Classical Guitarist REACTS to Yes Close to The Edge

Classical Guitarist REACTS to Yes Close to The Edge
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Yes Reaction: Classical Guitarist react to Yes Close to The Edge
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[@JoneRuiz]

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[@TigerMtnKing]

The greatest song ever written by the greatest band to ever do it! YES!!!🤩

[@michaelbeerbados3291]

FACT....................................

[@HollowGolem]

Meh, it's not even the best song on this album (That would be "...And You and I") I mean, it's GOOD. But Yes did better, before and after this.

[@davep8221]

I put it tied for second with Gates, with Awaken as the pinnacle of anything I've ever heard, and I like a lot of different genres. But the nice thing is that there's so much that everyone has a favorite that takes them to places they love to visit.

[@pokerface1967]

WOW

[@TheProgCorner]

Yes sir!!!

[@mrnobody3161]

I'm an old fart hippie progrock relic non famous musician. Close to the Edge had a profound affect on my life. If someone I know hasn't heard this song, I will eventually insist that they listen to it, and if they don't like it, I half to seriously consider whether I want to spend anymore time with them.

[@katiemanning3761]

LMAO😂😂😂

[@markdrechsler5660]

One of the most iconic songs from the prog rock era. The guitarist, Steve Howe, was voted “Best Guitarist” for five years straight in Guitar Player magazine.

[@lesblatnyak5947]

Actually Howe won it four yrs while Squire won it 6yrs and Squire said that he should of won the guitar the two yrs Howe didn't

[@markdrechsler5660]

@@lesblatnyak5947 Howe’s Wikipedia page says five. I don’t know for sure, but regardless he’s great! Quote from Wikipedia page: “Howe was voted "Best Overall Guitarist" in Guitar Player magazine five years in a row (1977-1981) and in 1981 was the first rock guitar player inducted into the Guitar Player Hall of Fame.[36] The only other two guitarists to win the "Best Overall Guitarist" category for the "Gallery of Greats" are Steve Morse and Eric Johnson.”

[@lesblatnyak5947]

@markdrechsler5660 never trust wkikilies. My info comes from Squire's lips.

[@Rowenband]

@@lesblatnyak5947 Haha, never believe someone talking about himself… Thanks for the infos anyway 😀

[@lesblatnyak5947]

@@Rowenband only if it's a demoncrat talking about themselves

[@lesblatnyak5947]

Ladies and gentlemen YES the greatest show on earth. The first of 7 symphonic masterpieces. Don't worry son it knocks everybody on their ass especially emotionally, cried like a baby the first time I saw Yes perform it. 🙏🍁

[@TigerMtnKing]

🤩

[@jimdukeproject]

My first real listen to Yes as a kid. Blew my mind.

[@drwwsattic]

which 7 are you referring to?

[@unichusettsofmassadversity9705]

This is something of a masterpiece, eh? First the rhthym- Bill Bruford on drums. He hates 4/4 time. Bass- Chris Squire. He is in a class all his own. Rick Wakeman on keyboards- he is obvoiusly classically trained and likes to play with the newest technologies of synths. Steve Howe was pretty much in the background on this one, but a master of his craft. John Anderson has perfect tone and is just soothing to lister to. The composition of this is not off the charts, but it's close to the edge! ;)

[@AldousHuxleysCat]

Look for the stems, Howe was not close to the background

[@unichusettsofmassadversity9705]

@@AldousHuxleysCat Stems? This must be a musical term I am not familiar with. Accents here and there?

[@davep8221]

Steve's "rhythm" work with the Danelectro Choral Sitar Guitar gives the song much of it's character. But for me what I love most about Steve are the little fills that dance around the main melodies. One thing about Yes, is that they knew that balls to the wall, notes per second are not what prog is about. They are comfortable with their virtuosity and can play what fits rather than always trying to impress. If it needs slow and simple, that's what they do. B2W when called for. Funk, classical, country, etc, come to the fore when they fit. For me, another thing about Yes is the way that familiarity improves the songs. What may be jarring or even unpleasant on first listen, becomes anticipated as you come to realize how perfect it is. IMO. most Prog Metal isn't really prog, just flash, complexity (signatures, polyrhythms, key changes) for the sake of them. It's like having a meal with only the spices.

[@unichusettsofmassadversity9705]

@@davep8221 That was well put. I agree with you 100%. Especially the comment you made about Prog. pretenders. Soul-less music is so disappointing and a heartbreaking, soul-crushing punishment to the ears. With some soul and integrity, I can enjoy any genre of music.

