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08-14-2010, 02:49 PM
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I have just discovered his solo stuff, being a huge Yes fan I'm surprised it didn't happen sooner.
IT BLOWS MY MIND.
Just wow. I think he may be the best keyboardist alive.
Anyone else fans of Rick?
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08-14-2010, 02:57 PM
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08-14-2010, 03:00 PM
| | | | he's pretty good, but he's mostly a right-hand virtuoso. Kerry Minnear is a better keyboardist overall in the prog rock genre (imo) |
08-14-2010, 03:00 PM
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08-14-2010, 03:01 PM
|  | Hammer On! | | Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Babbling Brook | | | Oh yeah! Had the good fortune to catch him (w/ Yes) on the Going For The One, tour, October 8, 1977.
Wakeman's highlights in that show-included, Close to the Edge, Awaken, and Starship Trooper (finale).
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08-14-2010, 03:03 PM
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Originally Posted by fretlessguy | Jesus! How does he do that?!
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08-14-2010, 03:04 PM
|  | Livin' it up at the Hotel California | | Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Sacramento California | | | Rick Wakeman leaves all the other wannabes in the dust.
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08-14-2010, 03:06 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Danville, VA | | http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bbLiPJ_FoSQ&feature=fvw
This did it for me, Merlin seems more badass than anything else on the album. I love the bass tone, too.
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08-14-2010, 03:34 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Danville, VA | | | Who wants to start a Rick fan club?
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08-14-2010, 04:15 PM
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08-14-2010, 04:19 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Almere, The Netherlands | | Rick Wakeman is the man. Great player and also a pretty funny guy. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TKVYEShL2fs
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08-14-2010, 04:38 PM
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Originally Posted by poorbassist15 Just wow. I think he may be the best keyboardist alive.
Anyone else fans of Rick? | He and Keith Emerson are about the two best that I've ever heard. Them and Yanni...  
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08-14-2010, 04:40 PM
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Originally Posted by williamk he's pretty good, but he's mostly a right-hand virtuoso. | With those many years of playing with Chris Squire, he probably never had to worry about the left hand all that much... 
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08-14-2010, 04:58 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Danville, VA | | Quote:
Originally Posted by MysticMichael With those many years of playing with Chris Squire, he probably never had to worry about the left hand all that much...
MM | When someone breaks out an SVT, they are scared to go down there. I think he was more focused on trying to out-play Steve anyway. "I'll get that b****** next time, that string-pickin D***."
Lol.
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08-14-2010, 05:00 PM
| | | In addition to being a great composer and pianist, he has a great sense of humor.
2:15, where he talks about "King Arthur on Ice": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jA0Ht...eature=related
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08-14-2010, 09:54 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Northern CA | | | I really like the 6 Wives of Henry VIII album. I'd love to cover the Anne of Cleves track sometime. wicked bass line during the jam and nice proggy/mathy parts
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08-14-2010, 10:00 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Sydney Sth West | | | Life on Mars, on Bowie's Hunky Dory is amongst my favourite Wakeman pieces - not as flashy but damn near perfect.
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08-14-2010, 10:28 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Danville, VA | | | Seriously, who wants to start a Rick fan club? We can't keep the genius to ourselves!
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08-14-2010, 10:32 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Northern CA | | ^ would that mean we all would have to wear capes and wizard hats? 
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08-14-2010, 10:37 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Danville, VA | | | No, just sequent capes, and long blond wigs.
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