I saw them on this tour, In the Round at Wembley Arena. It sent goosebumps down my spine- amazing to see virtually ALL the great musicians who have been in Yes on the same stage together. A shame the recording doesn't really do it justice- I agree about Bill Brufords percussion being too high in the mix...
I just think there are too many people in Yes at this time! There's like no room to do anything. Not all the time, but some of the time the players seem in their own world. And yet it still manages to sound great. That's cause their awesome. But there were still some problems.
Yes has the distinction of being one of the most amazing and horrible bands of all time. They were incredible in the from The Yes Album to Relayer, but then their next couple albums were just okay, and then the rest of their albums were just ass. Reunion is the worst album I've ever owned. I literally threw it in the trash.
It amazes me how people critique and analyze Yes to tears!! I think you bitter critics are jealous because you can't play these guys--or have the drive they have to write, record tour, and perform with very few mistakes night after night. I appreciate every note that Yes plays because they have something most of us don't have---MAGIC!!!
Man! Howes guitar is bad outta tune!!! His Tec should have passed him an in tune axe and then tuned the one he was playing then hand it back after it's properly tuned. Just a courtesy to us, the listening public.
Ok the video is not that good. I have memory. I hear them in my mind. I can fill in the missing bass and remove the tininess and accentuate jons voice. Where oh where has my little jonnie gone. I miss him so.
Yes will be even more famous in a couple of hundreds years long after they are gone ,such as Mozart, Beethoven,and many others .The members of YES are all very old,wise, and seasoned souls who have endured much suffering in their past lives,and every artist knows that pain and suffering can create the highest type of artist.
Regardless of skill level, I find this composition very cohesive. In the world of Yesmusic I second this only to Close to the edge. Most people don't have the patience for music that goes past the 10-20 minute mark. I need more than your standard 3 minute pop song. I appreciate how epic this stuff is. It should be played forever by many people like classical music.
Virtuosity....if you look in a dictionary is defined as YES. Anyone who doesn't see what YES was is an idiot. The RHOF doesn't have this band in it but it has rappers and one hit wonders. Not having YES in the RHOF is like Gresky not being in the hockey HOF or Ruth in the baseball hall. It's a joke...Close to the Edge and the Revealing Science of God are two of greatest musical masterpieces of our time...
@202Hollywood Never said better. Don"t forget, Beethovan was considered insane because he didnt fit the mold of what music was "supposed" to sound like. Those who followed him were eventually rewarded with the kings favor. Music and Art are always inducted into the world of genius far after the completion of the work or "piece" . I just hope Jon doesn't have to lose his ear for his efforts.
I'm just amazed at the critical comment I hear. I always say if you don't like what's on turn the channel.
I think the recorded piece of music for "Awaken" is among the finest of the music of the early 70's which was a very special time , when artists were encouraged to do something different.
in that, it's a benchmark.
as far as Virtuosos are concerned... Ok , If the "Fragile" Lineup is virtuoso- Then this is virtuoso less Bill Bruford. Constantly voted amongst fans as the favorite.
I like "Quantahead" am grateful for an older friend who turned me onto Yes back in 1978 when I was about 14. I loved 70's Yes, 80's I wasnt thrilled about but glad to see them still out there performing after all these years. Great music.
I'm glad that I had older friends get me into Yes when I was a teenager. Haven't heard this song in years. It's really a masterpiece. I think it sounds better than the actual album when it was first recorded. I do have to say...I think Chris Squire needs a 5 or 6 neck bass to be more effective.
Although it was a post from 2 yrs ago..wanker6957..Should get the ears if not the whole of the head examined. Bruford...Howe....Wakeman...'No Virtuosity in Yes'????
I hope the poster was kidding!This is not the best Awaken from 1991 Union but..it will do quite nicely...I had to pass up on tix for this concert because of prior obligations when it came to my town.
Beuatiful...just beautiful. Great live performance. This song is one their greatest tunes. Hope all is well for you Jon... recover soon. Love and light. XX
When I saw them in Atlanta on this tour, they closed the show with this. By the end of the song, I was in a trance. They had the coolest lights to go along with the psychedelic middle part. Very relaxing. Great show!
this is pretty much a mess - cool steinberger though. Steve is almost ALWAYS on....Watch all of the live videos. All of them seem to have there "hit or miss" nights. But Steve is always playing his parts. I love Bil..but I really wish someone had taken them damn pads away from him.
