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Have the days made you so unwise?
Realize, you are.
Had you talked to the winds of time,
Then you'd know how the water rhyme,
Taste of wine,
How can you know where you've been?
In time you'll see the sign
And realize your sin.
Will you know how the seed is sown?
All your time has been overgrown,
Never known.
Have you walked on the stones of years?
When you speak, is it you that hears?
Are your ears full?
You can't hear anything at all.
I wish there was a rating less than one for this song. I think my ears are bleeding.
Then stop sticking pencils in your ears
Emerson's passing made me sad. ELP was a big part of my college years.
These three were superb musicians. Emerson was classically trained. Palmer was a great drummer and Lake's vocals are underrated.
One of my college projects was to take the classical versions and then play the ELP versions of the same songs for school kids. The object was to see if they could perceive they were listening to the same music. I think we went from class to class until we got to the 7-8 graders and they were finally able to perceive that they were listening to the same songs. Different instruments and orchestration of the same songs.
Still love their version of Fanfare for the Common Man. I would have never started listening to classical music if I had not been a fan of ELP.
I loved their concerts. It seem like about a third of the people who showed up were 40-60 year olds. As a 20 something I never imagined older folks would appreciate their music until I attended their concerts. "What are these old farts doing here" was a common comment from the younger folks at the event.
I know there are a lot of haters here. But when I think back to the Tony Orlando and Dawn, Tlhe Captain and Tennile, Neil Sedaka, Billy Don't be a Hero and other crap from that era, ELP was an exceptional change to listen too and still holds up well in my opinion.
I Agree! Cool story. Thank You for sharing it.
I wish there was a rating less than one for this song. I think my ears are bleeding.
Then, hit the "skip button"! A lot of RP listeners like it!
I Guess you had to be there....
Don't let the digital door hit you on the way out
ELP war auch mein erstes großes Konzert, 1971 in München, damals war Tarkus ganz neu.
Great times! Thanks for the memory, Bill & Rebecca.
PS: when school resumed we heard that two of our classmates had been hospitalised with exposure while out camping in the hills near the base. Horrible teenager that I was, I felt pretty smug about that. But I never did find out if they were amongst those who had been shorn on the first day....
Absolutely! Those guys were superb musicians and their body of work was nothing short of magnificent. I still listen to their albums on a regular basis. Thanks for the memories, Bill and Rebecca.
RIP Barney, brother from another mother.
Thank you for sharing that
ExploitingChaos wrote:
Nope. I like new wave and no wave. I like ambient and psytrance. I like fokkin ELP and the stooges. Lets goooo
Nope, but those are just meaningless labels anyhow. It's all music.
Nope. I like new wave and no wave. I like ambient and psytrance. I like fokkin ELP and the stooges. Lets goooo
Sooooo. We have God to blame for punk. I knew it had to be something.
Highlow
American Net'Zen
Thanks Bill.
Note: Try Some more Gentle Giant and lets get the comments section really fired up!
Definitely godlike
Just as boring, too.
Skydog wrote:
On_The_Beach wrote:
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yeah I know,...
this thing freaked me out in '71 and still jangles my brain in a bad way
These three were superb musicians. Emerson was classically trained. Palmer was a great drummer and Lake's vocals are underrated.
One of my college projects was to take the classical versions and then play the ELP versions of the same songs for school kids. The object was to see if they could perceive they were listening to the same music. I think we went from class to class until we got to the 7-8 graders and they were finally able to perceive that they were listening to the same songs. Different instruments and orchestration of the same songs.
Still love their version of Fanfare for the Common Man. I would have never started listening to classical music if I had not been a fan of ELP.
I loved their concerts. It seem like about a third of the people who showed up were 40-60 year olds. As a 20 something I never imagined older folks would appreciate their music until I attended their concerts. "What are these old farts doing here" was a common comment from the younger folks at the event.
I know there are a lot of haters here. But when I think back to the Tony Orlando and Dawn, The Captain and Tennile, Neil Sedaka, Billy Don't be a Hero and other crap from that era, ELP was an exceptional change to listen too and still holds up well in my opinion.
You meant Prog Godness, right? Damned typo's!
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Actually I jest but in the day it t'were sumthin'.......wonder what ELP themselves think of it these days....?
Highlow
American Net'Zen
Dreadful racket. I don't get the appeal.
What pointless noodling.
Mentioning your wife and pointless noodling in the same post is really brave
The whole first side of that album was / is awesome
It's still a good listen and a hell of a lot better than the Nirvana which followed later in the set.
Well, The Nice preceded them but close enough.
This is fine in limited dosages and I up-rated it for the cover.
It's still a good listen and a hell of a lot better than the Nirvana which followed later in the set.
RichW wrote:
Agreed. Pompous overblown Brit progressive rock was the template for just about everything that followed. Sometimes you cringe but it's still great music.
It rings a lot of bells, taking me back to my Army days (I saw these guys live in Munich in 1973 or '74) but I don't listen to ELP much these days. At least it's not "Brain Salad Surgery"!
Kind of a mixed bag.
Agreed. Pompous overblown Brit progressive rock was the template for just about everything that followed. Sometimes you cringe but it's still great music.
Pompous, overinflated horsesh*t, you're saying... I agree with the fellow who said he finds himself a little embarrassed now listening to this, many years on
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Makes perfect sense.
Yep!
What pointless noodling.
Yes. I liked prog rock at first. Who didn't? But after too many late night sessions with ELP, Yes, King Crimson, Jethro Tull post Aqualung and others I grew sick of the needlessly meandering, tuneless noodling of self-absorbed "artists" breathing their own atmosphere. Nowadays I can listen to it again in small doses, but I need a good shot of the Ramones to cleanse the palate afterwards.
Amen!
Yes. I liked prog rock at first. Who didn't? But after too many late night sessions with ELP, Yes, King Crimson, Jethro Tull post Aqualung and others I grew mightily sick of the needlessly meandering, tuneless noodling of self-absorbed "artists" breathing their own atmosphere. Nowadays I can listen to it again in small doses, but I need a good shot of the Ramones to cleanse the palate afterwards.
That'll be Keith and Carl doing a quick gavotte then!
ELP did better than most!
I loved this band in its heyday for its classical interpretations and innovations.
Indeed. And that about sums it from my point of view, too.
Still...a little walk down the hall of memory ain't necessarily a bad thing. The memory I still have that is. Yah got's to consider the times and the......errr.....substance exploration that tended to go on then.
Highlow
American Net'Zen
If you haven't already, check out Atomic Rooster.
Stoner Prog!
One has to remember the time period at which this was done.. Brings back fond memories indeed.
As far as prog rock goes, can't say this really does it for me. Sounds like a lot of random keyboard plonking.
Goes to show just how good Pink Floyd actually were/are :)
really? sort of out of tune in many of those notes. probably rated pretty accurately.
rabaak wrote:
Agree.
ELP did better than most!
I loved this band in its heyday for its classical interpretations and innovations.
First two are available in late August.
Very cool! Thanks for that info.
First two are available in late August.
Yow!
First two are available in late August.
It's a 3 minute section of a 20 minute suite of songs. I guess your feeling is understandable. Still a good little tune, but the Hammond Organ break in the live version from 74 kicks the studio version's butt.
Last time I saw them was at Canada's Wonderland 1996.
They opened for Jethro Tull, incredibly.
Sat front row center. Very Lucky SOB.
An incredible experience from incredible bands.
To see two of my all time favorite bands on one bill....WOW.
Stone's of Years......HISTORY.