I discoverd Rachel many years ago. The first thing I saw her play was Tarkus. Yeah, you know, that song that's impossible to play, that only Keith Emerson could play? Ah, no. She sat down and said, "Hold my lemonaide." She is amzaing. One of the greatest keyboard talents this earth has ever witnessed.
So glad I found Rachel on TH-cam, but it's only because of ELP that I found her. She performed all of Tarkus by herself on the piano in front of an audience, and it blew everyone's mind. She also performed at Keith's funeral, and broke down in tears at one point, but composed herself just in time to keep playing.
@@paulhart3812 as incredible as Rachel is, if you want to have your mind blown even more, watch "In the Key of Genius: Derek Paravicini and Adam Ockelford at TEDxWarwick 2013". He's a true Savant, and 60 Minutes did a great episode about him too, that will also blow your mind.
There is a video of her playing a tribute to Keith with orchestra at Royal Albert Hall. Between playing she is in tears, and the concerned floor manager checks on her. But it's clearly tears of joy at the whole orchestra experience, mixed with dealing with the loss of Keith.
Thank you for featuring Rachel on your marathon! It's always fun to see people discovering her for the first time! I wanted to mention that Rachel's recording of Zomby Woof was done during a single 2 1/2 hour marathon (!) live stream that folks can watch here th-cam.com/video/Y7Qs56_dvhk/w-d-xo.html Afterward our IT guru Robert Minsk edited the parts together to create the finished video you watched. I also wanted to add that Mike Keneally was part of Rachel's band at this year's ProgStock 2022 concert, and he is amazing! Thanks again!
I remember the first time I came across Rachel and she reduced me to tears as well. A truly gifted person. Look up her playing Zappa with Dwezel Zappa, truly heartwarming.
Rachel Flowers is an adult now and put out a full prog album out last year called "Bigger on the Inside", which I think was one of the best albums of 2021.
Rachel is such a talent pure genius she plays so many instruments and all amazing well. This is so close to Keith Emerson brilliant Reaction Nick 👍This was Keith’s instrument she was playing whom she loved dearly and him her
At around 9:37 we have Keith Emerson talk about his instrument and he addresses Rachel, TH-cam blocked that part because of the music in the background. The video stays mute for about a minute and the audio resumes before Rachel begins to play. A add also totally caught me by surprise so I just wanted to give everyone a heads up. Here is the original video. th-cam.com/video/x7qujZpMHbA/w-d-xo.html&ab_channel=RachelFlowersMusic
RACHEL FLOWERS is incredibly gifted. Check out the documentary 'Hearing is Believing'. This would be something great to do on Patreon. The tribute she is part of for Keith Emerson after his death is so emotionally charged where you see her crying as she's playing.
She plays Keith's Moog! This is the stuff that legends are made of. If you're a classical musician this is like an invitation to jam with Bach or being invited to play with Danny Carey if you're a drummer
Spectacular marathon! I went over and subscribed to Rachel Flowers YT page. Hearing her musical genius makes me feel that there is some higher power at play. I'm not particularly spiritual, but hearing this I would conclude she has been touched by "the hand of God".
I'm 16 minutes into this breathtaking exhibition of human genius, and let me assure you...she nailed the ELP piece on the Modular Moog. Even the percussion with her hand was perfect. There are ample videos of her genius on TH-cam. Daily Doug interviewed her, and she could not have been more sweet and delightful. Y'all should nab an interview. She'd love y'all too. Now back to Rachel...
Rachel Flowers is an incredible talent. I first discovered her on TH-cam, and I've since bought her albums and they've become some of my favorites. She performed on Keith Emerson's Modular Moog at his home while Keith was still in London working on a project. The Moog was just returned by the factory after a tune-up, so she was the first one to play it, even before Keith! Keith Emerson and Greg Lake were taken by her, and they became very close friends. She played at the Keith Emerson Memorial Concert, and her performance was flawless, but heart breaking, because she was simply crying her eyes out. She also had a wonderful tribute to Greg Lake on her first album, "Listen," called "Greg's Favorite." She's also an amazing flutist.
She play the uke, the sax and more. And no drum programming for Rachel, she is triggering them live with her fingers. Stunning. I guess we were due for another Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, or Emerson.
Seen her play in person several times, including at the 2016 Keith Emerson Tribute Concert, and recently at Synthplex, during that Emerson tribute where Jordan Rudess played Tarkus with Mark Bonilla's band. She and Emerson knew each other. She plays many kinds of music including her own solo work, and is a multi-instrumentalist. She is a prodigy, when she plays you can tell she 'becomes' the music. She can play any music she hears almost instantly. One funny event - at an intimate concert I was at, someones cell phone went off, and in her annoyance, she immediately played the exact tone song, same pitch, perfectly! Check out her channel, her international collaberations there, and buy her albums! I have no affiliation - just a big fan.
Try the performance of the full Tarkus at EMEAPP. She plays Tarkus on Keith's gear and does it brilliantly. Also, she doesn't improvise on ELP songs - I'll guaranty it was note for note. Her solo piano version of Karn Evil 9 Second Impression is amazing.
I was at the Emerson tribute concert in Birmingham and witnessed her playing...just astonishing. Check out her playing The Endless Enigma at a keyboard show a few years ago....
I know this piece very well and yes, as an arrangement for a single performer this is pretty close to the original .. and she is playing the sung melody line, too.
I discovered her by watching a cover of an ELP song which is my favorite ELP song “Karen Evil 9”. If you have not heard this song then by all means you need to. Amazing song with all 3 absolutely killing it.
There's a video where Rachel plays the Chapman Stick for the first time and she says how hard it is, and then learns how to play it right before your eyes.
I've seen her play at Progstock, Prog on the Ranch, Cruise to the Edge and am Facebook friends with her mom, Jeanie. Her musical talents are unsurpassed by ANYONE in the industry!
And she is the nicest young woman to meet. I first met her when she played at the Keith Emerson tribute Marc Bonilla organized a few months after Keith died back in 2016. I've seen her at several events since then and actually at a show of her own at Alva's Showroom September of this year! I hope you get to see her perform live at some point. Here keyboard work is what she's most known for but she also plays flute and there is a excellent video of her shreadding on guitar with Dweezil Zappa at one of his shows!
Her own songwriting has come on in leaps and bounds over the past couple of years - coupled with her supreme musical skills it is a rapidly growing body of work well worth checking out.
The most astonishing thing about Rachel is that she has no apparent limits. She keeps learning and growing musically, and while it all comes to her so naturally, she WORKS at it. Her knowledge of prog/rock is a given, but she's also deep into jazz and r&b and I've seen her dip occasionally into her classical repertoire with amazing performances of Rachmaninoff and Debussy. The first time I heard Rachel I was convinced she was the most talented musician I had ever heard. p.s. Rachel gets help with her setup, but she's a master of her recording studio and she works all the buttons, knobs, dials, and interfaces (on accessible gear and software) like a magician and can certainly plug in the cables.
Rachel is pure genius. I can't believe her versatility in genre and instruments, all of which she plays impeccably. I usually think Zappa is too weird to listen to but I loved her interpretation. As for Emerson's material she is amazing. At her very best. I live it. Thanks Nick for bringing her to us. I have been following her in 2022 as well.
I've been following Rachel for years now, she is a true Miracle and Musical Savant !! ☺ She can play anything on most instruments, just Amazing !!! One the ELP pretty damn perfect and also playing the Bass parts with her feet !!!👍🎼🎹🎸🎺🎻🎶
When you think it is amazing she can play all the Keyboard parts she is also playing the bass on the organ pedals. Been following Rachel for years what a stunning talented player.
She is a savant with a great gift to share. Brilliant musician with what us musicians call "big ears." She plays the bass better than I do, and I've been playing bass for 40 years. All she does is pick up the instrument and starts playing. Amazing
There is a version of Mike Keneally playing "Zombie Woof" with The Aristocrats on TH-cam where Keneally does most of the soloing. This is from a Satriani G4 event with Joe Travers on drums and Bryan Beller on bass. They were both together in Keneally's band at one time. Then Marco Minnemann played drums for Keneally at one point, so that's how he and Beller met. Then Guthrie filled in for an ill Greg Howe at a N.A.M.M. performance and the rest is history. Keneally, Beller, and Minnemann have also toured as Satriani's backup band.
She plays ELP pretty much note for note......and she's playing on Keiths own Moog so it does sound very ELP. The Zappa stuff there is just mindblowing! She is gobsmackingly talented. Oh yeah, she plays the flute and the saxophone as well.🤫
So happy you have reacted to Rachel Flowers. She does all of Emerson's songs and is amazing. She plays them as well as Keith and is keeping Keith's music going. You should look up Rachel and her friends doing an amazing job on Karn Evil 9, Trilogy, Endless enigma and Tarkus. Her own work is very good too. She has perfect pitch and is a musical genius. I am sure Lex will be very impressed too.
So glad you've discovered Rachel! I too have been following her for years--and all because of ELP. You should check out the international collaboration of Blues Variations from Pictures at an Exhibition, with Rachel on organ. Wow.
Rachel playing the Sax parts to "Take 5" was awesome :D. Yup Nick, its ELP's "Trilogy" (the 2nd track on the video), and that she's playing both the Moog and the Hammond B3 at the same time, just like Keith! Amazing. The "Module" is to her left from Moog, that Keith helped develop further (with all the wires everywhere), which was on stage with Keith as he goes NUTS "on" and all over the keyboards (especially the Hammond B3, that had to be reinforced for all his antics, and constantly re-built). She's really "feeling" the music, and the complexity, she becomes the timing, all from her senses . . . WHO says complex music doesn't have SOUL? GAH! Her guitar solo in Zombie Woof!!! Oh my GOD! She's freakin' "Finger Picking" it! So agile, complex and soulful! Keneally is a beast! He was Vai's 1st "2nd" Guitarist on many tours. He knew Vai's music like the back of VAI's hands! :D His 1st 2 solo albums are incredible, insane guitaring, hilarious lyrics, much like Vai's 1st album and Zappa (a humor I relate to :p). Great stuff! - Again, you and Lexi MUST experience ELP "Live" to watch the 3 what they do, and Keith going NUTZ on his keyboards! Will love to hear about Lexi checking out Rachel Flowers, she's amazing :).
That Moog cost as much as a house when it was new. It's a treasure, one of a kind. Moog offered a limited edition reissue of Keith's Moog for $150 grand a few years ago. Im sure you can't get one today
@@shackamaxon512 Here in Calif. that 150 Grand won't buy you a shack in a bad neighborhood :P. But that's crazy! Keith (and Greg) is sorely missed. Jordan Rudess has one built for the "Octavarium" tour, which you can watch from "Score: 20th Anniversary World Tour". He became a good friend with Keith :).
She's been blind from infancy. The ELP pieces she played were Trilogy and Hoedown. Many of her ELP covers (which brought her to the attention of Keith Emerson) are long, and would have taken an entire marathon, so I thought this would provide a better intro to her. She covers Emerson's piano concerto, where at one point she plays piano with one hand and flute with the other. The pinned comment for the Moog part is by Jason Rudess. Besides jamming with Dweezil's group Zappa plays Zappa, she plays flute with Thijs van Leer of Focus, and plays a well known Jaco piece on the bass. Among other things she also has ELP pieces with people playing the other parts. Her Zappa covers are great. Rewatch the Zappa piece "Inca Roads" you reacted to last year, and then listen to her version where she plays all of the parts (drum programming too). Sorry about the copyright problems today. I don't know how to check if that is going to happen when I choose music. The movie they made about her is worth checking out.
I knew you'd be impressed with Rachel. Thank you RG for getting Nick to check her out. If you'd like to see her play with a Zappa, there are some videos of her playing with Dweezil 🙂 I'd also suggest checking out her on an "International Collaboration" playing Karn Evil 9... several talented players join in to put together a great cover.
Nick showed us the finished product of a 2 hour, livestream of Rachel, building Zombie Wolf entirely from scratch by herself. She even plays the percussion parts on her keyboard. She uses a talking program that allows her to record and edit everything herself. I didn't think that I would have the patience to watch her record and edit one song for two hours, but it was well worth it to watch her work. She is an amazingly talented young woman.
Awesome. Brilliant Zappa lead guitar break! ...and she's having fun! Excellent.... Now, imagine how Rachel absorbs this, esp. Zappa, who wrote his compositions out as sheet music. Rachel has to absorb this stuff as straight sound with no written notes
A few things: 1) Hearing Is Believing is available to stream on Prime Video, and it's fantastic. 2) Moog is pronounced "Moge." 3) Rachel will be 30 in December of 2023.
Rachel was also a friend of Greg Lake's and dedicated one of her original compositions to him. th-cam.com/video/5hcrM82Ryq8/w-d-xo.html BTW, Greg Lake died of pancreatic cancer on this day in 2016.
Ok. Some must see Rachel videos of Rachel is her performances with Dweezil Zappa on both keyboards and guitar. Rachel shreds with Dweezil. Her jaw dropping performance of Steve Reich's Piano Phase ( a piano piece for two pianos)and Rachel's performance of The Endless Enigma at the Keith Emerson Memorial Concert. Rachel's performance is extremely emotional and will bring you to tears.
Yes ! i know ELP by heart ! i mean in my head i can play it and yes she s playing the real thing and on Emerson s Modular moog ! not mug ! lol moog like moose ! ! She makes me cry everytime i watch her ! And i went to see who was reacting to her and you were one of few ! She needs to be known alot more ! 🤔😎
Rachel's covers of King Crimson are pretty much note perfect. You'll find them on SoundCloud. If you want to do a King Crimson reaction without getting blocked, this is the way to do it.
Rachel just leaves you speechless doesn't she? I only discovered her a few months ago, and I reacted much as you did Nick. It makes one really emotional, but it so warms the heart! Stunning performances! Thanks RG.
Rachel Flowers is the most gifted pianist I’ve ever heard. I’ve been an ELP fan for over 50 years, but She does even him one better. Breathtaking versions of most all ELP’s epics.
I get goose bumps hearing Rachel playing ELP...Wow!Thank you soo much for this...she starts out doin Zappa then opens her wings and soars up to the heavens where she belongs! Wow!
As much as I appreciate Rachel Flowers' multi-instrumental prowess, it's her capturing all the vocals & voices on her Zombie Woof cover that most blows me away. If Frank was still with us, she'd be in his band.
I’m not sure who plays Emerson better, her or Keith? I’ve been following her for about 10 years. It still brings me to tears when I watch her play, especially the ELP pieces she plays. An absolutely phenomenal young women who is so gifted. You can read examples of individuals who lack a sense(I.e. sight), have other senses enhanced. Oliver Sacks’ “Musicophilia” is a good book to read.
There's a kid that does the drum cover to Zomby Woof which is also very impressive. To me that's the best part of the song, the drumming, but that guitar solo is also really good.
