1--I thought I'd seen and heard everything from this incredible band. I love all kinds of music, but YES by far and away continue to evolve and surprise with incredible musical ability. For 40 years I'm proud to say they are my favorite band. Thank you, yesfan21
How Tormato gets so downgraded on the pop polls i dunno. Silent Wings is PURE MAGIC. There are notes sometimes immerging i've never heard before, trickling out as the yrs go by.
With so many different possible sounds one can get from synthesizers and so many different possible sounds one can get from a guitar, how did they figure out which voice/sound to use on which song? Most bands just use the "main" guitar sound or keyboard sound and leave it at that. Yes, however, used so many, from acoustic piano to church pipe organ; acoustic guitar to pedal steel guitar.So many effects on top of it all. It's mind-boggling really.It's a wonder a song ever got written. I love it!
@"knightgame: I agree. I've come to appreciate parts of "Tormato" over the years - but in 1979 when I first heard it I could nor help but comparing with the earlier works, which were - by anyone's reckoning - exceptional and innovative in ways that still are being talked about by both fans and musicians of all sorts.
I wish there were a time machine available to go back to the mid to late 70s when they were at their height. I'm too young and never got to see it in the flesh. It must have been amazing! Sadly, we'll never see stuff like this again - the music industry will make sure of that.
I have heard that YES was not happy with this album at release... it was seen by the band as not as good as other works from the 70s period. I don't know if there is any truth to this but, its amazing to think that this wonderful music could be seen as less than. So innovative. So wonderful So missed in this decade.
My first concert ever was seeing these guys in the round at MSG after this album was released and I was hooked for life. To me Yes is the best band in history hands down. I could listen to them just jam for all day without even playing an actual song. So much talent, such a distinctive sound and a simply mystical aura. I played this album over and over for years, I love every single song.
@weedhopperps51 same with me ,1st time at the garden..except it was for the Drama tour in the round...from that show I was hooked..even without Jon Anderson
There isn't nothing weak in their playing in this album. If their parts weren't put together in a way to make this one of their best works, were for reasons other than genius and musicianship. Most likely managerial issues inside the band. If you start counting the minutes of great and other beautiful musical passages that make this album if not cohesive, but still one fun to listen to.
From what I heard, they had to rotate the stage one way so many times and then they had to rotate it the other way because of the length of the cables. Another story I read from one of the Yes books (Yesstories) was in one of the shows the motor that rotates the stage around blew, so crew had some of the guys in the front row to help rotate the stage manually!
The 'In the Round' tours with rotating stage worked on electrical slip rings. It had nothing to do with length of cables and the twisting of cables. Slip rings and brush contacts for rotating devices (or concert stages) is a simple electrical concept.
I think I saw the tour that went with this, they had a circular stage that sat in the middle of the collesium and it rotated slowly so everyone could see everything during the course of the show ... the sound system was excellent ! How the dang thing worked I have no idea, I mean, wouldn't the power cables get tangled up under the stage ? but they pulled off, one of he best shows I have ever seen !
this is album is still ahead of its time... circus of heaven, release release, silent wings, or those two beginning songs omg,,, i think that musically they were against the edge of what a song was - or a contained piece of music- its as if all those different direction they could go in they tried to capture a lot of those vectors- maybe overkill cuz there is an unfamiliar grit to it, not nearly as polished as gfto or drama.. maybe new technology but the the ideas are amazing i.e. 5:27
I think this reheasal footage is far more entertaining than the finished product.
Aside from the musical exchanges and the obvious talent level these guys were working from-I always thought the song was a bit of a disaster- a lesson in pure overkill. Nice to hear this rehearsal though and at least see what these guys were aiming for at one time. I am not putting them down for the effort, I still think they are by far one of the greatest bands ever!
Fabulous piece of footage, and some playing that, although there are mistakes, has an energy that didn't make it into the final mix. It's amazing to hear. The album version sounds quite sterile by comparison.
This was my favourite Yes album - I loved the way the music often seems on the verge of falling apart, but never does. All the better for lots of Chris's stuff on it. Shame the band didn;t enjoy making it
Still is. I have the '08 expanded edition from Rhino. People should just get past the horid keyboard sounds and the short song lengths to see that this is one awesome CD! Long live the Birotron
Jon was really pushing the limits of his vocal range with this tune, probably too much. It almost sounds like he's struggling even on the studio track. They probably should have recorded it a step lower from the beginning so that Jon would still be able to perform it live as he got older.
Was that Eddie Offord? I didn't think he worked on this album....
The band, as a whole, were pretty sick of each other by this time. Rick called them "unproducible". After this tour, during the sessions for the next album, Jon and Rick got together and decided to quit Yes.
The section at 4:30 is on the YesYears documentary.
When I was a punk kid in the 70's I took some drum lessons.
My instructor gave me the Tormato album and told me to study "On The Silent Wings of Freedom".
