Greg Lake is at work on his first solo project since 1983’s Manoeuvres, with plans to set a release date of either later in 2012 or early next year. Beyond that, though, the founding member of King Crimson and Emerson Lake and Palmer is offering precious few details.
Meanwhile, look for him on a 28-date solo track through North America — starting tonight in Quebec City — that continues through May 26 in La Quinta, Calif. The concert series, called Songs of a Lifetime, is presented in an interactive, storytelling format. Lake is also compiling a forthcoming autobiography, to be titled “Lucky Man” after Lake’s early ELP hit.
A new catalog reissue deal for those classic Emerson Lake and Palmer recordings was recently struck with Razor & Tie, as well, with newly expanded, remastered versions to come of ELP’s first six albums — 1970’s Emerson Lake and Palmer; 1971’s Tarkus and Pictures at an Art Exhibition; 1972’s Trilogy; 1973’s Brain Salad Surgery; and 1974’s Welcome Back My Friends to the Show That Never Ends. The reissue series started with The Best of Emerson Lake and Palmer: Comes and See the Show, available now in stores and on iTunes. The 14-song compilation features the trio’s most memorable songs, including “Lucky Man,” “From The Beginning,” “I Believe In Father Christmas,” and a full 9-minute edition of “Fanfare For The Common Man.”
What you shouldn’t expect, Lake tells Billboard.com, is another reunion concert from ELP anytime soon. The trio last performed together at 2010’s High Voltage Festival, their first joint appearance since 1998.
“I would never say never, you know, but … working with the band was a little difficult because everybody’s a bit old in the tooth now,” Lake said. “My own philosophy of music has always been that I’m only here because a lot of people were good enough to buy my records and the records of ELP. In a way, I feel a sense of duty to play or perform that music for those people. That is my personal view. I don’t think Keith (Emerson) and Carl (Palmer) feel the same way, and I don’t think they are particularly keen on touring with ELP again. But you never know; people change their minds, and one day they may. And if they do, then I would be more than happy to play with them and tour with ELP purely because I think people would enjoy hearing the music.”
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