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Close to the Edge is a Progressive rock act. Their sound grew out of Jean Sibelius, Wendy Carlos, Mahavishnu Orchestra and Igor Stravinsky. Those roots explain a lot about how Close to the Edge arrange songs and choose their tones. Their influence carried into King Crimson, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 5 connections around Close to the Edge, reaching back through Jean Sibelius and forward to King Crimson. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Close to the Edge is the fifth studio album by the English progressive rock band Yes, released in the UK on 8 September 1972 and in the US on 13 September 1972, by Atlantic Records. It is their last album until Union (1991) to feature original drummer Bill Bruford, who found the album particularly laborious to make and felt unable to contribute better ideas, which influenced his decision to join King Crimson once recording had finished.
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Close to the Edge grew out of Jean Sibelius, Wendy Carlos, Mahavishnu Orchestra and Igor Stravinsky, went on to shape King Crimson. 5 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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