I told him I wanted to play like Keith Moon, he said, "If you can play this song, and follow the changes of timing, you will have the foundation to play like Keith, but you will never be as fast as him, no one is."
Drum teacher aside, this song remains one of my favorite tunes thanks to him turning me onto this song.
first i saw the "in the round" tour in '79 (which i hear U2 is ripping off 30 years later) but then i heard tormato and that album sealed the deal....been a Yes fan for 30 beautiful years now....tormato started it all!
Watching this video, it makes you wonder how the hell they could ever decide on how to record their songs. They could go off in a million different directions. Somehow, they always managed to settle on the perfect recording for each song (at least to me they seem perfect).
@SiberianMan2u I just made a comment with the same thing in mind without looking at your comment first.It's funny.I was thinking the same exact thing. With so many possibilities as far as voices are concerned, how did they ever get anything done?Apparently, Jon or whoever already had a good idea as to what they wanted a song to sound like.But it's not that simple.It can't be.If you've ever tried to write original music then it makes you appreciate the music of Yes even more. Songwriting is hard.
Tormato fue el primer LP que compré de ellos. Ya había oido topographic, pero este fue MI primer álbum de ellos y guardo un recuerdo intenso de aauellos días... hace ya 33 años de aquello y sigue vital.
Despues de dont kill the whale, este es el track que más me gusta, adoro la parte donde Steve introduce la parte cantada: eos arpegios descendentes que en la segunda vuelta están sintetizados me elevan hacia los reinos puros de la metafísica.
I love Tormato. I think the Yes fans miss the root "grandioseness" that is present throughout this whole album. It was as though they were trying to condense Relayer tracks into four to eight minute songs.
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There's some crazy musicianship goin on in this song. But it it's still as much fun to listen to as a Green Day song. How the hell do they do it? Gotta love those Yes boys.
There's a futuristic sound in the music that makes Tormato unique. It may be their weakest offering from that amazing decade, but as a concept album of the future, it's ingenious.
Saw them at Chicago Theatre last Wed. They did rock, but no "Silent Wings". They did entire "Close to the Edge" album and also "Machine Messiah" and "Tempus Fugit" from Drama. It was awesome.
HEY YOU WERE THERE TOO? wasn't it great? I was so happy they finally played DRAMA material & ASTRAL TRAVELLER. I'm only waiting now for SURVIVAL. I'd also love to hear INTO THE LENS, my fav from Drama. TANGO's another song I love, but not popular, unfortunately.
I lost my job @ ShopRite in New Jersey to take a girl to see them @ MSG one lovely night on this tour . They had , a then novel , circular & revolving stage , & the girl BLEW ME ! Well worth losing my gig @ ShopRite !
don't you know Rick's a joker? he does stuff like that all the time. have you seen the extra on the YESACOUSTIC dvd? Rick narrates it. it's hilarious; he sounds so Britishly professional but isn't serious at all. the part about Squire's bass hitting the microphone cracked me up when I first saw it :D
Wow, what a great clip! I've never seen this (except bits and pieces from "YesYears"). I wasn't big on Tormato EXCEPT for this tune...one of the my all time favorites. This is fantastic!
oddly enough, this is the album and tour that turned me on to Yes and here i am 30 years later, still just completely amazed by this phenomenal music.
critics....??can you anyone name a band who made so many different sounds in the space of 10 or so years? oasis,u2,coldplay.they sound the same as they did when they 1st started..compere silent wings to harold land to to be over to then to turn of the century etc etc,.the best band bar none.
when you realize that the development of Yes from the first LP in 1969 to the complexity of Relayer is only a span of 5 years it demonstrates what an amazing band they were. Far ahead of anything else. Such a shame that it started falling apart after Going for the One.
Based on what did the critics say that this album wasn't a good project. I love and like this album a lot, even when it just came up, I allways thought that it was great. And is diferent in a way that has different movements from song to song. Unpredictable I would say. One of my favourite songs is in this album: Onward. It's not that I really care what those idiots have to say, but I have allways wondered why ...Long Life To YES
before listening to it,me too I always heard not very good reviews on this album,that´s why maybe,on the very 1st time listening to it I felt tormato was to revalue and rescue,even if(maybe) not their best work,it shows how great in my opinion,yes were even in their not very greatest moments,me too I love them!
On the darkest night so painful Do you hunger for love midst the torture of being one On the passing light of easing Have you seen you inside midst the being of everyone To the common goal of freedom Where we offer ourselves midst the balancing of the sun Where we are coming froom Or where we go We only know we come with sound Where we are coming from Or where we go We only know we go around and around
Great clip and version of OTSWF. It took me a while to truly appreciate this album. Now it stands brilliantly compared what came later. Nevertheless after RELAYER nothing was going to satisfy me other than something completely unearthly.
Great. This was the only Tormato song that could really lay claim to joining the ranks of classic Yes songs. But this was absolutely fantastic. I agree with other comments about the instrumental intro. In the end they opted for the (brilliant) Squire bass performance to dominate. But they kicked out a lot of colour from the others, particalarly Steve Howe's contribution. A bit like Beatles' Anthology; right choice in the end but wonderful to hear an alternative!!!
All'be damn. MTV showing this? The credits at the beginning was MTV's insignia from 1981 to 1992 before they started crediting directors, label subsidiaries and all that bullshit. Well...back when MTV shown ACTUAL MUSIC VIDEOS!
So then, the evidently least acclaimed album in Yes repertoire became my key to endurance and appreciation. To this day, I cherish the easy flow of 'Future times' into 'Rejoice', the urge of 'Release, release', the romantism of 'Onward', Jon's fairy-tale opening of side 2, and the straight R&R of 'Silent wings'. It's just what it is: YES. The fact that my parents, God rest their souls, actually went to a record store to ask for and buy this album (Santa, remember) makes me cherish it even more.
It was with mixed feelings that I received this album. Yet in the coming days, it would take me by surprise. 'Tormato' is splendid, versatile, inspired, almost faultless. Granted, it is not clear-cut, one-dimensional Yes. It is an ambiguous album, including both 'Silent wings' and 'Madrigal'. But Yes was always good at being ambiguous ('and rearrange your liver to the solid mental grace'). This album helped me to put my trust in a band's or musician's release that I failed to grasp immediately.
Tormato and this favorite song on it strike a very special chord with me. It is December 1978, I am 14 years old and Santa Claus is coming up (December 5th in The Netherlands). I went looking through the house to see where my parents hid the presents, found 'Tormato' all wrapped up in the attic, and secretely played it in the evening. I was appalled, furious. Couldn't believe this was the Yes I liked. A few days later, Santa would pass the record officially unto me.
that's great! you should have never posted "the rest of the story". With the exception of this song I did not care much for the album (and still dont). I love yes but not so much this album. I would have loved to have seen your reaction when you had to open it Christmas day after already giving it the once over.
This video is amazing. It is rare to see footage of Yes in the studio. This version of the song sounds different than the original. It seems like there is more to it. Steve is my favorite guitar player. By the way where can you get this footage
THis is amazing! Thanks for sharing!
roscoe876543 1 month ago
Atlantic records baby!!! <3
DominickBlack 1 month ago
Was this the rough mix? Not the same as on the Tormato album...looks like part of it got incorporated into the Yesyears video.
vgmc7650 2 months ago
This is one of the Tormato best, dont kill the wale too, onward too, circus on heaven too
crildhu 2 months ago
1--I thought I'd seen and heard everything from this incredible band. I love all kinds of music, but YES by far and away continue to evolve and surprise with incredible musical ability. For 40 years I'm proud to say they are my favorite band. Thank you, yesfan21
egdonheath1 3 months ago
How Tormato gets so downgraded on the pop polls i dunno. Silent Wings is PURE MAGIC. There are notes sometimes immerging i've never heard before, trickling out as the yrs go by.
TangleF50 5 months ago
With so many different possible sounds one can get from synthesizers and so many different possible sounds one can get from a guitar, how did they figure out which voice/sound to use on which song? Most bands just use the "main" guitar sound or keyboard sound and leave it at that. Yes, however, used so many, from acoustic piano to church pipe organ; acoustic guitar to pedal steel guitar.So many effects on top of it all. It's mind-boggling really.It's a wonder a song ever got written. I love it!
drewper73 5 months ago
Go Mu-tron Wah pedal Go
Nikkodemis 5 months ago
This is fantastic. Thanks for posting.
ASeasonedWitch 5 months ago
And here we get to see the Cranes in on theSkyline! Bless YES.
TheTherese3 6 months ago
Is there any version of this song that I could watch Wakeman on keyboards at the end?
flashandthepan 6 months ago
I wonder why did Eddie Offord not produce any albums for them after Relayer?
Progrocker70 6 months ago
may freedom's wings be not so silent, but rather, come crashing down on all those that use government to force their will on us
longfootbuddy 6 months ago
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I have Tormato in vinyl since 1983 and it fuckin´rules! I love this track . One of the best of them
jabandrade 7 months ago
The individual members of YES are all ahead of their time. They are definitely connected with the music of the spheres. The Great and Beautiful MUSE
maitreyalux 11 months ago
I have Tormato in vinyl since 1999 and it fuckin´rules!
MrDodstink 11 months ago
@"knightgame: I agree. I've come to appreciate parts of "Tormato" over the years - but in 1979 when I first heard it I could nor help but comparing with the earlier works, which were - by anyone's reckoning - exceptional and innovative in ways that still are being talked about by both fans and musicians of all sorts.
KLezlie 1 year ago
I wish there were a time machine available to go back to the mid to late 70s when they were at their height. I'm too young and never got to see it in the flesh. It must have been amazing! Sadly, we'll never see stuff like this again - the music industry will make sure of that.
tonusaitis 1 year ago
Alan and Chris are on f*****g fire on this! :o)
Skraboing649 1 year ago
so i wonder when & if we will ever get a dvd with this video on it, along with some of the other songs from this album (besides dont kill the whale)?
eennymo 1 year ago
Yes, A Celebration 1969-1979 2DVD set available at Tommygunvideo - link and more details can be found on our channel
ClassicRockDVD 1 year ago
I have heard that YES was not happy with this album at release... it was seen by the band as not as good as other works from the 70s period. I don't know if there is any truth to this but, its amazing to think that this wonderful music could be seen as less than. So innovative. So wonderful So missed in this decade.
ChordCluster 1 year ago
RELEASE RELEASE! ONE MORE TRUE YES ALBUM PLEASE! RELEASE RELEASE!
ChordCluster 1 year ago
At that time, music was....music
ACTUEL1 1 year ago
Superb song... the best of the album by far.
ScudoBR 1 year ago
My first concert ever was seeing these guys in the round at MSG after this album was released and I was hooked for life. To me Yes is the best band in history hands down. I could listen to them just jam for all day without even playing an actual song. So much talent, such a distinctive sound and a simply mystical aura. I played this album over and over for years, I love every single song.
weedhopperps51 1 year ago
@weedhopperps51 same with me ,1st time at the garden..except it was for the Drama tour in the round...from that show I was hooked..even without Jon Anderson
scallly64 1 year ago
@weedhopperps51 "Took the words out of my mouth"
MysteryClown000 1 year ago
There isn't nothing weak in their playing in this album. If their parts weren't put together in a way to make this one of their best works, were for reasons other than genius and musicianship. Most likely managerial issues inside the band. If you start counting the minutes of great and other beautiful musical passages that make this album if not cohesive, but still one fun to listen to.
vivelavidarocka 1 year ago
One of my FAVORITE Yes songs!!! I remember listening to this on headphones when I first started smoking dope, and, WOW!!
chronosynclastic8 1 year ago
Great song. But overall a weak album. Not their best, by their high standards.
gardenchair 1 year ago
From what I heard, they had to rotate the stage one way so many times and then they had to rotate it the other way because of the length of the cables. Another story I read from one of the Yes books (Yesstories) was in one of the shows the motor that rotates the stage around blew, so crew had some of the guys in the front row to help rotate the stage manually!
yesfan21 1 year ago
@yesfan21
Very familiar with YES, since 1977.
The 'In the Round' tours with rotating stage worked on electrical slip rings. It had nothing to do with length of cables and the twisting of cables. Slip rings and brush contacts for rotating devices (or concert stages) is a simple electrical concept.
pithor 7 months ago
I think I saw the tour that went with this, they had a circular stage that sat in the middle of the collesium and it rotated slowly so everyone could see everything during the course of the show ... the sound system was excellent ! How the dang thing worked I have no idea, I mean, wouldn't the power cables get tangled up under the stage ? but they pulled off, one of he best shows I have ever seen !
videocanone 1 year ago
love seeing them in the studio - cool !
Suzep1 1 year ago
this is album is still ahead of its time... circus of heaven, release release, silent wings, or those two beginning songs omg,,, i think that musically they were against the edge of what a song was - or a contained piece of music- its as if all those different direction they could go in they tried to capture a lot of those vectors- maybe overkill cuz there is an unfamiliar grit to it, not nearly as polished as gfto or drama.. maybe new technology but the the ideas are amazing i.e. 5:27
.imho :)
podingl 1 year ago
Tormato is terribly underrated.
Chudhole 1 year ago 9
@Chudhole yes it is. it breaks my heart.
juresaiyan 1 month ago
Priceless footage. Love love love the alternative intro. By far the best song on this album. Remember albums?
fadingad 1 year ago
Yes,amazing footage,the tension adds to the creativity no doubt,awesome bass,steve howes haunting guitar........a true gem.
mattyblack22 1 year ago
I think this reheasal footage is far more entertaining than the finished product.
Aside from the musical exchanges and the obvious talent level these guys were working from-I always thought the song was a bit of a disaster- a lesson in pure overkill. Nice to hear this rehearsal though and at least see what these guys were aiming for at one time. I am not putting them down for the effort, I still think they are by far one of the greatest bands ever!
Lewis1key 1 year ago
absolutely beyond awesome.
Geraint3000 1 year ago
Tormato is one great fucking album!
Colddeed 1 year ago 2
One of the MOST underated lp's of all time in my opinion !
On the silent wings of freedom do we offer ourselves !
zappalaney 1 year ago
tormato is a great recording!
82suzukishaft 1 year ago
Fabulous piece of footage, and some playing that, although there are mistakes, has an energy that didn't make it into the final mix. It's amazing to hear. The album version sounds quite sterile by comparison.
