This is the first song i played for my girlfriend back in 1977. We were married in 1981! 40 years now......."you see it's all clear, you were meant to be here"
Greg Lake (RIP) was a master musician, playing acoustic, electric and bass guitar, in addition to being one of the most beautiful voices in contemporary music. And the outro was the amazing Keith Emerson on keyboards. My personal favorite ELP song!! 💙💙💙
Hard to rank 'em; that's one of the problems I run into trying to rank Moody Blues albums or songs -- they're all such masterpieces. But as far as ELP this is probably my #1 track. Next five in no particular order would be "C'est la Vie," "Still You Turn Me On," "Lucky Man," "Karn-evil 9," and "Fanfare for the Common Man."
This was ELP's highest-charting single -- which I find mystifying as there were plenty of tracks they laid down that were every bit as easy on the ears as "From the Beginning." All in how it's marketed, I guess. Not enough people at the time got much of a chance to hear this tune unless they were permanently tuned to trendy FM stations. At least now it's getting another look and is better appreciated as a masterpiece.
Decade of the 70s has immense music and talent, it’s there you just need to find it react to it and love it… Thank God we can go back to this kind of music! It does to you today what it did back then makes you stop what you’re doing and sit back and listen to amazement
@@ccbiezenbos I was a huge fan in the early 1970ies and saw them live at centennial hall London Ontario in 1992 the halls tiny and it was a awesome show and we were 40 feet from the stage . We had fantastic music and much kinder society and always questioned authority lolo.
I remember hearing "C'est La Vie" for the first time in a down town Salt Lake City music store playing on a really great stereo so I asked the clerk and she told me the name of the song and band. Later that summer ELP came to town and I saw them in concert. "Oh what a lucky man I was"😉
Actually "C'est La Vie" is a solo by Greg Lake featured on the album "Works".....But you're Right it is a beautiful song! Also "Closer to Believing"...One of the most spiritual songs I've heard...PEM
Rachel Flowers covers Keith better than ANYBODY I know. She actually played Keith's Moog at his house for him. She is one of the most accomplished blind musicians I know. She played for THE Ray Charles when she was 9 years old in his home recording studio.
@@stanervin6108 She's excellent! She not only plays a lot of Keith's songs, she strives to play them note for note and succeeds more often than not. From Tarkus to Trilogy to one of his piano concertos she nails i. It's a heavy influence on her own style if you listen to her own compositions.
Try ELP’s song “Still...You Turn Me On” next, I think that you’ll like it. I saw them in concert in the early Seventies, they melted my teenage brain. Thanks for all of the great music, memories and smiles. Take care.
I got a chance to see the original ELP line-up (with Palmer rather than Powell) in 1996; they were the opening act for Jethro Tull. That was a fantastic concert.
I highly recommend "Take A Pebble". It shows off the skills of all three in a context that doesn't get overblown, and is both quite beautiful and musically interesting.
Oh my. THAT song is so gorgeous isn't it??? "Take A Pebble" !!! Yes I would love Jamal's expressions on that song too. I knew there was another song I wanted to mention that was it!
1st Impression (Part 2) was played to death on the radio, back in the day. It's probably the least interesting section of the suite. The album Brain Salad Surgery is a complete work. It opens with a hymn, then goes into Alberto Ginestra's Toccata. This piece is a bit too much for normal people, but sets up the sense of fear and foreboding that sets up the "carnival of evil," yet to come.
My favorite ELP track... bar none. It may be one of the best 20 songs ever - - just magically smooth and oh so intelligent. It is simply mesmerizing and should only be listened to with headphones, for obvious reasons.
I was lucky enough to see them three times; phenomenal musicianship, great shows. All three just dominated the stage. And Keith absolutely mauled his B3! I loved how he stood between the B3 and a grand piano, playing both at the same time with arms outstretched. Just fabulous.
I think that Emerson abused a Hammond L100 on stage. He treated the B3 a little kinder. Whatever he paid his roadie / tech, it wasn’t enough. 😉 I think that Palmer had two gongs. In Prog Rock, nothing succeeds like excess.
