Title: Too pretentious for me...
Review: With the exception of Yes, Steely Dan is generally the closest I come to prog-rock. So if you think I don't really know the genre, you're right. However, I feel this is overblown and pretentious. Granted, all that can't stop Nights In White Satin from being an incredibly powerful, lovely piece (other than the crappy stoner poem at the end). But even then, it doesn't strike me like the work of Yes (specifically Close to the Edge and Starship Trooper). The rest is overblown and endless, especially all eight-and-a-half minutes of the aptly-titled Forever Afternoon. If you're looking for grade "A" prog-rock, go with Yes.
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