Description
Greg Lake & Geoff Downes – Ride The Tiger / Manticore Audio CD 2015 / MR002
UPC 5060105490453
Product Details:
Editorial Reviews:
2015 release. Greg Lake is the co-founder of King Crimson and Emerson Lake And Palmer (ELP). Greg wrote the hit "Lucky Man" and co-wrote 'I Believe In Father Christmas'. Geoff Downes is the keyboardist in The Buggles, Asia and Yes. Geoff co-wrote the hits 'Video Killed The Radio Star' and 'Heat Of The Moment'. Ride the Tiger contains six songs which the duo wrote together - one went on to became an Asia song and two became ELP songs. Four of these tracks have been released on compilations before, but this is the first time they have been collected together with two previously unreleased tracks plus one alternate mix.
Tracklist:
1 | Money Talks | 3:36 |
2 | Love Under Fire | 5:22 |
3 | Affairs Of The Heart | 4:05 |
4 | Street War | 5:26 |
5 | Check It Out | 4:44 |
6 | Blue Light | 4:08 |
7 |
Love Under Fire (Alt Mix) |
4:57 |
More Details:
- Drums, Percussion – Michael Giles
- Keyboards, Programmed By, Written By, Producer – Geoff Downes
- Liner Notes – Max Marchini
- Vocals, Guitar, Bass, Written By, Producer – Greg Lake
About the Artists:
Gregory Stuart Lake (10 November 1947 – 7 December 2016) was an English singer, songwriter, bassist, guitarist and record producer. He gained prominence as a founding member of the progressive rock bands King Crimson and Emerson, Lake & Palmer (ELP).
Born and raised in Dorset, Lake began to play the guitar at the age of 12 and wrote his first song, "Lucky Man", at the same age. He became a full-time musician at 17, playing in several rock bands until his friend and fellow Dorset guitarist Robert Fripp invited him to join King Crimson as lead singer and bassist. They found commercial success with their influential debut album, In the Court of the Crimson King (1969). Lake left the band in 1970 and achieved significant success in the 1970s and beyond as the singer, guitarist, bassist, and producer of Emerson, Lake & Palmer (ELP). As a member of ELP, Lake wrote and recorded several popular songs including "Lucky Man" and "From the Beginning". Both songs entered the UK and US singles charts.
Lake launched a solo career, beginning with his 1975 single "I Believe in Father Christmas" which reached number two in the UK. He went on to release three solo albums with his Greg Lake Band with guitarist Gary Moore, recorded 1981 through 1983 (two studio albums, one live album), as well as collaborating and performing with other artists and with various groups in the 1980s, had occasional ELP reunions in the 1990s and in 2010, and toured regularly as a solo artist into the 21st century. He also sponsored other artists, producing their recordings and helped them to get recording contracts. He also was a fundraiser for the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children. He died on 7 December 2016 in London, of pancreatic cancer, at the age of 69.
Geoffrey Downes (born 25 August 1952) is an English keyboardist, songwriter, and record producer who gained fame as a member of the new wave group The Buggles with Trevor Horn, the progressive rock band Yes, and the supergroup Asia.
Born in Stockport, Downes moved to London to pursue a music career. In 1977, he formed The Buggles with Horn and enjoyed success with their first album The Age of Plastic (1980) which included the worldwide hit single "Video Killed the Radio Star". In May 1980, Downes joined Yes with Horn and recorded Drama (1980). After Yes disbanded in 1981, Downes helped Trevor Horn to produce a second Buggles album, Adventures in Modern Recording (1981) although he was only primarily involved for half of it, and co-founded Asia with ex-Yes fellow musician Steve Howe. He left Asia in 1986, rejoined in 1990, and has been a part of the line-up since then; he released several solo albums and produced for several artists, including Mike Oldfield and the Thompson Twins.
In 2006, Downes reunited the original Asia line-up and rejoined Yes in 2011; he is currently a member of both groups. Since 1998, he has reunited with Horn on special occasions to perform songs from The Buggles. Downes entered the Guinness Book of Records for performing with a record 28 keyboards on stage in a single performance.