You don't need uploaded visuals to enjoy this song and meaning. For me, this is one of the greatest songs ever written on one of the greatest albums of all time.
I agree. First time seeing it with these visuals. Totally distracts from the music. The mood the song creates is unique to the person listening. Putting images to it rips that most important part away.
Although I never saw YES in concert, but I have seen their live shows more than 100 times for so many years, there is no band with that level of complexity that plays and sings as clear and similiar as the original recording, my respects to this great band and all its members, simply masterful.
Ladies and gentlemen YES the greatest show on earth. Having seen Chris Squire and Yes 36 times from 75 to a few months before Chris passed in 2015 their shows feel like a journey with the divine. This is the first of 8 great symphonic pieces Yes have created, all brilliant.
I’ve only heard you YES reactions…. But you seem on point with YES … you are more fans of progressive music than you think … this is progressive rock at its best ! Thanks guys !
im 53 heard it first time in 1982. hard to believe this is the first time they are hearing it. there lives should change for the better just like mine did. that what music can do. when it is amazing. these days it is not. a shame.
The drummer on this Magnus Opus is the incomparable Bill Bruford, a percussive genius and prog rock legend. His steady, syncopated yet precise stick work is truly the glue that holds all of this complex, slightly idiosyncratic performance together.
Yes, saw that tour in KC in 83 maybe. . Also saw them in Lawrence in 75. Both shows great but the 75 one showcased this vintage album.... I'm not sure if Chris was the virtuoso Who bassist John Entwistle was, but it was close. Ox was more of a lead player , Chris held it down and did some great solo turns, as well.. Now, they can compare notes and let it rip in the afterlife.
Anderson's explanation of the lyrics makes perfect sense. Would only add that the musical composition is also perfect toward conveying the intended message.
Nature is musical, every creature and element has their own timing, melody, beginning and end. If you listen carefully you can hear the rhythm of nature. Language and human thought tends to get in the way while music can open us to perceiving the grand symphony going on around us in every moment. I like how this song starts and ends with nature sounds which initially sounds chaotic and then develops into something special.
Just this last year, we also lost percussionist and drummer Alan White as well. While the drummer on the album was Bill Bruford, after recording "Close to the Edge," Bill left Yes to join King Crimson, and Alan White joined Yes less than one week before the start of the "Close to the Edge" tour began! Alan was a member of Yes until his death, at 72. Before Yes, Alan also played with Joe Cocker, George Harrison and a great many sessions, but was probably best known for his time with John Lennon and the Plastic Ono Band, and he performed on "Instant Kharma" and "Imagine."
Great words from you both. This song was ideal to lie back close your eyes and escape... so many soundscapes and 50 years on it is great to see young musicians listening in.
So here is my reaction. My friends and I bought this album when it first came out in 1972. We were young teenagers. We would sit in our party basements in our parents houses and get stoned and listen to this song. We did not have any visuals and we did not need them. We simply closed our eyes and let the music create the visuals for each individual person. Very seldom did we speak about our individual feelings about this song at the time. It was almost too personal. Remember, we were just 13 years old. It is a song about crossing over to the other side. We knew that. The images that this song evoked were different every time we heard the song. There was some kind of magic going on when this song was created and it spread to all of the listeners and I think still does. Of course we had to go see it live at our local arena many times over. Add a giant light show and you have memories that last forever. I consider this to be the best progressive rock song ever written and performed. The whole album is magic. Now for a slight critique: Although I thought the video of your reaction video was fabulously done, I did think it was hyper-kinetic, too violent and disconnected from this peaceful melody. I thought it actually took away and distracted from the music. Back in 1972, my friends and I would not have dreamed of such visuals happening so fast to go with this song. The technology was not there and I am very happy about that. The visuals that this song conjured up in our minds were more dreamy and peaceful. That being said, another wonderful reaction from you both. Thank you so much and I love your little light show background. I once said to Jon Anderson before a concert that because of his band, that I had 37 different lighting systems including 17 lasers in my apartment. It was a truly good laugh. But also very true. What I am saying is that this band changed my life throughout the years and I am now 63 years old and I still listen. Peace.
Bill Bruford once said, "I like it when there's mistakes. When there's mistakes it means people are running risks. When there's no mistakes, you're not pushing the envelope hard enough."
