jesus look at the size of the crowd their playing to its big enough to rival the quuen at wembley crowd and great song shame rick wakemans not there as well but still very good
I've just crushed my motorcycle into a car and I don't know what I'm gonna say when my father arrive home. So I came here to listen to some prog rock, maybe I can feel better.
"@marmas58ink Is well known the sound mixing of this show is terrible...rumors are the engineer took acid before the show. Next day he got fired...."
Wakeman left the band at that time because he was not pleased with Topographic Oceans, and was not into the music they were going with on Relayer, plus his solo albums at that time did very well on the charts , so he proceeded with his solo projects
I find the organ a bit too prominent at times here, and it seems the vol level of Jon's vocal inexplicably decreases at about 332... still Yes needs to officially release stuff like this. (In fact - I'd forgot but...they once had a plan to do just that... thru their website.)
The Yes Album Close to The Edge, É explendido!!!! A marca de uma geração!!!! E que prosseguirá para muito e muito tempo... Salve Yes!!!! Damibassist, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
Wow, I feel "dated". I recall YES in Nashville, TN. back in 1978. Still going strong I understand, although It would be awesome if Jon would rejoin on vocals. No band on this planet can touch them with "spiritually" based lyrics and music. Thanks Tommy for posting..God bless all.
Steve Howe is truely INCREDIBLE.! He runs up and down that Gibson neck like WILD Fire..!
I saw Yes last night at the Kravis Center in West Palm Beach, FL.. An Excellent show..!
Benoit David did a great job belting out some very high notes... I envisioned Jon Anderson many times..!! Wakeman JR did a fine job on the keyboards..!
kintronico, no es para enojarse, es una opinion no mas, si me decis grabacion en estudio te doy la razon (Tales!, Relayer!), quien lo puede discutir !, pero no se, lo veo en vivo y quizas es victima de la demasiada elaboracion que hacia en estudio.
@linitux No digas boludeces, Howe limitado??? no sabes lo que decis, Rabin no tiene nada que hacer a su lado , al menos en cuanto a la musica de YES se refiere, con lo de Wakeman estoy d acuerdo.
It is a little disappointing to see that YES never seemed to be as tight Live as in their recordings. That section around 2:50 is wonderful in the record but in no live recording the Bass is as impressive and the general execution of the band is never as solid and precise.
And that could be a minor flaw, but what I really miss is the intensity of the interpretation. As if the band was not really into the song you know?. Maybe that is why I like Genesis so much more.
@Musicalbox1971 I've definitely noticed that too. I know their slowing the tempo to be more musical, but this is an aggressive song, and a little more energy and speed would make it an intense experience for the crowd
Ian Please Get Well soon even,It's been awhile since you canceled tour,just noticed your virgo medal you know it's me John only to find the masters name get on home
I was too young...how I wish I could go back in time to see them in the early/mid 70's. Amazing band of musicians. "sing the wings off of angels...."...loved that comment below.
@superdude 13666- yes, PF too. But they are juxtapositioned as the "dark side" just as Yes was of the "lighter side" both equally great, just different moods, I think; wouldn't you agree?
underated?howe? ..any guitarist worth his weight is a steve howe fan PLUS gallery of the greats 5 yrs running in Guitar Mag...hardly underated..not arguing at all.just makin observation :o)
you find no one of these musicians is playing a supporting role. each one of them is a top shelf genius, each one is playing lead all the time somehow. the music is supernatural. witchcraft i think
@weeeendog--yes, each one of them is pure genious! Who plays guitar like Steve Howe, bass like Chris Squire, keyboard like Rick Wakeman or sings the wings off of angels like Jon Anderson? Keeps their great rhythms up like Mr Alan White-or Bill Bruford (even though on this video Patrick Moraz was on keys) ? I agree with you! There is only one YES! ANd they rule supreme with the septre of PROG ROCK!
Hi MissDebbieLee . . . it is wonderful to connect with another, like you, who came along for the trip, nearly out of the material world, part way to pure light. But still there is a sad part . . . knowing that YES can't go on forever. I hope to be able to see them all together again in concert one more time . . . I will drop everything . . . take care Debbie . . . thanks for your comment
@ weeeendog- thank you for your kindness! For Yes with Mr Anderson @ the helm, I too would drop everything if they are nearby enough-even my job if it insisted on getting in the way....peace,love and light to you weeendog!
I think the "color to the scenes" can refer to the certain feelings or flavor one might have as they relate to the time period they are in(scenes meaning environment a person is in at the time). The "color" meaning the experiences and memories as they relate to that certain "time period"
The time between the notes relates the color to the scenes
I think what he was trying to say by the above lyrics was that the 'Notes" refer to the end/start of every year or period. The "time" can refer to period of time between the notes (12 months)
Steve Howe is the best guitar player from that era, no doubt. Great tecnique, fluent in many styles, and great tone, without having to use shitloads of distortion. And Alan Whites no slouch either though I prefer Bruford, but you can't have your cake and eat it too. The most under rated band in history...I don't think people could relate to the complexity of their music, such a shame!! More for me to listen too!
