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2014-04-20 00:37:20 UTC
Some youtube clips up of the April 4 gig at R.A. Hall.
Wakeman joins past and present members of Deep Purple. First clip is "Hush" which features some great Lord-esque Hammond work from Don Airey, the latter part of the tune Airey and Wakeman are trading Hammond and synth (with a tiny riff of "Roundabout" slipped into the jam)
Second Clip has Wakeman joining Bruce Dickinson, Glenn Hughes, Ian Pace and Airey on "Burn". I think Hughes outdoes Dickinson at singing like Dickinson in the high register department. Hughes' voice was never my personal favorite, but he is a great performer and man, can he sing his fanny off.
Watching this reminds me of what a talent Wakeman is. And like other Yes men, I think he sounds best when in a rock context with other rock players, as opposed to solo work or solo work with a band supporting him and his keyboards(though his solo piano stuff is great, great stuff)
Hush:
Burn:
Wakeman joins past and present members of Deep Purple. First clip is "Hush" which features some great Lord-esque Hammond work from Don Airey, the latter part of the tune Airey and Wakeman are trading Hammond and synth (with a tiny riff of "Roundabout" slipped into the jam)
Second Clip has Wakeman joining Bruce Dickinson, Glenn Hughes, Ian Pace and Airey on "Burn". I think Hughes outdoes Dickinson at singing like Dickinson in the high register department. Hughes' voice was never my personal favorite, but he is a great performer and man, can he sing his fanny off.
Watching this reminds me of what a talent Wakeman is. And like other Yes men, I think he sounds best when in a rock context with other rock players, as opposed to solo work or solo work with a band supporting him and his keyboards(though his solo piano stuff is great, great stuff)
Hush:
Burn: