Wonderful amalgam of classical, rock & jazz. These guys are/were giants ... My favorite band hands down since 1970. In 1968 I was a Greg Lake fan and followed him when he left King Crimson to form this new band. It absolutely electrified me and I never looked back. RIP Keith & Greg .....ELP FOREVER!!!
You were right about Keith Emerson on the keyboards, to this very day, he is the most highly regarded piano and keyboards player in modern music, no exceptions !
There are still some of those old Jazz aficionados still around. You know the type. They sneer at anything that isn't what they grew up with. "ELP is so pretentious!" Our generation thinks we're being "old curmudgeons" when we accuse Katy Perry as having the talent of one of the headliner girls in a 1950's variety show.
Brian Jomansenstinesmith how did the cold not wreck havoc on their equipment " that was a impressive performance" - I saw Lake and Palmer while members of the ASIA ! and I'll never forget Palmer's drum 🥁 solo during that concert because it was amazing."
It’s not live but it gives the best impression of what the studio recording would have looked like if you were watching it being recorded. Three guys, drumkit , bass, and the most musical synthesizer anyone ever made.
I once left a live Allman Brothers concert, that I had been at for a few hours anyway, so I could go home and watch Emerson Lake and Palmer, who were appearing live on television!!! The music was unique and I believe perfectly timed, as in, came out in the 70s just when it could really be appreciated!!
A world of thanks to you for recognizing such great talent and shear genius. I remember first hearing their music back in 1969 through 1970 and onwards. Tarkus...Trilogy.. and on to Brain Salad Surgery... In those days we were a minority listening to this music. I hope people will start to recognize the masters of music of the time...
Thank you for covering ELP. I saw them many times, with the first time being in 1974. After one of the shows in the 1980s I got to hang out with Keith Emerson, the greatest keyboard player ever, and Carl Palmer on tour bus and visit with them for awhile. After one of their shows in the 90s I got to go hang out backstage at a meet and greet. Yes, they were geniuses. Keith Emerson and Greg Lake have both passed away now. But I did get to tell Keith Emerson on the tour bus, "You are the greatest ever".
Hey my musical Friends ,as a huge fan of this trio,please check "aquatarkus" live from "Welcome back my friends to the show that never end" ,Is sooooo amazing
Wow! Again, you two are great! Doing a reaction video to ELP. You don't see ELP reaction videos too often by anyone. They were my first concert that I went to in 1977 in 10th grade. They were superb! Thanks again.
i also noticed that 3 people gave this brilliant masterpiece a thumbs down!!!!!I HAVE A WONDERFUL SUGGESTION: TURN THE VOLUME ON YOUR COMPUTER BECAUSE IT IS MUCH MORE ENJOYABLE LISTENING TO MUSIC WHEN YOU HAVE THE VOLUME ON and then give it a thumbs up !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
When I watch this clip I get a case of keyboard envy. The Yamaha GX-1 was one of about a dozen, though they used to say 1 of 6. The modular Moog was 1 of 1, “the world’s most dangerous synth”. Moog Music did build a handful of Emerson tribute modulars that sold for $150,000 a few year’s ago. BTW, this was a “rocked-up” cover of one of Aaron Copland’s classical Fanfares. And, I do remember the original version being played at one of the recent Olympics. Thanks.
From ELP I recommend Pirates or Karn Evil 9 the first impression. Thanks for your reactions. Also you can check out the original Leonard Copeland classical version of this song for an understanding of what exactly ELP did to the song to make it their own compared to the original. The other Copeland song ELP covered is Hoedown. Which is a song I use as my alarm on my phone because it is very jolting from the very beginning.
This was filmed at the Montreal Plympic Stadium, built for the 1976 Summer Olympic Games. As you can see, this was shot in the midst of a Montreal Winter, which in the 1970s, before Global Warming hit us, were brutally cold and snowy. I was in Middle school and walked to school every day, through streets and fields pile three of four feet high with the night's snow. G-d, it was beautiful and fun!
This was the studio version from "Works Vol. 1" combined with a video of them playing the same song. That doesn't deter from the power and genius on display here, but that is why it sounds so good and ends so abruptly. This piece was actually an interpretation by Keith Emerson of a composition by the same name by modern classical composer Aaron Copeland.
