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Points: 376 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 09 2005 at 06:39
Originally posted by Bob Greece Bob Greece wrote:

By the way, I read the Q magazine article on ELP and it said that it was convenient that Cozy Powell's surname began with P. At the end, it said due to the tensions in the band, maybe they should look for a keyboard player whose name begins with E.

I think Keith Emerson is fantastic by the way - I just liked the joke.

Another thing, if Steve Howe joined the band on guitar, would they be called HELP?



It could have been HELP as they nearly hooked up with Jimi Hendrix.

I read an interview with Keith Emerson where he joked that they'd tried to get Phil Pollins and Buddy Prich before settling for Powell!
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The Hoedown does it for me. Great fun to play too, now that I've learnt it.

It's interesting to see now that some school text books for music listening are doing a comparison exercise between the original orchestral version and the ELP version. I was doing that in schools years before this book was ever published.

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Originally posted by jitu jitu wrote:

Originally posted by Bob Greece Bob Greece wrote:

Originally posted by Drachen Theaker Drachen Theaker wrote:

I must admit I think Romeo and Juliet is one of their weakest - too obvious a choice and doesn't add anything to the original (a bit like Mars off the ELPowell album).

Mars off the ELPowell album ...  I like it!

Mind you, like I said before, I haven't heard too much ELP but it looks like Tocatto is a popular choice so I must check it out.

AND PLEASE GET 'PICTURES AT THE EXCIBITION' ALONG WITH ORIGINAL MUSSORGSKY'S SUITE



Yes, I love the Promenade/Baba Yaga sequence on Pictures. There's an awesome version of this from 1972 on the Original Bootlegs Vol 1 CD.
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By the way, I read the Q magazine article on ELP and it said that it was convenient that Cozy Powell's surname began with P. At the end, it said due to the tensions in the band, maybe they should look for a keyboard player whose name begins with E.

I think Keith Emerson is fantastic by the way - I just liked the joke.

Another thing, if Steve Howe joined the band on guitar, would they be called HELP?



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Originally posted by Bob Greece Bob Greece wrote:

Originally posted by Drachen Theaker Drachen Theaker wrote:

I must admit I think Romeo and Juliet is one of their weakest - too obvious a choice and doesn't add anything to the original (a bit like Mars off the ELPowell album).

Mars off the ELPowell album ...  I like it!

Mind you, like I said before, I haven't heard too much ELP but it looks like Tocatto is a popular choice so I must check it out.

AND PLEASE GET 'PICTURES AT THE EXCIBITION' ALONG WITH ORIGINAL MUSSORGSKY'S SUITE
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Originally posted by Drachen Theaker Drachen Theaker wrote:

I must admit I think Romeo and Juliet is one of their weakest - too obvious a choice and doesn't add anything to the original (a bit like Mars off the ELPowell album).

Mars off the ELPowell album ...  I like it!

Mind you, like I said before, I haven't heard too much ELP but it looks like Tocatto is a popular choice so I must check it out.


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Originally posted by Big Ears Big Ears wrote:

I understand ELP covered Man in the Long Black Coat by Bob Dylan for the In the Hot Seat album, but I haven't heard their version. I am also aware of a tribute album to ELP on which the band are covered by the likes of Robert Berry, Glenn Hughes and possibly John Wetton? I haven't heard that either. ELP's versions of Pictures at an Exhibition, Nutrocker, Toccata, Creole Dance, Bolero and Janacek (can't think of the name of the original) are great! I hate to say it, but I'm not very keen on Canario.   

I have the covers album, I like it a lot!
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I understand ELP covered Man in the Long Black Coat by Bob Dylan for the In the Hot Seat album, but I haven't heard their version. I am also aware of a tribute album to ELP on which the band are covered by the likes of Robert Berry, Glenn Hughes and possibly John Wetton? I haven't heard that either. ELP's versions of Pictures at an Exhibition, Nutrocker, Toccata, Creole Dance, Bolero and Knife Edge are great! I hate to say it, but I'm not very keen on Canario.   

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I must admit I think Romeo and Juliet is one of their weakest - too obvious a choice and doesn't add anything to the original (a bit like Mars off the ELPowell album).

I much prefer Toccata, The Barbarian and Canario (off Love Beach, eek!)
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Originally posted by Snow Dog Snow Dog wrote:

They're not really cover versions, but adaptions.

I like Toccata the best I think..........its a great adaption

YES THEY ARE NOT COVERS,  great adaption
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They're not really cover versions, but adaptions.

I like Toccata the best I think..........its a great adaption
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Points: 1823 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 09 2005 at 05:42

What's your favourite ELP cover version?

I really like Prokofiev's Romeo and Juliet on the Black Moon album.

I must admit that I haven't heard much ELP but from what I've heard, I prefer the cover versions to their original songs.


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