He & Rick Wakeman were in the process of choosing songs for doing an album together. But Emerson's depression at arthritis really affecting his dexterity sent him into a spiral of depression he couldn't climb out of. What an album that would have been. Wakeman has often expressed his regrets that it never happened. They were great pals - and Emerson would co-host on Wakeman's radio show from time to time. They were like two naughty school boys when they'd get together. Such a loss . . .
Wakeman's writing style would not suit Keith anyway, and I've heard Wakeman had a massive ego about his "classical" take on things. Despite the fact Keith made a concerto, Keith was more into Jazz/Rock. Wakeman classical/rock. Something like Banks Wakeman would've been more suitable, but I can see Wakeman/Emerson being a massive personality clash waiting to happen.
I made a comment on Rachael Flowers page. She's the blind girl who plays all of Keith's stuff great, and Keith visited her once I believe so. But I was wondering if Rick ever took notice of her playing. Thanks
Yes - What a great piece of work that would've been; Emerson (for me) will always be #1 at the Keyboard Throne. I met him several times - Such a cool down-t-Earth person; What a loss...
Hello from the u.k. Talking about this down the pub last week,we are all in our late 60s Wakeman, lord, corea, spring to mind, I’m with you on Emerson. Good comment. Take care.
Keith Emerson and John Lord were the two greatest keyboardist that ever lived period. You could also throw in Billy Powell from Lynyrd Skynyrd he was a classically trained pianist.
What a sad ending for a musical icon like Keith Emerson. RIP Keith you are missed and thank you for all that you gave us. Along with the incomparable Greg Lake and Carl Palmer. RIP Greg, you were among the very best who ever did it.
Hello from the u.k. Good comment! If lake was alive in medieval times, he would have been a wandering minstrel roaming the countryside, singing for his supper. Lake singing the SAGE live solo with acoustic guitar, has to be one of the best Performances ever, no room for mistakes! E.L.P. And all those prog bands, musical talent on a different level! Never to be repeated, they knew their craft.
I love these early Letterman clips. The fact that the show could could draw such amazing talent and keep it real, not all "big production" type stuff. Keith, you are missed.
A music giant. Keith Emerson constructed a bridge that linked academic music and rock music in a way that broke the frontiers that have always set apart music genres. He will be missed always.
Man I'm sad everytime I come across anything about Keith. Its a double whammy for me. Though I morn the loss of Keith, my oldest brother passed last January . He was the one who got me into The Nice King Crimson, Atomic Roster, And ELP . And Trilogy was played at my brothers funeral. What a great loss
@@rondarnell949 I’m sorry for the loss of your brother … terrible … and Keith’s death was tragic yet he always talked about facing death without fear and doing it your way - he did.
Can we appreciate that Paul Schaffer and the band are READING this? Probably had a half hour to put it together. I saw it when it aired live back in '86 and, by a quirk of time delayed television, was able to record it an hour later. Still got the VHS around somewhere.
I watched Keith play this, along with the band 'Nice' and a 47 piece Orchestra at the 1969 National Jazz and Blues Festival at Plumpton, Nr Brighton. It was fantastic!! (Yeah, I'm old...)
I wasn't there but I'm old too. I'm also damn glad that I grew up a teen in the 70s. That's when my musical taste was formed. Brain Salad Surgery was spinning at 33 1/3 frequently!
I have Keith Emerson to thank! Through him I found my way into classical music. Pictures at an Exhibition Mussorgsky interpreted by Keith Emerson ELP as an introduction, then Sir George Solti with the Ravel orchestral version and I've made my big step into the world of music. My music professor bravely endured my approach to music, which was certainly strange for him. Keith Emerson taught me intuition, my music professor taught me music theory and both were important!
After Ravel's orchestration, I couldn't believe the original piano version could be as colorful. I was wrong! Nice to have one to fit particular mood. I had Bernstein's on vinyl from years ago and I really need to replace it. I wore the grooves smooth listening to it so much.
Watched Keith with Blinky and Lee at Manchester Apollo in the 70s. Keith did the old knife and ax in the keyboard thing during America. It was stupendous.
and that's saying a lot because Paul was a musician's musician himself and played many of the difficult solos on other peoples' albums such as "Goodbye To You" by Scandal (Patti Smyth)
ELP at California Jam, Keith Emerson played a grand piano suspended above the stage and spinning end over end. One of the most amazing performances I've ever seen.
