Emerson and Palmer America

[@lylesmith9547]

I never get tired of seeing Emerson and Palmer. This is the 3 line up. Barry is no weak player either. Awesome

[@johncolling673]

*Berry...just sayin'...

[@scottburns2600]

At first I thought that was Jim Breuer from SNL fame 😆

[@arame29]

Emerson Palmer & Berry The power of 3. Geffen records

[@tarkus522]

I remember watching this whole show on HBO with the local radio station carrying the audio simulcast in stereo

[@chrisbenjes5876]

Amazing musicians. RIP Keith and Greg.

[@alexendrix6]

2 giants Keith & Greg! and C.Palmer as well . Long live Carl !

[@Woozler554]

Except that's not Greg Lake.

[@kennethneece4838]

Chris Benjes- I thought that in some ways that Greg Lake also kind of sounded a little like John Wetton( of U.K. fame and of Asia fame ) as well

[@kennethneece4838]

@@Woozler554 Who’s not Greg Lake??😮

[@Woozler554]

@@kennethneece4838 The bassist wearing the light blue blazer (see 1:08). I don't know who that is, but it is most definitely NOT Greg Lake.

[@marcusvaliatti8074]

What a phenomenal keyboard player.

[@chadbennett7873]

Robert Berry on bass. This version of the band was called "3" - following the ELP (Emerson, Lake & Powell) when Carl came back and Greg left. Still amazing in every way. First time I've seen video from this incarnation of the band.

[@susannorth138]

The one and only KEITH....then the unstoppable PALMER!! (We need LAKE!)! Such an incredible loss.

[@kennethneece4838]

Susan North- Unless Greg Lake had any sons( or maybe just one son) there will never be another Greg Lake or any other person trying to sound like Greg Lake because Greg Lake had his own sounding voice which was really good!

[@eddyvideostar]

@@kennethneece4838: I am not sure why Keith named his son Aaron -- because of Copland? This is similar to David Beckham naming his son "Brooklyn" -- I am non-plussed.

[@kennethneece4838]

@@eddyvideostar Oh! Okay and I’m not exactly sure either of why Keith had named his son Aaron…….maybe it was after Copeland, I don’t know!🤷‍♂️

[@michaelgalligan7089]

All my friends had a favorite band back in the early 70s . But I did not have a favorite yet . I liked all the good bands .Than my friend Craig Hodges put on the Live album on his Quadrophonic stereo. And he put the live album in my lap back facing up . I looked at that picture of them on stage and there equipment as I listened to the music ! When the album was over I told all my friends this is my favorite band and Keith is my favorite rock musician!!!

[@michaelgalligan7089]

ELP 4 Ever !!!

[@martinkyle1463]

Keith and Carl are like something from another planet, and I'm not talking about their mullets.

[@fingersfan1843]

IMHO, two of the most talented musicians ever to exist on this planet ! RIP Keith Emerson and Long Live Carl Palmer !!!

[@claudio130]

And Greg Lake one of the greatest voices! Miss you too GL!

[@kennethneece4838]

I once had the chance to see Emerson, Lake and Powell and they were really good as well!

[@kennethneece4838]

@@claudio130 I think that Greg Lake and John Wetton( from UK and Asia ) kind of had the same singing voices, which I liked both Greg Lake and John Wetton!

[@claudio130]

@@kennethneece4838 agree totally about Wetton, another great one in KC and everything else!

[@kennethneece4838]

@@claudio130 Do you think that John Wetton and Greg Lake kind of had the same sounding voices!

[@bassplayer1966]

I SAW THIS LINEUP AS "3" AT THE BAYOU IN GEORGETOWN, DC IN 1988/1989! LOVED IT!! BERRY KICKED ASS!!

[@NeilThompson30]

Mullets!! - jacket sleeves rolled up!! - don't we just love the 80s?!

[@totaltwit]

pastel coloured jackets over white T shirt. I never saw E-P wear that before and I was there in the 80's. That was the best decade, opitimism, everything was good and getting better - unlike now, the opposite.

[@edljnehan2811]

As far as music is concerned don't we love the 1970s. Especially for Emerson Lake and Palmer The Early seventies was their golden era.

[@davishev]

When I first heard Keith Emerson in the early 70s I was 10 or 11 yrs old. I didn't even know who Leonard Bernstein, Dave Brubeck or Bela Bartok were. It was through Keith Emerson's renditions of their music that I was exposed to a whole world of great classical and jazz music.

[@gpcrawford8353]

David Shevlino exactly what was told to Leonard Bernstein when he cut up about this version,like the quotes on Rimsky-Korsakov’s flight of the bumblebee and Bach’s toccata and fugue.

