ELP FIRST REACTION to FULL Karn Evil 9!!! WAS I READY FOR THIS INSANITY???
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1. Karn Evil 9 1st Impression Pt. 1
2. Karn Evil 9 1st Impression Pt. 2
3. Karn Evil 9 2nd Impression
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Just a small thank you for yet again putting a smile on this old Brit progger's face for a great reaction. It is just so bloody fantastic, seeing guys of your generation discovering and loving the music we old buggers grew up with. And you and the lovely Alexia are shining examples of why there is still hope in this world. If I was one of your parents - or, perhaps more to the point grandparents :( - I would be SO proud of you both.
Wow that is so sweet to say 🥹 Thank you so very much for the love and support!! 💕 It’s a pleasure to have you along us on the journey.
@@NicknLex What he said!!
🎵❤️🎵 Debbie
@@NicknLex The pleasure is all mine. Just keep on with what you are doing, and we'll be just fine!
Totally agree 💯
I'm one of those old buggers that you mention, and we knew the score if you can pardon the pun. Also a Brit by the way.
Greg Lake was not only the bass player and vocalist, he was also the band's guitarist. And they managed to make that work live, no small feat.
He was also a driving force in the Original King Crimson Lineup.
And made the best Xmas song ever ( IMO) 😁
@@kph1034 Sure did! With far and away the best Christmas song lyrics ever! Prokofiev rules!
Indeed. Although, unusually, it is keith singing on the First Movement here.
@@kph1034 ❤️❤️
ELP is one of the greatest bands to ever Grace this planet and this album Brain Salad Surgery is an absolute Masterpiece! 🌴🌴
Carl Palmer is one of the best drummers of all time
THE BEST 🥁🔥
@@andreatutrani yes he's right up there but one has to consider billy Cobham Neil Peart Ginger Baker Vinnie Coliuta etc
@@paulmorris8762 Peart's over rated, there I said it.
He is the best, the G.O.A.T., in my opinion.
for this kind of music, yes! overall? nope!
We were a very fortunate generation, growing up with such wonderful music.
Yes! 👍👍👍 I'm 62 and I was lucky enough to experience the music of those fantastic years. I feel sorry for today's young people who listen to rap, trap and shit like that. Poor boys, hypnotized by hateful and rude idols
I am 70 this week, ELP are the soundtrack to my life, I had a 1954 black Morris Minor in the early 70s which I painted the ELP logo with gold paint on the bonnet🫠 those were the days……. My happiest memory of those prog years was giving a lift to a friend of mine and his pretty fiancée, I asked what music would they like to hear on my car cassette player (remember those), my friends fiancée said have you any rock or similar music, I put on “From The Beginning” off Trilogy, she fell in love it……….she became my wife. It brings a tear to our eyes when we play it
@@mikebro2557 Happy days indeed. 🙂
I too am 62. I was introduced to this music by a friend of mine who went to HS and church with me who would play ELP in the car on the way to youth group events. He could also play anything by ear and would often just sit down during a HS choir break and play Take a Pebble or other ELP songs.
@@ethelynchristopher6995 Wow that is a wonderful gift to have! I can't play anything!
Brain Salad Surgery is an EPIC album.
Progressive rock at its zenith.
Emerson was the complete package: Technically excellent, compositionally brilliant, improvisationally inventive, and an incredible showman. He had no equal.
You said it!! He was a one in a lifetime!!
Karn Evil 9 is to prog rock what Beethoven's 9th is to symphonic music.
That break in the first impression, is because pt1 was on one side of the record and pt 2 was on the other side.
At least it wasn't the 8-track tape version. 😂
Right on!! 🌴🌴
Right 100%
Karn Evil 9 is the Bible or Mount Rushmore for rock/jazz synth/b3 organ. It's simply dazzling.
I liked the CD version.....only because it didn't stop at the sequencer break. What an album.
My understanding is Brain Salad Surgery was essentially recorded live in the studio with minimum if any overdubs unlike the previous Trilogy album (which was largely difficult to play live as a result of numerous overdubs) which makes the album even more amazing. In any case the fact that the three of them could recreate this music live is positively awe inspiring. Glad you appreciated this masterpiece.
A lot can be said for POWER TRIOS.
Rush for another example.
There are many overdubs to be heard. For example, under the opening lyric "Cold and misty morning, I heard a warning voice in the air," there's a piano part in the left speaker playing a bass melody - clearly added after the fact. I can appreciate they designed the pieces to be more readily played live, but these boys weren't going to let go of sonically crafting their studio product - there are loads of overdubs. 🙂
Consider that the intent of this album was to be played live . BSS was reversed engineered as a live performance piece. In the early portion of the 73 tour they were working most of the songs from BSS out nightly on stage. The people that saw those shows from Feb 20th until May 4th -73 had no idea what they were listening to as the band premiered portions of Karn Evil 9, Toccata and Still. The live performance was so integral to this band . That's why IMO the 74 live versions of the BSS songs are superior to the studio versions.