Real,Amazing trio, incredibile group,my all-time favorite with early Genesis,Jethro tull,yes,King Crimson, early Pink Floyd (ummagumma atom Heart mother period),and soo german seventies artists like Klaus schulze,Tangerine dream,can,popol vuh,harmonia,embryo,grobschnitt,Amon duul,Faust,gong.
This is originally a mid-20th century symphony by U.S. composer, Aaron Copland. As difficult and challenging as this electronic version gets as it goes on, the symphonic sersion is even harder to bear with, if one doesn't have an open mind.
Probably most of the people watching this video aren't even aware that this was composed by Aaron Copland in 1942 of course it was not unusual for Emerson Lake and Palmer to draw upon classical influences in their music.
Copland was not a 'big fan', he just allowed ELP to publish this cover, because he find it odd and strange but nevertheless amusing and interesting. The guy was bewildered at first, specially because of the long solo and overall crazyness of the electronic sounds in Emerson playing
This is ELP's version of a piece written in 1942 by American cmposer Aaron Copeland. Keith Emerson on keyboards (also plays synthesizer or piano on other songs), Carl Palmer on drums/percussion, Greg Lake guitarist and singer--of course he doesn't sing in this one and only plays bass in this piece but often plays lead guitar or plays an acousitc guitar on other pieces.
Emerson Lake and Palmer came during a time of great musical explorations and expression, sadly today due to the lack of musical training in the schools and in private homes and the willingness not to train young people to express art and not be willing to accept the pre packaged pre recorded nonsense that is being passed for art today is a civilizational crime our culture is being Manipulated by soless thugs who could not care less about art and care everything about power, greed and what fits the narrative that serves their purposes. Remember free thinking is a danger to them.
So great, so cold. Must try the quintessential ELP, “Lucky Man” or “From the Beginning “. Two love song worth your time are “C’est La Vie” and “Still You Turn Me On”. Greg Lake’s voice is worth the listen alone. Album versions are best. Peace
Aaron Copland's original work was the opening music for the Olympic Games but a number of years back I noticed that ELP's version was bei g used for the Olympics. Great choice! It maintains the spirit of the original while infusing it with new upbeat dynamism.
Recorded at the '' unfamous '' Olympic stadium at Montreal , Quebec , witch i come from . The roof of the stadium wasn't completed yet ... '' unfamous '' because it wasn't ready for the 1976 summer Olympic , witch was and still is a dark moment for the city of Montreal ... the roof was suppose to be a retracting one and it never worked as well as it should have been ..... so they finally decided ...years after to call it quit for the '' retracting roof '' and made it a permanent closed one
You might give Triumvirat a try. Particularly "Illusion on a Double Dimple" or "Sparticus". Triumvirat is another progressive power trio. Quite similar to ELP.
Fanfare for the common man was composed by classical composer and American Aaron Copland in 1942. Of course this version by Emerson Lake and Palmer is great also.
oh, how young those dudes look in this. there was an album with just a psychodelic'd whit bird on the front (ageing memory) listen to that one for you, react or not, up to you. but you should hear it, it's really that good. just for you.
Pretty cool or cold, isn't it? Here is a transcription of an interview given by Greg Lake and Carl Palmer about this recording: LAKE: I remember we were rehearsing in a basement beneath the Olympic stadium. It was the only place large enough to fit the whole orchestra in to rehearse. A phone call came in and I had to go up and take it, and everybody took a coffee break. So during that break I took the elevator up to the ground floor, which actually took me to the Olympic stadium. We had just heard that they wanted to release it as a single. My initial reaction was like, ‘Well, no, we’re too busy doing the rehearsals with the orchestra.’ And I went up to the stadium and I was looking at this absolutely mind-blowing site, covered in virgin snow, with the Olympic rings lit up in neon lights at both ends. It was an eerie sight, begging for something to happen, and I thought, ‘Video.’ we got the crew to move the gear up to the stadium the next day to start recording. Of course, what we didn’t plan was for it to be way below zero. My fingers would literally slip through the strings. So we had to record it in fairly short bursts, but it was a lovely film in the end. PALMER: It was something like 20 degrees below, it was extremely cold. We managed to shoot three times - a few cameras on one person, a whole take, the same on the next guy, the same on the next guy - and then one take of all of us playing together. But it was very, very cold. The music has lasted, though, it has endured and it’s been truly fantastic. I mean, quality always lasts, and I sincerely believe that we had a lot of quality going there - we weren’t just a prog band, we had pretty songs as well. So it was quite eclectic.