Emerson, Wakeman, Lord, Banks, Wright, Vincent Crane, Dave Greenslade. All British, all keyboard gods and genius in their own rights. Its never about whose 'best' - thats bullshit. Its ALWAYS about who you like listening to at any point in time. For me - it's always been ALL OF THEM as much as I can.
Hello from the u.k. I saw vince crane, at a small club in Chester u.k. in 1973 or 74 when he was with atomic rooster. I’m 65 now, and have seen a lot of decent bands over the decades but they were brilliant. A small room, full of energy, like having a gig in your front room! The club was called quantways, lots of signed and up and coming bands played there. After decades of no live bands, and just being a nightclub, recently They are putting on live acts again.
R I P Keith Emerson 1944-2016,Thank you for the music ,Along with Greg Lake, R I P 1947-2016🎹🎹🥁🎸🎼🎶❤️Only Carl Palmer as the soul survivor of ELP ,Always loved their music 🎼🎶🎸🥁🎹🎹🎹Legends all 🎸🥁🎹❤️
It is nice to see the studio musicians hanging off to see where he is going, then happily syncing in. They respect him and are happy to find he is someone as good or better than them. That is what I see/hear.
Many of us keyboardists cite Keith as "an influence" just as we cite Rick Wakeman. But both of them could play anything we play with one hand tied behind their backs. So really what we were saying is they were the unreachable star. So it makes you wonder -- why couldn't Keith have stuck around even with the arthritis and parachuted down to "our" level? He still would have been amazing and still would have outshone all of us.
Always was & forever will be my 'keyboard hero' - As a kid, he was the 1st pianist that I could relate to, and surprisingly was a very cool person; I met him a few times, and told him this; Made me want to practice 10 hrs a day just to be like him - I later realized it was impossible.
Awesome human from a modest background. Trained pilot and once told he could never teach Bob Marley how to water ski but he was an awesome footballer Emerson couldn't live with. Lived.
The best album with classical elements for me is the album Five Bridges by his band The Nice including the epochal The Five Bridges Suite together with the orchestra Sinfonia of London recorded live at Fairfield Halls, Croydon, October 17, 1969! The work is a dedication from the city Newcastle the hometown of bassist Lee Jackson of the band The Nice. btw Back then, Deep Purple and The Nice were pioneers for rock bands and classical orchestra.
I was doing some yard work listen to Tarkis and my daughters boyfriend was helping and he asked "What was I listening to ?" I told him it was the Great Emerson, Lake, and Palmer, and that he should be paying me money to be able to be exposed to such greatest. Nowhere around his friends would he ever hear anything as good as they were
There's a video of Keith playing piano with Oscar Peterson. Both of them played great but Keith looked like he was working hard while Oscar looked like he was taking a stroll in the park.
True... But Keith was one of the few rock keyboard players who could or who dared to take the same stage with a virtuoso like Peterson. He gets high points in my book for bravery for that alone. Peterson, technically, was one of the most accomplished jazz musicians and was admired by most of the jazz world. That was an act of immense bravery.
Anche perché, secondo me, non gli hanno dato il giusto peso 🤨😔 Emerson aveva un talento incredibile davvero ed è stato sottovalutato. Ad altre perdite del mondo musicale invece è stata data molta più importanza anche se avevano non certo talento come lui ( vedi Cobain, addirittura Elvis secondo me..) RIP fantastico Keith 💖
@@NormanPeterson Why do you say that? I saw ELP twice in 1998, and I saw the Emerson & Lake show in 2010. Everyone in attendance loved the shows. I didn't see any cruelty from any of his fans.
@@NormanPeterson I'm curious too. I didn't remember reading about problems from fans. I thought I read his suicide was prompted by irreversible hand problems due to carpal tunnel syndrome. I remember looking into his death because at the time I struggled with that issue as well and the pain and frustration is maddening. Could you fill me in on the problems with fans? Thanks.
