Drummer reacts to "Endless Dream" by Yes

I love this band so much. TWO requests at the same time came in for this song within a few hours of each other and it worked out perfectly. What a mind fuck of a Yes song. I was not ready for the prog metal beginning (even though we just listened to Machine Messiah LOL) and then the song just ascends... So awesome! I love Yessaturday!
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[@silvertube52]

Talk is an under appreciated Yes album.

[@paulg9482]

may be the best of the Rabin albums

[@charleswagner2984]

​@@paulg9482Big Generator is my favorite Rabin Yes.

[@bukeksiansu2112]

This song is as epic as any of the old Yes classics, IMO.

[@lesblatnyak5947]

Ladies and gentlemen YES the greatest show on earth. 🙏🍁

[@jeffschielka7845]

👍😎

[@judiekrapf6926]

Agree.

[@franciscodiaz183]

Despite the negative reception the album had at the time from critics, YES remains YES and its outstanding qualities continue to stand the test of time.

[@L33Reacts]

No matter what the era these guys truly brought it 🙌

[@heinzmuller159]

Forget the Critics. They are rarely right. ☺

[@joelliebler5690]

Not so much on their newer albums post 2010 though they still sound good in concert!

[@pwethman1]

It didn’t help that right before the tour started the record company went bankrupt so that had hardly any promotion. I saw them at The Allentown Fair and the Philly Spectrum. Shows were great and sold well. Of course Philadelphia is the undisputed Capitol city in the land of Prog(just felt I needed to get that out there🤣

[@pwethman1]

If you want to hear Yes vocals off the chain listen to the other 2 yeswest albums and also 9012live. Songs like Leave It and I’m Running take it to an entirely different level.

[@brucehenninger2662]

You may be interested to know that the liner notes for this album credit Tony Kaye with "Hammond Organ" - and that's it. Apparently, in addition to all the guitars, Trevor also played all the remaining keys that aren't organ. Amazing.

[@ChromeDestiny]

Similar on 90125, Tony plays Hammond and some keys but Trevor Rabin is playing too and Trevor Horn also brought in some of his Art of Noise colleagues to play some overdubs and play on the single remixes.

[@thomassharmer7127]

True, but later interviews reveal that Tony had a lot of input on the programming and other technical aspects of the recording. He worked closely with Trevor throughout, almost acting as a co-producer.

[@berniecosta348]

Trevor Rabin's interest in film scoring is all over this song. His feel for creating emotion is truly inspirational. His newest solo album released in 2023 is also amazing. His knowledge and discipline along with the Yes approach and sound is one of the best combinations to "come down the pike"! So underappreciated.

[@GES8215]

i was thinking the same thing

[@indierockyhockey]

Well said

[@charleswagner2984]

I have Rabins Don't Look Away CD which is really good too. I always felt like he wasted too much of his life on soundtracks and should've stayed with Yes. He would be running the group and the albums would be much better.

[@YESFan1971]

Wonderful song.

[@TigerMtnKing]

Just another masterpiece from the masters! Nobody does it better than the greatest band there ever was or will ever be!🤩

[@jeffschielka7845]

👍😎

[@rhondamcewananderson3968]

Thanks Lee! You should listen to the rest of the album!

[@markhenrynoll5601]

Thanks for playing this. I misplaced my copy of TALK. I love this song.

[@davidwatkinson1226]

Another Fantastic Yes track. The best band ever.

[@eddiecriglington400]

Yet another Great Yes Album. Some brilliant tracks. 🎶❤️🎶

[@thomassharmer7127]

At the time I thought Yes was dead after the Union tour, but when I went into a record store one Saturday I saw this album cover. I'd heard or read nothing about another Yes album being made, but when I checked the lineup credits I bought it straight away. I loved it on first hearing. Yes, it's different again from previous albums, but a great synthesis of Trevor and Jon. Endless Dream is right up there with the great Yes epics.

[@BeCoShooter]

September 10th, 1994. Madison Square Garden. Jon Anderson says: "If there was ever a song to end a concert, this is it". He wasn't kidding, it sounded amazing. Too bad the building was half empty. Say what you want, but I enjoyed the Trevor years.

