10 songs that feel like Close to the Edge
Matched to Close to the Edge by Yes on how the music actually moves — intensity, dynamic swing, texture, tempo — not by genre tag. Here's what makes each one a match.
A 89% feel-match — carries the same transcendent pull and sits a little calmer at 60/100.
91% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (70/100). Same layered texture.
Keeps the same transcendent pull — sits a little calmer at 67/100. Measured 90% alike.
Measures 86% the same. It sits a little calmer at 60/100. Same layered texture.
A 84% feel-match — carries the same transcendent pull and sits a little calmer at 68/100. Nearly the same tempo, too (128 BPM).
84% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (76/100).
Keeps the same transcendent pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (76/100). Measured 84% alike.
Measures 87% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (72/100). Same layered texture.
A 87% feel-match — carries the same transcendent pull and sits a little calmer at 62/100.
84% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (73/100).
…and if you want it calmer
Same feeling, measured gentler — for when Close to the Edge is more than you want right now.
Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 9. Intensity 29/100, down from 74.
Its dynamic range stays a gentler 7 where the original climbs to 9, so it lands at 45/100 — the pull without the edge.
If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 9. Reads 31/100.
Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 9. 32/100, versus the original's 74.
Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 9. Intensity 14/100, down from 74.
Its dynamic range stays a gentler 3 where the original climbs to 9, so it lands at 8/100 — the pull without the edge.
If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 9. Reads 18/100.
Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 9. 23/100, versus the original's 74.
Frequently asked
What songs sound like “Close to the Edge” by Yes?
The closest feel-matches we measure are “Tomorrow Never Knows” by The Beatles, “Daphnis et Chloé” by Maurice Ravel, “Tzigane” by Maurice Ravel — the top match scores 89% alike. Matching is by how the songs actually move (intensity, dynamic range, texture, tempo, predictability, vocal force), not by genre tag or popularity.
What songs are like “Close to the Edge” but calmer?
“Heartbeat” by King Crimson, “Ripples” by Genesis, “Sæglópur” by Sigur Rós keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.
How intense is “Close to the Edge”?
It measures 74/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 9/10, layered texture, frequent sudden shifts, and soft vocals. Tempo is 132 BPM.
How do you decide which songs are similar?
Every song in our catalog is measured on 8 dimensions — intensity, dynamic range, tempo, sudden changes, texture, predictability, vocal force and fine sound detail. Similarity is the distance between two songs across those measurements, so matches cross genres and eras. Shared mood tags break ties.
By the numbers: how this song compares
Computed from this song’s place among the 19,209 songs we’ve measured.
Where it sits in 19,000 songs
This is one of the more intense things in our library — more energetic than 91% of the 19,209 songs we've measured. Its intensity reading of 74/100 comes from a dynamic range of 9/10, layered texture, frequent shifts, and soft vocals. Relatively few songs occupy this exact corner of the spectrum.
What makes it unusual
What stands out most about this song is a huge quiet-to-loud swing: more extreme on that axis than 96% of everything we've measured. At the far opposite end of the library sit the songs built on near-total stillness — steady volume, no surprises, a slow and unhurried pulse — the kind of track this one is the counterpoint to.
Feels almost identical to
Closest matches by feel across all 19,209 measured songs — not by genre or artist, by how they actually move.
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What it’s good for
Scored from this song’s tempo, intensity, dynamics and texture — not crowd votes.
1972 in context
The 269 songs we’ve measured from 1972 average a dynamic range of 6.0/10. At 9/10, this track is louder and more dynamic than its year.
Mixes smoothly with
Within a few BPM and close in feel — they flow without a jarring transition.
The fingerprint
The 8-dimension measurement behind every rating on this page.
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