jtarp wrote:

The genre is very dated. I was a HUGE Yes fan in the early 70's. I would have given this, and almost all Yes tunes, a 10+. Yes, Genisis, King Crimson (Robert Fripp), et al., were taking Rock music somewhere it had never been and so at the time was very interesting. It has great nostalgic value for me, but music has progressed so far in 40 years that listening now is not very satisfying. But I'm still happy to see (hear) it's on the playlist.

 kaybee wrote: 

I dunno.....the "you had to be there to appreciate it" argument.... Either it was good, or it wasn't, and if it actually was, why should it not be anymore?

Amen to your statement on operas!

jtarp wrote:
I disagree.  I think opera sounds dated as hell, but a lot of people still enjoy it and it still has its niche.  I think the same will hold true for the best of "prog rock".

Patrick Moraz played keyboards on my absolute favourite Yes CD:  Relayer.

 unclehud wrote: 
Don't forget Peter Banks and Tony Kaye from early on, Patrick Moraz from later years.

Perhaps this genre is dated.  I don't think so, because I can still appreciate the technical abilty of Chris Squire, Steve Howe, Trevor Rabin, Alan White, Bill Bruford, and, of course, Jon Anderson's singular vocals.  Try stealing one of their licks!

No one was playing music like this back then, and they continued to push the limits until the 1990s:  Close to the Edge, Relayer, Big Generator.  In that way, if no other, they deserve a patient and honest listen.

 ThePoose wrote: 
Absolutely, no one could come close to him. You can hear some tremolo on his bass in the beginning, some distortion added to it at the end. He obviously wasn't afraid to experiment.
 

 jtarp wrote: 
Jtarp,  i could written the exact same words!

Yes talks too much

Still one of the masterpieces.  All hail progressive music!

I love this song, I don't think it is dated. I especially like the ending the way it goes out on the continuous riff, good stuff!

Still works for me!  

The genre is very dated. I was a HUGE Yes fan in the early 70's. I would have given this, and almost all Yes tunes, a 10+. Yes, Genisis, King Crimson (Robert Fripp), et al., were taking Rock music somewhere it had never been and so at the time was very interesting.  It has great nostalgic value for me, but music has progressed so far in 40 years that listening now is not very satisfying.  But I'm still happy to see (hear) it's on the playlist.

 Jungle_Jim wrote: 

By the end of the album we will have collapsed, drooling in our bean bag chairs with glazed eyes, completely enervated.  Just like old times.

 Jungle_Jim wrote: 
Yeah, that'd be cool!

 ThePoose wrote: 
This was their finest album, IMHO.

This song doesn't go on long enough - please play the whole album next time.

 Jungle_Jim wrote: 
Yeah, on the Masterworks tour Jon was talking about gnomes and elementals coming up out of the ground...brain by Sandoz.

 Jungle_Jim wrote: 
I missed Glasto in 2003 sadly. . . But I did get to see them at Reading Rock 1975.

That makes them somewhat elderly. . . like me I suppose.

They should play the beach at Brighton!

 

 On_The_Beach wrote:  

30 Helens agree................

Once was a huge fan, now it just seems so...............meh.

Well, not even meh, just bothersome.

The Yes Album is an incredible journey. Where it takes you - who knows - but it takes you somewhere. I saw Yes at Glastonbury 2003 - Rick Wakeman looked like Gandalf, and his keyboard rig looked like the bridge off the Enterprise. But they didn't do a wrong note as they got through large chunks of Close To The Edge and other stuff. Jon Anderson came out with some embarrassing stuff about saving the Planet between songs. It was absolutely brilliant.

I saw them on their Masterworks tour, it was wonderful. However, the "harmonies" on this song are terrible...

That one guitar lick is haunting...

 Hannio wrote:  LOL!
must agree.  I think this would be prog. rock.  Progging in the wrong direction for my taste.  But at least it goes on interminably.;-) No offense to the fans.

Chris Squire's bass playing was groundbreaking at the time.

I'm going to need a large dose of the Ramones to cleanse the palate after this.

Yes, and most of the other big prog bands, Genesis, ELP, King Crimson etc. will always be love 'em or hate 'em bands. I grew up with them and like most of them (although I'll never get Rush), but there's nothing I can say to change the opinion of someone who hates this genre, and vice versa. One man's art is another man's "aimless noodling". So there you have it; let's all agree to disagree. 

OMG  the worm...... I love this radio station.....................  thanks Bill,,,,,,,

 gjeeg wrote: 
Uncle