You guys are smashing most of the competition,by the material you listen to. You are so comforting to watch. I love you guys big time. Thanks for doing this one.
Agree 100%.Myself and my colleagues work night shifts in a London Hospital . We listen to you when we are lucky enough to get a break and you really give us power and such good feelings to keep us going ., especially last few months There is a bright light at the end of the tunnel, and you guys are 2 of the reasons for that ... .From us all Thank you. 💕
I know your comments are from a few years ago, but I agree about what a joy they are to watch. So good at explaining how the music makes them feel. Funny st times and touching my heart at others. Like having a visit with good friends.
Palmer was closer to being "Classically Trained" than Emerson. Emerson's parents hired a little old lady to teach him piano, and by junior high school, he was checking out Classical sheet music and learning pop music by ear. Rick Wakeman was classically trained.
@@skilz8098 Oh, you're cruel. That isn't for normies. Then again, Alberto Ginastera was the only composer that actually loved how ELP adapted his work.
@@ThatsMrPencilneck2U It's a unique masterpiece, how is that being cruel? I can't help it if I happen to have the Brain Salad Surgery album and that it happens to be track 2 on side One after Jerusalem...
Great song, needless to say. If ever there was a song that literally transports you, this is it. EL&P has a pretty large catalog of good songs. We appreciate Y'ALL !!!
That is a "synthesizer" played with the organ/Keyboards. It gives a totally different sound to the keyboards. In 1971, when this was recorded, the "Moog Synthesizer" was a new technology in music. It soon was being used by many different Bands, and still is today.,
@@michaelasay8587 The Moog Synthesizer is like the electric guitar for piano. The power enables the piano strings to do incredible sounds capable of reproducing almost any other instruments sound. There is an art to blending it with other instruments and was used mostly by progressive rock bands ("head music") like Pink Floyd and Gensis. Keith Emerson of ELP, Rick Wright of Floyd and Rick Wakeman of Yes were masters of the instrument and featured it in much of their music. ELO does use the synth too, so I get BJs take of the fullness of sound similarity, but ELO is more orchestral pop and it moves thew body as well as the mind. ELP is all mind music and very emotional. Prog Rock is not for everyone, but it is unique sounding and can be very moving. Great job Asis & BJ! Love it.
Is called Modular Moog, controlled by keyboard. Modular synthesis, has the particularity that you change the wave, mood, form, tone, etc of sound. Possibilities are infinite.
One of my all-time favorites and always soothing to play on guitar! I love her calling the synth solo sound at the end "a buzz whistle". KE was killing it already with Moog and later with ARP synths using those fat analog oscillators and sweet glissando settings where the larger the interval, the longer the glide...BRILLIANT playing to utilize that. And about Greg Lake...soulful singer/song writer of this, and many others - GREAT underrated guitar work and played a lot of bass guitar live to support KE jamming. So cool to have them discover this song...one of the first to grab my ears attention on the radio during the summer of 1972 when I would lay on the living room floor next to our old console stereo unit at low volume after my parents went to bed. All these great songs coming out late at night in arguably the most creative period of time for popular music. ELP, YES, Moody Blues, CSNY, Jethro Tull, Beatles + their solo work, etc. I feel very fortunate to have been coming of age back then in simpler times, absorbing all the amazing artistry which led me to become a professional musician. Fine legacy from GL and all the great early artists from the 70's!
ELP was a three-man Band from England. They are still today regarded as one of the great progressive/fusion Rock Bands ever. Top shelf musicians, all of them. This is from about 1971, I think. Great song. Another is called "Lucky Man."
@@DavidSmith-pg1ob Oh, sure, you welcome me NOW to the show, but just let me try to touch the glass case wherein resides "a real blade of grass." Then I bet I hear you rudely yell at me to "move along...move along!"
Lucky Man and Still You Turn Me On are two similar ELP songs you'd really enjoy. The have a number of other more complex, progressive songs that are amazing, but are more of an acquired taste.
@@fridaylong2812 you are correct. They ran out of material for the album. Keith Emerson JUST got the Moog synthesizer. The noodling at the end was something they recorded as he was jamming with it. The 'accidental' master piece.
ELP were among the pioneers of prog rock. If you want to check out their heavier side, might I recommend Karn Evil 9, First Impression, Part 2. If you are truly adventurous, Tocatta features the percussion synthesizer designed and performed by drummer Carl Palmer.
That beautiful voice is Greg Lake, he's also playing that incredible guitar. I suggest listening to Still You Turn Me On, its another of his songs. All three musicians were mastésof their instruments. A Moog synthesizer is the sound you question. The keyboard played by Keith Emerson was amazing.
The late Greg Lake had one of the best voices in rock n roll.Im surprised yall didn't notice.The sound you were questioning is a moog synthesizer keyboard.The late Keith Emerson was a keyboard master....he could play anything with a keyboard.
EMMERSON, LAKE, AND PALMER., "FROM THE BEGINNING".. One of the most iconic bands of the 70'S from England. Greg Lake was on the acoustic guitar and vocals. Keith Emmerson keyboardist, and moog synthesizer. Robert Palmer a most underrated drummers. Saw them 1997 with another iconic band Jethro Tull. Truly one of the best concerts ever. Both Lake, and Emmerson have since passed into rock and roll heaven. I was blessed to witness both these bands brilliance. More..."C'EST LA VIE", "STILL YOU TURN ME ON", "KARN EVIL 9", "FAN FARE FOR THE COMMON MAN", "TARKUS".
The ELP drummer, Carl Palmer later went on to found the super group "Asia" with John Wetton from King Crimson and Steve Howe from the band Yes with others. Check out their song "Only Time Will Tell" and you can hear the influences from the other bands.