@@luciabenedetti3893 concordo in pieno ma lui non si è mai voluto sentire un mito era molto umile e sta qui la sua grandezza...criticato perché si concedeva poco ad interviste fraintesa come gesto di superiorità ma soffriva di una forte timidezza ma sul palco dava tutto se stesso al suo pubblico un genio
Paul must have enjoyed seeing Keith perform. Such a sad way for Keith to exit this world. I couldn't play any of their music for months afterwards. Future generations will still be in awe of his immense talent for decades to come.
It's probably not well known, especially among gullible 'rock' fans, that some of Keith Emerson's musical influences were Jazz giants including Fats Waller, Oscar Peterson, Thelonius Monk, John Patton and others, which is sometimes evident through his stylings, his melodic chops and bold phrasings among other stand-outs. RIP Mr. Emerson.
This America is a little ironic and maybe that's why. It's from west side story, which centers around Puerto Ricans in New York City saying that they "want to live in America."
“America”?? Sounds more like Dvorak’s “New World Symphony” to me. Am I the only one expecting to hear Paul Simon’s song, which was famously covered by Yes?
Keith Emerson's two great bands -- The Nice and ELP -- often took classical compositions and changed them around and put them in a rock format. In 1968, Emerson's first band, the Nice, adapted Leonard Bernstein's "America" (not Paul Simon's "America"!), and they did include some bits from Dvořák's New World Symphony. In this 1986 clip, Emerson's band is mostly replicating the 1968 version, with some modifications and jamming.
so many great and interesting covers back in the day. Yes, also did a cover of the Beatles "Every Little Thing" that will blow your socks off. This cover is best known from West Side Story.
It's very important to understand that Keith did not suffer from arthritis (at least not affecting his playing), nor was his right hand injured. Keith suffered from focal dystonia, which manifested in his right hand. Focal dystonia is an often misunderstood neurological condition that Keith tried to deal with via surgery (which was a bad decision at the time), and later specialized physical therapies. For professionals that rely on repetitive motions, it can devastate historical performance. Writer's cramp is a form of dystonia that we don't see as often anymore. In any case, I can imagine how a virtuoso like Keith must have suffered psychologically from this condition. Another well know musician who currently suffers focal dystonia is bass virtuoso Victor Wooten. Victor has bravely and explicitly discussed the situation.
America from West Side Story, I am assuming. Got confused because Yes covered Simon and Garfunkel's "America" with another keyboard genius, Rick Wakeman, circa 1972.
"America" is merely one of the truly memorable numbers from the stage play & film Check out "Somewhere," "Maria," "One Hand, One Heart," and "Tonight," too
There are very goods organista,but Emerson is an E.T,is something special,Creative,like a devil,powerfull,beating...his percuss-organ,his left hand,etc.
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He & Rick Wakeman were in the process of choosing songs for doing an album together. But Emerson's depression at arthritis really affecting his dexterity sent him into a spiral of depression he couldn't climb out of. What an album that would have been. Wakeman has often expressed his regrets that it never happened. They were great pals - and Emerson would co-host on Wakeman's radio show from time to time. They were like two naughty school boys when they'd get together. Such a loss . . .
Wakeman's writing style would not suit Keith anyway, and I've heard Wakeman had a massive ego about his "classical" take on things. Despite the fact Keith made a concerto, Keith was more into Jazz/Rock. Wakeman classical/rock. Something like Banks Wakeman would've been more suitable, but I can see Wakeman/Emerson being a massive personality clash waiting to happen.
@@LilHaseProductions You should have listened to Wakeman's radio show - on which he had Emerson co-host several times.
I made a comment on Rachael Flowers page. She's the blind girl who plays all of Keith's stuff great, and Keith visited her once I believe so. But I was wondering if Rick ever took notice of her playing. Thanks
Yes - What a great piece of work that would've been; Emerson (for me) will always be #1 at the Keyboard Throne. I met him several times - Such a cool down-t-Earth person; What a loss...
I've read similar things about Wakeman and Jon Lord.
My favorite keyboardist of ALL time...Keith Emerson!!!
Hello from the u.k.
Talking about this down the pub last week,we are all in our late 60s
Wakeman, lord, corea, spring to mind, I’m with you on Emerson.
Good comment.
Take care.
Was lucky to see a great concert with ELP at 16 caljam1 250k people 1974..what a show!
