ELP Digest 30 January 2002 Volume 12 : Issue 1 The "Age of Power" Edition Today's Topics: Breaking News, Rumors, Etc. - Sheet music for Piano Concerto available again (January 3, 2002) - Emerson Quote List Contact Update (January 9, 2002) - Keith Emerson debuts Korg's CX-3 organ to the world (January 26, 2002) Reader Commentary - sheet music (December 19, 2001) - Piano Concerto No.1 Sheet Music (January 30, 2002) - Simonetti plays Emerson (December 23, 2001) - re: Boot with Pirates Crossed Swords Cover (December 23, 2001) - Re: ELP Digest V. 11 #13 (December 23, 2001) - Various comments. (December 24, 2001) - Another band ELP fans might be interested in: NIACIN (December 26, 2001) - Ongoing Cal Jam Saga... (December 28, 2001) - RE: ELP lyrics (December 28, 2001) - Peter Wilton's comment (December 28, 2001) - Re: Emerson's Concerto # 1 + Skate America (January 7, 2002) - Lord Of The Rings (LOTR) Soundtrack (January 28, 2002) Questions (and Answers!) - Intermanual Rescue (December 23, 2001) - ELP Karn Evil Remix (December 28, 2001) - samples of a gx-1 (January 8, 2002) - Lyrics (January 8, 2002) - ELP's Works 1 (January 17, 2002) - Musical Quote Question (January 19, 2002) New ELP Releases/Products (The ELP Digest does not endorse, etc.) - No items this issue =========================== Prelude =========================== Happy 2002! (Better late than never, I hope.) - John - ------------------------------ Latest News from the Official ELP sites .… Carl's site continues to have regular updates about 2002 tour dates around the globe. New since the last Digest: "we are still looking at the U.S. for 2002," and "additionally there could be another short tour of the U.K. in May and there is word that the group plans to record and release a live album tentatively titled 'Working Live.'" Check out the latest info at http://www.carlpalmer.com/news.html. Greg's site features more new fan letters at Greg Lake Desert Island discs at http://www.greglake.com/island.html … and also new translations of the Introduction for Serbian and Portuguese fans at http://www.greglake.com/intro.html. Anyone who wants to contribute additional translations in languages not already provided are encouraged to send an e-mail to alan@amtphoto.com. No updates on Keith's site, but if you follow the link to the store (http://www.e-zstore.com/emerson/index.cfm) there are some new items! a score for Piano Concerto #1 with "complete music score for piano and orchestra" and "adapted for two pianos by Daniel Dorff" – see the note under "Breaking News," below. There are also links to pre-order the limited edition/remaster of Iron Man and NightHawks! Check it out. We're also hoping to hear if Keith's concert scheduled for January 8, 2002 with Cleo Laine and John Dankworth took place – info on this and other projects (as reported in Vol. 11, Issue 13) can be found at http://www.keithemerson.com/whatsnew.html. If anyone has news, please let us know! =========================== Breaking News, Rumors, Etc. =========================== From: Matthew E. Thallmayer [mthallmayer@library.phila.gov] Sent: Thursday, January 03, 2002 6:28 PM To: elp-digest@reluctant.com Subject: Sheet music for Piano Concerto available again On the Emerson web site store they have listed: Keith Emerson "Piano Concerto No. 1" Complete Music Score for Piano and Orchestra Autographed Adapted for 2 Pianos by Daniel Dorff $50.00 Mathias --------------------------------------------- From: Northey, Scott [mailto:Scott.Northey@tdsecurities.com] Sent: Wednesday, January 30, 2002 10:44 AM To: elp-digest@reluctant.com Subject: Piano Concerto No.1 Sheet Music Now available at Keith Emerson's website store www.keithemerson.com, full score adapted for 2 pianos. I bought it and it is worth a gander. Much better than the piano score alone available through Theodore Presser. Scott Northey --------------------------------------------- From: Jim Smith [emofan@hotmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, January 09, 2002 3:43 PM To: elp-digest@reluctant.com Subject: Emerson Quote List Contact Update Hi, folks, Since Steven Plotczyk, who did such an admirable job expanding the Emerson Musical Quote Source List, is no longer with us, I am going to re-assume the responsibility of maintenance of that