Yes- Parallels (First Listen)
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Song Link: • Parallels (2003 Remaster) - Hudba
Parallel is one of the most mind bogging pieces of progressive rock ever played. The bass line, keyboards, drum, and the continuous solos by steve howe have literally driven me into the most visionary dreams.
One of Yes's best albums, you'll love Awaken.🎶🎧❤️
Looking forward to it:)
Thank you JP you beautiful person for giving Parallels a shot. I get it, like many true Yes fans I use to skip this track when listening to the album. Until one day driving to work I actually listened to it and heard what it was saying. It brought me to tears and was the start of my awakening. We spend all our lives searching on an external level and never get there. All we really need is to look inside and everything is there for us....the love, the light and of course our true self. This is what Parallels is saying. I am trying not to sound too much like an old hippie, but this is what all Yes music has been for me...a spiritual beautiful journey to the source. I use Parallels, along with Going for the one and Awaken during my Kundalini meditation and there is no other tracks that can spin the chakras like these.
With all of this in mind JP, give it another spin. And to all you other beautiful True Yes fans out there, don’t over complicate or overanalyse Parallels....just feel it. The power is within you.
Thank you Iona for that :) I totally understand the connection; probably the reason I enjoy Turn of the Century so much
All of Yes is here to give light to the dark...Justin needs to hear it about 50 more times to appreciate it...
It was the first song EVER in the 70's that i didn't like. Which I thought at the time was impossible so that made it even more disappointing. I always skip this one! I hated when they played it live instead of Siberian Khatru yet I must admit that YES can made almost anything sound pleasing LIVE! but I'll never volunteer to listen to it
@Braden C McClure can't help that its the weakest track on the LP but I get its commercial appeal
This album was the great, long awaited return of Rick Wakeman, and they used him as much as possible. It's a relentless tune and one that I find powerful and transformative. That cranking guitar work is also brutal.
They used this song to open their show in the mid 70's. They came out strong and fast. It was amazing.
Powerful driving song. One of the most underrated.
I enjoy the playing on this song and album, I love the sound of the church organ throughout this song. That said it is upfront in the mix as more of a lead instrument but it helps propel the song sonically. The guitar and bass are also great as is Jon’s vocal. I seen this tour and they and this material were phenomenal live!
Used to be the opener in yes shows, great bass line and church organ by Wakeman! This album is so fresh and magical , one of my favorites
I am sure I have already recommended Yes - The Gates of Delirium before... a must listen. Trust me.
I agree. Just saw another reaction video and hip hopper that comes off as a tough guy said the "Soon" part at the end almost made him cry it was so beautiful. What Steve Howe can do with a steel guitar... IMO the whole Relayer album is miles above Going for the One and I'm starting to reconsider it above Fragile as my favorite.
An absolute masterpiece. Could ANY other group produce sth like this? Per niente
Yes, please do Awakens! Also, i would love to hear your reaction to the Tormato lp. A much maligned album that i really love.
There’s not enough pipe organ in rock these days. I blame the roadies.
I’m a little surprised that this song isn’t as well received as I expected. I’ll concede that the mix is a little muddy, but I like the arrangement. Heck, it ends with a sort of vocal fugue. I guess we’re not going to get a Steve Wilson re-issue of GFTO, unfortunately. I hope that Spotify has the best version of Awaken for that reaction video. The YesYears version sounds pretty good to my ears.
I personally grew up in Church..so I Love organ music...and in this song it makes the song spiritual. I think for a spiritual message it was perfect...and Yes is a very Spiritual group all the members are and Yes fans know this and what they are really saying in their poetic lyrics more than the average persons like you...from the very beginning they are talking about Love and God and struggle to attain Love.....if you must hear the whole albums from the first song to the last song on the album ...they are all connected....You and other reactors are hearing fragments of their message through their albums by hearing one or two songs.....the Songs are tied together....We as humans are on a journey ....physically.....emotionally.....mentally.....Spiritually......and we are going For the One.....The One is The Creator or God or LOve ...the ONENESS of the Universe.....and that's their message..... and you and others are not picking this up or if you are.....you are ignoring it.....Yes do not compromise their music or message.....to music companies...or styles of music or to society's approval.....They just communicate this message and let the music speak for itself......and another women are NOT always Emotional than men...Men get pretty emotional too.....I am watching you get emotional about the music. So i would be careful about that.....anyways....I think you need to hear the song again!!!
Uplifting music! Still gets me after all these years!
Justin, great review you hit many of the finer points, I saw this tour in 77' amazing is an understatement I'm a huge YES fan since 1972 . see this album preformed live was a bucket list item for me.
can't wait for Awaken one of Yes's masterpieces !
