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Yes

Symphonic Prog

4.68 | 5068 ratings

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crow011

this is one scary album.

listening to this for the first time, i cant quite understand how it has managed to evade my ears for so long. KING CRIMSON and TOOL opened the door for progressive music to me, so i guess it was inevitable that i would hear this somewhat unassuming 3 song album.

after hearing the song "close to the edge" for the first time, i nearly had to stop listening to it because it was that good. im serious. the complexity and overall "tightness" of the song is quite hard to take in at first listen. at nearly 19 minutes, its a behemoth of prog bliss.

rarely are the reviews 100% accurate, and until i had heard this album, i often shook my head wondering how such a camp-sounding band could hold the number one position in ProgArchives. but now i completely understand.

this is probably the best progressive album of all time. thats not to say its my favourite - but if you dont have this beast in your collection, you cant claim to be a true connoisseur of progressive music - or indeed, of any genre.

| 5/5 | 2005-7-7

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