YES - CLOSE TO THE EDGE | WORDS CAN'T DESCRIBE THIS!!! | FIRST TIME REACTION

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Artist: Yes
Song: Close To The Edge
Album: Yes
Released: 1972
Genre: Progressive Rock.
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[@justinthyme3396]

The more times you listen, the better it gets, I'm 81 this year and still rocking mainly in my rocking chair. 🎵🎶🎶🎵😎🖐✌

[@richardyoung4616]

Me too!

[@pianocovers4227]

@@noway73 Absolutely !

[@dkielman9001]

The music of Yes has taken me throughout my life. I’m 65 now. The Yes Album, Time & a Word, Fragile, CTTE, and Relayer, GFTO all have deep meaning to me. The lyrics are only equaled by the startling musicianship from these guys. Magical stuff.

[@gazric]

If I get to your age I'll be doing the same....I'm not far behind....experience heaven before we die

[@Galahad-hk4bb]

Welcome to the ‘YES’ rabbit hole!!!

[@brianstoltz2838]

I'm 66, been listening to this piece for 50 years and yes, it's a Divinely inspired masterpiece.

[@waynecox3958]

Everything changed that night in New Orleans back in 1972 when, with 12000 other humans practically levitating, they performed this musical movement LIVE. It was wondrously overwhelming.

[@ginosantori3381]

"Awaken" boys.

[@gregorykrug8034]

Arguably, the greatest song in rock history.

[@johnm26032]

Glad to see young guys appreciating music I’ve loved for close to 50 years.

[@biskygiver]

It was special then and it has been preserved untouched.

[@rgriffsf]

Given what modern “music” has been reduced to, one really should not be surprised.

[@DoctorBGify]

Music you've loved for close to... the edge

[@Fergal283]

And good to see the younger guys having the same reaction as we had when we heard this for the first time, says something for the lasting quality of the music.

[@aprilstewart5929]

@@Fergal283 Exquisite taste and musicianship exist outside of the bounds of time. (Yeah, I listen to Jon Anderson a lot. :)

[@markvador6667]

They wrote that piece almost 50 yars ago... Jon was 28, Chris was 25, Steve was 26, Rick was 24 and bill was 24 too...They made history...

[@chrisvickers7928]

We have 5 musicians at the height of their musical power doing what they wanted and a record company which let them. Sadly, it will never happen again.

[@RaymondBCrisp]

This is perhaps the best rock compositions ever. It flows like a classical music piece, with different movements clearly evident. From the chaotic intro, to the melodic mid portion, to the triumphant pipe organ climax, then to the melodic end, it flows like the stream heard in the beginning. Thanks for your reaction to this masterpiece. Few get to experience it, since it doesn't fit the standard radio format. Please share it, so more can enjoy its grandeur.

[@tcanfield]

I still have the memory of seeing this live when I was 16. Not just there, but standing right up front and center. I had been a major music fan for a decade, but that was another level. Those guys threw out the rulebook and created their own genre from scratch.

[@Jonni1027]

Me too! I was 15, at Winterland in San Francisco, standing way up close to the stage

[@tcanfield]

@@Jonni1027 Must have been an amazing time for music in the Bay Area ! It probably didn’t surprise you that on hindsight it was the golden age of rock. I had hunch back then when I heard Carly Simon sing that “these are the good old days”. Cool that young people are reviving interest in music of our youth, like last night seeing a young black guy playing early 70’s Genesis and bubbling over with excitement. ( btw, POPENYCO is his channel)

[@audionmusic2787]

It’s just orchestral/symphonic music from 1880-1960, adapted for a Rock Quintet, including Rock idioms. This is what Tchaikovsky or Prokofiev would have done with these instruments.

[@tcanfield]

@@audionmusic2787 Appreciate the correction. I guess the classical training of some of the band members was a big influence. I was naive to think it was “ from scratch”.

[@audionmusic2787]

@@tcanfield Well I don’t think you are really wrong. I mean, everything comes from something, but these guys went further than most in imagination. Plus, to be capable of putting together these long themes which somehow always get recapitulated wonderfully is Old Masters level composition skill. These guys are the legitimate heirs of the greats of Western Classical Music. No small feat. Plus, it’s actually harder to write music with so many ideas coming from different people. Tchaikovsky didn’t have to compromise compositionally because there was nobody else contributing, and possibly messing up his flow. There had to be massive respect between these guys, and a willingness to drop their egos for the good of the song. All while in their 20s. There are few more original than Yes. But I think with enough thought you can figure out influences. This music hits you exactly like the Orchestral music of the period I mentioned. It’s Serious Music, requiring attention and imagination to interpret. And yet still accessible partly to a mass audience. At least, a mass audience back then. I wasn’t intending to correct you. I see now it kinda reads that way. I think both our views are simultaneously correct. 😺

[@psbarrow]

The lyrics were inspired by Hermann Hesse's 1922 novel "Siddhartha", which charts a journey of self-discovery. It opens with the peaceful sounds of nature, followed by the chaos of individual life in human society, the search for spiritual enlightenment, the notion that it cannot be found in human society ("Then according to the man who showed his outstretched arm to space, He turned around and pointed, revealing all the human race, I shook my head and smiled a whisper, knowing all about the place"), and ending with the sounds of nature one again (the Buddhist idea of enlightenment as being one with nature). And, remarkably, this song was released in 1972 - 50 years after the novel, which is now nearly 50 years ago.

