New Steve Howe interview about the making of CTTE

[Mr. Holland]

A very elaborate interview about the making of Close to the Edge:

https://www.guitarplayer.com/players...se-to-the-edge

[Ceasar’s Palace]

Thanks but the site is very unstable, I can’t read beyond the first paragraph. Maybe later...

[Khatrooper]

Good read! and nice photo of (almost) all hands on deck.

[Mr. Holland]

Good read! and nice photo of (almost) all hands on deck.

Well, the photo has Alan on it, so it can't be from the CTTE sessions. Steve smoking a doobie...

[Gary Betts]

Well, the photo has Alan on it, so it can't be from the CTTE sessions. Steve smoking a doobie...

Just think if Steve had used both hands his guitar may have been louder in the mix!

[Khatrooper]

Well, the photo has Alan on it, so it can't be from the CTTE sessions. Steve smoking a doobie...

Maybe it is from Tales, the headless guy behind Eddie looks like Rick, & so does the headphone wearing sleeper behind Chris.

[Mr. Holland]

Maybe it is from Tales, the headless guy behind Eddie looks like Rick, & so does the headphone wearing sleeper behind Chris.

Good point.

[bondegezou]

In another recent interview about CttE, Anderson mentioned that Wendy Carlos's Sonic Seasonings was an influence on the album, so I bought a copy of Sonic Seasonings. It's a great album. It's very trance-y and chilled out, so unlike CttE in that regard, but it has side-long immersive pieces. You can see that sort of soundscape and exploration of themes being influential on Jon. It's very relaxing!

[Ash Armstrong]

In another recent interview about CttE, Anderson mentioned that Wendy Carlos's Sonic Seasonings was an influence on the album, so I bought a copy of Sonic Seasonings. It's a great album. It's very trance-y and chilled out, so unlike CttE in that regard, but it has side-long immersive pieces. You can see that sort of soundscape and exploration of themes being influential on Jon. It's very relaxing!

Did you get the 2CD edition with the bonus tracks? I bought it in 2014 but it's been off the books for most of the last few years since then. I listen to it quite often, especially late at night.

[bondegezou]

Did you get the 2CD edition with the bonus tracks? I bought it in 2014 but it's been off the books for most of the last few years since then. I listen to it quite often, especially late at night.

Yes, I got the 2CD version. It was a bit expensive, not many places stock it any more.

[Ash Armstrong]

Yes, I got the 2CD version. It was a bit expensive, not many places stock it any more.

Amazon have it available again, about £15 which doesn't seem excessive.