First time hearing YES | AWAKEN REACTION | An out of body experience!
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"Like the time I ran away. Turned around and You were standing next to me." God? The most spiritual song I have ever heard. After 48 years I still get chills and tears hearing it. It bears hearing regularly.Thank you.
I end up in tears every single time. Hits me in my core.
When I saw them play this Live in 1977 right when he sang those lines the couple in front of me pulled together tightly. I still have not forgotten that moment.
@@bobcorbin3294 I saw them at the Garden in'77. Truly amazing.
This whole album is brilliant, and highly underrated.
Who underrated it? 😡😡😡😡😡😡
I have heard some people say they don't particularly enjoy this album. I think that's because a lot of the instrumentation is overwhelming. Steve Howe's steel guitar, the pipe organ on parallels, some of the heavy synth. I love all those things the way they are used on this album. But to some people it is a sensory overload.
@@alanmcewen8456 You have to let go and allow and many people just will not.
Jon Anderson, the singer, would be very happy to hear about what you are visualizing when you hear this. I think his goal was to utilize the power of rock as a 'spiritualizing' force that could elevate the listener into a higher state. It is what I call 'exuberant fury' and there is no other rock band that delivers such a powerful sense of JOY. Most rock bands take a path of darker aggression or emotional angst. YES bravely brought us somewhere beautiful. The lyrics for me seem inspired by a branch of Buddhism that deals with the Eternal Present, where one may, in deep states of meditation touch upon 'universal consciousness ' or what was once termed 'cosmic consciousness" the phrase : "Awaken gentle mass touch" is a repeating refrain that to me suggests that humanity's awakening is a subtle wave that washes over and transforms all, not a sudden lightening bolt out of a blue sky, which is what that piano intro is like. Such a jolt can startle us awake but it doesn't linger and we fall asleep again.
The verses towards the end seem to be blessings bestowed upon four different forces of creation, master of images
master of soul
master of light master of time.
But the lyrical conclusion is for me, one of the most sublime spiritual statements, and expresses something that we ALL sense within ourselves.."like the time I ran away, turned around and you were standing close to me.." This encapsulates our relationship to the divine beautifully. We flee from our origins, we flee from our parents, we even flee from those we love the most, we flee from love, we flee from God...but we are really just running from ourselves. We finally stop, and turn around, and there is the Divine staring back at us because it never leaves us.. this is really all we need to know, forget religious rhetoric and dogmatic old doctrines, YES is here!!
Love this. Am in my 6th decade here on planet Earth and just realizing now the power of this band's music and words. Trancsends so much. Cheers.
The main line for me is "Workings of man, set to ply out historical life, re-regaining the flower of the fruit of his tree, all awakening all restoring you, workings of man,
crying out from the fire stet aflame, by his blindness, to see, that the warmth of his being, is promised for his seeing, his reaching so clearly" to me Jon writes in
a condensed way that speaks to broad questions about life, and the after life. Jon is saying to me, our actions matter, and our real aim is to "Love one Another".
"As exists, crossed divided, in all encircling mode" You should hear Siberian Khatru as well.
A fine line between man and God. Mystical magical thoughts.
Symbolic......not literal
Siberian Khatru should be required for anybody with ears.
@@aprilstewart5929 And apparently no one will find out how EPIC the Yessongs Version of Siberian Khatru is either. They do the recorded version and that's it.
This is the song right after Wonderous Stories on this album. Rick Wakeman actually played a genuine church organ on this one!
And the organ recorded over the phone lines no less... Back in the 70's!!! :D
St Martin's Church, Montroux ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Me gustan tus reacciones! Son sinceras y pones real atencion a la musica! Saludos desde Buenos Aires!
That was on Parallel!
I saw them on this tour and indeed they performed this beautifully. It was an outdoor show and just when Jon sang the 2nd "wish the sun to stand still" the last rays of the setting sun coming over the back wall were just hitting the stage - absolutely amazing moment.
Carry On!!
Where was it you saw this concert at? 🙀🙀😻😻😻
Same as me. (1977) Chicago's then Amphitheatre.
Awaken is the singer's favorite Yes song. he feels that it has everything that Yes is about, and playing it live is a magical experience for him. I've seen them do this live many times, maybe the best was the Union tour version. Every song on that album is amazing, check out Wonderous Stories and Turn Of The Century from it.
