I recently downloaded the entire Yes discovery and had a Prog Rock weekend (much to the amusement of Mrs Poacher). 

I could not find any loons or tie die tshirts hidden in the wardrobe though.

However, it was interesting that I listened to a couple of Yes Albums I had not heard for over 40 years - and I found myself remembering the words. Compare that with sometimes not remembering where I parked my car. . . short term memory loss. . . must be something to do with the tea I am drinking or something. 

Anyway, this track in particular has been an anthem for me for most of my life and still hits the spot.

Hurrah for RP! 

 big stud Romeo Tuma wrote: 

this song is marvelous...
 

 gjeeg wrote: 
Would have loved to see that triple bill!  Sweet. 

Only managed to see King Crimson in Ottawa when Fripp was in his shredding wall-paper stage and I was unfamiliar with the music. 

 

For fans of the old King Crimson, please do give Steven Wilson's Raven that refused to sing CD a listen or two.

 kojiroh wrote: 
exactly!

 gjeeg wrote: 
loved your comment. that was a big year for me, too and found this album while living in Italy for the summer. and i've loved Yes ever since. Chris's bass and Howe's guitar is outstanding

 catnip wrote: 
I don't agree at all with your comments, although I love your use of words.

I love the vocals and the chord changes, and this song has not aged for me.

To each his own... 

I have become the guy who says "I saw Yes open for Tull in '71." May the gods have mercy on my soul.

I used to be a great fan of Yes... but 25 years or more along the line I have to admit that apart from the most excellent instrumental outro, the rest of the song really is turgid crap.

I mean, honestly, utter rubbish. 

I've always had a love/not-like-very-much relationship with prog as a genre and Yes in particular. But, in addition to Howe's guitar, the vocals on this are amazing.

I was feeling generous, gave it a 2. This is lame..IMO

The best thing I can say for Yes is.......they are not as bad as ELP.  3

Yes - that is one great song with some very tasty guitar served up by Steve Howe. 

YES-sir

This song is soooo good it puts a spring in my step this autumn evening...
 

I'm glad this is the long version, not the crap one that misses the most important part of the song.

Um, heaven

This is forever linked to Frank Herbert's "Dune". Read the book while wearing out every Yes LP I owned.

yes! one of the best prog-songs, ever...
imho, there are a lot of YES songs that did not age too well. especially when they overdo those wakeman-synthi-and-organ-things. but when they are loud and DIRTY (like here) they sound astonishingly new...

Thanks for playing this
I forgot how great this song is.
Talented musicians,

This was the start of The Shift.
Life changed.
1971.
Play it at my funeral too.
"Mother Life confirming unto me..."
Unexpected Genius.
(Was fortunate to see them live; November 1971. NYC Academy of Music. Blew the house away. Triple bill: with King Crimson and Procol Harem. I was seventeen years old.)

Bill, Glad that you play some classic progressive rock, we need more in RP!!!

This is as good as it gets...  love this song, and this whole phenomenal album...





 

 Propayne wrote: 

Not sure Bill  would agree he has retired. He just realised that his interests are more in jazz and is still gigging with his own band.

Oh, and a 10 for almost anything YES have done (except tobys topographic go kart)

If you make a bombastic song at least do it with a low pitched voice :P

 dscbuck wrote: 
You're planning on a very long funeral?

I want this played at my funeral. Always awesome.

cool
just a little bit different