this shit sounds awful..... nothing to do with the original recording, even wakeman is out of time with that minimoog... and that junkie in the vocals..... well this is a remining that the original is always better.
Hi, just joined a minute ago, I watched last night (Sunday 13 July) on ION Television part of the movie, I think Journey to the Center of the Earth, it lasted until 9pm Eastern Time and there was a beautiful song at the very end and I cannot find the music, something like - when the lights go out, when the sun goes down or so, do not know is it by Rick Wakeman but his music sounds like it, anybody any idea???
It's punk that died, prog is alive and well and is bigger than ever. Ever heard of Muse and Radiohead, Porcupine Tree or IQ? Nah, bet you haven't lol Lover's of prog rock tend to like all genres of music, and aren't abusive about any particular style. If we don't like something we say, "Yeah, but some people do so that's cool!"
I was speaking more within the context of the time, not 30+ yrs later. I'm well aquainted with Radiohead(saw OK Computer tour). Muse is good as well. I'll have to check out the others. This is boring. I see very little in the way of similaries between this material and their stuff. Songs are the difference. This music is meandering and long-winded, to say the least. ...it just goes on and on. I consider Pink Floyd to be much more important, and influential to anything leaning prog today. Cheers!
what overindulgent nonsense! I'm waiting for the spacecraft to land and retrieve them all... What the hell were these people on? Thank God punk killed this shit...
Un escritor de comedias, libretos y el pavoroso padre de la Ciencia Ficción, sus obras están casi al nivel de las profecías. Su segundo libro, "Viaje al Centro de la Tierra" se mantiene una fantasía y brindó la inspiración para esta obra Su Nombre: Julio Verne
Sometime in the late 70's, "Journey to the Center of the Earth" was broadcast live on "Don Kirchner's Rock Concert". Complete with choir and orchestra. It was simulcast in stereo over a local FM station. It was magic!!! Wish they would release that in a video! I taped the audio on my reel-to-reel. Still have the tape, but don't have a reel-to-reel player anymore. a couple of the "six Wives...' was also included.
for the 130 thousand of you[s] who LIKE this, Rick Wakeman's RETURN to the center/centre of the earth is FABULOUS, complete with many known singers, aka ozzy ozbourne, justin hayward [moody blues], trevor rabin [yes] , and "the rest"
Rick Wakeman .. great guy.. excellent keyboard player... true musician... If you don't understand this music it means you're think. Too technical for some... if you can get a copy of his Winter Olympics music .... the opening 'solo' is awesome. It's called 'White Rock'. Class stuff.
In 74, I was 12 years old and my father took me to one of his concerts (in São Paulo, Brazil). I still remember every bit of it. Funny thing was that my father was a police officer and he "hated" rock and roll...
Hi Sarah, saw Rick and the English Rock Ensemble do their last gig of tour around 1977 in Edinburgh. They were determined to be loud and all sorts of instruments being thrown around. My friends were fascinated to note that the noise and reverb so loud that my glasses spent most of the concert bouncing up and down on my nose. So long ago, but a great concert.
my dad is Martyn Shields he was a trumpet player in Ricks English Rock Ensemble,he plays on all the greatest wakeman albums of the 70s ,my favourite is Lancelot and the black knight.R I P dad love Sarah x
Dude this album ruled back in the day! We usta get stoned and listen to it, I have the CD but still remember where (when) the 8 track would Click! Stoned Hugh, so much for my political career! As much.
I was there at the myer music bowl in 1975...it was a great concert....the concert was it was actually played back on tv as well later that year......I wonder where i could get a copy from??? where did this come from????
This was always one of my most cherished "albums" (I'm dating myself, aren't I?), too. My favorite part has always been "The Recollection". Haven't, yet, been able to find IT on YouTube, but this is still really nice. Love Wakeman's "Guinevere", too.
I have always owned this album. What I would do is on a rare occasion get a bunch of friends together and have a "Journey to the Center of the Earth Night". My friends and I would all sit around and listen to the album together. Back then this album was to me almost like a precursor to D and D games. The You Tube version here does really not do the album justice but it is very nice to finally "see" the live performance over just imagining it. THANKS!
If I'm not mistaking this take is from the Australian tour in 1975. The guy singing is Gary Pickford Hopkins and the narrator is Terri Taplin. The Melbourne Philharmonic Orchestra and the Melbourne Camber Choir. Peace & Love
Rick is kind of scary looking with his long hair and facial expressions. He is the only member of Yes that drank beer and ate meat. Wakeman is a beast!
i havent listened to this since i had it on vinyl back in the 70s , this whole thing was so visual , i compare it to when people only had radios and listened to stories and had to close thier eyes and imagine ...great posting thank you : )
Loved Rick Wakeman in my younger days. I've never been much into the science of music but I know what I like, what makes me happy! Seems there are many fans of Rick that still follow his life. What's he doing now?
No, my father isn't gay. But this music IS gay. I don't know what an emo song is, so no insult there. I don't listen to much music anymore. I listened to Yes when I was a kid. Then I learned better. This music is goofy. So, you're the asshole, OK???!!!!!!
Jesus F. Christ. You make a lot of assumptions about people. First: How do you define "genius"? I mean, Wakeman is a good musician, but genius? In what way did he invent anything new? Second he's a "million times" better musician than me? Just how do you count "million"? Are there people who are 527,864 times better than me? How do you count this?
2nd Reilly: Can you read English? I did not write that Rick Wakeman is gay. I wrote "This is gay" meaning that the MUSIC is gay. Got it? It's flouncy effete feminine music. I don't have a clue as to RW's personal life.
3rd. Prog rock is what today? It's awful. Always was. Always will be.
Lastly: As for what kind of person I am, I am a thinking person with critical faculties. When music sounds gay I say "This music sounds gay." If you disagree, disagree. Otherwise, go piss down a rope.
Also, RocketFuel, it just occurred to me to ask you this: What is the connection between me having or not having a job and my opinion of Rick Wakeman's music? In other words, let me get this straight: If I "(got) a job" (I already have one, but let's assume I didn't...), I would then, all of a sudden, like Rick Wakeman's music? Isn't that the logic you are putting forth? I see. You, my friend, are a towering intellect. (Sarcasm there in that last sentence in case you didn't recognize it.)
haha. first. he DID invent something you uninformed idiot. see how he has about 3 keyboards stacked ontop of eachother? back in 1970,
which was about 37 years back, people caled rick crazy for doing this, but he invented the whole idea for this, so he wouldnt have to put his keyboards on makeshift tables.
Oh my God. Rick Wakeman stacked keyboards on top of one another. What a great invention. What a HUGE contribution to music. Stacking keyboards! I am speechless.
"<i>Rick Wakeman stacked keyboards, and the world of rock music was never the same afterwards.</i>" Did you ever think that maybe it was a roadie that came up with that idea?
SECOND, I told you to get a job, because maybe if you didnt have so much time on your hands, you'd stop commenting on youtube videos that you find "gay".
I am only 14 and its my summer, so i have a reason. whats your excuse? why must you anger other people by leaving negative remarks where all his fans will be? is that what you like to do, so others know your there? inferiority complex? well we allknow your here.
OK Ricky, for 99th time: I don't find the VIDEO per say to be gay, it's the flouncy MUSIC that I think is effeminate. I checked into this video just to see if Rick had all of his marbles left. I was into Yes as a teen. Grew out of it. And you're only 14. Well shoot, junior, what you want? A cookie? I was fourteen once myself.
If you like Rick Wakeman's music, please go ahead and like it, and don't let anybody tell you that you shouldn't. I actually owned this album when it first came out. Listening to it today all I can say is it sounds totally gay. And that's what I think. So, adios, muchacha.
Why don't <i>you</i> have a job? Do your parents give you everything you want without having to work at all? Consider your self lucky. There are 8 year old kids picking through garbage dumps outside of Mexico City as I type. And why is it angering to hear someone express their opinion about music? You don't have to agree with me at all. Grow some cojones junior!
who cares if its "flouncy effete feminine music" its well written, and played well. very well. And its based on the classic novel "journey to the center of the earth" by Jules Verne.
THIRD, maybe you're the one who cant read english, because, as you may or may not be able to tell, I'M WRITING IN ENGLISH, I WAS defending
fourth, prog is the most difficult music to play, and write. And Lastly, Don't you feel stupid arguing with a teenager? and HAHA! you've been taken down a peg by her too.
Wakeman is the greatest musician, and you appear to be the only one that disagrees.
No, I don't feel stupid arguing with a teenager. What the hell. I was a teenager myself at one point in time. I used to argue with older people when I was a teenager. Go and tell your parents if you like.
And how do you define "greatest musician"? What are the criteria? Guaranteed you won't answer this question. Guaranteed.
There are loads of musicians who "practice...learn his/her trade...(and) dedicate...a good part of their life to (music)". Those things, in and of themselves, do not make someone a "musical genius". It might make you technically proficient, but it does nothing for inspiration, creativity, or cultural relevance. Those things are intangibles that no amount of practice can bring forth. Pratice and dedication only give you tools to work with, nothing more.
Progressive rock may be difficuly to play, but its technique is about the only thing that it has tio offer. Rock music - at its best - has nothing to do with technical displays of musicianship. That's what I realized when I was about 15 or 16 and I discovered Bob Dylan and Neil Young. Those guys, to me, are great musicians. And they are true geniuses.
Dude, what is rock? How did it start? That is what rock is. Short fast, and in the gut. What's wrong with a two second solo? If that's all the song needs, that's all it needs.
