What has always amazed me is that it doesn’t matter the country of origin for whatever singer, when they sing in English their accent completely disappears.
Let's face it kids, we may well NEVER see another trio like this, making such fine, lyrical composed music. Such talent ... it was a great time to be alive and to be able to see these guys do this live
I always loved these guys. Their music just attracted me like a magnet. I know we’ll never see their like again. It’s so cool to watch them in this video performing with such an ease and a delight in their camaraderie as they relate to their audience. I’m just grateful the music still survives and I’ll listen to it forever.
Love your comment. Seen Yes 3 times in the 70’s . Just listened to the song “Soon” by Yes . Yeah Jon Anderson always sang fantastic live . Seen Moody Blues in the early 80’s . Awesome show . Never ELP however think Lake has the strongest voice out of the 3 . Steve Perry amazing as well live . I only judge singers by how they sang live . Robert Plant I wasn’t impressed. Always said he had a cold 😮
@@Theresa939So jealous of you… 😊 to have the age that you could see them. I have, already years ago, found this type of music, it is so incredibly better than the songs that are produced nowadays, and I think nowadays music just comes from a factory. So it is very nice to hear al this ‘old’ music which even in these times is still very much advanced.
Take a pebble from their first album is just a gorgeous song. That whole album is fantastic. Start to finish. Talk about an accomplishment for three young guys to come up with such sophisticated music.
I bought their first album in 1971 when I was 15. I'm 67 now and I still have the same album on that iconic island label in it's powder blue inner sleeve. I still play it and remember when I was playing it as a kid sat around with my mates. British prog rock was untouchable then as it is now. This trio were the best of them all. Such talent. Emerson in his days with Nice. Lake with early Crimson and Palmer with Rooster and Asia - I play all of this material too. Fantastic memories. Phil Tennant. Belper, Derbyshire.
One of my favorite prog rock band ever, ! E , L & P, the three of them were masters, I am 66 yes old now, from Managua , Nicaragua, and began to listen to them at the Age of 15 years too !
MUZIK will NEVER get better than this... and will NEVER return this. I would lay on the basement carpet and listen to "Brain Salad Surgery OVER and OVER again!!! I want the "PEBBLE" back!!
There is no band that I love watching more than ELP and this brilliant performance confirms that. I love the way they went from the incredible precision that was their hallmark to a little interlude of frivolity and then seamlessly back to their genius as musicians. Their first album was the first album I ever bought and this is one of my favourite songs of all time. I was fortunate enough to see them perform at the Isle of Wight Pop Festival in 1970, the year they formed. Greg Lake's pure voice will always be my favourite voice of all time. They set the bar so high and will never be equalled.
@@wildrosecece Obviously not underrated by those who possessed the necessary discernment to appreciate such fine musicians, but how many people were members of that select club ?
Not “way ahead of their time ”, but absolutely right on time in their time. From 1969-1981 was the greatest musical time in Rock history. The greatest musicians, writers, singers and players. Argue all you want. But that’s the way history will record these years.
Carl had already been in Crazy World of Arthur Brown band, which sounded like a feat in itself b/c AB was known for eccentric stunts while performing! So all 3 of these guys were somewhat seasoned performers by this time (and their still somewhat young ages)!
you should google some Crazy World of Arthur Brown videos...my youngest son did & even he (at age 35) was amazed at some of the stunts AB pulled. And you will see more of Carl's drumming! Just saw him in March 2018 and so incredibly talented and still drumming his b**t off!!! Drums like a man half his age!
@@Cinemagoer_64 And I love when he stroked those strings in such songs as In The Beginning and Still....You Turn me On. I always like the electric guitar screaming outs its music but when I saw Greg on RU-vid chewing gum and singing Still You Turn me Own and Lucky Man, I really thought that plucking those strings was music to my ears. I surely hope he left his mark, people still praise him and miss him. I get melancholy thinking of him. Damn cancer.
