Emerson, Lake & Palmer
Most misunderstood prog band ever?
I say yeah.
Surely the most polarizing prog band of them all, of course I understand why, they're the definition of acquired taste.
But anyone who says this band was "self serious" and "stiff" is full of sh*t and knows nothing about the band, just watch a clip of them, seeing ELP was like going to the circus or a Sigfred and Roy show, or vaudeville. Emerson was like a man possessed, ELP did a lot of goofing around yes, but that was all part of the fun.
Exessive? Self indulgent? Ridiculous? You bet, but rock n roll is inherently all of these things, ELP just did it in a different way.
ELP, while I don't consider them the brilliant composers that Yes, King Crimson or Genesis were, and they certainly did some terrible stuff, few bands compare to them in terms of intensity and just straight up fun, they had the rock n roll energy more than the other prog bands at the time.
And Tarkus and Karn Evil 9 are still among my favorite prog songs.
And Keith Emerson, what can you say about the guy?
I'm not quite sure what to say about him actually. So I'll just post a picture of this frightening gatefold from one of his solo records.
Moderator cut: image removed
Last edited by boo boo; 04-20-2010 at 06:56 AM.
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