10538 Overture released in 1972

by the Electric Light Orchestra

 

 

 

 

 

Emerson, Lake & Palmer, also known as ELP, are a sporadically active English progressive rock supergroup

 They found success in the 1970s and have sold over forty million albums

The band consists of Keith Emerson (keyboards), Greg Lake (bass guitar, vocals, guitar) and Carl Palmer (drums, percussion).

They are one of the most popular and commercially successful progressive rock bands.

The theatrics consisted of a Persian carpet, a grand piano spinning end-over-end, a rotating percussion platform, and a Hammond organ being up-ended and thrown around on stage to create feedback. Emerson often used a knife given to him by Lemmy (who had roadied for Emerson's previous band, The Nice)[23][24] to force the keys on the organ to stay down. The band took a full Moog modular synthesizer (an enormous, complex, and unreliable (tuning-wise) instrument, which Dr. Robert Moog thought "would never work live")[25] on the road with them, which added to the uniqueness of the band's live sound.

 

 

 

 

Jesus Christ Superstar is a 1973 American film adaptation of the Andrew Lloyd Webber/Tim Rice rock opera of the same name. Directed by Norman Jewison, the film centers on the conflict between Judas and Jesus^[1] during the last weeks before the crucifixion of Jesus. Ted Neeley and Carl Anderson were nominated for two Golden Globe Awards in 1974 for their portrayals of Jesus and Judas, respectively.

Although it attracted criticism from some religious groups,^[2] the film was generally well received.

 

 

 

 

Original cast:  1971: