Drummer reacts to "The Revealing Science of God" by Yes (5k Subscriber Special!)

[@L33Reacts]

I just wanted to take a second and say THANK YOU for showing me these wonderful songs. It would be quite difficult for me to navigate the many years of this band without all of you wonderful people. Your assistance and support is not forgotten

[@RonaldWall-yw3hx]

Hey I have a long list of unknown music.

[@jeffschielka7845]

So much music Lee, so little time!😎

[@gezzab6271]

Totally love your genuine reaction to this masterpiece which ages better and better as time goes by. Smiley 😃Please react to their live perfomance of Ritual Tsongas 2003/4. Best wishes fella!

[@steveaugustus8917]

😊

[@RonaldWall-yw3hx]

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[@wendellwiggins3776]

THE ENTIRE ALBUM IS A MASTERPIECE. DON'T LET ANYONE TELL YOU ABOUT FILLER and unnecessary parts. The LP never ceases to amaze me on many levels. Every moment is a moving adventure that is best heard sequentially to appreciate the profoundness of the entire deep experience. Inspired by a section of Paramhansa Yogananda's book "Autobiography of a Yogi" that describes the four-part Shastric scriptures, this song is about creation, the beginning of life, thought, our power, of love and all of the things which bring happiness to our lives which often seem forgotten and lost by the human race through negligence. It's a very thought out visceral experience musically and lyrically starting with the sound of where life began, the ocean. The opening Chant/Prayer "Dawn of light..," is the perfect way to begin this amazing journey

[@L33Reacts]

I have no choice but to continue on with the next part, it seems. It was foretold and heralded in the stars of my birth. The projector illuminates all. Shit I left the "Third eye" setting on again. My apologies. Yeah I definitely will do more from this album. I really like the ambitious nature of this project already.

[@TheRKae]

I totally concur. Every time I hear this album being badmouthed, the criticisms are just flat-out dumb. This album is elegant and brilliant.

[@progperljungman8218]

I agree. I can also see that a trimming down to a single album would make it appeal to a greater audience. I'm glad they didn't aim to please the masses 🙂

[@charleswagner2984]

​@@L33ReactsOriginally, The Revealing Science Of God was 28 minutes long, and they had to trim it down to 20 1/2 minutes. The 2003 remastered version added the instrumental intro that you heard before the lyrics start, which is where the original started. I wish that someone kept the 28 minute version before the editing occurred.

[@hpatss4966]

@@progperljungman8218I can’t see it. Too many vital melodies

[@juanbattaglino8862]

I’ve been listening to this album since 1974, in my book Yes crowning achievement.., unsurpassed scope, magnificence, compositions… a spiritual experience..

[@rogerpitcher6540]

My first Yes concert in 1974 - Played all of Close to the Edge followed by all 4 sides of Tales. Hard to beat.

[@L33Reacts]

That's absolutely insane. What a set list.

[@RonaldWall-yw3hx]

RELAYER. GATES OF DELERIUM. THEY STROBED A LASER AT NECK LEVEL IT LOOKED LIKE A BUNCH OF HEADS FLOATING ON CLOUDS

[@charleswagner2984]

​@@L33ReactsI was too young to go see this live. I don't get to see Yes until 1977. Haven't missed them from '77 through 2003. When Anderson left, I haven't seen them since. But I've seen Anderson as much as I can.

[@thomassharmer7127]

The lead keys work is Rick's, but some of the chordal pad layers and linking passages with washes of synth or Mellotron were done by Alan White. He was a pretty good piano player too.

[@gregjones861]

All the comments from Rick that I have read said that there was a lot of beautiful music on this album. He just felt like it was padded in places. Like it could have been the greatest 3 sided album ever made (my paraphrase). I prefer to think of that great quote, "A man's reach should exceed his grasp, or what's a heaven for." But if this record IS a not quite perfect work (and that's a big IF), it's a glorious collection of risks that I'm SO glad they had the spirit to take. My life is so much richer for their adventures.

[@brianbrill]

Well put!

[@dolfinpt]

Rick Wakeman is very much a Christian. I have read that he wasn’t quite sure where or which direction the band was going in( and have slight conflict with his beliefs)….and so he moved on to his own projects from there. Love this album!❤

[@studentjohn35]

@@dolfinpt In later years Rick recanted of his harsh criticism of TALES. His playing on RITUAL during the 35th anniversary tour was first rate.

[@jackmckok87]

I wish yes would release the original version without the padding.

[@jeffschielka7845]

TALES FROM TOPOGRAGHIC OCEANS IS A MASTERPIECE❗️❗️❗️😎

[@lesblatnyak5947]

Now if he would just listen, he talks more than chicks do.

[@jeffschielka7845]

​@@lesblatnyak5947Totally agree 36!😎

[@L33Reacts]

woooooooooooo so far so good!! I have no doubt in my mind that the rest is even better.

[@bélalugrisi]

Hi Jeff! 😎

[@jeffschielka7845]

@@bélalugrisi Hey now!😎

[@mannycalavera6011]

Ritual, Nous Sommes du Soleil. My favorite one from this album.

[@L33Reacts]

I can't wait to hear ritual! People have been bringing it up I think since my first Yes video. Which was forever ago now. Geez time flies.

[@charleswagner2984]

​@@L33ReactsWith this album, you really need to do it in order. The Remembering is next. It was my favorite from Tales when I was a teenager. Please be patient. It's worth it. You'll see.

[@alanwaine4186]

Beautiful side of music. Never understand any hatred of this album; it's what art in music is all about. I appreciate any band that pushes themselves to the limit

[@L33Reacts]

That's exactly what this is. Yes pushing itself to see where the boundary between ambitious and too much is. and honestly so far, they have done a great job of throwing a lot of ideas out there with this song that I hope the rest of the album picks up on.

[@franciscodiaz183]

I completely agree with what you say @alanwaine4186.

[@louise_rose]

Honestly I haven't a clue what some of Jon's lyrics for this album meant; some of them are even funny because being so absurd (the first two sides of this album and on Close to the Edge are the ones where his lyrics reach the peak of verbose strangeness) but it doesn't matter: the power and beauty of HOW he sings this stuff completely takes over!

[@L33Reacts]

I totally agree. His voice is just purely angelic and very comforting.. and quite adaptable! They do all kinds of different genres and he ties them all together seamlessly 😃

[@Bob.L.Shirley]

Glad to see you enjoy this first side so much, Lee! The cool thing is that many people like sides 2&4 the most but then 3 is the most percussive, so your drummer mind will - I think - really like it. I love the whole album and believe you will too. Regardless I'm looking forward to experiencing it with you. I'd say take the other the sides in order because... why not?😃(yeah, there's my smiley face, as requested😉) Hang in there, brother!♥️

[@L33Reacts]

Hey Bob! Thanks for watching my friend. I will definitely be tackling the album in order. Gotta experience it the way it was meant to... I can't fade the whole 4 sides in one sitting... but I can do this :) I look forward to our adventures.

[@IanHillan]

This whole album has continued to get better and better over the 45 years since i first heard it. It's a masterpiece.

[@wendellwiggins3776]

BTW I saw the beginning of the US Tour in 73 before they stopped performing Side 2 and 3. It was the first time YES had a Massive Set designed by the album cover artist Roger Dean and his brother Martyn. They entered through a stage tunnel to mic stands and monitors camouflaged to look like underwater mounds with lights inside plus larger sea formations around the band & Rick's keyboards including a large automated shell or crab shape behind the drums that opened. Not to mention their use of dry ice during the heavenly passages. Sadly there isn't any film footage of the shows but the fact that we were Tripping made the entire experience quite overwhelming visually and deeply moving. What I remember most is my constant flood of tears and almost 3 hours of profound & overwhelming intense emotional bliss.

[@topographic1973ify]

I heard this live once. It was incredible.

[@regchant4609]

I saw it livet, the whole album and Close to the Edge. Still the best concert I've ever been to

[@L33Reacts]

Holy shit I bet that was engrossing and entertaining as all hell. I would love to see this live.

[@topographic1973ify]

@@regchant4609 Gates Of Delirium is crazy live too.

[@louise_rose]

11:34 - that slow, atmospheric opening section to a new chapter of the track, it really is like turning the page of a book and we are out on an open plain, or overlooking the sea, at dawn and waiting for the sun to rise. The warm, fluid groove they create here is amazing - I love how Alan comes in one pulse beat later for each time with that bass drum, it makes the music feel like multiple planes are phased on top of each other...Steve comes wandering in with his guitar, it feels very peaceful. Then when it moves on into that brief, sweet ARP keyboard groove at 12:33 - you'd think they would be moving on to some more singing, a bit faster - but instead they just go back to the same chord progression, the same mood and offer us another variation of it, with Steve's exquisite guitar picking and the music slowly gathering more momentum, like waves, before finally opening out at this lovely vocal melody at "They move fast, they tell me". I always loved this, and it's so great how they return to that "dawn mood" to do another variation of it, they trust the music enough to just remain in it for another minute, where most other bands would have left it and moved to a faster section. 🎶

[@fernandotor3266]

Guitar work is beyond fantastic

[@bélalugrisi]

Wakeman just shines on this! Some of his best work of an amazingly vast catalog! Congrats & thanks for the great reaction. Best to you and your viewers❣

[@lesblatnyak5947]

Ladies and gentlemen Chris Squire and Yes the greatest show on earth. If you listen carefully to this album you'll hear Squire singing upper octave harmonies. One has two ears and one mouth so apply each proportionally hint. 🙏🍁

[@jeffschielka7845]

👍😎

[@ronnie6613]

My favourite YES Track. Excellent 🎸 Keep Rockin'🎸 Ronnie Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@smithpm81]

so wonderful to see the joy on your face listening to this song, it takes me back 40+years ago when i first heard it, a CLASSIC

[@bookhouseboy280]

Mike Portnoy: "[Jon] called me up to tell me he had an idea of doing all of side one of …Topographic Oceans! Talk about jumping off the deep end! Of course, [Transatlantic] were thrilled at the idea and challenge. But once we began rehearsing the material at soundchecks each day, we realised how unbelievably unorthodox and complex the composition was. “I can honestly say that learning The Revealing Science Of God was the biggest challenge I’ve ever had! I cannot imagine how this music was composed. It’s almost like, ‘OK, do this 5⁄4 riff 11 times and then do this 9⁄8 jungle groove five times and then let’s do 13 vocal stabs into a keyboard solo and then drop into an acapella vocal part in free time, etc.’ There was no way to remember these twists and turns unless you had written it. “But once we began rehearsing the piece with Jon, he was conducting the transitions and the tempo changes and then suddenly it all made sense. I always wondered how Jon’s musical contributions fit into the equation of such virtuoso musicianship in Yes, and from this I was able to see that he was the centre of it all. He was the glue that held these four incredible individual musicians together.”

[@bélalugrisi]

That performance led to the absolutely wonderful Anderson/Stolt album & hopefully more to come! Best to you~

[@charleswagner2984]

I remember something about an interview with Jon when he was asked about "The Revealing Science Of God. I don't see much about God in it. And I don't see anything about science. So, what's it about?" Jon answered "When we wrote that song, we didn't know what we were writing."

[@BrianPenn-ob2xw]

August 16, 2024. I'm watching you listen to "The Revealing . . . " and it's SO SO good to watch how you react to it. This has been my all-time favorite album since '74. You catch all the right stuff in it. That makes my heart glad. So many people just don't get it. Carry on, man. I love that it's working on you the right way.

[@ryanr5319]

The Keys to Ascension Live video of this is quite clear for your future consumption. I like it anyway. Heh ty sir for reaction! 🙂

[@L33Reacts]

I'll write it down, sounds like fun 😀 thank you for watching 😁

[@bookhouseboy280]

Rick: "I felt we actually played it better than we did on the original record."

[@susangonsalves9636]

Very true. Love that version.

[@robertjantzen6545]

YES adds years to your life....just keep listening....

[@ileanaospino126]

In my humble opinion, one of the Most Perfect Songs in Rock History!! It gives me chills!! I can hear it over and over again... Totally AWESOME!! ❤❤💕💕😊😊

[@Tomanot9Juanma]

"Close To The Edge", "Gates Of Delirium" and "The Revealing Science Of God" are some serious trips. You could be listening to them like, forever. And that´s not to say that the rest of their catalogue is any worse. Genesis and Yes are definitely my two favourite bands, they´re huge.

[@L33Reacts]

I honestly think Yes and Genesis are my favorites so far as well... with King Crimson in a close third.

[@Tomanot9Juanma]

You´ve definitely got good taste, ha, ha@@L33Reacts

[@dolfinpt]

Please hang in there! Your not alone! Many of us do feel that way too, or have felt overwhelmed at some point. And your right- if you feel like quitting or giving up…just let your heart feel the love you have for your little one. Your heart will over flow(sappy I know).. but Yes and my love for my daughter has kept me going All my life(she is 38 now & gave me an incredible granddaughter)❤ I really Think it’s great so many Young music lovers react to the is era of music that shaped All music from here on… Let Yes lift you…you experience Yes…not just hear it! Keep up the good fight!

[@bélalugrisi]

Thanks for the wise words @dolfinpt Best to you! Keep moving forward, L33, you are loved!

[@Lightmane]

Wakeman was so unhappy with this album that he left the band. When Jon Anderson played Wonderous Stories for him, he said it was the most beautiful song he ever heard, so he came back. Lucky for all of us, Patrick Moraz was their keyboard for one album, and that album was Relayer. Going for the One was their next album, when Wakeman came back, and once again, we are all lucky for that too. Quite a bizarre turn of events, in the ever changing lineup of YES.

[@mattleppard1970]

On balance it all worked out very well for us ❤

[@davidmorgan6896]

If only Moraz had stayed.

[@louise_rose]

Relayer is a favourite of mine, I would have loved to see another album with Moraz, his debut solo album "The Story of i" (1976) is quite amazing! - Wakeman and Moraz are very different in their approach and playing style though.

[@davidmorgan6896]

@@louise_rose I thoroughly enjoyed 'i' back in the day. I bought a couple of Wakeman's solo albums forty years ago or more and found them to be overblown and pompous.

