The Remembering is my favorite of the four sides. It's full of pleasing melodies, but also has some of Chris Squire's best contributions to this epic on it. All four sides have moments/passages you look forward to, but The Remembering has enough of them to make me go to it first when I want me some Tales.
@littlestevey4172
3 жыл бұрын
Agreed!! This is just epic Prog at it's finest !!
@stephenmorton2890
3 жыл бұрын
It's one of those pieces where it takes a bit of time for the penny to drop. But, my God, when the penny does drop it really, really does! I agree with you that it is the strongest of the four pieces on Tales. Cosmic Greetings from the UK.
@dickmeijer5363
2 жыл бұрын
I totally agree. This is pure magic.
@Magnetron33
2 жыл бұрын
Chris said this was his favorite bassline
@dcboyle1968
2 жыл бұрын
I agree. It took a little while to grow on me, but now it is my favorite side as well. In fact, I would go so far as to say that those sections of the song that start out, "Don the cap and close your eyes..." and, "Like a dreamer all our lives..." are for me the most beautiful music Yes has done.
@chrisblower8868
3 жыл бұрын
Possibly their greatest track, such beauty. Makes CTTE look like child's play.
@wendellwiggins3776
3 жыл бұрын
Never heard that before LOLOLOL. I get your point on some level but I could never diminish the power of CTTE LP. It's another form of absolute brilliant perfection, like TALES
@chrisblower8868
3 жыл бұрын
@@wendellwiggins3776 Well I was really talking about the long side, which to my mind is not that interesting after the first 4 minutes. All that getting up and getting down nonsense. I just find this album a massive leap forward in most ways. Took time to getting used to White rather than Bruford. Relayer sounds to me like the real sequel to CTTE.
@paulayers1111
3 жыл бұрын
Agreed
@wendellwiggins3776
3 жыл бұрын
@@chrisblower8868 that duality of life is necessary & exemplified beautifully in the soothing ambient undulating I GET up, I GET down harmony section calmly drifting us all the way towards the finale climactic final eruption. It's all brilliant!
@276parpir
3 жыл бұрын
Yeah, I think they peaked here.
@TrevRockOne
3 жыл бұрын
I'm just floating on air when I listen to this. So beautiful.
@davidyoung7418
3 жыл бұрын
My favourite song on this album. I love the build up at the end... one of the best Yes endings. According to Alan White, there was a whole section that he wrote the chord progression for on guitar. He also wrote the spacy keyboard moog parts. When it came to playing them live, Wakeman didn't learn it properly and this caused much friction, particularly between himself and Jon.
@Magnetron33
2 жыл бұрын
They should be called the Crescendo Kings. They could write a buildup better than anybody
@glenndespres5317
3 жыл бұрын
11:00. Now we go soaring! Sailing the skies....winds allow, other skylines.... Relayer.... all the dying cried before you.... Squire on the bass, Alan on the drums.... my God do I love this! I graduated high school in 73 and some friends and I spend a glorious summer playing this wherever and whenever we could. So this album will always be special to me.
@lindazee
3 жыл бұрын
Same here! Great memories!
@jimbosteen2935
2 жыл бұрын
Thanx for alan,🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩he was my fav, othrr one to busy to me
@tentruesummers9043
3 жыл бұрын
I'm loving this more than I could ever imagine. I've been happly married for 33 years and have 2 grown up kids, but I've known this album for a lot longer than that! Love hearing JP's comments too. Great channel JP.
@JustJP
3 жыл бұрын
Appreciate that Summers!
@TheSirpatrick33
3 жыл бұрын
I think this is one of their better albums. And I do think very well...
@nickmastro6870
3 жыл бұрын
I agree!
@joemaurone7923
3 жыл бұрын
ICWYDT...well done, sir. Well done.
@bjwnashe5589
3 жыл бұрын
They move fast. They tell me...
@wendellwiggins3776
3 жыл бұрын
CTTE, TALES, RELAYER create the WHOLY TRINITY
@sanddab
3 жыл бұрын
Definitely
@emdiar6588
3 жыл бұрын
I love that you try to find meaning in the lyrics. I admire your tenacity, despite the fact that Jon has stated many times that he picks words and phrases for how they sound, abandoning meaning and even grammar if necessary, to get the right sound texture to carry the notes. It's better than singing 'la la la'.
@markjacobsen8335
3 жыл бұрын
That "Don the cap" section in this piece I consider amongst the greatest stuff YES ever did. Too bad it only lasts a couple of minutes! Interesting that you like this better than side one. Not many people would say that as of the four sides this one is usually accused as being the most padded of the four. Whatever the case, this is still my favorite album of all time.
@reinaldofavoreto7160
3 жыл бұрын
Yeah, definitelly the best Yes song. This song is like a trip by the ocean. Surelly, surelly.
@veganapiranha7365
3 жыл бұрын
I always understood why the critics didn't like it much, but Wakeman was just being a butt- he does that sometimes. He felt it was too experimental, which is exactly what some of us love so much about it. For myself and many other Yes fans, it was a gift from on high. The Remembering is an enormous accomplishment, the gentleness and delicacy with such instrumental precision is something I'd never heard anywhere else, and not since really. I'll always love The Revealing Science of God for the lyrics and how Jon uses his voice as an instrument, but they are all parts of the same body. The next two are amazing as well.
