Emerson, Lake & Palmer - Welcome Back
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Data:
1973-1993 |
1. Romeo and Juliet (Black Moon) 2. Karn Evil 9 (Italien 1992) 3. Pictures At An Exhibition (1993-Version) 4. Paper Blood (1992) 5. Honky Tonk Train Blues (ca. 1976) 6. Creole Dance (Royal Albert Hall, 1992) 7. Changing States (Black Moon) 8. Black Moon (Black Moon) 9. Drum Solo (Royal Albert Hall, 1992) 10. Tarkus (Manticore Documentary, 1973) 11. Close To Home (Royal Albert Hall, 1992) 12. Pirates (Montreal 1977) 13. C´Est La Vie (Montreal 1977) 14. Tiger In A Spotlight (Memphis 1978) 15. Watching Over You (Memphis 1978) 16. Lucky Man (Royal Albert Hall) 17. Joplin Rag (Manticore Documentary, 1973) 18. Fanfare For The Common Man (Montreal 1977/Royal Albert Hall, 1992) 19. Improvisation(Manticore Documentary, 1973) |
Product Description
In 1991, the three musicians came together to work on a new album and this film
follows the creative and sometimes difficult reunion of one of rock's foremost
progressive bands.
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Celebrating Emerson, Lake & Palmer's 1992-93 "Black
Moon" comeback tour, this 79-minute documentary is a jumbled hash of footage
from throughout the band's two-decade career. But despite its haphazard assembly,
it's a guaranteed treasure for ELP loyalists. Any attempt to visually document
ELP's history would pose a challenge, since their visual record is relatively
sparse compared to many of the major rock acts of the 1970s. So it's a blessing
that this documentary digs thoroughly into the archives, and every important
phase of ELP's evolution is included, however briefly. One might argue with the
strategy to forgo chronological progression and weave disparate footage into a
convoluted tapestry, but it's the music that counts, and on that point the film
delivers the goods.
In addition to grainy footage from the earliest days of ELP's prog-rock
ascension (including what little footage exists of their breakthrough debut at
the 1970 Isle of Wight rock festival), the documentary integrates several ELP
interviews with crucial performances of the band's best-known compositions. The
highlight, by far, is footage from ELP's record-breaking performance in
Montreal's Olympic Stadium in 1977, during their brief (and prohibitively
expensive) tour with a 67-piece orchestra. The performance of "Pirates" alone
makes this a must-have disc, even though it's interrupted by older footage and
interview clips. A video of "Black Moon" and 1992 Royal Albert Hall concert
footage round out the program. It's a mixed blessing, to be sure, but given the
lack of choice, Welcome Back is a welcome and altogether essential document for
ELP fans everywhere.
Jeff Shannon
Dodano: 15.6.2016
