ELP - Lucky Man, Live At Montreux 1997

07.07.1997
Stravinsky Auditorium (Taken From The Eagle Vision-DVD ELP - Live At Montreux 1997)

[@kandig.5515]

I am. Does anyone else miss the sound of Greg Lake ?

[@billharrison3569]

He had the most masculine, rich voice in Rock music.!!! In key!

[@alexhazen662]

Every photo I saw of him since the 197[s showed him with a cigarette in his mouth. Any wonder why this prodigy died of cancer? Doesn't diminish the fact that we will always miss him.

[@BrianCarnevaleB26]

1970 this came out. I received the album in 76-77

[@user-oz9kw4wv5c]

I do. from Japan.

[@johnrolleston72]

Yes & always will

[@saoirseblue5353]

It’s 2024 and still listening ELP.❤. Amazing group.

[@SuperLuBruxa]

Me too ❤❤❤

[@jamesgildea3916]

Why, is there a time limit on theirer music??? Never stop listening to it !!!!!

[@carolleonard1040]

As far as I'm concerned This is already CLASSIC I'm 65, Best years of my life, Music is still appropriate for this fallen world 🌎

[@LaurinaHawks]

Same here. 65 and still Prog.

[@winterlane2247]

How lucky were we to grow up on music such as this? When todays youth have to grow up on ( I don’t know insert any name you choose from todays music) Would not trade it for any thing; we were the “Lucky Ones”.

[@s.j.pekich5675]

R.I.P. Greg Lake and Keith Emerson, Thank you for the music. You will forever be missed and never forgotten

[@williamtaylor2218]

FOR SURE

[@TheLastOilMan]

The tapes have recorded their names

[@deb5344]

Oh. I didn't know. I saw them at the California Jam. What a special night. May their souls rest in peace, and their music live on forever.

[@reddragon3733]

Amen!

[@budhikresna9922]

A Masterpiece.....

[@steely_Bob]

The great 50 year old Greg Lake singing a song in 1997, that he wrote when he was 12 yrs old around 1959 or 60. RIP Mr. Lake, Thanks for the beautiful music!

[@MultiFloyde]

Magical voice ! Wish you would still be here but your music and spirit lives on forever! Keith the gretest keyboardist ever to grace this planet ! Carl you are still with us bless you!

[@kandig.5515]

I truly loved the voice of Greg Lake. RIPGreg. You are missed.

[@theparlorchase7274]

I'm watching this right now in summer 2023. I just discovered ELP and can't believe what I've missed. I recently bought the first album and was immediately hooked. I know there were great. I just want to say they still are. Just a message in a bottle in the sea of comments, for what it's worth. I can feel this.

[@jko876]

I hope you continue to explore and grow from these geniuses.

[@Michael.McShane]

I will add (and I envy you now finding the albums in order) that each release had its gems. For me, Pictures had the sage, the Tarkus album had Tarkus, the first ELP album from 1970 had lucky man as well as take a pebble., trilogy had from the beginning as well as the endless enigma, brain salad had Karn evil and still you turn me on. I saw them twice and each show was a masterpiece. Works vol 1 had the best jam song ever in fanfare for the common man. Keith was arguably the best keyboard player I’ve ever seen. Greg mastered bass and guitar parts with ease and Carl with his old school buddy rich style of drumming was the fastest drummer ever. Rip Keith and Greg.

[@neiltobin3733]

They were a great band. I saw then in 1977, in New York City at Madison Square Garden. An excellent evening of Rock and Roll Music!!

[@williamcrislerjr-wb2gm]

Ive been listening to them since 1970

[@nickademuss42]

yeah you will find so much music from this era that isnt played on the radio anymore that will totally blow anything new away in style, composition and technical ability. I hate to say it but when music became so cheap and mostly free the quality went down.

[@gregedens3712]

Keith Emerson, Greg Lake, and Carl Palmer...One of the greatest ROCK Bands EVER all!!!!!

[@KT123Caton]

sorry yoiu say one of the best but you are wrong they were the best !!

