Emerson Lake & Palmer rehearsing Karn Evil 9

racer500gp Says:

May 12, 2010 - @darrenedesignedu I know the story well. I first saw ELP in 1971 and never looked back.

eunicefinger Says:

May 14, 2010 - greg lake taking a crafty snort at .19 secs

jaredeal210 Says:

May 17, 2010 - I think it's B

jenskurtstein Says:

May 17, 2010 - 3 fuckin' gods!

freedumb2003 Says:

Jun 2, 2010 - Such casual brilliance!"Oh yeah, we should make this diminished instead of major" And so young!Prodigies, all of them. They create an entire genre without even knowing what they wrought.

sichameleon Says:

Jun 2, 2010 - I know it's a bit late to reply to this but I can't help it. So, IF English is yer native tongue and since you're quite obviously an adult you should have noticed that in KarnEvil9 Pete Sinfield was not referring to ELP, when he wrote I AM ALL THERE IS, but to an omnipotent cum-pee-uta 4 fx sake! As for the Ramones, the Pistols and the Clash, they were nothing more than chronic servants of the system; incompetent jesters who sold cheap revolution to the masses on behalf of the music industry.

charold3 Says:

Jun 4, 2010 - @BODYSLAMwrestling Well put, BODYSLAM, good perspective. I *loved* ELP when I was a young teenager, but even I began to understand their grand pretentiousness. (It is certainly no secret, though a lot of people who visit this site seem to not see the forest for the trees.) But there's nothing wrong with admiring their great musicianship.

hubiex Says:

Jun 7, 2010 - The genious of E......L.....P

CorvetteCoonass Says:

Jun 11, 2010 - I was born in the wrong time period.....this where I should be. :P

Tommyr Says:

Jun 19, 2010 - I LOVE this stuff! ELP friggin' RULES!

emobangs03 Says:

Jun 24, 2010 - @ProudConfederateSon give hemispheres by rush a listen. rush is the greatest band ever

racer500gp Says:

Jun 27, 2010 - @emobangs03 As great as Rush is and always will be, their level of musicianship and songwriting can never even come close to the complexity of ELP. BTW, I don't know about the guy your talking to, but I saw the Hemispheres tour. If you put that album next to Tarkus, you'll know what I'm talking about. I've always said that Rush was a great band who tried to be Yes , but failed, and in failing created a more accessible type of Prog, but nothing that can touch ELP, Yes or especially Gentle Giant.

bfwdrake Says:

Jul 7, 2010 - Racer500 - Right you are!! Especially Gentle Giant....who I was lucky to see live a couple times in the 70's in Chicago. Geddy Lee is definately better on bass guitar than Greg Lake though...Neil Peart is just an off shoot of Carl Palmer probably grew up listening to him. But still my favorite group ever is Yes and anyone who has not listened to all of their music is missing out dearly...

racer500gp Says:

Jul 7, 2010 - @bfwdrake I too saw ALL the greats many times in the early '70;s, including Genesis with peter Gabriel three times. I do love Rush and always will, but Rush themselves worshiped Yes and Genesis and they admit as much. All three are fantastic musicians and that includes Alex Lifeson, but they will never have the depth of Yes. Just listen to Gates of Delirium (I saw the Relayer tour at the Hollywood Bowl in 1975) or Close to the Edge. That was true Progressive genius and remains untouchable 4 ever

bfwdrake Says:

Jul 7, 2010 - Yeah buddy....the days are fading, it seems, but I am noticing a renewed interest with the current generation of teens who are listening to and recognizing the super talents that ruled the 70's in the Prog rock scene. My teen son , who plays a mean bass himself, can't deny that he "missed out" on the best! I have seen Yes so many times as well as Genesis Gentle Giant Focus ELP Kansas Rush on and on. ELP show when Carl fell off drum riser, jumped back up finished the show but broke ribs. later

scoobes11 Says:

Jul 10, 2010 - @bfwdrake I always prefered ELP over the Yes. Never Cared for Jon Andersons voice.

emobangs03 Says:

Jul 12, 2010 - @racer500gp ehh...i would say by terms of musical complexity theyre about the same. in terms of musical theory they both have it down. i definitely had my elp phase but now im in my rush phase simply because they've made about 50 more albums than elp

skaterat121 Says:

Jul 19, 2010 - @scoobes11 A tough choice, but Yes takes the cake after seeing them ina LA with a brain drowned in LSD.

MYNAMETAYLA Says:

Jul 19, 2010 - Why can't music today be like this? Being 15 and an avid prog fan (I play drums), I kinda feel the same as one other commenter said of his son, I too feel as though I "missed out" on all this great music. I mean there are kids my age who like the modern pop and rap music of today, and thats fine if they like it, and everyone has their own tastes in music, I'm not saying mine is greater than another, but my tastes are in the good old days of Prog and Classic Rock :)

katty2trips Says:

Jul 20, 2010 - These guys were my first concert in 1972, I sneaked out of the house to see the concert. When I came home, I was grounded for a month. Was it worth it? HELL, YES!

Audioholics Says:

Jul 20, 2010 - @MYNAMETAYLA Try listening to some new bands like: Porcupine Tree, Opeth (non metal stuff), Riverside, and Blackfield. I think you will be pleased.

Audioholics Says:

Jul 20, 2010 - if only ELP got a real guitarist and relied more on piano instead of gimmicky and dated keyboards, their music would still hold up today.

2008ol Says:

Jul 25, 2010 - @Audioholics It holds up today perfectly well. Good music sounds good regardless of age. Part of the problem with mainstream music today is that it's always about being fashionable and as modern as possible instead of just being good music.Also, Jimi Hendrix was going to join ELP but died before he got the chance.

FODskate Says:

Jul 27, 2010 - @MYNAMETAYLA Listen to some transatlantic or dream theater

Rover775 Says:

Jul 28, 2010 - Isn't it amazing that Keith's voice sounds like another musical genious, Jimmy Page.... I guess that's how genious sounds ! :)