They were one of the finest concerts I’ve ever seen. Pioneers of Progressive Rock. Just 3 guys with Keith Emerson doing bass, electric guitar etc, all on keyboards!
@@markbyers1651 Yes, but Emerson did play bass on syntheszier a lot, during Battlefield, and in Karn Evil 9 when you hear Greg on electric guitar, Emerson is on bass synth in the left hand. After the drum solo, Greg plays bass until the end. In the 1990's Emerson used guitar samples on keyboard for the solo in Lucky Man.
@@59elgreco my brother has a collection, the 55 ,is pretty much the first synth available for purchase, it had patch cords that you used. It was always in any picture,with Keith Emerson,or Rick Wakeman. Next came the mini moog, and the micro moog. But all of those only played 1 note at a time(monophonic), In the 80s ,a bunch of polyphonic synths came out, and that's when the music got lost in the technology.
ELP… One of the best groups of the 70s and that was a great decade for a lot of good music, and they were a part of it this is a great rabbit hole to go down
You should react to LUCKY MAN by Emerson, Lake, and Palmer. Greg Lake was 12 years old when he wrote it. The song contains one of rock music's earliest instances of a Moog synthesizer solo. Greg Lake died in December of 2016, he was one of the most talented musicians of his era.
ELP has a very unique sound, mostly due to being a 3 member group and heavily featuring keyboards/piano. ELP and Yes were two of the biggest prog rock groups of the 70's and both have many great songs for you to get into.
I almost forgot there's a cool thing that happened many years ago there was this young girl who is really talented a child prodigy and she heard Keith Emerson's music and learned most of his songs and she became a big hit on RUclips her name is Rachel Flowers anyhow this girl is blind and sometimes with the situation like that the mind is focused on the other sensory input so she can hear all the different sounds and all the chords and Melodies and everything so that she could learn all that music anyhow Keith Emerson found out about this girl when he got the great idea of sending her all of his old synthesizers so she could get those sounds when she played his music and something really inspiring is that Ray Charles actually went and visited this girl and mentored her and gave her encouragement which I thought was so awesome she was planning a live performance and playing one of Keith Emerson's great songs and she broke down and cried because he had passed away just recently it was really touching to see that she's done a lot of really cool stuff she's played with Frank Zappa's son who is continuing to play his dad's music his name is Dweezil he is really talented himself I recently saw this little clip where they have this band from the 70s that nobody knows about albeit a very few the name of the band is gentle giant and they had some of their original members and other people all collaborating and doing one of their songs and Rachel was in there playing some keyboards alright you crazy kids I'll take you on the next reaction
Yes. I Know Rachel. (Not personally) I have followed all that you have talked about. And the international collaborations that did all of Karn Evil 9 and others. She also played Greg's guitar part in the 1st impression. There are other instruments she plays.
ELP were a classic band with many great songs, including Father Christmas, one of the best modern Christmas songs. Others would be Lucky Man, Still You Turn Me On, Fanfare For the Common Man, and Hoedown. Keith Emerson, the keyboard player, pioneered the newly invented Moog Synthesizer. His first attempt was brilliant on Lucky Man!
Love this progressive rock supergroup from the 70's. They had a unique sound that included classical music with jazz & symphonic rock elements. Also loved their use of the Hammond organ, Moog synthesizer & piano. Their sound is like no other band. One of my favorite songs by them is "Fanfare For The Common Man" - Live at Nassau Coliseum '78. Sadly both Keith Emerson & Greg Lake died in 2016, leaving only Carl Palmer.
Well,technically Fanfare isn't by them,as it's their interpretation of Aaron Copland's original composition (just as Hoedown is their take on parts of his Rodeo. They were genius at doing their versions of classical compositions. My personal favorite would be their take on Ginastera's Tocatta.
One ofmy fave songs ever, just magical. I amabout to turn 60 and nevdr get tired of this song. Feel so lucky I grew up taking in all the music from late '60s on,such a plethora of musical riches through the 70s and 80s and loved me some grunge in the 90s...music has been one of the greatest gifts mankind ever received from the universe or God or whichever label one chooses to attribute to such a sublime part of being alive.
My favorite song to hear at the party's back in the 70's and when ever this song would play, most of us would whistle to the end part of this song, such good memories ✌😉
In case you don't know, This is a Big Time Classic Prog band with many really Long songs full of Virtuoso instrument playing of Keyboards, Drums and Bass with many song adapted from Classical music. They have one short slow mellow song on each album and this is the one on their third album Trilogy with was a hit in 1972'.
ELP was my favorite band in my college days. Keith Emerson was a classically trained pianist who do absolutely amazing things with keyboards. Karl Palmer was not a drummer, he was a percussionist. He played with more than just a drum kit, he was surrounded by gongs and kettle drums and...and..and... Greg Lake was an amazing guitarist who had a beautiful voice as well. The summer I graduated from college I saw them in concert 5 times in 5 different cities. I wasn't following them, they just happened to be in the cities where I was visiting friends before beginning my life as an adult with a real job. They started the tour with a complete orchestra, but it got too expensive, and by the end of the tour it was just the 3 of them. that would have been the summer of 1977. They have one whole album based on the Russian composer Modest Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition. I probably listened to that album a thousand times. Lucky Man is a must listen if you enjoyed From the Beginning. (And I agree, they are nothing like ELO)
I saw them on that same tour you mentioned but by the time they got to me... no orchestra. My cousins whet to the the Calif, Jam in 74. We had never heard of them but they couldn't stop talking about the show. Flying piano? What how? Then brought the Brain Salad Surgery Album over and I was FLOORED!!!
