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Rick Wakeman on prog rock, keyboards and his legendary career with Yes

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    Tuaam
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    I remember having an old Yes Live album (yessongs) and it was a 3XLP set which had a couple of composite performances from the era. The sound quality wasn't too great (it was also quite noisy and...

    I remember having an old Yes Live album (yessongs) and it was a 3XLP set which had a couple of composite performances from the era. The sound quality wasn't too great (it was also quite noisy and worn out) but my mind was blown by Rick Wakeman's parts, they had alot of 'classical-esque' compositions they did between songs and it made the album really pop out. Some of these were even better than the studio versions.

    He was also brilliant on Bowie's 'Hunky Dory', If I remember correctly.

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      Amarok
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      He has the best drunk on stage story of all time. I think he could have had a career as a standup comedian and done very well. His Journey to the Center of the Earth and Myths and Legends of King...

      He has the best drunk on stage story of all time. I think he could have had a career as a standup comedian and done very well. His Journey to the Center of the Earth and Myths and Legends of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table were the first two prog albums I ever heard. There's not many since that have managed to match them either. Just wonderful stuff. In fact I made a huge mistake linking those because now I'm going to be spinning them for the rest of the night. It's been a while.

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      1. anadem
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        Thank you! Rick's lovely drunk on stage story with it's perfect climax made my evening, and the linked albums are about to keep me up for a while.

        Thank you! Rick's lovely drunk on stage story with it's perfect climax made my evening, and the linked albums are about to keep me up for a while.

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  2. Amarok
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    If this is your first time seeing Rick Wakeman talk about music, you are in for a treat. ;)

    If this is your first time seeing Rick Wakeman talk about music, you are in for a treat. ;)

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