Your reaction…priceless! I was in high school when Tarkus was first released. Big watt Marantz, Sansui and Pioneer receivers were what we listened to this stuff on. I grew up on and was raised on this magnificent music! Art, indeed! Thanks for posting.
Such mature, technical music created and performed by very young men. Keyboardist Keith Emerson was 26. bass/guitar/vocalist Greg Lake was 23 and drummer Carl Palmer was just 20 years old. PHENOMENAL!!!!!!!!!
@@stevenmccart8502 And in Crimson Lake had only just recently learned to play the bass. In his autobiography "Lucky Man" he gives a very funny retelling of how he was asked to play the bass, figured it shouldn't be too hard, and then instantly had Michael Giles yelling at him, "What in the hell are you doing?" Apparently, Lake knew NOTHING about what he was supposed to be doing with the instrument. Lake is one of my favorite bass players!
Some facts most do not know - it took 5 days to record the album and they could not play it all the way through when it was recorded. The genius recording engineer - Eddie Offord added his magic and sewed the parts together. The group learned to play it live before they toured and featured Tarkus.
This is a three man band! What a sound, what complexity, how many transitions, time and theme changes. They did more in the first few minutes then most bands did in their entire careers. Amazing a unique album when release 50 years ago! ELP were great all such amazing musicians. Emerson on keys was the best ever the speed and complexity incredible, Palmer on drums my god what he did is amazing (listen for his drumming that sounds like tank tracks rolling) and Lake on guitar and vocals a true master. A three man band, who can do that in 2021? Great reaction, looks like you are hooked on Prog! Thanks so much for helping celebrating Tarkus's 50th. Try "the endless enigma part1-fuge-the endless enigma pt2", "Trilogy", "Livin Sin", "Karn Evil 9" and "Pictures at an Exhibition"
@@MarcusL1995 Rush? Really. No doubt they are good, but Keith Emerson is a composer. Highly complex music. No Doubt Rush could play this, and I have heard all of Rush and understand they have albums with great composing, and musicianship, but please go look at live footage of Keith in early 70s. He is surrounded by 4 sides of 3 stacks of keyboards, organs, pianos. He plays them effortlessly, switching back and forth from and side at any anytime. No one, mean no one had that talent in our lifetime. It wasn't even close. Just my opinion.
Before listening tonthe Beatles or the Who.. My dad introduced me to ELP and... Reasons why i love the drums is cause of this and Knife Edge with how amazing Carl Palmer is... And listening it as im older with keen ear for music now.. Can hear and feel the bass an each beat
@@dennisjamesmoynihan4198 it’s interesting that listening to this music at a young age, perhaps we just don’t understand what we’re hearing but it’s really exciting. Only later when you learn about and how to listen to music does it astound. In ‘70 we knew their music was very special and I’m happy newer generations are discovering it.
I saw ELP in concert twice. I realised I was in the presence of genius. Those concerts from the early 70's have stayed with me all my life. RIP Keith and Greg Good health to Carl
One of the minor things that I love is the two guitar solos in BATTLEFIELD, because Greg Lake recorded them, first, normally, then he had the tape flipped over so it was going backwards and he recorded the solos again. Then, by flipping the tape again, you hear it running normally along with the reversed! The first time I heard this I was hooked BEFORE the first note on the organ!!!
@@tackysum Both ELP and YES phenomenal! How does a band write such complex music and piece it all together and sync it all up so flawlessly when they play? Astounding! Also, Pink Floyd, “Meddle”
The totally magical Greg Lake on vocals and guitar.(RIP). The inventive Keith Emerson on keyboards (RIP) and the incomparable Carl Palmer on drums/percussion. FABULOUS
I was a young teen musician during that burst of brilliance called Progressive Rock in the 70s. That much creative invention in mainstream music has never been repeated to the same powerful effect.
Check out ELP's sound check in an outdoor stadium in frigid conditions where they perform, 'Fanfare For A Common Man'. Nobody there but the sound crew and they kill it so good!
I was just scrolling through UA-cam and stopped to watch. Thank you for appreciating good music like this ❤ loved your reaction throughout. Loved it through the ending when you explained your feelings about these great musicians. ❤
I first heard this album about 1974 when I was thirteen. I've been a prog-rocker since. There was never quite another era in music like the prog-rock of the seventies. ELP, Yes, Genesis, King Crimson, Pink Floyd, Gentle Giant, Van Der Graaf Generator...the list goes on. Music so good that it STILL rocks people to the core. Fifty years later.
I'm with you. From '65 onward I did anything I could to get concert tickets to all those you mentioned and many more. What a rich time it was. The talent oozed from everywhere. My life revolved around the music of the day and fed me well. Most of them stand up today after all these years. And that's because of the quality and genuine creative talent - individually, and collectively. I'm afraid I find it lacking today, with a few strong exceptions.
1971 saw them in St.Louis They had just put out this, their 2nd album. I knew of Greg Lake from his King Crimson days. Also; His Mc Donald and Giles album.
"Every singer in Progressive Rock just sounds like an angel." -POPENYCO Great quote and true. They are. You recognize them in your heart. Justin David Hayward is another angel. He's over at the Moody Blues. Also wondrous music.
@@tommhill9948 I pretty well memorized their first 7 albums, except the first rather weaker one, which seemed of a different era. Thanks for reminding me. I shall have Alexa play them all.
The first time I saw them perform this was in 1971 when yes opened up for them saw them again in 1974 again in 1976 with journey opening saw them twice in 1977 and they finish the decade out at least for me with the show in 1978😮 I seen them several times in the following decades but I see if you haven't seen them in the 70s you haven't really seen them at their greatest😮 thanks for the video😊
The first time I heard ELP was at their concert in Kansas City Municipal Auditorium and they opened with Tarkus. What an impression! I was hooked for life.
And they ripped through it! Saw them in Wichita at Leavitt (sp?) arena. I was likely in late grade school/jr high. Had albums already. Truly a formative memory! I'm nearly 61 now and listen to them every week (along with Rush, Yes, Kansas, etc.). That is the play list of my life. I'm not ashamed!
So encouraging to witness your reaction to classic progressive rock. You are absolutely correct. This music is timeless. Had the opportunity to see ELP live on several occasions and they were amazing in concert. Thanks so much for sharing your reaction. Awesome!
I'm loving your reaction. It takes me back to my teen years in the late 60's and early 70's when I first learned of ELP. Tarkus is my favorite, and I was blown away by this masterpiece then, and it brings me great joy to watch someone else discover it over 50 years later. It's a timeless piece, but not everyone gets it. Thank you for sharing it!
Good to see some of you younger generations getting IT: watching you, I went through the same (e)motions 54 years ago. I can testify: this music never ever wears out, it only gets better & better, Popy!
I was @ 17 when this was released and it opened my eyes and ears to something akin to the blending of mathematics and sound and arcane magic mixed with musical talents at the top of their craft. They've been, and still are, my #1 band. Its nice to see them continually rediscovered by younger listeners who had no idea this type of intellectual auditory confection existed.
Hey Buddy, it's such a joy to share your Prog journey with you, I remember discovering my 3 favorite bands: ELP, Yes and Genesis as a teenager in the mid 70's and like you they blew my mind into the stratosphere and have loved their music ever since. It's so wonderful seeing young people like yourself discovering this immortal music and really embracing it. For future listening would suggest you go to the beginning, ELP's self titled debut album is a masterpiece, would suggest The Barbarian, Take a Pebble and Knife Edge off that album. Enjoy the journey!
Can't agree more...thanks for sharing emotions close connection to music...that point when POPENYCO had to cover his head with his forearms to keep it from emotionally exploding....welcome aboard sir
Here's a mind blower...when we were in high school listening to this music. My friends and I thought about what people listened to 50 years before then...I guarantee our reactions were a lot different than his.
Well thank you boo boo😅 by the way just dropping you a comment because I wanted to tell my favorite ELP girl Happy Thanksgiving❤ I'll probably have to run a couple miles and maybe warm up by playing some a i r drums to tank so I can work this meal off and then at the end of the day top it off with some wild turkey on the rocks😅 I hope you have a good holiday😊
So happy you dived into this epic and iconic musical invention. You should read up on the what the story of Tarkus is… an armadillo tank, born from an egg during an erupting volcano and all the other war-like creatures he encounters and defeats. Until he battles with Manticore and loses. His body is laid by a river, gets absorbed into the water and morphs into Aquatarkus. It’s complicated. Even Carl says today that he never understood the concept, haha.
Back in the day when I was listening to this on my awesome stereo system, my Daddy would stick his head in the door and say: "You know, I can fix that for you!" He was only half-kidding ;) He was an amazing piano player, but only for really old stuff--1920's-30's--plus songs from every musical. This is the most awesome piece of music ever, IMHO!!!!! I think you really got into it. How could anyone not??? But SOOO different from what you grew up with! But you clearly were as blown away by this as we were when it first came out. ❤
My favorite band. And maybe my favorite album. Heard it first in '72, and have loved it ever since...Saw them twice in '74, and that was the highlight of my life, musically.
I saw ELP perform Tarkus live on the 1971 tour. The entire auditorium became the beast, the band it's brain, the audience it's soul. I swear for a while the beast lived and moved as one. I took two girlfriends to the show... but that's another story.
They came to perform at the university I was attending at the beginning of 1978. A friend talked me into spending an insane amount of money ($20) to go see a group I hadn't heard of at the time. I was blown away, and not long after, scampered to the record shop to buy their live album "Welcome Back My Friends to the Show that Never Ends". I wish you could have listened to Tarkus off of that album.
You're doing a reaction to Tarkus ? This I have to watch.....you've been reacting to some really good stuff....Pink Floyd, Yes, now ELP......gotta love it.
I’m so thankful this art form is getting the worldly recognition from current generations. Many many many hours playing all these, vinyl of course. Lots of reefer (it was still cool to call it reefer then). It all ushered a few mind bending psychedelic journeys too lol. Hey, it was the early 70s. Lol
You are so fun to watch!!! This was my favorite album in 1971. My Dad would stick his head into my bedroom while I was listening and say: "I can fix your stereo for you!" He hated it, but loved that I loved music...we were a musical family.
Armadillo/tank on that cover. The music…. Something else entirely, eh? A lot of minds were opened back in the 60’s and 70’s. Awesome music was just one of the effects.
Yo Pope, brother. I grew up listening to this stuff since I was 5 years old. Im 24 now, and have a moderately successful beatmaking gig. I credit my influences to be Jean Luc Ponty, who by the way, is my FAVORITE artist of all time, Keith Emerson and Greg Lake and of course Carl Palmer. Frank Zappa, Jimi Hendrix, even robin trower. George Duke, roy ayers, genesis. Cant forget icytwat, because the trap influence. The list goes on forever bro. Thank you so much for just being who you are and accepting this music the way it was intended to be perceived. I hate to bring race into this. But imagine being 8 years old then 12 then 17 as a half white half black dude trying to show people this stuff. They thought i was tryna be cray. For any older person reading this, if youre wondering why they would think im crazy...its because a lot and i mean almost all people my age/Popes age do NOT understand nor do they want to understand this music. Im pouring my soul into this now lol imma stop. But man your reactions are so genuine and remind me of how i felt when i first listened to these artists. Rock on bro!
Can I just say, I was listening to ELP back in the mid 80s, when I was too young to properly appreciate it; but now I'm too old to hear it new. So, I'm really glad to watch you experiencing it for the first time, because it lets me enjoy it fresh through your ears. Thank you!
For me, the neatest trick in all this is in "Battlefield", which has such a mournful tone throughout, but then a military triumphant motif kicks in every now and again. It's like a discussion or debate: "but we won!" / "but look at how many suffered and died". That triumphant motif starts sounding very hollow.
This is why I watch reaction. It's like you show your buddy your record collection. (This was what it was like in the seventies.) You hear more of what you thought you knew. Like the last melody. That haunted my subconscious for decades. And all the rest I had forgotten!!
Before I listened to the Beatles my dad introduced me to these guys and listening to Palmer's Drumming... Made me fall. In love with drumming after playing as percussion in my hight school band learning notes from piano and guitar... Listening to this now I can get. And hear every note and beat and love it my favorite song from them was Knife Edge
22:20 "how did they do this back in the 70s"? Bearing in mind that they took this music on the road and still with only three of them, no midi, no computers: sheer talent and professionalism! Glad to see that someone a third of my age likes it! Watch their live performances on video and you'll be even more blown away by the talent
ELP had trouble taking their shows live. Believe it or not, Brain Salad Surgery was designed from its inception to be a live show, without an orchestra or clumsy overdubs. Don't ask me how the music became even more complex. The funniest thing is seeing video of Greg Lake chew gum, while singing "Still, You Turn Me On."
