ELP Digest 16 October 2002 Volume 12 : Issue 12 The "Five Bridges" Edition Today's Topics: Breaking News, Rumors, Etc. THE NICE Book Launch! - The Nice book signing at Helter Skelter 19/10/02 12.30 pm (October 4, 2002) - The Nice Book: Official Launch (October 7, 2002) THE NICE Concert Reviews/News! - 10/2 Wolverhampton - Keith Emerson (October 4, 2002) - Emerson Concerts (October 9, 2002) - Re: Keith Emerson live at Wolverhampton 02.10.02 (October 10, 2002) - 10/3 Newcastle - The Nice Newcastle (October 4, 2002) - The Nice (October 5, 2002) - Keith Emerson and The Nice in Newcastle 3rd Oct 2002 (October 6, 2002) - The Nice-Newcastle & London 2002 (October 8, 2002) - Nice 10/4 Glasgow - The Nice-Glasgow (October 4, 2002) - Keith Emerson and The Nice concert review (October 5, 2002) - Glasgow 4th October (October 5, 2002) - The Nice (October 5, 2002) - Listening to the Nice from an offshore oil platform (October 6, 2002) - REVIEW - KEITH EMERSON AND THE NICE - GLASGOW ROYAL CONCERT HALL (October 7, 2002) - Royal Concert Hall in Glasgow (October 9, 2002) - Nice 10/6 London - For ELP Digest V. 12 #12 (October 7, 2002) - NICE concert in London (October 8, 2002) - Keith Emerson Concert - 70's press hatred revived!! (October 8, 2002) - NICE concert (October 9, 2002) - KE & The Nice at RFH (October 9, 2002) - Emerson & the Nice at RFH 6oct02 (October 11, 2002) - Keith Emerson and The Nice Concert Review (October 12, 2002) Reader Commentary - Bush Evil 9 reprise... (September 26, 2002) - Bootleg #3 (October 4, 2002) - Re: ELP Digest V. 12 #11 (October 12, 2002) - Emerson Treatment of Classical Pieces (October 13, 2002) Questions (and Answers!) - keith's stage clothes (October 3, 2002) - Tarkus lyrics (October 7, 2002) - Lyrics for "Five Bridges Suite", etc.? (October 13, 2002) ELP-related products, tribute bands, promoters (The ELP Digest does not endorse, etc.) - CD Bargain sales (October 1, 2002) - The Nice book signing at Helter Skelter 19/10/02 12.30 pm (October 4, 2002) - BRAIN SALAD SURGEONS (October 5, 2002) =========================== Prelude =========================== Wow! A very impressive set of reviews of the various Nice shows that happened over the past few weeks. And an announcement about the official launch of the new book about the Nice this weekend. There's so much here, I want you to get right to it. So, that's all for now. Thanks for everyone who sent in their impressions of the shows. - John - ------------------------------ Latest News from the Official ELP sites .... No news posted since the last Digest, but keep an eye out for the updated Official Greg Lake website, "launching very soon" at www.greglake.com =========================== Breaking News, Rumors, Etc. =========================== From: Mike Richardson [mrichardson@mitpublishing.co.uk] Sent: Friday, October 04, 2002 8:01 AM To: elp-digest-web@reluctant.com Subject: The Nice book signing at Helter Skelter 19/10/02 12.30 pm Hello all! Just a quick note to say that The Nice will be attending a book signing at Helter Skelter books in Denmark Street, in London's busy West End on Saturday the 19th October at 12.30pm. The bookshop themselves have confirmed this, although they're not sure exactly who will be attending. Hope this will be of interest - keep up the good work and see you on the 6th! Best regards, Mike Richardson Associate Editor Production Engineering Solutions MIT Publishing Limited 375 High Street Rochester Kent ME1 1DA Tel: 01634 830566 Fax: 01634 829936 Email: mrichardson@mitpublishing.co.uk --------------------------------------------- From: gary.stokes4@btopenworld.com Sent: Monday, October 07, 2002 4:14 PM To: elp-digest@reluctant.com Subject: The Nice Book: Official Launch Hi John, You might be aware of this already: Official launch of Martyn Hanson's book on The Nice 'Hang On To A Dream' will take place at 1pm on Saturday 19 October at Helter Skelter Bookshop, 4 Denmark Street, London WC2H 8LL. Lee Jackson and Brian Davison will be there! This info care of the author who I saw outside the Royal Festival Hall on the night of The Nice concert. Full review coming soon! Best regards Gary --------------------------------------------- *****WOLVERHAMPTON***** From: ian wilde [wilde@marillion.net] Sent: Friday, October 04, 2002 4:01 PM To: elp-digest@reluctant.com Subject: Keith Emerson Having watched The Nice in Wolverhampton, I wonder how anyone could want ELP back together. This was a Keith Emerson that looked like he was enjoying himself, telling told stories, and playing a wide variety of music. The other band members were also having the time of their lives, with Dave Kilminster again proving he is one of the most talented guitarists around today. Does Keith need ELP at his time of life? I don't think so. Let's hope we see more live acts from this guy, maybe with the Nice, and hopefully with Dave Kilminster. I wear my Nice 2000 tour t-shirt with pride at university. P.S. Did you know that the Manchester band "the doves" covered Crimson's "Moonchild". It is called "the m62 song", and is on "the last broadcast" album. --------------------------------------------- From: nigel emerson [nigelemerson@hotmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, October 09, 2002 4:06 PM To: elp-digest-web@reluctant.com Subject: Emerson Concerts I went to see Keith at the Wulvern Hall and at the Royal Festival Hall. The concert at the Wulvern opened with Keith, Lee and Brian playing America - Rondo. The added lead guitar gave it some of the original sixties feel to it. The rest of the Nice material stood up well although Country Pie was a strange inclusion as we had already had She Belongs to Me by Bob Dylan. Never the less the set they played went down very well. Half way through and Lee and Brian give way for two younger musicians to perform ELP pieces. You wouldn't expect them to want to play ELP anyway. They open up with Hoedown and then launch into a 25 minute epic of Tarkus, all very nice if Tarkus is your favourite ELP piece. Lee and Brian come out for the encore which is Honky Tonk Train Blues. The acoustics at the Wulvern made some of the music and especially Lee's voice inaudible which is why I wanted to see them again in London. At the Royal Festival Hall they again open up with America-Rondo and pretty much the same set as the Wulvern. This time the acoustics do the band justice, they came across very clear and Lee's voice could be heard clearly. So he could sing after all. If anything the volume could have done with turning up, the Hammond sounded very weak in parts, it was lacking in that sound we associate with Emo, the sound that rips through you like a knife. There are some things which I was not happy with at these concerts. Firstly Emerson's obsession with Tarkus - does he think it is his crowning glory?. A waste of 25 minutes is all I can put it down to. We could have had an ELP medley of 5/6 pieces for that time. The inclusion of the lead guitar worked for the Nice set, but he should have gone off with them, when it was time for ELP material. I have heard Emo's playing with Aliens of Extraordinary Ability and this set sounded just as bad as they did. Lead guitar and Emerson just don't go together. Secondly this would have been a chance for Emo to play some new material, after all we have waited 10 yrs to see the man again. He could have played something new in his piano solo spot. All we got was Creole Dance and A Cajun Alley. I remember Carl Palmer