[@louise_rose]

@@davidmorgan6896 Yes, "i" (the original title was just his stylized logo, to the despair of the record stores) is an amazing album. I first heard it when I borrowed a couple of Yes solo-related LPs from a buddy,seven or eight years older, to record anything I wanted off those to HQ cassette tapes (Maxell). The first Alana Parsons album was in the same batch, at the time they were quite unknown outside of the srous prog community. Listening through the first side of "i" I was bewildered at first, the textures were too think and I had never heard anything like it - but I decided to give it another listen the next day...and on the second hearing, everything fell into place! 😸 I taped all of the album to a C-90 cassette and listened to it many times over the next five or six years. At some point I lost the cassette, but rebought the album on CD around fifteen years ago. Still an amazing record. I'm a big fan of Wakeman's The Six Wives album, his solo debut , and of Criminal Record - many of the rest are, like you said, too showy and pompous for me. He was always a great fit for Yes - and for David Bowie on Hunky Dory! 🎶🎹😃

[@gillwaugh7212]

You’re a brave man doing a reaction to this long piece, but I’m so glad you took it on! Yes came in for a lot of grief from the music press when they put this out. But as the years go by you can appreciate the virtuosity of these five guys. Totally agree with your Rick comments and great to see you reacting to his last solo here. Still sends shivers down the ol’ spine. Thank you Lee, made my day 😎

[@L33Reacts]

Aw thanks gill I really appreciate it. I'm glad you enjoyed yourself. I look forward to the Yes videos the most just because I get to interact with yall AND... it's frickin Yes! This was definitely a long song but it didn't feel like it.

[@lemming9984]

Side 3 is a bit naff IMHO!

[@RonaldWall-yw3hx]

My love of yes comes from my love of BASS guitar.

[@brucefelger4015]

Some times one truly needs Yes!

[@L33Reacts]

This is so true. Half way through the song, I was myself again. Wondrous.

[@josephnaja]

Brother I'm in tears 😭 listening to this, this music hits me to the core! This is on a Spiritual level. It's why YES is my favorite band on the planet Earth 🌍

[@saurian11]

Great reaction! Next up: The Remembering-High the Memory. A personal favorite of mine! Wait until you hear the vocal harmonies on that song!!! To me, it's some of the greatest singing yes has ever recorded!

[@L33Reacts]

Thank you so much!! I am going to go through the album track by track. Everyone keeps saying that is the way to go, so away we go. :D

[@TheProgCorner]

Tales From Topographic Oceans is my favorite album ever so thank you for this one!!! 👍👍👍❤️❤️❤️

[@jeffschielka7845]

👍😎

[@L33Reacts]

good to see you my friend. I can totally see why it is your favorite. I can't wait to hear the rest!

[@bélalugrisi]

Hi Progmeister 😎

[@anthonyblakely399]

We...The Yes Community are very spiritually based.....and Yes expresses our philosophy and views on Life and Spirituality which is about "LOVE." And now you are a part of that community.

[@duanesmith1523]

The Remembering is one of my all time favs. This whole album is so good.

[@greenbluemonkey]

😃 A little late to the party but there it is. Love watching a new generation discovering this unique and talented band. And this band works like a therapist. And is cheaper. I feed off of their positive creative energy.

[@nickmastro6870]

This album is highly controversial even among fans but I personally love it 😃

[@RonaldWall-yw3hx]

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[@L33Reacts]

I have no idea why... so far it is amazing. But certainly ambitious...

[@davidmccullough7402]

This album is all over the place but in a good way. Hope to see you react to the next track!

[@L33Reacts]

I will definitely be doing the next one. And the one after that... and the one.... you get it. :)

[@crystal-ice555]

This entire album is like a ride down a meandering river, you just have to go with the flow, relax, feel it, understand. Yes always have a crystal clear concept of what they want to achieve and convey. I feel sorry for those that fight it with their preconceptions of what else it should be or should have been. The realization is that it it is perfection and is (as always) greater than the sum of its parts. Glad you appreciate it.

[@L33Reacts]

You are absolutely correct... i think i actually said something like that in a Yes video. They are masters of making you feel how they intend you to feel. It's masterful.

[@kennyott3797]

My favorite album by my favorite band. Enjoy my friend.

[@bazeye]

Spot on about this being their most ambitious song, IMO it's their peak, they are architects, and this track is a catherdral.

[@michaelpayne8481]

Glad you enjoy Yes. Give Time and a Word a spin. Keep positive man.

[@glenndespres5317]

Can’t tell how many times I’ve listened to this. This is my song. Nice reaction! You picked up on those little squeaky keys’ on that awesome transition to the power section. I can’t describe exactly why I love it but some how it is so effective at giving a sense of deep space reaching g across the vastness.

[@jstock2317]

such a great album.

[@teresakoslosky3053]

I am always ready for YES!!!❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@stephentarry4475]

I have been waiting to see if you would get to this song. Well done, NOW you are a Yes brother! I still draw bits from this album cover today, subconsciously. WOW great to see you digging in... Check out the inside of the cover. It's illuminating...

[@frankhoulihanfh4972]

This song saved my life more times than I am able to count. Quite seriously. ❤ 😀

[@L33Reacts]

I believe it dude! This band has a weird knack of making everything ok for the time you listen to them :)

[@bélalugrisi]

Glad to hear, I've seen friends healed at YES shows! Best to you, Frank~

[@TigerMtnKing]

Masterpiece Number 1 of a 4 part Masterpiece album by the Masters of all music! YES!!!🤩

[@ChromeDestiny]

One of my favourite Yes concert memories is seeing this done at Massey Hall in '97 and the massive standing ovation it received.

[@eddiecriglington400]

My first time seeing Yes Live, all revolves around my very first introduction to, ‘Tales From Topographic Oceans’. (TFTO). The very first time I heard this Album, was 'Live', at Leicester’s 'De Montfort Hall', UK, my hometown venue, in its entirety, (All 4 sides), on the 26th Nov' 1973. It was less than 2 weeks before the Album was officially released in Dec' '73. I was just 17 years old. Imagine that. And I’d already been a fan for 3 Years. I remember reading in the Music Papers I used to have, ‘Sounds’, ‘Melody Maker’ and the ‘New Musical Express’, they said it was a big gamble that ‘Yes’ were taking, playing the whole Album Live, as some of the earliest Shows on the ‘TFTO’ Tour, were pre the Album coming out. So, as a 17 year old, there with my friends, standing right at the front, near the Stage, we were mesmerised, watching and listening, open mouthed in amazement, so close to our Musical Heroes. Almost within touching distance of Jon, Chris, Rick, Steve and Alan. It was mind blowing, scintillating to see. I’ll never forget that night. The Roger Dean style Images we all had on previous Album sleeves and the Posters all over my bedroom walls, had come to life, on Stage, before our very eyes! And we were blown away at the performance and the musical sounds from ‘TFTO’! I couldn’t take my eyes off Jon, there just above me on Stage. We were transported to another world. It was incredible. We were also lucky enough to get the whole of the ‘Close To The Edge’ Album too that night! With ‘Roundabout’ as a encore. So what a Show that was! But when I bought the ‘TFTO’ Album, just a couple of weeks later, I took it home and had a extra special smile on my face. Because, I knew what was coming! Incredible. And I’ve always Loved it. I still get goosebumps at the Opening Section of ‘The Revealing Science Of God’, as Jon’s voice comes in and the Music builds up to that amazing Crescendo! Fabulous. Awesome. Mind blowing! These are just my own personal feelings. And to think I saw Jon Anderson Live, just a couple of months ago, in London, (July 2023), performing with the ‘Paul Green Rock Academy’, from the US. And Jon still sounds as incredible as ever, aged 78. I agree with you, Rick is phenomenal on this Album. I’ve heard him say he’s grown to like it a lot more over time. We will be seeing Rick Live too, next February, 2024, performing’Yes’ Classics and his own Solo work, ‘Journey To The Centre Of The Earth’. 🎶❤️🎶

[@buhovadis3454]

The whole album is great! I am very glad you reacted to this. Thanks and greetings from México City.

[@lemming9984]

Agree. But if there is a weak point - it's side 3!

[@anthonyblakely399]

You did what you needed to do in order to grow beyond the situation you were in....I did the same several times....I have moved in the Foothills of the Sierras....which my friends of 20 years think I am dead....lol.....because i have outgrown the parties and social life....my kids are your age.....many friends are dead....but I am here with my Heavenly music of Yes and old school Rock n' Roll....you are in a good Community...The Yes Community.

[@IvorPresents]

Things will get better. Hang in there, you are doing everything right. Trust yourself.

[@pwethman1]

Glad you’re taking the time to shine a light on all this great music. The rest of Tales is a must! I would suggest the Steven Wilson remixes because they’re broken down into roughly 5 minute segments so you can stop for a second to reflect on what you just heard. It’s definitely ALL Rick on keyboards!

[@L33Reacts]

sweet i will check it out. i forgot yall mentioned steven had a version of this.

[@sharondavid-melly1498]

Yes 💥 unconditional love

[@jeffschielka7845]

YES❗️❗️❗️The greatest band on this or any other planet❗️❗️❗️😎

[@TheReaperMan275]

And in Jon's case, he IS from another planet! 😉😎

[@jeffschielka7845]

@@TheReaperMan275 We all know that.😎

[@Rowenband]

This album is in my own top ten albums since always. Each time I listen to it I'm 16 again. You said their most innovative. Well I place Sound Chaser before on that and then The Ancient from the same album. Nice you liked it. All the best to you.😀 Get in associations or clubs to make new friends if you can. Concerning next song from this album: do them in the order…

[@L33Reacts]

I will definitely do them in order. You guys have made it clear that is the best way. Thank you so much for watching my friend 🙏

[@TheAmazingSpaghetti]

😁This album is so cool, heard it a zillion times, still love it.

