An anecdote from Rick WakemanThere was another occasion, playing with Yes in Toronto, when one of my synthesizers, a Minimoog, broke down.
By chance, Dr Robert Moog, the brilliant electronic music pioneer and inventor of the Minimoog, was at the gig. During the interval, when the curtain was down, Bob said: 'I think I know what the problem is - do you want me to go out and take a look?'
'That would be great, if you don't mind,' I said. 'You know we're back on in about ten minutes, right?'
'That's fine,' he said. When we got the call to go back on stage, I navigated my way over to the keyboards and Bob was still there, surrounded by the innards of a Minimoog. He had dismantled it.
'Bob, Bob, we're about to start,' I hissed, but he was completely distracted. 'Yes, I think I know what the problem is,' he said prodding a circuit board.
The curtain went up and Yes had suddenly acquired a sixth member who was messing about with a complicated piece of electronic wizardry in the middle of the stage, completely oblivious to the audience of 20,000 punters, all of whom appeared to accept this as perfectly normal.
At the end of the show, at which time Bob was still happily tinkering with the synth, I introduced him to the audience who gave him a standing ovation. Bob looked up and said: 'Oh, are you ready to start now?'
(By chance, Dr Robert Moog, the brilliant electronic music pioneer and inventor of the Minimoog, was at the gig. During the interval, when the curtain was down, Bob said: 'I think I know what the problem is - do you want me to go out and take a look?'
'That would be great, if you don't mind,' I said. 'You know we're back on in about ten minutes, right?'
'That's fine,' he said. When we got the call to go back on stage, I navigated my way over to the keyboards and Bob was still there, surrounded by the innards of a Minimoog. He had dismantled it.
'Bob, Bob, we're about to start,' I hissed, but he was completely distracted. 'Yes, I think I know what the problem is,' he said prodding a circuit board.
The curtain went up and Yes had suddenly acquired a sixth member who was messing about with a complicated piece of electronic wizardry in the middle of the stage, completely oblivious to the audience of 20,000 punters, all of whom appeared to accept this as perfectly normal.
At the end of the show, at which time Bob was still happily tinkering with the synth, I introduced him to the audience who gave him a standing ovation. Bob looked up and said: 'Oh, are you ready to start now?'
Tribs 🦇 ↓ dn ʎɐʍ sᴉɥʇ ↓🦇,
Wed 26 Jul 2023, 10:30,
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I'm calling BS because there's no way he wouldn't have heard them playingbut still, ❤️
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Turtle Power & Knuckles,
Wed 26 Jul 2023, 13:37,
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*massive drugs wildcard* anything could be true
mofaha ┐( ˘_˘)┌ ʅ(́◡◝)ʃ,
Wed 26 Jul 2023, 14:01,
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Rick didn't even have a show that nightThe entire thing was in his head
( Turtle Power & Knuckles,
Wed 26 Jul 2023, 14:14,
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Actually, Wakeman didn't do drugs. Don't think any of Yes did. Most of them were vegetarians tooHe did drink and smoke A LOT. Then he started getting heart attacks and totally quit.
( Tribs 🦇 ↓ dn ʎɐʍ sᴉɥʇ ↓🦇,
Wed 26 Jul 2023, 16:42,
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I imagine Jon Anderson having a similar attitude to Geddy Lee -drink and drugs will fuck up your voice
( Turtle Power & Knuckles,
Wed 26 Jul 2023, 16:58,
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Moog (the synths)rhymes with "rogue"
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Happosai _,,,,_(O ; o)_,,,,
Wed 26 Jul 2023, 16:36,
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What I'm getting from this storyis that Yes sound better when they're not playing.
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Wed 26 Jul 2023, 19:55,
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No, Rick had to resort to playing with only 8 keyboards at onceand the audience appreciated his improvisation
( Turtle Power & Knuckles,
Wed 26 Jul 2023, 20:55,
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