I'm just a passive fan of Prog Rock and I'm definitely not the biggest fan of Yes . But this is easily my favorite song of all time. It's so beautiful. The section of "I get up. I get down." brings me to tears everytime I hear it and I'm not sure why.
I've been spinning Fragile lately. Yes Album through Close to the Edge was such a good run of albums. Prog Rock both deserves and doesn't deserve the shit it gets.
i read something about how one of the band members said he didn't like this song because it was too mainstream?
yknow an 18 minute 4 part prog rock song is just too mainstream
I mean their next album was Tales from Topographic Oceans. But I guess that was their first album to reach #1 on the charts,so what the fuck do I know.
Yes had a run where they had some of the best musicianship I've ever heard. If you were in Yes in 1971-74 you deserve a spot on any top 10 whatever list. Not all their songs in that period hit right, but the ones that do are all time faves.
If you like this, check out the album Polygondwanaland by King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard. It's free:
https://kinggizzardandthelizardwizard.com/polygondwanaland