Keith Emerson, Greg Lake & Carl Palmer are one of the preeminent Prog Rock bands of the '70s, Try more of them such as Lucky Man, old Genesis such as Firth of Fifth and Yes such as Starship Trooper for comparable sounding tracks. Prog is notable for different time signatures and experimental type instrumentation.
Keith Emerson (keyboards & synths), Greg Lake (vocals, guitars & bass guitar), and Carl Palmer (drums & percussion). They were in the progressive rock genre of the 1970s. They were pioneers of that genre along with Pink Floyd, Jethro Tull, Yes , King Crimson and Genesis. Great music. Progressive rock was basically rock music fused with jazz, psychadelic & classical music. I'd love to see you react to Yes. "Roundabout", "Siberian Khatru", or "Starship Trooper" is a good start. From ELP try reacting to "The Barbarian", "Lucky Man", "The Endless Enigma", or "Still...You Turn Me On".
ELP was my steady diet in my last year of high school. It's when the modern version of Bach, Beethoven, and Brahms got together and formed a progressive rock supergroup. Keith Emerson was Mozart, doing amazing things on organ, piano, and "synthesizer" which was coming to the forefront at that time. There is no other group to which you can compare. ELO were a pop group. ELP were modern classical fusion rock. Asia is spot on in her analysis!!!
Another band you should check out is "Asia" The were formed from members of EL&P, Yes, and King Crimson. Despite those three bands being the kings of progressive 70's rock Asia had a very 80's sound to them. One of my very favorite bands.
Good choice to start you off with these guys. It's one of their more easily accessible pieces. Some of their stuff,genius as it is,can be a little difficult to wrap your head around at first listen. But definitely worth working up to. I would go something like Lucky Man or for a fun instrumental romp Hoedown as my next exposure to them. Great reaction.
This is one of my all time favorite songs...creativity and imagination ...music that transports you to somewhere else.....every now and then you find this in music.....
Love ELP, they are my favorite Prog band. I was fortunate enough to have seen them live several times in the 70's. Great musicians, great music and a lot of great songs. Check out the "Brain Salad Surgery" song lists, great record. Keith Emerson on organs Greg Lake- vocals and guitars Carl Palmer- on drums/ percussion
takes me back... still remember when I first heard this album - head up against the family stereo to get the full volume! Yeah they were unique and absolute musical giants. Aaron Copeland the famed classical composer even endorsed ELP's version of his "Fanfare for the Common Man"
ELP was the first SUPER GROUP, filling up stadiums in there concerts. For 3 guys, they could make a lot of music on stage, sounding like 10 guys in the band. ELO was nothing, compared to ELP, and I have albums from both groups. ELP, was called a "progressive rock" group, and many times combined Classical music into their music, such as Fanfare For The Common Man. Great reaction too.
One of the first songs I learned to play on the guitar. ELP are one of the voices of the 70's, progressive rock at its best. Check out _Karn Evil 9_ for some of their best, most colorful lyrics and great music. :)
This is Prog Rock, kind of a mix of jazz, rock and usually a classical background. Many musicians in this type of music had classical music training and were willing to go out on the edge instead of making pop music for the masses. Keith Emerson was a wild and inventive keyboard player (synthesizer in this case). Greg Lake was a master guitarist and often played this in his solo concerts as well. Carl Palmer is still with us as one of the great percussionists in music. They used to travel with 3 semi trucks of equipment from show to show and the grand setup would be Palmer surrounded by a huge drum kit with many cymbals and even a gong. Keith Emerson would have several keyboards around him (much like Rick Wakeman of YES) and Greg Lake would use a variety of guitars. Other PROGROCK groups would be YES, Rush, (sometimes) Moody Blues, and a few others.
3 of the best musicians to inhabit one band ever. They were absolutely incredible LIVE. If you get a chance check out Fanfare For The Common Man. If you do choose to hear that song, give a listen to the version from Shea Stadium where they are doing soundcheck for a concert. It will show how good they were & how they got the sounds they made.
The first time I saw them in the Spring of '72 it was the first concert I saw with four channel sound and created spacial effects with their music. That buzz circled around the venue. They were also the first to travel with a Moog Analog Synthesizer and were instrumental in the development of synthesizers.
They were primarily known as a progressive rock band, with dazzling musical chops. They could switch gears from taking the top of your head off with amazing playing and showmanship, to gorgeous, sweet acoustic ballads such as this - stuff like this is the influence of Greg Lake, vocals/bass/guitar. If you would like an action-packed four-minute slice of what they were really all about, you've got to find the live version of "Hoedown" from 1973.
Mood Synth keyboard. All Analog, Computer. Very hi tech for the day. All the musicians like Yes were schooled. In the day, they were considered very progressive right their with YES. We were really spoiled early 70's. Progressive rock, long form jams, 70's am radio then then Disco later 77-80. Amazing.
Keith Emerson invented the concept of synthesizers, and had Dr. Moog custom-build the first ones for him. I recommend you put ELP's Tarkus on your list, that will blow you out of your chair. Keep in mind that this is a TRIO - guitar and drums, and everything else is synthesizer. Greg Lake on the vocals was previously the voice of King Crimson. Their album The Court Of The Crimson King is worth a vid.
Welcome to Progressive Rock genre!! Very different thing! Gotta agree with Asia that compared to what you're used to listening, was a 70s kinda Underground feeling that evolved from 60s bands like the Moody Blues and NOT ELO!! Kinda along the genre of Moody Blues meets King Crimson!! Somewhere in the middle there!! Great reaction and thought process though!! If you haven't heard of King Crimson, Please check out their songs "In The Court of the Crimson King", and "21st Century Schizoid Man"!!! Please check those tunes out as this band kinda on the other extreme of the song you just listened to and Moody Blues!! In Fact, Elton John once tried out for King Crimson and was rejected because he didn't quite fit in to their musical direction!! Just saying, very different musically!! Please check out the 2 songs by King Crimson I recommended and you'll see what I'm talking about!! Thanks Again for your reaction!!