[@mbeenz]

SIR YES SIR!!!!,!

[@luiszanartu1201]

What a trio, voice talent and special effects

[@carloszaurin9024]

@@KT123Caton I dont think they were the best, just one of the best of the best moment of the music ever, Pink Floyd, Yes, Jethro Tull, King Crimson, Uriah Heep, Deep Purple, too many legendary bands, but, to me, this song is one of the best song EVER!!!!

[@tedpetry2028]

Progessifve rock would not be around but for ELP. They developed the sounds. Underrated but still appreciated.

[@douggauzy6258]

Still you turn me on , Take a pebble , From the beginning , c’est la vie . And more . Gregg had an awesome voice !

[@ucdbnxt7318]

Heard this for years... also just learned Greg wrote this when he was 12 years old... AMAZING!!!

[@FL-BEACH-MAN]

I saw ELP in 1973 with my beautiful Wife and one of the best Concerts by a Three piece Band that sounded like a Six piece band.. RIP To My Wife who passed away Jan. 2016 and Keith in March 2016 Greg Dec. 2016 and good friend John Wetton Jan. 2017 , all died between Jan. 2016 and Jan. 2017 .almost exactly one year

[@mauricewascom658]

😢💔🎸❤️‍🩹

[@user-et3uo6cw6h]

Sending love , brother

[@rogeliogamboa7644]

what a guitar, what a drummer, what a haunting voice - and that organ interlude - music of legends - maybe I'm "old " (80) - but - they don't make music like this no more - thnx' youtube for keeping these legends "alive" - music lover Philippines *

[@lindabergman3127]

Agreed 💯

[@rogeliogamboa7644]

@@lindabergman3127 - thanx'

[@frankhenton1439]

Your so right can't beat music like this...

[@keithdavies150]

You, Sir, are NOT wrong!.

[@railnut8453]

Couldn’t agree more!!!!

[@ulrichrathmer4338]

One of the best voices in music history

[@brandolino55]

You said that very bravely... Ha ha ha

[@gustavopardiplaz4301]

The Best of allá times

[@leonardomattarmonteiro2824]

My Voice Coach Opera Singer SENSEI,a very wise Italian old woman always pointed/said that. My ADMIRATION & RESPECT for SENSEI GREG LAKE became IMMORTAL since then. EMERSON LAKE & PALMER FOREVER ✊🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼🔥🇧🇷🖤

[@luigifreda7139]

we are lucky men, the chance to listen to these masterpieces is priceless

[@pamprier4710]

F**king incredible! I've loved this song since I was a teenager, in the 1970s.

[@curt300s]

The depth and openness of Greg's mature voice was heavenly.

[@samoldfield1970]

Was für ein Wahnsinn, dieses Lied begleitet mich schon seit über 50 Jahren und hat von seiner Magie nichts verloren. Ein Song für die Ewigkeit für einen fortwährenden Traum. Er wird nicht nur Gregg und Keith überleben, sondern uns alle!

[@thomasprevity6251]

A beautiful song from both an instrumental and lyrical standpoint. RIP Keith and Greg. Thank for the great music.

[@jxxnrxxi2160]

These guys were beyond awesome! R.I.P. Keith and Greg. We miss you. Thanks for the memories.

[@Pancho60]

This is one of the most beautiful songs I have heard in rock music, perfectly made and interpreted. I am so sorry that two of the musicians who play here are not any more with us, probably singing and playing in heaven to the stars. But this group was part of my adolescence and youth and I will be always grateful for their music, even coming from far away Peru. May they rest in Peace.

[@bigbrent1319]

kieth emerson and carl palmer

[@charliem9579]

This and Nights in White Satin, I just played the two back to back.

[@jamesedwards2237]

@@bigbrent1319 Carl is still with us.

[@dead0ntime]

I was shocked when Emerson & Lake passed within months of each other

[@horseyhorselips3501]

Frans van den Broek I dedicate this song to My Uncle 2nd Lt. John Roslick of the 31st Inf. Reg. MIA Bataan April 6,1942

[@mooseandsquirrel9887]

Possibly the absolute best voice in music……his range and music were a magnificent gift for all of us…..we really miss this man. RIP Greg.

