Greg developed COPD from heavy smoking, and the steroids added the weight. Years later, he would develop prostrate cancer too. Let’s all remember that even though all this, he was brave and kept playing until he couldn’t anymore. His mum was also a heavy smoker, and they lived in a prefab abestos home when he was growing up. I am sure all of that and during an era where smoking was just as common as a cup of coffee, contributed to the loss of his voice. Losing two giants in the same year is still mind blowing to me. I love this band so much. Keith and Greg are both missed.
It was pancreatic cancer, which is usually a death sentence. He fought it for three years. It hurts to see someone dying from it; it took my aunt after just a year and a half. She wasn't a smoker, so I'm not the cause is always known. Rest in peace, Keith and Greg.
The very aggressive form of prostate cancer is very difficult to treat but there are at least two treatment centers in the US that are making progress. My ex husband is battling it now and gave me a complete update on treatment options last month. He is very blessed; he happens to live where one of the two research centers is located. I regret that Greg lost his battle. Both Greg and Keith were incredibly talented artists. It would have been nice to have had both them with us a few more years.
I was on the Moody Blues Cruise about 10 years ago and Greg Lake did a show. He was awesome. Actually met him on deck. So sad he passed a few years later.
I first heard Greg Lake's voice on the album, "In the Court of the Crimson King", playing at a record store in Harvard Square when I was 17 in 1971, I immediately bought that record that same day, wore it out playing it. He was an amazing soulful singer who easily sang some difficult intricate lyrical passages perfectly. Then became an avid fan of ELP and I still am to this day.
Man, doesn't take much to bring tears to my eyes whenever I hear two of my fallen heroes.. At least I met Keith...can't imagine how hard it must be for Carl.
Is so unbelievably painful to se these giants reduce to this. Also I have to mention the so early loss of voice of Greg Lake. This is also extremely sad. I adored his voice and that voice is an eco of my youth and immensely mesmerising. I still listen to them with the same passion. I'm heartbroken of the passing of Emerson and Lake. A piece of my life goes with them.
ELP was a big part of my youth. I saw the BSS tour and works vol 1 - yes, I saw ELP with the orchestra!!. Too many cigarettes took their toll on Greg's voice - sadly. It is hard for me to accept that two thirds of ELP are no longer with us...
Ditto on the painful. I saw Steve Marriott play at a bar in LA in the 80's. It probably could seat 300 people and there may have been 30 people there. Painful indeed.
I was at the Trentham Gardens concert in Stoke on Trent they blew me away to this day they were the best live band I have ever seen and I’ve seen them all Zep Stones Rory Sabbath Rooster Dury etc etc I was working at Trentham Collecting glasses when ELP came on I just use my badge to get over the barriers and get the best view of Emerson mooging it they were pure class bring back the 1970s Steve astbury
Greg's gravelly voice aside (sounds like a cold), when you can reduce an art rock composition to just 3 basic instrumental parts with no studio embellishment and still pull it off, that's true talent. RIP Keith, we miss you already!
erm … greg lake had one of the greatest and most recognisable voices in the history of popular music! .. I would say it was 'gravelly' .. so I must disagree with you there … RIP Keith and Greg sadly missed but never forgotten x
@@rokker101If you were any fan, you'd notice his voice has completely changed since late 60s to early 70s. His voice is totally shot in this performance. There's nothing wrong with saying so.
@@blukimbo3450 true that. Not an insult to Greg at all.... Everybody knows he's one of the GREATS.... BUT On this day, his voice was nearly gone... Its ok, nobody has to be offended, cause its not intended as offensive... Just a true statement. RiP Emerson, Lake..... Ppl have problems with the truth sometimes! 🙁
@@blukimbo3450 absolutely, it's definitely a natural strain which is perfectly normal with age and not an insult. He was certainly in good company with a lot of aging rock stars. Nobody's going to sound the same decades later, although there are some exceptions.