NevilleRhysBarnes 1 year ago
Nice SONG! yessssss1
Luchobeatle 1 year ago
Love the bass on this track
nobodady1 1 year ago
This was my favourite Yes album - I loved the way the music often seems on the verge of falling apart, but never does. All the better for lots of Chris's stuff on it. Shame the band didn;t enjoy making it
agroecology 1 year ago
GREAT band, classic progressive rock masters. Always liked this song, especially the bass. Squire was a beast, especially in the 70's.
jjp4mma 1 year ago 2
I think Tormato is THE most underrated Yes album. I was iin high school when it came out, and I loved it from the very beginning!
pantyloverii 1 year ago
anyone who doubts chris squire's ability needs to listen to this song.
whiskeynale69 2 years ago 4
we're all playing the right notes,
but not necessarily at the same time
pzolsky 2 years ago
either jon anderson is a giant, or he has a very small guitar
possibly the latter....
pzolsky 2 years ago
dat is het dilemma als je op zoekt gaat naar het verleden
dinkeldal 2 years ago
They are still @#%*! good. Jon is performing solos now. Hopefully will return soon.
And Tormato is a f*king great album. Release, Release is exhausting.
thomasbcool 2 years ago 12
great times
dontforgetmyuser 2 years ago
This is harder than Anthrax
bklyncosanostra 2 years ago 2
tormato was a fuckin great album
pryt86 2 years ago
Still is. I have the '08 expanded edition from Rhino. People should just get past the horid keyboard sounds and the short song lengths to see that this is one awesome CD! Long live the Birotron
JIF882 2 years ago
Jon was really pushing the limits of his vocal range with this tune, probably too much. It almost sounds like he's struggling even on the studio track. They probably should have recorded it a step lower from the beginning so that Jon would still be able to perform it live as he got older.
tonusaitis 2 years ago
White's bass drum work on parts of "Silent Wings of Freedom" is impressive
davss5 2 years ago
What is Jon Anderson playing in this video?
lufty262 2 years ago
I believe the 10stringed instrument he is playing is called a "Cuatro".
RichardStanleyUpper 2 years ago
It is called a Cuatro Acoustic guitar. I have one at home and it sounds like a combination of a 12-string and a Mandolin. A beautiful little guitar.
saurian11 1 year ago
1977 (this album + GFTO) - Steve Howe was voted 'Best Overall Guitarist'. If I remember correctly, he achieved that for the next 5 years.
Anyone know exactly why Squire was unimpressed with Rick? I feel it's because Rick's playing bass on his keys and drowning Chris out, no?
tsushima91 2 years ago 3
the best song!
djremixcba 2 years ago
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This song is BEAST!!!!
n8tronics 2 years ago
Rick Wakeman plays a Birotron on this song
bernyster 2 years ago
Was that Eddie Offord? I didn't think he worked on this album....
The band, as a whole, were pretty sick of each other by this time. Rick called them "unproducible". After this tour, during the sessions for the next album, Jon and Rick got together and decided to quit Yes.
The section at 4:30 is on the YesYears documentary.
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WitWonFilms 2 years ago
The best song off TORMATO... even better live!
As bad as TORMATO was, Yes at their worst is way better than most bands at their best.
It's been 8 years since MAGNIFICATION... the longest time between any Yes albums. Are they done recording? I hope not.
Great video... love seeing them behind the scenes.
Back in the 70s I thought they were Gods. When I realized they were mere mortals I was even more impressed!
The BEST BAND EVER.
Period.
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WitWonFilms 2 years ago
Very well said :)
ETericET 2 years ago
Great video ! Thanks for posting !
JoFandango 2 years ago
Where can you find this video to get on dvd. What is the source, can anyone tell me.
yeszappaelp 2 years ago
did you realize you can learn quite a bit of how to play this song by watching this vid?
rodcrippler 2 years ago
By far, the best song on Tormato. Squire, you fucking genius!!!
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DarkempireProg 2 years ago
love it!
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Unfortuneately this album has" arriving ufo", and "circus of heaven" as well ! great post thanks!
jsilence418 2 years ago
Seeing this piece of History, I wonder why I wasnt one of them ;-)
ensaimo 2 years ago
Interesting comment, ensaimo.
LeoHareMusic 2 years ago
When I was a punk kid in the 70's I took some drum lessons.
My instructor gave me the Tormato album and told me to study "On The Silent Wings of Freedom".
I told him I wanted to play like Keith Moon, he said, "If you can play this song, and follow the changes of timing, you will have the foundation to play like Keith, but you will never be as fast as him, no one is."
Drum teacher aside, this song remains one of my favorite tunes thanks to him turning me onto this song.
DetroitMarauder 2 years ago 5
i dont want to start a fight but, have you realized already Keith Moon aint that awesome compared to Alan White?
White's speed, precision and technique is superior, only that Moon was flashier
rodcrippler 2 years ago
Great video. I am on my way to see them in Ft. Worth. 8 hr. drive but worth it. I will have videos up tomorrow!!
69bassboy69 2 years ago
, 5:26.Oh es hermoso!!!!!!!!!!!!
cuerpoeperra 2 years ago
Jeje the critics hate this album, Wakeman too....jajaja but it`s so beautiful an funny!!!! Great Tormato.
cuerpoeperra 2 years ago 3
Wakeman doesn't hate this album, he hates Tales From Topographic Oceans. i think every member of Yes agrees this was a great album
rodcrippler 2 years ago
first i saw the "in the round" tour in '79 (which i hear U2 is ripping off 30 years later) but then i heard tormato and that album sealed the deal....been a Yes fan for 30 beautiful years now....tormato started it all!
wideawakeinotown 2 years ago
Watching this video, it makes you wonder how the hell they could ever decide on how to record their songs. They could go off in a million different directions. Somehow, they always managed to settle on the perfect recording for each song (at least to me they seem perfect).
SiberianMan2u 2 years ago 13
@SiberianMan2u I just made a comment with the same thing in mind without looking at your comment first.It's funny.I was thinking the same exact thing. With so many possibilities as far as voices are concerned, how did they ever get anything done?Apparently, Jon or whoever already had a good idea as to what they wanted a song to sound like.But it's not that simple.It can't be.If you've ever tried to write original music then it makes you appreciate the music of Yes even more. Songwriting is hard.
drewper73 5 months ago
What an awesome video!!
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Israfvel 2 years ago
The classic lineup of Yes 1972-80 1996-97 2002-04
dmw1280 2 years ago
My Fav Squire bass sound ever !!
CircaHQ 2 years ago
I'd definitely put it up there with Squire's Tempus Fugit playing!!
bds1167 2 years ago
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ASeasonedWitch 2 years ago
AseasonedWitch: now are 50783. Gretings from Donovan
Supermelancolico 2 years ago
Oooh Yes is Yes!!
fdeepf 2 years ago
The masters at work!!!!!
Cliff131313 2 years ago
Tormato fue el primer LP que compré de ellos. Ya había oido topographic, pero este fue MI primer álbum de ellos y guardo un recuerdo intenso de aauellos días... hace ya 33 años de aquello y sigue vital.
Despues de dont kill the whale, este es el track que más me gusta, adoro la parte donde Steve introduce la parte cantada: eos arpegios descendentes que en la segunda vuelta están sintetizados me elevan hacia los reinos puros de la metafísica.
recuerdo000 2 years ago
Chris plays the bass brilliantly as well as acts as "PERSONNEL MANGER" of the group.
treasures2jp 2 years ago
"Have you seen you inside? Midst the being of everyone?"
The key to it all . . .
ASeasonedWitch 2 years ago
still love the whole album
commando7144 2 years ago
In it's weirdness close to being one of the best yes songs. Greetings from Hungary.
kiskte 2 years ago 2
I totally,totally agree!!
ledzeplad 2 years ago
I LOVE this Yes song!! Love love LOVE it!!
FreakyOrthopedic 2 years ago 2
I love Tormato. I think the Yes fans miss the root "grandioseness" that is present throughout this whole album. It was as though they were trying to condense Relayer tracks into four to eight minute songs.
Chudhole 3 years ago
Release, Release...are you kidding me? What an incredible progressive tune (not to mention the others).
The cadence of that tune stands out, doesn't get the credit it deserves.
thomasbcool 2 years ago
how can these guys do this.
rodrico50 3 years ago
Tormato may not be a commercial success but its probably my favorite.
mtntrance 3 years ago
I think I like this version of the song more than the one on the record.
JCBudro16 3 years ago
This comment has received too many negative votes show
There's some crazy musicianship goin on in this song. But it it's still as much fun to listen to as a Green Day song. How the hell do they do it? Gotta love those Yes boys.
swinedog712 3 years ago
Are you comparing Green Day with Yes?
Shame on you!
ReallyPsilly 3 years ago 7
there is some real noodling going on in this song
KnightTrain1979 3 years ago
best yes concept album yet
Zombie1592 3 years ago
There's a futuristic sound in the music that makes Tormato unique. It may be their weakest offering from that amazing decade, but as a concept album of the future, it's ingenious.
Sageking09 3 years ago
Wonderful to read your comment. I can't agree more, yet we're a minority..
tsushima91 3 years ago
Saw them at Chicago Theatre last Wed. They did rock, but no "Silent Wings". They did entire "Close to the Edge" album and also "Machine Messiah" and "Tempus Fugit" from Drama. It was awesome.
mlester72 3 years ago
HEY YOU WERE THERE TOO? wasn't it great? I was so happy they finally played DRAMA material & ASTRAL TRAVELLER. I'm only waiting now for SURVIVAL. I'd also love to hear INTO THE LENS, my fav from Drama. TANGO's another song I love, but not popular, unfortunately.
lovemusicsomuch 3 years ago
zEs eso un cuatro puertorriqueno? zSe acaboa el mundo?
Zombie1592 3 years ago
I hope they're including this on "In the Present" tour...got my tix, I'm PSYCHED...
mlester72 3 years ago
Where are you seeing them? Is Jon gonna be performing with them again? Thats so cool ;D
dukeyfreak95 3 years ago
I lost my job @ ShopRite in New Jersey to take a girl to see them @ MSG one lovely night on this tour . They had , a then novel , circular & revolving stage , & the girl BLEW ME ! Well worth losing my gig @ ShopRite !
whillop 3 years ago
What was rick doing with a roll of toilet paper @ 4:40?
Colddeed 3 years ago
You've been Rick-Rolled?
TouringMars 3 years ago 3
For some reason this pun has me cracking up. Its perfect.
dukeyfreak95 3 years ago
don't you know Rick's a joker? he does stuff like that all the time. have you seen the extra on the YESACOUSTIC dvd? Rick narrates it. it's hilarious; he sounds so Britishly professional but isn't serious at all. the part about Squire's bass hitting the microphone cracked me up when I first saw it :D
lovemusicsomuch 3 years ago
wow, awesome clip!!!
ashipwreck 3 years ago
Wow, what a great clip! I've never seen this (except bits and pieces from "YesYears"). I wasn't big on Tormato EXCEPT for this tune...one of the my all time favorites. This is fantastic!
Sailjunkie61 3 years ago
I have a NEW VIDEO: "Yes recording Awaken - Montreux, 1977" - click the "avs002"!!
avs002 3 years ago
What's really amazing is that MTV actually played this once. Can't see that happening now.
simonpeter6 3 years ago
MTV actually played this? When? Curious.
Israfvel 2 years ago
I remember having seen it on the telly circa 80....
jlmagoya 2 years ago
Spinal Tap moment at 1:55!! Hahahahaha, I love it!
guitarzan451 3 years ago
Accoustics are incredible!
Great Great Sound!!
WithNAngelWings 3 years ago
Tormato is one of the most underrated albums ever. This is a great song!
jspen2 3 years ago
Steve Howe is especially amazing on this song! Look at him go!
dseawarrior 3 years ago
it was the LSD folks! powerfull stuff!
trippdefane 3 years ago
Not every musician is a drug addict, and vice versa.
Comprehend?
Israfvel 2 years ago
oddly enough, this is the album and tour that turned me on to Yes and here i am 30 years later, still just completely amazed by this phenomenal music.
wideawakeinotown 3 years ago
I could live 3 houndred years without being able to understand how a rock band like this could be so much visionary!!??
baf4redrum 3 years ago
critics....??can you anyone name a band who made so many different sounds in the space of 10 or so years? oasis,u2,coldplay.they sound the same as they did when they 1st started..compere silent wings to harold land to to be over to then to turn of the century etc etc,.the best band bar none.
yesqpr 3 years ago
when you realize that the development of Yes from the first LP in 1969 to the complexity of Relayer is only a span of 5 years it demonstrates what an amazing band they were. Far ahead of anything else. Such a shame that it started falling apart after Going for the One.
sidbolero 3 years ago
Based on what did the critics say that this album wasn't a good project. I love and like this album a lot, even when it just came up, I allways thought that it was great. And is diferent in a way that has different movements from song to song. Unpredictable I would say. One of my favourite songs is in this album: Onward. It's not that I really care what those idiots have to say, but I have allways wondered why ...Long Life To YES
vivelavidarocka 3 years ago 2
before listening to it,me too I always heard not very good reviews on this album,that´s why maybe,on the very 1st time listening to it I felt tormato was to revalue and rescue,even if(maybe) not their best work,it shows how great in my opinion,yes were even in their not very greatest moments,me too I love them!
baf4redrum 3 years ago
Your right.This the masters at work once again
ABBA11STAR 3 years ago
This is great! The masters at work once again. Thanks!
eennymo 3 years ago
Great tune all around!!!
neilpeartripley 3 years ago
BTW....my utube goal is to type the lyrics to every YES song on UTUBE.....wanna help...make a request. Thanks.
Lenny " Blue "
LennyBlew 3 years ago
Don't you have anything better to do?
yesfan21 3 years ago
i think they had balls to release this.
it's not a completed take,
so it's warts and all,
and some damn fine playing.
there seems to be some tension between the members of the group,
which many groups do not want to have broadcasted to their fans.
pretty cool clip.
very real.
argoninja2112 3 years ago
i think Awaken is about as unearthly as you're going to get!
Relayer and Tormato took some time for me.
however,
Tormato took much longer.
Relayer is absolutely ace.
i think Going For The One is my favorite,
with Relayer just beating Close To The Edge for second place.
