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"A picture-postcard Christmas, with morbid edges..." New animated video released for Greg Lake's perennial seasonal favourite I Believe In Father Christmas
By Jerry Ewing published
Greg Lake's I Believe In Father Christmas originally reached No. 2 in the UK singles chart in 1975

In 1971 Greg Lake enraged Keith Emerson, who immediately quit ELP. The result was acclaimed album Tarkus
By Sid Smith published
Carl Palmer recalls a crisis meeting, arguments over time signatures, and playing the whole album top to bottom in the studio – only to discover their engineer had taken a break

“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

Carl Palmer’s lifelong desire for a life beyond classic prog
By Dave Ling published
After Emerson Lake & Palmer’s High Voltage concert, the drummer shared his thoughts on his former bandmates and pondered an unfulfilled ambition

“Straight-faced gravitas – and a dash of Prokofiev”: 10 essential Greg Lake songs
By Chris Roberts published
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
By Mike Barnes published
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

The Emerson, Lake & Palmer albums you should definitely listen to
By Jerry Ewing published
One of the great British prog bands, a power trio and a supergroup, ELP left a legacy that includes some classic prog-rock albums
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