Keith Emerson plays a Korg M3-88 at Winter NAMM 2009

[gsimonel]

Keith Emerson is usually considered one of the kings of progressive rock--and that is not always meant as a compliment--but what comes across in this video, especially in the first two songs, is what a great jazz keyboardist he is. Comparisons with Rick Wakeman are inevitable--they both have their strong points--but I'd give Keith Emerson the edge when it comes to harmonic inventiveness. This video highlights that well. Great to see he's still out there burning up the keyboard. Rock on, Keith!

[Oscarbrash]

Emerson is the King, Rudess the Prince

[scada99]

Keith Emerson is an amazing musician, he could bang spoons together an make awesome music.

Acoustic piano simulations are a matter of taste. Even natural pianos are subjective.

Some musicians prefer the Bosendorfer over the Steinway, or the Yamaha Conservatory grands over the Fazioli, or the Bechstein grand over all of them.

It's simply a matter of taste and musical genre.

Great musical talent transcends the instrument.

Thanks for such a great video.

[thedreamisme]

Its too bad guys like Wallysaurex are too stupid to realize that you should not judge the sound of some thing based on one of these vids.

[totto210]

the king keith

[sleeve51]

Excellent. Whoever posted this "Thank you very much"!

[AB1967Rio]

Anyway, hearing Keith playing - even a child's piano - is F A N T A S T I C!

[WallysaurRex]

too bad that korg sounds like shit ):

[mitsubachi2]

@WallysaurRex Maybe in comparison to a real piano, but as far as digital keyboards go, I see no real problems with it; I think it is fairly authentic sounding... That's just opinion, though.

[14ste084]

@WallysaurRex Yes genius, Keith loves playing boards that sound like this. I can only imagine that yours sounds much better lol.

[shubus]

great stuff. Keith's harmonic outlook changed everything....!

[BlacksmithVRS]

Great idea, strike the keys with the elbow to EXPLODE in the music...

[thesemenincident]

So much for expecting a KORG M3-88 demo...

[marcolive87]

24 of July 2010, London, Emerson, Lake & Palmer reunion concert!!!

[martin10elli]

Keith Emerson ist trotz seiner Hand-Operation immer noch ein Gigant an den Keyboards. Emo: mach bitte weiter...

[magicmike618]

in english, his right hand, the solo hand is DEAD, from years of playing, but if you guys notice, he now plays bass with his right hand and his solos with his left hand, and his keyboards are BACKWARDS. he is god

[handel1111]

WOW !!!!!

[synthadict]

prog god!

[Gutzee]

the music gets muddy. Too much going on at moments.

[freddosasso]

keith is a legend: but did you noticed he has problems with right hands, actually he plays with 3 fingers only, and is still great!

[Schon2112]

You Know you dont know Emerson,Lake And Palmer,GREAT MUSIC!!! Go Listen to your rap crap and let the the real Musicains Enjoy This.......

[gahierro]

Why is this ruh-tard playing an M3 for the piano sounds? And why is he playing the soundtrack from Home Alone? Why does he look like a water buffalo...with down syndrome?

[mjtgough]

What is wrong with you? Just go away.

[drhu]

That ruh-tard is one of the best that ever played.

You know......MUSIC?

[tompaulsen2002]

Keith Emerson, duh?

[freddosasso]

ignorante...e basta

[ditroiamusic]

Too dissonant for me at times. But I do love alot of his work!

[BlueTolerated]

Frank Zappa and Keith Emerson are two people who completely changed the way I play (and listen to) music.

[plasticPlaystation]

@BlueTolerated and... who are you?

[BlueTolerated]

@plasticPlaystation Why do you ask ?

[TheKeswickGallagher]

@BlueTolerated i'll agree with that if you trow in the works of Don Van Vliet, Vivian Stanshall & Les Claypool

you'll have my top 5 favorite musicians

[Microsloth]

Play it Keith! Awesome talent...

[kc2ine]

Keith is the man...

who plays today like that???

[dragonsagoth666]

Eh... Rudess?

[kc2ine]

sorry, not that league.

[dragonsagoth666]

Yeah, better than that :)

[escomments]

Technically better. Rudess tends to sound robotic. He's like the yngwie of the keyboards. EMO is the man!

[chaveznieves]

@escomments

i would disagree. when rudess wants to he can play with amazing levels of emotion and feeling. and he plays faster than anyone else. i wouldn't say emerson is better than rudess (i wouldn't say anyone is better than him). but thats just my opinion. hopefully i don't receive massive amounts of hate for simply voicing my opinion

[skalkmusix]

please don't compare a living legend(emerson)with rudess!!

Ofcourse rudess is way better techniquelly...but

this man is responsible for the whole genre among with wakeman Vangelis and floyd..and he is ofcourse way more artistic than rudess..

Rudess sounds more like a robot..and if you listen him with a solo piano he sounds very very bad as an intepreteur(not techniquelly)...

so please it's ridiculous..its like comparing beethoven with bernstein or stravinsky

cheers

[ELP71]

keiths mum just pst and he has cancelled the KEB tour and the ELP reunion for late 09 due to his f'd up paw : (

[maxa60]

Still the master. Sad that injury and surgeries have robbed us of that amazing right hand.

[phyllis1753]

It isn't stopping him, tho'

[angie4josh]

Keith Emerson will forever live on as the greatest pianist and keyboardist of the 20'th century. I bow my head in utter respect.

[vintagerockdotcom]

Fantastic!

[mitzfah13]

wish i coulda been there. rudess and emerson. my dad woulda died. his idol

[JoaquinBaranzano]

Loved it !!

[DDDekost]

Tarkus made my day.