As a keyboardist myself, I can say that the knives and stuff don't damage the organ, I mean really it's all part of the showmanship of the song, which actually is pretty badass!
@rockrollkidd "Wow, alot of people have opinions about things they know nothing about, the 8 contact bars for the Hammond tonewheel organs are behind the keys..," -- Wrong. Firstly, there are 9 sets of contacts under the upper and 7 under the lower in an L-100, and they are absolutely under the keybed, not behind the keys. You have obviously never disassembled a Hammond manual chassis. Talk about not knowing of which you speak. The service manuals for your organs are online, read them. :-)
The guy who said Wakeman is better than Emerson is fooling himself...Wakeman is on record saying that Emerson is the "Master." Check his website. I am not a prog rock fan (Neil Young is God) but have always loved ELP
He used the dagger to sustain notes so he could go to do other things. It is not a violent act at all. It's true artistry. Keith pushed the limits of the Hammond.
I saw them in concert about the time "from the beggining" came out; I have a memory of Keith strapped to the organ and it spinning around, plus all the other antics such as smashing the organ to get feedback. It was a great show, unfortunately not to be seen ever again! Prog Rock Rocks!
Keith proves again why he is THE GOON OF ALL GOONS!... his 'LOOK AT ME' antics are childish and narcistic and reinforce his mantra of SNOTTY DOUCHEBAG EXTRAORDINAIRE!
@leonakita agreed. i love ELP, but keith is a real dumbass with this stuff. he's not even THAAT great, rick wakeman is on another level, always has been and always will be.
Wow, alot of people have opinions about things they know nothing about, the 8 contact bars for the Hammond tonewheel organs are behind the keys.. theres nothing under the keybed nothing to break, no one flipped out when Keith Moon killed his drum kit on stage, it was a great moment in rock history.. besides, Hammonds are tanks, I love my M3, L100 and M100. Kieth Emerson is one of if not THE most Iconic rock synthists ever.
anybody that remembers ELP in their prime knows they were dangerous sounding. There was something a bit frightening about them to me as a kid back in the early 70s, and I loved them. Anybody that ever doubts their awesomeness needs to check out the live album from 74 "Welcome back my friends to the show that never Ends" particularly the recording of Tarkus on there. That will settle any debate about their musicianship.
I am having organ lessons at the moment... it seems I have not had the lesson that covers this technique yet! Do you thank that organ would be a good buy secondhand? It seems to work ok what ever way up it is!
Fools! This is how a true artist uses their instrument! It's just that, an INSTRUMENT. You don't worry about your hammers and screwdrivers getting bashed up do you? These things are meant to be played, used; how ever the user desires. Not to be put into some dust-free case and barely touched. I applaud Keith for his inventive style and technique.
Try this on one of the new plastic-fantastic Hammond clones and instead of a good show, you'd have a new paperweight. And not even a very heavy paperweight. :/
My big sis took me to see these guys at the Swing Auditorium in San Bernardino in '77. It was my first rock concert ever. I was just seven years old, and perhaps the youngest ELP fan at the time. I loved every minute of it! I remember smelling something really aromatic in the stands, and I learned it was pot smoke! LOL. And I remember seeing Keith doing all kinds of crazy shit and knocking the Hammond on top of him and playing it backwards down while laying on his back. Good times. :)
1. I never said I disliked the music, I actually quite enjoy it. What I do dislike is the intolerance of people with different tastes, such as is demonstrated in your post.
2. It's a vibraphone. If you don't know that you probably have no room to talk about what I play.
Why there would be any dislikes on this footage is beyond me.
I wish there was a button I could push that would send 99,000,000,000,000 volts of electricity into the hearts of the jerkoffs who diss any classic rockers
I am embarassed to say that I once liked ELP. I think it is the only band I can say that about. They stink!!! Their influence on later bands is a tragedy. Yeeeccchhh
@lithium3fun amen....my sister used to have one back in the 70's and she got a newer model a few years back....like night & day.....the older ones by far....superior
At the time, when ELP toured with The Jimi Hendrix experience, Emerson used the knives of a Hendrix-roadie. The name of this guy: Ian "Lemmy" Kilmister:)
At the time, when ELP toured with The Jimi Hendrix experience, Emerson used the knives of a Hendrix-roadie. The name of this guy: Ian "Lemmy" Kilmister:)
I love this guy! He is such a showman! We don't get performers like that anymore. I love it when he destroys his organ while performing Intermezzo and then kicks it off the stage when the rest of the band moves on.
When he jumped on top of his hammond with the dagger between his teeth I thought I heard Heath Ledgers voice asking "Do you wanna know how I got these scars?"
