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About this product
Product Identifiers
Record LabelDemon Records (Uk)
UPC5014797900868
eBay Product ID (ePID)11050157136
Product Key Features
Release Year1995
FormatVinyl
GenreRock
TypeLP
StyleArt Rock
ArtistRick Wakeman Band
Release TitleCirque Surreal
Additional Product Features
Country/Region of ManufactureUSA
ReviewsRecord Collector (magazine) (p.94) - 3 stars out of 5 -- "[T]here's dazzling guitar on display courtesy of Fraser Thorneycroft-Smith, and Chrissie Hammond does her usual belting vocal work."
Additional informationWakeman wrote this music to accompany performances of the Cirque Surreal, a modern, all-human circus employing high-caliber gymnasts and lighting effects. There are a variety of tracks, all of which are dominated by Wakeman's fine playing: uptempo rockers with screaming guitar solos, tuneful keyboard-led instrumentals, and a few slower pieces (one of which is, for some reason, punningly titled "Tubular Balls"). Four tracks feature vocals by Chrissie Hammond; the rest are instrumental. This is one of Wakeman's strongest rock band efforts since the '70s. ~ Stephen Raiteri