Close to the Edge

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Close to the Edge · Na het succes van Fragile ging Yes in mei 1972 repeteren in een danszaal in Shepherd's Bush. Jon Anderson en Steve Howe hadden onderweg schetsen verzameld, maar geen enkel nummer was af. De groep zette die brokstukken in de studio stap voor stap in elkaar. Producer en geluidstechnicus Eddy Offord bouwde in Advision Studios in Londen een houten podium, zodat de band levendiger klonk. De opnames waren zo zwaar dat drummer Bill Bruford vertrok voor King Crimson.

Het album bestaat uit slechts drie lange stukken. Close to the Edge, 18 minuten, is een suite in vier delen met thema's uit Siddhartha van Hermann Hesse. And You and I is pastoraal en folkachtig, Siberian Khatru juist een stevige rocker. Rick Wakeman gebruikte Mellotron en kerkorgel. De groen gekleurde hoes van Roger Dean bracht ook het bekende logo van de groep. De plaat werd een groot succes, met nummer 3 in de Amerikaanse Billboard 200.

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  Close to the Edge · Yes, 1972
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  And You and I · Yes, 1972
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  Siberian Khatru · Yes, 1972
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Tracklijst

Cd 1

1. 1Close to the Edge: i. The Solid Time of Change, ii. Total Mass Retain, iii. I Get up I Get Down, iv. Seasons of Man (2025 Remaster)18:43Apple Music ↗
2. 2And You and I: i. Cord of Life, ii. Eclipse, iii. The Preacher the Teacher, iv. Apocalypse (2025 Remaster)10:13Apple Music ↗
3. 3Siberian Khatru (2025 Remaster)8:57Apple Music ↗

Cd 2

1. 1Close to the Edge: i. The Solid Time of Change, ii. Total Mass Retain, iii. I Get up I Get Down, iv. Seasons of Man (2025 Steven Wilson Remix)18:42Apple Music ↗
2. 2And You and I: i. Cord of Life, ii. Eclipse, iii. The Preacher the Teacher, iv. Apocalypse (2025 Steven Wilson Remix)10:10Apple Music ↗
3. 3Siberian Khatru (2025 Steven Wilson Remix)9:12Apple Music ↗
4. 4Close to the Edge: i. The Solid Time of Change, ii. Total Mass Retain, iii. I Get up I Get Down, iv. Seasons of Man (2025 Steven Wilson Remix) [Instrumental]18:42Apple Music ↗
5. 5And You and I: i. Cord of Life, ii. Eclipse, iii. The Preacher the Teacher, iv. Apocalypse (Instrumental)10:10Apple Music ↗
6. 6Siberian Khatru (2025 Steven Wilson Remix) [Instrumental]9:12Apple Music ↗

Cd 3

1. 1America (Single Version) [2025 Remaster]4:10Apple Music ↗
2. 2Total Mass Retain (Single Version) [2025 Remaster]3:18Apple Music ↗
3. 3And You And I (Promo Radio Edit) [2025 Remaster]3:27Apple Music ↗
4. 4Siberia (Studio Run-Through of Siberian Khatru) [2025 Remaster]9:19Apple Music ↗
5. 5Close to the Edge: i. The Solid Time of Change, ii. Total Mass Retain, iii. I Get Up I Get Down, iv. Seasons of Man (Rough Mix) [2025 Remaster]17:43Apple Music ↗
6. 6And You and I: i. Cord of Life, ii. Eclipse, iii. The Preacher the Teacher, iv. Apocalypse (Alternate Version) [2025 Remaster]10:16Apple Music ↗
7. 7America (Dry Mix)10:30Apple Music ↗
8. 8Siberian Khatru (2025 Steven Wilson Edit)4:59Apple Music ↗
9. 9Cord of Life (Steven Wilson Edit)2:39Apple Music ↗
10. 10Total Mass Retain (Steven Wilson Edit)4:13Apple Music ↗

Cd 4

1. 1Siberian Khatru (Live at The Rainbow, London, England, 12/16/1972)9:01Apple Music ↗
2. 2I've Seen All Good People: a. Your Move, b. All Good People (Live at The Rainbow, London, England, 12/16/1972)7:09Apple Music ↗
3. 3Heart of the Sunrise (Live at The Rainbow, London, England, 12/16/1972)11:12Apple Music ↗
4. 4And You and I: i. Cord of Life, ii. Eclipse, iii. The Preacher the Teacher, iv. Apocalypse (Live at The Rainbow, London, England, 12/16/1972)9:29Apple Music ↗
5. 5Close to the Edge: i. The Solid Time of Change, ii. Total Mass Retain, iii. I Get Up I Get Down, iv. Seasons of Man (Live at The Rainbow, London, England, 12/16/1972)17:19Apple Music ↗

Cd 5

1. 1Excerpts From The Six Wives of Henry VIII (Live at The Rainbow, London, England, 12/16/1972)6:32Apple Music ↗
2. 2Roundabout (Live at The Rainbow, London, England, 12/16/1972)8:09Apple Music ↗
3. 3Yours is No Disgrace (Live at The Rainbow, London, England, 12/16/1972)11:36Apple Music ↗
4. 4Starship Trooper: a. Life Seeker, b. Disillusion, c. Würm (Live at The Rainbow, London, England, 12/16/1972)9:54Apple Music ↗

Fragmenten van 30 seconden via Apple Music. Beluister het hele album op Apple Music ↗

Zie ook

• Genesis
• Emerson, Lake & Palmer