Day
19 Hearts
18 Madrigal
17 It Can Happen
16 Going For the One
15 Your's is no Disgrace
14 Changes
13 Heart of the Sunrise
12 (Tie) America and Onward
11 The Gates of Delirium
10 Roundabout
9 And You and I
8 Wonderous Stories
7 I've Seen All Good People
6 To Be Over
5 Long Distance Runaround
4 Ritual
3 Starship Trooper
2 South Side of the Sky
1 The Revealing Science of God
No two top 25' s will ever be the same. Notable omission on my list is Close to the Edge. It's musically and lyrically brilliant but it just doesn't hit the spot for me.
Excellent list Scot. Hey, I know they're not prog, but I'd love to see a top 25 song ranking for XTC, a band which you are entirely qualified to comment on.
Gratitude.
Oh nice! I should do an XTC song ranking, shouldn’t I?
@@TheProgCorner absolutely!
Great Stuff! 1. Awaken. 2. Starship Trooper. 3. And You And I 4. Gates of Delirium 5. Perpetual Change is my top 5, keep up the good work! x
Cannot beat that!!! What a discography…
I just saw Jon Anderson and The band geeks! My first chance to see YES and it was amazing!
I’ve been watching the TH-cam videos. Wow!!!!
I wish you could have seen the YeSSongs lineup as I was fortunate to have seen three times, also saw them with Patrick Moraz and Igor oh yeah also Ricks son Oliver.😅
Igor was amazing.
Super happy to see some love for The Ladder
I love it. A lot.
Great list, man. Just found your channel, good stuff.
Welcome to The Prog Corner!!!!
Going for the one I think is One of my favorite Yes, song's but you did great.
Great list Scot, learned a lot because i'm not really a Yes-completist.Some amazing songs on there.
Myself i love "Parallels", if not only for the mighty, mighty keyboard-riffs and, of course, the bass...
"Don't Kill the Whale" is an nostalgic song for me, very innocent sounding, also sounds like Howe is a beginner guitarist, ha,ha.Love it!
Like the time I ran away, turned around and you were doing the best Yes songs close to me.
Just perfect.
" Yes week" - fantastic. Its gonna be a great week for sure! Great list Scott, interesting list. I agree, 'Close to the edge' no.1 for me too
Has to be #1.
Fabulous list Scot! But Siberian Khatru was too low!😉❤👌⚡️
My top 3 would all be on Close to the Edge!
It’s hard to argue with that. I was probably subconsciously spreading it out a little bit…
@@TheProgCorner LOL! All worthy choices from my fav prog Rock band of all time! And what a freakin discography!👌
Great list Scott and of course the best band ever YES. KEEP UP the good work brother. Peace love and God save the King. 👍😉💥✌️
Obviously, the greatest band of them all…
No reason to quibble about the order, all my favourites are there so I'm happy!
Yes!!!! The Oder is irrelevant!!!!
A great list. All my favorites. Amazing band.
The absolute best!!!
Well done Sir, Well done. 😎❤️✌️🙏
Why, thank you!!!
You're my favorite prog channel because you like me you know that YES is the greatest band ever and you have more YES content than anyone. I think what you just did is probably the hardest thing ever. Rating the top 3 for me is easy but the next 10 are in 2nd place.🤩
It’s impossible but I must have waited all my life for this…Moment, Moment, Moment…MOMENT!!!
@@TheProgCorner It's funny you say that because I have been on a 'TRSoG binge for a week and a half now, listening to it every evening with the headphones on. That song is coming pretty close to being my number two behind CttE. It just pulls you in and you can't get enough of it.🤩
It breathes. It is alive. And it knows when to rock…
Great list Scott, you know your Yes! here’s mine
1. Starship Trooper
2. Roundabout
3. And You & I
4. Heart of the Sunrise
5. Ritual
6. Gates of Delirium
7. The Rembembering
8. Release, Release
9. Sweetness
10. Leave It
Sweetness!!! Love it. And Release Release always made my “Best Of”’Yes mixtapes!!!
You are back! A restful weekend? We had our Dutch friends over and I got them to subscribe to your wonderful channel. Keep up the great work Scot
Nice!!! Thanks for that!!!
Love that you put some early stuff in the top ten.
I suspect Charlie has his feet up in his gold slippers listening to Lionel Ritchie right now!
Probably. His first wife had good taste in music at least…
Probably. His first wife had good taste in music at least…
As much as I love Yes, I have a love/hate relationship with them. Well, I wouldn't call it hate, I would call it disinterested. In my list, albums that are entirely left off are, most often, because I don't like the entire album such as Relayer (don't care for the jazziness), Tales...(just don't care for it and Open Your Eyes (it just sucks). Many of my faves are because of the exquisite bass runs by Squire. Well, here goes!
