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CLOSE TO THE EDGE

Yes

 

Symphonic Prog

4.68 | 5054 ratings

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theinvisibleman
5 stars A simply wonderful record.

Everything about Yes oozed class back then, and this record oozes more than most.

Expansive, warm and very very worth the effort.

There's not much to say that hasn't previously been said. It's simply THAT good. Rick Wakeman's finest hour; The best sounding album Yes ever made; Steve Howe is absolutely magnificent.

The title track is perhaps definitive Yes, so good that even Bill Bruford can't put it down, and in latter years he has put virtually everything Yes ever did down in some way (mostly in his book), and with good reason as his drumming leads the band through that track and beats it into different shapes each time through it's multiple themes and variations.

And You and I is Jon at his most winsome and engaging, and this version of the track benefits from Bruford's more controlled tempo and stacatto stylings to Alan White's later dramatic tempo fluctuations at the climax.

And Siberian Khatru is simply marvellous.

Perhaps the best progressive rock album to date.

theinvisibleman | 5/5 |

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