Closing solo on Siberian Khatru

[allpurechance]

Having heard a few versions of this live, I've at last come to the conclusion that my favorite guitar solo in all of Yes music is the one that winds up this song.

Over many years it has retained features that we've become familiar with, yet I don't think I've ever, and hopefully will never hear him play the thing the same way twice.

There's a mournful quality at first to it that eventually winds up shriekingly fired up and almost always just nearly completely out of control.

Just...love...it...


...when he does that!

Whaddya think?

[allpurechance]

Steve doesn't always have the opportunity to "stretch out" within the confines of what are some pretty highly structured Yessongs.

The solo at the onset of The Solid Time Of Change/Close To The Edge(studio)is off the hook!

Your Is No Disgrace gives him some time, midway through.That early Yessongs version is still a highwater mark...he goes into territory that may never be entered again!

The duel at the end of South Side Of The Sky is alot of fun!

But, something about Siberian...it almost feels, sounds like this is one of his favorite solos with Yes...in these later years, he just rocks my socks so hard here!...

[Yes_Fan_4_Life26]

I love the story about how Steve recorded this solo, on the studio version.

But I love the KTA version, he is insane!

[RickyG]

I love the story about how Steve recorded this solo, on the studio version.

But I love the KTA version, he is insane!

Ok... so what story would that be??!!

(You know I don't think we all know what you are refering to, I certainly don't.)

[RickyG]

Your Is No Disgrace gives him some time, midway through.That early Yessongs version is still a highwater mark...he goes into territory that may never be entered again!

The duel at the end of South Side Of The Sky is alot of fun!

But, something about Siberian...it almost feels, sounds like this is one of his favorite solos with Yes...in these later years, he just rocks my socks so hard here!...

And it is one of many examples that shows that Steve can still play his guitars quite well.... in spite of the truly mystifying remarks by some around here that he "can't play anymore"....

Sure, he isn't going to burn quite like he did when he was 25, but there is an evolution and maturity to his live playing that he didn't have at 25. And he still rips it up on the live versions of Khatru that I've seen and heard.

I recently read someone's comments around here about Steve being completely unable to play a solo on YIND during the Union Tour (and later). But I saw them on the UNION tour and the truth is that Steve's solo on that song remains as the MOST memorable moment and highest hightlight of that show!! (And the low point was Rabin's Spinal Tap moment that immediately followed - and obliterated - it.)

[Yes_Fan_4_Life26]

Well, there was a post by paostby or PO?, now...

Somebody'll have to find it, cause I have no idea where it is on this site...LOL!

I'll try to find it...

[Yes_Fan_4_Life26]

http://www.yesfans.com/forum/showthread.php?t=11383

here it is :) enjoy

[RickyG]

http://www.yesfans.com/forum/showthread.php?t=11383

here it is :) enjoy

Thanks for finding it 4Life26, yes, that is a good YES story!

[Yesguitarman]

I love the story about how Steve recorded this solo, on the studio version.

But I love the KTA version, he is insane!

When I set about to learn a solo for Siberian Khatru, I chose the KTA version. Later I added passages from the solo album. Recently, I added the octave outro used during the 2004 tour. All in all, my solo now lasts over 3 1/2 minutes and embodies lots of octave work and that fast pulloff sequence Steve played on KTAs. Look at Steve's face during that pulloff sequence, it's contorted and he's concentrating like crazy!

[Andrea YouAndI]

And it is one of many examples that shows that Steve can still play his guitars quite well.... in spite of the truly mystifying remarks by some around here that he "can't play anymore"....
:dog:
After hearing a very recent Asia weed, I agree! Steve's solo on "Heat of the Moment" is still ungodly awesome.

"Siberian Khatru" has always been one of my favorite Yes tunes. I love the use of both the regular electric and the Coral sitar on the original recording. And the closing solo on the Yessongs version--oh. my. gawd. :bowdown:

[allpurechance]

Then there's the story of the microphone being slung around the studio by it's chord during the studio Khatru to get that back and forth pan on Steve's guitar.

Often I have read where Eddie Offord wasn't entirely enamored of working with Yes.Yet it sounds like he was still having at least some fun during at least that part of the process that became the masterpiece Close To The Edge.

[Albedo]

This is one of my favorites also. I was listening to it on the 1978 Cleveland weed the other day - he's just ungodly brilliant in that one.