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RICK WAKEMAN AND THE ENGLISH ROCK ENSEMBLE: LIVE IN BUENOS AIRES (DVD)

Rick Wakeman

 

Symphonic Prog

3.97 | 22 ratings

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erik neuteboom
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4 stars Last week I watched the DVD from this set and decided to write a review for this site. To my surprise it was not yet included so this morning I added this DVD/CD set to the prog Archives site, I'm looking forward to other reviews!

The band sounds inspired and dynamic and the compositions often contain fresh and surprising re-arrangements. Mr. Rick Wakeman is surrounded by a huge pile of keyboards, in the first part of the set he is wearing an odd bathing wrap, halfway he changes into the 'caped crusader' with a beautiful coloured, glittering cape. The whole gig Rick makes a very relaxed and happy impression and delivers great work on his Minimoog, organ and clavinet (swinging break in "1984"). An extra dimension is added by guitarplayer Ant Glynne with his powerful and harder-edged style (slide guitar in "Journey to the centre of the earth" and some great soli in other tracks). The absolute highlight on this DVD is the composition "Starship trooper" (And now ... some YES, Rick revealed to the crowd). Halfway it is solo time and his son Adam steps into the spotlight with a 'key-tar' (a special shaped keyboard that is played like a guitar), he delivers a stunning, very spectacular solo. This is watched by a proud and smiling Wamekan senior, knowing that this is the perfect father and son identification (after all the misery in the past with the Yes troubles, the women, the divorces, the alcohol and the removals to foreign countries). This emotional scene evoked wet eyes and goose bumpes! Then a killer heavy guitar solo and finally the Rick Wakeman Minimoog solo, again goose bumps, 6 STAR CATEGORY! This is a very entertaining DVD, my only negative remark goes to singer Damian Wilson: he has a pleasant and distinctive voice but lacks power in the more bombastic parts.

Nonethless, NOT A MASTERPIECE BUT THIS IS AN ESSENTIAL RICK WAKEMAN DOCUMENT!!

erik neuteboom | 4/5 |

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