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1. Works Vol 1
2- Trilogy
3- Brain Salad Surgery
4. Tarkus
5- Emerson, Lake & Palmer
6- Pictures at an Exhibition
7- Welcome Back My Friends
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Top 7 update after two more rounds of voting:-

1. Brain Salad Surgery (223 points)
2. Tarkus (187 points)
3. Emerson, Lake & Palmer (186 points)
4. Trilogy (174 points)
5. Pictures at an Exhibition (85 points)
6. Works Volume 1 (72 points)
7. Welcome Back My Friends (38 points)
 
8. Emerson, Lake & Powell (31 points)
9. Black Moon (24 points)
10. Works Volume 2 (11 points)
 
11. Love Beach (2 points) Heart

Still no more votes for Love Beach Confused
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Seeing that I haven't taken part in this before, here's my top 5:
1. ELP
2. Brain Salad Surgery
3. Tarkus
4. Trilogy
5. Pictures at an Exhibition
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Top 7 update with Crimson Mellotron's votes added:-

1. Brain Salad Surgery (231 points)
2. Emerson, Lake & Palmer (198 points)
3. Tarkus (193 points)
4. Trilogy (178 points)
5. Pictures at an Exhibition (88 points)
6. Works Volume 1 (72 points)
7. Welcome Back My Friends (38 points)
 
8. Emerson, Lake & Powell (31 points)
9. Black Moon (24 points)
10. Works Volume 2 (11 points)
 
11. Love Beach (2 points) Heart
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1. Tarkus
2. Welcome Back My Friends
3. Pictures at an Exhibition
4. Works Vol. 1
5. Trilogy
6. Emerson, Lake and Palmer
7. Love Beach
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Top 7 update with Rick1's votes added:-

1. Brain Salad Surgery (231 points)
2. Tarkus (205 points)
3. Emerson, Lake & Palmer (200 points)
4. Trilogy (181 points)
5. Pictures at an Exhibition (94 points)
6. Works Volume 1 (76 points)
7. Welcome Back My Friends (46 points)
 
8. Emerson, Lake & Powell (31 points)
9. Black Moon (24 points)
10. Works Volume 2 (11 points)
 
11. Love Beach (3 points) Heart

!!YaaaaaY!! Another vote for Love Beach. Thumbs Up


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Originally posted by chopper chopper wrote:

ELP have what I consider to be one of the all-time worst lyrics, and that's on BSS -

"Every day a little sadder, a  little madder, someone get me a ladder".
That cheesy lyric still makes me laugh, but it would've been better-placed on the Love Beach album. Tongue
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Originally posted by Rick1 Rick1 wrote:

1. Tarkus
2. Welcome Back My Friends
3. Pictures at an Exhibition
4. Works Vol. 1
5. Trilogy
6. Emerson, Lake and Palmer
7. Love Beach

No BSS , presumably as the live triple pretty much includes the whole thing and is better performed live? 
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1- Brain Salad Surgery
2- Tarkus
3- ELP
4- Trilogy
5- Pictures at an Exhibition
6- Love Beach
7- Works vol.1
Two random guys agreed to shake hands. Just Because. They felt like it, you know. It was an agreement of sorts...a random agreement.
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Originally posted by chopper chopper wrote:

ELP have what I consider to be one of the all-time worst lyrics, and that's on BSS -

"Every day a little sadder, a  little madder, someone get me a ladder".


Why is it that bad?
I don't get it...
You might be against the idea of hanging yourself, but that doesn't make it one of the worst lyrics ever !!!
Two random guys agreed to shake hands. Just Because. They felt like it, you know. It was an agreement of sorts...a random agreement.
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Originally posted by Upbeat Tango Monday Upbeat Tango Monday wrote:

Originally posted by chopper chopper wrote:

ELP have what I consider to be one of the all-time worst lyrics, and that's on BSS -

"Every day a little sadder, a  little madder, someone get me a ladder".


Why is it that bad?
I don't get it...
You might be against the idea of hanging yourself, but that doesn't make it one of the worst lyrics ever !!!

I rarely paid attention to ELP lyrics (and when it was pointed out to me how bad the lyrics of Love Beach are, ruined the album even more for me LOL), but here i agree, "ladder" just rhymes with the other two words, "sadder" and "madder". LOL It's a head-scratcher definitely (to put it kindly). 


