Pictures At An Exhibition

Ambitious but not my cup of tea.

I don’t really know why but i loved listing to that Album it’s weird but somehow perfect. The sound is extremely off and that makes it even better

Live interpretation of Mussorgsky's piece. The band and audience sound like they are having a good time. My father, a classical music enthusiast, would hate this. I like it.

I mean, at least it seems like they had fun performing this, right?

Silly, silly, silly. I can hear the early precursors of industrial rock in some parts, guitar hero style games in others. It's in good fun I suppose. The encore calls after only 36 minutes were not expected. 2 midi keyboards out of 5 🎹🎹

I love ELP. Such a fantastic and fascinating band, and how they managed to create all that sound as a trio is mind-blowing.

Normally I say stuff like this would be better on drugs, but I'm certain this wouldn't be. It sounded like video game boss music from the 90s.

Wildly unentertaining

Very bold to put a live album by an experimental rock band on here as the the first time I'm hearing them. Maybe just unlucky on my part. Funnily enough I'm hearing a bit of squarepusher and other IDM stuff in here. For the most part though it's just skippable. Think I would have loved it at the time but not now.

Jesus

While I dislike live albums, this one is pretty decent.

Clearly this is a hot take on this website but I actually really liked this

This shit was not what I needed to hear during a stressful day at work

Blues variation kind of ripped and the hut of baba yaga. other than that i wasn’t really interested at all

Lord of the Rings.

Sorry, I don't get it. Musicality, off the charts. Taste...?

LOVED IT!💖💖💖

Complete insanity.

So prog that it should come with a warning. The only thing wrong with Pictures At An Exhibition is that Lake doesn’t sing more than he does. Speaking of which… I would like to start a petition for Greg Lake to sing on every album on this list from here on out. Cool? Great!

ELP is like if Yes went to grad school and jazz improve camp.

This is the kind of album that's a must have for hardcore fans but will bore most everyone else. The concept of a prog rock take on classical music is novel enough but the general silliness distracts from the impressive performances and high quality recording. It's an alright album but hardly deserves to be on this list in my opinion.

As a musician, I can understand the drive to create something like this to put out into the world. As a writer, I cannot fathom the audacity to say everyone should hear this before they die. I 100% could have died without listening to this album.

Boring

I have very few rules in life. One is to be wary of anyone who dots their I's with a circle, flower or a smiley face. Another is never, ever trust a band whose name sounds a law firm.

Am not a fan.

The double whammy...a live album by a prog rock band... life couldn't stick any more right now. FML

Pictures At An Exhibition by Mussorgsky, arranged by Ravel, is one of my favorite classical pieces of all time. I saw it performed live by the Colorado Symphony a few years back and it was mesmerizing. Hearing a prog-rock cover of it hear was surprising and very entertaining! Loved recognizing portions of the original piece along with some wild interpretation and improvisation. Talk about technical mastery of instruments- these guys are very skilled musicians. What a hidden gem- Four stars.

Wow, they went crazy with the keyboards on this one and the album flew by. I was a little disappointed that I could only find a live album but the band did not hold back. Very enjoyable up beat keyboards. I cant find a reason not to give it at least 4 stars.

Really enjoyed the composition and prog rock sound that sounds familiar.

I keep trying to imagine paying hard-earned money to see this concert and walking out of it thinking it was money well spent, and I just can't do it. My favorite thing about this album was the fact that it's only thirty-eight minutes long. Sure, it felt like eternity, but it could have been longer.

I can honestly say that this a terrible band with crap music. I think this was the second time an album of theirs popped up in this challenge. I hope we're done because this was dreadful.

Amazing! A Classic of Classics!

I am not the biggest fan of progressive rock, so I did not enjoy this album as much as everyone seems to. There were some nice parts but the whole thing was pretty forgettable. I would only recommend a listen to avid fans of prog rock or those curious. Favorite Song(s): N/A

hoop gedoe om veel ingewikkeld gedoe. Soms gefreak op de vierkante millimeter. Al was het niet allemaal beroerd. En eerlijk gezegd ging het uurtje sneller voorbij dan verwacht. Van het aangedragen U.K. werd ik halverwege al doodmoe en zou ik een lager review gegeven hebben.

Interessant project, maar niet per se om aan te horen. Orgeltje helpt ook niet.

I’m on track three and it’s good. But nothing is grabbing me. It’s not a memorable experience so far. I’m diving the synth on “the old castle”. Now that I am reading the background this is making more sense. Almost a precursor to TSO

Prog is not my thing. Have tried and tried to no avail.

Genre: electric rock Instruments: 4/5 Modern Translation: 2/5 Dance Potential: 1/5 Listening Location: on the way to work Favourite Song: Blues Variation Made me feel: I was really intrigued by this album and then listened to the OG score. I liked their take on it and I thought it was creative. Rating on originality, probably won’t listen again.

I was the sort of pretentious twat who listened to this and loved it when I was a student. 20 years on and it's still great. There's nothing else quite like it. Not perfect but definitely one worth hearing.

lkjglkjg

Very musically impressive album. Enjoyed listening to this one.

If it wasn't for the audience cheering I would never have guessed this was a live album. It was a sonic journey, extremely well recorded, the musicianship was on point and the vocals were stellar. Musically it was solidly put together which sometimes can be a struggle with prog rock

Haven’t heard of this, a “Prog-rock/art rock” album from 1971. Not sure what to expect… I don’t hate it but also not really my thing either, just a bit messy and over the place. 2.

Perfectly pleasant jazz prog nonsense. Certainly nothing I'd ever listen to before or again, but certainly didn't hate it.

Did not like all the synthesizer & endless instrumentals.

Just giving this 2 stars for how weird and strange it is. Not something that anyone is used to listen. Also, the cover it's interesting and out of the things we are used to see, like just a picture of the artist, with a filter and the title of the album. Even tho, it's a bad album.

Meh

Fantastic

Album 296 of 1001 Emerson, Lake & Palmer - Pictures At An Exhibition Rating : 3.5 / 5 There was probably a time when I would have thought this was the greatest thing put on vinyl. Now, I appreciate it, but it just doesn't hit the same. Don't get me wrong...it is good stuff...I just don't think it is great.

I wanted to love it but didn’t. Listened while walking around Epcot , which was cool, but I didn’t vibe well to it. Interesting enough listen though.

Wow, wow, wow. I was not expecting this to be as good as it was, but I thoroughly enjoyed it. It wasn’t perfect by any means, but it had my attention the whole way through. I’m also just so happy that it was only 35 minutes long. For a live album, that’s quite short. Makes me want to both listen to more ELP (this is the first of their albums I’ve ever heard) and listen to the original by Modest Mussorgsky. I’d listen again. One of the best albums I’ve heard so far. 8/10 Top 4: 1. The Sage 2. The Great Gates of Kiev 3. Promenade (Pt. 2) 4. Promenade (Pt. 1)

Electric Classical Music. Dig it.

Couldn't get past The Gnome. Sorry.

Epic

This moment in time with progressive music is a bit beyond me. It's high art that influenced a lot of musicians going forward, but it's a bit too artsy for me. Not a bad record, just doesn't do it for me personally.

I enjoyed Gustav Holt's work, and this is a quirky take on the classic.

Emerson, Lake & Palmer's album "Pictures At an Exhibition" provides a distinctive journey through the realms of prog-rock, a genre that I openly admit not enjoying one bit. "Promenade (Pt. 1)" kicks off the album with a pompous organ showcase, creating an ambiance reminiscent of entering a grand cathedral. "The Gnome" follows, conjuring images of a Giallo film or a scene from Doctor Who, with its organ and guitar dueling before giving way to Emerson's synthesiser-driven melody. While the album serves as a showcase for the band's musical prowess, it veers into tedious territory for me. "Promenade (Pt. 2)" offers a variation on its predecessor, featuring Lake's Renaissance-esque vocals. "The Sage" introduces keyboard pyrotechnics and delicate guitar, resembling Middle Earth dinner theatre music that, for me, becomes nearly unbearable. Despite the applause-worthy moments in "The Old Castle," the overall sentiment toward the album remains lukewarm, with "Blues Variation" showcasing Lake's virtuosity but lacking soul. While acknowledging Emerson's synthesiser artistry and Palmer's drumming prowess, the overall verdict stands: ELP's "Pictures At an Exhibition" may impress some with its technicality, but its distinctive brand of prog-rock fails to resonate universally, and I can't help but appreciate the lack of imitators in their wake.

Interesting. Did not know them before - after listening to this album I think I know why. It just isn’t my kind of music. The beginning was quite interesting (oh, live; oh, do I hear an organ?) but it then turned out to be just too experimental and „noisy“ for me. I found it in party extremely exhausting to listen to. This might be unfair, it might have been groundbreaking at the time, but I don’t really like it. I read a bit about the band and am always happy to listen to things I usually would not listen to, so I do not regret it, but this album was the hardest to fully listen to so far for me.

Don't care for this one

Heavy, man.

Ok

Horrible.

1971 you are wild. This got to number 3 in the albums charts? What a time! Makes me want to start a punk band (I don’t like punk, but I kind of enjoyed this).

Interesting. Nice organs though

No

Sage is probably my favourite song except it isnt representative of the rest of the album. "There is no end to my life, no beginning to my death. Death is life."

Emerson, Lake, Palmer (nods sympathetically), thanks for coming in. I'm afraid this is an intervention.

Not my thing

Ugh

1. promenade - 0 2. the gnome - 0 3. promenade - 0 4. the zage - 1 5. the old caztle - 0 6. bluez variation - 0 7. promenade - 0

Everyone has an ELP limit, mine is definitely before this

For those of you who are unaware (I doubt most of you aren't, but just in case) this is ELP's own take on a series of iconic orchestral pieces that are relatively out there compared to their contemporaries of the time, and in turn are not difficult to play, per se, but take some amount of effort to get right. Something that would be a definitive challenge for a high school orchestra, y'know? So, this album being mostly made up of ideas from that collection is really cool, but it also leaves a sour taste in my mouth. Certainly the instrumentation here is good, but comparing a single organ/synthesizer to the feats, leaps, and bounds that a group of musicians with classical training go through is nearly non-comparable, and in turn, leaves a lot of these songs sounding messy, and not in an artistic way, but rather in a way that is just altering art for the Hell of it. Sure, its neat to add some lyrics and more modern ideologies to these century old tracks, but they were good as were, and when you take a step back you realize this crowd is going wild for near butcherings of some amazing pieces. I know, I sound like a music snob, but it really does come off that way. There are parts here that I really must congratulate as a neat addition, but often I found myself just wishing I was listening to an orchestra performing these pieces, or at the very least, that these alters were studio recorded so that they could be cleaned up a bit and really brought to life. As is, its just something that's more novelty than anything. The nutcracker cover really hammers that point in, I find, and honestly, really doesn't even fit.

i love that its super weird but i prob wouldnt listen to most of it again

Very cool although the original piece is just way better

2 - There were bits here and there that I kind of liked, but a lot of it was just boring. I usually like prog, but this? Meh.

A fun live album. Nice prog rock with heavy synth usage. Not my preferred album and definitely not something you have to listen to before you die.

Funky, trippy, just plain fun!

Good

Oh I did listen to this one. Can't remember.

Emerson Lake & Palmer? Don't even Emerson Lake & know 'er. The musicianship is good, but the music for the most part isn't all that interesting. I did like that time it sounded like they were playing Lazy by Deep Purple, though.

This was not for me

“Burst out laughing…” bruh Not even as comedy this is worth anything

An overall ok prog rock live album with some nice mesmerising type grooves throughout. There is nothing too much that really stood out on this album, but it's just perfectly ok. Best: Nutrocker Worst: The Sage

Such a cool classic/rock blend! Nutcracker rock is such classic, great album.

This is pretty much why punk had to happen. Like some of the California jazz jam nonsense, this is massively proficient but shows barely an ounce of soul or emotion. There are moments of beauty but just doesn't float my boat. Put the organ away lads.

I haven't listened to a lot of ELP, but I have always respected them. I have a fair amount of respect and personal liking of the progressive rock genre. However, I felt this Live album was not a great display of that genre, this many years on...especially compared with early works of Genesis, Yes, Rush, and others. I didn't dislike this live album, but I can't imagine wanting to listen to it, again, as it just didn't feel like it had a lot of substance and just passed without me noticing much change throughout at least 30 minutes of it.

That was alright. Odd, but fun. 3.5

Love ELP - this show was probably extremely badass to be at

I've always loved Mussorgsky's Pictures. Hearing it with synths is even more fun! Neat.

Nice one, really like the instrumentation

One thing's for sure, those synth/organ sounds have not aged very well!  Apart from that, the idea of adapting a classical masterpiece was great on paper, but the overall result is awkward at best. ELP are the caricature of a prog-rock act. All the clichés about this genre you can think of (very cheesy sound palettes, vituosisitic mania that has no real artistic point, hermetic lengthy interludes, hackneyed faux-jazz overtones, misplaced intellectual pretensions...), they fit right with it. I wonder if you would have had the same clichés about grindcore if Napalm Death had adapted Ravel's "Bolero", or the ones of Country and Western if Dolly Parton had adapted Bizet's "Carmen". I have a sneaking suspicion that from the vantage point of 2023, the results of those imaginary adaptations would still be more listenable than what ELP had attempted with today's record. But sadly, we'll never know. 1/5 for the purposes of this list of "essential" albums, which translates to a 6/10 grade for more general purposes (5 + 1). Number of albums left to review: less than 400 (I've temporarily lost count here) Number of albums I'll include in my own list: half so far, approximately Number of albums I *might*  include: a quarter, approximately. Number of albums I'll never include: another quarter (including this one, many other albums are more important to me).