@tylermocca2154
3 жыл бұрын
Wakeman was more so In disagreement with the concept of the album than his performance. Most of the band wasn't entirely on board with the concept either. I do love this song, i think it's really underrated and gets forgotten a little when discussing Tales in my experience. I've been enjoying the vids thus far and can't wait for you to listen to Ritual. Thanks again for the vids Justin!
@kookoothebirdgirl1
3 жыл бұрын
Can’t wait for Ritual, too! That’s my all-time favorite Yes “song”!
@276parpir
3 жыл бұрын
The Voice as Instrument...Words as Sublime Sound Vibrations.......Song as Eternal Awareness of Bliss........Transmission Reaching Out to Other Worlds and Echoing Back Both Eternal and Momentary...............
@kuhnhan
3 жыл бұрын
This album is not that accessible, and that's what one of the things I like about it. Yes has often had detractors that couldn't get the lyrics. For instance, in the song "Starship Trooper" there's the line "Take what I say in a different way and it's easy to see that this is all confusion" that addresses that. I prefer lyrics that are a bit deeper than "I want to rock and roll all night and party every day" The end of this track is one of the most satisfying resolutions of any of their songs.
@steveobrien9937
3 жыл бұрын
It struck me...just now...that is is the most beautifully complex vocal piece on the album...Anderson is a vocal genius.....I loved hearing this again...and like much of Yes’ music....it STILL continues to grow on me....thanks for that Justin...cheers from Canada
@TrevRockOne
3 жыл бұрын
Don't sell Squire short. He was responsible for the vocal arrangements.
@porflepopnecker4376
3 жыл бұрын
Those transition pieces were one of the things rock critics complained about--Yes were being too esoteric, too spacey, too pretentious. (After the lambasting given to "Relayer" partly because of these slow "contemplative" passages, Yes themselves would eliminate them from subsequent songs.) One critic said the whole album was "such a dumbass, boring idea that it could only have been made by a bunch of homely vegetarians like them." Another described Alan White as just another "plodder." And Steve Howe was derided for taking rock guitar as far away from its original blues roots as possible. That's the kind of anti-prog nonsense we prog fans had to put up with back then. How wonderful, then, to have new listeners giving this great music a new appreciation today. As for this piece in particular, I find it as much of a showcase for Chris Squire's voice as for Jon's (I LOVE Chris' voice) and I think the climax is one of the most gloriously beautiful and triumphant sequences in any kind of music.
@everettewell6167
3 жыл бұрын
Agreed!Very innovative!!!!One of my favorite Yes. Made to be LISTENED to!!!!!
@276parpir
3 жыл бұрын
I think those critics were alienated, for whatever reason, from anything as sublimely magnificent as this. At that time many of them may have been into some nasty shit drug-wise. This is so good that I honestly think that Mozart, Beethoven, Stravinsky would be fascinated once they got over the initial shock. Deep down all geniuses appreciate other geniuses, and all genius is TIMELESS........
@MarkACohen
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for this and the analysis. You are spot on. Yes, the music reminds me of water (just wait for side 4 ! ). I'm 67, but heard this back in college when I was introverted, and didn't know who I was. This may sound crazy, but it (and other Yes' songs' lyrics) helped me find myself. I needed advice and tried to find meaning in everything. Lessons for life: "Whispers of clay - alternate ways," things can be different. Try things a new way...? "I reach over [take a picture] and the fruit of life stands still." (I was a photography major.) For a shy guy: "The strength of the meeting/moment and the strength of you seeing lies with you." Shy people don't think this way... So, this was something new for me. “Imagine all the glorious challenge [and just imagine what YOU can do!]"
@tonygittins5980
3 жыл бұрын
I love that you mention the pausing...Yes are masters of silence...for effect...for a respite...or of the stripped-back sections where, if a pin dropped you would be able to hear it; and the pause...the pause that introduces a new voice, or new instrument, or heralds a change of direction, or, just gives you a second or so to absorb what you've just heard. The time between the notes...
@bobholtzmann
3 жыл бұрын
This is a well arranged song! I always discover different things with it! This time, I realized that there are two basic themes -- 1)Wakeman's beautiful flowing sea, the Topographic Ocean, is always returned to after 2)Anderson sings about sailing the skies and seeking to rise above the earth. Constant back and forth dichotomy between those two themes, and the song does end with the Topographic theme. Supposedly as I read later, The Topographic Ocean, as displayed on the cover, is the hidden layer of Mankind's history, which according to Jon, is told to us through the Relayer. When Wakeman was embarking on his big solo career with A&M Records (Journey to the Center of the Earth was released at that time), there were undoubtedly some pressure for him to leave Yes, because re-learning all of the synth chords for putting Tales on tour was too much. Also, Anderson wanted the group to go vegetarian on tour and avoid drinking, which was probably the breaking point for Wakeman. Still, a solid album for Wakeman - even his small piano parts on Tales are so uplifting!
@BennyGeserit
3 жыл бұрын
The Remembering is melancholic for Yes. I think it is the piece I came back to again and again when I had the 1970's vinyl copy.
@donaldanderson6604
3 жыл бұрын
Totally agree about Rick's contribution to this side, although apparently Steve had to fill in some parts where the keyboards didn't get done. There are so many good things on this track. The story is that Wakeman used to send out for curries during Topographic gigs. The press reception in the UK was mixed, but I think the album sold well.
