Emerson, Lake and Palmer

01. Keith Emerson (keyboards; The V.I.P.'s, The Nice, Free Creek)
02. Greg Lake (vocals, bass guitar; The Gods, King Crimson, Asia)
03. Carl Palmer (drums; The Crazy World of Arthur Brown, Atomic Rooster, Asia)

Posted by Roy on Wednesday, 04/17/2013 @ 11:42am

About Prog:

The next two prog bands I would like to see inducted
would be Can and King Crimson. King Crimson should get in because they created the standard for the bloated, ponderous mess that millions have come to know and love as the "orchestral" wing of english prog. Larks Tongues In Aspic and Red are both a good deal better than the debut. As for Can, those german titans are a huge influence on a number of post-punk bands like Public Image Limited, and were quite ahead of their time(Tago Mago is a must-have. Let;s find a way get past genre prejudices and celebrate the powerful and compelling in all its forms, shall we?

Posted by Stuart Fishman on Friday, 06/14/2013 @ 18:11pm

About Prog:

The next two prog bands I would like to see inducted
would be Can and King Crimson. King Crimson should get in because they created the standard for the bloated, ponderous mess that millions have come to know and love as the "orchestral" wing of english prog. Larks Tongues In Aspic and Red are both a good deal better than the debut. As for Can, those german titans are a huge influence on a number of post-punk bands like Public Image Limited, and were quite ahead of their time(Tago Mago is a must-have). Let's find a way to get past genre prejudices and celebrate the powerful and compelling in all its forms, shall we?

Posted by Stuart Fishman on Friday, 06/14/2013 @ 18:14pm

Emerson, Lake & Palmer was progressive rock's first supergroup, combining the keyboard wizardry of Keith Emerson, the soaring vocals of Greg Lake and the overblown and bombastic percussion of Carl Palmer.

For several decades they have been viewed by rock music critics as the definition of pretentious.

Nonetheless within their vast catalogue of works, their music tends to vary from the sublimely beautiful, 'Take A Pebble' to the extravagantly grandiose 'Pirates' to the chaotic and uncompromising 'Tarkus' to the mellow 'Lucky Man.'

Posted by Enigmaticus on Friday, 01/3/2014 @ 02:30am

RIP, H.R. Giger, the man who designed the "Brain Salad Surgery" album cover and later designed the creature in "Alien."

Posted by Aaron O'Donnell on Tuesday, 05/13/2014 @ 23:49pm

How can there be a rock and roll hall of fame and not have ELP in it?? Come on, guys!

Posted by T Smith on Thursday, 07/17/2014 @ 22:24pm

One of my favorite bands. Great lyrics and vocals and song writing. Keith Emerson's mastery of electronic keyboards mixing classical and rock with moog technology is sheer genius. I came to see the show in Seattle 74 amazing show.
The piano and organ became so much more important
to rock music because of ELP.

Posted by Steve on Wednesday, 01/27/2016 @ 00:48am

Emerson Lake & Palmer were innovators and instrumental virtuosos of the highest order. They were early Prog leaders and have influenced just about every Prog musician from 1970 onward in some way. Greg Lake-A genius singer/songwriter, producer musician. He played bass and guitar and was an excellent singer. Keith Emerson-Brilliant synthesizer solos and music. Carl Palmer-Percussion Master. Lucky Man stands out and I will be adding Emerson Lake & Palmer to my Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame Nominees in 2016. KING

Posted by KING on Wednesday, 01/27/2016 @ 05:50am

Emerson, Lake, & Palmer one of the most successful Prog groups 70's. Keith Emerson, Greg Lake, and Carl Palmer created an innovative and influential catalogue of songs that have stood the test of time. These outstanding musicians have continued to create music in other projects since the early 80's and deserve RRHOF induction. KING

Posted by KING on Saturday, 01/30/2016 @ 18:54pm

RIP Keith Emerson. Prog rock has lost a legend.

Posted by SotN on Friday, 03/11/2016 @ 15:09pm

The fact ELP is not in the HOF is criminal, but I'm not surprised. The RHOF is a joke. Look how long it took to get Rush and Peter Gabriel inducted. Yes is still not in the HOF. ELP is on my top ten list of bands. I have seen them numerous times. I even saw ELP with Powell. I recently saw Greg Lake on a solo tour doing songs of his life with Q&A between sets. Their music and live shows were genius. Sadly one of the driving forces of the band is now gone, just like Yes.If the innovative music, the live shows and 50 million in album sales doesn't get you in what does it take?

