ELP Digest Thursday, January 19 1995 Volume 5 : Issue 2 The "Cathedral of Our Dreams" Edition Today's Topics: The Nice on UK BBC1 TV <==== Attn: UK readers; Real Soon Now. Trilogy - Mobile Fidelity re-release due out on January 10, 1995 (anyone seen it yet?) Keyboard Concert <==== Anaheim this weekend! Iron Man stuff Hammer It Out Fanfare available on Notestation Acknowledge of subscription & questions (KE9, BSS, and lyrics) Information about the ELP album HONKY Re: Romeo and Juliet Re: ELP Digest V4 #27 (more on does E need L & P) Lucky Man goes disco (was Let's get on with it) Prelude ======= Yes, I've still got a bit of a backlog of articles for the ELP Digest. I hope to get another Digest out this weekend. Wish me luck. Also, I'm breaking with tradition and taking a few articles "out of order" since they are more time critical than the others. Not more important, just more time critical. UK readers will be interested in a BBC show that will include music of the Nice. And we all would like to know if Keith is able to play at the Keyboard Magazine concert this weekend in California. Thanks for your patience. You'll be hearing from me again soon. - John - ------------------------------------------------------------ Date: Tue, 17 Jan 95 13:41:42 PST From: Tim Holmes To: John E Arnold Subject: The Nice on UK BBC1 TV John, In case this gets out in time... Sounds of the 60s on BBC1 (UK) is an ongoing documentary. This friday (20/1/95) plans to feature the Nice among other bands. Tim. -------------------------------------- Tim Holmes - timh@psammead.demon.co.uk -------------------------------------- ------------------------------ From: arnold@kilsythe.banyan.com (John Arnold) Date: Thu, 5 Jan 1995 14:08:42 +0500 To: arnold@iii.net Subject: Trilogy - Mobile Fidelity re-release due out on January 10, 1995 Hi! I just stumbled upon an upcoming releases page on the Web from Boston's WZLX radio station (100.7 FM) and noticed that they have the following listing as a 1/10/95 release: Emerson Lake Palmer Trilogy Mobile Fidelity We'll see if it actually gets released this time. I recall this being announced for last fall, too. - John - P.S. The WZLX home page where I found this information is anchored at: http://www.wzlx.com ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 22 Dec 94 19:49:45 CST From: "gird@twsuvm.uc.twsu.edu (Suzanne)" Subject: Keyboard Concert To: X-Acknowledge-To: Are any Digest-ers going to the Keyboard 20th Anniversary Concert in Anaheim on 20 January? If so, drop me a note...I'd like to meet some of you! ~~~Suzanne gird@twsuvm.uc.twsu.edu [ Editor's Note: Please let us know if Keith makes an appearance. Even if he can't play up to his standards, I hope he attends if only to wave to the crowd. He is one of the very few people in the music industry who helped make Keyboard magazine possible! - John - ] ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 28 Dec 1994 11:25:52 +0500 From: Brian=Podesta%IRD%UMASS@BANYAN.UMMED.EDU To: j.arnold@bull.com [ Note: this posting is from the Internet YES Newsletter. Mail to: hunnicutt@vxc.ocis.uncwil.edu for subscription info. This posting contains information about the Keyboard concert mentioned above. - John - ] (tm) N o t e s F r o m T h e E d g e Special Announcement THE Internet YES Newsletter > Notes From the Editor Mike Tiano (miketi@microsoft.com) PATRICK MORAZ APPEARANCES Patrick will be appearing at the Baked Potato in Pasadena, CA on January 3 and January 10; there will be two sets for each of the nights and our source has advised us that each set may share some of the same songs but overall will differ. Patrick will play selections from his albums, including the recent WINDOWS OF TIME, a great collection of pieces played strictly on piano, as well as various improvisations. Price of admission will be $10 at the door; call 818-564-1122 for more information. Patrick will be one of a roster of great keyboardists as part of a concert sponsored by Keyboard Magazine to be held at Celebrity's Theatre in Anaheim, CA, on Friday, January 20, between 7:30 and 10:30. Patrick will close the first, acoustic set; other musicians scheduled to appear include George Duke, Bruce Hornsby, Jan Hammer, Joe Zawinal, and tentatively Keith Emerson (depending on on the condition of his hands). Tickets are only available through Keyboard Magazine; price is $25 and the seating available to those outside the industry is limited, so check out the latest issue for more details. ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 22 Dec 1994 08:40:40 -0600 (CST) From: GAGLIANIW@vmsa.csd.mu.edu Subject: Iron Man stuff To: arnold@iii.net Greetings, ELP-ers! Happy Holidays to all. Just a quick note about Iron Man. Has anyone been watching? A few episodes ago there was a "discoteque" scene, and I heard snippets of "Changing States" in the music. And this last Saturday's episode had a good one -- as the bad guys are gloating over their super neato robot tank, the music in a very loud, very nice rendition of -- you guessed it -- TANK! I smiled all day (and I worked the whole day!). It's worth catching Iron Man with your VCR if only for the mini-quotes. Take care, everyone. Bill Gagliani Marquette Memorial Library ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 22 Dec 1994 10:09:40 -0800 From: Jim Smith To: arnold@iii.net Subject: Hammer It Out Hi, everyone, Well, I recently purchased a copy of the Japanese version of ItHS from Ranjit Padmanhaban, and thought I'd comment on it. First, the entire recording seems like it has an uncomfortably bright "edge" on it, as if someone tweaked the E.Q. above 10Khz a bit too high. Has anyone noticed this about the domestic release? (I haven't heard the domestic version.) The reason I spent the extra $8 to get the Japanese version is because it has an additional track on it, called "Hammer It Out." This is a solo piano piece by Keith Emerson. It's a fast, jazzy sort-of-boogie-woogie tune with a section in the middle with a chromatic rocking-octaves left hand and apparently-improvised right hand, which is most reminiscent of, say, some of the "piano improvisation" from Take A Pebble on "Welcome Back My Friends..." But what the piece reminds me most of is the piano improvisation from the live version of "Hang On To A Dream" on The Nice's "Elegy" or "Keith Emerson With The Nice." There is a difference, though. On repeated listenings, I really got the feeling that Keith was _working_ to pull off this piece. There are a few clams (double-struck notes) on the recording, and it just doesn't feel as tight or effortless as his previous studio work. I suspect that this is why it didn't appear on the domestic release of the album. Nonetheless, for me, it's still the most important piece on the album, and I'm glad I spent the extra money. All The Best, - Jim Smith smithj@sr.hp.com [ Editor's Note: I just want to add that there is nothing on the jewel case or CD (in English anyway) to indicate that "Hammer It Out" is on the Japanese version. But it's there as Track 12 on the CD when you play it. It's a gem. I think some of the criticism about ItHS (In the Hot Seat) would have been lessened if this had been on the US release. - John - ] ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 22 Dec 1994 10:32:14 -0800 From: Jim Smith To: arnold@iii.net Subject: Fanfare available on Notestation Hi again, I forgot to mention that I was in a local music store recently, and they had a touchscreen General Midi File vending machine thingy called "Notestation" or some such thing, and one of the songs in the library available for purchase (as a Standard Midi File Format file on an IBM-compatible diskette) was ELP's "Fanfare For The Common Man." The machine allows you to preview the songs, so I listened to it a ways into the improv. It was stiff, with the timing wrong in the melody at several places, and used parallel harmony where "horn fifths" occur in the original. The improvisation was executed in a manner that I would characterize as "formalized," sort of too coarsely executed (The whole piece made me think "this is what it would have sounded like if the Carpenters had done it instead of ELP.), nevertheless, you may enjoy it, or use it as a starting point, I suppose. I don't know how much it costs, but the person before me had purchased "Flashback: What A Feeling" and that was $9 plus. Regards, - Jim Smith smithj@sr.hp.com ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 22 Dec 94 23:38:55 -0200 From: agorni@cat.cce.usp.br (Antonio Augusto Gorni) To: arnold@iii.net Subject: Acknowledge of subscription & questions Hi, This is my first post to this digest. Thank you very much for the inclusion of my name in the "mailing" list of the ELP Digest. ELP is my favourite band since twenty years ago, more precisely, since the release of the BSS album, IMHO, its best album. I have some questions you may able to help me with: 1. What is the meaning of the expression "Karn Evil 9"? OK, the question can be obvious, but, unfortunately, my knowledge of English language is far from perfect. I was specially intrigued with the word "Karn"; I did not find its meaning in the dictionaries. The same applies to another song, "Brain Salad Surgery". It is just slang? 2. I have the lyrics of most of the ELP songs, which I obtained from the LP and CD albums, as well some ELP sheet music books. However, I would like to know how I can get a copy of the lyrics of "Knife Edge" and "Living Sin". I tried the FTP at ftp.uwp.edu, but they are very busy to attend one more ANONYMOUS guest. I was gladly surprised that I share the opinion of several ELP digesters about the ItHS album. I did not like it the first time I heard it, but now I consider it a good work. Unfortunately, it is some galaxies behind the 70's albums. Many Thanks and A Garland of Martian Fire Flowers Antonio E-mail: agorni@cat.cce.usp.br ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 23 Dec 94 01:47:27 -0200 From: agorni@cat.cce.usp.br (Antonio Augusto Gorni) To: duxbury@macc.wisc.edu Subject: Information about the ELP album HONKY Cc: arnold@iii.net Hi, I have the ELP album called Honky. So, I am sending you the data your requested: - Year: 1981 - Label: Bubble Records, Milano, Italy - Number: 33 GIRI - BLU 19608 - 64 BLU 19608 - 2L - Tracks: Side 1 Hello Sailor (Emerson), including BACH BEFORE THE MAST, (George Malcolm) Salt Cay (Emerson) Green Ice (Emerson) Side 2 Intro-Juicing (there is no credits registered) Big Horn Breakdown (Billy Taylor, Arranged by Keith Emerson) Yancey Special (Meade "Lux" Lewis, Arranged by Keith Emerson and Harry South) Rum-A-Ting (Emerson) Jesus Loves Me (Emerson) The album was recorded at Elite Studios & Compass Point Studio, Nassau, Bahamas. [...] Antonio ------------------------------ From: r.rarich@genie.geis.com Date: Fri, 23 Dec 94 07:15:00 UTC To: arnold@iii.net Subject: Re: Romeo and Juliet >From: Ola Rinta-Koski As an aside, it's a bit >misleading to refer to the track ELP recorded on "Live at the RAH" as >"Romeo and Juliet", since it's only 1/10 of the complete ballet (the >Allegro pesante part, which is called "The Montagues and Capulets"). Or >did everybody know this already? Actually, Prokofiev's original "Romeo and Juliet" composition was a Ballet consisting of 52 seperate musical sections. He later used various parts of these to arrange 2 seperate orchestral suites as well as 10 piano pieces. I have seen the musical section ELP lifted from the Ballet refered to as "Dance of the Knights". So what we see listed as "Romeo and Juliet" is actually only 1/52 of the original (by fraction of themes, I guess you could also express it as a fraction of the total time, but I'll leave that to someone else!) Randy Rarich ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 23 Dec 1994 16:40:17 -0500 From: John DeMarchi To: John E Arnold Subject: Re: ELP Digest V4 #27 I just want to add that the three blend very well musically. Carl Palmer is irreplacable and Greg Lake's fits perfectly with the music. Greg has a method how and when to sing softly according to the music and in an instant know when and how much volume to increase his voice. ------------------------------ From: ScottClev@aol.com Date: Fri, 23 Dec 1994 16:40:35 -0500 To: arnold@iii.net Subject: Keith Emerson Album Info In response to Janell Duxbury's request on the Keith Emerson album "Honky", here goes: Title: Honky Record label: Bubble (thats what is says!) Date: 1981 Liner info: Recorded at Elite Studios & Compass Point Studio, Nassau, Bahamas. Engineered by Mott, assistant Halliburton(except Salt Cay & Big Horn Breakdown - Engineered by Steven Stanley). Arranged and produced by Keith Emerson. Special thanks to Kayla (choir director) for her help with the lyrics. Side One: Hello Sailor Bach before the mast Salt Cay Green Ice Side Two: Intro-juicing Big Horn Breakdown Yancey Special Rum-A-Ting Jesus Loves me I liked the album, and at the time (1981) I thought that this would the direction the Keith Emerson was going into - Solo albums and Movie soundtracks, but I have been disapointed to date with content and volume of his work. Attention:baby boomers (like myself), when you listen to "Hello Sailer", did you instantly think of the theme song to "Popye the Sailorman"??? ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 29 Dec 94 06:31:51 EST From: Michel Foisy To: arnold@iii.net, maureen@eworld.com Subject: Lucky Man goes disco (was Let's get on with it) >>MF> >>MF> It's been said so we can now move on to the good stuff... MA> Did you have something special in mind? Yes I did... things like: Guess what? ELP has now made it on the Dance Music chart!!! I was in the Sam the Record Man store here in Montreal, Quebec when to my great amazement I hear a dance music version of Lucky Man. The first thought which crossed my mind was "ELP has not decided tojoin the dance music craze in order to recoup some of their popularity. Luckily (I think) not quite. (I have to admit though, I wouldn't mind to see what would come out of it!!!) Thinking of all of you in ELP digest land I got the juicy details on the album containing this wonderful (for dance music buffs) or for some of you devilish song. Album: Dance Zone Level One, PolyTel 740-032-2 Song: Lucky Man Group: Help Band First time I ever hear of Help Band. PolyTel is a division of PolyGram. I'm not sure if this dance music compilation is available outside of Canada. In terms of a dance music album, from what I heard of it while I was in the store, it's a pretty good compilation. Now tell me folks, isn't this sort of information better than keeping on reading about never ending ITHS reviews which always end up saying the same thing. This is what this mailing list is all about, sharing new information and personal experiences with ELP!!!! ------------------------------ Digest, mailing address, and administrative stuff to: arnold@iii.net ==\ => NEW (as of 11/17/94) ELP-related info that you / want to put in the digest to: arnold@iii.net =/ Back issues are available from the World Wide Web ELP Home Page: URL: http://bliss.berkeley.edu/elp/ Back issues are also available via anonymous ftp: ftp site: ftp.uwp.edu user name: anonymous password: provide a full email address path: /pub/music/lists/elp/digests/1991/elp-digest-1.* /pub/music/lists/elp/digests/1992/elp-digest-2.* /pub/music/lists/elp/digests/1993/elp-digest-3.* /pub/music/lists/elp/digests/1994/elp-digest-4.* Note: The opinions, information, etc. contained in this digest are those of the original message sender listed in each messag. 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