The Myths and Legends of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table

Infobox Album |
Name = The Myths and Legends of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table
Type = Album
Artist = Rick Wakeman


Released = 1975
Recorded = 16 Oct, 1974-10 Jan, 1975
Genre = Progressive rock
Length = 44:57
Label = A&M
Producer = Rick Wakeman
Reviews =
* Allmusic Rating|4|5 [http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:g96ktr49kl6x link]
Last album = "Journey to the Centre of the Earth" (1974)
This album = Myths and Legends of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table (1975)
Next album = "Lisztomania" (1975)

"The Myths and Legends of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table" is a 1975 progressive rock concept album by Rick Wakeman of Yes fame. The album tells the legend of King Arthur.

The tour in support of the album was a theatrical performance on ice, an expensive project which, despite being sold out, caused Wakeman to go bankrupt. [ [http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/1995_articles/nov95/rickwakeman.html?print=yes Rock And Roll Circus ] ] [ [http://www.amiannoying.com/(S(3grkgra0olmjfx552rfjn5rv))/view.aspx?id=7641&collection=3607 AmIAnnoying.com ] ] The album enjoyed good reviews but the live show in support of the record was ridiculed over the years as being a bloated and overblown affair and considered as one of the most notorious failures in rock n' roll history (it made VH1s "100 greatest shocking moments in rock and roll" at number 79). [ [http://www.vh1.com/shows/dyn/the_greatest/62200/episode_about.jhtml The Greatest | Get Info About the 100 Greatest Shocking Moments in Rock & Roll (80 - 61) Episode, Find Info on the TV Show Online | VH1.com ] ]

Track listing

ide one

# Arthur - 7:26
# Lady of the Lake - 0:45
# Guinevere - 6:45
# Sir Lancelot & The Black Knight - 5:20

ide two

# Merlin, The Magician - 8:51
# Sir Galahad - 5:51
# The Last Battle - 9:41

Personnel

* Rick Wakeman - Synthesizers & Keyboards
* Terry Taplin - Narrator
* Gary Pickford-Hopkins, Ashley Holt - Vocals
* Jeffrey Crampton - Guitars
* Roger Newell - Bass
* Barney James - drums
* John Hodson - percussion
* The English Chamber Choir

References