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Emerson Lake & Palmer - Lucky Man (Live) (Re-released as

LUCKY MAN (LIVE) (RE-RELEASED AS " FANFARE: THE 1997 WORLD TOUR")

Emerson Lake & Palmer

 

Symphonic Prog

2.90 | 12 ratings

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lor68
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3 stars What was all the fuss about it?! Don't get me wrong, the ELP World Tour - dated 1997 - brought about a certain excitement for their reunion, among their several old fans all over the world; but in the same time there was a sense of tiredness, regarding of their obliged passage in the market and considering the good feeback from the media concerning a couple of tracks -"Changing States" and "Close to Home". Such soundtracks being already used in a movie, were also acclaimed by their fans, as for the good harmony and feeling showed inside the re-joined band, when They played these latter instrumental songs. Unlike during the issue of the disappointing album entitled "Love BEACH", or regarding their last live album of the seventies - entitled "Emerson Lake and Palmer in concert" - their new approach of the early nineties wasn't a flop for the whole world market; even though in the following years the expectations of the fans were quite disappointed !! In fact sometimes their magical harmony seemed to be a little bit interrupted, as for the weak vocalism of a tired Greg Lake and some difficult passages at the keyboards as well, especially when Keith used to force his weak left hand (naturally if you regard of the surgery for his damaged ligament...). So all these features are showed even within the present "Fanfare: The 1997 World Tour" (Live, 2003)", showing all the good and the best concerning their live performances all over the world. That's their uneven execution on stage, sometimes becoming more evident as for a bad mixing and an uneven quality audio too, which could hide their technical gap... however never mind, cause their career as soloists went on and in a good manner too (think of the recent issue by Emerson, the fertile activity carried on by Greg as a producer, as well as the enthusiastic performance by Carl inside the new TRIO called BPS - Braido, Palmer and Stevens!!..). Perhaps their new different career has encouraged them during all these years, passing through some good issues and a bunch of interesting international live gigs...so at the end it's worth checking out at least, but the present CD is not essential at all!!
lor68 | 3/5 |

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