Thank you, thank you, thank you for reacting to the masterpiece which changed the life of this 16 year old English girl 50 years ago! It completely blew my mind and when I saw it performed live in May 1974 they took it to a whole new level. It's something I know every note of and never tire of. The whole transition between the two parts of the First Impression are because of the restrictions of a vinyl LP. It sounds much better now we can listen to them all together on CD! Keith Emerson was my ultimate hero and I was devastated when he left this planet 7 years ago on 11 March.
It's amazing what three men can produce - Greg played both bass but also guitar.
Jane, I think that the "Welcome Back My Friends..." transition is one of the most iconic moments in rock music. Yes, it was because of the time restrictions on LPs, but wow! Just the negative space of the time in between paints such a picture that you find yourself embedded in the return to the theme, no matter what.
I had the chance to meet Keith twice. Gracious, interested, talented. His departure made us all poorer. I wish he knew.
This is the high water mark for Progressive rock that few have been able to touch. Bought this album soon after release. Loving it for 50 years,😊
Moody Blues In Search of the Lost Chord is right up there too.
This is #2. High water mark is Close to the Edge. 😜
I am a long time ELP fan. I play keyboards and Keith Emerson is my Jimmy Hendrix. So happy to see younger people listen to this music. It is special music, and I really appreciate your openness to listen to different music. Keep doing what you are doing. You are keeping the music of my youth alive. Thank you! This will be part of the soundtrack to the rest of your life.
Keith Emerson was Jimi Hendrix's Jimi Hendrix, too. He loved him. I think he and The Nice did some gigs together.
@@markjacobsen8335 Hendrix jammed with Keith Emerson and Brian Davison of the Nice and there wss some discussion that Hendrix might become a member of ELP shortly before Hendrix died.
@@garygomesvedicastrology I remember those stories, too.
@@markjacobsen8335 Damn! I still have 2 Emerson with the Nice Lp's!
So HELP
Their peak. Live version on Welcome Back My Friends To The Show That Never Ends is amazing what 3 young men can produce.
Absolutely,…my brother and i saw them on that 1974 tour. I was 8 my brother was 20. My first concert. The sound was bouncing around the arena in quadraphonics. It was mind blowing. Super talented musicians. carls solo on that album is insane. One of my top four favorite drummers next to Bonzo and Neil Pert,..and Nick Mason….
I saw them at Long Beach Arena in '73 and California Jam in '74...
Ah, my High School years!
Very Hitchcock: I envision that section as a person walking down an alley, late at night, with London fog swirling around his feet...
Totally agree. I saw them in May 1974 in Rotterdam and that gig changed my life forever. Wow! What a mind-blowing show that was!
@@coachhannah2403 I was at those 2 shows too! great times. . .
I have a VC tech friend who was friends with Keith. He was a true genius. He is very missed. My friend rarely let's a day pass without telling me incredible stories in the studio where Keith's best work didn't always make it on the recording. If you can even imagine that.
I was fortunate enough to have seen them live several times in the 70's. My favorite concert being the "Brain Salad Surgery" tour, it was in quad. Great concert, great band.
I saw them in Chicago 78
Best ever time I saw them was the Pictures tour....the power went out after about 30 minutes....Palmer and Lake just ran up the aisle to see about getting it sorted...Keith just sat down at the Piano and played Bach....in some ways it was a pity they got the power back
I saw that tour also at Yale Bowl in 1974. Amazing to say the least. Saw them many times after that also.
@@mikemoroney5204 Saw them in the 70's in St Louis.Amazing! Miss Keith.
@@jeffheck5559 Greg also
Carl Palmer is a beast! Sorry Neil fans, but Carl had faster hands. Plus, he played traditional!
Amen to you sir,he was is the best of the best.
Agreed, with the exception that the book of work Neil put was a lot bigger. ELP broke up too soon. But how could they top this album?
Greg Lake at bass was sooooooooooo freakin good...
Emerson's melodic capabilities were incredible & sometimes ferocious. He had the uncanny knack to play exactly what your heart wants to hear. His musical notation ALWAYS resolves itself in joy.
Beautifully said!
Karn Evil is in two parts. First part ended side A of the album while the second part started side B. In those days (ya i'm old) you had to change side on the turntable. I still have all those albums (ELP, Yes, Genesis, Pink Floyd etc...) in their original covers. Seen them live many times.
Thinking you're referencing (just) First Impression (which has two parts on separate album sides). This explains the whole "Welcome Back My Friends..." part. Splicing it creates something that was never there in the first place - and makes lyrics (even) dumb(er)!
