ELP Digest Sunday, June 11 1995 Volume 5 : Issue 14 The "This town is ours...... Tonight!" Edition Today's Topics: Keith Emerson equipment Import search/Classical music http://bliss.Berkeley.EDU:80/elp/wotnotabs:-}> Re: ELP Digest musings Re: re: Greg's voice ELP publications E.L.P. Digest. Emerson, Dylan and King!?!? ELP: Instrumentation of "Memoirs..." Re:ELP Digest V5 #10 Massimo Cavalucc Emerson,Lake and Palmer gifs Re: Re: Christian imagery... English New song by Emerson Lake and Pelchat (teaser) Drumming Jones Beach boot HAMMOND C3 FOR SALE ELP Digest vintage video Note posted on Compuserve: Request for lyrics to "Tiger In A Spotlight" Sport music Silliness of ELP? ELP Tribute Bands Prelude ======= Sorry for the 3 week delay between Digests. Here's another lengthy one but now the backlog is only about 6 weeks! Coming up in future issues include goodies such as the latest posting of the ELP "classical quotes" listing that's been talked about in recent Digests. While I was away from the Digest, I had the great pleasure of dining and pubbing with some Digest readers. This is the first time I'd met any of the Digest readers (other than those I already knew when I started it) and it was great. I got to meet Jim Smith (who is the co-founder of the ELP Digest since it was his postings on rec.music.synth that got me started on the idea of an ELP mailing list). Also, it was a pleasure to meet Maureen (aka Mo!), Kathleen, Mark, Chris, Jill, and Glen. (Sorry if I got any of the names spelled wrong. As I find myself in other places with "time to spare" (not that I won't make time for ELP stuff since I obviously do), I hope to do this more often. In fact, this fall, I'm hoping to set one of the these informal "ELP fests" in the Boston area. Since I live around here, that shouldn't be that tough to arrange! Onward through the night. (oops, wrong prog band reference) - John - ------------------------------------------------------------ From: dave@prism.dungeon.com To: ARNOLD@III.NET Subject: Keith Emerson equipment Date: Thu, 8 Jun 1995 14:09:15 LOCAL Dear John, here are the details re; Keith emerson's equipment and stage gear etc. we have the following equipment available from keith's stock OBERHEIM - MATRIX 12 - AS USED ON EL POWELL TOUR / STUDIO OBERHEIM - DPX1 SAMPLE DISK PLAYER AS USED ON EL POWELL TOUR KORG - EX8000 MODULES X2 AS USED ON EL POWELL TOUR / STUDIO KORG - DSM1 SAMPLER MODULES X2 KORG - KMX62 RACKMOUNT KBD MIXER KURZWEIL - MIDIBOARD,MOTHER KEYBOARD-LTD EDITION FOR KEITH !! KURZWEIL - 250 EXPANDER AS USED ON USA TOUR & AT HOME STUDIO HAMMOND - XB2 MIDI ORGAN W/LESLIE FX SPECIAL EDITION ! 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REGARDS CHRIS NEWMAN **************************************************************************** ------------------------------ From: KYBDS@aol.com Date: Sat, 8 Apr 1995 02:04:00 -0400 To: arnold@iii.net Subject: Import search/Classical music Import Search: I called Tower Records in NY and spoke to a guy who (at first) knew nothing of imports by any of their stores. Finally, he realized that the Cherry Hill NJ store had an imports section. I called there, and asked the fellow about any imports by Keith Emerson. He said: "Could you spell the last name, please?" AAaaaiiiiiieeeee! (Good thing I wasn't trying to locate a Classical composer or work.) I attended the Classical Music Broadcasters Convention in DC these last two days, (April 6 & 7) and it was very interesting. While most (if not all) classical stations don't play any ELP, they of course, play the all the wonderful things that ELP has borrowed from or reinterpreted. I got lots of promotional new CD's, including a Dolby Surround Test CD, which includes all the test signals and tones to tweak out your Dolby Surround System to the max. It has Sound Effects, Stereo Setup and Imaging, Subwoofer setup, etcl. Also included are about an hour of killer classical "Greatest Hits," including Fanfare For the Common Man ( the orchestral version, NOT Elp's.) The CD, from DELOS, is called: "Surround Spectacular: The Music/The Tests." You can probably get it in stores like Tower, or call the label directly at: 800-364-0645 / 213-962-2626. After all, you want to hear "Pictures" the way it was intended, right? Point of info: Any full-time classical station worth its salt will be on the Internet within the next 6 months to a year. They had quite a demonstration of its capabilities, and those that were new to the technology were amazed, many others are on AOL or planning to get their own Web sites soon. There will be schedules, request lines, etc. etc. They will want listener input; they want the 20 to 40 yr old crowd. (Hey, it's a growth market!) This may be a chance to get KE's piano concerto a little respect and airtime, should any of his record labels get off their asses and market it... More next time! See ya. ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 8 Apr 1995 14:29:12 -0400 To: arnold@iii.net From: Keith Pomfret Subject: http://bliss.Berkeley.EDU:80/elp/wotnotabs:-}> Am I looking in the wrong place or are there no guitar (whoops, shouldn't that be keyboard) tabs for ELP stuff? Are there any equipment lists or Moog patches? OK so I'll never be able to play them but it would be nice to make the right noises albeit slowly... Does anyone want any tabs for earlyish ELP stuff. I'd gladly upload my Trilogy/Jeremy Bender tab for a Stones of Years Tab keithp [ Editor's note: Well, I've never received any tablature or pointers to tabs for the web site. Readers.... any pointers? - John - ] ------------------------------ From: Maureen@eworld.com Date: Sun, 9 Apr 1995 20:30:57 -0700 To: arnold@iii.net Subject: Re: ELP Digest musings In Digest 5/9, Craig Koukol writes: > Thanks to all, especially you, John, for providing such a great > forum for civilized discussion on ELP. It's remarkable how civilized we keep it! It's so much nicer than alt.music.progressive. Here's to keeping that way!! > At any rate, as Rev. Bob pointed out in his thoughtful comments, > our appreciation of ELP's music has surely not revolved around > what religious symbolism (or lack thereof) may be present in the > lyrics. It certainly has not, but it is nice that we can bring religion into the discussion and not worry about getting our heads chopped off for our troubles. > And while I don't want to see this digest turned into an arena for > dueling religious beliefs, I appreciate those like Bj/orn Are and > others who aren't afraid to interject their faith into the discussion. Just like all the other topics we stumble onto, this one, too, shall pass; it has been interesting! And we'd never be able to get away with it, if this were a.m.p. > Bruce also mentioned the joy of hearing all of Karn Evil 9 on the > radio---long ago I once heard all of Tarkus played on an FM station > while driving in central Illinois; it was immediately followed by a > cut from the now defunct English-progfolk group Steeleye Span. > Quite an experience! Some folk have all the luck!!! ;-) Sounds more like something you'd hear somewhere in one of the larger urban areas. All of "Tarkus" on the radio; who'd have thought? Sla/n, Mo! Maureen@eWorld.com ------------------------------ From: Maureen@eworld.com Date: Sun, 9 Apr 1995 20:31:07 -0700 To: arnold@iii.net Subject: Re: re: Greg's voice In Digest 5/9, our fearless leader writes: > re: Greg's voice. I'm not sure there's any "damage" however we > should remember that just about everyone's singing voice drops > as they get older.... And I recall an interview where there was > some discussion about how KE9 strained the high end of Greg's > register even in the studio and, given the complicated keyboard > part, it was not something that could be easily re-arranged into a > different vocal register. Unfortunately, I don't think the changes in Greg's voice are limited to his range's dropping. That part of it is fine by me; I do love his baritone (yes, I do have a bad case of chord envy... :-). Funny you should mention KE9. It's that song, on RAH (CD, not the BBC broadcast), that really points out the worrisome changes under discussion. True, they were in the midst of a long tour, but KE9 was the first number of the night. From the first note, you can hear the strain in Greg's voice. :-( We won't discuss "Pirates," from the same evening. On a brighter note, on the ELP board on AOL, someone recently mentioned that Greg has quit smoking. Gotta be a good sign! Sla/n, Mo! Maureen@eWorld.com ------------------------------ From: edins@ibm.net Date: Mon, 10 Apr 95 17:27:03 PDT To: arnold@iii.net Subject: ELP publications I am interested in finding any published arrangements (either guitar tab, piano vocal, etc.) of any Emerson Lake and Palmer music. I have been told ELP released a "greatest hits" piano vocal book a few years ago, but that it is now out of print. The only help ASCAP could give me was to try Ring