Please, react to Tarkus. This version of Fanfare, majestic though it is, was not theirs, as Tarkus is. You should listen to it, it's a mind-blowing experience.
as of 03/03/2021 emerson,lake,and palmer are NOT IN THE ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME!!!!!!!!!!!!! in the video ELP ae playing in 17 degree weather fahrenheit!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Great reaction . .ELP are outstanding.
Wonderful amalgam of classical, rock & jazz. These guys are/were giants ... My favorite band hands down since 1970. In 1968 I was a Greg Lake fan and followed him when he left King Crimson to form this new band. It absolutely electrified me and I never looked back. RIP Keith & Greg .....ELP FOREVER!!!
Hey men and women,three musicians are playing like an orchestra ,unbeli
You were right about Keith Emerson on the keyboards, to this very day, he is the most highly regarded piano and keyboards player in modern music, no exceptions !
@@maineman9447 Agreed
There are still some of those old Jazz aficionados still around. You know the type. They sneer at anything that isn't what they grew up with. "ELP is so pretentious!" Our generation thinks we're being "old curmudgeons" when we accuse Katy Perry as having the talent of one of the headliner girls in a 1950's variety show.
The tone of Gregs 8 string bass is heaven.
Brian Jomansenstinesmith how did the cold not wreck havoc on their equipment " that was a impressive performance" - I saw Lake and Palmer while members of the ASIA ! and I'll never forget Palmer's drum 🥁 solo during that concert because it was amazing."
@@mygirlpiper This is not a live performance you’re listening to. The film has been dubbed with the studio recording from Works 1.
It’s not live but it gives the best impression of what the studio recording would have looked like if you were watching it being recorded. Three guys, drumkit , bass, and the most musical synthesizer anyone ever made.
I once left a live Allman Brothers concert, that I had been at for a few hours anyway, so I could go home and watch Emerson Lake and Palmer, who were appearing live on television!!! The music was unique and I believe perfectly timed, as in, came out in the 70s just when it could really be appreciated!!
The last time I saw them they were opening for Santana, the album "Brain Salad Surgery" is a masterpiece.
Keith Emerson genius
love their reactions. It´s great when you hear stuff for the first time.
A world of thanks to you for recognizing such great talent and shear genius. I remember first hearing their music back in 1969 through 1970 and onwards. Tarkus...Trilogy.. and on to Brain Salad Surgery... In those days we were a minority listening to this music. I hope people will start to recognize the masters of music of the time...
Keith Emmerson: surely the best keyboard player ever without exception. So sad the way he passed!
The Yamaha GX1 is the pinnacle and an opening to a world we would not have known without it.
Thank you for covering ELP. I saw them many times, with the first time being in 1974. After one of the shows in the 1980s I got to hang out with Keith Emerson, the greatest keyboard player ever, and Carl Palmer on tour bus and visit with them for awhile. After one of their shows in the 90s I got to go hang out backstage at a meet and greet. Yes, they were geniuses. Keith Emerson and Greg Lake have both passed away now. But I did get to tell Keith Emerson on the tour bus, "You are the greatest ever".
I love watching you react to one of my favorite ELP songs! You two should listen to Pirates!
Back when rock performers had to actually be able to play a instrument...
@Goka Gola - Let me rephrase - Back when musicians had to be able to play a instrument.
ELP also covered Copeland's " Hoedown". Keith named his son Aaron.🗿Tarkus live is my favorite.
ELP are so amazing live..Emerson was a show stopper..
Hey my musical Friends ,as a huge fan of this trio,please check "aquatarkus" live from "Welcome back my friends to the show that never end" ,Is sooooo amazing
Wow! Again, you two are great! Doing a reaction video to ELP. You don't see ELP reaction videos too often by anyone. They were my first concert that I went to in 1977 in 10th grade. They were superb! Thanks again.
first time hearing this amazing fugue - thanks ! - and to do it in an Olympic stadium in Winter: amazing venue for their playing.
Believe it or not it wasn't winter.......it was a freak August snowstorm in Montreal !
Should have been in the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame 25 years ago.. what an absolute crime.
Thank you for your Work ! And for surmounting Obstacles !
