This uploader needs to re-sample at a higher sampling rate as the sound is so much better and this is such a beautiful songs full of different textures that are muddy on this upload. Just a hint the snare drum & cymbals are always a dead give away of a lower sample rate.
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BTW, I was just reading some of these posts concerning pick/no pick on the bass. Who cares? And anyway Chris has stated long ago that he's discovered that he gets his gritty sound partially by holding the pick very close to the tip. This causes his finger to hit the string a millisecond after the pick does. So you could say he uses a pick and his fingers at the same time. Beat that.
Try this. It's fun. Go up to all your non-Yes fan friends (you have many) and recommend this song saying "You'd love this song. It has one heck of a harpsicord solo." Observe the looks you get. Enjoy.
@schmittelt Better yet, tell them it has an electric sitar(i think that's what it is), harpsichord, slide guitar and electric guitar solo back to back.
@N0rmad The part you call a Slide Guitar is actually not a Slide Guitar, but a Pedal Steel ran into a guitar amp instead of the cleaner amps you usually hear them play into. Steve Howe also plays this on Tempus Fugit as well.I have sen him play it live, and It is a Pedal Steel he plays standing up instead of the more traditional position.
@egcroan The Pedal Steel is also used in the song from Close to The Edge called "And You and I" I knew Steve had played this configuration at least a couple of time. It might be confused by many people as the as a synthesizer using the pitch bend wheel, but it is much smoother than that if you listen it is actually Steve Howe playing a Pedal Steel standing up so it isn't so obvious that's because it is customary to played it seated. Classic innovative Steve Howe !!
'I do not like the reappearance of The Jesuits ... If ever there was a body of men who merited damnation on earth and in hell, it is this society of Loyola's. Nevertheless, we are compelled by our system of religous toleration to offer them an asylum.' John Adams, 2nd President of the U.S.A
Have you ever seen the album cover on LSD? Give it a try. Quite entertaining. Really gives another dimension to the music. Please no hate. You know these guys were dropping acid.
YES, Lightmane321 perfect and prolific !! In a short 36 months this YES band produced 4 paragon albums: Fragile '71, Close to the Edge '72, Yessongs '73, and Topographic Oceans '73. Actually 5 if you include The YES Album '71. But I really believe the addition of Rick Wakeman took this band as CLOSE TO THE EDGE as they could get. Steve Howe, Jon Anderson, and, YES, Chris Squire; all pronounced musicians in their own right. Perfection and very poetic.
I love Yes. I love every record, I don't feel they've ever done a bad one. Each one is different and has it's own very unique qualities that make it great. There probably isn't a more logical life soundtrack than the music of Yes.
Brilliant musicians. I had the pleasure of seeing Yes live 5 times live the first time in 1973. And trust me, Chris Squire is a real bassist. LOL. In my opinion the best bassist on the planet. Was is and ever will be.
Chris Squire uses a a steel Pick lots of string replacement s omg he is the real deal . a huge chemical element in the band . of course he is a REAL bass player omg please ive followed this band since i was a kid . the band inspired me to go on playing in the studio signed................................................. ?
as a "bass player" myself can i butt in on the argument and say the quicker bass players see the bass as a musical instrument that plays MUSIC, that can be as complex or as simple as the artist invents it, and not just an "add on" to the music no matter how clever the "add on" is, the better musician you will be and maybe even become an artist as good as these guys.
All this talk about a bass player just shows the talent that was/is in the ensemble YES. They were all great, and no lessor a bass player could have been in the rhythm section that allowed the guitar & vocals to really take off on non traditional ways into extended flights of fantasy. Steve Howe was great on his own, but when he has a bass player like Chris it just makes the guitar parts so much more capable of being complex. A traditional thump thump thump bass player would not have worked.
* days and counting we get to see YES ina very small venue in St Pete Fl on the 11th. Hell yea. Haven't sen them since the original Close to the Edge tour back in the 70s.
Howe, Squire and White are still playing and Wakeman's son is doing the keyboards This is gona be so cool. I just wish I still did acid
@ReliaBill No you don't. Just let the band do the magic this time. I'm seeing them with my son end of March. Been since the 70's for me as well...enjoy!
I'm a F^^&&*ING hairstylist for 30 or so years and I am constantly forced to listen (Day-in- and -out) to "Common horseshit music"!!! It's good to hear from a fellow "Human" who likes to THINK!!!
I actually got into an arguement with some idiot who said Chris Squire wasn't a "real" bass player because he used a pick! Take heart in knowing he ended up in a rear-naked-choke.
