# Greg Lake R.I.P **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** celebrity-death\ **Created:** [December 8, 2016, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greg-lake-r-i-p/774203 "2016-12-08T13:34:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Death\_of\_Rats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a6a055/32.png) [@Death\_of\_Rats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Death_of_Rats)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2016, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greg-lake-r-i-p/774203/21 "2016-12-08T21:10:02Z")
> [@Exapno\_Mapcase](#): > > Lake wrote little masterpieces for ELP: “From the Beginning,” “Lucky Man.” He balanced out Emerson, who too often went over the top and then took off from there. A group based solely on Emerson would have been unbearable. ELP was equals in a rare sense. > > But this forcefully rams home the ultimate question: how the hell are Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young all still alive? I can’t speak for the rest of CSN&Y, but I am pretty sure David Crosby has done it by continually replacing parts as he wears them out. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2016, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greg-lake-r-i-p/774203/22 "2016-12-08T22:06:08Z")
The Crosby of Theseus? ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2016, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greg-lake-r-i-p/774203/23 "2016-12-08T23:50:26Z")
I just scored some tickets to see P. mmm ---
**Author:** ![drad\_dog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/aeb1de/32.png) [@drad\_dog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drad_dog)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2016, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greg-lake-r-i-p/774203/24 "2016-12-09T00:10:42Z")
> [@buddha\_david](#): > > It just occurred to me that their _Emerson, Lake & Powell_ album – one of my favorites, despite popular opinion – may be the first album in my collection of which ALL the performers are now deceased. ☹ I guess you’re a strictly rock and pop dude? You should go back and listen to Uncle Dave Macon. He was born in 1870. Yes he’s dead. ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2016, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greg-lake-r-i-p/774203/25 "2016-12-09T00:14:29Z")
> [@Exapno\_Mapcase](#): > > But this forcefully rams home the ultimate question: how the hell are Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young all still alive? To say nothing of Ozzy, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler, and Bill Ward. ---
**Author:** ![River\_Hippie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/river_hippie/32/26_2.png) [@River\_Hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/River_Hippie)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2016, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greg-lake-r-i-p/774203/26 "2016-12-09T00:57:02Z")
I am a fan. I saw ELP live back in the day, fantastic experience. RIP, Greg Lake. I always liked this ELP tune; [Pirates](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iL7p86-2mPo) ---
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2016, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greg-lake-r-i-p/774203/27 "2016-12-09T01:09:48Z")
Not only is Keith Richards still with us, Mick Jagger just had another baby today. Or rather, his girlfriend did, but he, ahem, contributed. :dubious: The guy’s a freakin’ great-grandfather, for crying out loud! :eek: p.s. Asia is going to play in my city in a few months, opening for Journey. Saw both bands (although not at the same time) in the early 1980s. ---
**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2016, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greg-lake-r-i-p/774203/28 "2016-12-09T01:34:07Z")
Snotty daughter: He doesn’t exactly hit all those notes. Horrid wife: Yeah, he’s not much of a singer. Vastly superior me: Are you kidding? Greg Lake is one of the greatest rock singers ever! There’s no accounting for taste. Sleep well, Greg. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2016, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greg-lake-r-i-p/774203/29 "2016-12-09T02:12:34Z")
Listening to their albums was really a big part of my teenage years. This really depresses me. ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2016, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greg-lake-r-i-p/774203/30 "2016-12-09T02:21:22Z")
[Good interview with Greg](https://vimeo.com/42236606) in 2012 on TheSound 100.3FM where talks about the “Songs of A Lifetime” tour. ---
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2016, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greg-lake-r-i-p/774203/31 "2016-12-09T02:21:41Z")
And _In the Court of the Crimson King_. Sigh. ---
**Author:** ![Tim\_R.Mortiss](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tim_r.mortiss/32/142_2.png) [@Tim\_R.Mortiss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tim_R.Mortiss)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2016, 6:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greg-lake-r-i-p/774203/32 "2016-12-09T06:09:08Z")
So much for “the show that never ends.” ---
**Author:** ![China\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/779978/32.png) [@China\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/China_Guy)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2016, 6:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greg-lake-r-i-p/774203/33 "2016-12-09T06:37:19Z")
Shit, my big brother introduced me, and ELP was my “first” rock group. RIP ---
**Author:** ![Annoying\_Buzz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/eb8c5e/32.png) [@Annoying\_Buzz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annoying_Buzz)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2016, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greg-lake-r-i-p/774203/34 "2016-12-09T13:30:38Z")
This fucking year. To say ELP were an influence on me would be a gross understatement. I’ve been critical of your contributions, Mr. Lake, but I’ll miss you deeply. ---
**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2016, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greg-lake-r-i-p/774203/35 "2016-12-09T13:55:07Z")
Lake was always the smooth voice of reason in the musical madness of King Crimson and ELP. Ooooh, what a lucky man he was. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greg-lake-r-i-p/774203.md?page=1)