Greg Lake: One of the best voices in Rock History

@bmac1205

Жыл бұрын

And this is one of the songs that shows off that voice. 'Jerusalem' is another one. And' Watching Over You', and 'C'est La Vie', and 'Closer to Believing' and 'The Sage' and and and and 😁😁😁😁

@debrabrabenec3731

Жыл бұрын

@@bmac1205 ...and "Still...You Turn Me On", "I Believe in Father Christmas", ...

@ericanderson8886

Жыл бұрын

Absolutely agree. His King Crimson work alone would have been enough, but he was just starting out.

@DexterD63

Жыл бұрын

Greg is The quintessential English rock vocalist.

@donaldbass6737

Жыл бұрын

The best voice in rock history in my opinion…and let’s give Jon Anderson his due.

For me, this is what ELP is all about.

I played that album practically every day when I was Sixteen. Still love it.

Believe it or not, I’m listening and crying at the same time. ELP, truly one of the legends no one can replace them. May God blesses Keith and Greg’s souls.

@scole5402

4 ай бұрын

I cried too. Saw them live in the 70s, such incredible artists

@mikebyrne3682

3 күн бұрын

me too, such a superb album

Keith,Greg,Carl Genius genius

I'm 65. Everytime an ELP album came out I had it that day. I played drums (that's my little kit in my profile pic) and I was in several rock and prog rock bands in my area. ELP was always a shining gem, phenominal musicians.

@edljnehan2811

9 ай бұрын

I'm 66 and I got those jams on the release date as well. At least the first one pictures at an exhibition Trilogy and Brain Salad Surgery. For some reason I didn't get tarkus until about six months after it was released probably due to a shortage in funds. Oh I forgot I got both Works albums as well either on or very close to their release dates😊

It can be lonely being an ELP fan. Growing up, I didn't have any friends who knew of them or liked them. I can't listen to them with my wife. She's 11 years younger than I, spent the first half of her life in China, and likes only Chinese pop music. A few years before I met my wife, I dated an American girl of Japanese ancestry who was maybe 8 years older than I. She house-sat for me while I was on my annual trip to Costa Rica. I left her a note encouraging her to listen to my ELP "Welcome Back My Friends..." CD while I was away. When I returned from the trip, I didn't know what to expect, but she couldn't stop talking about how much she liked it. ELP came to our area a couple months later, and we attended the concert. They were in their 50's then, but they still put on a good show. That was the only concert of theirs that I ever attended. I was too young to see their concerts when they were in their prime, in the early 1970s, but my older sisters did. In fact, one of them went two nights in a row. At the concert, I could see Keith's hands as he played "Creole Dance" on the piano. They looked almost inhuman in their shape and proportions.

Rest in peace Greg lake and Keith Emerson. Trilogy was the first complete album of theirs I heard. . Gosh they were great in concert!

@Saffy-yr8vo

10 ай бұрын

Great is an understatement they were out of this world!

@MrRandyv

7 ай бұрын

I saw them three times; what a trip!🙀

@rickbowman21

3 ай бұрын

Amen!

Trilogy was a fantastic album, thanks EL&P 👏👏👏

Keith Emerson was a master of dynamics and feel on a keyboard. He could play very softly or he could pound out chords on a piano and you have to understand the piano to really get what he's doing and the feel he's creating.

@coachhannah2403

10 ай бұрын

It is called a piano-forte for a reason, and Keith ran it to the edges!

One of my favorite albums of all time 😮 just beautiful

Great job on your reaction video! It truly warms my heart to see a new generation of ELP fans springing to life right before my eyes and ears! Keep up the great work!!!

So glad you did this. The first time I heard the Fugue I knew instantly I wanted to play the piano and be in the music business. For piano players, this song was like watching The Beatles for guitar players. It was life changing.

@ThatsMrPencilneck2U

Жыл бұрын

The difference is that most kids that took up the guitar could learn to play Beatles' tunes. Not so many could learn to do this.

