I had a Moog that we built from spare parts way back in the early 70's. That thing was so tricky to play. Every movement of each knob changed the sound. I could not imagine trying to play such a thing live. And of course he used the mellotron which were tapes that played when the keys were struck and was basically an early form of sampling. That's why I respect the guy so much. A true pioneer.
@MurphyMonster I was just imagining the scene...might buy one of them....Rick turns up..totally blows you away....d'you give up or d'you get one because you know what it can do? Get one obviously..don't settle for being an audience. That Strat VG looks good.....hmmmmm
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if i had rick that close i would kidnap him and make him play for me at nights, i love that guy, everywhere he plays he's the best, solo, yes, other bands
@Pablito73X QUE CADA SEGUNDO DE LA EXISTENCIA PASA EN TODOS LOS CAMPOS DE LA CIENCIA, CULTURA, EDUCACION, POLITICA ,ETC. ES INCREIBLE LA "MISERIA" EN LA QUE NOS ESTAMOS AHOGANDO, SOLO HAY QUE TENER HUMILDAD Y PACIENCIA, POR QUE COMO LO VIMOS EN EL VIDEO, LA COSA VA PARA PEOR, POR ESA IGNORANCIA E INCULTURA, MUCHOS NOS ESTAMOS QUEDANDO SIN EMPLEO Y MURIENDONOS DE HAMBRE PORQUE SOLO LOS INFLUYENTES OCUPAN LOS MEJORES PUESTOS Y ABUSAN DEL PUEBLO....PERO YA TODO EL SISTEMA SE RESETEARA!!(RESET)
Looks like the 2005 NAMM show, Rick had the whiskers then and I think he was wearing that coat. That was the last year Bob Moog attended before his death.
If you want to hear him playing this instrument like it was meant to be played listen to "WHITE ROCK" (winter olympic film) or "JOURNEY TO THE CENTER (CENTRE?) OF THE EARTH" (dramatic reading with music) the guy's a biological extension of all electronic instruments, just unreal.
A few of you are in your late 40`s and burntout,or in your 20`s and clueless! When I recall players like Emerson/Wakeman and consider the magnitude of what they accomplished with the mini I can`t find any thing bad to say.Exactly HOW did they harm other players?(Stevie had a fondness for ARP and Korg,RARELY USED MOOG.You´re missing magic of that Era it wasnt about an invention it was the vibe.I loathe death-metal double kick drum beats,but I´m not 15!So,I miss the magic that my kids embrace.
well,,mini moogs are actually simple compared to some of the new synths that have a gazillion different sub-parameters and 16 oscillators with multiple fx routings etc..etc..too bad I couldn`t actually here what he was doing over the din of techno!!
This shows how painful was in those Mini Moog days to achieve a particular sound, too much parameters to control, too few help to do that (no memory, no program, all by hand). Here Rick is finding a setup he used in Six Wives, looking for the particular attack and sustain levels... what you call "mindless noodling" is two legends getting together after years of not seeing each other. Respect that magic, even if you can't see it.
Hyatt Regency Houston 1977, found Yes group hanging out in the piano bar at the hotel after gig. Told pianist that a famous pianist was listening to her and she should ask him to play. She did and it was great.
Looks like NAMM likely. That's an early voyager. See the (lack of it seems) touch screen. The mod wheels are different and I think the sync switches are too. They had quite a few prototypes of these when they were first getting them going.
A good showing from the bygone era. I'm 51 and remember the monophonic synthesizers...took a lot to learn how to program them...not like now what with everything already push-buttoned for you. Wakeman, I think did his best work on Henry VIII, then he got too commercial. I'm a fan of Wakeman, lean more to the expertise of Emerson, but I confess, I have EVERYTHING either man recorded throughout their careers. They both did volumes of work that can't be denied. Period.
so agree! fucking hell people who shut out proggresive music like that are so narrow minded that they cant appreciated its excitment. Im glad those dickheads think that!their loss!!
I have been hearing many kind of music since i was 12 and now with 37 years i have enjoyed all those rock styles (thrash, death, grind, heavy, progressive, hardcore) and it's bullshit all that i have read against Wakeman and Moogs...Anyone who thinks like that is a fucking cunt!
