We took a pebble! OUR FIRST REACTION TO Emerson, Lake & Palmer - Take a Pebble | COUPLE REACTION
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By far the best group to come out of the 70’s. Keith Emerson was genius and never got the recognition he deserved. RIP Keith and Greg
I liked ELP but preferred Yes and Genesis. I saw ELP on the last tour in Birmingham UK and they were great especially Tarkus.
@@Southbound63 Yes and Genesis are progressive lite. ELP was fearless.
Beautiful song
Greg’s voice in this is impeccable
His vocals were always super.
Greg was the heart of EL&P, R.I.P.
Indeed
Keith Emerson in my humble opinion is one of the best keyboardists ever In the history of any music genre... When he lost the use of his hands he lost his will to live God rest your soul Keith
The beginning section that sounds like harp or strings is piano. Emerson has an open grand piano, he stands up, reacts inside, and rakes his fingers across the piano strings. Vocals, bass, acoustic and electric guitars are all Greg Lake. One of the best prog song's of all time.
David Sancious did a similar thing with a pick across the piano strings in the opening chords on Springsteen’s “New York City Serenade.” (Three years after this recording. I saw it as a nod.) ✨🤪
When I was 14 and listened to this song the firsr time I wondered how Keith did that sound. When I saw the live version I saw him doing that on the strings of the Steinway grand piano. It was amazing. ELP is one of the greatest prog bands ever.
@@giancarlocavallotti6358 Now I know
To get the chords you want, you first silently press the keys of that chord with one hand, then slide the fingernails of your other hand across the strings. You’ll get the zither sound from all the strings, but only the strings from the keys you are holding down keep ringing.
Here's a tidbit from WIKI. I was going to write a comment about how he hand=strums the piano keys, but this author says it best: "The song starts as a soft ballad. On the original recording it begins with Keith Emerson holding down voicing on the piano keys (without having the hammers strike the notes) while strumming the grand piano strings with a plectrum, as Greg Lake enters on electric bass guitar, and Carl Palmer on subtle percussion." Its a masterful piece of music.
When you listen to "Endless Enigma", go into the "Fugue" etc. as well, and then maybe thank me.
Keith Emerson was mostly self taught. He had lessons from a neighborhood teacher -- no conservatory for Mr. Emerson. But he had a great nose for what and where to study. His unorthodox methods have produced results that speak for themselves. You'll find prog bands that sound like Yes, or Genesis, or Pink Floyd. You won't find another band that sounds like ELP. For my money, they are the most original -- and most overlooked -- band ever. And if I'm doing the picking, they're the greatest band ever. And you guys -- bless your hearts -- are doing more than your part to honor the ELP legacy. Prog on.
Yes 👍
Well put! Peace ☮️
I think the german band Triumvirat comes close to ELP
@@rudolfbecker4313 Haven’t heard them in decades. Will give another listen.
Which prog band sounds like Floyd?
All I'm going to say next is.....
"The Endless Enigma part 1/Fugue/ The Endless Enigma part 2." - ELP use dynamics in the intro like no one I've ever heard before or since.
.. now that’s it done I’ve begun to see the reason why I’m here!
Thanks! "Pictures at an Exhibition" will blow you away, also!
You must check out the title track of Trilogy. One of the greatest piano tracks ever! Karn Evil 9 (all impressions) is simply a must as well.
I second Trilogy, it's pretty mind-blowing.
and I complete the Trilogy
I was going to suggest the same thing!! Love Trilogy!!
Yep; title track from Trilogy is just ace!
If short on time, at least do Karn Evil 9: 1st Impression, but both parts; radio only usually play part 1
TRILOGY!!!TRILOGY!!!Trilogy is another masterpiece!!!
Hi Nick and Lex! I agree with David and Andy, please react to Trilogy!
One of the greatest voices in rock history.
ELP is the first prog band I ever heard... way back in the day! Of course I love this song, but it was such a joy to see your facial reactions, and the feelings you exude that I felt from the distance. You're such a lovely couple, and I thank you very much for your beautiful channel.
Yes! They FEEL the music.
I agree! Listening to this with these guys is a pleasure. Back in the day I didn't really have many buddies who were into ELP, so (re)discovering this magnificent piece with such enthusiastic people is an entirely new and joyful experience for this here old timer!
It is so exciting to see different generations experience and appreciate master musicians like Emerson, Lake & Palmer. Your appreciation of music from the past will continue to live on through yourselves, and perhaps your children, after old timers like me pass on to the afterlife.
I've said it before, but us kids that grew up in the 60's and 70's were absolutely musically spoiled!
My favorite part of the song is when the theme consists entirely of piano and bass guitar with the light snare behind it. Lake's bass work on that section is just fantastic! Very comparable to ELP's early work is that of King Crimson - I am sure you two would absolutely love Court of the Crimson King - the entire album.
Yes! I sent them both the CD and the LP of “Court of the Crimson King.” It’s that important. Lol. Thanks ✨🤪
@@michelemichele3375 Saw King Crimson ten days ago! Mind blowing. They have to be the tightest band to ever perform, and it is not as though they play easy stuff. Every member is a virtuoso and they stage 3 drum kits, used so thoughtfully and powerfully. The unison passages are not human. Fabulous concert.
You captured that section beautifully.
This song seems so strongly influenced by King Crimson's first album (I've heard echoes of "Moonchild" and "Epitaph"). And, regarding Greg Lake's past, there's nothing strange in it.
Personally, I prefer these works of ELP where they define their own unique style.
@@1969adasss I hear those echoes, too. And remember when they performed Tarkus live, they added part of Epitaph to the lyrics.
Remember, this is just 3 guys in the group. The amazing keyboards of Keith Emerson, the wonderful voice of Greg Lake and his excellent guitar, plus the outstanding percussion work of Carl Palmer. They are my all-time favorite band. Trilogy is amazing, Karn Evil 9, The Endless Enigma, and the fantastic Tarkus are all great ELP songs.
The best Emerson Lake and Palmer album.
In this era, ELP and Yes actually shared one thing in common: all their early albums were produced by Eddie Offord. He really was the fourth member of ELP and sixth of Yes
I would highly recommend their album "Brain Salad Surgery." The first track is "Jerusalem," which is nothing short of majestic. It only gets better with every track.
The words are a poem by William Blake.
Agree! Jerusalem is wonderful.
@@ericmoore415 And the tune is a traditional hymn tune very well known in the Church of England.
that song makes my Australian heart turn English
Pictures at an Exhibition is their pinnacle album if you ask me. It was actually their first epic work at their first true concert.
Still gives me goosebumps after listening to this for the first time when I was 13 in a music lesson. Start of a lifetime love affair with their music. Now I'm 62 and still listening .
LOVE IT also. I see why Lake left King Crimson because of music such as this (which I thought insane, but he had his reasons). This work has such a jazzy feel. It is truly a masterpiece. In the '70s I had the priviledge of going to one of their concerts. Absolutely amazing. I can still see that huge gong behind Carl Palmer! I don't recall hearing this (until it got to the ending), but this song is a revelation to hear. Thanks for bringing it forward. Love that your folks dig this music and you are sharing it (and GENESIS) with them. It is never too late to discover great music.
And this is just the tip of the iceberg guys. ELP had a deep impact on me! I was 11 years old when I first listened to this guys and they blew my mind. Now I'm 62 and they still does. You need to listen to Tarkus, Trilogy and Brain Salad Surgery. Those 3 albums are amazing! Thanks for sharing!!!
Greg Lake's voice.....🎆🎠⭐🌟💫✨ I had to come back and tell you two that when this album came out, I was 15 or 16 years old. My two best friends and I pooled our money and bought this album, two bottles of wine and a joint. 😅We went to another friend's house.. . who was a couple years older than us and who had his own apartment. We listened to this album at least twice. The feeling I had then, I just relived while listening to it again with you. And lex honey, you're right about the 70s !!!! It was a great time. 😍🤩🤗🧡💛🧡💛
I love the way the jazz gang ignore this jazz masterpiece
"the jazz gang"? It's a great song, but not really jazz. The improvisation section is not over a melodic chord sequence, as is typical of traditional jazz. It might be compared to a Bach invention. Emerson's improvisations were more classically-based with strong blues and honky tonk influences, but not much "outside" harmonic experimentation-- as you'd hear with someone like Thelonious monk, but I love his playing.
