CLOSE TO THE EDGE

Honestly, I don't even have to write anything descriptive. Listening to the album is all you need to know that it is 5 stars all the way. But I have to have 100 words here, so I might as well continue. First of all, every musician on the album was a brilliant genius and in the top users of their instruments of the 70s, if not of all time. Secondly, the songs (there are three) on their own are amazing, from the gentler but not less incredible "And You And I" to the grooving prog rock song "Siberian Khatru," and of course the masterpiece, "Close to the Edge." All three songs are some of the greatest of all time, with the title track being so great it could be argued that it is the greatest prog song of all time (though I wouldn't necessarily agree with that). Overall, not only is this one of the most influential albums of all time, it is also one of the greatest, and essential to any music collection of any kind.