Live in Poland [Import]

Emerson Lake & Palmer | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (April 22, 2003)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Castle Music UK
• ASIN: B00006AG9G
• Also Available in: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #269,537 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Karn Evil 9: 2nd Impression

2. Touch and Go

3. From the Beginning

4. Knife Edge

5. Bitches Crystal

6. Take a Pebble

7. Lucky Man

8. Medley: Tarkus/Pictures at an Exhibition

9. Fanfare for the Common Man/Blue Rondo a la Turk

Editorial Reviews

First commercial release of 1997 show (previously an ELP fan club exclusive) recorded on June 22nd in Spodek, Katowice, Poland. Includes sleeve notes by ELP expert Paul Russell. Endorsed by the band. Nine tracks. Castle. 2002.

Customer Reviews

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22 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Get it for the Booklet, if for nothing else!, August 1, 2000

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This review is from: Live in Poland (Audio CD)

I was very hesitant to purchase this recording, because so many of the tracks duplicated ones on ELP's recent "Then & Now" Live double CD, but this CD's cover photo convinced me to give it a try. Let me tell you, ELP fans...this CD is well worth it! The CD booklet is actually a mini-tour program, much like the ones you'd pay big bucks for at the concerts. There are over two dozen colorful, professionally taken photographs that range from closeups of each player (including a montage of Emerson's "organ surfing" routine), to distant shots that beautifully capture the tastefully done light shows of their recent tours. It really puts the booklets from "Royal Albert Hall" and "Then & Now" to shame. There is also a discography of each individual, and one of the band's catalogue. Musically, the performances differ entirely from the samples on "Then & Now," with some songs lengthened and others shortened from that CD set. For example, "Touch and Go" is much more like the ELPowell studio version, while Emerson's piano solo includes a lengthened version of "Creole Dance" and an abbreviated, yet rapid-paced version of "Honky Tonk Train Blues." Lake's singing voice is in good form, as he hits more high notes than he did on other recent live recordings. You will notice alot of crowd noise from the enthusiastic Polish audience, but overall, this CD works well because it was recorded entirely at one show, so there are no audience/song fadeouts and only a couple of the show's songs are removed.

18 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Music, as it hasn't been made for a long time, March 11, 2000

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Mauricio Botelho Silva (São Paulo, Brazil) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Live in Poland (Audio CD)

It begins to get boring. Every time ELP launches a new record (or at least every time new material on the band is released) this humble die-hard fan takes a few minutes to praise ELP's everlasting quality. I am pretty sure ELP survived not only as a band, but also as a concept. A concept related essencialy with musichanship, audacity, exceptional musical habilities from ALL de components of the band and, above all, the unlimited capacity to push the envelope of music till its further limits. The reason ELP is not a success any more is simple. With the honorable exception of a few old timers like me, no one is intersted in serching for the above qualities in music. Everybody is looking for easy to dance, easy to hear, music. I recommend this CD for those engaged in a search for music of quality, music without labels, music sometimes so different, noisy and aggressive it will require a good measure of patience. I promisse ELP will keep its promisse with much dividends and show you a new (and yet old) kind of beauty.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Prepare to be amazed, January 31, 2002

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Geoff (Clarksville, TN United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Live in Poland (Audio CD)

This CD crackles with energy and power. A huge full sound on this live recording captures the incredible musicianship of this trio. (The production work makes the same year "Then and Now" recordings seem somewhat thin by comparison.) Greg Lake's voice hasn't sounded this good since his work with Emerson, Lake & Powell in 1986. Acoustic piano abounds from Keith Emerson. And Carl Palmer's drumming continues to dazzle. The titles are familiar, but the takes are fresh and creative, with the band pouring its heart and soul into every track. They cook. (If you think you've heard these songs before, wait 'till you hear this CD.) Absolutely makes you wish you were there. Worth every bit of the extra Import price. If this is to be the trio's final recording, then they are going out at the top of their game. Get your copy today.