Yes - Close To The Edge

[@drpando]

I'm sitting here at home in my office, took a break from programming work..... and I just listened to this for the first time in 40 years (I was 16 when I bought the album). I closed my eyes and listened to the whole thing. Unexpectedly, here I am a grown man - and tears are streaming down my face. This song took me right back to the place where I was a hopeful young man, not close to being aware of what life can do to you. I've forgotten what it was like to have hope and wonder about what life would bring. Here, now, I suddenly remember who I was then, and that I once believed there was more to life than sitting behind a monitor, earning enough to pay the bills. No more sense of wonder or hope. Now, today though - it was wonderful getting those thoughts back in my head, if even for a fleeting moment in time. This band and the artistry they exhibit is a musical time-machine...

[@marktime9235]

WOW!

[@spmoran4703]

A great piece of writing about your life. There is much more to life than sitting looking at a computer . And it's still out there .

[@kaseygirl9366]

I'm glad I'm not the only one.

[@stephenollier6909]

Totally understand this wiring music creates in your brain. Not exactly the same for me with this one since I was born in the 80s but it's still awesome.

[@indierockyhockey]

💚💚💚

[@taekwondodude8]

My Grandma saw this band in concert. She also saw Led Zeppelin. She also has a very jealous grandson.

[@MrsSiouxZQ1]

What a sweet comment about your grandma. If she's like me, she's trying to see as many of the old bands as she can while they are still touring. You should go with.

[@transbibilfobil3952]

They are still touring, although not with the original singer. They still sounded amazing though, glad I got to see them once before they stopped altogether

[@corncobjenkins6170]

my grandma saw yes when no wouldnt work on her neighbor....she said it was the scariest most painfull feeling in the world...she was only a kid..

[@SuperSparrow45]

My mom saw Pink Floyd, Yes, ELP, White Riot, Parliament, Rush (about 20 times), Jethro Tull, etc, and you're jealous.

[@AleksandreMzhavia]

damn... I wish I could see Zeppelins... dammit. /:

[@StoneColdSergio]

Every single second of Close to the Edge matters.

[@mcmike6190]

What a great effing statement

[@E.K.1969]

My first Cd was Album , all time fav ! I , now 55 , am hearing this for the first time ! WOW , YES has a place in my soul in the form of awesome music from the moment I heard Album forward ! Have a blessed day!

[@karenInman-eo9ds]

Zakly

[@kevinbranch6008]

Imagine Black kid in late 60's early 70's South Louisiana.... And hearing Jon Anderson, Chris Squire, and the "Great" Rick Wakeman for the first time and digging the "Funk" clearly evident to the future musician of my time. I get up... I get down... Much respect !

[@mikehawk2.v.19]

I am a high school student and my teacher recommended me this record, and the first time I listened to this I was blown away in silence. Jon Andersons vocals are on another level thank you Mr. M for telling me about this masterpiece that I will play for the rest of my life

[@westwarden5979]

Your teacher has awesome taste ! Try listening to heart of the sunrise too it's one of their best songs imo

[@blyman7170]

I will never forget being at my best friends house in HS (around 2000), his parents out of town. We stole some booze, smoked some reefer, turned out the lights, before my friend said wait until you hear this track. what an experience. we ended up seeing Yes three times before getting to college. the first time we saw them, at the Hartford Meadows, our other buddy passed out literally seconds before Howe played the intro strings to Roundabout. That friend never lived it down

[@rotory2002]

I'm 64 and have seen them in concert and they played this whole album in the. Concert and when they finished nobody wanted to leave !

[@kennethharris9247]

I definitely understand!

[@davidfinnegan9162]

Tales of topographic oceans they overheated the electrical system in st louis kiel auditorium the head electrician was shitting shutting crap down like a mad man waited 1 hr for show to restart they just killed it! What a time

[@orianultimer]

This is the greatest thing that humans have ever created

[@michaelcavallacci2945]

I just listened to this utter masterpiece for the first time in many years. It might be the most incredible piece of music ever written and performed. The musicianship, the harmonies, the different parts , the opening and closing birds singing. No words can describe this.

[@kennethbolt5145]

I am an African American who mostly listens to Jazz and Funk music, but this Masterpiece from the 1970s blew me away. First time listening to it I was hooked, first for its length, the vocals, the guitar playing, the drums, the bass and keyboards...its all there...the various mood changes...this classic Progressive Rock piece changed my opinion of Rock music forever...thanks Rico for introducing me to this MASTERPIECE ...rock on YES!!!

[@ChrisBrengel]

That's one of the best things about yes - they can _actually play their instruments_ !

[@damienalexander4865]

I can relate to that brother I too, am an Afro American and when I heard Yes for the first time it was back in the early 70s shortly after that I join the military went off to Boot Camp and while I was in Boot Camp strangely enough I heard Yes being played by my senior drill instructor. The song was close to the edge and that song got me through Boot Camp and it became planted in my head now it’s 2023 and I am a 65-year-old man and whenever I have a off day I listen to that song and it brings me back into a real world, and I will continue to live and respect the group that got me through life. My head goes off to.Yes

[@JoyceSweeting-bn5sj]

Me too!! My girlfriends and i saw them at Madison Square Garden ..3 African American teens.. we had a ball ! Top shelf musicians. I will never forget those good times!