Watching you guys react to a song I've been listening to for years is so comforting... it's like I've finally found someone with musical sensibilities and I've invited them to listen to what I appreciate. It's so rare to find good music lovers around me. In the 90s, when I was younger and I was playing these songs in my car on my roadstar cassette player, it was very common for me to hear: what a boring song! I've always had a hard time sharing my taste in music. But the web made me finally find my tribe.

@NicknLex

11 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing your thoughts with us Carlos. Unfortunately this happens to us too. We've always been fans of Dire Straits and Pink Floyd and have always gotten weird looks for not listening to current music. When we play ELP or Steely Dan, Yes or Rush with friends our age in a car or something they still make faces like what is this music. We feel your pain.

@carlosandreguimaraesdasilv4602

11 ай бұрын

@@NicknLex If I hear King Crimson, Gentle Giant or Frank Zappa, then they say I'm completely crazy :)

Probably my favorite ELP song. The level of musicianship, the composition and the performances are so ridiculous. I love the subtle changing of the harmony in the chords in the last verse and that descending line that ends the song. Amazing how much music one man (Keith Emerson) can make; I can't even wrap my mind around it.

Probably the most talented musicians of the last 50+ years. Haunting and evocative. Saw them with the 73-piece orchestra in 1977. Unreal.

@wpollock1

Жыл бұрын

Saw that tour twice....once with the orchestra and without. I really was unreal as you say.

@mvunit3

Жыл бұрын

I'm so envious of you guys that got to see bands in their hey-day :).

@TheReaperMan275

Жыл бұрын

That must have been something to behold! "Pictures At An Exhibition" with the full orchestra was absolutely majestic! I have the live concert cd from Montreal and it is one of my most treasured cd's! But to actually experience this in person must have been pretty mind-blowing.

@mrvlsmrv

Жыл бұрын

Saw them in 1977 in Madison WI With the full orchestra. The sound was so awesome my eyes were literally watering through most of the show. Went with a couple of Yes fans. They were most definitely impressed. Big Rick Wakeman fans who became Keith Emerson fans. Love all their stuff. Played Trilogy probably the most.

@SiriusJMoonlight

Жыл бұрын

I saw them in 77 without the orchestra. Still fantastic but I would have loved to hear the whole setup.

So beautiful. Gotta' respect that. The masters. (from the beginning) Love you guys!

Was a big fan of ELP in high school back in the seventies. Had a number of their albums, 8-tracks and cassettes (yes formats changed wildly from '70-'73). My favorite was the triple album, double 8-track & cassette "Welcome Back My Friends to the Show That Never Ends.....".

I was 14 when this album came out and ELP was my favorite band at the time. Some of their songs/albums may be too orchestral and bombastic for some but the mix of classical and rock music always appealed to me. Thanks for the listen.

@Saffy-yr8vo

9 ай бұрын

I was lucky, just 3 yrs older than you, got tix to see them before they broke big. AMAZING! EEMOTIONAL! Never recovered.

@yarduag2008

8 ай бұрын

Moi j’avais 16 ans et ELP était déjà mon groupe préféré

The track that got me into ELP back in the early 1970's it is indeed a masterpiece and I still listen to it to this day.

Fantastic album and the first concert I ever went to in 1974 (Brain Salad Surgery). Still holds up as probably the best concert I have ever gone to. I have seen all the great classic rockers.

@robinsnest4306

Жыл бұрын

Me too! I was luck to have gone to many concerts in the 60s and 70s and saw ELO!! What a wonderful experience!

@jgdmlw

10 ай бұрын

Oh man I wish I could have seen them back then. I was only 14 so I was just getting into concerts and too young to go get tickets myself. First time was for Works in Long Beach. No orchestra but they were awesome.

I had a friend growing up who could pretty much play anything on the piano by ear. He couldn't read written music but if he had heard the song before could just sit down and play it perfectly. He loved ELP and played it often, which was my first introduction to the group starting in middle school (or what we called Jr. High--which was grades 7-9). He also went to my church and brought his ELP to play in the car on youth group trips. I've been hooked on ELP ever since. Three of the best musicians ever.