[@indierockyhockey]

Trevor Rabin is absolutely incredible... I feel like this is his epic tribute and homage to Yes. Such a huge contribution to the band and moving it forward over the years. I can't stand that he doesn't get the credit... In my mind there's no question. So many members of Yes have come and gone yet the Trevor Rabin / Steve Howe commentary still goes on. Respect to Trevor, his voice with Jon's and Chris' is... Gorgeous?

[@belalugrisi1614]

Thanks Lee, YES is so healing! "And this endless dream giving ourselves everything We're deserving we're gonna bring it back again" You are truly deserving of good things, and you give us much joy, with the music and your wise words. A fun fact is that this was the first time an album was recorded and mixed totally on computers and not tape. Rabin and his engineer and mixer Michael Jay linked four Apple Macintosh computers to a single IBM machine, each running the digital audio workstation software Digital Performer.

[@markoliver630]

The dynamic range on this release is HUGE !!!

[@VernonOdom-jw4ko]

Thank you for taking my request.

[@dickmeijer5363]

Great choice of songs and reactions on your channel. I expect 10K very soon. You deserve it!

[@L33Reacts]

I appreciate that so much! That would be awesome 👌 thank you my friend.

[@lylesmith9547]

This Totally stands the test of time. Yes and ELP shattered genre norms and And are so good in so many ways. I listen to both bands almost daily, and still never gets old . Trevor’s slide work is as good as Steve’s is. Epic indeed.

[@vhbr68]

Great album.Great song.The best.

[@Lionize728]

Wow. Epic is right Wonderful track and reaction.

[@gregjones861]

L33: I first want to thank the 2 individuals that requested this song. I haven't played it in a few years and it was great to reacquaint myself. I know a lot of Yes fans don't like it, but I dig it. Of course it's not older Yes. Older Yes is indeed superior in my opinion. But I still really like this a lot, as well as 4 other tracks on this album. It was an amazing tour, and a huge thank you to the commenter who said there's a dvd from this tour. See how great this community is? So you've assembled quite a collection of music lovers around you. I look forward to years of life enhancing camaraderie here. And this was exciting to watch you get hit by. Wait'll you hear The Calling from this record.

[@sharondavid-melly1498]

Bringing light into the dark crevice 💕

[@mattleppard1964]

As you know, I love this lineup. Tony Kaye was the founding keyboard player and played on The Yes Album. Glad you’re getting to this material. Some is more pop than this. It’s ALL Yes. How can it not be when it’s so very good. ❤❤

[@jameswattles7341]

Got to love it ... For you are light inside your dreams for you will find that its something that touches me...

[@johnelectric1]

Thank you. While I was floundering after the ultimate creative 70s, it was this and King Crimson's Discipline that peaked my interest. Not so much the bands themselves, but the possibilities of where music can go. ...peace John Faz.

[@michaelescareno7048]

As a Yes fan from the early 70s, it's great that you reacted to this performance!! I HIGHLY RECOMMEND "State of Play" from this album!!!! Another fantastic vocal performance by Jon, and fantastic guitar by Trevor!!!

[@glenndespres5317]

Love it. Hearing a lot of later Yes for the first time with you even though I have been listening since late 60s! Always something new! And yet… the ending chorus ….so haunting, it sounds like I have heard it before….live maybe?

[@wfamdaxj]

I love your reactions man, i feel happy for you discovering the music that touches your very soul and is capable of reducing you to tears. Peace 🖖

[@L33Reacts]

I'm so glad you enjoy them bro. It means a lot. It means everything honestly just to know people enjoy them 🙏

[@user-ob7je4nc6c]

"For you, will find...that it's something that touches me"...that's you channel Lee! Thanks for sharing!

[@L33Reacts]

Damn man, gonna make me starting tearing up over here. Thank you for that.

[@waynecox3958]

Trevor on keyboards. Tony only on hammond organ. This is the last album Trevor appeared on.

[@andrewbradley6941]

One of the first digitally recorded albums, ever! Trevor was a consultant on Pro Tools.

[@duanesmith1523]

Actually it’s Digital Performer. Great DAW

[@ScottDeBerg]

Thanks so much for doing this. Such an underrated album.

[@L33Reacts]

Thank YOU Scott. I appreciate you so much brother 🙏

[@robrowntree9983]

Another great choice and track. Thanks.

