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| Allmusic Biography : Emerson, Lake & Palmer were progressive rocks first supergroup. Greeted by the rock press and the public as something akin to conquering heroes, they succeeded in broadening the audience for progressive rock from hundreds of thousands into tens of millions of listeners, creating a major radio phenomenon as well. Their flamboyance on record and in the studio echoed the best work of the heavy metal bands of the era, proving that classical rockers could compete for that arena-scale audience. Over and above their own commercial success, the trio also paved the way for the success of such bands as Yes, who would become their chief rivals for much of the 1970s. Keyboardist Keith Emerson planted the seeds of the group in late 1969 when his band the Nice shared a bill at the Fillmore West with King Crimson, and the two first spoke of the possibility of working together. After the Crimson lineup began disintegrating during their first U.S. tour, Lake opted to leave the group. Upon officially teaming in 1970, Emerson and Lake auditioned several drummers before they approached Carl Palmer, not yet 20 years old and already an overpowering talent, as well as a former member of the Crazy World of Arthur Brown and Atomic Rooster. The trios first rehearsals mostly picked up from the Nices and King Crimsons respective repertoires, including such well-known numbers as "Rondo" and "21st Century Schizoid Man." In August of 1970, ELP played their first show at the Plymouth Guildhall, just ahead of the Isle of Wight Festival in August of 1970, where they astonished more than half-a-million onlookers with their sound and instrumental prowess. One month later, the group finished their debut album, Emerson, Lake & Palmer, comprised of their strongest early originals and two dazzling classical adaptations filled with rippling piano and synthesizer playing by Emerson along lightning-fast drumming by Palmer, anchored around Lakes bass work. That album was an instant success, rising to the Top Five in England and the Top 20 in America with considerable help from a last-minute addition -- pressed to fill out the running time of the album, the group settled on a composition that Lake had written as a boy, called "Lucky Man." The latter became their debut single and made the Top 50 in America. The trios stage act rapidly became the stuff of legend, Emersons organ pyrotechnics -- which dated from his days with the Nice -- getting him compared to Jimi Hendrix. The recording of the second ELP album, Tarkus (1971), tested their cohesiveness while stretching their sound in new directions and dimensions, with a much more complex electronic keyboard sound and a running time on the title track that took up the entire first side. But "Tarkus" the composition, despite its difficult birth (at first, Lake didnt resonate very well to the musical textures or time signature that Emerson and Palmer had begun with), ultimately defined the ELP sound as most people understood it: loud and bombastic, somewhat gloomy in its lyrical tone, and boundlessly exultant in its instrumental power. The Tarkus album reached number one in England and the Top Ten in America, and it seemed at this point as though the trio could do little wrong -- after a couple of abortive attempts, they captured a new feature of their concerts, a rock adaptation of Mussorgskys Pictures at an Exhibition, at a March 21, 1971, concert at Newcastle City Hall, and it, in turn, became another major hit. Indeed, as a result of the release of that album, several million teenagers of high-school age suddenly had Mussorgskys name and music -- after a fashion -- in their consciousness, to the delight or chagrin of music educators (depending on their outlook) everywhere. It was eight months before ELPs next record, Trilogy, was released in July of 1972. In the interim, they toured extensively, and made it their business to cultivate the college audience that took most naturally to their work. Lake never sang better, nor did the group ever sound more comfortable and laid-back on that album, and among the eight very solid numbers in a classical-rock vein, there was tucked a track that became virtually the bands signature tune, a version of Aaron Coplands "Hoedown." The group also enjoyed its most successful pop single off of that album in the Lake-authored ballad "From the Beginning." Such was the groups credibility that when it came time to record a version of the first movement of Alberto Ginasteras "Piano Concerto No. 1" and the publisher denied them permission, they approached the composer himself, who fully approved of the track that became "Tocatta" on Brain Salad Surgery, released in 1973. The most popular album in their history, Brain Salad Surgery dominated the charts and the airwaves upon its release -- it was also their boldest group effort, offering the "Karn Evil 9" epic that filled more than the side of an LP, as well as the best playing and production in their history, and some of the most elaborate packaging of the fairly daunting progressive rock boom. By this time, the band had formed its own label, Manticore Records (named for one of the mythological creatures portrayed in "Tarkus"). Through Manticore, ELP also released material by ex-King Crimson lyricist Pete Sinfield and the Italian progressive rock band PFM; Sinfields presence as a composer with Lake on Brain Salad Surgery also helped strengthen one of the groups lingering weaknesses, its lyrics -- where Lakes use of language had always tended toward the pleasant but simplistic, Sinfield, a veteran of King Crimson, provided lyrical complexity nearly as daunting as the best of the groups music. In the wake of this string of successes, ELP released a triple-live album, Welcome Back My Friends to the Show That Never Ends, in August of 1974, which was their last new release for over three years. It was also at this point that the bandmembers began chafing at the restrictions that the trio put on their individual ambitions -- Emersons boldest compositions were pure classical music, requiring orchestral accompaniment; Lakes songs didnt necessarily have much for Emerson or Palmer to contribute; similarly, Palmers music was going in directions that would have left the others as little more than sidemen. A trio of solo albums would have been the answer, but theyd also seen how solo releases by members of such top acts as Yes and the Moody Blues had failed to sell in numbers resembling those of their respective groups. The result was Works, Vol. 1, a double-LP that was essentially three one-sided solo albums by each member and a fourth group side. Released in March of 1977, the record fared relatively poorly, both commercially and critically. Additionally, following the release, the group was never the same -- Works destroyed ELPs unity, and their remaining motivation for recording seemed only to be their contractual obligations. Worse still, they had squandered valuable time over the hiatus between Brain Salad Surgery and Works, during which the publics taste was changing -- by 1977, the notion of extended suites, conceptual rock albums, and classical-rock fusion that were trademarks of ELPs sound seemed hopelessly ponderous and pretentious, as the rise of punk rock and disco combined to undermine any notion of intellectualism in rock. Works, Vol. 2, released in November of 1977, was nothing more than a collection of obscure B-sides and odd tracks dating back four years -- though it received more positive reviews in some quarters than did its more ambitious predecessor. Their next album of new material, Love Beach, was later described by the bandmembers themselves as nothing more than a matter of going through the motions. ELP split up in 1979, with Lake embarking on a moderately successful solo career, while Emerson took to composing film scores and recorded the occasional solo project, and Palmer, after a stint with the band Carl Palmers PM, joined the pop supergroup Asia. In the mid-80s, Emerson and Lake got together with drummer Cozy Powell as the short-lived Emerson, Lake & Powell, complete with a self-titled 1985 album and a tour. In 1991, Emerson, Lake & Palmer reunited for the Black Moon album, followed by a tour, which led to the release of Live at the Royal Albert Hall and another studio album, 1994s In the Hot Seat. The trio mounted several additional international reunion tours during the mid- to late 90s, although disputes over an intended new album short-circuited their planned late-decade recording comeback. Emerson re-formed the Nice for a reunion tour and live album early in the new century, and later collaborated with Mike Bennett in the making of a triple-disc set entitled Reworks: Brain Salad Perjury, exploring new permutations of ELPs sound. He and Palmer each toured with their respective bands, with Palmer later rejoining Asia for a 25th anniversary tour, while Greg Lake toured with Ringo Starr in 2001, and subsequently formed his own band. Lake and Emerson scheduled a tour of the United States and Canada performing in an acoustic format in 2010, and the trio planned to reunite for a single 40th anniversary performance in July of 2010, presented as part of Classic Rock magazines High Voltage Festival at Victoria Park in London. Sadly, Keith Emerson died in March 2016 at the age of 71. In a fitting memorial to the late, great keyboard virtuoso, a number of reissues arrived later that year, as well as Anthology, an exclusive three-disc collection of tracks that spanned the bands career from 1970 to 1998. Nine months after Emersons death, Greg Lake died in December 2016 at the age of 69. | ||
