This song is legendary. I love it. Lake wrote it when he was 12, and the Emerson's perfect solo was a first take, an improvisation as they had to write a filler in a hurry .......
i was stood in front of Greg, by mistake, at a gig in Glasgow, he sang it i think, to me, i thank you Greg for that fantasy! u were brilliant! thanx 4 post. means sooo much to me i loved King Crimson but a warm love for ELP- what a show!
Thanks to my dad, I can appreciate great music like this... Being 18, everyone thinks I only listen to Rap and some really shitty pop music.. But Naw, I LOVE THE CLASSICS.. Wish I could have lived during this music era..
I also have found that this song is rather unique, if you play it loud!especially the finale keyboard part.That sort of discovery never happens now a days.
In the early 70's ELP 1 WAS the rock album "audiophiles" used to show off. The deep synth note at 4:13, as well as the "cymbal phasing" and intense low freq. content of "Tank" was far beyond other bands of the day. By the way-- summer of '77 I was a lucky man as I was able to see Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin,The Who and ELP LIVE--- care to guess which band had the best LIVE sound setup? ELP kicked uber-ass. Frankly-Lake WAS the ONLY one able to perform a "studio quality" vocal set LIVE.
I heard this when I was 9 at about the time this came out.My cousin,who was in his 20's at the time let me hear his ELP album!!I thought this was so cool!! My first taste of real music!
Simply perfect! There is a great performance somewhere else on youtube where Greg Lake sings this song just playing his acoustic guitar. The guitar solo and the Moog part at the end are making from it an absolute masterpiece.
This song is legendary. I love it. Lake wrote it when he was 12, and the Emerson's perfect solo was a first take, an improvisation as they had to write a filler in a hurry .......
smilingeuterpe 6 days ago
love this song
52cranky 1 week ago in playlist Favorite videos
I saw a range-fed white horse that was being ridden by an obese women.
Slumpnasty 1 week ago
un pezzo della mia vita........
diomede3d 2 weeks ago
cant blv i like this track..im more rnb guy..but it just kept me thinking about the simpsons haha
wazguddie 3 weeks ago in playlist Favorite videos
visti al Vigorelli nel '73...o era il '74?
MrParaumbe 1 month ago 2
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TheLivingfreekshow 2 months ago
Lucky Man :) QC
Quaaludedude714 2 months ago
My Grandpa was a Lucky Man.
LegendOfDuo 2 months ago
@LegendOfDuo He sure was, your Grandma gave great head.
Smackdaddy9 1 month ago
bellissimo pezzo!!!!!
89p24 2 months ago
I miss the 70's Too! :(
kaskarria123 3 months ago
super merci
plomeur29120 3 months ago
excellent
2323116 4 months ago
i was stood in front of Greg, by mistake, at a gig in Glasgow, he sang it i think, to me, i thank you Greg for that fantasy! u were brilliant! thanx 4 post. means sooo much to me i loved King Crimson but a warm love for ELP- what a show!
angelicb4me 3 years ago
Great song... A helluva a lot better than the shit you hear today...
It was a time back then when talent actually mattered, not like today, where non-talented ass holes seem to make it big. *Sigh*
I miss the 70's :(
145Slap789 3 years ago
This music brings back memories of me and my dad, I even went out and found the vynil at a local out door market, im glad I was raised on this music.
xx7hat6uyxx 3 years ago
thanks for posting!
YouCheckmate 3 years ago
Looks sort of like the Parthenon, but I've never seen it from that angle so it's hard to say.
ProdigalSeed 3 years ago
love this.... soooo much
DEEMUSICBUG 3 years ago
so pretty very pretty thank dionysus mi navidad ahon 55. de la pinche de la soul, de la momi, de la forgotton, the blah blah ti amo, pinche
sjdinergrrl 3 years ago
Gods I love this song!
colitasqueen 3 years ago
What an amazing combination, each member of ELP an absolute virtuoso.
Cotoredondo 3 years ago
4:00 what's on the background ?
GregLake88 3 years ago
a moog synthesizer
deltaboi 3 years ago
no, i mean the building....
