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Billboard Chats with Carl Palmer

progfetish — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 06:19:35 +0000

Billboard.com has spoken with Carl Palmer about Asia’s upcoming CD and tour. And, of course, the possibility of an ELP reunion. Says Carl:

The album’s pretty adult… It’s not super proggy. Melody-wise it’s unbelievably strong. I would like it to be a little more aggressive, but Asia isn’t an aggressive band except for that first album (1982′s ‘Asia’), which had stuff like ‘Time Again’ and ‘Wildest Dreams.’ There’s nothing quite like that here, but it’s got many other facets to it.

Rhino to Release Remastered ‘Works’

progfetish — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 13:03:26 +0000

On January 22, Rhino Records will release ELP’s Works albums, volumes I and II. Both have been remastered from the original tapes. There is no mention that I can find, however, of bonus tracks or other added goodies. Anyway, pre-order your copies here.

Peterson and Emerson – A Belated Tribute

progfetish — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 10:40:44 +0000

In the midst of last month’s holiday madness, the passing of jazz legend Oscar Peterson was not given proper notice. Checkout this quite remarkable clip from “Oscar Peterson’s Piano Party” featuring Keith Emerson and Carl Palmer. Those were the days…

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Zeppelin/Ertegun Road Trip Photos

progfetish — Wed, 19 Dec 2007 18:45:56 +0000

Left to Right: Keith Emerson, Jeff Aaron, Simon Kirke and Alan White

Jeff “The Fish” Aaron (that’s Jeff next to Keith) has posted some great behind-the-scenes photos from last week’s Ahmet Ertegun/Led Zeppelin concert at his website: TheFishOnRadio.com

Greg Lake Christmas Message

progfetish — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 18:40:23 +0000

Greg has posted a Christmas message over at his website.

“…I canâ€™t help feeling sometimes that in amongst all this madness we often tend to overlook the real meaning and spirit of Christmas, which aside from its religious aspects is to promote peace on earth and goodwill to all men…”

ELP Reunion in 2008?

progfetish — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 19:42:03 +0000

Tony Ortiz, the curator for the Official Emerson Lake & Palmer archive, has just posted the following from his MySpace blog:

Carl recently said in an interview that there was talk about an ELP reunion. And I know Greg said he had lunch with Keith today in London, I may be wrong, but I think this is the first time they have spoken since the break up in 1998. some other stuff that Greg was saying leads me to believe that there may be an ELP reunion, and if there was I’m guessing it would be next year. which would be the 35th Anniversary of the Brain Salad Surgery LP.

Holiday News from Keith Emerson

progfetish — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 22:50:48 +0000

Keith’s homepage has just undergone a “holiday” makeover – complete with audio from a previously unreleased track, Carol Of The Bells. Visit the updates page to download the MP3. It’s brief, but it rocks.

“Father Christmas” Tribute Site Launches

progfetish — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 12:26:47 +0000

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From the creator of Brain-Salad-Surgery.de – the exhaustive cybershrine to ELP’s masterwork – comes another tribute site, this time for Greg Lake’s I believe in Father Christmas. The website launches tomorrow (12/1) and can be found at:

www.i-believe-in-father-christmas.de

Super Cool Keith Emerson Figurine

progfetish — Wed, 21 Nov 2007 12:10:51 +0000

Granted, this item isn’t exactly new by any means, but I’ve never had a chance to comment on the figurine – I mean, sculpture – until now. And what a sculpture it is! It’s 1/9 scale and the keyboard stands 12″ high. They’re priced at $149.

The Keith Emerson Limited Edition Sculpture is created in intricate detail by a team of artists who have hand-painted and hand-numbered this collectible. Only 3000 figures are available worldwide.

I want one. Get yours at Knucklebonz.com.

Emerson’s Kawasaki

progfetish — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 13:48:44 +0000

What a great image from Flickr, courtesy of biking enthusiast Richard ‘captain blue’ Morris:

This photo of Keith Emerson (from Emerson, Lake & Palmer) accompanied an article in “Bike” magazine in the seventies. I was suitably impressed and decided then that a big Kawasaki was what I wanted some day.

The King is 63 Today

progfetish — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 12:17:44 +0000

Happy Birthday Keith Emerson.

Emerson + Big Band Jazz

progfetish — Fri, 26 Oct 2007 07:03:05 +0000

Monday, October 29th, Keith Emerson will be sitting in with “Bruce Lofgren and The Afterburners” at Typhoon restaurant in Santa Monica, California. For details of the show visit the restaurant’s website.

Wakeman, Emerson, Squire to Open Zeppelin Reunion!

progfetish — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 12:39:18 +0000

Can you believe this?! Rick has just announced that he’ll be joining Keith Emerson, Chris Squire and Simon Kirke to warm up the crowd for Led Zeppelin’s reunion gig at the new O2 venue in London on 26th November. No specific details have been released yet, but check the RWCC site for updates.

Brain Salad Surgery Given Deluxe Treatment

progfetish — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 12:30:19 +0000

Shout! Factory records has just released ELP’s Brain Salad Surgery ala deluxe treatment:

Housed in a replica of the original LP packaging, including deluxe fold-out sleeve and die-cut mini-poster, this CD features two previously unreleased bonus tracks.

The bonus tracks are an alternate mix of Jerusalem, and an instrumental mix of Karn Evil 9. Get yours now at shoutfactorystore.com.

The Brain Salad Surgery Shrine

progfetish — Fri, 21 Sep 2007 13:10:50 +0000

Fans and scholars may argue that BBS was, or wasn’t, the quintessential 70′s prog album, but few can deny it was the baddest. Regardless, every so often one should stop and pay respect to the dark, moog-monolithed, gatefold masterpiece that was Brain Salad Surgery. And there’s no better place to start than brain-salad-surgery.de.