saying not long before they broke up for the second time Keith has written a blistering piece of music it will blow you away. The man is stuck in the seventies, which of course we expected to hear lots of material from, but for f--k's sake lets hear something new from such a talented man. There was one thing which has given cause for concern, those famous organ sweeps were so very tame it made me wonder if his Radial Nerve problem was reoccurring, my suspicions were right when I bumped into Jim Davidson who confirmed that indeed the arm is giving concern for Keith again. So all in all considering what he is going through again I must applaud him for even going through with these concerts. P.S off to see C. Palmer in November, now this is where lead guitar and ELP do work well together. --------------------------------------------- From: John Hughes [john@pureneasy.fsnet.co.uk] Sent: Thursday, October 10, 2002 1:03 PM To: ELP-digest@reluctant.com Subject: Re: Keith Emerson live at Wolverhampton 02.10.02 I imagine there will have been a fair few posts about Keith's split level show, with Lee and Brian as "the Nice" in the first half, then Keith plus some anonymous musicians backing him while he played a few ELP songs, and let's face it, however he does it, to see Keith on the road again in the UK (for the first time in 10 years, I believe) is very good indeed, a few comments; The programme was a rip off. A rag bag collection of 1967 newspaper stories about the Nice then and a couple of photos' of the guys now. For such low key shows I don't expect a massive programme but I would appreciate an overview of the band members careers since 1970, maybe an intros to why the shows, where else they're touring, etc. Even though this ragbag was £7, I still bought one as my "souvenir" of the show. Why no CD's being sold? If nothing else we could have had some of Keith's solo material (Honky, Christmas album) being sold there. Finally, the absence of the Nice book. This was delayed from its original 13th September publication date and I imagine a lot of people would have bought it if it had been available. I'm in London on 14th October so I'll be wandering down to Helter Skelter to see if it's on sale! Finally, we must make every effort to get the magnificent intro music, a remix of the ELP fanfare by Fatboy Slim, released. It was magnificent! A lot of other fans thought so too, judging by the number of us around the mixing desk and t shirt stall after the show demanding to know who had done, it. etc.. The music? Better ears can review it for everyone, but I was delighted by the Nice stuff again. Lee's voice just about managed She Belongs to Me, one of my favourite Dylan covers, and I thought it was a brave and exciting way to start the show with Rondo, but just what was Danny(?) Kilminster doing on the stage floor during his solo??? Cheers, John *****NEWCASTLE***** From: Russ [wildebeest@talk21.com] Sent: Friday, October 04, 2002 4:17 AM To: elp-digest@reluctant.com Subject: The Nice Newcastle It's getting weirder and weirder. I have just returned from The Nice gig in Newcastle and it was fortunately very challenging. Good points: Little Arabella, The Cry of Eugene, Country Pie, Creole Dance, Hang on to a Dream and the wonderful She Belongs to Me. It was great to see Keith in a band with feel for a change. Though Blinky looks like he's going to have a heart attack, there are some great moments of real power where everyone is trying to make as much noise as possible and loving it. Lee Jackson is obviously very pleased to be where he is and Keith looks rather like he's bemused by the whole thing. Then on come three young men to help Keith with Tarkus (my favourite ELP piece?) which was good and demonstrated how limited ELP were by being a three piece. The Guitar really added something to the piece, (though it was a bit metally). But the drawback to that was that it started to sound like generic rock - so maybe the three piece was a blessing. The boy who played guitar was onstage with the Nice all the time and despite going through every histrionic known to Kerrang nobody paid any attention. He looked like Michael Hutchence and was all over the stage but, all eyes were on the three old buggers who were kicking up a din. Bad points: No L100, no NOISE, crap version of Rondo with no train noises etc. Balance on the Synths too weighted towards the bottom end couldn't hear the melodies. Rubbish piano midi job - Creole Dance was done on a real piano and was great, other stuff e.g. Hang on to a Dream was Midi'd and lost a lot as did Hoedown which either Keith can't play anymore, which may be a possibility, or the Organ sound was not percussive enough to allow the melody to punch through. Keith had the big moog onstage and maybe leant on it once during Tarkus. So what am I saying - It was a revelation to hear Keith playing short simple songs. He is a stunning musician and I recall reading about how after ELP he looked at writing shorter more 'radio friendly' pieces (Black Moon era). I'm not advocating this for one minute but the short song approach really worked and allowed some excellent decoration and the odd deviation. I'd have loved to have heard Happy Freuds and Dawn and such like. My example for those who weren't there would be to listen 'Bitches Crystal' on 'Then and Now' which was never my favourite but is soooo good as a short live song. There is a wealth of material there from the Nice and ELP (and Bob Dylan too). Basically it was good to see Keith in a Band. Bring back the L100 that is a lost art and nobody else knows how to do it (sorry Keith you are lumbered) Best wishes all Russ --------------------------------------------- From: Brian Newby [brian@bnewby.freeserve.co.uk] Sent: Saturday, October 05, 2002 11:27 AM To: elp-digest-request@reluctant.com Subject: The Nice Hi everyone; I need your help real bad. I've just seen the Nice at Newcastle, and they were really good. A few bum notes and technical probs but a really sound show. I've already heard a recording of the show and it sounds great. The question I've got is this. The intro music that the band used to come on stage was a version of Fanfare for the common man, but in a trance style. Who is it by? where can I get hold of it? and if it was done for this show can someone put in on the web to download. Also I hear the show was pro-recorded for future release - Any one got news of this? Cheers Brian Newby [ Editor's Note: A reviewed (a few messages earlier in this Digest indicated that it was a remix bym Fatboy Slim. So, perhaps that's what you're looking for. Now, if someone can tell us whether it will ever be released.... - John - ] --------------------------------------------- From: Les White [leswhite@blueyonder.co.uk] Sent: Sunday, October 06, 2002 12:06 PM To: elp-digest@reluctant.com Subject: Keith Emerson and The Nice in Newcastle 3rd Oct 2002 John, Here is my review on the gig Keith Emerson and The Nice - 3rd October 2002 @ Newcastle Opera House Set List America The Cry of Eugene She Belongs To Me Little Arabella Hang On To A Dream Intermezzo from Karelia Suite (Sibelius) Country Pie Vagrant / Outgoing Tide (I think this is correct) Creole Dance Tarkus (full thing) Hoedown Fanfare for the Common Man Honky Tonk Train Blues Highlights America - Dave Kilminster on his knees at the front of the stage with his guitar on the floor in front of him, playing it like a keyboard - everybody was watching him including the other musicians! Emerson solo section - Grand Piano wheeled on the stage for brief solo section. Creole Dance was a little less successful than the time Keith played it in the 21 Club - but he wasn't playing a full show then! Tarkus - seemed like the other musicians were a very good ELP tribute band? Initial vocal parts were played be Dave Kilminster on the guitar until we got to the Epitaph. Dave strapped on an acoustic guitar and played the harmonic opening notes (I was holding my breath, as I knew someone would have to sing this bit) Dave sang Epitaph beautifully using much the same phrasing as Greg - It was awesome! Hoedown - The opening Synth riff had been sampled and allocated to the bottom note on the Gem Pro Mega 3- Keith took the opportunity to play this riff a lot during this song. Fanfare - Everybody on stage - Two drummers were used to good effect here. Honky Tonk Train Blues - This was the encore - initially with just the Nice & Dave Kilminster, but I saw Brian Davidson wave his new best friend Pete Riley back on stage to double up on drums, again this worked very well. This was the first time (apart from at the 21 Club) that I had seen The Nice live (I'm only 46!) and therefore the first time I had seen Lee Jackson sing - He's still got it - with an excellent stage manner and he's funny. There was a fair bit of noise / barracking from a section of the audience, but the band were able to pick on things to respond to and ignore the rest. Keith was in good relaxed form, although admitting to being quite nervous during his solo section. Keith bored us with a boring story about a meeting with boring Bob Dylan when they found they had nothing to say to each other - Yawn! Lee Jackson told us of his biblical relationship with John Peel (ELP are a waste of electricity) via Germaine Greer in the 60's - they all go lots of applause (CLAP!). Keith's stage set up included a grand piano (wheeled on for his Emerson plays Emerson section). His main keyboards were a Goff Hammond and GEM ProMega 3 keyboard with a couple of other synths including Korg to his left. He also had the modular Moog on a rack and even played it once although there was no ribbon controller antics or playing with the innards of the Hammond and no knives. The theatre was full apart from a few empty single seats and the band were very well received. The sound system was exceptional with some really deep resonant bass coming thorough loud and clear. There was mention in the local press just prior to the concert that the show was to be video'd for a future DVD release, but I didn't see any evidence of this on the night. leswhite@blueyonder.co.uk --------------------------------------------- From: THEGAZZAS@aol.com Sent: Tuesday, October 08, 2002 3:50 PM To: elp-digest-web@reluctant.com Subject: RE: The Nice-Newcastle & London 2002 Hi gang: Just got back from the London show, and wish to make my personal comments on the show. Newcastle The opera house holds 1100 seats. And it looked like a full house. The average age of the crowd was 50+. Before the show, I look in at the stage door and bumped into Lee Jackson. Ask him if these four shows where the only shows to be performed. He said these shows where test the water! If all goes well, a tour of the U.S., Japan and Europe may be possible next year. He also said this show was being recorded, possibly for a new LP. He was happy to be back on the road. While we where having this chat, Lee's first guitarist from his original band appeared. Old memories where rehashed. Both London and Newcastle featured the following tunes: America/Rondo, Little Arabella, The Cry of Eugene, Intermezzo from "Karelia Suite", She Belongs to Me, Country Pie, Hang On to a Dream, Emerson played 3 piano tunes from his solo works. Tarkus with his new band, Hoedown, Fanfare (bringing back the Nice) and an encore of Train Blues. All band members seemed happy with the gigs. Nice meeting other digest members at the backstage door at Newcastle. Hope these shows where recorded on video, tape for the vaults. Gary THEGAZZAS@AOL.COM ***** GLASGOW***** From: jim mcmanus [jim.mcmanus1@ntlworld.com] Sent: Friday, October 04, 2002 7:55 PM To: John Arnold John How are you, just back from the Emerson concert in Glasgow, first time I have seen him live, had a great seat took some pictures, have enclosed a few, hope you enjoy. [ Editor's Note: I'll be uploading these photos to the web site. Check the main News and Information page or look at the Images page. Thanks, Jim! - John - ] The set included a full Tarkus including Epitaph, a big cheer there, Fanfare, Honky Tonk Train Blues, Blade of Grass, Creole Dance, America, Hang on to a Dream, Country Pie, Karelia Suite, Little Arabella & The Cry of Eugene if I have missed any it wasn't much. Anyway time for bed, if you want the rest of the pictures just ask. cheers Jim --------------------------------------------- From: brian hainey [bphainey@yahoo.co.uk] Sent: Saturday, October 05, 2002 6:25 AM To: elp-digest-request@reluctant.com Subject: Keith Emerson and The Nice concert review Hi John I attended the 'Keith Emerson and The Nice' concert on Friday 4th Oct 2002 at Glasgow Royal Concert Hall. Here is a review of the concert. I am happy for you to include the review in the ELP Digest. The concert started at 7:30 with the supporting act Geoff Martin and band. They played an interesting set of around 8 songs and finished up around 8:05. At that stage we had an interval and the main set started at 8:30. The atmosphere in the hall changed dramatically in the minutes leading up to the appearance of Keith and The Nice and they were applauded enthusiastically. The initial line up was Keith Emerson on Keyboards, Lee Jackson on Bass/Vocals, Brian Davidson on drums and Dave Kilminster on guitar. The opening track was America leading into a rendition of Rondo. The remainder of the set included 'Little Arabella', 'The Cry of Eugene', the two Dylan songs 'She Belongs to Me' and 'Country Pie'. We were even treated to a performance of Intermezzo from the Karelia Suite. Between songs both Keith and Lee chatted with the audience and in some cases gave accounts of how and under what circumstances the particular piece was first composed. The complete concert was split into three sections, the first being the one with Keith and the Nice. The next section involved Keith playing solo on Grand piano. He played 'A Blade of Grass', 'A Cajun Alley' and 'Creole Dance'. All tracks are present on Keith's new album 'Emerson Plays Emerson'. They were performed impeccably and received tremendous audience applause. The final section of the concert involved the line up of Keith, Peter Riley on Drums, Dave Kilminster on Guitar and Phil Williams on Bass. This section of the concert involved the performance of some ELP tracks. Pieces performed included 'Fanfare for the Common Man', the album version with much improvisation in the middle section, a complete performance of Tarkus and Hoedown. The Nice members returned to during this final stage of the concert. The performers left the stage at the end of the concert to loud applause but the audience wanted more and were treated to a lengthy encore involving a performance of 'Honky Tonk Train Blues' with lots of improvisation. All performers were present on stage at the encore. I thoroughly enjoyed the evening and was impressed with the quality of all performances. The concert ended around 10:30pm. Brian --------------------------------------------- From: Blane McConnell [themcconnells@blueyonder.co.uk] Sent: Saturday, October 05, 2002 1:27 PM To: elp-digest@reluctant.com Subject: Glasgow 4th October I've just completed a long held ambition to see Keith play live. No - I haven't seen ELP 'in the flesh', although I did catch Greg in 1981 at the Edinburgh Playhouse with Gary Moore et al. The Glasgow show with Keith and the Nice was simply awesome. OK - Lee and Brian do little more than ride gunshot for Keith but they did provide warmth and humour and not a little 'feel' of how it must have been in the '60's. Keith was amazing - his dexterity on the Keys was everything I had imagined but add humour/wit and the ability to self-parody and Lee Jackson's' comment at the end was spot on - Keith is the best Keyboard player in Rock 'n' Roll (sorry Rick - it was close !!). The set was spot on - America/Rondo, Little Arabella, Country Pie and The Cry of Eugene were vintage Nice. But part 2 was mindblowing - Tarkus (all 20 mins. featuring Dave Kilminster), Hoedown, Fanfare and, finally Honky Tonk Train Blues. We were also treated to Emo on the house Yamaha Grand - Blade of Grass, A Cajun Alley and Creole Dance - I was only 20 feet away looking straight at the keyboard - I am simply amazed that Keith can still perform to that level - arm problems seem to be long gone !!! I don't know where the Nice are headed but I do hope Keith finds a way to treat those of us ELP/Emo starved fans to more nights like this. Keith seemed to enjoy himself immensely - Promoters everywhere, this is the 'real deal', Keith Emerson can still do the business !!! I do wish that Keith finds a solid 'vehicle' for some new studio work and more live nights like this - if it is with the Nice great - but I do hope Dave Kilminster sticks around he is a great foil for Keith on stage. Congratulations to all on a cracking show - I hope that the future holds great things. BLANE McCONNELL --------------------------------------------- From: Neil Potts [neil@ringwood12.freeserve.co.uk] Sent: Saturday, October 05, 2002 5:17 PM To: digest-mailer@reluctant.com Subject: The Nice John Have just got back after seeing The Nice at the Royal Concert Hall in Glasgow. It was a most excellent evening enjoyed by the whole audience. They gave the guys a wonderful welcome and continued to cheer and applaud throughout the entire evening. Being a youngster (43) I never had the luck to see The Nice live but after listening to ELP I researched the previous bands of all the members, but it was the nice that caught my ear. They had to be the most innovative band around at the time. Any way back to the gig. Just indescribable. I loved every minute and when Keith invited some younger musicians on stage and launched into a full version of Tarkus I thought I had died and went to heaven. The only downside was when a group of us went to the stage door. I had to get the last bus home to Ayr where I was staying. Lee Jackson came to the door and talked and signed photos etc. but after 45 mins. still no sign of Emo even Lee said he would hurry him up but no appearance. I had to leave for my bus and even when the bus passed the stage door the crowd was still waiting. I'm sorry Emo I know you are a shy guy but please remember your fans waiting just for that once in a lifetime to get your autograph. I am hoping I am wrong but I somehow think this may be the last live appearance. I just hope they record the Festival Hall gig and release it as I enjoyed it more than the Royal Albert Hall in '92. Here's hoping Neil Potts --------------------------------------------- From: Waugh, George J [waughgj2@bp.com] Sent: Sunday, October 06, 2002 7:26 AM To: elp-digest@reluctant.com Subject: Listening to the Nice from an offshore oil platform Talk about diabolical timing, I was called offshore to the North Sea, just as I was preparing to travel to Glasgow to see the Nice. Being a truly life-long dedicated Emerson fan, I arranged for my girlfriend to attend the gig (with her mother), and relay much of the gig to me from her mobile. I sat in the rig office, with colleagues, listening to the screaming Hammond over the speaker-phone. This partially alleviated my deep depression. The first thing to hit me was how on-form Emerson is. He improvised substantially - especially on "Hang on to a Dream" and "Tarkus". Seems to me he is affording himself much more musical freedom than the ELP gigs of 10 years ago, improvising miles outside the chords, and without any seeming obligation to curtail this brilliance. He's playing most of the gig exclusively on Hammond, although my girlfriend reported "a tall box thing with wires coming out of it "........Of what I heard - the set included the following : Country Pie, Karelia Suite, Fanfare, Tarkus ( all of it ! ), Hang on to a Dream, HTTB + others which I missed. I'm desperately praying the Nice arrange some more dates in the UK or Europe later this year. Miss them at your peril....... George Waugh Aberdeen --------------------------------------------- From: Janice Mackintosh [Janice.Mackintosh@uk.taylorwoodrow.com] Sent: Monday, October 07, 2002 6:32 AM To: 'arnold@reluctant.com' Subject: REVIEW - KEITH EMERSON AND THE NICE - GLASGOW ROYAL CONCERT HALL - 4 OCTOBER 2002 It was with a great deal of trepidation that I mounted the stairs to the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall last Friday night to see Keith Emerson and the Nice. It had been nearly 30 YEARS since I had last seen Keith Emerson in ELP at Greens Playhouse in Glasgow, and also, I was accompanied by Amy, my 13 year old daughter and you know how highly critical teenage girls can be. So there we were seated in the front row. We had arrived near the end of support act, Geoff Martyn's set. Amy, the fashion police, was finding it difficult to conceal her mirth at the balding / grey hair and beards, psychedelic tee-shirts etc. "God sake man I must be the youngest here, she snorted" then relaxed as a younger boy wearing a concert tee shirt ran past and stopped to stare at Keith Emerson's rig. This was followed by various keyboard enthusiasts doing same and even taking photos much to Amy's amusement. I explained their obsessive interest being akin to her father's for football. Finally the moment arrived and on stage came Nice members, Lee Jackson and Brian Davidson, accompanied by a young Michael Hutchence look alike lead guitarist (I'm afraid his name escaped me). Keith Emerson arrived last and launched right into "America". I was amazed, I thought that would the last on the set. What would be the climax, the finale? A sad nostalgia descended as I realised we would not be seeing the knife wielding showman Emerson standing astride the Hammond. However, Emerson and Co took us through an excellent set of Nice classics "Little Arabella", the haunting "Hang on to a Dream", "Country Pie", "Brandenburg Concerto" and the excellent "Karelia Suite". The Nice went off stage and Emerson was alone with his grand piano. By now time was moving on and I thought things would coast down to perhaps a quiet finale. WRONG!!! The Michael Hutchence look alike came back on stage accompanied by a young bass guitarist and drummer. Emerson announced "We will now do something I think you might know - TARKUS!!." There was a collective gasp from the audience followed by whistles and cheering. The pace was being cranked up several notches and following a stonking TARKUS, Lee Jackson and Brian Davidson came back on stage to jam with the youngsters on Fanfare for the Common Man, Hoe Down and Honky Tonk Train Blues as encores. The audience of course reluctant to let them go off stage. So thanks Keith and Co for an outstanding night. Amy, well, she thoroughly enjoyed it. Once again Emerson's music reached across the generation gap as it did for me and my parents 30 years ago. PS I had never quite got round to replacing my vinyl with ELP/Nice CD's but I remedied that on Saturday. Must warn my much younger unsuspecting neighbours.!!! Janice Mackintosh --------------------------------------------- From: Jmurrayhutchison@aol.com Sent: Wednesday, October 09, 2002 6:37 PM To: elp-digest@reluctant.com Subject: (no subject) I am proud to say I was there at the Royal Concert Hall in Glasgow to hear the return of Keith and the boys. As Lee Jackson put it, "a return after 32 years. the last gig then had a front row full of earnest young men and no women but its nice to see "men" not young anymore and now some women too." That seemed to sum up the sea of balding heads, presumably most of us were there in 1970 in the Apollo. The years haven't mellowed the lads and the Nice, including the night's real revelation Dave Kilminster, opened the first half with the last concert's encore number "America." The set contained, among others Hang on to a Dream, Cry of Eugene ,Karelia Suite and others. It's true that Lee is in great voice, better than I remember from 32 years ago. Keith then bridged the first half with piano solo extracts from Ginestera and others and then we were treated to the second half of ELP music with "the new boys". Dave Kilminster continued to astound. They tackled Tarkus in full and head on with guitar solos in place of certain of Greg's vocals. However when we thought all was lost up stepped the night's other main hero Dave to show us again what a quite remarkable and gifted voice he has. A further revelation. Fanfare for the Common Man was a second half highlight with all 6 personnel on stage. Honky Tonk Train Blues followed as an encore taken at amazing speed at times. Keith took the role of main compere for the night, somewhat unusually, but the whole evening had more of a feel of being in Keith's front room with his friends. Great, warm reception from a crowd that should have been much larger than it was. (Limited publicity was the cause, such a shame,) Those who attended were not disappointed. Those fans old and new who missed it must be kicking themselves for what must be one of Emo's rare visits to these shores these days. A night not to have been missed. Lets hope its not another 32 years for another return. Murray *****LONDON***** From: Stuart Clarke [Stuart.Clarke@havering.gov.uk] Sent: Monday, October 07, 2002 11:42 AM To: ELP-digest@reluctant.com Subject: For ELP Digest V. 12 #12 I guess that there will be many accounts of the Royal Festival Hall K.E. and The Nice concert of 6th October, so I will try to be brief. Retirement comes to us all. For Keith that time is way into the future. Not so for everyone on stage. There was a real band and a pretend band. The real band joined Keith after The Nice ended and he completed his (excellent) solo piano pieces. Keith, keep hold tight of the guest guitarist. A voice and great technique. He's far better than Greg has been for twenty years. You just need Carl to make up a trio that will be more brilliant than ELP have been since about 1978. As I left, the talk all around me was about that perfect line up. Please do it. --------------------------------------------- From: Buerck / Vihmand [Buerck_Vihmand@compuserve.com] Sent: Tuesday, October 08, 2002 7:19 AM To: INTERNET:ELP-Digest@reluctant.com Subject: NICE concert in London Hello, I want to contact the two guys who sat beside me during the concert of Keith Emerson and The Nice at the Royal Festival Hall in London on 6th October. I had seat nr B41, Level 4, Annexe (on the left side of the stage, quite close to Keith Emerson). You must have had the seats nr B42 and B43, and when we saw that there were free seats even closer to Keith, we moved there and sat right above him. Could you please contact me at . Thanks, Rainer --------------------------------------------- From: Shanne Roberts [shanne.roberts@virgin.net] Sent: Tuesday, October 08, 2002 3:17 PM To: elp-digest-web@reluctant.com Subject: Keith Emerson Concert - 70's press hatred revived!! Dear Digest, I had a great time at the KE & The Nice concert at the Royal Festival Hall on Sunday evening. I was amused to read a review of the concert in the London Evening Standard the following evening... The journalist was John Aizlewood. His review concluded with the words 'Sometimes, sleeping dogs are best let lie'. I don't really need to tell you the rest, but it made me reflect on how predictable and clichéd the press reviewers are - it seems nothing has changed since the seventies in that respect. Frankly, I've yet to see a journalist let his hair down at an E, L or P or all gig - they always seem to arrive with the story for the most part written in their minds and based upon prejudices of the past. What's really interesting now is that compared to the pre-fabricated cloned sounds of today's 'pop stars', Emerson & The Nice actually sounded fresh, a little rough in places and very natural and exciting. I ask myself 'weren't they the virtues of Punk rock that the press so eagerly embraced in the 1970's as a reaction against bands like ELP?' Funny old World! I'm sure others will review the gig in detail for the Digest so I will keep my views short. Overall it was a great night. There were some bum notes played by KE (Some of the chords on Tarkus sounded distinctly out-of-tune) but these were minor and detracted not from an excellent, though not so manic as the past, performance. Congrats to Dave Kilminster for his excellent performance, in particular his covering of the vocal of Tarkus using voice and guitar - I was equally impressed with him when he played with CP in Qango. KE's best piece was 'Hoedown' where he seemed to change up a gear. It was great to hear some of the old classics being belted out in a top (and magnificent) London venue once more. I feel in my bones that that whilst the activities of E, L and P over the past two years have been great fun and a delight to see and hear, it's clear to me that the energy and synchronicity of the three together (as we experienced it in the 70's and saw briefly again in the 90's) will not be surpassed by the individual projects. I think and believe that they know it too. I believe it's only a matter of time before the three 'lay down their guns' and once more get bitten by the urge to re-discover that unique energy. Let's hope it bites before the guys are simply too old to make it happen. Here's hoping for the following advert in 2003: "ELP and Orchestra reform to play three nights at London's Royal Festival Hall". C'mon guys... you know it makes sense!!! Bryan Roberts London --------------------------------------------- From: Mark Wilding [markwilding@btopenworld.com] Sent: Wednesday, October 09, 2002 5:00 PM To: elp-digest@reluctant.com Subject: NICE concert I went to the Nice concert at the Royal Festival Hall, which was great. Not only did the Nice perform a selection of their material, but Keith also played some ELP material with two others (Pete Riley and Phil Williams). This included the whole of Tarkus. Also playing throughout