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Emerson Lake & Palmer — Stones Of Years
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Propayne
(Richmond VA)
Posted: May 20, 2013 - 08:01
 
 btt wrote:
I have always thought that Carl Palmer is a terrific drummer .

 
If you haven't already, check out Atomic Rooster.

Stoner Prog! 

btt
(firmly ensconsed in the Beautiful B.C Interior)
Posted: May 20, 2013 - 07:39
 
I have always thought that Carl Palmer is a terrific drummer .

Propayne
(Richmond VA)
Posted: May 20, 2013 - 07:39
 
embrace the grandeur

ski19570
(Northern Sierras, California)
Posted: May 20, 2013 - 07:37
 

One has to remember the time period at which this was done..  Brings back fond memories indeed.



bb_matt
(Hampshire, England)
Posted: May 20, 2013 - 07:37
 
I think you had to be there ... :)

As far as prog rock goes, can't say this really does it for me. Sounds like a lot of random keyboard plonking.
Goes to show just how good Pink Floyd actually were/are :) 

govna
(beantown)
Posted: May 20, 2013 - 07:36
 
 rabaak wrote:
Greg Lakes vocal are under rated in my opinion. He was great in both King Crimson and ELP
 

 
really? sort of out of tune in many of those notes.  probably rated pretty accurately.

sherf
(OCNY)
Posted: Mar 18, 2013 - 13:01
 
Knows how to make the Hammond sing. Dig it!

Middleton
(along for the ride)
Posted: Mar 18, 2013 - 13:00
 
muting this song before I lose my mind

flyboy50
(Ohio Valley)
Posted: Mar 18, 2013 - 12:59
 

 rabaak wrote:
Greg Lakes vocal are under rated in my opinion. He was great in both King Crimson and ELP
 
 

Agree.

rabaak
Posted: Feb 15, 2013 - 03:44
 
Greg Lakes vocal are under rated in my opinion. He was great in both King Crimson and ELP
 

Bargamon
(Carolina)
Posted: Dec 14, 2012 - 11:12
 
Like a lot of ELP works its "over the top and self indulgent!"

ELP did better than most!

I loved this band in its heyday for its classical interpretations and innovations.
 


oldsaxon
(Wales via Vancouver, BC.)
Posted: Dec 14, 2012 - 11:06
 
This had its place in my life but I can't help feeling a bit embarrassed by it now...thankfully I lost my virginity and moved on. 

Reweth
(Vancouver, BC)
Posted: Dec 14, 2012 - 11:06
 
Growing up in the late 70s and early 80s, my parents were NOT prog. fans at all, but a friend of theirs must have left this album at their place on cassette, and I was fascinated with the cover art for much of my childhood. I credit exposure to that image as one of the reasons I'm so attracted to weird and unconventional things. 

MassivRuss
(Massachusetts)
Posted: Dec 14, 2012 - 11:05
 
Wow. 1977. I'm back in H.S. Inhaling. A LOT.

{#Drool}

JIan
(SW Desert, AZ, USA)
Posted: Aug 10, 2012 - 16:36
 
 RedGuitar wrote:
The first 6 ELP albums are being remastered by Steven Wilson of Porcupine Tree.  There will also be 5.1 surround mixes.
First two are available in late August.
 
Very cool! Thanks for that info. {#Angel}

Jelani
(Home of the freak, land of the vague)
Posted: Aug 10, 2012 - 16:35
 
 RedGuitar wrote:
The first 6 ELP albums are being remastered by Steven Wilson of Porcupine Tree.  There will also be 5.1 surround mixes.
First two are available in late August.
 
Yow!

RedGuitar
(Iowa, USA)
Posted: Jul 10, 2012 - 06:18
 
The first 6 ELP albums are being remastered by Steven Wilson of Porcupine Tree.  There will also be 5.1 surround mixes.
First two are available in late August.

smackiepipe
(Western North Carolina)
Posted: Jul 10, 2012 - 06:14
 
 Sloggydog wrote:
I didn't know the song but had heard of it and well I guess I just expected more.  Its pretty cool I guess but I think high expectations have made it feel a let down 6 for now but I may change it later.
 
It's a 3 minute section of a 20 minute suite of songs. I guess your feeling is understandable. Still a good little tune, but the Hammond Organ break in the live version from 74 kicks the studio version's butt.

dwlangham
(Nowhere to be found)
Posted: Jun 08, 2012 - 13:06
 
during the organ/synth (whatever it was) solo, I got a profound sense of "This is Spinal Tap" deja vu. I know Tap and ELP aren't (supposed to be) the same thing, but something about the pretentiousness of this song had me thinking Stonehenge.

Sloggydog
(UK)
Posted: Mar 05, 2012 - 08:37
 
I didn't know the song but had heard of it and well I guess I just expected more.  Its pretty cool I guess but I think high expectations have made it feel a let down 6 for now but I may change it later.

GarageDragon
Posted: Mar 05, 2012 - 08:36
 
EEGAD! Make it stop!

naviganter
(Gothenburg, Sweden)
Posted: Mar 05, 2012 - 08:33
 
This is why,,I in my youth felt a deep aversion towards the 1970s,,,,

Jelani
(Home of the freak, land of the vague)
Posted: Mar 05, 2012 - 08:33
 
Wow, I see I've already said that! :)
 

RedGuitar
(Iowa, USA)
Posted: Mar 05, 2012 - 08:32
 
Wow, something from Tarkus!  Nice choice for my Monday morning.

Jelani
(Home of the freak, land of the vague)
Posted: Mar 05, 2012 - 08:32
 
AWESOME!!!!!
 

hbs47
(SE England)
Posted: Dec 01, 2011 - 03:27
 
Too many philistines here!

MM_Prague
(Prague, Czech Republic)
Posted: Oct 30, 2011 - 12:33
 
OK, this just made me switch channels to Secret Agent radio on Soma FM... hopefully the next song will make up for it...

number7
(Napanee, Ontario, Canada)
Posted: Sep 28, 2011 - 19:56
 
Saw these guys a few times & they were always amazing.
Last time I saw them was at Canada's Wonderland 1996.
They opened for Jethro Tull, incredibly.
Sat front row center. Very Lucky SOB.
An incredible experience from incredible bands.
To see two of my all time favorite bands on one bill....WOW.

Stone's of Years......HISTORY.

kaybee
(Lost in the Wilds of Toronto)
Posted: Sep 28, 2011 - 19:33
 
I know I'm dating myself and am an old prog rock loving hippie, but I love the whole first side of this album.  The second side not so much, (although there are a couple of cuts on it worth salvaging).  This is probably the best piece on the album.

vandal
(arriving somewhere, but not here. . .)
Posted: Apr 24, 2011 - 10:04
 
meh

subVorkian
(Toronto)
Posted: Mar 23, 2011 - 20:09
 
Sorry — this stuff just didn't age very well. Assign it to a shelf somewhere beside Procol Harum.

rluking
(Underground)
Posted: Feb 20, 2011 - 09:23
 
 fredriley wrote:
Greg Lake was an underrated singer, eclipsed by the arrogant Keith Emerson whose Moog noodlings usually dominated their songs. What happened to Lake, anyone know?

 
He's still around.  Recently cancelled a tour he had scheduled with Keith Emerson for the fall 2010. 


Jelani
(Home of the freak, land of the vague)
Posted: Feb 20, 2011 - 09:15
 
AWESOME!

fredriley
(Nottingham, UK)
Posted: Jan 20, 2011 - 03:39
 
 Stingray wrote:
ELP - the sad-sad remains of the first SUPERGROUP!
Jump from a bridge - Carl, Greg and Keith!!

 
Full of the milk of human kindness, aren't you? Call me soft, but I wouldn't wish death or injury on any artist.


fredriley
(Nottingham, UK)
Posted: Jan 20, 2011 - 03:37
 
Greg Lake was an underrated singer, eclipsed by the arrogant Keith Emerson whose Moog noodlings usually dominated their songs. What happened to Lake, anyone know?


(former member)
Posted: Oct 17, 2010 - 08:45
 
OK, so YOU do this in your 60s with a crippled arm...




