Emerson, Lake and Palmer Appreciation

micky wrote: Arrrghus wrote: I love ELP. They may be bombastic and show off way too much (well, mostly Emerson shows off too much), but the music is still great. There is better songwriting than what people give them credit for. I just have one huge gripe about them: all their albums have weak filler. maybe I'm a fanboy but that whole filler thing never washed with me.  It was plainly obvious if you read up a bit on them that some tracks that are commenly trashed as 'filler' were done with the express intent to 'lighten' the mood of the albums.  If you want to be beat over the head for 40 minutes nonstop with Tarkus like intensity.. you are a better man than me

You don't understand; the tracks I consider filler are not the "Jeremy Bender"s and the "Benny the Bouncer"s, it's stuff like Take a Pebble and all the tracks on side 2 of Tarkus after Bitches Crystal. I like the lighter stuff. However, I wouldn't mind 40 minutes of Tarkus-like intensity!

micky wrote: Arrrghus wrote: You don't understand; the tracks I consider filler are not the "Jeremy Bender"s and the "Benny the Bouncer"s, it's stuff like Take a Pebble and all the tracks on side 2 of Tarkus after Bitches Crystal. I like the lighter stuff. However, I wouldn't mind 40 minutes of Tarkus-like intensity! good man.... have a couple of clappies...wait a sec..  Take a Pebble ? ...filler?  that was a concert staple for years.. and a great song to boot  ( 1 clappie deduction) - =

Take a Pebble (on the debut) goes on and on and on and on... I was waiting the whole time for something good to happen, and it never happened!

I would agree about the studio version of TAP, but the version on "Welcome Back My Friends" is stunning, particularly the new piano section after the initial vocals and before Greg's solo spot. As Richard says, it's a good opportunity to take the pace down a bit.

Don´t forget the connection between ELP and videogame music!

I think that Keith's and ELP's repertoire can aloud Keith to give a concert with only the piano, alone or with an orchestra.  I am dreaming of that kind of show; Keith on the piano at La Place des Arts with the Montreal Symphonic Orchestra and Kent Nagago in front. That would be a great show to attend.   

SNOW DOG. WAKE UP!

both Greg Lake and Carl Palmer have been added to the database.. Emerson? .. hopefully soon....

Richard - thanks for all your help...  not that I have any say...but  you've earned first reviews in my book

The biggest prog band of their time & deservedly so. Only YES & PINK FLOYD were equals in conquering the world

micky wrote: both Greg Lake and Carl Palmer have been added to the database.. Emerson? .. hopefully soon.... Richard - thanks for all your help...  not that I have any say...but  you've earned first reviews in my book

I added Emerson earlier this morning  - to Art Rock, because I got no reaction from the Symph Team, and it seemed quite absurd to me to have the other two, but not the keyboard wizard himself.

As to "Take a Pebble" being filler... I realise there's no accounting for people's tastes, but that particular track is one of my favourite moments in prog. Greg Lake's vocal performance is next to stunning (it's his own composition, after all), and the piano and acoustic guitar interludes in the middle are pure magic. I'm no big fan of the "lighter" moments, though, with the sole exception of "The Sheriff".

If Emerson doesnt belong to Symphonic prog, who does?

Edited by pero - February 28 2007 at 05:24