 | Album: 1 of 46 Title: Emerson, Lake & Palmer Released: 1970-11 Tracks: 6 Duration: 41:29 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify Wikipedia Allmusic AlbumCover | 1 The Barbarian (04:33) 2 Take a Pebble (12:34) 3 Knife‐Edge (05:08) 4 The Three Fates: Clotho / Lachesis / Atropos (07:44) 5 Tank (06:52) 6 Lucky Man (04:37) |
| Emerson, Lake & Palmer : Allmusic album Review : Lively, ambitious, almost entirely successful debut album, made up of keyboard-dominated instrumentals ("The Barbarian," "Three Fates") and romantic ballads ("Lucky Man") showcasing all three members very daunting talents. This album, which reached the Top 20 in America and got to number four in England, showcased the group at its least pretentious and most musicianly -- with the exception of a few moments on "Three Fates" and perhaps "Take a Pebble," there isnt much excess, and there is a lot of impressive musicianship here. "Take a Pebble" might have passed for a Moody Blues track of the era but for the fact that none of the Moody Blues keyboard men could solo like Keith Emerson. Even here, in a relatively balanced collection of material, the album shows the beginnings of a dark, savage, imposingly gothic edge that had scarcely been seen before in so-called "art rock," mostly courtesy of Emersons larger-than-life organ and synthesizer attacks. Greg Lakes beautifully sung, deliberately archaic "Lucky Man" had a brush with success on FM radio, and Carl Palmer became the idol of many thousands of would-be drummers based on this one album (especially for "Three Fates" and "Tank"), but Emerson emerged as the overpowering talent here for much of the public. | ||
 | Album: 2 of 46 Title: Tarkus Released: 1971-06-14 Tracks: 13 Duration: 38:54 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify Wikipedia Allmusic AlbumCover | 1 Eruption (02:43) 2 Stones of Years (03:44) 3 Iconoclast (01:15) 4 Mass (03:12) 5 Manticore (01:52) 6 Battlefield (03:51) 7 Aquatarkus (04:04) 8 Jeremy Bender (01:50) 9 Bitches Crystal (03:58) 10 The Only Way (03:48) 11 Infinite Space (Conclusion) (03:20) 12 A Time and a Place (03:01) 13 Are You Ready Eddy? (02:10) |
| Tarkus : Allmusic album Review : Emerson, Lake & Palmers 1970 eponymous LP was only a rehearsal. It hit hard because of the novelty of the act (allegedly the first supergroup in rock history), but felt more like a collection of individual efforts and ideas than a collective work. All doubts were dissipated by the release of Tarkus in 1971. Side one of the original LP is occupied by the 21-minute title epic track, beating both Genesis "Suppers Ready" and Yes "Close to the Edge" by a year. Unlike the latter groups cut-and-paste technique to obtain long suites, "Tarkus" is a thoroughly written, focused piece of music. It remains among the Top Ten classic tracks in progressive rock history. Because of the strength of side one, the material on the albums second half has been quickly forgotten -- with one good reason: it doesnt match the strength of its counterpart -- but "Bitches Crystal" and "A Time and a Place" make two good prog rock tracks, the latter being particularly rocking. "Jeremy Bender" is the first in a series of honky tonk-spiced, Far-West-related songs. This one and the rock & roll closer "Are You Ready Eddy?" are the only two tracks worth throwing away. Otherwise Tarkus makes a very solid album, especially to the ears of prog rock fans -- no Greg Lake acoustic ballads, no lengthy jazz interludes. More accomplished than the trios first album, but not quite as polished as Brain Salad Surgery, Tarkus is nevertheless a must-have. | ||
 | Album: 3 of 46 Title: Pictures at an Exhibition Released: 1971-11 Tracks: 12 Duration: 37:58 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify Allmusic AlbumCover | 1 Promenade (01:57) 2 The Gnome (04:16) 3 Promenade (01:23) 4 The Sage (04:41) 5 The Old Castle (02:31) 6 Blues Variation (04:14) 7 Promenade (01:28) 8 The Hut of Baba Yaga (01:12) 9 The Curse of Baba Yaga (04:09) 10 The Hut of Baba Yaga (01:07) 11 The Great Gates of Kiev. The End (06:27) 12 Nutrocker (04:33) |
| Pictures at an Exhibition : Allmusic album Review : One of the seminal documents of the progressive rock era, a record that made its way into the collections of millions of high-school kids who never heard of Modest Mussorgsky and knew nothing of Russias Nationalist "Five." It does some violence to Mussorgsky, but Pictures at an Exhibition is also the most energetic and well-realized live release in Emerson, Lake & Palmers catalog, and it makes a fairly compelling case for adapting classical pieces in this way. At the time, it introduced "classical rock" to millions of listeners, including the classical community, most of whose members regarded this record as something akin to an armed assault. The early-70s live sound is a little crude by todays standards, but the tightness of the playing (Carl Palmer is especially good) makes up for any sonic inadequacies. Keith Emerson is the dominant musical personality here, but Greg Lake and Palmer get the spotlight enough to prevent it from being a pure keyboard showcase. [In 2004 Sanctuary released a British edition with a bonus track.] | ||
 | Album: 4 of 46 Title: Trilogy Released: 1972-07-06 Tracks: 9 Duration: 42:23 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify Wikipedia Allmusic AlbumCover | 1 The Endless Enigma, Part One (06:41) 2 The Fugue (01:56) 3 The Endless Enigma, Part Two (02:03) 4 From the Beginning (04:16) 5 The Sheriff (03:22) 6 Hoedown (taken from Rodeo) (03:47) 7 Trilogy (08:54) 8 Living Sin (03:13) 9 Abaddon’s Bolero (08:08) |
| Trilogy : Allmusic album Review : After the heavily distorted bass and doomsday church organ of Emerson, Lake & Palmers debut album, the exhilarating prog rock of epic proportions on Tarkus, and the violent removal of the sacred aura of classical tunes on Pictures at an Exhibition, Trilogy, ELPs fourth album, features the trio settling down in more crowd-pleasing pastures. Actually, the group was gaining in maturity what they lost in raw energy. Every track on this album has been carefully thought, arranged, and performed to perfection, a process that also included some form of sterilization. Greg Lakes acoustic ballad "From the Beginning" put the group on the charts for a second time. The adaptation of Aaron Coplands "Hoedown" also yielded a crowd-pleaser. Prog rock fans had to satisfy themselves with the three-part "The Endless Enigma" and "Trilogy," both very strong but paced compositions. By 1972, Eddie Offords recording and producing techniques had reached a peak. He provided a lush, comfy finish to the album that made it particularly suited for living-room listening and the FM airwaves. Yet the material lacks a bit of excitement. Trilogy still belongs to ELPs classic period and should not be overlooked. For newcomers to prog rock it can even make a less-menacing point of entry. | ||
 | Album: 5 of 46 Title: Brain Salad Surgery Released: 1973-12 Tracks: 8 Duration: 45:05 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify Wikipedia Allmusic AlbumCover | 1 Jerusalem (02:45) 2 Toccata (07:22) 3 Still… You Turn Me On (02:53) 4 Benny the Bouncer (02:21) 5 Karn Evil 9: 1st Impression, Part 1 (08:43) 6 Karn Evil 9: 1st Impression, Part 2 (04:47) 7 Karn Evil 9: 2nd Impression (07:07) 8 Karn Evil 9: 3rd Impression (09:05) |
| Brain Salad Surgery : Allmusic album Review : Emerson, Lake & Palmers most successful and well-realized album (after their first), and their most ambitious as a group, as well as their loudest, Brain Salad Surgery was also the most steeped in electronic sounds of any of their records. The main focus, thanks to the three-part "Karn Evil 9," is sci-fi rock, approached with a volume and vengeance that stretched the art rock audiences tolerance to its outer limit, but also managed to appeal to the metal audience in ways that little of Trilogy did. Indeed, "Karn Evil 9" is the piece and the place where Keith Emerson and his keyboards finally matched in both music and flamboyance the larger-than-life guitar sound of Jimi Hendrix. This also marked the point in the groups history in which they brought in their first outside creative hand, in the guise of ex-King Crimson lyricist Pete Sinfield. Hed been shopping around his first solo album and was invited onto the trios new Manticore label, and also asked in to this project as Lakes abilities as a lyricist didnt seem quite up to the 20-minute "Karn Evil 9" epic that Emerson had created as an instrumental. Sinfields resulting lyrics for "Karn Evil 9: First Impression" and "Karn Evil 9: Third Impression," while not up to the standard of his best Crimson work, were better than anything the group had to work with previously -- he was also responsible for Emersons choice of title, persuading the keyboardist that the music hed come up with was more evocative of a carnival and fantasy than the pure science fiction concept that Emerson had started with. And Greg Lake pulled out all the stops with his heaviest singing voice in handling them, coming off a bit like Peter Gabriel in the process. And amid Carl Palmers prodigious drumming, it was all a showcase for Emerson, who employed more keyboards and more sounds here -- including electronic voices -- than had previously been heard on one of their records. The songs (except for the light-hearted throwaway "Benny the Bouncer") are also among their best work -- the groups arrangement of Sir Charles Hubert Parrys setting of William Blakes "Jerusalem" manages to be reverent yet rocking (a combination that got it banned by the BBC for potential "blasphemy"), while Emersons adaptation of Alberto Ginasteras music in "Tocatta" outstrips even "The Barbarian" and "Knife Edge" from the first album as a distinctive and rewarding reinterpretation of a piece of serious music. Lakes "Still...You Turn Me On," the albums obligatory acoustic number, was his last great ballad with the group, possessing a melody and arrangement sufficiently pretty to forgive the presence of the rhyming triplet "everyday a little sadder/a little madder/someone get me a ladder." And the sound quality was stunning, and the whole album represented a high point that the trio would never again achieve, or even aspire to -- after this, each member started to go his own way in terms of creativity and music. | ||
