Every photo I saw of him since the 197[s showed him with a cigarette in his mouth. Any wonder why this prodigy died of cancer? Doesn't diminish the fact that we will always miss him.
How lucky were we to grow up on music such as this? When todays youth have to grow up on ( I don’t know insert any name you choose from todays music) Would not trade it for any thing; we were the “Lucky Ones”.
The great 50 year old Greg Lake singing a song in 1997, that he wrote when he was 12 yrs old around 1959 or 60. RIP Mr. Lake, Thanks for the beautiful music!
Magical voice ! Wish you would still be here but your music and spirit lives on forever! Keith the gretest keyboardist ever to grace this planet ! Carl you are still with us bless you!
@@KT123Caton I dont think they were the best, just one of the best of the best moment of the music ever, Pink Floyd, Yes, Jethro Tull, King Crimson, Uriah Heep, Deep Purple, too many legendary bands, but, to me, this song is one of the best song EVER!!!!
what a guitar, what a drummer, what a haunting voice - and that organ interlude - music of legends - maybe I'm "old " (80) - but - they don't make music like this no more - thnx' youtube for keeping these legends "alive" - music lover Philippines *
I saw ELP in 1973 with my beautiful Wife and one of the best Concerts by a Three piece Band that sounded like a Six piece band.. RIP To My Wife who passed away Jan. 2016 and Keith in March 2016 Greg Dec. 2016 and good friend John Wetton Jan. 2017 , all died between Jan. 2016 and Jan. 2017 .almost exactly one year
I'm watching this right now in summer 2023. I just discovered ELP and can't believe what I've missed. I recently bought the first album and was immediately hooked. I know there were great. I just want to say they still are. Just a message in a bottle in the sea of comments, for what it's worth. I can feel this.
I will add (and I envy you now finding the albums in order) that each release had its gems. For me, Pictures had the sage, the Tarkus album had Tarkus, the first ELP album from 1970 had lucky man as well as take a pebble., trilogy had from the beginning as well as the endless enigma, brain salad had Karn evil and still you turn me on. I saw them twice and each show was a masterpiece. Works vol 1 had the best jam song ever in fanfare for the common man. Keith was arguably the best keyboard player I’ve ever seen. Greg mastered bass and guitar parts with ease and Carl with his old school buddy rich style of drumming was the fastest drummer ever. Rip Keith and Greg.
yeah you will find so much music from this era that isnt played on the radio anymore that will totally blow anything new away in style, composition and technical ability. I hate to say it but when music became so cheap and mostly free the quality went down.
My Voice Coach Opera Singer SENSEI,a very wise Italian old woman always pointed/said that. My ADMIRATION & RESPECT for SENSEI GREG LAKE became IMMORTAL since then. EMERSON LAKE & PALMER FOREVER ✊🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼🔥🇧🇷🖤
Was für ein Wahnsinn, dieses Lied begleitet mich schon seit über 50 Jahren und hat von seiner Magie nichts verloren. Ein Song für die Ewigkeit für einen fortwährenden Traum. Er wird nicht nur Gregg und Keith überleben, sondern uns alle!
This is one of the most beautiful songs I have heard in rock music, perfectly made and interpreted. I am so sorry that two of the musicians who play here are not any more with us, probably singing and playing in heaven to the stars. But this group was part of my adolescence and youth and I will be always grateful for their music, even coming from far away Peru. May they rest in Peace.
@@jackhammer7824 I'm not sure how your comment relates to what I said in mine? All I've said, is that it's amazing that a 12 year old can write a song such as this.
@@sailorman8668 I'm totally agreeing with you. Mozart wrote his first symphony at age 9. Amazing brains showing us musical genius , lasting memories with When we hear them.
I am 74 in Jan 2022. Been to the IOW in 1970 Seen ELP and Sabbath & TYA I could go on.................................Feel sorry for the young today who think shit like oasis are cool.
Whatever brought those three guys together was magical as they made some of the greatest music I ever heard that still gives me the same feeling in my stomach as the first time I had heard of E.L.P. Rest in peace Greg Lake & Keith Emerson along with Carl Palmer the three of you were as big as you can get on this planet. There will never be anything close to this band ever again, Amen ! 🎸
@@ADITYASINGH-vc4gm I think Keith Emerson was one of the first ones to use a Moog Modular. Forget what the serial number was, but i think he was one of the very first ones to purchase one.
@@bigdrew565 one of the first Moog synthesizer owners in UK was Mike Vickers (of Manfred Mann band). Emerson rented Moog from Mike Vickers for first ELP gigs, before he acquired his own.
