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| Disc: 1 | |||
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| 1. The Barbarian | |||
| 2. Take A Pebble | |||
| 3. Knife - Edge | |||
| 4. The Three Fates | |||
| 5. Clotho Royal Festival Hall Organ | |||
| 6. Lachesis Piano Solo | |||
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| Disc: 2 | |||
| 1. The Barbarian 2012 Stereo Mix | |||
| 2. Take A Pebble 2012 Stereo Mix | |||
| 3. Knife - Edge 2012 Stereo Mix (with Extended Outro) | |||
| 4. Promenade 2012 Stereo Mix | |||
| 5. The Three Fates: Atropos (Piano Trio) 2012 Stereo Mix | |||
| 6. Rave Up 2012 Stereo Mix | |||
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| Disc: 3 | |||
| 1. The Barbarian 2012 5.1 Mix | |||
| 2. Take A Pebble 2012 5.1 Mix | |||
| 3. Knife - Edge 2012 5.1 Mix | |||
| 4. The Three Fates: Atropos (Piano Trio) 2012 5.1 Mix | |||
| 5. Rave Up 2012 5.1 Mix | |||
| 6. Lucky Man 2012 5.1 Mix | |||
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Product Description
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This reissue includes exclusive 5.1 and Stereo mixes from Porcupine Tree’s Steven Wilson along with unheard and rare recordings, and features comprehensive new liner notes by Chris Welch and original artwork retreated to stunning effect.
Available now for a limited period in deluxe 3 disc digipack..
"Take A Pebble" was the first ever ELP original song written and rehearsed. Lake developed it from a guitar line he wrote for an old song while in The Shame. The band had signed with Island Records for Europe, and an Atlantic subsidiary, Cotillion Records, for the US. The recording commenced in July, 1970, with Lake producing. "Knife's Edge" was written by Emerson and Lake, and one of ELP's roadies, Robert Fraser, and much of the remainder of the album were instrumental pieces that fused the band's contemporary rock with the subtle nuances of European classical music and American jazz. The album, simply entitled Emerson, Lake & Palmer, remains one of the most popular rock albums of all time. It would be the album's final recording, an acoustic/folk ballad called "Lucky Man" - penned solely by Lake - that would launch the group, bring Greg Lake's voice to the forefront of the pop music scene, and give the band its biggest hit.
Available now for a limited period in deluxe 3 disc digipack..
"Take A Pebble" was the first ever ELP original song written and rehearsed. Lake developed it from a guitar line he wrote for an old song while in The Shame. The band had signed with Island Records for Europe, and an Atlantic subsidiary, Cotillion Records, for the US. The recording commenced in July, 1970, with Lake producing. "Knife's Edge" was written by Emerson and Lake, and one of ELP's roadies, Robert Fraser, and much of the remainder of the album were instrumental pieces that fused the band's contemporary rock with the subtle nuances of European classical music and American jazz. The album, simply entitled Emerson, Lake & Palmer, remains one of the most popular rock albums of all time. It would be the album's final recording, an acoustic/folk ballad called "Lucky Man" - penned solely by Lake - that would launch the group, bring Greg Lake's voice to the forefront of the pop music scene, and give the band its biggest hit.
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28 of 29 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
This album is essential listening for anyone interested in the possibilities of where rock music can go. It fuses rock with aspects of keyboard-driven classical music. Despite the classical elements, it is absolutely NOT an offering from a bunch of nice, testosterone-deficient middle-class white boys. This album goes for the jugular from the word go, and just never lets up. The tone of the LP is brooding, melancholic and melodramatic. Are there any Metals fans reading this? - I recommend this LP to you all.
Every time I give this LP a listen I curse that albums like this aren't being made today. Just where else in your life are you going to hear the sound of electric harpsichords alongside thudding, driving drums? Just where else will you hear the sound of a (oh my god what the hell is that?) church organ bearing down on a (feral, escaping?) classical piano?
On the negative side, some of the early 1970's synthetic keyboard does sound dated, but this appears only on few of the tracks. The classical piano and drums used are timeless.
Fusing classical and rock is difficult. It's because the invasion of drums distracts from the dramatic tension within classical music. On this album, ELP sussed this out better than anyone else before or since. For example, on 'The Three Fates' & 'Take a Pebble' they separated the classical and rock sections, so neither was compromised. Other works such as 'Tank' fused the two forms from the beginning, inevitably making it more 'Rock'. The first section of Tank is the most stimulating rock music I've ever heard. Play it to your kids if you want to boost their IQ!
Classical/Rock fusions are far too rare in popular music. I have this album to thank for knowing that.
Every time I give this LP a listen I curse that albums like this aren't being made today. Just where else in your life are you going to hear the sound of electric harpsichords alongside thudding, driving drums? Just where else will you hear the sound of a (oh my god what the hell is that?) church organ bearing down on a (feral, escaping?) classical piano?
On the negative side, some of the early 1970's synthetic keyboard does sound dated, but this appears only on few of the tracks. The classical piano and drums used are timeless.
Fusing classical and rock is difficult. It's because the invasion of drums distracts from the dramatic tension within classical music. On this album, ELP sussed this out better than anyone else before or since. For example, on 'The Three Fates' & 'Take a Pebble' they separated the classical and rock sections, so neither was compromised. Other works such as 'Tank' fused the two forms from the beginning, inevitably making it more 'Rock'. The first section of Tank is the most stimulating rock music I've ever heard. Play it to your kids if you want to boost their IQ!
Classical/Rock fusions are far too rare in popular music. I have this album to thank for knowing that.
10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
By Jeff Carney
Format:Audio CD|Amazon Verified Purchase
Big disappointment, I'm sad to say. I don't blame Steven Wilson so much as I blame his method. This remix has excellent tonality, doesn't sound EQd or compressed or anything, but it is DEAD. The instruments sound dry, sterile and uninvolving. The reverb ideas used on the original stereo master mix are all missing. I just cannot imagine anyone would think this could ever be compared to Eddie Offord's stereo mix. The ambience, the life, the *feel* of the album ... it is just not there.
The surround mix suffers the same clincial, sterile sound, but things are obviously spread around so it isn't quite as obvious.
The new tracks added to replace "The Three Fates" and "Tank" as a result of the missing multitracks are simply inadequate. Side two has become a big mess. Basically you get "Promenade," some of Three Fates (where they had multis), jamming with stuff that later became part of "Tarkus," and a drum solo. The entire feel of side two is like a toally different album. I can accept this but I think in fairness it can be stated that the new "Side 2" is an inferior album unworthy of any real comparison to the innovative, fascinating original. "Lucky Man" concludes, of course. It sounds really clean in terms of the guitar parts being crystal clear, but again, the feel is just all wrong to my ears.
This release is confirmation for me that putting separate tracks into a digital workstation and remixing an album is right up there with using a DX-7 to replicate a moog. It can be done, but there is a missing organic quality that is blatantly obvious. Not my cup of tea.
The surround mix suffers the same clincial, sterile sound, but things are obviously spread around so it isn't quite as obvious.
The new tracks added to replace "The Three Fates" and "Tank" as a result of the missing multitracks are simply inadequate. Side two has become a big mess. Basically you get "Promenade," some of Three Fates (where they had multis), jamming with stuff that later became part of "Tarkus," and a drum solo. The entire feel of side two is like a toally different album. I can accept this but I think in fairness it can be stated that the new "Side 2" is an inferior album unworthy of any real comparison to the innovative, fascinating original. "Lucky Man" concludes, of course. It sounds really clean in terms of the guitar parts being crystal clear, but again, the feel is just all wrong to my ears.
This release is confirmation for me that putting separate tracks into a digital workstation and remixing an album is right up there with using a DX-7 to replicate a moog. It can be done, but there is a missing organic quality that is blatantly obvious. Not my cup of tea.
34 of 36 people found the following review helpful
By Carole
Format:Audio CD
I was at school when this came out and, althouigh I don't play it very often, it still conjures up the period amazingly well. Think cheesecloth smocks, clogs,loonpants and pre Raphaelite hair!
Musically, this is such a piece of it's time that you have to put it into context with albums like "Court of the crimson king", "Atom heart mother" or "The Yes album".
It stands up pretty well and is far less self indulgent than much of their later output.
Probably for most people "Lucky Man" is the best known track and it does have a certain magic but my favourites are the tracks where the band "borrowed" themes from classical composers. The light use of the Moog is a welcome textural addition to the musical palette and I still like the drum phasing at the end of the drum solo (yep, there is a drum solo!) basically because there is still a part of me that is an old hippy!
I's say that the "Three Fates" suite is the weakest part but overall "ELP" is worth buying and playing, if only to see where "prog" was before it became totally grandiose and bloated.
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I have been an ELP fan from day 1 and love this album but listening to the surround sound mix (loud) was like listening to it for the first time. Read more
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Brilliant 5.1 sound
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THANK YOU to ELP and SONY
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