That's the Minimoog Voyager, and it looks like he's trying it for the first time at some trade show. He's only human, FFS, why was this even recorded?
I don't care what anybody says. I love Progressive rock. To me, Punk was boring & too simple (from a musician standpoint). Progressive was unchartered and daring even though it could get a little overboard.
Rick Wakeman's playing, to me, was too friendly & lighthearted. Don't get me wrong, he's a wizard when it comes to keyboards. But I'm more into Keith Emerson for his playing was extremely dark & aggressive. And he smashed equipment up too!
OMG, the punk saved the music? are you on acid or you are just and idiot?, yes, the progressive was excessive and all the things that you want, but, there are MANY people who took, Carl Palmer or Bill Bruford as a drummer inspiration, than... marky ramone or something mediocre like that.
Why stunned? These are idiot kids. Sniffing glue and smoking weed into their thirties someday. Living in mum's basement! No life, no balls, no glory. Crap their pants if we stood up against them. Little fucksticks!
Actually quite rude. I was drunk at that time. Still spot on do you think? Well, yes was your reply. Sure, why not? I back it now that I rethink it! Peace
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er hello, "Robert Moog (RIP) did more harm to '70s keyboard players than Wakeman" no mention of prog there. and yes thats my point how can you blame the instrument? its what that wanker wakeman did with it. My point about punk , which you misse dlike all my others, was that it made people realise you didnt need thousands of pounds worth of gear to make music. this is my last comment as im sick of looking as his face and hearing his nonsensical noodling and reading your crap
Punk made me realize that you don't need talent to make money on a song that is drilled into peoples minds every 5 minutes of every day to sell a pepsi.
the best thing about prog was its end and that it brought about a whole revolution in music; punk. not necessarily for what punk sounded like but for its attitude and democratising of making music.
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Correction: Robert Moog (RIP) did more harm to '70s keyboard players than Wakeman (although the latter did hold the torch to the stupid invention), as did every other keys player who helped define not only the sound but even a good deal of the content of what made a lot of Prog so cheesy. What say you?
I can't agree with you I am afraid, its like blaming the guy who invented paint for picassos blue period. He made an incredible instrument which is sadly mostly recognise for what it was used for in the hands of people like wakeman and emerson. listen to what stevie wonder did with a moog, truly inspiration, emotional and organic.
Stevie Wonder isn't Prog Rock, which was the context I was speaking in. If I didn't like Picasso's Blue period, I would blame the painter not the fucking paint. Prog ushered in Punk, yeah, whatever. Punk was ultimately a fashion. Any real 'attitude' stopped the moment it became that.
thank god someone has some sense here ,this sounds like a mobile ring tone gone wrong ,he may be technically brilliant but i dont think he has any of the musical sense of say Tony Banks ,, got to meet the guy briefly a few years back he came in for a live to air at the radio station i work in in Melb Oz i expected him to be pompous git but he was a nice bloke ,but fuck the piano and organ have been around for centuries and they sound great so please just leave mini m's for landfill
Minimoogs are their own instrument. No it's not a piano, organ, or trumpet, but it has its own uses, and WILL be around for centuries in one form or another. There's a reason the vintage ones are going for $5000 plus. They have that sound nothing can compare to.
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Funny, I was about to say the exact opposite. It seems to me that these analog synthies were just a short phase in which immensely innovative musicians embraced strange new sounds. The subtractive synths have not stood the test of time, today they are only being played by weirdos on trade shows, they don't have any real meaning for contemporary music.
They will never stop sounding "70s", and that is their undoing.
Could you be any more ignorant? If the strengths are utilized properly every instrument can have its place in modern music. Ever heard of Deadmau5? That guy uses the moog (or emulations thereof) and he is one of the most successful and acclaimed producers. 99% of the club tracks since the mid 80s until now have featured subtractive sythesis and that probably won't change within the next decade. No real meaning for contemporary music my ass
Not sure what he uses besides a Voyager, but you people are straight hating.. even if you dont like his music you cant say hes not talented.
Overcomplicated? Not even close they are electro house tracks. You probably make shit with just a beat machine and wank back and forth with no compositional ideas or production skills like most of the people on youtube.
Go get some skills and stop hating.. it shows your musical insecurity.
