IN THE WAKE OF POSEIDON

This really holds a special place in my heart. I know people criticize this for being just like "In the Court". They are right, though. You can't really argue that they didn't follow the same formula. But, it is excellent music. I wouldn't want it any other way.

When you think about it, it is amazing that they could even come up with a great album like this with the band splitting in half. Ian McDonald is gone, Greg Lake would soon be gone and so would both Giles brothers. It is sad that the original lineup couldn't stay intact for longer but I suppose it had to be in order for future ELP and KC albums to occur the way they did.

Again, musically, it is very similar to "In the Court of the Crimson King". "Pictures of a City" is often thought to be a weaker "21st Century Schizoid Man". I disagree. It is as good, if not better than, "Schizoid Man". The title track is usually matched up against "Epitaph" No matter what people say, it is a phenomenal track. It's one of my favorites. "Cadence and Cascade" is very beautiful. The flute is reminiscent of "I Talk With the Wind". "Cat Food" is very different from "In the Court" and actually is more related to the material on "Lizard", like James Lee mentioned above ("Indoor Games"). It brings a lot to the album as it mixes it up. Lastly, "The Devil's Triangle" (Mars) is awesome and loaded with tons of mellotron. It angers me that Holst's heirs/people that own the rights wouldn't allow them to call it "Mars" though. Anyway, that's irrelevant, just a sidenote. I love that they did it and the album wouln't be complete without it. In closing, this is underappreciated as it has a lot of great material on it. It isn't as good as "In the Court", but people are too harsh on it. One of my favorites and nearly a masterpiece. 4.5 Stars.

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