I can't believe you played the intro of Roundabout and cut out before Squire's amazing entry on the bass. Uh ... other than that random complaint ... nice tribute to Yes of the 70's ... which is the best of Yes. Fragile and Close to the Edge are amazing. And so is Relayer. And so is ...
Theres nothing quite like old yes... the "newer" stuff (which isn't really that new, but new as in not first album), has more of a epic-ness that goes with Roger Dean's art, but old yes just... takes yea back.
The greatness of YES was the seventies. The music was epic...the sound was like NO MUSIC Before or Since. I repeat... NO BAND has ever REACHED these HEIGHTS...Before or Since. But YES is not in the so called Rock Hall of Fame??? The Greatest MUSICAL Band of Our Time Deserves Better...
Thanks for creating this two part series. nokturnal hit my feelings well. The only differentiation could be that I'm not sure YES fit any category of music and some points in the period of Closer to the Edge, Tales, and Relayer. Those were what my intro to YES was in 1976...there was a big shift with Going..the songs became shorter ...less epochal in complexity, but for the most part never lacking in spiritual depth. Their exact meaning remains a mystery to me, but have my own. Purpose .
Congrats! on one of the finest progressive rock bands in rock history, Yes, with your fantastic and well edited 'tribute' videos...and the amazing artwork of Roger Dean included! This a CLASSIC Vid!
@TheProgNerd You can collect 'the best of' or 'tribute' LP's...so why not 'the best of' or 'tribute' Videos to collect...Cheers! to your creative ideas!
@TheProgNerd, if you have not already checked out early prog jazz rock fusion with John Mclaughlin and the Mahavishnu Orchestra I recommend you do so. I particularly favor Apocalypse, but the most renown works might be Birds of Fire, In my opinion everything up to Visions of the Emerald Beyond is excellent.
Actually, I have everything by Mahavishnu, and I got into them via a good friend at exactly the same time I got into Rush, circa freshman year in high school. They were much more of an acquired taste, but they eventually grew on me.
Really enjoyed this compilation. Great job with the transitions from one song to the next. It helps you realize just how complex their sounds were and how unique they tried to be with each song. I am especially appreciative of the TFTO that is included. A lot of people bag on that album, but I love The Revealing Science of God.
@Triewer Agree, TOTO was the first Yes show I saw in 74, Close to the Edge, TOTO, and Relayer are by far the bestof Yes to me, with all the previous albums as runner ups. Going for the one was beginning of the, dare I say, down slide, okay the end of the truly genius era.
Yes is the only real prog rock band.. Crimson and Rush are great, but dry without virtuoso keyboards. Yes has a singer, instead of a guitarist who happens to sing. Other prog rock bands try to hard to be complicated. Yes tries to make music and it comes out more complicated than most, like stravinski.
in chronological order I got into Pink Floyd, Yes, ELP, Split Enz*, Genesis, Gentle Giant, Jethro Tull (only the Heavy Horses album), Van Der Graff Generator, PFM, UK, and so on.
* the first Spit Enz album (with them wearing clown costumes on the cover) was a prog rock album
I have been a Yes fan since 1969 and the enthusiasm never wanes.They are the ultimate prog rock band who have always had brilliant musicians in the band and it is no coincidence that this band is still going strong 43 years later.I believe that even when the original members are long gone there will still be yes music because of the strength, character,drama and sheer brilliance of the songs.
YES are the quintessential PROG bands. Others may have been first or more famous but YES took Prog to what maybe considered by some the worst of what prog could be but I think they were GENIUSES and reached heights of sheer bliss that no other progbands could acheive because YES did it on ALL LEVELS.. Technically, Melodically, Lyrically, Emotionally, Visually and SPIRITUALLY!
I got into Rush first, and then Yes, Asia, ELP, King Crimson and Pink Floyd, and much later Genesis and Jethro Tull, with various smaller groups in between.
@TheProgNerd ...For a young person...you have managed to hit almost 100% on the high points of these YES periods and songs. It's outstanding how you highlighted the same points (often JA at his best) that I would have
also suggested were the best of YES...and YES has been the soundtrack of my life since 1973...I grew up...lived much of my life with and have started to grow old with this music. Can't say enough about this work....Great job!!!