Love ELP. If you want to hear a beautiful song try "Trilogy" by ELP. Keith Emerson is a master on organ, piano and synthesizer. Greg Lake is on vocals, acoustic and bass.
I saw ELP in 1977 they had a 58 piece orchestra with them, it was pretty amazing. I had never seen anything quite like that up to that point. They eventually ended up having to drop the orchestra for financial reasons. I miss those days and all the great bands we used to go see.
This was an amazing, eclectic super group. Greg Lake played guitars, bass and did all the vocals. He came out out the prog rock group King Crimson. Keith Emerson handled keyboards and synthesizers of all types, he was previously in The Nice. Carl Palmer handled drums and percussion, he'd been in Atomic Rooster and toured with The Crazy World of Arthur Brown and later was in the group Asia. The music covered a wide range from acoustic to western, music hall, classical, progressive rock. 'Lucky Man' was a hit for them, very similar to this song. My favorite track is the 10 min. 'Pirates'. 'Karn Evil 9' you may have heard, it opens with "Welcome back my friends to the show that never ends." Sadly we lost both Emerson and Lake in 2016.
Ten Years After's "I'd love to change the world" is another great song...Every time I hear this one, for some odd reason I think of that one..Don't ask me why.
Yeah that's year old school analog synthesizers they had all kinds of different filters and different functions where you can get all these crazy sounds nowadays are all digital synthesizers pretty much but they're pre-program for those you could tweak and do your own sounds you just have all these possibilities she just got to work with it and figure it all out do all this twisting of knobs and moving levers and all this and that whatever yeah you know the funny thing is you just barely nicked the tip of the iceberg when it comes to this band you got their self-titled out on me got their second album Turkish which is an epic masterpiece then you have this album trilogy and then the coup de gras Brain Salad Surgery all I can say is have fun going down that rabbit hole
That sound was a Moog synthesizer. ELP were leaders of 70s Progressive (Prog) Rock. Keith Emerson on Piano & Keyboards/ Greg Lake on Vocals, bass & guitars & Carl Palmer on Drums & percussions. Listen to "Lucky Man", "Still, You Turn Me On". The song "Trilogy" shows Emerson's piano skills well.
The beginning of rock & jazz fusion, a natural evolution... Youngins, a MOOG synthesizer can create almost any sound you can dream of. Nxt time you're near a piano/keyboard store, ask for a demonstration. The Guitar Center is a good place to research the sound of synthesized music.
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Greg Lake, one of Thee best rock vocalists. Ever. RIP Greg.
This song's 50 years old. 1972! RIP both Keith Emerson and Greg Lake
I'm 62, I grew up with ELP, my prize group, it's nice to see young people like you who recognize the level of quality of ELP music, enjoy
One of the most beautiful songs ever made featuring Greg Lake on bass, guitars and angelic vocals RIP ✌❤🙏 THIS is a song made for headphones
... Better on a Record Player
You guys are smashing most of the competition,by the material you listen to.
You are so comforting to watch.
I love you guys big time.
Thanks for doing this one.
Agree 100%.Myself and my colleagues work night shifts in a London Hospital . We listen to you when we are lucky enough to get a break and you really give us power and such good feelings to keep us going ., especially last few months There is a bright light at the end of the tunnel, and you guys are 2 of the reasons for that ... .From us all Thank you. 💕
Yeah, the song choices have been especially great recently...
Great choices and Asia too‼️
I know your comments are from a few years ago, but I agree about what a joy they are to watch. So good at explaining how the music makes them feel. Funny st times and touching my heart at others. Like having a visit with good friends.
They are classically trained master musicians and I love Greg Lake's voice. Still You Turn Me On, next please
Yes plesse !
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@@natashab3412 Toccata...
Palmer was closer to being "Classically Trained" than Emerson. Emerson's parents hired a little old lady to teach him piano, and by junior high school, he was checking out Classical sheet music and learning pop music by ear. Rick Wakeman was classically trained.
@@skilz8098 Oh, you're cruel. That isn't for normies. Then again, Alberto Ginastera was the only composer that actually loved how ELP adapted his work.
@@ThatsMrPencilneck2U It's a unique masterpiece, how is that being cruel? I can't help it if I happen to have the Brain Salad Surgery album and that it happens to be track 2 on side One after Jerusalem...
Great song, needless to say. If ever there was a song that literally transports you, this is it. EL&P has a pretty large catalog of good songs. We appreciate Y'ALL !!!
Great Album! I have 3 of their albums!
RIP Keith Emerson, arguably one of the greatest keyboardists ever
That sound you couldn't ID is Keith Emerson on keyboards. It made me smile to see y'all smile to song I've been loving for a long time.
That is a "synthesizer" played with the organ/Keyboards. It gives a totally different sound to the keyboards. In 1971, when this was recorded, the "Moog Synthesizer" was a new technology in music. It soon was being used by many different Bands, and still is today.,
Haven't heard that synthesizer much
@@michaelasay8587 The Moog Synthesizer is like the electric guitar for piano. The power enables the piano strings to do incredible sounds capable of reproducing almost any other instruments sound. There is an art to blending it with other instruments and was used mostly by progressive rock bands ("head music") like Pink Floyd and Gensis. Keith Emerson of ELP, Rick Wright of Floyd and Rick Wakeman of Yes were masters of the instrument and featured it in much of their music. ELO does use the synth too, so I get BJs take of the fullness of sound similarity, but ELO is more orchestral pop and it moves thew body as well as the mind. ELP is all mind music and very emotional. Prog Rock is not for everyone, but it is unique sounding and can be very moving. Great job Asis & BJ! Love it.