Hmm.., I'm sure I've listened to Parallels a few hundred times if not more, one of my favorite YES tunes never once thought the organ was over-bearing. Present ,sure. Just what I expect to hear when I listen too it!
That organ gives me chills
Parallels always sounded overwrought and muddy on LP as it was the last track on Side 1, with the slowest needle tracking speed.
When the album was released on CD, Parallels took on a new life! Glorious organ!
I should note here that there is more than one version of the master for vinyl. The American and UK pressings are lacking... by far the most common, though. Somehow the Dutch ended up with a different master (also used in a few other countries like Brazil) that sounds WAY better. This master can be identified pretty easily by the yellow Yes logo instead of white, but it's not easy to find.
@@sammarsh3679 The LP I was referring to was the 1977 US pressing when the album was released. I replaced it with the US CD a some point in the 1980's.
About the church organ: I do see your point, but only in the context of the album as a whole. Wakeman and Yes is not allowing the organ being put all over the album. In fact, it's not even on 3 of the 5 songs. However, on Parallels, it's for one time's sake allowed to groove along with the track all the way through, and I think that's cool. It made a overwhelming impact on me at first hearing in 1977 when I was 11 years old. But I have to say that I was brought up on and therefore used to listen to classical organ works since an early age. As I grew up and discovered rock, it felt as if Parallels combined both worlds - the ancient music tradition and modern rock groove. So to me, it was a pretty sensational moment when that track followed those two strong opening songs. Also, if you listen to the live version (from 1977) on "Yesshows", you can hear that Wakeman actually varies the use of keyboards on it (no wonder perhaps, as there are hardly any church organ available at the Ahoi hall in Rotterdam - but how does he fix it on "Close To The Edge" on "Yessongs"?). For instance, the solo is played I believe on a polymoog. It's nice, but it's not that I for any moment think that this is the way it should have been done. I like that grand romantic wall of church organ sound. It comes across as a perfect combination with the lyric's rejoicing and celebratory recognition.
I consider Parallels a reasonably underrated Yes track. Reason is how if fits with the rest of the material on "Going For The One." Sometimes perception of a particular track is somewhat reliant upon what it contributes to the album statement as a whole. Enjoyed your review as always.
It´s because all the other songs on the album seem to be much stronger. And they are. Even though I like Parallels I like all the other songs more. But it fits on the album and it creates a nice contrast between the tracks.
Hi yet another great song off the album but there all good on this album, I live in the UK and I'm so lucky to have seen yes live in concert 7 times and I've seen the amazing Rick Wakeman 12 times he is so so funny, Jon has one of those voices that stands out so you that it's him as soon as you hear anything from him or them, I saw Rick Wakeman in concert doing the centre of the Earth it was mind blowing how good he is, his come from a dark place battling with alcohol and drug abuse and being redundant twice and found christ and has flourished since, great work again on your behalf keep it up as I'm really enjoying it.
I love Chris Squire's bass and Wakeman's keys on this track. Great reaction as usual.
I think that as Rick had been away from the band for a while to come back and just play bits here and there was not going to happen, we also have to remember that Rick is concidered to be a keyboard legend and deserves equal measure as Steve or Chris. Whilst in the band he has always been a major player. The track does deserve more listening, for me the keyboard beginning and introduction of the bass lines is what fixed my attention.
Jeez, Yes are the best prog rock band ever, mainly for "Going for the one", they are in their own league, there is so much depth, & range. Brilliant, Fantastic, Amazing.
I always liked this song specifically because of the organ. Granted, I learned piano as a child and that influences my preferences but the fact that the organ Wakeman is playing in this song is an actual pipe organ in an old Swiss church was amazing to me. Church organs are just so impressive.
Yes, the organ is just a massive piece of musical power
My favorite Yes song is an old one and I think you'd like it, 'I've Seen All Good People' from "The Yes Album." Highly recommended. It also uses the church organ but sparingly to good effect.
Totally agree with you, especially after some of the other Yes songs/albums you have heard from Yes so far
Among my top 3 Yes albums. Among my top 25 Yes tracks. Agree about the reverb. Worked best live when Chris was playing. RIP. Can't wait until you hear Awaken. My favourite Yes song.
Yep!!!!!!!
I never commented on this song before, so I came back today after listening to your album review. My first Yes album was 90125, and I LOVED it. Then later I found a copy of Yesshows in the bargain bin and decided to "take a chance." That was my first introduction to "Parallels," "Going for the One," and "Don't Kill the Whale," as well as some other tracks. Those three opened my world to classic Yes. Up until that time, I had only ever heard "Roundabout" and "Seen All Good People" on radio, and those two songs never made me care enough to want to own a Yes album. 90125 opened the door, and the songs on Yesshows pushed me toward "Going for the One." Took me YEARS to finally get "Tormato" because it was long out of print back in the mid- to late-1980's.
