TARKUS

Hello everyone in Progarchives. This is my first review (the first time I write in English in the net too) and i pick Tarkus not because it was the first prog-rock album i heard (it wasn't), or it is in my top ten list (no), but because Tarkus represent the moment when i said to myself "Man, I love this kind of music". I think people may like Pink Floyd or a little Yes without love progressive music, but if you like ELP you're lost. Of course Tarkus began with the seven parts Tarkus suite, an amazing 20 minutes song that shows the best side of ELP, that musical aggressiveness thanks to the great interplay between the genius of Emerson's organ and the genius of Palmer's drums. The bass and voice of Lake balance perfectly the other two monsters. The band never did nothing better so you must have this. Then came what it was the side two of the lp. Most people don't like it, others hate it, I don't. Bitches Crystal and A Time And A Place are great short songs too. The Only Way is an adaptation of a Bach work, Emerson use a church organ and Lake delivers atheist lyrics, good irony and good song. Infinite Space is the end part of The Only Way and a instrumental piece and it is ok. Are You Ready Eddy' and Jeremy Bender are just for fun and if you don't like just put Tarkus suite again. It is not a perfect album at all but when it's good it's so great that five stars it deserves. There's only a bunch of records in that category. Please forgive my bad English Peace & Prog JP

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