ELP Digest 26 December 2005 Volume 15 : Issue 8 The "Glorietta" Edition Today's Topics: Breaking News, Rumors, Etc. - lake (November 10, 2005) - Greg Lake at Newcastle (November 10, 2005) - Check out "Emerson, Lake and Palmer: The Show That Never Ends" at Amazon.co.uk (November 17, 2005) - Carl Palmer (November 20, 2005) - KE Concert in Lisbon (November 24, 2005) - Keith's Japan tour (November 25, 2005) - Keith Emerson Band - Barcelona 25 November '05 (November 26, 2005) - Keith's video greetings and article (November 30, 2005) - BARKS (November 30, 2005) Reader Commentary - please spread the news (November 10, 2005) - Beyond The Beginning (November 10, 2005) - 1978 Version of Acquatarkus (November 23, 2005) - Interesting link (December 7, 2005) - Our Idols Have Let Us Down (December 15, 2005) - You couldn't make it up (December 20, 2005) Questions (and Answers!) - Music for "Pirates" (November 10, 2005) - Re: ELP Digest Vol. 15 #7 (Transcriptions) (November 10, 2005) - ELP DVD search (December 3, 2005) - Zoukra Demystified (December 9, 2005) ELP-related products, tribute bands, promoters (The ELP Digest does not endorse, etc.) - Seven Virgins & a Mule - A Tribute to Emerson, Lake & Palmer Saturday, January 14th at the Hardball Cafe (November 30, 2005) - "I Believe In Father Christmas" done by Sang Froid (December 1, 2005) =========================== Prelude =========================== Hi. We end up 2005 with a lot of news and information. Greg has released a new 'Welcome Backstage' DVD. Keith has released piano transcriptions of 'Glorietta' and 'Barrel-House Shakedown'. See below for details. There's also some extended information on the 'zoukra' instrument that is mentioned as being played on the 'Trilogy' album. Since I am a DirecTV satellite TV customer here in the US, I've been listening to some of the XM satellite radio stations that DirecTV licenses and broadcasts. This Christmas I was using the special "Holly" channel to play Christmas music in my house as I wrapped presents, etc. It was nice to hear Greg's 'I Believe in Father Christmas' in pretty heavy rotation during the past week. I think I heard it at least 3 times between 12/23 and 12/24! Nice! I wish all of you a happy and healthy 2006! On with the show... - John - ------------------------------ Latest News from the Official ELP sites .... The Official ELP site has all kinds of goodies on sale for the holidays (or after)! Check them out at: http://www.emersonlakepalmer.com/elp2.html --------------------------------------------- There are 2 holiday 'home pages' (rotating approximately daily) on keithemerson.com. Each has its own Emo soundtrack - including an excerpt from one of the Keith Emerson Band shows in Italy. And good news for musicians - transcriptions are now available for "Glorietta" and "Barrelhouse Shake-down." For all the news, visit: http://www.keithemerson.com/ --------------------------------------------- Greg's new DVD "Welcome Backstage" is now available! Get all of the details at: http://www.greglake.com/newsite/newhotsheet.asp --------------------------------------------- Carl's site has a holiday greeting and new tour dates and drum clinics for 2006! All the info is at: http://www.carlpalmer.com/palmer.html Enjoy! =========================== Breaking News, Rumors, Etc. =========================== From: Green, George Sent: Thursday, November 10, 2005 3:27 AM To: elp-digest Subject: lake Just as I was beginning to go off it, Greg Lake has a letter printed in the Guardian (9.11.05). Maybe I'll stay with it a while longer... There was a question about whether someone writing a successful Xmas single (as Hugh Grant's father is supposed to have done in "About a Boy") would generate enough regular yearly income to live without having to work for the rest of his life. Greg suggested that he got a very nice cheque for I Believe in Father Christmas (amount unspecified!) every year but not enough to buy the Caribbean island he had his eye on. He suggested that if everyone went out and bought the single this Xmas then he'd buy the island and everyone was invited! Presumably you'd need a copy of the single in your hand to get in... George Green Lancaster University Lancaster LA1 4YT --------------------------------------------- From: Neil Potts Sent: Thursday, November 10, 2005 6:23 PM To: ELP Digest Subject: Greg Lake at Newcastle Like Sue Wealands I was at Newcastle City Hall for Greg's gig. I have to agree what a mindblower of a gig it was. Gregs voice has certainly got its power back, the last ELP tour in '98 it sounded