ELP Digest 21 July 2010 Volume 20: Issue 3 The "See the Show!" Edition Today's Topics: Breaking News, Rumors, Etc. - Emerson Lake & Palmer – A Time And A Place (April 1, 2010) - Shout Factory Box Set of ELP Live stuff... (March 24, 2010) - More on 'A Time and A Place' and beyond (April 27, 2010) - Lyceum complete (May 4, 2010) Reader Commentary - ELP (and Styx) mentioned on Salon.com (March 30, 2010) - Elp new box set (May 23, 2010) - ELP Live Boxset Review... (June 13, 2010) - Aki Kuroda (July 3, 2010) Questions (and Answers!) - Hammond sound... (March 14, 2010) - Can a Hammond XK3c Traditional System etc (March 15, 2010) - ANSWER to "Hammond question". (March 16, 2010) - elpowell etc (March 26, 2010) - Who played piano on "Hallowed Be Thy Name"?!? (May 19, 2010) - Answer for Carlos Romero (July 19, 2010) ELP-related products, tribute bands, promoters (The ELP Digest does not endorse, etc.) - No submissions this issue. REVIEWS!!! Warning: Spoilers! - Emerson Lake 4/1 Cleveland Cancelled (April 1, 2010) - Show cancellations (April 2, 2010) - Emerson/Lake Show Cancellation--Lakewood Civic Center-1Apr (April 2, 2010) - Emerson-Lake concerts cancelled (April 5, 2010) - Emerson and Lake tour (April 11, 2010) - Emerson/Lake set list... (April 12, 2010) - Emerson & Lake Reviews (April 13, 2010) - Emerson & Lake 2010 (May 18, 2010) =========================== Prelude =========================== Hi. Sorry for yet another long gap between Digests. I was just about to send out a Digest when the Keith Emerson/Greg Lake tour started. But, as you can read below, when there were early hiccups with that tour, I waited to make sure it all picked up steam. Luckily, it did! However, by that time, my personal schedule (with lots of work and 2 graduations in the family), my free time evaporated. But anyway... Now the excitement is building for the ELP show at the High Voltage Festival in London this Sunday, July 25. I won't be there but a number of Digest regulars will be there. So, I wanted to clear the decks of old-ish news and prepare for what I hope are some reviews and insights into the ELP reunion. So... if you're there: please send in your thoughts and I promise to get a Digest out quickly so all of us who aren't there can read and be envious. And, if you're not there, let's hope that the show goes very well and may inspire more appearances. (Though, as you can see on Carl Palmer's site - www.carlpalmer.com - he's already got a number of 'Asia' shows booked for Augest after the ELP appearance at the High Voltage Festival. Maybe I'll see some of you at the show in New Bedford, Mass. - the same venue at which Keith and Greg appeared since I'm hoping to get to that one!) Also, in this issue, there's news of a 'Shout!' music release of some live ELP recordings including some that may be new to the market. Also, we finally answer (and ask) some questions for readers. As always, thanks for your interest and your patience! - John - ------------------------------ Latest News from the Official ELP sites .… The Official Global ELP Website will be relaunched – visit here to join the mailing list if you haven’t already: http://www.emersonlakepalmer.com/ --------------------------------------------- Keith’s site has lots of new information, including a new section in Japanese, info about product, and a statement about the spring tour at: http://www.keithemerson.com/News/whatsnew.html --------------------------------------------- Greg’s site has tour news, dish on Ringo’s 70th b’day celebration, and a tribute to Barbara Skydel at: http://www.greglake.com/news_news.html --------------------------------------------- Carl’s site has news on events including his tour dates with Asia and this weekend’s showing in Birmingham of “a new film by British artist Andrew Cross featuring the music of Carl Palmer exploring the relationship between music and space by focusing on the drum solo” – read more at: http://www.carlpalmer.com/ Enjoy! =========================== Breaking News, Rumors, Etc. =========================== From: Tony Ortiz Sent: Thursday, April 01, 2010 2:35 AM Subject: Emerson Lake & Palmer – A Time And A Place Emerson Lake & Palmer – A Time And A Place Featuring 4 Discs with Never Before Released Live Tracks! Newly Remastered! Experience ELP live through the decades with this 4-CD box set. A Time And A Place features high-quality soundboard recordings on the first three discs and audience recordings on the fourth. This set brings together a select body of performances by Emerson, Lake & Palmer captured before worldwide audiences during the band’s career and tenure at the sharp end of the Progressive rock genre. From