To start off, I am going to come right out and claim that this is Jon Anderson's best lyrical work. Ever. It almost perfectly sums up war, but does so much more. It compresses all the emotions that go along with war, all the thoughts that must be going through a warrior's head as he heads out to battle, all into one song, yet without losing a single drop of the power these feelings have. As a poet myself, I will say that this is the type of poetry I like to read, and the type that I sometimes wish I could write. And I've only talked about the lyrics so far. Anderson's vocals are heavenly here. He really establishes his place as one of prog's best singers. But then there's the music. They play faster than even the Mahavishnu Orchestra, it seems, and every note fits perfectly. There are some slower parts that are truly beautiful, and there are some fast parts that are just plain impressive, and sound good as well. In short, this is a masterpiece of a song. Utterly, 100% a masterpiece. It's not the best song I've heard, nor even probably in my top 5, but it certainly is in my top 15, and probably my top 10. For those who were wondering, Close to the Edge comes nowhere close to making either of those lists. Gates of Delirium is simply Yes's best song
@inpraiseoffolly : Hello, could I read your poems please? I'm asking you that because you seem to understand quite accurately the meaning of "Gates of Delirium", which is actually based upon "WAR & PEACE" (Tolstoi)
@inpraiseoffolly : Hello, could I read your poems please? I'm asking you that because you seem to understand quite accurately the meaning of "Gates of Delirium", which is actually based upon "WAR & PEACE" (Tolstoi)
To start off, I am going to come right out and claim that this is Jon Anderson's best lyrical work. Ever. It almost perfectly sums up war, but does so much more. It compresses all the emotions that go along with war, all the thoughts that must be going through a warrior's head as he heads out to battle, all into one song, yet without losing a single drop of the power these feelings have. As a poet myself, I will say that this is the type of poetry I like to read, and the type that I sometimes wish I could write. And I've only talked about the lyrics so far. Anderson's vocals are heavenly here. He really establishes his place as one of prog's best singers. But then there's the music. They play faster than even the Mahavishnu Orchestra, it seems, and every note fits perfectly. There are some slower parts that are truly beautiful, and there are some fast parts that are just plain impressive, and sound good as well. In short, this is a masterpiece of a song. Utterly, 100% a masterpiece. It's not the best song I've heard, nor even probably in my top 5, but it certainly is in my top 15, and probably my top 10. For those who were wondering, Close to the Edge comes nowhere close to making either of those lists. Gates of Delirium is simply Yes's best song
@inpraiseoffolly : Hello, could I read your poems please? I'm asking you that because you seem to understand quite accurately the meaning of "Gates of Delirium", which is actually based upon "WAR & PEACE" (Tolstoi)
@inpraiseoffolly : Hello, could I read your poems please? I'm asking you that because you seem to understand quite accurately the meaning of "Gates of Delirium", which is actually based upon "WAR & PEACE" (Tolstoi)