No matter what you think of the genre, the musical era, the looks, politics,hair, etc. There's something you can't deny. Talent and showmanship! It's always amazed me too, how 3 guys can create so much of a complete sound! Even bands like the Who only had 3 instruments with a vocalist. There was certainly nothing missing from their sound!
Gotta love Youtube for allowing us the ability to watch these old films. It probably sells a lot of "records" for these "forgotton" bands.
@seismiccowboy Keith Emerson and Rick Wakefie;d would be an awesome duel. Ther's the two of them and then everyone else. Kind of like Clapton and Page are with guitar.
whymelord21222 8 months ago
@whymelord21222 ...... Wake_who???? Wake up!!!!! or check the sleeve notes sometime...
@planetjanet2 Actually, yeah. Keith Emerson said he started it as a way to calm his nerves because early in his career he was always nervous about going on stage. Apparently they all followed suit.
I have a cover version of this great song and many others I'd love to share with you all. Please come visit my page and check out some Coversongs, Originals, and video artwork. And thanks!!
im graduated now, bak my freshman year in high school, when i was on color guard, we did this for the music that year an that was back in 06'-07' :) i miss it so much :(
Keith Emerson is the best rock musician I've actually seen with my own eyes. He is better at keyboards than anyone else is at his/her respective instrument IMO.
@seismiccowboy Keith Emerson and Rick Wakefie;d would be an awesome duel. Ther's the two of them and then everyone else. Kind of like Clapton and Page are with guitar.
Legends & real musicians and that's that. So the fuck with Lady Gaga, Justin Beiber, Miley Cyrus and every other faggot that makes an appearance in some shopping mall waring the latest fashion.
What can one say, ELP ROCKS!!! All these other bands today are not even worthy to be in the same room as these guys. I hate American Idol and all these water down bands of today, Take note young musicians of today, watch and learn from the rock bands in the past (mainly before the MTV era) and if you work hard enough and have the talent enough to do what these guys did, maybe (and that's a big MAYBE), you might be mentioned along side of the greatest rock bands of the past.
@burkardhanis Isn't that the truth... It is disgusting how the ability to rhyme a couple of words now gains "performers" a grammy. Please look at the ability of bands to actually perform music. These three musicians were able to create a sound that previously had never been heard before. This is creativity at it's finest....
This is true art. They paved the way for all of these American Idol idiots that think that all fame is commercialized and more or less handed out without hard work. You will not see most of these bands from today last more than 10 years in my book. Bands like KISS, Aerosmith, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Led Zepplin...they last a life time. Most of those are 30 years and counting. I am happy that music like this was created and will live forever. Rock on! Simon Cowell? Eat your heart out.
@hollywoodjay09 GOOD ONE! I don't really think simon knows how to rock n roll whatsoever. it is true a good laugh is tv just watch faux news or jane fonda's husband network . he should have her do nude aerobics SERIOUSLY the news has got that stale
This is the most complex rock music I´d ever heard. A melange of rock, classic and jazz. Awesome. Unfortunately the great music is dead for a to long time.
This has got to be the opening number when they reunite TODAY to headline that big concert in London !! Really hope it leads them to get back together. IMHO, they are three of the best rock musicians ever !! ELP forever !!!!!!
The out of sync occurs when the bit rate sample on the video encoder is not set up right. My guess is that it was recorded 8 bit or 16 and encoded 24 bit.
the singing here overdubbed onto the video. you'll notice his lips don't move exactly in sync with the singing. a great group, but this one's a little bogus.
Aww Dude! This is the song my dad was telling me about a long time ago, then shortly after I heard this on the radio but couldn't remember the name! ^^ Thx for posting!
i wish i was there to see that festival..so many great bands played there..it's the california jam festival from '73..unfortunately i was only 2 yrs old !
i would say that anyone who makes fun of ELP just runs his stubborn head against the wall of thruth!
they were extremely gifted musicians and writers, and their overblown attitude was just thier version of ziggy stardust or "jimi burning stratocasters".
well at least they survived the game so far!
say noone anything against ELP, they know a thing or two about a life within music!!!!!!
I once saw this site that listed the worst bands in history, and it had ELP at 2. LMAO. I guess some people have surpassed the relm of stupidity to another dimension of total, utter ignorance.
