Emerson, Lake & Palmer: Welcome Back My Friends To The Show That Never Ends - Ladies And Gentlemen
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Emerson, Lake & Palmer: Welcome Back My Friends To The Show That Never Ends - Ladies And Gentlemen
14 dec 22
For me, the peak of the trio lies in their live performances and albums, where, in my view, the excesses, virtuosity, and exaggerations of the supergroup find their greatest meaning, and where it can be exhilarating to listen to/see Emerson ravish his keyboards in an orgy of mystical/luciferian/fiendish ecstasy. So "Welcome Back..." along with a couple of their other live performances is what I appreciate most about ELP. The apex, even conceptually, of the live show is of course the sprawling version of "Karn Evil 9" (35 minutes), a bacchanalian circus of excesses and a symbol of the Emerson/keyboard instruments symbiosis. However, for me, even in this live performance, the most thrilling moment is when Lake takes the stage. The highlight of the album is indeed the medley of songs entirely composed by Lake: "Take a Pebble/Still... You Turn Me On/Lucky Man," all performed in a completely acoustic version. Lake is spine-chilling.
Emerson, Lake & Palmer: Trilogy
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Emerson, Lake & Palmer: Trilogy
27 nov 17
The maturity album of the trio, part of the series "three is the perfect number." Along with their debut (which, for me, is slightly better), it's their most successful work. Shockingly balanced and cohesive by their standards in its alternating longer, more complex tracks with simpler, shorter songs, it surpasses those on "Tarkus" and feels lighter and less serious. In short, it's also a fun album at times (see "The Sheriff" or "Hoedown"). Lake brings out the quintessential song of the band, which is "From the Beginning" (primarily for acoustic and electric guitar), which is simply a beautiful song, and for them, "beautiful song" is like a mirage. The title track (especially the first two wonderful minutes) is one of their best works. It’s a shame about the boring final bolero; definitely, Emerson does not measure up to Ravel, but look at that...
Emerson, Lake & Palmer: Tarkus
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Emerson, Lake & Palmer: Tarkus
22 nov 17
Of the trio's first 4 studio albums, this is definitely the one I can stand the least. It's all based on the 20 minutes of the title track, which are only good in parts, for example when Lake sings, which are probably the sections where Lake had a hand in composing the music together with Emerson (the lyrics are all by Mr. Lake) or in the section entirely written by Lake ("Battlefield"). You can see that if they had called themselves Lake, Lake, and more Lake, I would have liked them more? Obviously, within those 20 minutes, even the Sboronissimo comes up with cool stuff, but mostly it's just overly fine virtuosity for its own sake. The short little songs that follow the suite, well... Except for "The Only Way," the rest is, well... Bye.
  • Littlelion
    22 nov 17
    However, it must be said that the sung parts are of an enormous figherrimosità (in my opinion), then the piece Tarkus lasted just the right amount of time for the journey between the train station and school :D
  • hjhhjij
    22 nov 17
    And thanks to the woodpecker, Lake even if it had sung "Il caffè della Peppina" would have come out with something really cool :D
  • pier_paolo_farina
    24 nov 17
    I agree with you... Tarkus doesn't age well, with that graphics that is a bit like this, the second side hastily put together, the suite excellent but at the time definitely overrated. Poor Lake, lazy and ridiculously full of himself as he was, was truly a star, both in singing and on bass.
  • hjhhjij
    24 nov 17
    Perfectly agreed, there are always nice things coming from the bottom of Gregorio.
Emerson, Lake & Palmer: Pictures At An Exhibition
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Emerson, Lake & Palmer: Pictures at an Exhibition
3 sep 14
I'm giving it to Silaslang for Christmas.
  • De...Marga...
    3 sep 14
    Buying it on eBay...
  • hjhhjij
    3 sep 14
    :D If I didn't already have it, I would do this beautiful thing you're suggesting ahahaha. Instead, I will gift him my copy.
  • De...Marga...
    3 sep 14
    Hahahahahahaha....If you also want my copy; I really don’t know why but a few years ago I bought it for just a few euros. I think I listened to it once, maybe.
  • hjhhjij
    3 sep 14
    Well, in my "Total Prog" phase I liked it, but it was one of the first that I reassessed downward. I enjoy their other albums, I like the first one quite a bit too, even if they will never be among my favorites. However, I understand that they can completely suck.
  • ziltoid
    4 sep 14
    If you want, I'll give you the eponymous one! I don't know, the more I listen to it, the more it sucks (and it's the only one of theirs that could get past my ears without coming out the other end).
  • hjhhjij
    4 sep 14
    That, on the other hand, is a bit of a masterpiece for me, but I already have it so I have to decline the offer, thanks anyway :)
  • SilasLang
    4 sep 14
    HJ....I CURSE YOU. Ahahahahah
  • hjhhjij
    5 sep 14
    : D
  • hackerhacked
    5 sep 14
    But I remember there was, shortly after the beginning of the suite and towards the middle of the record, a truly captivating keyboard solo/fugue by Emerson, which definitely wasn't in Mussorgsky's.
  • hackerhacked
    5 sep 14
    "disco" ....
  • tonysoprano
    4 sep 16
    But is it really that bad?
  • hjhhjij
    4 sep 16
    The only work from their golden era that I find irritating and that puts me on the same level as their detractors :-)
  • tonysoprano
    4 sep 16
    ... when I've listened to it, you'll see what I think...
Enya: The Celts
CD Audio I have it ★★★
Enya: Enya
8 apr 12
Somewhat boring at times, but nonetheless very pleasant. 3.5
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