I can appreciate the artistry and the desire to do something completely different - to lend a signature style to the way you play or to the stage theatrics.
However, I repair these for a living, and I know this organ probably better than anyone alive today. That's a Hammond M100, and what's bad is that the keys on this organ are plastic, and weren't made to withstand a lot of stress the way the earlier full-size Hammonds were. I imagine that this guy kept their keyboard tech busy FULL TIME.
about the dumbest thing i've ever seen, shame that a man with so much talent who could play something decent to listen to would act like that, people back in the 70's were stupid, i know i was one of them, LOL
The were great players, but this ain't nothing but show business gimmicks, not much different than Gene Simmons spitting fire & blood @ a KISS concert -I mean what's up w/ this thing of destroying equipment?!? Give it way to someone who can't afford it
It's just a rock show people, no need to get all stressed out just cause Keith is having a little fun. It's not like he's stabbing a person. In fact, I doubt he's even hurting the instrument. Do you get angry when you see a car wrecked in the service of a movie chase scene? For those that take offense-great news! You can now buy this thing called a "mouse" that lets you "click away" when you see a video you dislike-no need to suffer and complain anymore-just watch what you like-cool, huh?!
@Gregorypeckory they must be getting a heart-attack when Pete Townsend and Ritchie Blackmore destroy guitars and stereos on the stage. And I'm even scared to think of what happens to these sensitive people when Gene Simmons pours out fake blood off his mouth..
@Gregorypeckory you're missing the point, he is damaging this expensive instrument just for fun (you can say that's all what matters, but think about all the fun you could do with that instrument now if it was still intact). his lack for respect disturbs some people so the wanna share their opinion, and the won't change anything by just 'clicking away'. (Instead, you should click away if you don't wanna read comments, but i guess you do, since you just read this one :))
@powerr8511 Amazing how people who clearly haven't a clue what they're talking about, will burst a blood vessel in their efforts to demonstrate the fact, in public.
Your musical taste needs to improve before it can be described as abysmal.
@malkycombat Sure it's a gimick. Hendrix set fire to his guitar and Pastorius did flips off a mini trampolene. If one has the chops to back it up so what? The flying piano bit in 74 was a bit too much I have to admit
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saw him climb on the L102 and rock it across the stage, and pick away at the spring line reverb...that organ was re inforced inside..i got up close to make sure...the waling was easy , simply by holding down keys and switching it on and off...the tone wheel generator did all that...
That video should be seen by punk music worshippers, to definitely show them their most hated prog band in a pure punk attitude moment... let them shut their mouths.
Saw him do this on each of the three concerts I saw him at. One was with the Emerson, Lake and Powell 'tour', which due to the lukewarm reception to that group was in my city given in a rock club. Very cool being 10 feet away at stage level seeing him slamming and stabbing the Hammond!!
Never seen Hendrix live, but have seen Emerson live doing this. I have thought that if Hendrix was in this band, the two would probably be slugging each other out with their instruments, and someone would probably need an ambulance.
@magicmike618 I saw emerson doing this at the Usher Hall in Edinburgh in , I think 1971. It was hard to understand his motivations, and a lot of people questioned whether the organ was stil plugged into the mains ( i.e., energised) during this sequence, or whether it was a tape being played. It is almost of "spinal tap" proportions, a stunt like this.
Brilliant! It's hard to rock out as a keyboard player, he found a way and made it his own and it's wonderful to watch, the pure physicality as well as the technical playing is amazing. Read his autobiography, he never touched drugs after a couple of bad experiences, adrenalin was enough. At the end of the day the organ is just a machine in abundance at the time, not treasured as they were now.
When you said "virtuosity" I blew my tea out of my nose. Yes, the Ramones, and Johnny Thunders, and Richard Hell, and Johnny Lydon and the New York Dolls and Robert Quine and the Stooges. Virtuosity? Don't make me laugh. If I worked at the Hammond factory I'd show up on Emerson's doorstep with a fucking cricket bat.
Disgusting! He should be playing 'Girl From Ipenema' and reminding people to tip the waitress, not this rape-tastic rubbish. Back in my day the only time a guy attacked his organ was in the privacy of his own home! And then only when the wife and kids were out!
I'm sure there is some significance to what he's doing...just not in this reality. Man, what a drug-induced moron! And to think that Hammond died a useless death. His spirit will live on!
I guess one man's sense of adventure is another's hearing loss. This is total trash and I cringed watching him abuse that poor organ. Not to mention, watching someone trashing an organ just doesn't give that same rock star feel as the guitar.
Self indulgent garbage in an era that tried to emphasize how expressive behavior like this was and never stopped to think that maybe it was just dumb.
I hear you dude, but it's just such a spoiled rock star gimmick. Any real musician would dream of having such a beautiful instrument and treat it like their first born.
You CAN do a lot of things, but it doesn't mean they're not stupid.
I guess it probably made sense to him at the time after those 25 hits of acid.
True - but c´mon, playing a boogie WITH Oscar is like walking on a minefield - even great jazz pianists sounded like beginners when doing so. Keith was nervous and had too big respect, but who wouldn´t?
Dave Brubeck loved Keith's version of "Blue Rondo Ala Turk" and so do I. Bravo to Keith Emerson as Dave said it was the BEST VERSION HE EVER HEARD!!!!!!!!!!
yeah thank God everything was simplified by Punk for musical fucktards like you who enjoy being spoonfed cod-rebellious, joyless dog shit from middle class arsewipes like Joe Strummer. Iggy's selling insurance ! Punk Rock ! Johnny's selling butter, yeah man ! Punk did NOTHING to blow this away, it's a myth perpetuated by desparate dicks like yourself with cloth fucking ears and no imagination.
Indeed, thank god for punk! It's always good when someone with raw intense talent like Emerson gets ignored and a band that knows 5 chords and is angsty gets preference in your mind. Fucking pathetic. How about showing some respect for a prodigious musician, this guy is a fucking wizard for christ's sake!!
Joe Zawinul, who arguably was every bit Keith Emerson's equal (I submit just plain better) and just as good on the piano (a comparison of their songwriting there is no contest that Joe is superior, albeit in different musical genres) used to play the keyboards backward when with the Zawinul Syndicate at the end of shows.
Hey Hey Organ!
Hey Organ!
Hey Hey Organ!
What!?!?
Knife!!
RobotAndTheDEAMON 1 month ago
No Keith you can't kill an organ...
robsterlobster01 2 months ago
Happy 67th birthday Keith !
Pibbs1 2 months ago
This is without a doubt the coolest thing I have ever seen.
9xMetalx9 2 months ago
DID ANYBODY COMPLAIN TO THE SOCIETY FOR PROTECTION OF HAMMONDS!
Prublixa 3 months ago
kids don't try this at home!........ professional at work!..... No actual organ was harmed during the filming of this video.
Avalanche1368 3 months ago
As a keyboardist myself, I can say that the knives and stuff don't damage the organ, I mean really it's all part of the showmanship of the song, which actually is pretty badass!
Wonka275 4 months ago
well i'm not much of a keys player but any body can play that junk
Prublixa 4 months ago
@Prublixa
you saying that obviously shows you dont play keys. because really what keith emerson does is fucking incredible
crayZtaco7 3 months ago
@crayZtaco7 I am a keyboardist but i'm gettin old - and this is really just riffing -
Theres no nice chord progressions - 6 note chords with parallel 4th extensions
I'm doing kinda spacey pastoral stuff.
how fast is your right hand you should be able to do that(EMERSON stuff)
LOL
Prublixa 3 months ago
@crayZtaco7
well i wasnt just talking about this performance.
crayZtaco7 3 months ago
@rockrollkidd "Wow, alot of people have opinions about things they know nothing about, the 8 contact bars for the Hammond tonewheel organs are behind the keys..," -- Wrong. Firstly, there are 9 sets of contacts under the upper and 7 under the lower in an L-100, and they are absolutely under the keybed, not behind the keys. You have obviously never disassembled a Hammond manual chassis. Talk about not knowing of which you speak. The service manuals for your organs are online, read them. :-)
TheB3Nut 4 months ago
The guy who said Wakeman is better than Emerson is fooling himself...Wakeman is on record saying that Emerson is the "Master." Check his website. I am not a prog rock fan (Neil Young is God) but have always loved ELP
zuma7007 5 months ago
a guy humping on his hammond. hmmm
Rapadi87 5 months ago
This is fucking amazing.
100%
I feel kinda sorry for the poor organ, though.
Sounds cool as fuck, though.
24014dp 5 months ago
This stabbing is absolutely legendary. I wish I'd had seen this live.
vanessamcqueen11 5 months ago
He graduated from the Charles Manson Music School.
forku2umf 6 months ago
He used the dagger to sustain notes so he could go to do other things. It is not a violent act at all. It's true artistry. Keith pushed the limits of the Hammond.