@@ThatsMrPencilneck2U - And they did not hire the extras to fill in the studio dubs, they went live with just the three of them. And they were still the heaviest tour band in the world... 😳
@@coachhannah2403 It goes to show that real musicians don't need Auto-tune or Pro-Tools. May these crutches are exactly why 21st Century music is so deadly boring.
There's the definition of reaction and a picture of you alongside it my man! It's called the ELP Effect and is most intense at the first experience of it.
I was 16 yrs old when I first listened this, I couldn’t believe what I heard and I went to my room with no distractions, headphones and listened it again. I was so amazed. I still listened from time to time,and enjoy it a lot
That's actually an armadillo (ant-eater) "hybridized" with a tank on the cover. Armadillos are not rodents, they're somewhat distantly related to sloths. And yes, "Tarkus" is an absolute timeless classic that was a big part of this old man's teenage years. Unlike me, it hasn't aged a day!
Others have said it already but you jumped deep into the rabbit hole with this song. Mad props for being so courageous my friend 🙂🤜🏼🤛🏾
Your reaction…priceless! I was in high school when Tarkus was first released. Big watt Marantz, Sansui and Pioneer receivers were what we listened to this stuff on. I grew up on and was raised on this magnificent music! Art, indeed! Thanks for posting.
That Hammond B3 is like a buzzsaw!!
The man don't dip his toes in the ELP river. He just jumps right in. Respect.
Such mature, technical music created and performed by very young men. Keyboardist Keith Emerson was 26. bass/guitar/vocalist Greg Lake was 23 and drummer Carl Palmer was just 20 years old.
PHENOMENAL!!!!!!!!!
And , Greg Lake had already been in King Crimson !!!
@@stevenmccart8502 And in Crimson Lake had only just recently learned to play the bass. In his autobiography "Lucky Man" he gives a very funny retelling of how he was asked to play the bass, figured it shouldn't be too hard, and then instantly had Michael Giles yelling at him, "What in the hell are you doing?" Apparently, Lake knew NOTHING about what he was supposed to be doing with the instrument.
Lake is one of my favorite bass players!
Imagine this on LSD in 1971 and hearing this for the first time when it came out.
Yes.
I listened to this in 1973 15 years old on my first acid trip, two hits. It was transforming.🙃
@@rodneygriffin7666 I don’t have to imagine it. I did exactly that with my merry group of girlfriends. That was us more than 53 years ago!
Ain`t no youtube reactors that just bust the door down like this dude.
A-men.
My main man!...
Some facts most do not know - it took 5 days to record the album and they could not play it all the way through when it was recorded. The genius recording engineer - Eddie Offord added his magic and sewed the parts together. The group learned to play it live before they toured and featured Tarkus.
Keith Emerson on keyboard, Greg Lake on guitar, Carl Palmer on drums. Yet, they sound like a full band/orchestra.
....and THAT young man, is what REAL music sounds like!
This is a three man band! What a sound, what complexity, how many transitions, time and theme changes. They did more in the first few minutes then most bands did in their entire careers. Amazing a unique album when release 50 years ago! ELP were great all such amazing musicians. Emerson on keys was the best ever the speed and complexity incredible, Palmer on drums my god what he did is amazing (listen for his drumming that sounds like tank tracks rolling) and Lake on guitar and vocals a true master. A three man band, who can do that in 2021? Great reaction, looks like you are hooked on Prog! Thanks so much for helping celebrating Tarkus's 50th. Try "the endless enigma part1-fuge-the endless enigma pt2", "Trilogy", "Livin Sin", "Karn Evil 9" and "Pictures at an Exhibition"
And yes, Pictures at an Exhibition is SO awesome. :)
I can name one band that is up to par with them and that is RUSH!
I can only add to your answer and your suggestions: In "Karn Evil 9" you should definitely listen to all 3 parts in a row.
Check out Niacin.
@@MarcusL1995 Rush? Really. No doubt they are good, but Keith Emerson is a composer. Highly complex music. No Doubt Rush could play this, and I have heard all of Rush and understand they have albums with great composing, and musicianship, but please go look at live footage of Keith in early 70s. He is surrounded by 4 sides of 3 stacks of keyboards, organs, pianos. He plays them effortlessly, switching back and forth from and side at any anytime. No one, mean no one had that talent in our lifetime. It wasn't even close. Just my opinion.
