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    Posted: March 26 2005 at 03:04
well i know that i have promised to review this for quite a long time. i
have had this album for months and i guess it's time for a review of it.
(just for flavor i will compare these songs to their live counterparts from
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Points: 637 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 26 2005 at 19:15
good review ! you should put it wherer evrybody else gives there reviews though bude! and maybee you should reveiw somthing thats we dont know has 5 stars. i think everyone knows this is a masterpiece! not to be mean! your a good reveiwer though, keep atg
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One of Yes's crowning achievements. A masterpiece of prog and a masterpiece of rock music, period.
"Rock is the medium of our generation." - Yes - "Release, Release"
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Points: 16130 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 27 2005 at 10:24

Their best album.

Like most pre 'Going for the one' Yes albums, this takes several spins to get into, but certainly not as many as TFTO or Relayer.
Ultimately bored by endless ecstasy!
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Points: 3484 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 27 2005 at 10:38
Over-rated like all of Yes.
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Points: 637 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 27 2005 at 14:47
 gdub!! you meanie! yes are sweet, like candy filled chocolate!
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Points: 32995 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 29 2005 at 10:47
I don't understand why this is not with the reviews???????
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This song is OK in my opinion, but it is not as good as, say, The Gates of Delirium!!! Gates has more virtuosity in it that CTTE. I will admit that CTTE is more catchy the first time around than is Gates of Delirium. I don't really dig this record at
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Yes is a great band. Fragile is much better than CTTE, as is relayer. CTTE is good but a bit overrared.
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'Close to the edge', is a GREAT album, definately among the best three of the group.

My personal best, is of course 'Fragile', but of course, to each their own.
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Points: 32995 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 01 2005 at 09:19
Relayer does it for me...my first Yes album
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Relayer and Close to the edge are both great but cant beat Fragile.
Hello, is there anybody in there?
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Fragile will always be my favourite for sentimental reasons mainly - it was my first Yes album I bought (1975 I believe) I did not really hear CTTE until many years later. While I like CTTE heaps, Fragile is a

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Points: 2546 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 15 2005 at 02:16
*** and to stay on track with this topic, I thought the review of CTTE was very good and well written.

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Points: 5502 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 15 2005 at 02:27

I tried to write a review for CTTE, but words can't describe this album, absolutely brilliant.

I'll try again tomorrow, maybe I'll stop at 15 words

If 100 stars could be given it still wouldn't do justice to this album.

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Points: 115 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 15 2005 at 04:02
One of the crowning achievements of progressive rock.  A Masterpiece and a 10 out of 10.  Unfortunately, it doesn't get as much play as it used to since I have started exploring the more obscure side of prog.
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Points: 2383 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 15 2005 at 08:54
Close to the Edge is actually a solid 3-star recording, nothing more.
As a piece of music it's hugely over-rated. Fragile is lots better!
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Points: 171 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 17 2005 at 10:57
MASTERPIECE!!!!!!!!
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