GregLake88 3 years ago
lol my bad, i don't know i didn't watch it
deltaboi 3 years ago
Thanks to my dad, I can appreciate great music like this... Being 18, everyone thinks I only listen to Rap and some really shitty pop music.. But Naw, I LOVE THE CLASSICS.. Wish I could have lived during this music era..
KOWdarkness 3 years ago 7
Yeah.....but just think how old you'd be right now.(Like me)Enjoy the hell out of being 18. Congrats on your superior musical taste
chaplinfan48 3 years ago
Classic!
namaste91 3 years ago
I love the sound of the drums in this song.
Apathesis0 3 years ago 2
What a song!
puacino 3 years ago
great song this rocks!!!
riverrat7995 3 years ago
wow what a chorus. so good. I wish music would turn around and ply good now
Guitarstring187 3 years ago 3
Great Song!!
54spiritedwill54 3 years ago
Loved cranking this song up and vibrating the shit out of everything.One of the all time best!!!
nsmoptech 3 years ago 2
I also have found that this song is rather unique, if you play it loud!especially the finale keyboard part.That sort of discovery never happens now a days.
neohip 3 years ago
Probably one of the best songs of that era.
Comparable to "Miracle" by Jefferson starship!
eldunno73 3 years ago 3
I had this as a 45...I LOVED it. They do make music like this anymore!
Tomasina1616 3 years ago
One of my all time favorite bands. Saw them twice in Montreal 1979, 1980. Thanks for sharing, and thanks to sailor for the share. Peace!
minstral2 3 years ago 2
That's the thing about one hit or one album wonders. Greatness just seems to fade away. Great song, great band. To this day.
whitebengal987 3 years ago 2
canción bonita donde las haya
curroprr 3 years ago
ELP got their name after Crosby, Stills & Nash.
GarfieldVsSnoopy 3 years ago
me acuerdo cuando caminaba por la colonia vista hermosa en san salvador que dias aquellos
guanacoool 3 years ago
In the early 70's ELP 1 WAS the rock album "audiophiles" used to show off. The deep synth note at 4:13, as well as the "cymbal phasing" and intense low freq. content of "Tank" was far beyond other bands of the day. By the way-- summer of '77 I was a lucky man as I was able to see Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin,The Who and ELP LIVE--- care to guess which band had the best LIVE sound setup? ELP kicked uber-ass. Frankly-Lake WAS the ONLY one able to perform a "studio quality" vocal set LIVE.
BFDeihl 3 years ago 4
Amazing song!!
sidehead 3 years ago
Love this song. I used to listen it when I was a teanager all of the time. Rocked out with these giant headphones. They were the coolest.
jencomackey 3 years ago
Hey Paul.. Yoy
sirpaul2nd 3 years ago
They didn't reach the "greatness" most people thought they'd reach, but they had this great song. Fonder times in NJ.
dbrunsonsr 3 years ago
I heard this when I was 9 at about the time this came out.My cousin,who was in his 20's at the time let me hear his ELP album!!I thought this was so cool!! My first taste of real music!
AncilWayneSmith 3 years ago
um....you might have a crush on your cousin
glennwith2nns 3 years ago
Epic
CatNika 3 years ago
Simply perfect! There is a great performance somewhere else on youtube where Greg Lake sings this song just playing his acoustic guitar. The guitar solo and the Moog part at the end are making from it an absolute masterpiece.
DudeLove6221 3 years ago
First time i heard it when i was 6 years old,i thought i'm getting mad :)
edik090 3 years ago 3
Many don't realize that Greg Lake performed acoustic guitar, lead guitar, bass and all the vocals on this track. What a talent.
yngwiefreak 3 years ago 24
Even more impressive was that he wrote it when he was a 12-year-old kid. How's that for talent?
GrayLeader2184 3 years ago 6
Woah, really? That's insane! Genius...
Keyboardzrock 3 years ago 2
What a great powerful song. Timeless & outstanding. Simple & wize. LOVE it !
TheOwl54 3 years ago 13
Still a favorite of mine almost 40 years later. This was rock with a brain
Coffeeforevah 3 years ago 7
Great Song!!
Jeroen14nl 3 years ago 4
Wow first time I heard this was in the early 70's and the synthesiser freeked us all out,
Bravehart123r 3 years ago 3
MOOG!
bobbybaner 4 years ago