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Yes: Steve Howe (vocals, 6- & 12-string acoustic & electric guitars, steel & pedal steel guitars, 5-string bass); Jon Anderson (vocals, guitar, harp); Chris Squire (vocals, bass); Alan White (vocals, drums); Rick Wakeman (keyboards).
Recorded live at the Fremont Theatre, San Luis Obispo, California on March 4-6, 1996. Studio tracks were recorded at Yesworld Studio, San Luis Obispo, California from Fall 1995 to Spring 1996. Includes liner notes by Doug Gottlieb and Glenn Gottlieb.
Personnel: Steve Howe (vocals, guitar, acoustic 12-string guitar, electric 12-string guitar, steel guitar); Jon Anderson (vocals, guitar, harp); Chris Squire (vocals, bass guitar); Alan White (vocals, drums); Rick Wakeman (keyboards).
Audio Mixers: Kevin Dickey; Tom Fletcher; Bill Smith ; Billy Sherwood.
Recording information: Fremont Theatre, San Luis Obispo, CA (??/??/1995-03/06/1996); Yesworld Studio, San Luis Obispo, CA (??/??/1995-03/06/1996); Yesworld Studios, San Luis Obispo, CA (??/??/1995-03/06/1996).
Illustrator: Roger Dean .
Unknown Contributor Roles: Chris Squire; Rick Wakeman.
Yes, this time consisting of Jon Anderson, Chris Squire, Steve Howe, Rick Wakeman, and Alan White, got together for three nights in March of 1996 in San Luis Obispo, CA, to cut Keys to Ascension, the group's fourth live album in 28 years, which is rounded out with two new studio creations. Four of the seven live tracks are covers of songs that the band originally recorded between 1970 and 1974. The group has aged well, and Keys to Ascension is a more satisfying album than 1980's Yesshows. "Siberian Khatru" has less intensity but more lyricism than it did 23 years ago, making it slightly less dramatic -- the ending lacks some necessary attack, replacing it instead with more articulate guitar. Tales From Topographic Oceans is represented by "The Revealing Science of God," which shows off some superb ensemble playing on a 20-minute piece that is most difficult to bring off on-stage, with Wakeman the standout among the instrumentalists. Anderson's falsetto has lowered slightly with age, and lost a bit of its power in the process as well, but the ensemble carries the piece successfully to its conclusion. Nearly as surprising is the presence of Paul Simon's "America," a song they cut back in the early '70s, which comes off as a lot more engaging here than it did back when. "Onward" and "Awaken," from the late '70s, are well represented in beautiful live covers. The new songs featured as studio recordings on the second disc are superior to anything on the more recent Union "mega-Yes" album, with soaring harmonies and very spacious song construction. ~ Bruce Eder
Returning to one of its classic line-ups, Yes recorded a stunning performance in 1996 in San Luis Obispo, California for ecstatic fans who awaited the band's reunion. The two-disc performance set, KEYS TO ASCENSION, finds the band in sharper-than-ever form with masterful performances of classic hits like "Roundabout," "Siberian Khatru," "Starship Trooper," and a version of Paul Simon's "America." Also included are two new studio tracks in the classic Yes vein, "Be the One" and "That, That Is." What's more, the sonic clarity of this album is breathtaking, ensuring a dazzling experience for even the casual Yes fan. This most-favored incarnation of the art rock supergroup also released a second two-disc volume of cuts from this event, KEYS TO ASCENSION II. Yes Keys To Ascension Songs | | Keys To Ascension CD DISC 1: |
| 1. | Siberian Khatru |
| 2. | Revealing Science of God, The |
| 3. | America |
| 4. | Onward |
| 5. | Awaken |
| | Keys To Ascension Songs DISC 2: |
| 1. | Roundabout |
| 2. | Starship Trooper |
| 3. | Be the One |
| 4. | That, That Is |
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Keys To Ascension Music Review Average Rating: (3.3 out of 5 stars)   Too sluggish!
The live songs on this, and part 2, are too quiet! Just compare this with "House Of Yes", and you'll see what I mean! The studio songs are much better, but you can get those separately on "Keystudio", a compilation of all the studio tracks from both "Keys..." releases.
Submitted by Bangsmith (Chittagong, Bangladesh)
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 Yes, Another live YES album....
When this came out, I couldn't help but shrug my shoulders at yet another live YES compilations. Upon purchasing the album, I realized that KTAI and KTAII are essentially an album full of new music + classic recorded live tracks with a dream line-up. Definitely worth the money.
Submitted by kerven (Littleton, CO)
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Keys to Ascension - Music of the Universe
Keys to Ascension, a recording of Yes's concert in SLO, is without a doubt, the pinnacle of this band's acheivment in the 20th century. I have never before heard such motivating music as I hear in this, from the frantic "Roundabout" to the extended social commentary "That, That is", and from the melodic love ballad "Onward" to "The Revealing Science of God", a rock symphony, not to mention the galactic jam thriller "Starship Trooper". Many bands lose their touch in thirty years, but Keys to Ascension is living proof that Yes is not one of them.
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