ELP: Pictures at an Exhibition Live (1970)

Full title: Emerson, Lake & Palmer playing Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition
Date: December 9th, 1970
Location: London, UK, Lyceum Theatre
Runtime: 42 min

Although this footage from an early ELP concert is somewhat spoiled by the back-then-very-groovy-but-not-so-anymore visual effects, the musical performance is superb.

The piece is performed nearly as good as on the album released the year after, and actually a few minutes longer too. It's fun to see Emerson constantly tuning and switching the buttons on his equipment to get the sounds he wants, not to mention when he rubs the Moog ribbon controller against his ass or wrenches feedback out of the organ during "The Great Gates of Kiev". Greg Lake sings beautifully and always in tune, although he seems to struggle a bit with the acoustic solo in "The Sage". Carl Palmer proves that he was one of the most talented progressive rock drummers and had a kind of boyish charm here, smiling and giggling behind the drums through the whole concert.

(via vintageprog.com)

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(four parts)

The Melvins live at Hellfest 2011

Full title: The Melvins live at Hellfest 2011
Date: June 17th, 2011
Location: Hellfest, Clisson (France), Terrorizer Tent
Runtime: 62 min

Allmusic's Tom Erlewine describes the Melvins' music as:

[..] oppressively slow and heavy, only without any of the silly mystical lyrics or the indulgent guitar solos; it's just one massive, oozing pile of dark slime.

That's meant in a good way of course. Moreover he observes in wider perspective:

While some may find the Melvins to be dull and repetitious, their place in rock history is interesting, even if considered to be just a footnote.

Their 2011 apperance on the French extreme-music festival Hellfest was however everything but dull. With their fascinating two-drummer driven performance and the legendary Buzz Osborne on lead vocals/guitar this concert is a must-see, not just for their loyal fans, but for all open-minded listeners who don't mind some heavy riffs.

Almost 30 years after the band's start they sound better than ever.

Watch the full concert:

(hint: if you want a quick preview of what you would miss by not watching the concert jump to 7:00)

THE MELVINS live at Hellfest 2011 from Hellfest on Vimeo.

In session: SRV & Alber King (1983)

Full title: Albert King With Stevie Ray Vaughn In Session
Year: 1983 (audio CD published in 1999, audio/video CD/DVD published in 2010)
Runtime: 88 min
Language: English

In December [1983], Vaughan appeared with Albert King for a Canadian television show called In Session. Recorded at CHCH studios in Hamilton, Ontario, In Session displayed the guitarists' mutual respect and admiration. A CD from the program was released in 1999. A two-disc CD/DVD version of this performance was subsequently re-released in late 2010.

via Wikipedia

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