To me, this song has always been a song about turning away from "drugs" and "experiences" that give you a fake high and realize that you need to focus on relationships and others. When you give your heart to others, you will find completeness.
I like the way you explain the lyrics. As I was younger I didn't understand them (I'm French), so I never went back to them. So, great from you to give this oversight.
Thanks Chris
I had the same reaction to the organ as you for the first couple of listens. Then one day I thought about the album on the way home. Immediately put that Trac on and thought, "perfect!".
sometimes it just takes time to click :D Ty Dan
Thank you for the fresh perspective on this song. Yes is harder to understand than the word that the group is named after (we have a hard time understanding the very word yes after all the times we hear no). Parallels in our lives can help us understand, though we too seldomly have those parallels. Good analysis of the song and how the group grooves together and in particular how Squire in particular brings this all together. Thanks for the reaction/analysis.
Thank you Timothy!
The organ is the St. Paul’s cathedral organ in London. Very famous cathedral. Check it out.
i bought this album when it came out,loved spending time getting to know it...have always loved the late great Mr Squires' bass playing ,love this album/song,saw him with the band coupla times,and really like his 'Fish Out Of Water' album......(im sure its been mentioned but he was known as The Fish(as opposed to Fish from Marillion lol)......and its only just now that ive found out Parallels was written for the FOOW album(or have i just forgotten it lol?).......
Such a good song in concert. Howe's machine gun guitar (you know what I mean if you've seen it) and Squire's bass (again, and always). It's an energizing song!!!
Love the album and I quite like the organ though I get where you are coming from. Look forward to more from Going For The one.
The beginning of this track is always so energizing. That organ blows me away at the begining. The song as a whole took awhile to really for me to get into. It's too washed with reverb, and yes the organ is a but much after awhile. Wakeman is not my favorite keyboardist by a long shot. I usually lost patience with Turn of a Century. So when this kicks and I'm uplifted. And I love when it stops down in the back half of the track. BTW, Jon Anderson said that Switzerland had the best phone system in the world.
Congratulations. You chose what is perhaps the best song Yes has made in its almost 50 years career. “Parallels” is a true masterpiece. The baseline is perfect. The obsessive organ riff is overwelming. There’s virtually NOTHING you can point out as inadequate. Enjoy this gem.
I hope you have on your list Chris Squire's solo tunes "Hold Out Your Hand" paired with "You By My Side" (they flow straight together). Some of my very favorite Yes-related songs. I wish he had done more solo work during his lifetime.
I didnt before, but I may now
@@JustJP Those songs feature Bill Bruford on Drums, though he's very restrained on them. Great songs though. I wore out 2 copies of the album and a cassette before the CD came out.
That Haslam/Howe version of Turn Of The Century is magical.
The live version from YesShows is epic!
Great again JP, including the analysis!
I hope you can, possibly privately, listen/watch Jon in a live performance. IMO, one of the best I’ve ever heard, since 76 BTW!
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Ty David! I've watched a few live versions of the songs I've already listened to
JustJP That’s great. Yes live at Tsongas is a massive favourite of mine. Seconds out soon? 😂😂 x
This seems like a palatable yes song for non yes fans but man it kicks ass. I usually just listen to awaken off this album, but the bass line here is one of my favorites
The Steve Howe and Annie Haslam cover of "Turn Of The Century" is indeed excellent. It was first released on a Yes tribute album in 1995 called Tales From Yesterday on the Magna Carta label. At the time Steve Howe was actually not in the band, but rejoined the following year in 1996.
Anyway, Annie Haslam continued to perform the song on her solo show to a piano accompaniment and it is excellent. You can find her version on a live album she did called "Live Under Brazilian Skies". Well worth it.
Wall Of Sound, Yes-style.
Strap yourself for that church organ in Awaken. It's not all over the place like in here, but will be used in its whole range, both dynamic (softest to loudest) and tonal (rumbling to whistling). I'll just say that for the climax, Wakeman just "pulled all stops", and it's colossal. Plus the choir, plus the band... I think it's the most grandiose of all the prog epics in existence. Can't wait! But there's the delightful "Wonderous Stories" before that...
Looking forward to hearing it!
