Close To The Edge is a Rock album by Yes, originally released in 1972. On Gatefold: 359 pressings tracked, owned by 71 collectors.
Sound DNA
- Rock
- Prog Rock
- layered
- triumphant
- spiritual
About
Close to the Edge set a trend for Yes of structuring an album around a single epic song, significantly longer than the album's other tracks. Here the centerpiece is the song "Close to the Edge". Later Yes albums that follow a similar pattern are Relayer (1974) (which features "The Gates of Delirium") and Going for the One (1977) (which features "Awaken"). The spiritual influences introduced by Jon Anderson, which later formed the basis of Tales from Topographic Oceans, are already evident in the music and lyrics of all three tracks on Close to the Edge. Renewal and repetition are other .
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Tracklist
- Close To The Edge18:12
- And You And I10:40
Side B
- B2Siberian Khatru9:50
Credits
Performers
- Chris SquireBASS VOCALS BASS GUITAR
- Steve HoweGUITAR VOCALS ACOUSTIC GUITAR
- Rick WakemanKEYBOARDS ORGAN ELECTRIC PIANO
- Bill BrufordPERCUSSION DRUMS
- Jon AndersonVOCALS LEAD VOCALS
- Alan WhitePERCUSSION
71 collectors on Gatefold own this · 359 pressings tracked on Gatefold