Heard this song for the first time in a long time today. as a bass player it still gives me chills.

drH wrote:

Or UK with Holdsworth/Wetton/Jobson!

One of the great prog rock/jazz records ever...

Geed wrote:


ahh, but after all these years it's the percussion that stands up the best. Bill Bruford was extraordinary... which we didnt know until he went out on his own to make a couple of amazing records with Jeff Berlin on bass and Alan Holdsworth on guitar.

I really do like Yes. I'd much prefer some of thier less well trodden cuts though. Even Fragile has many cuts that would fit in well and be nice surprises to hear on RP

nyc_dude wrote:


Agreed. This, along with John Entwistle on Quadrophenia have some of the best rock base ever.

Dirktooth wrote:
Well put.

This song probably has the worlds best bass-line!

For me this song invokes memories of summer nights spent with friends. Folks can argue all they want over the mechanical details of playing and singing, but the reasons so many like this song is the associations it creates. If you don't have them.....well, perhaps you just won't "get" this song. It's a personal thing, and no amount of debate will change that.

If you do get it, that's all to the good. If not, it's not going to wreck the world.

Heh heh. I'm not sure I've ever heard anything from Billy Squier. It's Bach, Beethoven and Beatles for me.

I was introduced to Yes as a child and still have yet to hear music that surpasses theirs as a band...

Still works for me.....although I've always found the percussion a little strange. :-k

Likewise, a set of ears do not a music critic make!

Eventhough this is one of Yes' more "radio friendly" songs, it's still a great tune! :D

sass wrote:
WAIT, DO YOU LIKE IT OR NOT? HOW EXACTLY IS THIS SONG DULL? :-k :bananabanger:

Chumley wrote:
MAN ARE YOU FROM OUTER SPACE OR WHAT! OH JUST WISCONSIN! THAT EXPLAINS SOME OF IT. I CAN UNDERSTAND NOT LIKING PROG, BUT TO SAY SUCH A GENERAL STATEMENT THEN TAG IT TO BANDS THAT HAVE BRILLIANT MUSIC IS A BIT BOMBASTIC AND NIEVE. (AND QUIT WASTING YOUR TIME WATCHING THE SUCKY GB PACK.)

Masterful musicians, great live, good memories

No it isn't, but in any event, it's too dull for RP.

Brilliant Musicians do not equal Brilliant Music. See Rush, Cream, King Crimson, et al.

Damn you people are picky. Eclectic and intelligent? Its a damn good song. Period.

If you must play Yes - and I wouldn't be crushed if you never did again - at least have the decency to pick something that hasn't been beaten to a pulp by classic rock radio. This is about as eclectic and intelligent as Free Bird.

Damn people, listen to that bass line. Listen to Wakeman on the keyboards. These guys can flat out play! Jon Anderson is the best tenor in rock and roll!

mountains come out of the sky and they stand there. oh.

You know if Beethoven, Wagner, St. Saens, Tchaicovsky or any other hosts were alive and kicking today, this is how alot of you people would be describing them:

'overblown'
'overwrought'
'self-indulgent'
'too long'

I guess if it's more than 3 minutes long and is more complicated than just 3 chords, then it must be pretentious.

Overblown! Overdone! Overwrought!

Dang it, I like it in spite of myself, maybe because I didn't get into 'em much back in high school.

thank you! musicians are artists by nature. nothing shows off more musical talent than prog style rock. trained musicians listen to this stuff for inspiration. (among other artists) you cannot say the same for some others that are played on rp. (see my lowest rated column)

No such thing as "wrong" regarding opinions in music. Some of us enjoy the artsy-fartsy Yes "crap". You, on the other hand will stick with your Billy Squier and Wham. Whatever works!
:p

for me ... one of the signs of great musicians ... is that when you see them play live ... they are BETTER than their recordings !*! I first saw yes in Asbury Park back in 72. This was before their incredible stage show developed. The musicianship was SUPERB !*!*!* I later saw them in New Orleans during the Topographic Oceans period ... They were MUCH more polished and the show was truely incredible ... with the Roger Dean set ... back-lit slide show and AMAZING lighting !*!*!* This was a band that had the ability to COMPLETELY OVERWHELM the audience with sight ...and SOUND !*!*!* I was playing drums in a band back then ... and Bill Bruford's technique and style are of a quailty like NOONE ELSE !*!*! This band's live shows could NEVER be duplicated in the studio !*!*!

Personally I like clever. It's good to hear clever muscians with clever lyrics. YES will always be heard in Paradise!

I know some of you think this is great music, but you're wrong. I'd like to strangle the guy beating that one drum.

I saw Yes in 1971 in Dallas, opening act for Jethro Tull. They were okay back then because I hadn't heard them before.

Now I can not stand their oh-so-clever, artsy-fartsy crap.