YesSongs #5: YES - Close To The Edge

Live at the Rainbow Theatre, London, UK.
15 & 16 Dec 1972 ('Close to the Edge' Tour)
Close To The Edge
[I The Solid Time Of Change]
A seasoned witch could call you from the depths of your disgrace
And rearrange your liver to the solid mental grace
And achieve it all with music that came quickly from afar
And taste the fruit of man recorded losing all against the hour
And assessing points to nowhere, leading every single one
A dewdrop can exalt us like the music of the sun
And take away the plain in which we move
And choose the course you're running
Down at the end, round by the corner
Not right away, not right away
Close to the edge, down by a river
Not right away, not right away
Crossed the line around the changes of the summer
Reaching out to call the color of the sky
Passed around a moment clothed in mornings faster than we see
Getting over all the time I had to worry
Leaving all the changes far from far behind
We relieve the tension only to find out the master's name
Down at the end, round by the corner
Close to the edge, just by a river
Seasons will pass you by
I get up, I get down
Now that it's all over and done
Now that you find, now that you're whole
[II Total Mass Retain]
My eyes convinced, eclipsed with the younger moon attained with love
It changed as almost strained amidst clear manna from above
I crucified my hate and held the word within my hand
There's you, the time, the logic, or the reasons we don't understand
Sad courage claimed the victims standing still for all to see
As armoured movers took approached to overlook the sea
There since the cord, the license, or the reasons we understood will be
Down at the edge, close by a river
Close to the edge, round by the corner
Close to the end, down by the corner
Down at the edge, round by the river
Sudden cause shouldn't take away the startled memory
All in all, the journey takes you all the way
As apart from any reality that you've ever seen and known
Guessing problems only to deceive the mention
Passing paths that climb halfway into the void
As we cross from side to side, we hear the total mass retain
Down at the end, round by the corner
Close to the edge, just by the river
Seasons will pass you by
I get up, I get down
[III I Get Up, I Get Down]
In her white lace, you could clearly see the lady sadly looking
Saying that she'd take the blame
For the crucifixion of her own domain
I get up, I get down
I get up, I get down
Two million people barely satisfy
Two hundred women watch one woman cry, too late
Eyes of honesty can achieve
How many millions do we deceive each day?
I get up, I get down
I get up, I get down
In charge of who is there in charge of me
Do I look on blindly and say I see the way?
The truth is written all along the page
How old will I be before I come of age for you?
I get up, I get down
I get up, I get down
I get up, I get down
I get up, I get down
I get up, I get down
[IV Seasons Of Man]
The time between the notes relates the color to the scenes
A constant vogue of triumphs dislocate man, so it seems
And space between the focus shape ascend knowledge of love
As song and chance develop time, lost social temp'rance rules above
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
On the hill we viewed the silence of the valley
Called to witness cycles only of the past
And we reach all this with movements in between the said remark
Close to the edge, round by the corner
Down at the end, round by a river
Seasons will pass you by
Now that it's all over and done
Called to the seed, right to the sun
Now that you find, now that you're whole
Seasons will pass you by
I get up, I get down
I get up, I get down
I get up, I get down
-----------------------------------------
Jon Anderson - lead vocals
Chris Squire - bass guitar, backup vocals
Steve Howe - electric and acoustic guitars, backup vocals
Rick Wakeman - keyboards, synthesiser, organ
Alan White - drums
Director: Peter Neal
Produced by Brian Lane & David Speechley
Edited by Philip Howe
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[@slowneutron6163]

The real miracle here is that the stage didn't collapse under the extraordinary weight of all that talent compressed into one space.

[@dnew616]

For sure. Every guy in YES was very skilled at each of their talents

[@daceliepins9108]

Yes. And then more... Yes. 🕊🕊🌹🌹🌹😥❤💘💘

[@stevebrown8368]

I was honored to witness this tour

[@liamhemmings9039]

What a brilliant comment.

[@kevinkline7242]

There was more talent on that stage than there was at the last supper.

[@charleehalfnur1742]

My father died in May of 2015. Regretfully weren't close. I found this album in his car and I remembered his favorite band was YES. This is my third time watching today. I so wish we could have watched this together.

[@anthonyeagle7155]

+Charlee Haffner I first this in 1973 at school. Its the best. Sorry about your old Dad son. He was clearly a man of taste

[@charleehalfnur1742]

+anthony eagle Way cool, and thanks

[@anthonyeagle7155]

Charlee, how are you doing?. I was never close to my old Man but I miss him so much. He died in 1984 a huge classical fan and great guitarist and loved Steve Howe. Hope you are well.

[@anthonyeagle7155]

Charlee, what was your old dads name? My old fella was Ken. A maverick in every sense

[@charleehalfnur1742]

+anthony eagle I've been doing fine, thanks ! People keep saying time heals the pain. A crock of shit in my opinion. The one year was a few weekends ago so it was pretty hard. I guess we'll see. Sorry you lost your father as well. My Dad's name was David J Haffner

[@ER-me1ii]

Just maybe the greatest prog Rock song of all time. The closest to my heart for sure.

[@caseymather1957]

Evan Rice is your heart the edge??? Lol I’ll go home now

[@raymondchoukroun6541]

Yes😄

[@suginami123]

Evan Rice don’t use that term. It was underground music.

[@victorhugofloresvillacorta4122]

Ya lo creo que si

[@Seenya59]

@@suginami123 Actually, it was progressive rock. It's the term that was used then. I saw Yes 3 times in the 70s.

[@rockstar0414gta]

The shortest 18 minutes on earth

[@glenesis]

For real!

[@alukuhito]

You live in Fukui?

[@wmhhealth2018]

It is not overstating that this is one of the greatest compositions, not just of the 20th century but in all of human history.

