CLOSE TO THE EDGE

"Good, but non-essential"... That's it... One of Progressive Rock most superestimated album ever... Don't misunderstand me... It's really, really good... The indroduction of "Close To The Edge" is the best thing Yes ever did... When Anderson come in singing, the song lose a bit of energy, but manage to continue with a well played tradicional Prog Rock... The "I get up, I get down" part is the most boring thing I EVER heard... When the music come in again, it reaches a REALLY amazing moment. "And You And I" is exaggeratedly prolonged... It's a fine theme, with Anderson's vocal at it's best... But, the song could really last about two minutes less... The same thing on "Siberian Khatru"... "Siberian Khatru" goes well till 5 minutes... Then sounds a lot of boring... Do you want long stuff without being boring? Go for Can's "Tago Mago", or Faust's "Clear Album"... Good, but Yes' best would come with Relayer...