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Episode 48 – Keys to Ascension live tracks – part 3

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The forty-eighth episode of the Yes Music Podcast featuring the live tracks from ‘Keys to Ascension’.

  • What do the last live tracks here have in store for us?
  • How do these performances differ from earlier ones?
  • Overall, how good is this collection?
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Episode 47 – Keys to Ascension live tracks – part 2

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The forty-seventh episode of the Yes Music Podcast featuring the live tracks from ‘Keys to Ascension’.

  • Does the quality keep up in the other live tracks?
  • Are there hints of over-dubbing?
  • Are the band note perfect – and does it matter?
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Episode 46 – Keys to Ascension live tracks – part 1

CDs purchased 1996 and 1997 (click to enlarge)

The forty-sixth episode of the Yes Music Podcast featuring the live tracks from ‘Keys to Ascension’.

  • Do we need another collection of live performances of the same tracks?
  • Is this the classic line-up for live performances?
  • What is the production like?

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Episode 41 – Symphonic Music of Yes

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The forty-first episode of the Yes Music Podcast featuring the ‘Symphonic Music of Yes’ compilation.

  • Are these arrangements better than the Magnification tour ones?
  • With some key Yes band members, is this the treat one would expect?
  • Are there any surprises?

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Episode 38 – Yesshows – Part 2

Yesshows – part 2

The thirty-eighth episode of the Yes Music Podcast featuring sides three and four of the second live album, ‘Yesshows’.

  • Is Patrick Moraz capable of matching Rick Wakeman’s parts on Ritual?
  • Can the band replicate the studio majesty of Ritual live?
  • How do the more ‘accessible’ shorter pieces work?
  • Is Yesshows as good as Yessongs?

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