tarkus elp montreal

[LeMarcable]

Les années 70 que du bon.

[godsofmagod]

Too bad this is the fat Greg Lake version on ELP. In their day they made amazing

music but this is past their prime.

[jaegerhund]

Tight

[davidfaubion]

Tarkus might have changed the mentality of world; did mine;

[Metalrulz7]

I agree with Crimson King (My Youtube name is from a long time ago xD) ( Not that there isn't any good metal)

[elpgr]

Is this "performance" up to ELP standards?

[FrankyDooDy0]

@elpgr Even better in 1970s

[FlyingJunk]

I remember that show!!! I was in the audience.

[kakahich]

thanx man

i was looking for this for so much long

now i'm done and ready to die

[27kouros]

There is a tribute CD, its called Legends, Encores & Paradox.. its a good album

[jtomasik]

The more the years go by, the more ELP's talents are realized. Throughout their careers, their synthesizing of jazz, classical, ragtime, rock, and blues becomes more and more evident.

[metalfiend124]

@jtomasik I wish ELP would re record in the studio a cd of updated Tarkus, Karnevil 9 , Trilogy, etc.. with modern recording techniques just for the fans. Is there an ELP tribute cd yet, like the Rush triibute WORKING MAN that dream theater and others did 10 years ago or so?

[Jean7767124]

I'm also 14, and I think ELP is great, along with Yes, King Crimson, Gentle Giant, Pink Floyd and all those progressive rock greats.

[annikee59]

@Jean7767124 You give me faith in the younger gens.

[jfrockon]

As a rock guitarist for 30 years... I LOVE this band.

[Sutterjack]

Keith Emerson was and is a genius---a pioneer of electronic music and a master performer! I'm sad I never got to see ELP live. I'm sorry for his health problems---a artist wants to play! Phil Colins is having similar problems with his hand drumming-right?

[bobfree66]

you'll be glad to know ELP are coming back in July at a High Voltage Festival in London. I've already got my tickets.

There are loads of other Prog Rock bands there such as Focus, Martin Turner's Wishbone Ash, Uriah Heep, the first formation of Argent since 1975!!

[DesideriusErasmusRot]

I'm very sad to hear about the nerve damage. Keith Emerson (and Greg Lake and Carl Palmer) deserve a note in history for their contributions and their influence. They set out to create something new and exciting, and they succeeded.

[oferf1]

hey...i was there...so cool  was this the double bill with deep purple?

[peresaker2]

This is pretty good quality, both sound and picture resolution. Thanks for posting it! Emerson has been my musical hero since 1971 when I saw them on the Trilogy tour. He's got trouble with his hands these days but his compositions stand the test of time. Tarkus is still my favourite and I never tire of hearing it.

[smartlamppost]

Emerson has been my music hero since 1996 when I was born. ;D

[westpalmscott]

@smartlamppost Wow ! you're just 14.  I was 14 when ELP released their first album in 71. LOL

[smartlamppost]

@westpalmscott well, 13, but I love ELP either way ;D

[susieaxym]

what year is this?

[tarkuslad]

This looks like it's from the '92-'93 tour.

[giliofelipe]

MY FAVORITE SONG

WATCH THIS:

watch?v=suDxISFa9bg

NEW YOUNG PROGRESSIVE BAND

[vittinlokaun]

i'm 12 years old and this is my favorite band actually

[frankiesweeney]

good to not all the kids are listening to mtv crap

[mrtam51]

gods

[y4m5m5]

when was this concert?

[garygomesg]

Double bass drums in a prog rock band? What about Jon Hiseman in Colosseum? Every Crimson drummer before Bruford had two bass drums, etc.

[cristianstoppa2003]

4:40 BRILLANT

[mikimcal]

Their music is timeless!! They've created and performed this complex suite of music 38 years ago, and is still way more interesting and impressive than most Rock tunes I've heard in the past four decades.

Along with Beatles, Cream, Dead, QMS, Steely Dan, Santana, and Joni Mitchell, they have taken the Rock music to a different height, created their own special sound, and became one-of-its-own-kind band. It's great that they can still perform this piece so well after so many years...

[BoxenRobl]

The best album is the live one "Welcome back my friends, to the show that never ends"

[pianogrinder]

For a legendary band like this, they have played longer than most of us have been alive, even at their ages, they still raise the bar for excellence.