Agree with you about Howe my friend...saw them in "76 at the Spectrum in Philly....Moraz on KB...they were the hardest working band I have ever seen...White was playing drums..they opened with "Siberian Khatru"....and i agree with you...the most underrated band EVER...I'm seeing them Feb 5 though...maybe it's only Jon and Chris...good enough for me!
Guitstef71, that was probably the most spot on summary of Yes I've ever heard. Steve Howe was simply amazing, Bill Bruford was the best pure rock and roll drummer of the era, and Jon Anderson, as cryptic and indecypherable as his lyrics were was an amazing vocalist. The more you hear them the more you appreciate them. And as much as some people disliked Rick Wakeman, heand Keith Emerson were two of the best keyboard players in the last 50 years. A truly underappreciated band.
Bill Bruford a "pure rock and roll drummer"? You may have your names mixed up and are referring to Alan White. Bill's early work with Yes was mainly jazz influenced drumming. He's an exceptional player who has pushed the limits of percussion, but I wouldn't call him "pure rock and roll".
Bill Bruford a "pure rock and roll drummer"? You may have your names mixed up and are referring to Alan White. Bill's early work with Yes was mainly jazz influenced drumming. He's an exceptional player who has pushed the limits of percussion, but I wouldn't call him "pure rock and roll".
Sadly people can't comprehend the beautiful complexity of YES. If you are truly a fan their music is something that can be analyzed on many levels technically, compositional, spiritually, lyrically and creatively. I simply LOVE it and it amazes me still to this day.
And yes to compare them to other greats of Prog is futile. Its like saying "do I want an orange, mango, papaya, grapes or apricot today. Sometimes I enjoy all in one sitting
Why all the comparisons? Genesis, Yes, Gentle Giant, Pink Floyd, its like comparing blonds to redheads, when its good its good. all the comparison is for insecure assholes with no grip on reality.
Only YES is YES, no other has their unique complex sound.....l love it. Relayer(my favLP )(Soundchaser) is like a trip in itself without any drugs involved......
I'm a big fan of Pink Floyd myself and confess that I have listened much more to PF than Yes. But these bands can't be compared. While PF tends to be very melodic about their songs - even the early ones which, as already pointed here, are their best material - Yes is extremely good at making odd tempos fall into an exhilarating harmony. That and their musicality are what I admire most on Yes as a band. Not to mention Steve Howe, still my greatest inspiration in guitar playing.
and if ya think they werent complex, again i'll use A Saucerful of Secrets - whereas Yes were complex in the sense that they would sit there debating about whether to use G or Gb in a certain note progression.. Pink Floyd would sit there & debate about whether Rick Wright should open up the piano and pluck the strings himself, or pound on the keys - or whether David Gilmour should screw around on the guitar with his fingers or a slide - whether roger waters should hit a gong or other percussion
Some of us old rock and roll fans from the 70s and 80s have listened to both Yes and Rush. To compare the groups and try to say that one is better than the other would be impossible artistically speaking. The musicians in both groups are both excellent an very accomplished as well as distinctive in their own way. There are no two groups like these two.
Yes has been one of my all time favorite bands for almost 4 decades and I wouldn't insult them by comparing a great band like Rush to them and using Yes as an excuse to put down Rush. That would be like using Eric Johnson as an excuse to put down Eric Clapton. Eric Johnson would be the first to be embarrassed by such a comparison and I think Yes would be embarrassed the same way. I am so thankful to have the complete collection of BOTH bands and Porcupine Tree in my collection.
If you mean Heavy metal as a comparison to Deep Purple or Led Zeppelin, I agree, but from about '76 to '81, their songs have plenty of prog elements. Especially "Xanadu". You can't possibly listen to that song, and tell me that all that is there is heavy metal!
I agree, I would argue that much Rush is by definition progressive: extended compositions, frequently changing and complex time signatures, fantastical lyrics, extended instrumental passages, exotic instrumemtation, layering, classically inspired multi-movement songs...the list is endless! I think the only commonly held belief about Prog that isn;t true of Rush is that they never noodle around "aimlessly". Oh and those guys can ROOOOCK
Well, noodingling around aimlessly isn't a quality of prog at all. Most prog bands don't noodle as much as they have long passages of pre-composed music. Noodling belongs only with Jam bands, starting with Cream, The Grateful Dead, & The Allman Brothers Band. Also, I really hate when people lump Pink Floyd into the prog category, because they are nothing like any other prog band. The main qualifying factor was that their whole sound was based around "jamming" or "noodling".
