Keith Emerson of ELP dead at 71

[Takumaji]

Welcome Back My Friends to the Show That Never Ends...

http://edition.cnn.com/2016/03/11/entertainment/keith-emerson-dies-feat/

Apparently he was found dead last week, police think it may have been suicide.

Prog rock never really was my cup of tea but Brain Salad Surgery still is one of my major influences. His stage show and musical skills were second to none in his days.

 

[famicommander]

Sad news.

 

[F4U57]

I really enjoyed the work he did with Goblin on Dario Argento's Phenomena soundtrack.

R.I.P

 

[Takumaji]

I guess you mean Inferno.

 

[Fygee]

Terrible shame. There aren't many many true masters of progressive rock keyboards from that era left (thankfully Tony Banks is still around, even if he's not producing any new work like that).

Looks like it was suicide as mentioned in the original post due to depression caused by a neurological disorder that prevented him from playing normally.

 

[90s]

RIP.

 

[Xian Xi]

I remember listening to ELP as a segue from listening to Yes. Especially Karn Evel 9 and roundabout were a good combo, probably almost an hour of music from 2 songs.

 

[F4U57]

I guess you mean Inferno.

You are correct.

 

[Opethian]

legendary keyboard player

RIP

 

[Jibbajaba]

Dude was a serious badass.