“Pictures At An Exhibition” by Emerson, Lake and Palmer - album review
features in: Album Chart of 1971 ● Album Chart of the Decade: 1970s ● 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die |
Not as entertaining as the preceding “Tarkus”, their second long-player of 1971 was an ambitious set at Keith Emerson's behest, re-arranging “Pictures At An Exhibition”, a suite of ten pieces for piano by Russian composer Modest Mussorgsky in 1874. They performed it at Newcastle City Hall on the 26th March 1971, lining up: Keith Emerson (pipe organ, Hammond organs, Moog modular synthesizer, Clavinet), Greg Lake (bass guitar, acoustic guitar, vocals) and Carl Palmer (drums, percussion). Keen collectors with an eye for humour will note the catalogue number. HELP1. Indeed.
The Jukebox Rebel
20–Jan–2016
Tracklist |
A1 | [01:58] Emerson, Lake and Palmer - Promenade [live '71 i] (Modest Mussorgsky) Classical |
A2 | [04:18] Emerson, Lake and Palmer - The Gnome [live '71 ii] (Modest Mussorgsky, Carl Palmer) Prog |
A3 | [01:23] Emerson, Lake and Palmer - Promenade [live '71 ii] (Modest Mussorgsky, Greg Lake) Contemporary Classical |
A4 | [04:42] Emerson, Lake and Palmer - The Sage [live '71] (Greg Lake) Contemporary Classical |
A5 | [02:33] Emerson, Lake and Palmer - The Old Castle [live '71] (Modest Mussorgsky, Keith Emerson) Prog |
A6 | [04:22] Emerson, Lake and Palmer - Blues Variation [live '71] (Keith Emerson, Greg Lake, Carl Palmer) Prog |
B1 | [01:29] Emerson, Lake and Palmer - Promenade [live '71 iii] (Modest Mussorgsky) Prog |
B2 | [01:12] Emerson, Lake and Palmer - The Hut Of Baba Yaga [live '71 i] (Modest Mussorgsky) Prog |
B3 | [04:10] Emerson, Lake and Palmer - The Curse Of Baba Yaga [live '71] (Keith Emerson, Greg Lake, Carl Palmer) Prog |
B4 | [01:06] Emerson, Lake and Palmer - The Hut Of Baba Yaga [live '71 ii] (Modest Mussorgsky) Prog |
B5 | [06:37] Emerson, Lake and Palmer - The Great Gates Of Kiev [live '71] (Modest Mussorgsky, Greg Lake) Prog |
B6 | [04:26] Emerson, Lake and Palmer - Nutrocker [live '71] (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Kim Fowley) Rock n Roll / Rockabilly |