 | Album: 6 of 46 Title: Welcome Back, My Friends, to the Show That Never Ends⁓Ladies and Gentlemen Released: 1974 Tracks: 9 Duration: 1:49:41 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify Wikipedia Allmusic AlbumCover | 1 Hoedown (04:57) 2 Jerusalem (02:53) 3 Toccata (07:24) 4 Tarkus: 1. Eruption / 2. Stones of Years / 3. Iconoclast / 4. Mass / 5. Manticore / 6. Battlefield / 7. Aquatarkus (27:26) 5 Take a Pebble / Still… You Turn Me On / Lucky Man (11:06) 1 Piano Improvisations (11:54) 2 Take a Pebble (conclusion) (03:32) 3 Medley: Jeremy Bender / The Sheriff (05:07) 4 Karn Evil 9: 1st Impression / 2nd Impression / 3rd Impression (35:18) |
| Welcome Back, My Friends, to the Show That Never Ends⁓Ladies and Gentlemen : Allmusic album Review : Upon its release, the 1973 LP Brain Salad Surgery had been hailed as Emerson, Lake & Palmers masterpiece. A long tour ensued that left the trio flushed and begging for time off. Before disbanding for three years, they assembled a three-LP live set (something of a badge of achievement at the time, earned by Yes in 1973 with Yessongs and, somewhat more dubiously, Leon Russell with Leon Live). Welcome Back My Friends to the Show That Never Ends gives a very accurate representation of ELPs shows at the time, including their uncertain sound quality. It isnt that the group didnt try hard to give a good show; they did, but left to just his two hands, without the use of multi-tracking and overdubs to build layer-upon-layer of electronic keyboard sounds, Keith Emerson was at a singular disadvantage on some of the boldest material in the trios repertory. And even allowing how far the art and science of recording rock concerts had advanced in the 1970s, there were still inherent problems in recording a fully exposed bass -- Greg Lakes primary instrument -- in an arena setting that couldnt be overcome here. Even the most recent remastered editions could not fix the feedback, the occasionally leakages, the echo, the seeming distance -- the listener often gets the impression of being seated in the upper mezzanine of an arena. That said, the group still had a lot of fire, enthusiasm, and cohesion at this point in its history, and that does come through. And if they dont solve every problem with the sound, the remastered editions from Rhino, Japanese WEA, and Sanctuary do give Lakes voice and Emersons piano their richest, fullest possible tone and a fighting chance in these surroundings, and bring Carl Palmers drumming much more up close and personal than it ever was on the LP. On the down side, the division into two CDs (as opposed to three LPs) means that the 26-minute "Take a Pebble"/"Piano Improvisations"/"Take a Pebble" chain -- complete with Lakes excellent acoustic guitar spot for "Still You Turn Me On" and "Lucky Man" -- is broken up between the two discs. The song selection -- if not quite the career-ranging array of repertory that Yessongs was for Yes -- is stellar and features all the material from Brain Salad Surgery (with the exception of "Benny the Bouncer"), including a complete 36-minute rendition of "Karn Evil 9," which filled both sides of the third LP in the original set. The latter is thoroughly bracing, with a level of visceral energy that was lacking in some moments of the original studio version, and is also almost as good a showcase for Lake, whose singing and playing here are better than they were on the studio original, as it is for Emerson and Palmer. Add to that a 27-minute "Tarkus" -- complete with one Pete Sinfield-authored verse from King Crimsons "Epitaph" (which theyd been adding to the piece in concert at least since the Trilogy tour) -- and you now have three quarters of the music. Hearing any of those three pieces (and the stunning "Toccata") performed live, obviously without any overdubs, makes one realize how accomplished these musicians were, and how well they worked together when the going was good. This was the groups last successful and satisfying tour, as subsequent journeys on the road, in association with the Works album, were mired in acrimony about expenses, repertory, ego clashes, and the decision about going out with an orchestra (or not), or were motivated purely by contractual and financial obligations, whereas here they proved that even their most ambitious ideas could work musically, done by just the three of them. The sometimes disappointing sound quality should not be too much of a turnoff for fans, but newcomers should definitely start with the studio albums, and make this the third or fourth ELP album in their collection. And it should be listened to loud. | ||
 | Album: 7 of 46 Title: Works, Volume 1 Released: 1977-03-17 Tracks: 14 Duration: 1:26:39 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify Wikipedia Allmusic AlbumCover | 1 Piano Concerto No. 1: I. Allegro gioioso / II. Andante molto cantabile / III. Toccata con fuoco (18:26) 2 Lend Your Love to Me Tonight (04:04) 3 C’est la vie (04:18) 4 Hallowed Be Thy Name (04:37) 5 Nobody Loves You Like I Do (04:00) 6 Closer to Believing (05:34) 1 The Enemy God Dances With the Black Spirits (03:17) 2 L.A. Nights (05:42) 3 New Orleans (02:45) 4 Two Part Invention in D Minor (01:53) 5 Food for Your Soul (03:57) 6 Tank (05:07) 7 Fanfare for the Common Man (09:41) 8 Pirates (13:17) |
| Works, Volume 1 : Allmusic album Review : Though no one talked about it at the time of its release, this album reflected a growing split within the group. Originally, the trios members, tired of sublimating their musical identities within the context of ELP, each intended to do a solo album of his own. Reason prevailed, however, probably aided by the groups awareness that the combined sales of the solo albums issued by the five members of Yes the previous year were a fraction of the sales of Yes most recent records. The result was this double LP; essentially three solo sides and one group side, it is the most complex and demanding of the groups albums. Keith Emersons "Piano Concerto" is on the level of a good music-student piece, without much original language. Where Emerson, in conjunction with his conductor and co-orchestrator, John Mayer, succeeds admirably is in writing beautiful virtuoso passages for the piano. Greg Lakes romantic songs mark the final flowering of his work in this vein -- and perhaps its going to seed, since "Cest la Vie," the featured single, says little that "Still...You Turn Me On," from their previous album, didnt say better and shorter. Carl Palmers side is the most accessible of the three solo sides for casual rock listeners, rocking hard on the classical adaptations and featuring Joe Walsh on lead guitar for one song. The groups two tracks, "Fanfare for the Common Man" and "Pirates," cover a lot of old ground, albeit in ornate and stylish fashion. Having used Coplands "Hoedown" as a concert showstopper for four years, the trio takes "Fanfare" to new heights of indulgence, and it actually works, up to a point -- like CCRs extended version of "Heard It Through the Grapevine," this is just a little too much of a good thing. | ||
 | Album: 8 of 46 Title: Works, Volume 2 Released: 1977-11-01 Tracks: 12 Duration: 43:48 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify Wikipedia Allmusic AlbumCover | 1 Tiger in a Spotlight (04:35) 2 When the Apple Blossoms Bloom in the Windmills of Your Mind I’ll Be Your Valentine (03:58) 3 Bullfrog (03:52) 4 Brain Salad Surgery (03:09) 5 Barrelhouse Shake‐Down (03:52) 6 Watching Over You (03:57) 7 So Far to Fall (04:57) 8 Maple Leaf Rag (02:02) 9 I Believe in Father Christmas (03:20) 10 Close but Not Touching (03:21) 11 Honky Tonk Train Blues (03:11) 12 Show Me the Way to Go Home (03:31) |
| Works, Volume 2 : Allmusic album Review : After the rather dull Works, Vol. 1, the highly underrated Works, Vol. 2 is a godsend. Works, Vol. 1 took their pompous, bombastic, keyboard-driven prog rock epics to the limit; had it been stripped of its excesses and coupled with the strongest cuts from Works, Vol. 2, the band may have had an enormous success with critics and fans alike. Volume 2s brief, eclectic compositions cover an array of musical styles, combining stimulating originals and handsomely orchestrated renditions of "Maple Leaf Rag," "Honky Tonk Train Blues," and "Show Me the Way to Go Home." Lake peppers the tunes with guitar and bass flourishes, resulting in some of his most challenging instrumental work, and both he and Palmer deliver incredibly strong performances. Meanwhile,Peter Sinfield contributes some of his most mature and accomplished lyrics. Emersons work is solid and creative, but sounds a bit dated, which is part of why the band couldnt endure. Unlike some ELP albums, Volume 2s brief pieces sustain interest; there really isnt a weak tune in the set. The five instrumentals are highlighted by two short prog rock tunes, including the jazzy "Bullfrog," which features Lakes brief jazz bass solo and Palmers fluid, versatile drumming. "Barrelhouse Shake-down" and "Maple Leaf Rag" showcase Emersons superb ragtime and barrelhouse piano playing, and Palmers jazz fusion/marching band piece, "Close But Not Touching," features horns and Lakes psychedelic electric guitar lines. The vocal pieces are equally interesting. "Brain Salad Surgery" is progressive jazz-rock that bears some resemblance to King Crimsons "Cat Food," unsurprising since each features Lake singing Sinfields lyrics. And, of course, there is the hit "I Believe in Father Christmas," a beautiful Lake/Sinfield composition that highlights Lakes strong voice and vibrant acoustic guitar. | ||
