"Tarkus" suite is...
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Topic: "Tarkus" suite is...
Posted By: Mandrakeroot
Subject: "Tarkus" suite is...
Date Posted: March 08 2007 at 12:33
"Tarkus" suite is...     
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Posted By: Raff
Date Posted: March 08 2007 at 12:36
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A unique masterpiece of prog, of course!
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Posted By: herring
Date Posted: March 08 2007 at 12:43
| Tremendeous Album, Really Kick-ass Ultimate Song |
Posted By: Bj-1
Date Posted: March 08 2007 at 13:11
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One of their three best songs! ------------- RIO/AVANT/ZEUHL - The best thing you can get with yer pants on! |
Posted By: laplace
Date Posted: March 08 2007 at 13:12
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I wanted to vote "the only reason I like ELP" so I picked the closest analog :)
------------- FREEDOM OF SPEECH GO TO HELL |
Posted By: Logan
Date Posted: March 08 2007 at 13:29
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I'd like to vote for it being "The Titillate track..." as it's totally tit, erm titillating indeed. Yep, it's pretty darned suite; I mean it's a pretty sweet, erm suite. Good song. As title tracks go, I do prefer "Trilogy" to "the Tarkus Suite," and "Endless Enigma" off Trilogy to it as well. Trilogy is my fave ELP album. |
Posted By: samhob
Date Posted: March 08 2007 at 13:56
| their ONLY great song :D |
Posted By: The T
Date Posted: March 08 2007 at 14:01
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Many options apply:
A 5 star suite - YOU BET. It makes the whole album be 5-star worthy, even if the other tracks by themselves wouldn't go past a 3
A piece of classic music with rock instruments - yes, almost. It really transcends the genre.
Only a long song - well, not ONLY, but it is indeed a long song.
My preferred ELP composition - CHECK. YES.
A self indulgent composition - A little bit, but thanks ELP for being self-indulgent.
The unique masterpiece of prog - well, not the only masterpiece , but a true one.
Tarkus - mmm...I don't know about this one... Maybe the suite's true name is "The Story of a Girl trapped in an attic with two old fat ladies telling her stories about their blossoming years and their lost of purity".... But then again maybe it is indeed the name, TArkus.
The Title track of ELP 2nd work.... again, you amaze me with such observation skills.
Oh my God, I don't know it - I don't know my God either....
Oh my God...Who's ELP - Exaggerated Lying Pricks...
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Posted By: Philéas
Date Posted: March 08 2007 at 15:12
| Only a long song. |
Posted By: dwill123
Date Posted: March 08 2007 at 15:25
| A 5 star suite |
Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: March 08 2007 at 15:28
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5 star suite. Not really a masterpeice,not ELP's best long song and quite a long way short of being the best long song.However it is a very inventive and orginal peice with some excellent production tricks.Perhaps a bit dated now compared to their better (IMO) Karn Evil 9 suite though. |
Posted By: Vompatti
Date Posted: March 08 2007 at 15:35
| A 5 star suite, but not my favourite ELP song (which is either Take a Pebble or C'est la Vie). |
Posted By: Moogtron III
Date Posted: March 08 2007 at 15:36
| If I were to make a top 3 of the best songs I ever heard by any band or artist, then Tarkus would be in it. In fact, I listened to it once again this evening (from the dvd Beyond The Beginning). A fabulous piece of music. Keith Emerson's chord sequences are so good, and I love it when Greg Lake starts to sing (have to report that one also in Erik Neuteboom's goosebumps thread). How much better can prog become? |
Posted By: chopper
Date Posted: March 08 2007 at 17:12
| Sounds dated now, more than KE9. How come this poll is still open when Mandy's Prologue one got closed for being silly? |
Posted By: micky
Date Posted: March 08 2007 at 17:15
let's not pick on Mandi now  . This poll actually has options to consider damn... haven't voted yet... edit - A 5 star piece... one of the early masterworks of prog.. ------------- The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip |
chopper wrote:Posted By: The Miracle
Date Posted: March 08 2007 at 17:16
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Essence of masterliness! Though I refer KE9 by a little bit.
------------- http://www.last.fm/user/ocellatedgod" rel="nofollow - last.fm |
Posted By: keith_emerson
Date Posted: March 08 2007 at 20:22
| Tarkus=5 stars materpiece=Best thing ever heard in this universe=Life=Aghhh it's so exciting! |
Posted By: Chris H
Date Posted: March 08 2007 at 20:32
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Its just Tarkus to me. Ive heard worse, but then again Ive heard better. ------------- Beauty will save the world. 
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Posted By: BroSpence
Date Posted: March 08 2007 at 20:44
| The first time I listened to Tarkus I wasn't all that impressed. |
Posted By: rileydog22
Date Posted: March 08 2007 at 20:59
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Tarkus is pretty damn awesome, but not the best.
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Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: March 09 2007 at 02:30
...second time?
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Posted By: Atavachron
Date Posted: March 09 2007 at 02:36
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It doesn't get much better than Tarkus.. the whole record too, dammit!
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Posted By: Kill Fede
Date Posted: March 30 2007 at 05:47
Five star suite surely 
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Posted By: Marcos
Date Posted: June 23 2007 at 11:01
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5-star... Tarkus is awesome ------------- www.postmortemweb.com.ar |
Posted By: febus
Date Posted: June 23 2007 at 14:02
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6 STARS out of 5. the highlight Of ELP!!!
 maybe one of the 10 best prog pieces ever recorded.
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Posted By: The Wizard
Date Posted: June 23 2007 at 14:08
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One of the few things by ELP I kind of enjoy. -------------  
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Posted By: el böthy
Date Posted: June 23 2007 at 15:03
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A pretty good epic, a classic indeed! But I for one cant see the "5 star" in it...besides, I think Karn evil 9 is by far ELP best piece of music
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Posted By: MattiR
Date Posted: June 24 2007 at 09:13
| 5 stars! |