CLOSE TO THE EDGE

A great album, no doubt. All three tracks are strong. To the credit of Yes, each song has at least one part that blows me away. My only concern is that all the tracks could be shorter. Repetition is difficult, and Yes uses it effectively most of the time. But I'd still prefer if the three tracks had some of the padding removed from them and instead they'd offered a completely different composition.

I also have a love hate relationship with Yes choruses. They get stuck in your head which reflects they are catchy, but I get frusterated having to try so hard to remember other parts of the song. Especially true on Close to the Edge track and And You and I.

Siberian Khatru does have one of the finest keyboard solos I've yet heard in prog. I love comparing it to the solo of 'In the Cage.' Normally prefer In the Cage, but there are those times that Siberian takes the gold.

A great album, certainly a great addition to a prog collection. It is certainly Yes' best work.