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WAKEMAN & COUSINS: HUMMINGBIRD

Rick Wakeman

 

Symphonic Prog

2.63 | 24 ratings

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Tarcisio Moura
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2 stars Quite a disappointment, really. When I heard of a CD with Strawbs leader (and the only remaining founding member) Dave Cousins was teaming up with Rick Wakeman I had high hopes for this album. After all, Strawbs was the band to introduced Wakeman to the rock world and I always thought it was a good idea those two guys work together again. Plus I was even happier to know that old Strawbs bass player Chas Cronk was also on it, together with Wakemanīs faithful drummer Tony Fernandez. They had it all to make a fan wait for a masterpiece, didnīt they?

So cool down a bit. There are a couple of good rocking songs that reminds me of the good ole Strawbs: The Young Pretender and All In Vain. Both have fine synth solos that bear Wakemanīs trademark runs. Both are also the only ones to feature Cronk and Fernandez. I also liked Cousinīs version for the traditional tune Highier Germanie (fine banjo here, played by Cousins). But the remaining stuff is just average and will only please Cousinīs hardocre fans. There are mostly guitar and piano. And Wakeman is hardly noticealble at all, his piano very low on the mix. Worse still, there are few original songs, most of the stuff are re-recording of Strawbs material or Cousinīs solo output. Even the few Wakemanīs instrumentals are not remarkable at all, being more like little vingnettes linking the singing tracks.

For a record labeled as Wakeman & Cousins, there is very little Wakeman on it. It was a hard CD to find. And Iīm not sure if it was a good thing I did. This is only for collectors, hardcore fans and completionists. Hope next time they can do better. Two stars.

Tarcisio Moura | 2/5 |

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