Close To The Edge: The Solid Time Of Change / Total Mass Retain / I Get Up, I Get Down / Seasons Of Man (track)
by Yes
Year: 1972
From the album Close To The Edge (track #1)
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Close To The Edge: The Solid Time Of Change / Total Mass Retain / I Get Up, I Get Down / Seasons Of Man appears on the following album(s) by Yes:
- Close To The Edge (track #1) (this album) (1972)
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| 02/20/2026 15:05 |  ForegroundNoise | 29,018 | 64/100 | |
| 02/12/2026 16:31 | philschmil | 427 | 88/100 | |
| 01/31/2026 14:17 | Robert_fripp | 823 | 86/100 | |
| 01/26/2026 09:10 | MrOlan | 6,966 | 79/100 | |
| 12/27/2025 12:28 |  II | 4,060 | 71/100 |
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ExTeaSea 05/10/2025 10:06 | #308920
Their greatest song and one of the best songs in existence, truly epic and remarkable.
this is the only song i've ever cried to lol
Epic
marklg 09/14/2017 15:13 | #197955
This song is a masterpiece, period.
Yes' greatest moment(well, all twenty minutes of it). It's stunning from start to finish. Every part brilliantly moves into the next and it's the ultimate example of ambition and delivery working beautifully in tandem without falling flat on their faces. I mean, that bass, you all probably know the part i'm talking about. Anyway, they never came close to the genius of this again. Perfect piece of music.
flamingyesdept 04/30/2016 09:51 | #164881
Best piece of music ever made, period.
Music Manic 06/24/2015 06:54 | #144491
The moment I listened to this epic symphony, my eyes are opened to a whole new world of great music (Prog Rock, Art Rock, etc.). Big thanks, Yes ;'D.
SuedeSwede 06/11/2015 00:51 | #143511
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Mother Nature's Son 08/15/2013 18:48 | #83990
The part with the church organ is phantasmically epic!
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