Greg Lake can pinpoint the exact moment when he understood that Emerson Lake and Palmer’s outsized decision to tour 1977’s Works with a full orchestra was going to bankrupt the band. You May Also Like: No related posts.

The concert featured in this newly released film took place in the year after what looks to be the final appearance of Emerson Lake and Palmer. Still, it’s clear that Carl Palmer had much more to add, as Decade — over the course of 12 tracks captured live on OctoberRead More

Carl Palmer is still stung bit over the time ELP reformed in the mid-1980s, except with Cozy Powell drumming alongside Keith Emerson and Greg Lake. When Emerson Lake and Powell, featuring the single “Touch and Go,” arrived in June 1986, Palmer had been working with Asia You May Also Like:Read More

Carl Palmer now says he’s the one who halted a larger Emerson Lake and Palmer reunion after the High Voltage Festival in 2010.

Emerson Lake and Palmer’s 1978 album Love Beach has been universally derided for its period-piece yacht-rock cover. Keith Emerson is ready to come to its defense. You May Also Like: Why Emerson Lake and Palmer Almost Ran Aground on ‘Love Beach’ How Emerson Lake and Palmer Found That Amazing ‘BrainRead More

There’s a reason, Carl Palmer says, that he came to fame in the trio of Emerson Lake and Palmer.

Despite the lofty musical goals here, Emerson Lake and Palmer’s idea to tour in support of 1977’s Works with a full orchestra was fraught with issues You May Also Like: Emerson Lake and Palmer – ‘The Anthology: 1970-1998’ (2019)

So I’m sitting in our old dining room, flipping through stacks of albums…and I come upon Tarkus. “No, that’s a keeper” I say and the LP goes into the crate. You May Also Like: Arthur Brown, David Sancious + Others – ‘A Tribute to Keith Emerson and Greg Lake’ (2020)Read More

Check out this signature tune from Emerson Lake and Palmer’s last performance with a 70-piece orchestra on their 1977 tour in support of Works. You May Also Like: Emerson Lake and Palmer – ‘The Anthology: 1970-1998’ (2019)

An intriguing (though, unfortunately, only partial) collaboration, The Boys Club, Live From California: The Complete Concert has certainly taken a circuitous route — having long appeared as a bootleg You May Also Like: ‘Fanfare For the Uncommon Man: The Official Keith Emerson Tribute Concert’ (2021)