I don't know. I mean yeah there were elements of jazz & classical in some of the Floyd's more experimental material, but they tended to lean mostly on psych & avant-garde elements in those days. Yeah, Echoes is a 23-minute song, but it's nowhere near as complex as a single Yes track. It's a simple song structure, which is augmented with a jam section & minutes of avant-garde noise. Close to The Edge, has a structure, but that structure is revised & rethought throughout the course of 18 minutes.
Echoes is avant garde and progressive still --- look at their use of instrumentation --- a grand piano through a leslie speaker, and more... i think a lot of people deny pink floyd's place in the prog rock universe because david gilmour used pentatonic scales and such... but it's about the progression, not the observable influences, IMHO
I love the late great Rick Wright , but lets not be foolish , if he were still with us HE would admit himself that Wakey IS WAS best BEST....thank you
That's not to say that I don't love Floyd. I love Floyd, I consider them to be my favorite band of all time, pretty much. Yes is in the top 10, if not top 5, but I still think that their styles are 2 completely different things and shouldn't be lumped in together. Yes, ELP, Genesis, Crimson; classic examples of prog. Classical and jazz leanings, etc. But Floyd is nothing like any of those other bands. The closest bands you could associate Floyd with would probably be 10cc or Velvet Underground.
Classical and jazz leanings are just classical and jazz leanings. When I think progressive, I think... you know, progression, the song continuously evolves. Yes, Floyd were psychedelic back in the day, but evolving to and being avant-garde and progressive is a whole diff. ball game -- Zappa was avant-garde, but he had more of a pop leaning, very repetetive stuff (cept for deep cuts like Lumpy Gravy) - such as Who Are the Brain Police? and Hungry Freaks, Daddy
Theres a lot of kinds of progressive rock. I agree that some bands abused of noodling, but we have to point out the diferences. Rush are a progressive rock band, with a more agressive stile. Yes and Genesis where a litlle more elaborate. It doesnt mean they where better. Just diferent. I like them all!!!
I've seen them many times and they still take my breath away! So not like music today!
italiangirl1223 1 month ago
jesus look at the size of the crowd their playing to its big enough to rival the quuen at wembley crowd and great song shame rick wakemans not there as well but still very good
shredmaster100 2 months ago
now in 2011, yes continued were the band number one in rock progressive, i like very much, i was born in 1975, from Guadalajara, jalisco Mexico
gorozcor 4 months ago
I like Chris Squires bass technique
rsaathoff 4 months ago
I've just crushed my motorcycle into a car and I don't know what I'm gonna say when my father arrive home. So I came here to listen to some prog rock, maybe I can feel better.
fwfwfw 4 months ago
not really diggin this performance much. the one on yessongs can't be beaten.
kingcrimson234 6 months ago
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wackofreako 7 months ago
Wakeman left the band at that time because he was not pleased with Topographic Oceans, and was not into the music they were going with on Relayer, plus his solo albums at that time did very well on the charts , so he proceeded with his solo projects
tomlamm1 8 months ago in playlist Yes and Related Videos
how come wakeman left the band at that time?
PERRYFILM 8 months ago
These lyrics make no sense.
CatapultYourMom 10 months ago
@CatapultYourMom Welcome to prog rock.
VAB0L0 10 months ago 5
@CatapultYourMom 2deep4u
Postixin 5 months ago
@CatapultYourMom that's what an LSD inspired song will produce. Does it need to make sense?
kevo4369 1 month ago
Das waren die Bühneklamotten von damals - und auch die Musik war voller Phantasie. John Andersons kristallklare Stimme war ein Markenzeichen.
MrJoshmeyer 1 year ago
Das waren die Bühneklamotten von damals, und auch die Musik war voller Phantasie. John Andersons kristallklare Stimme war ein Markenzeichen.
MrJoshmeyer 1 year ago
I liked Wakeman better than Tony
ozzman25 1 year ago
@ozzman25 ...ya think!!
NYver4get 8 months ago
christ who mixed this? a little less organ please...
Putaspellonyou 1 year ago
Yes is the music of the sun: majestic and impressive!
MrDodstink 1 year ago
I find the organ a bit too prominent at times here, and it seems the vol level of Jon's vocal inexplicably decreases at about 332... still Yes needs to officially release stuff like this. (In fact - I'd forgot but...they once had a plan to do just that... thru their website.)
marmas58ink 1 year ago
@marmas58ink Is well known the sound mixing of this show is terrible...rumors are the engineer took acid before the show. Next day he got fired....
vivelavidarocka 1 year ago
excellent vocals performance!
konrid22 1 year ago
The Yes Album Close to The Edge, É explendido!!!! A marca de uma geração!!!! E que prosseguirá para muito e muito tempo... Salve Yes!!!! Damibassist, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
DAMIBASSIST 1 year ago
Wonderful album, technical perfection,about as good as it gets. It takes a lot of practice to achieve this level of musicianship
sejanus4th 1 year ago
Purement magique . . .
Purely magic
Iserois1 1 year ago
Dude, that was aMAZING
ashamedz 1 year ago
Jon Anderson = talent AND great hair
Kwupples 1 year ago
need more bass...me fave band though by a mile
leaveswine11 1 year ago
i love these cunts
irie3yed 1 year ago
jon. was he high or just jon? cos the guy looks out there every time you see him in the 70s
yooanoozarrmay 1 year ago
Steve Howe lead guitar is out of this world!!!!
topthickproducer 1 year ago
Not being able to hear Squire is hell!
TouchingYou 1 year ago
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Three people are idiots..
stefanobudicin 1 year ago
de lo mejorcito
enric702 1 year ago
So what actual year was this in, 1979?
Xanaseb 1 year ago
@Xanaseb 1975. It's in the video description below the video
Tommygun1028 1 year ago
@Xanaseb Yes in the round was 79,I saw them in San Diego
jeffrewillis 1 year ago
I still like the old line up the best..Anderson, Bruford, Wakeman,Squire and Howe.
djsparkyful 1 year ago
@djsparkyful I totally agree, expectially for Bruford, I think he's a genius!
stefanobudicin 1 year ago
Patrick Moraz just before the Relayer album
Azizejunior 1 year ago
Masterful piece of progressive Rock n Roll.... at it's finest, ladies and gentlemen.
kansasisaband 1 year ago
Jon Anderson's swaying is rather hypnotic, I must say.
forkv 1 year ago
Wow, I feel "dated". I recall YES in Nashville, TN. back in 1978. Still going strong I understand, although It would be awesome if Jon would rejoin on vocals. No band on this planet can touch them with "spiritually" based lyrics and music. Thanks Tommy for posting..God bless all.
Ears14U 1 year ago
Thank you again Tommygun.!! Super Video..!!
Steve Howe is truely INCREDIBLE.! He runs up and down that Gibson neck like WILD Fire..!
I saw Yes last night at the Kravis Center in West Palm Beach, FL.. An Excellent show..!
Benoit David did a great job belting out some very high notes... I envisioned Jon Anderson many times..!! Wakeman JR did a fine job on the keyboards..!
mrprogjazzgto 1 year ago
kintronico, no es para enojarse, es una opinion no mas, si me decis grabacion en estudio te doy la razon (Tales!, Relayer!), quien lo puede discutir !, pero no se, lo veo en vivo y quizas es victima de la demasiada elaboracion que hacia en estudio.
linitux 1 year ago
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The Moraz Attack!!! He scares me in certain moods.
RyanKuhlmann 1 year ago
The Moraz Attack!!! He scared me a time or two.
RyanKuhlmann 1 year ago
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En este video se ve lo limitado que era Steve Howe, se imaginan que hubiese estado Trevor Ravin en ese momento????. Se nota la falta de Wakeman
linitux 1 year ago
En este video se ve lo limitado que era Steve Howe, se imaginan que hubiese estado Trevor Ravin en ese momento????. Se nota la falta de Wakeman
linitux 1 year ago
@linitux No digas boludeces, Howe Limitado??? si es un Maestro, Rabin nada tiene que hacer a su lado.
Y si con lo Wakeman te doy la razon.
kintronico 1 year ago
@linitux No digas boludeces, Howe limitado??? no sabes lo que decis, Rabin no tiene nada que hacer a su lado , al menos en cuanto a la musica de YES se refiere, con lo de Wakeman estoy d acuerdo.
kintronico 1 year ago
It is a little disappointing to see that YES never seemed to be as tight Live as in their recordings. That section around 2:50 is wonderful in the record but in no live recording the Bass is as impressive and the general execution of the band is never as solid and precise.
And that could be a minor flaw, but what I really miss is the intensity of the interpretation. As if the band was not really into the song you know?. Maybe that is why I like Genesis so much more.
Musicalbox1971 1 year ago
@Musicalbox1971 I've definitely noticed that too. I know their slowing the tempo to be more musical, but this is an aggressive song, and a little more energy and speed would make it an intense experience for the crowd
1994AlmostSkater 1 year ago
I love this divine song.. I love that divine music.
