Church organists who think they are Rick Wakeman: Classic or Dud

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Classic of course. i havent been to church since i was like 12, but the organist was too prog for school, sure he'd play the hymns, but at the end, as soon as the vicar had processed out, he's digress somewhat, not too much, but his playing would get more strung out and my dad would always point it out to me when he slipped in a bit of "shine on you crazy diamond".

― Bob Shaw (Bob Shaw), Sunday, 9 November 2003 18:48 (twenty-one years ago)

which denomination of the church was this, out of interest?

― robin carmody (robin carmody), Sunday, 9 November 2003 18:57 (twenty-one years ago)

Church of England

― Bob Shaw (Bob Shaw), Sunday, 9 November 2003 18:59 (twenty-one years ago)

I'm sure he will be invited to Canterbury Cathedral forthwith, then :).

― robin carmody (robin carmody), Sunday, 9 November 2003 19:00 (twenty-one years ago)

Yeah, totally. Usually involves the final verse being overstuffed with descending scalar progressions on the bass foot-keyboard.

― Eric H. (Eric H.), Sunday, 9 November 2003 19:48 (twenty-one years ago)

And the congregation smirkiing.

― Eric H. (Eric H.), Sunday, 9 November 2003 19:49 (twenty-one years ago)

Does your organist also kick off their clunky organist shoes when they're preparing to let out all the stops (literally)?

― Eric H. (Eric H.), Sunday, 9 November 2003 19:49 (twenty-one years ago)

ooh i dunno. its been nearly 8 years since ive seen him play. and he was up in a little organ cubicle higher up than the congregation. with all the incense in that church im guessing no one would have noticed if he did a j or 2, but im not sure if thats what he was doing or whether he was just a complete ex-progger burnout, whatever he always looked very laid back and didnt say too much.

― Bob Shaw (Bob Shaw), Sunday, 9 November 2003 19:55 (twenty-one years ago)

This would have been so classic back when I actually went to church.

― Anthony Miccio (Anthony Miccio), Sunday, 9 November 2003 20:03 (twenty-one years ago)

this was basically a rather contrived Rowan Williams joke on my part, Bob - I wouldn't have made the Canterbury Cathedral reference if he wasn't Archbishop thereof :).

― robin carmody (robin carmody), Sunday, 9 November 2003 20:11 (twenty-one years ago)

"in the garden of eden" by i. ron butterfly to thread

― Annouschka (Jody Beth Rosen), Sunday, 9 November 2003 21:13 (twenty-one years ago)

Well - and this NO lie, I promise - our Church organist played everything on Black Lace's Agadoo single (and subsequent album)...he also taught me piano, btw.

― Jez (Jez), Sunday, 9 November 2003 22:14 (twenty-one years ago)

I thought Rick Wakeman plays like he thinks he's a church organist?

― Joe (Joe), Monday, 10 November 2003 00:29 (twenty-one years ago)

My father always called the organist at St. Andrew's in Little Rock "Vincent Price." Understandably, Vincent Price wasn't an organist, but you know where my dad was coming from.

― Pleasant Plains (Pleasant Plains), Monday, 10 November 2003 02:09 (twenty-one years ago)

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