Anderson's voice is like light from a distance star... people talk about other frontmen, but he and Freddy Mercury are the best that ever done it... nuff said!
This is the only piece of music I know, classical, rock or otherwise, which uses all twelve notes of the circle of fifths as the basis for its climactic melodic sections. What's interesting is how they manage to make it sound almost non-sequential. "Yes," there isn't anything quite like this song.
Yes band members were all geniuses! No other word can describe this piece of fabulous music. This has to be one of their greatest, if not best, pieces they ever wrote as a band! But it's also one of the greatest rock songs ever recorded! No group today even comes close to their talent and sound! I was a fan of Yes during these glory years, but never got to see them live!
It is said that audiences around the world stand up when they play the final 5 min(?) lyrics of this beautiful composition. I remember ignoring my (then current) love to hear this album debut on "our" rock album radio station--forever in my "self" shall it remain, I hope and pray.
Agree with blueeyesol, you did a great job of synchronization.
This track was regularly voted amongst the top 10, and sometimes the top 5, all time rock tracks on the BBC Radio 1's Friday night rock show, and I'm not arguing. It's one of the most uplifting and positive tracks I've ever heard by any band.
Maruo, beautiful job of syncronizing the video with the music...really brings out the masterpiece that it is. From 7:00 minutes to the end, is the most dreamy, beautiful ending ever in a song. You can't help but be in awe of these guys and their talent.
Just curious...did you try to sync this up like it came out? If not, then there is a very interesting synchronicity with the music to the film. Jus sayin...
I think Jon Anderson was quoted as saying "We have created our masterpiece"
I have never seen Fantasia or knew what it was about. I just went to Wiki and read about it and found out that the section you chose for this vid/song was married to Igor Stravinsky's "The Firebird Suite" in the orginal film.
When I saw Yes in the round in 1977, they played the last 1/3 of Stravinsky's Firebird suite over the PA system before they took the stage.
@schmittelt Fascinating. That exact part of the song has always stood out for me. It's like all points lead to it and from it in the song. It's always sounded like a battle to me that ends with peace. When you consider the context of the song, I see it as a final battle in ones soul before enlightenment. Looking at it this way has enriched this masterpiece for me. Deep, I know. But some music deserves deep thought I feel.
@bullzdawguk I agree completely. I get the same sort of feeling during "that" part of Gates of Delirum, except it's a completely different kind of battle for that song. The lyrics were loosely based on War and Peace. What I love about this part of Awaken on this video is the conjunction of the music with the film. The overhead shot of the vulcano being "greened" is particularly spectacular. And, of course, 6:16
This is top 10 listen for all serious music students.
I found this tape in a junk pile in the 90's not knowing who yes were. I was blown away and after a year or so wore down the tape rewinding and playing this part repeatedly.
Looking back today and re-listening I realize this tells us modern music can do the work of the old classical composers and go beyond. Grand powerful, masterfully woven, takes you to a better place and has not been bettered.
The Pipe Organ rules as one of the greatest instruments made. It is becoming a lost art,as there aren't many professional organ builders left,and those that know how to tune them. Digital Pipe organs can't give the fullness of the real thing.
See 360 degree views outside and inside of the Atlantic City Convention hall organ.The console is huge!
(cont) it is said that our souls are but the breath of God. also, He carried her when she was too weak to get up herself....he saw that the tree of life was barren without her (human spirit) and brought her to it..... sooooo gorgeous... now, it says "Fantasia" but this is not disney. and i recognize that in the beginning it looks like the album covers come to life, Roger Dean's work. is this animation his as well?? where do i find it??? please i truly want to see all of it!!!
My God.... this song has always been my favorite off all Yes songs.....But this animation that you set it to....is breathtaking, it made me tear up both when she realized evil, and then when she found herself again and brought life back to the land... it was heavily symbolic, she is the soul of humanity but she is also mother nature, if you notice evil erupts when "workings of man" starts being sung, and the moose BOTH times brings life to her with his breath...God. (cont)
Looong ago, I gave the tape of Going For the One to my ex saying "You gonna love it dear. Some time." Not like she had a choice... :) The longer you listen to Yes the more you love them. Amazing vid. Thanx.