[funds450]

ELP was the best...this is great

[drazenscholz]

I agree with that. ELP is one and only. Like Mozart or Bach. All this shity comments talks more about

their writers. Poor young people witch knows nothing but spitting on legends like ELP and many more. Sadly.

[cr1msonking93]

Well, I guess I'm one of the young people, but my legends/idols ARE Emerson, Lake & Palmer, King Crimson, Gentle Giant, Caravan, etc. Not all young people have a bad music taste ;-)

[CARBAU57]

Good for you, but sadly, you are an exception.

[rabudja8]

im a young person and these guys are my idols

[drazenscholz]

Mine too. Reagards from Croatia

[joakorush2112]

one of the best trio of englan. and for all the bad comments: remember that this is an pirate video, is why the sound quality isn´t good.

[pbanders]

I love ELP, but this really is an atrocious performance. Go back and listen to the brilliance of the studio performance if you don't agree. This is choppy, disjointed, dead, and while time spares no one, Greg's vocals are a faint echo of the golden throated boy of the '70's.

[MADROCKS212]

I agree so many dropped notes, although it is an extremely hard peice to get through for any musician of any standard even these guys...

[VladtheEmailer]

Not sure you realize, but the reason for the bad playing is that Keith's right hand has gone through many operations for nerve damage. Sadly, he can barely play with it any longer.

[joakorush2112]

they are old man. do you know how hard is play all that instrumenst with that age?

they have done their work and we are glad for that. that is happen to all the band like RUSH, LED ZEPPELIN, AC/DC, etc. But all them still being incredible bands.

[IamGwalty]

ac dc ahahahahahahahahahahah elp !

[bma473]

Holy Emerson! Brilliant play at such age. It's beyond comprehension.

[gwg5640]

The first two minutes are the best part. I saw 92 tour in Portland OR. and hearing Tarkus gave me body chills. It was really errie, but good.

[munkytron]

this is so vucking fucking fucking fucking fucking fucking fucking fucking fucking fucking fucking fucking nice ;) splendid

[electronfun]

@munkytron

Isn't it, though? Cooking!

[robbolandsvids]

@munkytron ...yes it is !!!

[jamalam17z7]

is palmer serious? those drums are shit, the cymbals sound like plastic and the snare is awful

[Kingboo2222]

weird, but ok

[metabog]

So sterile compared to the older period. They don't move at all.

[viidiot]

lighten up, they're old. I like it, but, I do prefer the older stuff, Ofcourse....

[darost]

I loved this; apparently those who don't just don't like TARKUS very much, but then I liked King Crimson better than Grand Funk Railroad, so what do I know?

[PROTENON]

Lake looks douchey with the earring.

[davcar23]

This was around 1992 for the Black Moon Tour

[partycho1989]

elp fue una agrupacion con un estilo propio y una banda que con su sonido ponia atonicos tarkus me parece una gran mescolanza de sonidos y ritmos

[angie4josh]

hang on somthin sucks, i meen i love ELP

but they seem like they are going too slow or they are out of sync or somthing

[fezangry]

well, try playing that live....

[zzzontag]

LOL. Fuck that! You need 6 hands with 10 fingers on each. :P

[gypsum20]

ELP with cozy Powell on drums isnt it? this sucks

[mrgears]

Nope, sorry. That's Carl for sure. Cozy inrerviews better but that's about it.

[inchargenow]

not Cozy, that's Carl alright.

[rckid404]

i agree with markkens "this is the worst ELP performance i've ever seen."

[frankiesweeney]

its almost impossible to reproduce the athmosphere of the studio album so their just doing a live version

[angelmarrocco]

excellent track what year was this?

[markkens]

This is the worst ELP performance I've ever seen.

[VTelles]

a brief phrasing of BACH at 4.52, didn't know that Keith Emmerson used to do that... I don't know their work that well though...

[yoochoobb]

Yeah he used to do that from his early days in the 60's with The Nice. I always liked it.

[mrgears]

Oh yes, Emo works in stuff from Bach, Rachmininov, Mussorsky, Tchykowsky, Prokofiev, Holst, Lidst, Ginestera, Rimsky-Korsicoff just to mention a few. Sorry for any mispellings.

[JuGaaraObciro]

MERO VOLTAJE!!!!!!!!

jaaa

de las bandas que lo ponen a uno de reventar energia!

