The rapid ultra-groovy and dazzling instrumentation was a surprising contrast to this deliciously dark story! Many vibes masterfully combined to give us another work of art on the same top tier level as Tarkus!! Thanks for watching! 🎪
I only got to see them live once, in 1977. Beforehand, I was wondering how well they'd be able to perform some of their songs live, and I was not disappointed! Amazing to see and hear so much music from only 3 guys! Keith was moving from one keyboard to another constantly, often playing both simultaneously, while moving patch cords around on a console without missing a note. This show remains a highlight among all the great bands I saw in those days.
@@retroreactions.... I had a couple of earlier opportunities to see them in the 70's and passed on them. So glad I didn't make that mistake a 3rd time! Here's some other big names I passed up in the 70's for various reasons: The Who, The Rolling Stones, Pink Floyd, Heart, Fleetwood Mac. Luckily the list of those I did see is equally impressive! Too many to name, here's just a few: Led Zeppelin, Jethro Tull, Genesis, Yes, Bad Company, Foghat, Camel, Crosby, Stills & Nash, Santana, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Areosmith, AC/DC Van Halen, Mahogany Rush. The 70's were an amazing time to see the best bands ever!
Super reaction, happy to see people enjoy real music, bought this album in 1974 and heard at least 1000 times, and stil the best record in my collektion, love it🤩
Thank you so much Henning! Haha, so you've heard it about 998 times more than me, I have some catching up to do! Glad you love it and thanks so much for watching 😊
The very first concert I attended at age 19 with my younger brother was ELP the summer of 1971 at Asbury Park, NJ (Yes, the Jersey shore). Oh, my god! what an introduction to concert going! Keith Emerson was unbelievable with ultra speed on his variety of organs, synthesizers, and all sorts of gizmos. Imagine seeing a keyboardist surrounded by 5 or 6 keyboards, playing with one hand on one keyboard and the other hand on another keyboard! The music was unbelievable, unlike any other music of the times! Greg Lake's voice was fantastic and he didn't even get credit for his terrific guitar work. And how in the world did Carl Palmer keep up with Emerson's frantic pace! At the end of the night our ears were ringing, but with a good ringing that lasted for hours if not days! ELP were the Masters of progressive rock!
Ah, another lucky viewer who got to see these amazing 3 gentlemen live! I would probably accept a month of ear ringing to have watched them live 😀 Thanks for stopping by Bob..
As others have pointed out ELP was totally mind blowing because they could perform all this LIVE. Way before digital loops and sequencers. Definitely check out their live triple LP "Welcome Back My Friends..." Will there, can there ever be another Keith Emerson? RIP... I saw ELP only once, and it was with Cozy Powell on drums. But oh my... Keith attacking his Hammond organ playing it on his back upside down!
Another rendition from Rachel played at her home with just her mom filming. She was 16 at the time. This brought her to Keith Emerson's attention. ruclips.net/video/wPGoWvIRY4M/видео.html
I have to. And I should not be surprised that they probably easily pulled this suite off live! Amazing musicians. Keith such a legend. Shame that I didn't really know him (other than the name) before this channel. Talk about an "outside the box" thinking keyboardist! Thanks for watching Jim...
Now Brendan, you near to listen to the best version from their live album "Welcome Back my Friends to the Show that Never Ends, Ladies and Gentlemen, Emerson, Lake and Palmer." That is stunning!
What a year 1973 was for prog masterpieces. Genesis _Selling England By The Pound_ and King Crimson _Larks Tongues in Aspic_ were also released that same year.
I got an 8 Track of this in 1977 and wore it out listening to the full Brain Salad Surgery album. The whole album is a treat for those that like progressive concept work.
Haha nice.... I can remember having 8 tracks too! Oh wow, just realized that "Benny" is now the only song from this album that I have not heard. Thanks so much for watching Kevin 🙂
@@kratino Normally, I'm not a fan of sound effects in songs. (Pink Floyd went totally overboard on the idea.) But the two that I love are: 1.) The burbling stream and twittering birds at the start and end of "Close to the Edge" and 2.) The fist fight in "Benny the Bouncer."
What a great choice for today! Such an epic piece!! The only time I saw ELP was back in 1998, and they opened their set with “Karn Evil 9”! It was so amazing live, Keith is such a master!! I enjoyed your reaction to it….I knew you’d love it too!
Saw these guys on the Black Moon tour in 93 in Salt Lake City. Very small venue but man they melted our faces. Keith and Carl just took a hammer to everything in the best way.
@@retroreactions.... check out the Welcome back my friends to the show that never ends ladies and gentlemen ELP and experience this with a Carl Palmer drum solo. Bring pop corn.
"Nice Transistion" was the fade out at the end of Ist Impression Part 1 when we had to turn the record/vinyl over in old days when this came out.Side 2 had the whole of the rest of the Suite. Remember getting LP when it first came out; sadly though never got to see the band live.
Nice background Brandon. It has a dark, Metropolis feel. This theme seems common now but back when this came out they didn’t have a lot of material to draw from. Hence, this was very groundbreaking and so far ahead of its time that time is just starting to catch up now! 😊
Thanks. Definitely my favorite backdrop of the few that I initially downloaded. Yes, they were so ahead of their time in multiple ways, on multiple songs!
You know, that "Steel Drum" sound in the 2nd Impression was actually a patch on a Minimoog. When you bought a Minimoog in those days, it came with a book of patches and one of them was Keith's steel drum patch from Karn Evil 9. Very cool at the time.