No he's using Ableton Live which isn't that different from FL I admit. But its workflow is a lot more streamlined. Still just a matter of taste though
You sir are a fool. You could say the same about piano - everything with piano in it, sounds classical and it doesn't have any real meaning for contemporary music.
Analog synths sound much better, than their modeled counterparts. It's like comparing a real piano vs sampled one.
Deadmau5 uses real moogs btw, and believe me - it does make his tracks sound better! I recently bought real analog Prophet 08, and it improved my music A LOT.
That's not what I was saying. All I meant was that right now, popular music seems to re-embrace acoustic and electric instruments, now that the last electronic wave of the 90s has subsided. Techno, house, Drum & Bass and the like have been pushed back to the margins, being played in special clubs, that's all.
How you turned this into analog vs modeled I don't have a clue. :-)
electronic music is stronger and more popular than ever now with much of the indie rock movement being influenced by or directly integrating electronic music into their respective sounds.
Most club tracks have a Moog bass or some emulation or sample thereof nowadays. Many modern funk, soul R&B and jazz tracks has used Moogs for Bass as well. Much of modern popular music is a rehash of the old stuff anyway, In fact most music thats not pure guitar rock, country, or swing will feature a Moog from time to time.
yes poor sound quality but it's good still - Rick is always able to get the best sound out of any Moog - well pretty much the same sound he always goes for! lol good clip
I had a Moog that we built from spare parts way back in the early 70's. That thing was so tricky to play. Every movement of each knob changed the sound. I could not imagine trying to play such a thing live. And of course he used the mellotron which were tapes that played when the keys were struck and was basically an early form of sampling. That's why I respect the guy so much. A true pioneer.
bent139 3 weeks ago
quite the experience!
btreefingers 1 month ago
Can you imagine being at a convention of some sort, looking at a keyboards, when Rick Wakemen brushes by you and begins to play a solo.
MurphyMonster 2 months ago
@MurphyMonster I was just imagining the scene...might buy one of them....Rick turns up..totally blows you away....d'you give up or d'you get one because you know what it can do? Get one obviously..don't settle for being an audience. That Strat VG looks good.....hmmmmm
Rikk303 2 months ago
i can smoke rick wakeman!!
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Such fantastic stuff
bubblabu 3 months ago
De todas formas, en vivo usa uno, y llena teatros, asique no se debe hacer problema de que no lo conozcan por ahi jaja.
120Colla 3 months ago
mucho cho cha nigga
TommyChevyBugle 3 months ago
Brazillians are omnipresents...
adrianoddr2 7 months ago 2
sounds like some of what he wrote for Journey To The Center of the Earth
the42voice 10 months ago
He doesn't even miss a beat when he adjusts the knobs.
maddogmcrae 11 months ago
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grantorinoProg 11 months ago
rick wakeman is the synth legend
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seasidejohnson 1 year ago
ajajaja a 64 personas no les gustò el video ... seràn ignorantes amantes de la musiquita de lady gaga & company ...
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ronnieciago 1 year ago
Did I recognize some of the music he was playing?
AnotherPostcard 1 year ago
Was this at Musikmesse?
dwemmy 1 year ago
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OnlyGoodCommie 1 year ago
yah yah, is good, yah
HomeGrownDubs 1 year ago
Rick Wakeman playing the Minimoog Synthesizer.
TobyHalicki089 1 year ago
Worst Audio Ever!!!
jezmundberserker 1 year ago
if i had rick that close i would kidnap him and make him play for me at nights, i love that guy, everywhere he plays he's the best, solo, yes, other bands
slashdelbarrio 1 year ago 6
nadie se dio cuenta que era Rick Wakeman.
sergiosambaires 1 year ago
no, man. he's not rick wakeman
marcioalmada 1 year ago
@marcioalmada shut up! you don't know anything
awakenstuff 1 year ago
@marcioalmada - You are wrong. It's Wakeman, for sure.
carlosalbertoteixeir 1 year ago
NAME OF SONG PLISS
tacvbo6 1 year ago
@tacvbo6 improvisation please!!!!
royalhuntforever 1 year ago
A bit of Six Wives, a splash of Hey Bulldog, general Wakeman-mooginess in d minor.
heimdallhinfrode 1 year ago
RICK ROLLD!
ZupraVisor 1 year ago 5
That was newer Gary Numan you dopeheads..
