FIRST TIME HEARING Rick Wakeman- "Journey To The Centre Of The Earth" (full album) (Reaction)
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- FIRST TIME HEARING Rick Wakeman- "Journey To The Centre Of The Earth" (full album) (Reaction) | The album of 1,000 twists and turns!! A very rewarding and rich musical adventure...
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In 1974 the album that introduced me to progressive rock. Rick Wakeman is my hero!
Wow, what a great intro to Rick, prog, and likely Yes I'm guessing!
The doors opened to an entire beautiful and admirable universe.
Thank you Retro Reactions for your beautiful reaction to this grandiose and very important masterpiece by my keyboard hero Rick Wakeman! A true landmark of Progressive Rock, full of color and imagination.
My copy is hanging on the wall, framed, and signed by Rick.😎
Wow, amazing! One of your greatest possessions I'm sure!
@@retroreactions.... No. I have a key from one of Rick's old keyboards. Signed by Rick. Several of his other albums, also signed and framed. I have a gold copy of 6 Wives framed. It's pretty cool.👍😎
@@jeffschielka7845 Even better!! Wow
You have some amazing memorabilia Jeff. Proud you have such artefact’s in your possession. Well done man!
@@TheAlbumReviewGuy Thanks Dave!!👍😎
He also did “Peter and the Wolf”; beautiful storytelling and keyboards.
Rick was so good at coaxing such interesting timbres from his moogs!
Of all the versions on film of the story, none do the novel, only Rick's musical version is faithful to the book. In 1974 for my tenth birthday, I got the album as a present, nearly wore it out playing it so much. Such a good album, wish I'd been older and at the concert!. Wakeman released 'Return to the Centre of the Earth' around the late 90's. He's also extended and reworked it but for me, the '74 original is a classic.
Great to know. The movie version I saw was probably very unfaithful to the novel. Glad this album has such meaning for you!
Saw him when he toured for this album at Madison Square Garden with the full orchestra and the narrator. For the encore they played the whole second side again.
I love that keyboard!!!!!!!
Keyboard overload and keyboard heaven!!!
Highly recommend you react to "Merlin The Magician" from Wakeman's "The Myths and Legends of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table" album.
Wow! Thrashed mum and dad's stereo with this in the day - great memories. Beautiful music.
Was great to re-live this album & that epic performance. I recall back in the day Rick was a bit of a phenomenon. He brought this tour down under & I remember as a young teenager watching the Melbourne performance live on black & white tv, it was amazing! Would highly recommend "Merlin" & "The black knight" from "Myths & legends of....." & "Statue of Justice" (Chris Squire & Allan White give guest appearances) & "Judas Iscariot" from "Criminal record", brilliant stuff!! Cheers
Journey to the Centre of the Earth is one of progressive rock's crowning achievements. With the help of the London Symphony Orchestra and the English Chamber Choir, Rick Wakeman turns this classic Jules Verne tale into an exciting and suspenseful instrumental narrative ... The whole of Journey to the Centre of the Earth still stands as one of the most interesting conglomerations of orchestral and synthesized music ... Journey to the Center of the Earth was released to tremendous public response in both America and England, where it topped the charts. - Excerpts from AllMusic
Journey to the Centre of the Earth was overall well received by music critics. Journey earned Wakeman a Grammy and Ivor Novello Award nomination. On 27 July 1974, Wakeman headlined the Crystal Palace Garden Party concert, performing selections from Six Wives and Journey in its entirety. - Wikipedia
Man what a legend. He must be beyond the moon proud of all his accomplishments!
Not to mention his "Myths and Legends Of King Arthur and the Knight s of the Round Table" - which I always found slightly more enjoyable than this, and this is GREAT!
Also to anyone who thinks prog can't swing, bollocks. The Battle and The Forest are two of the best grooves ever written. Checkout the Live in Cuba show to see a truly jaw dropping live gig, with an awesome, if condensed version of this.
Remember that this is a live recording made just on 50 years ago with all the recording limitations of that time. Micing all the orchestra and the choir would have been a massive task. Like many others my copy was worn out in a few short months of constant playing. Hard to pick my favourite track but The Battle is up there.
❤😂😂❤ OMG!!!! OH MY GOODNESS!!! WHAT A MASTERPIECE.!!! EXCELLENT!!! EXCELLENT!!! EXCELLENT!!!!🎉🎉😂😂😂😂❤❤❤❤ LOVE IT!!!! LOVE IT!!!! BRAVO!!! BRAVO!!!! GREAT REVIEW!!!! GREAT REACTION!!!
Hello! Glad you love this album!! Was this a first time listen for you? Thanks so much for tuning in and for the compliment 😊
You seem to like this one ❤😂
The first album l bought, is was 1974, l still have it today
I know he performed the whole piece at the London Palladium earlier this year - because I was very lucky to be there for both nights and all 4 sets were astonishing. To top it off I got to meet Chris Welch, a journalist who championed many prog bands and drew our attention to what we should be taking note of. It felt really good to say how grateful myself and many of my friends were to his efforts.