Keith Emerson and John Lord were the two greatest keyboardist that ever lived period. You could also throw in Billy Powell from Lynyrd Skynyrd he was a classically trained pianist.
Rick Wakeman Tony Banks Jon Lord and Keith Emerson for me.
@@blakeh6250 i'm 17 and would do many many things to have seen ELP live. i wish i could've seen them!
What a sad ending for a musical icon like Keith Emerson. RIP Keith you are missed and thank you for all that you gave us. Along with the incomparable Greg Lake and Carl Palmer. RIP Greg, you were among the very best who ever did it.
He always said when the time comes do it your way - this is what he did…
Hello from the u.k.
Good comment!
If lake was alive in medieval times, he would have been a wandering minstrel
roaming the countryside, singing for his supper.
Lake singing the SAGE live solo with acoustic guitar, has to be one of the best
Performances ever, no room for mistakes!
E.L.P. And all those prog bands, musical talent on a different level!
Never to be repeated, they knew their craft.
@@madcyril4135 They absolutely knew their craft. Virtuosos in fact.
Keith was a unique gifted musician.........
@@coreyzimmerman9782 who worked tirelessly at his craft…
I love these early Letterman clips. The fact that the show could could draw such amazing talent and keep it real, not all "big production" type stuff. Keith, you are missed.
A music giant. Keith Emerson constructed a bridge that linked academic music and rock music in a way that broke the frontiers that have always set apart music genres. He will be missed always.
You're absolutely right!!!
Just one more reason ELP SHOULD be in the HOF !
Keith Emerson: a music genius who left us far too soon.
We don't see this caliber of talent anymore. I cried the day I heard about Keith he was so great.
Check out Domi and JD Beck my friend
And then having checked them out, come back here to continue mourning our dumbing down of talent.
Genius
Man I'm sad everytime I come across anything about Keith. Its a double whammy for me. Though I morn the loss of Keith, my oldest brother passed last January . He was the one who got me into The Nice King Crimson, Atomic Roster, And ELP . And Trilogy was played at my brothers funeral. What a great loss
@@rondarnell949 I’m sorry for the loss of your brother … terrible … and Keith’s death was tragic yet he always talked about facing death without fear and doing it your way - he did.
Here we are decades later and my jaw still drops when I hear him play this tune. It really doesn't get any better.
Then you haven't watched Jon Lord, who would occasionally give a nod to Keith by playing a bit of America in his Deep Purple solo spots
@@SatWiseJanx .... a nod is as good as a wink to a blind horse!
Can we appreciate that Paul Schaffer and the band are READING this? Probably had a half hour to put it together. I saw it when it aired live back in '86 and, by a quirk of time delayed television, was able to record it an hour later. Still got the VHS around somewhere.
Indeed! Like long lost prog brothers!
Well, before they were on TV, sight reading was exactly what they did. Jingles, albums, live, all day, every day. They are in their element.
Emerson is simply in a class of his own. RIP Bud.x
I watched Keith play this, along with the band 'Nice' and a 47 piece Orchestra at the 1969 National Jazz and Blues Festival at Plumpton, Nr Brighton. It was fantastic!! (Yeah, I'm old...)
Amazing
I wasn't there but I'm old too. I'm also damn glad that I grew up a teen in the 70s. That's when my musical taste was formed. Brain Salad Surgery was spinning at 33 1/3 frequently!
@@jrbird7571 1000%
I have Keith Emerson to thank! Through him I found my way into classical music. Pictures at an Exhibition Mussorgsky interpreted by Keith Emerson ELP as an introduction, then Sir George Solti with the Ravel orchestral version and I've made my big step into the world of music. My music professor bravely endured my approach to music, which was certainly strange for him. Keith Emerson taught me intuition, my music professor taught me music theory and both were important!
After Ravel's orchestration, I couldn't believe the original piano version could be as colorful. I was wrong! Nice to have one to fit particular mood.
I had Bernstein's on vinyl from years ago and I really need to replace it. I wore the grooves smooth listening to it so much.
Keith was so awesome! Just an amazing musician
The music of the Mullets!
Keith is a fantastic keyboard player.
Paul looked lost when he had to step back and let Keith shine!