AnalogNoiseLab 1 year ago
Thats the one and onle Gary Numan in the Green Shirt!!!
tommodern1 1 year ago
What's the betting that the salesman whacked $500 on that synth with 'As played on by Rick Wakeman' on a sign! I know i would!
PhobiaGuy 1 year ago 5
i can do that lol
MsCrazyboyz 1 year ago
is that Eno? In the Green T Shirt?!
yyuryyicicuryy4me 2 years ago
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I don't think so. Eno's pretty much bald now..
ORUPRANKSTAZ 2 years ago
No concibo el minimoog sin Wakeman
FOLLABAMBAS 2 years ago
Loco... es Wakeman ejecutando un Minimoog!!!
Unos de los mejores tecladistas de la historia junto a un instrumento emblematico...
Y lo hizo totalmente gratis ante una "audiencia" que sinceramente dejo mucho que desear... cuanta ignorancia :(
Pablito73X 2 years ago 18
totalmente, los que amamos el rock sinfonico de Yes y (aca en argentina) la maquina de hacer pajaros, hubieramos hecho ronda! genio.
CinemaVeriteSNM 2 years ago 3
Es cierto, por esa reacción de la gente no dudo de que se pudiera encontrar en un país de Latinoamérica LOL
Zoso666 2 years ago
como te pasas, tio xD
derfelcadarn000 2 years ago
@Zoso666
Cuidado... Yo escucho que todos hablan ingles en el video...
paranoicoextrem 7 months ago 2
@Pablito73X definitivamente, lo que hubiera dado por estar ese ratito ahí
awakenstuff 1 year ago
@Pablito73X QUE CADA SEGUNDO DE LA EXISTENCIA PASA EN TODOS LOS CAMPOS DE LA CIENCIA, CULTURA, EDUCACION, POLITICA ,ETC. ES INCREIBLE LA "MISERIA" EN LA QUE NOS ESTAMOS AHOGANDO, SOLO HAY QUE TENER HUMILDAD Y PACIENCIA, POR QUE COMO LO VIMOS EN EL VIDEO, LA COSA VA PARA PEOR, POR ESA IGNORANCIA E INCULTURA, MUCHOS NOS ESTAMOS QUEDANDO SIN EMPLEO Y MURIENDONOS DE HAMBRE PORQUE SOLO LOS INFLUYENTES OCUPAN LOS MEJORES PUESTOS Y ABUSAN DEL PUEBLO....PERO YA TODO EL SISTEMA SE RESETEARA!!(RESET)
pvmuskosming 1 year ago
@Pablito73X y fue su primer piano electrónico
PolCartujas 1 year ago
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@Pablito73X y fue su primer piano electrónico
PolCartujas 1 year ago
really loe the pony tail at 1:56
kennyplay 2 years ago
ownership. and dear sir, would you care to take this synth home with you?
wilishire1200 2 years ago
donde es eso?
Que puto amo más infravalorado.
FOLLABAMBAS 2 years ago 2
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If he would be God then Oliver should be Jesus, and unfortunately that's not the case.....
vivelavidarocka 2 years ago
Man, good thing I wasn't there, I'd get kicked out for yelling at everyone to STFU because Rick Wakeman was even touching a keyboard!!!
GreenGestalt 2 years ago 97
Lol... "CAN Y'ALL PLZ STFU, DIS HERE RICK WAKEMAN, FROM YES. YOU KNOW... PSYCHEDELIC ROCK THINGY... JUST... STFU K?"
athox 2 years ago 2
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You're giving psych rock a bad name, Yes is very cheezy.
Citadin 2 years ago
@GreenGestalt same here. i'd LOVE to kick the talking people in the head.
priMMoz 1 year ago
The GOD.
elwind45 2 years ago
Can't hear much Moog.....too much background noise.
Microsloth 2 years ago
That looks like a prototype Voyager before they put the touchpad in place.
Voltor07 2 years ago
HE IS GOD
Phantom2109 2 years ago 3
That Moog looks like the new 'Old School' edition.
Jonno71 2 years ago 3
Yeah,check that wallpaper at 2:06!,(i want one!),
Snorkeldrek 2 years ago
I want this! And I also want an Hammond organ too!
