Emerson Lake & Palmer

EMERSON LAKE AND PALMER – Third Longplayer ‘TRILOGY’ Released 50 Years Ago

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Back in time

Band: EMERSON LAKE & PALMER
Who: Three theatrical prog fanatics
with big organs and big egos.

Keith Emerson (RIP), Greg Lake (RIP), and Carl Palmer

Active: 1970–1979, 1990–19992 / 9 studio LPs

Anniversary album: TRILOGY – their 3rd LP
Released: 6 July 1972 – 50 years ago
Score: #5 in the US, #2 in the UK

AllMusic/François Couture wrote: “Trilogy, ELP’s fourth album, features the trio settling down in more crowd-pleasing pastures. Actually, the group was gaining in maturity what
they lost in raw energy. Every track on this album has been carefully thought, arranged, and performed to perfection, a process that also included some form of sterilization. Trilogy still belongs to ELP’s classic period and should not be overlooked. For newcomers to prog rock
it can even make a less-menacing point of entry.” Score: 4/5.

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Prog Rock Legends EMERSON, LAKE & PALMER Released ‘TARKUS’ Album 50 Years Ago Today

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14 June 2021

Band: EMERSON, LAKE & PALMER (London, UK)
Active: 1970–1979, 1991–1998 / 10 studio albums

Album: TARKUS – 2nd album
Released: 14 June 1971 – 50 years ago today

AllMusic/François Couture: “Tarkus makes a very solid album,
especially to the ears of prog rock fans, no Greg Lake acoustic ballads,
no lengthy jazz interludes. More accomplished than the trio’s first LP,
but not quite as polished as Brain Salad Surgery, Tarkus is nevertheless
a must-have.” Full review here. Score: 3.5/5.

Turn Up The Volume: Big compositions, big orchestrations, big egos. One
of – along with Genesis and Yes – the most famous prog rock bands ever.

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