Emerson, Lake & Palmer – Fanfare For The Common Man

“Fanfare for the Common Man”– Single by Emerson, Lake & Palmer from the album Works Volume 1. B-side “Brain Salad Surgery”. Released in May 1977

This is an adaptation of a classical piece written in 1942 by the American composer Aaron Copland. It was ELP keyboard player Keith Emerson who initiated the idea, transposing the song so the keyboard was the main instrument. According to Greg Lake, the recording came together spontaneously in the studio – as Emerson was playing the piece, Lake came in with a shuffle pattern on bass, and Carl Palmer added his drums. The engineer was rolling tape, and this first time the band played the song through is what made the album.

Fanfare became a staple of ELP’s concerts and, while the opening and closing portions of the piece follow the recorded version fairly closely, Emerson’s “modal” solo varied from one performance to another.

The album version of this song runs 9:46, but was edited down to 2:57 for single release.

“Fanfare For The Common Man“ este o adaptare după piesa compozitorului Aaron Copland, din 1942. A fost ideea lui Keith Emerson să înregistreze piesa, având keyboard ca instrumentul principal. Greg Lake spunea că, înregistrarea a fost spontană în studio – Keith Emerson a început să cânte, Greg Lake a adăugat bass, și Carl Palmer tobele. Inginerul de sunet, a lăsat bandă să curgă, și prima înregistrare realizată, a fost cea care a fost inclusă pe album.Versiunea de pe album are 9:46, dar pentru single a fost scurtată la 2:57.

Deși ELP a fost unul din grupurile cele mai populare în anii ’70, în mod surprinzător, aceasta este singura lor melodia care a intrat în topul britanic, ocupând locul #2.

Fanfare For The Common Man, este o melodie de pe albumul Works Volume 1, album lansat la 17 Martie 1977. Înregistrările pentru album au fost realizate între anii 1974 și 1976.

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