Rick Wakeman-The Six Wives Of Henry VIII-24-96-WEB-FLAC-REMASTERED-2020-OBZEN

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Rick Wakeman-The Six Wives Of Henry VIII-24-96-WEB-FLAC-REMASTERED-2020-OBZEN
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 00:36:37 minutes | 808 MB | Genre: Rock
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover

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Rick Wakeman – The Six Wives Of Henry VIII (1973/2021) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

Rick Wakeman – The Six Wives Of Henry VIII (1973/2021)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 36:37 minutes | 814 MB | Genre: Rock
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © A&M

The Six Wives of Henry VIII is the second studio album by English keyboardist Rick Wakeman, released in January 1973 on A&M Records. It is an instrumental progressive rock album with its concept based on his interpretations of the musical characteristics of the wives of Henry VIII. After signing with A&M as a solo artist, Wakeman decided on the album’s concept during a tour of the United States as a member of the rock band Yes. As he read a book about the subject on his travels, melodies he had written the previous year came to him and were noted down. Musicians from Yes and from Strawbs, the group Wakeman was in prior to Yes, also play on the album.

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Rick Wakeman – Piano Odyssey (2018) [Official Digital Download 24bit/44,1kHz]

Rick Wakeman – Piano Odyssey (2018)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 54:59 minutes | 503 MB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Sony Classical

Keyboard wizard Rick Wakeman, famous for his hugely successful rock career across the years, most notably with leading bands Yes and The Strawbs and for his sought-after collaborations with top artists of the day such as David Bowie, Cat Stevens and Black Sabbath, is proud to present here his debut album for Sony Classical: ‘Piano Odyssey’.

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Rick Wakeman – Christmas Portraits (2019) [Official Digital Download 24bit/44,1kHz]

Rick Wakeman – Christmas Portraits (2019)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 51:31 minutes | 423 MB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Sony Classical

Legendary keyboard and synth mastermind Rick Wakeman delivers his second holiday-themed album, Christmas Portraits, following 2000’s Christmas Variations. The album sees Wakeman rearranging classic Christmas carols and songs, such as “We Three Kings,” “Silent Night,” and “Deck the Halls” for solo piano. ~ Rich Wilson

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Rick Wakeman – The Myths And Legends Of King Arthur And The Knights Of The Round Table (1975/2021) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

Rick Wakeman – The Myths And Legends Of King Arthur And The Knights Of The Round Table (1975/2021)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 44:46 minutes | 958 MB | Genre: Rock
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © A&M

The Myths and Legends of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table is the fourth studio album by English keyboardist Rick Wakeman, released on 27 March 1975 by A&M Records. It is a concept album based on the stories and people of the King Arthur legend. Wakeman started to write the music in 1974 while recovering from a heart attack and recorded it with his five-piece band the English Rock Ensemble, the New World Orchestra, and the English Chamber Choir.

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Yes Featuring Anderson, Rabin, Wakeman – Live at the Apollo (2018) Blu-ray 1080p AVC DTS-HD MA 5.1 + BDRip 720p/1080p

Title: Yes Featuring Anderson, Rabin, Wakeman – Live at the Apollo
Release Date: 2018
Genre: Rock

Production/Label: Eagle Rock Entertainment
Duration: 01:59:57
Quality: Blu-ray
Container: BDMV
Video codec: AVC
Audio codec: DTS, PCM
Video: MPEG-4 AVC Video / 29996 kbps / 1080p / 23,976 fps / 16:9 / High Profile 4.1
Audio#1: English / DTS-HD Master Audio / 5.1 / 48 kHz / 2859 kbps / 16-bit (DTS Core: 5.1 / 48 kHz / 1509 kbps / 16-bit)
Audio#2: English / LPCM Audio / 2.0 / 48 kHz / 1536 kbps / 16-bit
Size: 31,4 GB

In 2016, Jon Anderson, Trevor Rabin and Rick Wakeman brought together their incredible talents and long experience of working in Yes to take to the road for a series of concerts celebrating Yes’ musical legacy of the seventies, eighties and nineties. Yes featuring Jon Anderson, Trevor Rabin and Rick Wakeman toured first in North America and then brought their live show to the UK in early 2017, including this performance captured at the Manchester Apollo. The band are in superb form in front of a sell-out crowd who are clearly loving every minute of the show, which includes classic tracks such as “Roundabout”, “Owner of a Lonely Heart”, “And You and I”, “Hold On”, “Heart of the Sunrise”, “Rhythm of Love”, “I’ve Seen All Good People” and many more. (more…)

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Yes Featuring Jon Anderson, Trevor Rabin, Rick Wakeman – Live At The Apollo – 50th Anniversary (Live) (2018) [Official Digital Download 24bit/48kHz]

Yes Featuring Jon Anderson, Trevor Rabin, Rick Wakeman – Live At The Apollo – 50th Anniversary (Live) (2018)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/48 kHz | Time – 01:54:29 minutes | 1,42 GB | Genre: Rock
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Mercury Studios

In 2016, Jon Anderson, Trevor Rabin and Rick Wakeman brought together their incredible talents and long experience of working in Yes to take to the road for a series of concerts celebrating Yes’ musical legacy of the seventies, eighties and nineties. Yes featuring Jon Anderson, Trevor Rabin and Rick Wakeman toured first in North America and then brought their live show to the UK in early 2017, including this performance captured at the Manchester Apollo. The band are in superb form in front of a sell-out crowd who are clearly loving every minute of the show which includes classic tracks such as Roundabout, Owner Of A Lonely Heart, And You And I, Hold On, Heart Of The Sunrise, Rhythm Of Love, I’ve Seen All Good People and many more.

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Rick Wakeman – The Myths And Legends Of King Arthur And The Knights Of The Round Table (2016) [Official Digital Download 24bit/44,1kHz]

Rick Wakeman – The Myths And Legends Of King Arthur And The Knights Of The Round Table (2016)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 83:36 minutes | 990 MB | Genre: Rock
Studio Master, Official Digital Download – Source: PledgeMusic | Artwork: Front cover

Rick Wakeman’s third solo album is among his best, as he employs his vast array of keyboards to their full extent, musically describing the characters pertaining to the days of King Arthur’s reign. Now the album was re-recorded, and it’s free of the studio limitations and single disc duration of the original and the new record will be a double album as it was originally intended to be.

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Rick Wakeman – The Six Wives of Henry VIII (1973/2014) [DVD-A to FLAC 24bit/96kHz]

Rick Wakeman – The Six Wives of Henry VIII (1973/2014)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96kHz  | Time – 00:36:49 minutes | 750 MB | Genre: Rock
Source: DVD Audio | © A&M Records
Recorded: February – October 1972 at Morgan and Trident Studios, London, England.

Not only did this album help pave the way for progressive rock, but it also introduced the unbridled energy and overall effectiveness of the synthesizer as a bona fide instrument. Six Wives gave Wakeman his chance to break away from the other instrumental complexities that made up Yes and allowed him to prove what a driving force the keyboard could truly be, especially in full album form. More than just synthesized wandering, Wakeman astoundingly conjures up a separate musical persona by way of an instrumental ode to each of Henry VIII’s wives through his dazzling use of the Mellotron, Moog, and Hammond C-3 organ. For example, Wakeman’s fiery runs and fortissimo thwarting of the synthesizer throughout “Anne Boleyn” is a tribute to her feisty temper and valiant courage that she maintained while standing up to her husband. With “Jane Seymour,” on the other hand, Wakeman’s playing is somewhat subdued and gentle, which coincides with her legendary meekness and frailty, as well as her willingness to cater to Henry VIII. Wakeman’s masterful use of his synthesizers is instrumentally stunning, as is his talent of magically shaping the notes to represent behavioral idiosyncrasies of his characters. Yes bassist Chris Squire lends a hand on “Catherine of Aragon,” while guitarist Steve Howe and drummer Bill Bruford appear on a few tracks as well, as does former Strawbs member Dave Cousins, playing the electric banjo. The Six Wives of Henry VIII unleashes the unyielding power of the keyboard as a dominant instrument, but also displays Wakeman at the beginning of an extremely resplendent career as a solo musician. –Mike DeGagne

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Rick Wakeman – The Myths and Legends of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table (1975/2014) [DVD-A to FLAC 24bit/96kHz]

Rick Wakeman – The Myths and Legends of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table (1975/2014)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96kHz  | Time – 00:44:42 minutes | 946 MB | Genre: Rock
Source: DVD Audio | © A&M Records
Recorded: 16 October 1974 – 10 January 1975 at Morgan Studios, London, England.

Rick Wakeman’s third solo album is among his best, as he employs his vast array of keyboards to their full extent, musically describing the characters pertaining to the days of King Arthur’s reign. With orchestra and choir included, although a little less prevalent than on Journey, he musically addresses the importance and distinguishing characteristics of each figure through the use of multiple synthesizers and accompanying instruments. “Lady of the Lake” is given a mystical, enchanted feel, perpetrated by a more subtle use of piano and synthesizer, while the battle of “Sir Lancelot and the Black Knight” is made up of a barrage of feuding keyboard runs and staccato riffs, musically recounting the intensity of the duel. But it’s on “Merlin the Magician” where Wakeman truly shines, as the whimsy and peculiarity of this fabled figure is wonderfully conjured up through the frenzy of the synthesizer. As one of Wakeman’s most famous pieces, it is here that his astounding musicianship is laid out for all to hear, a marvelous bisque of keyboard artistry. The album’s entirety is a sensational execution of Wakeman’s adroitness, and with vocals from Ashley Holt and Gary Pickford Hopkins, it still stands along with Journey to the Center of the Earth and The Six Wives of Henry VIII as one of his most astute pieces. –Mike DeGagne

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