Close To The Edge: A. The Solid Time Of Change / B. Total Mass Retain / C. I Get Up I Get Down / D. Seasons Of Man (track)
by Yes
Year: 1973
From the album Yessongs (track #11)
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Close To The Edge: A. The Solid Time Of Change / B. Total Mass Retain / C. I Get Up I Get Down / D. Seasons Of Man appears on the following album(s) by Yes:
- Yessongs (track #11) (this album) (1973)

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Virtuoso playing.
Hmm, the final crescendo 'I get up, I get down' moment on here is in a different key, and it really sounds nowhere near as powerful as the original. Shame
I think the original track takes a bit of a hit in the live version.
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