jefferski
Fractal Fanatic
Awaken was that way for me when I saw them this year.Hearing Jon sing Heart of the Sunrise that night was a spiritual event for me. I was at total peace.
Awaken was that way for me when I saw them this year.Hearing Jon sing Heart of the Sunrise that night was a spiritual event for me. I was at total peace.
They look and sound much more coherent now with Rabin as the single guitar player, than they did with both Steve Howe and Rabin on guitar. Mind you, Steve Howe was my guitar hero in the 70s...
But back to the music...
What Yes sets apart from so many other symphonic bands, and certainly from many "prog rock" bands these days, is that the song itself, the melodies and the way the songs naturally evolve, come first.
Musicianship and skills serve the song, instead of the other way around.
I'm stepping on toes here, but I'll take Yes any time above Dream Theater. *runs and hide*
Yek, I'll hide in that bunker with you. I much prefer Yes (& Genesis, Transatlantic, Flower Kings, Marillion, Spock's Beard, etc) over DT.But back to the music...
What Yes sets apart from so many other symphonic bands, and certainly from many "prog rock" bands these days, is that the song itself, the melodies and the way the songs naturally evolve, come first.
Musicianship and skills serve the song, instead of the other way around.
I'm stepping on toes here, but I'll take Yes any time above Dream Theater. *runs and hide*
Yek, I'll hide in that bunker with you. I much prefer Yes (& Genesis, Transatlantic, Flower Kings, Marillion, Spock's Beard, etc) over DT.
I find the fake audience samples on the video SO annoying I can't even watch it. Who thought that was a good idea?
@yek you are so right! Couldn’t agree with you more. I saw a Yes show about 4-5 years ago while Chris Squire was still alive and Dream Theatre opened the show. DT was good but their songs were entirely unmemorable, and each player strove to push his “notes per second” to the max as if that were the definition of better music. Couldn’t wait for them to get off the stage. Yes was sublime.But back to the music...
What Yes sets apart from so many other symphonic bands, and certainly from many "prog rock" bands these days, is that the song itself, the melodies and the way the songs naturally evolve, come first.
Musicianship and skills serve the song, instead of the other way around.
I'm stepping on toes here, but I'll take Yes any time above Dream Theater. *runs and hide*
Awesome video. They have been my musical heroes from my earliest memories. I rocked a Close to the Edge t-shirt in kindergarten that my sister made me.
If I could get away with it on the street and I didn't think Mrs B would have me committed, I would wear Rick Wakeman capes every day when I am out and about, just not when setting up mics, because that would get in the way.
Just saw this again last night on AXS-TV; great tones;....anyone know what Trevor used as his pedal board? pretty elaborate whatever it was
Trevor Rabin's incredible musicality in action using an Axe-Fx II live at the Apollo. Bass player using a Kemper. Modelers are making serious inroads.