Nice insight into the future course of the band. Chris Squire wanted Yes to produce much more straightforward, radio-friendly music. Jon Anderson was the muse for the band, and he loved the proggier stuff. Maybe the guys were just getting tired of each other, too, after about a decade or so of being this iteration of the band. The next album, Tormato, was pretty much a mess with a few good moments. They split up afterwards.
Legally, Squire owned the "Yes" name, and he, Howe, and Alan White went out and somewhat serendipitously joined up with the two members of "The Buggles" (famous for having their tune "Video Killed the Radio Star" being the very first video played on MTV) to produce one album "Drama", that had a very different sound to it that a lot of Yes fans really love. Trevor Horn of the Buggles took over the singing, and as nice as his work on Drama was, he could not comfortably hit the high notes previously sung by Anderson when the band toured the album and also had to play a lot of the old faves. The Buggles keyboardist, Geoff Downes, is presently the keyboard player for the current iteration of the band that is still out touring.
After Drama, White and Squire dropped out. I'm not sure why. Howe and Downes decided to end it, and in 1981, the band's manager announced that Yes was defunct.
Atlantic Records was unwilling to give up on Squire. He and "Yes" had sold an awful lot of records for them. They found a young phenom in South Africa, Trevor Rabin, and introduced him to Squire. Rabin was a fine guitarist, a very good vocalist, and had lots of poppy songs more in the taste of Squire in the vault of his mind. They hit it off immediately, and became the foundation for what eventually became the pop band "Yes" with its more radio-friendly style that brought them their greatest "hits". Squire eventually invited Anderson to be the lead singer for this new band, and also recruited the original keyboardist, Tony Kaye. Atlantic stepped in and suggested, or maybe insisted, that the name "Yes" be resurrected for the band.
So, Squire eventually got his way, and Yes became a lot less proggier, but got a #1 hit, "Owner of a Lonely Heart", plus a Grammy for "Cinema", a short instrumental tune. Based upon sales and concert revenues, the 80's were the band's most popular era, very much like the stripped down, poppier '80's version of Genesis. Anderson didn't want to make pop music, so he left despite the financial success.
Howe eventually ended up joining "ABWH" (Anderson, Bruford, Wakeman, and Howe) and made a fine album, then went on tour, billing the tour as "An Evening of Yes Music Plus", which triggered either an actual lawsuit or the threat of one from Atlantic over the use of the "Yes" name. The ABWH material is a very nice listen, although Bruford used an electronic drum set which a lot of people found to be an annoying sound. A lot of fans also missed Squire's distinctive bass.
Thanks for taking the time to look up the story behind "Parallels". I had not realized it was a Squire composition, although it was clearly a fish out of water when compared to the other tunes on "Going for the One".
I've passed on going to any Yes concerts over the past several years. It's perhaps a bit unfair of me to say so, but they've become pretty much a tribute band to their younger selves. But if you have never seen Yes in concert, seeing Steve Howe live is worth the price of admission.
Other prog bands are still fully alive and making fabulous music, with Marillion being among the very best of them. Try this live version of "The Leavers" from their 2016 release "Fuck Everyone and Run" (F.E.A.R.), a depiction of what is feels like to be a touring band czcams.com/video/NTQNtXV6sns/video.html. If you should choose to react to Marillion again, never use a studio track for anything in the Hogarth era. Always go live.
Really appreciate the history on Yes Ken, thank you for that.
My favorite Yes album continues! Looking forward to you doing the rest of the album and to other great Yes songs. Great job again my friend. And I'm so glad I turned you on to Turn of the Century because I knew you would really appreciate greatness! As someone that has been listening to Yes for close to fifty years I totally agree with you on Parallels not one of there best. A suggestion I have is you should do Wondrous stories and Awaken with the same reaction since Wonderous Stories is very short. Just a suggestion! Have a great day!
Thanks Marc! Hope you know that this is all your fault :D
@@JustJP yes I know and I'm very proud of it!😁
Dear Alan White Rest In Peace ☮️💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔😞🙏
I my very humble opinion Styx"s cathedral organ use on Little Fugue in G/Father O. S. A. has more impact while building into the second part. I highly recommend it!
I get what you're saying Justin. I read one of the comments from some time ago that said you have to listen to it 50 times. I know that was meant as a joke, but there's some truth in that. This song requires a little bit of conditioning. It bashes you over the head with the organ the same way an AC DC song can Bash you over the head with a guitar. After you listen to it for a few times the other elements in the song start to push themselves forward. Steve's Guitar work is quite remarkable when you pay attention to it. And another thing. There is no other way to listen to this song other than really loud. I don't know what level you have it in your headset, but it is meant to be blasted. I don't say that about a lot of yes music. But the energy of that song actually demands it. As for the artwork on the album, I remember when it first came out it felt futuristic. Steel and glass, straight lines. I think a lot of this album is about Mankind coming to terms with his natural side and the past and the future and Technology. A bridge from yesterday into tomorrow
Really looking forward to your first listen of ‘Awaken’.
