ELP Interview, Montreal, 1992

ELP discuss the past and future of progressive music in this 1992 interview, Montreal.

For more on Greg Lake, see our tribute site at www.ladiesofthelake.com

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• elp
• emerson
• lake
• palmer
• greg
• interview
• montreal
• 1992

[vcoaster]

Very astute comments made by the band. They were my idols when I was growing up. I'm sorry that they're gone, but the music and their talent is forever.

[AmishCake]

They're not "gone" in that sense of the word - just not together any more.

[trustbaby7]

I was a piano student and Keith Emerson was my idol. These guys were so incredible. There were never be a band like them again. They don't receive near the acclaim they should.

[vcoaster]

For all true ELP fans, get Emerson's autobiography "Pictures of an Exhibitionist" and read all the amazing backstage and private details of his life through the Nice and ELP. I never knew that Emerson and Lake really disliked each other so much. Lake did not appreciate Emerson's amazing creativity in Tarkus and Karn Evil 9. He preferred ballads. I always thought that all the wires and cables and TV screen on the Moog were just for show and theatrics - not true. Great book about a genius.

[ootwiabd]

@rmtmiller when I saw your reply I actually had to look what I had written and I right now I can't see much point in either my comment or your reply. In this place of random insults and rantings I find it's best to just enjoy the videos and music, but that evening I must have been bored. My point was not to bash their musicianship, certainly not Lake's voice. I just feel they were capable of a lot more, had they not limited their way of thinking. I can elaborate or just leave it at this.

[rmtmiller]

@ootwiabd , who the heck knows what Emerson and Lake fought about. Emerson was a musical genius. I loved ELP but I always thought Lake should have been the major focus of that group with his ballads and his fantastic voice. I'm sure Emerson would not and still wouldn't agree with me.

[Annonymus121]

DUDE my views exactly

[ootwiabd]

I stumbled upon this video and thought they made some interesting points that sadly seem to hold true even more today, but I can't help getting the impression they're making a joint statement for the cameras. Harsh as it may sound I think they too stopped make truly creative, progressive music sometime in the late 70s (at least as a group). I would love to be proved wrong though. Btw didn't the conflict between Emerson and Lake have to do with Lake wanting to go in a more commercial direction?

[smartlamppost]

Dude, Black Moon was awsome! They sounded like a fricken orchestrae! Also, Greg lake was playing bass, harmonica, and vocals in one song, and they're FAR better than crap like insync, jonahs brothers band, green day, and other garbage being crapped around today.

[smartlamppost]

Yeah, ELP is so amazing that they deserve to have clones made to be spoken to. It's impossbile to dislike them. I particularly loved Black moon, but Karnevil 9 was AWSOME!!! It sucks 2nd impression wasn't as popular, but oh well.

[xpinkdog]

You've got a shit username IwshIcldstrtover

[IwshIcldstrtover]

You're an idiot, xpinkdog!

[xpinkdog]

It's a shame these people EVER met each other

[gwg5640]

Such memories here too. Saw CalJam in 74--during their heydays. Saddened when they split, but reinvigorated when they got back but with Powell. When Carl came back, the show they put on was phemoninal. And Keith was correct. Music lost its origniality when record companies went corporate. The artistic side was pushed aside. I'm glad I was a fan of an artistic rock group. Thank you for the memories Keith, Greg and Carl.