poor. I took my youngest son (15) and he thoroughly enjoyed himself. I noticed a poor attendance in the first half, but noticed more people there for the second half. I think this was answered by a guy I know who came in for the second half. When asked he said he thought there would be a support, so went for a meal beforehand. Boy, was he gutted to find out that he'd missed a barnstorming first set. I know ELP covered hang on to a dream, but Greg, leave it alone it has too much of a connection with the Nice, so I think it's better left out of the set, put Jerusalem in. I was gutted that I couldn't hang about after, but I had to get to work, as I should have started at seven, but there was no way I was going to miss this gig. By the way I bought the Welcome Backstage DVD and it's well worth the money, can't wait for the concert DVD. On the whole a great gig, so Greg stop holding back. Get in the studio get a new CD out and come back and visit us again. I for one will be there and I hope those that missed it are feeling utterly miserable as they missed on of the best nights of my life. Neil Potts --------------------------------------------- From: paul marsh Sent: Thursday, November 17, 2005 2:11 AM To: elp-digest Subject: Check out "Emerson, Lake and Palmer: The Show That Never Ends" at Amazon.co.uk John - was browsing through Amazons web site and saw this book about ELP that is due to be published - don't know much about it though. Thought you may be interested. Regards, Paul "Emerson, Lake and Palmer: The Show That Never Ends" Availability: Not Yet Released -- On Order* [ Editor's Note: This seems to be the latest edition of the book that was release a few years ago by Forrester, Hanson, and Askew. For some reason, Amazon UK has this new version listed but Amazon US does not. - John - ] --------------------------------------------- From: paul marsh Sent: Sunday, November 20, 2005 6:05 AM To: elp-digest Subject: Carl Palmer Just a brief note to let you know that last night Carl Palmer was playing in Deal, Kent, UK. This is the third year in succession that I have enjoyed seeing him play here. It is a smallish venue, always well supported and everyone is delighted he comes to play here. Each time I see him, he and the guitarists' just get better and better. As always Carl looks as though he is thoroughly enjoying himself. He played a double bass drum Remo kit and this year there was the addition of a gong! Here are a few of the numbers he played (for those who are interested!), LA Nights, Tarkus, Trilogy, Canario, Hoedown, Toccatta, Peter Gun, Romeo & Juliet and of course Fanfare with compulsory drum solo - which showcases his exceptional stick skills. After the show, Carl came out to talk to us, sign autographs and pose for photographs. Who'd have thought all those years ago that, within the space of a few weeks, I would have met, spoken to and have my photo taken with both Greg and Carl......... it's been a very good year! Next year maybe I'll get to see Keith?..................... Regards Paul, Lyminge, Kent, UK --------------------------------------------- From: Pedro Esquível Sent: Thursday, November 24, 2005 5:34 AM To: elp-digest Subject: KE Concert in Lisbon Here are a few notes on the Keith's Lisbon show on the 23rd November (yesterday). As far as I know, ELP has never been in Portugal, so the news of Keith's concert in Lisbon was something that I thought would never happen. After reading the ELP Digest/ Official KE tour info, I immediately phone to some friends that share the same kind of musical taste. We drove more than 400 miles to take this opportunity (in Portugal this is a big distance). My expectations were not as great as it could be expected. As I am an ELP fan since the beginning, I was afraid that the difference from the current Keith's gear and to the original Jurassic keyboards (specially the L100/C3 Hammonds and the Steinway piano) could be difficult to accept. Well...the difference was there but the show was anyhow excellent. The room was almost sold out and the overall band performance was very good (my friends that were in the latest Yes/Deep Purple concerts in Portugal, told me that the Keith Emerson Band show was much better). Musically speaking, the performance was perfect (I could not find any mistakes). Some of the pieces played were new (rock version of Piano Concerto No 1, some old Nice songs, and the recent New Orleans ballad) which I think is a good option. They even played a Led Zeppelin song which fitted very well. Vocals were present very often (I think that David is still learning how to sing) and they were far better than acceptable. In fact, David adds some degree of enthusiasm to the show and his influence is quite positive. The only minus point was the room acoustics. Although the concert room was built in the beginning of the 90's and is very pretty, it seems that acoustics are not its best. I would suggest the next show to be held in Oporto's Casa da Música, which is the newest Portuguese infrastructure for musical events (its acoustics should be the state of the art) and ... furthermore I live about 2 miles away from this building.... I still think that Keith should abuse from the old instruments (Hammond, Piano, and Modular Moog). The Moog sound was quite good and much better than the other synthesizer ones. The Portuguese audience seemed to like the concert and the band was quite applauded. At the end, a lot of Keith's cds were sold (although prices were high). The Spanish and Italians fans should not miss the opportunity for the next few days! Regards, Pedro Esquivel - Portugal --------------------------------------------- From: eriko Sent: Friday, November 25, 2005 1:45 AM To: elp-digest Subject: Keith's Japan tour I found the diary of Keith's tour manager at Udo (the Japanese promoter) website. http://www.udo.co.jp/news/index.html#20051029 Unfortunately it is in Japanese only, but it is interesting to read in addition to Dave's tour diary. Just in case nobody has sent in the set list at Osaka, here is the list. 1. Welcome Back (Karn Evil 9 1st Impression) EL&P ('73) 2. Toccata - Rock Piano Concerto 3. Living Sin EL&P ('72) 4. Bitches Crystal EL&P ('71) 5. Hoedown EL&P ('72) 6. Country Pie THE NICE ('70) 7. Static 8. Intermezzo From The Karelia Suite THE NICE ('68) 9. Piano Solo 10. Touch And Go Emerson, Lake & Powell ('86) 11. Lucky Man EL&P ('70) 12. Tarkus EL&P ('71) 13. America THE NICE ('71) /Rondo THE NICE ('67) - - - - - encore - - - - - 14. Black Dog 15. Fanfare For The Common Man ('77) Keith requested a "round girl" in bikini who appeared on stage with a card that had the title of the music at the last minute only for one Tokyo concert. The manager struggled to find one at the last minute, and wondered why he wanted to have the woman only for that one show. Keith's flight from LA to Tokyo arrived late and they missed the Natita Express (train) into Tokyo. So Keith and the Udo's Japanese staff spent one hour at Starbucks. I was there in August also killing some time for the next Narita Express!!! When I ordered ice latte, all the store clerks in the store had to repeat the order in unison.... It looks like KE Band had the great tour! Hope they come back to NY soon! Eriko --------------------------------------------- From: Julian Chancellor Sent: Saturday, November 26, 2005 2:01 PM To: John Arnold, ELP Digest Subject: Keith Emerson Band - Barcelona 25 November '05 Dear John, I've just returned from the most exciting musical evening I've had in 31 years. I last saw Keith Emerson play, with ELP, at Wembley, London, in 1974 (and previously in Brussels in '73, and for the first time as a 15 year old at the Oval cricket ground in London in '72). Last night in Barcelona we were all a little older and the crowd more than a little smaller (partly due to zero publicity here in Spain), but Keith was playing as well as ever, dammit, better than ever, perhaps invigorated by his excellent band featuring the hugely enthusiastic and talented Dave Kilminster. The rapport between Keith and Dave was a joy to see and hear, and Phil Williams on bass and Pete Riley on drums gave the band a real driving push. Overall, there was a nice mix of discipline, spontaneity, and humour. The running order was as follows: Karn Evil 9 1st Impression Pt 2 - ( a blistering opener with, dare I say it, even more panache to it than ELP live versions I have heard - and complete with a few bars from Maple Leaf Rag at the Alexander's ragtime band section) 3rd movement of the Piano Concerto - (full of power,energy and skill, this one) Living Sin - (much better live, I think, than on Trilogy) Bitches Crystal - (ditto re. Tarkus) Hoedown - (complete with Keith on harmonica - really lived up to its name as a barnstormer) Country Pie - (including the Bach, breathtaking punchy organ on this version) Static - (new piece by Dave Kilminster, featuring some fine guitar work and a new solo from Keith) Karelia suite - (in all its majesty) Acoustic duo - (two beautiful pieces played on piano and acoustic guitar. The first I didn't recognise, and I'm not now sure if the second was a version of