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News: Greg Lake : 1947-2016 – an obituary

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The music industry isn’t known for taking prisoners. Bands come and go in the blink of an eye. Today’s hype band usually finds itself in tomorrow’s bargain bins. In the age of streaming, when it has become increasingly difficult to make a living out of music, most quickly fall by the wayside. Very few groups …

King Crimson have announced the “Uncertain Times” European tour for 2018. The ensemble will visit Poland, Germany, Austria, Czech Republic, Sweden, Norway, The Netherlands, Italy, France and UK. King Crimson are scheduled to play six shows in the UK in October/November. VIP tickets are available from the band’s website www.dgmlive.com, where fans can also find …

So I have to say right off the bat that I wasn’t a huge fan of Emerson, Lake, and Palmer or King Crimson growing up. I’d heard things on AOR stations like ROCK104 out of Fort Wayne, IN and 95.3 WAOR out of Niles, MI. Brain Salad Surgery was an album I cherry picked from in …

Progressive Rock, much like Dr Who, was far more enjoyable in the 70s. While it is undeniably glossier these days, it has lost much of the intangible brilliance that caught the imagination back in the day. As for me, I’ve had a love / hate relationship with the genre for decades. There are some prog …