Mind Drive by Yes in 1080p HD

From Wikipedia:
Keys to Ascension 2 is a double album by the British progressive rock group Yes and was released in 1997. It is the successor to the critically acclaimed Keys to Ascension 2-CD set from 1996. It is the band's sixteenth studio album and fifth live album.
Like the first seven tracks on the previous album, the first six tracks on Keys to Ascension 2 were recorded live in San Luis Obispo, California in March 1996. The second disc features studio recordings made in November 1996. Rick Wakeman wanted these studio tracks to be released with Jon Anderson's working title Know, with the disc of live tracks thrown in as a bonus. Wakeman's preference was not honoured and by the time Keys to Ascension 2 was released, he was no longer in the band.
Keys to Ascension 2 features cover art by Roger Dean on an outer sleeve that fits around the package. On the sleeve, the image's predominant colour is magenta, but the booklet features the painting in its original blue colouration.
Note: "Mind Drive" would be Yes' eighth and last song over 18 minutes until "Fly from Here" in 2011.
"Mind Drive" was originally a concept that the band XYZ, which featured Chris Squire, Alan White and Jimmy Page, wrote and demoed in 1981.
Lyrics:
Dont forget to seek out the world
If you want to stay [stake out]
Your actions speak much louder than words
And you get to realize
Just as long as you have control
Holding the fire
Just as long as you can control
This point of your desire
Great days, it will all come to you [wait as it will ...]
Feel another future response [feel it as a...]
You get the heaven you like
You get the heaven
You get the heaven you need
You get to heaven now
Just as long as you bring the power
From the inside
Just as long as you hold the key
From the inside
Ascend and create
Ascend and create
Ascend and create
Ascension
They will bring you rain
They will move the sky
They will give you light
It will lift you long [it will live you long.]
To the eyes of child
To the song of songs
It will bring the moon
It will transfer you
Whole [home]
Pushing for the time to call
Dancing on the moon
Giving it out [digging it out]
In the night of nights
It will shine for you
With the wings of flight
It will make it through
To the eyes of child [through the eyes...]
And the test of song
It will comfort you
It will make you feel
Whole
Looking for the chance to call
Making the world
Independently
Whole
Watching for the place to run
Dancing, dancing, move
We will make it right
We will dance for you
On this night of nights
They will make it through
Through the eyes of child
And the wish you are
As the thought that comes
From a distant star
Whatever thoughts you have
Can become a new dream
For the perfect stance
Take you there and back again
And you believe you are
Independently whole
Waiting for the signs, whole [home]
Reaching for the farside show
Whole
Dancing for the moon
Dancing for the light
Whole
Pushing for the mind drive
Dancing for the hour [earth]
Dancing for the light
Whole
Dancing for the light
They will bring the rain
They will make it right
It will transfer you
Each and every night
With her wings of hope
They will cover you
They will make it right
They will shine for you
With the golden wings
Close around your soul
It will count for you
It will make you whole
To the eyes of child [through the eyes...]
And the song of songs
It will make you move
It will transfer you
And so it comes to this now
When you walk into the bliss that
Holds down the fire
As pleasure will divide [divine]
So close, so let your heart enter
Succumb and let your heart enter this [so come, and let...]
So close, and let yourself lose control
Heaven help the love that you send
Heaven has the love you send.
Reeeeeeeea _ llly [breathe]
Whole
Watching for the time to call
Dancing in the light
Making it right
Dancing
Dancing
Whole
Waiting for the signs
Whole [home]
Reaching for the sight to show
Whole
Independently
Whole
Pushing for the mind drive
Dancing on the out [earth]
Dancing in the light
They will bring the rain
They will shine the light
Understanding this
It can come tonight
For the love of love
And the answers, too
It begins with me
It begins with you
Whole
Wishing for the time to call
Looking for the sign
Making it right
Dancing
Dancing
Whole
Waiting for the time to call
Dancing in the harmless sun
Entering the mind drive
Dont forget to seek out the world
If you want to stake out
Actions speak much louder the words [than words]
And you get to realize
Just as long as you have control
Holding the fire
Just as long as you get to keep
This point of your desire
When tense, it will come to you [wait as it will come to you]
Fear of the future response [feel it as a future response]
You get the heaven you like
You get to heaven
You get the heaven you need
You get to heaven now

[@otter4370]

How long have I known this band and never heard this song? I am despicable... Glad I've heard it now, though.

