Listening to YES: Time And A Word (Vinyl) Side 2

[@teresakoslosky3053]

There’s a word and the word is Love and it’s right for me, it’s right for me and the word is LOVE!❤❤❤❤❤

[@jimdandrea9307]

Just a great album start to finish. Criminally underrated in their catalog.

[@mellotronin54]

Love the early YES arrangements the hits and dynamics are brilliant.

[@johncase2408]

There's such beautiful interplay between Bruford and Squire. They just play off each other so wonderfully. ANDERSON'S voice is such a highlight ✨ 😍 too! Great enthusiastic review Jim!

[@JimNewstead]

Couldn't agree more! Thanks :)

[@rogerhennie8939]

Astral Traveller is one of the great Yes Songs. Singing through a Leslie.

[@IllumeEltanin]

:settling in: I hope you enjoy it as much as, if not more than, side 1. I love Astral Traveler.

[@JJ8KK]

FYI, the BEST cover that YES ever did was Simon & Garfunkel's *America* and to the best of my knowledge, it was the LAST cover they ever recorded in a studio (at least for the next 10 albums or so). I mention it because it never showed up on any of the regular studio albums, although I think it was put on the Yesterdays album you held up. They supposedly recorded it around the *The Yes Album-Fragile* period & I think it might have been released as a single. It is absolutely full of YES Ear Candy. As you might expect by now, when they got done with their inspirations, the final product was a completely different song from the original. Absolutely brilliant, a MUST LISTEN YES song. Enjoy!

[@markdrechsler5660]

Agreed. And note that all the other songs on the “Yesterdays” album are culled from the first two albums. So listen to “America,” and then you can cross that album off your list.

[@JJ8KK]

@@markdrechsler5660 If he wants to review only music he hasn't listened to before, then when he listens to America off the Yesterdays album, he might want to give Dear Father on that album a listen, as it's supposed to be different from the one he's already heard (and it's a good early YES song :)

[@ericanderson8886]

America was on a company sampler but it became a hit. Anyway Bruford is a monster on that tune and well worth a listen.

[@monkeymarc1]

I LOVE this album! I really enjoyed your review and reaction - thanks as always for sharing your well considered thoughts and for being a ray of sunshine on KZbin.

[@progperljungman8218]

They were certainly brilliant right from the start!

[@ambientfish1369]

Hi Jim, me again, thanks for giving these much maligned Yes albums some love. From Yesterdays you absolutely must listen to their cover of Simon and Garfunkle's America, Yessification at it's zenith, even if you don't do a vid I think you'll love it. 🙂👍👍

[@johngauci3863]

How strange that I didn't notice the likeness of "Seeds of love" by Tears for Fears and "Time and a word" by Yes ! After all these years, both great songs though. I suppose if you were to scrutinize most songs, there will be a little bit "Borrowed" from somewhere or other. It doesn't deter from the fact that this is a great album and set up what was to follow, namely and arguably, Yes' best three albums - The Yes Album - Fragile and Close to the Edge. An argument for another day, just so pleased that this band exist at all !!!

[@scherado01]

It's right for me.

[@IllumeEltanin]

Glad you enjoyed. I'm still really impressed with the quality of the vinyl. Speaking of influences, the theme at the very start of The Prophet is from Holst's The Planets, in particular Jupiter: The Bringer of Jollity. Still really excited for side 2 of Going For The One, if only to listen to Wondrous Stories followed by Awaken. I strongly feel they go together thematically, not particularly musically. I'll go in to that once you get in to side 2 of that album.

[@lesblatnyak5947]

Jim you should listen to her.

[@retiredengineer2017]

Wow. This album brings back wonderful memories! And watching you enjoy this for this first time is giving me goosebumps all over again. Thanks!

[@jeffschielka7845]

Glad you enjoyed Time and a Word. Your journey has only just begun. Jim you will be amazed how YES just kept getting better and better. I can't wait for the next album! Can we start the next one right now?!!!

