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

I am a HUGE fan of Rick Wakeman, and of course i am always expecting the best from him, this DVD is a concert in Argentina, im jelaous becasue he hasnt played in Mexico City (only with Yes), well, here Rick and his band played some of the most well known songs of him, starting with Lancelot and the Black Knight, a great piece with good arrangements and great music, we know the beauty of that song,, then a great performance of Cathering Howard and Catherine of Aragon, piano work and choir ensemble made a great job and a beautiful sound, both songs were played like only one, but sounds good, the next piece is The Visit another great song, not so loder but excellent, in this DVD we can watch the developement of his son Adam as a keyboardist, he plays very well, i was very surprised to see him with his father, the made a "duel", and it was great, also here the vocalist is Damian Wilson, im not a huge fan of his voice, maybe that is the weakest point in this concert, i think he hasnt the best choice to sing Wakeman`s themes, the guitarist i dont remember his name, is great but i think a bit more hard edged, and the drummer Tony Fernandez, an excellent drummer to a concert of Wakeman, the next song is the great Journey to the Centre of the Earth, we know, here we can watch a great musicianship between all the members and the orchestra, great performance, next, my favorite part, first they played the beautiful Catherine Parr, and next Merlin the Magician, both songs are two of my favorites of him, i really enjoy them in this DVD, all the moogs and synths sounds amazing, then , Buried Alive and 1984, both from that album 1984, good songs, not my favorite, but very well played, and the last was a bit of Yes, Starship Trooper, all get excited with that, but its not the same Jon Anderson`s voice than Damian Wilson, i can say it was bad, for that points and reasons, and because i really enjoy this DVD, i will give it 4 stars, because it is not a masterpiece, but its really great and it wcould be a great addition for any prog rock fan.

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