Their patience with this song is amazing. Paced to perfection
Over 45 years ago a young girl walked up to me and said - Has anyone ever told you that you look like Keith Emerson ? I replied - Who's Keith Emerson ? I was a Led Zeppelin fan and although had heard of ELP I did not know their names or have their records. I got a - "What ! ! ! ? You've never heard of him" ? Lol - I was wearing a leather fur lined jacket and had shoulder length hair. She became my girlfriend and first love. This song reminds me of her. She had posters of him on her wall and it was the spitting image of me including the jacket. We got engaged, but in the end I got my heart broke, but never will forget her. I never married. Greg Lakes vocals are wonderful. So many memories - like ripples. Music has this extraordinary way of becoming a time machine. Love this track, still. Thankyou for such a great reaction to a very special song.
No way!!!! Enjoy, I know you surely will. I love Greg Lake's vocals, always have, going back to his days with King Crimson.
ah yeah - king crimson - had forgotten about them
These guys need to be inducted into the rock & roll Hall of Fame--it's a crime that they haven't been. Not only were they one of the biggest acts in the 70s who sold--I think-- 50 million albums, but they were true pioneers in, not only prog rock, but rock music in general. Keith Emerson, particularly, inspired countless keyboard players--transforming what had always been a solitary piece of on-stage furniture into multiple sexy instruments. He was also the first to use a Moog live, despite Bob Moog's doubts about the "roadabilty" of the instrument. Along with Greg Lake and Carl Palmer, ELP played a significant role in the development of modern music.
I had the good fortune to see them when they were all at the top of their game in 1974. I hadn't seen anything like it before or since. Just scary talented.
Hopefully whoever makes these decisions will come to their senses soon.
ELP was never just a little anything. You will learn quick now. Brilliant. Don't stop! Keep going down the rabbit hole please!!! That voice....ohhhhh maaaannn. Now visualize being a teenager with the influx of filet mignon music of my Era of this and so much more. Music now is mostly crap in comparison.
Everyone will sing the praise of Greg Lake and Keith Emerson. And duly so! But before the evolution of Neil Peart I was enthralled with Carl Palmer and Bill Brufford. Just as spectacular as Brufford has been for Yes and King Crimson no one could be more perfect to play with Emerson and Lake than Carl Palmer.
I love the honesty in Nick's face (you can't fake that kind of emotion. ) And Lex has what Jamal aka Jamel calls stink face. LOVED IT
Over half a century since I first heard this song. It STILL is a song that I consider to be the best of the best of all I' ve heard. So glad you got to it, to share this experience.
For those that didn't know or never saw them perform live... The beginning of the song is played on the strings of the piano. I saw them in three separate concerts and each time I was amazed not only at all three members musicianship but the different ways Keith approached playing keyboards. He would wrestle his Hammond B3 to the ground... The piano would raise above the ground and Go around in circles as he sat in it.... But also how he took Bob Moogs invention of the synthesizer and took it to a whole other level. Keith was a pioneer and inspiration and I loved him so much. Sadly gone so soon. And then Greg lake let us the next year. Call Palmer one of the best drummers ever hands down. If you haven't already listen to the Tarkus album from beginning to end and also Trilogy. You will not be disappointed
From time to time songs that are a perfect union between creation, instrumentation and presentation grace the music listening public. In my opinion this is one such song.
Best concert ever! These guys are amazing.I saw them after Works Vol 1 came out. No opening act, just them, with an intermission.
Greg Lake, Robert Fripp and Andy Summers all had the same guitar teacher who was actually a banjo player. His name was Don Strike. All 3 musician's benefitted greatly by learning cross picking.
Lake said that teacher would smack them with a ruler if they made a mistake. 😂
@@x00p3 Lol
There's a similar story regarding John Stewart & Lindsey Buckingham. They met and Lindsey said he loved John's music with & after the Kingston Trio. John said he admired Lindsey's guitar playing and asked him what his technique was. Lindsey laughed and told John he'd learned it from him. "It's your banjo technique, I just copied that."
Wow! I never knew that! Greg Lake and Bob Fripp came from the same city in England. They didn't need two guitar players, so Greg played bass. Before going to ELP, Greg Lake sang a few songs on the second King Crimson album in exchange for their PA system. A true story. *Piece. Cat food."
*peace
Keith Emerson (keyboards), Greg Lake (guitar, bass, voice) and Carl Palmer (drums). The names of these monsters. When EL&P came to Mexico City (Auditorio Nacional, circa 1992), I saw the best concert in my life. Saludos :)
Que padre!! Gracias y saludos! :)
This was awesome in concert! I saw them several times,as a headliner and an opener. I saw them open for Humble Pie!
