Emerson, Lake & Palmer - Fanfare For The Common Man (Live at Olympic Stadium, Montreal, 1977)

Fanfare For The Common Man, performed at the mammoth Montreal ‘Works Live’ 1977 show, with a full orchestra and the band at the height of their powers.

[TheNyarcangel]

Keith playing the "Godzilla" keyboard, Greg with his 8 string bass, Carl crushing the drums....life is good

[jrkriechbaum]

And the Common man wasn’t even in the stadium! They don’t make ‘em like this anymore…

[samuelkennedy]

As a Canadian, I'm unsure how they were even able to move their fingers playing outside in the winter! Amazing!

[wesleyrabb]

The fact that they're playing in the cold and jamming in a empty stadium is amazing in itself. All of that aside, you have to appreciate the great music the three of them makes. One of the great bands of all time.

[fingersfan]

To think this performance is over 40 years old ! Still an effing FANTASTIC one though !
RIP Keith " Fingers" Emerson and Greg "The Voice" Lake ! Long live Carl "Thunder Maker" Palmer !!!
ELP FOREVER !!!!

[collettewhitney]

EMERSON LAKE AND PALMER ARE THE GREATEST PROG BAND EVER
FANFARE TO THE COMMON MAN IS EPIC 🦄🦄🦄🦄

[Meanandgogetter]

Only ELP could play in ice temperature and still sounds awesome

[dho]

E.L.P. a Great Prog Rock Band.
Greg & Keith we miss you.

[susaniker]

One of my all-time videos. Being a Canadian it just resonates on several levels.

[rodhanson]

The greatest instrumental ever, rest in music heaven Keith Emerson and Greg Lake 🎶

[aquarius]

Epica, pomposa, debordante, sfavillante.

[tompease]

Really to do that in the extreme cold is in itself a wonder

[chrissanchez]

This is fucking awesome they're playing out there in the cold and having a good time

[daisywrabbit]

I guess this could be considered a winter holiday song.
⛄️❄️⛄️❄️⛄️

[astridkarmacakes]

Happy Birthday, this the Vernal Equinox and the birthday of a most UNCOMMON man & drummer, Carl Palmer 🙏✨

[scottlambert]

I remember watching this at the Friday late night movies at our locate movie theatre. Love It, brings back good memories! Thanks for posting it!

[Loopy]

I discovered this group from an interview that I had read with Kelly Bailey, my favorite soundtrack composer. In the interview he said he remembered seeing this very performance broadcasted on TV as a kid and he thought the modular synth "looming over Emerson looked and sounded so cool" and he was hooked on the group. Bailey's music often involved a mix of guitars, beats, synthesizers and ambience, it's always cool to explore the family tree of inspiration, I'll be listening to more.

[carmenladrondeguevara]

Fantástico Tema
Ahhh tan bellos recuerdos cuando le tocó al programa de deportes en su tiempo Imevision creo era lo que hoy es TV azteca, fue la mejor decisión tomarlo como rubrica para este Gran Programa donde nos delitabamos con los resúmenes en fin de cada deporte, y sobretodo La F1, Baloncesto, Tenis, En fin. 😎✔️🤩

[michaelschey]

While in Montreal, during their 1977 tour of America, the band was rehearsing in the basement of the Olympic stadium, the only space available sufficiently large to accommodate themselves and the orchestra. During a coffee break, Lake took the lift upstairs, and was struck by the spectacle of the empty stadium under a carpet of snow, and was inspired to hold a jam session in the unique environment. They organized for their equipment to be set up early the following morning, and a video recordist to document the proceedings. Despite the extreme cold, the trio, dressed in their warmest gear, completed a version of Fanfare in four separate "takes", filming each member individually, then one of the trio

[maryjane]

Such cool filters, proves it's a legend that will never age, frozen up in the sky! ELP forever