RIP Keith Emerson

[Earl Hood 6,101]

Another week another muso gone. This time it is Keith Emerson of Emerson Lake & Palmer aged 71 years. Tarsus was one of my first vinyl albums when I was just a new teen. I played it to death, probably because we didn't have any other non classical albums in the house. I loved Fanfare for the common man, (especially the video shot in the Olympic stadium in Montreal) when it was released as well and was one of the few people it seems who liked their Works Album, well parts of it at least. 

When the London Olympics were on and as part of the entertainment they were trotting out all our old English rock favourites I was waiting for ELP to appear in the Olympic Stadium with Keith on the Organ banging out Fanfare but it didn't happen. A major oversight in my opinion by the British OC! 

[Sir Why You Little 37,133]

29 minutes ago, Earl Hood said:

Another week another muso gone. This time it is Keith Emerson of Emerson Lake & Palmer aged 71 years. Tarsus was one of my first vinyl albums when I was just a new teen. I played it to death, probably because we didn't have any other non classical albums in the house. I loved Fanfare for the common man, (especially the video shot in the Olympic stadium in Montreal) when it was released as well and was one of the few people it seems who liked their Works Album, well parts of it at least. 

When the London Olympics were on and as part of the entertainment they were trotting out all our old English rock favourites I was waiting for ELP to appear in the Olympic Stadium with Keith on the Organ banging out Fanfare but it didn't happen. A major oversight in my opinion by the British OC! 

The video was superb

i have been to that Stadium in the 80's

i loved how they were rugged up blowing hard in the sub zero temp!

The full Fanfare piece is still great even after Ch 7 flogged it for years...

Edited March 12, 2016 by Sir Why You Little

[hardtack 10,627]

I actually preferred The Nice to ELP, although ELP was a pretty amazing mix of super musicians (Palmer from Atomic Rooster and Lake from King Crimson).  He was a superb musician and to my mind far more interesting than Rick Wakeman who I suppose was always going to be the obvious comparison.  I wonder who we'll be losing next week?

[Sir Why You Little 37,133]

 

[Sir Why You Little 37,133]

Suicide. Shot himself

too sad....

[dee-luded 2,959]

2 hours ago, Earl Hood said:

Another week another muso gone. This time it is Keith Emerson of Emerson Lake & Palmer aged 71 years. Tarsus was one of my first vinyl albums when I was just a new teen. I played it to death, probably because we didn't have any other non classical albums in the house. I loved Fanfare for the common man, (especially the video shot in the Olympic stadium in Montreal) when it was released as well and was one of the few people it seems who liked their Works Album, well parts of it at least. 

When the London Olympics were on and as part of the entertainment they were trotting out all our old English rock favourites I was waiting for ELP to appear in the Olympic Stadium with Keith on the Organ banging out Fanfare but it didn't happen. A major oversight in my opinion by the British OC! 

a haunting sound that in the stadium in the stiff frigid air... FFTCM

[nutbean 8,838]

On 3/12/2016 at 9:45 PM, hardtack said:

I actually preferred The Nice to ELP, although ELP was a pretty amazing mix of super musicians (Palmer from Atomic Rooster and Lake from King Crimson).  He was a superb musician and to my mind far more interesting than Rick Wakeman who I suppose was always going to be the obvious comparison.  I wonder who we'll be losing next week?

Funny you should mention Rick Wakeman - he toured here in smaller venues about 5 years ago. I only knew his work from Yes and his solo stuff and I got it into my head that he would be very reserved, introduce a song and then play it  - minimal interaction with the audience - his look and how he performed during his heyday in those monster gigs also lead me to think of him as "about the music and no idle chit chat".

He was such a surprise  - played his stuff but yapped to the audience incessantly  with lots of anecdotes and was a truly funny man - the best way to describe him is as " a bit of a lad". Not what I expected at all.

[Sir Why You Little 37,133]

4 hours ago, nutbean said:

Funny you should mention Rick Wakeman - he toured here in smaller venues about 5 years ago. I only knew his work from Yes and his solo stuff and I got it into my head that he would be very reserved, introduce a song and then play it  - minimal interaction with the audience - his look and how he performed during his heyday in those monster gigs also lead me to think of him as "about the music and no idle chit chat".

He was such a surprise  - played his stuff but yapped to the audience incessantly  with lots of anecdotes and was a truly funny man - the best way to describe him is as " a bit of a lad". Not what I expected at all.

Rick Wakeman is a classic

he would often eat a take away curry on stage waiting for his solo

the rest of the band were vegetarians and he made sure they smelt the aromas!!

[hardtack 10,627]

6 hours ago, nutbean said:

Funny you should mention Rick Wakeman - he toured here in smaller venues about 5 years ago. I only knew his work from Yes and his solo stuff and I got it into my head that he would be very reserved, introduce a song and then play it  - minimal interaction with the audience - his look and how he performed during his heyday in those monster gigs also lead me to think of him as "about the music and no idle chit chat".

He was such a surprise  - played his stuff but yapped to the audience incessantly  with lots of anecdotes and was a truly funny man - the best way to describe him is as " a bit of a lad". Not what I expected at all.

Maybe he was returning to his days as keyboardist with The Strawbs (You Don't Get Paid On the Part of the Union)?