1)Tempus Fugit
2)Machine Messiah
3)On the Silent Wings of Freedom
4)Arriving UFO
5)Close to the Edge
6)Release, Release
7)Starship Trooper
8)I've Seen All Good People
9)Future Times/Rejoice
10)Owner of a Lonely Heart
11)Into the Lens
12)South Side of the Sky
Honorable mention, Roundabout. This is a great song, but I have heard it so friggin' many times I never need to hear it again. You hear it in restaurants. You hear it on classic rock radio. It's as if it's the only song Yes ever did.
I will also give a shout out to the whole album of Talk! Why? This album was in heavy rotation when my beloved wife and I got together, and it always gives me the warm fuzzies for that reason.
Very nice!!! Lots of love for Tormato and Drama!!!
On the silent wings of freedom sounds like my anthem. I adore this song!
So good!!! Squire!!!!!!
Love the video. Get me ready to see Jon Anderson with the Band Geeks tomorrow.
Sweet!!!!!
Sound chaser is top 10 for sure
It hurt leaving that one off.
nice to see To Be Over here!
Absolutely!!!!
Great stuff Scott....interesting choices....no complaints from me.....aim high shoot low
Great song!!! Probably at #26!!!
Yeah baby, this is going to be good!🤩
I hope you enjoyed it!!!
@@TheProgCorner I did Scot. What can you possible do next beside review their latest album? Have you done one of the best song on each album?🤩
That’s a good idea!!!
"Machine messiah"definetly in my top 10, now I come to think of it "Astral traveller"also.
Amazing!!!
Awesome content Scot. Loved this. Some brilliant choices. Some big omissions. But hey ho. How did you get an advanced copy of the album? Cheers Dave
Friends in high places!!!!
@@TheProgCorner Indeed.
I adore Big Generator. Two songs off BG in my top 25. Yes is my favorite band.
Like Sly sang. "Different strokes for different folks..."
Sly was my first concert!!!!
My first tour was BG. Maybe it hasn't aged that well but I have a soft spot for it.
We all have records like that. You never forget your first…
Two great underrated songs from Big Generator: 'Final Eyes', and 'I'm Running'.
Final Eyes especially!!! Great song.
Just a quick idea: I’d love to see you picking the best and worst tracks off each album.
Great idea!!!!
As of now:
1. Close to the Edge
2. The Gates of Delirium
3. Awaken
4. Heart of the Sunrise
5. And You And I
6. Starship Trooper
7. Roundabout
8. Yours is No Disgrace
9. Siberian Khatru
10. The Remembering
HM: Survival, The Prophet, South Side of the Sky, America, The Revealing Science of God, The Ancient, Ritual, Sound Chaser, To Be Over, Turn of the Century, Parallels, On the Silent Wings of Freedom, Machine Messiah, Into the Lens, Tempus Fugit
Fantastic!!!! You obviously understand.
Looking forward to this. I’m sure we’ll not only disagree on ranking, but on selection as well. But, music is objective.
:settling in to watch:
Enjoy my lunacy.
My birthday week is off to a great start! Excellent video. I don't rank YES songs or albums so I have absolutely no arguments!! FOREVER YES❗️❗️❗️❤🌅😎
Yes!!!!
@@TheProgCorner Thank you Scot❗️😎
How are you today Jeff?
@@andrewlongshaw2128 Doing better, thanks. The increased dosages are finally starting to work. Will check in with Dr in a few days.👍😎
I replied to Scot that the top 3 for me are easy but the next 10 are in 2nd place🤩. I can't rank them past 3.
My list
1:The Revealing Science of God
2:The Remembering
3:Close to the Edge
4:Gates Of Delirium
5:Turn of the Century
6:Awaken
7:The Ancient
8:Ritual
9:Parallels
10:Sound Chaser
11:Wonderous Stories
12:Starship Trooper
13:Going For the One
14:And You And I
15:South Side of the Sky
16:Roundabout
17:Machine Messiah
18:Survival
19:Yesterday and Today
20:To Be Over
21:Yours Is No Disgrace
22:Real Love
23:Can You Imagine
24:Heart Of The Sunrise
25:Into the Lense
Tough to rank. There's not a single song I don't enjoy from 1969-1983, and there's plenty afterwards I like aswell!
All four Tales songs in your Top Ten!!! I love it!!!
@The Prog Corner your video from last year about Tales is actually the reason I got into the album!
Nice!!!
Scot! Yours is a Disgrace! In the best possible way 😂 I can’t disagree with your choices. Love Yes since The Yes Album. Keep up the good work 🖖
What a band!!!
I only know maybe 15-20 songs by Yes but of the ones I know I have to say my favourite is "I've Seen All Good People", followed by "Roundabout". Those two songs are brilliant as far as I'm concerned. "Leave It" would also make my top cuts from them. "Heart of the Sunrise" is an awesome tune, come to think of it the only issue I have with their music is they have really long songs, sort of like Rush but I prefer Rush more.
