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Stool Man
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Topic: Love Beach vs In The Hot Seat Posted: March 31 2013 at 02:48 |
Which is the better album?
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Posted: March 31 2013 at 02:50 |
n The Hot Seat...at lease it has a decent album cover
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Posted: March 31 2013 at 02:56 |
Haven't heard `Hot Seat' for quite some time, but `Love Beach' isn't quite the dog it's made out to be. Palmer's drumming in particular is terrific! I think the sexually suggestive lyrics on `Taste Of My Love' (ugh, even that title!) are the worst thing about it!
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Posted: March 31 2013 at 03:27 |
Oy! Like choosing between to sexually transmitted diseases this is. Love Beach...I suppose.
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Posted: March 31 2013 at 04:39 |
LOve Beach is miles and miles and miles better.
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Posted: March 31 2013 at 05:15 |
Love Beach for me
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Posted: March 31 2013 at 05:51 |
'Love Beach' is actually a good album if you ignore the cover but 'In The Hot Seat ' definitively deserves the title 'On the Toilet Seat'.
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Posted: March 31 2013 at 06:13 |
At least half of Love Beach ain't too shabby i.e. Memoirs of an Officer and a Gentleman has (mostly) excellent music albeit with crap lyrics while there's also those two little neglected gems re Canario (instrumental classical adaptation) and All I Want Is You (decent pop song)
By way of comparison, In the Hot Seat only has The Man in The Long Black Coat (good Dylan cover) and Give Me a Reason to Stay (decent MOR)
But yes, neither are worthy of those initials being affixed to the covers alas...
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Posted: March 31 2013 at 06:21 |
ExittheLemming wrote:
At least half of Love Beach ain't too shabby i.e. Memoirs of an Officer and a Gentleman has (mostly) excellent music albeit with crap lyrics while there's also those two little neglected gems re Canario (instrumental classical adaptation) and All I Want Is You (decent pop song)
By way of comparison, In the Hot Seat only has The Man in The Long Black Coat (good Dylan cover) and Give Me a Reason to Stay (decent MOR)
But yes, neither are worthy of those initials being affixed to the covers alas...
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Those are not the songs I prefer on Hot Seat. Interestingly (maybe) Long Black Coat was meant to be part of a larger epic piece. Producer said no. Theis album is not ELPs fault. It was the record company to blame. Same as Love Beach in that respect.
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Posted: March 31 2013 at 06:21 |
Love Beets - as it has one good track!
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Posted: March 31 2013 at 06:22 |
LOVE BEACH by a long shot. Despite the cheese-ball cover photo, the album holds some decent late-70's Prog. As Aussie-Byrd said ; the lyrics are the worst thing about it, and Palmer is very busy throughout. My, how Sinfield slipped............why Greg didn't write the lyrics beats the hell out of me........
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Posted: March 31 2013 at 06:24 |
Tom Ozric wrote:
LOVE BEACH by a long shot. Despite the cheese-ball cover photo, the album holds some decent late-70's Prog. As Aussie-Byrd said ; the lyrics are the worst thing about it, and Palmer is very busy throughout. My, how Sinfield slipped............why Greg didn't write the lyrics beats the hell out of me........ |
If you mean the Memoirs of an Officer lyrics it is hardly Sinfields fault. he had to write them on demand section at a time and immediately asthe song was recorded. He didn't do a terible job under the circs.
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Posted: March 31 2013 at 06:27 |
Snow Dog wrote:
Tom Ozric wrote:
LOVE BEACH by a long shot. Despite the cheese-ball cover photo, the album holds some decent late-70's Prog. As Aussie-Byrd said ; the lyrics are the worst thing about it, and Palmer is very busy throughout. My, how Sinfield slipped............why Greg didn't write the lyrics beats the hell out of me........ |
If you mean the Memoirs of an Officer lyrics it is hardly Sinfields fault. he had to write them on demand section at a time and immediately asthe song was recorded. He didn't do a terible job under the circs. |
Nah - mainly the songs on side 1. Memoirs is actually pretty darn good beginning to end, lyric-wise and music. I'd say if this album had a more inspired cover, it wouldn't be bashed half as much as it is.........???