I love listening to people trying to explain the intro to this song. Funny thing is that you have to understand purpose. The song has purposeful structure despite what is seeming a chaotic arrangement. And when you talk about musicians, Yes doesn't have "vestigial" musicians. They are all purposeful and masterful. The great thing is with The Yes Album, Fragile and Close to the Edge, the musicians present created a masterful, orchestral arrangement. They are ALL virtuosos in technique, and they are all creative forces in their own right. Look up any "top 100" list for their respective instrument. You'll find Bruford at the very top among drummers/percussionists, Wakeman as a keyboardist, Howe as a guitarist and obviously Squire at bass. The great thing is they came together for a period of time to create a collective effort that resonates musically so well.
I saw 90125 tour as well. Chris is a bass god for sure. But YES was at the top of their game for Close To The Edge imo. Jon’s lyrics are tonal to the music. It’s just another instrument adding to the overall composition … they are ALL VIRTUOSOs
Oooh my goodness finally after so many years now seeing them react to other YES songs which are amazing because YES is superb … they finally react to Close to the Edge.. very nice 🔥🔥🔥
Sounds like you have a limiter running.. opens up when quieter, squeezes sound when louder.. I like overall EQ.. you two funny together.. thank you both...
Youre totally right at the end Vin, modern prog is miles behind what was done by yes. I love 70s prog, but theres only a handful of modern prog bands that I like
You have to experience the left and the right in order to understand the beauty and harmony of the middle 🙏. Incredible song, beautifully written and executed 🫡
Rick always said that with the classic Yes line up the whole package was greater than the sum of its parts. When I saw Yes it was like there were ten musicians on stage. Never saw a bad show.
BTW, in the 1970s, Steve Howe was voted "Best Overall Guitarist" by the readers of Guitar Player Magazine, five years in a row! Because of this, GP instituted something new for Steve, and he was the founding member of the "Gallery of Greats," which took him out of being selected for any other polls.
How refreshing it is to hear someone declare that they believe in objective truth. I personally found the video, while remarkable, also distracting from the purity of the music. I have lived with this piece of music since it was released, and I find it breathtaking every time I hear it. I'm glad you found it provocative and entertaining.
Thank you for doing this one. The visuals were distracting because they "literally" showed pictures that matched the lyrics...but distorted the songs meaning. That said I appreciate that you do long tracks like this.
You folks have done well to pull apart the three songs I've seen you react to. And I see you're starting to grasp that Jon Anderson did much of his lyrical writing more for the sound shape than for literal content. That having been said, he has a brilliance in setting words that create adaptive themes. Sori, that sound shrinking through you is a floor pedal called a Taurus, made by Moog. In live shows or with a big enough home stereo that throbbing sound goes right through your chest like fireworks do. He uses it to great effect in many of their greatest works.
Good reaction guys you got pretty much everything. But in the "heavenly" part in the middle that was NOT a synth, that's a real organ recorded in a church! It sounds absolutely amazing
I love this song and have heard them play it in concert in the early to mid seventies . But the song is hard enough to listen to the first time with all the changes , without throwing in all the visuals - a few of them hit - but many don't clarify anything much . Just listen to the song !
Well, Yes members are all virtuosos in the 70's. But like you said, what really makes them so great is the creativity, the ability to compose, to be eccentric but make it all work so well. Some amazing players don't create great songs, they can play super fast and complex stuff, but the songs may not be that good.
For the sneeze God bless you, to be honest with you I got quite a kick out of that video I just don't understand why you were showing the derriere from the album Going for the one😅😅😅
While an admirable effort, visuals can't replace the imagination generated by the music. You will think of the visuals when you hear the song. It's one more obstacle to overcome.
Keep listening to them and your life will be changed. First listening is pretty tough. The earlier recordings gradually brought us to this epic songs. Go back to YES album and Fragile to see how the 20 min songs came about. These guys were the best studio guys in England at the time. Welcome to YES world.
If you like music fused with nature, check out The World's Green Laughter by B 52's. They incorporate sampled sounds of animals and even give the 'lead' bird a credit.
Yes fans know that that 18 mins of Music in CTTE is the shortest 18 mins ever! This music captivates people so much that you end up in a parallel universe on its own time line.