[@kennethbolt5145]

@joyce sweeting yes Madison Square Garden, it's not called The Mecca for just basketball and boxing, like you and your friends, I saw Earth, Wind & Fire and Parliament/Funkadelic at MSG, two of my most magical LIVE musical events ever experience....at MSG!!!

[@LSUOdyssey]

That's why you gotta listen to music without giving a damn what the people look like

[@RichardAlbert-ij9sf]

This song helped bring some solace to me as a lonely, troubled teen. I'm 60 now and this song still moves me.

[@okgoogleplay3500]

Owner of a Lonely Heart (Level 1) Roundabout (Level 10) Close to the Edge (Level 100)

[@ladder3257]

Amogus IRL: 100000

[@teedeeproductions]

@@ladder3257 :|

[@ladder3257]

@@teedeeproductions joke moment

[@englishonthetipofyourtongu5482]

Roundabout is a masterpiece. I'd put it on the same level as CTTE

[@danguee1]

Damn - I was going to say that. Although I would be happy with level 120!

[@patthewoodboy]

"seasons will pass you by" this was written for young people for when they get old

[@haydnplus]

These aren’t just three of the greatest songs Yes ever made; these are three of the greatest progressive rock songs ever made.

[@vicferrari89]

One of my favorite prog rock tunes ever. Where it belonged, on the top of this list.

[@scimitarjohn]

This is not simply great music but also a great work of art.

[@ripedecomp]

............ fifty years !!!??! I m how ..........? Afukin kid when this record came out . WHAT HAPPEN ? NOW 58. i still listen to this . it cant be beat . not some days . but ... Enjoy it all you fine folks. Cheers . Viva Ukraine !!!

[@Alejandrorisin]

As a fan of pink floyd, I have never heard anything like this EVER in my life. First Yes song I’ve listened to and it made my jaw drop

[@timothygibson2056]

This and Dark Side of The Moon merge with taking you on a journey of pure musical delight.

[@richardl6751]

Listen to "Awaken" next. Your jaw will not only drop but fall off. 😲

[@chrisshoemaker914]

Brother enjoy

[@user-zt1so7hu8c]

me too. they really go hand in hand huh.

[@sad754yt]

I'm surprised if you were a Pink Floyd fan you didn't listen to Yes also. I was a huge fan of both growing up in the 70's. The edge goes to Yes for me though

[@georgethepatriot2785]

Loved this in my 20s ..still do in my 70s ......... Thankyou YES

[@mcmike6190]

I BELIEVE...I believe that this is the best Opera yet written, my friends. (any Amadeus fans out there tee hee hee)

[@AJElliott3]

When I heard this song for the first time, I felt a feeling that I never knew was even possible for a human to experience.

[@BenSmerg]

I unironically believe this is the greatest piece of music ever recorded

[@josephramone5805]

❗️💯❗️

[@andyboerger]

3rd movement of Beethoven's 9th Symphony has a lock on that, but this is second ;)

[@carytaylorlang739]

it's definitely up there, especially in the prog rock genre it's absolut tops

[@saleconomos473]

Progressive Rock at least.

[@jongallardo8006]

Thick as a brick , brain salad surgery , meddle /DSOTM , the lamb does down on Broadway /selling England by the pound But I get what you mean ;)

[@alexholden2512]

My dad who loved classic rock was listening to this before he passed away on Friday

[@HotRockinJohnny]

Truly sorry for your loss, Alex....May the good Lord comfort you and bring you peace...to you and your family. Hold on the to the memories....hang in there, bud.

[@DovBerSquared]

May your father's soul be elevated and may he and your family have peace.

[@bobshrubb3067]

Sorry for your loss

[@susanmoran2154]

@@HotRockinJohnny That's a wonderful reply. Can I add my Amen to that?

[@johngardiner7304]

your Dad had great taste in music....may it still be playing in his head wherever he is.....RIP(Rock in Peace)

[@greyhound9O]

I´am 60 IT programmer . When I listeneded song "And You And I" from this album, tears was falling on my face.

[@briangallagher2236]

The I Get Up I Get Down part still brings tears to my eyes. Absolutely beautiful.

[@fatjonseatingadventures5429]

The final one is so fucking epic. Like the end of a trilogy, close to the edge down by the river

[@RichardAlbert-ij9sf]

One of the songs I go to for solace when life is weighting my down to much.

[@jerryhoward8133]

One of the most progressive pieces of brilliance ever produced. Rediscovering this after decades is so cool. I have followed Yes for 50 years thru all their players, Close to the Edge and Fragile hold a very special place, the music is Ethereal and simply transformative.