 | Album: 9 of 46 Title: Love Beach Released: 1978-11-18 Tracks: 7 Duration: 41:00 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify Allmusic Wikipedia AlbumCover | 1 All I Want Is You (02:35) 2 Love Beach (02:46) 3 Taste of My Love (03:32) 4 The Gambler (03:22) 5 For You (04:27) 6 Canario (04:00) 7 Memoirs of an Officer and a Gentleman (20:15) |
| Love Beach : Allmusic album Review : Dont be fooled by the Bee Gees-esque cover photo, Love Beach is not really ELP gone pop. True, many of the songs are more concise and accessible than those on previous albums, and there are a couple of Greg Lake-dominated "romantic" tunes, but those had always been part of the deal. Theyre still classically rockin along on "Canario," and half the album is dominated by the 20-minute epic "Memoirs of an Officer and a Gentleman," reminiscent of such long-form ELP classics as "Trilogy." | ||
 | Album: 10 of 46 Title: In Concert Released: 1979 Tracks: 8 Duration: 43:45 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Allmusic Wikipedia AlbumCover | 1 Introductory Fanfare (00:53) 2 Peter Gunn (03:38) 3 Tiger in a Spotlight (04:07) 4 C’est la vie (04:12) 5 The Enemy God Dances With the Black Spirits (02:49) 6 Knife Edge (05:15) 7 Piano Concerto No. 1 Third Movement: Toccata Con Fuoco (06:35) 8 Pictures at an Exhibition (16:16) |
| In Concert : Allmusic album Review : A half-hearted release, intended to fulfill contracts and not much else. Their third live album, and their least interesting, although it was later expanded and improved in reissue form as Works Live. | ||
 | Album: 11 of 46 Title: The Best Of Released: 1984 Tracks: 12 Duration: 1:01:33 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify AlbumCover | 1 Hoedown (04:31) 2 Lucky Man (04:40) 3 Karn Evil 9 First Impression, Part 2 (04:47) 4 Jerusalem (02:45) 5 Peter Gunn (live) (04:30) 6 Fanfare for the Common Man (09:43) 7 Still… You Turn Me On (02:53) 8 Tiger in a Spotlight (04:14) 9 Trilogy (08:56) 10 C’est la vie (04:19) 11 New Orleans (02:48) 12 Toccata (07:27) |
 | Album: 12 of 46 Title: Black Moon Released: 1992-06-27 Tracks: 10 Duration: 48:54 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify Allmusic AlbumCover | 1 Black Moon (06:59) 2 Paper Blood (04:28) 3 Affairs of the Heart (03:47) 4 Romeo and Juliet (03:41) 5 Farewell to Arms (05:09) 6 Changing States (06:02) 7 Burning Bridges (04:46) 8 Close to Home (04:28) 9 Better Days (05:36) 10 Footprints in the Snow (03:54) |
| Black Moon : Allmusic album Review : Returning to the studio after a 14-year layoff, Emerson, Lake & Palmer stripped down their sound and amped up their attack for 1992s BLACK MOON. Its closest sonic cousin is the mid-80s album Emerson and Lake recorded with drummer Cozy Powell. Sharp digital electronics replace Keith Emersons classic analog synthesizer sounds, and the fanciful, classical-influenced prog-rock epics of yore are streamlined into a more accessible mainstream rock format, though some traces of the trios vintage flash still pop up. | ||
 | Album: 13 of 46 Title: The Atlantic Years Released: 1992-07-14 Tracks: 22 Duration: 2:30:53 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Allmusic AlbumCover | 1 Knife‐Edge (05:08) 2 Take a Pebble (12:30) 3 Lucky Man (04:37) 4 Tank (06:52) 5 Tarkus (20:39) 6 Excerpts From “Pictures at an Exhibition” (14:02) 7 The Endless Enigma, Part 1 (06:40) 8 Fugue (01:56) 9 The Endless Enigma, Part 2 (01:59) 1 From the Beginning (04:16) 2 Karn Evil 9: First Impression, Part 1 (08:40) 3 Karn Evil 9: First Impression, Part 2 (04:42) 4 Karn Evil 9: Second Impression (07:06) 5 Karn Evil 9: Third Impression (09:06) 6 Jerusalem (02:44) 7 Still… You Turn Me On (02:53) 8 Toccata (07:18) 9 Fanfare for the Common Man (05:40) 10 Pirates (13:17) 11 I Believe in Father Christmas (03:31) 12 Honky Tonk Train Blues (03:10) 13 Canario (03:56) |
| The Atlantic Years : Allmusic album Review : As Emerson, Lake & Palmer were making a comeback on-stage and on record (with Black Moon) in the early 90s, their former record label, Atlantic, launched a series of digitally remastered reissues of their catalog and packaged this two-CD collection. ELP best-of records abound, but this one remains the best. Anyone interested in the group but unwilling to buy each and every album gets all essential tracks on two 75-minute discs. Two-thirds of the trios debut LP are included (yes, even an unedited "Take a Pebble"). The complete studio version of "Tarkus" represents the album by the same title. The "Excerpts From Pictures at an Exhibition" correspond to side two of the original LP (minus "The Nutrocker"). Trilogy has been slightly neglected, with only "The Endless Enigma" (all three parts of it) and "From the Beginning" making the cut. The producers decided to drop such crucial material as the title track and the very popular "Hoedown" in order to include all but one track from the seminal 1973 Brain Salad Surgery ("Toccata" is there, but comes from the live album Welcome Back My Friends to the Show That Never Ends). The least of the worst was salvaged from the trios late-70s LPs, including the two group tracks from Works, Vol. 1 and "Canario," the most digestible piece from Love Beach. Considering Greg Lakes ballads and the honky tonk tunes have been largely set aside in favor of the longer, more compelling pieces, The Atlantic Years is a prog rock fans dream collection. | ||
 | Album: 14 of 46 Title: Live at the Royal Albert Hall Released: 1992-12-16 Tracks: 11 Duration: 1:10:19 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Allmusic Wikipedia AlbumCover | 1 Karn Evil 9: 1st Impression, Part 2 (01:44) 2 Tarkus: Eruption / Stones of Years / Iconoclast (09:32) 3 Knife Edge (05:27) 4 Paper Blood (04:09) 5 Romeo & Juliet (03:40) 6 Creole Dance (03:16) 7 Still… You Turn Me On (03:13) 8 Lucky Man (04:37) 9 Black Moon (06:32) 10 Pirates (13:22) 11 Finale: Fanfare for the Common Man / America / Rondo (14:40) |
| Live at the Royal Albert Hall : Allmusic album Review : Known for their on-stage energy and full-force musical prowess, Live at the Royal Albert Hall is the farthest from disappointment a live album can get. Each member of ELP exhibits his individual talents on this astonishing audio spectacle that doesnt let up at any point. Spearheading the 11 songs on the album that runs almost 70 minutes is keyboardist Keith Emerson, whose earsplitting synthesizer rumbles and squeals with devastating vigor. His playing is loose and freewheeling, characterizing his devil-may-care style, and bursting with emotion. Equally forceful is Carl Palmer behind the drums, especially on "Lucky Man" and "Karn Evil No. 9" where he showcases both his subtle mechanics and his frantic arm swirling. On guitar, Greg Lake fills in with some stellar bass work, whose impact can be felt even above the grandiose of the other two. The songs that work best live from ELP are all included, amassing all the ardor and extravagance surrounding this threesome. In front of their home audience in England, they really steal the show with a nine-minute outpouring of "Tarkus," as the combination of all their talents are fused together in instrumental wonderment. Even better is the grand finale, a 14-minute medley of "Fanfare for the Common Man," "America," and "Rondo." A truly volcanic display of keyboard driving from Keith Emerson sends this intense montage into a frenzy, ending the album on a fierce high. Live at the Royal Albert Hall has the grandfathers of progressive rock sounding like sonically intoxicated teenagers. | ||
 | Album: 15 of 46 Title: Works Live Released: 1993 Tracks: 15 Duration: 1:27:48 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify Allmusic AlbumCover | 1 Introductory Fanfare (live) (00:52) 2 Peter Gunn (live) (03:34) 3 Tiger in a Spotlight (live) (04:08) 4 C’est la vie (live) (04:14) 5 Watching Over You (live) (03:59) 6 Maple Leaf Rag (live) (01:14) 7 The Enemy God Dances With the Black Spirits (live) (02:46) 8 Fanfare for the Common Man (live) (10:55) 9 Knife Edge (live) (05:03) 10 Show Me the Way to Go Home (live) (04:22) 1 Abaddon’s Bolero (live) (06:03) 2 Pictures at an Exhibition: i. Promenade ii. The Gnome iii. Promenade iv. The Hut of Baba Yaga v. The Curse of Baba Yaga vi. The Hut of Baba Yaga vii. The Great Gates of Kiev (live) (15:43) 3 Closer to Believing (live) (05:29) 4 Piano Concerto, Third Movement: Toccata con fuoco (live) (06:41) 5 Tank (12:40) |
| Works Live : Allmusic album Review : In 1977, after three years time off working on various solo projects -- which were to have culminated with a trio of solo albums -- Emerson, Lake & Palmer reunited to release Works, Vol. 1, a double LP containing the best of the solo works plus a side of group-conceived pieces. All in all, it was the most ambitious and wide-ranging body of music theyd ever released, and was followed by the more modestly proportioned but still successful Works, Vol. 2 in November of that year, and a tour that fall and winter; in keeping with the albums that spawned it, the concerts initially featured a 90-piece orchestra supporting the trio. They werent able to keep the orchestra for more than a handful of shows before the money ran out, and the group spent the rest of the tour working as a trio to pay off what was owed, but they recognized the importance of those performances with the orchestra and saw to it that one of them, at least, was captured properly and professionally -- and unlike Welcome Back My Friends to the Show That Never Ends, their 1974 live album, which had its share of technical flaws, this time around the recording was state-of-the-art. Ironically, what they captured was almost an embarrassment of riches for their record label at the time -- by 1979, the brand of progressive rock represented by ELP was falling out of favor with critics and the public under the four-way assault of punk, new wave, power pop, and disco, and all Atlantic Records felt comfortable releasing at the time was a paltry single live LP, entitled In Concert. The advent of the CD era and the revival of the trio in the 1990s led to the latters reissue and expansion into this two-CD set, released in late 1993. Recorded at the Montreal Olympic Stadium (pictured on the cover of both albums), it features the trio performing with a symphony orchestra. Technically, its a beautiful album, avoiding most of the pitfalls and sonic shortcomings of their earlier concert ventures on record, and the repertory is the widest ranging of their entire history, reaching back to "Knife Edge" (from their first album) and reviving "Abaddons Bolero," an instrumental from Trilogy, plus a brace of tracks of all proportions from both Works albums, among them Keith Emersons "Piano Concerto" and his more modestly conceived "Tiger in the Spotlight" and his rendition of Scott Joplins "Maple Leaf Rag," Greg Lakes "CEst la Vie," "Watching Over You," "Closer to Believing," and his interpretation of "Show Me the Way to Go Home" -- all in versions distinctly superior to their studio renditions -- as well as the reconceived "Tank." Prog rock fans will be delighted by "Pictures at an Exhibition," here shorter, tighter, and obviously more symphonic than the groups 1971 recording. There is a real sense listening to this album, however -- despite some light and disarming moments such as "Tiger in the Spotlight," and good, cohesive playing throughout -- that youre really listening not so much to a band as to three personalities just chomping at the bit to go solo. Lakes featured numbers were, by now, so guitar-focused that they sounded like a separate body of music, which they were. Carl Palmer, who had fully come into his own as a creative musician by this time -- even recording a concerto of his own for percussion and orchestra that would get released 24 years later -- had also achieved a distinct voice, matching that of the other two members. Works Live is a proper and worthy successor to Welcome Back My Friends, capturing the groups last, grand musical gestures before ego conflicts tore them apart, though even in this regard there are flaws -- apparently, they never did get a usable official recording of "Pirates," a centerpiece of Works, Vol. 1, and on Emersons concerto, represented here only by its last movement, an otherwise beautiful and bracing live performance ends with a lackluster finale. No one will complain of the sound or the scope, however, and the enjoyable and even surprising moments do outnumber the disappointments, even if most of the material is less focused than the repertory represented on their earlier concert releases. | ||
 | Album: 16 of 46 Title: The Return of the Manticore Released: 1993 Tracks: 40 Duration: 4:54:59 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Allmusic Wikipedia AlbumCover | 1 Touch and Go (03:02) 2 Hang on to a Dream (04:28) 3 21st Century Schizoid Man (03:07) 4 Fire (03:26) 5 Pictures at an Exhibition (15:35) 6 I Believe in Father Christmas (03:27) 7 Introductory Fanfare - Peter Gunn (04:29) 8 Tiger in a Spotlight (04:35) 9 Toccata (07:22) 10 Trilogy (08:54) 11 Tank (06:52) 12 Lucky Man (04:37) 1 Tarkus (20:43) 2 From the Beginning (04:16) 3 Take a Pebble (22:50) 4 Knife‐Edge (05:08) 5 Paper Blood (04:28) 6 Hoedown (03:46) 7 Rondo (live version) (14:28) 1 The Barbarian (04:29) 2 Still… You Turn Me On (02:53) 3 The Endless Enigma (10:40) 4 C’est la vie (04:19) 5 The Enemy God Dances With the Black Spirits (03:23) 6 Bo Diddley (05:06) 7 Bitches Crystal (03:58) 8 A Time and a Place (03:01) 9 Living Sin (03:13) 10 Karn Evil 9 (29:39) 11 Honky Tonk Train Blues (03:11) 1 Jerusalem (02:45) 2 Fanfare for the Common Man (09:41) 3 Black Moon (06:59) 4 Watching Over You (03:54) 5 Piano Concerto No. 1, Third Movement: Toccata con Fuoco (06:49) 6 For You (04:28) 7 Prelude and Fugue (03:17) 8 Memoirs of an Officer and a Gentleman: A. Prologue / The Education of a Gentleman B. Love at First Sight C. Letters From the Front D. Honourable Company (A March) (20:15) 9 Pirates (13:21) 10 Affairs of the Heart (03:47) |
| The Return of the Manticore : Allmusic album Review : Its hard not to mention progressive rock without bringing up Emerson, Lake & Palmer. Ever since their first major live gig at The Isle of Wight Festival in 1970, theyve been a staple in symphonic rock history. The Return of the Manticore is a beautifully packaged four-disc set that gathers essential tracks, covering ELPs best albums and offering up some re-recorded favorites as well. The first disc begins with an alternate version of 1986s "Touch and Go" that emphasizes Carl Palmers presence. The disc also includes a cover of "Hang on to a Dream," originally by Keith Emersons former band The Nice, and King Crimsons pièce de résistance "21st Century Schizoid Man." A new recording of the Crazy World of Arthur Browns "Fire" rounds out Disc 1s novelties. The remaining discs overflow with ELPs greatest creations, pleasing the most avid fan and saturating the curious beginner. A new, extended recording of "Pictures at an Exhibition" is a must-hear, accompanied by a choir and recorded in full surround sound. A stunning unreleased version of "Rondo" and a bizarrely entertaining adaptation of "Bo Diddley" are also highlights. The improved, remastered sound stands out on "Karn Evil 9," "Fanfare for the Common Man," and "Knife Edge." "Prelude And Fugue," previously unreleased, finds Emerson molesting the piano, releasing all its unbridled energy. An excellent collection, Return of the Manticore bridges ELPs symphonic work with their classical work, and unites their dazzling electronic pieces with their ragtime and blues efforts. The bands essence, as well as each members individual talents, stands out on every song, defining the sole purpose of a box set. | ||
 | Album: 17 of 46 Title: Classic Rock Released: 1994 Tracks: 10 Duration: 44:03 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Allmusic AlbumCover | 1 Promenade (02:05) 2 The Hut of Baba Yaga (01:11) 3 The Curse of Baba Yaga (04:09) 4 The Hut of Baba Yaga (01:06) 5 The Great Gates of Kiev (06:04) 6 Fanfare for the Common Man (09:41) 7 Hoedown (04:27) 8 Jerusalem (03:18) 9 Toccata (07:21) 10 Lucky Man (04:37) |
| Classic Rock : Allmusic album Review : Classic Rock is a brief, ten-track collection including ELP standouts like "Lucky Man" and "Fanfare for the Common Man," as well as more obscure tracks like "The Hut of Baba Yaga" and "The Great Gates of Kiev." | ||
 | Album: 18 of 46 Title: The Best of Emerson, Lake & Palmer Released: 1994-07-17 Tracks: 14 Duration: 1:16:41 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify Wikipedia AlbumCover | 1 From the Beginning (04:16) 2 Jerusalem (02:45) 3 Still… You Turn Me On (02:53) 4 Fanfare for the Common Man (02:59) 5 Knife‐Edge (05:08) 6 Tarkus Medley: Eruption / Stones of Years / Iconoclast / Mass / Manticore / Bat (20:42) 7 Karn Evil 9: 1st Impression, Pt. 2 (04:46) 8 C’est la vie (04:19) 9 Hoedown (03:46) 10 Trilogy (08:54) 11 Honky Tonk Train Blues (03:11) 12 Black Moon (single version) (04:49) 13 Lucky Man (04:37) 14 I Believe in Father Christmas (original single version) (03:31) |
 | Album: 19 of 46 Title: In the Hot Seat Released: 1994-09-27 Tracks: 16 Duration: 1:01:35 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify Allmusic Wikipedia AlbumCover | 1 Hand of Truth (05:23) 2 Daddy (04:42) 3 One by One (05:07) 4 Heart on Ice (04:19) 5 Thin Line (04:46) 6 Man in the Long Black Coat (04:12) 7 Change (04:44) 8 Give Me a Reason to Stay (04:14) 9 Gone Too Soon (04:12) 10 Street War (04:24) 11 Pictures at an Exhibition: A. Promenade (01:46) 12 Pictures at an Exhibition: B. The Gnome (02:06) 13 Pictures at an Exhibition: C. Promenade (01:45) 14 Pictures at an Exhibition: D. The Sage (03:10) 15 Pictures at an Exhibition: E. The Hut of Baba Yaga (01:16) 16 Pictures at an Exhibition: F. The Great Gates of Kiev (05:24) |
| In the Hot Seat : Allmusic album Review : Emerson, Lake & Palmers In the Hot Seat is an album, not unlike their 1978 album Love Beach, which was made for the wrong reasons, at a bad time, and probably shouldnt have been made at all. Speculation is that ELP was contractually obligated to record the third of a three-album deal at a time when Carl Palmer had required minor surgery for carpal tunnel syndrome and Keith Emerson had required major surgery for performance-induced damage to his right arm. Clearly, the bands head was not in the game and it shows. To call this a horrible album would be a bit unfair, many could only dream of playing like ELP on their bad days, but it does suffer from a lack of direction, heart, and perhaps most noticeably, a lack of production. Most of ELPs great albums were produced by Greg Lake but, for whatever reasons, this one was not. Producer Keith Olsen does not seem to have a feel for the ELP sound and the album lacks that big ELP sound. A track such as "Hand of Truth" might have worked with bigger production but it is halted by its own smallness. There are brief glimpses of the bands brilliance, and the track "Daddy," recorded about the disappearance of a young girl in upstate New York, will rip the heart out of any parent, but this album falls short on so many levels that not even the talents of three phenomenal musicians can save it. | ||
 | Album: 20 of 46 Title: Lucky Man and Other Hits Released: 1997 Tracks: 7 Duration: 50:49 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Allmusic AlbumCover | 1 Lucky Man (04:37) 2 C’est la vie (04:19) 3 Paper Blood (04:28) 4 Still… You Turn Me On (02:53) 5 From the Beginning (04:16) 6 Karn Evil 9: 1st Impression Parts 1 & 2 (20:32) 7 Fanfare for the Common Man (09:41) |