publications in London. Upon contact, they informed me they are no longer the publishers of ELP music, and that I would have to contact Greg Lake directly. I am Director of Bands and Music Curriculum at Hamilton Independent Schools, and would like to expose my students to ELP. Any help or resources you can give me would be a tremendous help. Feel free to mail me back at: edins@ibm.net Thanks in advance! Tim Edins HHS Bands [ Editor's note: Another tough one. Anyone know of anything like this? I'm beginning to think I should contact Warner Brothers or whoever actually printed the now out-of-print ELP books and ask what it would cost to get the rights to re-print them. Any other ideas? - John - ] ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 13 Apr 1995 14:17:23 BST From: Oz Hardwick Subject: E.L.P. Digest. To: arnold@iii.net Hi - Another interesting issue of the digest, 'though the Emerson interview was, indeed, rather depressing...maybe tone of voice might have softened some of the more abrupt utterances? A couple of points raised...Craig Koukol - Steeleye Span, although not my cup of tea, are far from being "now defunct," & are currently on a U.K. tour celebrating an anniversary of some sort (25 years?). I'm inclined to disagree with Steve Plotczyk that "the era of good music is over"...I think that the era of HIGH-PROFILE good music is over (although, of course, I hope that this is purely temporary), but I think there's always a lot of good music about if you can get to hear it. That, of course, is the hard part (in England, anyway...I'm told that U.S. radio is far superior) - it's generally down to chance & word-of mouth. There's certainly a healthy, if somewhat "underground" progressive music scene over here, & there have been some magnificent albums from Scandinavian bands in the past year or so (I think Anglagard have been mentioned in the digest before, but another mention can't go amiss). All in all, there's always cause for optimism! Does anyone know if the "Pictures" video is available on U.K. VHS format? All the best, Oz. ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 13 Apr 1995 16:26:47 -0400 To: arnold@iii.net From: jwhws@omni.voicenet.com (jwhws) Subject: Emerson, Dylan and King!?!? Emerson, Dylan, and King!?!? This is a different look at a song on ITHS: "Man in the Long Black Coat." I just read the German interview with KE where he talks about the longer length he had in mind for it. In fact, he suggested there was a longer concept piece (either already written or in his head) about the topic. A musical western, I think he said. May I suggest a book/story that is already written and loosey fits the sound, mood, etc. of 'Man in the Long Black Coat' - Stephen King's: The Dark Tower/The Gunslinger. It is book one of the Dark Tower Trilogy. I'm not writing this to shill for Stephen King, but this is an usual story line for him. It's not your average horror/splatter/Cujo/Plague storyline. It starts as "Western" tale, but in a world that has "moved on." It's not the past, but it might be the future in another dimension. There is a hero/goodguy named Roland (the gunslinger) and a bad man he's chasing accross a desert and throughout the story line, called Marten, or the MAN IN BLACK. The Man in Black is always a day or two ahead of Roland. The Man in Black is often mistaken for a priest or wizard; he's either in robes or something long and black, like a cassock. There's a town named Tull that Roland has had a very bad time in, mostly because of the actions of the Man in Black. For the rest of book one, and in various places in the second two books, Roland has to deal with the fate afforded him by the Man in Black. In the town of Tull, there is a woman/love interest that has been involved with this Man in Black, much like the story in Emo's MITLBC. Here are a few connections I drew after listening to the lyrics for MITHLBC: "Somebody's seen him hanging around; at the old dance hall by the outskirts of town." In 'The Gunslinger,' the Man in Black wins over the support of the townspeople of Tull by bringing back to life a dead man who was a denizen of the bar/saloon. The dead guy was addicted to eating/chewing a vile substance called "Devil Grass." "He had a face like a mask." Nobody was really sure who the man in black was or what he looked like. To Roland, hewas also Marten, the man that betrayed his father and family years before. "Somebody said, from the Bible he'd quote..." The town had one old, broken down church, led by a murderous preacher woman (Sylvia Pittston) with the fears and gullibility of the townsfolk in her spell She's had some liason with the Man in lack, and leads the townspeople on a muderous rage to kill / drive out Roland. "There are no mistakes in life, some people say, it's true sometimes, you can see it that way..." At the end of 'The Gunslinger,' Roland finally catches up with the Man in Black and holds "pavlar" (counsel) with him. The man in black reads Roland's fate with tarot cards. (Roland is none to happy about it, either.) "She went with the man with the long black coat" There is a love interest/sex object in the town of Tull, and her name is Alice. Roland gets physically involved with her, but we get the sense that she was "had" previously by the Man in Black. This leads to her undoing by Roland's guns during the big confrontation scene. There's more imagery in the song's lyric about sermons, man's vileness and depravery, and it kind of fits the strange story line as well. Finally, there's the line: "Somebody's out there, beating on a dead horse." Early in the tale, Roland is crossing the desert on a very tired and sick mule (horse), which subsequently is left for dead. I'm sure there was no deliberate link between the two, but it's a fun comparison. The tune makes a great spooky soundtrack to this beautiful and strange story. From the gist of Bob Dylan's lyrics, this MITLBC isn't too nice a guy, either. Greg's low, chilling vocals really send a chill up one's spine as well. In 'The Gunslinger,' the Man in Black is pretty much a devil/wizard, and as mentioned, there is a lot of religious mysticism/quackery going on in the town of Tull. 'The Gunslinger' is a quick read, and if you like it, there are two more books that continue the story. ('Drawing of the Three' and 'Wastelands') It might change your view of a song that I haven't read too much positive praise about here. As a further point of obscure reference, the Dark Tower/Gunslinger Trilogy has some of its roots in poem called "Childe Roland" by Robert Browing. Also, Steven King ties Randall Flagg (the dark man from 'The Stand') into all this somehow, as well. Finally, if you're a Stephen King fan but haven't read 'Insomnia' yet, there's even more tie-ins, but I don't want to ruin it for you here! Who knows? Maybe KE reads Stephen King and saw the connection all along. After reading Al Kooper's connection with Stephen King and writing the music for "Baby Can You Dig Your Man?" (a fictitious hit song in "The Stand") I believe things like this sometimes have a life of their own. Anyway, I can't listen to the ELP song without thinking about the book, and vice versa... For whatever it's worth, I'll be posting this strange connection on the Stephen King Newsgroup, as well. Maybe they can figure it out. I wonder if anyone else has ever drawn this comparison? Cheers! Joe Hannigan jwhws@voicenet.com kybds@aol.com (Keyboards) ------------------------------ From: Jim Smith Subject: ELP: Instrumentation of "Memoirs..." To: arnold@iii.net (John Arnold) Date: Thu, 13 Apr 1995 15:45:37 -0800 (PDT) Hi, I was just listening to "Memoirs Of and Officer and a Gentleman" from "Love Beach" and thinking about the orchestration/instrumentation of that piece. Keith plays piano, Fender Rhodes, Clavinet, and Korg synths that he uses nowhere else (and which, I think, are for sale right now). I think I also hear the Polymoog-prototype pressure-sensitive trumpet patch that he used in the Third Impression of Karn Evil 9 in the closing march, but overall, it's a different instrumentation, and a different sound. I suppose that this might have been due to the band's location in the Bahamas, and not wanting to spend the money to ship the C3 over. I kind of like the less-aggressive, mild sound that results. Fits with the "classiness" of that piece. I'm glad he didn't stick with this as his main setup, but I haven't seen any other discussion of this particular instrumentation, and it just struck me as interesting. I wonder if this was, to any degree, what people objected to about Love Beach. Climb on my rocket and we'll fly, - Jim Smith smithj@sr.hp.com ------------------------------ From: Bill Berends Date: Fri, 14 Apr 1995 14:56:31 -0400 To: John E Arnold Subject: Re:ELP Digest V5 #10 In ELP Digest V5 #10 Chris Cowan said: >To answer your question (at the risk of offending some), a "BSS" is the same >thing as