(The) dichotomy between artistic respect and artistic differences, and between occasional personal conflict and a clear 'all-for-one' band mentality, digs right to the very heart of the entity which was Emerson, Lake And Palmer - and it is perfectly laid out here, in perhaps the best and fullest form that I have ever seen it...

CARL PALMER – ELP At 50: The Show That Never Ends
One of the first things we played together was 21st Century Schizoid Man – I think maybe because Greg didn’t have to learn it! Emerson, Lake And Palmer. Can there ever have been a band who more fully encapsulated the idea of 1970s progressive rock more than this astonishing band. Positioned forever in people’s imaginations..