 | Album: 21 of 46 Title: Live in Poland Released: 1997 Tracks: 9 Duration: 1:09:08 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Allmusic Wikipedia AlbumCover | 1 Karn Evil 9: Second Impression (05:28) 2 Touch and Go (03:54) 3 From the Beginning (04:08) 4 Knife-Edge (05:44) 5 Bitches Crystal (03:57) 6 Take a Pebble (06:37) 7 Lucky Man (04:22) 8 Medley: Tarkus / Pictures at an Exhibition (17:02) 9 Medley: Fanfare for the Common Man / Rondo (17:56) |
| Live in Poland : Allmusic album Review : These tracks have been issued under a number of titles, however the contents remain the same, a June 1997 performance from prog rock supergroup Emerson, Lake and Palmer (ELP), not long before they took an extended hiatus from touring or recording together. The track list reveals the band heavily favoring their early titles, perhaps due, at least in part, to the trios concurrent launch of their remastered CD catalog. While the vast majority of the set is fairly predictable in terms of song selection, ELP do throw a few curves, most notably the Tarkus (1972) deep cut "Bitches Crystal," as well as "Touch And Go." The latter originates from the one-off Emerson, Lake and Powell project with Cozy Powell (drums) in for Carl Palmer. However, even the oldies have been given re-arrangements, some of which are subtle, while others would be evident even to the casual listener. Among the more blatant are the slight amendments to the "Tarkus" suite, which work in a medley with "Pictures At An Exhibition." The other somewhat conventional material such as the "Karn Evil 9: 1st Impression, Pt. 2" opener, "Lucky Man," "From The Beginning," and "Take A Pebble" are far from being rote interpretations, as the combo thoughtfully and diligently weave throughout the multi-layered melodies and tricky timing. Particularly inventive are Keith Emersons blend of intricate keyboard runs on "Piano Solo," as he deftly displays his uncanny knack for improvising jazzy riffs and impossibly complex fingering tasks throughout "From The Beginning," and the "Fanfare For A Common Man/Rondo" epic that wraps up this collection. While casual and burgeoning enthusiasts who have not heard the Ladies & Gentlemen (Welcome Back My Friends to the Show That Never Ends)(1974) concert collection would be well-served to do so, Live In Poland is otherwise recommended and suggested listening for the initiated. | ||
 | Album: 22 of 46 Title: King Biscuit Flower Hour: Emerson, Lake & Palmer Released: 1998 Tracks: 14 Duration: 1:07:26 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% AlbumCover | 1 Peter Gunn Theme (03:44) 2 Tiger in a Spotlight (04:22) 3 Cest la vie (04:21) 4 Piano Improvisation (05:40) 5 Maple Leaf Rag (01:17) 6 Drum Solo (01:26) 7 The Enemy God (02:46) 8 Watching Over You (04:13) 9 Pirates (13:28) 10 Fanfare for the Common Man (08:21) 11 Hoe Down (04:24) 12 Still... You Turn Me On (03:02) 13 Lucky Man (03:09) 14 Piano Improvisation (07:10) |
 | Album: 23 of 46 Title: Then and Now Released: 1998-11-02 Tracks: 17 Duration: 2:06:34 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Wikipedia AlbumCover | 1 Toccata (03:35) 2 Take a Pebble Excerpts: Still… You Turn Me On / Lucky Man / Piano Improvisations / Take a Pebble (18:21) 3 Karn Evil 9: First Impression, Part 2 / Third Impression (19:36) 4 A Time and a Place (04:05) 5 Piano Concerto No. 1, Third Movement: Toccata con Fuoco (04:51) 6 From the Beginning (04:14) 1 Karn Evil 9: 1st Impression, Part 2 (05:25) 2 Tiger in a Spotlight (03:34) 3 Hoedown (04:56) 4 Touch and Go (04:11) 5 Knife-Edge (06:12) 6 Bitches Crystal (04:29) 7 Honky Tonk Train Blues (03:42) 8 Take a Pebble (07:09) 9 Lucky Man (05:06) 10 Fanfare for the Common Man / Blue Rondo a la Turk (22:10) 11 21st Century Schizoid Man / America (04:52) |
 | Album: 24 of 46 Title: Lucky Man: Best of Emerson, Lake & Palmer Released: 1999 Tracks: 14 Duration: 1:18:52 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% AlbumCover | 1 Lucky Man (04:38) 2 Knife Edge (05:06) 3 The Only Way (Hymn) (03:48) 4 A Time and a Piece (02:59) 5 The Great Gates of Kiev (05:54) 6 Hoedown (03:44) 7 Trilogy (08:54) 8 Jerusalem (02:45) 9 Still… You Turn Me On (02:54) 10 Karn Evil 9 1st Impression (17:15) 11 Fanfare for the Common Man (09:41) 12 Tiger in a Spotlight (04:33) 13 Peter Gunn (03:34) 14 21st Century Schizoid Man (03:07) |
 | Album: 25 of 46 Title: Live at the Isle of Wight Festival 1970 Released: 2000 Tracks: 6 Duration: 1:07:59 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Allmusic Wikipedia AlbumCover | 1 The Barbarian (05:05) 2 Take a Pebble (11:47) 3 Pictures at an Exhibition (35:49) 4 Rondo (04:12) 5 Nutrocker (04:49) 6 Interview (06:14) |
| Live at the Isle of Wight Festival 1970 : Allmusic album Review : Although it was technically the bands second show together, rock historians generally regard this performance as the real debut of Emerson, Lake & Palmer. The first ELP album was still months away and no one in the crowd had ever heard of the band or its music, but the trio put on a great show that was touted as a huge popular and critical success. In retrospect, there can be little debate that this performance at the legendary Isle of Wight Music Festival launched ELP internationally and, listening to this disc, one can definitely hear flashes of the innovation and daring that would later thrust ELP to the forefront of the progressive rock movement. Though bearing the wrinkles and spots typical of a festival recording, this CD (created using original soundboard masters and digitally remastered 27 years after the actual event) is an experience beautifully illustrating what made ELP -- from day one -- a group unlike any that had come before. Furthermore, it is an important historical testament to one of the last great rock festivals and to the debut of a prog rock institution. For ELP fans, this is where it all began -- and this CD vividly captures the moment. [Live at the Isle of Wight Festival was re-released in 2006 as a CD/DVD Dualdisc called Birth of a Band: Isle of Wight Festival.] | ||
 | Album: 26 of 46 Title: The Show That Never Ends Released: 2001 Tracks: 14 Duration: 1:25:03 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify Allmusic AlbumCover | 1 A Time and a Place (04:05) 2 Piano Concerto No. 1, Third Movement: Toccata con Fuoco (04:51) 3 From the Beginning (04:16) 4 Karn Evil 9: 1st Impression, Part 2 (05:25) 5 Tiger in a Spotlight (03:34) 6 Hoedown (04:56) 7 Touch and Go (04:11) 8 Knife-Edge (06:12) 9 Bitches Crystal (04:29) 1 Honky Tonk Train Blues (03:42) 2 Take a Pebble (07:09) 3 Lucky Man (05:06) 4 Fanfare for the Common Man / Blue Rondo a la Turk (22:10) 5 21st Century Schizoid Man / America (04:52) |
 | Album: 27 of 46 Title: Fanfare for the Common Man: Anthology Released: 2001-01-29 Tracks: 24 Duration: 2:21:05 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% AlbumCover | 1 The Barbarian (04:29) 2 Take a Pebble (12:29) 3 Knife Edge (05:06) 4 Lucky Man (04:39) 5 Tarkus: i. Eruption / ii. Stones of Years / iii. Iconoclast / iv. Mass / v. Manticore / vi. Battlefield / vii. Aquatarkus (20:42) 6 Jeremy Bender (01:49) 7 The Sheriff (03:22) 8 Nutrocker (03:58) 9 Living Sin (03:13) 10 The Endless Enigma (06:43) 1 From the Beginning (04:16) 2 Hoedown (03:46) 3 Trlogy (08:53) 4 Jerusalem (02:46) 5 Still… You Turn Me On (02:53) 6 Karn Evil 9 (1st Impression, Part 2) (04:49) 7 Fanfare for the Common Man (09:41) 8 Cest la vie (04:19) 9 Pirates (13:20) 10 Brain Salad Surgery (03:08) 11 Honky Tonk Train Blues (03:11) 12 Love Beach (02:45) 13 Black Moon (06:57) 14 Affairs of the Heart (03:43) |
 | Album: 28 of 46 Title: The Very Best of Emerson, Lake & Palmer Released: 2001-07-17 Tracks: 13 Duration: 1:18:45 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Allmusic Wikipedia AlbumCover | 1 Lucky Man (04:37) 2 Knife-Edge (adapted from Janaceks Sinfonietta) (05:05) 3 From the Beginning (04:16) 4 Trilogy (08:54) 5 Jerusalem (02:45) 6 Toccata (adapted from Ginasteras 1st Piano Concerto, 4th Movement) (07:21) 7 Karn Evil 9: 1st Impression, Part 2 (04:47) 8 Still… You Turn Me On (02:53) 9 Pirates (13:20) 10 Fanfare for the Common Man (09:41) 11 Cest la vie (live) (04:15) 12 Peter Gunn (Henry Mancini) (live) (03:38) 13 Pictures at an Exhibition: The Hut of Baba Yaga / The Great Gates of Kiev (Modest Mussorgsky) (live) (07:07) |
| The Very Best of Emerson, Lake & Palmer : Allmusic album Review : It may seem that its impossible to summarize an album act like ELP on a single-disc, 13-track collection like Rhinos The Very Best of Emerson, Lake & Palmer, but this disc does summarize the prog rock trios strengths very well. Yes, it might not have the sweep of one of their proper studio albums, or the consistency of tone, but for the casual fan, this is all that they need since it contains "Lucky Man," "Fanfare for the Common Man," and "Still...You Turn Me On," along with several key album tracks, plus three live selections at the end of the record. This contains no rarities, so diehards will probably not need it (even if the liner notes are quite good), but since it condenses much of the bands noteworthy moments to one disc, casual fans will likely find this a collection to embrace. | ||
 | Album: 29 of 46 Title: The 1997 World Tour: Fanfare Released: 2002 Tracks: 11 Duration: 1:11:51 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% AlbumCover | 1 Karn Evil 9: 1st Impression, Part 2 (05:25) 2 Tiger in a Spotlight (03:34) 3 Hoedown (04:56) 4 Touch and Go (04:11) 5 Knife-Edge (06:12) 6 Bitches Crystal (04:29) 7 Honky Tonk Train Blues (03:42) 8 Take a Pebble (07:09) 9 Lucky Man (05:06) 10 Fanfare for the Common Man / Blue Rondo a la Turk (22:10) 11 21st Century Schizoid Man / America (04:52) |