Keith used to be the consummate showman. At one point taking a whole grand piano flying it up and revolving the whole thing! Sticking knives in a keyboard to hold chords. Playing the keyboard upside down …. But a great player equally at home playing classical or jazz - liberally scattering bits of Bach and other classical composers. A great reader of scores too once treating a music student who had been practicing a complex piece for months to an impromptu masterclass - the student had no idea who this guy was who had strolled in, taken a look, and played it. That night he meets his pals who are going to see ELP - Tells them what happened. They tell him he has just had a masterclass from Keith Emerson. Sure enough he goes to the concert and is blown away by these amazing musicians. Truly they were an early example of a supergroup. Keith had THE NICE and had at one point asked Hendrix to join - who declined! THE NUCE we’re great not so hot vocally but Keith wrote a classical/rock piece as a hymn to his native Newcastle - the 5 BRIDGES SUITE - which is worth a listen.Greg Lake was in the original lineup of KING CRIMSON - still the best configuration of KC in my view. Carl Palmer from the wonderful ATOMIC ROOSTER. They were musicians of the highest order. When Keith committed suicide Rick Wakeman did a wonderful tribute to him along with Rachel Flowers - Keith’s blind young protege who is amazing in her own right. Keith was mischievous often messing with time signatures to keep his band mates on their toes. Check out their rendering of PICTURES AT AN EXHIBITION recorded live!
Nick looking for a pause point😂😂😂😂
a real singer....what a voice on Greg Lake
Another album by ELP that gets overlooked is Pictures at an Exhibition. It is a must.
Not only is this song great!!. the whole album is just pure awsome!!!
This album came out in the fall of 1970 when I was in 11th grade. One of the then brand new progressive rock stations played "The Barbarian" and I was blown away. Soon the pop and rock stations were playing "Lucky Man" and I ran out to buy the album. Regardless, "Take a Pebble" right away became my favorite track. Fifty One years later I'm still playing this song and feeling that sense of wonder every time. It is indeed a masterpiece.
RIP Keith and Greg. The world will never see your like again. Glad you are still with us, Carl.
Been waiting for this one for a long time. I can't listen to this without showing emotion.
Wow, it is so fun to experience these songs I love with you two when you're blown away by them! Take a Pebble brings tears to my eyes and I've been listening to it for 48 years. I really wish you would do a reaction video to every song on this album. The album as a whole is very dramatic, just like this song is in and of itself. Please do the rest of the songs from it. Then you'll be able to listen to it all in one shot and enjoy the ebb and flow of the whole thing!
Spot on Doug!
I get tears every time, too. And watching their enjoyment as they listened to it for the first time, some 40-odd years after I did the same, brings it all back.
I was so lucky to come up in the 60s/70s with Lord, Emerson, Wakeman, Winwood etc. Still listening 🎶
Serious Epic stuff from the Great ELP as always 💫❤️☝️ thanks for the reaction guys 💫☝️
Fanfare for the common man is a great instrumental
The live version in the empty Olympic stadium
& Aaron Copland a great composer.
Finally you gave Emerson, Lake & Palmer the credit they deserve.
You have to understand the scope of the wealth we had in music in that era. Turn over any rock, and there's yet another band. My taste hasn't changed at all, and the great thing with outlets like youtube I'm able to go back to bands I may have liked but never really delved into, and just be in more discovery like you are, or go deep into any beloved group.
I hope that not just the largess starts to sink in, but the underlying vibe of love/consciousness/truth etc... It was truly a blessed time.
A true story.
Saw them in concert in ‘73, didn’t know much about them but SHE really wanted to go. Let’s assume all the real fans had prepped for the show and were properly wasted.
At least that was true for the guy sitting in front of us. After every song he’d yell,
“TAKE A PEBBLE!”
He finally passed out.
and they played the song.
Fantaaaaaaaaaastic track from three Amazing musicians,greetings from Treviso Italy
My favorite song by ELP. It has so many different elements with the soft rock jazz classical country, and the lyrics are so beautiful. Gregs voice is so stunning.
The whole record was based on Bartok's Microcosmos, and his musical world. Some of it also the ancient Hungarian music with the typical pentatonic scale, found mostly in Hungarian and Lapp/Samic music from northern Scandinavia. Bartok was a pre-jazz compositor, the "progressive" of the classic music.
