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Emerson, Lake & Palmer - Wikipedia. Emerson, Lake & Palmer (ELP) were an English progressive rocksupergroup formed in London in 1. The band consisted of keyboardist Keith Emerson, singer, bassist and producer Greg Lake and drummer and percussionist Carl Palmer.
With nine RIAA- certified gold record albums in the US,[2] and an estimated 4. Emerson's flamboyant use of the Hammond organ, Moog synthesizer, and piano (although Lake wrote several acoustic songs for the group).[6]After forming in early 1. Isle of Wight Festival in August 1. In their first year, the group signed with Atlantic Records and released Emerson, Lake & Palmer (1.
Tarkus (1. 97. 1), both of which reached the United Kingdom top five. The band's success continued with Pictures at an Exhibition (1. Trilogy (1. 97. 2), and Brain Salad Surgery (1. After a three- year break, Emerson, Lake & Palmer released Works Volume 1 (1. Works Volume 2 (1.
After Love Beach (1. The band reformed partially in the 1.
Emerson, Lake & Powell featuring Cozy Powell in place of Palmer. Robert Berry then replaced Lake, forming 3. In 1. 99. 1, the original trio reformed and released two more albums, Black Moon (1. In the Hot Seat (1. Their final performance took place in 2.
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History[edit]Formation[edit]Keith Emerson and Greg Lake met in December 1. Emerson's then band The Nice and Lake's band King Crimson co- headlined a series of concerts at the Fillmore West in San Francisco. Emerson was looking to form a new band, and Lake wished to leave King Crimson.[1. During a soundcheck before one of the shows, Emerson described the first time he and Lake played together: "Greg was moving a bass line and I played the piano in back and Zap! It was there."[1.
The pair had met twice before in England in 1. Nice and King Crimson performed at the Jazz and Blues Pop Festival in Plumpton[1.
Fairfield Halls in Croydon.[1. When Emerson and Lake decided to form a new group, they initially approached drummer Mitch Mitchell who was at a loose end following the break- up of The Jimi Hendrix Experience. Mitchell suggested a jam session take place with himself, Lake, Emerson and Hendrix; though the session never took place, it caused the press to report rumours of a planned but abandoned supergroup named HELP, an acronym for "Hendrix Emerson Lake Palmer", which Lake debunked in 2. The two then hired a studio by Soho Square and began to audition new drummers.[1. After several unsuccessful try- outs, Emerson was close to searching in America before he asked his manager Tony Stratton- Smith for names of good drummers, who suggested Carl Palmer of Atomic Rooster and previously, The Crazy World of Arthur Brown.[1. Palmer accepted the invitation and jammed to a blues shuffle and enjoyed the chemistry, but expressed his wish to stay in Atomic Rooster as they were still in their infancy and had attained success in Europe.
He soon received a call from Lake's management asking to reconsider; after several weeks of further sessions, Palmer agreed to join.[1. Triton was a group name that Emerson said "was buzzing around" for a little while,[1. Emerson, Lake & Palmer to remove the focus on Emerson as the most famous of the three, and to ensure that they were not called the "new Nice".[1. It was the biggest show any of us had ever done. The next day, we were world- famous."—Greg Lake about the band's show at the Isle of Wight Festival.[1. After a series of rehearsals at Island Studios in Notting Hill,[1.
The Barbarian", an arrangement of the piano suite Allegro barbaro by Béla Bartók, "Rondo", an arrangement of the jazz standard "Blue Rondo à la Turk" by Dave Brubeck that Emerson had recorded with the Nice, an arrangement of "Nutrocker" as an encore,[2. Pictures at an Exhibition by Modest Mussorgsky that Emerson wished to do after seeing it performed with an orchestra at the Royal Festival Hall in London when he was in the Nice. He bought a copy of the score, and Lake and Palmer agreed to adapt it. Their first live gig as Emerson, Lake & Palmer followed at Plymouth Guildhall on 2. August 1. 97. 0, supported by local band Earth.[2. They travelled to the venue in a transit van previously owned by fellow progressive rock band Yes, and were paid around £4. A small venue situated outside London was deliberately chosen in case the concert was a failure, but the concert was well received.[2.
Their second gig took place on 2. August with a set at the Isle of Wight Festival which was attended by an estimated 6. At the end of Pictures at an Exhibition, the band fired two cannons that Emerson had tested in a field near Heathrow Airport.[2. The success of the group's debut led to a recording contract with Island Records, an English label which had an American distribution deal with Cotillion Records, a subsidiary of Atlantic, itself owned by Ahmet Ertegun.[1. Emerson believed that Ertegun agreed to take the band on "because we could sell out 2. That was enough for him to think that a lot of people would go out and buy the record when it did come out."[1. Debut album, Tarkus, and Pictures at an Exhibition[edit].
Emerson performing in 1. In the months surrounding their debut gigs, the band recorded their first album, Emerson Lake & Palmer, at Advision Studios. Lake took on the role as producer, which he had also done in King Crimson, with Eddy Offord as their engineer. The album included studio versions of "The Barbarian" and "Take a Pebble", "Knife- Edge", based on the first movement of Sinfonietta by Leoš Janáček and the Allemande of French Suite No. D minor by Johann Sebastian Bach, Palmer's drum solo "Tank", the three- part "The Three Fates", and "Lucky Man", an acoustic ballad that Lake wrote when he was twelve.[2. The album was released in the UK in November 1. No. 4 in the UK and No.
US. "Lucky Man" was released as a single that peaked at No. US.[2. 9]From September 1. March 1. 97. 1, the band completed their first concert tour with shows across the UK, Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. Their performance on 9 December 1. Lyceum Theatre in London was filmed and released in UK theatres in 1.
Marvel Comics. During a break in their first tour in January 1. Emerson, Lake & Palmer returned to Advision Studios with Offord to record their second album, Tarkus.
Friction between Emerson and Lake during the early recording sessions almost caused the group to disband as Lake disliked the material that Emerson was writing. Following a meeting with the band and management, Lake agreed to write his own songs and continue recording. The album was recorded in six days.[3. The album's first side is occupied by the 2. Its cover art was designed by painter and graphic designer William Neal. Tarkus was released in June 1. Island Records. It was a commercial success after it reached No.
UK and No. 9 in the US. The band resumed touring with their first North American tour, starting 2. April 1. 97. 1 at Thiel College in Greenville, Pennsylvania and continued until the end of May. Further dates across Europe followed until the end of the year.
Emerson, Lake & Palmer released their third album, Pictures at an Exhibition, in the UK in November 1. They recorded their performance of it at Newcastle City Hall on 2. March 1. 97. 1 and decided to release it with the concert's encore, "Nutrocker". The group wished to release it as their second album, but Atlantic Records declined to as it is a classical- oriented piece and claimed it would not sell or receive any radio airplay, and offered to release it through Nonesuch Records which handled more budget, classical, and avant- garde albums.[1.
The band refused, and delayed its release on purpose until after Tarkus; Emerson said the delay was to also show to the press and public that they could write their own songs and were not merely a "band that did classical music".[3. Following Island Records' decision to import 2.
Steve Morse - Wikipedia. Steve Morse. Steve Morse live with Deep Purple in Hamburg 2. Background information. Born(1. 95. 4- 0. July 2. 8, 1. 95. Hamilton, Ohio, United States.
Genres. Instrumental rock, progressive rock, hard rock, heavy metal, jazz fusion[1]Occupation(s)Musician, songwriter. Instruments. Vocals, guitar, bass, keyboards, banjo. Years active. 19. Associated acts. Dixie Dregs, Kansas, Deep Purple, Living Loud, Angelfire, Flying Colors. Website. Official web site. Notable instruments. Music Man Steve Morse Signature guitar, Fender Telecaster.
Steven J. Morse (born July 2. American guitarist and composer, best known as the founder of the Dixie Dregs; and since 1.
Deep Purple. Morse's career has encompassed rock, country, funk, jazz, classical, and fusion of these musical genres. In addition to his successful solo career, he was briefly a member of Kansas in the mid- 1. Most recently, Morse became a member of the supergroup Flying Colors alongside long- time bandmate Dave La. Rue.[2]Biography[edit]Steve Morse was born in Hamilton, Ohio. His family soon moved to Tennessee, then Ypsilanti, Michigan, where Morse spent his childhood.
Although familiar with piano and clarinet, Morse ultimately became interested in guitar. Morse worked briefly with his older brother Dave in a band called The Plague until the family moved to Augusta, Georgia. In the late 1. 96.
Three with his older brother and a junior high schoolmate, William Gerald (Jerry) Wooten, who played keyboards. The three performed at a local psychedelic youth club, The Green Onion, and at Legion Halls and church functions. While enrolled in the Academy of Richmond County, Morse met bassist Andy West and together they formed the Dixie Grit, adding keyboardist Johnny Carr and guitarist and vocalist Frank Brittingham, with Dave Morse drumming. This short- lived group covered bands such as Led Zeppelin and Cream. West and Morse continued to play as a duet billed as the Dixie Dregs until Morse's expulsion from school in the 1.
This expulsion enabled his enrollment at the University of Miami School of Music. During the 1. 97. University of Miami played host to a number of future influential musicians, including Bruce Hornsby, Pat Metheny, and Jaco Pastorius. Andy West also enrolled at the University of Miami and, with Morse, drummer Bart Yarnold, keyboardist Frank Josephs and violinist Allen Sloan, collaborated in a lab project entitled Rock Ensemble II. In 1. 97. 5, the group compiled a recording used for promotional efforts.
This recording was eventually released in 1. The Great Spectacular. From late 1. 98. 7 to early 1.