 | Album: 30 of 46 Title: Live Released: 2002-06-06 Tracks: 14 Duration: 1:05:22 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify AlbumCover | 1 Fanfare for the Common Man (08:08) 2 Peter Gunn Theme (03:31) 3 Piano Improvisation (05:34) 4 The Enemy God (02:44) 5 Cest la vie (04:11) 6 Pirates (13:14) 7 Maple Leaf Rag (01:13) 8 Hoe Down (04:05) 9 Tiger in a Spotlight (04:05) 10 Drum Solo (01:30) 11 Lucky Man (02:54) 12 Still, You Turn Me On (02:55) 13 Piano Improvisation (06:57) 14 Watching Over You (04:16) |
 | Album: 31 of 46 Title: Gold Released: 2003 Tracks: 15 Duration: 1:53:58 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Allmusic AlbumCover | 1 Toccata (03:35) 2 Take a Pebble Excerpts: Still… You Turn Me On / Lucky Man / Piano Improvisations / Take a Pebble (18:21) 3 Karn Evil 9: First Impression, Part 2 / Third Impression (19:36) 4 A Time and a Place (04:05) 5 Piano Concerto No. 1, Third Movement: Toccata con Fuoco (04:51) 6 From the Beginning (04:14) 1 Tiger in a Spotlight (03:34) 2 Hoedown (04:56) 3 Touch and Go (04:11) 4 Knife-Edge (06:12) 5 Bitches Crystal (04:29) 6 Honky Tonk Train Blues (03:42) 7 Lucky Man (05:06) 8 Fanfare for the Common Man / Blue Rondo a la Turk (22:10) 9 21st Century Schizoid Man / America (04:52) |
 | Album: 32 of 46 Title: Fanfare: The Best of Emerson Lake & Palmer Live Released: 2003 Tracks: 12 Duration: 1:06:36 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% AlbumCover | 1 Fanfare for the Common Man (02:47) 2 Karn Evil 9 (18:53) 3 A Time and a Place (03:07) 4 Bitches Crystal (04:29) 5 Still... You Turn Me On (03:03) 6 Lucky Man (02:53) 7 Piano Improvisations (09:40) 8 Take a Pebble (02:40) 9 Knife-Edge (06:12) 10 Honky Tonk Train Blues (03:42) 11 From the Beginning (04:10) 12 Hoedown (04:56) |
 | Album: 33 of 46 Title: Lucky Man Released: 2003-03-10 Tracks: 11 Duration: 1:11:51 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Allmusic AlbumCover | 1 Karn Evil 9: 1st Impression, Part 2 (05:25) 2 Tiger in a Spotlight (03:34) 3 Hoedown (04:56) 4 Touch and Go (04:11) 5 Knife-Edge (06:12) 6 Bitches Crystal (04:29) 7 Honky Tonk Train Blues (03:42) 8 Take a Pebble (07:09) 9 Lucky Man (05:06) 10 Fanfare for the Common Man / Blue Rondo a la Turk (22:10) 11 21st Century Schizoid Man / America (04:52) |
 | Album: 34 of 46 Title: An Introduction To… Emerson, Lake & Palmer Released: 2004-01-26 Tracks: 12 Duration: 57:23 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% AlbumCover | 1 Introductory Fanfare (live) (00:53) 2 Peter Gunn (live) (03:36) 3 Hoedown (03:45) 4 Benny the Bouncer (02:19) 5 The Gambler (03:22) 6 Tiger in a Spotlight (04:34) 7 Take a Pebble (12:28) 8 Romeo and Juliet (03:41) 9 Pirates (13:20) 10 The Sage (04:43) 11 Jeremy Bender (01:46) 12 Jerusalem (live) (02:51) |
 | Album: 35 of 46 Title: The Ultimate Collection Released: 2004-06-14 Tracks: 38 Duration: 3:33:45 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Allmusic AlbumCover | 1 Fanfare for the Common Man (09:41) 2 Still… You Turn Me On (02:53) 3 Hoedown (03:46) 4 Black Moon (06:59) 5 Tarkus (20:43) 6 Jerusalem (02:45) 7 Tiger in a Spotlight (04:35) 8 Better Days (05:36) 9 I Believe in Father Christmas (03:20) 10 From the Beginning (04:16) 11 Knife‐Edge (05:08) 12 Karn Evil 9: 1st Impression, Part 1 (04:47) 1 Karn Evil 9: 1st Impression, Part 2 (04:51) 2 Nutrocker (04:00) 3 Peter Gunn (03:37) 4 All I Want Is You (02:35) 5 Brain Salad Surgery (03:09) 6 Take a Pebble (12:30) 7 C’est la vie (04:19) 8 Lucky Man (04:37) 9 Affairs of the Heart (03:47) 10 Canario (04:00) 11 Pirates (13:20) 12 The Great Gates of Kiev (06:28) 1 Hoedown (04:22) 2 Still... You Turn Me On (03:22) 3 Lucky Man (02:39) 4 Piano Improvisation (07:03) 5 Karn Evil 9: 1st Impression, Part 1 (11:32) 6 Drum Solo (04:16) 7 Karn Evil 9: 1st Impression, Part 2 (01:44) 8 Karn Evil 9: 2nd Impression, Part 2 (06:24) 9 Karn Evil 9: 2nd Impression (02:55) 10 Karn Evil 9: 3rd Impression (06:42) 11 Tiger in the Spotlight (04:19) 12 Cest la vie (04:14) 13 Tank (03:56) 14 Fanfare for the Common Man (08:20) |
| The Ultimate Collection : Allmusic album Review : When it comes to greatest-hits packages, compiling tracks within the prog-art/prog rock genre is the most thankless. How do you present a fair and balanced overview of a group that specialized in 15-minute epics? You put it on two discs. While noble, the approach misses its mark on Sanctuarys sprawling Emerson, Lake & Palmer retrospective, Ultimate Collection. While by no means bad -- there are still 24 tracks of wicked and sublime pretense; ELP has so much material -- and very few singles -- that each one of their fans will find reason to argue for or against the inclusion or exclusion of a specific song(s). Where is "Trilogy"? or "Jeremy Bender"? Why is the title cut from 1992s exercise in futility, Black Moon on here? In the end, these questions dont really matter, as the amount of good material ("Pirates," "Still...You Turn Me On," "I Believe in Father Christmas," and all 20 minutes of "Tarkus Medley") far outweighs the bad. Ultimate Collection stands as one of the better comps of the band, but die-hard fans might as well pick up all of 1996s excellent Rhino reissues. | ||
 | Album: 36 of 46 Title: The Original Bootleg Series From the Manticore Vaults, Volume Four Released: 2006 Tracks: 61 Duration: 7:37:36 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% AlbumCover | 1 Karn Evil 9 1st Impression, Part 2 (04:37) 2 Hoedown (04:12) 3 Tarkus (16:24) 4 Take a Pebble (includes Piano Concerto No 1 – 1st Movement) (10:54) 5 Still You Turn Me On (04:12) 6 Knife Edge (05:23) 7 Pictures at an Exhibition (15:54) 1 C’est la vie (04:23) 2 Lucky Man (02:19) 3 Tank (09:58) 4 Nutrocker (03:35) 5 Pirates (13:13) 6 Fanfare for the Common Man (15:03) 1 Peter Gunn (04:11) 2 Hoedown (04:12) 3 Tarkus (17:03) 4 Take a Pebble: Piano Concerto 3rd Movement / Maple Leaf Rag / Take a Pebble (13:05) 5 C’est la vie (04:24) 6 Lucky Man (03:08) 7 Pictures at an Exhibition (2nd half) (15:48) 1 Karn Evil 9 – 1st Impression (2nd half) (05:05) 2 Tiger in a Spotlight (04:11) 3 Watching Over You (04:27) 4 Tank / Enemy God (13:14) 5 Nutrocker (03:52) 6 Pirates (13:12) 7 Fanfare for the Common Man / Rondo (16:02) 8 Show Me the Way to Go Home (04:09) 1 Fanfare for the Common Man (07:06) 2 Karn Evil 9 1st Impression, Part 2 (01:25) 3 Tarkus (08:24) 4 Knife Edge (05:34) 5 Paper Blood (04:42) 6 Black Moon (06:44) 7 Creole Dance (02:55) 8 Close to Home (03:19) 9 Affairs of the Heart (04:08) 10 From the Beginning (03:45) 11 Romeo and Juliet (09:07) 12 Greg Plays (00:59) 1 Farewell to Arms (05:43) 2 Pirates (13:54) 3 Lucky Man (05:01) 4 Pictures at an Exhibition (18:40) 5 Medley: Changing States / America / Rondo (08:21) 6 Another Frontier (06:23) 1 Karn Evil 9 – 1st Impression, Part 2 (01:49) 2 Tarkus: Eruption / Stone of Years / Iconoclast / Mass / Manticore / The Battlefield / Aquatarkus (09:16) 3 Knife Edge (05:51) 4 Paper Blood (04:41) 5 Black Moon (07:03) 6 Creole Dance (04:15) 7 Piano Instrumental (04:02) 8 From the Beginning (02:59) 9 Affairs of the Heart (04:12) 1 Romeo and Juliet (03:55) 2 Farewell to Arms (06:01) 3 Pirates (14:09) 4 Lucky Man (05:10) 5 Pictures at an Exhibition (18:25) 6 Fanfare for the Common Man (13:28) |
 | Album: 37 of 46 Title: Then & Now - Now & Then Released: 2006-03-10 Tracks: 7 Duration: 51:22 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% AlbumCover | 1 Toccata (feat. Carl Palmer) (03:35) 2 Lucky Man (05:06) 3 Fanfare for the Common Man / Blue Rondo a La Turka (22:10) 4 21st Century Schizoid Man / America (04:53) 5 Knife Edge (06:14) 6 Bitches Crystal (04:31) 7 Hoedown (04:53) |
 | Album: 38 of 46 Title: From the Beginning Released: 2007-09-10 Tracks: 53 Duration: 6:29:55 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% AlbumCover | 1 Epitaph (08:50) 2 Decline and Fall (05:48) 3 Fantasia: Intermezzo Karelia Suite (08:54) 4 Lucky Man (04:37) 5 Tank (06:52) 6 Take a Pebble (live) (12:32) 7 The Barbarian (live) (05:43) 8 Knife Edge (live) (08:01) 9 Rondo (live) (17:57) 1 Tarkus (20:43) 2 Bitches Crystal (03:58) 3 A Time and a Place (03:01) 4 "Oh, My Father" (04:08) 5 The Endless Enigma, Part One (06:41) 6 Fugue (01:56) 7 The Endless Enigma, Part Two (02:03) 8 From the Beginning (04:16) 9 Trilogy (08:54) 10 Abbadons Bolero (08:11) 11 Hoedown (03:49) 12 Jerusalem (02:49) 13 Still You Turn Me On (02:55) 14 When the Apple Blossoms (03:56) 1 Karn Evil 9 (29:45) 2 Jeremy Bender / The Sheriff (05:05) 3 Cèst La Vie (04:18) 4 I Believe in Father Christmas (earlier version) (03:31) 5 The Enemy God Dances With the Black Spirit (03:23) 6 Piano Concerto No.1 (18:27) 7 Pirates (13:23) 1 Aaron Copland Interview 1977 (01:39) 2 Fanfare for the Common Man (09:41) 3 Honky Tonk Train Blues (03:11) 4 Tiger in a Spotlight (04:35) 5 Watching Over You (03:56) 6 Introducing Fanfare / Peter Gunn Theme (04:32) 7 Canario (04:00) 8 Mars, the Bringer of War (07:57) 9 Desede La Vida (07:09) 10 Black Moon (04:50) 11 Footprints in the Snow (03:54) 12 Romeo and Juliet (live) (03:35) 13 Man in the Long Black Coat (04:15) 14 Daddy (04:42) 15 Hang on to a Dream (04:31) 16 Touch and Go (live) (03:53) 1 Hoedown (04:40) 2 Tarkus (22:53) 3 Take a Pebble (04:36) 4 Lucky Man (03:00) 5 Piano Improvisation (09:56) 6 Pictures at an Exhibition (15:28) 7 Rondo (18:29) |
 | Album: 39 of 46 Title: Come and See the Show Released: 2008 Tracks: 14 Duration: 1:08:06 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% AlbumCover | 1 Karn Evil 9: 1st Impression, Part 2 (04:47) 2 Lucky Man (04:37) 3 From the Beginning (04:16) 4 Knife‐Edge (05:08) 5 Hoedown (taken from Rodeo) (03:47) 6 Jerusalem (02:45) 7 C’est la vie (04:18) 8 Still… You Turn Me On (02:53) 9 Tank (06:52) 10 Fanfare for the Common Man (09:41) 11 Toccata (07:17) 12 Peter Gunn (03:37) 13 Nutrocker (04:33) 14 I Believe in Father Christmas (03:32) |
