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Originally posted by Yesspaz
Yes: In "Awaken" - the build up from the first "Master of..." verse to the final tonic.
Yes: In "CTTE" - the last section of the song.
Yes: In "Endless Dream" - the "So take your time, look round and see the most in time is where you're meant to be.
For they talk too loud and take the hope and fears from your heart.
We call this surrender slowly towards the north, and this endless dream giving ourselves everything.
We're deserving.
Gonna bring it back again.
It's the first first time telling myself everything.
It's the last last time.
Bring me back, bring me back again*
etc.
- from 10:54 to 13:40 - I wait for this part expectantly as the lay down every theme used in it earlier in the song.
* I read a musician's comments on Jon Anderson's vocal range in a NFTE article and I think this is the highest note he hits on record. I'll try to find that article and link it.
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See! We do agree on some things Spaz.
I couldn't agree more about the Yes songs you quote.
The Ladder tour's arrangement of "Awaken" was just amazing in this bit and the powerful build up leading to the final "High Vibration go on...." vocal was sensational too. At one of the power chords there was an almighty explosion and flash of light and thousands of bits of ticker tape showered down onto the audience all lit up by the spot lights. It was a fantastic moment of aural and visual art.
Endless dream has to rank as one of the greatest Yes songs (Talk is very underrated IMHO) and in this part Jon sounds terrific. I regret so much that Yes never toured "Talk" in the UK.