Very nice reaction video! You were special entertaining when Rachel played the guitar solo😁 Did you ever checked Mats & Morgan band? Mats Öberg organ and Morgan Ågren drums started to play together in 1981 when Mats was 10 and Morgan 13. They played with Frank Zappa in 1988 and in 1993 with "Zappa's Universe" including Mike Keneally. I have seen Dweezil play with Mats. Like Rachel, Mats is blind since birth. Mats and Morgan's music is sometimes to advanced even for my taste. I am old enough to remember Beatles' breakthrough. I like music from the 60s and on through today. Interesting fact is that while in the early days most amazing artists were males while today they are often females: Besides Rachel Flowers: Tash Sultana, Tal Wilkenfeld, Samantha Fish, Jorja Chalmers, Grace Wanderwaal, Angelina Jordan, Eivor Pálsdóttir. Ok, there are males also like Jon Gomm, Damon Albarn, and Kaisers Orchestra (all males) but the difference is striking.
You aint seen nothing yet. The first time she played on a Hammond, she does Karn Evil 9 first impression. Amazing second impression on piano, she reaches into the box to stroke the piano strings a couple times to do the song the right way, like Emerson. My favorite from Rachel is Piano Concerto Number 1, a 20 minute piece from ELP Works. Please watch that one with Lex. Love yous.
Let me tell you I've been a huge ELP fan for over 50 years and I've heard dozens and dozens of "tribute" bands do their music. The only person that I have trouble distinguishing if it's Keith or not is Rachel- perhaps because she learned by ear. Emerson had a very distinctive way of playing, a kind of dissonance that few duplicate when playing ELP. Discovered Rachel some years ago and she brought tears to my eyes- a true gift from God.
Just saw this. Outstanding stream. Loved every minute of it. Been a Rachel fan for some years now and a Mike Keneally fan for about 30 years. Actually, I'm kind of a Keneally groupie. Keneally is every bit as good on keyboards as he is on the guitar. Re: "The Aristocrats." The Keneally/Govan lineup shown here included Bryan Beller on Bass and Joe Travers on Drums. I guess it was a G4 show, but I suspect Govan joined the band for this tune. Keneally has also released a bunch of stuff with Marco Minnemann (the drummer for the Aristocrats) on a variety of projects. Mike Keneally, Joe Travers, Bryan Beller, Joe Satriani, Steve Vai, The Aristocrats...It's all kind of incestuous, LOL! A few years back, Joe Satriani's touring band was Joe, Marco Minnemann, Mike Keneally and Bryan Beller. They put on a great show.
Nick check out Tiger Moth Tales . Peter Jones is also blind but plays amazing Keys ,guitar and sings he also plays with Camel and Francis Dunnery and Red Bazarr. He is to amazing how he does it all.
I have a few videos of Rachel including this one with Keith so i know what he is saying about the Moog coming back from the shop. He is in the UK and she is back home in LA were the Moog is so she gets to ---- Test It ???
Okay, she is a prodigy. The thing I'm thinking about is the power of visualization. Both hands and feet moving independently. She hears and sees it in her mind.
I discoverd Rachel many years ago. The first thing I saw her play was Tarkus. Yeah, you know, that song that's impossible to play, that only Keith Emerson could play? Ah, no. She sat down and said, "Hold my lemonaide." She is amzaing. One of the greatest keyboard talents this earth has ever witnessed.
So glad I found Rachel on TH-cam, but it's only because of ELP that I found her. She performed all of Tarkus by herself on the piano in front of an audience, and it blew everyone's mind. She also performed at Keith's funeral, and broke down in tears at one point, but composed herself just in time to keep playing.
Her piano cover of Tarkus had me tripping over my jaw. And then to be invited by Keith to play his Moog, that's just legendary
@@shackamaxon512 I loved the friendship that they had.
I’ve watched Rachel’s videos for several years. She’s a true musical prodigy. Glad Nick reviewed her work.
@@paulhart3812 as incredible as Rachel is, if you want to have your mind blown even more, watch "In the Key of Genius: Derek Paravicini and Adam Ockelford at TEDxWarwick 2013". He's a true Savant, and 60 Minutes did a great episode about him too, that will also blow your mind.
@@Lightmane Rachel is also a true savant.
There is a video of her playing a tribute to Keith with orchestra at Royal Albert Hall. Between playing she is in tears, and the concerned floor manager checks on her. But it's clearly tears of joy at the whole orchestra experience, mixed with dealing with the loss of Keith.
Thank you for featuring Rachel on your marathon! It's always fun to see people discovering her for the first time! I wanted to mention that Rachel's recording of Zomby Woof was done during a single 2 1/2 hour marathon (!) live stream that folks can watch here th-cam.com/video/Y7Qs56_dvhk/w-d-xo.html Afterward our IT guru Robert Minsk edited the parts together to create the finished video you watched. I also wanted to add that Mike Keneally was part of Rachel's band at this year's ProgStock 2022 concert, and he is amazing! Thanks again!
Rachel is a gift. I discovered her thru Mr Mike. :)
I remember the first time I came across Rachel and she reduced me to tears as well. A truly gifted person. Look up her playing Zappa with Dwezel Zappa, truly heartwarming.
Rachel Flowers is an adult now and put out a full prog album out last year called "Bigger on the Inside", which I think was one of the best albums of 2021.
Rachel is such a talent pure genius she plays so many instruments and all amazing well.
