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A man conceived a moment's answer to the dream
Staying the flowers daily, sensing all the themes
As a foundation left to create the spiral aim
A movement regained and regarded both the same
All complete in the sight of seeds of life with you
Changed only for a sight of sound, the space agreed
Between the picture of time behind the face of need
Coming quickly to terms of all expression laid
Emotions revealed as the ocean maid
All complete in the sight of seeds of life with you
Coins and crosses
(Turn round tailor, assaulting)
Never know their fruitless worth
(all the mornings of the interest shown,
presenting one another to the cord)
Cords are broken
(All left dying, rediscovered
Of the door that turned round)
Locked inside the mother Earth
(To close the cover, all the
interest shown)
They won't hide, hold, they won't tell you
(To turn one another, to the
sign at the time float your climb)
Watching the world, watching all of the world
Watching us go by
And you and I climb over the sea to the valley
And you and I reached out for reasons to call
2. Eclipse
Coming quickly to terms of all expression laid
Emotions revealed as the ocean maid
As a movement regained and regarded both the same
All complete in the sight of seeds of life with you
3. The Preacher, The Teacher
Sad preacher nailed upon the coloured door of time
Insane teacher be there reminded of the rhyme
There'll be no mutant enemy we shall certify
Political ends as sad remains will die
Reach out as forward tastes begin to enter you
Oooh, ooh
I listened hard but could not see
Life tempo change out and inside me
The preacher trained in all to lose his name
The teacher travels, asking to be shown the same
In the end we'll agree, we'll accept, we'll immortalize
That the truth of man maturing in his eyes
All complete in the sight of seeds of life with you
Coming quickly to terms of all expression laid
As a moment regained and regarded both the same
Emotion revealed as the ocean maid
A clearer future, morning, evening, nights with you
4. Apocalypse
And you and I climb, crossing the shapes of the morning
And you and I reach over the sun for the river
And you and I climb, clearer towards the movement
And you and I called over valleys of endless seas
Part of the soundtrack of my teenage life - it gets a 10 from me.
I Agree completely! GREAT TUNE!! I bought this album right after it came out. I was 17yrs old. I played the album so much that I wore it out, & I had to buy a new one. It is so much better now in FLAC w/ great equipment!!
Thanx RP!
Can remember the words to this tune since '73.
But don't ask me where my keys are.
GREAT TUNE!!! ...Your keys are in the fridge, where they belong! LOL!
Ahhhh. Back when albums were special. They had their own identity. A snap shot. A moment of time.
And that freakin Chris Squire bass.
I saw them twice. One in the round and the following line up with the Bugles. I missed John Anderson. I miss that madman Chris Squires. Basically, I miss the Seventies.
I agree!! I was there! I am 67yrs old. The music was GREAT & ICONIC! There is a a lot of great music being produced TODAY that will be considered GREAT & ICONIC IN 40-50 years! Be open minded! RP is a great place to explore new music. Thanx RP!
You forgot another album soundtrack of that same decade: Elton John's "Yellow Brick Road" ;)
But don't ask me where my keys are.
The thing of it is...you could be 13 year old kid in the 1970s and listen to this band and also:
Grateful Dead
Rolling Stones
Bob Dylan
Van Morrison
Allmans
Pink Floyd
Led Zep
Steely Dan
Queen
Bob Marley
Joni M
Charlie Daniels
Kraftwerk
Wishbone Ash
Heart
Paul Simon
Fleetwood Mac
The list goes on and on. It was such a golden era for music experimentation and variety. It was played on local FM radio, albums, cassettes, live shows. Displayed on T shirts and posters in your room.
It's almost impossible explain today. But it really existed once upon a time.
I agree!! I was there! I am 67yrs old. The music was GREAT & ICONIC! There is a a lot of great music being produced TODAY that will be considered GREAT & ICONIC IN 40-50 years! Be open minded! RP is a great place to explore new music. Thanx RP!
Only "Owner of a lonely heart" is good.
WRONG!!
We did Lino cutting that day...