No musician has ever amazed me to the point that Emerson just did.
well if critics liked prog the world would be a much more boring place, john peel once called elp "a waste of talent and electricity" thats not insulting thats just hilarious!!!
@potatopizza93 It was probably some irrelavent Miley Cyrus, Justin Beiber loving site that listed them as the 2nd worst band ever. Someone with absolutely no taste in music and obviously tone deaf!
@TheBellaemmamom No, it was probably Robert Christgau of Rolling Stone. He hates ELP more than anybody. Here's a Christgau quote about ELP: "They are almost as pretensious as there stupid fans!" Don't bother to look for any Christgau quotes about ELP. He took them all of the internet...
@potatopizza93 If I may ask, who was number one on that list? I just typed in "Worst Bands in history" on Google, and the guy listed Pink Floyd, Beatles, and Hendrix on that list! And the Doors were listed as the worst! What an idiot! But yeah, if somebody's rating ELP as one of the worst, someone has to have sense punched into 'em!
@potatopizza93 most rock critics are lemmings and will only praise an act if ALL THE OTHER CRITICS praise them. ELP and YES get slagged, even though most of the critics (in private) will tell you the LOVE both bands. ELP is one of the most important bands is ALL music history. And one of the most influential.
I made my own video to this awesome song. Currently available on YouTube. (But you never know about WMG). watch?v=C_zo0FiNheI. I record the audio from a vinyl record then film my turntable in random places. I did this one on a really cool LED board (previously used by The Who). I think it's pretty cool and of course, ELP rules! Check it out.
Awesome keyboard solo at the end. The left hand part is difficult on its own without throwing in the rapidly moving line in the right hand before leaping down to the middle board on the tension chords.
would kill to see these guys live and heres why: keith emerson-greatest keyboardist ever, greg lake-awesome songwriter and singer, carl palmer-one of the greatest drummers of his era
incredibly, he does everything, only non keyboard sounds were prerecorded. Thats why i consider him the greatest keyboardist of all time, he was playing different things in his right and left hands.
Keith is without a doubt the greatest keyboardist ever,he's miles ahead of anyone else.Keith is like an octopus,he is total perfection,nobody can or will ever come close.
Absolutely incredible. Here it is over thirty years later, and this stuff still blows me away. The synth line that Emerson does at 4:15 is great - glad they showed his hands during that part!
What happened to the "Not content with that; we pull Jesus from a hat" line? Or was that KE9Pt1?
I was at the California Jam for this show. Blue microdot in quad (!!). I was in 9th grade. I had seen them 3 other times that year, at The Forum, the Long Beach Arena, and the San Bernardino Swing Auditorium.
way,way ahead of there time.these r true musicians,carl palmer is still the greatest drummer of all-time,and emerson is the greatest of all-time,and greag lake is great as well.love these guys to death.
@cfv22 Fucking cant touch Rush, lol, Neil Peart blows Carl Palmer.... Danny Carey is a lot better to..... They shouldnt have played after Deep Purple at the California Jam.... Deep Purple is way way way Better!
@strangegroove1985 I completely disagree. You obviously favor more straight type of rock bands. ELP ventured where rush or deep purple have never gone or ever will go. And Niel blows away Carl? ha ha! Just goes to show how much you know about tech ability. Neil is one of my fav drummers but he still cant touch what Carl did in the70s. Buddy Rich was clever enough to see this most obvious truth!
This looks like VHS-Wish I had a DVD of this show-best live performance of this tune I have heard so far-heard just about all of em.Beats the hell outta the dismal sounding and looking DVD's of this band released years later.Awesome post!
I believe this was from the California Jam in 73 and was broadcasted on ABC TV on their In Concert series. It is on low resolution video originally beta or VHS and has been put on DVD which I have but not much better quality than what you see here unfortunately. The video does, however, include the flying piano, which if you haven`t seen you need to search for and watch....
I saw it live it 77.. Thought it was the funniest thing I had ever seen-he looked like he was holding on for dear life,playing as fast as he could,while this thing was spinning in the air lol
I`m jealous. I saw them three times in the 70s, the last time at Soldier Field in Chicago with the 63 piece orchestra. I never got to see the flying piano in person. I was and am a huge fan, have heard that Emerson is having trouble with his hand and had to cancel some upcoming shows...
Welcome back my friends to the show that never ends we're so glad you could attend come inside! come inside! There behind a glass is a real blade of grass be careful as you pass, move along! move along! Come inside the show's about to start guaranteed to blow your head apart rest assured you'll get your money's worth the greatest show in heaven, hell or earth,you've got to see the show, it's a dynamo,you've go to see the the show, IT'S ROCK AND ROLL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ABSOLUTELY LOVE IT!!!!!!
I only 19 but I love ELP's music. They're amazing! Carl Palmer is one of the greatest drummers I've heard. There is a lot of drum solos by him on YouTube.
"Karn Evil" is an alteration of the word "carnival" which is essentially what the piece is about. The "9" was simply added onto the end to make it sound more scifi.
This whole section of the song was a comment on the way the media plays upon people's suffering to make the news. It's the media circus/carnival. The last section is about computers basically ruling our lives, written before PCs were the norm. Pretty prophetic I'd say! ;-)
<3
GothicTrioOfEdwards 6 days ago
wow....3 Extremely talented people.. . the memories.. the MUSIC... Absolutely fantastic :)
blondago56 1 week ago
Love these guys, as a drummer carl's solo is absolutley amazing! Rock On ELP!!
MarchingBagel 2 weeks ago
why dont bands have drum kits like that anymore?
dac357 3 weeks ago
Wtf??!!? That was flippin awesome!!!!!!
mvideokid 1 month ago
@mvideokid too bad you didn't see em in the 70's, it blew me away when i did... philly, the spectrum '77!
kewlbreez77 1 week ago
i love elp
cindygibbsbarfield 1 month ago
Fabulous
lorindeal 2 months ago
Check out Greg's guitar solo; makes that instrument sing!
zenjim007 3 months ago
Well said, bravo!
This is a great, wall of sound, true. Genius is genius.
gerdschneider 4 months ago
No matter what you think of the genre, the musical era, the looks, politics,hair, etc. There's something you can't deny. Talent and showmanship! It's always amazed me too, how 3 guys can create so much of a complete sound! Even bands like the Who only had 3 instruments with a vocalist. There was certainly nothing missing from their sound!
Gotta love Youtube for allowing us the ability to watch these old films. It probably sells a lot of "records" for these "forgotton" bands.
Long Live Rock!
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@seismiccowboy Keith Emerson and Rick Wakefie;d would be an awesome duel. Ther's the two of them and then everyone else. Kind of like Clapton and Page are with guitar.
whymelord21222 8 months ago
@whymelord21222 ...... Wake_who???? Wake up!!!!! or check the sleeve notes sometime...
zooreeka 4 months ago
Aerosmith sucks.
nolaking1183 4 months ago
And to think this band almost had Jimi hendrix in it to make a progressive quartet. I guess the band would have been abbreviated to "HELP!"
unremoved 5 months ago
3 guys really!?!?
planetjanet2 5 months ago
Do they all chew gum?
planetjanet2 5 months ago
@planetjanet2 Actually, yeah. Keith Emerson said he started it as a way to calm his nerves because early in his career he was always nervous about going on stage. Apparently they all followed suit.
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MorbidManMusic 5 months ago
Three guys !!Really!!!!
planetjanet2 5 months ago
Carl Palmer is fantastic.
mdanderson1114 6 months ago
Ahhh... masters of the Moog synthesizer
thehenroach3 6 months ago
I wonder if Emerson had few more hands...Like those Indian Goddesses... lmao
ThePsychoeffect 6 months ago in playlist ELP 70-74
I've known that since Brain Salad fresh off the shelf !
Steacy783 7 months ago
Seen this great band back in "74" at Charlotte Speedway North Carolina. Hitched hiked from Chi-town. Was not disappointed. Those where the days.
chixaroxn 7 months ago
Omg. Love him!
rmtmiller 7 months ago
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rmtmiller 7 months ago
So glad I got to see them live!