[@TigerMtnKing]

YES

[@lesblatnyak5947]

And then you find One yr has got behind us 214 🙏 👑 🍁 🎶

[@jeffschielka7845]

@@lesblatnyak5947 Noone told you when to run, you missed the starting gun.🌒

[@relayer27]

Great stuff Jim, you don't see many reviews of Yes' early albums, they're very underrated but always worth a listen.

[@jeffschielka7845]

Hey Jim! Another great side of YES music. Enjoy!

[@lesblatnyak5947]

Jeff 214 times. Dam! Last time I saw Chris was right before he passed. Chris was Yes. Can't see yes without Chris especially for the harmony, outstanding singer!

[@jeffschielka7845]

@@lesblatnyak5947 I am still heartbroken over his passing. Certain songs still make me shed tears. Chris is SO missed! R.I.P. my friend.

[@jamespollard4202]

I watched your vinyl reveal of YES albums a while ago....Can't wait to see you do DRAMA

[@JimNewstead]

All in good time!!!

[@stevecork7574]

Takes me back to going through my step father’s vinyls and sitting in a room spacing out. Great job as usual.

[@JimNewstead]

Cheers matey 👍🏼

[@mvjonsson]

Relayer was influenced by the aggressive jazz rock of Mahavishnu Orchestra according to Jon Anderson. Rick Wakeman leaving the band after Tales from Topographic Oceans, a grandiose conceptual project he did'nt like, was replaced by the Swiss keyboardist Patrick Moraz from the bands Mainhorse and Refugee, who was more of a jazz rock player than Wakeman. Wakeman said he was satisfied with Relayer sounding totally different from anything he would have done musically. Wakeman did return in 1977 for the Going For The One album and then the 1978 Tormato album.

[@tonygrinney7115]

Thanks Jim! My favourite from this album is Time And A Word. However, there a lot of other strong songs on the album. The desire to move forward and develop their music lost them two members. Pete Banks was unhappy with adding orchestration to the album so he left and was replaced by Steve Howe for The Yes Album. Tony Kaye lasted one album longer and was reluctant to expand his keyboards with synthisizers so he was replaced by Rick Wakeman on Fragile.

[@palantir135]

A naive Yes exploring where to go. It would lead to great albums. Only a few songs from this album, like Time and a word and Sweet Dreams made it into a live performance, as far as I know. Don’t forget the album: Anderson, Brufort, Wakeman and Howe.

[@ionakiya2448]

Hi Jim Outstanding reactions. Just loving watching you discover YES. Your love for vinyl and collecting music makes my heart soar. Been listening to YES and seeing them live since 1974. Reliving their sacred music with you is just fun. Been with you and your reactions from the beginning. Thank you for introducing me to some other new music too…

[@yes_head]

Just in case some out there have never seen it, here's Yes on Belgian TV promoting Time and a Word after Steve Howe had replaced Peter Banks: kzbin.info/www/bejne/iYeViICAmcqHosk I've also seen in-studio promos for a couple TaaW songs with the band miming along (with Peter Banks.) But the Belgian TV film is gold, because that era after Steve had joined but before they retreated to the Devon farm to write The Yes Album was short but important in terms of Steve finding his place in the band's soundscape. There are some bootlegs out there where you can hear what the band sounded like.

[@mattleppard1964]

Astaral Travlerrrr. That’s the killer ❤

[@johnbriggsmusic]

The cover of America on Yesterdays is amazing and definitely worth a spin. IIRC, the rest of that compilation were songs from the first two records, which you’ve already covered. Also, Seeds of Love is an amazing album. If you haven’t heard the whole album, definitely check it out. TFF has an extremely underrated discography.

[@IllumeEltanin]

:nod: The two tracks which bookend the album, the cover of Simon and Garfunkel's America and Dear Father are the only two tracks from Yesterdays not on the first two albums. Both are good, but America is especially worth giving a listen. I highly recommend listening to Simon and Garfunkel's original first, if you don't know it.

[@ChromeDestiny]

There's a really good alt mix of The Prophet that was released on a rare promo single with Peter Banks higher in the mix. Rhino put it on the CD reissue of Time and a Word.