To Be Over and Parallels are favorites.
argoninja2112 3 years ago 2
Here you go my fellow YES fans...Lenny " Blue "
....ENJOY THE WORDS.
LennyBlew 3 years ago 2
On the Silent Wings of Freedom
On the silent wings of freedom
Where I ofer myself midst the balancing of the sun
On the winds of celestial seasons
That would carry me on, midst the balance of being one
On the dream of our love eternal
That will eventually bring our living once more with you
LennyBlew 3 years ago 3
Where we are coming from
Or where we go
We only know e come with sound
Where we are coming from
Or where we go
We only know we go around and around
On the back of your forty-second screamdown
Do you choose to be lost midst the challenge of being one
On the flight of regardless feelings
As you hurtle to fear midst the challenge of everyone
LennyBlew 3 years ago 3
LennyBlew 3 years ago 3
Great clip and version of OTSWF. It took me a while to truly appreciate this album. Now it stands brilliantly compared what came later. Nevertheless after RELAYER nothing was going to satisfy me other than something completely unearthly.
wigginsdesign 3 years ago
Great. This was the only Tormato song that could really lay claim to joining the ranks of classic Yes songs. But this was absolutely fantastic. I agree with other comments about the instrumental intro. In the end they opted for the (brilliant) Squire bass performance to dominate. But they kicked out a lot of colour from the others, particalarly Steve Howe's contribution. A bit like Beatles' Anthology; right choice in the end but wonderful to hear an alternative!!!
610210jc1 3 years ago
All'be damn. MTV showing this? The credits at the beginning was MTV's insignia from 1981 to 1992 before they started crediting directors, label subsidiaries and all that bullshit. Well...back when MTV shown ACTUAL MUSIC VIDEOS!
petsounds75 3 years ago
very rare,thank you for posting
SIRIO2222 3 years ago
OMG! Where has this video been all my life! I had no idea they had a video of this, so kewl.
deadskydiver 3 years ago
squire was onto the fact that yes music was done! "Its not happenin" At least for a little while...
dkongvert7 3 years ago
when i got this album, in the 'cut out' section i didn't kick up a fuss... it wasnt topo but it was yes so there, nanny nanny boo boo,,ba ba boooey
lsdmadman 3 years ago
tomorrows memory is last nights dream
appazvf 3 years ago
...yikes.
jontheliar 3 years ago
Excellent old Yes! Showing the process of completing a song is very entertaining.
donski77 3 years ago
If I had seen this at sixteen, I would have pissed myself !! thanks for the post !!!
jsilence418 3 years ago
So then, the evidently least acclaimed album in Yes repertoire became my key to endurance and appreciation. To this day, I cherish the easy flow of 'Future times' into 'Rejoice', the urge of 'Release, release', the romantism of 'Onward', Jon's fairy-tale opening of side 2, and the straight R&R of 'Silent wings'. It's just what it is: YES. The fact that my parents, God rest their souls, actually went to a record store to ask for and buy this album (Santa, remember) makes me cherish it even more.
hminkema 3 years ago
a "wondrous story" sir. Thank you.
miguelbass 3 years ago
It was with mixed feelings that I received this album. Yet in the coming days, it would take me by surprise. 'Tormato' is splendid, versatile, inspired, almost faultless. Granted, it is not clear-cut, one-dimensional Yes. It is an ambiguous album, including both 'Silent wings' and 'Madrigal'. But Yes was always good at being ambiguous ('and rearrange your liver to the solid mental grace'). This album helped me to put my trust in a band's or musician's release that I failed to grasp immediately.
hminkema 3 years ago
Tormato and this favorite song on it strike a very special chord with me. It is December 1978, I am 14 years old and Santa Claus is coming up (December 5th in The Netherlands). I went looking through the house to see where my parents hid the presents, found 'Tormato' all wrapped up in the attic, and secretely played it in the evening. I was appalled, furious. Couldn't believe this was the Yes I liked. A few days later, Santa would pass the record officially unto me.
(see next post)
hminkema 3 years ago
that's great! you should have never posted "the rest of the story". With the exception of this song I did not care much for the album (and still dont). I love yes but not so much this album. I would have loved to have seen your reaction when you had to open it Christmas day after already giving it the once over.
dinkydao 3 years ago
does anyone know where to get theres bass tabs?
jeevesthepunk 3 years ago
Part of this was on YesYears: A Retrospective.
Naruto16fox 4 years ago
Incredible footage. KILLER SONG!
hoestreicher 4 years ago
This is like listening to god explain the creation of the universe!!
mlmr11 4 years ago
notice maestro anderson in the beginning...
wijreel 4 years ago
This video is amazing. It is rare to see footage of Yes in the studio. This version of the song sounds different than the original. It seems like there is more to it. Steve is my favorite guitar player. By the way where can you get this footage
YesSpaceTraveler 4 years ago