@whiterobin At this time, Steve oddly had stopped using the type of effects that were integral to the styling of effects that made him famous, opting for a simplistic stark or dry approach in his sound- strange and doesn't really fit the music in my op.
I don't want to say this, but Bruford just about ruined this for me. i have always revered him as the ultimate conceptualist, but he fumbled badly on this one. That damned cymbal sample he kept hitting must have annoyed White greatly.
@kennywowie The mix is bad, the symbol would have sounded cool if it had been in the backround for effect instead of louder than the guitar. I saw this tour, I thought Bill's contribution added. The mix is way off on this, things that should be in the back are in the front and vice versa.
I saw these guys twice in soCal on this tour. I was suprised that they played this song. It's minor masterpiece but I think it was out of place for the Union thing. During the Pacific Amphlitheater show, I remember seeing Rabin off to the side during some part of this song pacing back and forth with his hands on his hips, looking bored at of his mind. It was an interesting show from all the technical glitches and musician screw ups from what I can remember.
Facundo Cabral, que a veces mete unos bolazos impresionantes, me contó que hace mucho años, en Suiza, conoció a Vangelis y éste lo invitó a su estudio. Me dijo "Estaba grabando con un cantante de la puta madre, un tal John" ¿Jon Anderson? le pregunté. "¡Ese, qué barbaridad, qué voz hermosa!". Y lo dijo justamente. Qué suerte que hemos disfrutado su voz y este grupo maravilloso, en mi caso, desde la adolescencia.
Hmmm.a side note, I love Wakeman, but at times he changes up and improvises some of his beat parts. I hate the mutilation of the church organ solo at the end.
That does add to the issue. His playing of the piano intro is just off enough to annoy me as well. On the flip side, I've seen video's of Rick playing the Tormato stuff and he's completely knocking it out of the park. I think he's certainly moody with his playing.
I always wonder how good some of these tracks would have been with Bruford sitting in during the writing sessions. I think Alan is talanted, but he's more Bam Bam than Bill. His best work is Relayer, however I can't help but think that two jazz cats like Bill and Moraz would have even been even crazier.
Chudhole, well (and politely) said, took all those thoughts right out of my head! Cool to hear Bill sitting in on this, Moraz was Brilliant in the studio, but horrid live, also kinda sad how bad the sound production is on "Going For The One" compared to "Fragile" or "The Yes Album" so, pretty much any live version of "Awaken" sounds better than the studio version.
What do you get when you put a band together consisting of cape ed crusaders, Frodo on vocals, an earth working jazz human , and some odds and ends of troubadours and elves from middle Earth playing the music of the Gods?....A Happy little train wreck we all call YES!!!!
Who are these idiots questioning the excellence of the most excellent prog rock band of all times? I wonder if they even know how to play an instrument, and even if they do, must be below average since I'm pretty sure they have not even a single note recorded. Loosers...And finally, there are no "bad" albums from YES, there is no way a band of this caliber could produce anything but masterpieces. So fuck off and form your own fucking band, and let's hear what kind of crap you would produce.
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Nice one. I saw them back along and there were all this Tossers in the toilets saying. ooh did you hear Chris squires bum note, Ooh Steve howe missed a note. Wankers got there heads shoved up there arses. As you so rightly said. Put up or shut up.
some people would say that the album was one of Yes' worst but the tour was great. personally i think that 1/3 of union was good, 1/3 had potnntial, 1/3 sucked. the one thing about the tour that could have been better was the platlist. encore with "roundabout" instead of "starship trooper"? could have been a little better.
I remember this tour I was 18 and had been into prog rock for a year or so - the gig was worth sleeping rough in the grounds of the NEC! I remember feeling like I'd lost as limb when the lights came up and I knew they weren't going to do 'Starship Trooper' - my mate and I met Jon outside later and asked him why they didn't play it and he said they were 'saving it for America' - awful. And he is about 4' 2" - I still love yes though :)
Ever notice that Yes songs didn't tend to start with diddly 'flash' bits, even though they were famous for being 'virtuosos'? That's because, once upon a time, they had taste. But 'Awaken' starts with a diddly keyboard bit (that Wakemen never fails to bloat in every performance). Yes was in its decadent phase by 1977.
