Rick Wakeman was one of several performers paying Tribute to the Life of Keith Emerson. This was a one time performance at Symphony Hall In Birmingham, England, July 28, 2017. I apologize for the periodic shakiness of the video, I have an 18-300mm zoom lens that was nearly at maximum zoom where even slight moves appear as big ones with no tripod. I also had to keep the camera low as the people behind me kept reminding me what a PITA I was being!
Sadly, the legends of rock ,we grew up listening to, are now at an age where we are losing too many of them. And, the new crop cannot compare.🙏🏻
The new crop, especially rap musicians, can't light a candle to the musical talent the people like Wakeman and Emerson have/had. I've introduced my son to these classics, ELP, Yes, Genesis, Tull..... and he wishes this was the music that was being composed and played today.
Agreed. Todays music has no soul. "Computerized clinics for superior cynics who dance to a synthetic band" -Neil Peart
@@TomRedFM Ok i give it a try thanks!!
Sadly true, but access to music is so much easier than it used to be. So, even though I have about a thousand albums from back in the da, there are thousands more that I wanted and even more that I was unaware of. Now with streaming services and easy downloads, I can listen to entire discographies of bands or musicians I am aware of or easily find similar music by different musicians, I carry around 70gig of purchased music on my phone and have even more cataloged in my streaming services. As for live shows, they are much harder to find but they are out there!
@@leonardoD81 There's plenty of incredible music being made today, including rap and all that good stuff. Death Grips is one of the freshest groups I have ever heard. Also, MF DOOM was incredible. I could go on, but I got school, so take away this one lesson: Every generation and genre has incredible music, and every generation also has peepee poopoo music. The 70s had a shitload of garbage and disposable music made during the decade, but we all remember the incredible music that stood the test of time. You should go outside of your comfort zone and listen to modern music. You do not have to like it, but please don't say that an entire genre doesn't have talent because that's silly.
Let us not forget the beautiful voice of Greg Lake on Trilogy. RIP Keith and Greg!
Absolutely right Wayne.
CARL PALMER IST NOCH DA UND GIBT FÜR KEITH EMERSON UND GREG LAKE KONZERTE.RIP.KEITH AND GREG😢ELP.BEST PROG.ROCK.
Wakeman did not try to upstage Emerson, just played a beautiful tribute. Such class.
Rick Wakeman is truly a class act! He did a great tribute to Keith Emerson
How could he upstage him, he hardly managed to quote some themes just with arpeggiato chords
From what I understand they were great friends that respected each other’s talent.
@@SondrioMusica I thought Wakeman's version sounded like he put a whole hour into creating it. Unnecessary flourishes, extended themes, heavy on the pedal, etc. I almost did not recognize it at times. It's a tribute. I know but...
@@SondrioMusica Very little of that was Trilogy.
A rare treat to hear arguably one of the best keyboard artists of the last century pay homage to another of the best keyboard artists of the last century. My admiration and gratitude for both Wakeman and Emerson are endless.
I forwarded this to my sister using almost the same words...( she's the keyboard player) .. One Fantastic talent paying homage to a pier, another fantastic talent. It was a good arrangement...
Beautiful music 🍺🌞🎹🎹💔💔😍😍
Who is the best? It's a endless enigma.
They are both Gentle Giants of the keyboard..... RIP Keith
@@jorgemartins7290 an... it's an endless enigma. There is no 'best', there is just this. I'll admit though, in the '70s, as teens, me and my friends would debate this... it was truly an endless enigma!
From an era when rock musicians really had to be MUSICIANS to make it.
Real Total Musicians, and bands with Unique Sounds!
Yes because bands like the Rolling Stones, ACDC and The Eagles were such virtuosos...
@@llamaking9835 obviously not every band had virtuosos in them, but there were a hell of a lot to even name here.
Truth. Thank you.
@@llamaking9835 Their virtuosity was in the way they composed music. Being a master of simplicity is virtuosity. That's all I have to say to you just to put you in your place cause you know shit about music. You must be a Drake fan.
Keith Emerson , Jon Lord , Rick Wright we miss you forever , RIP Legends .
❤❤❤
You right so many gone now let's hope Tony Banks lasts for a while yet.
