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OAITW r.2.0

(30,269 posts) Sat May 3, 2025, 07:56 PM May 3

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ELP, From the Beginning

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A blast from the Past.

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ELP, From the Beginning (Original Post) OAITW r.2.0 May 3 OP

Good Choice ProfessorGAC May 3 #1

Greg Lake's vocals and Keith Emerson on the Moog Synthesizer Diamond_Dog May 3 #2

Thanks! lefthandedskyhook May 3 #3

I think the three of them achieved top notch chamber music here lefthandedskyhook Friday #4

Maybe...I just know they were unique in their music. OAITW r.2.0 Friday #5

All of them were classically trained it seems. Greg Lake had a very poetic sound and they played well together lefthandedskyhook Friday #6

All I know is, early 70's was the sweet spot for crazy, great, unique music. OAITW r.2.0 Friday #7

Perhaps ProfessorGAC Saturday #9

Prof....we were blessed to become musically alive in the late sixties. OAITW r.2.0 Sunday #10

I Still Play This One ProfessorGAC Saturday #8

ProfessorGAC

(72,684 posts)

1. Good Choice

Reply to OAITW r.2.0 (Original post)

Sat May 3, 2025, 08:02 PM

May 3

Very pretty Song. Fantastic guitar part, nice subtle rhythm parts & the cool synths at the end.

Diamond_Dog

(36,994 posts)

2. Greg Lake's vocals and Keith Emerson on the Moog Synthesizer

Reply to OAITW r.2.0 (Original post)

Sat May 3, 2025, 08:03 PM

May 3

Love it!

lefthandedskyhook

(1,166 posts)

3. Thanks!

Reply to OAITW r.2.0 (Original post)

Sat May 3, 2025, 08:04 PM

May 3

Only Palmer remains

lefthandedskyhook

(1,166 posts)

4. I think the three of them achieved top notch chamber music here

Reply to OAITW r.2.0 (Original post)

Fri May 16, 2025, 11:11 PM

Friday

Do you agree?

OAITW r.2.0

(30,269 posts)

5. Maybe...I just know they were unique in their music.

Reply to lefthandedskyhook (Reply #4)

Fri May 16, 2025, 11:19 PM

Friday

Somewhere between Pink Floyd and the Moody Blues.

lefthandedskyhook

(1,166 posts)

6. All of them were classically trained it seems. Greg Lake had a very poetic sound and they played well together

Reply to OAITW r.2.0 (Reply #5)

Fri May 16, 2025, 11:26 PM

Friday

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OAITW r.2.0

(30,269 posts)

7. All I know is, early 70's was the sweet spot for crazy, great, unique music.

Reply to OAITW r.2.0 (Reply #5)

Fri May 16, 2025, 11:31 PM

Friday

ProfessorGAC

(72,684 posts)

9. Perhaps

Reply to OAITW r.2.0 (Reply #5)

Sat May 17, 2025, 12:24 PM

Saturday

But, I do know they had what I consider to be the best keyboardist in the rock era, mostly because he was such a good piano player.
Keith was a titan!

OAITW r.2.0

(30,269 posts)

10. Prof....we were blessed to become musically alive in the late sixties.

Reply to ProfessorGAC (Reply #9)

Sun May 18, 2025, 09:35 PM

Sunday

ProfessorGAC

(72,684 posts)

8. I Still Play This One

Reply to OAITW r.2.0 (Original post)

Sat May 17, 2025, 12:22 PM

Saturday

Has to be 45-47 years ago that I just decided I HAD to know that opening.
I'm not sure that I play it exactly like Lake did, but I'll still grab a guitar & play this.

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