Rick Wakeman - Keyboard Solo

[RumbleGuts2112]

Rik was obviously off his ttis when he played this.

Peace

[stoneyshow]

wasnt expecting that

[jacobquintanilla]

i herd he fingered a girl once. she died after

[JY173]

Rick Wakeman is Chuck Norris playing the keyboard.

[saarnoldbhm]

alexthegr8 -- That sounds like Rick. He's a good man with a balanced approach to life. Faith, music, family (well okay, family suffered a bit--but so do a lot of families these days) and friends. Great musician, great man.

[BassManGilbert]

Looks like Jack Bauer before CTU.

[roel0099]

sheets from 2:27 please haha

[theodoMAN1]

HE DEFENATELY KNOWS HOW TO MASSAGE !!

[ThereWasNoFreeName]

That was fucking AWESOME!

[Candyflozza]

Talk about shredding on a keyboard!

[Elthallas]

Rick Wakeman ? Rick WakeGod.

[UFOghostgeek]

Rick Wakeman doesn't need keyboards, keyboards need Rick Wakeman.

[ILSRWY4]

How in the flying hell are there 8 dislikes to this!!! Even if you don't like piano you still have to respect this work of art!!!!!

[Draconilian]

pretty great,

guided here by a starcraft video, of all things.

[fatchip312]

OMG

[twodoggs50]

5th row center at the old Pine Knob which is now DTE energy out door

The ABW concert ranks way up there Rick is just amazing!

[Abonanno24601]

@twodoggs50 YES! I live in Clinton Twp! Pine Know for ever!!!

[ACDC7369]

its painful to see rick wakeman on stage without a b3 or a minimoog

[om0iro]

2:46 Fingers cannot move that fast!

[mrpolaroid123]

I've never heard such a wild crowd!

[mijoegla]

8 people disliked this? Really?

[kolleke1]

@mijoegla Only because they can't play as good as Rick ;-)

[Shagnarsty]

I think he suffers from arthritus now tho ;-(

[brianharoldjordan]

Holy shit, what a keyboard player !!!!

[gswARTzART]

we arent worthy we arent worthy......

[rickmatousek]

he's not only a great player but generous and loving to his children. Met his daughter while I was doing a show at Severance Center here in Cleveland last month. He GAVE her a Yamaha C5 baby grand as a gift. What a great present!

[lexichronicle2]

I saw an excellent episode of Nevermind the Buzzcocks when they had Rick and Bill Bailey doing the intro's round, with Rick on a keyboard dressed as a wizard and Bill on the guitar as an ?elf? for christmas.

[icyhotonmynuts]

I feel like playing Tiger Heli on an NES now...

[xwhitedoodx]

I wish I had a mullet, so I could play keyboard like that...

[drkam6]

If Squire would have joined this tour, it would have been one of the best for classic Yes. Wakeman was still at his prime, he was really the star of this tour.

[Wiesolator]

Das Soli ist das absolut genialste was ich je gehört habe :)

*Thums up*

[Sneeb99]

fuckin highlander on the piano, there really can be only one....

[theodoMAN1]

GODLIKE! OR WAKEMANLIKE?

[Dougolai]

that guy is straight out batshit crazy.

[kenhensley56]

Spine, almost orgasmic! Deep compliment and recognition of the great championship !!!!

[alexthegr8288]

Took my little brother to see Rick last year. My dad complained to him, saying that my brother didn't practice enough. Rick looks at my brother and says, "do you have a girlfriend?". My brother replies "Yes sir i do", to which Rick says "That's all the practice you need". What a lovely man. :)

[AbbieKat101]

mulet :DD

[pjerock]

quien es jordan rudas? al  lado de este mostruo :O

[xXxMashMallowxXx]

firetrucking awesome

[MrMonkeysrun]

if his brains working at 3.0Mach then his hand must be going at 6.0Mach

[mycroft791]

And, how exactly does his head not explode cause the left brain is working at 3.0Mach and the right brain is in mere mortal time frame? :P

[darrennz2008]

Just gorgeous melodies ! ... awesome !

[OceanwhispererStudio]

This video proves why everyone should dates a keyboard player, they certainly know how to use theere fingers to maximum effect.

[bunnyman09]

Damn, I am gobsmacked.

[KamikazeProductions5]

am i the only one that thinks hes gonna break those keyboards?

[Aftereffect2011]

Yesssss,Mr.Rick Wakeman is the best ; )

[thesoundtestroom]

Unreal and truly brilliant.

[GuaranteedSanctuary]

No, keyboard cat has the best keyboard solo…

[TrainmasterCurt]

Darn rights BEST EVER!!!

[Hammerswinger48]

@ Lineallly .Please post a video or yourself performing this solo. Yeah ..thats what i thought. I wont hold my breath.

[Hammerswinger48]

No No No ...WAKEMAN ,Mozart, Beethoven, Rachmaninov. Lets get it right now.

[mortician001]

best ever. FOR SURE

[EwePhuck]

Still not exactly sure what I'm hearing at 3:27

[Lineallly]

Basically, any pianist is able to do that

[Shagnarsty]

Piece of pi*s, I can do dat LOL

[marcelondarci]

I love Wakeman...awesome

[quofan58]

I have seen him live! Absolutly Fantastic! What a Talent!!

[TheDilke]

Couple of minor mistakes but still awesome.

[kingscat3]

@TheDilke - you curmudgeonly tosser!

[Rhubba]

At 2:43 he starts to warm up his right hand in preparation for the Catherine Parr section of the solo.

[Isaacmayorga22]

Fastest keyboard player? Try Caravan with Oscar Peterson

[thewordalive94]

only his hair sucked..

[HardLuck5488]

hes now a bounty hunter that goes by the name of DOG...haha

[Whit3King]

what Bruce Willis plays keyboard?!!?!?!!!

[ben2nd]

Mozart, beethoven, rachmaninov, wakeman

[TrainmasterCurt]

@ben2nd Amen, brother, amen!

[aaborisow]

@ben2nd Shopin was great too...

[ben2nd]

@aaborisow chopin*

[Holgater100]

@ben2nd busted

[ToccodelDestino]

@ben2nd I would add Bach, definetly.

[NOTASAVIOUR]

@ben2nd My friend you forgot Chopin!

[niiiggeeer3000]

@NOTASAVIOUR bro, listen to that solo, fuck chopin :P

[Haloplayer20]

@ben2nd banks and rudess

[lucadepu]

FUCK

[laurarobinson1990]

what is the first song he plays?

[majzako]

His wife must be happy ;)

[SSBBNiTEWiNG]

@majzako HAH!!!

[jacobquintanilla]

@majzako not with those mails lol

[vlada86]

yeah, she said his tongue is just a little bit faster :)

[101balletfreak]

amazing!!!!!!!!!!!

[cardjesus]

the guy in cool guys dont look at explosions is way better

[clemson7777]

i wonder what his words per minute on a keyboard is

[maribeetle]

ohh, amazing, i wanna play like him too....

[juantendo8]

Rick Wakeman is a terrific keyboardist with a solid technique grounded in classic training. What he is playing now is not "important" music in the sense that it has no melodic or structural significance but it is pleasing to the ear and impressive enough to move the audience. For those of you that seem to be blown away solely by speed on the keys search "richter etude" to be truly blown away by one of the best artists of the century. I would know since I have learned this piece :)

[deathseekerinurmom]

holy shit! he is good and fast. best keyboard player I have seen so far. I really like the part where he plays on the top keyboards that was awesome

[axzck]

Esse cara é doente (3)

This is really incredible. This is as fast as Dragonforce songs and it's not sped up!

[TheEmmanuelcaca]

@axzck

yeahhh.....the day that dragonforce plays like that live...i rip my balls off

[MrMonstaGamer]

@TheEmmanuelcaca You sir, will never lose your balls.

[whoddaya]

My God.

[FilmFountain]

I tried to learn this once on keyboard.... Now I have no fingers left.....