Professional soccer may be difficult to play, but its technique is about the only thing that it has to offer. Soccer - at its best - has nothing to do with technical displays of sportsmanship. That's what I realized when I was about 15 or 16 and I discovered Barry Spong and Arthur Sponge (Chigley Village FC). Those guys, to me, are great footballers. And they are true geniuses.
me and my mate rockin' Rog went to western springs AK New surrealand with our socks stuffed full of rolled thai stick maoripyjamas (10x stronger than todaze kiddie-skunk). Rick in his silver cloak matched our red silk cloaks. blissful
I really confused. The only Journey to Center of The Earth I know is something else, very melodious (I'm not saying this one is bad though) and possibly sung by Rick Wakeman himself; and as I recalled it was backed by beautiful kid-choirs. I've been searching that song for such a long long time, without any success. Can anybody help? Kind regards from Java Island
You are probably looking for "Return to the center of the earth" It's a much newer work from Rick (1999), with guess performers like Ozzy Osbourne; Patrick Stewart; Trevor Rabin; Bonnie Tyler; Justin Hayward. 22 songs with a little more beat and not as progressive...Peace & Love
No, it was released around mid 70s when I was a kid. Possibly Journey to the Center of the Earth comprising some sub-songs, including the one I referred whic was under the title 'the Trees'. Memorable song, and I appreciate if anyone could share it through Youtube. Anyway, Thanks a bunch huaso97.
OK. now I know you are in the right track...The whole work is divided in four parts:
The Journey
Recollection
The Battle
The Forest.
The Original album was recorded live at the Royal Festival Hall in London on January 18th 1974. Maybe the song you are referring is "The Forest" Peace & Love
Is this from the Midnight Special airing of the entire concert? That is the only video of this performance piece I have seen of such age. We used to play this album from beginning to end...over and over...
Yes indeed, alone or with Yes, solo or with friends Rick has been one of the greatest keybord players ever and he is also a great composer. Now he has a son Oliver who has inherited his fathers talent. Bravo!
Yes indeed, alone or with Yes, solo or with friends Rick has been one of the greatest keybord players ever and he is also a great composer. Now he has a son Oliver who has inherited his fathers talent. Bravo!
First concert I ever saw...1975 Detroit. Rick, The choir, The bad vocals (horrible key/tune), and the fantastic music. Ad the first time I ever smelled pot!!!! Good post... Thanks
The live version of 'Journey' from Melbourne kills the original album. The musicianship is all around a lot better, the 2 singers are in key most of the time, and the narrator for this version of 'Journey' was cooler than the one on the album. I wish Rick would release the Melbourne Show on CD, so I could put it on my iPod!
i think only pot could make this cool
funkshow1234 3 years ago
this shit sounds awful..... nothing to do with the original recording, even wakeman is out of time with that minimoog... and that junkie in the vocals..... well this is a remining that the original is always better.
chorizoalegre 3 years ago
In truth it was working fine till, the fat fucker decided to Out Decible the better singer, right?
The Chorus is the key point, and the Pot Bellied fat Usurp screwed it up. Whomever he is. Good mind to kick his fat tits in.
VictorianSquire 3 years ago
i just wished that mr. wakeman made the musical score of the movie. just watched it with my kids last night. great movie.
jikyboytz 3 years ago
Cadê o resto desse video com legenda em portugues?
Where's the rest of the video, with portuguese subtitles?
Yfarrenheith 3 years ago
anyone knows if this is on dvd and where to order this....
oldcorner 3 years ago
Hi, just joined a minute ago, I watched last night (Sunday 13 July) on ION Television part of the movie, I think Journey to the Center of the Earth, it lasted until 9pm Eastern Time and there was a beautiful song at the very end and I cannot find the music, something like - when the lights go out, when the sun goes down or so, do not know is it by Rick Wakeman but his music sounds like it, anybody any idea???
oldcorner 3 years ago
The art became in beathiful song.....
chichen07 3 years ago 2
I will like the new movie only if it has cool music. The whole cd of this one is very good!
qwaazga 3 years ago
One super great musician player,with a briliant musical carreer.
KarkTugaEdu 3 years ago
This album actually has me psyched to see the feature film with Brendan Fraser.
I'm serious.
americanaccents 3 years ago
maravilhosoooooooooo.
tapareci 3 years ago
It's punk that died, prog is alive and well and is bigger than ever. Ever heard of Muse and Radiohead, Porcupine Tree or IQ? Nah, bet you haven't lol Lover's of prog rock tend to like all genres of music, and aren't abusive about any particular style. If we don't like something we say, "Yeah, but some people do so that's cool!"
MoogMcMahon 3 years ago
I was speaking more within the context of the time, not 30+ yrs later. I'm well aquainted with Radiohead(saw OK Computer tour). Muse is good as well. I'll have to check out the others. This is boring. I see very little in the way of similaries between this material and their stuff. Songs are the difference. This music is meandering and long-winded, to say the least. ...it just goes on and on. I consider Pink Floyd to be much more important, and influential to anything leaning prog today. Cheers!
colico14 3 years ago
what overindulgent nonsense! I'm waiting for the spacecraft to land and retrieve them all... What the hell were these people on? Thank God punk killed this shit...
colico14 3 years ago
HAHAHAHA!