The 80's business/party look. :)
R.I.P. Keith, you never once ceased to amaze me, a legend in his own right.
Paul Schaffer’s face during the solo is priceless. Hail to the master.
Every timeI hear Paul Schaeffer and his band, they blow my mind. Great show.
respect to the guitar player for pulling off the authentic Davy O'list tone and execution
Watched Keith with Blinky and Lee at Manchester Apollo in the 70s. Keith did the old knife and ax in the keyboard thing during America. It was stupendous.
The band did a great job keeping up w/ him.
Paul Schaffer was just standing in awe of Emerson. Emerson was a legend.
and that's saying a lot because Paul was a musician's musician himself and played many of the difficult solos on other peoples' albums such as "Goodbye To You" by Scandal (Patti Smyth)
ELP at California Jam, Keith Emerson played a grand piano suspended above the stage and spinning end over end. One of the most amazing performances I've ever seen.
Was there at 16..drove up with friends from San Marcos down south.
It was a recording. A real Piano needs gravity too work and will only play level or nearly level, not upside down
Emerson, Wakeman, Lord, Banks, Wright, Vincent Crane, Dave Greenslade. All British, all keyboard gods and genius in their own rights. Its never about whose 'best' - thats bullshit. Its ALWAYS about who you like listening to at any point in time. For me - it's always been ALL OF THEM as much as I can.
Hello from the u.k.
I saw vince crane, at a small club in Chester u.k. in 1973 or 74 when he was with atomic rooster.
I’m 65 now, and have seen a lot of decent bands over the decades but they were brilliant.
A small room, full of energy, like having a gig in your front room!
The club was called quantways, lots of signed and up and coming
bands played there.
After decades of no live bands, and just being a nightclub, recently
They are putting on live acts again.
Dave Stewart (Egg/Hatfield), Mike Ratledge and Dave Sinclair!
@@LilHaseProductions yes indeed other fine artists.
Not British but I would definitely add Thijs van Leer of Focus to this list.
@@LilHaseProductions Dave Stewart is the most underrated musician since the first bushman started hitting two sticks together.
I saw ELP when they did the Brain Salad Surgery tour. Outstanding performance!!
I Agree. I seen that tour also at Madison Square Garden. Fantastic Quad Sound System was used. RIP Keith and Greg I will NEVER Forget them!
R I P Keith Emerson 1944-2016,Thank you for the music ,Along with Greg Lake, R I P 1947-2016🎹🎹🥁🎸🎼🎶❤️Only Carl Palmer as the soul survivor of ELP ,Always loved their music 🎼🎶🎸🥁🎹🎹🎹Legends all 🎸🥁🎹❤️
It is nice to see the studio musicians hanging off to see where he is going, then happily syncing in. They respect him and are happy to find he is someone as good or better than them. That is what I see/hear.
Many of us keyboardists cite Keith as "an influence" just as we cite Rick Wakeman. But both of them could play anything we play with one hand tied behind their backs. So really what we were saying is they were the unreachable star. So it makes you wonder -- why couldn't Keith have stuck around even with the arthritis and parachuted down to "our" level? He still would have been amazing and still would have outshone all of us.
Watched this when it originally aired sooo fantastic
Keith you're still a legend.....
Always was & forever will be my 'keyboard hero' - As a kid, he was the 1st pianist that I could relate to, and surprisingly was a very cool person; I met him a few times, and told him this; Made me want to practice 10 hrs a day just to be like him - I later realized it was impossible.
The David Letterman band was amazing, great back up for Keith Emerson...!!
Saw ELP at the Philadelphia Spectrum summer of “74” for the Brain Salad Surgery Tour ..! Keith Was Absolutely Amazing ..!
Awesome human from a modest background. Trained pilot and once told he could never teach Bob Marley how to water ski but he was an awesome footballer Emerson couldn't live with. Lived.
The best album with classical elements for me is the album Five Bridges by his band The Nice including the epochal The Five Bridges Suite together with the orchestra Sinfonia of London recorded live at Fairfield Halls, Croydon, October 17, 1969! The work is a dedication from the city Newcastle the hometown of bassist Lee Jackson of the band The Nice. btw Back then, Deep Purple and The Nice were pioneers for rock bands and classical orchestra.