Laughing Gravy What planet are you on mate Tony Banks is very much alive good grief get your facts correct before you post any thing on a public forum.
Agree..... 💔♥.....💔♥.....💔♥ 💧 💧 💧 💛💙✌
Never a truer word said
Two of the best keyboard players in rock history.
The two best keyboardist, and I would add Rey manzarek
@@johnsy1382 Ray Manzarek? Um, no. Not even close.
@@fretbuzz59 his technique maybe wasn’t as the same level, but the melodies he did were as beautiful as the ones of Emerson and wakeman
Best keyboard player on the planet. So glad YES was introduced to me back in 1973.
Rick Wakeman is a wonderful spirit and an amazingly gifted pianist. For one of such talent, his lack of ego is truly inspirational. This tribute to his friend and fellow keyboard wizard Keith Emerson is stunning. Thank you for a great share.
He's just like Victor Borge, both a great musician and comedian.
@@robertvertacnik9989 That made me smile. Borge was wonderful. Loved listening to RW and KE when I was growing up. One of my Desert Island Discs would be "Pirates" from Works Vol.1 kzhead.info/sun/qLeFdN5wh4WJnps/bejne.html
I met Rick in the 90s when he was touring with his son. I have met some celebrities in my time but I was shaking when I met him. When I met him, he was so kind and funny becuase he could tell that I was very nervous.
Always been my favorite Yes member bc he doesn’t take himself too seriously - one of the gifts of sobriety.
YES ,is ONE of my favorites bands from the early 70's !! GREAT SONGS !!! 💜👍🎼
Beautiful, simply beautiful.
Keith Emerson, Rick Wakeman. Two legends.
Nicht zu vergessen Jon Lord
And Patrick Moraz!!!
Thank You Mr Wakeman For Your Touching Tribute To Keith Emerson, It Was Beautiful!
So sad how Keith left this world. His gift of music will live on
💯💯💯🎹🙏🏼🎹🙏🏼Love you , Much love❤💯💯❤
You have not heard the greatest rock keyboardist of them all ... Mr Garth Hudson ... Obviously..
Keith was such a great musician and a perfectionist , he will be dearly missed by thousands
Rick is a musician of unparalleled genius and touch. His interpretations and technical prowess are priceless. Indeed, his canon of work over the decades has provided great joy and influenced millions of listeners and musicians. Who then is better to memorialize the great Keith Emerson, a man who on more than one occasion expressed mutual great admiration of Rick? Too, Mr. Wakeman is not only an a musician nonpareil, he is quite the comedian to boot ( See his Hall of Fame speech!) His love and respect for Keith are obvious. Thanks, Rick!
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Thank you Rick, you are one of my heroes, Saw you many times in Philadelphia back in the day. Also your friend Chris Squire is one of my favorite bass players and inspired me in play the bass. Love you guys RIP Chris. Stay well Rick.
His RRHoF Speech is EPIC On Par with Alex Lifeson For Greatest Speech EVER🤘
I'm 61 y,o,,,Love ya old man.You give me comfort to my soul.
The amazing Rick Wakeman plays the amazing Keith Emerson R.I.P
Magnificent, isn't it?
The way he resolves “Nutrocker” back into “Trilogy” at the end is perfect.
I had the good fortune to a) be born in 1956 b) have musical parents that taught me to appreciate ALL great music in all genres, and c) to have lived in a major city (Vancouver, BC) to see top concerts. My first concert was at 8, which was the Beatles. I saw Yes 4 or 5 times, and ELP 3 times, so to be able to sit and watch these musical giants perform their masterpieces was an honour that my poor kids never got to experience. I can't express enough what a great vehicle KZhead is for sharing these musical moments with the current and future generations. There's nothing like a live performance, but where would we be without these gems of video? Thanks for posting. Keep on rocking, world!
I too was born in 1956, first concert was Alice Cooper, YES and ELP 3x (once with Cozy Powell), Eagles and Billy Joel at their first Atlanta shows, Traffic, Ted Nugent, Allman Bros, King Crimson and the list goes on. What a period of the greatest music ever we have lived in. Take care my new friend...
I was born in '56 as well. My first concert was Led Zep in '71. The second was ELP in '72
I saw ELP in Vancouver in 1973 … my parents had friends in Point Roberts and we used to spend a couple of weeks there every summer … they drove me and my date, a hippie girl from Chilliwack to the venue … great show, opening acts were Ramatam, Jo Jo Gunne, then ELP. 👍🏼☮️
Born 1954,Anaheim, calif, saw many concerts since the late 60s into the 70s our music was the best...
"He will remain in my heart forever". These words show a great admiration he has for Keith.
I had a record store from 74 to 91. What an absolute golden time the 60s and 70s were. The like we will never see again. So sad! But....here's hoping and wishing. Thank you very much for sharing this.
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A brilliant pianist paying tribute to his friend, another brilliant pianist. Grateful I got to see Emerson in concert with ELP. One can only imagine what a collaboration of Wakeman and Emerson would have sounded like. Thank you Rick Wakeman. RIP Keith Emerson
This is one of the most beautiful songs ever written and Rick's rendition is a heartfelt, moving statement about Keith Emerson.
I was lucky to see YES and ELP in Paris in 1974 ! Wakeman / Emerson... what else !! Alain from Paris-France
Alain Neau Greetings from Atlantic City New Jersey USA
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Saw both of them too in March of 74 in Memphis. I'll remember it forever. Both of the greatest keyboards artists to ever live in the same month. I was 18.
Just the best
Vous êtes bien chanceux
Love Rick Wakeman and Keith Emerson. Trilogy is such a hauntingly beautiful song, one that just takes you to a magical place. Great rendition by Rick. RIP Keith Emerson.
I have always loved Trilogy (Greg's vocals, the lyrics, etc) and just saw Carl Palmer's ELP Legacy group play it last month and OMG...I literally sat there, fighting back tears the whole time. LIke you say, it is such a hauntingly beautiful song, however played.
Oh you wonderful treasures of the human race. Having grown up with the Nice and ELP this brought me to tears. What wonderful time I spent with friends and family listening to the Nice drinking coffee and relaxing. It's in my fibre.
I saw Emerson, Lake and Palmer Live in 1977 at Cornell’s Barton Hall. We were just young college students then and although we already knew about their incredible music we didn’t seem to quite know what to expect. It was surreal. The first half blew us away. We were shell shocked. During the intermission the announcer told us the 2nd half would be even better and astonishingly, he was right. Keith was bending notes into oblivion on the moog, Carl was buzz-sawing his synthesized percussion and Greg’s voice just cut right through you. You never forget something like that. So glad I got to see them.
I was at that show too!
What a lucky man you are!
I saw Yes open for ELP in Atlanta in’71. Absolutely Fantastic!!
How lucky you are !!!❤❤❤
The only man I think could do justice to Keith's work.
I have never understood why this incredible song doesn't get more attention than it does. When it was first released it did, but not since then. Not nearly as much as it deserves. Should "Bennie And The Jets" really get more airplay than this hauntingly beautiful, melancholy song of love's dissolution, with its unworldly composition and performance?
Benny and the Jets... Ha! . Bubble gum rock.
I'm so glad I found this. As a professional musician (keyboard) for decades, Keith and Rick were of course gods to me. And still are. Just insane talents, who provided us with such great music.
What’s with all the dislikes? One legend passes away and the living legend plays tribute to an old friend. Emerson, Wakeman, and Paul Banks will always be the three main characters that gave us Prog Rock! Even Jon Lord was incredible and will be missed. It’s really only Wakeman and Banks that are left. The beautiful music will always live on. Wakeman is a treasure playing for another treasure. ELP, Yes, and Genesis were in many households and still is.Deep Purple? That’s in my house too. What the men gave us in music will never happen again. Some of today’s music is good but nowhere near what these men did.
YES and EMERSON, LAKE and PALMER are two of my favorite groups of all time, and this is a beautiful rendition ...It brings tears to my eyes. It's too bad that Rick and Keith never got to do an album together.
I love Rick Wakeman, not only as a musician but as a genuine humorous human being. His keyboard skills were only second to one....KEITH EMERSON. MUCH LOVE
Wow, Rick is easily making Keith proud with this interpretation of "Trilogy". Who wouldn't have paid good money for a Keith Emerson/Rick Wakeman collaboration record?
Why not do it for free sand stick it to mgmt?
Makes little sense. Billy Joel and Elton John have successfully toured together.
I always thought that a keyboard-centric supergroup with Emerson, Wakeman and Banks formed with intentions not unlike Hackett and Howe with "GTR" would have been an amazing opportunity, particularly with the technological advancements by the mid-80s such as the Fairlight CMI
In my bed room in a council house in sunderland in the early seventies, I used to do air keyboards to Keith and Rick's stuff. Thanks guys, thanks.
Keith Emerson was what I call a musician\s musiciaion. Every once in a while those people pop up. I lived with one for seven years in Ukraine. I had a wonderf high school music teacher who developed my listening skills. When I was listening to ELP my father actually sit and listen to it with me, as he recognized the atalent. It was nice to here Mr. Wakeman share such a wonderful sliver of history.
lovely
Will we ever see such magnificent talents again? I've thrilled in their creations all my life, and now to be old and have to feel the loss every time one of my heroes passes is pain I wish I didn't have to experience.
...and it's going to happen over and over again, vale Rick, Jon, Steve, Bill, Alan, Tony, to name but a few we will be mourning in the years to come (provided we don't go first).
I agree . It sucks at our age ,constantly losing our childhood musical heroes and influences. Last three years have been tough.Squire ,Emerson, Lake ,Wetton, Holdsworth ,Etc ,Etc.
It sucks at my age too (Young musician), two Thirds of my biggest heroes passed away in the course of just one and a half year, those heroes being Emerson and Allan Holdsworth. I never got to see any of them live.
That sucks, I at least saw ELP in 1992 still playing great
Brilliant piece of music. But, about all the losses - you know, we have been experiencing that for decades already. Hendrix, Joplin, Morrison, Bolan, Lennon, Moon, the list is endless. We just have to remember that we were lucky enough to share in their music when they were here, and continue to love them even as we miss them. We will all be together soon enough.
I’ve watched this countless times because of two of the best keyboard artists ever
mr.gears, Thank you for this beautiful eulogy, tribute from the master Rick Wakeman, wished I could have been there. Saw Rick in the early 70's in Pittsburgh, Pa. USA . Never got to see Keith. Rick, we want you around for many years to come....I believe you are our last great modern composer of this gorgeous classical rock music. Thank you for the many happy memories you have given to all your fans. You are a sweet, gentle soul, God Bless ♥️
Thank YOU
Rick still has that flowing rippling style that always defined his best playing .
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Brought tears to my eyes.
A world without Keith Emerson is a world I no longer recognize.
This is where the value of KZhead shines through. Thank you so much for sharing your video of this keyboard master paying tribute to another keyboard master.
I appreciate that very much!
The Game Explainer I could not have said it any better. Greetings from Atlantic City New Jersey USA
Indeed. Its footage LIKE THIS that keeps me Addicted to KZhead
Gifts from a generation of genius saw both Keith and Rick play in brum as a 14 year. Old thank you.
Probably the most beautiful piano pieces ever recorded in rock history
Mark MacIsaac Along with one of the most beautiful voices singing the lyrics.
Rick has a great sense of humor.This is a great tribute to his friend.R.I.P Keith, you were an amazing artist.👏👏👏
Greg Lakes vocals were beautiful on this song..
Greg was a great artist- what a singer, guitar and bass player writer. It's one of the great reasons to have grown up in the 60's and 70's. Even the bad one hit wonders had more talent than 99% of what you hear today.
RIP Keith and Greg!
Yes indeed.
YES ,His VOICE WILL LIVE ON !!! 👍💓😢😢
Greg Lake - one of the most mesmerizing vocalists of all time.
Fantastic tribute for one of my favourite keyboard players by another. When I was 17, in about 1971 or 2 I was on holiday in the NE of England and practicing Aram Khachaturian's "Toccata" on the hotel piano in advance of a concert. Finishing there was clapping from the back of the hall, from a young man with long hair. He came to the piano and asked me to show him some of the fast bits again. Then he had a go and sight read the damned thing. For an hour, I showed him what I had learned about it. Then he played me a Toccata which he had written. I asked where I could buy the music. Not Published, but you can listen to it here and he wrote ELP on a card. When I got back to school I told my friends who said, "You idiot, Alker - you have just given a rock legend a piano lesson! That was Keith Emerson" A friend produced the cover of Trilogy and sure enough-there was my friend from the hotel. What a player.
Wow, this is a fantastic story. It would be just like Keith not to call attention to himself at your chance meeting in 1971. He wanted to learn from you, and then after a full hour of tutelage found the nerve to play his piece for you. This speaks volumes of the man, and your own gracious nature. Thank you, sir.
Wow! What a magnificent story! Gave me goosebumps reading it. We lost an incredible musician & composer in March 2016. Thank God there are several that may carry on his torch: his son Aaron, grandson Ethan (who played incredibly at this tribute, at only 11 years old!!!) and Rachel Flowers.
What an amazing story! It just shows the quality of person that Keith was. Thank you so much for sharing. It made my day!
Thanks for sharing this great memory, Steven! I was blessed to have met the maestro a few years ago. A very humble chap and a great story teller, too. Got him to autograph his book (you should read it) and his side of Works vol1. Miss him and Jon Lord to this day. Both greatly influential in my life.
Wasn’t it Hipgnosis that produced the cover?
Keith Emerson, Rick Wakeman and Tony Banks. The top 3 keyboardists of Progressive Rock.
I saw them both with their bands in the 70's, at the peak of their powers. THOSE were the days.
After wiping many tears from my eyes, bravo Rick. RIP Keith.
Cant stop the tears from flowing down my cheeks ! Oh my ! Keith Emerson was larger than life to me ! Wish I could have shook his hand Thanking him for making my life so much better ! God Bless You Keith !!
RICK that plays and pays homage to the great KEITH.....simply fantastic.
With tears in my eyes, that’s just it! Nothing less but so much more. Thank you 🙏 Rick for this memorable piece and a wonderful tribute to Emerson.
Would have liked to have seen Emerson and Wakeman play together. Both two of rock's finest keyboard players, both composers as well.
thomas Romano At least we got a Wakeman and Lord performance before he kicked the bucket.
No. I was happy with them as individuals. However, the tribute by Rick was marvelous. I met Keith several years ago. Very reserved whereas Greg was so very personable and we became friends for a brief time. As much as their passing means the end of an era, I miss the individuals more. Didn't feel good this morning and ended up watching several ELP videos. It breaks my heart.
would have been awesome!!!
The closest we came was “the piano men” tour. With he “second string” billy Joel and Elton John.
Emerson, Wakeman, Banks and Minnear!
silent tears flowing..this music...these men...
I grew up with ELP and Yes. Thanks for sharing this!
Me too. What a great tribute to his friend.
He makes Keith Emerson feeling like Franz Liszt. Thanks for this upload!
Yes & ELP were my favorites in high school. It's 2022 and they still are. This is beautiful.
They are my favourites at school right now
Oh, my. What a musically sophisticated time to grow up in- and I was there and enjoying every moment.
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Always loved this Song, nothing but raw emotion IMHO
Thank you for posting. Rick thank you for the wonderful tribute to many the greatest ever.
The one and the only Mr Keith Emerson, nobody even close to him, R.I.P.
Beautifully done... Thanks Rick, Keith is smiling no doubt...💖💖 ... mrgears, Thank you for staying steadfast to your convictions...brilliant under the circumstances...
I consider myself blessed to have seen both in their heyday and BOTH with full orchestration..Rick with the orchestra for "Journey " and ELP for the "Pirates " tour. They both were MAGICAL!!!!!!!
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Thanks Rick , a great tribute
beautiful stuff
Every once in a while I forget that my hero Keith Emerson is dead then something reminds me and all the crushing grief rushes back in to smother me. Live a very long long life Rick. Please.
This is beautiful, Man. Thanks. I still get rushes listening to the likes of ELP and my days of tripping are far behind me so the feelings and, definitely, the memories, which live on in their one-of-a-kind music live on.
Thanks Rick, one of my favorites playing one of my favorites...
This mans a pioneer in modern keyboard and was playing with Synthesizers before most artists even knew what they were. LEGEND!
In the 70s we had Keith and Rick. In the year 2017 we have Kanye and Beiber. How far we have fallen.
