Damn didn't know Keith Emerson was so negative towards other musical artist around him back then. But he's still one of my favourite keyboardist of all time. When he lost the use of he's fingers due to illness and could never play the keyboards ever again really hit him bad that he sadly took he's own life shows how music was he's life. He was one of the best R.I.P.

He's sorely missed. Greatest keyboardist ever. Hendrix of the keyboardists. A savage critic with a sense of humour.

R.I.P. to Mr. Emerson. I might not agree with all his assessments here, but I respect his opinions as an artist. There were a lot of great songs and albums on the charts at that point in time. 🎼

I love when he said- "Play that again, I'm a masochist"

Please tell us how you really feel Keith!

YP ... perfect again Every review [as opposed to every single] is always interesting, insightful, and faithfully raw!

I don’t agree about his assessment of Free. They were not just a blues band but nice to hear him praise Koss so highly.

Still miss K.E. after 8 years gone. His compositional adventurism and pioneering keyboard work in The Nice/ELP made keys indispensable for any adventurous rock or pop. He was certainly knowledgeable about the components of effective (and non-effective) songs and, while his judgments are often harsh and I don't always agree with them, he comes by them honestly and after a lot of raw experience and hard work. Still miss him and Greg.

Saw The Nice in 69. They were the first act on quite a bill. Spooky Tooth,Johnny and Edgar Winter( together), Santana finished off the night. The cost: $4.00 Detroit!

Glad Keith (Franz Liszt) Emerson ( or Fingers to his friends ) found something to like on this list: just love your channel, thank you.

One's impulse is to say "whatta prick!" about his take no prisoners opinions about all these cool sounding singles from that day in 1970 when the editors wahooed Keith and made him listen to these... Keith doesn't hold back, and even in his highly edited comments you can feel his prickly personality.. but I gotta say that any recognition whatsoever from a force of nature like KE has to feel like a win in today's pop music world. What a cool piece of "journalism". 😊

just went through the albums and singles released in sept 1970 and once again, blind date had their reviewer listen to most of the worst but i love cinnamon girl

What great glimpses these segments are into what jerks our famous musicians can be.

The top 30 albums in the US in September of 1970 - I think that 30 might stack up against any other month's top 30. If you had to pick a month in time and listen to only that list of 30 albums - this is great choice.

Hokey smokes, Keith! Did you like anything? Honestly, I respect his openness about what he's hearing as opposed to those who feel they have to gush over everyone else like Hollywood does. A dear friend of mine, passed two years ago, was neighbours with Keith for several years. Their kids played together. They'd all go down to the local pub and hoist a few, while Keith was always drawn to the house piano, proof that you can't take the love of music out of the true musician. My friend's husband runs an online radio show out of Kent and it's a joy to listen to.

Man, I could listen to KE review music all day! He was such a phenomenal musician, with great ears and knowledge of music theory. I feel sorry for him getting mostly crap to review.

With all the good stuff that was on the American and British album charts, this was the selection of records that the Melody Maker came up for this Blind Date. SHEESH!!! No Wonder Keith Emerson sounds like so cynical and sarcastic during this interview.

Great reviews and film footage. Nice to see Elvis at # 1.

Another amazing video. I have to say it feels a bit like viewing an old crime story in print when you see let it be topping the album report then McCartney scrolling up later. You know what happened. And there it is in historical print. The biggest group in history is done. Sad but a very distinct time in history captured in casual print.

Another excellent video. This is one of the best music channels out there. Stellar work. 👍

At 4:53 where he says, 'it sort of went off like a damp squib', instantly cracked me up. Why? Because of the IT Crowd season 4, episode 6, 'Reynholm vs Reynholm' where Roy is testifying in the witness stand and he says 'damp SQUID' and immediately is admonished that he's saying it wrong and he argues with the judge that he isn't...He insists it's SQUID, not SQUIB...anyway. Great episode, YP. Long Live Keith Emerson.

Intelligent, gloves-off, savagely funny criticism--one of the best Yesterday's Papers record reviews yet. And though I'm not a big fan of ELP, I can't argue with 90% of his comments.

A music critic who actually talks about the music! I wish actual music critics were as musically literate and observant. He picked up all the clichés and attempts to be fashionable. A great talent

Some freakin' great music in the charts, man.

I believe he's mostly right, even about songs I like.

The Black September Hijacking and the death of Jimi Hendrix were the top news headlines that month and Mr Emerson seems to be in a grouchy mood with this review as he seems to be the Doc Martin of music reviewers but I loved this video for this reason and Has great knowledge about instruments and music production so I respect him for that plus I love the charts at the end of the video as this bad news month has some really good records on the charts.

I love Emmos comments, always interesting to hear my heroes thoughts all those years ago when I was 9 years old, absolutely fascinating!!!!!! Rest in peace Keith.

I can forgive Keith’s assessments of these recordings. Reason being, his musical training in jazz and classical and other styles of music, brings a credibility to his critiques. His comments show his advanced involvement in music. I personally love Cinnamon Girl, but I understand Keith’s dismissal because of where he came from.

Same month we lost Jimi. Keith dedicated several shows to his memory just after..... 🚬😎👍

Keith emerson was soooo ahead of his time....

This was one of the better reviews, even though he did not like hardly any of the songs/cuts.

Keith's critiques are as intricate as his composition! Still very much missed

Don't know how I missed this segment for 2 days🤔. Some really good comments from Keith, and some decent music occasionally

Keith Emerson was Brilliant. RIP!

I don't agree with everything he said but it was probably the funniest one I've heard so far. Had some real good laughs 😅

Ruthless. But right. interesting that he didn't know of Neil Young...but that he did know Delaney & Bonnie. Of course, though not big with the public, the duo and their band were the hottest thing on the musican scene, with the likes of Leon Russell, Rita Coolidge, Eric Clapton, George Harrison, Jim Keltner, Carl Radle, Dave Mason, Bobby Whitlock, Jim Gordon, Duane Allman, Jim Price and Bobby Keys, Sam Clayton and Kenny Gradney amongst others coming and going with the lineup. Mad Dogs & Englishmen was essentially the D&B band. Derek & the Dominos was D&B's rhythm section. And that quartet was the house band for George Harrison's 'All Things Must Pass'. Interestingly, it was Harrison who first turned Clapton on to Delaney & Bonnie, and that set the wheel in motion. Jimmy Page dug them. Hendrix jammed with them. Mr. Emerson would likely have enjoyed playing the Leon Russell piano parts on the duo's second album, 'The Original Delaney & Bonnie - Accept No Substitute'.

Ahhhh what would you expect from Keith Emerson? I think they picked most of those tracks just to piss him off! You would get the same result from Zappa! Great channel thanks for the joy! I look forward to every new video. Cheers!

"It should sell well in Brixton" very 1970 raw and direct opinion.

Thought he might be grumpier! Some of his comments were right on the nose, especially about production. Keep the cool videos coming, YP!

I didn't know much about his personality at this time but this is completely what I expected. However, it's clear he knows what he's talking about and he had very high standards and a very particular taste. I liked a lot of the songs here because I love the old production style of these sometimes flawed recordings but I see why he was critical because it was just new music to him at the time and this older style has a different appeal hearing it now than it would have if they were new. I'm also really glad they had him react to R&B and to know that he could appreciate that style. I wasn't sure if he was just a Classical snob but it's clear he appreciated Jazz, Soul and Rock so he wasn't all the way close-minded.

If Neil had added a 20 minute moog solo , Keith woukd have liked Cinnimom Girl a whole lot better. Probably true of every song he reviewed.

Pretty dang entertaining and insightful to boot, even if I love some of these tunes. Mr. E had a professional's view of the business.

I remember all the US singles. This was one month before I turned 10. Keith forgot the Beatles were no more at this time. Something about Neil Young. He is a Canadian and many artists from Canada don't do as well in Britain as their American counterparts. I like Keith's sarcasm too.

