Rick Wakeman
Also Known As: Yes
Biography: From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Richard Christopher Wakeman (born 18 May 1949) is an English keyboard player, composer and songwriter best known for being the former keyboardist in the progressive rock band Yes. He is also known for his solo albums, contributing to the BBC comedy series Grumpy Old Men and for Rick's Place, his former radio show on Planet Rock that aired until December 2010. Born in west London, Wakeman purchased his first electronic keyboard at 12 years of age. In 1968, he studied the piano, clarinet, orchestration and modern music at the Royal College of Music before leaving after a year in favour of session music work. He went on to feature on songs by artists including Ozzy Osbourne, David Bowie, T. Rex, Elton John and Cat Stevens. Wakeman joined the folk group Strawbs in 1969 and played on three of their albums. He first joined Yes in 1971 to replace Tony Kaye, and left the group in 1974 to work on his solo career. He returned in 1976 before leaving with lead vocalist Jon Anderson in 1980. Wakeman was part of the side project Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe, a group of ex-Yes members formed in 1989, and the eight-member Yes lineup that followed until his third departure in 1992. He returned for two years in 1995 and once more in 2002, where he was part of the band's 35th anniversary tour until its end in 2004. Wakeman began his solo career during his first run with Yes. His perhaps most known records being his first three, The Six Wives of Henry VIII (1973), Journey to the Centre of the Earth (1974) and The Myths and Legends of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table (1975). He has produced over 100 solo albums that have sold more than 50 million copies. In November 2010, Wakeman was awarded the Spirit of Prog award at the annual Marshall Classic Rock Roll of Honour Awards. Description above from the Wikipedia article Rick Wakeman, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Perivale, London, England
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Birthday: May 18, 1949
Age: 76 years old
Gender: Male
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When Pop Went Epic: The Crazy World of the Concept Album
Overview: Rick Wakeman tells the story of the concept album from Woody Guthrie to the present day - a musical format usually based around a structured narrative that developed to become the equivalent of rock 'n' roll theatre.
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2016-05-06
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Yes: Live at Montreux 2003
Overview: In 2003, the band made their first appearance at the Montreux Festival, despite having a long association with the town itself (they recorded there frequently in the 70s). It was a triumphant night and is regarded by both the band members and fans as probably the finest Yes gig ever to be filmed. The classic line-up includes Jon Anderson, Steve Howe, Chris Squire, Rick Wakeman, and Alan White. Prog-rockers Yes return to the stage in this 2003 performance at the Montreux Festival. Though decades may have passed since the group's heyday in the 1970s, Jon Anderson, Steve Howe, Rick Wakeman, Chris Squire, and Alan White have lost none of their edge. Laying into deep cuts like "Siberian Khatru," "Long Distance Runaround," and "I've Seen All Good People," this group of grizzled legends delivers a smoldering rock performance.
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-03-27
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Yes - Songs From Tsongas - 35th Anniversary Concert
Overview: Songs from Tsongas is a live video and album by the English rock band Yes, released on DVD in 2005 and CD and Blu-ray in 2014 by Image Entertainment. It was recorded at the Tsongas Arena in Lowell, Massachusetts on 15 May 2004 during the band's 2004 tour in celebration of their 35th anniversary. It is the band's last live album to feature original singer Jon Anderson.
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-01-01
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Yessongs
Overview: Filmed live at London's Rainbow Theatre in December 1972, the innovative group Yes performs its progressive rock symphonies -- epic compositions that influenced new trends in contemporary music. "Yessongs" provides a visual record of the concert tour that became a groundbreaking tour de force in rock music. This unique concert video of Yes was filmed during their record-breaking tour and features the talents of the five original band members. The massively popular band defined the prog rock movement with their mystical epics which infused both a Medieval and Classical sound into rock music. Titles performed include "Close to the Edge," "All Good People," and "Roundabout."
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1975-03-12
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Yes: Close to the Edge
Overview: Released on November 11th 2013 on Panegyric Recordings, ‘Close to the Edge’ will be the first in a new series of expanded YES editions. In keeping with earlier releases in this series, Steven Wilson’s approach to this album for new stereo & 5.1 mixes is to faithfully retain the spirit & sounds of the original album mix, while applying modern mix techniques to bring further clarity to the individual instrument, vocal & overdubs for each track. The songs, instantly familiar to a multitude of Yes fans, remain so, with the new mixes – especially in 5.1 form – providing a greater sense of space for each voice to be heard, Anderson’s voice seems to join the listener in the room, Howe & Wakeman’s solos glisten with clarity & Bruford/Squire remind all that they were unmatched as a rhythm section during that period.
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2013-11-13
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Rick Wakeman: Made in Cuba
Overview: Concert: Live at the Karl Marx Theatre, La Habana, Cuba, April 2005
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-07-17
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Rick Wakeman & The English Rock Ensemble , Special Guest Brian May – Live At Starmus
Overview: Starmus is a festival of music and astronomy on the beautiful island of Tenerife. It is the brain child of Garik Israelian (the astrophysicist who led the team which found the first observational evidence that supernova explosions are responsible for the formation of stellar mass black holes). Rick Wakeman has made several appearances at this festival. The most notable was in 2014 where he was joined on stage by Dr Brian May, the iconic guitarist from Queen, where Rick Wakeman and English Rock Ensemble performed amongst other tracks from throughout Rick’s career a legendary version of Starship Trooper.
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Original Language: en
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Lisztomania
Overview: In the 19th century, Romantic composer/pianist Franz Liszt tries to end his hedonistic ways but keeps getting sucked back in by his seductive fellow composer Richard Wagner.
Genres: Music Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1975-10-10
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A Week In The Life Of Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe
Overview: Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe live performance documentary
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1989-10-20
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The New Sound of Music
Overview: BBC documentary about the rise of early electronic music, use of synthesisers and the work of the radiophonic workshop. Michael Rodd surveys the use of synthesisers,computer & multi-track recording techniques to create the new sounds of electronic music.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1979-01-01
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Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe: An Evening of Yes Music Plus
Overview: One of the most convoluted chapters in the history of progressive rock titans Yes -- and there are many -- is Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe. In 1989 vocalist Jon Anderson, drummer Bill Bruford, keyboardist Rick Wakeman, and guitarist Steve Howe released the gold-selling Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe album (complete with Roger Dean cover art) and embarked on a tour called "An Evening of Yes Music Plus." The Evening of Yes Music Plus DVD, directed by Jim Yukich, was filmed at the Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View, CA -- the exact date is not listed in the credits -- and it presents a nearly equal blend of songs from the new album and Yes classics.
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1993-10-12
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Rick Wakeman & English Rock Ensemble Live From Buenos Aires
Overview: This DVD-Video reveals Rick Wakeman at his best - fired up with his blistering band The English Rock Ensemble live at the Gran Rex Theatre, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 2001-02-03
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Yes Acoustic: Guaranteed No Hiss
Overview: Yes Acoustic: Guaranteed No Hiss is the video release of an acoustic concert by the progressive rock group Yes recorded live on January 26, 2004, and broadcast live to movie theatres around the United States following the première of the documentary Yesspeak. Jon Anderson: vocals, guitar, percussion / Steve Howe: guitar, vocals / Rick Wakeman: piano / Chris Squire: bass, vocals / Alan White: drums
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-10-01
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Rick Wakeman: The Six Wives of Henry VIII. Live at Hampton Court Palace
Overview: Rick Wakeman's "The Six Wives Of Henry VIII" is one of the landmark albums of the seventies, a critical and commercial success that has sold in excess of 15 million copies worldwide. In May 2009, Rick Wakeman finally achieved his long held dream of performing the entire album live at Hampton Court Palace. It was the first time the whole album had ever been performed in concert & included the Henry VIII track "Defender Of The Faith," that had to be cut from the original album for space reasons, plus new opening and closing pieces. The two spectacular sell out concerts were a never to be repeated event and this Blu-ray shows why they will live long the memory of all those fortunate enough to attend.
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2009-10-13
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Rick Wakeman: The Six Wives Of Henry VIII
Overview: The Six Wives of Henry VIII: Live at Hampton Court Palace is a live album from the English keyboardist and composer Rick Wakeman, released through Eagle Records on 5 October 2009. The album is a live recording of the second of two sold-out concerts on 2 May 2009 at Hampton Court Palace in London. It documents the first live performances of Wakeman's 1973 instrumental concept album The Six Wives of Henry VIII in its entirety, in celebration of the 500th anniversary of Henry VIII's accession to the throne. Wakeman performs with his band, The English Rock Ensemble, the Orchestra Europa and the English Chamber Choir.
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2009-10-05
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Eco Rock Festival
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Genres: Music
Original Language: it
Release Date: 2004-09-20
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Rick Wakeman: The Legend - Live in Concert 2000
Overview: Long considered one of the top keyboardists of the prog rock era, Rick Wakeman's 2001 concert DVD release, The Legend, touches upon many different eras of the musician's long and winding career. Recorded during Wakeman's 2000 U.K. tour, he performs the entire set solo, often chatting with the audience (and he proves to be quite comical, telling a Spinal Tap-esque story of a concert from the mid-'70s that went terribly wrong due to over-drinking and faulty stage props).
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2000-06-01
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Moog
Overview: Best known as the inventor of the Moog synthesizer, Robert Moog was an American pioneer of electronic music, and shaped musical culture with some of the most inspiring electronic instruments ever created. This "compelling documentary portrait of a provocative, thoughtful and deeply sympathetic figure" (New York Times) peeks into the inventor's mind and the worldwide phenomenon he fomented.
Genres: Documentary Music History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-09-17
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Celebrating Jon Lord: Deep Purple and Friends
Overview: The concert gave fans a chance to relive Jon Lord's remarkable and extensive musical career, remembering music from Paice, Ashton Lord, Deep Purple, his later classical compositions and everything in between – all in aid for the charity organization The Sunflower Jam. The 83-piece Orion Orchestra performed, conducted by Paul Mann and accompanied by bands and artists such as Deep Purple, Paul Weller, Glenn Hughes, Bruce Dickinson, Rick Wakeman, Joe Brown, Miller Anderson, Steve Balsamo and many, many more.
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2014-09-01
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Rick Wakeman: Out There
Overview: Get ready to be visually and aurally mesmerized by what amounts to a 21st-century interpretation of the progressive rock album "Out There" by Rick Wakeman & the New English Rock Ensemble. This video features computer-generated graphics and includes tracks such as "The Mission," "To Be with You," "Universe of Sound," "The Cathedral of the Sky" and much more.
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-01-01
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Rick Wakeman - Journey To The Centre Of The Earth
Overview: Richard Christopher "Rick" Wakeman (born 18 May 1949) is an English keyboardist, songwriter, television and radio presenter, and author. He is best known for being in the progressive rock band Yes across five tenures between 1971 and 2004 and for his solo albums released in the 1970s. Rick Wakeman - Journey To The Centre Of The Earth movie Recorded in Melbourne Australia with that city's Philharmonic Orchestra in 1975, a sell-out crowd of 30,000 saw Wakeman perform at the height of his career. Rick Wakeman - Journey To The Centre Of The Earth video It contains songs from his concept albums THE SIX WIVES OF HENRY VIII, KING ARTHUR AND THE KNIGHTS OF THE ROUND TABLE, and of course the record from which the concert takes its title. Rick Wakeman - Journey To The Centre Of The Earth film JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF THE EARTH captures a seminal moment in the live performances of progressive rock.
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1975-04-24
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YesYears
Overview: A film largely from the backstage of Yes' Union tour. The concert footage is interspersed with a narrative of Yes' history, told in the words of various band members. (Everyone but Banks, Moraz, Horn and Downes are present). As a reunion show, it's a strange affair, as you get to see the different configurations of Yes (Kaye and Wakeman, Rabin and Howe, White and Bruford) interacting with each other. Still, the emphasis is on the individuals themselves, and there are plenty of good stories here.
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1991-08-06
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An Audience with Jimmy Tarbuck
Overview: Jimmy Tarbuck parades his comic wares in front of a celebrity audience, including Cilla Black, Bruce Forsyth, Billy Connolly, Michael Parkinson, Harry Secombe and Henry Cooper.
Genres: Comedy Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1994-10-22
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Prog Rock Britannia
Overview: Overview of Prog Rock history in the UK: Documentary about progressive music and the generation of bands that were involved, from the international success stories of Yes, Genesis, ELP, King Crimson and Jethro Tull to the trials and tribulations of lesser-known bands such as Caravan and Egg.
Genres: Documentary Music TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2009-01-02
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Beside Bowie - The Mick Ronson Story
Overview: Beside Bowie: The Mick Ronson Story is a documentary about the life and work of Michael "Mick" Ronson, the guitarist, songwriter, producer and arranger who, in the early part of his career, performed with David Bowie as one of the 'Spiders from Mars'.
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2017-05-09
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Yes: The New Director's Cut
Overview: Yes: The New Director's Cut is a DVD concert film by progressive rock band Yes, recorded live on their 2003 European tour. The 2-disc set features two concerts, the first recorded in Birmingham, England, and interspersed with band interviews, and the second at the 2003 Glastonbury Festival.
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-08-01
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Yes: Live In Philadelphia 1979
Overview: Yes: Live In Philadelphia 1979
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1979-06-21
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Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe In The Big Dream
Overview: A look into the band formed by the four members of progressive rock group Yes.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 1989-12-04
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Rick Wakeman: The Classical Connection
Overview: A live concert by Rick Wakeman on piano and David Paton on acoustic guitar.
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1991-09-07
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Yes - Live at the Apollo
Overview: 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. On their 50th Anniversary Tour, this performance was captured on March 25th 2017 at the O2 Apollo in Manchester, England
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2018-09-07
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Yes: Classic Artists
Overview: The story of Yes is as controversial as their music. The twists and turns of band's career is now told for the first time in a series of exclusive interviews with Yes members past and present for this definitive and fully authorised documentary.
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-06-18
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YES: Fragile
Overview: Limited CD/Blu-Ray edition. Fragile is the fourth in a series of remixed and expanded Yes Classics. The album has been mixed for 5. 1 Surround Sound from the original multi track studio masters by Steven Wilson and is fully approved by Yes. The CD features a completely new stereo album mix by Wilson plus six additional tracks and four newly mixed from multi-track We Have Heaven (full mix), South Side of the Sky (early version), All Fighters Past (previously unreleased), We Have Heaven (A-capella) mixed by SW + Roundabout (rehearsal take/early mix) and Mood for Another Day (alternate take of Mood for a Day ). Blu-ray (All region) features 5. 1 PCM Surround Sound and High Resolution Stereo mixes (24bit/96khz) and in DTS-HD MA 5. 1 (24bit/96khz). Blu-ray also features the original album mix in a hi res flat transfer from the original stereo master tape source (24bit/192khz). Also features the six additional tracks. Exclusive features include full album instrumental mixes by Steven Wilson.
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-12-02
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Yes: Keys To Ascension
Overview: Yes have reformed in their most celebrated line-up, Jon Anderson, Steve Howe, Chris Squire, Rick Wakeman and Alan White and this reunion has been greeted with anticipation by millions of fans worldwide. Keys To Ascension was recorded in March 1996 during a series of brilliantly staged live concerts at The Fremont Theatre in California's San Luis Obispo. The band gelled magnificently and Keys To The Ascension proves that the magic is still there, great vision, stunning technical ability, incredible improvisational skills and imaginative presentation of ideas.....timeless Yes music.
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1996-01-01
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Ozzy Osbourne: Memoirs of a Madman
Overview: Memoirs of a Madman is a definitive visual two-disc DVD set which includes classic music videos, along with unreleased and out-of-print live performances, plus interviews from his solo career. Both sets offer fans of the multi-platinum recording artist, Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee and three-time Grammy® winning singer and songwriter the ultimate collection from Ozzy's distinguished solo career.
Genres: Music Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2014-10-14
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The Sunflower Superjam 2012
Overview: The Sunflower Superjam 2012 was a once-in-a-lifetime event that you can now experience with the release of the DVD, due on September 16. On stage together for the only time, you can watch Alice Cooper, Brian May (QUEEN), Bruce Dickinson (IRON MAIDEN), John Paul Jones (LED ZEPPELIN), Ian Paice (DEEP PURPLE), Mark King, Alfie Boe and a host of other exceptional musicians "jam" at the Royal Albert Hall, making the iconic London venue rock like never before. Plus, enjoy the Sunflower Superjam 2011 on the bonus disc with performances from DEEP PURPLE, Rick Wakeman, Joe Bonamassa, Newton Faulkner and including the last live performance from the legendary Jon Lord (DEEP PURPLE). Produced by The Sunflower Jam charity, all monies raised will go directly to supporting the research and application of holistic and non-toxic treatments for children and young adults suffering from cancer.