[@Yes_Jorge_Yes]

So many things were going on with Rick at the time, he was working on his second solo album the Six Wives of Henry the Eight, and was aggrivated that the album was taking so long to complete and the songs had so many reapeating sections and he thought of it as padding. The truth is that Tales has the best work Rick ever did for Yes, not counting Close to Edge. Side 2 in particular has Rick best atmospheric work. By this time in Yes' story Rick was more interested in his own carrier as solo artist. His departure gave the opportunity to bring Patrick Moraz and gave us Relayer to me their most progressive album.

[@L33Reacts]

Patrick added such a cool sound to relayer of the songs I've heard so far. Rick was one of a kind... I need to hear this Henry the 8th album I've heard so much about now

[@louise_rose]

I remember reading somewhere that Rick even suffered a mild heart attack in the summer of 1974, brought on by overwork and tension - not sure about that though, it may well have been somebody exaggerating.

[@olias056]

This was an amazing song to introduce us to the 4 sided masterpiece! Nobody knew what to expect 😄

[@RonaldWall-yw3hx]

I did I was yes fan before Roundabout

[@RonaldWall-yw3hx]

You like long stuff I have a few bands

[@L33Reacts]

That's crazy this is the FIRST song... and it feels like an adventure in itself!

[@randlerobbertson8792]

4 sides (pieces) of pure genius. I can vouch that there's a lifetime of listening herein. Ps you are fortunate in listening to the remastered extended version. PS this side is for synth lovers especially. You'll soon realise why 😊

[@L33Reacts]

I can't wait to hear the rest!! This was so .... eye opening? I don't know what exactly it was to me yet. But I certainly had a connection.... especially to the synths!

[@randlerobbertson8792]

@L33Reacts wait till you hear "the ancient"*. itll blow your mind dude 😉🇬🇧🇺🇦 * it's where all the conventions of popular recorded music were simply........put aside, ignored even. PS. elsewhere on youtube, someone's put a proper yes documentary together about the recording of TFTO, its easy to find and worth checking out before you go further- to add context.

[@michaelyork4554]

Yes has a special sound for sure. This album is another experimental masterpiece. "A Part We Offer is Our only Freedom". Like in "Carry On/Questions" from Crosby Stills, and Nash "Rejoice, Rejoice, we have no choice, but to Carry On"

[@L33Reacts]

The march of time stops for nothing and no one. But its a worthy endeavor. 😌

[@smithpm81]

the keyboard solo on this song is one of the best ever recorded

[@LizOBrienRochford-gs2kj]

A bad attitude about this gem of an album started with haters in the guise of “rock music critics”. I was a critic back then and fell immediately in love with this masterpiece. I quit the business feeling shame for being connected with the paid detractors of anything they were told to hate. And they were told to hate this. Nothing personal, just business. Right. Tell that to these 5 geniuses that broke the music barrier withthis album. Rick didn’t hate all of it. He felt some of it was redundant. Blah. They were on a hard time restraint. Forced to stop when they needed time to fix parts. But to my ears and mind, it all flows beautifully and progressively. YES eternal

[@PJprog]

Such an important part of my life this album , and indeed this band. They form part of the big four for me : 1. Genesis 2. Pink Floyd 3. YES 4. Jethro Tull Many years of listening to 'Tales' , has made me appreciate it's beauty and technical expertise of the members of the time.... particular shout-out to Alan White on drums for making his YES debut on this. For me their best album. 😍

[@skunkworksu7638]

While your alive always a chance for things to get better. Bro . Even in the darkest times look how far youve come😁

[@robertjantzen6545]

Not just Prog...but music taken to another level....

[@HendersonDavid-m8r]

A two-album set, with one "song" on each side. Bookended with two of the greatest masterpieces (The Reveling Science of God and Ritual) I have ever listened to in my 65 years here on this planet. Your insight on introspection and struggle is spot-on. I discovered YES when I was 15 y.o. (during a time of divorce turmoil and angry-teenager-syndrome) and this band did effect (and to some extent), guide my life. It made me into a more calm, thoughtful and introspective person. You hang in there, and NEVER give up! There is always sunshine after the storm. The bad times only enhance the good times. Stay strong, honest (to yourself and others) and keep pluggin'...you'll do great. 🙂

[@susangonsalves9636]

😀 Yes cited Beach Boys as an influence so maybe you are on to something. "Turn of the Century," (live, 35th anniversary tour).and I'll throw my vote again to Todmobile's "Awaken," with Jon Anderson. (It's helped me a lot thru bad times). P.S. We're here for you! Congrats on 5K.

