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Emerson, Lake & Palmer- Tarkus (Eruption) Tokyo 1972

submitted by Crosswords

1 decade 6 years 3 months ago

Greg Lake stated in an early interview that he viewed Tarkus as a representation of the military-industrial complex, and that his lyrics were about that, and about the futility of war and strife.

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On a related note it sounds like boss music from some Final Fantasy game. Maybe Nobuo Uematsu was in the audience and got inspired.

This post has been removed from the Rocknroll channel by channel owner rasch187. Please review the FAQ to learn about appropriate channel assignments.

Moving this video to Crosswords's personal queue. It failed to receive enough votes to get sifted up to the front page within 2 days.

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Sending this video to Beggar's Canyon to plea for a little attention - beg requested by original submitter Crosswords.

Boss music, lol. Makes sense, I mean, most boss music from the Final Fantasy series is progressive. For similar music, listen to Pink Floyd or King Crimson:

http://www.videosift.com/video/King-Crimson-Court-Of-The-Crimson-King

This most assuredly inspired Nobuo Uematsu.

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Sending this video to Beggar's Canyon to plea for a little attention - beg requested by original submitter Crosswords.

ELP isn't rock'n'roll???

Wow, kids these days wouldn't know decent music if it kicked them in the taint.

Rachel Flowers Nails Keith Emerson's TARKUS has been added as a related post - related requested by silvercord on that post.

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