A Cajun Alley or a new piece - could these guys be thinking of an album of new material??) Tarkus - (complete sung version, really well handled by Dave Kilminster on vocals, stunning keyboard work from Keith, but this really was a band performance, nice and tight, and an excellent drum solo from Pete Riley just before Battlefield) Encore: Black Dog !! - (yes, the Led Zeppelin opener to Led Zep 4. Very unexpected, and absolutely stunning) Fanfare for the Common Man - (short, tight, less meandering version than sometimes, no knives and broken organs, a lot of sound and rhythm which had the under 50s manically dancing) This was a superb evening. The venue was a small run down dance hall in downtown Barcelona, cosy but falling to pieces. There were no posters, no nothing anywhere to suggest anybody (let alone Keith) was playing that night. Maybe this was not so good for the band - though they certainly looked as though they were enjoying themselves, with Keith looking (to me) far happier and more relaxed than in the ELP days, but putting his all into the playing. The huge advantage for the audience was being able to be 10 yards, not about 10 miles, from Keith Emerson and his band and enjoy close up "the most amazing show". Thank you Keith Emerson, and thankyou to the Digest without which I wouldn't have heard about the concert. Julian Chancellor --------------------------------------------- From: eriko Sent: Wednesday, November 30, 2005 8:34 PM To: 'John Arnold' Subject: Keith's video greetings and article Hi John Thought you may be interested in this... it has Keith Emerson's video greeting to the Japanese fans and interviews. If you are interested in, I can translate the interview for you. http://www.barks.jp/feature/?id=1000013753 Hope you had the nice Thanksgiving! Eriko --------------------------------------------- From: eriko Sent: Wednesday, November 30, 2005 10:48 PM To: 'John Arnold' Subject: BARKS Hi John, Here is the translation of Keith's interview for BARKS (http://www.barks.jp/feature/?id=1000013753) that he gave during his Japan Tour. Obviously the interview was done in English, and it was translated into Japanese. There are some unclear parts in the Japanese translation, which makes me wonder how accurate the whole Japanese translation is ("Lost in Translation"). And this is the English translation based on the Japanese translation which is not really clear - how confusing can it be?? -- Eriko Q: There are many great footages in the DVD. Are there particular footages that you were surprised at? Keith: It all started with digging up various images. I found a box full of 8mm films that I took in my mother's attic. There are several footages in the DVD from the box. What I remembered the most is the ELP concert at Korakuen Baseball Stadium during our first Japan tour in 1972. We flew in from London on the private jet along with our equipment and journalists. I can still remember that. I came to this country without any knowledge of Japan and its culture. I was wondering whether they knew us or if they knew what the rock music was. We were so moved to see the top of Mt. Fuji above the cloud before landing. I can assure you that there are many valuable footages in the DVD. Q: Which footage is most memorable to you? Keith: Not only ELP footages, but also many private ones were found, and these are the ones that are really funny and interesting. But they are too private, I guess (laugh). The purpose was to record what was important for ELP career, so we purposely avoided to include funny ones. There was the footage of Carl being made up with lipstick and wig (laugh), but we decided not to include such footages. Q: ELP created the new music field by combining various genres of music such as classical music and jazz. What made you decide to introduce such music to the rock scene at that time? Keith: It was the very natural process. Before ELP, The Nice was doing it, and some blues bands and jazz trios were doing the same thing. Bringing in classical music into such environment was nothing new. It was not the format that I created. Charlie Parker, for example, used such format. When I used a bit of classical music in jazz, I was asked what it was. I answered "it is French Suites by Bach." And the style got accepted, and they wanted to hear more. But the concept rooted back in 1920s. For instance, Duke Ellington arranged Peer Gynt, and Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue was also arranged. My approach is a bit different though - what the music would be like if the composer continued to push it further. I have met some classical music composers, whose music I used - such as Bernstein. Some whom I have not met gave me their approval via a letter or comment. I was very glad. Q: You are the only one that plays the Hammond that aggressively. How many Hammond organs have you destroyed? Keith: Three maybe? Q: Only? Keith: That's right (laugh). I had wonderful staff and he fixed the Hammond every time I broke it. I destroyed it every time so he had it reinforced by putting the metal all over the body. "Ok, it won't get broken, so go ahead and do whatever you need to do." I used to play the Hammond from the back and play the Hammond on top of my body at the last music. It used to weigh 350 pounds, and it got 450 pounds after it was reinforced with the metals. It got too heavy for me to push it up. I have asked for help to remove it from me (laugh). Q: In addition to Hammond, there is another instrument that is significant to you - that is Moog. Is there any other keyboard that inspired your creativity? Keith: Accoustic piano, clavinet, and Fender Rhodes. I did not like Mellotron. It sounded like a tape recorder. I like the piano best because it was my first keyboard. Q: I believe there was also the important synthesizer, Yamaha GX-1? Keith: I forgot about that one (laugh). Q: What attracted you to Moog? Keith: Bob Moog first created the analog synthesizer. And I believe it broadened the possibility of music. But Bob and I thought that there was a room for improvement, so we developed the polymoog. Monophonic came first, and then the polyphonic, with which we could play a chord with up to 8 notes. Then the digital came about. I play the digital synthesizer, but I am not interested in programming. You can see the analog with your eyes. Look at the old modular system especially. There were wires, and if you connected the wires, there came a sound. When you disconnected the wires, there was no sound. It was visually very convincing. Q: There has not been a big keyboard player in rock music after you, John Lord, and Rick Wakeman. E: Don't you forget Jordan Rudess of Dream Theater. He certainly is the great player. Q: Future plans? Keith: There are still many kinds of music I would like to play. Please stay tuned. =========================== Reader Commentary =========================== From: Sergio Lombardi Sent: Thursday, November 10, 2005 8:32 AM To: elp-digest Subject: please spread the news [ Editor's Note: This online petition was circulating when Keith and Carl were touring closely in Italy. Alas, the two were never able to play together. Still, I wanted to include this email to recognize those people who took the time to set up the petition and to send it around. - John - ] Italian ELP fans just posted a petition at the address http://www.petitiononline.com/EMPA/petition.html hoping Keith and Carl will play together when in Rome on 1st and 2nd December. Please read it and support it: you can win a week-end in Rome including a minireunion! (unfortunately the link inside the petition for writing to the managements is not working properly - anyway the addresses are correct). Ciao Sergio The online petition details: EMERSONPALMER To: KEITH EMERSON, CARL PALMER and their managements The aim of this petition is to persuade Keith Emerson, Carl Palmer and their own managements to perform an E&P mini-reunion show in Rome, Italy. Since their tour schedules lead them to perform at a 24 hours distance (Keith on Dec. 1st and Carl on Dec. 2nd) in the same town, and their current setlists have many ELP songs in common, their Italian (and all other) fans do hope seeing them play together. Also a single song would be appreciated. We are sure Keith and Carl will enjoy themselves by playing again together, far more than the lucky people in the audience. SUPPORT THIS PETITION! By clicking the link below, a mail will be sent to the artists' managements as well as to their Italian tours promoters, praising them to support our enthusiastic project. You can add your own text or modify the standard one. STAY ON TUNE! Please keep yourself informed on the usual info channels about the proposed reunion: in case, Rome is easy to reach for European fans and, after all, the Eternal City is a great place to spend a week end (the concerts are on a Thursday and Friday)! MORE WISHES The petitioners signing herebelow also take the chance to invite Keith and Carl (if in town) to the PFM show at Teatro Brancaccio, Rome on the day before, Nov. 30th as well as to send their (late) best wishes for Keith's birthday, Nov. 