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CLOSE TO THE EDGE

Yes

 

Symphonic Prog

4.68 | 5160 ratings

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sam_loyd
5 stars Few albums can be comparable with "Close to the Edge". That's the best Yes album, where musicians achieved an elevated degree. The entire album is magic. I can't say which track is better. The first track "Close to the Edge" has the better keyboard passage that I've heard.Wakeman is perfect. I just can't realize how that guys compose those musics... There so many passages (complicated ones!), with complex arranjements!

Steve Howe on "And you and I" made me cry on my first listening. Jon Anderson reached the highest level in his carreer - your voice is soft and so expressive! Chris Squire is a genius and shows all his technique and good taste. In "Siberian Khatru", all musicians could show them dexterity. Good balance music, the most "danceble" music, with greats riffs and guitar/key solos (oh... the clavinet passage, by Wakeman, is incredible...).

Everyone, prof fan or not, should listen this album. It's a masterpiece, a mark in music history.

sam_loyd | 5/5 |

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