@sintrade Not surprising, especially nowadays. Kind of like saying Howe isn't a "real" guitar player because he's a classical guitarist in a rock band, or some junk like that.
@sintrade There's a whole different sound you get from using a pick which is what I love most about Squire's playing style. You're friend is just showing his ignorance.
@dommosay1 Squire never used a felt pick ( those are for acoustic basses generally) :) his 'wonky' sound is from his Rickenbacker bass using its Rick-o output thru a rickenbacker stereo amp. its a very unique and recognizable sound.
@dubyajay13 If I'm not mistaken, Chris bought a budget mono version of the 4001 in the 60s, that he rewired to stereo in the 70s. I think his amps were either a Marshall Superbass, or a Fender Dual showman.
@sintrade what the hell, that person is insane, Squire is among the best real bassists ever, and he doesn't always use a pick but for the most part thats what gives him his signature tone that im absolutly in love with
@doolb666 ...I spent most of the '80s playing these songs in clubs & colleges up & down the east coast. "Close to the edge, Yours is no Disgrace, Perpetual Change, Roundabout, etc. and this was by far the most difficult to learn and perform! Can you imagine how hard it is to PLAY and SING those verses at the same time? ("sing, bird of prey..." ). It just emphasizes the genuis and talent within this group.
@sintrade thats really cool man! and yea i can understand how this could be extremely diffcult, really cool story man! and i could agree more about the talent that yes possesses
@sintrade Squire actually often times used his fingers to play using the pick as it was ment to be used , as a means to acquire a particular effect.
He uses a Rickenbacker bass which gives him that signature sound often mistaken for slap or pick.
For those of you who do not know the Rickenbacker bass is the only bass with a stereo output option which gives the guitar a very unique tone called the Rick-O sound. any competant bass player can confirm this
@sintrade Chris is one of my favorites, I don't use a pick personally but it is more about what you play and how you play it. I can't imagine playing with a pick but lately I have been thinking that it is my own shortsightedness, if we are not moving forward we are standing still!
@Davematt325 Also, Chris ran his D and G strings into a guitar amp, and his E and A strings into a bass cabinet. This eventually became "bi-amping". Pick by the bridge (for the most part), with round-wound strings (new set for every single show), plus bi-amping = killer tone.
@BeeFittyTwooz . LOL! No, I don't think it's possible to put a rear-naked-choke on yourself! As I mentioned several pages back, I spent most of the '80s playing these songs (keybds) in clubs & colleges up & down the east coast. "Close to the Edge, Yrs is no Disgrace, Perp Change, etc. and this was by far the most difficult to perform! To PLAY and SING those verses at the same time were next to impossible ("sing, bird of prey..." ). It just emphasizes the genuis and talent within this group.
@sintrade Eddie Van Halen once asked who is the GOD of guitar who determines how it is played? They said he was not a guitarist! Usually, every innovator is misunderstood because as humans, we need something to compare it to. So we can tell if it's any good.. Hendrix was accused of the same thing. All he knows how to do is feed back! Yeah right! Other players who couldn't play: Frank Zappa - The Doors - Rush - The Beatles - The Rolling Stones - Bob Dylan - Elvis!
@benzaseeadoneitall I totally agree with you. Another point I tried to make to that other guy: Any 12-yr-old just learning the guitar can play the riff from the Stones' "Satisfaction". But, it's the one who MADE IT UP that's the genius. A guitar riff so simple, but powerful enough to change popular music from "pop" to "rock".
@phill531 A cover is always necessary. In concealment lies a great part of our strength. Hence we must always hide ourselves under the name of another society. --Die neusten ararbeiten des Spartacus and Philo in dem Illuminaten-Orden, 1794, p: 165
This is taken from page 491 of Foucault's Pendulum by Umberto Eco. 'Coincidentally' Umberto Eco has written the introduction to the newly printed version of Alexandre's The Count of Monte Christo.
@sintrade seriously? wow mahn a musician should take any output there comfortable with i play bass but i'm shit with a pick and i know people that are vice versa doesnt mean there real i hope that idiot eventually gets educated
@FunkKlock ...You are so right. Ritchie Havens tunes his guitar to a chord and strums bar chords. Jimi Hendrix played an up-side-down guitar rather than a lefty. It's what comes out that matters.
It's a shame poeple of my age doesn't know these guys from this age and many others like Genesis, The Who or Alice Cooper, well, all of them, they're just so creative.
Can someone reveal the secret of their lyrics! Just disassociated words and phrases! I always wondered about that since the 70's! LOL! Is it just an acid trip thing or what?
@osensei2987 Jon Anderson said that most of their songs had the music written before there were lyrics. Different lines of lyrics were inspired by lines of music at that moment. Then Jon would determine the meaning of the song. Did that help? He talks about this in interviews.
This song brings back so many memories of just being a kid, ex girlfriends, drinking mountain dew, and havin a fun time. So many memories. Amazing song.
There is no band that I can think of, maybe other than Rush, where each member is not only a master musician, but all make masterful, interesting, and equal contributions to most of the compositions. Genius. Gifted. Blessed.
My favorite Yes album! Gotta love the brass ones on Bruford to leave after this feeling the need to branch out. It worked out for him and Crimson. Yes never seemed the same to me afterwards but Alan White has done a remarkable job.
@dtwomp You need to do your homework, Squire has ALWAYS been the bass player, and White was the drummer after Bruford. Look it up before you stick your foot in your mouth again. Look up Chris Squire on line. UYou are completely mistaken.
@underagedpickle I recounted and youre right. What a very unusual time signature. Musically, I;m not used to counting that high. I knew I was counting a 7 but it wasn't every time.Tthats why i was having trouble. Thanks
I watched these guys perform a few weeks ago. Probably their last tour. I just couldn't help it. I saw the sales man announcing it next thing I was at the house were the show was happening. They are PHENOMENAL!
justinisboss: I listened to each of these bands,(the ones I wasn't already familiar with)and they're all great groups. The thing for me is that everyone seems to want to have that dark, heavy, sound like Pink Floyd. Yes, ELP, Rush and the like are less "serious" if you know what I mean. You don't need to be dark and brooding to be profound. But this is great music that you cite.
When Bruford left the band around 1972, Yes never quite had the magic. Alan White is a gifted Rock drummer,but Bill could really play a jazzier set. Only one man's view!!!
@truslerve I disagree , in fact Yes is only band I can think of that has gone through as many line up changes as they have and it doesn't effect the music.
Todays music is all groove oriented or overly sentimental ballads. Wonder if the experimental spirit will ever return. Lush and sprawling, is it that hard?
Dude, there's a vast world of progressive music out there. It's not popular, it never has been. Check out the mars volta,tool, karnivool, beardfish, oceansize to name a few man.
cold. boy that siberian khatru is cold.still cold. YES need to buy me a knew coat. and boots and gloves and socks and a personal heating unit.
coldboy0024 1 week ago
f****n shit, when high
goooooooood vibes
Joniki7 1 month ago
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I love this tune right at 0:54 sounds like a leprechaun groove,oh ya little green guy's grooving.(*?*)
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This uploader needs to re-sample at a higher sampling rate as the sound is so much better and this is such a beautiful songs full of different textures that are muddy on this upload. Just a hint the snare drum & cymbals are always a dead give away of a lower sample rate.
egcroan 3 months ago
Gloriosas épocas
goer965 3 months ago
yea baby...! yea
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Tommygun1028 4 months ago
Yes that´s it
zappafan45 4 months ago
that's rediculous. a bird of pray can't sing!!!
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itaydur1 4 months ago
BTW, I was just reading some of these posts concerning pick/no pick on the bass. Who cares? And anyway Chris has stated long ago that he's discovered that he gets his gritty sound partially by holding the pick very close to the tip. This causes his finger to hit the string a millisecond after the pick does. So you could say he uses a pick and his fingers at the same time. Beat that.
schmittelt 5 months ago
Try this. It's fun. Go up to all your non-Yes fan friends (you have many) and recommend this song saying "You'd love this song. It has one heck of a harpsicord solo." Observe the looks you get. Enjoy.
schmittelt 5 months ago
@schmittelt Better yet, tell them it has an electric sitar(i think that's what it is), harpsichord, slide guitar and electric guitar solo back to back.
N0rmad 3 months ago
@N0rmad The part you call a Slide Guitar is actually not a Slide Guitar, but a Pedal Steel ran into a guitar amp instead of the cleaner amps you usually hear them play into. Steve Howe also plays this on Tempus Fugit as well.I have sen him play it live, and It is a Pedal Steel he plays standing up instead of the more traditional position.
egcroan 3 months ago
@egcroan Delete Tempus Fugit as the other song with the Pedal Steel, but there is another time or two Steve Plays the Pedal Steel like here.
egcroan 3 months ago
@egcroan The Pedal Steel is also used in the song from Close to The Edge called "And You and I" I knew Steve had played this configuration at least a couple of time. It might be confused by many people as the as a synthesizer using the pitch bend wheel, but it is much smoother than that if you listen it is actually Steve Howe playing a Pedal Steel standing up so it isn't so obvious that's because it is customary to played it seated. Classic innovative Steve Howe !!
egcroan 2 months ago 2
@edesf que maravilha para viagem interplanetária
evaldo287 5 months ago
bicho uma das melhores bandas do planeta
evaldo287 5 months ago
All members way ahead of the other "popular" groups of the era. Consumate musicians every one. And a vocalist from Heaven.
SunnyDays951 5 months ago
The best yes album here!
herbieshirby 5 months ago
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uriahheep108 6 months ago
Have you ever seen the album cover on LSD? Give it a try. Quite entertaining. Really gives another dimension to the music. Please no hate. You know these guys were dropping acid.
unholyimage 6 months ago
Okay, if the use of plectrum in bass guitar is improper technique how exactly is a conventional bassist to perform to any appreciable effect?
TheBPSEnsemble 6 months ago
YES～ｼﾍﾞﾘｱﾝ･ｶｰﾄゥｰﾙ"～最強５人の超絶ﾃｸがせめぎ合う怒涛の９分間～"危機"どころか私には"歓喜"
blackandtanful 7 months ago
@blackandtanful That's easy for you to say....
clyde8her 6 months ago
YES, Lightmane321 perfect and prolific !! In a short 36 months this YES band produced 4 paragon albums: Fragile '71, Close to the Edge '72, Yessongs '73, and Topographic Oceans '73. Actually 5 if you include The YES Album '71. But I really believe the addition of Rick Wakeman took this band as CLOSE TO THE EDGE as they could get. Steve Howe, Jon Anderson, and, YES, Chris Squire; all pronounced musicians in their own right. Perfection and very poetic.
doulos58 7 months ago in playlist YES SONGS
This album is the closest thing to perfection I've ever heard
Lightmane321 7 months ago
Magma was way better.
jimbobanalbeats 7 months ago
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EnzoBernardes 7 months ago
siberian nyan-khatru?
aidange2 7 months ago 2
I love Yes. I love every record, I don't feel they've ever done a bad one. Each one is different and has it's own very unique qualities that make it great. There probably isn't a more logical life soundtrack than the music of Yes.
Jakester2112 7 months ago 4
Chris Squire a Bass God!!!! his use of a pick doesn't matter. Anyone with ears can hear how masterfully he plays that bass!!!!!
726taino 7 months ago 4
Five people don't go through the motions.
robaronin 8 months ago
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wuckle 8 months ago
Yes, Chris Squire is a beast.
21stcenturysmadman 8 months ago 2
chris squire meilleur bassiste aux monde depuis 40 ans .aller le sur le site de lonel daloz spécialiste de yes .
Dartorji 8 months ago
Brilliant musicians. I had the pleasure of seeing Yes live 5 times live the first time in 1973. And trust me, Chris Squire is a real bassist. LOL. In my opinion the best bassist on the planet. Was is and ever will be.
Jerryrocky1 9 months ago
Yes... such an excellent band to see live... never really got the credit they deserve.
hedgehoglover19 9 months ago
I hated 9:02.
kevin4peace 9 months ago
Howe is world class.
SunnyDays951 9 months ago
When John Frusciante was writting solo to Get On Top on Californication LP, he was ispired this beautiful song..
MagikPepperPlan81 9 months ago
sinatrede what is a near naked choke ?
kvkrob 10 months ago
@kvkrob ... was a Rear-Naked choke. Google "Gracie Brazilian Jiu Jitsu".
sintrade 9 months ago
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pveilleux37 10 months ago 33
Chris Squire uses a a steel Pick lots of string replacement s omg he is the real deal . a huge chemical element in the band . of course he is a REAL bass player omg please ive followed this band since i was a kid . the band inspired me to go on playing in the studio signed................................................. ?
cypan1 10 months ago
Alan White isn't even on The Yes Album or Fragile.
Marshallsatten 10 months ago
When I saw them, Squire was still playing his Rickenbacker thorough 2 Sunn Coliseums into 2 6x12 cabinets.
Marshallsatten 10 months ago
When I saw them live, they were Anderson, Howe, Moraz, White and Squire. Wakeman had recently left.
Marshallsatten 10 months ago
Line up -
Lead Vocals: Jon Anderson, Trver Horn, Benoît David
Guitars: Peter Banks, Steve Howe, Trevor Rabin, Billy Sherwood
Keyboards: Tony Kaye, Rick Wakeman, Patrick Moraz, Geoff Downes, Igor Khoroshev,Tom Brislin (touring only), Oliver Wakeman
Drums: Bill Bruford, ALan White
Bass: ONLY Chris Squire. Period.
Marshallsatten 10 months ago
as a "bass player" myself can i butt in on the argument and say the quicker bass players see the bass as a musical instrument that plays MUSIC, that can be as complex or as simple as the artist invents it, and not just an "add on" to the music no matter how clever the "add on" is, the better musician you will be and maybe even become an artist as good as these guys.
grazer770 10 months ago
All this talk about a bass player just shows the talent that was/is in the ensemble YES. They were all great, and no lessor a bass player could have been in the rhythm section that allowed the guitar & vocals to really take off on non traditional ways into extended flights of fantasy. Steve Howe was great on his own, but when he has a bass player like Chris it just makes the guitar parts so much more capable of being complex. A traditional thump thump thump bass player would not have worked.
egcroan 10 months ago
One of the first albums I got as a very young person as a Christmas present...Little did they know..."Turn that racket down!" Still after all
these years one of my favorite albums by Yes or anyone. I'm telling
my age but **** it. Excellent music. Album just right after Fragile.
spoildn8410 10 months ago
҉fuck off
lexmark99099 10 months ago
They just don't make 'em like they used to.
paulinbaysville 10 months ago
I think Justin Beiber's working on a cover of this.
tulllguy 10 months ago
Steve Howe. Get any better? Me no think so.
SunnyDays951 11 months ago 4
i am a little uncomfortable with the nekid rassling part....;)...
stupididiot13 11 months ago
ugh is this in mono what's happening
Mannex17 11 months ago 2
@Mannex17 You noticed that too, I thought it was my sound settings or SFT. Ain't the same somehow.
terrybeaton 11 months ago
Incredible album and song.
munster322 11 months ago
i have this album and it is rocks
DewittDude989 1 year ago
Can you believe this is their "filler piece" !!?? And just 7 months after Fragile! Unbelievable!
TheTherese3 1 year ago
i turned 17 not too long ago and i go and drive and see them with my one friend all the time, this is the good shit right here
YES2832 1 year ago 3
凄まじきかな!YES･･ｽﾃｨｰヴ･ﾊｳがハウル!･･SIBERIAN･KHATURU
blackandtanful 1 year ago
The Best Group of Musicians Ever!
xvirg 1 year ago
* days and counting we get to see YES ina very small venue in St Pete Fl on the 11th. Hell yea. Haven't sen them since the original Close to the Edge tour back in the 70s.
Howe, Squire and White are still playing and Wakeman's son is doing the keyboards This is gona be so cool. I just wish I still did acid
ReliaBill 1 year ago 3
@ReliaBill No you don't. Just let the band do the magic this time.
58icarus 1 year ago
@ReliaBill No you don't. Just let the band do the magic this time. I'm seeing them with my son end of March. Been since the 70's for me as well...enjoy!
58icarus 1 year ago
fuck yeah!!!!
FunkKlock 1 year ago
Squire's signature sound is from his guitar Not his use or disuse of a pick.
all about the Rick-o baby!
dubyajay13 1 year ago
@dubyajay13 This!
theamazingzivmaster 11 months ago
This goes out to The Member's of the Band.
I am obviousley a Yesophile however I don't "Diafy" you. Question? What do you guy's do in your spair time?Do you get together and THINK?
dommosay1 1 year ago
To all fellow-wankers out there... how about that 15/4 time signature in the intro!!
sintrade 1 year ago
@sintrade
I'm a F^^&&*ING hairstylist for 30 or so years and I am constantly forced to listen (Day-in- and -out) to "Common horseshit music"!!! It's good to hear from a fellow "Human" who likes to THINK!!!
dommosay1 1 year ago
to those wankers who think they know everything about music, stop writing bullshit and enjoy 9 minutes of good sound.
issumilu 1 year ago
4 people dont know what khatru means
me neither, but what the hell, yes rocks!!!
johannpisistrato 1 year ago
4 people don't know what khatru means
i dont, but i know that YES rocks!!!!
johannpisistrato 1 year ago
What an album. Hell, what a group!