the group’s raw and unrestrained sound of the early 70’s, their rearrangements of compositions by internationally renowned composers, to their timeless conceptual pieces such as “Tarkus”, “Karn Evil 9” and “Pirates”, “ The Endless Enigma”, ELP have always been a band to push hard against musical boundaries. With cover artwork designed by illustrator William Stout, internationally renowned as one of the first rock “n” roll bootleg cover artists. Includes Collectible Poster! Pre - Order this set today Plus special ELP packages at www.ShoutFactory.com/ELP Coming soon Newly Remastered Full Length Concerts! Best, Tony. http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?ref=profile&id=630304832 http://www.facebook.com/pages/ELP-A-Time-And-A-Place-Box-Set/120040788012244?ref=mf --------------------------------------------- From: John Arnold Sent: Wednesday, March 24, 2010 11:06 PM Subject: Shout Factory Box Set of ELP Live stuff... Got word that Shout Factory (the label that seems to own the rights to the ELP catalog these days) is planning to release a 4-CD box set of ELP live material in late April. Not sure I totally believe that ‘never-before-released’ stuff if you count some imports, etc. but still might have stuff that’s interesting and/or hard-to-find. - John - Here’s the info for their web site: URL: http://www.shoutfactorystore.com/prod.aspx?pfid=5257165 A Time And A Place Emerson Lake & Palmer Release Date: 4/20/2010 Featuring 4 Discs of Never-Before-Released Live Tracks! Experience ELP live through the decades with this 4-CD box set. A Time And A Place features high-quality soundboard recordings on the first three discs and audience recording on the fourth. This set brings together a select body of performances by Emerson Lake & Palmer captured before worldwide audiences during the band's career and tenure at the sharp end of the Progressive rock genre. From the group's raw and unrestrained sound of the early '70s, their rearrangements of compositions by internationally renowned composers, to their timeless conceptual pieces such as "Tarkus," "Karn Evil 9" and "Pirates," ELP have always been a band to push hard against musical boundaries. Includes collectible poster! Product ships 4/20 or sooner. Disc One: The Early 70's 1 The Barbarian [Isle of Wight Festival, Isle Of Wight, UK on August 29, 1970] 2 Take A Pebble [Beat Club, Bremen, Germany on November 26, 1970] 3 Ballad Of Blue [Lyceum Ballroom, London, UK on December 9, 1970] 4 High Level Fugue [Lyceum Ballroom, London, UK on December 9, 1970] 5 Hoedown [Mar Y Sol Festival, Veja Baja, San Juan, Puerto Rico on April 2, 1972] 6 Still… You Turn Me On [The Civic Center, Tulsa, OK on March 7, 1974] 7 Lucky Man [The Civic Center, Tulsa, OK on March 7, 1974] 8 Karn Evil 9 (1st, 2nd & 3rd Impressions) [Anaheim Convention Center, Anaheim, CA on Feb. 2, 1974] Disc Two: The Late 70's 1 Peter Gunn Theme [The Coliseum, Wheeling, WV on November 18, 1977] 2 Pictures At An Exhibition [The Mid-South Coliseum, Memphis, TN on November 20, 1977] 3 Tiger In A Spotlight [The Coliseum, Wheeling, WV on November 18, 1977] 4 Maple Leaf Rag [The Coliseum, Wheeling, WV on November 18, 1977] 5 Tank [The Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, NY on February 9, 1978] 6 Drum Solo [The Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, NY on February 9, 1978] 7 The Enemy God Dances With The Black Spirits [The Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, NY on 1978] 8 Watching Over You [The Coliseum, Wheeling, WV on November 18, 1977] 9 Pirates [The New Haven Civic Center, New Haven, CT on November 30, 1977] 10 Tarkus [The Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, NY on February 9, 1978] 11 Show Me The Way To Go Home [The Mid-South Coliseum, Memphis, TN on November 20, 1977] Disc Three: The 90's 1 Knife Edge [Wiltern Theater, Los Angeles, CA on March 17, 1993] 2 Paper Blood [Obras Stadium, Buenos Aires, Argentina on April 5, 1993] 3 Black Moon [Waterloo Village Concert Field, Stanhope, NJ on July 31, 1992] 4 Creole Dance [The Estadio, Santiago, Chile on April 1, 1993] 5 From The Beginning [The Spodek, Katowice, Poland on June 22, 1997] 6 Honky Tonk Train Blues [Universal Amphitheater, Los Angeles, CA on Sept. 25, 1997] 7 Affairs Of The Heart [Waterloo Village Concert Field, Stanhope, NJ on July 31, 1992] 8 Touch And Go [Wiltern Theater, Los Angeles, CA on March 17, 1993] 9 A Time And A Place [Casino Ballroom, Hampton Beach, VA on August 1, 1998] 10 Bitches Crystal [Universal Amphitheater, Los Angeles, CA on September 25, 1997] 11 Instrumental Jam [Obras Stadium, Buenos Aires, Argentina on April 5, 1993] 12 Fanfare