Carl Palmer recalls a crisis meeting, arguments over time signatures, and playing the whole album top to bottom in the studio ...
At times, Emerson, Lake & Palmer were downright maniacal. It’s evident in their most celebrated material; the absurd 10/8 time signature in “Tarkus,” the proto-heavy metal detour in “Trilogy,” the ...
Comparing his band to Yes and Pink Floyd, the sole surviving member looks back on OTT productions, getting carried away with overdubs and constant criticism – but insists: “We were setting a standard” ...
Emerson, Lake & Palmer are in the process of revisiting two of their finest albums - 1970's self-titled release and 1971's 'Tarkus' - and Razor & Tie Records is teaming with Ultimate Classic Rock to ...
The man who put the “Palmer” in Emerson, Lake & Palmer is continuing the band’s legacy with a reunion tour of sorts. In a recent phone interview ahead of a show set for July 15 at the Lorain Palace ...
Welcome back, friends of Emerson, Lake & Palmer, to a show that seemingly will never end. Despite the fact founding members Keith Emerson (keyboards, synthesizers) and Greg Lake (vocals, guitar) died ...
They were one of the biggest pioneer progressive rock groups of the 1970s, boldly mixing rock with classical music and jazz. Reviewers praised their albums as mandatory listening for fans of ’70s ...
LONDON — Musician Greg Lake, a prog-rock pioneer who co-founded King Crimson and Emerson, Lake and Palmer, has died. He was 69. Manager Stewart Young said in a statement that Lake died Wednesday after ...
While it should come as no surprise that musical heroes from across all genres are beginning to die off, some of the highest profile losses are, in particular, in the rock/pop world, where many of its ...
Prog rock supergroup Emerson, Lake and Palmer didn’t have much of an afterlife after their 1970s heyday, a situation that bothered nobody more than the late Greg Lake, who died on December 6th after a ...