No one is truly "ready" for this insanity the first time around. But it's a blast. Buy the ticket. Take the ride.
Well said!
welcome
to
The Show!!!
“Buy the ticket. Take the ride.”
Just. Do. It!
Best comment on the list.
I was introduced to this in the Caribbean by a long time White classmate that knew I loved jazz fusion. He sat there and watched me listen with a smirk on his face when part two began. My mouth dropped open when the calypso piece started, and he just busted out laughing. I miss that brother! May his soul rest in eternal piece!❤
As absurd as it may sound, I think Keith Emerson is an underrated keyboardist. I put him in a class with Chick Corea, Herbie Hancock, and other such great players. ELP had so much bombast, pomp, and theatrics that I think sometimes their overindulgences cast a cloud over Keith’s sheer genius, and they made a slight caricature of themselves. Unrelated, Greg Lake has one of my favorite voices ever.
As I was listening to this I had Chick on my mind too. Oh he was up there!
True... too bad he never stood up to his talents after this.. then Love Beach? And the aftermath? He couild have played with the pick of the litter, instead of going the generic rock mode... his choice, though....,
I don't think Emerson is considered underated. He's well known as a virtuosic keyboardist, especially within the prog world.
The only vocal Keith Emerson does is spoken in the third expression that Greg lake wrote Keith speaks into a ring modulator depicting the ships bridge computer "danger stranger load your program I am your self " and" Negative primitive,I let you win ,what sells could you do, I'm perfect, are you?" that's Keith.
3rd Empression , key stroke correction. ok?
The live version from California Jam in 1974 is just epic hard to conceive how 3 people can make such immersive and complex music live
I was at that concert. It was also the night of the spinning piano.
I was there! Fireworks and all!
They were just on a different level of talent and dedication to most.
I was there too! ELP was the highlight that night! I’ve always loved ELP as the most talented rock band ever! ❤
I was only 14 and I was there!
Greg lake plays the bass & guitar loved this whole album ever since I first heard it over 40 years ago.
Three musicians in perfect harmony with each other 🙏
RIP Keith Emerson and Greg Lake 🎹🎸🎼🫶🏻
Occasionally, when Greg is playing electric guitar like during First Impression, Emerson plays the baseline on keyboard, but not bass.
@@voiceover2191 True! He plays bass line on Minimoog.
Listening to this for 50 years, literally! You will never get tired of it! “ Pictures at an Exhibition “ is another epic by them. It’s actually their first work. Did it in Isle of Wight concert in front of about 450,000 people as their second concert venue together. Blew crowd away! They didn’t release it until 3rd album.
Tarkus is my personal favorite.
The concert was in quadraphonic. Four huge banks of speakers in each corner of the arena. At the end of the album when the synthesizer goes back and forth in the headphones, it goes around the four speakers aka Brain Salad Surgery 😅
Exactly! Sounds like you were there! I was as well, in 1974 in San Antonio.
@@michaelescareno7048 I was at the Philadelphia concert. We moved to the acoustic center of the arena for the finale. Definitely a once in a lifetime experience
I have the audio DVD of this. It's remastered for 5.1 sound. The keyboards at the end swirl around the room. It's a little nauseating!
I saw the 1974 tour in Buffalo and we picked the acoustic center of the four speaker banks.
The computer ending of KE9 was amazing almost 50 years later.
Yes! It almost blew out my eardrums! I had to stuff tissues in my ears.
Grateful every day that I grew up listening to ELP as each album came out, incomparable 🎉❤
A lot of chromatics and chord progressions but allways back to A flat. Time signatures gone amuck. Emerson's ability to play this live and let's not forget Carl Palmer. His drumming is second to none. He is often left out of the top drummer's conversation, but he's always been in my top five. Just listen to the complex calisthenics he goes through, the speed, rolls, stops and starts. ELP tops at their instruments and craft. And they are amazing in concert too. Keith used to beat his keyboard into submission. One of the all time greats.
In one of the box sets there is a copy of a letter Emo sent to the Hammond Organ Company asking about a certain sound he wanted to get out of the B3. They wrote back saying the B3 couldn’t do that.
I think Emo went and did it anyway.
To your point:
" Carl Palmer. His drumming is second to none. He is often left out of the top drummer's conversation..."
Ive noticed this too in a multitude of articles. However when one listens to his works, studio, live, and even in his later years, most are blown away in that they never heard a drummer like him. One reviewer put it that he is like a non stop fright train.
But the popular rags like Rolling Stone for example ignore him, and ELP all together becauet the owner, who also owns the RR Hall Of Fame wont give them the time of day because they have some hair up their ass about them that goes back to the 70s. Im not sure what. But its also why we will never see ELP in the RR HOF. I personally dont care for that popularity bullshit organization based on who gets admitted, who dont has very little to do with how made an impact on the music industry.
