I've been an ardent Yes fan for over 40 years. No other band or musician has shaped my life the way those guys have. It is weird to think just how profound their influence has been. To me, this song stands proudly alongside their very best work from the 70s. The opening section is as beautiful a piece of music as I could ever hope to hear, from anyone, in any genre. It is like being offered a glimpse of heaven. God bless all Yes fans, young and old!
@lesblatnyak59479 ай бұрын
The greatest show on earth ✨️🎶🙏🎶✨️
@jeffeudeikis62048 ай бұрын
Agreed. I think I've seen them more than any band, and they we amazing every time. Haven't seen them since the last division of Jon and/or the death of Chris. But wow, how they roared.
@KrzychuWa-qk4mk2 ай бұрын
NAZYWAJMY TO OPOWISCIAMI MUZYCZNYMI
@AbelTravel2 жыл бұрын
The intro guitar melody is like a poem. So beautiful. This is why Yes is so amazing.
@cmichaelanthonyimages21972 жыл бұрын
Nothing compares to what Yes has created. This is just another masterpiece. They say great things only come once in a lifetime. Thats Yes...and my wife. They will be listening to this 100 years from now, and be amazed.
@KrzychuWa-qk4mk2 ай бұрын
A STEVE HOWE TO ZREINKARNOWANY NIKOLO PAGANINI ! ! ! Y E S
@jamochashake572 жыл бұрын
This has the energy of their early years, I love it!
@LauraZarri74 Жыл бұрын
The whole song is wonderful, but the first three minutes are pure poetry.
@bushdada8 жыл бұрын
Steve Howe is simply unbelievable!
@paulgee29393 жыл бұрын
Yes! That solo at the end is out of this world :O.
@quicksite2 жыл бұрын
I so love this song; say what you will about the true brilliance of original drummer Bill Bruford, who's nothing short of a genius, but I think this is Alan White's best YES track period, syncopation is fantastic, and my favorite for drums on a Yes song. The whole band was on fire -- great job on the video here as well.
@brianjlevine4 жыл бұрын
Incredible song. Major props to Jon for tackling the always controversial subject of why do bad things happen to innocent people, by taking us from the streets all the way to Heaven and back. Only Yes could pull this off.
@docsketchy9 жыл бұрын
I've been a huge Yes fan since the early 70s (when I was in single digits) and I believe this to be one of their very best songs, so there! Alan White is just nailing it here. His groove is unbelievable. That whole "Crossfire" section is just a study in how tight a great band can be, and I like the grittier lyrics.
@stevendibernardo10156 жыл бұрын
My mother's name was Julie and I was "born" unable to breathe. (Cinched umbilical so tightly wound, around my neck) I was her first of three children. I am so very glad that I survived and grew to love YES and influence my younger brother to love them as much. We've been to many YES Concerts together; always an amazing, lovely and wonderful time. This song hits home fires, sings to all of us. Thank you for a great upload, so appreciated!
@johnbarrett48465 жыл бұрын
Wow your post moves me to tears. Been a fan since 1982. Their music moves me, its beautiful. So many good songs. They dont make bands like Yes anymore.
@Lightmane4 жыл бұрын
My first love was named Julie. Still miss her. Miss my x wife even more.
@schmittelt4 жыл бұрын
I am glad you are alive. Stories like yours are why Yes are a Great Gift to humanity....but not a greater gift than You! You are That that is. :D
@ralphgonzalez49983 жыл бұрын
Thank you for influencing your brother my brother influenced me and I'm so grateful. 😊
@austinscorpio54682 жыл бұрын
Your words made my night. I was adopted. I've paid it forward and never looked back. God save America and the world that is on a collision course w futility!
@tonyanderton35213 жыл бұрын
A return to Yes brilliance when the band resumed its true Progressive instincts.
@lesblatnyak5947 Жыл бұрын
Ladies and gentlemen Chris Squire and Yes the greatest show on earth
@christurvey91613 жыл бұрын
One of my all time fave Yes tracks... powerful everytime
@PierluigiCavarra10 жыл бұрын
one of the best Yes's song
@timcozby6 жыл бұрын
This song cements Alan White as one of the all time greatest drummers!!