JoeConnector 7 months ago
xD
Abanzaka 7 months ago
come and see the showが完全に「我慢しましょう」に聞こえる。
もう少し頑張ればもっと空耳見つけられるかもｗｗｗ
AnzaiTamori 8 months ago
im graduated now, bak my freshman year in high school, when i was on color guard, we did this for the music that year an that was back in 06'-07' :) i miss it so much :(
kagomee4 8 months ago
site:youtube.com COMING SOON GOOGLE> UNCLE JOHN and THE SCOLE GHOST ANGEL BAND :-)
TKTRV 9 months ago
Brilliant!!! :)
Machinemanart 9 months ago
the funny part is that he's problably thinking it is easy.
king11fallen 9 months ago
It's amazing how 3 guys can produce such a wall of sound!
Tony07UK 10 months ago 14
@Tony07UK I've always had a huge problem with Simon Cowell. How can someone from England be the judge of what an American Idol should be?
rattybw 3 months ago
Okay is it just me or does Emerson have a woodie??????
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snugglebunny469 11 months ago
Love that Hammond organ :) Great song I heard this on Pistol Petes dvd Basketball player. 22 people will never see the show
TheNorthernSoulKing 11 months ago
Love that Hammond organ :) Great song I heard this on Pistol Petes dvd Basketball player
TheNorthernSoulKing 11 months ago
They cut the drum solo =[[
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TKTRV 11 months ago
I seen these guys in Cincinnati, OH. My first indoor conert in the mid 70"s..... Great Show!!
redb66 1 year ago
Keith Emerson is the best rock musician I've actually seen with my own eyes. He is better at keyboards than anyone else is at his/her respective instrument IMO.
seismiccowboy 1 year ago
@seismiccowboy Keith Emerson and Rick Wakefie;d would be an awesome duel. Ther's the two of them and then everyone else. Kind of like Clapton and Page are with guitar.
whymelord21222 1 year ago
ugly music for psycho!!!
gouvyrock 1 year ago
Yes WHO can do it better, ELP is the best band ever!!! SUPER BAND
stigb56 1 year ago
Legends & real musicians and that's that. So the fuck with Lady Gaga, Justin Beiber, Miley Cyrus and every other faggot that makes an appearance in some shopping mall waring the latest fashion.
TheRantingCabbie 1 year ago
Awesome drumming by Carl Palmer
blutocampbell 1 year ago
What a band, what a band!
Timzurita020196 1 year ago 2
GWAR started off the Zombies March! like that lol
Denji2006 1 year ago
Carl Palmer was an INCREDIBLE drummer.
MrJrinct 1 year ago 2
@MrJrinct carl is STILL!!! incredable. check out c.p. snare demo on youtube. ole boy is still killing em at 60+ yrs. young.
MRCJCOLLINS 1 year ago
What can one say, ELP ROCKS!!! All these other bands today are not even worthy to be in the same room as these guys. I hate American Idol and all these water down bands of today, Take note young musicians of today, watch and learn from the rock bands in the past (mainly before the MTV era) and if you work hard enough and have the talent enough to do what these guys did, maybe (and that's a big MAYBE), you might be mentioned along side of the greatest rock bands of the past.
tronix7787 1 year ago 2
Doesn't get much better than this!!! :)
intrinsicx 1 year ago
paul gilbert rules!
chaotic13000 1 year ago
It's amazing that this much music can come out of only three guys.
tjsbigidea 1 year ago 2
The keyboard parts of this song always reminds me of some SNES RPG battle theme. I wonder if this song inspired some.
Mirokuofnite 1 year ago
and some how rap is considered a musical genre....how is that possible after listening to ELP and other groups of the 70's...including Motown!
burkardhanis 1 year ago
@burkardhanis Isn't that the truth... It is disgusting how the ability to rhyme a couple of words now gains "performers" a grammy. Please look at the ability of bands to actually perform music. These three musicians were able to create a sound that previously had never been heard before. This is creativity at it's finest....
chicagodiceman 3 months ago
1:53, best part of the song
briantravelman 1 year ago
still today, they make other rock hero's., look like beginners.....there are no better muscians.......
lenmark59 1 year ago
Real musicians with obvious classical training playing real rock.
LeveesOrg 1 year ago
This is true art. They paved the way for all of these American Idol idiots that think that all fame is commercialized and more or less handed out without hard work. You will not see most of these bands from today last more than 10 years in my book. Bands like KISS, Aerosmith, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Led Zepplin...they last a life time. Most of those are 30 years and counting. I am happy that music like this was created and will live forever. Rock on! Simon Cowell? Eat your heart out.
hollywoodjay09 1 year ago 10
@hollywoodjay09 GOOD ONE! I don't really think simon knows how to rock n roll whatsoever. it is true a good laugh is tv just watch faux news or jane fonda's husband network . he should have her do nude aerobics SERIOUSLY the news has got that stale
THEPOCONOJOECHANNEL 1 year ago
amazing drum solo much...
Waitingforthepulse 1 year ago
far, far before their time. The problem with "classic rock" radio these days is they overlook magnificent talents such as ELP. Thanks for posting!
jenniferjuniper97 1 year ago
how pompous ...
florgat91 1 year ago
Saw them do this at the Cal Jam. They brought the house down......
wldlndfyrfytr 1 year ago 2
@wldlndfyrfytr This is the same version
ontherush77 1 year ago
carl is on drugs haha ! Can someone get his kit off Ringo and get it grooving again !
klnine 1 year ago
eh that was excellent
johnhill156 1 year ago
ELP along with Rush have some of the finest rock musicians. God bless both of them.
littleleaf96 1 year ago 3
This is the most complex rock music I´d ever heard. A melange of rock, classic and jazz. Awesome. Unfortunately the great music is dead for a to long time.
drjekyll66 1 year ago 3
This has got to be the opening number when they reunite TODAY to headline that big concert in London !! Really hope it leads them to get back together. IMHO, they are three of the best rock musicians ever !! ELP forever !!!!!!
AkiraLegs 1 year ago
rush, and elp are both awesome bands
FALLENFORFISH 1 year ago
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They still cant touch Rush...
strangegroove1985 1 year ago
The out of sync occurs when the bit rate sample on the video encoder is not set up right. My guess is that it was recorded 8 bit or 16 and encoded 24 bit.
dixonartteacher 1 year ago
The keyboard parts remind me a lot of SNES RPGs. I wonder if Japanese composers for those games where inspired by this, or other songs like this.
Mirokuofnite 1 year ago
I'm so glad I grew up when I did. Rock music has sucked since the 80'S
whymelord21222 1 year ago
@whymelord21222 But the mid 80's to 1990 sucked too!
scoobes11 1 year ago
@scoobes11 Actually with the possible exception of Def Leppard and The Scorpians the 80's, 90's and damn near everything in this century has sucked.
whymelord21222 1 year ago
we did this for marching band
Drummergirl4eva1 1 year ago
@Drummergirl4eva1 you have an awesome band instructor...
hickmanlax70 1 year ago
progressive rock at it's finest !
blica1 1 year ago 2
if you notice, at the point where his vox are off, the drums are too. bad editing i presume, not lip syncing.
samHBDH 1 year ago
the singing here overdubbed onto the video. you'll notice his lips don't move exactly in sync with the singing. a great group, but this one's a little bogus.
jasonwheel 1 year ago
Aww Dude! This is the song my dad was telling me about a long time ago, then shortly after I heard this on the radio but couldn't remember the name! ^^ Thx for posting!
RippedWhetheredStar 1 year ago
glaze of vasoline = funny line in the song
billiefan2000 1 year ago
i wish i was there to see that festival..so many great bands played there..it's the california jam festival from '73..unfortunately i was only 2 yrs old !
blica1 1 year ago
@blica1 I was there and it was in 1974...
vintagerockdotcom 1 year ago
@vintagerockdotcom Great !..thanks , i stand corrected , but still awesome !
blica1 1 year ago
Magic!
yachtgirl2005 1 year ago
Can't wait till April 25th. I'm seeing Emerson and Lake at the Orpheum Theatre in LA. That will be my second concert. :D
GuitarMasterizer 1 year ago
Elp and The moody blues are progressive rock
hudson1234512345 1 year ago
I'm not seeing how one could call The Moody Blues prog. They're .. art rock.
Tengent 1 year ago
Yup, yet the Moody Blues have some infliences from prog rock...
IzuharaTiger 1 year ago
Even though he missed a verse in this show/video clip, I have seen these guys and they are TOTALLY AWESOME!!!
