Rachel Flowers on the Modular Moog - intro by Keith Emerson
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On February 11, 2012 Rachel got permission from Keith Emerson to play his Modular Moog.
The Complete Trilogy: • Rachel Flowers - Trilo...
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Tarkus • Rachel Flowers - Tarku...
0:00 Keith Emerson and Terje Mikkelsen
2:11 Trilogy
7:02 Hoedown - เพลง
Awesome! Great job Rachel!
Jordan Rudess
Lol
We realise
Wow. That's an endorsement
She is great.
WOW - compliment from a great to a great (I'm bowing to you both here)
I "discovered" Rachel through Dweezil Zappa, and her guitar skills blew me away. Her story is amazing, born on Frank Zappa's birthday only days after his death and not far from where he lived. Since she is blind, she depends on others to help her for some tasks. Since we aren't as gifted as her, we depend on her to help us elevate our lives. Thank you for elevating us.
I just discovered her too with Dweezil.
Now this? Guitar and insane prog keyboard? And sightless? Omg
I know that Keith passed knowing there was one soul here on this earth who would always make his music proud. And girl you are it!
Thank you for this comment. It made me cry. I’m 71. Last week l attended Keiths blue plaque unveiling at Worthing Assembly Hall , U.K. Yesterday I visited his grave at Lancing a few miles away.
Perfect!!!!!
Absolutely brilliant, young lady.
Heartwarming
The thought just crossed my mind is that if he'd have taken her as an apprentice for doing the parts that were giving him trouble (bodies are machines)... It might have saved his life...
You didn't work the Moog, sweetheart, you rocked the hell out of it. I'm staggered.
Holy GOD...where is she hiding? We haven't had someone this good since...Keith Emerson!
The king is gone but he's not forgotten
and his kingdom would be cursed as a vst haha
Rachel, you really did Keith Emerson's music justice and I know he is smiling for you. It's a sad loss for you to hear of Keith's tragic passing. I know you will continue to do him proud with your incredible talent behind the keys.
Rachel, you are a beautiful young lady with a tremendous gift of music. Thank you for sharing it with all of us.
Why am I only finding this now?!! Holy Smokes! Absolutely mind boggling to see this amount of talent. Phenom, for certain.
She plays multiple instruments, check her out playing with Dweezil Zappa and the Zappa plays Zappa band, symphony orchestras, worldwide collaborations. Talent like this only happens once in a blue moon and to think she does all of this without knowing how to read a single note, it's all from what she hears.
Same question as had as I only discovered her yesterday and totally blown away. I was up really late checking out any video she was in. Now ten years older she even much better than what you are seeing. Her guitar work is stunning. Her playing piano and flute simultaneously is impossible. She is setting new standards in what a talented musician is.
Right there with you!! Good LORD!!!! She is beyond fantastic!!! I don't think I have ever heard anyone play the Moog better than that.
@@beachcomber4141 It's amazing how corporate music hid her from view all these years. Any scout would have spotted her in seconds, but she is not driven by satanism or money - what drives the LA scene. I doubt money means anything to her. What a sensation she would make to the world. Well at least now its starting to happen for her.
@@smacl61 Yeah, I am kinda mad now that I had not heard of her before. She is wonderful. I just discovered the plays guitar like I have never heard, plays the flute, and that is what I have discovered in 30 minutes!!! If this was the 70's she would be a legend by now.
My good God! How this lovely, extraordinarily talented, piano and synthesizer phenom does not have a million subscribers, I will never ever know! I saw Emerson Lake and Palmer three times at Boston Garden in the 70s and I will never ever forget those concerts and how new and exciting the Moog sounded. You do it more than justice young lady. You add a richness that I've never heard before. Thank you so much. 🙂👍
10 years late to the party, but this old geezer is still totally blown away!! You were flying across those keys. Could listen to you play all day and all night. You’re a true genius of the keyboard, my dear.
Watching this with tears in my eyes..... You go girl... Awesome talent and a beautiful soul... The World is not so bad a place after all.... Aussie Hug to you..
R.I.P. King of Moog
What a lucky man he was. :-(
Jesus... she is absolutely incredible :D
I have no words, if I had only listened to the audio I told Keith you are great, but gosh Rachel, you're Keith in person ... but prettier.
I love you!
I've been drumming 46 yrs, and I would be honored to play Percussion with this lady, I played drums to the Tarkus album, back in the days, and its awesome to hear her play all these pieces,
Absolutely amazing Rachel. I'm 70years old now, but always loved listening to Kieth Emerson, with ELP. But your playing of his music is awesome. God bless and thank you very much, Gary from Seaton in Devon UK X
Awesome how Rachel resolves all those incredibly complex chords and melodies from ELP. And she does it all from memory. A superlative job !
As a keyboard player and an ELP fan (I did a report on 'Pictures At An Exhibition' in college) I am completely in awe of this performance and her talent... To echo another comment, this brings tears of joy when viewing this... thanks!
Man, with my eyes I can't play 0.01% as good as this, I would need 5 brains and one more to think. Amazing.
It can truly be said she is Keith Emerson's peer. What an amazingly gifted young woman, the world is fortunate to have her!
Humane Pain She is gifted, I agree, but calling her Emerson's peer is wildly premature at best. There are painters who can produce an impressive copy of the Mona Lisa, good enough to fool all but a few specialists. Impressive as that is, we don't call them Leonardo's "peer".
***** Give it time is a decent summation of what I was saying. But not just because I haven't heard her compositions. To become the peer of a master who has been at the top of his field for decades, requires decades.
I very much look forward to hearing her music; her talent is obvious. There is no shame in being at the start of a brilliant career; I was only pointing out the obvious; the brilliant young player at the very start of her career simply can't be Emerson's peer, any more than college students are the peers of their professors.
***** Thanks for the reply; I take it you two are related; you have a lot to be proud of!
+Greg Vinson I would tend to disagree with you, Greg. Certainly, Keith must have been a prodigy at Rachel's age, and following a decade of growth, his talent clearly prevailed, but does one compare the human sequencer which is Keith to other incredibly talented cover artists as Liberace? As impressive as Rachel's abilities are, she has already established her own library of original compositions, which dare I say, have sold as well as anything Keith has managed to sell over the past 30 years. ELP was one of those brilliant, timely, original, well-promoted, and truly enjoyable periods of my youth, having been a musical prodigy myself, but not unlike every prodigy ever rolled out for their talents, Rachel has a blank canvas in which to work with, challenges few could appreciate, where as Keith primarily survives on legend, and achievements of 40+ years ago. Not at all disparaging Keith's talent, but as much as aging troubles me, this world need not bring down its most promising youth when they're compared to the greats of the past, but there comes a time where the most intelligent of us need to support the youthful, and peacefully let go of the godly stereotypes of our pasts. Even Keith sits upon a toilet every day or so. :)
Fantastic ¡¡ this girl is the real deal, what a tribute for Mr. Emerson this talent is playing his music.
Dearest Rachel, I laughed, cried, and shook my head through the entire piece! I've been playing for nearly 50 years by ear (some Emmerson), but you've got a supercomputer in that beautiful head of yours, kiddo! One in a billion people like you make this world worth living in! Keep up the great work!!!
Scott
Holy crow! This kid is fabulous! I was getting chills listening and watching these cuts even before I saw someone's comment mentioning Braille. An agnostic's sincere hopes for endless blessings on Rachel and her family.
To be human, is as magnificent, as it is tragic. Without some form of tragedy, magnificence would never flourish. God bless all those who are fortunate enough to touch both; so that we average souls, can experience the beauty beyond our reach. :)
OMG !!! Keith Emerson .. this is so sad. : ( I hope You and Rachel are Ok we know Rachel loved Keith so much !!