[@fritzbergmann9895]

I believe nailed the meaning of C2TE!

[@Aldoborzoni]

You are right. And I share that knowledge with you. Boy, we are lucky! Can you imagine anybody now even knowing what Siddhartha, or Hermann Hesse, means? I'm sad, depressed about what I see and hear, and almost ready to leave the planet now! I wish I could see any light at the end of the tunnel., but right now I can't. Everything is so mediocre and grey.

[@brianhorner8349]

@@Aldoborzoni I share your pain, friend. When I hear what is popular today, I cannot avoid strong feelings of loss and regret. We have lost SO much. There is very little worth even listening to now. I try hard to like some of it. But I usually fail. Try to compare Close to the Edge with ANY rap thing. Its embarrassing to even try. But thank God that we do still have the greats available to us. YES is the supreme emperor of Prog Rock and Prog Rock is the highest form of musical expression, IMO.

[@lupinbrabablebix9840]

Well it goes to show that the pathway you thought the human race was set on , wasn’t . Yes was the product of popular culture , it was nothing more than this business we call show and the hippie long haired tune in turn on drop out culture of the 60’s and 70’s was solipsistic dreaming. Hesse was adopted by this culture 50 years after he’d written it so if something is recorded it can be discovered et invented re packaged and re sold . I’m always dismayed when I hear Rick Wakeman retrospectively sneer at his endeavours, the ridiculous outfits and the yearning sentiments it was nothing if not earnest and we kinda believed in them , these were valid radical statements life style statements and a rejection of the war generations values, this is boomer music . I’m very proud of my generation , we did have it all , but what grew out of us is now, the Trump the Farige the Johnson . We grew our very own megalomaniac in Branson but he sold us cheap records so he was given a free pass, he paved the way for Beazos and Zuckerberg. It’s worth remembering that this music is best appreciated while stoned off your gord and however much they protest this is drug influenced music, they were psychedelic influenced bands but as someone observed while a generation lay dreaming of velvet valleys and sapphire seas Lucy’s in the sky with diamonds and interstellar overdrives there were a bunch of second rate also rans who fitted swiftly into the driving seats . See Jay Stevens LSD and the American dream

[@psbarrow]

@@lupinbrabablebix9840 tl;dr. At least try paragraphs next time if you want people to read your post.

[@stevennovakovich2525]

Earlier Yes songs (mainly post Peter Banks on guitars) were constructed like classical pieces...one movement after another after another. It's simply amazing.

[@eduardoOlima]

56 years of listening and tears come everytime

[@npc8348]

Although "Roundabout" and "Close to the Edge" are two of Yes' most popular songs, they are only a gateway to the profound world of music that Yes creates. Enjoy "The Gates of Delirium," "Ritual," and more Yes!

[@caroleann_2142]

Ahhhhhh RITUAL, I heard that one LIVE...Phila Spectrum & JFK Stadium

[@caroleann_2142]

"AWAKEN""

[@davep8221]

My fave is Awaken and the entire album. I think it has the most variety and beauty. We used "Wondrous Stories," transcribed to harp, for our processional. That said, each song is my fave as I listen to it.

[@blitztim6416]

Two lives. One before Close to the Edge. And one after Close to the Edge. A transition moment.

[@tpatrick6902]

Nothing else sounds like that. No one ever approached that. They stand alone

[@edub1961]

There are thousands of people around the world whose listening to Close to the Edge changed their lives. I'm one of them

[@davelafferty5728]

A little over a week ago I saw Jon Anderson, the lead singer, now 76 years young, perform Yes music with the Paul Green Rock Academy, about 20-25 teenage boys and girls. The most of which are multi-instrumentalists. So Yes music is still inspiring the youth of today. Not the first time Jon has toured with the students over the last 10 years or so. There are a lot of videos of them performing on KZbin.

[@Jonni1027]

Thanks Dave! I just found them doing Heart Of The Sunrise from this week. I love that Jon does stuff like that with kids!❤️

[@Bikofree2]

One of the funnest concerts I've ever been to In my 58 years. Those young people truly knocked it out of the park that night. Just kept blowing my mind how good they all were for their very young age.

[@davelauerman6865]

My younger brother bought this album just a week after it was released. We wore it out with constant use and had to replace it. Fifty years later it still retains the power to inspire me.

[@philging]

You are lucky to have the whole back catalogue of 'Yes' still to discover.