[@L33Reacts]

Thanks Rob glad you enjoyed brother

[@jeffschielka7845]

Hey Lee! In my opinion Endless Dream is a masterpiece. The best song from Talk. On tour it was the last song played before the encores, which were Roundabout and Purple Haze by Hendrix! This is a great song with Jon's vocals never sounding better! FOREVER YES❗️❗️❗️😎

[@TheReaperMan275]

Jon hits some super high notes on this song, which sound simply amazing. And not falsetto high notes. No. Jon actually belts out these notes using his own natural, God given vocals.

[@jeffschielka7845]

@@TheReaperMan275 Agree! Well said.👍😎

[@TigerMtnKing]

The masters!🤩

[@L33Reacts]

Jon's vocals were pushed to the max here. And it was beautiful. Paired with Alan and Chris being on fire and the epic cinematic sound... great song!

[@jeffschielka7845]

@@TigerMtnKing 👍😎

[@teresakoslosky3053]

Yes is epic!!!❤❤❤

[@L33Reacts]

They sure are 💗

[@ChrisEchoes]

Tony Kaye only plays Hammond Organ on this album, Trevor is doing all the other keyboard parts. He is quite an accomplished piano player and on the Talk tour he played a version of the And You And I acoustic guitar intro which he had arranged for piano.

[@rumourhats]

And the question I always ask myself. Where's the hammond organ on this album? 🤣

[@ChrisEchoes]

@@rumourhatsI hear plenty in this song actually.

[@andrewbradley6941]

Awaken for the 90s

[@joelliebler5690]

Great underrated tune that I have even overlooked! Lee you are so right about open lines of communications between people!❤️☮️👍🏻Chris and John’s harmonies are up there with the very best ever!

[@duanesmith1523]

This is Trevor Rabins prog masterpiece. This album is very underrated.

[@ryanr5319]

'Push' from his new solo album "Rio" is amazing. Whole album is, he plays most instruments and sings like on 'Can't Look Away.' Also another album to check Sir. 😊

[@duanesmith1523]

Yes, I have RIO and it's great. Love Trevor's solo work. Wish ARW would have done some new music. @@ryanr5319

[@billsmith2407]

They toured Talk in quadraphonic sound and Endless Dream was epic.

[@heinzmuller159]

Hi Lee. First:'The Endless Dream' is one the beautyfulst and greatest Tracks 'Yes' ever done. Second: There exist a Live DVD (uncut) from the 1995 'Talk' - Tour. Title: 'Yes live in Chile (Show in Santiago de Chile). This Concert was broadcast on TV in Chile at the Time and from this Concert in Santiago de Chile exist a DVD of the whole show (approximately 140 minutes). In this Show the Band played the piece 'The endless Dream' at the End, absolutely terrific! ☺ Kind Regards Heinz (Germany). ❤🌳🥀🌱🌷✨

[@jeffschielka7845]

I have the dvd. It's awesome!😎

[@heinzmuller159]

@@jeffschielka7845 Yes indeed. I see it the same way. The Concert is absolute stellar, not from this world. ☺Kind Regards Heinz. Greetings from Munich to you and your family. 🌳🥀🌷✨

[@jeffschielka7845]

@@heinzmuller159 To you as well.👍😎

[@jameswarner5809]

Real Love off the same album is also excellent and has some heavy moments.

[@Wisesongs24]

Do yourself a favor and check out any live version of this tune. They extend the middle section and it’s even more epic.

[@henryandrews2825]

I consider "Endless Dream" among Yes's finest, and the prog-pinnacle of the "YesWest" Anderson/Rabin/Squire/White/Kaye lineup that did 90125, Big Generator, Talk, and most of the stronger tracks on Union (not that that's a high bar). The vocal harmonies are fantastic, and the sweep of the whole thing is truly epic, and uplifting like the best Yes music. The other more prog-influenced YesWest songs include "Hearts", "Changes", and "Shoot High, Aim Low". Talk was very much an Anderson/Rabin album, after Anderson had been bolted on to 90125 at the last minute, and also excluded from a lot of the development of Big Generator. Squire intentionally took a bit of a back seat on Talk. So you get Rabin's pop-metal sound and film score scope, and Anderson's classic prog influence. Good stuff. Kaye's organ-playing on this album is, IMHO, his best since The Yes Album. There are some great passages on Endless Dream", and "The Calling" has fantastic organ work. Talk wasn't well-received when it was released (and the new logo was particularly panned), but I've always loved the album. The record label it was on went under not much longer, so the album practically disappeared for a while, with the Anderson/Howe/Squire/White/Wakeman lineup re-forming after the Talk tour ended. BTW there's video of a complete show from the Talk tour floating around, including Endless Dream.

