Can you believe this?! Rick has just announced that he’ll be joining Keith Emerson, Chris Squire and Simon Kirke to warm up the crowd for Led Zeppelin’s reunion gig at the new O2 venue in London on 26th November. No specific details have been released yet, but check the RWCC site for updates.
Shout! Factory records has just released ELP’s Brain Salad Surgery ala deluxe treatment:
Housed in a replica of the original LP packaging, including deluxe fold-out sleeve and die-cut mini-poster, this CD features two previously unreleased bonus tracks.
The bonus tracks are an alternate mix of Jerusalem, and an instrumental mix of Karn Evil 9. Get yours now at shoutfactorystore.com.
Fans and scholars may argue that BBS was, or wasn’t, the quintessential 70′s prog album, but few can deny it was the baddest. Regardless, every so often one should stop and pay respect to the dark, moog-monolithed, gatefold masterpiece that was Brain Salad Surgery. And there’s no better place to start than brain-salad-surgery.de.
There’s fresh news (finally) from KeithEmerson.com. Keith is working on new solo material with producer Marc Bonilla, and fans will be able to “witness this new development” soon on MySpace and YouTube. Keith has also added a new section to his website (EM-COUNTERS), where he dishes about various encounters with LA area musicians and celebrities.