The first half of the 1970s was an especially fertile period for British progressive rocklaying claim to classics such as êTarkusêêSelling England by the PoundêêLarks'Tongues in AspicêêThe Dark Side of the Moonêand êThick as a Brickê. Collectively these and other works represent the best British progressive rock had to offer. Yetit's Yes's 1972 three-track masterpieceêClose to the Edgeêthat presents a snapshot of an adventurous rock band at the peak of its powersdaring to push itself musicallyboth as individuals and as a unit. In this absorbing chroniclewhich draws upon dozens of original and archived interviews and features rare photographs and an extensive discographyacclaimed music journalist Will Romano examines why êClose to the Edgeê is the ultimate prog rock album.TYes had previously penned epic tracks for êThe Yes Albumê and êFragileêbut nothing on the magnitude of the musical gems appearing on êClose to the Edgeê. It's something of a small miracle perhaps even magic that the virtuoso quintet crafted such a cohesive and compelling album during an often-hectic recording process that very nearly relegated this monumental work to the dustbin of history. So potent was the power of êClose to the Edgeê that even before its release it had forever shifted the personal dynamics of the group and the course of progressive rock. Rarely had Yesor any rock outfit for that matterbeen simultaneously so expansive and concisespiritual and savageprofound and nebulous.
Publisher: Hal Leonard CorporationISBN: 9781617136177Weight: 513 gDimensions: 228 x 154 x 19 mm
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