"Lucky Man" was my first Emerson Lake and Palmer tune. In the 90s, I was "thick as a brick" enough to do something nobody I know would do, mistaking it for a Jethro Tull song.
Well Lucky Man WASN'T progressive. It was basic rock by someone who would go on to make more complex music. Another example is 21st Century Schizoid Man. Not every song by progressive rockers is progressive rock. Black Sabbath is also pretty progressive but Paranoid was obviously a toss off to fill an album.
Rest in peace, Greg Lake. And ELP. Saw them twice in concert. True originals.
Listening to this song in stereo is life-altering. And the song was made before all the tech we have now.
I remember the first time I heard this song. It was at a college party in 1982. I've been a fan of ELP ever since.
"Lucky Man" was my first Emerson Lake and Palmer tune. In the 90s, I was "thick as a brick" enough to do something nobody I know would do, mistaking it for a Jethro Tull song.
It’s just D, G, and A fer chrissakes
And the lyrics sound like they were written by a 12 year old.
@ I was going to say that too, but I didn’t want to be even more petty than I already was.
Well Lucky Man WASN'T progressive. It was basic rock by someone who would go on to make more complex music. Another example is 21st Century Schizoid Man. Not every song by progressive rockers is progressive rock. Black Sabbath is also pretty progressive but Paranoid was obviously a toss off to fill an album.
Dumbest song he ever wrote, what was he like 12 when he wrote it? Sounds like a 12 year old wrote it.