For The Common Man – America - Rondo [Obras Stadium, Buenos Aires, Argentina on Apr 5, 1993] Disc Four: This Boot’s For You – A Fan’s View 1 Introduction [Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles, CA on July 19, 1970] 2 The Endless Enigma [Long Beach Arena, Long Beach, CA on July 28, 1972] 3 Abaddon’s Bolero [The Town Hall, Louisville, KY on April 21, 1972] 4 Jeremy Bender – The Sheriff [The Olympiahalle, Munich, Germany on April 24, 1973] 5 Toccata (includes Drum Solo) [Friedrich-Ebert-Halle, Ludwingshaven, Germany on April 10, 1973] 6 Jerusalem [Henry Lewit Arena, Wichita, KS on March 26, 1974] 7 Nutrocker [Boston Gardens, Boston, MA on July 12, 1977] 8 C’est La Vie [Boston Gardens, Boston, MA on July 12, 1977] 9 Piano Concerto #1 3rd Movement [Veteran’s Memorial Auditorium, Des Moines, IA on June 12, 1977] 10 Closer To Believing [Veteran’s Memorial Auditorium, Des Moines, IA on June 12, 1977] 11 Close To Home [Warfield Theater, San Francisco, CA on March 14, 1993] 12 I Believe In Father Christmas [Beacon Theater, New York, NY on November 17, 1993] [ Editor’s Note: I believe that the ‘A Time and A Place’ (disc 3, track 9) from the “Casino Ballroom" is actually in New Hampshire, not Virginia (since I was there). Also, the actual name was ‘Boston Garden’ (not Gardens) for tracks 7 and 8 on Disc 4. ] --------------------------------------------- From: Tony Ortiz Sent: Tuesday, April 27, 2010 11:16 PM Subject: More on 'A Time and A Place' and beyond Hi John and ELP Digest Members. Hope all is well. I’m sure you’ve heard the good news that the band has joined forces with the US based Record Company SHOUT FACTORY! ELP in conjunction with SHOUT FACTORY! Will be releasing a vast number of officially sanctioned re-mastered LIVE recordings in intervals throughout the upcoming years. Keith Emerson and I have been working very closely with SHOUT FACTORY’s representative and producer of the box set David Skye on all aspects pertaining to the development of this project and we feel it’s going to be some of the best product that has been produced and the band has released with regard to LIVE recordings and packaging. These recordings are of better quality then “The Official Manticore” box sets, which were just raw recordings that weren’t re-mastered. The new box set “A Time and A Place” is a unique collection of ELP’s Live History and represents the first step in the partnership that will see the release of many complete LIVE performances in the coming months and years. We are currently giving Keith Emerson’s first band “The Nice” the same treatment. The official street date for “A Time And A Place” is scheduled for July but in celebration of the new Emerson and Lake Tour SHOUT FACTORY has made a limited number available for pre-order at http://www.shoutfactory.com/ELP/. Plans are being made to have the box set available by July through outlets that will provide shipping to the UK and other parts of the world. We have archived many full-length concerts the mass of which are excellent quality audience recordings, for which we are always looking for. If anyone has any recordings that you think are of any interest please feel free to contact me at ELPTony@msn.com. To get the latest news on the project or If you have any questions or just interested in discussing “Emerson Lake & Palmer – A Time and A Place” with other ELP fans a facebook page has been designed and all are welcome to join. http://www.facebook.com/pages/ELP-A-Time-And-A-Place-Box-Set/120040788012244?v=app_2347471856&ref=mf#!/pages/ELP-A-Time-And-A-Place- Box-Set/120040788012244?ref=ss Thank you John and to all the Digest members for keeping the ELP flag flying, Best Tony Ortiz http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?ref=profile&id=630304832 --------------------------------------------- From: bjorn-are.davidsen Sent: Tuesday, May 04, 2010 4:56 AM Subject: Lyceum complete Finally complete - and with a bonus concert from 1971 (must be Belgian Special though it lacks Barbarian). Still with the Marvelous cartoon effects, though. http://www.yourwaytomusic.com/emerson-lake-and-palmer-pictures-at-an-exhibition-special-edition-dvd/ "On 26 July 2010, Eagle Rock Entertainment release the "Pictures At An Exhibition – Special Edition" DVD from Emerson, Lake & Palmer [Cat. No. EREDV793]. The band celebrate their 40th anniversary this year and, in fact, the day before the release of the DVD, they perform live at the High Voltage Festival in London – the first ELP live concert since 1998. "Pictures At An Exhibition" was filmed at the Lyceum in London in December 1970. A slightly different version was recorded for a live album