Yes and Rush!!!! Two of the greatest bands ever!!!!
The only song that you left off that I felt maybe could have been on there is "sound chaser." Take owner out and put that in. Lol. ;)
I probably should have done that but Owner is really important in the band’s history…
@@TheProgCorner True. I actually don't really have a problem with Owner (it was actually the song that first got me into the band after all). I was just joking around.
Can’t argue with your top 5
👍👍👍❤️❤️❤️
YES YES YES YES.........................................🥰🥰🥰
And YES again!!!!
@@TheProgCorner They catch me with HAROLD LAND and EVERY LITTLE Thing.
They never let me go anymore.
Yes!!! I'm going to love this album!!!
Yes you will…
Great list. I,d include That, That Is and Hearts.
That That Is hurt to leave off!!!
1- The Remembering
2- The Revealing Science of God
3- Gates of Delirium
4- Close to the Edge
5- Sound Chaser
6- Heart of the Sunrise
7- Awaken
8- Yours is no Disgrace
9- Turn of the Century
10- Machine Messiah
Beautiful. Nothing but perfection there!!!
@@TheProgCorner Thanks!
As with all other bands, ranking albums is always easier than ranking songs. Something might grow on me at a later time. I still have no definite Yes album ranking lol
Stuff that were your close calls but are among my favs: Tempus Fugit, Leave It, Shoot High Aim Low, Endless Dream, Fly From Here Suite
Stuff that were onyour list that I agree with: Owner (duh), Onward (😢🐟), All Good People, CHANGES💖💙💛, Long Distance Runaround/The Fish, Siberian Khatru, Roundabout
Glaring emissions:
-Y69: Every little thing, Beyond and before, Looking around
-Time: Everydays, No Opportunity..., Time and a Word
-Going for the One (my current fav Yes album): Parallels, Going for the one, Wonderous Stories
(entering guilty pleasure territory)
-Tormato: Dont' Kill the Whale
-Drama: Into the Lens
-90125: It Can Happen
-BiG: Rhythm of Love, BiG generator, Love will find a way
-ABWH: Quartet, The meeting
-Union: Lift me up
-Talk: Walls, The calling
-Open Your Eyes: No way we can lose, Man in the moon
(leaving guilty pleasure territory)
-Ladder: The River
-Mag: Can You Imagine
Dishonorable mention: CIRCUS OF HEAVEN
Time And A Word is one of the best songs ever written. Should have been on my list.
Scott, Great list!! Could'nt agree more. Now I got a question for you or any of your listeners/viewers of your great site. Long time ago,probably early 70's, some Yes members incl at least Jon, Steve, Chris participated/played on some Orchestral Recording, with tiny little real Yes bit of 2/3 minutes right in the middle of a 20 minute Orchestral recording. Any of you know where I am talking about? Can't find it!
I’m not sure what that is but someone here probably knows!!!
@@TheProgCorner its Yes with Johnny Harris, All the bring you morning. Its a lovely Yes bit.
just found it under Rare Recordings
Johnny Harris!!!! That rings a bell.
Good list… but I would not divide Tales from Topographic Oceans into four since they are not individual songs or suites, but rather they are four interconnected movements of a single piece of music, a single rock symphony.
My list would be:
1. Tales from Topographic Oceans (in its four-movement entirety)
2. Close to the Edge
3. The Gates of Delirium
4. Awaken
5. And You and I
6. Heart of the Sunrise
7. Starship Trooper
8. Sound Chaser
9. To Be Over
10. Siberian Khatru
I like what you did there!!!
@@TheProgCorner thank you, good sir!
Hey Scot! Sounds like my kind of week!🎵🎼🎶🎺🪗🎤🎙🪕🎷🎹🎸🎻🎧🥁🔈🔉🔊😎
I’m ranking the Yes album covers tomorrow. Why? Why not!!!
@@TheProgCorner Cool.😎
@@TheProgCorner Relayer and Tales tie for 1st!👍👍😎😎
It will be a white knuckler!!!
@@TheProgCorner I do like YESSHOWS also. My vanity plate and had a jacket made with it on the back. Wool front, leather sleeves, and satin back!❤️🌅😎
Okay, let me try to make my own list before I watch so I won't be influenced. ;-)
1. Starship Trooper
2. And You and I
3. The Revealing Science of God
4. Heart of the Sunrise
5. Yours is No Disgrace
6. South Side of the Sky
7. Siberian Khatru
8. Roundabout
9. I've Seen All Good People
10. Long Distance Runaround/The Fish
HM: Close to the Edge; Perpetual Change; Time and a Word; Wondrous Stories
Fabulous.
@@TheProgCorner Thanks. As was your vid. And I'm sure you're right. It was Astral Traveller I was thinking about from Time and a Word. Brain cramp on my part. Based on your enthusiasm I'm really looking forward to this new one in a couple of weeks! 😃🥰😜
It’s better than it should be.
Here are my top Yes songs:
Roundabout
South Side of the Sky
And You and I
Starship Trooper
Close to the Edge
Soon
Yours Is No Disgrace
Holy Lamb
Siberian Khatru
I’ve Seen All Good People
Rhythm Of Love
Perpetual Change
We Agree
To Ascend
Machine Messiah
It Will Be A Good Day
Time And A Word
Survival
To The Moment
The Gift Of Love
The Revealing Science Of God
Walls
Future Times/Rejoice
Without Hope You Cannot Start The Day
The Man You Always Wanted Me To Be
To Ascend. Good call.
I thought "Close To The Edge" would be number one, but I am really glad you chose "Heart of the Sunrise" as number two. 😎😎
It was almost reversed!!!!
@@TheProgCorner, I can well believe it. In my mind there is a slight difference between prog song and prog epic. Like with Genesis for me, I would think "Supper's Ready" and "Firth of Fifth", although I'm not sure that FoF would be my favourite "song", but I hope you know what I mean. In any case, I loved watching your countdown. .❤❤
👍👍👍
yes is tricky on rating songs, as the epics are not on the same level as the under 10 variety. They got tons of great of both.
A good point!!!
Hei Scott but how many masterpieces they wrote and played YES ? I have no more adjectives to describe this group I write it in Italian "porca vacca che gruppo lo amo alla follia "
Just incredible!!!!
Let me add something in German: Yes und der Rest ist Schweigen. 😂
First, I see that Yes have announced their 2024 UK tour as 'The Classic Tales of Yes' which presumably replaces the 'Relayer' tour which had been promised and postponed thrice. I'll not be happy unless all three Relayer tracks make an appearance and won't be buying the new album as a protest until I'm convinced of that.
Second: 1: CTTE 2: Gates of Delirium 3: Sound Chaser 4: Heart of the Sunrise 5: Ritual 6: Awaken 7: And You and I 8: Starship Trooper 9: America 10:Long Distance Runaround
I hear you but…
…this version of Yes should not attempt Relayer. It’s more than Geoff and Steve can handle. It really is. And they know it!!! That’s the real reason for the change…
@@TheProgCorner And I hear you! You're probably right that they couldn't handle some of the tricky bits but I still bought a ticket on the strength that they would try. I did see them in 1975 when they did GoD and Sound Chaser and remember them as epic at the time though Patrick Moraz and Steve Howe were at the top of their game then.
My first Yes show was 1976. I met Jon and Patrick that day. Happiest 13 year old kid in the world!!! The opened with Sound Chaser. It was pure magic!!!
I know this may sound redundant but Yes died when Chris passed and then sadly Mr. White 😢
Chris wanted Yes to last 100 years!!!
Roundabout is 1
I’m okay with that!!!!
Scot!
Do you see them doing a 50th anniversary edition of YesSongs?
It makes a lot of sense so, knowing Yes, it won’t happen!!!
@@TheProgCorner Well said!
I personally think it would be a dishonor to Chris and Alan.😮
@@cindydahl9635 Thats a great point.
@@TheProgCorner hahahahaha!
Great list..not too many surprises. However, while I love Tempus Fugit, Machine Messiah and all of Drama, the clear cut standout #1 track for me is Into the Lens off Drama.
No The Sweetness, no Release Release..some of the tracks off The Ladder like Face to Face and Lightning Strikes didn't make it either.
Props for Changes, Turn of the Century, and including Mind Drive, although Mind Drive would be higher on my list.
Lightning Strikes is a personal favorite!!! So upbeat!!! So fun!!!
Why didn’t you just be honest and title the video top 25 yes songs 😳🤷🏼♂️
Oui!
¡Sí!
כן!
Do you play any of the songs?
I just talk about music.
I could never do this it's all perpetual change for me with their songs lol
I hear you!!!
Machine messiah
Oh yeah!!!!
I would not put close to the edge(the song) at the top it never spoke to me much, rank side 2 much higher though, like all tales songs better i think
I’ve always loved CTTE. Side Two is great also!!! But yeah, Tales is my favorite album ever…
"Endless Dream" is top 5...you missed that...SH,AL is top 10.
I love the first 90 seconds of Endless Dream!!!
No consideration for OTSWOF! Great video though!
I love that song but Yes has so many great tracks!!!
Top ten or top twenty-five? :P
Yes.
I wonder why Yes is so disected like honestly is any of their music actually bad or is it just less good, feel the same about Maiden and Rush
It’s all great!!! And Rush and Maiden are two other bands I adore!!!!
Play the music and quiet yourself.
Yes!!!!!