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    Posted: December 02 2020 at 15:42
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I guess that's confirmation you've not read his two books. They're aren't transcriptions of comedy routines. The books consist of stories from his musical past, and if you think they aren't the slightest bit funny, you may want to have a physician check your pulse!
I don't think anyone's putting Rick in the same league as professional comics (although I've seen him twice and he is a very funny guy, I'd rather listen to his jokes than those of some people I could mention). His story about being mistaken for Richard Clayderman is hilarious, as was his telling of being whacked in the face by Trevor Rabin's guitar.

The tale of his chicken dinner being picked at by the other Yes-men (minus Howe) who were all doing the fake veg shtick was funny as hell. And his former guitarist Anthony, who could play a guitar but do little else right. And then the "Religious Bridge" and the chain-farting. LOLLOLLOL

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Originally posted by dr wu23 dr wu23 wrote:

Can't say I'm overly impressed with his choices..there are several on his list that are mediocre tracks imho and many great rock tracks not listed....no...not gonna say which ones.
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TBH I stayed out until now because I thought his entire list was unimpressive, it almost feels rushed tbh.

Glad I'm not the only one LOL.
He's just picking his favourites, not making a grand statement about the greatest rock songs of all time (something I strongly suspect he would not have much interest in doing). The guy's entitled to like Status Quo, y'know. So what if it's only rock'n'roll?
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Originally posted by verslibre verslibre wrote:

Originally posted by moshkito moshkito wrote:

Originally posted by verslibre verslibre wrote:

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But stranger than his fiction is that for someone that talks so much rubbish and some B and C rated comedy

You've not read Rick's two Grumpy books. They're hilarious.

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I have the largest collection of English humor you will never know ... Rick is 3rd rate! Sorry.

I would never consider him before Spike, Peter and Harry or Pete and Dud, Jonathan Miller and the others that became history of English Theater. The Bonzo's were magnificent and then when Neil Innes went to Monty Python, you got even more ... 

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I guess that's confirmation you've not read his two books. They're aren't transcriptions of comedy routines. The books consist of stories from his musical past, and if you think they aren't the slightest bit funny, you may want to have a physician check your pulse!
I don't think anyone's putting Rick in the same league as professional comics (although I've seen him twice and he is a very funny guy, I'd rather listen to his jokes than those of some people I could mention). His story about being mistaken for Richard Clayderman is hilarious, as was his telling of being whacked in the face by Trevor Rabin's guitar.
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Originally posted by dr wu23 dr wu23 wrote:

Can't say I'm overly impressed with his choices..there are several on his list that are mediocre tracks imho and many great rock tracks not listed....no...not gonna say which ones.
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TBH I stayed out until now because I thought his entire list was unimpressive, it almost feels rushed tbh.

Glad I'm not the only one LOL.

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Again, it's only 10 songs. Who knows what else he likes.
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I'm only referring to Wakeman's choices, not that cd list.
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Originally posted by chopper chopper wrote:

Originally posted by dr wu23 dr wu23 wrote:

Really..? No Who..no Led Zep.....and Status Quo and Stealers Wheel?...


 You rarely if ever see Led Zep on these sort of rock compilations, I'm guessing it's a copyright thing?
Oh yeah. Page controls alot of the business interrests now and will not allow it. Let's keep up n mind that Wakeman only picked 10 songs. The compilation album has nothing to do with his and shouldn't have been included in the OP. We don't know what else Rick likes but it bet it's good. And I like Status Quo and Stealers Wheel. Stuck In The Middle being about record execs.

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Originally posted by dr wu23 dr wu23 wrote:

Really..? No Who..no Led Zep.....and Status Quo and Stealers Wheel?...


 You rarely if ever see Led Zep on these sort of rock compilations, I'm guessing it's a copyright thing?


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Originally posted by moshkito moshkito wrote:

Also strange that he would pick Rubber Bullets for 10CC ... 
As it happens he didn't pick anything for 10cc because as someone has already said, he didn't pick the songs for the CD compilation.

And if he had picked it, why would it be strange? Just because it's different to your choice?


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Originally posted by SteveG SteveG wrote:

Originally posted by dr wu23 dr wu23 wrote:

Originally posted by verslibre verslibre wrote:

Originally posted by moshkito moshkito wrote:

But stranger than his fiction is that for someone that talks so much rubbish and some B and C rated comedy


You've not read Rick's two Grumpy books. They're hilarious.


