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Carl Palmer’s lifelong desire for a life beyond classic prog
After Emerson Lake & Palmer’s High Voltage concert, the drummer shared his thoughts on his former bandmates and pondered an unfulfilled ambition
When Balaam And The Angel tried to emulate ELP, it didn’t go well
Spectacular live disaster hasn’t killed guitarist Jim Morris’ passion for Pictures At An Exhibition
“Straight-faced gravitas – and a dash of Prokofiev”: 10 essential Greg Lake songs
From King Crimson to ELP and beyond, Greg Lake left a catalogue of impressive creations from an extraordinary musical journey which included that Christmas song
Emerson Lake & Palmer and the making of Brain Salad Surgery
The prog supergroup were at their creative peak when they created the 1973 epic that took the world by storm, despite the apparent hordes of critics
“No questioning the quality, but is it essential?” Carl Palmer’s Fanfare For The Common Man
4-disc Celebration of the drummer’s career includes ‘scrap book’ documentary and 200-page memoir
“Our music teacher would belt us if we didn’t know all the musical signs and notes. She used to play Mussorgsky… so I love ELP’s version of Pictures At An Exhibition”: Simple Minds’ Derek Forbes names his prog heroes
Bassist explains new wave outfit were massive Genesis fans when they started out – and he used to sing the whole of Foxtrot while working as a painter and decorator
Carl Palmer to release career-spanning Fanfare For The Common Man box set in April
New triple CD, single Blu-ray set Fanfare For The Common Man also features Palmer's autobiography
“For all his showmanship, he was first and foremost a composer and musician, making music for the head and the heart”: Rick Wakeman, Ian Anderson, Geoff Downes and others pay homage to Keith Emerson
15 classic cuts from the keyboard genius’ career, as loved by the good and the great of prog rock and beyond
“There are some good things on it… I just find it hard to believe we called a prog album Love Beach, and the three of us look like the Bee Gees. That’s a prog cover?” Carl Palmer on ELP’s most misguided moment
Drummer admits the trio had reached the end of their collective creativity and had actually split before making 1978 album that showed “America had got to us, obviously!”
