Tarkus

What was it with dudes in the 70's being super into medieval fantasy and making 20 minute long songs with only keyboards. 2/5

I don‘t really get their kind of music (yet?). It has strong but also weird moments. I guess that’s what progressive rock is about.

Nothing to see here.

A fine prog album with lots of organ.

I've worked out ELP. They should only adapt other people's music. Who seriously thinks 20 minutes of fast scales with a few interruptions makes a good song? The 2nd thing is that Emerson is a very average keyboard player. He plays scales and that's about it. When he tries to bust out some Jerry Lee Lewis he is quite lamentable. If you want to hear someone who could sing from symphonic to a killer impersonation of The Killer, go and listen to Man On The Prowl from The Works by Queen. Freddie nails it.

ok

3.5

It took several listens to get a grip on this album. I like all the songs a lot except the last song ruins it for me.

I spent all morning looking forward to that nice, relaxed, chilled out folk vibe of Emerson, Lake and Palmer. Then I realised I had them muddled up with Crosby, Stills and Nash. I’m not sure if I’ve heard EL&P before, so let’s add them to my brain! Songs I already knew: none Favourites: Tarkus, Are You Ready Eddy? I really enjoyed this album, but I could completely understand if someone told me they’d found it awful. The opening track, Tarkus, is a whopping 20 minutes long with crazy key changes and odd time signatures. Once in my life, I’d certainly have found it really annoying, but being as ancient as I am has increased my love of prog and the offer music in general. This was my kind of weird. Definitely very different to Crosby, Stills and Nash.

Fun prog rock romp

Prog rock takes itself way too seriously.

I'm not averse to a bit of prog, but this is pretty fucking dreadful.

That's some really solid prog but that first, 20-minute track leans so heavily on the pipe organ and it's downright abrasive. After you get past "Tarkus" though, Emerson gives the pipes a rest and everything becomes a lot more palatable. Overall, an interesting and engaging prog effort... but not an altogether enjoyable one.

From the odd time signatures, to the 20+ minutes opening track, to the armadillo-tank hybrid on the cover, this is everything that is wrong with 70's prog rock. "The "Tarkus" on the front cover is made from whitened bones from the skeleton of a devoured lizard".

Two words: Armadillo tank. Lavish, virtuous and complex. Emerson, Lake & Palmer are pillars of 70’s prog.

Too much noodling. But some good jams.

2.5

I'm a bit biased as a ELP fan. I feel they released 4 quality albums back to back in the early 70s cementing themselves asprog rock second teir royalty.

weird and not in a good way.

Może być. Nie jestem fanem progresywnego rocka. 3/5

I have no idea what this is. Great music though.

*didn’t have time to listen*

Haven’t heard of this, a rock album from 1971. First song is 20 mins long… Pink Floyd-y vibes - quite enjoying. 3/5 so far.

The organ and quirk is strong in this one. My head bobbed a few times and I thought it was turning around but it just keep going, unapologetically, down this path of weirdness that I just could not get into.

Nope.

Nah. I should have seen the armadillo tank as a red flag.

Good vibes, vraiment bien aimé

Not a fan of the keyboard solos

strange

20 min banger and transhumanist hymn. this one is a keeper

Asking for a curious friend: when a typical song on the radio is 3-5 minutes long, what inspires a band to write and record a 17 and a half minute song? I mean seriously! I get live concerts. A guitar solo gone wild. A drummer needs to let it all out. But a studio recording? C’mon guys! It could be the greatest song in the world and no one is gonna listen to it more than once, let alone the entire duration the first time through. Even better idea, follow it up with a minute and a half track that actually has some legs! I had no idea that popular bands in the 70s were crazy about musical theatre! While the actual musicality is solid, the vocal work gets forced from time to time. For any of its merits, not a replayable album. 2

For 1971, perhaps the most revolutionary year in modern musical history, this album just doesn't stand up against its peers. That being said: props for having one of the dumbest, awesomest album covers in prog rock. The title track is a mind-bending soup of keyboards and indecisive time signatures. The material is complicated, and E/L/P mostly pull it off, but there are points where the band goes noticeably out of sync. The song is almost too adventurous, rarely seeming to revise earlier themes, and introducing wacky new ideas every few bars. The "singing" sections of the suite are fairly strong sonically, but the lyrics are less than compelling. The tracks on side 2 are so tonally distinct from side 1 (piano rockabilly/ragtime, compared to the stupidly indecisive organ-laden heavy rock on the flipside) that I'm also convinced E/L/P has no idea what kind of music they want to make. "The Only Way" is, well, the only way I might see myself coming back to listen to any part of side 1; the other tracks are dated rockers.

Not into it. Finished the 20 min track and turned it off. Gamecube sounding music fr

bro track one, those synths that come in around the minute mark. BADASS. Was expecting not to like this first track, so far im into it.

"were you there to watch the earth be scorched?" I listened to this album like a week ago, before I'm doing this review, sorry for any inaccuracies. This album consisted mostly of the first song (20/38 total minutes). It truly felt like an experience that I went through. At best, showed similarities to Pink Floyd, and at worst, embodied all of the worst parts of jazz and rock. Infinite space went on the playlist, idk why. 3/5

Weird proggy vibes. Not bad

Unique and interesting, but not good.

I think the album might be best summarized with a quote from the title track. "Squiddly squiddly, dweee dweee, wahhhh." The first half is a lot of just organ noodling on a twenty minute track with very loosely connected movements. The second half is a weirdly schizophrenic pile of shorter tracks that are all just fine. I can tell this band is tight but this album just ain't it. Cool art though.

2 - Not for me this

this is what it looks like when prog has a fun silly lil time ! but not only is it fun, it’s excellent! they could put this shit in an episode of columbo to make him an even goofier guy! the difference from the opening 20minute astounding Tarkus that gives way to the quick Jeremy bender shows the two levels the rest of the album can jump between ! so much fun! the keys on bitches crystal were a hoot, my feet were tapping away throughout! the only way (hymn) is a perfect song leading up to christmas ! and the continuation to inifinite space (conclusion) was so succinct, so epic ! are ya ready eddy? the best time !!!!! i love when they do the piano thing where they slide down woooo! 4.5/5 ELP DONT DISAPPOINT!