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Posted: March 31 2013 at 06:31 |
Tom Ozric wrote:
Snow Dog wrote:
Tom Ozric wrote:
LOVE BEACH by a long shot. Despite the cheese-ball cover photo, the album holds some decent late-70's Prog. As Aussie-Byrd said ; the lyrics are the worst thing about it, and Palmer is very busy throughout. My, how Sinfield slipped............why Greg didn't write the lyrics beats the hell out of me........ |
If you mean the Memoirs of an Officer lyrics it is hardly Sinfields fault. he had to write them on demand section at a time and immediately asthe song was recorded. He didn't do a terible job under the circs. | Nah - mainly the songs on side 1. Memoirs is actually pretty darn good beginning to end, lyric-wise and music. I'd say if this album had a more inspired cover, it wouldn't be bashed half as much as it is.........??? |
far as I remeber side 1 is Lake lyrics co wrote with Sinfield
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Posted: March 31 2013 at 06:34 |
Snow Dog wrote:
Tom Ozric wrote:
Snow Dog wrote:
Tom Ozric wrote:
LOVE BEACH by a long shot. Despite the cheese-ball cover photo, the album holds some decent late-70's Prog. As Aussie-Byrd said ; the lyrics are the worst thing about it, and Palmer is very busy throughout. My, how Sinfield slipped............why Greg didn't write the lyrics beats the hell out of me........ |
If you mean the Memoirs of an Officer lyrics it is hardly Sinfields fault. he had to write them on demand section at a time and immediately asthe song was recorded. He didn't do a terible job under the circs. | Nah - mainly the songs on side 1. Memoirs is actually pretty darn good beginning to end, lyric-wise and music. I'd say if this album had a more inspired cover, it wouldn't be bashed half as much as it is.........??? |
far as I remeber side 1 is Lake lyrics co wrote with Sinfield |
Just looked at the record - it's Sinfield's name at the end of each credit, bar Canario............but thinking about it, maybe Greg would've written worse lyrics..................
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Posted: March 31 2013 at 06:34 |
Tom Ozric wrote:
Snow Dog wrote:
Tom Ozric wrote:
Snow Dog wrote:
Tom Ozric wrote:
LOVE BEACH by a long shot. Despite the cheese-ball cover photo, the album holds some decent late-70's Prog. As Aussie-Byrd said ; the lyrics are the worst thing about it, and Palmer is very busy throughout. My, how Sinfield slipped............why Greg didn't write the lyrics beats the hell out of me........ |
If you mean the Memoirs of an Officer lyrics it is hardly Sinfields fault. he had to write them on demand section at a time and immediately asthe song was recorded. He didn't do a terible job under the circs. | Nah - mainly the songs on side 1. Memoirs is actually pretty darn good beginning to end, lyric-wise and music. I'd say if this album had a more inspired cover, it wouldn't be bashed half as much as it is.........??? |
far as I remeber side 1 is Lake lyrics co wrote with Sinfield | Just looked at the record - it's Sinfield's name at the end of each credit, bar Canario............but thinking about it, maybe Greg would've written worse lyrics.................. |
It is very possible.
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Posted: March 31 2013 at 06:40 |
Love Beach was recorded at Compass Point - Nassau, Bahamas. Their minds were focussed more on play than work........
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Posted: March 31 2013 at 06:44 |
Tom Ozric wrote:
Love Beach was recorded at Compass Point - Nassau, Bahamas. Their minds were focussed more on play than work........ |
I know you are joking but the reality was they never wanted to be there and couldn't wait to leave. Leaving Emerson to sort out the album production and mixing.
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Posted: March 31 2013 at 06:48 |
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Posted: March 31 2013 at 06:52 |
Snow Dog wrote:
Tom Ozric wrote:
Love Beach was recorded at Compass Point - Nassau, Bahamas. Their minds were focussed more on play than work........ |
I know you are joking but the reality was they never wanted to be there and couldn't wait to leave. Leaving Emerson to sort out the album production and mixing. |
I think I read that in one of the recent 'Prog' magazines - the others all bailed and left poor Keith to deal with it all.................(nice mates ). I missed Emerson's Hammond though, but it was hard enough lugging all their gear, as it was (especially his Moog modular unit), across the Atlantic.......
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