Thank you, I appreciate the kind words. Thankfully, the music of Yes seems to be reaching younger audience's these days, just as with most prog in general.
When I first started going to see them in the late 90s, I was generally the only teenager there. But year by year, I've started to see kids even younger, as well as more women at prog-rock shows. People are starting to finally realize that prog was the true alternative, anti-mainstream choice all along.
@TheProgNerd my prog pantheon includes Yes, Rush, Tull, King Crimson, ELP, Genesis, Gentle Giant, Van Der Graaf Generator, and some of the Italian bands.
Today the only thing that satisfies my musical appetite similarly are video game music, like the Final Fantasy series, the composer has even formed a couple prog metal bands.
i love this video my first prog band was rush (or floyd depending on whether itll start the old were they really prog argument) then i discovered genesis and now ive discovered yes and have been listening to all their albums none stop for around 6 months now!!!
I can't believe you played the intro of Roundabout and cut out before Squire's amazing entry on the bass. Uh ... other than that random complaint ... nice tribute to Yes of the 70's ... which is the best of Yes. Fragile and Close to the Edge are amazing. And so is Relayer. And so is ...
PaulVanGu 2 weeks ago
Theres nothing quite like old yes... the "newer" stuff (which isn't really that new, but new as in not first album), has more of a epic-ness that goes with Roger Dean's art, but old yes just... takes yea back.
FallenTemplar1405 1 month ago
man, i call progressive rock--art rock!, and yes is a very intense thing
elhomosatirus 1 month ago
IMHO Close To The Edge was the greatest piece of music Yes wrote, and one of the best songs in the seventies.
samwiseterminator 1 month ago
Tank you so mutch for sharing this, hope some day new generations will take some inspirations from the past MASTERS!
biosnake333 2 months ago
The greatness of YES was the seventies. The music was epic...the sound was like NO MUSIC Before or Since. I repeat... NO BAND has ever REACHED these HEIGHTS...Before or Since. But YES is not in the so called Rock Hall of Fame??? The Greatest MUSICAL Band of Our Time Deserves Better...
202Hollywood 2 months ago
Thanks for creating this two part series. nokturnal hit my feelings well. The only differentiation could be that I'm not sure YES fit any category of music and some points in the period of Closer to the Edge, Tales, and Relayer. Those were what my intro to YES was in 1976...there was a big shift with Going..the songs became shorter ...less epochal in complexity, but for the most part never lacking in spiritual depth. Their exact meaning remains a mystery to me, but have my own. Purpose .
sponsler 3 months ago
Congrats! on one of the finest progressive rock bands in rock history, Yes, with your fantastic and well edited 'tribute' videos...and the amazing artwork of Roger Dean included! This a CLASSIC Vid!
1947classic 6 months ago
@1947classic Thank you, kind sir! I plan more Yes tribute videos in the future.
TheProgNerd 6 months ago
@TheProgNerd You can collect 'the best of' or 'tribute' LP's...so why not 'the best of' or 'tribute' Videos to collect...Cheers! to your creative ideas!
1947classic 6 months ago
@TheProgNerd, if you have not already checked out early prog jazz rock fusion with John Mclaughlin and the Mahavishnu Orchestra I recommend you do so. I particularly favor Apocalypse, but the most renown works might be Birds of Fire, In my opinion everything up to Visions of the Emerald Beyond is excellent.
evansphoto 11 months ago
@evansphoto
Actually, I have everything by Mahavishnu, and I got into them via a good friend at exactly the same time I got into Rush, circa freshman year in high school. They were much more of an acquired taste, but they eventually grew on me.
TheProgNerd 11 months ago
@TheProgNerd You young sir I wise beyond your years!
evansphoto 11 months ago
Really enjoyed this compilation. Great job with the transitions from one song to the next. It helps you realize just how complex their sounds were and how unique they tried to be with each song. I am especially appreciative of the TFTO that is included. A lot of people bag on that album, but I love The Revealing Science of God.
Triewer 11 months ago
@Triewer Agree, TOTO was the first Yes show I saw in 74, Close to the Edge, TOTO, and Relayer are by far the bestof Yes to me, with all the previous albums as runner ups. Going for the one was beginning of the, dare I say, down slide, okay the end of the truly genius era.
evansphoto 11 months ago
Yes is the only real prog rock band.. Crimson and Rush are great, but dry without virtuoso keyboards. Yes has a singer, instead of a guitarist who happens to sing. Other prog rock bands try to hard to be complicated. Yes tries to make music and it comes out more complicated than most, like stravinski.
lakemichigan100 11 months ago
Wait!!! Did you really leave out most of RELAYER...my gawd that's blasphemic
wigginsdesign 1 year ago
wow havnt heard this for years and years and years was one of my fav bands all them years ago great
smelbo8 1 year ago
in chronological order I got into Pink Floyd, Yes, ELP, Split Enz*, Genesis, Gentle Giant, Jethro Tull (only the Heavy Horses album), Van Der Graff Generator, PFM, UK, and so on.
* the first Spit Enz album (with them wearing clown costumes on the cover) was a prog rock album
FlametopFred 1 year ago
eu gosto do close to the edge pq eu sou demais
chazenlindo 1 year ago
I have been a Yes fan since 1969 and the enthusiasm never wanes.They are the ultimate prog rock band who have always had brilliant musicians in the band and it is no coincidence that this band is still going strong 43 years later.I believe that even when the original members are long gone there will still be yes music because of the strength, character,drama and sheer brilliance of the songs.
larrydart13 1 year ago
YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEES
wigginsdesign 1 year ago
grandes canciones ,yes es uno de mis favoritos,su rock progresivo no tiene parangon ,su musica acordes percusion merece escucharse por la eternidad
sumerio1975 1 year ago
Pink Floyd introduced to the wonderful genre of Progressive Rock. But I am really getting interested in Yes, especially after this video.
nokturnal5647 1 year ago
@nokturnal5647
YES are the quintessential PROG bands. Others may have been first or more famous but YES took Prog to what maybe considered by some the worst of what prog could be but I think they were GENIUSES and reached heights of sheer bliss that no other progbands could acheive because YES did it on ALL LEVELS.. Technically, Melodically, Lyrically, Emotionally, Visually and SPIRITUALLY!
wigginsdesign 1 year ago 5
Dude, I was 25 when I discovered Yes (late '80s). This is great! But don't forget '80s Yes, too!
musicman70707 1 year ago
@musicman70707
Part 2 (with 80s Yes) is in another video.
AragornIsStrider 1 year ago
This so fabulous. Thanks for sharing it!
TheGatesofDelirium 1 year ago
I got into Rush first, and then Yes, Asia, ELP, King Crimson and Pink Floyd, and much later Genesis and Jethro Tull, with various smaller groups in between.
I can't get enough of prog these days.
TheProgNerd 1 year ago 3
@TheProgNerd ...For a young person...you have managed to hit almost 100% on the high points of these YES periods and songs. It's outstanding how you highlighted the same points (often JA at his best) that I would have
also suggested were the best of YES...and YES has been the soundtrack of my life since 1973...I grew up...lived much of my life with and have started to grow old with this music. Can't say enough about this work....Great job!!!
202Hollywood 1 year ago
@202Hollywood
Thank you, I appreciate the kind words. Thankfully, the music of Yes seems to be reaching younger audience's these days, just as with most prog in general.
When I first started going to see them in the late 90s, I was generally the only teenager there. But year by year, I've started to see kids even younger, as well as more women at prog-rock shows. People are starting to finally realize that prog was the true alternative, anti-mainstream choice all along.
TheProgNerd 1 year ago
@TheProgNerd my prog pantheon includes Yes, Rush, Tull, King Crimson, ELP, Genesis, Gentle Giant, Van Der Graaf Generator, and some of the Italian bands.
Today the only thing that satisfies my musical appetite similarly are video game music, like the Final Fantasy series, the composer has even formed a couple prog metal bands.
samwiseterminator 1 month ago
A wonderful sampling of the music and art of that great voice of positivity - *YES*!
Dreamzville 2 years ago
i love this video my first prog band was rush (or floyd depending on whether itll start the old were they really prog argument) then i discovered genesis and now ive discovered yes and have been listening to all their albums none stop for around 6 months now!!!
pinkfloydrule27 2 years ago