Oh trust me, we haven't reached the bottom yet, not by a long shot. So many people are working on it.
Ken Steiger Sad but true The music industry has gone to hell and they are not coming back. Greetings from Atlantic City New Jersey USA
to the pit of HELL
Thanks to the Internet, we have the ability to pull things back from the brink. Emerson and Wakeman (and the whole rest of progressive rock) succeeded in spite of the record companies, and not because of them. Now that the Internet is chipping away at the record companies' control, we can get the music we want instead of the music that the record companies tell us we're supposed to want.
Whatever, more complex music is still around but sure it haven't been mainstream since prog rock.
How could anyone unlike? These artists are greatness!!
2 of the very best EVER. Rock may never see their kind again.
Had a lump in my throat. Especially when it transitioned to Lucky Man. Hit me hard. Beautiful tribute.
Great!!! Wonderfull and fabulous Wakeman. So talent. Along my life since my 70's teenager age.
I’m sure we’ve all seen interviews with rock stars that when recalling their rise to stardom many say how lucky they were, maybe being in the right place at the right time. The same cannot be said of Rick Wakeman. He was going to be a star regardless of what time or era it was. He’s that fucking good. I can’t think of another piano player in pop, rock, program or whatever you want to call it that is anywhere near him in talent.
Rick makes that piano live and have soul. RIP, Keith.
just plain lovely. what an era....so rich, so thick. the products will live in the future.
A breathtakingly beautiful piece of music, thank you Rick! Rest In Peace Keith....🎹❤✌
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wonderful tribute to Keith by another great Pianist.
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One of the most powerful Tributes I have ever had the honor to listen to and watch being performed. Amazing piece of music, reproduced by one of the Master's and Giants of Prog. Thank You, Thank You, Thank You.
I saw ELP on 7/7/77. I saw YES exactly a month later, on 8/7/77. Both shows at MSG in NY. Godspeed Keith...and God Bless you, Rick.
Considering the obstacles, you did a fantastic job of catching this video. Thank you! Thank you for sharing.
Rick has always been a great humourist, tells some great stories, and is a wonderful musician to beet , been a fan for over 40 years through Yes
Such a great memorial. So many notes. Just beautiful. I've only recently noticed what a great sense of humor Rick Wakeman has. I love listening to him recount past stories. His rock and roll hall of fame speech was the best. Great bit. Thanks for posting. Well done.
Superb tribute to a great keyboard player , from a great keyboard player.
With tears in my eyes, I too am overjoyed that you caught this on camera. What an amazing moment. I studied piano and then pipe organ through the 1960s. I discovered The Nice, then Yes, and ELP. All through the 1970s, I and my musician friends were obsessed with ELP. And I mean OBSESSED. We played everything. We deciphered ELP tunes note by note. I grew up in West Los Angeles and never missed an ELP, Yes, or Jethro Tull concert, nor did my circle of friends. My best friend, also a pianist, and I used our connections and money to get front row seats. No cost or effort was too much to make this happen, if we could possibly do it. So yeah, I was a fan, to say the least, and still am. Wakeman and Emerson were good friends, so I'm not surprised that Wakeman would do this. Trilogy is a particularly gorgeous piece of music created by Emerson, and Wakeman has the skill to work with it. Listening to this, I am instantly transported to the moment I first heard it, after buying the album on the day it appeared at Tower Records in Hollywood. I was was one of those waiting in line for it. Take A Pebble is another that I used to play endlessly on the piano. I probably drove my neighbors crazy, and I don't care. But I suspect they actually loved it. I never got a single complaint, ever, in all the years of banging on the piano. Tarkus was, of course, another. My neighbors learned to appreciate 5/4 or 10/8 time signatures. Haha. As is always the case with music, it will probably be a hundred years before these geniuses are fully recognized. But they will be. You can depend on it.
A touching tribute by a fellow legend and, through their music, soulmate. I do hope that wherever Keith is, that he knows how much we love and appreciate what he gave us.
Emerson was a huge talent and has left a wonderful legacy for everyone, but, given the small but technically significant detail that he is actually *dead*, the odds that he knows anything at all now are heavily in the 'Not a chance' camp.
So beautiful..