I know musicians who were and are trailblazers in rock genres that laid the ground work for much of what we hear today, yet the RRHOF acts like they don't exist because of goofballs hairy ass. Haha. Carl Palmer, Keith, and Greg are all #1s in my book, and Ill never step goot in that HOF. Who wants to go to Ohio anyway?
Have to admit, it's been a while since I did such a concentrated listen to this. When I saw you did a reaction, I had to jump right in. Maybe I never quite realized how many styles of music get blended into this epic before, but this time I heard Blues, Jazz, Rock and Classical. Amazing stuff that never gets old.
When you hear them play this live with 3 people you will realize they are fantastic. Carl Palmer is amazing.
P.S. A cornerstone of Prog in my opinion. We LOVED this in high school and saw them live.
Amen! Saw them do the album tour in Memphis, TN. Great BOC warm-up, followed by entire album, then a bunch of songs from previous albums, then 2 encores. Memphis PD shut us all down at midnight, cutting on lights and clearing mid-song. Most left speechless, just exhausted after almost 3 hrs of ELP in addition to BOC warm-up. Best $8.50 I ever spent.
He'll ya!
Glad you did the whole suite in order. It's hard to get the full "Impression" doing it piecemeal!
I’m not a musician but I find the richness and complexity of progressive music to be deeply satisfying, way down at the bottom of my soul. I love watching your reactions and Alexia’s as well. You two are wonderful.
Nick, I'm sorry that one second break on Pt 1 is where we had to turn the album over. The piece had to be mastered in 2 parts. "Welcome Back My Friends" Carnival 9 Emerson would do Holst about 10 yrs later on ELPowell , Mars The bringer.....
While true about the sides, this isn't why there was a pause. Maybe that's why ELP split the first impression into two parts because of sides, but it was released with a fade out and a fade in. This pause was due to the fact that it's a CD rip, and the creator didn't bother to make the tracks gapless. That would have been an extra step that only us purists care about.
That was fantastic Nick and well done for taking on the whole piece. To further your ELP education, react to Pictures At An Exhibition - the whole album. You will not regret it.
To be honest. From all the Prog Bands from the seventies ELP took the longest time to grow on me. Being a big Genesis and Pink Floyd fan back then (and still are) I couldn't really get attached to their music until my younger sister bought their 1977 Album "Works". She played it everyday and I started to like it too, so I gave their older albums again a try and suddenly I understood what it's all about. Since then I love their music and "Brain Salad Surgery" is my favourite.
So thanks to my little sister. Love you ♥️
"Works" is my favourite album I have on double vinyl and again on cd.
Usually, as in my case, older brother that introduces prog. Good on her.
The stop between impressions was due to the album side being over. Flip to side two and continue lol.
Rachael Flowers, who was a close friend to Keith, does a mind-blowing cover of Karn Evil 9 in its entirety! Just jaw dropping!
Love Rachael Flowers!! I felt for her when she played a tribute concert to Keith and broke down while playing. But she made it through like a trooper!!
And people need to realize that she's blind and playing g totally be ear and feel
Nick, if you want Lex to sit down and enjoy this play her the live version from “Welcome back my friends to the show that never ends - Ladies and Gentlemen, Emerson, Lake and Palmer’ it is phenomenal
This was my first concert in 1974 at 15 years old. Holds up as one of my best ever. In their prime and such a great sound system. 3 guys play all of this LIVE! Greg Lake switches from bass to guitar, but not both going at the same time. Bass filled in with the keys when he switches to guitar.
This is the song that changed everything for me when I first heard it back in the mid 70s, as a young teen. One of my older brothers brought this album home, and when I heard Karn Evil 9 my brain went 🤯 I could not believe what I heard. Keith's synth!You know the part I mean: 9:01 I'd never heard anything like that before, and I had to listen to it over and over. That is when I became of ELP and prog rock. I saw then in concert one time, in Miami, but it was during the time they had Cozy Powell on drums, instead of Carl Palmer Still a great concert.
Been waiting so long for you to hear this. Great Scott, THANK YOU! Impression 1 Part 2 was always on the radio. I remember first buying their live album, playing it non-stop. It's one of the few live albums I've ever been able to get into. I think Impression 2 has always been my favorite but each is phenomenal in their own way. If you REALLY want to see their talent, check out their live videos. Thanks again!
I saw them twice in support of this album. They were just incredible. The show was in quadrophonic & music was coming from every angle. Don't know if I ever saw a drummer with a bigger kit that Carl Palmer had.
Me, too!
Long Beach Arena (portions of Welcome Back.. were recorded there) then California Jam.