Djasper321 3 years ago 2
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this is shit if your looking for music listen to talk talk
1962087 3 years ago
curto desde que nasci
2dan5pa 3 years ago
Its sad that he picked such a terrible singer though.
Lucidor56 3 years ago
I agree...
lababot 3 years ago
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Lucidor56 3 years ago
Sorry I'm not used to use this... I wanted to answer the guy that said that they could of chosen a better singer!
lababot 3 years ago
Yeah, that was me. I am glad you agree.
Lucidor56 3 years ago
GASP! A pre-mullet Wakeman?!
akumu27 3 years ago
este video es increible
konan64 3 years ago
Fools! the singer you speak of is Gary Pickford-Hopkins from Wild Turkey.
elleryman 3 years ago
El mejor tecladista de todos los tiempos, musica o magia..???
bulzara25 3 years ago
he comes in the garden centre i work in :p
tayloryub 3 years ago
u lucky ducky
hossynossy4 3 years ago
nice cape! a keytar and a cape would be much better though.
XpanderXT 3 years ago
Is the singer really Boz?
SpaceLaser 3 years ago
i think the singer is boz burrel
JimmyPageroma94 3 years ago
This is great. I used to listen to this all the time as a kid, courtesy of my mom. I love when he starts rocking out about magic chandeliers.
eight6sevenfive3oh9 3 years ago
The spaceship for planet hippie is now boarding. All dopes bring your dope.
BareknuckleRealist 3 years ago 2
LOL...dont forget the tabs of orange sunshine
xpoppiox 3 years ago
hahaha
vamoavepave 3 years ago
good
JimmyPageroma94 3 years ago
i almost feel stoned by listening to this man, it's so good, people dont make music like that anymore...
JoelLXVI 3 years ago 6
"it's so good, people dont make music like that anymore..."
I agree
omeuusername 3 years ago 3
except for him. saw him in concert 3 years ago
reptibarn 3 years ago
HIM? That one-trick pony band? You're saying HIM are as good as Yes?
I'm puzzled...
marv45 3 years ago
haha never even heard of HIM. im saying people still do make music like this - rick wakeman
robshookphoto 3 years ago
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wankers music
67675656565655656565 3 years ago
Un escritor de comedias, libretos y el pavoroso padre de la Ciencia Ficción, sus obras están casi al nivel de las profecías. Su segundo libro, "Viaje al Centro de la Tierra" se mantiene una fantasía y brindó la inspiración para esta obra Su Nombre: Julio Verne
donrofo 3 years ago
Atados como por uno por su seguridad durante el largo descenso
fueron por un cráter de roca volcánica
viendo desde nuestro cúbil telescópico una estrellapara que compartamos, seguimos en nuestra oración. Cristales de opaco cuarzo, taconeando limpias lágrimas formando candelabros mágicos, iluminando ampolladas galerías.
donrofo 3 years ago
A caballo, en tren, por tierra, por mar, nuestro viaje comienza dos hombres motivados por el viaje de un hombre del pasado
En Islandia, donde la montaña se levanta con orgullo ellos parten con su guía a buscar la orilla de la montaña.
donrofo 3 years ago
That album is BEAUTYFUL
rolhebrios 3 years ago 3
your highness RICK WAKEMAN
walkandlookup 3 years ago 2
A very raw reproduction of an awesome original. Off key here, nothing the same. Get the original...unbelieveable.
ytmember1 3 years ago
Sometime in the late 70's, "Journey to the Center of the Earth" was broadcast live on "Don Kirchner's Rock Concert". Complete with choir and orchestra. It was simulcast in stereo over a local FM station. It was magic!!! Wish they would release that in a video! I taped the audio on my reel-to-reel. Still have the tape, but don't have a reel-to-reel player anymore. a couple of the "six Wives...' was also included.
An unbelievably talented musician!
Needmoremusic 3 years ago
I saw that show. I have the record somewhere. I played the bejeebers out of it.
GingerMartini 3 years ago
Hi Ginger
If I ever find a reel-to-reel player, I'll make a coy of it for you...
Needmoremusic 3 years ago
why does he look like jesus?
mcalfredon 3 years ago 3
good question^^
FairGangster 3 years ago
What does Jesus look like?He doesn't look like an Arab to me.
