Yes Masterworks - "The Gates Of Delirium" (Part 1)

[jumpers3]

If I'm not mistaken,Yes is NOT in the rock and roll hall of fame.What good is an award from assholes

[atilagrodrigues]

The most epic song ever made!

The Rock 'N' Roll will never be the same again!

Thanks Yes for this perfect work!

[Tamgeopose1988]

This is a great song, which kind of reminds me of a band I've heard a few days ago, Aperco. Hear the similarity at their channel apercoband

[FinalBossPwner]

0:00-2:10 is Beginnings

2:11-8:00 is Tension

8:01-15:48 is War

15:48-21:50 is Peace

This, of course referring to the full length of the song, 21:50.

[MrBeatlesFan99]

OMG! I love Chris Squire's sound! It is way too epic!

[akd1959]

This music is timeless :)

[Putaspellonyou]

...and oh how they danced, the little children of stonehenge...for fear that daybreak may come to soon

[rick4001cs]

Oh man, how I miss his voice in this music today.

[pecanpie100]

Hey Supercat. I was at that Concord 2000 show too! I was able to go backstage after the show (I luckily had a pass) and I met all of the guys in the band. Each member autographed my Masterworks program. Very cool. Jon is quite short! And Chris is huge. When I shook Steve's hand, I was afraid to break it (it seemed very fragile...pardon the pun). I was in a Yes tribute band at the time. Lots of fun!

[TheProgNerd]

I really miss Igor's modern synth patches. He played like Wakeman, but had twice the taste.

[yesspaz]

Good heavens, Chris's Rick is HUGE on this clip. Amazing.



[SuperCatKeeper]

I was at this concert, Concord Ca 2000. As well as the night before in Reno where they played Gates for the first time since 1975... one of by best musical experiences ever. I miss the real YES. God Bless Jon Anderson.

[ciliaris2]

Chris opening cords on the RIc are so cool

[MrJoshmeyer]

Ein nächter großer Song der Jugendzeit. Yes. The Gates Of Delirium (ALbum: Relayer) Live gespielt, Part 1. Was haben wir damals gehört? Das Beste an Rockmusik, das es gab. Es gab auch die Charts, auch da waren große Songs dabei, aber wirklich teuere Perlen sind eben Einzelstücke. Wie jeder von uns...Das Ende geht :-) aus.

[Maravalmusic]

Superb music!!!

A pity has been forgotten by the last generation... but they're sitll in time to ear them on disc...

[ChordCluster]

There were none more brilliant. Thank you YES. You really made several decades golden for me and others.

[AshDrums7]

steve's like "WHERE THE &*@# is my light???"

[samcoolrunner]

beautiful , wonderful! relayer album one of my favorite :) thank's!

[GabrielsNob]

sorry I don't like the keyboards - give me patrick moraz anyday!

[scitsalcoryp]

@GabrielsNob shutup stupid dipshit

Igor Korosvhev blew the roofs down..the coolest and most

apt Yes keyboardest since Wakeman..

God Bless You

[markalex49]

@GabrielsNob ok - Pat Moraz is a great keyboardist, but what specifically don't you like about the keys here? Igor is freakishly talented.

Funny how nobody commented on how out of tune Jon A. is.  Constantly running out of air. Shame.

[mathmss]

@GabrielsNob I agree with you, not that Igor was a bad keyboard player but these synths are cheesy as hell!

[AshDrums7]

this is godly

[AshDrums7]

this is beastly

[Tsnore]

Come back Jon!

[27svideos]

Why the hell did Jon ruin the verses by singing random pitches that weren't on the studio album...

[Ieatbabyseals]

@27svideos

I love it when they stray from the studio version. It's like a special treat when it's live. It's like hearing it for the first time again. I do love improvisational music.

[scitsalcoryp]

@27svideos Get real..there isn' t any band under the sun that sounds the same live as they do in the studio..except maybe Rush..but they proved to suck a long time ago..a pity really .

[livelyarts49]

Wow// great performance/ they were all "in tune", something that rarely comes accross on a live video/ way to go/ nice find!!!!

[ASeasonedWitch]

Would have very much liked to have been there. They were spot on that night apparently. Amazing performance.

[hifiguy9]

Has anyone ever figured out the meaning of this song, or any of their songs for that matter. They always use big complicated philisophical words that never seem to make sense when formed together in sentence or the songs. I have always been a big fan but never gave the lyrics much thought back then in the 70's because I was soooo high on weed and it didn't seem to matter then.

[ASeasonedWitch]

@hifiguy9 - My interpretation of all the YES stuff is basically 'Hey human race, wake up and stop the aggression and hate and learn to care about what's important.' But everyone has their own take on the meanings. What does it mean to you??

To me Jon's a true minstral helping the message of 'Love' to keep on going around until people hear it and live it.

