It's been nine months since the world lost Keith Emerson. Now Greg Lake has also left. 2016 has been full of sad news of great musicians since the beginning, but I believed that it was over. This week, we have prepared a professional shot to spend time with Greg and Keith. To be honest, I was confused. What should I prepare at a time like this, what should I share with everyone? There are many great live albums and live footage... each one is shining, but this week I don't want to end it there. I want to feel him not only as a performer, but also as a person. And so I decided to make this work. This is the official video "WELCOME BACK" from when EL&P reunited in 1992. This work is a documentary video produced in conjunction with their restart, in which members and related parties talk about their history, interspersed with clips from each era and historical footage. That's why there are no songs performed in full, but the official footage allows you to get closer to their "personality" through their comments. And the quality is also first class. Although there was a DVD of questionable quality more than 10 years ago, this work uses a Japanese laser disc released at the time of production. It is also a top quality version that precisely digitized a mint quality copy that had been treasured by a domestic core collector. In addition to the quality, the strength of the "Japanese laser disc" is the Japanese subtitles. Since this is a documentary, all the performers speak in fast English. Thanks to the Japanese subtitles, you can vividly understand the content. The content is as if it condenses our memories. From their legendary debut on the Isle of Wight to their meeting with Dr. Moog, their collaboration with the Montreal orchestra, their decision to restart, and their pride as musicians, their journey is written in the words and voices of the people themselves. The sense of the times is vivid due to the topics. For example, in a story from the 70s, a promoter appears, but although he booked the event, he got the date wrong and hadn't made any preparations by the time it came. Recalling that time, he says, "I forgot about the lighting. I was told to prepare it, but I thought that if each of the 25,000 customers had a match, that would be the lighting." The atmosphere of a generous era that transcends time and space makes you want to say, "Don't be silly!" There are many famous stories, but they are even more interesting when they are told by the people involved. For example, the Moog synthesizer. Dr. Moog himself appears and says, "I couldn't imagine that someone would take a huge synth (with complicated wiring) on stage and actually play it in front of an audience. When I heard "Lucky Man," I couldn't believe my ears. It was so original, so impressive, so perfect that I just gave up." Keith also made a shocking statement, saying, "We were once told that we were heavy metal." Keith himself adds, "Heavy metal was before the idea of long-haired guitarists playing hard became established," but this is the kind of testimony one could expect from someone who lived through the 70s at the forefront. There are also plenty of comments that bring the history of the 70s to life, such as an anecdote about Keith Moon on the Isle of Wight and his thoughts on the hugely unprofitable orchestral tour. At the same time, the album also exudes a sense of the era of 1992, when it was made. Carl Palmer says, "Now (1992) there's a lot of MIDI and other things you can use, so I think it's the perfect time for a progressive rock band to start again," and Greg says, "Things that were considered too much back then are just small changes when you look back on them now, compared to Guns N' Roses and the like." Even now, MIDI is still in use as a signal protocol, but in 1992 it was the latest technology that dominated the music industry, and GUNS'N ROSES was the darling of the era and caused many incidents. That atmosphere can be sensed from every word. This "1992" feeling is also one of the reasons why I chose this work as this week's gift. EL&P's golden age was, of course, the 70s. However, I think it was during their reunion in the 90s that we felt close to them. It was not the other side of the record or the "legend of rock" that we felt directly as the "breath of a living band". This work is full of live voices from that time. This work also features the revival performance at the Royal Albert Hall, which contains EL&P's determination to restart, and the excited words of the audience who witnessed the revival. Their flushed expressions and words. This is who we used to be. And I think it was them taking on that revisited performance in Japan. "Looking back at it now, there are a lot of things I wish I had done, but I think I was right in the sense that I did things that were worth doing," says Greg. He's gone now. Keith has been lost, and so has Greg. I can't curse 2016 or pray for happiness in 2017 yet. For those who share those feelings, I present this film, which makes you feel the two of them as "people" rather than "legends." Finally, here are the words Greg said when Keith passed away. "To all the friends and fans of ELP around the world. Keith's death (a gunshot wound) is very sad and painful. But I don't want everyone to remember only the tragedy. I want everyone to remember his amazing talent and his passion for entertaining everyone for a long time to come." This wish. Now, especially now, for Greg himself. 1. Fanfare/Romeo And Juliet 2. Karn Evil 9 1st Impression Part 2 3. Isle Of Wight Festival: Pictures At An Exhibition 4. Technology 5. Paper Blood: The Two Extremes 6. Honky Tonk Train Blues: The Wrong Day 7. Creole Dance: Final Approval 8. The Right Sound: Changing States/Hoedown 9. Black Moon 10. Drum Solo 11. Tarkus: Trying New Things : Close To Home 12. Pirates: Memories Of Montreal 13. Playing Guitar 14. C'est La Vie 15. Something Different 16. Tiger In The Spotlight: Full Circle 17. Watching Over You 18. Back Home 19. Lucky Man 20. The Test Of Time: Maple Leaf Rag 21. Fanfare For The Common Man: Performing Live 22. End Credits PRO-SHOT COLOUR NTSC Approx.79min.
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