Keyboard legend Rick Wakeman to release his new concept album 'A Gallery Of
The Imagination' on 24th February 2023 via Madfsh.
The conception of the album began at the age of fve. 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 fnd 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 infuences & soaring Moog solos, Wakeman treats the ears to two solo
piano numbers, which refect Rick's classical roots & his particular love of the
romantic period. On the other eight unconventional vocal tracks, Rick showcases
the distinctive descriptive music carefully around the poetic lyrics.
Hidden Depths ( 04:22 )
The Man In The Moon ( 04:59 )
A Mirage In The Clouds ( 05:34 )
The Creek ( 03:40 )
My Moonlight Dream ( 06:53 )
Only When I Cry ( 03:59 )
Cuban Carnival ( 04:03 )
Just A Memory ( 03:07 )
The Dinner Party ( 03:48 )
A Day Spent On The Pier ( 04:34 )
The Visitation ( 04:49 )
The Eyes Of A Child ( 03:48 )
