Hey you two! It's Lois I'm the wife....lol my Hubby always has played this for me. I will have to ask him as he always played the tunes. I think it was on one album they did this with you still turn me on. It is over 10 mins with it. Lol. Just such a wonderful classic As soon as it starts I think of my old man..... cheers
OMG SO SORRY! I have a friend named Lois who spells his name like yours so I automatically assumed you were the hubby! Thank you for your kind words and support! Happy Early-Anniversary! 💕 - Lex
All time classic! Read a story once that while recording this song Kieth Emerson was in the studio noodling around on the moog. Greg Lake and Eddie Offord were in the control room with the tape machine running. When they heard him play that solo you hear at the end Greg and Eddie looked at each other in stunned amazement, they knew they had a keeper. Kieth on the other hand was horrified they wanted to actually use it. As far as he was concerned he was just messing around putting no real effort into it. Pure genius doesn't always have to try that hard...
The song is so sad. But amazing song construction. Back when lyrics told a full Story. Miss that...this group was one of the first to use synthesizer stuff. Just messing around..Nick-- you are in bliss.. as I was listening for the first time in 70s
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We have a lot of Moms to thank. Joan Jett has spoken several times about how she got started with a Sears Silvertone guitar that her parents got her as a teen. I'm sure there are many more.
It's a bummer you can't hear the song all the way through, but NEVER apologize for pausing. You are music lovers and reactors. We're here to enjoy you reacting and giving your honest comments. Well, at least I am. But I suspect I'm not alone. Right, everybody?!
ELP tended to have three types of pieces: Greg Lake acoustic ballads, re-worked classical pieces, and their truly original prog pieces. So far, you've listened to one category of their music. They have much more to offer. Re-worked classical includes The Barbarian, Hoedown, Jerusalem, and Toccata. The deep prog pieces include Tarkus, Trilogy, The Endless Enigma, and Karn Evel 9. Take a Pebble kind of falls in between Greg Lake ballad and Keith Emerson prog masterpiece. It is something of both.
@@supasoulproductions Totally agree. It was the very first album I ever bought, right when it was first released. It cost me £1.50, was pretty mind-blowing at the time, and converted me to a devout ELP fan on the spot.
The origin of the song, as stated by Greg Lake in interviews, is that it was the first song he wrote, when his mother bought him a guitar when he was 12. With the first chords he learned (D, A minor, E minor, and G), he wrote an acoustic version of the song. The song came to be used on Emerson, Lake & Palmer's debut album when they needed one more song.
Not only that, Emerson didn’t want anything to do with the song. He went to a bar while the other two was recording it. He came back as they were listening to it. Emerson said he had just unpacked the synth and started playing with the song. The engineer flipped on record and that was the first take and time Emerson used it. Wala. Interesting story told by Greg on his album “Songs of a Lifetime “.
After Lucky Man became their most popular song Greg stated it was put on the album when they were informed they needed one more song to complete the album. However, that it not true. The song that was composed to complete the album was Knife Edge. Lucky Man as reported in an early August 1970 issue of Melody Maker was one of the first three songs they recorded in July 1970. Knife Edge was recorded in September 1970.
When this album came out in 1970, nobody had ever heard of a synthesizer before. Keith's Moog synthesizer was like one of two that existed at the time. People were just blown away when this tune played as an AM Radio "hit".
I remember it being said that there were only 2 people at the time who could challenge to produce the exact sound they wanted on a Moog. Once was Robert and the other was Keith.
We were lucky to have an album-oriented classic rock station here that played ELP on a regular basis... sometimes their entire albums. I remember getting the cassette recorder ready for those full album nights!
@@axandio Just a happy coincidence. Actually, my senior year of high school I had a full page ad from "Rolling Stone" magazine that said "Gary Wright IS the Dream Weaver" taped up inside my locker door.
And it was a technical challenge to program, using patch cables, and tuning pots and slides. Nothing like the synths of even a couple of years later or, of course, the ones of today.
This isn't someone I would necessarily recommend for a reaction, but someone who had a relationship with Keith Emerson. She is a blind from birth multi-instrumentalist named Rachel Flowers. See her Y.Tube channel. Emerson became aware of her note for note renditions of ELP songs on Y.Tube, and even sent her a new custom synth to test out before it was shipped to him. There is stuff on her channel like playing for Ray Charles when she was 10, playing a Jaco Pastorius song on the bass, playing flute with one hand and piano with the other, and trading licks with Dweezil Zappa on electric guitar. They even made a movie about her. There are also more recent covers of ELP songs using other musicians to round out the sound.
Yeah shes pretty incredible guys, be sure to look for her videos here at Yt, and Keith became very good friends with her. All the more tragic for _her_ to lose a good friend and mentor :'(.
I love Rachel. And I am always showing people the collaborative international cover of Pictures at an Exhibition (Old Castle...), with Rachel on organ. Mind blowing.
@@wolverine4ever38 Well fine, they all are. But I mean it's not recorded. The music in the video is from the album and they're just playing along. It's hardly "live @ Olympic Stadium". It's essentially a music video, albeit a very cool one (mind you, it was recorded live in studio so there's that)!
Nick, the look on your face when that synth really kicked in! Love it. Lex: "I wish this was ten minutes long." Please, please, please: Karn Evil 9 (from the Brain Salad Surgery album)! The full suite is around 30 minutes and it's absolutely brilliant. You will love it!
Too soon. Let them build up to it. They can probably handle Trilogy. First song off of BSS should be Toccata anyway. Will blow their minds, but it's short(ish).
You mentioned it, but wait till you start Brain Salad Surgery!!! My first concert I ever attended was EL & P in 1974 and my life was changed forever!!!
You are going to love doing ELP’s version of Aaron Copeland’s song ‘Fanfare ForThe Common Man’, the live video done outdoors at The Montreal Olympic Stadium! It is incredible!👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻❤️❤️☮️🎼🎤🎹
very early Greg Lake song. They can get a lot more progressive. Tarkus, Take a Pebble, the title song from Trilogy. Keith Emerson is a monster on the keyboards, one of the best ever.
Keith was insane the 5 times I saw him but the Shows he put on in New Haven, both times, were beyond belief, like Hendrix, but with keyboards. Astounding. As were Richard Wright, Rick Wakemen, John Lord and Steve Winwood, every time I had the privilege to see them.