FYI: Lemmy from Motorhead gave him that dagger.
analogpix1 6 months ago 2
Cool keyboardist for sure, but I don't like the knife stabbing. Too violent for my taste, even if it is on an inanimate object.
ladybluluv 6 months ago
I saw them in concert about the time "from the beggining" came out; I have a memory of Keith strapped to the organ and it spinning around, plus all the other antics such as smashing the organ to get feedback. It was a great show, unfortunately not to be seen ever again! Prog Rock Rocks!
josecarlos1955 6 months ago
Sound similar to deep purple doing mandrake route live .Has the same vibe to it
brucey39 6 months ago
i already saw guitar players smashing guitars,but never a keyboard player smashing an organ
MaxiSilva96 6 months ago
I like cheeseburgers.
dwilmer7 7 months ago
fantastic show bravooo Keith
bond00777777 7 months ago
Keith proves again why he is THE GOON OF ALL GOONS!... his 'LOOK AT ME' antics are childish and narcistic and reinforce his mantra of SNOTTY DOUCHEBAG EXTRAORDINAIRE!
leonakita 7 months ago
@leonakita agreed. i love ELP, but keith is a real dumbass with this stuff. he's not even THAAT great, rick wakeman is on another level, always has been and always will be.
kingcrimson234 7 months ago
I saw him do the same thing in around '96 or '97 in St. Louis.
cypressdev 8 months ago
@cypressdev i was there too. GO STL!!
kingcrimson234 7 months ago
Wow, alot of people have opinions about things they know nothing about, the 8 contact bars for the Hammond tonewheel organs are behind the keys.. theres nothing under the keybed nothing to break, no one flipped out when Keith Moon killed his drum kit on stage, it was a great moment in rock history.. besides, Hammonds are tanks, I love my M3, L100 and M100. Kieth Emerson is one of if not THE most Iconic rock synthists ever.
rockrollkidd 8 months ago
He bought the organ. He can do whatever he wants. As for his musical prowess, it doesn't need defending. He is one of the titans of keyboards.
adalaku 8 months ago
anybody that remembers ELP in their prime knows they were dangerous sounding. There was something a bit frightening about them to me as a kid back in the early 70s, and I loved them. Anybody that ever doubts their awesomeness needs to check out the live album from 74 "Welcome back my friends to the show that never Ends" particularly the recording of Tarkus on there. That will settle any debate about their musicianship.
EthanWhateley 9 months ago
I am having organ lessons at the moment... it seems I have not had the lesson that covers this technique yet! Do you thank that organ would be a good buy secondhand? It seems to work ok what ever way up it is!
Jammoko 9 months ago
Fools! This is how a true artist uses their instrument! It's just that, an INSTRUMENT. You don't worry about your hammers and screwdrivers getting bashed up do you? These things are meant to be played, used; how ever the user desires. Not to be put into some dust-free case and barely touched. I applaud Keith for his inventive style and technique.
fryBASS 9 months ago
Try this on one of the new plastic-fantastic Hammond clones and instead of a good show, you'd have a new paperweight. And not even a very heavy paperweight. :/
dregenius 9 months ago
@dregenius just use a plastic knife instead lol
Denvermorgan2000 8 months ago
My big sis took me to see these guys at the Swing Auditorium in San Bernardino in '77. It was my first rock concert ever. I was just seven years old, and perhaps the youngest ELP fan at the time. I loved every minute of it! I remember smelling something really aromatic in the stands, and I learned it was pot smoke! LOL. And I remember seeing Keith doing all kinds of crazy shit and knocking the Hammond on top of him and playing it backwards down while laying on his back. Good times. :)
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LizRichieBand 10 months ago
@LizRichieBand
1. I never said I disliked the music, I actually quite enjoy it. What I do dislike is the intolerance of people with different tastes, such as is demonstrated in your post.
2. It's a vibraphone. If you don't know that you probably have no room to talk about what I play.
lithium3fun 10 months ago
I read somewhere that those knives were given to Keith by Lemmy, who apparently worked for The Nice as a roadie. Interesting huh?
rozeem6 10 months ago
Why there would be any dislikes on this footage is beyond me.
I wish there was a button I could push that would send 99,000,000,000,000 volts of electricity into the hearts of the jerkoffs who diss any classic rockers
LizRichieBand 10 months ago
Keith Wild Man I dig it. At some Gigs Keith Puts it up on end Rides it like a Horse. That when a Concert was a Show....;-)
TheWINKYFACES 10 months ago
I am embarassed to say that I once liked ELP. I think it is the only band I can say that about. They stink!!! Their influence on later bands is a tragedy. Yeeeccchhh
chh5555 10 months ago
@chh5555
why did you bother commenting?
keep your sour self to yourself.......obviously these videos are posted for folks to enjoy.....go piss somewhere else Mr Nice Guy
LizRichieBand 10 months ago
Nooooo...Stop hurting poor mr. Hammond.......And right in front of sister Leslie....
perchst 11 months ago
OMFG!!! HOW DOES THAT THING STAY IN TACT???!!!
organmastr 11 months ago
@organmastr Hammonds are beasts. They ain't made like they used to.
lithium3fun 10 months ago
@lithium3fun amen....my sister used to have one back in the 70's and she got a newer model a few years back....like night & day.....the older ones by far....superior
LizRichieBand 10 months ago
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Fael9942 1 year ago
haha keith emerson is THE FUCKING MAN! i am happy we share the first same first name :) (stabs fantom G with butter knife)
badmind36 1 year ago
Keith got a job moving furniture with United Van lines.
He was fired on his second day.....
mrprogjazzgto 1 year ago 6
Poor organ...
pedroh666 1 year ago
Guess this is what it takes to make organ solos exciting...
saberjett6 1 year ago
On a bad acid trip the knife thing might not be a good item. Now now days homeland defence would jump up their and Tase his ass ..pepper spay him
and then beat the hell out of him before taking him to jail......
blueatomx 1 year ago
Great video I saw ELP in 71 and 73, brings back memories.
Ingersent 1 year ago
my ex girlfreind wanted to stick knives in my organ too.
AustinMcsherry 1 year ago 29
@AustinMcsherry Thats why mine is safely locked up in my music room :-)
Denvermorgan2000 8 months ago
@AustinMcsherry Mine told me i loved the organ more than her and said yes but i always come back in the morning lol
Denvermorgan2000 4 months ago
Where I can find the complete concert?
FlashVideosDigital 1 year ago
my sub for my history class said he used to seriously destroy that thing
ToonTownHelp1 1 year ago
I've always wanted to take this video back in time and show to some uptight English dude in the 1600's, his reaction would be better than sex
Adamboms 1 year ago
He's lucky he didn't electrocute himself!
jvidr 1 year ago
The knives were a musical tecnique to keep the keys down to produce new effects, so there was method to his madness
AbuAvital 1 year ago 2
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At the time, when ELP toured with The Jimi Hendrix experience, Emerson used the knives of a Hendrix-roadie. The name of this guy: Ian "Lemmy" Kilmister:)
Poeches07 1 year ago
At the time, when ELP toured with The Jimi Hendrix experience, Emerson used the knives of a Hendrix-roadie. The name of this guy: Ian "Lemmy" Kilmister:)
Poeches07 1 year ago
i'dont know what this guy was smoking, but i will buy that stuff XD
Vaginnaut 1 year ago
I love this guy! He is such a showman! We don't get performers like that anymore. I love it when he destroys his organ while performing Intermezzo and then kicks it off the stage when the rest of the band moves on.
VinylLad 1 year ago 2
Saw Them/him do this in 1972 in Liverpool! great Concert!
Boots59100 1 year ago
sabbath231, if you were a bit older, you'd realize that Hammonds, back in 1971 were not rare at all.
corpsfoto 1 year ago
Hammond BDSM
tinpanalley67 1 year ago
@tinpanalley67 yeah, he's a perv.
Ponnybit 1 year ago
this guy is infinite times better then jerry lee lewis!
snape232 1 year ago
I FUCKIN' LOVE IT !!!
TheMaxLefebvre 1 year ago
NO way thats a real Hammond. Hammonds are to rare. To stab a hammond is fucking crazy.
sabbath231 1 year ago
@sabbath231 A roadie rebuilds it after every concert.
smartlamppost 1 year ago
@smartlamppost you mean a niger?
Ponnybit 1 year ago
When he jumped on top of his hammond with the dagger between his teeth I thought I heard Heath Ledgers voice asking "Do you wanna know how I got these scars?"
dudewhosaysarrh 1 year ago
Cocaine's a hell of a drug
CPRailRTC 1 year ago 4
This guy was fucking epic.
magneteye 1 year ago
I can appreciate the artistry and the desire to do something completely different - to lend a signature style to the way you play or to the stage theatrics.
However, I repair these for a living, and I know this organ probably better than anyone alive today. That's a Hammond M100, and what's bad is that the keys on this organ are plastic, and weren't made to withstand a lot of stress the way the earlier full-size Hammonds were. I imagine that this guy kept their keyboard tech busy FULL TIME.
