Rick Wakeman on Minimoog 

1:59 that moment you have to leave your moog and rush over to play your other moog.

Minimoog to Rick Wakeman is as Hammond organ to Jon Lord. An instrument tightly connected to his personality and defined his performance style

The best Rick Wakeman is the cape-wearing Rick Wakeman.

Back sometime in the early nineties I went to see Rick at Buxton Opera House. He came on at the start of the show and apologised as his guitarist was stuck in traffic on the M6 and wasn't going to make it. Therefore he wouldn't be doing the planned show but would still do the show and play more piano/keyboard based numbers and did a full length show. After the interval he announced that he'd agreed with the theatre manager that he would do the planned show on the following night and we could all come free of charge. So we got two nights for the price of one. What a legend!

Wakeman was always the most incredible keyboard player and his work in the classic era of Yes will live as a musical legend forever... That, and he wore capes!

I've met him as well and happy to confirm that he's a genuinely nice guy - as well as being an amazing musician.

There's nothing quite like Rick going flat out on a moog that sends me somewhere special.

I met Rick a few years ago and he graciously signed my Minimoog. Something I will treasure the rest of my living days!

One of the greatest keyboard players in the world!!

Rick makes the Mini sing, for sure. He's got the "sound" dialed in and just wails away. So much fun to hear, and watch! Tony Banks does something similar with the Arp Soloist (Pro? DGX?) on early Genesis recordings.

Its not the number of Minimoogs he owns old or new, its pure talent that he owns and thousands of hours of practice and work. He is the last great synth player left on this planet.

on of my biggest keyboard heroes of all time...even today after so many decades its hard to beat, what he did on the minimooag right from the start. so nice he is still around.

I've always known Rick was an amazing keyboard player but I never knew how hilarious he was until I started watching interviews. I now think he wears those capes to just be ridiculous

For the record, he does own a Voyager as well, as well as almost every other synth :) I saw him with Yes using one of each, then the last time I saw him (ARW's 1st tour) he was using 2 vintage Model D's...something special about those!

Sintetizador Moog só com ele mesmo !! ! !! Fera ! Não existe igual. Mr. Rick Wakeman.

Thanks for putting this together and sharing it Toni.

Fantastic!!

So glad I've seen Rick a good handful of times. Keyboard wizard!

Thank you for sharing this. ProgStock in NJ is celebrating Bob Moog this weekend, and it's great to see this ... :)

oh my god - I love these people of Yes - since the beginning of the 70's

Just wonderful

Great Rick Wakeman!

nobody plays the minimoog like rick wakeman.

Unrivalled Master of the Minimoog, among many other things.

The Maestro

excellent choices!!!!!!

Genio!!!!

Didn't know Boris was so versatile. Phoaah.Wiffwaff.

RICK WAKEMAN ES LO MÁXIMO, ES COOL 🤩⭐🌟⭐🌟⭐🌟ES EXCELENTE SIN DUDA ALGUNA ES UNA SUPER ESTRELLA.

Remember, the mini moon was monophonic. That makes his solos even more fantastic

Rick Wakeman, Keith Emerson, and Jordan Rudess. Put those three together to play and that would be the ultimate keyboard band!

Rick Wakeman once said about Minimoog invention: "For the first time you could go on and give the guitarist a run for his money...a guitarist would say, 'Oh shoot, he's got a Minimoog', so they're looking for eleven on their volume control - it's the only way they can compete." a reference to Spinal Tap. :-))

Фантастика !!!

That live in Cuba show was fantastic. _ALL GLORY_ goes to The KING of kings, and LORD of lords! HE....can command a morning! HE can put the dawn in its place! HE ....made the stars also! :)

The master ¡¡¡

Unico❤️

Una bestia. Interpretando

Rick Wakeman played the Minimoog like a guitar

Would have been cool if there is footage of him playing White Rock. Probably his best Minimoog solo.

Ah Rick 'moog' Wakeman. What more can be said

Rick Wakeman THE FINGERS. THE MASTER. FOREVER YES!!!🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹

Simply Richard Christopher Wakeman 💪🎵🎼🎶🎹😎👊

He really is like an otherworldly being

Genius--GOAT

veeeeery cool

MIGHTY ROCK GOD

The best

Now with dear Keith no longer with us there are not that many Keyboard greats left from the world of Prog rock. Tony banks, Jack Lord and Eddie jobs yes! But Rick stands high above them all as the greatest!

Yes!!!!

Huge sense of humor ..

Superbe

Yesterday I went to see him in his Buenos Aires concert here in Argentina. He only brought 2 cheap korg or Yamaha thin keyboards... Amazing anyway....but the analog gear was a big absence.

And does anyone still have any doubt that he is the best of all time?

The Goddddd Rick Wakeman!!!!!

Your Minimoog is broken Rick, it only plays one note at a time.

Emerson, Wakeman and Banks pioneers of ......Prog Rock Rulez!!!!

2nd best rock keyboard player in the last 50 years.

The Moog Maestro

I want a play off with Tony Banks & Rick!

Now Rick is quite qualified to manipulate these magnificient instruments.Not many can.

I'd recommend checking Starship Trooper Keys Of Ascension version. The best version and the best Wakeman's solo with Yes IMO.

величайшие музыканты... о,йес!

Jaws falling down on the floor......

Este maestro. Estubo en Argentina verdad. Hace unos 5 o6 años atras

Das ist kein Mensch. Das ist ein Musik-Gott!

He and jon lords classic keyboard playing were the best those times, while rick had an much clean sound, jon played vs an extrem distorted hammond organ and overdriven Sound, sharp as as raser. Korg had an great invention on rockin songs.

💯❤️😇

It's been years since I've played a Minimoog. These days I have a Prophet on top of my Hammond, which is great and more flexible, but it doesn't sound as nasty and 'in your face' as a Minimoog (and us rockers all like nasty and 'in your face'!!)

Caraca, tem até o Paco de Lucia tocando guitarra!!!! SHOW

Now i know who Jordan Rudess was inspired by

The Wizard...

bestia the best

Reminds me a lot of the prog rock band Yes [ joke ]

Well, he still uses two at a time.

After Close to the Edge, I don’t appreciate RW’s work so much. That was his artistic high point, in my opinion. However, I DO really like his Minimoog patches. In fact, they are often the yardstick that I use when I assess virtual Moogs. Go figure.

I love the minimoog but it don't have presets. Buy 2 😊

He has stronger force than darth vader

I've got one of the 9

Well I guess KEITH EMERSON wasnt the only guy that could make one talk. Im still partial to E.L.P.

He said that he owned nine Moogs, but six were nicked (stolen).

I had a Micromoog once, until I told everyone that I had one and it was stolen a month later... Hahahahahahahaha 😂!!!

Criminal Record! Is there more?????

I seriously don't get it and I'm a guy with a room full of analog synths who's been playing since I was 3. It's just a flurry of mostly non-harmonizing notes like randomly pecking notes from scales real fast. I could see how it's impressive to ppl that never heard a synthesizer before or who can't play and are impressed by the fast notes but other than that I don't see it. The absolute opposite of Carlos Santana who makes every note count. I do like the cape.

Fix isser ja, muss man ihm lassen...

I'm not 2% as good as Rick and I have 4 vintage Model Ds.... 4 or 5. I had 4 or 5 Voyagers and recently sold all but 1. Barely broke even on those. Too many were made!

What was that second song? After heart of the sunrise?? And the third?? 😮

2:41 anyone know the track's name?

1:46 can someone send me the complete yt video?

Only nine? :-)

What song?

What is the song at 0:31

1:20 The name please!!

song? 0:30 cheers

FAKE NEWS: the title should be "Rick Wakeman on MinimoogS"

Is it just me or is he playing out of time?

yes = progressive sh .

If he owns nine MiniMoogs, why does he continue to play that Korg crap?

Very speedy. Very precisely. Very boring.