The 1st time I heard Greg Lake was on the King Crimson debut album, "In The Court Of The Crimson King" and when I heard Epitaph it gave me chills. I've heard other singers try to sing it and it just doesn't work. Only Greg Lake could sing that song. The restraint and power he had was simply incredible. And that vocal quality he possessed was unmatched.
We saw Crimson in Wichita, Kansas in the summer of 74? 75? Somewhere in there sometime. Gentle Giant opened for them and they were great! They stomped around the stage like...well...musicians on a mission. They played most of their stuff off of the 'Three Friends' album. And it was great! They had their shit together! Never was I able to see ELP.
@@jimcramer5125 You are so lucky! I wish I had had the chance to see KC. Although I did get to see Gentle Giant live in 1976. I still listen to all of that great prog rock today. Nothing beats the 1975 live version of Aquatarkus on full speakers driving through the country side. Plus all the rest! Stay well!
Rock, jazz, folk, baroque, classical, blues, prog and bit of country...all rolled up into the juggernaut that was Emerson Lake and Palmer. So grateful I got to see them in '77. There will never be another band like this. If you get the chance, don't miss Carl Palmer. His guitar players play proper homage to Keith and Greg. Carl is still the best drummer alive.
1st ELP album was a breakthrough. Nobody played music like that at that time. A mix of classical, jazz, soft and hard rock (sometimes as heavy as metal - before metal was even invented) . I believe The Barbarian and Knife-Edge were precursors of future stoner-doom metal
Greg Lake’s vocal precision and beautiful baritone has always impressed me, and yes Emerson was a genius. I love Lake’s voice and the great guitar and bass doesn’t hurt. Miss those talented blokes but time moves on.
This is SO COOL, and in November 1970 I turned 20 years-old! TAKE A PEBBLE is perhaps my #1 EL&P song, and they are STILL my #9 All-Time Band here in 2023!!! 🎹🎵💖💖💖
Can't put into words how much I love these three geniuses. And how sad I am that Keith and Greg are no longer with us. There are people who should be immortal because we need them with us so badly and forever, generation after generation. Their music, their tremendous skills and what they were like as people has impacted our lives, they have gifted us so richly with their immense quality. They were gentlemen. Carl still shows us how great he is. Greg has proven it time and again and so has Keith. I need my daily dose of ELP. It keeps me from being satisfied with less and lowering my expectations of my own talents. I sincerely wish that future generations will continue to come across the musical works of these three great masters. This music will never be old and outdated. Greg's voice is so distinctive and wonderful. I have never heard a more melodious male voice.
I think Greg Lake has one of The finest voices. I could listen to him sing all day.. I cannot resist. I have to have a Lake song in the morning. I so miss him. RIP Greg Lake
I'm back for another listen to this masterpiece. Greg Lake's voice was in it's prime and so was the work of Keith and Carl. I was fortunate enough to see them at the Cal Jam concert with a bunch of other heavy weight groups of that time. And I was close enough to see them clearly. This is historic footage of one of Prog Rocks greatest bands. RIP Greg and Keith.
@@gertnood Oh, G O D !!!! After all these years and years and YEARS, and I am bawling my eyes out from the masterful talent of these three... and damned grateful for having got to seen them LIVE. GANDALF SHAKUR: "... packed into a SINGLE TRACK!" Oh, man!!! O U T S T A N D I N G L Y * P E R F E C T !!!! How could I have forgotten JUST how fantastic?!?!?!?!?!?!??!?!?!?!?!?
While I agree, and would vote the same, if someone else said Rush I wouldn't say they were wrong. "Best implies one answer, but this has multiple answers that are hard to argue against.
i have to say they are by far one of the greatest bands of all time, if not the very greatest. their combined musicianship and artistry made for many of the greatest songs ever written. rest in peace keith and greg, the world is a lesser place without you both. this is truly incredible beyond measure and i feel eternally grateful to be able to hear it for myself. no words can describe it, but the emotions felt whilst listening to elp speak louder than words ever could.
Listening to Take a Pebble on NY radio (probably WNEW) during a sleep out in a tent pitched in my mate's backyard. What is this grand sound coming from the tiny speaker?! Buckle up, you're going on a musical journey.
to critisize is very easy, the combination of guitar, piano/organ and drums is not easy at all, making it work is amazing! Making it sound great is a matter of great skills.
