Emerson, Lake & Palmer
Pictures At An Exhibition
Cotillion
19122-2
(1972)
Recording Date
3/26/1971
Rock/Pop
CD, 13
Tracks, 52:50
Length
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01 |
Promenade |
Modest Mussorgsky |
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01:58 |
02 |
The Gnome |
Carl Palmer; Modest Mussorgsky |
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04:18 |
03 |
Promenade |
Greg Lake; Modest Mussorgsky |
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01:23 |
04 |
The Sage |
Greg Lake |
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04:42 |
05 |
The Old Castle |
Keith Emerson; Modest Mussorgsky |
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02:33 |
06 |
Blues Variation |
Carl Palmer; Greg Lake; Keith Emerson |
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04:23 |
07 |
Promenade |
Modest Mussorgsky |
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01:29 |
08 |
The Hut Of Baba Yaga |
Modest Mussorgsky |
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01:13 |
09 |
The Curse Of Baba Yaga |
Carl Palmer; Greg Lake; Keith Emerson |
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04:11 |
10 |
The Hut Of Baba Yaga |
Modest Mussorgsky |
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01:07 |
11 |
The Great Gates Of Kiev |
Greg Lake; Modest Mussorgsky |
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06:38 |
12 |
Nutrocker |
Kim Fowler |
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04:25 |
13 |
Rondo |
Dave Brubreck |
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14:30 |
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Venue |
Newcastle City Hall |
City, State/Country |
Newcastle, England
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Packaging |
Jewel Case |
Live |
Yes |
Spars |
DDD |
Sound |
Stereo |
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Keyboards |
Keith Emerson |
Bass |
Greg Lake |
Drums |
Carl Palmer |
Musician |
Emerson, Lake & Palmer |
Producer |
Greg Lake |
Engineer |
Eddy Offord |
Cover by |
William Neal |
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Index |
#
1056 |
Owner |
Dave |
Tags |
Prog Rock, Symphonic Rock |
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One of the seminal documents of the progressive rock era, a record that made its way into the collections of millions of high-school kids who never heard of Modest Mussorgsky and knew nothing of Russia's Nationalist "Five." It does some violence to Mussorgsky, but Pictures at an Exhibition is also the most energetic and well-realized live release in Emerson, Lake & Palmer's catalog, and it makes a fairly compelling case for adapting classical pieces in this way. At the time, it introduced "classical rock" to millions of listeners, including the classical community, most of whose members regarded this record as something akin to an armed assault. The early-'70s live sound is a little crude by today's standards, but the tightness of the playing (Carl Palmer is especially good) makes up for any sonic inadequacies. Keith Emerson is the dominant musical personality here, but Greg Lake and Palmer get the spotlight enough to prevent it from being a pure keyboard showcase.