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| ACTORS: | Rick Wakeman |
| CATEGORY: | DVD |
| THEATRICAL RELEASE DATE: | 01 January, 2000 |
| MANUFACTURER: | Ventura Distribution |
| MPAA RATING: | NR (Not Rated) |
| FEATURES: | Color |
| TYPE: | Music Video - Pop/Rock |
| MEDIA: | DVD |
| # OF MEDIA: | 1 |
| UPC: | 634991129923 |
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Customer Reviews of Rick Wakeman - The Legend (Live in Concert 2000) (DVD + CD)
rich in mood I just got the dvd and I can tell you it is an awesome performance. I dont think anyone should hesitate getting this dvd who loves Rick as he is. what he does on stage is who he is. I wish he had given a little more harder time to the organ though. the elenor is a must to hear! <
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Good playing, few funny stories
I was under the impression that this show was in the same format as that of the one-man shows that Rick has done throughout the Eastern US in the fall of 2003 ("The Other Side of Rick Wakeman"). Sadly, while in the introduction he says he will be telling many true and funny stories, there are either non-existent or have been cut out of the DVD. 95% of the video is just him playing his best-known pieces. He only tells one full-length story (of being drunk on stage in Seattle in 1976).
If you are a fan of Rick's music, you won't be disappointed by the musicianship of this DVD. But if you're looking for a video full of hysterical anecdotes, go see him live instead.
Mostly magnificent showcase of dazzling keyboard skills
There are several single reasons to buy this DVD: two extremely funny anecdotes which I won't spoil; a sizzling, rocking arrangement of Eleanor Rigby; the Nursery Rhyme Concerto (Pop Goes the Weasel by Rachmaninoff!), and an amazingly virtuosic performance of Jane Seymour for which Rick inserted authentic organ sounds into his Korg - if you close your eyes, you're almost inside a church. Not quite. The synths can't match the raucous power of the great organ, however it's better than not at all. Magnificent.
Other than that, the DVD is a bit of a mix. There are lots of favourite Wakeman tracks from King Arthur and Journey to the Centre of the Earth, and a couple of Yes songs which are given a gentle piano treatment and stand up very well. These are interspersed by the aforementioned funny ditties, which really are rib tickling.
Unfortunately for me the experience was spoiled by the rather tinny and '80s sounding Kurzweil K2500 synthesizer which Rick uses primarily throughout the night. It's not a patch on the old analogs, but then I don't expect that, however I don't want 'ol Rick sounding like Yanni. Which he does with this particular board, and also with the backing sound that comes with it. Please bring back the Roland XV88. It had a far nicer sound.
But even with cheesy synth sounds, Rick still has the magic.
At 50, he's stunning. Someone once said; before Wakeman, there were piano players, and after him, there were programmers. Whatever you think of this statement, he is truly unique and this DVD is a great introduction to his superb skills if you've never heard him before, or a happy homecoming if you're a long time devotee. Just grit your teeth through the Yanni accompaniment, which knocked a star off my rating.