So sad that he's gone.
He was amazing!
He inspired me to play Keyboard and Synthesizer. R.I.P Keith
How did I miss this show?
Classic Keith!
Unforgettable live in Chicago 1977
Seeing this live on letterman then meeting Keith Emerson in Hollyweed years later after his gig at guitar 🎸 center was a monster day for the ages…
I was doing some yard work listen to Tarkis and my daughters boyfriend was helping and he asked "What was I listening to ?" I told him it was the Great Emerson, Lake, and Palmer, and that he should be paying me money to be able to be exposed to such greatest. Nowhere around his friends would he ever hear anything as good as they were
THANKS FOR POSTING THIS. LETS REMEMBER HIS AMAZING TALENT AND HOW HE HELPED BRING SUCH WONDERFUL MUSIC TO US ALL..
I watched this back then and stayed up way too late for 11 th grade...dang my older brother lol Keith E!
Best keyboard player in Rock . RIP
To charles6923, me too. I balled my eyes out. Then Greg, what, 6 months later. Carl had to have really felt it.
There's a video of Keith playing piano with Oscar Peterson.
Both of them played great but Keith looked like he was working hard while Oscar looked like he was taking a stroll in the park.
True... But Keith was one of the few rock keyboard players who could or who dared to take the same stage with a virtuoso like Peterson. He gets high points in my book for bravery for that alone. Peterson, technically, was one of the most accomplished jazz musicians and was admired by most of the jazz world.
That was an act of immense bravery.
Keith always looks like he's working hard. Just his mannerism.
Buffalo,New York 1978....Awesome !!!
I See the Nice at Loyola Hall Stamford Hill just after Davy O’List had departed and this was one of there highlights
wat een aardige vent ! supermucisian !
I saw Emerson play this when he was in a group called the Nice.
Wow. Never saw this. Lucky though that I saw ELP a few times live. In 2017 say Carl Palmer with his tribute band (just a trio).
Personal opinion of course but I think Keith Emersons death was the biggest loss in the rock world ever.
Anche perché, secondo me, non gli hanno dato il giusto peso 🤨😔 Emerson aveva un talento incredibile davvero ed è stato sottovalutato. Ad altre perdite del mondo musicale invece è stata data molta più importanza anche se avevano non certo talento come lui ( vedi Cobain, addirittura Elvis secondo me..) RIP fantastico Keith 💖
Mostly because of why he was compelled to suicide.. Tragic how cruel his "fans" were to him. Unforgivable..
@@NormanPeterson Why do you say that? I saw ELP twice in 1998, and I saw the Emerson & Lake show in 2010. Everyone in attendance loved the shows. I didn't see any cruelty from any of his fans.
@@NormanPeterson I'm curious too. I didn't remember reading about problems from fans. I thought I read his suicide was prompted by irreversible hand problems due to carpal tunnel syndrome. I remember looking into his death because at the time I struggled with that issue as well and the pain and frustration is maddening. Could you fill me in on the problems with fans? Thanks.
@@luciabenedetti3893 concordo in pieno ma lui non si è mai voluto sentire un mito era molto umile e sta qui la sua grandezza...criticato perché si concedeva poco ad interviste fraintesa come gesto di superiorità ma soffriva di una forte timidezza ma sul palco dava tutto se stesso al suo pubblico un genio
What a show.
it's a dynamo..Robert at 68.
Outstanding.
Awesome!
Fantastic!
goosebumps
I miss you Keith.
Paul must have enjoyed seeing Keith perform. Such a sad way for Keith to exit this world. I couldn't play any of their music for months afterwards. Future generations will still be in awe of his immense talent for decades to come.
So cool!
My boy Emo still in his finest. Just look at him.
Genius!
Keith pushed the Late Night Band to it’s limits!
Good old Yorkshire lad was Keith , from Todmorden tha nows
Супер музыкант!!!Думаю лучший в этом!
No knives Keith?
It's probably not well known, especially among gullible 'rock' fans, that some of Keith Emerson's musical influences were Jazz giants including Fats Waller, Oscar Peterson, Thelonius Monk, John Patton and others, which is sometimes evident through his stylings, his melodic chops and bold phrasings among other stand-outs.
RIP Mr. Emerson.
