Rick Wakeman : The Six Wives of Henry VIII [reblog]

Oannes podcast / tribute for Rick Wakeman’ birthday!

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Σαν σήμερα, 18 ĪœĪ±ĪĪæĻ… 1949 γεννήθηκε ĻƒĻ„Īæ Perivale Īæ Rick Wakeman. Ī•Ļ„ĪæĪÆĪ¼Ī±ĻƒĪ± ένα μικρό αφιέρωμα Ļƒā€™ Ī±Ļ…Ļ„ĻŒĪ½, ĻŒĻ‡Ī¹ μόνο γιατί θεωρείται ā€œĪµĪ¼Ī²Ī»Ī·Ī¼Ī±Ļ„Ī¹ĪŗĻŒĻ‚ā€, ĪæĻĻ„Īµ μόνο για Ī“Ī¹ĪŗĪæĻĻ‚ μου, Ī²Ī¹Ļ‰Ī¼Ī±Ļ„Ī¹ĪŗĪæĻĻ‚ Ī»ĻŒĪ³ĪæĻ…Ļ‚: Īæ Ļ€ĻĻŽĻ„ĪæĻ‚ Ī“ĪÆĻƒĪŗĪæĻ‚ του, The Six Wives Of Henry VIII είναι κυριολεκτικά ā€œĪ±Ī½Ī±Ļ†ĪæĻĪ¬Ļ‚ā€ ĻƒĻ„Īæ Ļ‡ĻŽĻĪæ των instrumental, keyboards – oriented άλμπουμ. ĪˆĻ‡ĪµĪ¹ ĪµĻ€ĪÆĻƒĪ·Ļ‚ καταλυτικά ĻƒĻ…Ī¼Ī²Ī¬Ī»Ī»ĪµĪ¹ σε ĻƒĻ„Ī¹Ī³Ī¼Ī­Ļ‚ της rock Ī¹ĻƒĻ„ĪæĻĪÆĪ±Ļ‚, Γείγματα των οποίων έχουμε παρακάτω [πέρα Ī±Ļ€ĻŒ οτιΓήποτε άλλο, ήταν Īæ Ļ€Ī¹Ī±Ī½ĪÆĻƒĻ„Ī±Ļ‚ του D. Bowie ĻƒĻ„Ī± άλμπουμ Space Oddity (Γικό του το mellotron, ĻƒĻ„Īæ ĪæĪ¼ĻŽĪ½Ļ…Ī¼Īæ κομμάτι) και Hunky Dory]. Ī†Ī»Ī»Ļ‰ĻƒĻ„Īµ, και μετά το Six Wives, θα ĪµĪ¾Ī±ĪŗĪæĪ»ĪæĻ…ĪøĪ®ĻƒĪµĪ¹ να παράγει ĻƒĻ€ĪæĻ…Ī“Ī±ĪÆĪ± Ī¼ĪæĻ…ĻƒĪ¹ĪŗĪ® με τους YES, ĪµĪ½ĻŽ Ī· σόλο καριέρα του θα απογειωθεί σε ένα ĻƒĻĪ¼Ļ€Ī±Ī½  …εκθαμβωτικής ĪŗĪ±ĪŗĪæĪ³ĪæĻ…ĻƒĻ„Ī¹Ī¬Ļ‚, Ī±Ļ€ĻŒ το οποίο [μιλάμε για Ī“Ī¹Ī¬ĻƒĻ„Ī·Ī¼Ī± Ļ„ĪµĻƒĻƒĪµĻĪ¬Ī¼Ī¹ĻƒĪ¹ Ī“ĪµĪŗĪ±ĪµĻ„Ī¹ĻŽĪ½] αΓυνατείς να Ī¾ĪµĻ‡Ļ‰ĻĪÆĻƒĪµĪ¹Ļ‚ ένα άξιο Ī»ĻŒĪ³ĪæĻ… ĻƒĻ„Ī¹Ī³Ī¼Ī¹ĻŒĻ„Ļ…Ļ€Īæ. Ī‘ĪŗĪæĻĪ¼Īµ τις Ļ„Ī­ĻƒĻƒĪµĻĪµĪ¹Ļ‚ Ī±Ļ€ĻŒ τις έξη γυναίκες του Ερίκου του 8ου…

