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Song Uno - the 7th one
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Lucky Man - Emerson, Lake, & Palmer (written by Greg Lake when he was 12 years old)
On the last day of recording their debut album, Emerson, Lake & Palmer discovered they were short of satisfying the label's contract requirement of 21 minutes of music per album side, and therefore needed one more song. Greg Lake began playing "Lucky Man", a song he had written when he was 12 years old. Unlike many songs on the album, which use a distorted fuzz bass to sound like a guitar, "Lucky Man" is an acoustic ballad. The lyrics tell the ironic story of a man who had everything, went to war, and died. A Moog synthesizer solo, recorded in one take, is performed by Keith Emerson at the end of song, making it one of the first rock compositions in which a Moog was a featured solo instrument. The solo begins as an ominous drone on a low D before leaping up two octaves and using the glide control throughout.
On the last day of recording their debut album, Emerson, Lake & Palmer discovered they were short of satisfying the label's contract requirement of 21 minutes of music per album side, and therefore needed one more song. Greg Lake began playing "Lucky Man", a song he had written when he was 12 years old. Unlike many songs on the album, which use a distorted fuzz bass to sound like a guitar, "Lucky Man" is an acoustic ballad. The lyrics tell the ironic story of a man who had everything, went to war, and died. A Moog synthesizer solo, recorded in one take, is performed by Keith Emerson at the end of song, making it one of the first rock compositions in which a Moog was a featured solo instrument. The solo begins as an ominous drone on a low D before leaping up two octaves and using the glide control throughout.
Back when I was an avid Circus reader...
I seem to recall that Emerson was playing the Moog solo in a different room & that it was not intended for "Lucky Man". It was recorded & somebody thought it was be a cool outro for "Lucky Man".
"Bad Luck"- Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes, To Be True
Back when I was an avid Circus reader...
I seem to recall that Emerson was playing the Moog solo in a different room & that it was not intended for "Lucky Man". It was recorded & somebody thought it was be a cool outro for "Lucky Man".
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I saw an ELP film recently (streamed on Netflix IIRC) that said the moog solo was a last minute add on, that they wanted to make sure Emerson was represented on the song....
Meanwhile:
Lucky Seven - Chris Squire from Fish Out Of Water
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