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Rick Wakeman - 1984 (1981) {1994, Reissue}

Rick Wakeman - 1984 (1981) {1994, Reissue}

BAND/ARTIST: Rick Wakeman

1984 is a studio album by the English keyboardist Rick Wakeman, released in June 1981 on Charisma Records. After reforming his band The English Rock Ensemble in 1980 and completing a European tour, Wakeman entered a recording deal with Charisma and began preparing material for a studio album. He decided on a concept album based on the dystopian novel Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell. The lyrics are by Tim Rice. The album received a warm reception, and peaked at No. 24 on the UK Albums Chart. Wakeman promoted it further with a world tour throughout 1981.

Even though the majority of the songs include vocals, Rick Wakeman's 1984 stands as one his most well-rounded albums, combining the dexterity and mastery of the keyboards with the richness and instrumental passion of violins, trombones, and flutes. But these instruments are only a handful that emerge throughout the 11 tracks on the album, which remains both vocally and musically true to its conceptual purpose of perpetrating George Orwell's classic tale. Wakeman implements French horns, harp, piccolos, tubas, and even marimbas to capture the essence of his pieces, all fusing quite harmoniously behind the powerful yet effective runs of piano and synthesizer. The music is dark and cold in all the right places, capturing the despair and hopelessness of such tracks as "The Proles" and "Robot Man." The opposite is played out on "Julia," where Chaka Khan and an accompanying choir along with the delicate sound of an acoustic piano aptly describe in musical form the warmth and promise of the female heroine. Tim Rice, who wrote the lyrics for the album, sings lead on "The Proles," while the song "No Name" is head-manned by Steve Harley of Cockney Rebel fame. Although Wakeman's keyboards aren't hoarding the spotlight, they still remain an integral part of the album's futuristic motif. Melded in with the percussion and woodwind instruments, his electric pianos and organs lead the way in most of the tracks, and rightfully take over in numbers like "1984" and "The Room." This album, as do his first three classics, reveals Wakeman's prominence as a keyboard maestro while equally displaying his proficiency at creating a well-rounded, tightly knit thematic piece.

~ Mike DeGagne, All Music

Track List:

01. Overture A) Part One B) Part Two C) War Games [10:58]
02. Julia [4:45]
03. The Hymn [3:13]
04. The Room (Brainwash) A) Part One B) Part Two [4:16]
05. Robot Man [3:56]
06. Sorry [3:07]
07. No Name [3:19]
08. Forgotten Memories [2:58]
09. The Proles [3:32]
10. 1984 [6:29]

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  • whiskers
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  • jojo5
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Thank you so much!!!!It is like the albums:
Rick Wakeman - Vienna Austria (1990)
Rick Wakeman - Tales Of Future And Past (2001)
Rick Wakeman - Live With Symphony Orchestra (2012)
Rick Wakeman - Ultimate Rick Wakeman And His Band Collection (2012)
Rick Wakeman - King Arthur's Favorite Songs (2015)
Rick Wakeman - Live At The Maltings 1976 (2015)
Rick Wakeman - British Live Performance Series (2015)
Rick Wakeman - Night Music (2016)
Rick Wakeman - The Stage Collection (2016)
Rick Wakeman - The Word And Music (2020)
Rick Wakeman - Made In Cuba (2005)
Rick Wakeman - Live In Buenos Aires (2006)
Rick Wakeman - Le Theatre Du Parc Champlain, Trois-Rivieres, Quebec, Canada 30/6/01 (2001)
Rick Wakeman - Almost Classical (2002)
Rick Wakeman - Moscow Russia (2001)
Rick Wakeman - Rick Wakeman Collection, Vol. 1-3 (2021)
Rick Wakeman - King Biscuit In Concert: Rick Wakeman (2022)
Rick Wakeman - Tokyo Japan 2008 (2019)
Rick Wakeman - Tokyo Japan 1975 (2019)
Rick Wakeman - Sheffield Hall 1981 (2019)
Rick Wakeman - Osaka Japan 2014 (2019)
Rick Wakeman - Du Maurier Festival UK 2001 (2019)
Rick Wakeman - Cropredy Uk 2010 (2019)
Rick Wakeman - Derby UK 1991 (2019)
Rick Wakeman - Edinburgh UK 1987 - Live (2019)
Rick Wakeman - Buenos Aires Argentina 2000 (2019)
Rick Wakeman - The Definitive Music (2019)
Rick Wakeman - Best of the Bootleg Box (2019)
Rick Wakeman - Pioneers 03: Rick Wakeman / Solo Piano (2018)
Rick Wakeman - Grumpy Old Picture Show (2020)
Rick Wakeman - You Can't Buy My Power (2020)
Rick Wakeman - Arthur & Guinevere (2020)
Rick Wakeman - Merlyn the Magician (2020)
Rick Wakeman - Heat of the Moment (2020)
Rick Wakeman - Lancelot & the Black Knight (2020)
Rick Wakeman - Fear of Love (2020)
Rick Wakeman - Live at Ronnie Scott's, Birmingham, 22/23 July, 1997 (2020)
Rick Wakeman - Live at the Maltings, 1976 (2020)
Rick Wakeman - Simply Acoustic (2020)
Rick Wakeman - Out There (2020)
Rick Wakeman - Live On King Biscuit Flower Hour (2019)
Rick Wakeman - Rick Wakeman's The Phantom of the Opera (2019)
Rick Wakeman - The Phantom Of The Opera (2022)
Rick Wakeman - Live Portraits at Lincoln Cathedral (2018)
Rick Wakeman - The Journey (The Essential) (2017)
Rick Wakeman - Gas Tank (2016)
Rick Wakeman - Live on Air from the Hammersmith Odeon (2011)
Rick Wakeman, Dave Cousins, Strawbs - 40th Anniversary Celebration - Vol 2 (2011)
Rick Wakeman - Unleashing the Tethered One (2009)
Rick Wakeman - Winterland Ballroom 1975 (2009)
Rick Wakeman - Sing Like An Angel (2008)
Rick Wakeman - Porta San Gennaro Napoli (2007)
Rick Wakeman - The Ultimate Rick Wakeman Experience (2005)
Rick Wakeman - Wakeman and Cousins Live (2005)
Rick Wakeman - A World of Wisdom (1991)
Rick Wakeman - Hero (1986)
Rick Wakeman - The Sand Dance (Live) (2019)
Rick Wakeman - Toxic Love (2019)
Rick Wakeman - The Movement (Live) (2019)
Rick Wakeman - Arthur & Guinevere (Live)(2019)
Rick Wakeman - Mysterious Magician (Live)(2019)
Rick Wakeman - In The Forrest (Live) (2019)
Rick Wakeman - The Hangman (Live) (2019)
Rick Wakeman - The Forrest (Live) (2019)
Rick Wakeman - Arthurian Legend (Live) (2019)
Rick Wakeman - Phantom (Live) (2019)
Rick Wakeman - Sir Henry at Rawlingson End (2016)
Rick Wakeman - Edinburgh UK 1987 - Live (2019)
Rick Wakeman - 2016 - Starship Trooper
Rick Wakeman - 2017 - Piano Portraits
Rick Wakeman - 2018 - Piano Odyssey
Rick Wakeman - 2020 - The Red Planet
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