[@dtfent4682]

keep it pushing man!! life may be tuff right now but things will soon be up for you 😊🙏

[@erickvermeulen9734]

'vWhat happened to this song we once knew so well?' I wonder, but glad I hear it again today, thank you. 😃

[@wilksy2008]

14:33 🤩😂👌🏼 I was almost in a slumber with the music ‘til you said that lmfao!! 👏🏻 😂 This is awesome dude!!

[@kimdemetrios1434]

This entire album is a glorious masterpiece!! You don’t just listen to it, you experience it!! 🎶❤️🎶

[@L33Reacts]

Absolutely! It makes me scratch my head in bewilderment when people say they don't like this album! This shit transcends music imo.

[@Tsongkapa1]

It's YES at their most untethered. Its fully intended to be listened to while transcendent.

[@johnhitchens2265]

:) My understanding is a lot of the push back came because Jon and Steve already had the skeleton of the whole album written, thus relegating Chris, Rick and Alan more to the roles of helping develop and flesh out the material. Rick also thought the concept of the album was too artificial. Jon says Rick was more interested in his solo album at the time. I first heard this about 40 years ago, and was instantly captivated. I probably listen to this album the most from Yes

[@L33Reacts]

I too was instantly captivated by the sounds and strange, wave like rhythms. It's so mysterious and... massive? [That's what she said LOL] And I see. He was inking the color and they drew the lines. It's an age old artistic dispute. Makes sense.

[@tonymusolino2369]

This album touches the soul of each listener…very spiritual …😎

[@L33Reacts]

I can't wait to hear the rest! I definitely felt a strange kind of connection to the keys and his vocals. But now that I think about it, I think those are my favorite aspects of Yes other than when Bruford was a part of the show.

[@louise_rose]

Indeed, this band and album have always been a spiritual inspiration to me. I love the sense of uplifting, ecstatic joy and drama in their music.

[@mikeb3365]

Lee , we've all had our stuggles , giving up is not an option! You are touching a lot of souls with your reviews. :) From what I kmow, Rick didn't have a lot of play in some of the tracks to this massive album,so he could" eat a sandwhich" while waiting for them to use him again. Could be wrong and am sure someone will correct me if need be.

[@ricardoaraujo8741]

The most underrated Yes album, so far. A masterpiece.

[@garymesser9065]

There’s always … Gates of I Delirium.. I would say, that’s one of Yes most ambitious songs….jaw dropping!

[@cindydahl9635]

Jons voice Ethereal

[@RonaldWall-yw3hx]

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[@bélalugrisi]

And still in top form! He'll be 79 on October 25! Blessings!

[@latheofheaven1017]

Sorry, you're struggling with life, Lee. Of course, I know nothing about your situation, except for some of the passing comments you've made in your videos (confession - I haven't watched them all!). If I were someone you knew and trusted though, I'd say. "Keep strong. You're young and have your family, and there's a whole lot of life to be lived yet. Look for opportunities to put down roots where you are now. You're on the right path." Oh, and the rest of Tales from Topographic Oceans is great. I agree with you - Wakeman has some strange opinions about this album. His work on it is brilliant. I found this album a grower. I always liked it, but in recent years, it has bored down into my soul.

[@leoscone4036]

Oh yeah, don't take too long to finish out Tales From Topographic Oceans. For real. Astounding. Blessings.

[@kevinjekyll1521]

Hey I enjoyed your story 🙂 and of course this a bit out there Yes experiment of an album. But hey, all of their stuff was a little like that, and at the time called self indulgent nonsense. Glad you took the time for this, all I can say is I eel your pain, I had one of those today, all we can do is live through it, as it will make us stronger as we continue our journey. My pick, as you have already done the ones I love, is Machine Messiha, from Drama. Have a Good one 🙂

[@mattleppard1970]

The best side of the album it took me decades to like let alone love. This and side 4. Also looking forward to Epping Forest! Makes a Monday a little bit tolerable. This side contains some real gems and peaks ❤

[@BennyGeserit]

Best vocal album by far by them.

[@TheRKae]

I'm glad you used the mix with the slow opening of ocean sounds!

[@L33Reacts]

such a beautiful intro... and technically outro when the chants come in. they set the stage for the song (and album I am guessing) very well.

[@johnmorris8799]

The original opening was better imo - I remember unwrapping the vinyl when it came out and starting side one and the impact of that opening A Capella was indelible. The ‘sound effects’ mix loses that, pandering to over production, more Alan Parsons than Eddie Offord, if you get what I mean 😊.

[@TheRKae]

@@johnmorris8799 I can see that. (Disagree, but I can see it.) It sounds to me like Jon took that ocean opening and made it into the "Ocean Song" in "Olias of Sunhillow."