[@blitzballerjg]

Yes you are. Welcome to probably one of their top 3 best EPICs IMO

[@josie1776]

@@blitzballerjg Agreed.

[@katemurphy1915]

oTTer You are far from being despicable.Check out Keys To Ascension...Don’t be so hard on yourself.

[@chrisstone-streetlightinte5629]

Mind Drive is one of their best songs and very few people know of it. I felt the same way when I discovered this collection of songs.

[@katemurphy1915]

You should check out Going For The One. GFTO transformed my life when I first heard it when I was twelve going on thirteen years old.

[@generallee7692]

So thankful I discovered Yes. They have made me so much more alive musically

[@katemurphy1915]

General Lee I discovered Yes when I was twelve going on thirteen!!! Upon involuntarily listening to GFTO!!! That experience completely guided my life for years to come...

[@atlasking6110]

I love all the Keystudio material. Best Yesmusic since the 70s.

[@iritisband1]

A masterpiece music composition, mind-expanding prog rock still exists. This is for those of us who require more than a 4 chord/4 minute song about the mundane to satisfy us.

[@adventurousken7734]

Well said!

[@josie1776]

Well said! [2]

[@katemurphy1915]

Thank you 🙏

[@aidanhatton7163]

Most definitely. I couldn't agree more.

[@wilecatrexy]

The word mundane is an accurate description of most music. Well said.

[@Rhubba]

16:34 really kicks in. This song showed that after 28 years they could still wipe the floor with most other bands.

[@stevenhicks6660]

That is SO TRUE 👍🔥

[@GiI11]

The section on 10:58 is also mind-blowing.

[@BggProductions]

A 90's Yes masterpiece

[@davewhitebear8611]

I have been listening to Yes since the Yes Album. Early 70's and it blew me away this song was released back in 2001 and didn't hear it one single time in the the past 20 years. Didn't know it existed until a couple days ago! Crazy.

[@tonyanderton3521]

Much the same as my experience, Dave. First Yes album: CTTE late '72, just turned 14. Never listened to anything by them after Tormato (I mean, apart from hearing a few singles, but I hated Owner of a Lonely Heart). Just started to catch up with later stuff this last 6 months. I love Keys to Ascension so far. It's like discovering a new band. Cheers.

[@lesblatnyak5947]

I've seen two different versions live 🎶👑🎶

[@newvultraz]

Yes has so many of these awesome long pieces that go completely unnoticed by most people. Endless Dream, Mind Drive, Dreamtime, That That Is... Also, that little harmonic change on the "Whoooole" motif around the 13-minute mark is a beautiful little touch.

[@atlasking6110]

Dreamtime is criminally underrated. The only annoying thing is the orchestral part tacked onto the end that has nothing to do with the song.

[@pryt86]

Atlas King i like that ending

[@martinharnevie]

Like that ending too. A nod to Genesis "Supper's Ready" for a while there, followed by some wild Howe-Wakeman moments.

[@j.jennings1722]

An absolutely glorious song. Around the 8:50 mark the beauty is almost heartbreaking, especially when the lyrics kick in shortly thereafter and the song touches something magical, if not mystical.

[@johnnicholson8345]

Totally agree. A very unknown passage on a very unknown album that could fit right in on Tales. Sounds a lot like his work with Vangelis.

[@cheekbrown]

I'm still discovering the amazement that is called "Yes".

[@darthvader3465]

yes

[@katemurphy1915]

You have loads of catching up to do!!!

[@katemurphy1915]

I grew up listening to Yesmusic. I turned out just fine probably because I listened to so much Yesmusic.

[@katemurphy1915]

cheekbrown Please check out Going For The One: that’s what sucked me in when I was twelve going on thirteen. My unadulterated child-mind was transformed.

[@topquarkbln]

I have to catch up too! It's never too late... ;-)

[@drewper73]

I think the studio tracks from the Keys to Ascension albums get overlooked by some Yes fans. I think they were a throwback to the long epic songs that made Yes such a great band. I especially liked That, That Is.

[@lukeforden1103]

drewper73 Yaaaaa I totally agree. That, That Is is one of my favorite songs ever! Cool to see someone that really likes these albums.

[@bikingbirder2010]

One of the last lyrics gets me every time 'Look upon this life as just a picture you are painting There is a reason for this being Look upon this place as just a part of all that is It is a spiritual part of being.' Wonderful...... xx bikingbirder2016.blogspot.pe/

[@moc1609]

The Keys to Ascension studio tracks were really the last very good and impressive new studio efforts by the band. Now I go running and duck for cover....

[@bushdada]

I was introduced to both Yes and the Qabbalah in 1973. I am not sure if there is a direct correlation between Jon’s lyrics and the Qabbalah, although the symbolism that can be drawn from them speak to numerous concepts of spiritual reality and cultivation. That said, 1973 was one of the most significant years of this lifetime. Yes became my all time favorite band and Qabbalistic thought has since been the framework for my understanding of God, creation and man’s place in it.

[@TheReaperMan275]

@@moc1609 You should listen to _Magnification._ For me this was the last good Yes album.

[@1qaz2wsx3edc5753]

At one time I thought this song to be inferior to Gates of Delirium, but the more I listen to the lyrics the more I am impressed by Jon's wisdom. These words are beyond belief! This song is one of the best ever tunes to be invented by anyone. I am glad it was Yes who did it. These guys are absolute Monsters, as far as Prog goes!!!!!!

[@Yanto-Bardic]

The opening of this song is so "Beautifully Bitter Sweet"....Captures what other artists only dream of.

[@richardware3687]

I love this. YES has other unrecognized long epic songs such as, "Endless Dream" and even "Gates Of Delirium" and "That, That Is". The late Squire's bass playing here is phenomenal.

[@_ID_as_Non_Bidenary]

This bass line was a cakewalk for Squire.

[@ZaphiroAnejo]

Gates of delirium is definitely not unrecognized

[@nickavenoso7851]

Endless Dream and That, That is are definitely unrecognized, but I wouldn’t say The Gates of Delirium is unrecognized. Many Yes fans consider it is one of their best epics.

[@aurorahiperboricalaepopeya8048]

@@nickavenoso7851 Check out Dreamtime from the album Magnification, other example of unrecognized song. Magnification is a magnificent album similar to keystudio/ascention but much less recognized.

[@aurorahiperboricalaepopeya8048]

@@_ID_as_Non_Bidenary Look to him playing this song in 2004. kzbin.info/www/bejne/iH2vcn2koriZi7s&ab_channel=YesWaves

[@martindytham3138]

Quite simply the best change of key I've ever heard...sends shivers down my spine every time. Genius

[@dexterdog717]

Yes, and the choice of notes was brilliant.

[@josie1776]

Section beginning at 11:20 always gives me goosebumps.

[@LeeinLimbo]

A stunning, incredibly underrated piece of music. Thank you for sharing it.

[@nidgenesis4699]

One of my favourite Yes songs ever. 16 mins 34 secs blows my mind away.

[@chrissingeltary4866]

Rip Chris Squire.

[@drewper73]

Your comment made me look up Chris Squire to see if you were right, and unfortunately you were. I'm shocked. I can't help but think that if he and the rest of Yes had slowed down and waited for Jon Anderson that he might still be here. I was and will always be a huge fan of his. A phenomenal bassist and founding member of Yes. He will be sorely missed.

[@rotunda_]

@@drewper73 Jon anderson is awesome but i don't think he can stop leukemia

[@MrStrat01]

Wonderfull music, when i listen to it it's like heaven... RIP Chris.

[@jobvink]

Earlier I listened to Endless Dream and concluded afterwards I hadn't been paying enough attention to the 80's and 90's material Yes produced. I have to admit that I love their lengthy tracks from this period. Next time, but not now for it is a bit late in the night now, I will explore "That, That Is".

[@worldcitizengrendel]

"That, that is" is a masterpiece.

[@blitzballerjg]

Just recently listened to That, That Is for the first time, while it is no Mind Drive, it is a great Yes epic to be sure.

[@rhondamcewananderson3968]

Thank you! So fantastic......miss Chris, the bass on this song is so outstanding!

[@katemurphy1915]

Mr. Howe’s guitar work is brilliant as usual.

