CLOSE TO THE EDGE

Yes

Symphonic Prog

4.68 | 5068 ratings

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tomass2112

OH MY GOD....It's as if God looked down upon earth and said, "Yes...you shall make the greatest progressive rock album ever...."

This album has it all. It has every single important quality of being an amazing album. The first time I heard it from the first track, and in some aspects, one of the greatest songs ever written, "Close To The Edge", I knew the rest of this thing would be amazing. The opening drum patterns that Bill demonstates gives a new meaning of progressive drumming, more like "can he do that drumming"? I love the fact that the main theme is cast in and out of the song itself a number of times. The orchestral section simply adds to the songs intelligence. And the resprise at the end gives anyone the feeling that, wow, this is inspiring. Along with the amazing vocals on "Close To The Edge", the harmonies are perfection at it's best. The fact that they rock and put in effort to make the words sound beautiful only adds to it's amazement! But Yes....what an album....

| 5/5 | 2005-2-17

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