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I concur JP. Your backdrop reminds me of the Meddle album cover. 🤔¿
I see it
This song is pure Chris Squire. One of the very few he wrote alone for Yes. It's a song that didn't make it on his solo album "Fish out of Water." It's much more straight ahead than anything else from the time, which is probably it's biggest weakness,, IMO. It's good in its context, between 2 softer pieces, but on its own it's just ok. For me, this album is all about Turn of the Century and Awaken, which is a major peak for them. The previous album, Relayer, is much more adventurous throughout, but Yes lost some of that exploratory momentum after the solo albums hiatus in 75-76, when they started trimming back and worrying about radio play. The ironic part is that they were at their commercial peak already when they did this. They were selling out stadiums with their wildest, least commercial-sounding music on the last tour with Patrick Moraz on keys... the top touring act in the world at the time. Even ultra-poppy 90125 never got them back to that level, although that one sold the most copies.
Steve Howe used to give me fits and shakes trying to learn his licks off the record! Thanks to Yes for giving me free ear training! Have a good time diving into all this great music, Peace-ferretfret.
Hay JP...Please, PLEASE check out a rather obscure Yes composition: "That That Is" on their hybrid studio/live 1996 release Keys to Ascension....One of Yes's last, truly prog attempt, before they broke up. First note, some of the early lyrics may be on hard/strange subjects for a Yes song. However, over 19 minutes the music takes you a on journey that starts soft and then builds, slows, then builds again; so that each movement combines and brings a very satisfying crescendo in the last 4 minutes. It truly rocks!! And the best part, it is all YES!!! Can hardly wait to hear your thoughts. Thank you!!
This was one of my favourate Yes tracks. I bought this album when it came out in 77 and it was a departure at the time for the band. This was the return of Rick Wakeman to the band and the first new material that they had come out with since Relayer. Going for the One was increadibily popular and included a hit single which is still one of their biggest hits and nearly topped the UK chart; Wonderous Stories. I thought the album was a good cross between the longs and a more commcial feel that would lead the band from Going for the One to Tomato and eventually 90125. If you are interested, Parellels starts the live album, Yesshows, a double album released some years later and which contains everything from the famoss long prog stuff, to this track Don't Kill the Whale and Wonderous Stories and even the classic single and title track from this album, Going for the One. In my opinion Parellels from Yesshows is a better version. Anyway see what you think. Thanks for the upload and sorry you didn't like it.
Compare this song to "Wonderous Stories" and you can see how Jon and Chris' musical visions were diverging at this point, and would lead to the frictions that caused Jon to leave in '79. But this song has the same kind of instrumental chutzpah that Going for the One does, only this time it's a rock church organ solo. Great song, a more successful version than what Squire tried to do with "On the Silent Wings of Freedom" on Tormato.
By the way, there's some video footage of Yes recording this album that was meant for some kind of documentary that never happened. Included in that is some nice footage of Jon and Rick in the church at Vevey, with Rick on the organ and Jon on harp. They're improvising over some classical meditations and it's a nice demonstration of how in sync Jon and Rick were in '77, which was fascinating considering the feelings Rick had toward Tales -- which was really Jon's baby -- a couple years earlier.
Ok my personal rating of the songs: ''Awaken'' and close contender ''Turn of the Century'' (depending on my mood...I guess), ''Wounderous Stories'', ''Going for the One'' and ''Parallel''. Always found Parallel too linear, I mean musical arrangement full blast from beginning to the end.
If you want to try a good solo song by Jon Anderson, I would recommend ''Song of Seven''.
The groove here.... big open quarter note bashing by Alan White as Chris Squire dances all over the beat. So great. Big organ song, and maybe a bit much, but the feeling of the song is so propulsive. It's like Roundabout's kid.
It's not "Turn of the Century". It it is much louder and much faster, which is how Jon sang it. The organ was supposed to be present throughout the song.
Never once thought that about the organ. I hope I don't now when I listen next time.
This is clearly Chris Squire's project, very strong bass presence. I think the line "you've been playing with fire" could also be a reference to use of dangerous drugs like cocaine, which was just beginning to make a big appearance at the time of this album's recording. Obviously, cocaine was around a long time before, but it was kind of an underground drug until the mid to late 70s. I've always liked this song, but agree it isn't the strongest song on the album. Awaken is a masterpiece, however, in my opinion of course.
