Rick Wakeman - Excerpts From The Six Wives Of Henry VIII

[chaskins15]

Wakeman is a champ

[Robinator7991]

amazing piece overall. when i first heard it on yessongs i was like 'woah holy crap this is amazing'

[bubblabu]

Just incredible

[hogweed89]

Love the mellotron sounds on this piece

[gonnagotit]

rick was the first to use a moog synthessiser with success

[buchananstreet]

rick wakeman looks like a mongoloid with an iq of 27 maximum. hes a virtuoso on the keys but he probably has the intelligence of a chipmunk

[faningo276]

@buchananstreet Loool, actually he's quite the clever guy - and rather comedic. I think intelligence and piano virtuosity go hand in hand. I very much enjoyed your analogy though, as he does look a tad blitzed here.

[batiris]

@3:55 goose bumps

[Atergia]

Thumbs up if your favorite part is at 4:50

[psychodelicrock12]

Cool how he add JINGLE BELLS in this piece. Of course this was recorded in December 1972.

[KillingLies1]

is rick the angel gabriel?

[starless64]

mamma miaaaaaaaaaaa .............grandissimooooooo­oo

[kingcrimson234]

he's SOOOOOO good

[green3825]

Explosive

[green3825]

How Heavenly.

[CrowleysGhost]

Just genius. I was so floored the first time I heard this, back on the day. For those of you who don't own a great sound system, just find one. Not dinky 'home theater in a box' crap.  Find some quality speakers and a great receiver and re-discover real music! :)

[Syzygy60]

yes it goes into round about

[Syzygy60]

My prized 3 record set YESSONGS

[alldaytubin]

It sounds like Roundabout starts up at the very end.

[psychodelicrock12]

@alldaytubin You are correct.

[oilingup]

NINETEEN SEVENTY TWO!!!!! Damn!!! To all ppl posting yessongs movie excerpts. The gigs were in 1972, NOT 73!!! The yessongs record and movie were released in 73, but the music goes back to 1 year earlier

[Super1bigKahuna]

This is amazing, he is a human computer. Not only is he performing an amazing concert but he is also configuring the keyboards on the fly!

[desrt3]

@Super1bigKahuna With Eddie 'Are you ready Eddie?' Offord mixing/enginering for him this tour.

[Bietel]

OK, I have this solo etched in my spine because I listened to Yessongs over and over for YEARS - from when I was 13 to when I was 18.

To hear Rick throw in Jingle Bells like this - whoa! I wish I had that on a bootleg LP back then, because a lot of friends were saying that Yes were "too serious" and "pretentious". I dunno.. always had plain fun playing Yes albums... and other kinds of music, too, I mean...

[Narashava]

I think I prefer the version from the yessongs album but this is still phenomenal.

[bigbadbluewolf1]

I still have Wakeman's "Six Wives of Henry VIII" on vinyl.One of the best rock keyboardists ever, imo.

[MrRodipop]

A mi me gusta el album completo es de mis favoritos.

[gypsyblue11]

saw him do this at MSG in 78...very cool

[mudmaxful]

ennek valószínűleg egy még régebbi koncertfelvételét hallottam, vagy újabbat, de nem sokkal, ha valakinek megvan töltse fel, vagy küldje el, mert erre pont nem tudok elélvezni, csak majnem és ez rettentően flusztrál...

[mudmaxful]

ennek valószínűleg a legelső koncertverzióját hallottam kiskoromban, ezt is simán veri...ha van yes, vagy wakeman fan a csapatban, kérem töltse fel, vagy köldje el nekem, mert erre éppencsak majdnam tudok elélvezni, megszoktam az eredetit...illetve, azt, amit én hallottam...

[vaasjedeking]

Oof, those Mellotron strings sound good. Love the way he turns the octave knob and switches registers on the Moog simultaniously at 5.34. He certainly knows his gear.

[ChFrMo]

4:50 Minimoog!!