Is called Modular Moog, controlled by keyboard. Modular synthesis, has the particularity that you change the wave, mood, form, tone, etc of sound. Possibilities are infinite.
One of my all-time favorites and always soothing to play on guitar! I love her calling the synth solo sound at the end "a buzz whistle". KE was killing it already with Moog and later with ARP synths using those fat analog oscillators and sweet glissando settings where the larger the interval, the longer the glide...BRILLIANT playing to utilize that. And about Greg Lake...soulful singer/song writer of this, and many others - GREAT underrated guitar work and played a lot of bass guitar live to support KE jamming. So cool to have them discover this song...one of the first to grab my ears attention on the radio during the summer of 1972 when I would lay on the living room floor next to our old console stereo unit at low volume after my parents went to bed. All these great songs coming out late at night in arguably the most creative period of time for popular music. ELP, YES, Moody Blues, CSNY, Jethro Tull, Beatles + their solo work, etc. I feel very fortunate to have been coming of age back then in simpler times, absorbing all the amazing artistry which led me to become a professional musician. Fine legacy from GL and all the great early artists from the 70's!
ELP was a three-man Band from England. They are still today regarded as one of the great progressive/fusion Rock Bands ever. Top shelf musicians, all of them. This is from about 1971, I think. Great song. Another is called "Lucky Man."
RIP Greg Lake...
I used to love "Karn Evil 9", but it's a bit faster than this song. Welcome back my friends, to the show that never ends!
@@DavidSmith-pg1ob Oh, sure, you welcome me NOW to the show, but just let me try to touch the glass case wherein resides "a real blade of grass." Then I bet I hear you rudely yell at me to "move along...move along!"
Agree that “Lucky Man” is also a great song but it has a very strong message.
@@timpwhit Come inside, the shows about to start! Guaranteed...... to blow your head apart!!!!! :-P
BJ, what a great way way of describing their music!
Lucky Man and Still You Turn Me On are two similar ELP songs you'd really enjoy. The have a number of other more complex, progressive songs that are amazing, but are more of an acquired taste.
Greg Lake wrote Lucky Man at the age of 12 I believe.
@@fridaylong2812 you are correct. They ran out of material for the album. Keith Emerson JUST got the Moog synthesizer. The noodling at the end was something they recorded as he was jamming with it. The 'accidental' master piece.
@@kissmy_butt1302 I have to say...LOVE the screen name, lol.
ELP were among the pioneers of prog rock. If you want to check out their heavier side, might I recommend Karn Evil 9, First Impression, Part 2. If you are truly adventurous, Tocatta features the percussion synthesizer designed and performed by drummer Carl Palmer.
One of my all time favorites.
That is Greg Lake on acoustic, electric guitar and bass
That beautiful voice is Greg Lake, he's also playing that incredible guitar. I suggest listening to Still You Turn Me On, its another of his songs. All three musicians were mastésof their instruments. A Moog synthesizer is the sound you question. The keyboard played by Keith Emerson was amazing.
The late Greg Lake had one of the best voices in rock n roll.Im surprised yall didn't notice.The sound you were questioning is a moog synthesizer keyboard.The late Keith Emerson was a keyboard master....he could play anything with a keyboard.
That's a Moog synthesizer. Cool, huh? This progressive sound is my favorite. It does put you in a zone, and it just takes you.
one of my favorites by them. Greg Lake could sing the phone book and make it sound smooth RIP
Love ELP! grew up with this music in a different decade! We were so blessed to live during the '70's and such great music.
Very Very accomplished Band
A Great Brilliance Of music BEAUTIFUL
EMMERSON, LAKE, AND PALMER., "FROM THE BEGINNING".. One of the most iconic bands of the 70'S from England. Greg Lake was on the acoustic guitar and vocals. Keith Emmerson keyboardist, and moog synthesizer. Robert Palmer a most underrated drummers. Saw them 1997 with another iconic band Jethro Tull. Truly one of the best concerts ever. Both Lake, and Emmerson have since passed into rock and roll heaven. I was blessed to witness both these bands brilliance. More..."C'EST LA VIE", "STILL YOU TURN ME ON", "KARN EVIL 9", "FAN FARE FOR THE COMMON MAN", "TARKUS".
Carl Palmer, not Robert Palmer
The ELP drummer, Carl Palmer later went on to found the super group "Asia" with John Wetton from King Crimson and Steve Howe from the band Yes with others. Check out their song "Only Time Will Tell" and you can hear the influences from the other bands.
Guys!! What a great choice. One of my favorite songs by 3 brilliant musicians.
Bj you couldn't have disscribed it any better ! They were in a league of their own !! Greg Lake had an Amazing voice 🙌
The rock groups that played the synthesizer yellow envelope in Palmer. Even Stevie Wonder synthesizers in the early 70s.😊 11:04
They were one of the finest concerts I’ve ever seen. Pioneers of Progressive Rock. Just 3 guys with Keith Emerson doing bass, electric guitar etc, all on keyboards!
Greg Lake on bass and guitar
@@markbyers1651 Yes, but Emerson did play bass on syntheszier a lot, during Battlefield, and in Karn Evil 9 when you hear Greg on electric guitar, Emerson is on bass synth in the left hand. After the drum solo, Greg plays bass until the end. In the 1990's Emerson used guitar samples on keyboard for the solo in Lucky Man.
One of the earliest uses of a synthesizers ( Keith Emerson) by a major group.
I had forgotten that,,lol
Was it a moog 55?
Am I remembering that right?