[@louise_rose]

Yes, there are so many exciting and sublime passages on this album - and so much where the band really got to stretch out and show both their jamming skills and their sense of dramatic songwriting in the studio! The vocals are great too, Jon sounds in superb form on this track and all through the album. Just listen to the first half of this first movement: his voice plainly beams through, clear, warm and with great phrasing... 🎶 There are some stretches on the first two pieces where I feel they have lost sight a bit of the overall direction in the music, for instance between 15:00 and 20:30 here - there are lots of wild changes of lane, key and rhythm during those 5½ minutes, it sounds great (White and Wakeman no doubt loved it) but I'm not sure it musically belongs within *this* track? 😀- but it still makes awesome listening. :) I was raised on classical music too, so in listening to these large epic pieces my expectations are coloured a bit from the way classical symphonic movements and choral works are structured and kept together, and for me Tales is a symphonic work, it has that kind of ambition, grandeur and dramatic power. Ritual works as a sort of symphonic finale, picking up and resolving the tensions from the earlier three movements - as I hope you will hear when you listen to it later this week...😸

[@Atom-56]

Rick didn’t realise what a valuable asset he was to this album, he hated it and felt like most of his parts was just padding Those of us who love Tales, saw it as a perfect landscape to this incredible story telling music. Apparently, he now, is proud of Tales…….. Rick got there in the end🙄 I love your reaction to Yes music, you’re such a genuine soul. 👍 P.S. Great job on Identifying the Beach Boys sound on this, Yes we’re very influenced by them.

[@kevinrombouts3027]

Such a great song. Rick really stands our here. The best track on the album in my opinion. Have you done Awaken yet from Going For the One. I love your reaction.

[@brie_b]

Love your idea of making reaction videos so we can discover bands with you. I've been doing that with Genesis lately, and your videos are awesome! And being a parent of a young child can be lonely, especially when you're changing your life for the better. It'll get better and I'm glad your KZbin community is helping. I know I love having people to talk music with. ❤

[@L33Reacts]

hey brie! thank you so much. I really think it is a good idea too... i know half the reason people don't listen to music from back in the day is because they don't know where to start. I can at least assist with that, as all the fans of the wonderful bands have been SO helpful in knowing where to start and where to go next with each band. You are so kind, thank you. You are right. It's been hard. But it's worth it. I can do so much more... and i'm just slowly getting there. The music and the community helps more then they will ever know lol.

[@Raiderblack]

My 2nd favorite Yes Album. 1. Relayer 2. Tales of Topographic Oceans 3. Close to the Edge...

[@IvorPresents]

Love Wakeman's work on, Going for the One. Parrallel's Turn of the Century. beautiful album.

[@bf99ls]

Some of those motifs return as musical references towards the end of side four (Ritual). I’m sure you will pick up on them. One thing to consider when life is hard. Music will almost always lift you up. And there so much damned good stuff out there (not just Yes, and not just Prog) to discover.

[@fredkrissman6527]

Hey "'lil baby," I dig those keys too! 😄 I don't care what ANYONE -- inc RickWakeman -- sez... imo, Tales (all 4 sides!) and its followup, Relayer, are pinnacle YES, with all before merely sublime prelude, and all after nugget lacked epilogue!!! Happily, I got to see this entire lp live, and also happily I saw your mood change so dramatically as you listened to track.

[@GES8215]

For his part, Wakeman had genuine misgivings about the general direction of the material. “Yes was heading towards avant-garde jazz rock and I had nothing to offer there,” he observed in 1974. “We had enough material for one album but we felt we had to do the double.”

[@wilksy2008]

31:12 Yass, DIG!!! 🤩 I’ve got some really cool stuff coming your way man. I’m glad to be a part of the Patreon, got more of a taste for the up-and-coming bands who could really do with the recognition, especially when the music is SO musical (compared to the majority of mainstream stuff 😅) and gets so much further under your skin kinda thing…!

[@L33Reacts]

You're the man bro 🙏🙏 I appreciate you so much. Thanks for being here ❤️

[@wilksy2008]

@@L33Reacts Appreciate you too brother! 💪🏻✨

[@leoscone4036]

This album is a monumental achievement in prog rock. And imagine being Alan White back then, not only having to fill Bruford's shoes after the also monumental Close to the Edge, but then being faced with co-creating four twenty minute songs. Mind blowing. Blessings.

[@DocSardo]

Agree that this is some of Rick Wakeman's greatest work. 😀

[@L33Reacts]

It's almost stunning... like so good you don't have words for it right away. Craziness.

[@DocSardo]

@@L33Reacts Wait until you hear Side 2.

[@2407paul]

Fuck man I have been listening to all of this since the day it came out!! Could not being born in a better time!

[@L33Reacts]

Haha I always say I am eternally jealous of the music and world yall inhabited growing up... I was 7 when 9/11 happened and ever since then I feel like the world I have grown up in has become more dreary and authoritative by the month. It's not completely linear though, it comes and goes and ebbs and flows. But it never seems to get better then before that day. Random tangent. Thanks for watching.

[@josephnaja]

🙂 God Bless YES