The best live version of the song in my opinion was Jon Anderson with Todmobile, Magical rendition of Awaken with a full orchestral accompaniment including choral and rock band as well…
@@ronjm945 Yeah, that may have been the best version, but I wasn't there!
All true, but Jon has stated many times that And You And I is his favorite.
I loved the Union Tour version. harmony guitar leads with Howe and Rabin were stunning
Jon's singing just makes me plotz. Every time he opens his mouth.
Best band ever, thanks for doing one of my favourites! Please feel free to keep going through their library... haha. God bless 🙏
Best band, ever. Period.
Harri, a live version of this from a concert is even greater and the keyboards and singng, guitar etc, even better if that's possible, it is an amazing track with people always moved by it. I think you would really like the shorter tracks of Rick Wakeman too from his much-liked '6 Wives of Henry 8th'.
6 Wives is AMAZING.
I saw their tour in support of this album, it was one of the best ever.
Ladies and gentlemen Chris Squire and Yes the greatest show on earth. Well done Harri. This symphonic piece is one of 7 Chris Squire and Yes have written. Enjoy the journey to the altar.
Squire didn't write this.
@@aprilstewart5929 u missed the "and"
Jon Anderson's lyrics are like word paintings and, as he has described it, are sometimes more about the right sounds and rhythms. For example, in this song he sings "Awaken gentle mass touch" which I think gets to the same thing as "People all over the world, join hands, start a love train." So his lyrics can be a challenge, you have to find your own way with a lot of them, but that is what makes them so interesting and rewarding. They are also ambiguous enough to have different meanings at different times in your life and so revisiting them over the years makes each listening it's own journey. The same goes for the music, of course, but as you said, you know about that. :D
Thanks, Harri, for breaking out some heavy hitters. These guys go off the charts talent-wise -- maybe not everyone's cup of tea, but I think they're fantastic! And this is one of they're best.
Genius of Mr Wakeman!!!
My favorite.( as well as Jon Anderson and Rick Wakeman's as well).
I've seen them 16 times live.
This was the most incredible ever.( especially in 2001).
I've seen them 34 times from 1973 to 2013 I think my favorite would have to be Union tour 1991
@@sdholmess The best Live Awaken is either 1977, 1978 - In The Round, 1979 - In The Round. Nothing after 6/30/79 last show of the Tormato tour comes close. I was at 6/30/79 Hollywood, FL. 1991 Awaken In the Round was a miracle, but not in the same universe as 1977, 1978 or 1979!
@@yesshows100 I got that one beat ripples I saw them in 1991 in Los Angeles. A couple of years later I read an article in YES magazine by Jon Anderson. He mentioned the LA Forum performance of Awaken. He said a light came through the ceiling he was shaking all over he said it was the greatest musical experience of his entire career!
"Like the time I ran away, turned around and you were standing close to me...." So lovely. SO spiritual. Thanks for the video!
the recording of the church organ was truly amazing.....wakeman was in a church 10 miles from the recording studio and the organ was recorded over TELEPHONE lines back to the studio.....just something unreal
Are you sure they didn't mean a 'line' which refers to a D.I. box joined to a long cable cluster to a mixing console far away?? I have a hard time believing in the phone story, unless the other musicians had to use the phone signal to play to because they couldn't get the playback through the mixer?? But surely not as the actual source track, that would be horrible. You have got me curious now, Lol...
@@markjohnson4217 If you get a chance, ask Mr. Wakeman. They ran a line miles away from where they were to the studio in order to utilize an actual church pipe organ, I believe some 7 miles away (no digital sampling in those days). The cable ran along phone lines to the location of the church. Phone lines were not used.
@@markjohnson4217 No, this is a case of how much better 'phone technology *could* be in the 1970s than the "bare minimum for speech to be intelligible" that was made available to most customers. Some European countries/telcos provided high bandwidth, low-noise lines that were available for business use, either as a permanent private line (expensive!) or for minute-by-minute or hour-by-hour hire (just like a normal telephone line - though you had to have the relevant high-quality equipment installed at both ends of the connection first!).
@@ronvillarreal5003 Thanks for that explanation, now it makes sense, they had to run the cables along the poles just for practical reasons. That is still a great story though, Lol....
@@markjohnson4217 no, it was the standard Swiss telephone line. It saved recording it to analogue tape, then downloading to the desk & trying to mix it in. He was in St Martin's Church Vevey, about 4 miles rom Montreux & the Mountain Studio. It meant that he could play & respond as though he was just in another part of the studio building..