2nd. [...] Sincerely, The Undersigned Sergio Lombardi --------------------------------------------- From: Richard A McFarland Sent: Thursday, November 10, 2005 2:19 PM To: ELP Digest Hi, Just want to agree the EMERSON LAKE & Palmer "Beyond the Beginning" DVD is OK but it was not shown in its Entirety A disappointment. With the very good Zeppelin DVD if there was a missing clip they filled in with pictures and the sound track was continuous. Several parts are clips and not the complete show as I re collect on TV of the Cal. Jam and I was really surprised it's not in Dolby 5.1 after all the Who and ELP pioneered the surround sound thing. Led Zeppelins was 5.1 Still it sounds nice for the most part played through an Adcom 5500 200 watts per channel Amp. Still its lacking like seeing Carl do a part of his Fantastic drum solo I remember ELP played loud and with a lot of impact. Once again an opportunity missed. You know it would sure be nice if they had more studio rehearsal footage that worked for me. In closing we are getting a bit older no one's immortal so I continue to look for news of a new CD or DVD their last one titled "In The Hot Seat" is a good composure with a nice Dolby surround performance on pictures. NOTE to Keith,Greg and Carl (Time to get together you have the fan base. write for us play for us.) I have been a fan fan since 1971. sweet Laura Roberts "turned me on" to Pictures at an Exhibition- What a trip that was... --------------------------------------------- From: Anthony Battisti Sent: Wednesday, November 23, 2005 4:03 PM To: elp-digest Subject: 1978 Version of Acquatarkus I was wondering if anyone could shed some light on a piece of music I believe the band was experimenting with (Emerson, most probably). ELP performed two shows at the Nassau Coliseum, NY, in February 1978, the tail end of the Works Tour. One of the shows was later broadcast on FM radio at least three times by WLIR, then a classic rock radio station, and I recorded the show three times. The tapes are, remarkably, still in good shape. The band performed Tarkus, including Aquatarkus. This version of Aquatarkus is short compared the WBMF version and, sadly, the first half of the song lacked enthusiasm. However, about halfway through the piece seems to gel, and a theme clearly emerges. Look, I'm not a musician, so forgive me, but I detect a Spanish / Latin influence to this piece which, is the one piece of music performed during the whole show that the Big Moog seems to be programmed for - it doesn't fit smoothly anywhere else. This was an unusual sound for the Moog, really out of place in Hoedown and Pictures, but perfect for the piece I'm talking about. I'm hoping that I've rung a few bells, and that someone who knows more about this stuff than me could shed some light on it. Now if they'd just shake hands and get a tour started, wouldn't that be fun? --------------------------------------------- From: Pedro Esquível Sent: Wednesday, December 07, 2005 4:58 AM To: elp-digest Subject: Interesting link Hi John, I am contacting you again because I found in the net a very interesting photo album on Keith's concert in Lisbon. I am sure you will like it! http://groups.msn.com/ViNaZe/keithemersonbandemlisboa.msnw The pictures display the very nice lighting system that was used in the show. Best Regards, Pedro Esquivel - Portugal --------------------------------------------- From: robert manning Sent: Thursday, December 15, 2005 3:12 PM To: elp-digest Subject: Our Idols Have Let Us Down Hello ELP Fans!!! (John: Great job on the digest. Appreciate all your efforts.) I don't know whether to laugh, cry or scream regarding the fact that all three ELP players are out on tour at the same time. They are all playing much of the same music, in seperate bands, and in different parts of the world. Seems like something is wrong with this picture, IMHO. I've been a big ELP fan since first seeing them in 1973 (MSG Silent Night show). I have experienced (both enjoyed & suffered through) their many albums and live tours. I've seen (and still possess) the passion that ELP fans have for their musical idols. But, I use the term 'idols' loosely because idols are not supposed to let the people who admire them down. That is exactly what ELP has done. For a while, Carl had a good excuse not to rejoin Keith & Greg because he was having critical & financial success playing with Asia. But since he left Asia, the only real success he's had was playing with E & L (that band "3" was a far cry from being ELP). Keith & Greg have never had much success away from each other. I find it sad that such talented men can go on playing with any bunch of musicians they can find and not realize that they are missing out on furthering the creative beast that ELP is by letting personal differences get in the way. If the three of them had split up and each began creating good new music on their own, then I would be very supportive of them. However, that has not happened. Now they've all formed their own version of ELP cover bands. Even if the three of them stick to their guns and don't write any new ELP tunes, a live tour could still generate some excitement. There are many songs that they have never done together (from ITHS and Black Moon) that would be great to hear live, as well as many older songs (KE9 1st Imp Pt 1, Tocatta, Waching Over You, Mars...) they've long ignored that would blow long time fans (who else goes to see them?) out of their seats!!!! How about an "un-plugged" portion of the show (Step Aside, Take A Pebble, Jazz piano/bass/drum trio jamming, a piano driven version of a classic ELP piece, etc.). There is plenty of music available to them, with the advanced technology to facilitate the required sounds, to make for a fresh ELP concert experience. Also, they need to cut out the prolonged sound effects jam (mess?) that Rondo,Turk,etc. has become.... would rather hear a real song\ as opposed to organ-grinding moans & groans. There are many classic rock bands that are still performing and making a decent living at it, without preparing any new music. There's nothing wrong with ELP saying "let's entertain our fans again". But, I'm probably only dreaming..... --------------------------------------------- From: Waugh, George J Sent: Tuesday, December 20, 2005 11:06 AM To: elp-digest Subject: You couldn't make it up How absurd that Keith, Greg and Carl toured Europe/UK during the autumn of 2005, with their own respective ELP tribute bands, playing predominantly ELP music, carrying the associated burden of road crews, entourages, equipment etc., to occasionally 1/4-full halls (judging by the G. Lake tour forum). One would think that logic, financial incentive, professionalism, musical and artistic integrity, and impending pensionable age, would be the catalyst for burying what seems like a very ancient (& childish) hatchet, and result in a sensible decision to tour as a group. Especially as it's ELP music they all play anyway. ELP has a unique brand name which is frustratingly being under-exploited. With very, very little original music to surface from the three of them since the "Hot Seat" ( with the minor exception of a few KE piano tracks & "Glorietta"), it's hard to fathom the solo route - although from various magazine articles in the UK over the last 2 - 3 years, the blame for not re-uniting appears to oscillate between Greg & Keith. It makes no business sense, and just cheeses-off the increasingly grumpy fans. Yours sincerely A Grumpy fan (increasingly) Aberdeen Scotland =========================== Questions (and Answers!) =========================== From: Glenn Westcott Sent: Thursday, November 10, 2005 11:08 AM To: elp-digest Subject: Music for "Pirates" Does anyone know where I can get a good piano transcription, arrangement (or even better, a conductor's score) for "Pirates"? Even a decent importable MIDI file would be a start. Thanks! [ Editor's Note: Pirates appeared in one of the ELP 'black book' sheet music publications that appeared around the time of Works, Vol. 1. It doesn't appear to be in the still available ELP 'Greatest Hits' that can be found at www.sheetmusicplus.com. In the UK, there are some ELP-related things at www.musicroom.com including an Emerson Lake & Palmer collection of MIDI songs on floppy. But I can't tell what's on the floppy from the web site. Maybe it will re-appear in officially sanctioned format some day. You could look at the ELP Web Ring (http://j.webring.com/hub?ring=elpring) to see if anyone else has these kinds of things. And, read on, for some hints about finding stuff like this via Google. - John - ] --------------------------------------------- From: Curt Cassingham Sent: Thursday, November 10, 2005 4:54 PM To: John Arnold Subject: Re: ELP Digest Vol. 15 #7 > From: Jon Buxer > Sent: Friday, November 04, 2005 7:45 PM > Subject: Karn Evil 9 Transcript > > Does anyone out there (Dr. Wood included) have a copy of Karn Evil 9 > Impressions 1-3 transcripts? I'm happy to pay the Royalties to Keith > at his Santa Monica address and pay the transcript provider. You could try Google-ing for "emerson lake palmer