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Welcome Back My Friends to the Show That Never Ends
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Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 0826663105391
Format: Live, Original recording remastered
Label: Shout Factory
Manufacturer: Shout Factory
MPN: 10539
Number Of Discs: 2
Publisher: Shout Factory
Release Date: August 07, 2007
Studio: Shout Factory
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Editorial Review:
It's always a challenge to try and crystallize the experience of seeing a great band in their prime, but this album establishes a case for Emerson Lake & Palmer as one of the great live bands in rock history. Recorded during their "Someone Get Me A Ladder" tour of 1973-74, Welcome Back My Friends... showcases this incredible three-piece at the height of their power. Completely remastered from the original master tapes. Detailed liner notes by music journalist Steve Hochman.
Customer Reviews
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Rating: - The Biggest Show On Earth
And it was the: "Biggest Show on Earth", three musicians with more raw talent and power than anyone else of their time. I was a fan of ELP from the first album onwards. These three guys were the kings of something that would later be tagged: "Progressive Rock". To most of my friends that were into Grand Funk Railroad and Alice Cooper, the only songs by this band that they could stand were: "Lucky Man" & "From The Begining".
You didn't play: "Tarkus" at a party in 1972 {unless you wanted ... Read More
Rating:  - Not much better then the Rhino Records release, but still great
There are some who liked this Shout Factory remaster better then the Rhino Records version, but I didn't hear any significant improvement. I have the original Rhino / Wea CD release and this one, and they both sound about the same to me, doing a creful A/B with audiophile headphones, a headphone amp, and audiophile CD player. It's a great live album though, and has what I think is the best-ever recorded rock drum solo, thanks to Carl Palmer. The live version of "Aquatarkus" is worth the price of the ... Read More
Rating: - 10 stars, and then some...quite possibly the greatest live album ever made
This was my introduction to ELP, and it is still one of my all time favorites. When it came out, it was a triple album (most bands can barely fill one album, let alone three). Triple albums were rarely done back in the vinyl days. Only Frank Zappa (who released many triple albums, like Thing-Fish and the Shut Up and Play Yer Guitar series) and The Clash (with Sandinista!) are the only ones that ring a bell. ELP have enough invention and creativity to fill a 3 LP set and then some. The album reached ... Read More
Rating:  - Redefines endless
In their heyday, ELP was infamous for self-indulgently long pieces loosely based on classical themes. But in this two CD collection, which runs over 100 minutes, they give new meaning to the phrase "never ends". The playing is technically competent throughout, but too much of the music sounds like the triumph of emotionless technique over melody. Much of the second CD is taken up with the garish Karn Evil 9, and is nearly unlistenable. The first actually contains some good pieces, although these would benefit ... Read More
Rating: - Cheers!!!
I was hesitant to purchase this remastered copy, since I had already purchased, what was then a "remastered" copy back in '93, on the Victory label that ELP had just begun having their back catalogue released. However, there is a definite improvement in the sound quality of this remaster. There is greater presence and clarity to the mix and the separation between instruments sounds improved. Previously, the overall sound seemed "far away" in its quality. This has largely been improved with this new remaster. ... Read More
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