@bmac1205

Жыл бұрын

Amen!

@dggydddy59

Жыл бұрын

I've always been lucky enough to play by ear most things that I hear but Keith Emerson was way, way, WAY out of my league. Even all these years later I've only been able to pick out the easiest parts. I wish I had known your friend, we probably would've had a blast playing together. Cheers!

BTW in the song "Trilogy", you got two trilogies going on. One is the music which is broken into three parts, but also the lyric is 3 segments. The beginning is a relationship breaking up. The middle part is an expression of the turmoil that follows a breakup, and the end of the song is resolution of the turmoil and moving on to a new life. So, that's Trilogy. You can add in that there's the three band members and you have 3 trilogies, and now we can go in a circle.

The Fugue is a beautiful connector between the two separate parts - lyrically, they ARE separate and needed something to create a gap. As fugues go, this might be one of the very few to feature such brilliant bass guitar accompaniment.

Going to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in March next year and will be writing their name and Jethro Tull as bands that NEED to be inducted! NEED TO BE!!!!

@fingersfan1843

Жыл бұрын

The fact that both of those fantastic bands still have not been inducted just shows what a total pile of crap the rrhof is ! Both of those bands should have been inducted YEARS AND YEARS AGO !

My God,my God,my God the Angelic voice of Greg Lake Is a gem,a treasure of human being,i cry every time when i listen to this track; in addiction the marvellous,poetic piano of mister Keith Emerson,and drumming of mister Carl Palmer for this maaaaaaaaaasterpiece!!!!!¡!!!!!!!!

I was seventeen when this album was released, and I still believe that this is one Keith Emerson's master works. The beginning of this piece and others by Emerson sounds like it could be in the soundtrack of a suspense movie, which he eventually did for the movie "Nighthawks" with Stallone and Billy Dee Williams. I'm 67 and don't mind admitting that I can still tear up at the end, am I am glad people more than half my age get the complexity and drive of this piece. The piano solo has a romantic quality like Gershwin. Many thanks.

@fingersfan1843

Жыл бұрын

Speaking of movies, have you heard that there is a movie studio that has secured the rights to the lyrics of "Karn-Evil 9" and is planning on making a movie based on those lyrics ? Carl Palmer has confirmed this.

There are so many great works by ELP!! ‘PIRATES’ is amazing !!!

All three were master musicians and Carl is still drumming along. He even has a tour right now commemorating his 2 colleagues from ELP by having them up on the screen playing their tunes!

My sister (b. 1956) had this record, and the debut album, and once I heard them in roughly 1974/75 (I was born end of Dec 1961 so basically a 1962 baby) at 12 y.o., I was completely hooked. Both albums just blew me away, but most especially this suite. I learned to sing along (not quite as well as Greg but not awful, either), and air drum and air keyboard. But I just loved the power and the passion and the huge sound. I put my Dad's AR-2a speakers through HELL with this 😂

Awesome I bought this and Close To The Edge the same night in 1972 on 8 track.

Back in 1972 a DJ named “Wolfman Jack” played “Hoedown” from this album. I was at the store the next day and bought this album. I had never even heard of ELP until I heard “Hoedown”. I fell in love with the band and immediately bought the first album and Tarkus, then “Pictures at an Exhibition”. What an incredible band! Greg Lake’s voice was amazing.

The greatest vocal performance ever recorded!!!!

Don’t you just want to cry listening to that fugue Emerson was brilliant. It still makes me cry.

This is one of the things I use as an intro-to-ELP standard ("Trilogy" is the other); you get a good taste of the prog and technical skill at play without needing to pack a lunch like you would for "Tarkus" or "Karn Evil 9." Of what remains on this album? "Hoedown" is a must. There's also a fantastic international-collab cover of this, featuring Rachel Flowers on piano. The sheer number of people they had to find to pull off the whole thing speaks volumes about the original, honestly.

