Yes Masterworks - "The Gates Of Delirium" (Part 2)

[ak47dragunov]

damn Jonny, belt that shit!

[roccotool]

Yeah, that's Igor on keys. Too bad it's not Moraz.

[LMMEjsmith]

This is awesome! Thanks for uploading, i'm learning guitar just watching Steve Howe do his thing. His work is much more than a writing style and some effect pedals.

[wigginsdesign]

@LMMEjsmith Absolutely...He got something uniquely imaginative because plays SOUND as well as music...He creates atmosphere instead just only getting the music right.BUT he also works every moment with passion. Nothing is wasted. The same with Chris. Every movement is handled with passion. It's a way of seeing sound that YES had that was different the most groups. THat's why there music transcended beyong 'songs'.

[MMOAvideos]

OMG!! OMG!!! I wish I was a child of the 70s. You guys in your 50s now have no idea how lucky you were to see this band (and many many others) back in the day.

[becsaighead]

@MMOAvideos They're still performing. In some ways this past decade has been the best. They've dug up gems they haven't performed since the seventies, and a couple they've never performed live (South Side of the Sky)

[KLezlie]

Who is the keyboard player -? Igor? He seems to be struggling a bit. The tone is off quite a bit- but, maybe it's an artifact of the video? I am always amazed at the sheer joy of performing this music by the members of the band expressed in these video offerings...

[LMMEjsmith]

@KLezlie strange you should say that, i'll have to listen for it as i watch this, but in the video preceding it he seemed to perform quite effortlessly.

[hodicle]

This is a classic which will stand the test of time

[Peatman]

Drummers: I'm having trouble finding the "1" in the epic battle middle section...it's been bugging me ever since I heard this song for the first time. Is it just that Alan plays the snare in a weird spot?

[Snotra]

Would love to of heard more echo plex on Steve's Tele!

[JackAngelBlue]

Powerful!Yes:eternal!!!

Jack, from Brazil♥

[alanbudden]

I think "Gates of Delerium" killed prog simply because it was impossible to do better.

[tevevid]

@alanbudden

He he, a VERY good point. I felt it could never be matched when it was released around 1973/74

It is only some fusion music that play in the same division, but this is even more feeling - you are being transformed to an imaginary epic music story. The best song ever !

[thetweeze10]

Keyboard player doesnt fit.

[DJEricBliss]

@thetweeze10 SRSLY? I thought Igor did a bang up job before he sexually harassed that security guard at that one show. but seriously he rocked I thought he was one of their best keysmen, played on their best late period album (The ladder) and that tour and masterworks after were great.

[thetweeze10]

Inhate the keyboard player.He doesnt belong.Sorry.Im sure he's somebodies fav,Not mine

[svanur75]

5:00  astonishing

[lakemichigan100]

THis is a masterpiece!

[jljsuk]

this version is decent but not great, yesshows cut is the best, relayer is 1 of the 3 YES albums that I still listen to proudly, after 1994 YES died, their curent line up is embarrasing and pathetic.

[oldfatbubba]

Igor did a great job with all their songs on this tour. It's a shame he he couldn't control himself.

[d3kadE905]

MasterWorks indeed!!!! nothin like it! Alan White plays and looks like he just recorded the song.. It's true you get better with age!!

[blowmyroot]

NOT ONLY DOES RICK STEIN COOK BRILLIANT JUST LOOK HOW HE PLAYS THESES DRUMS!!!!!!!!

[youngklasic33]

The sun {son} will lead us,Always the battle for your very soul.. High vibration please keep going on. This music changed my life.

[Joeltaa347]

Probably the best song ever on War and Peace, could have been the theme song for a movie on tolstoys book. Powerful from start to finish, with as always a great climax leading to the solution of the struggle in the "Soon" lyrics. What more can I say about this song: JUST SIMPLY BLOWS YOU AWAY!!!

[JackAngelBlue]

Amazing music!!!Genious.....

I love Yes♥!!!!Yes:eternal!!!!!!

Jack, from Brazil.....

[GtarNved98752]

It's too bad that very few really know what this album is about. It's a war being fought between good and evil. Close your eyes and "see the music". Feel the "Clash" and the final ending as the dust settles. Soon ...oh soon the "Light".

[KajZu2]

A masterpiece of art in my opinion. Regards from which was inspipiried by founding EBS Bass Amps,by me Kaj & Bosse..

[JackAngelBlue]

AMAZING MUSIC!!!!!

YES...FOREVER!!!