You seemed to like the Greg Lake acoustic stuff so I think you would like "The Sage" from "Pictures at an Exhibition" "(1971) It's just Greg Lake on acoustic guitar and vocals and it will make the hairs on the back of your neck stand on end. Highly recommended by myself.
@@vicprovost2561 He was considered the Jimi Hendrix of keyboards and he actually did do a tour with Jimi before ELP. What happened was if someone asked who Jimi Hendrix was, they would be told that he is the Keith Emerson of guitars and when someone would ask who Keith Emerson was it was explained that he was the Jimi Hendrix of keyboards. It should be noted that both Rick Wakeman and Keith Emerson were envious of Jon Lord's organ playing, especially the legato technique Jon Lord was famous for. Keith and Rick were always the best of friends but people writing stories always acted like they were feuding and they'd call each other whenever one of these BS stories came out and asked the other, "hey, did you see this one"? They laughed at the insanity of these stories. Then they were spotted at a pub together and someone said, "hey, it's good to see you two getting along". They decided to make a up a story on the spot just to toy with the person.
Brought to you by the law firm: "Emerson, Lake, & Palmer". The back story about this song is quite amazing. I haven't read the comments below, so someone might have covered it. The band needed one more song to complete their debut album. They ran out of material. Keith just received his Moog synthesizer that day & was playing around with it. He got bored in the studio & left for the pub. Greg remembered a medieval acoustic track he had written at the age of 12. So him & Carl worked on a rough draft of the song. Keith came back from the pub later, & on the first take, laid down the synth part you hear today. Greg went on to say that "luckily" they pushed the record button when Keith performed his part. Sometimes being spontaneous works...
This is completely a legend. The true is: the owner of the Moog was Mike Vickers of Manfred Mann, not Emerson. The last piece they recorded for the album was actually Knife Edge.
Carl Palmer is undoubtedly one of the best, most underrated drummers of all time. His work with 80’s supergroup Asia was tremendous. He accompanied some of the greatest virtuosos in rock music history.
If there is ANY way you can react to Billy Cobham QUADRANT 4, it would be greatly appreciated-the song features Billy Cobham-drums, who played with the MAHAVISHNU ORCHESTRA, Tommy Bolin-guitar, who played briefly with DEEP PURPLE, Jan Hammer-keyboards, who also played in MAHAVISHNU ORCHESTRA, Lee Sklar on bass...this is a very awesome song that I am suggesting to you guys; I like your reactions...
So sad that this song turned out to be prophetic. Keith Emerson, the wizard behind the Moog synthesizer, ended up shooting himself fatally several years ago. The greatest ever keyboardist. He was in chronic pain with his hand. I think carpal tunnel.
I've heard carpal tunnel would have effected the other side of the hand. All references to his condition sight "nerve damage." He had surgery to relieve the problem some decades before his demise, and it was considered "successful." Obviously, getting old and no longer being able to do what you really love, and what you defined your life by makes suicide seem logical. The rest of us merely fight for survival, so suicide only seems like giving up.
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Nice reaction guys. Pause away and enjoy the music as you wish. ‘Tarkus’ is amazing, ‘Karn Evil 9 Impression 1,2 and 3’ is crushing but I suggest ‘Jerusalem’ or Knife Edge’ next.
The Moog part reminds me of bagpipes for the “Lucky Man’s” funeral procession. Emerson recorded it in 1 take!! But he wasn’t thrilled about not getting another go at it. He later recorded it for his Keith Emerson Band and was able to add more to it and even included a theremin (a spooky-sounding, no-touch instrument)! Cheers! 🤪
You guys are very charming in your interruptions. 😁 Wonderful to watch you discover music I was lucky enough to be exposed to as a teenager. I can't wait for you to react to 'Still You Turn Me On'. It's one of my favorites from that time in my life, and remains so to this day.
Saw them in Munich Olympic Stadium in '73? For me the hit of the show was the intermission - when Greg Lake brought out a bar stool and a 12-string and played two songs - Lucky Man was the second song and the band joined him at the end and went right into more of the ELP magic
Before you get into Tarkus or Brain Salad Surgery, could I suggest you listen to "Take a pebble". Also another one in a similar genre to this is "Come Away Melinda" by Uriah Heep.
Lucky Man is a very important song, it was the very first song that featured a Synth as a soloist instrument on the Radio. This opened up Keyboardist as soloist and challenged the guitar as the solo of choice.
The synthesizer towards the end is reminiscent of a siren at one point, the drums beating out a death march afterwards...war has no lucky men...great tune!
Yeah ELP Lucky Man. Loved your reaction. Seeing you discover fantastic music from the 70s is most enjoyable guys. Loved Nick's face lighting up when the synth came in. Can't wait until you get to Brain Salad Surgery, which is the album that Still You Turn Me On comes from. There is another long ass song on there called Karn Evil 9. It is the most amazing, engaging and high end production prog rock. OMG! You will be blown away. I can't wait!
Take a pebble would be a brilliant next song. There is a great live video from an old German TV show called Beat Club showing how Keith Emerson combined playing the piano traditionally and as a horizontal harp to get the sound
Awsome song! One of my favorites! Thanks for mentioning my name! The next song must be "Still....You turn me on", you're gonna love that song, and then "C'est La Vie", beautiful , beautiful song, and then, "Lend your love to me tonight", one of my favorites also. God bless you guys!!!
You're old souls...lmao ! I loved hearing that! I am old...period. I am 68, and thrilled beyond words to have been alive during this time in musical history.There may not be enough room here to list the concerts that I have gone to, but believe me, I have been truly blessed. Long Live Rock...oh, and the synthesizer is what hooked me on this song.
@@NicknLex Another Lucky Man here!! Thanks for the shout out NicknLex , sincerely honored Ima un-pause now and enjoy this video and your reaction to a song that was written by a middle school student and held in his heart & mind till the perfect moment presented itself Can't imagine Greg Lake trying to do this with King Crimson, although he came close with "Epitaph" (which is worth a listen imho)
And, at some point, go back to their earlier groups: Emerson - "The Nice"; Lake - King Crimson; and Palmer - Atomic Rooster & The Crazy World of Arthur Brown.
If you like the Moog synthesizer part of the song by Keith Emerson, check out the TH-cam video by Rachel Flowers. It’s entitled “Rachel Flowers plays Moog - intro by Keith Emerson”. You will see her playing Keith’s Moog, The Beast, at his house. I think the piece she plays is Trilogy. Rachel is quite the Prog queen & has just released her first album.