LinkBulletBill 2 years ago
nice T-shirt from Brasil!! LOL
dugames 2 years ago 3
where this simposium and when ?
bond00777777 2 years ago
where did he play it?
napalmpotter 2 years ago
This is most likely NAMM Show.....but what year, I don't know.
Spaghettaboutit 2 years ago
Looks like the 2005 NAMM show, Rick had the whiskers then and I think he was wearing that coat. That was the last year Bob Moog attended before his death.
SanFernandoJym 2 years ago
lol at 1:49
TGOTNS 2 years ago 2
Jordan Rudess....
Rick Wakeman...
MORTAL KOMBAT!
musicman809 3 years ago 10
funny part is when your that talented you can play any style at any time
commando7144 3 years ago
I hate his style, it's wanky, over complicated and boring.
Dave Greenfield of the Stranglers is where it's at. No offence meant prog fans.
messthetics 3 years ago
No matter what type of keyboard Rick plays on the result is magic
carrietide 3 years ago
He's in this video twice, playing the keyboard and stood behind himself at 1:55 wearing glasses for some reason.
davestints 3 years ago
O, that's just the "progshadow".
theemonumental 3 years ago
WTH?
They're two women. Get some fucking glasses, you need it.
ivorytowermetal 3 years ago
haha, I like you, you're funny.
davestints 3 years ago
He seems to play some kind of legacy Moog analogue synth isn't that?
MuffinWhaleMan 3 years ago
If you want to hear him playing this instrument like it was meant to be played listen to "WHITE ROCK" (winter olympic film) or "JOURNEY TO THE CENTER (CENTRE?) OF THE EARTH" (dramatic reading with music) the guy's a biological extension of all electronic instruments, just unreal.
kirkmach32 3 years ago
RW could show todays keyboard players a thing or two, especially how to play the keyboards properly!!!
Great to see him on a classic keyboard again. Pure magic!!!
smithpm81 3 years ago 4
AMEN to that!!!!
carrietide 2 years ago
A few of you are in your late 40`s and burntout,or in your 20`s and clueless! When I recall players like Emerson/Wakeman and consider the magnitude of what they accomplished with the mini I can`t find any thing bad to say.Exactly HOW did they harm other players?(Stevie had a fondness for ARP and Korg,RARELY USED MOOG.You´re missing magic of that Era it wasnt about an invention it was the vibe.I loathe death-metal double kick drum beats,but I´m not 15!So,I miss the magic that my kids embrace.
law245 3 years ago
Man in brazil shirt is definately queer.
ledzeplad 3 years ago
well,,mini moogs are actually simple compared to some of the new synths that have a gazillion different sub-parameters and 16 oscillators with multiple fx routings etc..etc..too bad I couldn`t actually here what he was doing over the din of techno!!
law245 3 years ago
He's played without one of these and it just doesn't sound right...
sid1662 3 years ago
this guy just breathes music.
dang
MthsKrt 3 years ago 4
lol @ arduderjnn. I was waiting for the good part the whole time but it didn't come.
romen1990 3 years ago
quest'uomo è un grande!
PBuckFan 3 years ago
was thinking the same thing, I think 150.000 people have watched it thinking: wow this is gonna rock, and then stop after 30 seconds :p
ps Rick Wakeman rules
arduderjnn 3 years ago
yeah hes a great player but this is just mindless noodling and sounds like any old shit that you hear wankers jerking off on keyboards in music shops
mugwamp4 3 years ago
This shows how painful was in those Mini Moog days to achieve a particular sound, too much parameters to control, too few help to do that (no memory, no program, all by hand). Here Rick is finding a setup he used in Six Wives, looking for the particular attack and sustain levels... what you call "mindless noodling" is two legends getting together after years of not seeing each other. Respect that magic, even if you can't see it.
DesPlante 3 years ago 7
can't agree more... both are legends...
fahrell 3 years ago
How does this have 150,000 views?
thefaker10 3 years ago
Because he's the master? :)
Zoso666 3 years ago 25
@Zoso666 Quite right lol
sparkymachine 1 year ago
@thefaker10 hes right why does it have 150 thousand views it should have 150 million
dustytretch 1 year ago 3
@thefaker10 Because you're seeing a living legend doing his funky stuff right there.
BggProductions 1 year ago
@thefaker10 374,000...
