Pictures At An Exhibition
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Data:
9 December 1970 |
DVD 1 1. The Barbarian 2. Take A Pebble - Ballad Of Blue - High Level Fugue - Eruption - Tank 3. Pictures At An Exhibition - Promenade - The Gnome - Promenade - The Sage - The Old Castle - Blues Variation DVD 2 1. Pictures At An Exhibition (continued) - Promenade - The Hut Of Baba Yaga - The Curse Pf Baba Yaga - The Hut Of Baba Yaga - The Great Gates Of Kiev 2. Knife Edge 3. Rondo |
This is a special gift to Emerson, Lake & Palmer (ELP) fans
around the world: the Laserdisc extended version (90 minutes!) of the legendary
"Pictures at an Exhibition" show, at the Lyceum Theatre, London, December 9th,
1970.
A word on the ELP 12-09-1970 show at the Lyceum Theatre.
This is the ELP from the beginning. The first show from the group ever was in
August 23th, 1970 at Plymouth Guildhall (six days before their show at the
gigantic Isle of Wight Festival). So the Lyceum show was from a time the group
had been playing live only for about 3 months. Their first album was released on
11-20-1970 in the UK and on 01-13-1971 in the USA, so by the time they did the
Lyceum show the album was a fresh new release, still unavailable in the US.
The Lyceum Theatre is a 2,000-seat West End theatre (opened in 14th July, 1834)
located in the City of Westminster, on Wellington Street, just off the Strand.
In such a place and occasion, one can see an ELP completely apart from the
supergroup stigma created by the idiotic critics. They were simply playing there
to a small audience, in a kind of intimate show to their standards.
Pay attention to the audience, which is very interesting in itself. Many times
you can see it soundless, some people even eyes closed, contemplating the band
playing.
Moreover, the band mood is excellent. They seem to be good pals and the magic
they can do together is still news even to them. More than once, you see a
member watching the other play with an interest comparable to the audience's.
One can understand why: the musical technique of Keith Emerson, Greg Lake and
Carl Palmer has made ELP a legend, and already then their live playing could be
as flawless as a studio album (Emerson piano solo in "The Barbarian" is a good
proof of that)! Just watch it!
Added: 29.11.2009