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2013-08-20
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Crimes of Passion
Overview: Fashion designer Joanna Crane leads a double life. By night she is China Blue, a prostitute who's attracted the attention of a sexually frustrated private detective, and a psychopathic priest in possession of a murderous sex toy.
Genres: Crime Drama Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1984-10-19
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Roger Dean: Views
Overview: A documentary about the album cover artist, Roger Dean.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2001-09-15
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Yes: Yesspeak
Overview: Yesspeak is a film chronicling the then current lineup of the progressive rock group Yes (featuring Jon Anderson, Steve Howe, Rick Wakeman, Chris Squire, and Alan White) directed by Robert Garofalo and narrated by Roger Daltrey. It was premiered in theatres across the United States on January 26, 2004, and was followed by a closed-circuit live acoustic performance by Yes in front of a small studio audience (resulting in the DVD Yes Acoustic: Guaranteed No Hiss). Divided into ten chapters, the programme systematically covers the background, history, and outlook of the group before an extended interview with each of the five members of the group. There are also discussions with members on the band's music and glimpses of the band's 2003 world tour.
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-11-24
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David Bowie: London Boy
Overview: A documentary about David Bowie.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: it
Release Date: 2021-01-10
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Rick Wakeman - Live Portraits
Overview: The revered musician Rick Wakeman plays his favourite songs on solo piano live from Lincoln Cathedral.
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2019-01-08
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Celebrating Jon Lord - Live at The Royal Albert Hall
Overview: THE COMPOSER: 01 Fantasia from Sarabande 02 Durham Awakes 03 All Those Years Ago 04 Pictured Within 05 Sarabande from Sarabande 06 One From The Meadow 07 Bourrée from Sarabande 08 Afterwards THE ROCK LEGEND: 01 Things Get Better 02 I Take What I Want 03 Silas and Jerome 04 I’m Gonna Stop Drinking 05 Soldier of Fortune 06 You Keep On Moving 07 Burn 08 This Time Around DEEP PURPLE CELEBRATING JON LORD: 01 Uncommon Man 02 Above And Beyond 03 Lazy 04 When A Blind Man Cries 05 Perfect Strangers 06 Black Night 07 Hush
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2014-09-26
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Yes: Greatest Video Hits
Overview: Compilation of promo videos with 1991 interviews interspersed throughout the program. Originally released on VHS in 1991. Song Listing: "Wonderous Stories", "Don't Kill The Whale", "Turn Of The Century", "Tempus Fugit", "Into The Lens", "Hold On", "Leave It", "It Can Happen" , "Owner Of A Lonely Heart" (two versions), "Rhythm Of Love", "Love Will Find A Way.
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-06-12
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David Bowie: Finding Fame
Overview: Coming 50 years after the release of Space Oddity, the 90-minute film explores the Bowie before Ziggy Stardust, following the period from 1966 when he changed his name from David Jones to Bowie. It includes footage from the BBC Archives including footage of a BBC audition in 1965 of David Bowie and the Lower Third, which included a performance of Chim-Chim-Cheree and Baby That's A Promise.
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2019-02-09
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Tales from the Tour Bus: Rock 'n' Roll on the Road
Overview: Rock legend and tour bus aficionado Rick Wakeman takes us on a time-travelling trip through the decades in this first-hand account of rockers on the road from the late 1950s to the 80s and beyond. It's a secret history of transport cafes, transit vans, B&Bs, sleepless roadies and of loved ones left at home or, on one occasion, by the roadside. Also audiences both good and bad, and the gigs themselves - from the early variety package to the head clubs, the stadiums, and the pubs.
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2015-04-25
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Prog Rock At The BBC
Overview: Compilation of some of the greatest names and British bands in what they still dare to call prog rock, filmed live in the BBC studios in the early 1970s. Expect to see stadium names like Yes, Genesis and Emerson, Lake and Palmer alongside much-loved bands of the era including Caravan, Family, Atomic Rooster and more.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 2009-01-01
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Yes - Union Live
Overview: The Yes Union Live deluxe edition box set is an amazing document of the Union Tour that united nearly every band member from the seventies and eighties renditions of the band on stage.
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2011-01-06
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Yes - Union Tour Denver
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Genres: Music
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1991-05-09
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