I read another review that said this album sounds like video game boss music. That's extremely accurate.

No

It's a lot. I kinda get the point of view of the punks now...

Creo que el álbum no acaba de envejecer del todo bien, por muy innovador que fuera el uso de teclados y sintes en aquella época. Se me hace un poco cargante.

this too long, kinda prefer the other elp albums

Great live album.

Stressful half classical prog

Really interesting version of the classical piece by Mussorgsky

Órgano de feria.

Emerson, Lake & Palmer seem intent on showing us that their musical education has been worth it. "Look at the theory we've learnt! Look at the composers we've studied! Look at the techniques we've mastered!" But for all their knowledge and prowess, in Pictures At An Exhibition they fail to imbue their music with any humanity or human experience. The whole listening experience feels akin to marking the English homework handed in by a precocious kid who lacks an interior landscape. An utterly thankless task.

From the first song, this album demanded my attention. Mussorgsky? Synths? Influential rock musicians? What is this? This is the first album on this list that I think was truly new to me; I have never heard anything like this before. I listen to most of these albums while working. Not this one, this is a spectacle in itself. The music is less so distracting from the work as the work is distracting from the music. My mind is blown.

All I can say is Meh! i guess this is some kinda milestone album in rock, and I even enjoy a lot of ELP but tis is mostly boring and rediculous, why not just listen to some classical music if that's what you want. 2 stars

I like the comfortable playfulness of the artists. They throw the theme and go along with it knowing that their skills will lead them. Other than that it's pretty chaotic.

As much as this album really is not for me, I can't deny the absolute insane levels of talent on display here. Call it pretentious or whatever; there aren't many groups of 3 musicians who can create soundscapes like this. That said, because of the focus on virtuosity, ELP always felt a bit soulless to me. In the softer moments of this album, where we put down the bass slapping and drumsticks for a bit, the songs get tired and boring. But I do really dig the synth experimentation, especially for '71.

This bong is made for packin’, and that’s just what I’ll do…

Confusing and not very interesting to me

Promenade Pt. 1 - sounds very holy with the organ. Weird that the only version of the album is live. The Gnome - can’t imagine myself listening to this in any circumstance really, but sounds like a video game so far which is cool. Promenade Pt. 2 - i actually like the sacred vibe of this one, sounds more Eastern. The vocals really add to the song. The Sage - cool intro. I like this one a bit more as well, the vocals and guitar instrumental sound nice. The Old Castle - the song literally passed by without me noticing. Blues variation - funky and jazzy, absolutely love this one. Promenade Pt. 3 - very triumphant, like it. The hut of Baba Yaga Pt. 1 - very chaotic and fun, I’m starting to see why people liked this. The curse of Baba Yaga - genuinely might listen to this again at some point, when I’m playing a game or something. It just sounds fun. The hut of Baba Yaga Pt. 2 - even more chaotic, even more fun. The Great Gates of Kiev - an interesting one, can’t hack the long songs personally but it’s alright. Nutrocker - I like this one, sounds kind of blues-y in parts. Fun with lots of energy.

it did not stick to my mind. so I guess it was medium

Not the best. Organ based, almost early Who and Pink Floyd wannabes. Few word. 2.5 stars

Eins og áður hefur komið fram er ég vanalega ekki hrifin af "læv" albúmum. En þetta er flott. Áhugaverð túlkun hjá þeim.

Rather too progressive for my taste

Interesting album, although I didn't love the early electronic sounds. I suspect this had some influence on later Mannheim Steamroller.

Too experimental for me

Definitely weird but I fuck with it. Love the proggy and the keys. Conceptually reminds me of Ulver's William Blake album. 4/5.

churchy. okay naman.

Man. I am not interested in listening to this self-important twaddle, but here we go. All right this is actually much more enjoyable than I anticipated it being, so long they aren’t singing. I doubt I will ever give it another listen, but it certainly rocks harder than I expected it to. I wish the bass were more prominent in the mix is my main complaint. That and if I was treated to jazzy nutcracker as an encore I think I would’ve left early to beat traffic, that shit is idiotic (and I love the Nutcracker no lie, Tchaikovsky is brilliant and it is on constant rotation at Christmas). Anyways, if they had just restrained themselves from singing (or hired a better vocalist…?) I would’ve rated higher.

classical music into prog rock cool stuff, fun sounds

what i expected from it, and i was excited for it

Just….miserable listen. I hate whatever that sound is, synthesizer? Kill me.

3,5

I don't know why I like Prog Rock, but this makes for good listening if you're doing something else. Entertaining but not if I'm trying to focus too hard on what they;re doing at any moment. The album flew by for me

Uses themes from the original composition, but doesn't really capture it's spirit. Still a worthwhile listen. 3/5

I’m usually a prog rock supporter, but this just seemed super masturbatory. These dudes are obviously extremely talented but it was just corny to me.

I can enjoy non-traditional types of music. I like a lot of abrasive punk, noisy kraut-rock or glitchy electronic music that gets low ratings on this site. But this is terrible masturbatory noodling.

First, love the cover. So pretentious! I trust we'll have some wandering noodly progressive rock to illustrate these pictures for us. Ok reading what this is and getting started I am optimistic. Who doesn't love some Russian classical music? I know I do. Even so, I'm still a bit surprised that I recognize some of it. The pieces move along in a much more sprightly manner than I anticipated. It isn't all I hoped it would be but it was still pretty good. An interesting enough idea with adequate execution to belong on this list.

Nope

Meh. Not my thing. Virtuosic playing and nice incorporation of classical motifs. But to jagged and not enough melody or harmony or swing or groove for my taste. Feedback and other noise lands as more annoying than sublime. Talent to burn, and maybe their other stuff is great. But this isn’t for me. Took three attempts to listen thru and the effort was hardly worth it.

Just plain shit!

nah

Album #41 Progressive rock music is so odd. It always seems so hit-or-miss with me. This album is a great example of it. I was ready to rate this a 1 based on tracks 1-4. But I really enjoyed tracks 5-9. 10-12 were fine , but nothing that grabbed me. There’s too much long Moog sounds. The songs that really clicked for me had me feeling like I was playing an old Final Fantasy game’s final battle on my Super Nintendo. The rest had me wishing for Super Nintendo music (not that it’s a bad thing). The good was great, the bad was awful, and the rest was pretty forgetful, if not bad. 2.5*s rounded to 2. 2*

It's times like these I wonder why I agreed to participate in this challenge. Thankfully, I'm limiting my own misery by simply turning off the shittest stuff early doors, I make no secret of that. Today, I was taken into a funeral service in the opening song of the album, before being taken to Playstation 1 space. More annoying than the songs was the location of filming. The crowd go wild in the opener, but you're truly left thinking 'what the fuck was the crowd meant to do while listening to this bollocks?' as the rest of the tunes begin to play out. But if there are any mutants that are going to lap this up, of course it is going to be Toon mutants. Shite.

sounds like what me and my mates used to do in music in 6th form, piss about making noise on instruments. weirdly it's not truly awful and again the final fantasy factor gives it a minor improvement over the 1 it was destined for

stop pratting about and play some tunes

Haven't heard this for decades!! It's "of it's time" of course but some of it hasn't aged as badly as I thought it would. Doubt I'll be in hurry to schedule the next listen but there's plenty worse on here.

Weird live prog can fuck right off.

Did I ever think I needed to hear a prog rock cover of a classical album, performed live? No. Am I glad I did? Kind of... Am totally up for more of this sort of stuff being included in the list vs. Steely Dan's fourth most popular album - it's weird, experimental, funky, and quite a cool sound. That said, I'm pretty sure I won't ever listen to this again, it's just too much weird synth noise dragged out over too long for me. 2/5 in terms of it being a good listen, but it definitely belongs on the list. 

Alright? This is a really weird album. ELP doing live covers of a Russian composer. It's extremely kitschy and spends too much time fiddling around, but still has its moments. I can definitely hear the influence this had on Nobuo Uematsu, the composer of Final Fantasy, who was a huge fan of ELP. Several parts of this album sounded like they were taken right from the Final Fantasy VI soundtrack (compare the fourth movement of "Dancing Mad" to the Baba Yaga suite). So basically what I'm saying is that this album is ass, but we can thank ELP and Modest Mussorgsky for directly causing the phenomenon of final boss battles in RPGs having insane orchestrated classical pieces as their theme song. Check out Dancing Mad if you haven't (and read up on SNES audio chips). Also the Final Fantasy VI soundtrack is unironically a 5/5 masterpiece that would absolutely deserve a place on this list if video game soundtracks were allowed.

A little too much organ for me but I would still put it on any day.

Liked some of it, hated some of it

Gøy med prog, men livealbum

I like this album except the arbitrary synth screaming. WEEEEooooWEEEEEEEEEEEOoooooWEEE-EE-EEEEEE!!

2.5

Did not like, switched album

1/5. I’m a huge fan of whomever sings within the group as they have the perfect mysterious, tale-telling voice, but the whole album just is a modge podge of overused synthesizer. I could not imagine paying money to go to their concert to hear 36 minutes of that.

Yes, it should be on such a list if only to explain punk. Modest moussorsgky is a minor composer whose pictures at an exhibition is slightly interesting. If you have pretensions to bring a classical musician this is relatively obscure and technical so you can bask in your own glory. As this noodles away wrapped up in its own importance and pretensions, I felt the urge to form a punk band. Queen did the classical thing better. As does Chris Thile, bela fleck, Edgar Meyer. Iron maiden. Yngwie malmsteen. Frank Zappa. ELP don’t quite get it. And listening to this, neither do I. Come back Sid vicious. All is forgiven.

Its just not my thing. bye bye rock opera 70's style. but i I want to blame you, and british stuff like this, for spawning Andrew Lloyd Weber .

Guess they had their reasons for doing this. It’s okay. After I listened to it, I played a traditional piano only version. It was so stark that I could see why an orchestral version would be popular. But as for ELP’s version - well, I’m not sure what it was offering. I had to laugh every time Emerson went crazy with the moog (you have to remember how new on the scene they were in the early 70’s) and the crowd went into rapturous applause. And as for the version of Nutrocker tacked on at the end, give me B.Bumble & The Stingers’ version anyday.

And this is why we needed punk. I am not fan of prog. It is often just too clever-clogs for my taste. And this album is absolutely in love with its own cleverness. Some passable moments, rarely repeated, so it assiduously avoids groove or rock (except on 'Blues Variation', which has a groove I can appreciate, but not a lot else to recommend it). Wikipedia notes that "the album continues to evoke a highly divided reaction among critics, with some hailing it as a peak of the progressive rock genre while others continue to bewail it as its nadir." Lester Bangs "brutally mocked" this album in his Rolling Stone review, and (on a separate occasion) wrote: "Everybody knows Classical-Rock (alternating with -Jazz) Fusions never really work. Perhaps what really paved the astroturf for ELP was 2001, that dopey cozzed collegiate smoker flick: not only did it star a computer that could kick ass on Keith E.'s in a microsputum, but crafty Kubrick saw sure the soundtrack was fattened with all the glorioski Classicorn any rube could swallow. 'Also Sprach Zarathustra'; and Keith Emerson heard the word just like he was Joseph Smith shoveling off the tablets. By the time Kubrick got to Clockwork Orange, thereby installing Beethoven in the prostate projection chamber of next-up fad of trendy androhoodlum, the insidious befoulment of all that was gutter pure in rock had been accomplished. It's worse than eclecticism, it's eugenic entropy by design, and Emerson and cohorts are more than mere fellow travelers." Preach, Brother Bangs, hallelujah. Lester and I are clearly both in the 'nadir' camp. At least ELP had the good graces to originally release this as a budget priced release between studio albums. I still wouldn't pay more than the original one quid fifty UK release price.

I prefer the Ravel

Normally not a fan of live albums, but this one makes sense since they needed an actual concert hall organ for part of it. Three incredible musicians!!!

Two thoughts on this. First, it was definitely quite new and innovative when released and likely mad others rethink what rock music could be. Second, I didn’t find it particularly great listening. Bonus fun. I did a bunch of reading on all of the arrangements. I’d been familiar with Ravel’s and the original piano setting but didn’t realize how many different ones were out there.

A prog rock behemoth performing music written and inspired by a 19th century Russian composer? Naturally. I've heard this before but didn't really know the background. If you compare alongside the original work, ELP takes some creative liberty but captures the tone fairly well, and surprising to me, Greg Lake slips a few original songs in. Ranking this among their other albums of this period, it feels a little odd, almost more of a novelty than anything else. I wouldn't suggest this to anyone new to ELP or wanting to get their feet wet into the world of prog rock, but firm fans will find a lot to enjoy here. Several moments throughout I caught myself laughing at the absurdity of it while at the same time getting caught up in it's exuberance. Carl Palmer seems completely unhinged and I forgot just how goofy Nutrocker was. 3.8

Prog rock has never been my forte, honestly it bores the hell out of me. This album is no different, it’s so bloated and banal. I’m scratching my head wondering how this went to number 10 on the Billboard charts, it is neither critically or commercially appealing. It’s basically just something you’d find in the record store junk bin. Their attempt at transferring classical to rock is so pretentious, they even try to make this grittier than it never could hope to be by inserting gravelly shouts now and then. The last track Nutrocker is an embarrassing kitschy cover with an even more embarrassing title. Certainly the nadir of prog.

I think this group has some potential, but I don't think a live album gave the most ideal first impression. This album was hard to get into. I definitely want to check out some of their studio albums and see if my opinion of them changes.

