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Since I was "banished to the box" last night, with no external sources of input from any devices like a computer, TV, DVD player, keyboard, etc, I was forced to pull out ye old CD player and listen to a remake of an album that I haven't listened to for years. I first bought Journey to the Center of the Earth, by Rick Wakeman, back in the seventies when I was "doing time" in post Vietnam service for my country when I got back stateside.

I was sorta glad I did put on that CD too. Me, being in a totally isolated environment last night from all other persons, gave me an opportunity to really listen to this old masterpiece again. And in that state of tranquility, it brought back to life that performance, along with some great flashbacks from 1974.

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I started listening to ELP and The Moody Blues a good bit later. Really loved Emerson's synth and Hammond work though.

 

The Moody's music had fewer synths in the beginning but lots of Mellotron. When Patrick Moraz joined the band in the late 70's, that changed and synths were a big part of the Moody Blues sound. I saw them live back in 1999.

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Anyone ever see the live video of this album? The first time I heard this album was thru that video tape. I laughed the whole time at the narrator guy in the wicker cobra chair. Then there's the dragon/dinosaur part where these giant 100 ft. tall inflatable dragons are blown up on each side of the stage. They look so cheesy.

 

Having said that, hearing "Six Wives of Henry the VIII" from Yessongs in 7th grade (1884-ish) was the first time I realized that keyboards could rock as much as guitar. That's when I vowed to someday get a Mellotron. It took me a few years to figure out what made those sounds, but whatever it was, I needed it.

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Getting to see bands like Yes, ELP, Deep Purple, Pink Floyd, Kansas, Tull, Zappa etc live in the '70s was very cool. Especially when tickets were frequently no more than $8. And that was for the good seats!

 

[slight hijack] I'm not usually a bass fanboy, but Chris Squire was responsible for much of the Yes sound. He's the band's sole consistent member, and the second voice in much of the harmonies. I recently rediscovered his 1975 solo album Fish Out Of Water. I really like it. It also benefits from the contributions of Bill Bruford and Patrick Moraz.

 

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[We now return you to your regularly scheduled Rick Wakeman thread]

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Gotta love that cape, but i guess when you can play like him, you get a pass on the grandiose wardrobe. Brings back good memories
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I think cape size should be directly proportional to your talent and playing ability.

 

If that were the case, I would be wearing a lobster bib when I played :lol:

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What a strange cooincidence. Comcast was down on the east coast for much of Sunday evening whiwe I was trying to download some stuff from Native Instruments. So instead I decided to organize my iTunes folders. In the process I came across Journey to the Center of the Earth which I had long ago burned to a CD and later copied onto compute,r but hadn't actually listened to in years and years and years. I used to LOVE that album. As listening the other night I was thinking I might be the only person in the world actually listening to this album right now.

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I think from this moment on, auto-tune should be deemed illegal and everyone who uses it should be kicked in the nuts for being such an annoying {censored}.

 

Don't mind me kids, I'm just showing my age and I have a low tolerance for all things fakery.

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I think from this moment on, auto-tune should be deemed illegal and everyone who uses it should be kicked in the nuts for being such an annoying {censored}.

 

 

It's more like *everyone* is using it; it's become the urban sound cliche.

 

Zapp and Roger wouldn't have been so cool if every 80s funk song used a talkbox. (Plus, the Troutmans really knew how to sing, whereas some of these auto-tuned folks can't.)

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Yes at their best were a huge influence on me in my formative teenage years. Some of their albums didnt impress me so much though.

'Close to the Edge' & 'Going for the One' were my favourites, but 'Drama' from 1981 was outstanding with some members of the Buggles instead of Jon Anderson & Rick Wakeman & it really worked. That was one of my favourite albums of that time.

I still love those albums, even though they only get a listen about once a year.

My favourite Rick Wakeman album has always been ' No Earthly Connection' , but he also released an album in the late 1990s ( was it) cant remember its title, but it is a tribute to the astronauts who lost their lives in the Challenger explosion, that is a brilliant album too.

I miss that grandour & richness of vision & voice of some of those classic late 70s progressive rock bands. Whatever happened to that ?

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