Just out of curiosity I came here to compare this much earlier interview to some of the 2014 interviews with Keith. Here he's animated and engaging. By 2014 he is listless, rambling, forgetful, and difficult to watch. Damned heartbreaking! Depression and age are suck.
Classical Radio Stations should spin ELP's classical music on the air. They are right up there with the great composers of classical music from the past. Their compositions live forever. So should ELP's.
I can still see and hear them in my mind from the two times I saw them in Atlanta, RIP my friends there will never be another two musicians like you...
@misc his voice is so powerful so strong it takes me were I have never been. I've loved them, now, and for every. God bless your soul, Greg, you rest know. Remember how truly you are loved , you are💫rest peacefully remembering we are still with to the to end of time.............RIP You singer and writer of the songs ❤😿
From the beginning such a great and probably my all time favorite track.....everytime I listen to it it just stays in my head for days on end :-) but then again I have it in the car so I do here it every day :-)
And I think all his personality was involved in all things he was doing. He was just true to himself. The pure, glorious and genuine man in every tiny thing about him - with no exception.
One thing to consider when critiquing singers like Greg Lake who seems to have lost his luscious voice here: Many medicines mess up your vocal chords. As people age, they take more medicine for prevention and for various ailments. I think it is a big factor in the loss of many wonderful voices as these stars age(d).
I had taped this on VHS way back, and just tried to watch it 2 days ago, discovering I had taped over most of it! :( So glad you caught it and put it on UA-cam!
I don’t think Regis or the bimbo have any idea of ELP’s talent and influence on the world of music,,, and what was ELP thinking when they said yes to do this fluff show. I saw ELP when I was a young teenager at The California Jam, a few thousand concerts later ELP at The California Jam is still the greatest show I’ve ever seen in my life.
These guys & many other groups from the 60's/70's deserve far more attention for innovating modern music on so many levels with astounding soul & brilliance.
Very sad. They had a much better welcoming from Howard Stern, who actually was a fan, had their albums, and been to their concerts. He was genuinely happy to have them there, was joking with them, singing with them. Very cool.
I doubt that this was filmed in the mid 1990s. This was more likely filmed in early 1992 judging by how Greg looks here. By the mid 1990s Greg was much heavier than he appears here, especially in his face.
CarryingNoCross You could be right. Recently a friend of mine told me that Greg lost quite a lot of weight about a year after we broke up in 1993. This possibly could have been filmed in 1994. I do know that Greg's weight went up and down from 1992 to 1997; it fluctuated quite a lot from year to year.
Nothing wrong with that. All the classic rock acts were doing it. Styx and Tull were on there. ELP weren't exactly in the limelight during that period. You did what you had to do to promote yourself.
I remember watching this on TV live, and in an interview years later Keith referred to it as “being on bloody Regis”Seeing again, I thought overall very nice.
5:03 - 5:53 painful and sad. Greg knows it, even as Regis tries to comfort him. ELP's Tarkus tour was my very first concert when I was a kid. They were incredible . . . back then.
I remember seeing this when it originally aired. It was on in a hotel lobby in Richmond, Virginia and I watched it with a very old woman who didn't speak English. When it was over, I asked "What did you think of that song?" and she had no idea what I was saying.
In Keith Emersons book he comments on how Greg let his voice go to shit, as much as I like ELP and Greg Lake, Emerson is right, either he was very ill here or he just lost that once in a generation voice.
Regis and Kathie Lee show had a large US morning audience. Loved Carl on the congas. Greg’s voice was rough but I thought he sang it well. Tight performance.
This is just too painful to watch. Too many cigarettes destroyed your voice Greg. You need to get on a treadmill. Three times a week Greg, is all it takes. Cover your ears, with longer hair. THEN you would be the you that you truely are. A handsome gent. Sting did it. Three times a week. Think about it.
