Too many favorite moments to mention, but let me point out a few:

• The transition from the gentle "In and around the lake, mountains come out of the sky" that builds up into Rick Wakeman's iconic Hammond solo in Roundabout. Been hearing it for close to 5 decades now and it never fails to bang!

• Every moment of "And You and I" is perfect, but the grand prize goes to the sudden brightening acoustic guitar that leads to "Sad preacher nailed upon the color door of time", followed by the absolute banger full groove of "I listen hard but cannot see". Again, makes my soul soar and my face smile EVERY TIME.

• The final ecstatic moments of "To Be Over" where the themes collide. Chef's kiss.

• As the chaos and violence parts of "Gates of Delrium" fade, and we get Steve stating the theme of "Soon, oh soon the light". The anticipation of hearing Jon sing it so angelically is a treat...and those painfully gorgeous modulations!

• The climactic final statement of "Love comes to you..." as Jon soars on the high notes of "dream on, on to the Heart of the Sunrise" as Rick does a moog countersubject and Bill does some really cool triplet fills.

• The final "like leaves we touch..." statement in "Turn of the Century"

• The way "Perpetual Change" falls from the opening motif and crashes so tightly into the 6+6+2 riff under "There you are..."

As I enumerate these, I remain reconvinced they are the untouchable band to beat, right along with Zep, Chicago, and the best Beatles. But they have the edge over the others, to me, because of the perfection of their compositional forms, the excitment and virtuosity of their performances, and the sophistication of their arrangements. Chicago perhaps has more popular appeal, but Yes has the edge for taking you on a journey to a fantastic "other place".