YES 35th Anniversary Concert, they do a great live version of this song.
@britannicvalente11 ай бұрын
Totally agree. Wakeman and Howe have an awesome solo-war at the end and the rest of the band ties it in perfectly to end the song. Wonderful live performance.
@martinellis715611 ай бұрын
That shirt is brilliant. Roger Dean is the artist who designed the iconic logo and art for the band, instantly recognizable to all true music aficionados. Hand wash gently in warm water...hahaha..
@z-man234311 ай бұрын
This is such an under appreciated cut from this otherworldly album. In fact, this maybe my favorite Yes song. Everybody shines, but Wakeman's keys, and Bruford's stick work are impeccable.
@robertcussins280711 ай бұрын
Me too. I think this is one of their best. Not well known as far as UToob. I rank it with Siberian Khatru which I loved more when Yessongs came out. So intricate, yet, bombastic.
@g.e.572311 ай бұрын
z-man, ain't that the truth?! This is one of their best tracks!
@jamesreeves793411 ай бұрын
Howe is brilliant on this track...they all are.
@alldayadventures541811 ай бұрын
Fragile is still the Best Album from YES...! This was the intro-album for many of us. It was way ahead of it's time.
@scottcortmeister416411 ай бұрын
Your face says it all... Back in the 80's I discovered Yes through "Owner of a Lonely Heart" the 1st big hit from 90125 and then worked my way back through their awesome catalogue. Thanks for taking us along on your musical journey.
@anthonyblakely39911 ай бұрын
Background vocals: Chris Squire and Steve Howe
@anthonyblakely39911 ай бұрын
One of the best masterpiece songs on the album!!!!
@randykasky712011 ай бұрын
From 73 through 04 I've seen Yes 5 times, and each show was jaw dropping. Once you see some live footage you'll notice Chris Squire and Steve Howe also sing backup. I enjoy your show! It's always a kick to see a new generation's reaction after discovering this amazing music from long ago for the first time. It's almost like reliving it myself. Peace
@anthonyblakely39911 ай бұрын
Steve Howe: Guitar; Chris Squire: Bass; Rick Wakeman: Keyboard, piano. Bill Brulford: Drums, percussion. Jon Anderson: lead vocal and frontman.
@frankhoulihanfh497211 ай бұрын
The apex.
@mattleppard196411 ай бұрын
First time? This along with Long Distance Runaround were my first favorites from Fragile. It’s the middle harmonies that did it ❤ It’s mostly Jon and Chris doing harmonies. Chris could sing in an even higher resister to Jon; here, Steve adds his voice too. Jon and Chris have similar voices. Pure magic 🎉
@joelliebler569011 ай бұрын
Great song and one of their best albums!Great shirt! I’ve got a couple of my own from YES concerts. The first one I bought outside of Madison Square Garden back in 1979. I found out later when I went to put it on that it had a burnt out part. The guy must have been smoking weed and accidentally burned it while high!Chris mostly sings backup harmonies perfectly with Jon. Steve also does some backup singing.You need to react to Perpetual Change. You will freak out how much you’ll love it!
@bobbygempton566910 ай бұрын
One of my favourite ever prog tracks, loved it when it first came out, love it now... ❤
@jameswattles734111 ай бұрын
It is amazing just how every song of theirs is just an amazing song. Thanks for doing these YES reactions because us old YES fans love to see just how a newbie will react so you won't find a larger group of followers. Keep them coming. If you dare a Live performance I recommend "Yours is no Disgrace" there's even a videoed performance off YESSONGS. Be carful though some are fan made and are just showing live concert but not the actual thing being played. Thats's why I recommended "Yours is no Disgrace" it is a true video plus it really shows off their stage energy in their prime.
@jameswattles734111 ай бұрын
Oh its live at the Rainbow theater and to me Perpetual Change off of the YESSONGS Album live, but just a recording is just a WOW
@jakeenan11 ай бұрын
Those 3 albums back to back: Yes, Fragile, Close to the Edge.....and later Relayer, stand head and shoulders above anything else they ever did. Bass player Chris Squire's one and only solo album (with original Yes drummer Bruford) is a classic too.
@stofffpv312811 ай бұрын
I bought this lp when I as 16 when it came out.i been a Yes fan all my liife
@susangonsalves963611 ай бұрын
Another vote for live 35th anniversary tour video of this song so that you can especially see the call and response back and forth between guitar and keys at the end.
@lesblatnyak594711 ай бұрын
Their live version from their 35th Anniversary Tour is a must watch. The greatest show on earth. If you do live reactions make sure the pre 1999 vids are remastered
@scottcortmeister416411 ай бұрын
Yes did a version of Simon and Garfunkel's "America" that came out shortly after Fragile. Both are great songs but Yes does their own take on the song and it's one of my favorites. Had to rewatch your reaction, much success to you and your channel. 😊
@jellyrollnortonАй бұрын
I love it when Yes takes us on a journey.
@TigerMtnKing11 ай бұрын
My favorite song on the Fragile album. Masterpiece after masterpiece. It won't be long before YES is your favorite band of all time. You've still got many more masterpieces to hear.🤩
@jamesgabbert937511 ай бұрын
Best song on the album
@Kae650211 ай бұрын
One of my Favorites from Yes. I was reading 'Everest the Hard Way' by Chris Bonnington around the same time and these two works will always be intertwined in my mind.
@rhondamcewananderson396811 ай бұрын
Yes greatness!! ❤️
@michaelyork455411 ай бұрын
Just listen to Relayer from beginning to end, it's a Unique 'One Of A Kind" Album. The mood evolves, just stare at the Artwork by Roger Dean. Read The Poem.
@TheRKae11 ай бұрын
What I love about "Relayer" is that Patrick Moraz steps in on keys, and he isn't treated as a Wakeman replacement. He's allowed to MAKE HIS MARK! His jazz-fusion stylings are ALL OVER that album. It's a stunning work! Beethoven-level genius from all the musicians involved.
@martinreed596411 ай бұрын
some of the best live performances can be seen on 2001 symphonic live...well worth a look
@nealeger815411 ай бұрын
The song "To Be Over" on the Relayer album, I think is some of the best guitar work from Steve Howe
@greggorup100611 ай бұрын
My friend passed away 3 days ago and his favorite band was Yes. I'll look at songs a little different now.
@CuzKatieSaysSo11 ай бұрын
I am so sorry about your friend. We lose parents, grandparents, relatives, aquaintences, coworkers, in our lives, especially difficult when we're young, but losing a friend is entirely different. I know. One of my best friends, my first friend to die (he was 52, that's nothing, my husband was 48)- well, his wife, a year later, was to die from a horrific suicide, so awfully horrible and traumatic. Music, their favorite pastime, YES, was particularly poignant and meaningful. A way to remember them by - and was a way to keep their spirits close to me, was through music. Although this YES song is a tragic one, it's still powerful. I hope you explore more YES songs in the future. Their music is timeless and spiritual. BTW, this song, or should I say Symphony, at the Montreux Jazz Festival, live, with Rick Wakeman on keyboards, is mind blowing. RIP to your friend.😢😢
@user-zh9zz5ru6r11 ай бұрын
"That guitar work was the Machete" - CLASSIC! Glad you reviewed this one, definately one of my all time favourite Yes songs
@robertjantzen654511 ай бұрын
Welcome to Yes !
@TheProgCorner11 ай бұрын
The greatest band of them all.
@j.jennings172211 ай бұрын
SSOTS is one of my favorite songs by my favorite group, Yes. Such a terrific song! And, great reaction, BTW ...however, after Gates of Delirium, don't think there are no more mountains to climb, when it comes to Yes music. You have merely scratched the surface of their great songs. Sure, you've reacted to most of their well-known songs, tho South Side of the Sky is a deeper cut, but there are even more songs that are well-known, such as "Wondrous Stories," which is one of the most beautiful songs you'll ever hear, and beloved by fans. Or, from the same album as Gates..., "Sound Chaser," which is one of the most challenging, yet sonically satisfying, songs in all of Prog. It's wild! Or, their epic "Mind Drive," from 2001, much later in the band's career. Or, their hits from the '80s, including their #1 hit, but it's caused some contention among fans as to whether it really sounds like Yes, what with the New Wave influence. The song did help define the '80s, so "Owner of A Lonely Heart" does have its place, but I like other songs on the album better, like "Changes." Or, from their next album "Rhythm of Love." They had minor hits in the '90s even. And then, in 2001, they created an incredible album, backed by an orchestra, and virtually any song on that album is terrific, but "Magnification" might be the highlight. Anyway, live reactions are great, but don't forget that Yes still has more to give, from 23 albums ...so far. ❤✌
@patrickguidice3786Ай бұрын
I saw A,B,W and H concert. And the Union concert. AMAZING ✨
@JJ8KK11 ай бұрын
FYI: That "not Jon" voice you were hearing was Chris Squire "Laa-Laa-la-la-la"
@gpg95168 ай бұрын
Great reaction and comments 👍 Steve Howe really tears it up on this one; so glad they finally decided to start performing it live, got to see them do it twice and it’s amazing. That shirt is beautiful enough that I might have to order one myself.
@kevinhouse101511 ай бұрын
Chris Squire and Steve Howe with back ground vocals.