 | Album: 40 of 46 Title: A Time and a Place Released: 2010-07-20 Tracks: 43 Duration: 4:44:37 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify Allmusic AlbumCover | 1 The Barbarian (05:05) 2 Take a Pebble (12:47) 3 Ballad of Blue (04:03) 4 High Level Fugue (07:46) 5 Hoedown (04:04) 6 Still... You Turn Me On (02:59) 7 Lucky Man (03:05) 8 Karn Evil 9 (1st, 2nd & 3rd Impressions) (34:01) 1 Peter Gunn Theme (03:36) 2 Pictures at an Exhibition (15:39) 3 Tiger in a Spotlight (04:06) 4 Maple Leaf Rag (01:14) 5 Tank (02:10) 6 Drum Solo (06:45) 7 The Enemy God Dances With the Black Spirits (02:40) 8 Watching Over You (04:08) 9 Pirates (13:05) 10 Tarkus (17:25) 11 Show Me the Way to Go Home (05:21) 1 Knife Edge (05:39) 2 Paper Blood (04:10) 3 Black Moon (06:17) 4 Creole Dance (05:12) 5 From the Beginning (04:05) 6 Honky Tonk Train Blues (03:35) 7 Affairs of the Heart (04:06) 8 Touch and Go (03:04) 9 A Time and a Place (03:04) 10 Bitches Crystal (04:23) 11 Instrumental Jam (01:49) 12 Fanfare for the Common Man / America / Rondo (16:13) 1 Introduction (01:23) 2 The Endless Enigma (08:21) 3 Abaddons Bolero (08:36) 4 Jeremy Bender / The Sheriff (05:23) 5 Toccata (Includes Drum Solo) (15:49) 6 Jerusalem (02:51) 7 Nutrocker (06:26) 8 Cest la vie (04:27) 9 Piano Concerto #1 3rd Movement (06:36) 10 Closer to Believing (06:08) 11 Close to Home (03:37) 12 I Believe in Father Christmas (03:24) |
| A Time and a Place : Allmusic album Review : Long-term ELP fans will doubtless recognize much of this box set as a reprise of sundry, previously released collections and anthologies, most notably the three Manticore Archives box sets of the early 2000s. The cumulative cost of those boxes, however, makes this a magnificent alternative, cherrypicking the very best of those earlier releases to create a one-stop portrait of one of the worlds most exciting live bands at its best. With 43 tracks spread across four discs, the first three CDs are sensibly divided between the three primary eras of the band -- soundboard quality collections of "the early 1970s," taking us up through the bands 1974 tour; "the late 1970s," rounding up the Works tours of 1977-1978; and "the 1990s," capturing the reunions. A fourth disc then skips through all three eras to serve up some of the fabulous performances preserved in lesser sound quality, but with equal excitement, aboard the bootleg bandwagon. And its fabulous. If there was any drawback about the early releases, it was that they were simply too much of a good thing. Here, though, we never get to experience a "full" concert, there is no faulting the selection of material, whether its a full-blooded "Barbarian" from the trios second-ever live show at the Isle of Wight Festival in 1970, the full-length "Karn Evil 9" from Anaheim in 1974, a menacing "Peter Gunne" (1977); or a triumphant "Fanfare for the Common Man," that swoops into both "America" and "Rondo," from 1993. In between times, "Tarkus" and "Lucky Man," "The Endless Enigma," and "Pirates" all get a run out, and though purists might balk at the notion of the 90s trio reliving the mad excesses of their 70s counterparts, the later recordings are no less spectacular than the early ones. Indeed, in some places, theyre even more so. | ||
 | Album: 41 of 46 Title: Live - High Voltage Festival 2010 Released: 2010-07-25 Tracks: 11 Duration: 1:29:56 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% AlbumCover | 1 Karn Evil 9 1st Impression Part 2 (05:57) 2 The Barbarian (05:07) 3 Bitches Crystal (04:33) 4 Knife-Edge (05:46) 5 From the Beginning (05:10) 6 Touch and Go (03:22) 7 Take a Pebble / Tarkus: a) Eruption b) Stones of Years c) Iconoclast d) Mass e) Battlefield f) Aquatarkus (18:31) 1 Farewell to Arms (06:02) 2 Lucky Man (06:31) 3 Pictures at an Exhibition Medley: Promenade / The Gnome / The Sage / The Hut of Baba Yaga / The Great Gates of Kiev (16:22) 4 Fanfare for the Common Man / Drum Solo / Rondo (12:33) |
 | Album: 42 of 46 Title: High Voltage Released: 2010-08-16 Tracks: 8 Duration: 1:33:45 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Allmusic Wikipedia AlbumCover | 1 Tarkus: i. Eruption ii. Stones of Years iii. Iconoclast iv. Mass v. Manticore vi. The Battlefield vii. Aquatarkus (20:44) 2 Pictures at an Exhibition: i. Promenade ii. The Gnome iii. Promenade iv. The Sage v. The Old Castle vi. Blues Variation vii. Promenade viii. The Hut of Baba Yaga ix. The Curse of Baba Yaga x. The Hut of Baba Yaga xi. The Great Gate of Kiev / The End (33:34) 3 Nutrocker (04:24) 1 Touch and Go (03:40) 2 The Barbarian (04:30) 3 Fanfare for the Common Man (09:43) 4 Lucky Man (04:39) 5 Take a Pebble (12:29) |
 | Album: 43 of 46 Title: From the Beginning - The Best of ELP Released: 2011 Tracks: 26 Duration: 2:24:30 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% AlbumCover | 1 Fanfare for the Common Man (09:43) 2 Jerusalem (02:47) 3 From the Beginning (04:14) 4 Pirates (13:19) 5 The Enemy God Dances With the Black Spirits (03:20) 6 Abaddons Bolero (08:09) 7 Black Moon (06:58) 8 Heart on Ice (04:20) 9 When the Apple Blossoms Bloom in the Windmills of Your Mind Ill Be Your Valentine (03:56) 10 The Barbarian (04:29) 11 Bitchs Crystal (03:57) 12 Nutrocker (live) (04:24) 1 Karn Evil 9 1st Impression, Part 1 (08:43) 2 Knife Edge (05:05) 3 Take a Pebble (12:31) 4 The Great Gates of Kiev (live) (06:36) 5 Tiger in a Spotlight (04:34) 6 Cest la vie (04:18) 7 Affairs of the Heart (03:47) 8 Toccata (live) (07:24) 9 All I Want Is You (02:35) 10 A Time and a Place (02:59) 11 Watching Over You (03:55) 12 Hand of Truth (05:24) 13 The Sheriff (03:21) 14 I Believe in Father Christmas (03:33) |
 | Album: 44 of 46 Title: The Essential Emerson, Lake & Palmer Released: 2011 Tracks: 26 Duration: 2:28:23 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Allmusic AlbumCover | 1 Fanfare for the Common Man (09:41) 2 Still… You Turn Me On (02:53) 3 Hoedown (03:46) 4 Black Moon (06:59) 5 Tarkus (20:43) 6 Jerusalem (02:45) 7 Tiger in a Spotlight (04:35) 8 Better Days (05:36) 9 From the Beginning (04:16) 10 Knife‐Edge (05:08) 11 Karn Evil 9: 1st Impression, Part 1 (04:47) 12 I Believe in Father Christmas (03:20) 1 Karn Evil 9: 1st Impression, Part 2 (04:51) 2 Nutrocker (04:00) 3 Peter Gunn (03:37) 4 All I Want Is You (02:35) 5 Brain Salad Surgery (03:09) 6 Take a Pebble (12:30) 7 C’est la vie (04:19) 8 Lucky Man (04:37) 9 Affairs of the Heart (03:47) 10 Canario (04:00) 11 Pirates (13:20) 12 The Great Gates of Kiev (06:28) 13 Honky Tonk Train Blues (03:11) 14 The Enemy God Dances With the Black Spirits (03:21) |
| The Essential Emerson, Lake & Palmer : Allmusic album Review : Shout! Factorys Essential Emerson, Lake & Palmer retrospective features 28 remastered tracks from the seminal progressive rock trios 70s heydays. The collection, which was overseen by the band itself, features all of the usual suspects like "Lucky Man," "Still...You Turn Me On" and "Karn Evil 9: 1st Impression, Part 2," as well as deeper cuts such as "Bitches Crystal" and "Medley: Jeremy Bender/The Sheriff," the latter of which is presented live. There is no shortage of ELP overviews on the market, and this is as good (if not a little better) than all of the rest. | ||
 | Album: 45 of 46 Title: Original Album Classics Released: 2011-04-22 Tracks: 26 Duration: 3:27:28 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% AlbumCover | 1 The Barbarian (05:06) 2 Take a Pebble (11:47) 3 Pictures at an Exhibition (35:49) 4 Rondo (04:12) 5 Nutrocker (04:49) 6 Interview (06:15) 1 Karn Evil 9: 1st Impression, Part 2 (01:44) 2 Tarkus: Eruption / Stones of Years / Iconoclast (09:32) 3 Knife Edge (05:27) 4 Paper Blood (04:09) 5 Romeo & Juliet (03:40) 6 Creole Dance (03:16) 7 Still… You Turn Me On (03:13) 8 Lucky Man (04:37) 9 Black Moon (06:32) 10 Pirates (13:22) 11 Finale: Fanfare for the Common Man / America / Rondo (14:40) 1 Karn Evil 9: Second Impression (05:28) 2 Touch and Go (03:54) 3 From the Beginning (04:08) 4 Knife-Edge (05:44) 5 Bitches Crystal (03:57) 6 Take a Pebble (06:37) 7 Lucky Man (04:22) 8 Medley: Tarkus / Pictures at an Exhibition (17:02) 9 Medley: Fanfare for the Common Man / Rondo (17:56) |
 | Album: 46 of 46 Title: The Anthology Released: 2016-07-29 Tracks: 39 Duration: 3:40:38 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify Allmusic AlbumCover | 1 The Barbarian (04:33) 2 Take a Pebble (12:33) 3 Knife‐Edge (05:06) 4 Lucky Man (04:37) 5 Tank (06:52) 6 Tarkus (i. Eruption, ii. Stones of Years, iii. Iconoclast, iv. Mass, v. Manticore, vi. Battlefield) (20:38) 7 Bitches Crystal (03:58) 8 The Only Way (Hymn) (03:46) 9 Infinite Space (Conclusion) (03:20) 10 A Time and a Place (02:57) 11 The Sage (live at Newcastle City Hall, 1971) (04:43) 12 The Great Gates of Kiev (live at Newcastle City Hall, 1971) (06:06) 13 Nutrocker (live at Newcastle City Hall, 1971) (04:08) 14 The Endless Enigma, Pt. 1 (06:40) 15 From the Beginning (04:13) 16 The Sheriff (03:20) 17 Hoedown (03:43) 18 Abaddon’s Bolero (08:07) 19 Jerusalem (02:45) 20 Toccata (07:20) 21 Still… You Turn Me On (02:52) 22 Karn Evil 9 1st Impression, Pt. 1 (08:36) 23 Karn Evil 9 1st Impression, Pt. 2 (04:49) 24 Toccata (an Adaption of Ginastera’s 1st Piano Concerto, 4th Movement) (live 1974) (07:24) 25 Piano Concerto No. 1 (1st Movement) (09:23) 26 Fanfare for the Common Man (09:42) 27 Brain Salad Surgery (03:08) 28 I Believe in Father Christmas (03:19) 29 Honky Tonk Train Blues (03:11) 30 Peter Gunn (live 1977/78) (03:37) 31 C’est la vie (live at Olympic Stadium, Montreal, 1977) (04:15) 32 Love Beach (02:45) 33 Canario (04:00) 34 Pirates (live in Nassau, 1978) (13:34) 35 Affairs of the Heart (03:48) 36 Romeo and Juliet (03:42) 37 Hand of Truth (05:23) 38 Paper Blood (live at the Albert Hall) (04:13) 39 Tiger in a Spotlight (live – Now Tour ’97/ ’98) (03:32) |