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04-23-2010, 02:26 PM | #12 (permalink) | |
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Writing off ELP solely for Love Beach is like writing off everything Lou Reed ever did because of Metal Machine Music or everything Grace Slick ever did because of Knee Deep in the Hoopla. Love Beach was just a product of it's time. Prog was out in the late 70s and early 80s so a lot of these bands had to reinvent themselves to stay fresh in the eyes of the populice. Bands like Yes, KC and Genesis pulled it off. Gentle Giant, Jethro Tull and ELP however, they were not as lucky. Last edited by boo boo; 04-23-2010 at 02:33 PM. |
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04-23-2010, 02:39 PM | #14 (permalink) |
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Yeah, which is also the case for Lou Reed's Metal Machine Music.
I refuse to believe ELP put any real effort into that record. I still can't get my head around the fact that the lyrics were done by Peter Sinfield. "Ohhh, you look so hungry woman how come you strayed in here with your eyes so bright on this long hot night. Could it be for a taste of my love Down on your knees with your face to the wall Saying please please please." That's quite a drop down from In The Court of the Crimson King I would say. |
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And to hell with this ad hominem business! Arrogance never killed anyone before, and besides I don’t see how ELP is any more pretentious than Yes or King Crimson, although they sometimes have exaggerated the elements of prog but that’s a minor detail, and personally I find it adds to their “zesty” style. I find their music much easier to listen to than stuff like Moonchild (don’t get me wrong, I like KC, but that particular track was way too much for me) Quote:
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04-25-2010, 02:57 AM | #16 (permalink) | ||
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I have a friend who claims it's the most genius thing on the album. Quote:
Most if not all tracks are love songs and most are quite short aside from the "epic" track on it, the 20 minutes long "Memoirs of an officer and a gentleman". The whole album is a bit mushy I guess, which I don't think really works for ELP.
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04-25-2010, 04:06 AM | #17 (permalink) | ||||
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Emerson used to play for The Nice who were one of the earliest prog bands and one of the first to have considerable influence and some mainstream success. Lake was one of the founding members of King Crimson of course, as was Peter Sinfield who became ELP's lyricist starting with Brain Salad Surgery. And Palmer served briefly as the drummer for Arthur Brown's band and along with other members of that group went on to form Atomic Rooster. A pretty obscure band these days but their records sold quite well back in the day. So yeah, these guys were pretty well known before forming ELP. Quote:
Because that would make you a lot older than the rest of us, no offense. Quote:
Back then prog was taken very seriously as a revolutionary artistic movement and ELP were considered sellouts because their live shows had an almost Las Vegas vibe to it, the KISS of prog rock if you will. They were looked upon more as vaudeville performers than as serious artists. Yes, Genesis and Pink Floyd had very elaborate stage shows too but there was still emphasis on the musical aspect of it, people didn't feel that way with ELP's live shows. As in they were considered more of a band to watch than a band to listen to. Quote:
But you could use a good laugh. Last edited by boo boo; 04-25-2010 at 04:14 AM. |
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04-25-2010, 04:13 AM | #18 (permalink) | |
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Love Beach is pretty bad, but the album cover is ****ing terrifying.
That camel hump will haunt me forever. But if we're talking about bad prog albums, Big Generator tops my list. But that's for the Yes thread. (Back on topic: I liked Brain Salad Surgery. >.>)
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04-25-2010, 04:24 AM | #19 (permalink) |
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That's nothing to be ashamed of, it's a superb album. And Karn Evil 9 is still one of my top top prog performances.
I think the song is about a futuristic circus, that's certainly what the actual music sounds like. As for Big Generator, yeah it's terrible, but I wouldn't call it worse than Love Beach, if only because I think Final Eyes is actually a pretty good song. The only redeeming factor in Love Beach is that it's hilarious. |
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lol Now I'll definitely have to check it out. |
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