[@SoftVinyl]

Completely agree!

[@snowroom1]

It kind of is ...

[@StankFrengus]

@@snowroom1 nah, this is 4 hundred times better than anything bach or beethoven put out, it takes like 10 instruments to play but only like 5 people to play, plus I've never met anyone who actually dislikes this song. Whereas nobody on planet earth listens to classical music for any reason beyond fitting in or the supposed boost it gives to your synapses which honestly seems like pseudoscience

[@wmhhealth2018]

@@2visiondigital um just a little! LOL

[@redcrimsonhead8619]

@@StankFrengus I'm prog rock fanatic and honestly think that The Rite of Spring by Stravinsky beats this.

[@tonymich291]

Steve Howe.. what an underrated guitarist.. he is playing like 5 guitars in this song.. he is one of the best... and Chris’s bass playing is mind blowing!

[@derail14]

steve howe is the master of guitar work.

[@barefoot191]

I could not agree more.

[@stevenepsenhart4384]

You are all assholes ..where do you get underated..he is widely known as one of the best guitarists ever..

[@stevenepsenhart4384]

Bext your going to say Wakeman was underrated also..putz

[@sulladrum]

Steve is very highly rated

[@Lightmane]

I believe that Mozart, Beethoven and Bach all listen to this and love it.

[@ValentinoTorresi]

Beethoven yes, mozart mmm idk maybe, but bach i dont think so hahahaha

[@Lightmane]

@@ValentinoTorresi lol

[@kelp1474]

😆🙌

[@terrycuster4213]

@@ValentinoTorresi Devil' s music to Bach I guess. But what about Paganini?

[@scottvasey240]

Agree. Feels like Mozart, in particular, would have loved this

[@rafaelaugustolarapalmeros8060]

The most wonderful song of Progressive Rock

[@igormaxwel6093]

For me is Supper's Ready (Genesis)

[@aaf-ccexecutivedirector9876]

Rafael Augusto LARA PALMEROS there's no one that phrase like steve howe and no other bass player embraced counterpoint like chris squire, inimitable beauty!

[@shawnduffy3380]

There is no sense in debate --- I may change my mind day to day, year to year -- CTTE & SR (and those are just some of the 20ish minute ones) There are too many - love 'em all. That's the idear ( as Jon A. might say) :-) Music - love it or leave.

[@mycatis4257]

And 2112, and villa la strangiato, and others I missed.

[@alejobagnera3883]

Yours is no disgrace

[@dougdrazga4461]

RIP Alan White. What a job he did on this tour, learning the setlist in a matter of days after Bruford left.

[@PANJEAK]

White is much better than Bruford.

[@PANJEAK]

@John Wallace OK, but ... I've been listening to both of them for over half a century and it seems to me that this is an objective opinion :)

[@PANJEAK]

P.S. Of course, I mean his playing in the band Yes

[@jbwhalen8865]

White was an exceptional drummer, yes. (pun intended) but Bruford is unrivaled in his abilities, creativity, and diversity. From Yes to King Crimson, UK to ABWH, Genesis, Gong, and solo work, Bill Bruford long ago established himself as the premier progressive rock, jazz, avant garde percussionist, holding that throne through the better part of FIVE DECADES.

[@awaken77]

according to legend, he learned the whole Yes catalog in 3 days before the tour . A real hero!

[@hocuspocustito]

So much talent in one band

[@ellisd2u]

It is amazing that every member is a total Virtuoso,

[@ellisd2u]

It's also so amazing that they all sing like a bird. Intricate melodies, counter melodies with completely different words yet they mesh with Anderson's lyrics so perfectly. And then add the fact that Steve Howe is a freak from another planet!!! lol

[@raymondchoukroun6541]

Agusti Soler you have right

[@froter1]

ellisd2u exactly

[@froter1]

ellisd2u he’s the best

[@edo7382]

To think that Alan White learned the then Yes repertoire all the way to Close to the edge in a weekend is groundbreaking. Absolute monster

[@jennamichelle1090]

and he looks so happy to be there 🥺

[@notarookie1]

As much as I love early Bruford Alan White is also epic. I saw an early video of Bruford and some evil man was speaking and trying to disregard the lyrics that make sense over time.

[@ACDC7369]

This is the greatest composition of all time

[@igormaxwel6093]

ACDC7369 For me is Supper's Ready (Genesis)

[@TheProGoz]

Igor Maxwel Ok, that as well Igor :)

[@kathypillow3273]

Igor Maxwel Same here

[@raquije1]

+ACDC7369 YES!!! Your're right.... it's awesome!!!

[@igormaxwel6093]

Ronie Aquije Nothing beats Supper's Ready!

[@ls1959]

Someone gave my brother two tickets to see Yes at the Cow Palace in 1975. I was 15 and this was my very first concert. I had never heard Yes before. I didn't know what to expect. Needless to say, I have been a fan for life. What an amazing experience that I will always treasure.

[@cvsman2]

I've seen Yes 4 or 5 times over the years great experience each time ,one of the great bands.

[@jamesjackovich5886]

I saw them at the cow palace in 1979,

[@theresalynch5447]

I was there, too - 15 with my little brother! Dad drove us down.... what a wind blowing experince! Was thinking bout that day while watching video. Changed my life.....

[@adamfox9245]

No Wakeman

[@lizschneider3195]

I saw Yes in MSG just after Rick Wakeman came back. I don't remember much (too much smoke blowing around) but Yes was one of the two best concerts in my life. ELP the other one.

[@aestroai8012]

I miss bands who could play BETTER than the album!

