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Shostakovich: Symphonies 1-15 - Barshai | hiredfox - December 10, 2024
We were fortunate enough to have Rudolf Barshai as Principle Conductor of the Bournemouth Symphony for six years in the 1980's ('82/'88) when the Shostakovitch symphonies were ...
Bruckner: Symphony No. 9 - Karajan | Contrapunctus - November 30, 2024
I'm really curious about this new remastering. The versions on RBCD (even in the remastered complete 60's recordings box) don't impress/convince me.
Bach: The Vocal Works - Suzuki | Mark Arnest - December 4, 2024
This is a great set if you can get it at a good price and don't already own a lot of it. But it's not all high-resolution audio. It all sounds good, but the works originally ...
Allan Holdsworth: The Sixteen Men of Tain | Paul - December 10, 2024
Yes, there is more than enough evidence to suggest that this label is not a legitimate one. Go to Discogs and type in IAC Music Japan and take a look at the over 150 releases ...
Allan Holdsworth: The Sixteen Men of Tain | Downunderman - December 11, 2024
The situation looks a little more complicated to me. The 'Unofficial Releases' over on Discogs seem to be only for live bootleg albums. There are also plenty of non-bootleg ...
Shostakovich: Symphonies 1-15 - Barshai | Dave Billinge - December 6, 2024
Given that my CD set cost less than £20 many years back, and given that the set is now on Discogs for just £2.18, this is very interesting indeed. But the cost to bring this ...
Shostakovich: Symphonies 1-15 - Barshai | Mark Glynn - Today 02:15 am
I suspect the eBay seller I ordered this from initially made a mistake in the listing, so I managed to buy this for only $44.80! !Sometimes you can be lucky:-) The listing was ...
Shostakovich: Symphonies 1-15 - Barshai | ubertrout - December 11, 2024
This is of course a fantastic set of recordings, and I've owned the CDs for a long time. However...these were digital recordings made 1992-2000 and do we have any reason to ...
Yes: Close to the Edge
Audio Fidelity AFZ 147
Stereo Hybrid
Pop/Rock
"Close to the Edge"
Yes
Close to the Edge is the fifth studio album by Yes. This 1972 recording set a trend for Yes of structuring an album around a single epic song. Here the centerpiece is the song "Close to the Edge". The album reached No. 4 on the UK Albums Chart and No. 3 on the U.S. Billboard 200 during a chart stay of 32 weeks.
Close to the Edge is pure progressive rock - thoughtful and intelligent compositions executed by the classic lineup of Chris Squire (bass, vocals); Rick Wakeman (mellotron, moog, Hammond organ, piano); Steve Howe (electric, acoustic guitars); Bill Bruford (drums and percussion); and Jon Anderson (vocals). All of the musicians in Yes are true virtuosos. The individual and group ensemble work on Close to the Edge is breathtakingly complex and the arrangements are incredible, everything flows flawlessly from one piece to the next.
There's a spiritual influence introduced by Jon Anderson, in the music and lyrics of all three tracks on Close to the Edge. Renewal and repetition are other main themes. The album works incredibly well as a complete work that fuses music, lyrics and Roger Dean's album cover art together in one seamless totality.
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Comment by Rafael Méndez - October 30, 2024 (1 of 2)
The sound is too sharp, almost shrill; the listening experience is exhausting. There's no air, and the soundstage is nonexistent. Let's hope for the version that Analog Productions is about to release
Comment by John Bacon-Shone - November 3, 2024 (2 of 2)
There is already an excellent Blu-ray with 5.1 and hires stereo.