What I love about ELP and this in particular is I can hear, Jazz, Rock, Swing, Classical and Folk music as well as others all fused together perfectly and it's just so much goddamn fun.
Don't forget Ragtime as well.
And Honky Tonk and blues.
I was lucky to see them live 5 times 1st time Dallas BSS in quad . Blown away live and in 77 with works tour and 70 piece orchestra phenomenal 3 of the greatest musicians ,performer and live they were always as good live as on their albums master players all three ...a perfect union Like Yes ,Jethro Tull the greatest live bands of that decade these bands live ...were above and beyond the best and all left their mark in musical history 👍👍👍👍💯♥️ Keith Emerson keys ,Carl drums ,Greg lake ,vocals bass and guitars you picked an awesome album to listen to good job 👍
Here I am back again to avow that Karn Evil 9 Second Impression is the great overlooked masterpiece of ELP. It literally has the best of what every member has to offer - except for vocals of course. Absolute brilliance and as you say, with the Latin feel. Where the heck does that come from? The little quote from St. Thomas by Sonny Rollins totally gives away the Latin basis of this.
Of all the fantastic keyboard players in the 60's & 70's Keith Emerson was in my opinion the finest. He was fortunate to have Carl Palmer & Greg Lake with him. They were 3 fantastic musicians.
A long overdue gem by ELP. EXCELLENT marathon Great Scott! From one Scott to another that was truly GREAT. As mentioned by previous listeners the live version is beyond Epic. I was lucky enough to see them in my dull little hometown. Knocked it out of the arena Nick!!!💣💣💣❤️👍
Thank you very much, Nick&Lex, for this reaction. I heard it for the first time when I was 16 years old, and I was fascinated. That fascination never went away. Greetings from Mexico.
Keith came from The Nice, Greg came from King Crimson, and Carl from Atomic Rooster. Seeing them live first in 1970, then 1972 was phenomenal ❤
Indeed. They took the term "Supergroup" to a whole new level.
Listen to 2nd Impression from Welcome Back live album. It's perfect!!
@@steveslate3601 got all the ELP albums except Love Beach, and yes, great stuff.
@@simonjones8111 great to know!! Thank you for giving ELP some well deserved exposure to a younger audience. I got to see them in 77 after they dropped the orchestra from their Works tour!! They did not disappoint in the least!! BTW, Love Beach is not one of the better LPs still had good material on it!!
Classic album. Definitely at their peak.
I heard ELP Brain salad surgery when it came out in 1973.I was 16 years old and I was blown away. I loved it instantly and it remains one of my all time favorite albums. I have listened to it 1000 of times. I never get tired of listening to it.
My absolute favorite album by ELP!! I literally wore this record out by playing it so much.🤣 They were at the very top of the 'prog-rock' heap in the mid-1970's, with YES not too far behind. It seems some of the best, most complex rock, was written and performed in this period and I was delighted to be a part of it!😍 🤘😎🤘
When this album came out, ELP absolutely were the most popular prog rockers filling arenas and stadiums, co-headlining with Deep Purple California Jam 1974 (400,000 in attendance) and drawing 80,000 at Montreal Olympic Stadium. When ELP went on hiatus, Yes caught up and eventually surpassed them with Floyd close behind.
It’s heartbreaking that two of these three geniuses already left this planet! Amazing group
Too many comments for anyone to see this but this is ELPs “suppers ready”. A masterpiece in so many ways.
ELP live would melt faces. Check out the live album Welcome back my Friends To The Show That Never Ends Ladies and Gentlemen Emerson Lake and Palmer, Tarkus is smashing, Keith and Carl really open up.
If you want to hear a part of Karn Evil again, you should take the live version 1974; 1st Impr. is 17:26 with a fantastic percussion solo which you seem to love; I'm not sure if the live version is structured a little differently, I could be wrong; I will compare later. Of course, the studio version has subtleties in terms of sound. It's interesting how they implemented this live and with what quality; I still know/guess it. Have fun on a musical journey of discovery!
I'm 70 years old and I seen ELP at least 20 times, that what we did back in the days is go to concerts, usually 3 a week.
R.I.P. Gregg Lake and Keith Emerson and keep going Carl Palmer.. A Great Band who were beyond innovative in their works.. Happy that they continue to mesmerize new music fans…BTW I discovered ELP in my early teens in the mid seventies..
ELP Didn't improvise this it was all written out note for note, although they would improvise a little live it was still all played as written.
You're walking into a carnival! You paused before the best line "Seven virgins and a mule....keep it cool..."
Saw them in Boston on the “Works II” tour.
It was mesmerizing !!!
“Pictures At An Exhibition” is an AMAZING journey!!!!