EXCELENTE

*o*

[bassSlouch]

whoa double bass in a prog rock band...thats some shady ground they were touching on

[hitlord]

Never heard Dream Theater, Orphaned Land, Ayreon, Liquid Tension Experiment, Opeth or Pain of Salvation? (There is a lot other Progressive Bands i can't remember now, that do double bass. It's pretty common actually.)

[bassSlouch]

I know a lot of progressive metal bands do double bass now of days but for an act that started in the 70's, makes it a little rarer...so whats Tool to you?

[hitlord]

A band and a bunch of items you can use to build things. Never really take the time to hear Tool. Know it only by name.

[kennyfenderjazz]

Uh, how about Neil Peart of Rush? They;ve been around since 1974. Not to mention how many drummers now play double pedals on a single kick (I assume you meant double kick, not double (upright) bass.

[bassSlouch]

rush was a band I never really got into the vocals were just too much for me to get behind, the whole act has to have it going in a way I like or I tend to just dabble in it...very bad trait in a musician but oh well

[rupertdragon88]

yeah but where are the cool costumes that made them loook like rock gods? why do all the gods go to black in the end? have you seen jackson brown lately? dresses like a moscowite this is the drabbiest bleakest dressed age i've lived in.

[kennyfenderjazz]

Rick Wakeman's were the coolest (tongue planted firmly in cheek)

[SergiusLigurAugustus]

ELP return from 1992/1993! Very good!

[Brian880]

The offical DVD release is beter :). Solo starts on piano. This is cool though :)

[blivitnet]

Don't get me wrong, I love ELP, but...is it me, or is their time/groove a bit loose? It sounds like Keith is the one with the most questionable time and Palmer and Lake are just trying to hold it down under his shakiness?

[guesstimateJones]

i dont know about the timing, what u might have noticed are the notes Keith misses in the beginning. Buts lets keep in mind, the man is playing a bass piano section with one hand and a key organ section with the other. and both sections require very short, fast paced strokes of different variety, so i mean, i think hes allowed to miss a note.

getting towards the end yeah i suppose the timings loose, doesnt bother me considering how old they are haha

[Zeld1122]

Does he give a finger to the audience at 7:40?

[kirkmach32]

Nah. It's the index finger pointing out that it's time for the ribbon controller break, which diehards always love

[metabog]

As much as I like ELP, I've seen tribute bands play this better live.

[Yogurt2345]

I say "wow !"

[DaedalusWolf]

Hey Gumby : C'est génial comme vidéo mais c'est quand que tu l'as enregistrer?

[gumby10]

ça devait être dans les années 90. me souviens plus

[Cozy990]

25 Janvier 1993... j'étais la...:)

[rocksanqc]

Au théâtre St-Denis à Montréal dans les années 90

[miltonboy73]

C'était au Théatre St-Denis en Janvier 1993. Deuxième arrêt Montréalais pour la tournée Black Moon. La première fois c'était en Aout 1992 au Forum.

[rosaire0]

When was this? I usually don't like reunions, but I must say this is impressive. Au Theatre St-Denis! Thank You.

[bertrandkolesza]

This band is my favourite, since I was nine, 35 years ago. This Tarkus performance is much better than the one in their Live in Montreux DVD. They played in a touristic town (Gramado), 80 miles from here (Porto Alegre, Brazil) in 1997 during a movie festival there. It was a thrill in a 10°C night. Will never forget. Thanks to Carl's great performance I heard in LPs I became a professional drummer (now playing only as an amateur). Thanks ELP! Long live.

[cosmotcat]

For me ... IM(A)O ... these guys were/ARE the definition of 'progressive rock' (if it HAS to be labeled). Listen to Keith tickling those ivories. It may be a long time before there is an equal ... again, IM(A)O.

[alaincharnier1971]

cool stuff, like the extended pause at 1:38.

tip for playing the F4-7,F#4-7 figure on guitar or bass; use pick and fingers (middle and ring) roll technique

[kirkmach32]

20 years after California Jam at Ontario Motor Speedway, and they haven't lost much. A little more laid back and freeform, but then so what, they wrote it! Sue 'em!

[sykocotic]

Is the guy at 1:28 leaving the room?! If he is... HOW DARE HE!

[Cozy990]

I was there too!!!

This was in 1993 in the St-Denis Theater.

Great show

But most of all... i prefer my favorite of all times version of Tarkus in the "Welcome Back My friends To The Show That Never Ends'

On the 1974 live album!