Old shit like me just gets tears in the eyes, and just want to hug her! What a talent! What a beutyful person!
STUNNING !!!! same here wiping tears, Keith you MUST bring this Talented lovely girl on the road - she needs to be seen and heard !!! I'm 55 now and and always been a Huge Prog fan since the earliest days (thanks to a 7yr older brother who played) and it's so good to see young kids still turned on to Classic Prog !! your new fan Rachel ! just Amazing !!!
If all those critics who have said Emerson, Lake & Palmer was all about stage antics ever watch this video, they will certainly eat their words. I'm sure blessed Miss Flowers here, who evidently has unique knowledge and appreciation of Keith Emerson's output, doesn't care much about those stage antics. I myself fell madly in love with ELP's early music years before I could even watch on video what they do on stage. So, I firmly believe most of Mr. Emerson's music stands up for itself. Period. Cheers and Congrats, Miss. Flowers. I think your'e a natural born musician and you've work hard to develop your talents.
As an Elp lover from 1970, GREAT.
David Fossdal its like me .
A beautiful way to remember Keith.
My very first concert was Emerson Lake and Palmer. It was $6 to get in. Of course you can't even buy a soda for $6 these days. I was way up front. It was incredible. Thank you so much for keeping this music alive. You are precious.
What an amazingly talented and beautiful young lady Rachel is. as an elp fan for more than 45 years this gave me goose bumps.
Where are the Rachel Flowers of the world nowadays? Not being put on a virtual pedestal for all the world to hear unfortunately. The music industry real is hurting but maybe we can make a place like TH-cam the new music industry. Keep up the great work Rachel.
And we have Sina Drums .
Give her a listen .
She's incredible !!!!
@@pauljilka6989 She needs to be able to play something like what I've covered to be in the same caliber as Rachel Flowers.
Fantastic rendition of "Trilogy". When i saw/heard her incredible performance of Karn Evil 9, 2nd impression i didn't realise that Rachel is blind & i'm so glad that she has this world of sound to explore. She surely has worked very hard to develop her talent and i love her playing, one feels her love of the music. I bet Keith was really proud to have helped inspire Rachel. LuvS
not too hard to see she's blind when she moves...
I know which video you are talking about. I did catch it but it wasn't obvious and you wouldn't catch it unless you were really paying attention. RE; Rachel Flowers blind.
I'm 68 and was introduced to ELP when I was a university student in 1972. Rachel, how you can replicate Keith Emerson is beyond me. Just listening to you play takes me back so many years. Thank you!
"What a Beautiful heart Keith had"
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every single note the same as Keith's; you're a treasure Rachel, he must be shining down on you. rip K.E., The King of Keyboards
Rachel , Every time I watch you play ....I weep with joy ...God has Blessed you ....I have been an ELP fan for more then forty years ...You have been chosen to carry Keith's Legacy...
This is beyond incredible for any talented keyboardist to play this music but is it true that this young lady is blind? To play it is one thing but the years and patience, to be able to learn to play at this level is miraculous.
You should watch the documentary hearing is bellieving about her life. So extremely touching. She is a multitaleted musical genious.
God! I cannot help it, I cannot stop It! I,m listening to the same Keith! God loves and blesses this young woman. Again crying! I don,t know what happens to me inside whenever I listen to Keith!
This is incredible Rachel . . you are so talented . . great to see Keith and hear his voice - my brother is a sound engineer and worked a lot with Keith in Los Angeles.
Keith Emerson was probably the best keyboardest ever. His style was way out there but made since. Rachel you are just as good ! So good to hear your playing like keith would. Absolutely spot on ! Thanks for keeping his music alive.
Profound eye leak in progess...omg!!
Rachel - in my humble opinion as a hack ear piano player - you are among the best I have ever heard on the keys. Period.
Keith's legacy is in the best of hands. You are an exceptional young lady with a great, great talent. My heart cries with yours over our loss. Knowing you are in this world is a warm comfort that his music lives on. Bless you!