[@joemachunda]

Written at 12 years old. His voice was so perfect

[@250tegra]

Greg was a wonderful, talented gentleman. He wrote "Lucky Man" when he was 12 years old.

[@kennethschneiter8902]

Damn , this is so awesome, Love me some Emerson, Lake and Palmer

[@193therman]

This song still gives me the chills after listening to it a million times or more.

[@sailorman8668]

Even more remarkable, considering that Greg wrote this song when he was 12.

[@vincentrathbone26]

Same here.

[@jackhammer7824]

@@sailorman8668 Age is not important when you're listening to something that has teeth and marks a time period in People's lives.

[@sailorman8668]

@@jackhammer7824 I'm not sure how your comment relates to what I said in mine? All I've said, is that it's amazing that a 12 year old can write a song such as this.

[@jackhammer7824]

@@sailorman8668 I'm totally agreeing with you. Mozart wrote his first symphony at age 9. Amazing brains showing us musical genius , lasting memories with When we hear them.

[@LynneC44]

Good God, his voice only became richer as he aged...just stunning...RIP angel.

[@clayboutin400]

Another song that just doesn't get old. Live or studio version. So thankful I grew up with the music of the 60's, 70's and 80's.

[@carolleonard1040]

We have had the BEST music to grow old with!!

[@PietroColombo-em5mz]

Well said. "Our" music will be the next "classic " music.

[@davidhaynes3126]

Saw ELP in the 70’s sometime. What a Lucky Man I was.

[@saoirseblue5353]

The best band ever!!!. Keith Emerson and Greg Lake, never forgotten.❤❤❤

[@thibsteven]

One of the greatest songs of all-time! R.I.P. Greg Lake

[@MsRick57]

I was so fortunate to be a teen throughout the seventies when real music like rock,funk,soul,folk,and country were being writtened and performed by real artists.

[@mikebunner3498]

I am so glad I got to see these masters of rock back in the 1970's. So good!!!

[@edellis515]

HIS VOICE IS UNBELIEVABLE

[@carschannel9824]

Whatever brought those three guys together was magical as they made some of the greatest music I ever heard that still gives me the same feeling in my stomach as the first time I had heard of E.L.P. Rest in peace Greg Lake & Keith Emerson along with Carl Palmer the three of you were as big as you can get on this planet. There will never be anything close to this band ever again, Amen ! 🎸

[@lynnarthur1411]

Be still my heart. What a glorious live performance. Lucky Man represents a life lived uncompromised. A lyrical musical masterpiece.

[@clarksouthoff3840]

43y year ago, I fought a pirate war. 3 bullets hit my vest, saving 3. I had 4 to protect and care for. This song reminds me how dear is life is. Thank you ELP and Greg Lake. Rest well. Duty done and lives enriched for all times

[@jacquimunns2093]

I salute you ✨

[@rollotomassi6374]

Absolute respect sir…….

[@jvandoren69]

Thank for your service coming from a retired Navy Seabee 🙏

[@KennyFisher-io4dm]

Thanks for your service! Semper Fi!

[@waynet2165]

Nice live version of a song that I remember as an adolescence. Wow, how time flies!!! Glad we have YT to remember these great musicians. Only Carl Palmer is still alive as of Dec. 2021

[@alanrosen2662]

Greg Lake, the legend, lives on through his music

[@henryporter5466]

Anybody still watching this in these Covid times?

[@deletartepierre257]

Yes, me.

[@angelmoreno8141]

@@deletartepierre257 Me too

[@eduhuertarias1728]

of course

[@pimkielen9081]

Hey Harry Potter, Keep your stupid remarks for your self

[@Mach1Airspace]

Absolutely!

[@keithdonnellan5564]

I am 74 in Jan 2022. Been to the IOW in 1970 Seen ELP and Sabbath & TYA I could go on.................................Feel sorry for the young today who think shit like oasis are cool.

