Subsets of ELP

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1. What was the name of the first studio album by Emerson, Lake and Palmer? Emerson, Lake and Palmer Tarkus Trilogy Brain Salad Surgery

2. In 1986, Cozy Powell joined Keith Emerson and Greg Lake to form Emerson, Lake, and Powell (note that still spells ELP). This formation only released one studio album. Which song on the album has the following lyrics which make a reference to a line from the ELP song "Karn Evil 9?" "What's your game Alright you've got it Take your aim Alright you shot it It's been so long you're welcome back my friends To the show that never ends" Touch and Go Learning to Fly The Score The Miracle

3. In 1988, Robert Berry joined Keith Emerson and Carl Palmer to form 3. They released one album, called "To the Power Three." On this album, they do a cover version of a well known Byrds song. However, they changed the lyrics. For example, these are some of the lyrics of the Byrds' song: "Nowhere is there warmth to be found Among those afraid of losing their ground Rain gray town known for its sound In places small faces unbound" Here are the corresponding lyrics by 3: "Nowhere near What can be found Among us we can't lose more ground Time may tell Long though it sounds These places our faces abound" What is the name of this Byrds song? Eight Miles High So You Want To Be a Rock 'N' Roll Star Chestnut Mare Turn! Turn! Turn!

4. Carl Palmer was one of the original members of the band Asia, but Greg Lake was also a member of the band for a short time in 1983 when they toured. Which song from the first Asia album, "Asia" has the following lyrics? "You're leaving now It's in your eyes There's no disguising it It really comes as no surprise To find that you planned it all along" Heat of the Moment Only Time Will Tell Sole Survivor Here Comes the Feeling

5. Keith Emerson was a member of the band The Nice before he was a member of ELP. Which of the following songs had to be rerecorded for American release? Hang on to a Dream Ars Longa Vita Brevis Rondo America

6. Greg Lake was a member of King Crimson before he was in ELP. Which song on "In the Court of the Crimson King" has the following lyrics? "Blood rack barbed wire Politicians' funeral pyre Innocents raped with napalm fire" I Talk to the Wind The Court of the Crimson King Epitaph 21st Century Schizoid Man

7. Carl Palmer was a member of Atomic Rooster before he was in ELP. What was the name of their first album? Made in England Death Walks Behind You Atomic Rooster In Hearing of Atomic Rooster

8. Before Carl Palmer was a member of Atomic Rooster, he was a member of The Crazy World of Arthur Brown when they were on tour for their first album. Which of the following songs is by this band? Fire and Water Water Song Fire on High Fire

9. Recall from math that the empty set is a subset of every set. So the answer to this question is a band that never contained any of the three main members of ELP. This band influenced many progressive rock bands - the last album they recorded, released in 1969, features the progressive "I Want You (She's So Heavy)" as the last track on side one along with a couple of medleys on side two. What is the name of this influential rock band? Answer: (Two Words)

10. Emerson, Lake and Palmer are well known for their arrangements of classical music. Which album contains a version of "Fanfare for the Common Man" that is over nine and a half minutes long? Love Beach Works Volume 2 Works Volume 1 Brain Salad Surgery