AC4400CTSE 1 year ago
lester bangs said that.....
and he's dead and buried. ELP 's music is still kicking!! keith and greg are on tour~
phineas117 1 year ago
does anyone see a connection between the Moody Blues and ELP? "cause I don't mean musically as much as the "genre" of rock.
damianna777 1 year ago
i would say that anyone who makes fun of ELP just runs his stubborn head against the wall of thruth!
they were extremely gifted musicians and writers, and their overblown attitude was just thier version of ziggy stardust or "jimi burning stratocasters".
well at least they survived the game so far!
say noone anything against ELP, they know a thing or two about a life within music!!!!!!
MoveOverCasanova 1 year ago
Speechles!!!!!!! WOW!
intrinsicx 1 year ago
emerson, man.. that ending is so hard, any piano player would know. sweet jesus..
Gazonkie 1 year ago 19
I once saw this site that listed the worst bands in history, and it had ELP at 2. LMAO. I guess some people have surpassed the relm of stupidity to another dimension of total, utter ignorance.
No musician has ever amazed me to the point that Emerson just did.
potatopizza93 1 year ago 59
well if critics liked prog the world would be a much more boring place, john peel once called elp "a waste of talent and electricity" thats not insulting thats just hilarious!!!
pinkfloydrule27 1 year ago
Yeah I heard that, but at least that was early in their carreer, but still! Good point though--it's too fun to hate critics, pop, and the radio.
potatopizza93 1 year ago
that is ridiculous. They are #2 in my FAVORITE bands. They deserve better than that.
GuitarMasterizer 1 year ago
@potatopizza93 It was probably some irrelavent Miley Cyrus, Justin Beiber loving site that listed them as the 2nd worst band ever. Someone with absolutely no taste in music and obviously tone deaf!
TheBellaemmamom 1 year ago
@TheBellaemmamom No, it was probably Robert Christgau of Rolling Stone. He hates ELP more than anybody. Here's a Christgau quote about ELP: "They are almost as pretensious as there stupid fans!" Don't bother to look for any Christgau quotes about ELP. He took them all of the internet...
paperpichu 1 year ago
@potatopizza93 If I may ask, who was number one on that list? I just typed in "Worst Bands in history" on Google, and the guy listed Pink Floyd, Beatles, and Hendrix on that list! And the Doors were listed as the worst! What an idiot! But yeah, if somebody's rating ELP as one of the worst, someone has to have sense punched into 'em!
Wonka275 11 months ago
@potatopizza93 Must have been Kanye West's top ten list
mosihasteen 11 months ago
@potatopizza93 most rock critics are lemmings and will only praise an act if ALL THE OTHER CRITICS praise them. ELP and YES get slagged, even though most of the critics (in private) will tell you the LOVE both bands. ELP is one of the most important bands is ALL music history. And one of the most influential.
TouchingYou 11 months ago
I made my own video to this awesome song. Currently available on YouTube. (But you never know about WMG). watch?v=C_zo0FiNheI. I record the audio from a vinyl record then film my turntable in random places. I did this one on a really cool LED board (previously used by The Who). I think it's pretty cool and of course, ELP rules! Check it out.
TheDailyVinyl 1 year ago
Awesome keyboard solo at the end. The left hand part is difficult on its own without throwing in the rapidly moving line in the right hand before leaping down to the middle board on the tension chords.
315Mikey 1 year ago 2
Carl palmer=AMAZING DRUM SOLO
AImosTskater44 2 years ago 2
I did the broadcast sound at California Jam. Still have it. It's bigger than classic rock when it's "done right" lol.
Caljamscott 2 years ago
having seen these guys in 76 wow what underated musicians they are .especialy carl parmers drums
MrBfarrell42 2 years ago
Love ELP, seen this in concert, played the record and CD to death, but this sounds like an off night.
themountainviewguy 2 years ago
would kill to see these guys live and heres why: keith emerson-greatest keyboardist ever, greg lake-awesome songwriter and singer, carl palmer-one of the greatest drummers of his era
DemiLovatoFootLover 2 years ago 3
should have left the entire drum solo in
Dojocho 2 years ago
Anyone know what year this was? Thanks.
iTitus 2 years ago
@iTitus reply to myself: 1974
iTitus 2 years ago
They peaked during this tour. They never sounded the same or played as well again.
wlines 2 years ago
Is Emerson doing the bass lines on his keyboard or is it prerecorded?
rayvox 2 years ago
incredibly, he does everything, only non keyboard sounds were prerecorded. Thats why i consider him the greatest keyboardist of all time, he was playing different things in his right and left hands.
fearitself418 2 years ago 4
Keith is without a doubt the greatest keyboardist ever,he's miles ahead of anyone else.Keith is like an octopus,he is total perfection,nobody can or will ever come close.