[@DavidLee-no9uc]

Some of the Best Rock that still stands the test of time!.. Thank You .. ELP.

[@marblox9300]

Greg Lake had such an incredible voice.

[@RubyRayArt]

It even got better with age!

[@Gutodaflauta]

Unique voice!!!

[@Michael.McShane]

Man I miss Greg and Keith. I saw them twice, once in 74 in Ontario, ca and the last time in 77 or so in Long Beach, ca. best shows ever. Lake was so underrated for his skill on the bass but each one of those guys could play anything. Rip guys.

[@garymann8626]

Amazingly, Greg Lake wrote this tune when he was about 12 years old!!! WOW

[@mbeenz]

THAT MAN IS AMAZING!!!!! SO GLAD I HAD A CHANCE TO SEE ELP IN 1977 Long Beach Arena!!!!! SO AMAZING!!!!,! Will Never Forget it!!!!!, As LONG AS I LIVE!!!!!,

[@CartmanBrah]

Seeing Keith singing along and loving the music makes me want to cry. We lost another great composer. They will all be remembered forever through their incredible music.

[@mikeconklin1567]

ELP was the best band for all the ages.

[@slimwellie]

I saw ELP at the Isle of Wight festival in 1970, took the stage and blew us all away.

[@TheReaperMan275]

Ohh what a lucky man you were!

[@lindabergman3127]

Unfortunately I can 9nly imagine how fabulous that was👈😭

[@jimicmore1895]

I'd like to go to that concert, still going strong after all these yrs

[@tcastrox5994]

You das a Lucky Man!

[@billwalbek1911]

Just AMAZING! I will so miss you Keith and Greg. What a wonderful group of musicians.

[@paulburek7530]

Still listening...ELP, what great memories...

[@tinarose3868]

One of the best voices in music history (next to Justin Hayword of the Moody Blues and Elton John), miss you Greg Lake, saw you in 1978, I so had a crush on you!!! This music will live on forever unlike the newer crap on the radio these days !

[@AndriesMulti]

A bullit had found him, his blood ran as he cried. No money could save him...... epic lines.

[@dalecauthen9086]

Yes, and always will. I've been a big fan, even before climbing a speaker tower in front of the stage when they came on at August Jam, Charlotte Motor Speedway, 1974. I think that Greg found it amusing that we all loved his simple music so much. We always will.

[@BrendaRichardson-gd8ob]

I was lucky, I was able to see them perform and it was amazing. There is no one that sounds like ELP and probably never will be. Classic!!!

[@jumpercable20]

I remember seeing ELP doing the Brain Salad Surgery concert at the Omni in Atlanta back somewhere around 74 or 75. Greg Lake was a one man show. I'll never forget him. He never received the fame he should have.

[@tonnysinay3207]

Amazing .... RIP Greg Lake

[@MrDaryca]

His voice like old wine, just improved with age

[@henrybrowne7248]

Sounds like he moved lower a tone or two. Still can bellow though . .

[@deborahklinlger8565]

I love this song!!!!! I'm so sad this wonderful man is gone. Thank God for KZbin. I love this man.

[@crackerjack9320]

Lake had golden pipes. Soothing voice, right there with Jeff Lynne. RIP ELP!

[@mikebunner3498]

back in the 1970's had had the honor of going to the geniuses concert. Such talent. Few groups or artists in this day and time come close to matching them.!!!! I miss them - the hands of time march on.

[@FranzSausage]

In my opinion the best live version of this great song.

[@awaken77]

A classic ballad. Greg Lake wrote it when he was 12. Also, it's the first song ever featured Moog synthesizer solo.

[@richardbartlett7078]

actually i think Here Comes the Sun by the Beatles was one of the first

[@ADITYASINGH-vc4gm]

@@richardbartlett7078 it was used but not for a solo

[@bigdrew565]

@@ADITYASINGH-vc4gm I think Keith Emerson was one of the first ones to use a Moog Modular. Forget what the serial number was, but i think he was one of the very first ones to purchase one.

