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Yes - Close To The Edge (1973) [Atlantic 32XD-532, Japan]

Posted By: v3122

Date: 28 Jun 2015 18:42:48

Yes - Close To The Edge (1973) [Atlantic 32XD-532, Japan]

Yes - Close To The Edge (1973)
EAC | Flac(Image) + Cue + Log & MP3 CBR 320Kbps
1986 | Atlantic, 32XD-532 | ~ 256 or 108 Mb | Scans Included
Progressive Rock

With 1971's Fragile having left Yes poised quivering on the brink of what friend and foe acknowledged was the peak of the band's achievement, Close to the Edge was never going to be an easy album to make. Drummer Bill Bruford was already shifting restlessly against Jon Anderson's increasingly mystic/mystifying lyricism, while contemporary reports of the recording sessions depicted bandmate Rick Wakeman, too, as little more than an observer to the vast tapestry that Anderson, Steve Howe, and Chris Squire were creating. For it was vast. Close to the Edge comprised just three tracks, the epic "And You and I" and "Siberian Khatru," plus a side-long title track that represented the musical, lyrical, and sonic culmination of all that Yes had worked toward over the past five years. Close to the Edge would make the Top Five on both sides of the Atlantic, dispatch Yes on the longest tour of its career so far and, if hindsight be the guide, launch the band on a downward swing that only disintegration, rebuilding, and a savage change of direction would cure. The latter, however, was still to come. In 1972, Close to the Edge was a flawless masterpiece.

by Dave Thompson, AMG

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Yes - Close To The Edge (1973):

Tracklist:

1. Close To The Edge (Anderson / Howe) (18:45)
i. The Solid Time Of Change
ii. Total Mass Retain
iii. I Get Up I Get Down
iv. Seasons Of Man
2. And You And I (music: Anderson, themes by Bruford / Howe / Squire; lyrics: Anderson) (10:12)
i. Cord Of Life (Anderson / Bruford / Howe / Squire)
ii. Eclipse (Anderson / Bruford / Howe)
iii. The Preacher The Teacher (Anderson / Bruford / Howe / Squire)
iv. Apocalypse (Anderson / Bruford / Howe / Squire)
3. Siberian Khatru (Anderson, themes by Anderson / Howe / Wakeman) (8:55)

Musicians:

Jon Anderson: Vocals
Bill Bruford: Percussion
Steve Howe: Guitars, Vocals
Chris Squire: Bass, Vocals
Rick Wakeman: Keyboards

EAC

Exact Audio Copy V0.99 prebeta 5 from 4. May 2009

EAC extraction logfile from 13. June 2010, 6:33

Yes / Close To The Edge (Barry Diament Mastering)

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log date: 2015-06-28 21:17:12

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Analyzed: Yes / Close To The Edge (Atlantic 32XD-532)
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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Number of tracks: 3
Official DR value: DR11

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Codec: FLAC

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