CLOSE TO THE EDGE

I bought this album today as a newcomer to both Yes and classic prog. After listening to the entire Album I must say I thought it was really great. Sections in Close to the edge really stick in your mind like "Total Mass Retain". Every bit of this album is well thought- out and organized. Close to the edge has great melodies and passages not just to fill space, but to create great effects. I find Jon Anderson's odd lyrics very good. "And you and I" is a great song which is solfter and features great acustic guitar at the bginnning and throughout. Siberian Khatru starts off with a cool guitar riff and then a small section of great instumentization with bass guitar and keyboard leading into great vocal melodies. I'm a new fan of progressive rock and am not familiar to Yes, so I'm not sure my opinion is really very valid. I give this Album 4.6 stars because I don't know enough to realize it's importance, so I gladly give this the 5 stars it deserves.