[zeusdvm]

I have read some of these recent comments dissing Rick Wakeman and his fans and I am totally aghast. Do not criticize that which you cannot appreciate nor understand. This man is a true genius and is recognized as one of the finest keyboard players of all time. He has released a multitude of albums in all varieties of genres ranging from classical, new age, pop, rock and huge rock/orchestra productions, demonstrating his mastery of each. He is a true innovator with limitless talent.

[PervisJohnson]

There's a sucker born every minute. No real pianist would play on a piece of shit electric piano. The world has many jazz and classical players who are light-years beyond this guy.

[Sparkey114]

@PervisJohnson it's called innovation. Musical history ss filled with it. Go research before posting ignorant comments.

[PervisJohnson]

@Sparkey114 There is no innovation at all in this punk's playing. It is many steps backwards. Just a bunch of New Age scales. This hack Wakeman's attempt to create a melody are lame, pathetic, laughable. A Wakeman fan is like a Britny Spears fan...gullible with no ears.

[FE4R384000]

@PervisJohnson

Where's the difference between a real piano and an electric piano when you play it?....this guy could play both...and yes he can.....i could understand when you dont like e-pianos but rick wakeman is a really good player. you are ignorant and your posting is an indication that you dont have notion about music. thats it

[scottngabriela]

He's starts off by playing an instrumental version off a song, Madrigal, from the YES Tormato LP. By Far the BEST YES album out there.

[Hessux]

Rick Wakeman is the best of that kind keyboard music. I love his music !

[supernatural52y]

fucking amazing :)

[aaborisow]

He's fucking AWESOME!!!

[rushpython100]

best ever, with jordan rudess as a close second

[alterego55]

Watch him shake his right hand to get the blood flowing @ 2:30 into the video.

[Metrukuta]

Fastest hands east of the Mississippi.

[PervisJohnson]

@Metrukuta There are probably dozens of Asian teenage boys who can play notes faster than this turkey. Who cares who plays fastest? It has nothing to do with music or art.

[Metrukuta]

@PervisJohnson

You know I was joking, right?

[to9123]

I'm surprised the keyboard doesn't catch fire :D

[thewarisover1]

it's great, but manzarek is the better.

well mozart is the better,

bye

[hanspeterstuemper]

who are those 7 people who do not like it?

r u kidding?

@TwistesAnvil

i totally agree with u ;)

[merch2millions]

Anyone know what year this solo was performed in?

[rand1182]

1989 im pretty sure

[odyseusgamer]

Wow

[beat80cj]

He tears them keys up!!!

[ABCba5tard]

he must of made the impossible song in gtutar hero

[hugoferzacapa]

DEAM .........Wath is that? increible bato para el piano .

Le cuesta al bato tocar ...

no me han visto a mi jajajajaja....

[dannyhammondorgan]

Amazing amazing amazing!!! it's very fast but i think for him is it easy!

What an amazing keyboard player!

(sorry for the slips-up… I end up the Netherlands)

[apieceofeight23]

Is this an actual Yes song or is it just Rick Wakeman killing time?

[Spermwhales93]

@apieceofeight23 He's doing a (sort of) improvised keyboard solo while the rest of the band have a rest for a bit. Jordan Rudess of Dream Theater does solos like this as well.

[zeusdvm]

@apieceofeight23 The opening portion is "Madrigal" from the Yes album Tormato, the closing "crazy" section is a portion of "Merlin the Magician" from his solo album The Myths and Legends of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table. As much of a fan of his that I am I have trouble placing the middle rapid fire section...sorry. I hope that helps.

[zeusdvm]

I am a prog rocker from the 70's, I have heard them all old and new. There is NO ONE who plays the keyboards like Rick Wakeman! Yes, his speed is amazing but what distinguishes him is his limitless talent, he is without equal. He has mastered so many genres of music and has a huge catalog of recordings. His solo output is staggering from New Age, classical, rock, soundtracks, huge production pieces with chorus, vocalists and orchestra; he does it all. This video still takes my breath away, wow!

[Ranrun1]

SHREDEERRRRRRRRR

[rdnzl1]

Absolutely Amazing!