[@kiwimurray2244]

@@unichusettsofmassadversity9705 stems are the individual instrument tracks for the song. Basically, the isolated guitars. Look for it on KZbin. To me, this is Steve Howe’s greatest compositional guitar work. His solo at the beginning of the song is undoubtedly one of his finest.

[@GM-MarkOfExcellence]

Probably the greatest orchestration ever written in the modern age. Masterpiece unrivaled in the age of electric instruments. Close to the Edge, 2112, Hemispheres. This was the age of modern Mozart, Handel, Mendelssohn and Bach. Here I believe, as do most others, is the pinnacle of Prog rock, and indeed all of modern music.

[@jaquestraw1]

Probably?? 😅

[@kidflersh7807]

I would say Magma's pieces are the best of the modern age. Christian Vander's work is so incredibly original, so singular.

[@CanigoCatala]

The first minutes of musical craziness are to keep away the people that just want to listen to simple and straightforward tunes ;-)

[@daveismoseley]

“Heart of the sunrise” and “the clap”

[@eclecticNhectic]

I always felt like the opening brings in the noisey chaos from the nature sounds. A noise that is daily life. Then peels back the sound to tell the story of introspection. Gets us close to the edge of realization. We have to take the next step to get there.

[@martinreed5964]

this has to be one of the greatest pieces of music ever

[@yes_head]

The replay value here is pretty high. For those of us who have been listening to "Close to the Edge" for 40-50 years we *still* find new things that are amazing. So it's OK for the first listen to just be "Wow." As a classical guitarist I think you'd find Steve Howe to be an interesting player. He started in the early 1960's playing Chuck Berry while also falling in love with Les Paul. He opted not to follow the standard blues route like most English guitarists in the 60's, but dove deeper into the music of Wes Montgomery and Jim Hall. By the time he joined Yes he was also soaking up the classical work of Segovia, Williams and Bream. If you watch the "Sounding Out" film from 1972 (it's on KZbin) there's a bit where he demonstrates how he took something from Vivaldi and put a bit of country guitar against it to come up with his own thing. And that's basically his unique style: country flat-picking + fluid jazz improvising + 60's rock riffing. Around the time of this album he also discovered the pedal steel, which he used to create some other-worldly and almost psychedelic soundscapes. Anyways, I'm interested in hearing your continuing reaction to Yes, and Steve Howe in particular (he won the Guitar Player "Best Guitarist" poll so many times in the 70's he was moved into their Hall of Fame category so he couldn't compete any more! 😁)

[@loadedorygun]

No way! Are there sections where Howe is using pedal steel on this song? Please tell! PSG player for the last two years and my goal is to find non-country avenues for it, like sacred steel or ambient like Daniel Lanois which sounds more like where Steve was with it.

[@David-iv6je]

@@loadedorygun I don't think in this one. Definitely on the album though: And You and I has it. See the middle section starting at ~three-forty-five here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/f6jTc2mYa9Kbi68&ab_channel=Yes-Topic He uses it for swoopy atmospherics, sort of like how Gilmour was using it for Pink Floyd around the same time. Certainly not conventional pedal steel. (Gilmour also used a LOT of lap steel)

[@steeleye2112]

This is a track that took me soooo long to get into but bloody hell was it worth it. One of the most beautiful things I know of.

[@halt2045]

Chris Squire is one of my all time favorite musicians. He is such an amazing rock bass guitarist, and his harmonies are flawless in the studio and live.

[@davidw.hulbertiv5211]

Your reaction was priceless... The bassist is outrageous... Really appreciate your perspective...

[@stephaniethurmer5370]

I saw this show live in 72.. I was hooked

[@ianpaice]

Every band member had there brilliant and epic moment on this song.. Bruford and Howe at the first act, Chris on the Total Mass Retain.. Jon at the end of I Get Up I Get Down and Rick obviously on the organ break and his final solo.. this was greatness.. this appear every 100 years on earth..

[@thomassharmer7127]

Yes began as a psychedelic, jazz, rock, pop fusion band in the 60s. The became one of the main pioneers of progressive rock in the seventies. The 80s saw them disband then reform after a few years with a more mainstream rock guitarist and sound. A rotating lineup of old and new members took them through the following decades blending progressive and commercial influences. They are still going with a different singer and only the guitarist left from this classic era. They have so much great music to explore.