[@L33Reacts]

So that's where that "epic" sound was coming from.. I didn't know Trevor had a movie score background till now! That's awesome :))

[@jeffschielka7845]

​@@L33ReactsTrevor has done hundreds of scores.👍😎

[@GES8215]

When this album came out Trevor included a warning label on it because he produced the album at such a high digital quality that the sound wouldn’t break up even at the highest volume.

[@andrewwallace1376]

Some big tracks on the album State of Play is a fav some softer sounds here & there 😃

[@anthonyblakely399]

I am THRILLED THAT you are taking my request. I am sure you will not be disappointed.....the musicality of the song will blow your mind....the message is so deep and it's the best singing performance of Jon Anderson and the back up singers. Jon Anderson on vocals; Alan White on drums and percussion; Trevor Rabin on keyboards, programming, vocals, guitar; Tony Kaye on keyboards; Chris Squire on bass guitar.

[@dickmeijer5363]

It is such an underrated Yes album. I personnaly think it is their best album since Going for the one.

[@heinzmuller159]

I personally think since 'Big Generator' from 1987. I like this Album much more as '90125'. ☺

[@josephbooth4954]

WOW!

[@ScottDeBerg]

Thanks!

[@markoliver630]

Yes West ! Saw this version of Yes several times. They liked to play at The Universal Amp in LA. Different but still great. They did a quad concert there. It was hot. R.I.P.

[@sdholmess]

A cool thing about this tour was that they traveled with a mini radio broadcast unit so that the show was broadcast on FM a couple of 100 yds. from the stage. They also had the new 5.1 surround sound set up inside the amphitheaters they played in. Trevor Rabin played a huge role in bringing them into the modern era with the technology of the day. Check out the concert video from that tour. The opening show from June 18th 1994 is the one to watch. Even though it is a single camera audience shot video it captures the raw energy and excitement of that tour.

[@TheAmazingSpaghetti]

Trevor is actually a great piano/keys player too, he also plays drums, he's one of those guys. I wouldn't be surprised if Trevor wrote a lot of the keyboard parts on this. If I remember right, this is one of the first all digitally recorded & mixed albums by any band.

[@L33Reacts]

Yeah someone else mentioned the digital fact as well. You can definitely hear the difference. I enjoyed this though. The beginning was great. Trevor seems to be quite talented.

[@indierockyhockey]

Talented as all get out

[@williamhinshaw6838]

" So take your time Look 'round and see That most in time Is where you're meant to be For you For us, inside your dreams For you will find That it's something that urges me

[@john-uo3rq]

you need to turn it upppppppp

[@TDRFamilyGaming]

Love that you skipped forward a bit and got to hear a track from Talk! This song was so crazy live - Talk was Trevor’s baby w a bunch of collab by Jon. Of course everyone contributed but im pretty sure all tracks were driven by rabin who also produced and mixed the album (if my memory serves me). After this he went off to do movie soundtracks and yes fell apart again for a bit. One of my fav Yes albums for its production precision and musical variability from track to track. Enjoy! (And yes, Trevor, Jon, Chris have the best vocal harmonies of any iteration of yes - Talk, 90125, and Big Generator!)

[@user-ob7je4nc6c]

You NEED to watch "Ritual" Live, "Songs from Tsonga 2004" (whether you react to it or not). I know you have seen "Ritual" live...but this is another beast. The sound and videography is excellent with 5 musicians at the top of their game. And you, being a percussionist, will really appreciate this! Love your "YES Saturdays! Always look forward to them. I love this album! Listen and sing to it all the time while traveling. Thanks!

[@jeffschielka7845]

Agree!👍😎

[@robertjantzen6545]

One of their best ..

[@lesimprosdulezardvert1342]

Man, the big thing is this song on "The ladder" album : "Homeworld" A really great epic song, touching

[@jpirard]

Geoff was using State of the art keyboards on Drama. On Drama it was Steve, Chris, and Trevor Horne on vocals.