Not a fan of 80s synth heavy prog rock.

just because you can doesn't always mean you should

not my fave style of prog, but not bad. I liked Jeremy Bender, didn't get the point of the last song at all, undermined the vibe of the whole album to me. 3/5

Prog goes brr. Pretty cool but not my fave

One of their better albums if I'm being honest. Sure, there's still some wankery to be heard on here, particularly in the long passages of triplet rhythms (and other masturbatory "prog" instrumentation elements). I actually hear a lot of King Crimson influence on here, both in the lyrics and instrumentation, which is cool.

This album was really cool. Tarkus is an epic track, 20 minutes long with 7 parts, great keyboard work, it's very interesting with jazz and classical influences mixed with rock. Overall this was a really good prog rock album

Good album. I didn't even know E, L & P had music like this. I thought it was easy listening for some reason.

Those organs though

4 stars but only if we forget about the last track.

Feels like an inferior version of other similar things

I've never met the creator of this list, Robert Dimery, but this album is exactly what I expect his taste in music to be. I'm personally not into most prog, and I also hate long songs, but the whole thing was over before I got too irritated.

Didn't hate it but didn't like it....... forgetable

The extended side A was more fun that I expected. Absolute nonsense of course, but it moved along nicely. Second half probably should be avoided.

Heel vaag en niet goed

Vaag, opgedoekt als “experimenteel”

Starts off with an amazing 20 minute epic but then the rest of the album is compromised of sub 4 minute songs that dont go anywhere or build off of the first track. Had so much potential but fails to deliver

This is the second or third album of theirs that I’ve gotten, and I want to give it another listen. I think there is some potential here.

4.2/5 The title track is one of those great obnoxiously long prog rock songs, and lasts over half the duration of the album. The rest of the songs are fine but not spectacular. Best track: Tarkus

I like the idea behind this album, it feels cool to have such a synth heavy prog album, pretty much removing any signs of guitars, but all it really does is open my eyes to how much guitars are needed for an album like this. The whole album, even the twenty minute song to an extent, felt like a build up to some amazing pay-off that never really came. Unless you count a weird rock n' roll track at the end as the payoff. Still, I will give it credit for the attempt here, and the church organ on one of the later tracks was the closest the album got me to feel like something here was truly trying to do something that wasn't done before.

Long, seemingly pointless songs. Impressively synchronized playing by all three musicians. Progressive rock at its finest? I guess. Extra points for the armadillo tank.

I don't not like it. But I don't like it either.

I like the wackiness, but wouldn't casually listen to this on my own.

Peak Emerson, Lake & Palmer. Psychedelic, incoherent, free-wheeling from song to song.

As a prog enthusiast myself, I always had some issues with this group. I have no doubts on their respective technical skills but I couldn't listen to their music as an actual work of art but as the product of "technical onanism". With time, I realized that yes, the self-indulgence is strong, but most of all this group is the passion project of three musical nerds who wanted to have fun playing the classics. This is very obvious in their live "Pictures at an exhibition" and in their late album "Brain salad surgery", which I learnt to appreciate. This one, however, hasn't clicked yet. Like BSS, it doesn't feel like a true album but a great suite and some fillers to reach the 40-minute length. While Karn Evil 9 reamins fun, engaging and coherent during its massive run, this title track suite is a bit messy and pompous, although epic. Some bits are fun, but there isn't a true progression of the movements and I reached the end without a real payoff. (I don't like numeric rating, I just give 3 to anyone)

Si me gustara el prog, este disco estaría en alta rotación.

It was an experience but a one and done one.

Best Song: Bitches Crystal. That piano is killer on this track. Worst Song: Jeremy Bender. Too harsh a cut from the 20 minute epic that preceded it. Overall: A wild and romping classic rock album. This definitely felt like a distillation of the best, most creative, and most technically competent elements of the era. Doesn't overstay its welcome, and does some impressive stuff while it's there.

Impressive A-side with a "single" song about an armadillo tank. Silly but really prog rock awesomeness. The B-side doesn't get the same love as it's a mix of songs all with a total different sound.

Big rush vibes Obviously very talented and creative but I'm not sure I'm on their level Weirder the more songs listened to

Star reviews suck

This was nice. The 20 minute first track was kind enough to not feel that long and pretty much justified its length. While I didn’t grow tired of it, I didn’t get too much excitement out of it either. There were bits of inspiration scattered throughout the whole record, however, it could have used a more focused execution. 3/5

Great album. First song of 20+ mins. I loved it

Nice energy, but too jam session like for me.

First song was cool, rest was meh

Never heard of Emerson, Lake & Palmer but this was much better than I expected! Enjoyable listen, 6.5/10.

Liked it, would have liked it more if Side B had been more like Side A

Indulgent but fun

C’est pas leur meilleur, mais c’est pas mal proche. D’la grosse musique d’opera boosté par le rock progressif d’ELP, ça peut juste être bon. EDIT DU FUTUR: Y’ON PAS MIS BRAIN SALAD SURGERY LES TABARNAKS, I GUESS TARKUS TU VAS ÊTRE LE PORTE ÉTENDARD DE MON AMOUR POUR ELP

Never been crazy about this one. Tarkus is prog that follows the defined conventions of prog extremely well, but doesn't do much to go beyond those conventions. That's always been odd to me, as prog is basically defined by experimentation. It's solid, boilerplate 'prog' music that doesn't really push boundaries. Nothing wrong with it, but not much to grab my attention among its contemporaries. Notable Tracks: A Time and Place

This is like Dollar Store King Crimson, and is more similar to the music of Yes with its heavy reliance on synthesizers in place of guitars. I found that it spent more time ambling about than it did actually pushing an idea or a narrative. Even the longest prog rock songs (the good ones at least) always have a defined beginning, middle, and end. This album (and especially Tarkus in particular) feels more unpolished. Almost like they had an idea, got off to a good start, but then couldn't find the finish line. Overall, the album wasn't bad, it just wasn't as cohesive as other prog rock bands of the 70's. Favourite songs: Are You Ready Eddy?, Jeremy Bender Least favourite songs: A Time and a Place 3/5

Tarkus- had this album as a kid. The big tarkus song on side one is cool. I like Keith Emerson’s synths and organ sounds. His intervallic lines are cool. Love that groove with the fourths in 10/8 - so proggy. bitches crystal is cool too. Never liked “ the only way”. Overall it doesn’t quite hold up as I hoped. .

This was really something. Really wild stuff, but not really for me. Not a huge fan of the medieval organ sounding parts. Definitely a lot of work went into this and can appreciate that but I can’t imagine I’ll listen to this again

Never heard of this band before. I feel like they are just showing how many different notes/chords they can play in one song. Last song is the best

If you like prog rock then you'll like this record. Best experienced with headphones for full effect.

