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Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 08 2016 at 09:56
RIP Greg Lake.  

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 08 2016 at 10:00
Good grief. So now's only Carl Palmer left.

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 08 2016 at 10:09
What terribly sad news.

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 08 2016 at 10:09
I've just finished playing From the Beginning on my acoustic guitar. It's more than 30 years that I use it to warm my fingers. But nobody will ever sing it with that voice. Greg Lake was tge best progressive vocalist, at least my favorite. Another enormous loss.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 08 2016 at 10:13
Well, I guess this is the official thread, so I'll comment here as well.

Certainly a distinct voice and his work with King Crimson and ELP won't soon be forgotten. Don't recall reading about his cancer (though it may have been public knowledge), but a strong blow from 2016 again.

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 08 2016 at 10:25


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Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 08 2016 at 10:30
F#@K !!!!!

Two outta three in the same year. My heroes are all but gone.

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 08 2016 at 10:43
This is mentioned in the prog news section also. ;) Anyway, RIP Greg. 
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 08 2016 at 10:48
I am crushed by this news. Welcome back my friends to the year that never ends. There had been rumblings and rumors about Greg's health, so this doesn't come as quite the bolt from the blue that Keith's death was. Still, what a blow.

I had just been listening to Tarkus last night, hearing it for the very first time in surround sound. Such an unbeatable classic, and a huge influence on my own personal musical development. (I'd hear a little rhythmic grouping and think, "Yeah, that's something I would do--this is where I learned it!") This morning, I played the ELP debut on my morning commute. That iconic Moog finale to "Lucky Man"--which came on just as I got to my desk--has always felt like a lament to me, like a bagpipe pibroch, and it was sadly fitting this morning.
 
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 08 2016 at 10:52
Farewell Greg  thanks
You may see a smile on Tony Banks´ face but that´s unlikely.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 08 2016 at 10:52
Never knew he had cancer.

Very sad.
            
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 08 2016 at 11:06
I'm very sad about this. RIP Greg, and thanks for all that music. You were a legend.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 08 2016 at 11:16
Very sad to hear of this news, RIP, Greg.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 08 2016 at 11:17
Cry Wow both passed away months between each other. Palmer must be completely devastated :(:(:(


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Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 08 2016 at 11:30
2016 a cruel crazy year in so many ways---I'm picky with my male singers and he was one of my favs---a great artist----RIP
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 08 2016 at 12:02
This is so sad. Broken Heart  Cry.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 08 2016 at 12:13


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Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 08 2016 at 12:33
Sad news indeed. Am listening to the first ELP lp and thinking of both Greg and Keith, and of course Carl who continues to carry the legacy. RIP Greg and Keith and thank you for the music.

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 08 2016 at 12:37
CryCry

RIP Greg.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 08 2016 at 12:40
It is with great sadness that I must now say goodbye to my friend and fellow band-mate, Greg Lake.
Greg's soaring voice and skill as a musician will be remembered by all who knew his music and recordings made with ELP and King Crimson. I have fond memories of those great years we had in the 1970s and many memorable shows we performed together.
Having lost Keith this year as well, has made this particularly hard for all of us. As Greg sang at the end of Pictures At An Exhibition, "death is life." His music can now live forever in the hearts of all who loved him.

Carl Palmer
December 8, 2016

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