release in Newcastle in early 1971. The film version was finally released in cinemas in 1973 and has had brief previous releases on VHS and DVD. This new special edition, forty years on from when it was originally filmed, has the most complete version of the film available and is presented in the best possible sound and picture quality, complete with the original seventies psychedelic effects. The band are on fantastic form and their awesome musicianship is instantly apparent. TRACKLISTING Pictures At An Exhibition: 1) Promenade 2) The Gnome 3) Promenade 4) The Sage 5) The Old Castle 6) Blues Variation 7) Promenade 8) The Hut Of Baba Yaga 9) The Curse Of Baba Yaga 10) The Hut Of Baba Yaga 11) The Great Gates Of Kiev 12) Take A Pebble 13) Knife Edge 14) Rondo Bonus: Pop Shop 1971 1) Interview 2) Rondo 3) Nutrocker 4) Take A Pebble 5) Knife Edge 6) Blues Jam / Nutrocker" Now, anyone able to lend me a time machine to July 2010? Or 1970? Best BA Best Bjorn-Are =========================== Reader Commentary =========================== From: John Arnold Sent: Tuesday, March 30, 2010 10:24 PM Subject: ELP (and Styx) mentioned on Salon.com Here’s an interesting column I found from Salon.com. It’s an excerpt from Steve Almond’s book, “Rock and Roll Will Save Your Life” URL: http://www.salon.com/life/excerpt/2010/03/27/rock_and_roll_will_save_your_life/index.html Snippet: “Why it's OK to love Styx They've been slagged as embarrassing, over-earnest, everything wrong with '70s music. Forget that: This band rules" BY STEVE ALMOND The following is an excerpt from the book "Rock and Roll Will Save Your Life" (Random House). For more about the book, go to StevenAlmond.com. I confess that I loved Styx in the past, and I still love Styx and not ironically either. There is no sin in the realm of taste. This will come as a shock to a critical establishment that prides itself on haughty judgment. But you can't tell someone his or her ears are wrong. You can't rescind the pleasure they derive from a particular piece of music. You can certainly deride that pleasure. If we were to meet and you were to break into the refrain of "Renegade," for instance, or "Come Sail Away," I would feel embarrassed. I might even, for the sake of camaraderie, go along with the gag. Ha-ha-ha. Yeah, Styx: what was I thinking? But that is quite different from what my body experiences when I listen to Styx. And in particular, when I listen to what I will now call -- with no alcoholic intervention -- the Styx masterpiece, "Paradise Theater." […] Critics never had much patience for Styx. They were the apotheosis of late 70s prog-pop mediocrity, and so forth. Nor has history been kind. Styx has become the mullet of bands. The band's real crime is not that they were too eager to please -- though they were certainly that -- but that they were too effective at pleasing. They got people to sing along. We all have a Styx in our closet, at least one. (Supertramp, anyone? Hootie & the Blowfish?) They're reminders of who we used to be, as surely as the feathered hair and Lycra bodysuits that haunt our old photo albums. But my larger point is that there's no angle in hating on a particular song or band or genre. Our species is adaptable. That's our evolutionary trump card. If the human ear is given a chance, not cowed into snobbery, it can find rewards in almost any form of music. I think here of a line by Robert Christgau, who for many years represented the gold standard of rock critic snark. Assessing the work of Emerson, Lake & Palmer's "Brain Salad Surgery," he wrote, "The sound is so crystalline you can hear the gism as it drips off the microphone." The line is funny, an appropriate epitaph for a trio that was Spinal Tappish in its pretense. But when I think about that album what I remember is sitting around with my pal Dale McCourt, listening to the endless onanistic glissandos and howled couplets of "Karn Evil 9" ("Welcome back my friends, to the show that never ends!"). We loved that song. And there's no arguing with joy.” --------------------------------------------- From: eyecu2 Sent: Sunday, May 23, 2010 3:29 PM Subject: Elp new box set Recieved my copy of a time and a place and let me tell you this is a must for all us die hard long term fans. Sound is excellent and a nice package. Hope every elp die hard gets a copy of this must have collection. Brings back a lot of awesome memories. If I could only remember. Ricky --------------------------------------------- From: Scott Arena Sent: Sunday, June 13, 2010 1:24 AM Subject: ELP Live Boxset Review... Hello: I was referred to you by Tony Ortiz, he and I are friends on Facebook and I had