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Yes @ Ancienne Belgique, Brussels (BE) - May 21, 2014 - Pictures by Franky Bruyneel

Line-up changes

Lead vocals: Jon Anderson (68-80) > Trevor Horn (80-81) > Jon Anderson (83-88) (90-08) > Benoît David (08-12) > Jon Davison (12-now)
Vocals/Guitar: Trevor Rabin (82-94)
Guitar: Peter Banks (68-70) > Steve Howe (70-81) (90-92) (95-now)
Guitar/Keyboards: Billy Sherwood (97-00)
Keyboards: Tony Kaye (68-71) > Rick Wakeman (71-74) > Patrick Moraz (74-76) > Rick Wakeman (76-80) > Geoff Downes (80-81) > Tony Kaye (82-June 83) (Oct. 83-94) + Rick Wakeman (90-92) (95-96) > Igor Khoroshev (97-00) > Rick Wakeman (02-08) > Oliver Wakeman (08-11) > Geoff Downes (11-now)
Bass: Chris Squire (68-81) (82-now)
Drums: Bill Bruford (68-Sept. 68) > Tony O'Reilly (Sept. 68-Nov. 68) > Bill Bruford (Nov. 68-72) > Alan White (72-81) (82-now)
In bold: the "Close To The Edge" line-up

Recommended albums

#1 Close To The Edge
1972

#2 Fragile
1971

#3 The Yes Album
1971

#4 Relayer
1974

#5 Going For The One
1977

Discography

01|1969|Yes
667 (#11)
02|1970|Time And A Word
UK #45 | 673 (#10)
03|1971|The Yes Album
UK #4 (Silver) | 826 (#3)
US #40 (Platinum)
04|1971|Fragile
UK #7 (Silver) | 844 (#2)
US #4 (2x Platinum)
05|1972|Close To The Edge
UK #4 (Platinum) | 878 (#1)
US #3 (Platinum)
06|1973|Tales From Topographic Oceans
UK #1 (Gold) | 738 (#6)
US #6 (Gold)
07|1974|Relayer
UK #4 | 822 (#4)
US #5 (Gold)
08|1977|Going For The One
UK #1 (Silver) | 771 (#5)
US #8 (Gold)
09|1978|Tormato
UK #8 (Silver) | 596 (#15)
US #10 (Platinum)
10|1980|Drama
UK #2 (Silver) | 728 (#7)
US #18
11|1983|90125
UK #16 (Gold) | 626 (#13)
US #5 (3x Platinum)
12|1987|Big Generator
UK #17 | 524 (#16)
US #15 (Platinum)
13|1991|Union
UK #7 | 518 (#17)
US #15 (Gold)
14|1994|Talk
UK #20 | 610 (#14)
US #33
15|1997|Open Your Eyes
UK #105 | 452 (#19)
US #151
16|1999|The Ladder
UK #36 | 645 (#12)
US #99
17|2001|Magnification
UK #71 | 718 (#8)
US #186
18|2011|Fly From Here
UK #30 | 679 (#9)
US #36
19|2014|Heaven & Earth
UK #20 | 506 (#18)
US #26

Rock Report's choice

Close To The Edge

Atlantic, 1972
Produced by Yes & Eddy Offord
Cover by Roger Dean
Charts & Certifications: UK #4 (Platinum) | US #3 (Platinum)
Ratings: PA: 4.65 (3297) | RYM: 4.13 (8722)
Total rating: 878
Updated: 150124

Line-up

Jon Anderson (v)
Steve Howe (g, v)
Rick Wakeman (k)
Chris Squire (b, v)
Bill Bruford (d, p)

Track listing

01|Close To The Edge (JA/SH)
I The Solid Time Of Change
II Total Mass Retain
III I Get Up, I Get Down
IV Seasons Of Man
02|And You And I (JA/SH/BB/CS)
US #42
I Cord Of Life
II Eclipse
III The Preacher The Teacher
IV Apocalypse 
03|Siberian Khatru (JA/SH/RW)  

Songwriters

BB = Bill Bruford
CS = Chris Squire
JA = Jon Anderson
RW = Rick Wakeman
SH = Steve Howe

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