I love how you jump right into to the deep end!
He's fearless. I just hope he hasn't lost a lot of his former friends over this....
Many hours in the basement playing this. My mom would hit the breaker when it got to loud. Ha ha ha
@@bethkahn8278 LMAO!
Before listening tonthe Beatles or the Who.. My dad introduced me to ELP and... Reasons why i love the drums is cause of this and Knife Edge with how amazing Carl Palmer is... And listening it as im older with keen ear for music now.. Can hear and feel the bass an each beat
@@dennisjamesmoynihan4198 it’s interesting that listening to this music at a young age, perhaps we just don’t understand what we’re hearing but it’s really exciting. Only later when you learn about and how to listen to music does it astound. In ‘70 we knew their music was very special and I’m happy newer generations are discovering it.
I saw ELP in concert twice.
I realised I was in the presence of genius.
Those concerts from the early 70's have stayed with me all my life.
RIP Keith and Greg
Good health to Carl
wow!! just wow!!!
One of my all time favorites!!! Live even better with the beast(Tarkus) on stage
This old man is transported to his youth. Thanks.
One of the minor things that I love is the two guitar solos in BATTLEFIELD, because Greg Lake recorded them, first, normally, then he had the tape flipped over so it was going backwards and he recorded the solos again. Then, by flipping the tape again, you hear it running normally along with the reversed!
The first time I heard this I was hooked BEFORE the first note on the organ!!!
Eddy Offord was a GENIUS!
I introduced my three year old son to ELP as a band that my dad introduced me to. He calls it grandpas wah wah wah music
Dude, I loved your reaction to this. These guys were leaps and bounds ahead of everyone at the time. They were The Beatles of ProgRock.
I adore ELP, one of my absolute favorites, but if anyone was the Beathes if Prog it was unquestionably Yes.
@@Neo-Midgar Can't argue with that. Had the pleasure of seeing ELP and Yes live back in the day. Both were outstanding shows.
@@tackysum Both ELP and YES phenomenal! How does a band write such complex music and piece it all together and sync it all up so flawlessly when they play? Astounding!
Also, Pink Floyd, “Meddle”
The totally magical Greg Lake on vocals and guitar.(RIP). The inventive Keith Emerson on keyboards (RIP) and the incomparable Carl Palmer on drums/percussion. FABULOUS
Listen to welcome back my friends triple live vinyl,Proud to say one of the finest albums in my collection.
Love your reaction and your inspired comments at the end. Brings a tear to my eye, as I was having my mind blown by this in the 1970s.
I was a young teen musician during that burst of brilliance called Progressive Rock in the 70s. That much creative invention in mainstream music has never been repeated to the same powerful effect.
Check out ELP's sound check in an outdoor stadium in frigid conditions where they perform, 'Fanfare For A Common Man'. Nobody there but the sound crew and they kill it so good!
Congratulations on being affected by Tarkus. Your new life starts here...
I was just scrolling through UA-cam and stopped to watch. Thank you for appreciating good music like this ❤ loved your reaction throughout. Loved it through the ending when you explained your feelings about these great musicians. ❤
I absolutely love the reaction you had to this fantastic band.
I first heard this album about 1974 when I was thirteen. I've been a prog-rocker since. There was never quite another era in music like the prog-rock of the seventies. ELP, Yes, Genesis, King Crimson, Pink Floyd, Gentle Giant, Van Der Graaf Generator...the list goes on. Music so good that it STILL rocks people to the core. Fifty years later.
I'm with you. From '65 onward I did anything I could to get concert tickets to all those you mentioned and many more. What a rich time it was. The talent oozed from everywhere. My life revolved around the music of the day and fed me well. Most of them stand up today after all these years. And that's because of the quality and genuine creative talent - individually, and collectively. I'm afraid I find it lacking today, with a few strong exceptions.
Tarkus. My favorite ELP tune. I never ever get tired of listening to it.
Mee too,it's Simply magic.from Treviso Italy
1971 saw them in St.Louis They had just put out this, their 2nd album. I knew of Greg Lake from his King Crimson days.
Also; His Mc Donald and Giles album.
