StarMountainKid Posted December 8, 2016 #1 Share Posted December 8, 2016 Greg Lake, who fronted both King Crimson and Emerson, Lake and Palmer, has died aged 69.One of the founding fathers of progressive rock, the British musician is known for songs including In the Court of the Crimson King and his solo hit I Believe in Father Christmas. He died on Wednesday after "a long and stubborn battle with cancer", said his manager. The news comes nine months after Lake's band-mate Keith Emerson died. So much great music. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ouija ouija Posted December 8, 2016 #2 Share Posted December 8, 2016 His Christmas song is the best Christmas song EVER. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grandpa Greenman Posted December 8, 2016 #3 Share Posted December 8, 2016 Hail the Crimson King! Hail and farewell, Greg Lake. RIP. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+OverSword Posted December 8, 2016 #4 Share Posted December 8, 2016 Live long Carl Palmer! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taun Posted December 9, 2016 #5 Share Posted December 9, 2016 Love his vocals... RIP Greg... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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ChewiesArmy Posted December 9, 2016 #7 Share Posted December 9, 2016 This is too bad. RIP. Crimson King is a band that has always been in the back of my mind to give a listen to, but just have never. This weekend, I will be doing some mind expansion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StarMountainKid Posted December 9, 2016 Author #8 Share Posted December 9, 2016 In the old days, not only was the music different than today's music, the audience was different. It was a different society of young people. We should remember that music of the '60s and '70s was new. This kind of music had not been heard before. I remember it was fascinating to listen to guitar playing with fuzz tone and sustain. I'd never heard that sound before. To be young then, this was our music, our culture, our spirit, our community, our world. The music of that period was life for us, there was no separation between life and the music. I remember sitting around in a room with friends just listening to music, I don't think that happens now. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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