[@dmstewart66]

The first time I ever heard this song was live at a Yes concert. They opened with it, and my reaction was quite similar to you guys. I was in shock. They were one song into the concert and I felt like I already had to go home and think about what I had just seen and heard. It really is a special piece, and I’m not sure any musician or music lover is quite the same after hearing it!

[@perryedwards4746]

everything is happening... very complex data... it takes a few times for your brain to adapt it properly, its the lack of order, but once your brain sorts it out.. it gets better and better, like all great works of art... Well done chaps!

[@glenndespres5317]

Well said and spot on.

[@sns2112]

I don't think that you can even begin to name all of the bands that YES influenced. “To my mind, Yes may be the single most important of all the progressive rock bands,” said Rush’s Geddy Lee, who calls Close to the Edge “among my favorite rock albums of all time.” You should listen to the other two songs on this album, "And You and I" and "Siberian Khatru". They are both masterpieces as well IMO.

[@thomassanchez8956]

Ummm ELP

[@wendellwiggins3776]

Of all the incredible PURE PROGBANDS almost as unique & mind-blowing as 70's YES, someone has to unfortunately mention RUSH when THE GREAT UMATCHED YES is on. Mush can't hold a candle to YES and not even in the same league or realm.

[@thomassanchez8956]

Emerson Lake & Palmer

[@andrewdrummond8576]

Love the change at 5:14

[@framundajohnson2186]

Geddy's favorite was Relayer.

[@RicoBurghFan]

The very definition of prog rock. Roundabout was actually one of their more mainstream songs. This defines them, glad you're doing the album version. You must also do Yours Is No Disgrace, a true banger. Thanks bros!

[@davep8221]

Roundabout is a good "gateway to prog" song.

[@benjaminroe311ify]

@@davep8221 Yep

[@jimled50jl49]

Rick Wakeman on keyboards who on stage literally surrounds himself with more keyboards than a music store sells. Organs, synths, moogs, pianos, mini-moogs, You name it he's got it on stage and he can play one on his left side, with outstretched arm, while playing one on his right with outstretched arm as he stands in the middle. He was classically trained so can play Beethoven or any of the greats with incredible precision as well as compose his own on solo albums or with other artists inc' his main group "Yes". A Virtuoso on the keys....& add to that an amazing sense of humour. His anecdotes are legendary and utterly hysterical. There is noone quite like Rick. Love the man sooo much ! - Well you did ask who is on organ ? Lol

[@stpnwlf9]

And amazingly, Wakeman's forte is just to sit alone at a grand piano and play. His piano-only albums are absolutely wonderful. Absolutely, he is masterful on any keyboard and any style of music.

[@jimled50jl49]

@@stpnwlf9 I remember seeing him on tv on The Old Grey Whistle Test doing a section from his first solo album "The Six Wives Of Henry V111" and being blown away. I bought the album the same week. The way he just moved around this circle of keyboards playing them separately either side of him. How does he do that ? - & on the live YES album "Yessongs" he has a solo spot that's just stunning, and this was in the 70's.

[@bobinscotland]

Rick also famously deconstructs his keyboard when he buys a new one, and sets it up from scratch with his own sounds, making his music unique. YES is a phenomenon in music that compares with any other musical genius who ever produced a masterpiece, but the sum of the five guys here is much, much more than just five individual talents.... it's the chemistry and the alchemy.... sheer magic.

[@brianmusson1827]

This is one of the best Prog Rock songs ever. All the musicians playing on it and who composed it were the very best. Rick Wakeman is one of the best keyboard players ever. Has had great success as a session musician , playing on other people’s records like Bowie and Cat Stevens, his time in and out of Yes and many marvellous solo projects he has undertaken. You will need to listen to this song many times to really appreciate and understand it .I have been listening to it since 1973 and still get a kick out of it today !

[@Biofilmz]

Agreed! Steve Howe played on may albums too - Queen, Frankie Goes to Hollywood, Animal Logic, etc etc

[@RaymondBCrisp]

Agreed. Shame this song gets experienced by so few. I'm so glad I had friends growing up that had great taste in music and exposed me to it!

[@ashleydarby3652]

And Bill Bruford said it broke him recording this - so no mortals would have stood a chance to drum it then!

[@RaymondBCrisp]

@@ashleydarby3652 Band Geek (featuring Richie Castellano of Blue Öyster Cult fame...his pet project) has covered this song with amazing musicianship. It will blow your mind how accurate it is. I'm not exaggerating either. kzbin.info/www/bejne/l3iQqWSMl62FfMk

[@davelafferty5728]

I swear the more I listen to this song the shorter it gets. It felt like about 5 minutes long this time.

[@ryanr5319]

I was JUST thinking that after pressing the screen to see how far into it they were.

[@monicanapieralski8620]

This has been my favorite group of musicians since I’m 12 years old and had the pleasure to see them live in Hollywood, Florida. Each member of the band is a master at their craft. Jon Anderson has an angelic voice to lead the sensational YES!

