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Keith Emerson / keyboards |
Greg Lake / vocals, guitars, bass
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Carl Palmer / drums, assorted
percussion |
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DISC 1- ELP in Pictures: |
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Listing: |
1.)- Take A Pebble (1970, The
Beat Club TV show) |
11.)-I Believe In Father Christmas
(1975, promo video) |
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2.)-Knife Edge (1971, Brussels
concert) |
12.)-Honky Tonk Train Blues (1976,
Oscar Peterson Piano Party TV show) |
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3.)-Rondo / Pictures
At An Exhibition (1970, montage from Isle of Wight performances)
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13)-Fanfare For The
Common Man (1977, promo video) |
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4.)- Rondo (1971,
Brussels concert) |
14.)-Pirates (1977,
Montreal concert) |
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5.)-Tarkus - Eruption
(1972, Tokyo concert) |
15)-Tiger In The Spotlight
(1977, Pop Rock TV show) |
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6.)- Hoedown (1973, Milan concert)
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16.)-Watching Over You (1978,
Memphis concert) |
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7.)-Tank (1973, Milan concert)
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17,)- Tarkus (1992, Royal Albert
Hall concert) |
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8.)-Lucky Man (1974, California
Jam) |
18.)-Touch And Go (1997, Budapest
concert) |
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9.)-Karn Evil 9, 3rd Impression
(1974, California Jam) |
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10.)-Toccata (1974, Aquarius TV
show) |
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Promo Videos: |
Bonus Footage: |
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1.)-America (THE NICE) 1968 Beat
Club TV show |
1.)-ELP in rehearsal 1973 |
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2.)-Fire (THE CRAZY WORLD OF ARTHUR
BROWN) - 1968 Beat Club TV show |
2.)-“The story of the album covers”
documentary |
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3.)-21st Century Schizoid Man
(KING CRIMSON) – 1969 Hyde Park concert (edit) |
3.)-ELP at Brands Hatch 1973 |
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4.)-Interview with Bob Moog |
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DISC: 2 -California Jam 1974,
44-minute performance: |
"Beyond the beginning" documentary
(1 hour) |
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1.)-Toccata |
6.)-Karn Evil 9, 1st impression
part 2 |
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2.)-Still You Turn Me On |
7.)-Karn Evil 9, 3rd impression
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3.)-Lucky Man |
8.)-Spinning Piano |
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4.)-Piano improvisations |
9.)-Great Gates of Kiev |
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5.)-Take A Pebble
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| The
Review |
This new documentary on progressive
legends Emerson Lake & Palmer is a mixed bag.
Here's the pros:
There's plenty of footage, lots
of early clips which I've never seen before which include
early live footage, Isle of Wight festival, promotional videos,
spots on various television shows and the California Jam featuring
Keith Emerson going round and round playing a spinning piano
upside-down. The ELP story has been told many times during
other videos including the Welcome Back one from 1993. There's
a lot of clips I had never seen, including footage of The
Nice and King Crimson's 21st Century Schizoid man. I'd never
seen any footage of the first King Crimson, so this was cool,
though edited drastically and lacking even one shot of Robert
Fripp. The 'story behind the album covers' is pretty interesting
although that's a bit short as well. There's great footage
here, but sadly most of it's edited. Where's whole clips?
There's also an interview with the master Robert Moog, who
worked closely with Emerson during those first years, as well
as footage of ELP at the drag races. Not sure who would want
to watch that(ELP in race cars), but there it is.
Here's the cons:
Whereas the Black Moon-era Welcome
Back video from the 90's was a positive moment ELP's history
when the band had returned, Beyond The Beginning is current
interviews which has the band in a 'been-there-done-that'
frame of mind. Emerson especially seems noticably disgusted
talking about his dealings with Greg Lake and management.
Why make this DVD at all? A disbanded band doesn't necessarily
make the best product. You can feel the disappointment at
all the lost opportunities. Another downside is that there
is nothing mentioned whatsoever about Emerson Lake & Powell,
Asia, 3 with Robert Berry(great album!) or the Black Moon/In
The Hot Seat era. It's as if these world class musicians dropped
off of the Earth after 1978's Love Beach. If somebody didn't
know anything about ELP and saw this DVD, they would have
thought that Emerson Lake & Palmer never did anything ever
again after the late 70's. C'mon guys, give us the whole story.
Brief interviews with Pete Sinfield, Robert Berry and a few
others would have been cool too. And where's the MTV video
for 1986's TOUCH & GO? That should have been included. There's
also rehearsal footage of the band tinkering around with Carl's
percussion contraptions and generally noodling around in the
studio which is quite a snore. Not sure why this was included
other than for diehards but it is actually cozy to listen
to when half asleep. A lot of missed opportunities with this
set.
With 2 discs, one may have expected
more. To tell the truth, all of this could have been squeezed
onto one disc. Definately a disc for diehard fans with some
very decent stuff, but in no way a definitive DVD collection.
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