[@garyshow2005]

Maybe the best work Yes ever did. It certainly stands up, in every way, with Close to the Edge, The Revealing Science of God, The Gates of Delirium, or Awaken. Awesome visuals here as well.

[@schmittelt]

17:12 and you're exhausted. "Wow! What a ride." and then BAM! Right back into it. No time to catch your breath.

[@AlessandroBiagini95]

There are really a lot of different emotions in this song! This is one of the best way of spending 20 minutes of your life! "Yes" are true masters, and.....awesome images!! They fits great with the music!!! :)

[@Raiderblack]

This was the song that proved they still had it!! What a great epic!

[@katemurphy1915]

This song is seared into my being in the same way that all Yesmusic is: as this song plays in my mind in the absence of any other tonal sounds....this song morphs into Parallels from GFTO. I attribute this effect to the superior musicianship involved in making both beautiful songs!!! This song also morphs into the the latter parts of RSOG; I am not complaining!!! Thank you for the upload and the beautiful videos

[@seyalwaysd54b]

this is one that comes out of your personal library every 3-4 yrs and remimds you that this is art, real music, classic and timeless....

[@davewhitebear8611]

Yes Album 1971. Yes Keystudio 2001. First listen to Yes Mind Drive February 2021. 50 yrs.

[@tonyanderton3521]

Lovely, lovely music.

[@andrewhaywood1262]

Easily one of their most underrated songs. I first heard of it when my uncle and I were watching the 35th Anniversary concert and they played this. "The computer is our guide...the computer is our friend..."

[@joer4822]

These were totally amazing pieces of music. Too bad it wasn't given the credit it deserved. "Friggin' awesome"!

[@centerflag982]

@Lewis 970 Eh, in this case it was more to do with Yes "purists" knee-jerk dismissing anything after '74 as automatically garbage

[@jfcgate]

Got to sse it live during the 35th Anniversary Tour..awesome !

[@davewhitebear8611]

Been listening to Yes since 1971 and still discovering music I didn't know had been released. My 2 favorite groups have been YES and Pink Floyd since 1971.

[@davewhitebear8611]

Just can't get enough of Mind Drive!

[@brianrolfes7995]

Um Chris is in Heaven. Jon, Rick, and Trevor live on as YES 2017 tour which graced the upper Midwest on Sept 8 in Minnesota and Sept 9 in Milwaukee WI! A pretty damn good show! They still bring it. Yes will live forever🎵❤🇺🇸

[@davewhitebear8611]

I never grew up. I have loved "YES" since the beginning!

[@stanmenshic8993]

Epic Yes proving even in the '90's they were an amazingly creative & talented band ;-D

[@kevinkeough777]

"Mind Drive" Don't forget to seek out the world that you want to stake out Actions speak much louder than words And you get to realize Just as long as you have control, holding the fire Just as long as you keep control, this point of your desire Wait as it will all come to you Feel it as a mutual response You get the heaven you like You get the heaven You get the heaven you need You get to heaven now Just as long as you bring the power from the inside Just as long as you hold the key from the inside Ascend and create Ascend and create Ascension They will bring you rain They will move the sky They will give you light It will live you long Thru' the eyes of child Through the song of songs It will bring the moon It will transfer you Whole, pushing for the time to call Dancing on the moon, giving it out In the night of nights It will shine for you With the wings of flight They will make it thru' Through the eyes of child and the test of song It will comfort you It will make you feel Whole, looking for the chance to call Making your world, independently Whole, watching for the place to run Dancing, dancing, move We will make it right We will dance for you On this night of nights They will make it thru' Through the eyes of child and the wish you are As the thought that comes from a distant star Whatever thought you have Can become a new dream For the perfect stance Take you there and back again And you believe you are Independently, Whole Waiting for the signs, Whole Reaching for the foresight shown Whole, dancing for the moon, dancing for the light Whole, pushing for the mind drive, drive Dancing for the Earth, dancing for the light Whole Dancing for the light They will bring the rain They will make it right It will transfer you, each and every night With their wings of hope, they will cover you They will make it right, they will shine for you With their golden wings, close around your soul It will count for you, it will make you whole Thru' the eyes of child, and the song of songs It will make you move, it will transfer you And so it comes to this now When you walk into the bliss that Holds down the fire As pleasure will devine So close so let your heart enter So come and let your heart enter this So close and let yourself lose control Heaven help the love that you send Heaven has the love you send, free Whole, watching for the time to call Dancing in the light, making it right Dancing, dancing, whole Waiting for the signs, whole Reaching for the sight to show Whole, independently, whole Pushing for the mind drive, drive Dancing on the Earth, dancing in the light They will bring the rain, they will shine the light Understanding this, it can come tonight For the love of love and the answers to It begins with me, it begins with you Whole, pushing for the time to call Looking for the sign, making it right Dancing, dancing, whole Waiting for the time to call Dancing in the harmless sun Entering the mind drive Don't forget to seek out the world that you want to stake out Actions speak much louder than words And you get to realise Just as long as you have control, holding the fire Just as long as you get to keep, this point of your desire Wait as it will come to you Feel it as a mutual response You get the heaven you like You get to heaven You get the heaven you need You get to heaven now

