Close to the Edge: How Yes's Masterpiece Defined Prog Rock

(Book). 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 ...