...my 2 most epic triple live albums of all times are of the years 1973 and 1974: the YESSONGS and ELP's 'Welcome back my friends...' What they have in common is, that apart of the incredible live atmosphere, they actually also did improve the songs further for those concerts and to the (even) better... and finally: the audio quality is even stronger than on the studio versions - hard to believe, but true... after discovering that, I never went back to the studio versions, also of Karn Evil 9 - listen to their live versions, Brandon, and when you are at it, there's another outstanding live one by ELP: 'Pictures at an Exhibition' - if that doesn't blow your mind, then what does?? 🔥🎆😎
Wow, so some of the ELP live stuff sounds even better? Great to know! Ah yes, I still have to get to "Pictures".. Glad you love this one too my friend! Have a wonderful rest of your night!
I was 12 or 13 when ELP became my first introduction to Prog. I love classical, jazz, rock, folk, and appreciate some bands/musicians from every style of music (well, not Rap) but here we are more than 50 years later and Prog is still my favorite genre of music and ELP remains a favorite within the Prog genre.
You should see RUclips the live version Karn Evil 9 First impression at California Jam 1974. It´s amazing to see just three genius making all this music and sound. Especially Carl Palmer with a fantastic solo on percussion.
Brandon, bear in mind that this copy has more compression and reverb added than the original, this colors the sound a bit. Check out the original master version and compare.
Absolutely! 👍 I was looking to see if anyone else commented on this before I did. The added reverb, compression and maybe even echo/delay makes this exquisitely dense and fast paced music more confusing and difficult to listen to, and works much better dryer as the original was IMHO. I also wasn't a fan of how the gaps between sections was tightened up, like between the end of the second Impression and the beginning of the Third there is more of a "breath" between them which makes the impact of the beginning of the third more impactful. And of course the fade out at the end of First Impression Part 1 and fade in for Part 2 is often removed on CD/streaming versions but on the original album it was a fun little thing, especially on first listen, that when you flipped the album over you were welcomed back! 😁 Of course I've been listening to this since the mid 70's so when people "monkey" with it in later years it tends to sound "wrong" to my ears! 😉
@@retroreactions.... There are lots of original cuts on RUclips out there, the original will be in four separate tracks. Here's someone's vinyl rip of the original which sounds "right" to me on a quick check, although there is a fair amount of surface noise noticeable between tracks: ruclips.net/video/p4fVQkL08Uo/видео.html
The first song I’ve heard from ELP was “from the beginning “ and I was instantly hooked! The album that I loved the most was “Tarkus “…not critically acclaimed, but a jewel for me. Great reaction
Totally epic, apocalyptic!!! 'Brain Salad Surgery', a masterpiece album. Likewise for the two previous albums 'Tarkus' and 'Trilogy'. This period of ELP, experimentally crack up (weird) and without formatting, is by far my favorite. Thanks.
What a joy to see you take this piece in all at once. I was reliving my own baptism into this and to this day my breath is still taken away by these fantastic feel virtuosos on fire. Spectacle in sound. Three guys? Whoa...
Really glad you reacted to this classic performance!!! I saw ELP on this Brain Salad Surgery tour in 1974, and again on their reunion tour in the 90s. Also saw Keith and Carl in 1987 when they toured with Robert Berry as the band Three. And in the proverbial being at the right place at the right time, after the show got to hang out with Keith and Carl on the tour bus for a few minutes. I've listened to Karn Evil 9 so many times over the years, and we all know the genius of Keith. But listening to this performance of how Carl carries the timing of each phrase (and with all due respect to Neil Peart, Bill Bruford, and Alan White), I keep realizing that this might be the greatest rock drum performance ever.
Still the best band of all time. No other band would be able to come up with creative inventions like this suite, no other prog rock band, not Yes, not Pink Floyd, not Rush, not Genesis, none of them had this level of musical dexterity, vision and yes technical capability. It may not be your favourite music but the level of sophistication of this is unparallelled unless of course in some of their other songs. Brain Salad Surgery, unfortunately their last great album, but what they lack in quantity they more than make up for in quality.
A dive in ELP genius! Well done! It's fresh air for your music helthness! I'm joking, after all I'm your fan! I know you'll like it before watch it! 😍😍😍
I LOVE this and consider it a cornerstone of Prog. Thanks for your great work and channel. Carl Palmer is amazing and I consider him to be the greatest. R.I.P.
So many thoughts. Lake never gets any respect as a guitarist, but his solos in this song are top-notch rock "guitar god" stuff. Emerson playing every style of music and every form of keyboard - it's astounding. Carl is... Carl: a powerhouse. The plot is much more than a sci-fi story. It's a PROPHECY! The industrial hell. The hedonistic entertainment as a distraction. The pointless war. At the end, the computer wipes out the human race, reasons with itself (faster and faster) until it realizes that its job is done and it shuts itself off. People... we are doomed.