Recorded in Tusla Oklahoma in April '74

Just listen to it! you'll see.....

[paul7703]

yea man with the epitaph insert def like the greatest piece of music ever and recording of Tarkus for that matter.

[kallyfest]

i was there , front row , '' le show de ma vie '' tell me a friend , what a night

[dalkavuk2]

double bass sucks anyhow..

[ichbinzehn]

Since over 30 years! Still good!!

Thank`s

[sweetarmadillo]

and what about the shit drum sound.Samples ,horrible. Bass drum timin,Well./??

[ArvenRIderSolaris]

I don't hear any issues with the drums or the bass.

[GrayLeader2184]

I for one think the double-bass drums fit very well.

[VDGG94ki]

Once again a shit Bass tone from Greg.

[floydclaptonblues]

Does anybody see the Moog Modular Synth in the background.

[floydclaptonblues]

Keith Emerson is VERY COORDINATED.

[wfd57fatman]

It's those monkey fingers!

[yfh10mg]

If I got a new girlfriend,I would not go to a concert with ELP !

[ePhilosopher]

elecrtronic triggers are now and you or Iutubes

[rdangelo]

"...How can you know - where you've been - in ti-eeeem." He uses his vowels (badly) like a bad Sinatra impersonation. Great piece of music, though.

[LuxX63]

Have you seen the MOOG MODULAR the titanic instrument behind EMERSON???Uhhhh what a monster of instrument!He says this spacecraft of MOOG would have pulled down a glass and injuried even walls with his own extralow frequencies;believe this is not legend but truth!Conclusions?ELP a very unique technical band and MOOG a state of art about sinths and the old electronic's techical very powerful also if not nice to see!!!

[GrayLeader2184]

Modular Moogs are awesome.

[GrayLeader2184]

My brother says Greg Lake looks like Fat Elvis here...

[GrayLeader2184]

Hey, I didn't say it!

[Gabrielprog]

I definitely love the Greg's bass play at Stones of Years on this version!

[wilhamcobly]

fa brutto la vecchiaia...

[skutter2001]

its either this or britney ,,so shaddup!!

[GrayLeader2184]

I have a few questions:

1. When was this filmed?

2. Is Carl using electronic triggers on his kicks and snare?

3. What the hell happened to Greg's voice?

[GrayLeader2184]

I just remembered a fourth question: is there any video on YouTube of the whole song live?

[GrayLeader2184]

I can now answer all of my own questions:

1. 1993

2. Yes

3. He got old

4. No

[gtrumpnc]

Damn. Nobody cuts into a Hammond like Keith.

[metabog]

Literally. With knives, haha.

[paul7703]

greatest band ever.

[phanson55]

Why do you give a shit how much Greg weighs?

[oslo59]

At least they all have their hair! For Christ's sake!

[vivelavidarocka]

Dude: these are musicians. They get better. That's a fact. Unless you sing, which there are chances that you voice would get weaker, your craft will allways be better, regardless how you look. People: people get older!!

[oslo59]

I agree! Carl is perhaps the best drummer ever! Greg's voice is legendary and Keith's keyboard skills have not been matched, at least, by anyone around today! We were very lucky to have such musicians around when we were growing up!

[VladtheEmailer]

I really hate when Keith started resolving that suspension around 1:04! I liked it better the original way, unresolved!

[bowserb61]

eh, it was resolved on the album he just held the unresolved chord longer and had a less dramatic resolution than he did here.

[VladtheEmailer]

You must have a different Tarkus album than I have, or you must be imagining things, because I've heard it a thousand times, I play it, and I also just listened on my Ipod, it is NOT resolved.

[bowserb61]

yeah, sorry. Went back and listened, its on Welcome Back My Friends to the Show That Never Ends that he resolves it.

[goinggrayearly]

Wish Greg would lose a few pounds....

[MarkyMarc78]

Not in this life :-))

[scoobes11]

Actually Greg's not looking to bad on this particular clip.

[hillbillyvol]

It happens to us all as time goes by. Laws of thermodynamics. From order to disorder. Go figure.

[doctoreggi]

May warriors die in battle, priest in prayer and ELP in well equipped wheelchairs.

[lymph12]

i didnt like when Lake's Bass started being like that. Works onward.