"Every singer in Progressive Rock just sounds like an angel." -POPENYCO Great quote and true. They are. You recognize them in your heart. Justin David Hayward is another angel. He's over at the Moody Blues. Also wondrous music.
Check out Procession/Story in Your Eyes from Moody Blues if you dare to enter another rabbit hole!
@@tommhill9948 I pretty well memorized their first 7 albums, except the first rather weaker one, which seemed of a different era. Thanks for reminding me. I shall have Alexa play them all.
The first time I saw them perform this was in 1971 when yes opened up for them saw them again in 1974 again in 1976 with journey opening saw them twice in 1977 and they finish the decade out at least for me with the show in 1978😮 I seen them several times in the following decades but I see if you haven't seen them in the 70s you haven't really seen them at their greatest😮 thanks for the video😊
Written by Keith Emerson. A loss when he passed away.
When everyone was following YES/King Crimson/Gentle Giant,
Triumvirate and PFM,
And was and still am a fan of
Emerson Lake and Palmer
🎹🎸🥁
Me too.elp my Heroes Forever and ever till my departure from this mad and criminal world.from Treviso Italy Cattarin Luciano
Kinda touches your soul doesn't it.
The first time I heard ELP was at their concert in Kansas City Municipal Auditorium and they opened with Tarkus. What an impression! I was hooked for life.
And they ripped through it! Saw them in Wichita at Leavitt (sp?) arena. I was likely in late grade school/jr high. Had albums already. Truly a formative memory! I'm nearly 61 now and listen to them every week (along with Rush, Yes, Kansas, etc.). That is the play list of my life. I'm not ashamed!
Try "Lucky Man " or " In the Beginning ".
From The Beginning lol but yeah
No
Try Cest La Vie. Beautiful song.
Saw them live 5 times. Once in Madison Square Garden with a 72 piece Orchestra
Wonderful how Greg Lake achieves beautiful bass lines along and between Keith Emerson’s and Carl Palmer’s exceptional playing.
Neil Peart. John Bonham. And this man. CARL PALMER. Truly the gods of drums. You gotta see Carl's drum solo. Great reaction bye the way....
You have found a true diamond . My friend . Keep digging and find some more 👍😎
So encouraging to witness your reaction to classic progressive rock. You are absolutely correct. This music is timeless. Had the opportunity to see ELP live on several occasions and they were amazing in concert. Thanks so much for sharing your reaction. Awesome!
I'm loving your reaction. It takes me back to my teen years in the late 60's and early 70's when I first learned of ELP.
Tarkus is my favorite, and I was blown away by this masterpiece then, and it brings me great joy to watch someone else discover it over 50 years later. It's a timeless piece, but not everyone gets it. Thank you for sharing it!
One of the greatest "Anti War" music albums ever produced!Ty brother for this...Man at war with himself!
Good to see some of you younger generations getting IT: watching you, I went through the same (e)motions 54 years ago. I can testify: this music never ever wears out, it only gets better & better, Popy!
Imagine experiencing this live.
Indeed, timeless stuff, accompanying me for over 50 years ;)
Rat tank thing with a diamond back? .... LoL Armadillo dude
Yet another great band❤the 70’s was the best decade for genius bands , end off
Saw this live in 1972, amazing performance, with Keith playing some parts upside down - seriously 😳
They don't make music like this now days......We had epic music. I'm glad you discovered this.
One of the best keyboard players and drummers to ever play.
Good.....Dude, but come on!🤨😂
@@williamcabell142 🙄
Carl Palmer!! Greatest Drummer! They did this in the ''70's!?? Sure. Many did like that. I followed them back then.
Have been waiting for this. My fav ELP track
Mine to
I was @ 17 when this was released and it opened my eyes and ears to something akin to the blending of mathematics and sound and arcane magic mixed with musical talents at the top of their craft. They've been, and still are, my #1 band.
Its nice to see them continually rediscovered by younger listeners who had no idea this type of intellectual auditory confection existed.
"Fanfare for The Common Man" is incredible. Not written by them but...
Hey Buddy, it's such a joy to share your Prog journey with you, I remember discovering my 3 favorite bands: ELP, Yes and Genesis as a teenager in the mid 70's and like you they blew my mind into the stratosphere and have loved their music ever since. It's so wonderful seeing young people like yourself discovering this immortal music and really embracing it. For future listening would suggest you go to the beginning, ELP's self titled debut album is a masterpiece, would suggest The Barbarian, Take a Pebble and Knife Edge off that album. Enjoy the journey!