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Please react to their version of "America", originally a Simon & Garfunkel song. It was both a single and full length version of approx. 10 minutes. Yes recorded it around the same time as the album "Fragile." The full length version truly shows they could rock out if they wanted. :)
You know what backdrop would be sweet kiss alive alblum cover as for song wouldnt change anything its a bad ass yes rocker its perfect
It is worth looking up "church organ st martins vevey" in Google Images to see the beast Wakeman was playing.
When you've tried most anything and nothing takes you higher......... 1 Corinthians 15 : 1 - 4 ( KJV Bible ) ....Read and believe.
@@HippoYnYGlaw Croeso !!
Amen! Yes' lyrics called certain words of St. Paul to my mind, when they say:
"...When you've come to realise, you've been playing with fire
Hear me when I say to you, it's really down to your heart
It's the beginning of a new love in sight..."
Like 1 Corinthians 13:2,8:
"I may have powers of prophecy, no secret hidden from me, no knowledge too deep for me; I may have utter faith, so that I can move mountains; yet if I lack love, I count for nothing. . . . The time will come when...knowledge will be swept away; but we shall never have finished with love."
Or Romans 10:6-8:
"Do not say, Who will scale heaven for us? (as if we had to bring Christ down to earth), or, Who will go down into the depth for us? (as if we had to bring Christ back from the dead). 'No,' says the scripture, 'the message is close to thy hand, it is on thy lips, it is in thy heart;' meaning by that the message of faith, which we preach."
@@nickj5451 Amen .
Last tour with Squire they played this whole album straight through. Oh yeah.
Wouldve loved to have seen it!
Great song choice. I don't know why, but although Awaken & Wondrous Stories are great songs (as well as this one), I keep on going back to the title song, "Going For The One." High school and HS sports I guess as this album came out my senior year.
Ty dreads! Maybe we'll get some more Yes on
Listening to one of my favourite Yes albums again. I know many won't agree with me but my favourites, from the '70 era, are their least commercial - Tales From Topographic Oceans - and most commercial - Going For The One - albums.
Thanks for the link to the Turn of the Century Cover; loving it, but think I still prefer the original.
Glad you've enjoyed it Paul!
Cheers from 200 Meters where that organ part was recorded...via phone.
Hey Justin. If you want to hear the ultimate bass climax/crescendo by the master bassist, Chris Squire listen to Starship Trooper off the YES ALBUM (1971). ( Steve Howes first record with YES).You know you want to! Keep groovin' man!
Haha, you're right I do want to🙃 ty Tim
The live version from Yesshows is well worth a listen and not as harsh.
Ladies and gentlemen...Squire, Wakeman and Howe!
Hey JP,this is an incredible track of a faaaaaantastic album,i had the vinil (or vinyl) in the past,nothing to compare with the nowadays so called "stars" ,only bullshits; forever and ever ,'70 best period ,golden age of pop/rock music with many creative groups like ELP,Genesis,Yes,King Crimson,Jethro Tull,Pink Floyd,Caravan ,Camel,Gentle Giant,Renaissance,Soft Machine, Focus ,Tangerine Dream,Can,Popol Vuh,Klaus Schulze,Frank Zappa,Weather Report,Magma and others like Italian P.F.M,Banco del Mutuo Soccorso,Orme,Perigeo ,Area,Franco Battiato, Agorà,Balletto di Bronzo,Osanna and others.from Treviso Italy Cattarin Luciano
Love your backdrop. Would not change it. (Plus, I fear change...), although as Rush says "Plus ce change, Plus C'est Le Meme Chose"
Haha, no worries! Its probably not going anywhere for a bit
That pipe organ was perfect, imho. It was a different medium for a lead keyboard in a rock tune. It may be an acquired taste... but it was used masterfully. I suppose it might be hard on the ears with headphones. On this song, I need more organ like I need more cowbell 😂 It is helpful that the song isn’t super long, though.
These GFTO sessions were captured on video and exist here on CZcams. Here’s part of one. czcams.com/video/hAQDL-tvd6U/video.html. Amazing
Amazon has some great, and cheap, wall tapestries. I particularly like the Kanagawa Great Wave Japanese style curtain. May order it myself.
Ps, with all the Yes you've been playing, you may like the type of Alien landscapes that Yes used on their early Album artwork.
Pps, Is that a sacred cow on your shelf?
Yeah I've seen those, I kinda like them, but didnt want some giant picture preferably.
Haha, it's a souvenir from Switzerland (fitting!)
Please listen to Talk Talk album, The Colour of Spring. Totally beautiful!
