We were pot-smoking hippies and Rick Wakeman was a pub guy. The angle twisted and we went off in a new direction”: The epic story of Yes and the three albums that changed the course of music ...

Yes’ capacity to harness differing ideas and influences gives the impression that those albums are incremental – each one building upon the successes and lessons learnt from its predecessor.

The song was called "Close to the Edge: A Band Geek Yes Cover with Chris Clark," and that eventually inspired the new group's name. Anderson's last album with Yes was 2001's Magnification.