Emerson, Lake, & Palmer

[bigredbass]

Paul, I don't know about 'Elephant Talk' on a bass:
 
Tony was doing a promotional tour for TraceElliott back when it was bought by Gibson after the split to Ashdown (and since bought by Peavey).  You may remember his print ads for that 'BFC' cabinet.  
 
So he came to Sam Ash here in Nashville, and did the usual play and talk they do on those sorts of things.  Very nice guy, and obviously a terrific player.  Brought his 4 and 5-string Music Mans (he'd already lost his 3-string in that barn fire, sure wanted to see it), and he had a Stick with him.  He proceeded to hook it up and went straight into the 'Elephant Talk' riff, saying that 'I can only play it, I can't chart it !'.
 
I love thos pics of him with one of Ned's full-length uprights strapped over his shoulder !
 
J o e y

[terryc]

Crimson back on tour..well I hope I can get to see them.
My eceletic taste in music stretches from funk/jazz to this sort of stuff but I have always been a lifelong fan of King Crimson.
Fripp has always sat down on a stool, he certainly is not your archetypal rock guitarist, not even jazz although I have heard Crimson's music being called 'industrial jazz'..whatever that means. Their back catalogue is the most diverse  you will ever hear. From Vaughan Williams pastoral and Holst to avant garde jazz to free jamming to highly complex music.
'Fracktured' from 'The ConstrucKtion of Light' has the most aggressive unison solo ever!
It must be noted that Fripp detests photographs being taken at the gigs..so much so he has been known to walk off stage!

[tmimichael]

As for ELP...Tarkus was one of those albums that turned me inside out, and of course Pictures at an Exhibition was one I used to practice to a lot. Greg's playing (along with Chris Squire) was such a strong influence on my playing style. I still use a pick about 50% of the time.  
And if anyone is into DVD Audio, Brain Salad Surgery, and Tarkus are available now, as are several of King Crimsons albums (Close to the Edge from YES just came out too).