Emerson Lake & Palmer To Reunite Next Year

[GungaDin]

Not sure where to place this, as it's entertainment.

I'm sure a Zealot knows.

Quote:

ELP agrees to headline the new High Voltage Festival, the UK's

new flagship classic rock event, on Sunday July 25, 2010. It is

expected that fans from Europe, USA, Japan and around the globe

will fly into London to see this much anticipated and unique event.

This press release was announced to applause at the Classic Rock

Awards at London's Park Lane Hotel, Piccadilly;-

'Mean Fiddler and Classic Rock Magazine are proud to announce

that Emerson Lake and Palmer (ELP) will be reforming to bring

the inaugural High Voltage festival to a climax.

'Forty years after ELP opened the legendary Isle Of Wight Festival

in 1970, what better act to celebrate Britain's biggest and best Adult

Rock Festival.

'Fans can expect 'Cannons, Pyrotechnics and a supreme production

alongside the stunning musicianship and songs that made ELP the

legends they truly are.'

http://www.greglake.com/news_pressreleases.html

What I would give to see that show!

Are there any ELP fans in Thailand?

(you have to be over 50.)

Edited November 12, 2009 by GungaDin

[Crossy]

Bloody hel_l, are they even still alive

I remember them from when I was at school (OK Uni, Ok Ok early work), Pictures, BSS wonderful stuff

Moving to the Pub, can't see the Thai relevance.

[Ulysses G.]

Why does anyone want to see a bunch of old fogeys play a bunch of songs that are mostly forgotten? The Beatles with all the members would be the only one of these concerts worth seeing and mostly because they are all dead.

[Birdman]

One of the bands who had excellent albums in the beginning, but declined rapidly after a while. (ELP after "Welcome back my friends,..."). Liked them a lot, although I am not over 50. Superior headphones stereo effects then in the 70s. Have to say, that they certainly do not fit in a Rock festival, rather a concert played by them alone.

[GungaDin]

Why does anyone want to see a bunch of old fogeys play a bunch of songs that are mostly forgotten? The Beatles with all the members would be the only one of these concerts worth seeing and mostly because they are all dead.

Why not ask the 100's of thousands who go to their concerts & still buy their albums!

This concert will sell out in a few days, if not hours...

PS..... UG, you're still a Dill.

Edited November 12, 2009 by GungaDin

[angiud]

When I was a student I was crazy for The Nice and after For EL&P.

I remember a wonderful concert early in the seventies in Stadio Flaminio in Rome, one of the many times Keith Emerson start to stab the keyboard in a musical rush.

I would like to listen (not to see, cause they are so old now) the concert of the kids made me learn to enjoy the rock!

[holidaybob]

I'd love to be there, been a fan of ELP from the start and the Nice before that.

[GungaDin]

There's a great MP3 CD of ELP available at Panthip, with nearly all their albums on it.

[angiud]

I've loved 'Pictures at an Exhibition'. This LP, together with "A Clockwork Orange" soundtrack made me start to appreciate the classical too.

But please, don't talk about 'Brain Salad Surgery', the begin of the end...

[Birdman]

Well, people here have not much to say about E,L & Palmer. 80.000 members and only 4 or 5 are responding.

[GungaDin]

So?

What is your point?

[Birdman]

It's a pity. Isn't it?

[Calico]

I'm not over 50, but I am over 45, and I think that is fantastic. I'd love to see those guys in concert. Maybe we're disappointed they're not reuniting in Chiang Mai or Bangkok.

[ianwuk]

I prefer Genesis.

Ian

[OriginalPoster]

Just shoot me.

[relaxed]

Why does anyone want to see a bunch of old fogeys play a bunch of songs that are mostly forgotten? The Beatles with all the members would be the only one of these concerts worth seeing and mostly because they are all dead.

Why not ask the 100's of thousands who go to their concerts & still buy their albums!

This concert will sell out in a few days, if not hours...

PS..... UG, you're still a Dill.

just saw this topic on ELP. Was the first concert I ever went to. I think I was 16 yrs of age. It was the tour after the release of Brain Salad Surgery. Amazing concert and still one of my favorite and most memorable concerts.

[7by7]

Talking of The Nice, check this out. The sound quality's not too good, but still magic after 42 years!