There are some YES songs that can only be fully appreciated if/when they are played at full volume in a concert setting where you are surrounded by & filled with the sound. I definitely would put Parallels in that category. They wanted to feature Wakeman doing his exceptional talent thing on such a powerful instrument as a church organ, but unfortunately it didn't translate optimally onto a record disc _although_ the recording did give a hint as to how thrilling it would be to hear it in a setting where you can 'feel it in your bones.' I guess that's why I always liked Parallels, as much for what I could see in its _potential as a work of art_ as much as what I could hear via some comparatively poor reproduction equipment at home. I really think they could have worked this song into something much more satisfying if they had tried a bit longer....
Valid criticisms there JP. Anderson is singing someone else's lyrics so that may explain the one dimensional vocal delivery. My main criticism with this album is that it was not produced by Eddie Offord. The drums are mixed too politely. The audio is awash in reverb which works for the dreaminess of Turn Of The Century but not so much for the more rocking tunes. And yes the pipe organ gets a little over bearing in this song. I actually prefer the live versions on Yesshows which have a more raw impact.
Eddie was so chemically bonded to Yes that he was literally part of the band on CTTE (not officially though). The title track couldn't not even exist without him (it would have ended up in separate songs with many lost bits). I wholeheartedly agree! this album with Eddie would have sounded a ton better. Not that it sounds bad, though. But your observations are true.
Thanks Jim, I agree with your notes on the production and how it works in favor/against certain songs
@@ArsenalEcho Same goes even more with "Tales From Topographic Oceans" as the band was not properly prepared and rehearsed as they entered the studio, composing material more or less on the spot. Eddie Offord did a lot of editing to come up with a coherent double album. Going For The One was a return to the form, impressing Rick Wakeman to rejoin the band.
@@onsesejoo2605 Very true. Apparently it was quite an adventure in the studio, with hay bales, cardboard cutouts of farm animals and stuff. That overly ambitious project needed one more year, tbh. Rick was so much not into it, that most sessions he was just hungover from the night before.
@@ArsenalEcho I read an interview where they admitted that the Tales had material for 50 minutes' good album. Perhaps they should have done one album and a single with Part I and Part II. :) Please check out Steve Hackett's interview for the Lamb Lies Down On Broadway, done for the 70's era Genesis cd box. He makes an interesting comparison to Tales. :)
Here JP been enjoying both channels for a while! Could you have a listen to Wishbone Ash and the 1972 album Argus please. Two tracks that would suit your channel are Time Was and Blowin Free. Also more Labi Siffre would be great! Keep up the good content.
Thanks Neal!
Cheers from Portsmouth England. Home of the Royal Navy. Also the childhood home of Joe Jackson, Roland Orzabal (Tears for Fears) and Mick Jones (Foreigner).
Your backdrop is so cool... I don't think you should not change. But if you really want to, I suggest some Yes cover artwork, by Roger Dean. Don't know if you need to have the rights to use it, but it will be a nice way to be in this channel context.
Luiz Sanna the artwork on Relayer is pretty cool
Ty Luiz; its probably not going anywhere for a while :)
JP what mix are you listening too? The vocals seem quite low in this version which is not what I recall from the original recording.
This Just In...:)...You like YES... I stated in another comment that you need to hear this 50 more times to really appreciate this...As well; seeing it live makes it all the more better...Yes lyrics are always up for interpretation. Often it's nonsense but sounds well in the album...On this album alone; "Get the idea cross round the track underneath the flank of a thoroughbred racing chaser" What in the hell does that mean? ...:)...But I love them like a family member...Yes is about musicianship.
Ty Rob! I'm enjoying them a lot!
The next two songs on the album are great! Wondrous Stories and, of course, Awaken. Of the 5 songs on the album, Parallels ranks 4th for me. Awaken will expose you to the subdued voices of the organ.
Yeah, the organ in Awaken works much better than here.
Looking forward to hearing it!
Keep the backdrop, it's part of your brand right now
Seems to be! 🙃
Hi Justin. I like every song on this album, though I think your criticisms are fair, and I'll agree that the other 4 songs are better, but if this is the worst song on your album, I think that means you've got a good album, and 'Going for the One' was well received, both by fans and critics.
Since you've already done a reaction/review of Heart of the Sunrise, here's another live performance that I think you'd enjoy doing a reaction/review video of. Around 1991 YES formed an 8 piece group, featuring some of the original members, Tony Kaye & Bill Bruford, along with Trevor Rabin, who came in later. It was called The Union tour and watching all 8 of them perform Heart of the Sunrise was something to watch. Hope you check it out.