Now you are into the Yes masterpieces one the amazing epics. The Yes long format epics are sonic wonders and Close to the Edge remain at the top of the tree in prog rock. In 1972 this was so innovative, experimental, so far out there and such a journey and experience. For so many it changed our understanding of and definition of music. I have listened to CTTE so many times over so many years and built my own mental journey and so I tend to find the video too distracting from the sonic experience. I suggest you try listening to this music in a darkened room no video and let your mind paint the pictures.
While I appreciate the amount of work and talent that went into the video, I am a firm believer in letting the music make its own images in the listener's own head and feel bad for anyone hearing this for the first time and having someone else's visual interpretation forced upon them. Each to their own, I guess. That said, this is one of the greatest songs written. I'll always love Awaken more, but this is a transcendental trip that I'll always appreciate.
Hello guys! im new here and loving your channel 😊 i have a request please! HIM - Killing loneliness (one of the most popular ones) HIM - Venus in our blood (less popular but one of my absolute favorites) VV - The foreverlost ( it’s by Ville Valo which is the lead singer and now has a new solo album with a different sound) i hope to see these reactions soon or at least one🙊🤍 i saw your previous reactions to HIM so i’m suggesting ones that sound different, like you said we HIM fans are pretty emotional and loyal so im hoping you’ll like these more! keep it up 😊
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This is why I can't bear the stuff passed off as music that comes out these days. Anyway, this was Yes' tour de force. Now listen to Genesis' tour de force - Supper's Ready.
Great video no question, but you two should have reacted to just the music alone, the visuals as good as they are, detract from the music for a first time listener. In all honesty this is not one of my favourite Yes songs, but I’m very much in the minority on that
Forget philsophisizing their lyrics at first. The voice & words are primarily another instrument. This music is the ultimate representation of pure YES. In 72, it blew the roof off of Prog. There is meaning and much of it is delivered through the music itself. The video was great when it remained conceptual but all the literal dark imagery missed the mark. YES fires on all 5 cylinders. They were the KINGS NEVERTHELESS I am assuming there are many Progbands from the era that didn't copy and were on point. GENTLE GIANT, GENESIS, etc. I like your reaction but the off topic stuff is a bit much. etc
I don't know where that video came from, but just ignore it. That was not a YES production for sure. The music stands on its own, IMHO. The visuals sometimes distract from your concentration on the music...and you need to focus on this piece. 😉
This sucks, the reason I watch reaction videos is to watch the faces of the reactors, not a video of the music they are reacting to. You should've stuck to your original format and had the video small and your faces large, it spoils it the other way round as the movie is very distracting. Also, reacting to songs that have lyrics or visuals attached is annoying because you know the reactors are being distracted from the music by the lyrics or visuals, which detracts from the experience IMO. All the best reactors just listen to the music and nothing else, unwatchable.
This didn't work for me. The video was certainly well made, but I came here for a reaction and with you being so marginalised on the screen that was the one thing I didn't get. If I'd just wanted to listen to the music and watch some pretty pictures I'm sure there are plenty of other sites I could have visited. One more thing: the band stated at the time of this album's release that the I Get Up I Get Down section was inspired by television news footage of women in Northern Ireland mourning their loved ones who had died during 'The Troubles'.
So the video, as great as it was, had nothing to do with the band Yes or the song. Ideas of objective reality are western concepts, Yes and Jon Anderson were heavily influenced by eastern philosophy. Subjectivity is a big part of that experience. If you're denying that there is music that you might hate and someone else finds beautiful, then you probably need to get out more. Music isn't basketball or a running race. There's no objective score or records being set. Listen to modern music with microtones sometime. Some people like it and some don't. It's brain processing differences. But at risk of contradicting myself, I would agree that Yes and Close to the Edge is objectively great. On the other hand, Yngwie might be a guitar virtuoso but I can't stand his music.
This was an awful video; totally random shit that had little to do with the music and lyrics. It's best listened to without all that DJ Nick crap. For me, every since I first heard this track in 1972 , as a 16 year old, "Close to the Edge" was and always has been my favourite piece of Progressive Rock.
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You don't need uploaded visuals to enjoy this song and meaning.
For me, this is one of the greatest songs ever written on one of the greatest albums of all time.
