EMERSON LAKE & PALMER

Aside from the rather pop oriented "Lucky man" this album is restless and relentless to a degree that has rarely ever been put on record. The musicianship is top notch and Keith Emerson proves here, especially with the ingenious "lachesis" part in "the three fates", that he was probably the most virtuous keybord player ever in rock music history. Even putting the legendary Rick Wakeman to the second place. This album is so full of energy and ideas that I know only of a handful other records that could compete with it in that respect, maybe Birds of Fire being another one. In my book this is one my ten island records and the relatively low ranking on this site seems almost grotesque to me. Definitely one of the most original and technically skillful records I have heard. Top Ten material!