JimButler1234567890 1 year ago
incredible organ noise! It's a wonder that nobody got hurt - CRAZY!
misohai 1 year ago
about the dumbest thing i've ever seen, shame that a man with so much talent who could play something decent to listen to would act like that, people back in the 70's were stupid, i know i was one of them, LOL
harmonycostal 1 year ago
@harmonycostal its not to destroy the organ, its just the way he got the sounds that he used a lot.
hillbillygenius72 1 year ago
The were great players, but this ain't nothing but show business gimmicks, not much different than Gene Simmons spitting fire & blood @ a KISS concert -I mean what's up w/ this thing of destroying equipment?!? Give it way to someone who can't afford it
egyptianminor 1 year ago
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@egyptianminor its not to destroy the organ, its just the way he got the sounds that he used a lot.
hillbillygenius72 1 year ago
That poor Hammond is sure taking a beating. :-(
OZRIC1985 1 year ago
yeahhhh saw the same show in hamburg nothing like it.......
newageworld 1 year ago
Yee-haw!
donottakethisname 1 year ago
The organ is screaming!
carslayer 1 year ago
It's just a rock show people, no need to get all stressed out just cause Keith is having a little fun. It's not like he's stabbing a person. In fact, I doubt he's even hurting the instrument. Do you get angry when you see a car wrecked in the service of a movie chase scene? For those that take offense-great news! You can now buy this thing called a "mouse" that lets you "click away" when you see a video you dislike-no need to suffer and complain anymore-just watch what you like-cool, huh?!
Gregorypeckory 1 year ago 47
@Gregorypeckory they must be getting a heart-attack when Pete Townsend and Ritchie Blackmore destroy guitars and stereos on the stage. And I'm even scared to think of what happens to these sensitive people when Gene Simmons pours out fake blood off his mouth..
BlackCrowNavajo 10 months ago
@Gregorypeckory you're missing the point, he is damaging this expensive instrument just for fun (you can say that's all what matters, but think about all the fun you could do with that instrument now if it was still intact). his lack for respect disturbs some people so the wanna share their opinion, and the won't change anything by just 'clicking away'. (Instead, you should click away if you don't wanna read comments, but i guess you do, since you just read this one :))
surrealIdeal 9 months ago
@surrealIdeal Not just for fun… this was his job.
vonzeke 9 months ago
Note 10
powerr8511 1 year ago
Excuse me gentlemen, but I paid to see seven virgins and a mule.
DvnWood 1 year ago 3
@DvnWood Oh, keep it cool, keep it COOL.
morrowindsky 1 year ago 4
@DvnWood keep it cool, keep it cool!!
DementedHydra3000 1 year ago
I was going to say that I don't know how I stuck it through to the end of this bullshit
but no need now. I DIDN'T.
g3nby 1 year ago
@g3nby
powerr8511 1 year ago
Excellent, very good *****
Rock 'n Roll !!!!!
powerr8511 1 year ago
@powerr8511 Amazing how people who clearly haven't a clue what they're talking about, will burst a blood vessel in their efforts to demonstrate the fact, in public.
Your musical taste needs to improve before it can be described as abysmal.
If you don't want to reveal it all, keep schtumm!
g3nby 1 year ago
This is how a MAN plays an organ.....like you're FUCKING.
jonsilence 1 year ago
he is sooo stoned.
mistermafia9 1 year ago
Now this was/is in teresting to see! Keith showed that organ who's boss :-)
Anyway,very good organist,certainly knows his stuff!
oviwolf 1 year ago
What is it they say about bands that need a gimmik ?
malkycombat 1 year ago 2
@malkycombat Sure it's a gimick. Hendrix set fire to his guitar and Pastorius did flips off a mini trampolene. If one has the chops to back it up so what? The flying piano bit in 74 was a bit too much I have to admit
westpalmscott 1 year ago
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blahblahblah10990 1 year ago
saw him climb on the L102 and rock it across the stage, and pick away at the spring line reverb...that organ was re inforced inside..i got up close to make sure...the waling was easy , simply by holding down keys and switching it on and off...the tone wheel generator did all that...
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victorgor111 1 year ago
That video should be seen by punk music worshippers, to definitely show them their most hated prog band in a pure punk attitude moment... let them shut their mouths.
pasroc 1 year ago 2
@pasroc Punk rockers would rather remain ignorant. Their loss.
jeffoneonone 1 year ago
Good job hes only using an L100 I doubt he would want to or could chuck a B3 around like that without putting his back out!!!
themilksnatcher 2 years ago
Saw him do this on each of the three concerts I saw him at. One was with the Emerson, Lake and Powell 'tour', which due to the lukewarm reception to that group was in my city given in a rock club. Very cool being 10 feet away at stage level seeing him slamming and stabbing the Hammond!!
sjfeid 2 years ago
It's funny to see him teetering on top of that organ while holding a knife out.
