Elton John - Levon - Live at The Greek Theatre (Solo)

[laxboy19us]

Awesome this is one of my all time favorite songs, .... the guy playing the bongos reminds me of zorak from space ghost...lol

[gahloot]

I was at this concert!I will never forget it!It was a beautiful night with a slight bite in the air.To me it was the last time I would ever hear Elton at his peak!If you can find it listen to his version of Talking Old Soldiers from this concert! I did't even have tickets for this concert,and my girlfriend and I went up to will call,and a couple ahead of us turned down 2 tickets that sold for about $400 each,and we walked up and the person said these are the last 2 left!We said will take them!

[Numba1FanOfMusic15]

this is pure brilliance. as we know hes been playing now for over 50 years which is unbelievable until you really think about it, and what i find amazing is that he never seems bored of doing this over and over again. it actually cracks me up sometimes when i watch his live performances because of how fantastic he makes his music, and how he improvises so accurately. he is to me the god of music.

[pastorrocketman]

same here, sir. I was 18, and this concert changed my life.

[mrandrus61]

i love that look he gives the audience at 40 seconds in haha

he knows hes the man

[miparx]

first, how could anyone dislike this???? I saw Elton in Wilkes Barre, PA and one of his staffers came up to my date and I and gave us front row tickets!!! It was one of the most amazing experiences of my life. He truly is a gift. If you havent seen him live, then you should go as soon as you can.

[TimmyMaster007]

tis weer van 94 e!!! :p

[77edster]

Piano sounds horrible. A $100,000 grand piano should have more sustain and dynamics than that. Terrible Roland sampled sound he uses.

[studovicmedia]

@77edster It's a Yamaha no?

[77edster]

@studovicmedia yes but it's midi'd up so most of the sound you hear (or all of it judging by this) isn't hammer on string but a series of layered samples from Roland and Yamaha racks I believe. Why on earth you'd choose that I don't know. With Ray Cooper it's not like he needs to cut through a heavy band sound

[MrsDelle]

I love this concert! Is it avaliable on DVD?

[ODAWARAJAGUAR7]

数十年ぶりの日本講演も、レイクーパーと２人でした。

武道館が感動でふるえたのを思い出します。

長生きして頑張って欲しいです。

[DeeAndDee]

What is it about The Greek brings out the best in everyone? Can't think of a bad performance I've heard or seen come out of that theater.

[NashvilleClay]

The undeniable master.

[Mo19010100]

He plays the best piano solos in the world... nobody could ever do it like he does it! He's the master!

[eimajecnerwal]

For me, the best music reaches inside you, grabs hold of your soul and takes you wherever it wants to go, gives you goosebumps and brings a tear of joy to your eye. Here is a perfect example, thank God I'm alive and able to hear and feel this.

[98pup100]

@eimajecnerwal

Brilliant post! That is exactly what Elton an do! Well pre the 1980's at least!

[Thompson3479]

fave performance of Levon:)

[EltonJohnLyrics]

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[138hyde]

who ever gave this a thumbs down is a cocksucker

[LRGHMN]

@138hyde No who ever gave this a thumbs down is afraid of cocksuckers... Can you believe that in this day and age ???

[KidMovieFilms]

What can u say about brilliance...

[bthompson805]

Ray Cooper is AWESOME!!! Best percussionist on the planet.

[VladWolf82]

Thanks so much. I'm very glad to see that Elton's musical prowess has brought others the same inspiration and enjoyment. Having been brought up on country music, I never once thought that i would be doing it for a living. Yet I've taken the soulful, elegant sound that I learned from Elton and have fashioned it into a brand new rockin' "piano country" sound. If you like this, be sure to keep your ears open for Silas Jones. Find me on Myspace. Would love to hear from you. Music coming soon.

[lkswear]

I have to agree with VladWolf82 I'm also a pianist and there no one at there like Elton’s piano playing. It’s his own style not jazzy blues or classical etc... Its Elton style of playing that what really got me to play piano. I could been any teenager and pick guitar or drums but Elton piano is just magic it was an no brainier choose

[bobhoffnee]

elton was in his element in this concert

[glasgowrus]

lol excellent

[JohnWesleyDowney]

I am amazed at well this song has withstood the test of time. It sounds just as good today as it did back in the day.

