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The more things change, the more they stay the same. A few days ago I dusted off the Yes CD "Close to the Edge". I can vividly remember my excitement when I first heard this album in junior high. A kid down the street was a member of a record club and they apparently sent him a double shipment of the cassette. Originally I thought to myself "cool, a tape I can use to record over". Then something magical happened. I popped it in my player, donned my bulky radio shack headphones (with thick black spiral cord) and I was sent on a musical journey that would set the tone for my musical leanings for decades to come. This album is incredible on so many levels. The intricacy of the lyrics intertwined with a musical group at the top of their game... All brought together on an album that took chances and sounded like few other had before it. Rick Wakemans cathedral organ solo still blows my socks off. 3 songs, just under 38 minutes of musical perfection. If you haven't ever listened to Close to the Edge before, you owe it to yourself to do so... And what better time than now as yes has remastered the LP and included a disc of additional tracks.