I've seen the video they're watching before and I hate it. It's disorienting and annoying. As you said, doesn't need any visuals.
I agree. First time seeing it with these visuals. Totally distracts from the music. The mood the song creates is unique to the person listening. Putting images to it rips that most important part away.
Glad you said it. This song, YES, and this interpretation in video? So wrong.
Having seen YES live 49 times, their music still brings me to tears. Best band, ever. Period.
Very well said
Agreed
Hey 49! 36 here. Surprised 214 hasn't found this reaction. ✨️🎶✨️
@@lesblatnyak5947 ...hello there, fellow YES friend.
Thank you! Yes fan since 1971 and I still get chills from this. I listen to it often, even after 50 years.
Although I never saw YES in concert, but I have seen their live shows more than 100 times for so many years, there is no band with that level of complexity that plays and sings as clear and similiar as the original recording, my respects to this great band and all its members, simply masterful.
Ladies and gentlemen YES the greatest show on earth. Having seen Chris Squire and Yes 36 times from 75 to a few months before Chris passed in 2015 their shows feel like a journey with the divine. This is the first of 8 great symphonic pieces Yes have created, all brilliant.
I’ve only heard you YES reactions…. But you seem on point with YES … you are more fans of progressive music than you think … this is progressive rock at its best ! Thanks guys !
The Phlily radio Stations would play this entire song when YES was in town.
I'd like to have a dollar for every time I've listened to this for the last 50 years. Best song ever, from the best band ever.
im 53 heard it first time in 1982. hard to believe this is the first time they are hearing it. there lives should change for the better just like mine did. that what music can do. when it is amazing. these days it is not. a shame.
Truly it is
Very well said
Best work of art ever ❤
The drummer on this Magnus Opus is the incomparable Bill Bruford, a percussive genius and prog rock legend. His steady, syncopated yet precise stick work is truly the glue that holds all of this complex, slightly idiosyncratic performance together.
this song is definitely a 10 for me - just perfect
I had the privilege of seeing Yes on the 90125 tour. Watching Chris Squire play bass was a religious experience, and I was not religious yet.
Yes, saw that tour in KC in 83 maybe. . Also saw them in Lawrence in 75. Both shows great but the 75 one showcased this vintage album.... I'm not sure if Chris was the virtuoso Who bassist John Entwistle was, but it was close. Ox was more of a lead player , Chris held it down and did some great solo turns, as well.. Now, they can compare notes and let it rip in the afterlife.
You may disagree but that is the greatest song ever written, ever! Just listen to it a thousand more times and then you might agree. 🤩
Anderson's explanation of the lyrics makes perfect sense. Would only add that the musical composition is also perfect toward conveying the intended message.
Nature is musical, every creature and element has their own timing, melody, beginning and end. If you listen carefully you can hear the rhythm of nature. Language and human thought tends to get in the way while music can open us to perceiving the grand symphony going on around us in every moment. I like how this song starts and ends with nature sounds which initially sounds chaotic and then develops into something special.
You will not find another band as impeccable as Yes.
Not normally a fan of “fan made videos” but wow this one was fantastic! Would love to know where it came from?
Just this last year, we also lost percussionist and drummer Alan White as well. While the drummer on the album was Bill Bruford, after recording "Close to the Edge," Bill left Yes to join King Crimson, and Alan White joined Yes less than one week before the start of the "Close to the Edge" tour began! Alan was a member of Yes until his death, at 72. Before Yes, Alan also played with Joe Cocker, George Harrison and a great many sessions, but was probably best known for his time with John Lennon and the Plastic Ono Band, and he performed on "Instant Kharma" and "Imagine."
Great words from you both. This song was ideal to lie back close your eyes and escape... so many soundscapes and 50 years on it is great to see young musicians listening in.
