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"Lucky Man" is a song by the English progressive rock supergroup Emerson, Lake & Palmer (ELP), from the group's 1970 self-titled debut album.Written by Greg Lake when he was 12 years old and recorded by the trio using improvised arrangements, [1] the song contains one of rock music's earliest instances of a Moog synthesizer solo.
By the end of 1969, the Nice keyboardist Keith Emerson and King Crimson bassist/vocalist Greg Lake were looking to leave their respective groups and form a new band. The pair first met in New York City and discussed the possibility of forming one together; they met again in December 1969 when the Nice and King Crimson were billed together for concerts at the Fillmore West in San Francisco.
A futuristic fusion of rock and classical themes, it was written by band members Keith Emerson and Greg Lake with former King Crimson lyricist Peter Sinfield. It is the fifth and final track on Brain Salad Surgery and, with a running length of 29 minutes and 37 seconds, is Emerson, Lake & Palmer's longest studio recording. The initial release ...
Tarkus is the second studio album by English progressive rock band Emerson, Lake & Palmer, released on 4 June 1971 on Island Records.Following their debut tour across Europe during the second half of 1970, the group paused touring commitments in January 1971 to record a new album at Advision Studios in London.
Emerson, Lake & Palmer is the debut studio album by English progressive rock band Emerson, Lake & Palmer. It was released in the United Kingdom by Island Records in November 1970, and in the United States by Cotillion Records in January 1971. After the group formed in the spring of 1970, they entered rehearsals and prepared material for an ...
All but one of the tracks from the band's most recent album Brain Salad Surgery appear in versions nearly unchanged from their studio renditions, save for the insertion of a five-minute Palmer drum solo to climax "Karn Evil 9: 1st Impression" and a stripped-down rendition of the Lake ballad "Still...You Turn Me On" which appears along with an equally downsized "Lucky Man" in the middle of Lake ...
Works Volume 1 is the fifth studio album by English progressive rock band Emerson, Lake & Palmer, released as a double album on 25 March 1977 on Atlantic Records. [5] Following their world tour supporting Brain Salad Surgery (1973), the group took an extended break before they reconvened in 1976 to record a new album.
The Essential Emerson, Lake & Palmer contains a third version, running five minutes and forty seconds. On the live recording Emerson, Lake and Palmer in Concert (later released as Works Live), the performance begins and ends with the orchestra that the band took with them for some of the 1977 tour supporting the release of the Works Volume 1 album.