[@shirleyhubbert5547]

takes you on a journey thru Space and Time

[@interpolationanddest]

Masterpiece

[@daellis130]

Thank you for featuring. Couldn't find on Spotify. Used to have in CD but lost. Fond memories of helping my Dad choose a new amplifier, trawling Hi FI stores, CD in hand. This and Steve Hackets Valley of the Kings, helped us choose a nice marantz. (After about 3 weekends!!!).

[@adamtaylor31]

This is what those 5 guys can do....I love the old school feel.

[@Hlidskialf1]

It has been said that great minds dwell on ideas, common minds are concerned with things, and small minds with people. YES has given voice to ideas like no other band.

[@kristos7581]

one the best song of yes

[@JamesKovacic]

It’s like Awaken and Machine Messiah put together, with the same runtime as Close To The Edge

[@katemurphy1915]

James Kovacic You nailed it!!! Thank you 🙏

[@darthvader3465]

one of the best music pieces ever

[@katemurphy1915]

No one plays guitar the way Mr. Howe does...

[@mwmann]

I remember back to the days of the past when I frolicked through the fields merrily to and fro singing plucking wildflowers gayfully wistfully wondrously gazing all about me and then,,,I get bit by a timber rattlesnake. Only thing I remember after that is squealing and screeching running through the now hideous woods and forests in sheer panic and stark terror dear God don't let me die !!!

[@shirleyhubbert5547]

incredible. i can listen to this every day for a year

[@davewhitebear8611]

Love this song. I only wish I could have heard it live with original group!

[@lucidonoccasion5012]

Yeah... Well the current lineup is still pretty good. I think Chris Squire would be proud.

[@NspectorJeff]

Brilliant!!

[@genesis0932]

Lost Masterpiece - but not so lost that I am not going to jam this weekly. Holy shit this is good.

[@gaelcornuau1668]

OK. From "XYZ" sessions, in the begining of 80', a Christopher Russell Edward composition, with Jimmy Page, of course. Listen that. We can discuss. Love.

[@JayDude003]

Keys to Ascension 1 & 2 were the last Yes records I gave a listen and I’m kicking myself for having taken so long to give them a chance. Absolutely stunning.

[@kenwells4290]

they only did this live a few years ago glad to hear it!

[@johnnicholson8345]

Yea, saw this tour where they opened with Side one of Tales (Revealing Science). One of their best shows and I've seen close to 40 over 35 years.

[@samissomar]

Great Progressive Rock...Yesss !...

[@Atom-56]

The true spirit that all Yes is, Came into play on this album, The songs on Keys Sudio, are all ascending, It will transfer you, Whole.

[@sisterseeth]

This is the first time I've heard of Yes, and apparently, I'm gonna be busy for a long time.

[@Teddo001]

Excellent choices on the imagery. The song is so much more enjoyable when the video is done right. GREAT Job!!

[@augustoalvarez4254]

UNA OBRA MAESTRA!!!!!!!

[@gutomlobato1]

Such a delightful song, an epic still as strong as other Yes epics from the 70s... still, very underrated and hidden inside the KTA live-driven format...

[@johncase2408]

Stunning performance 🎭! What a great song!

[@adventurousken7734]

I like to think of myself as a YES fan, but it's only now that I've heard this song. (Guess I've been slaking . . . ) But wow, am I glad I lived long enough to get around to this one. Magnificent? Amazing? How about "Gotta get this CD!" after hearing this song only the first time.