[@darioramonetti1483]

Escuche este tema un montón en la prepa. No hablaba con mucha gente y me agobiaban las clases, pero cuando ponía esto en mis audífonos todo cambiaba.

[@robertlee4172]

They were GIANTS of the industry. They filled stadiums and arenas.

[@sup209]

You know you've been listening to a lot of prog rock when 20 minute songs feel like they're 3 minutes long while actual 3 minute long songs feel like they're 30 seconds long.

[@johnnichols9056]

And some of the new 3 minute song seem to go on forever repeating themselves, you actually consider deatroying the device that is emitting them. Take me back please.

[@seamus2112ophelan]

Exactly, was about to say the same thing.

[@johnw8984]

6

[@XboxGamer99]

I feel like I’m 900 years old

[@XboxGamer99]

I always feel like I’m 900 years old though

[@daviakira2526]

smoked a big ass joint with my dad, got high, he said: "now it's time for you to listen to Close to the Edge". My soul left my body once that first "aaah" was sung and returned only by the end of the album. One of my most precious memories

[@mattysguitarjourney9057]

For cerebral listeners only. Damn this is a work of art. 51 years later. Unmatched in the world of progressive rock. What an amazing song. Love it even more now at age 57 then I did hearing it for the first time as a 12 year old in 1978. Wow. Just wow. Chills and goosebumps and tears and hope, all wrapped up in a single song. Otherworldly.

[@davidhuffman277]

I like to picture robert fripp listening to the drums on this the year it came out, with some sort of burning effigy sacrifice behind him, rubbing his hands together, cackling madly, "Soon the one called Bruford shall be mine!"

[@theendergameplays2776]

best comment

[@connordunckel8544]

probably was making way more with yes but I doubt that mattered

[@edwhite7475]

I listened to 'Red' and some other rsndom 68 to 74 Crimson the other night, and there is a darkness to it. I could see why people are afraid of it...it is angry and chaotic at times.. No wonder people thought i was psychotic...and my friends and i would do acid and put it on. This is much nicer, but just as intense.

[@cesarincamendozaloyola4407]

Actually, he couldn't because the album was out some months after Bruford joined King Crimson

[@alexcopland3694]

brill!

[@FreddieKayBeats]

I'm 24 and this is my favorite yes song and one of my favorite songs ever.

[@stevezee5568]

Welcome to the world of prog-rock!

[@allanderr2509]

Awesome!

[@Minimax04]

I genuinely consider this to be the greatest song ever written.

[@Smoke3380]

I would not debate you.

[@pedrokropotkin9045]

Yes

[@TacitusKilgore1838]

Maybe

[@loganrosepiler2005]

I would debate you. Handful of Rush stuff, but this is very great

[@Providencefan44]

I'd say King Crimson's Starless takes that title but not by much

[@davemeese6788]

This in my humble opinion is the magnum opus of music.

[@ChrisChoi123]

have you listened to We Spin the World by Moon Safar?

[@westter8164]

Of rock music, yes

[@kennethharris9247]

When I listen to this ,it makes me feel like I am soaring!..especially the ending!

[@quaziquazi440]

Magnifico

[@icarussuraki9929]

When the church organ hits, that's like a spiritual experience. It never fails to knock me back on my heels.

[@christianpella3909]

It is a spiritual experience: a gothic cathedral grows into the universe to transcend the material world and our worries - this masterpiece has therpeutic value - Christian Pella resp. Hyperion

[@trefwoordpunk2225]

The real hit for me is 14:12 when the minimoog kicks in....I always turn it up to 13 at that part and deafen myself (the church orgran is actual too painful to listen to at that volume) but that part 14:12 that is the best Yes has ever done, and the subsequent keyboard solo, but they have never been able to recreate the sound of this part and neither has any band covering it. Theres something Bill Bruford is doing on drums, something Squire is doing on bass, Howe is following Wakeman whose minimoog is playing fifths but its out of tune, perhaps on purpose to create a very eerie sound...they just never recreate this its always too clean when they play it live...

[@Smoke3380]

@@trefwoordpunk2225 you sir, are a low end connoisseur

[@Smoke3380]

Fun fact the church organ was played in an actual church. You can't fake those acoustics.

[@paulleduc93]

@@trefwoordpunk2225 for me I think it starts around the 13:55. I imagine a spaceship about to be sucked into a black hole in space.

[@danieluchoa8230]

This is like watching a full movie with your ears...

[@fatheroftwo852]

Best description of this song I have heard yet...

[@ravioli4601]

i close my eyes and my mind jus starts making images on its own its a beautiful song

[@toshiba_g]

Dude, imagine a full movie about an epic journey with this being the soundtrack? That would be awesome.

[@blyman7170]

​@@toshiba_g Just as long as ELP's Hoedown is also used for a good montage scene

[@kennethharris9247]

I totally agree!

