Keys to Ascension 2 [Live]

Yes | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 8, 2002)
• Number of Discs: 2
• Format: Live
• Label: Sbme Castle Us
• ASIN: B00006JYBJ
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #542,249 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. I've Seen All Good People: Your Move/All Good People [Live]

2. Going for the One [Live]

3. America

4. Time And A Word

5. Close To The Edge

6. Turn Of The Century

7. And You And I

Disc: 2

1. Mind Drive

2. Foot Prints

3. Bring Me the Power

4. Lightning

5. Children Of Light

6. Lifeline

7. Sign Language

Editorial Reviews

The essential live release from the progressive rock pioneers featuring the classic Yes lineup of Jon Anderson, Chris Squire, Steve Howe, Rick Wakeman and Alan White. Recorded in 1996, Keys To Ascnesion highlights a series of brilliantly-staged live concerts at The Fremont Theatre in California's San Luis Obispo. Great vision, stunning technical ability, incredible improvisational skills and imaginative presentation of ideas make this Yes at its best! Songs: I've Seen All Good People: Your Move/All Good People Going for the One Time and a Word Close to the Edge: The Solid Time of Change/Total Mass Retain/I Get Up, I Get Down/Seasons of Man Turn of the Century And You and I: Cord of Life/Eclipse/The Preacher the Teacher/Apocalypse Mind Drive Foot Prints Bring Me the Power Children of Light/Lifeline Sign Language. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

11 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Mislead To Ascension, Too., September 14, 2004

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William J. Galetka - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Keys to Ascension 2 (Audio CD)

I am writing this review to let others know of my shopping experience of this particular item. It advertises (extra tracks) which is why I bought it, being a long time and devoted fan. The track list has the opener listed as "Lightning"--which is a title I had never heard before. It also lists the songs "Lifeline" and "Children Of Light" seperate which leads you to believe they are seperate songs or perhaps alternate versions from the original 1997 release, not so!! Since I already own Keys To Ascension 2 , I know the song title "Lightning" does not appear on the original 1997 release--and having been a HUGE fan of the studio tracks from these sessions--I was counting on discovering another gem. I received my order by mail only to find the exact same tracklist on this 2002 release as my previous 1997 release. Please listen to the song samples here as proof, if hoping to find some thing new here. On the other hand, if you are a YES fan who has not heard the studio tracks from Keys 2 yet, I DO DEFINELY recommend buying it--however search for the 1997 US version to save some money.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars State of the Art Sound, February 17, 2004

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Robert Amato (Lawrenceville, Georgia United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Keys to Ascension 2 (Audio CD)

What could be said about Keys to Ascension One could also be said about the second edition-state-of-the-art sound and excellent performances. I have to laugh at people who compare this performance with one which took place several years ago and with different technology. Why not go back and listen to Yessongs
on an 8-track car tape deck? Yes are masters of their trades and this is a masterpiece! I love the studio tracks and whatever politics went into making it I really do not care- I am happy to just have the music. Buy this today!

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Another angry Wakeman!, April 1, 2005

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James M. Gifford "TheaterOfSoundTrooper" (Phoenix, AZ USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Keys to Ascension 2 (Audio CD)

With all honesty, the album is wonderful, and looks wonderful as it's predecessor from 1996. The live tracks here are beautifully performed, in fact the best version of "Time and a Word" in my opinion ever done. Somewhere along the line Rick again was outvoted as he wanted this record to stand on it's own. As a result, Rick left YES again, but this time it didn't matter- as I reviewed in Keys One- this was the Grand Finale' of Yes.
The Engineers toyed with the CD production at some point, and like the other reviewer I was fortunate to get the 1997 version, as I noticed one of the songs was given a hatchet job in the later release, and another a piece added. Nonetheless, the album is a full blown YES effort, despite "Mind Drive" from the studio being in it's 18 minutes somewhat dull- it has some amazing musical moments.
Keys to Ascension One and Two, aptly titled and packaged, are YES at the end of their career. Although I forced myself to buy "The Ladder..." it was like a replay of the 80's.
YES has given us masterworks of musical art. My story of YES ends here. But the collection of remasters and memories carry on. "High the memory."