Emerson, Lake and Palmer

Emerson, Lake and Palmer was an English Prog Rock supergroup that consisted of Keith Emerson, Greg Lake and Carl Palmer. The band came together in 1970 after Keith Emerson and Greg Lake met the previous year and had auditioned several drummers before settling on Carl Palmer.
Being a supergroup, they all came from several established bands, Keith Emerson was keyboardist of The Nice, Greg Lake was the bassist for King Crimson, and Carl Palmer had previously drummed with Arthur Brown and Atomic Rooster.
They were known for Keith Emerson's amazing keyboard skills and lengthy songs, Karn Evil 9 being nearly 30 minutes. Keith Emerson was known to stick knives inside his organ to keep a note and would have his organ bolted onto the side of a wall and be spun around with him on it.
Sadly, Emerson and Lake died in 2016, leaving Palmer as the only remaining member, leaving the band unable to ever reunite. Palmer would have success with other bands like Asia in the 80s.
Category:Bands
Category:1970s