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IN THE HOT SEAT

Emerson Lake & Palmer

 

Symphonic Prog

1.79 | 460 ratings

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SouthSideoftheSky
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2 stars While Black Moon had been a great return to form for the band and an excellent album in its own right, In The Hot Seat is quite a disappointment. It is not the worst ELP album in my opinion, neither is it as truly awful as many people say. But it is surely not a great album!

The first four tracks are quite good, but after that the album drifts off into average territory. The keyboards often sound like a brass section! And that gives the poppier tracks something of a Phil Collins sound. There are two covers on the album, The Man In The Long Black Coat and Give Me A Reason To Stay, the former by Bob Dylan (and recently recorded by Steve Hackett).

The CD has a studio recording of Pictures At An Exhibition as a bonus track. This is the best version of that piece that I have heard, and it is worth getting this CD for this alone.

Not awful, but bland.

Only for fans!

SouthSideoftheSky | 2/5 |

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