I've never heard the bit about them laying in extra cables, which would presumably have required extra boosters at intervals. As I recall, it was just a standard high quality line, as used by businesses for data transmission [ ISDN? I'm not an electronics /telecoms engineer ].
In my opinion, you have now reacted to the pinnacle of Yes. As you know, they have other great tracks, particularly Close To The Edge and The Gates of Delirium. But for me, this is their Epiphany piece.
When you can, give this another listen all the way through without pausing, Harri. Everything *flows*; you'll barely notice the transitions from meditative to rocking and back, until you're midway in to a different section.
Put And You And I , Siberian Khatru, Perpetual Change, And Starship Trooper On there and I may agree with you!
@@joelliebler5690 , those are all fantastic tracks, but for me, especially when played as an album side with Wondrous Stories, since I believe the narrative of the two belong together, Wondrous Stories and Awaken together are the pinnacle.
You are very, very correct in your opinion. This is their best. This is the best song ever. I also think Gentle Giant is the only group that can compete with them.
@@bauertime it is not a competition.Everyone has their own preferences.YES has always been one of my favorite bands along with the eRly day’s of ELP and Renaissance!
Yeah, there were a lot of interruptions.
One of the greatest songs ever.
Absolutely spiritual. I always felt it was "awakening" to the higher power. BTW, I've seen this live a few times, and it is incredible. Wakeman doing hand over hand playing on multiple keyboards. Probably some midi stuff to get the choir in there. Listen to his Journey to the Center of the Earth, and you'll hear his choir samples . . . Thinking he brought them forward into Awaken. They are all fantastic. I love this song, and have been listening to it since it was released. Thanks for reacting - you were spot on!
Harri Chris Squire, the bass player was asked what Jon Anderson was meaning and Chris said Does anyone really know? Its God's work is the best way to describe Chris and the band.
Saw this front row in Germany on their Union tour. They nailed it. I loved the song before, and after, well, it just became of part of me. Truly special piece of art.
You were corect this sounds like church. The main organ elements were recorded in a church in Switzerland, with Wakeman, the keyboardist going to town on the church's pipe organ.
An absolutely masterful performance by Rick Wakeman on keyboards. And Jon Anderson 's voice has always been brilliant enough to stand up to Wakeman.
That's the essence of Yes. Highly talented musicians who shared the studio and stage. Each was freaking brilliant but they knew how to share the music. And their harmonies are always perfect.
Seeing them do this live is a spiritual experience. I love their album "Tales From Topographic Oceans" you should check out that album. I've seen them do three of the four songs on that album live. Now that's an experience. They were a band to see back in the day. I saw them many times. It's really a shame their not together anymore.
I got this in the vinyl back in 1977, Awaken is an astonishing work of art. The lyrics have been described as impressionism
When I listened to this, I felt as if I had dived underwater to the very bottom, where I saw an underwater opera, there on the stage stood the wizard John Anderson who was trying to tell me something, a wonderful dream. I just listened to classical music remade in a modern way , wonderful, now few people perform such music, a big like for the group YES!
I was a huge Progressive Rock Fan! Yes and Emerson, Lake & Palmer were my favorites! I remember "backintheday" decorating my Christmas tree while listening to Roundabout LP over and over~great memories! Thanks for this Harri ~my best to you :)
High Altitude YES .Recorded atMontreax in the Alps.mountain climbing.
I thoroughly enjoyed watching you experience and comment on Awaken. I saw this incarnation of the band many times since the early 70s (Close to the Edge Tour) and met several of them one on one. They moved me deeply into the Prog Rock world. You picked a great song for your 1st experience with this band. You might try to pull up the lyrics and read thru them while playing the song. Jon Anderson is deeply spiritual in a very human way. I look forward to seeing more of your "First Listens"
An amazing tune from the greatest progressive rock band in history. Try Heart of The Sunrise and Perpetual Change!
Love your enthusiasm! Have a listen to And you I by Yes. The live version during their concert at the Montreux Jazz festival, on CZcams, is particularly good. I think you'd enjoy it.
It's called an AWAKENING' The word for the feeling you were describing ! huh ?
Yep. You could see it was right there on the tip of his tongue
yes, they did play it live, as they did with all of their epic songs, you havent even scratched the surface
Really enjoyed your reaction! Thanks so much!