[@ShadowSamba]

In my humble opinion, this is the greatest song ever recorded. I am no religious man, but this song is a religious experience

[@davidryan7386]

they were studio shamans on this disc. they wrote this stuff one little section at a time. bruford HATED that methodology and fled to more organic King crimson. But it worked, even if they methodology is painful. still stunning all these years later. I ate lunch every day ( i was not in the woods puffing, reading tolkien and playing guitar) under a mural done by long gone hippies at my high school of the inner sleeve of CttE. this music is home to me.

[@robertcrabtree4843]

Amen

[@mikeb8674]

Look up Jamal's reaction video to this song. By the end the man is almost in tears. He says straight-up that as of that moment in his life, this was the greatest song he has ever heard. Bonus - you also get to hear Close to the Edge again, because other than one moment, he doesn't dream of interrupting.

[@bonniecollum3037]

Amen!

[@franciscojavierhernandezfe7817]

First time I listened to this album I thought 'How it's posible a human beings can make a celestial music like this?' ...-I get up I get down-...I remember singing it while walking along the streets with jean jackets, long hair,..those 70s years. Really we lived and enjoyed during the best music was made ever 😊❤

[@jeffperry5793]

My mom took me...at 13. To see them...my first of many shows to follow THANKS MOM. It mattered

[@edwardweiser2339]

It seems more cerebral now in 2023, amazing musicianship. No one has Time any more for actually listening to music !

[@LudwigHollywood66]

Amazing musicianship is right!

[@justchilling177]

17:16 my favorite moment of this omnious Masterpiece, the way they ended it in such an epic way will never seize to amaze me, kinda reminds me of eclipse by pink Floyd.

[@chrisjames3087]

I listen to this once a week to keep myself sane in this crazy world. We're all lucky to live in a time when so much music is readily accessible.

[@kipohara5992]

well said!

[@totally_a_duck6982]

but not so lucky to live in a world where you need to listen to music to keep yourself sane?

[@bonniecollum3037]

Every Day for me along with my morning coffee. It makes me happy.

[@sgtpepper6379]

As a grown man, the "Get up, get down" section onwards is so beautiful it has made me cry more than once. This song evokes such strong emotion in me. I have to cite Yes as one of the reasons I am alive today. Their uplifting music helped me out of a very dark time of my life, and I'm forever grateful.

[@robertomurri1278]

I like this song, but it's idk...it's okay. I mean to each their own. I prefer Rush- Xanadu. That to me is a masterpiece! And I enjoy it more than this!

[@mario4everd]

@@robertomurri1278 What was the point of replying to someone who was obviously speaking how the music touched them deeply with what you thought was better? And honestly as much as I love rush they don't really get as harmonically dense as this even with xanadu. Rush is a perfect gateway to prog like elements since they are able to make music sounds commercially viable while also having musical and lyrical depth. But this isn't that, the soundscapes and uses of sounds here is on another level than any rush song and it takes more to digest. We all have our own vision of what a masterpiece is so it's stupid to brag or mention what a person thinks is better in the end of the day since music is stupidly subjective. But seriously on a personal note, I'll take this song over Xanadu anyday or I'll even take Rush's Free Will over Xanadu. It's honestly not a personal favorite of mine from rush but hey, "to each their own" XD

[@manuelducretiii8142]

This song is a symphony and that part is the largo or adagio that's part of most symphonies.

[@DanaMedic77]

Even though all these decades have gone by, the part still sends shivers up my spine every time I hear it.

[@peterboyer9622]

sgtpepper6379, I’m glad you found this song man. Stay strong!

[@jamescalle7525]

When I was just a kid, ten years old-my mother used to like to drag me along to the drive-in theater cause she wouldn't want to go alone. This was back in the early 70's. And one night we went to the Lincoln Drive in on Rt. 1, just north of Philadelphia, and there were three movies playing, The Boob Toob, I can't remember, and a full-length movie that I believe was Yessongs. I only knew the Jackson Five and the Osmond Brothers and maybe heard a modern tune or two, but I was still listening to my favorite childhood album The Jungle Book. But even as a child, even my mother, we were both literally amazed, in awe, spellbound, and it was the start of a long musically enriched journey. Seen em twice and met Jon Anderson at the show in Seattle. It was pure magic. What power, what grace.

[@melmcc2675]

Omg that's fucking awesome

[@mcmike6190]

YES! That's AWESOME!

[@FINNEGANAGENNIF]

The talent here just puts the shame to current efforts of expression. Musical geniuses that earned every penny! 100% effort to the craft. No compromise. Seems like 2 minutes of time displacement. No one today can do this now. Listen and learn in real time in awe...

[@timothygibson2056]

Close to the Edge and Dark Side of the Moon - grateful I got to hear them in the time they arrived. Magic.

[@BryanAngell]

Go treble up with Selling England by the pound

[@mck7646]

This is one of the most incredible songs I've ever heard.

[@benjaminroe311ify]

Yeah!

