History Trivia / EmersonLakeAndPalmer

* ContractualObligationProject: By 1977 the members were pretty much no longer on speaking terms. They had to record one more album before they were released by their label, though, and the result, ''Love Beach'', is regarded as ''their'' worst.

* AuthorExistenceFailure: Emerson and Lake died in 2016, putting an end to any possibility of further reunions.

* ContractualObligationProject: ''Love Beach'' was recorded because they had lost their desire to continue the band but owed Creator/AtlanticRecords another album before they were released from their contract.

* BigNameFan:
** While they're not exactly critical darlings (their critical reputation has recovered somewhat in recent years), a large number of influential musicians have acknowledged them as influences, including Creator/KojiKondo, Creator/NobuoUematsu, and Black Francis of The Music/{{Pixies}}.
** Jim Davidson is a huge fan and later became friends with Keith Emerson, who provided the theme song for his sitcom ''Up the Elephant and Round the Castle''. When Emerson died in 2017, Davidson organised a tribute concert. He also opened his 1982 live show ''Too Risky'' with a section of "Karn Evil 9".

** Jim Davidson is a huge fan and later became friends with Keith Emerson, who provided the theme song for his sitcom ''Up the Elephant and Round the Castle''. When Emerson died in 2017, Davidson organised a tribute concert. He also opened his 1982 live show ''Too Risky'' a secion of "Karn Evil 9".

* ContractualObligationProject: ''Love Beach'' was recorded simply because they owed Creator/AtlanticRecords another album.

* ApprovalOfGod: The composer of "Toccata", Alberto Ginastera, praised Emerson, Lake & Palmer's adaptation of it as "diabolic" and said the band had "captured the essence of my music, and no one's ever done that before".

* BigNameFan: While they're not exactly critical darlings (their critical reputation has recovered somewhat in recent years), a large number of influential musicians have acknowledged them as influences, including Creator/KojiKondo, Creator/NobuoUematsu, and Black Francis of The Music/{{Pixies}}.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: The never-to-be-seen "HELP", with Music/JimiHendrix as the guitarist. Hendrix died before ELP could have a proper meeting with him.
** According to Keith Emerson in the book "Pictures of an Exhibitionist", a pun on ''Music/PicturesAtAnExhibition'', this was a not-entirely-true rumor. The way he described it, when he and Greg Lake were looking for a drummer, they at one point considered Mitch Mitchell (formerly of the Music/JimiHendrix Experience), who mentioned to them "Maybe I could get Jimi interested in joining", but that's as far as it went. Jimi was apparently supposed to try jamming with them, but he died first.

** Jim Davidson is a huge fan and later became friends with Keith Emerson, who provided the theme song for his sitcom Up the Elephant and Round the Castle. When Emerson died in 2017, Davidson organised a tribute concert. He also opened his 1982 live show ''Too Risky'' a secion of "Karn Evil 9".

* BigNameFan: While they're not exactly critical darlings (their critical reputation has recovered somewhat in recent years), a large number of influential musicians have acknowledged them as influences, including Music/KojiKondo, Music/NobuoUematsu, and Black Francis of The Music/{{Pixies}}.