INFERNO (OST)

Keith Emerson stepped down from his ambitions and pretensions after ELP was dissolved. By listening to the playing style and occasional virtuosity on his 80's and 90's albums, it's not hard to judge that this comes out of his shop, though. Inferno is first Emerson's solo album, let's call it a relatively virtuoso soundtrack. Emerson plays confidently on piano, synths, Moog and organ. "Taxi ride" has the drive and speed rivaling ELP but it is too short to gain momentum. The last soundtrack composition is in the same vein, though not interesting compositionally. "The library" is a solemn chord-based church organ piece however I doubt it is played on a real church organ. The album is rather patchy and does not provide a deep listening experience. Take is an occasional curiosity to listen to.