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Rick Wakeman's Live Chronology

4 stars 2010: Rick Wakeman - Classical Wakeman: Live in Lugano - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoIDt_C5y1Luey1j4PeTm_oWZFaD79t7s



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Rick Wakeman's Live Chronology

5 stars 2017: Rick Wakeman and the English Rock Ensemble - Live at Starmus - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoIDt_C5y1LvH5AfvS6GFOLkOVVY25idE

Rick's final live album to date: Live at the Starmus festival of music and astronomy on the island of Tenerife with special guest Brian May (but you knew that already anyway). Wink



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Rick Wakeman's Live Chronology

5 stars 1974: Rick Wakeman - Journey to the Centre of the Earth - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoIDt_C5y1LtEQI0AHVt-bA8kiI7PzDD2
5 stars 1975: Rick Wakeman - Live at the Empire Pool, Wembley: King Arthur on Ice - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoIDt_C5y1LvKmTio-XAjWqR5mj5iGwID
4 stars 1976: Rick Wakeman - Live at the Maltings, Farnham - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoIDt_C5y1LvcL_8Yny_oJ-CcJn7BMhMe
4 stars 1980: Rick Wakeman - Live 1980: Swedish Television Special - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoIDt_C5y1LsdDrXK6QACUrQoFPEABHN9
4 stars 1981: Rick Wakeman - 1984 - Live at the Hammersmith Odeon - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoIDt_C5y1Lv_KbReg0ChkRrjTwNrm90y
4 stars 1983: Rick Wakeman - Night Music: Live at Pebble Mill Studios, Birmingham -  https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoIDt_C5y1Lush*tlPxK7Fa3SjduStGr2
4 stars 1988: Rick Wakeman - The Word and the Gospels - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoIDt_C5y1LvRntLkqT7ztMe2PpWQ36hP
5 stars 1990: Rick Wakeman - Access All Areas: Live in Nottingham - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoIDt_C5y1LsjuWHjXiQZSzEQveaOSEvC
4 stars 1991: Rick Wakeman - Classical Connection Concert - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoIDt_C5y1LtSLpNYWTM0Ei8o2xcUl5pv
4 stars 1995: Rick Wakeman - Almost Live in Europe - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoIDt_C5y1Lu1-7pgOxSbweM2_S6mf12E
5 stars 2000: Rick Wakeman - The Legend: Live in Concert - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoIDt_C5y1Lv5F2C4JuRQ_ZfJ5NLmh8JV
5 stars 2001: Rick Wakeman and the English Rock Ensemble - Out of the Blue -  https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoIDt_C5y1LvUIDQj7h_JtDONA6ii3q6h
5 stars 2003: Rick Wakeman and the New English Rock Ensemble -  Out There - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoIDt_C5y1Lu4u9ia3dmybR8-wrmo8Psl
3 stars 2007: Rick Wakeman - The Other Side of Rick Wakeman - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoIDt_C5y1LunTqHqOPFqvJ1tKTQm9PB8
3 stars 2008: Rick Wakeman - The Grumpy Old Picture Show - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoIDt_C5y1LtrOtFD60vDJIriV7ImGcSN
5 stars 2009: Rick Wakeman - The Six Wives of Henry VIII: Live at Hampton Court Palace - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoIDt_C5y1LvLMJHWVmnKUdWjAdkGtnh-
4 stars 2010: Rick Wakeman - Classical Wakeman: Live in Lugano - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoIDt_C5y1Luey1j4PeTm_oWZFaD79t7s
5 stars 2017: Rick Wakeman and the English Rock Ensemble - Live at Starmus - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoIDt_C5y1LvH5AfvS6GFOLkOVVY25idE



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What's the score?

Having catalogued all of Rick Wakeman's 22 Live albums, it's time to have another listen to Rick's back catalogue of soundtrack albums, starting with Lisztomania (1975), but also including the score for the official film of the 1982 World Cup..... G'oooooOOOOOLE!!!



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Rick Wakeman's Soundtrack Collection


A good album, but The REAL Lisztomania (2002) is even better! Thumbs Up


Rick's verdict on the album:-


"This album stinks! At the time I was having a huge run in with A&M records and their hierarchy would do anything possible to try and disrupt what I was trying to do. It was not an easy time. I delivered the finished soundtrack album and it was immediately thrown back in my face and a deal was done directly with the film company to take the tapes and do what they wanted with them, which was a complete disaster in my eyes. The album flopped dismally and I was furious because it was my name on the front cover. Unless you're a serious collector, don't waste your money."
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Well that's an honest opinion!
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Originally posted by chopper chopper wrote:

Well that's an honest opinion!

The funny thing is, I rated Lisztomania much higher than Rick did himself. I would gladly "waste my money" on the album. Big smile
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Rick Wakeman's Soundtrack Collection


White Rock: Rick's soundtrack for the documentary film of the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria.

Worth buying just for the title track alone!  I'll be for the ski jump if I don't give this album at least a 4-star rating. Thumbs Up


Rick's verdict on the album:-

"In many ways another album ahead of its time, mainly due to the tremendous foresight of the late Michael Samuelson who produced the film of the Winter Olympics in 1976 and decided that he was fed up with hearing orchestral music or brass band music on sports films and that it was time for rock and roll to make an entry. By telling me this was what he wanted he gave me the opportunity to pave the way for all sports films from that day on, and all television sport, to look at music differently. The percussion on this album is outstanding. Remember there were no boxes of tricks in those days. What you hear is what was played. All credit to Tony Fernandez."


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Rick Wakeman's Soundtrack Collection


The Burning: a controversial shock-horror slasher movie with a suitably dramatic and creepy soundtrack from Rick, where the soundtrack is better than the not-so-hot movie. Dead


Rick's lukewarm verdict on The Burning.....

"This is an album of two sides. One side is actually great analogue stuff of arrangements of music taken from the film and the other side is...well, not so hot! Always difficult to produce soundtrack albums as you're trying to please so many people and it's never possible really. It's the only album I used the Prophet 10 keyboard on and so I like it purely for that reason! One for the collectors - but not really anybody else!!"
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^The Burning is worth it for the "prog" side! A very good OST.
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Originally posted by Psychedelic Paul Psychedelic Paul wrote:

A good album, but The REAL Lisztomania (2002) is even better! Thumbs Up

Rick's verdict on the album:-


"This album stinks! At the time I was having a huge run in with A&M records and their hierarchy would do anything possible to try and disrupt what I was trying to do. It was not an easy time. I delivered the finished soundtrack album and it was immediately thrown back in my face and a deal was done directly with the film company to take the tapes and do what they wanted with them, which was a complete disaster in my eyes. The album flopped dismally and I was furious because it was my name on the front cover. Unless you're a serious collector, don't waste your money."

The story about Rick's involvement (cameo) in the film is even funnier! Ken Russell made him play "Thor" with the Marvel Comics look. Rick was spray-painted gold daily (a real pain washing all that off in the shower). His mum was so proud Ricky was going to be IN the movie, that she told her all her friends about it.

Then came the scene where Rick, er, exposes himself. And that was that. LOL



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^ I wish I could find the clip of Rick's cameo in Lisztomania, although on second thoughts, maybe it's a good thing I can't. Tongue
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Rick Wakeman's Soundtrack Collection

Rick scores a winning G'ole with his soundtrack for the official film of the 1982 World Cup. Clap


Rick's verdict from the commentary box.....

"Another soundtrack album and not bad as soundtrack albums go. It's a shame DVD wasn't about at the time as it would have made a nice sporting DVD release. It was always a pleasure to work with Mike Samuelson the producer and Tony Maylam the director. It was recorded in the worst studio I have ever worked in in my life. For collector's only!"


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Originally posted by Psychedelic Paul Psychedelic Paul wrote:

^ I wish I could find the clip of Rick's cameo in Lisztomania, although on second thoughts, maybe it's a good thing I can't. Tongue

That's right. LOL
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Originally posted by verslibre verslibre wrote:

^Own/like this, too!

You must be a serious collector then - according to Rick - if you're lucky enough to own a copy of the G'ole album. Thumbs Up

The only Rick Wakeman soundtrack I currently have on CD is White Rock, but I'd like to own G'ole and either The Phantom of the Opera (much better than Lloyd Webber's version!) or The Real Lisztomania too, to make it a hat trick! Smile
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Originally posted by Psychedelic Paul Psychedelic Paul wrote:

^ I wish I could find the clip of Rick's cameo in Lisztomania, although on second thoughts, maybe it's a good thing I can't. Tongue
I have an original VHS tape of Lisztomania as well as a DVD-R version that I think was ripped from laser disc.
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Originally posted by Psychedelic Paul Psychedelic Paul wrote:

Originally posted by verslibre verslibre wrote:

^Own/like this, too!

You must be a serious collector then - according to Rick - if you're lucky enough to own a copy of the G'ole album. Thumbs Up

The only Rick Wakeman soundtrack I currently have on CD is White Rock, but I'd like to own G'ole and either The Phantom of the Opera (much better than Lloyd Webber's version!) or The Real Lisztomania too, to make it a hat trick! Smile

I have the 2006 Music Fusion reissue, printed in the UK! It shouldn't be hard to find.

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Originally posted by verslibre verslibre wrote:

Originally posted by Psychedelic Paul Psychedelic Paul wrote:

A good album, but The REAL Lisztomania (2002) is even better! Thumbs Up

Rick's verdict on the album:-


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<p style="-sizing: border-; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 1rem; color: rgb33, 37, 41; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, "Noto Sans", "Liberation Sans", sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 16px;">The story about Rick's involvement (cameo) in the film is even funnier! Ken Russell made him play "Thor" with the Marvel Comics look. Rick was spray-painted gold daily (a real pain washing all that off in the shower). His mum was so proud Ricky was going to be IN the movie, that she told her all her friends about it.

<p style="-sizing: border-; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 1rem; color: rgb33, 37, 41; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, "Noto Sans", "Liberation Sans", sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 16px;">Then came the scene where Rick, er, exposes himself. And that was that. LOL




What I remember about his involvement in the movie relating to spray painted gold was that at some point after filming he went to have a drink at a bar still with the spary... and it happened to be a gay bar or something like that.
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^ I managed to be on that one, thanks to a very lucky coincidence, for the concert was programmed just when I was planning some holidays to Europe... I just had to make sure I was in London at the time of the concert, and so I was. I even got my copy of the concert 30 minutes after it was done, they recorded it and burned it right there and then.


30 minutes! That has to be the fastest recording from concert to disc to purchase ever! Thumbs Up


And it really sounds great... makes me wonder why bands would take months to release a live album. I think there was a sort of trend at the time of giving recordings in the moment at the time... I remember something about some Yes tour a bit later in which they were giving (or selling, or whatever) recordings of the concert in USB memories. I sort of remember they were not the only ones.
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