mentioned I was the proud owner of the new ELP Live box set. It’s awesome, so I thought I would write a fan-based review. Maybe you could use it on your site. I think it’s an amazing collection of live material from one of the most talented bands in rock history. ELP A Time and A Place, review by Scott Arena I pre-ordered the box set when I first heard about it. When I got it, I immediately placed the first CD in the machine and it was just amazing. I have been rotating the four discs in my CD player ever since and now it’s on my iPod for on-the-go listening. This collection truly captures the live performances of one of rock’s greatest bands. Emerson, Lake and Palmer are not just rock band, they are three men who changed rock and are true rock legends. Each disc is broken up into different eras of their live performances, and the final disc is a collection of live bootlegs actually records by fans. Of course to put something together like requires the talent and the vision of people. Hats off to Tony Ortiz and producer David Skye from Shout factory, they’re tireless efforts and commitment to this project gave us, the established ELP fans, something to remember as well as opening the door for new fans of this amazing rock band. We all hope that this will spark a new chapter for ELP—a new album and a US reunion tour perhaps? Let’s hope for this dream to finally become a reality. --------------------------------------------- From: Roy Henderson Sent: Saturday, July 03, 2010 5:16 AM Subject: Aki Kuroda This is worth a listen.... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YGJu55HdOhw Roy =========================== Questions (and Answers!) =========================== From: Joe Gerardi Sent: Sunday, March 14, 2010 11:45 PM Subject: Hammond sound... > From: Carlos Romero > Sent: Sunday, March 14, 2010 12:11 PM > To: elp-digest > Subject: Hammond question... (...) > Can a Hammond XK3c Traditional System (with upper and lower keyboards) makes > the same sounds that Keith Emerson had done with the ELP and The Nice? I asked > to salesman at Hammond Central Store and He just said yes...but I was not > satisfied with his answer. I suspect he was only interested in selling me the > organ without worrying about my real need. In a word- sorta. The traditional Hammond sound was created via an analog soundpath- a series of electromagnets and wheels, called a "tonewheel organ." There was a lot of leakage as the pickups grabbed sound from tonewheels other than their own, aside from something called keyclick. All these different ingredients combined to created the distinctive, signature sound. Digital organs have been trying to re-create that sound since there has been digital instruments. There has never been one- when played next to a real live Hammond C3 or B3 (Keith used the C3; the only difference was the cabinet) that the sound holds up well. However, when played on its own, most people are satisfied with the sound. There's a caveat to all this though: the instrument is only half of the sound. The real meat is in the amplification. Traditional Hammonds were amplified using (for the ELP sound) a Leslie rotating speaker. There were 2 speakers in the model 122 Leslie- a low end speaker pointing down into a revolving drum, and a treble speaker pointing upwards into a 2-sided horn. The drum and horn revolved, and there was a baffle in the drum- the sound went through this baffle and was then projected out to the listener, and the rotating gave it some life. The double sided horn had sound pass only through one side- the other was solid and was there to act as a counterweight. The 2 spinning pieces - spinning at slightly different speeds - gave the music its very own life. Additionally, the drum and horn could be speeded up to create a tremolo effect. Again, we have an analog sound the is trying to be re-created digitally. Add to the the fact that Keith used to use old Marshall and HiWatt amps which overdrove the speakers to give the overall sound that spit and crackle that's so distinctive, and you see how it's a very difficult sound to re-create. So. Can it be re-created? Not truly without getting a C3, a Leslie 122, and an old HiWatt amp. Can you get very close? Yes. Your ears have to be the final judge: I've been using the Alesis QS7 for years because they sampled Keith's C3 (along with his monster Moog and the Yammie GX-1) so my sound is from the source. Is is as good as the real thing? No, but then again. I'm far too old to go traipsing around carrying a C3 and 122 like I did in the '70's. You're going to have to let your ears be the judge, and more than anything, remember: during the live gigs, all