[@erichmunch9065]

Du hast mein musikalisches Herz bereichert, R.I.P. Erich

[@awaken77]

@@bigdrew565 one of the first Moog synthesizer owners in UK was Mike Vickers (of Manfred Mann band). Emerson rented Moog from Mike Vickers for first ELP gigs, before he acquired his own.

[@xpeditededdie3788]

What an incredible distinctive voice, brilliant guitarist, his arpeggios are flawless, and song writer. Thanks for the music that I can say provided milestones in my life. You most definitely left your impression along with your bandmates. RIP Greg and also Keith.

[@andradejurk]

...RIP we will never forget the songs. There were already young gentlemen... the 70s are behind us but the music continues

[@joannegalgano7872]

Such a pure joy radiates from him....a beautiful song a,timeless voice ❤

[@Anyonesguess421]

Beautiful rendition! A long time ago, while being interviewed, Greg advised that he wrote Lucky Man when he was 13. Amazing! 200 years from now when music historians look back at Progressives, they'll find that ELP wasn't part of the progressive movement, they'll find that ELP was instrumental in creating the movement. I miss their music & concerts so much. ELP's music has & always will accompany me on my life journey. When I go for my nightly walks, I sometimes hear echoes of Lucky Man, Hoedown & Karn Evil 9, First Impression part 2 coming up on the winds. Our loss is heaven's gain.

[@enzogalli5506]

Timeless masterpiece!! Legend Greg Lake!!

[@danielbraunlich5560]

The most underrated singer and guitar player of the world.

[@maryrhines1935]

I totally agree! He was magical with his musical abilities.

[@swedejohanson7739]

Greg Lake was incredible. It blows my mind he wrote this song when he was 12 years old.

[@ddaynamcfly4928]

And producer, writer and human being. RIP Greg

[@leonf8802]

Greg just wrote that song when he was like 10 or something. I can't understand why ELP isn't in the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame!

[@fritzcat6198]

Stupid comment. HE IS NOT UNDERRATED.

[@laszlodanielisz2266]

The best progressiv rock band. Rest in peace Keith and Greg😪😪

[@cestrian5294]

Greg wrote this when he was only 12 or 13 years of age. Saw them at the IOW in 1970 and several other times. Fabulous shows and music.

[@lizschneider3195]

I love this version. Greg's voice is so rich, and i love when the camera shows Keith singing along. And then, here comes the rumble of the synth. ❤️

[@jazyuill307]

What a fantastic band they were Greg Lake an amazin voice thank you for the music R.I.P Greg,Keith

[@SidewaysSurfDrinksHQ]

You know, in the annals of modern music, this band is absolutely noteworthy and this song & version, is seriously legendary.

[@ronnyframmarsvik5159]

Begynte å høre på elp som 16 åring. Spiller nå nesten daglig. 52 år.

[@zcardman2007]

One of the best in one of the best groups.

[@jimceglio7117]

The Good LORD takes all the good people to heaven even are great musicians ❤

[@charlesanderson2951]

A voice like no other, great song and great group.

[@edoardozampetti4601]

when i listen this cry....they live forever.. R.I.P.

[@TEREDEPUNTACARRETAS]

they live forever... no R.I.P. :D

[@s.j.pekich5675]

Tears flow everyday

[@volkerberndraimondi8328]

@@s.j.pekich5675 Bloody a...le. Shame on you

[@thomasschrock7074]

So viele große Songs durfte ich in ihrer Entstehung und Veröffentlichung miterleben und zehre heute noch davon. Da bleibt nur meine große Dankbarkeit für ALLES.

[@kiadel7502]

What a time machine music is.

[@CAMARASSA]

Carl Palmer , Gregg Lake and Keith Emerson ... masters of music !!!!