@MikeBrown-lz9xw2 жыл бұрын
So true. Its really Alan that I connect with and listen to on this song. Also some of Jon's most incredible vocals.!
@franksanchez45 Жыл бұрын
AMEN !!!!
@franksanchez45 Жыл бұрын
You got that right brother like sound chaaser and others " AMEN!!! "
@georgeemery70013 жыл бұрын
Truly an amazing piece of music!
@TheEmpienne9 жыл бұрын
A real full-on epic, yet so under-rated. Love Alan's 7/8 rhythm & Jon Anderson's 'chant', (What does he actually say in that?) followed by Squire / Howe digging their heels in there. Who, after all these decades, can still write such beautiful music like this? Nobody on this kinda scale that I can think of.
@Robert_St-Preux6 жыл бұрын
Mark Newman-Who? Sadly, not even Yes these days. :(
@brianjlevine4 жыл бұрын
Its a variation of the Monkey Chant, which Jon has used elsewhere. In this song I personally believe that Jon uses it to describe passing from the physical world to the spiritual world (and back).
@brianjlevine4 жыл бұрын
@@Robert_St-Preux I was really disappointed by their last album. John Davison is a good enough singer, but he is nowhere near the composer that Jon Anderson is.
@johnnyquest61155 жыл бұрын
I've always said, give YES the challenge to do a 20 minute song and they'll live up to it.
@nancymjohnson3 жыл бұрын
AND it will be greatness! Any band can make a 20 minute song - nobody beats YES! No?
@jskypercussion3 жыл бұрын
@@nancymjohnson Agree 100% ELP's Tarkus and Karn Evil 9 is close though.
@aurorahiperboricalaepopeya80482 жыл бұрын
@@jskypercussion Me too. Maybe also Pink Floyd on dogs, atom heart mother suite and echoes. SOYCD is not precisely so satisfactorily long and they don't play it full live. But Yes are kings of long epic songs on 20, 15 and 10 minutes.
@Sirrom512 жыл бұрын
YES the best band group of the universe :D. This is ART!
@nancymjohnson3 жыл бұрын
YES took me thru the Universe of love, peace and understanding at age 15. I honestly think it is why I am a good person! Positivity works
@joer48223 жыл бұрын
Hey vzqk...you have the best sound quality and visual videos of YES. I just wanted to thank you.
@jamespeterson42758 жыл бұрын
Im 21 and absolutely in love with this album (the studio tracks from both Keys records) and albums like Relayer, TFTO, Going for the One, The Yes Album, Fragile and CTTE Love this music so much. The energy of positive emotion and the compositional depth is out of this world. I mean it would be cool to be in you guys's age group... Maybe I couldve seen the "classic" lineup or Patrick Moraz lineup live but at the same time Im happy to be a new generationer. Theres progressive music coming out NOW that Im head over heels over with bands like Xerath, Gorguts and Oceans of Slumber. Prog has just gotten a lot more extreme abbrasive and aggressive in certain circles of musical expression over the decades haha
@standingwave738 жыл бұрын
I've been listening to this band for twice as long as you've been alive but I fully agree with everything you've said. Yes is transcendent. They will give you a lifetime of rewards.
@robgerityphoto8 жыл бұрын
For me three
@veritablequandary78807 жыл бұрын
I am from that generation. I was literally leaning on the stage when they played Portland, Ore. in 1973 or 1974. Fans used to be able to do that. To my knowledge only one other human can play multiple keyboards simultaneously the way Wakeman can (could). Her name is Emily Bear and I believe she is 16 now in 2017.
@thelonegroover7 жыл бұрын
James, Don't worry about not being from any generation. When I listen to Mozart, Beethoven, Czerny etc , I don't wish I was alive back then, I just appreciate the fact that I can listen to, and appreciate their music in the here and now. Let's hope, thanks to you and those like you, that Yes is listened to well into the future. Best wishes , John.
@crookcountysellouts6 жыл бұрын
I was born in 1976 and I am addicted to Yes. I will check out the bands you listed.
@budzlightyear22123 жыл бұрын
YES touches every feeling!
@lukeforden11039 жыл бұрын
This whole song is fantastic, but it's the "All In All" section that totally hits me. Thank you, to the guy who made this, for putting the most fitting and beautiful pictures in all the right places on all your videos (especially this one).
@RottenRooster088 жыл бұрын
+Luke Forden ALL IN ALL OUR WISDOM CALLS FOR HIS WILL TO GIVE THIS SACRAMENT AND TRUTH FOR THE NEED TO LIVE IN SAFETY .. CALLING FOR THE WHEREWITHAL OF OUR BROTHERS IN UNIFORM TO FOCUS THEIR WILL AND BE THE HEALING OF THIS SOCIETAL CONDITION ON OUR STREETS... ONLY THEN WILL PEACE, HARMONY AND LOVE PREVAIL.. WITH TRUE JUSTICE PROTECTING THE INNOCENT AND COMPENSATION FOR THE UNFORTUNATE VICTIMS OF VIOLENT CRIMES... DRUG ADDICTIONS ARE A HEALTH ISSUE NOT A CRIMINAL ISSUE.. ONCE A DRUG ADDICT RESORTS TO CRIME THEY BECOME A FELON AND MUST BE INCARCERATED TO THE FULL EXTENT OF THE LAW...WE MUST INTERVENE TO BREAK THE CYCLE OF INCARCERATION.
@missingremote4388 Жыл бұрын
@RottenRooster08 I agree break the cycle & just say no
@bastidface2 жыл бұрын
This is Yes East's return to greatness. They hadn't put out material this good since "Going For The One" and "Drama." Yes West was great too, but different.
@martindytham770510 жыл бұрын
Unique, even by Yes's incredible standards. Love every note!
@dabull1369 жыл бұрын
Martin Dytham Agreed! This was as creative a song as anything these 5 guys did together since Tales or Awaken. Just amazing to me they still had it 20 years later!
@rodoneal67319 жыл бұрын
+Martin Dytham And as is the case with Yes music, there are a lot of frickin notes. ;)
@hectormanuelmartinezrodrig65623 жыл бұрын
It's a trip
@lamplighter19847 жыл бұрын
incredible.. just like in 70s... sooo Close To The Edge... is there a word for THIS masterpiece? yes, there is... YES... PS. sound of kick drum is soooo tasty... brilliant and tight!
@danabullerwell81646 жыл бұрын
kinda funny I was listening to CTE , and thinking to myself, that from SK, into MD, and then this , melded quite nicely ;)
@roberttarrh39696 жыл бұрын
This is That is IS so beyond the 70's. Opinion: "Masterpiece,": YES!
@centerflag9825 жыл бұрын
Hot take: Close to the Edge is a cacophonous mess and comparing it to this is an insult to the latter
@circuz41675 жыл бұрын
@@centerflag982 Not a "Hot take" if you don't include the reasoning.
@marypalmer002 жыл бұрын
Yeah right. this is right up to CttE quality. I hate that you can't actually find it on streaming services. where the hell is the keys of ascension album
@richardhines862211 жыл бұрын
The last time they hit this level of realism and honesty was Relayer .
@mickaelb.393111 жыл бұрын
C'est tellement vrai !
@EastmanD6 жыл бұрын
please..please..please don't equate this with the masterpiece that is Relayer. It's not close.
@centerflag9825 жыл бұрын
@@EastmanD Relayer is super overrated, come at me
@juaniriarte11934 жыл бұрын
Drama was a great álbum too
@toddwalton3431 Жыл бұрын
“Awaken”.
@Raelspark11 жыл бұрын
One of the best Yes studio songs ever.
@philipmason95374 жыл бұрын
This song is from the KeyStudio album which was recorded in 1996 and it way better than anything they’ve done since then .