This is a beautiful rendition of the classic done by Aaron Copeland. They did several other Copeland pieces as well. Great music from a great band
i also noticed that 3 people gave this brilliant masterpiece a thumbs down!!!!!I HAVE A WONDERFUL SUGGESTION: TURN THE VOLUME ON YOUR COMPUTER BECAUSE IT IS MUCH MORE ENJOYABLE LISTENING TO MUSIC WHEN YOU HAVE THE VOLUME ON and then give it a thumbs up !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
For many years Aaron Copland's Fanfare for the Common Man was the opening music for the Olympics then ELP's version became the one used.
When I watch this clip I get a case of keyboard envy. The Yamaha GX-1 was one of about a dozen, though they used to say 1 of 6. The modular Moog was 1 of 1, “the world’s most dangerous synth”. Moog Music did build a handful of Emerson tribute modulars that sold for $150,000 a few year’s ago.
BTW, this was a “rocked-up” cover of one of Aaron Copland’s classical Fanfares. And, I do remember the original version being played at one of the recent Olympics. Thanks.
Great music and band! Enjoyed your reaction!
You may recognize the tune from the classical piece by the same name by Aaron Copland from 1942.
From ELP I recommend Pirates or Karn Evil 9 the first impression. Thanks for your reactions.
Also you can check out the original Leonard Copeland classical version of this song for an understanding of what exactly ELP did to the song to make it their own compared to the original.
The other Copeland song ELP covered is Hoedown. Which is a song I use as my alarm on my phone because it is very jolting from the very beginning.
They actually discussed touring with Hendrix at one point. They could have been HELP!
Emerson almost ended up playing for Yes. But he decided to create ELP.
This was filmed at the Montreal Plympic Stadium, built for the 1976 Summer Olympic Games. As you can see, this was shot in the midst of a Montreal Winter, which in the 1970s, before Global Warming hit us, were brutally cold and snowy. I was in Middle school and walked to school every day, through streets and fields pile three of four feet high with the night's snow. G-d, it was beautiful and fun!
Glad you liked it thanks!
This was the studio version from "Works Vol. 1" combined with a video of them playing the same song. That doesn't deter from the power and genius on display here, but that is why it sounds so good and ends so abruptly. This piece was actually an interpretation by Keith Emerson of a composition by the same name by modern classical composer Aaron Copeland.
Real,Amazing trio, incredibile group,my all-time favorite with early Genesis,Jethro tull,yes,King Crimson, early Pink Floyd (ummagumma atom Heart mother period),and soo german seventies artists like Klaus schulze,Tangerine dream,can,popol vuh,harmonia,embryo,grobschnitt,Amon duul,Faust,gong.
Watching over you or C'este la Vie. pure genius
This is originally a mid-20th century symphony by U.S. composer, Aaron Copland. As difficult and challenging as this electronic version gets as it goes on, the symphonic sersion is even harder to bear with, if one doesn't have an open mind.
The composer Aaron Copland was a big fan of this version as well.....
Probably most of the people watching this video aren't even aware that this was composed by Aaron Copland in 1942 of course it was not unusual for Emerson Lake and Palmer to draw upon classical influences in their music.
Copland was not a 'big fan', he just allowed ELP to publish this cover, because he find it odd and strange but nevertheless amusing and interesting. The guy was bewildered at first, specially because of the long solo and overall crazyness of the electronic sounds in Emerson playing
this performance in 17 degree weather should put emerson,lake and palmer in the rock and roll hall of fame !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Any of their songs would be a good choice for a next reaction.
The original by Mr Aaron Copeland in one of his many classical pieces
This is ELP's version of a piece written in 1942 by American cmposer Aaron Copeland. Keith Emerson on keyboards (also plays synthesizer or piano on other songs), Carl Palmer on drums/percussion, Greg Lake guitarist and singer--of course he doesn't sing in this one and only plays bass in this piece but often plays lead guitar or plays an acousitc guitar on other pieces.
Emerson Lake and Palmer came during a time of great musical explorations and expression, sadly today due to the lack of musical training in the schools and in private homes and the willingness not to train young people to express art and not be willing to accept the pre packaged pre recorded nonsense that is being passed for art today is a civilizational crime our culture is being Manipulated by soless thugs who could not care less about art and care everything about power, greed and what fits the narrative that serves their purposes. Remember free thinking is a danger to them.
i whole heartedly agree with kent christiansen!!!!!!!!
February 1977, Olympic Stadium Montreal, -20 celsius.
The coldest show of all time.
I believe this film was shot in May 1977... after a freak snowstorm hit Montreal.
Bacanes!!! Coolest!!!
