CLOSE TO THE EDGE

CTTE was released when I was in my early to mid teens and it was definitely a favorite back then. Vinyl being the only option back then, I replaced this and 'TALES" more than once, coming home from school and having to throw them on the turntable almost daily (or more than once a day). Since the early 80's I haven't played either of the albums very often but every once in a while I do and am reminded of why they meant so much to me back then. In the last few weeks I've kept hearing CTTE in my head, but had not gotten around to playing the album. My wife is not a big Yes fan (although she likes some Yes songs, especially "All Good People") and after her having had brain surgery a year and a half ago I'm tentative about playing any loud music. This week she had a second brain surgery (which has left her hopefully rid of her tumors) and I utilized the time alone (after coming home from visiting her in the hospital) to crank up the old Yes tunes. Unfortunately, having moved in the last year, much of my CD collection is still in boxes and I couldn't find either CTTE or Tales unpacked. Luckily, I remembered that I had bought the "Keys to Ascension" DVD about three years ago and all of CTTE (and some of Tales) were on the DVD. So I've spent the last couple of hours cranking it up (and finding this website). My wife keeps on telling me how her surgeon told her that having this last surgery was a "no brainer". Rating CTTE a 5 star is also a no brainer. While Tales is my favorite Yes album, and Peter Gabriel my favorite single performer, this is defintely one of those top 5 desert isle albums. And as someone previously mentioned on this forum, I am not ashamed to say that the climax to CTTE (or "Revealing Science") has driven me to tears. Peace all. PS - sorry about Bush (http://www.sorryeverybody.com/).