Evoking Aquatarkus
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Topic: Evoking Aquatarkus
Posted By: Filipe Barroso
Subject: Evoking Aquatarkus
Date Posted: September 29 2023 at 04:13
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I know te live version ("Welcome Back") is popular, but I still like the first one best. |
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Posted By: Frets N Worries
Date Posted: September 29 2023 at 05:49
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The original is great, but that live version.... ------------- The Wheel of Time Turns, and Ages come and pass. What was, what will be, and what is, may yet fall under the shadow. Let the Dragon ride again on the winds of time... |
Posted By: Octopus II
Date Posted: September 29 2023 at 06:47
I really enjoyed that! 
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Posted By: Criswell
Date Posted: September 29 2023 at 07:26
| The live version is the saving grace of WB... |
Posted By: chopper
Date Posted: September 29 2023 at 11:26
| The live version is amazing - a million times better than the studio version. |
Posted By: Filipe Barroso
Date Posted: September 29 2023 at 13:26
Thank you kindly!
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Octopus II wrote:Posted By: Filipe Barroso
Date Posted: September 29 2023 at 13:48
The live version begins well, energetic, with a delightful ascending run on the moog until it changes into something different. From min. 2:32 to 6:00 vcf drones dominate the low end, drum plays not regular Palmer but a sort of south American rhythm, until a thin moog latin-style solo emerges. That part is no Emerson composition, but Dick Hyman's: The Minotaur. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m14ycwf8kbQ Dick Hyman is an old influence o K.E. Anyway, neither The Minotaur is acknowledged as part of that Aquatarkus version which is not nice to say the least, neither it fitted that well - its entrance in the song is preceded by metallurgic - type sound moves, rather clumsy - guitar noise blast was needed because some modular jacks had to be pulled in order to obtain the fixed pitched drone. Although the sum of the parts is always fun to play along, I consider the original the real masterpiece. |
Posted By: JD
Date Posted: September 29 2023 at 18:05
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Sound Familiar ?? ------------- Thank you for supporting independently produced music |
Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: September 29 2023 at 22:12
pretty horrible version the album is genius because of all the layers. Palmers drums cross the stereo marching drum style and get bigger and bigger. I listened to that album so much when I was 14 I must of worn out the cassette, always on headphones. The live version of Tarkus as a whole is one of the great prog performances. Extraordinary tight interplay. Emerson on Stones of Years evokes his hero Jimmy Smith impressively. Palmer is ultra smooth all the way. Lake is matching them on bass and his ever maturing vocal is stately and commanding. Great version of Battlefield, 'axe hero' Lake takes over and Emerson plays bass on keyboard. I still love the album version with Offord's standard setting engineering production work but I play the live version a lot more.
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Posted By: Manuel
Date Posted: September 29 2023 at 22:33
| I love Aquatarkus, I think I will listen to it tonight. |
Posted By: Filipe Barroso
Date Posted: September 30 2023 at 01:29
Now we're talking
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