Eliodoro

Naturally beautiful has two s's and then among the favorites straight and spun.

It's lovely to read you. Thank you.

NEU! Here there is substance and avant-garde. Can here just as much and more. Regards. Elio

Writing: "Certainly, presenting a musical formula considered somewhat anachronistic is courageous, but this aspect surely didn't intimidate the English keyboardist," I disagree with this statement because this album is very far from what Emerson was doing years ago. Setting this aside, I like the review, even though it feels a bit sparse for the return of a rhinoceros like Keith and for a work that deserves attention from both us and ELP. We have fed on it, for better or for worse, but also for the new generations who are not biased against this sometimes uncomfortable character to deal with.

I do not hide that I have a bit of difficulty approaching these two gentlemen, whom I have always thought poorly of in the past, and even worse. The review presents them in a new light that I was not familiar with, and perhaps I will delve deeper, but the memories of the "strange" things that Mr. Maurizio did around Italy are still strong. Thank you, Sfacia, for the suggestion, but... give me a bit more time to think about it...

I want to thank the recent contributions once again. @SANJURO: the comparison to Valter Wendy Carlos, Sun Ra, Velvet, and Stockhausen is intriguing. I find it easy to connect with the latter given the direct relationships that have existed with various Kraut artists, but I would like you to elaborate more on your opinions regarding the other three.

In my opinion, the evaluation of the album should, among the first things, take into account the historical context in which it was born. When ELP emerged, they plunged us into a new phase of music where synthesizers reigned supreme, and Emerson, with his background, managed to blend classical music with modern sounds with a decent taste and a good personal reinterpretation (personally, I love the quadrants of an exposition). When Beggars Opera played "The Poet and the Peasant," they made a trivial adaptation, and this makes ELP, in my view, have a bit more merit. Let's not forget that in those years, electronic keyboards were just emerging and perfecting, so there was a lot of excitement around this instrument. For example, think of Valter Carlos, now Wendy, who played on the Synthesizer Bach and then achieved the great success of his soundtrack for A Clockwork Orange. With this, I mean that the early ELP are several steps above, while the latter simply want to ride a waning success. I would like to point out that Emerson has recently released a new album; it might be worth seeking it out to understand which musical thoughts he wishes to pursue today.

Bad record even for me, who had loved them so much.

There are only 3 Ragnarock: this one reviewed, Swedish and nice. Another New Zealand group always on the same wavelength, and a Norwegian group that plays heavy metal, etc. There are no others online or in the books I have consulted. Regards.

"Fulminati" are often used by the kids I deal with; I've been a middle school teacher for over 20 years, and I've been influenced by them. The "fulminato" is the original type, I'd say like the Professor from Back to the Future, the guy who in the '70s, like me, had long hair, listened to music that wasn't Battisti except for a few hits, and was ahead of his time listening to Kraut, also because it seemed a bit "cool." I don't know if I've made myself clear, but the connotation seems positive and also quite nice. Best regards.