[@Hrolgrim]

Through many glorious hours of continuous play & replay over the years I believe this song has become fused to my DNA. ;)

[@snatch_that_grovy_up9049]

We evolved!

[@VasiliscuSao]

I join...)) and yet "Soon"..... certainly in my blood...

[@backfromtheedge9806]

thanks for saying it best.

[@genesis0932]

Hrolgrim Perfection !

[@rohan-qd6py]

Hrolgrim .....beyond perfection... beyond bliss...beyond sublime...beyond the edge...Pure Jon Pure Zen Pure Yes!

[@robertevvers9493]

Yes is incredible. Their technique never overshadows the emotion

[@JulyValls]

yeah!! :)

[@122112guru]

exactly technique was the means to the end-Inspiration.

[@amgere2195]

The best comment here

[@mikek8553]

@@amgere2195 The Robert Evvers and Gerry Berry comments tie for number one.

[@mikek8553]

I think Gerry might have a slight edge

[@jakereber9613]

Steve Howe is easily one of the best guitarists ever

[@jakereber9613]

I take that back all members of yes are some of best at their job Steve Howe one of the best guitarists ever Rick Wakeman one of the best keyboardists ever Chris squire one of the best bassists ever and Jon Anderson one of the best Front man ever. Yes is one of the best bands ever.

[@jakereber9613]

+Jake Reber oops. Forgot Bill Bruford

[@pricedownproductions9851]

Bill Bruford was in King Crimson by the time this concert was recorded. That's Alan White on Drums here.

[@RadioUgly]

At one point I think the singer looked a little scared. lol

[@jakereber9613]

+Matthew Davey oh yeah forgot about that

[@megalodon8473]

2:34 - Alan White - WE NAILED IT 2:38 - Jon Anderson - WE NAILED IT

[@royisstr]

Ahaha that makes sense

[@XanoxTheArc]

Jon looks stoned AF

[@Jamfjr]

I've seen Jon Anderson say "come on guys" at the part before because he didn't like what they did

[@kaveman1021]

Alan had less than a week to master the repertoire before opening night. Filling in Bill Bruford's drum parts is impossible for most under the best circumstances. But this? Miraculous. Mad respect.

[@markusaurelius777]

@@kaveman1021 No shit eh? That's awesome !!! :O

[@Primus54]

Starting at 14:37, Rick Wakeman takes over this song and nails a perfect repeat of the studio version of his solo. The speed of his fingers to hit the notes without mistakes is super-human talent. What a performance! RIP Chris Squire and Alan White. 🙏

[@rubydube7280]

Totally agree. And Squire's bass lines during that solo are so perfectly timed

[@brianschindlbeck2807]

I'm of the age that I remember when this album was released. Rick Wakeman dominated the entire album. Curious if anyone remembers Journey to the center of the earth or the wives of Henry the eight?

[@Primus54]

@@brianschindlbeck2807 Owned both on vinyl… unfortunately lost in a storage unit flood many moons ago. 😞

[@MrSebastianViola]

Gunna miss Chris Squire..... His monumental, complex bass work had the perfect partner in Howe's guitar..... His vocals were important to the band, too.... I agree with what's been said - Close to the Edge is one of the great rock albums of all time. It's just one of Chris' great achievements in collaboration with the most astonishing bands in the world.

[@derail14]

+Nathan Birnbaum chris was a musical god in a human body,may he rest in peace,a great man

[@victorpages2079]

Allan White. Embodied. their. music

[@richardshansky3040]

Nathan Birnbaum It’s in my top-25 of all-time pop/rock albums.

[@MrSebastianViola]

@Peter Stevens I agree... the band's background vocals are essential to their sound and required a lot of musicianship on the part of Howe and Squire to perform every night simultaneous with the very demanding guitar parts. Just an epic musicality going into those records and performances.

[@MrSebastianViola]

@@richardshansky3040 What are the others??

[@fanrams5]

People talk about Bohemian Rhapsody been a classic song which is right but this is a MASTERPIECE of unbelievable music, Jon Anderson's voice is majestic I find it a very spiritual song that takes you on a journey. It is without a doubt the GREATEST Prog Rock song ever made.

[@corvomorto]

Rip Chris Squire...great bass

[@kathleengleason9805]

He is a God sequined pot leaves n all I saw yes wow n wow n wow forever

[@stonecuttr4948]

I read that someone said Rick Wakeman ruin the band . Tony Kaye was a great keyboardist, but Rick Wakeman was epic to this band, and Steve Howe is just the greatest one of the greatest guitarist of all time

[@derail14]

the press at the time did,rick got singled out because he drank beer and ate meat,which the rest of the band didn't do,the rest of the guys were vegetarians

[@Ampher03]

@john m how dare someone not eat meat, amirite

[@wilsonstone935]

Patrick Moraz did a great job when I saw em in mid 70s

[@StrideLatinProgRick]

Rick Wakeman was the best thing happened to this band. Just consider his amazing contribute to this masterpiece.

[@dmaginsky]

And the hair!

[@S-Ltd1000]

To think they were doing this 50 years ago. It's a lost art. Rip Alan.😢

[@sandrinojohnsun9949]

Yeah it blows my mind that this is half a century ago.

[@kevin122759]

I have seen about every band from the 70s excluding Led Zep and Pink Floyd. Yes was my far the best concert I ever saw. They were the only band that did not have a warm up band to start. They were also the only band that had reserved seating. A different kind of concert. Much more sophisticated and professional then the rest. Close to the edge is one song I could never get tired of listening to. A masterpiece.

[@dylanhoke8991]

You had 4 years to edit "ping" floyd and yet you didn't....you didn't.....😥

[@LifeofCharlie19]

Maybe he is one of the sultans of ping.