[@paulehney4581]

Yes is always Yes, and it always is something you feel as much as hear. True masters of progressive music. Long ago they did a song called "Perpetual Change", their music has always changed. Sometimes you have to go with the flow I told you Yes is wild that way . How's Boston for east coast?

[@philipmason9537]

Trevor Rabin had overall complete production of this album because he was the only band member who understood the “new fangled digital” technology so his influence is very high and it explains the disjointed songs on this average album.

[@nealeger8154]

Yes' most aggressive song, in my opinion, is "Sound Chaser" from Relayer.

[@ChromeDestiny]

I'd say that, Machine Messiah and some passages in Gates of Delirium.

[@Raistlin306]

I forget how good this song is, as big of a deal for Yes as 90125 was, I like this album better. Mainly I think it’s due to Jon’s input, not that he didn’t have any on 90125 but that album was basically written by Trevor. Jon’s voice is absolutely spectacular on this.

[@L33Reacts]

He was hitting notes I've never heard him before here! It was glorious at points

[@jeffschielka7845]

Magical.😎​@@L33Reacts

[@anthonyblakely399]

❤❤❤❤GOOD REACTION ❤❤❤❤❤ Listen and react to the whole album, "Talk." Excellent album. 😊😊😊😊Happy New Year!!!🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@L33Reacts]

Glad you enjoyed my friend. This was great! No matter what the era... no matter what the lineup is... these guys always bring it. And I love them so much 💓

[@mikemicrael5749]

My favorite post-1980 Yes albums are Open Your Eyes and The Ladder. The first is more poppy and Jon-influenced, but The Ladder is a great group album among many great Yes albums.

[@ryanr5319]

I feel you may enjoy. Heh. This track is the pinnacle of modern Yes (barring In the Presence Of 😊)Rabin era. I like Rabin quite a bit. Not more than classic Yes, but not a bad replacement, like Brian Johnson. 😂

[@edf13]

YESSATURDAY!

[@L33Reacts]

The best day of the week:)

[@topographic1973ify]

You'll find there are Trevor haters because a lot of the old fans wanted Yes to be stuck in a sound time warp. Personally I never felt that way, without him Yes would have died. Billy Sherwood went through a lot of that too. Yes, it's basically a Trevor album, but the rest of the band made it their own.

[@dhfenske]

Yessongs, Yesterdays, Yes Solos, Yesshows, Yesyears, Yesspeak, Yesstory, YesSymphonic, Yes-today, YesSingles, and...Yessaturday! COOL!

[@L33Reacts]

It just sounded natural and it works perfectly :) gotta love it. I look forward to Saturday every week :)

[@robertjantzen6545]

Talk and Big Generator wpuld be remembered alongside Fragile and CTE if they had been released in a timely manner.

[@charleswagner2984]

I love all four of them albums. But ,you might be going a bit overboard.

[@j.jennings1722]

I love this song and the Talk album as a whole. The only time I had a chance to see Yes live was during the Talk Tour. They played a great set, in an open-air amphitheatre right next to the Arkansas River. There was an almost picnic like atmosphere to the entire concert, and the concert area was surrounded by huge speakers, which the swirling Surround Sound they incorporated into the album was used to incredible effect. The late afternoon weather was perfect and the evening was magical. I've been to huge, amazing concerts before, but this one was more intimate and I'll never forget it.❤✌

[@L33Reacts]

That sounds like a perfect evening... I was just in Arkansas for the first time a couple weeks ago! I was in Ozarks lol it was beautiful

[@L33Reacts]

I think I drove through Memphis which was beautiful and then got to Arkansas a little later. It was all beautiful. Except for Kansas.

[@jeffschielka7845]

I saw 8 Talk shows. 214 total.👍😎

[@j.jennings1722]

@@jeffschielka7845 stop bragging 😉

[@NVprods]

Talk is Trevor Rabin's masterpiece. It is an AMAZING album, and deserves more credit and accolades in the discussion of the greatest Yes albums. "The Calling" and "I Am Waiting" arguably can compete as two of the best opening tracks on any Yes album, and that's saying a lot. Can't wait to see you react to those two tracks. Rabin produced the album, and really pushed Jon, Chris and Alan White creatively, they are all brilliant on this album. Tony Kaye's participation was limited on the album, Rabin played most of the keyboards and his guitar playing is genius. It's a shame that this version of Yes ended with this album. Also, it is one of, if not the first album to recorded digitally, Rabin recorded all onto a hard drive, and was able to mix it in a new way, thus giving it its spectacular sound.