1972’s 'Trilogy' had reached Number Two in the UK and Number Five the USA, but in rehearsing and arranging the music for their groundbreaking fifth album, ELP made a decision to pursue a quite different approach. "I think 'Brain Salad Surgery' represented creating an album out of a collective inspiration," Lake says. "Unlike the previous albums, it is almost a live recording done in a studio. The sound was quite raw and quite ambient." As Emerson recalls, “That was the general idea, to play the album live. I pretty much had the whole concept in mind... Musically, lyrically and visually, we really went for it." The three-part "Karn Evil 9" ranks as their most ambitious and original half hour of music. Largely written by Emerson, this futuristic suite is epic prog-rock at its best. “Pete (Sinfield, Greg's old King Crimson buddy) and I got onto the idea of a world where computers actually take over from people," Lake says, "and the more we thought about it, the more sense it made. It was prophetic. The line in the song was, ‘Load your programme, I am yourself’, and I predict that it won’t be so long before computers will have almost a genetic capacity for knowing their owners, and the more control it would take, the more of your life it would consume. As the first step along the way, we have already become cellphone dependent.” 'Brain Salad Surgery' arrived on Nov. 19, 1973 as a technological wonder. It features the recording debut of a prototype Moog Apollo - the first-ever polyphonic synthesizer - and an early attempt at working with electronic drums. "We were still ascending when we made Brain Salad Surgery," Emerson says. "Because we were so rehearsed, there wasn't a lot of mucking about. We didn’t have Pro Tools and all the things that exist now. If a person made a mistake, you didn’t say, ‘Oh, we’ll fix that later.’ We really had to get it right as we played together... Again, no click tracks.” Palmer sees the album as "the group at the pinnacle of its powers. It’s very well recorded and it was definitely one of our most creative periods." The across-the-board success of 'Brain Salad Surgery' - helped in large part by the nearly constant spins of "Karn Evil 9'"s "First Impression, Part 2" on FM radio - cemented ELP's worldwide popularity, and the group capitalized on their fame with sports-arena gigs so grandiose (over 36 tons of gear, complete with levitating, spinning keyboards, rotating drums with airport runway lights, and the world's first discrete quadrophonic PA system) that the only band who could top them was... Emerson, Lake & Palmer! And, sure enough, in 1977 they did just that on the budget-busting 'Works' tour. That's the thing about ELP at their peak: There really was no top. - Edited excerpts from Loudersound and Ultimate Classic Rock
The live version of Karn Evil 9 was my introduction to ELP, and probably the "song" that got me into synthesizers. The filter sample and hold at the beginning of the 2nd half of Part 1 was a classic, and one of the 1st things I did on my synth. The only part of the song that doesn't work for me is the organ solo in the 2nd half of part 3, it just seems out of place there. Looking back after many decades, between Tarkus and Karn Evil 9, I think I have to go with Tarkus buy just a slight bit. You need to listen to the live album Welcome Back My Friends to the Show That Never Ends, Emerson, Lake, and Palmer. Can you imaging hearing both Tarkus and Karn Evil 9 in the same concert? Can you imagine them being able to play both, plus many others, in the same concert? That is mind boggling. Thank you for taking this on, a very tough thing to do.
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It is one of my favourite pieces of ELP, together with Endless Enigma. They are also easier to listen that Tarkus.
The Two Sides of Tony McPhee The Hunt 1973. is a single psychedelic art rock electronic composition in four movements, featuring Arp 2600 synthesizers, electric piano, and The Rhythm Ace drum synthesizer it explores McPhee's strong stance against fox and stag hunting ruclips.net/video/BRIUUBlFVZ8/видео.html
Good timing! I've been in a bit of a funk the last couple days and not many things bring my mood up like a good dose of ELP! 🥳 ELP for me is what Depeche Mode is for you Brandon! 😎I was VERY obsessed with them in high school and college years in particular. I've only seen them live about four times so I can't compare to your dedication 😅but I had all the albums, posters on my walls, t-shirts, and modeled my drum set similarly to Carl's set (no, I didn't have a rotating stage, electronic triggers, custom stainless steel shells with engraved artwork, and my gongs were much smaller). For a majority of my last three years of high school though I did spend Saturday evening playing along to 2+ hours of ELP! Those Saturdays were awesome . . . I'd sleep in until 11 AM or so, have a big brunch while watching an old movie on local TV station's Kung Fu Theater and maybe a Twilight Zone or Outer Limits rerun, work on building or playing my PAiA modular synth in the afternoon, I'd eat dinner and watch a Star Trek rerun and an episode of Space 1999, and THEN I'd play my ELP set using headphones and my 8-track player. And then after I played I'd take a much needed shower and come down and watch the Carol Burnet comedy show and have like a quart of milk and a bowl of cookies! And to think some kids thought I wasn't hip or cool! 🤷♂🤣 The set was mostly full songs but only bits of others because the way the tracks worked out on the 8-track tape (ancient tech limitations! 😅) If I'm recalling correctly the full songs in the set were: The Barbarian, Knife Edge, Tank, Tarkus, second side of Pictures At An Exhibition, The Endless Enigma, Karn Evil 9 all impressions (studio version), a 5 minute water and cool down break, and then the encore of Karn Evil 9 all impressions live versions! It was a killer but I got pretty good at it if I say so myself! 💪🥵👍
Hey, I've got a double feature for you that would be fun! ELP in the '80s! 1.) Something from "Emerson, Lake & Powell" (where Cozy Powell took Carl Palmer's spot); possibly "Touch and Go" or "The Score." 2.) "Desde La Vida" by the band 3 (which was Emerson and Palmer with Robert Berry instead of Greg Lake). This song has AWESOME drum work, and the keyboards are everything one expects from Keith.
Absolutely amazing prog epic! Favorite part is 2nd Impression. Just an absolutely brilliant instrumental. But I love the other parts too. The rights were sold to develop this into a movie. If that ever happens, we'll find out who they have winning. 😏
I truly never fully enjoyed this song until I got "Brain Salad Surgery" and "Welcome Back My Friends..." on compact disc. Flipping the album over or listening to the stops between tracks on the 8-track or turning the cassette over spoiled the flow of the song.