@@sammyholloway334 Not sure the actual one but super pic of it on the net and I believe it is on display
@@59elgreco my brother has a collection, the 55 ,is pretty much the first synth available for purchase, it had patch cords that you used.
It was always in any picture,with Keith Emerson,or Rick Wakeman.
Next came the mini moog, and the micro moog.
But all of those only played 1 note at a time(monophonic),
In the 80s ,a bunch of polyphonic synths came out, and that's when the music got lost in the technology.
ELP… One of the best groups of the 70s and that was a great decade for a lot of good music, and they were a part of it this is a great rabbit hole to go down
This is basically Lake and Lake with some Emerson and Palmer thrown un at the end. A showcase for Greg, (it''s amazing.)
Love Emerson Lake and Palmer great band great sound and Greg Lake great singer
I will never get tired of this song. Headphones are a must to get the full effect.
Lucky man he was.
There’s nothing like a smooth acoustic guitar in a mellow song. This has been one of my favorites since it first came out.
British 70s Prog Rock supergroup. Keithe Emerson from The Nice, Grag Lake from King Crimson and Carl Palmer from Atomic Rooster.
Keith Emerson of Emerson, Lake & Palmer (ELP) used a Moog synthesizer
You should react to LUCKY MAN by Emerson, Lake, and Palmer. Greg Lake was 12 years old when he wrote it. The song contains one of rock music's earliest instances of a Moog synthesizer solo. Greg Lake died in December of 2016, he was one of the most talented musicians of his era.
ELP has a very unique sound, mostly due to being a 3 member group and heavily featuring keyboards/piano. ELP and Yes were two of the biggest prog rock groups of the 70's and both have many great songs for you to get into.
And Genesis......the Big Three.
@@corkydukeII5898 Absolutely!
I can't wait til they get into some Yes. I've been suggesting them.
This song was, is, and always will be magical. ✨✨
Keith Emerson (keyboards) was a classically trained musician
I almost forgot there's a cool thing that happened many years ago there was this young girl who is really talented a child prodigy and she heard Keith Emerson's music and learned most of his songs and she became a big hit on RUclips her name is Rachel Flowers anyhow this girl is blind and sometimes with the situation like that the mind is focused on the other sensory input so she can hear all the different sounds and all the chords and Melodies and everything so that she could learn all that music anyhow Keith Emerson found out about this girl when he got the great idea of sending her all of his old synthesizers so she could get those sounds when she played his music and something really inspiring is that Ray Charles actually went and visited this girl and mentored her and gave her encouragement which I thought was so awesome she was planning a live performance and playing one of Keith Emerson's great songs and she broke down and cried because he had passed away just recently it was really touching to see that she's done a lot of really cool stuff she's played with Frank Zappa's son who is continuing to play his dad's music his name is Dweezil he is really talented himself I recently saw this little clip where they have this band from the 70s that nobody knows about albeit a very few the name of the band is gentle giant and they had some of their original members and other people all collaborating and doing one of their songs and Rachel was in there playing some keyboards alright you crazy kids I'll take you on the next reaction
Yes. I Know Rachel. (Not personally) I have followed all that you have talked about. And the international collaborations that did all of Karn Evil 9 and others. She also played Greg's guitar part in the 1st impression. There are other instruments she plays.
Keith Emerson was the mater of the keyboards. His Moog Synthesizer was actually built by Moog.
ELP were a classic band with many great songs, including Father Christmas, one of the best modern Christmas songs. Others would be Lucky Man, Still You Turn Me On, Fanfare For the Common Man, and Hoedown. Keith Emerson, the keyboard player, pioneered the newly invented Moog Synthesizer. His first attempt was brilliant on Lucky Man!
Father Christmas was a Greg lake solo song
@@karengoodenough827 Yes, easy to make that mistake. I have in the past.
Love this progressive rock supergroup from the 70's. They had a unique sound that included classical music with jazz & symphonic rock elements. Also loved their use of the Hammond organ, Moog synthesizer & piano. Their sound is like no other band. One of my favorite songs by them is "Fanfare For The Common Man" - Live at Nassau Coliseum '78. Sadly both Keith Emerson & Greg Lake died in 2016, leaving only Carl Palmer.
Well,technically Fanfare isn't by them,as it's their interpretation of Aaron Copland's original composition (just as Hoedown is their take on parts of his Rodeo. They were genius at doing their versions of classical compositions. My personal favorite would be their take on Ginastera's Tocatta.
One ofmy fave songs ever, just magical. I amabout to turn 60 and nevdr get tired of this song. Feel so lucky I grew up taking in all the music from late '60s on,such a plethora of musical riches through the 70s and 80s and loved me some grunge in the 90s...music has been one of the greatest gifts mankind ever received from the universe or God or whichever label one chooses to attribute to such a sublime part of being alive.
My favorite song to hear at the party's back in the 70's and when ever this song would play, most of us would whistle to the end part of this song, such good memories ✌😉
It really look like Asia enjoyed that music
Wow. What a song. Timeless and gorgeous!
The late Greg Lake who sand lead vocals had one of the best voices in my opinion which you failed to mention.
Cool music is forever cool.
In case you don't know, This is a Big Time Classic Prog band with many really Long songs full of Virtuoso instrument playing of Keyboards, Drums and Bass with many song adapted from Classical music. They have one short slow mellow song on each album and this is the one on their third album Trilogy with was a hit in 1972'.
I still crank it up when the synthesizer starts playing.
We were lucky to grow up with such wonderful musicians.
Keyboard was a Moog synth.
Progressive rock at its finest. These were/are three absolutely brilliant musicians, unlike everyone else. Keith Emerson was the god of the keyboards.