[@Groucho-tg1tx]

I remember Ping Floyd, he was a Chinese kid I knew back in school.

[@mailin001]

Thank you for your comment. YES was different from all other bands. They were masters of their art in every way.

[@Skraboing649]

@@LifeofCharlie19 WHERE'S ME JUMPER? 😅

[@stevekaufmann8109]

This is like if music was quantum physics

[@tarkushead]

This film was the first time I had ever seen them playing. A local PBS station aired it. I had already been knocked out by their music but to see them playing it - it was like an altered state of consciousness. Just great!

[@VIARAIL1]

Yep,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

[@hippiecheezburger5457]

Seeing this when I was a kid like 16 just blew me away

[@josephvargas480]

THE greatest song that was composed, written,played and sung of all time! Thank you YES for all you guys have done. R.I.P Squire.

[@kevinflo]

Still just can't even believe this Magic is real

[@markkorhin5510]

mark korhin 1 second ago when I was around four years old a few members of yes came to our house. Jon Anderson, Steve Howe, bill buford, chris squire, They were looking for ideas for songs and I remember all of us placing our hands together as we were in a circle, a way to signify the forming of the band or should I say new band as steve was the new guitarist for the album. Jon was indeed a sound chaser and we had an old piano that had one low note that would only play if you hit the key real hard. listen to the cresndo of the piano at the end of and you and I and you will hear the note added in. our upstairs sink had a unique drip sound but only when you could get a drop of water to go straight down the drain to plop into the water at the bottom. you can hear this on close to the edge during the water dripping part towards the middle of the song. we had a microscope and my dad told us to go get a drop of water from outside in the bushes. jon and I got a dew drop which is mentioned in close to the edge, anyway a dew drop from a spiders web provided interesting viewing under the microscope clips of which are on the yessongs video live version of close to the edge towards the beginning. I pieced this together many years after but my dad put some of his seed as jon put it on one of the slides to look at under the microscope. It can be seen also on live video of close to the edge yessongs version. They look as if they are deformed sperm but are in fact almost 100 percent testosterone with the story being that you can see forms of every animal on earth in the sperm. thus jon called them the seeds of life on and you and I. we talked a lot about different topics such as the color of the sky mentioned on close to the edge. It was a summer evening as the sun set and I called it a magenta color sky. I wasn't even in grade school at the time in Michigan but remember mentioning the distinct seasons in Michigan. this is a subtitle on close to the edge: seasons of man. I was asked what I do with myself and in my bedroom I said here is where I get up in the morning and where I lay down at night. jon changed it to I get up I get down for the album. being the sound chaser jon searched for sounds to put on tape and I said well the birds sing. so on tape they went to start close to the edge. later my cousin had an annoying flute like thing he recorded that ended up on the beginning of sound chaser on the relayer album. my cousin said it would be difficult to put the annoying flute noise to music but it fits in nicely. many more stories to tell of this time period. you see I am the Man jon sings about on and you and I although I was only a boy at the time jon said I was a man or male gender I think he meant. but jons sings about me throughout the song and I am indeed now the man maturing in his eyes. my dads friend at the time was mr clay forget his first name now but he lent 2000 dollars to them to get the Yes album under way and my name was mentioned on the origal green sleeve of the close to the edge album. It simply gave thanks to mark dressler and jon bates my friend at the time whose family had a Hammond organ in their basement we used to fool around on and made music like the chords played while jon sings I get up I get down during the middle of close to the edge. Bill left some brushes some drummers use and my neighbor ray ended up with the brushes. my mom had the Styrofoam head that held wigs and that is on the back album cover of the yes album. too much to say to put here

[@JS-pd7lg]

YES!!!

[@leofender909]

@@markkorhin5510 is this real?

[@markkorhin5510]

@@leofender909 yes it is real. I remember bill buford mentioning that our house was close to the edge of the street. Apparently the neighborhood where they grew up had houses further away from the street. Paul clay my dads friend put up 2000 bucks to get the yes album going. Its late now tho and im going to bed

[@LaMarcGasoldridge]

@@markkorhin5510 i believe this

[@cabezadehuevo3117]

This live version sound so clean and good that evene sounds like a studio version.

[@davidseres3030]

This is the Yessongs (album) version...

[@joaomicto]

@@davidseres3030 still not a studio version

[@PANJEAK]

@@joaomicto Of course, Yessongs is a live album.

[@MandolinRich]

I was at this show. still blown away nearly 43 yrs later.

[@michaeldewhirst5543]

Rainbow Theatre December 1972 I was there. Amazing.

[@marccampbell9448]

I can attest to that; it’s still raises the hair on the back of my neck. I still have the original three disc vinyl with decal intact😊

[@leigheaux928]

So lucky! I wish I could see them live in person. I love Yes dearly, one of my favorite bands.. Just waaay before my time haha

[@jone2tone133]

It's mind blowing how close to the studio recording this sounds but at the exact same time how many subtle differences I can catch because it's live.

[@jefffurst9135]

8:08 to 13:43: one of the greatest passages in all of progressive rock - and in the history of live music.

[@anderselvin9476]

I love that you notist the same passages as i do!

[@somedumbozzie1539]

Thanks for the magic moment I was reading your comment at that exact moment.

[@melaniefelsher4356]

Takes my breath away everytime I hear it-YES were a force of nature, combined with diligence and discipline-no matter how gifted you are, you don't reach this level of virtuosity without a lot of bleeding fingers and time spent in discipline and practice. A lot of bands claimed to be there for the music, but very few could say it with complete sincerity.

[@nadiaagbi]

+Melanie Felsher i agree, i feel lucky that they found each other, because my life, in the moment, is a little bit richer....