I was young at the right time: the Who, Pink Floyd, the Kinks, Neil Young, ELP, David Bowie, Mahavishnu Orchestra, Buddy Rich, Ike and Tina, Byrds, Edgar Winter, Moody Blues...
Do you remember watching Edgar Winter Group doing "Frankenstein" and him going to a black machine with a bunch of knobs on it to make those futuristic sounds?" That's the kind of synthesizer Keith Emerson was using. I'm pretty sure that's the case. Stay safe friend...be well...
Well, they are both analog synthesizers, but they are not the same. Edgar Winter played a ARP 2600 and Keith Emerson plays a full Moog modular synthesizer.
Not just my Favorite Emerson, Lake, and Palmer song (Still, You Turn Me On...a close second)...BUT this song is in my Top 10 All Time Favorite Songs period...It simply takes me through a range of Emotions and Transports me to another Dimension~
I have a memory with this song, my dad took my brother and I when we were very young to Pales Verdes, hiked down the cliff to see an old wrecked ship, must have heard it in the car 1972. It will always remind me of my dad. He's still here, 90 years old. ❤️❤️❤️
I was 18 years old first concert ever. Floor seats in front couple roads back. Carl palmers drum set rotating and Emerson on his keyboard way ahead of his time definitely perfection and Lakes voice beyond. Nothing compares after that.
JAMEL - SOOOO glad you got to this song.... The singer Greg Lake played ALL the guitars, Acoustic, Electric and Bass. And THAT was a Moog synthesiser.. played by the master Keith Emerson.
Sometimes I forget about this song and then I hear it again and it takes me to a faraway place somewhere back in time. I always love to hear it. I loved your reaction. I could see you were taking it in and having a moment. Nice!
Check out "Toccata" off of Brain Salad Surgery. It will blow your mind!! I was 12 years old when my older sister placed headphones over my ears and cranked up that tune. I melted right into the carpet!
That was a Moog synthesizer. They were the first synthesizers, electronic devices developed to create a range of musical sounds, from imitating acoustic instruments to truly original sounds like what you heard here. They were enormous instruments - the first ones took up a whole room and were insanely expensive, enough that only the very top bands could afford to own one. They were also all over the prog-rock genre of the 70's - Yes, ELP, Pink Floyd were all innovators of Moog sound. They were so endemic that Queen made a point of declaring that none of the sounds their band produced came from a synthesizer! (Brian May had a talent for making his guitar sound like all kinds of things.)
That's all Greg Lake on guitar and singing. He even did the bass part for the song as well. One of the most beautiful rock voices ever, in my opinion. Enjoy. Then Keith Emerson comes in on synthesizer. As mentioned below "Take a Pebble" is an excellent song to enjoy. Great piano by Emerson.
In a period of about a year and a half we had releases of Trilogy by ELP, Led Zeppelin IV, Fragile by Yes, Who's Next, Machine Head by Deep Purple, etc. Think about that...
@@danacasey8543 Think it was a bit earlier, but I'd have to dig out the gig ticket stubs. Still got 'em somewhere! ;-) The memory isn't so good these days. And the memory isn't so good these days.
ELP is one of my favorite prog rock bands. Before forming ELP, Greg Lake was the lead singer of another great prog rock band named King Crimson. You should listen to some King Crimson songs. My favorites are "21st Century Schizoid Man," "I Talk to the Wind," and "In the Court of the Crimson King."
Jamel did one or two KC songs but the have been blocked. I think "21st Century Schizoid Man" was one of those. I don't know if it's up on his patron page or not.
I saw ELK in concert in Los Angeles as a teenager. Best concert EVER! Just one example: Out of kmowhere, the piano started rising into the air, and as Emerson continued to play a jazz-fusion number, the piano began to spin end over end, faster and faster. Incredible!!!
When this came out, I was a youngster (13-14 years old) in Cali and our family blended with another's. 3 children became 5 with a mom and new dad. Then we moved to New Mexico and the musical journey continued. The 70's were a WHOLE different way to raise up children. Generous vibes everywhere. It was glorious. Books. Art. Dance. Music. Food. People talking to each other civilly with receptive interest yet able to reconcile and have our own opinions and it was always no harm, no foul. Easy to change the subject: "Did you catch the game?" "Bet I can skate faster than you!" "Wanna build a fort? We're gonna need shovels and axes..."