[@alexendrix6]

same x me David so we about the same age i start playing organ after i heard Keith ;-) in this video Keith age was 44 he was still playing really good and Carl Palmer too!

[@miketonner3094]

David , ive just read how old this post is,, and i'm replying... me too. My uncle let me listen to The Nice Elegy album.....changed my life ....!

[@jerrys8691]

I was fortunate enough to see ELP in the 70's in OKC. Great concert. Great musician's.

[@arnaldotabosa1680]

KEITH EMERSON AND CARL PALMER are fantastic musicians !

[@kennethneece4838]

Arnaldo Tabosa- Keith Emerson and Greg Lake WERE fantastic musicians until they died and I do believe that Carl Palmer is still alive and is quite older now and don’t know if he is still drumming now or not!

[@mcadarette]

There's no better sound in the world than a Hammond organ. And I'm a guitar player.

[@brucewebb1114]

I agree with that!

[@artysanmobile]

Same, and same.

[@artysanmobile]

If you’re curious, take a deep dive into the technology of the Hammond organ. It will blow your mind. It will also help to explain its unparalleled sound.

[@jordao2029]

I agree with you! And I 'm a guitarist too!

[@eddyvideostar]

Dear Mc: You've said it.

[@AmaNotaGogo]

Nice one Kieth - top drummer too!

[@chrisnroses]

1988...This was the FIRST time I ever remember seeing Emerson. It was a few years later that I stumbled into ELP and remembered this footage sitting at my Parents tabel eating lunch and being very impressed by what I saw. In fact at 4:43 is when I put my food down watching this.

[@mikefrance7498]

I have been looking for this song for many years!!!!

[@ChristopherAdis]

Glad I could help!

[@Mainbruder5]

Good Luck Keith. Greatest songriter and keyborder.

[@edljnehan2811]

You know one thing really interesting that I remember about this show they did not play any Emerson Lake and Palmer music. They played Rondo and America from Emerson's nice days. The rest of the music was off of the power of three album. I remember hearing the DJ on the radio prior to the show saying that there would be no ELP music and I was so disappointed but I thought that has to be a mistake. However it was the truth they played no original ELP music. But I wasn't disappointed the show absolutely kicked ass.

[@brendannahor1460]

The band are actually called "3"! Keith Emerson, Robert Berry and Carl Palmer! The show was to celebrate Atlantic Records 40th anniversary. Led Zeppelin were also on the bill playing with Jason Bonham (1 of only 3 times)!

[@mikewest1542]

Isnt this the show that Phil Collins introduced them Emerson and Palmer , if thats the case then he’s right as the captions indicate that !

[@davethenerd1369]

Keith and Carl did many great things and were blessed with huge talent. I never knew that back in the day, they also sported such magnificent mullets!

[@georgeabrams7345]

Mullets. Must have been the 80s.

[@hubbsllc]

@@georgeabrams7345 Indeed it was. Even I had a bit of one going on in the late '80s to early '90s.

[@lorraine6848]

Go Carl !! Carl Palmer ELP Legacy Going to see him November 18th 2021 at..Mauch Chunk Opera House In Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania

[@timothywills7709]

Enjoy. Saw him on the 10th in Virginia. You will love it

[@claytonsteigerwalt1872]

I was there too incredible drummer!

[@williamvellekoop2815]

Saw them as 3 in the 80s

[@danielhemple8649]

I had this on the nice 8track

[@johnmorehead6045]

I miss Keith Emerson too, because I first saw him live with ELPowell 30 years ago.

[@AlbertoRicardoBarbosaVargasBar]

Keity Emerson "Fantástík" !!!...Keity Forever's !!!...

[@AlbertoRicardoBarbosaVargasBar]

E.L.Palmer !!!...Fantastík !!!...# Beto Barcelona / Sala V.I.P. "Welcome the Church" !!!...Brazíl / State R.S. / Pirto Alegre Cíty / Canoas Cíty !!!...

[@rossb.4773]

Palmer, always incredible...

[@mikepennington6097]

Look 92l of 6

[@thelittleredbarn174]

This anniversary show was probably one of the best ones I've ever been to

[@geoffreydowen5793]

love how Carl warms up at the end magical

[@stevedrums1675]

I was at this show and totally forgot about this!!!!Smoked something or something!:) Thaks for bringing back the memory.

[@chrislapp9468]

Saw them at the Channel in Boston when the album came out. Had a couple of back up players onstage with them off to the side.

[@edljnehan2811]

I saw this show in St Louis at Mississippi nights in the early to mid 80s. Keith Emerson and Carl Palmer still had it together awesome musicians. It's a shame on the video here they cut out most of the drum solo it was much longer. Absolutely mind blowing solo.

[@hughhallett4589]

wish i could have been there! Grew up in Alton. I did see their 92/93 show at Riverport.

[@edljnehan2811]

@@hughhallett4589 I was there they played with Jethro Tull. Great show you could tell Keith Emerson was in pain though. I was in the third row and actually won the tickets on KSHE. Good memories.

[@eddyvideostar]

@@hughhallett4589: 92/93 Weren't these the years when ELP reformed and toured the US? Jones Beach was the first concert of my 92-93 U.S. run-around.

[@kennethneece4838]

Carl Palmer was a very good drummer, I even liked him when he was with Asia! Carl Palmer’s drumming style was quite phenomenal!

[@hypnoticatrance]

Was a great drummer :) He is a great drummer.. he is not death!

[@kennethneece4838]

@@hypnoticatrance I wasn’t saying that Carl Palmer was( or is ) dead, I was just saying that Carl Palmer “ IS “ a very good drummer( a long with some other good drummers that are still around ) and are aging nowadays( in our generation )🙂

[@hypnoticatrance]

@@kennethneece4838 Sry, seems i missundersod that :) But i hope is not a problem :)

[@kennethneece4838]

@@hypnoticatrance Naaa! No problem at all Hypnoticatrance!🙂🙂

[@michaelgalligan7089]

1 night I 🪚 them in Radio City Music hall . At the end of the night Carl stands up on his drum seat and does a flip over his drum set and nails the landing!!!

[@kathywheeler4679]

I miss Keith Emerson the best keyboard player ever

[@edljnehan2811]

You said a mouthful. God on the keyboards.

[@MariaLucia-vl9oy]

DO CARALHO! INCRÍVEL! FANTÁSTICO. VI ISSO A PRIMEIRA VEZ EM MEADOS DE 80 E ACHEI DO CACETE, NEM CONHECIA OS CARAS. FIQUEI LOGO FÃ DELES E NUNCA MAIS LARGUEI. UM PUPURRI DO CACETE.

[@johncostello6043]

Emerson, BERRY and Palmer, thank you very much!

[@fingersfan1843]

I once heard them referred to as "Emerson, Yank, and Palmer".

[@edljnehan2811]

@@fingersfan1843 okay?

[@edljnehan2811]

@@fingersfan1843 I don't know about the name yank especially since you have the name fingers fan. Haha get my drift.

[@johndevos9003]

isn't this 3 with Robert Berry?

[@nelsonhuard1]

Incredible ELP Great musicians. Marriage between the classic and rock.

[@tonyfrancesco3701]

Saw him do America with the Nice at the Boston Tea Party 1968 maybe

[@bagelj]

THANK YOU FOR POSTING THIS! I’ve been wanting to see again for years !

[@thejollyjoker187]

Bach's toccata, reverse-positioned, such a staple for Keith! He was so amazing..

[@claudioruffinicastiglione4434]

Fantastici Emerson & Palmer

[@teaforthree1]

Still as fresh today as all those years ago

[@philosopher2king]

The late Neil Peary said that Carl was one of this top 3 favorite drummers

[@kennethneece4838]

There was another good drummer by the name of “ Bill Bruford “ who was quite good too!

[@kennethneece4838]

Who was Neil Peary!…..I’ve heard of a drummer by the name of Neil Pert( who was with the band Rush ) but I’ve never heard of Neil Peary!

[@philosopher2king]

Neil Peart

[@kennethneece4838]

@@philosopher2king Ah! Okay! 👍🏻

[@kennethneece4838]

@@philosopher2king Ah! Okay!…..anyways, Neil Peart( from Rush ) was a good drummer too

[@tabajaralabs]

Thanks! THANKS! THOUSANDS OF THANKS!!! I've been looking for this video for AGES, I never saw a complete copy like I had in VHS years before, thanks a lot and greetings from Brazil!!!

[@tabajaralabs]

13 years ago...

[@pete21pete21]

RIP keith

[@waynedanberry]

I just watched West Side Story on TCM and remembered ELP did a version of America,so I went looking on KZbin.

[@jasonpp1973]

A great America/Rondo/Tank medley!

[@hubbsllc]

I remember being so excited to see this on television and to have caught it on my VCR. At the time, ELP, ELPowell, and 3 hardly had any TV exposure and this was effectively pre-Internet, much less pre-KZbin. I may have gotten hold of some multi-generation bootleg videos by then, I'm not sure.