You will notice that "The Endless Enigma, Part II" ends with Lake singing ". . . I've begun to know the reason why I'm here." It is then immediately followed on the album by "From the Beginning," with the refrain, "you were meant to be here from the beginning." So that's kind of cool.

... when I first heard ELP in 1972, I was a freshman in high-school, and was hooked for life!!! Saw then live at the first CalJam in Ontario,Caif, and then again in around 1982ish (Black Moon Tour)in Las Vegas. My best friend and happened to get into the arena before anyone and were able to stand at the front of the stage, just he and I, and listen to the guys practice and do sound checks!! It was amazing! At the time, the show was fantastic, with lots of visual effects... just awesome. ELP is not for everyone, but if you have an open mind, and an appreciation for musical genius (no matter the genre), then you can really delve deep into ELP, and blow your mind!! YOU NEED TO DO 'BRAIN SALAD SURGERY'... THE ENTIRE ALBUM AT ONE SITTING!!! PLEASE! All the best! ALinCAL

@bmac1205

Жыл бұрын

Black Moon was 1992

@alberthilt

Жыл бұрын

@@bmac1205 you're correct... my error.

1983 was my year of discovery for ELP. I don't think I got this album until 1984, though. Mind blowingly good. Has since become my favorite ELP album and its title track, "Trilogy" is my favorite ELP song. Was fortunate to see ELPowell in 1986 and ELPalmer in 1992.

@ethelynchristopher6995

Жыл бұрын

I too saw the Emerson, Lake and Powell tour (since Palmer was playing with Asia at that time. Wondering if you had a similar experience with that tour. At some point in the concert they cleared the entire stage, lowered the lights and lowered a grand piano down from the rafters. All alone on stage, Keith Emerson sat down at that piano and played a beautiful piece of music that I couldn't name and to this day have no idea what it was other than wonderful.

@jamesford9648

Жыл бұрын

I was at both of those tours too, bro: ELPowell in Costa Mesa, CA (1986) and ELP in Madison, WI (1992). Fantastic shows. Loved the ELPowell stuff as well as the ELP catalogue!

@markjacobsen8335

Жыл бұрын

@@ethelynchristopher6995 I saw the Seattle ELPowell show at The Paramount Theater. I don't recall a piano being lowered. Maybe not possible at The Paramount, so they didn't do it. I do remember being pleasantly surprised they played "Tarkus". I also remember Keith doing all that crazy with his Hammond. This was the night of game 7 of the baseball World Series between the Mets and the Red Sox and Greg Lake came out with a Mets cap on for the encore to let us all know who won. That was the only bummer of the show for me as I wanted the Red Sox! Haha.

@markjacobsen8335

Жыл бұрын

@@jamesford9648 I think that ELPowell album has aged extremely well. I liked it back then, but now I think it is awesome.

@markjacobsen8335

Жыл бұрын

@@ethelynchristopher6995 Here is a video of the Detroit show in 1986 and if you scroll down the comments you'll one guy posted the entire set list with their times in the video. The two songs Keith played on piano are Dream Runner and Creole Dance. Go have a listen/watch and see if that sounds familiar. kzread.info/dash/bejne/aGGdmaqzkd3glNo.html

This IS where ELP shine. Perfect opening to an album. All three at their best

Very nice B Mac! Finally some more ELP to add to the channel. Love the cameo from Donald, Walter, and Marley!

I've attended in 1977 to ELP concert in Montréal Olympic Stadium with 74,000 peoples! It was amazing, I was 21 years old and I'm 67 years old today. I love to see young people reacting to this music! The best era for music ! Keep the good work!

Let's begin where we usually don't. Carl Palmer is one of the greatest drummers ever to hit the skins. Talk about tone. Every hear him thump that bass drum, I hear Bonzo knocking about. Then of course, Lake's vocals are surreal and out of this world. Then there's Emerson, he of what I like to call the trinity keys: Emerson, Lord, Wakeman. I've seen ELP in concert a few times. They put on a great show.