I played this over and over again when this came out. One of my all time favorites. 👍❤🤙
The Moog Synth was very new and popular in the early 70's
OMG!.. killer song.. Love Greg Lake!..RIP🙏🏻
British Prog Rock from My Time . You Two Loves are getting Educated.
ELP was my favorite band in my college days. Keith Emerson was a classically trained pianist who do absolutely amazing things with keyboards. Karl Palmer was not a drummer, he was a percussionist. He played with more than just a drum kit, he was surrounded by gongs and kettle drums and...and..and... Greg Lake was an amazing guitarist who had a beautiful voice as well. The summer I graduated from college I saw them in concert 5 times in 5 different cities. I wasn't following them, they just happened to be in the cities where I was visiting friends before beginning my life as an adult with a real job. They started the tour with a complete orchestra, but it got too expensive, and by the end of the tour it was just the 3 of them. that would have been the summer of 1977. They have one whole album based on the Russian composer Modest Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition. I probably listened to that album a thousand times. Lucky Man is a must listen if you enjoyed From the Beginning. (And I agree, they are nothing like ELO)
I saw them on that same tour you mentioned but by the time they got to me... no orchestra. My cousins whet to the the Calif, Jam in 74. We had never heard of them but they couldn't stop talking about the show. Flying piano? What how? Then brought the Brain Salad Surgery Album over and I was FLOORED!!!
This is one of my favorite songs to play on guitar. 😊
Keith Emerson, Greg Lake & Carl Palmer are one of the preeminent Prog Rock bands of the '70s, Try more of them such as Lucky Man, old Genesis such as Firth of Fifth and Yes such as Starship Trooper for comparable sounding tracks. Prog is notable for different time signatures and experimental type instrumentation.
Whistle Buzz!! I love it! ELP are great! Thank you!
Greg’s guitar on this is sublime. Anyway, must be “c’est la vie” next 😊
Keith Emerson (keyboards & synths), Greg Lake (vocals, guitars & bass guitar), and Carl Palmer (drums & percussion). They were in the progressive rock genre of the 1970s. They were pioneers of that genre along with Pink Floyd, Jethro Tull, Yes , King Crimson and Genesis. Great music. Progressive rock was basically rock music fused with jazz, psychadelic & classical music. I'd love to see you react to Yes. "Roundabout", "Siberian Khatru", or "Starship Trooper" is a good start. From ELP try reacting to "The Barbarian", "Lucky Man", "The Endless Enigma", or "Still...You Turn Me On".
ELP was my steady diet in my last year of high school. It's when the modern version of Bach, Beethoven, and Brahms got together and formed a progressive rock supergroup. Keith Emerson was Mozart, doing amazing things on organ, piano, and "synthesizer" which was coming to the forefront at that time. There is no other group to which you can compare. ELO were a pop group. ELP were modern classical fusion rock. Asia is spot on in her analysis!!!
Another band you should check out is "Asia" The were formed from members of EL&P, Yes, and King Crimson. Despite those three bands being the kings of progressive 70's rock Asia had a very 80's sound to them. One of my very favorite bands.
Good choice to start you off with these guys. It's one of their more easily accessible pieces. Some of their stuff,genius as it is,can be a little difficult to wrap your head around at first listen. But definitely worth working up to. I would go something like Lucky Man or for a fun instrumental romp Hoedown as my next exposure to them. Great reaction.
This is one of my all time favorite songs...creativity and imagination ...music that transports you to somewhere else.....every now and then you find this in music.....
Love ELP, they are my favorite Prog band. I was fortunate enough to have seen them live several times in the 70's. Great musicians, great music and a lot of great songs. Check out the "Brain Salad Surgery" song lists, great record.
Keith Emerson on organs
Greg Lake- vocals and guitars
Carl Palmer- on drums/ percussion
The only vocal other than Greg's that I know of is Keith doing the voice of the computer.
Still one of the most unique bands of all time. Dive deep into their catalog. It is unbelievable. Karn Evil 9 would be way too much.
This X 10
Tarkus would be mind blowing...especially if you listen to whole 20 plus minutes, but Battlefield might be the best part to listen to on its own.
takes me back... still remember when I first heard this album - head up against the family stereo to get the full volume! Yeah they were unique and absolute musical giants. Aaron Copeland the famed classical composer even endorsed ELP's version of his "Fanfare for the Common Man"
ELP was the first SUPER GROUP, filling up stadiums in there concerts. For 3 guys, they could make a lot of music on stage, sounding like 10 guys in the band. ELO was nothing, compared to ELP, and I have albums from both groups.
ELP, was called a "progressive rock" group, and many times combined Classical music into their music, such as Fanfare For The Common Man.
Great reaction too.
One of the first songs I learned to play on the guitar. ELP are one of the voices of the 70's, progressive rock at its best. Check out _Karn Evil 9_ for some of their best, most colorful lyrics and great music. :)
This is Prog Rock, kind of a mix of jazz, rock and usually a classical background. Many musicians in this type of music had classical music training and were willing to go out on the edge instead of making pop music for the masses. Keith Emerson was a wild and inventive keyboard player (synthesizer in this case). Greg Lake was a master guitarist and often played this in his solo concerts as well. Carl Palmer is still with us as one of the great percussionists in music. They used to travel with 3 semi trucks of equipment from show to show and the grand setup would be Palmer surrounded by a huge drum kit with many cymbals and even a gong. Keith Emerson would have several keyboards around him (much like Rick Wakeman of YES) and Greg Lake would use a variety of guitars. Other PROGROCK groups would be YES, Rush, (sometimes) Moody Blues, and a few others.