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On this date, May 18, 1949, Rick Wakeman was born in Perivale. Ā I made a little tribute, not just because he is considered ā€œiconicā€, not just because I’ve been a big fan of his as a little boy: his first, The Six Wives Of Henry VIII, is literally a reference album in the field of instrumental, keyboards – oriented music. He has also played an important role in moments of rock history, a token of which we have below [beyond anything else, he was Bowie’s piano player on the albums Space Oddity (his are the mellotron parts, on the eponymous track) and Hunky Dory]. He would continue to produce great music with YES, after the Six Wives album, while his solo career was taking off in a universe of dazzlingly bad taste, from which [talkin’ about four and a half decades] you are unable to pick a single moment worth listening… We hear four of the of Henry VIIIā€˜s six wives

0:00 Catherine of AragonĀ Ā  3:48 Anne of ClevesĀ Ā  11:43 Catherine HowardĀ Ā  18:21 Anne Boleyn ā€˜The Day Thou Gavest Lord Hath Ended’

Στο ĻƒĻ„ĪæĻĪ½Ļ„Ī¹Īæ του BBC, λίγο μετά το θάνατο του David Bowie, Īæ Rick Wakeman [Ļ€Ī¹Ī±Ī½ĪÆĻƒĻ„Ī±Ļ‚ του ĻƒĻ„Īæ Hunky Dory] Ī±Ļ†Ī¹ĪµĻĻŽĪ½ĪµĪ¹ Ī±Ļ…Ļ„ĻŒ το Ļ„ĻĪ±Ī³ĪæĻĪ“Ī¹, χαρακτηρίζοντάς το ως το πιο ĻƒĪ·Ī¼Ī±Ī½Ļ„Ī¹ĪŗĻŒ που έχει παίξει.

In a BBC studio, shortly after David Bowieā€˜s passing, Rick Wakeman [his pianist Īæn Hunky Dory] dedicates this song, describing it as the most important he’s ever played on.
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Το πιάνο του RW, σε μια μεγάλη ĻƒĻ„Ī¹Ī³Ī¼Ī® ĪµĪ½ĻŒĻ‚ μεγάλου singer songwriter [το Ļ„ĻĪ±Ī³ĪæĻĪ“Ī¹ Γεν είναι του Cat Stevens, αλλά Ī“Ī¹Ī±ĻƒĪŗĪµĻ…Ī® Ļ‡ĻĪ¹ĻƒĻ„Ī¹Ī±Ī½Ī¹ĪŗĪæĻ ĻĪ¼Ī½ĪæĻ… των 1930s]

RW’s piano, in one of the great moments of a great singer songwriter [this is not an original Cat Stevens song but an adaptation of a 1930s Christian hymn]
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Δεν υπάρχει Ļ„ĻĻŒĻ€ĪæĻ‚ να Ļ€ĪµĻĪ¹Ī³ĻĪ¬ĻˆĻ‰ μια εμπειρία ĻŒĻ€Ļ‰Ļ‚ αυτή της live ĪµĪŗĻ„Ī­Ī»ĪµĻƒĪ·Ļ‚ του ā€˜Awaken’ Ī±Ļ€ĻŒ τους YES. Ī–Ī·Ī»ĪµĻĻ‰ Ī±Ļ€Ī»ĻŽĻ‚ τους Ī±Ī½ĪøĻĻŽĻ€ĪæĻ…Ļ‚ που βρέθηκαν εκεί. Εν Ļ€Ī¬ĻƒĪ· Ļ€ĪµĻĪ¹Ļ€Ļ„ĻŽĻƒĪµĪ¹, σε ĻŒĻ„Ī¹ αφορά το θέμα μας, το track είναι Ļ‡ĪæĻĻ„Ī±ĻƒĻ„Ī¹ĪŗĻŒ …και Ī±Ļ€ĻŒ πλευράς Wakeman.

There is no way I could describe an experience like this live performance of ā€˜Awaken’ by YES. I just envy the people who were there. Anyway, as far as our subject is concerned, the track has …plenty o’ Wakeman

Enjoy!

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