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The Mixture (CD)
Although The Mixture is billed as a collection of live recordings from "across the years," the span that it covers is actually fairly limited -- there is nothing here, for example, from the grand Rick Wakeman conceits of the '70s, and little enough from the following decade, either. But to quibble over such details is to overlook the magic that is bound up in here -- unlike so many of his peers, Wakeman has never really enjoyed (or been saddled with) a "peak" period; rather, he has maintained a relatively even keel throughout his career, to emerge one of the few "veteran" performers whose early-21st century work is as valuable as recordings he made 30 years before. For fans, the highlights here are probably the two songs that feature Ashley Holt: the pair played just two shows together as a duo, and these souvenirs from that period remind listeners just how vibrant the partnership was. Fascinating, too, is Wakeman's willingness to reach back into his most distant past -- joined by Adam Wakeman and guitarist Fraser Thorneycroft-Smith, he recalls a pair of sessions he undertook in 1969 and 1971, alongside the then absolutely unknown David Bowie; of course, both "Space Oddity" and "Life on Mars?" are now world-renowned classics, and Wakeman's importance to both is brought into clear focus by an excellent (if audacious) medley. A couple of old Beatles favorites receive similar treatment, as The Mixture roves not through the years, but through the multitude of styles that Wakeman has executed throughout his career, with the closing "Clair de Lune" emerging among his loveliest pieces of playing ever.
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Similar artists: YES, DORIAN WILDE, WAKEMAN BAND, OLIVER, GORDON GILTRAP
Specifications
Type: CD
Recorded: 2002
Release Date: 2002-05-21
Label: Voiceprint
Country: Euro
Item No: VPTCCD5
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Track List
01 No Earthly Connection
02 Make Me A Woman
03 Eleanor Rigby
04 Burlington Arcade
05 Life On Mars
06 The Jig
07 The Breathalyser
08 Clair De Lune (traditional)
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