1984 (Rick Wakeman album) After leaving Yes in early 1980, Wakeman resumed his solo career and reformed his band, the English Rock Ensemble, and completed a European tour. For his next project, Wakeman secured a recording deal with Charisma Records which granted him an advance and without a deadline to complete an album. Wakeman estimated the album took around two-and-a-half years to produce from conception to completion. It stemmed from his longtime wish of working with other musicians, blend electronic keyboards with an orchestra and choir, and to write an album based on the future rather than historical concepts. He chose to make a
Ajalon (band) 2004 that the group released their next album "On the Threshold of Eternity" on the label ProgRock Records, where they collaborated with Rick Wakeman, guitarist Phil Keaggy and Neal Morse. Randy George has participated in several Neal Morse projects, one of them being his album "Testimony", which was released earlier in 2004. "On the Threshold of Eternity" received positive reviews in the prog rock scene. In 2009, Ajalon released their third album "This Good Place". Again, a few guest musicians were brought in. Ajalon (band) Ajalon is a Christian progressive rock trio from Seattle. Their name is taken from the