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I rather enjoyed 'The Red Planet', and his latest album is OK. Smile

I like Gallery, too. It appears to have sustained a bit of unfairly harsh criticism.
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Rick's "over the topness" needs to controlled. As does Jon's and maybe Chris's. That's why Yes was bigger than the parts.
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I rather enjoyed 'The Red Planet', and his latest album is OK. Smile
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Rick Wakeman has been quite prolific and I think have not listened to all works released by him... Sure, Joueny to the centre of the earth, The Six wives... are masterpieces but Romance of the victorian age is a delciious gift for the ears.. The Swans , is for me one of the best pieces composed , even though I don´t know if maybe this albums was composed by his son Wink
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Originally posted by suitkees suitkees wrote:

^ I enjoyed The Gospels (and have the album), but it has been ages that I have listened to it. Maybe I'm afraid to start believing again... Embarrassed

I've never stopped believing in Rick Wakeman, but I should give Rick's two albums with his ex-wife (Nina Carter) a miss if I were you. Wink
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^ I enjoyed The Gospels (and have the album), but it has been ages that I have listened to it. Maybe I'm afraid to start believing again... Embarrassed

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Inspired by Mind_Drive's spiritual Epica tribute, I have to say I'm not a religious person, but I can appreciate spiritual music, especially when it's by Rick Wakeman. Smile

4 stars 1988: A Suite of Gods (with Ramon Remedios) - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoIDt_C5y1LtgiI7SPaX18D2MaLYdrXcw
2 stars 1996: Orisons (with Nina Carter Wakeman) - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoIDt_C5y1LuqUmhMcO7v7N8RtdbD7aKS
2 stars 1996: The Word and Music (with Nina Carter Wakeman) - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoIDt_C5y1Ls2TTrV8MY6CTpnQzgISTKo
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YES Albums with Rick Wakeman

 4 stars 1989: Yes - Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLVPGzOHIIgz9mrbq0cYIASUPCn7d20-Dy
 5 stars 1989: Yes - ABWH - An Evening of Yes Music Plus - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DXocjFQ-erw&t=1301s
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Rick Wakeman's Soundtrack Collection

5 stars 2017: Rick Wakeman - The Phantom of the Opera - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoIDt_C5y1Lt8uOgwGQazOgvPCEZ5fHIi




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Originally posted by David_D David_D wrote:

Originally posted by Psychedelic Paul Psychedelic Paul wrote:

Rick Wakeman's Soundtrack Collection

3 stars 2002: Rick Wakeman - The Real Lisztomania 

This is the "Real" Lisztomania soundtrack (complete with dialogue), as it was originally intended by Rick, but rejected by A & M Records, although in all honesty, I prefer the released version from 1975 with Roger Daltrey.  Confused

I don't know the new version but I like the old one, or at least I did it the last time I listened to it quite a lot of years ago.

I liked the 2002 version even less when I listened to it again today, so I should stick with the original 1975 version if I were you. Wink
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Originally posted by Psychedelic Paul Psychedelic Paul wrote:

Rick Wakeman's Soundtrack Collection

3 stars 2002: Rick Wakeman - The Real Lisztomania 

This is the "Real" Lisztomania soundtrack (complete with dialogue), as it was originally intended by Rick, but rejected by A & M Records, although in all honesty, I prefer the released version from 1975 with Roger Daltrey.  Confused

I don't know the new version but I like the old one, or at least I did it the last time I listened to it quite a lot of years ago.
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Rick Wakeman's Soundtrack Collection

5 stars 2017: Rick Wakeman - The Phantom of the Opera - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoIDt_C5y1Lt8uOgwGQazOgvPCEZ5fHIi

Can you Handel some baroque & roll, because this is the ultimate (in both senses of the word) Rick Wakeman soundtrack album! The Phantom of the Opera is Bach in this complete, unexpurgated version of Phantom Power (1990). Running at over 80 minutes long, and combining the romance of classical baroque with hard rock, this symphonic masterpiece features the gorgeous, angelic voice of Chrissie Hammond and operatic tenor Ramon Remedios. This album is simply sublime and definitely one to add to your Chopin Liszt! Clap Thumbs Up



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Rick Wakeman's Soundtrack Collection


This is the "Real" Lisztomania soundtrack (complete with dialogue), as it was originally intended by Rick, but rejected by A & M Records, although in all honesty, I prefer the released version from 1975 with Roger Daltrey.  Confused



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Rick Wakeman's Soundtrack Collection


Not a soundtrack album as such, but Rick's belated sequel to the original score for the 1976 Winter Olympics in The Great White North of Montreal, where it's cold enough to chip a tooth on your soup! Clown


Rick's verdict on the album:-

"When asked to write new scores for all the early Winter Olympic sports films I pieced together the best of all the music and made this album, which I personally think is a nice and genuine follow up to the original. One day I would like to enhance the original and put these two out together but the current owners of White Rock are uncommunicative and so it has about as much chance as happening as I have of ever getting married again! I think it's worth having, but that's just my opinion!!!"


