Yes – Close To The Edge (CD) - Brand New - Audio CD (Quick Ship)

“Close To The Edge” is the sound of Yes stretching rock music until it brushes against the symphonic and the spiritual. Released in 1972, this album sits at the summit of progressive rock, with three expansive pieces that treat the studio like a vast canvas rather than a mere recording space. The 18‑minute title suite unfolds in movements: shifting time signatures, crystalline guitar lines from Steve Howe, and Chris Squire’s bass pushed forward as a melodic force, not just rhythm. Jon Anderson’s vocals and lyrics lean toward the mystical, but it’s the interplay between the band members that turns abstraction into something vividly alive. “And You and I” offers a gentler, almost pastoral counterpoint, while “Siberian Khatru” closes the record with knotty riffs and fierce momentum. On CD, the clarity lets you trace each instrumental thread—the organ swells, the shimmering pedal steel, Bill Bruford’s restless drum accents. For a vinyl-minded collector expanding into definitive CD editions, this is essential: a landmark that captures prog rock at full confidence and ambition. If you enjoy albums that feel like self-contained worlds rather than collections of tracks, “Close To The Edge” belongs in your core collection.