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2 days ago · Rick Wakeman's Criminal Record (1977) is an instrumental rock album (apart from humorous vocals from Bill Oddie) similar to The Six Wives of Henry VIII but loosely based on criminality, and features Yes bandmates Chris Squire on bass and Alan White on drums, with Frank Ricotti on percussion. The album went to No. 25 in the UK and No. 128 in the US.
4 days ago · Aside from his considerable ability as a player, the sense of continuity that the name Wakeman would have had going forward, especially now that Chris Squire and Alan White are no longer with us, would surely have been an important link with the band’s history. I asked Oliver how he felt about that split now, and he was very honest.
Sep 2, 2024 · The addition of Steve Howe and then Rick Wakeman helped transform a Jon Anderson -fronted group that sometimes dabbled in twee folk music into a dynamic long-form juggernaut on a trio of early...
Sep 11, 2024 · Yes, British progressive rock band known for its extended compositions and virtuoso musicianship. Their sound featured Jon Anderson’s soaring vocals and Steve Howe’s complex guitar supported by Chris Squire’s bass and Rick Wakeman’s multilayered keyboards before a period of changing lineups.
Sep 22, 2024 · Squire placed a call and Wakeman Junior was in the band. On they continued. Rick believes the Yes that tours the world now is a grotesque - a caricature of what the band was.
Sep 9, 2024 · Rick Wakeman has led the tributes from the music world to Sky and War Of The Worlds bassist Herbie Flowers, who died over the weekend, aged 86. It was thanks to Flowers that Wakeman performed the now-famous stylophone solo on David Bowie 's 1969 single Space Oddity after the bassist bet Bowie he would be unable to sneak the toy instrument into ...
4 days ago · This work contains more than 30 musical fragments of YES music that Rick was a part of, including the much maligned, (by him, let’s be fair,) Tales From Topographic Oceans. Picking out your favourite elements is great fun but the piece soon becomes a whole entity, as you give it time and space.
