Rhapsodies

by Rick Wakeman

Rhapsodies cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: May 1979
  • Label: A&M
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Length: 1:07:40
  • Community rating: 2.72/5 from 2 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

A stylistic departure for the famed keyboard virtuoso, 'Rhapsodies' leans heavily into concise, synthesizer-driven pop instrumentals. The double album incorporates an eclectic array of covers alongside playful original compositions, heavily utilizing modern digital and analog keyboards. The project polarized traditional progressive rock purists while demonstrating his willingness to experiment with contemporary rhythmic trends.

Genres

Descriptors: technical, instrumental, rhythmic

Tracklist

  1. Pedra De Gavea (4:14)
  2. Front Line (3:43)
  3. Bombay Duck (3:16)
  4. Animal Showdown (Yes We Have No Bananas) (2:41)
  5. Big Ben (3:58)
  6. Rhapsody In Blue (5:27)
  7. Wooly Willy Tango (3:20)
  8. The Pulse (5:24)
  9. Swan Lager (2:46)
  10. March Of The Gladiators (4:55)
  11. Flacons De Neige (5:04)
  12. The Flasher (5:31)
  13. The Palais (2:19)
  14. Stand-By (3:33)
  15. Sea Horses (3:55)
  16. Half Holiday (3:01)
  17. Summertime (4:24)

Credits

  • Rick Wakeman - primary artist, arranged by, written-by, keyboards [uncredited], adapted by, arranged by
  • Bruce Lynch - bass
  • Frank Gibson - drums, percussion
  • Nico Ramsden - electric guitar
  • George Gershwin - written-by
  • Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - written-by
  • Dubose Heyward - written-by

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