Tsnore 1 year ago
The Mini Moog is so anoying, is a hell to program. Of course, Rick Wakeman can make a show out of a casiotone. Nice to have it on a expo.
vjrei 3 years ago
I find it quite easy actually - also the Yamaha CS80.. programme on the fly, whilst playing .. live!
noddyspuncture 3 years ago
O, that's just the "progshadow".
theemonumental 3 years ago
Moog has beutifull sounds...simply magic..
WolfgangAmadeusF 3 years ago 2
The Master at play...
eennymo 3 years ago
Rick Wakeman, Richard Barbieri, Geoffrey Downes, keith Emerson and Billy Currie are my 5 favorite keyboards players
FLORENT2222 3 years ago
HI do you have any of billy brillant solo sounds?
soundmanhaven 3 years ago
yes, of course: Billy is a brilliant musician, as well with Ultravox as a solo artist. My favourite solo album from him :"transportation"
FLORENT2222 3 years ago
wish i was there, he is one of the best
marshell1b 3 years ago
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NAMM SHOW!!!
Snotra 4 years ago
You can't have any talks about the minimoog w/out Wakeman.
CadillacL 4 years ago 4
hellz yeah!!
one of the masters......WAKEMEN
bagalocks 4 years ago 2
Hyatt Regency Houston 1977, found Yes group hanging out in the piano bar at the hotel after gig. Told pianist that a famous pianist was listening to her and she should ask him to play. She did and it was great.
listenupfolks 4 years ago 2
Looks like NAMM likely. That's an early voyager. See the (lack of it seems) touch screen. The mod wheels are different and I think the sync switches are too. They had quite a few prototypes of these when they were first getting them going.
Tibbon 4 years ago
horrible video quality. But that guy is good. Aqueduct uses a moog too. But I think I'm gonna go with the microkorg
naughty1Tom 4 years ago
"That guy is good"
Of course he is.
It's Rick Wakeman you tube
(see what I did there ? Scottish humour)
grant4est 4 years ago 15
I don't get it. Then again, I'm not Scottish. Am I missing something?
Twelveinchpvpness 4 years ago
Nicely done sir...Twelveinchpvpness, you shouldn't have missed that one.
royalbastardo 3 years ago
This is a very talented musician. His music is really worth listening to.
spoki09 4 years ago
I love Patrik Moraz
RothHandle 4 years ago
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same moraz is more expressive
grandmaos 4 years ago
you cant compare one musician to another, it's just stupid.
locobeis 3 years ago 5
I love seeing this guy have fun with an instrument he brought to a high art of technical perfection and artistic expression.
AdrianCarrPiano 4 years ago 2
WHERE is this place?? what exhibition?
lpyyxw 4 years ago
A good showing from the bygone era. I'm 51 and remember the monophonic synthesizers...took a lot to learn how to program them...not like now what with everything already push-buttoned for you. Wakeman, I think did his best work on Henry VIII, then he got too commercial. I'm a fan of Wakeman, lean more to the expertise of Emerson, but I confess, I have EVERYTHING either man recorded throughout their careers. They both did volumes of work that can't be denied. Period.
daveschimpf 5 years ago
Have you got The Emerson Christmas thing ?
RothHandle 4 years ago
prog rock is awesome. period.
DarthAwesome 5 years ago 2
Arena kicks ass !
RothHandle 4 years ago
so agree! fucking hell people who shut out proggresive music like that are so narrow minded that they cant appreciated its excitment. Im glad those dickheads think that!their loss!!
fahteekah 5 years ago
I have been hearing many kind of music since i was 12 and now with 37 years i have enjoyed all those rock styles (thrash, death, grind, heavy, progressive, hardcore) and it's bullshit all that i have read against Wakeman and Moogs...Anyone who thinks like that is a fucking cunt!
warmaster2006 5 years ago
Wakeman is the keyboard god!
warmaster2006 5 years ago 7
Yeah...
piponetto 4 years ago
That's the Minimoog Voyager, and it looks like he's trying it for the first time at some trade show. He's only human, FFS, why was this even recorded?
stereoroid 5 years ago
I agree with you, except the "he's only human" part :P
ReNeGaTe 5 years ago
I don't care what anybody says. I love Progressive rock. To me, Punk was boring & too simple (from a musician standpoint). Progressive was unchartered and daring even though it could get a little overboard.
