RICK WAKEMAN & THE ENGLISH ROCK ENSEMBLE

Keyboard king cooks up a gently simmering buffet.

CHRIS ROBERTS

A Gallery Of The Imagination MADFISH “Everywhere you go, candyfloss and ice cream,” sings Hayley Sanderson on A Day Spent On The Pier, a sweet tune on the new, decidedly ungrumpy Wakeman album. ‘Mussels in their shells, fish and chips in paper…’ We’re a long, long way from The Red Planet. Brighton and Clacton, to be precise, as Rick remembers childhood hols. If it’s the full-prog, extra-keyboards flavours of his 2020 Mars-inspired album you’re after, this eclectic, very pleasant set may not tickle your undercarriage. It’s generally softer, more melodic and romantic. “This is a record to be enjoyed on its own terms.” Yet it’s not lacking in diversity. The loose concept behind it – very loose – is that the tracks essay different styles just as there can be many…

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