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Author: Tracy_BarberTracy_Barber Date: May 6, 2008 13:24
With all of the recent discussion about Emerson's good, bad and
indifferent talent, I figured I'd toss this album out on the coals for
a raking or 2. (at least!)
Many of us here have a solid distaste for "Love Beach" and who could
blame us. It was a poor representation, overall for the bombastic
trio. "Memoirs" barely made it audible.
The Works sessions must have gone to their heads back then...
However, ELPowell seemed to revive that old formula many of us liked
of days yore as well as tossing in some music "of the times", which
for a band like them, is not an easy thing to do.
The tour for the album was the first time I really saw them play. Had
tix for the classic BSS '73 show, but it was shit canned for some
reason - SPAC at Saratoga. 'Twas told it was an equipment snafu, but
one can only guess until told the real deal. That all said, they did
deliver a solid performance, as far as I remember it.
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Author: Tony ElkaTony Elka Date: May 6, 2008 14:14
> The tour for the album was the first time I really saw them play. Had
> tix for the classic BSS '73 show, but it was shit canned for some
> reason - SPAC at Saratoga. 'Twas told it was an equipment...
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Author: Tracy_BarberTracy_Barber Date: May 6, 2008 14:35
On Tue, 06 May 2008 14:14:53 -0700, Tony Elka
shadowlane.com> wrote:
>> The tour for the album was the first time I really saw them play. Had
>> tix for the classic BSS '73...
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Author: Tony ElkaTony Elka Date: May 6, 2008 15:23
> On Tue, 06 May 2008 14:14:53 -0700, Tony Elka
> shadowlane.com> wrote:
> >>> The...
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Author: Jeff BlanksJeff Blanks Date: May 6, 2008 16:49
> ELPowell seemed to revive that old formula many of us liked
> of days yore as well as tossing in some music "of the times", which
> for a band like them, is not an easy thing to do.
I'm not so sure. To me, it relates much more compositionally to the
*Works* era, but is actually better--almost like the album we should've
gotten when what we got was *Works 2* or *Love Beach*. What's more "of
the times" is the production.
> [...] Emerson...sports some solid instrumentation, as opposed to
> the older, rougher sounds on Works. Maybe it was a slicker
> production, but only those in the know would have that info.
I suspect so.
> Some may think that the album was a bit more commercial in its
> undertaking, but I like quite a few of the songs on the album - moreso
> than some of their earlier tunes.
"A bit more commercial" is OK at times. It's just plain rolling over
that's the problem.
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Author: R. TotaleR. Totale Date: May 6, 2008 17:02
On Tue, 06 May 2008 15:23:59 -0700, Tony Elka
shadowlane.com> wrote:
>Asia is not for listening to.
Asia is for lying down and avoiding.
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Author: progeaprogea Date: May 6, 2008 18:17
> Many of us here have a solid distaste for "Love Beach" and who could
> blame us. It was a poor representation, overall for the bombastic
> trio. "Memoirs" barely made it audible.
"Thirty Years" have gone...
"Touch" is a song
> of the times
The usual opener at Canada's only ELP tribute band's shows.
and is in line with some Pink Floyd of the era, albeit
> without the band's *** savior *** Roger Waters. Bullshit. Gilmour
> has added enough to the band to make him a permanent fixture. But,
> we're talking about ELPowell here, yes?
> As always, YMMV. Comments, critiques and FOR all welcome.
Good to read this after the "3 (EBP) - 20 Years Ago" I linked on
r.m.p. a while ago
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Author: Tony ElkaTony Elka Date: May 6, 2008 18:21
In article
70-3-168-216.area5.spcsdns.net>,
Jeff Blanks mindspring.com> wrote:
> They used Powell because Palmer wasn't immediately available; Palmer has
> protested recently that he would've been available a few months later.
> They finally got Palmer in '87, but the rehearsals didn't pan out and
> Lake left. Keith and Carl hung on and somehow found Robert Berry, and
> that's how 3 came about.
At which point the car was totally out of gas.
Tony
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Author: Tracy_BarberTracy_Barber Date: May 6, 2008 21:11
On Tue, 06 May 2008 18:21:21 -0700, Tony Elka
shadowlane.com> wrote:
>In article
> 70-3-168-216.area5.spcsdns.net>,
> Jeff Blanks mindspring.com> wrote:
>>> They used Powell because Palmer wasn't immediately available; Palmer has
>> protested recently that he would've been available a few months later.
>> They finally got Palmer in '87, but the rehearsals didn't pan out and
>> Lake left. Keith and Carl hung on and somehow found Robert Berry, and
>> that's how 3 came about.
>
>
>At which point the car was totally out of gas.
That is a clear departure, to be sure.
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Author: Tracy_BarberTracy_Barber Date: May 6, 2008 21:12
On Tue, 06 May 2008 20:02:16 -0400, R. Totale yahoo.com>
wrote:
>On Tue, 06 May 2008 15:23:59 -0700, Tony Elka
> shadowlane.com> wrote:
>>>Asia is not for listening to.
>
>Asia is for lying down and avoiding.
At least it is a cure for insomniacs, yes?
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