I hope they are better than his list of songs...
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I'd love to hang with Rick, toss back the Guinness and let him pick the tunes. It's a better list than most classic radio playlist. No Boston, no Styx, No Billy Idol. Excellent.

Really..? No Who..no Led Zep.....and Status Quo and Stealers Wheel?...and his choices from the other bands is not what I would have chosen...yes I know we all have our favorites.....well, I will agree with you I would love to have a pint or two with him and talk about music at any rate.
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Originally posted by dr wu23 dr wu23 wrote:

Originally posted by verslibre verslibre wrote:

Originally posted by moshkito moshkito wrote:

But stranger than his fiction is that for someone that talks so much rubbish and some B and C rated comedy


You've not read Rick's two Grumpy books. They're hilarious.


I hope they are better than his list of songs...
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I'd love to hang with Rick, toss back the Guinness and let him pick the tunes. It's a better list than most classic radio playlist. No Boston, no Styx, No Billy Idol. Excellent.

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Originally posted by moshkito moshkito wrote:

Originally posted by verslibre verslibre wrote:

Originally posted by moshkito moshkito wrote:

But stranger than his fiction is that for someone that talks so much rubbish and some B and C rated comedy

You've not read Rick's two Grumpy books. They're hilarious.

Hi,

I have the largest collection of English humor you will never know ... Rick is 3rd rate! Sorry.

I would never consider him before Spike, Peter and Harry or Pete and Dud, Jonathan Miller and the others that became history of English Theater. The Bonzo's were magnificent and then when Neil Innes went to Monty Python, you got even more ... 

Grumpy is not a comedian ... sorry!

I guess that's confirmation you've not read his two books. They're aren't transcriptions of comedy routines. The books consist of stories from his musical past, and if you think they aren't the slightest bit funny, you may want to have a physician check your pulse!
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Originally posted by verslibre verslibre wrote:

Originally posted by moshkito moshkito wrote:

But stranger than his fiction is that for someone that talks so much rubbish and some B and C rated comedy

You've not read Rick's two Grumpy books. They're hilarious.
I've read Rick Wakeman's two Grumpy books and they're much funnier than the deliberately offensive Pete & Dud "comedy" partnership. Smile

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You need some more Derek and Clive, then! 

You must think that 2 blokes from the highest standard universities in the world would do/say a little more than just bar crap ... and they do, even though at times, yeah ... ad nauseum ... but then you didn't play that album to realize what grand stuff is there ... try the horse race for starters ... 
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Originally posted by verslibre verslibre wrote:

Originally posted by moshkito moshkito wrote:

But stranger than his fiction is that for someone that talks so much rubbish and some B and C rated comedy

You've not read Rick's two Grumpy books. They're hilarious.
I've read Rick Wakeman's two Grumpy books and they're much funnier than the deliberately offensive Pete & Dud "comedy" partnership. Smile
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Originally posted by verslibre verslibre wrote:

Originally posted by moshkito moshkito wrote:

But stranger than his fiction is that for someone that talks so much rubbish and some B and C rated comedy

You've not read Rick's two Grumpy books. They're hilarious.

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I have the largest collection of English humor you will never know ... Rick is 3rd rate! Sorry.

I would never consider him before Spike, Peter and Harry or Pete and Dud, Jonathan Miller and the others that became history of English Theater. The Bonzo's were magnificent and then when Neil Innes went to Monty Python, you got even more ... 

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Originally posted by verslibre verslibre wrote:

Originally posted by moshkito moshkito wrote:

But stranger than his fiction is that for someone that talks so much rubbish and some B and C rated comedy

You've not read Rick's two Grumpy books. They're hilarious.

I hope they are better than his list of songs...
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Wrong. If he was really down to earth he would listed some songs by the Clash. ;)

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His list on the whole looks like pretty standard fare for classic rock radio. I quite easily could imagine it being pulled straight from the playlist of one of my local radio stations. Not a very interesting, international enough, or eclectic list per my tastes, but kudos to him that it comes across as down to earth and he doesn't seem to be trying to impress with an arcane list to demonstrate how erudite he is. This might seem a back-handed compliment coming from someone trying to impress on others my sophistication, but said sophistication should be a given. ;)
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Originally posted by The Anders The Anders wrote:

A 3CD with classic rock songs from the 70's, and there is nothing by David Bowie?

Also, with America, the first song I come to think of is "A Horse With No Name", but I guess that is too easy.



From America I would choose The Last Unicorn... though that one is not a typical America song, nor one of their better known ones, nor was it even released in the 70's.
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The set lists sound like the groovy jukebox at your local poolhall circa 1977.
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