Indeed Nick : "Ridiculous" captures the utter awe I experienced when first introduced around '74 .
That could apply to so much of what was developing at that time , quite frankly .
So appreciate your continuing adventure.
Your initial trepidation quickly gave way to undeniable brilliance . This level of musicianship is capable of opening many a door .
Greg Lake plays bass and guitar. During the guitar solos Keith Emerson takes over the bass with his left hand on the keyboard board
He use the pedals on the organ for the bass.
@@kathyratino962 um... no.
@@kathyratino962 No ,the left hand on mini Moog synth for bass Keith admitted in a interview he was no Fred Astaire on pedals besides he stands to play the organ and they were removed.
Keith wrote out the entire Karn Evil 9 suite. There are certain places in the 1st and 3rd impression where (in concert) he improvises. 2nd impression is fully written out. These 3 are simply the very best there ever was.
Three guys at the top of their game. Emerson's playing was absolutely amazing, Palmer's drumming was brilliant, Greg Lake's voice was one of the best in rock. And don't overlook Lake's bass playing -- such interesting and well-crafted work. Fantastic. And speaking of Holst, Emerson, Lake and Powell did a great version of Mars, Bringer of War by Holst. Cozy Powell must have destroyed countless drumheads!
Some Words about ELP: ELP was One of the greatest Bands ever. Their Music was outstanding, their Skills, all three - Keith Emerson, (for me, the greatest Keyboarders of all Time, and the best Pianoplayer in the Prog. Rock Genre, and i am A Yes Fan, you known what i mean!), Greg Lakes Voice and Bass playing is superb, Carl Palmer, in the Seventies he was the best Drummer). The Music of and the composition Skills of Keith Emerson are phänomenal. I saw Emerson, Lake & Palmer in Munich, Germany on Saturday, the 18th May 1974, it was the 'Brain Salad Surgery' Tour. This Concert was not from this World, it was from Another Galaxy. They played the entire Album complete, flawless with high energy and absolute Devotion. Keith Emerson played a 30 Min. Solo on a Steinway Konzert Piano, Tarkus (an extended Version, 27 Min) and..and and. The Drum & Percussion Solo from Carl Palmer was indescribable, it was better than the Neil Peart Solo (and that is quite something!), believe me or not. At his best he was, without doubt, the best Drummer in the World. ..and i've seen many of them. The entire Show (Olympiahalle, Munich) took 3 Hours. It was One of the greatest 5 Concerts I've seen in my Life. ☺Kind Regards Heinz (Munich, Germany).
Nice reaction :) Back in the old days the way to transition from part 1 to the 2nd part of the first movement was by flipping the record over ;)
Hi Nick,I always wanted you to react to Karn Evil 9 but wondered if you actually would.
It's a tremendous reaction .I'm delighted you liked it.
The musicianship on this track is absolutely incredible, especially from Keith Emerson, who playing is virtually unsurpassed.
I bought Brain Salad Surgery away back in 1982 when I was only 20 and I still listen to it quite regularly.
Karn Evil 9 in my opinion is one of the best examples of prog rock you'll ever hear.
Keith's piano playing on 3rd impression is one of the most beautiful pieces of music I've ever heard.
You will have to listen to the whole track at least 10 times to fully appreciate how good it is....I love it.
I can't wait to see Lex's facial expressions as your's were brilliant 😂.
Keep up the good work.
All the best from Scotland 🏴
Keith Emerson had already mastered synthesizers when most people were just discovering them.
Me recordo dos meus primórdios tempos onde descobri os sons mais sofisticados do rock com discos de bandas de rock progressivo, como Yes, Genesis, Rick Wakeman, Pink Floyd, Focus, Triunvirat e por fim o tão aclamado Trio inglês: Emerson Lake & Palmer, com esse mesmo álbum fantástico e arrebatador. Uma banda fundamental para a música e um dos meus melhores momentos da minha adolescência musical. Um grande abraço do Brasil. 👋🏻😀👍🏻 🇧🇷
Triumvirat!! Germany's answer to ELP. Great band, only 2 or 3 records. If I fully understood your comment, I'd know if I was repeating anything you wrote 🙄
@@Alewifes_Husband I remember my early days where I discovered the most sophisticated sounds of rock. With records from progressive rock bands, such as Yes, Genesis, Rick Wakeman, Pink Floyd, Focus, Triunvirat and finally the much acclaimed English Trio. Emerson Lake & Palmer, with that same fantastic and breathtaking album. A fundamental band for music and one of my best moments of my musical adolescence. A big hug from Brazil. 🇧🇷 🇧🇷
@@Alewifes_Husband, they had a few more records, but they had three *worthwile* records: "Spartacus", "Illusions on a Double Dimple", and "Old Loves Die Hard" (my personal favorite). All three are great, though. They were outstanding musicians and composers, and I absolutely worship their drummer, Hans Bathelt, one of the most talented and underrated drummers ever --- not the flamboyant John Bonham style, but rather the subdued, subtle, but totally precise type, which is even harder. I heard he left the music career and became a quiet software engineer working at SAP.
Hay Nick
Looking forward to seeing Lex's reaction to this! I saw (experienced) the ELP Karn Evil 9 tour Feb.17, 1974 at the S.F. Civic Aud. "Come and see the show"...A live show about a "show" we came to see. What goes unrecognized is that the concert was in true QUADRAPHONIC sound. In addition to the usual (front) left/right speakers on each side of the stage, there were also 2 huge sets of speakers in the rear corners of the auditorium. That electronic pulsing sound you hear at the end of the album with headphones, going from side to side in your head, was going 'around the room' at this live show. It kept going...around and around...louder and louder...faster and faster...until it sounded like you're standing under a rotating helicopter blade...which also closed the show. Twas an LSD experience I will never forget!
(BTW This is Michael, show happened way before I met my wife Sandra)
Yes my friend. Yes sn ELP were ahead of rush
What a cool fictional backstory as well. I remember the gist of it being that in the future, humans are able to create this super A.I. to assist in fending off the invading aliens, but even though humans manage to prevail against who they thought were their greatest foe, the sentient androids they themselves create ironically turn out to be the true nemesis that dooms humanity in the end
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I grew up in the Caribbean, but attended a predominantly White private school. At home, my parents were into church stuff, my older siblings were into soul and local Caribbean music, and at school my friends were into to mostly rock and roll. This wide exposure opened me up to a wide spectrum of sounds. When a classmate that loved jazz fusion turned me onto Mahavishnu Orchestra, and in my neighborhood, a musician friend lent me Hymn of the Seventh Galaxy, it was over! All I wanted to listen to was “progressive” music. What was great was that my family was so progressive itself, no one batted an eye when I started blasting this stuff, even though they couldn’t understand the appeal! Ah, the 70s! Greatest decade ever!
As a big prog fan, but also with a love of all jazz, and latin music and dance, I love it when Latin and jazz bleed into prog
So impressed you managed to get through this epic piece. This was the first ELP album I heard and it took me a long time to see if I even liked this music before I saw what a genius piece it was, now I know every nuance and note of it. It’s tricky stuff but glad you enjoyed it, it’s worth it
So glad to see you finally did part of BSS by ELP. Yes, you’ve already heard Toccata from this album but now engaging in the musicians musicians progressive rock before it even had a name for what it is. Check out some of their live material on RUclips. It’s a real treat.
If you do listen to it with Lex, you should do the live version from Welcome Back My Friends. It's incredible.
At 35 minutes, it's only a little beyond her limit!
Great idea!
Yes please a great idea.
In concert the computer explodes at the end.
I have no musical training and gave up trying to learn guitar 40 years ago.
However to me having listened to a huge amount of different stuff for over 50 years, my knee jerk reaction to most of the instrumental parts is "Leonard Bernstein", specifically "Rhapsody in Blue".
Also (I haven't read all the comments), you're correct. The tiny gap between 1'st impression parts 1 and 2 is wrong. That's because part 1 was the last track on side one. The glitch is supposed to be closer to 20 seconds while you turn the LP over!
You'll never hear 3 dudes create music like this ever again! Genius
I can attest to the fact that you don't have to be a musician to appreciate complex music. Progressive music like you find with ELP, Yes, Rush, and Jethro Tull, for example, can take you to places where a standard 4/4 pop song could never reach. When I was an early teen in the 70's this is what I was drawn to. The first album I ever bought was Yes Close to the Edge (on 8-track, of course). It just doesn't get old if done well.
One of my favorite album covers ever. It's like a pop-up book.
Cover art by HR Giger, well known for similar things, IE "Heavy Metal"
Not to mention the Xenomorph from Alien.
@@mattperegrine873 Absolutely !! Just didn't want to get too long. There are so many good examples.
I was in the village of Guyere, Switzerland and what did I stumble upon but a museum of HR Geiger, who was born there!
Smallish detail -- in the section you point out as "Latin jazz" -- the steel drums direclty quote Sonny Rollins' calypso, "St. Thomas". This is a fun reaction to watch! This record was a huge part of my teen years, I haven't really listened to it much in the ensuing decades.
Yeah, right at the end of the synthesizer "latin steel drum" section, before he goes back to piano.
The steel drums on 2nd impression was actually Carl Palmer playing electronic drums. I believe this may have been the first ever recorded example of electronic drums.
@@TXMusicDrummer fake steel drums! That's amazing, ty for the info
You weren't just walking into a theme park, you were walking into a KarnEvil (Carnival).
Keith Emerson was a big fan of Leonard Bernstein. In fact he did a killer version of "America" from West Side Story on the Hammond Organ in an earlier band called "The Nice".
Recommend it.
Now, every time you react to an E.L.P. number, you can also see if there is a Rachel Flowers version. She has this one as both a piano piece and with her E.L.P. Virtual Cover Band, where she plays keyboards and guitar, and has a vocalist who sounds a lot like Greg Lake.
Greg Lake does both BASS and LEAD guitars. Obviously not at the same time. He plays acoustic guitar on the ballads like Lucky Man. When he's playing lead electric guitar Keith Emerson will often play the bass lines on a synth.
I’ve seen ELP in concert 11 times, all in the 1970s. The most memorable was at the first California Jam in 1974 (they were touring Brain Salad Surgery). Thanks for sharing the genius of ELP!
Greg Lake plays guitar, bass and provides the vocal.
The electronic "warbling" sound between sections was due to the song beginning on side 1 of the vinyl, then completing on side 2 (the entire side- side 1 had 3 or 4 shorter songs before ending with the First Impression of KarnEvil9) with the same electronic sound and the song picking up again with "Welcome back my friends......". It was done deliberately for continuity and cohesion. It just seems a bit odd playing on a continuous CD or mp3 file without the vinyl context.
My favorite ELP album and one of my top 20 albums of all time. Thanks for the listen/reaction.
Even after a gazillion listens since I discovered ELP in my teens I still hear something new each time. Pure genius. Greg's is my favourite rock voice of all time.
The moment I found this video, I knew you were in for a ride. I've been listening to this for at least 40 years.
Good call on listening to the entire Karn-Evil suite. Most people only know 2nd Impression from radio play, if they know E.L.P. at all. By the early 2000's, I had editing software, and put all of Karn-Evil into one seamless track minus the fade in-out going into 2nd Impression.
There is a reprise of Karn-Evil called "The Score" on the Emerson Lake and Powell album from 1986, as well as a tasty rendition of "Mars, Bringer of War" from Holst- The Planets.
So, I'm not the only one who envisions Tom and Jerry during 3rd Impression piano-jazz section. The earlier versions of the cartoons were laden with Dixieland Jazz, and once or twice specifically mentioned the genre in a specific episode. Many chase sequences were set to DL-Jazz.
Enjoy!
Awe inspiring musicians, all three of them. When this album came out, there was a lot of discussion about ELP selling their souls to the devil because no one could play that fast. Hogwash! The way Keith Emerson could move from Copeland to Brubeck and Holst and numerous other's in one piece is nothing short of phenomenal. 3 Titans of prog! Great reaction Nick.👏👏👏
I remember hearing this when it came out.
I was 13.
Instantly hooked!
Still a fan today.
RIP Keith & Greg
I was 17 years old as we entered the 70s. I had loved the 60s pop music (Beatles, Kinks, Searchers etc) but the Groups that started early prog in the late 60s were just names to me. (Genesis, Pink Floyd etc.) This was because TV and BBC radio just did not give prog any airtime. But when we got into the 70s, TV started the weekly Old Grey Whistle Test and radio had Alan Freeman's 2hr Saturday afternoon show. Both of these brought prog music to our ears and I was hooked. This music showed the brilliance of these composers and musicians. I am now 70 and will never tire of this music, nor any other great music from any genre. Prog opens your mind to good music. I have recently found Finnish symphonic metal band Nightwish. What a fantastic live group.
I can't help but laugh at you, dude! I've known this album for 50 years, since I was 11 years old.
Nick, great that you reacted to ELP's opus. I consider this and Yes's Close To The Edge the two greatest prog pieces of all time. Greg Lake played bass but at 14:14 on your video and switches over to guitar, at which point Keith starts playing bass on one of his keyboards for the rest of the 1st Impression. I saw them on this Brain Salad Surgery tour in 1974, and saw them twice more. On their reunion tour was hanging out by the tour bus after the show with some other fans. Keith and Carl invited each of us onto the tour bus one by one to visit for a few minutes and get autographs. Never expected how that day would evolve into that. ELP is very keyboard centric because of Keith, but if you get to listen again focus on Carl's drumming and time signatures all the way through. Absolutely amazing. Neil Peart considered him one of his influences.
Actually, on this vid Greg starts playing guitar at time mark 13:40 and continues until the end of the 1st impression. Listen to his guitar chord playing before the lead solo. Does it all the way through in the background until the end of the 1st impression part 2.
THE primary audience of Progressive Rock bands was always *_musicians._* Thus, the displays of jaw-dropping musicianship, much of it applied jazz stylings.
ELP's masterpiece, a sci-fi classic.