Emerson, Lake & Palmer — alternately known by the acronym ELP — were an English symphonic-rock trio that released three studio albums and a classical concert set between 1970 and 1972 on Island (UK) and Cotillion (US). Their 1971 release Tarkus contains a seven-part title suite that catalyzed the epic side-long format. In 1973, the […]
Tarkus is the second studio album by the English symphonic-rock trio Emerson, Lake & Palmer, released on June 4, 1971, on Island (UK) and Cotillion (US). Tarkus presents their first long-form suite, comprised of seven linked sections that span side one. On side two, they offer six shorter pieces with separate moods and forms. Keith […]
Emerson, Lake & Palmer is the debut album by the English symphonic-rock trio of the same name, released on November 20, 1970, on the Island and Atlantic labels. The album brought together three established players: Nice keyboardist Keith Emerson, King Crimson bassist–singer Greg Lake, and Atomic Rooster drummer Carl Palmer. They recorded the album shortly […]
Brain Salad Surgery is the fourth studio album by English symphonic-rock trio Emerson, Lake & Palmer, released on December 7, 1973, on Manticore. The album maximizes their studio across a subdivided album body. Side one places four distinct pieces—a hymn arrangement, a modernist concerto adaptation, a Greg Lake ballad, and a comic piano song—before the […]
Trilogy is the third studio album by English symphonic-rock trio Emerson, Lake & Palmer, released on June 23, 1972, on Island and Atlantic. Trilogy tightens their studio language through denser overdubs and cleaner sectional joints. Side one begins with “The Endless Enigma,” a three-part epic followed by the atmospheric Lake ballad “From the Beginning,” an […]
Emerson, Lake & Powell is the singular album by the namesake English symphonic-rock trio, released on June 2, 1986, on Polydor. This was the only studio album that Keith Emerson and Greg Lake recorded with Cozy Powell. Though technically a one-off project, the album is generally included in the ELP canon. The record recasts Emerson […]
Cozy Powell (Dec. 29, 1947 — April 5, 1998) was an English rock drummer who emerged in the early 1970s second iteration of the Jeff Beck Group. He headed the 1973 one-off Bedlam, then scored a UK solo hit with “Dance with the Devil,” followed with “Na Na Na” under the name Hammer. After a […]