This is so close to Keith Emerson brilliant Reaction Nick 👍This was Keith’s instrument she was playing whom she loved dearly and him her
She is exceptional at all the instruments she plays.
At around 9:37 we have Keith Emerson talk about his instrument and he addresses Rachel, TH-cam blocked that part because of the music in the background. The video stays mute for about a minute and the audio resumes before Rachel begins to play. A add also totally caught me by surprise so I just wanted to give everyone a heads up. Here is the original video.
th-cam.com/video/x7qujZpMHbA/w-d-xo.html&ab_channel=RachelFlowersMusic
Aww, too bad that part was blocked. You get to SEE and hear Keith and how he regards Rachel. But will watch this tonight after work!
Bummer. :(
Yes, in the first clip for Ray Charles, Rachel is playing Clair de Lune by Claude Debussy.
RACHEL FLOWERS is incredibly gifted. Check out the documentary 'Hearing is Believing'. This would be something great to do on Patreon. The tribute she is part of for Keith Emerson after his death is so emotionally charged where you see her crying as she's playing.
She plays Keith's Moog! This is the stuff that legends are made of. If you're a classical musician this is like an invitation to jam with Bach or being invited to play with Danny Carey if you're a drummer
This girl is touched by God
She is not just a copy cat. Her own album Bigger on the Inside (2021) is a great album showing her own voice brilliantly.
Yep, Rachel is a beast. She does tributes to all the greats. ELP, Yes, Gentle Giant, you name it.
Spectacular marathon! I went over and subscribed to Rachel Flowers YT page.
Hearing her musical genius makes me feel that there is some higher power at play. I'm not particularly spiritual, but hearing this I would conclude she has been touched by "the hand of God".
I'm 16 minutes into this breathtaking exhibition of human genius, and let me assure you...she nailed the ELP piece on the Modular Moog. Even the percussion with her hand was perfect. There are ample videos of her genius on TH-cam. Daily Doug interviewed her, and she could not have been more sweet and delightful. Y'all should nab an interview. She'd love y'all too.
Now back to Rachel...
I've been subscribed to Rachel for years, just bought her solo album bigger on the Outside, fantastic. She is genius.
Rachel Flowers is an incredible talent. I first discovered her on TH-cam, and I've since bought her albums and they've become some of my favorites. She performed on Keith Emerson's Modular Moog at his home while Keith was still in London working on a project. The Moog was just returned by the factory after a tune-up, so she was the first one to play it, even before Keith! Keith Emerson and Greg Lake were taken by her, and they became very close friends. She played at the Keith Emerson Memorial Concert, and her performance was flawless, but heart breaking, because she was simply crying her eyes out. She also had a wonderful tribute to Greg Lake on her first album, "Listen," called "Greg's Favorite." She's also an amazing flutist.
She is also a brilliant guitarist and bass player and plays Chapman Stick as well.
She play the uke, the sax and more. And no drum programming for Rachel, she is triggering them live with her fingers. Stunning. I guess we were due for another Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, or Emerson.
Rachel is a very special girl . . . I love her music and especially her versions of ELP and Keith Emerson's work.
Started watching Rachel when she was 12yrs ... she is a true wonder .. and a lovely person too
this has blown my mind for years..she is a giant who could have filled in for emerson back in the day
Seen her play in person several times, including at the 2016 Keith Emerson Tribute Concert, and recently at Synthplex, during that Emerson tribute where Jordan Rudess played Tarkus with Mark Bonilla's band. She and Emerson knew each other. She plays many kinds of music including her own solo work, and is a multi-instrumentalist. She is a prodigy, when she plays you can tell she 'becomes' the music. She can play any music she hears almost instantly. One funny event - at an intimate concert I was at, someones cell phone went off, and in her annoyance, she immediately played the exact tone song, same pitch, perfectly! Check out her channel, her international collaberations there, and buy her albums! I have no affiliation - just a big fan.
Awe! A great word! Totally in awe of Rachel! She brings me tears of pure joy!
Try the performance of the full Tarkus at EMEAPP. She plays Tarkus on Keith's gear and does it brilliantly. Also, she doesn't improvise on ELP songs - I'll guaranty it was note for note. Her solo piano version of Karn Evil 9 Second Impression is amazing.
I was at the Emerson tribute concert in Birmingham and witnessed her playing...just astonishing. Check out her playing The Endless Enigma at a keyboard show a few years ago....
I know this piece very well and yes, as an arrangement for a single performer this is pretty close to the original .. and she is playing the sung melody line, too.
I discovered her by watching a cover of an ELP song which is my favorite ELP song “Karen Evil 9”. If you have not heard this song then by all means you need to. Amazing song with all 3 absolutely killing it.
There's a video where Rachel plays the Chapman Stick for the first time and she says how hard it is, and then learns how to play it right before your eyes.
I love Rachel Flowers her latest album is one of my favorites for 2021. Please suport her.
I am seriously lost for any type of words, thanks Nick.
I've seen her play at Progstock, Prog on the Ranch, Cruise to the Edge and am Facebook friends with her mom, Jeanie. Her musical talents are unsurpassed by ANYONE in the industry!
