RIP Greg Lake

[riverman]

Died after a long battle with cancer at 69...had a voice like an angel...turns out, not such a lucky man in the end...Keith Emerson last year and Greg Lake this year....only Carl Palmer left of ELP

 

[riverman]

 

[Denny Crane]

Fuck.

First Emerson, now Lake?

It sucks getting old and having your heroes start to die off.

The man was an outstanding musician.

 

[Denny Crane]

Palmer is the greatest drummer of my lifetime. Ditto Emerson on keyboards.

IMO

 

[bodyman5000 and 1]

Fuck.

First Emerson, now Lake?

It sucks getting old and having your heroes start to die off.

The man was an outstanding musician.

Try being young and seeing Kurt Cobain, Layne Staley and later on Scott Weiland go. Sucks worse, but yeah I get it.

 

[Denny Crane]

Try being young and seeing Kurt Cobain, Layne Staley and later on Scott Weiland go. Sucks worse, but yeah I get it.

When I was young, John Lennon was shot.

 

[riverman]

try being 62 and watching all your favorite singers die at 69,,,,,

 

[Chris Craig]

RIP

 

[riverman]

Palmer is the greatest drummer of my lifetime. Ditto Emerson on keyboards.

IMO

Greg Lake influenced me in many ways....I took up playing bass and 12 string guitar after seeing him perform although I'd already had my eyes on 12 string...I played in the orchestra in school and always loved classically influenced rock...I used to call it art rock...these guys did incredibly deep and complicated work. ELP and King Crimson were bands very, very few musicians had the chops to play for...Lake could do it all....lead vocals, bass, acoustic, electric guitars

 

[bodyman5000 and 1]

try being 62 and watching all your favorite singers die at 69,,,,,

Better than being 70 and seeing the same thing.

 

[riverman]

Better than being 70 and seeing the same thing.

nah...you've beat the odds if you've made 70

 

[MARIS61]

A Tip of The Cap to a Real English musician.