I would like to leave a comment but there are just no words 👍👍
Fabulous
Oh, it’s the New World Symphony!
The most kick-ass music ever performed on LN TV.
Keith and the world's most dangerous band.
Odlićno!
Keith Emerson was too good for rock & roll; thank God he didn’t see it that way. Rest in Peace, legend.
The band really enjoyed jamming with Keith. Just a consummate player.
Wow!
missing you keith
how i miss letterman
LEGGENDA 💙
I always wondered why all these Prog bands covered that song. Even Tull did it live.
The song is from a contemporary Classical composer in the ELP style.
@@stephenmartin6733 I looked it up. It's Leonard Bernstein's America.
Extra ironic when one remembers that most of these prog dudes are British! And then there's that other America, by Paul Simon, covered by Yes
This America is a little ironic and maybe that's why. It's from west side story, which centers around Puerto Ricans in New York City saying that they "want to live in America."
@@chrismorgan7494 Also Dvorak's 9th Symphony ("New World Symphony"), 4th movement
Emerson is a keyboard virtuoso!
1986, still very much a master and had the use of all 5 fingers. Must'nt have been too long after this that he lost the ability to use his thumbs.
He passed in 2016; this was taped in 1986
“America”?? Sounds more like Dvorak’s “New World Symphony” to me. Am I the only one expecting to hear Paul Simon’s song, which was famously covered by Yes?
Keith Emerson's two great bands -- The Nice and ELP -- often took classical compositions and changed them around and put them in a rock format. In 1968, Emerson's first band, the Nice, adapted Leonard Bernstein's "America" (not Paul Simon's "America"!), and they did include some bits from Dvořák's New World Symphony. In this 1986 clip, Emerson's band is mostly replicating the 1968 version, with some modifications and jamming.
@@topherbrink2078 Ahhh, stupid me, I've never heard of America by Leonard Bernstein. Thanks for explaining!
America, by Bernstein, was from the musical West Side Story in 1961. Worth checking out the original.
so many great and interesting covers back in the day. Yes, also did a cover of the Beatles "Every Little Thing" that will blow your socks off. This cover is best known from West Side Story.
I expected that too. Didn’t know about the Yes cover thanks for the tip.
wow. comments are on point, too
Anyone got the names of the House Band members / where are they now??
Paul Shaffer - keys
Sid McGinnis - guitar
Will Lee - bass
Anton Fig - drums
I think Will did a great job with the groove. Classic stuff there!
It's very important to understand that Keith did not suffer from arthritis (at least not affecting his playing), nor was his right hand injured. Keith suffered from focal dystonia, which manifested in his right hand. Focal dystonia is an often misunderstood neurological condition that Keith tried to deal with via surgery (which was a bad decision at the time), and later specialized physical therapies. For professionals that rely on repetitive motions, it can devastate historical performance. Writer's cramp is a form of dystonia that we don't see as often anymore. In any case, I can imagine how a virtuoso like Keith must have suffered psychologically from this condition. Another well know musician who currently suffers focal dystonia is bass virtuoso Victor Wooten. Victor has bravely and explicitly discussed the situation.
R.I.P. Keith!
I'm always on Love Beach again
SEM CARL PALMER NÃO TEM COMO, SEM A GENIALIDADE DO ÚNICO BATERA CAPAZ DE ACOMPANHAR DE IGUAL PRA IGUAL A VELOCIDADE DE KEITH.
America from West Side Story, I am assuming. Got confused because Yes covered Simon and Garfunkel's "America" with another keyboard genius, Rick Wakeman, circa 1972.
*Muito bom.*
Isn't this the theme to "West Side Story" ??
"America" is merely one of the truly memorable numbers from the stage play & film
Check out "Somewhere," "Maria," "One Hand, One Heart," and "Tonight," too
I never thought I'd admit this, but Keith Emerson plays America better than Leonard Bernstein did!!
sounds like the Nice - I like It
Is that Anton Fig on the drums... or his predecessor?
Anton
Wow
There are very goods organista,but Emerson is an E.T,is something special,Creative,like a devil,powerfull,beating...his percuss-organ,his left hand,etc.
Soo... what happened to him ? When is the next chapter?
John Lord, Emerson & Wakeman