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Originally posted by Cristi Cristi wrote:

Originally posted by Upbeat Tango Monday Upbeat Tango Monday wrote:

Originally posted by chopper chopper wrote:

ELP have what I consider to be one of the all-time worst lyrics, and that's on BSS -

"Every day a little sadder, a  little madder, someone get me a ladder".


Why is it that bad?
I don't get it...
You might be against the idea of hanging yourself, but that doesn't make it one of the worst lyrics ever !!!


I rarely paid attention to ELP lyrics (and when it was pointed out to me how band the lyrics of Love Beach are, ruined the album even more for me LOL), but here i agree, "ladder" just rhymes with the other two words, "sadder" and "madder". LOL It's a head-scratcher definitely (to put it kindly). 



Well, rope doesn't rhyme, so...
"Every day a little sadder, a little madder, someone get me rope and ladder"
Is it better, though?
I think the idea comes across just fine with the lyrics as written.
Two random guys agreed to shake hands. Just Because. They felt like it, you know. It was an agreement of sorts...a random agreement.
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I cxan't believe I've missed this thread... anyway...

1) Pictures at an Exhibition
2) Emerson Lake & Palmer
3) Brain Salad Surgery
4) Trilogy
5) Tarkus
6) Welcome Back My Friends to the Show that Never Ends
7) Works Vol. 1
"We're going to need a bigger swear jar."

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Top 7 update with Upbeat Tango Monday's votes added:-

1. Brain Salad Surgery (243 points)
2. Tarkus (213 points)
3. Emerson, Lake & Palmer (206 points)
4. Trilogy (185 points)
5. Pictures at an Exhibition (97 points)
6. Works Volume 1 (77 points)
7. Welcome Back My Friends (46 points)
 
8. Emerson, Lake & Powell (31 points)
9. Black Moon (24 points)
10. Works Volume 2 (11 points)
 
11. Love Beach (5 points) Heart
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Originally posted by Cristi Cristi wrote:

Originally posted by Upbeat Tango Monday Upbeat Tango Monday wrote:

Originally posted by chopper chopper wrote:

ELP have what I consider to be one of the all-time worst lyrics, and that's on BSS -

"Every day a little sadder, a  little madder, someone get me a ladder".


Why is it that bad?
I don't get it...
You might be against the idea of hanging yourself, but that doesn't make it one of the worst lyrics ever !!!

I rarely paid attention to ELP lyrics (and when it was pointed out to me how band the lyrics of Love Beach are, ruined the album even more for me LOL), but here i agree, "ladder" just rhymes with the other two words, "sadder" and "madder". LOL It's a head-scratcher definitely (to put it kindly). 
No it's not. Why don't people get this? It's a metaphor, albeit clumsy, about lowering a ladder into his well of despair in order to climb to the light once again. As I said...clumsy. But it is NOT just a rhyming word with madder and sadder.


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^ I never realised the lyric "Every day a little sadder, a little madder, someone get me a ladder" was such a deep and meaningful metaphor either. I just assumed it was because "ladder" is the only word that rhymes with "sadder" and "madder". Tongue

Top 7 update with Progishness' votes added:-

1. Brain Salad Surgery (249 points)
2. Tarkus (216 points)
3. Emerson, Lake & Palmer (214 points)
4. Trilogy (189 points)
5. Pictures at an Exhibition (109 points)
6. Works Volume 1 (78 points)
7. Welcome Back My Friends (48 points)
 
8. Emerson, Lake & Powell (31 points)
9. Black Moon (24 points)
10. Works Volume 2 (11 points)
 
11. Love Beach (5 points) Heart
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Emerson, Lake and Palmer
Brain Salad Surgery
Trilogy
Pictures at an exhibition
Tarkus
Works vol 1
Welcome back my friends
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Pictures at an Exhibition
Tarkus
S/T
Trilogy
Brain Salad Surgery
Black Moon
Love Beach
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Top 7 update with Artik and Tom Ozric's votes added:-

1. Brain Salad Surgery (260 points)
2. Emerson, Lake & Palmer (232 points)
3. Tarkus (227 points)
4. Trilogy (199 points)
5. Pictures at an Exhibition (125 points)
6. Works Volume 1 (80 points)
7. Welcome Back My Friends (49 points)
 
8. Emerson, Lake & Powell (31 points)
9. Black Moon (26 points)
10. Works Volume 2 (11 points)
 
11. Love Beach (6 points) Heart
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^ Every day I'm a little sadder, although not really madder, but can it get any badder, that Love Beach is half-submerged without a ladder. Confused
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