Posted by GeePenn on Wednesday, 03/16/2016 @ 22:58pm

ENIG
Did Nick Rhodes the Duran Duran's excellent keyboardist ever talk about Keith Emerson as an influence? Can't believe Emerson is gone. Like a bad dream. Hoping Duran and Duran and Emerson, Lake & Palmer earn a nomination in 2016. Purchased a Duran Duran CD of their early hits. Nick has a blue head band on. Give it an A. Notorious is on this CD. Great song!

Posted by KING on Tuesday, 03/22/2016 @ 23:00pm

Emerson,Lake & Palmer is exactly the band I expect to see in a Hall of Fame for Rock 'n Roll.

Posted by Diamond Dave on Tuesday, 06/21/2016 @ 15:45pm

Unfortunately Jann Wenner and the Rock Hall of Shame is prejudice against some of the greatest rock musicians of all times. ELP, Yes, Moody Blues, King Crimson, Jethro Tull are all deserving to be in. Shame on them

Posted by Ken Marx on Monday, 07/25/2016 @ 14:02pm

Two prog rock masters. The same band. The same year!

RIP Greg Lake. You will be missed.

Posted by SotN on Thursday, 12/8/2016 @ 09:14am

Rest in Peace Greg Lake, 1947-2016.

Posted by Joe on Thursday, 12/8/2016 @ 09:18am

R.I.P. Greg Lake

What a shame

Posted by Steve Z on Thursday, 12/8/2016 @ 09:23am

R.I.P. Greg Lake. 2 Masters from the same band in the same year are gone. Its Sad. You will be missed.

Posted by Ben on Thursday, 12/8/2016 @ 17:41pm

RIP Greg Lake ELP. A very sad day for KING as I think Greg Lake was an immense talent vocally and guitar. I'm hoping that the recent deaths of Emerson & Lake will bring more awareness to ELP music and hopefully their rightful place into the RRHOF. I'm a lucky man to have listened to Lake's music. KING

Posted by KING on Thursday, 12/8/2016 @ 19:45pm

I am very saddened to hear about the passing of Greg Lake. My most sincere condolences to his family and friends. Not only was Greg Lake 1/3 of Emerson, Lake & Palmer, but he was also the lead vocalist and bassist for the influential first King Crimson album, "In The Court of the Crimson King." He will definitely be missed! :-(

Posted by Enigmaticus on Thursday, 12/8/2016 @ 21:51pm

I have not written that much about Emerson, Lake & Palmer. Their influence on major "progressive rock" artists has been quite important, overall.

When Keith Emerson had passed away earlier this year, the world of PROG had lost a very important talent. I regrettably had not acknowledged the passing of Keith Emerson on this website and I am indeed, very sorry about that. I would like to extend my belated most sincere condolences to his family and friends.

The recent passing of Greg Lake has given me reason to reevaluate Emerson, Lake & Palmer's position on my list of greatest PROG artists. As a result, they have moved from somewhere in the top 20 to sixth, overall. It also explains the necessary immediacy for inductions of more progressive rock artists into the Rock & Roll of Fame. I am saddened to say now that 2/3 of ELP are gone. This is indeed quite catastrophic to the PROG world. Emerson, Lake & Palmer was the world's first PROG supergroup.

Geddy Lee has recently said that both King Crimson and Emerson, Lake & Palmer were huge influences on Rush. If we add Yes, The Moody Blues, King Crimson, Emerson, Lake & Palmer, Procol Harum, Jethro Tull and Duran Duran to that list, we now have 7 very deserving PROG bands who should have already been inducted.

In 2013, Rush had been finally inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame. Let's hope that more "progressive rock" artists follow in their wake, including: Yes, Electric Light Orchestra and The Zombies. Since all three deserve to be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame in 2017.

Posted by Enigmaticus on Saturday, 12/10/2016 @ 12:45pm

ELP should have been inducted LONG before this.... Sheer talent/skills alone are amazing. So sad to lose 2 of the 3 this soon.

Posted by ELP Fan on Tuesday, 12/20/2016 @ 13:06pm

2016 was a hugely devastating year for prog. Carl Palmer is now the only surviving member left from Emerson, Lake & Palmer. Whether, I would like to admit it or not, unfortunately the recent passings of Keith Emerson and Greg Lake, probably put ELP in a good position, to be the next Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame "prog" inductee. I definitely would not be upset by an upcoming induction of Emerson, Lake & Palmer, but I feel that it is quite unfortunate that they had not been inducted while they were still alive to enjoy it.