@RandomPerson56789 could be he was referring to technique?Dunno. I'm sure my piano technique is shoddy. @Marc René Yvon What even is creativity? I remember attending art classes and my teachers would insist on giving us nebulous and vague criteria that we were expected to interpret and define our own way, but of course our work didn't stand up to the undefined criteria, so they got to judge everything subjectively while claiming there was some objective standard of judgment. That's when i quit pursuing the "artsy" end of the arts and pursued more technically grounded art courses. @Frans Schmitz Amen.
Think about how fortunate we are to have all of our old favorites not just recorded in their own voices and playing the music they wrote themselves (unlike previous generations), but also on film/video so we can not only hear them, but see them whenever we want. If they knew then what we know now, no one would have ever played a concert without a film crew recording it, and a sound crew recording it for posterity.
I did too, at age 17. My boyfriend introduced me to ELP. The relationship didn't last, but my love for the music did, to this day. I'm a keyboardist myself and Keith Emerson was/is one of my all time idols. So sad that he passed. I doubt that there will ever be another band like ELP. They were in a class by themselves.
@@Carol120454 I agree! I am glad to hear that you are a musician. I am a singer/songwriter with two channels on RU-vid. I wouldn't be one today if it was not for groups like ELP. There is nothing better than inspired musicianship. I am sure you are a wonderful keyboard player. All the best to you!
Hearing this back in high school, early 70S was a pivotal moment in my life. 3 min. pop songs on am radio just were not going to cut it any more........
Как мне повезло ,что слушаю эту прекрасную музыку в исполнении этих гениальных музыкантов ,имея все диски у себя в коллекции и каждый раз вновь и вновь поражаюсь их мастерству . Вечная память Киту и Грегу.
The wonderful thing about music is that it offers so much in so very many different ways that it will always find appeal to someone. In this trio we have masters of the art in every respect of their instruments and composition skills. There is humour, sadness and every other emotion for the listener. In the future others will come along with a ground breaking approach to how they present the tunes in their heads. The world would be a very sad place if everyone played the same tune from the same sheet. Every generation needs to experiment and move forwards with a new audience. In this way the music will never die and future generations will benefit from what is to come...enjoy whatever you choose and always give the new a chance by not dismissing it out of hand because it does not fit with what you hold to be the best from the past.
Part prog rock giants, part mellow lounge act, part party band - ELP could turn on a dime and give you everything from ear crushing rock and roll to jazz vamps to brilliant, moving symphonic interpretations of legendary complexity. All 3 members were masters of their instruments and as a trio blended harmoniously into a whole even greater than the parts. R.I.P. Keith and Greg.
My all time favorite ELP tune, and a stellar example of their diverse and original talents. Very high position on my favorite "anything" list. Emerson was a staggering talent on piano..
Greg Lake one of the great Voices. Angelic Quality. FROM KING CRIMSON TO ELP. Great Musician as well. ELP as well as KING CRIMSON GREAT BANDS. Early ELP great.
When else in history were kids so sophisticated that they could appreciate music of this complexity? That will certainly never occur again - not in our devolving culture. If ELP came out today they would be relegated to the darkest corners of Spotify, to make room for all the soulless autotuned swill from today's posers....
Even in their heyday they never received the following they deserved. As big as they got, they, sadly, never got to be a household name like Zeppelin or Sabbath did.
I could listen to him count to four all day, he even makes that sound great. What a voice, what a talented group of guys playing some of the best music ever ❤🎶🎸
one day in 1975, I was 9 years old, with my father at the record store: "Hey sir, I would like to listen to something similar to the soundtrack of "profondo rosso" (Italian film by Dario Argento). The sir took "Pictures at an exhibition" by ELP: my life changed forever
What incredible piano playing!!!!! I could dream of being that talented. I am Profoundly sorry that He's gone. I can only say to the remaining band member-hang on my friend. 2016 was a horrible year for you but it'll get better and you will never forget