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Rob The Good 
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Posted: January 18 2005 at 01:32 |
Hi all. Now I'm sure this has probably been done before, but I'd like to start a discussion about ELP. In particular, what is your favourite album (from the 70s, ahem) that they produced, and what makes it stand out from the others?
Strangely, I only own their first three, but I shall no doubt get them all up to Love Beach (brrr). Many have told me that they think Side 1 of Tarkus is perfect, but the album is let down by Side 2. Personally I don't really know. But out of the three I have, their debut is probably my favourite, but this is likely to change once I pick up Trilogy or Brain Salad Surgery. 
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And Jesus said unto John, "come forth and receive eternal life..."
Unfortunately, John came fifth and was stuck with a toaster.
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Posted: January 18 2005 at 01:34 |
I like Trilogy a bit more (Mostly for the title song that is almost perfect), but I believe this album and Brain Salad Surgery mark the peak of ELP's career.
Iván
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threefates
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Posted: January 18 2005 at 01:50 |
My favorite is BSS.. I think its just perfect.. and a true masterpiece. Its hard, its soft, its chaotic, its melodious, its serious, its comedic, and it covers the gamut on technical ingenuity and musical composition. Its got everything, including the voice.
But the last week or so I've been listening entirely to the first album also. As you can probably guess, I'm a huge fan of "The Three Fates", mostly the second fate... but this week I've been craving the third. I'm also totally into "The Barbarian" right now... Greg's guitar on this takes me back...
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BebieM
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Posted: January 18 2005 at 02:14 |
Trilogy is the best IMO, i like the endless enigma 
btw, listening to King Crimson's Wake of Poseidon at the moment, I
really forgot how good it was! King Crimson are just the best, no need
to discuss that (a bit offtopic maybe, but i wanted to share my feelings, haha)
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Posted: January 18 2005 at 02:34 |
Tarkus, just can't beat the title track. I like the second side too, except for "Are you ready Eddie?" really.
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Emperor
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Posted: January 18 2005 at 02:38 |
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I like PICTURES and SALAD, but voted for PICTURES, because nobody still voted for...
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DallasBryan
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Posted: January 18 2005 at 02:46 |
Brain Salad Surgery best album, Tarkus best suite.
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richardh
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Posted: January 18 2005 at 02:56 |
1. Brain Salad Surgery (5/5)
2. Pictures At An Exhibition (5/5)
3. Trilogy (4.5/5)
4. Tarkus (4/5)
5. Works Vol One (4/5)
6. Emerson,Lake and Palmer (3.5/5)
7. Welcome Back My Friends.. (3.5/5)
8. Works Vol Two (2/5)
BSS and Pictures.. are masterpeices IMO (Trilogy isn't quite as 'crucial' as BSS or Pictures).Tarkus has a great side one but is let down by side 2 as you say.Works One has some great music and is basically an extended version (conceptual wise) of the debut album featuring solo and group music.The live triple is let down by poor sound mixing in my opinion but has great performances of KE9 and Tarkus.Works Two (along with Love Beach) was a 'contractural obligation album' but still has some interesting stuff.BTW Love beach is not nearly as bad as people make out ,featuring the excellent suite 'Memoirs Of An Officer And A Gentleman'.
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Emperor
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Posted: January 18 2005 at 03:03 |
OK, OK, let's put on ratings for ELP's studio albums:
ELP (3,5/5)
Tarkus (4/5)
Pictures At An Exhibition (4,5/5)
Trilogy (3.5/5)
Brain Salad Surgery (4,5/5)
Works Vol One (3,5/5)
Works Vol Two (2,5/5)
Love Beach (3/5)
Emerson, Lake & Powell (4/5)
Black Moon (1,5/5)
After the release of Black Moon I still don't want to listen ELP's albums...
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dropForge
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Posted: January 18 2005 at 03:17 |
Good thing you never heard In The Hot Seat ...you'd melt into a pile of pink goo!
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Posted: January 18 2005 at 03:36 |
Tarkus is the one for me - "Stones of Years" - check the trebly, clunky bass tone - its great!
I know this is an unpopular/ popular opinion but i really think they went down-hill after the live LP. But the first five are great, stuff as prog as prog gets.
Tarkus 5/5
Brain Salad 4/5
Trilogy 4/5
ELP 4/5
how could i forget pictures!! 4/5!!!
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Posted: January 18 2005 at 03:37 |
It has to be Tarkus for me, even with the Eddie thing on it...
But I won't be dissapointed if BSS wins the poll 
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Rob The Good
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Posted: January 18 2005 at 03:38 |
At the moment I'm actually listening to a bonus track from Pictures, which is a medley. It must've been done recently, because Greg Lake's voice is stronger and a bit more gutsy. Or is it Greg Lake?
Yeah threefates! Go the debut! Take a Pebble is probably my favourite song because it has Greg Lake's voice AND some jazzy keyboards from Keith Emerson. Fantastic!
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And Jesus said unto John, "come forth and receive eternal life..."
Unfortunately, John came fifth and was stuck with a toaster.
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Posted: January 18 2005 at 05:21 |
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Man why does this always piss me off? Why do people have to sh*t on
Love beach? I say put your compositional money where your mouth is. I
thought that was one of the more interesting of the ELP releases.
damn...
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Posted: January 18 2005 at 06:00 |
Tough call, this - I chose BSS, but I think that Trilogy is probably their most consistent album. It never quite equals the best parts of BSS, though.
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I've got my doubts about how much to contribute
to the already rich among us...'
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Posted: January 18 2005 at 07:59 |
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Tarkus is what got me into ELP. Definitly my favorite from em.
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Posted: January 18 2005 at 08:10 |
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A little disgression, but at least is about ELP: I have Welcome back, my friends... in a "nacional" (made in Venezuela) version. Its sound quality is, to be absolutely impartial, horrible. Seems that it was recorded trough a pipe, a hundred Km away from the band. I havn't the chance to hear the real stuff, how it is?
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Please forgive me for my crappy english!
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Posted: January 18 2005 at 09:51 |
 70sSoundquality wrote:
Man why does this always piss me off? Why do people have to sh*t on Love beach? I say put your compositional money where your mouth is. I thought that was one of the more interesting of the ELP releases. damn... |
I agree with you on this. Maybe its the older guys who actually heard it in the 70s and couldn't take the difference from their earlier stuff, but I liked this album too. Even some of the cheesy Greg Lake stuff sort of grows on you. Like 'All I Want is You' and 'For You', and like 3fates I get a laugh when I listen to 'Taste of my Love'. Canario is a great piece and the entire side of 'Memoirs' is just beautiful.
And I like a few pieces off IN THE HOT SEAT, though I think most ELP fans don't even like that one. But 'Hand of Truth' is great, 'One by One' and I even like the remake of the Dylan song 'Man in the Long Black Coat'. It sounds cool with Keith on it.
I voted for BSS though. Can't beat that cd. Toccata is mind blowing!
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Posted: January 18 2005 at 10:12 |
elp gives me an headace!..
does anybody want elp - elp on lp??
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Posted: January 18 2005 at 10:48 |
Radioactive Toy wrote:
does anybody want elp - elp on lp??
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No thanks! Got all of them already... but thanks for asking!!
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