Posted by Enigmaticus on Saturday, 12/31/2016 @ 13:40pm

This is why I have never visited the rrhof and I luv in Ohio elp one or my favorite albums as a teen was triology from the beginning they were hall of famers the hall is a joke

Posted by Lawrence Wallace on Wednesday, 12/13/2017 @ 09:38am

Although, I have not written nearly as much about the legacy of Emerson Lake & Palmer, as I have of: Rush, Yes, The Moody Blues, Duran Duran, or Sade, that does not necessarily mean that I do not enjoy their recordings. I think that it is very difficult to fathom the reasons why ELP had been so severely denigrated by the music critics.

Posted by Enigmaticus on Monday, 12/25/2017 @ 15:58pm

What is ELP's anthem?

Posted by Oozzies on Friday, 03/2/2018 @ 13:40pm

ELP's big anthem is Karn Evil 9:First Impression Part 2 aka Welcome Back My Friends To The Show That Never Ends.

Posted by Aaron O'Donnell on Sunday, 03/4/2018 @ 02:29am

Aaron,

In my honest opinion, ‘Karn Evil 9: First Impression (Part 2)’ is certainly a contender, but I do think that in the public’s mind, ‘Lucky Man’ is actually ELP’s anthem.

Posted by Enigmaticus on Sunday, 03/4/2018 @ 15:29pm

Even the video game composers from Japan like Nintendo’s Koji Kondo are fans of ELP and cited them as one of their influences.

Posted by The Dude on Monday, 07/16/2018 @ 13:27pm

kxb

Really!!!

Now I would not put them at the top of the list because there are more important artist that need to be inducted first. But you should not be dismissing them based on music that is outside their relevant period. There are way too many less relevant artist on here that you and others insist are influential. When I look look them up they did not sell many records and the people that they mainly influenced didn't sell many records either. Doesn't exactly keep Rock and roll going if nobody wants to listen to it - now does it.

Posted by Zuzu on Friday, 08/17/2018 @ 13:17pm

It's about time that ELP were in the Rock'n'Roll Hall of Fame. Talk about innovation and creativity and lont-lasting influence on our music to this day! They were on the cutting-edge of the best music of our day and deserve to be recognized especially now that 2 of the members are gone! Let's do this!

Posted by Donna Nunes on Friday, 08/17/2018 @ 17:05pm

Too many acts to name are far worthier! The fact that 2 of them are deceased should have no bearing on their worthiness (which is virtually non-existent)...

Posted by KXB on Friday, 08/17/2018 @ 18:26pm

Kxb

Who do you think is more deserving than ELP?


Is it those artist that are so called so influential? Yet when you look into who they influenced they couldn't get people to listen and these artist can't get people to listen.

nothing plus nothing still equals nothing

Yet you are dismissive of deserving artist. So why should I take your remarks eriously?

Posted by Zuzu on Friday, 08/17/2018 @ 18:51pm

@ Zuzu

If the haters don’t want ELP, then that means they don’t want other synth-driven bands in the Hall like Depeche Mode, NIN, and Tears for Fears.

They need to be inducted in 2020 after Jethro Tull not only because of their uniqueness and how influential they were, but also their impact on the Japanese video game industry. Since I’m somewhat the only the gamer on this site as a FRL regular, lemme me name a couple of fans.

Koji Kondo: Nintendo’s first and longest-running composer cited the prog trio as a big influence of his work. His work on the Mario and Zelda series, which sold millions of copies worldwide, has been recorded by many orchestras.

Nobuo Uemastu: Best known for scoring games in the Final Fantasy series and one of the most respected in the industry, cited ELP as one of his influences.

Posted by The Dude on Saturday, 08/18/2018 @ 09:14am

Dude

the term for Prog is moog not synth. A totally different style. Styx was known for its use of moog and I don't recall ELP and moog being written about. Dennis DeYoung is considered one of moog pioneers.

I do not see Tears for Fears even getting a nom and the other 2 have been nominated 2x's and rejected by their peers.

You have to look at this from the viewpoint of us at the target age in the 70s to understand, You need to look into what the artist are saying and I am not taking about the soursces that are going smoochie smoochie in icky places to JW and his cronies and the nom com. Forgotten Hits is a good place to start. The person that runs the blog does have access to interview the artist that are older,

You also need to look into the truth about what really happened with the Disco Sucks movement and why the music industry did a crash and burn. the late 70s and early 80s show the repercussions of that debacle. The music industry was scrambling and record sales for the 80s dropped significantly for the 80s. The 2nd British Invasion did not work well. Which brings us back to the nom com putting up way to many Brits for the 70s and bypassing the better North American artist.