[brianwash]

It's like he's hardly even breaking a sweat. Jerk. ;-)

[cynepMeH69]

Completely out of this world. This guy is an... ALIEN. Or at least THE Wizard. If anyone ever deserved to wear a Wizard cape while playing keyboards, Rick Wakeman would certainly be the one and only. Moog monosynth? Try telling this guy! Makes it sound like thing has 128 voice poly (or at least that he has 128 fingers)

That my friends... is pure talent. *DEEP "WE'RE NOT WORTHY" BOW*

[Syzygy60]

if ulike this listen to Leon Russel's "Youngblood" from George Harrison's Concert for Bangladesh



[themi90]

Can someone please tell me what song on the album hes using for the part that starts around 4:50

[MasterTubeTheatre]

@themi90 It is not a specific song from the Six Wives album, just an improvisation.

[mellotrongirl]

Wondering if the Mellotron is the one he doused in petrol & set afire in a field...

[escoxy]

Is this not incredible?

[drex23100]

Rick Wakeman should go off on his own into the one man symphony business.

[rockinredneck57]

First big Rock concert I saw was YES. I was in the nosebleed section and even with binoculars I couldn't tell if Rick was a guy or a girl! All I saw was long blonde hair and the sequins. I didn't know anything about the band at the time. First time I experienced maryjuwaner too! It was coming around the top row, so I just took a puff. Later, I couldn't find my dad's binoculars! (He wasn't with me) Great show though. .....I think....LOL

[ITFA2]

Did you mean Emerson? as in Keith from E,L&P.

[derangedband]

this is from a era with a talent before it became all about looks but wow i want ricks hair! haha.

i wish i was at this show! its amazing :D jane seymour section is my favorite part

[sheb2000]

the best keyboardist ever...

[Schubeedoobee]

Superb... I grew up with this... good today as it was in the 70's

[schmittelt]

Blue sequins...groovy. Oh yeah, the key tickling is awesome too.

[robinhood38]

Awesome rendition of the original recording. Rock n Roll!!!

[themetalislaw]

Rick wakeman is the best music of rock

[farrelli51]

This is one of the greatest solo performances ever recorded. I saw Him play this piece live on the "Yessongs" tour. Truly amazing.

[Lightmane321]

So far 8 people said they didn't like this. Well... I guess that means there's at least 8 idiots in the world

[HitMeWithIt]

@Lightmane321 How immature and shallow.

[Petra9119]

@Lightmane321

best version of all!!!

from one of the best albums ever!!!

[onemooners]

@Lightmane321 Man i fully agree

[thegreenfurby1]

I am good friend with the yes members. I have squire's phone number!

[edwardscynthia7591]

One of the best songs ever written and played. 70's Yes was the best.

[buchananstreet]

he doesnt RULE but hes quite a crack on keys

[Angelann2u]

SO TOTALLY COOL!

[plinianguy]

4:49 - 5:30 Definitely the best part of this video. I love that bit soooo much.

[bombom52]

I Prefer 355-440,It Has Got More Feeling; Listen Again My Friend.

[plinianguy]

@bombom52

I like the entire video, dude. But the sound of that one part (from 4:49 - 5:30) just sounds really soulful and emotional to me. So please don't tell me to 'listen again' just because one part sticks out to you more than it does to me. To each his own, man.

[bombom52]

Point Taken; I Was Just Carried Away Buy My Own Feelings Offcourse

[ShareTheSphere]

@plinianguy 0:01 - 6:35 is a purposeless joke

[gafuget01]

@bombom52 especially when you should know that everyone has their own opinions man, come on.

[westpalmscott]

This is how I like to think of Wakeman. With Yes and the Six Wives album. Not that overblown bombastic kaka that came after

[bodogno]

Monumental skill...mr Wakeman.

[xeractus]

For god's sake Wakeman, you should've kept using more of these analogue keyboards! The digital crap you've been using since the eighties just doesn't do your material justice.

