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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 (drums, 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..."
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Category Rock Albums, Rock/Pop CDs, Progressive, Art Rock
Label Atlantic
Orig Year 1972
All Time Sales Rank   2779  
CD Universe Part number 1097442
Discs 1
Release Date Jan 01, 1990
Studio/Live Studio
Mono/Stereo Stereo
Producer Eddie Offord; Yes
Engineer Eddie Offord
Recording Time 37 minutes
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1.Close to the Edge: The Solid Time of Change/Total Mass Retain/I Get Up: The Solid Time Of Change / Total Mass Retain / I Get Up I Get Down / Seasons Of Man
2.And You and I: Cord of Life/Eclipse/The Preacher the Teacher/Apocalypse: Cord Of Life / Eclipse / The Preacher And The Teacher / Apocalypse
3.Siberian Khatru
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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...
Submitted by Matthew (Brisbane, Australia)
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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.
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5 stars Incredible
Best album of all time. Buy this album today
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