Rachel Flowers - Karn Evil 9 First Impression pt.2 on the Hammond C3

Part 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_AE8-8kXiw

On December 12, 2010 Rachel participated in a flute workshop that was held in a home that might rightly be called Keyboard Central. Following the recital, potluck, and sight reading session, our hosts took Rachel on a grand tour to meet the various keyboards lurking throughout the house, which Rachel had a fantastic time trying out. As we were leaving she was asked to play this number in order to give the C3 a good workout, and she happily and enthusiastically obliged.

I was going to apologize for the amateurish camera work and other imperfections in this video, but looking at it now, I don't apologize for anything. The joy of the music transcends the imperfections. So please crank up the volume and enjoy with us Rachel's first meeting with a Hammond C3 - complete with breaking glass (vibrated off of the Leslie cabinet), impromptu audience participation, and bad lighting. This video is what it is, and that's a wonderful thing. I'm just glad I was able to capture the moment. jf

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• Hammond
• organ
• Rachel
• Flowers
• Keith
• Emerson
• ELP
• Karn
• Evil
• First
• Impression

[ANALOGPIG]

If she get's her hands on a Minimoog she will be dangerous...Bravo !

[12stringbabe]

@ANALOGPIG Mike Adams of Moog Music just sent Rachel a Little Phatty :)

[bernab]

You are very impressive Rachel. It´s incredible, seriously...you have a great level of piano and organ and very advanced tonality harmony...emulating Keith Emerson is very complicated. What about the next step, trying to play Debussy, Messiaen and so on?

[12stringbabe]

@bernab Rachel has nearly 15 years background in classical piano.

[1454LOU]

my favorite song. you just blew my mind. ouch! too good.

[racer500gp]

HELL YEAH !!!!! GREAT JOB !!!! And I saw the Brain Salad Surgery tour.

[keithappleton]

Absolutely breathtaking - !

[yeswab57]

Absolutely the most charming thing I have ever seen on YouTube. This has what David Letterman once called "a great purity of intent". (To say nothing of talent, technique to burn!)

[horstb29]

Mind blowing

[toadabc]

I have never seen anyone enjoy what they do so much.

[lucazabbini]

Rachel , you are a power of nature , you really feel how that we call The Music...as an Emerson lover and as keyboardist on the official E.L.P. Tribute Band i wanna say to you that you're the best Emerson interpreter that the world can hear...my best wishes to you , go on with this big passion and forget about all everything else . Luca Zabbini

[rematpac]

@bernab Yes ,she may well be in their league in some ways.She also plays the flute almost equally as well as the keyboards.I hope she never gets tired of playing Emerson myself and I think that most people that have heard her feel the same way.She might want to play more classical or jazz instead.There are an unlimited number of people always doing that already,but I haven't heard anyone interpret Emerson as well as she does.We can only hope that she hears destiny's call,but only she can decide.