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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

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

Flag-burning prog innovators The Nice found trouble on stage and off it
By Martin Kielty published
Keith Emerson, Davy O’List and Lee Jackson created enough controversy to last for decades in their original three-year run

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

How The Nice got started by fibbing about their songwriting skills
By Malcolm Dome published
Prompted by a disagreement that spilled into the public domain, co-founders Keith Emerson and Lee Jackson once visited the Prog office to set things straight

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

Fan group petitions BBC for a Keith Emerson Prom
By Jerry Ewing published
Emerson, Lake & Palmer fan group is spearheading a move to get Keith Emerson. and ELP recognised by the BBC's annual proms programme

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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