It was okay

I'm a prog fan but I've never been too big on highly experimental keyboard oriented style prog rock. There's some decent moments on here but on the whole the album didn't really do much for me. It's a solid 3

Took me a bit to get the concept but it grew on me throughout the album.

Tedious in the extreme, this is the musical equivalent of bad polyester clothing and holds up no better. “Nut Rocker” is just embarrassing. 2.2 > 2

Es Génesis instrumental. Suenan bien pero me aburre un poco.

A mixture of some decent tunes and some absolutely self indulgent nonsense.

I’m a broken record at this point, 3 stars. Also, shouldve expected that the Nutcracker was indeed the Nutcracker.

Why does the app not say prog rock. This is so clearly prog rock. Except it's not the kind of prog I like apparently. Or not enough of it. Let's just say I understand the diverse reaction. I think I must have missed something on The Sage - Greg lake's 'best ever' live guitar recording? Too much of this is just nonsense. Interesting nonsense, and extremely well performed, for sure. There's great stuff in amongst it - The Old Castle (after it actually starts) into Blues Variation, and the hut of Baba Yaga. Also made me want to listen to the full Mussorgsky suite. Ha. Nut Rocker. I had no idea this was them, and I also would never have guessed this random piece of essentially boogie woogie was based on the Nutcracker.

This is such an interesting idea and had some interesting moments but it felt mostly incoherent

I got bored

Some really good parts

Experimenty mám ráda, ale tohle mi nějak vůbec nesedlo. Je to zážitek si to jednou poslechnout, ale jednou fakt stačí. Není tu nic, co bych si poslechla znovu. Je to takový funky goofy rockový jazz, chaos, umění pro umění. Nevidím za tím žádný jiný smysl, což je v pořádku, ale moc mi to k zamyšlení nedalo. Zdálo se mi to dost vyprázdněné, ani žádný určitý pocit to ve mně nevyvolalo. Nic mi to neříká, nekomunikuje to se mnou. Název alba „Pictures At An Exhibition“ mi dává nápad, že každá skladba má reprezentovat obraz, který muzikanti viděli v galerii. Pokud je však toto, jak se cítí lidé, když vnímají umění, divím se, proč by vůbec do galerií chodili. Nejlepší písničky: nic Nejhorší písničky: vše Hodnocení: 2/10 (nesedlo mi to, nic mi to neříká, otravné po nějaké době)

Awful!

7/10. Sounded good, but not especially memorable on a first listen, but also maybe I was just getting distracted by work.

I have no real complaints about this album except for wondering why it made the list. 6/10

Not really my style of instrumental music.

Rating: 7/10

3.25

This was a surprise, never listened to before but I enjoyed it a lot. Highlights were 'The Gnome' and 'Nutcracker'

I like it. It's mostly instrumental. So ideal to have on in the background while working.

Really didn’t know what to expect but came away impressed

мечтательно и вау

Ugh. Two live albums in a row?

It just doesn't fit into any genre that i'm interested in listening to more. Organ noodling. Pass.

Yet another album by ELP, this time we have their first live album. I was very surprised how similar it sounded to first King Crimson record. Of course it shouldn't be that crazy, knowing that Lake was the main singer on both albums, but even though so many passages from Picture At An Exhibition could have been added to In The Court Of The Crimson King and no one would bat an eye. Unfortunately, the rest of the album was to progressive for my liking. I'm definitely more of a fan of Tarkus, and now in retrospect I should have given a better note to that album. Here - just an average rating.

excelente

Pictures would have been worse with the doppelganger tracks actual doppelgangers. And the audience reaction peeking through was hilarious. Chalk both up to prog wankery, which I retain a soft spot for. With 1001 spots on a list, though, consider that there are plenty of classical recordings which involve zero seventies guitar solos. Unnecessary if mercifully short.

Seemingly endless noodling on a Hammond organ, live. The ELP we know and love from album radio is about 1% of their catalog, which otherwise sounds like improvisational jazz for prog rock.

On the road so not the most critical listen, but then again, very familiar with this record, own the vinyl from years and years ago. Interesting cross pollination of prog rock with classical. There are other ELP albums I like more, the live albums or Brain Salad Surgery, but this one is entertaining and a good performance.

This is the album I always see in charity shops. Not for me.

Some of the organ and drumming got pretty funk-jazzy in one or two bits, but most was 70s space-age synth noodling and then Greg Lake’s boring folk. I read that ELP concerts were spectacular, but based on this I would stay at home and read.

Ge Wel Dig!

Not a bad prog rock album. This was wasn't super compelling for me but I did look through more of ELP discography and found that Trilogy and their self titled album to be a bit better

I'm not a big ELP fan ... I like classical music, just not as prog rock. But the songs are lively, and the crowd's response is good to hear.

Honestly pretty fun, I love Modest Mussorgsky, so that bumps this up a bit. Call it a 3.5

Oh my god you have an organ. So what! Did not like

prog rock is such a funny ass genre

eu gosto de rock progressivo mas emerson lake and palmer é bom demais pra mim, mesmo assim, muito foda. o mais incrivel é que o greg lake toca baixo e guitarra ao mesmo tempo. os tres são inacreditaveis na verdade, emerson tem as loucuras de teclas dele e o palmer consegue manter tudo em tempo com os ritmos quase melodicos dele.

orgaanista musiikkia. massive sound... mieletöntä instrumentointia genrehyppimistä ja kaikki kuulostaa niin hyvältä.. Incoherent, pretentious, noodling, kolmen adjektiivin quota täytetty, tarkennusta? ei saatana ole tulossa.. sanotaan vaan...jotain... järisyttävä yleisön tuomio taas britpop faneilta... lampaat (three different ones) vai oliko siat heh... attack of the clones... protestivitosta tähän väliin ei muuta mahdollisuutta MIKÄ VITTU ON TÄÄ PRETENTIOUS SANA JOTA KÄYTETÄÄN VITUN USEIN NOISSA ARVOSTELUISSA??? HÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄH NYT JÄI AIVOIHIN LUKKOON JOKU TERMI TAAS POIS SIELTÄ POIS HUS!! the gnome

Fun Proggy nonsense 👍

Okay, so ELP have obvious musical chops. Also, for a live production, they did an excellent job here. I wish more artists explored classical music through the lens of other genres, because there's so much creative potential to be found there. And yet... a couple of decent songs + a creative concept, but this album mostly left me cold. High 2. Fave Songs: The Sage; Blues Variation; Promenade, pt. 2

It's live prog, and the encore is "Nut Rocker." That's the totality of what you need to know.

My first reaction to this was "Oh dear gods no" - live albums automatically start with everything to prove. Not much enjoying the other ELP I've heard from the list, I approached this with much trepidation. However - I actually found myself quite appreciating it. I mean, not enjoying it. Heavens no, it's a live album. But definitely appreciating it.

Hmm. What to make of this? Innovative, progressive, sure, but frequently unlistenable and self indulgent.

Interesting stuff

Honestly I had a feeling that this would suck as soon as I clicked rate on my last album and lo and behold I was right. Sometimes judging by the cover works out pretty well. I’m sure this was a competent album but it was not my type of prog rock at all; just boring most of the way. All the people there sounded hype about it though so I hope there was a cool light show or a pile of lsd on the floor or something to go along with the set.

Incredible live album, makes me miss live music for the sake of watching artists at the peak of performance, feels like it's becoming more of a marketing vehicle now. I had never heard this band but plan to listen much more!

Très solide, du prog de fou a l'état pur. Liven plus ayoye. 5

yeah, I didn't get laid in high school either

I guess it was pretty fun but I thought I would like it more. It had some mood shifts but was mostly following the classical tone. Would have liked it to be either more experimental or more technical, but it ended up a weird mix of the two.

So at two hours and 9 minutes, my first thought was fuck that. So I looked at apple's essential albums instead (of which this isn't one) and opted to listen to brain salad surgery, it was halfway through the second song that I thought, jeez how long is this, and at an hour and 57 I thought, fuck that. So I looked at the length of the other two and trilogy was a mere 40 minutes, so I listened to that instead. So I started to enjoy 'from the beginning' and I wondered if that was on this leviathan of an album, and saw it wasn't. But I did see that there are alternative versions of this album and bugger me, the non deluxe version is only like 38 minutes, this likely could've been over if the link had gone to that one! So I started at the beginning again, listening to this actual album (the short one). I didn't enjoy it. The last track 'nutrocker' was dreadful. 1 star.

I never thought that I'd enjoy a progressive rock live album but here we are. I love the keyboard fiddlings fueled with drums and other instruments. I also like how the songs are loosely wrapped in some sort of a plot. These guys can probably make a fire video game soundtrack.

A really fun romp. A story in music. The three play off each other very well, filling the space, setting the scene, dynamic prog rock. Too much keyboard sometimes but fun. Afterward when reading about the album, I learned that it was an adaptation of a classical piece from 100 years before (Mussorgsky). Listening to orchestrations of that… it’s great! The musical tour through the space. So much of what makes this album good (the storytelling in music) is the source material. The performances are also impressive — a small supergroup and it shows. The prog rock.. eh, good in small doses.

i can't remember much about this so that means it was neither awful nor brilliant.

Boring

Well, this is ... interesting. I'm trying to imagine going to a concert only to find out the band is going to perform a live interpretation of Mussorgsky. Would I be delighted or annoyed? Hard to say. But I will say, this is not the same old stuff. It's weird, it's unlikeable at some points, it's pretentious as all get out, and it is not boring. I'd rather just listen to Mussorgsky but this is extra. 3/5 - Intriguing but not one I'm likely to repeat.

meh

All a bit 'much' for me. I can just about take some prog but this just felt indulgent.

Always loved this album

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Too freeform but ok.

I was surprised to see so many negative reviews of this one. As a classical musician, I enjoyed the familiar themes and tunes from the 19th century portrayed and covered at a live rock concert in 1971. 3.25/5, rounded down to 3/5.

Me gusta, pero que sea una adaptación de algo ya existente, en lugar de una creación original, hace que le quite puntos. No digo que sea malo, pues también conlleva esfuerzo y trabajo hacer una adaptación así, es solo que no es mucho de mi agrado, ya que, en casi todos los casos de este tipo, preferiría escuchar la original. En un principio no sabía esto, no fue sino hasta que decidí buscarlo en YouTube que me di cuenta de que, originalmente, era una sinfonía clásica que, realmente, no está mal y mucho menos hacía falta hacerle una adaptación así. Personalmente, me gustó mucho y lo eh escuchado muchas más veces que la mayoría de los álbumes en esta lista, pero no puedo evitar sentir culpa al darle 4 estrellas cuando no es un trabajo totalmente original.

Absolutely ridiculous but in an endearing way Like a 6th former who's tried too hard on their art project and massively overdone it but you can't help but find it quite endearing

A bluesy take on a long-dead Russian composer's work... Yep, that's prog alright. As far as introductions to ELP, it's a strong choice, but I enjoyed it. It's played solidly, and it's fun to see which winding path it takes you down. Favorite tracks: "Blues Variation", "The Hut of Baba Yaga (Part 2)"

You know, I like most of ELP's studio albums. I never got around to this one as I don't usually like live albums much. I reallyvwasnt missing much. This is in my opinion, when prog goes wrong. Sure, they can play but it's not particularly interesting to listen to. You can really feel the pretension and heads shoved firmly up their own asses, enamored by the smell of shit that don't stink. Well this does stink. It's not 1 level bad, this isn't Love Beach (if you know you know) but I'd never listen to this over say, Tarkus or Brain Salad Surgery. Yeesh.

Not at all all bad. 3 Though prog rock like this never really interested me. 2 Ok I don't think I wanted to've listened to this album.

This is the dividing line between me enjoying something and appreciating something. I can say that this clearly takes a lot of talent to do, especially in a live setting, and that the usage of synthesizers and organs was very innovative, but I can’t help but feel that this is just some nerds doing nerd shit. For some people that’s appealing, but I felt very disconnected from it when listening. I think I could enjoy it more if I was seeing it performed myself, but I’m not, so the recording is what I’m going off of. I’m not much of a progressive rock fan in general, so my opinion probably doesn’t matter much with this one, but there are moments where this sounds like nothing more some guy playing around on a keyboard.

I'm digging the weirdness of this pick so much. What the hell makes something like this get conceived and played consistently on a tour. I mean, beyond drugs. In high school I went through a ELP deep dive, but I don't think I spent much time with this particular album, more with Trilogy and Brain Salad Surgery. the Baba Yaga parts are pretty fantastic and out there, but also surprisingly well orchestrated/coordinated with the synth/drumming. And I love me some Hammond B3.

Well, I got through most of it but it really wasn't for me. I think I can see why some people would like this though. 2/5.

Of the little bits of ELP I've heard before, I'd definitely take their more simple acoustic guitar songs like "From the Beginning" over their usual keyboard-driven sound, though I don't think this is a bad record. It's an interesting listen at least, but I totally get why others (especially those who don't like prog rock in general) wouldn't dig this. favs: "The Sage", "The Old Castle" least fav: "The Hut of Baba Yaga (Pt. 1)"

noodly prog music at its stereotypical height. only resembles the piece presented occasionally. Also, an awful recording.

If I listened to this, and then died, I'd be really disappointed. There are actually some fantastic parts of this, just for the really over blown, over the top silliness of it all, you just can't help but get into it. I'm really not sure if I love or hate this. This is like one of those really cheaply made B-movie zombie films that are so bad they are good. Just keep flinging more and more gore on and no one will notice absolutely nothing else is happening. Didn't ELP have a record with some H.R. Giger artwork, the title of which I can never remember? Always makes me think of Dead Kennedys for some reason. Brain Salad Surgery -> Plastic Surgery Disasters I'm edging close to a three. 2 / 5 stars.

There was one song that was a banger , the rest was ok

Nice way of popularization classical music, but too cheesy for me

*The Great Gates of Kiev

so, so proggy a flawless, phenomenal record 10/10

I read the wiki description as the first few seconds of pipe organ played and thought, "fuck me, this is going to be a train wreck."... And it was. IDK how I managed to finish this. I guess I got sucked into my morning emails enough that I just tuned it out. God I hate early 70s prog rock. It's just terrible.

Nope really didn’t enjoy this one, don’t need to hear a shitty keyboard version of classical songs. Gave me a headache. Trying to think of reasons for this needing to be on the list to avoid giving it 1 star. Some folk must like it but I really didn’t.

I tried, I really tried. I am a huge fan of prog rock but ELP has always left me a little cold. And while this is obviously a technically strong performance it leaves me cold. Guess you had to be there . . .

Nada llamativo, sin contexto podría ser cualquier persona tocando instrumentos, sobre todo la canción navideña, y nunca sabria que está considerado uno se los álbumes "a escuchar"

There were some weird electronic effects that I was not a big fan of. There were a lot of electronic instruments, like someone went overboard with keyboards. The first song was Promenade, and I was pretty excited. I've been looking for a funk version of Promenade, which I thought could have come from ELP. This was not it. Overall, not bad, but not something that I want to listen to again.

3/5. It is a rocking album to listen to but it falls off near the end and on The Sage. I want to enjoy that song but I have no idea what he’s saying, it is badly produced. All the piano/synthesizer instrumentals slap though.

Clearly I’m missing a lot on the way of background and/or drugs here. It sounded like unremarkable barely audible wanking on stage, rather than something ground breaking.

Listened Before? N I have nothing but respect for this album and these guys as I know they're considered prog-rock staples. I think this deserves to be on the list and the concept is great but tooooo much organ for me. I need more guitars. Added to Library? N Songs added to playlist: The Sage

Confused by it. It's certainly different. Maybe 2 out of 5.

so many keys

Sorry. I should love ELP but I struggle

Meh

Streamed once in 2017 haha - song wasn't on this record

Not my kind of weird

Progressive rock, my beloved. Is it for everyone? So long as you leave your expectations of “modesty” and “relatability” at the door. ELP remains one of my favourite progressive rock acts, though in my opinion Pictures at an Exhibition may be one of their weaker records. But that’s not to say it’s bad. ELP takes the classical mainstay “Pictures at an Exhibition” and re-arranges it for a rock trio. Some purists may be appalled by this, but for those who have never heard a progressive rock record outside of Pink Floyd or 70s Genesis, this is a great record to start on. And after you finish, look to ELP’s album “Trilogy”, which is probably their most cohesive record, and not weakened by a side-long suite (Unlike the B-sides of Rush’s “2112” and ELP’s “Tarkus”.)

Not really my cup of tea, mostly pretentious prog drivel. Appreciate the musicianship so it got a 2

Surprisingly boring. The audience must have been on reality altering substances to enjoy that show. They really seem to enjoy it.

I was slightly dreading this, as I'd had their studio album last week which was a sonic mess. However, this was a bit of mad escapist fun. No band would do this now, and sometimes it's worth remembering the joy of music doing things you shouldn't expect. Not by any means a classic, but nevertheless.

It's pretty good, experimental.

Thats it, this is the BEST album i have ever listened to so far (I know i will change my mind someday) BUT SERIOUSLY!!!! Fuck y'all who hate this you just dont understand! This is a really great rock opera! I just wish this album was more popular and appreciated!

My first thought was: Damn these people are losing their shit over this stuff! I guess there’s a few standout highlights (mostly the tracks that sound like they could be from King Crimson), but a lot of it just feels like they had this new organ/synth instrument and wanted to mess around with it. 5/10

Its just Pictures at an Exhibition but less interesting and fun to listen to

Synths cover of Modest Mussorgsky. Came out 1971 and sounds exactly like 90s jrpg fight music, chef's kiss no notes

organ/piano(?) player go brrrrrrrrr. really liked the recurring melody throughout the album, it sounded familiar but idk what from

Indulgent yes, bombastic yes, unnecessary drum solo yes, but still a really good listen. I never got into ELP at the time but I imagine they would have been good fun to watch live, and this album captures something of that spirit

I liked this take on a favorite classical work, performed live.

Although I appreciated the concept, when I started listening yesterday, this album was not sitting well. So, I set it aside and tried again today. On second approach, I found the album more tolerable, but still just not going down very smoothly. There were a couple of moments when I was captivated, but mostly I spent each track thinking how much I just wasn't getting this. Again, in concept though, I was disappointed that I wasn't getting it.

I think a lot about how the way I grew up interacting with music (in the 1970s and 80s) is so different than how folks interact with it now (in the 2020s). In my day, I'd hear a song on the radio several times. If I liked it, then I might call the radio station to request it and then wait around until they played it. If I really liked it and had baby-sitting money, then I might buy the 45 (rpm vinyl record of the single). If I really liked it and had no cash but I did have a blank tape, I'd hold my tape recorder up to the radio speaker and record it, mildly cursing the DJ for talking over the intro and/or the fade-out. I wouldn't buy a whole album unless there were at least two singles I liked on it AND I had money. Further, there was virtually no way to listen to an album that you did not yourself own or have access to via a friend or sibling. So it was extremely rare to hear an album just once. If you heard an album, you'd hear it over and over again. And if you'd spent money on it, you'd do that even if you didn't particularly like it beyond the hit singles that brought you to it. But there was a sense of ownership of a song --- "I had that on 45" --- ownership that made the song a part of you. From LPs, we moved to cassettes and to CDs. When iTunes came along, I ripped my CDs to mp3s, at first just the good songs and then, as I got bigger and bigger hard drives, the rest of the albums. (I still have all those CDs. I don't know how to get rid of them.) I also paid for songs and albums on iTunes for a long time. I feel a sense of ownership of all of those songs. Now I subscribe to a streaming service and I haven't really figured out a way to curate the songs that I want to "own" because in some sense I own them all. Whenever I want, I can listen to a whole album once and feel no obligation to ever listen again. Often in this project I base my rating at least in part on whether or not I want to hear the record again. I think that's partly due to this training in my formative years. Loving an album, or even liking it, means having it and listening to it again and again. But maybe that's not necessary any more. Anyway...I did not know of ELP's Pictures at an Exhibition before today. I liked it just fine and I appreciate it as part of the culture but I don't particularly want to hear it again, so I think I'm going to give it 4 stars. But I also think, if I'd heard it live, without the question of whether or not I'd even have the option to experience it again, I might give it 5.

What an amazing recording of an amazing live performance! After listening to this the first time I put on Pictures at an Exhibition by the Vienna Philharmonic (itself a re-arrangement of the source piano version by Mussorgsky). I really loved both and it made this work all the more impressive. By the time I had done all this listening and reading about Pictures At An Exhibition I was completely enthralled. It takes a certain kind of hubris to do something like this. It’s impressive when it pays off. This is a wildly ambitious endeavor that created something really interesting and unique. I’m fairly certain I would never have known about this had it not appeared here. Bravo!

This was fine but a little repetitive. I liked that it was live, and I enjoyed the first half more than the back half.

I get the "look mama, i can make some funny noises from this machine" feeling. Sometimes there is a good groove though (only knew them from Peter Gunn´s theme).

I guess you had to be there to enjoy this. You can hear these guys had played music before, but this never really got going for me. Prog rock doing its worst.

It's a hodgepodge of styles, it's bombastic, it's live, and I don't like it.

Órgano de feria

This shit is ass. Terrible

Amazing. It's a live record. It's as metal as you can be without distorted guitars. Favorite part: the gnome.

It's a really good reimagining of Mussorgsky's work, and does a solid job of transposing the songs and themes onto a prog rock landscape. But it's not at the level of the source material, and the singing is disappointing and needless.

Greg Lake has a beautiful voice. His singing on “The Sage” is gorgeous. Damn those drums that come in half way through “The Old Castle” have power! I almost wasn’t into this. But this is actually pretty sweet. That bass line riff is really hooking me. I was skeptical about this album at first -- I thought it might be a little pretentious or something. But I ended up enjoying a bunch of songs. It definitely feels a little dated in parts and some of the synth solos can be a tad grating but these guys can really rock when they all groove together! Track 8, “The Hut of Baba Yaga,” really captured that energy for me. Some head banging jamming there.

So funny to hear a huge roaring rock show crowd and then a church organ piece. Oh dang this is actually the real Pictures at an Exhibition suite by the composer Mussorgsky. I am super intrigued by this and really surprised I never heard of it. It rocks! Ok some of the arrangements aren't really that mind blowing but to be honest I don't really love the prog jam rock sound. I like this. I'm a little bit confused about the concept in a good way. Overall it was fun. At times a little bland for my tastes but I think that is more because its prog from the 1970s.

ELP have an unmistakable sound. I always liked that the psychedelic sounds were still present in the prog rock. I liked parts of this album less than other parts. I fully appreciate their musicianship and experimentation. They put out sounds that no others were making

Look, this album is unique in that you have very talented musicians making amelodic music. There is absolutely no instance that I will want to hear this for melody, vocals, story or emotion. “The Curse” is phenomenonally bad. Other than my bowels, this album moved nothing in me.

Gripping. I don't understand some of the decisions, but I like this album more than I dislike it

kinda mid, synth was not good but frank zappa core elsewise

A cool concept and a fun listen

I actually enjoyed this more than I thought. I was caught off guard a bit until I read what the album was. Being a rock cover of a piano suite it worked much better than it should have.

This is incredibly bizarre but a cool listen nonetheless. I think them taking orchestral music and making it rock is really cool. Highly recommend familiarizing yourself with the orchestral before listening to this.

There is a lot to this album. I really enjoy the instrumentation and the sounds, the playing is top notch and the choice of material is excellent, this not an album for heavy rotation but I appreciate what they did.

The influence of this is not lost on me, its just not my thing.

Läste att Modest inspirerades av sin vän målaren och arkitekten Viktor Hartmanns tavlor. Han dog året innan M skrev verket, i artärbråck. Och det var ju ordet jag letade efter. Artärbråck. Borde ha varit titeln på plattan. Motsatsen till Miles Davis ”Sketches of Spain”.

Känns igen från skivbacken på Skogslundsvägen 14. Inte helt så illa som jag hade väntat mig.

Nä fy! Varför?

Pictures at an Exhibition is a live album by English progressive rock band Emerson, Lake & Palmer. It features the band's rock adaptation of Pictures at an Exhibition by Modest Mussorgsky - which was a suite of piano pieces, performed at Newcastle City Hall on 26 March 1971. The band had been playing their rock versions of these piano pieces since they started live shows in 1970, and this live album was made for the fans that wanted the full collection. This unique live album was a joy to listen to. Who would've thought a rock cover of classical piano music could be so good.

The thing is, this is clearly chock-full of exceptional musicianship. The problem is that it's nearly unlistenable. There's no point in the entire album where I was like, "oh, that's not bad." I kept EXPECTING there to be goodness and joy but there was only frustration and disappointment. What a waste of talent.

I did not enjoy this. It was hard to follow. I understand they were on the forefront of progrock, but this had way too many distorted elements of jazz, classical and rock. It all sounds like everyone in the group is playing a different song at the same time. Not my bag. Musicianship they're off the charts. It's all too flamboyant and egotistical.

Hardest five I've given in ages!!!! Hell yeah dude!!! hell yeah!!!

Not bad, but not an album that I feel I needed to hear in my lifetime. Maybe had I listened to the Mussorgsky orchestral piece prior to "get this." More like a 2.5 rating from me.

This one was pretty ok. I did not mind it but didn’t have a significant reaction to it. I do like the bond the band members seem to have and got a feeling of a live jam session that still sounded good. I like when bands sound like they enjoy playing with each other and have fun doing what they do. I would’ve preferred being able to hear the vocals more but as a live album it’s what I expect.

lol no

This album made me want to never listen to music again. Even a song with a punny name Nutrocker did not change my opinion.

Ehhhh lite som soft machine men tråkigt

Ja feelaratt publiken överreagera de va int såå bra

ELP are the quintessential hit-or-miss band. I’m on the hit side. This album is enjoyable and the boys play the arse off as expected, but it doesn’t do anything particularly impressive with it’s structure as a whole

ELP överträffar alla sina album genom att inte enbart suga men även blåsa...

Ok I tried I really did. I lasted 3 songs and then went 'you know what why don't I actually listen to the original' . Mussorgsky's piece in Ravel's orchestration is a minor classic and very listenable. When replaced by clod-eared synths, bass and drums it's about as listenable to as Concerto for Group and Orchestra. For Mussorgsky (in a recent Wiener Phil/Dudamel version) 3 stars. For ELP -3. This was why punk had to happen.

Rock psicodélico con mezcla de sintetizadores principalmente. Pocas voces, muy instrumental

I guess this is like if genesis wanted to be a cross of the flaming lips and the doors but more leaning doors. I don’t know. not for me.

I don't know how I feel about this album. Some of the songs are good and enjoyable, but they're sandwiched between these weird experimental songs that I have a hard time describing as music. I really like the singing in the album, but most of the songs are instrumental. So overall, I think this album is just ok. Favorite song: The Sage Worst song: The Old Castle

Too jazzy