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Summary: Brilliant performance
Comment: Haven't heard this in a while. Rick Wakeman is simply brilliant. Had this on cassette ages ago. Saw it at a good price and picked it up on CD. Still as good as I remember
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Summary: does it get more audacious then this?
Comment: Gosh what a song. and to think that it was played live would anyone ever even think of doing this today. i simply adore this song and have even gone so far as to sing the song and read the narration accapella to a group of children at a summer camp i worked at. my little brother liked it so much i had to make him a version on cassette so he could play it in his kiddy tape player.
id like to mention the different versions of the song available.
the version i am reviewing here is i think the best version. at 40 minutes it is the full length containing narration, and orchestra, and a chorus. it tells the tale and illustrates it magnificently.
but a rather common version which i heard first and mistakenly bought again in an attempt to get the 40 minute version is very good as well.
it runs 30 minutes was recorded in a studio without any narration, orchestra, or chorus. it features improved singing which is a bone of contention with the original song i know. i purchased a two disc set entitled journey to the center of the earth which contained this version.
i would recommend the full version which is only contained in this cd as far as i know. it will not disapoint at filling any listener with awe and wonder.
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Summary: Excellent
Comment: I was so excited to see this on CD. I still have the album from the 70's. It was just as I remembered, and so fitting to buy it now, with the movie coming out soon!
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Summary: CD
Comment: Like anything from the past, it's never as good as you remember it to be.
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Summary: Oh Yeah!
Comment: Now here is a peice of music written expressly for the book titled, what else, "Journey To The Center Of The Earth" by Jules Verne. The orchestra and mix with guitars and electronics is awesome.
What an exciting listen! The narrator tells the story well and you can see it all unfold while you watch the movie - 'er rather listen to the CD. It's that good!
I owned this title way back when it first came out on vinyl, and bought it the first time I found out it was on CD.
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