Somewhat serendipitously, I stumbled across a YT video of the "Oscar Peterson Show". I knew Peterson was a legendary jazz pianist. I didn't know he had a TV show. This particular show had a surprise for me as his guest: Keith Emerson. Peterson was a fan of Emerson. Genius recognizes genius. They converse for awhile, then Emerson performs on a piano. This was back in 1976, and it is a nice intersection of prog and jazz. Here's the link: ruclips.net/video/2YHgWWX5DN0/видео.html
@@retroreactions.... You're welcome! It's a great clip, showing Emerson in his famous spinning ariborne piano and showing him up close and personal playing a lot of boogie-woogie piano, sometimes with Peterson joining in. If any ELP fan hasn't seen it yet, they should. I realize that the more popular the band, the more views your reactions get, but your blog also can introduce music fans less famous bands, too. I've become a huge fan of Marillion, and you need to do more Marillion reactions (h era, only). Be the first reactor to features "Real Tears for Sale": ruclips.net/video/LvWgOUMnBNQ/видео.html
Unfortunately that one is out of the channel time window of 1970-1999, but Marillion is def on permanent rotation on the channel. Really enjoyed what I've heard. I also have heard and LOVE "Estonia"...
@@retroreactions.... I didn't know....check out this one, instead, sort of a rocker as far as Marillion goes. From "Brave", released in 199,. "Living With the Big Lie". ruclips.net/video/L_1PiLvqLi8/видео.html BTW, now's the time to begin planning your trip to Montreal for the 2025 Marillion Weekend, March 28-30.
The computer explodes at the end of this in the show, not sure if it symbolizes the human destruction of the computer or a self destruction that takes the humans out too.
@@retroreactions.... Yes! 💖 Look for video from the first California Jam concert that ELP headlined at. There is relatively decent footage around, here's one of FIRST Impression part 2 where Carl does his solo. 🥰 ruclips.net/video/xVfnLLzV8A4/видео.html
@@retroreactions.... 😎👍 And I just corrected my mistake which you may have already figured out, I originally said the drum solo is in "second impression part 2" but I should have said "first impression part 2"! 🤦♂🤭
Yes, I felt ready and wanted the whole song in 1 sitting. I can certainly say I enjoyed and appreciated every minute of it, as my rating reflected. Thanks for watching..
Man was NOT fighting the computer, they were partners. Together they defeated an UNNAMED and UNIDENTIFIED non-computer enemy. This is all completely obvious if you understand the English language. After the victory, man's arrogance annoys the computer, so it rips the victory from the hands of man. It was definitely not computers against man the whole time. It helps to actually listen to the lyrics.
@@retroreactions.... I think it's quite clear what happened. I don't think it needs to be interpreted. I've been doing this for a long time, I saw it live in November 1973. I've met Keith, I've met Greg. I'm not a beginner, and I'm not guessing about the plot of the 3rd Impression.
The rapid ultra-groovy and dazzling instrumentation was a surprising contrast to this deliciously dark story! Many vibes masterfully combined to give us another work of art on the same top tier level as Tarkus!! Thanks for watching! 🎪
I saw these guys live 13 times. They were unbelievable, AND they pulled this off live! You’d swear Keith had an extra hand.
WOW 13? I dream of having been able to see them once! I must watch this song live... thanks Andrew!
I only got to see them live once, in 1977. Beforehand, I was wondering how well they'd be able to perform some of their songs live, and I was not disappointed! Amazing to see and hear so much music from only 3 guys! Keith was moving from one keyboard to another constantly, often playing both simultaneously, while moving patch cords around on a console without missing a note. This show remains a highlight among all the great bands I saw in those days.
Once is epic enough! Wish I could say that. My jaw would have been on the ground! Thanks for watching..
@@retroreactions.... I had a couple of earlier opportunities to see them in the 70's and passed on them. So glad I didn't make that mistake a 3rd time! Here's some other big names I passed up in the 70's for various reasons: The Who, The Rolling Stones, Pink Floyd, Heart, Fleetwood Mac. Luckily the list of those I did see is equally impressive! Too many to name, here's just a few: Led Zeppelin, Jethro Tull, Genesis, Yes, Bad Company, Foghat, Camel, Crosby, Stills & Nash, Santana, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Areosmith, AC/DC Van Halen, Mahogany Rush. The 70's were an amazing time to see the best bands ever!
Super reaction, happy to see people enjoy real music, bought this album in 1974 and heard at least 1000 times, and stil the best record in my collektion, love it🤩
Thank you so much Henning! Haha, so you've heard it about 998 times more than me, I have some catching up to do! Glad you love it and thanks so much for watching 😊
The very first concert I attended at age 19 with my younger brother was ELP the summer of 1971 at Asbury Park, NJ (Yes, the Jersey shore). Oh, my god! what an introduction to concert going! Keith Emerson was unbelievable with ultra speed on his variety of organs, synthesizers, and all sorts of gizmos. Imagine seeing a keyboardist surrounded by 5 or 6 keyboards, playing with one hand on one keyboard and the other hand on another keyboard! The music was unbelievable, unlike any other music of the times! Greg Lake's voice was fantastic and he didn't even get credit for his terrific guitar work. And how in the world did Carl Palmer keep up with Emerson's frantic pace! At the end of the night our ears were ringing, but with a good ringing that lasted for hours if not days! ELP were the Masters of progressive rock!
Ah, another lucky viewer who got to see these amazing 3 gentlemen live! I would probably accept a month of ear ringing to have watched them live 😀 Thanks for stopping by Bob..
2nd Impression is their most amazing piece ever and very under rated.
As others have pointed out ELP was totally mind blowing because they could perform all this LIVE. Way before digital loops and sequencers. Definitely check out their live triple LP "Welcome Back My Friends..."
Will there, can there ever be another Keith Emerson? RIP... I saw ELP only once, and it was with Cozy Powell on drums. But oh my... Keith attacking his Hammond organ playing it on his back upside down!
Another rendition from Rachel played at her home with just her mom filming. She was 16 at the time. This brought her to Keith Emerson's attention. ruclips.net/video/wPGoWvIRY4M/видео.html
I have to. And I should not be surprised that they probably easily pulled this suite off live! Amazing musicians. Keith such a legend. Shame that I didn't really know him (other than the name) before this channel. Talk about an "outside the box" thinking keyboardist! Thanks for watching Jim...
Amazing!
I loved the hell out of Emerson, Lake & Powell! What a brilliant album. And the concert was an absolute blast.
Amazing musical journey!
ELP forever!
My favorite song from my favorite group! Saw them do this TWICE in '74! Awesome.
Perfect! I mean it's so EPIC. Wow, I was wondering how in the world they did all this live, probably easy for them 😊
The computer blows up on stage during the live show, so I guess they lose the war if you pay for a ticket. Spectacular show -- I'll never forget it.
So cool that you got to be there in their presence. Thanks for watching Scott!
Nobody wins that kind of war, everybody and everything loses.
The "Welcome back my friends . . . " section was the beginning of Side Two. So that was literally what we got when we flipped the LP.
Ah yes, forgot they had to split it up in the old days. Thanks so much for watching Tony!
I do have one thing to say. To me, they seem ahead of their time.
Totally! In multiple ways... Zero disappointment for me here....Happy Saturday eve❣
Happy Saturday! Your prediction was spot on. 😀💙🎵🎶🎶
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Now Brendan, you near to listen to the best version from their live album "Welcome Back my Friends to the Show that Never Ends, Ladies and Gentlemen, Emerson, Lake and Palmer." That is stunning!
The "steel drums" part was Carl playing drums with electronic devices that trigger when the drumhead is hit. Another first.😏
Greatest piece of music ever produced!!
😀 Thanks so much for watching!
A masterpiece❤❤❤
This album was released on the same day as Yes: "Tales from Topographic Oceans." Can you friggin' believe that?
My 2 favorite groups besides the Beatles of course.
What a year 1973 was for prog masterpieces. Genesis _Selling England By The Pound_ and King Crimson _Larks Tongues in Aspic_ were also released that same year.
@@TheReaperMan275 "Dark Side of the Moon." Al Stewart: "Past, Present & Future." Billy Joel: "Piano Man."
@@TheReaperMan275the times of the gods of prog!
I got an 8 Track of this in 1977 and wore it out listening to the full Brain Salad Surgery album. The whole album is a treat for those that like progressive concept work.
Haha nice.... I can remember having 8 tracks too! Oh wow, just realized that "Benny" is now the only song from this album that I have not heard. Thanks so much for watching Kevin 🙂
@@retroreactions.... I LOVE "Benny!" I've heard people disrespect it as "silly," but it's just the break that we need in the midst of an epic album!
Makes sense to me too!
@@TheRKae It's TERRIFIC.
@@kratino Normally, I'm not a fan of sound effects in songs. (Pink Floyd went totally overboard on the idea.) But the two that I love are: 1.) The burbling stream and twittering birds at the start and end of "Close to the Edge" and 2.) The fist fight in "Benny the Bouncer."
What a great choice for today! Such an epic piece!! The only time I saw ELP was back in 1998, and they opened their set with “Karn Evil 9”! It was so amazing live, Keith is such a master!! I enjoyed your reaction to it….I knew you’d love it too!
Yes! Took a while but really felt ready to tackle it 🙂 Wow, you even got this one live, how awesome! Hope you sleep great for the big day tomorrow 😊
Saw these guys on the Black Moon tour in 93 in Salt Lake City. Very small venue but man they melted our faces. Keith and Carl just took a hammer to everything in the best way.
Wow, seeing the 3 of them in person, but then also in a small venue...A top life memory no doubt! Thanks for stopping by Lyle..
@@retroreactions.... check out the Welcome back my friends to the show that never ends ladies and gentlemen ELP and experience this with a Carl Palmer drum solo. Bring pop corn.
in 100 years they will consider this as classic music
Saw them five times between 1973 and 1978...remarkable. Try Tarkus on the 74 live album.
Nice! Must have been amazing to be in their musical presence... and 5 times? Even better!! Thanks for watching and being first here today John 🥇
@@retroreactions.... I do feel fortunate, and thanks for your great reactions.
You're very welcome 😊
I was at that '74 concert. Fabulous.
Amazing!
"Nice Transistion" was the fade out at the end of Ist Impression Part 1 when we had to turn the record/vinyl over in old days when this came out.Side 2 had the whole of the rest of the Suite. Remember getting LP when it first came out; sadly though never got to see the band live.
Very cool piece of music. An orchestral piece performed by 3 masters ✨️🎶✨️
Hey Les! Nothing quite like it. And I bet I'm not done hearing huge epics from these gentlemen....Have a good night 🙂
The music speaks for itself. 💙💙🎹🎸🥁🎤🎵🎶🎶🎶
There ya go! I think I tackled it all pretty well 😊
Props to you Brandon. You tackled it head on!! 👏👏👏
Now I can handle any song LOL!
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Nice background Brandon. It has a dark, Metropolis feel. This theme seems common now but back when this came out they didn’t have a lot of material to draw from. Hence, this was very groundbreaking and so far ahead of its time that time is just starting to catch up now! 😊
Thanks. Definitely my favorite backdrop of the few that I initially downloaded. Yes, they were so ahead of their time in multiple ways, on multiple songs!