Morse worked as a commercial airline co- pilot.[3][4]Dixie Dregs[edit]Upon Morse's graduation from the University of Miami in 1. West officially named their group Dixie Dregs.
A fellow University of Miami alumnus, Rod Morgenstein, replaced the injured Bart Yarnold and the band began performing regularly; with some of their own compositions, along with covers of John Mc. Laughlin and southern rock favourites.
An increasingly heavier performance schedule eventually led to the attention of Capricorn Records recruiters including Allman Brothers Band manager Twiggs Lyndon and, in late 1. Their first effort for Capricorn, Free Fall, established Morse as an important newcomer to the fusion genre, and he was recognised for both his compositional skills (having written all 1. Although receiving positive reviews as a pivotal jazz fusion album, it sold poorly. What If was released in 1.
Writing credits were more collaborative and the band's sound had matured into more than what was strictly considered fusion at the time. Southern rock, classical, folk and country elements were combined to form a cohesive and listenable music.
Though supported by a tour, record sales remained flat, but gained Morse and the band an invitation to perform at Montreux Jazz Festival on 2. July 1. 97. 8. The recorded performance was released the following year on Night of the Living Dregs. Capricorn went bankrupt in late 1. Dixie Dregs were left without a label. Arista Records signed the band in 1.
Production control was handed to Morse, and Dregs of the Earth was released in May 1. All eight tracks were written by Morse, and the album peaked at number 2. Billboard's Jazz Album Chart. Arista became increasingly concerned about Dixie Dregs' album sales and pressured the band to change their name to simply The Dregs in an attempt to increase the band's visibility in the public eye.
Unsung Heroes included eight new Morse compositions in early 1. Arista's worries. The Dregs felt compelled by label management to add lyrics to their next release, appropriately titled Industry Standard.
Morse's compositions on Industry Standard began to sound more like his evolving solo work than Dregs' collaborations, and the album received critical and public praise. Industry Standard was voted "Best Guitar LP" by readers of Guitar Player magazine in their annual reader's poll that year. Additionally, Morse was voted "Best Overall Guitarist" in the same poll, an honour that he would hold for five consecutive years (which ended his eligibility by retiring him into their "Gallery of Greats", a distinction shared only by Steve Howe of Yes and Eric Johnson). After fulfilling their commitment to Arista, the Dregs' members, who had tired of touring, disbanded in early 1. In the late 1. 98.
Morse, Morgenstein, Lavitz and Sloan. Their return was complemented by a "Best Of" release entitled Divided We Stand.
Bassist Dave La. Rue completed the line- up for a seven date tour culminating in the 1. Bring 'em Back Alive. Violinist Jerry Goodman, of The Mahavishnu Orchestra fame, filled in for Sloan, who was frequently absent as a result of his medical career. They signed a deal with former label Capricorn Records for their first studio album in years entitled Full Circle in 1. Steve Morse Band and Kansas[edit]After the 1.
Dregs, Morse then formed The Steve Morse Band, a trio with bassist Jerry Peek and drummer Doug Morgan (formerly a member of Glass Moon). After the first tour of the eastern United States, Morgan left for previous commitments; the choice to replace Morgan was Rod Morgenstein. They began recording The Introduction in September. The group toured Germany in early 1. Morse conducting clinics, and the group was signed by Elektra Records, who released The Introduction mid- year. A second German tour began in December 1. Stand Up was released in 1.
This effort included guest vocalists and guitarists (Eric Johnson, Alex Ligertwood, Peter Frampton, Albert Lee, Van Temple), and violinist Mark O'Connor. He toured with Rush as a main opener on their Power Windows tour. In 1. 98. 6, Morse joined the rock group Kansas. While with the band, they released two albums, Power and In the Spirit of Things. While he was with the band, Kansas had its last big hit, "All I Wanted," which reached the Billboard Top 2. Morse received co- writing credit. Morse left the band after touring behind the latter album.
He re- joined the band for part of their 1. Deep Purple[edit]. Morse with Deep Purple in 2. In 1. 99. 4, Morse joined the British hard rock group Deep Purple, replacing Ritchie Blackmore (though Joe Satriani replaced Blackmore for part of The Battle Rages On tour). Since then, Morse has played on six studio albums Purpendicular, Abandon, Bananas, Rapture of the Deep, Now What?!, and Infinite, as well as seven of their live albums. Living Loud[edit]In addition to playing with Deep Purple, Morse, together with Jimmy Barnes, Bob Daisley, Lee Kerslake and Don Airey, formed Living Loud in 2.
The group released one studio album and a live DVD in 2. In Spring 2. 01. 0 it was reported that Steve Morse and Bob Daisley started work on the new studio album which was set for a release in 2. Angelfire[edit]Morse began a collaboration with singer Sarah Spencer in 2. Angelfire. The album, of the same name, was released on 1. August 2. 01. 0 on Radiant Records.