[@s.j.pekich5675]

Agree 100 %

[@thommeinert9072]

Thank You Greg & Keith and ELP! Your legendary music will never fade. God Bless! Musician/Artist USA-Thom Meinert

[@patsy5294]

Yes, it's true that Mr. Lake's voice was altered by his smoking addiction and the resulting COPD, but damn, it still always sounded amazing. The way that he could change his voice to suit the material, going from rock n roll scratchiness to that of a pitch-perfect crooner of tender love songs. I believe it is the LOVE with which he always sang that endeared him to us long ago, before time took its toll. I love how he constantly made eye contact with Keith and Carl during their sets, and how he extended that contact to the audience as well. He played to each and every fan as if they were the only ones in the room. He was definitely the leader of the band. It is apparent that he was the heart of it too. Just a gentle, kind giant of a man, from all accounts. What tremendous gifts he gave to this world, not just as an artist but also as a human being. I don't fully understand my obsession with this man and the music he consistently put out, but it is what it is. He was magnetic. Not a classically handsome face, but those deep, soulful brown eyes with their long lashes and ever-present sparkle that illuminated his whole being, was an intoxicating mix in a an otherwise ordinary human package. Additionally, his obvious humility made him absolutely irresistible (to this 70's girl, anyway). Plus, I am a sucker for a tall man. :-) I guess when someone as talented as he was is standing on stage, clearly loving not only the music but also loving the people who have come to hear it, it is pretty hard to not be drawn to that person. In his later years, it was tough to watch the wreckage that the cigarettes had created to his health and his voice. His sound changed, but it was still Greg up there. Still having fun, still believing in the music and sounding great, still loving the crowd, still putting in the work and making good memories for all who would listen and watch. This world needs more Greg Lakes. Watching him now brings tears to my eyes and an emptiness in my heart. I feel like I lost a friend in 2016. Actually, two friends, since Keith decided to take his own life that year also. RIP, gentlemen.

[@66impala71]

I loved reading your comment. I can't explain why I visit this video and others of him so often. Love the music I guess, and so sad that he is gone.

[@maggieke4387]

You've expressed my sentiments so precisely. Thank you for sharing the love.

[@anthonybautista9886]

One of my best songs from ELP lucky man a good ballad of life

[@banjammy4116]

This guy was so good ,he played 5 organs, God Bless

[@johnlshilling1446]

Wow.., chills. And a sense of loss. In the 60s and 70s, I was poor. I couldn't afford albums. Early 70s, I joined the USAF. Still poor. For at least another decade, I struggled to reintegrate after war. Still poor. Today, I hear a track that shaped me and my outlook, in those early years. How could I have forgotten this? Retired now.., and not poor. Time to locate and buy some albums! Thanks.

[@ronlemons5316]

I'm so fortunate to have seen ELP several times. I'm so glad I did. Keith and Greg now gone. There will never be another ELP.

[@mahayogadevidasi129]

Omg. ELP is a part of my life - always. Brain Salad Surgery was the first album I ever bought. I was 11 or 12 years old, in 6th grade. Their music always made me feel like I was in a magical land. ♥️🎆🏞🎇♥️

[@joelmoore169gmail]

Hello Mahayoga

[@oasis6342]

I think after i have heard this song i Have become the Lucky man.

[@chrisrolfing3393]

I am. Great music never dies. It lives on as long as mankind wishes.

[@kevinwells2031]

Rockin this Classic in 10/23, Timeless Music.

[@geraldwright1098]

I'm 64 next birthday and still listen to ELP.almost Evey night.

[@malcolm2637]

Thanks Remy, this is ELP at their best🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🎸🎸🎸👍👍👍😁😁😁

[@RemyTena]

Thank you very much for your comment

[@manouche5826]

Merci Greg pour ce moment de bonheur!

[@tedpetry2028]

I miss greg and keith. They made ELP , and I miss them....thanks Carl

[@mrartician5250]

The creativity that came out of UK groups back then set the world on fire. I saw ELP at the Hatch Shell in Boston around 1970-ish and they sounded amazing...so far ahead of their time, like so many of the UK based groups. Never forget it.

[@jwebbw]

Mann, you really realize how good music used to be by listening to this. And that MOOG just blows you away at the end !! The question is why the generations have failed to keep up with the artistry.

[@rotheryberlin7772]

The greatest Synthi-Solo ever ! ! ! And Greg is absolutely brilliant !