the whole concert was Dave Kilminster, whose guitar-playing and singing were both excellent, in my humble opinion. Mark Wilding (a second-generation fan) --------------------------------------------- From: Richard Francis [richardfrancis@mac.com] Sent: Wednesday, October 09, 2002 8:45 PM To: elp-digest@reluctant.com Subject: KE & The Nice at RFH Keith Emerson & The Nice at the Royal Festival Hall, London. October 6th, 2002. What a magnificent concert. A bit too loud for an old fogey like me but absolutely inspirational to see Keith Emerson in such majestic form. Brian Davison and Lee Jackson were also true to form and gave their all. We also witnessed the emergence of a fine new band displaying great skill and promise. The set (I don't remember the exact order - apologies!) America - very theatrical with Emerson opening on the RFH organ and sardonic use of John Peel voice-over. Little Arabella - spirited, funny performance from Lee Jackson. Cry of Eugene - not an Emerson showcase but a great re-evocation of the 60s - Dave Kilminster to the fore. She Belongs to Me - barnstormer (but was never a favourite of mine). Hang on to a Dream - beautiful with a superb jazzy middle section, the precursor to Take a Pebble. Difficult to hear the upper register of the romantic piano accompaniment. Country Pie - straightforward, freewheeling, fun. Intermezzo from Karelia Suite - lush, rousing instrumentation. Lots of witty repartee between numbers all added to the atmosphere of exuberant nostalgia. Emerson solo Cajun Alley - outstanding - sheer mastery of the genre. World class playing. A Blade of Grass - sensitively played with subtle harmonic variations on the recorded version. This is the new Emerson. Creole Dance - carefully paced with engaging improvisational twists. I would have loved to hear more from the new piano solo album. Emerson seems almost shy about performing these wonderful little studies. He shouldn't be: they are what sets him apart from all the rest. He does make a few more mistakes than he would have made in his younger days but so what. It is his musicianship that counts and the emotional intensity and astonishing inventiveness of his recent work do him great credit. New band Dave Kilminster Pete Riley Phil Williams Tarkus - the virtuoso unison sections were spectacular: tight, slick, with a jazz rock edge. Dave Kilminster shone on Battlefield/Epitaph. Dazzling interplay between Emerson and Kilminster. Hoedown - breathtakingly nimble. Fanfare for the Common Man - the four-piece gave added scale to this already huge melody. Encore: Honky Tonk Train Blues - somewhat muddied by the fact that all six musicians were playing together but nevertheless a relaxed and freewheeling closure. No mere nostalgic retrospective this; I really feel that, from Mr. Emerson and his new associates, the best is yet to come... One final thought: when Keith Emerson moves, he moves a lot of people with him. And he does this by no other means than the force of his musical personality. Excuse this indulgence - I'll shut up now! Best wishes, Richard P.S. Sincere thanks to John Arnold for keeping this wonderful digest alive. --------------------------------------------- From: peter marsh [petermarshpersonal@yahoo.co.uk] Sent: Friday, October 11, 2002 10:18 AM To: ELP-digest@reluctant.com Subject: Emerson & the Nice at RFH 6oct02 Dear John, Last Sunday (6th October) I saw Keith Emerson and the Nice at the Royal Festival Hall. Set list, as far as I can remember was as follows: The Nice: America/Rondo Little Arabella Cry of Eugene She belongs to me Hang on to a dream Country Pie Intermezzo-Karelia Suite Solo: A Cajun Alley A blade of grass Creole dance KE + Session musicians: Tarkus Hoedown KE + Session musicians + the Nice: Fanfare for the common man Encore: Honky tonk train blues As you can see the pleasure was trebled as we saw three shows in one effectively: the Nice, Emerson solo and ELP-music. It was fantastic to see the Nice together again, having been lucky enough to win a ticket to see them at the 100 Club in April. Good also to hear new arrangements of the old stuff, not note-for-note replications of what they last did 32 years ago. The show opened with a recorded voice over of John Peel (he of the infamous "waste of talent & electricity" quote). He was referred to later in the show too. The story about John Peel & Germaine Greer (author of the Female Eunuch) is a new one on me, but I daren't print it for risk of slander accusations. Still, yuck. The idea to do the intro to America with Emerson seated at the Festival Hall organ above the stage was admirable, but sadly it didn't have the volume. No matter as he nimbly made it to his keyboard outfit for the rest of the America/Rondo opener. Jackson's voice has deepened/hardened with age, bringing a very tough bluesy feel to his singing. Think of Barry White after a lifetime's whisky and cigarettes singing Hang on to a Dream, and you get the picture. I loved it. And to hear him belting out Little Arabella, Country Pie and Cry of Eugene was a dream come true. The guitarist (Dave Kilminster) provided excellent decoration to Emerson's keyboard work throughout the two "band" sets. Jackson explained this was the first time they'd been able to do Cry of Eugene since they were "sans guitarist" from 1968 on, and Kilminster was faithful to O'List's "psychedelic triplet solo" in the middle. The solo spot, though sadly, necessarily short (I think a much needed solo concert of Emerson playing alone at the piano warrants a different type of show), featured extended versions of the about numbers, and like in the solo section of Hang on to a dream, he came up with new and interesting lines of improvisation. The session musicians provided a band suitable to allow Emerson to show off with an entire rendition of Tarkus. Kilminster filled in the vocal part on lead guitar to great effect (a recording please???), only to sing with acoustic guitar for Battlefield/Epitaph. The stage was filled with the addition of Jackson and Davison for Fanfare' and the encore. Davison's drumming is still powerful and idiomatic.....good stuff for a man in his early sixties! Incidentally, the support band, Simian, did a very tight, energy - packed 40 minutes, and they seemed to go down very well with the rather "mixed age-group" audience (. I enjoyed their music thoroughly: a sort of keyboardy Radiohead feel, to my ears anyway. Well worth investigating. I saw "21st Century Schizoid Band" on 19th September at the Robin 2 in Bilston, near Birmingham UK. 21CSB are ex members of early King Crimson line-ups inc. Ian McDonald, Michael and Peter Giles, Mel Collins, plus Jakko Jakszyk (ex of Level 42!) on guitar/vocals. The latter did a fine dual job of singing the Lake, Haskell and Boz Burrel lines and playing Fripp-style guitar. An excellent show, well worth seeing if you get a chance. Regards Peter --------------------------------------------- From: gary.stokes4@btopenworld.com Sent: Saturday, October 12, 2002 7:33 PM To: elp-digest@reluctant.com Subject: Keith Emerson and The Nice Concert Review Keith Emerson and The Nice - Royal Festival Hall, London. 