[@tobytanzer]

Yes is among my top 3 favourite bands. My favourite of the day depends on which one I'm listening to at the moment. I subscribe to many reactors who react to Yes. Try branching out to Renaissance for a classical folky symphonic sound with an angelic female singer - Annie Haslam. Camel is worth a reaction or 2, as well as ELP, PFM, Genesis, King Crimson, King Crimson, and of course Pink Floyd.

[@yeshayahuhomberger2079]

You just reacted to the best song ever. Beautiful reaction. Thx 👍💪

[@GetzGoth]

Before there were Opeth, Tool, and Dream Theater, there was Yes.

[@perigee1275]

Close to the Edge is the pinnacle of the progressive rock movement. It's difficult to understand this epic piece of music in one listen. it takes getting familiar with. I heard it about 5 times and then it hit me all at once. It's a musical journey through all the phases of life. After transitioning through the different movements it all comes together in the most beautiful moment of spiritual awakening. This music was my religion when I was a teenager.

[@lloydbraun6026]

You are doing it the right way. Listen to the piece straight through ESPECIALLY with Yes and all Prog

[@peterthompson8014]

The song twist inspired by the Hermann Hesse novel Siddhartha

[@jimralston7562]

I throughly enjoyed your reaction. Watching your reaction to each movement, your smiles, your nods. I get much pleasure from musicians and connoisseurs listening to CttE for the first time! Soak it in! Listen to it again, and again. It really is timeless music. And there is Side 2... And You and I, and Siberian Khatru - both outstanding and more of a showcase for Steve Howe.

[@peterthompson8014]

My all time favorite song

[@christopherhuot2826]

MASTERPIECE!!!😊

[@richardromney9205]

ohell welcome to the yes club. an act in its self.

[@gjmarr1]

Another of my favorite bands. Chris Squire on bass has an unmistakable tone. Same for Bruford on drums. You can always pick out his snare tone. Combined with Jon Anderson's vocals, Wakeman's amazing keys and Howe on guitar you have an absolutely amazing 5 piece ensemble.

[@pianocovers4227]

I love your feeling Jone !.. You know music... Listen to Yes is like doing a harvest ! You have an idea what seeds you picked up ! Go on...

[@bélalugrisi]

Thanks, Jone! Love your energy~ You really need to see these guys perform this live. They could pull it off night after night of 2 1/2+ hour shows in huge stadiums, with maybe five nights off a month. They are musician's musicians!

[@Kae6502]

Thank you for this! I love watching Close to the Edge reactions. It's one of my most favorite songs of all time. I think I've watched every reaction video to this song on KZbin. It has become my rai·son d'ê·tre.

[@SM-ie8gn]

Agree with you. Saw this performed as a teen in 1972 and it’s great delight to see the next generation’s appreciation.😊

[@billsanchez3527]

a masterpiece. Thank you

[@wendellwiggins3776]

DEEPLY POWERFUL & MOVING!!!! you heard Awaken so you seem to like diving deep. If you continue on this path soon you'll be ready for their TALES of Topographic OCEANS & RELAYER and DON'T let ANYONE who isn't ready convince you not to! You must have heard 80's version of YES the first time. This is their most progressive era in the 70's. The shorter epics are on The YES ALBUM & FRAGILE as well as the next two songs on Close to the Edge. Those 2 songs are A MUST!!!!

[@SM-ie8gn]

Thank you. It is so rewarding to see music that I adored as a teen gathering a new audience with subsequent generations building an even deeper appreciation of our human musical library.

[@nickmastro6870]

Definitely listen to the rest of the album, also would highly recommend The Gates of Delirium

[@paulehney4581]

Close to the Edge is something you have to listen to a few times before you get it. Yes is like that, yeah they did some pop flavored progressive but they are truly one of the pioneers of progressive music!

[@wesleysnow4561]

Was the most synthesized group. My favorite. This is the healing stuff.....YES.

[@steeleye2112]

Also, I would love to hear reactions to this piece of music from musicians once they have heard it enough to digest it properly. It affects you so differently once you know it better.

[@louise_rose]

Do you know Doug Helvering's channel? He's a classically trained composer and prog rock enthusiast, and regularly listens to, discusses and analyzes prog rock songs and albums. Also, the Wings of Pegasus channel - Fil makes great analyses and comments on the live musicianship and showmanship of all kinds of rock/pop/soul acts, and on the workings of the music business.

[@steeleye2112]

@@louise_rose Oh absolutely, the Daily Doug is one of the greatest youtube channels I've ever discovered.

