King Crimson are an English rock band, active at multiple intervals since 1969. The original lineup of guitarist Robert Fripp, bassist–singer Greg Lake, reedist–keyboardist Ian McDonald, and drummer Michael Giles made one album, In the Court of the Crimson King, the catalyst for symphonic-rock. When Lake departed for Emerson Lake & Palmer and McDonald and […]
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 […]
Gary Moore (April 4, 1952 — Feb. 6, 2011) was an Irish blues-rock/hard-rock/jazz-rock guitarist with a musical career that spanned more than 40 years. He first emerged as a member of the Limerick rock combo Granny’s Intention, which issued the album Honest Injun on Deram in 1969. This was followed by two albums with blues-rockers […]
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 […]
In the Court of the Crimson King is the debut album by English symphonic-rock band King Crimson, released in 1969 on Island/Atlantic. Tracklist: A1. “21st Century Schizoid Man (Including ‘Mirrors’)” (6:52) A2. “I Talk to the Wind” (5:40) A3. “Epitaph (Including ‘March for No Reason’ and ‘Tomorrow and Tomorrow’)” (8:30) B1. “Moonchild (Including ‘The Dream’ […]
Greg Lake (1947–2016) was an English bassist, guitarist, singer, and songwriter, best known as the original frontman of King Crimson and for his partnership with keyboardist Keith Emerson and drummer Carl Palmer in the super-trio Emerson Lake & Palmer. As a solo artist, he cut the 1975 single “I Believe in Father Christmas,” a yuletide […]
In the Wake of Poseidon is the second album by English symphonic-rock band King Crimson, released in May 1970 on Island/Atlantic. Tracklist: A1. “Peace – A Beginning” (0:50) A2. “Pictures of a City (including 42nd at Treadmill)” (8:01) A3. “Cadence and Cascade” (4:38) A4. “In the Wake of Poseidon (including Libra’s Theme)” (7:58) B1. “Peace – […]