Grateful Dead
Rolling Stones
Bob Dylan
Van Morrison
Allmans
Pink Floyd
Led Zep
Steely Dan
Queen
Bob Marley
Joni M
Charlie Daniels
Kraftwerk
Wishbone Ash
Heart
Paul Simon
Fleetwood Mac
The list goes on and on. It was such a golden era for music experimentation and variety. It was played on local FM radio, albums, cassettes, live shows. Displayed on T shirts and posters in your room.
It's almost impossible explain today. But it really existed once upon a time.
i was born 10 years too late to really enjoy this in its prime. outstanding.
I was fortunate enough to see these guys live back in the day when this album had just come out... It was amazing then and it's amazing now.
I Agree!!! I saw them 3 times with Rick Wakeman and once with Patrick Moraz!
This should segue right into Siberian Khatru, just the way god intended.
I Agree!!!
I grew up on the Yessongs versions, and although the studio tracks are brilliant, to my ear they sound a little too clinical in comparison.
BOTH are GREAT!!
100!!! My all time fav band ever.. My brother (10 years older) turned me on to this album in 1972 when I was 10... They were definitely ahead of their time. Still no on else like em. Still know every word...
Ditto. I shared a room with my older brother who had to get up an hour earlier than me. Yes and Ten Years After at full blast while I tried to sleep. I love it now, but at time......
In all of the documentaries I have seen regarding "Prog" rock, it seems that at least one of the band members is wearing a cape. Nothing against capes, must have been part of the prog rock uniform.
Both Squire and Wakeman. Maybe serious for a while, later with tongue firmly in cheek.
OK - I confess - I was into Yes in the early-70s. I had this LP. Used to play it non stop.
Keep on keeping on! I've had it on vinyl, 8-track, CD, and now in 5.1 Blu-Ray. This is one of those albums, like Sgt Pepper's, that deserves every upgrade you can get your hands on.
You really didn't have to include the "head up your ass" emoji, where your head is at was obvious from your comment.
Too much organ, very annoying vocals.... and overall just a bit over done and overrated.
ahhhhhhh
its like watching fireworks
except for your ears
and it aint got to be dark
and you dont have be outside
with the bugs
who forgot to bring the bug spray
In all of the documentaries I have seen regarding "Prog" rock, it seems that at least one of the band members is wearing a cape. Nothing against capes, must have been part of the prog rock uniform.
probaby Rick Wakeman
Part of the soundtrack of my teenage life - it gets a 10 from me.
I looked up your stats: quite a serious statement given your rating distribution. I personally have it a 9 however being born in 1984 I guess I just don't connect as much.
Cheers!
If the answer's Yes, you've asked the wrong question. Gnomic pseudo-mystical bollleaux that means nowt. Even 40 years ago I loathed this band and that loathing has only intensified with age.
Oh come on Fred, prog rock has always been a bit 'bolleauxocks' but who cares? If you loathe them, there's always the PSD button that will take you to another dimension. It ain't about 'nowt' it's about how good your drugs are.
I’m transported back 40 years to my bedroom in mum and dads house listening to this album endlessly on my Dansette.
What would I say to that spotty angst ridden adolescent if I could. Perhaps “Don’t worry about the, getting girls and being popular thing, it all works out well in the end. You’ll never play rugby for Scotland but you will develop a lifelong love for the game that gives you pleasure decades after your playing days are over. And finally buy shares in Apple but don’t spend the wages from your summer job on the 8 track.”
Bump (although "bump" doesn't really work anymore, unless you view by date). Nonetheless, enjoyed your post, ScottishWillie.
The music between the lyric, "Reach out as forward tastes begin to enter you", and "A clearer future, morning, evening, nights with you".
YES !
Look after the king of R n R please
I wouldn't mind hearing something off of Going for the One.
That Chris Squire sure played a "fat" bass but he also did crazy breaks and hooks with it. Amazing.
Tales from Topographic Oceans was the single most disappointing recording I ever bought. It was $$$. I bought on tape. The sound quality on tape was horrible. The music was bad. It tried several times to listen to it. Finally, I broke it half and threw it in the bin.
This is a great song though...
Ha!
I made the same mistake and had the same feelings.
It's a terrible album. Maybe due to outside influences (e.g., s sheet of blue microdot, orange sunshine, window pane, etc).