Me facina este canal...recordar es vivir.

Emerson's comments actually made me smile, as they reminded me of my slightly older cousin who I looked up to in my teen years, and who was a total prog snob, dissing every band you could think of, except if they happened to be ELP, Yes, Genesis, Gentle Giant, or Focus. I remember taking on a similar viewpoint for a time back then, which fortunately, I eventually got past. I guess now I think music snobbery can be rather unbecoming. Anyway, this was yet again a very interesting episode of Yesterday's Papers! Thanks!!

😂 I love this guy he took no prisoners! He put Niel Young down a notch or two as well.

What a fantastic video have you enjoyed playing KZfaq videos have a wonderful day ❤❤❤❤❤❤😊😊😊😊😊😊

Wow, Keith hadn't heard of Neil Young by September 1970?? That's something I didn't expect to hear. Still love The Nice and ELP, especially the ELP debut album he was recording at that time which I believe to be his masterpiece. And, although I love "Cinnamon Girl" and thus disagree with his review, he had a big point about most rock artists getting stuck in formula pop mode, something that progressive rock tried hard to get out of.

Good to see the Nice in the UK top 30 albums at number 19.

Dont forget : his maybe harsh words have had cost him his own musical life. He never felt as good as he wanted to be and could be. Its a terrible terrible karma when you are a musician. Emerson made my mind fitting well when i listen to his music. The social distortion of nowadays life is of no importance. so he is a soul saviour - in a way. So many are missing you here, Keith.I think you know it now.

Thanks for making these available. It's always an education.

Surprised to hear Keith diss Cinnamon Girl, one of my favourite Neil Young songs… but each to their own! The Shirelles+King Curtis single is great… that sax has a terrific sound. I also love the ‘Crab’ label graphic, never seen it before, it’s so cool! Nice soundtrack for the chart rundown, a great clutch of albums in the US top 30 that week!

Love the appropriate “Nice” poster on the back of the door in the movie clip.

I love the guy doing the voiceover. Sounds like a cross between Alan Freeman and John Peel.

Of course the Doris Troy single 'Jacob's ladder ' was co produced by Doris and George Harrison/(and his vocal guide for Doris' version of Get Back has surfaced on bootlegs .(George must have been familiar with Jacobs Ladder through touring with Delaney and Bonnie

Liked Keith's review here and it is not his fault the batch he was given were mostly not great songs. He was just being honest!

interesting selection of tracks. love the cool organ track outro

I met Keith 2x - Damn, he was such a cool freakin gentleman - Never thought he was such a snob back in the day, or just being sarcastic?!!

John Barleycorn Must Die-awesome

To be fair it was a pretty duff set of singles but Keith was determined not to like anything wasn't he?

KH band were brilliant

Arrival have a cool 😎 groove.

I see Cat Stevens in a big way on the charts with both his own entry and Jimmy Cliff’s Wild world

Emerson came across as an arrogant arse. Interesting how he contacted Melody Maker for the gig. Was it normal for a musician to put themselves forward, I always assume they were asked by the publication? Any road, always good to see Yesterday's Papers in the notifications

They should have put him in a face to face with John Peel to see who could get the most digs in. I loved Keith in the Nice and "America" was the instrumental that defined prog. However, many of his criticisms here could equally apply to the Nice's bastard son, ELP.

Autumn 1970. Usher Hall, Edinburgh. During their set, Keith went to the huge Organ resident in the Usher Hall and gave it 'a good old working over'. *NICE!* _Rest In Peace, Keith at al._ Rab 🔊🎹🔊 👋 🕊

Free were amazing

Looking at the other good stuff on the charts at the time, I gotta say that Keith was given some real turds to listen to. He responded in the appropriate manner.

This site did a video of him reviewing the singles from a couple of years earlier when he was with the Nice and he was quite a bit kinder then. He'd just founded the supergroup ELP around the time of this one so maybe his ego and tolerance of what he saw as less adventurous music had changed. Still love Keith though, my favourite musician ever!

anyone who doesn't believe that music of today is failing better look at that list of artists.

