YES- I'VE SEEN GOOD PEOPLE- REACTION

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[goldgtp]

It's absolutely a bass guitar being played by one of the greatest Chris Squire (R.I.P.) who was one of Geddy Lee's bass heros.

[GTOnow]

YES! 😊 The lyrics can sometimes be very cryptic with YES. The lead singer Jon Anderson is a very spiritual person, but sometimes he picks words for how they sound and not necessarily for the meaning. Thanks for reviewing this band...they are my favorite of all time. They always take you on a journey with their music.

[courtneywallace]

Lots of chess references in this song. Don’t drive yourself crazy trying to figure out Jon Anderson’s lyrics. They’re usually intentionally vague and mysterious. Yes keyboardist Rick Wakeman famously said, “I love Jon. He’s the only guy I know trying to save this planet while (mentally) living on another.”

[gregsteele]

He watches all good people, self satisfied, turn their heads away from the problems of the world. He's out of here.

[gregtoolson]

The main lyric is about how the counterculture youth of the late '60s were perceived by society. These kids at the time had long unkempt hair, wore outlandish clothes, did drugs, and listen to wild music. So when the "good people" (usually the older generation) who upheld what polite society expected as right and proper came across these kids they turned their heads away not wanting to interact with and glad to be rid of them.

[perigee]

The "fute" sound is two recorders, played by people.

[johnclaeys]

No synthesizers….that flute sound is two recorders….like the plastic flutes they have in grade school music class.

[steve-eqkx]

The first part of this is called "Your Move". I always thought they were comparing life to a game of chess.

[stuartfishman]

If he heard the cathedral organ on "Close To The Edge", he'd probably freak.

[wolfpat]

I'm pretty sure that "flute sound" is a recorder. Synthesizers weren't as sophisticated as they are today. The Yamaha DX7 hadn't been invented yet. It would be more trouble to try to program a Mini-Moog or an Arp Odyssey to do that sound than to just pull a recorder out of your pocket.

Many times Yes lyrics are purposefully vague so you can find your own meaning in them.

The lead guitar was mostly a Gibson ES-175, a great big single cutaway lhollowbody.

[rwillikat]

I think the message is intentionally vague and cryptic so it can have a different meaning for each listener. With that said, I believe the song captures the YES spirit of hopefulness, positivity, love, and peace. You can hear Jon Lennon’s “all we are saying is give peace a chance” in the background before the transition to the gospel joyful/dancing section. I love your reviews. You are clearly a very skillful and knowledgeable musician. ❤

[thomassharmer]

The 'flutes' are real wooden instruments, known as 'recorders' played by guest musician Colin Goldring (from the band Gnidrilog). Children at elementary school are often taught to play on cheap plastic recorders. Typically they overblow them so they sound squeaky and harsh. But a good recorder sounds really sweet and a proficient player uses their tongue to control the attack of the note as they blow into the mouthpiece.
The deep bass notes are probably Taurus bass pedals being played with his feet by bassist Chris Squire. He did that live too.
Yes often play in E for the reasons you say.
The guitarist uses a Gibson ES175 semi on this and many other tracks. He often hybrid picks in a country or jazz style.
The bass player sang in a well known church choir in London as a boy. He usually arranged the vocal harmonies in Yes.
With your sharp ears and musical knowledge, you will love some of their deeper and longer cuts.

[nickmastro]

You gotta check out some of their much crazier stuff: Heart of the Sunrise, Sound Chaser, Siberian Khatru.
The whole Close to the Edge album is a masterpiece

[thomassartwelle]

" All we are saying: 'is give peace a chance' ".

This is a part of the chorus in the 1st part of this song which is not transcribed.

It's an anti-war song. The live songs usually stress that chorus phrase mentioned above more than this studio version.

[bélalugrisi]

Jon plays music for the good of everyone, everywhere. All Good People! Ty & take good care.

[JoeCruz-hsyt]

enjoy the trip to yes they have a lot of good music !

[kschulwitz]

all good people are their audiences at their concerts. The band "turn their heads" and they leave satisfied after a killer performance.

[lesblatnyak]

Ladies and gentlemen YES the greatest show on earth. The first part was always a sing-along live. As for Anderson's words, he would not necessarily pick words for their meaning but for their percussive quality. Perpetual Change is a bass players delight. ✨️🎶✨️
YES IN THE CHURCH!

[rrowe]

Listen to "Awaken" from Yes album Going for the One

[WayneCox-sriq]

Yes

Jon Anderson – lead vocals, percussion
Chris Squire – bass guitar, backing vocals, bass pedals[13]
Steve Howe – laúd wrongly listed as vachiala, electric guitars, backing vocals
Tony Kaye – Hammond organ, piano
Bill Bruford – drums, percussion
Additional musicians

Colin Goldring – recorder on "Your Move"