[infesticon]

I really wanna find the clip of him on a comedy show with a tone of stylophones.

[jameshumphreys93]

Rock & Roll!!! 

[yellowangelgems]

Impressive - if you like this clip then check this out!

howardfrancis.co.uk

[IoanaLascu1]

This is the perfect sollo of keyboards! Legend of musical keyboards in the world.

Rick Wakeman from Yes

Beattefull

[cudagirl777]

Rick Wakeman will always be the best keyboard player on the planet!!!! I saw the yes union tour and seeing him in person was very exhilerating!!!!

[Spuweee]

Rest assured, we'll never see the video, "here is my cover of the Rick Wakeman keyboard solo" here on Youtube

[Killswitch071]

Nice, nice...

[KYLEC0TE]

by far

[onesnip]

At the beginning, it almost looked like CHUCK NORRIS!!!! no srsly

[tvSgd]

he's a God

[randommegenter]

ledgeeeeeeeeeeend

[epscoe]

Sooo cheesy. Orders of magnitude below anything he did with Yes.

[hanskramer]

HAAAAAAAAAAAMMER!!!!

[anngelliitop]

best ive ever heard

its amazing

[duocult]

basically the debate I see in the comments is the same question that is always played back and forth with guitar fans. Super fast and high technical ability vs slower and more emotional compositions. A Buckethead vs Slash sort of thing. Basically which do you like better, Dream Theatre or Muse?

[nimitz1983]

@duocult Dream Theatre. Muse sucks monkey balls! I hate when people type cast Dream Theatre as just wank with no emotion they obviously have not listened to any of thier music. Listen to Images and word or Awake and tell me theres no emotion. Muse is just talentless Radiohead wannabes I never felt an ounce of emotion listening to that shit!

[dresen10]

holy cow, i want his skills.

[wickyzerMan3]

That man has gatling guns for hands

[666satanasso]

this man have ten hands!!!!!!!!!! listen victoria's secret sonata arctica listen only the solo of the keyboard is very fast

[sevno1]

2:46 best

[666satanasso]

yea 5/5

[vncrls8]

I play for the football team of the village he lives in :)

Scole u18s

[radinkins]

a lot more articulate and cleaner than emerson

[topgun9491]

This guy sort of looks like jack baur also lol

[JodieIshmael1212]

OHHHH SHHHIIIIITTTT!!

[panagiotounj]

and what about Jon Lord?No one is better than the other every one is difirent!Sorry for my english but i'm ftom jupan

[rebelmunro]

He's GREAT!! Second only to Keith Emerson!

[SpazzzDog]

Fast, but very linear.

[tomylou252]

*hangs up keyboard forever

to awesome

[beobug]

Insane

[TwistedAnvil]

In the description that should be an exclamation mark, not a question mark :P

He is the best ever!!!

[atgskater14]

@TwistedAnvil

besides keith emerson of course 

[WhiteChapel0514]

Fuck thats fast

[TheLoneJester]

Fingers of fury!

[mealessi]

Esse cara é doente [2]

Sem comentarios, fantástico!

[Winonasalibi]

Fantastic.

[dotschi00014]

insane

scheisse is des geil!

10/5

[diegotecorazon]

a la mierda

[rodo1532]

That must be the fastest keyboard player Ive ever seen! FUCK

[AnarchyRules17]

very different styles. rudess is brilliant of course but they're different artists from different worlds.

[AnarchyRules17]

i think wakeman's technically better though

[odinstheboy777]

@rodo1532 he is fast!! i would compare him to( liberace)

[BlastedNation]

@rodo1532 Check out Sonata Arctica's keyboarder ;) (dunno the name)

[luba1289]

that's hell of fast but really not very beautiful to hear or anything. tony banks is a far better musician, maybe not as fast but he can write music that is so much better than this...

[XandeGuitarPlayer]

esse cara é doente

hauahauha

Aveeeeee

[jamesport8787]

amazing

[MupNaz]

Badass

[stuff1056]

Wakeman is my inspiration as a keyboard player!