My favorite acoustic song! I felt accomplished when I finally learned how to play it. And you can't half-ass sing this one. You have to mean it. You have to go to a place and/or thought or memory to pull it off.
My wife has taught herself how to play guitar during the pandemic. She decided to learn this one! I do my best on the vocals. I'm getting there... She's practicing it right now, purely by coincidence.
I was fortunate enough to have seen them live several times in the 70's. My favorite Prog Rock band: Keith Emerson ~ organs/synthesizers Greg Lake ~ guitar and vocals Karl Palmer ~ drums/percussion You need to check out the "Brain Salad Surgery" album. Lucky man, knives edge........they have a great catalog.
It's such a beautiful song. I love playing this on warm spring and summer days. When you're not in a rush to go anywhere, just slow down and play this in your car. This song inspires feelings of gratitude and happiness when I hear it.
Oh my Jamel, thank you for this ELP song. Always one of my favorites. Please try Still You Turn Me On Live, C'est La Vie and Take A Pebble. ELP is truly outstanding with Greg Lake's beautiful voice adding so much richness. Thanks for this.
Moog synth, acoustic piano, Hammond organ. Keith Emerson was one of the all time greats in history. Tragically, he ended his own life because he couldn’t play anymore. Greg Lake wrote these incredible acoustic songs. Those were the ones that got most radio-play. The first single off their first album was their biggest hit “Lucky Man.”
I REMEMBER SMOKING TO THIS SONG BACK WHEN I WAS A WEE TEEN ,AND IT WAS AWESOME ...YEPP I WAS YOUNG DUMB AND FULL OF MYSELF. THAT WAS 1972 OR 3 I DON'T RECALL ,PROBALY BECAUSE OF SMOKING ... I'M AN OLD FART NOW ,BUT BOY DO I HAVE MEMORIES...I THINK... GOD BLESS YOU AND YOURS PEACE
I had this CD back in college. I noticed that the production sounded very similar to the Yes album Fragile. I checked the liner notes and, sure enough, they were recorded around the same time at the same studio.
Same production engineer too. You're right. I think each album was released within 8-9 months from each other., Fragile in November of 71 and Trilogy in July of 72.
Lake's voice was always what it was...but his picking on that 12-string is sadly underrated and underappreciated, along with his soulful electric guitar work. And as for the outro, that my friend was Keith Emerson's modular Moog Synthesizer.
Here's the wierd... I started watching your reactions to Floyd and Zeppelin music already knew but I've also watched your reactions to stuff that I don't know and it's a big sharing thing man I love your reactions keep on keeping strong
You should react to their more keyboard heavy songs like Karn Evil 9: 1st Impression Part 2, Fanfare For The Common Man, Knife-Edge, Take A Pebble, Tank, Hoedown, Trilogy, and The Barbarian.
That was the incomparable Keith Emerson on the Moog synthesizer and equally incomparable Greg Lake on vocals and guitar. RIP. Keith Emerson and Greg Lake...
I have to tell you that I saw ELP when I was a teenager. I have seen so many concerts throughout the 70’s and 80’s I know I couldn’t list them all. Everyone from Frank Sinatra to David Bowie. These three men put on one of the FINEST concerts I have ever been privileged to see. Thanks for reminding me of just how great they were.
Love your reactions Jamel - always brings a smile to my face when I see you’ve got a new post! Also great community that allows me to revisit old favorites and discover new music I’ve overlooked. 🤘🏼 🎶 ♾ 🙏🏼
Great review Jamel. Trilogy is a great album that many people overlook. ELP is my favorite band of all time and I appreciate the reviews of their music that you do.
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Don't miss their song "Touch and Go" ..... it's a Classic!
❤️ Great music 💜
Please check out “Marooned” by Pink Floyd
Jamel you should listen to old town road by lil nas x and billy ray cyrus and if you have already ''Rock on''
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This is one of those mellow songs where you just sit back in your chair, kick your shoes off, close your eyes, and take it in.
