Posted on 03/11/2016 12:23:43 PM PST by Borges
Keith Emerson, the outsized co-founding keyboardist in Emerson Lake and Palmer has died. Long-time bandmate Carl Palmer’s publicist has posted a message that confirms Emerson’s passing last night (March 10) in Santa Monica, Calif. He was 71. “Keith was a gentle soul whose love for music and passion for his performance as a keyboard player will remain unmatched for many years to come,” Palmer said. “He was a pioneer and an innovator whose musical genius touched all of us in the worlds of rock, classical and jazz.”
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“It’s going to be a sobering few decades for those of us who grew up with late 60’s to early 90’s music.”
Why ?
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Thus ends those reunion talks. Hell of a showman, silly band, but I always loved them.
RIP
“Whatever was done is done, it just doesn’t matter at all”
I’ve liked ELP...from the beginning...even though Keith’s part came right at the end it was the highlight:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UtGjJVcrKQU
Just the more frequent reminders of mortality, coupled with our own age.
Pictures at an Exhibition, Tarkus, Trilogy,Brain Salad Surgery—I wore those a albums out.
There ‘s no end to my life
No beginning to my death
Death...is...life
As a musician I can understand how some may see other keyboard players having more aesthetically better music than ELP or The Nice. However, from a perspective of technical ability, no one came close to Emerson
R.I.P.
“Just the more frequent reminders of mortality, coupled with our own age.”
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Thanks.
Losing your favorite entertainers is nothing compared to losing most of your old friends.
That’s where I am.
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I had “Works” on the cassette tape in my room doing homework in HS. My mom came down and said “Well - I’m glad to see that your taste in music has improved!” It was on Emerson’s side. I said “Oh wait - here’s the same guys, other side.” It ended up on one of Palmer’s bombastic drum songs. My mom just said “Oh”.
On their “Black Moon” tour they hit a small city about 2 hours from where I lived. I was two days out of sinus surgery and no ticket, but drove out there as I figured it would be my one and only chance.
I sat in the lobby of the small theater (about the size of my kid’s high school theater!). Some folks were standing around waiting for a friend. I could see what was going on and interrupted them saying if they didn’t show I would buy the ticket. Lucky man that I was, I got in!
It took them three tries coming out on stage, they would get about one-minute in and the fuses would all blow! It turned out they were blowing something out in the street that took out the entire neighborhood!
They got it figured out though, and me and the other 499 people in that small theater had a great show. They were still all on top of their game, and Greg’s voice was in great form that night. It was nice to see them back again as a way of perhaps mending some of their differences.
On a recent release of “Brain Salad Surgery” they have some interviews of them at the end. Interesting stuff. Carl Palmer said that album is what ELP will probably be what people most remember, and proved to the critics that they were NOT “more Pomp than Circumstance”.
RIP Keith - you guys changed music.
Here’s a behind the scenes look of them fleshing out Karn Evil #9. I showed this to my daughters as they were learning piano. “It’s a lot of work before you can get to the fun stuff.”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zI51rS0aS7Q
Spokane's arena holds at least 11,000, and I sure don't recall going 90 miles south to Pullman for the concert. It was a great concert.
RIP Keith, and thanks for the music.
Moody Blues?
I hear ya - same thing, in spades.
That must have been one hell of a show.
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Another good band. But "Lucky Man" was ELP
Very funny—that’s my situation in a nutshell.
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My post was not intended to equate EJ the equal to KE - just a passing thought.
That said...
Certainly a pianist that would rank as one of the best is the HIGHLY underrated Richard Wright - arguably the foundational key for PF’s success. Absolutely an amazingly creative keyboardist - but not necessarily pianist.
Little Feat’s Billy Payne also come to mind as an exceptional pianist...more in the rock mode, though.
Bismark was right - never look at how law, sausage, or prog rock is made...
If Keith ever cashes his chips in no one will believe it. Everyone will think he faked his death and there will be numerous Keith sightings just like Elvis.
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