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Close to the Edge [Blu-Ray]

Close to the Edge [Blu-Ray]

UPC: 633367900227

Format: CD & Blu-Ray (2 disc)

Release Date: Oct 21, 2013

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One of the high-water marks of progressive rock (and thus of 1970s rock in general), CLOSE TO THE EDGE found British prog godfathers Yes firing on all cylinders. Throughout their history, they've undergone numerous lineup changes, but this album featured the "classic" formation responsible for their absolute finest achievements. Here Rick Wakeman is at his Moog-goes-Baroque best behind the keyboards, Steve Howe sounds like a blues guitarist from Mars, Chris Squire delivers confoundingly contrapuntal bass lines, and Bill Bruford seemingly solves complex mathematical equations from his drum stool. The lion's share of the album is occupied by the title track, a complex piece that moves through numerous modes and moods. In latter decades, the extended song-suite has been denigrated as indicative of the worst rock pretensions, but, on CLOSE TO THE EDGE, it was a fascinating new concept, and Yes made it work more convincingly than anyone else before or since.

Tracks:

Disc 1:
1 - Close To the Edge: The Solid Time of Change/Total Mass Retain/I Get Up I Get Down/Seasons of Man
2 - And You and I: Cord of Life/Eclipse/The Preacher The Teacher/The Apocalypse
3 - Siberian Khatru
4 - America
5 - Close to the Edge [Early Assembly/Rough Mix]
Disc 2:
1 - Close to the Edge [2013 Stereo Mix]
2 - And You and I [2013 Stereo Mix]
3 - Siberian Khatru [2013 Stereo Mix]
4 - Close to the Edge [5.1 Surround Sound Mix]
5 - And You and I [5.1 Surround Sound Mix]
6 - Siberian Khatru [5.1 Surround Sound Mix]
7 - Close to the Edge [Original Stereo Mix]
8 - And You and I [Original Stereo Mix]
9 - Siberian Khatru [Original Stereo Mix]
10 - America [5.1 Surround Sound Mix]
11 - America [2013 Stereo Mix]
12 - America [Original Mix]
13 - Close to the Edge [Alternate Version]
14 - And You and I [Alternate Version]
15 - Siberia [Alternate Version]
16 - Total Mass Return [Single Edit]
17 - And You and I [Single Version]
18 - America [Single Version]
19 - Close to the Edge [2013 Stereo Instrumental Mix]
20 - And You and I [2013 Stereo Instrumental Mix]
21 - Siberian Khatru [2013 Stereo Instrumental Mix]
22 - America [2013 Stereo Instrumental Mix]
23 - Close to the Edge [UK Vinyl Transfer]
24 - And You and I [UK Vinyl Transfer]
25 - Siberian Khatru [UK Vinyl Transfer]