[aqualaning]

muy buena

[TheGatesofDelirium]

God almighty, this is sooo good!

[davelewitt]

epic stuff from the kings of epic rock

transformative music for those who choose to be transformed

YES!!!

[bigua1428]

JON ANDERSON´S RULES ¡¡¡¡¡¡¡ ALWAYS ¡¡¡¡

YES WITHOUT JON IS NOT YES ¡¡¡¡

Regards from Argentina , Arthur

[nintendo64isking]

is that Igor Khoroshev on keys?

[Redliner500]

@nintendo64isking yes it is Igor

[smacksie47]

my life change the first i listened in 73

[lifesonfan]

was front row center in St. Louis for this. I don't remember much because I was so blown away. Steve Howe told a guy to shut up who was yelling in his face during his solo....gotta love Steve

[yesshows100]

@lifesonfan

1997 to 2010, inferior YES, playing and sound system, expensive to get in, and he has the nerve to tell people to shut up. 1971 -1979, $4.50 to around $9.00, greatest show ever, people screaming at him and he smiles. If he screamed at me I would yell back at him. Hey Steve, how come the live 1997 to 2010 versions are pieces of crap compared to 1971-1979. Also 1991 versions are very inferior to 1971-1979. Not counting 1984, 1988, 1994, because Steve wasn't with them.

[BggProductions]

I wasn't too keen on Relayer at first when I was going through the Yes catalogue - it seemed to random and disjointed, as if they were just jamming with no direction. What a young fool I was. Now I understand and appreciate the genius that is Relayer (same goes for Topographic Oceans)

[twinsmm1]

Gates of Delirium: The Prog Rock song of all Prog Rock songs. A true anthem!

[Gord488]

Does Frodo know his shirt was stolen?

[nanderson1965]

@Gord488 Shit! Frodo gave him that shirt!

[visog]

I don't think they're in a different key, they just use more discordant harmonies from time to time such as 0:30 to 0:45. Time signatures maybe... Pretty incredible music which ever way you look at it... and you know it's all leading up to that fantastic end 'Soon' end segment...

[arqjulio]

Gates of Delirium, musica magistral interpretada por genios, es un clasico eterno,

vuelvan a Sudamerica!!!!!!! los amamos, saludos desde Chile.

[twinsmm1]

Man, this video is 10 years old. Even in recent stuff, you can tell that Alan White still digs it and plays like he means it.

[twinsmm1]

I think that I spent my entire sophomore year in high school listening to this album. There was nothing else but Yes for me at the time.

[doctorbombay]

dang.....what do you say but......."wow"

[spoombung]

Wow, terrific stuff!

[mensageiradaluz]

Wonderful...masters of modern music...

YES!!!!eternal!!!

Jack,from Brazil

[dobermandhani]

great to see Steve playing a Tele....saw them in Pitts and Jamestown Ny in 2009...was about my 15th Yes show....great !!!!

[frontierizo]

The newer synths do not stand up "harmonically" or "sonically" to the guitars, drums and voice. This music must be tried to be played on the original instruments. We are aware of the hassles of touring with vintage synths, but groups like Yes should do the effort.

[javichuification]

"Yes masterworks" to write music like this and play it in live concert , say no more, the title is just right, these are masters playing as genious

[pryt86]

this was a great show the first time i ever saw them was on this tour but in camden new jersey

[firouzi53]

Good morning every body,you all finally are waking up,just imagine listening to the stuff,before the cd tech,we all were tripping for a long time,along with the band members.Now they are trying to make a few bucks.

[bigua1428]

YES WITHOUT JON ANDERSON IS NOT YES. ¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡ Arthur

[bigua1428]

I cannot explain in English what really feel when i heard Yes with JON ANDERSON, my lenguage is Spanish i live in Argentina, i think that Yes ( JA,SH,CS,RW,AW) was, is and will be the most incredible band ever exists. Try to remember the incredible music from these guys for ever in your brains ¡¡¡¡¡, The is no a masterpiece , THIS SONG specially SOON is the most beautifull song ever write.

Regards from Argentina Arthur

[Semente200]

Relayer is an absolute masterpiece

[javichuification]

@Semente200 you`´re damn right, after I listen to this song with head phones full blast, well I sleep like a fucking baby

[cvsman2]

@Semente200 You are so right.

[becsaighead]

@Semente200 Yup. Best of the entire canon, with this at the pinnacle.

[ElFlakoRompanTodo]

i dont do drugs but i imagine this must be the glory if you are tripping, it takes you to surreal places!