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cause he fucked jesus
67675656565655656565 3 years ago
for the 130 thousand of you[s] who LIKE this, Rick Wakeman's RETURN to the center/centre of the earth is FABULOUS, complete with many known singers, aka ozzy ozbourne, justin hayward [moody blues], trevor rabin [yes] , and "the rest"
lookingfortalent2007 3 years ago
Rick Wakeman .. great guy.. excellent keyboard player... true musician... If you don't understand this music it means you're think. Too technical for some... if you can get a copy of his Winter Olympics music .... the opening 'solo' is awesome. It's called 'White Rock'. Class stuff.
IanRatcliffe0392 3 years ago
I still have an original LP from this guy i used to hear it once in a while. Take me back to a good part of my life. Greetings from Costa Rica
sigillum08 3 years ago 2
Now I understand why punk had to happen.
nosferatudasvampir 3 years ago
Oh, hahaha, good point man!
Let's just say that Progressive at that time needed a bit of ... OOMPH into it!
bilgaria 3 years ago
In 74, I was 12 years old and my father took me to one of his concerts (in São Paulo, Brazil). I still remember every bit of it. Funny thing was that my father was a police officer and he "hated" rock and roll...
eduhart 3 years ago 2
i love that kind of stories .......thanks for sheaing !!!!! abrigadooo !!!!!
macizo25 3 years ago
It is a pleasure to share this kind of things. Thanks for contacting me.
eduhart 3 years ago
thanks for this clip, i have listened this album several times long ago, thanks
one234rock 4 years ago
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THIS music...and a little bit of wine, and/or weed, could bring the ENTIRE WORLD together...Thanks, "danimotta"!
Chiffon56 4 years ago
Hi Sarah, saw Rick and the English Rock Ensemble do their last gig of tour around 1977 in Edinburgh. They were determined to be loud and all sorts of instruments being thrown around. My friends were fascinated to note that the noise and reverb so loud that my glasses spent most of the concert bouncing up and down on my nose. So long ago, but a great concert.
HKDave88 4 years ago
my dad is Martyn Shields he was a trumpet player in Ricks English Rock Ensemble,he plays on all the greatest wakeman albums of the 70s ,my favourite is Lancelot and the black knight.R I P dad love Sarah x
HEAVENSNAUGHTYANGEL 4 years ago
Takes me right back to 1974! Thanks so much.
racer500gp 4 years ago 5
Dude this album ruled back in the day! We usta get stoned and listen to it, I have the CD but still remember where (when) the 8 track would Click! Stoned Hugh, so much for my political career! As much.
Squirrelsecret 4 years ago 2
Thank you, danimotta!
4luzlucia 4 years ago 3
Jesus Christ is alive!great music!
lukemaster123456 4 years ago 2
Aaaah...if I only had a joint...
Chiffon56 4 years ago
hehe... amen
acoustic8y3 4 years ago
One day I'll get me a mini moog and make some of those lovely fat noises.... some of the slower bits anyway....
hafstrat 4 years ago
I was there at the myer music bowl in 1975...it was a great concert....the concert was it was actually played back on tv as well later that year......I wonder where i could get a copy from??? where did this come from????
cr7rulesyo 4 years ago
A dvd was released of the concert I have it
turba1 4 years ago
Love the beer cans at 0:51...
lamanogaucha 4 years ago
This was always one of my most cherished "albums" (I'm dating myself, aren't I?), too. My favorite part has always been "The Recollection". Haven't, yet, been able to find IT on YouTube, but this is still really nice. Love Wakeman's "Guinevere", too.
Chiffon56 4 years ago
I have always owned this album. What I would do is on a rare occasion get a bunch of friends together and have a "Journey to the Center of the Earth Night". My friends and I would all sit around and listen to the album together. Back then this album was to me almost like a precursor to D and D games. The You Tube version here does really not do the album justice but it is very nice to finally "see" the live performance over just imagining it. THANKS!
RexRed 4 years ago
danimotta: Great stuff. Man, I love YouTube. Thanks for posting!
Chiffon56 4 years ago
Egh...Jon Anderson you mooks
Grifcannon 4 years ago
Oh man, I'm trying not to offend people, but you must be blind and deaf. Or simply know as much Yes as I know rap... But I don't even go there.
PrZemek44 4 years ago
zing.
ChocloManx 4 years ago
Who is the vocalist?
tonesville54 4 years ago
I don't know, but looks like Steve Harris...ahahahah.
danimotta 4 years ago
Ashley holt
pleiadian7 4 years ago
Gary Pickford Hopkins.
banoak 4 years ago
If I'm not mistaking this take is from the Australian tour in 1975. The guy singing is Gary Pickford Hopkins and the narrator is Terri Taplin. The Melbourne Philharmonic Orchestra and the Melbourne Camber Choir. Peace & Love
huaso97 4 years ago
There's a realy beautifull music, but the video clip don't completely in total contents.
pedro11aldir9 4 years ago
Rick is kind of scary looking with his long hair and facial expressions. He is the only member of Yes that drank beer and ate meat. Wakeman is a beast!
oxfreak 4 years ago
i havent listened to this since i had it on vinyl back in the 70s , this whole thing was so visual , i compare it to when people only had radios and listened to stories and had to close thier eyes and imagine ...great posting thank you : )
waywardjohn 4 years ago
I love Rick Wakeman and your songs, but Journey to the Centre of the Earth is a lesson of music, is beautiful, is magic.
