NIGHTHAWKS (OST)

For a while after ELP broke up, the only way to get your keith Emerson fix was to find the few solo albums he was releasing. Most of these were soundtracks. This one, from a mediocre Sylvester Stallone vehicle, was actually the most mainstream of those.

The majority of the music is orchestral, and similar to Emerson's Piano Conceryo No. 1 on the works album. If you like that piece (as I do), you will probably enjoy the music here.

There are also two more traditional, and more mainstream songs on the album. Nighthawking is a sort of honky-tonk disco combination, with Emerson's piano driving the music. And there's also an updated version of Steve Winwood's I'm A Man, with Emerson himself actually singing lead vocals.

I wouldn't go as far as to say this is an essential album, but it does have it's moments.