Rick Wakeman's playing, to me, was too friendly & lighthearted. Don't get me wrong, he's a wizard when it comes to keyboards. But I'm more into Keith Emerson for his playing was extremely dark & aggressive. And he smashed equipment up too!
Stratman78 5 years ago
stop acting like retarded sharks and appreciate art. y'all are the worst sort of immature.
parafleet 5 years ago
The mad scientist @ work :P
j943a 5 years ago
OMG, the punk saved the music? are you on acid or you are just and idiot?, yes, the progressive was excessive and all the things that you want, but, there are MANY people who took, Carl Palmer or Bill Bruford as a drummer inspiration, than... marky ramone or something mediocre like that.
hijodelaverno 5 years ago
I was STUNNED when I read some of these absurd comments. Not for long, but I really was stunned.
Pneubauer 5 years ago
Why stunned? These are idiot kids. Sniffing glue and smoking weed into their thirties someday. Living in mum's basement! No life, no balls, no glory. Crap their pants if we stood up against them. Little fucksticks!
hamwinkie 5 years ago
ROFL well said!
warmaster2006 5 years ago
Actually quite rude. I was drunk at that time. Still spot on do you think? Well, yes was your reply. Sure, why not? I back it now that I rethink it! Peace
hamwinkie 5 years ago
at least im not stupid enough to think that the creator of the mini moog "did damage" to anyone musically or otherwise.
dandood2 5 years ago
this really is a crappy video. If you guys think wakeman.. or moogs did "damage" to keyboard players. You are total freakin morons.
dandood2 5 years ago
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er hello, "Robert Moog (RIP) did more harm to '70s keyboard players than Wakeman" no mention of prog there. and yes thats my point how can you blame the instrument? its what that wanker wakeman did with it. My point about punk , which you misse dlike all my others, was that it made people realise you didnt need thousands of pounds worth of gear to make music. this is my last comment as im sick of looking as his face and hearing his nonsensical noodling and reading your crap
99X10 5 years ago
Punk made me realize that you don't need talent to make money on a song that is drilled into peoples minds every 5 minutes of every day to sell a pepsi.
wardman21 5 years ago
I agree with you pal, although i enjoy both music styles (punk and prog), i'm not that narrow minded to hear only one musical tendency.
warmaster2006 5 years ago
the best thing about prog was its end and that it brought about a whole revolution in music; punk. not necessarily for what punk sounded like but for its attitude and democratising of making music.
99X10 5 years ago
He sounds like a wet lettuce slipping of the edge of a high cliff on a wet day
neutralmusic 5 years ago
Ha Ha Ha
neutralmusic 5 years ago
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biggest wanker to ever play keyboards, did keyboard players more harm than anyone other single thing.
99X10 5 years ago
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Correction: Robert Moog (RIP) did more harm to '70s keyboard players than Wakeman (although the latter did hold the torch to the stupid invention), as did every other keys player who helped define not only the sound but even a good deal of the content of what made a lot of Prog so cheesy. What say you?
whiterobin5151 5 years ago
I can't agree with you I am afraid, its like blaming the guy who invented paint for picassos blue period. He made an incredible instrument which is sadly mostly recognise for what it was used for in the hands of people like wakeman and emerson. listen to what stevie wonder did with a moog, truly inspiration, emotional and organic.
99X10 5 years ago
Stevie Wonder isn't Prog Rock, which was the context I was speaking in. If I didn't like Picasso's Blue period, I would blame the painter not the fucking paint. Prog ushered in Punk, yeah, whatever. Punk was ultimately a fashion. Any real 'attitude' stopped the moment it became that.
whiterobin5151 5 years ago
or you could blame yourself (99X10) for being so stupid. Wakeman was a good player, he didnt ruin anything.
dandood2 5 years ago
i say your a moron
dandood2 5 years ago
Oh, God. And I'd say YOU'RE a lousy writer - smart up, Dandy.
whiterobin5151 5 years ago
Wakeman sucks big time...
claudiodxe 5 years ago
Never mind... was a little joke...
Wakeman = Prog KB'd God
claudiodxe 5 years ago
aguante wakeman
lsdkhatru 5 years ago
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Just silly bollocks. Wakeman is way too over rated.