Harri it So awesome to find your review of this EPIC Masterpiece..! So cool to see others first reaction who have the depth to grasp the magnificence of what is in my opinion, Y€S at their BEST. Cheers brother! Welcome to Awesomeness!
Lyrically this song is essentially “Close to the Edge 2.0”. It follows the same plot. The narrator begins in an unfulfilled state, he seeks fulfillment, then he meditates, then he finds the answers he was looking for. And the lyrics are purposely vague enough that you can apply the narrative to anything that suits you. That’s why everyone has a slightly different interpretation.
Always second hand information with sparse description that only an older brother could condense to five words… Best Show I Ever Saw!!! I knew it was profound… he never went beyond two words. I think the census is in… although I was not a participant in the live experience, I was only a little younger and I made up for that with great artists peppered everywhere of natural evolution on simple means… I’m grateful for my musical timeline and can’t relive it enough through someone else’s eyes such as yours and others. Almost feels illegal… and like you… I don’t think I could journey through my life without music ie… it’s a ride you can enjoy hopefully until. Thanks again and all I had to do was listen… make that trade any day,
Yes played all their music live...no sheet music! But - sometimes you didn't got a totally note-for-note rendition of the album or track...but you were blessed to get an interpretation, a spontaneity, and a difference that exceeded the album - because it may never be repeated again, anywhere!
I love your analysis Harri. Priceless reaction ♥️
Check out yes at the House of blues to see them play awaken live. Amazing performance.
You have to hear "South Sure of the Sky". It's another masterpiece by Yes. And there's a live version of this with just Jon, backed by the astounding Icelandic band Todmobile. You'll crap your pants.
I saw them play this song live on their 1977 tour. It was perfect. And there was no sheet music in sight.
If Yes were to write a music soundtrack to The Bible, AWAKEN would be the opening chapter to it!
One of my all-time favorites from the band who did more to shape my musical tastes than any other. This song is practically the definition of "Progressive Rock". High vibration go on! :D
YES Were great!
Was fortunate enough to see them in the 70's Great concert...
One of my fav song's by YES is from the YES SONGS Album
The song is ( Yours Is No Disgrace )
Herrii if you get the chance have a listen to the entire album, Pretty amazing!
And it would be great if you could react to The song I mentioned using the YES SONGS
Album version - Yours Is No Disgrace
Ritual on YesShows is absolutely mind-blowing!!!!😱😱😱😱😱😱😱
Spiritual and also psychedelic as they would say back then. New to me, thanks, I only have the one album, Close to the Edge. Beautiful ❤️
Enjoyed your take on this YES classic. Reaction videos have become a bit cliche but yours seemed fresh and genuine. Listening to most YES tunes, especially for the first time and especially something like Awaken, is a heavy lift. Don't worry about not understanding the lyrics, think of them more as abstract paintings. YES was/is a unique combination of immense musical talent and unabashed swagger to twist and mix genres. Fortunately, it's funneled through the positive cosmic spirituality of Jon Anderson and somehow elicits these waves of emotion from listeners. I've heard this song since it came out and still found myself sitting at my desk with tears in my eyes. Music is a powerful tool in the right hands.
Loving your energy bro...what a crazy tune
Harri, that is trippin' music right there.
Harri. Seen this band numerous times and this particular song. Superb musicianship. They didn't need song sheets on stage. Rick Wakeman is the keyboardist, Jon Anderson the lead singer. Steve Howe on guitar is magnificent and Chris Squire the bassist RIP. Great band
'A musical pilgrimage' Great !
'how are they going to play this live?' They did, and no sheet music, they just know their songs.
Back in 1991 just prior to the union tour a colleague heard me saying that I was going to see them at the Wembley Arena and said he'd never heard of them and who were they like. I replied "nobody" Although they have inspired other bands. (Geddy Lee is on record as saying that Rush wouldn't have existed if it wasn't for Yes) there's no other Band like Yes.
Our Song is one of my favorite Yes songs
So you like that song too from 90125? 🤑🤑🤑😜😜😜
I very much enjoyed that one too
This particular tour was one of my Yes concerts, and they nailed it live. Jon Anderson is an angel come to Earth. All their long songs are worth a few hundred listens. Great review. Cheers.
Insightful reaction. Thanks dude. Having watched others of yours, I now expect no less of you. Love it that you have an open mind. Stay cool and keep listening :)
Steve Howe is a guitar players', guitar player. He is a consummate guitar player with a myriad of styles and textures. He is one of my all time favorites, and yes, I'm a guitar player.
