TARKUS

Emerson, Lake & Palmer, E.L.P. for short, is one of the more self indulgent band of Prog Rock and in Symphonic Prog it is difficult to see a self indulgent band as E.L.P.. 'Tarkus' is not a normal album, in this sense.

'Tarkus' suite is a great band song, because a song it is. Simple composition 'Tarkus' is a composition with great melody and heavy arrangements but not for this fact heavy or difficult. But if you think that 'Tarkus' is a easy composition... I think that 'Tarkus' is one of the more good composition of '70's for pathos, technique, inventive and symphonics.

The rest of the album is Rock, not simple and good for Progsters. 'Are You Ready Eddie?' is only a joke. It is not only my opinion but the second part of 'Tarkus' (album) is not good and in comparison to 'Tarkus' (suite)... This second part ruin the perception of 'Tarkus' suite.

Keith Emerson is the dominator of this album. Emerson's keyboards, great in 'Tarkus', ruin the rest of the songs with its grandiloquence. Good Palmer drums and good also Lake bass and voice.

But this album is not only 'Tarkus' (suite).