Another sincere reaction guys! One of my favorite bands, and yes wait until you get into the Brain Salad Surgery Album-Some of the best keyboard talent you will ever hear.
What was Greg Lake thinking when he wrote this song? "HE HAD WHITE HORSES...AND LADIES BY THE SCORE." "ALL DRESSED IN SATIN...AND WAITING BY THE DOOR." Being a lucky man, the reason for having scores of ladies dressed in satin and waiting by his door is both obvious and perfectly understandable. In light of the fact that we all know what those ladies were expecting to have done to them, by him, once they gained entry past the door, what has had me baffled for the last 54 years is, what was he also going to do with scores of white horses, also dressed in satin and also waiting by the door? Beautiful song, strange mind fuck imagery. HMMmm. Of Keith Emerson, Greg Lake and Carl Palmer, Carl Palmer is the only one left alive so time is running out to get this Earth stopping question answered. Please help!!!
The Greg Lake songs are mellower, acoustic based, and awesome! For the more progressive, driving beat, and the genius of Keith Emerson on keys, please try "Trilogy" from the Trilogy album, or the Medley of songs from "Tarkus" album.
Lucky Man and From the beginning are beautiful Greg Lake tunes. You need to expand to many other track. Can't wait to see your reaction to Tarkus, Triolgy, and Brain Salad Surgery!!! Really enjoy your reviews!
The Moog is amazing on that. So difficult to play, but sounding so masterful. Amazing when you recall that you can't play a chord on a Moog, and what you have to do to sound like you have! There's at least three Moog tracks on that. And in 1970 they only probably had 8 track tape machines!
I love your reaction to the keyboard in the outro, watching this and knowing what was to come, and watching your joy was great. Do "Tarkus", please and do "Pictures at an exhibition".
Basically a Greg Lake song, as is From the Beginning. I suggest trying The Endless Enigma and Trilogy from their Trilogy album to get a good introduction to the whole band working together in a different way. Just IMO.
Don't worry, you two will not be boring. I always enjoy your reactions. If you were excited about that ending, you simply MUST listen to "Take a Pebble" from the same album. You won't be disappointed. Enjoy. And keep up the good work.
I know it’s two years after your review, but the story behind Keith Emerson’s part in this song is important. Keith had left to go to the pub while Greg Lake and Carl Palmer worked on and recorded the song. Keith Emerson came back from the pub, heard what they did and added his part at the end on the song. Years later when asked, Greg Lake said Keith said to him I can do better. Greg’s response was, I don’t think you can.
For ELP you have to do The Complete Karn evil # 9 1st-3rd impression and if your up to it - Tarkus. if u want to dig deep the song brain salad surgery ( not the album by the same name) Others to consider, the sheriff, tiger in the spotlight , Affairs of the heart,
Hi it's hard to say what's next with ELP. It depends also on do you want to continue with Greg Lakes songs ? - as next would be "Still - You turn me on" & Take a Pebble is beautiful & has a long keyboard section. Then there is the more progressive side mentioned in the comments. I would just start with the 1st album. If I was to choose a track it would be the full version of "Fanfare For The Common Man" a single edit version made it into the singles charts and was on tv music shows. It is an instrumental but brilliant ! Greg Lake also did the wonderful single "I Believe In Father Christmas" & for me personally wrote one of the most incredible beautiful love songs of all time, you will find on their album "Works" called - "Closer To Believing" - Impossible not to cry.
I saw ELP in concert in the late 70s, and the only disappointment was that Greg Lake performed this song all by himself on acoustic guitar and I'd wanted to hear that synth solo at the end in person! Still, it was one of the best concerts I ever saw.
Yes, and people wanted the full thing. Keith lamented that everyone wanted that exact solo. It was actually considered a landmark solo. They started doing it closer to the original in the 1990s. Doing just the acoustic ballad did not work for me either. When their 74 concert was aired on the King Biscuit flower hour, Monday morning a friend at our bus stop was lamenting that it was like a bomb that didn't go off because of from the beginning and lucky man being played as just acoustic ballads. He really wanted to hear lucky man live with the whole stack. Of course to duplicate it live you would have to bring in guests to help, Greg on any one of acoustic, one on electric, one on Limbic bass guitar and also background singers. In 1997 Keith actually layered it a bit through keyboards and he was singing the whole way through and then the moog solo. In 1991 they brought in the moog solo and Greg told the audience they could sing along if they'd like to and boy they sure did! The 70s live were awesome except Greg just playing acoustic ballads on his songs.
Ok, guys, I LOVE that you interrupt. Why is that? Because your reactions are unrehearsed and spontaneous. This is altogether different than the critics who analyze in advance of going public. For me, what I’m taking from your channel is that I get to see the music in a fresh way, through YOUR eyes. Now, mind you, I’m 67. In my teen years I was obsessed with ELP. Well, to be honest, with Keith Emerson who spoke to me more forcefully than any other contemporary musician. I have developed broad eclectic tastes in music, but I keep coming back to Emerson Lake & Palmer over and over again. Keep up the great work! And PLEASE keep interrupting!
What I appreciate is your sacrifice. You wait until you can share your music discovery with us!! I grew up with most of the classic rock you’ve been enjoying. I’m happy that you enjoy it as much a we did when we were younger. And now that I am 61, that music means more to me now and realized how much we took for granted in those days. I mean I loved it then but love it even more now. It does my corazón good that you two enjoy it as well. Oh and yes, “Still , You Turn Me On” is another ELP tune I know you’ll like.
Saw ELP in Philly when I was in the Navy back in the day. They had a quad sound system set up in the arena. The sound circulated sound the whole place. Was an experience.😄🤘♥️👍 listened to the Tarkus album a lot.
Philadelphia arenas like the Spectrum, Tower Theatre in Upper Darby, outdoor venues including the Mann Music Center (Robin Hood Dell) , Veterans Stadium and even JFK Stadium hosted all the great rock acts since the 60’s. Seen hundreds of great acts there over the years. Sadly never saw ELP or Genesis perform Philly, shows still talked about to this day.
@@chuckhutton5087 Saw Tod Rundgren at the Tower Theater. Took the subway train there and back from South Philly while I was there also. Saw Skynard. Eric Clapton twice. Black Sabbath and Frank Zappa at the Spectrum.
Hi you two, I believe on your last reaction to ELP I said this group was a huge influence in my Musical path. When I first heard them was in the 70s, so we didn't have computers yet, so we had to hunt down music like in the movie Empire Records. I know I said Keith Emerson was my hero and Greg Lake was brilliant on both Guitar and Bass, sadly both have passed, Greg and Keith both in 2016. My favorite was their rendition of Aaron Coplands piece from 1942 called "Hoedown" . It really gave Keith freedom to go wild on his Keyboards. I would luv to see your faces when you hear because I can see Nick is a musician but I don't know if Lex is or just loves music. I look forward to seeing your reactions
Knife-Edge, my favorite song on this album. Beautiful, powerful and rocks hard! Cheers. This band is one of the very best bands for their epic musicianship. Carl Palmer on drums.... best live rock drummer I ever saw....
I am so glad you are enjoying ELP. Some more suggestions: Karn Evil 9 First Impression Part 1 (this is the radio friendly excerpt from the full album side from Brain Salad Surgery), Knife Edge, Jerusalem, Tarkus, Fanfare for the Common Man, Trilogy and of course Tarkus and Still You Turn Me On.
Thank you so much for revisiting Prog bands like Yes, ELP, and Rush. Seeing you enjoy them like I did when I was much younger puts a smile on my face. Looking forward to the rest of your journey. Cheers! ✌
This is probably the closest to what you already heard that you could pick 😂 much if their music are extended prog epics Hopefully you will get to some of them. Yes the live version of Tarkus is a great way to break into what live ELP were like
This is a very representative song that captures the emotions and feelings of the hippy generation at that time,i ought to kmow i was there and experienced the emotions and feelings of that magical and mystical era.
While I love the music of so many groups, there is just no comparison to ELP. There’s ELP, and then there’s everyone else. The amount of talent of these three guys is in a class all by itself.
Don't worry about pausing, we enjoy your commentary!!! :-) Anyway, if you want another great tune with a "medieval" feel that probably no one else has reacted to: "Tam Lin" by Fairport Convention (1969 album version) And, speaking of great female vocalists across the pond, how about some Sinead O'Connor? "Fire on Babylon" is fire :-) "I am Stretched on Your Grave" is wonderful (the original 1990 album version) -- and many more.....
Any ELP song will always get an instant click from me and a Like. "Pictures at an Exhibition" is a good early suite of songs to listen to by them. "Tarkus" is another long piece, brilliant, the only CD I own on Mobile Fidelity. I'd save "Brain Salad Surgery" for later, it's advanced and dense. My favorite ELP song is 'Pirates' which will make you want to become a pirate by the time you finish listening to it, just amazing.
Hey you two! It's Lois I'm the wife....lol my Hubby always has played this for me.
I will have to ask him as he always played the tunes. I think it was on one album they did this with you still turn me on.
It is over 10 mins with it. Lol.
Just such a wonderful classic As soon as it starts I think of my old man..... cheers
OMG SO SORRY! I have a friend named Lois who spells his name like yours so I automatically assumed you were the hubby! Thank you for your kind words and support! Happy Early-Anniversary! 💕 - Lex
@@NicknLex no worries!! Thanks so much for the anniversary wishes.
40 + years ="Music be the food of love,play on!!!!!!
All time classic! Read a story once that while recording this song Kieth Emerson was in the studio noodling around on the moog. Greg Lake and Eddie Offord were in the control room with the tape machine running. When they heard him play that solo you hear at the end Greg and Eddie looked at each other in stunned amazement, they knew they had a keeper. Kieth on the other hand was horrified they wanted to actually use it. As far as he was concerned he was just messing around putting no real effort into it. Pure genius doesn't always have to try that hard...
The song is so sad. But amazing song construction. Back when lyrics told a full Story. Miss that...this group was one of the first to use synthesizer stuff. Just messing around..Nick-- you are in bliss.. as I was listening for the first time in 70s
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Man, they're gonna be in for such a surprise when they react to Tarkus lol
They HAVE to do the live version from 'Show That Never Ends' - now that is a synthesizer piece !
Absolutely!! Just watched a video of a Classical Music Composer's reaction to it and it blew him away. ELP were shear genius.
Brain Salad Surgery. 🤙
Hehehe
Greg Lake wrote this song when he was 12....the first thing he ever wrote on the guitar his Mom bought for him. From all of us...........THANKS MOM!
We have a lot of Moms to thank. Joan Jett has spoken several times about how she got started with a Sears Silvertone guitar that her parents got her as a teen. I'm sure there are many more.
I remember when it was new and they told the story back then.
It's a bummer you can't hear the song all the way through, but NEVER apologize for pausing. You are music lovers and reactors. We're here to enjoy you reacting and giving your honest comments. Well, at least I am. But I suspect I'm not alone. Right, everybody?!
ELP tended to have three types of pieces: Greg Lake acoustic ballads, re-worked classical pieces, and their truly original prog pieces. So far, you've listened to one category of their music. They have much more to offer. Re-worked classical includes The Barbarian, Hoedown, Jerusalem, and Toccata. The deep prog pieces include Tarkus, Trilogy, The Endless Enigma, and Karn Evel 9. Take a Pebble kind of falls in between Greg Lake ballad and Keith Emerson prog masterpiece. It is something of both.
Pretty good summary. My favorite of their 'reworked classical' pieces is actually Mussorgsky's Pictures At an Exhibition.
Trilogy, also a bit of a mix...beautiful!
So is this I'd say.
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Total agreement !
That's what hooked me to orchestral recordings of Pictures At an Exhibition
@@supasoulproductions Totally agree. It was the very first album I ever bought, right when it was first released. It cost me £1.50, was pretty mind-blowing at the time, and converted me to a devout ELP fan on the spot.
The origin of the song, as stated by Greg Lake in interviews, is that it was the first song he wrote, when his mother bought him a guitar when he was 12. With the first chords he learned (D, A minor, E minor, and G), he wrote an acoustic version of the song. The song came to be used on Emerson, Lake & Palmer's debut album when they needed one more song.
Not only that, Emerson didn’t want anything to do with the song. He went to a bar while the other two was recording it. He came back as they were listening to it. Emerson said he had just unpacked the synth and started playing with the song. The engineer flipped on record and that was the first take and time Emerson used it. Wala. Interesting story told by Greg on his album “Songs of a Lifetime “.