a Blow Job. Well, this is old news but.... >The Giger artwork also has a subtle visual reference. Look at the shaft with >the ELP logo, under the women's mouth. At the top of the shaft, the area is >deliberately hilighted. (This is no accident). My God! You're right!! I've been looking at this album for twenty years and never noticed that there is a PENIS on the cover!!!!!! It's as clear as a bell... AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAA!!!!!!!!! Cool! ********************************************* Bill Berends c/o MASTERMIND ********************************************* http://tam2k.tamu.edu/~mdb0213/mastermind.html ------------------------------ From: "brule" To: arnold@iii.net Subject: Massimo Cavalucc Date: Fri, 14 Apr 95 14:31:16 -0500 I've been trying to get in touch with Massimo Cavalucc, (mentioned in your latest issue of ELP Digest). A friend of mine has a list of his with a ton of live Asia from the early days that I've been looking for. However, I think the address given to me is different than the one listed in the DIgest. Do you know if he is reachable via E-mail? Also, how is his English? Thanks again for your help! Scott Killian brule002@maroon.tc.umn.edu [ Editor's note: Do any readers know how to contact Massimo? If you do, please send me a note and/or send Scott a note. Thanks! - John - ] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 14 Apr 1995 18:03:13 -0700 From: rcraddoc@ix.netcom.com (Robert Craddock) Subject: Emerson,Lake and Palmer gifs To: arnold@iii.net just thought you might like to know that the cover for ELP's Brain Salad Surgery can be found at ftp.sunet.se pub/pictures/H.R.Giger/giger_o.gif. [ Editor's note: And let me use this as an excuse to plug the latest updates to the ELP web page. (See URL at end of this Digest.) I haven't linked these versions in yet but I've got other links and the page is really starting to take shape. Please check in there every once in a while and look for the latest additions! Thanks! - John - ] ------------------------------ From: Maureen@eworld.com Date: Mon, 17 Apr 1995 00:47:20 -0700 To: arnold@iii.net Subject: Re: Re: Christian imagery... English In Digest 5/9, John Lukes quotes Rev. Bob (from Digest 5/5): >> That Emerson uses Christian religious imagery should be >> no more shocking than his use of English. Frankly, I don't see the connection. This made sense at first read, but it's been rolling around in the back of my mind ever since, poking and prodding at me, and I think it's finally come back to the front. It's one's first language that "fatally" effects the way one thinks, not one's religion. One doesn't have much choice about how one's mother tongue affects one's thinking, but one certainly does, about one's religion (or lack thereof). I have seen "blasphemy" from the pen of believers, and "pious" from the pen of non-believers, but generally, folk tend to stick with what they know/believe. It usually comes out more sincere that way. ------------------------------ From: mfoisy@qc.bell.ca Date: Tue, 18 Apr 95 08:15:45 EST To: arnold@iii.net Subject: New song by Emerson Lake and Pelchat Yes ffffffffffolks out there in ELP land. There is a new song out there composed by what one of the radio DJs here in Montreal, Canada said Emerson, Lake, and Pelchat. Before you ask, no ELP did not break up. A French version of "C'est la vie" has been recorded by the francophone recording star Mario Pelchat. Not surprisingly, the song and album has reached number one on the charts here in Quebec. It always has been one of ELPs top songs here in Quebec. For those who wonder what it sounds like, the base melody is like the original but the similarity stops there. It definitely is Pelchat's adaptation. For those who want to order the album here are the juicy details: Artist: Mario Pelchat Album name: C'est la Vie! Label: Sony Enjoy...... ------------------------------ From: Subject: Drumming To: arnold@iii.net Date: Tue, 18 Apr 1995 19:52:11 -0400 (EDT) Hi, I'm sort of new to this list, so I'll briefly introduce myself. [...] I'm a huge fan of prog rock (my fave band is Jethro Tull, sorry ELP people) and, obvoiusly, of ELP. Oh yeah, I'm only 18, which seems to be a rarity amoung prog fans (I might have the wrong impression, though) A lot of people have been raggin' on Carl Palmers drumming. This is a pet peeve of mine. It seems that every good drummer from the 70s is either dead (Kieth Moon, John Bohnam) or has had their style deteriorate (Neil Peart, Carl Palmer). Just listen to Rush's 'Counterparts' and compare it to '2112' and you'll see what I mean. What's going on with drumming lately? Anyone with any ideas, please write. ------------------------------ From: Rfcarmody@aol.com Date: Wed, 19 Apr 1995 08:11:58 -0400 To: arnold@iii.net Subject: Jones Beach boot I'd love to have a copy of the JB show; I was there and it was an incredible show. How is the sound quality? If it's only ok, I don't want to bother you with making a copy.... Thanks! bob ------------------------------ From: dave.bentley@ps.com (Dave Bentley) Subject: HAMMOND C3 FOR SALE Date: Fri, 21 Apr 1995 00:09:00 GMT To: arnold@iii.net FOR SALE - Hammond C3 with bench and pedalboard, complete with PR40 tone cabinet. Very good condition. Needs good home and tender loving care. Suitable for the connoisseur and enthusiast. Too nice an example to be split and taken to gigs! Further details from Paul Wakeling on 1209 216147 (Cornwall, England. Price L1,250. No offers. Buyer collects. You have a few digest readers in England and one of them may be interested. Thanks -Dave- ------------------------------ Date: 21 Apr 95 00:14:06 EDT From: robert vasseur <75107.3331@compuserve.com> To: John E Arnold Subject: ELP Digest john thank you so much for putting me on the list. I have been looking you the E.L.P heads for a while I Knew you guys had to be there.I couldnt be the only one.I have been listen ing to keiths playing since early 70s but have all the recordings he has done withand without elp solo.emerlistdavejack and all. to date I have only found 3 books printed music if there are more please let me know.it takes me a half hour to get one back issue. so if you know a way I can buy the whole thing starting from the first issue . I would do back flips. I saw them twice in michigan during the black moon tour (at pine knob) keith fell down (on his butt bigtime) during rondo when the organ threw him and everyone could tell, but keith got up and put his fist in the air like YEAH! I fell on my ass so what and grinning from ear to ear a bit red faced. but loveing it at the same time. during the bows at the end I could greg was cracking up. carl too. that first concert was note for note. the second time was after they had played around the world at the fox in detroit I sat so close I could see the settings on the big moog with field glasses but by then they were pumping it out as fast as they could but the solos that were before almost note for note with the records were now more improvised I never saw 3 guys play so much so fast. Also I would like to say to anybody thats doesn't like the last two albums because it does not sound like another tarkus they should take it in the context of his music as a whole side by side its not the same but mixed together it fits. like a lot of people knock love beach for the name and photo but try to play pirates. man its heavy that one. should have been called and if the hot seat is a bit lake( heavy), the keys are great he Keith shows us ( he knows) just how to back greg up. On one song he shows us just what you can do with orchestra hits. I would like to say more but I just" got it". well more later thanks john for being online I feal like I'm with friends. ------------------------------ From: cm250c26@europa.umuc.edu Date: Sat, 22 Apr 1995 23:15:56 EST To: ARNOLD@III.NET Subject: vintage video This is something that has been tugging away at me for some time. I remember when I was really young and got my first VCR, I rented this live ELP thing that had to be from the early '70's. Anyway, I recall a lot of flowy, flowery, silk shirts, but the thing that really stuck out was at the end when they started superimposing these bizarre Spiderman cartoons. At first it was very random, but towards the end, I felt like I was reading a comic book. At the time, I thought the video was crap. Maybe it still is. But does anybody know what I'm talking about? I can't remember a name, just SPIDERMAN. Keep up the good work. Christopher Karl Abell University of Maryland. [ Editor's note: This is the video that is now out (by Griffin Video, I think) that is just called "Pictures At An Exhibition." Good performance is (in my opinion) marred by the excessive 70s video treatments of comic book-ish art overlays. Still, the entire video as a whole is great. Early, vintage ELP stage performance! One source of the video is accessible from the ELP WWW page... aplce called CD Now! that has set up an ELP-specific "storefront" for us. I have no affiliation with CD Now, however. - John - P.S. For a newer comic book reference point, please be aware that Keith Emerson and Will Alexander do the music to the current TV cartoon series "Iron Man". ] ------------------------------ Date: 23 Apr 95 07:53:08 EDT From: "Joseph M. Paslawski" <74552.3551@compuserve.com> To: Arnold Subject: Note posted on Compuserve: The following note was posted in Compuserve by John WIllson, Scotland: Read below an excerpt from an interview with Keith Emerson in the British high tech magazine Sound On Sound May 95 edition. "......Although the hand is improving, this may be the end of my stage career. I won't play live unless I can offer 100%." Might be worth confirming... ------------------------------ From: Tarkus1958@aol.com Date: Mon, 24 Apr 1995 00:38:38 -0400 To: arnold@iii.net Subject: Request for lyrics to "Tiger In A Spotlight" Can anyone supply me with the lyrics to "Tiger In A Spotlight"? I play bass in a part-time band and we would love to take a whack at performing it a la the "In Concert" LP. What a ripper of a tune! GTTyson tarkus1958@aol.com ------------------------------ From: Bjorn-Are.Davidsen@s.prosjekt98.telenor.no Date: Mon, 24 Apr 1995 09:49:26 +0200 Content-Identifier: 6652 95/04/24 To: John E Arnold Subject: Sport music Something I forgot to mail five weeks ago, and was reminded about when getting todays Digest (V5 #11): The music of ELP which "gets a lot of play in basketball arenas around the U.S. now" is quite simply the "Welcome Back My friends" part of KE9. However, I don't know for how long (e.g. 15 seconds or perhaps 30?), or which version (e.g. from Brain Salad or from Live at Royal Albert Hall?). Or how much credit they get. Anyone attending basketball games on the list? Bjo/rn Are bjorn-are.davidsen@s.prosjekt98.telenor.no Blakkens Vei 20, 1281 Oslo, NORWAY - The Weaver and the Web that he made - ------------------------------ From: Bjorn-Are.Davidsen@s.prosjekt98.telenor.no Date: Mon, 24 Apr 1995 13:51:05 +0200 To: John E Arnold Subject: Silliness of ELP? Just a little info regarding one of the topics from todays Digest (V5 #11), on pretentiousness and it's corollaries in ELP. Since that entry I have written some more thoughtful comments. which, BTW, may also be part of the FAQ on the (still?) future ELP Home Page (that explains the Q/A format). Comments are welcome! Q: Why does so few ELP fans realise the inherent silliness in ELP's stage theatrics and musical pretensions? A: A lot of us realise that some of what ELP (and other mega stage acts) did in the 70's does have a kind of inherent and unintended "silliness". However, when this seems to be all people remember there is reason to mention that ELP perhaps had more intentional humour than any other band. They could sometimes tease the audience by starting to play "Raindrops keep falling" instead of their own somewhat more ambitious pieces. And they did parodies like "Jeremy Bender", "Are you ready Eddy", "The Sheriff" and "Benny the Bouncer". They even made a self parody (complete with emotion, nonsense, drama and blasting musical effects) with "Living Sin" on the album Trilogy. Q: Isn't ELP a 70's period piece only, with no relevance for the 90's? A: Every band who performed in the 70's was influenced by the 70's, just as every band performing in the 90's is influenced by, well, the 90's. However, compared to other period artists like e.g. Gary Glitter, Sweet and often ABBA, one also realises that ELP, Yes, Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin and others were able to transcend the musical limitations of the 70's - and of any other period. ELP's music is relevant in the 90's because they had a creative artistic approach which is sadly lacking in most music today, and dealt with ever relevant themes like war, death, human dignity, religion and love. Bjo/rn Are bjorn-are.davidsen@s.prosjekt98.telenor.no ------------------------------ From: "Paul D. Eccles" Subject: ELP Tribute Bands To: arnold@iii.net Date: Mon, 24 Apr 95 7:49:25 PDT Sorry to post this to everyone but Liv. G. Whetmore e-mail address was not in the digest. Liv. G. Whetmore I will be in London from 29 July to 6 August for the Great British Beer Festival. Do you know if either one or both ELP tribute bands will be playing in the area at that time? 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