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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Dave" data-source="post: 2953" data-attributes="member: 25">One of the better-informed pieces i've read on ELP, some of it I agree and some I disagree, but the overall thrust of the post seems pretty balanced. As a fan of ELP from the outset (and the Nice) I was hooked from the start and having been born in the mid-fifties in London I was in on the music seen post the summer of love of '67. As I hit my teenage years and my journey through music exploration (that still continues through my Prog Rock subscription) I managed to see all the big hitters of the day as they were just all rock bands, in fact if memory serves me well, the bands then were labelled as, Heavy Rock, Acid Rock, Psychedelic Rock and then Glam Rock came along. Regardless of the label of Rock it was cool to buy and discuss the latest vinyl release of the day by whichever band and just go and see whoever was playing at the time; The Rainbow, the Odeon, Crystal Palace Garden Parties, Roundhouse, Wembley, The Oval (my first ELP gig) and many other venues. I had a good job at the time so was able to afford it. In that period ELP did stand alone for a while but carried the real first Supergroup Tag that was not well received in some quarters.I am not sure when the UK vilification started, whether it was John Peel with the famous quote or it was distaste creep by the media just not liking (or getting) the music. Strange thing now is that people of around my generation who I talk to about music have not even heard of ELP or if they have they don't like the music, yet if I play certain pieces unbeknown to guests they often say "that's good, who is it" even my wife is occasionally impressed and she hates them, but does not know why? I like a lot of other old and new bands as I discover them and like others I have my staple albums by many bands /artists across the genres of music and whilst I am not keen of the "Prog Rock" label as it seems to divide option as what constitutes Prog. I seem to remember Noel Gallagher being surprised that Pink Floyd were considered Prog Rock on one of the music shows and I quote "Are they Prog rock"?.  My last gig was Steve Hackett at the Anvil and my next booked is Nick Mason at GLive next year, but I am pretty sure I will be seeing some in-between: <a href="https://theprogressiveaspect.net/uk-gig-guide-new/" target="_blank">https://theprogressiveaspect.net/uk-gig-guide-new/</a> Anyway, enough of my musings just thought I share a view or two, especially as I received my ELP classic addition book today <a href="https://rocket88books.com/collections/elp/products/emerson-lake-palmer-classic-edition" target="_blank">https://rocket88books.com/collections/elp/products/emerson-lake-palmer-classic-edition</a></blockquote>

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