WELCOME BACK MY FRIENDS TO THE SHOW THAT NEVER ENDS

Besides 'Pictures at an Exhibition', this massive triple LP set was ELP's only live document released in their best period (1970-1974) and overall one hell of a trip through some of their most appreciated songs, including the whole "Karn Evil 9" suite from their 'Brain Salad Surgery' album. Hearing this stuff live is enjoyable and entertaining throughout, with my only complains being the slightly muddy sound quality and that some of the songs are a bit flawed performance-wise. Tracks like "Hoedown" and "Jeremy Bender/The Sheriff" are played way too fast and the beginning of 2nd Impression from KE9 sounds very slow and unprofessional compared to the studio version. Otherwise, this is a great live album that captures ELP's live performances during their glory days extremely well.