There is an backlash that is going to possibly go so far as to shut down the hall if they do not clean up their act and that means holding back on the Brits. I give it 5 maybe 6nor 7 years at the most.

Posted by Zuzu on Saturday, 08/18/2018 @ 10:29am

"...the term for Prog is moog not synth. A totally different style. Styx was known for its use of moog and I don't recall ELP and moog being written about. Dennis DeYoung is considered one of moog pioneers." - Zuzu


So much for doing research. What magazines did you read... Dynamite, Cracked and Cosmo???

Posted by joker on Saturday, 08/18/2018 @ 13:24pm

What sexist rags have you been reading? Was even one of them not connected to JW or the hall? I bet you couldn't even be bothered to check that out. Now could you. You just liked whatever you were told and left it at that. You and your little friends need to get off your lazy butts and do your own research instead of relying on presupplied propaganda that you go spewing all over the place.

Posted by Zuzu on Saturday, 08/18/2018 @ 13:32pm

Now's the opportunity to showcase your decades of accumulated knowledge and wisdom.

1. Who was the first person to tour around the world with the Moog synthesizer?

a. Keith Emerson
b. Dennis DeYoung
c. Gary Numan
d. None of the above


2. Who was honored alongside Robert Moog, the inventor of the Moog synthesizer, at the Smithsonian Institution?

a. Keith Emerson
b. Dennis DeYoung
c. Howard Jones
d. None of the above


3. Who built a 550 pound Monster Moog consisting of sequencers, oscillators, amplifiers and contour generators?

a. Keith Emerson
b. Dennis DeYoung
c. Richard Carpenter
d. None of the above

Posted by joker on Saturday, 08/18/2018 @ 14:17pm

1 Moog intended to borrow what I believe was his prototype to a classic musician whose name I can not remember his name but he kept the machine. I am not sure if he toured with it worldwide.

2 It was a temporary exhibit and Emerson played at it.

3 500 lb - defeats the purpose of making a portable model of technology that was used in the recording studio for decades

Emerson yes but I recall more mention of Styx and Moody Blues carrying more influence.

Posted by Zuzu on Saturday, 08/18/2018 @ 14:56pm

@ The Dude

Usually I do my best to keep out of artist-specific discussions. There are pros and cons on nearly every act I can imagine, but I want to add my two cents on this. Personally I think ELP is a very, very long shot. I'm not against an induction, but if they didn't get inducted, I'm also okay with, perhaps a little bit happier.

My problem with your previous statement is that you draw a straight line from disliking ELP to refusing Nine Inch Nails and Depeche Mode. Speaking for myself, I'm a really big fan of NIN and DM and I think that both of them, among others, should have been shoo-ins.

People with dissenting opinion aren't haters. I know, KXB, EDS and some other folks can be harsh and simplifying, but in my honest opinion, I agree with them very often (BTW, calling NIN synth-driven seems close to insanity, IMO).

I'm looking forward to this year's official nominations. I don't believe there's an ELP nomination, neither Jethro Tull nor Duran Duran, but that's just my guess. My annual nominees include The Cure, Sir Douglas Quintet, Thin Lizzy and MC5. Perhaps as unlikely as the full Prog invasion, but we'll see soon enough.

I hope, I don't offend you. I really like to read your comments on various artists. I just wanted to give you a nod from the other side.

Posted by MichaelEU on Saturday, 08/18/2018 @ 20:41pm

Why is this Great Pioneering Band Not In ?

Posted by Chris Noto on Friday, 09/7/2018 @ 19:31pm

Chris Noto,

I think that King Crimson will receive a nomination before Emerson Lake & Palmer. ELP had been progressive rock’s first supergroup, featuring the late Keith Emerson- formerly of The Nice, Greg Lake- formerly of King Crimson and Carl Palmer- formerly of Atomic Rooster and the Crazy World Of Arthur Brown.

Posted by Enigmaticus on Friday, 09/7/2018 @ 20:13pm

Chris Noto,

I think that King Crimson will receive a nomination before Emerson Lake & Palmer. ELP had been progressive rock’s first supergroup, featuring the late Keith Emerson- formerly of The Nice, Greg Lake- formerly of King Crimson and Carl Palmer- formerly of Atomic Rooster and the Crazy World Of Arthur Brown. However over the past several decades, ELP has been labeled as “pretentious,” on the other hand, King Crimson has received critical praise, but not a great deal of record sales. I think that the Rock Hall will want to put King Crimson in prior to ELP. The problem is that King Crimson will need a block of votes, that is one reason why I think that Jethro Tull and Duran Duran will be inducted first.

