Emerson, Lake & Palmer

From HitStory, the pop encyclopedia of School of Rock · Work

Emerson, Lake & Palmer · In the spring of 1970 the trio came together, rehearsed and put together material for a first record: a mixture of original songs and rock adaptations of classical music. In July 1970 the group recorded the album at Advision Studios, although it had never yet played live. Singer and bassist Greg Lake produced. The Barbarian is an adaptation of a piano piece by Béla Bartók, and Knife-Edge leans on Leoš Janáček with a long passage by Bach on organ. Lucky Man was written by Lake at the age of twelve on acoustic guitar, and it ends with an improvised Moog solo by Emerson.

The album was released in November 1970 on Island Records and reached number 4 in the United Kingdom. The performance at the Isle of Wight Festival then made the group famous at lightning speed. Critics later called it the group's most musical record.

Listening

Track list

1. 1The Barbarian (2012 Remaster)4:34Apple Music ↗
2. 2Take a Pebble (2012 Remaster)12:34Apple Music ↗
3. 3Knife-Edge (2012 Remaster)5:06Apple Music ↗
4. 4The Three Fates (i) Clotho ii) Lachesis iii) Atropos) [2012 Remaster]7:44Apple Music ↗
5. 5Tank (2012 Remaster)6:52Apple Music ↗
6. 6Lucky Man (2012 Remaster)4:38Apple Music ↗

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See also

• Emerson, Lake & Palmer