INFERNO (OST)

Keith Emerson

Crossover Prog

3.31 | 57 ratings

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ZowieZiggy
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What is needed to say about this album?

It should need more vibrant passages. It holds too many classical parts. It should have been more powerful. We were all expecting a lavish affair. Keith could have blown his fans away. This album was quite a deception. Keith should have done better etc. etc.

The first two tracks are purely classical piano; the listener needs to wait for "Taxi Ride" to listen to some good ELP stuff: wild, dynamic and complex. Like in the good old days?But this is quite a short break in this whole affair. A trilogy of very short tracks (around one minute) completes the mixed feeling about the start of this album (soundtrack).

There are hardly interesting parts available: some fine piano collapsing under tons of orchestrations. This is what "Inferno" is. It might sound better while watching the movie but this is not sure and I haven't done so.

This album is pretty hard to categorize but prog rock is not the main stream to be honest. Still, the finale should please any ELP fans: same technical skills and fine beat to wake up the listener who was waiting for such a track for a long time (a bit similar to the "Tarkus" start). Actually, since "Taxi Ride" which was the third track.

The long bonus track "Inferno Outakes" is more than welcome: it offers some sort of "Renaissance" feel (the band I mean). At least for three minutes. What comes next is a fine and spacey section which sounds much better than most of the rest of this soundtrack. Some frightening parts are included as well (no wonder though since it was meant for a horror movie).

I throw a second star here thanks to the long bonus track. I really can't do more.

ZowieZiggy | 2/5 | 2009-8-4

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