Greg developed COPD from heavy smoking, and the steroids added the weight. Years later, he would develop prostrate cancer too. Let’s all remember that even though all this, he was brave and kept playing until he couldn’t anymore. His mum was also a heavy smoker, and they lived in a prefab abestos home when he was growing up. I am sure all of that and during an era where smoking was just as common as a cup of coffee, contributed to the loss of his voice. Losing two giants in the same year is still mind blowing to me. I love this band so much. Keith and Greg are both missed.
It was pancreatic cancer, which is usually a death sentence. He fought it for three years. It hurts to see someone dying from it; it took my aunt after just a year and a half. She wasn't a smoker, so I'm not the cause is always known.
Rest in peace, Keith and Greg.
The very aggressive form of prostate cancer is very difficult to treat but there are at least two treatment centers in the US that are making progress. My ex husband is battling it now and gave me a complete update on treatment options last month. He is very blessed; he happens to live where one of the two research centers is located. I regret that Greg lost his battle. Both Greg and Keith were incredibly talented artists. It would have been nice to have had both them with us a few more years.
@@merk9569 studies say low Vit D levels increase your chances in prostate cancer study.
I was on the Moody Blues Cruise about 10 years ago and Greg Lake did a show. He was awesome. Actually met him on deck. So sad he passed a few years later.
Three great artists.
I first heard Greg Lake's voice on the album, "In the Court of the Crimson King", playing at a record store in Harvard Square when I was 17 in 1971, I immediately bought that record that same day, wore it out playing it. He was an amazing soulful singer who easily sang some difficult intricate lyrical passages perfectly. Then became an avid fan of ELP and I still am to this day.
Love that album
Why, Keith, why? We miss you both, Keith and Greg! Thank you for all that you gave us! R.I.P.
Saw Greg solo twice. Charming guy. Fascinating stories from the glory days. Talented and humble is a rarity. Miss these guys.
Man, doesn't take much to bring tears to my eyes whenever I hear two of my fallen heroes.. At least I met Keith...can't imagine how hard it must be for Carl.
Not to mention Barry Gibb as well.
ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME, WAKE THE FUCK UP ALREADY !!!!!!
One of the best bands of all time
This kind of music never die
Tell your grandchildren you lived in the time whem musical giants walked the earth
ELP The Legend briliant Musician Trio Lucky Man 👍👍👍
These guys should have been in the Rock N' Roll Hall of Fame years ago. Then we could have seen them do it just one more time.
Shit, look how long it took to get YES in there. ELP has to be a shoo in since the death of Keith and Greg.
Who cares about that Hall of Shame, Rush introducing Yes, what a joke
In a certain way it's an honour not to be in the Hall of Fame.
Grandiosos que no volverán
No habrá músicos iguales
Como sea
it really says more about the public than the band
I LOVE THIS BAND. I HAVE BEEN LISTENING TO THEM SINCE 1972. I WAS ONLY THIRTEEN BY THAN
Me too! I was 18 but 1972 is when I first started listening and buying ELP music.... Great band and no one else had that same sound.
@@martynh5410 the way Greg played that beautiful acoustic guitar, then that beautiful VOICE...
"STILL YOU TURN ME ON" my fave. 🌙♥
Damn me too 13 and in love with them, they were my heroes
Regis had no idea who ELP were!
+Calvin W Boaz ELP guys had no idea who Regis was.
I always thought that little fucker looked like he lived under a rock. Haha!
Bucks is bucks who cares? Good 4 ratings good 4 ELP coinage 1 hand washes the utter or the other.
He still doesn't.
Who’s Regis?
Is so unbelievably painful to se these giants reduce to this. Also I have to mention the so early loss of voice of Greg Lake. This is also extremely sad. I adored his voice and that voice is an eco of my youth and immensely mesmerising. I still listen to them with the same passion. I'm heartbroken of the passing of Emerson and Lake. A piece of my life goes with them.