[JimSVoit]

@ElFlakoRompanTodo I never heard this while tripping, but I think it would be life-changing. I did listen to The Ancient, which was truly magnificent. It really opened my ears to the brilliant layered percussion by Alan White. Listen closely, and you'll see what I mean. I'm far past those days of experimentation, but I sure don't regret it at all. Yes is the greatest band to listen to in that state, in my opinion. In reality, they're the greatest band to listen to in any state! :D

[wigginsdesign]

@JimSVoit MY GAWD... at 16 years old In 72 I saw YES tripping for the first time during CTTE tour and never again would I we see YES without it!!! Never again! It is absolutely LIFE CHANGING. I can;'t even explain! I saw this show tripping. also The Ladder and with the LA Orchestra. "THERE IS A GOD"...I kept saying! The music is beautifully intense and organic. It's own life force separate from the players. IT IS PURE MAGIC on EARTH! Best band in any state. Psychedelic or California :)

[yopagedotcom]

This song has got to be the best YES ever to me. Wow, an event each time I hear it!

[williamsj3]

agreed

[capriboy2o]

Will anyone ever do something like this again? the bass and drums are outstanding on relayer. Moraz did some of his coolest work there too. Shame that now we just seem to get these MIT and berkeley grads who sound like dream theater...far too clinical and worked out. You can get this idea that in Chris Squire's garage in 74 a proper jam led to some of these great riffs. Its my favourite non-true lineup Yes album(if that makes sense?)

[frembling]

O)h, I forgot to mention.... Igor was a pretty kick-ass keyboardist for these guys! I always liked him! He definitely captures the Moraz-mood with these serpentine quicksilver ivory speed-riffs . Fuckin' AWE-sum!!1

[frembling]

Hi Matic, This copy looks pretty good to me....I'll have to compare it to mine...which, if I recall is like 2nd gen or so, and has LOUD-ass hi-fi audio...but this seems pretty heavy, too. The lighting was definitely NOT the highlight of this tour.the music was. I have Jones Beach, Florida, Saratoga, and Holmdel and maybe one other Masterwerx Vid... JIM.

[norahsan]

Now this is music.

[robersecret]

7:22 EXCELENTE!!!!!

[osummuso]

Looks like Howe is still playing the very Same Tele custom he was back in the day too.

That things worth a mint!

[thefansixties]

You are rightly right. I was just watching the 1975 live performance at QPR.

Same Telecaster with an Humbucking in the neck position and an added switch on top left of the body...

[chasedspleen]

Wonderful stuff from superb musicians. Why hasn't this had 300,000 views?

[75peter]

The best rock song ever from the best rock group ever....No one else comes close!!!!

[mrgoodvibrations]

superb

[CSXer]

Howe and Squire are guitar Gods!!!

What an awesome jam!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[diosesygenerales]

one of the 4 best compositions of yes, a sonic essence that is unmatched (6:25) Thank you Matic!

Yes forever!

[larypg]

This is crazy good

[bei1016]

I too cried, hearing Yes play Gates, after So many years, This is wonderful.

[teaflax]

I saw this tour at Wolf Trap (the gig where Igor got himself kicked out of the band, incidentally) and had no idea they were going to play this. I cried like a baby - I had never thought I'd get to hear this performed live.

[plangentmusic]

Unbelievably great. But they should fire their lighting guy.

[otoya2006]

Is he Koroshev?

[Snotra]

Fragile with Wakeman was to much!

[jmartinfour]

when first saw this at the chicago stadium july 4th 1975 (so long ago) it still stand the test of time

[gwalj]

This just send chills down my spine - it is just sublime rock beyond this world. Yes are MASTERS of rock.

[wigginsdesign]

You said it! Out of body rock! so much emotion runs through me listening to Gate. It simply sublime on so many levels and played hear perfectly! This tour was a was a YES fans dream come true!

[amazrand]

anybody know the MODEL of the rick bass squire is using?

[markjtapply]

usually a 4001CS or 4002CS. the necks are shaved down a bit.

[miguelbass]

it's the RM1999 model, which was the same as the 4001S that were imported to Rose Morris (hence RM) in the UK at the time. The 4001CS (Chris Squire) is a signature edition copy of his' RM1999.

[LAKESIDESTUD]

One of the best live performances of Gates of Delirium I have ever heard....the keyboard player has really captured the spirit of the original Patrick performance and has given Yes one of the best live keyboard sounds since 90125. Well done!!