Sandra Gandolfi
41215836 4 years ago 3
Hopeless.With Jon Anderson it is much better.
rsh51 4 years ago
I agree.
mako1208 4 years ago
Loved Rick Wakeman in my younger days. I've never been much into the science of music but I know what I like, what makes me happy! Seems there are many fans of Rick that still follow his life. What's he doing now?
Templemain 4 years ago
soory that i say this but he just look like jesus the keyboard player is jeses ooooh m good lord lol
meddieval 4 years ago
you can certainly tell this was the 70s....lol...his hair looks like a chick..lol
stonescourt3 4 years ago
january, 1974
socalltd 4 years ago
"John lydon"
The guy who said he "killed" rock & roll? *chuckles* Prog-rock was never so pompous and self-regarding as that. ;)
wizardcards 4 years ago
el bajista Roger Newell es un pecho frio
4a0ytefuiste 4 years ago
and i'm sure John lydon would shake my hand for saying that lol
niffshlif 4 years ago
Wakeman's Journey To The Centre Of the Earth is one of the most emotional pieces of music of the 20th century IMHO.BRILLIANT!!!!
casarojo 4 years ago
Rick Wakeman, eat your heart out! I like short songs!
spekfoo 4 years ago
tenho delirio s[o em ouvir esta opera
guizin0407 4 years ago
No, my father isn't gay. But this music IS gay. I don't know what an emo song is, so no insult there. I don't listen to much music anymore. I listened to Yes when I was a kid. Then I learned better. This music is goofy. So, you're the asshole, OK???!!!!!!
bapyou 4 years ago
This is gay.
bapyou 4 years ago
what kind of person are you?
this man is a genius,
and is a million times a better musician than you, if not more.
where do you get off saying that a pioneer/god of progressive music is "gay"
hes the reason prog is what it is today
get a job
ReillyRocketFuel 4 years ago
Jesus F. Christ. You make a lot of assumptions about people. First: How do you define "genius"? I mean, Wakeman is a good musician, but genius? In what way did he invent anything new? Second he's a "million times" better musician than me? Just how do you count "million"? Are there people who are 527,864 times better than me? How do you count this?
bapyou 4 years ago
2nd Reilly: Can you read English? I did not write that Rick Wakeman is gay. I wrote "This is gay" meaning that the MUSIC is gay. Got it? It's flouncy effete feminine music. I don't have a clue as to RW's personal life.
3rd. Prog rock is what today? It's awful. Always was. Always will be.
Last: I have a job, fuck brain.
bapyou 4 years ago
Lastly: As for what kind of person I am, I am a thinking person with critical faculties. When music sounds gay I say "This music sounds gay." If you disagree, disagree. Otherwise, go piss down a rope.
bapyou 4 years ago
Also, RocketFuel, it just occurred to me to ask you this: What is the connection between me having or not having a job and my opinion of Rick Wakeman's music? In other words, let me get this straight: If I "(got) a job" (I already have one, but let's assume I didn't...), I would then, all of a sudden, like Rick Wakeman's music? Isn't that the logic you are putting forth? I see. You, my friend, are a towering intellect. (Sarcasm there in that last sentence in case you didn't recognize it.)
bapyou 4 years ago
haha. first. he DID invent something you uninformed idiot. see how he has about 3 keyboards stacked ontop of eachother? back in 1970,
which was about 37 years back, people caled rick crazy for doing this, but he invented the whole idea for this, so he wouldnt have to put his keyboards on makeshift tables.
ReillyRocketFuel 4 years ago
Oh my God. Rick Wakeman stacked keyboards on top of one another. What a great invention. What a HUGE contribution to music. Stacking keyboards! I am speechless.
"<i>Rick Wakeman stacked keyboards, and the world of rock music was never the same afterwards.</i>" Did you ever think that maybe it was a roadie that came up with that idea?
bapyou 4 years ago
Why don't you learn your wakeman history before you argue with me.
it was no rodie
he invented it
id like to see you invent something half as good.
when you do, take some of your millions and buy a brain cell.
(oh just incase you didnt notice, i used sarcasm in that last sentance).
ReillyRocketFuel 4 years ago
Wakeman history: I have better things to read about than the history of Rick Wakeman stacking his keyboards.
bapyou 4 years ago
then shouldnt you also have better things to do than spend time on you tube arguing.
come on.
ReillyRocketFuel 4 years ago
SECOND, I told you to get a job, because maybe if you didnt have so much time on your hands, you'd stop commenting on youtube videos that you find "gay".