[@edljnehan2811]

There was the 1974 brain salad Surgery tour on ABC's in concert I believe it aired on ABC in 1975. It was called California Jam one.

[@hubbsllc]

@@edljnehan2811 Saw it. A dozen or so years separated these appearances.

[@edljnehan2811]

@@hubbsllc I'm aware of that I've been on this planet since 1958 haha I've seen every single ELP tour in the seventies and quite a few afterward. Of course in 1975 I didn't have the means to get to California I had to settle for television. I just mentioned it because I thought maybe you were too young to have seen it back then.

[@paulbaily4793]

Is this Keith Emersons signature piece?.....he just goes off on one everytime he played it.....Simply one of the greatest keyboard players of all time and an innovator of Moog sound

[@davep8221]

The only one to tour with a Mega-Moog.

[@stingfan16ify]

Let us not forget Robert Berry's contributions!

[@hubbsllc]

Did you know he made a 3 follow-up album all by himself a few years ago? My understanding is that while Keith's writing is on the album, his tracks were not on the release.

[@jeffwheeler303]

@@hubbsllc It is called 3.2. The very talented Andrew Colyer of Circuline handles the keyboards.

[@ledorzejean-etienne3747]

The power of 3 was a good surprise to me. Even more pop oriented songs were good quality. I would have paid to see this live

[@ericericj7326]

Best band ever!

[@AlbertoRicardoBarbosaVargasBar]

"Uau" !!!...I'm # Beto Barcelona Voz e Composer / Band Sala V. I. P. "Welcome The Church" Music Praise / Brazil / Porto Alegre Cíty / Canoas / * Keity Emerson Forever's !!!...

[@johneargle6004]

The band was called 3.

[@warrenrayledbetter9957]

I loved EL&P but I must have missed E&P.

[@unstablebobgable]

WOW! JUST WOW!!!

[@MariaLucia-vl9oy]

ESPETÁCULO DE PUPURRI.

[@0scarsill0]

I must have watched this video a million times, but i lost the videotape a long time ago. Thanks

[@asalux]

Thanks a lot. I was looking for this video a long time...

[@Mach1Airspace]

Keith had more talent in his right hand than most accomplished pianists have in both 😉

[@ricardocespedes1955]

por siempre los maestros emerson lake y palmer, dios los bendiga

[@claudio130]

ELP GOAT!

[@lincbond442]

Mind blown...

[@jorgitorock]

ROCKON

[@gojikranz]

this video is awesome thanks for uploading it. i heard a complete 3 concert they were pretty damn good to bad they couldnt keep going

[@RC-gf8cs]

1st saw dec 73.msg .aug 74 nj..77 2 no orch 2 with orch..elpowel 92 thru 2000 jones beach ..now im old

[@edljnehan2811]

First saw ELP 1971, 1973, 1977, twice in 1978, saw three in 1986, ELP with Jethro Tull 1998 and a couple more times in the 2000s just ELP. Never saw El Powell. The best shows were the first three 1971 1973 and 1977 when Journey opened up for them.

[@scottburns2600]

The greatest keyboard player and drummer in the world; in the same band. Not too bad

[@richardalexander4300]

Brother, I think you mean John Bonham. Who all standards were set for other bands to reach for !!!

[@edljnehan2811]

@@richardalexander4300 no brother he met Carl Palmer and I agree. I've been watching musicians since the 60s and I've seen all the greats early seventies Led Zeppelin and Emerson Lake and Palmer. Carl Palmer was much better than John Bonham. John Bonham was a great drummer in a rock band. Carl Palmer was a master of progressive rock. Much more difficult much more complex. Carl had jazz and classical training and anyone that could keep up with Keith Emerson was not of this Earth.

[@edljnehan2811]

@@richardalexander4300 one thing John Bonham wins in is the most boring drum solo. But be that as it may I still feel he was a great Rock drummer. But when you compare him to Carl Palmer Neil p e a r t Ansley Dunbar and some of the others I don't think he quite Stacks up.

[@charel196]

why no mention of Robert Berry on bass here (this was the "3" lineup)?

[@davidcarswell8112]

More than likely a contractual thing - this was the Atlantic Records 40th Anniversary and "3" (and Berry) were never part of the Atlantic stable, while Emerson and Palmer had been as part of EL&P....

[@Justin_Kipper]

Because just about anyone could play a bass note on every beat. This part of ELP's show was basically when Lake caught his breath and smiled a lot.

[@gabetvc]

Its like miami vice rocking

[@marty3888]

I 've never figued out why Carl got rid of is spinning drums. People loved it. I hear he sold it to ringo Starr.