[@SebGeddy]

"The Gates of Delirium" is an unbelievable masterpiece

[@kiviuq3495]

I was a teenager in the 70s and my favourite bands were Yes, Zep & Floyd. I pretty much wore out Relayer, especially Gates of Delerium. I well remember my dad often coming into my room telling me to "turn that row down".

[@aminmalik4086]

Can't get into it. Tried to like it in 1987 when I bought Relayer. Tried again this year. ( Dusted off the Album). Liked ' Soon' at the very end. That's about it.

[@benjaminroe311ify]

"This is Beyond Masterpiece level production" Yes yes it is. Oh my gosh. It's so great.

[@Sunnywarm12]

Listen many many many times to get it. It’s the number one progressive rock album ever made!

[@davidbarker77]

As mind blowing as it is for you, imagine hearing this in the early 70s. There had been nothing like this. For me it was life changing and led on the path to my love of progressive rock. Glad you enjoyed and appreciated it. It does take a number of listens. Cheers, guys.

[@thomasroutte8942]

My older brother took me to Louisville Ky to see Yes live in the early 70s

[@tomhenninger4153]

So True!

[@tonyallen4265]

Yep. Close to the Edge is the most epic song EVER! I love it. Great reaction guys.

[@p.millard557]

YES are extraordinarily good. Their music sounds as fresh as when I listened to it for the first time, around 50 years ago!!! Please, do Siberian Khatru.

[@jeffk1212]

you guys made me cry..honestly.....I still cry all these years , it just brings out so many emotions...this song helped me heal...it is a gift..

[@kentinatl]

I BOUGHT THIS ALBUM THE YEAR IT CAME OUT AND IT STILL AMAZES ME... I'M 64...ROCK ON GUYS,YOU TWO ARE PRICELESS...ALL MY BEST,KENT IN OHIO {USA}

[@johng.8517]

Ditto. I did the same and same age.

[@kathy2trips]

@@johng.8517 - Likewise, gentlemen. I'd just turned 16 and used my first earned money to buy it. ($3.99).

[@curtisduncanmusic7645]

I'm two years late responding to your response, but I must tell you it does my heart good to see two young men (I'm probably old enough to be your grandfather) being so deeply affected by a musical composition that I first heard when I was 21. You are right when you say this is more than a song. It's a statement; it's a journey; it's an experience that will only grow more profound with each listening. I'm so glad you liked it.

[@worldmenders]

Part of the genius in the opening is that Steve Howe tears blindingly fast runs, followed by slower sections that allows the explosion of notes to soak in.

[@davep8221]

This album was actually number one in England. That tells a lot about the taste of the British. It has such a great, classical-like structure. It has true movements, variations on themes, recapitulation, dynamics (fast/slow, hard/soft, complex/ simple). Love it so much.

[@TheanswerzYES]

don't forget that less than a decade later the Brits brought us Punk Rock.

[@ronvillarreal5003]

Thank you I agree! This is pure art! Thank you!!!

[@rodneygriffin7666]

One of my favorite songs of all time. A Masterpiece.

[@TheProgCorner]

My favorite band ever!!! Thanks, guys.

[@nancymjohnson]

The BEST LP EVER RECORDED! All 3 songs are great works of art and great feelings ☮️😎❤️. And Yes performes/performed this live to perfection every time!

[@poetreatsartreats2469]

Know what we had back then? Total freedom of expression.. Unfortunately now gone So glad we still have the music to remember (: YES Great video Guys

[@eugenestandingbear6516]

They are untouchable . Genius. I saw this live several times, once in quadraphonic stereo. Chris Squire , the bassist sadly has passed away but he lives forever in our hearts.

[@marcanglin7127]

It thrills me to no end to see young people hearing CTTE for the first time. A young audiophile/musician that I used to work with listened to a ton of modern-day Prog, and then found THIS. Putting it mildly, he had a similar religious experience, and then found out that Yes played this LIVE.. Mind blown.

[@MichaelSchaefer-lk3bf]

I'm 66 and have been listening to this track for 50 years and yes, it's a wonderful, magical masterpiece!

[@katrineevarista9730]

You get it! You get Yes! Congratulations and welcome!

[@MysticRhythmsLive]

"I'm not the same person I was 18 minutes ago..." Neither was I the first time I heard this song

[@suedoughnim6665]

You MUST listen to Heart of the Sunrise. It’s of epic scale just like this song and the drums alone will hook you right off the bat. A few others equally worthy: Starship Trooper Yours is No Disgrace Long Distance Runaround South Side of the Sky Parallels Going For the One Siberian Khatrru And You and I I’ve Seen All Good People

[@crobilly19]

This makes me happy to see young folks appreciate this BAND...❤

[@carlscarlet]

I'm watching this on the morning of 1st Jan 2023; a New Year..listening to (in my opinion) the single greatest composition and arrangement by 5 musicians that I shall hear in my lifetime. And to see the love between two brothers experiencing this, gives me hope. Blessings, peace and love to you both, and to all watching and hearing this music, as for me, it's as close to heaven on earth as musically possible; to share in your reaction, and the words in the comments too, has given me some much needed spiritual nourishment

[@stretchgilbert]

This is the roots of progressive rock right here. Many, including RUSH, were inspired by this band.

