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Clive Nolan & Oliver Wakeman - JabberwokkyVerglas VGCD014, 1999
Interestingly, this concept album based around the Lewis Carroll novel was released around the same time as Rick Wakeman (Oliver Wakeman's father) released Return to the Centre of the Earth. One cannot help comparisons - both are full concept albums with a narrated story. Although Rick's production has several big name singers, on balance I think this is the better of the two by being much more prog-rock and less classical in sound. Oliver has found some excellent singers to support the project, all from the 1990s prog-rock era - Bob Catley (Hard Rain/Magnum), Tracy Hitchings (Strangers on a Train), Peter Gee (Pendragon), Ian Salmon (Janison Edge, and now Arena), John Jeary (Threshold) and Peter Banks (Yes). To prove it is all friendly, Dad is on the narration. An excellent album, but unfortunately because Oliver's name isn't Rick, the album wasn't even widely stocked by record shops. Rating: *** Best track for radio: The Burgundy Rose
Entry updated 04/02/02
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