@stalrunner & @matic3060: Close to the Edge *starts* with about a minute of quiet nature sounds that build to a crescendo until the whole band comes in . Gates *starts* with a four measures of strange bass harmonic chords and guitar pedal swells, until Howe comes in with his great lead part. Awaken *starts* with an episode of boringly pseudo-classical solo piano runs from Wakeman. (Contrast with Moraz' start for 'Sound Chaser')
@Schizont What's your point, sir? What are you saying? They all have "similar or predictable bad starts" and you only approve Sound Chaser's?
Well, I must agree S. C.'s start is equal to none, but I like this one, and the others you've mentioned are perfect, in my opinion, for the compositions they open for.
But if you think about it, is not only Moraz' input that makes such opening so magical, but White's and Squire's contribution to it, in my opinion greater than his.
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first off, nobody in yes was a "virtuoso".
you want virtuosity then you better go check out Chick Corea or Allan Holdsworth.
regarding the "taste" comment, im sure glad they were decadent and tasteless in 77, otherwise they would not have been able to produce their best album, Going For The One.
Sorry to be rude, Wanker, but...you seem to be living up to your name with that kind of comment !!! Fine though Corea and Holdsworth are, there ARE virtuosos in Yes ! Peace :)
"The defining element of virtuosity is the performance ability of the musician in question, who is capable of displaying feats of skill well above the average performer."
That pretty much defines nearly every member of Yes ever, with a few exceptions. By that definition, certainly everyone in the Fragile/Close To The Edge lineup is a virtuoso!
@wanker6957 virtuoso is a matter of taste can a virtuoso write music that you like writing performing is where it is at-- people can play or sing great BUT CAN THEY WRITE MUSIC.. sometimes not! musicians are are great but only playing other peoples music!! I respect musicians that can do both!!
well, diddly flashy not withstanding, remains one of my favorite YES albums and more than 30 years later, still stands out as some of the greatest prog music of the decade.
@Schizont Jon is NOT singing flat! he is sharp! ha ha. And what is up with Bruford's obsession with the extra loud sampled cymbal? Bad sound mix, I guess. I can't even listen to this, after about twenty of those crashes, yikes. And no White in the mix? Hardly any Squire. Whoever mixed this should be ashamed.
Wow. First heard this when I was ten years old. It was number 8 in the Friday Rock Show's top 100 rock songs of all time. (What an era.) I remember thinking "This is what I've been wanting music to sound like all my [very short] life." And the lyrics...
I saw them on this tour, In the Round at Wembley Arena. It sent goosebumps down my spine- amazing to see virtually ALL the great musicians who have been in Yes on the same stage together. A shame the recording doesn't really do it justice- I agree about Bill Brufords percussion being too high in the mix...
Paralia11 5 months ago
What's up with the mix???
gorfjorf2112112 8 months ago
@gorfjorf2112112 No shit-drums are way too loud.
DevSodDribble 7 months ago
You can not judge music...you just accept it the way it is.
gorfjorf2112112 8 months ago
TRUE YES...NOT MAKE BELIEVE YES!!!
202Hollywood 8 months ago
Maravilhoso!
Luxferium 9 months ago
bose 901s thats how you listen to this
donottawaguitar 1 year ago
I just think there are too many people in Yes at this time! There's like no room to do anything. Not all the time, but some of the time the players seem in their own world. And yet it still manages to sound great. That's cause their awesome. But there were still some problems.
MrJesseG123 1 year ago
away to that touching
of Jon
we move him as the sacred cow's throat
le boef gras
ePhilosopher9 1 year ago
Yes rocks! I love Jesus.
ApostlesoYahwehUnite 1 year ago
Yes has the distinction of being one of the most amazing and horrible bands of all time. They were incredible in the from The Yes Album to Relayer, but then their next couple albums were just okay, and then the rest of their albums were just ass. Reunion is the worst album I've ever owned. I literally threw it in the trash.
sHART1780 1 year ago
sort of falls apart a couple mins in... I hear a train wreck
emilshere 1 year ago
It amazes me how people critique and analyze Yes to tears!! I think you bitter critics are jealous because you can't play these guys--or have the drive they have to write, record tour, and perform with very few mistakes night after night. I appreciate every note that Yes plays because they have something most of us don't have---MAGIC!!!
jaxmikey59 1 year ago
Man! Howes guitar is bad outta tune!!! His Tec should have passed him an in tune axe and then tuned the one he was playing then hand it back after it's properly tuned. Just a courtesy to us, the listening public.
chimptor50 1 year ago
Where, oh, where is the low end????? This song requires the low end to be preformed properly!!!!
chimptor50 1 year ago 2
Ok the video is not that good. I have memory. I hear them in my mind. I can fill in the missing bass and remove the tininess and accentuate jons voice. Where oh where has my little jonnie gone. I miss him so.
lmccardle1 1 year ago
Steve Howe always has his parts down pat,,,,he seldom ever deviates from what he has written...a true master !
stegyi 1 year ago
Yes will be even more famous in a couple of hundreds years long after they are gone ,such as Mozart, Beethoven,and many others .The members of YES are all very old,wise, and seasoned souls who have endured much suffering in their past lives,and every artist knows that pain and suffering can create the highest type of artist.
maitreyalux 1 year ago
Regardless of skill level, I find this composition very cohesive. In the world of Yesmusic I second this only to Close to the edge. Most people don't have the patience for music that goes past the 10-20 minute mark. I need more than your standard 3 minute pop song. I appreciate how epic this stuff is. It should be played forever by many people like classical music.
Aestros909 1 year ago
Virtuosity....if you look in a dictionary is defined as YES. Anyone who doesn't see what YES was is an idiot. The RHOF doesn't have this band in it but it has rappers and one hit wonders. Not having YES in the RHOF is like Gresky not being in the hockey HOF or Ruth in the baseball hall. It's a joke...Close to the Edge and the Revealing Science of God are two of greatest musical masterpieces of our time...
202Hollywood 1 year ago
@202Hollywood Never said better. Don"t forget, Beethovan was considered insane because he didnt fit the mold of what music was "supposed" to sound like. Those who followed him were eventually rewarded with the kings favor. Music and Art are always inducted into the world of genius far after the completion of the work or "piece" . I just hope Jon doesn't have to lose his ear for his efforts.
lmccardle1 1 year ago
@202Hollywood
lmccardle1 1 year ago
I like what Bruford brings to the table!
MrLosfuegos 1 year ago
@MrLosfuegos What a freakin table!
bribeanbabybopdelux 1 year ago
I'm just amazed at the critical comment I hear. I always say if you don't like what's on turn the channel.
I think the recorded piece of music for "Awaken" is among the finest of the music of the early 70's which was a very special time , when artists were encouraged to do something different.
in that, it's a benchmark.
as far as Virtuosos are concerned... Ok , If the "Fragile" Lineup is virtuoso- Then this is virtuoso less Bill Bruford. Constantly voted amongst fans as the favorite.
thewanderingmessage 1 year ago
I like "Quantahead" am grateful for an older friend who turned me onto Yes back in 1978 when I was about 14. I loved 70's Yes, 80's I wasnt thrilled about but glad to see them still out there performing after all these years. Great music.
wndperry979 1 year ago
I'm glad that I had older friends get me into Yes when I was a teenager. Haven't heard this song in years. It's really a masterpiece. I think it sounds better than the actual album when it was first recorded. I do have to say...I think Chris Squire needs a 5 or 6 neck bass to be more effective.
Quantanthead 1 year ago
Yes decadent?? I don't think so!!
Progfan82 1 year ago
Of course there were virtuosos in Yes. Read the definition for proof.
mrdfac 1 year ago
Although it was a post from 2 yrs ago..wanker6957..Should get the ears if not the whole of the head examined. Bruford...Howe....Wakeman...'No Virtuosity in Yes'????