[@kevinbrown3082]

At this point Yes was virtually Rabins solo project. He could and arguably probably did play most of the instruments on this album. There are some real highs here. The production values are incredible.

[@markoliver630]

Uh I would say that he is one of the few that are on equal footing with them. Them playing for him no.

[@robertjantzen6545]

This was a great album from Trevor Rabin period....maybe not Big Generator but an awesome underappreciated recording from beginning to end.

[@brianvernon249]

Whoa! You’re on Talk already? What happened to Big Generator? Edit: I think Tony Kaye might be the record for an original member come back & be a solid presence. 12 years! 2nd edit: no winter in Arizona. Gray skies, brown land; snow, a thing of the past. This album was quite popular in the grunge era. As a 16 yr old in 94, it had a mighty presence.

[@TrevRockOne]

Don't much care for 90125 and Big Generator, but this is rad.

[@L33Reacts]

Yeah the beginning to this was straight up prog metal like machine messiah

[@Doctorlacrosse]

Reminds me of Awaken from Going for the One

[@indierockyhockey]

Great album, great song. What does *awaken gentle mass touching* mean? Not sure but it's great

[@Doctorlacrosse]

@@indierockyhockey As Jon says, the words just sound good together. Basically. That goes for many Yes lyrics.

[@yes_head]

Props for delving into 90's Yes, Lee. But beware -- it's a minefield. I'll admit I'm not a huge fan of this one, although what I've found over the years is that Talk tends to resonate better with fans who discovered Yes from 90125 forward. For me, the heart and intent are all there but the execution falls short. I think Jon was hoping for a Tales-type epic (he reportedly pushed Trevor hard), but it's just not quite there in terms of the arrangement. I could dissect the whole thing, but nobody wants to read a wall of text here. I'll just say "Endless Dream" is about the same length as "Awaken", but we all know which is the better Yes epic.

[@L33Reacts]

I completely agree. This was probably amazing for the new yes fans who found them from 90125. But for older fans, it wasn't enough. I get it. I dug the beginning and the end a lot, the middle lost itself a couple times. Overall a great track but nowhere near the older stuff.

[@wfamdaxj]

You're a good man...

[@L33Reacts]

I truly appreciate that my brother. I'm slowly coming around to the same conclusion 🙏

[@nancywhitaker5096]

Look up "Living on the Fault line " by the Doobie Brothers. And" Ocean Blvd". By Eric Clapton. I think you will like them both.

[@NickWebber-vp4pd]

Wazzup L33..😎 IMHO…you can create a folder on your computer, and name it ELP: Love Beach, and drop anything YES made after Relayer, to sit in there for eternity…😮 i don’t care for Love Beach, although there are 1 or 2 cuts that are good…i guess it sometimes comes down to contractual obligations🤷🏻‍♂️

[@YESFan1971]

When you have a guy like Trevor writing the song.......as he wrote the music movie scores for Con Air, Armageddon, Enemy of the State, Jack Frost....a ton of others. Superb.

[@L33Reacts]

I love every one of those movies. That's crazy. I had no idea. Enemy of the state has a crazy electronic, futuristic sound to it. I love it.

[@jeffschielka7845]

​@@L33ReactsTrevor is a technical genius!!!👍😎

[@gregklappauf6621]

Have you reacted to “And you and I” off of Close to the Edge?

[@TomTornado]

The album cover is the worst thing yes could have chosen, but the music isn't. endless dream is another great and epic song

[@andyshan]

It's interesting that this album, along with a couple more Yes albums from this period are not on the streaming platforms. It might be a licensing thing but it's a pity.

[@L33Reacts]

Also a weird one, this album is the only yes album I've had revenue sharing allowed. So it is owned by a different owner then the rest of their material

[@raymondregis6219]

I saw them 2x with Trevor and Tony. They were different but still great. Trevor and Tony play very differently than Steve and Rick/Patrick/Geoff/Igor/Tom. Chris and Alan kick ass on this one.