list. The Emerson Musical Quote Source List may be found in the "News & Information" section of the elp-digest web site, at www.brain-salad.com . It is a list of places in the recordings and performances of Keith Emerson, ELP, and The Nice where music by other composers was played. If you have any new quotes or corrections for that list, you may send them to me at emofan@hotmail.com . Extensive effort has already been put into that list, and there are currently 360 quote citations there, so if you discover a quote, please verify that it's not already in the list before sending it to me. All the Best, - Jim Smith emofan@hotmail.com --------------------------------------------- From: John Arnold Sent: Saturday, January 26, 2002 5:28 AM To: elp-digest@reluctant.com Subject: Keith Emerson debuts Korg's CX-3 organ to the world A little late, but still new to this forum. The following article was found on the web by a Digest reader. It's about an Emerson performance that appears to have taken place in fall 2001. The article also mentions Keith's upcoming EMI project. Here's the link: http://www.crmav.com/enews/keith_emerson_debuts_korg_s_cx_3_organ_to_the_world_with_a_live_performance_in_japan.shtml and here's the text: Keith Emerson debuts Korg's CX-3 organ to the world with a live performance in Japan Over 800 attendees at Korg Inc.'s Music Wonderland Concert this past fall got a real treat when keyboard and organ legend Keith Emerson took the stage at Harajuku Quest Hall in Japan to introduce the company's new CX-3 Organ to the world. Accompanied by local artists, Emerson gave a rousing performance of some of his favorites like "Hoedown," "Hideaway," and a piece he calls "A Cajun Alley." His full rig included two CX-3 organs, a TRITONproX and an MS2000. In addition to Emerson's performance, audience members also got to listen to a rare live interview with a Japanese keyboard magazine. "I would like to thank the Korg Company for inviting me here," Emerson began. "My association with such an esteemed company spans well over twenty years to the extent that I feel part of the family. The name of Korg is now synonymous not only with keyboards, but with all the aspects that make today's music sound the way it should." When asked about the new CX-3, Emerson raved, "I really love it. I was a bit skeptical when Korg told me they'd come up with an organ because in the past it's not been an easy instrument to replace. I actually tried sampling my own Hammond. It was okay, but there was something missing. It still wasn't the Hammond organ, but I'm very impressed with this. There are a lot of things that I'm still learning about it, but there's a lot of timbre, ambience and subtleties that the Hammond B3 doesn't have. And apart from that, the roadies love it, since it's a lot lighter to carry around!" Emerson continued, "What I really like about it is the fact that this keyboard just sort of growls at you. It's got a very sort of funky edge there. I'll demonstrate on an arrangement from 'Tarkus.'" And with that, he went into a rousing, full throttle rendition of "Tarkus" that had the crowd roaring and really showcased the throaty, visceral organ tones of the CX3. Emerson also performed several other pieces, including a rousing Freddie King blues. He concluded with a performance of "Rondo," complete with his trademark stabbing of the organ, this time performed with a samurai sword, no less! Keith Emerson just signed to the EMI classical label and is writing his second piano concerto to record with the London Symphony Orchestra next year. He is also creating an orchestrated version of "Tarkus" with solo piano and the London Symphony Orchestra. There's a fuller account on the korg.com page (search for Emerson on the site to find the Keith Emerson "Organic Chemistry" article by Laura Whitmore. ... it looks like the previous link was adapted from this. There's some redundancy, but also some additional info. Here's the item in its entirety: "Could there be such a thing as a keyboardist not familiar with the works of Keith Emerson? Not in awe of his historic place in the annals of electronic musical evolution? As the first musician ever to use a modular Moog synthesizer on stage, Emerson accomplished the Herculean task of pulling the spotlight