[@ron88303]

I'd say there's a split between Yes fans as to the group's most epic work. Some say Close to the Edge, others Gates of Delirium, and still others (including me) Awaken. Roundabout is also a masterpiece. All pinnacles of prog-rock.

[@louise_rose]

Yep, I would probably give my vote to Gates (or The Ancient) as their greatest full-length epic in purely musical terms, and Relayer as their single most exciting and groundbreaking album - but those are minor differences. What matters is that this band is a lifelong inspiration. The entire suite of albums they created between 1970 and 1977 had an incalculable impact on the way I listen to and understand music - together with the parallel suites of albums of those years by Genesis and Pink Floyd.

[@TheRKae]

I'm a "Topographic Oceans" man myself. That album was what sealed the deal for me. Two that are tragically forgotten are "Mind Drive" and "That That Is." I think those two epics are brilliant!

[@jimdukeproject]

I’ll accept all of them you mentioned as the epics.

[@davidstevenson404]

I've seen this live a Few times

[@dougminnix2492]

This one took me a number of listens to get a good fix on it but since then its one of my favs

[@bazeye]

Great reaction, very happy you liked CTTE. The next Yes epic, chronogically, is The Revealing Science of God from Tales from Topograhic Oceans, I would highly recommend it, IMO the best Yes song ever.

[@louise_rose]

I might give the "best Yes song" award to To Be Over or The Ancient, in terms of sheer artistic prowess and great compositions, but they were truly a one-of-a-kind band... :)

[@mikemccabe6258]

The band were fully committed to their theme, their melodies and contrast.....it is always a joy to hear a band appropriately wait through the quiet phrases and not rush......impeccable timing.

[@loadedorygun]

One thing no one ever talks about in this reaction: there are little water droplets during the quiet break, in between the organ solos! It’s like he’s singing inside a cavern that just happens to have a pipe organ lol

[@rk41gator]

Classic Yes. You might like 'Dance on a Volcano' by Genesis.

[@fernandotor3266]

Thanks. Greatest band

[@johnwriter8234]

Awesome react! ( I saw them I'm concert Detroit 1977)

[@MJ-yp3hr]

Was stoned on the date this released...going at it 4 decades later. Will send a short list...not necessarily for airtime, but you'll love it. "j"man

[@ulrichs3061]

Back in the days I've seen them live, it was even better than the studio version. At least to me.😄

[@Talentseeker4]

Also check out Gentle Giant. You can start with their 1975 release Free Hand and the try the title track Free Hand

[@daveman_50]

Saw this live twice in the early 70s -- unforgettable. Amazing mastery.

[@jonprice3337]

nice reaction!

[@TheProgCorner]

The greatest song ever written!!!

[@johnladd8421]

YES makes genres, doesn’t follow genres. they got everything in there.

[@johng.8517]

YES is the greatest progressive rock group of all time and my favorite band. Some more good ones include "Roundabout", "The Gates of Delirium". "Turn of the Century"... Loads of good ones. I subscribe to anyone who reacts to them and so will thousands of others so keep those YES songs coming.

[@soldatwitt6400]

En tout cas, l'un des plus grands...

[@loadedorygun]

Switched on Bach was a revolutionary take on keyboards. Now extrapolate that to Rick Wakeman…but then apply the same revolutionary fervor to the rest of the band. Elevated thematic aspirations are how I’d describe classic yes. It’s like opera-jazz.

[@magmasunburst9331]

I'll have to admit, the first time I listened to this, I got a significant amount of bird droppings on me during the first minute.

[@ianlejeune6012]

Now try : Gentle Giant - On reflection [etc.]. Fine composition; extraordinary playing. Unique…

[@calebclunie4001]

T,Y,U,G,J,V,B, and N. What Do They Have In Common? On My Keyboard, They Are Close To The H. This, is such a great video. This, is a work, of multiple geniuses. Spectacular.

[@justinhamill7608]

Loved how you got this Jone. Just saw your reaction to Genesis, Firth of Fifth too. I very much recommend others from Selling England by the Pound - Dancing With The Moonlit Knight for example. I think you may like the whole album as much as Firth of Forth.. Thank you.

[@JoneRuiz]

Thanks for the suggestion!

[@michaelj3414]

How fun was that ride?!

[@EccentricAuntWanda1]

great song!

[@mattleppard1970]

Subscribed based on this best song of all time reaction ❤ Like jazz? Try Gates of Delirium or Sound Chaser. ❤

[@DerekB99]

Rick Wakeman used a cathedral organ for the major organ parts.