43y year ago, I fought a pirate war. 3 bullets hit my vest, saving 3. I had 4 to protect and care for. This song reminds me how dear is life is. Thank you ELP and Greg Lake. Rest well. Duty done and lives enriched for all times
One of the best voices in music history (next to Justin Hayword of the Moody Blues and Elton John), miss you Greg Lake, saw you in 1978, I so had a crush on you!!! This music will live on forever unlike the newer crap on the radio these days !
I was so fortunate to be a teen throughout the seventies when real music like rock,funk,soul,folk,and country were being writtened and performed by real artists.
Man I miss Greg and Keith. I saw them twice, once in 74 in Ontario, ca and the last time in 77 or so in Long Beach, ca. best shows ever. Lake was so underrated for his skill on the bass but each one of those guys could play anything. Rip guys.
Nice live version of a song that I remember as an adolescence. Wow, how time flies!!! Glad we have YT to remember these great musicians. Only Carl Palmer is still alive as of Dec. 2021
back in the 1970's had had the honor of going to the geniuses concert. Such talent. Few groups or artists in this day and time come close to matching them.!!!! I miss them - the hands of time march on.
I remember seeing ELP doing the Brain Salad Surgery concert at the Omni in Atlanta back somewhere around 74 or 75. Greg Lake was a one man show. I'll never forget him. He never received the fame he should have.
Seeing Keith singing along and loving the music makes me want to cry. We lost another great composer. They will all be remembered forever through their incredible music.
Yes, it's true that Mr. Lake's voice was altered by his smoking addiction and the resulting COPD, but damn, it still always sounded amazing. The way that he could change his voice to suit the material, going from rock n roll scratchiness to that of a pitch-perfect crooner of tender love songs. I believe it is the LOVE with which he always sang that endeared him to us long ago, before time took its toll. I love how he constantly made eye contact with Keith and Carl during their sets, and how he extended that contact to the audience as well. He played to each and every fan as if they were the only ones in the room. He was definitely the leader of the band. It is apparent that he was the heart of it too. Just a gentle, kind giant of a man, from all accounts. What tremendous gifts he gave to this world, not just as an artist but also as a human being. I don't fully understand my obsession with this man and the music he consistently put out, but it is what it is. He was magnetic. Not a classically handsome face, but those deep, soulful brown eyes with their long lashes and ever-present sparkle that illuminated his whole being, was an intoxicating mix in a an otherwise ordinary human package. Additionally, his obvious humility made him absolutely irresistible (to this 70's girl, anyway). Plus, I am a sucker for a tall man. :-) I guess when someone as talented as he was is standing on stage, clearly loving not only the music but also loving the people who have come to hear it, it is pretty hard to not be drawn to that person. In his later years, it was tough to watch the wreckage that the cigarettes had created to his health and his voice. His sound changed, but it was still Greg up there. Still having fun, still believing in the music and sounding great, still loving the crowd, still putting in the work and making good memories for all who would listen and watch. This world needs more Greg Lakes. Watching him now brings tears to my eyes and an emptiness in my heart. I feel like I lost a friend in 2016. Actually, two friends, since Keith decided to take his own life that year also. RIP, gentlemen.
THAT MAN IS AMAZING!!!!! SO GLAD I HAD A CHANCE TO SEE ELP IN 1977 Long Beach Arena!!!!! SO AMAZING!!!!,! Will Never Forget it!!!!!, As LONG AS I LIVE!!!!!,
R.I.P Mr KEITH EMERSON & Mr GREG LAKE You are my true Friend's I remember your music that has accompanied my life journey I dedicate Prayers for You peace always in Heaven .. Thank's GUY'S ENJOY FOREVER with You By ESP 7♒ .. 🙏❤️👍🇮🇩🤟
What an incredible distinctive voice, brilliant guitarist, his arpeggios are flawless, and song writer. Thanks for the music that I can say provided milestones in my life. You most definitely left your impression along with your bandmates. RIP Greg and also Keith.
Omg. ELP is a part of my life - always. Brain Salad Surgery was the first album I ever bought. I was 11 or 12 years old, in 6th grade. Their music always made me feel like I was in a magical land. ♥️🎆🏞🎇♥️
Estos grandes dejaron un marcado legado en lo q hicieron algo inigualable q nunca más se volverá a hacer estos tres genios nacieron para lo q sería el gran supergrupo d generación !!!viva por siempre Emerson lake and palmer!!!♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘
I just said something abov e to that effect. Good question but I think mature men are sexy but his voice is stronger and confident. Both is my final answer lol
One of the most iconical rocksongs ever...not to be reached at all...holy guarcamoleee...simply perfect...only one band member alive...RIP Greg Lake and Keith Emerson
