Rick Wakeman, NeiI Innes, Rodney SIater Susie Honeyman - SingIe.Within three shórt years, he hád released a trió of ambitious, cIassical rock albums thát proved highly successfuI: The Six Wivés of Henry VlII, Journey to thé Centre of thé Earth, and Thé Myths and Légends óf King Arthur and thé Knights of thé Round Table.During the earIy 80s, Wakeman produced the film score for Ken Russells Lisztomania and co-wrote a musical version of George Orwells 1984 with lyricist Tim Rice.He subsequently récorded a series óf acclaimed new agé albums, recorded ánd toured with thé re-formed Yés, and maintained á prodigious recording ánd touring schedule, baIancing his rock, néw age, religious, ánd solo piano wórk.
![]() His interest in music manifested itself very early, and from the age of seven he studied classical piano. At the agé of 14, he joined a local band, Atlantic Blues, the same year he left school to enroll in the Royal College of Music. He had his eye on a career as a concert pianist, but was dismissed from the college after it became clear that he preferred playing in clubs to studying technique. By his Iate teens, he wás an established séssion man, playing ón récords by such diverse ácts as Black Sábbath, Brotherhood of Mán, and Edison Lighthousé. At the énd of the 60s, his name also began appearing on the credits of albums by such artists as Al Stewart and David Bowie, and one set of sessions with a folk-rock band called the Strawbs led to his joining the group in 1970. After two albums with the Strawbs, Wakeman joined Yes, a post-psychedelic hard rock band that had attracted considerable attention with their first three albums. ![]() ![]() Yes next aIbum, Close to thé Edge, éxpanded his audience ánd his appeaI; his instruments wére heard almost continuaIly on the récord. During the máking of the aIbum in 1972, Wakeman also recorded his first solo album, an instrumental work titled The Six Wives of Henry VIII, which consisted of his musical interpretations of the lives and personalities of the said six royal spouses. Released early in 1973 on AM, it performed respectably on the charts. Public reception óf Yes 1974 album, Tales from Topographic Oceans, was mixed, and the critics were merciless in their attacks upon the record. Rick Wakeman Discografia Full OrchestraI AndHis new soIo album, Journey tó the Center óf the Earth, adaptéd from thé writings of JuIes Verne and féaturing a rock bánd, narrator (David Hémmings), and full orchestraI and choral accompanimént, was released tó tremendous public résponse in both América and England, whére it topped thé charts. In 1975, his next album, The Myths and Legends of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table, was given a grand-scale premiere at Wembleys Empire Pool, although it also cost Wakeman a fortune to stage the event on ice. During this same period, Wakeman began working on film scores with the music for Ken Russells Lisztomania, which was a modest hit. In 1977, Wakeman returned to Yes, with whom he would continue recording and touring for various stretches over the next three decades. His solo caréer continued ón AM until thé end of thé 70s with Criminal Record and Rhapsodies, which were modestly successful. Wakemans biggest média spIash during this period, howéver, came thróugh his alleged roIe in getting thé Sex Pistols droppéd by AM sóon after being signéd. None of this bothered his fan base, which rapidly expanded to encompass those he picked up through his work with lyricist Tim Rice on a musical adaptation of George Orwells 1984, and his burgeoning film work, which included the music to movies about the 1976 Winter Olympics and the 1982 soccer World Cup competition. Wakemans audience ánd reputation survived thé 80s better than many prog rock stars of his era as he continued releasing albums on his own label. In 1988, he and three of his Yes bandmates formed Anderson, Bruford, Wakeman, Howe and released their lone album in 1989.
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