@yeswab5711 жыл бұрын
Most under-recognized Yes song EVER! I've only had time to skim your video just now, but it looks wonderful. Looking forward to letting it rip and really watching it all the way through. Thanks for this effort.
@jbourne51817 жыл бұрын
I'm reading the posts below mine and couldn't agree more. Both are some of the most underrated musicians in their own particular genres of work. When you see lists of the top 10 guitarists in the world Steve Howe seems to be consistently omitted and in my 45 years of going to all kinds of different concerts I've never seen anybody play like Rick Wakeman. These guys are the premier progressive rock band for the last 40 years, period. R.I.P. Chris, you are missed.
@MrFy201311 жыл бұрын
"Like Yes used to be". That says it exactly. This track is the only one in many, many years that sounded like 'that' Yes, to me. The Yes who made crazy, beautiful music like Fragile, Close to the Edge, Tales, Relayer, 'Turn of the Century'....
@tomskinner25933 жыл бұрын
I do like this one, especially the end and that mid section symphonic lyrical by Jon. All good. Bass kicks it at the end. Love you Chris.
@Tsnore5 жыл бұрын
Togetherness, always much needed.
@neilfrancis81918 ай бұрын
An overlooked gem.
@interstellish7 жыл бұрын
Perhaps the last of the truly great Yes albums, and even perhaps their finest accomplishment as a band. They learned Rabin's lessons on production and how to arrange, and Keys marks the ephemeral moment where they were able to marry the new to the old for tunes that are gorgeously prog, and yet have the edge on them that the best Big Generator tunes had.
@juaniriarte11935 жыл бұрын
Magnification is great and Fly From Here too..
@ListenToManicAntenna Жыл бұрын
@@juaniriarte1193 Add "From a Page" to that list, too! 🔥 I put it above "Fly From Here" personally...it's really very soulful
@fabiotanzi19506 жыл бұрын
Grandi musicisti ,grande brano ,grande Steve the best alla chitarra.
@brianjlevine5 жыл бұрын
Only Jon could take the question of why do bad things happen and answer it by taking us on a journey to heaven and back trying to get us to view things from God's perspective. Absolutely brilliant.
@BenRagunton11 жыл бұрын
Simply an awesome song from an awesome band!
@katemurphy19156 жыл бұрын
This song has been dancing in my head all day!!!. Wonderful.
@wcsxwcsx9 жыл бұрын
I'm in a Yes mood today, and your stuff really hits the spot. Thanks.
@seyalwaysd54b12 жыл бұрын
probably been 3-4 yrs simce i last lstened to this get piece of art. sounds so fresh, like yes used to be. music this is to be treasured, put in a vault so as not to be lost but also to be shown off as what used to be, a great time in music....
@mikemustang379110 жыл бұрын
Amazing, only appreciating this almost 20 years later. rock has been dead a long time!
@centerflag9825 жыл бұрын
Certain folks have been insisting rock is "dead" for the better part of half a century now... and it has yet to be true. I'll let Daltrey take it from here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/eIKri2qkq6eGgrs
@mikemustang3791 Жыл бұрын
@PushServer RHCP-Californication, and that was 1999.
@fireofenergy11 жыл бұрын
A song full of meaning... and an awesome video!
@squonk2512 жыл бұрын
Odd that I find this on my 50th birthday. Thank you very much for your gift.
@mudatthewall9 жыл бұрын
I agree with the folks who see this as the great lost Yes song on par with their best early work. Reminds me of The Yes Album in places, including some of Anderson's vocals.
@richarddanner48032 жыл бұрын
Ridiculously incredible!
@migouelsanchez51486 жыл бұрын
0:00 to 3:25 That... That is what Steve Howe's all about!
@rickdesarle98753 жыл бұрын
Good One.
@radionowandthen12 жыл бұрын
This song is great - I remember listening to this when I was on the treadmill in Vietnam adopting my daughter - I really wish that I could find a live performance of it.
