Yes - Close to the Edge
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=51oPKLSuyQY
Best wishes,
Steve
Yeah, the golden age of prog rock. It's hard to go wrong with Close to the Edge: multidimensional, epic, melodic, intense. It's also interesting to note that to their credit, Yes is one of the few progressive bands who are not dark. I tend to agree with ex-Yes drummer Bill Bruford though when he said a couple of years ago that the band should think seriously of retiring. Squire, White, and Howe just can't seem to let it go, and they've turned Yes into the ultimate Yes tribute band. In any event I never liked when the old guys fill out a reformed version of their band with much younger members for touring. Just seems odd to me. On a related note, I saw the Emerson, Lake & Palmer reunion show from last year, and they were great. Greg Lake has gotten fat and his voice sounds heavy, but they still play really well, and drummer Carl Palmer is the most in-shape and youngest looking 60-something guy I've ever seen.
BTW, I think my all-time favorite prog piece is Cinema Show from Peter Gabriel-era Genesis. An amazing composition, and Tony Banks' apocalyptic keyboard solo is prog at its best.
I almost forgot: You Homeworld fans out there may recall that Yes did a song for that game's soundtrack, and as it happened it was the best thing they'd written in years:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R2AhjhYWDUM