DictionRedaction 1 year ago
Perhaps the best music ever, just flows and flows..
pagefire2 1 year ago
I actually got into an arguement with some idiot who said Chris Squire wasn't a "real" bass player because he used a pick! Take heart in knowing he ended up in a rear-naked-choke.
sintrade 1 year ago 78
@sintrade Not surprising, especially nowadays. Kind of like saying Howe isn't a "real" guitar player because he's a classical guitarist in a rock band, or some junk like that.
gnpahdc 1 year ago
@sintrade There's a whole different sound you get from using a pick which is what I love most about Squire's playing style. You're friend is just showing his ignorance.
rocknroll413 1 year ago
@sintrade I have to assume I'ts a felt pick and it gives him that"Wonkey Sound" that we all hold near and dear!
I also heard him say that Paul Mc is his heroe!!!!
dommosay1 1 year ago
@dommosay1 Squire never used a felt pick ( those are for acoustic basses generally) :) his 'wonky' sound is from his Rickenbacker bass using its Rick-o output thru a rickenbacker stereo amp. its a very unique and recognizable sound.
dubyajay13 1 year ago
@dubyajay13 If I'm not mistaken, Chris bought a budget mono version of the 4001 in the 60s, that he rewired to stereo in the 70s. I think his amps were either a Marshall Superbass, or a Fender Dual showman.
iloverush123 1 year ago
@sintrade what the hell, that person is insane, Squire is among the best real bassists ever, and he doesn't always use a pick but for the most part thats what gives him his signature tone that im absolutly in love with
Yes for life!
doolb666 1 year ago
@doolb666 ...I spent most of the '80s playing these songs in clubs & colleges up & down the east coast. "Close to the edge, Yours is no Disgrace, Perpetual Change, Roundabout, etc. and this was by far the most difficult to learn and perform! Can you imagine how hard it is to PLAY and SING those verses at the same time? ("sing, bird of prey..." ). It just emphasizes the genuis and talent within this group.
sintrade 1 year ago
@sintrade thats really cool man! and yea i can understand how this could be extremely diffcult, really cool story man! and i could agree more about the talent that yes possesses
doolb666 1 year ago
@sintrade Squire actually often times used his fingers to play using the pick as it was ment to be used , as a means to acquire a particular effect.
He uses a Rickenbacker bass which gives him that signature sound often mistaken for slap or pick.
For those of you who do not know the Rickenbacker bass is the only bass with a stereo output option which gives the guitar a very unique tone called the Rick-O sound. any competant bass player can confirm this
dubyajay13 1 year ago
@sintrade Chris is one of my favorites, I don't use a pick personally but it is more about what you play and how you play it. I can't imagine playing with a pick but lately I have been thinking that it is my own shortsightedness, if we are not moving forward we are standing still!
Malzarin 1 year ago
@sintrade I hate people who say shit like that. They need to get their head out of their ass.
Luckyhat66 11 months ago
@Luckyhat66
I agree, big balls.
babsbrunoo 11 months ago
@babsbrunoo Haha, get outa here, tall back.
Luckyhat66 11 months ago
@Luckyhat66 ;)
babsbrunoo 11 months ago
The only way to get the sound Chris Squire had was by using a pick. Yes songs would not be the same if he used his fingers.
Davematt325 11 months ago 5
@Davematt325 No the way to get that sound is to purchase a Rickenbacker , and it would help to be as talented a bass player as Squire is.
s0undch4ser 11 months ago 3
@Davematt325 Also, Chris ran his D and G strings into a guitar amp, and his E and A strings into a bass cabinet. This eventually became "bi-amping". Pick by the bridge (for the most part), with round-wound strings (new set for every single show), plus bi-amping = killer tone.
gnpahdc 10 months ago 2
@sintrade I would have said "I guess Paul McCartney isn't a real bass player either then"
CygnusRoc 10 months ago
@sintrade he is a punky bassist but....who cares?? he is still great and one of the best musicians of the prog music
CristianTejadaU 9 months ago
@sintrade No picks definitely mean that you're... Fake...? What would a "Fake" bass player be? Whatever it is it's anything but the Fish.
Try playing any Yes song without a pick. You'll get horribly frustrated that you can't sound anything like him. The pick is necessary.