YES you did it again with a second part, and pun intended. You did a wonderful job, and deserve credit. Thanks again for the second time. God Bless all.
@nignog87 i would play this for my younger cousin and he just could not get the brillance of this music.he was 16 at the time,now he has seen the light some what.how you could not like this and be a floyd fan i told him,he was perplexed and could not answer.peace
MERCI c'est Superbe <3<3<3
mytchk 1 day ago
Rick Wakeman is a master of his organ ( no pun intended )
g74ui78ll88ermo 5 days ago
WOW! great video! goes well with this timeless epic! One of my all time favorite songs... ever!
eennymo 1 week ago
This is what classical music would be like if Schoenberg and Elvis had nt been born.
SWSguitar 3 weeks ago
My favorite yes song. Love it. Yes is so musical, its beyond rock..
stockjonebills 4 weeks ago 2
Everytime I hear it, it seems to me like I'm witnessing fallen angel's return to haven
LajlaN 1 month ago in playlist Favorite videos
.¸☆`• Yes is Yes Forever...¸☆`•
Elohim9120 1 month ago
Anderson's voice is like light from a distance star... people talk about other frontmen, but he and Freddy Mercury are the best that ever done it... nuff said!
mp4guru 1 month ago
@mp4guru Yes, Jon is the best frontman, I think. It is just that for some unknown reason, people seem to not consider prog.
SeattleLA 2 weeks ago
This is the only piece of music I know, classical, rock or otherwise, which uses all twelve notes of the circle of fifths as the basis for its climactic melodic sections. What's interesting is how they manage to make it sound almost non-sequential. "Yes," there isn't anything quite like this song.
clasicalmusicrules 1 month ago 2
@clasicalmusicrules You might take interest in Dream Theater's Octavarium. The album is based off the musical octave musically and thematically.
VideoMask93 3 weeks ago
Yes band members were all geniuses! No other word can describe this piece of fabulous music. This has to be one of their greatest, if not best, pieces they ever wrote as a band! But it's also one of the greatest rock songs ever recorded! No group today even comes close to their talent and sound! I was a fan of Yes during these glory years, but never got to see them live!
MrHobbes2001 2 months ago
The 'Days of wrath' in music. Trancendental. Come with me.....
petermcintyre100 2 months ago
symbiose parfaite!!! bravo
battlegate1 2 months ago in playlist divers rock
hermosísimo. gracias!!!!
chshutter 2 months ago
no one can modulate like rick wakeman
sockington1 2 months ago 2
One of those pieces of music that lets us feel the pureness and innocence that many of us so sorely miss. If only for a little while.
schmittelt 2 months ago
This one just brought me to tears of joy more than once when it was performed live in concert. Just an amazingly rich musical masterpiece!
vinstrumentals 3 months ago
It is said that audiences around the world stand up when they play the final 5 min(?) lyrics of this beautiful composition. I remember ignoring my (then current) love to hear this album debut on "our" rock album radio station--forever in my "self" shall it remain, I hope and pray.
stevensondavid096 3 months ago
Agree with blueeyesol, you did a great job of synchronization.
This track was regularly voted amongst the top 10, and sometimes the top 5, all time rock tracks on the BBC Radio 1's Friday night rock show, and I'm not arguing. It's one of the most uplifting and positive tracks I've ever heard by any band.
Treviscoe 3 months ago 2
Prog on!
Chapako01 3 months ago
Maruo, beautiful job of syncronizing the video with the music...really brings out the masterpiece that it is. From 7:00 minutes to the end, is the most dreamy, beautiful ending ever in a song. You can't help but be in awe of these guys and their talent.
blueeyesol 3 months ago 4
One Of The Greatest Yes Songs combined with Some of the Greatest Animation EVER. BRAVO!!!!
disneydude45 3 months ago 6
I just saw your Part I..and watched the two series back to back...and understand the message.
sponsler 3 months ago 2
This is amazing..great work...~
sponsler 3 months ago 2
After I opened my eyes, I realised I felt oddly still.
