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Music Appreciation

ProfessorGAC

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1. The Clav Is Ever So Slightly Out Of Tune, Which...

Reply to OAITW r.2.0 (Original post)

Wed May 14, 2025, 07:46 PM

May 14

...on those sections where he's doubling on piano, comes off as a really old-timey piano sound.
Like a saloon player on a birdcage piano.
Gives it a really fun character.

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ELP - Nutrocker (Pictures at an Exhibition) - 1971 (Live) [View all] OAITW r.2.0 May 14 OP

The Clav Is Ever So Slightly Out Of Tune, Which... ProfessorGAC May 14 #1

It's joyful. They played with passion. ELP and Moody Blues never got their proper credit, IMHO. OAITW r.2.0 May 14 #2

That Could Be It ProfessorGAC May 14 #3

Sometime in 1969 I think, I switched from AM to FM and never went back. OAITW r.2.0 May 14 #4

I saw both versions of ELP IbogaProject May 14 #5

I lost track of ELP in the 70s. Too much bandwidth in other musical areas, OAITW r.2.0 May 14 #6