[yesshows100]

You are correct. After 6/30/79 the last Tormato tour show it was never the same. The keyboard solos/ sounds he does during ABWH 1989 & 1990 & 1991 YES In The Round, although great, are nothing compared to 1971 -1979 sound. Also after 1979 the actual Yes music doesn't have the real Yes sound. It's almost like technology went backwards!

[aletutyful]

lindo demais!

arrepia!

Maravilhoso!!!

Genial,maravilhoso!!!!

[philipatoz]

Definitely miss the cape! Hauling all those huge, heavy analog keyboards around back then must have been a pain. Mixing, calibrating, hooking up - all that pre-midi, pre-preset patches, pre-digital equipment must have been a beast to maintain and travel with. YES' music was so intricate that it must have been very difficult to pull off many of those complicated studio tracks, live. Great era. Saw '75 tour, post-Wakeman - Moraz was good, but just wasn't Rick.

[WOLF661000]

I used to play this song back in high school maybe a thousand times in my walkman, it is nice to hear it back, I just heard Allelujah from Handel it is a must too.

[yea78861]

none better!!!!

[RushYesCrimson]

In-fucking-credible! Just amazing!

[Petra9119]

Da läuft es mir nach all den langen Jahren noch kalt den Rücken runter....

[Demenstar]

I'd like to know what the part from 4:50 on is?...Mainly that sick solo, SO doomsday sounding.

[muxux4]

I played this piece on an LP a million times back in the day.

I never though there was video of it.

Cool!!!!!!!!!!

[onemooners]

hear u

[1JeanMarie]

do you have a dvd of this concert?

[PhilistineTheArtLuvr]

HA! I thought I'll never, ever, see this solo live but there you have it: RIck Wakeman putting keyboards to good use.

[tsushima91]

is this before or after the 'curry' incident of '73? :p

[Donovan37343]

This was Yessongs, Thus it was before!

[shawnkj2234]

nice!

[0daemonas]

a real master of keys ... !!!

[Lightmane321]

whoops, my bad. It doesn't sound right without the lead-in to roundabout.

sounds like it got cut off.

moron - signing off 

: )

[oscartr24]

I was lucky enough to watch him play here in Costa Rica about 2 years ago, he had to play on a single piano due to his electronic equipment never arrived to the country, but I was so lucky to get my CD copy of Six wives signed by the Man when he left the place. Never will forget that night!

[plasticPlaystation]

The keyboard wizard!

[thefeepy]

Still as good as it was 36 years ago.

[TwistedAnvil]

That's the best sounding choir voice on a keyboard I've ever heard! Or was there a real choir hiding in the shadows? Whatever the case, Rick's still a legend :P

[alloowishus]

Hey Twisted, that's a Mellotron 400-D, a very early analog sampler. It actually had little tape loops inside for every note played, Beatles used it on "Strawberry fields". Wakeman was way ahead of his time, unfortunately (for his roadies) you could now fit what used to take a truck load into a small car. But these instruments sound WAY better. Analog baby.

[TwistedAnvil]

Hey, thanks for that, alloowishus! The mystery of the invisible choir has been solved!

[VengadorDeFincas]

Crecí esuchándolo, comprando sus CDS, luego sus partituras, fui obsesivo buscador de archivos MIDI que mejoraran lo poco que existe en música impresa. Lo imité en el teclado hasta donde pude (no pasé de Catalina de Aragón) y lo vi las tres (o cuatro, ya no recuerdo) veces que vino a Buenos Aires. Y cuando veo este video todavía se me cae una lagrima, pensar que todavía no existían ni el MIDI, ni los teclados polifónicos ni la multitimbridad. Larga vida al brujo de los teclados !!!!!

[plocequ1]

However, This is pretty goddamn good.

[plocequ1]

Keith Emerson rules!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[alloowishus]

Keith Emerson was not worthy to lick the toes of Wakemen. He was a hack who abused beautiful B-3 organs, sacriledge!

[hairyfish3]

Keith Emerson a hack!?! Come on. I love both these guys. I don't think Wakeman would be as classless and agree with your idiotic assessment.

