EMERSON LAKE & PALMER

This is their first album. Progressive rock. The songs are rather varied and do not have the same style. The keyboards on "The Barbarian" have the typical TRIUMVIRAT sound. There is also on it electric guitar which I consider rather bland. ELP is not a band to listen for the electric guitar.

Take a pebble is one of the best ELP songs: catchy piano, excellent lead vocals, loud and complex bass, subtle drums parts, the song can be mellow and progressive. "Knife "Edge" has a fully distorted organ sound through keyboards solo. The piano on "Three Fates" is absolutely outstanding: Keith EMERSON is a virtuoso, that's obvious. "Tank" is an instrumental track full of fast bass, drums and keyboards. Unique. There is the mellow pop "Lucky Man" with simple acoustic guitar.