Gallery Of The Imagination (Vinyl) - By: Wakeman, Rick - Model Number: SMALP1267

Description

Keyboard legend Rick Wakeman to release his new concept album ˜A Gallery Of The Imagination™ on 24th February 2023 via Madfish.
The conception of the album began at the age of five. Rick™s childhood piano teacher, Mrs Symes, taught him that musicians with instruments are like an artist with paint; something that Rick carried through his life, creating sonic paintings through his composition.
Wakeman says: One of my great loves is going to museums & art galleries & seeing all the different types of art, so I thought, why not a music gallery ?¦ A Gallery Of The Imagination ? People can paint their own mind  pictures to the different types of music that are on the album. It is very diverse & for me it works very well because the concept holds it all together.
Just as you might find a vast array of styles in an art gallery, Wakeman presents a plethora of musical aesthetics throughout the record. Inspired by the menagerie he created; Rick recalled the advice of his beloved teacher & has presented these tracks as pictures in a gallery; A Gallery Of The Imagination. Amongst the many clear prog influences & soaring Moog solos, Wakeman treats the ears to two solo piano numbers, which reflect Rick™s classical roots & his love of the romantic period. On the other eight unconventional vocal tracks, Rick showcases the distinctive descriptive music carefully around the poetic lyrics.
"It is a very tactile album Rick explains. I™d like to feel that people can actually touch the music. - fans are encouraged to create their own artworks inspired by the music, which one day Rick hopes to be displayed.
The line-up on 'A Gallery Of The Imagination' - as with Rick's previous album 'The Red Planet' - features The English Rock Ensemble: bassist Lee Pomeroy, guitarist Dave Colquhoun, drummer Ash Soan & on vocals Hayley Sanderson, famous for her work as a vocalist on UK TV Show ˜Strictly Come Dancing.™
Label
Madfish

Tracks & Genre

SOUTHBOUND