Prog is often hard to evaluate. There is a fine line between good, forward-thinking, original music, and an unlistenable hodgepodge of whatever the artist is into at the time. I think this mostly falls into the former. The jazz and classical influences are potent. At one point, baroque organ plays against a swing beat and it absolutely works. Other moments fall flat, especially where dated synths are concerned, and the lyrics themselves are not well constructed. The album ends with a more rockabilly like song which feels unusual but ultimately, this is a rock band.

C'est leur gros album. c'est bon mais c'est intense comme prog.. J'ai aimé 3.5

A very fun listen, absolutely crammed with ideas and songs. Never boring, always interesting, if lacking in a bit direction. But then again thats the point isnt it? I also like how after an album of random turns and unexpected sounds, they end with Are You Ready, Eddy, which is one final big surprise on the album. Reminded me of that song Mcauly Caulkins uncle sang in the shower on Home Alone 2. It really doesnt go with the rest of the record, but in a good way. I think. I like this on a whole but I’m not sure if I’ll ever be in the mood to listen to it again. A strong 3.5

This is more like it, prog full of ideas and no pointless gaps! First song the longest and best, reminded of final fantasy boss music if the boss had about 10 different stages and one of them was Ozzy Osbourne. Other songs sounded like ideas they couldn't quite fit into the first song, except the last one which was rock n roll, not sure why they put that one in. Overall, very interesting, happy it made the list.

Firstly, the title track is quite intense. It genuinely gave me heart palpitations. I didn't know what to think, I was quite impressed at how intense it was. I wouldn't listen to it again though. I didn't like Jeremy Bender, or Are You Ready Eddie?, but A Time and a Place is pretty good. So close to a 3 for me, but not quite.

Another Prog Rock album full of seemingly random noise. This was slightly better than yesterdays band Soft Machine but I still didn't enjoy it.

2 prog albums in a row..... This is better than the soft machine one we had yesterday, not saying much there though. Seems strange to have one 20 minute song and then "normal" lengthed tracks for the remainder of the album. I actually quite liked bits of this, but I don't like having to wait so long in-between finding them. I thought I was about half way through the album before realising I was still on the opening track. Cool album cover. The last track feels completely out of place, like some crap 50s dance track. It's getting a 3 as I was too generous giving yesterday's album a 2.

Jam rock bands aren't my jam but this is definitely for someone else.

Alright. I accidentally listened twice andvdidnt realize

never heard of this band or album -20 MINUTE SONG? -we’re waiting to do the 20 minute song -this feels all over the place -loving the piano and then the DUDUDUDUDIDU -20 minute song is a little all over the place and too long for me personally -overall this was okay

Not my style.

Eclettico ed elettrico

Respect. Sounds totally ELP. Good background but not for me.

If I wanted to hear three dudes jacking each other off, I'd have gone to pornhub.

Not for me.

For those who might have stumbled upon it on this app, remember that tale I told you about a style named Prog Rock, and how she got murdered by the Rush ruffians? Whether you've read my little story taking place in the lands of music or not (and whether you remember it or not), towards the start of the tale, I pointed out that even though her heart was in the right place, Prog Rock took herself a little too seriously once in a while. This is one of those cases. The main issue I have with ELP is with their pretensions--and all that technical virtuosity leading to pompous meIodical verbiage, rococo flourishes and overaffected twists and turns. Because those misplaced ambitions can't ironically warrant such seriousness in the first place, given that the end result of ELP's *many* efforts is just dreadful. I thus fully agree with that reviewer incidentally noting how Can's *Tago Mago*, released the same year, still sounds fresh today, and how ELP's Tarkus does not. Let me take this idea a notch further now. Here is a list of LPs released in 1971 that are way better or at least far more memorable than this overblown mess of an album: Led Zeppelin - IV  David Bowie - Hunky Dory The Rolling Stones - Sticky Fingers Joni Mitchell - Blue Can - Tago Mago Pink Floyd - Meddle Leonard Cohen - Songs Of Love And Hate Marvin Gaye - What's Going On Sly And The Family Stone - There's A Riot Going On The Who - Who's Next Black Sabbath - Masters Of Reality T Rex - Electric Warrior John Lennon - Imagine Yes - Fragile David Crosby - If Only I Could Remember My Name Carole King - Tapestry Janis Joplin - Pearl Yes - The Yes Album The Beach Boys - Surf's Up Mahavishnu Orchestra - the Inner Mounting Flame The Allman Brothers Band - At Fillmore East Jethro Tull - Aqualung Flamin' Groovies - Teenage Head Serge Gainsbourg - Histoire De Melody Nelson Harry Nilsson - Nilsson Schmilsson Graham Nash - Songs For Beginners The Doors - L.A. Woman Gil Scott Heron - Pieces Of A Man Funkadelic - Maggot Brain Gong - Camembert Electrique Nick Drake - Bryter Later Rodriguez - Coming From Reality Ten Years After - A Space In Time Procol Harum - Broken Barricades Genesis - Nursery Crymes Elton John - Madman Across The Water Alice Cooper - Killer Faust - Faust Traffic - The High Spark Of High-Heeled Boys Kingdom Come - Galactic Zoo Dossier I'm afraid that giant armoured armadillo or not, there's no room left for *Tarkus* here. And if there was, I'm not even sure I would consider it a good thing. 1/5 for the purposes of this list, which translates to a 6/10 grade for more general purposes (5 for the vistuosistic musicianship + 1 for the artistry). Number of albums left to review: 449 Number of albums from the list I find relevant enough to be mandatory listens: 256 Albums from the list I *might* include in mine later on: 132 Albums from the list I will certainly *not* include in mine (many others are more essential to me): 166 (including this one)

Muito bom. Me surpreendi muito, especialmente com o começo.

Prog rock?I think,with a 20 minute song and like 5 mediocre songs.Not very good.

The title track is a zany Prog masterpiece which is expected from elp. the b side is a bit weirder with a few rock and roll tracks thrown in. still an underrated Prog record in my eyes.

Really not interested

Outstanding album.

rockzao progressivo, muito criativo, agradável de curtir

I liked their other record on the list better. A-side 4 stars, B-side 2.5 stars. Solid 3 stars. Favorite song: Tarkus

I like the small handful of ELP songs I've heard before, so I was glad to be able to give this album my first-ever listen. I don't think I'd heard any of the tracks from this record in the past. Overall, it's excellent. At times, the title track feels a little brooding, ponderous, or self-referential -- some of that is probably my subjective processing of the art more than the art, of course, as is often the case, but there are some moments when I was hoping they'd move on. The shorter tracks are varied and interesting, though perhaps a bit disjointed for me. Overall, though, they are such a talented group of musicians, and Carl Palmer and Keith Emerson in particular seem to be in a very rare category.

The best album about mechanized armadillo tanks I've ever heard.

Everything is performed super well, I just think the schizophrenic nature of the album really weakens it. When they're sticking to ridiculous prog instrumentals, sick. But they frequently jump around to... classic rock n' roll, and hymns? It's weird. I enjoyed it, but it's weird. Favorite tracks: "Tarkus", "Infinite Space"

Pretty good

I respect the hustle and versatility, but it's not anything you would here from these artists in their own previous groups. And I don't think it's a particularly good thing.

Holy freaking keyboards. Every song is like a coked up organ player from a baseball stadium.

I sort of liked it buy it didn't pass the bar to get to a 3

I love Emerson, Lake & Palmer!!!!

The only song I enjoyed was the last one; the rest of the album is a mess that can probably only be enjoyed under the influence of drugs.

Why can't that tank shoot me?

Fun

This one is not for me. I like prog rock but it just lacks a compelling melody. Who knew that an album about an armored armadillo fighting a mantacore would be a little self indulgent? I probably won't be coming back to this one. In the context of the era, the early 70s are chock full of great prog rock. Fragile by Yes, Aqualung by Jethro Tull, and Meddle by Pink Floyd are all higher quality and came out THE SAME YEAR.

Not a big fan

2. Meh..

I don't mind prog rock at all, I just don't see why this particular specimen deserves commendation. It's got meh written all over it.

The big opus piece up front kind of displays what is for me the worse side of prog rock: flexing on intricacy, difficulty and speed, but what it accomplishes musically I find dubious. Didn't do much for me anyway. Some gems in the back half however.

Enjoyed the longer prog jams on this one, felt somewhat fresh relative to all the other Rush-era prog LPs I've heard given a different, more rock-oriented perspective. The closing tracks feel a little out of place (tacked on if I had to guess) and make the album more of a mixed bag, but it's still an enjoyable ride overall

3.5/5. I hate it when tank machine armadillos start waging solo warfare.

Vrij experimenteel. wat jazzy met synths en gitaren. niet zo onmiddellijk mijn ding, maar wel oké

I listened to the Jordan Rudess cover of Tarkus and it really helped. Back to the original album again and after a few listens I eventually liked Tarkus and Bitches Crystal.

A true prog rock classic. Though not as well-known as Brain Salad Surgery, Tarkus is one of the best albums of the prog rock era. It has everything the prog rocker wants - sweeping and grand, album-half compositions (Tarkus), long-form storytelling, incredible synthesizer work, and serious musicianship. Even the smaller pieces such as Bitches Crystal, The Only Way (Hymn), Infinite Place (Conclusion), and A Time and a Place, suggest a story arc rather than just a bunch of songs. The album even holds together better than Brain Salad Surgery which starts with a bunch of smaller pieces that do not relate to each other or Karn Evil 9. The only songs that don't match the rest of the album are Jeremy Bender, story about a western outlaw driven by a barroom piano, and Are You Ready, Eddy? The latter especially seems out of place, given its prosaic theme of 50s rock and roll. It's not a bad song; It just doesn't belong on this album. Tarkus is a masterpiece of prog rock and one of the highlights of the ELP catalog. While Brain Salad Surgery is the natural starting point for the ELP newcomer, this should be the next waypoint on the ELP journey.

3,5

Gøy med litt prog, men da traff meg diverre ikkje heilt

I don't know what to do with this album. It was not any good. It is totally unremarkable. Random noise and what lyrics there were nothing there. It is better than a one but not close to a 2. There are definitely worse albums on this list

great old recording they invented prog rock

One of the more pretentious albums on this list.

Armadillo is 5/5, album is 2.5/5

In general I like what they're doing here. The program matches the lofty comments they are making about the futility of war. I could do without the couple goofier, more straight-ahead tracks (especially "Are You Ready Eddie?") because, although short, they take away from the concept and the mood that they spend so much time setting up in the first track.

When I listen to this the first thing that comes to mind is how crazy it would be to see it performed live. Then it hits the fourth track "The Only Way" and it loses its momentum and never recovers. Sick album cover though.

Impressive but with most prog, I find it just exhausting and unrelatable.

Круто!

Album 79 of 1001 Emerson, Lake & Palmer - Tarkus Rating : 2 / 5 Favorite Track : Jeremy Bender This just didn't do it for me. It tried, really really hard.

Awful. It's just random notes (mostly) in the same key. I tried, but 10 minutes as all I could take.

I've loved ELP since I was a young lad. Were they pretentious and over-the-top? Sure, but they were also super talented. Sometimes they may have gotten a bit overindulgent but when they were good they were really incredible. I'm a bit surprised that the two ELP albums on this list are Tarkus and Pictures at an Exhibition. For me, Brain Salad Surgery and Trilogy are the two albums that most belong here. Having said that, this is still a great album. The title track is complex but also listenable and holds together well. Greg Lake's guitar playing on the song is reminiscent of David Gilmour's playing with Pink Floyd from around this same time. 4 stars.

Ultimate dad rock

On the one hand I like Prog rock and this album cover is so awesome. On the other hand sometimes ELP goes too hard and I need them to slow down.

'Tarkus' el tema és un bon exemple del millor rock progressiu en la seva millor época. Infinit, canviant, inventiu, melòdic... La segona cara del disc, sis temes curts, mostren la cara més accessible de la banda. En resum, aquest és probablement el seu millor treball

Is it really a talent to just masturbate with your instruments?

A very ugly sounding progrock album in every aspect. Hopefully there will be some early Marillion albums or so in the list as well. To compensate.

I'm not a prog fan: really missing the point of it.

classic 70s prog, i dont really like that genre this much, but this was album was more enjoyable than I anticipated. Still 3 stars, just not really my style

TRACKS: Tarkus [2] Jeremy Bender [2] Bitches Crystal [1] The Only Way (Hymn) [1] Infinite Space (Conclusion) [2] A Time And A Place [1] Are You Ready Eddy? [2]

tracks : tarkus [2] jeremy bender [3] bitches crystal [3.5] the only way (hymn) [3] infinite space (conclusion) [3] a time and a place [3.5] are you ready eddy? [2.5] RATING : 3

Emerson m'a cette-fois ci régalé, c'était bien la peine de s'entêter à le générer. Bravo Robert.

Emerson, Lake & Palmer auront au moins eu la présence d'esprit de ne pas allonger de trop leur cacophonie.

This isn't for me but it's interesting and I got through the whole album

I couldn’t make it all the way through

I had to skip the first 5-6 tracks and then just gave up.

Did not get on with this. Prog rock is too self-indulgent for me

Keith Emerson was the most genius keyboard player popular music ever saw. He could play anything ever written, and at the same time could write stuff no one else could play. The title track is so rich and complex; if you don’t think it’s genius from a compositional standpoint, you’re not paying attention or are willfully ignoring it. If you look “Tarkus played by a symphony” or something like that you’ll hear how genius it is. Carl Palmer is also an absolute madman on the drum kit. The second side is obviously weaker than the first side, which is why the album is actually currently my least favorite of their big four studio albums. It’s definitely quite inaccessible, as you can see from its average rating score. But you simply cannot deny the genius behind Tarkus. Literally no other group before or since ELP could ever have written anything remotely resembling this piece of music. They were unabashedly original. Some people think they’re too pretentious, and maybe they were, but damn do I love when talented musicians show off their talents. Virtuosos shouldn’t dumb down their music to appeal to common tastes I love the section at 14:25 Also I’m pretty sure ELP inspired so much 90s video game music, it’s crazy

Not bad but I had higher hopes for this album based on track one and the album art. “Are You Ready Eddy” was a wack finale

The first song was absolutely wild! The last song was incredibly confusing (but I liked it?). Overall solid, but not the best prog rock we have had (that belongs to Rush)

Wanted to like this more than I did, it's like the opening to a song kept going and going... for 20 minutes. Then the follow up songs were essentially more of the same. 2

Cool prog rock! That was probably mindblowing back in 71. Don't see myself putting it on again.

Somewhere out there, in a lonely one bedroom apartment, a 65 year old man is making the argument (to himself) that this was the last real record ever produced as he vigorously masturbates in the corner. I saw another review on here that just read, "budget Pink Floyd". I think even that's overselling this one.

Add some cannabis smoke to this fog of prog and get lost in its seas of keys and harmonies.

Love the armadillo. The rest is just noise!

I'm familiar enough with ELP, I've definitely heard this full album before, but I'm not exactly a fan of the band. It meanders a bit too much to keep me coming back. On Thursday late afternoon, I had a bad headache, didn't get much sleep the night before, and I was in a haze lying on the couch. Marianne played the album, and I listened as I lay, eyes closed, no motion. I was worried I'd feel under attack by the avalanche of notes and rhythms, suspended in gaffa. But I went on an excellent adventure. Loved the incredible drumming of Carl Palmer, the impossible time signatures, Emerson and Lake are massive. It's not an album for all occasions, but in a pained dream state, it was excellent. Somehow that doesn't seem to put a very positive spin on it.

Yeah, hoo-boy did I dislike this. Never really cared for these guys, and this solidified that position. They have nothing to say and spend a long time saying it.

I guess I’ve never listened to an Emerson, Lake, & Palmer album before. And while having a listen as I made salads in the kitchen wasn’t the worst, it also wasn’t my jam. Guess I thought E, L, P had a similar sound as C,S, Y. And why no Oxford comma!!?

A fun prog rock album. 4/5. Favorite Track: Tarkus

Identifiable ELP sound but alright so 3*

It was alright. Possibly could've got a slightly better mark if I'd had more time with it.

I can’t believe anyone actually likes this crap! The production is just weird so that you can hear every little extra note different every little thing. They or actually one of them did the production. They can’t seem to sign. Are they a classical music outfit a Joseph it flirting with rock ‘n’ roll it just doesn’t make any sense. There are too many notes. There’s no space in the music. I looked it up. I can’t even believe it is sold half a million copies of the United States. These guys are performers that are not good songwriters and they just like showing off I can’t in 1 million years. Imagine that anyone put this album on and it takes them away to another place. It’s just annoying and I didn’t anticipate it being this bad.

good ol' classic prog rock that was fine to listen to on a long drive but don't anticipate listening to again. 3/5.

Really had to think about this one. Not really one for progressive rock so maybe a third of this album was not for me. But it was well produced and sounds like a bunch of dudes jammin

Sounds like every other program rock album

Enjoyed after a relisten. Ozric Tentacles definitely liked this. Oh apart from the last track. Dire

Pictures At An Exhibition is one of the handful of albums Iv given 1 star. So when I seen another ELP album this morning I let out a big sigh. And the first song backed up my first conclusion another album of listening to computer game keyboard sounds. To be fair the album did get better as it went on and some of the shorter songs were enjoyable. But not enough to convert me.

Really needs to be listened to under the influence, very meandering yet definitely enjoyable

What the heck? There's a whole story of Tarkus in seven verses. None of which I understand. Maybe I need a videogame interpretation. Holy smokes.

Ugh. This is the roughest of the synthesizer era where the organ-sounding noodling just sounds horrible today. When they steer away from the synth, it improves, and i was in the solid "2" category for my rating... and then along comes Ready for Eddy, demanding that i give this album a "1". However, Eddy was gone in just about 2 minutes, preserving the "2" for ELP.

I’m usually a sucker for prog rock albums but this is a bit beyond me.

Meh

всё ещё не самый странный прогрок что я слышала, но скучно, не оценила

I think this is the first album on this list that I’ve genuinely been amazed by, to think this came out in 1971 is insane considering how complex and futuristic some of these songs sound. The only way I can describe the sound of this album is a mix of Black Midi and Tame Impala with some old western piano and some classic guitar rock thrown in, it is such a mix of genres that even this vague idea of sounds doesn’t do it justice. I’ll start with the opening title track ‘Tarkus’ which is a 20 minute, 7 part mash of sounds and energy that’ll leave you stunned. It is equally chaotic and yet so well put together it almost feels like a journey when listening to it, the more chaotic parts of this track help you really appreciate when it slows down and the lyrics come in patterned with a smooth instrumental in the background. The next 2 tracks, ‘Jeremy Bender’ and ‘Bitches Crystal’ are just filled with this mesmerising western style piano as if you’d just entered an old Texas bar in the middle of a fight in a movie, but the accompanying guitar and drum work in both songs bring it down a notch to a more classic rock style at points. The following track ‘The Only Way (Hymn)’ takes a completely different turn with some beautiful vocals accompanied with what I can only guess is a church organ bellowing in the background. The final 3 tracks definitely don’t disappoint either with more of the same sounds, some hard guitar on “Time and a Place’ and some fast paced rock n roll on the final track ‘Are You Ready Eddy?’ to close off the album. Not only is this album incredibly enjoyable but it ticks both boxes for creating great songs but also being unique enough that the listener can’t forget the sound when they finish listening. One of my favourite first listens so far, would highly recommend. 5/5

OK, nice, but not nice enough to warrant re-listening. 3/5

If you like prog rock you should be listening to this album

Couldn’t finish

Interesting

I've been a fan of their album Brain Salad Surgery for over 15 years. This is the first time I've heard this one. It's not bad. My favorite is the keyboard parts. However, I have found the overall style of their sound on this album to be a little tiring.

prog rock vibes but then it got a little bit lost there

Ehkä tiettyjen huumaavien aineiden vaikutuksen alaisena toimisi eri tavalla hyvin. Nyt jäi vaisuksi.

Aika hauska, siedettävän pitunen moiseksi kikkailuksi, joten toimi

I've become a bit of a Prog head over the past couple of years, but this is a bit too "proggy", even for me. This must be what Yes sounds like to people who don't like Yes.

Somehow both ELPs biggest strength and weakness is their technical virtuosity. While, it undoubtedly displays some of the best examples of instrumental skill around, the record often shows it self to be series of incohesive warm up exercises. I would say the same about most of ELPs catalogue to be honest, although I absolutely think this is the strongest of the bunch besides Brain Salad Surgery. I can understand its place in the list, given it is perfect evidence of just how incredible musicians could be back in the 60s and 70s, but the song writing could really do with some work.

First, prog rock is not my thing. Having said that the opening 20+ minute composition - Tarikus- was excellent. However, the rest was inconsistent. You just don’t put the closing track - are you ready, Eddy? - on the same record as the opening track.

Un bodrio virtuoso más.

Interesting tunes and sounds. Psychedelic influences

Very good album!!

kinda nice

Algjört eðal-progg. Hugsa til kunningja míns sem lést í síðustu viku. Hann gerði Mooginn hans Emersons upp tvisvar, í seinna skiptið í bílskúrnum heima hjá sér.

Je connais quelqu'un qui aime bien le rock progressif et les pokémon à qui ça devrait plaire

étonnant

So I just listened to Emerson, Lake & Palmer's Tarkus album and, to be honest, I'm not quite sure what just happened. I mean, I heard some guitars, some drums, and some...keyboards? I think? And then there was this one song called 'Tarkus' that just went on and on and on... And there were all these different parts to it, but I couldn't really tell where one part ended and the other began. I don't know, maybe I'm just not smart enough to understand it. But hey, if you're into really complicated music that makes you feel simultaneously impressed and completely clueless, then give Tarkus a listen. Just don't ask me to explain it to you.

When Prague goes wrong

One of the worst

Meh

Not really my thing.

Good prog is enjoyable. Bad prog is not.

ANTI PROG ACTION 2023 WHOS WITH ME?????

cacophonous rock organ

I remember having Brain Salad Surgery and the two Works LPs but don't think I listened to Tarkus that much. It's a good prog rock LP with plenty of creative keyboarding by Keith. Is the advent of the synth and other electronic forms of keyboards what started prog rock? The album also has the obligatory 20+ minute song which  seems to be part of the big prog rock band admission fee. Try to name a top prog band that didn't have one of these? Supper's Ready, Close to the Edge, Echoes, Lizard. 

I wasn’t looking forward to the 20-minute title track, but it was better than I was expecting. Palmer’s drumming is the standout and the fast time signatures give it a car-chase feel. Emerson’s playing is brilliant but the over-reliance on organ is a bit grating to my ears. The addition of Greg Lake’s guitar in the second half makes for a more expansive sound. Side two, has a few nuggets like “Bitches Crystal” and “Infinite Space” but the inclusion of rag-time piano, old-time rock n’ roll & gag-tunes is in sharp contrast to side one and even some of the songs on side 2. I read Emerson & Palmer were bickering about side 1 and maybe this is what the compromise led to? For a more consistent and fuller sound, as well as a few epic tracks including “Take a Pebble”, I prefer their self-entitled LP released the prior year.

ELP's brand of prog is often accused of being pretentious, bombastic and overblown and I can't argue with that. However, the 20 min title song Tarkus is in my humble opinion one of their best songs, right up there with Lucky Man. It's unfortunate that they couldn't maintain this level of excellence for the next 18 minutes because the quality falls off a cliff starting with Jeremy Bender and ends with a rock n' roll number where they try to channel Jerry Lee Louis in Are you ready Eddy. I'm still shaking my head at that last number.

Fuck prog.

Weird album - one side taken up by one 20 minute track, the other with a series of much shorter vignettes all in completely different styles. ELP's synth/keyboard sound is unique and instantly recognisable, and they're probably better when they do the weirder prog rock (i.e. side 1) vs the the other stuff (although Infinite Space / A Time And A Place are a bit better). Lyrics aren't great though, it's not as tight or as meaningful as some of the really good prog rock, and in some cases (Jeremy Bender(!)) particularly woeful. 2/5, although the first side is probably a 3 and the second slips close to a 1.

Inspired commentary is scarce for this reviewer. The album does not stand out as being critical for listening, nor does it stand out as being interesting, but then that is also progressive rock in general. Their take on "Fanfare for the Common Man" is however quite amazing, and admittedly is being compared here as far as the rating goes.

Still the best album about an armadillo-tank hybrid waging war…and is it just me or is ‘Jeremy Bender’ about fist fucking nuns?

prog!

When I saw this album started with a 20 minute song I audibly groaned, but I was pleasantly surprised by this album. Last song doesn't fit though.

7/10. Si bien el primer track es sublime y el resto apoyan un poco eso. Luego del primer track por más de que sirva y tenga sentido de pierde un poco la idea, las letras no son lo mismo, se pierde el concepto, cosas voladas que no conforman. Pero a pesar de todo, logran ser revolucionarios para la época, un poco de sensaciones de los doors y Pink Floyd, con una pizca de no se que, pero de algo que escuché, no lo logro descifrar todavía.

All skill no soul, the epitome of left-brain music. I award them 2 abaci, cause doing math is all this is good for. 🧮🧮

Eh

this album is UNHINGED beautifully chaotic prog rock 10/10

8/10

This is proper Prog. Interesting to listen to and varied. I can understand why some might hate it though.