And Tarkus does not work with modern mic and recording techniques. The kick drum is so clicky

[Deviceroy]

You have to admit, this is the music that My generation 88-to today needs to see, Emerson is getting older, but remember the man had a piano blow up when he was playing it. And to those who bash Lake's vocals have you ever heard anyone that age talk?, Hail ELP, these guys where and still are the greatest progressive band of all time!!!!

[fadethetrade]

It's still better then spears aguilera and carey!!!

[Aspartamebraintumor]

I always loved that little break at 1:08

[hillbillyvol]

Thanks for posting this. Only those who have been there can appreciate it, my friend. Thanks again. 54 Yrs and still rocking.

[pr0gr0ck]

What rubbish!!! Rank FM

[starlaner]

Analog Moogs forever! Hammonds rule! ELP plays kick-ass Music!

[metabog]

Emerson seems to have lost his touch a bit :-(. He's getting old.

[fadethetrade]

keith has some nerve damage on one of his hand i read once ,Yeah,he's sloppier then he's been in the past and lakes voice is SHOT!!

[VladtheEmailer]

It's not his age. If that were the case none of these concert pianists would be able to fly in their 70's and 80's as they do. The problem here is repeated operations on his right hand for nerve damage.

[metabog]

That's too bad... :-(

[scoobes11]

These warriors have been through a lot. Carl had carpal tunnel in both hands and just recently he has recovered from a heart procedure. Carl is still on top of his game! RESPECT!

[iodine125]

I like the slower pace as well. Still holds resonance after all these years.

[PROTENON]

I love the lyrics. They're about warmongerers and the military-industrial complex. "Has the dawn ever seen your eyes? Have the days made you so unwise? Realize, you are [an evil and corrupt warmongerer]"

[B3boy]

it's my new theme song - thanks

there be some baDAss plaYIng goin' on here

rockin' B3 baby

[Blackes57]

This band and their music was and is still so unique and amazing--it`s a shame,thats no market in these days for such kind of great music!!!!!! I was about 16 years old as this band was on top and when i here them today they have lost nothing coz they are still great musicians!!

[konan64]

Hello my name orlando soy chili this traduci and I love ELP I love my 14 years I remember when I taste my father I took pictures at exhibition dvd

And mp3 for ELP good that's my comment

[Cozy990]

This was January 25 1993... I was there!

I know its not the "Welcome Back my friend to the show that never ends" in the 1973-74 tour but its another version lol

[rkteck1964]

yeah, what's up with the tempo and the funky sounding drums?

[flammaster]

I really hate that CP has synth sensors on his drums it ruined his sound!

I don't like Dream Theater but I'm still glad they are around just so that people still appreciate quality musicians but they think DT is the best ever (LOL)

At least I got to see most of the great bands back in the day! Especially ELP and Zappa!  Too bad I never got to see Gentle Giant!

[vcoaster]

Palmer only used the synthesized percussion on one song: Toccatta. The rest was au naturale.

[Mulyanis77]

However, the kick drums and toms use triggered samples on this live tour.

[djbon2112]

It's too slow bah! :p

I love it when they play it so fast you're head explodes!

[myleftnutts]

Their not young anymore DJ they,they can"t play as fast as

they used to.however that's why u record things,for.....

timeless prosperity.go have a listen to the 73-74 .......

"W.B.M.F.T.T.S.T.N.E. 2 CD set.that will explode ya head.

[djbon2112]

Good point ;) I love the performance off Welcome Back, though boots are hit and miss.

[ViktorVoronov]

Me gysta esta cancion desde que estaba en el utero :-)

[vcoaster]

What year was this? Looks to be early 1990s.

[jimsimac]

ELP reunited for a short time in the 90s (nothing to really get into), but they put on a fantastic show. What the hell happened to Keith Emerson's flying piano?

[vcoaster]

The flying piano, was actually a "rolling piano" that Emerson hung onto with his legs as it rolled over and over, high above the stage. I understand he hated it and it made him sick to "ride it". I don't think it lasted too long. I saw it in 1973.

[inchargenow]

You are right. Keith was strapped into the bench which was attached to the grand piano, and you could see the straps around his thighs as the piano turned over.) When it rose into the air before it rotated, everyone held their breath, as it did not look like it was going to get off the ground, it wobbled so much it looked like it was going to fall over before it got high enough to rotate. But then it did and you just screamed because you were not sure what was going to happen next. Good times.