Carl Palmer on why Emerson Lake and Palmer didn’t have a guitarist: ‘They weren’t that clever then’
ELP Legacy prominently features the guitar, unlike Carl Palmer’s trio work with Emerson Lake and Palmer. He says there’s a reason for that.
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As a new tour begins, Justin Hayward hails 2013’s Moody Blues: ‘This is the best version’
Justin Hayward and the Moody Blues kicked off another series of concert dates last night, and he’s making the case for their current lineup as the best ever. That’s saying something for a band that started in 1964. You May Also Like: The Moody Blues – ‘Sur la mer’ (1988):Read More
‘We still have a good rapport’: Geoff Downes is friendly with Steve Howe, despite exit from Asia
When Steve Howe quit Asia, he was only leaving one of the two band lineups that he shares with Geoff Downes. The pair continues forward in the current edition of Yes — and Downes says there’ve been no hard feelings. You May Also Like: Steve Howe Made a Colorful, QuiteRead More
Something Else! sneak peek: Hawkwind’s Nik Turner, “Fallen Angel STS-51-L” (2013)
Beginning with an anthematic countdown to liftoff, the lead song from Nik Turner’s forthcoming Cleopatra Records studio effort couldn’t sound less like its name. “Fallen Angel STS-51-L,” quite simply, begins with all engines firing. You May Also Like: ‘Bachman and Turner’ Resurrected the Spirit of Bachman-Turner Overdrive Punky Meadows –Read More
Jethro Tull’s Ian Anderson Made a Shocking Discovery About the Flute: ‘I Was Most Embarrassingly Wrong’
Ian Anderson ended up settling into a scholarly pursuit of his signature instrument in the early 1990s – well after Jethro Tull’s initial heyday.
‘We did what inspired us’: Bob Ezrin on creating a throwback triumph with Deep Purple
For producer Bob Ezrin, who’s worked on signature recordings with Pink Floyd, Peter Gabriel, Alice Cooper and countless others, working with Deep Purple meant a chance to return to rock’s rebel ways. You May Also Like: Deep Purple – InFinite (2017) Why Deep Purple’s ‘Who Do We Think We Are?’Read More
‘If you don’t come, there’s something f*cking wrong with you’: Roger Waters is pumped about The Wall
As Roger Waters brings his solo tour of The Wall to Europe this summer, the inevitable comparisons arise with his gala presentation of the Pink Floyd classic in 1990 in Berlin. You May Also Like: Roger Waters – ‘Us + Them’ (2020) How Pink Floyd Came to a Grinding HaltRead More
‘It all came, really, from Paganini’: Greg Lake on King Crimson bandmate Robert Fripp’s idiosyncratic style
Over the years, Robert Fripp has developed his own legend within King Crimson, both has its only continuous member over the decades and for his famously eccentric stage presence. You May Also Like: King Crimson, ‘In the Court of the Crimson King: 50th Anniversary’ (2019) Greg Lake (1947-2016): How HisRead More
‘We had no stress, no time constraint’: Leaving the road sparked Deep Purple’s muse on Now What?!
Deep Purple’s return to form was sparked by a rare period of downtime for the always-touring group, something that gave them an opportunity to reconnect with their muse — without the pressures of a deadline. You May Also Like: Deep Purple – InFinite (2017) Why Deep Purple’s ‘Who Do WeRead More
Download: Emerson Lake and Palmer, “Fanfare for the Common Man/ America/ Rondo” (2013)
A release date hasn’t been set for the new remaster of Emerson Lake and Palmer’s Live in Germany, recorded on June 24, 1997 at Munich’s Tollwood Festival, but here’s a free download to tide you over. You May Also Like: Emerson Lake and Palmer – ‘The Anthology: 1970-1998’ (2019) ‘FanfareRead More