@nimoysrazor
3 жыл бұрын
OK, the curry story is one that has been oft repeated, but Wakeman has in recent years explained the truth behind the myth. The reality is that during one of the live gigs where they were playing one of the Topographic pieces, Wakeman used to have a roadie sitting underneath his keyboard rig to help him out. Apparently one night during the piece, Wakeman shouted down to the roadie that he was looking forward to having a curry after the gig. But the roadie misheard him and went and got a takeaway curry and handed it to him during the gig. So Wakeman proceeded to eat it in between songs.
@123agidee_2
3 жыл бұрын
Of course the album sold well. Close to the edge was very well received critically so the album after would sell well. It’s the same story with in the court of the crimson king and in the wake of Poseidon.
@123agidee_2
3 жыл бұрын
@@nimoysrazor too bad the songs aren’t 3 minutes. It probably went cold after the first song
@philgorner9836
3 жыл бұрын
At the Manchester Free Trade Hall. I was there! Everyone was wondering what the smell was!
@jackminor2320
2 жыл бұрын
I’ve been in the “Side 2 is my favorite” boat for quite a long time. I’m impressed that your video doesn’t have a bunch of pausing, commenting, and restarting. That’s a helluva long piece to watch someone else listen to. You definitely listened to it deeply, based on your comments and replays after your first listen through. I really appreciate this video. I’ve always felt kind of alone in my fanboydom for the Remembering. I wish someone could tell me where/when Chris Squire said this was his best bass work in Yes. I only recently heard that. Good call on Howe’s guitar work throughout the track, he really shows his range on this one.
@eddiecriglington400
2 жыл бұрын
You won’t remember, but I told on your, ‘The Revealing Science Of God’ reaction, all about my first ever listen to the whole of this Album. It was ‘Live’, at my hometown venue, in November 1973. I was aged 17 and it was 2 weeks before the Album was released, when I then bought it. I’ve loved it all, ever since then. I’m sure I heard Rick say he’s ‘come round’ a little regarding it, in more recent times? Not everyone’s cup of tea, but a true Masterpiece, in my own view. 🎶❤️🎶
@your_local_dummy4137
3 жыл бұрын
Tales is my all time YES favorite. It is a musical journey and has such wonderful soundscapes. It is great to have a work where the band can develop the theme and take you places so different. However it does take some time and effort to get into. But if you take that time, effort and concentration you will be well rewarded. So many people who are in a hurry they cannot do that, they like 2 min noodles. The secret is to break it up and focus on each movement. Get an appreciation for each movement then put it together. That is the approach you are taking. I have listened to Tales hundreds of times and it is still so fresh and amazing even after nearly 50 years. A better way to listen is laying back in a chair in a dark room with good headphones without any distractions. Really great review and thank you so much for taking this epic work on. It is not easy but I can tell you are not a 2 min noodle type with music. Tales is not just a song it is a journey.
@duanesmith1523
3 жыл бұрын
This is my fav from the album. Great dynamics.
@davidwatchesyoutube
3 жыл бұрын
When I first got into Yes in the early 80's (81-82), I had never been exposed to the 15+ minute "Epics" until Close to the Edge and Gates of Delirium. When I got Tales on vinyl, I wore out my needles playing this whole album over and over. The Remembering is my absolute favorite off this album, followed by The Revealing Science of God, The Ancient, then Ritual (my least favorite "epic" from Yes). I'm really enjoying this journey, remembering my own journey revealing the ancient love I have for the ritual of listening to this album...
@lingenieurphilippe1309
2 жыл бұрын
Hi, i agree with you, this is the more oceanic song on the album, Especcially when rick wakeman enter almost alone with his layer of mellotron and polymoog (with that sound close to the foghorn or siren's call or whatever) , You are really in the meedle of the topographic ocean, it's geologic, it's the union of musical beauty and science's inspiration; And just after enter the beautiful accoustic section of howe with all this kind of mandolin and guitar folk. For the intro i imagine more or less the same things as you; Maybe we scend a river by a clear night with a moonlight in a kind of indian's canoe before to arrive in sea in a large cove ; With jon singing standing at the head of the boat and the the others members of Yes and me and you if you want to be here, singing, making backing vocal along in rowing the canoe in rythme with music. Thank you to share with you this super moment of Yes music
@rp89d28
3 жыл бұрын
The Remembering hardly gets mentioned when people talk about Tales. I like them all but it's my personal favorite!
@rogerhennie8939
3 жыл бұрын
Wakeman was probably unhappy because the whole album is more or less a Howe/Anderson idea. Rick himself was more into making his own solo albums so there you go. This track is Chris Squires best bass work. according to hilmself. Wonderfull chill out music in the first half, followed by Yes's best 10 minutes, imo.
@Magnetron33
2 жыл бұрын
He did say it was his favorite work
@jackminor2320
2 жыл бұрын
I’d love to know when/where Squire made that claim. Pretty remarkable seeing as how he’s so brilliant on things like Heart of the Sunrise, Siberian Khatru and Sound Chaser. That said, I really love the Remembering.
@Magnetron33
2 жыл бұрын
@@jackminor2320 I read that many years ago. It seems to be true. I prefer Gates. I think that is his finest composition
@mikeym50
3 жыл бұрын
19:27 chills! Sunlight, alternate tune. A great review and astonished you "got it" as much as you did on a first listen.
@dana_brooke_27
3 жыл бұрын
Jon Anderson said "Had there been no Tales... There would never would have been Awaken"
@kopptue9622
3 жыл бұрын
Song of Innocence Alan White. That is also a very tranquil Yes song from the drummers solo album feathuring Jon on vocals and Steve on guitar, so it's basically a hidden Yes gem from mid 70's.
@bjwnashe5589
3 жыл бұрын
Love it! This album contains many of Yes's most beautiful melodies, not mention the ambient interludes and building crescendos. Jon Anderson's best work, in my opinion. The climax of this song is amazing. No other prog band can build up to and then reach this level of pure euphoria. Glad to hear you give some credit to Alan White. No doubt Bill Bruford is a unique talent, a masterful drummer. But I've always thought Alan played great with Yes. Seems to me that Bruford is better with the intricate snare, hi-hat, and bass drum work. Alan is better on the toms and crash cymbals. His big fills on this album add a lot to each track. Great reaction, JP!
@zzyes
3 жыл бұрын
Again, I have to say, the instrumental mixes are so jazzy and gives a different feel to the songs. Though I love Jon's vocals and lyrics, as an extended instrumental piece, it is awesome.
@Lwize
3 жыл бұрын
The Remembering is arguable my favorite "song" from the album - although I normally listen to the entire album at a time. I don't get water or ocean on this song - they are sailing the skies - so I get flying. Sailing the skies ties in with the flying ship from the Fragile album cover art.
@ChristianWichmann
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks, Justin, for introducing me to the music of Yes! I must admit that I'm not especially a big fan of Jon's voice, but these are still great tracks. As an admirer of Mike Oldfield's music and knowing his instrumental albums inside out, I'd like to point out two sections in “The Remembering” that instantly reminded me of Oldfield's “Incantations”, which came out 5 years later (not sure though if that is creative borrowing, a small homage, or just pure coincidence): 1. The string section at 6:30 strangely resembles this section in “Incantations Pt. 2”: kzitem.info/news/bejne/mGyasJWMjoCaY34 And it somehow gives me the same warm feeling of security. 2. The guitar melody at 12:17 starts with the same notes (although in another key) as the piano melody at the start of “Incantations Pt. 4”: kzitem.info/news/bejne/wml3lqiwoISobHo I've read in some prog forum that “Incantations” is considered by some fans to be Mike Oldfield's “Tales of Topographic Oceans“, as it is also an epic double LP with 4 side-spanning tracks. So somehow this fits in the picture ... On a side note: If you're going to continue your musical voyage with Oldfield (spoiler alert: some boring stuff ahead - but wait for 1990!), you will come across a collaboration with Jon Anderson on “Crises” (1983). There's another Oldfield song with Jon singing, “Shine”, but that's a non-album single released in 1986, so you'd miss it when you just stick to the albums. Maybe you just want to fit it in between “Discovery“ (1984) and “Islands” (1987). Just listening to it again for the first time in many years, now that I have some more background info (thanks to you) who that Jon Anderson guy is.
@derekmeade6350
3 жыл бұрын
Really good review. Love hearing your views, they often give me a fresh perspective of a song that I know backwards! Glad you’re impressed with the first two. Next up is The Ancient (Giants Under The Sun), probably the most “difficult” song on the album but well worsts inclusion. Enjoy!
@JustJP
3 жыл бұрын
Ty Derek!
@williamgeorgefraser
3 жыл бұрын
So right about the boat on the ocean. The tempestuous sounds of the synth plus the wind of the cymbals makes for a ship sailing through a storm and finally arriving at port. I've always felt that this song is the precursor to Jon Anderson's "Olias of Sunhillow" album.
@brianpashka9152
3 жыл бұрын
I absolutely love this song. It’s my favourite piece from Topographic, and in my opinion their second best “long song” after Close To The Edge
@Magnetron33
2 жыл бұрын
Wakeman was in a bad place when they made this album. He did not like the album at the time. He has since come to like it more. These are his greatest orchestrations. Absolutely brilliant composition The reviews panned the album. It was not what rock was supposed to be. They were deeply hurt by the criticism. Wakey had a lot of Heineken bottles on the grand. There were so many lyrics that they had lyrics sheets all over their stage. I saw the tour 3 nights in a row, but they had already dropped this song. I was crushed. This is an incredible piece that a lot of people still don't get.
@hubertvancalenbergh9022
3 жыл бұрын
Arguably the best piece on this album, certainly the most accessible, with nicely balanced instrumentation. The wishy-washy 'cosmicism' of the lyrics has never appealed to me.
@Richard_Ashton
3 жыл бұрын
It's my favourite track on this album.
@Rowenband
3 жыл бұрын
Well it's my less favorite on the album. It's great opinions change !!!
@Habichiwoowoo
3 жыл бұрын
Aren't wishy-washy cosmic lyrics something of a given with these guys? 🤔
@Richard_Ashton
3 жыл бұрын
@@Habichiwoowoo Why, no. No wishy-washy lyrics anywhere.
@hubertvancalenbergh9022
3 жыл бұрын
@@Richard_Ashton You're right - in and around the lake mountains come out of the sky.
@MistinIndia
3 жыл бұрын
I love this song! Probably a top 5 Yes song imo. And you are so right when you describe the scenery and feeling the song makes you picture in your mind! It's a perfect song to sit on the bus or go out for a walk too. I usually work in the garden too this album and especially this song.
@hustonbop
3 жыл бұрын
Love ❤️ this!!!
