RIP Greg Lake!

[Foxholer]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-38251936

Recently noted his 'I believe in Father Christmas' was one of a couple of yuletide favourites!

 

[Deleted member 18645]

I was only watching him perform with Asia in Japan in 1983 on YouTube last night. Very talented man. The end-of-year party upstairs is going to be unreal with all the people who have passed away this year.

 

[Deleted member 16999]

I believe in Father Christmas is my favourite Christmas song and some of the ELP stuff I was brought up listening to. RIP Greg.

 

[Imurg]

Another one gone.😥
This has to be the worst year ever....😭
RIP😖

 

[Slime]

Very sad.
ELP were amongst my heroes as a lad.

RIP.

 

[HomerJSimpson]

Terrible. Big ELP fan

 

[Golfmmad]

Very sad news.

My all time favourite is the original "Lucky Man".

Probably because it brings back fond memories of one my late brothers.

He had a great record collection, and we used to go back to his after the pub or club and he'd put on Lucky Man and turn the volume up really loud for the synthesiser bit. His wife always told him to turn it down - only to gradually turn it back up again when she left the room!

Great times. :cheers:

 

[JohnnyDee]

Another of Prog's greats called to the Great Gig in the Sky[video=youtube_share;bJT_XUL5Gr8]https://youtu.be/bJT_XUL5Gr8[/video]

 

[FairwayDodger]

To make matters worse I didn't know Keith Emerson passed earlier in the year.

 

[louise_a]

Another big ELP fan, lucky enough to see them way back in the early 70s at the Free Trade Hall in Manchester.

 

[Tarkus1212]

2016 sucks big time. RIP Greg, my teenage years wouldn't have been the same without ELP.

 

[Crazyface]

Apparently (heard this on the radio last night) a lady wrote into the Times asking if writing a Christmas hit secured a lifetime of leisure. Greg Lake replied to it saying that the royalty cheque was nice to receive every September but it does not buy an island in the sun.

 

[Beezerk]

I only found out yesterday he was in King Crimson with the Frippmatist. He obviously peaked early then

 

[SwingsitlikeHogan]

Ah fiddlesticks - ELP were my very first fave album band...RIP Greg. However - no matter that you are now gone - still you turn me on

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