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Brain Salad Surgery [Original recording remastered]

~ Emerson Lake & Palmer
4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)

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  • Audio CD (21 May 2001)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Format: Original recording remastered
  • Label: Sanctuary
  • ASIN: B00005AFLS
  • Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 82,368 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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1. Jerusalem
2. Toccata
3. Still...You Turn Me On
4. Benny The Bouncer
5. Karn Evil 9
6. Brain Salad Surgery
7. When The Apple Blossoms Bloom In The Windmills Of Your Mind
8. Excerpts

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Much maligned, although it is hard to understand why. They merely took what the Nice did one stage further as Palmer became the songwriter in place of Lee Jackson. The two sides of ELP were adaptations of classical pieces, which usually worked well. On this, 'Jerusalem' and 'Toccata' are given the prog treatment. The longer original suite 'Karn Evil' allowsEmerson to let loose on his organ and piano. He is astonishingly fluid and imaginative. A wholly successful album, apart from the dreadful 'Benny The Bouncer'. Somebody, at some stage, must have thought it was a good idea.

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Rejoice, glory is ours..., 9 Aug 2002
The definative mix of one of the best albums ever recorded in the seventies.
Brain Salad Surgery returns as probably the most majestic prog album of all time, and one listen to the remastered 'Jerusalem' should be enough to convince anyone of just how powerful the band were.
The sound captured here is absoloutely awsome!
Anyone already familiar with the original album, be prepared for a treat.
There are far too many highlights to begin to mention, but 'Toccata' comes directly from Hell, and the 'decent into the maelstrom' bit of Karn 'Evil 9's' third impression is jaw (ear?)dropping.
I can not recommend this album enough to any ELP head out there, and to those of you that are hard of hearing... LISTEN!
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Best of the best, 4 Jun 2002
By Matt Westwood (Reading, UK) - See all my reviews
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From their debut album to their triple live album extravaganza, ELP dismantled both rock and classical music and built from the pieces a completely new art form.

This album was made when they were at the peak of their off-beat creativity. The vinyl version was a pain, because you had to get up and turn it over half way through Karn Evil 9, but thank goodness, CD was invented.

If you like ELP you'll already have this - if you don't, then nothing I could write would persuade you to even be in the same room as it. Unless I were to point out that "Still ... you turn me on" is one of the most beautiful songs ever written, and the album is worth the money for that one track alone.

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A better master tape than the original LP - its a Must!, 4 Jun 2001
By Bjrn Are Davidsen (Norway) - See all my reviews
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Brain Salad Surgery finally sounds as it should! This 2001 release uses a different master tape and has other lyrics (e.g. on parts of Benny the Bouncer"). It sounds astonishing! Gone are the reverb and compression laden sound that has damaged earlier releases. Now the instruments jump out of the speakers, and be really sure you don't have valuable objects on your shelves or walls when Greg's bass and Carl's bass drum start up. The bonus tracks could have been better (e.g. unreleased live material, as on the new Trilogy release), but its still interesting to hear the BSS session material ("Brain Salad Surgery" and "When the Apple Blossoms Bloom...") in its original context. This release is so much better than any of the previous ones that it must be heard! However many times you've got Brain Salad Surgery before, be sure to get this one!
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4.0 out of 5 stars Easily their best album
"Brain Salad Surgery" was easily the best album ELP produced. After the group's excellent début, things had got a bit wobbly through the period of the uneven "Trilogy" and... Read more
Published on 31 Mar 2003 by Gordon Dent

5.0 out of 5 stars WECOME BACK MY FRIENDS !!!
The year was 1975. i was fourteen, a friend of mine introduced me to ELP.I was mesmerised by their sound. i had to go out and buy an ELP album . Read more
Published on 9 Sep 2001 by andyvee@onmail.co.uk

4.0 out of 5 stars A great album.
For me this isn't the best album ELP did but still a great one. In may ways the last great album they did - the end of ELP's era. I much prefer Tarkus and Trilogy. Read more
Published on 28 Jun 2001 by C. ARNOLD

5.0 out of 5 stars OUT OF THIS WORLD!!!
WELL WHAT CAN I SAY ABOUT THIS ALBUM.MAYBE THE GREAT PIECE OF MUSIC EVER WRITTEN BUT MISUNDERSTOOD.BRAIN SALAD SURGERY IS AN EXTRAORDINARY ALBUM WITH ,IT HAS TO BE SAID SOME OF... Read more
Published on 22 May 2001 by mstaggs@pt.lu

5.0 out of 5 stars The finest example
Where do I start? Brain Salad Surgery is simply the finest example of ELP's work under one cover and is without any doubt in my mind, the finest progressive rock album ever... Read more
Published on 3 May 2001

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