Keyboard Legend Rick Wakeman Releases Archival Concert From 2003 On CD
For the last forty years Rick Wakeman has immersed himself in music. Leaving the Royal College of Music Rick has worked with some of the biggest names in rock and pop music playing on some of the biggest hits by artists as diverse as Cat Stevens, Marc Bolan and David Bowie. Likewise he has played with one of the biggest rock bands in the world; As a member of YES Rick played some of the biggest arenas in the world and released massively successful albums including ‘Fragile’, ‘Close To the Edge’ and the live album ‘Yessongs’. In 1973 he released his first proper solo album ‘The Six Wives of Henry the VIII’ following that album up in the seventies and eighties with other hugely popular and successful albums. In the eighties Rick also recorded albums in the then popular genre entitled “New Age”, releasing such popular albums as The Aspirant Series of recordings (‘Aspirant Sunrise’, ‘Aspirant Sunset’ and ‘Aspirant Sunshadows’).
After leaving YES following a world tour in 2004, Rick concentrated on his solo career and collaborated with Jon Anderson on a number of projects including tours of the UK and US and a studio and live album. The latest release from Rick Wakeman is an archive live album titled ‘In The Nick Of Time’, which was recorded in 2003. The album was recorded during the tour to promote the then current studio album ‘Out There’. Rick performed with the “New English Rock Ensemble” which featured Rick alongside old hands Ashley Holt, Tony Fernandez and new boys Ant Glynne and Lee Pomeroy. Tracks featured include: “Out There”, “Catherine Parr”, “No Earthly Connection”, “White Rock” and “Wurm”. The album has been much anticipated by the large and dedicated Rick Wakeman audience and this release will be the first time this album has been commercially released.
Tracks: 1. Catherine Parr 2. Out There 3. No Earthly Connection 4. Dance of a Thousand Lights 5. The Cathedral In The Sky 6. White Rock 7. Wurm
To purchase Rick Wakeman – In The Nick Of Time CD http://www.gonzomultimedia.co.uk/product_details/15423/Rick_Wakeman-In_The_Nick_of_Time.html
For more information visit Rick Wakeman’s official website http://www.rwcc.com/
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