Phenomenal talent. I absolutely love ELP. I'm glad she had the chance to have a friendship with Keith. He was an amazing talent also.
She simply blows my mind every time I see her. As a keyboardist I see a level I shall never attain, but as a music lover its amazing just to sit back and enjoy the pure genius.
Seriously? Music? Where?
I'm jealous because I can't play music
I’ve been playing keys for over 50 years and I don’t have 1/8 of her talent. She has to be the number 1 keyboard player on the planet alive today. Blown away!
You and Rachel must be so sad at the news of Keith's death -- appreciation and love to you both.
STUNNING!! SIMPLY......... STUNNING!! what an amazing talent!! an absolute inspiration!!!
Rachel, you made me cry. Thank you.
Emerson, Lake, Palmer & Flowers! You are awesome young lady!
That effect/tone change at 5:22 is just so cool and unique to the Moog. Love Rachel's interpretations and how they always impress the original artist.
If there is ever going to be some The Nice/ELP tribute band there will be only one to do the keys in that: this Rachel!!! I had never heard of her before (one of the guys in the band pointed her out) but she is truly amazing!!!! Heir to the throne!
She's rockin it,...she's no joke!!
I am sitting here crying tears of joy watching this remarkably talented young lady play some of the most difficult keyboard pieces ever performed. And she is having fun while doing it. This angel is truly blessed with the gift of music. As a 58 year old brass instrument player, I can only dream of attaining her level of musicianship. Keep it up. I, for one, want more.
You can tell Rachel's very soul and "being" is pouring through her fingers into the keyboard. Glorious spot-on renditions of perhaps the most complicated and diverse keyboardists in progressive Rock history. Incredible talent.
First time I have ever heard her play. That was excellent!
This is otherworldly talent. Just stunning!
Living proof that every life is precious.....even if born 15 weeks early.
ELP were a large part of my formative years in the 70s. So glad that they still influence young people 40 yrs later.
OMG! I'm touched by her virtuosity and the fact that she gets the music of our generation to that level. I want more!!!!
Trilogy is my absolute favorite ELP song - Rachel does it amazing justice. I literally expected to hear Carl come thundering in after the bridge. Well done. I expect to hear good things from this young lady all her own in the future.
I'm convinced that there are angels on earth, Thanks God, and Rachel for keeping Keith's music alive.
Aw Keith,why did you leave us?Miss you terribly.You had so many loving adoring fans who would have given you so much encouragement & support.We were there for you.Well,what's done is done,Can't undo what has happened.Sad.Thank you Rachel,we love you too.
My baby girl smiles when I play this , only a month in life, she knows it by heart, 😊 smile everyone, God bless Keith and Rachel Tommy menzer
Just too good for words Rachel!
This really blows my mind. Amazing!
No words enough to express how fantastic Rachel really plays. Her performance really brought tears to my eyes.
🎼🎼👏👏👏 🇧🇷
Just as Frank's music and legacy lives on so will Keith's. and Rachel's amazing talent will keep fans of real music and memories alive hopefully for years to come.
You go ms. Rachel !!! She is the ONLY one that even comes close - in fact, I could listen to her doing ELP all day long... its THAT good. !!!
Agreed!
Loved. Just loved. There is hope for us all.
Jeanie, as always I am thankful that you have nurtured your lovely and talented daughter to be the best she can be. God bless you, all those close to you both. Keith, good on you mate that you have been such an inspiration to Rachel. I was at ELP's gig at the Montreal Forum back in the late 1970s. Pirates Tour I think it was...
Rachel Flowers brought tears to my eyes watching her play purely because for a blind person she is Amazing on the keyboards absolutely amazing sounded wonderful. this page is book marked for me to listen and watch again and again... much love & peace keep up the good work Rachel. :) "R.I.P Keith Emerson!"