NexivNeris 5 years ago
thank god someone has some sense here ,this sounds like a mobile ring tone gone wrong ,he may be technically brilliant but i dont think he has any of the musical sense of say Tony Banks ,, got to meet the guy briefly a few years back he came in for a live to air at the radio station i work in in Melb Oz i expected him to be pompous git but he was a nice bloke ,but fuck the piano and organ have been around for centuries and they sound great so please just leave mini m's for landfill
mugwamp4 3 years ago
Minimoogs are their own instrument. No it's not a piano, organ, or trumpet, but it has its own uses, and WILL be around for centuries in one form or another. There's a reason the vintage ones are going for $5000 plus. They have that sound nothing can compare to.
Voltor07 3 years ago 2
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Funny, I was about to say the exact opposite. It seems to me that these analog synthies were just a short phase in which immensely innovative musicians embraced strange new sounds. The subtractive synths have not stood the test of time, today they are only being played by weirdos on trade shows, they don't have any real meaning for contemporary music.
They will never stop sounding "70s", and that is their undoing.
Superphilipp 3 years ago
Could you be any more ignorant? If the strengths are utilized properly every instrument can have its place in modern music. Ever heard of Deadmau5? That guy uses the moog (or emulations thereof) and he is one of the most successful and acclaimed producers. 99% of the club tracks since the mid 80s until now have featured subtractive sythesis and that probably won't change within the next decade. No real meaning for contemporary music my ass
spanking345 3 years ago 2
Never heard of him.
Superphilipp 3 years ago
dosn't deadmau5 use fruity loops?
PreWarMusic 3 years ago
Not sure what he uses besides a Voyager, but you people are straight hating.. even if you dont like his music you cant say hes not talented.
Overcomplicated? Not even close they are electro house tracks. You probably make shit with just a beat machine and wank back and forth with no compositional ideas or production skills like most of the people on youtube.
Go get some skills and stop hating.. it shows your musical insecurity.
JoeyRec 3 years ago 4
No he's using Ableton Live which isn't that different from FL I admit. But its workflow is a lot more streamlined. Still just a matter of taste though
spanking345 2 years ago
You sir are a fool. You could say the same about piano - everything with piano in it, sounds classical and it doesn't have any real meaning for contemporary music.
Analog synths sound much better, than their modeled counterparts. It's like comparing a real piano vs sampled one.
Deadmau5 uses real moogs btw, and believe me - it does make his tracks sound better! I recently bought real analog Prophet 08, and it improved my music A LOT.
PimpMyFahrrad 3 years ago
That's not what I was saying. All I meant was that right now, popular music seems to re-embrace acoustic and electric instruments, now that the last electronic wave of the 90s has subsided. Techno, house, Drum & Bass and the like have been pushed back to the margins, being played in special clubs, that's all.
How you turned this into analog vs modeled I don't have a clue. :-)
Superphilipp 3 years ago
electronic music is stronger and more popular than ever now with much of the indie rock movement being influenced by or directly integrating electronic music into their respective sounds.
fusional 2 years ago 2
Most club tracks have a Moog bass or some emulation or sample thereof nowadays. Many modern funk, soul R&B and jazz tracks has used Moogs for Bass as well. Much of modern popular music is a rehash of the old stuff anyway, In fact most music thats not pure guitar rock, country, or swing will feature a Moog from time to time.
fixationstudios 2 years ago
This man is the King.
webdemarcio 5 years ago
yes poor sound quality but it's good still - Rick is always able to get the best sound out of any Moog - well pretty much the same sound he always goes for! lol good clip
LF0 5 years ago
This is cool because Rick is testing out Moog's new version of the Minimoog (Voyager), one of the synthesizers rick helped make famous in the 70's.
chromeoverbrass 5 years ago
LOL!!!
greger1 5 years ago
The guy at the end is troubling...
ReNeGaTe 5 years ago
Whats a=happenin' hot stuff
donniegarrison 5 years ago
This gut is the master of moog
Elmo20 5 years ago
So God Wakeman walks around a music trade just like that?
pantofis 5 years ago
Shame you CAN"T ACTUALLY HEAR IT PROPERLY.
mellifluously 5 years ago