Well, what do you think?

Posted by Enigmaticus on Friday, 09/7/2018 @ 21:48pm

ELP should be inducted NOW! They were called "the next super group" at only their 2nd gig (Isle of Wight, Aug 1970, in front of 600,000)! Three incredibly talented musicians! Greg was called "the voice" and Carl drummed with such speed and skill. And we ALL know that Keith Emerson changed rock music FOREVER!

Posted by Susan A on Monday, 10/8/2018 @ 11:52am

Wow. I mean wow. And I don't mean that as a GOOD wow! Todd R and Def Leppard, good. But If ELP can't get their 1st nomination based just on Keith Emerson's contributions to music (not even counting Greg's incredible vocals and songs & Carl's superb drumming), yet some 2019 nominees are duplicate nominees (I read many have been nominated at least twice before), the HOF is becoming what people keep saying it is: Hall of S**T!!!

Posted by ELP fan on Tuesday, 10/9/2018 @ 09:58am

On today, what would have been Keith Emerson's 74th birthday, here is only a small reminder of his massive contributions to rock music (along with Greg and Carl). Turn it up loud, really loud, and listen to this EPIC song by one of the most EPIC bands ever!!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yzpmxHKdu9w

Posted by ELP fan on Friday, 11/2/2018 @ 11:53am

ELP has never been nominated.
Doubtful if ever will.
The HOF may have concluded that with Moody Blues induction, the Prog category has been satisfied.
Jethro Tull more likely to be nominated over ELP.
The HOF probably thinks the singles category took care of Procol Harum.

Posted by Mark on Friday, 11/2/2018 @ 12:09pm

@ Mark

Whether if Roxy Music or Todd Rundgren makes it to the Hall, that’ll still increase the possibility for ELP to get an induction. As for Procol Harum, Little Steven is still pushing for them along with the late Link Wray. Just because their signature song was added on the singles category doesn’t mean they have no chance of getting in (which has been stated before), they’re most likely an afterthought now.

Posted by The Dude on Friday, 11/2/2018 @ 13:13pm

ELP stands a better chance getting in after Runt (Todd Rundgren) or Roxy Music than Procol Harum does at this rate.

Posted by Timothy Pernell on Friday, 11/2/2018 @ 16:20pm

Dude,
Good to hear that Little Steven is pushing for Procol Harum.
They should be in the HOF.
And hope ELP and Jethro Tull will eventually receive a nomination.

Posted by Mark on Friday, 11/2/2018 @ 20:14pm

Without ELP you are completely missing the Prog Rock origins and the Legendary Live Act of 1974 that reshaped the modern Rock Concert concept completely!

Posted by STEFANO on Sunday, 12/16/2018 @ 07:07am

STEFANO,

Although I like quite a bit of the musical output of ELP, I think that King Crimson will be nominated first. Of course, I know that ELP had been hugely influential in Italy. If you are referring to the late Keith Emerson’s early work with The Nice, then yes Emerson precedes the work of several other noteworthy prog artists. However, the late Greg Lake (a founding member of King Crimson) and his vocal contributions to “In The Court Of The Crimson King” by King Crimson are also quite noteworthy. It is possible that Greg Lake could posthumously receive two inductions- one for King Crimson and one for ELP. I am not really that familiar with drummer Carl Palmer’s contributions to either “The Strange World Of Arthur Brown,” or “Atomic Rooster” unfortunately.

Posted by Enigmaticus on Sunday, 12/16/2018 @ 10:46am

https://chartmasters.org/spotify-streaming-numbers-tool/?artist_name=+Emerson%2C+Lake+%26+Palmer&artist_id=&qAlbum=1&qSingle=1&qCompilation=1

Spotify Streaming Numbers: Emerson, Lake & Palmer

Streams: 68,951,087
Copies Sold: 68,840

Posted by The Dude on Saturday, 09/7/2019 @ 14:06pm

ELP have so much talent, and they are pioneers in their fields. Keith Emerson is the best keyboard player rock ever knew. It's time to reverse an injustice and put them in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

Posted by Stuart Chambers on Tuesday, 10/8/2019 @ 07:38am

The RnR hall of fame voters should be ashamed of themselves for not admitting ELP to the hall of fame as soon as they were eligible. They were innovative, extremely talented musicians. I will not visit the HoF until ELP have been inducted. Many of the current inductees are far less talented and further away from rock and roll than ELP were. ELPs ability to put on a fantastic show, and sell out Madison Square Garden three nights in a row while adding an orchestra is a testament to their popularity. No one in RnR today could even attempt to do that. They were prepared to lose money on that tour as their purpose was to entertain and delight the audience. I introduced ELPs music to my young children and they were amazed and still play the CDs well into their 20's even today. That is a testament to their staying power. I've been to their concerts at least 5 times over the years and they always put on a superb performance.