After Lucky Man became their most popular song Greg stated it was put on the album when they were informed they needed one more song to complete the album. However, that it not true. The song that was composed to complete the album was Knife Edge. Lucky Man as reported in an early August 1970 issue of Melody Maker was one of the first three songs they recorded in July 1970. Knife Edge was recorded in September 1970.
When this album came out in 1970, nobody had ever heard of a synthesizer before. Keith's Moog synthesizer was like one of two that existed at the time. People were just blown away when this tune played as an AM Radio "hit".
I remember it being said that there were only 2 people at the time who could challenge to produce the exact sound they wanted on a Moog. Once was Robert and the other was Keith.
We were lucky to have an album-oriented classic rock station here that played ELP on a regular basis... sometimes their entire albums. I remember getting the cassette recorder ready for those full album nights!
Are you THE Gary Wright? Dream Weaver, Harrison's All Things Must Pass etc?
@@axandio Just a happy coincidence. Actually, my senior year of high school I had a full page ad from "Rolling Stone" magazine that said "Gary Wright IS the Dream Weaver" taped up inside my locker door.
And it was a technical challenge to program, using patch cables, and tuning pots and slides. Nothing like the synths of even a couple of years later or, of course, the ones of today.
This isn't someone I would necessarily recommend for a reaction, but someone who had a relationship with Keith Emerson. She is a blind from birth multi-instrumentalist named Rachel Flowers. See her Y.Tube channel. Emerson became aware of her note for note renditions of ELP songs on Y.Tube, and even sent her a new custom synth to test out before it was shipped to him. There is stuff on her channel like playing for Ray Charles when she was 10, playing a Jaco Pastorius song on the bass, playing flute with one hand and piano with the other, and trading licks with Dweezil Zappa on electric guitar. They even made a movie about her. There are also more recent covers of ELP songs using other musicians to round out the sound.
Yeah shes pretty incredible guys, be sure to look for her videos here at Yt, and Keith became very good friends with her. All the more tragic for _her_ to lose a good friend and mentor :'(.
She is an amazing player herself
I love Rachel. And I am always showing people the collaborative international cover of Pictures at an Exhibition (Old Castle...), with Rachel on organ. Mind blowing.
Agreed, check out Rachel Flowers!!!!!!!
Rachel Flowers is a) a prodigy, and b) a living miracle!
ELP "Fanfare for the comon man", live is Spectacular! It's out doors in an empty stadium in sub freezing weather.
Except they're not actually playing. But cool nonetheless.
It was recorded at the Olympic Stadium in Montreal in the middle of winter, in preparation for the tour they were about to begin
@@smithmann5616 it sure looked like Carl Palmer was drumming.
@@wolverine4ever38 Well fine, they all are. But I mean it's not recorded. The music in the video is from the album and they're just playing along. It's hardly "live @ Olympic Stadium". It's essentially a music video, albeit a very cool one (mind you, it was recorded live in studio so there's that)!
@@smithmann5616 Agree that it is a very cool video.
You guys have just touched the light stuff with ELP. You need to Hear Tarkus and Karn Evil 9 in their entirety.
Your next ELP song has to be : Still you turn me on . On their Brain Salad Surgery album.
Nick, the look on your face when that synth really kicked in! Love it. Lex: "I wish this was ten minutes long." Please, please, please: Karn Evil 9 (from the Brain Salad Surgery album)! The full suite is around 30 minutes and it's absolutely brilliant. You will love it!
There is also a live video of a part of Karn Evil 9, in which Carl Palmer express himself in one of the most impressive drum solo that I ever watched.
Too soon. Let them build up to it. They can probably handle Trilogy. First song off of BSS should be Toccata anyway. Will blow their minds, but it's short(ish).
Yeah but now just imagine how this was perceived way back then like I did in 1971!! Synths were brand new!
listen to Selling England by the Pound by Genesis a masterpiece
Definitely one of the best Genesis Albums!
Take she some LSD first as all Genesis music if u want too understand the lyrics!
ELP - Toccata (Brain Salad Surgery album)
You mentioned it, but wait till you start Brain Salad Surgery!!! My first concert I ever attended was EL & P in 1974 and my life was changed forever!!!
You are going to love doing ELP’s version of Aaron Copeland’s song ‘Fanfare ForThe Common Man’, the live video done outdoors at The Montreal Olympic Stadium! It is incredible!👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻❤️❤️☮️🎼🎤🎹
that was crazzy good
very early Greg Lake song. They can get a lot more progressive. Tarkus, Take a Pebble, the title song from Trilogy. Keith Emerson is a monster on the keyboards, one of the best ever.
Trilogy is amazing, the whole record.
Keith was insane the 5 times I saw him but the Shows he put on in New Haven, both times, were beyond belief, like Hendrix, but with keyboards. Astounding. As were Richard Wright, Rick Wakemen, John Lord and Steve Winwood, every time I had the privilege to see them.
You seemed to like the Greg Lake acoustic stuff so I think you would like "The Sage" from "Pictures at an Exhibition" "(1971) It's just Greg Lake on acoustic guitar and vocals and it will make the hairs on the back of your neck stand on end. Highly recommended by myself.
@@vicprovost2561 He was considered the Jimi Hendrix of keyboards and he actually did do a tour with Jimi before ELP. What happened was if someone asked who Jimi Hendrix was, they would be told that he is the Keith Emerson of guitars and when someone would ask who Keith Emerson was it was explained that he was the Jimi Hendrix of keyboards.
It should be noted that both Rick Wakeman and Keith Emerson were envious of Jon Lord's organ playing, especially the legato technique Jon Lord was famous for. Keith and Rick were always the best of friends but people writing stories always acted like they were feuding and they'd call each other whenever one of these BS stories came out and asked the other, "hey, did you see this one"? They laughed at the insanity of these stories. Then they were spotted at a pub together and someone said, "hey, it's good to see you two getting along". They decided to make a up a story on the spot just to toy with the person.
@@Davesworld7 John Lord was the perfect compliment for Ritchie Blackmore, 2 of the most powerful and very best ever.