You know, that "Steel Drum" sound in the 2nd Impression was actually a patch on a Minimoog. When you bought a Minimoog in those days, it came with a book of patches and one of them was Keith's steel drum patch from Karn Evil 9. Very cool at the time.
Yes, I think I had read that... so cool! Thanks so much for watching 😊
Nobody will ever play a Hammond organ as well as Keith Emerson did. I've been a fan for over 55 years, and I've yet to hear a better player.
He was mindblowing in this piece!! Thanks for tuning in Andy!
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Thank you!
...my 2 most epic triple live albums of all times are of the years 1973 and 1974: the YESSONGS and ELP's 'Welcome back my friends...' What they have in common is, that apart of the incredible live atmosphere, they actually also did improve the songs further for those concerts and to the (even) better... and finally: the audio quality is even stronger than on the studio versions - hard to believe, but true... after discovering that, I never went back to the studio versions, also of Karn Evil 9 - listen to their live versions, Brandon, and when you are at it, there's another outstanding live one by ELP: 'Pictures at an Exhibition' - if that doesn't blow your mind, then what does?? 🔥🎆😎
Wow, so some of the ELP live stuff sounds even better? Great to know! Ah yes, I still have to get to "Pictures".. Glad you love this one too my friend! Have a wonderful rest of your night!
I was 12 or 13 when ELP became my first introduction to Prog. I love classical, jazz, rock, folk, and appreciate some bands/musicians from every style of music (well, not Rap) but here we are more than 50 years later and Prog is still my favorite genre of music and ELP remains a favorite within the Prog genre.
Ah yes. Love it!
Same! Thanks for stopping by 😎🎪
You should see RUclips the live version Karn Evil 9 First impression at California Jam 1974. It´s amazing to see just three genius making all this music and sound. Especially Carl Palmer with a fantastic solo on percussion.
They produced this suite flawlessly in concert twice that I saw. I don’t know how they could memorize all those time signatures
Brandon, bear in mind that this copy has more compression and reverb added than the original, this colors the sound a bit. Check out the original master version and compare.
The drums sounded different, too much reverb on them
Ah yes. Looks like Spotify only offers the 2014 remastered versions of this album. Maybe I can find the original on RUclips....Thanks
Absolutely! 👍 I was looking to see if anyone else commented on this before I did. The added reverb, compression and maybe even echo/delay makes this exquisitely dense and fast paced music more confusing and difficult to listen to, and works much better dryer as the original was IMHO. I also wasn't a fan of how the gaps between sections was tightened up, like between the end of the second Impression and the beginning of the Third there is more of a "breath" between them which makes the impact of the beginning of the third more impactful. And of course the fade out at the end of First Impression Part 1 and fade in for Part 2 is often removed on CD/streaming versions but on the original album it was a fun little thing, especially on first listen, that when you flipped the album over you were welcomed back! 😁 Of course I've been listening to this since the mid 70's so when people "monkey" with it in later years it tends to sound "wrong" to my ears! 😉
@@retroreactions.... There are lots of original cuts on RUclips out there, the original will be in four separate tracks. Here's someone's vinyl rip of the original which sounds "right" to me on a quick check, although there is a fair amount of surface noise noticeable between tracks: ruclips.net/video/p4fVQkL08Uo/видео.html
Cool, thanks! Saving to listen to it later 🙂
First Impression part 2 is on liveRUclips video all over from CalJam. It’s amazing with Carl drum solo. Blow you away.
The first song I’ve heard from ELP was “from the beginning “ and I was instantly hooked! The album that I loved the most was “Tarkus “…not critically acclaimed, but a jewel for me. Great reaction
Totally epic, apocalyptic!!! 'Brain Salad Surgery', a masterpiece album. Likewise for the two previous albums 'Tarkus' and 'Trilogy'. This period of ELP, experimentally crack up (weird) and without formatting, is by far my favorite. Thanks.
They predicted AI with this.
What a joy to see you take this piece in all at once. I was reliving my own baptism into this and to this day my breath is still taken away by these fantastic feel virtuosos on fire. Spectacle in sound. Three guys? Whoa...
Really glad you reacted to this classic performance!!! I saw ELP on this Brain Salad Surgery tour in 1974, and again on their reunion tour in the 90s. Also saw Keith and Carl in 1987 when they toured with Robert Berry as the band Three. And in the proverbial being at the right place at the right time, after the show got to hang out with Keith and Carl on the tour bus for a few minutes. I've listened to Karn Evil 9 so many times over the years, and we all know the genius of Keith. But listening to this performance of how Carl carries the timing of each phrase (and with all due respect to Neil Peart, Bill Bruford, and Alan White), I keep realizing that this might be the greatest rock drum performance ever.
Still the best band of all time. No other band would be able to come up with creative inventions like this suite, no other prog rock band, not Yes, not Pink Floyd, not Rush, not Genesis, none of them had this level of musical dexterity, vision and yes technical capability. It may not be your favourite music but the level of sophistication of this is unparallelled unless of course in some of their other songs.
Brain Salad Surgery, unfortunately their last great album, but what they lack in quantity they more than make up for in quality.
A dive in ELP genius! Well done! It's fresh air for your music helthness! I'm joking, after all I'm your fan! I know you'll like it before watch it! 😍😍😍
You were completely right!
Could you imagine trying to defeat an army of computers? I can't even figure out my own.
🤣...Surely we're doomed!.....Thanks for stopping by Kent!
I LOVE this and consider it a cornerstone of Prog. Thanks for your great work and channel. Carl Palmer is amazing and I consider him to be the greatest. R.I.P.