No one, absolutely no one could touch this music and compose his own based on it but ELP. Only ELP! Astonishing, next to none!
There will never be geniuses as Keith Emerson, Greg Lake and Carl Palmer. Not at the same time the same place.
Never, ever.
So lovely to hear this again after many years. Damn they were good. We were blessed in the early 70s with Floyd, the Moodies, Focus, Yes, ELP and others. It's sad that the punk rock movement was partly a reaction to the cleverness of these posh boys. Why sing when you can sell records with spit and snarl? I wish I could say this legacy has endured but I fear it's mainly just those who remember it. And you two. Thanks so much for keeping it out there and relevant. Best wishes to you.
This song breaks my heart . The lost , magical , early 1970's .
About Pebblin’ Time!! ;-)
The logical follow up would be for you to do "Ripples" from Genesis The Trick of the Tail!
Lol.
This is actually a very beautiful song, but I'll always have to laugh now when it is mentioned.
The moment when Nick thought "Screw it, I can't pause it now" is the best 😄
What a coincidence! Today was Take a Pebble to Work Day in my office! This was the perfect song for this day. Who knew?? Seriously though glad you finally got to experience this masterpiece. The more ELP, the better. 🔥❤️🔥👏❤️❤️🔥
You guys can't be using my name.! lololol... Ok, 1 time..
It's beautiful to watch your expressions as you hear a piece like this...Ty
Good for you! Bold choice...fantastic piece of music! Keith Emerson's keyboards are ethereal.
This is when it's so much fun to listen to music with you two - right here! Orphaned Land - All is One.
Another great reaction. Can I heartily recommend the song “Trilogy”. I think you’d like that one too.
I got to see these guys live back in the late 70s. It was awesome.
Greetings from Oregon. Saw ELP in Toledo Ohio in 75. Just amazing. RIP Kieth and Greg
What a Pebble surprise!! Thanks for this. And for everyone who kept the request going. Lol. ✨💗
Amazing piano from one of the best. Try Tarkus next, that whole suite is Prog at its best. Nice reaction, can't wait to see your faces when you give UFO another chance, they will amaze you once again. Rock Bottom is epic off Strangers in the Night Live. Rock On! 😎
“C’est La Vie” has to be the next one, absolutely beautiful piece by ELP…..
I was quite amused at your reaction to this song, it has been my favorite since the first time I heard it as a teenager in the early 70's and ELP has been my favorite band ever since. I've seen them live maybe 10 times and they were just as amazing live. I once saw them in Providence RI one night and followed their trailers to Cape Cod MA to see them the next night. Keith is a virtuoso on piano, Carl Palmer is simply phenomenal, he was Neil Peart before Neil, but that's my opinion. If you ever get a chance, look for Carl Palmers snare drum demonstration on TH-cam, he's amazing. Greg Lake has one of the best voices and very underrated bass & guitar player. They were the first band that I ever heard with a quadraphonic concert, stacks in four corners of the area, the end of Brain Salad Surgery I thought the building was blowing up.
"Take a Pebble"...A Dream come True has come true such an under- recognized beauty of a tune...Thank you two !!! Keith Emerson R.IP., Greg Lake R.I P. and Carl Palmer...Sooo Missed.
I saw this in concert in Boston. Spell binding!! Emerson the pianist!!
In 1971, I saw them at the Spectrum in Philadelphia. They were opening for Procol Harem. Dave had managed to get a seat in the 2nd row. Suzi and I were back in the 7th.
The roadies made some final checks, flicked a switch and the place went black. Among the rustling of the confused audience, I started to feel a slight subsonic rumbling that was growing louder with increasing speed, until a sudden crescendo and flooding of light revealed the band on stage diving into their new album (armadillo tank on the cover). Dave came running, demanding that we squeeze him some space. He needed people to grab, and strangers wouldn't do!
From then on, ELP just took over, completely.
It was actually lucky that Harum's Leslie broke down. Their classic fare wouldn't have cut the mustard. So, after a short conference, stage right, they came back out and lit into Salty Dog, their new, unreleased album. The unfettered rock and roll saved their day.
So much ELP excellence to experience yet.
Sat in my bedroom at 16 and was suspended in their world of beauty and tone. Great to listen to it once again
Such joy. In the song, in your reaction to the song. Thanks.