[@k.robert6279]

AS ARE MANY OF ''YES'S COMPOSITIONS,...AND THEY GET EVEN MORE INCREDIBLE WHEN YOU LISTEN AND NOT JUST HEAR,...THEN AND ONLY THEN DO THE MESSAGES OF EACH BECOME CRYSTAL CLEAR.

[@martinminette8451]

This album was a Christmas present from my older sister. I was thirteen and at sixty two still love it. Love who you love. Live how you live. Great album.

[@benjaminroe311ify]

What a Christmas gift!

[@LudwigHollywood66]

Does it skip?

[@bonniecollum3037]

I'm 65. I think Heaven is mentioned in this song, esp at the end. Jon Anderson def believes in an afterlife and God. Has said so.

[@doncavallacci218]

Not right away Not right away I was 12 years old in 1974. My buddy’s older brother had been in Vietnam and saw hellacious combat in 68-69 in the Marines. By 74 he was sad and broken. All the young kids on my street in NYC loved him though. He introduced us to real Rock. Not the partridge family and the monkees. At 12 , the first two albums I ever listened to, given to me by him, were close to the edge and The Who live at Leeds. That was my introduction to rock music. To this day nothing has or could ever compare to these two albums and I was spoiled from the beginning. It’s like having miss universe as your first girlfriend. RIP Danny thank you my dear friend.

[@marywagner9128]

❤

[@MegaCirse]

J'ai pleuré, je pleure encore, et je pleurerais sur cette architecture sonore monumentale et dévastatrice 🤠🥸

[@MajorHintonJr]

This entire musical collection is an ear hole masterpiece orgasm. At 63 years old, all I can say is seasons will pass you by, I get up, I get down, I get up, I get down, I get up, I get down...

[@LilHaseProductions]

Couldn't of said it better myself

[@adamhack7777]

best comment

[@BoboBen35]

ear hole masterpiece orgasm

[@zeroranger]

that sounds a bit dirty out of context :P lol

[@MsRiccig]

well said

[@mamccrea4910]

This was a planet transporter. Who needs drugs when you have this! And King Crimson and Gentle Giant and Bill Brufords One of a Kind.. with Annette Peacock

[@LudwigHollywood66]

Bruford’s One of a Kind is still great!

[@2visiondigital]

It is nigh 50 years. I am not going to hold my breath that another rock band composes a song this ambitious and beautiful. It was a product of the times. There was something going on in England then, Suppers Ready on the Dark Side of the Moon.

[@timothygibson2056]

Got that right !

[@lesblatnyak5947]

Ladies and gentlemen Chris Squire and Yes the greatest show on earth.

[@AG-uj1cp]

I've come to the conclusion that this just might be the most epic song ever. I mean I love Echoes by Floyd but.. I don't know this one just takes the cake for me.

[@andrer.newcomb6516]

Tom Soy Sauce I knew someone named, "Echo". She had a filly that was called, "Fancy". When 'Fancy' was born they lay in an arroyo with 'Fancy' between 'Echo's' legs with 'Echo' caressing her baby. A Nativity.

[@kevinhernandez4509]

Is extremely good indeed, amazing, sublime, but... How about Supper's Ready by Genesis?

[@SnarlyCharly]

Kevin Hernández I feel "Supper's Ready" only gets epic once it nears the end. This song, however, is epic from start to finish.

[@igormaxwel6093]

Kevin Hernández Supper's Ready is simply the greatest song of all times, but the greatest album of all times for me is Selling England by the Pound, by Genesis too.

[@MTheoOA]

Kevin Hernández Not enough.

[@SimMaster]

Best song made in the past 100 years

[@vincecino44]

Hard to believe the Best Bass player on the Planet has been gone 5 yrs now ! We miss you Chris Squire!🎸

[@bonniecollum3037]

The very best. I agree

[@jeffjacksonylb]

Yes entire catalogue is a spiritual guide to human existence. Universal harmony to us all YES‼️

[@Mr.77776]

Only Chris Squire can make the Bass sound like a trombone. Pure genius.

[@nancydemoss2945]

RIP Chris 🙏. You are missed 😢

[@gaborkrausz5402]

I'm proud of myself for discovering this song on my own

[@thesnakeoiler9656]

🇦🇱🇦🇱🇦🇱Albania number one best country🇦🇱🇦🇱🇦🇱

[@nathanielszczerbinski8449]

You should be. Wonderous stories is another one you should look up. You can also take credit for that one. Your welcome afterwards!

[@two_thongs_dont_make_a_kite]

Damn, I'd be embarrassed if I were you. This is 18 min that felt like 18 hrs. Snobs like to use words like "progressive" to make boring music sound better than it is.

[@octavedoctors6162]

@@two_thongs_dont_make_a_kite your opinion: incel soyjak my opinion: gigachad

[@gaborkrausz5402]

@@two_thongs_dont_make_a_kiteHow the hell is this boring to you? Well I guess you can't really dance to it or something, how did you even end up here?

[@relaxedninja1075]

Somehow, listening to this song feels like living through 20 years of emotions.

[@FlyingAce1016]

closer to the edge, 2112 & thick as a brick are some of the best music ever made. Prog forever!

[@Towboy19555]

I knew all that acid I took back in the seventies would payoff again. Thank You. YES.

[@emeraldstardust10]

Hands down!

[@Olegstuff21986]

I don't think the Tull are prog in the true sense of the word, they're more folk-blues with jazz and prog thrown in.

[@digitalfootballer9032]

What's ironic is "Thick as a Brick" was actually meant to be a parody on prog rock, but became popular in its own right as classic prog rock.

[@Olegstuff21986]

@@digitalfootballer9032 True, I've heard of that. That's why I'm reluctant to call Tull Prog rock, obviously if they're parodying it, they don't quite feel to be part of the movement.

[@Phil-bx2wo]

A fan before day 1. A great memory, working in nyc for many years "we all" passed through many lobbys to get to our jobs. On more then a few occasion I whistled the hook from Close to the Edge. The mind blowing experience to hear someone pick up where i left off!!! And then start over. It was unbelievable.!! IT HAPPENED MORE THEN A FEW TIMES!! Two strangers communicating to a song. It was heartwarming. I'm sure that person feels the same.. what a rush to hear a response to the song i was whistling from someone i could not see but knew they were feeling what i was feeling!! It was a duet without a director..lol Thank you YES!!!!!!! !

[@davidbence7229]

In 1976, at the age of 12, I bought this from my friend at school for a quid. He had just got into punk and was ashamed of his prog rock albums. I went home, drank some of my Dad's beer, put my headphones on and relaxed, knowing that miracles do happen.

[@nicholaslynch522]

Nice.

[@hotlanta35]

Pink rockers are too uptight, they don’t know how to have fun and just chill

[@dornelli1]

once in a time (1967-1985), once in a place (England), a group of 20's something showed the rest of us that practing and listenning to the music of Stravinsky and Mozart, and been stuck in a room practing an instrument for hours instead of being out getting drunk was worth doing it, and oh my, all I can say is YES, thank you...

[@rogermorrison2184]

This is a great example of what music really is.this song takes you to another realm....im 66 years old now , and it still takes me to a special place. ,

[@yimnerr]

my mom passed away 2 years ago at the age of 56. she brought me to 3 yes concerts and they're one of my favorite groups. i cant listen to this without tearing up because i remember her singing it.

[@gloriaclerkin9209]

That really sucks...Yes immortalizes her❤️

[@michaelestrada6957]

Love shared all the way around. She loved you and wanted to share her love of Yes. You loved her. If you tear up, may most of them be happy tears.

[@donaldmetz8586]

Always take mom flowers!!!!

[@georgeohwell7428]

Stories like this is why I love the internet. Your Mom was a cool lady.

[@JenX_1973]

Sorry for your loss. Prayers for you and your family 🙏. Your mom was very cool, in my book! Wish my mom enjoyed the same music I do. She likes pop country, and I just can't let that audible cancer anywhere near my ears! It is so cool that you have those concert memories that you can cherish forever!

[@BLUEPLANETJAZZ]

This is where prog rock reached its peak: 8:29 "I get up, I get down" This lush, gorgeous, harmonic, sweet, poetic dream scene was the most magical thing that happened to me as a teenager, instantly turned me into a man of peace and established Yes's eternal legacy.

[@ChinoFrance88]

8:33

[@BLUEPLANETJAZZ]

@@ChinoFrance88 Perfectionist!! : )

[@karlfritz47]

Rip Allan white..you are a another one gone now..best of our childhood... I was born 1972 .iam listening to this in tribute. Our time grows short

[@douglasduffey5432]

50 years later, still listening to this LP!

[@Kenneth_Fishing]

Everyone here is talking about Anderson and Chris but no one acknowledges truly how amazing Steve is

[@lisasokoloff5100]

Every time I play this album I cry my eyes out. Its was my father's favorite band and he is no longer here with me. I would do anything just to sit back with my dad and listen to this with him just one more time.

[@amydavidval]

Such special memories. Hold them in your heart. God bless.

[@-lilacdreams-]

I’m crying right now. Bless you and your Dad. It was my Dad’s favorite band as well, he just passed away and I came here looking for his favorite songs to play at his wake. I, too, would do anything to listen to this with him again. ♥️

[@Boopie723]

Same here.. 😥😥

[@MeeMee-gz5vp]

Condolences for your loss. Your father had great taste in music no doubt!

[@jamesha175]

Lisa Sokoloff - every time that you listen to it your dad is listening to it with you

[@danefffollower3301]

These are the classics that our grandchildren and great-grandchildren will be listening to decades from now, folks. Enjoy them!

[@bdee3614]

I miss the days when radio stations would play AOR and have entire programing times/days dedicated to playing badass rock like this! I'm so lucky to have lived those days. And so disappointed it ended.

[@HotRockinJohnny]

I agree to that! I remember when FM ruled. EVERYONE listened!!