Posted by Manny Tavano on Sunday, 12/8/2019 @ 03:10am

Iconic bands like Emerson lake and Palmer, three dog night, the grassroots and many more will get overlooked while we make room for rap hip-hop and everything that has nothing to do with rocket sad and great ones like Ted Nugent because he does not politically fit with whoever's running this thing

Posted by William Divine on Saturday, 02/1/2020 @ 20:53pm

ELP will never get in. Sad to say it's not how good you are or what you accomplished. It's as bad as politics. The good news is that ELP always went against the grain. They put out the music they wanted and let the fans decide to like it or not. My favorite thing about ELP especially the first 4 albums was that nothing sounded the same. I don't think Keith or Greg God rests their souls really cares what a bunch of fools on the nominating committee think of them. All I care about is that I can turn on my iTunes and listen to the music that inspired me to play. Thank You ELP

Posted by Joe on Tuesday, 04/28/2020 @ 17:35pm

The music-world would definately be much poorer without ELPs brilliant LPs from 1970-1974. Though ELP mostly peaked those years - ELP, 70, Tarkus, Pictures (one of the best live records ever), Trilogy & Brain Salad Surgery represent some of the most genuie records ever made.
Works vol. 1 is brilliant too.

For me ELP easily could be included as a top 3 group of all time.

One could say that Genesis in the 70s was a bit more cozy band than ELP or Yes was artists, but ELPs 70-74 records is so different and fantastic, that ELP of course should have been in "The Hall of Fame" probably in the 90s.

Posted by Peter Thomsen, Denmark on Saturday, 08/8/2020 @ 19:10pm

Peter Thomson,

I think that King Crimson stands a better chance of being inducted first, than does Emerson Lake & Palmer.

Although I like quite a bit of the musical output of ELP, I think that King Crimson will be nominated first. Of course, I know that ELP had been hugely influential in Italy. If you are referring to the late Keith Emerson's early work with The Nice, then yes Emerson precedes the work of several other noteworthy prog artists. However, the late Greg Lake (a founding member of King Crimson) and his vocal contributions to "In The Court Of The Crimson King" by King Crimson are also quite noteworthy. It is possible that Greg Lake could posthumously receive two inductions- one for King Crimson and one for ELP. I am not really that familiar with drummer Carl Palmer's contributions to either "The Strange World Of Arthur Brown," or "Atomic Rooster" unfortunately.


I think that King Crimson will receive an induction, prior to the first nomination for Emerson Lake & Palmer. ELP had been progressive rock's first supergroup, featuring the late Keith Emerson- formerly of The Nice, Greg Lake- formerly of King Crimson and Carl Palmer- formerly of Atomic Rooster and the Crazy World Of Arthur Brown. However over the past several decades, ELP has been labeled as "pretentious," on the other hand, King Crimson has received critical praise, but not a great deal of record sales. I think that the Rock Hall will want to put King Crimson in prior to ELP. The problem is that King Crimson will still need a large block of votes, that is one major reason why I think that Jethro Tull and Duran Duran will be inducted first.

What does ELP have going for them? Why should ELP be inducted prior to King Crimson? These are questions that the Nominating Committee probably asks. If you can make a compelling argument for why ELP deserves induction more than King Crimson, I would definitely like to hear it.

Well, what do you think?

Posted by Enigmaticus on Sunday, 08/9/2020 @ 11:56am

Peter Thomson,

I think that King Crimson stands a better chance of being inducted first, than does Emerson Lake & Palmer.

I have not written that much about Emerson, Lake & Palmer. Their influence on major "progressive rock" artists has been quite important, overall.

When Keith Emerson had passed away more than 4 years ago, the world of PROG had lost a very important talent. I regrettably had not acknowledged the passing of Keith Emerson on this website and I am indeed, very sorry about that. I would like to extend my belated most sincere condolences to his family and friends.

The passing of Greg Lake nearly 4 years ago had given me a reason to reevaluate Emerson, Lake & Palmer's position on my list of greatest PROG artists. As a result, they have moved from somewhere in the top 20 to eleventh, overall. It also explains the necessary immediacy for inductions of more progressive rock artists into the Rock & Roll of Fame. I am saddened to say now that 2/3 of ELP are Now gone. This is indeed quite catastrophic to the PROG world. Emerson, Lake & Palmer was the world's first PROG supergroup.

Geddy Lee has recently said that both King Crimson and Emerson, Lake & Palmer were huge influences on Rush. If we add King Crimson, Emerson, Lake & Palmer, Procol Harum, Jethro Tull, Supertramp and Duran Duran to that list, we now have 6 very deserving PROG bands who should have already been inducted. Fortunately, Yes and The Moody Blues have recently been inducted, so the "holy trinity" of prog (Rush, Yes and The Moody Blues) have been previously inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame. This is quite arguably, a huge advantage for any prog bands who are still awaiting induction.

Although I like quite a bit of the musical output of ELP, I think that King Crimson will be nominated first. Of course, I know that ELP had been hugely influential in Italy. If you are referring to the late Keith Emerson's early work with The Nice, then yes Emerson precedes the work of several other noteworthy prog artists. However, the late Greg Lake (a founding member of King Crimson) and his vocal contributions to "In The Court Of The Crimson King" by King Crimson are also quite noteworthy. It is possible that Greg Lake could posthumously receive two inductions- one for King Crimson and one for ELP. I am not really that familiar with drummer Carl Palmer's contributions to either "The Strange World Of Arthur Brown," or "Atomic Rooster" unfortunately.


I think that King Crimson will still receive an induction, prior to the first nomination for Emerson Lake & Palmer. ELP had been progressive rock's first supergroup, featuring the late Keith Emerson- formerly of The Nice, Greg Lake- formerly of King Crimson and Carl Palmer- formerly of Atomic Rooster and the Crazy World Of Arthur Brown. However over the past several decades, ELP has been labeled as "pretentious," on the other hand, King Crimson has received critical praise, but not a great deal of record sales. I think that the Rock Hall will want to put King Crimson in prior to ELP. The problem is that King Crimson will still need a large block of votes, that is one major reason why I think that Jethro Tull and Duran Duran will need to be inducted first.

What does ELP have going for them? Why should ELP be inducted prior to King Crimson? These are questions that the Nominating Committee probably asks. If you can make a compelling argument for why ELP deserves induction more than King Crimson, then I would most definitely like to hear it and I would venture to guess that other individuals would like to hear them as well. .

Well, what do you think?

Posted by Enigmaticus on Sunday, 08/9/2020 @ 13:33pm

Jethro Tull * King Crimson * Emerson, Lake & Palmer

Posted by Roy on Monday, 09/7/2020 @ 12:52pm

A KING Happy Birthday November 10th to the great Greg Lake. Miss your musical talent and singing. KING

Posted by KING on Tuesday, 11/10/2020 @ 03:44am

... you have to be kidding ???
- this shouldn't even be a question! Should have been inducted LONG ago.

Posted by Tony B on Friday, 12/11/2020 @ 13:43pm

STUDIO ALBUMS

Emerson, Lake & Palmer

01. 1970 - Emerson, Lake & Palmer
02. 1971 - Tarkus
03. 1971 - Pictures at an Exhibition
04. 1972 - Trilogy
05. 1973 - Brain Salad Surgery
06. 1977 - Works Volume 1
07. 1977 - Works Volume 2
08. 1978 - Love Beach
09. 1992 - Black Moon
10. 1994 - In the Hot Seat

Posted by Roy on Wednesday, 02/24/2021 @ 14:07pm

I am now 67 years old I've been a fan of this band since 1970 when their first album came out saw them over 20 times everybody said more or less so I'm not gonna repeat what everybody's been saying but all due respect to rush and yes they're both in the rock 'n' roll Hall of Fame God rest Neil Peart he'll be missed so will Chris Squire be missed along with Keith Emerson and Greg lake but enclosing the interesting thing is Neil Peart was living in London in 1969 to 1970 and he heard yes an Emerson Lake and Palmer and of course he said he was very influenced by them but the situation it's ridiculous with the rock 'n' roll Hall of Fame if these bands are in the nose guys I don't know I have nothing more to say God bless all you ever say lake and Palmer fans out there and hopefully we get through this cOVID-19 disaster bless you all

Posted by James brady on Monday, 03/1/2021 @ 19:59pm

I've two minds about this

1) the R$R Hall of Fame is ridiculous so who cares
But,
2) it IS a thing and ELP absolutely deserve to be there. Rock critics are some of the worst of the critic breed. ELP were highly creative, rocked hard, were innovators, and were a huge and important influence. We're already starting to see some classically and jazz trained pianists play versions of their work.
Saw them on their Brain Salad Surgery tour - remarkable show, just stunning.
The gatekeepers of the RRHF are full of shit.