[@crystalc1ear]

And yet you're a white nationalist

[@Neel-ff4mn]

+clear661 Just because he has a con flag as his pic, that doesn't mean he's a white nationalist. I hate how symbols get stereotyped for all the wrong reasons. The con flag is a symbol of people who were proud of their own independence and fought for it. Just like how the swastika was originally face counterclockwise and used by ancient Buddhists and Hindus. Both left and right facing versions have been used by numerous civilizations prior to it's use in Nazi Germany. Stop acting triggered, grow up, acclimate yourself to some knowledge, and enjoy the music.

[@treedroppings]

not a british sympathiser!

[@markkorhin5510]

mark korhin 1 second ago when I was around four years old a few members of yes came to our house. Jon Anderson, Steve Howe, bill buford, chris squire, They were looking for ideas for songs and I remember all of us placing our hands together as we were in a circle, a way to signify the forming of the band or should I say new band as steve was the new guitarist for the album. Jon was indeed a sound chaser and we had an old piano that had one low note that would only play if you hit the key real hard. listen to the cresndo of the piano at the end of and you and I and you will hear the note added in. our upstairs sink had a unique drip sound but only when you could get a drop of water to go straight down the drain to plop into the water at the bottom. you can hear this on close to the edge during the water dripping part towards the middle of the song. we had a microscope and my dad told us to go get a drop of water from outside in the bushes. jon and I got a dew drop which is mentioned in close to the edge, anyway a dew drop from a spiders web provided interesting viewing under the microscope clips of which are on the yessongs video live version of close to the edge towards the beginning. I pieced this together many years after but my dad put some of his seed as jon put it on one of the slides to look at under the microscope. It can be seen also on live video of close to the edge yessongs version. They look as if they are deformed sperm but are in fact almost 100 percent testosterone with the story being that you can see forms of every animal on earth in the sperm. thus jon called them the seeds of life on and you and I. we talked a lot about different topics such as the color of the sky mentioned on close to the edge. It was a summer evening as the sun set and I called it a magenta color sky. I wasn't even in grade school at the time in Michigan but remember mentioning the distinct seasons in Michigan. this is a subtitle on close to the edge: seasons of man. I was asked what I do with myself and in my bedroom I said here is where I get up in the morning and where I lay down at night. jon changed it to I get up I get down for the album. being the sound chaser jon searched for sounds to put on tape and I said well the birds sing. so on tape they went to start close to the edge. later my cousin had an annoying flute like thing he recorded that ended up on the beginning of sound chaser on the relayer album. my cousin said it would be difficult to put the annoying flute noise to music but it fits in nicely. many more stories to tell of this time period. you see I am the Man jon sings about on and you and I although I was only a boy at the time jon said I was a man or male gender I think he meant. but jons sings about me throughout the song and I am indeed now the man maturing in his eyes. my dads friend at the time was mr clay forget his first name now but he lent 2000 dollars to them to get the Yes album under way and my name was mentioned on the origal green sleeve of the close to the edge album. It simply gave thanks to mark dressler and jon bates my friend at the time whose family had a Hammond organ in their basement we used to fool around on and made music like the chords played while jon sings I get up I get down during the middle of close to the edge. Bill left some brushes some drummers use and my neighbor ray ended up with the brushes. my mom had the Styrofoam head that held wigs and that is on the back album cover of the yes album. too much to say to put here

[@charjl96]

one of the greatest things ever made by mankind

[@damiananglada4685]

Totally agree!

[@Gnomaxx]

Close to the edge is, by my view, Yes's masterpiece ! And Steve Howe is such a great guitarist and musician too... I Love the 70s dress code :D

[@derail14]

steve was grunge,before grunge got accepted by the main steam media in the 90's,collective soul,nirvana,and pearl jam.

[@russstewart1800]

50 years later still magnificent

[@SeaofMadness-lz6ig]

! You got that right 👍

[@bonnieandclyde222]

I saw Yes on this tour , I was 14

[@cabezadehuevo3117]

:(

[@markkorhin5510]

mark korhin 1 second ago when I was around four years old a few members of yes came to our house. Jon Anderson, Steve Howe, bill buford, chris squire, They were looking for ideas for songs and I remember all of us placing our hands together as we were in a circle, a way to signify the forming of the band or should I say new band as steve was the new guitarist for the album. Jon was indeed a sound chaser and we had an old piano that had one low note that would only play if you hit the key real hard. listen to the cresndo of the piano at the end of and you and I and you will hear the note added in. our upstairs sink had a unique drip sound but only when you could get a drop of water to go straight down the drain to plop into the water at the bottom. you can hear this on close to the edge during the water dripping part towards the middle of the song. we had a microscope and my dad told us to go get a drop of water from outside in the bushes. jon and I got a dew drop which is mentioned in close to the edge, anyway a dew drop from a spiders web provided interesting viewing under the microscope clips of which are on the yessongs video live version of close to the edge towards the beginning. I pieced this together many years after but my dad put some of his seed as jon put it on one of the slides to look at under the microscope. It can be seen also on live video of close to the edge yessongs version. They look as if they are deformed sperm but are in fact almost 100 percent testosterone with the story being that you can see forms of every animal on earth in the sperm. thus jon called them the seeds of life on and you and I. we talked a lot about different topics such as the color of the sky mentioned on close to the edge. It was a summer evening as the sun set and I called it a magenta color sky. I wasn't even in grade school at the time in Michigan but remember mentioning the distinct seasons in Michigan. this is a subtitle on close to the edge: seasons of man. I was asked what I do with myself and in my bedroom I said here is where I get up in the morning and where I lay down at night. jon changed it to I get up I get down for the album. being the sound chaser jon searched for sounds to put on tape and I said well the birds sing. so on tape they went to start close to the edge. later my cousin had an annoying flute like thing he recorded that ended up on the beginning of sound chaser on the relayer album. my cousin said it would be difficult to put the annoying flute noise to music but it fits in nicely. many more stories to tell of this time period. you see I am the Man jon sings about on and you and I although I was only a boy at the time jon said I was a man or male gender I think he meant. but jons sings about me throughout the song and I am indeed now the man maturing in his eyes. my dads friend at the time was mr clay forget his first name now but he lent 2000 dollars to them to get the Yes album under way and my name was mentioned on the origal green sleeve of the close to the edge album. It simply gave thanks to mark dressler and jon bates my friend at the time whose family had a Hammond organ in their basement we used to fool around on and made music like the chords played while jon sings I get up I get down during the middle of close to the edge. Bill left some brushes some drummers use and my neighbor ray ended up with the brushes. my mom had the Styrofoam head that held wigs and that is on the back album cover of the yes album. too much to say to put here