And she is the nicest young woman to meet. I first met her when she played at the Keith Emerson tribute Marc Bonilla organized a few months after Keith died back in 2016. I've seen her at several events since then and actually at a show of her own at Alva's Showroom September of this year! I hope you get to see her perform live at some point. Here keyboard work is what she's most known for but she also plays flute and there is a excellent video of her shreadding on guitar with Dweezil Zappa at one of his shows!
Her own songwriting has come on in leaps and bounds over the past couple of years - coupled with her supreme musical skills it is a rapidly growing body of work well worth checking out.
Every so often a musical genius comes along when we least expect it, rachel is such a person. 🎶☀️
She is a freak in the best possible way ! What a musician ! She can do anything.in music I'm convinced.
Rachel is a gift to this world and should be treated as such.
The most astonishing thing about Rachel is that she has no apparent limits. She keeps learning and growing musically, and while it all comes to her so naturally, she WORKS at it. Her knowledge of prog/rock is a given, but she's also deep into jazz and r&b and I've seen her dip occasionally into her classical repertoire with amazing performances of Rachmaninoff and Debussy. The first time I heard Rachel I was convinced she was the most talented musician I had ever heard. p.s. Rachel gets help with her setup, but she's a master of her recording studio and she works all the buttons, knobs, dials, and interfaces (on accessible gear and software) like a magician and can certainly plug in the cables.
Rachel is pure genius. I can't believe her versatility in genre and instruments, all of which she plays impeccably. I usually think Zappa is too weird to listen to but I loved her interpretation. As for Emerson's material she is amazing. At her very best. I live it. Thanks Nick for bringing her to us. I have been following her in 2022 as well.
Absolutely brilliant !
I've been following Rachel for years now, she is a true Miracle and Musical Savant !! ☺
She can play anything on most instruments, just Amazing !!!
One the ELP pretty damn perfect and also playing the Bass parts with her feet !!!👍🎼🎹🎸🎺🎻🎶
When you think it is amazing she can play all the Keyboard parts she is also playing the bass on the organ pedals. Been following Rachel for years what a stunning talented player.
She is a savant with a great gift to share. Brilliant musician with what us musicians call "big ears." She plays the bass better than I do, and I've been playing bass for 40 years. All she does is pick up the instrument and starts playing. Amazing
There is a version of Mike Keneally playing "Zombie Woof" with The Aristocrats on TH-cam where Keneally does most of the soloing. This is from a Satriani G4 event with Joe Travers on drums and Bryan Beller on bass. They were both together in Keneally's band at one time. Then Marco Minnemann played drums for Keneally at one point, so that's how he and Beller met. Then Guthrie filled in for an ill Greg Howe at a N.A.M.M. performance and the rest is history. Keneally, Beller, and Minnemann have also toured as Satriani's backup band.
Before you even start, Rachael Flowers needs to be recognized alot more! She should be held in such high esteem! She will blow you away!!!!!
She plays ELP pretty much note for note......and she's playing on Keiths own Moog so it does sound very ELP. The Zappa stuff there is just mindblowing! She is gobsmackingly talented. Oh yeah, she plays the flute and the saxophone as well.🤫
So happy you have reacted to Rachel Flowers. She does all of Emerson's songs and is amazing. She plays them as well as Keith and is keeping Keith's music going. You should look up Rachel and her friends doing an amazing job on Karn Evil 9, Trilogy, Endless enigma and Tarkus. Her own work is very good too. She has perfect pitch and is a musical genius. I am sure Lex will be very impressed too.
I'm finally getting to go see her play soon at Alvas Showroom. Can't wait!
You won't regret it
Absolutely love her music. She plays everything by ear. Check out one of her new one "the darkness" she plays all the instruments
So glad you've discovered Rachel! I too have been following her for years--and all because of ELP. You should check out the international collaboration of Blues Variations from Pictures at an Exhibition, with Rachel on organ. Wow.
Rachel playing the Sax parts to "Take 5" was awesome :D. Yup Nick, its ELP's "Trilogy" (the 2nd track on the video), and that she's playing both the Moog and the Hammond B3 at the same time, just like Keith! Amazing. The "Module" is to her left from Moog, that Keith helped develop further (with all the wires everywhere), which was on stage with Keith as he goes NUTS "on" and all over the keyboards (especially the Hammond B3, that had to be reinforced for all his antics, and constantly re-built).
She's really "feeling" the music, and the complexity, she becomes the timing, all from her senses . . . WHO says complex music doesn't have SOUL?
GAH! Her guitar solo in Zombie Woof!!! Oh my GOD! She's freakin' "Finger Picking" it! So agile, complex and soulful!
Keneally is a beast! He was Vai's 1st "2nd" Guitarist on many tours. He knew Vai's music like the back of VAI's hands! :D His 1st 2 solo albums are incredible, insane guitaring, hilarious lyrics, much like Vai's 1st album and Zappa (a humor I relate to :p). Great stuff!
- Again, you and Lexi MUST experience ELP "Live" to watch the 3 what they do, and Keith going NUTZ on his keyboards! Will love to hear about Lexi checking out Rachel Flowers, she's amazing :).
