Journey to the Centre of the Earth (album) earned Wakeman a nomination for an Ivor Novello Award and a Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Performance. In 1999, Wakeman released a sequel album "Return to the Centre of the Earth". After the original score was presumed lost, Wakeman was reunited with it in 2009 and re-recorded the album three years later with 18 minutes of music previously cut due to time constraints. By mid-1973, Wakeman had been with the progressive rock band Yes for almost two years, and he had released his debut solo effort, "The Six Wives of Henry VIII", to critical acclaim. For his next release
This Is the Second Album of a Band Called Adebisi Shank process as "a lot more cohesive and diverse and fun." The album features guest appearances from Conor O'Brien of Villagers and Richie Egan of Jape. The album art is seen as depicting two zebras with a "Tron-style neon landscape" which is seen as aptly describing the feeling behind the album itself. The track titled "(-_-)" is named after the Japanese emoticon that translates to "meh". Choice Music Prize This Is the Second Album of a Band Called Adebisi Shank This Is the Second Album of a Band Called Adebisi Shank is the second studio album by Irish math rock band