Rick Wakeman – Braintree Institute – 31st August 2001
This was a one off solo gig by Rick and it was only 30 miles from me so I booked it instantly. I was especially keen as Rick has supposedly given up doing one man shows. However being a one man show I wasn’t as excited by it as I would have been a full […]
Rick Wakeman – Daphne Du Maurier Festival, Fowey – 17 May 2001
I have a bit of a story about my arrival at this one. I saw Fish (with Steve Barnacle on Bass) earlier this month and I knew I had Wakey gig shortly after. I also knew it was on a Thursday. I was a week ahead of my self though and I was within 12 […]
More Live Shots From A Weekend With Ayreon’s Arjen Lucassen, Erik Norlander and Lana Lane
DeBoerderji, Zoetermeer, NL – 27 April 01
Renaissance – Tuscany
This in an interesting one. There hasn’t been a new Renaissance album with Annie Haslam on vocals since about 1985. Actually Time Line seems the latest studio I have and that is P1981. I am surprised. Knowing another of my heroes Roy Wood had had some involvement with it spiked my interest further. He had […]
Band Reviews from 2001
I have been keeping this list of gigs I have attended and often written reviews for friends. It might interest someone so I have decided to put it online. I have tried to go to a lot of gigs in recent times as that is the only enjoyment worth aggravating my ME for but I […]
Band Reviews from 2000
I have been keeping this list of gigs I have attended and often written reviews for friends. It might interest someone so I have decided to put it online. I have tried to go to a lot of gigs in recent times as that is the only enjoyment worth aggravating my ME for but I […]
Rick Wakeman – Winter Gardens, Ventnor, Isle Of Wight – 15 December 2000
Rick doesn’t have the greatest of luck. Nothing seemed to go smoothly for him. The weather was fine crossing to the Island which is good as it was very bad early in the week and was expected to be bad again over the weekend. (Personally I wish it was I love watching rough weather and […]
Lana Lane Interview – December 2000
JH: Is Lana Lane your stage name? LL: My real name is Lane and my surname is in Norlander since I am married to my Producer, Co-writer and keyboard player husband Erik Norlander. Erik and I didn’t think that sounded very rock’n’roll like so we sat around and tried to think of the name that […]
Rick Wakeman – Marlborough – 26 August 2000
Well what a great month August has been for me concert wise. First I saw Praying Mantis and then tonight Rick Wakeman with as a six Piece band. Possibly with the exception of Ayreon who don’t play live anyway the best two acts I would like to see. Tonight was really great. Marlborough College Memorial […]
Rick Wakeman – Prayers
I was initially not to sure about buying this disc but I am glad I did it contains some great songs. "Hymn Of Hope" is has had its arrangement added to and now makes the Softsword version seems under worked. “I can hear you” is one of my all time favourite tracks it is an […]