He has a point though. Emerson was like the progressive rock version of Stravinsky at this time, his music going in a totally new and groundbreaking direction, while most other groups were still stuck in the 50's and 60's. This is why Emerson was such a huge fan of Jimi. JImi loved Emerson's music as well. In fact, during a concert in London, security noticed someone lurking behind Emerson's Leslie speakers. Who was it? It was Hendrix! He was using a Super 8 movie camera and trying to film Emerson!

I think you hit the nail on the head Mr Emerson

Your channels so cool!

I listen to Cinnamon Girl and Neil Young a lot. And he is still making relevant, interesting music. Frankly, I haven't listened to ELP in decades, even though I bought most of their albums as soon as they were released. So we know whose legacy will be there for posterity.

Did Keith like anything ? Either way, his commentary is exemplary and fascinating. He knew his stuff !

Now I’m gonna have to find the movie “Groupie Girl” 😂

Well rock Critics had their go at ELP too. The Almost Famous Lester Bangs ripped them a new one and a musician thanked him for it in an interview

As with most of this series of reviews, Keith appears to have been presented with an odd mix of releases. I respect his opinions and always loved his music. RIP.

Always good to here revered hits get a critical whipping, just for the sake of balancing the books. Have to say though I have great respect for Tony Joe White.

The best keyboard player there ever was. Hands down.

Lets have Keith review a song from Love Beach....

Thanks, from NE Kansas. Always very well done, always a treat!

Imagine what the Keith Emerson of 1970 would have said of "Love Beach." Hard to disagree with him about most of this stuff. He was operating on a higher plane. Who is Neil Young?

Love the "Nice" poster in the Groupie Girl clip (2:32). Keith made me think of Mikey in the old Life cereal ads, "he won't eat it, he hates everything!"

He got that right most of the music ducked than and even worse now Great video

Oooh one of the songs he couldnt stand 'kingdom - all i need" sounds great to my ears.. must check it out!

Lol. Brutal and astute. Except that one riff rock have always been popular. The Wrecking Crew backed the 5th Dimension. Ouch. But they had a lot of hits with Laura Nyro songs by toning down the complexity and soul of Nyro's progressive originals to fit in with the Sunshine Pop trend of the late 60's.

Nice touch showing a clip from Groupie Girl with a poster for the Nice in the background while Keith trashes the theme song.

2.25 Poster of The Nice on the door, you couldnt make this up! Or did you? Strangely I found myself agreeing with his comments even though I love Free.

Good musician

"Neil Young? I don't know her." - Mariah Emerson

I can't believe he said "damp squid" at 4.55 Reminds me of The IT Crowd, lol

Oof! The Nice certainly weren’t all that at this time. He’s so dismissive of aesthetics that he could have learned from and that would have kept him from becoming a pompous joke. In a Ramones documentary I saw, they used clips of Emerson to illustrate how rock had lost its way. Emerson was technically gifted, but he really just didn’t get what was special about rock music. Noodling on three keyboards at one time is not nearly as exciting as he believed.

I was amused that the scene from the film "Groupie Girl" showed a poster for Keith Emerson's original band, The Nice, all while Emerson was dissing the song from the film! I began to wonder if there'd be anything on the singles list he'd actually like.

It's interesting to hear from someone like Keith Emerson talk about others' single releases, he being someone who didn't really write songs with an ear for what would be a hit single. I love that album by Free, but "All Right Now" was the only song on that album that had a chance to be a hit, so they weren't really about hit singles either.

He was probably fed up with what he felt were some trendy things going on, but he has a particular tastes

Poor Keith Emerson. What a selection… some were luckier than him when it comes to the songs and artists.

He was right about the songs all crap some great ones on the chart.

Cinnamon Girl is an iconic song & an iconic guitar 🎸 riff. Sorry Keith but your assessment is incorrect.

I meeaannnn.....he's not entirely wrong about his claims....😂