Rick Wakeman - Songs of Middle Earth
Warner Brothers  (2001)
Progressive Rock

In Collection
#128

7*
CD  61:13
10 tracks
   01   The Shire             09:38
   02   The Old Forest             06:29
   03   Rivendell             02:40
   04   The Great River             05:10
   05   Lothlorien             04:57
   06   The Misty Mountains             06:25
   07   Helm's Deep             05:34
   08   Rohan             05:02
   09   Minas Tirith             11:12
   10   The Grey Havens             04:06
Personal Details
Details
Country United Kingdom
Original Release Date 2001
Packaging Jewel Case
Spars DDD
Sound Stereo
Notes
Review

by Rob Theakston

Thanks to the timely release of the massive Lord of the Rings movie cycle and perhaps seeing a potentially new and untapped fan market, BMG appropriated material from Rick Wakeman's Heritage Suite and Seven Wonders of the World recordings, retitled the songs based on various names and places in Tolkien's novels, and repackaged this CD to appear as if Wakeman spent time toiling away in his studio to work on a tribute album. This illusion is passed off successfully for casual listeners, but die-hard fans may already own most of this material. Nevertheless, the production here is exactly what you would expect from a Wakeman record: crisp, clean production with technical wizardry and musical acrobatics abound. While Tolkien fans may find this a curious release to pick up, loyalists might want to consider sitting this one out.