Turn of the Century, a song from this very same album, should be your next listen! It has a similar musical vibe as Awaken.
My favorite band. Jon's lyrics create feeling. He is a very spiritual man. If you try not to hear his lyrics in a linear fashion, they are almost 4 dimensional.
It is the most spiritually oriented song by Yes.
They were touched by God in this song!!🙏,
yes it was ecorded on a massive church organ..like your grasp of yes
Harry this a YES Masterpiece from a great record check out Turn of the Century, Wonderous Stories I saw this live on the GFTO Tour 1977. Chris Squire RIP The Goat of bass players uses a 3 neck bass on this Song only! checkout the live version AMAZING! How can mere mortals exist with God? Here we can be, Here we can be.
Yes was a love 'em or hate 'em type of group back then. You either got it or you didn't. I had plenty of friends in college that hated them (lyrics made no sense or doesn't have a steady beat). The lyrics were like abstract art/poetry. You develop your interpretation after listening many times. Yes is mainly a listening experience.
Jon once said this song was about the birth of his first son
Was lucky enough to see them perform this in Minneapolis back in 02. Wakeman was in top form. Absolutely breathtaking. My favorite band.
A church organ was used by Rick Wakeman who also conducted the choir
I was right there man
This is one of my favorite songs by my favorite group. There are some great live versions, but one of the best is when the lead singer, Jon Anderson, teamed up with Toddmobile to perform Awaken. It's a terrific performance.
Yes, the Todmobile live performance of this song with Jon Anderson is superb.
I saw them perform this twice in 77 and 79 .......theres nothing like a 'Live' Yes show !
Baby boomers. Very spiritual. Another song on out of body experience besides Moody Blues song - forgot the title of that song.
Try the live version with Jon and Todmobile.
Saw them perform this at the Historic State Theater in Minneapolis back in 02 and it was incredible. This and Don't Kill the Whale were high points for me. Going For the One is their masterpiece. Every single track they are at their very best. Which is pretty good. Will watch for further reactions to my favorite band. Thanks, Harri
You should listen to this and Wonderous Stories together. One of the things that all of these reaction channels are missing is the order that each song appears on the album. Much of the music was written to be listened to in its entirety, or at least an album side; especially with Progressive rock. They didn't just write songs and put them on an album. They created an album, an experience; an experience that you will never fully appreciate until you listen to the entire album.
As amazing as 'Awaken' is, it's even better when you listen to the entire album. There's a reason it's the last piece of music on the album.
It's all done with a purpose, or as a YES lyric said... 'Disjointed... but with purpose'
'How are they gunna do this live...' Those were the days before computers, they had to play it live to record it, with some over dubbing. The absolute best live version of this song is Jon Anderson with Todmobile in Iceland. Orchestra, choir, great sound and video. An amazing performance.
I find most of Anderson's lyrics opaque but I'm generally left with an impression of positivity, light, clarity, spirituality without religion.
Exactly right. Yes music (and the lyrics go with the music) is always very positive and uplifting. They are saying that there is always a path out of chaos into order, out of darkness in to the light. I suppose the clue is in the band's name.
They are brilliant live and you should watch their videos!
The live version seems to be a fan favorite, but I like this version, better. It's very hard to get everything from a song like this into a live concert, as you said. This to me was the pinnacle of their career. Even though it's hard to separate out one great one from another.
You should check out Jon Anderson and Todmobile perform Awaken live with full orchestra and choir, it is actually much more powerful than the studio version, although Rick wasn't part of it, it still achieved that 'magic zone' of devastating power!! check it out.
Funny. I always though the opposite. I heard the studio version after hearing several live versions, and to me the studio versions lacks the power and crispness of live versions. To me it sounds muddy and weak.
I've seen it live five times. The bass pedals beat you in the chest. But I love the sound of the Organ from St Martin's Cathedral. It just has a little more Magic than the electronic equipment Rick carried with him on stage. I loved all the live versions I saw though.
Lovely to hear someone react so cleanly and honestly to the music. It's true that the instrumental music carries much of the message of the song - true about most YES music. There are many good suggestions of other YES songs you might enjoy and I believe they all have their place. For a similar spiritual experience I'd suggest the song that precedes Awaken on this album entitled "Wondrous Stories," then "To Be Over" from the Relayer album, "Close to the Edge" from the album of the same name, and "Homeworld" from the album The Ladder. There are other great songs with different feels: "Roundabout," "Sound Chaser," "Ritual," "Perpetual Change," .... the list is long. Thanks for the wonderful comments and video.