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Rick Wakeman's Soundtrack Collection


This powerful soundtrack album has No Earthly Connection with Andrew Lloyd Webber, as it was specially written for the re-release of the 1925 silent movie: The Phantom of the Opera. The album features several of the talented stalwarts from the Rick Wakeman touring ensemble, including Ashley Holt and the heavenly voice of Chrissie Hammond and with Tony Fernandez on drums. The album also features operatic tenor Ramon Remedios, making this superb soundtrack well-worth a tenner of anyone's money, but stay tuned for Rick's ultimate 5-star version of The Phantom of the Opera, released in 2017. Clap Thumbs Up Heart


Rick's verdict on the film and soundtrack:-

"This is the strangest soundtrack album ever and in many ways I think it is the best. I would certainly love to get my hands on the original film that the music was used for and do a joint package. The owners actually approached me about the idea and I said I was well up for it - and that was the last I heard from them! Try and find the film on DVD or even video. It's quite brilliant."
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Crimes of Passion: a Ken Russell film starring Kathleen Turner & Anthony Perkins and in which Rick has a cameo role as the wedding photographer. Smile


Rick's verdict on the soundtrack and film:-

"A very messy soundtrack is all I can really say. Certainly there is some good playing and one or two really classy tracks, but once again, like all soundtracks it suffers from cohesion in order to satisfy all the parties concerned with the film. If you like a bit of naughtiness in your films then get the DVD or video and if you don't then don't bother with the album either....unless of course you are a collector!"
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Originally posted by verslibre verslibre wrote:

^The Burning is worth it for the "prog" side! A very good OST.

My burning ambition is to eventually double the size of my Rick Wakeman CD collection, which shouldn't be too difficult as I currently only have this 5-CD box set of Rick's classic albums from the 1970's - bought from Morrisons supermarket of all places for just £8. Thumbs Up
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Originally posted by Psychedelic Paul Psychedelic Paul wrote:

Originally posted by Dellinger Dellinger wrote:

^ I managed to be on that one, thanks to a very lucky coincidence, for the concert was programmed just when I was planning some holidays to Europe... I just had to make sure I was in London at the time of the concert, and so I was. I even got my copy of the concert 30 minutes after it was done, they recorded it and burned it right there and then.


30 minutes! That has to be the fastest recording from concert to disc to purchase ever! Thumbs Up


And it really sounds great... makes me wonder why bands would take months to release a live album. I think there was a sort of trend at the time of giving recordings in the moment at the time... I remember something about some Yes tour a bit later in which they were giving (or selling, or whatever) recordings of the concert in USB memories. I sort of remember they were not the only ones.
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Originally posted by verslibre verslibre wrote:

Originally posted by Psychedelic Paul Psychedelic Paul wrote:

A good album, but The REAL Lisztomania (2002) is even better! Thumbs Up

Rick's verdict on the album:-


<p style="-sizing: border-; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 1rem; color: rgb33, 37, 41; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, "Noto Sans", "Liberation Sans", sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 16px;">"This album stinks! At the time I was having a huge run in with A&M records and their hierarchy would do anything possible to try and disrupt what I was trying to do. It was not an easy time. I delivered the finished soundtrack album and it was immediately thrown back in my face and a deal was done directly with the film company to take the tapes and do what they wanted with them, which was a complete disaster in my eyes. The album flopped dismally and I was furious because it was my name on the front cover. Unless you're a serious collector, don't waste your money."

<p style="-sizing: border-; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 1rem; color: rgb33, 37, 41; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, "Noto Sans", "Liberation Sans", sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 16px;">The story about Rick's involvement (cameo) in the film is even funnier! Ken Russell made him play "Thor" with the Marvel Comics look. Rick was spray-painted gold daily (a real pain washing all that off in the shower). His mum was so proud Ricky was going to be IN the movie, that she told her all her friends about it.

<p style="-sizing: border-; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 1rem; color: rgb33, 37, 41; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, "Noto Sans", "Liberation Sans", sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 16px;">Then came the scene where Rick, er, exposes himself. And that was that. LOL




What I remember about his involvement in the movie relating to spray painted gold was that at some point after filming he went to have a drink at a bar still with the spary... and it happened to be a gay bar or something like that.
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Originally posted by verslibre verslibre wrote:

^Own/like this, too!

You must be a serious collector then - according to Rick - if you're lucky enough to own a copy of the G'ole album. Thumbs Up

The only Rick Wakeman soundtrack I currently have on CD is White Rock, but I'd like to own G'ole and either The Phantom of the Opera (much better than Lloyd Webber's version!) or The Real Lisztomania too, to make it a hat trick! Smile

I have the 2006 Music Fusion reissue, printed in the UK! It shouldn't be hard to find.

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