Yes - Close to the Edge CD

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One of the high-water marks of progressive rock (and thus of 1970s rock in general), CLOSE TO THE EDGE found British prog godfathers Yes firing on all cylinders. Throughout their history, they've undergone numerous lineup changes, but this album featured the "classic" formation responsible for their absolute finest achievements. Here Rick Wakeman is at his Moog-goes-Baroque best behind the keyboards, Steve Howe sounds like a blues guitarist from Mars, Chris Squire delivers confoundingly contrapuntal bass lines, and Bill Bruford seemingly solves complex mathematical equations from his drum stool. The lion's share of the album is occupied by the title track, a complex piece that moves through numerous modes and moods. In latter decades, the extended song-suite has been denigrated as indicative of the worst rock pretensions, but, on CLOSE TO THE EDGE, it was a fascinating new concept, and Yes made it work more convincingly than anyone else before or since.

Arranger: Yes.

Personnel: Steve Howe (vocals, guitar); Chris Squire, Jon Anderson (vocals); Rick Wakeman (keyboards); Bill Bruford (percussion).

Photographers: Roger Dean ; Martin Adelman.

Uncut (1/04, p.122) - 5 stars out of 5 - "CLOSE TO THE EDGE remains an untarnished pinnalce of '70s tech-flash..."
Q (Magazine) (p.120) - "Yes achieved unity here....The title track alone set the template for a strand of brainy rock music that continues through Radiohead's PARANOID ANDROID..."

Close to the Edge Music

List Price	$7.98 (You save $0.09)
Category	Rock/Pop Albums, Progressive CDs, Art Rock, Rock
Label	Atlantic
Orig Year	1972
All Time Product Rank	6,212
CD Universe Part number	8509623
Catalog number	82666
Discs	1
Release Date	Jun 21, 2011
Studio/Live	Studio
Mono/Stereo	Stereo
Producer	Eddie Offord; Yes
Recording Time	37 minutes
Personnel	Steve Howe - vocals, guitar Bill Bruford - percussion Rick Wakeman - keyboards Chris Squire Jon Anderson - vocals

Yes - Close to the Edge Songs

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Song

Time

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Close To the Edge: The Solid Time of Change/Total Mass Retain/I Get Up I Get Down/Seasons of Man * See All 6

18:14

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And You and I: Cord of Life/Eclipse/The Preacher the Teacher/Apocalypse See All 7

Siberian Khatru * See All 29

9:04

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(From different album)

(*)	MP3 for this song is from a different CD. Listen to the sound sample to be sure this is the version you're looking for.

Close to the Edge Music

Close to the Edge CD (1972) 4.4 stars

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Close to the Edge Music Review

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5 stars A Classic
If your musical interest includes classic rock, this is a must have.
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3 stars Definitely the Best Yes Album
No words can describe the sound of this album, it is a TRULY MASTERPIECE of all times!!!
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5 stars Once Heard.... Never Forgotten
If you have never heard a Yes albumn, start here. Close to the edge is technically superb, the talent of the musicians being simply stellar. It is at the same time beautifully simple, yet overwhelmingly complex. Once you have heard it will immediately become a friend for life. The scale only goes up to 5 stars - its easily worth 10...
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3 stars THE LAST CLASSIC YES ALBUM
THREE ALBUMS - "THE YES ALBUM" , "FRAGILE" , AND "CLOSE TO THE EDGE" REPRESENT YES AT THEIR PEAK. THIS ALBUM IS EASILY THEIR MOST COMPLEX AND INTELLIGENT. PROG DIDN'T EVOLVE MUCH AFTER THIS. TREASURE IT.
Submitted by STARSHIP TROOPER (THE EDGE)
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5 stars Incredible
Best album of all time. Buy this album today
Submitted by Leonard (Brownsville TX)
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