Brought to you by the law firm: "Emerson, Lake, & Palmer". The back story about this song is quite amazing. I haven't read the comments below, so someone might have covered it. The band needed one more song to complete their debut album. They ran out of material. Keith just received his Moog synthesizer that day & was playing around with it. He got bored in the studio & left for the pub. Greg remembered a medieval acoustic track he had written at the age of 12. So him & Carl worked on a rough draft of the song. Keith came back from the pub later, & on the first take, laid down the synth part you hear today. Greg went on to say that "luckily" they pushed the record button when Keith performed his part. Sometimes being spontaneous works...
Years later when asked about that Emerson part, Greg Lake said Keith told him I can do better. Keith replied I don’t think you can.
This is completely a legend. The true is: the owner of the Moog was Mike Vickers of Manfred Mann, not Emerson. The last piece they recorded for the album was actually Knife Edge.
Excellent song. Lake wrote it when he was about 12 years old. You really need to check out The Barbarian from this album also.
I was 5 years old when my oldest brother brought this album home. The synth was cool but I had to be a drummer because of Carl Palmer.,
Carl Palmer is undoubtedly one of the best, most underrated drummers of all time. His work with 80’s supergroup Asia was tremendous. He accompanied some of the greatest virtuosos in rock music history.
If there is ANY way you can react to Billy Cobham QUADRANT 4, it would be greatly appreciated-the song features Billy Cobham-drums, who played with the MAHAVISHNU ORCHESTRA, Tommy Bolin-guitar, who played briefly with DEEP PURPLE, Jan Hammer-keyboards, who also played in MAHAVISHNU ORCHESTRA, Lee Sklar on bass...this is a very awesome song that I am suggesting to you guys; I like your reactions...
So sad that this song turned out to be prophetic. Keith Emerson, the wizard behind the Moog synthesizer, ended up shooting himself fatally several years ago. The greatest ever keyboardist. He was in chronic pain with his hand. I think carpal tunnel.
I've heard carpal tunnel would have effected the other side of the hand. All references to his condition sight "nerve damage." He had surgery to relieve the problem some decades before his demise, and it was considered "successful." Obviously, getting old and no longer being able to do what you really love, and what you defined your life by makes suicide seem logical. The rest of us merely fight for survival, so suicide only seems like giving up.
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Nice reaction guys. Pause away and enjoy the music as you wish. ‘Tarkus’ is amazing, ‘Karn Evil 9 Impression 1,2 and 3’ is crushing but I suggest ‘Jerusalem’ or Knife Edge’ next.
Great reaction as usual!! Please consider Karn Evil 9 from B.S.S. next. So cool that you’re reacting to this group!! Timeless tunes.
Yes, you must do Tarkus next. Also, for more of ELPs classical interpretations, try their Pictures At An Exhibition LP.
The Moog part reminds me of bagpipes for the “Lucky Man’s” funeral procession. Emerson recorded it in 1 take!! But he wasn’t thrilled about not getting another go at it. He later recorded it for his Keith Emerson Band and was able to add more to it and even included a theremin (a spooky-sounding, no-touch instrument)! Cheers! 🤪
You guys are very charming in your interruptions. 😁 Wonderful to watch you discover music I was lucky enough to be exposed to as a teenager. I can't wait for you to react to 'Still You Turn Me On'. It's one of my favorites from that time in my life, and remains so to this day.
Saw them in Munich Olympic Stadium in '73? For me the hit of the show was the intermission - when Greg Lake brought out a bar stool and a 12-string and played two songs - Lucky Man was the second song and the band joined him at the end and went right into more of the ELP magic
Before you get into Tarkus or Brain Salad Surgery, could I suggest you listen to "Take a pebble". Also another one in a similar genre to this is "Come Away Melinda" by Uriah Heep.
Lucky Man is a very important song, it was the very first song that featured a Synth as a soloist instrument on the Radio. This opened up Keyboardist as soloist and challenged the guitar as the solo of choice.
You have to watch Keith Emerson live to.appreciate what a mad genius he was
one of thew lucky... to see them in 78... spinning piano and all !! wow.
The synthesizer towards the end is reminiscent of a siren at one point, the drums beating out a death march afterwards...war has no lucky men...great tune!
"You've just taken your first step into a larger universe" - Obi Wan ;-)
Yeah ELP Lucky Man. Loved your reaction. Seeing you discover fantastic music from the 70s is most enjoyable guys. Loved Nick's face lighting up when the synth came in. Can't wait until you get to Brain Salad Surgery, which is the album that Still You Turn Me On comes from. There is another long ass song on there called Karn Evil 9. It is the most amazing, engaging and high end production prog rock. OMG! You will be blown away. I can't wait!
Definitely "Still...you turn me on". Then on to the progressive stuff! Keep Rocking amigos!!!✌🏻🤘🏻
We understand. No need to apologize. Stop the tune and give your feelings.
I know Greg Lake wrote this when he was 12. This song seems to be a funeral procession, all the more astounding coming from a 12 year old.
Take a pebble would be a brilliant next song. There is a great live video from an old German TV show called Beat Club showing how Keith Emerson combined playing the piano traditionally and as a horizontal harp to get the sound
Absolutely second this request. Watching Keith plucking the strings is so cool.
I DONT WANT IT by MONTROSE is a kick as some from the 70's you should check it out.
Our music was so much better than nowadays.
Awsome song! One of my favorites! Thanks for mentioning my name! The next song must be "Still....You turn me on", you're gonna love that song, and then "C'est La Vie", beautiful , beautiful song, and then, "Lend your love to me tonight", one of my favorites also. God bless you guys!!!
One more thing - do you guys ever do reactions to the old 60's/psychedelic stuff?
Greg Lake's voice is amazing
You're old souls...lmao ! I loved hearing that! I am old...period. I am 68, and thrilled beyond words to have been alive during this time in musical history.There may not be enough room here to list the concerts that I have gone to, but believe me, I have been truly blessed. Long Live Rock...oh, and the synthesizer is what hooked me on this song.
68 here too! What a wonderful musical time we came from 🤐
I love Palmer's drumming on this.
Karn evil 9 is quintessential ELP, it is a great example of their mastery of their instruments.
Karn evil 9 Ist impression live is great
You two make me happy. You're wondrous.
Thank is so sweet of you to say! Thank you for being here and for your kind words! 🙂
Greetings from Oregon. Rest in peace Kieth Emerson and Greg Lake.
Rest in music heaven Keith Emerson who took his own life, and Greg Lake who died from cancer your music will live forever 🎶
Numero uno. I'm here ,guys .Your #1 fan..I'm a lucky man..Well ,not as lucky as Nick ,that's for certain .
@Mark Draine Ain’t it the truth! I’ve tried to get Alexi to leave, but it’s not working!🥲🤣😂😂...For YOU Lexi👉👉💐💐
And now I’m blushing! 😊 Thank you both for the sweet compliments! Truth is we’re both lucky and we know it! 💞 - Lex
@@NicknLex Another Lucky Man here!!
Thanks for the shout out NicknLex , sincerely honored
Ima un-pause now and enjoy this video and your reaction to a song that was written by a middle school student and held in his heart & mind till the perfect moment presented itself
Can't imagine Greg Lake trying to do this with King Crimson, although he came close with "Epitaph" (which is worth a listen imho)
Knife-edge and Take a Pebble are the best tunes on the album IMO
I'll echo the request for Karn Evil 9. So fun to play on the drums.
Karn Evil 9 Part 1 is the best of all three
Karn Evil 9 the entire suite!
A blast from the past. Thanks for the trip down memory lane.
And, at some point, go back to their earlier groups: Emerson - "The Nice"; Lake - King Crimson; and Palmer - Atomic Rooster & The Crazy World of Arthur Brown.
KC are blockers. Fricken Fripp!
Hi guys.. Love the channel. I suggest the songs Still....You Turn Me On from Brain Salad Surgery; C'este la Vie from Works Volume 1.
If you like the Moog synthesizer part of the song by Keith Emerson, check out the TH-cam video by Rachel Flowers. It’s entitled “Rachel Flowers plays Moog - intro by Keith Emerson”. You will see her playing Keith’s Moog, The Beast, at his house. I think the piece she plays is Trilogy. Rachel is quite the Prog queen & has just released her first album.
Another sincere reaction guys! One of my favorite bands, and yes wait until you get into the Brain Salad Surgery Album-Some of the best keyboard talent you will ever hear.
What was Greg Lake thinking when he wrote this song?
"HE HAD WHITE HORSES...AND LADIES BY THE SCORE."
"ALL DRESSED IN SATIN...AND WAITING BY THE DOOR."
Being a lucky man, the reason for having scores of ladies dressed in satin and waiting by his door is both obvious and perfectly understandable. In light of the fact that we all know what those ladies were expecting to have done to them, by him, once they gained entry past the door, what has had me baffled for the last 54 years is, what was he also going to do with scores of white horses, also dressed in satin and also waiting by the door? Beautiful song, strange mind fuck imagery. HMMmm.
Of Keith Emerson, Greg Lake and Carl Palmer, Carl Palmer is the only one left alive so time is running out to get this Earth stopping question answered. Please help!!!
If you haven't done ELP's 'From the Beginning', please do! Thanks for bringing back the 'Classics'! What an era to be alive!
That was our first and only ELP song we'd ever listened to that we mentioned in the beginning... so good! :)
The Greg Lake songs are mellower, acoustic based, and awesome! For the more progressive, driving beat, and the genius of Keith Emerson on keys, please try "Trilogy" from the Trilogy album, or the Medley of songs from "Tarkus" album.
In the vein you're in, Traffic, Low Spark of High Heeled Boys
Lucky Man and From the beginning are beautiful Greg Lake tunes.
You need to expand to many other track. Can't wait to see your reaction to Tarkus, Triolgy, and Brain Salad Surgery!!!
Really enjoy your reviews!
Since y’all love discovering prog-rock, you MUST listen to an ELP song called “Tarkus”. Trust me you will absolutely LOVE IT!!
The Moog is amazing on that. So difficult to play, but sounding so masterful. Amazing when you recall that you can't play a chord on a Moog, and what you have to do to sound like you have! There's at least three Moog tracks on that. And in 1970 they only probably had 8 track tape machines!
reaccionen a Take a Pebble, hay un par de versiones en vivo del 70' :D
I love your reaction to the keyboard in the outro, watching this and knowing what was to come, and watching your joy was great. Do "Tarkus", please and do "Pictures at an exhibition".
Basically a Greg Lake song, as is From the Beginning. I suggest trying The Endless Enigma and Trilogy from their Trilogy album to get a good introduction to the whole band working together in a different way. Just IMO.
You really should react to the song 'Trilogy'. It's beautiful and heavy, and completely unlike this one. I recommend it most highly!
Don't worry, you two will not be boring. I always enjoy your reactions. If you were excited about that ending, you simply MUST listen to "Take a Pebble" from the same album. You won't be disappointed. Enjoy. And keep up the good work.
I know it’s two years after your review, but the story behind Keith Emerson’s part in this song is important. Keith had left to go to the pub while Greg Lake and Carl Palmer worked on and recorded the song. Keith Emerson came back from the pub, heard what they did and added his part at the end on the song. Years later when asked, Greg Lake said Keith said to him I can do better. Greg’s response was, I don’t think you can.
Hey, you guys have to do what you have to do. Don't worry about pausing.
For ELP you have to do The Complete Karn evil # 9 1st-3rd impression and if your up to it - Tarkus. if u want to dig deep the song brain salad surgery ( not the album by the same name) Others to consider, the sheriff, tiger in the spotlight , Affairs of the heart,
Love the music but please don't keep interrupting her! Please!
Hi it's hard to say what's next with ELP. It depends also on do you want to continue with Greg Lakes songs ? - as next would be "Still - You turn me on" & Take a Pebble is beautiful & has a long keyboard section. Then there is the more progressive side mentioned in the comments. I would just start with the 1st album. If I was to choose a track it would be the full version of "Fanfare For The Common Man" a single edit version made it into the singles charts and was on tv music shows. It is an instrumental but brilliant ! Greg Lake also did the wonderful single "I Believe In Father Christmas" & for me personally wrote one of the most incredible beautiful love songs of all time, you will find on their album "Works" called - "Closer To Believing" - Impossible not to cry.
Check out "Take a Pebble" (Or dig DEEP into Tarkus!!)
I saw ELP in concert in the late 70s, and the only disappointment was that Greg Lake performed this song all by himself on acoustic guitar and I'd wanted to hear that synth solo at the end in person! Still, it was one of the best concerts I ever saw.
