“Having lots of analogue fun in the studio. “It feels nice to be back with prog,” he laughs. Recent solo releases like 2018’s Piano Odyssey have been classically-themed - rock songs arranged for piano, strings and chorus - but Wakeman’s forthcoming album, The Red Planet (opens in new tab), is a full-on, conceptual prog opus. But it wasn’t just prog that was affected. “Would prog music have happened without the synth?” he wonders. Stood in the middle of his vast live set-up, he would swish and swirl his arms between the different instruments like a crazed swordsman. Alongside the impressive collection of keyboards, Wakeman took to wearing extravagant, sequin-encrusted outfits and gold capes. Usually it was the singers and guitarists who grabbed the spotlight, but, thanks to Wakeman, keyboard players were finally getting noticed. (Image credit: Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)
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