From hammonddave2004@yahoo.com Fri Sep 28 07:08:09 2012
Subject:Re: ELP 40th Anniversary Concert

Like I said previously, the performance was an embarrassment. Like many others in this group, ELP was a seminal moment in my musical development. Damn, I saw Greg Lake with King Crimson live in 1969 and ELP on their first American tour! Talk about being blown away.

Now to see them like this.. Well... Shocking...

Poor Keith is suffering from his physical issues, and its obvious...especially later in the concert when he is tiring. Lots of missed notes and chords. Greg Lake plays sloppy (although his voice still shines), and Carl does a decent job, until he rips his T shirt off and we see his pot belly hanging over his jeans. I thought I was watching a clip from Spinal Tap!

The sound of the concert also stinks. The Hammond is buried in the mix. You would think they would get that right. And you can't even hear his L100 for the first minute of Rhondo.

All this being said, Keith still plays better than most of us. But to try to pull off their same show from the 70's is a large challenge... And unfortunately they fell short.

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