[@rossiodiaz6414]

Lucky you

[@L0uisG0nzales]

14:27 This is the most proper way to appreciate music.

[@stevekaufmann8109]

Its melting my face

[@velcroesque]

this was the high water mark for them...and it persisted until about 1977 (Going For the One). Epic performers, epic composers. I don't think there's been another act like them since.

[@VasiliscuSao]

Вы абсолютно правы... Гранды прогрока уходят..((( Займёт ли их место кто либо? ... и ЧТО набирает миллионы просмотров на youtube, сейчас...O tempora! O mores!

[@juaniriarte1193]

Until Drama

[@jonbongjovi1869]

i first heard them on murican radio when I was about 12 and I was like.....WAIT!! Is this band from a DIFFERENT PLANET than all the other ones?? WOW.

[@Magnetron33]

Yep I have heard they used to have 18 hour days at the studio

[@felicioneto5656]

Maravilhoso. Eu aqui em São Paulo, Brazil, curtia todos os Yes. Desde o Fragile quando tinha meus 14 anos. Hoje tenho 60 e não me canso de ouvir. Viva o Yes.

[@alejandrostella8836]

que viejos estamos,yo tambien!

[@georger.c.arcienega9197]

Tenho 55, escutei o YES pela primeira vez aos 11 anos e me transformou! Esse álbum e uma obra de arte! Sempre escuto

[@damiananglada4685]

Viva o Yes Irmao do Brasil! Abraço de otro Fa da melhor banda do mundo, desde Buenos Aires.

[@georger.c.arcienega9197]

@@damiananglada4685 ¡Escribes bién el portugués! Al inicio de los 70 conocí "SUI GENERIS" y me encantó ¡Saludos Corinthiano!

[@georger.c.arcienega9197]

E toda vez parece a PRIMEIRA! Sempre me emociona esse LP perfeito ,lado A e B como nunca ví até hoje!

[@Katia675]

ahhhh this is music!!!!!!!!!

[@brianjacob9084]

I have listened to this 100's of times and probably will continue to till I leave this earth. There are several Yes songs that are so beyond this planet that I never tire of them. It is the only music I never take a break from.

[@bobpurnell6721]

By FAR the most musically talented rock band ever. NO ONE could touch Rick Wakeman. A GENIUS!!

[@bremtremont2027]

As complex as yes's songs were compared to their contemporaries, keith emerson could still play circles around any of the prog keyboardists...elp along with floyd are my least favorite prog groups of the 70s, but even i can admit keith was the most technically gifted.

[@Canadarago]

Stan Danly Love Rick Wakeman, but Keith was the best.

[@RasseLTD]

Emerson is by far the best of the genre

[@terrypussypower]

The first 3:28 of this song is one of the greatest live performances ever by any band. Steve Howe flies off into another dimension! Every note of that solo is seared into my brain!

[@valois4771]

Incredible piece of music and incredible to see anyone pull this off live. While Bruford's my favourite Yes drummer, I'm astounded at how fast Alan White picked up the set to step in for this tour - it's not exactly simple stuff.

[@richardshansky3040]

Valois Yes Bruford is my favorite drummer of any genre, but Alan White is a superb rock drummer.

[@Magnetron33]

Being John Lennon's drummer in Plastic Ono and playing on Harrison's All Things Must Pass, kind of prepped him for it.

[@fast4wood]

what a band! what a song! what a time! it was truly magical.

[@raymondgarcia7351]

When i first heard yes and this particular song, it opened a whole new world of music to my young mind and to the rest of world. To this day ive always said if you put five exeptionally great musicians, you just cant miss. Sadly the original members are leaving us, but the great music they created will live beyond our time also. Thank you mr. squire and all the rest.

[@jcisme]

The thing that amazes me most about watching all these old Yes live pieces is how Jon never misses a note. His tuning is spot on.

[@Aspartamebraintumor]

he really struggled with that one part in And You And I just before this

[@Incudius]

Best opening to any song ever. Only Brit prog rock could accomplish this.

[@charlie172011]

And Rush

[@erikraisey]

Doodle Bob woosh

[@raymondchoukroun6541]

I Say yes go

[@erikraisey]

Wolf LEX gonna cry?

[@mehimself3936]

@Doodle Bob but that guitar solo was the best thing ever.

[@r3ality1]

Simply amazing. I'm at a loss for words. I've been a huge fan of Yes for years, and a musician (bass player) myself, and assumed, quite incorrectly, that they could never pull this off live. Well, I've never been so glad to be proven wrong. Stunning.

