Bristol_Jonesey
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And yet another sad loss
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-38251936 Greg Lake, who fronted both King Crimson and Emerson, Lake and Palmer, has died aged 69. One of the founding fathers of progressive rock, the British musician is known for songs including In the Court of the Crimson King and 21st Century Schizoid Man. He died on Tuesday after "a long and stubborn battle with cancer", said his manager. The news comes nine months after Lake's band-mate Keith Emerson died. Keyboardist Emerson died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound, coroners in the US said.
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Re: And yet another sad loss
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Re: And yet another sad loss
2016/12/08 07:28:35
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Just heard this on the radio. What a year... 
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Re: And yet another sad loss
2016/12/08 07:45:07
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The curse of 2016 strikes again what a year. RIP Greg.
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Re: And yet another sad loss
2016/12/08 09:27:13
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Greg was Jonbouy's daughter's father-in-law.
RIP Greg.
My heart goes out the Lake and Jonbouy's families.
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Re: And yet another sad loss
2016/12/08 10:22:44
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Very sad indeed. Not just an excellent songwriter and performer, he was also one of the truly great record producers, being responsible for one of the most influential landmark albums of all time. I'll be listening to the crimson king today.
Jeez, I hope Carl's OK.
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Re: And yet another sad loss
2016/12/08 10:23:12
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just saw this. very sad. RIP.
theres only one of ELP left...
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Re: And yet another sad loss
2016/12/08 11:04:57
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Well, isn't that just like Christmas-time? No EL.
(Ok, wrong time for that pun, but I'll do anything to try and liven up this year! Here's to hoping that the passings are over - even though I know we still have over two weeks left...)
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Re: And yet another sad loss
2016/12/08 11:10:02
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One of my all time favorite Rock musicians ...So ahead of the times in every area from playing to production ...
RIP Greg Lake.
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Re: And yet another sad loss
2016/12/08 11:20:44
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If you start with Lemmy (technically last year, 12/28), I wonder if there's been any other years with so many well-known deaths? 
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Re: And yet another sad loss
2016/12/08 11:42:15
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Greg Lake had one of 'those' voices, that have a certain timbre..I can't really explain it too well, but the kind of voice that gives you goosebumps. I remember first hearing those 'ooh' harmonies on 'Lucky Man', just sounded fantastic.
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Re: And yet another sad loss
2016/12/08 11:54:59
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Jeez, I hope Carl's OK.
I saw Carl and his band around 18 months ago and he was looking very youthful, fit and disgustingly healthy. I hope that continues. The news of Greg came as an awful shock when I heard it on the radio earlier today. What a voice! And he wasn't too shabby on bass and guitar too. Here's hoping John Wetton pulls through.
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Re: And yet another sad loss
2016/12/08 13:21:06
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RIP Greg. Boy, the bass players and keyboard players especially have really been leaving us too often over the last few years.
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Re: And yet another sad loss
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☄ Helpfulby Bristol_Jonesey 2016/12/09 08:06:22
Said the late man to the straight man, where have you been?
RIP Greg.
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Re: And yet another sad loss
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Re: And yet another sad loss
2016/12/08 15:53:01
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RIP Greg. Great talent. Awesome voice.
I won't say I'll blow the dust off my ELP collection, because I've never stopped listening to them & pounding out some of those ELP classics on my piano.
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Re: And yet another sad loss
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Re: And yet another sad loss
2016/12/08 17:27:20
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I know he'd been unwell for a good while but it's still a shock.
My thoughts go out to Regina, Natasha and his grandson Gabriel.
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Re: And yet another sad loss
2016/12/08 17:37:46
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Greg was Jonbouy's daughter's father-in-law.
RIP Greg.
My heart goes out the Lake and Jonbouy's families.
****, no really? then this is doubly bad news. i know i don't visit here much but god bless JB
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Re: And yet another sad loss
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Re: And yet another sad loss
2016/12/12 13:41:01
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69: way too young. Thanks for the music.
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Re: And yet another sad loss
2016/12/13 16:42:55
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We returned to the States in 1972 and went to live with my grandmother while my mom found a house and job. My brother the programmer had lived there while attending college and had left behind many cassette tapes he recorded. One of them was ELP's first album, and it blew me away. That tape opened up a whole new world of music for me.
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Re: And yet another sad loss
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Re: And yet another sad loss
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Hi,
There is way too much music that has been such a large part of my life ... that it is hard to sit here, in some tears, and write something that says a nice thing or two ... that is also meaningful to others and the families involved.
I have always thought that Greg Lake's strength was that his "singing" was in actuality more "acting" than it was actually singing. It may have had a correct tone, or note, but the inflection was emotion, not the note. It's really hard to listen to things like "Lucky Man" and/or "Epitath", or "21st Century Schizoid Man", and not feel the strength and the belief behind those words ... they were very much in tune with the time, the place and the social environs in both Europe and America and indeed the whole world.
I remember his first solo album, and it was fine, but the 2nd one, failed for me, because it was like they were trying to make a "singer" out of him, and that was not the kind of person he was. The material that had punch, and had strength and had strong emotions in each line, were the things that he stood up for so well, and in his first album I can remember "Retribution Drive" and "Nuclear Attack", and how strong they were and even though these were rock anthems, instead of music anthems a la ELP, they were still strong, and enhanced big time by some great folks.
But nothing, stands out for me, as much as ... "Lucky Man", and then "Tarkus" ... and the amazing words ... don't tell me lies ... punch punch punch on the drums ... and some other moments in music that still give me ripples on my skin. There was a strength of thought, idea and commentary, that was exactly what we needed, although many of us never really understood a lot of this until much later. I appreciated the literary side of it, and its design and writing concept. I thought it was important and valuable and much more interesting than the simplistic notion of just another song for the radio. This was pure, unadulterated classical music for our ears, brought by the folks of our day and age ... and for that I am forever thankful that they were able to help me see, the greatest beauty in the human condition ... elevated to an art form that rock music invented that classical music lacked ... some attitude and touch and style!
I'm just glad I was able to be there and feel it, and feel blessed for it. Others can laugh, but I will always cherich the beauty and heart behind it, because it is the purest element that we can elevate ourselves in our lives.
RIP ... Greg ... and thanks so much for something that words can not even express. Maybe a tear or two might help ... you will be missed, but above all, never forgotten for this person, to my last breadth.
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