How would you rate Yes' Close to the Edge album?

5 stars. It's my favourite Yes album. But it's not my favourite album.

dougmcauliffe wrote: You probably have a general idea how this thread is going to go. It's a great, creative piece of music, that I rarely ever find myself reaching for. 4-4.5 stars

A general idea, but it's the specific comments (individual impressions and approaches) that I'm most interested in. I never make a topic without anticipating response and the individual responses of particular members, but I'm quite often surprised how threads go or fail to go. Often the best discussion, I find, comes out of the "digressions", or related issues.

Edited by Logan - May 20 2020 at 08:31

Close to the Edge is an album that has, methinks, been proclaimed by someone as the masterpiece of all masterpieces, perhaps not just in Prog but also when considering all forms of music. I considered writing some star descriptions, such as the quite inane "5 stars: a sublime and masterful work of art, perhaps the greatest music composed, performed and recorded ever", but this is about appreciation, and appreciation is subjective. Remember, to each his or her own tastes, and bear in mind the maxim, "Regarding taste, there is no dispute". That said, I hope this topic on taste leads to some vibrant discussion.