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grantman

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Topic: journey to the center of the earth
Posted: February 21 2017 at 13:46

Upon listening the narration is suburb,the instrumentation is above par ,quite an oddity by today,s standards but this is an rick wakeman masterpiece no matter the subject matter or proggy workout, i am just glad to say no one comes near to this keyboard maestro very,very good a 9/10 Clap

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Posted: February 21 2017 at 14:13

The narration by the late, great David Hemmings greatly set the mood for the piece.

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Posted: February 21 2017 at 19:41

One of my first prog albums before I totally turned into a zombie prog freak. heheheh Got it from Columbia Record Club along with King Arthur.

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Posted: February 21 2017 at 21:13

I love Wakeman, and I do like this album a lot... but I prefer Myths and Legends... for me that one is my favourite from him. On Journey my main complain is the way the songs are presented, as only two sides, or perhaps even 2 songs by side, broken by the narration in the middle of the songs... and also it seems Rick didn't have so many musical ideas, since he repeated some passages almost exactly the same. I guess both things were somewhat corrected on the new studio version he recorded, given the way he presented the track list, and having more music in general... but still I mostly prefer the original one, it kind of has a more genuine sound, and his keyboards are more in the face and special sounding, on the new one they kind of get lost with the orchestra. Also, if you like this one, you might want to check out Return to the Centre of the Earth.

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grantman Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: December 03 2015 Location: CANADA Status: Offline Points: 732	Topic: journey to the center of the earth Posted: February 21 2017 at 13:46
	Upon listening the narration is suburb,the instrumentation is above par ,quite an oddity by today,s standards but this is an rick wakeman masterpiece no matter the subject matter or proggy workout, i am just glad to say no one comes near to this keyboard maestro very,very good a 9/10

Rednight Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: January 18 2014 Location: Mar Vista, CA Status: Offline Points: 4807	Posted: February 21 2017 at 14:13
	The narration by the late, great David Hemmings greatly set the mood for the piece.
	"It just has none of the qualities of your work that I find interesting. Abandon [?] it." - Eno

Slartibartfast Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Collaborator Honorary Collaborator / In Memoriam Joined: April 29 2006 Location: Atlantais Status: Offline Points: 29625	Posted: February 21 2017 at 19:41
	One of my first prog albums before I totally turned into a zombie prog freak. heheheh Got it from Columbia Record Club along with King Arthur.
	Released date are often when it it impacted you but recorded dates are when it really happened...

Dellinger Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member VIP Member Joined: June 18 2009 Location: Mexico Status: Offline Points: 12581	Posted: February 21 2017 at 21:13
	I love Wakeman, and I do like this album a lot... but I prefer Myths and Legends... for me that one is my favourite from him. On Journey my main complain is the way the songs are presented, as only two sides, or perhaps even 2 songs by side, broken by the narration in the middle of the songs... and also it seems Rick didn't have so many musical ideas, since he repeated some passages almost exactly the same. I guess both things were somewhat corrected on the new studio version he recorded, given the way he presented the track list, and having more music in general... but still I mostly prefer the original one, it kind of has a more genuine sound, and his keyboards are more in the face and special sounding, on the new one they kind of get lost with the orchestra. Also, if you like this one, you might want to check out Return to the Centre of the Earth.