This was because the goosebumps from 4:00 to 7:00 had been completely non-stop.
MrDrumzOrz 3 months ago 3
Just curious...did you try to sync this up like it came out? If not, then there is a very interesting synchronicity with the music to the film. Jus sayin...
I think Jon Anderson was quoted as saying "We have created our masterpiece"
SenseiIshido 3 months ago in playlist beautiful songs male 2
I have never seen Fantasia or knew what it was about. I just went to Wiki and read about it and found out that the section you chose for this vid/song was married to Igor Stravinsky's "The Firebird Suite" in the orginal film.
When I saw Yes in the round in 1977, they played the last 1/3 of Stravinsky's Firebird suite over the PA system before they took the stage.
Odd...
SenseiIshido 3 months ago in playlist beautiful songs male 2
i've always loved this song it's just a fantastic peice by a fantastis band but with the fantasia vid it brought tears to my eyes. well done :-)
rayzx7r 3 months ago
This album is one of the best of their albums--this album's music is so beautful
Wakeman was a genius and.. omg.. all the other members were best in class.
stevensondavid096 4 months ago
I love Yes's tendency for brief, radio ready pop songs.
probrojeffro 4 months ago
@probrojeffro Tee hee!
schmittelt 3 months ago
"Like the time I ran away, turned around, and you were standing close to me...."
schmittelt 4 months ago
@schmittelt
magic.
operatorjulietmike 2 months ago
@operatorjulietmike Agreed. But after viewing it a few dozen times, I have to say that the spell is cast starting at 5:40. 6:16 is the pay-off.
schmittelt 2 months ago
@schmittelt Fascinating. That exact part of the song has always stood out for me. It's like all points lead to it and from it in the song. It's always sounded like a battle to me that ends with peace. When you consider the context of the song, I see it as a final battle in ones soul before enlightenment. Looking at it this way has enriched this masterpiece for me. Deep, I know. But some music deserves deep thought I feel.
bullzdawguk 1 month ago
@bullzdawguk I agree completely. I get the same sort of feeling during "that" part of Gates of Delirum, except it's a completely different kind of battle for that song. The lyrics were loosely based on War and Peace. What I love about this part of Awaken on this video is the conjunction of the music with the film. The overhead shot of the vulcano being "greened" is particularly spectacular. And, of course, 6:16
schmittelt 1 month ago
6:16
schmittelt 4 months ago 2
This is top 10 listen for all serious music students.
I found this tape in a junk pile in the 90's not knowing who yes were. I was blown away and after a year or so wore down the tape rewinding and playing this part repeatedly.
Looking back today and re-listening I realize this tells us modern music can do the work of the old classical composers and go beyond. Grand powerful, masterfully woven, takes you to a better place and has not been bettered.
FelixLanzalaco 4 months ago 3
@FelixLanzalaco
its exacly what progressive rock is for :)
trpcp 3 months ago
6:16 is just... wow... (that moment has always been the most powerful for me in this song)
earscapes 5 months ago
A rock symphony, angelic, wow.
streetservant 5 months ago
I think Jon Anderson said this was his favorite Yes song. It amazed me in 1977, and it still does 34 years later.
theancient1971 5 months ago
One of the most beautiful songs I ever heard.
Kirinohi 5 months ago
The Pipe Organ rules as one of the greatest instruments made. It is becoming a lost art,as there aren't many professional organ builders left,and those that know how to tune them. Digital Pipe organs can't give the fullness of the real thing.
See 360 degree views outside and inside of the Atlantic City Convention hall organ.The console is huge!
we12x42 5 months ago 2
What an amazing video. Truly brought it to life. One of my all-time favourite tracks, and you've just made it even better.
billyruss 5 months ago
The animatiun is from Disney Fantasia 2000. Good work on creating that visualisation; one of many, i guess :)
trpcp 5 months ago
Yes, lejos la mejor banda de rock progresivo
elkrloevh 6 months ago
Excellent! Never thought anyone could do this song justice, but there you go!
unholyimage 6 months ago
what a perfect video to this song, really inspired visuals and animation timing was awesome. Thanks So Much! All the best to you! Namaste
rme2121 6 months ago in playlist Olias/Genesis/Go/LaseriumStarship
What makes it is Rick Wakemans playing the organ in Switzerland- when I was 16 this song mademe feel like I would burst with the joy of the music.
awaitthegroom 6 months ago
So fucking awesome... No words for it...
8:30 drums kickin in = hair of the back of the neck raising
rasj5150 6 months ago
So fucking awesome... No words for it...
rasj5150 6 months ago
Never doubt that love and justice will triumph, or that all suffering has a greater purpose, that will be revealed on the last day.
Very, very beautiful video to what is probably Yes' best ever song.
curvalecce 6 months ago
from , like, 6:00 on .. hard to keep dry eyes .. so emotional!!!
GregERobertson 6 months ago in playlist classic deep cut
Upon further review...I LOVE IT!!!! Where did this animation come from?
harrythehogusa 6 months ago
You have done it great justice, true artistry on your part.
harrythehogusa 6 months ago
(cont) it is said that our souls are but the breath of God. also, He carried her when she was too weak to get up herself....he saw that the tree of life was barren without her (human spirit) and brought her to it..... sooooo gorgeous... now, it says "Fantasia" but this is not disney. and i recognize that in the beginning it looks like the album covers come to life, Roger Dean's work. is this animation his as well?? where do i find it??? please i truly want to see all of it!!!
InfiniteSpiral112358 7 months ago
My God.... this song has always been my favorite off all Yes songs.....But this animation that you set it to....is breathtaking, it made me tear up both when she realized evil, and then when she found herself again and brought life back to the land... it was heavily symbolic, she is the soul of humanity but she is also mother nature, if you notice evil erupts when "workings of man" starts being sung, and the moose BOTH times brings life to her with his breath...God. (cont)
InfiniteSpiral112358 7 months ago
Looong ago, I gave the tape of Going For the One to my ex saying "You gonna love it dear. Some time." Not like she had a choice... :) The longer you listen to Yes the more you love them. Amazing vid. Thanx.
PrZemek44 7 months ago
este video é muito massa da aonde è essa animação q aparece?
daviaguiar1000 9 months ago
What an incredible video to go with such a perfect song. They fit just perfectly. Amazing work, Maruo. God bless everyone here.
gizlivadi8013 1 year ago
YES you did it again with a second part, and pun intended. You did a wonderful job, and deserve credit. Thanks again for the second time. God Bless all.
Ears14U 1 year ago
You mixed the story with the moose and the girl perfectly with the music! Thank you!
hamadah4 3 years ago
Incredible
DEUCOtheDEUCE 3 years ago
Like the time I ran away....Turn around and you were standing close to me.
CrystalVision7 3 years ago
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CrystalVision7 3 years ago
could use a joint right now
nickrock23 3 years ago 2
I second this notion.
a11natura1 3 years ago 12
yes's thick as a brick?
gizlivadi8013 3 years ago 3
one of them! they have around eight songs this length and longer
Abonisher 3 years ago
close to the edge or gates of delirium
a11natura1 3 years ago
Awesome...
ultidoc 3 years ago
amazing
bonna1234 3 years ago
Good God, What a Song! If this doesn't get the hair on the back of your neck raising, nothing will!
nignog87 3 years ago 31
@nignog87 i would play this for my younger cousin and he just could not get the brillance of this music.he was 16 at the time,now he has seen the light some what.how you could not like this and be a floyd fan i told him,he was perplexed and could not answer.peace
mdelair420 3 months ago 5