This album is further evidence that prog rock isn't my thing.

Aging hippies who did too much LSD got a hold of keyboards & made this dumb Prog album. I rolled my eyes as soon as I saw the cover..WTF is up with the armadillo?! It's frightening & looks like something out of the movie Jacob's Ladder. Kudos for the unique arrangements, but that's the only positive thing I can say about this album.

I'm sorry. I just couldn't. When the first track is 20 minutes long and you don't like it after 2? I tapped out.

Somewhat psychedelic

This album would have made an excellent 1 track EP - namely the title track "Tarkus". I think that might be the only interesting song in the batch. The rest of it makes it a bit unfocused sounding and can do without it.

Usual fun from ELP, breezes along in it's noodly way. Finishes on a surprisingly straight-up rock and roll number which was great fun. Leave on a high and leave 'em wanting more.

Organ and piano jerking. Not that much of an enjoyable record.

A pretty cool prog rock album in my opinion, and the Tarkus suites were very good. However, before I had this one on the list, I had Pictures At an Exhibition (That was one of the first albums I was given on the list) and I think I prefer it. I honestly feel that I'll probably prefer some of the later albums in general if/when they come up on the list. I might come back to this, but it certainly feels like an album I'd need to give my undivided attention to next time, and I've not had the time to do that this time around. Favourite: Tarkus (All parts)

Although I greatly enjoy progressive rock as a style in general, I found this album very disappointing. It's a perfect example of one of the golden rules skilled musicians need to keep in mind: that music is played well from a technical point of view does not mean that it sounds good. Where most prog bands opted for multi-layered or even many-layered songs or alternatively for a wall of sound approach, ELM had a pretty minimalistic approach to prog rock. And well, it just doesn't sound good. And without any particularly good or catchy songwriting to back it up, technical prowess only gets you so far. Especially when vision and ambition are sort of limited in scope as well. Of course, the album never sounds "horrible" and there are a bunch of good solos and other nice parts. But as a whole, Tarkus seems like a one-and-done.

This is crazy Weirdly enough, the 20 minute titletrack is the worst part of this album.

Some sexy guitar in the first track that I loved. Otherwise it’s decent.

I actually enjoyed this, and the album art is amazing so it bumps it up to a four.

Solid album. The focus is on instrumental parts. Keyboards and organs play a large role on the album. Long compositions that keep surprising. Time and a Place is a nice track with vocals.

The 20 minute title track is too much. Good musicianship, fine, but it reeks of the excesses of the seventies - with prolonged synth solos and over the top conceptual songwriting - nah. Firmly not my thing. Side B offers an interesting variety of songs, which unfortunately get eclipsed by the monster song.

Don’t even really know what to think about this one.

Bad

not really listenable

Liked it more than I thought I would.

Rock psicodélico, con sintetizadores, muy instrumental y con pianos entremezclados

This is a load of crap and I stopped listening partway through because it was so bad that I didn't want Spotify to think I somehow liked it and alter my listening algorithms too much. I will never voluntarily listen to this again.

A primeira música que é a metade do disco é importante escutar para conhecer a construção da música. E depois só percebo os teclados em profusão.

No bueno

This seems like a very progressive sound for the time it was released. I enjoyed the instrumentals and most of the tracks. Not sure I’d go back and re listen to anything; no standouts really for my taste.

Brilliant from very early seventies. The cover art was pretty amazing too.

OK, I was surprised how much of the album has influenced other bands (hello, Primus and yesterday's album by Muse). As with most proggy stuff it is evident that EML can play well. Playing your instruments well is not always enough and this album dragged on dur to the jammy indulgence.

I always think that I'm going to not enjoy prog rock albums, but then I when I actually listen to the album, I usually find them pretty palatable. I think maybe I just don't like King Crimson (I know, I'm a monster). This album features a lot of great musicianship. It features some prominent use of synthesizers, though most of the songs feature a traditional piano. There's a big diversity of styles despite the fact that there aren't that many tracks on the album. The major focus is the first track, which took up a whole side of the vinyl release of the album. It goes by pretty quick, but it's a very solid album 4/5

There are brief spells where everything comes together, and it is musically great. Unfortunately it is surrounded by long periods of tedious self indulgence.

oo would appear ambient or otherwise nonverbal, maybe. But then the intense music kicked in and i was meh 3 stars but I kinda wish it was more.

Not for me.

Love the title track... 2nd half of the album is forgettable though... shame

Surprisingly enjoyable

A versatile album with quite a lot of musical complexity. I'm not very familiar with the songs of ELP, but I definitely dive into this after listening to this album.

Second half sounds unfocused and unfinished, and the opening suite is not strong enough to pull this into 4+-star territory. Cool armadillo tank tho.

Has some cool bite and has some bits that are cool from a musician point of view but listening can be a bit demanding. Would say it's a 2.5 stars that's closer to 2 stars than 3

There are a few moments where it is a bit too much but overall this is very good

It definetly has its moments but it fluctuates a bit much.

Prog rock af

Kind-of what I expected, virtuoso and very energetic organ, bass and drumming, with ponderous vocals on top. Didn't like it as much as I thought I would, especially with the two terrible pub-rock numbers and unexpected shout-out to the Holocaust. Probably won't listen again

Texted my dad first thing, "Oh boy..." with a picture of this album cover. He replied, "You won't like it" and I said I'd keep an open mind. First song is 20 minutes long! Quite zany and frantic. "Lady Madonna" vibes on the song Jeremy Bender. Very diverse album, but a definite acquired taste.

Another very positive surprise on the list. I have listened to the album twice already and it looks like I'm going to spend next weeks discovering Emerson, Lake and Palmer playlist. In few words, I would call Tarkus a much more progressive "Echoes" by Pink Floyd, with a very climactic vocal by Lake, on par with Gilmour, with prominent Hammond organs by Emerson and excellent drumming virtuoso - how come I didn't hear too much about Palmer before? I can blame only my ignorance. Side A of the album is filled with an epic 20-minutes song "Tarkus". Unlike the aforementioned "Echoes", the composition is less linear - it looks like ELP were experimenting with different styles and moods on this song, jumping from a very progressive and chaotic "Eruption", to much more chilled and atmospheric "Stones Of Years", for example. The song keeps you interested for the whole duration of the track and the multiple changes of tempo allow you to rediscover it once again. Surprisingly, I like the B side even better. Six short songs, by comparison, with instrumental "Infinite Space" and entertaining "A Time And Place" make it a great successor to the artful Tarkus. I really liked the album, even though it might be a little too "proggy" at times for my liking. But because it was my first experience with ELP, I will give it a round five bags of popcorn.