I hope the poster was kidding!This is not the best Awaken from 1991 Union but..it will do quite nicely...I had to pass up on tix for this concert because of prior obligations when it came to my town.
witeskyn7 1 year ago
Beuatiful...just beautiful. Great live performance. This song is one their greatest tunes. Hope all is well for you Jon... recover soon. Love and light. XX
aussieangie 1 year ago
When I saw them in Atlanta on this tour, they closed the show with this. By the end of the song, I was in a trance. They had the coolest lights to go along with the psychedelic middle part. Very relaxing. Great show!
drewper73 1 year ago
this is pretty much a mess - cool steinberger though. Steve is almost ALWAYS on....Watch all of the live videos. All of them seem to have there "hit or miss" nights. But Steve is always playing his parts. I love Bil..but I really wish someone had taken them damn pads away from him.
Chudhole 1 year ago
I saw this show when they came to Vancouver BC and was one hell of a show!!
maitreyalux 2 years ago
@whiterobin At this time, Steve oddly had stopped using the type of effects that were integral to the styling of effects that made him famous, opting for a simplistic stark or dry approach in his sound- strange and doesn't really fit the music in my op.
tobycat11 2 years ago
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yesshows100 1 year ago
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yesshows100 1 year ago
thats one hell of a bass
nintendo64isking 2 years ago
I don't want to say this, but Bruford just about ruined this for me. i have always revered him as the ultimate conceptualist, but he fumbled badly on this one. That damned cymbal sample he kept hitting must have annoyed White greatly.
kennywowie 2 years ago 4
@kennywowie The mix is bad, the symbol would have sounded cool if it had been in the backround for effect instead of louder than the guitar. I saw this tour, I thought Bill's contribution added. The mix is way off on this, things that should be in the back are in the front and vice versa.
tobycat11 2 years ago
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yesshows100 1 year ago
@kennywowie After watching this again, maybe Bruford was doing that to BE annoying, heh, heh
tobycat11 1 year ago
@kennywowie I totally agree with you. Anyway, long life to YES!
ale92LP 1 year ago
@kennywowie Really a soundmix issue, on this vers it's mixed too high but on other mixes it sounds fine. Not Bruford's fault.
ASHaustralia 3 months ago
I love this song but this rendition is out of control. Except for the great beginnig I think Brufords bongo sounds dont work very well
beaverliqour 2 years ago
howe's steinberger is awesome
thed00dman 2 years ago
This is undeniabley my favorite song by Yes. This is progressive rock at its finest.
crawfordfanatic 2 years ago
I saw these guys twice in soCal on this tour. I was suprised that they played this song. It's minor masterpiece but I think it was out of place for the Union thing. During the Pacific Amphlitheater show, I remember seeing Rabin off to the side during some part of this song pacing back and forth with his hands on his hips, looking bored at of his mind. It was an interesting show from all the technical glitches and musician screw ups from what I can remember.
NGC6144 2 years ago
hahha that is funny.
beaverliqour 2 years ago
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xlapj001 2 years ago
castro100 awaken is not another state of mind............means no mind!! just the being ! just the spirit !
fernandoGZ63 2 years ago
Hey people, awaken it´s another state of mind
dmcastro100 2 years ago 2
Isn't that bass straight of Spinal Tap?
Tubalcainscream 2 years ago
I think you mean:
Isn't the bass in Spinal Tap straight out of this?
:) chronologically speaking..
tsushima91 2 years ago
Facundo Cabral, que a veces mete unos bolazos impresionantes, me contó que hace mucho años, en Suiza, conoció a Vangelis y éste lo invitó a su estudio. Me dijo "Estaba grabando con un cantante de la puta madre, un tal John" ¿Jon Anderson? le pregunté. "¡Ese, qué barbaridad, qué voz hermosa!". Y lo dijo justamente. Qué suerte que hemos disfrutado su voz y este grupo maravilloso, en mi caso, desde la adolescencia.
CARBAU57 2 years ago
Hmmm.a side note, I love Wakeman, but at times he changes up and improvises some of his beat parts. I hate the mutilation of the church organ solo at the end.
Chudhole 2 years ago
Part of that is the fact that synthesizers don't recreate the church organ sound very well..
stalrunner 2 years ago
That does add to the issue. His playing of the piano intro is just off enough to annoy me as well. On the flip side, I've seen video's of Rick playing the Tormato stuff and he's completely knocking it out of the park. I think he's certainly moody with his playing.