[@allanmartin1005]

Another great show Jim. Topographic next, that will take four broadcasts.

[@rcpsammy7186]

Good thing you're getting Yes experience with these albums... A must before the album that awaits you.... Tales From Topographic Oceans.

[@paulvalletta01]

It is amazing how fresh and unicue YES really were, amazing, and you have many more masterpieces to come? !

[@tallgrayandgruesome]

My favorite of the pre "Fragile" Yes albums. Great album! Thx Jim

[@WooBino.]

Jim, that sounded clean. 🍺🗽🎼

[@wicky4473]

I really liked this! For some strange reason I lost track of Yes after their first three albums. But you’re pulling me back in and now I’m going to try and make up for lost time, so thanks! Btw, the first time I saw Yes was in 1972 at an outdoor concert in CT, USA promoting Close To The Edge. The second time was in Leicester, U.K., in 2014…a gap of 42 years! (minus Rick Wakeman and Jon Anderson). Fortunately Chris Squire was still alive (RIP). Anyway, they performed their first three albums (all in order, I should add). I was in my element! Sorry if I told you all this before…the mind goes first, they say. Hehe Oh, and just remembered… the warm up bands for YES in ‘72 was Edgar Winter who had just released ‘Frankenstein’ and a little known band called The Eagles? They had a hit with ‘Witchy Woman’. I wonder whatever became of them? Ps… love Seeds of Love.

[@proglight3041]

I’d love to hear you get the Yes album Talk on vinyl and react to it! Excellent album!

[@JimNewstead]

I’d love that too, but at £150 per copy on eBay, I don’t think it’s going to happen!

[@jeffschielka7845]

@@JimNewstead Jim keep looking. Hopefully you find one cheaper or maybe one of your listeners will send you a copy. Would love for you to do a video of it. Great album and excellent tour!

[@daneng3641]

@@jeffschielka7845 Talk is hard to find in any format. I'm forced to listen to it on KZbin.

[@jeffschielka7845]

@@daneng3641 That's my understanding. But I always go by the saying...Seek and ye shall find.🤞

[@TheAmazingSpaghetti]

Just saw Jon Anderson live with Paul Green Music academy a few weeks ago, he did Sweetness, Jon is sounding really good, and it was a fun show, the teens were impressive, and really cool to see young people discover such great music. Yes and Jon have done the song Time And A Word live many times, it's one of my favorite early tracks. I agree, side 1 is better for sure, except for Time And A Word which is the best song on the album, love it.

[@anthonyblakely399]

NOw react to "Going For The One," by YES!!!!! Fire!!! It is one of their masterpieces.

[@fernandotor3266]

Its a beatuful album..origins of greatest prog band

[@tonyetchells6051]

It has to be Going For The One next!

[@Bob.L.Shirley]

Just recently discovered and subscribed to your channel, Jim, and am really enjoying it. Great to see your appreciation of Yes' first two albums, which to me are criminally underrated and under-reacted. Well done! I wish you could have experienced their catalog in release order, but regardless, I'm looking forward to your continued explorations. Also, not sure if your familiar with them, but if you're interested in what Mr Banks and Mr Kaye did after leaving the group, I'd suggest you at least give a listen to Banks' band Flash's first couple of albums and Kaye's group Badger and their interesting choice to make their first album a live one (One Live Badger) with a gorgeous Roger Dean cover. Keep up the good work and enjoy!😀👍🏼

[@lesblatnyak5947]

Jim do the albums in chronological order. For other stuff Gentle Giant's So Sincere.

[@markdrechsler5660]

Whole album listens for the first eight Gentle Giant albums, please. You will not be disappointed.

[@Easy_Skanking]

I totally heard the Tears For Fears the second you said it reminded you of another song. LOL

[@your_local_dummy4137]

I like side 2 even more. Many thanks for doing this and tracking through the history of one of the greatest bands ever. As I said before I got into Yes with their next album so this has been a really good ride. On this side you can hear how they start to experiment with transitions more an art they perfected on later albums. So great to see you discover Yes.

