why late at night in the u.s. does ilm get all yessed out

Relayer is actually my second-favourite after Close to the Edge. They went further 'out' than usual on it and I think Howe might have been at his peak there.

Yeah, Relayer is great.

The last time I listened, I actually wondered whether it could be my favourite.

Yes without Anderson or Howe definitely doesn't seem like the same 'classic' band to me but tbh I guess I'm a little surprised that the drummer would make so much of a difference to some listeners. I never really feel like there's a rhythmic weakness on Relayer. The ensemble playing on Relayer seems dazzlingly tight to me. I like Bruford but I mostly just appreciate the way he worked as part of the ensemble. If anything, I notice his playing much more in King Crimson. I never really thought of him as a star drummer like Bonham or Peart or Moon, though.

The ensemble playing on Relayer seems dazzlingly tight to me

"... [O]n 'Sound Chaser'" was what I meant.

Hm, now I'm thinking about the drums on side 2 of Fragile and reconsidering that...

side 1 of the yes album too ("clap" excepted obv.)

I think there's a certain swing to brufords playing that made them a little, idk, funkier or something and counterbalanced the more technical aspect of their prog. White is a lithe and strong drummer and I think he works about as well as anyone other than bruford coukd have. But there's still a missing ingredient for me. I mean white can hold his own on pretty much anything but I can't imagine him coming up with the unforgettable fills bruford did on heart of the sunrise.

absolutely agree

Bruford was like a little jazz drummer, close-mic'ed, playing in the corner, while symphonic yes played in the center of room with reverb and space to infinity. The balance / counterpoint is dramatic and awesome.

I walked through midtown manhattan today around 3pm air-drumming to "heart of the sunrise."

The melodic parts of Silently Falling are so nice

fitting development (even if wayne has turned into a grade-a toolbag), since legend has it admitting to each other in the tourvan that they were separately listening to yes led to 'the soft bulletin'

http://www.spin.com/articles/flaming-lips-electric-wurms-heart-of-the-sunrise-video/

10:36-13:30 of Awaken is the best bit of Yes y/n

Absolutely.

This is so great

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SszeZhF9Xq4

14 cd set of live shows from '72.

http://www.amazon.com/Progeny-Seven-Shows-Seventy-Two-Deluxe/dp/B00U2MZU9C/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1425052178&sr=8-1&keywords=Progeny%3A+Seven+Shows+from+Seventy+Two

favorite thread title

it's like the let's get drunk and listen to waka flocka flame for prog dudes

it's the only searchable yes thread so i went with it. plus it's night. but not late. so i cheated.

i miss getting yessed out on ilx

ilx never should've tucked in its yessing

I'm listening to CTTE right now

I'm listening to Relayer. Again.

It's hard to say what will become of Yes now - however, it's tempting to imagine 50 years in the future where Yes are still going, minus any of the past members we currently know, still playing Close To The Edge... like a prog rock Menudo, or something.

http://i.imgur.com/Zx6oKfi.jpg

I'm listening to CTTE right now

i did this tonight

It's been Tales and Relayer for me

This thread is the reason I've been so Yessed out for the last 6 years.

https://vimeo.com/67135948

What's the opening song Yes plays at their first post-Squire show? THAT ONE...
http://www.setlist.fm/setlist/yes/2015/grand-theater-at-foxwoods-mashantucket-ct-13f7bd8d.html

http://www.newsweek.com/2015/09/18/getting-yes-steve-howe-guitar-wizard-365831.html

http://www.youtube.com/watch?t=184&v=W8XVrpEiyOU

Somebody tell me "South Side of the Sky" isn't a great song

SO I CAN PUNCH YOU IN THE MOUTH

advice column gets all yessed out

http://nymag.com/thecut/2015/11/ask-polly-im-sick-of-being-unhappy-and-alone.html

Classic

She picked a dud live clip, though. Way better imo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kcvByrgofjc

These words spring into my mind often. I didn't know what they meant when I was younger and listened to Yes, partially because I was not just surrounded by myself, I was also full of myself. I was covered in myself and clothed in myself and swimming through a sea myself only to get to an island of myself, alone on a planet of myself, spinning through a universe of myself.

feelin' yessed

hahaha amazing

\m/

also, can i just say, the anderson-ponty band album better late than never is way better than two dudes in their 70s have any right to be, and is kind of a tonic for the wretched heaven & earth?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yhqWpaW9s4o

First time I'm seeing footage of them play live - funny to see Anderson as a young man when I've always pictured him (just from his voice) so much older. And Howe like a wraith.

Man I decided to give Going for the One another chance after seeing that, and I just reached the point where it really started to give me a headache, which, it turns out, is about 4 minutes into Awaken.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xaKdI7v8XxU

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lvANpEr3XbA

Had a dream that I was using some kind of remote-control device to change a convenience store's LED-light sign to read "TELL THE MOONDOG TELL THE MARCH HARE" in scrolling text, but the store's proprietor yelled at me before I could succeed.

Maybe he/she just wasn't into the Jon Anderson songs!

getting so yessed out rn

Anderson, Wakeman, and Rabin are touring this year.

woke up this morning all yessed out

really looking forward to an AWR album (though why not Wakeman Anderson & Rabin or Rabin Anderson & Rabin . . . WAR / RAW versus YES!). the collaboration jon a just did with roine stolt (kaipa / flower kings (!) / transatlantic (!!)) can err on the side of saccharine sometimes but is WAAAAAAY better than heaven & earth imho. there are some old school topographic vibes for sure

aint nearly yessed out yet got a ways to go

never mind ilm, the IOM is getting all yessed out from Friday

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Cp6PYfNWAAIAEJq.jpg