[@jlyhrn]

The bass playing in this song amazes me, Chris Squire immortalized himself here.

[@texshelters]

+megamaster117 Ask Mojo doesn't have Squire in the top ten rock bassists nor honorable mention, the fools. But they have Deacon from Queen? Ha! PTS

[@fredericfuknchopin4552]

+texshelters chris and steve were voted best bass and guitar in the 70s in guitar mags and music papers. other musicians voted them the best. steve won it 5 years in a row (guitar player mag)

[@yyz4761]

+texshelters Yes in general and Squire in particular get so little love for their monumental accomplishments. It's a pity, but we know better. The rarified air is more pure because so few appreciate it. It is like a sweet aroma in the midst of a sewer.

[@fredericfuknchopin4552]

yyz i prefer it that way. yes are more than just a band. their music is spiritual, intelligent and it rocks! i hope the rock and roll hall of fame stay the hell away!

[@yyz4761]

+methad 1 Yeah it's kinda like a Nobel Peace Prize, meaningless because they'll bestow it on anyone.

[@jaredbitz]

I'm a classical musician who first heard this track in 2017 while I was a college student. I'm not exaggerating when I say that it totally changed my conception of what music could be. I'm forever grateful to the person who introduced it to me - if you're out there Caroline, thank you!

[@jasonjenkins6373]

yeah prog music... last baron by mastodon is worth a listen and anesthetize (live version) by porcupine tree are well worth a listen.

[@ericflagg80]

Airborne!

[@isheetfromaswhole3657]

There is a channel called Virgin Rock. The person never listened to Rock music her entire life. She was fully immersed in classical music as a teacher and performer. She is now documenting her journey into discovering Rock music. I'm here now because she just uploaded a video offering her thoughts.

[@ericoleal5182]

@@jasonjenkins6373 Totally agree. The last baron and anesthetize are my favourite tracks of those bands, masterpieces. The last baron, specifically, is on my top 10 songs of all times.

[@Terribleathletes]

There's a woman out there who actually likes Yes!? There is hope after all! Lol

[@neuronix65]

I heard this wonderful music for the first time when I was 15. I thought then "when I was 50, I will be hearing this music with joy and happiness" . I am 55 now. Nothing has changed.

[@1ndigo_88]

This is it, the best song. Ever. It’s length allows it to fit everything I want in music into it. The lyrics are beautiful. And the organ in III. I Get Up, I Get Down is the most haunting, ethereal thing I’ve ever heard. Yes will be remembered for all of human history for this.

[@Mistralok]

I have lived the entirety of my life close to the edge and thrived.

[@MrKenichi22]

Close to the edge = one of the greatest musical experiences.

[@Mike-ok2bb]

Classic beauty

[@scottkuzminski8114]

Rick Wakemans first organ fugue near the end almost gets you hard Honestly, this is as complex as many symphonic works

[@tedalfano6299]

The most symphonic music I have ever heard. I'm 81 now and sick but it can make you feel better!!

[@andrewgreen9856]

the bass work on this is unbelievable

[@gfunkk]

to all the people who talk shit on using a pick with bass, two words: Chris Squire.

[@estudiosfolkloreiberoamericano]

14:12 someone explain me this bass line pls!!!!

[@chrisfountain6311]

You just described every Chris Squire bass line ever..

[@carlt0n_]

@@estudiosfolkloreiberoamericano just F# to C#

[@frightenedsoul]

@@gfunkk Justin Chancellor is another epic bass player that uses a pick

[@npc22012]

I get goosebumps at the "I get up, I get down" part at the end.

[@robertcrabtree4843]

Sounds like he's playing a pipe organ in a giant cathedral and I'm the only one in it

[@joeyhardin5903]

thats the point lmao

[@prggr]

Me too. And not even only while listening, also while playing in my mind

[@johncarter1008]

Yes its incredible. The "I get up, I get down" gradually lowers in volume. Then, on Seasons of Man, the organ and guitar create a polytonal effect by been played in different keys. Do you realize what a dangerous game you are playing here! But when you are that good it sounds stunning.

[@gdmatter2286]

Who wouldnt

[@adriancahill1642]

I was 16 when I bought this album and first heard "I Get Up, I Get Down". This song spoke to me. It was me, this was who I was then, and it is still who I am now, 50 years later.

[@GardenCelluloids]

I'm the same age as when you first heard this album right now. The "I Get Up, I Get Down" might be one of the greatest things musically produced. It makes me reflect around my friends around me, in person, and online, and makes me think of the world a lot. Cheers!