So here is my reaction. My friends and I bought this album when it first came out in 1972. We were young teenagers. We would sit in our party basements in our parents houses and get stoned and listen to this song. We did not have any visuals and we did not need them. We simply closed our eyes and let the music create the visuals for each individual person. Very seldom did we speak about our individual feelings about this song at the time. It was almost too personal. Remember, we were just 13 years old. It is a song about crossing over to the other side. We knew that. The images that this song evoked were different every time we heard the song. There was some kind of magic going on when this song was created and it spread to all of the listeners and I think still does. Of course we had to go see it live at our local arena many times over. Add a giant light show and you have memories that last forever. I consider this to be the best progressive rock song ever written and performed. The whole album is magic. Now for a slight critique: Although I thought the video of your reaction video was fabulously done, I did think it was hyper-kinetic, too violent and disconnected from this peaceful melody. I thought it actually took away and distracted from the music. Back in 1972, my friends and I would not have dreamed of such visuals happening so fast to go with this song. The technology was not there and I am very happy about that. The visuals that this song conjured up in our minds were more dreamy and peaceful. That being said, another wonderful reaction from you both. Thank you so much and I love your little light show background. I once said to Jon Anderson before a concert that because of his band, that I had 37 different lighting systems including 17 lasers in my apartment. It was a truly good laugh. But also very true. What I am saying is that this band changed my life throughout the years and I am now 63 years old and I still listen. Peace.
Greatest band ever!!!
This is one of the best prog rock songs, from one of the best prog rock bands, with one of the most badass bassists ever.
Perhaps the greatest composition in rock history? 🤔
Who produced the video images; and, where can it be found?
Bill Bruford once said, "I like it when there's mistakes. When there's mistakes it means people are running risks. When there's no mistakes, you're not pushing the envelope hard enough."
I love listening to people trying to explain the intro to this song. Funny thing is that you have to understand purpose. The song has purposeful structure despite what is seeming a chaotic arrangement.
And when you talk about musicians, Yes doesn't have "vestigial" musicians. They are all purposeful and masterful. The great thing is with The Yes Album, Fragile and Close to the Edge, the musicians present created a masterful, orchestral arrangement. They are ALL virtuosos in technique, and they are all creative forces in their own right.
Look up any "top 100" list for their respective instrument. You'll find Bruford at the very top among drummers/percussionists, Wakeman as a keyboardist, Howe as a guitarist and obviously Squire at bass. The great thing is they came together for a period of time to create a collective effort that resonates musically so well.
from 29:20 - Your discussion about the ship of Theseus paradox, and what makes art art, and what makes us us...
THIS. IS. GREAT.
Thank you!
I saw 90125 tour as well. Chris is a bass god for sure. But YES was at the top of their game for Close To The Edge imo. Jon’s lyrics are tonal to the music. It’s just another instrument adding to the overall composition … they are ALL VIRTUOSOs
I have listened to this song since the early '70's and it has lost none of its power to take the listener Close to the Edge!
Steven Wilson has done some great audio/visual pieces, highly recommend.
Oooh my goodness finally after so many years now seeing them react to other YES songs which are amazing because YES is superb … they finally react to Close to the Edge.. very nice 🔥🔥🔥
“The “ Masterpiece of prog no debate
This was and still is an incredible piece of work.
Sounds like you have a limiter running.. opens up when quieter, squeezes sound when louder.. I like overall EQ.. you two funny together.. thank you both...
Virtuosos every one! Thanks for sharing this awesome reaction, Vin & Sori~
Youre totally right at the end Vin, modern prog is miles behind what was done by yes. I love 70s prog, but theres only a handful of modern prog bands that I like
@43:40 @you mean: the actual name is 'Cristo Redentor' in Rio de Janeiro
You have to experience the left and the right in order to understand the beauty and harmony of the middle 🙏.
Incredible song, beautifully written and executed 🫡
Rick always said that with the classic Yes line up the whole package was greater than the sum of its parts. When I saw Yes it was like there were ten musicians on stage. Never saw a bad show.
BTW, in the 1970s, Steve Howe was voted "Best Overall Guitarist" by the readers of Guitar Player Magazine, five years in a row! Because of this, GP instituted something new for Steve, and he was the founding member of the "Gallery of Greats," which took him out of being selected for any other polls.
How refreshing it is to hear someone declare that they believe in objective truth. I personally found the video, while remarkable, also distracting from the purity of the music. I have lived with this piece of music since it was released, and I find it breathtaking every time I hear it. I'm glad you found it provocative and entertaining.
Thank you for doing this one. The visuals were distracting because they "literally" showed pictures that matched the lyrics...but distorted the songs meaning. That said I appreciate that you do long tracks like this.
