Re: OT ELP/JP (rip)

["Timothy Mungenast" <mungenast@earthlink.net>]

"Still, what they did that was good, was really good."

Your statement is concise and (I believe) totally accurate. The 3-LP live
set was phenomenal. Utterly brilliant.
Pictures at an Exhibition? Brilliant. Well, I suppose it's all subjective,
innit? Well, for the record (pun), I'm with you: when they were good, they
were very very good.


> [Original Message]
> From: Jesse Lucas <jlucas@neoprimitive.net>
> To: <Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com>
> Date: 2/3/2005 4:02:10 PM
> Subject: Re: OT ELP/JP (rip)
>
> ELP was the shit.  Tarkus changed my life.
>
> Some of the later stuff was...well...just wrong.  Love Beach?  This is 
> the same guy who played on In the Court of the Crimson King and Tarkus?
>
> Oh well.
>
> Still, what they did that was good, was really good.
>
> Emerson's organ sound on the first two albums is the best.
>
> -J
>
>
>
> Suit & Tie Guy wrote:
> > On Feb 3, 2005, at 12:40 PM, goddard.duncan@mtvne.com wrote:
> > 
> >> they were a technically-accomplished trio, but quite lacking in any 
> >> creative sense-of-purpose or direction, & they managed to alienate 
> >> many peers in the business with their in-jokes & technical excesses.
> >>
> >> & thus peel described ELP as "a waste of /talent/ & electricity".
> > 
> > 
> > even put into perspective, John Peel's comments were completely unfair.
> > 
> > ---
> > Eric Williamson
> > www.suitandtieguy.com
> > 
> > 
>