Best Emerson Lake and Palmer Album - Progressive Rock Music Forum

Psychedelic Paul wrote:

My Top 7 ELP albums:-

1. Works Volume 1

2. Black Moon

3. Emerson, Lake & Palmer

4. Emerson, Lake & Powell

5. Tarkus

6. Pictures at an Exhibition

7. Love Beach

if you read the original post, the OP only wants some advice on which classic ELP album he should buy - Trilogy, Tarkus or BSS. LOL

Tough choice, because any of them would do.

Psychedelic Paul wrote:

^ I'd have to extend my ELP Top 7 to a Top 20 to include Trilogy & Brain Salad Surgery.

you missed my point and the point of this thread.

It's not about you... (or me for that matter).

Psychedelic Paul wrote:

Cristi wrote:

Psychedelic Paul wrote:

^ I'd have to extend my ELP Top 7 to a Top 20 to include Trilogy & Brain Salad Surgery.

you missed my point and the point of this thread.

It's not about you... (or me for that matter).

I've already suggested SiiGull should listen to the Love Beach album in an earlier post.

he mentioned three albums and Love Beach is not one of them.

^

Psychedelic Paul wrote:

Cristi wrote:

^ LOL

Let me guess - you're laughing because I placed a heart symbol next to Love Beach.

since you mention it, I did not even notice, yes to that, too.

I'm laughing because you missed the point of this thread and still don't make an effort to understand the OP and what he wants from us.

Frenetic Zetetic wrote:

I find it funny everyone is like "Tarkus is perfect except for the rest of the album"; so turn it off after the title track, it's all you need and is strong enough to make it one of their best pieces regardless of the remaining tracks, lol.

There's arguably more music in the title track vs the rest of the album!!!

Not just for ELP. but I always find this attitude funny, too. I read in reviews all the time people saying things along the lines of “the album is worth it for this track alone”, and I wonder if they are sometimes the same people who say “but that’s the only good track”.

For something like Tarkus, which I never saw at my local HMV (before it closed) for any more than £4.99 on CD, and which was routinely reduced to £2.99 in every sale and promotion they had, it would be a no brainier to buy it, even if you only ever listen to the title track. Obviously, it’s a little different for the LP, in terms of price - but ultimately the same principle applies. If an epic-length track is that amazing and you love it that much, just buy for that one track and don’t bother playing the rest!

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