| Author | Message | ||
     Hughlysses |
Greg died a couple of days ago after a long fight with cancer: https://www.theguardian.com/music/2016/dec/08/greg -lake-dies-prog-rock-king-crimson-emerson-palmer I saw ELP as the headline act back in 1974 at "August Jam" at Charlotte Motor Speedway; it was the east coast version of the California Jam that happened that same year. ELP put on a hell of a show. Fellow ELP alumnus Keith Emerson committed suicide back in March. Apparently he was suffering from alcoholism and depression, and he had a nerve condition that was making it progressively harder for him to play. Very sad. | ||
| Fast1075 |
My favorite ELP tune. | ||
| Hughlysses |
WAY at the other end of ELP's musical spectrum was this tune. I didn't understand exactly what I was hearing when I first heard it, but I liked it. It's mainly a showcase for Emerson's keyboard work with a long drum solo (with drum-triggered synthesizer) by Carl Palmer, but there's a little of Greg Lake in there too: When they performed this live, Carl Palmer's drum kit (complete with a full drum set, 2 gongs, bells, etc.) was on a elevating turntable that rose ~15 feet in the air and slowly spun around while strobe lights went off and smoke rose up. It was pretty damn impressive. Oh yea, I remember thinking how cool the album artwork was for this. Many years later I found out it was done by H R Giger, who became better known for his work designing the Xenomorph for the Aliens movies. | ||
| Airbozo |
Sadly I don't have any ELP digitized to listen to at work. I will have to break out the turntable and record them all tonight. Sad day in the music world... | ||
| Steveford |
Another great one gone. RIP, Mr. Lake. | ||
| Hughlysses |
I've been listening to ELP the past couple of days. Lake really had an amazing voice and was a talented guitarist and bassist as well. | ||
| Two_seasons |
Saw these guys in 1974 twice, IN 4 DAYS, on the West Coast. Still enjoy their music. |