GhostOfGoodness1992 1 year ago
Ian Please Get Well soon even,It's been awhile since you canceled tour,just noticed your virgo medal you know it's me John only to find the masters name get on home
JonofNJ 1 year ago
Great performance... Why did you cut this masterpiece into pieces?
john1000003 1 year ago
OH MAN ON MAN !!! 70'S
pstlaurent1964 1 year ago
to all you negative posters, I WOULD LIKE TO SEE YOU PLAY LOL if yiou dont like it, turn it off and go away
skyline076 1 year ago
to all you negative posters, I WOULD LIKE TO SEE YOU PLAY LOL
skyline076 1 year ago
How is great, Moraz sucks.
Gumbydunzeeto 1 year ago
Who's playing keyboard? Doesn't look like Wakeman. Patric Moraz?
louverrone 1 year ago
you are correct
Tommygun1028 1 year ago
in the 60s and 70s anything was possible with acid
hussellreilman 1 year ago
@hussellreilman I can't tell you how many times I'd drop some killer four way blotter and put this on with headphones. Good memories!
Hellotaxi 1 year ago
I was too young...how I wish I could go back in time to see them in the early/mid 70's. Amazing band of musicians. "sing the wings off of angels...."...loved that comment below.
yesiammark 1 year ago
yeah id say fripp is better to me but i love howe too, 2 complete different styles
ChestTat 2 years ago
robert fripp is an insane guitar player, imagine howe and fripp doing a jam together?
purplejaybird 2 years ago
Gentle Giant, Zappa, Gong, King Crimson...those were some great progressive bands as well.
purplejaybird 2 years ago
Exactly !!!!
MADMAXDANIELS 1 year ago
ELP and Yes were the two greatest progressive rock bands of all time
doggussy1 2 years ago 6
a, Pink FLoyd?!?!?
superdude13666 2 years ago
@superdude 13666- yes, PF too. But they are juxtapositioned as the "dark side" just as Yes was of the "lighter side" both equally great, just different moods, I think; wouldn't you agree?
missdebbielee 2 years ago 2
Yes, perfectly good analogy!
YES = pure light
FLOYD = pure darkness
BEATLES = full rainbow of color?
weeeendog 2 years ago
No way. What about Genesis?
mateusromanp 2 years ago
genesis brother..... genesis.... GENESIS!!! and Yes....
MorganKai 2 years ago
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purplejaybird 2 years ago
@doggussy1 You forget King Crimson
bouli123 1 year ago
Always been a big Yes fan since 72.
My nephew didn't know who they were. So i gave him Relayer to listen to and it blew him away.
These guys have created some of the most awesome innovative music of the 20th century and millions have yet to discover Yes.
liquidplastic62 2 years ago 4
sorry if u misunderstood my commentary, but my main point is that howe is pretty underrated compared to other guitar players.
Howe is brilliant , he mixes jazz and classical, thats why i said ' not even hendrix could do that'
often, most of rankings put howe and maclauglin in low positions. not fair at all
KillingLies1 2 years ago
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people just say clapton, beck, hendrix and page
howe is not popular at all , he deserves to be up with them
KillingLies1 2 years ago 12
I'd have to disagree, he stands by himself, a unique master ahead of the rock gods!
InScienceITrust 2 years ago 2
@KillingLies1 not popular????
keo774 1 year ago
@keo774 not as much as the guitar players i mentioned before.
KillingLies1 1 year ago
@KillingLies1 THEY are overrated, HE's not that uderrated at last...
keo774 1 year ago
@KillingLies1 people know who is steve howe
technically : Howe > Clapton, Hendrix
Emotion : Clapton > Howe
ttb77 1 year ago
@ttb77 i live in southamerica, if yes came here, they would play in a hall.
KillingLies1 1 year ago
@KillingLies1 no they wouldn't they would play in the kitchen just behind the stove!
MrSluggo666 1 year ago
@KillingLies1 And Fripp, too!
Matttix 1 year ago
saw this show in jersey city 1975
drmilo08260 2 years ago
steve howe is underrated, he can beat a lot of guitar players from the 70's
KillingLies1 2 years ago
Alex Lifeson kicks ass too
ArideTWT 2 years ago 2
underated?howe? ..any guitarist worth his weight is a steve howe fan PLUS gallery of the greats 5 yrs running in Guitar Mag...hardly underated..not arguing at all.just makin observation :o)
BWPGuy 2 years ago
Yes, EL&P: both great groups nobody could mate on creativity, musicality, progressivity at that period.
;-)
ollie3 2 years ago
juste l'un des plus grands groupe du 20ieme siecle...
oOTiptoeOo 2 years ago
aa le cortaste un cacho :S pero xido!!
marsvoltassh 2 years ago
Amazing band!
