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Music Appreciation

marble falls

(62,079 posts) Tue Sep 24, 2024, 11:53 AM Sep 24

Emerson, Lake & Palmer - Lucky Man

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Emerson, Lake & Palmer - Lucky Man (Original Post) marble falls Sep 24 OP

First time I heard this I was so blown away by ELP's brilliance. lark Sep 24 #1

The first time I heard it on head phones and we toking some of the good stuff. I remember looking into the bowl ... marble falls Sep 24 #3

Aces ProfessorGAC Sep 24 #2

Devo picked their first synth out of a dumpster at Kent State as people were packing up for summer ... marble falls Sep 24 #4

lark

(24,164 posts)

1. First time I heard this I was so blown away by ELP's brilliance.

Reply to marble falls (Original post)

Tue Sep 24, 2024, 02:23 PM

Sep 24

Thank you for sharing!

marble falls

(62,079 posts)

3. The first time I heard it on head phones and we toking some of the good stuff. I remember looking into the bowl ...

Reply to lark (Reply #1)

Tue Sep 24, 2024, 10:58 PM

Sep 24

... as I was lighting it and as the synths came up, it looked like a red fiery Christmas tree was rising up out of the green pot. About 55 years ago.

ProfessorGAC

(69,898 posts)

2. Aces

Reply to marble falls (Original post)

Tue Sep 24, 2024, 05:25 PM

Sep 24

In HS, I was working at a music store (piano lessons), that had a Moog franchise.
During my down periods, I leaned to use a Minimoog & a Micromoog specifically to reproduce the ending of this song.
It probably addicted me to synthesizers!

marble falls

(62,079 posts)

4. Devo picked their first synth out of a dumpster at Kent State as people were packing up for summer ...

Reply to ProfessorGAC (Reply #2)

Tue Sep 24, 2024, 11:03 PM

Sep 24

... they'd also had a vibraphone that still worked (spining disks inside the chimes) and went from being an art project jazz group to punk/new wave.

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