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18-03-2023, 15:22
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RICK WAKEMAN & The English Rock Ensemble ~ A Gallery of the Imagination
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Mmmmmm – unfortunately, for me, this one is an exhibition of disappointment! Very pretty but lacking in substance. Nothing like
The Red Planet. I was also expecting it to be instrumental, which it largely isn’t, so in actual fact, there is very little room for the imagination after all! Vocals are provided by Hayley Sanderson who has a pleasant enough voice albeit not hugely memorable. I wouldn’t buy this album. Damn - was hoping it would be a good solid listen but at a day or so old, it already seems dated. Pity.
The “Hidden Depths” (below) are so well hidden as to be completely unfathomable! Lol! (Have to give credit it where it's due - the individual musos themselves aren't terrible, decent bass and guitar, for example - maybe Rick has run out of steam?? His own playing is quite ordinaire on this, I find!)
One of the vocal tracks ...
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Just read some reviews and most people seem to think the album is worthy, so don't take my word for it!
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i havent listened to it yet but i would almost certainly take your word for it Ruby because your objectiveness is always evident
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Ruby, have you ever listened to 'White Rock' by Rick Wakeman? Don't know if you will like it or not, but the album has a kind of 'sheen' to it that is very different to all his other albums. The first track is a full-blown, fast-paced synth solo which might not appeal to you but there are some real gems hidden away in the other tracks.
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^^
I have it
but not up to Henry or Journey or King Arthur for me
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^^I had not listened to White Rock, but I have now - thanks. I especially liked "The Loser" and "After the Ball". Not crazy about all of it but maybe it works better when watching the movie - might try to find it and see.
All those you mention MH but there's another one as well - seldom spoken of, and that's 1984. A bit of an anomaly, I suppose - I got quite attached to it at a certain point in my younger days. Might dig it out for an airing!
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My favourite two tracks from White Rock. The movie is not that great but it does have it's moments. I will have a stab at 1984. Forty years too late!
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^Impossible to be objective about some music - it punctuates life and we are attached to those markers. Must be weird not having any musical/sound memories.
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courtesy of Spotify
assuming this will not chart here
stupid americans
haven't heard a new one from him in years
make that decades
I did like the instrumental The Dinner Party, probably the drums
had to make up my own lyrics
vocalist reminds me of Annie Haslam
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I have often heard that Wakeman die-hard fans consider 'A Criminal Record' to be his best album. I have not heard it so cannot comment. Have to agree with MH. Nothing beats JTTCOTE.
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