1963Pure 2 years ago 2
you find no one of these musicians is playing a supporting role. each one of them is a top shelf genius, each one is playing lead all the time somehow. the music is supernatural. witchcraft i think
weeeendog 2 years ago 3
@weeeendog--yes, each one of them is pure genious! Who plays guitar like Steve Howe, bass like Chris Squire, keyboard like Rick Wakeman or sings the wings off of angels like Jon Anderson? Keeps their great rhythms up like Mr Alan White-or Bill Bruford (even though on this video Patrick Moraz was on keys) ? I agree with you! There is only one YES! ANd they rule supreme with the septre of PROG ROCK!
missdebbielee 2 years ago
Hi MissDebbieLee . . . it is wonderful to connect with another, like you, who came along for the trip, nearly out of the material world, part way to pure light. But still there is a sad part . . . knowing that YES can't go on forever. I hope to be able to see them all together again in concert one more time . . . I will drop everything . . . take care Debbie . . . thanks for your comment
weeeendog 2 years ago
@ weeeendog- thank you for your kindness! For Yes with Mr Anderson @ the helm, I too would drop everything if they are nearby enough-even my job if it insisted on getting in the way....peace,love and light to you weeendog!
missdebbielee 2 years ago
Jesus H Christ I saw this concert
These guys are spooky magical genuses . . . they came out of the sky and they stand there
weeeendog 2 years ago 2
I had the chance to see this concert, but my friends at the time wouldnt spot me the funds for a ticket...
david684 2 years ago
I think the "color to the scenes" can refer to the certain feelings or flavor one might have as they relate to the time period they are in(scenes meaning environment a person is in at the time). The "color" meaning the experiences and memories as they relate to that certain "time period"
izimbraxyz 2 years ago
The time between the notes relates the color to the scenes
I think what he was trying to say by the above lyrics was that the 'Notes" refer to the end/start of every year or period. The "time" can refer to period of time between the notes (12 months)
izimbraxyz 2 years ago
Cool! This is great! Loved Yes, right from the beginning, but didn't get to see them Live until the 90125 tour (that was a great concert).
Thanks.
SaxyDan54 2 years ago
Yessongs blows this away, c'mon
minfo2000 2 years ago
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lick my balls, c'mon
mikeizzle4shizzle 2 years ago
i wish you could hear more of Anderson's vocals and a little less keyboards, but it's still a great video
drums2bass18 2 years ago
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taeucing 2 years ago
Whoa!!!!
jddrock 2 years ago
Steve Howe is the best guitar player from that era, no doubt. Great tecnique, fluent in many styles, and great tone, without having to use shitloads of distortion. And Alan Whites no slouch either though I prefer Bruford, but you can't have your cake and eat it too. The most under rated band in history...I don't think people could relate to the complexity of their music, such a shame!! More for me to listen too!
guitstef71 2 years ago 14
Agree with you about Howe my friend...saw them in "76 at the Spectrum in Philly....Moraz on KB...they were the hardest working band I have ever seen...White was playing drums..they opened with "Siberian Khatru"....and i agree with you...the most underrated band EVER...I'm seeing them Feb 5 though...maybe it's only Jon and Chris...good enough for me!
Crowsfan55 2 years ago
Guitstef71, that was probably the most spot on summary of Yes I've ever heard. Steve Howe was simply amazing, Bill Bruford was the best pure rock and roll drummer of the era, and Jon Anderson, as cryptic and indecypherable as his lyrics were was an amazing vocalist. The more you hear them the more you appreciate them. And as much as some people disliked Rick Wakeman, heand Keith Emerson were two of the best keyboard players in the last 50 years. A truly underappreciated band.
bobolope 2 years ago
@bobolope
Bill Bruford a "pure rock and roll drummer"? You may have your names mixed up and are referring to Alan White. Bill's early work with Yes was mainly jazz influenced drumming. He's an exceptional player who has pushed the limits of percussion, but I wouldn't call him "pure rock and roll".
Blanchard80 1 year ago
@bobolope
Bill Bruford a "pure rock and roll drummer"? You may have your names mixed up and are referring to Alan White. Bill's early work with Yes was mainly jazz influenced drumming. He's an exceptional player who has pushed the limits of percussion, but I wouldn't call him "pure rock and roll".
Blanchard80 1 year ago
@guitstef71
Sadly people can't comprehend the beautiful complexity of YES. If you are truly a fan their music is something that can be analyzed on many levels technically, compositional, spiritually, lyrically and creatively. I simply LOVE it and it amazes me still to this day.
And yes to compare them to other greats of Prog is futile. Its like saying "do I want an orange, mango, papaya, grapes or apricot today. Sometimes I enjoy all in one sitting
wigginsdesign 1 year ago
@guitstef71 I prefer Bill as well.
