The fifth episode of the Yes Music Podcast featuring the fifth album, ‘Close to the Edge’.



Is this the classic Progressive rock album?
Are there any classical music parallels to be found here?
What gives the music its 'hook'?



Listen and see if you agree with me then let me know by leaving a comment or contacting me via the different routes on the right hand side!


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Show links
MJ Murphy's Twilight Guitar site:

Thirty great riffs!
Theme music
The music I use is the last movement of Stravinsky's Firebird Suite. This has been used as introduction music at many Yes concerts. My theme music is not take from a live concert - I put it together from the following two creative commons sources:

thanvannispen and archive.org
Homework for next time:
Listen to Yes' sixth studio album - 'Tales from Topographic Oceans' (1973)

'Tales from Topographic Oceans' on Spotify

'Tales from Topographic Oceans' on iTunes

'Tales from Topographic Oceans' on Amazon (UK)

'Tales from Topographic Oceans' on Last.fm

Buy Yes music, don't steal it. Take a look at this but then go out and buy the album:
'Tales from Topographic Oceans' on YouTube: