gafa42
4
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.
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.
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.