6 October 2002 This was only Emerson's second UK tour since 1974 and the announcement of live dates by The Nice was even more of a surprise than the news of the Black Moon tour. Before entering the foyer I was greeted by The Nice biographer Martyn Hanson who was publicising the launch of his book 'Hang On To A Dream'. Once inside, I was delighted to be able to buy a tour T-shirt and a programme as this was only a four date tour. Support act, Simian, about whom I knew nothing, were refreshingly hard to categorise for a young band, and performed an unusual and powerful set, thanks in part to some very heavy handed and inventive drumming. At the rear of the Festival Hall stage is the organ, which Keith used on 'The Three Fates' 32 years ago, and placed above it on this occasion was the American flag. The lights went down and bassist Lee Jackson and guitarist Dave Kilminster appeared on stage. Drummer Brain Davison appeared shortly after, and as I'd expected, Keith wandered over to the Royal Festival Hall organ. After turning to acknowledge the sound of the audience's enthusiasm Keith then played the opening chords of 'America'. If only the volume had been turned up - I could only faintly hear him! Far louder was the roaring sound of Keith's Goff Professional Hammond. It soon became clear during the 'America' and 'Rondo' medley that Keith was eager to share solos with Dave Kiminster, and that there would be no daggers, acrobatics and Hammond vaulting. (But then if Keith no longer wants to do this why the hell should he?) We were treated to the usual back to front playing sequence from Bach's 'Toccata and Fugue, this time on the keyboard on top of the Hammond - which also needed more volume, and Kilminster bent down to place his guitar on the stage before impressively tapping out the familiar melody from Kachaturian's 'Sabre Dance'. This was a superb and dynamic way to open the set. The Nice sounded great and it was already clear that Dave Kilminster had much to contribute to the band's sound. 'Little Arabella' followed; including a brief and unexpected vocal from Keith ("Talks in riddles, talks in rhymes ... ") some very neat brushwork from Brian Davison, and it was great to hear Lee Jackson's unique vocal style once again. At this point I'd realised just how much more relaxed both Emerson and the structure of the music were when compared to seeing ELP ten years earlier. This was a much looser band, and Keith's frequent and sometimes very amusing talks to the audience made the whole event feel very informal. Bob Dylan's 'She Belongs To Me' followed, and as always steered far away from the original melody of the song, on this occasion to the point of including the opening chords to Van Halen's 'Jump'! 'The Cry Of Eugene' followed. As Lee Jackson pointed out, the Nice had not played this since they last had a guitarist (Davy O'List) with them in 1968, and Dave Kilminster contributed some very fine slide playing. 'Hang On To A Dream' saw the first use of the Moog modular system and after Keith's anecdote about an uneventful meeting with Bob Dylan came 'Country Pie' / 'Brandenburg Number 6'. Before playing Sibelus' 'Intermezzo From Karelia Suite', Lee Jackson mentioned that the original suggestion for The Nice to record the piece had come from Roy Harper. Keith's Hammond playing throughout the whole set was stunning, and was complimented really well by Lee and Brain's accompaniment. Keith then played three solo piano pieces: 'A Cajun Alley', 'A Blade Of Grass' which he dedicated to his mother, who was in the audience, and 'Creole Dance'. I would love to have heard more piano but there was more variety on the way as Keith introduced Dave Kilminster, Phil Williams (bass) and Pete Riley (drums), and casually announced "We're gonna play the whole of 'Tarkus'"!! The audience was clearly ecstatic. Pete Riley (http://www.peteriley.net) is an excellent drummer and tore his way through Tarkus like a tornado. 'Stones Of Years' was performed instrumentally with Dave Kilminster playing the melody line on lead guitar, but for 'The Battlefield' he sang one verse and "Confusion will be my epitaph ... ", and exceptionally well. Keith teased the audience with the first three notes of 'Fanfare ... 'before launching into an excellent performance of 'Hoedown', which featured him playing harmonica! Lee and Brian then returned to augment the band for both 'Fanfare For The Common Man', which featured some very exciting dual drumming, and a rockier than usual 'Honky Tonk Train Blues' which was the last number of the evening. Speaking as a colossal ELP fan, I have to say that the keyboard and guitar interplay adds a new and very enjoyable dimension to Emerson's performance and this is a line up that no other ELP fan should miss. I sincerely hope this tour reaches the rest of the world ... and then comes back to the UK again! Peter Marsh --------------------------------------------- From: Progmerock@aol.com [mailto:Progmerock@aol.com] Sent: Sunday, October 13, 2002 4:48 PM To: ELP-digest@reluctant.com Subject: Keith Emerson & The Nice Concert As one of many fans who will no doubt review the concert, I just wanted to say how much I enjoyed the concert last Sunday at the Royal Festival Hall. Keith was on top form as usual, and I still can't quite believe I have seen the great man twice in one year, having been one of the lucky winners to see him back in April at the 100 Club. The concert started with him on organ , complete with the stars and stripes flag launching into "America" and "Rondo". Brilliant. He then made a comment about "being banned from this place" A string of Nice songs followed plus an amusing account of the time he met Bob Dylan. Then it was time for Lee Jackson and Brian Davison to take a break and Keith played several songs from "Emerson plays Emerson", dedicating one to his mum who was in the audience. After this we were treated to some ELP. Peter Riley on drums, Phil Williams on bass and the amazing Dave Kilminster on guitar, who played the whole concert, apart from Keith's solo spot. For me one of the highlights of the evening was "Tarkus". Keith has lost none of his zest for performing, despite advancing years and in the words of my other half "wearing his gardening trousers" Dave Kilminster was superb playing "Greg's Voice" and Phil Williams sent a chill through me as his voice soared in "Battlefield" and "Epitaph". Great Stuff!!!!!! Alas it was all over too soon, despite an encore of "Honky Tonk Train Blues". It was a great evening, also meeting up with fans from the 100 Club evening, which for me will always be very special. To sum up, when Keith at one point in the evening asked for any requests one bright spark shouted out "Everything!!" which caused some amusement, but I think he just about summed up everyone's feelings. Nobody wanted to go home and could have listened to him all night long!!!!!!!!! Lesley Bates =========================== Reader Commentary =========================== From: Phil Blakeney [phil@philblakeney.com] Sent: Thursday, September 26, 2002 9:15 PM To: elp-digest@reluctant.com Subject: Bush Evil 9 reprise... (to the tune of KE9)... sorry about this...; it didn't scan before,,, Cold and misty morning, I heard a warning borne in the air About an age of Mission, where conscience was a pain in the rear... Sanctions' children wither, their medicines being at odds with Black Gold... Now the West must rise before that Saddam does just as he is told! I'll be there, Don will be there.... and Tony Blair! --------------------------------------------- From: Koudstaal Peter [peter.koudstaal@nl.colombier.com] Sent: Friday, October 04, 2002 2:28 AM To: ELP-Digest (E-mail) Subject: Bootleg #3 Hi John, at last I received my Bootleg copy #3 yesterday On disc 2 and 3 there is the recording from Royal Albert. I had a 2 cd set in my possession since early 1993 with live recordings from the Black Moon tour. This happens to be the same as the bootleg mentioned above. My CD is called "Pirates" on the Italian label KTS (kiss the stone) #134/5 recorded in 1992 , this bootleg is already 10 years old. regards from Holland Peter Koudstaal --------------------------------------------- From: BPCasilio@aol.com Sent: Saturday, October 12, 2002 10:23 PM To: ELP-digest@reluctant.com Subject: Re: ELP Digest V. 12 #11 Hello John, Like everyone says, it seems that the chance of ELP reuniting seems slim. However, since their music was never of the teeny-bop variety, I hold out a glimmer of hope that as they age, these icons of prog-rock may reappear to record. In terms of touring, that may not be necessary. Yeah, they're a little older than Britney, but if ol' Santana and Tony Iommi can release albums that garner interest amongst old fans and new, maybe they ought to give it a shot. Actually, since Greg wants to focus more on guitar and blues-based music, maybe he can do it within the context of an ELP album that picks up where Works 2 left off. On that album, there were some sidemen present that added, though somewhat debatable, a bit of variety. Maybe, since Greg wants to change focus and all of them are adept at any musical style, it might be appropriate for ELP to do an album with some of the various sidemen that each of them have worked with. Another thought would be to do what Santana and Iommi did and include a couple of popular musicians that have made an impact the past ten years. This would allow ELP to still work together while broadening their sound and appeal. Also, it'd be great if some of the new music would be more contemporary for a younger crowd. With a little help from their friends, I'm sure that ELP can synthesize many of the newer influences. In line with this eclectic theory, it'd be good if they stuck to their roots on a few pieces that would harken back to their prog-rock glory days! This could include a progressive rock piece or two and a Greg Lake ballad. If Greg is looking to do more bluesey stuff, he can do what Sting did years ago and pretty much dump the bass and play acoustic or rhythm or lead guitar. Maybe he'd only play bass on a piece that would be more in the ELP-Keyboard driven style. I would love to hear Keith and Carl break loose with some of Keith's jazzier tunes with a brass section and maybe some different jazzier singers. Also, imagine if they worked with some of the heavy guitar masters that are out there! If there would ever be such a project, the key to having them work with different musicians and styles would be to tie a kind of unified thread hrough the diversity. Even though that's the tricky part, it seems to be something they're up to. Anyways, it's just a thought. Heck.....these guys aren't that old! It's not like they'd be prancing around like Mick Jagger! Another thing.......an idea for the title of the CD could be: "ELP & Friends....The Show Goes On!!" Perry Casilio / Talent, Oregon --------------------------------------------- From: Dave Bailey [davidbailey@fenetre.co.uk] Sent: Sunday, October 13, 2002 4:48 AM To: ELP-digest@reluctant.com Hi John I agree with Peter Marsh, there are loads of classical pieces out there crying out for the Emerson treatment. In 1968, I was a big soul fan until attended my local college dance and saw The Nice for the first time. I was lucky enough to see them 3 times over the next 2 years, and I was devastated when they disbanded. Keith's first encounter with synths was when he heard "Switched On Bach" by Walter (later Wendy) Carlos. Now that The Nice have reformed, I hope they carry on where they left off. There are still lots of old Nice fans like myself out there, waiting for a return of the good old days. Is there any chance of a "Nice Digest" ? Dave Bailey Stoke-on-Trent [ Editor's Note: I've always thought of the ELP Digest as the place for news and discussion about Keith, Greg, and Carl in whatever bands they are (or aren't) in. In fact, the ELP Digest began during ELP's first 'hiatus'. I have no problems with on-going discussions about The Nice continuing. - John - ] =========================== Questions (and Answers!) =========================== From: Akiko Hada [akiko@bunnies.de] Sent: Thursday, October 03, 2002 11:06 AM To: elp-digest@reluctant.com Subject: keith's stage clothes deb steele wrote: > can't remember the designer, but he was from japan and > keith bought them all there. It must be Kansai Yamamoto... Akiko Hada akiko@bunnies.de --------------------------------------------- From: Bailey, Esther [mailto:E.Bailey@DOMARN.co.uk] Sent: Monday, October 07, 2002 8:48 AM To: 'elp-digest-web@reluctant.com' Subject: Tarkus lyrics Hello ELP Digest, I am trying to get hold of the lyrics for the Tarkus album but am having difficulty finding them on the Internet. Do you know where I might be able to get hold of them? Many thanks, Esther Bailey [ Editor's Note: I replied to this already with the following: "Thanks for writing. Take a look at the lyrics page on Greg Lake's site: http://www.greglake.com/lyrics.html#Tarkus Hope this helps." - John - ] --------------------------------------------- From: John Arnold [mailto:arnold@relucant.com] Sent: Sunday, October 13, 2002 1:36 PM To: elp-digest-request@reluctant.com Subject: Lyrics for "Five Bridges Suite", etc.? Hi. Thanks to all of you who sent in our thoughts, reviews, descriptions, of the recent shows by The Nice! The excitement surrounding this few weeks of concerts has re-motivated to take another long listen to The Nice. This week, I listened to the Five Bridges Suite a number of times in my car. And I still can't figure out what all the words are. So, if anyone knows the lyrics to The Five Bridges Suite (or any other Nice songs, for that matter), please let me know. If I get some responses, I'll set up a Nice "lyrics" page on the brain-salad.com site. Thanks! - John - =========================== ELP-related products, tribute bands, promoters (The ELP Digest does not endorse, etc.) =========================== From: Jean-Michel [jmg.music@wanadoo.fr] Sent: Tuesday, October 01, 2002 3:12 AM To: elp-digest-request@reluctant.com Subject: CD Bargain sales More than 100 CD for selling including ELP standard albums, prog-rock standards albums, compilations. Very good state. Private e-mail for complete list. Jean-Michel FRANCE jmg.music@wanadoo.fr --------------------------------------------- From: Leonard Castillo [lcastillo@danacapital.com] Sent: Saturday, October 05, 2002 4:52 PM To: elp-digest-web@reluctant.com Subject: BRAIN SALAD SURGEONS hello fellow ELP rockers! we are an ELP tribute project called BRAIN SALAD SURGEONS. we are hoping you will include us in your impressive list of artists. our Website address is: brainsalad-elp.com thanks and keep on rock'n. MR.STEEL --------------------------------------------- =========================== Digest subscription, mailing address, and administrative stuff to: elp-digest-request@reluctant.com ELP-related info that you want to put in the digest to: elp-digest@reluctant.com Back issues are available from the ELP Digest web site: URL: http://www.brain-salad.com/ Note: The opinions, information, etc. contained in this digest are those of the original message sender listed in each message. 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