Yes, and people wanted the full thing. Keith lamented that everyone wanted that exact solo. It was actually considered a landmark solo. They started doing it closer to the original in the 1990s. Doing just the acoustic ballad did not work for me either. When their 74 concert was aired on the King Biscuit flower hour, Monday morning a friend at our bus stop was lamenting that it was like a bomb that didn't go off because of from the beginning and lucky man being played as just acoustic ballads. He really wanted to hear lucky man live with the whole stack. Of course to duplicate it live you would have to bring in guests to help, Greg on any one of acoustic, one on electric, one on Limbic bass guitar and also background singers. In 1997 Keith actually layered it a bit through keyboards and he was singing the whole way through and then the moog solo. In 1991 they brought in the moog solo and Greg told the audience they could sing along if they'd like to and boy they sure did! The 70s live were awesome except Greg just playing acoustic ballads on his songs.
Ok, guys, I LOVE that you interrupt. Why is that? Because your reactions are unrehearsed and spontaneous. This is altogether different than the critics who analyze in advance of going public. For me, what I’m taking from your channel is that I get to see the music in a fresh way, through YOUR eyes.
Now, mind you, I’m 67. In my teen years I was obsessed with ELP. Well, to be honest, with Keith Emerson who spoke to me more forcefully than any other contemporary musician. I have developed broad eclectic tastes in music, but I keep coming back to Emerson Lake & Palmer over and over again.
Keep up the great work! And PLEASE keep interrupting!
Please do the song 'River Man' by Nick Drake.
Good song, you should react to something more progressive from them, I suggest Trilogy, one of my favorites.
What I appreciate is your sacrifice. You wait until you can share your music discovery with us!! I grew up with most of the classic rock you’ve been enjoying. I’m happy that you enjoy it as much a we did when we were younger. And now that I am 61, that music means more to me now and realized how much we took for granted in those days. I mean I loved it then but love it even more now. It does my corazón good that you two enjoy it as well. Oh and yes, “Still , You Turn Me On” is another ELP tune I know you’ll like.
First song off of Brain Salad should be Toccata.
It's not the season for it, but check out "I believe in Father Christmas" anyways! I loved Greg Lake's personality and his voice was amazing.
Thanks for suggesting it. I was about to do it, then I saw your comment. It is the prefered Christmas song for many people.
Saw ELP in Philly when I was in the Navy back in the day. They had a quad sound system set up in the arena. The sound circulated sound the whole place. Was an experience.😄🤘♥️👍 listened to the Tarkus album a lot.
Philadelphia arenas like the Spectrum, Tower Theatre in Upper Darby, outdoor venues including the Mann Music Center (Robin Hood Dell) , Veterans Stadium and even JFK Stadium hosted all the great rock acts since the 60’s. Seen hundreds of great acts there over the years. Sadly never saw ELP or Genesis perform Philly, shows still talked about to this day.
@@chuckhutton5087 Saw Tod Rundgren at the Tower Theater. Took the subway train there and back from South Philly while I was there also. Saw Skynard. Eric Clapton twice. Black Sabbath and Frank Zappa at the Spectrum.
My first loves sister Randy played guitar and sang this song so magical
Nice reaction - listen to the whole of 'Pictures At An Exhibition' - you will not regret it.
Hi you two, I believe on your last reaction to ELP I said this group was a huge influence in my Musical path. When I first heard them was in the 70s, so we didn't have computers yet, so we had to hunt down music like in the movie Empire Records. I know I said Keith Emerson was my hero and Greg Lake was brilliant on both Guitar and Bass, sadly both have passed, Greg and Keith both in 2016. My favorite was their rendition of Aaron Coplands piece from 1942 called "Hoedown" . It really gave Keith freedom to go wild on his Keyboards. I would luv to see your faces when you hear because I can see Nick is a musician but I don't know if Lex is or just loves music. I look forward to seeing your reactions
Totally crazy to find out a 12 year old Greg Lake wrote "Lucky Man", his first song. Talent is ageless!!
Knife-Edge, my favorite song on this album. Beautiful, powerful and rocks hard! Cheers. This band is one of the very best bands for their epic musicianship. Carl Palmer on drums.... best live rock drummer I ever saw....
"Tarkus" in its entirety and "Karn Evil" will actually have you gasping in awe and wanting more. :-)
I am so glad you are enjoying ELP. Some more suggestions: Karn Evil 9 First Impression Part 1 (this is the radio friendly excerpt from the full album side from Brain Salad Surgery), Knife Edge, Jerusalem, Tarkus, Fanfare for the Common Man, Trilogy and of course Tarkus and Still You Turn Me On.
Thank you so much for revisiting Prog bands like Yes, ELP, and Rush. Seeing you enjoy them like I did when I was much younger puts a smile on my face. Looking forward to the rest of your journey. Cheers! ✌
This is probably the closest to what you already heard that you could pick 😂 much if their music are extended prog epics Hopefully you will get to some of them. Yes the live version of Tarkus is a great way to break into what live ELP were like
I get so much joy watching you both discover the music I grew up with. It never gets old!
Great childhood memories of this song. Headphones a must. 🤘😎👍🍁
This is a very representative song that captures the emotions and feelings of the hippy generation at that time,i ought to kmow i was there and experienced the emotions and feelings of that magical and mystical era.
While I love the music of so many groups, there is just no comparison to ELP. There’s ELP, and then there’s everyone else. The amount of talent of these three guys is in a class all by itself.
Don't worry about pausing, we enjoy your commentary!!! :-)
Anyway, if you want another great tune with a "medieval" feel that probably no one else has reacted to:
"Tam Lin" by Fairport Convention (1969 album version)
And, speaking of great female vocalists across the pond, how about some Sinead O'Connor?
"Fire on Babylon" is fire :-)
"I am Stretched on Your Grave" is wonderful (the original 1990 album version)
-- and many more.....
Yeah, Man! Prog 70s in its glorious beginning! What a GREAT band!
For this album, I recommend you check out The Barbarian. It's the perfect opening for this group.
Any ELP song will always get an instant click from me and a Like. "Pictures at an Exhibition" is a good early suite of songs to listen to by them. "Tarkus" is another long piece, brilliant, the only CD I own on Mobile Fidelity. I'd save "Brain Salad Surgery" for later, it's advanced and dense. My favorite ELP song is 'Pirates' which will make you want to become a pirate by the time you finish listening to it, just amazing.