You folks have done well to pull apart the three songs I've seen you react to. And I see you're starting to grasp that Jon Anderson did much of his lyrical writing more for the sound shape than for literal content. That having been said, he has a brilliance in setting words that create adaptive themes. Sori, that sound shrinking through you is a floor pedal called a Taurus, made by Moog. In live shows or with a big enough home stereo that throbbing sound goes right through your chest like fireworks do. He uses it to great effect in many of their greatest works.
Jon Anderson, Chris Squire, Bill Bruford, Steve Howe and Rick Wakeman created the best Prog Master Piece "Close to the Edge" it defines prog.
Wassup family and greetings from Seattle Washington.
The word heavenly describes this song perfectly.
Good reaction guys you got pretty much everything. But in the "heavenly" part in the middle that was NOT a synth, that's a real organ recorded in a church! It sounds absolutely amazing
I love this song and have heard them play it in concert in the early to mid seventies . But the song is hard enough to listen to the first time with all the changes , without throwing in all the visuals - a few of them hit - but many don't clarify anything much . Just listen to the song !
Well, Yes members are all virtuosos in the 70's. But like you said, what really makes them so great is the creativity, the ability to compose, to be eccentric but make it all work so well. Some amazing players don't create great songs, they can play super fast and complex stuff, but the songs may not be that good.
So glad my first experience with this song was staring at the album fold. Glad you guys loved the song though
For the sneeze God bless you, to be honest with you I got quite a kick out of that video I just don't understand why you were showing the derriere from the album Going for the one😅😅😅
The pinnacle of prog!!
While an admirable effort, visuals can't replace the imagination generated by the music. You will think of the visuals when you hear the song. It's one more obstacle to overcome.
Keep listening to them and your life will be changed. First listening is pretty tough. The earlier recordings gradually brought us to this epic songs. Go back to YES album and Fragile to see how the 20 min songs came about. These guys were the best studio guys in England at the time. Welcome to YES world.
Wow! Good job on thought processes for this music. 432 hz in there.....
There are not many guitarists that can Travis pick with a plectrum like SH.
And get 2 thing going on at once
And they pulled this off live.
If you like music fused with nature, check out The World's Green Laughter by B 52's. They incorporate sampled sounds of animals and even give the 'lead' bird a credit.
Didn’t think they would survive this one intact….there is a god!!
Yes fans know that that 18 mins of Music in CTTE is the shortest 18 mins ever! This music captivates people so much that you end up in a parallel universe on its own time line.
I've never heard of an album called closer to the edge😅😅😅
Now you are into the Yes masterpieces one the amazing epics. The Yes long format epics are sonic wonders and Close to the Edge remain at the top of the tree in prog rock. In 1972 this was so innovative, experimental, so far out there and such a journey and experience. For so many it changed our understanding of and definition of music. I have listened to CTTE so many times over so many years and built my own mental journey and so I tend to find the video too distracting from the sonic experience. I suggest you try listening to this music in a darkened room no video and let your mind paint the pictures.
While I appreciate the amount of work and talent that went into the video, I am a firm believer in letting the music make its own images in the listener's own head and feel bad for anyone hearing this for the first time and having someone else's visual interpretation forced upon them. Each to their own, I guess. That said, this is one of the greatest songs written. I'll always love Awaken more, but this is a transcendental trip that I'll always appreciate.
i love your breakdown. especially not knowing the band. good ear.
Hello guys! im new here and loving your channel 😊 i have a request please!
HIM - Killing loneliness (one of the most popular ones)
HIM - Venus in our blood (less popular but one of my absolute favorites)
VV - The foreverlost ( it’s by Ville Valo which is the lead singer and now has a new solo album with a different sound)
i hope to see these reactions soon or at least one🙊🤍 i saw your previous reactions to HIM so i’m suggesting ones that sound different, like you said we HIM fans are pretty emotional and loyal so im hoping you’ll like these more!
keep it up 😊
Hi! To get a song reacted to u either join Patreon for as lil as a dollar a month. www.patreon.com/Vinandsori or u buy one. It’s $125 for each of ur first 3 songs…then $75 per song after that. 🤘🏻 ♥️
@@VinAndSori awesome! thanks for the reply!
The video ruins the the experience. Sorry.
