Emerson, Lake & Palmer

Jethro Tull’s Ian Anderson quizzed by Yes, Genesis, ELP stars and others

By Dave Everley Published 12 August 26

Discover his thoughts on three-fingered guitar playing, a rock icon asking for his autograph, hot chillis, abandoned rabbit suits, never learning to drive, retirement, the 70s codpiece – and why he took up flute in the first place

“He was first and foremost a composer”: Rick Wakeman, Ian Anderson, Geoff Downes pay homage to Keith Emerson

By David West Published 30 July 26

15 classic cuts from the keyboard genius’ career, as loved by the good and the great of prog rock and beyond

Epic songs, intricate harmonies and psychedelic album designs: 10 essential prog rock albums from the 1970s

By Nick Shilton Published 21 July 26

Rush, Genesis, Jethro Tull, ELP and more… after much debate we present a starter pack of records that illustrate how the genre matured – but never conformed

“A guy said, ‘You ruined a classic song.’ Another said, ‘He wrote it!’”: Keith Emerson’s disastrous karaoke incident

By Malcolm Dome Published 7 July 26

The keyboard legend’s jam-packed career saw interactions with a varied cast from the ‘strange’ Dario Argento to Motörhead’s Lemmy

The best rock supergroups in history, from Cream to Velvet Revolver

By Philip Wilding, Dave Everley Published 19 May 26

Some supergroups just aren't worth the sum of their parts. These are the exceptions

Carl Palmer: Keith Emerson’s death wasn’t the worst part of losing him

By Dave Everley Published 14 April 26

They met when Palmer stood in with Fleetwood Mac for a show with The Nice. Half a century of amazing music and friendship followed. The drummer reveals what they’d be doing today if Emerson was still alive

The prog stars who influenced a comedy musician’s career – and made him become a milkman for a while

By Jo Kendall Published 31 March 26

Graham Fellows, creator of Jilted John and John Shuttleworth, started out with ELP before finding Yes, Focus, The Enid and Pink Floyd (although he has no time for The Dark Side Of The Moon)

Amazingly, a prog supergroup soundtracked the summer of 1982. Their secret? English church music

By Mark Blake Published 8 March 26

With a background in three of the genre’s biggest bands, the quartet got tired of creating epics and decided to go pop. But they know their debut album would have only achieved a thousandth of its sales without the last track to be added