TOP TENS: Emerson, Lake & Palmer

[Chronos]

I've been playing nothing but ELP and early King Crimson since I learned of Greg Lake's passing a couple of days ago.

 

My top ten, in approximate order:

 

1. Take a Pebble

2. Jerusalem

3. Karn Evil 9

4. Tarkus

5. The Barbarian

6. Still...You Turn Me On

7. Toccata

8. The Sage

9. From the Beginning

10. Knife-Edge

Edited December 9, 2016 by Chronos

[Cyclonus X-1]

The Endless Enigma

Tarkus

Karn Evil 9

Knife-Edge

When the Apple Blossoms Bloom...

For You

Jeremy Bender

A Time and a Place

The Three Fates

Jerusalem

[Mr. Not]

1. Knife-Edge

2. Pictures At An Exhibition

3. Karn Evil 9

4. Jeremy Bender

5. Tarkus

6. Take a Pebble

7. Hoedown

8. Trilogy

9. From The Beginning

0. Benny The Bouncer

[custom55]

1. Living Sin
   
2. From the Beginning
   
3. Just Take A Pebble
   
4. Lucky Man
   
5. Tarkus
   
6. Trilogy
   
7. The Sage
   
8. Infinite Space
   
9. The Barbarian
   
10. The Three Fates
    

[Lorraine]

Never mind.

 

I deleted my post.

 

I think I need some rest.

 

Whatever was I thinking? It must have been the keyboards that got me confused.

Edited December 10, 2016 by Lorraine

[Union 5-3992]

In no particular order

 

Tarkus

Knife-Edge

Karn Evil 9

Trilogy

Oh, My Father

From the Beginning

Bitches Crystal

A Time and a Place

Fanfare for the Common Man

Tank

[Wil1972]

Lucky Man

From the Beginning

Karn Evil 9

Bitches Crystal

The Endless Enigma

Hoedown

Knife Edge

Watching over You

Still... You Turn Me On

Tarkus

[The K Man]

Tarkus

Trilogy

Take a Pebble

From the Beginning

Pirates

The Endless Enigma

Knife-edge

Romeo and Juliet

Lucky Man

Kara Evil 9

[Mithrandir]

No particular order.

 

Tarkus

Bitches Crystal

Tiger in a spotlight

From the Beginning

Karn evil - 1st impression part 1

Still...you

i believe in father xmas

Fanfare

 

 

 

[EagleMoon]

This is tough because I would probably put all of their albums before Love Beach at a fairly equal level. Maybe BSS slightly above the others. Though I will make a stab at making a list.

 

1. From The Beginning

2. Karn Evil 9 both impressions

3. Tarkus

4. Hoedown

5. Still...You Turn me On

6. Toccata

7. The Great Gates of Kiev

8. Knife Edge

9. Lucky Man

10. C'est La Vie

[Wayne]

If it was only sheer musicianship you were after: at their peak Keith, Carl and Greg were untouchable.

 

I guess when Keith lost the huge orchestral sound, he kinda lost interest after that. Shame.

 

http://www.agharta.net/Pr_pics/PR9_ELP.jpg

 

in no particular order:

 

Karn Evil 9

Take A Pebble

Tarkus

From The Beginning

Trilogy

Toccata

The Endless Enigma

Fanfare For the Common Man

Pirates

Knife Edge

[ytserush]

Listen to this stuff all the time (but I've been much stopped this week for obvious reasons) and but I guess I really forget this particular band only had 9 studio albums.

 

Between the live albums, live compilations, compilations, official bootlegs it always seems like more.

 

I suppose I also count Emerson Lake and Powell (sadly all gone now) and 3, but I guess many people wouldn't.

 

Include the solo albums (I'll admit I've got the other projects that Emerson and Palmer were involved with, but not a single one with Lake (unless you count King Crimson (which I consider to be a Fripp enterprise since that's the way it seems to have evolved.) I suppose that's not likely to change.

 

Wait...I also have Lake's performance with Asia in 1983. That might be my favorite performance of his outside of Emerson Lake and Palmer/Powell.

 

In The Hot Seat is probably the only one I don't listen to as much as the others. Emerson's hands were giving him quite a bit of trouble at that time and I don't have fond memories of the band from that period.