For those of us of a certain vintage

[accountantpete]

I saw Yes in concert - worst 2hrs of my musical life by miles.

 

[swee'pea99]

Confession time is it? I too have seen Rick Wakeman in concert. He was wearing a cape. That's all I remember about it, other than the fact that it was so bad it was almost so-bad-it's-good. But only almost. It was just really bad.

 

[Aperitif]

A very nice man. Very nice. I used to live round the corner from his Mum when I lived in Northolt....a very nice man.
Their front hard standing was full of old synthesisers...

 

[TheDoctor]

The main thing I remember is a devastating number of keyboards - maybe about a dozen or more.
He made Keith Emerson look the very model of self-restraint.

 

[Chromatic]

Oh WoW
I still play all of my Rick Wakeman records/tapes/CDs

I was wondering if you'd be along sometime numbnuts, I knew it would be just up your street. I must admit I haven't played any Yes or Rick Wakemen stuff for quite a long while but I shall dig it out and relive my youth. And I shall be going along to the gig.
As to the rest of you (except Aperitif by the look of it, and possibly Linford), heathens, the lot of you!

 

[postman]

.....gone are the days of the knights.

As this should be.

Ah The Barron Knights a comedy pop group.Quite funny at the time.But as time passes not so now.

 

[Globalti]

I was more interested in the Roger Dean artwork on the covers, especially when I discovered that he was heavily influenced by Scottish landscapes like Rannoch Moor.

 

[threebikesmcginty]

Yes are shit.

 

[Chromatic]

Yes are shit.

c'mon tbm, stop prevaricating.

 

[threebikesmcginty]

c'mon tbm, stop prevaricating.

Just my usual verbosity.

 

[Chromatic]

Indeed.

 

[Rezillo]

I like early Yes albums. Well, up to Close To The Edge; it was all downhill after that. After reading this thread at lunchtime, I've just been outside painting the house while singing various Yes oldies.

I thought Rick Wakeman had a fairly objective eye nowadays on his time at Yes and his solo career, putting some of the pretentiousness into perspective. However, Myths and Legends (and Journey to the Centre of the Earth) are beyond redemption. The only decent thing about the former is the 'so bad its good' lyric I quoted earlier.

He lives a few miles up the road - I'd better not bike past in my Cyclechat shirt for a while if he starts googling opinion.

John

 

[Archie_tect]

1974... front room...
Mum: Who's playing?
Me: No
Mum: Pardon?
No, Not The Who.
Mum: What?
Me: No not them either...
Mum: Stop messing about, who's that playing?
Me: Yes.
Mum: Oh, shut up.

 

[ufkacbln]

I saw the original Arthur at Wembley, and thoroughly enjoyed it and am seriously considering this!

 

[ufkacbln]

You still stayed the night then?

I think the answer is: