Emerson Lake & Palmer
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“A guy said, ‘You ruined a classic song.’ Another said, ‘He wrote it!’”: Keith Emerson’s disastrous karaoke incident
By Malcolm Dome Published
The keyboard legend’s jam-packed career saw interactions with a varied cast from the ‘strange’ Dario Argento to Motörhead’s Lemmy

Peter Hammill and Carl Palmer return to the Royal Albert Hall for the prog prom - Prog Rock: A Fanfare for the Common Man
By Jerry Ewing Published
BBC's 2026 Proms season's Prog Rock: A Fanfare for the Common Man takes place at the Royal Albert Hall on July 18

Emerson, Lake & Palmer announce newly remastered reissue of Works Live
By Jerry Ewing Published
Carl Palmer will bring his An Evening With Emerson, Lake & Palmer to England for three shows in February 2027

Cozy Powell didn’t mind replacing Carl Palmer in ELP. Neither did Carl Palmer
By Malcolm Dome Published
Supergroup’s mid-80s alternative line-up made one album together then went their separate ways – but their brief career paid dividends to the original band’s legacy

Keith Emerson’s manager wanted to ditch plans for a flying piano. Emerson proved him wrong
By Dave Everley Published
Backstage boss Stewart Young took one look at the prototype in 1974 and decided to walk away – but the keyboard maestro wouldn’t have it

Carl Palmer announces An Evening With Emerson, Lake & Palmer shows in England for February 2027
By Jerry Ewing Published
Carl Palmer will perform live with late band members Keith Emerson and Greg Lake appearing in sync on screens on either side of the stage

“We made bad albums. Two should be melted down into flowerpots”: What Carl Palmer really thinks of ELP
By Philip Wilding Published
Comparing his band to Yes and Pink Floyd, the sole surviving member looks back on OTT productions, getting carried away with overdubs and constant criticism – but insists: “We were setting a standard”

Twisted Sister’s Jay Jay French doesn’t love prog, but adores Emerson, Lake and Palmer
By Malcolm Dome Published
Glam metal guitar slinger had been a fan of The Nice but hadn’t even heard of Carl Palmer when the super-talented supergroup blew him away live

“Hymnal and melancholy qualities are still to die for”: Greg Lake Live returns from 2005
By James McNair Published
His band doesn’t have the pedigree of many of his collaborators, but a future Jethro Tull guitarist and a TV show musical director prove highly capable foils in three-disc set

Emerson, Lake & Palmer often didn’t work. Neither did projects that featured just two of them
By Malcolm Dome Published
Massive musical ability crossed with pomposity and excess made it difficult for the supergroup to meet expectations – but even with one of the giant personalities missing, the other pair could struggled to deliver
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