Pili Jones yep yep i feel the same way
ELP was a big part of my youth. I saw the BSS tour and works vol 1 - yes, I saw ELP with the orchestra!!. Too many cigarettes took their toll on Greg's voice - sadly. It is hard for me to accept that two thirds of ELP are no longer with us...
Ditto on the painful. I saw Steve Marriott play at a bar in LA in the 80's. It probably could seat 300 people and there may have been 30 people there. Painful indeed.
Was Greg Lake a fellow Smoker i didn't know that
He had to have been sick that day. He sounded great in 2012. RIP Emerson & Lake
I love these guys I love with my heart .
I was at the Trentham Gardens concert in Stoke on Trent they blew me away to this day they were the best live band I have ever seen and I’ve seen them all Zep Stones Rory Sabbath Rooster Dury etc etc I was working at Trentham Collecting glasses when ELP came on I just use my badge to get over the barriers and get the best view of Emerson mooging it they were pure class bring back the 1970s
Steve astbury
Greg's gravelly voice aside (sounds like a cold), when you can reduce an art rock composition to just 3 basic instrumental parts with no studio embellishment and still pull it off, that's true talent. RIP Keith, we miss you already!
erm … greg lake had one of the greatest and most recognisable voices in the history of popular music! .. I would say it was 'gravelly' .. so I must disagree with you there … RIP Keith and Greg sadly missed but never forgotten x
@@rokker101If you were any fan, you'd notice his voice has completely changed since late 60s to early 70s. His voice is totally shot in this performance. There's nothing wrong with saying so.
@@blukimbo3450 true that. Not an insult to Greg at all.... Everybody knows he's one of the GREATS.... BUT
On this day, his voice was nearly gone... Its ok, nobody has to be offended, cause its not intended as offensive... Just a true statement.
RiP Emerson, Lake.....
Ppl have problems with the truth sometimes! 🙁
@@blukimbo3450 absolutely, it's definitely a natural strain which is perfectly normal with age and not an insult. He was certainly in good company with a lot of aging rock stars. Nobody's going to sound the same decades later, although there are some exceptions.
Thanks for understanding a bit. GotI lucky enough to have met Kieth (RIP)
Greg didn't age well at all. He was so sexy back in the day. And sadly now gone.
Greg had a great speaking voice also.
TheKeetkeet66 dignified.
He seriously had some bass
@@timbraman2658 ...and a gentlemanly gentleness.
ELP is one of my faves. Always will be. Never seen this clip so thanks for that!
RIP Keith and Greg
Greg is so cute
Greg's voice was so gravelly. Truly sad to listen to. He did eventually gain it back. So very talented & missed in 2022.
Regis and Kathie Lee act like they'd never heard of ELP. That's sad! Greg was handsome, young or old.
RIP guys!! I LOVE Keith's hair!!
rest in peace Keith
And rip Greg Lake now too...
:-( :-( :-(
Just out of curiosity I came here to compare this much earlier interview to some of the 2014 interviews with Keith. Here he's animated and engaging. By 2014 he is listless, rambling, forgetful, and difficult to watch. Damned heartbreaking! Depression and age are suck.
Classical Radio Stations should spin ELP's classical music on the air. They are right up there with the great composers of classical music from the past. Their compositions live forever. So should ELP's.
This is wrong on so many levels. 2 voices from the 70s Greg Lake and Justin Hayward so different but both fabulous distinctive voices
I can still see and hear them in my mind from the two times I saw them in Atlanta, RIP my friends there will never be another two musicians like you...
Age gets to us all, these guys kicked ass..
Kathie probably just liked the songs by ELP she heard on the radio. No offense to her but she doesn't exactly scream prog rock fan.
Greg wrote Lucky Man at
12 yrs old
RIP Keith and Greg. !! We are Lucky Men and Women to watch and hear them perform
Now this is great! A prog-rock band on a mainstream show. We need more of this!
Not with this pathetic culture now
What horrible seating for a talk show ..ELP on Regis and Kathy .ridiculous those two were clueless
@misc his voice is so powerful so strong it takes me were I have never been. I've loved them, now, and for every. God bless your soul, Greg, you rest know. Remember how truly you are loved , you are💫rest peacefully remembering we are still with to the to end of time.............RIP You singer and writer of the songs ❤😿
From the beginning such a great and probably my all time favorite track.....everytime I listen to it it just stays in my head for days on end :-) but then again I have it in the car so I do here it every day :-)
One of a kind band. Talented as all get out. Missed.
Boy, Greg had THE tone in his voice. Just mesmerizing.
Best voice ever. And it was a not just a matter of having a voice. It was a matter of having an inner energy to express this kind of voice
And I think all his personality was involved in all things he was doing. He was just true to himself. The pure, glorious and genuine man in every tiny thing about him - with no exception.
birdchen I agree
IMHO, 'Closer to Believing' was his best! Timeless
Not in this performance, however!!!
Thank you for this!!!
One thing to consider when critiquing singers like Greg Lake who seems to have lost his luscious voice here: Many medicines mess up your vocal chords. As people age, they take more medicine for prevention and for various ailments. I think it is a big factor in the loss of many wonderful voices as these stars age(d).
BS. He wasn't "old".
I had taped this on VHS way back, and just tried to watch it 2 days ago, discovering I had taped over most of it! :( So glad you caught it and put it on UA-cam!
The box set is awesome. It's so cool to listen to all of Karn Evil without stopping to turn over the album.
some 20 plus years later and they are gone.....totally heartbreaking
Rest in Peace Greg and Keith......
I don’t think Regis or the bimbo have any idea of ELP’s talent and influence on the world of music,,, and what was ELP thinking when they said yes to do this fluff show.
I saw ELP when I was a young teenager at The California Jam, a few thousand concerts later ELP at The California Jam is still the greatest show I’ve ever seen in my life.
Say what you want. still 1,000 times better than when Steve Howe and Bill Bruford did "Roundabout" with Steve singing. Yikes.
Eric Beer - that was horrific.
Yikes indeed! I missed that one, but I've seen enough proof to know Steve should stick to guitars, LOL!
Eric Beer Jon Anderson wasn't singing lead?
So por Deus. Lo de Steve Howe fue mansa porkeru.
The era when musical talent was the most important factor so unlike these days 🤨
These guys & many other groups from the 60's/70's deserve far more attention for innovating modern music on so many levels with astounding soul & brilliance.
So glad to see this.. beautiful people
Luckily, his voice did recover somewhat over the years till now. Never the same though. But love them!
"this music is coming back" Kathie Lee? It never left! Classic never dies.
funny ! ELP on Regiis wasn't that before everybody had a damn cellphone?
2emeraldeyes Prog rock definitely left. I guess it is back, but not really in America. Most bands that still do prog rock are not from the states.
Very sad. They had a much better welcoming from Howard Stern, who actually was a fan, had their albums, and been to their concerts. He was genuinely happy to have them there, was joking with them, singing with them. Very cool.
life without internet and cellphones, wow
I doubt that this was filmed in the mid 1990s. This was more likely filmed in early 1992
judging by how Greg looks here. By the mid 1990s Greg was much heavier than he appears here, especially in his face.
CarryingNoCross
You could be right. Recently a friend of mine told me that Greg lost quite a lot of weight about a year after we broke up in 1993. This possibly could have been filmed in 1994. I do know that Greg's weight went up and down from 1992 to 1997; it fluctuated quite a lot from year to year.
If you did the math, they did say or hint at 1993
@@timbraman2658 I think this was at the beginning of the Black Moon Tour
Regis said "Here they were, 21 years ago, in 1972...", so '93.
"Is that it?". "Yeah!". "Huh?". "Yeah!".
Wooo That Voice Dynamics LAKE .... hEY UA-cam Compressed This Up Here !
Nothing worse than serious musicians dealing with the banality of morning TV...