This is God’s favorite song.
As you can check it and see , they play this track live very well ( no sheet music - lol )
Close to the Edge - 20 minutes plus with countless changes - their signature piece - they handle live extremely well ( again , no notes to guide them through )
Close to the Edge is another Yes journey that eagerly awaits you -enjoy
The piano intro is the best part. This was written when Moraz was still a member and some of the original ideas went into his song "Time for a Change", included on his album Out In the Sun.
Watch Jon Anderson with Todmobile live version. Outstanding
It's about the search for God.
A song made on purpose to be played in heaven?
Call it what you will, but it is a pure spiritual orgasm, a mystical ascent to the essence of the soul, a passage into the energetic dimension of our spirit.
A masterpiece of sensitivity, musical theory and interpretation too.
Here, no computer, no machines, no samples, no autotune, just five musicians like we may not make any more for a long time.
It's 1977, a period when genius still consists in calling upon one's own abilities or pushing them ever higher.
Take inspiration from that in your life.
This album was recorded at Mountain Studios in Montreux, Switzerland, as well as in the Saint-Martin Chapel in Vevey. The church organ comes from this chapel, you can hear it on Awaken.
It reached #1 on the UK charts and #8 on the Billboard 200 in the US.
Epic Masterpiece! I’ve loved Awaken since the day I bought the Album, when it was released in 1977.
Watch the 2003 performance of Awaken at the Montreux Festival, if you’d like to see Rick’s fingers at work and how he creates those Orchestral and Choral sounds. And Jon on the harp.
And for another amazing version, Jon Anderson with ‘Todmobile’, in 2013. Amazing. They are both on CZcams.
I was also lucky enough to see Live, another incredible version, in both 2017 and 2018. By YES featuring ‘ARW’, (Anderson, Rabin & Wakeman).
Awaken has to be my all time Yes favourite. But there are so many that are so close. Goosebumps every time.
Speaking of Jon Anderson ‘Epics’. If you haven’t come across it yet and would like another scintillating journey, then you must try ‘Horizon’, by Jon & Vangelis, from their 1983 Album, ‘Private Collection’. It’s 23 minutes long, but I’d say you won’t regret it. And please listen straight through, if you can. Thank you and enjoy everything anyway. 🎶❤️🎶
John Anderson said this song is about God through The eyes of a troubadour
The guy on the organ is rick Wakeman. Try journey to the centre of the earth album. I have for 45 yrs 😅
As you say, several times . . . Ritual . . . Try their song Ritual. You will be happier than you are! Keep going Harri!
Loved your reactions to this beautiful music. Thank you. If you're in for more Yes : The Revealing Science of God. Starts with gregorian-like chant, then takes you out there.
Hey Harri, I have a suggestion if your interested. "To Sir, with Love Theme Song/ LuLu" Sidney Poitier was the actor in this particular clip of the movie. He was considered one of highly popular Stars of this Era. This movie is huge in the genre of movie romance / like Home Alone is huge to Christmas movies.
great movie!
Just to let you know that the thumbs down was an accident oops!!
you need to drop the whole track then reflect 👍,your viewers will appreciate it and then listen a 2nd time 😁
Never try to analyse Jon’s lyrics…..he uses words as a musical instrument…….listen to the live version on ‘Yessongs’, you’ll be amazed!
Read Siddhartha and you'll have a better understanding of the spiritual inspiration.
does anybody out there know how they came up with that album cover?🤑🤑🤑🤑🤑🤑😜😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱
the cover is by the classic psychedelic art collective Hipgnosis
Man faces cold, towering steel and glass.
@@alanmcewen8456 thank you and I really like your first; name 😀😀
The Indian music, which you also listen to, has more affinity with God than this music. This music is like exploring deep space, akin to out of body experience, in a way enjoying the fruits of labour of God from space to this world, so there is still a tenuous link to God. In Hinduism emphasis is placed more from within than without when seeking for spiritual growth.
Not my particular cup of tea. But, it is all about the journey. Thank you Harri!
Did you try Lipton or Nestly? They both pretty much taste the same. So next time perhaps you should have a cup of either and give awaken another shot 🤑🤑🤑🤑🤑🤑🤑
I meant Nestea?🙀🙀🙀🙀