FROST IN SPACE

I am in a negative mood so its time to review this stinker. A detestable album that rarely troubles my CD player. I played it a grand total of 1 and a half times. Its good study music because it is so forgettable. I love Yes and think Rick Wakeman is a genius but this is tripe. I could play this in front of my parents during dinner and they would not flinch. Dinner music is bad prog. In fact, what prog? It was just piano wankery, and badly compiled snippets of orchestrated lush. It sounds like a classical concerto at times and Wakeman blends in the background. It is nothing like his classics 'Henry 8th...' or 'Journey to Centre of Earth'. It is unrecognizable as far as Yes goes - it is as far removed from Yes as you can get.

The best thing on it is "Catherine Howard (live)", but I already had that track on other Wakeman albums. 'Eleonor Rigby' is usually a great track but I can't remember this version at all.

The best thing about the CD is it is cheap. I picked this up for about $5 at budget Australian Store Chickenfeed. If anything it was simply the thing to do as there were no other copies in the store and it was a cheapie. However, the music is flat and really dreary. I wish I could like it but I can't even force myself to play it now. I would rather play ELP's Love Beach - at least its hilarious entertainment.

Some CDs are cheap for a reason - nobody wants to buy them and they are no flamin' good. I guess some diehard completists will get a kick out of this, but count me out!

"Frost In Space" is a Rick Wakeman compilation that was in store from 2001.

Now, what is the argument for a rational person believe that "Frost In Space"is a masterpiece? Hmmm... The fact that the songs please too much to a rational person. Because the songs of "Frost In Space" are Prog in all view and because Rick is one of the Prog Dinosaurs that survive with great music. But this is sinonym of masterpiece? Probably no... Probably yes. I am not a rational person in the case of Rick's music: all Rick's music is masterpiece. Also this "Frost In Space". But in a correct view "Frost In Space"'s songs are saved by Rick's virtuosisms.

Song for songs... Virtuosisms for virtuosisms...: Difficult to read in a correct manner this "Frost In Space": Not the best versions are included hese. Live or studio: all instrumentals. Ok, but this is the only way for a correct evalutation? Maybe tes, maybe no. It is clear that a song as "Harlem Slalom" is only a POP song with tons of synths, Prog synths. But the version of "Eleanor Rigby" here included is only one of the various revisitation that this song had. In this case with Prog spirit. And the version of "Catherine Howard" here included is a good version? Maybe yes... Maybe no. In fact the magic is not here. But "Catherine Howard" is good also in this version. As "Lure Of The Wild".

In good substance Rick can not be loved or hated. Remain in doubt, just do not want to read correctly Rick and his approach to music. I love Rick's music, of course. But I think that I am also a rational person. And for this moyive I do not assign five stars but only four. Also if for me "Frost In Space" is a masterpiece.