Dude, it's a JOB! The whole thing was just prono for the boxed set, probably set up by record company.
Nothing wrong with that. All the classic rock acts were doing it. Styx and Tull were on there. ELP weren't exactly in the limelight during that period. You did what you had to do to promote yourself.
No, it's a grand promotion, on a megaplatform. Hosts were kind, fairly knowledgeable, and very respectful. The boys were up for it. Easy gig.
painful to watch. ELP the best ever. Regis and Kathy Lee - the worst ever.
Man i love ELP but this was really rough
I remember watching this on TV live, and in an interview years later Keith referred to it as “being on bloody Regis”Seeing again, I thought overall very nice.
5:03 - 5:53 painful and sad. Greg knows it, even as Regis tries to comfort him. ELP's Tarkus tour was my very first concert when I was a kid. They were incredible . . . back then.
Greg had a cold…. But didn’t want to let folks down.
If Greg wasn’t feeling well they should have done an instrumental number - with great guitar licks.
I remember seeing this when it originally aired. It was on in a hotel lobby in Richmond, Virginia and I watched it with a very old woman who didn't speak English. When it was over, I asked "What did you think of that song?" and she had no idea what I was saying.
I love that story!
Miss these guys and all the creative genius that came out of the 70s.....
Greg Lake still had that beautiful smile!
I was a huge fan of ELP. Ground breaking and so influential on alot of young musicians! RIP Emerson and
Lake.
Palmer sounds like Jon Anderson.
I cut school to see these guys back in the 70s!
Emerson still rocking the 70s Look
From the beginning
Farmer Greg ... heck. why not.
My Mother dated REGIS ..
they were both young and lived in So. California..
my youth is gone !!!!!!!!!
Does this segment not have the feeling of a late night infomercial that just happens to star Emerson, Lake & Palmer.
When giant stars collide--ELP and Regis and KLG
back when Regis was a Lucky man.
This is almost as cringy as Blue Oyster Cult on some similar early morning show, I think it was Merv Griffin or Mike Douglas.
Regis has no idea what ELP was in the day. They are way bigger celebs than he is. Greg Lakes voice on this sounds like he was a little horse.
Lake's voice is shot here.
In Keith Emersons book he comments on how Greg let his voice go to shit, as much as I like ELP and Greg Lake, Emerson is right, either he was very ill here or he just lost that once in a generation voice.
He was ill.
Greg Lake is a big fan of the Beatles.
I would have spent most of the interview asking Keith Emerson what it was like recording those early Rod Stewart albums.
Ha
Rod Stewart..... who the f is that ..... not even in their league dude
The sound stunk and that wasn't ELP fault, it's the studios sound people. That keyboard was way too low. ):
2emeraldeyes Maybe so, but Greg Lake was definitely off. He sounded hoarse.
Weird. Not Bowie and Iggy Pop on Dinah Shore weird, but weird.
crazy. that boxed set and even the CDs sold separately from it are rare these days.
I got that box set used at the Electric Fetus!
Why Keith why? RIP
Handsome lads but I think Keith needs a flea collar.
Some serious scratching there...one hairy dude!
It's great to see and hear them even if it's for a short time on tv show. ❤❤
Really odd place for ELP to be however it is what it is
Sad
Sad,poor,i 'am sick.
Awwwww so many memories.❤ My favourite group. Great musicians and songwriters. ❤❤❤
good band..lame interview
What's wrong with the Beatles? I love ELP and the Beatles, both were great bands with unique and creative music.
Regis and Kathie Lee show had a large US morning audience. Loved Carl on the congas. Greg’s voice was rough but I thought he sang it well. Tight performance.
This is just too painful to watch. Too many cigarettes destroyed your voice Greg. You need to get on a treadmill. Three times a week Greg, is all it takes. Cover your ears, with longer hair. THEN you would be the you that you truely are. A handsome gent. Sting did it. Three times a week. Think about it.