[@derail14]

the name yes says it all,nothing's impossable

[@hcavn]

Take yourself back to when you first heard this (or actually came to appreciate it). You're too young (or in the wrong country) to have gone to a concert where they played it. Then in 2014 (albeit with the new Jon) they do the whole album (and Fragile). They open the show with this, you know how the track goes, you think it's not going to be possible to have it sound good live. It's great, it keeps getting better, and yet you still can't believe they will be able to hit all the high points. Yet they do. You can't believe your lucky stars. Chris dies the next year, and you truly realise, just how lucky you were to have gone to the show.

[@crisprtalk6963]

I can imagine that the band would be so emotionally and physically drained after playing this that it would be difficult to play a tune after this piece.

[@roromoho]

This harmonisation in 16:43 is a kind of beauty...to cry

[@yakunohayashi9653]

Rest in Peace Alan White. You were such a great drummer

[@anthos567]

Steve Howe's face at 2:20, priceless. Love this band so much, R.I.P. Chris.

[@UPRzejmyOL]

Favourite song from Yes, especially live

[@madisonh4239]

i LOVE how Jon has absolutely no idea what to do with his hands

[@EnergyTurtle23]

One of the THE BEST performances ever, so technical, and they're rocking it like they're from another planet.

[@MWL4466]

Jeezus what a great band !! And Alan White always looks like he's having so much fun.

[@PaulPelkonen]

This is a smoking, joyful performance. The look of exuberance on Alan whites face is worth it alone.

[@will.a.benjamin]

Live music does not get much better than this. Period. Fucking Awesome. Yes kicks fucking ass.

[@visog]

Unbelievable music!

[@relentlessrescue260]

First time I’ve ever heard of this band or this song. It’s amazing.

[@farter_snail]

check out their album Fragile!

[@johngonzalez5722]

THE BEST LIVE VERSION OF CLOSE TO THE EDGE !!!

[@DiegoTarkus]

Cada vez que veo este vídeo el corazón me salta, latiendo cada vez más fuerte y en el clímax de la canción siento como si me explotara. Increíble las vibras que te pueden llegar por este tema, por Yes, el rock progresivo y la música en general. No cambio a esta banda por nada.

[@johncliff5417]

When this came out I was still playing at High power radio and machine guns. I first heard YES from one of my opo's who had Yes albums and got straight into the following of this fantastic band. When I got back home I was able to listen to this "quadralised" on the HI-Fi gear that I had brought back from Germany. 100 watts per channel in quadraphonic and next door neighbours who were deaf bless'em . Those were the days my friends.

[@markuscone]

Play those Phatt bass lines! always remember the Squire.

[@andyharman3022]

Phatt: pretty hot and totally tubular?

[@kennethpeller7411]

Rip Chris squire

[@gregorykingsley6179]

Yes in their prime going crazy. This was on in the 70's as a late night movie at theaters. It was SO good.

[@mikek.3694]

Steve Howe-amazing!

[@Ddhd5473]

Check out Steve Howe playing with Les Paul on yr. Simply f**king amazing.

[@yucawhotv6714]

I can't believe I was more than 18 minutes without breathing!! #BREATHLESS

[@jerryc8978]

No one. No one understands the musical genius of this group of musical geniuses. No one.

[@jerryc8978]

@@lostinstrumentalsproject7343 Guess again.

[@davidc6997]

Prétentieux, moi?

[@jackjohnson2636]

Yes I do been listening to them since74

[@morbidmanmusic]

google morbid man covers close to the edge soundcloud . just one person. also Gates of delirium.

[@PhilKelley]

Ah, could you please step aside and let the next gentleman hit the bell, sir?

[@terrypussypower]

I saw Yes at the Glasgow Apollo in 1977, on the "Going For The One" tour, one of the best gigs ever. I wish I'd recorded it!

[@youtakingthepiss]

Caught them at Bingley Hall Stafford 1977- great gig

[@terrypussypower]

youtakingthepiss I saw Pink Floyd at Bingley Hall about the same time, I'll never forget that horrible rope shit they put on the floor! It was murder to sit on.

[@youtakingthepiss]

terrypussypower Yep, saw Floyd there '77 also. Not the best venue of all time it must be said!

[@terrypussypower]

youtakingthepiss Yeah, and it was a big mistake to fly the pig over the audience as all sorts of nutters were taking pot shots at it with beer cans and the like, resulting in a few casualties!

[@MyChannel--]

Moscow October 2001 ;)

[@yestopographic73]

The Ultimate YES. Jon, Alan, Chris, Steve, Rick.

[@RasseLTD]

The ultimate yes to me is Jon, Bill, Chris, Steve and Rick

[@jamesfrank5438]

The song that forever changed my musical life ☮️

[@andrehagnauer7547]

Yes, is my favorate band since I was 17 year , it was in the year 1972. Time flies to fast. Enjoy life!

[@tinaschlobohm9386]

I wish there were speakers in space so the whole world could hear YES!

[@gregdietz5183]

With the exception of Alan White (a solid drummer for sure) replacing Bill Bruford, this is the greatest collection of creative musical genius ever assembled in one band.

[@lesblatnyak5947]

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

[@jonathansmith3742]

I was 11 when this was filmed. Had never heard of YES. Saw them in 77 or 78 in New Haven for $7.50, seen them lots more since. Live YES is always great. Jon Anderson is the best singer for the band.

[@judithvivino2504]

I was there. New Haven. Spectacular.

[@jimcharles651]

No Jon A., no YES......

[@gustavomachado3488]

The last section of this song is the definition of catharsis. Just relentless until the end. Amazing stuff. Yes is the greatest rock band ever and Chris Squire's bass playing is unparalleled.

[@halweiss8671]

And at the end they hit a couple of higher note harmonies that aren’t on the studio version (or at least not as prevalent). When I heard the CTTE album, I always thought that those notes would have improved the song, so I was very happy to hear them as I sat in an art house type movie theater, when Yessongs was released. None of my friends liked prog so I went by myself, but I wasn’t really alone as part of an audience that watched in amazement as I did.

