Welcome Back My Friends to the Show That Never Ends Ladies and Gentlemen [Import]

Emerson Lake & Palmer | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 7, 2004)
• Number of Discs: 2
• Format: Import
• Label: Sanctuary
• ASIN: B0002HSE18
• Also Available in: Vinyl
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #126,650 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. Hoedown

2. Jerusalem

3. Toccata

4. Tarkus: Eruption/Stone of Years/Iconoclast/Mass/Manticore/Battlefield/E

5. Take a Pebble/Still...You Turn Me On/Lucky Man

Disc: 2

1. Piano Improvisations: Fugue/Little Rock Getaway

2. Take a Pebble (Conclusion)

3. Medley: Jeremy Bender/The Sheriff [Medley]

4. Karn Evil 9: 1st Impression/2nd Impression/3rd Impression

Editorial Reviews

Full title 'Welcome Back, My Friends, to the Show That Never Ends - Ladies and Gentleman'. UK reissue of 1974 live album, digitally remastered from the original tapes. Two CDs in a slimline double jewelcase. 2001 release.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Good Remastering of the Classic Album, July 31, 2007

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Progessive Rock Fan (Denver, CO) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Welcome Back My Friends to the Show That Never Ends Ladies and Gentlemen (Audio CD)

The sound quality on this release is excellent. I have a number of ELP releases in this series from Sanctuary and they're all really good soundwise. The extra liner notes on each release are also nice. Also the song Tarkus is presented as a single track and is not spliced. On the original vinyl release, this version of Tarkus was too long for a single side of vinyl and had to be cut and placed on two sides. This 20 minute plus extravaganza version of Tarkus is great to listen to without any interruptions! Overall, the album showcases ELP in their prime, and is definitely one of their better live albums. Especially recommended for ELP fans.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A stellar album from three musicians who've yet to be bested by anyone!, July 23, 2007

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B. Gordon (San Francisco, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Welcome Back My Friends to the Show That Never Ends Ladies and Gentlemen (Audio CD)

This is a phenominal musical achievement. The amount of music these three individuals produced was extraordinary. The level of talent shown by Emerson, in particular, is unmatched to this day. But all three, including Lake and Palmer were superlative musicians. What you hear on this album encapsulates the musical brilliance of these three individuals. How they integrate classical compositions and turn them into their own unique statement with bravura performances by each astounds the ears to this day. I cannot think of another rock album which matches the level of musicianship shown by just three musicians. Honestly, if you don't like this album then you really have no appreciation for the stellar musicianship put on display. Emerson, Lake and Palmer should be enshrined foreever as musicians who came together to form one of the most unique and phenominal bands in rock music history. Each cut on this album shows how marvelous the band was both as band playing together and individually, with Greg Lake performing on guitar alone on some of his own beautific compositions.

4.0 out of 5 stars Remastering worth it, July 12, 2008

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Guy Atkinson "Yugwerks" (San Francisco) - See all my reviews
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There is nothing new here, but the quality of the sound is so improved as to make this absolutely worth the cost for any serious ELP fan. The packaging is very nice as well, but really, who cares? The toons are finally reproduced with a minimum of distortion.