@MrFy20133 жыл бұрын
Yes has never performed any part of it live.
@guinevere_pendragon6 жыл бұрын
What a delight to discover this and The Ladder in a used CD store a few years back. Brilliant!
@cynthiafradelizi42886 жыл бұрын
Is anything so beautiful as this song?
@thelonegroover6 жыл бұрын
Effing amazing. The music and the video. I must have heard this a thousand times, but it is really an uncelebrated Yes classic. The video matches the piece very well also. Thanks vzqk50HD. :)
@pleinairpaul86665 жыл бұрын
Top 3 Yes song! Gates of Delirium, Close to the Edge... All three are at the top! Whites drumming is his best and the last five minutes of this music is outstanding!
@ccruthguitar818e2354 жыл бұрын
thankyou! such a great, kind of forgotten song!
@mikecollins80933 жыл бұрын
All in all we shall be young, we shall be free, we shall be there. All in all this time is meant to be - beautiful
@RottenRooster088 жыл бұрын
Steve Howe is brilliant on this song as is Wakeman... Story line is dark, but effective in the message... What other band would dare write something so daring to reach out to addicts in need of help... Why do we care? Our children are scared about the future?
@derail148 жыл бұрын
the song tells you how fucked up the people are in this country are today,drugs,no fear of authority,raised to be a bunch of spoiled pussies who never had any disipline in their homes and schools,these fuckheads,will be the downfall of our nation,they don't respect anything or anyone,no fucking morals.god will have the last laugh on judgement day,remember,you will all be judged by a supreme being,wake up
@sleepyopossum32007 жыл бұрын
Chill out and enjoy the music, mate.
@veritablequandary78807 жыл бұрын
Given your erudite and multifaceted explanation of the current crop of social ills I can see why no one over the age of 8 or 9 would have any respect for you, even if your views, after the removal of your lowest possible level of written communication were removed, had some validity.
@veritablequandary78807 жыл бұрын
Yes, was not the only group from that time to speak out about the social problems we had then. Burton Cummings and The Guess Who released, "Undone." about the tragedy of drugs and my generation then both Cummings and Billy Joel went a step further with, "Stand Tall" by Cummings and, "Second Wind," by Joel both about the needless tragedy of teen suicide. Mr. Cummings is still trying to bring awareness to teen suicide with songs such as, "Take One Away." Just search, burton cummings veritable quandary, here on KZbin.
@dexterdog7177 жыл бұрын
Dude. Try to use a period once in awhile...
@howardrogue27142 жыл бұрын
Been listening to this again recently; the lyrics seem to have more meaning today then when it was released. These days are just a worry to the children of the world.
@genesis09329 жыл бұрын
Perfect. Yes is so good.
@andrewjbland7 жыл бұрын
wow! never heard this. these videos are amazing thank you
@muzic39772 жыл бұрын
Yes, this is fantastic! It is on "Keys to Ascension"
@SpurioCarvilio12 жыл бұрын
Great man, vzqk..! Respect for you, your videos and your favouriste artists... I love Yes and Genesis too!!
@chucksteak63967 жыл бұрын
I like how at 9:58 Alan waits another eighth-note to hit the snare just so it would fit with the singing.
@jskypercussion3 жыл бұрын
Awesome find
@jskypercussion3 жыл бұрын
This song is still proof that Yes still had it in the 90's. Also I personally feel the Magnification album is an excellent album. There are a few outstanding songs on there that nail the Yes standard.
@pocok5000 Жыл бұрын
The 80s was a serious setback culturally. Suddenly art get mixed up with profits. Most rock bands started to do crappy pop music to chase success. Although I could be totally wrong about this as I was born in the late 80s, but I noticed this trend both in music and movies.
@jskypercussion Жыл бұрын
@Dávid Kertész Yes absolutely. You had to pick and choose the good stuff. There was still some really great stuff in the 80's but you had to be more selective. There was a lot of junk as well.
