Brothers REACT to Yes: The Gates Of Delirium (Live QPR 1975)

Yes is a British progressive rock band formed in 1968. They are known for their complex compositions, virtuosic musicianship, and elaborate stage shows. The band's lineup has seen numerous changes over the years, but some of the most prominent members include Jon Anderson (vocals), Steve Howe (guitar), Chris Squire (bass), Rick Wakeman (keyboards), and Alan White (drums). In this video, the only difference in lineup is Patrick Moraz on the keyboards instead of Rick Wakeman.
"The Gates of Delirium" is a song from Yes's 1974 album "Relayer." It is one of their most ambitious compositions, running over 21 minutes long. The song is divided into several sections and features intricate instrumental passages, intricate vocal harmonies, and epic storytelling lyrics. The lyrics are inspired by Leo Tolstoy's novel "War and Peace" and explore themes of war, chaos, and ultimately, the triumph of love and peace.
"The Gates of Delirium" is often considered one of Yes's most challenging and musically adventurous works, showcasing the band's virtuosity and willingness to push the boundaries of progressive rock.
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[@WilliamdeSouzaSantos-kv9pc]

Imagine listening to The Gates of Delirium in 1975 at the age of 14 with Yes at their creative best and Steve Howe at his peak with the illustrious Patrick Moraz on Keyboards . Thanks a lot one more time Brothers .

[@raiderfan346]

The amount of talent in this band is ridiculous.

[@SDsailor7]

Nothing but virtuosity incarnate there!

[@nancymjohnson]

Saw this tour. My first Yes show. Have not missed them live since. Always a must

[@lesblatnyak5947]

Ladies and gentlemen YES, the greatest show on earth is 🙏🎶

[@SDsailor7]

Yes, one of my favorite bands!

[@patricknicolucci5073]

June 17th 1976 Solos tour at Roosevelt Stadium amazing show. my first Yes Concert but nit my last ! play To Be over from Relayer great underratted Yes song

[@grahamjohnson9430]

Sound chaser on relayer is a brilliant inventive track one of the best yes has done which adds to the albums appeal

[@lindazee]

So freaking sensational. Have you ever heard Soundchaser played by a jazz concert pianist? I'm sorry I don't have the link, but search for it. It's incredible and demonstrates how great a composition Soundchaser is. This just further proves how musically advanced YES are.

[@mattleppard1964]

It’s got dodgy audio, but for me this is THE standout performance of one of their finest songs. 40,000 people at this soccer (football) stadium ❤❤❤

[@TigerMtnKing]

Sorry to disagree but this song and the entire album are definitely masterpieces! Hear 'Gates' 1000 more times like the rest of us and you'll see.🤩

[@lindazee]

I can irrefutably, 100% agree with you. 💚💚💚

[@terrenceconnolly8858]

Saw them do this in 1976 at Roosevelt Stadium Jersey City. The show was broadcasted live, lots of tapes of that show around. I think they were a bit more polished on this song at the show I saw . They had an absolutely awesome laser show that night. I also remember thinking that this music is so great, music in the future should build on this and be even better......😂

[@lesblatnyak5947]

Saw it in 75 the third song after Close To The Edge, which came right after Sound Chaser, which opened the show. I was so impressed I saw Chris and Alan 35 more times

[@WilliamdeSouzaSantos-kv9pc]

I have DVD this show of 1975

[@WilliamdeSouzaSantos-kv9pc]

Pretty good , I bought Relayer Album in beginning of 1975 and is my prefer enter the other albums . I have all albums of Band . Is amazing Relayer Album ! Congratulations to choice one more time Brothers .

[@lazydada1062]

They played the ending section, "Soon", when I saw them on the Union tour in 1991. Was amazing. Great to see them do the whole piece in 75, thanks for sharing!

[@franciscodiaz183]

Not my favorite album, but the musicianship is extraordinary and if it is not my favorite album it is because "the bar" is always extraordinarily high with this band.

[@mattleppard1964]

Watched this, then saw you’ve done Let There be More Light by Floyd. Subscribed and looking forward to finding more. From rain-swept southern England. I saw Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe and the Union tour: there’s a sort of solution for that ❤️😂 Let There be More Light was my intro to early (pre Dark Side) Floyd aged 17. I’m now 54 😎

[@glennandadriansrocktalk]

Thanks and welcome aboard!

