Yes, “Foot Prints” from ‘Keys to Ascension 2’ (1997): YESterdays
The fact that Yes’ ‘Keys to Ascension 2’ wasn’t a hit is more due to the changing music environment that the material.
The fact that Yes’ ‘Keys to Ascension 2’ wasn’t a hit is more due to the changing music environment that the material.
It was quite a year for fans of Yes, as Preston Frazier’s Best of 2018 list for box sets and reissues shows.
“Mind Drive” was a deliberate attempt to recapture the epic feel of Yes’ main-sequence albums – and it worked brilliantly.
At its best, ‘Yesterday and Today: The Yes 50th Anniversary Album’ isn’t just a recreation of the originals; it’s an imaginative retelling.
If this had been included on an album of all-new material, rather than on a hybrid studio/live Yes project, perhaps it would have garnered more recognition.
“Be the One” was a strong start to what should have been the opening song for a new Yes studio album.
The final song on 1994’s ‘Talk’ became a ’90s-style progressive epic, creating a lasting legacy for the Trevor Rabin era of Yes.
As with the earlier “Walls,” “Where Will You Be” holds an unusual place in the Yes canon – but in a much more positive way.
“Walls” is easily the most commercial song on Yes’ 1994 album ‘Talk,’ but that doesn’t make it a stand-out track.
“State of Play” sounds as for away from the main sequence of Yes songs as they could get. That doesn’t mean it isn’t good.