"Lucky Man" solo

I remember the first time I heard Emerson, Lake and Palmer's song "Lucky Man" I remember thinking how mainstream it was for a prog band. Then at about 3:30 I heard the keyboards come in and I could not stop laughing. I knew at that moment that ELP was the most keyboard heavy prog band ever. I continued to listen to when everything but the drums stop and then the keyboards come in again. I was histerical. I thought it was tue funniest music I have ever heard. It still makes me laugh to this day. Do you agree?

It was the first time I ever heard a synth and no, I wasn't exactly doubled up with laughter

I guess it depends on what you had been exposed to beforehand i.e. someone approaching the solo NOW probably thinks yeah so? (but I'm a sad old fart and it was unprecedented, other worldly and wonderful THEN)

It blew me away when i first heard it decades ago, and still astounds and moves me

      

irrelevant wrote: I can see the humour in it.

So can I, it does seem quite out of place now that I think of it.

I love it. Never laughed any one single time.

A couple of years ago I saw Keith Emerson in concert, and he told the story of that solo.

...although he doesn't actually "hate it". He just thinks he could have improved it.

Evolver wrote: A couple of years ago I saw Keith Emerson in concert, and he told the story of that solo. He said they recorded the song, and Greg Lake (who was producing the album) told Keith he wanted a synth solo at the end.  They ran the tape, and Emerson played a noodling little solo to warm up.  Lake loved it, and insisted that they keep it.  Emerson always hated it.

Padraic wrote: Snow Dog wrote: ^yeah we all know that old story. I didn't.

Snow Dog wrote: Padraic wrote: Snow Dog wrote: ^yeah we all know that old story. I didn't. He doesn't hate it anyway.