I wore out this record in the late 70s. The classical style and orchestral arrangements are his best work, and he knew exactly when to lead and when to follow the rest of the choir and the orchestra.
Man this reaction is epic, you love to surprise us. 👏👏👏
Ah so you love this album, great! Been on my radar a while and I wanted to do another live, but a long one this time!
God, it's been such a long time since I listened to this magnificent work. Your reaction brought back so many pleasurable memories of my introduction to Wakeman's majestic musical epic when it came out in the 1970s. Thanks for the trip down Memory Lane. I look forward to many more such journeys from you.
Hello! So happy I could bring back some of those great memories for you of this fantastic album! You're very welcome and thanks for watching! Yes, a long musical journey ahead for sure!
Am amazing piece of music. First time listening myself as well. Just breath taking. All the best. Dave✅✅
Nice, thanks for giving it a listen! Glad you loved it!
Great reaction… as always…and another successful premiere with some great comments along the way. Rick was good too.
Thanks bud. Yes, really enjoy chatting with you guys live! Will have to make another long live premiere, hopefully in January...
A Really Nice Surprise ❤️ Along with Your ALWAYS Great Reaction ! ... for me ? - more Music Memories come to me 💖 - This Album i wore out The Summer of 76' .. Long, Rainy, And Warm .... The memories too 😉♥️
Hello! Glad you could check this one out. Very happy it could bring back some warm memories for you 😊💙
Another great live chat time! These are a lot of fun…. I wouldn’t mind you doing more of them. To think that was your first time listening to it, and I’ve had the pleasure for almost 50 years! Great, honest reaction! 😊
For sure! Lives are harder because I want to use very long songs/album for more chat time, but always worth the effort in the end to be able to hang live with you guys! So I hope to do them on a fairly regular basis. Yea, A LOT to take it, but it was all musical bliss and a pleasure to experience it for the first time....🙂
He had a nice run of solo albums early in his solo career, but this remains my favorite. I love his playing, the arrangement, the orchestra, the choir, the storytelling, etc. It doesn't hurt that I was a big fan of the 1959 film that you referenced, growing up. I think the only weakness is some of the vocals, but they grow on you, so it's a minor nit.
I'm nervous about this one. When I was around 14-15, I listened to this album every day! I can still recite most of the narration by heart, almost 50 years later! Let's see what you will find of it.
Wow, didn't know you loved this album! I should be nervous about what you'll think of my reaction 🙂 Overall I think I did good and excited to be able to chat with people for a whole hour this time!
@@retroreactions...., in this case it's more a matter of evoking sentimental memories. One of the reasons why ABBA and the Beatles are so big, above good and evil, is that everyone who lived during their heyday has several stories to tell that happened to the sound of some of their songs, and memories are instantly evoked when they listen to those songs again. In my case, this happens with Rick Wakeman, Supertramp, and Pink Floyd, who dominated my teenage soundscape.
Rick Wakeman solo was far more successful and popular here than Yes ever was, so much that at the height of his success he filled the huge Maracanã stadium in Rio de Janeiro (the world's largest soccer stadium) for a sold-out concert for over 100,000 people, plus a 2-hour TV special! (Many years later, when I was a young adult and his popularity had already waned, I saw him live in my hometown during the "1984" launch tour.) Although some of my friends were big Yes fans, it wasn't part of my formative soundtrack, and I was a late comer to their work, but Rick was huge for me and many other people who came of age at that time. I was unable to come for your live broadcast, but in the chat replay I saw another Brazilian saying that "Journey..." was the album of his life. I wouldn't go that far, but I do understand him, and it's certainly one of the albums of my life (I don't have just one).
My story with Rick started in 1973 or '74, when my mom went shopping at a hypermarket, for some reason I didn't go with her that time (I usually did), and she came back with a record for me, saying: "I don't know what this is, but there was a frenzy when I passed by the record department, and everybody was buying this, so I brought it for you." It was "The Six Wives of Henry VIII", and I soon found out that the frenzy was totally justified. It's an AMAZING record! And curiously, my mom liked it, too, which was rare (she also made an exception for most of Pink Floyd).
As my musical taste and culture have matured, now I find some of Rick's work too over the top and dangerously bordering on kitsch, but "The Six Wives..." stood the test of time, keyboard playing at its best. My favorite track as a whole is still the first, "Catherine of Aragon", but the ending of "Anne Boleyn" is the pinnacle of the album IMO, and the organ in "Jane Seymour" is outstanding, too, and honestly, there isn't a bad track. If and when you react to it, you'll see that Rick sounds curiously reminiscent of Keith Emerson, a keyboard player so great that he influenced even other great players.
So, after the huge success of "The Six Wives..." (which had had very little promotion and was mostly by word of mouth in that pre-Internet and pre-social networks era), when "Journey to the Centre of the Earth" arrived, it was an even greater frenzy. You should see the luxurious production of the original album: double sleeve with an 8-page full-size inner leaflet in expensive glossy couché paper with pictures of the concert (it seems that they used back-projection on a huge screen, which is primitive today but was very advanced for 1974). Featuring a full orchestra and choir, it sounded much more monumental than "The Six Wives..." and it soon became Rick's signature album, the first thing that will come to mind when you mention Rick Wakeman to many people from my generation.