midi" and snag some midi files. Then you can open them in a basic midi editor such as Cakewalk Light (often comes bundled with sound cards). You might need to touch up the timing a bit so that you get nice clean logical measures before you print. I did that with 2nd Impression, and played it on our Yamaha Disclavier. It's fun to watch "Keith's" fingering on the keyboard as it plays. Curt http://www.NorthstarRecording.com Portland, Ore. USA --------------------------------------------- From: SJ Sent: Saturday, December 03, 2005 10:27 PM To: ELP Digest Subject: ELP DVD search John, My brother turned me onto a DVD search site: http://www.dvdpricesearch.com) and I, for grins, typed in "Emerson". This is what returned. I wonder if you know about ALL of these? If not...enjoy. [Editor's Note: I've only shown the name, studio, and lowest price. - John - ] Emerson Lake & Palmer 35th (Anniversary Edition) - Music Ventura $12.49 Emerson Lake & Palmer: Masters From The Vault Concert - Music MVD $13.57 Emerson Lake And Palmer: Pictures At An Exhibition Concert - Music Video Distributors $14.99 Emerson, Lake & Palmer: Wor - Music Video Distributors $19.06 Emerson, Lake And Palmer: Brain Salad Surgery (DVD-Audio) - Rhino $10.95 Emerson, Lake And Palmer: Live At Montreux 1997 Concert - Red $9.94 Emerson, Lake And Palmer: Live At The Royal Albert Hall - Image $17.46 Emerson, Lake And Palmer: Welcome Back - Image $17.56 Inside Emerson Lake & Palmer: 1970-1995 -MVD $13.58 [ Editor's Note: The only one of these that I don't think I've heard mentioned is 'Wor'. I'm wondering if the title got truncated (e.g., from 'Works Live') or whether I've seen this under a different title. If readers have any ideas about this (or comments in general), please send a note to the Digest. Thanks! - John - ] --------------------------------------------- From: Joe Maffei Sent: Friday, December 09, 2005 2:10 AM To: elp-digest Subject: Zoukra Demystified After years of bepuzzlement, I finally found a picture of an actual zoukra with some info to boot. It's a traditional North-African double-reed flute/horn, native to Tunisia. Also known as Zokra, Zukra or Zuma. It is a direct ancestor of the oboe. There is also a double-bore bagpipe version of the Zoukra named Mezoued. Here are some links: http://www.virtualmuseum.ca/Exhibitions/Instruments/Anglais/cmam_c_txt04_en.html http://tplantevin.free.fr/IMAGES/Instruments/Afrique/Tunisie/zokra-petite_Tunisie.jpg http://www.hotpipes.com/pipe0026.html Hope this shines enough light on the big Zoukra mystery. All the best, Joe Maffei =========================== ELP-related products, tribute bands, promoters (The ELP Digest does not endorse, etc.) =========================== From: Steve Andersen Sent: Wednesday, November 30, 2005 5:55 PM To: ELP-digest Subject: Fw: Seven Virgins & a Mule - A Tribute to Emerson, Lake & Palmer Saturday, January 14th at the Hardball Cafe. Dear Friends For your new years calendar: SEVEN VIRGINS & A MULE - A Tribute to Emerson, Lake & Palmer will be performing at THE HARDBALL CAFE 8750 HWY #25 1 MILE NORTH OF THE 401 MILTON ONTARIO 905-876-2582 Saturday, January 14th, 2006 The Hardball Cafe offers: - no cover before 10:00 p.m. - free pool after 8:00 p.m. - extensive menu and excellent food - great club ambience with state of the art sound and light systems - acoustically enhanced concert venue Performance to include: - special effects by Airmorph Regards Steve Andersen - Keyboards Jamie Canivet - Bass & Vocals Kevin Mulligan - Percussion Seven Virgins & A Mule - A Tribute to Emerson, Lake & Palmer www.sevenvirgins.com --------------------------------------------- From: Steve Brant Sent: Thursday, December 01, 2005 9:59 PM To: elp-digest Subject: "I Believe In Father Christmas" done by Sang Froid I just discovered "The Christmas Chillout Collection" by Sang Froid on iTunes...and the first song on the album is an instrumental version of "I Believe In Father Christmas". (!!!) It runs 5:00 minutes long. Like all songs on iTunes, it sells for 99 cents. But - amazingly enough - the entire 33 song album is selling for $5.99. All the songs are arranged with "relaxation" in mind. Having this version of "I Believe In Father Christmas" is a nice accompaniment to ELP's version. Happy Holidays! Steve Brant =========================== 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. They are not necessarily those of the mailing list/digest administrator or those of any institution through whose computers/networks this mail flows. 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