[@IvorPresents]

A lot of things going on, for sure, it all fits together. do it again on your own time,

[@louise_rose]

I can't wait to see you get your teeth (and ears) into RELAYER, perhaps their most groundbreaking album - certainly the one where they were the most ahead of their time musically. Steve Howe's guitar playing (and Alan White's drumming) on that album, just two years after CTTE, are exceptional - and very different from what we get to hear on this.

[@lferlan]

Check out the album in a glass house by gentle giant.

[@josephmartin1749]

Jone, you got to also watch the live versions.

[@davep8221]

There's a reactor I love who does his vids in two parts. The first part is just listening and actually writing down notes about what he's hearing, and you can see his reactions, but there's almost no interruptions except when he just has to. Then a follow vid where he discusses what's in his notes. Unfortunately, he's Italian and I've always found it hard to hear through accents, plus he has to drop into Italian in order to express more complex ideas. Still, I think that's the best format I've ever experienced. There's another reviewer, whose name escapes, me who does a full quiet listen through, and then comments. I used to like The Daily Doug, but he just talks over the music way too much, giving his interpretation on one verse while making sure you can't hear the next one.

[@smithpm81]

this is the epitomy of prog rock

[@Elvatrenni_413]

Yes are so powerful. Manu songs are totally unpredictable. As a guitarist you are… Steve Hacket!!! Genesis Firth of Fifth with Steve Hackets guitar playing, Tony Banks on Keyboard, Mike Rutherford on bass, guitar and Taurus Moog foot bass pedals, Phil Collins on drums and Peter Gabriel on flute and vocal. Then the Music Box, Supper’s Ready, Cinema Show/Aisle of Plenty and Dancing with the Moonlit Knight… just to mention a few of progressive rock best songs from the 70s King Crimson with Epitaph… also suberb

[@mikeb3365]

Please react to the other two songs on this album, both are excellent. Siberian Katru bangs.

[@jackknife8317]

Please do Supper's ready - Genesis! Same level as this

[@audionmusic2787]

Recommend you put the microphone closer and use a compressor. Your voice level varies a lot.

[@rogerhennie8939]

As a Guitar player you will like Clap.

[@teresakoslosky3053]

❤❤❤❤❤❤🔥

[@משהמצליח-ח9ת]

סטיב האו הגיטריסט הגדול בהיסטוריה

[@eddiecriglington400]

I know you’ve already done ‘Awaken’, so you’re going backwards. But in any case, keep enjoying this wonderful journey of Masterpieces! 🎶❤️🎶

[@federov100]

Yeah, Awaken is probably the pinnacle.

[@OldManwithaGolfClub]

Firth of Fifth would be an interesting listen for you.

[@axandio]

Great songs about how we cycle through life and death , visit Divinity in complete wholeness and peace for an infinite moment before the dance begins again.

[@axandio]

It's actually deeper than that but gotta have a core to work with.

[@pokerface1967]

Thank God for Brufords jazz influence.........

[@nickwillder]

Managed to review CTTE without using the word "masterpiece". That's hard to do.

[@AquaticDot]

With what you said about the times you'd listened to Yes and it sounded commercial: they took a very commercial direction in the 80s, so you probably aren't wrong about your initial assessment. Their 70s stuff is a lot more progressive.

[@StarCitizenSpeakeasy]

try some of YES shorter songs like off the album Fragile

[@Prober61]

Please do the Dawn Winery Theme from the Genshin Impact Concert. (I think I've put this on enough videos)

[@kimyu9036]

captain beefheart vibe

[@mooganstooker2419]

The live version on the Yessongs album is actually much better.

[@666RitaRita]

I think he should just stop there . If he tried to listen to Relayer or Tales From Topographic Oceans , he would be physically unrecognizable the next day .

[@jimdukeproject]

You picked a doosy to do if you weren’t ready. There is syncopation, odd time, polyrhythms, and expert musicianship haha. Not one to take lightly.

[@kirkstubbs8562]

Since you're a classical guitarist why don't you listen to Mediterranean Sundance from the elegant Gypsy album by Al Di Meola and Paco de Lucia

[@DougJean777]

J. S. Bach would have seriously appreciated this song.

[@kontolek]

:)

[@junto5]

Then why did you do the reaction?

[@drfoxcourt]

Glad you liked it, but don't do long tune reviews tired.

[@commentatron]

_Yes_ songs like this make me understand why they'll never ask the listener, "Was it as good for you as it was for me?" Love many of their songs, but some give me the weird vibe of being a voyeur; this isn't right, you carry on, I'm outta here.