KEYS TO ASCENSION 2

There is one thing half-baked Yes albums teaches me: This band is just head and shoulders above the rest when it comes to quality. They, Genesis and ELP.

The live tracks here is the left overs from the first album. They should had taken the studio tracks and released them as an own album and then released the live tracks on it's own album. I see no logic in Keys to Ascension and Keys to Ascension 2 packages.

The live tracks...... back to those, are the excellent Close To The Edge and some other excellent stuff. A sure five stars in my books. In particular; Close To The Edge which is superb here.

The studio tracks....... Yes has nothing to be ashamed of. They may have been past it in their own eyes. The quality is not in the Drama/Close To The Edge bracket. But despite of the sometimes annoying 1980s sound, the studio tracks is good. Mind Drive is the highlight. Yes had nothing to be ashamed of here.

When stars is added and deducted, I am landing on a four stars album. No less, no more. I am a happy owner of this album and that's all I can say about it.

4 stars

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