PumpkinlordEzmar 9 months ago
@sintrade Was that idiot you? I heard lots of stories like this, where they talk about someone else, but that "someone else" is actually them. :O
BeeFittyTwooz 8 months ago
@BeeFittyTwooz . LOL! No, I don't think it's possible to put a rear-naked-choke on yourself! As I mentioned several pages back, I spent most of the '80s playing these songs (keybds) in clubs & colleges up & down the east coast. "Close to the Edge, Yrs is no Disgrace, Perp Change, etc. and this was by far the most difficult to perform! To PLAY and SING those verses at the same time were next to impossible ("sing, bird of prey..." ). It just emphasizes the genuis and talent within this group.
sintrade 8 months ago 10
@sintrade wasn't "Bird Of Prey" an Uriah Heep song?
egcroan 3 months ago 2
@egcroan Possibly, but I was just quoting the first line of the song...
"Sing, bird of prey, Beauty begins at the foot of you, do you believe the manner?"
sintrade 3 months ago
@sintrade Eddie Van Halen once asked who is the GOD of guitar who determines how it is played? They said he was not a guitarist! Usually, every innovator is misunderstood because as humans, we need something to compare it to. So we can tell if it's any good.. Hendrix was accused of the same thing. All he knows how to do is feed back! Yeah right! Other players who couldn't play: Frank Zappa - The Doors - Rush - The Beatles - The Rolling Stones - Bob Dylan - Elvis!
benzaseeadoneitall 6 months ago
@benzaseeadoneitall I totally agree with you. Another point I tried to make to that other guy: Any 12-yr-old just learning the guitar can play the riff from the Stones' "Satisfaction". But, it's the one who MADE IT UP that's the genius. A guitar riff so simple, but powerful enough to change popular music from "pop" to "rock".
sintrade 6 months ago
@sintrade one of the best bass players I have ever seen I have seen yes perform 12 times in the 70s and they were great :O)
phill531 6 months ago
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uriahheep108 6 months ago
@sintrade seriously? wow mahn a musician should take any output there comfortable with i play bass but i'm shit with a pick and i know people that are vice versa doesnt mean there real i hope that idiot eventually gets educated
FunkKlock 6 months ago
@FunkKlock ...You are so right. Ritchie Havens tunes his guitar to a chord and strums bar chords. Jimi Hendrix played an up-side-down guitar rather than a lefty. It's what comes out that matters.
sintrade 6 months ago
put the music on and let it play for a few times...
lifeadams1978 1 year ago
Well how about that Steve Howe????
SunnyDays951 1 year ago
The reason I started playing bass.......
beejky 1 year ago
Yes lyrics are like beautiful abstract word paintings.
Topographer 1 year ago
It's a shame poeple of my age doesn't know these guys from this age and many others like Genesis, The Who or Alice Cooper, well, all of them, they're just so creative.
tonylaf123 1 year ago
Magisterial.
Margaux177 1 year ago
The bass sounds better in this, un-remastered version.
aaronscrewme 1 year ago
Bass yes yes yes!! Brilliant to watch Chris Squire live. Love the funky feel of this tune.
gq4101 1 year ago 2
Can someone reveal the secret of their lyrics! Just disassociated words and phrases! I always wondered about that since the 70's! LOL! Is it just an acid trip thing or what?
osensei2987 1 year ago
@osensei2987 Yes, Yes, Yes and umm Yes
daddyoj 1 year ago
@osensei2987 Jon Anderson said that most of their songs had the music written before there were lyrics. Different lines of lyrics were inspired by lines of music at that moment. Then Jon would determine the meaning of the song. Did that help? He talks about this in interviews.
aaronscrewme 1 year ago
This song brings back so many memories of just being a kid, ex girlfriends, drinking mountain dew, and havin a fun time. So many memories. Amazing song.
SuperNoahZark 1 year ago
pure beauty...no words no comment
lsevec 1 year ago
There is no band that I can think of, maybe other than Rush, where each member is not only a master musician, but all make masterful, interesting, and equal contributions to most of the compositions. Genius. Gifted. Blessed.
probrojeffro 1 year ago 2
This is pure art.
Ramsmeat 1 year ago
Mais uma vez volto a me manifestar. Mas só escuta isto quem tem excelente gosto musical. SÓ OS BONS ENTENDEM.
agatinhamcr 1 year ago
cold cold
coldboy0024 1 year ago
3 people are tone deaf
golt73 1 year ago
this song makes me want to roller skate. ha - love it
ishedolewz 1 year ago
My favorite Yes album! Gotta love the brass ones on Bruford to leave after this feeling the need to branch out. It worked out for him and Crimson. Yes never seemed the same to me afterwards but Alan White has done a remarkable job.