We had this album when it came out. I was about 14 and played the piano. We didn't have a grand piano, just a spinet, but I would lift up the music shelf to reveal the strings underneath, step on the sustain pedal and strum and pick out the notes from the beginning of this tune. I would sound just like the record!
From their first album, do try The Barbarian, you will see why. Cheers! oh, and you might want to branch out to trying the albums Trilogy or Brain Salad Surgery. The song Trilogy would be right up your alley.
Quite the deep cut!😎
Greg Lake - his vocals ruled.
Greg Lakes favorite acoustic guitar Gibson SJ-200...really nice tone.
If this song was on 'In the Court of the Crimson King' it would've fit perfectly, but mostly because of Greg Lake's voice of silk.
Take a Pebble is my favourite ELP piece.. hauntingly beautiful with a great vocal from Greg and wonderful contributions from all three.Oh how I loved the 70s progrock
What a great lyric disturbing the Waters of Our Lives
I bet this made a lot of fans happy. Me included. This is such a lovely piece. I can't imagine a lover of progressive rock hearing this without feeling transported to a lovelier place. One of my favorites. Thanks you guys. That was fun.
I still hope you try something from the 2nd or 3rd albums by Triumvirat. They sound quite similar to ELP. Enjoy!
I recommend the songs The capital of power or the March to the eternal city of the album Spartacus
Just a side note... Greg Lake was in King Crimson for a time.
The 1st 3 albums :).
I heard their new album Tarkus in the 70s when I was a freshman music major in college and was blown away by the creativity of these guys.
Keith Emerson: Piano, Keyboards; Synthesizer
Greg Lake: Acoustic and Electric Guitars and Vocals
Carl Palmer: Drums
Eddie Offord had an interesting year in 1971, producing the first album by ELP, and The Yes Album. That quiet part with water sounds would give Mr. Offord some experience in producing the next Yes album, Close To The Edge.
Eddie Offord was the engineer for ELP, but Greg Lake produced, all 3 arranged and directed
@@rudolfbecker4313 - good catch. I was going to add that Eddie Offord might have borrowed the tape of water drops for "Close To The Edge"'s quiet interlude. There's a strong similarity to "Pebble"'s water drops there.
only if Eddie went back in time... Pebble came two years before CTTE
The blind squirrel has found its acorn. It was worth the wait.
Yes. We were hungry for it. Thanks, RF. ✨🤪
Makes me so happy to see another generation enjoy ELP. I play keyboards and Keith Emerson has been my idol for most of my life. The year he died I attended his tribute concert at the El Ral theatre in Los Angelos. An unbelievable concert. I highly recommend you get the DVD. There is an outstanding performance of “Take a Pebble”, “From the Beginning”, and other ELP material. Superstar lineup at that concert.
I WISH I went to that show. I used to work at a Gallery across from the El Rey. One of the saddest days of my life to lose Keith, then Greg :(. I got to meet Keith at a Spock's Beard show in a small venue in San Pedro Calif. I was dumbstruck :).
"Karn Evil Nine" Welcome my friends to the 1st impression. 2nd impression very impressive instrumental. 3rd impression iconic. All three great musicians and Emerson the GOAT on keyboards. My all time favorite Keyboardist.
Check out the song Trilogy from the album of the same name. The Three Fates from this first album will blow you away too.
Greg Lake played a Fender Jazz fretted bass with with flatwound strings with which he can slide notes with ease. Ttbomk Greg never recorded or performed with a fretless.
I had this album when it came out. This song was a favorite. So wonderful to see your responses. Beautiful.
Don’t forget Maggot Brain by Funkadelic!
I know I've said it before, but us kids that grew up in the 60's and 70's were absolutely musically spoiled!
During their earlier concerts when they did this track, the guitar solo section would usually have Emerson and Palmer leave the stage to chill for a bit, while Lake would extend it by inserting Lucky Man, C'est La Vie, From the Beginning, or whatever ballads he had at the time of the concert, before going back to finish the song with the rest.
I think Emerson strummed the piano strings on the intro of C'est La Vie also, too...it's was fun to see him do this in concert...he was a great showman...
You should listen to Pirates by ELP. A really good story and fantastic orchestral music. A real trip. Please.
Pirates is one of their masterpieces indeed
I'd love to see their reaction to Pirates!