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Close to the Edge: How Yes´s Masterpiece Defined Prog Rock
Will Romano
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Description for Close to the Edge: How Yes´s Masterpiece Defined Prog Rock
Paperback. Will Romano examines why Close to the Edge is the ultimate prog rock album in an era that was filled with progressive British rock classics. Num Pages: 272 pages, Two 8-page photograph inserts. BIC Classification: AVGP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
The first half of the 1970s was an especially fertile period for British progressive rock, laying claim to classics such as Tarkus, Selling England by the Pound, Larks' Tongues in Aspic, The Dark Side of the Moon, and Thick as a Brick. Collectively these and other works represent the best British progressive rock had to offer. Yet, it's Yes's 1972 three-track masterpiece, Close to the Edge, that presents a snapshot of an adventurous rock band at the peak of its powers, daring to push itself musically, both as individuals and as a unit. In this absorbing chronicle, which draws upon ... Read more
The first half of the 1970s was an especially fertile period for British progressive rock, laying claim to classics such as Tarkus, Selling England by the Pound, Larks' Tongues in Aspic, The Dark Side of the Moon, and Thick as a Brick. Collectively these and other works represent the best British progressive rock had to offer. Yet, it's Yes's 1972 three-track masterpiece, Close to the Edge, that presents a snapshot of an adventurous rock band at the peak of its powers, daring to push itself musically, both as individuals and as a unit. In this absorbing chronicle, which draws upon ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Hal Leonard Corporation
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Number of Pages
302
Place of Publication
Milwaukee, United States
ISBN
9781617136177
SKU
V9781617136177
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About Will Romano
WILL ROMANO (New York City) has written for such publications as the New York Post, New York Daily News, Guitar Player, Modern Drummer, American Way, and PLSN. He is the author of Mountains Come Out of the Sky: The Illustrated History of Prog Rock, Prog Rock FAQ, and a ARSC Awards for Excellence finalist Big Boss Man: The Life and ... Read more
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