[@znuh]

One of the most life-changing moments I have with music is this track here. I was sent from NY to Colorado on a moment's notice from work, in december, with just the clothes on my back to run a tradeshow. Here I am, 12 hours later from being told what to do, in a crappy Nissan SUV in 1993. I had 1.5 million dollars of aerospace hardware in the back, no idea what I was doing, and where I was going in life. I come through the Eisenhower tunnel, through the Loveland Pass in Colorado, and I'd just come out of a blizzard as I bumbled into Keystone. The sun came out, and as the storm boiled off in the sunlight, the Rockies suddenly came into full majestic view. At the exact moment the Rockies revealed themselves, the pipe organ solo hit, and.....I burst into tears. The sheer beauty of the song, the power of the organ matching the clouds scudding along the side of the mountains, as this kaleidoscope of oranges and purples from the emerging sunlight just utterly eviscerated me in a very, very good way.

[@susanmoran2154]

How beautiful. In my imagination I did the journey , with your words describing it.

[@williamstoneman6977]

Its hard to believe anything beautiful happens in the eisenhower tunnel

[@user-ww1tf3ed1b]

I'll have what he is having...😂

[@sanjaygokavi5720]

Quit your job. Start writing.

[@JoaoLucas-qt5ch]

This is the kind of music that makes me chills. Music needs more of this nowadays...

[@estuans0interius]

We are so advanced now today with all these gadgets and access to information... And yet I have to go back 50 years to find good music.

[@db4878]

More of the gadgets play tracks, not music. Fewer educated musicians are making popular music.

[@srnodol5489]

Lovely jubly, cushty

[@randotastic]

Yeah...humans seem to have failed in their end of the deal. But, we have the recordings. ✌️

[@manintheline5331]

@Jotaro Kujo "i was born in the wrong generation" -every teen regardless of decade

[@manintheline5331]

Dude theres still good music! Its just that you only look at the surface in today's music, besides how fair is it to compare any othee music to close to the edge? Remember that a number one only happens once

[@PaulFasse]

Best studio recorded song of all time, in my very humble opinion.

[@edgreen8140]

Steve Howe, Eddie Johnson, Jon Anderson,Rick Wakeman et Al. It doesn't get any better than this!

[@joshuahornsby767]

Think you forgot someone...

[@breynolds72]

Here's how old I am -- I saw YES for the first time in concert in the mid-70s, and the warmup band was a previously unknown quantity...called "The Eagles"...

[@JackT13]

I know this is said about a lot of songs on youtube, but this really is a strong contender for the greatest song ever written

[@kevinkline7242]

Definitely better than Madonna.

[@lsswappedcessna]

Yes, Rush, Pink Floyd, King Crimson, et. al. were bands who kicked ass back in the day, still kick ass, and probably always will. You can't beat early prog rock! These guys had the creativity that sparked entire genres.

[@beanman2206]

@@lsswappedcessna including the incredible sub genre that is prog metal!!

[@alejandra-sauterel7891]

@@lsswappedcessna ``+``````+++`+`

[@bierdlll]

What about "Heal the World"?

[@ChuckSchickx]

My older brother turned me on to this album. I first heard And You and I... for me, it was the discovery of an entirely new world of music I didn't know existed. It was the beginning of a 50 year journey that I am forever grateful to my brother for. Yes truly is timeless.

[@chrisferguson900]

I'll never forget to this day when my late oldest brother brought this album home, brand new. I was home sick from school and eating lunch. Suddenly Close to the Edge came on and I was stunned. I was so mesmerized I stopped eating lunch so I could concentrate on the album. The Christmas of 1973, I got my own copy and it stayed on my turntable for months as it was all I wanted to hear. Thanks Steve for turning me onto YES!!!

[@RobertWeingher]

I thank god for giving me life in a time that I can listen and enjoy the voice of jon Anderson and the majestic music of yes, it is a great time in history, a great time to be alive

[@scarahdee69]

I'd never heard of yes until 1995 I was 15 at the time. I'm so glad my friends father played this album endlessly in the car on the way to school and back. I loved the way the songs seemed to tell a story. I got hooked. I've got kids of my own now and my 16 year old son absolutely loves yes. I'm so happy that their music has been passed down to another generation.

[@benitocarmelo4296]

2021.....bet ya feel dumb rn

[@user-pt1oy3nl3c]

אני לא הספקתי לחיות את יס... רק כרגע מגלה את הלהקה המדהימה הזאת

[@RobertWeingher]

@@user-pt1oy3nl3c יותר טוב מאוחר מאשר לעולם לא.

[@stretch54]

Bruford's cymbal playing is unbelievable on this and he has the best snare drum sound ever.

[@BLzBob.7268]

Chris Squires' skills and writing will never be equalled. The heartbeat of the original line up. I could listen to Chris and Jon on their own, just bass and harmonies. The original core of Yes.

[@TheJnatch]

on my shortlist of candidates for best song ever written by humankind

[@MB-to4wf]

Perhaps Yes' single greatest track, and easily one of the best songs in the history of this wonderful medium that is *music*.

[@remmyk5834]

Agreed

[@ivantheturtle3701]

Yes

[@allnyermind]

Was a revelation to me as a child, that music could be so so much more..

[@johncarter1008]

Yes but can we call it a Suite, rather than a track or a song.

[@rosasette1742]

@@andrew.hamsterdad ti