This was alright. Pretty noodly and goofy sounding sometimes, but definitely some cool bits. Might come back to this if I'm in the mood.

Awesome, something totally unique but not niche by any means, I really liked it

LP

Progrock, nice cover, men lidt for mærkeligt

This album has a *severe* lack of focus. It's like 35-or-whatever minutes of three dudes just putting literally every idea they had into one album and refusing to tie any of them together. It is what happens when you put infinite monkeys in a room but didn't wait long enough for them to produce Shakespeare yet. Maybe 8 more editing passes and they could have made any one of these blink-and-youll-miss-it riffs into proper grooves, but nah apparently restraint was not in these guys' recipe book. I read that the album, or at least the insufferably noodly A Side eponymous track, is supposed to represent the futility of conflict, and that some musical phrases were chosen to illicit feelings of frustration. Very bold strategy. I've gotta say, it worked- I was frustrated listening to it, and constantly checked the runtime to see how much longer I'd need to endure it. So, maybe you could say conceptually it was a win. But is it good music? Highlights: Bitches Crystal Lowlights: Tarkus, Are You Ready Eddy

Good highs but also pretty bad lows, still a fun listen and I will visit this one back every now and then.

This is my comfort genre. 4/5

Loved the King Crimson album but not a fan of this noodly wank.

shite

I made it through the whole album, but thoroughly disliked it. I don't know what it is about prog rock that just rubs me the wrong way. Too many chord changes? It just feels messy and disorganized. I can respect that these guys are phenomenal musicians, but this ain't my cup o tea. One of the best album covers of all time though. Extra star for the cover.

6th October 2022 Listened on the drive home from London. I’ve learnt 2 things from doing this- I love David Byrne and I don’t get prog rock. I reckon if I locked my 10 year old nephew and 4 of his mates in his music classroom they’d come out with the opening track.

It's all about the first side, of course, but the side B shouldn't be slept on. It has a lot of good moments. Last song is bad and kinda makes me wonder if everything that came before was just a dream, but that's the only real low point.

Prog masterpiece! Not very accessible, but very rewarding!

One of my favorite Prog album of all time. Huge ELP fan. Album cover - Wow. Story - Awesome. Drum - Incredible. Keyboard - Amazing. Everything is there - MASTERPIECE.

I'm really surprised that this album is part of the challenge, I find it very "proghead only". In any case, it remains a great, complex, but somehow catchy record. Carl Palmer's drumming has always impressed me on Tarkus. He created a percussive musicality full of creativity. Keith Emerson's organ is full of virtuosity, as usual, but there is also good research in the sounds. Some have aged badly, but it gives a charm. On the side of Greg Lake, we find his more tragic singing, which comes to him from his previous group King Crimson. And it feels good. It brings the more personal and emotional aspect through all this musical complexity. Ok, to me, it's a masterpiece.

Many hours as a freshman spent listening to this in my college dorm room. Oh what a lucky man, I was.

Eh idk. Mixed feelings

This was pretty dope

Honestly this was really really bad. Lay of the keyboard pls.

OK, another band from my "ought to listen one day" list (along with most other Prog Rock bands), so this list is working to that extent! First reaction: Side One seems a bit bombastic and overwrought - earning the reputation that cynics give to this genre - with occasional passages of genuine interest to me. [Side note: Is it fair to expect better lyrics from intelligent and gifted musicians (as anyone who can compose and play such complex music must be) than from their heavy metal contemporaries like Black Sabbath? I'd have thought so.] Side Two's shorter songs were more engaging to me.

I owned the original vinyl of this back in the day. I was a fan of Emerson’s previous band, The Nice. I was always a sucker for any band that did strange cover versions & they certainly did quite a few - wacky covers of Dylan, Bernstein, Brubeck, Tim Hardin, etc. so when Emerson broke up the band & formed ELP, I went along for the ride. I don’t remember ever hearing the term Prog Rock at the time. I hadn’t heard this for decades. I decide to listen to it on my phone while I went for a walk. As it turned out, The weather was overcast, windy & rainy & this seemed the perfect setting for the frenetic Side One. Side Two’s more straight-forward songs are less compelling, especially where vocals are involved. But, overall, It was an interesting listen.

I am not fan of prog. It is often just too clever-clogs for my taste. And this album tends that way. great moments, never repeated, so it assiduously avoids groove or rock (although it could). You could sample almost any bar of this (especially side 1) and turn that into a whole song, but ELP just want to play every idea they ever had. (There is a four bar section at 2:50 the title suite that I really dig). And the lyrics are nonsensical tripe... and yet, I didn't hate this. I could listen to this again. I would buy this from a $2 bin. Maybe even from the "5LPs for $20" bin. Faint praise indeed.

70's Prog, that's all I can say

I’ll admit that I never really knew what kind of music ELP played. I always assumed they were soft folksy music like Simon and Garfunkel. I was a bit surprised to find out they are actually Prog Rock. Prog Rock really has to thread the needle for me to like it, and this just doesn’t do it. I don’t like the wandering instrumental sound that makes you feel like it from a bad movie about outer space. Also, way too much synthesizer organ music. I’m not a huge piano fan anyways, and organ music makes it even worse.

Spectacular musicianship and composition. Really amazing. Not a great listen in my opinion. I mean I wouldn't put it on while cleaning the house. But certainly a great study.

Vaya racha de flipaeras. Ayer el Hot Rats de Frank Zappa y hoy este de Emerson, Lake & Palmer. La versión original son 7 canciones y unos 38 minutos. En el vinilo en la cara A había una sola canción de más de 20 minutos y 7 partes seguidas y en la cara B incluye 6 temas cortos. A pesar de lo particular se me hizo bastante más interesante que el de Zappa.

Indulgent. Not awful, but not for me.

I was very very young at this time.... :-)

Experimental Rock like this is not for me. Listened to the first 20 minute track and had to turn it off. Sorry. I tried.

Not aged well - at all. Tarkus - the track is the best by dar.

Beautiful music but a little too much randomness? For me. I like the lyrics and theme though

A 38 minute album that feels like 3 hours. Ugh

Eh this was alright - very early 70s rock sounding. 7/10.

A really fun album overall. I really enjoy the progressive instrumentals of this album.

Very unmelodic - just noise to me

Really excellent. Great bass tone. Some iffy singing.