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Emerson, Lake, & Palmer - Pictures At An Exhibition - Extended Play Lounge (Episode 16) (Patreon)

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2022-03-21 15:44:44
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2023-06

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For our next installment of the EPL, we have some ELP!

I really enjoyed this listen. Their take on this classic piece is at times inspired and at other times just downright strange. But, it's always a fun trip with these musicians. I was especially taken with the sheer performance quality of all of these musicians...recorded live! I hope you enjoy!

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George Davis-Stewart

Fun-filled virtuosity, but it's his previous band, The Nice, that I look back on with greater fondness.

Gerard Dion

Hello Doug. Thanks for reviewing this album. I got a kick out of some of your facial expressions and reactions! It reminded me of the first time I listened to this decades ago! I think you have to remember that this was a very experimental era in popular music. Keith was using all types of things to generate those sounds like using the Moog to literally spinning, riding, and throwing his poor abused Hammond organ around! He was pushing the boundaries of what was popular music. The Nutrocker was written by Kim Fowley. It's just a fun piece that was an ELP concert favorite. I have fond memories of watching them perform this song and at the end, Keith would yell in a cartoonish cockney accent, "Did you like that?" and of course we would scream in approval and then he would say, "Do you want us to do it again?!" and we would scream again in approval and sure enough, they would play it again in an equally rollicking fashion. It was pure fun! As far a The Great Gates of Kiev, have you heard their live version performed with an orchestra at the Olympic Stadium in Montreal? I'd really be interested in your thoughts on that one! Cheers! I just wanted to add that this album sparked my interest in learning, listening to, and appreciation of classical music that has grown steadily over these many years, so I have ELP to thank for that!

Adie

I can only add some timings to Randy Hammill's accurate info - 14'40" Ribbon controller, 24'35" Ribbon controller, 51'30' Hammond L100 organ spin + knifes. At 40'47" the 'weirdness' might well be the modular moog going out of tune as the temperature increased through the concert. This was in the very early days of synthesizers being used in concert, and they often drifted out of tune. For me this album introduced me to the original, and Great Gates of Kiev was definitely grander in the original - how a trio could have achieved the power of a full symphony orchestra at it's grandest is beyond me, but in the album it pointed to the grandness, and that worked for me. This was/is a nostalgic joy, and so goo to share it in reverse (both time-wise and discipline-wise) with Doug.

John Gamesby

Pictures at an Exhibition Part 1. Rachel Flowers well worth a listen Pictures at an Exhibition Pt. 1 - Rachel Flowers - Hammond C3 & Modular Moog. http://rachelflowersmusic.com/video/pictures-at-an-exhibition-pt-1-with-keith-emersons-modular-moog/

John Gamesby

That sound that you keep asking about is from the Old Modular Moog,

Anonymous

Hey Doug, others have mentioned already that Isao Tomita's interpretation of Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition is a delight and real sonic treat. Maybe listen first to his version of the Great Gate of Kiev to see if this whets your appetite for more. Tomita, like Keith Emerson, used the same Moog modular synthesizer but whereas Keith's use was purely 'rock' orientated Tomita's is 'orchestral' and the sounds he coaxes from it are unbelievable. Check out especially his version of Stravinsky's The Firebird Suite.

Scot Poland

Another fun version is the transcription for solo guitar by the classical guitarist Kazuhito Yamashita.

Denis Perron

One of the first progressive music I have heard, I was probably around 17 or 18, having this on a 8 track cartridge in my room. I always loved it. ♥

Itsfun2listen

No group does progressive rock and defines it as much as ELP, excellent musicians and craftsmanship. Lots of bands take influence from them but lack the skill. Brilliant album and Live using extremely temperamental equipment for the era. I saw this live and Tomita later in the ’70s

Anonymous

Greg Lake had a voice like no other. Before ELP, he was in a band called King Crimson. His voice shines through everything they did. It might be fun for you to listen to "Epitaph." I have a lot of Greg's solos on my Channel. The Sage is one of them. He's excellent with just his voice and an acoustic guitar. "Fanfare for The Common Man," is a take off on Aaron Copeland's piece. Check them out. Thanks Doug !

Nicholas Karter

I listened to this as a teen and it incented me to seek out the original. Candidly the Ravel orchestral version is far superior. The ELP version just seemed to be a rocked/amped up version of either the piano or orchestral version. ELPs version of Tocatta ( from Ginastera piano Concerto) or HoeDown (Copeland) innovated on the original without being overbearing. In fact Ginastera was very supportive of the ELP version of his piece. Maybe the next listen? By the way, that strange sound in the middle of the Great Gate is Keith beating up his Hammond organ to get feedback. Something he did with the Nice and carried it forward to ELP.

Tony Wawryk

Hi Doug, new Patron here. Re Greg Lake's solo piece, The Sage, the risks he takes here - complicated picking, otherwise unaccompanied and beautiful singing - are immense, nothing to hide any errors he might make, alone on stage. He was a fabulous singer, and for me his ultimate vocal performance - while playing bass in a long (over ten minutes) and complicated piece - is on the live version of Pirates, live with orchestra at Montreal Olympic Stadium - it's on YouTube. Would be very interested to hear your take on that. Cheers from England!

Tony Wawryk

Oh, the sounds Emerson is getting after The Sage are made with a ribbon controller, sliding his fingers up and down and for laughs, wiping his backside with it! ELP always had a sense of humour amid the sound and fury.

Gerard Dion
>>84416433

Keith, besides being a virtuoso, was indeed always quite the rock and roll showman!

Anonymous
>>80634973

Agreed. PLUS Greg Lake PRODUCED ELP's 1st 6 masterpieces... thru BSS... as well as earlier, King Crimson's Court of CK.

Anonymous
>>84406233

Brand-new Patron here... And totally agree re: Greg's talent & risk-taking. Incredibly, the Producer (overseeing arrangement mixing too?) for their first six masterpieces, thru BSS & WBMF... and earlier as well for King Crimson's CCK!

Kathy Ratino

The applause you said might be for something Keith was doing was the audience's response to The Sage. It's an audience favorite.