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Upbeat Tango Monday
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Posted: February 18 2017 at 06:48 |
Brain Salad Surgery is the pinnacle of ELP's career. BSS > Tarkus > Debut > Trilogy
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dwill123
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Posted: February 18 2017 at 06:34 |
Tarkus
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micky
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Posted: February 18 2017 at 05:27 |
favorite? the debut hands down. Side 1 is considered by some, including myself to be among the best album side in ALL prog. Barbarian, Take a Pebble, Knife Edge. CHECKMATE man. Side 2 was no slouch either. Best of the Lake ballads, and perhaps the only 'ballads' you can break a wrist air drumming to. Palmer ruled on that...
however... thankfully the OP didn't ask for best album. For that is a hands down choice, Trilogy, but that is why it is my least favorite of the 4. The very things that made it best, restrait, evenness, and subtleness... are what I DON't want in my ELP. However for what it was worth though... it was their best 'classic' album.
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Flight123
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Posted: February 18 2017 at 05:09 |
These albums are amongst the finest in prog, and more widely in late 20th century music. I also agree with an earlier poster that I would have been tempted to vote for Works Vol. 1 as well. The best of the best? I go back to the first album I heard with that stunning title track: 'Tarkus'. I love the other side as well, even Keith's wacked out piano solo in 'Are You Ready Eddy?'
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Guldbamsen
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Posted: February 18 2017 at 04:34 |
Tarkus hands down. It is the only piece of music spanning over 3 min ELP ever produced that keeps my attention all the way through. One of the most important, influential and horrendous sounding prog bands of all time.
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Blacksword
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Posted: February 18 2017 at 01:11 |
progmatic wrote:
The first one, followed by Trilogy.
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verslibre
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Posted: February 18 2017 at 01:06 |
Sean Trane wrote:
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Sean Trane
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Posted: February 18 2017 at 00:30 |
the debut, than Pictures (may as well consider it a studio album, IMHO) Tarkus is only worthy for the sidelong tt Trolligy is a hit & miss and BSS is a total bore
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Posted: February 17 2017 at 21:23 |
Tarkus followed closely by BSS. Never got Trilogy's popularity.
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omphaloskepsis
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Posted: February 17 2017 at 20:32 |
If you had included 5, I would have voted for Works 1.
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Magnum Vaeltaja
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Posted: February 17 2017 at 20:15 |
Lewian wrote:
The debut, I can enjoy it from beginning to end. Tarkus & Trilogy have stellar stuff but also quite a bit that annoys me. With BSS they had lost me.
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That about sums up my thoughts on these albums.
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Lewian
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Posted: February 17 2017 at 20:11 |
The debut, I can enjoy it from beginning to end. Tarkus & Trilogy have stellar stuff but also quite a bit that annoys me. With BSS they had lost me.
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Manuel
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Posted: February 17 2017 at 20:01 |
Tarkus. A tie between the first one and Trilogy for second place. I did not like Brain Salad Surgery very much.
Edited by Manuel - February 17 2017 at 20:02
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progmatic
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Posted: February 17 2017 at 18:58 |
The first one, followed by Trilogy.
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AFlowerKingCrimson
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Posted: February 17 2017 at 18:04 |
Which of the first four ELP albums is your favorite?
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