Carl is still alive and well you'll be glad to here! 🙂
So many thoughts. Lake never gets any respect as a guitarist, but his solos in this song are top-notch rock "guitar god" stuff. Emerson playing every style of music and every form of keyboard - it's astounding. Carl is... Carl: a powerhouse. The plot is much more than a sci-fi story. It's a PROPHECY! The industrial hell. The hedonistic entertainment as a distraction. The pointless war. At the end, the computer wipes out the human race, reasons with itself (faster and faster) until it realizes that its job is done and it shuts itself off. People... we are doomed.
1972’s 'Trilogy' had reached Number Two in the UK and Number Five the USA, but in rehearsing and arranging the music for their groundbreaking fifth album, ELP made a decision to pursue a quite different approach. "I think 'Brain Salad Surgery' represented creating an album out of a collective inspiration," Lake says. "Unlike the previous albums, it is almost a live recording done in a studio. The sound was quite raw and quite ambient." As Emerson recalls, “That was the general idea, to play the album live. I pretty much had the whole concept in mind... Musically, lyrically and visually, we really went for it."
The three-part "Karn Evil 9" ranks as their most ambitious and original half hour of music. Largely written by Emerson, this futuristic suite is epic prog-rock at its best. “Pete (Sinfield, Greg's old King Crimson buddy) and I got onto the idea of a world where computers actually take over from people," Lake says, "and the more we thought about it, the more sense it made. It was prophetic. The line in the song was, ‘Load your programme, I am yourself’, and I predict that it won’t be so long before computers will have almost a genetic capacity for knowing their owners, and the more control it would take, the more of your life it would consume. As the first step along the way, we have already become cellphone dependent.”
'Brain Salad Surgery' arrived on Nov. 19, 1973 as a technological wonder. It features the recording debut of a prototype Moog Apollo - the first-ever polyphonic synthesizer - and an early attempt at working with electronic drums. "We were still ascending when we made Brain Salad Surgery," Emerson says. "Because we were so rehearsed, there wasn't a lot of mucking about. We didn’t have Pro Tools and all the things that exist now. If a person made a mistake, you didn’t say, ‘Oh, we’ll fix that later.’ We really had to get it right as we played together... Again, no click tracks.” Palmer sees the album as "the group at the pinnacle of its powers. It’s very well recorded and it was definitely one of our most creative periods."
The across-the-board success of 'Brain Salad Surgery' - helped in large part by the nearly constant spins of "Karn Evil 9'"s "First Impression, Part 2" on FM radio - cemented ELP's worldwide popularity, and the group capitalized on their fame with sports-arena gigs so grandiose (over 36 tons of gear, complete with levitating, spinning keyboards, rotating drums with airport runway lights, and the world's first discrete quadrophonic PA system) that the only band who could top them was... Emerson, Lake & Palmer! And, sure enough, in 1977 they did just that on the budget-busting 'Works' tour. That's the thing about ELP at their peak: There really was no top. - Edited excerpts from Loudersound and Ultimate Classic Rock
Greg’s bass lines were so essential in this. Mostly overlooked and overshadowed
The live version of Karn Evil 9 was my introduction to ELP, and probably the "song" that got me into synthesizers. The filter sample and hold at the beginning of the 2nd half of Part 1 was a classic, and one of the 1st things I did on my synth. The only part of the song that doesn't work for me is the organ solo in the 2nd half of part 3, it just seems out of place there. Looking back after many decades, between Tarkus and Karn Evil 9, I think I have to go with Tarkus buy just a slight bit. You need to listen to the live album Welcome Back My Friends to the Show That Never Ends, Emerson, Lake, and Palmer. Can you imaging hearing both Tarkus and Karn Evil 9 in the same concert? Can you imagine them being able to play both, plus many others, in the same concert? That is mind boggling. Thank you for taking this on, a very tough thing to do.
It is one of my favourite pieces of ELP, together with Endless Enigma. They are also easier to listen that Tarkus.
Perfect! I can see why it's your fave. I remember really loving Tarkus too...Thanks for watching Jürg..
Keith had to be a reincarnation of one of the great composers of the past.
Makes total sense. I mean he was unreal in this suite. Thanks for stopping by Alan, have a great night!
His previous life as Ludwig Van Beethoven was just practice for coming back as Keith Emerson.
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The Two Sides of Tony McPhee The Hunt 1973. is a single psychedelic art rock electronic composition in four movements, featuring Arp 2600 synthesizers, electric piano, and The Rhythm Ace drum synthesizer it explores McPhee's strong stance against fox and stag hunting ruclips.net/video/BRIUUBlFVZ8/видео.html
Good timing! I've been in a bit of a funk the last couple days and not many things bring my mood up like a good dose of ELP! 🥳 ELP for me is what Depeche Mode is for you Brandon! 😎I was VERY obsessed with them in high school and college years in particular. I've only seen them live about four times so I can't compare to your dedication 😅but I had all the albums, posters on my walls, t-shirts, and modeled my drum set similarly to Carl's set (no, I didn't have a rotating stage, electronic triggers, custom stainless steel shells with engraved artwork, and my gongs were much smaller).
For a majority of my last three years of high school though I did spend Saturday evening playing along to 2+ hours of ELP! Those Saturdays were awesome . . . I'd sleep in until 11 AM or so, have a big brunch while watching an old movie on local TV station's Kung Fu Theater and maybe a Twilight Zone or Outer Limits rerun, work on building or playing my PAiA modular synth in the afternoon, I'd eat dinner and watch a Star Trek rerun and an episode of Space 1999, and THEN I'd play my ELP set using headphones and my 8-track player. And then after I played I'd take a much needed shower and come down and watch the Carol Burnet comedy show and have like a quart of milk and a bowl of cookies! And to think some kids thought I wasn't hip or cool! 🤷♂🤣
The set was mostly full songs but only bits of others because the way the tracks worked out on the 8-track tape (ancient tech limitations! 😅) If I'm recalling correctly the full songs in the set were: The Barbarian, Knife Edge, Tank, Tarkus, second side of Pictures At An Exhibition, The Endless Enigma, Karn Evil 9 all impressions (studio version), a 5 minute water and cool down break, and then the encore of Karn Evil 9 all impressions live versions! It was a killer but I got pretty good at it if I say so myself! 💪🥵👍
Thanks for sharing those great memories! So happy to hear you love ELP so deeply!
Hey, I've got a double feature for you that would be fun! ELP in the '80s! 1.) Something from "Emerson, Lake & Powell" (where Cozy Powell took Carl Palmer's spot); possibly "Touch and Go" or "The Score." 2.) "Desde La Vida" by the band 3 (which was Emerson and Palmer with Robert Berry instead of Greg Lake). This song has AWESOME drum work, and the keyboards are everything one expects from Keith.
Thanks! I will add them to the list...
Absolutely amazing prog epic! Favorite part is 2nd Impression. Just an absolutely brilliant instrumental. But I love the other parts too.
The rights were sold to develop this into a movie. If that ever happens, we'll find out who they have winning. 😏
I truly never fully enjoyed this song until I got "Brain Salad Surgery" and "Welcome Back My Friends..." on compact disc. Flipping the album over or listening to the stops between tracks on the 8-track or turning the cassette over spoiled the flow of the song.
Somewhat serendipitously, I stumbled across a YT video of the "Oscar Peterson Show". I knew Peterson was a legendary jazz pianist. I didn't know he had a TV show. This particular show had a surprise for me as his guest: Keith Emerson. Peterson was a fan of Emerson. Genius recognizes genius. They converse for awhile, then Emerson performs on a piano. This was back in 1976, and it is a nice intersection of prog and jazz. Here's the link: ruclips.net/video/2YHgWWX5DN0/видео.html
Thanks!
@@retroreactions.... You're welcome! It's a great clip, showing Emerson in his famous spinning ariborne piano and showing him up close and personal playing a lot of boogie-woogie piano, sometimes with Peterson joining in. If any ELP fan hasn't seen it yet, they should.
I realize that the more popular the band, the more views your reactions get, but your blog also can introduce music fans less famous bands, too. I've become a huge fan of Marillion, and you need to do more Marillion reactions (h era, only). Be the first reactor to features "Real Tears for Sale": ruclips.net/video/LvWgOUMnBNQ/видео.html
Unfortunately that one is out of the channel time window of 1970-1999, but Marillion is def on permanent rotation on the channel. Really enjoyed what I've heard. I also have heard and LOVE "Estonia"...
@@retroreactions.... I didn't know....check out this one, instead, sort of a rocker as far as Marillion goes. From "Brave", released in 199,. "Living With the Big Lie". ruclips.net/video/L_1PiLvqLi8/видео.html
BTW, now's the time to begin planning your trip to Montreal for the 2025 Marillion Weekend, March 28-30.
Haha, I wish! Especially because it's probably nice and cold there around that time 🥰
The computer explodes at the end of this in the show, not sure if it symbolizes the human destruction of the computer or a self destruction that takes the humans out too.
The computer stages a mutiny after being disgusted by man's gloating over his victory against the "stranger". The computer pulls the plug on man.
Thanks for the info and for watching Rick!
@@retroreactions.... Thanks for doing this. Brain Salad Surgery became my favorite album in spring of 1974, and it still is.
The computer wipes out the human race, realizes that it has no purpose, then shuts itself off.
You're welcome!
What do you say when the show that never ends; does?
Solo😬
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How bout a Carl Palmer Drum sole🤔🔥🔥🔥🔥❤️✌🏼
Would he perform solo on stage while the other 2 left the stage?
@@retroreactions.... Yes! 💖 Look for video from the first California Jam concert that ELP headlined at. There is relatively decent footage around, here's one of FIRST Impression part 2 where Carl does his solo. 🥰 ruclips.net/video/xVfnLLzV8A4/видео.html
Thanks! I'm so gonna watch that tonight..
@@retroreactions.... 😎👍 And I just corrected my mistake which you may have already figured out, I originally said the drum solo is in "second impression part 2" but I should have said "first impression part 2"! 🤦♂🤭
You're taking the entire dose at once?
Yes, I felt ready and wanted the whole song in 1 sitting. I can certainly say I enjoyed and appreciated every minute of it, as my rating reflected. Thanks for watching..
Sorry for the comment, it's too much information for the poppyheads, only progressive kids can absorb this absurdly BIG piece of music.
I'd say I'm an official progressive kid by this point! 😉
Man was NOT fighting the computer, they were partners. Together they defeated an UNNAMED and UNIDENTIFIED non-computer enemy. This is all completely obvious if you understand the English language. After the victory, man's arrogance annoys the computer, so it rips the victory from the hands of man. It was definitely not computers against man the whole time. It helps to actually listen to the lyrics.
OK. As usual, I did my research on Wikipedia, which gives 3 different possible lyric interpretations for some reason. Thanks..
@@retroreactions.... I think it's quite clear what happened. I don't think it needs to be interpreted. I've been doing this for a long time, I saw it live in November 1973. I've met Keith, I've met Greg. I'm not a beginner, and I'm not guessing about the plot of the 3rd Impression.