In the Round, Union, and last night's recital at the Tupelo Theater: YesSonatas, a pastiche of everything Yes, on the Steinway Grand. Rick Wakeman is more than the greatest keyboardist I have ever seen with my own eyes. He's a musical mystic, or a buddha, unique and self-contained. Rick Wakeman's music breaks my heart, but only in a good way. His final tour is forever etched in my memory.
Did he ever pick up the RICKENBACKER BASS? The only guitar Chris Squire ever played? He left it to sit, and wilt in the spotlights. Never mind he's a lefty....
Considering the amount of boozing he did he is still a icon of a keyboard player and a fantastic sense of humour sadly when you see his friends like Jon lord, Keith Emerson,Richard wright who are bo longer with us Rick always pays homage to their legacy , keep tickling those ivories mate your a legend
Starship Trooper's Wurm solo with Adam Wakeman in keytar (like in 2000-2001), and the totally unexpected (for me) participation of a female choir. Rick does keytar at the end with Adam but wait... the choir girls and boy are in Rick's keyboards doing chords while Hayley Anderson (edit, it's not her) does bass pedals?? Now THAT's a jam!!! Caught me offguard
What a sad sad night, for my Rickenbacker Bass. Sitting there, lonesome, lefty Red sunburst, having to endure this awesome sonic (sad) recreation of Steve Howe's crescendo... Perhaps that was Chris Squire's onstage Homage. Not Chris's tombstone, he was right handed. Rick Wakeman the MILKING IT TOUR!
He never did like banging in his ears or crashing cymbals,I told him use earplugs,the answer was how the would I hear what everyone is playing I replied if you can do it with your eyes closed then hearing as no bother 😂