One slip and we have a new an original end to a rock hero.
albatros777 2 years ago 4
Imagine Hendrix in and amongst this!!!
maximumsatann 2 years ago
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not enough vomit..
magicmike618 2 years ago
Never seen Hendrix live, but have seen Emerson live doing this. I have thought that if Hendrix was in this band, the two would probably be slugging each other out with their instruments, and someone would probably need an ambulance.
marymac7100 1 year ago
Imagine what Simon Cowell would have to say about it.......
hahahahaha
incongra 2 years ago 3
he is british, would've loved it ,don't you?
magicmike618 2 years ago
@magicmike618 I saw emerson doing this at the Usher Hall in Edinburgh in , I think 1971. It was hard to understand his motivations, and a lot of people questioned whether the organ was stil plugged into the mains ( i.e., energised) during this sequence, or whether it was a tape being played. It is almost of "spinal tap" proportions, a stunt like this.
incongra 2 years ago
This video makes me somehow heavily contemplate the meaning of life. This might just have been it. ROCK ON
SadBunnyNL 2 years ago 2
super ,to muzyka moich młodych lat
wiestan2 2 years ago
sweeda volska suckacockska
magicmike618 2 years ago
He really abused his organ!
ueberRegenbogen 2 years ago
Brilliant! It's hard to rock out as a keyboard player, he found a way and made it his own and it's wonderful to watch, the pure physicality as well as the technical playing is amazing. Read his autobiography, he never touched drugs after a couple of bad experiences, adrenalin was enough. At the end of the day the organ is just a machine in abundance at the time, not treasured as they were now.
clavdig 2 years ago
he is trying his damnedest to become one with the organ!!!
dallasphill 2 years ago 3
-no comment-
Adastra14 2 years ago 4
♫ = ♥
traenq 2 years ago
&☮
1bolt2many 2 years ago
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Thank God the Ramones came along and put an end to this crap.
Salguine 2 years ago
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so stupid!!, that is music, this is virtuosity ramones are simple music for people who know nothing about
Baldormesh 2 years ago
When you said "virtuosity" I blew my tea out of my nose. Yes, the Ramones, and Johnny Thunders, and Richard Hell, and Johnny Lydon and the New York Dolls and Robert Quine and the Stooges. Virtuosity? Don't make me laugh. If I worked at the Hammond factory I'd show up on Emerson's doorstep with a fucking cricket bat.
Salguine 2 years ago
So we're not allowed to like both then?
squirf 2 years ago
You can like whatever you want!
Salguine 2 years ago
Disgusting! He should be playing 'Girl From Ipenema' and reminding people to tip the waitress, not this rape-tastic rubbish. Back in my day the only time a guy attacked his organ was in the privacy of his own home! And then only when the wife and kids were out!
MarsHottentot 2 years ago 19
@MarsHottentot fuck you you fucking prick y must be one of those fags that only listen to strin cuartets
666galeno666 1 year ago
@666galeno666
That was THE GREATEST comment ever! I'm screen cappin' that shit.
MarsHottentot 1 year ago
@MarsHottentot
LoL. Great comment.
capth00k 1 year ago
@MarsHottentot Ur gay
TheMaxLefebvre 1 year ago
@TheMaxLefebvre
That's True. Also True: You Are A Fucking Relic.
MarsHottentot 1 year ago
@MarsHottentot who cares about your times, your times ahve passed long ago ...
rdklive 1 year ago
@rdklive
Translation fail.
MarsHottentot 1 year ago
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@MarsHottentot You are A moron.
rubicon1983 1 year ago
howfull!! maybe to much lsd ..emerson takes his organ for his wife's lover!!
Zefabou 2 years ago
I'm sure there is some significance to what he's doing...just not in this reality. Man, what a drug-induced moron! And to think that Hammond died a useless death. His spirit will live on!
hammondman2 2 years ago
I guess one man's sense of adventure is another's hearing loss. This is total trash and I cringed watching him abuse that poor organ. Not to mention, watching someone trashing an organ just doesn't give that same rock star feel as the guitar.
Self indulgent garbage in an era that tried to emphasize how expressive behavior like this was and never stopped to think that maybe it was just dumb.
roos08824 2 years ago 4
who cares, its his organ, he can do whatever he wants with it
YpmaEnterprise 2 years ago
I hear you dude, but it's just such a spoiled rock star gimmick. Any real musician would dream of having such a beautiful instrument and treat it like their first born.
You CAN do a lot of things, but it doesn't mean they're not stupid.
I guess it probably made sense to him at the time after those 25 hits of acid.
roos08824 2 years ago 2
Ahhh...for the good old days, great musicians who also had a sense of adventure!! That intensity is missing in today's musicians & recordings...
Carlito1988 2 years ago
around 1:32-1:45, sounds like he dropped in a little of Ginastera's Toccata, pre-Brain Salad Surgery...
bravio2000 2 years ago
that guy is fuckin on drugs
SilverSurfer102 2 years ago
I guess his version of the Hendrix guitar smash.
sabbath231 2 years ago
AMAZING!!!! You couldnt do this today cos its "not manstream enough".
Hope the Music scene gets better soon.
litlemadguitarist 2 years ago 2
Too bad Keith wasted his talent on theatrics!! When he played against Oscar Peterson his playing was all speed and no substance!
hippitybippitybop 2 years ago
True - but c´mon, playing a boogie WITH Oscar is like walking on a minefield - even great jazz pianists sounded like beginners when doing so. Keith was nervous and had too big respect, but who wouldn´t?
anonymusum 2 years ago
Dave Brubeck loved Keith's version of "Blue Rondo Ala Turk" and so do I. Bravo to Keith Emerson as Dave said it was the BEST VERSION HE EVER HEARD!!!!!!!!!!
hippitybippitybop 2 years ago
Really? Too bad he did not improve his technique and consequently ruined his right hand.
anonymusum 2 years ago
looks like someone's JEALOUS!
smartlamppost 2 years ago
Lemmy gave him those knives.
BlackBile13 2 years ago
@BlackBile13
Yep, sure, you're right. The Lemster was a roadie to The Nice, shortly before L. went to Hawkwind.
It's genuine Nazi parafernalia (SS daggers).
CaptainBluebear08 2 years ago
The question is; where did he get those boots!
BlackBile13 2 years ago
@BlackBile13
# Dead Men Tell No Tales# !
CaptainBluebear08 2 years ago
this is how i practice on my hammond in the morning, and thats before i had glass dentures
MajorasFlask 2 years ago
wtf lol
he threw a wobbly! lol
duggers108 2 years ago
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what a cunt,thank god for punk and blowing all this self indulgent shite away
lozmcgriff 2 years ago
yeah thank God everything was simplified by Punk for musical fucktards like you who enjoy being spoonfed cod-rebellious, joyless dog shit from middle class arsewipes like Joe Strummer. Iggy's selling insurance ! Punk Rock ! Johnny's selling butter, yeah man ! Punk did NOTHING to blow this away, it's a myth perpetuated by desparate dicks like yourself with cloth fucking ears and no imagination.
beebfader 2 years ago 2
Indeed, thank god for punk! It's always good when someone with raw intense talent like Emerson gets ignored and a band that knows 5 chords and is angsty gets preference in your mind. Fucking pathetic. How about showing some respect for a prodigious musician, this guy is a fucking wizard for christ's sake!!
GreenishGoblin 2 years ago 4
@GreenishGoblin my penis is also a wizzard and no one cherishes it like i do.
(this was rude, i love ELP, im just high, sorrylol)
Ponnybit 1 year ago
John Lennon loved punk.
Shit- deep down,he was pure punk. An upper middle-class one to boot.
With a huge imagination to make up for his technical limitations.
I'd say he was in great company,imho.
Viva le RnR!!
crapple009 2 years ago
I bet he can play with his hear too!-THE BEST OF THE BEST !!! (just my way of feeling)
PSYCHOFLOYDS 2 years ago
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Pure bullshit...what a looney...Sad to watch..!
Good bye, Mr Emerson.
zigorissimo 2 years ago
good bye to you mr faggot...
mrfcollins 2 years ago
This is as intense as Hendrix lighting his guitar on fire...
LinkBulletBill 2 years ago 12
Joe Zawinul, who arguably was every bit Keith Emerson's equal (I submit just plain better) and just as good on the piano (a comparison of their songwriting there is no contest that Joe is superior, albeit in different musical genres) used to play the keyboards backward when with the Zawinul Syndicate at the end of shows.
atty1chgo 2 years ago
What a wimp to pick on the weak ones - I'd love to see him try this with his A-105 :)
vachalia 2 years ago
I know!
My M162 is a beast to lift, and that's only a little heavier than the L100 he has there!
You're so right about the A105, he probably wouldn't be able to get back up!
I feel sorry for that L100. It's had so much shit in it's life lmao. I wonder where it is now???
cameronismad234 2 years ago
hospital hopefully D:
lloyd525 2 years ago