ELP are definitely post-Beatles, and the lyrics reflect the band’s feelings about the heavy critic bashing they were experiencing at the time. This is their two-fingered response ✊

Trilogy was the first album I ever bought in January 1973 when I was 14. Still have it and still play it.

When I was about 12, some cousins of mine spent a few days with us around the holidays. One night, someone suggested we play records on our stereo. I put this album on. (I was deep into it at the time.) We got about a minute in, and one of my cousins said: "When are they gonna start singing or whatever it is they do?". My older cousin looked a little embarrassed, and a little irritated, and said: "Ignore her. She don't know no better. She listens to The Osmonds!" Heh...

@mvunit3

Жыл бұрын

Haha! I've had quite a few people say that when I'd play just about any Progressive Rock/Prog Metal or certain Metal bands :P. Radio sometimes pigeon holed "rock" music.

@kathyratino962

Жыл бұрын

I was listening to the Osmonds at the time, too. :)

This is (was) Greg Lakes (R. I.P.) favorite ELP album. It is also the only one where Carl plays congas; on this and From the Beginning

Lucky Man...? A lucky man is one who finds a lady that likes ELP! AND.... also lucky is the lady. How fun to see a reaction to this album. One of my alllll time favorites 😍 ❤️

The variety of music and true artists that were topping "the charts" in my youth is unmatchable by today's standards. This was an example of so-called "rock" music of the time. I'm not seeing this kind of artistry today. I feel like an old fogey saying this. If anyone can suggest this kind of fabulous expressive music from today, I'm all ears.

@NicknLex

Жыл бұрын

Try Porcupine Tree and Steven Wilson! :)

Thank you for this special track. Aged 11, I was taken away by this album by my older brother who introduced it to me, and still love it 50 years later, cheers both of you.

'The Sheriff' is fun! Especially the end of it! 'Howedown' is their foray into Arron Copeland's Rodeo. This actually got radio play when in came out in 1972. Great classical instrumental 'ELP-ified'. This became a concert opener that replaced 'The Barbarian' as concert opener for a long while until the Works Volume Two tour when the 'Peter Gunn' theme instrumental replaced it as concert opener. I’d save those two for the channel, maybe as a two for Tuesday, hint, hint......🤣🤣

Hoedown is excellent! Living sin is heavy/ aggressive goodness. Please complete all of Trilogy- it’s all very excellent!

I heard this for the first time I was 7 in 1973 because of my older sister and I've been hooked on ELP ever since.

Still You Turn Me On is another beautiful song.

@bmac1205

Жыл бұрын

They have done this.

All the sounds you hear other than percussion, vocals and bass, are coming from Emerson's keyboards. The man is amazing. All three are first class musicians but Keith Emerson is a monster on those keys. Acoustic piano, synth, and organ. Watch him in concert. He abuses organs by tilting them on their sides and sticking knives between the keys to sustain notes. 🎹

One of my all time favourites. Been looking forward to you getting to this, for a long while. As a young man this, felt, at the time, life changing. Looking back as an over 60, it still triggers, complex feelings, and memories

I saw them live in 1972 small venue I was so physically close to ELP how jealous are you? Greg was so sexy. I spoke to him years later. Love this. They were geniuses remember how young they and we were!

@edljnehan2811

9 ай бұрын

Let's see I was 15 not too old but old enough to know what a party was😅 I picked up Trilogy in 8-track tape that year and when I say picked up I do mean picked up as in for free😅😅

You should check out Rachel Flowers performing Trilogy... "Rachel Flowers on the Modular Moog - intro by Keith Emerson" will get you there (since links seems to keep a comment from being posted these days). If you want to try a "try not to cry" challenge, watch Rachel perform this at the Keith Emerson tribute concert.

I so remember when Trilogy came out and as much as I loved the first album, Tarkus and Pictures, it as Endless Enigma, Fugue, Engima that captured my musical imagination.

