TRILOGY

I love this album! This is the most recent release I have picked up from ELP, and after listening through these albums, I am becoming quite drawn to the aggressive uniqueness of the Prog-Rock super-group. The sounds on this album are simply exquisite. Upon saying that, words do not really describe how truly great this album is. This album showcases ELP's musical complexity at probably its finest. Although I find Brain Salad Surgery to be their pinnacle of musical integrity, this does not sluff off the rest of their work; not by a long shot. I rank this effort directly below Brain Salad Surgery, but as an extremely close 2nd.

As for the music itself, you are greeted with the opening track, "The Endless Enigma, Part 1," with its second half separated by the short-but-sweet intermission track, "Fugue." All-together, these three tracks are simply wonderful, and represent symphonic, keyboard Prog at its finest, and as a whole. The tracks that stand out most on this album would be the marvelous rendition of "Hoedown," possibly my favorite track off the album, "Trilogy," and "Abaddon's Bolero," although it's nothing too complex. This entire album plays well into the ELP fanbase, and I love everything about it. If you like Brain Salad Surgery, you'll love this smashing release.

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