[@L33Reacts]

Alan and Chris were on FIRE here. I absolutely loved the rhythm section here (as usual)

[@stevenwy]

One of Yes' master pieces. I had front row at the Greek Theater on this tour Tony Kaye, Trevor Rabin in the mix with Jon, Alan and Chris. It feels like Im missing someone, I think Billy Sherwood was playing something I can't remember maybe somebody else knows that can comment.

[@andrewbradley6941]

Billy played rhythm guitar.

[@highatruthart]

Beautiful 😍Analogy The Song is breathing . The Band is breathing life into the Song. Amazing Band .I don't know if you take song Suggestions. Please check out Jon Andreson The song The Gift .It's a Beautiful Song . Namaste 🙏🕯️💜🎨🎧🎶

[@bauertime]

I love I am Waiting but I just don't get this song.

[@Lightmane]

Masterpiece. Definition #1: a work of outstanding artistry, skill, or workmanship. Masterpiece. Definition #2: A masterpiece, magnum opus, or chef-d'oeuvre in modern use is a creation that has been given much critical praise, especially one that is considered the greatest work of a person's career. Definition #1: Possibly. Definition #2: Um, no. On a grading scale, I'd give Endless Dream an A. It's a great piece of music. A Masterpiece by YES would be 'Close to the Edge', 'Roundabout', 'And You And I', 'Awaken', 'The Gates of Delirium', and possibly a few others... possibly.

[@jeffschielka7845]

We've had this argument before. I'm right and you are wrong! Different opinions!!😎

[@GES8215]

the same line up that produced "owner of a lonely heart"... go figure...

[@robertjantzen6545]

Drama was ok but a Buggles version of 90125...my co-least favorite album but Open Your Eyes is an abortion....made me cry in disbelief and dispair.

[@ocayul]

For me, the last great album for Alan White drums. Then, its more hit and miss

[@ChromeDestiny]

I think the followup, the Keys stuff with Rick was the last time he played great with Yes and the last time he generally did great playing was the Levin Torn White album.

[@ocayul]

@@ChromeDestiny i like his work in keys, but rarely amaze me. Levin Torn White show that he still got it back then

[@L33Reacts]

His drumming sounded SO GOOD with the 90s production I loved it :)

[@chrismundy8072]

You really need to read the notes

[@jpirard]

Chris was on Drama. I don't really understand. Chris was not missing on Drama.

[@L33Reacts]

I was thinking of 90125 and said drama.

[@L33Reacts]

And the ABWH track we listened to this week. Without Chris it wasn't the same. Jon's vocals sounded different. But here and machine messiah they sound great

[@dhfenske]

Yeah, it's hard to keep up with all the personnel changes. Chris was missing from ABWH. Jon was missing from Drama.

[@rumourhats]

starts out interesting but then kinda just ends up turning into hippie jesus music.

[@wendellwiggins3776]

This is the Trevor Rabin era YES which I'm not a huge fan of. I dislike his Metal influence, miss Steve Howe and the lack of their seamless cohesive perfection. And this is actually with their pre-Wakeman original return keyboardist, Tony Kaye. Though there are some pretty moments, it's still a failed attempt at reviving their epic sound. Although Jon always sounds incredible.

[@sigil5772]

L33: I can't believe this is Yes Many other Yes fans at the time and since: you think I don't really want to diss TR, who is a phenomenal musician, but Talk is, in so many ways, not Yes but Trevor Rabin + members of Yes. His hair metal tendencies do dominate the 3½ albums, and while there are some happy confluences of his skill and the greater "Yes idea" this track is no Heart of the Sunrise or Awaken.

[@L33Reacts]

Yeah I agree this isn't my favorite yes track but I still really enjoyed the ebbs and flows of the song. It was enjoyable for sure.

[@dhfenske]

I agree this doesn't thrill as much as HOTS or Awaken, but the way I look at it is that since Jon and Chris (who formed the band originally) wanted to make music with Trevor, then I think of it as "Yes". Maybe if one thinks of how Jon and Chris WERE HAVING FUN making music with Trevor, then it might be easier to "accept" him into the fold. (And, actually, this song does thrill me. I love it.)

[@martinreed5964]

another backward step for the one time GOAT