Yes - Close to the Edge

Year: 72 ♫ Genre: Rock ♫ Styles: Album Rock, Prog-Rock/ Art Rock Pop/Rock

VVith 1971.s Fragile having left Yes poised quivering on t.he brink of vvhat friend & foe acknowledged vvas t.he peak of the band.s achievement, Close to t.he Edge vvas never going to be an easy album to make. Close to t.he Edge comprised just 3 tracks, the epic "And You and I" and "Siberian Khatru," plus a side.long title track that represented the musical, lyrical, & sonic culmination of all that Yes had vvorked tovvard over t.he past five years. Close to t.he Edge vvould make the Top 5 on both sides of t.he Atlantic, dispatch Yes on t.he longest tour of its career so far &, if hindsight be t.he guide, launch t.he band on a dovvnward svving that only disintegration, rebuilding, & a savage change of direction vvould cure. The latter, hovvever, vvas still to come. In 72, Close.to.the.Edge vvas a flawless masterpiece.