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LOVE BEACH

Emerson Lake & Palmer

 

Symphonic Prog

2.12 | 794 ratings

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SouthSideoftheSky
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Symphonic Team
2 stars Memoirs of three gentlemen

Love Beach is an album with a very bad reputation, almost having become a symbol of the decline, not just of the band, but of the whole genre. Is there any justice in this? Yes and no. The band didn't even want to make another album at this point, but contractual obligations forced them to.

The first thing people notice is probably the cheesy album cover and the title, which does not exactly inspire confidence. The next thing is the music itself, which is a mixed bag. The first side holds six tracks, the first five of which are rather straightforward Rock songs on which Keith and Carl are reduced to a backing band for Greg. Some of these are quite forgettable, the rest downright horrible. Had the album continued in this fashion it would indeed have deserved it's bad reputation.

However, the rest of the album is very strong. Canario is an excellent instrumental that was also released as a single. I absolutely love this track. Side B holds Memoirs Of An Officer And A Gentleman, which is an epic composition in the vein of Pirates. These two tracks occupies more than half of the album and redeems it from the weak tracks at the beginning.

In my opinion, despite its obvious weaknesses, Love Beach is actually a better album than either of the two Works albums, and a good addition.

SouthSideoftheSky | 2/5 |

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