the hiss, and sizzle from the PA, the noise of the crowd, and the AC hum kinda messed with the sound to begin with, so find what works for your ears and stick with it. ..Joe --------------------------------------------- From: Russell Wilkins Sent: Monday, March 15, 2010 7:08 AM Subject: Can a Hammond XK3c Traditional System etc No is the answer. The Hammonds that Keith used were L100s in the Nice and the same in Elp but also a C3. He also used a seperate Hiwatt amp for amplifying the percussive part of the Hammond sound (Based on Jack McDuff I believe) - unfortunately he doesn't do this anymore and the sound suffers accordingly. He used a fuzz box (fuzz face) for some of the more 'leftfield' noises on stage - he doesn't do that either anymore. There is a comprehensive diagram in Martyn Hanson's Nice book 'Hang onto a Dream' which was drawn out by Baz, the Nice's road manager and organ tech. So you may get something which sounds 'like' the Emerson sound but not as close as the real thing. You will also not be able to slam the organ down to rattle the reverb or switch off the tonewheels to get that swooping sound as used on Rondo and Pictures. Good Luck though Russ --------------------------------------------- From: Centro Musicale SONDRIO Sent: Tuesday, March 16, 2010 6:39 AM Subject: ANSWER to "Hammond question". "Can a Hammond XK3c Traditional System (with upper and lower keyboards) makes the same sounds that Keith Emerson had done with the ELP and The Nice? " Dear Carlos, I am Giuliano, a Music Shop owner here in Italy (www.centromusicale.it). A very quick answer to your question, sorry for my english: The XK3 is a very good Hammod Clone: the original Hammond were electro-mechanical instruments, this kind of product is able emulate the timbre and the features in a digital way with very sophisticated processes. But you have to understand the 3 key steps to achieve the "perfect Emerson sound": * The good organ (and the XK3 is good enough, but other brands produce very good clones..as Roland, Clavia, Korg, etc) * The good rotary speaker+amplifiers (Emerson used original Leslie rotary Speaker + other tube amplifiers to get a more aggressive sound). This kind of Hammond Clones can emulate this kind of amplification...but this is another "not real deal". * The hands: I am an amateur organist in love with Emerson style, but I'm sure that I won't be able to replicate Emerson sound in a perfect way even with his own original setup! Hands are everything. My last opinion: even Keith in the past 20 years hasn't be able to have Emerson's sound! Starting from the Black Moon tour, his hammond sound has always been too clean, processed, sophisticated. The milestone in Emerson's sound is, in my opinion, Karn Evil 9. --------------------------------------------- From: L L Sent: Friday, March 26, 2010 7:30 PM Subject: elpowell etc Hi John, I've been reading for many years, and you do a great job! I have a question for you and the readers...I am looking for Emerson Lake and Powell concert recordings, especially of the one I attended: Norman, OK (Sun, Aug 17, 1986). That show is *the show* for me, as the music, technology, and visuals were all coming together..also the first time I saw Keith and Greg live! I would also be interested in ELPowell concert photos or other shows from early in the tour, especially (when "The Miracle" and "Step Aside" were in the setlist, with "Pirates" being later in the show). Thanks again, and God bless. Louis --------------------------------------------- From: Noel Pratt Sent: Wednesday, May 19, 2010 1:54 PM Subject: Who played piano on "Hallowed Be Thy Name"?!? --I don't think we ever got a real answer on this. Thanks. Noel Pratt www.thelastdraft.com [ Editor's Note: I've never seen the 'real answer' for this either. And I'd like to know, too! Thanks for re-asking. - John - ] --------------------------------------------- From: Bauer, Nicholas Sent: Monday, July 19, 2010 8:12 PM Subject: Answer for Carlos Romero I know I'm a few months late, but in the last ELP digest, the following question was asked: Hello John! > I' m always reading ELP Digest and have a doubt about Hammond Organ. > I need an answer soon because I need to set the purchase of Hammond > Organ… > > The question is: > > Can a Hammond XK3c Traditional System (with upper and lower keyboards) > makes the same sounds that Keith Emerson had done with the ELP and The > Nice? I asked to salesman at Hammond Central Store and He just said > yes...but I was not satisfied with his answer. I suspect he was only > interested in selling me the organ without worrying about my real > need. > > I would appreciate a lot if you