TARKUS

Emerson seems to want to give us an overdose of dirty Hammond organ here! There are some piano parts (a few saloon piano parts too), but it is definitely less present an exuberant than on the "Brain salad surgery" album. There are many instrumental parts here. Greg Lake's voice is good though. The mood is as prog hard rock as symphonic: the dirty organ replaces the rare hard rock guitar by Lake, confirming its omnipresence. Like Eloy's "Inside album", "Tarkus" is a reference album for the organ sound treatment; nevertheless both albums have quite different organ sounds: "Tarkus" has less floating, more rhythmic, epic & melodic organ notes. Lake's bass is less elaborated here than on "Brain salad surgery". Palmer's drums are excellent, despite he is not at his best here. "Tarkus" has similitudes with the Triumvirat's "Illusions on a double dimple" album.