STRATCAT101 2 years ago 4
Here everything is live and for sure emerson is playing the bass line on the minimoog with left hand........ incredible.
markbrain 2 years ago
Probably very much like Ray Manzarek was doing the bass for The Doors..
1Samh666 2 years ago
Absolutely incredible. Here it is over thirty years later, and this stuff still blows me away. The synth line that Emerson does at 4:15 is great - glad they showed his hands during that part!
TimServo 2 years ago 4
yeah, the "not content with that; we pull Jesus from a hat" line is from the 1st impression part 1, this is 1st impression part 2
MetalHydrogen 2 years ago
What happened to the "Not content with that; we pull Jesus from a hat" line? Or was that KE9Pt1?
I was at the California Jam for this show. Blue microdot in quad (!!). I was in 9th grade. I had seen them 3 other times that year, at The Forum, the Long Beach Arena, and the San Bernardino Swing Auditorium.
ReverbAndBeer 2 years ago
First heard this song watching Aloha Bobby and Rose in the late 70's. Ultimate driving song makes you want to drive 100. Excellent song..
69mobass 2 years ago 3
I've heard that ELP will be fronting the High Voltage tour next year in London - If so i'll be there, i'll be there, i will be there.
seka69seka 2 years ago 2
way,way ahead of there time.these r true musicians,carl palmer is still the greatest drummer of all-time,and emerson is the greatest of all-time,and greag lake is great as well.love these guys to death.
cfv22 2 years ago 36
@cfv22 Ever compare Keith Emerson to Rick Wakeman? I love them both and honestly can't say who's better.
halibut14 1 year ago
KEITH EMERSON!!!
maddma 1 year ago
@cfv22 I don't think they were ahead of their time, cause then they would sound like some shit like Justin Bieber...
Hutcarlingos 1 year ago
@cfv22 Fucking cant touch Rush, lol, Neil Peart blows Carl Palmer.... Danny Carey is a lot better to..... They shouldnt have played after Deep Purple at the California Jam.... Deep Purple is way way way Better!
strangegroove1985 1 year ago
@strangegroove1985 I completely disagree. You obviously favor more straight type of rock bands. ELP ventured where rush or deep purple have never gone or ever will go. And Niel blows away Carl? ha ha! Just goes to show how much you know about tech ability. Neil is one of my fav drummers but he still cant touch what Carl did in the70s. Buddy Rich was clever enough to see this most obvious truth!
scoobes11 1 year ago
it was the openinng song every night at the strip club i used to DJ at
howlin2 2 years ago
Wow.. that is a GREAT song to open a strip show....
as long as there really weren't 'seven virgins and a mule' on the playbill?
mahabreta 2 years ago
first time i heard this it was in aloha bobby and rose when i was 5. loved it ever since. glad i could finally find this song
sundriedmonkey 2 years ago 2
That guy HAS to be the best Keyboard player ever, they influenced Floyd so much. And in turn, Floyd influenced them
RayManzarekGod 2 years ago
This looks like VHS-Wish I had a DVD of this show-best live performance of this tune I have heard so far-heard just about all of em.Beats the hell outta the dismal sounding and looking DVD's of this band released years later.Awesome post!
tn526 2 years ago 3
I believe this was from the California Jam in 73 and was broadcasted on ABC TV on their In Concert series. It is on low resolution video originally beta or VHS and has been put on DVD which I have but not much better quality than what you see here unfortunately. The video does, however, include the flying piano, which if you haven`t seen you need to search for and watch....
pilesovinyl 2 years ago
I saw it live it 77.. Thought it was the funniest thing I had ever seen-he looked like he was holding on for dear life,playing as fast as he could,while this thing was spinning in the air lol
tn526 2 years ago
I`m jealous. I saw them three times in the 70s, the last time at Soldier Field in Chicago with the 63 piece orchestra. I never got to see the flying piano in person. I was and am a huge fan, have heard that Emerson is having trouble with his hand and had to cancel some upcoming shows...
