Keys to Ascension 2 is a double album by the British progressive rock group… Read Full Bio ↴Keys to Ascension 2 is a double album by the British progressive rock group Yes and was released in 1997. It is the successor to the critically-acclaimed Keys to Ascension 2-CD set from 1996.
Like the first seven tracks on the previous album, the first six tracks on Keys to Ascension 2 were recorded live in San Luis Obispo, California in March 1996. The second disc features studio recordings made in Autumn 1996. Rick Wakeman wanted these studio tracks to be released with Jon Anderson's working title Know, with the disc of live tracks thrown in as a bonus. Wakeman's preference was not honoured and by the time Keys to Ascension 2 was released, he was no longer in the band.
Keys to Ascension 2 features cover art by Roger Dean on an outer sleeve that fits around the package. On the sleeve, the image's predominant colour is magenta, but the booklet features the painting in its original blue colouration.
Disc one
1. "I've Seen All Good People" – 7:15
i. "Your Move" (Jon Anderson)
ii. "All Good People" (Chris Squire)
2. "Going for the One" (Jon Anderson) – 4:59
3. "Time and a Word" (Jon Anderson/David Foster) – 6:23
4. "Close to the Edge" (Jon Anderson/Steve Howe) – 19:41
i. "The Solid Time of Change"
ii. "Total Mass Retain"
iii. "I Get Up, I Get Down"
iv. "Seasons of Man"
5. "Turn of the Century" (Jon Anderson/Steve Howe/Alan White) – 7:55
6. "And You and I" (Jon Anderson; Themes by Bill Bruford/Steve Howe/Chris Squire) – 10:50
i. "Cord of Life"
ii. "Eclipse" (Jon Anderson/Bill Bruford/Steve Howe)
iii. "The Preacher the Teacher"
iv. "Apocalypse"
Disc two
1. "Mind Drive" (Jon Anderson/Chris Squire/Alan White/Steve Howe/Rick Wakeman) – 18:37
2. "Foot Prints" (Jon Anderson/Chris Squire/Alan White/Steve Howe) – 9:07
3. "Bring Me to the Power" (Jon Anderson/Steve Howe) – 7:23
4. "Children of Light" – 6:03
i. "Children of Light" (Jon Anderson/Vangelis/Chris Squire)
ii. "Lifeline" (Rick Wakeman/Steve Howe)
5. "Sign Language" (Steve Howe/Rick Wakeman) – 3:28
Keys to Ascension 2 (Essential EDF CD 457) reached #62 in the UK.
Personnel
Jon Anderson - lead vocals
Chris Squire - bass, backing vocals
Steve Howe - guitars, backing vocals
Rick Wakeman - keyboards
Alan White - drums
Produced by Billy Sherwood & Yes
Engineered by Tom Fletcher & Billy Sherwood
Mixed by Billy Sherwood
Mastered by Joe Gastwirt
Miscellanea
"Mind Drive" was originally a concept that the band XYZ, which featured Chris Squire, Alan White and Jimmy Page, wrote and demoed in 1981.
"Lightning", Rick Wakeman's introduction to "Children of Light", was mixed out before the album's release. "Lightning" was restored to the track on the 2001 compilation Keystudio. The "Distant as the distant thunder..." introduction, as heard on Keys to Ascension 2, was mixed out on the Keystudio version.
Like the first seven tracks on the previous album, the first six tracks on Keys to Ascension 2 were recorded live in San Luis Obispo, California in March 1996. The second disc features studio recordings made in Autumn 1996. Rick Wakeman wanted these studio tracks to be released with Jon Anderson's working title Know, with the disc of live tracks thrown in as a bonus. Wakeman's preference was not honoured and by the time Keys to Ascension 2 was released, he was no longer in the band.
Keys to Ascension 2 features cover art by Roger Dean on an outer sleeve that fits around the package. On the sleeve, the image's predominant colour is magenta, but the booklet features the painting in its original blue colouration.
Disc one
1. "I've Seen All Good People" – 7:15
i. "Your Move" (Jon Anderson)
ii. "All Good People" (Chris Squire)
2. "Going for the One" (Jon Anderson) – 4:59
3. "Time and a Word" (Jon Anderson/David Foster) – 6:23
4. "Close to the Edge" (Jon Anderson/Steve Howe) – 19:41
i. "The Solid Time of Change"
ii. "Total Mass Retain"
iii. "I Get Up, I Get Down"
iv. "Seasons of Man"
5. "Turn of the Century" (Jon Anderson/Steve Howe/Alan White) – 7:55
6. "And You and I" (Jon Anderson; Themes by Bill Bruford/Steve Howe/Chris Squire) – 10:50
i. "Cord of Life"
ii. "Eclipse" (Jon Anderson/Bill Bruford/Steve Howe)
iii. "The Preacher the Teacher"
iv. "Apocalypse"
Disc two
1. "Mind Drive" (Jon Anderson/Chris Squire/Alan White/Steve Howe/Rick Wakeman) – 18:37
2. "Foot Prints" (Jon Anderson/Chris Squire/Alan White/Steve Howe) – 9:07
3. "Bring Me to the Power" (Jon Anderson/Steve Howe) – 7:23
4. "Children of Light" – 6:03
i. "Children of Light" (Jon Anderson/Vangelis/Chris Squire)
ii. "Lifeline" (Rick Wakeman/Steve Howe)
5. "Sign Language" (Steve Howe/Rick Wakeman) – 3:28
Keys to Ascension 2 (Essential EDF CD 457) reached #62 in the UK.
Personnel
Jon Anderson - lead vocals
Chris Squire - bass, backing vocals
Steve Howe - guitars, backing vocals
Rick Wakeman - keyboards
Alan White - drums
Produced by Billy Sherwood & Yes
Engineered by Tom Fletcher & Billy Sherwood
Mixed by Billy Sherwood
Mastered by Joe Gastwirt
Miscellanea
"Mind Drive" was originally a concept that the band XYZ, which featured Chris Squire, Alan White and Jimmy Page, wrote and demoed in 1981.
"Lightning", Rick Wakeman's introduction to "Children of Light", was mixed out before the album's release. "Lightning" was restored to the track on the 2001 compilation Keystudio. The "Distant as the distant thunder..." introduction, as heard on Keys to Ascension 2, was mixed out on the Keystudio version.
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Yes Lyrics
Bring Me to the Power This day began the matrix of the real world thinking This…
Foot Prints (Anderson/Squire/Howe/White) My eyes see the coming revolut…
Going For The One Get the idea cross around the track Underneath the flank of…
Mind Drive Don't forget to seek out the world If you want to…
Time And A Word In the morning when you rise, Do you open up your…
Turn of the Century Realising a form out of stone Set hands moving Roan shaped h…