Dannymusic1999 1 year ago
Who is playing keyboards?
gmlocp 2 years ago
Patrick Moraz
Tommygun1028 2 years ago
Patrick Moraz
AuntyKaren 2 years ago
Heh you can really hear how bad of a singer Steve Howe is here.
Starfox584 2 years ago
that's ok, I think he was famous for something else?
Tommygun1028 2 years ago
But he is a damn good guitar player
gmlocp 2 years ago
nur genial und hammer geile musik
thierryderbelgier 2 years ago
è um pecado colocar a música pela metade assim!!
ahroba 2 years ago 2
Why all the comparisons? Genesis, Yes, Gentle Giant, Pink Floyd, its like comparing blonds to redheads, when its good its good. all the comparison is for insecure assholes with no grip on reality.
freddlyo 2 years ago 31
@freddlyo for the record tho blonds>redheads
spanky46758 1 year ago
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@freddlyo for the record tho blonds>redheads :P
spanky46758 1 year ago
jon anderson is yes
peterpp50 2 years ago
cudo
makowsc 2 years ago
YES (ça c'est de la musique inventive, élaborée et atypique, un de mes groupes préférés)
jazzpotes42 2 years ago
oh that is GREAT !
blakelyguitarguy 2 years ago
Howe is so amazing. Hell, they all are!
gtrs4life 2 years ago 4
Why compare Floyd and Yes? Both were so different and beautiful in their own right.
council 2 years ago 23
This make me wanna call all my frinds in the middle of the night an tell them that YES are the best band ever!!!!
flowerlower005 2 years ago 4
PLEASE UPLOAD CLIP 3 , I NEED MORE!!!!
EddyMendozaAlegre 2 years ago
It's up there - check my account. It's also on the DVD set too - check video description for more details
ClassicRockDVD 2 years ago
Only YES is YES, no other has their unique complex sound.....l love it. Relayer(my favLP )(Soundchaser) is like a trip in itself without any drugs involved......
mrgoodvibrations 2 years ago 4
I'm a big fan of Pink Floyd myself and confess that I have listened much more to PF than Yes. But these bands can't be compared. While PF tends to be very melodic about their songs - even the early ones which, as already pointed here, are their best material - Yes is extremely good at making odd tempos fall into an exhilarating harmony. That and their musicality are what I admire most on Yes as a band. Not to mention Steve Howe, still my greatest inspiration in guitar playing.
dreamylime 2 years ago 7
and if ya think they werent complex, again i'll use A Saucerful of Secrets - whereas Yes were complex in the sense that they would sit there debating about whether to use G or Gb in a certain note progression.. Pink Floyd would sit there & debate about whether Rick Wright should open up the piano and pluck the strings himself, or pound on the keys - or whether David Gilmour should screw around on the guitar with his fingers or a slide - whether roger waters should hit a gong or other percussion
Topographic0ceans 2 years ago
All i have to say is: " Bravo! to the 70's" and long live progressive rock!!!
Pankqrassiu 2 years ago
Dear God- Close to the Edge is the most beautfiul song to ever exist..... Christ almighty!!!!!!!!!!
bds1167 2 years ago
I'm sorry, but Moraz just ruins this.
2/5
Hrafnaskald 2 years ago
Patrick Moraz on keys, Rick Wakeman soon to return to action (kinda), but like any good marriage, money complicates things.
xvirg 2 years ago
Masterpiece
Maor255 2 years ago
This has a powerful & amazing resonance. Absolutely Brilliant!!! One of the many gifferent forms of musical high magick.
mauvezonemagick 2 years ago
Lao c would say that simple music is precious as well as complicated one as opposittes create all universe... Finally theres no difference
xlapj001 2 years ago
Yes kicks my ASS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
fuzzycuddles 2 years ago 2
Some of us old rock and roll fans from the 70s and 80s have listened to both Yes and Rush. To compare the groups and try to say that one is better than the other would be impossible artistically speaking. The musicians in both groups are both excellent an very accomplished as well as distinctive in their own way. There are no two groups like these two.
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46slowmotion 2 years ago 4
Yes has been one of my all time favorite bands for almost 4 decades and I wouldn't insult them by comparing a great band like Rush to them and using Yes as an excuse to put down Rush. That would be like using Eric Johnson as an excuse to put down Eric Clapton. Eric Johnson would be the first to be embarrassed by such a comparison and I think Yes would be embarrassed the same way. I am so thankful to have the complete collection of BOTH bands and Porcupine Tree in my collection.
ColganBryan 2 years ago 3
Rush at least deserves to be in the team photo with YES. Rush is a slightly less progressive version of YES, with a harder rock edge.
Both groups are superb.
Brilliantbeing 2 years ago 2
I wonder do all members of YES have "Total Mass Retain" , to exactly the same level?
paghob 2 years ago
If you like Yes you will like Rush. If you like you will love Porcupine Tree. Take your time !