That Moog cost as much as a house when it was new. It's a treasure, one of a kind. Moog offered a limited edition reissue of Keith's Moog for $150 grand a few years ago. Im sure you can't get one today
@@shackamaxon512 Here in Calif. that 150 Grand won't buy you a shack in a bad neighborhood :P. But that's crazy! Keith (and Greg) is sorely missed. Jordan Rudess has one built for the "Octavarium" tour, which you can watch from "Score: 20th Anniversary World Tour". He became a good friend with Keith :).
She is pure music. Play a lot many instruments. Lets hear her albuns and love them.
She's been blind from infancy. The ELP pieces she played were Trilogy and Hoedown. Many of her ELP covers (which brought her to the attention of Keith Emerson) are long, and would have taken an entire marathon, so I thought this would provide a better intro to her. She covers Emerson's piano concerto, where at one point she plays piano with one hand and flute with the other. The pinned comment for the Moog part is by Jason Rudess. Besides jamming with Dweezil's group Zappa plays Zappa, she plays flute with Thijs van Leer of Focus, and plays a well known Jaco piece on the bass. Among other things she also has ELP pieces with people playing the other parts. Her Zappa covers are great. Rewatch the Zappa piece "Inca Roads" you reacted to last year, and then listen to her version where she plays all of the parts (drum programming too). Sorry about the copyright problems today. I don't know how to check if that is going to happen when I choose music. The movie they made about her is worth checking out.
Jordan Rudess from Dream Theater. They’re two of the very few people willing to attempt an Emerson cover.
Thank you for this playlist! And thanks, Nick, for playing it! Very, very fun and amazing to observe Rachel Flowers.
I am floored. Those Zappa runs!
I saw her a few years back, and holy cow can she play. Love her stuff
You should also listen to Rachels cover of Zappas TREACHEROUS CRETINS, it’s amazing. Great show👍
I knew you'd be impressed with Rachel. Thank you RG for getting Nick to check her out.
If you'd like to see her play with a Zappa, there are some videos of her playing with Dweezil 🙂
I'd also suggest checking out her on an "International Collaboration" playing Karn Evil 9... several talented players join in to put together a great cover.
Yes, Nick.
Note For Note !!!
Keith was amazed at her skills.
12:32....Trilogy by ELP played on Keith Emerson's Moog. Note perfect! I am not sure you have reacted to that one. Incredible.
Oh man, Nick.... I feel your pain ( and joy ) in watching someone so ridiculously talented.
Nick showed us the finished product of a 2 hour, livestream of Rachel, building Zombie Wolf entirely from scratch by herself. She even plays the percussion parts on her keyboard. She uses a talking program that allows her to record and edit everything herself.
I didn't think that I would have the patience to watch her record and edit one song for two hours, but it was well worth it to watch her work. She is an amazingly talented young woman.
Awesome. Brilliant Zappa lead guitar break! ...and she's having fun! Excellent.... Now, imagine how Rachel absorbs this, esp. Zappa, who wrote his compositions out as sheet music. Rachel has to absorb this stuff as straight sound with no written notes
Exactly. Kinda hard to read music when you're blind. That's what makes Rachel all the more impressive
A few things: 1) Hearing Is Believing is available to stream on Prime Video, and it's fantastic. 2) Moog is pronounced "Moge." 3) Rachel will be 30 in December of 2023.
Rachel was also a friend of Greg Lake's and dedicated one of her original compositions to him. th-cam.com/video/5hcrM82Ryq8/w-d-xo.html BTW, Greg Lake died of pancreatic cancer on this day in 2016.
Like Rogue and Vogue.
Ok. Some must see Rachel videos of Rachel is her performances with Dweezil Zappa on both keyboards and guitar. Rachel shreds with Dweezil. Her jaw dropping performance of Steve Reich's Piano Phase ( a piano piece for two pianos)and Rachel's performance of The Endless Enigma at the Keith Emerson Memorial Concert. Rachel's performance is extremely emotional and will bring you to tears.
Yes ! i know ELP by heart ! i mean in my head i can play it and yes she s playing the real thing and on Emerson s Modular moog ! not mug ! lol moog like moose ! ! She makes me cry everytime i watch her ! And i went to see who was reacting to her and you were one of few ! She needs to be known alot more ! 🤔😎
How could you not support her? Amazing !!!😭
Rachel's covers of King Crimson are pretty much note perfect. You'll find them on SoundCloud. If you want to do a King Crimson reaction without getting blocked, this is the way to do it.
Watch her flute and piano version of Piano Concerto #1
Rachel just leaves you speechless doesn't she? I only discovered her a few months ago, and I reacted much as you did Nick. It makes one really emotional, but it so warms the heart! Stunning performances! Thanks RG.
Rachel Flowers is the most gifted pianist I’ve ever heard. I’ve been an ELP fan for over 50 years, but She does even him one better. Breathtaking versions of most all ELP’s epics.
I get goose bumps hearing Rachel playing ELP...Wow!Thank you soo much for this...she starts out doin Zappa then opens her wings and soars up to the heavens where she belongs! Wow!
As much as I appreciate Rachel Flowers' multi-instrumental prowess, it's her capturing all the vocals & voices on her Zombie Woof cover that most blows me away. If Frank was still with us, she'd be in his band.