"The Sheriff" was written as a prelude to the country-themed "Hoedown", which closes the side. During the opening drum solo, Palmer accidentally hit the rim of his tom-tom with a drumstick, and he can be heard responding with "Shit!". The song ends with a honky tonk-type piano solo with Palmer playing woodblocks. "Hoedown" is an arrangement of "Hoe-Down" from the ballet Rodeo (1942) by American composer Aaron Copland, who gave the band permission to adapt the piece.It became a live favourite, and opened the band's shows between 1972 and 1974.

I saw elp summer of 72: they had just recorded the trilogy album and what a great show. Carl Palmer was only 22 years old and Greg Lake was 25. The opening act was Hendrix's drummer Mitch Mitchell new band ramatan with girl guitarist April Lawton. No ladies played guitar in 1972 like her jazzy, fusion and rock. Wow

This Trilogy album was handed down to me by my older sister when I was in my late teens around 1977. Boy did I ever wear it out during my college years.

IMO, there was no one better than Keith Emerson on the keys. All 3 of these guys were phenomenal & seeing them Live was incredible. Something you younguns unfortunately never had the chance to experience.

Essential ELP from one of my all-time favorite albums. Thanks for giving it some attention!

Ever listen to this after getting stoned? You are missing an experience. Friend of mine used to have us over to smoke pot and this was always on his turntable. I’m 67 and I still remember how we would sit on his bed , eyes closed and take it all in. I’ve had this great work on vinyl, cassette, 8 track, cd and vinyl again {sounds best on vinyl}. No, I don’t use the evil weed anymore.

A day without ELP is like a day without sunshine...... Just saw another mind-bending Keith Emerson tribute concert, this one at Synthplex. Jordan Rudess (Dream Theater) played on Tarkus, and Ryo Okumoto (Spock's Beard) and Rachel Flowers also joined in with Marc Bonilla's Keith Emerson Band - all stellar players. What could be better other than a time warp back to the 70's for live ELP?

Have you two checked out any of Rachel Flowers' covers of ELP? She is literally a female Keith Emerson, and all the more amazing because she learned all the songs by ear, as she's blind. Check out "The Endless Enigma - An International Collaboration" if you get a chance. Close your eyes and you almost can't tell you're not listening to ELP.

@kathyratino962

Жыл бұрын

Not literally, of course. But she covers him brilliantly, and she also sings, composes, plays multiple instruments, and has produced several albums of her original pieces. One of her songs was written for Greg, whom she was also close to.

Nick&Lex -Thanks!❤ ELP- Masters of the art of Music and taking us on a journey with words to transform our world- first experienced this album in 1977

@NicknLex

10 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for your love and support! We have since fallen in love with ELP and actually just reacted to Brain Salad Surgery full album on Patreon. We're still in the rabbit hole! Love!

One of my very favorite bands. They have such a big sound for having only 3 members. They were masters. They were fantastic live, what a great era for music. It was a Renaissance.

I applaud your resilience on not listening to what you are going to react to. I understand why but I know it's gotta be tough not to be able to listen at a moments notice, I get it. And thank you and "B Mac" for this request. It's been a bit since I've heard it. It still is as relevant as it was when I first heard it as teen in the 70's. (I was 12 years old when this album came out). The music of my youth keeps me young at heart!!

@bmac1205

Жыл бұрын

You must be 62 years old then like me!!!!! 🤣🤣👍👍

@jaimegarcia6114

Жыл бұрын

@@bmac1205 I am!!

Thank goodness I posted my embarrassing ELP story on Patreon! Great music, great reaction, great band.

The lyrics of rebellion and disillusion are so strong here. ELP has this 'dark poetry'' lyrical style that is at once modern and quite traditional English literature based. The song is a logical argument for rejecting your "betters" that have been feeding you their own BS for their own reasons to manipulate you into doing their bidding, against your own best interests, undermining your self confidence and hopes for the future. That is why they resonate so deeply, because in the western world every young teen comes to this realization that they have been sold someone else's dreams, implanted with someone else's fears, coerced into rigid morals for purposes of control. The realization is a dark one, but leads to the light at the other end, and part 2 reflects this very well. The major tone and triumphant horns and bells lift you out of your anger at the betrayal and shine light upon the new day dawning, a day of enlightened self interest and confidence. Your eyes are opened and you see things as they are, and they are beautiful, majestic, and hope is restored.