Chudhole 2 years ago
I love YES...
mccormickbom 2 years ago
no se puede creer la voz de jon anderson...que hermosa que es
dani2326 2 years ago
i love rick wakeman
dani2326 2 years ago
I always wonder how good some of these tracks would have been with Bruford sitting in during the writing sessions. I think Alan is talanted, but he's more Bam Bam than Bill. His best work is Relayer, however I can't help but think that two jazz cats like Bill and Moraz would have even been even crazier.
Chudhole 2 years ago
Chudhole, well (and politely) said, took all those thoughts right out of my head! Cool to hear Bill sitting in on this, Moraz was Brilliant in the studio, but horrid live, also kinda sad how bad the sound production is on "Going For The One" compared to "Fragile" or "The Yes Album" so, pretty much any live version of "Awaken" sounds better than the studio version.
tobycat11 2 years ago
alan white rock's
laspenasdelfenix 2 years ago
fantastic harp work by Jon!
axzck 2 years ago
Oh!Amazing!!!Wonderful!!!I love it!!!
mensageiradaluz 2 years ago
Dang. Jon Anderson's singing is greatly underrated.
uninoculated 3 years ago
My favorite YES song!
wildmanhawkes 3 years ago
What do you get when you put a band together consisting of cape ed crusaders, Frodo on vocals, an earth working jazz human , and some odds and ends of troubadours and elves from middle Earth playing the music of the Gods?....A Happy little train wreck we all call YES!!!!
tobycat11 3 years ago 2
Yeow ZZZah!
telemacherT2 3 years ago
Can't stop laughing whenever Jon does his little dance when he doesn't have to sing. This mix sounds a bit jarring but hey, it's better than nothing.
zensokuzenshinDA 3 years ago
you are so right!!...he reminds me of my dad dancing at weddings.
ledzeplad 3 years ago
How does Steve hide his vulcan ears??:) You know he's gotta be vulcan!!!
hootyal 3 years ago
hahahahaha...well said =) !!!! though Howe rocks !!!!!
trekie01 3 years ago
Very nice!
I have this song also on the YES "live at montreux" hd-dvd
The song is even better on that dvd.
rogier1234 3 years ago
You should hear the long version that yestopographic73 uploaded.
2008AndAYes 3 years ago
Who are these idiots questioning the excellence of the most excellent prog rock band of all times? I wonder if they even know how to play an instrument, and even if they do, must be below average since I'm pretty sure they have not even a single note recorded. Loosers...And finally, there are no "bad" albums from YES, there is no way a band of this caliber could produce anything but masterpieces. So fuck off and form your own fucking band, and let's hear what kind of crap you would produce.
vivelavidarocka 3 years ago 2
The critics have always slammed Yes.
I've learned to accept the fact that the great unwashed do not appreciate "real" music.
Instead we're subjected to Britany and Fall Out Boys.
Oh well.
Long Live Yes
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uriahheep108 6 months ago
Nice one. I saw them back along and there were all this Tossers in the toilets saying. ooh did you hear Chris squires bum note, Ooh Steve howe missed a note. Wankers got there heads shoved up there arses. As you so rightly said. Put up or shut up.
kernowdel 2 years ago
ricappon - i hope you aren't saying that tormato isn't one of their best album!
segusband 3 years ago
The Union album had it's moments, but the tour was somewhat of a farce.
That aside, Awaken is still about as good as Yes has ever done.
zenking08 3 years ago
some people would say that the album was one of Yes' worst but the tour was great. personally i think that 1/3 of union was good, 1/3 had potnntial, 1/3 sucked. the one thing about the tour that could have been better was the platlist. encore with "roundabout" instead of "starship trooper"? could have been a little better.
ybrix101 3 years ago
I remember this tour I was 18 and had been into prog rock for a year or so - the gig was worth sleeping rough in the grounds of the NEC! I remember feeling like I'd lost as limb when the lights came up and I knew they weren't going to do 'Starship Trooper' - my mate and I met Jon outside later and asked him why they didn't play it and he said they were 'saving it for America' - awful. And he is about 4' 2" - I still love yes though :)
Naybot9 2 years ago
Jon's singing flat. Again.
Ever notice that Yes songs didn't tend to start with diddly 'flash' bits, even though they were famous for being 'virtuosos'? That's because, once upon a time, they had taste. But 'Awaken' starts with a diddly keyboard bit (that Wakemen never fails to bloat in every performance). Yes was in its decadent phase by 1977.
Schizont 4 years ago
The extended guitar solo that starts Close To The Edge isnt flash?
matic3060 4 years ago
I used the phrase 'tend to' for a reason.
YMMV.
Schizont 4 years ago
@matic3060 Not to mention Gates of Delirium.
stalrunner 1 year ago
@stalrunner & @matic3060: Close to the Edge *starts* with about a minute of quiet nature sounds that build to a crescendo until the whole band comes in . Gates *starts* with a four measures of strange bass harmonic chords and guitar pedal swells, until Howe comes in with his great lead part. Awaken *starts* with an episode of boringly pseudo-classical solo piano runs from Wakeman. (Contrast with Moraz' start for 'Sound Chaser')
Schizont 3 months ago
@Schizont What's your point, sir? What are you saying? They all have "similar or predictable bad starts" and you only approve Sound Chaser's?
Well, I must agree S. C.'s start is equal to none, but I like this one, and the others you've mentioned are perfect, in my opinion, for the compositions they open for.
But if you think about it, is not only Moraz' input that makes such opening so magical, but White's and Squire's contribution to it, in my opinion greater than his.
vivelavidarocka 2 months ago
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first off, nobody in yes was a "virtuoso".
you want virtuosity then you better go check out Chick Corea or Allan Holdsworth.
regarding the "taste" comment, im sure glad they were decadent and tasteless in 77, otherwise they would not have been able to produce their best album, Going For The One.
wanker6957 4 years ago
Sorry to be rude, Wanker, but...you seem to be living up to your name with that kind of comment !!! Fine though Corea and Holdsworth are, there ARE virtuosos in Yes ! Peace :)
binnyman 4 years ago
From wikipedia...
"The defining element of virtuosity is the performance ability of the musician in question, who is capable of displaying feats of skill well above the average performer."
That pretty much defines nearly every member of Yes ever, with a few exceptions. By that definition, certainly everyone in the Fragile/Close To The Edge lineup is a virtuoso!
matic3060 4 years ago 13
as a whole they are magic from my youth
donottawaguitar 1 year ago 2
@wanker6957 what??
SeattleLA 1 year ago
@wanker6957
Chick--- utter virtuoso...
Alan H? Can you say resting on laurels? Even less innovation from Alan in the last 20 years than YES.
I saw Alan and Bozzio play together recently... deeply disappointing whank fest.
ChordCluster 1 year ago
@wanker6957 virtuoso is a matter of taste can a virtuoso write music that you like writing performing is where it is at-- people can play or sing great BUT CAN THEY WRITE MUSIC.. sometimes not! musicians are are great but only playing other peoples music!! I respect musicians that can do both!!
searay9 1 year ago
What the hell have you got against virtuoso and decadence? And if Jon's singing flat I'm a Witney Houston fan!
floydpink64 3 years ago
I have to agree . with brufords departure the band suffered a lot . fragile and close to the edge were never surpassed .
ricappon 3 years ago
@Schizont
well, diddly flashy not withstanding, remains one of my favorite YES albums and more than 30 years later, still stands out as some of the greatest prog music of the decade.
ChordCluster 1 year ago
@Schizont have you ever sang on stage !!! it is not easy to hear!!! you obviously know nothing of live performance!!
searay9 1 year ago
@Schizont Jon is NOT singing flat! he is sharp! ha ha. And what is up with Bruford's obsession with the extra loud sampled cymbal? Bad sound mix, I guess. I can't even listen to this, after about twenty of those crashes, yikes. And no White in the mix? Hardly any Squire. Whoever mixed this should be ashamed.
kennywowie 6 months ago
Wow. First heard this when I was ten years old. It was number 8 in the Friday Rock Show's top 100 rock songs of all time. (What an era.) I remember thinking "This is what I've been wanting music to sound like all my [very short] life." And the lyrics...
timothymorton303 4 years ago