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Yessir · 07-27-2011, 07:41 PM

Close To the Edge contains only 3 songs, but they are all masterpieces. The title cut is done in sonata form, but begins and ends in nature sounds anchoring it in a way few other songs of it's time do in the natural world. Siberian Khatru takes some of Yes' sharpest lyrics and pairs them with some of their sharpest sounds to make a truly wonderful piece of music. And then there is And You And I. If you've never seen them live, or seen their better live DVD's, this could be your "filler" song on the album. But performed live, And You And I evokes the kind of emotional response few songs even aspire to, let alone accomplish. Steve Howe's baleful pedal guitar wailings summon up the best that instrument has ever produced on any country album before or since. It is quite simple a miracle album from start to finish. A Yes masterpiece the other albums either prepared you for, or tried hard to follow.

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Yessir Groupie Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 2	Why CTTE? Close To the Edge contains only 3 songs, but they are all masterpieces. The title cut is done in sonata form, but begins and ends in nature sounds anchoring it in a way few other songs of it's time do in the natural world. Siberian Khatru takes some of Yes' sharpest lyrics and pairs them with some of their sharpest sounds to make a truly wonderful piece of music. And then there is And You And I. If you've never seen them live, or seen their better live DVD's, this could be your "filler" song on the album. But performed live, And You And I evokes the kind of emotional response few songs even aspire to, let alone accomplish. Steve Howe's baleful pedal guitar wailings summon up the best that instrument has ever produced on any country album before or since. It is quite simple a miracle album from start to finish. A Yes masterpiece the other albums either prepared you for, or tried hard to follow.