Trilogy (Deluxe - Remastered) Emerson, Lake & Palmer

• 1 The Endless Enigma, Pt. One 06:41
• 2 Fugue 01:56
• 3 The Endless Enigma, Pt. Two 01:58
• 4 From the Beginning 04:11
• 5 The Sheriff 03:19
• 6 Hoedown 03:41
• 7 Trilogy 08:47
• 8 Living Sin 03:08
• 9 Abaddon's Bolero 08:07
• 10 From the Beginning (48kHz) 04:14
• 11 The Endless Enigma, Pt. One 06:43
• 12 Fugue 01:57
• 13 The Endless Enigma, Pt. Two 02:01
• 14 From the Beginning 04:13
• 15 The Sheriff 03:20
• 16 Hoedown 03:41
• 17 Trilogy 08:54
• 18 Living Sin 03:08
• 19 Abaddon's Bolero 08:13
• Total Runtime 01:28:12

Info for Trilogy (Deluxe - Remastered)

For an album that begins with an extended two-part piece called "The Endless Enigma" (bifurcated by something called "Fugue") and closes with a rock bolero, TRILOGY is surprisingly song-oriented and accessible. As usual, the long instrumental sections are dominated by Emerson's madman organ work and monophonic synth lines. These are interspersed, however with strong melodic/lyrical statements from Greg Lake, making the whole thing cohere more than anyone had any right to expect. The light-hearted Old West motif of "The Sheriff" (complete with honky tonk piano) and an Emersonized version of Copland's "Hoedown" add valuable humor. The ominous "Living Sin" features one of Lake's nastiest vocals, and the title cut ranks among ELP's finest pseudo-classical moments.

"[TRILOGY] has a more pastoral feel. There are terrific piano sections...as picturesque as any of those seasonal dependables who suit a wintry morning with a bite in the air." (Uncut)

Greg Lake, vocals, electric & acoustic guitars, bass
Keith Emerson, Hammond organ C3, piano, Moog synthesizer
Carl Palmer, drums, percussion

Recorded in January 1972, Advision Studios, London, England
Engineered by Eddie Offord
Mastering by Barry Diament
Produced by Greg Lake

Digitally remastered

Emerson, Lake & Palmer
Considered by many to be one of rock’s original first super-groups, Emerson Lake & Palmer formed in England in 1970 consisting of Keith Emerson (keyboards), Greg Lake (bass guitar, vocals, guitar) and Carl Palmer (drums, percussion). The band created a brand new world of music, combining classical and symphonic rock fused with beautiful vocals. Their penchant for appropriating themes from classical music and the group’s more nuanced, textured approach to symphonic arrangements set ELP apart from their more bombastic guitar-based contemporaries of the time. This subtler and more sublime approach carries on today in the expansive atmospherics of Radiohead and Muse and also in the prog-influenced sphere of band’s like Porcupine Tree, Dream Theatre, Opeth and many others, making ELP one of the more relevant torchbearers of the progressive rock sound. Along with Yes, King Crimson, Genesis, and Rush, Emerson Lake and Palmer ushered in the Prog era and as one of the most commercially successful rock bands of the 1970’s having sold over 40 million albums. ELP’s dramatic flair, sincere passion, labyrinthine song structures, and symphony-worthy virtuosity proved that classical rockers could compete for arena-scale audiences as the band headlined stadium tours around the world.

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