Doesn't matter what he looked like as he aged and was ill, he was a beautiful person inside and out. One of the greatest musicians there ever was! Greg, you are sorely missed.
Seeing him play at Birchmere when he was around this age and I treasure that night with such a kind passionate man. I loved his story about the MOOG solo in Lucky man. They were running out of time and needed a last song for the record. The guys went to the pub and he took Lyrics he wrote as a twelve year old and worked up the song. The MOOG was dropped off while they were out and when they returned it was cut in one take with that solo his first go on the MOOG.
Top tier vocalist, accoustic guitar player, bass player, writer, & by all accounts I've heard just a friendly, kind, non rock star ego human. Very rare indeed.
A guy talking so wonderfully and enthusiastically about his great love in life - the music . A total joy to watch and listen to him. Such a shame that he is no longer with us
In almost 50 years since it was released, "From The Beginning" is one of those songs I have never gotten tired of. I enjoy it now as much as when I first heard it. RIP Greg Lake. Thanks for the soundtrack to my life.
When Greg was still with us, he wrote me and said that my band's tribute cover of "From The Beginning" was perhaps the best he had ever heard to date. I can't tell you how much that meant to us. Thank you, Greg.
@@timhitt9541 The band is no longer, but we still have a lot of videos up. Mrs. Jones' Revenge. I just loaded one of our final performances of the song before we broke up last June. Thanks for your interest. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-VjQPvci2YmA.html
@@JeffMcNeal I just saw your video !!! great perfomance, congratulations and ... rest in peace Keith and Greg !!! thank ypu for all your magnificent work
Too true - powerful soulful voice. Great guitar player, musician, from a great band (ELP), amongst the very best of their time. Era and its music gone.
When you learned an instrument in the time that Greg would have first started, you had to learn it the traditional way....by developing an ear and practicing all the time. There was no auto tune, no internet with free charts or even digital tuners. It was all by ear and that is why they could recognize how to be original and craft the music they heard in their heads to the songs we heard on the radio.
@Philip Holmes He was so kind even although he probably noticed that you had no idea how to capitalise or punctuate. That is a worse sin than suicide. You will roast in hell for your crimes against the English langauge.
For a guy who has written some amazingly deep stuff on guitar, Greg is very personable. He seems like the kind of guy who you could hang out at a bar with and spend the whole evening drinking pints and talking guitars and music. Great interview from a legend who wrote some amazing songs back in his prime.
@Spike Elwood What a great moment in life for you. Greg Lake was one of the most under-appreciated musician ever. His impact on music was extraordinary.
I thought the same thing. But ALL of "The Greats" in any endeavor are like that: They know what it takes to be good and they appreciate the effort to do well, regardless of the performer. And K.C. and ELP fans are no idiots.
Greg was like Jimi. He could play a broom and I'd be entranced. He was a total package. He had one of the best voices in Prog too! Loosing him and Keith so close was tough. I saw ELP, EL, Powell, and 3 and ELP was just incredible. I sat very close for the Powell show and Tarkus was crazy amazing! They played it so fast and note perfect and Greg looking like he was wondering if he left the iron plugged in. Just Wow!
I loved Emerson Lake and Palmer, the beautiful voice of Greg Lake, those wonderful harmonies, his lush guitar playing, the fantastic playing of the awesome Keith Emerson and the majestic drums of the awesome Carl Palmer-what a band-thanks for the music Keith and Greg and keep the music alive Carl!
A true pioneer in the music industry. What a down to earth fabulous man. Thank you Greg for all the beautiful memories. Your a winner and your songs are timeless. Meant so much to me as a young man finding my way. Totally awesome voice. Talent that’s sorely missed in today’s world. God bless RIP
One of my greatest inspirations to keep playing for 50 years,Greg Lake,he never thought like he was some super star,just a humble man who loved playing music.He worked hard to be the best and he was part of one of the greatest bands -ELP
+arne berg Me too, but it is odd now that i look back how ... well, just plain stupid the lyrics were. Someone bring me a ladder. So many silly utterances in the middle of such beautiful music ... it is kind of sad.
you don't seem to understand the lyrics that is all. try for a second to think about the girlfriend. a beautiful model (which was a girlfriend he had), addicted to cocaine (girlfriends he had), who needs help escaping her madness. do you understand it now ?
Hi Don, which girlfriends that he had were addicted to cocaine? I am so interested in him yet there's so few facts out there about his non public life. He seems so genuine.
Greg Lake was a great storyteller and was fully enjoying his take on this fabulous guitar however when he broke into in the beginning I so wanted him to continue till the end and then of course resume! One of the greatest songs of all time that never gets tiresome! God bless
I almost forgot he had the English accent cause I’m only really familiar with his singing
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Not so. Much an old man’s body. A body that he let go. Hell Keith Richards didn’t destroy his body 1/10th oh Greg’s. I am sure there were health issues but way too many or too much of SOMETHING😱
This guy was a rock god in his young prime. Actually, he still is, he's one of the greats! I will always love his music. Timeless. Long live Greg Lake!!
A true raconteur, I could listen to him all day. His eyes sparkle and his face lights up with such joy. His voice and music are brilliant and timeless. What a lovely man, he's so missed.
He is magical with that j 200 and his arpeggios. The sound is so beautiful it Pierce's the heart and creates tears of the most beautiful thing you've ever heard. Love you and your fantastic music Mr Greg Lake.
A true gentleman, with so much respect he shows to others, humble, and and incredible musician with an incredible voice. RIP Greg, you were a TRUE icon
What an absolutely gorgeous guitar. My friend had one, so I got to hear its amazing sound on many occasions. Greg Lake was a master storyteller, a fabulous musician, and an incredible singer. How I miss him.
ELP was the first concert I ever went to, around 1976-7? in Mobile, AL. I was totally shocked that those three guys could reproduce the album sounds without 10 or 12 more guys playing stuff behind the curtains... I have always considered Greg to be a complete musician because he could write it, play it, and perform it live. Greg was also a very warm person, he respected his fans as much as they respected him. RIP Lucky Man, you will be missed!
I was at the ELP show in Mobile. It was after the release of their rendition of "Fanfare for the Common Man". Awesome what these three could do. To think that only Carl Palmer is still on this side of eternity now.
i like the "Still......you turn me on" live vid where hes got the piece of gum keeping him from drying up- popular trick (and all the women for miles around were in love)- Fanfare for the common man in the stadium is epic too
One of my favorite Greg Lake moments is when he plays the bass and electric guitar (layered tracks of course) in the adlib section of Karn Evil 9: First Impression in Brain Salad Surgery album.
God, I’m getting old... one by one we are losing some of the best musicians and songwriters that drove entire generations of youth... sad. 😢 looking back the diversity of the 60’s and 70’s in rock, folk, and pop music, I don’t know if we will ever get back to a special time like that. Artists weren’t clones of one another, and they took pride in being different. It was all about the music, not the money. RIP buddy.
randy ferri it's slowly killing me too...still not got over Bowie's passing. Is this deepening sadness as the heroes of our generation pass part of the ageing process? It's very depressing.
Hey randi ferri you're right, I've felt the same way, music is so different today, I miss the warm sound of those magic records, the song "From the beginning" captivated me and it became a refuge to me. Glad someone took the time to record this video, now we can all benefit from Greg's wisdom and love for music
What great and beautiful songs ELP played , under control , smooth , without loud heavy metal sound, their sound was everlasting one of a kind ! and mostly true beauty ! Musicians like them are very hard to come by even now in days , maybe forever !!!!!!!!!!!
He's such a very cool gentle man and a very good bassist !!!!! his voice is unique! my fav voice is in KG!i miss him, he seems simple and passionnate and adorable !
Greg was a great musician. "C'est La Vie" from ELP is still one of my favourite songs. In the 70's, his work with Keith Emerson and Carl Palmer was marvellous. There aren't many groups of their quality left nowadays, sadly it's all over .....
Wow!!!!!!! My records when I was 12 living in Hamburg as an American kid where all elp....pictures, tarkus, in the beginning- no wonder that music touched me. IT was classical they were trained, they were reaching. I had all the records up to the brain salad and the live 3 please set. And then king - I talk to the wind led the journey to genesis. What a time. What a music. I need to carry it on the best I can with my guitar. At 60im more inspired than ever, more jealous of the time that remains to try to achieve the most I possibly can. Thank you Greg lake for sharing and giving and leaving a legacy.
"...they are beautiful ..." So were you - a top notch musician and lyricist. Thanks for the wonderful memories that come flowing back each and every time I hear you and ELP. RIP
One the Best Vocalist Every, Besides his great multi guitar talents. I was very fortunate to see ELP 3 times in Rhode Inland. At the time (Providence Civic Center) Thank You Mr. Greg Lake. R.I.P Peace*
@@helencavendish1993 I actually call it a 3rd wave British Invasion . The first was the Beatles , Dave Clark Five , Kinks, Stones etc. The 2nd is considered Cream , The Who ,Small Faces ,etc. I think the 3rd is Jethro Tull and King Crimson . One can hear it take shape and it is close to the 2nd wave but different in philosophy. After Jethro Tull’s debut , Ian Anderson stated that we figured out that we weren’t Bluesmen from Chicago and thus came the Middle Agee’s Renaissance/ European Bohemian influence in the work. Greg Lake said something similar about King Crimson’s formation and entry into the music scene . I am a Yank by the way .
His description of seeing Elvis live is every bit true, at 15 years old it was a feeling I could never explain, in saying that while in my late thirties experiencing the very talented king of pop MJ came close.
It wasn't 2020 yet when you said this. Sometimes I think Lake and Emerson and Bowie et al might've gotten the better end of the detail meeting their Maker when they did. I must say that in an age of isolation and turmoil, these fine gentlemen are _still_ bringing happiness and contentment to millions of us just through these RU-vid videos when they still had their vitality and showed why they were such incredible people. Greg Lake especially. Not just a supreme talent and musical genius but also a stellar human being and a decent man -- a lot like his "forerunner," Justin Hayward.
His songs on the “Works” ELP album are beyond great. I’ve listened to them for years and his lyrics and vocal delivery get me every time. Great musical force.
I got to meet and talk to Greg for a couple of minutes during his Songs of a Lifetime tour in the US. He was a very polite gentleman and took time to answer everyone's questions. A wonderful memory.
One of the things I love about Greg is that he never plays a song in the same way, you know peolpe, he plays nice licks and chord voicings that really inspire, So if you watch five, six or seven versions of songs like From The Beginnig, lucky Man or The Sage you could find many nice licks you can learn and add to your own version and sound really cool.... That's the reason because he is my acoustic guitar hero.....