[@carlogiga]

Maybe most beautiful "Close to the edge" ever seen. Today it's 29th of February 2020 and i'm listening this song in loop until two hours. Awesome.

[@mailin001]

Me too in 2021

[@kimhoitomt8527]

2023, same

[@DrakusRecords]

13:38 Probably the best version of seasons of man ever recorded.

[@richardmcentee8146]

Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson mentioned during the Yes HOF induction ceremony that they saw Yes perform in 1972. It must've been on this tour. It's amazing to imagine that my favorite band (Rush) was so strongly influenced by my second favorite band (Yes) with this amazing composition. It is certainly, with deference to Rush, the finest example of composition and musicianship of the entire prog rock era. Spectacular.

[@RadioUgly]

This makes Led Zeppelin sound like amateurs man. Wow!

[@JRussUT]

Yes and no. Zeppelin is my favorite. It's a different approach, a different emphasis. In their respective spheres, each were preeminent purveyors of their art. Zeppelin could bend and stretch Dazed and No Quarter very inventively. Talent is not a zero-sum game.

[@RadioUgly]

Jason Russell Yeah, but Jimmy Page IS a Blues player. He would be very out of his element and could not keep up with this band on his best day. Zep musically is not really all that. In fact I find them kind of cheesy and embarrassing.

[@bonnieandclyde222]

Yes were more than musical, there were spiritual and connected, which made them highly attuned,and complex

[@bigmanpigman]

With all the music Jimmy Page stole, yeah...

[@deelawrick8867]

Victor Gaspar They were amateurs and then punk arrived who were nothing but amateurs

[@edwin46344]

the summit concert of progressive rock and the most prodigous song ever

[@edwin46344]

tocan como dioses

[@jimlayhey1965]

steve as good as it gets

[@jakereber9613]

got to agree with that

[@derail14]

a true master at his work or pleasure

[@nrrosales80]

watch out for shit hawks mr. lahey

[@jimlayhey1965]

frig off randy

[@TurveyTV]

shitwaves

[@keithmaxwellbrown4966]

the greatest live concert I ever seen.cardiff

[@fucheduck]

l came here looking for some live footage of the original drummer, Bill Bruford doing Opening part of "Close to the Edge".wish there was more footage of Bill here! but I see it is Allen again doing Bill Bruford, the original drummer's 1972 album track. the concert treble sounds muffle the incredible percussion in this track. I recall buying the album in the store when I was 20(about 1991) and I was an avid Speed metal fan prior to this, but never in my life had I heard drumming of such complex melodies and intricacies at such a velocity as CttE. Bill's Jazz background aids in this, but to go that fast with such a complex series of percussion instruments is phenomenal. speed metal/heavy metal a tempo is the same dumb beat very fast, Bill's is 10 or more in a tedious, but preciseness at equally high velocity! AWESOME CLASSIC YES!

[@Metal_Auditor]

I don't think Bruford ever played this in concert with Yes. I think he left the band after recording the album but before the tour started.

[@theprogwalrus7564]

Yeah he left to king crimson after this album, then Alan White joined and they made Tales From Topographic Oceans.

[@derail14]

rare and hard to find,you would have to look into the pre-close to the edge archives,like yes,time and a word,the yes album,and fragile tours and videos.

[@derail14]

he left in the middle of it.

[@Metal_Auditor]

He did actually play it with ABWH. You can find that on KZbin. Unfortunately he plays it on electric drums.

[@gorenanderman9891]

2:36 Jon Anderson's face is like "Wow! We're cool".

[@mikecarroll7445]

Little man with a huge voice!!! Best of all time.

[@billbrandine5857]

Listening to this on a cassette tape in the car way back then was quite the experience. Prog. Rock, especially by Yes, was a new listening experience for young people way back then. But, then, seeing these great performers actually play this to perfection in concert, hooked me into their greatness forever. Pretentious? Not to me. Sheer brilliance, especially for real musicians who appreciated the complexity it took. Close To the Edge was akin to classical music for many of us.

[@foss684]

close o the edge was the greatest album of all time

[@axisdriftguitarworks1384]

This is glorious, otherworldly music. A miracle happened here...

[@Quantanthead]

My friends and I sure wore this album out back then.

[@borealmat1889]

Los caballeros del zodiaco haciendo la música mas galaxial que jamás hayas escuchado.

[@leanfon847]

mas vale loquita

[@lukameira7769]

Julho de 2020 em pleno confinamento pandêmico, me deleitando com essa obra-prima do cenário musical mundial.... A mais icônica canção do ProgRock mundial sem dúvida alguma... O que dizer do Howe que simplesmente toca 5 guitarras diferentes nessa canção.. O Wakeman em estado alfa, desliza sobre as centenas de teclas em sua volta.... Magnifico... simplesmente desbundante... Há quase 35 anos ouço essa música e ainda me arrepio... Jesus!!!

[@yestopographic73]

It Was A Time. When Music and Lyrics Means So Much. YES . FOREVER. YESSONGS . The Ultimate YES. JON, ALAN, CHRIS, STEVE, RICK

[@bigdukepod]

One of the greatest pieces of music ever produced. YES was like a celestial event - a once in a lifetime collection of the most incredible talent on the planet. They are without peer. Simply put a masterpiece.

[@uwegeercken6470]

I still have the original Long Player. I used to listen to it it a lot when I was young. After school I can home and listened to it - so beautiful

[@joebaxley1503]

I wish I was an adult in the 70s so I could have enjoyed bands like this first hand. I was born in 71.