- progressive rock, rock, art rock, classic rock
- 38 min
- 3 tracks
- Atlantic
Close to the Edge is the fifth studio album by the English progressive rock band Yes, released in the UK on 8 September 1972 and in the United States on 13 September 1972 by Atlantic Records.
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Character
Grave, epic, earnest and spare.
- gravecomic
- intimateepic
- earnestironic
- sparerichly built
- character-ledplot-driven
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- AllMusic5/5 ★
- Christgau's Record GuideC+
- Pitchfork9/10
- PopMatters7/10
- Rolling Stone (1972)(favorable)
- The Rolling Stone Record Guide (1979)5/5 ★
- The Rolling Stone Album Guide (2004)4/5 ★
- The Daily VaultA
- The Encyclopedia of Popular Music5/5 ★
- Under the Radar10/10 ★
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Tracks
- 1 1Close to the Edge: The Solid Time of Change / Total Mass Retain / I Get Up I Get Down / Seasons of Man18:50
- 2 1And You and I: Cord of Life / Eclipse / The Preacher the Teacher / The Apocalypse10:09
- 2 2Siberian Khatru8:57
3 tracks, 38 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Yes
- Label
- Atlantic
- Released
- 1972
- Type
- Album
- Format
- 12" Vinyl
- Country
- JP
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