[@edljnehan2811]

Ringo Starr w o n Carl Palmer's stainless steel drum kit at an auction. The spinning was accomplished by a rotating drum stand that was equipped with mirrors to allow reflection of the laser light show. The drum platform belong to the band but was not part of the drum kit. Ringo abandoned the drum set in a storage locker and Carl Palmer ended up getting the drums back. Due to the cumbersome nature of hauling the stainless steel set around Palmer attempted to donate the kit to the Hard Rock Cafe Museum. However they turn the donation down due to the cost involved with transporting the massive heavy kit from England to the states. Carl did contact Ringo prior to offering the drums to Hard Rock however Ringo was not interested for whatever reasons on getting the drums back. That information comes from an interview with Carl Palmer. I hope this answers your question. Peace out.

[@soundthatpleasesme]

Keith is playing Bach's Toccata and Fugue in D Minor. Backwards!!! I'd bet money old J.S. himself couldn't do that!

[@fredmila]

Oh I see, they used the Dvorak composition as intro for this.

[@magicmike618]

Prog Rock at it's greatest

[@arturojimenez2477]

Emerson Lake and Palmer

[@jonathansmith3742]

2022 ELP is on tour.

[@waynemarvin5661]

I don't think so.

[@jonathansmith3742]

@@waynemarvin5661 I got my tickets, 26 Nov. in New Haven.

[@flamindigo]

a return to the Nice - "ars longa vita brevis"

[@TheMouko]

2021 ANYONE ENJOY !

[@cltinfo2173]

The voice was Greg!

[@rodhanson7112]

Arnaldo DON'T FORGET ABOUT GREG LAKE WHO PLAYED THE ACCOUSTIC guitar AND BASS guitar AND HE WAS THE singer OF ELP AND HE died from cancer and Kieth EMERSON THE KEYBOARD PLAYER committed suicide

[@edljnehan2811]

Good gosh. You don't say.

[@jordao2029]

And where was Lake at this moment? 💖

[@katiaorsini1263]

Keith in formissima ✌

[@cactus9362]

VI ISSO A PRIMEIRA VEZ TAVA COM 20 E UNS QUEBRADOS MM, ESTOU COM 57 E PRA MIM É COMO SE FOSSE A PRIMEIRA VEZ. COM O MESMO ENTUSIASMO, EMOÇÃO, FRENESI, EMPOLGAÇÃO, TESÃO E SAUDADES. EU TINHA A VIDA TODA PELA FRENTE.

[@kennethneece4838]

I had forgotten about that song that the Average White Band did!😁😁

[@filiptour9535]

And a wurlitzer

[@filiptour9535]

ELP ... Grand Funk Railroad ... CCR!

[@filiptour9535]

Little Feat

[@EastmanD]

Carl !....no...don't...take...off....your....shi.....DAMN IT, he did it.

[@ChristopherAdis]

Hahahaha!

[@robertbishop5357]

It's sad that Emerson chose to take his own life because of a condition that kept him from playing. It seems he still could have influenced others through teaching.

[@awaken77]

Actually America segued to Rondo - the other Emerson signature song

[@rodhanson7112]

Keith EMERSON on KEYBOARD'S Committed Suicide AND GREG LAKE PLAYING the BASS guitar And ACOUSTIC guitar And THE singer of E.L.P died from cancer and Carl PALMER is on the DRUMS

[@ericericj7326]

LOL that was 3 saw them too

[@rockcup]

and Robert Berry.

[@ricardocespedes1955]

a la hora que tengas miedo nadie te va a poyar

[@puddypuss]

its good they were doing it so late, even though its a medley and not on his old hammond like with the nice

[@TheMouko]

check out the video with a young guy that looks like keith playing keyboard with keith enjoy....

[@jimcharles651]

Why didn't Greg play for this???

[@mr.kilpatrick2991]

yep looks like 1988.

[@PietroRumenta]

Who is the bassist? Anyway, amazing performance! Thanks for posting this masterpiece!

[@bobloblaw8660]

PietroRumenta Robert Berry

[@conradquek]

Just to note, he has since released two albums under "3.2", the intended successor to "3" featuring collaborations with Keith before his passing

[@rdsieben]

80's mullet era I guess

[@arame29]

Why was Greg not part of this?

[@macaius]

Great stuff man! btw I would like to know if you have the Yes setlist, I'm searchin for Hold On, in my opinion that was the best live version ever of the song, but I can't find it anywhere....if you have it please upload it! thank you.

[@kennethneece4838]

I believe that the song Hold on by Yes, was on the album 90125 album!