Favorite ELP Song

Well Ted.....thank you very much!!!

btw. This is Keithie's wife Pam here. I've just caught him clicking on amazon buying the three ELP albums he doesn't have on CD. Why he needs them is a mystery because he already has them on vinyl, cassette and, in at least two cases, 8 Track, the player for which broke 5 years ago!!!!!

It's a good job I like ELP as well or the divorce lawyers bill would be winging it's way across the swamp to your address.

I'm rewriting the lyrics to Keithie's fave ELP song:

"Just take a pebble and throw it at Keithie's head.............."

Ah well......trying to stop him from purchasing CDs is like

[Ted]

Originally Posted by KeithieW

Well Ted.....thank you very much!!!

btw. This is Keithie's wife Pam here. I've just caught him clicking on amazon buying the three ELP albums he doesn't have on CD. Why he needs them is a mystery because he already has them on vinyl, cassette and, in at least two cases, 8 Track, the player for which broke 5 years ago!!!!!

It's a good job I like ELP as well or the divorce lawyers bill would be winging it's way across the swamp to your address.

I'm rewriting the lyrics to Keithie's fave ELP song:

"Just take a pebble and throw it at Keithie's head.............."

Ah well......trying to stop him from purchasing CDs is like

Pam,

Ohhhh Nooooo! I am not trying to cause marital unrest

I am glad that Keithie is enjoying the music though - and you too

I listened to Pirates on my way into work today and enjoyed again the fun that is envoked from experiencing the song. Unfortunately, I have never seen ELP live, but I have 6 DVD's and have thoroughly enjoyed seeing the music I have heard for a couple of decades played live. I have a couple of DVD's from the early 70's and a couple from the 90's and it is amazing how the three have aged, but can still rock But it is satisfying to see the "recorded" music being played "live".

Again, I wish you much harmony and marital bliss

Regards,
Ted

[Rick and Roll]

Originally Posted by Ted

Unfortunately, I have never seen ELP live

There's a Nearfest 2006 thread you can pull up and read some thoughts about Emerson's performance there.

That's OK. I never saw Gentle Giant.....or anybody before 1979....

[Ted]

Originally Posted by Rick and Roll

There's a Nearfest 2006 thread you can pull up and read some thoughts about Emerson's performance there.

That's OK. I never saw Gentle Giant.....or anybody before 1979....

Rick,

Thanks for letting me in on the Nearfest thread. I'll give it a look!

Ted

[Ted]

As I consider ELP's discography - in a humours vein - I have neglected one song that may need to be considered

That song - from the unacclaimed album 'Works 2' and the song is: "So Far To Fall". While it is short, there is interesting music involved, soaring vocals, screaming synths , but the best are the one line of lyrics - raucous from any perspective - outrageous from every other perspecitve

I mean - how can you go wrong with a lyric like: "She did her thang to my thang , like it has never been done before"

So - give it anohter listen - audacious as it is

Any thoughts? Comments? Suggestions? Recall votes?

Wonderingly,
Ted