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Posted: September 20 2011 at 04:40
richardh wrote:
Blacksword wrote:
Tarkus Take a pebble Trilogy From the beginning Fanfare for the common man
I'm pleased someone picked Fanfare. It suffered a bit from the Smoke On The Water/Money syndrome of too much airplay on radio breading contempt but it is a unique track and Palmer never sounded or played better than on the studio version. Apparently they tried hard to improve on the first studio take but in the end settled on their initial performance with a few overdubs.It was a little bit of magic that was never to be repeated.
If I'm playing music while I've got non prog fans over for drinks or dinner, Fanfare is always on my 'prog lite' play list. It's always fairly well recieved too.
When I want folks to go home, I'll slip on some Gentle Giant..
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Posted: September 20 2011 at 04:44
Trilogy is the best song by ELP then Tarkus are second , i like the West End sound of Trilogy it's operatic sounds is beautifull and the frentic instrumental section is fuled with tonns of energy.
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Posted: September 20 2011 at 15:20
aginor wrote:
Trilogy is the best song by ELP then Tarkus are second , i like the West End sound of Trilogy it's operatic sounds is beautifull and the frentic instrumental section is fuled with tonns of energy.
I seem to remember reading somwhere that something happened to the mastertape of the first recording of Trilogy and they had to redo it. Apparently the first version was even better.
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Posted: October 02 2011 at 05:52
Two people have now included Living Sin in their selection. I've always liked this track. Bit darker than normal ELP fare with Palmer laying down a sort of groovy beat. Lake sounds almost 'nasty' while Emerson ..is just brilliant. Some ELP fans actually regard this as 'filler'.
^ Indeed, it's always sounded 'improvised in the studio' to me (which is no slight on its merits) and probably the best song Deep Purple didn't write. I like how they exploit the quasi oriental implications of the lengthy riff, which unlike most heavy rock vehicles, takes several measures to resolve itself.
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Posted: December 18 2011 at 08:56
GoldenGod2112 wrote:
presdoug wrote:
my favorite ELP music is the Pictures At An Exhibition live album from '71-there are more than five parts, though, so i guess i'll say the first five parts of that album
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Posted: December 18 2011 at 12:59
Fox On The Rocks wrote:
My list goes something like this: 1.Karn Evil 9 (including all parts) 2.Tarkus 3.Jerusalem 4.The Endless Enigma (including fugue and both parts) 5.Take A Pebble
Runner ups: Abaddon's Bolero, Three Fates, Tocatta.
Almost this. Although I would replace #3 with Pirates.
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