over to the keyboard section, incorporating outrageous theatrics and amazing chops to create an unmistakable presence. From their inception in 1970, Emerson, Lake and Palmer achieved instant fame with their unique blend of modern technology and classical orchestration. Their first single, entitled "Lucky Man," ended with a startling new sound, the first featured lead synthesizer solo. This sound took the music world by storm, and their first five albums went platinum. Keith Emerson himself has consistently won the Overall Best Keyboardist award in the annual Keyboard Magazine readers' poll since the magazine debuted in 1975. Who better for Korg to go to when debuting the new CX3 Combo Organ? With his history of amazing organ performances on pieces like "Tarkus" from ELP's second album, Emerson can truly be called an organ aficionado. Attendees at Korg's Music Wonderland this past Fall therefore got a treat when Emerson took the stage at Harajuku Quest Hall in Japan to introduce the CX3 to the world. With a rousing performance accompanied by local artists, Emerson ran through some of his favorites, including "Hoedown," "Hideaway," and a piece he calls "A Cajun Alley." His full setup included a TRITONproX and an MS2000, in addition to two CX-3 organs. The performance included a rare live interview conducted by Mr. Satoshi Miyoshi, editor-in-chief of Keyboard Magazine in Japan. "I would like to thank the Korg Company for inviting me here," Keith began. "My association with such an esteemed company spans well over twenty years to the extent that I now feel part of the family. The name of Korg is now synonymous not only with keyboard but with all the aspects that make today's music sound the way it should." When asked about the new CX3, Keith raved, "I really love it. I was a bit dubious when the Korg Company told me they'd come up with another organ because in the past it's not been an easy instrument to replace. I actually tried sampling my own Hammond. It was okay, but there was something missing. It still wasn't the Hammond organ. But I'm very impressed with this. There are a lot of things that I'm still learning about it. But there's a lot of timbre and ambience and a lot of subtleties that the Hammond B3 doesn't have. And apart from that, the roadies love it, since it's a lot lighter to carry around!" He continued, "What I really like about it is the fact that this keyboard just sort of growls at you. It's got a very sort of funky edge there. I'll demonstrate on an arrangement from 'Tarkus.'" And with that, Keith went into a rousting, full throttle rendition of "Tarkus" that had the crowd roaring and really showcased the throaty, visceral organ tones of the CX3. Of course, the number one question on the minds of those attending was what does the future hold for Keith Emerson. Keith kindly obliged, "I just signed to the EMI classical label and am writing my second piano concerto to record with the London Symphony Orchestra next year. And I will also be doing an orchestrated 'Tarkus' with solo piano and the London Symphony Orchestra. That should be interesting!" When questioned about a possible reunion of Emerson, Lake and Palmer, Keith was a little more circumspect. "I've found that it's great to play with different musicians because they provide different inspiration. You end up playing 'Hoedown' differently, for example. I think I miss the camaraderie of having a band like Emerson, Lake and Palmer, but we have to move on, I think. I'm not too sure about the future of Emerson, Lake and Palmer. It might happen, but I'm having a lot of fun playing with other musicians. Not only in Japan, but also in California and Europe. And, of course, I have all these opportunities with the London Symphony Orchestra as well." And with that he hit the keys of his CX3 and went into a rousting Freddie King blues and concluded with a performance of Rondo, complete with Keith's trademark stabbing of the organ, this time performed with a samurai sword, no less! =========================== Reader Commentary =========================== From: wheine@dobi.state.nj.us Sent: Wednesday, December 19, 2001 11:56 AM To: elp-digest-web@reluctant.com Subject: sheet music I used to have the now out-of-print ELP sheet music book published by warner brothers, but is has long since fell apart and been misplaced. I am looking for someone who still has that music [...]