I’m not sure who plays Emerson better, her or Keith? I’ve been following her for about 10 years. It still brings me to tears when I watch her play, especially the ELP pieces she plays. An absolutely phenomenal young women who is so gifted. You can read examples of individuals who lack a sense(I.e. sight), have other senses enhanced. Oliver Sacks’ “Musicophilia” is a good book to read.
Her performance on the moog/Hammond organ is just electrifying, frenzy, you can feel the joy and excitement in her playing
I loved how she shook her hands and everything with glee after she finished - I think it was Trilogy/Hoedown.
yes that was the exact piece, ELP
Miss Flowers’ Zombie Woof killed me. In love…
In Rachel's livestream, watch the lower right panel. She is playing the drums live on her keyboard. This is literally impossibly good.
There's a kid that does the drum cover to Zomby Woof which is also very impressive. To me that's the best part of the song, the drumming, but that guitar solo is also really good.
Very nice reaction video! You were special entertaining when Rachel played the guitar solo😁
Did you ever checked Mats & Morgan band? Mats Öberg organ and Morgan Ågren drums started to play together in 1981 when Mats was 10 and Morgan 13. They played with Frank Zappa in 1988 and in 1993 with "Zappa's Universe" including Mike Keneally. I have seen Dweezil play with Mats. Like Rachel, Mats is blind since birth. Mats and Morgan's music is sometimes to advanced even for my taste.
I am old enough to remember Beatles' breakthrough. I like music from the 60s and on through today. Interesting fact is that while in the early days most amazing artists were males while today they are often females: Besides Rachel Flowers: Tash Sultana, Tal Wilkenfeld, Samantha Fish, Jorja Chalmers, Grace Wanderwaal, Angelina Jordan, Eivor Pálsdóttir. Ok, there are males also like Jon Gomm, Damon Albarn, and Kaisers Orchestra (all males) but the difference is striking.
She did Karn Evil 9 with an international coalition. She not only does keyboard but the guitar part in the 1st impression part 1.
First time an alto sax sample has made me cry! 😂
You need to watch her play Karn Evil 9
Makes me want to never admit to being a musician, Billy Strings also.
Mike Kennelly is the shizzle.
You aint seen nothing yet. The first time she played on a Hammond, she does Karn Evil 9 first impression. Amazing second impression on piano, she reaches into the box to stroke the piano strings a couple times to do the song the right way, like Emerson. My favorite from Rachel is Piano Concerto Number 1, a 20 minute piece from ELP Works. Please watch that one with Lex. Love yous.
Obviously,Rachel is one of the greatest musicians of all time. I have a video on my channel from a recent solo performace of hers. Mind blowing stuff.
Let me tell you I've been a huge ELP fan for over 50 years and I've heard dozens and dozens of "tribute" bands do their music. The only person that I have trouble distinguishing if it's Keith or not is Rachel- perhaps because she learned by ear. Emerson had a very distinctive way of playing, a kind of dissonance that few duplicate when playing ELP. Discovered Rachel some years ago and she brought tears to my eyes- a true gift from God.
There is a fantastic video on TH-cam of Rachel guesting on blazing guitar with Dweezil Zappa and his band playing Frank’s tune Montana.
Yes, it was "Clare De Lune" by Debussy that she played for Ray Charles.
She is proof that miracles can happen.
The human endeavor has few boundaries.
JT
Just saw this. Outstanding stream. Loved every minute of it. Been a Rachel fan for some years now and a Mike Keneally fan for about 30 years. Actually, I'm kind of a Keneally groupie. Keneally is every bit as good on keyboards as he is on the guitar.
Re: "The Aristocrats." The Keneally/Govan lineup shown here included Bryan Beller on Bass and Joe Travers on Drums. I guess it was a G4 show, but I suspect Govan joined the band for this tune. Keneally has also released a bunch of stuff with Marco Minnemann (the drummer for the Aristocrats) on a variety of projects. Mike Keneally, Joe Travers, Bryan Beller, Joe Satriani, Steve Vai, The Aristocrats...It's all kind of incestuous, LOL! A few years back, Joe Satriani's touring band was Joe, Marco Minnemann, Mike Keneally and Bryan Beller. They put on a great show.
I want to support Rachael Flowers!
I saw her playing some Bach in a church, she is thru talent.
Nick check out Tiger Moth Tales . Peter Jones is also blind but plays amazing Keys ,guitar and sings he also plays with Camel and Francis Dunnery and Red Bazarr. He is to amazing how he does it all.
I've definitely woken up with the zombie wolf behind me eye's
I wasn’t sure but Is Guthrie Govan generally now considered one of the greatest guitarists of all time?
Tutto quello che suona è esattamente ciò che suonava Emerson dal vivo!
She was playing note for note
I have a few videos of Rachel including this one with Keith so i know what he is saying about the Moog coming back from the shop. He is in the UK and she is back home in LA were the Moog is so she gets to ---- Test It ???
Here is Guthrie saying his own name :
th-cam.com/video/vwudVCEDPsI/w-d-xo.html
Okay, she is a prodigy. The thing I'm thinking about is the power of visualization. Both hands and feet moving independently. She hears and sees it in her mind.