Imsorryman

Anderson, Wakeman, Howe, Squire, Bruford is such a ridiculous stacked lineup, you’d think it was a supergroup

I’m a huge believer of favorite = best, but there’s one real exception. I know there’s better prog, Close To The Edge has compositions just as good, but ultimately more grand and epic, but I’ll always choose this one as my favorite prog album despite knowing there’s better sonically. I just really love the personality this offers, it’s pure entertainment throughout. No notes.

Favorite moments:

The bom bom duh duh duh duh duh duh duh duh duhs and all ... read more

Update:
78—>85

Fuck man, I really like Benny The Bouncer. I think I’m in love with every song except the last.

Original review:

I feel many of the criticisms of ELP have merit and arguably a lot of them show here. There a group of such talent that I start a positive album review off with negativity because a 78 isn’t quite “good enough”, but there’s a lot of “note-y” showmanship on this that could’ve gone to use with better ... read more

Easily their best and it’s an insult that “Loser In The End” has to be on it. Just because “Some Day One Day” and “Funny How Love Is” is very much deviations from the hard rock featured on most of the album they’re very endearing tracks and I much prefer Brian’s vocal tracks over most of Roger’s. But yeah, great stuff through and through.