Trilogy (Remastered) Emerson, Lake & Palmer

• 1 The Endless Enigma, Pt. 1 06:40
• 2 Fugue 01:56
• 3 The Endless Enigma, Pt. 2 02:02
• 4 From the Beginning 04:14
• 5 The Sheriff 03:22
• 6 Hoedown 03:46
• 7 Trilogy 08:51
• 8 Living Sin 03:10
• 9 Abaddons Bolero 08:05
• Total Runtime 42:06

Info for Trilogy (Remastered)

For an album that begins with an extended two-part piece called "The Endless Enigma" (bifurcated by something called "Fugue") and closes with a rock bolero, „Trilogy“ is surprisingly song-oriented and accessible. As usual, the long instrumental sections are dominated by Emerson's madman organ work and monophonic synth lines. These are interspersed, however with strong melodic/lyrical statements from Greg Lake, making the whole thing cohere more than anyone had any right to expect. The light-hearted Old West motif of "The Sheriff" (complete with honky tonk piano) and an Emersonized version of Copland's "Hoedown" add valuable humor. The ominous "Living Sin" features one of Lake's nastiest vocals, and the title cut ranks among ELP's finest pseudo-classical moments.

„After the heavily distorted bass and doomsday church organ of Emerson, Lake & Palmer's debut album, the exhilarating prog rock of epic proportions on Tarkus, and the violent removal of the sacred aura of classical tunes on Pictures at an Exhibition, Trilogy, ELP's fourth album, features the trio settling down in more crowd-pleasing pastures. Actually, the group was gaining in maturity what they lost in raw energy. Every track on this album has been carefully thought, arranged, and performed to perfection, a process that also included some form of sterilization. Greg Lake's acoustic ballad "From the Beginning" put the group on the charts for a second time. The adaptation of Aaron Copland's "Hoedown" also yielded a crowd-pleaser. Prog rock fans had to satisfy themselves with the three-part "The Endless Enigma" and "Trilogy," both very strong but paced compositions. By 1972, Eddie Offord's recording and producing techniques had reached a peak. He provided a lush, comfy finish to the album that made it particularly suited for living-room listening and the FM airwaves. Yet the material lacks a bit of excitement. Trilogy still belongs to ELP's classic period and should not be overlooked. For newcomers to prog rock it can even make a less-menacing point of entry.“ (François Couture, AMG)

Keith Emerson, Hammond organ C3, Steinway piano, Moog synthesizer III-C, Mini-Moog
Greg Lake, vocals, electric and acoustic guitars, bass guitar
Carl Palmer, drums, percussion

Recorded October 1971, January 1972, Advision Studios, London, England
Engineered by Eddy Offord
Mastering by Barry Diament
Produced by Greg Lake

Digitally remastered

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