Twinkle little star as performed by Rick Wakeman

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Great video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_rq7yxi0ErA&mode=related&search=

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Opinions? 

[danny elfboy]

Rick is great. A creative virtuoso of the ecletronic keyboard.
His best works imo are still Journey to the Center of the World and the Six Wives of Henry VIII.
Another kind of music from the one you usually talk about in a piano forum but not any less suggestive.

[indutrial]

I think Rick was the worst member of Yes in their most creative period (Fragile thru Going for the One). His contributions seemed like tasteless window-dressing, far less organic and unique than every other member (except maybe Alan White). It's okay to be influenced by classical stuff, but he seemed to severely lack the inspiration that would make him  transcend his influences and develop his own melodic/harmonic language. I hate his organ/moog solo in "Close to the Edge" so much. So out of step with the whole Siddhartha vibe that the song's set to represent. I remember reading about him hating the s**t out of Tales from Topographic Oceans because Steve and Jon took the wheel and wrote it the way they wanted to. GOOD! That album had way more going on than Rick's stupid gearhead wankeries on Six Wives    A real musician like Chick Corea or Jan Hammer could burn him down on any keyed instrument, including all of those ridiculous synths (e.g. Return to Forever's Romantic Warrior).

Besides, Rick is a total douchebag as a person. A smug classical snob with a silver cape.