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Bitterblogger 
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 Posted: November 19 2009 at 21:53 |
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The beginning of Tarkus is great on the studio effort, but it really shines, IMO, on Welcome Back. . .and the comments re Side Two are, shall we say, duly noted (although, when in the mood, Are You Ready Eddy is a hoot). Everything's good to great on BSS.
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Leftoverture
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Posted: January 23 2010 at 09:51 |
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Tarkus for me, but I actually like ELP's first album the best....does that make me weird??
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Raff
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Posted: January 23 2010 at 09:53 |
 Leftoverture wrote:
Tarkus for me, but I actually like ELP's first album the best....does that make me weird?? |
Not at all, because I agree with you 100%  . BTW, in this poll I voted for Tarkus. The suite is by far my favourite ELP composition, and one of the cornerstones of progressive rock.
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TheGazzardian
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Posted: January 23 2010 at 10:34 |
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I voted BSS but if the truth be told, I don't think either are really all that impressive and rarely feel bothered to listen to them.
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Morningrise
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Posted: January 23 2010 at 10:49 |
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Tarkus. I don't enjoy BSS that much.
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seventhsojourn
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Posted: January 23 2010 at 17:58 |
someone_else wrote:
Brain Salad Surgery, ELP's masterpiece. The epic on side 1 of Tarkus is great, but the other side is just mediocre. |
Agreed, but I still prefer it to BSS.
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PROGMONSTER2008
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Posted: January 23 2010 at 18:29 |
I only really like elp from 1971-1973. After that their albums only had 10 cool minutes each during the rest of the 70s 
Edited by PROGMONSTER2008 - January 23 2010 at 18:41
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Anthony
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Posted: January 23 2010 at 19:07 |
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BSS. It has been written before, but anyone stating that Tarkus is better should listen side two of that album again.
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Future prosperity lies in the way you heal the world with love
(Introitus - The hand that feeds you)
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PROGMONSTER2008
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Posted: January 23 2010 at 19:23 |
Anthony wrote:
BSS. It has been written before, but anyone stating that Tarkus is better should listen side two of that album again. |
side 2 is cool
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Nakatira
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Posted: January 23 2010 at 20:00 |
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Tarkus was my first ELP record, I do dig both, I just find Tarkus to be a stronger composition.
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http://daccord-music.com/home.cfm
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Moogtron III
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Posted: January 24 2010 at 01:50 |
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BSS as an album: I voted for that one.
But the Tarkus suite is the song I like most from ELP. It's in my top 3 of best songs ever by any band.
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progkidjoel
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Posted: January 24 2010 at 02:49 |
BSS 
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b4usleep
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Posted: January 24 2010 at 09:31 |
- Trilogy
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Pictures at an Exhibition
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Tarkus
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Brain Salad Surgery
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Debut
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Black Moon
And don't touch the rest
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Really don't mind if you sit this one out.
My words but a whisper, your deafness a shout.
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Syzygy
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Posted: January 24 2010 at 11:02 |
Sckxyss wrote:
Has anyone else even heard side B of Tarkus? BSS by a mile. |
Absolutely spot on! It's really between Tarkus and Karn Evil 9, which for me makes BSS the outright winner (much as I love the track Tarkus).
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'Like so many of you
I've got my doubts about how much to contribute
to the already rich among us...'
Robert Wyatt, Gloria Gloom
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himtroy
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Posted: January 24 2010 at 12:02 |
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Tarkus, while the b side is weak in my opinion the A side is very quality. And I can't stand BSS, I've never been able to take it seriously, its just so cheesy.
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Dellinger
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Posted: January 24 2010 at 21:29 |
b4usleep wrote:
- Trilogy
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Pictures at an Exhibition -
Tarkus -
Brain Salad Surgery -
Debut -
Black Moon
And don't touch the rest
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Exactly the albums I have from them (plus the live albums Welcome back my friends and Then and Now). I was thinking about trying to get the rest later some time, should I really forget about it?
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b4usleep
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Posted: January 25 2010 at 02:02 |
Dellinger wrote:
b4usleep wrote:
- Trilogy
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Pictures at an Exhibition -
Tarkus -
Brain Salad Surgery -
Debut -
Black Moon
And don't touch the rest
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Exactly the albums I have from them (plus the live albums Welcome back my friends and Then and Now). I was thinking about trying to get the rest later some time, should I really forget about it? |
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Really don't mind if you sit this one out.
My words but a whisper, your deafness a shout.
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b4usleep
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Posted: January 25 2010 at 02:16 |
Dellinger wrote:
b4usleep wrote:
- Trilogy
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Pictures at an Exhibition -
Tarkus -
Brain Salad Surgery -
Debut -
Black Moon
And don't touch the rest
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Exactly the albums I have from them (plus the live albums Welcome back my friends and Then and Now). I was thinking about trying to get the rest later some time, should I really forget about it? |
Well, Works vol 1 includes mostly classical music by Keith Emerson, It's a 30 minute Piano concerto. Rest of the album is not important except Greg Lake's nice ballad "c'est la vie" and cover of a classical piece "Fanfare for the common man" Works Vol 2, Leftovers from Vol 1 but it contains still nice (but short) pieces. Not a bad album at all but not essential. Love Beach is something different. No one could believe this album is belong to them and no one give a damn to this album. If you try hard you could still enjoy 1 or 2 songs. But believe me it is absolutely not necessary. In the Hot seat i never listened and they say it is again unimportant album. But as a bonus track it contains studio version of "Pictures at an exhibition" for me it worth a try for only this reason.
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Really don't mind if you sit this one out.
My words but a whisper, your deafness a shout.
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zbida
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Posted: January 25 2010 at 02:50 |
SaltyJon wrote:
I'm not a big fan of either, but I like Tarkus more. |
This.
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ghost_of_morphy
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Posted: January 25 2010 at 02:58 |
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This is a win for BSS.
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