@bookhouseboy28011 ай бұрын
Howe: ""Fragile" ventured to be even more… I don’t know what that word is, kind of the sound had to be… have something minimal about it even though it was quite busy ... at that time we were really good at that. And, obviously, Bill being in the group was an absolute gem ... There were tracks that had parts where I wasn’t playing, like on “South Side of the Sky,” so I could sit there and go, “Oh, yeah. That sounds nice.” There was a good sense of teamwork ... I think it took “Fragile” to really widen the horizon."
@jellyrollnorton10 ай бұрын
The image on your new t-shirt was a poster on my dorm-room’s wall in the 1970s. Love seeing it again, and also hearing this song again. Such great energy
@rudymarmaro11 ай бұрын
You are beginning to understand why Yes is my favorite band
@dolfinpt11 ай бұрын
Woot! Nice shirt! ❤I’ve saved about 40.…gonna make a quilt-they’re in totes atm!😳😔 There is such a groove they get the crowd going when played live …and then….your in…❤
@JJ8KK11 ай бұрын
This song was only my 3rd favorite initially after Roundabout & Heart Of The Sunrise but now I rank it tied with HOTS for 2nd place. It was built around a really unorthodox, experimental riff but that didn't stop them from turning it melodic in typical YES fashion. Wakeman's piano was supremely satisfying but what really stands out to me was Bruford's experimental jazz-influenced drumming throughout it, one of his best in the YES catalog.
@robertjantzen654511 ай бұрын
South Side of the Sky almost made me forget about Roundabout.... it's that great.
@johng.851711 ай бұрын
There are lots you can do first. "That, That Is" "Perpetual Change" "Yours is No Disgrace" "Turn of the Century" and plenty more.
@TheRKae11 ай бұрын
I like when they do this live, as there's usually a couple of minutes of synth at the end. I have a personal hatred for fade-outs.
@Doggeslife11 ай бұрын
Steve (guitar), Jon and Chris (bass) do the vocal harmonies. RIP Chris.
@phillyflyer1211 ай бұрын
Chris Squire sang harmony. Also Steve Howe in the background.
@stevelayton127111 ай бұрын
The main vocal harmony theme in the middle is Jon and Steve with Chris taking the lead.
@harryhager412811 ай бұрын
the big change occurs right after the lyrics reveal the explorers froze to death.
@soundofflute11 ай бұрын
You would probably love the live performance of this song from 2004 at Tsongas. The harmonies - Jon, Chris, and Steve - are great and Rick and Steve do a great back and forth keyboard - guitar solo thing at the end. It's a real party! This was on Yes's 35th Anniversary Tour which, sadly, was the last time the full "classic" lineup played together. It's on KZbin here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/p5yvhHuPdtGXbassi=NH2FAWEgP1SK1I9N
@fenixfp4011 ай бұрын
Steve is a guitar monster!
@jstock231711 ай бұрын
Gates hype!!!
@bobbygempton566910 ай бұрын
Rick Wakeman... Amazing.... You should see the live show clip!
@MisterWondrous11 ай бұрын
I think they all sing except maybe Rick and Bill. Chris and Steve sing for sure. Thanks for the early Yes. 1969-1974 was where some of the best of prog will be found, and prog is the best of rock, as one might expect.
@mikevandenboom595811 ай бұрын
there are a couple of respectable covers of this song on KZbin. Give them a listen, it must have taken alot of practice to pull it off . They deserve it
@stofffpv312811 ай бұрын
its Jon Chriis and Steve all harmonising
@dolfinpt11 ай бұрын
Not too many songs can you really hear Steve..this version you can -on left and Chris on right…nah nah nah nah nah❤ and those Crisp 🎹💕 The story of war…were we ever colder…we’re we every warmer when you die…
@loveller69 ай бұрын
Check out "Endless Dream" by Yes. You won't be disappointed. It is astounding.
@brooksboyd195911 ай бұрын
Prog at its best!
@toddwebb62169 ай бұрын
Another song you need to hear my friend... Release Release...from the Tormato album.
@mamaflush994511 ай бұрын
Great band, Yes. They definitely have Lots of great tunes, but I thought I'd make a suggestion for another artist, since you've gotten so many great suggestions by others in the comments, if interested. "Van Morrison - Days Like This (Official Video)"
@dominickferrari836811 ай бұрын
Try " Going for the One ":)
@mattleppard196411 ай бұрын
Errrmmm…. Gates? Actually Long Distance Runaround from Fragile ❤❤
@robertjantzen654511 ай бұрын
The la..la part was Chris.
@davidstevenson4048 ай бұрын
u seem to like this
@mrysedeers11 ай бұрын
Antarctica for me...just sayin':)
@wendellwiggins290010 ай бұрын
❤🎉 🔥 😮😂
@stratcat321611 ай бұрын
Awesome shirt!!! But.. it does look uncomfortable ;)