Can't agree more...thanks for sharing emotions close connection to music...that point when POPENYCO had to cover his head with his forearms to keep it from emotionally exploding....welcome aboard sir
@@dl8785 Thanks D L, yep, we can all relate to that, it's a great ship to be aboard! Best wishes
Here's a mind blower...when we were in high school listening to this music. My friends and I thought about what people listened to 50 years before then...I guarantee our reactions were a lot different than his.
lucky to have seen em live my dude, seen thousand live shows of ALLL types music, STILL there shows stick in my brain permanently
You got in your cardio for the day, that's for sure. Such a joy to see your physical and emotional reaction.
Well thank you boo boo😅 by the way just dropping you a comment because I wanted to tell my favorite ELP girl Happy Thanksgiving❤ I'll probably have to run a couple miles and maybe warm up by playing some a i r drums to tank so I can work this meal off and then at the end of the day top it off with some wild turkey on the rocks😅 I hope you have a good holiday😊
So happy you dived into this epic and iconic musical invention. You should read up on the what the story of Tarkus is… an armadillo tank, born from an egg during an erupting volcano and all the other war-like creatures he encounters and defeats. Until he battles with Manticore and loses. His body is laid by a river, gets absorbed into the water and morphs into Aquatarkus. It’s complicated. Even Carl says today that he never understood the concept, haha.
I love how fast you're gettin so deep in these complexe stuffs, great reaction man I love your vibes
Back in the day when I was listening to this on my awesome stereo system, my Daddy would stick his head in the door and say: "You know, I can fix that for you!" He was only half-kidding ;) He was an amazing piano player, but only for really old stuff--1920's-30's--plus songs from every musical.
This is the most awesome piece of music ever, IMHO!!!!!
I think you really got into it. How could anyone not??? But SOOO different from what you grew up with! But you clearly were as blown away by this as we were when it first came out. ❤
My favorite band. And maybe my favorite album. Heard it first in '72, and have loved it ever since...Saw them twice in '74, and that was the highlight of my life, musically.
ELP is an acquired taste for some but I love them ♥️🔥🎸✨♥️
It's music for mighty minds and many don't take up that gift.
@@ZalMoxis
Mighty Minds indeed! There really wasn’t any other band that could match ELP!
It has allways been my favorite band
I saw ELP perform Tarkus live on the 1971 tour. The entire auditorium became the beast, the band it's brain, the audience it's soul. I swear for a while the beast lived and moved as one. I took two girlfriends to the show... but that's another story.
They came to perform at the university I was attending at the beginning of 1978. A friend talked me into spending an insane amount of money ($20) to go see a group I hadn't heard of at the time. I was blown away, and not long after, scampered to the record shop to buy their live album "Welcome Back My Friends to the Show that Never Ends". I wish you could have listened to Tarkus off of that album.
You're doing a reaction to Tarkus ? This I have to watch.....you've been reacting to some really good stuff....Pink Floyd, Yes, now ELP......gotta love it.
Another of my all time favorite albums! So happy that you totally groove on it too!❤
I’m so thankful this art form is getting the worldly recognition from current generations. Many many many hours playing all these, vinyl of course. Lots of reefer (it was still cool to call it reefer then). It all ushered a few mind bending psychedelic journeys too lol. Hey, it was the early 70s. Lol
Yes sir, the Best World Opening Music by a 3 piece band
There is a misconception that everything new is better (in music) and vice versa,
Quality is timeless.
Thanks youngfellamelad
You are so fun to watch!!! This was my favorite album in 1971. My Dad would stick his head into my bedroom while I was listening and say: "I can fix your stereo for you!" He hated it, but loved that I loved music...we were a musical family.
It's a pleasure watching you enjoy this.
Armadillo/tank on that cover. The music…. Something else entirely, eh? A lot of minds were opened back in the 60’s and 70’s. Awesome music was just one of the effects.
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Obra maestra.
World opening - you nailed it!
ELP and RUSH...greatest 3 man acts ever.