[Lewis1key]

Keith emerson might have had the classical smoothness that Wakeman had,, but his left hand alone could wipe Wakemans ass any day of the week

[drjekyll66]

nothing to add !

[clappeame]

las estupideces que hay que ver ...los dos anteriores que comentaron no saben nada de musica ...ignorantes hijos de puta

[D4rKDr34M]

he was drunk !!

[wEKT0R]

So what? He plays a great music ...

[zigzag909]

This guy looks like some kind of wizard. Was he in Lord of the Rings.

[megaladon73]

I know, zigzag909, ll he needs is a crescent-moon/star pattern on his robe and a pointy hat =) amazing player though, love how he incorporated jingle bells into the solo!

[styx49]

Haaaaaaaaaaaaaallelujah! :D

[QueenofSwords666]

Still have MY album and this was one of my fav songs.. too bad the inprov parts arent in the actual recording... I'll always LOVE Rick Wakeman, and Keith Emerson.. the two keyboard GODS of my youth!

[Viznel137]

Wakeman RULES!!!!!

[seventiesclassic]

@Viznel137

I have to say, being a Purple fan , I prefer Jon Lord...but I like Wakeman as well...and Don Airey..Ken Hensley.

[Lightmane321]

I can't believe you cut this masterpiece off at 6:34

It totally ruined it

[progrockr78]

that's where it ended on the record....going into Roundabout

[plasticPlaystation]

Moron thats the end

[zgvuhb]

blub

[Beamshipcaptain]

INTERSTELLAR. I've loved this since 1973!

Rick Wakeman ROCKS.

[TheTheifInYourHead]

Outer space isn't afriad of chuck norris, it just can't get any closer because rick wakeman's epic prog stylings blow it further back (its why the universe was and is expanding)

[skalkmusix]

why is this man so G-O-D??Why?

The biggest keyboard player of all time..

[87fire]

the best keyboardest ever you should have been there we were in high school

[Atergia]

i wanna see someone cover the solo at like 4:50 that part is so sick

[grumpyoldgitt]

You'd should see Southside of the sky on the 35th anniversary dvd. Much faster synth

[oldyuma]

This LP is sitting 3 feet away from and I can't play it!(Damn record player broke) and,NO, I won;t buy the CD version...doesn;t sound as good as it did back in 1975

[musicfromhell]

Guess you won't get to listen to it anymore then...and by choice no less.

[Timetakesusall]

This is the clip that got me into Progressive Rock years ago.

[tsushima91]

omg... :)

[nltisme]

OMG he is so awesome!

[Tengent]

If only I could get away with wearing a cape to shows without getting called some immature name..

is this on dvd?

[Bon0]

very true indeed sir

[TorontoChaser]

emersom & wakeman RULE

[Olexandr92]

its very cool!!

please check my page for some Wakeman's stuff playing by me))

thanks

[4thDimensionFilms]

the cape is obviously there to emphasize his greatness to its maximum potential. with this cape, and this piano cover... the greatness is even comparable to god...

[bundr]

playing in a cape: extreme coolness.

[4thDimensionFilms]

you bet.

[SquonkProductions]

My favorite thing about this clip is how Wakeman switches from one mellotron (Hallelujah Chorus) to another 'tron (strings). And on the string section of this solo, he plays the MiniMoog sounds like no other. I can't explain other than that, but it is pretty fucking interesting to watch him.

[joyorr16]

Him and Emerson are the best to date. I played piano for over 8 years and still couldn't play like that! It was the ultimate goal, and I wish musicians today could appreciate it.

[hafstrat]

Sheer brilliance.

[BRONGOHORST]

KEITH EMERSON.

Rick Wakeman.

KEITH JARRET.

CHICK COREA.

Kings of keyboards.

[jalautadominguez]

Rick Wakeman, and Keith Emerson are the best (:

[purplehaze1959]

@brongohorst

not to forget Rick van der Linden,

(†22.Januar2006,RIP)

playing the keyboards with the famous Netherland-band Ekseption.

[BRONGOHORST]

Yes I remembered.

