Prog-Rock Fare for the Common Man
@teamfreak16 (43418)
Denver, Colorado
March 11, 2016 8:58pm CST
Upon learning of Emerson, Lake, and Palmer keyboardist Keith Emerson's death today, I totally went on a prog-rock binge.
I went, of course, with ELP's "Karn Evil 9," "Fanfare for the Common Man," and "Lucky Man."
I then moved on. A little mid-period Rush, and a little Yes. A little Marillion here, a little Spock's Beard there. Some King Crimson, even Rail's "Sirens."
If I accomplished anything, my girlfriend now gets what I mean when I reference prog.
R.I.P., Keith.
No copyright infringement intended. No proffits being made.
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@FourWalls (71557)
• United States
12 Mar 16
I was astonished to read that Greg Lake wrote "Lucky Man" when he was 12 years old. Wowza.
This year has simply been brutal on music -- and that's not counting other entertainment fields! 
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@teamfreak16 (43418)
• Denver, Colorado
12 Mar 16
I think it's not going to stop. The guys I used to listen to are all getting old.
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@FourWalls (71557)
• United States
12 Mar 16
@teamfreak16 -- I understand that, and most of the people who've passed away thus far this year have been late 60s/early 70s (and I just wrote about Gogi Grant, who was 91). It's just that it seems they're all dying at once! 
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@teamfreak16 (43418)
• Denver, Colorado
12 Mar 16
@FourWalls - and yet Ozzy, Iggy, and Keith Richards live on.
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@Telynor (1763)
• United States
13 Mar 16
@teamfreak16 Yes indeed! I think I had a copy of nearly everything they did, including some of the obscure stuff. I know that Emerson wrote and performed a classical style concerto.
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@Ronrybs (19919)
• London, England
12 Mar 16
@teamfreak16 A bit spooky too, since we mentioned ELP the other day!