This is Keith Emersons interpretation of a classical work by Aaron Copland. They also did Coplands Fanfare for the Common Man.
This is Fanfare
Great pick . ELP: still great today.
Keith Emerson- keyboards
Greg Lake- bass and guitar
Carl Palmer- percussion
So great, so cold. Must try the quintessential ELP, “Lucky Man” or “From the Beginning “. Two love song worth your time are “C’est La Vie” and “Still You Turn Me On”. Greg Lake’s voice is worth the listen alone. Album versions are best. Peace
Fanfare For The Common Man, was written by Aaron Copland!
Aaron Copland's original work was the opening music for the Olympic Games but a number of years back I noticed that
ELP's version was bei g used for the Olympics. Great choice! It maintains the spirit of the original while infusing it with new upbeat dynamism.
Recorded at the '' unfamous '' Olympic stadium at Montreal , Quebec , witch i come from . The roof of the stadium wasn't completed yet ... '' unfamous '' because it wasn't ready for the 1976 summer Olympic , witch was and still is a dark moment for the city of Montreal ... the roof was suppose to be a retracting one and it never worked as well as it should have been ..... so they finally decided ...years after to call it quit for the '' retracting roof '' and made it a permanent closed one
@@swinetrek Yes you're right , french is my usual speak of language , but i guess i'm not that bad in english too , but thanks for noticing
C'est la vie...
You might give Triumvirat a try. Particularly "Illusion on a Double Dimple" or "Sparticus". Triumvirat is another progressive power trio. Quite similar to ELP.
A good song to keep the rhythm going when you have to clear 18 inches of snow from the parfield of an Olympic-size stadium.
Fanfare for the common man was composed by classical composer and American Aaron Copland in 1942. Of course this version by Emerson Lake and Palmer is great also.
oh, how young those dudes look in this. there was an album with just a psychodelic'd whit bird on the front (ageing memory) listen to that one for you, react or not, up to you. but you should hear it, it's really that good. just for you.
Nobody said that this is from American Composer Aaron Copeland in 1942
Pretty cool or cold, isn't it?
Here is a transcription of an interview given by Greg Lake and Carl Palmer about this recording:
LAKE: I remember we were rehearsing in a basement beneath the Olympic stadium. It was the only place large enough to fit the whole orchestra in to rehearse. A phone call came in and I had to go up and take it, and everybody took a coffee break. So during that break I took the elevator up to the ground floor, which actually took me to the Olympic stadium. We had just heard that they wanted to release it as a single. My initial reaction was like, ‘Well, no, we’re too busy doing the rehearsals with the orchestra.’ And I went up to the stadium and I was looking at this absolutely mind-blowing site, covered in virgin snow, with the Olympic rings lit up in neon lights at both ends. It was an eerie sight, begging for something to happen, and I thought, ‘Video.’ we got the crew to move the gear up to the stadium the next day to start recording. Of course, what we didn’t plan was for it to be way below zero. My fingers would literally slip through the strings. So we had to record it in fairly short bursts, but it was a lovely film in the end.
PALMER: It was something like 20 degrees below, it was extremely cold. We managed to shoot three times - a few cameras on one person, a whole take, the same on the next guy, the same on the next guy - and then one take of all of us playing together. But it was very, very cold. The music has lasted, though, it has endured and it’s been truly fantastic. I mean, quality always lasts, and I sincerely believe that we had a lot of quality going there - we weren’t just a prog band, we had pretty songs as well. So it was quite eclectic.
And after all this Light, came...................................................................the Corporate Darkness.
Check out Rick Wakeman "Ann of Cleves" live
Try PIRATES.
Works ,vol1.
An adaptation of American composer Aaron Copeland, react to ELP's Pictures at an Exhibition you will be blown away!
Please, react to Tarkus. This version of Fanfare, majestic though it is, was not theirs, as Tarkus is. You should listen to it, it's a mind-blowing experience.
No gutair work only bass and organ synisizer also drums. Elp only uses accoustic gutair
Except when Greg plays electric guitar... on Karn Evil 9, for example.
emerson was playing keyboards
as of 03/03/2021 emerson,lake,and palmer are NOT IN THE ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME!!!!!!!!!!!!! in the video ELP ae playing in 17 degree weather fahrenheit!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
If you are going to react to an ELP song, listen to Tarkus.
Nam..es..stay..... Welcome to the THUNDER DOME......BITCHES!!!!
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