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Yes - Close To The Edge CD
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Bonus Tracks; Remastered
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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.
2003 remastered, reissue of 1972 album with redesigned booklet (digipak/slipcase), restored LP art, archival photos and new liner notes. Includes 4 bonus tracks 'America' (single version), 'Total Mass Retain' (single version), 'And You And I' (alternate version) & 'Siberia' (studio run-through of 'Siberian Khatru'). Elektra.
Yes: Jon Anderson (vocals); Steve Howe (guitar, background vocals); Rick Wakeman (keyboards); Chris Squire (bass instrument, background vocals); Bill Bruford (drums, percussion).
Liner Note Author: Mike Tiano.
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..."
Yes - Close To The Edge Songs
Close To The Edge Music Review
Average Rating: (4.4 out of 5 stars)   List All 43 Reviews Added Music
I don't know if all the added songs do this but they seem to skip a bit while playing. I thought it might just be my CD player but it happens in my car also. I think the recording is off a little. I have made CD's myself and have noticed this condition also. Yes is fantastic. I have liked them since the early 70's. I hope they never quit making music.
Submitted by rgisom1 (Jefferson, Ga. USA) 
Was This Review Helpful? Yes No 4 of 6 found this helpful.
Prog at its best
Together with some album from Genesis and King Crimson, this is one of the best example of progressive rock of the seventies.
Brilliant sound, exellent music writing and arranging, great band.
What else do we need?
Submitted by Daniele (Venice, Italy)
Was This Review Helpful? Yes No 2 of 3 found this helpful. Greatest Group Ever!
Greatest Group Ever! "Yes" the are! Better than the Beatles, Zep, the Who, the Stones and Donny Osmond! Progressive Symphonic Rock forever! Jon Anderson is the best male vocalist of all time! Better than Sonny Bono of U2! Better than Grace Slick! Better than Fish, Peter Gabriel, Phil Collins and Steve Hogarth! Better than Frank Zappa! Better than Captain Beefheart! "Yes"! The Best!!! Unequivocals the best!!!
Submitted by mheinen3 (Oklahoma City, OK, USA)
Was This Review Helpful? Yes No 5 of 10 found this helpful.  A Equilibrate Sound
At least, We can enjoy the quality of sound of this Masterpiece.
It is not harsh, no saturated, this remaster is the best way to listen one of the best piece of music ever made
Daniel Padilla
Lima, Perú
Submitted by a reviewer (Lima, PERU)
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2 + 2 +1 = 10
2 stars, one at the guitar, another at the bass, plus 2 more stars, one at the drums, another at the keybord and finally the last star at vocals give the must clear sample of Sinergy, because together, they created an album that should be rated 10 and not 5, simply CTTE is one of the greatest work ever done in ProgRock or, even in Rock
Submitted by esquiv74 (Guadalajara, México)
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