[@wendellwiggins3776]

Of all the incredible PURE PROGBANDS almost as unique & mind-blowing as 70's YES, someone has to unfortunately mention RUSH when THE GREAT UMATCHED YES is on. Mush can't hold a candle to YES and not even in the same league or realm.

[@garysteinert8040]

And You and I, Starship Trooper

[@andrelevesque2405]

Everything about this piece is spot on. No overplay, no ‘See out what I can do’. The very definition of Prog; never equalled, much less bettered. A timeless masterpiece.

[@cloycefleegle6749]

It's a pleasure seeing young people listening to music from before their time. I've done that all my life. Close To The Edge is one of the masterpieces of the prog era. Please understand that those of us who listened to this music when I first came out were not "surprised" by it in a way that we'd never heard anything like it before. Some of us were waiting for it to happen...inevitable. I was in high school when this music was happening. A perfect age to be at the time this music came out. We grew up in the 60s when "different" was expected...even demanded. Look at top 40 AM radio in 1966 and OMG what a variety! In my local (metro-Detroit) area we had two great radio stations (WKNR and CKLW) and the music we heard was amazing...especially in it's variety. In one spell in 1964; I Want To Hold Your Hand was number 1 and Louis Armstrong's 'Hello Dolly' was number 2. Eventually Hello Dolly was number 1 and Satchmo shoved The Beatles to the #2 slot. COOL! Point being, this was about MUSIC and we embraced anything musical. As the 60s progressed, music became even more creative and "different". Sgt Pepper changed everything and bands tried to make their own Sgt Pepper in their own way. Yes started making music in the late 60s and were part of this musical evolution. So were other killer bands like Santana, Chicago and Blood Sweat And Tears. Which leads me to what my peers and I were up to at this time. We were kids who joined our school's marching and concert bands. Music by Santana, Chicago and Blood Sweat and tears were easily and readily adaptable for use in marching band...which we surely did...and we loved doing it. Meanwhile, we were playing classical music in our school concert (symphonic) bands. So we were trained in classical sensibilities, "rules" and techniques. At the same time, we had our own rock bands who played at school dances in the gym on Friday nights, etc. Those bands competed in a wonderful way. Depending on which rock bands you listened to and if you were in the school band, your own rock band reflected all of this. So as bands like Yes, ELP, King Crimson, Zappa, etc progressed...so did we. Regarding Yes; we had already been listening to their music for years by the time Close To The Edge came out. As each album preceding CTTE came out, we were delighted by each one...though it usually took several "listenings" before one could catch on to what they were up to...just like classical music. The more "listenings" it took to appreciate any given album, the better it was. We weren't confused by it at all. We were eager listeners trying to improve our own sense of music appreciation and thankful for all the incredible music the prog bands were offering to our young musical palates. Heck, one of my favorite memories of that era was going to my high school band director's house where he CRANKED up his own stereo, playing Fragile. Now understand; he was my dad's age...born in 1922, so he was surely not a babyboomer like me...hehe. Part way through Fragile, he stopped the album and put on ELP, telling me he preferred them to Yes because ELP's music was more obvious in their classical roots and he loved how they blended that classical influence so easily with George Gershwin type composition. I loved the fact that he not only tried to appreciate "our" music, but he really did get it! Sorry I rambled on so long here. Just wanted to share some insight as one of those lucky people who experienced this music in real time.

[@rolhoreis6187]

Just discovered your channel . I'm so glad you've found Yes. Now you can do more. At 72, I still find this and all Yes songs to be timeless. They cannot be categorized or dated. Jon Anderson and Chris Squire's (Beach Boy) vocals, Rick Wakeman's keyboards, Steve Howe's guitar, Bill Bruford's jazz drumming, and the heart of the group... Chris's RIckenbacker/Ampeg bass lines fuel the powerful sound and message. It will never be topped.

[@anthonyblakely399]

Yes has a new single released today called, "Cut From The Stars. " New song from the legendary Progressive Rock band, YES. Their new album will be released in May 2023.

[@markjacobsen8335]

Yes has influenced most progressive rock bands from the 70s onward. They also inspired or influenced their 70s contemporaries, like Led Zeppelin, Genesis, Heart, and Rush. Their influence on music technology helped spawn the synth pop genre of the 80s. Good work on this one.

[@mitchross7898]

This music takes you on a journey. I felt the same way that you commented when I first heard it. How can anyone make music like that. It's from another another world! A big part of it was Eddie Offord's genius engineering!

