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criticdrummer94 
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 Topic: Memoirs Of An Officer And A GentlemanPosted: April 24 2012 at 18:37 |
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Listening to it for the first time. It doesn't really sound that bad for this very infamous album. What do you guys think of this extended piece from ELP?
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richardh
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Posted: April 25 2012 at 01:29 |
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Basically four tracks with a themed connection First track. Love it. Everything slots into place. Drums sound great. Lake's voice sounds superb and Keith does a decent impersonation of an orchestra
Second track. Lots of flowing classical piano. Keith on great form. Lakes sings well and Palmer supplies some nice percussion.
Third track. Then it all goes downhill! Bit of a muddle this track. Starts intertestingly but goes nowhere. The demo version shows they were onto something but perhaps they were just getting bored when it came to finishing it off?
Fourth track. A march (yawn). I think they had given up at this point.
Love Beach always feels like an unfinished album to me. Some promising bits and peices (Canario. For You, The Gambler + the first two parts of Memoirs) but doesn't add up to a whole hill of beans and way below the bands triumphs (BSS ,Tarkus etc)
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Snow Dog
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Posted: April 25 2012 at 05:03 |
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I really like it a lot...despite the rather lack lustre playing. A tired, fed up band and it shows.
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Coldness doth get away with the badness.
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Snow Dog
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Posted: April 25 2012 at 05:04 |
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hardly just "themed" It a single coherent story. Nothing less.
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Coldness doth get away with the badness.
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criticdrummer94
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Agreed. I feel like if they were really giving a true shot like on Canario it would have been much better. To me, the whole album has some potential
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richardh
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Posted: April 25 2012 at 14:45 |
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Posted: April 25 2012 at 14:46 |
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^Tarkus doesn't actually flow if you think about it. But I see your point now. Indeed it does come across as seperate tracks.
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Coldness doth get away with the badness.
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theadolescentprogger
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Posted: April 25 2012 at 17:20 |
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The only good track on the whole bloody album!
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presdoug
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Posted: April 25 2012 at 18:01 |
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To this day, i've never heard the album-not sure if i want to take the plunge and do so, though
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Fox On The Rocks
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Posted: April 25 2012 at 19:38 |
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Best song of the album, of course, but I feel it goes on for a bit too long. Keith's work on that track is great though.
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richardh
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Canario is also good and can be found on various ELP compilations including the excellent Atlantic Years.
the rest of the album is pure pop
to be fair its not as bad an album as people like to think its just the terrible cover that puts many off!
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Dayvenkirq
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Posted: April 26 2012 at 01:49 |
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That cover just makes me laugh
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Posted: April 26 2012 at 16:10 |
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