can help me on this. > > Best Regards, > Carlos Romero > If the his question hasn't already been answered, I'd just like to say yes, the XK3c should be more than capable of getting the sound he is looking for. I own an XK3 and I've been able to get all the sounds I need out of it. It has adjustable key click, as well as fine-tunable percussion parameters, and an on-board tube amp. With the right amount of fiddling you can get all of Keith's signature sounds. For proof, check out my video of Tarkus here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ObQ89a5wa0 In the video I use a combination of the on-board tube distortion and some tube gain from a guitar amp. The lower manual settings are first 4 drawbars all the way out and about half of the 5th, 3rd percussion on "soft" for most of it, and for the Stones solo, percussion on 3rd, "soft" off, "fast" on. I don't remember what I used for the uper manual right now. It even has a bass synth sound built in that I used during Eruption, though it got mostly filtered off in the YouTube compression. If you get the traditional system, I believe it comes with a pedalboard as well, which you won't really need for ELP stuff. Any MIDI keyboard can control the second manual, so I just have an old keyboard linked into the single manual XK3, and it suits my needs just fine. Hope this helps! Nick Bauer =========================== ELP-related products, tribute bands, promoters (The ELP Digest does not endorse, etc.) =========================== No submissions this issue. =========================== Emerson/Lake REVIEWS!!! Warning: Spoilers! =========================== [ Editor's Note: In early April 2010, Keith Emerson and Greg Lake began a 2-person tour in the US. At the outset, the tour had a number of hiccups that you will read about below. I am pleased to say that these early troubles were resolved and that once the Tour really got started, it was well received. I certainly enjoyed the 2 shows I got to see in Massachusetts. It was a brave idea to turn the ELP catalog into a 2-man show without a drummer (but with the occasional drum machine) and I found it a completely different experience than a full ELP show. Not better, not worse, just different. For the record, I've included all of the emails the Digest received about this short tour below - including the early on complaints. I am sure many of us are hoping that, now that everyone knows it can be done, it will be done again for more people in the not-too-distant future. Enjoy this brief history lesson! - John - ] --------------------------------------------- From: Wayne Campbell Sent: Thursday, April 01, 2010 9:48 PM Subject: Emerson Lake 4/1 Cleveland Cancelled John - I'm a long time reader of the digest and thought that you would wish to know that the show tonight was cancelled after the audience had been seated for around 30 minutes. No explanation was provided. We did learn that the rehearsal ran past 7pm. I thought that you may wish to know this as many readers are excited about seeing the upcoming shows. We spoke to many people while waiting, some had travelled hundreds of miles to be there. Then there was the one fellow that travelled from Europe. Hopefully he can catch another show as the tour continues. Best Regards Wayne Campbell --------------------------------------------- From: Greg G Sent: Friday, April 02, 2010 8:21 PM Subject: Show cancellations Hi John, Four of us (all in our late 50's) just got back to the Syracuse, NY area after driving 5 hours one way to Glenside Pa. only to have to turn around and return to Upstate NY after being alerted by The Keswick Theater box office via cell phone message that the Emerson/Lake show had been cancelled. Do you have any insight regarding the cancellation of the first three shows on the tour? Greg's website only apologizes to the fans for the inconvenience but provides no info about the reason for the cancellations. Any info you have would be greatly appreciated. Greg G (p.s. You and I met at the 1st show of what turned out to be the final ELP tour in 1998 at The Hampton Beach Casino & ballroom in Hampton Beach N.H.) --------------------------------------------- From: CHARLES JARRELLS Sent: Friday, April 02, 2010 8:41 AM Subject: Emerson/Lake Show Cancellation--Lakewood Civic Center-1Apr A thousand or so fans were greatly disappointed last night when, forty minutes after the advertised show start time, the announcement was made the show was cancelled. All the equipment was set up, sound checks had been completed, and a bottle of water had just been delivered for Greg minutes before the announcement was made. No reason for the cancellation