Jeff Lynne is the very definition of sucko-barfo.
its the bass.
Chris Squire. Genius.
For me, Part III - from "Reach out as forward tastes begin to enter you" -to- "All complete in the sight of seeds of life with you", is astounding.
Tales from Topographic Oceans was the single most disappointing recording I ever bought. It was $$$. I bought on tape. The sound quality on tape was horrible. The music was bad. It tried several times to listen to it. Finally, I broke it half and threw it in the bin.
This is a great song though...
Tales is definitely an acquired taste. Does not live up to the sheer beauty of Close To The Edge for sure but I grew to appreciate Tales later on, especially Revealing Science of God. I remember getting Rush's Hemispheres originally on cassette and it was very poor quality sound and I thought the album was terrible. Later I got the CD and heard how wonderous it was. Cassettes sure did not do good music any favors!
Tales from Topographic Oceans was the single most disappointing recording I ever bought. It was $$$. I bought on tape. The sound quality on tape was horrible. The music was bad. It tried several times to listen to it. Finally, I broke it half and threw it in the bin.
This is a great song though...
Kill it kill it with fire
Indeed. Such an amazing band & album. Yes was the first band that I wanted to see in concert. Unfortunately the argument that my mom had against it was that I was 12.
: )
One person’s pretension is another’s fantastic flight of fantasy.
9 for me.
Sorry, love them both.
Especially now....
Yes! The genesis of the crimson king, a very gentle giant and a guy called pinkish (not punkish) Floyd elped their way in a caravan with a brand new VDG generator through the tullish 70s oldfields, accompanied by many others to meet their arch enemy on 3 chords: punk.
Unfortunately punk rock took over in the late 70s...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HzOzLP...
and Wakeman's keyboards appeal to more eccentric taste. Nevertheless,
I give this tune a"9"....Outstanding
Originally posted for a ELO-Song:
Very well put. This beautifully worded sentence fits on almost everything from YES also. "Preposterous" would also fit in perfect.
Fortunately 1976 Punk came upon us.
And tripping out on some killer Orange Sunshine acid. Or so I hear....
Back in the 80's I recall a big Yes concert (maybe the Superdome, or in Atlanta, radio gave away tickets) and someone asked what band was opening.
"Yes, sorta"
Anderson, Bruford, Wakeman, and Howe was co-headlining the shows
No, but the guy next to me did...
I was only 9 years old but had an older brother & sister who
helped influence my music tastes
I still spin the Vinyl!
The other way around, I believe...
I can attest to the greatness of the Steven Wilson remixes in the Yes Box on vinyl. They are so good that I don't care what the originals sound like and I was listening to them on my own 8 track rips in my good old 73 VW bus I bought for my 21st Bday back in the day. I had a Lear deck with a headphone jack, tooling down the road listening with my open air Sennheisers. Missed more than a few exits because the music was so good.
Hundreds of years before the dawn of history
Lived a strange race of people, the Druids
No one knows who they were or what they were doing
But their legacy remains
Hewn into the living rock, of Stonehenge
Stonehenge! Where the demons dwell
Where the banshees live and they do live well
Stonehenge! Where a man's a man
And the children dance to the Pipes of Pan..."
Oh, the little children of Stonehenge!
Larry Lee from The Ozark Mountain Daredevils on the other hand...
My favorite band ever.
Saw in the Round at MSG in the late 70s
Thank you RP it never gets old...
And the vocalist from Silversun Pickups who for a year or two I thought/assumed was a woman until I saw a performance on Austin City Limits. I grew less impressed with the band, so when he tunes in, I psd out.
Good example. The vocalist is OK but the Silversun Pickups get a little tedious after a while.
When listening to Jon Anderson you sort-of think you're listening to a guy. These two, on the other hand, sound like fine female singers:
• Greg Gilbert from the Delays
• Michael Miller
And the vocalist from Silversun Pickups who for a year or two I thought/assumed was a woman until I saw a performance on Austin City Limits. I grew less impressed with the band, so when he tunes in, I psd out.
I'm amazed to be reminded that in just two years (1971-3), they put out four astonishingly inventive and complex albums (one a double, no less!). Now that's output.