@Mr.777766 жыл бұрын
Long gone are the days of great music such as this stellar song!👍
@adktowerboyadk62383 жыл бұрын
David, your videos are an awesome treasure. So blessed tohave your interpretation of this wonderful music.
@islasanada94265 жыл бұрын
This song is in the top three in Yes songs!
@Relayer6a3 жыл бұрын
Chris Squire heating up the neck of a Rick for 19 minutes straight.
@rotunda_10 ай бұрын
Are you talking about his Rickenbacker bass or Rick Wakeman
@kellyocs16 жыл бұрын
Don't know of any other yes song that makes so explicit a social comment. It is a musical powerhouse that has no equivalent.
@marktilley72225 жыл бұрын
Don’t kill the whale. Harold Land.
@ToddSloanIAAN6 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the video magic! The great thing for me being a young teen in the early 70"s was YES concerts! ...Like a ride into something you already LOVE!
@mudatthewall7 жыл бұрын
This song amazed me when it came out because for the first time in forever the five musicians who happened to be in the group at that time were communicating with each other again.
@justinquaylepate1358 Жыл бұрын
YES is absolutely supernatural!! And this masterpiece is from 1996 am I right? Wow
@MrWinny117 жыл бұрын
Always loved this song, so many different parts each brilliant in there own way
@timelordlarry196212 жыл бұрын
You and me,both. I turn 50 today too. Happy Birthday!!! :)
@HarHah8 ай бұрын
Excellent 👌
@carloscalderon1179 жыл бұрын
That that is a great song from yes like mind drive and footprints music to heart of the sunrise
@kristinemccowan65726 жыл бұрын
Magnificent ♥️ I am one with the universe 💫
@michaelflowers57125 жыл бұрын
Just found You and I am impressed! Thank-You so much for your insight and the lyrics!! Long time Yes fan who has seen them live 7 times in 3 configurations, love all of their music and the various artists who have been Yes. Saw Steve Howe twice with Asia because he really is one of my all time favorite guitarists. My first time having the internet at home and I've been spending it watching your work!! Suburb!
@txeire12 жыл бұрын
Happy 50 to the YES man!
@fabiotanzi19505 жыл бұрын
Brano meraviglioso,perfetto come solo loro sanno fare.
@katemurphy19155 жыл бұрын
Heartbreaking observations by Jon...so correct.
@drewper739 жыл бұрын
"They never give you a reason."
@gyozogajdacsi18358 жыл бұрын
Igen!Ezt a hangszert így kell kezelni!!!!Imádom a fickót!
@priyamusu92376 жыл бұрын
Love this soo much, it's achingly beautiful : ))
@augustoalvarez42546 жыл бұрын
Una obra maestra!!
@DenisPopov8884 жыл бұрын
Excellent epic, perfect
@katemurphy19156 жыл бұрын
Vzqk should receive awards for these videos!!!.
@katemurphy19156 жыл бұрын
I really hope that Mr. Howe still enjoys playing Turn Of The Century! I deeply hope to bear witness to that sometime, someday, someway!.........!!!!!!!
@drewper739 жыл бұрын
+vzqk50HD Thank you for making all of these videos!
@vzqk50HD12 жыл бұрын
Happy 50th to you too! :)
@rjhouseholdr33038 жыл бұрын
is MIND DRIVE not an amazing testimony as well? True musical gifts to us forever, LOVE ALL THIS STUDIO FROM THIS ERA.... thank you for this video a blessing
@Faltor8953 жыл бұрын
Mind Drive has some nice parts, but also has some pedestrian melodies and repetitive music in relation to this song. I do recall Mind Drive got a good amount of love (more than That, That Is) when it came out, but now it seems that this song is recognized as the better of the two.
@billyt708125 күн бұрын
Y-E-S!
@scottys.1119 жыл бұрын
Parts of this song has roots in City of Love.
@Gusrikh16 жыл бұрын
Beautiful..
@agingconnoisseur9839 жыл бұрын
Wakeman, my oh my. Wakeman, this is why he is so great. Brilliance.