Rick Wakeman: Album by Album Overview

I actually posted a link to one of these articles months ago, but due to my silliness I overlooked the fact that they were part of a series. So here is the first of the series, and links on the page will not only take you to overviews of all Rick's albums (they have reached the mid 1990s at the moment), but also Yes' albums with and without him. A fascinating exercise..

RICK WAKEMAN LIVE WITH YES IN 2002 - GARY HILL

While Rick Wakeman is probably best known as the flamboyant keyboardist in Yes, he's had an active solo career since the 1970s.

Many people probably think of Rick Wakeman as the keyboardist in progressive rock band Yes. He played in a lesser known folk prog outfit called "The Strawbs" before joining Yes in 1971. He's also done session work with artists as diverse as Black Sabbath, David Bowie and Elton John.

In the midst of all that musical activity Wakeman has also found the time to pursue a solo career. Surprisingly, he's been quite prolific in his solo output. In fact, looking at the first decade (the 1970s) alone, shows Wakeman releasing eight solo albums.

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