[pianoplayinman]

Levon has a piano intro handed down from GOD!!!

[glasgowrus]

lol

[mactheartofwarfare]

The Greatest Melody Writer Ever In Popular Music

[Rappsnapper]

This is so beautiful! I have loved this song and to see it with such beautiful images, just outstanding! Thank you!

[miparx]

This is my favorite song. I love Elton!

[grasspa]

What else could there be but Sir Elton & Ray Cooper. These two are the best of the best in their fields.

Simple Excellence !!! Great Excellence!!!! Thanks for the post !

Fan of Sir Elton since 1970

Sam

Class of 1969

Dayton, Ohio

[Arthur5041975]

One of his best performances. Him and Ray Cooper are wonderful together.

[tbib76]

Wow he looks soooo different here. Like a normal man in a wild outfit. Now he epitomizes "rock star" in every since of the word....

[judmurph]

"Now he epitomizes "rock star" in every sense of the word..."

..if you think that is a wild outfit, you should look at what he wore in the 70s.

[sdsanta]

I was at this concert with my mom, and she (at the age of 55) rushed the stage! Great concert.

[DavidElton93]

Omg thanx so much for posting this!!!! 5 stars!

[170195250265]

I love you elton is a great song LEVONNNNNN!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[countdumas]

Listen to Michael Tsarion on the youtube. He is the worlds premier conspiracy researcher/lecturer/author. Dr. Bill Deagle and Alexandre Dumas pere are highly informative as well.

[tssubway]

Awesome !!!

[JohnTaupin]

Yeah Elton inspired me as well

[VladWolf82]

Being a successful musician, i've been asked many times over the years what some of the things were that inspired me to become the pianist and songwriter i am today. This very performance of levon was the main factor. I saw this concert at 13 years old on the disney channel. As soon as i heard the piano solo at the end, i stood up and said "THAT is what i want to do for the rest of my life!!!" And i have ever since...

[miparx]

@VladWolf82 I love your comment about Elton john Levon live video.  I have always loved Elton and I'm glad that one of his performances inspired you to fulfill your dream.

[Atlantis714]

@VladWolf82 beautiful man

[hulkspythons]

@VladWolf82 What a cool story! If you play anything like this, I'm sure you'll have great success!

[markdawsonmusic]

@VladWolf82 Hats off to you my friend :)

[4u2appreci8]

@VladWolf82 where can I hear/see some of your work?

[countdumas]

@VladWolf82 Michael Tsarion is the worlds premier conspiracy researcher/lecturer/author. Dr. Bill Deagle, Leo Zagami, Jordan Maxwell and Alexandre Dumas pere are highly informative as well.

[bobmac1973]

@VladWolf82 saw him sat night in Worceseter, Mass ....AMAZING

[countdumas]

@VladWolf82 MICHAEL TSARION IS THE WORLDS PREMIER CONSPIRACY RESEARCHER/LECTURER/AUTHOR. DR. BILL DEAGLE, LEO ZAGAMI, JORDAN MAXWELL AND ALEXANDRE DUMAS PERE ARE HIGHLY INFORMATIVE AS WELL.

[pastorrocketman]

@VladWolf82 same here - this concert changed my life at 19

[Eltonizer]

Ray's hands must be in bits after these concerts...

[TheNickmeister5]

He's done this for decades, his hands are like rocks I'm sure.

[winksoda86]

Ray Cooper. I wish I had half his stamina.

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[sequel91]

@winksoda86 Amen!  The ubiquitous Ray Cooper. It seems like any concert with British rock royalty inevitably has Ray Cooper playing in it.

[elton14jp]

his voice in early 90`s was really nice

[princev11]

it still is :D

[Eltonizer]

magnificent

[dalard2161]

Awesome ray cooper always adds that little extra something too!