[@framusburns-hagstromiii808]

Sums up life in such a simple phrase " Seasons will pass you by..I get up...I get down" what more needs to be said..??. a True masterpiece..been listening to it for 50 years..gets me everytime..

[@ozzietingobeltran5790]

You guys got it: Yes with great headphones and eyes closed! Hard to beat

[@chelfyn]

I've been listening to this regularly for 40 years and it still encompasses my universe completely every single time. I love that your "reaction" is sitting with your eyes closed completely entranced. That's my reaction too.

[@angelobrattoli4663]

That "insane organ player" is one of the greatest rock keyboardists in music history.

[@Lightmane]

Bill Bruford is my favorite drummer. He's the most unique drummer I've ever heard and Close to the Edge is unlike any other piece of music I've ever heard. A few come close, but nothing is as great as this, in my opinion.

[@socalltd]

I feel this LP gave Bruford the freedom to go for it and hone his style

[@Lightmane]

@@socalltd I believe he said he worked harder than he ever did, to get this album right

[@JasonSmith-jr7jh]

He (Bruford)also recounts how he recorded the intro section to this after he had a big blowup with his girlfriend.

[@jeffschielka7845]

@@Lightmane 😎

[@Lightmane]

@@jeffschielka7845 Hey, got another channel for you who's reacted to a lot of YES. He calls himself POPENYCO. I think you'll enjoy his reactions. I've watched several, but I need to check out his recent ones. He just reacted to Sound Chaser and it came up in my feed. 🙂😎

[@franzriether3752]

Hard to imagine that these guys where able to perform this stuff live.

[@lorieprieto-wells9734]

All I could think as I started watching this is “they’re gonna s…”. Love you guys!

[@kkampy4052]

They were one of the premier prog rock bands of the 70's. Stunning musicianship and composition.

[@Rackelhane]

Thank you guys for a great reaction. For nearly 50 years YES has been a favourite band of mine. In The 70 they where far ahead of their time. Crazy tallented people.

[@markcrane896]

I know the feeling! I'm like the guy on the left while experiencing this brilliant song.

[@colingeer479]

All the musicians were at the top of their craft and the writing was inspired by a mystical journey from day to day chaos, realizing there was beauty hidden just round the corner and eventually escaping to find peace and love with nature. I get up, I get down. Getting up in the morning and getting down because you have to face the sh!t the world gives you. The organ piece blows me away each time I hear it and I've been listening to this for 50 years.

[@tchampagne1494]

This is what is going through the mind of a manic depressive on a bad acid trip teetering on the edge of pure insanity versus pure clarity of mind.

[@ramonaalvarez7559]

I think back then music was to everyone as high tech gaming is to the genre today. Back then .. there were no cell phones, no gaming, no auto tune and so on. Music grew to be top notch artwork & was what "everyone" spent time rocking to while hanging out. For this song .. one word A R T 💯🎶 Much thnx guys .. awesome interpretation Patrick & George. Have to say George I really got tickled that you were so lost in the sauce Patrick had to tap you to pull u back in & say "We're here man"! That's awesome to see you sit back & take it in at that level .. exactly what it's meant to do. What a huge compliment to YES .. Cuddos George😉🤗👌🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼I think this is my favorite of all y'all's reactions .. I just witnessed .. y'all got it .. truly amazing thing to witness. THANK YOU!!!

[@mstewart109]

Yes it was Ramona Alvarez! Still prefer it to this era of music. And movies and other tech. We listened to this music hot off the press so to speak. So much quality and talent and variety back then

[@ramonaalvarez7559]

@@mstewart109Yes we did .. long lines at turtles and "sold out" info we had to learn to hear .. lol. Have a great day🙂🤘🏼

[@dlwf11111]

It was funny to see them react this way, i bet we were all like this at first haha, no other band makes me feel this way they have really showed themselves to be my favourite band to ever exist! 👏

[@ramonaalvarez7559]

@@dlwf11111 Right .. I think I remember a time or two .. lol.

[@mstewart109]

Brothers, now this is true music. Storyline. Starts out, expands and returns to the beginning with the birds. Masterpiece 60s 70s normal talent. No auto tune crap

[@JasonSmith-jr7jh]

Five guys, in their 20's. No outside "songwriters". Written as it was recorded, breaking down everything, playing a gig in the north of England, come back and continue writing and recording the Track/Album... their THIRD album in the space of a year-and-a-half while constantly Touring!!! If this masterpiece was released today, it would flop! Because it's not young, stripclub-ready, so ul-prostituting (she's in control of her own sexuality though!), can't "sing" without Auto-Tune (but she can DANCE!), jail-bait ASS! Or the latest boy band, Justin Bieber or bad-boy Rapper.... HOW I WISH we could go back in time to 1972!!!!!!

[@deking43]

You are so right about about yes..and you know it is hard to absorb sometimes . Extra ordinary.

[@marksmith1597]

My friend showed me this song in 2010 when I was a sophomore.... This song was cosmic and blew my mind. There was just so much going on with this song, that I listened to the song for the second time. I always have and always will love this song.

[@norahdenovan8658]

Oh were we so lucky to be around in the 70’s when all this was happening ❤

[@3ggshe11s]

I've heard this hundreds of times, and it still gives me chills and brings me to tears. Just an immense musical masterpiece. I never get tired of seeing people react to Yes for the first time.

[@fantasycampfilms]

Yes opens up a hole to another dimension with this piece of music. There is nothing quite like it in the history of artistic expression.

[@poetreatsartreats2469]

"I'm a different man from 18minutes ago" - Yes - Stay the same difference Man » You Bro's Rock & Shine!

[@eddiecriglington400]

Take all the time you need. I’ve been listening to it for 50 years this year and it’s still sensational. I bought the Album the day it was released, in 1972. And saw it ‘Live’, aged 17, in my hometown venue, in 1973. ‘Yes’, the masters. Pure genius, Magical. 🎶❤️🎶

[@jimp4666]

I had to listen/watch your reaction with headphones on just like you to get the whole experience just like you. Amazing music and musicians at the top of their game, what else can you say.

[@mordredmetal]

That was exactly my reaction when I first listened to Close to the Edge! It's one of my favourites.

[@susybacci]

Hola chicos! me sorprendió la reacción a esta obra de arte de Yes... soy de Buenos Aires, Argentina, tengo 63 años y tuve la experiencia de verlos en vivo en mi país 2 veces! Vivir la experiencia Yes es un antes y un después... disfruté verlos, ver sus emociones durante el tema.. llega al alma esta música! Si ustedes lo disfrutaron por primera vez, imaginen lo que sentimos los que los escuchamos miles de veces en los años 70, 80 y luego en vivo!! (tengo el disco de vinilo) Es alucinante! en Argentina hay mucho talento musical... les recomiendo artistas como Luis Alberto Spinetta, Charly García y Soda Stereo! Gracias por compartir esta reacción!

[@davidduxbury7530]

Oh!!Thank you for your wonderful passion and enthusiasm.....

[@valerieoakes8537]

Best piece of music I've ever heard in my life.

[@ScottDeBerg]

You should check out “Awaken”, off their “Going for the One” album. For that matter, also check out “Parallels” off the same album.

[@wendellwiggins3776]

Not Parallels though

[@JasonSmith-jr7jh]

Parallels has never gotten much love, for some reason. It's not a BAD track by any means. I would rather listen to THAT than any side off of Topographic Oceans (at least sides 2 and 3). To each his own though... there might be three or four people out there who actually like Circus of Heaven!

[@devinerevelations7273]

There best song after CTTE

[@devinerevelations7273]

@@JasonSmith-jr7jh Topographic Oceans is a scary good album. Listen to it again with headphones

[@JasonSmith-jr7jh]

@@devinerevelations7273 Hello George. Welcome to the longest reply I've ever done! Honestly, ever since I bought the album in 1979, (age 18) there has never been an album that I have tried so hard to appreciate, even in these latter days. 4 "songs" on four sides? By YES? After CTTE? How could this go wrong? Maybe it's just me (and Rick Wakeman, Chris Squire & even newcomer Alan), but it STILL sounds like a Jon Anderson-Steve Howe solo album. Pleasant, but PLODDING. Moments of greatness, but lacking commitment from Squire and Wakeman. Squire was so involved in the mixing stage with Eddie Offord UNTIL Topographic, and you can tell, especially with headphones. Where is the meticulous attention to composition and arrangements? Of course it still Chris playing bass, and he played well, but compared to the previous 5 Albums? This album reminds me of Atom Heart Mother, in the sense of fans who say they absolutely love it (#1 Album in the UK 1970!?!) whilst the band themselves hate it. Roger Waters: "I wish it was put in the dustbin and never listened to by anyone, ever again..." (Aye Carumba) My Jaded Opinionations: THE REVEALING SCIENCE... The best 'song' on the Album, but it could have been fat-trimmed to 8 minutes. Too many over, over-hanging 'extensions'. THE REMEMBERING... THE ANCIENT... Good 'bits' here and there, but there are parts on those two sides that give me the Bends. Maybe because I tried so hard and listened to it so many times. Steve and Jon have never come close to sounding 'irritating' before, but they do here. The short "bass solo" with Jon scatting with it... could you imagine that bit being on the previous 3 albums? I feel bold in my opinions also because the two or three people I've had face to face arguments with about this album (it's their FAVORITE album) usually end up with them questioning me "you mean you DON'T believe in Reincarnation???" Like the Album, I digress. RITUAL... This starts off with the greatest intro I think I've ever heard on a Yessong! But....when the guitar and mellotron come in, it's back to 'Bled To Death' land. It almost recovers near the end, ties all the strands together, but still comes up short for me. Chris Squire admitted: "I don't remember that much of the recording of, actually, I was smoking so much pot at the time. We all were. We spent five or six months I believe working on the thing, or so I'm told. It's probably my least favorite Album...." Wakeman: "I absolutely hated it. Tales From Topographic Tar-Pits would have been more appropriate" (Melody Maker 1974). Maybe Jon and Steve alone, writing the bulk of this in a hotel room in Savannah Georgia while on tour ISN'T the best recipe for a Yes Album. True, I haven't heard the Steven Wilson remix of this, but having listened to it AGAIN about nine months ago, I'm not that curious. One thing's for sure. The people that love it, love it. And the people that don't, don't. I remember playing 'And You And I' for a girlfriend once. Two or three times during the course of the song (starting off with, "is that a Man singing?"), she asked "how much longer is this?" After it finished though, I was sure I was in 'check-mate' land. She looked at me and said "you actually LIKE this stuff?" I don't mean to come across in the same narrow-minded way! If it makes you happy, that's the ONLY thing that matters. Sorry for the looong reply. A Meister Work like this deserves it, whether pro or con. The best thing about Topographic for me, is it represents the complete, and untethered FREEDOM that bands had in the 70s. ☮️

