Live On The King Biscuit Flower Hour

Digitally remastered edition of this live release comes with new sleeve notes with comments from Greg himself and rare photos and memorabilia. From the voluminous archives of the King Biscuit Flower Hour comes this live set from Greg Lake (bass/guitar/vocals) at the Hammersmith Odeon in London on November 5, 1981. Lake, while on an extended hiatus from Emerson, Lake & Palmer (E.L.P.), recorded a pair of solo efforts in the early '80s. This show was circa his self-titled debut Greg Lake (1981) and features the artist leading an impressive backing band with Gary Moore (guitar), Ted McKenna (drums), Tommy Eyre (keyboards), and Tristian Margetts (bass). The set list is interspersed with indisputable classics dating back to a pair of pre-E.L.P. King Crimson cuts, '21st Century Schizoid Man' and 'In the Court of the Crimson King', as well as 'Fanfare for the Common Man and 'Karn Evil 9'. The sole acoustic number, 'Lucky Man', is arguably the highlight, with Lake's skills as a performer and songwriter at their most prominent.