Well, I wish you could have seen MY reaction to your reaction! I don't remember the last time I listened to this album, certainly many, many years ago. But I sang along all the vocal parts with very few lyrics mistakes, and the same happened with the narration parts. That's how imprinted this album was on me, and how important it was as the soundtrack of a period of my life. I felt transported to my room at the time (and you know how important a teenager's room is in their life). I could see my bed, my desk, the posters on the wall. It was a very emotional ride. Thank you for that!
Oh, and that extravagant album sleeve also included the text: "Thanks to Grieg for 'The Hall of the Mountain King'. Because I stole a few bars." And I'm quoting by memory!
Wow, so happy that this reaction really transported you back in time, which is essentially the entire theme/goal of this channel!!
12:10 Não amigo... os primeiros vocais cantados são do Gary Pickford-Hopkins que faleceu em 2013 e o Ashley Holt é quem faz a segunda voz. Abraços.
Gracias!
To me this is like comfort food for the soul. I picked up this album as a freshman in high school and has stayed with me since. Rick is truly the master of classic prog rock keyboards with the passing of Kieth Emerson and Jon Lord. I'm certain you will also enjoy Rick's "Myths and Legends of King Arthur and the knights of the Round Table" album. And his other 70's mastermind album "No Earthly Connection"
"Crystals of opaque quartz studded limped tears.
Forming magic chandeliers
Lighting blistered galleries." Just love those lines❤
“Dumb with astonishment and amazement which bordered on
Stupefaction…” …but…I’m ready. Truly an epic..the sound of my youth.
Nice....what an album!
Cara... me desculpe mas preciso de corrigir mais uma vez. The Florest inicialmente é contada por Ashley Holt até a entrada da bateria. Após a bateria o Ashley Holt continua na primeira voz e o Gary Pickford-Hopkins canta junto fazendo a segunda voz. Sou fã de disco desde que o ouvi pela primeira vez no ano de seu lançamento.
I’ve rarely heard this. When my music teacher when I was around 10 played me War of the Worlds, he played this I the same lesson (not entire albums of both!). A few weeks later when my best friend and me asked about it, he’d forgotten what he’d played and I’ve never really gone back to it. After that I moved onto Adam and the Ants 😂❤ This is an almost-first listen
Cool, so it was basically new for you. Hope you enjoyed!
@@retroreactions.... I’ve put it on and a mono synth is now playing basically the keyboard line to first verse of And You and I.
That’s not a complaint ❤️
Oh my goodness, what are you going to do next????
For a live? Not sure, but it probably won't be till January...we'll see..glad you could be there today 😊
Thank you. Glad you were there too!🤣🥰
Rick's "Myths and Legends Of King Arthur and the Knight s of the Round Table" - Please
Great Stuff Right... There's a concert that's called Rick Wakeman Cuba Rick and his Band The English Rock Ensemble do a condensed version of this, but Oh' my they just bring it! totally worth watching.
Plus back in the day there was a show called IN CONCERT I got to see this performed Just amazing. Also where else would you hear the line "Dumb with astonishment and amazement which bordered on stupefacation".
A true masterpiece!!! Epic. The brass section, masterful! What more or better could you ask for? Ah, that great era of concept albums where intelligent creativity yielded nothing to commercial compromises and media formatting! I own five RICK WAKEMAN albums. 'Journey to the Center of the Earth' (1974) is one of them and comes second in my ranking. In first place, 'The Six Wives of Henry VIII' (1973) and in third place, 'The Myths and Legends of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table' (1975). In 1999, Wakeman released a sequel to JCE titled: 'Return to the Center of the Earth'. He performs there with equal brilliance; but alas, the whole album is not as musically creative. For the record, in this suite, we find a certain Ozzy Osbourne singing (!!!). Many thanks for giving us this exceptional listening experience. 🎆
[NB1: YES was not only made up of prodigious virtuoso musicians. They were also cultivated minds... and of bookish culture, in particular.]
[NB2: Have you ever listened to TONY BANKS' solo albums (studio and orchestral)? I have no doubt that yes! His first, 'A Curious Feeling' (studio, 1979) is my favorite, the most authentic. However, I cannot ignore the album 'Strictly Inc' (1995) and this, mainly because of the last composition "An Island in the Darkness"; a gem of musical intelligence! As for production with a large orchestra, in my opinion these are not his best albums; but if I had to nominate my preference, I would choose 'Five' (2018); the most and best developed.]
[NB3: We only need to listen to the albums of the solo careers of Hackett and Banks to be convinced that the musical and sound identity of GENESIS was them. I know, it's a fixed idea with me!]
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If you want to see Marko (from Nightwish) Check Ayreon River of time (Universe). You Will LOVE it and want to see more and more......and more ! Compare it with Pink Floyd
Both singers are guys. Ashley is a male name in this case
Yes, found that out after recording. The weird thing is I listened to both men in other performances and neither sounded close to that smooth vibrato voice that I loved on this album. I must do more investigating! Thanks