Posted by Erie Jones on Tuesday, 04/20/2021 @ 23:19pm

How do you spell a great Rock band worthy to be in the Hall of Fame? ELP

Posted by Greg Hill on Thursday, 04/29/2021 @ 18:45pm

Legendary band. It's a crime that they're not in yet. R.I.P. Keith and Greg

Posted by JDL on Sunday, 08/8/2021 @ 17:29pm

They deserve the nod but i highly doubt that they will ever recieve nomination let alone induction. Folks need to remember that it took Rush, Yes, Genesis & The Moody Blues between 15 - 30 years to recieve their honors so it could be the same problem for ELP & other prog bands.

Posted by Jordan Einstein on Sunday, 08/8/2021 @ 17:41pm

Emerson, Lake, and Palmer to Reunite for Upcoming Tour. Wait … What?

Thanks to video footage from the vaults, the legendary prog trio could return to the road next year — despite the 2016 deaths of two members

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/emerson-lake-palmer-reunion-tour-interview-1247408/

Posted by Roy on Friday, 10/29/2021 @ 04:07am

ELP most certainly deserves a long overdue induction into the HOF, though I agree King Crimson will probably get there first. Other deserving bands would be Supertramp, Thin Lizzy, Jethro Tull, Blue Oyster Cult, Kansas and Styx.

Posted by Chuck Hutton on Wednesday, 04/13/2022 @ 00:36am

Jethro Tull * King Crimson * Emerson, Lake & Palmer

Posted by Roy on Friday, 05/13/2022 @ 05:19am

Emerson, Lake & Palmer knock out Smashing Pumpkins from the Top Ten in Yes votes.

Posted by Roy on Tuesday, 05/17/2022 @ 16:39pm

170 more votes needed to hit 5000.

Posted by Roy on Tuesday, 05/17/2022 @ 16:40pm

I could feel their music in my bones when I listened to it. Still consider Brain Salad Surgery one of the best albums I ever heard. So innovative for their time.

Posted by William Mattila on Saturday, 08/13/2022 @ 22:56pm

ELP is long overdue. Hope they get a nomination for 2023!

Posted by León Agustín on Thursday, 09/22/2022 @ 11:09am

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame has lost total credibility by pretty much skipping tye progressive period of the 1970s, Jethro Tull, King Crimson, Emerson, Lake and Palmer should all be inducted.
I guess the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is waiting for Palmer to die to induct ELP considering that Emerson and Lake are no longer with us.

Posted by Alejandro Anderson on Monday, 11/7/2022 @ 08:40am

It is sad the 2 leaders of the band now are dead. They should have been inducted long ago

Posted by Joey on Saturday, 11/26/2022 @ 04:06am

The big 4 of prog snubs

Jethro Tull
ELP
King Crimson
Procul Harum

Posted by Will M on Tuesday, 01/10/2023 @ 17:13pm

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is missing dozens of great bands. But ELP is near the top. It's a travesty!!

Posted by Guy on Wednesday, 01/25/2023 @ 21:14pm

ELP not in there nd yet numerous RAP "artists" are? OK, time for the HOF to establish SOME credibility. At least Deep Purple FINALLY make it, and now it is time to fix this oversight up.

Critical Works, how could you miss "Fanfare for the Common Man"? Probably the most famous piece of music, theme song of the XXI Olympics - worldwide!

C'est la Vie!

Posted by Tony on Tuesday, 03/21/2023 @ 21:44pm

Induct them before they are all dead. Only Palmer is still living.

Posted by Brad Schwebler on Tuesday, 01/2/2024 @ 11:27am

ELP is EASILY the most talented band of all time; given THREE members. So many others with sheer talent: Yes/ Queen/ Chicago/ King CRimson/ Kansas/ Mahavishnu- not true rock but MY mention.../ Rush/ Moodies/ Zeppelin/ The Who/ Deep Purple ( I like the FIRST Deep Purple progressives) and many others.... but when factoring in Emerson is BEST keyboard rocker ever ( sorry Rick W; you are a close seconds) and Lakes voice PRIOR to his not taking care of it/ along with his guitar and bass and Palmer>? PALMER?? I have him a teeny touch ahead of legendary Peart as best drummer ever in Rock . Who has / had more talent??? They altered the universe with their live play of such complex music ( a shoutout to YES here also) Maybe we can start a NEW PROPER "Rock hall of fame"" and not care about politics or anything else- just sheer brilliance!

Posted by mighty tegu on Friday, 01/26/2024 @ 22:56pm