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CLOSE TO THE EDGE

Yes

 

Symphonic Prog

4.68 | 5060 ratings

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RJustesen
5 stars In 1972 I was a young 15-year-old BEATLE manic (inherited from my older brothers) and thought that Sgt. Pepper was the Ultimate rock statement. A friend of mine who was much more musically astute than I had just joined the Columbia Record Club and had a pile of new albums that we started going through with great enthusiasm. There were records by Cream, Elton John, and Led Zeppelin. But buried under the pile was FRAGILE from YES. I had never heard of them and my friend teased me because Roundabout had just been a hit single. We listened to a little bit of it but I was not impressed. A few months later my parents allowed me to join the record club and while making my selections I found a record by YES called CLOSE TO THE EDGE. I remembered my friend's endorsement and I liked the green/spacey cover so I ordered it. When my records arrived, I opened all of them (none of which I remember now) and finally I out CTTE on the turntable. Instantly I was transformed by the music. I had never heard anything like this before. The tile track was like a movie in my head. The lyrics whispered things that I had only dreamed about. The soaring finale of the title track nearly brought me to tears when I first heard it. Never before had I been so affected by anything. A 30-plus year love affair was born that day and I still think that this album is one of the great works of the progressive rock era. I have purchased everything that YES has produced over the years and I have also explored many other progressive groups and other musically genres but nothing can compare to the feeling a young man had when listening to this album in 1973. If YES had not produced another album or progressive music stopped on that day, it would be enough. It opened worlds to me that I never could have otherwise imagined. Isn't this music should be all about. After 30+ years this album stands up to anything produced before or after. I highly recommend it.
RJustesen | 5/5 |

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