Just came back from my local Barnes & Noble only to discover a new YES book by Will Romano called " Close To The Edge: How YES's masterpiece defined Prog Rock". Will begin reading shortly.
Just came back from my local Barnes & Noble only to discover a new YES book by Will Romano called " Close To The Edge: How YES's masterpiece defined Prog Rock". Will begin reading shortly.
This is a bit more about it, from the publisher (Backbeat Books) - you can also read the first 13 pages here as well: https://www.halleonardbooks.com/prod...subsiteid=168&
The author has previously written "Mountains Come Out of the Sky: The Illustrated History of Prog Rock" and "Prog Rock FAQ: All That's Left to Know About Rock's Most Progressive Music".
I bought a copy today. My girlfriend and I were at B&N, I had a gift card but wasn't really expecting to find anything. I saw the Yes book, read some random pages and thought "what the heck". I'll start it once I finish the Steve Hackett book I just bought from a Goodwill store.
Looks good. I'll wait for the Kindle version. I already have far more physical books than there's room for.
This book ("Mountains Come out of the Sky") is excellent. He covers not only the obvious players but also a LOT of the more obscure bands and records. I highly recommend it.It has a extensive section on Happy the Man. Based on that book, I ordered the new Yes book. It just arrived today and looks very deep.
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