I am only 14 and its my summer, so i have a reason. whats your excuse? why must you anger other people by leaving negative remarks where all his fans will be? is that what you like to do, so others know your there? inferiority complex? well we allknow your here.
ReillyRocketFuel 4 years ago
OK Ricky, for 99th time: I don't find the VIDEO per say to be gay, it's the flouncy MUSIC that I think is effeminate. I checked into this video just to see if Rick had all of his marbles left. I was into Yes as a teen. Grew out of it. And you're only 14. Well shoot, junior, what you want? A cookie? I was fourteen once myself.
bapyou 4 years ago
im a girl you loser. bite me.
ReillyRocketFuel 4 years ago
Bite you? If your fourteen and a girl, I'd probably get arrested if I bit you. As I said: Go and get your parents. You obviously need supervision.
bapyou 4 years ago
that acctually made me laugh.
like, not in a bad way.
ReillyRocketFuel 4 years ago
Sweetheart, let me tell you this:
If you like Rick Wakeman's music, please go ahead and like it, and don't let anybody tell you that you shouldn't. I actually owned this album when it first came out. Listening to it today all I can say is it sounds totally gay. And that's what I think. So, adios, muchacha.
bapyou 4 years ago
Why don't <i>you</i> have a job? Do your parents give you everything you want without having to work at all? Consider your self lucky. There are 8 year old kids picking through garbage dumps outside of Mexico City as I type. And why is it angering to hear someone express their opinion about music? You don't have to agree with me at all. Grow some cojones junior!
bapyou 4 years ago
and, im not old enogh to get a job
or i would
ReillyRocketFuel 4 years ago
who cares if its "flouncy effete feminine music" its well written, and played well. very well. And its based on the classic novel "journey to the center of the earth" by Jules Verne.
THIRD, maybe you're the one who cant read english, because, as you may or may not be able to tell, I'M WRITING IN ENGLISH, I WAS defending
the music and in turn its creator.
ReillyRocketFuel 4 years ago
fourth, prog is the most difficult music to play, and write. And Lastly, Don't you feel stupid arguing with a teenager? and HAHA! you've been taken down a peg by her too.
Wakeman is the greatest musician, and you appear to be the only one that disagrees.
ReillyRocketFuel 4 years ago
No, I don't feel stupid arguing with a teenager. What the hell. I was a teenager myself at one point in time. I used to argue with older people when I was a teenager. Go and tell your parents if you like.
And how do you define "greatest musician"? What are the criteria? Guaranteed you won't answer this question. Guaranteed.
bapyou 4 years ago
you think i wont answer
hahaha alright
you dont know me
so, ill let it go.
A great musician, takes time to practice
and learn his/her trade
dedicates a good part of their life to it.
and their practice pays off,
ReillyRocketFuel 4 years ago
There are loads of musicians who "practice...learn his/her trade...(and) dedicate...a good part of their life to (music)". Those things, in and of themselves, do not make someone a "musical genius". It might make you technically proficient, but it does nothing for inspiration, creativity, or cultural relevance. Those things are intangibles that no amount of practice can bring forth. Pratice and dedication only give you tools to work with, nothing more.
bapyou 4 years ago
i needed time ti think about this, bu i got the answer;
A great musician is someone who can play with heart, soul and technique all at the same time ;D
Like Steve Clark, and Rick. That was gonna bug me unless i answeed it well.
ReillyRocketFuel 4 years ago 2
Progressive rock may be difficuly to play, but its technique is about the only thing that it has tio offer. Rock music - at its best - has nothing to do with technical displays of musicianship. That's what I realized when I was about 15 or 16 and I discovered Bob Dylan and Neil Young. Those guys, to me, are great musicians. And they are true geniuses.
bapyou 4 years ago
okayy, im done arguing
you realized you dont like prog
i realized i hate you,
and like prog.
we both have our opinions
good day, man. good day.
ReillyRocketFuel 4 years ago
Dude, Progressive Rock, is much more than the difficulty. And its much better than rock. At least the solos, aren't two seconds long...
matpiccirillo 4 years ago 2
Dude, what is rock? How did it start? That is what rock is. Short fast, and in the gut. What's wrong with a two second solo? If that's all the song needs, that's all it needs.
If you want technique, jazz.
bapyou 4 years ago 2
Professional soccer may be difficult to play, but its technique is about the only thing that it has to offer. Soccer - at its best - has nothing to do with technical displays of sportsmanship. That's what I realized when I was about 15 or 16 and I discovered Barry Spong and Arthur Sponge (Chigley Village FC). Those guys, to me, are great footballers. And they are true geniuses.
jtchivers 4 years ago
Any chance they can come play A-League with Central Coast Mariners.Hope their strikers we need `em!
tonesville54 4 years ago
And Lastly, Don't you feel stupid arguing with a teenager? and HAHA! you've been taken down a peg by her too.
Wakeman is the greatest musician, and you appear to be the only one that disagrees.