[@caroleann_2142]

Wow!!! YOU GOT IT, ITS ALL ABOUT LIFE!!!

[@benavich8]

I've been lucky to see these guys 6 times in my life...1st time when I was 17 in 1974, Detroit, last time in 2017 when I was 60. Yeah, I've always said before that musicianship like this separates the men from the boys. If you liked this, you must listen to Awaken from the Going for the One album....almost as long...just as good as this one, IMO. Glad you enjoyed this.Yes was on a different level, for sure.

[@sydviscous7006]

Mark your calendars. September 13, 2022. 50 years since the release of this masterwork. I'm going to be cranking it loud all day long!

[@retiredengineer2017]

From an old-timer in the U.S.A. who grew up on this music, your reactions are giving me goosebumps all over again. If you like church organ music, with a little choral flare, check out "Awaken" from Yes's "Going for the One" album. Good to see young musicians from all over the world discover quality music created almost 50 years ago.

[@dolfinpt]

The Maestro himself on Keyboards! Mr. Rick Wakeman! Voted #1 Keyboardist 4 years in a row!!❤️.

[@ileanaospino126]

Close To The Edge(Master Piece of Prog Rock and the Album to) It's in me 🔝 10 of my Favorite Tracks from this Iconic Band!! Forever Love YES!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@stuffthings1417]

It slaps you, making you question music, then rocks you, then soothes you, then blows your mind.

[@justinmontoya3550]

Hahaha I know why Patrick wanted to pause it after that middle section. I felt the same way after first hearing it. It's a lot to process and you need to sit with it for a while to let it sink in. It's a deep section.

[@Yes_Jorge_Yes]

Yes was 5 musicians: Jon Anderson on vocals and main writer, Steve Howe playing Gibson ES 175, Electric Sitar, Steel Guitar, and acoustic Guitar, Rick Wakeman playing Hammond organ, grand Piano, 2 mini moog synths, 2 Mellotrons, and RMI Electric piano, Chris Squire playing Rickenbacker Bass, and Bill Bruford playing Drums and percussion his kit was made of different pieces he acquired through his early career including two timbales. This album is considered the maximum opus of progressive rock. Geddy Lee from rush picked up the bass after hearing yes for the first time and he stood in line overnight waiting to see them in Canadá in 1971 that inspired him to found Rush

[@faridessalhi7538]

Awaken is a must guys

[@jonprice3337]

Hehehe. Minds rightfully blown. 1978 and still loving it!

[@piotrsz3998]

You must listen to "Awaken" and "The gates of delirium", another masterpiece of Yes

[@josemiguelfernandezdemarti7799]

Not 3 minute songs anymore! Listening to Yes always is an experience, a travel inside.

[@dlwf11111]

Bros I am so happy to see this! Irs exactly what I've been wanting haha. And you and I, awaken, starship trooper, in the presence of, these are the top songs id recommend but there are so many more. Yes touch you're very soul in a way no one else can, it will change you as you Thanks for doing this, you're going to love this adventure, bless you ❤

[@astrogoodvibes6164]

My feeling is many bands at that exact time in this genre were changing the way you listened to music. Yes, Wishbone Ash, Led Zep, Pink Floyd and a ton of others weren't making dance music but original more complex stylings and elaborate story telling to immerse yourself in. ''Close to the Edge'' for me refers to the music pushing close to the boundary of what's listenable (with the opening chaos tuning your ear to borderline anarchy). As the song progresses and with your senses retuned and ready, it brings you back into elements and phrases that are familiar until you are laid back gently into the natural sounds of the forest music that was the unadulterated peace at the very beginning.....only by the end, your expectations seem to have been changed............job done....at least this is what happened when I first heard this piece. This kind of experience was new then and concept albums brought a challenge to a generation raised on popular dance music from the 20's to the '60's with a wide palette of sounds and moods that probly had more in common with classical music.