[@Lightmane]

The album cover was banned in America, deemed "inappropriate" by the American record distributors, so they had to make an alternate cover, which is just a pic of the band that includes Steve Howe, since he had already joined by that time. So silly 🙂

[@jeffschielka7845]

Just left you a reply from comment on side one.😎

[@Lightmane]

@@jeffschielka7845 I just replied 😎

[@jeffschielka7845]

@@Lightmane I was going to tell the album cover story but then I kinda figured you would. Never liked the idea of Steve being on the cover seeing that he didn't play on the album. Oh well.😎

[@Lightmane]

@@jeffschielka7845 Yeah, that was pretty silly. They should've just taken a pic of stuff without them in the pic. Simple, smh

[@jeffschielka7845]

@@Lightmane Wish they would have hooked up with Roger Dean sooner!

[@fernandotor3266]

What a great band😮😮😮. Today?? Are there any bands like yes?

[@georgekenny2294]

Have been watching a few YES reactions with ya, and have enjoyed every moment. I burned these albums up back in high school and college in the 70s. The only thing we had back then were vinyls of course, that is until the newfangled 8 track tapes came out, and we were on top of the world. Glad that you use vinyls. I still will NEVER use headphones, as that I feel you also lose a LOT of sound when they are used. We still used big amps and big speakers, in order to feel the vibrations moving throughout your body. In the old days we used to put the turntable in a different room altogether than the listening room, because the loudness of the tunes and the vibration would actually cause the needle to lose place and skip. A lot of words, and none of those were the point of the comment. My question was why do you manually put the needle on the record?? In the old days this would be extremely worrying. In fact, it might have even caused a fist fight (not really, but almost) (one reason for that is that many times we were a little "high", and accidents would happen with very bad results, so automated was better). Just wondering. Keep up the GREAT work. I have all of these tunes, of course, but sometimes it's cool to see someone else has class and great taste also!!

[@ronjm945]

Great reaction Jim! May I suggest seeking out Jon Anderson as he is touring the states currently and likely to be in the UK at some point. His voice is still very good and should not be missed! My favorite Yes album is their last great one imho, Going for the One. All the best…

[@Biofilmz]

Great to hear this old gem. I liked Astral Traveler best on this side.

[@nickavenoso7851]

Between The Prophet and Astral Traveller as my favorite on this side. My favorite on the 1st side is definitely Then. I’m really a fan of this album and I think it’s underrated.

[@Biofilmz]

topo-graphic oceans! Yesterdays is a compilation album - not much to add except a B-side from one of their first two albums. I am most excited about Relayer, Going for the One, and Drama.

[@ericschunk2987]

A wonderful early effort

[@bazeye]

If you do Yessongs, please play Perpetual Change.

[@martinreed5964]

do it all

[@Rowenband]

I still ask myself if I don't prefer Peter Banks guitar over Steve Howe's…

[@adtiegelaar4675]

I'm jealous that you're hearing this music for the first time. I remember the sensation it had on me. I'm curious about your reaction to The tales of....... A controversial product. A lot of people dropped out. But I could follow them. I was 20 at the time. I still enjoy their music. Owner of a lonely heart, however, was the end point for me. Have fun over the next few months with Yes. I don't like your reactions. It takes me back to my first introduction to their albums.

[@ianhart1584]

Another great reaction Jim, to an album that's just great fun to listen to. I hope this isn't a rude question, but do you clean these records? I put all of mine through a "Spin Clean" which can clean up the sound a bit. PS. Live "Perpetual Change" from Yessongs is one of the best things I've ever heard!! Cheers from Oz.

[@GregoMorgan]

The profit ?

[@JimNewstead]

Yikes! Good catch, sorry. That is what comes for editing these videos late in the evening!!!!

[@GregoMorgan]

​@@JimNewstead Capitalist Yes was a funny thought. Owner of a lovely yacht

[@adtiegelaar4675]

I don't like your reactions i wrote that must be I like your reactions.

[@JimNewstead]

I understood!!! Thanks 👍🏼

[@StarCitizenSpeakeasy]

You appear smart yet no glasses.. hmm