was given. Made a for a long, glum 200 mile drive home. CG Jarrells Dayton, OH --------------------------------------------- From: Frank Sonnenberg Sent: Monday, April 05, 2010 4:05 PM Subject: Emerson-Lake concerts cancelled John, I had tickets to the Keith Emerson and Greg Lake concert at the Keswick Theater in Glenside, PA on 4/2/10 and I had hoped to give a review. We drove approximately 65 miles to the theater and found that the event had been cancelled. They told us that they had also cancelled the concert in Lakewood Ohio on April 1st and since then have cancelled the Ridgefield, CT date on 4/3/10. The theater claimed that they had sent out emails at 3pm notifying ticket holders that the concert would be cancelled, but I did not receive one. I would appreciate any information about whether anyone knows why the dates were cancelled. We were told that the concert in PA would be rescheduled. Today, I received the following email from Dan DiZenzo at Artist Arena. I'll let you know what I hear. - Frank Sonnenberg ================== 4/5/2010 Dear Emerson & Lake Fans, We apologize for this whole ordeal due to the cancelled Emerson & Lake shows. We are talking with management and they are working on a reschedule date. As soon as we have definite information we will contact you and let you know of all the details. We thank you for your patience and assure you that as soon as we know, you will know. Thanks again, Artist Arena --------------------------------------------- From: Clyde Ramsdell Sent: Sunday, April 11, 2010 11:39 PM Subject: Emerson and Lake tour While on tour in North America, Emerson and Lake have a video crew filming them and tonight's (Lynn, MA.) performance, another masterpiece was filmed for a promotional video for an upcoming (maybe ELP) tour which starts in Europe later this year. This is according to this article found online: http://www.thedailyitemoflynn.com/articles/2010/04/08/news/news09.txt CLYDE RAMSDELL --------------------------------------------- From: John Arnold Sent: Monday, April 12, 2010 11:39 AM To: ELP Digest Subject: Emerson/Lake set list... Hi. Sunday night’s concert was better (in terms of how they played/sounded) than Saturday’s. I thought Saturday’s was good but Sunday’s was really good. The playing seemed sharper and less of a struggle. Here’s the set list. The same for both nights: From the Beginning I Talk to the Wind (King Crimson song from the first KC album) Bitches Crystal Take A Pebble Tarkus intermission C'est La Vie Prelude to a Hope (KE piano solo from his latest solo album (Keith Emerson Band featuring Marc Bonilla) America/Rondo Q&A with audience Pirates encore: synth gurgling end of KE9-ish turning into a KE piano/strings ‘noodling’ that may be new that morphs into Lucky Man --------------------------------------------- From: bjorn-are.davidsen Sent: Tuesday, April 13, 2010 4:00 AM Subject: Emerson & Lake Reviews Hello John! Unfortunately I’m not able to see any of the Emerson & Lake shows this time, however others have, like these two: http://zingman.com/blog/?p=922 http://left-field.blogspot.com/2010/04/live-at-manticore-hall.html Best Bjorn-Are --------------------------------------------- From: mark bustamante Sent: Tuesday, May 18, 2010 1:10 AM Subject: Emerson & Lake 2010 Hi John, I was fortunate to snag second row seats in front of Greg for the show in Los Angeles. I also bought the VIP package for the meet & greet after the show. The set included From the beginning, I talk to the wind, The Barbarian, Tarkus, Pirates, Lucky man, and I'm sure I'm forgetting a couple other tunes. Yes, it was different without Carl, but refreshing too. The music had a new feel to it. Greg's voice was in fine form and so much better than when I saw ELP in 1998. I'm a huge fan of Greg Lake, but not a fan of the huge Greg Lake. For the sake of his health, I hope he drops the weight as it looked like he was having trouble bowing after the show. This was a tour and a show worth seeing. I was one of the first backstage for the meet & greet. Greg was kind, and looked you in the eye as you spoke to him. He is a gentleman, and was the same when I last met him in 1998 in San Diego. I was pleased that my fellow backstage guests were all respectful and well mannered. Keith seemed uncomfortable with meeting the fans. Yes, I know serious musicians prefer the company of other musicians and all that, but we paid good money. He could have faked a good mood for the few moments we had. He was just as grumpy as when I met him in 1997, and no it wasn't anything I said or did. Keith, ok sorry here it comes, is a d**che. 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