pilesovinyl 2 years ago
It is I who is jealous- I would have MUCH rather have seen the ELP with orchestra gig-you are a very lucky man indeed my friend (pun intended)
tn526 2 years ago
I met Keith Emerson in a club in Los Angeles in 1986 or 1987...he was totally totally fucked up and tried to pickup my wife as well
discodelirio 2 years ago
YIKES LOL
fastrichard1 2 years ago
Well, rock star, what do you expect.
Did she go?
alcibaides 2 years ago
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cycleflight 2 years ago
that ending was sick
behavioranalyst2 2 years ago
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jaimeraim 2 years ago
Welcome back my friends to the show that never ends we're so glad you could attend come inside! come inside! There behind a glass is a real blade of grass be careful as you pass, move along! move along! Come inside the show's about to start guaranteed to blow your head apart rest assured you'll get your money's worth the greatest show in heaven, hell or earth,you've got to see the show, it's a dynamo,you've go to see the the show, IT'S ROCK AND ROLL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ABSOLUTELY LOVE IT!!!!!!
seka69seka 2 years ago
Even though they are not the best, they are not the greatest, but easily the most talented trio in music history.
butcherbird52 2 years ago 2
Let's all build a time machine, and go back to the 70's- yipeeeee
seka69seka 2 years ago 21
@seka69seka In a hearttbeat!!!
annikee59 1 year ago
@seka69seka
let's do it!!!
<3
back to the days of <3
babalon1919 1 year ago
@seka69seka
let's do it!!!
<3
back to the days of <3
babalon1919 1 year ago
@seka69seka I'll bring some sandalwood incense and Indian tapestries for the ceiling!
jenniferjuniper97 1 year ago
ELP stand along-side bands such as Pink floyd, Genesis, Deep purple etc.....BRILLIANT.
seka69seka 2 years ago 6
hey can someone please post the endless enigma both parts
atgskater14 2 years ago
I only 19 but I love ELP's music. They're amazing! Carl Palmer is one of the greatest drummers I've heard. There is a lot of drum solos by him on YouTube.
cadborasaurus 2 years ago
Thanks for posting the vid. Brings back wonderful memories of my teen years. Do you know what concert and year this was from?
djrtc1 2 years ago
Eta progressivo da porr4.
CleitoCJ 2 years ago
The best group of ever..
Djnocciols 2 years ago 6
Yeah, they waste part of his (Palmer's)best riff foccusing instead on Emerson doing the bird wing.
sawmonkey 2 years ago
where is part one?
alwaysopen 2 years ago
where did they come up with the name for this song
computersmasher 2 years ago
"Karn Evil" is an alteration of the word "carnival" which is essentially what the piece is about. The "9" was simply added onto the end to make it sound more scifi.
CodeRedProductions07 2 years ago
thanks!
computersmasher 2 years ago
I don't know about the "9". I think it's an alteration of "night". That would be consistent.
"Karn Evil 9" = "Carnival Night"
vjreejr 2 years ago
This whole section of the song was a comment on the way the media plays upon people's suffering to make the news. It's the media circus/carnival. The last section is about computers basically ruling our lives, written before PCs were the norm. Pretty prophetic I'd say! ;-)
VladtheEmailer 2 years ago
GeeZZZZZ . . . Carl is rather FAST isn't he? Peace to all Gringo Jet
GringoJet 2 years ago
what was the date of this show and where?
TexasXCountry 2 years ago
california jam, 1974 O_O"
gesseroure 2 years ago
A good contest indeed betwwen Neil Peart and Carl Palmer.I respect and admire both!
cfl215603 2 years ago 3
@cfl215603 yes i admire both, but you got to hand it to palmer for shear speed!
scoobes11 2 years ago
Damn, I'm suppose to watch this for band,But I'm getting carried away cause the pianoist and dummer is killing it
Nice
XD
msmarch45 2 years ago 2
How in the world can someone play two instruments at the same time?
Oh, but now we have Brittany and Justin and the Jonas Brothers.