Don't forget the bong hit. LOL!
@@musicairplanes4884 and a cold brewsky!
My only complaint? The song is too short! :-)
Weed and or a few cocktails would also help.
And....get a nice buzz going on!
Greg Lake on 6 & 12 string acoustic, electric guitar, bass and angelic vocals. RIP 🙏
Greg was a master on the 12.
As well as being their producer,
Almost a worship song because only God was here from the beginning
A synth
This is the first song i played for my girlfriend back in 1977. We were married in 1981! 40 years now......."you see it's all clear, you were meant to be here"
💗
kurt-- same story here!
Good for you!
Very lucky 👍👍👍👍
Your second, third, and fourth songs must have sealed the deal. What were they?
Greg Lake (RIP) was a master musician, playing acoustic, electric and bass guitar, in addition to being one of the most beautiful voices in contemporary music. And the outro was the amazing Keith Emerson on keyboards. My personal favorite ELP song!! 💙💙💙
Mine too, awesome.
Mine as well- Well said☺
This may be my all time favorite song
Hard to rank 'em; that's one of the problems I run into trying to rank Moody Blues albums or songs -- they're all such masterpieces. But as far as ELP this is probably my #1 track. Next five in no particular order would be "C'est la Vie," "Still You Turn Me On," "Lucky Man," "Karn-evil 9," and "Fanfare for the Common Man."
Yeah new music sucks..but thats what people after Motzart thought as well
That beautiful sound is a Moog synthesizer, Jamal. This is one of the best ELP songs ever!
In this case, a Moog Stankesizer. 😂
@@rich6113 -that's hilarious!!!
This was ELP's highest-charting single -- which I find mystifying as there were plenty of tracks they laid down that were every bit as easy on the ears as "From the Beginning." All in how it's marketed, I guess. Not enough people at the time got much of a chance to hear this tune unless they were permanently tuned to trendy FM stations. At least now it's getting another look and is better appreciated as a masterpiece.
Wore out my vinyl!!!
Decade of the 70s has immense music and talent, it’s there you just need to find it react to it and love it… Thank God we can go back to this kind of music! It does to you today what it did back then makes you stop what you’re doing and sit back and listen to amazement
When artists took their craft seriously....
Greg Lake is an absolute beast on the guitar, and what a smooth voice ❤️
Sadly, was a great guitarist. He passed away a couple of years ago.
Love his voice.
@@ccbiezenbos yes, I should have said was...very sad
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@@ccbiezenbos I was a huge fan in the early 1970ies and saw them live at centennial hall London Ontario in 1992 the halls tiny and it was a awesome show and we were 40 feet from the stage . We had fantastic music and much kinder society and always questioned authority lolo.
I never ever get tired of listening to this song.
Oh, I feel the same!!
Me 3 same
Same here
“C’est La Vie” and “Karn Evil Number 9” are standouts.
Love C’est La Vie. It’s a beautiful song.
I remember hearing "C'est La Vie" for the first time in a down town Salt Lake City music store playing on a really great stereo so I asked the clerk and she told me the name of the song and band. Later that summer ELP came to town and I saw them in concert. "Oh what a lucky man I was"😉
Actually "C'est La Vie" is a solo by Greg Lake featured on the album "Works".....But you're Right it is a beautiful song! Also "Closer to Believing"...One of the most spiritual songs I've heard...PEM
KE is one of the few keyboard players to play a full MOOG in concert, opposed to the soon to arrive MiniMooog
Rachel Flowers covers Keith better than ANYBODY I know. She actually played Keith's Moog at his house for him. She is one of the most accomplished blind musicians I know. She played for THE Ray Charles when she was 9 years old in his home recording studio.
I think there was a Theremin in there too. I've always wanted one of those things...
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Here's Rachel playing Tarkus on Keith's Moog.
@@stanervin6108 She's excellent! She not only plays a lot of Keith's songs, she strives to play them note for note and succeeds more often than not. From Tarkus to Trilogy to one of his piano concertos she nails i. It's a heavy influence on her own style if you listen to her own compositions.