ReillyRocketFuel 4 years ago
darn, i double posted D:
ReillyRocketFuel 4 years ago
me and my mate rockin' Rog went to western springs AK New surrealand with our socks stuffed full of rolled thai stick maoripyjamas (10x stronger than todaze kiddie-skunk). Rick in his silver cloak matched our red silk cloaks. blissful
barongog 4 years ago
Rick, wake me when it's over.
Ic1cle 4 years ago
Wake Me When It's Over? Are you kidding me? this stuff is amazing
schuey77 4 years ago
emerson, lake and palmer its aweason
konan64 4 years ago
Emerson Lake and Palmer??
danimotta 4 years ago
those hairy chest cavemen are wearing me nana's table cloth. Not fair !!
Hauerhauer 4 years ago
I really confused. The only Journey to Center of The Earth I know is something else, very melodious (I'm not saying this one is bad though) and possibly sung by Rick Wakeman himself; and as I recalled it was backed by beautiful kid-choirs. I've been searching that song for such a long long time, without any success. Can anybody help? Kind regards from Java Island
zaiddiaz77 4 years ago
You are probably looking for "Return to the center of the earth" It's a much newer work from Rick (1999), with guess performers like Ozzy Osbourne; Patrick Stewart; Trevor Rabin; Bonnie Tyler; Justin Hayward. 22 songs with a little more beat and not as progressive...Peace & Love
huaso97 4 years ago
No, it was released around mid 70s when I was a kid. Possibly Journey to the Center of the Earth comprising some sub-songs, including the one I referred whic was under the title 'the Trees'. Memorable song, and I appreciate if anyone could share it through Youtube. Anyway, Thanks a bunch huaso97.
zaiddiaz77 4 years ago
OK. now I know you are in the right track...The whole work is divided in four parts:
The Journey
Recollection
The Battle
The Forest.
The Original album was recorded live at the Royal Festival Hall in London on January 18th 1974. Maybe the song you are referring is "The Forest" Peace & Love
huaso97 4 years ago
Precies. Hartelijk dank. Molto bravo!!
zaiddiaz77 4 years ago
I think that I still an LP from 1975, I bought it while stationed in FRG. Great music!
lonewolf379th 4 years ago
I remember nice moments in the 70´s when I use to go to the hightschool. without words.
chichen07 4 years ago
is this Jesus?
McGriddles06 4 years ago
MARVELOUS!!!!!!!!!!!
Bia09 4 years ago
Thanks for this. I love that album and have been impressed by Rick Wakeman's stuff since he was with the Strawbs.
Fantastic!
ozowen 4 years ago
o som tá mau mixado, pqp!
wandov8 4 years ago
Muito bom o show.
kriskvm 4 years ago
Is this from the Midnight Special airing of the entire concert? That is the only video of this performance piece I have seen of such age. We used to play this album from beginning to end...over and over...
bent139 5 years ago
me too
jemerocay 4 years ago
Yes indeed, alone or with Yes, solo or with friends Rick has been one of the greatest keybord players ever and he is also a great composer. Now he has a son Oliver who has inherited his fathers talent. Bravo!
drarita 5 years ago
a classic album,i bought when it came out and still listen to and enjoy now on (on DVD with free CD !!) thanks for posting.
phillace 5 years ago
Yes indeed, alone or with Yes, solo or with friends Rick has been one of the greatest keybord players ever and he is also a great composer. Now he has a son Oliver who has inherited his fathers talent. Bravo!
drarita 5 years ago
Great!
trickshottim 5 years ago
reconozco que no tenía puta idea de quien era este tio tan gracioso y me compré su disco por unos pírricos 3 euros.¡que puto fulero este wakerman!
OLI93loka 5 years ago
gallego trolo
lean84 4 years ago
I Love This i First Heard It on Vinyl @ My British Friends House.
elmofoloco 5 years ago
Os shows de Rick Wakeman sempre foram "trash"! Esse é insuperável. Many thanks for the post.
cgordonjr 5 years ago
Does any one knows if we can see the whole
album
xavisanchem 5 years ago
there is a D.V.D with free cd"Rick Wakeman - Journey To The Centre Of The Earth"
phillace 5 years ago
First concert I ever saw...1975 Detroit. Rick, The choir, The bad vocals (horrible key/tune), and the fantastic music. Ad the first time I ever smelled pot!!!! Good post... Thanks
exitpoll 5 years ago
That girl is using New Harmony Hairspray
releaseyourdoodahs 5 years ago
The live version of 'Journey' from Melbourne kills the original album. The musicianship is all around a lot better, the 2 singers are in key most of the time, and the narrator for this version of 'Journey' was cooler than the one on the album. I wish Rick would release the Melbourne Show on CD, so I could put it on my iPod!
Mikemaniax 5 years ago
I have to get this DVD - awesome stuff. I grew up listening to this album.
wmnoe 5 years ago