It is far from chaos in the beginning. It is just about uneducated listener.
This is why I can't bear the stuff passed off as music that comes out these days. Anyway, this was Yes' tour de force. Now listen to Genesis' tour de force - Supper's Ready.
The visuals are cool, but really, they detract from the song. Especially for a first listen - should be done with eyes closed actually.
imo the greatest song ever written
I had an invisibility cloak but it disappeared…….
Pay attention to and appreciate nature before the plants and animals are all gone. Hug a tree.
It doesn't cost you anything.
Chris was the bass player.
Great music....video is annoying to me.
Great video no question, but you two should have reacted to just the music alone, the visuals as good as they are, detract from the music for a first time listener.
In all honesty this is not one of my favourite Yes songs, but I’m very much in the minority on that
@Freeherenow probably out of “I’ve seen all good people”, “You and I”, “To be over” and “Awaken”
Agree, bit distracting from the already awesome. But great reaction! Ty.
Forget philsophisizing their lyrics at first. The voice & words are primarily another instrument. This music is the ultimate representation of pure YES. In 72, it blew the roof off of Prog. There is meaning and much of it is delivered through the music itself. The video was great when it remained conceptual but all the literal dark imagery missed the mark. YES fires on all 5 cylinders. They were the KINGS NEVERTHELESS I am assuming there are many Progbands from the era that didn't copy and were on point. GENTLE GIANT, GENESIS, etc. I like your reaction but the off topic stuff is a bit much.
etc
I don't know where that video came from, but just ignore it. That was not a YES production for sure. The music stands on its own, IMHO. The visuals sometimes distract from your concentration on the music...and you need to focus on this piece. 😉
This song is basically perfect, but the video is hilarious instead of fitting 🤣
YES! the band continues without Chris Squire...!! and NOW there´s TWO YES!! jajaja...Yes, two bands with the same Yes soul.....
Yes.... Symphonic...... Starship Trooper.
Why is that so tough?.... I just don't get it.
Please go watch a live performance.
This sucks, the reason I watch reaction videos is to watch the faces of the reactors, not a video of the music they are reacting to.
You should've stuck to your original format and had the video small and your faces large, it spoils it the other way round as the movie is very distracting.
Also, reacting to songs that have lyrics or visuals attached is annoying because you know the reactors are being distracted from the music by the lyrics or visuals, which detracts from the experience IMO.
All the best reactors just listen to the music and nothing else, unwatchable.
Gezundheit.
this video was ridiculous. . . it didn't convey the wonderful feeling of the music at all...
and I lovw YES!!!
They were the anti blues band
These fan made videos for songs like this are thoroughly distracting.
This didn't work for me. The video was certainly well made, but I came here for a reaction and with you being so marginalised on the screen that was the one thing I didn't get. If I'd just wanted to listen to the music and watch some pretty pictures I'm sure there are plenty of other sites I could have visited.
One more thing: the band stated at the time of this album's release that the I Get Up I Get Down section was inspired by television news footage of women in Northern Ireland mourning their loved ones who had died during 'The Troubles'.
Thx for the feedback!
The video was extremely cringe and too distracting with those moving subtitles and all that..
Glad u finally reacted to this piece tho. i hope you'll also react to the gates of delirium
Bible no
I turned it off
So the video, as great as it was, had nothing to do with the band Yes or the song. Ideas of objective reality are western concepts, Yes and Jon Anderson were heavily influenced by eastern philosophy. Subjectivity is a big part of that experience. If you're denying that there is music that you might hate and someone else finds beautiful, then you probably need to get out more. Music isn't basketball or a running race. There's no objective score or records being set. Listen to modern music with microtones sometime. Some people like it and some don't. It's brain processing differences. But at risk of contradicting myself, I would agree that Yes and Close to the Edge is objectively great. On the other hand, Yngwie might be a guitar virtuoso but I can't stand his music.
This was an awful video; totally random shit that had little to do with the music and lyrics. It's best listened to without all that DJ Nick crap.
For me, every since I first heard this track in 1972 , as a 16 year old, "Close to the Edge" was and always has been my favourite piece of Progressive Rock.
Not crazy about the war scenes...makes no sense
The video is a complete distraction to the music and unnecessary...
Chris was the bassist!