''Keys to Ascension'' is a video album by English

progressive rock Progressive rock (shortened as prog rock or simply prog; sometimes conflated with art rock) is a broad genre of rock music that developed in the United Kingdom and United States through the mid- to late 1960s, peaking in the early 1970s. In ...

band Yes, released in October 1996 by

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. It featured the group's performances at the Fremont Theatre in San Luis Obispo, California in March 1996, following the return of guitarist

Steve Howe Stephen James Howe (born 8 April 1947) is an English musician, best known as the guitarist in the progressive rock band Yes across three stints since 1970. Born in Holloway, North London, Howe developed an interest in the guitar and began to le ...

and keyboardist Rick Wakeman in 1995, which marked the first performances of the band's "classic" line-up since 1979. The three concerts with the newly reunited lineup were followed by two double albums entitled ''

Keys to Ascension ''Keys to Ascension'' is the fourth live and fifteenth studio album by English progressive rock band Yes, released as a double album in October 1996 on Essential Records. In 1995, guitarist Trevor Rabin and keyboardist Tony Kaye left the group ...

'' and ''

Keys to Ascension 2 ''Keys to Ascension 2'' is the fifth live and sixteenth studio album by the English progressive rock band Yes. It was released as a double album in November 1997 by Essential Records as the successor to the previous live/studio album ''Keys t ...

'', featuring all new material alongside live tracks from the San Luis Obispo shows. This along with these companion albums were reissued in 2010 as the ''Keys to Ascension'' box set. Howe oversaw the mixing of the audio for the video. According to him, there are some sections where the audio does not entirely match what is being played on screen since the band recorded all three of its shows the Fremont, but only the last night was filmed, and during the mixing they sometimes dubbed in audio from an earlier show if it was played better than the last one. He blamed this in part on the budget for filming being only $6,000, far less than what might normally have been spent to produce a quality video. A world tour was abruptly cancelled when Wakeman quit the band in mid-1997. He rejoined the band in 2002.

Track listing

Siberian Khatru "Siberian Khatru" is the third song on the album '' Close to the Edge'' by English progressive rock band Yes. Live versions of the song are included on the albums ''Yessongs'', ''Keys to Ascension'', '' Live at Montreux 2003'' and '' In the Pres ...

# Close to the Edge #:I. "The Solid TIme of Change" #:II. "Total Mass Retain" #:III. "I Get Up, I Get Down" #:IV. "Seasons of Man" #

I've Seen All Good People "I've Seen All Good People" is a song by the English progressive rock band Yes, written by frontman Jon Anderson and bassist Chris Squire and recorded on their third studio album, '' The Yes Album'' (1971). The almost 7-minute song is in two part ...

#:a. "Your Move" #:b. "All Good People" #

Time and a Word ''Time and a Word'' is the second studio album by English rock band Yes, released on 24 July 1970 by Atlantic Records. It was put together several months after the release of the band's 1969 eponymous debut, during which they continued to tour ...

And You and I "And You and I" is the second track from the album ''Close to the Edge'' by the English progressive rock band Yes. The song is just over ten minutes in length and consists of four movements. The first and second parts of the song were released as ...

#:I. "Cord of Life" #:II. "Eclipse" #:III. "The Preacher, The Teacher" #:IV. "Apocalypse" # The Revealing Science of God (Dance of the Dawn) #

Going for the One ''Going for the One'' is the eighth studio album by English progressive rock band Yes, released on 15 July 1977 by Atlantic Records. After taking a break in activity in 1975 for each member to release a solo album, and their 1976 tour of the Uni ...

#Turn of the Century #America # Onward # Awaken # Roundabout #

Starship Trooper "Starship Trooper" is a song written by British musicians Jon Anderson, Steve Howe and Chris Squire, which first appeared on Yes' 1971 album '' The Yes Album''. The song is in three parts, "Life Seeker", "Disillusion" and "Würm". "Life Seeke ...

#:a. "Life Seeker" #:b. "Disillusion" #:c. "Würm"

Personnel

* Jon Anderson: vocals, guitars, harp, percussion *

: 6- and 12-string electric and acoustic guitars, steel and pedal steel, vocals *

Chris Squire Christopher Russell Edward Squire (4March 1948 – 27June 2015) was an English musician, singer and songwriter best known as the bassist and backing vocalist of the progressive rock band Yes. He was the longest-serving original member, having r ...

: bass guitar, vocals * Rick Wakeman: keyboards * Alan White: drums, vocals

References

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