3 of the most talented musicians in the world. Never be another group like this

ELP were simply incomparable. Nothing before or since even came close to their staggering level of sheer musical proficiency.

Amazing rehearsal footage of a brilliant piece. There will never be another ELP. Most people in the newer generations have no idea what they missed.

I read an interview with Keith Emerson in the time after Brain Salad Surgery. At one point he said, not proudly, "I've come to the point where it takes me six months to write a song".

Look here! Music is hard work, not just a hobby.

Even watching them rehearse in a studio is amazing. Hats off to the forward looking people who filmed this.

Seeing ELP in the studio working on Karn Evil 9 is such a pleasure to me after all of the years and shows I have been to it has spell bound!!!

this video really shows gregs prowess on the bass. something he never got enough credit for

This video captures the rare spark of genius … all 3 men are astounding … the complexity of the music is beyond comparison … this is truly a gift to humanity.

Geniuses in the making! From Tarkus to Trilogy to Brain Salad Surgery, Absolute fantastic Prog Music. It would be decades later that proved how important ELP was for the music world. No one since has come close.

This is what master creation looks like in a music studio. They're writing this stuff on the spot. Insane.

Three talented musicians that were brilliant at taking classical music and making it accessable to the masses. They were all in their 20's too! There aren't too many in the new generation who can even get to this level. Rest In Peace Keith and Greg. Bless you Carl for carrying on the legacy. ❤️ Keith is a genius in all levels. The man just excelled in whatever he chose. Greg, was a beautiful singer and guitar/bassist ( and he was so handsome)! And Carl is just a beast on drums and today can still play at this level. He is also a very good artist.

"Three, four. {starts playing; stops} Where were you?" Greg was so ready to play the whole piece. Rest in peace, Greg. So sad.

It's sheer pleasure to watch these 3 at work. So many of us have listened to this amazing album again and again. It never gets old.

Seriously impressive. I couldn't imagine trying to play this piece, never mind composing it and working it out with the band.

Musical geniuses at work. Their complexity is amazing

Music has really devolved by the standards of yesteryear.....this is proof what genius these three blokes where.

greg lake's bass is so unmistakable. his bass playing gets criminally overlooked

Wow! Awesome glimpse into the creative process of genius. Also, on a side note, three of the most beautiful smiles in music... :)

Three geniuses composing a masterpiece.

All three band members were a good blend when they came together, there progressive sound was and still is like no other.

It is so fun to watch the process of working out the various parts of a recording that mean so much to so many of us. To think they put that much work into their songs, the intricacies of what they were doing, with so much care and lack of ego.....not knowing if what they were doing would even resonate with an audience. I'm a big fan of their patience with each other. I sure wish there were other videos available of my other rock heros from back then.

It's so cool to have a tape with this video and sound quality of elp recording. That's not something common in any band. Especially this one that has almost 50 years

Such godly talent...love them.

Gregorio Lago. Che bassista, mamma mia!!!

Note by note. Painstaking and laborious. Such geniuses 🙏🙏🙏🙏

And Keith teach to the others the parts, really professional

My favorite Musician-Keyboardist of all time, gone. Much sorrow because of the way he left us. We will miss you Keith...

Flagging up the dislikes, appropriate here ..... why oh why??!! This is a musical masterclass. When Keith says to Carl 'Yeah you can get away with it that way' and Carl cracks up, priceless. Oh the innocence of youth, but they did it, all by themselves. BSS was their zenith for sure.

It’s amazing to see how music is put together. These guys were so young Thanks to my brother listening to ELP who is drummer and fan of Carl I can always I joy all the great music of this time

This film shows them writing Karn Evil 9 2nd impression. First 2m54s A miracle that it exists. They are creating it on this film!

Il trio musicale più grande e sottovalutato di tutti i tempi

Thank you for putting this out there! What a joy to watch them working, happy and easy together. I realized almost at the end that I had been smiling almost throughout.

pay attention:masterpiece under construction.

Having just finished recording this tune, Karn Evil 9 2nd Impression, with an International Collaboration band (featuring Rachel Flowers) I can truthfully say with confidence that this is one complex piece of music Keith composed! The part where Keith and Greg are working with Carl on Carl's high-hat cymbals is indeed tricky, and takes time to perfect. The video of the band playing this tune will be posted in the near future. Rachel, of course, nailed it on the piano!

From this video you can see just how fabulous they were, and what a bad place music is in today.

We watch them struggle when we all know how it goes. But they didn't. They were creating what we used to take for granted.

I saw them live right after Brain Salad surgery came out. Still ranks as 1 of best concerts I ever saw. And Carl Palmer easily best drummer I ever saw

No Egos, just 3 guys joyfully loving what they do with great friends

Geni Una bravura unica uno dei piu grandi Gruppi della storia del ROCK peccatosiano durati troppo poco ascoltarli ti fa stare bene con la mente !!!!!

Descansa en paz Keith, gracias por todo ese talento, alegría que nos regalaste y toda esa linda música que nos dejaste. Que Dios te tenga en su Santo Reino.

Gregory Stuart Lake r.i.p 🎼🎶🎤🎸🙏👊 Keith Noel Emerson r.i.p 🎼🎶🎼🎹🙏👊 Carl Palmer "long live" Cheers 🎶🍻😎👊

Love em. So focused and happy.

Remarkable that Emerson could come up with this stuff.

After following the PID story , I now know why I liked this mob. Yes they play the instruments !

Fantastic. Out of another world. R.I.P. Keith .

Thanks, ELP! A lot!

THIS IS SO FANTASTIC TO WATCH.. !! 3 OF THE GREATEST PROG ROCK MUSICIANS PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER AND HAVING FUN DOING IT..!! RIP MY OLD FRIENDS.....KEITH AND GREG

La bonne humeur et la rigueur avec le sens de l'humour :voila la bonne méthode de travail ! un des plus grands groupe ! fan total depuis les années 1970

Musical gods if the Lord allows me! R.I.P Keith and Greg! May The Lord bless you too and Carl as well... let him live long and healthy!

There's only one other three-man band that had so much creativity and proficiency. I do not think the world will see again such examples of artistry and mastery as ELP and Rush.

The level of work and details in just a few simple bars that last less than 10secs... wow

Keith Emerson you were a genius composer ❤

Uno dei pezzi fondamentali del prog nel suo formarsi: eccezionale!

Stunning rehersal...¡¡¡😎😎😎

Makes me happy and sad to see this, one of my favorite bands and 2/3 of the mates gone way too soon.

Oh my god they are brilliant!!!

Talenti così pochi grandi❤

La carita de Lake.-parece decir"¿ma che cosa e questo?"😆-Que maravilla la union de estos grandes musicos;somos afortunados de poder apreciar todo su arte y energia vital.Graxss ELP👀👍👏🌹🍃💎🌌🌅🌌🌅🌌🌅🌌🌅🌌🌅💎🌹🍃❤

Only three Gods of Music. Nothing else. :-)

Seems to me that the others were quite patient/cooperative with Keith.

che privilegio aver visto questo video ! grazie

che dolci, che geni!!! così dovrebbero essere delle prove, w i power trio!!! ^^

Sad news. Very sad news. RIP Keith.

Amazing that they could piece together the entire composition this way. Just imagine the stuff in Keith's head that he couldn't communicate.

What an incredible insight into how they worked

Grazie per aver messo questo video. Viva Emerson, Lake & Palmer e viva il Prog!!!!!!!

PERFECT...KEITH EMERSON IS FOREVER....A LEGEND......THANKS....

What an elegant trio. These guys were behind the times ... drugs had already taken their grip on the generation that should have elevated this band to greatness.

Che bella gioventù...piena di entusiasmo e talento!

Interesting how Greg just gets it, and Carl is actually struggling a little.

Complimenti per aver lasciato ai posteri tale testimonianza.

Here we can see how far musically speaking Keith Emerson was to other musicians ..Almost a genius! Acá podemos ver cuan lejos musicalmente estaba Keith Emerson del resto de cualquier músico..Casi un genio!

I would love to show up to work one day with Carl’s haircut. Timeless!

Good Lord these guys were good.

negli anni 70 era impossibile vedere questo, incontrarli era piu difficile del presidente degli stati uniti. negli anni 2000 ho conosciuto carl palmer dal vivo spettacolare!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Che spettacoloooooo!!!

So cute how Carl says "Johnny!" at 6:14. :D

Work with a man who's brother was a concert sound engineer. He met ELP. Mr. Lake had an inflated ego, but musically brilliant all!✨😏👍🏻

wow....first post ever......masterpiece under construction...i agree...thank you..more?

Quiet. Geniuses at work! ♥♥♥

i love this vid, genius at work. humour & education (Keith teaching Carl how to drum )

Just a bunch of control freaks who worked together so well. This is what being proactive looks like.

Thank you for this!!!!

And the way they work a single part

Each listening is indeed a magical experience. Outstanding archival musical history here.

I first heard Brian Salad Surgery in a listening booth in Virgin Records, Liverpool (Remember those things - with the earphones?) In, I think, 1974. That's when I actually understood that (totally apt) American expression, 'It'll blow your mind'.

Stupendo! Bel documento! Complimenti :)

This is incredible!

Its amazing these guys wrote 1 album

Lake is so competent that you barely know Emerson is struggling as an assumed leader---wandering,pondering.

Keith trying his hands at drums-priceless.

Maravilloso!!!

Keith la mente del gruppo! Bello vederli provare in sala. Documento storico.

I sure did enjoy this segment!

carl is so adorable!! >.

This is some cool shit on about 100 levels.

Wonderful.

Just love their haircuts. So britpop!

bellissimo. complimenti. greg emerson è un genio. credo non abbastanza valutato in Italia.