(by the way I used to work for Jon! )Mike Marshall UK

[amazrand]

This IS BY FAR the best live version! Thanx Matic

[bergerdrum]

Very cool. Why does it seem like Chris' Rickenbacker bass has had bad intonation sine the mid-90's? In every live recording I've heard since and including "Keys" his bass sounds a little sharp in pitch.

But it's so good to see that trademark Alan White snarl as he plays!

[wigginsdesign]

ASeasonedWitch!

You get it! Indescribable is correct! There's something about their best music that strikes at the very core of our internal sensory reaction to choreographed sonic poly-rhythms. (my insufficient attempt to describe the indescribable)

[diosesygenerales]

only these geniuses British could build this incredible instrumental virtuosity path followed by a glorious Soon the Light

Howe is the best! (3:34)

[diosesygenerales]

the end, before "soon" is the best!

[diosesygenerales]

Relayer is an album from another world!

This part of the song is great, great combination of instruments

Howe, Squire and Alan take me to the gates of delirium...!

hahaha

is a great song!

[wigginsdesign]

diosesygenerales

I couldn't agree more! but Igor did a fantastic job this tour and what an opportunity to play this music because of Rick's absence who wasn't the songs keyboardist anyway!

[bilboquet456]

Squire is on fire!!

[gusstavo21]

nadie recuerda al gran Patrick Moraz?

[TheSpiralAim]

Whats interesting, is during the musical breakdown... all the instruments are in a different key until the 'battle' is over and the resolution causes harmony when everything returns to the same key.

[yesfan]

Are all the instruments really in a different key? That would be so cool. I don't want to doubt you, but I would love to run that by someone who studies music. Unless you are one of those people.

[matic3060]

I don't really know a whole lot about music and its structure and composition. But I can say for sure that there are parts of this song where every instrument (or at least melody and rhythm) are in different time signatures at least. Not sure about the keys though. Would love if someone with higher musical knowledge would chime in on this.

[MarcGrauCat]

How great are YES!

I think that at the beginning of the bridge they are playing in rhythms of 5, 7 & 9 times, but it's very difficult to discern the guide that they're following (sometimes White, other times Khoroshev or Squire), but in the end they're great musicians and they have the rhythm in their head.

In the last part of the bridge I think they're playing on a 7 time rhythm.

It's the modest opinion from a Yes fan from Barcelona. Thanx for this video!

[TheConnord12]

@matic3060 lol all the instruments in a different key simply would not work. you are rite about different time signatures, yes has done all kinds of things with weird rythym patterns becasue they have the skill. but everything in a different key in theory would sound pretty odd.

[venusasaboy]

@matic3060 Not sure if it's been addressed already but yeah, you're pretty much spot on. All the instruments ARE in the same key, but there's a whole lot of polyrhythms and melodic counterpoint.

[ASeasonedWitch]

@yesfan - Whatever key a song is played in can be stretched like a rubber band to certain limits. However stretch too far and you break it. Same with this music. It's chaotic and incredibly complex but the band knows exactly how far they can go without disharmony. They all play in the same key. Time signature is a huge challenge in this song too. Between the disonance and weird time sections it's chaos. But they know exactly what they're doing.

(Yes I took music theory.)

[wigginsdesign]

This is the most progressive song in progressive rock. PERIOD! I remeber seeing this show nd the first tour of GATES in 74. I bought the LP the day i hit the stores and and was so elated that YES has done the impossible & the unimaginable once again.

[ASeasonedWitch]

wigginsdesign

I know what you mean. YES have consistently delivered otherworld music. Music that's unimaginable and impossible and wonderful.

[watchKungFu]

Steve Howe is something of a master, huh?

[Chudhole]

Let me add, yes, I realize this is Moraz's stuff.

[Chudhole]

It's a shame they couldn't keep this keyboard player. He seemed to "get" Wakeman's parts.

[blormp1]

i saw this show...

saratoga was even better 3days before.

cosmic rock

igor could have run sound chaser with a

decent solo -i wish they did that too...

[yeshead]

Alan gets great coverage here... Relayer was definitely his defining album with Yes and it's nice to see him get a bunch of the spotlight in this clip.

[cmaimone]

my favorite performance of this classic was on the Symphonic Tour in 2001 :)

[glenngreer]

Do you have this on dvd? It looks very professional!! This was a great concert!!

[tevevid]

This epic music tale by Yes is my absolute favorite music all categories since I first heard it in 1974. Thanks for the fantastic entertainment !!!

[ctask633]

Just WOW!