WORKS VOL. 1

First things to say here is that I agree with overall rating, it is a three stars album. On the other hand, I mus comment that? oh, what a BEAST of album!

Best part to be heard here are Greg Lake´s songs. "Ces´t La Vie" and "Closer to The Believing" reaches conditions to be considered masterpieces; and his other ballads here are at least very appreciable. The fourth side of this double LP is excellent as well, "Fanfarre For A Common Man" and "Pirates". Probably, if you consider this a single LP, with sides 2 and 4, ratings here would be divided mainly between 4 and 5 stars.

So, what gets the album down ? Ok, sides 1 and 3. In Carl Palmer songs there is a lot of experiments, instrumental interludes, EXCCELLENT musicianship but I guess there is a lack of melodies that prevents me from really appreciating them. In side 1, the famous Keith Emerson´s Piano Concerto N 1, what happens is that I don´t understand it. What I mean is that I have a lot of difficulties related to classical music. Does this concert pairs a Mozart or Beethoven piano concert ? And does it really matters ?

Some of the times I have the desire of studying music profoundly. I guess and expect it would help me a lot to hear and appreciate classical music. Maybe in this hypothetical future Keith Emerson´s Piano Concerto would be better understood and the rating here could be elevated. I know, this is a beast of band, this is a beast of album. But until there, 3 stars

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