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Thanks, Phil. Have subbed her for over 3 yrs. Have you seen her doing the sheriff collaboration?
Try ELP’s song “Still...You Turn Me On” next, I think that you’ll like it.
I saw them in concert in the early Seventies, they melted my teenage brain.
Thanks for all of the great music, memories and smiles.
Take care.
he reacted to still you turn me on
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Me too, Louisville! Great music. Although the song has a different meaning for me now since my oldest son died. Yes, he was meant to be here ♥️
Watch the live solo performance of Greg the master himself chewing gum, playing guitar, singing and tapping his foot what a master piece
I got a chance to see the original ELP line-up (with Palmer rather than Powell) in 1996; they were the opening act for Jethro Tull. That was a fantastic concert.
Also loved the Roundabout comparison.......you have quite an ear! ❤️🙏
True! ❤️🙏
"Yes" -- "Yes" he does.
@@briane173 I see what you did there 🙏💕😍
I highly recommend "Take A Pebble". It shows off the skills of all three in a context that doesn't get overblown, and is both quite beautiful and musically interesting.
Oh my. THAT song is so gorgeous isn't it??? "Take A Pebble" !!! Yes I would love Jamal's expressions on that song too. I knew there was another song I wanted to mention that was it!
I agree, “Take a Pebble” would be an excellent reaction. It’s on of my favorites by them.
I have to concur with your choice of song. That song will definitely take you on a journey.
@@davidpeterson3641 Live version is a must. You can see how much fun these guys had performing.
And Lucky Man
Their song 'Lucky Man' was perfectly used recently in the movie BlacKKKlansmen. Check that one out.
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Thank you whoever requested this one ‼️
Happy Earth Day 🌎
I second that!!!
Kristi Wheels, Happy Earth Day!
"what is that?" That's Keith Emerson and his magic fingers, RIP Keith, Greg, legends!
If you can handle Yes "Close to the Edge," you can handle Karn Evil 9--Impressions 1,2, and 3 from Brain Salad Surgery album. Beyond epic.
Or Tarkus.
1st Impression (Part 2) was played to death on the radio, back in the day. It's probably the least interesting section of the suite. The album Brain Salad Surgery is a complete work. It opens with a hymn, then goes into Alberto Ginestra's Toccata. This piece is a bit too much for normal people, but sets up the sense of fear and foreboding that sets up the "carnival of evil," yet to come.
too long bro
I was so blessed to grow up in the 60’s and 70’s with this great music
60's and 70's music for me . Great guitar work .
That acoustic guitar and Greg's voice is an ALL @ CLASSY fusion.
My favorite ELP track... bar none.
It may be one of the best 20 songs ever - - just magically smooth and oh so intelligent. It is simply mesmerizing and should only be listened to with headphones, for obvious reasons.
ELP has some great stuff. Definitely check out Karnevil 9
Yes karnivel 9 1st impression
this is definitely one of the classics of classic rock.
This is off an album called Trilogy, and the title track "Trilogy" is a great composition.
Agreed. Trilogy is a fine example of their greatest works.
Absolutely right! Melissa ward here.
"Bolero" is cool, too. "Jerusalem", English glory. "Fugue", jaw-dropping piano work.
The unbelievably gorgeous Greg Lake on 12 string and vocals. A genius. Dearly missed.
I was lucky enough to see them three times; phenomenal musicianship, great shows. All three just dominated the stage. And Keith absolutely mauled his B3! I loved how he stood between the B3 and a grand piano, playing both at the same time with arms outstretched. Just fabulous.
I got to see the '86/'87 Emerson, Lake & Powel lineup live: LOVED it. ;)
I saw them live in Houston 1978? Four channel sound system. Largest percussion I've ever seen......They even had a gong.
I think that Emerson abused a Hammond L100 on stage. He treated the B3 a little kinder. Whatever he paid his roadie / tech, it wasn’t enough. 😉
I think that Palmer had two gongs. In Prog Rock, nothing succeeds like excess.
You're a lucky man.
I was young at the right time: the Who, Pink Floyd, the Kinks, Neil Young, ELP, David Bowie, Mahavishnu Orchestra, Buddy Rich, Ike and Tina, Byrds, Edgar Winter, Moody Blues...
Do you remember watching Edgar Winter Group doing "Frankenstein" and him going to a black machine with a bunch of knobs on it to make those futuristic sounds?" That's the kind of synthesizer Keith Emerson was using. I'm pretty sure that's the case. Stay safe friend...be well...
Well, they are both analog synthesizers, but they are not the same. Edgar Winter played a ARP 2600 and Keith Emerson plays a full Moog modular synthesizer.
Analog synthesizer, programmed by patch cables and pots (potentiometers, or as mentioned above knobs. LOL)
Thats a "Moog Synthesizer" played by Keith Emerson. (On The Outro"
Not just my Favorite Emerson, Lake, and Palmer song (Still, You Turn Me On...a close second)...BUT this song is in my Top 10 All Time Favorite Songs period...It simply takes me through a range of Emotions and Transports me to another Dimension~
Love the old music brings me back to the past
I have a memory with this song, my dad took my brother and I when we were very young to Pales Verdes, hiked down the cliff to see an old wrecked ship, must have heard it in the car 1972. It will always remind me of my dad. He's still here, 90 years old. ❤️❤️❤️
I was 18 years old first concert ever. Floor seats in front couple roads back. Carl palmers drum set rotating and Emerson on his keyboard way ahead of his time definitely perfection and Lakes voice beyond. Nothing compares after that.
The Brain Salad Surgery tour?
Sat there with jaw dropped the entire concert...
JAMEL - SOOOO glad you got to this song.... The singer Greg Lake played ALL the guitars, Acoustic, Electric and Bass. And THAT was a Moog synthesiser.. played by the master Keith Emerson.
✅️
Truly excellent. It gives me chills when Greg sings "You were meant to be here...from the beginning".
Sometimes I forget about this song and then I hear it again and it takes me to a faraway place somewhere back in time. I always love to hear it. I loved your reaction. I could see you were taking it in and having a moment. Nice!
Check out "Toccata" off of Brain Salad Surgery. It will blow your mind!! I was 12 years old when my older sister placed headphones over my ears and cranked up that tune. I melted right into the carpet!
That was a Moog synthesizer. They were the first synthesizers, electronic devices developed to create a range of musical sounds, from imitating acoustic instruments to truly original sounds like what you heard here. They were enormous instruments - the first ones took up a whole room and were insanely expensive, enough that only the very top bands could afford to own one. They were also all over the prog-rock genre of the 70's - Yes, ELP, Pink Floyd were all innovators of Moog sound. They were so endemic that Queen made a point of declaring that none of the sounds their band produced came from a synthesizer! (Brian May had a talent for making his guitar sound like all kinds of things.)
Finally!!! So glad you got around to this song. A personal favorite! Thank you, Jamel!
That's all Greg Lake on guitar and singing. He even did the bass part for the song as well. One of the most beautiful rock voices ever, in my opinion. Enjoy. Then Keith Emerson comes in on synthesizer. As mentioned below "Take a Pebble" is an excellent song to enjoy. Great piano by Emerson.
He was a stellar bass player as well!
In a period of about a year and a half we had releases of Trilogy by ELP, Led Zeppelin IV, Fragile by Yes, Who's Next, Machine Head by Deep Purple, etc. Think about that...
Yes, we were blessed. Don't forget Pink Floyd's Meddle also...
DAMN. And don't forget *Master Of Reality* by Black Sabbath!!!!
@@bobthebear1246 Sorry!
Yep, I've got that vinyl too. :-)
I think it was 1973-75, right? In that time span I saw ELP, Led Zeppelin, Yes, ELO all in concert. What a blessing to be alive at that time!
@@danacasey8543 Think it was a bit earlier, but I'd have to dig out the gig ticket stubs. Still got 'em somewhere! ;-)
The memory isn't so good these days.
And the memory isn't so good these days.
Loooooooove this song!!!
An incredibly beautiful song played by three incredible musicians.