Sopeth4 2 years ago
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I LOVE Yes, but can't stand Rush. Rush is nothing but a glorified heavy metal band. To compare Yes and Rush is a slap in the face of Yes.
audiophile55 2 years ago
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I don't mind Rush once in awhile, it's correct to say they aren't comparable though.
Slohands 2 years ago
If you mean Heavy metal as a comparison to Deep Purple or Led Zeppelin, I agree, but from about '76 to '81, their songs have plenty of prog elements. Especially "Xanadu". You can't possibly listen to that song, and tell me that all that is there is heavy metal!
Mikemaniax 2 years ago
I agree, I would argue that much Rush is by definition progressive: extended compositions, frequently changing and complex time signatures, fantastical lyrics, extended instrumental passages, exotic instrumemtation, layering, classically inspired multi-movement songs...the list is endless! I think the only commonly held belief about Prog that isn;t true of Rush is that they never noodle around "aimlessly". Oh and those guys can ROOOOCK
theorytest5 2 years ago 2
Well, noodingling around aimlessly isn't a quality of prog at all. Most prog bands don't noodle as much as they have long passages of pre-composed music. Noodling belongs only with Jam bands, starting with Cream, The Grateful Dead, & The Allman Brothers Band. Also, I really hate when people lump Pink Floyd into the prog category, because they are nothing like any other prog band. The main qualifying factor was that their whole sound was based around "jamming" or "noodling".
Mikemaniax 2 years ago 5
again agreed I was pointing out the flaw in the "commonly held belief" that prog is noodling around and pointing out that rush don't
theorytest5 2 years ago
dude... Pink Floyd... Saucerful of Secrets...
Echoes...
Atom Heart Mother...
Alan's Psychedelic Breakfast...
Sysyphus...
The Narrow Way...
The Grand Vizier's Garden Party...
Pink Floyd was ridiculously progressive before Dark Side of the Moon, but also very avant-garde. They lost that touch at Obscured by Clouds, i'd say.
As Rick Wakeman said, and I quote: "In the beginning, there was Pink Floyd."
Topographic0ceans 2 years ago
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Mikemaniax 2 years ago
I don't know. I mean yeah there were elements of jazz & classical in some of the Floyd's more experimental material, but they tended to lean mostly on psych & avant-garde elements in those days. Yeah, Echoes is a 23-minute song, but it's nowhere near as complex as a single Yes track. It's a simple song structure, which is augmented with a jam section & minutes of avant-garde noise. Close to The Edge, has a structure, but that structure is revised & rethought throughout the course of 18 minutes.
Mikemaniax 2 years ago
Echoes is avant garde and progressive still --- look at their use of instrumentation --- a grand piano through a leslie speaker, and more... i think a lot of people deny pink floyd's place in the prog rock universe because david gilmour used pentatonic scales and such... but it's about the progression, not the observable influences, IMHO
Topographic0ceans 2 years ago
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Wright is better than Wakeman
WTTMFloydTribute73 2 years ago
NO NO NO
Vaughnrush 2 years ago
Wakeman was massively influenced by Pink Floyd YES YES YES (not the band)
WTTMFloydTribute73 2 years ago
stop making comments on that account silas, infact delete this account your an idiot
pinkfloydrule27 2 years ago
I love the late great Rick Wright , but lets not be foolish , if he were still with us HE would admit himself that Wakey IS WAS best BEST....thank you
mzgiant 2 years ago
That's not to say that I don't love Floyd. I love Floyd, I consider them to be my favorite band of all time, pretty much. Yes is in the top 10, if not top 5, but I still think that their styles are 2 completely different things and shouldn't be lumped in together. Yes, ELP, Genesis, Crimson; classic examples of prog. Classical and jazz leanings, etc. But Floyd is nothing like any of those other bands. The closest bands you could associate Floyd with would probably be 10cc or Velvet Underground.
Mikemaniax 2 years ago
Classical and jazz leanings are just classical and jazz leanings. When I think progressive, I think... you know, progression, the song continuously evolves. Yes, Floyd were psychedelic back in the day, but evolving to and being avant-garde and progressive is a whole diff. ball game -- Zappa was avant-garde, but he had more of a pop leaning, very repetetive stuff (cept for deep cuts like Lumpy Gravy) - such as Who Are the Brain Police? and Hungry Freaks, Daddy
Topographic0ceans 2 years ago
Theres a lot of kinds of progressive rock. I agree that some bands abused of noodling, but we have to point out the diferences. Rush are a progressive rock band, with a more agressive stile. Yes and Genesis where a litlle more elaborate. It doesnt mean they where better. Just diferent. I like them all!!!
Pankqrassiu 2 years ago