Stingray
(EUROPE)
Posted: Oct 17, 2010 - 08:21
 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mPqfhu7I9sM

SOOOOOOO ENDLESSLY SAD!!!!
I was truely shocked and sad to see and hear the
ultimate decline of artistry!

ELP - the sad-sad remains of the first SUPERGROUP!
Jump from a bridge - Carl, Greg and Keith!!


Stingray
(EUROPE)
Posted: Oct 17, 2010 - 08:16
 
 dmax wrote:
Due to the money problems and his divorce, he ended up sleeping on friends' couches for a while. No matter what you think of their music, he is important enough in the big scheme of rock that he didn't deserve that. 

For the past few years, he's hooked up with Marc Bonilla and he's been rejuvenated, creatively. Again, YouTube is your friend. 
 
It must also be said that especially EMERSON was an arrogant prick.
How old is he now  - 85?

Thanks for the info - valuable!


(former member)
Posted: Oct 17, 2010 - 08:13
 
TARKUS!

Poor guys. Went from headlining California Jam, with opening bands like the Eagles and Black Sabbath and Earth Wind & Fire (!), to bankruptcy due to some rotten financial decisions (touring with an orchestra instead of hiring the local musicians for each show).

Emerson needed ulnar nerve surgery on his right arm and still appears crippled. Go to YouTube and see the reunion shows that he played with ELP this year and his right hand ring and little fingers are curled under, mostly unusable.

Due to the money problems and his divorce, he ended up sleeping on friends' couches for a while. No matter what you think of their music, he is important enough in the big scheme of rock that he didn't deserve that. 

For the past few years, he's hooked up with Marc Bonilla and he's been rejuvenated, creatively. Again, YouTube is your friend. 


Stingray
(EUROPE)
Posted: Oct 17, 2010 - 08:12
 
I think it's a great song!
NO ELP-fan, though!

PS
Terrible cover!!

iTuner
Posted: Sep 15, 2010 - 13:48
 
The mute button was invented because of this song.

fitzworld
(The Big A)
Posted: Aug 14, 2010 - 13:14
 

This song is proof that, despite all the phenomenal rock & rock that came out of the 60s, there are some horrible duds out there, and this is one of them. Please never play it again!! Please!!!!!



imnotpc
Posted: Jul 13, 2010 - 15:46
 
 Propayne wrote:
Wow - reminds of cruising in the mid '70s in my XR-7 Cougar.

good times.... 
 
Yeah they were...  I got to see them play in Boston Garden back in the late 70s. At one point during the show Keith Emerson began playing solo. I had heard all their albums but I just couldn't figure out what he was playing. In fact it sounded like random notes. Then he started playing a bit faster, then faster. It still didn't sound like a song but it became apparent he was repeating certain notes. Eventually he was playing so fast the repeated notes became the melody and it was the Nutcracker. I have no idea how many notes he played in between the repeated ones but it was damn impressive.


vandal
(arriving somewhere, but not here. . .)
Posted: Jul 13, 2010 - 15:39
 
Boredom

Propayne
(Richmond VA)
Posted: Jul 13, 2010 - 15:36
 
Wow - reminds of cruising in the mid '70s in my XR-7 Cougar.

good times.... 

MojoJojo
(Indianapolis, IN USA)
Posted: Jul 13, 2010 - 15:35
 
Emerson, Lake & Yawner.  Zing!  See what I did there?
 

 vandal wrote:
yawn
 



mcYammer
(Beervana)
Posted: Jul 13, 2010 - 15:35
 
YESSSSSS. TARKUS!!!!!!!!

vandal
(arriving somewhere, but not here. . .)
Posted: Apr 14, 2010 - 09:06
 
 raga wrote:
 vandal wrote:

GREEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAT

 


 
{#Clap}


raga
(Italy - Como)
Posted: Apr 09, 2010 - 07:30
 
 vandal wrote:
yawn

GREEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAT

 





RedGuitar
(Iowa, USA)
Posted: Apr 09, 2010 - 07:29
 
 musickat wrote:
Still sounds good to me..  so different for its time... I think his voice is lovely
 
One of the finest voices in rock!  At least back then.