SONGS OF A LIFETIME

Not nearly as bad as you might expect and preferable to the Manticore Hall CD that Lake did with Emerson , this comes from a solo tour that has no band and uses a backing track (gulp!). Lake sings very well though and his voice is seemingly stronger than it was in the 90's although obviously not having the same range of ELP's early days. You get a pleasing mix of covers of ELP , King Crimson , Beatles and even an Elvis song . His recollection of seeing Elvis in Vegas 'Tribute To The King' is a treasure in itself ( he can tell a good story!) as well as interesting recollections and anecdotes about Lucky Man and The Beatles. His version of You've Got To Hide Your Love Away is lovely and demonstrates perfectly Lake's ability to deliver a ballad. The backing track of course on some of the rockier songs is not ideal like KE9 but its okay. Will only be purchased by fans I guess but the stories and anecdotes hopefully will be of interest to everyone.