@bmac1205

Жыл бұрын

Great explanation! Goes from Dark to Joyous The dawn opened the play Breaking the day Causing a silent hooray The dawn will break another day Now that it's done Are we going to see the reason why I'm here

@Yaktahbay

Жыл бұрын

@@bmac1205 Isn't it "I've begun to see..."?

Skip Living Sin and you'll hear the most perfect prog LP of all time, or at least my favourite ELP album. I never thought they could outdo their debut album. Abaddon's Bolero is a hidden instrumental gem. Hoedown is fun, The Sheriff is too, both with a wild west (!) vibe. I heard this the day it was released, being a big fan since Lucky Man came out. The Moog is what drew me in initially, and the fact that I studied classical violin from age 9. Finally there was some rock music that was actually musical in the classical sense, not just throwaway pop made for dancing. So good to see you back again. ❤

Have you done Fanfare for the Common Man yet? I think so. If not, it should be next. Anyway, I ask because 'Hoedown' is also by Aaron Copland and probably deserves a reaction.

Had the chance to see them live and the music is dramatic but so was the performance!!! One of the best shows I have ever seen!!! I spent 25 years as a live front of house sound engineer and traveled the world and did thousands of gigs!!!👍🏻

@kathyratino962

Жыл бұрын

High praise!

Brings back memories. Yes on the Close to the Edge tour and ELP were the only bands I saw live as a high school kid, at the Spectrum in Philly. I wish now I had made it to a Genesis show, too. They were my top three.. Yes played loud in those days but these guys were so loud it was actually hurting my ears lol.

Trilogy was my second EL&P LP after the their first album, buyed it 1974 and still like it to this day.

This is so epic from ELP. Everyone is on point and killing it. I’m a drummer because of Carl Palmer.

The Endless Enigma is ELP going full-on baroque. I get visions of the pictures of both Rubens and Hals heavily when I listen to this piece. Of course, the middle section with Keith alone on the piano is a different thing alltogether, but the main theme... Full on baroque!

Thank you for showing a new generation what we knew and loved

ELP!!! Oh yeah!!!

I first heard ELP one night in 1976 when CBC (in Canada) did an ELP tv special. I was blown away, and immediately went out and bought their first album (on 8 Track) and, shortly after, Trilogy (I had to save up my pocket money). "Hoedown" is worth checking out especially as it was a concert staple. I also quite like "The Sheriff". "Living Sin" I came to like more when I was older but it is still my least favourite on the album. Keep up the awesome work!!

This is the album that c cemented |ELP into my head for ever. Do not miss out on any track(s) - they all deserve to be heard. Thanks and welcome back - we missed you.

This is one of my favorite ELP songs

Endless Enigma is my favorite ELP song. So many parts and so majestic. And yes, Endless Enigma Part 1 and Fugue and Endless Enigma Part 2 goes together. And it's that way on the original album.

