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Rick Wakeman - Journey To The Centre Of The Earth CD

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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 story is told by David Hemmings in between the use of Wakeman's keyboards, especially the powerful Hammond organ and the innovative Moog synthesizer, and when coupled with the prestigious sound of the orchestra, creates the album's fairy tale-like climate. Recorded at London's Royal Festival Hall, the tale of a group of explorers who wander into the fantastic living world that exists in the Earth's core is told musically through Wakeman's synthesized theatrics and enriched by the haunting vocals of a chamber choir. Broken into four parts, the album's most riveting segment, entitled "The Battle," involves Wakeman's most furious synthesized attack, churning and swirling the keyboards into a mass instrumental hysteria. With both "The Journey" and "The Forest," it's the effective use of the strings and percussion section of the London Symphony Orchestra that causes the elements of fantasy and myth to emerge from the album's depths. The gorgeous voice of Ashley Holt is effectively prominent, and some interesting guitar work via Mike Egan arises occasionally but meritoriously amidst the keyboard fervor. The whole of Journey to the Centre of the Earth still stands as one of the most interesting conglomerations of orchestral and synthesized music, and it is truly one of Wakeman's most flamboyant projects. ~ Mike DeGagne

Recorded at the Royal Festival Hall, London, England on January 18, 1974.

Recorded at the Royal Festival Hall, London, England in 1974.

Personnel: Rick Wakeman (synthesizer); David Measham (conductor); Garry Pickford-Hopkins, Ashley Holt (vocals); David Hemmings (spoken vocals); Mike Egan (guitar); Roger Newell (bass); Barney James (drums); The London Symphony Orchestra, The English Chamber Choir.

Personnel: Rick Wakeman (synthesizer); David Measham (conductor); Garry Pickford-Hopkins, Ashley Holt (vocals); David Hemmings (spoken vocals); Mike Egan (guitar); Roger Newell (bass); Barney James (drums); The London Symphony Orchestra, The English Chamber Choir.

Journey To The Centre Of The Earth Music

Category	Rock Albums, Rock/Pop CDs, Live Performances, Progressive, Art Rock
Label	A&M (USA)
Orig Year	1974
All Time Product Rank	1,171
CD Universe Part number	1094410
Catalog number	213156
Discs	1
Release Date	Oct 25, 1990
Studio/Live	Studio
Mono/Stereo	Stereo
Engineer	Paul Tregurtha; Pete Flanagan
Personnel	Rick Wakeman - synthesizer London Symphony Orchestra Mike Egan - guitar English Chamber Choir Ashley Holt - vocals Barney James - drums Garry Pickford-Hopkins Roger Newell - bass David Measham - conductor David Hemmings - spoken vocals

Rick Wakeman - Journey To The Centre Of The Earth Songs

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Song

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Journey

9:03

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Recollection

12:03

Battle

10:15

Forest

8:41

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Journey To The Centre Of The Earth Music Review

Average Rating: (4.6 out of 5 stars) 4.5 stars

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4 stars Nice music
I had this record on vinyl and had to have it also on CD. I think this says it all. Buy it.
Submitted by jorge.machado (Portugal)
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4 stars Weird and wonderful
This is by far the best solo effort from the sometime keyboardist for Yes. Wakeman fronts a keybard/synthesizer-driven rock band supported by 2 singers, a choir, a full orchestra and a narrator at a live performance. Some of the songs are hokey, but Wakeman captures the weirdness the marvels and the majesty of Verne's book. The music is that 70s album rock style that sometimes verges on pretentious but still manages to be enjoyable.
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5 stars Excellent Service
I am delighted with the service you give your customers. My order was accepted immediately,with an e-mail to confirm the fact. Then two days later when the order was shipped to me,another e-mail was sent to me,to let me know the CD had been sent.The speed and efficiency that you offfer customers is excellent. If you want a rating, I give you 5 stars-the best!!
Submitted by n_raff_2000 (Henderson,NV)
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5 stars Pure Genius...
Not only have I heard this album, I actually saw the concert some years ago at MSG in N.Y.C. back in the 70's. Absolutely phenominal...! Complete with a full orchestra and choir....and of course, the "Mushroom Forrest"....Innovative in every way!
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5 stars headphone c.d
this is a "head phone experience".....it's incredible......how do artists come up with this stuff? amazing creativity......got hooked on this in college in early 70's.....george...lacrosse wi
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