@anthonyblakely399
3 жыл бұрын
This was not my favorite album from them....I was young at the time and did not like slow ambient paced music.....so many of us felt that the musicians and songs were a little let down....when I got older and was into "New Age" music ...this album became one of my favorites along with "Going For The One." But It is a Brilliant album...simply a Masterpiece. You are right again...Yes is taking us on a journey of the "Water." Or what is called, "Water Spirits," in the Shamanic idealology....How does water sound...How does water sound in making songs....The Native Americans knew...The Mayans knew that water creates sound and music....so once again...my friend.....You are Right...and Yes has done their job!!!
@pantagruel5148
3 жыл бұрын
You are right. We can recognize some patterns that we’ll find in « The Gates... » and « To be over » from Relayer.
@maruad7577
3 жыл бұрын
I love your positivity about the music. It helps me listen more closely to music that I might not have given the time it deserves. Thanks. Good song, great review. For some reason, I now have Bruce Cockburn's Hoop Dancer running through my head. Not a bad thing.
@fredmays606
3 жыл бұрын
I remember (get it) Chris Squire said this was one of his favorite songs to play
@Biofilmz
3 жыл бұрын
Now that I've heard you say this has a sea-faring sound - I cannot un-hear it. Nobody does a musical climax like these folks! I completely agree that there is foreshadowing to Awaken in this song. Great lyrics - "force the bit between the mouth of freedom..." This is may favorite for the album by far.
@alessandrolupo1081
3 жыл бұрын
I can t wait you to listen to the Lamb, (different genre, more obscure,but masterpiece) :) bye man :)
@JustJP
3 жыл бұрын
Looking forward to it! Ty Alessandro
@Kruegerisgod
3 жыл бұрын
Same genre dude.
@craigfazekas3923
3 жыл бұрын
This is where it starts to falter a bit, IMHO. And even more so with The Ancient. But they regain with glorious form by Ritual. And I think they themselves knew this, thus it's chosen running order....🚬😎
@nigelcraik2429
3 жыл бұрын
The running order has to do with the overall concept.
@craigfazekas3923
3 жыл бұрын
@@nigelcraik2429 Understood. But I always thought the band knew they had to start strong & end strong. The weaker parts being relegated toward the center, and lyrical content suited to match as they went.... But that's just my take on it. I have nothing but my ideas, nothing to back that assertion. And both middle songs have great highlights within them. Nothing that matches the 1st or last track, IMHO. Conjecture on my part. 🚬😎
@michaelblaydes6037
3 жыл бұрын
As for your lyrical interpretation, I have to say I'm quite impressed. Especially considering it is your first listen. But most people hear them hundreds of times and don't even come within the same universe of your perception. In most mysticism, rainbows represent "promise", or hope. In Jewish mysticism, the rainbow is at the top of The Tree Of Life, wherein is the highest attainment of Consciousness. At the end of Revealing Science, there is the lyric "send flowered rainbows". The "flowered" part is probably relative to the lotus flower, which, in Yoga, rises at the crown; just as the rainbow does in Cabalah When the lyric in Remembering states "They move time (pause) rainbows (pause) sunlight (pause), alternate tune...", they are meant to describe visual experience for the listener while meditating over the song, intended to lift you to the heights of your Consciousness. Most of Anderson's songs are good for that purpose. In the case of The Remembering, it is about our tendencies to cling to past memories, and he is trying to help the listener first to make peace with the past and then, second, to advance forward and mature through the memories. Relayer is the inner teacher within each of us, which we all have, and is always one step ahead of us. I could write a whole chapter on this song...oh wait. I already did...
@JustJP
3 жыл бұрын
Ty so much Michael, loved reading your comments on the meanings
@keriford54
3 жыл бұрын
Yeah it's weird that Wakeman didn't like the album but his work on it is excellent. I do think the first two tracks are the best and I love both of them, but I'll be very interested to see what you think of the third part.
@fabriciobrachetta9003
3 жыл бұрын
A masterpiece of the prog era
@littlestevey4172
3 жыл бұрын
Imho, this is the best track on the album!! I might have to listen more, but never really got into Side 3 and 4. ✌️👍
@Eric5M
3 жыл бұрын
This song along with Ritual been my favorites one. Revealing is quite good too. The ancient is The weakest one for me
@nancymjohnson
3 жыл бұрын
Howe says this LP is his finest work.
@karitane
3 жыл бұрын
Hi JT. Rick Wakeman I have heard 2 or 3 times in interviews and on stage as a singular performer say that he found it difficult to understand where the music was going and what it meant. As a result he sometimes was just playing what was required. Not the best place to be but I am sure that it didn't happen on many occasions. There is a passage on the song "Ritual" where I think you will be able to hear this more pronounced than anywhere else. It is also not surprising having heard Jon Anderson say that sometimes he used to put in words of a song because he thought the "words" sounded right, but had little to do with the context. That is taking artists privilage to the extreme. Have fun. I loved the whole side but Ritual is my fav.
@thinman4430
3 жыл бұрын
Love Steve Howe at the end of this song
@johncongos1949
Жыл бұрын
...and I do think very well.
@michaelbenz8092
3 жыл бұрын
I love this album. I must admit I didn't know what to make of it upon first listen. I was expecting something more like Fragile. Does anyone know if anyone has tried to reconstruct the songs to the supposedly original shorter versions? I'd like to own both versions.
@Jack-D-Ripper
3 жыл бұрын
This is probable my favourite track on the album, closely followed by track one, The Revealing Science… I often never bothered with sides 3 and even less so track 4..
@keithbk
3 жыл бұрын
Rick's comments regarding this time were very telling; "The band were all going vegetarian, and I wanted the next Big Mac." Rick was busy with solo material and showed up for his parts on this album in a different frame of mind from the rest of the band. Jon and Steve kept telling Rick he was "overthinking" his parts. They wanted him to go more free-form and be less technical. One thing you should do before you are done with this album is show the entire artwork from the album (front, back, and interior).
@bigmanpigman3436
3 жыл бұрын
The second half is like a mashup of Awaken and Siberian Khatru
@Lightmane
3 жыл бұрын
Justin, I believe you and Dicon Dissectional Reactions are the only 2 yt channels to react to all of Tales from Topographic Oceans. It's not surprising then that you 2 have become my 2 favorite yt reaction channels. Andy & Alex were my favorite, but for whatever reason they stopped reacting to Prog and now only react to hits, which confuses me greatly, but I still like their channel, but you and Daniel are my top 2 now, so I'll just keep promoting both of you, because you both should have as many subscribers as they have. I shared your reaction to TRSoG on Daniel's discord and he's commented on your channel before and so has Andy. Andy also just recently said how much he likes your channel, so that's cool. I think it's great when channels support each other instead of trying to just compete with each other. Lastly, your analysis here is just incredible. I'm loving listening to you break this down. You're the best. Can't wait for the next 2.
@JustJP
3 жыл бұрын
Ty LM! I'm honored😃
@Lightmane
3 жыл бұрын
@@JustJP I'm listening to the Steven Wilson remix of The Ancient right now, for the first time. I don't like it. Hate what he did. Just letting you know. The Ancient is my favorite of the 4. Oh wait. I didn't realize there was an instrumental version, lol. I was so shocked when I couldn't hear Jon. So never mind what I said, lol.
@IllumeEltanin
3 жыл бұрын
^what @@Lightmane said regarding reactors^
@Lightmane
3 жыл бұрын
@@IllumeEltanin hey, thanks 🙂
@cybore213
3 жыл бұрын
@@Lightmane I agree, Justin and Dethstrok9 are my favorites.
@johnhitchens2265
3 жыл бұрын
People that don't like this album are not Yes fans :) Seriously, I think that people were swayed by the press.
@paulbrinkman5631
2 жыл бұрын
Someone should start a "School of Progressive Rock!"
@paulbrinkman5631
2 жыл бұрын
Where there's a course in keyboards reaching all the friggin' way up to a Cathedral Pipe Organ!
@meistergedanken4790
3 жыл бұрын
Squire's "rapid picking" - i.e., tremolo picking, is a really effective way for the bass guitar to mimic the part a timpani would play in an orchestra. Great way to build or sustain tension, and as a substitute for percussion when the regular drumkit is absent.
@duanereed1857
3 жыл бұрын
You learn something new everyday and today thanks to you sir. Tremolo picking. Embarrassed that I didn't pick up on that technique. I learned to play by finger and am only now getting used to a pick.
@halcyon289
3 жыл бұрын
Absolutely spot on .
@Clyde_Lewis
3 жыл бұрын
Absolutely. Squire used this tremolo technique to great effect here, especially, as he played a fretless bass that enabled him to perform some of the 'timpani-like' glissando effects quite sweetly during the beautiful transitional parts.
@Magnetron33
2 жыл бұрын
Squire actually played tympani live on the Ancient
@RickBenbow
3 жыл бұрын
Those ‘ocean’ sections are heartbreakingly beautiful. This is the Water side of the double album. Side 4 could be the Fire side, for me the 1st side is Earth, so side 3 Air then! Wakeman uses a smal portable pipe organ on this album called a Positif. It’s a little out of tune but adds such a texture to the Leslie guitars and crotales. This is a side that improves every time I hear it.
@wendellwiggins3776
3 жыл бұрын
so many gorgeous undulating ocean moments. It completely sweeps me away emotionally! My GAWD YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@timbarnes3728
3 жыл бұрын
For me I’d say Revealing is Air, Remembering is Water, Ancient is Earth and Ritual is Fire
@michaelblaydes6037
3 жыл бұрын
Actually, the Ocean theme is weaved throughout the album. For The Ritual, I always imagined the intro. to be like a boat on the ocean. The bass sounds like a boat horn, and the crash of the symbols made me think of waves crashing against the ship. The whole album is like a series of sound paintings.
@wendellwiggins3776
3 жыл бұрын
@@timbarnes3728 I LOVE IT!!! that works for me!
@RickBenbow
3 жыл бұрын
@@timbarnes3728 That works too!
@kenmathis9380
3 жыл бұрын
Nobody does musical euphoria quite like Yes. Damn, that was good.
@wendellwiggins3776
3 жыл бұрын
YES sheer BLISS
@reinaldofavoreto7160
3 жыл бұрын
Not even Yes makes musical euphoria like Yes anymore. It´s an extinct art.
@kenmathis9380
3 жыл бұрын
@@reinaldofavoreto7160 Sad, but true. I don't know that it's extinct, but very rare. Pat Metheny comes close on occasion.
@phase2dennismcgranry771
3 жыл бұрын
And it Good Every time
@sciwiz57
3 жыл бұрын
Don’t know how old you are JP but when this album came out when I was 19-all I remember is lying on my bed with headphones on listening to all four pieces and just being transported somewhere and to this day I do not know where. I do remember It was hard to come back.........anyone else feel that ?
@alejandrok2891
3 жыл бұрын
I can only tell you this: when this album came out I was 16 years old and listening to it I thought I had heard it before, it sounded familiar. I was a seafarer, many times I heard this observing the celestial dome, but it was once, a short time ago, that I heard it and I was able to connect intimately with the one I was so many years ago and it was something mystical, it was like I was transmitting to that other me what I was hearing
@mauriceforget7869
3 жыл бұрын
I was 18 then. I remember hours of discussion with genesis fans that compared tales and lamb. Now I can say that these were more ego teens fightings and appropriating, big fun.
@276parpir
3 жыл бұрын
Yes, and especially on the first two sides.........
@everettewell6167
3 жыл бұрын
I was in my early twenties and couldn't get enough of the album. Every time I discovered something new on it to.get.into!!!@
@lindazee
3 жыл бұрын
Same here! 19 years old, and transported to another world each time we quietly sat around listening to this entire album. Looking back, those were indeed my wonder years. Thank you to YES, for opening me up to an entire lifetime of a philosophical journeys, thus proving that their art was more than just music. It was informative and enlightening too.
@philipmason9537
3 жыл бұрын
Wakeman wasn’t unhappy with HIS performance; he was just unhappy with the whole album concept which was basically Jon and Steve’s “ baby” and the other band members just had to add their inputs. Rick thought that at least five minutes of “padding” could have been cut from each track.
@halcyon289
3 жыл бұрын
Correct.
@danielmora7382
3 жыл бұрын
Correct.
@MyCrazyDogs32
3 жыл бұрын
Rick thought there were some really powerful sections and great melodies being thrown around, but that there was an awful lot of padding. I think he's even suggested he'd like to see the album edited down to about 60 minutes, which would account for that five minutes for each of the four songs.
@reinaldofavoreto7160
3 жыл бұрын
5 minutes of Yes padding in the 70s is way better than 99% of the musical production of the 2000s
@MyCrazyDogs32
3 жыл бұрын
@@reinaldofavoreto7160 You'll get no argument from me on that. I love it all. It was Wakeman who had the issue with it.
@nancymjohnson
3 жыл бұрын
The Remembering is a beautiful experience.
@timbarnes3728
3 жыл бұрын
I always thought this was a subtler piece than The Revealing Science of God but damn, now I feel like the end of this song is actually far more climactic and it’s actually a pretty substantive song. The Ancient is gonna be interesting - the most dissonant one on the album, but has this great primal earthy sound to it. Also I still can’t believe how insightful you are about these songs after one listen. You have an incredible ear (and memory!)
@nimoysrazor
3 жыл бұрын
On reflection this is probably my favorite of the four pieces, I think it has the best melodies, the best vocals and harmonies and some great musical passages. It's very upbeat, very positive. It's an extremely pleasant listen.
@davidbarker77
3 жыл бұрын
Don’t know if it’s the SW remix but this was like hearing the song for the first time. Such rich vocals. The way they weave in and out of the various motifs is wonderful. And the “Awaken” moment? Amazing! Glad you’re doing this, JP. I
@Magnetron33
2 жыл бұрын
Awaken was absolutely an offspring of this song.
@realbser1956
3 жыл бұрын
Breathtaking is my only comment.
@dougmcauliffe2253
3 жыл бұрын
YES, this song is literally melody heaven, I can't even fathom why some people call this the worst track or filler etc. It's literally 20 minutes of pure bliss.
@frankhoulihanfh4972
9 ай бұрын
One of the single greatest of the very deep well that are Yes deep cuts. So many of them. But, this song should be counted among their great epics. It is absolutely essential Yes.
@thomassharmer7127
3 жыл бұрын
Those who prefer progressive rock with an emphasis on the 'rock' tend to dislike these gentler interludes. But I love your insight that this 'rocks' in a different way, like a boat on the waves. They are masters of suspense and building towards emotional release, and of organic tempos rather than digital rigidity. Howe brings lots of great acoustic as well as electric work to this track (he plays renaissance lute on the little passage with the lyric about "seagulls pages"). Squire's bass is amazingly inventive here although not in your face. The end of track has a tremendous sense of both arrival and yearning to go further, which is a real signature of the best Yes music to me. (Yes, Anderson wanted the next album called Relayer to make a link with his lyrics on this song).
@nigelcraik2429
3 жыл бұрын
I agree, the way Yes builds tension and achieves emotional release is one their outstanding features.
@mvjonsson
3 жыл бұрын
I think Tales is Yes ultimate masterpiece where they gave free reign to their musical vision.
@mariobaert8346
3 жыл бұрын
I think I agree 👍🏻
@276parpir
3 жыл бұрын
I concur.
@jaybird4093
3 жыл бұрын
Of the 4 tracks, I think that this one is the most well-crafted. I also think it has the most transparent transitions. This was my favorite track on the album for a long time. More on that with your next TFTO vid...
@276parpir
3 жыл бұрын
There are passages in this that are the equal of anything by Mozart, Beethoven or Brahms, and someday all of the Yes members will join those Legends for a GRAND JAM OF JOY!!!!!!!
@margueritewood7036
3 жыл бұрын
My least favorite tack on the album but, since I really like them all, that’s not a huge distinction. The Don the Cap section is my favorite part of this one. I really can’t wait for tomorrow’s video. The Ancient is usually peoples’ least favorite track...I love it the most.
@maggie1253
3 жыл бұрын
I remember when “The Remembering” clicked for me. I couldn’t stop listening to it because something was telling me to keep going again and again, and then wow, it hit. I got it. And it was like flood of emotions. The ending power is up there with the most powerful Yes moments. Wonderful review, as usual. You are wonderful in what you do.
@ricobonifacio1095
3 жыл бұрын
Could be my favorite song from the album. Ritual is a close one too.
@wendellwiggins3776
3 жыл бұрын
Your visceral description was perfect! Squire's playing a big acoustic bass on those mellow parts. Nobody knows what Wakeman is talking about. From my point, he was busy having success on his solo work and probably PRE-occupied & wasn't writing as much for TALES. He thought there was filler in it. I COMPLETELY DISAGREE AND LOVE EVERY EMOTIONAL MOMENT MOMENT MOMENT OF THE TALES MAGICAL ODYSSEY FROM A-Z. There is so much going on in this music!!! Revealing reveals life and creation . THE REMEMBERING is about the dreamy innocence, nostalgia of the past & times forgotten remembered & cherished. Noticed how it starts like a LULLABY! some want to overlook this side but I can't EVEN imagine why. An ocean breeze of undulating waves sails within this dreamlike work of art. 'STAAAAAAAND ON HILLS OF LONG FORGOTTEN YESTERDAYS' iT sooooo EMOTIONAL.. Sorry LOL I get swept away! haha
@gerald112b
3 жыл бұрын
Yes love this song. As you say the transitions are beautiful. There's such a reflective feel to it until you're suddenly swept away in the changes. Completely addicting to me. Really glad you enjoyed it so much Justin.
@majorgruber5925
3 жыл бұрын
I'd heard quite a bit of Yes by the time I was 16 back in '77 - but it was Tales from Topographical Oceans that made me fall in love with the band that year. Got turned on to Relayer shortly after, and to this day these decades later, these are still my favorite Yes albums. Each of the 4 songs on this album always felt like rituals and mantras to me. Like what religion must have been in its earliest form - devotion expressed through acts of generated beauty. Yes, like all my favorite bands, sounds utterly unique. In other words, one could never mistake a Yes song for another band.
@michaelyork4554
3 жыл бұрын
Relayer, All the Passion Spent on One Cross, Relayer, We advance We retrace our story, FAIL SAFE NOW.
@Cescus82
3 жыл бұрын
My favorite "movement" of the entire album. This is not a perfect album, maybe too long ad self indulgent, but especially this piece is something that nobody had done before, mixing progressive and a sort of proto new age
@peterichards3261
3 жыл бұрын
@Just JP. Born in 1960. Introduced to Yes in 71 by my elder brother and sister along with many other things in musical genres. Bought this album on its release in 73 with my hard earned extorted pocket money from my parents. Blown away by Dance Of The Dawn. The Remembering took a couple of listens then I was hooked. The Ancient took a while and still my least favourite section. Ritual is amazing. Never understood the haters of this album. Long but beautiful
@olemartinsen9733
3 жыл бұрын
I totallyagree with your review Justin! The Remembering is my favorite track on the album, with wonderful atmospheres between all the members,with Rick as my favorite!
@stevemiller859
3 жыл бұрын
Have a listen to the album 'Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe' from 1989. It really has some great moments.
@sebastiangarcia4243
3 жыл бұрын
My favorite song of this album, and one of my favorite of Yes. Some of Chris high points and one of the best epic finales along with Awaken.
@pedrozappa
3 жыл бұрын
I agree. This is my favourite movement. I love the way you laughed through the whole song. That's bliss. Love.
@philipmansfield7984
3 жыл бұрын
Great track from the album , the next piece may challenge you!
@chrisblower8868
3 жыл бұрын
Yes but if you approach it with an open mind ....
@philipmansfield7984
3 жыл бұрын
@@chrisblower8868 I agree, but JP will enjoy the rhythms and with his liking of Gates of Delirium he should enjoy the whole piece, which is different from track 1 and track 2
@chrisblower8868
3 жыл бұрын
@@philipmansfield7984 Agreed
@salsalzman2325
3 жыл бұрын
Typically I drown out the meaning of Anderson's lyrics, appreciating the instrument and his technique and emotion. Not on Tales, not on The Remembering- here he's brilliant. There's several astonishing moments where he closes verses with extraordinary power - "FAIL SAFE NOW!" And of course the final release of "Surely, surely." I know, few singers could be remembered for those.
@TheReaperMan275
3 жыл бұрын
_Force the bit between the mouth of freedom_ _Didn't we learn to fly_ _Remember to sail the skies_ _Distant suns_
@mirrortime
3 жыл бұрын
This band makes me want to cry. It's the BEAUTY in everything they do.
@Magnetron33
2 жыл бұрын
When I hear this, I don't want to cry, but I do EVERY Time
@willykruijntjens7172
3 жыл бұрын
Life emerged from the ocean... This song represents our collective remembrance of that event.
@davidjoslyn1021
3 жыл бұрын
About time you got to this. Saw this tour just after I got out of high school. Love Ricks mellotron. So good. Life changer for me. So good live! Glad you get it!
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