Yes it was also and Rick van der Linden.

[machetemirage71]

the only other keyboardist i can think of who even comes close to him is jordan rudess

[karajan2305]

greetings from bach´s "toccata"

i think the studio version from the album

is much better.

[videostrategies]

Great, but the best parts are the opening suite and the apocalyptic ending. Kind of amazing that a guy as talented as Wakeman would even join a band (granted, Yes was not your ordinary band), considering the talent he obviously had/has.

[vickieverlie]

My total idol coming up.....They used to call me "Vic Wakeman".

I even wore a cape for a while!

Rick Rawks!

[volvo945]

This is from 1973. Elsewhere on YouTube you can find this exact same interlude from a Yes concert of 2003. It is within a few seconds of being the same length, has all the same riffs, including Jingle Bells. Except Rick is a bit heavier now and he uses (mostly) digital synths. Still the showman! With cape! 30 years transpire and he still does the same schtick. I don't know if that's a good thing... But this was fun to watch.

[Gabrielprog]

"...and he still does the same schtick"

Wrong.

[agroscience]

Un genio

[RLSguitar]

This is one of my favorite Rick Wakeman performances.

[lonesome001]

Talk about magic hands and fingers; watch some of these close ups of his keyboard techniques!.. George lonesome001

[altosax555]

My dad told me the story of performing with a special solo track score performed by Rick of the "Six Wives" theme when he was in high school in 1975. It was a reel to reel track of Rick on the kit that was synched with the score played by the orchestra/band. He described the effect as pretty unreal when it was played through their largest PA at the time.

[cherryorchards]

funny thing....i love wakeman's Six Wives album, but not for Rick's effort, but for Alan White's.

[ClassicTVFan82]

Must've been Christmas time that year... I hear "Jingle Bells".

[mutsky]

Proving once again that REAL musicianship died a while ago...name one so-called "modern" act that can fill a stadium, that you would actually pay money to see! (No, Miley Cyrus doesn't count!)

[Covalent09]

Jordan Rudess

[dludi8hn]

Final Fantasy Symphonic Peformances

(Eminence Symphony)

[fr0zenbear]

Collective Soul could probably fill a stadium, they're not really "modern" but they aren't "classic"

[SBronxNYC]

I listened to him and YES all through High School and College. Incredible keyboard artist!

[lookingfortalent2007]

are you drug  free now?

[tonyburza]

TERRIFIC!!

[k3vsmith]

He looks possessed but hes awesome.

[monsoonostrich]

I saw wakeman on a show called countdown. He is extremely clever, although he was wearing a crazy pink suit. But if you are one of the best and most innovative keyboardists of all time and clever as well, you can wear what you want.

[listenupfolks]

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.

[beirute171]

Eu estava lá!!!!Minhas palmas estão neste show!!!!

Simplesmente MAGNÌFICO!!!

Ou apenas DO CARALHO!!!

[chrisacc82]

This is the best version of this solo

[Davinfernal]

Rick is wonderful is the Best!!

[bodawgs17]

AWESOME

[ofdarknessandlight]

this is so awesome..... I WISH I WAS ALIVE THEN!!

[ironefire]

1973, II liceo, adesso come allora una grande emozione.

Da apprezzare l'abbigliamento sobrio ed elegante.

[avdsteeg]

Rick stays the Best!!!

[prosoloist]

I thought about working on playing this piece but I'm not sure if I'll live long enough to make it happen. I have the gear but not the time.  The chops are questionable too.

[sinaloe57]

Greaat Great Great I love his music

[jimsgurl0569]

yes and rick wakeman are in my view legendary.i wish i could have seen them live in concert in 1973.

[tornadoh]

What talent! I saw him live in the early seventies when he was touring for the "Journey to the Center of th Earth" album. He did Six Wives as an encore. The fans wouldn't stop screaming, but when he came back to the stage, he said "I'm sorry, but we don't have any more material prepared." A fan yelled "Play Six Wives again!"

AND HE DID!