[@katemurphy1915]

David, thank you for another beautiful video!!! And what did the twenty four dislikers want to listen to? You know that I can’t resist asking that question!!! Now there are twenty five dislikers!!!???

[@howedelamitri]

You're not mistaken ..Jon Anderson has been giving clues to The Riddle for years and years

[@rotunda_]

If you are still here please tell me more of this riddle

[@familialo2615]

The genesis of this song was a riff Alan and Chris created in 1981 during a session with Jimmy Page.

[@lucidonoccasion5012]

Which part of the song is the riff in?

[@familialo2615]

@@lucidonoccasion5012 The drum/bass part beginning after the first 2 minutes of the song, repeated later. Also the part when they sing "Whole [home] / Pushing for the time to call / Dancing on the moon / Giving it out [digging it out]".

[@usaturnuranus]

From the "XYZ" sessions, short for "Ex Yes Zeppelin", a short lived collaboration between Jimmy Page and Chris Squire, not sure who else was involved. Based on this, could have been a really interesting outing.

[@FoxtailKelly]

That riff is what drew me into this song.

[@Paiola]

Deus! Como pude me esquecer dessa música por 8 anos? Q vergonha! Fiquei a semana inteira me sacrificando pra tentar lembrar qual era a música do Keys q eu tanto ouvia quando era moleque. Taí, Mind Drive. Demais!

[@alexdo-bf3jj]

I love this song!

[@zatkie91]

What beauty! What power!! Thanks so much for your work in making this piece even more special!!

[@sailingthesky6399]

kinda hard to believe that it was a whole 16 years before this idea was actually recorded AND released

[@dinocamella5940]

fantastic

[@anthonyhermosisima9434]

Finally I found this video... This song is my Brisk Walk Exercise Partner... Listening thru my Mobile Phone while walking at Jubail Cornish, KSA. Almost 20 minutes daily in the afternoon before sunset.... :) Nice. Thanks

[@Hlidskialf1]

Enjoyed all your YES videos vzqk50HD, keep it up!

[@augustoalvarez4254]

Como semejante obra maestra tenga pocas visitas...

[@awaken77]

Fuckin' epic!

[@awaken77]

Keys (studio part) is kind of underrated. Yes came back to old prog-epic style, something they were always famous for.

[@1qaz2wsx3edc5753]

Beautiful, period!

[@Gusrikh1]

Fabulous..

[@davewhitebear8611]

I wish I could have seen Mind Drive in concert!

[@sentimentaljourneyproductions]

Exquisite David in every detail...I know the incredible amount of heart and time that went into such a masterpiece..you have done it again, my friend..Wow...Labour of Love..Work of Art!!

[@sportster16301]

This is the Heaven I need,

[@katemurphy1915]

sportster16301 Yes it is.

[@eugeneclarkartist]

So good!!!

[@lesblatnyak5947]

Still YES, the greatest show on earth 🎶👑🎶

[@alfredthompson1223]

yes is the best

[@richardhines8622]

Keeping an eye on the hard drive , and knowing the difference between the two .

[@FluffyFractalshard]

mind drive was always kinda my favourite Yes song.. i even named myself in the progarchives after it back in 2009.. today i am reading the lyrics, realizing they are actually singing about freakin ascension!! and i look at the view of this video and it has 144k views... you guys!

[@aladdinsane1220]

Great music and excellent images

[@richarddanner4803]

Ridiculously Fantastic!!!!

[@LudwigHollywood66]

I miss great music 🎶

[@mikew4001]

Great song, originally by XYZ from 1981.

[@kellywhite1285]

Wonderfully done visuals. Great song.

[@katemurphy1915]

For that matter; Magnification is what I deem real Yesmusic also.

[@TheMartyheredia]

I wonder if any members of YES actually read these comments? HI JON!!

[@1qaz2wsx3edc5753]

I love that first guitar solo! Steve slays at the 2:54 mark!

[@davewhitebear8611]

I was a teenager when "YES" began!

[@wputer]

The masterpiece!

[@aidanhatton7163]

I'm obsessed with 16:33 onwards. I can't get enough of it!!

[@levittownfordparts1875]

A prog masterpiece in the late 90s.

[@romans828.]

unbelievable!!