Emerson, Lake and Palmer - Works Vol. 1
- Piano Concerto No. 1 (18:26)
- Lend Your Love To Me Tonight (4:05)
- C'est La Vie (4:21)
- Hallowed Be Thy Name (4:38)
- Nobody Loves You Like I Do (3:59)
- Closer To Believing (5:34)
disc 1
- The Enemy God Dances With The Black Spirits (3:19)
- L..A. Nights (5:44)
- New Orleans (2:47)
- Two Part Invention In D Minor (1:53)
- Food For Your Soul (4:01)
- Tank (5:09)
- Fanfare For The Common Man (9:50)
- Pirates (13:23)
disc 2
Atlantic, 1977
also by Emerson, Lake and Palmer:
- Emerson, Lake and Palmer
(1970)
- Tarkus
(1971)
- Trilogy
(1972)
- Brain Salad Surgery
(1973)
see also... Yes, King Crimson
The notorious prog rock trio each went off and did their own thing (cynics may insert a masturbation reference here), and this was the result. Emerson did a classical piano concerto, Lake did crooner ballads (tracks 2-6), and Palmer did jazz (tracks 7-12), and there are two band tracks to finish off.
The piano concerto is easily the most listenable thing on the double album, and Emerson can play. It hardly has the raw power of a Prokofiev concerto, or the freedom of a Keith Jarrett improvisation, but it's moderately successful as a crossover. Lake's ballads are embarrassingly overblown and the lyrics contain a fair bit of nonsense. Palmer's instrumental jazz is rather too busy, spoiled by some messy orchestral arrangements. Of the band tracks, their arrangement of Copland's "Fanfare" works well as a dynamic, driving rock piece, although the subsequent improvisations are dragged out far too long. "Pirates" is a podgy, incoherent ramble.
August 12, 2003
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