Joe P Posted September 13, 2005 Share Posted September 13, 2005 Hi Folks, I'm a fairly big ELP fan and I happened to be listening to Spyro Gyra's new CD "Deep End" and admiring the electric piano sounds Tom Schuman used. Then it occured to me that I can't recall a single instance where Emerson used an electric piano or EP sound. Just curious if anybody can provide an example. I can't think of one. Regards, Joe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rce1 Posted September 13, 2005 Share Posted September 13, 2005 Officer and Gentleman suite or whatever it was called from Love Beach. He used a Rhodes for large chunks of it. That's it for EP sounds for ELP as far as I remember. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iLaw Posted September 13, 2005 Share Posted September 13, 2005 Does a Yamaha CP80 count? I seem to recall him playing one live. [Edited to add] and didn't he use a clavinet on Nutrocker? (another dim recollection). Larry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DafDuc Posted September 13, 2005 Share Posted September 13, 2005 He couldn't get his knife schtick to work on a Rhodes... I played in an 8 piece horn band. We would often get bored. So...three words: "Tower of Polka." - Calumet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben One Posted September 13, 2005 Share Posted September 13, 2005 One keyboard instrument that KE never used (to my knowledge) is a Mellotron. I don't think he was anti-Mellotron but I guess it wasn't his thing. Ben Eddie Jobson Tribute Projects Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerrythek Posted September 13, 2005 Share Posted September 13, 2005 Yup - I can't recall Keith using EP during vintage ELP days. He DID play clavinet on Nutrocker from PAAE, and on Tank as well (at least during live performance segments - check out the Beyond The Beginning DVD to see him interspersing Tank into his solo on Take A Pebble from the Belgium show). Let't not forget Pipe Organ on the second side of the first album... and if you read about the Nice he played the Royal ALbert Hall Pipe organ during one concert there... :-) Regards, Jerry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben One Posted September 13, 2005 Share Posted September 13, 2005 I love his pipe organ playing in the Three Fates. Other than a few exceptions, he does seem to have played most of the major types of keyboard instruments (how about the accordion in C'est la Vie"! Ben Eddie Jobson Tribute Projects Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K K Posted September 14, 2005 Share Posted September 14, 2005 Emerson played Mellotron on "Diamond Hard Blue Apples Of The Moon" (or something like that ) with The Nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben One Posted September 14, 2005 Share Posted September 14, 2005 Thank you! I was wondering if there was an exception. It's good to know. I am very happy that you set the record straight. Incidentally, a fellow named Ed Macan is going to come out with a HUGE (1000+ page) biography of ELP next year. From what I understand it will focus very much on the music. Perhaps it will cover Emerson's choice of instrumentation. See here for more details. Macan wrote "Rocking the Classics," an excellent book that examined the progressive rock movement from a musical, historical, and sociological perspective. While respectful of the music, it's not at all a fanboy-oriented account of the genre. It's highly intelligent, truly scholarly, and makes many original and interesting points. I can't recommend it enough to fans of prog rock. Ben Eddie Jobson Tribute Projects Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billyb Posted September 14, 2005 Share Posted September 14, 2005 Originally posted by iLaw: Does a Yamaha CP80 count? I seem to recall him playing one live. [Edited to add] and didn't he use a clavinet on Nutrocker? (another dim recollection). Larry. Look at the "Works Live" DVD, he used a CP80 for Nutrocker. There are no stupid questions but there are a lot of inquisitive idiots! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricochet Posted September 14, 2005 Share Posted September 14, 2005 Originally posted by BenOne: I love his pipe organ playing in the Three Fates. Me, too! "A cheerful heart is good medicine." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DafDuc Posted September 14, 2005 Share Posted September 14, 2005 Was that a pipe organ in the breakdown on She Belongs to Me? Or was it all Hammond? Anyone know? Daf I played in an 8 piece horn band. We would often get bored. So...three words: "Tower of Polka." - Calumet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billyb Posted September 14, 2005 Share Posted September 14, 2005 Don't forget the pipe organ from Infinite Space off of Tarkus. Tha was always my favorite of his pipe organ use. There are no stupid questions but there are a lot of inquisitive idiots! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K K Posted September 14, 2005 Share Posted September 14, 2005 Originally posted by DafDuc: Was that a pipe organ in the breakdown on She Belongs to Me? Or was it all Hammond? Anyone know? Daf Only Hammond organ. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marino Posted September 14, 2005 Share Posted September 14, 2005 On Jerusalem, too, it sounds like a pipe organ - but it could be Hammond, probably double-tracked and with a big reverb. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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