Rachel Flowers - Karn Evil 9 First Impression (Complete) on the Hammond C3

Thanks to youtube for extending time limits on videos, and to my friend Pedro for teaching me how to make my files smaller, I can now offer you Rachel Flowers playing ELP's Karn Evil 9 First Impression, meeting the Hammond C3 for the very frist time, complete from start to finish with no commercial breaks!

Don't mind the tchotchkes flying off the Leslie Speakers - that's part of the show ;)

This video was originally posted in two parts:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_AE8-8kXiw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M2V6ZpUXmzQ

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 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

p.s. Everyone is invited to sing along!!

Category:

Music

Tags:

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

[zindi1138]

this is still my favorite video. lol.

[12stringbabe]

@zindi1138 Mine too :) 12sb (Rachel's mom)

[greg4557]

I saw the Brain Salad Surgery concert

Amazing Show!

In QUADRAPHONIC

[gwesleycrow]

The best, and most meager, thing I can say in response to this amazing video, is that I am more in awe than ever before of Keith Emerson's brilliant musicianship, all thanks to the awe-inspiring Rachel Flowers, whose performance strips away all the usual, boring R&R histrionics and allows us to hear, with fresh ears, this remarkable music. God bless you, Rachel!

[runntum]

I'm sitting here clapping at the end of this!

[GFTree1013]

Absolutely amazing... Thanks for sharing

[mellotronage]

Who needs artificial stimulants when you can watch her do Keith Emerson a total justice? Absolutely exhilherating to watch. I'm so glad that :

A- you posess this talent

B- your taste in music is geared toward this stuff

C- your mother's taste in music became your taste in music

[komethead]

Flowers Lake and Palmer

[bigmanpigman]

I'm...... speechless

[cinnomonsinner]

where did she learn how to play?!

[laaxe]

I just burned my shirt & finger with a damned cigarette watching this!!! Not your fault, Rachel! (but it kinda is! LOL) ♥

[timmybass69]

YOU NEED TO JOIN THE CARL PALMER BAND!!!

the glass breaking - totally rock & roll!!!! kick a--!

[awaken77]

Rachel, you doing great! I doubt if Emerson himself could play like that right now