YES music similar to Würm (Starship Trooper)

[Bill M]

Has anyone noticed an uncanny resemblance between Würm and another piece of Yes music? They are also positioned similarly on their respective Yes albums.

[pianozach]

No, I haven't.

Which other "piece of Yes music" do you thing Würm has "an uncanny resemblance" to?

[pjt]

If you mean Leave Well Alone from The Quest, then yep.

[soundchaser09]

yeah the end of leave well alone has a nice instrumental section, but it still feels like its own thing. They're both great to listen to, Starship Trooper is naturally superior.

[Bill M]

If you mean Leave Well Alone from The Quest, then yep.

I am not familiar with the Quest yet, so that's not what I had in mind.

No, I haven't.

Which other "piece of Yes music" do you thing Würm has "an uncanny resemblance" to?

I - bVI - IV - IV
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[Soundwaveseeker]

The live version of I Can't Look Away on Trevor Rabin's Live In LA CD (2003) I always thought was kinda Starship Trooper, where it goes on and on for a bit with solos and intense drive. It's like Rabin's Starship Trooper.

[Bill M]

The coda of the song I am thinking of has a similar chord progression as Starship Trooper's coda section (Würm).

[auxfnx]

for me it's definitely the end section of Leave Well Alone that reminds me most of the Wurm. If that didn't exist then I would probably have a better chance of guessing haha
Do you mean strictly just the chords, or does the section have the same overall vibe and feel as well?

[Bill M]

for me it's definitely the end section of Leave Well Alone that reminds me most of the Wurm. If that didn't exist then I would probably have a better chance of guessing haha
Do you mean strictly just the chords, or does the section have the same overall vibe and feel as well?

While the chord progression is similar the rhythm is not exactly the same. The tempo is faster. With that being said, the vibe could be considered similar in that the chord progression repeats over and over and fades to close side one of the album.

[michelforest]

I always felt that the ending of "The Brazilian" by Genesis sounded a bit like Würm... From 3:35 to the end. It's not the same, but it has a similar feel to me. I can imagine Squire using the bass pedals on that one.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wLFwxs7u4HM

[pjt]

Okay, is it Almost Like Love?

[Yesed]

Ritual

[Bill M]

The chords in Würm are||: G / | Eb / | C / | / / :||
The song I am thinking of has a faster more driving beat with a similar chord progression one whole step higher. ||: A / / / | F / / / | D / / / | A / / / :||

Both pieces of music could be identified as coda sections not unlike the ending of Hey Jude by the Beatles.
Both pieces close out the first side of their respective albums.

[Roundabob]

Are you referring to the final part of “The Gates of Delirium”? I can see some similarities in the flow and chord changes there, although the tempo is quite different.

[Davy]

Does It Really Happen - the first time I heard it I was struck by the resemblance. After many years of listening, I kinda hear it as it's own thing now, but it took a while.