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I return today to these pages after 4 years, I believe, of absence. Keith Emerson passed away yesterday, March 11, 2016. He had not yet turned 72 years old.

Good author, emotionally rich and engaging. A pity that after the first three or four episodes the intensity of the compositions starts to wane...

A very pleasant and unexpected return. And as someone wrote here... very Egyptian. Nothing new under the sun of the pyramids, but it’s still a nice feeling...

It's truly disheartening to read a review that seems like a chapter from a novel. For the sake of coherence and fluidity, I believe one should stick to the subject at hand and avoid the pieces of history and anecdotes that stretch things out and make the review itself cumbersome. Otherwise, it's a justifiable opinion and a work that, in my view, stands far apart from both PT and Opeth. And that is probably its most unexpected merit, in an entirely peculiar climate.

Excellent and heartfelt review, Green, that reveals all the passion for Anderson & Tull. Even harsh, I must add, but perhaps this is due to the outcome of certain expectations that were probably disappointed. I listened to the work, and it’s not to be dismissed. Of course, the pretentiousness of the project, however, leads to inevitable comparisons, and from this perspective, the stage "gives way." Best regards!

Great testimony, Bella_Bartok... ;-)

A few curiosities for fans of the heroic feats of these two aging gentlemen, there certainly were. If nothing else, at least because of the curious and perhaps amusing name. However, at the end of the adventure, I find myself essentially aligning with the sensible line of Jargonking, which fairly limits itself to acknowledging what happened, without too much infamy nor undue praise. Indeed, it remains a record that is enjoyable at times, where it becomes quite clear how the two (as noted by the author of the write-up) undoubtedly had fun. And with their experience, in these times, I don't believe that is something to be scorned. Of course, a bit more originality might not have hurt, and it certainly won't go down in history for the memorability of its content, but such a well-played pleasantness can hardly be disliked by old progsters...

"It is true that it seems like an anachronistic return, but the album is really nice if you consider it without trying to find something new in it."... Here’s Glauco, I truly believe that this sentence can encapsulate the event, at least from your perspective. From mine, there is indeed nothing new, except for some craftsmanship and (their) nostalgia. Perhaps naively, I expected a bit more freshness, but this can easily be considered my misjudgment. Being a longtime fan of theirs, I frankly expected a bit more courage and originality, but there you go... ;-)

Listening to it again after 30/40 years, it loses not a single gram of its extraordinary originality, freshness, and visionary imagination.