Research Catalog

Title

Endless enigma : a musical biography of Emerson, Lake and Palmer / Edward Macan.

Author

Macan, Edward, 1961-

Publication

Chicago, Ill. : Open Court : Distributed by Publishers Group West, [2006], ©2006.

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Details

Description

xlv, 817 pages; 23 cm.

Summary

"Throughout the 1970s, no style of popular music was more controversial than progressive rock, and no progressive rock band was more controversial than Emerson, Lake and Palmer. Initially attracting attention for their unusual keyboards-bass-drums configuration, ELP became hugely popular on both sides of the Atlantic. Fans saw ELP as fulfilling the promise of post-Beatles rock, imaginatively fusing rock, jazz, and classical elements with cutting-edge technology, breathtaking virtuosity, and a monumental stage show. Critics saw ELP as a bombastic assault on rock's working-class and oppositional roots. In this, Edward Macan unravels the enigma that is Emerson, Lake and Palmer."--BOOK JACKET.

Series Statement

Feedback ; v. 4

Uniform Title

Feedback (Chicago, Ill.) ; v. 4.

Subjects

• Rock musicians > England > Biography
• Emerson, Lake & Palmer

Bibliography (note)

• Includes discography (p. 655-715), videography (p. 717-722), bibliographical references (p. 777-785), and indexes.

Contents

1. Keith Emerson : early years and apprenticeship (1944-1970) -- 2. Greg Lake : early years and apprenticeship (1947-1970) -- 3. Carl Palmer : early years and apprenticeship (1950-1970) -- 4. From the beginning : the first show, first album, first tour (June-December 1970) -- 5. Mutant armadillo : the Tarkus saga (1971) -- 6. Pictures at an exhibition (1971) -- 7. Trilogy (1972) -- 8. Get me a ladder : Manticore record label; 1973 European tour (January 1972-May 1973) -- 9. Brain salad surgery (1973) -- 10. Welcome back my friends to the show that never ends ... (autumn 1973-autumn 1974) -- 11. Return of the kings : Works, volume I (1975-1977) -- 12. Works live : the show that ended (April 1977-March 1978) -- 13. Land's end on Love Beach (summer 1978-December 1979) -- 14. After the fall : first sabbatical (1980-1985) -- 15. Reformation, part I : Emerson, Lake and Powell, 3 (1985-1988) -- 16. Second sabbatical (1988-1991) -- 17. Reformation, part II : ELP again (1991-1993) -- 18. In the hot seat (summer 1993-December 1994) -- 19. The end (1995-1998) -- 20. After the end (December 1998-December 2003) -- App. A. A critical discography -- App. B. A critical videography -- App. C. Recommend further listening : a critical guide -- App. D. A complete list of live shows by Emerson, Lake and Palmer, Emerson, Lake and Powell, and 3; a statistical summary and analysis of ELP's tour patterns.

ISBN

0812695968 (trade pbk. : alk. paper)

LCCN

• 2006008659
• 9780812695960

OCLC

• OCM65165369
• SCSB-9094250

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries