When was the last time you heard Tarkus?

smartpatrol wrote: About, I don't know, a year. Haven't been into ELP for a while.

Erm...ain't your avatar a bit ironic methinks?

ExittheLemming wrote: smartpatrol wrote: About, I don't know, a year. Haven't been into ELP for a while. Erm...ain't your avatar a bit ironic methinks?

Just heard it for the first time. What's all the fuss about?

lazland wrote: Around about 6th November 1979. Never could get into ELP. Perhaps it is time for a re-evaluation

Not sine 1979???  Simply unbelievable.

Since you have upgraded your avatar to a higher level primate on the evolution scale, perhaps you could elevate
your listening abilities to include one of the top 5 musical compositions of the twentieth century???

Ok, that was a bit of a slam at one of my favorite overseas proggers.... 


Seriously... What has stopped you about ELP or Tarkus in particular?   Is it all the keyboards and no guitar?

Keith's composition of Tarkus is so magnificent and brilliant yet accessible it is frankly humbling. I have the sheet music for Tarkus and I enjoy marveling at his chord progressions during Eruption almost as much as I enjoy listening to it!.  And I am no master musician for sure.

For me, I listened to Welcome Back Tarkus 5 months ago, but I have not been playing music much as I have been building stuff...  So I would listen more frequently than that in general...

Can't wait until this July when the original Tarkus record comes out in the 5.1 Steven Wilson mix.

I played three tracks off the album back in January according to WinAmp, but I may have listened to it on something else.  I was doing the big rotation for about two years so I at least listened to the title track within that time.


Edited by Slartibartfast - June 10 2012 at 11:40

lazland wrote: Why?? Well, for the absolutely simple reason that I found them so over the top and bombastic, in other words for the very same reasons why so many people loved them

I love our chats because I always end up expanding or revisiting old vocabulary.

bom·bas·tic   (of speech, writing, etc.) high-sounding; high-flown; inflated; pretentious.

Ok, fair enough. I heard ELP from records and all I really cared about was the music.  I never cared for or was impressed by all the theatrics they do, it was always about the music for me and with ELP their music stands up with anything that was ever written, I do believe.

On ELP recordings there are no knife throwing or piano spinning, just unbelievable music.

Maybe 3 months ago, and I hardly ever listen to the B side. I've heard the B side maybe three times total and thought it was utter garbage. The title track is great, though. I'm not really a huge ELP person, either.

 

bb1319 wrote: Maybe 3 months ago, and I hardly ever listen to the B side. I've heard the B side maybe three times total and thought it was utter garbage.

 

I still haven't heard anything from the second side except for Infinite Space (Conclusion), and I still can't remember it. Maybe I should even dare to listen to that Side 2.

Edited by FromAbove - June 11 2012 at 13:52

I always thought side two of Tarkus was 'Plan B'. Would the world accept a keyboard driven side long peice based on a non existent creature that looked like an armadillo crossed with a first world war tank? If not we have some fun stuff , a bit of rock n roll and a very important song about religion that should please the hippies that havn't yet expired.

I think I heard it for the last time about two years ago. But it remains great.