Emerson, Lake & Palmer - Memoirs Of An Officer And A Gentleman (Official Audio)

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Formed in 1970, Emerson, Lake & Palmer helped define and set new standards throughout one of the most ambitious and experimental periods in 20th-Century popular music. Drawn from The Nice, King Crimson, and Atomic Rooster respectively, they were hailed as progressive rock’s first supergroup. Combining driving dynamics, intricate arrangements, and virtuosic skill, between 1970 and 1978, ELP released seven studio recordings and three live albums. Such was their popularity on both sides of the Atlantic that their records repeatedly achieved Platinum status sales.
Titles such as Tarkus, Trilogy, and Brain Salad Surgery created distinctive worlds that incorporated soaring themes, other-worldly timbres, yearning ballads, humorous pastiche and dramatic long-form conceptual works. While they adapted pieces by classical composers as stylistically varied as Bartok, Mussorgsky, Copland, Ginastera and Rodrigo, ELP sounded like nobody else but themselves.
The trio performed live one final time at London’s High Voltage Festival in July 2010 just weeks short of their debut gig 40th anniversary.
Although Keith Emerson and Greg Lake both sadly passed away in 2016, interest in ELP continues to grow, and Carl Palmer’s own band regularly performs a setlist dedicated to the unique music he helped create. ELP's music continues to find new audiences more than 50 years from their beginning, a striking testament to the group's irrepressible blend of energy, eclecticism, and visceral excitement.
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[@Besokool]

A masterpiece to me, someone who bought this album the day it was released. So very British, So very ELP. I worshipped them. My early teens, my first girlfriend. RIP forever Kelly, Queens NY

[@Paul_305]

One of my favorie ELP long-form pieces. Genius!

[@tarkusuk]

A absolute diamond on the album,the rest of the album I very rarely play

[@mvjonsson]

Canario is also very good.

[@mihmih7623]

Lake is my best progressive rock voice 👍

[@hohhoijaa]

Olen kanssasi samaa mieltä!

[@noone-t8y]

A truly powerful piece. Almost as well written as Taste of My Love! Just kidding! Seriously, this song is stellar.

[@maurizioalbera]

A pity that the audio is very low quality, unstable and vanishing here and there... oh well, I'm going to put the record on the turntable, and thanks for reminding me of this wonderful piece of art :)

[@TopJimmyWinn]

My favorite . RIP Kieth and Greg 5:33

[@shanedigby]

Awesome song. Still has that early 70s ELP vibe to it.

[@SergiusLigurAugustus]

I love this lovely suite, the latest from ELP!

[@unnamedwriter]

Tears upon first listen!!!

[@kleberveridianogoncalvesde6293]

Beautiful piece and wonderful piano playing!

[@danburnes722]

I always loved this piece, especially the end.

[@michael-davidarrkerns4799]

Om mani padme hum, Pete Sinfield.

[@strettoasino9006]

Sounds like it should have been on Trilogy....

[@islandpalm148]

No mention of the Feb 23 date in Clearwater, FL?

[@georgeadams8230]

Got to give it to Greg for giving his all in his singing to some truly awful lyrics. The March at the end sounds like theme music on a ride in Disneyland.

[@zaphbmail]

Final part is amazing

[@mwoods1052]

It’s a joy.