Check out her and Dweezil Zappa Montana she totally shreds on lead guitar..yep I said guitar
+Trucker Kev
Wow thanks for that I really enjoy! her Music & her pure intense and eager enjoyment in not just playing for her self but the crowd. Lets forget she is Blind for a minute. And just express how great she is playing all these instruments that I & yourself love as much as she does. You know I only found out about Rachel through the BBC news website due to reading an article about Keith Emerson passing away at the grand old age of 71 so in a sense Thank you Keith for introducing me to another GREAT! player
Yow! I love it--The coolest part was you drumming out Carl's cow bell part at 4:15 !!! You rule all of the earth.
The make-shift cow bell was true genius
Someday, I seriously would like to see Mr. Emerson and Rachel playing a duet. Anyone else think so?
Dear Mrs. Flowers. Thanks for sharing with us this blessed music from the wonderfully talented Rachel. I do agree 100% with you regarding AGT auditioning. She's way above that level of show. Best regards. From the south side of the sky Ricardo (Brazil)
There simply are no words to fully describe your daughters talents! She is absolutely MIND-BLOWING!!!! If reincarnation were possible, and Keith had left the building, Rachel would indeed be Keith re-born, no question!
Outstanding. Making my eyes tear up.
What an amazing homage to a great musician. This girl is so incredible. It's ever more a waste of a life that Keith would take his life when truly so many loved what he was to the keys. That aside, Rachel, I am truly speechless at your talent
OMG!!! I know Rachel must have put hours and hours of work into this, but it is still like the heavenly angels have poured the music into her and she is the conduit for their songs. Such astonishing talent and musicality: not just a technician, but a musician.
Rachel Flowers is a beautifull surprise for me, 'cause I am a fan of ELP's music since I was twelve years. Thank you Rachel!
bless both of them forever !!!
Crikey. This rocks. Absolute excellence. Stunning.
Bravo, Bravo, Bravo. It was great to hear the Hammond C3, Leslie, and Moog going at it. Rachel, you're my Heroine.
I just laugh out of pure joy whenever I hear Rachel play. She's one of the best keyboard players I've ever heard.
Tears of joy, here. Rachel's guitar work & vocals with Zappa Plays Zappa is as astonishing as this performance. Rachel Flowers is a gift to the musical world. Bless her forever.
Mind Blown!! So totally awesome!
Amazing. It's exalent.
MEGA SKILLED AND ADORABLE!! I could kiss those hands!
She is hearing all this in her head and playing it. Its a great insight to what a great musicians must be working with. What a great lesson in music this is. Love it genius.
And the most beautiful part was Rachel's SMILE and JOY. Beyond Contaigous! Rock on Rachel. You are an inspiration and gift to us all! BTW, Keith better beware. Some young lady is right on his tail. (YOU) Big Hugs!!!!! The tears roll!
WOW!!! I am impressed!! What talent!! Thanks Rachel!!! Let me go look to see what I can buy from your work!! GREAT!!
great playing, and such scientistic moog devices in the background.
I am amazed at this. Not just a good cover....but a cover that has some style and feel. That was always the magic of Keith Emerson. He never sacrificed the emotion and rock energy in order to sound technically perfect. People can connect to music like that. I was blown away BEFORE I noticed this young lady had bad vision. Truly amazing.
I get the giggles watching her, especially when she does that little seated happy dance at the end. She's so good!
Beautiful.
Gifted beyond belief!
BRAVO !! Another wonderful example of how eyesight is the first filter in which music loses it's natural vibration. People that play by feel and hearing, blind or simply in the dark -eyes closed, these are the ones that find what music can really do and where it can really go. !! BRAVO !!
Wow. This was extraordinary. Thank you so much.
My heart goes completely out to you, Rachel. Any fan of yours has to be very clear how Keith's death has probably affected you. His music is in my bones too. I'd like to say he's in a better place, but I'd much rather he be here with us among the living. Love to you always. Craig.
MUCH RESPECT young lady.
Fantastic ! I love every video Rachel does.
Absolutely mindblowing, loved every piece of your performance.