[@lindazee]

I'm a new subscriber and have a few observations... As a longtime YES listener and concert goer, I can unequivocally say that their Relayer album is their pinnacle achievement. Admittedly, it took me a while to recognize this, but from a musical development standpoint, it's far more advanced and avant-garde than anything prior. Of course, this may not suit individual tastes but musically, compositonally, thematically, it's undeniable. Secondly, this video version cannot remotely reflect the magnificent dynamics and intricacies that are inherent in their music. It's not their live performance that's the issue. It's the video sound quality. I have observed that you choose live versions for your reactions, but you're shortchanging yourselves from hearing YES as they truly sound. The visuals are stunning and great to see, but do yourselves a huge favor and go to the original studio versions then find other albeit less visually appealing live videos where the sound may perhaps be better, if that exists. Remember, when we first experienced YES, it was usually album first, concert afterwards. I know you can't relive those concerts as they actually sounded, but at least do the studio versions. Lastly, in case you don't already know, Gates of Delirium is based upon the classic book, War and Peace💚

[@wendellwiggins3776]

So whose bright idea was it to turn someone on to GATES using this horrible recorded LIve stage mix LOL?!!!!! I mean, GATES is so DENSE with poly-layered sounds and textures weaving around and through each other, a first timer will NEVER feel the nuances or experience the depth of thIs TRUE MASTERPIECE, which IT IS! In FACT the ENTIRE ALBUM is a MASTERPIECE as CLOSE to CLOSE TO THE EDGE as any music can get!... (WHEN YOU HEAR IT CORRECTLY) YES fans can be very sensitive about their Gurus! Anyway it was great to see this tour in an almost exact venue & time of day at RFK STADIUM in DC! I also saw it in the evening, indoors, with all the STAGE DESIGN, LIGHTING, BELLS & THREE LASER BEAM HEADED SERPENTS! And of course we were ALWAYS TRIPPIN' at an annual YES SHOW!

[@SDsailor7]

Have you guy have heard of the band Camel? they are from the 70's up until now. Their masterpiece is the album the Snow goose, I would recommend the album moonmadness or the songs ICE live, stationary traveler, lady fantasy to start with. The guitarist is very melodic in his playing like David Gilmour. So if you like give them a try. They have some spacey rock on the album moonmadness that is a great album. Their concerts are here on youtube. Thank you

[@glennandadriansrocktalk]

Thanks! They might be a good one for us.

[@SDsailor7]

@@glennandadriansrocktalk I think you will like them. I consider Andy Latimer the founder of the band the equal of David Gilmour in the guitar department. They keyboardist they had was also a great musician. Another great album to consider by them is mirage, has the song lady fantasy. Rajaz is another good album.

[@SDsailor7]

@@glennandadriansrocktalk Some reactors have done videos of Camel.

[@davecleggett9371]

Great music by a great band for sure. How about some Camel? Andy Latimer is not so great as a vocalist by oh boy can he put emotion into his guitar!

[@glennandadriansrocktalk]

We've been thinking about them. Let me see what I can do

[@delorangeade]

If you come from the north of England the buzzes Jon refers to at the beginning are the public transport you travel to work on. I've tried to get into Yes, and I've watched this performance before, so I'll see if it works any better for me this time. No, it's still not for me. Too much instrumental noodling when they might have put their minds together and come up with a half-decent five minute song. I don't like the over-prevalent wishy washy keyboards and the guitars sound very thin, even allowing for the less than stellar sound quality. I can hear where Rush nicked some ideas though.

[@glennandadriansrocktalk]

this would have been a tough one anyway for you, sounds like - it's about as experimental as I believe they got!

[@delorangeade]

@@glennandadriansrocktalk I'm probably being a bit unfair, but I have watched the whole of this show and listened to quite a few other tracks by the band. I had more success with Peter Gabriel's Genesis just because I think they were fundamentally better songwriters, but I'll never be the biggest prog fan.

[@SDsailor7]

Have you listened to the Yes album, Yessongs, close to the edge,,90125 and Fragile? any of those albums is better than this one being shown. Give them a try if you haven't you might be plesently surprised. Cheers

[@SDsailor7]

@@delorangeade And if you still don't like their music that's ok. Then go and check out the Warning they are a rock power trio that has two lead singers and a drummer that was voted the best up and coming drummer of 2023 by Modern drummer magazine and she also won the best Rock drummer of 2023 by the Drumeo awards. And the bassist is a Spector featured artist since the age of 14 Check out their teatro Metropolitan CDMX live concert from 2022 and you will see how hard they rock and how talented they are. Cheers

[@delorangeade]

@@SDsailor7 I'm sure I've listened to all except 90125 at one time or another, but no doubt I will try them again some time.

[@Rowenband]

I love this song over all. But the sound here is so bad, doesn't give honor to the playing and the composition.

[@glennandadriansrocktalk]

Yes's music is very difficult to find on video that doesn't get blocked. That's why this is only our 2nd published Yes reaction. We've done others that we couldn't publish. So I figured it was still worth putting the music out there for new listeners, who are less likely to care about the audio quality. If that's wrong then we may need to just give up Yes videos?

[@lindazee]

​@@glennandadriansrocktalk there are other videos that don't appear to have been blocked, but if that's true, just listen to the studio versions. There are a few videos with beautiful graphics accompanying the track, that might be worth reacting to.

[@roygaiot7968]

Sorry to disagree, but IMO Relayer out shines, out performs CTTE to a slight degree, with the only draw back being that it wasn't as well recorded as CTTE. The level of creativity on Relayer is mind numbing. Both albums, to me, are YES' pinnacle achievements - and probably the best music ever created along side the Classical masters like Mozart, Beethoven...

[@glennandadriansrocktalk]

always OK to disagree