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Philrod 
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Joined: May 23 2005
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 Topic: Trilogy, a masterpiece? or just rubbish?
Posted: December 29 2005 at 14:25 |
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5 stars for me!
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A'swepe
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Joined: December 08 2005
Location: United States
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Posted: December 29 2005 at 14:15 |
I gave it 3 stars which may be a disservice to the album. However, its not their best effort, & not a masterpiece by any means.
Brain Salad Surgery/Tarkus
Welcome Back...
Pictures At An Exibition
ELP/Trilogy
(Insert another ELP album here)
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David - Never doubt in the dark that which you believe to be true in the light.
http://www.myspace.com/aardvarktxusa - Instrumental rock
http://www.soundclick.com/aardvarktxusa
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frippertronik
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Joined: May 19 2005
Location: Argentina
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Posted: December 28 2005 at 17:56 |
trilogy is a true masterpiece, together with brain salad surgery. all the songs in this album got magic
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a plague of lighthouse keepers
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chamberry
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Joined: October 24 2005
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Posted: December 28 2005 at 17:07 |
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I would call it a masterpiece but abaddon's bolero is the one thing that holds the album back.
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King of Loss
Prog Reviewer
Joined: April 21 2005
Location: Boston, MA
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Posted: December 28 2005 at 16:43 |
Trilogy, overall is much better than Tarkus, which only had one side that was great. Trilogy, overall isn't quite as good as the first side of Tarkus, which is an absolute Prog classic.
Trilogy overall is a 4 star album, not great, just very good.
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XTChuck
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Joined: September 21 2005
Location: United States
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Points: 407
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Posted: December 28 2005 at 15:39 |
 Paulieg wrote:
5 Stars and my favorite ELP release. |
AMEN
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bluetailfly
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Joined: January 28 2005
Location: United States
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Posted: December 28 2005 at 15:35 |
Trilogy is a five star prog rock classic, no doubt about it, and it represents, I think, the best example of the ELP synergy working to its highest degree, something they lost as time went on.
When ELP were on fire, like they were on this lp, no one prog rocked better then they did.
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"The red polygon's only desire / is to get to the blue triangle."
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Zargus
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Joined: May 08 2005
Location: Sweden
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Points: 3491
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Posted: December 28 2005 at 07:17 |
4,90 or some thing its a very good album but BSS beats it as the real ELP masterpiece! 
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Winter Wine
Forum Senior Member
Joined: December 12 2005
Location: Ireland
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Points: 1140
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Posted: December 27 2005 at 18:03 |
Mercury wrote:
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9/10 = 4.5/5, Rounded off to five! Still arguably a masterpiece 
Edited by Winter Wine
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Mercury
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Joined: October 10 2005
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Posted: December 27 2005 at 17:58 |
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Great album but falls just shy of masterpiece: 9/10 Four stars.
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Jeremy Bender
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Joined: April 29 2005
Location: Netherlands
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Posted: December 27 2005 at 08:37 |
4 stars:
pro's - good produced, Lake's best ELP vocal performance and balanced songs.
con's - lacking agression, weak lyrics.
Endless Enigma pt.1 - 5/5
Fugue - 4/5
Endless Enigma pt.2 - 5/5
From The Beginning - 5/5
The Sheriff - 4,5/5
Hoedown - 3,5/5
Trilogy - 4/5
Living Sin - 4/5
Abaddon's Bolero - 4/5
Edited by Jeremy Bender
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Snow Dog
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Joined: March 23 2005
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Posted: December 27 2005 at 08:30 |
Ricochet wrote:
zabriskiepoint wrote:
It's excellent, but I don't get Abaddon's Bolero. |
think of Ravel's Bolero...
Abaddon is not very good constructed,but rudimentary elements of the original Bolero can be observed.
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Ravels is not original and Abaddons is not based on it at all. They are both "Bolero's" though which are of the same form. Check out Becks Bolero also.
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TheProgtologist
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Joined: May 23 2005
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Posted: December 27 2005 at 08:19 |
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I give it 4 stars,one of my favorite ELP albums along with BSS.
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Winter Wine
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Joined: December 12 2005
Location: Ireland
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Posted: December 27 2005 at 07:44 |
I'm glad to see that a lot of people like this album, It's a great album!! keep those 5 stars comin' 
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Stiefel
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Location: Italy
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Posted: December 27 2005 at 03:52 |
matti meikäläin wrote:
not so good in my opinion. there are some really bad tracks. it's not good as a whole album
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i'm of the same opinion
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matti meikäläin
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Posted: December 27 2005 at 03:32 |
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not so good in my opinion. there are some really bad tracks. it's not good as a whole album
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R o V e R
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Posted: December 27 2005 at 03:32 |
TRILOGY
masterpiece
5stars
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Losendos
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Joined: June 03 2005
Location: Australia
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Posted: December 27 2005 at 03:24 |
About 4 1/2 stars definetely a must have for a prog fan along with Brain Salad Surgery Tarkus and the Eponynous album
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How wonderful to be so profound
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Ricochet
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Posted: December 27 2005 at 01:51 |
zabriskiepoint wrote:
It's excellent, but I don't get Abaddon's Bolero. |
think of Ravel's Bolero...
Abaddon is not very good constructed,but rudimentary elements of the original Bolero can be observed.
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zabriskiepoint
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Joined: October 20 2005
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Posted: December 27 2005 at 01:43 |
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It's excellent, but I don't get Abaddon's Bolero.
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