3 of the best musicians to inhabit one band ever. They were absolutely incredible LIVE. If you get a chance check out Fanfare For The Common Man. If you do choose to hear that song, give a listen to the version from Shea Stadium where they are doing soundcheck for a concert. It will show how good they were & how they got the sounds they made.
Yes, I agree with you, live shows we're amazing!! Still love them.
I really have to compliment you both. When you said it’s like a beautiful symphony. That was such a deep statement. Bravo 😎
Yes it was a keyboard with extra buttons!
Favorite prog band of all time!
For a band that was as ferocious as ELP was, the sutly of this recording is sublime
Love this band! Their early live videos in the 70s are wonderful to watch.❤️
From the beginning is a journey to the beginning of things, an ELP masterpiece...
The first time I saw them in the Spring of '72 it was the first concert I saw with four channel sound and created spacial effects with their music. That buzz circled around the venue. They were also the first to travel with a Moog Analog Synthesizer and were instrumental in the development of synthesizers.
They were primarily known as a progressive rock band, with dazzling musical chops. They could switch gears from taking the top of your head off with amazing playing and showmanship, to gorgeous, sweet acoustic ballads such as this - stuff like this is the influence of Greg Lake, vocals/bass/guitar. If you would like an action-packed four-minute slice of what they were really all about, you've got to find the live version of "Hoedown" from 1973.
Mood Synth keyboard. All Analog, Computer. Very hi tech for the day. All the musicians like Yes were schooled. In the day, they were considered very progressive right their with YES. We were really spoiled early 70's. Progressive rock, long form jams, 70's am radio then then Disco later 77-80. Amazing.
Another great 70s Progressive Rock band.Very unique indeed.There will never be musicians of such talent as were those produced in the 1970s.
That was a Moog Synthesizer. The forerunner to all the synthesizers and mixers used today
Keith Emerson invented the concept of synthesizers, and had Dr. Moog custom-build the first ones for him. I recommend you put ELP's Tarkus on your list, that will blow you out of your chair. Keep in mind that this is a TRIO - guitar and drums, and everything else is synthesizer. Greg Lake on the vocals was previously the voice of King Crimson. Their album The Court Of The Crimson King is worth a vid.
Welcome to Progressive Rock genre!! Very different thing! Gotta agree with Asia that compared to what you're used to listening, was a 70s kinda Underground feeling that evolved from 60s bands like the Moody Blues and NOT ELO!! Kinda along the genre of Moody Blues meets King Crimson!! Somewhere in the middle there!! Great reaction and thought process though!! If you haven't heard of King Crimson, Please check out their songs "In The Court of the Crimson King", and "21st Century Schizoid Man"!!! Please check those tunes out as this band kinda on the other extreme of the song you just listened to and Moody Blues!! In Fact, Elton John once tried out for King Crimson and was rejected because he didn't quite fit in to their musical direction!! Just saying, very different musically!! Please check out the 2 songs by King Crimson I recommended and you'll see what I'm talking about!! Thanks Again for your reaction!!
Love ELP. If you want to hear a beautiful song try "Trilogy" by ELP. Keith Emerson is a master on organ, piano and synthesizer. Greg Lake is on vocals, acoustic and bass.
I saw ELP in 1977 they had a 58 piece orchestra with them, it was pretty amazing. I had never seen anything quite like that up to that point. They eventually ended up having to drop the orchestra for financial reasons. I miss those days and all the great bands we used to go see.
This was an amazing, eclectic super group. Greg Lake played guitars, bass and did all the vocals. He came out out the prog rock group King Crimson. Keith Emerson handled keyboards and synthesizers of all types, he was previously in The Nice. Carl Palmer handled drums and percussion, he'd been in Atomic Rooster and toured with The Crazy World of Arthur Brown and later was in the group Asia.
The music covered a wide range from acoustic to western, music hall, classical, progressive rock. 'Lucky Man' was a hit for them, very similar to this song. My favorite track is the 10 min. 'Pirates'. 'Karn Evil 9' you may have heard, it opens with "Welcome back my friends to the show that never ends."
Sadly we lost both Emerson and Lake in 2016.
Ten Years After's "I'd love to change the world" is another great song...Every time I hear this one, for some odd reason I think of that one..Don't ask me why.
Yeah that's year old school analog synthesizers they had all kinds of different filters and different functions where you can get all these crazy sounds nowadays are all digital synthesizers pretty much but they're pre-program for those you could tweak and do your own sounds you just have all these possibilities she just got to work with it and figure it all out do all this twisting of knobs and moving levers and all this and that whatever yeah you know the funny thing is you just barely nicked the tip of the iceberg when it comes to this band you got their self-titled out on me got their second album Turkish which is an epic masterpiece then you have this album trilogy and then the coup de gras Brain Salad Surgery all I can say is have fun going down that rabbit hole
The sound you’re trying to figure out is a synthesizer. I definitely hear the ELO connection.
I love how the "from the beginning" line comes in off the beat, whatever that is called.
To expand your ELP understanding, try Fanfare For the Common Man, Take A Pebble, or Peter Gunn Theme. Was a lucky man to see them live.
The live in winter outdoor version in the empty Olympic stadium of Fanfare
That sound was a Moog synthesizer. ELP were leaders of 70s Progressive (Prog) Rock. Keith Emerson on Piano & Keyboards/ Greg Lake on Vocals, bass & guitars & Carl Palmer on Drums & percussions. Listen to "Lucky Man", "Still, You Turn Me On". The song "Trilogy" shows Emerson's piano skills well.
The beginning of rock & jazz fusion, a natural evolution...
Youngins, a MOOG synthesizer can create almost any sound you can dream of.
Nxt time you're near a piano/keyboard store, ask for a demonstration. The Guitar Center is a good place to research the sound of synthesized music.