Yo Pope, brother. I grew up listening to this stuff since I was 5 years old. Im 24 now, and have a moderately successful beatmaking gig. I credit my influences to be Jean Luc Ponty, who by the way, is my FAVORITE artist of all time, Keith Emerson and Greg Lake and of course Carl Palmer. Frank Zappa, Jimi Hendrix, even robin trower. George Duke, roy ayers, genesis. Cant forget icytwat, because the trap influence. The list goes on forever bro. Thank you so much for just being who you are and accepting this music the way it was intended to be perceived. I hate to bring race into this. But imagine being 8 years old then 12 then 17 as a half white half black dude trying to show people this stuff. They thought i was tryna be cray. For any older person reading this, if youre wondering why they would think im crazy...its because a lot and i mean almost all people my age/Popes age do NOT understand nor do they want to understand this music. Im pouring my soul into this now lol imma stop. But man your reactions are so genuine and remind me of how i felt when i first listened to these artists. Rock on bro!
exactly!
The live version off the triple live album from the Brain Salad Surgery tour is incredible
The live version of Aquatarkus is world class. It gives you a sense of what the Quadrophonic Sound System was like.
Tarkus, that's a big piece of cake! Glad you made it. Since you like Yes, you'll like ELP. Enjoy!
Can I just say, I was listening to ELP back in the mid 80s, when I was too young to properly appreciate it; but now I'm too old to hear it new. So, I'm really glad to watch you experiencing it for the first time, because it lets me enjoy it fresh through your ears. Thank you!
'Pictures at an exhibition' is a must hear dude!!!!. No rivals
Glad you like it
lol dude your spent!! I need to know those moves you have on this review lol👍 so these icons played this stuff LIVE! Thanks for sharing.
Hats off to ths dude. He was into this fantastic song. Wow!!!
For me, the neatest trick in all this is in "Battlefield", which has such a mournful tone throughout, but then a military triumphant motif kicks in every now and again. It's like a discussion or debate: "but we won!" / "but look at how many suffered and died". That triumphant motif starts sounding very hollow.
This is why I watch reaction. It's like you show your buddy your record collection. (This was what it was like in the seventies.) You hear more of what you thought you knew. Like the last melody. That haunted my subconscious for decades. And all the rest I had forgotten!!
Brother, I know how you feel. Their time changes, their harmonies, they were ahead of their time. This was done in the 70's.
You see, this is what happens when rock and roll musicians have jazz sensibilities.
YER DARN RIGHT WOW! 😁😁😁😁
Very proud of you for taking the time to turn your ear to this. Thank you.
Before I listened to the Beatles my dad introduced me to these guys and listening to Palmer's Drumming... Made me fall. In love with drumming after playing as percussion in my hight school band learning notes from piano and guitar... Listening to this now I can get. And hear every note and beat and love it my favorite song from them was Knife Edge
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22:20 "how did they do this back in the 70s"? Bearing in mind that they took this music on the road and still with only three of them, no midi, no computers: sheer talent and professionalism! Glad to see that someone a third of my age likes it! Watch their live performances on video and you'll be even more blown away by the talent
ELP had trouble taking their shows live. Believe it or not, Brain Salad Surgery was designed from its inception to be a live show, without an orchestra or clumsy overdubs. Don't ask me how the music became even more complex. The funniest thing is seeing video of Greg Lake chew gum, while singing "Still, You Turn Me On."
And this was BETTER live!
@@ThatsMrPencilneck2U - And they did not hire the extras to fill in the studio dubs, they went live with just the three of them. And they were still the heaviest tour band in the world... 😳
@@coachhannah2403 It goes to show that real musicians don't need Auto-tune or Pro-Tools. May these crutches are exactly why 21st Century music is so deadly boring.
@@coachhannah2403 Absolutely right, it WAS better live!
There's the definition of reaction and a picture of you alongside it my man! It's called the ELP Effect and is most intense at the first experience of it.
I was 16 yrs old when I first listened this, I couldn’t believe what I heard and I went to my room with no distractions, headphones and listened it again. I was so amazed. I still listened from time to time,and enjoy it a lot
That's actually an armadillo (ant-eater) "hybridized" with a tank on the cover. Armadillos are not rodents, they're somewhat distantly related to sloths. And yes, "Tarkus" is an absolute timeless classic that was a big part of this old man's teenage years. Unlike me, it hasn't aged a day!
cheers man
Fucking masterpiece!