I understand where you were at in the 70s because we were all there too. ; )

[hifiguy9]

@ASeasonedWitch YES I agree they do have a positive sounding message even though it is philisophical to the highest degree. By the way, they are performing tonight in my hometown of cincinnati ohio for the July 4th festivities. All for FREE! Unfortunately it is a sweltering 95 degrees out and I cannot stand the sun for that long. :-(

[BggProductions]

@ASeasonedWitch (also @hifiguy9) I can dig that interpretation, but for me, as a musician, YES music is all about glorious arrangements, heavenly melodies and sweet beats. I try not to look too deep into the meanings of Jon's lyrics; to me they create abstract images and feelings. Can't comment on being there in the 70's as I was born in '81, but a bit o' weed never hurt the experience ;)

[nanderson1965]

@hifiguy9 Yeah man...

My dad turn me onto Yes and specifically Jon's lyrics.

It's taken more experiences than years to understand just a bit of what he says.

This song asks the question... Should we go to War?

Great song... and the answer will come... Soon.

peace

[toypajns182]

this song is such an amazing..... wow...

[Silverballer45ACP]

When you hear the harmonics... you are like ooohh shit is on!!!

[art2va]

I was at this show and it was great. "Gates" has always been one of my favorite pieces of music. I had my doubts that they could pull it off after so many years, but they really pulled it off. I saw the same show a short while later in Hartford, CT and it was just as great.

[SnowyOwl1959]

seeing this...well David Benoit is a pile of poo...

Igor is just awesome on this!

blees you Jon...hope you are well

[Ears14U]

Wow, I remember this song in concert back in the late 70's....damn I'm old too...lol...

[kerecseny1]

This song is the "MUSIC" for me!!!!

Jon Anderson for ever!

An Yes-fan from Hungary

[suratof]

the keyboard parts are very"strange" ...

[herper64]

ha!! ;) that was Patrick Moraz. kinda jazzy/fusiony. rather different from Rick Wakeman and/or Tony Kaye.

[nesoespa]

i envy toy, i didnt be able to assist at these tour, am too young, this song sound better in the album

[ElFlakoRompanTodo]

chris and alan seem to have much more fun than steve!

[weeeendog]

What Steve is having is beyond fun. It is rapture.

[nnylg]

I saw Yes' first concert in the US (Seattle); they were the backup band for Jethro Tull, and were called back for so many encores the announcer had to come out and remind the audience that JT was waiting to play.

[javichuification]

@nnylg unbelievable and guess what? back in 79 or 80, can't really recall right now but it was in Boston, "Yes", was the event and" Police" was the backup band, good history for the 70´` and 80´´

[coreyagraph]

i saw them in tampa stadium in 73 (a freezing night) doing

tales of topographic oceans

[2buful]

Seen Relayer in Buffalo, Detroit, Toronto. 3 shows in 2 wks, when it was new. Anybody remember Roger Dean's brother sculptor's tri-headed hydra laser beam spewing serpent?

[fretless57]

I know Patrick Moraz olayed keys on the Relayer album. Who played keys on the Masterworks tour?

[antiuser]

Igor Khoroshev

[coreyagraph]

rick wakemans son, oliver?

[herper64]

Igor Khoroshev is playing keys here.

[joecas2000]

@coreyagraph Igor Koreshev

[pflqr]

stunning.

[pryt86]

this was the first tour i saw yes i saw them in camden new jersey a few days b4 this show they played so fuckin good they were on top of there game and played all of there greatest songs they were on fire but then after this tour i kept goin to see them but it just wasnt the same it seemed like they slowed down alot i dunno wat happened but nonethless this was a great tour and they were on top of there game

[tonusaitis]

The thing I remember about the Masterworks Tour was how high the bass was in the mix at the shows. You would have thought that Chris was mixing it himself! I love his playing, but the mix was ridiculous.

[pryt86]

yea i agree the bass was so loud and powerful i couldnt hear rite for a day after the show but then after this tour the bass was always to low

[xlapj001]

Not only a musician, but a spiritual master too, to be followed at our dark times...

[maitreyalux]

Jons voice seems to get better with age dont you think/?

[angelita1122]

wonderful! very good!

[mrgoodvibrations]

masterful music wisdom filled words

[CSXer]

One of the greatest songs ever written!!!

[kikozup]

definately

[Sirblueskies]

On keyboards he must certainly be Mr. Igor Koroshev (Russian Keyboardist who was on tour with Yes sometime. - I saw them in México City (that was their first visit to Mexico, and Igor Koroshev played keyboards. - After all I believe The Gates of Delirium is their best master piece, before Close to the Edge.

[Chudhole]

With time, I've come to the conclusion that Relayer might be their best album all around. Musically it's amazing.  Steve Howe is ALL over it. It's the proper "bookend" to CTTE.

[xxMauriSxx]

me drogo ... veo esto ... y se me para la chota

[lratamero]

I don't need drugs with this !!!

[mrgoodvibrations]

I agree....

[xtubeinator]

Howe does he do it???!!!!!!

[tonypmuzic]

Steve rippin the Fender, a rarity!!!

[gedibear]

Love this Masterworks stuff...Steve and Chris look quite, dare I say it, cool for a change! Anyone know where I can get this from? Thanks, Ged.

[lummond]

Love Jon's gravelly voice here. Not sure if it would've worked for other songs but it fits the bill here and would've fit on the album, too.

[Paiola]

Jon vocals are very aggressive!

Great version!

[palusart]

Steve is fucking unreal...

note for note , this man is amazing

[mlmr11]

Yes is not Yes without Steve Howe

He's an irreplaceable genius.

[palusart]

I absolutely love this song!

One of my favorites from the band.

Patrick Moraz on keys...did a great job on the studio version too.

YES

[amazrand]

Hey paluset- Who's on keyboards? check again!

[Chudhole]

Relayer is amazing from top to bottom.

[TheProgrocknut]

Who is that on keyboards?

[NilezII]

Patrick Moraz

[rwpmusic]

no - Igor Koroshev - played on Open Your Eyes and The Ladder. Dismissed after this tour and prior to the recording of Magnification after an incident on the road where groped and allegedly bit a female security guard at a show.

[Chudhole]

It's a shame about Igor...he seemed to 'get' Yes music.

[gedibear]

That's rather amusing...especially for a member of Yes! I'm loving these Masterworks shows as YES seem to be on top form and looking better than their usual dodgily attired selves! Liking the darker stage too...their most recent shows have been way too light. Anyone know how/where I can get a copy of this whole show? Thanks. Ged.

[AllusCats]

If these guys were in the olympics, they'd each have 10 gold medals.

[PrZemek44]

Goood... every time I listen to Yes live I wonder how do they do it? I mean, their music is so complex, and they play it almost like in a studio mix... Amazing band.

[plangentmusic]

I'd forgotten how good this is. Too much crap from the radio these days I guess.

[Mozart1220]

I saw this live in '78. Round stage, fantastic sound and performance!

[DominickBlack]

Ah! The good ol' days...

[Maor255]

wow Anderson's voice is powerful

[wigginsdesign]

The intro GRABS ME each time & ever since the first time I heard it in 74! I knew from those few notes that GATES was going to be an amazing listening experience and another incredible YES tour-de-force!!!!!!!!!

[progrockr78]

I saw them play this the opening night of this tour in Reno. It was an amazing experience. Plus I had the honor to meet Jon, Chris and Alan before they took the stage. I still have the mp3 of them playing it that night. They stumbled on some parts but it was still awesome.

[volandinho555]

this song is another thing at the level of close to the edge, the tales album and awaken

[gwalj]

The best piece of rock music ever written.

[KP1215MM3000]

it's not the same.

[matic3060]

See Symphonic Tour from 2001. There is a Yessymphonic DVD of said tour.

[joecas2000]

@matic3060 this is actually the tour prior to that.

[rdesarle]

@matic3060 Igor's Vodka Kick's in at 5:08

[rdesarle]

@matic3060

[wigginsdesign]

I can almost remember the first I heard the opening to this song on vinyl. It grabbed me instantly. I knew at that very moment this would be a monumental musical experience! Sitting in my freshman dorm room highly medicated ready for the journey!

[diosesygenerales]

is one of my favorite songs

matic3060 thank you for this video!

[scottmackeen]

Best song in the history of Earth.

[scitsalcoryp]

@scottmackeen Great hit...you are right

[bei1016]

Tom Brislin decent sounds? Not at the Hollywood Bowl in L.A., Igor was a good player in Yes, he's a big Patrick Moraz fan. He encouraged Yes to do the big songs again, and they listened to him.

[kevycanavan]

Jon's voice is great

[kevycanavan]

why is it that only Tom Brislin has managed to deliver half decent keybaord sounds for this band recently?

[plowe2]

what year was this tour plse ?

[mostlyanthony]

2000

[yeshead]

Thanks matic. I swear this tour is starting to become the Holy Grail of Yes tours from the past 20 years.

[tileman61]

I saw this show in Phoenix. Words can't even began to describe the goosebumps. GOD BLESS YES!!

[trekie01]

matic3060 you rule pal!!!

[matic3060]

thanks so much!! Just tryin to spread the love! Anyway, sorry to everyone that I havent put anything up lately...I have two more excellent bootlegs that havent been posted anywhere yet. I promise I'll at least start to upload them soon.

[ctask633]

What phenomenal sound, what a great show!!!Thanks for putting these up, matic3060!