Thank God there is lots of LIVE footage of ELP that you guys MUST see at some point. Because of the 3 and their stage presence. Especially when Keith goes INSANE over and around his keyboards, especially with his Wooden Beast, the Hammond B3 Organ! I too hear Ennio Morricone, which I would dare say that Keith must've been a big fan. Also that medieval or baroque style of choral singing from Greg and Classical knowledge from Keith (that "English" sound that Nick picked-up on). Gentle Giant has that as well, but a bit more angular and a little avant-garde. So all the sounds (patches) from Keith, and percussion instruments from Carl, exposes the LARGE arsenal of keyboards (and Moog keyboards), drums/percussion they added to make such HUGE music for just "3", including doing it all live, which again, I EMPLORE you guys to watch them do what they do. And those famous Keith Emerson Keyboard "Sweeps" (wwWWWWOWwwww!!!) which would end-up giving him carpel tunnel and ruining the nerve endings at his finger tips on his right hand :(. I could tell this wasn't the original recording, so it must be an alternative mix? Certain parts sounded so different to me, but it was just as great as the original mix. Yeah - they were meant to go together, so good thing you played them all to enjoy. You may have to do "Brain Salad Surgery" as a whole album, but a few of what's left of Trilogy is worth reacting to . . . BUT, please go ahead and dive in if you want, we want you to enjoy the whole album :). Lets see what others say about that. I didn't hear this album until 1982 I believe (by 1984 I probably heard all the albums and added them to my growing collection of Lp's, then later on CD), I was VERY late on the ELP experience, they were already broken-up years before, and then got to see them reunite for the album "Black Moon" (1992) and Tour with my younger brother, so that sadly was my 1 and only time, and missed *Emerson Lake & Powell* previously, on tour unfortunately, but I love that album (Self-titled 1986). I have a whole story with ELP, but I'll share that when you do more with Brain Salad Surgery . . . . - Nice reaction guys! Another great pick from B Mac. Big Hugs to Marley!

Oh my goodness I just now noticed the Schroeder and Charlie Brown beatnik style cutout!! That's so cool!

The Brain Salad Surgery LP found in the Free bin at the local record store, ushered me into the ELP prog style.🤟🏽👍

@bmac1205

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I never saw a 'free' bin, but lots of 'Bargain' bins and bins for what they called 'Cut-Outs' Got a lot of great Prog that way. They had no idea how to catalog it and sell it back then, especially artists like Mike Oldfield.

@mackymintle7806

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@@bmac1205 I was lucky enough to live in a university town back then. There were 6 record stores in walking distance from the bus stop, and an arcade or two near each of those! Free bin was for Los with a skip, or damaged covers. Used record stores were swimming in cashed in vinyl back then. I also got a few hilarious Brady Bunch sings records from those bins!

Yes! Do the rest. Great music!!!

Finished by the great vocals from lovely Greg Lake stepping up to the plate as usual.

Glad y'all are back and in good health! Keep digging the ELP hole! It's such a great journey! I'm truly sorry for folks that never got to see them live, it was truly 2 of the best shows I've ever seen!! (and I've seen a LOT!)

ELP was the first concert that I ever went to. Mobile AL in 1972. Keith and the spinning piano.

This the 1st ELP album that I bought , 1973, after my older brother came home from college with their first 2 albums, thus it's my sentimental favorite, up through Works V.2 I love them all. It would be great to hear you react to The Sheriff and Hoedown in a combined reaction, I think that would be an interesting combo...then go on and finish the album on your own! So glad to see you back in the saddle again !

Good to see your smiling faces! Trilogy one of my all time favs!

I first heard The Endless Enigma--I didn't know what it was called then--sometime in the early 70's at home. Two of my older sisters were ELP fans. Around 1980, I found the album in the house and played it for myself. Apparently, one of my sisters left the album at home when she went away to college.

I remember running to the record store to buy it ....I was seven.😁👍✌️

"Still you turn me on " & "Jerusalem" are 2 must hears!!

@bmac1205

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They have done 'Still...You Turn Me On'

@robincarlysle-vo7pi

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Hey Kevin. Seeing your post just now. from some months or is it years? Still you turn me on should have played on American am stations it was that good. I know it played on fm channels. Greg Lake. At his finest oh yeah!!!

@kevinvirnelson7868

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Hey Rob! Hope all is well with you.Yea, this was E.L.P in their prime!

I was 13 when this came out. My school music teacher played us Tarkus and Pictures at an Exhibition. You really REALLY need to both react to Pictures, which is live.

...the whole album is great, go for it. Lex, I am so happy you feel well, bless you hearts.

I believe the first lyrics of this masterpiece were directed firmly at the british music press of the time who seemed to blame the band for all the wrongs and excesses of the prog rock movement. ELP were certainly pioneers of the genre but the bad press they got was totally undeserved and misdirected at them. They were great and talented mucisians who were much loved by their fans of which I was proud to be one of.

Rachel Flowers plays this note fo note perfect.