Just , if you get a chance listen to a band called Druid the album Toward the sun. It's almost like a copy in sound to yes. I think it was released in 75 . It's a beautiful sounding and really well structured album. Review first track or just go and enjoy the album. ✌️ I think the organ was a little to much for the whole song as well. Turn of the century is my fav song on this album.
Nice Review Justin ! A bit off-topic, check out a 1995 German movie called, 'Brother of Sleep'. It's based upon novel about a Turn of the Century Savant, in Switzerland, who is possessed in verve and passion, in playing,... Church Organ. See it before you review, 'Awaken'. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brother_of_Sleep
You could change your background to something more like the artwork of Roger Dean who had Done The Artwork for all the Yes Albums from the past. He’s a Great Artist.
I understand your point of view, but never in a rock song the church organ sound has been used through all a song. It’s unique, majestic and powerful. All single note of this song is in the right place.
What is wrong, all these negative comments, "Parallels" is one of the greatest songs by any group. This song just rocks, and that is what the song is meant to do. Everyone is a music critic, so tell me some of the songs any of you have recorded. JustJp, can you tell me some of the names of your songs that I can buy? JustJP, and the rest of you music critics, when did you learn how to write music, and structure a song better than Jon Anderson, Steve Howe, Rick Wakeman, Chris Squire, and the rest of the band members can? JustJP, so you are the expert on when, or where, certain instruments should, or shouldn't be used in a song, and yada, yada, yada.
"Parallels" is not "Awaken", or "Close To The Edge", and it's not meant to be.
I like a lot of the songs you play on your channel though.
Hi there Pipeman! Thank you for watching. As always, I just give my thoughts/opinions on a song. I'm always happy if you or anyone else enjoys a song that I dont, as I like to hear the reasons why. I enjoy any sort of musical discussion 😄 but, I wont like or be dishonest if i dont like a song either.
As a show opener on the GFTO tour this song worked well. I think shop openers should be like this song: high-energy songs, that are not too technically difficult to play. This gives the band to “warm up”. More demanding pieces are better later in the set - this reduces the risk of the band butchering the song. On the live album Yesshows is great because it has a very meaty and prominent bass in the mix. As a palate cleanser after turn of the century, it works well too. It’s not, however, one of yes’ top tier songs. Compared to Yes music from the 5 albums that came before it, it is mediocre, but compared most Yes music that came after it, it is strong. The problem with this whole album is the production, although the writing and playing is good. Comparing the sound of the Church organ to the church organ from Close to the Edge, in 1972, is like night and day. The CTTE organ was recorded properly miced and with proper equipment inside a church and sounds much better than the “telephone line” recording on GFTO. When you do get around to Awaken (which also features the church organ), do yourself a favour and enjoy a version that actually sounds good. For audio, the Keys to Ascention version is by far the best. Although “officially” a live version, it is sweetened so much in the studio in post-production that it is essentially a studio version. I like to think of the recording as Yes finally doing the song justice by giving the song the production quality it deserves. The Keys yo Ascension version also comes as a live video, but the quality is so lousy that it is best avoided. It looks like it was made by a kid with a VHS camera. For a descent concert video, the Montreux version is good. Both have the same band members as the GFTO version. The best live version is not actually by Yes, it’s by Jon Anderson (solo) performing as a guest singer with the Icelandic rock band “Todmobile”, with full orchestra and choir. But I’d wait with that one until you’ve heard the “proper” Keys to Ascension version.
The cover? Rick Wakeman called if Going For The Bum.
Hilarious!
I always liked this song but I don't feel it is considered one of their best.
It was great live.
I like this track a lot and love the powerful church organ from Wakeman but yes, you are right in that it is over used on this track, a bit like quiet bits make loud bits seem louder maybe the organ would have a bigger impact if used sparingly, an issue I think is addressed on Awaken as it again features the church organ but very tastefully in my opinion, a beautiful and powerful track, as a side note I also think this album suffers a bit in production in that it all sounds very thin and blurred if that makes sense, great work Justin..
He was literally 13 miles away with that church organ. Recorded over phone lines.
Yes got amazing starting with their third record The Yes Album. Fragile, Close To The Edge, Tales From Topographic Oceans and Relayer all continued the compositional brilliance. This song, while okay, is the beginning of the end of their knowing what they're doing as a band. Turn Of The Century, Awaken and Going For The One are all great and Wonderous Stories is pretty good. But this song began the "great playing and good ideas do not a complete picture make" streak and by the next album, boy were they lost. Kudos to your ear admiring what's great (organ sound) and playing while catching that the Emperor has no clothes.
Thanks!
My favourite YES album .. great track. Great reaction !! As for the album cover ..... meh :(