Malzarin 1 year ago 2
I'll have whatever they're smoking
PwnTheN00bz 1 year ago
I used to call this 4/4-4/4-7/4.
Marshallsatten 1 year ago
In two words... Chris Squire
Marshallsatten 1 year ago 27
@Marshallsatten Their bassists isn't Chris Squire. It's Alan White. You're a disgrace to all YES fans, go do your homework and come back u *****
dtwomp 10 months ago
@dtwomp You need to do your homework, Squire has ALWAYS been the bass player, and White was the drummer after Bruford. Look it up before you stick your foot in your mouth again. Look up Chris Squire on line. UYou are completely mistaken.
Marshallsatten 10 months ago
Squire-bass
White-Drums after Bruford.
Marshallsatten 10 months ago
@dtwomp Before you isult me for being wrong, make sure I am wrong.
Marshallsatten 10 months ago
@dtwomp lolllll
Gazonkie 10 months ago
@dtwomp chris squire is the bass player and notably the only permanent member of Yes.
llllukesssmyth 10 months ago
now i finally know the name of this Yes song.
The096757 1 year ago 2
love this version
YES2832 1 year ago
is that a 7/8 at some parts?
washburned1 1 year ago
@washburned1 15/4
underagedpickle 1 year ago
@underagedpickle I recounted and youre right. What a very unusual time signature. Musically, I;m not used to counting that high. I knew I was counting a 7 but it wasn't every time.Tthats why i was having trouble. Thanks
washburned1 1 year ago
@washburned1 np what i did was count out 8/4 and 7/4 which is how i usually count out compound times
underagedpickle 1 year ago
The audio quality is too high, could you tone it down a little?
MrEbertScientist 1 year ago 3
OHH MAN AWESOME BASS.........ORGASMIC
drumcatf8 1 year ago 3
doidão!!!
chazenlindo 1 year ago
I watched these guys perform a few weeks ago. Probably their last tour. I just couldn't help it. I saw the sales man announcing it next thing I was at the house were the show was happening. They are PHENOMENAL!
TheBallhead20 1 year ago
These guys are genius. There was no one like them in their time. Not even now. They are so musical.
Batmangamereview 1 year ago 2
TWO dislikes?!!
bobbynbcu 1 year ago
@bobbynbcu Two people probably hit the wrong icon.
Keithss1000 1 year ago
@Keithss1000 thats just what happens when you're rockin out this hard!!!
generalnameless 1 year ago
rockin out too hard...
generalnameless 1 year ago
@bobbynbcu yeah what the fuck eh?
FunkKlock 1 year ago
justinisboss: I listened to each of these bands,(the ones I wasn't already familiar with)and they're all great groups. The thing for me is that everyone seems to want to have that dark, heavy, sound like Pink Floyd. Yes, ELP, Rush and the like are less "serious" if you know what I mean. You don't need to be dark and brooding to be profound. But this is great music that you cite.
terrybeaton 1 year ago
Close to the edge is maybe the best album in all of rock history
Akhin 1 year ago
@Akhin no because IT IS.:) without maybe
Hrci04 1 year ago
When this album came out think I was 12, would put on the headphones and crank it up. Total bliss...Thanks for posting
lynn8659 1 year ago
The Best cd in the history
pzorko1 1 year ago 2
Oh my, this song is delightful!
Heinrick192 1 year ago 2
When Bruford left the band around 1972, Yes never quite had the magic. Alan White is a gifted Rock drummer,but Bill could really play a jazzier set. Only one man's view!!!
truslerve 1 year ago
@truslerve I disagree , in fact Yes is only band I can think of that has gone through as many line up changes as they have and it doesn't effect the music.
s0undch4ser 1 year ago
Todays music is all groove oriented or overly sentimental ballads. Wonder if the experimental spirit will ever return. Lush and sprawling, is it that hard?
terrybeaton 1 year ago
Dude, there's a vast world of progressive music out there. It's not popular, it never has been. Check out the mars volta,tool, karnivool, beardfish, oceansize to name a few man.
justinisboss 1 year ago
30000 views exactly. Strage there aren't more on such a masterpiece
smg125 1 year ago
being hearing that bass line for YEARS and still amazes me like the first time...crunchy bass guitar master work
Sanson101 1 year ago
@Sanson101 and don´t forget about Howe´s riff on guitar...one of my favourites guitar riffs in history of rock.
renemill 1 year ago
The part st 2:50 is like a very quick taste of heaven... I've been listening to this magnificent song since 1972 and never get tired of it....
Bonneville462 1 year ago