Greg Lake. One of the best voices in rock music. Rest in peace. Check out his work with King Crimson (In the Court of the Crimson King)
This song is a masterpiece. RIP Greg, sorely missed.
Beautiful song and lyrical theme.
“C’est La Vie”, “Lucky Man”, “Still… You Turn Me On”.
Beautiful music. 💜💜💜
Greg Lake always stood out. Try Fanfare for the Common Man or I Believe in Father Christmas
Happy Earth Day! Go back to the 70’s for the master musicians and original and sounding bands and vocals.
A great song now you got it Right... 👏👏Good vibes 💙💚💛☺👍🥂🌎✌
I'm obsessed with this song. That lyrical sting, "...but there it is." Tells so much of the story here. It's such a tight lyric.
This is mostly Greg Lake, on vocals, guitars and bass, and some bongos from Palmer. Emerson isn't heard until the synth solo at the end.
ELP is one of my favorite prog rock bands.
Before forming ELP, Greg Lake was the lead singer of another great prog rock band named King Crimson.
You should listen to some King Crimson songs. My favorites are "21st Century Schizoid Man," "I Talk to the Wind," and "In the Court of the Crimson King."
Yes. I agree. Epic. I suggested this
Jamel did one or two KC songs but the have been blocked. I think "21st Century Schizoid Man" was one of those. I don't know if it's up on his patron page or not.
J, that’s a Moog Synthesizer. Keith Emerson was one of the first rock musician to use it. It had just become available before recording the song.
"C'est la Vie" by ELP is a very nice song.... Won't be requested a lot but worth a listen.
IMO, “C’est La Vie” is one of the most beautiful songs ever written.
Always have appreciated the careful balancing act between the acoustic and electric/techno. Beautiful!💞🎶
You are the Bomb! Thank YOU!! You have no idea how much You have done to keep the great music alive! I love you Dude! Keep on keeping on. You Rock!
This was a great smokin and chillin song
I saw ELK in concert in Los Angeles as a teenager. Best concert EVER! Just one example: Out of kmowhere, the piano started rising into the air, and as Emerson continued to play a jazz-fusion number, the piano began to spin end over end, faster and faster. Incredible!!!
ELP. Yeah. Love these guys.
When this came out, I was a youngster (13-14 years old) in Cali and our family blended with another's. 3 children became 5 with a mom and new dad. Then we moved to New Mexico and the musical journey continued. The 70's were a WHOLE different way to raise up children. Generous vibes everywhere. It was glorious. Books. Art. Dance. Music. Food. People talking to each other civilly with receptive interest yet able to reconcile and have our own opinions and it was always no harm, no foul. Easy to change the subject: "Did you catch the game?" "Bet I can skate faster than you!" "Wanna build a fort? We're gonna need shovels and axes..."
My favorite acoustic song! I felt accomplished when I finally learned how to play it. And you can't half-ass sing this one. You have to mean it. You have to go to a place and/or thought or memory to pull it off.
My wife has taught herself how to play guitar during the pandemic. She decided to learn this one! I do my best on the vocals. I'm getting there... She's practicing it right now, purely by coincidence.
I Love ELP, can't get enough of them. 🥰
I absolutely love their cover of Jerusalem talk about a showcase for Greg Lakes vocals
I was fortunate enough to have seen them live several times in the 70's. My favorite Prog Rock band:
Keith Emerson ~ organs/synthesizers
Greg Lake ~ guitar and vocals
Karl Palmer ~ drums/percussion
You need to check out the "Brain Salad Surgery" album. Lucky man, knives edge........they have a great catalog.
You gotta love some Moog Synthesizer!
One of the greatest songs ever written... the melody and the chords melt me.... 💖🎶
Sounds like they used a synthesizer keyboard for that awesome sound mid-through to the end.
Oh my Google the pic of Keith's synth rig...worth it
It's such a beautiful song. I love playing this on warm spring and summer days. When you're not in a rush to go anywhere, just slow down and play this in your car. This song inspires feelings of gratitude and happiness when I hear it.
Awesome power group! ❤️❤️🙏🙏
Oh my Jamel, thank you for this ELP song. Always one of my favorites. Please try Still You Turn Me On Live, C'est La Vie and Take A Pebble. ELP is truly outstanding with Greg Lake's beautiful voice adding so much richness. Thanks for this.
Moog synth, acoustic piano, Hammond organ. Keith Emerson was one of the all time
greats in history. Tragically, he ended his own life because he couldn’t play anymore.
Greg Lake wrote these incredible acoustic songs. Those were the ones that got most
radio-play. The first single off their first album was their biggest hit “Lucky Man.”
I REMEMBER SMOKING TO THIS SONG BACK WHEN I WAS A WEE TEEN ,AND IT WAS AWESOME ...YEPP I WAS YOUNG DUMB AND FULL OF MYSELF.
THAT WAS 1972 OR 3 I DON'T RECALL ,PROBALY BECAUSE OF SMOKING ...
I'M AN OLD FART NOW ,BUT BOY DO I HAVE MEMORIES...I THINK...
GOD BLESS YOU AND YOURS
PEACE
I had this CD back in college. I noticed that the production sounded very similar to the Yes album Fragile. I checked the liner notes and, sure enough, they were recorded around the same time at the same studio.
Same production engineer too. You're right. I think each album was released within 8-9 months from each other., Fragile in November of 71 and Trilogy in July of 72.
Lake was an outstanding bassist, guitarist and vocalist. One of my favorite bands ever. Saw them 3 times.
I've been waiting for this one. The first time I heard this I felt like I had been missing out on a secret.
A timeless mellow classic with awesome guitar work.
Sweet! One of my all time favorites! So damn good.
Every type of people, By Robert Palmer
You need to hear that Range of his Greatness
ELP is a major hole to fall down. Some of the best and most archetypical English prog rock out there.
One of my favorite songs
Great Song! Thank You For The Great Videos As Always Too😎
This is one of my favorite ELP songs! Greg Lake’s voice and guitar playing transports you. RIP Greg! He played and sang beautifully til the end.
smoked a lotta weed to this album. . decades of weed.
Lake's voice was always what it was...but his picking on that 12-string is sadly underrated and underappreciated, along with his soulful electric guitar work.
And as for the outro, that my friend was Keith Emerson's modular Moog Synthesizer.
Here's the wierd... I started watching your reactions to Floyd and Zeppelin music already knew but I've also watched your reactions to stuff that I don't know and it's a big sharing thing man I love your reactions keep on keeping strong
One of my top ten songs, EVER!!!!!
You should react to their more keyboard heavy songs like Karn Evil 9: 1st Impression Part 2, Fanfare For The Common Man, Knife-Edge, Take A Pebble, Tank, Hoedown, Trilogy, and The Barbarian.
That was the incomparable Keith Emerson on the Moog synthesizer and equally incomparable Greg Lake on vocals and guitar. RIP. Keith Emerson and Greg Lake...
The ending was Emerson on the Moog synthesizer. He was one of the pioneers of synths in rock music.
To me .... one of the most beautiful songs ever written, lyrics delivered with a poignant voice.
Such a good song.
I have to tell you that I saw ELP when I was a teenager. I have seen so many concerts throughout the 70’s and 80’s I know I couldn’t list them all. Everyone from Frank Sinatra to David Bowie. These three men put on one of the FINEST concerts I have ever been privileged to see. Thanks for reminding me of just how great they were.
A TRULY AWESOOME TUNE .
This was Emerson and his cutting edge keyboard and synthesizer...such an awesome tune.
Love your reactions Jamel - always brings a smile to my face when I see you’ve got a new post! Also great community that allows me to revisit old favorites and discover new music I’ve overlooked. 🤘🏼 🎶 ♾ 🙏🏼
Definitely one of my favs..
🧡🔥❤️🌞.
That office bro.... Amazing
Greg Lake had a voice that had a perfect tone and was so smooth. His guitar sound was was just as sweet.
Great review Jamel. Trilogy is a great album that many people overlook.
ELP is my favorite band of all time and I appreciate the reviews of their music that you do.