. Bill H. [ Editor's Note: As reported last year, at least one of these books appears to be available again. One of the "black books" is published by Music Sales, Ltd., and is available at many of the online book sites, including www.bn.com [Barnes & Noble online]. The actual link for the book is http://shop.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/isbnInquiry.asp?userid=1A2ARJFTE3&msc ssid=6GR1N54D43D78MVF8E1F8TDFCCK54UKA&isbn=0825615364 bn.com also shows all the info about the 1977 original at http://shop.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/isbnInquiry.asp?userid=1A2ARJFTE3&msc ssid=6GR1N54D43D78MVF8E1F8TDFCCK54UKA&isbn=0769202993 and provides a link to a used-book dealer network – although there isn't a copy available at this time. - John - ] --------------------------------------------- From: Sergio Lombardi [postaser@yahoo.it] Sent: Sunday, December 23, 2001 3:56 AM To: elp-digest@reluctant.com Subject: Simonetti plays Emerson On Dec. 20th Claudio Simonetti (Goblin's keyboard player) performed in Rome with his band, Daemonia. The set list, featuring mainly Goblin tracks, included also a beautiful rendition of Inferno (main theme) and Mater Tenebrarum. Inferno's orchestral inserts were played by Daemonia, in a rock arrangement, while Mater Tenebrarum was a very rich version, with a choir midi sequence. Claudio, a great keyboardist, while deciding which song to perform during the encores, played a few notes from Rondo, a song he performed with his first band Dorian Gray. Sergio Lombardi postaser@yahoo.it --------------------------------------------- From: brucew@mindspring.com Sent: Sunday, December 23, 2001 12:07 PM To: elp-digest@reluctant.com Subject: re: Boot with Pirates Crossed Swords Cover >>One, though, I wore out playing it because it was so exceptional. As good as Works Live in sound quality and an outstanding performance. It was a white cover with a black "Pirates" style crossed swords design, but no text of any sort. I'd love to have that on CD, even though it may reveal problems masked by the vinyl pressing, which was obviously not the best quality. << I agree that was a great vinyl boot and fortunately you can own on it on CD. I was listening to the officially released King Biscuit Flower Hour ELP Live CD that came out a few years ago and after the first couple of tracks realized it's the exact same show as the Pirates vinyl boot...with more cuts. That's probably why the vinyl boot was called something like "Works 1/2". Bruce White Atlanta, GA --------------------------------------------- From: Tom Keramidas [krmidas@ix.netcom.com] Sent: Sunday, December 23, 2001 12:35 PM To: ELP-digest@reluctant.com Subject: Re: ELP Digest V. 11 #13 There seems to be lots of speculation as to the source and quality of the California Jam Video masters, so I thought I'd set the record straight, since I'm the person who gave them to Keith. Around 1978, my dad, who worked at ABC at the time, told me that the network was going to be purging many of the network's old "Wide World Event" masters, including "California Jam". I asked him to get me a 3/4" dub of ELP's performance, which he did. I made a VHS viewing dub for myself, then kept the 3/4" mono tapes in storage until around 1996 or so, when I made contact with Will Alexander about a commercial music project for Keith. When we got together in Los Angeles to discuss this project, I gave the 3/4" tapes to Keith for his personal collection. I believe Will remixed the mono audio and this is what appeared on "Then and Now". So assuming that ABC did, in fact, destroy the original masters (which were probably on 2" tape), the 3/4" tapes I gave to Keith became the de facto masters. Hope this helps alleviate the confusion. -Tom Keramidas --------------------------------------------- From: Dave Mitchell [David.C.Mitchell@btinternet.com] Sent: Monday, December 24, 2001 2:42 PM To: elp-digest@reluctant.com Subject: Various comments. Hi John and ELP Digest readers, I have been meaning to email the Digest for some time now, about some of the things that have been said recently. There have been various comments about some of the re released CD's and the "Then and Now" album, and their quality. I have come back to ELP in the last couple of years, having been a major fan in the early 70's, and seeing them on the BSS World Tour in 74. I drifted away in the late 70's and 80's, through Led Zep, Purple, Rainbow, Whitesnake and others, and ending up being a mobile DJ in the disco boom of the late 70's. Mind you, it was always good to play "I Believe in Father Christmas" at discos at Christmas (which for UK readers was used as part of the build up to yesterday's live football game on Sky TV). A couple of years ago my kids were watching a UK TV Saturday evening game show, The Generation Game, when I heard the familiar sound of "Welcome Back My Friends, etc...." KE9 is used as the main title theme and incidental music (BTW does anyone know whether this is a genuine ELP recording, is it a rehash of a 70's tape, or is it Greg and some friends trying to be ELP, as Greg's voice sounds like it did in the 70's but the recording is really good?). Anyhow, this sparked my interest again in ELP and my wife bought me Then & Now for Christmas, I've since bought BSS and WBMFTTSTNE and this was the first time I'd heard ELP on CD. I generally play them on a Discman, and the recordings are really a great improvement on the vinyl. I noticed that on the start of KE9 1st Impression, on CD, you can hear the Leslie swishing away under the organ intro. My view then is that these CDs are pretty good, live versions are never going to be perfect, mistakes do creep in, but that is all part of it being live. Now the "ballad" issue. When I first heard ELP in the 70's, I far preferred the "rock" orientated tracks, like KE9, Nutrocker, Fanfare, and such, and would quite happily skip the likes of Lucky Man, and Still...you Turn Me On. Now, listening to the albums again, I have grown to like the ballads as much as the other tracks, so Greg's ballads don't just appeal to the ladies. Things have now gone full circle, and I dare say that this will ring true with many of ELP's fans still here from the 70's. When I remember, being at Camp with The Boys' Brigade, and we were waiting for the Melody Maker revues of, one year BSS, and the next, WBMFTTSTNE, knowing our copies were on order back home to be collected, we thought our parents strange. My Dad listened to Glenn Miller and the other swing bands, other friends parents listened to Rock & Roll, and we thought, how up to date we were, listening to ELP! Now, my kids think that of me (no doubt your kids think the same of you all!) listening to a band that were in their prime 30 years ago. Mind you, my oldest daughter (aged 14) has a Fender Strat, and I'm still looking for a copy of Lucky Man, so I can get her to play it. Maybe she will appreciate how good the music still is! Dave Mitchell david.c.mitchell@btinternet.com [ Editor's Note: re: Lucky Man. The lyrics can be found at http://www.greglake.com/lyrics.html#Lucky%20Man And, to get you started on the guitar part, try these chords: Verse: G D G D G D G D Chorus: Am Em D Dsus4 D Dsus2 D Dsus4 D Dsus2 [2x] - John - ] --------------------------------------------- From: Kanakaris [kanakaris@freegates.be] Sent: Wednesday, December 26, 2001 3:52 PM To: ELP-digest@reluctant.com Subject: Another band ELP fans might be interested in: NIACIN Hi. Someone mentioned in the last digest MMW. Indeed a great groovy keyboard-oriented band. I like here to add Billy Sheehan's band NIACIN : for all of you who like Hammond-B3 : check it out! No vocals, no guitar but plenty of B-3, Sheehan's bass and jazz-monster Dennis Chambers on drums. Greetings from Belgium George --------------------------------------------- From: MACglon@cs.com Sent: Friday, December 28, 2001 12:08 PM To: ELP-digest@reluctant.com Subject: Ongoing Cal Jam Saga... For anyone interested in the latest news regarding ELP's legendary California Jam set... I wrote to Pilato Entertainment ( management for ELP and other artists ) recently about the ongoing litigation---and, hopefully, imminent release---of the ELP Cal Jam footage. Mr. Pilato responded: >>> We are trying to get the rights from ABC-TV We have a 2nd generation copy of the master. It's up to the Legal Eagles, at this point. Thanks Bruce Pilato <<< I find it ironic, to say the least, that the network which apparently holds the rights to the "Holy Grail" of ELP concert footage was sufficiently indifferent to have erased the original 2" master videotapes! If it were up to the "suits" of that period, there would be no existing footage to negotiate over...fortunately, someone strategically placed in the upper echelon had the foresight to have made a copy before the original tapes were wiped. If anyone can enlighten me as to an e-mail address from which to bombard the ABC network, I'd be most appreciative. If it's published in an upcoming digest, perhaps all of us can launch a massive e-mail campaign to the ABC "decision makers" who are either extremely greedy, or have no idea of what they're sitting on ( "not commercially viable at this time" ). Hey, if a bunch of "trekkies" were able to influence NBC to keep the classic Star Trek alive for a third season...surely we ELP die-hards can prevail! It's not as if we even have to lick a stamp these days. [ Editor's Note: Well, I think it would not be prudent to actually "bombard" anyone with email. But some cordial lobbying could be a good thing, I suppose. I don't know where to direct letters asking them to think about providing a reasonable request for royalties, etc. But, when in doubt, writing a real letter can be very effective. ABC's main address is: ABC, Inc., 500 S. Buena Vista Street, Burbank, CA 91521-4551 And remember, ABC is now owned by Disney. So that's another possible approach. - John - ] --------------------------------------------- From: Rohrer, Scott [srohrer@nationaljournal.com] Sent: Friday, December 28, 2001 2:26 PM To: 'ELP-digest@reluctant.com' Cc: 'adriano@melis.st.com' Subject: RE: ELP lyrics John, I saw Adriano Melis's plea in the latest ELP digest and would like to echo her sentiments. I strongly urge Greg to list ALL lyrics to his past -- and current – work on his Web site. More of us than he realizes would benefit from this. I certainly count myself as one of ELP's most unusual fans. Not because I'm the most rabid or knowledgeable fan (although I like to think of myself as one; ELP is truly my favorite group, and Greg is my favorite vocalist) but because I am hearing impaired. I had normal hearing through the 1970s, attended several ELP concerts, and fervently enjoyed their work, especially Lake's. But a bout with spinal meningitis in 1979 left me almost totally deaf. I could not hear or enjoy music for 20 years until 1999, when a sophisticated new cochlear implant in my right ear has enabled me to again listen to music. No words could describe the joy at again being able to listen to ELP. Suffice it say I am continually amazed at how well I do with the glorious range of their music, including the Works years. The catch is that speech is still garbled. Unless I know the words to a song by heart, Greg's lyrics remain lost to me. But with a copy of the lyrics, I can get -- and enjoy -- Greg's vocals. That includes his post-1979 work that I have never heard with "normal" hearing. I have been scrounging for the lyrics to all of ELP's songs. Between the various Web sites, including Sinfield's, I have accumulated a pretty impressive number. But I'm still missing a number of songs, including those from Pictures at an Exhibition. Again, I know I'm unusual. But I wonder how many aging ELP fans out there have trouble getting the lyrics because of fading hearing. So please again ask Greg to post his lyrics on his Web site, and to include lyrics to all his songs in his upcoming CD. Many fans would benefit from this -- from those who don't hear to so well to those non-English speaking fans such as Adriano. Thanks for listening. Scott Rohrer --------------------------------------------- From: Richard McNichols [richard.mcnichols@num-usa.com] Sent: Friday, December 28, 2001 6:06 PM To: elp-digest-web@reluctant.com Subject: Peter Wilton's comment >>> In Toccata, I heard the synth passage near the beginning where Emerson plays staccato notes in a bass register so clearly separated from the percussion that for the first time *ever* I could actually hear the notes he was playing, something I've never heard on the official live release on Welcome Back. Its clarity was also greater than that on the studio recording. <<< I wanted to develop this point a little bit further. There are a whole bunch of highly percussive rhythmic interplays going on live with ELP that are as easily revealed from recordings. Last time I saw them live at the Rosemont Theatre I was just thunderstruck in slack-jawed amazement at how punchy and clean and intricate everything was, revealing a far deeper level of musicianship than some of the recordings as well as emphasizing some unique compositional techniques.. It is not the fault of the recording or whatever it is just how things are. It's like the difference between a tiny picture of a pretty woman in black and white, or in your embrace. Needless to say, I am a big fan of live music and hope you will all do what you can to support live music and live musicians. Keith has been a great and prodigious musical treasure, kind enough to publish his works, kind enough to open his life up and something of a musical father to me. Keith always set the bar a little higher for me to practice towards and certainly to get the keyboards to play a little smoother live. Happy New Year Keith! --------------------------------------------- From: Terry Carroll [carroll@tjc.com] Sent: Monday, January 07, 2002 10:24 PM To: ELP-digest@reluctant.com Subject: Re: Emerson's Concerto # 1 + Skate America On Tue, 6 Nov 2001 Perry Casilio wrote: > As I sat down to play the guitar in front of the TV on November 4, I > heard what sounded like the Final Movement of Keith Emerson's Piano > Concerto # 1 from the Works album of 1977. The Concerto was being > used as the theme music for an American skater who was competing in a > skating competition on ABC Sports called "Skate America." Judging from , that must have been Matthew Savoie. Terry Carroll --------------------------------------------- From: Jeremy Robinson [mailto:jrobinson@crescentmoon.org.uk] Sent: Monday, January 28, 2002 3:36 PM To: ELP-digest@reluctant.com Subject: LOTR soundtrack Like so many Hollywood movies, 'Lord of the Rings' is choked *to death* with music running underneath far too many scenes. Howard Shore has a fair crack at producing a blockbuster action-adventure score but, like Danny Elfman with the first Batman, he failed (even though Elfman's mega talented!). No question that Shore's a wonderful composer; he just wasn't the man for the job. The Dwarf chanting in the Mines of Moria! Not good. And the over-use of choirs and bombastic operatics in 'Lord of the Rings' would embarrass even Wagner (who knew a thing or two about over-powering, suffocating, pompous 'Ring' cycles). Enough with the bloody choral music already! And then, at the end of 'Rings1', Enya, for ****'s sake! Come on, after all that endless, gory boys-in-leather carnage in the last reel, at least play out with Led Zeppelin's 'Immigrant Song' or Motorhead's 'Killed By Death'! ('Valhalla I am coming!' yells Robert Plant. Poor John Rhys-Davies's Gimli, criminally under-used in the film, and buried under half the make-up budget, looks especially like a 'Spinal Tap' Hell's Angel). (Enya, like casting Tyler & Blanchett, is designed to appeal to the older female audience). Some of the sound mixes were patchy. 2nd viewing: The music was a lot better than I first thought. Shore's no Williams or Goldsmith, but the Isengard theme (all stern brass and thumping percussion, the kind of thing Emerson can do well) which accompanies the helicopter shots around Saruman's mine, is terrific. And hearing beautiful but unknown British indie pop chanteuse Liz Fraser in a Hollywood blockbuster was amazing (in Gandalf's lament). =========================== Questions (and Answers!) =========================== From: C C [gppilot@yahoo.com] Sent: Sunday, December 23, 2001 10:26 AM To: elp-digest@reluctant.com Subject: Intermanual Rescue Intermanual Rescue, does this company still exist? They had auctioned off Keith's gear, and through a 1995 article, found out that there is much more ELP gear available to be auctioned...flight cases, tour clothes, t-shirts, photos, redundant equipment of Greg & Carl's, etc. Does anyone know if they are still planning on doing any further auctions of ELP items in the future? If you know of a web site you could pass along for IR, that would be appreciated also. thanks, Neil Cortland, OH USA [ Editor's Note: An intrepid helper in ELP Digest land has dug up the following information. Though we have no way of knowing if this is still accurate (it's approaching 5 years old), there a reference to Intermanual Rescue at: http://www.sospubs.co.uk/sos/1997_articles/sep97/crosstalksep97.html (scroll down the page a little on this web page to find the reference. Hope this helps (or another reader fills us in on the latest information. - John - ] --------------------------------------------- From: david.gooding1 [david.gooding1@ntlworld.com] Sent: Friday, December 28, 2001 5:13 AM To: elp-digest@reluctant.com Subject: ELP Karn Evil Remix Greetings John and ELP lovers - Happy New Year! Concerning my posting in Digest Vol. 11 issue 13, where I was trying to find the origin of the recent Karn Evil (acid) remix. I received a mail from Scott Bassin (thanks Scott) which identified this as a track from: VA-Electronic: Volume 2 Synthetic Future Audio CD (18 May, 1999) Label: Max Music -- Ryko -- ASIN: B00000J2V4 Catalogue Number: MXD2199 This is available from Amazon and CDNOW The other 17 tracks are not ELP related but the Karn Evil mix alone is certainly worth a listen. Dave Gooding --------------------------------------------- From: Kai hoffmann [atomicmoog@ewetel.net] Sent: Tuesday, January 08, 2002 3:40 AM To: elp-digest-web@reluctant.com Subject: samples of a gx-1 hi as a gx-1 is hard to get, maybe this is the right address for it: do you know of any sampling cds containing samples from emerson's gx-1?!?!?!? regards kai hoffmann --------------------------------------------- From: Adnan TAN [adnan@entertan.com.tr] Sent: Tuesday, January 08, 2002 10:09 AM To: elp-digest-web@reluctant.com Re: Lyrics Hi, Can you send me the Lyrics of the song called "Lend your love to me tonight". It's very difficult for me understand the Lyrics. Thanks, Φzlem [ Editor's Note: These lyrics are available in the booklet that accompanies the Works, Vol. 1 album (vinyl and CD) and also appear in Greg Lake's "Word Sculptures" book. See also the note above about requests for Greg to put all his lyrics on the greglake.com site. - John - ] --------------------------------------------- [ The following email is an email question posed by an ELP Digest reader to Sanctuary Records about bonus tracks on a reissue of Works, Volume 1. Here's the original mail and the response sent from Sanctuary Records. - John - ] Date: Mon, 14 Jan 2002 14:29:49 -0200 To: info@sanctuarygroup.com From: "Renato G. Camargo Filho" Subject: ELP's Works Vol. 1 c/o Eddy Leviten - Communications Manager Dear Mr. Leviten, Two weeks ago I was in London and I bought ELP's Works Vol. 1 just because of the bonus tracks. But for my surprise, it seems the tracks were recorded directly from a radio broadcasting. Is that true or not ? Can you explain me the poor quality of the recordings because I also bought ELP's Trilogy and its bonus track is excellent ? Thank you. - - - - - - - - - - - From: Renato G. Camargo Filho [rgcf@dglnet.com.br@mailhost.dglnet.com.br] Sent: Thursday, January 17, 2002 11:39 AM To: elp-digest@reluctant.com Subject: Fwd: ELP's Works 1 Below it is the answer from Sanctuary Group that I have just received. Thank you. X-From_: Rachel.Broadbridge@sanctuarygroup.com Thu Jan 17 11:14:28 2002 Delivered-To: rgcf@dglnet.com.br Subject: ELP Works Volume 1 Date: Thu, 17 Jan 2002 13:02:03 -0000 Dear Renato, Thank you for your email. I have spoken to the relevant label manager and he has confirmed that the cuts came from tapes found in the ELP archive, so unfortunately, I can not confirm their origin. I am sorry for any inconvenience caused and if you have any further queries, do not hesitate to contact us again. Kind regards Customer Services --------------------------------------------- From: David Carswell [dcarswell@postoffice.idirect.com] Sent: Saturday, January 19, 2002 10:17 AM To: elp-digest@reluctant.com Subject: Musical Quote Question Just a question - The opening Riff of Emerson Lake & Powell(and Emerson Lake & Palmer)'s Touch & Go appears in a song by Ritchie Blackmore (Blackmore's Kingdom c. 1998 in the song "The Spirit Flies Free") – is this Blackmore quoting Emerson or is this riff a quote from some other source (and a possible addition to the Emerson Quote List......) 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