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This was my first album. I am glad to have been born in this time to know all these great artists. It's like knowing Mozart.
Love Yes. Love E.L.P. = 2 legendary progressive rock bands. Very touching & heartfelt words, from 1 keyboard-master to another. R.I.P. Keith Emerson.
Just stumbled upon this. Makes me realize what a great composer Keith was. And Rick - wow!
I did go to a YES concert once about 15 years ago. It was the most impressive musical act ever. Rick Wakeman was playing a horseshoe shaped array of keyboards. One hand on two separate keyboards at a time with precision. He is good.
Beautiful in every way and in every sense!
Nothing short of Fantabulous
Incredibly funny and talented man. Love Wakeman. HIS KEYBOARDS made YES. Not a doubt!
Rick N. Backer ABSOLUTELY AGREE! IT'S LIKE HE TOYS WITH THE REST OF THEM!
I just saw Rick & Jon with YES ... great show! Far out cape!
So I'm like 4yrs late to the tribute, Keith Emerson was is and will be my fav keyboardist but, at an extremely close and I mean super close second is Rick Wakeman. Way back in 1970 a man with a hook for a hand turned me on to ELP, I was 14yrs old. I had all their albums besides getting besides a few Nice albums because of Keith Emerson. Then in 1976 while stationed at Kadena AFB( I'm a Phantom Phixer) I went to the same record store I always went to then on one pay day(the USAF paid me on the 15th and the 30th) they show me this album by Mr. Wakeman titled, the Six Wives of Henry the VIII. Dude I was blown away it was like Switched on Bach but better, way better. I don't have the album I bought in Japan but, I do have the CD and a copy from Apple Music. I went to see Journey to the center of the earth in 1975 in Philly, mostly because Gentle Giant who were the warm up band before RW. I still listen to both band because 70's Prog-rock is da bestest.
I usually listen to the '70s station on XM Radio. Just yesterday I was head bopping and seat dancing in my car to some song from that time frame and it hit me; hey I'm 72 and there a bunch more of us doing the same thing. Damn we had some great music then.
Old Pete Top chap! Well done you. I sometimes feel a little old, at 53 but, in the last couple of years, I've taken my Mum to see Thunder & Steve Harley. In return, she's taken me along to see Rick Wakeman & Paul Carrack. Don't misunderstand me, I've got 2 teen daughters & go to the 'heavier' gigs with the lads but, even at 78yrs of age, my Mum still likes a whiskey & a boogie, lol!
Well said Pete! I'm just a couple of years behind your good self and enjoy some of the best music ever written.It's all gone pear-shaped since.I think maybe we were a bit innocent?
55. I tried to bring this wonderful Musik to my son. He is 12. He don't like it but he knows some of the great bands like yes zappa pink floyd etc. I tried to explain him the difference between our live from now to the seventies. Germany was very conservative in the old days so we protested against with music. This year I was in Bochum in a Steve Hackett concert. Guys I feel 18 again. Thanks for a lot for great times in my life.
Pete, you had some damn great musicians for like 20 - 25 years! Greg Lake had a most beautiful voice and was an outstanding singer, George Martyn the drunkard, such a gifted composer, singer and guitarerro, Mr. McCartney and John Entwistle such fierce beasts on the bass, John Bonham one of the most powerful drummers ever, 10cc a witty pop group with clever, world class compositions, XTC who could have seamlessly continued where the Beatles left off . . . my god I can't stop. One day Andy Partridge will be honoured as one of the most creative composers and Pete Townshend, too, I am very sure. Outstanding people.
Old Pete::: So many concerts and so many laughs and tears but we all are part of the circle. We've seen the pinnacle of Progressive rock at it's finest with the great musicians as our captains taking us into happiness just for an hour or so.. We all go forward we have no choice. Life is a moment in time and i remember it all. Saw ELP in 74 and was blown away by all three. RIP Keith with beautiful fluttering fingers and Greg with the voice of a thousand kings. We will never see such talent again.
My admiration and gratitude for both Wakeman and Emerson are endless. Thank you for this beautiful playing!!
ELP was just fantastic during their heyday 1970-74 Brain salad never disappoints 3 supremely talented guys
Rick and Keith.....the two masters of the keyboards. RIP Keith.